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TRANSFER AGENCY SEARCHES SEEM TO BE BOILING UP: OUR LIST OF TRAPS FOR THE UNWARY T-A COMPARISON SHOPPER

Suddenly, the U.S. Transfer Agency business is stirring up on a number of fronts, with more new entrants than we’ve seen in many years banging on corporate doors, as many public companies seem to be putting their business up for bids and/or negotiating renewals of old...

VOTES “IN PERSON” vs. “VOTES BY PROXY”

With the rise of Virtual and Hybrid Annual Meetings, differing views have emerged among issuers, service providers, and counsel to the various parties involved regarding what constitutes a “Vote in Person” versus a “Vote by Proxy,” and how those votes should be...

MORE ON THE ESSENTIAL BALLOT OF THE APPOINTED PROXIES… AND HOW TO FILL IT OUT

Many publicly traded companies—and often their counsel as well—overlook the requirement to execute the Ballot of the Appointed Proxies, sometimes referred to. for short, as the “Master Ballot.” Please note that the term “Master Ballot” is something of a misnomer, in...

Stock Splits Are Back In Fashion: Three Cheers, We Say

We are huge fans of stock splits (forward splits, that is) for a lot of reasons. We realized that we last wrote about them ten years ago, when there was a sudden upsurge, much like we are seeing now – like at Nvidia (10 for 1) Walmart (3 for 1) and Chipotle with a...

State Treasurers Give Some New Protections To Shareholders Alleged To Be ‘Lost’… But Many Predatory Practices Continue Unabated

2013, 2013 Supplement, Abandoned Property, Compliance & Ethics, Corporate Governance, Interviews, Issues

An Interview With Jennifer Borden, Executive Vice President And General Counsel Of UPRR

Top Things To Watch At ISS

2013, 2013 Supplement, Activist Investors, Annual Meetings, Interviews, Issues

Interview With Pat Mcgurn, Special Counsel To ISS

A New Rat – Or Two – Or Maybe Three – In Proxy-Land

2012, 2012 Q1, Issues, Proxy

Whistleblower Rats Out Leaks Of Confidential Voting Info From ISS To A Perk-Loaded Proxy Solicitor

Two Seminal Proxy Cases: Hooray For Our Side:

2012, 2012 Q3, Issues, Proxy

WA Judge Rules That The Delivery Of Proxies And Proxy Tabulations “Did Not Legally Constitute

Supreme Court In British Columbia Swats Down “Mosquito”; Sets Aside Meeting Results And Orders Company To Call A New Meeting

2012, 2012 Q3, Annual Meetings, Issues

In a landmark case that will, no doubt, influence proxy voting procedures here in the U.S. as well, a British Columbia judge ruled in favor of the Petitioner – International Energy and Mineral Resources Investment Ltd. —a Hong Kong company that was seeking to oust directors of Mosquito Consolidated Gold Mines Limited

Annual Meeting Seaon 2013

2012, 2012 Q4, Annual Meetings, Issues

A List Of Practical Tips And Resources To Bone Up On

Proxy Fights And Activists

2012, 2012 Q4, Corporate Governance, Issues, Proxy

What Every Public Company Needs To Know—And Do—If Activists “Reach Out” To Them…With A Cudgel

An Early Look At The 2013 Annual Meeting Season

2012, 2012 Q4, Annual Meetings, Issues

Our top – two predictions: (1) More investors will demand more face – time with CEOs than ever before—before, during and after the shareholder meeting…and (2) Low voting support for management positions will turn into much higher drama than ever before—at shareholder meetings—and at board meetings too.

2012 Transfer Agents

2012, 2012 Q4, Best & Worst Practices, Issues, Transfer Agents

Our Top Tips And A List Of Resources For Issuers Looking To Make Sense Of Industry Turmoil

5 Strategic Questions To Ask Your Transfer Agent Before Renewal

2012, 2012 Supplement, Issues, Transfer Agents

by Peter Breen,General Manager, Broadridge Corporate Issuer Solutions

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Podcast Alert: Annual Meeting Season 2026 — Expert Advice from Carl & Peder Hagberg

Carl and Peder Hagberg of The Shareholder Service OPTIMIZER join Meredith Ervine from TheCorporateCounsel.net to discuss proxy season risks, virtual meetings, and shareholder engagement for 2026.

Listen to hear their insights on this year’s annual meeting season.