Activities

• provide tactical advise on responding to dissident requests for information, and determine the most advantageous timing to hold requisitioned meetings


• provide commentary on your draft circular to ensure the key concepts are readily identifiable by voters


• collaborate with your other advisors (legal, public/investor relations) to create unique securityholder content that resonates with voters, ensuring consistency of content and leveraging of messaging for maximum effect


• accurately identify record date securityholders as a result of excellent understanding of the proxy process and our long term established relationships with institutions, arbitrageurs, and custodial banks and brokers


• partner with you and your advisors in creating and executing the optimal solicitation approach for major institutional shareholders including key registered and beneficial shareholders across North America


• initiate tactical discussions with key institutional proxy advisory firms (ie. RiskMetrics) to ensure your strategic plan is clearly understood to maximize the likelihood of a critical positive recommendation


• utilize our fully bilingual North American retail solicitation contact centre to quickly and efficiently reach out to large numbers of key registered and beneficial holders and provide dedicated toll free support for their questions


• constantly monitor and interpret voting returns to provide critical intelligence on who has not voted or has changed their vote, allowing maximum opportunity for proactive intervention


• deliver accurate and timely vote projections until meeting date


• review proxies whenever possible to ensure validity, and provide tactical advice on meeting protocol


• senior Laurel Hill advisor attendance on meeting day for guidance and support with any last minute issues