NEW YORK, Oct. 23, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Georgeson, a Computershare company, and the world's foremost provider of strategic shareholder consulting services to corporations and shareholder groups, announced today the release of the 27th Annual Corporate Governance Review, a comprehensive analysis of annual meetings, shareholder initiatives and proxy contests for US public companies. In the 2014 Review, Georgeson considers the rise of shareholder activism and the increase of shareholder engagement between issuers and investors.
"While contested situations and certain shareholder proposals saw greater investor support, companies also experienced greater success in heading off a negative vote by addressing shareholder concerns as they arose," said Rajeev Kumar, CFA, senior managing director of Georgeson US.
The Review analyzes and provides strategic takeaways for issues such as advisory votes on executive compensation ("say-on-pay") and proxy access. The Review includes a complete set of proxy voting data, including year-over-year summary trends and detailed company vote results.
Key issues discussed in the Review include:
- Notable success of change-in-control payout proposals
- Rapid growth in the number of proxy access proposals
- Strong shareholder support for director elections
- Primary reasons for failed say-on-pay votes
Georgeson has collected and published statistics on corporate governance proposals since 1987, the year institutional investors first sponsored shareholder proposals.
To view the complete 2014 Annual Corporate Governance Review, including the proposals and contests covered and Georgeson's analysis of the outcomes, visit www.georgeson.com/acgr.
About Georgeson
Georgeson is the world's foremost provider of strategic shareholder services to corporations and shareholder groups working to influence corporate strategy. We offer unsurpassed advice and representation for annual meetings, mergers and acquisitions, proxy contests and other extraordinary transactions. Our core proxy expertise is enhanced with and complemented by our strategic consulting services, including solicitation strategy, shareholder identification, corporate governance analysis, vote projections and insight into investor ownership and voting profiles. Our local presence and global footprint allow us to analyze and mitigate operational risk associated with various corporate actions worldwide. For more information, visit www.georgeson.com.
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