Securities and Exchange Commission August 2007 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents
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Shareholder Proposals Relating to the Election of Directors
The Securities and Exchange Commission is publishing this interpretive and proposing release to clarify the meaning of the exclusion for shareholder proposals related to the election of directors that is contained in Rule 14a-8(i)(8) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Rule 14a-8 is the Commission rule that provides shareholders with an opportunity to place a proposal in a company's proxy materials for a vote at an annual or special meeting of shareholders. The Commission is publishing its interpretation of and proposing amendments to Rule 14a-8(i)(8) to provide certainty regarding the meaning of the exclusion in that Rule.
Shareholder Proposals
We are proposing amendments to the rules under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 concerning shareholder proposals and electronic shareholder communications, as well as to the disclosure requirements of Schedule 14A and Schedule 13G. Proposed amendments to Exchange Act Rule 14a-8 would enable shareholders to include in company proxy materials their proposals for bylaw amendments regarding the procedures for nominating candidates to the board of directors. Schedule 14A and Schedule 13G would be amended to provide shareholders with additional information about the proponents of these proposals, as well as any shareholders that nominate a candidate under such an adopted procedure. Included in these nominating shareholder disclosures would be the disclosure requirements that currently apply to traditional proxy contests. Finally, the proposed amendments would revise the proxy rules to clarify that participation in an electronic shareholder forum that may constitute a solicitation would be generally exempt from the proxy rules. This release accompanies a second release, Shareholder Proposals Relating to the Election of Directors, in which we publish an interpretation and propose a rule change to affirm the staff of the Division of Corporation Finance's historical application of Rule 14a- 8(i)(8).
The BISYS Group, Inc., et al.; Temporary Order
Applicants have received a temporary order exempting them from section 9(a) of the Act, with respect to an injunction entered against The BISYS Group, Inc. (``BISYS'') on or about July 27, 2007 by the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (the ``Injunction''), until the Commission takes final action on an application for a permanent order or, if earlier, September 24, 2007. Applicants: BISYS, BISYS Fund Services Limited Partnership, BNY Hamilton Distributors, Inc., Funds Distributor, Inc., Heartland Investor Services, LLC, Mercantile Investment Services, Inc., Performance Funds Distributor, Inc., ProFunds Distributors, Inc. and Victory Capital Advisers, Inc. (collectively, other than BISYS, the ``Underwriter Applicants'', and, together with BISYS, the ``Applicants'').\1\
Notice of Applications for Deregistration Under Section 8(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
Applicant seeks an order declaring that it has ceased to be an investment company. Applicant has never made a public offering of its securities and does not propose to make a public offering or engage in business of any kind. Filing Dates: The application was filed on October 25, 2002, and amended on July 18, 2007. Applicant's Address: c/o U.S. Bancorp Asset Management, Inc., U.S. Bancorp Center, 800 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, MN 55402.
Shareholder Choice Regarding Proxy Materials
We are adopting amendments to the proxy rules under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to provide shareholders with the ability to choose the means by which they access proxy materials. Under the amendments, issuers and other soliciting persons will be required to post their proxy materials on an Internet Web site and provide shareholders with a notice of the Internet availability of the materials. The issuer or other soliciting person may choose to furnish paper copies of the proxy materials along with the notice. If the issuer or other soliciting person chooses not to furnish a paper copy of the proxy materials along with the notice, a shareholder may request delivery of a copy at no charge to the shareholder.
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