2014 Predictions On New Shareholder Proposals
Straws In The Wind: Our Predictions On ‘Big New Things’ Coming Soon On The Shareholder Proposal Scene
Rewarding Long-Term Stock Ownership
We hate it when the European Union seems to forge far ahead of us on governance issues…so we did a double take when we read in the Financial Times that “Loyal shareholders in European companies would gain extra voting rights and a bigger slice of dividends under a...Stock Splits: With So Many Stocks At Or Near Record Levels, Why So Few In Recent Years?
We mentioned in our last issue that we were overdue in covering stock splits – or, more precisely, the notable dearth of splits there’s been over the last few years – even while more and more seemingly split-worthy stocks are at or near record price levels…So here’s our promised update:
Unclaimed Property Abroad: A New Target For Auditors?
Reflecting our global economy, many shareholders of today’s public corporations live in countries other than the United States.
Computershare: Looking Ahead
An Interview With Jay McHale, President US Equity Services, Computershare
State Treasurers Give Some New Protections To Shareholders Alleged To Be ‘Lost’… But Many Predatory Practices Continue Unabated
An Interview With Jennifer Borden, Executive Vice President And General Counsel Of UPRR
Top Things To Watch At ISS
Interview With Pat Mcgurn, Special Counsel To ISS
A New Rat – Or Two – Or Maybe Three – In Proxy-Land
Whistleblower Rats Out Leaks Of Confidential Voting Info From ISS To A Perk-Loaded Proxy Solicitor
Two Seminal Proxy Cases: Hooray For Our Side:
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
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
A List Of Practical Tips And Resources To Bone Up On
Proxy Fights And Activists
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
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
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
by Peter Breen,General Manager, Broadridge Corporate Issuer Solutions
Our Number-One Tip For “Annual Meeting Security”
Having Safe, Sane, Sensible And Scrupulously Fair Rules Of Conduct In Place… Plus, The Very Important Tip Number-Two
Rules And Procedures For The Conduct Of Annual Stockholder Meetings
XYZ Corporation welcomes you to its 20th Annual Meeting of Stockholders. In fairness to all stockholders in attendance, and in order to provide stockholders an opportunity to be heard – and in the interest of conducting an orderly meeting, within a reasonable time period – we require you to honor the following rules of conduct:
The Top Ten Ways To Disrespect Your Individual Investors— And To Get Permanently “De-Friended” By Them
Reduce your communications with retail investors to the lowest levels the law requires: True friends will really appreciate your thriftiness, no?
Following Telephone Voting Missteps Are Your Proxy Chasers Following Smart And Ethical Practices, Much Less “Best Practices” On The Phone?
Reduce your communications with retail investors to the lowest levels the law requires: True friends will really appreciate your thriftiness, no?
Our Top-Ten Reasons To Grow—And To Guard— Your Company’s Retail Investor Base
Individual Investors are LONG-TERM INVESTORS: Seven years is about the average for all companies, with 16-20 years for “better than average companies.”
Really Reaching Out To Directors
Board And Director Evaluations Can Lead To More Effective Boards
By Kristina Veaco and Cherie Sorokin
Our Top-Ten Tips On Dealing With Activist Investors, Shareholder Proponents, Gadflies – And Other Would-Be Speakers – At Shareholder Meetings
Our Top-Ten Tips On Dealing With Activist Investors, Shareholder Proponents, Gadflies – And Other Would-Be Speakers – At Shareholder Meetings
“Ninety-Nine-Percenters” Try To Take Over A Dozen Or So Annual Meetings This Year
Still More Tips On Being Well Prepared
En Garde: Proxy Voting Gamesmanship Is Alive And Well
– And Especially “Creative” This Season… Creating Votes Out Of Thin Air
Hundreds Of Companies Will Have Qr Codes On Their Proxy Materials This Year – To Take Voters Straight To Mobile Voting Platforms
At Least Six Companies – Including Gm And Allstate – Will Take Voters Directly To Their Very Own Voting Accounts
