Update For Canadian Public Companies: Disclosure Obligations, Blanket Regulatory Relief & Virtual Annual Meetings Of Shareholders (Video)

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The pandemic lockdown has occurred during the annual disclosure and proxy season for many Canadian public companies.

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Cyndi D. Laval,Kathleen Ritchie,Warren Cass

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The pandemic lockdown has occurred during the annual disclosure and proxy season for many Canadian public companies. What has happened and what's next?

Topics discussed:

How disclosure has evolved since early March, including guidance from Canadian securities regulators on MD&A, financial projections and material change reporting
How issuers are relying on blanket regulatory relief from Canadian securities regulators and the impact of this relief
How to conduct a virtual annual general meeting of shareholders and the potential challenges of this format.

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Originally published 2 June 2020

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