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W. Brinkley Dickerson, Eric A. Koontz, David I. Meyers, Vincent J. Pisano, Candice L. Priest; Troutman Sanders LLP;
Legal Alert/Article February 10, 2012, previously published on February 9, 2012 Bear with us for a minute . . . Imagine a scenario where every public company decides to follow the gospel of ISS - whole-hog, 100% of the way. They all elect independent chairmen, do away with poison pills, implement majority voting and proxy access, have only super-independent directors and even...
| | NYSE Narrows Broker Discretionary Voting
David M. Carter, W. Brinkley Dickerson, Eric A. Koontz, David I. Meyers, Vincent J. Pisano; Troutman Sanders LLP;
Legal Alert/Article February 6, 2012, previously published on February 2, 2012 On January 25, 2012, the NYSE announced changes to the application of Rule 452 to certain management-supported corporate governance proxy proposals. These changes, which are effective immediately, limit the discretionary authority of brokers to vote their customers’ shares without specific...
| | SEC Staff Issues Guidance on European Debt Exposure
Eric A. Koontz, David I. Meyers, Vincent J. Pisano; Troutman Sanders LLP;
Legal Alert/Article January 19, 2012, previously published on January 17, 2012 On January 6, 2012, the Division of Corporate Finance (the Division) of the Securities and Exchange Commission issued guidance to all SEC registrants, particularly financial institutions, regarding their direct and indirect exposure to European sovereign debt. The guidance also covers disclosures...
| | When 51% Does Not Equal a Majority
Susan Stoops Ancarrow, W. Brinkley Dickerson, Eric A. Koontz, David I. Meyers, Vincent J. Pisano; Troutman Sanders LLP;
Legal Alert/Article November 14, 2011, previously published on November 9, 2011 Institutional Shareholder Services has released its 2012 Draft Policies, and, given its activist-centric approach to corporate governance, it is not surprising that the proposed approach to responding to management say-on-pay votes defies both logic and shareholder prerogative.
| | FINRA Revises Proposed Rule on Private Placements
Timothy I. Kahler, Eric A. Koontz, Vincent J. Pisano; Troutman Sanders LLP;
Legal Alert/Article October 12, 2011, previously published on October 11, 2011 On October 4, 2011, the Financial Industry Regulatory Association (FINRA) filed its anticipated revised private placement rule - Rule 5123 - with the Securities and Exchange Commission. This advisory provides background on the rule change and answers key questions about the parameters of the new...
| | SEC Will Not Appeal Proxy Access Ruling
W. Brinkley Dickerson, Eric A. Koontz, David I. Meyers, Vincent J. Pisano; Troutman Sanders LLP;
Legal Alert/Article September 12, 2011, previously published on September 7, 2011 On September 6, 2011, the SEC announced that it would not appeal the D.C. Circuit’s decision that vacated the proxy access rule. Since the decision was based upon the process that the SEC went through in approving the proxy access rule, and not the substance of the rule, the SEC could...
| | SEC Proxy Access Regime Invalidated by Court of Appeals
Terry C. Bridges, W. Brinkley Dickerson, Eric A. Koontz; Troutman Sanders LLP;
Legal Alert/Article August 1, 2011, previously published on July 28, 2011 Last Friday theUnited States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia invalidated the key component of the SEC’s proxy access regime. In general, but subject to various limitations, the regime required companies to include in their proxy statements, and on their proxy cards, director...
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