Samsung Securities Sees Over 200 Companies Join 'Online General Meeting Venue'

Convenient Feature Automatically Providing Corporate Shareholders' Meeting Disclosures Draws Attention
KakaoPay Enhances Voting Convenience by Introducing Mobile Phone Simple Authentication
Dedicated Personnel Assigned for Each Company Introducing Online Shareholders' Meeting to Actively Support Companies Holding Meetings

[Asia Economy Reporter Song Hwajeong] Samsung Securities announced on the 18th that the 'Online General Meeting Hall' is gaining popularity among small and medium-sized listed companies, with nearly 200 companies applying.

Samsung Securities' Online General Meeting Hall is a computerized service that supports shareholders of listed companies to conveniently express their opinions on agenda items online, which was previously only possible by visiting the meeting venue in person or sending by mail when the general meeting of shareholders was held.

With the introduction of the electronic voting system and two companies already providing related services since last year, Samsung Securities, as a latecomer, was able to attract nearly 200 companies in a short period by significantly enhancing convenience for both companies and shareholders. In particular, Samsung Securities automates the input of general meeting-related information, so that disclosures related to the general meeting, which corporate general meeting managers had to enter manually one by one, are automatically transferred from the electronic disclosure system to the online general meeting hall system.

Additionally, for companies subscribed to the online general meeting hall, dedicated staff will be assigned to each company until the end of the general meeting to provide customized support for detailed function execution and operation.

Moreover, various simple authentication methods such as KakaoPay and mobile phone authentication have been introduced in addition to the public certification, allowing shareholders to use the service conveniently. Through these simple authentications, not only shareholders but also non-shareholders can view the general meeting-related information of the respective companies, thereby increasing the interest of potential investors.

Yang Jin-geun, head of Sales Solutions at Samsung Securities, said, “Starting in Seoul last November, we held briefing sessions on the online general meeting hall for corporate clients nationwide, and since then, inquiries and consulting requests have steadily increased not only from mid-sized companies but also from small and medium-sized enterprises. In response to this demand, the headquarters plans to collaborate with regional sales headquarters to provide specialized general meeting-related services tailored to various types of corporations scattered nationwide.”

Samsung Securities will accept applications for the online general meeting hall service only until the end of February for companies with December fiscal year-end and will focus its capabilities on providing high-quality services to companies that have signed contracts to hold successful general meetings during the remaining period before the meetings.