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Mar. 28, 2012

Lessons learned from early 2012 proxy filings

Early proxy filings reveal influence of new marketplace and what to consider. By James D. C. Barrall of Latham & Watkins LLP


Proxy season 2012 is now underway and larger U.S. public companies are holding their second mandatory but non-binding say-on-pay votes this year. As of last week, approximately 150 of the 3,000-plus companies that will hold votes this year have already done so. Based on these meetings and proxy materials filed with the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission by many more companies, we are already seeing some important trends that teach important lessons for public companies wi...

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