July 22, 2008

SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS, 2008 PROXY SEASON, AND IMPACT OF SHAREHOLDER ACTIVISM BY COMMISSIONER PAUL S. ATKINS U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

By: States News Service
States News Service

The following information was released by the Securities and Exchange Commission:

U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Washington, D.C.

July 22, 2008

Thank you, Steve [Law of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce], for that wonderful introduction....

December 3, 2007

Proxy Access: Was Long Island Care a Deception?

December 3, 2007

By Jim McRichie

During his testimony before the Senate Banking Committee on Nov. 14, Cox said the AFSCME v AIG decision “applies only in one of the 12 judicial circuits in America. And it has created...

October 17, 2007

SEC Proxy Access - Is The Boardroom A Democracy Or A Republic?

By: Boardroom Insider

Shareholder access to the corporate proxy ballot was a hot item during proxy season 2007, and now the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has taken up the issue with plans to change how shareholders submit proposals and...

October 17, 2007

Letter from Unitarian Universalist Association to the SEC opposing rule changes that would limit shareholders' access to the proxy.

By: UUA

The Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) is a faith community of more than 1000 self-governing congregations that bring to the world a vision of religious freedom, tolerance and social justice. With roots in the Jewish and...

October 4, 2007

Social(k) Urged Clients to Oppose SEC Efforts Constraining Shareholder Resolutions

By: (CSRwire)

SPRINGFIELD, MA - October 3, 2007 - When Social(k) President Rob Thomas learned of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) proposals to weaken the ability of investors to sponsor shareholder resolutions and nominate...

October 2, 2007

ICCR's SEC submission opposing rule changes limiting shareholders' access to the proxy

By: ICCR

ICCR is a coalition of faith-based institutional investors, Catholic, Protestant and Jewish, who believe in integrating social values into corporate and investor decisions. It has 182 faith-based members, and approximately 120...

September 27, 2007

Comment on Release No. 34-56160; IC-27913; File No. S7-16-07 and Release No. 34-56161; IC-27914; File No. S7-17-07

By: Social Investment Forum

Dear Commissioner Cox and Secretary Morris:

The Social Investment Forum (SIF) is submitting comments on the above referenced Releases dealing with the shareholder resolution process and access to the proxy.

September 27, 2007

SEC Proposals With Respect to Shareholder Proxy Access

By: Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz

This is the comment letter we filed with the SEC urging that it again reject amending the proxy rules to permit shareholders to have access to a corporation’s proxy statement to nominate candidates for election to the...

September 25, 2007

Tell the SEC That Shareholder Resolutions Matter

By: Domini Social Invcestments

In the 2 weeks since we sent out the Action Alert below, more than 1,000 investors have clicked through and told the SEC that shareholders’ rights matter. But that isn’t enough — it’s important that your voice be heard too. If...

September 17, 2007

SEC - Limited Access Proposal

By: James McRitchie

To facilitate analysis, review, and comment on the SEC's limited proxy access proposal, S7-16-07 Shareholder Proposals (comments), I have posted a much abbreviated 3-page version (in Word) focusing (I hope) on the major issues....