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DLA Piper

Shareholder Proposals – The Great Reset Again! (Part 2)

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In our earlier blog post, we discussed Staff Legal Bulletin 14M (SLB 14M), which rescinded prior Staff Legal Bulletin 14L (SLB 14L). The staff of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) indicated that SLB 14M is...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Impact of Rule 14a-8 Amendments on Closed-End Funds

On September 23, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted amendments to the procedural requirements and resubmission thresholds relating to shareholder proposals submitted for inclusion in fund proxy...more

Jones Day

2018 Annual M&A Review

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M&A was on fire around the world in the first half of 2018, reflecting the impact on business of continued, seemingly unlimited capital availability; competition among buyers; and the relentless pressure of technology. In...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Considerations for the 2018 proxy season

Companies preparing for their annual shareholder meetings will need to consider a variety of factors, including new Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) requirements, guidance from Institutional Shareholder Services, Inc....more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

2016 Proxy Season Field Guide

The 2016 proxy season occurs in an environment of heightened shareholder activism and an ever-increasing focus on compensation and corporate governance disclosures. This Proxy Season Field Guide provides you with an overview...more

Blank Rome LLP

Withdrawal of Whole Foods No-Action Letter Leaves a Hole in Proxy Access Proposal Defense

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On January 16, 2015, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that, for the 2015 proxy season, the Division of Corporation Finance will not express any views as to whether a company may exclude a shareholder...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

SEC Reverses Course on Proxy Exclusions for Certain Shareholder Proposals

Much is being made of the January 16th statement by SEC Chair Mary Jo White regarding a company’s ability to exclude a shareholder proposal from its proxy statement based on Rule 14a-8(i)(9), which allows exclusion when a...more

Allen Matkins

The SEC’s Rule 14a-8 Process Just Became Even More Pointlessly Outré

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Yesterday, Broc Romanek posted on SEC Chair Mary Jo White’s Friday surprise with respect the no-action letter request submitted by Whole Foods Market, Inc. Readers may recall that in December Whole Foods had obtained the...more

Cooley LLP

Blog: Whole Foods proxy access saga continues

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In her NYT column this past Sunday, Gretchen Morgenson provides an interesting update on the saga of James McRitchie’s proxy access proposal submitted to Whole Foods....more

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