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With many companies about to hold their annual shareholder meetings, check out this timely podcast in which Andrew Gerber of Hunton & Williams gives tips on how to interact with shareholder proponents at annual meetings, including:

– What do you do if the proponent doesn’t show up to present their proposal?
– What if the proponent sends someone else to present their proposal?
– If the proponent shows up to present their proposal, but yet stands up and starts talking about another topic – how should you handle it?

A Evelyn Y. Davis Sighting!

A few weeks ago, Evelyn was on CNBC’s “On the Money” – here is an archived video of that appearance. And here is a humorous blog entry from someone who doesn’t appear to be fan of Evelyn’s.

As some of you undoubtedly know firsthand, Evelyn is still very active, meaning this tombstone was created prematurely. Evelyn made this tombstone years ago, which is evident from the photo because her third divorce was inscribed after its initial creation – it now will have to be further updated to list her fourth divorce, as I hear that her most recent marriage didn’t take…

Private Offering Reform

At recent conferences, Corp Fin Director John White has indicated that some reform of the private offering process might be on the Division’s agenda, although he also noted that any action would not involve a comprehensive overhaul of the private offering rules. The ABA’s Subcommittee on Securities Registration recently sent this 40-page letter to the SEC with detailed suggestions about what might be reformed.

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