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Proxy Statements
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M & A Law Prof Blog
Subcommittee on Proxy Statements and Business Combinations
By CorporateAcquisitions MergerLawBlogger
The ABA's Business Law Section's subcommittee on Proxy Statements and Business Combinations will meet on Monday, August 3, at 9:30 am. Michele Anderson, Chief of M&A in the Division of Corporation…
Securities Law Prof Blog
SEC Proposes Revisions to Proxy Disclosures on Compensation and Corporate Governance
The SEC proposed a set of rule revisions intended to improve the disclosure provided to shareholders of public companies regarding compensation and corporate governance matters in proxy and information statements. They include information…
ContractsProf Blog
Business Associations Limerick of the Week: Lovenheim v. Iroquois Brands
This case always generates a lively discussion. It addresses the limitations on a corporation's obligations to distribute proposals of ordinary shareholders along with proxy materials in advance of a shareholder…
Corporate & Securities Law Blog
Delaware Chancery Court Issues Rulings On Preliminary Injunctions Regarding Materiality Of Disclosures In Proxy Statements
The Delaware Chancery Court recently decided two different motions for preliminary injunctions, with vastly different results. In both cases, the issue was whether disclosures in the respective proxy statements were sufficient…
Securities Law Prof Blog
Brown on SEC & Corporate Governance
The SEC, Corporate Governance, and Shareholder Access to the Board Room, by J. ROBERT BROWN Jr., University of Denver Sturm College of Law, was recently posted on SSRN. Here is…
M & A Law Prof Blog
The Cerberus Opposition Brief
Here it is -- released late last night. I have two preliminary observations/thoughts 1) URI counsel at Simpson is invoking attorney-client privilege to avoid discussing or disclosing the URI parol…
M & A Law Prof Blog
3Com — The Proxy Statement
3Com filed its preliminary proxy statement yesterday. After having read through it I still can't determine whether the deal is conditioned on clearance by CFIUS under the Exon-Florio amendment (for…
Federal Securities Law Source
Proxy Statement Executive Compensation Disclosures
As the SEC continues to review the first round of proxy statements filed last spring under the new executive compensation rules, publicly traded companies should consider thinking about how to…
Federal Securities Law Source
SEC Shareholder Access Proposals
The SEC has released two conflicting proposals regarding shareholder access to proxy statements. The SEC has been considering different versions of increased shareholder access to proxy statements for several years,…
Securities Law Prof Blog
SEC Will Consider Election-Related Proposals Today
The SEC will consider two proposals dealing with shareholders' access to the management proxy statement for directors' elections at its meeting today. The first would allow 5% shareholders to propose…