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Proxy Statements

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…

By Scott Gootee, Eric Mikkelson & Andrew Arbuckle

On July 21, 2026, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) published proposed Regulation E-Delivery, a sweeping overhaul of the framework governing how issuers, broker-dealers, investment advisers and other SEC registrants deliver required disclosures to investors. If adopted, the rule would replace the SEC’s decades-old, guidance-based approach…