SEC Rethinks Proxy Exclusions, Takes Pro-Shareholder Approach

The SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance has clarified its application of Rule 14a-8(i)(9), which permits the exclusion of shareholder proposals that conflict with the company’s own proposals. After months of debate, the SEC stopped issuing these no-action letters for the 2015 proxy season while it reviewed the process. Moving ...

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