Shareholder proposal rule
On May 19, 2025, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed Senate Bill No. 1057 (SB 1057) into law....more
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
As noted yesterday, the Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed to amend Rule 14a-8 to "the process for shareholder proposals to be included in a company’s proxy statement". Among other things, the SEC is proposing to...more
Yesterday, the Securities and Exchange Commission proposed amendments to Rule 14a-8, which requires companies subject to the federal proxy rules to include shareholder proposals in their proxy statements, subject to certain...more