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Weekly Roundup: August 28-September 3, 2026

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This roundup contains a collection of the posts published on the Forum during the week of August 28-September 3, 2026

Director Compensation Is Up, But Not For Leadership Roles

Posted by Matthew Vnuk, Kyle White, and Cedrick Jean-Louis, Compensation Advisory Partners, on Friday, August 28, 2026

Tags: board compensation trends, Board leadership, Board of Directors, cash retainers, committee chair compensation, Director compensation, director pay, Equity Compensation, Executive Compensation, lead director, non-executive chair

Comment Letter on the SEC’s Proposal to Modify Emerging Growth Company Accommodations and Filer Status Classifications

Posted by Maureen McNichols (Stanford GSB) and Joe Schroeder (University of Indiana), on Saturday, August 29, 2026

Tags: accelerated filers, Comment letters, EGCs, emerging growth companies, filer status, Financial reporting, ICFR, nonaccelerated filers, SEC, SEC rulemaking

Securities Class Action Trends: AI Filings Surge, Alleged Losses and Settlement Values Climb

Posted by Tijana Brien, Brett De Jarnette, and Brian French, Cooley LLP, on Sunday, August 30, 2026

Tags: AI, AI-related litigation, Artificial intelligence, investor losses, Market manipulation, pump-and-dump schemes, Section 10(b), Section 11, Section 12, securities class actions, securities filings, Securities fraud, Securities litigation, Securities regulation, securities settlements, Shareholder litigation

SEC Completes Its Exit from Rule 14a-8 Review

Posted by Ferrell Keel, Joel May, and Kim Pustulka, Jones Day, on Monday, August 31, 2026

Tags: No-action letters, Rule 14a-8, SEC, SEC Guidance, Securities regulation, Shareholder proposals

2026 Proxy Season: Shareholder Proposals

Posted by Zally Ahmadi, D.F. King, on Monday, August 31, 2026

Tags: board accountability, Institutional Investors, Investor Relations, Proxy season, regulatory trends, retail shareholders, Rule 14a-8, shareholder engagement, Shareholder proposals

Most Supplemental M&A Disclosures Aren’t Material

Posted by Melissa Sawyer, Sullivan & Cromwell, on Tuesday, September 1, 2026

Tags: disclosure requirements, M&A, Merger litigation, Securities litigation, Shareholder litigation, supplemental disclosures

Season-end Summary of Shareholder Voting on 14a-8 Proposals

Posted by Neil McCarthy, Nicholas Sasso, and Emily Chapman, DragonGC, on Tuesday, September 1, 2026

Tags: Rule 14a-8, Shareholder voting, Shareholders

Choosing Your Corporate Home: A Trade-Off Guide for Founder-Led Tech Companies

Posted by Kealan Santistevan, Michael Mencher, and Liz Dunshee, Cooley LLP, on Wednesday, September 2, 2026

Tags: Corporate Domicile, delaware, Delaware Corporate Law, Founder-Led Companies, Nevada, reincorporation, State of Incorporation, Technology Companies, Texas

2026 U.S. Proxy Season in Focus: Shareholder Proposals

Posted by Subodh Mishra, ISS STOXX, on Wednesday, September 2, 2026

Tags: 2026 proxy season, Board of Directors, Environmental and Social Proposals, ESG, Governance proposals, Proxy season, Shareholder activism, Shareholder proposals, Shareholder rights

SEC Further Modifies Its Rule 14a-8 Response Process

Posted by Helena Grannis, J.T. Ho, and Abena Mainoo, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, on Thursday, September 3, 2026

Tags: Corporate Goverance, Division of Corporation Finance, Proxy advisors, SEC

Delaware Chancery Court Cautions Against Reading Between the By-Lines

Posted by Adam O. Emmerich, David A. Katz, and Kevin S. Schwartz, Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz, on Thursday, September 3, 2026

Tags: ATG Capital, Bylaws, Delaware cases, Delaware Chancery

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