Proxy season field guide

Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN)

The 2021 proxy season occurs in an environment of heightened shareholder activism and an ever-increasing focus on compensation and corporate governance disclosures. 

This proxy season field guide provides you with an overview of recent legislative, regulatory and shareholder developments, and provides guidance on how these developments will impact you in the 2021 proxy season.

It includes useful resources:

  • a compliance checklist, Schedule 14A, for an annual meeting of stockholders, updated February 2021
  • an annotated model directors and officers questionnaire
  • frequently asked questions about shareholder proposals and proxy access

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