Zombies at your Shareholder Meeting?
THE SCARIEST IN-BOX ITEM SO FAR THIS YEAR
Early Returns from the 2017 Meeting Season
While it’s still early-days as we write this, the 2017 season is off to something of a roaring start, with howls of protests from activist investors about “Virtual Only” shareholder meetings.
On a Happier Note Re: 2017 Annual Meetings
Some of the best materials that have crossed our desk so far
An 8-Million-Vote Margin on 2.75 Billion Votes Cast
“How Could the Inspectors Possibly Confirm That The Numbers Were Right?
Our Top 5 Tips To Widen The Margin of Victory in Close Contests
Start with a rigorous, numbers-oriented analysis of your company’s shareholder base – ninety days before the record date, and again, as of the record date.
An Update on Virtual Shareholder Meetings
A Great Thing, But Look Carefully Before You Leap
MID-MEETING-SEASON SANITY CHECK
IMPORTANT REMINDERS ON THE MATH – AND ON THE “OPTICS” – AND ON THE “AUDIBLES” OF VOTE REPORTING
Our Predictions on the 2018 Meeting Season Were Squarely On The Money
HERE’S OUR ANALYSIS OF TOP DEVELOPMENTS – AND OUR ADVICE TO ISSUERS ON PREPARING FOR 2019
Annual Meeting Planning – 2018
Two other sets of developments this season also give us reason to think hard as we plan for 2018:
Misguided SEC “Guidance” On No-Action Letters
And on Allowing Non-Shareholders to Submit Shareholder Proposals as “Proxies”: Time for Some Tough Talk, We Say
Ever Think About a Tied Vote?
Or Of What To Say And Do If Some Results Seem “Too Close To Call?”….Very Smart To Do These Days
Financial Choice Act Passes the House, With Major Changes in Proxy Proposal Rules:
ISSUERS; BEWARE OF GETTING WHAT YOU WISH FOR, WE WARN…
“MINI-TENDER” OFFERORS ARE BACK AGAIN
“HEED THE JUDGE” IN A LANDMARK CASE, BEFORE TURNING OVER YOUR SHAREHOLDER RECORDS TO UNKNOWN AND POSSIBLY UNSCRUPULOUS “SERVICE PROVIDERS.”
The 2017 “Ficklefinger Award”
And the winner is……. It’s been quite a few years since we handed out our once-annual Ficklefinger Award. With so much focus on good corporate governance practices over the past few years, most public companies are extremely wary of flicking a finger at...“Diversity” and the Prevalence of “Old White Men” at Shareholder Meetings
In our last issue we predicted that “diversity” would be a hot topic during the 2017 Meeting Season, and we are indeed happy to see a much overdue and much increasing focus here. We noted the new initiatives at State Street, and at several of the public pension funds...Our FOUR Top Takeaways from the 2017 Annual Meeting Season
This year’s big-meeting-season brought two earthshaking changes in the overall corporate governance climate that will, we believe, alter the landscape forever. Also, there were developments on political disclosure and so-called diversity proposals that issuers should...Board Diversity: What Are You Waiting For?
by Patricia Lenkov, Founder and Principal at Agility Executive Search The burden of proof has been met. Diverse boards make better decisions that lead to improved company performance. Yet despite the research and validation and the increasing prodding by institutional...More News from the 2017 Meeting Front: The Best & Worst
BofA’S DONATIONS TO SPECIAL OLYMPICS PRODUCED BIG NEW-VOTER TURNOUT: In our last issue we singled out Bank of America’s proxy package for special mention as “required viewing.” With most of the ‘big season’ now behind us, it remains the best and most effective set of...The Hottest Proxy Issues in 2018
Q&A with Bruce H. Goldfard, President & CEO of Okapi Partners
Unclaimed Property: One of the Hottest Issues for Issuers of Securities in 2018
An Interview with John Buonomo, Senior Vice President, Issuer Services at AST
Hot Issues for 2018 Proxy Season Preparation
Ron Schneider, Director of Corporate Governance Services, Donnelley Financial Solutions
Ways to “Optimize” Your Retail Shareholder Base
Margaret (Peggy) Foran, Chief Governance Officer, Senior Vice President and Corporate Secretary of Prudential Financial, Inc.
Striving To Deliver Greater Convenience and Control
An Interview with John Dunn, Vice President, U.S. Corporate Issuer Sales at Broadridge.
