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Current as of February 19, 2021 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
A corporation may establish, in its bylaws, procedures or conditions under which materials with respect to shareholder-nominated individuals will be included in a corporation's proxy solicitation materials, including the form of proxy, for an upcoming election of directors. Those procedures or conditions may include, but shall not be limited to, the following:
(1) A condition requiring a minimum level of beneficial ownership of shares of the corporation's voting stock by the nominating shareholder or a minimum duration of ownership of those shares;
(2) Conditions limiting nominations of directors who have been previously nominated to the board;
(3) A provision limiting the number of shareholder-nominated directors for each shareholder meeting at which directors are to be elected;
(4) Procedures requiring the nominating shareholder to submit specified information concerning the shareholder and the shareholder's nominees, including information concerning ownership by those persons of shares of the corporation's capital stock;
(5) A provision limiting nominations to shareholders, or any affiliate of those shareholders, who have not, and whose nominee has not, within a specified time period, publicly proposed to acquire shares constituting a specified percentage of the voting power of the corporation's outstanding voting stock; and
(6) A provision requiring that the nominating shareholder undertake to indemnify the corporation in respect of any loss arising as a result of any false or misleading information or statement submitted by the nominating shareholder in connection with a nomination.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - New Jersey Statutes Title 14A. Corporations, General 14A § 5-31 - last updated February 19, 2021 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nj/title-14a-corporations-general/nj-st-sect-14a-5-31/
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