Shareholders of Southwest Airlines (LUV) gathered Wednesday in Dallas -- the city where the company is located -- for Southwest's annual meeting.
It's a scene every company knows well: That yearly reunion of corporate executives, faithful investors and, often, a few "gadflies" who want to vent their issues.
Holding these annual shareholder gatherings is a requirement for publicly traded companies in the U.S. and many other countries.
Most hold their meetings in the MORE