Analyse : La directive européenne sur l'exercice des droits de vote

Dans sa rubrique ‘Voice from Brussels », publiée dans le numéro 4 de Finanzplatz  (juillet 2006), Ralf Fischer zu Cramburg résume le débat actuel sur le droit des investisseurs à l’information contenu dans la directive sur l’exercice des droits de vote. 

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Under current German law, every shareholder is already entitled to receive information about company affairs on the annual general meeting. Today it is already common that several hundred questions are asked during the general meetings, extending their duration to eight to fourteen hours.

If the right to ask questions is extended, a considerable rise in demands for information is to be expected. It seems sometimes overlooked in the discussion that listed companies are aware of the need to communicate continually with their investors to maintain and underpin their confidence in the company.

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