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Proxy Statements
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Corporate and Securities Law
Use of Additional Soliciting Materials Remains Constant in 2013
Corporate and Securities Law
Symantec Beats Litigation Challenging Proxy Disclosures for Annual Meeting
Federal Securities Law Source
SEC Issues Staff Legal Bulletin 14G on Shareholder Proposals
By Bob Tannous
On October 16, 2012, the Division of Corporation Finance of the Securities and Exchange Commission issued Staff Legal Bulletin 14G ("SLB14G"). SLB14G provides guidance for companies and shareholders regarding shareholder…
Compensation Committee Corner
Should Proxy Statements Affirmately Address Controversial Pay Practices?
We now have our first failed say-on-pay proposal for this proxy season. Discussed below, this failure raises the issue of whether companies should affirmatively disclose controversial pay practices or compensation issues within their proxy statements. Minimally,…
Corporate and Securities Law
Say-on-Pay Examples and Thoughts and Observations
Corporate & Financial Weekly Digest
SEC Issues New Interpretations on Form S-3 Eligibility, Incorporation of Proxy Statements in Annual Reports and Foreign Private Issuer Status
Co-authored by Jonathan D. Weiner On August 11, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Corporation Finance issued new Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations (C&DIs) on topics including the availability of…
Securities Law Prof Blog
SEC and American Equity Investment Settle Proxy Disclosure Charges
The SEC settled proxy disclosure charges against American Equity Investment Life Holding Company, an Iowa insurance company, and two executives, alleging that they inadequately disclosed details about the acquisition of another company…
Securities Law Prof Blog
What Will Judge Rakoff Think?
Of course, like so many others, I'm wondering what Judge Rakoff will think of the proposed settlement between the SEC and Bank of America, which would settle both of the SEC's…
M & A Law Prof Blog
Wachtell’s 2009 Proxy Season Review and Look Ahead
By CorporateAcquisitions MergerLawBlogger
...is available on the NY Law Journal's site, here. -bjmq
Securities Law Prof Blog
BofA Fights Back Against New York AG
The WSJ reports that Bank of America has responded by letter to the New York AG's charges that its proxy statement in connection with the Merrill Lynch merger was misleading…