Questions for Antofagasta
On Wednesday, 20 May, at 10am, Antofagasta will hold its behind-closed-doors AGM for the minimum quorum of shareholders. The rest of us will not be able to attend – but shareholders have been invited to submit questions in writing, which the company undertakes...
Questions for Anglo American
Anglo American is one of the world’s biggest, wealthiest mining companies. Its Annual General Meeting (AGM, or annual shareholders’ meeting) was on 5 May – but it was held with only two people present, because of the UK government’s...
Remote control: Rio Tinto’s AGM and ‘shareholder engagement session’, London, 8 April 2020
The UK government’s response to the COVID-19 health crisis has meant that company AGMs are even more controlled by the companies’ Boards and even less accountable than usual. Rio Tinto’s AGM this year was a hole-in-the-corner affair, with the minimum...