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SEC Proposes Amendments to Proxy Solicitation and Shareholder Proposal Rules
November 11, 2019, Covington Alert
On November 5, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed two rule amendments as part of its ongoing effort to modernize and improve the proxy voting system. The SEC proposed amendments to its rules governing proxy solicitations to clarify the application of such rules to proxy advisory firms making voting recommendations and to impose new disclosure and other obligations on such firms, with the goal of enhancing the accuracy, transparency and effectiveness of proxy voting advice.
May 14, 2020, Covington Alert
The SEC and its staff continue to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic by providing public companies and other filers with relief from certain reporting requirements, as well as rule amendments. Recently, the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance (the “Division”) issued several frequently asked questions (“FAQs”) relating to the SEC’s March 25, 2020 Order that ...
October 10, 2018, Covington Alert
As described in our earlier alert, in August the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) adopted amendments to its disclosure rules to eliminate requirements it deemed “redundant, duplicative, overlapping, outdated, or superseded” (the “Amendments”) based, in part, on other Commission rules and generally accepted accounting principles in the United ...
August 29, 2018, Covington Alert
The Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission) recently adopted amendments to its disclosure rules to eliminate requirements that it deems “redundant, duplicative, overlapping, outdated, or superseded” based, in part, on other Commission rules and generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (U.S. GAAP).