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NYSE proposes to amend shareholder approval requirements

No, it’s not Groundhog Day. (In fact, it’s election day.  Go vote!) But this proposal from the NYSE to amend Sections 312.03 and 312.04 of the Listed Company Manual sounds remarkably similar to the one that the SEC has just approved for Nasdaq—modifications to the price requirements for purposes of determining whether shareholder approval is required for certain issuances.  (See this PubCo post.)  Just like the new Nasdaq rule, the NYSE proposal would

change the definition of market value for purposes of the shareholder approval rule and
eliminate the requirement for shareholder approval of issuances at a price less than book value but greater than market value.