CII tracked a continued year-over-year decline in the adoption of equal voting rights when reviewing IPO listings with dual-class share structures in 2025. It also found a growing number of companies that continue to feature concerning novel share structures.
by: Emmanuel Tamrat
2/26/2026
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CII just published a short fact sheet outlining the history of Rule 14a-8, its evolution over the years and recent important developments affecting it.
by: James Crowe
2/26/2026
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The legal battle over the SEC’s new approach to companies’ no-action requests continued this week with New York City pension funds settling a lawsuit they filed against AT&T, and the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) Foundation filing a lawsuit against PepsiCo for omitting a shareholder proposal.
by: Rosemary Lally
2/26/2026
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American Express, Deere, Goldman Sachs and Johnson & Johnson have dropped diversity language from their board selection criteria following engagement with the National Legal and Policy Center (NLPC), the conservative shareholder group reports.
by: Rosemary Lally
2/26/2026
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Apple is the latest company to scale back its use of environmental metrics when setting executive compensation. The company quietly removed an “ESG modifier” from its 2025 compensation plans for CEO Tim Cook and other top executives.
by: Rosemary Lally
2/26/2026
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Palantir’s recent 10-K shows that the company’s CEO was reimbursed $17.2 million for the use of his “executive aircraft” in 2025, a dramatic increase from the $7.7 million reported for this expense in 2024.
by: Rosemary Lally
2/26/2026
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