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Proxy Rules
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Free Writings + Perspectives
SEC Open Meeting to Consider Proxy Related Amendments
On July 22, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission will hold an open meeting to consider whether to adopt proxy related amendments. The SEC will consider whether to adopt proxy…
Free Writings + Perspectives
Legal Update: SEC Issues Guidance on the Application of the Proxy Rules to Voting Advice
By Robert F. Gray Jr., Michael L. Hermsen, Laura D. Richman
With the increased concentration of share ownership by institutional investors over the past several decades, the influence of proxy advisory firms on shareholder votes has grown dramatically, all while the…
Corporate & Financial Weekly Digest
SEC Division of Corporation Finance Issues C&DIs on Proxy Rules and Proxy Statements, Overhauling Telephone Interpretations Manual
By Mark J. Reyes, Mark D. Wood, Alyse A. Sagalchik
On May 11, the staff of the Division of Corporation Finance of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the Staff) issued 45 Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations (C&DIs) that relate to the…
Free Writings + Perspectives
SEC Updates Proxy Interpretations
By Laura D. Richman, Michael L. Hermsen
On May 11, 2018, the staff of the Division of Corporation Finance of the US Securities and Exchange Commission issued compliance and disclosure interpretations (C&DIs) on proxy rules and related…
Cleary M&A and Corporate Governance Watch
SEC Releases New C&DIs on Proxy Rules and Schedules 14A and 14C
By Pamela L. Marcogliese, Elizabeth K. Bieber, Stephanie M. Kelly
On May 11, 2018, the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance released new Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations (“C&DIs”) regarding the interpretations of the proxy rules and Schedules 14A and 14C. These…
Securities Law Prof Blog
Judge Enjoins Vote of Apple Shareholders on Certificate Amendments
I have previously discussed David Einhorn's lawsuit against Apple, charging that the company violated federal proxy rules because its proposal to amend the company's certificate of incorporation violated the SEC's…
Corporate and Securities Law
SEC Chairman Speaks to NACD — Upcoming Rulemaking; Recent Proxy Rules
Securities Law Prof Blog
Agenda for SEC’s July 14 Meeting is Proxy Rules
The SEC's next Open Meeting is scheduled for July 14, 2010. It will consider whether to issue a concept release to solicit public comment as to whether the Commission should consider revisions to…
Securities Law Prof Blog
SEC Proposes Shareholder Approval of Exec Compensation Rule Applicable to TARP Recipients
The SEC proposed amendments to the proxy rules to set forth certain requirements for U.S. registrants subject to Section 111(e) of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, which requires companies that have…
Securities Law Prof Blog
SEC Publishes Proposed Rules on Shareholder Nominations
The SEC posted on its website the proposed rules on Facilitating Shareholder Nominations. According to the release, the SEC is proposing changes to the federal proxy rules to remove impediments to…