Massachusetts Governor Charles Baker’s COVID executive order permitting public companies incorporated in Massachusetts to hold virtual-only shareholder meetings is set to expire on August 14, 60 days after the June 15 lifting...more
As our clients and friends know, each year Mintz provides an analysis of the regulatory developments that impact public companies as they prepare for their fiscal year-end filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission...more
1/26/2021
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On March 13th, the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance issued guidance allowing companies who had already filed proxy statements to switch to virtual-only meeting formats due to COVID-19 without mailing additional proxy...more
On March 30th, Massachusetts Governor Charles Baker issued an executive order, intended to supplement the measures the Commonwealth has adopted to limit the spread of the coronavirus, that permits public companies...more
4/1/2020
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On Friday, New York’s Governor Cuomo issued an executive order providing that, in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, corporations incorporated in New York will be permitted to hold virtual-only shareholders meetings through...more
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is continuing to provide guidance to accommodate companies in light of the challenges posed by the COVID-19 virus. As discussed in our recent Viewpoints advisory, the SEC has...more