"Conduct of the Annual Meeting"

Thursday, March 6, 2014

2:00 - 2:45 pm, eastern [archive and transcript to follow]

This year, holding an annual meeting of shareholders has more risks than ever before. Investors are becoming increasingly vocal at meetings and asking tougher questions - meetings have become real shareholder events as more shareholder proposals gain majority support and "vote no" campaigns grow. Finally, there are many thorny issues regarding how to count votes.

Join our experts:

  • Melissa Caen, Vice President, Associate General Counsel & Corporate Secretary, Southern Company Services
  • Shelley Dropkin, Managing Director, Deputy Corporate Secretary & General Counsel, Corporate Governance, Citigroup
  • Carl Hagberg, Independent Inspector of Elections and Editor of The Shareholder Service Optimizer
  • Wendy Mahling, Assistant General Counsel, Xcel Energy

Among the topics of this program are:

  • How to handle common and troublesome tabulation issues
  • How to handle meeting attendees that act inappropriately
  • How to deal with the press
  • What types of special logistics should you consider before the meeting
  • How to prepare your officers and directors for tough questions raised during the meeting

 

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