| Shareholder Meeting Handbook 2010 |  |
The 2010 Shareholder Meeting Handbook provides clients with important information for their annual shareholder meetings. It contains information covering timing requirements, key participants, process overviews and value-added services that clients might utilize as well as contact details for the DR Division's specialized Governance and Proxy Group.
| 2009 Asia ADR Voting Study | |
BNY Mellon is pleased to present a detailed study on the voting characteristics of holders of American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) at Asian companies' shareholder meetings in 2009. This study includes a sample of thirty-nine Asian companies from 7 countries, listed on either the NYSE, the NASDAQ or the AMEX or traded on the over-the-counter market (OTC) for which BNY Mellon acts as depositary bank.
| 2009 Latin America ADR Voting Study | |
BNY Mellon is pleased to present a detailed study on the voting characteristics of holders of American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) at Latin American companies' shareholder meetings in 2009. This study includes a sample of thirty-five Latin American companies from 5 countries, listed on either the NYSE, the NASDAQ or the AMEX or traded on the over-the-counter market (OTC) for which BNY Mellon acts as depositary bank.
| U.S. Supreme Court Decision in Morrison v National Australia Bank | |
The recently decided (June 2010) U.S Supreme Court case of Morrison v National Australia Bank decision has important implications for the filing of lawsuits in U.S. courts by non-U.S. investors against non-U.S. companies alleging violation(s) of the U.S. securities laws.
| 2009 Western Europe Voting Study | |
BNY Mellon is pleased to present a detailed study on the voting characteristics of holders of American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) at Western European companies' shareholder meetings in 2009. This study includes a sample of thirty-nine companies from 11 countries, listed on either the NYSE, the NASDAQ or the AMEX or traded on the over-the-counter market (OTC) for which BNY Mellon acts as depositary bank.
| 2009 Russian Voting Study | |
BNY Mellon is pleased to present a detailed study on the voting characteristics of holders of American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) at Russian companies' shareholder meetings in 2009. This study includes a sample of thirty-five companies from the Russian Federation, listed on either the over-the-counter market (OTC), Portal Market or European Market as the London Stock Exchange as Regulation-S for which BNY Mellon acts as depositary bank.
| Proxy Distributions for Non-US Issuers using Notice & Access | |
As a result of the amendments to the proxy rules ('U.S. Notice and Access') contained in The Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 ('Exchange Act') introduced by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) earlier this year, U.S. companies may make proxy materials available to their shareholders electronically using a 'Notice and Access' model for proxy solicitation. The purpose of this information note is to provide our clients with information on Notice and Access and its implications for Depositary Receipt ('DR') issuers.
| BNY Mellon DR Submission to ISS 2010-2010 Policy Survey | |
Institutional Shareholder Services ('ISS'), a U.S. proxy advisory firm, conducts an annual survey with issuers and market participants to elicit feedback on their policies and practices. BNY Mellon processes over 450 shareholder meetings annually as the Depositary Bank for issuers with DR programs, and as such, has great exposure to ISS. The following document provides BNY Mellon Depositary Receipt Division's response to the ISS 2010-2011 Policy Survey.
