Tag: contested elections of directors
Proxy access gets a test drive
by Cydney Posner There’s been a lot of sturm und drang about proxy access, but no one has ever used it to nominate a board candidate…. that is, until now. CorpGov.net reports that, on November 9, 2016, GAMCO Asset Management Inc. (entity affiliated with activist investor Mario Gabelli) and certain affiliates […]
Will “universal proxy” make it to the finish line?
by Cydney Posner With Congress and the Presidency soon to be under Republican control, it would not be surprising, unless the SEC acted with unusual speed, if the universal proxy rules never went into effect. Commissioner Piwowar, a Republican appointee, dissented from the vote to approve the proposal, arguing that […]
SEC proposes use of “universal proxy” in election contests and adopts changes to Rule 147 and Reg D (updated)
by Cydney Posner At an open meeting this morning, the SEC voted, by a vote of two to one, to propose amendments to the proxy rules that mandate the use of universal proxy cards in contested elections and relate to disclosure about voting options and voting standards in all director […]
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