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More companies are going virtual for their annual shareholder meetings - The Washington... - 0 views

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shared by Doris Reeves-Lipscomb on 20 May 15 - No Cached
  • HP won't be the first company to host a completely virtual shareholder meeting, but it may very well be the largest.
  • In 2011, just 21 companies used Broadridge Financial Solutions, a primary provider of online shareholder meeting technology, to hold virtual-only meetings. By 2014, that number had grown to 53.
  • Big companies, including Intel and Microsoft, have hosted what's known as hybrid meetings, in which a physical event is held but investors can also "attend" online.
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  • (While many companies now webcast their meetings, that only allows shareholders to view the event, not participate in it.)
  • Also, unlike many companies that only use audio for their online meetings, HP will broadcast video of CEO Whitman and the company's meeting participants.
  • because the question-and-answer session during regular meetings is often limited, online meetings could actually expand the number of questions that get asked.
  • Doris Reeves-Lipscomb on 20 May 15
     
    Article by Jena McGregor, Washington Post, on HP and other big companies moving to virtual or hybrid meetings to lower cost, expand participation, etc. March 17, 2015
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