Putting the SEC’s New Shareholder Proposals Rules in Context  

As with last November’s SEC Staff Guidance, the recently proposed amendments to Rule 14a-8 governing the inclusion of shareholder proposals in corporate proxy statements will make it more difficult to exclude proposals on grounds of substantial implementation, duplication, and resubmission.

I encourage you to attend our Governance Watch webcast with Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton on the highlights from this year’s proxy season on Tuesday, August 9, from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Eastern.