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