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SEC Makes it Official — Proxy Advisory Firms Are Subject to Proxy Solicitation Rules

Alert July 27, 2020

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  • SEC Makes it Official — Proxy Advisory Firms Are Subject to Proxy Solicitation Rules

SEC Makes it Official — Proxy Advisory Firms Are Subject to Proxy Solicitation Rules

July 27, 2020, Covington Alert

On July 22, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted several proxy rule amendments dealing with proxy advisory firms as part of its ongoing effort to modernize the proxy voting system. The proxy rule amendments, which were proposed in November 2019, codify the SEC’s view that proxy voting advice generally constitutes a solicitation under the proxy rules.

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