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Annual Meetings: Giving the ‘High Sign’ to the Meeting Chair

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I had to look up the definition of “high sign” because I’ve said it for the entirety of my life, but it doesn’t feel right in this day and age. But sure enough, it means what I thought: “a surreptitious gesture, often...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

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

2021 Silicon Valley 150 Corporate Governance Report

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Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati is pleased to share the 2021 Silicon Valley 150 Corporate Governance Report, which analyzes the governance of the Valley's largest public companies and reviews various matters regarding annual...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Ministerial Draft for the Introduction of the Virtual Annual General Meeting

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Up to now, the virtual Annual General Meeting has been a provisional solution due to the exceptional situation caused by the pandemic, with an end date of August 31, 2022 set in the so-called COVID-19 Act. The German Federal...more

Allen Matkins

Must Board Meeting Notices Be Ingenuous?

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Yesterday's post briefly discussed former Chancellor William Chandler's ruling in Fogel v. U.S. Energy Systems, Inc., 2007 Del. Ch. LEXIS 178.  In finding that no valid board meeting had occurred, Chancellor Chandler stated...more

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SEC Approves NASDAQ Board Diversity Rules

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Updated – On August 6, 2021, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission approved Nasdaq’s Board Diversity Rules (the “Rules”). The Rules require Nasdaq-listed companies to have or explain why they do not have at least two...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Matters To Consider for the 2020 Annual Meeting and Reporting Season

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Companies have important decisions to make as they prepare for the 2020 annual meeting and reporting season. We have prepared a checklist of key corporate governance, executive compensation and disclosure matters on which we...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Anticipating Activism: Implications for Your 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders

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Activist investors often begin planning their campaigns as much as a year in advance of the annual meeting. This includes accumulating stock positions, coordinating with other hedge funds in so-called “wolf packs,” analyzing...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

SEC Proposes Universal Ballots in Contested Elections

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On October 26, 2016, in a split vote, the SEC proposed the mandated use of universal ballots in contested director elections at annual meetings. The proposed rules were controversial even before they were proposed – the House...more

Allen Matkins

Nevada Corporations And Virtual Stockholder Meetings

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Companies typically cite cost savings and ease of access as the motivation for holding virtual stockholder meetings. Andy D. Bryant, Chairman of the Board of Intel Corporation, for example, provided the following rationale...more

Snell & Wilmer

Corporate Communicator - Winter 2014

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2014 ANNUAL MEETING SEASON - Dear clients and friends, We present to you our traditional year-end issue of Snell & Wilmer’s Corporate Communicator to help you prepare for the upcoming annual report and proxy...more

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