Harvard Corporate Governance

AUGUST 25, 2022

The Rule 14a-8 shareholder proposals we discuss are those submitted to and/or voted on at annual meetings of the U.S. The data on submitted, withdrawn and voted-on shareholder proposals derives, in part, from ISS’s voting analytics with respect to 797 known shareholder proposals submitted this year to U.S.

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Financial Times M&A

AUGUST 21, 2023

Cloud gaming rights to be sold to Ubisoft under new proposal

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Financial Times M&A

JUNE 10, 2022

Centrica and Abu Dhabi’s Masdar also in three-way race ahead of deadline at end of month

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Benzinga

JUNE 3, 2022

Kohl’s Corp (NYSE: KSS ) has received takeover bids form from private-equity firm Sycamore Partners and retail holding company Franchise Group, Inc (NASDAQ: FRG ), the Wall Street Journal reported. Sycamore proposed $50 a. Full story available on Benzinga.com.

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Harvard Corporate Governance

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Rather than being discouraged after two years of declining average support, however, shareholders submitting proposals are responding by adjusting their proposals (e.g., by piggybacking on a more successful proposal submitted by someone else in a previous year).

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Financial Times M&A

JULY 15, 2022

Approach values privately held group at £3bn and could create UK’s second-largest broadband company

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Harvard Corporate Governance

APRIL 7, 2024

Submit Annual Report on EDGAR. Notably, the ARS must be submitted on EDGAR regardless of whether the annual report is also posted on the company’s website. Annual reports distributed to shareholders in connection with the annual meeting must be furnished electronically on EDGAR as an “ARS” submission.

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Harvard Corporate Governance

DECEMBER 31, 2023

This post is based on a recent comment letter submitted to the U.S. This post is based on a comment letter submitted to the SEC regarding Corporate Board Diversity by Thirty Percent Coalition. Countryman: The Thirty Percent Coalition (the “Coalition”) respectfully submits this letter to the U.S.

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Harvard Corporate Governance

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

This post is based on a comment letter by BlackRock submitted to the U.S. This post is based on a comment letter submitted to the SEC regarding the proposed rules on ESG disclosures for investment funds and advisers by BlackRock. Posted by Paul Bodnar and Elizabeth Kent, BlackRock, Inc., BlackRock, Inc.

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Harvard Corporate Governance

JUNE 29, 2022

This post is based on a rulemaking petition submitted to the U.S. This post is based on a petition submitted by The Working Group on Human Capital Accounting Disclosure, pursuant to Rule 192(a). Securities and Exchange Commission by The Working Group on Human Capital Accounting Disclosure.

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Harvard Corporate Governance

OCTOBER 5, 2022

This post is based on a recent comment letter submitted to the U.S. This post is based on a comment letter submitted to the SEC regarding The proposed rules on Substantial Implementation, Duplication, and Resubmission of Shareholder Proposals by The Shareholder Commons. Introduction.

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Harvard Corporate Governance

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Beginning January 1, 2024, the US Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) will require “reporting companies” to submit a report to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) containing personal information about the reporting company’s “beneficial owners.” This post is based on their McDermott memorandum.

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Law 360 M&A

APRIL 23, 2024

billion) takeover offer to submit their shares by May 7. Private equity giant KKR on Tuesday urged the shareholders of British energy infrastructure company Smart Metering who have not yet accepted its £1.3 billion ($1.6

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Harvard Corporate Governance

AUGUST 20, 2022

This post is based on a comment letter submitted to the U.S. This post is based on a comment letter submitted to the SEC regarding the Proposed SEC Substantial Implementation, Duplication, and Resubmission of Shareholder Proposals Under Exchange Act Rule 14a-8 by the Shareholder Rights Group.

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Harvard Corporate Governance

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Interested candidates should submit to programcoordinator@corpgov.law.harvard.edu a CV; graduate program transcripts; any research papers they have written; and a cover letter. Fellows will also be able to spend significant time on their own projects. The position will provide a competitive fellowship salary and Harvard University benefits.

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Machen McChesney

MARCH 6, 2024

Lenders and investors may think the worst if a company’s financial reports aren’t submitted in a timely manner. Most calendar-year entities issue their year-end financials by March of the following year. Here are three assumptions your stakeholders could make when your financial statements are late.

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Appraisers Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Thus, the appraiser submits he report without any reviews or questioning process. In reply to kevin r litchke. In my state, a 703 expert means that both sides agree to “accept” the conclusions of an expert(appraiser) prior to court proceedings.

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Benzinga

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

TORONTO, Feb. 20, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Dundee Precious Metals Inc. TSX: DPM ) ("DPM" or the "Company") today acknowledged receipt of notice from Osino Resources Corp. per share payable in cash (the "New Proposal").

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Appraisers Blog

APRIL 1, 2024

Yes, it is just common sense you read and understand what you are submitting however most of the blame needs to go to the trainer who it appears, if accurate, never bothered to read the report and is pushing for volume, throwing care to the wind. Did the “trainer” even bother to read the report?

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Harvard Corporate Governance

JULY 7, 2022

The amendments mandate that issuers and filing persons electronically submit the following forms on EDGAR: Form 144 for sales of securities of issuers subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act. According to data cited by the SEC, less than 1% of Form 144s submitted are done so electronically.

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Appraisers Blog

JANUARY 31, 2024

Please also note that by submitting a bid you are certifying that you are geographically competent within the subject’s market area, and maintain the proper access to MLS to be able to appropriately research the data needed on this file.

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Harvard Corporate Governance

JULY 12, 2022

This post is based on a comment letter submitted by the Business Roundtable to the SEC regarding the Proposed SEC Climate Disclosure Rule. This post is based on a comment letter submitted by Business Roundtable to the SEC regarding the Proposed SEC Climate Disclosure Rule.

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Harvard Corporate Governance

JANUARY 8, 2024

Interested candidates should submit to programcoordinator@corpgov.law.harvard.edu : CV; transcripts; any research papers they have written or a writing sample; and a cover letter. Fellows will also be able to spend significant time on their own projects.

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Benzinga

APRIL 13, 2023

Consolidated Communications (NASDAQ: CNSL ) shares are trading higher after Searchlight Capital and BCI submitted a non-binding proposal to acquire all outstanding shares of Consolidated Communications.

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Harvard Corporate Governance

AUGUST 3, 2023

This post provides an overview of shareholder proposals submitted to public companies during the 2023 proxy season, [1] including statistics and notable decisions from the staff (the “Staff”) of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on no-action requests. [2] This post is based on a Gibson Dunn memorandum by Mr. Mueller, Ms.

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Law 360 M&A

APRIL 10, 2024

billion acquisition proposal submitted by Arkhouse and Brigade Capital Management LP. Macy's and activist investment firm Arkhouse Management Co. said Wednesday they have settled their proxy dispute by appointing two independent directors to the retailer's board, paving the way for further negotiations regarding a prior $6.6

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Harvard Corporate Governance

AUGUST 1, 2022

This post is based on a petition for rulemaking submitted by Coinbase to the SEC regarding Digital Asset Securities Regulation. This post is based on a petition for rulemaking submitted to the SEC regarding Digital Asset Securities Regulation by Coinbase.

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Appraisers Blog

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

What I am trying to support is that the entity asking for the consideration of alternative comparable sales is……”the entity requesting the consideration of alternative or additional sales [MUST PROVIDE THE APPRAISER WITH EXPLANATION AS TO WHY THE REQUESTER FEELS THE SUGGESTED SALES ARE AT LEAST AS / MORE COMPARABLE THAN THOSE ALREADY (..)

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Harvard Corporate Governance

JUNE 16, 2022

Shareholder proposals are proposals submitted by a shareholder or group of shareholders requesting the company take a specific action, such as publishing a report or disclosing a policy on a given issue. Landscape and Limitations of Shareholder Proposals for US Companies.

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Benzinga

JANUARY 17, 2023

What Happened: Emerson Electric said it submitted a proposal to the National Instruments board to acquire the company for $53 per share in cash. Emerson previously submitted an offer to acquire National Instruments for $48 per. The offer implies an enterprise value of $7.6 Full story available on Benzinga.com.

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Harvard Corporate Governance

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

When this engagement is unsuccessful, shareholders may submit their own proposals at the companies’ annual meetings. For example, in the United States, shareholders currently need only own 1% or $2,000 of a company’s shares to submit a proposal for inclusion on a company’s ballot.

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Harvard Corporate Governance

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

The third most prevalent shareholder proposal by count this year is Submit Severance Agreements (Change-in-Control) to a Shareholder Vote, ISS Corporate Solutions data shows. This type of proposal has been increasingly cropping up on companies’ proxy ballots and a handful have even won majority support.

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Harvard Corporate Governance

JULY 28, 2022

This post is based on their comment letter submitted to the SEC regarding the Proposed SEC Climate Disclosure Rule. This post is based on a comment letter submitted to the SEC regarding the Proposed SEC Climate Disclosure Rule by James R. Copland is the director of the Manhattan Institute’s Center for Legal Policy and Bernard S.

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Harvard Corporate Governance

AUGUST 28, 2023

OVERVIEW OF SHAREHOLDER PROPOSALS The number of Rule 14a-8 proposals submitted to S&P Composite 1500 companies reached over 800 for the first time in the core proxy season. In H1 2023, so-called “anti-ESG” proponents submitted 89 proposals, up 65% from H1 2022 and 256% from 2021. [3] Sawyer, Mr. Treviño, Ms.

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Appraisers Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Also indicative of internal programs at the specific lender, if they give reviewers enough time to read reports to answer the checklist exception statements required to submit to the CU system, or if they have to process so many reports they just kick everything which is auto flagged back to the appraiser to show they’ve done something.

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Harvard Corporate Governance

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

POST-TRIAL OPINION Date Submitted: April 25, 2023 Date Decided: January 30, 2024 Gregory V. GRACIAS, JAMES MURDOCH, LINDA JOHNSON RICE, BRAD W. BUSS, and IRA EHRENPREIS, Defendants, and TESLA, INC., a Delaware Corporation, Nominal Defendant. Varallo, Glenn R.

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Benzinga

JUNE 27, 2023

per AEL share.

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