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Matters To Consider for the 2026 Annual Meeting and Reporting Season

Skadden Publication

Brian V. Breheny Raquel Fox Marc S. Gerber Page W. Griffin Andrew J. Brady Rita Sinkfield Belin Caroline S. Kim Joshua Shainess Stephanie Birndorf Leo W. Chomiak Mackenzie Concepcion Mathew E. Dietzel Jeongu Gim Nicholas D. Lamparski Khadija L. Messina Sydney E. Smith Linnea J. Taddeo Kyle Wiley Tiffany Chang

Our checklist and analysis present matters for companies to consider as they conduct their 2026 annual meetings and file reports to meet upcoming regulatory, shareholder and advisory deadlines, including:

  • SEC disclosure developments, rulemaking priorities and hot reporting topics, including AI, cybersecurity, trade policy and other areas of SEC staff focus.
  • Executive compensation considerations, including potential updates to compensation disclosure rules, calculation errors to avoid in grant practice disclosures and how to address the fourth year of pay-versus-performance reporting.
  • Annual meeting and corporate governance trends, including fresh shareholder proposal statistics, growing pressure on proxy advisory firms, board oversight of AI-related risk and new dual-listing options. 

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