Annual Corporate Governance & Executive Compensation Survey

2019 Corporate Governance & Executive Compensation Survey

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CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION 4 INSIGHTS 66 THE SURVEY 68 Board Size and Leadership 71 Board Refreshment 72 Women in Leadership 73 Anti-Takeover Provisions 76 ESG Disclosure and Governance 82 Director Skill Set 83 Board Diversity 85 Proxy Access 90 Additional Proxy Statement Disclosures 91 Say-on-Pay 92 Clawback Policies 96 CEO Pay Ratio 97 Hedging and Pledging Policies 98 Executive Perquisites 99 Golden Parachute Provisions 1 01 Survey Methodology 5 The Climate Changes for ESG 22 Closing the Gender Pay Gap 26 Turning Up the Volume of Board Diversity 30 Cybersecurity — Preparing for the Changing Landscape 35 Human Capital Management Disclosure 39 Shareholder Activism Trends in 2019 41 Internal and External Forces — The Rising Importance of Corporate Culture Review 45 SHAREHOLDER PROPOSALS 2019 46 Shareholder Proposals 2019 – ESG No-Action Letter Trends and Strategies 54 Shareholder Proposal Season 60 IPO GOVERNANCE PRACTICES 61 IPO Corporate Governance CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION 4 INSIGHTS 66 THE SURVEY 68 Board Size and Leadership 71 Board Refreshment 72 Women in Leadership 73 Anti-Takeover Provisions 76 ESG Disclosure and Governance 82 Director Skill Set 83 Board Diversity 85 Proxy Access 90 Additional Proxy Statement Disclosures 91 Say-on-Pay 92 Clawback Policies 96 CEO Pay Ratio 97 Hedging and Pledging Policies 98 Executive Perquisites 99 Golden Parachute Provisions 1 01 Survey Methodology 5 The Climate Changes for ESG 22 Closing the Gender Pay Gap 26 Turning Up the Volume of Board Diversity 30 Cybersecurity — Preparing for the Changing Landscape 35 Human Capital Management Disclosure 39 Shareholder Activism Trends in 2019 41 Internal and External Forces — The Rising Importance of Corporate Culture Review 45 SHAREHOLDER PROPOSALS 2019 46 Shareholder Proposals 2019 – ESG No-Action Letter Trends and Strategies 54 Shareholder Proposal Season 60 IPO GOVERNANCE PRACTICES 61 IPO Corporate Governance

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