Shareholder proposals

2,290 proposals put to a vote by the owners of these companies, read from the filings the companies themselves made to the SEC. 187 of them won a majority of the votes cast.

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YearCompanyWhat was asked forAsked for bySupportOutcome
2018Becton DickinsonA shareholder proposal regarding an amendment to the Company's proxy access by-law27.6%Failed
2018Bank of AmericaStockholder Proposal - Independent Board Chair30.7%Failed
2018Ameriprise FinancialThe stockholders did not approve the stockholder proposal relating to political contributions and expenditures38.8%Failed
2018Archer Daniels MidlandThe stockholders did not approve a stockholder proposal requesting an independent board chairman as follows34.8%Failed
20183MProposal No.4 — The stockholders did not approve the stockholder proposal on setting target amounts for CEO compensation.*7.9%Failed
2018WalmartRequirement of the Company’s bylaws, the Company’s shareholders voted upon and rejected a shareholder proposal that was raised from the floor of the annual meeting which requested that the Company grant shares of Company stock to Company associates in an amount equal in value to the amount of shares of Company stock repurchased by the Company0%Failed
2018WalmartNext, the Company’s shareholders voted upon and rejected a shareholder proposal requesting that the Company prepare a report regarding racial or ethnic pay gaps6.8%Failed
2018WalmartThe Company’s shareholders voted upon and rejected a shareholder proposal regarding a policy that the chairman of the Company’s board of directors be independent16.1%Failed
2018Restaurant Brands InternationalConsideration of a shareholder proposal to issue an annual report to shareholders regarding supply chain impacts on deforestation19.1%Failed
2018Pfizer Inc.The shareholder proposal regarding report on lobbying activities33.5%Failed
2018Eli LillyJ)By the following vote, a shareholder proposal requesting a report on the extent to which risks related to public concern over drug pricing strategies are integrated into incentive compensation arrangementsMercy Investment Services17.8%Failed
2018Eli LillyI)By the following vote, a shareholder proposal requesting a report on policies and practices regarding contract animal laboratories3.2%Failed
2018Eli LillyH)By the following vote, a shareholder proposal requesting a report regarding direct and indirect political contributions20.1%Failed
2018Eli LillyG)By the following vote, a shareholder proposal seeking support for the descheduling of cannibas1.6%Failed
2018Bristol-Myers Squibb CompanyThe shareholder proposal to lower the share ownership threshold to call special shareholder meetings41.9%Failed
2018Bristol-Myers Squibb CompanyThe shareholder proposal on annual report disclosing how risks related to public concern over drug pricing strategies are incorporated into incentive compensation plans22.7%Failed
2018Amazon.com Inc.A shareholder proposal regarding vote-counting practices for shareholder proposals7.8%Failed
2018Amazon.com Inc.A shareholder proposal regarding a policy to require an independent board chair25.8%Failed
2018Waste ManagementStockholder proposal regarding a policy on accelerated vesting of equity awards in the event of a change in controlThe International Brotherhood of Teamsters General Fund38.1%Failed
2018VerisignStockholders of the Company did not approve a stockholder proposal requesting that the Board of Directors take steps to reduce the ownership threshold to call a special meeting29.8%Failed
2018United RentalsStockholder Proposal on Shareholder Right to Act by Written Consent47.2%Failed
2018United Airlines HoldingsThe stockholder proposal regarding the threshold required to call special stockholder meetingsSpecial Shareholder Meeting Improvement—24.6%Failed
2018Southwest AirlinesProposal 5 – An advisory (non-binding) vote on a shareholder proposal to permit shareholder action by written consent15.5%Failed
2018Simon Property GroupProposal 4 — Shareholder Proposal related to any future CEO employment agreement terms4.5%Failed
2018PG&E CorporationShareholder proposal regarding shareholder proxy access (included as Item 5 in the proxy statement)26.6%Failed
2018PG&E CorporationShareholder proposal regarding customer approval of the charitable giving program (included as Item 4 in the proxy statement)1%Failed
2018PayPalStockholder Proposal Regarding Human and Indigenous Peoples’ Rights5.9%Failed
2018PayPalStockholder Proposal Regarding Political Transparency24.6%Failed
2018PayPalStockholder Proposal Regarding Stockholder Proxy Access Enhancement25%Failed
2018O'Reilly Automotive(d)The shareholders voted against the shareholder proposal entitled “Special Shareholder Meeting Improvement.” The voting results are as follows41.2%Failed
2018NucorStockholder proposal regarding political lobbying report36.6%Failed
2018Northrop GrummanThe shareholders did not approve the shareholder proposal to modify the ownership threshold for shareholders to call a special meeting, with a vote of38.2%Failed
2018NiSourceStockholder Proposal Regarding Stockholder Right to Act by Written Consent35.5%Failed
2018Nasdaq, Inc.Consider the Stockholder Proposal Entitled “Shareholder Right to Act by Written Consent”47%Failed
2018Motorola SolutionsA stockholder proposal on lobbying disclosure was defeated by the stockholders, by the votes set forth in the table belowMercy Investment Services34.6%Failed
2018Motorola SolutionsA stockholder proposal on an independent director with human rights expertise was defeated by the stockholders, by the votes set forth in the table belowThe Episcopal Church10.4%Failed
2018Motorola SolutionsA stockholder proposal on recruitment in global supply chains was defeated by the stockholders, by the votes set forth in the table belowDomini Impact Equity Fund13.1%Failed
2018Monster BeverageIn accordance with the results below, the stockholder proposal regarding a slavery and human trafficking reportThe As You Sow (“As You Sow”19.9%Failed
2018Lockheed MartinRejected a stockholder proposal requesting that the Board of Directors adopt stockholder action by written consent40.9%Failed
2018LennarStockholders did not approve a stockholder proposal regarding a limit on director tenure1.1%Failed
2018LennarStockholders did not approve a stockholder proposal regarding providing holders an annual right to convert a limited amount of Class B common stock into Class A common stock14.3%Failed
2018LennarStockholders did not approve a stockholder proposal regarding our common stock voting structure36.4%Failed
2018Kinder MorganKMI stockholders approved the stockholder proposal relating to an assessment of the long-term portfolio impacts of scenarios consistent with global climate change policiesZevin Asset Management59.7%Passed
2018Kinder MorganKMI stockholders approved the stockholder proposal relating to an annual sustainability report60.4%Passed
2018Kinder MorganKMI stockholders did not approve the stockholder proposal relating to a report on methane emissions38%Failed
2018Keurig Dr PepperAt the Annual Meeting, stockholders did not approve the stockholder proposal regarding risks of obesity4.2%Failed
2018J.B. HuntA stockholder proposal to adopt company-wide, quantitative, science-based targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to report on the Company’s plans and progress towards achieving these targets21.4%Failed
2018J.B. HuntA stockholder proposal requesting the Company to prepare and disclose a report of the Company's political contributions policy and political contributions made by the Company that could not be deducted under section 162(e) of the Internal Revenue Code25.5%Failed
2018Howmet AerospaceThe shareholder proposal regarding shareholding threshold to call special shareowner meeting30.8%Failed
2018Home Depot (The)A shareholder proposal regarding amendment of the Company's compensation clawback policy43.5%Failed
2018Home Depot (The)A shareholder proposal to reduce the threshold for calling special shareholder meetingsSpecial Shareholder Meeting Improvement –44%Failed
2018Home Depot (The)A shareholder proposal regarding EEO-1 disclosureThe Congregation of Benedictine Sisters48.3%Failed
2018HasbroShareholders did not approve a shareholder proposal that was submitted to the Company and that recommended amendments to the Company’s Clawback Policy43.8%Failed
2018General MotorsGM’s shareholders did not approve the shareholder proposal regarding a report on Greenhouse Gas Emissions and CAFE Standards26.9%Failed
2018General MotorsGM’s shareholders did not approve the shareholder proposal regarding the right to act by written consent38.1%Failed
2018General MotorsGM’s shareholders did not approve the shareholder proposal regarding an independent board chairman35.5%Failed
2018FirstEnergyThe non-binding shareholder proposal38.5%Failed
2018Emerson ElectricThe shareholder proposal regarding greenhouse gas emissions, as described in the Proxy Statement39%Failed
2018Emerson ElectricThe shareholder proposal requesting issuance of a lobbying report, as described in the Proxy Statement39.6%Failed
2018Emerson ElectricThe shareholder proposal requesting issuance of a political contributions report, as described in the Proxy Statement39.4%Failed

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Support is the share of votes cast for and against, so abstentions and broker non-votes are not counted in it. A proposal shows who asked for it where we have been able to tie the vote to a campaign on record; blank means we have not, not that nobody filed it.