The only hoop you need to go through is to buy an envelope....

The only hoop you need to go through is to buy an envelope. Let's not inflate the issue.

Its not so much the paper form going out, it's that a signed paper form needs to be returned. I can imagine you'd be more annoyed if you also had to print the form, which would be necessitated by electronic delivery. The irony isn't lost here. I'm sure that you could call or email Boardroom and they'd email you a copy - but why bother asking when you can whinge on the Internet?

Boardroom are involved for registry reasons, but I'd imagine it's also to deal with the whinging. It's not a good use of directors time to be dealing with people with an investment that is less than their hourly rate.