5 material Form 8-K filings that 5 companies we cover made with the SEC in May 2021, each read and summarized by AI: what happened, the key figures, whether it reads positive or negative for shareholders, and how big a deal it is (impact 1-5). All of them were written later, when past filings were added: a selection, not every 8-K of the month (see the note below).
Oxford Lane Capital Corp. filed a consent from its independent auditor, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, allowing its audit report to be incorporated into a Form N-2 registration statement. The audit report, dated May 12, 2021, covers financial statements in the company's annual report on Form N-CSR for the year ended March 31, 2021. The filing is administrative and does not report new financial results.
Consent from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP filed as Exhibit 23.1
Relates to Registration Statement on Form N-2 (File No. 333-236574)
Audit report dated May 12, 2021 covers the year ended March 31, 2021
Annual report on Form N-CSR filed with the SEC on May 12, 2021
The Board of Directors of The New Germany Fund, Inc. approved amended and restated bylaws effective May 7, 2021, the company reported in a Form 8-K dated May 12, 2021. The full bylaws are filed as Exhibit 99.1, and the portion provided sets rules for stockholder-requested special meetings and advance notice for director nominations and other proposals.
Board approved the amended and restated bylaws on May 7, 2021, effective the same day
Full bylaws filed as Exhibit 99.1 to the 8-K
Stockholder special meeting requests require signatures from holders of at least a majority of votes entitled to be cast
Advance notice for annual meeting nominations is due 120 to 150 days before the anniversary of the prior year's proxy statement
The European Equity Fund, Inc. (EEA) disclosed that its Board of Directors approved Amended and Restated Bylaws effective May 7, 2021. The filing attaches the full bylaws as Exhibit 99.1, which set out procedures for stockholder meetings, quorum, voting, proxies and advance notice of nominations. The filing reports no financial results or changes to the fund's holdings, so the change is administrative in nature.
Board approved the Amended and Restated Bylaws, effective May 7, 2021
Full bylaws filed as Exhibit 99.1 to the Form 8-K dated May 12, 2021
Bylaws cover special meeting requests, a one-third quorum, majority voting and advance notice of stockholder nominees
The fund's board approved Amended and Restated Bylaws effective May 7, 2021, and filed them as Exhibit 99.1 to this 8-K. The filing describes the bylaws as amended and restated but does not state the specific changes in the text provided, which covers mainly stockholder meeting procedures and advance notice requirements for nominations and proposals.
Board approved the Amended and Restated Bylaws, effective May 7, 2021
Full bylaws filed as Exhibit 99.1 to the 8-K dated May 12, 2021
Revised bylaws cover stockholder meetings, special meeting requests, voting, and advance notice for director nominations
At its annual meeting on May 11, 2021, Highwoods Properties stockholders approved the 2021 long-term equity incentive plan, which authorizes up to 3,000,000 shares of common stock for stock options, restricted stock and restricted stock units. The company says the plan aligns directors, officers and employees with stockholders, and the plan adds potential share issuance that shareholders will weigh against their existing stakes. The meeting also included the election of ten directors and the ratification of Deloitte & Touche LLP as independent auditor for 2021.
Stockholders approved the 2021 long-term equity incentive plan on May 11, 2021, with 87,522,583 votes for and 3,361,814 against.
The plan authorizes up to 3,000,000 shares, of which no more than 1,000,000 may be issued as restricted stock or restricted stock units.
No employee or officer may receive stock options covering more than 300,000 shares in a calendar year, and no more than 150,000 restricted shares or units per officer or employee.
Stockholders ratified Deloitte & Touche LLP as independent auditor for 2021, with 93,460,753 votes for and 916,170 against.
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Briefs marked “Written later” were written in November 2026 for filings that were by then more than three weeks old, so months before mid-October 2026 hold a selection: every material 8-K of the past year for the 100 largest companies we cover and the last 15 important 8-Ks of every other one. Briefs the number check holds back are not shown or counted. Also: the last 45 days, briefs by company, A–Z and the live SEC filings wire.