2019 Say on Pay Support Is Almost Identical to 2018 YTD Results
Director election support continues to decline from prior year levels Read more
General News
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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
2018 Year-End Report: Split Results on Our Four Proxy Season Predictions
Two of the predictions our team made at the beginning of the 2018 proxy season proved correct, while two turned out incorrect. Read more
Four Additional Companies Fail Say on Pay
To date, 2,028 Russell 3000 companies have held Say on Pay votes and four additional companies have failed since our last report. Read more