"Proxy Access: A New World of Private Ordering"

Monday, December 8, 2014

2:00 - 2:45 pm, eastern [archive and transcript to follow]

Podcast: NY Comptroller's Mike Garland on Proxy Access Shareholder Proposals

With the New York City pension funds kicking off its "Boardroom Accountability Project" by submitting shareholder proposals seeking proxy access to 75 companies, you should be gearing up for a wild proxy season. This webcast will analyze how companies are responding to this new breed of shareholder proposals, what proxy access shareholder proposals might look like going forward - and provide a list of the tasks you need to perform now to prepare.

Join these experts:

• Tom Ball, Senior Managing Director, Morrow & Co.
• Ning Chiu, Counsel, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
• Rick Hansen, Assistant Secretary and Managing Counsel, Chevron
• Beth Ising, Partner, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP

Among the topics of this program are:

• What issues should companies consider when receiving a shareholder proposal seeking proxy access? How might Corp Fin treat different types of exclusion arguments?
• How does the process work if the company intends to place its own proxy access proposal on the ballot?
• What issues may arise during shareholder engagement if you have a proponent who submits a shareholder proposal seeking proxy access?

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