In Dorian LPG Ltd., 2017 BL 229502 (June 29, 2017), Dorian LPG Ltd. (“Dorian”) asked the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) to permit the omission of a shareholder proposal submitted by SEACOR Holdings Inc. ("Shareholder"), requesting Dorian amend its bylaws to require shareholder approval prior to the adoption of any rights plan and to require the redemption of rights issued under existing rights plan. The SEC issued the requested no action letter allowing the exclusion of the proposal under Rule 14a-8(i)(11).
Read MoreIn SEC v. Hovannisian, No. 1:17-at-00617, 2017 (E.D. Cal. Aug. 10, 2017), defendants Damon Hovannisian, Vernon Hovannisian, Vincent Hovannisian, and Eddie Arakelian (collectively “Defendants”) consented to the entry of a permanent injunction against them, prohibiting future violations of the Securities Exchange Act Section 10(b) (“§ 10b”) and disgorgement of profits including prejudgment interest totaling $470,000 to settle securities fraud claims brought by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) in United States District Court for the Eastern District of California.
Read MoreIn Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., 2017 BL 87193 (March 16, 2017), Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (“Wal-Mart”) asked the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) to permit the omission of a proposal submitted by shareholder Jing Zhao (“Shareholder”) requesting Wal-Mart revise its corporate governance guidelines to allow the board of directors to discontinue and remove disqualified members of the board of directors in accordance with applicable laws. The SEC declined to issue the requested no action letter under Rule 14a-8(i)(10).
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