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Proxy Advisors Kick-Off the Holiday Season: Glass Lewis Releases ’25 Updates; ISS Seeks Feedback on Proposed ’25 Changes

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ISS and Glass Lewis generally publish changes to their proxy voting policies around this time of year. Glass Lewis recently issued its 2025 US Policy Guidelines listing changes and clarifications....more

White & Case LLP

SEC Proposes Amendments to Narrow Certain Substantive Bases for Exclusion of Shareholder Proposals Under Rule 14a-8

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On July 13, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") proposed amendments to Rule 14a-8 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the shareholder proposal rule.1 The proposed amendments would revise three of the...more

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SEC proposes to amend key elements of certain Rule 14a-8 bases for exclusion of shareholder proposals

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On July 13, 2022, by a 3-2 party-line vote, the SEC proposed amendments to Rule 14a-8 to modify three of the existing bases for the exclusion of shareholder proposals from a company’s proxy statement, namely: ,,The...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

The SEC’s Proposed Amendments to Rule 14a-8: Implementing Substantial Changes to the Shareholder Proposal Exclusion Framework

Over the better part of two decades, the SEC has been narrowing the bases for excluding shareholder proposals, resulting in greater access to proxy statements for shareholders to force a vote on a wide array of topics,...more

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SEC’s Proposed Rule 14a-8 Amendments Further Signal Support for Inclusion of Shareholder Proposals in Proxy Statements

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The US Securities and Exchange Commission on July 13 proposed amendments to the shareholder proposal rule, which governs the process for including or excluding a shareholder proposal in a company’s proxy statement....more

Fenwick & West LLP

Proxy Advisors Update Voting Guidelines for 2022 Focusing on Board Diversity, Climate and ESG Oversight

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Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) and Glass Lewis, the leading proxy advisors in the United States, have announced updates and clarifications for their voting guidelines for the 2022 proxy season. Their voting...more

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SEC Adopts Amendments to Shareholder Proposal Requirements, Modestly Raising Thresholds

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On September 23, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved amendments, originally proposed in November 2019 and discussed in a prior blog post, to Rule 14a-8, which governs the process for a shareholder to have...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

SEC Proposes Amendments to Procedures and Ownership and Resubmission Thresholds for Shareholder Proposals Under Rule 14a-8

On November 5, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed amendments to Securities Exchange Act Rule 14a-8, which requires a public company to include shareholder proposals in the company’s own proxy...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

SEC Proposes Amendments to Rules Governing Proxy Advisors and Proxy Voting Advice

On November 5, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed amendments to its rules governing proxy solicitations. If adopted in their current form, these proposals could significantly affect interactions...more

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SEC Proposes Modernizing Shareholder Proposal Rule

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On November 5, 2019, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed amendments to Rule 14a-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 in response to changes in the markets and recent shareholder proposal trends....more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

SEC Proposes Amendments to Rules Relating to Proxy Voting Advice and Shareholder Proposals

At an open meeting on November 5, 2019, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted to propose amendments to 1) the exemptions from “solicitation” relied upon by proxy advisory firms and 2) certain of the...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

SEC Proposes Amendments to the Proxy Rules Regarding Shareholder Proposals and Proxy Voting Advice

On November 5, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), by 3-2 votes, issued two releases proposing a number of amendments to the federal proxy rules. The first release proposed changes to certain procedural...more

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SEC Proposes to Modernize Shareholder Proposal Thresholds and Certain Procedural Elements of Rule 14a-8

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On November 5, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in a 3-2 decision voted to propose amendments to rules governing shareholder proposals in companies’ proxy statements. These proposed amendments – which seek to...more

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Corporate Communicator - Winter 2018-2019

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SEC Adopts Final Rules for Disclosure of Hedging Policies. On December 18, 2018, the SEC approved final rules regarding the disclosure of a company’s hedging practices or policies, as mandated by the Dodd-Frank Act. This...more

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