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HTMLSEC Advises on Proxy Card Presentation of Say-On-Pay Vote
Laura D. Richman; Mayer Brown LLP;
Legal Alert/Article
February 15, 2012, previously published on February 14, 2012
On February 13, 2012, the staff of the US Securities Exchange Commission’s Division of Corporation Finance issued the following Compliance and Disclosure Interpretation addressing how the advisory say-on-pay vote should be presented on proxy cards:

 

HTMLNYSE Limits Broker Discretionary Voting on Corporate Governance Proposals
Laura D. Richman; Mayer Brown LLP;
Legal Alert/Article
February 6, 2012, previously published on February 3, 2012
NYSE Rule 452 governs the situation where NYSE member brokers are permitted to vote shares for proxy proposals without specific instructions from their clients. In recent years, the situations where brokers have been permitted to vote without direction from their clients have been limited so that...

 

HTMLU.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Adopts New Net Worth Standard for Accredited Investors
Laura D. Richman; Mayer Brown LLP;
Legal Alert/Article
January 4, 2012, previously published on January 3, 2012
The Securities and Exchange Commission has amended its net worth standard for accredited investors. This definition is an integral part of the rules that permit certain private and limited offerings to be made without registration—and without requiring specified disclosures—when sales...

 

Adobe PDFPreparing for the 2012 Proxy and Annual Reporting Season
Laura D. Richman; Mayer Brown LLP;
Legal Alert/Article
October 17, 2011, previously published on October 17, 2011
Before the year draws to a close, public companies should begin planning for the 2012 proxy and annual reporting season. Key issues for the upcoming season are summarized below.

 

HTMLU.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Will Not Appeal Proxy Access Decision; Related Shareholder Proposal Amendments Become Effective
Laura D. Richman; Mayer Brown LLP;
Legal Alert/Article
September 16, 2011, previously published on September 14, 2011
On July 22, 2011, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia vacated SEC Rule 14a-11 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, which would have required public companies to include shareholders' director nominees in company proxy materials in certain circumstances. On September 6,...

 

Adobe PDFUS Securities and Exchange Commission Replaces Credit Ratings as Eligibility Criteria for Short-Form Registration Statements
Laura D. Richman; Mayer Brown LLP;
Legal Alert/Article
August 16, 2011, previously published on August 15, 2011
On July 26, 2011, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted amendments to remove credit ratings as eligibility criteria for registration statements on Form S-3 and Form F-3. This action is in response to Section 939A of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act....

 

HTMLU.S. Court of Appeals Vacates SEC’s Proxy Access Rule
Laura D. Richman; Mayer Brown LLP;
Legal Alert/Article
July 26, 2011, previously published on July 25, 2011
On July 22, 2011, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit vacated Rule 14a-11, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s proxy access rule. Rule 14a-11 provided a means for shareholders to use a company management’s proxy statement and form of proxy to nominate...