In this post we kick off what we hope will be an annual series. It is a full-year recap of some of the most notable SEC disclosures that we track: a “best-of-the-year” review. In this first post, we’ll look at the largest restatement; the … Continue reading
Category Archives: Auditor Ratification
After 45 Years, Honeywell Switches Auditor
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Honeywell International (NYSE: HON) announced in an Item 4.01 8-K yesterday that, after the 2014 annual report was filed, the company would be engaging Deloitte as its independent auditor. On July 29, 2014, the Audit Committee approved the engagement of … Continue reading
Auditor Ratification: An Overview of Russell 3000 Companies
Back in October, we took an initial look at the results of shareholder voting to ratify their company’s auditor. The main focus of that post was to give an idea of the overall trends in the outcome of these auditor … Continue reading
Auditor Ratification: Shareholders Appear Content
Since a change in regulation came about in 2010, it has become significantly more common for shareholders to vote on the company’s independent auditor. That change, first implemented by the NYSE and then approved by the SEC, limited a broker’s … Continue reading