{"id":1719,"date":"2020-04-08T10:21:24","date_gmt":"2020-04-08T14:21:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/seci.wpenginepowered.com\/?p=1719"},"modified":"2020-04-08T10:21:24","modified_gmt":"2020-04-08T14:21:24","slug":"sec-updates-staff-guidance-for-conducting-shareholder-meetings-in-light-of-covid-19-concerns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seciblog.pli.edu\/index.php\/sec-updates-staff-guidance-for-conducting-shareholder-meetings-in-light-of-covid-19-concerns\/","title":{"rendered":"SEC Updates Staff Guidance for Conducting Shareholder Meetings in Light of COVID-19 Concerns"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On April 7, 2020 the SEC staff <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sec.gov\/ocr\/staff-guidance-conducting-annual-meetings-light-covid-19-concerns\">updated their guidance<\/a> about annual meeting processes during the period of disruption cause by COVID-19.\u00a0 The principle changes are:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">The addition of a new section about delays in printing and mailing of full set of proxy materials<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">An update to clarify that the section on changes in date, time, and location applies to special meetings<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">An update by the Division of Investment Management to the section on changes in date, time, and location of a shareholder meeting addressing meetings held by investment companies in connection with business combinations or certain other transactions<\/p>\n<p>If you would like more background about this guidance you can listen to the archived version of this complimentary One-Hour Briefing \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pli.edu\/programs\/covid-19-challenges-for-first-quarter-2020-form-10-q-and-annual-meetings?t=ondemand\">COVID-19 Challenges for First Quarter 2020 Form 10-Q and Annual Meetings<\/a>\u201d and <a href=\"https:\/\/seciblog.pli.edu\/?p=1693\">this blog post from March 13, 2020<\/a> about the original staff guidance.<\/p>\n<p>As always, your thoughts and comments are welcome!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On April 7, 2020 the SEC staff updated their guidance about annual meeting processes during the period of disruption cause by COVID-19.\u00a0 The principle changes are: The addition of a new section about delays in printing and mailing of full set of proxy materials An update to clarify that the section on changes in date, &hellip; 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