Annual Shareholders’ Meetings in Italy likely to take place with no delays

In the Italian law decree related to the economic measures decided on to tackle the current Coronavirus crisis, the Government allows time until the end of July to convene the shareholders' meetings, including the option of telematic voting.

Morrow Sodali Director Fabio Bianconi, in an article published in La Repubblica, argues that “the potential impact on the AGMs results, especially on the institutional investors side, should not be underestimated. The Covid-19 emergency could lead to a sharp slowdown in the usual shareholder engagement in Italian listed companies, especially in the pre-assembly engagement activities phase.”

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