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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

Takeovers Panel drops a suite of new considerations for voting intention statements

In the recent decision in Re Dropsuite Limited [2025] ATP 10, the Takeovers Panel concluded that a voting intention statement given by a substantial shareholder in the usual form was ‘ambiguous’ as to whether that shareholder...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

ISS Indefinitely Halts Consideration of Diversity Factors When Making Proxy Voting Recommendations

On February 11, 2025, Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) announced that it is suspending the consideration of diversity factors when making voting recommendations for directors at U.S. public companies. ISS’s press...more

BCLP

UK Corporate Briefing - March 2024

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Welcome to the Corporate Briefing, where we review the latest developments in UK corporate law that you need to know about. In this month’s issue, we discuss...more

Allen Matkins

Abandoning Cumulative Voting Does Not Extend Term Of Office

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In November 2018, the citizens of Mission Viejo elected three persons to the City Council for two-year terms of office, rather than four years as prescribed by California Government Code section 57377.  This was done pursuant...more

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Are Disparate Voting Rights Based On The Identity Of Holders Permitted?

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John Jenkins at DealerLawyers.com writes today about a decision by Vice Chancellor J. Travis Laster concluding that disparate voting rights based on the identity of the holders is permitted by the Delaware General Corporation...more

International Lawyers Network

Establishing A Business Entity In Israel (Updated)

While there are a few different forms of “corporate” entities in Israel, this guide will focus on companies and partnerships as these are the entities that the non-Israeli businessman is most likely to set up or invest in if...more

Stinson - Corporate & Securities Law Blog

ISS Issues Updated Policies for 2022

ISS has released updates to its 2022 ISS benchmark proxy voting policies. The updated policies will generally be applied for shareholder meetings taking place on or after Feb. 1, 2022, except for those updates that are being...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

ISS Aims to Apply Additional Climate Change Voting Guidelines

On Thursday, November 4, proxy advisory firm Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) launched an open comment period on 16 proposed policy changes. The request for comment grouped the proposed changes within five general...more

Stinson - Corporate & Securities Law Blog

ISS Publishes Proposed Changes for 2022 for Comment

ISS has published proposed policy changes for 2022 for public comment. The following summarizes proposed changes for the U.S. market....more

International Lawyers Network

Establishing A Business Entity In Israel (Updated)

While there are a few different forms of “corporate” entities in Israel, this guide will focus on companies and partnerships as these are the entities that the non-Israeli businessman is most likely to set up or invest in if...more

Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP

What is A Dual-Class Stock Structure and Do I Want It?

What is a Dual-Class Stock Structure? A dual-class stock structure basically means that a company has given disproportionate voting rights to one group of shareholders, typically its founders....more

Fenwick & West LLP

Corporate Governance Survey - 2019 Proxy Season Results

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Corporate Governance Trends - A Comparison of Large Public Companies and Silicon Valley Companies - As outside legal counsel to a wide range of public companies in the technology and life sciences industries, many of...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Guide for Annual Reporting on Fiscal Year 2019 for Companies Listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange

This update provides an overview of recent developments that will affect preparation of annual results and annual reports for companies listed on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (HKEX). In particular, it covers...more

White & Case LLP

Belgian Code on Companies and Associations: A practical handbook on the new law

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The new Belgian Code on Companies and Associations enters into force on 1 May 2019. The Belgian Code on Companies and Associations (the "BCCA"), enacted by the Belgian parliament on 28 February 2019, repeals the existing...more

International Lawyers Network

Establishing A Business Entity In Israel

The influence of British rule immediately prior to the establishment of the State of Israel has left a lasting mark on Israeli corporate law. Even though Israel is commercially much closer to the U.S., the links to the...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Hong Kong Publishes Groundbreaking New Rules for Dual-Class Shares, Emerging and Innovative Sectors

After publishing the “New Board Concept Paper” in December 2017, the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the Exchange) issued a consultation paper on February 23, 2018, titled “A Listing Regime for Companies From Emerging...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Hong Kong Announces Groundbreaking New Rules for Dual-Class Share, High-Tech and Biotech Company Listings

After publishing the “New Board Concept Paper Conclusions” in December 2017, the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the Exchange) issued on 23 February 2018 a consultation paper entitled “A Listing Regime for Companies From...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Corporate Finance Alert: Global Index Providers Announce Decision to Exclude Companies with Multi-class Capital Structures or...

In July 2017, global index providers S&P Dow Jones (S&P DJI) and FTSE Russell (FTSE) announced changes to their index eligibility rules, with S&P DJI excluding from certain of its indices companies with multi-class capital...more

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SEC’s Investor Advisory Committee Airs Concerns Over Multi-Tiered Offerings Following Snap’s IPO

Snap Inc., which debuted on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on March 2nd, was the largest tech IPO since Alibaba went public in 2014. Initially priced at $17 per share, the share price jumped to more than $24 by the end of...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Tenure Voting and the U.S. Public Company

In today’s capital markets, the principle of “one share, one vote” is increasingly under scrutiny. The rise of high-vote and no-vote stock has created a popular alternative for companies at the initial public offering...more

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