New York, November 17, 2015 – 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 28th Annual Corporate Governance Review, a
comprehensive analysis of annual meetings, shareholder initiatives and proxy contests for US public
companies.
“The rise of proxy access and growing influence of activists created new challenges for public
companies during the 2015 proxy season, and these challenges will likely persist in the 2016 proxy
season,” said Rajeev Kumar, CFA, Senior Managing Director of Georgeson US and author of the
Review.
The Review includes a complete set of proxy voting data, including year-over-year summary trends
and detailed company vote results. The Review also provides critical takeaways for issues such as:
- The rise of proxy access
- Trends in shareholder engagement
- Increasing focus on board composition in director elections
- Say on pay and pay-for-performance disconnect
- Shareholder activism and contested solicitations
Georgeson has collected and published statistics on corporate governance proposals since 1987, the
year institutional investors first sponsored shareholder proposals.
To view the complete 2015 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.
