A small shareholding counts, but that still means owning at least 1 share. Anything less means you don't own the share. Fractional shares are a different constr

A small shareholding counts, but that still means owning at least 1 share. Anything less means you don't own the share. Fractional shares are a different construction (compared to the normal case where the broker holds your real non-fractional shares for you) between you and some brokers that offer it, which result in you not really owning the share and thus not going to the shareholder meeting.