* The 100 largest US companies, also referred to herein as the "Top 100" (as ranked in Fortune magazine's
FORTUNE 500® list, by revenue, for the most recently ended fiscal year), that have equity securities listed on
the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) or Nasdaq. FORTUNE 500® is a registered trademark of FORTUNE
magazine, a division of Time Inc.
2005
Trends
in the
Corporate Governance Practices
of the
100 Largest
US Public Companies
