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Preparation for 2022 Fiscal Year-End SEC Filings and 2023 Annual Shareholder Meetings

Public companies initiating the year-end reporting process will need to consider, and in many cases take steps to address, a number of significant developments and issues. To assist companies in this process, Mintz has...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Reminder of the SEC's Shareholder Proposal Amendments Effective for 2022 Annual Meetings

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For those public companies soon to be receiving shareholder proposals for their upcoming annual shareholder meetings, please keep in mind that in September 2020, the SEC adopted amendments to Rule 14a-8. These amendments...more

Fenwick & West LLP

2020 Proxy Season Results in Silicon Valley and Large Companies Nationwide

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This comprehensive report covers trends in stockholder voting at annual meetings in the 2020 proxy season among the technology and life sciences companies included in the Fenwick – Bloomberg Law Silicon Valley 150 List (SV...more

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SEC Amends Requirements For Shareholder Proposals

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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has amended its rules governing the procedural requirements for submission and resubmission of shareholder proposals to be included in a company’s proxy statement under Rule 14a-8....more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Considerations For Shareholder Proposals

Companies have been considering changes to annual meetings because of the concerns about the coronavirus and the disease that it causes known as COVID-19. The typical procedures regarding the presentation of shareholder...more

Sullivan & Worcester

SEC Provides Conditional Regulatory Relief for Public Companies Impacted by Coronavirus (COVID-19)

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Companies May Extend Disclosure Deadlines and Implement Changes to Annual Meetings; SEC Reminds Companies of Disclosure Obligations - The Securities and Exchange Commission recently announced that it is providing...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

SEC Guidance On Annual Meeting Changes Due To COVID-19

On March 13, 2020, the staff (the “Staff”) of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) provided guidance regarding potential changes to the date, time, location, or format of upcoming annual meetings of...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Coronavirus Update: Frequent Questions We Are Receiving

The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is affecting all aspects of our clients' businesses, not to mention their personal lives. We are fielding numerous legal and practical questions in many different substantive areas and will...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

SEC Staff Provides Guidance for Conducting Virtual Meetings in Light of COVID-19 Pandemic

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In a previous blog post, we discussed the availability of virtual shareholder meetings (i.e., “virtual-only” and “hybrid” meetings) as a potential alternative to the traditional in-person meeting during the 2020 proxy season...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Considerations for the 2020 proxy season

Companies preparing for their annual shareholder meetings will need to consider a variety of factors, including new guidance from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and recommendations from Glass, Lewis & Co. (Glass...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Preparing for the Shareholder Proposal Season

On November 16, 2017, Skadden held our webinar “Preparing for the Shareholder Proposal Season.” The panelists were Michael Garland, Assistant Comptroller for Corporate Governance and Responsible Investment in the Office of...more

Cooley LLP

Blog: More Opposition To The Virtual-Only Annual Meeting

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In case you missed it, Gretchen Morgenson’s column in the Sunday NYT railed against virtual-only annual meetings, which according to her data (provided by Broadridge), have increased in number from 21 in 2011 to 154 in 2016. ...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

"Matters to Consider for the 2017 Annual Meeting and Reporting Season"

Each company faces important decisions in preparing for its 2017 annual meeting and reporting season. Once again, we have prepared a checklist of essential areas on which we believe companies should focus as they plan for the...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

"Annual Meeting Proxy Statement Filing Reminders"

Following are a few points to consider when preparing proxy statement materials for filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in connection with annual shareholder meetings....more

Mintz

Preparation for 2015 Fiscal Year-End SEC Filings and 2016 Annual Shareholder Meetings

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As our clients and friends know, each year Mintz Levin provides an analysis of the regulatory developments that impact public companies as they prepare for their fiscal year-end filings with the Securities and Exchange...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Delaware Supreme Court Reinforces Importance of Clear and Precise Bylaw Provisions and Specifically Drafted Notices of Annual...

In Hill International, Inc. v. Opportunity Partners L.P., No. 305, 2015, 2015 WL 4035069 (Del. July 2, 2015), the Delaware Supreme Court affirmed the Court of Chancery’s grant of injunctive relief as it recognized the...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Delaware Supreme Court Reinforces Importance of Clear and Precise Bylaw Provisions and Specifically Drafted Notices of Annual...

In Hill International, Inc. v. Opportunity Partners L.P., No. 305, 2015, 2015 WL 4035069 (Del. July 2, 2015), the Delaware Supreme Court affirmed the Court of Chancery’s grant of injunctive relief as it recognized the...more

Stinson - Corporate & Securities Law Blog

Shareholder Lawsuit About Compensation Plan Derails Annual Meeting

Plaintiffs claim the company, a Delaware corporation, did not count abstentions as “no” votes when the most recent increase in the share reserve was put to the shareholders at a special meeting in February 2013, which as an...more

Mintz

Preparation for 2013 Fiscal Year-End SEC Filings and 2014 Annual Shareholder Meetings

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As our clients and friends know, each year Mintz Levin provides an analysis of the regulatory developments that impact public companies as they prepare for their fiscal year-end filings with the Securities and Exchange...more

Snell & Wilmer

Corporate Communicator - Winter 2014

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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

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Technical Change by Broadridge May Impact Retail Voting at Upcoming Annual Meetings

Most public companies use Broadridge for shareholder voting tasks related to their annual meetings. Due to a new interpretive position being taken by the SEC, Broadridge recently informed its clients of a technical change in...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Planning for the 2013 Annual Meeting Season

As companies prepare for the 2013 annual meeting and reporting season, we have compiled an overview of the corporate governance and disclosure matters that companies should consider as they draft this season’s disclosure...more

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