Give Feedback on Stockholder Proposals Rules
Request for Feedback
The Delaware Secretary of State’s office along with the Delaware Bar Association seeks your feedback on the state’s potential response to the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)’s proposed rule entitled “Rescission of Rule 14a-8’s Federal Regulation of Shareholder Proposals and Amendments to Rule 14a-4”
Stockholders of publicly traded corporations currently submit precatory proposals in connection with stockholder meetings. The modern practice for submitting these proposals has developed under SEC Rule 14a-8. The rescission of this rule would leave a gap in corporate governance that State law must address. The potential Rule 14a-8 rescission is particularly important for Delaware, where many public corporations are incorporated.
Please find a white paper and discussion draft here.
To give your feedback, please:
- Review the White Paper on Stockholder Proposals.
- Submit your responses to the questions from pages 16-17 through our online form.
The online form will be open from November 9, 2026 through January 8, 2027.
