Our Final Wrap-Up On The Spring 2011 Annual Meeting Season…
The biggest take-away from this season – as we noted last issue too – is the ease with which Says On Pay sailed by: A just-released Conference Board study
Our Top Ten Tips On Preparing For The 2012 Proxy Season
Our number-one tip is simply to understand exactly what kind of voters OWN your stock as of the record date, along with the percentage of the total voting power that each segment owns and how each “segment” voted…or failed to vote at your last meeting.
A Few Early Warnings As We Begin To Gear Up For The 2012 Annual Meeting Season
For Starters; “Svedes – Get Set To Chase Dem Drunk Norvegians Trew De Veeds!”
The STA Slams “Inappropriate Proxy Fees”
Petitions For Regulatory Relief – And Outlines A Proxy Processing “Field Of Dreams”
Our Top-Ten Tips On Conducting A Successful Small-Shareholder Cash-Out Program
Help Your Really Small Shareholders To Cash Out…Now; Before Your A-M Record Date:
As The 2012 Annual Meeting Season Looms… More Tips For Getting Ready…And For Saving Really Big Money In The Bargain…
For Starters, Please Note That On Proxy Voting Matters… “Eighty Is The New Fifty”
A Short-List Of Incentives That Might Get More Folks To Vote Their Proxies…
And Save Money On Expensive – And Mostly-Annoying Proxy Solicitation Efforts
Our Number-One Moneysaving Tip For This Quarter
Help Your Really Small Shareholders To Cash Out…Now; Before Your A-M Record Date:
Investor Relations Officers Continue To Struggle To Prove Their Worth
A recent IRO consultant’s posting on the NIRI-NY Linkedin page, bemoaning the much-fallen status of the IRO these days, moved us to move this topic up on our own agenda, and to think on what might be done.
Getting Your Message Across “Effective Engagement Is Critical…”
Some practical advice from Ken Bertsch, President of the Society of Corporate Secretaries and Governance Professionals – and a prominent institutional investor analyst and spokesperson in his former career.
Podcast Alert: Annual Meeting Season 2026 — Expert Advice from Carl & Peder Hagberg
Carl and Peder Hagberg of The Shareholder Service OPTIMIZER join Meredith Ervine from TheCorporateCounsel.net to discuss proxy season risks, virtual meetings, and shareholder engagement for 2026.
Listen to hear their insights on this year’s annual meeting season.