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Universal proxies are here - are you ready?

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As discussed in our November 17, 2021 post, management of public companies are required to use universal proxy cards for shareholder meetings involving most election contests held after August 31, 2022. This means that both...more

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SEC Approves Universal Proxy Card Rules; Proposes to Rescind Portions of July 2020 Amendments to Proxy Advisor Rules

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Yesterday the SEC approved new proxy rules requiring the use of universal proxy cards by management and shareholders soliciting proxy votes for their candidates in non-exempt director election contests, as well as mandating...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

SEC Requires Universal Proxy Cards for Contested Director Elections, Amends Other Proxy Disclosure Requirements for All Director...

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As expected, the SEC has adopted final rules requiring the use of universal proxy cards in shareholder meetings involving non-exempt contested director elections held after August 31, 2022. In addition, certain amendments...more

Bracewell LLP

UAE Ultimate Beneficial Ownership Regulations

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As part of a series of legislative change aimed to improve corporate transparency, the UAE Cabinet issued Cabinet Resolution no (58) of 2020 concerning regulation of the real beneficiary procedures (“UBO Regulations”). The...more

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UAE Companies Must Register Beneficial Owners, Shareholders, and Nominee Directors by October 27

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As the United Arab Emirates (UAE) seeks to bolster its economic substance regulations to comply and align with global trends, companies in the UAE (both onshore and in non–financial free zones) have until October 27, 2020, to...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Nominee Directors: Rights and Responsibilities

It is common for shareholders of both public and private companies to nominate directors to sit on the companies’ boards on their behalf. This commonly occurs when an investor is an institution, when it has the contractual...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Activists in Your Boardroom - Planning for and Managing the New Dynamic

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As shareholder activists continue to gain access to the boardroom with unprecedented frequency, it is more important than ever for executives and directors to be prepared for the possibility and have strategies in place to...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Proxy Access Proposals: Recent Developments

Recently, New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer, who oversees five municipal public pension funds with $160 billion in assets, announced an initiative to give shareholders who meet specified criteria the right to nominate...more

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