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Daily Brief ESG: Is the Solution to the Problem to Make the AGM Attractive? and more

In today’s briefing:

  • Is the Solution to the Problem to Make the AGM Attractive?

Is the Solution to the Problem to Make the AGM Attractive?

By Aki Matsumoto

  • Since many companies struggle to meet quorum requirements for AGMs, many companies mail accompanying documents along with the voting form in paper form, even though Companies Act has been amended.
  • The use of DX, such as hybrid shareholder meetings and online voting, comes to mind to meet quorum requirements for shareholder meetings, and this will help reduce administrative costs.
  • The fundamental issue, however, is that there are many conventional AGMs with little appeal and little substance, such as few managers whom we would really like to hear speak live.

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