ALTHOUGH MOST OF THESE MEETINGS WILL BE HELD IN APRIL, THE EHOLDERS PLATFORM HAS ALREADY BEEN USED FOR 16 MEETINGS THIS YEAR.
The new season of shareholders’ meetings in Chile started last Thursday, March 25, with the meetings of Banco de Chile and Scotiabank, and EVoting was present from the first day. Although most of these meetings will be held in April, the EHolders platform has already been used for 16 meetings in the region this year.
On March 31, 2020, EVoting debuted the EHolders platform, specially developed for shareholders’ meetings, bondholders’ meetings and general or contributors’ Meetings, and in consultation with the Chilean Financial Market Commission (CMF), to strictly respect the legal requirements demanded by this regulatory body. Subsequently, when holding meetings and assemblies in other countries in the region, the platform has been adapted to the corresponding regulations.
EHolders was widely accepted in the Chilean and Latin American market and, during 2020, it was used in 155 meetings, with an average attendance rate of 72% and a total of 2,759 participants.
For Eduardo Cáceres, EVoting’s Manager of Meetings and Assemblies, the success of the platform lies in the fact that it guarantees vital aspects of these processes, such as the authentication of participants, the secrecy of the votes, and the immediate and verifiable results, among others. But he highlights as a special advantage that, “as it is a product developed with EVoting technology, it allows specific adjustments to be made as required by each client, without depending on external suppliers”.
Among those who held their meetings with EHolders are Banco Santander, Empresas COPEC, Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile, SQM; Parque Arauco, Concha y Toro, Engie Chile, Engie Perú, Masisa, Ripley, Grupo CAP, Compañía General de Electricidad, CGE; and Luz de Sur Perú.
EHolders was selected in Chile as one of the four best initiatives in the Digital Services category of the Avonni 2020 awards, standing out for its “differentiation, value creation and exemplary capacity for innovation”.