Shareholders to vote by internet

Companies will be able stop expensive proxy voting procedures at AGMs from next year, and allow absentee shareholders to follow proceedings and vote by internet, the justice ministry said today. The ministry says firms will save a total €70 mln by encouraging electronic voting. The move is in line with official measures to improve corporate governance.

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