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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...

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...

Hackers Invade Nasdaq OMX Board Portal: We Ask, “Are These Things Really Ready For Prime Time?”

2011, 2011 Q1, Compliance & Ethics, Issues

We are great fans of “secure board portals” – because they are huge time and money savers for corporate citizens charged with preparing “Board Books” – and because they provide great convenience to even modestly-tech-savvy Directors, who are constantly on-the-go these...

Consent Solicitations

2011, 2011 Q1, Annual Meetings, Compliance & Ethics, Issues

By Merrill Stone and Matthew Kane, Kelley Drye & Warren* Back in 2000, we discussed in the Optimizer how would-be acquirers were increasingly using consent solicitations in attempts to ambush boards and to effect changes of control. Consent solicitations still...

The Shareholder Services Association… Are You A Member? If Not, Why Not?

2011, 2011 Supplement, Abandoned Property, Issues

If your company has shareowners, regardless of how many, someone in your company is responsible for handling Share- holder Services, whether they actually know it or not.

Quick Review Of The 2011 Financial Markets

2011, 2011 Q4, Abandoned Property, Issues

…And A Quick Look At The Potential Impact, Going Forward, On A Public Company’S Key Service Providers

Keane Leads The Way

2011, 2011 Supplement, Abandoned Property, Compliance & Ethics, Issues

Keane, the country’s #1 provider of unclaimed property communications, compliance & consulting services, is making a difference for our clients.

Global Shares

2011, 2011 Supplement, Employee Stock Ownership, Interviews, Issues

The Optimizer’s Editor Interviews John Bagdonas, Vice President, Business Development, Global Shares

Introducing Loyaltyshares… A Truly Revolutionary Development That, Among Other Things, Lets Public Companies Turn Debt Into Equity…

2011, 2011 Supplement, Interviews, Investor Relations, Issues, Money Saving Ideas, Technology

The Optimizer’s Editor Interviews Ellen Philip And Cal Donly Of Ellen Philip Associates

Computershare: Committed To Service Quality

2011, 2011 Supplement, Interviews, Investor Relations, Issues

An Interview With Jay McHale, President, US Equity Services, Computershare

Proxy Solicitation – The Next Generation

2011, 2011 Supplement, Interviews, Issues, Proxy

An Interview With Michael Mackey, President, Alliance Advisors, LLC

When The Protectors Of Abandoned Property Become The Predators… What Should Public Companies Be Doing??

2011, 2011 Supplement, Abandoned Property, Compliance & Ethics, Interviews, Issues

An Interview With Bob Irvine, President And Jennifer Borden, Executive Vice President & General Counsel, Unclaimed Property Recovery And Reporting, LLC

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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.