SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Sunshine Act Meetings
TIME AND DATE: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the Government in the Sunshine Act, Pub. L. 94-409, the Securities and Exchange Commission will hold an Open Meeting on Tuesday, November 5, 2019 at 10:00 a.m.
PLACE: The meeting will be held in Auditorium LL-002 at the Commission’s headquarters, 100 F Street, NE, Washington, DC 20549.
STATUS: This meeting will begin at 10:00 a.m. (ET) and will be open to the public. Seating will be on a first-come, first-served basis. Visitors will be subject to security checks. The meeting will be webcast on the Commission’s website at www.sec.gov.
MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED: The subject matter of the Open Meeting will be the Commission’s continued efforts to facilitate constructive shareholder engagement and enhance transparency, improve disclosures, and increase confidence in the proxy process. The specific matters to be considered are:
- Whether to propose amendments to the proxy solicitation rules that would provide for disclosure of material conflicts of interest and set forth procedures to facilitate issuer and shareholder engagement, to provide clarity to market participants, and to improve the information provided to investors.
- Whether to propose amendments to the shareholder proposal rules to modernize the submission and resubmission requirements and to update procedural requirements.
In addition, the subject matter of the Open Meeting will also include the Commission’s continued efforts to modernize the regulatory framework for investment advisers and enhance information to investors. The specific matter to be considered is:
- Whether to propose amendments under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to rules 206(4)-1 and 206(4)-3, the rules that prohibit certain investment adviser advertisements and payments to solicitors, respectively.
At times, changes in Commission priorities require alterations in the scheduling of meeting items.
CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: For further information and to ascertain what, if any, matters have been added, deleted or postponed, please contact Vanessa A. Countryman, Office of the Secretary, at (202) 551-5400.
Dated: October 29, 2019
Vanessa A. Countryman
Secretary