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May 2, 2017

Survey Results: Codes of Conduct

Here’s the results from our recent survey on codes of conduct:

1. At our company, we require “code of conduct” certifications from:
– All employees – 73%
– All Section 16 officers – 0%
– Different subset of employees – 27%

2. At our company, we typically obtain “code of conduct” certifications from this percentage of the employees that are required to submit one:
– 100% – 59%
– Over 90% – 35%
– Over 75% – 6%
– Below 75% – 0%

3. At our company, we require “code of conduct” certifications from our directors:
– Yes – 41%
– No – 59%

Please take a moment to participate anonymously in these surveys:
“Quick Survey on Board Approval of Form 10-K
“Quick Survey on Comp Committee Minutes & Consultants”

May-June Issue: Deal Lawyers Print Newsletter

This May-June Issue of the Deal Lawyers print newsletter includes (try a no-risk trial):

– Tax Reform: Transaction Strategies for Uncertain Times
– Coming to Grips With Appraisal
– Purchase Price Adjustments for Tax Benefits

Remember that – as a “thank you” to those that subscribe to both DealLawyers.com & our Deal Lawyers print newsletter – we are making all issues of the Deal Lawyers print newsletter available online. There is a big blue tab called “Back Issues” near the top of DealLawyers.com – 2nd from the end of the row of tabs. This tab leads to all of our issues, including the most recent one.

And a bonus is that even if only one person in your firm is a subscriber to the Deal Lawyers print newsletter, anyone who has access to DealLawyers.com will be able to gain access to the Deal Lawyers print newsletter. For example, if your firm has a firmwide license to DealLawyers.com – and only one person subscribes to the print newsletter – everybody in your firm will be able to access the online issues of the print newsletter. That is real value. Here are FAQs about the Deal Lawyers print newsletter including how to access the issues online.

Our May Eminders is Posted!

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John Jenkins