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New Rules for Proxy Contests: SEC Adopts Mandatory Universal Proxy Rules

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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved mandatory “universal proxy” on November 17, 2021. The final rules will apply to contested director elections at shareholder meetings held after August 31, 2022. The...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Virtual and Hybrid Shareholder Meetings in the Era of COVID-19: What Public Companies Need to Know

With annual reports on Form 10-K publicly filed and first quarter earnings releases getting underway, proxy season – the annual practice of filing and distributing proxy statements, reserving meeting venues and courting...more

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Delaware Governor Issues Order Clarifying Notice Requirements for Virtual-Only Shareholder Meetings due to COVID-19

On March 13th, the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance issued guidance allowing companies who had already filed proxy statements to switch to virtual-only meeting formats due to COVID-19 without mailing additional proxy...more

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Buchalter Client Alert COVID-19: Annual Shareholder Meetings in the Time of Coronavirus

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The novel coronavirus, COVID-19, is impacting every aspect of doing business, and annual meetings of shareholders are no exception. Each corporation is required by state corporation law, and usually its own bylaws, to hold...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

SEC Regulatory Relief and Guidance for Companies Affected by the Coronavirus

Public companies impacted by the coronavirus pandemic still have time to access regulatory relief from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for filings due by April 30. In addition, the SEC is providing companies...more

Fenwick & West LLP

SEC Issues New Guidance for Stockholder Meetings in Response to COVID-19

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In response to developments related to COVID-19, the Securities and Exchange Commission has issued new guidance (available here) to assist public companies, investment companies, shareholders, and other market participants...more

Morris James LLP

Notice of Stockholder Meeting Required to Enforce Advance Notice Bylaws

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Advance notice bylaws, requiring stockholders to give a corporation timely notice of their nominees to the board before a stockholder meeting for the election of directors, are a proper corporate governance tool. The purpose...more

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