Conducting the Annual Meeting | Practical Law

Conducting the Annual Meeting | Practical Law

This Note addresses issues for a company to consider before conducting its annual meeting of stockholders. This Note discusses voting procedures, including determining a quorum and the required voting standards, as well as reporting the voting results. This Note also discusses the events that may occur during an annual meeting of stockholders, including procedures for handling stockholder questions, potential disruptions of the meeting and members of the press, and how to adjourn the meeting. In addition, this Note addresses considerations regarding holding the stockholders' meeting electronically.

Conducting the Annual Meeting

Practical Law Practice Note 3-502-0058 (Approx. 12 pages)

Conducting the Annual Meeting

by Joshua Ford Bonnie, Karen Hsu Kelley and Brandon Adoni, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
MaintainedUSA (National/Federal)
This Note addresses issues for a company to consider before conducting its annual meeting of stockholders. This Note discusses voting procedures, including determining a quorum and the required voting standards, as well as reporting the voting results. This Note also discusses the events that may occur during an annual meeting of stockholders, including procedures for handling stockholder questions, potential disruptions of the meeting and members of the press, and how to adjourn the meeting. In addition, this Note addresses considerations regarding holding the stockholders' meeting electronically.