Each spring and fall for nearly ten years, Parker Poe has hosted face-to-face Public Company Forums that provided updates and facilitated peer discussion regarding securities, governance and other topics relevant to public companies. This newsletter format extends the Public Company Forum concept to a broader audience. And because the Forum is published quarterly, it will help you monitor developing issues. Fall 2011 Public Company Forum Articles: A Proxy Advisor’s Negative Recommendation on Say-on-Pay: How Much Should You Care? Director Diversity = Dollars Is it Bigger than a Breadbox? Navigating Materiality What’s Market? Are Press Releases Passé? Dodd-Frank Act Progress Report: Fall 2011