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Be prepared for a rise in shareholder meetings being conducted online
Thursday 01 Jun 2017 Author: Steven Frazer

More than 150 annual general meetings (AGMs) were held online by US corporates in 2016. That compares with less than 100 in 2015.

Ford and Hewlett Packard are among the big names ditching traditional AGMs in favour of online broadcasts. We wouldn’t be surprised to see FTSE companies give it a go as well.

Virtual AGMs will suit many private investors unable to travel the UK because of work or family commitments, but you’d lose out on some perks like free food and drink.

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