Wells Meeting Turns Into Screaming Match, Shareholder Kicked Out After “Physical Approach” Toward Board Member

What may be the most controversial annual shareholder meeting in Wells Fargo history, in which the board is seeking re-election after last year’s misselling scandal, devolved into a screaming match on Tuesday morning and was briefly halted following interruptions by angry shareholders as the bank’s chairman and chief executive tried to calm nerves ahead of a vote that could oust the majority of its board.
According to Reuters, at least one shareholder was ejected and the meeting went into recess after he made what Chairman Stephen Sanger called a “physical approach” toward a board member. Others were escorted out and the meeting was interrupted several times as investors demanded answers related to the bank having created as many as 2.1 million unauthorized accounts in customers’ names without their permission.
“You’re saying we’re out of order. Wells Fargo has been out of order for years!” the first angry shareholder said, before being ejected. Board Chairman Sanger and Chief Executive Tim Sloan repeatedly asked him to sit down because he was out of order, and then called a recess, only to have other shareholders stand and shout.

This post was published at Zero Hedge on Apr 25, 2017.