The Annual General Meeting (AGM) is a yearly meeting of the shareholders and/or interested parties of companies and associations. Holding an Annual General Meeting is often an obligation by law (or the constitution, charter, by-laws etc. governing the body. These meetings are statutory and usually include are held in order to let shareholders ask the board of directors questions, make decisions that some law require the AGM only make, elect new members to the board, change the bylaws, etc.