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Securities

May 23, 2012

Proxy Season 2012: Seven lessons for the other 70 percent

This season's early meetings provide insight for those yet to come. By Jim Barrall of Latham & Watkins LLP


By Jim Barrall


We are now approximately 30 percent of the way through the 2012 annual shareholder meeting season for Russell 3000 companies and the first 30 percent of the annual meetings and their proxy filings have taught seven important lessons to the remaining 70 percent.


As of last Wed., May 16, 934 of Russell 3000 Companies had held their 2012 annual meetings and conducted their second say-on-pay votes under the Dodd-Frank Act. At a macro level, t...

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