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FTSE 350: Snapshot of AGM Key Trends – August 2025 Update

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As we move to the end of the 2025 AGM season, we have updated our analysis of how FTSE 350 companies have held their AGMs since January. Our review highlights emerging trends in shareholder communications, the evolution of...more

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Bill Would Allow Shareholders To Phone It In

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Currently, the California Corporations Code prohibits a California corporation from conducting a meeting of shareholders solely by electronic transmission by and to the corporation, electronic video screen communication,...more

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FTSE 350: July 2022 Snapshot of Arrangements for AGMs

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Key trends - We are now over half way through the year and moving towards the end of the AGM season. The trends which we identified at the start of the year have generally continued. Most companies have chosen to hold a...more

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FTSE 350: Snapshot of Arrangements for AGMs

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Refinitiv, Q1 2022 Adviser Rankings, US law firms, September 2021 We continue to track the approach FTSE 350 companies are taking to the holding of their AGMs. We have set out in our snapshot the approach companies have taken...more

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California Enacts Temporary, Yet Urgent, Law Allowing Virtual Only Shareholder Meetings

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Last year, the California legislature enacted AB 663 (Chen) in order to provide California corporations with greater flexibility to hold virtual-only meetings of shareholders.  Among other things, AB 663 amended Corporations...more

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North Carolina General Assembly Now Allows Virtual-Only Shareholders’ Meetings

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In September 2021, the North Carolina General Assembly passed, and Governor Roy Cooper signed into law, Session Law 2021-162 (House Bill 320), Part I of which includes amendments to the North Carolina Business Corporation Act...more

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SEC Schedules Open Meeting

The Securities and Exchange Commission announced that it will hold an open meeting on September 16, 2020, which will be webcast.  ...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Delaware Governor Issues Order Regarding Notice of Change to Virtual Stockholders’ Meeting for Public Companies Due to COVID-19

On April 6, 2020, the governor of Delaware, John Carney, issued an executive order addressing the notice requirement for public companies that switch their stockholders’ meetings from a physical location to a “virtual”...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Germany Introduces ‘Virtual’ General Meetings for Public Companies

On March 27, 2020, Germany passed a package of COVID-19-related amendments that apply to various areas of the law, with some important aspects already put into effect in the country on March 28, 2020. Included in the act on...more

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Navigating Annual Stockholder Meetings in a Sea of COVID-19 Stay-at-Home Orders

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As the COVID-19 pandemic disrupts life across the United States with lockdowns and stay-at-home orders in many states and cities, directors and officers wrestle with alternatives for holding annual stockholder meetings in a...more

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COVID-19 - The Impact on German Corporate Law

The protective measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19, in particular the restrictions of the individuals’ right to convene, limit the ability to act for companies of different legal forms under German law...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

SEC Guidance On Annual Meeting Changes Due To COVID-19

On March 13, 2020, the staff (the “Staff”) of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) provided guidance regarding potential changes to the date, time, location, or format of upcoming annual meetings of...more

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SEC Staff Provides Guidance for Conducting Virtual Meetings in Light of COVID-19 Pandemic

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In a previous blog post, we discussed the availability of virtual shareholder meetings (i.e., “virtual-only” and “hybrid” meetings) as a potential alternative to the traditional in-person meeting during the 2020 proxy season...more

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Corporate Governance Trends and Best Practices Among Middle Market Public Companies - February 2020

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Welcome to the second annual Benesch Corporate Governance Report, which focuses on trends and best practices at middle market public companies. 2019 saw a continued focus on corporate governance from a number of audiences...more

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