SEC Proxy & Information Statements (Schedule 14-C)
SEC Proxy and Information Statements (Schedule 14C) are key disclosure documents that help shareholders understand and evaluate significant corporate actions. A proxy statement is a disclosure document that public companies must file with the SEC when they ask shareholders to vote on corporate matters. It provides the information investors need to make informed voting decisions—whether they vote in person at the shareholder meeting or “by proxy,” meaning they authorize someone else to vote on their behalf. An information statement is used by the public company when shareholder approval is not being solicited—typically because a majority holder has already authorized the action.
Most public companies hold a stockholders’ meeting annually and hold special meetings to vote on special corporate actions such as name changes and mergers. Shareholder voting on takes place either in person or by proxy. Proxy solicitation is governe…
Read MoreSchedule 14-A contains the SEC’s proxy rules. Public companies hold a stockholders’ meeting annually and hold special meetings to vote on special corporate actions such as name changes and mergers. Shareholder voting on takes place either in person o…
Read MoreSecurities Lawyer 101 Blog A Schedule 14-C attorney prepares a proxy statement when a public company holds its stockholders’ meeting each year and when the issuer holds special meetings to vote on corporate actions such as name changes and mergers. O…
Read MoreLearn more SEC proxy and information statements (Schedule 14C) below.
