On June 27, 2023, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (the “FTC”), with the concurrence of the U.S. Department of Justice (the “DOJ”, and together with the “FTC”, the “Agencies”) proposed sweeping changes to the rules for...more
SEC Adopts Final Rules for Disclosure of Hedging Policies. On December 18, 2018, the SEC approved final rules regarding the disclosure of a company’s hedging practices or policies, as mandated by the Dodd-Frank Act. This...more
12/26/2018
/ Corporate Governance ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Final Rules ,
GAAP ,
MD&A Statements ,
Proposed Amendments ,
Proxy Season ,
Proxy Statements ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Regulation S-K ,
Reporting Requirements ,
SASB ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Shareholder Proposals ,
Shareholders ,
Smaller Reporting Companies
On April 5, 2016, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) issued an Enforcement and Guidance Plan (Plan) concerning the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). While the new Plan could be interpreted as a novel departure from past...more
9/19/2016
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Corporate Misconduct ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Halliburton ,
Individual Accountability ,
KBR (formerly Kellogg Brown & Root) ,
OECD ,
Popular ,
Risk Assessment ,
Securities ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Dear clients and friends,
We present our traditional year-end issue of Snell & Wilmer’s Corporate Communicator to help you prepare for the upcoming annual report and proxy season. This issue highlights SEC reporting and...more
12/29/2015
/ Audits ,
Board of Directors ,
Clawbacks ,
Conflict Mineral Rules ,
Conflicting Proposals ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Officers ,
FASB ,
Glass Lewis ,
Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) ,
Nasdaq ,
Notice Requirements ,
NYSE ,
Pay Ratio ,
Pay-for-Performance ,
PCAOB ,
Proxy Access ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Shareholders
Each January, our firm invites general counsel, CFOs, controllers, and other representatives of our public company clients, as well as other outside advisers to public companies, to a series of presentations focused on “hot...more
7/10/2015
/ Bylaws ,
Coca Cola ,
Equity Plans ,
Exxon Mobil ,
Fee-Shifting ,
Glass Lewis ,
Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) ,
Proxies ,
Proxy Advisors ,
Proxy Season ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Shareholder Proposals ,
Venue
This year, our proxy advisory firm update focuses on ISS, which issued policy updates on November 21, 2013 that will take effect for annual meetings held on or after February 1, 2014. In connection with announcing its updated...more
2014 ANNUAL MEETING SEASON -
Dear clients and friends,
We present to you our traditional year-end issue of Snell & Wilmer’s Corporate Communicator to help you prepare for the upcoming annual report and proxy...more
12/30/2013
/ Annual Meeting ,
Annual Reports ,
Chief Compliance Officers ,
Compliance ,
Conflict Mineral Rules ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corporate Governance ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Executive Compensation ,
Nasdaq ,
NYSE ,
Pay Ratio ,
Proxy Season ,
Regulation S-K ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Shareholders ,
Year-End Planning
Contents:
Part I: A Brief Factual Look at Arizona:
- Population and Job Growth
- Personal Income
- Exports
- Leading Industries
- Location
- Business Costs
- Labor Force
- Education
-...more
Final Rules on Compensation Committee Listing Standards -
On June 20, 2012, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted Exchange Act Rule 10C-1 implementing listing standard requirements pursuant to Section 952...more
Set forth below are summaries of key ISS and Glass Lewis policy updates that will take effect for the 2013 proxy season.
ISS Policy Updates -
Pay-for-Performance Evaluation -
Revised Peer Group Methodology. ISS...more
In This Issue:
- 2013 Annual Meeting Season
- Dealing with ISS and Other Proxy Advisory Firms this Proxy Season
- SEC Update
- Other NYSE/NASDAQ Developments
- Delaware Law Update — Delaware Court Applies...more
12/29/2012
/ Audits ,
Board of Directors ,
Compensation Committee ,
Conflict Mineral Rules ,
Directors ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Executive Compensation ,
Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) ,
Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act ,
Listing Standards ,
Nasdaq ,
NYSE ,
Pay-for-Performance ,
Proxy Season ,
Proxy Voting Guidelines ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Shareholder Litigation