SEC Requests Comment on Topics Discussed at Proxy Roundtable (Fed. Reg.)

The SEC is requesting comment on various issues relating to topics discussed at the February 19, 2015 Proxy Roundtable.

The SEC is interested in comments on topics including:

• the state of contested director elections;
• whether changes should be made to the federal proxy rules to facilitate the use of universal proxy ballots by management and proxy contestants;
• strategies for increasing retail shareholder participation in the proxy process, including how technology might affect retail participation;
• whether the format of disclosure could be improved to increase the engagement of shareholders; and
• how the mechanics of voting could be improved to affect retail shareholder participation.

Comments must be submitted by March 31, 2015.

See: 80 FR 9283.Related news: SEC Holds Roundtable Discussion on Proxy Voting (with Lofchie Comment) (February 19, 2015); SEC Announces Agenda and Panelists for Proxy Voting Roundtable (with Lofchie Comment) (February 12, 2015); SEC to Hold Roundtable on Proxy Voting (with Lofchie Comment) (January 27, 2015).