This is the first of a series of posts to discuss key shareholder proposals during proxy season 2011.
While ISS reports that 39% of S&P 500 companies continue to have staggered boards,...
The Dodd-Frank frequency vote is of course “nonbinding”, but companies that have “lost” the vote for triennial frequency have almost without exception decided that the better part...
Commenters to the SEC’s proposed rules on listing standards for compensation committees, including issuers, law firms, consultants and organizations like the Society of Corporate Secret...
The deadline for comments about the SEC proposed rules regarding compensation committees has passed, with 54 submissions sent. While many commenters support the approach of directing the...
Earlier today, in a divided 3-2 vote, the SEC adopted final rules to implement the whistleblower provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act. Overall, the final rules appear more permissive and defe...
Questions have come up about whether companies can declare how frequently they intend to hold say-on-pay votes in the Form 8-K announcing annual meeting results within four business days ...
It has been frustrating for companies who want to benefit from the substantial cost-savings provided by the SEC notice and access rules to discover that they must also comply with the Dep...
When the SEC decided to eliminate the ability of brokers to vote on a discretionary basis without specific client instruction for director elections in July 2009, many predicted that it w...
Although it often looks like proxy season 2011 is a one-topic event, say-on-pay is just one item on proxy cards. Recent data reminds us that say-on-pay may even be the least controversia...
When shareholders mark “abstain” on a ballot, what does it mean? Does the meaning differ depending on whether it’s to elect a director, vote on say-on-pay or a shareholder proposal...
