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5 Apr 2011, 5:31 am
A federal judge in Texas ruled Monday that KBR may omit a board declassification proposal filed by California shareholder activist John Chevedden after concluding that he failed to provide sufficient proof of ownership. [read post]
29 Sep 2010, 11:07 am
The U.S. [read post]
5 Jan 2011, 10:50 am
In a rare victory for shareholder proponents, the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Corporation Finance Division has reversed a previous no-action ruling to allow Navistar International to omit a union pension fund’s proposal that seeks a vote on future “golden parachute” benefits. [read post]
26 Oct 2011, 2:21 pm
In a substantial vote of "no confidence," News Corp. shareholders withheld more than 30 percent support from James Murdoch, Lachlan Murdoch, and three other directors at the media company's Oct. 21 annual meeting. [read post]
18 Jan 2012, 1:36 pm
In response to a shareholder proposal, KSW has adopted a proxy access bylaw that requires investors to hold at least a 5 percent stake for one year to nominate board candidates. [read post]
30 Mar 2009, 6:51 am
While U.S. companies challenged more governance proposals this season at the Securities and Exchange Commission, investors so far have fared better than in 2008, according to a RiskMetrics Group analysis. [read post]
10 Nov 2009, 12:32 pm
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19 Jan 2011, 8:10 am
The U.S. [read post]
22 Mar 2011, 1:02 pm
The debate over the best frequency for “say on pay” votes has reached a tipping point, as a majority of S&P 500 and Russell 3000 firms have urged their investors to support annual advisory votes on executive compensation. [read post]
30 Apr 2010, 12:47 pm
Since Apache Corp. prevailed in a closely watched court fight with activist John Chevedden in March, several companies have raised similar proof-of-ownership arguments to exclude shareholder proposals, but they have not persuaded the staff of the SEC's Corporation Finance Division.Devon Energy and Union Pacific both cited the Apache v. [read post]
4 Oct 2010, 1:13 pm
In an unexpected move, the U.S. [read post]
13 Jan 2009, 7:43 am
Walden Asset Management is urging the Securities and Exchange Commission to reject requests by Bristol-Myers Squibb and other companies to exclude proposals filed by investors affiliated with California-based activist John Chevedden. [read post]
6 Mar 2009, 7:43 am
Federally supported financial firms have begun filing their preliminary proxy materials that include an advisory vote on executive pay, as required by the U.S. economic stimulus legislation. [read post]
4 Nov 2011, 11:29 am
While no investors have publicly announced the filing of a proxy access proposal so far, governance observers expect that activists will submit at least a half dozen resolutions on this topic in 2012.Many observers expect to see proposals that are modeled on the SEC’s universal access rule, Rule 14a-11. [read post]
1 Dec 2011, 12:31 pm
Retail activist Ken Steiner has filed low-threshold proxy access resolutions at three more companies--Bank of America, Sprint Nextel, and Ferro Corp. [read post]
26 Jan 2012, 8:23 am
The New York Stock Exchange has taken a new position on “broker votes” that will make it more difficult for some U.S. companies to get shareholder approval for management proposals to declassify their boards or to repeal supermajority rules. [read post]
21 Sep 2011, 6:24 am
Davis Polk & Wardwell, a law firm that represents directors and executives, recently did an interview with new ISS President Gary Retelny. [read post]
31 Jul 2009, 6:05 am
The House of Representatives is scheduled to vote today on legislation that would require U.S. companies to hold annual advisory votes on executive compensation. [read post]
14 Sep 2011, 9:44 am
An international coalition of 14 pension funds with more than $2 trillion in assets under management has called on the U.S. [read post]
23 Sep 2008, 7:20 pm
As Congress debates the proposed $700 billion bailout of the financial industry, House Democrats are pushing for the U.S. government to require financial firms that receive assistance to hold annual "say on pay" votes on executive compensation, curb severance payouts, and provide for proxy access. [read post]
