Note: Members Only – TheCorporateCounsel.net always produces top quality content but I thought the recent post Inside Track with Broc: Ginny Fogg on Shareholder Proposal Processes (2/8/13) was especially informative regarding how at least one company deals with shareowner proposals. As Broc Romanek points out, Fogg discusses:
- What is your shareholder proposal intake process (eg. who gets copies and is there a log)?
- What are the steps in deciding how to react to a shareholder proposal?
- What do you do for relief during the proxy season?
- Who drafts and reviews a statement in opposition to a shareholder proposal?
- What is a typical game plan in handling a shareholder proponent who says they are coming to the annual meeting?
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Also mark your calendar for Conduct of the Annual Meeting, to be held Tuesday March 5, 2:00 – 2:45 pm, eastern time. Holding an annual meeting has more risks than ever, with shareowners being more vocal and asking tougher questions – meetings have become real shareholder events as more shareholder proposals gain majority support and “vote no” campaigns grow; not to mention the majority vote standard that many companies have adopted. Finally, there are many thorny issues regarding how to count votes.
Experts on the program include:
- Carl Hagberg, Independent Inspector of Elections and Editor of The Shareholder Service Optimizer
- Grace Holmes, Vice President, Corporate Secretary & Chief Governance Officer, Cameron International
- Susan Permut, Senior Vice President & Deputy General Counsel, EMC
- John Saia, Senior Lead Counsel, McKesson
- Dannette Smith, Corporate Secretary, UnitedHealth Group
Among the topics of this program are:
- How to handle common and troublesome tabulation issues
- How to handle meeting attendees that act inappropriately
- 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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