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Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Reverse Stock Splits and Increases in Authorized Shares Will Become Easier under Delaware Law

On July 17, 2023, the Governor of the state of Delaware signed Senate Bill 114 amending the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (DGCL), which will become effective on August 1, 2023. Among other things, the...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Poison Pill Deep Dive Series: Qualifying Offer

The sixth of a six-part series examining six specific and evolving rights plan provisions. As discussed in greater detail in some of our prior articles, a shareholder rights plan is a protective measure used by a public...more

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SEC’s Investor Advisory Committee Airs Concerns Over Multi-Tiered Offerings Following Snap’s IPO

Snap Inc., which debuted on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on March 2nd, was the largest tech IPO since Alibaba went public in 2014. Initially priced at $17 per share, the share price jumped to more than $24 by the end of...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

NYSE Clarifies Answers to Certain FAQs on Equity Compensation Plans

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Rule 303A.08 of the NYSE Listed Company Manual requires that shareholders must be given the opportunity to vote on all equity-compensation plans and material revisions to such plans, with limited exceptions specified in the...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP - JOBS Act

Investor Advocate Recommends Rejection of NYSE Rule Change

Investor Advocate, Rick Fleming, announced last Friday the recommendation to reject the proposed NYSE rule change that would allow certain listed companies to sell additional shares to insiders and related parties without...more

Allen Matkins

On Closer Inspection, This CII “Best Practice” May Be Neither Good Nor Legal

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The Council of Institutional Investors has adopted what it describes as ”a comprehensive body of corporate governance best practices”, including Policies on Corporate Governance. I question, however, whether some of these...more

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