This guide will be an invaluable handy source of reference to directors and company secretaries as they prepare for the AGM.

Commentary on the processes associated with reporting to shareholders and the AGM is included together with a series of shareholder questions, designed to help readers develop an informed response to shareholder concerns.

Questions are arranged under:

• company structures and operations
• management plans and strategies
• financial reporting and audit
• governance
• shareholder communications

Paperback •  ISBN: 9781860723445 •   184 pages • Published February 2007 • £29.95

About the author
Timothy Copnell: Timothy Copnell is the Director in Charge of KPMG's UK Audit Committee Institute. He qualified as a chartered accountant in 1989 and joined KPMG's Department of Professional Practice in 1993 where he took responsibility for corporate governance matters. He has written a series of practical guides to corporate governance developments for KPMG and also writes regular articles for various publications

Sarah Ray: Sarah Ray is a senior manager at KPMG and works with Timothy Copnell at the Audit Committee Institute. Sarah qualified as a chartered accountant in 1994 and worked in KPMG's audit practice until 2004 when she joined the Audit Committee Institute.