[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 34 (Friday, February 20, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9283-9284]
[FR Doc No: 2015-03509]

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-74277; File No. 4-681]

Proxy Voting Roundtable

AGENCY: Securities and Exchange Commission.

ACTION: Notice of roundtable discussion; request for comment.

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SUMMARY: The Securities and Exchange Commission will host a roundtable
to explore ways to improve the proxy voting process. The roundtable
will focus on universal proxy ballots and retail participation in the
proxy process. Roundtable panelists will discuss the state of contested
director elections and whether changes should be made to the federal
proxy rules to facilitate the use of universal proxy ballots by
management and proxy contestants. In addition, panelists will discuss
the state law, logistical and disclosure issues presented by a possible
universal proxy ballot process. Roundtable panelists also will discuss
strategies for increasing retail shareholder participation in the proxy
process, including how technology might affect retail participation and
whether the format of disclosure could be improved to increase the
engagement of shareholders and how the mechanics of voting could be
improved to affect retail shareholder participation.
    The roundtable discussion will be held in the multi-purpose room of
the Securities and Exchange Commission headquarters at 100 F Street
NE., Washington, DC, on February 19, 2015 from 9:30 a.m. to
approximately 1:00 p.m. The public is invited to observe the roundtable
discussion. Seating will be available on a first-come, first-serve
basis. The roundtable discussion will also be available via webcast on
the Commission's Web site at www.sec.gov.

DATES: The roundtable discussion will take place on February 19, 2015.
The Commission will accept comments regarding issues addressed at the
roundtable until March 31, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted by any of the following methods:

Electronic Comments

     Use the Commission's internet comment form (http://sec.gov/rules/other.shtml); or
     Send an email to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Please include
File Number 4-681 on the subject line.

Paper Comments

     Send paper comments in triplicate to Secretary, Securities
and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street NE., Washington, DC 20549-1090.

All submissions should refer to File Number 4-681. This file number
should be included on the subject line if email is used. To help us
process and review your comments more efficiently, please only use one
method. The Commission will post all comments on the Commission's
Internet Web site (http://www.sec.gov/rules/other.shtml). Comments are
also available for Web site viewing and printing in the Commission's
Public Reference Room, 100 F Street NE., Washington, DC 20549, on
official business days between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.
All comments received will be posted without change; we do not edit
personal identifying information from submissions. You should submit
only information that you wish to make available publicly.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christina Chalk, Senior Special
Counsel, Division of Corporation Finance, at<PHONE_NUMBER>, or Raymond
Be, Special Counsel, Division of Corporation Finance, at<PHONE_NUMBER>,
Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street NE., Washington, DC
20549.

    By the Commission.

    Dated: February 13, 2015.
Jill M. Peterson,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-03509 Filed 2-19-15; 8:45 am]
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