Annual General Meeting, The: A Case Study

Synopsis

Shows the conduct of the annual general meeting of a quoted company, De La Rue plc, and the key features as they happen: the business required by law such as the acceptance of the annual report, the dividend, appointment of auditors, election of board members; special technical business such as: powers for the company to buy back shares; the Chairman’s statement on the performance of the company and future prospects; responses by the Board to questions from individual shareholders. In addition, the legal and investor relations context of the meeting is discusses in extracts from interviews with the Company Secretary and the Finance Director.

Series

Shotlist, Series

Language

English

Medium

Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 38 min.

Year of production

1997

Availability

Sale; 2000 sale: £45.00 (+VAT inc. p&p) VHS, higher education

Documentation

Video sleeve contains the agenda for the meeting and background information about the company.

Uses

Business studies.

Subjects

Business studies

Keywords

annual general meetings; meetings

Sponsor

Name

Educational Broadcasting Services Trust

Email

support@fenc.org.uk

Web

http://www.fenc.org.uk/ External site opens in new window

Phone

01553 630828

Address

c/o fenc
The White House
8 Gayton Road
Ashwicken, Kings Lynn
Norfolk
PE32 1LS

Notes

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