A company that goes public issues shares to investors. In return, the shareholders receive a number of rights, such as the right to a possible dividend and also the right to vote during a shareholder meeting. Even if you only have a few shares, you have the right to participate in decisions about certain matters. How this is done is described below.
During a shareholder meeting, you may participate in decisions on topics such as remuneration for senior management or how much can be spent on the purchase of own shares in the coming year. So, together with other shareholders, you can influence the important choices that ‘your’ company makes. Participation in shareholder meetings is not mandatory.
To participate in shareholder meetings you need Internet Banking. This new digital process will make it easier for you as a shareholder to exercise your rights whenever you want.
You will then be informed by bankmail of shareholder meetings of those companies in which you own shares. The bankmail will contain your personal link to the online platform proxyvote.com. Here you can find the documents for the shareholder meeting. These include the agenda and the items that may be voted on at the meeting.
On proxyvote.com you can:
As a company, Proxyvote is not affiliated with ABN AMRO. When you register for a shareholder meeting, information is automatically shared with Proxyvote. Read more about storage and use of your personal data and our supervision thereof.
You can only receive announcements of shareholder meetings via Internet Banking. If you have requested Internet Banking, we will inform you via bankmail of the shareholder meetings of those companies in which you own shares. You will subsequently also have access to documents, be able to vote electronically, or register to physically attend the meeting.
As of 3 September 2020, new European rules will apply to ensure more sustainable shareholder involvement in the European companies they invest in, as well as to promote communication between companies and their investors.
The purpose of these new rules is to make it easier for shareholders to exercise their rights. Within the framework of these rules, we actively inform shareholders about upcoming shareholder meetings of European companies. We do not actively inform you about shareholder meetings of, for example, American companies via bankmail.
