The Annual General Meeting is often an event of particular importance for the 5.2 million owners of individual shares in Germany.
Or was it in pre-Corona times, when you could learn more about what the company is planning and doing over a free lunch once a year, in which you own a small share.
The social aspect has been lost since the pandemic began.
It's just not the same whether you have to enjoy the sausage with potato salad alone on the sofa at home in front of the computer screen or at the bistro table in Munich's Olympiahalle or in Mannheim's Rosengarten Congress Center and can exchange ideas with other shareholders.
Martin Hock
Editor in Business.
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And it will stay that way until the end of March.
Not only the annual general meetings of ThyssenKrupp or Siemens that took place this week remained virtual.
The upcoming shareholder meetings of Infineon, Siemens Energy and others will also be cyber events.
The first place where shareholders meet on site could be the Düsseldorf trade fair on April 4, where Henkel usually invites discussion.
According to the company, the decision will be made in February.