Both Nasdaq and the NYSE issued recent reminders to companies about key announcements that may constitute material news.
Changes to dates. Changes to a company’s earnings release, divi...
ISS has launched its annual data verification period starting today, November 2nd. From now until 8pm EST on November 13, companies can review and confirm the data used by ISS for QuickS...
The litigation against Facebook for their director compensation raised a question of first impression: whether a disinterested controlling stockholder can ratify a transaction approved b...
ISS has issued its voting policies for public comment, which are due by 6:00 p.m. EST on November 9. The comments will be published (unless otherwise requested). ISS will consider the com...
A company that receives a shareholder proposal asking that proxy access rights be given to shareholders owning 3% of outstanding shares for three years, to nominate up to 25% of the board...
The WSJ reported that the U.S. Chamber of Commerce will not be challenging the SEC pay ratio disclosure rules in court. Our memo on the final rules is here.
According to the article, the ...
More than half of the directors in PwC’s 2015 Annual Corporate Director’s Survey believe proxy access is appropriate for shareholders owning at least 5% of a company’s shares for at...
With the backdrop of the focus on next year’s presidential election and frequent reports regarding political spending, the Center for Political Accountability has published the 2015 CPA...
EY reports that in the next five years, almost 20% of directors at S&P 1500 companies may be poised to leave their boards. The estimate is calculated based on the number of directors who ...
CII indicated that shareholders plan to “get tough” on boards adopting what it calls “troublesome access provisions.” See here for the headline. CII’s data shows that one-third ...
