Update on VSM-Related Proposals
The SEC staff has posted the letter it sent to Brinker International regarding The Humane Society's VSM shareholder proposal.
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reports from corporate governance land
Doug Chia
- Apr 13, 2021
When It's Your Turn to Speak, Here's What You Must Say
Stories about issuers’ placing strict substantive limits on presenting shareholder proposals at VSMs.
Doug Chia
- Nov 19, 2020
Notes from the Broadridge Financial Solutions 2020 Virtual Annual Meeting
Just as Al Gore didn’t invent the Internet, Broadridge didn’t invent the VSM, but they did create and develop the platform that became...
Doug Chia
- Oct 14, 2020
The Procter & Gamble Company 2020 (Virtual) Annual Meeting
P&G's first VSM was “No sweat.”
Doug Chia
- Sep 3, 2020
Preview of Procter & Gamble’s (Virtual) 2020 Annual Meeting
After the unprecedented proxy season we just witnessed, it will be interesting to see how companies with fall meetings handle VoSM.
Doug Chia
- Jun 18, 2020
Virtual-Only Annual Meetings – What Comes Next?
Built the right way, VSMs can result in better company communication, increased shareholder engagement, and more inclusiveness.
Doug Chia
- Jun 16, 2020
Notes from the General Motors 2020 (Virtual) Annual Meeting
I was asked to cover one more virtual annual shareholders meeting for this season: General Motors Company.
Doug Chia
- Jun 11, 2020
Notes from (Virtual) Annual Meetings - 2020 Season Finale!
Given the very short time they had to deal with all of the requirements, we should recognize that companies did an admirable job.
Doug Chia
- May 27, 2020
Notes from the Exxon Mobil 2020 (Virtual) Annual Meeting
The ExxonMobil annual meeting has long been a popular one for vocal shareholders.
Doug Chia
- May 26, 2020
New Normal = Haves + Have Nots
What boards will face after they have managed through the Covid-19 crisis will be a tale of the “Haves” and “Have Nots.”
Doug Chia
- May 21, 2020
Notes from the BlackRock 2020 (Virtual) Annual Meeting (from an interested shareholder)
I didn't attend the BlackRock Annual Meeting this morning, but I was lucky enough to receive a report from a shareholder who did.
Doug Chia
- May 5, 2020
Notes from the Danaher 2020 (Virtual) Annual Meeting
I was all set to attend the virtual annual meeting of Danaher Corporation today, but ran into trouble getting in.
Doug Chia
- May 5, 2020
Notes from the Bristol-Myers Squibb 2020 (Virtual) Annual Meeting
I wasn't able to attend this morning's Annual Meeting of Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, but I received a report from a friend who did.
Doug Chia
- May 4, 2020
Notes from the Berkshire Hathaway 2020 (Virtual) Annual Meeting
As probably everyone already knows, the Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting is different than any other annual meeting you will find.
Doug Chia
- Apr 16, 2020
"I saw this on Facebook, so it must be..."
Last week, I was asked about a meme on Facebook that 14 CEOs were tipped off by government officials about the imminent spread of Covid-19.
Doug Chia
- Apr 7, 2020
COVID-19 Annual Meeting and SEC Disclosure Checklist and Best Practices Reference Guide
ProxyAnalytics and SoundboardGovernance have published a COVID19 Annual Meeting & SEC Disclosure Checklist & Best Practices Reference Guide.
Doug Chia
- Mar 31, 2020
Living In a Post-Covid-19 World
Life in the United States will change after the Covid-19 crisis is over.
Doug Chia
- Mar 21, 2020
Tying Strings
Let's focus on curing Covid-19 and helping those most impacted today, and save curing the ills of corporate governance for later.
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