Companies have important decisions to make as they prepare for the 2023 annual meeting and reporting season.
We have compiled this overview of key issues — including SEC disclosure requirements, recent SEC guidance,...more
As companies finalize materials for annual shareholder meetings, we recommend consideration of the following key requirements and disclosures:
SEC proxy filing requirements; website and submission requirements; proxy...more
3/7/2022
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Corporate Governance ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Proxy Advisors ,
Proxy Season ,
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Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Shareholder Meetings ,
Shareholder Proposals ,
Shareholders
When finalizing proxy materials for annual shareholder meetings, companies should consider the following U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rules and related guidance, as well as stock exchange listing standards...more
3/4/2020
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Disclosure Requirements ,
EDGAR ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Filing Requirements ,
Form 10-K ,
Form 8-K ,
NYSE ,
Proxy Materials ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Regulation S-K ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Shareholder Meetings ,
Shareholder Proposals ,
Stock Exchange
Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. (ISS), an influential proxy advisory firm, recently proposed changes to its benchmark voting policies to be applied for upcoming shareholder meetings taking place on or after February...more
10/10/2019
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CEOs ,
Corporate Governance ,
Independent Boards ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) ,
Policy Updates ,
Proxy Advisory Firms ,
Proxy Season ,
Proxy Voting Guidelines ,
Public Comment ,
Repurchase Options ,
Shareholder Meetings ,
Shareholder Proposals ,
Shareholder Votes
When finalizing proxy materials for annual shareholder meetings, companies should consider the following U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rules and related SEC staff guidance, as well as stock exchange listing...more
3/8/2019
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Annual Reports ,
Board of Directors ,
Diversity ,
EDGAR ,
Filing Requirements ,
Form 10-K ,
Form 8-K ,
Hedging ,
Listing Rules ,
Listing Standards ,
NYSE ,
Proxy Materials ,
Proxy Statements ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Regulation S-K ,
Say on Frequency Votes ,
Say-on-Pay ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Shareholder Meetings ,
Smaller Reporting Companies
On February 6, 2019, the Division of Corporation Finance (Staff) of the Securities and Exchange Commission published new interpretive guidance regarding board diversity disclosures, which should be considered when preparing...more
2/13/2019
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Compliance ,
Director Nominations ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Diversity ,
Division of Corporate Finance ,
New Guidance ,
Proxy Statements ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Qualification Standards ,
Regulation S-K ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Shareholder Meetings ,
Woman Board Members
When finalizing proxy materials for upcoming annual shareholder meetings, we recommend that public companies consider the following requirements under the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rules and stock exchange...more
3/12/2018
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Cybersecurity ,
EDGAR ,
Form 8-K ,
Listing Standards ,
NYSE ,
Popular ,
Proxy Materials ,
Proxy Season ,
Proxy Statements ,
Shareholder Meetings ,
Shareholder Proposals ,
Shareholders ,
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