The National Level of Shareholder Rights: Procedural and Information Rights

Abstract

Since we have seen in the previous chapter that only small part of the shareholder rights is harmonized at the European level, we explore the national regulations in this and the subsequent chapter. In this chapter, we focus in particular on procedural and information rights, including the organization of the meeting, forum rights and the disclosure of ownership information. We find that, inter alia, there are many differences in the national provisions regarding shareholder forum rights, despite article 9 of the Shareholder Rights Directive that provides shareholders with the right to ask questions. Also in the meeting’s organization there are large differences between countries, for example, regarding the use of EGMs.

Citation

Lafarre, A. (2017), "The National Level of Shareholder Rights: Procedural and Information Rights", The AGM in Europe, Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 35-62. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-78743-533-920171005