Considerations For Preparing Your 2020 Proxy Statement

As a companion to our recent alert on considerations for preparing your 2019 Form 10-K (available here), below we offer our observations on new developments and recommended practices to consider in preparing the 2020 Proxy Statement. In particular, there are a number of important substantive and technical considerations that public companies should keep in mind in light of changes to U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") rules, developments relating to institutional investor and proxy advisory firm policies, and the continuing evolution of corporate governance best practices.

1. Address New Hedging Disclosures and Consider in Advance the Need to Revise Related Policies