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DISCLOSURE OF DIRECTOR SELF-EVALUATION PRACTICES
LOCATION OF DIRECTOR SELF-EVALUATION DISCLOSURE
LENGTH OF DETAILED
DIRECTOR SELF-EVALUATION
DISCLOSURE
24
17
7
10
1 to 99 words
100 to 199 words
200 to 299 words
300 to 399 words
The average length of the
detailed disclosures by the
Top 100 Companies in 2017 was
186 WORDS.
77
52
33
Description of the nominating
and governance committee's
responsibilities
Proxy Statement Summary
Description of the lead
independent director's /
independent board chair's
responsibilities
One section
Two sections
Three sections
Four sections
Five or more sections
4
22
25
23
18
Top 100 Companies made detailed
disclosures about their director
self-evaluation process in their
2017 proxy statements.
58 92
Top 100 Companies mentioned the
director self-evaluation process in
their 2017 proxy statements.
The 92 Top 100 Companies that mentioned
their director self-evaluation practices did
so in various locations, ranging from one
to six sections of their proxy statements.
These 92 Top 100 Companies generally made
these disclosures in the:
