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In-House Corner: Setting the Board’s Budget
This feature of our blog is where our in-house readers share tips, anecdotes and thoughts about things that come up in their daily practice. This particular batch of thoughts is about handling the board's budget [feel free to ping me and share your thoughts – they will be posted anonymously or with attribution, whichever you desire]:
Changing a Board Committee’s Name: Three Practical Considerations
What's in a name? If the board decides to tap an existing board committee with the primary responsibility to perform ESG oversight, the next step is deciding whether to change the name of that board committee.
In-House Corner: Director Recruiting – Part 2
This feature of our blog is where our in-house readers share tips, anecdotes and thoughts about things that come up in their daily practice. We received so much feedback on our first blog about director recruiting that we now have this Part 2:
Video Archive: Proxy Season Postmortem—20 Things
Here's the video archive for the webcast from last week - Proxy Season Postmortem—20 T
SEC Changes the Proxy Voting Advice Rules (Again)
Last week, the SEC adopted rule amendments to the proxy voting advice rules - in a 3-2 vote - reversing course on most of the rule changes adopted a scant two years ago involving how proxy advisors operate.
A New Guide: "Shareholder Engagement"
I have put together this "Shareholder Engagement" Guide. Check it out! It covers these nine topics:
SEC Proposes Changes to Three Shareholder Proposal Exclusion Bases
Yesterday, at an open Commission meeting, the SEC proposed a number of rulemakings: one of which proposes revising three bases for exclusion under Rule 14a-8 [the SEC also amended the proxy advisor rules; we'll have a blog on that soon enough].
Should Our Directors Follow a Different E-Signature Process Than Our Executives?
This Thursday's Webcast: “Proxy Season Post-Mortem – 20 Things”
Join us this Thursday, July 14th for a webcast – "Proxy Season Post-Mortem – 20 Things" – to hear Perkins Coie's Allison Handy, Kelly Reinholdtsen and Broc Romanek – and Proxy Analytics' Steve Pantina – as they cover what happened during this wild proxy season, f
Will the SEC Adopt Final Climate Disclosure Rules By This October?
A few weeks ago, the SEC released its latest
Next Week's Webcast: “Proxy Season Post-Mortem – 20 Things”
Join us next Thursday, July 14th for a webcast – "Proxy Season Post-Mortem – 20 Things" – to hear Perkins Coie's Allison Handy, Kelly Reinholdtsen and Broc Romanek – and Proxy Analytics' Steve Pantina – as they cover what happened during this wild proxy season, f
Should You Disclose the Identity of a Shareholder Proponent in Your Proxy?
A question we sometimes hear from clients during proxy season is whether to include the name of the proponent in the proxy statement with a shareholder proposal made under Rule 14a-8.
Upcoming Webcast: “Proxy Season Post-Mortem – 20 Things”
Join us in roughly two weeks - on Thursday, July 14th - for a webcast: "Proxy Season Post-Mortem – 20 Things" - to hear Perkins Coie's Allison Handy, Kelly Reinholdtsen and Broc Romanek – and Proxy Analytics' Steve Pantina – as they cover what happened during thi
SEC Finally Mandates E-Filings for Forms 144 and Glossy Annual Reports
Given how old that the SEC's Edgar now is, it's always surprising to realize that the SEC still allows some forms to be filed on paper.
Upcoming Webcast: “Proxy Season Post-Mortem – 20 Things”
Join us on Thursday, July 14th for a webcast - "Proxy Season Post-Mortem – 20 Things" - to hear Perkins Coie's Allison Handy, Kelly Reinholdtsen and Broc Romanek – and Proxy Analytics' Steve Pantina – as they cover what happened during this wild proxy season, fro