Holding Your Annual Meeting Virtually—Lessons Learned From 2020 -
In light of the circumstances surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, it comes as no surprise that there was a dramatic increase in the number of virtual...more
12/30/2020
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Board of Directors ,
Business Continuity Plans ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corporate Governance ,
Diversity ,
Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) ,
Lobbying ,
Proxy Season ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Shareholder Meetings ,
Shareholder Proposals ,
Virtual Meetings
Climate Scorecard. At this point, public companies are keenly aware of the growing emphasis shareholders place on companies’ practices in regard to environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) issues. In furtherance of that...more
1/7/2020
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Board of Directors ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Officers ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Equity Compensation ,
Exclusive Forum ,
Gender Equity ,
Glass Lewis ,
Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) ,
Proxy Season ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Say-on-Pay ,
Shareholder Proposals ,
Shareholder Rights
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
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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
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
12/27/2017
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Conflict Mineral Rules ,
Corporate Governance ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Executive Compensation ,
Financial CHOICE Act ,
Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act) ,
Glass Lewis ,
Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) ,
Nasdaq ,
NYSE ,
Pay Ratio ,
Proxy Season ,
Proxy Voting Guidelines ,
Say-on-Pay ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Shareholder Proposals
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
12/23/2016
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Board of Directors ,
Bylaws ,
Clawbacks ,
Conflict Mineral Rules ,
Director Compensation ,
Directors ,
Diversity ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Glass Lewis ,
Golden Leash Arrangements ,
Hedging ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) ,
JOBS Act ,
Nasdaq ,
No-Action Letters ,
Non-GAAP Financial Measures ,
Pay Ratio ,
Pay-for-Performance ,
Proxy Access ,
Proxy Season ,
Proxy Voting Guidelines ,
Regulation A ,
Say-on-Pay ,
Section 162(m) ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Shareholder Distributions ,
Shareholders ,
Tenure ,
Universal Proxy
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 season. This issue highlights SEC...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
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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
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
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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