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"Conduct of the Annual Meeting"

Thursday, April 11, 2024

2:00 - 3:00 pm, eastern [archive and transcript to follow]

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Some companies that have historically flown "under the radar" for shareholder proposals have received one for the first time this year - and will have to navigate the presentation of those proposals at their annual meetings. For all companies, technology, global conflicts and politics may make for an especially chaotic annual meeting season. It's more important than ever to be prepared.

Join our panelists as they provide practice pointers and discuss trends in meeting format & logistics, rules of conduct, and other matters companies will confront at their annual meetings.

  • Peter Farah, Deputy General Counsel and Assistant Secretary, The J.M. Smucker Company
  • Carl Hagberg, Independent Inspector of Elections and Editor of The Shareholder Service Optimizer
  • William Kennedy, VP - Product, Broadridge Corporate Issuer Solutions
  • Erick Rivero, Senior Assistant General Counsel, Intuit

Topics include:

  • Technology Improvements & Logistics for Virtual Meetings
  • Best Practices for In-Person & Virtual Meetings (Handling Q&A, Posting Recording)
  • Managing Meeting Attendees and Participants (Including Security Considerations and Disruptive Shareholders)
  • Proxy Voting Disclosures & Mechanics, plus Getting Out the Vote
  • Communicating with Proponents & Presenting Shareholder Proposals
  • Freshening Up Your "Rules of Conduct"
  • Tabulation Issues & Monitoring the Vote Pre-Meeting
  • Post-Mortems & Preparing for Next Year

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