What is a corporation to do when:
- A shareholder is unknown;
- A shareholder fails or refuses to accept their payment, dividend, or distribution in cash or property;
- A shareholder's whereabouts cannot be ascertained after diligent inquiry;
- The...
This not so fabulous fable is about a small Nevada corporation, Cwmni Cyfyngedig, Inc. ("CCL"). It is set in the not too distant future.
Dick Plantagenet had founded CCL as a purveyor of red and white rose themed products. Needing more capital,...
Yesterday, I noted that California's proposed board gender quota bill, SB 826, includes the following provision: "A corporation may increase the number of directors on its board to comply with this section". I'm not sure what to make of this...
Last Friday, the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission issued 45 new Compliance & Disclosure Interpretations relating to proxy solicitations and related schedules. One of these dealt with the issue of cumulative voting:
Question 124.01:...
By codifying the standard of performance of directors in Corporations Code Section 309 did the legislature create a liability by law?
But first, why would this even be a question? It is a question because California Code of Civil Procedure...
California Senator Benjamin Allen would like to establish an Office of Sustainability within the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development, also known as GO-Biz. His bill, SB 950, would require the Office of Sustainability to establish...
California Assemblymember Chris Holden has authored a bill that would require the University of California to conduct a study of the racial and ethnic diversity of the board of directors and employees of California high technology companies. The...
I have previously written about one California legislator's plan to impose gender quotas on publicly traded companies that have their principal executive offices in the state. The bill is being heard today by the Senate Banking and Financial...
Earlier this month, California Senators Hannah-Beth Jackson and Toni G. Atkins introduced a bill, SB 826, that would require a publicly held corporation with its principal places of business in California to have a minimum number of women...
The "Tax Cuts and Jobs Act" is giving compensation committees and their advisors much to consider. Readers may recall that the limitation on a public company's ability to deduct compensation of specified officers did not apply to certain qualified...
Keith Paul Bishop
