A breakthrough in retail shareholder voting

Standing Voting Instructions provides retail shareholders a convenient way to participate in proxy voting.

This innovative proxy voting service provides the option to retail shareholders to establish standing voting preferences for future meetings, creating a streamlined way to have their voices heard.

The next chapter in shareholder voting

Unlock the power of voting

The Standing Voting Instructions service helps activate retail shareholders through a clear opt-in framework, allowing them to exercise their right to vote.

Empower your shareholders

Shareholders have full control of their voting. They continue to receive all proxy materials and can review, change, override, or cancel their voting preferences at any time.

Answer your governance needs

For companies seeking to broaden retail shareholder participation, Standing Voting Instructions provides an additional engagement option that complements existing voting channels and investor outreach efforts.

5 steps to increase retail shareholder participation

A simple, efficient way to enroll and stay engaged, while giving issuers a scalable way to drive response rates.

Invitation

Issuers send shareholders their invitation digitally or by mail.

Enrollment

A QR code or URL directs retail shareholders to a dedicated enrollment page.

Preference selection

Here, voters choose a standing voting preference for upcoming and all eligible future meetings.

Update, override, or cancel

Individual retail shareholders will continue to receive proxy materials as usual and can update, override, or cancel their preferences at any time.

Annual reminders

Annual reminders are the smart way to support continued awareness and participation.

Benefit for corporate issuers

"Standing Voting Instructions is a meaningful step forward in retail shareholder democracy, and it reflects Broadridge’s role as the market leader driving innovation in shareholder engagement"

Ryan Wade

General Manager, Corporate Issuer Solutions

Market leader in governance, proxy communications, and retail shareholder engagement technology

Digital-first innovation with best of breed solutions powering issuers and retail shareholders

End-to-end operational integrity across communications, processing, and reporting

Technology built for accountability and enhanced transparent retail shareholder control

Insights & perspectives

Interested to learn more?

If you’d like more information about Standing Voting Instructions and what it could mean for your retail shareholder engagement strategy, we’re here to help answer questions.

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A breakthrough in retail shareholder voting

The next chapter in shareholder voting

Benefit for corporate issuers

Broaden retail shareholder voting participation through an opt-in preference model

Deliver a modern, digital-first enrollment experience

A repeatable sustainable engagement framework

Preserve retail shareholder transparency, choice, and control with safeguards

Potential to reduce costs, time and expense associated with repeated proxy solicitation costs

Give long-term retail holders another way to engage in governance matters

Why Broadridge

Insights & perspectives

An Innovative Approach to Retail Proxy Voting Participation: Standing Voting Instructions

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