Preparations for annual reporting on Form 10-K and the 2020 proxy season have begun in earnest for many companies. We have summarized certain governance and disclosure developments that should be considered in the course of...more
1/22/2020
/ Audits ,
Board of Directors ,
Confidential Information ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Social Responsibility ,
Critical Audit Matters (CAMs) ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Diversity ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Executive Compensation ,
Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act) ,
Form 10-K ,
Hedging ,
Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) ,
MD&A Statements ,
New Guidance ,
No-Action Letters ,
Overboarding ,
PCAOB ,
Proxy Season ,
Proxy Statements ,
Proxy Voting Guidelines ,
Regulation S-K ,
Risk Assessment ,
Securities ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Woman Board Members ,
XBRL Filing Requirements
Yesterday, just in time for the start of the proxy season, the Securities and Exchange Commission published its eagerly-awaited guidance on two shareholder proposal exclusions – Rule 14a-8(i)(9) (“directly conflicts”...more
Similar to last year, there are no new disclosure requirements which need to be reflected in this year’s proxy statement; however, with ongoing shareholder activism and the desire of companies to communicate effectively with...more
1/13/2015
/ Bylaws ,
Corporate Governance ,
Equity Compensation ,
Executive Compensation ,
Glass Lewis ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) ,
Political Contributions ,
Proxy Season ,
Public Disclosure ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Shareholder Activism ,
Shareholder Proposals ,
Shareholders ,
Voting Rights
Unlike in past years, there are no new disclosure requirements which need to be reflected in this year’s proxy statement; however, with ongoing shareholder activism and the desire of companies to communicate effectively with...more
1/13/2014
/ Compliance ,
Conflict Mineral Rules ,
Disclosure ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Executive Compensation ,
Iran Sanctions ,
NYSE ,
Proxy Season ,
Say-on-Pay ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Shareholder Activism ,
Shareholder Litigation ,
Shareholders