Tuesday, May 16, 2006

More Shareholder Freebies

As a followup to my previous blog, there are additional benefits to shareholders who attend shareholder meetings, for certain corporations.

Time Warner has been known to be very generous with a big goodie bag filled with everything from CD's to magazines to books, etc.

Disney used to give out free passes to Disneyland when they held their annual meetings in Anaheim in years passed. The Anaheim Convention Center was filled with families with little kids. The parents were smart enough to by shares in their children's name in addition to their own shareholdings, and every shareholder who walked through the door, even if they were in a stroller, got a Disneyland pass for the day. Then several years ago, Disney started holding their meetings in various cities around the country and stopped giving out passes. The annual meeting this year was held in Anaheim, but I was unable to attend, so I'm not sure if they gave out passes this time or not.

Unfortunately, it's almost impossible to know prior to the meeting if a company will be giving out anything or not. But if I hear anything, I will keep you posted.

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