Duane Morris·SECURITIES-CAPITAL-MARKETS
SEC amends proxy rules on shareholder director nominations
The SEC has amended Rule 14a-8(i)(8) to clarify that companies may exclude shareholder bylaw proposals that would result in contested proxy elections, responding to the Second Circuit's AFSCME v. AIG decision.
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