For United States public companies, the drafting of the proxy statement and its filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) are integral parts of preparing for the annual meeting of shareholders.
In 2026, public companies will prepare their proxy statements amid a variety of SEC policy changes regarding
Continue Reading Preparing for the 2026 proxy season
On November 17, 2025, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)’s Division of Corporation Finance announced that it would significantly curtail its review of no-action submission requests for the upcoming proxy season (October 1, 2025 –September 30, 2026).
According to its statement, the SEC staff will not respond
Continue Reading SEC Division of Corporation Finance announces significant change to shareholder proposal no-action process for upcoming proxy season
On October 9, 2025, during a keynote address at the John L. Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance’s 25th Anniversary Gala, United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Paul Atkins suggested that the SEC may be amenable to arguments from Delaware-incorporated companies seeking to exclude precatory shareholder proposals from
Continue Reading SEC signals potentially significant changes to Rule 14a-8 shareholder proposal process
In our earlier blog post, we discussed Staff Legal Bulletin 14M (SLB 14M), which rescinded prior Staff Legal Bulletin 14L (SLB 14L).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 intended to clarify the views of the SEC staff (Staff) on the
Continue Reading Shareholder proposals – the great reset again! (Part 2)
