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Credit Union Alert – NCUA Extends Flexibility for Federal Credit Unions

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NCUA Extends Flexibility for Federal Credit Unions - NCUA has issued Letter to Federal Credit Unions 21-FCU-06. In its letter, NCUA notes the continued need for flexibility when conducting meetings during the COVID-19...more

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ISS 2021 Policy Updates On Federal Forum And Exclusive State Law Forum Provisions, Board Diversity And Other Matters

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Institutional Shareholder Services (“ISS”) published its proxy voting guidelines updates for 2021 (“Policy Updates”) on November 12, 2020. The changes that are likely to be of most interest to companies include new and...more

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2021 Annual Shareholder Meetings – Avoiding a Super Spreader Event

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As COVID-19 rages on, companies are again flocking to virtual annual meetings for the 2021 proxy season, but with one important difference: the luxury of time. Many companies are already exploring retention of virtual annual...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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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

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

Options for Conducting Annual Shareholder Meetings and Director Meetings During a Time of COVID-19 Shelter in Place Orders

As social distancing policies and mandates continue to take hold across the country, companies are grappling to understand the implications of these measures on their business. One compliance issue to resolve is that...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

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Impact of COVID-19: SEC Issues Guidance on Conduct of Annual Meetings

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I live and work in the Seattle area. As a result of COVID-19, school districts are now closed for 6 weeks, Seattle public libraries are closed for a month, a number of restaurants have closed for the time being and my beloved...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

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Conducting Your Annual Meeting During a Health Pandemic

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April, May and June are typically the most popular months for public companies to host their annual meetings of shareholders. This year, the unprecedented public health concern resulting from the coronavirus or COVID-19...more

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COVID-19 Pandemic Causes Public Companies to Reevaluate Virtual Meetings

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Across the globe, the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) is causing governments, companies, associations and colleges and universities to take unprecedented steps to address the spread and transmission of COVID-19. These steps...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

End of a Decade – Checklist for California Nonprofits

As 2019 comes to a close, we thought about our customary note to nonprofit officers and directors to take a few moments to confirm that important year-end responsibilities have not been overlooked. But since this year's end...more

Allen Matkins

Who May Adjourn A Shareholders' Meeting?

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"Adjourn" is derived from the Latin words "ad" and "diurnus", meaning "to" and "daily" (a diurnal flower opens only during the day). The word came into the English language through Old French "ajorner" ("soup du jour" is the...more

Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP

Homeowners Association Director Nominations in Advance of the Annual Meeting

Traditionally, all phases of homeowners association board of directors elections, including nominations, voting, and vote counting, are conducted at the annual meeting. However, the time consuming nature of this process has...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

Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP

Recent Changes to the Florida Statutes Governing Homeowners Associations

Does your homeowners association require nominations from the floor for an election to the board of directors? Recent changes to the Florida Statutes governing homeowners associations have given some associations the right to...more

Ward and Smith, P.A.

What's So Special About Special Meetings? A Brief Look Into Special Meetings of Property Owner Associations

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All North Carolina property owner associations are required by law to have regular meetings of the Board of Directors ("Board") and at least one annual membership meeting to discuss and transact certain association business. ...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

Cooley LLP

Blog: Push Has Come To Shove For Some Companies On Proxy Access

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If you’ve been following the saga regarding shareholder proposals for proxy access this proxy season, you know that around 100 companies received proxy access proposals and that the staff of Corp Fin has refused to express...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

"Checklist of Matters to Be Considered for the 2015 Annual Meeting and Reporting Season"

As our clients and friends once again embark on preparations for their 2015 annual meeting and reporting season, we have compiled a checklist of the corporate governance, executive compensation and disclosure matters that we...more

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ISS Releases 2015 Proxy Voting Guidelines

ISS (Institutional Shareholder Services) has released its annual 2015 Proxy Voting Guidelines Updates. These guidelines apply to annual meetings to be held on or after February 1, 2015. Many of our clients have investors who...more

Bennett Jones LLP

ISS Announces 2015 Canadian Proxy Voting Guideline Updates

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Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) released updates to its Canadian proxy voting guidelines for the upcoming 2015 proxy season. The ISS updates will apply to shareholder meetings of publicly traded Canadian companies...more

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