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New York, N.Y., August 27, 2015 – Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:BR) and PwC’s Center for Board Governance today released their final ProxyPulse™ report for the 2015 season. The report covers 4,280 U.S. shareholder meetings held between January 1, 2015 and June 30, 2015, and provides aggregated data and analysis, including share ownership trends and voting results.
Of the over 80 proxy access proposals that came to a vote, 70% received the majority support of shareholders, averaging 57% of the shares voted. Retail investors voted their shares against proxy access in significant numbers, while institutions voted 61% of their shares in favor of such proposals.
“Shareholder rights appeared to be a driving force behind proxy access proposals this season -- rather than dissatisfaction with specific company directors,” said Chuck Callan, Senior Vice President, Regulatory Affairs, Broadridge. “Shareholders were strongly supportive of most directors at companies where proxy access proposals were passed.”
Shareholder support for say-on-pay strengthened this season, with 90% of proposals attaining support of at least 70% of the shares voted, up from 87% last season.
“New rules from the SEC on CEO pay-ratio disclosure, and anticipated rules on clawbacks and pay for performance disclosure could influence say-on-pay voting in the future,” stated Paula Loop, Lead Partner for PwC’s Center for Board Governance.
In today’s release, key findings highlighted by Broadridge and PwC include:
The report is based upon Broadridge’s processing of shares held in street name, which accounts for over 80% of all shares outstanding of U.S. publicly-listed companies. In addition, it provides perspectives from PwC’s 2015 Annual Corporate Directors Survey. Visit www.proxypulse.com to access the full report.
ProxyPulse is a collaboration between Broadridge and PwC's Center for Board Governance.
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About PwC's Center for Board Governance
PwC's Center for Board Governance is a group within PwC whose mission is to help directors effectively meet the challenges of their critical roles. This is done by sharing governance leading practices, publishing thought leadership and offering forums on current issues.
For more information, please visit http://www.pwc.com/US/CenterForBoardGovernance.
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