On September 16, the SEC proposed rescinding Rule 14a-8, the shareholder proposal rule, which governs when companies must include shareholder proposals in their proxy materials. Rescission would leave those determinations to state law and company governing documents, where permitted by state law. The SEC concluded that the rule exceeds its statutory authority under Section 14(a) of the Exchange Act and that many of the original justifications for adopting the rule have not been proven or are less relevant today.
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