Annual Meeting Season is Here – Are You Ready?

Get the full transcript from the April 2, 2025, webinar hosted by TheCorporateCounsel.net: “Conduct of the Annual Meeting” As corporate governance continues to evolve in response to shifting regulatory landscapes and rising shareholder expectations, now is the time to...
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Institutional Investors Promise To Monitor And Act On VSMs That Short-Circuit Investor Participation

As the big Spring Shareholder Meeting Season begins we want to renew our warnings that “Big Brother is watching” – and rightly so, we say - to be sure that all shareholders are given a fair chance - not just to listen passively, but to be HEARD at VSMs – AND that they...
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Awful Advice On VSMs From A Big T-A: Take It At Your Peril

In the run-up to the annual podcast covering “The Conduct of the Annual Meeting,” a prospective attendee wrote in to ask if they could pre-record their entire Meeting, and to answer only pre-recorded questions, saying that their transfer agent (one of the biggest...
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Holy Moley! Exxon’s Suit Vs. Former Proponents, Followed By A Three-Page Screed In Their Proxy Statement, Draws Anger – And Two Exempt Solicitations As The AGM Ramps Up. Who’ll Stop The Madness Here?

Initially, we were sort of on board with the lawsuits Exxon filed against two shareholder proponents to ‘teach them a lesson’ to be more thoughtful about filing shareholder proposals. And yes, we are very much in sympathy with the idea that there are way too many...
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