The FRC has today published
Good Practice Guidance for Company Meetings which is a guide for companies and shareholders to help ensure that there is effective shareholder engagement and participation when planning and conducting Annual General Meetings (AGMs).
While the guidance is written with AGMs as its focus, it also considers other general meetings convened during the year. The guidance does not override existing law or duties of the chair or directors.
The guidance considers seven key principles for companies and shareholders to adhere to before the meeting, during the meeting, after the meeting and subsequently engaging throughout the year and offers some guidance on how these principles can be achieved.