Chairman Christopher Cox
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, NE
Washington, DC 20549-1090
September 25, 2007
Chairman Christopher Cox
My life savings are invested in stocks; you are WRONG to take away our RIGHTS to HOLD companies ACCOUNTABLE!!
I URGE YOU TO PROTECT OUR RIGHT AS INVESTORS to FILE SHARE HOLDER RESOLUTIONS.
I URGE YOU to TAKE NO ACTION on proposed INITIATIVES THAT CURTAIL or ELIMINATE OUR ESSENTIAL RIGHTS.
Shareholder resolutions are an invaluable tool for investors who want to make their voices heard with regard to the direction of their companies. Shareholder resolutions have helped to promote transparency and improve corporate governance and performance. They have called attention to critical issues, including global warming, nuclear power, sweatshops, executive compensation, natural resource extraction, and other major societal and environmental problems that, when not addressed, often end up costing shareholders and their companies as a result of lawsuits, damaged reputations, consumer boycotts, public protests, and low staff morale.
The many corporate scandals of recent years highlight how important it is to have more, not less, corporate transparency and accountability. Shareholder resolutions have proven effective in holding companies accountable to their owners. I ask that the commission safeguard, not undermine, their use.
Thank you for your attention to my comments.
Sincerely,
Peter Hawxhurst