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A Win for Environmental and Social Shareholder Proponents? Corp Fin Issues SLB 14L, Rescinding Prior SLBs on Economic Relevance...

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On November 3, 2021, Corp Fin issued new guidance which signals a major shift in the SEC’s approach to no-action requests to exclude shareholder proposals relating to environmental and social ("E&S") matters. Previously, the...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Investment Management Retrospective: 2020’s Second Half

In this issue, we provide a summary retrospective of regulatory, litigation and industry developments impacting the investment management sector during the second half of 2020, including SEC guidance and exemptive orders...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Precautionary and Prudency Measures for Boards Addressing COVID-19 Business Uncertainties

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused unprecedented economic disruptions worldwide. Businesses that were previously flourishing are now seeing rapid declines in demand and revenue, disruptions in their supply chains, and other...more

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Court Ruling May Shift the Contours of Shareholder Proposal Litigation Under Rule 14a-8

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The Situation: Late last year, a shareholder sued NorthWestern Corporation ("NWE") to compel the company to include a climate-change related proposal in its 2020 proxy materials after NWE had notified the staff of the...more

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Considerations for the 2020 proxy season

Companies preparing for their annual shareholder meetings will need to consider a variety of factors, including new guidance from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and recommendations from Glass, Lewis & Co. (Glass...more

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SEC Staff Provides Additional Guidance on Shareholder Proposals

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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued several important recent updates regarding shareholder proposals and the related no-action request process for companies to consider ahead of the 2019-2020 proxy...more

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SEC Staff Issues Another Staff Legal Bulletin on Shareholder Proposals

On October 16, 2019, the staff of the Division of Corporation Finance of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) published Staff Legal Bulletin (SLB) No. 14K providing guidance on Rule 14a-8 under the Securities Exchange...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

SEC Staff Policy Change on 14a-8 Process; May Choose to Respond Orally Rather than in Writing

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It’s been a busy late summer and early fall for the Staff of the Division of Corporation Finance (the Staff) as it relates to shareholder proposals and the Staff’s historical involvement in the no-action process related to...more

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Our Perspective: SEC Should Truly Take "No Action" on Rule 14a-8 Shareholder Proposal Requests

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The Background: The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("the SEC") has announced that it may no longer review no-action letter requests relating to shareholder proposals submitted to companies under Rule 14a-8. The SEC...more

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Blog: Mandatory arbitration shareholder proposal goes to court—as Chair Clayton suggested

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You might remember this no-action letter to Johnson & Johnson granting relief to the company if it relied on Rule 14a-8(i)(2) (violation of law) to exclude a shareholder proposal requesting adoption of mandatory shareholder...more

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Johnson & Johnson May Exclude Shareholder Proposal for Binding Arbitration on Securities Claims

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On February 11, 2019, the Staff of the Division of Corporation Finance granted no-action relief permitting Johnson & Johnson to omit a a shareholder proposal from its proxy statement relating to mandatory arbitration of...more

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Shareholder Proposals

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What Is a Proposal? Rule 14a-8(a) defines a shareholder proposal as a ‘‘recommendation or requirement that the company and/or its board of directors take action, which you intend to present at a meeting of the company’s...more

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SEC Releases New Guidance on Shareholder Proposals

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On November 1, 2017, the Staff of the Division of Corporation Finance of the Securities and Exchange Commission published in Staff Legal Bulletin No. 14I guidance relating to the excludability of certain shareholder proposals...more

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SEC Staff Issues New Shareholder Proposals Guidance

The Division of Corporation Finance (Staff) of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently published Staff Legal Bulletin No. 14I (SLB 14I), which provides important new and timely guidance for companies and...more

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Securities and Governance Updates – January 2017

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As part of BakerHostetler’s commitment to serve as a strategic business partner, we are pleased to publish this first edition of our Securities & Governance Bulletin. This resource is designed to keep executives, corporate...more

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Shareholder Proposals Restricting Board/Management Access to Preliminary Voting Results May Be Excluded

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On January 6, 2017, the SEC Staff granted no-action relief that would allow companies to exclude shareholder proposals preventing management or the board from accessing preliminary voting results on uncontested matters prior...more

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Financial Services Weekly News - July 2016 #2

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Regulatory Developments - Client Alert: Volcker Rule Conformance Period for Legacy Covered Fund Activities Extended One Year - On July 7, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System announced that it has...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Corporate and Financial Weekly Digest - Volume XI, Issue 12

SEC/CORPORATE - SEC Issues No-Action Relief Pursuant to Rule 14a-8(i)(9) - As previously reported in the Corporate and Financial Weekly Digest edition of October 30, 2015, the Securities and Exchange Commission's...more

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Shareholder Proponent Says “Substantial Implementation” Will Backfire

The SEC recently granted no-action relief to 15 of 18 companies related to shareholder proposals for proxy access. The basis for the relief was the company had already adopted a proxy access by-law and therefore the...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Corporate and Financial Weekly Digest - Volume XI, Issue 7

SEC/CORPORATE - SEC Advisory Committee on Small and Emerging Companies to Discuss Capital Formation Landscape for Small and Emerging Companies - The Securities and Exchange Commission announced that its Advisory...more

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SEC Provides Guidance on Exclusion of Shareholder Proposals

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On October 22, 2015, the staff of the Division of Corporation Finance (the “Division”) of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released the highly anticipated Staff Legal Bulletin No. 14H (SLB 14H) concerning...more

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Blog: Corp Fin Issues New SLB Providing Guidance On Rule 14a-8 Exclusions For “Conflicting Proposals” And “Ordinary Business”

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Corp Fin today posted Staff Legal Bulletin 14H providing guidance on two key issues regarding shareholder proposals under Rule 14a-8: - the scope and application of Rule 14a-8(i)(9) (the exclusion for conflicting...more

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Proxy Access Update—Director of SEC Division of Corporation Finance Remarks on Decision to Suspend No-Action Relief Based on Rule...

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On February 10, 2015, Keith Higgins, Director of the SEC Division of Corporation Finance, provided his informal views (available here) on the Division’s controversial decision to “express no views” on the application of...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

2015 Proxy Season: What to Expect

As we approach this year’s proxy season, it is a good time to reflect on last year’s developments and to plan for this year’s hot topics. A Look Back - In addition to reviewing your own shareholder voting results...more

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