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Methods for Protecting Shareholders

Owners of shares of a corporation have the right to vote for directors and to share proportionally in any distribution of corporate profits or, in the case of dissolution, in the distribution of corporate assets. There are several ways to protect...

The Antitrust Exemption for Joint Newspaper Operating Arrangements

The Newspaper Preservation Act, 15 U.S.C.S. §§ 1801-1804, provides a limited exemption from antitrust laws for joint operating arrangements between newspapers in a particular locality. The objective of the legislation is to preserve...

Electronic Shareholder Meetings

As the operations of corporations become more global and as their shareholders become dispersed throughout the world, new mechanisms may be needed to maintain shareholder participation at annual meetings. Effective July 1,...

Disclosure of Executive Compensation

While each company decides what its executives are paid, the amounts and types of compensation paid to the top executives of public companies is considered material information that the Securities and Exchange Commission has determined must be...

Sales of Foreign Options and Futures to U.S. Customers

The United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission regulates the offer and sale of foreign futures and options contracts to customers in the United States. Part 30 of rules of the Commission requires that sellers of such contracts must...