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Is California Threatening Director Independence?

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Publicly traded companies need to know whether a director qualifies as "independent" for a variety of reasons. Item 407 of Regulation S-K, for example, requires issuers to identify each director that is independent. In...more

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Has The Secretary Of State Missed The Mark In Defining "Publicly Held Corporation"?

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Yesterday, I noted that the California Secretary of State's office is mailing reminder letters to certain "publicly held" and "publicly traded" corporations. The letter explains that these are two different categories...more

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“Lead Independent Director” Or “Presiding Director”?

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Neither California nor Nevada require that a corporation have either a “lead independent director” or “presiding director” and yet many corporations state that they have such a position. Why?...more

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