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Directors typically call general meetings. However, any shareholder holding at least 5% of the company shares can request that one be called if they believe it is necessary. A director should notify the shareholders once a general meeting has been called.
A General Meeting is simply a meeting of shareholders and 21 days' notice must be given to shareholders, but this can be reduced to 14 days, or increased to 28 days, in certain situations.
Special meetings of the shareholders may be called for any purpose or purposes, at any time, by the Chief Executive Officer; by the Chief Financial Officer; by the Board or any two or more members thereof; or by one or more shareholders holding not less than 10% of the voting power of all shares of the corporation ...
The company's stock began trading on the New York Stock Exchange in 1986 under the ticker symbol "BEN". In the same year, the company opened its first office outside North America in Taiwan.
Franklin Resources was founded in 1947 by Rupert H. Johnson. Johnson named the company after Benjamin Franklin, who was known to practice frugality and prudence when saving and investing. The company went public in 1971 and, by 2007, had earned its place in the Fortune 500 after a series of key acquisitions.
Once you have an agreed-upon agenda and setting for the meeting, the host can send a notice to all shareholders and board members invited to the AGM. Annual shareholder meetings require a notice period of at least 21 days. The notice period can be shortened with the expressed consent of all shareholders.
Our transfer agent is Computershare.
Voting and Quorums A quorum is typically reached when the shareholders present or represented at the meeting own over half of the corporation's shares.
Franklin Resources, Inc. NYSE:BEN, is our parent company.