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SEC re-opens public comment period for shareholder director nomination proposal

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
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USA
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December 18 2009

On December 14, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced in a rule-making notice that it is re-opening the public comment period for its shareholder director nomination proposal in an effort to solicit views on additional data and analyses received by the Commission at or after the end of the original public comment period, which was August 17

SEC issues final rules to enhance disclosure regarding corporate governance and clarify proxy rules

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
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USA
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December 18 2009

On December 16, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted final rules intended to improve disclosure in the area of corporate governance and clarify the SEC’s proxy rules

Multiple governmental developments affecting executive compensation

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
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USA
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June 12 2009

On June 10, the U.S. Treasury Department and the Securities and Exchange Commission announced multiple developments affecting executive compensation

SEC publishes proposed rule facilitating shareholder director nominations

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
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USA
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June 12 2009

As reported in the May 22 edition of Corporate and Financial Weekly Digest, on June 10, the Securities and Exchange Commission proposed changes to the federal proxy rules to facilitate the exercise of shareholders’ rights under state corporate law to nominate and elect directors

SEC Commissioner Elisse Walter provides top five list on corporate governance

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
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USA
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February 27 2009

On February 18, Securities and Exchange Commissioner Elisse B. Walter addressed the Master Class on Corporate Governance at the Practising Law Institute New York Center

SEC extends SOX 404 auditor attestation date for smallest public companies

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
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USA
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October 2 2009

The Securities and Exchanges Commission today announced that the date for compliance by the smallest public companies (public float under $75 million) with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act Section 404 requirement that management’s assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting be audited by an independent registered public accounting firm has been extended from beginning with fiscal years ending on or after December 15, 2009, to fiscal years ending on or after June 15, 2010

Numerous proposed 2009 amendments to the Delaware General Corporation Law reflect heightened focus on governance issues

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
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USA
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March 10 2009

Lawmakers in the state of Delaware may soon be addressing issues that have become part of the increasingly vigorous debate about stockholder input in corporate governance

SEC proposes new shareholder proxy access rules

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
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USA
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May 22 2009

On May 20, the Securities and Exchange Commission, by a 3 to 2 vote, proposed changes to the federal proxy rules to permit certain shareholders broader access to company proxy materials for the purpose of nominating independent directors

Supreme Court to rule on constitutionality of PCAOB

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
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USA
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May 22 2009

In an Order issued on May 18, the Supreme Court of the United States granted a petition for a writ of certiorari in a case challenging the constitutionality of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB), established pursuant to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

SEC approves NYSE governance listing standards amendments

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
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USA
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December 11 2009

On November 25, the Securities and Exchange Commission approved amendments to the New York Stock Exchange’s corporate governance listing standards in Section 303A of the NYSE Listed Company Manual

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