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MZ Pioneers Electronic Proxy Voting with Digital Certification for Shareholders
Friday, July 18, 2008
Leading investor relations firm launches internet voting platform that also encourages greater shareholder interaction via forums or blogs and web transmission of AGMs and EGMs
NEW YORK, July 18 /PRNewswire/ -- MZ Consult NY LLC ("MZ"), a leading
investor relations, technology, financial services and integrated
communications consulting firm, announced today the launch of an exclusive
internet platform that allows proxy voting in Shareholders' Meetings supported
by digital certification, as well as other mechanisms to encourage the
participation of minority shareholders worldwide.
This is especially good news for shareholders, since they can now vote at
a distance without being physically present at the meetings or bearing the
cost of appointing a representative. Digital certification replaces the
notarization and consular ratification of powers of attorney, which is a legal
requirement in certain countries.
The MZ platform is being piloted in Brazil -- one of the countries that
requires notarization and consular ratification -- after the company received
full approval from the Securities and Exchange Commission of Brazil (CVM) to
implement the pioneering services developed by Online General Meetings, a web
portal created by MZ and designed to ensure minority shareholder participation
in Annual General Meetings (AGMs) and Extraordinary General Meetings (EGMs).
The platform represents an important step in improving and strengthening
the capital markets by allowing shareholders -- especially minority
shareholders -- to play a greater role in company decisions (AGMs/EGMs) at no
cost.
The new platform also brings other innovations, including the possibility
of real-time audio or video webcasts of the meetings, allowing shareholders to
accompany the discussions and decisions as they happen. In addition, companies
will be able to implement blogs or forums through which shareholders can
exchange opinions and discuss the proposals prior to the meeting.
The Brazilian pilot website of the Online General Meetings portal
(www.assembleiasonline.com.br) is the culmination of two years of work by MZ
in developing a solid technological platform and investor database and was
officially launched at the end of 2007. The actual Online General Meetings
portal (www.onlinegeneralmeetings.com) will be live soon. "One of the many
advantages of this service is that we can generate a complete and up-to-date
database of shareholders, facilitating companies' access to them and helping
build a closer relationship," said Vera Abdo, Financial Services Officer at MZ
and responsible for the development of Online General Meetings.
"Companies seeking to increase market capitalization and maintain it at
high levels through excellence in corporate governance and minority
shareholder best practices should enable shareholders to effectively
participate in corporate decisions," said Abdo. The new platform will generate
even higher levels of transparency, facilitate access to information and
ensure equitable treatment for investors.
Contact:
MZ Consult NY LLC
Amanda Munhoz
Tel: +1 (212) 813-2975
amanda.munhoz@mz-ir.com
About MZ: (www.mz-ir.com): MZ is a leading investor relations, technology,
financial services and integrated communications consulting firm. Established
in 1999, the Company has revolutionized the market by focusing on innovation
and customized client service. Having won two entrepreneurship awards in 2007,
MZ maintains offices in New York, Sao Paulo and Mexico City, and currently has
270 employees and more than 290 clients in ten countries. Its services
include: structuring companies for IPOs (valuation, corporate governance,
drafting of the prospectus, management presentations and roadshow training);
planning and implementing global investor relations programs; training; market
intelligence (value creation, sector analysis, investor targeting and
shareholder base and expectation management); business and financial
communications consulting; financial restructuring and project finance; and
the preparation of annual reports, sustainability reports, conference calls,
webcasts, investor events, legal and financial translations and legal
publicity. The Company also offers three innovative and exclusive programs: IR
Global Rankings(TM) (www.irglobalrankings.com), Exemplary Disclosure(TM)
(www.exemplarydisclosure.com) and Online General Meetings(TM)
(www.onlinegeneralmeetings.com)
SOURCE MZ Consult NY LLC
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