Journal title CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT STUDIES
Author/s Federico Raffaele
Publishing Year 2023 Issue 2023/1
Language English Pages 12 P. 131-142 File size 0 KB
DOI 10.3280/cgrds1-2023oa15796
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The article focuses on the legacy, if any, once the pandemic crisis is over, of the Italian emergency legislation re: the participation in the shareholders’ meeting by means of telecommunications, with particular attention to the regulation of listed companies. Specifically, the topic of virtual(-only) meetings is addressed with a view both to investigating the reasons for their scarce use by Italian listed issuers, and to understanding whether the ability to intervene remotely can become a default rule in Italy. To this end, after analyzing the peculiarities of the Italian legal system – which, de facto, have limited the “virtualization” of the meetings, given that, inter alia, in the absence of a specific express provision in the by-laws, a virtual-only meeting appears not to be admissible under Italian law –, possible solutions de lege ferenda that may justify a “generalized” regime of virtual meetings in the Italian system will be illustrated.
Keywords: ; shareholders’ meeting; virtual-(-only); Italian listed companies; technology
Federico Raffaele, Virtual(-only) shareholders' meetings in Italian listed companies: quo vadis? in "CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT STUDIES" 1/2023, pp 131-142, DOI: 10.3280/cgrds1-2023oa15796