proxy statement

American

noun

a statement containing information, frequently exhaustive, about a corporation, its officers, and any propositions to be voted on, sent to stockholders when their proxies are being solicited for an annual or a special stockholders' meeting.

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Last month, GameStop announced that CEO Ryan Cohen had withdrawn a potentially hefty CEO performance award from the company’s proxy statement.

From MarketWatch • Jul. 7, 2026

That was evident in Berkshire’s 2026 proxy statement released late Friday.

From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026

A Walmart spokeswoman said the company plans to give its response to shareholder proposals in its proxy statement and provided a link to its report on environmental, social and governance issues.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 31, 2026

The White House also is considering a directive, some of the people said, to raise the requirements for investors seeking to put a proposal to a shareholder vote through an annual proxy statement.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 12, 2025

“Mr. Musk is being asked to transform Tesla and, in so doing, provide transformative technologies to better society as a whole,” the company says in its proxy statement in which the pay deal is disclosed.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 16, 2025

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