31.   How much Noto is paid this year, and how many stock options he was awarded, will not be known until the next proxy statement.

32.   If shareholders rejected the proposed independent auditor, then the board would reconsider the matter, according to the proxy statement.

33.   If you are dealing with a public company, it will have filed proxy statements saying how many options were given to top executives.

34.   In a proxy statement last month, Donnelley said its five-year stock performance has lagged that of its peers.

35.   In a lengthy proxy statement, Genentech detailed how Raab had pleaded with Roche to buy the balance, but to no avail.

36.   In connection with his resignation, Stevens is entitled to receive severance pay, the company said in the proxy statement.

37.   In a separate action, the commission approved new disclosure rules for the annual proxy statements that mutual funds issue to investors.

38.   In its proxy statement, filed last week with the Securities and Exchange Commission, WHX said it will review all Teledyne assets and consider selling some of them.

39.   In September, Congress asked the SEC to explain why it was restricting shareholder access to proxy statements and to make recommendations within the year.

40.   Investors would still receive some information on compensation in the proxy statements which are used by stakeholders to vote for board directors.