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Johnson & Johnson May Exclude Shareholder Proposal for Binding Arbitration on Securities Claims

Johnson & Johnson May Exclude Shareholder Proposal for Binding Arbitration on Securities Claims

On February 11, 2019, the Staff of the Division of Corporation Finance granted no-action relief permitting Johnson & Johnson to omit a shareholder proposal from its proxy statement.  The shareholder proposal requested mandatory arbitration of shareholder claims arising under the federal securities laws. The Staff relied on Rule 14a-8(i)(2), which permits exclusion of a proposal that, if implemented, would cause the company to violate any...