"How to Prepare for a Proxy Access World"

Thursday, September 17, 2009

2:00 - 3:00 pm, eastern [archive and transcript to follow]
 

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With the SEC likely to adopt proxy access rules before the proxy season, companies should be gearing up for a wild proxy season. Even if a company doesn’t expect the changes to impact it, planning for the unexpected is critical. This webcast will provide a list of the tasks you need to perform now including scrubbing bylaws, understanding the demand for stockholder lists process, etc. Join these experts:

• Steve Bigler, President and Director, Richards Layton & Finger P.A.
• David Drake, President, Georgeson Shareholder
• David Katz, Partner, Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz
• Carol McGee, Partner, Alston & Bird LLP
• Paul Schulman, Executive Managing Director, The Altman Group

Among the topics of this program are:

• What issues should companies consider when updating their bylaws and charters?
• How does the process work when shareholders demand a copy of the stockholder list? What can companies do to prepare for such demands now?
• What surprising issues may arise during planning for proxy access?

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