Four Bold Predictions for the 2020 Proxy Voting Season, Plus Early Vote Results
147 Russell 3000 companies have held Say on Pay votes thus far in 2020, and the average vote support has been 91.4%. Read more
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2019 Say on Pay Support Was Almost Identical to 2018 Results, Director Nominee Support Continued to Decline
Average Say on Pay support was 90.5% in 2019 versus 90.2% in 2018, and the failure rate increased to 2.7% from 2.6% over that span. Shareholders have elevated focus on the role of Directors in recent years and taken a… Read more
2019 Say on Pay Support Is Almost Identical to 2018 YTD Results
Plus, 2019 shareholder proposals on social topics increase substantially. Read more
Mid-Season Say on Pay Failure Rate Increases Above 2018 Year-to-Date Failure Rate
3 companies failed Say on Pay since our last report, bringing the failure rate to 2.2%. Read more
Early Season Environmental Proposal Support Declines from 2018 Levels
Median support for environmental proposals is down 700 basis points from 2018. Read more
Median Year-Over-Year Change in Companies’ CEO Pay Ratio is +2%, No Additional Companies Fail Say on Pay
242 Russell 3000 companies have held Say on Pay votes thus far in 2019, and the average vote support is 91.7%. No additional companies have failed Say on Pay since our last report, bringing the failure rate to 1.2%, or… Read more
One Additional Company Fails Say on Pay, Median Year-Over-Year Change in Companies’ CEO Pay Ratio is 0%
One additional company (FuelCell Energy) failed Say on Pay since our last report, bringing the failure rate to 1.9%, or 130 basis points below the failure rate at this time last year. Read more
Four Predictions for the Say on Pay and Proxy Season, Plus Early Vote Results
Our predictions this year are about average Say on Pay support, the percentage of companies failing Say on Pay, average Director election vote results, and enhancements to CEO Pay Ratio disclosures. Read more