Shareholder proposals and Delaware law

Ann and Mike talk about the relationship of federal and state corporate law.

Ann and Mike talk about universal proxy after three years

Ann and Mike talk about SEC Chair Atkins’ speech before the Weinberg Center about shareholder proposals and their relation to Delaware law

Ann and Mike talk about majority vote standard proposals and amending bylaws and certificates of incorporation

Ann and Mike talk about M&A litigation in a recent important case and whether corporations are people

Ann and Mike talk about the SEC’s new position on mandatory arbitration for federal securities claims.

Ann and Mike talk about whether companies will still need to report quarterly financials and a new ExxonMobil proxy voting plan for retail shareholders

Ann and Mike talk about Tesla (again) including the Delaware Supreme Court case challenging director compensation, and the new proposed pay package for Elon Musk.

Ann and Mike talk about Intel and answer a mailbag question about constituency statutes in Canada and the US

Ann and Mike talk about a new comp plan for Elon Musk at TSLA and ESG and anti-ESG proposals.