Members of the SEC’s staff will host a roundtable on November 15 to hear investor, issuer, and other market participant views about the proxy process and rules. This roundtable will focus on key aspects of the proxy system in the US, including proxy voting mechanics and technology, the shareholder proposal process, and the role and regulation of proxy advisory firms.
The roundtable will be held at the SEC’s headquarters located at 100 F Street, NE, Washington, DC.
The roundtable is open to the public and will be webcast live on the SEC’s website. Members of the public can submit comments to the SEC to provide their views on the proxy process and on the SEC’s rules related to the proxy process. Such comments can be submitted electronically or on paper, either before or after the roundtable.
To submit comments electronically, use the SEC’s Internet submission form, accessed via the SEC news release, or send an e-mail to rule-comments@sec.gov. The file number 4-725 should be included in the subject line of comments sent via e-mail. To submit a comment on paper, send paper submissions in triplicate to Brent Fields, Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549-1090.
All submissions should refer to File Number 4-725.
When submitting comments, be sure to remember that all information contained in the comment will become part of the public record of the roundtable and posted on the SEC’s website. Personal identifying information is not redacted from comment submissions. Do not include information that you do not wish to become publicly available.
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SEC Staff to Host Nov. 15 Roundtable on the Proxy Process