Tag: SB 826

California Secretary of State publishes “report” about SB 826, California’s new board gender diversity mandate

As reported on thecorporatecounsel.net blog, the California Secretary of State has published on its website two spreadsheets, dated July 1, 2019, which apparently together constitute its mandated “report” under SB 826, California’s new board gender diversity mandate.  The first spreadsheet identifies 537 companies that the Secretary’s office views as subject to SB 826. The next spreadsheet identifies 184 companies that were apparently in compliance as of that date.  According to the “methodology,” this data was based on information available for the period from January 1 to June 30, 2019 in California and SEC filings, as well as information from the NYSE, Nasdaq and miscellaneous other online resources.   An updated report will be published on March 1, 2020.  My own extremely brief spotcheck, however, revealed that these lists are not exactly, um, accurate. (But see this update.)

California’s board gender diversity mandate: will it matter?

As discussed in this article in Bloomberg Businessweek, a new analysis conducted by Bloomberg explores the potential impact of California’s new board gender diversity mandate, SB 826.  And what does it show?  The impact on  the composition of boards could be substantial—perhaps even a “sea change.”