Virtual Annual Meetings: Computershare’s Perspective

In this Vid-Guide, Computershare’s Paul Conn and Kirsten van Rooijen cover a lot of ground about the functionality of virtual shareholder meetings, including:

1. How much advance notice does a company need to give to reserve their VSM spot on your calendar?
2. How does your platform enable Q&A?
3. How about allowing shareholder proponents to speak? Or the inspector of election? Or a representative from the independent auditor?
4. How can members of the company otherwise communicate with attendees during a VSM?
5. Can your platform allow companies to display pre-recorded presentations?
6. If someone from the company is having tech issues during the VSM, what can they do? Who do they reach?
7. Do you typically conduct “dress rehearsals” with your clients?
8. What about archiving the virtual meeting for posting on a company’s IR web page?
9. What are the attendance options that your platform has? Can “guests” be permitted if a company wants that – either pre-registered or anyone from the general public?