Activities requiring licensing

General meetings of companies in Malta

The shareholders are members of the general meeting. They will decide on all matters for which they are legally competent or as set out in the company’s Articles of Association. They can also make management decisions, if deemed necessary.

Company Secretary

The company must appoint a secretary who may be a natural person of any nationality or a company. The law does not require the Secretary to be a Maltese resident, but it is advisable, given their duties and responsibilities.

Managers and directors

Private limited companies are managed and run by one or more managers/directors, while public limited companies are managed and run by two or more managers/directors. They must be named in the articles of association or appointed (and dismissed) later by shareholder resolution.

Capital Contributions in Malta

A capital contribution is a contribution of funds or assets to a company by the company's shareholders. The contribution increases the shareholders' stake in the company's capital.  Although additional capital is introduced into the company, the shareholders do not receive shares in return and are not creating debt.