A shareholder participating in an electronic general meeting can by means of electronic media, e.g. the Internet, attend, speak and vote at the general meeting, just as if he was physically present.
A think tank under the auspices of the Copenhagen Stock Exchange today publishes ‘Electronic general meeting – Considerations in connection with electronic meetings’ which offers suggestions to what aspects may be of relevance to a listed company in the process of deciding whether to introduce partially or entirely electronic general meetings. It is also outlined how a company may introduce electronic document interchange and e-mail when communicating with its shareholders.
Margit Hess Thaysen said: ”Denmark is one of the first countries to allow electronic general meetings, and this is therefore a unique chance for us to become leading in the area of digital communication between listed companies and its investors, regardless of whether they are Danish or foreign. We can play a part in setting the standard of a more democratic communication form, which will raise investor confidence and thus the quality of the equity market. It’s an exiting challenge for everyone involved, and we look forward to follow it in the coming years.”
The members of the think tank included: Carsten Thumann Madsen - Danske Bank, Sanne Dahl Laursen and Lone Sneholt – Danish Commerce and Companies Agency, Lone Brøndum - Group 4 Falck, Jørgen Boe - Kromann Reumert, Bolette Wildt - Novo Nordisk, Steffen Heegaard - Topdanmark, Tine Rau Schiøtt, Anders Noltensmeier and Margit Hess Thaysen – Copenhagen Stock Exchange.
Read ’Electronic general meetings – Considerations in connection with electronic general meetings’ at www.cse.dk.
