AT&T to Include NYC Funds’ Shareholder Proposal, Ending Suit (1)

AT&T Inc. agreed to incorporate a shareholder proposal to share employee demographic data in its 2026 annual meeting materials, resolving a lawsuit brought by New York City retirement plans.

The telecommunications giant said in a Feb. 18 email and letter dated Feb. 20 it would include the pension funds’ proposal in its 2026 proxy materials, according to the dismissal stipulation signed by Judge Lewis J. Liman Thursday.

The pension funds sued AT&T in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York Feb. 17, alleging it was violating federal securities law by excluding the proposal to make the ...