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Corporate Governance and Exec Compensation 2021

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Shearman & Sterling LLP Recent Shareholder Activism Trends | 16 M&A-RELATED ACTIVISM REMAINS IN FOCUS M&A-related activist campaigns remain the most common campaigns in 2020 and in the first half of 2021, constituting 41% and 44% of the total campaigns initiated at large-cap companies during such periods, respectively, consistent with levels of recent years. 76 84 99 76 41 2017 2018 2019 2020 H1 2021 36% 34% 47% 41% 44% 78 2017 2018 2019 2020 H1 2021 124 107 111 77 63 41 52 65 83 141 124 129 55 Mean: 105 U.S. Annual Campaign Activity H2 H1 # of campaigns initiated Source: Lazard, H1 2021 Review of Shareholder Activism, https://www.lazard.com/media/451731/ lazards-h1-2021-review-of-shareholder-activism-vff.pdf. Source: Lazard, H1 2021 Review of Shareholder Activism, https://www.lazard.com/media/451731/lazards-h1- 2021-review-of-shareholder-activism-vff.pdf. # of M&A Campaigns – Global % of M&A campaigns to total # of campaigns

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