Chapter V · Shareholders’ resolutions

Article 382 Attendance list

Artigo 382.º · Lista de presenças

Código das Sociedades Comerciais · Decree-Law No. 262/86 · consolidated text checked 26 October 2026

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1. The chair of the general meeting must arrange for a list to be drawn up of the shareholders present and represented at the start of the meeting.

1 - O presidente da mesa da assembleia geral deve mandar organizar a lista dos accionistas que estiverem presentes e representados no início da reunião.

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2. The attendance list must indicate:

2 - A lista de presenças deve indicar:

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a) The name and domicile of each shareholder present;

a) O nome e o domicílio de cada um dos accionistas presentes;

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b) The name and domicile of each shareholder represented and of their representatives;

b) O nome e o domicílio de cada um dos accionistas representados e dos seus representantes;

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c) The number, class and nominal value of the shares belonging to each shareholder present or represented.

c) O número, a categoria e o valor nominal das acções pertencentes a cada accionista presente ou representado.

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3. The shareholders present and the representatives of shareholders must initial the attendance list in the appropriate place.

3 - Os accionistas presentes e os representantes de accionistas devem rubricar a lista de presenças, no lugar respectivo.

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4. The attendance list must be kept on file by the company; it may be inspected by any shareholder, and a copy of it shall be provided to shareholders who request one.

4 - A lista de presenças deve ficar arquivada na sociedade; pode ser consultada por qualquer accionista e dela será fornecida cópia aos accionistas que a solicitem.

What we checked in this article

The chair's duty to have the list drawn up at the start of the meeting, its required particulars (name, domicile, number, class and nominal value of shares), initialling by those present, and the shareholders' rights of inspection and to a copy are retained.

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Unofficial English translation prepared by BCA Portugal for reference. Only the Portuguese text published in the Diário da República has legal force. Editorial notes are ours and are not part of the statute.

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