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August 1, 2017

Say-on-Frequency: This Season’s Stats

Liz Dunshee

This Winston & Strawn memo – with stats through June 30th for Russell 3000 companies – reinforces what I’d previously noted in this blog: shareholders continue to strongly favor annual say-on-pay votes.

Here’s the details:

– 88% of companies recommended that shareholders support an annual say-on-pay frequency (compared to 56% in 2011)

– 11% of companies recommended a triennial vote (compared to 39% in 2011)

– Shareholders at more than 90% of Russell 3000 companies voted in favor of annual say-on-pay votes (compared to 80% in 2011)

– ISS recommended annual say-on-pay votes for all Russell 3000 companies

If your vote is still pending, don’t forget to disclose your board’s say-on-frequency decision in your 8-K after the meeting. Here’s other memos about say-on-frequency issues..