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California Decides That The Sun Shall Not Set On Virtual Meeting Statutes

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Despite being home to the Silicon Valley, California has not embraced with abandon virtual-only meetings of shareholders.  Section 600(e) of the Corporations Code currently does not permit virtual only meetings unless one of...more

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CSA Update Guidance on Virtual Shareholder Meetings

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The Canadian Securities Administrators (“CSA”) provided initial guidance on virtual shareholder meetings in February 2022 to: (i) assist reporting issuers in fulfilling their obligations under securities legislation; and (ii)...more

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Delaware Corporate Law Developments: What You Need to Know for 2023

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Delaware corporate law continually evolves, and 2022 was no exception. As the year draws to a close and proxy season approaches, here are highlights of significant changes that may impact 2023 annual meeting plans, among...more

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Prospects Dim for In-Person Meetings in 2021: Glass Lewis Provides Updated Hybrid/Virtual Approach

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As we approach our 11th month of COVID-19 restrictions, the pandemic continues to evolve with new variants, while vaccination efforts move forward at a snail’s pace because of limited supplies in many states. Many hoped for a...more

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Annual Meeting and Proxy Considerations

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Holding Your Annual Meeting Virtually—Lessons Learned From 2020 - In light of the circumstances surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, it comes as no surprise that there was a dramatic increase in the number of virtual...more

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Corporate Governance Survey - 2020 Proxy Season Results

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Corporate governance practices vary significantly among public companies. This is a reflection of many factors, including: • Differences in the stage of development of companies, including the relative importance placed on...more

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Glass Lewis Announces 2021 Proxy Voting Policy Guidelines

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Glass Lewis announced updates to its United States Proxy Voting Policy Guidelines late November 2020. The 2021 Proxy Voting Policy Guidelines include a variety of changes from the 2020 version, including new provisions...more

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ISS 2021 Policy Updates On Federal Forum And Exclusive State Law Forum Provisions, Board Diversity And Other Matters

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Institutional Shareholder Services (“ISS”) published its proxy voting guidelines updates for 2021 (“Policy Updates”) on November 12, 2020. The changes that are likely to be of most interest to companies include new and...more

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ISS Provides A Roadmap For The 2021 Proxy Season

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Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) has recently provided guidance outlining its approach to proxy voting advice for the 2021 proxy season. ISS adopted updates to its Benchmark Proxy Voting Guidelines (Voting Policy),...more

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2021 Annual Shareholder Meetings – Avoiding a Super Spreader Event

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As COVID-19 rages on, companies are again flocking to virtual annual meetings for the 2021 proxy season, but with one important difference: the luxury of time. Many companies are already exploring retention of virtual annual...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Planning Ahead: Virtual Shareholder Meetings in the 2021 Proxy Season

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted U.S. public companies in myriad ways. The fact that the traditional proxy season — the period from April through June when a substantial number of public companies hold their annual meetings...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Public Companies & the Law

SEC gives Issuers Added Flexibility to Adjust Annual Meetings in Light of COVID-19

As efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19 gain steam, companies may consider whether to hold a virtual annual meeting rather than a traditional in-person meeting. To that end, the SEC staff has offered public companies...more

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Taking The Meeting Out Of Annual Meetings: Exploring Virtual Meeting Options In The Age Of Coronavirus

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As proxy season and the coronavirus pandemic collide over the next few months, travel restrictions, quarantines and health concerns are complicating many public companies’ plans for their annual stockholder meetings. Many...more

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Annual Meetings in a World Without Meetings: The Impact of COVID-19 on Public Companies

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Coronavirus (COVID-19) is having an unprecedented impact on the world’s economy, including historic stock market declines, a virtual standstill in business and leisure travel, closures of schools and businesses and a focus on...more

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COVID-19: SEC Division of Corporation Finance Issues Guidance on Annual Meetings

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The staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Corporation Finance on March 13 issued guidance designed to assist companies in complying with federal proxy rules in light of the coronavirus (COVID-19)...more

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SEC Provides Guidance On Annual Meetings For Companies Affected By COVID-19

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The Staff of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced guidance on March 13 for public companies that have been impacted by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and that wish to modify the date, time or...more

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Conducting Your Annual Meeting During a Health Pandemic

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April, May and June are typically the most popular months for public companies to host their annual meetings of shareholders. This year, the unprecedented public health concern resulting from the coronavirus or COVID-19...more

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SEC Provides Guidance on Annual Meeting Dates and Using Virtual Meetings as a Result of Coronavirus

The SEC published guidance to assist public companies, investment companies, shareholders, and other market participants affected by COVID-19 with their upcoming annual shareholder meetings....more

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COVID-19 Pandemic Causes Public Companies to Reevaluate Virtual Meetings

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Across the globe, the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) is causing governments, companies, associations and colleges and universities to take unprecedented steps to address the spread and transmission of COVID-19. These steps...more

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2019 ISS and Glass Lewis Updates to Canadian Proxy Voting Guidelines

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Institutional Shareholder Services ("ISS") and Glass, Lewis & Co ("Glass Lewis") have both released their updates to their respective Canadian proxy voting guidelines for the 2019 proxy season. The ISS updates apply to...more

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