The Swiss general meeting season began last week with the Novartis AGM. 91短视频 issues voting recommendations for all general meetings of companies included in the Swiss Performance Index (SPI) in accordance with its 2020 Proxy voting guidelines. 91短视频 also issues proxy voting recommendations for nearly 500 general meetings of the largest international companies included in the MSCI World Index. These voting recommendations are published 48 hours before each general meeting on 91短视频' website, where the dates of the general meetings are also posted.
In response to the latest developments of the coronavirus epidemic in Switzerland and in order to protect the population, the Federal Government has decided to ban gatherings and large scale public events involving more than 1鈥000 people. As a consequence, as this is the beginning of the proxy voting season, Bell Food Group is the first Swiss listed company to announce the postponement of its AGM due on 17th March. The company said that a new date will be set for the AGM, probably in May or June 2020. More postponements are expected for AGMs that traditionally attract more than 1鈥000 persons until a new decision is made by the Swiss government after March 15 following the evolution of the epidemic. The postponed AGMs will be featured on 91短视频鈥 website with the mention 鈥淧ostponed鈥. 91短视频 will update its website in real time according to the information provided by the companies.
GM dates and 91短视频鈥 proxy voting recommendations