Can Online Annual General Meetings Increase Shareholders’ Participation in Corporate Governance? Evidence from China*
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We find that annual shareholder meetings conducted online can greatly increase the participation of shareholders, especially retail shareholders. This finding is more evident when the cost of physically attending such a meeting is higher and when the firm’s ownership is more dispersed. We further document significant positive stock returns when firms initiate online annual meetings. We also find that retail shareholders indeed actively voice their concerns by voting against the proposals that potentially hurt their interests. Overall, we provide evidence that online shareholder meetings provide shareholders a cost-effective way to participate in governance issues.
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