Have You Carelessly “Stratified-Out” Your Most Loyal Voters?
Long-term readers will recall, we hope, our many articles on “The Best and Worst Annual Meeting Materials to Cross Our Desk” each year – many of which inspired readers to do better, we were told – many of which engendered hearty belly-laughs – and some of which inspired pure pity, for the poor fools who’d fouled up badly.
The Chairman’s “Briefing Book”: Time For A New Look
Corporate Secretaries, meeting planners, IRO folks andothergovernanceprofessionalsaskabout Annual Meeting Briefing-Book practices at virtually every conference on such matters we’ve ever attended.
Here’s Another Sea-Change Re: “Social” And “Sustainability” Proposals: It’s Not “Just About The Nuns” Anymore
In late March, your editor attended a dinner meeting where a very, very lively discussion of the newest and “hottest topics” that attendees feel are out there on the Annual Meeting front super- charged the entire evening.
Early Returns From The Annual Meeting Front: Spring-Season Has Just Begun – And Ill-Winds Are Blowing
Pity poor Citi – whose top management team – and board – were taken totally by surprise when the Fed refused to allow Citi to increase the quarterly dividend from a measly penny a share and to buy back shares to prop up the stock – as everyone, including the investor community, was confidently expecting – and where the bombshell dropped just a few weeks before Citi’s annual meeting.
Focusing On Employee, Officer And Director Votes
Getting Out The “Employee Vote”… Including Votes From Officers… And Directors…
Annual Meeting Security
Our Top 10 Tips For A Safe And Orderly Meeting
Broadridge On Retail Voting
A Deciding Factor In Close Elections
Our Top-Three 2014 Annual Meeting Horror Stories
Signs Of The Times, To Note With Care, We Say
Still Another Sea-Change This Season: Four Companies Sue Gadfly John Chevedden After The SEC Refuses To Grant ‘No-Action Letters’… Prompting Fast And Furious Reactions By Activist Investors
More ill-winds seem to be sweeping the streets in the run-up to the spring meeting season: So far this year, four well-known companies have sued gadfly John Chevedden, seeking to block his non-binding proposals from coming to a vote: EMC Corp., Express Scripts Holding Co., Omnicom Group, Inc. and Chipotle Mexican Grill.
Overview Of The 2014 Annual Meeting Season
A Quick Overview Of The Spring 2014 Annual Meeting Season: “The Year Of The Associates”… And Several Scary Instances Of Investors ‘Using The Clock’ To Take Companies By Surprise… And Oops… Hostile Takeover Attempts Are Back
Proxy Fights: Our Top 10 Tips For Coping Effectively
What Every Public Company Need To Know And Do If Activists “Reach Out To Them”.
Activist Investors, Shareholder Proponents, Gadflies And Other Would-Be Speakers At Shareholder Meetings
Our Top 10 Tips For Dealing With Them
Re-Energizing Your Retail Investor Voters
Every year for at least the past five years we have been trying to highlight some of the many cases we see each year – including most of our annual “Horror Stories”
How To Cope With The New Activism?
Advice From Bill Fiske of Georgeson, Bruce Goldfarb of Okapi Partners, Tom Germinario of D.F. King, Michael Mackey of Alliance Advisors, Ron Schneider of RR Donnelley and Artie Regan of Regan & Associates.
What Is The Tri-State Coalition? What Are Its Goals?
Interview With Sister Patricia A. Daly, OP Executive Director, Tri-State Coalition
What Is “Sustainable Investment” And The Activist Game Plan
Interview With Heidi Welsh Of Sustainable Investments Institute
Think You Hold Irrevocable Proxies?
Think You Hold “Irrevocable Proxies” To Back Up Voting Agreements With Large Investors And/Or Dissidents? Think Again!
Some Early Returns From The 2013 Annual Meeting Season
A True “Sea Change” In Executive Pay Practices, We Say…
Annual Meeting Site Selections
What You Need To Know – And Do
What, Exactly, Should Inspectors Of Election Be Inspecting?
Every Inspector of Election signs basically the same oath before an annual or special meeting of shareholders begins – swearing “to execute the duties of Inspector with strict impartiality and to the best of my abilities.”
A Few “Housekeeping Issues” To Add To Your Annual Meeting Planning Agenda
…Or To Tick Off Your List Before The Big Day Looms…
A Little Primer On Annual Meeting Etiquette
Our Top Ten Tips On Meeting Manners – Plus One To Think On
More Takeaways From The 2013 Annual Meeting Season
Our ”Number-One Thing” Warning Comes True…In Spades, As Does Our Warning Re: “Big Hats/No Cattle”: Things To Think On As You Plan For Next Year
What Should Your Company Be Doing To Prepare For, And Ideally To Avert, Activist Knocks On Their Doors?
A Checklist Of Our Top-Ten Tips On Things To Do… ASAP
