From Distance Meetings to Diversity Reports: 2020 Updates for NY State Businesses
According to the news reports, during the June 2025 annual general meeting season, shareholders made a total of 399 proposals to 114 Japanese publicly listed companies. This marks the fourth consecutive year of...more
Recently, I blogged about how ISS is soliciting input on its annual policy benchmark survey. Glass Lewis has also released its annual policy benchmark survey, with responses due by September 15th....more
As discussed in our November 17, 2021 post, management of public companies are required to use universal proxy cards for shareholder meetings involving most election contests held after August 31, 2022. This means that both...more
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved mandatory “universal proxy” on November 17, 2021. The final rules will apply to contested director elections at shareholder meetings held after August 31, 2022. The...more