TheCorporateCounsel.net and DealLawyers.com presents:

"Shareholder Access and By-Law Amendments: What to Expect Now"

Wednesday, November 15, 2006

4:00 - 5:00 pm, eastern [archive and transcript to follow]
 

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In the wake of the 2nd Circuit Court rejecting the SEC’s interpretation of the shareholder proposal rule – in AFSCME v. AIG - the SEC has announced that it will consider amending Rule 14a-8 in October to address issues raised by the 2nd Circuit Case. This webcast will not only analyze what the SEC proposes, but it will also analyze the latest majority vote developments, including the effectiveness of by-law amendments and director resignation policies – as well as look at what shareholder activists are planning for this proxy season.

Join these experts:

  • Rick Alexander, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell
  • Richard Ferlauto, Director of Pension and Benefit Policy, AFSCME
  • Richard Koppes, Of Counsel, Jones Day
  • Professor Brett McDonnell, University of Minnesota
  • Ken Wagner, Associate General Counsel, Bank of America Corporation
  • Beth Young, Senior Research Analyst, TheCorporateLibrary.com and Corporate Governance Consultant

Among the topics of this program are:

  • What exactly is at stake now for both companies and investors
  • How might shareholder activists use the 2nd Circuit’s decision this proxy season
  • What are common misconceptions – and issues – raised by companies adopting director resignation policies
  • What are the true differences between amending a by-law or adopting a director resignation policy
  • How the SEC’s proposed amendments to Rule 14a-8 might – or might not – change the new playing field

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What you can do if you can't access the live program: Please note that this program is a webcast - not a teleconference. If you have a scheduling conflict or have problems accessing webcasts generally (due to firewalls, etc.), a text transcript of the program will be posted on TheCorporateCounsel.net about a week after the live webcast. In addition, an audio archive of the webcast will be posted immediately after the program.