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allowed live questions
97%
allowed pre-meeting questions
11%
questions, on average,
were asked by shareholders
5
was the highest number
of questions asked at a single meeting
316
Shareholder Questions
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2020 mid-year summary
1,494
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
1,494
134
TOTAL
187
TOTAL
236
TOTAL
285
TOTAL
326
1,494
TOTAL
TOTAL
Over the course of three months we held twice-a-day training webinars and provided every client with a dedicated VSM specialist to make onboarding seamless.
Virtual Shareholder Meetings were hosted on Broadridge technology.
Adoption of Broadridge’s virtual shareholder meeting platform has grown steadily since its introduction in 2009. Then COVID-19 struck in March 2020, and many companies made the switch overnight. Here are the facts and figures about this now essential way for companies to engage with their shareholders.
How firms met the moment with Virtual Shareholder Meetings
in the first half of 2020.
BROADRIDGE MEETING EXPERIENCE
Of the 1,470 unique issuers who made up the meetings...
Virtual Shareholder Meetings
80
2
In 2020
hybrid
hosting a virtual meeting on the Broadridge platform were first time adopters, the rest were recurring.
of Issuers
%
98
virtual-only
%
%
Capabilities that made a difference
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No install of software or technology engagement
Manage the meeting with a simple admin too
See live attendees, questions, and votes
Post meeting reporting of key metrics
Hosted playback for 12 months
FOR SSUERS
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SHAREHOLDERS
Access via device of choice
Authenticated through the VSM platform
Can vote electronically at the meeting
Can ask questions during the meeting
Phone access audio available
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The virtual-only model meets the varied needs of shareholder meetings. 2020 promises to show even more growth in VSMs as more companies understand and implement the advantages of “going virtual”.
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Data based on meetings hosted on the Broadridge platform. All stats are based on full year data except 2020 data which is based on meetings completed January 1 – June 30, 2020
Meeting Attendance
LARGE-CAP
Mid-Cap
Approximately 75,000 people attended 1,494 VSMs hosted by Broadridge during the first half of 2020 with an average of 50 shareholders and guests.
Shareholder Engagement
30
37
LARGE-CAP
MID-CAP
SMALL-CAP
SMALL-CAP
122
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TOTAL
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