What's Market: Virtual-Only Shareholder Meetings | Practical Law

What's Market: Virtual-Only Shareholder Meetings | Practical Law

This article discusses the rise in virtual-only shareholder meetings among US public companies and addresses the pros and cons of conducting a virtual-only shareholder meeting. In addition, this resource discusses the state law and exchange listing requirements for hosting a virtual-only meeting. This resource also describes best practices to consider when hosting a virtual-only shareholder meeting. This resource includes a sampling of public companies that changed their 2020 annual meeting format in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, as well as companies that have held virtual-only meetings previously with links to their 2019 proxy statement.

What's Market: Virtual-Only Shareholder Meetings

Practical Law Article w-018-9199 (Approx. 13 pages)

What's Market: Virtual-Only Shareholder Meetings

by Practical Law Corporate & Securities
Law stated as of 12 May 2020USA (National/Federal)
This article discusses the rise in virtual-only shareholder meetings among US public companies and addresses the pros and cons of conducting a virtual-only shareholder meeting. In addition, this resource discusses the state law and exchange listing requirements for hosting a virtual-only meeting. This resource also describes best practices to consider when hosting a virtual-only shareholder meeting. This resource includes a sampling of public companies that changed their 2020 annual meeting format in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, as well as companies that have held virtual-only meetings previously with links to their 2019 proxy statement.