Odd Places to Meet
May 2, 2013 8:00 AM
Most annual meetings take place at corporate offices, hotels or country clubs. Here is a list of some of the most unusual venues for this year's slate of shareholder meetings. (Image: Thinkstock)
Reaching for the Sky
Berkshire Bancorp (BERK) will hold its annual meeting on May 15 at the Chrysler Building, where the New York company's law firm is located. (Image: Bloomberg News)
Beach Bums
BB&T (BBT) calls North Carolina home, but its shareholders met last month in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., where BankAtlantic, its most recent acquisition, was based. (Image: Thinkstock)
Smells Fishy
Maybe Merchants Bancshares (MBVT) wants shareholders to bring their kids to its May 7 annual meeting, which will take place at the ECHO Lake Aquarium in Burlington, Vt. (Image: Thinkstock)
Come Sail Away
First Republic Bank (FRC) in San Francisco has almost 50 offices in California and only seven in New York. But its May 14 annual meeting will be held at the New York Yacht Club in Manhattan. (Image: Thinkstock)
Hallowed Hall
Trustmark's (TRMK) annual meeting is set for May 7 at the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame, which honors hometown heroes like football's Jerry Rice and Archie Manning and baseball's Dizzy Dean. (Image: Thinkstock)
Security Requested
An activist investor has targeted the board of Harvard Illinois Bancorp (HARI) in Illinois. Coincidentally or not, the company's May 23 annual meeting will be held at the local police station. (Image: Thinkstock)
What a View!
If Dime Community Bancshares (DCOM) shareholders will have a nice view at the company's May 23 annual meeting, which will take place at a Brooklyn restaurant with sweeping views of the Williamsburg Bridge. (Image: Bloomberg News)
Seminole Country
Capital City Bank Group (CCBG) shareholders are headed back to school; they are meeting on the campus of Florida State University. (Image: Thinkstock)
Slapshot Venue
The CVB Financial (CVBF) annual meeting on May 15 will be held at the Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario, Calif., where a minor league hockey team plays. (Image: Thinkstock)
High-Tech Location
JPMorgan Chase will hold its May 21 meeting at its Highland Oaks Campus in Tampa, Fla. The New York company has boasted that the campus is a state-of-the art facility for Treasury services. It even offers tours . (Image: Thinkstock)
