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14a-8 No-Action Letters
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Overview

Developments

Procedural exclusions

Substantive exclusions

Deadlines

 

SEC Staff Legal Bulletins

  SLB 14

  SLB 14A

  SLB 14B

  SLB 14C

 

Regulatory history

SEC releases

Historic rule changes

 

Related Topics

Advance Notice Bylaws

AFSCME v AIG

Face-to-Face Meetings

Electronic Forums

Cracker Barrel

 

Shareholder Proposals

2008 Shareholder Proposals

Enforcement

Shareholder Access

Say on Pay

Lead Director

Poison Pills

Health Care

Climate Risk

Pay-for-Superior-Performance

Rule 14a-8

  a   Proposal defined

  b   Eligibility

  c   Limit on number of proposals

  d   Limit on length of proposal

  e   Deadline for submission

  f    Exclusion notice; Cure

  g   Exclusion - Burden of persuasion

  h   Attendance at meeting

  i    --- See below

  j    Exclusion procedure - Company

  k   Proponent response

  l    Proxy disclosure about proponent

  m   Proponent disagreement

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Rule 14a-8(i) Substantive Exclusions

  1   State law

  2   Violation of law

  3   Violation of proxy rules

  4   Personal grievance; special interest

  5   Relevance

  6   Absence of power/authority

  7   Management functions

  8   Relates to an election

  9   Conflicts with company's proposal

 10   Substantially implemented

 11   Duplication

 12   Resubmissions

 13   Amount of dividends

 

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