Tag: SEC Division of Corporation Finance
Corp Fin provides relief on conflict minerals in light of final judgment in National Association of Manufacturers v. SEC
by Cydney Posner Today, in light of the entry of final judgment by the D.C. District Court in National Association of Manufacturers v. SEC, Corp Fin issued an Updated Statement on the Effect of the Court of Appeals Decision on the Conflict Minerals Rule that provides substantial relief to companies subject to […]
More opposition to the virtual-only annual meeting
by Cydney Posner In case you missed it, Gretchen Morgenson’s column in the Sunday NYT railed against virtual-only annual meetings, which according to her data (provided by Broadridge), have increased in number from 21 in 2011 to 154 in 2016. And joining in the condemnation of the practice was NYC […]
Final judgment entered in conflict minerals case, National Association of Manufacturers v. SEC
by Cydney Posner Today, the D.C. District Court entered final judgment in National Association of Manufacturers v. SEC, holding that Section 1502 of Dodd-Frank and Rule 13p-1 and Form SD, Conflict Minerals, violate the First Amendment to the extent that the statute and the rule require regulated entities to report […]
Say farewell to the conflict minerals case, Nat’l Ass’n of Mfrs. v. SEC
by Cydney Posner The parties to the conflict minerals case have filed in the D.C. District Court a “Joint Status Report,” which requests that the Court enter a final judgment in accordance with the decision of the Court of Appeals. As a result, it will be case closed for National […]
SEC continues to grant no-action relief in connection with proxy access fix-it proposals
by Cydney Posner The SEC has posted a number of additional Corp Fin responses to requests for no-action, as well as to requests for reconsideration of previous denials of relief, regarding shareholder proposals to amend proxy access bylaws, so-called “fix-it” proposals. In all cases, the companies argued that they should […]
Another theory on Corp Fin’s position on proxy access fix-it proposals
by Cydney Posner Corp Fin has refined its position with regard to exclusion of proposals to amend existing proxy access bylaws. However, the basis for the staff’s determination to grant or refuse no-action relief in that context remains a conundrum.
Corp Fin refines its position on proxy access fix-it proposals (updated)
by Cydney Posner Corp Fin has refined its position with regard to exclusion of proposals to amend existing proxy access bylaws. As you may recall, the line drawn so far by Corp Fin has been that, where the shareholder proposal related to initial adoption of proxy access, Corp Fin has continued to […]
Corp Fin posts new CDI related to integration under Reg D
by Cydney Posner More CDIs from the Corp Fin, one of which, described below, relates to integration under Reg D. There are also three new CDIs relating to Reg A, new 182.12, new 182.13 and new 182.14.
New CDIs regarding registration fees and Form S-8
by Cydney Posner More new CDIs from Corp Fin, some relating to Form S-8 and the computation of registration fees under Rule 457:
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