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Glass Lewis Proxy Paper Guidelines: Updates for 2015

Yesterday, Glass, Lewis & Co., LLC (Glass Lewis) released a new version of its Proxy Paper Guidelines (the Guidelines) (updated as of December 30, 2014), previously released on November 5, 2014. Key changes in the 2015 Guidelines as compared to the 2014 Guidelines include: 1              Majority voting – Glass Lewis recommends that, for uncontrolled companies … Continue reading

Defensive Tools in Shareholder Activism: The “Voting Pill”

In today’s Financial Post,  Barbara Shecter highlighted the use of modified shareholder rights plans (colloquially known as “poison pills”) as an emerging defensive tool against opportunistic shareholder activism in Canada.  Traditionally, poison pills are used by boards of target companies as defensive tools to guard against unsolicited takeover bids.  By expanding the typical definition of … Continue reading
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