Annual Corporate Governance & Executive Compensation Survey

PROXY ACCESS In our fourth annual review of proxy access practices, we explore recent developments relating to "adopt" and "fix-it" shareholder proposals, headline and key second-tier terms and amendments to adopted by-laws. PROXY ACCESS In our fourth annual review of proxy access practices, we explore recent developments relating to "adopt" and "fix-it" shareholder proposals, headline and key second-tier terms and amendments to adopted by-laws.

• Cover
• Introduction
• Insights
• The Importance of Adding Culture to the Board Agenda
• CEO Pay Ratio: Perspectives on the First Year and a Look Forward
• Cybersecurity - Board Oversight
• Board Diversity and the Skills Matrix
• Board Oversight of Sexual Harassment and Misconduct Claims
• Shareholder Engagement: Using Proxy Statements and Corporate Websites
• Shareholder Activism: Will 2018 be A Record-Breaking Year for Activism?
• Director Compensation and the Delaware Courts
• Proxy Access
• Proxy Access - The March Forward Continues but at a Slower Pace
• IPO Governance Practices
• IPO Corporate Governance
• Shareholder Proposals
• Shareholder Proposal Season
• Shareholder Proposals 2018 - Was 14I Really a Game Changer?
• The Survey
• Board Structure and Practices
• Board Refreshment
• Women in Leadership
• Anti-Takeover Provisions
• Compensation-Related Proxy Disclosures
• Say-on-Pay
• Clawback Policies
• Change in Control Severance Arrangements
• Severance Arrangements
• Compensation-Related Shareholder Proposals
• Stock Ownership and Retention Guidelines
• Hedging and Pledging Policies
• Executive Perquisites
• Survey Methodology