The number of shareholders doubled, to 1,700.
He said Lucent exceeded the stock exchange requirements for market capitalization and number of shareholders.
The surging number of shareholders in Europe, however, is changing this picture.
The issue is largely confined to family-controlled businesses with a small number of shareholders.
An S-corporation is a special type of corporation with a limited number of shareholders.
The number of shareholders in Germany now exceeds that of trade union members.
"The number of Symantec people at our meetings usually outnumbered the number of shareholders," she said.
Yet a growing number of shareholders say they are concerned about the regulatory problems.
A very small number of shareholders – less than 0.5% – withheld their vote at the AGM in central London.
A number of shareholders voted by proxy, although many were present at Ibrox for the 13-minute EGM.
Like a growing number of shareholders, Mr. Eliasberg is alarmed by the daunting challenges confronting Bank of America.
