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Can the SEC Regulate Proxy Advice as Proxy “Solicitation?”


What's going on with the SEC's proxy advisor rules? - Cooley PubCo

SEC, which, in February of this year, vacated the SEC's 2020 rule that advice from proxy advisory firms was a “solicitation” under the proxy ...

Judge tosses SEC rule establishing proxy advice as solicitation

A federal judge has vacated part of a Securities and Exchange Commission rule that stipulated proxy-voting advice constitutes a solicitation.

Can the SEC Regulate Proxy Advice as Proxy “Solicitation?”

The SEC has had authority to regulate the “solicitation” of proxies since the enactment of the Securities Exchange Act in 1934. As explained in ...

District Court Vacates SEC's Proxy Advisory Rule - Dechert LLP

The SEC had previously amended the proxy rules in September 2020 to interpret the term “solicitation” within Section 14(a) of the Securities ...

SEC Measure Regulating Proxy Advisory Firms Declared Invalid (1)

... proxy advice provided in a fiduciary capacity as proxy solicitation,” ISS said in a statement at the time. Other Cases. The ruling comes as ...

Federal Court Decisions Spur Revisiting of SEC Regulation of Proxy ...

In July 2020, the SEC, under the Trump Administration, codified its prior interpretive guidance that its proxy solicitation rules applied to ...

SEC Adopts Rule Amendments to Provide Investors Using Proxy ...

In addition, consistent with the Commission's longstanding view, the changes amend the definition of “solicitation” in Exchange Act Rule 14a-1(l) ...

D.C. District Court Overturns SEC Proxy Advisor Rule ... - Vedder Price

Vedder Thinking | Articles D.C. District Court Overturns SEC Proxy Advisor Rule, Holding Proxy Voting Advice Is Not Solicitation · Professionals.

SEC and NAM appeal decision holding 2020 proxy advisor rule ...

Importantly, however, under the 2022 amendments, proxy voting advice would still be considered a “solicitation” under the proxy rules and proxy ...

Proxy Voting Advice - SEC.gov

Rule 14a-1(l)(1)(iii)(A) provides that the terms “solicit” and “solicitation ... [3] The Supplemental Proxy Voting Guidance can be found at ...

SEC Adopts Amendments to Rescind 2020 Rules Regulating Proxy ...

... will not be impacted by the current rule amendments. Specifically, proxy voting advice will remain a “solicitation” subject to the proxy ...

The SEC Backs Off on Proxy Advisory Firms

The SEC amended its definition of proxy solicitation so it explicitly includes proxy voting advice. It also amended its antifraud rule for proxy ...

SEC Reverses Certain Rules Regulating Proxy Advisory Firms

The SEC rescinded Note (e) to clarify that proxy voting advice does ... Proxy voting advice generally remains a solicitation and proxy ...

The SEC's Proxy Advisory Firm Disclosure Reforms - CRS Reports

• The SEC amended its definition of proxy solicitation under Rule ... Under the 2022 rules, proxy voting advice would still be.

Exemptions from the Proxy Rules for Proxy Advice: A Small Entity ...

... will be deemed to be engaged in a solicitation subject to the proxy rules. ... The adopting release for the new rules can be found on the SEC's ...

SEC Rescinds Certain 2020 Amendments to Rules Governing Proxy ...

Proxy voting advice provided by a proxy advisor generally constitutes a “solicitation” under the proxy rules. This long-standing SEC position ...

SEC Announces Final Rules Regarding Proxy Voting Advice and…

Proxy voting advice also remains a “solicitation” under the proxy rules and remains subject to liability under Exchange Act Rule 14a-9, which ...

U.S. SEC Adopts Rules to Regulate Proxy Advisory Firms

Subjecting proxy advisory firms to the rules governing the solicitation of proxies;; Amending Rule 14a-2(b)(3) under the Securities Exchange Act ...

Exemptions From the Proxy Rules for Proxy Voting Advice

The purpose of Section 14(a) is to prevent “deceptive or inadequate disclosure” from being made to shareholders in a proxy solicitation. ( print ...

The SEC Takes Action on Proxy Advisory Firms | Cleary Gottlieb

The SEC amended its definition of proxy solicitation to clearly include proxy voting advice.It also amended its antifraud rule for proxy ...