The John L. Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance seeks to gather practical insights from companies, investors, and related professionals about the scope and effectiveness of the current federal shareholder proposal rule (Rule 14a-8).

Recent remarks from the Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) at the Weinberg Center indicate that aspects of Rule 14a-8 may be reconsidered, including possible changes in how federal and state roles are defined. Recent statements from the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance suggest that this topic is likely to be an area of continued focus.

We are grateful to our coalition of partnering organizations in the design and/or distribution of this survey, including: Council of Institutional Investors, Directors & Boards, Manual of Ideas, Nareit, National Association of Corporate Directors, National Association of Manufacturers, Shareholder Rights Group, Society for Corporate Governance, U.S. Chamber of Commerce Center for Capital Markets Competitiveness, and others.

All responses will be kept confidential and reported only in aggregate form. Findings from this survey will inform a public report and related programs convened by the Weinberg Center and the University of Delaware’s Institute for Public Administration through their joint venture, The Corporate Collaborative @ UD.

The survey will be open from November 19 to December 24, 2025, at this link. The survey is designed to take less than 15-20 minutes.  We thank respondents in advance.