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annual general meeting (AGM)
Jahreshauptversammlung
Vollmacht
authority
Namensschild
name badge / nameplate
back office
In the back office the employees try to find out figures to help the board to answer the questions from the shareholders immediately.
give-aways
We had the following give-aways for our shareholders: pens and pads of paper
shareholder
Aktionär
Kopfhörer
earphone
Bezugsrecht
purchase right
dividend
Profit that is spilled out to the shareholders.
admittance
At the admittance I was welcomed friendly.
supervisory board
Aufsichtsrat
Enthaltung
abstinence
Versammlungsleiter
chairman
presence area
It defines the area in which a shareholder applys to be at the AGM and entitled to vote.
invitation
Every shareholder gets an invitation for the AGM.
Agenda item
Tagesordnungspunkt
Bevollmächtigter
attorney
fristgerecht
in due time / in a timely manner
interpreter
A person that translates text or spoken words to an other language.
shorthand writer / stenographer
A shorthand writer / stenographer is a person that is able to write very fast by using a special script.
Association for the Protection of Small Shareholders
Schutzgemeinschaft der Kleinaktionäre
Beschluss
decision
Entlastung
exoneration
subtraction method
A procedure of counting votes. The votes in favor are identified by deduction of the votes against and the abstentions from the presence.
capital increase
The company wanted to make a capital increase to secure the financing for the projects in the next year.