The Third Edition of Handbook for the Conduct of Shareholders’ Meetings covers interpretation and application of corporate governance issues with respect to shareholders’ meetings, focusing primarily on state law. Accordingly, it includes appropriate references and citations to the Model Business Corporation Act, the Official Comment to the Act, and to the corporation statutes and case law of Model Act states, Delaware, and other jurisdictions. Federal securities law and stock exchange regulations are referenced as appropriate as well as the impact of the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic.

Providing guidance on organizing and conducting shareholders’ meetings, this updated and expanded third edition includes:

• Timing, notices, and record date requirements for annual and special meetings of shareholders
• Forms of share ownership and processes for voting
• Effects of abstentions and broker non-votes
• Guidance on virtual and hybrid meetings
• The role, influence, and voting policies of proxy advisors
• A new supplement on Canadian federal and provincial law on the conduct of shareholders’ meetings
• A list of commonly used terms
• An accompanying website containing appendices with downloadable checklists, agendas, flow charts, forms, and other documents for easy customization
• And more!