Aug 1, 2022 | 2022, 2022 Q2, Annual Meetings, Best & Worst Practices, Featured, Issues
May used to be the “old April” for shareholder meetings - but June tied with May this year in our own count, with June meetings rising an astonishing 32.5% vs. 2021. Readers have been asking, “What’s going on here, and why? Ten years or so ago, the end of April marked...
Aug 1, 2022 | 2022, 2022 Q2, Annual Meetings, Best & Worst Practices, Featured, Issues
“Why do we need to have a Master Ballot for our Shareholder Meetings - and what exactly does it do?” This has been the most common question our Inspectors of Election have been hearing from clients by far - along with an intimately related and equally important one;...
Aug 1, 2022 | 2022, 2022 Q2, Annual Meetings, Best & Worst Practices, Featured, Issues
Over the last two years a mini-debate broke out sporadically over LinkedIn on how best to manage the opening and closing of the polls. Many activist investors felt that they should remain open until after the general Q&A period - and ideally, until the very end of...
Aug 1, 2022 | 2022, 2022 Q2, Annual Meetings, Featured, Issues
The problem of “meeting congestion” on the busiest meeting dates continues to be a growing issue for issuers - and for their key suppliers: We predict that issuers will increasingly have to vie for favorable meeting dates and times, since at best, there are only eight...
Jul 28, 2022 | 2022, 2022 Q2, Annual Meetings, Featured, Issues, Virtual Meetings
The OPTIMIZER interviews Adam Frederick, Global President, Bill Ultan, Managing Director – Corporate Governance and Greg Reppucci, Senior Director– Sustainability & Corporate Governance Through a combination of savvy strategic acquisitions and a continued focus on...
