Proxy Proposals

First Agreement Reached on Broad-Based Employee Ownership Transaction Proposals

I am pleased to report that we have reached our first agreement with a company receiving one of our initial…

3 weeks ago

Broad‑Based Employee Ownership Transactions

Over the coming months, my wife and I will ask several companies to conduct Board‑supervised studies of whether substantial, non‑controlling,…

1 month ago

Proxy Season: Strong Performance for McRitchie

Proxy Season: Governance Still Wins Proxy Season results for James McRitchie so far in spring 2026 look remarkably similar to…

2 months ago

John Chevedden’s 2026 Proposals Show How Far Some Companies Are Stretching Rule 14a-8

Stretching Rule 14a-8. The SEC’s suspension of its decades-long Rule 14a-8 no-action process has created a predictable result: some companies…

2 months ago

Snowflake 2026: Majority Vote

Snowflake 2026.  Our proposal to require that candidates for director be elected by a majority of the vote if unopposed…

3 months ago

Columbia Sportswear 2026: Proxy Access

Columbia Sportswear 2026.  Our proposal for proxy access is one of several items to be voted on before or during…

3 months ago

Right to Cure After Hammann: Fair Process Reduces Litigation

Right to Cure proposals have moved from a reform idea in 2024 to an emerging governance norm. Costco, Microsoft, Cisco,…

6 months ago

Raising the Bar or Closing the Door on Shareholder Democracy?

Texas Raising the Bar: At Stake for Shareholder Voice and Democracy The recent corporate-law reforms in Texas are not just…

6 months ago

Voluntary Exempt Solicitations Prohibited

In Question 126.06, of an interpretative bulletin issued on January 23, 2026, the SEC's Division of Corporation Finance clarified that only…

7 months ago

End Supermajority Requirements: Become an Advocate

Many companies use supermajority voting requirements to keep shareholders from changing corporate bylaws. Majority voting should be the standard for…

7 months ago