DE Under 3: US DOL Inspector General’s Office Report Cites IT Modernization & Security Concerns
On September 23, 2020, the SEC voted to adopt amendments to modernize its shareholder proposal rules under Rule 14a-8 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, which governs the process for a shareholder to have a proposal...more
The Situation: In November 2019, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") proposed certain amendments to Rule 14a-8 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the rule that permits a qualifying shareholder to include...more
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently adopted final rules to modernize Rule 14a-8 governing shareholder proposals. The final rules aim to ensure that shareholder-proponents demonstrate a sufficient...more
The Securities and Exchange Commission announced that it adopted amendments to modernize Rule 14a-8—the shareholder proposal rule, which governs the process for a shareholder to have its proposal included in a public...more
The SEC adopted amendments to modernize its shareholder proposal rule, which governs the process for a shareholder to have its proposal included in a company’s proxy statement for consideration by all of the company’s...more
On August 8, 2019, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed amendments to the requirements related to the description of business, legal proceedings, and risk factors in SEC filings. These amendments are...more
On August 8, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission proposed sweeping changes to the disclosures regarding the description of business, legal proceedings and risk factors that reporting companies are required to provide...more