Section: June 12, 2025 | Vol 30, Issue 23
More Onerous Shareholder Proposal Rules Allowed to Stand Under Court Ruling
Amendments to the SEC’s shareholder proposal rules that require longer time periods for holding stock, higher ownership levels and elevated levels of support for resubmission were allowed to stand in a June 5 ruling by a federal district judge.
Former PCAOB Staff, Academics Argue that Provision Folding PCAOB into SEC Should be Ruled Out
Dozens of former Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) members and accounting professors sent a letter June 4 to the leadership of the House Budget Committee and the Senate Banking committee arguing that a provision in the huge budget reconciliation bill that would fold the PCAOB into the SEC violates the Byrd Rule.
Suit Challenges Constitutionality of Controversial Delaware Law
The Delaware Supreme Court will hear Thomas Drew Rutledge v. Clearway Energy Group, a case challenging Delaware Senate Bill 21 (SB 21), which decreased shareholder rights in mergers and acquisitions that involve a controlling shareholder and curtailed investors’ books and records request rights.
CII Executive Director, CII Members Set to Participate in SEC’s Executive Comp Roundtable
CII executive Director Bob McCormick and several CII members will participate in the SEC’s June 26 roundtable on executive compensation disclosure requirements, the commission announced.
Netflix Shareholders Fail to Reelect Lead Independent Director
Just 22% of Netflix shareholders voted to re-elect Lead Independent Director Jay Hoag to the company’s board at the June 5 annual meeting.
Hoag, who has served on the board since 1999, attended only 50% of the meetings of the board and the committees on which he sits in fiscal 2024 and the board did not disclose the reasons for his absences.
Shareholders at HelloFresh Vote Down Say on Pay for Fourth Year Running
For the fourth year in a row, shareholders at HelloFresh voted down the company’s say-on pay proposal.