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The Division of Corporation Finance (the Division) of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced its complete exit from the shareholder proposal review process and formally signaled its intention to rescind Exchange Act Rule 14a-8.

On August 14, 2026, the Division issued an Updated Statement regarding the Division’s role in the Rule 14a-8 process…

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) stayed an approval order on August 6, 2026, regarding a Nasdaq rule change that imposes a new minimum Market Value of Listed Securities (MVLS) requirement of $5 million for all companies listed on the Nasdaq Global Select Market, Nasdaq Global Market, and Nasdaq Capital Market. The commission had approved…