Board share-holder communication
Locate and read guidelines 14-15 of “Building High Performance Boards”:
Answer the following questions (refer to the above noted resources in your answers to questions 1 and 2).
1. Why is it important for boards to speak to shareholders?
2. What kinds of issues should boards speak to shareholders about?
3. Describe a North American example of board-shareholder communication that has been reported on in a reliable news source (e.g. a report on, or the results of, an annual shareholders’ meeting).
To the extent reported, describe what the parties communicated about, how they communicated with each other and what the impact of the communication was. Provide a reference for your source.
Describe a North American example of board-shareholder communication that has been reported on in a reliable news source.