The Securities Law Blog provides commentary and news on the latest securities law developments impacting established and emerging growth publicly-traded issuers and investment banks, as well as entrepreneurs and venture-backed private entities. Our blog closely follows SEC rulemaking in several key areas including public and private securities offerings, shareholder activism and equity investment, and mergers & acquisitions.
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The SEC embraces regulatory simplification mandated by the FAST Act with two new rules that address the timing and cost challenges faced by smaller publicly traded companies.
This blog post discusses the recent In re Vaalco case where the Delaware Chancery Court confirmed that, subject to certain enumerated exceptions, Section 141(k) of the Delaware General Corporation Law provides stockholders with the right to remove directors with or without cause despite contradictory language in a corporation's charter. The ruling may directly impact several companies with similar language in their governing documents and provides further clarity on this important issue for stockholders who may wish to effect change between annual meetings.