Monthly Archives: November 2017

SEC Staff Issues New Guidance on Shareholder Proposals

On November 1, 2017, the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance issued Staff Legal Bulletin 14I reflecting guidance ostensibly easing its prior views on the availability of no-action relief for certain shareholder proposals submitted under Rule 14a-8.  The guidance affects four topics under the rule:

  • the ordinary business exclusion (Rule 14a-8(i)(7));
  • the economic relevance exclusion (Rule 14a-8(i)(5));
  • proposals by proxy; and
  • the use of images and graphs in supporting statements.…
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