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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212 matching, showing 1 to 60.

Year	Company	What was asked for	Asked for by	Support	Outcome
2020	Wells Fargo	Shareholder Proposal - Report on Global Median Pay Gap		9.4%	Failed
2020	Wells Fargo	Shareholder Proposal - Report on Incentive-Based Compensation and Risks of Material Losses		23.3%	Failed
2020	Wells Fargo	Shareholder Proposal - Requesting Shareholder Approval of By-law Amendments	John Chevedden	3.3%	Failed
2020	UnitedHealth Group	Shareholder proposal regarding non-binding shareholder vote on bylaw amendments	John Chevedden	2.2%	Failed
2020	Salesforce	Stockholder proposal requesting the ability of stockholders to act by written consent		27.9%	Failed
2020	Southern Company	The stockholder proposal regarding a report on lobbying		28.2%	Failed
2020	Southern Company	The stockholder proposal regarding an independent Board Chair		22.3%	Failed
2020	Norfolk Southern	Shareholders did not approve a shareholder proposal regarding the right to act by written consent, by the following count		12.9%	Failed
2020	News Corp (Class B)	An advisory, nonbinding stockholder proposal regarding a simple majority vote failed to pass as follows	Kenneth Steiner	30.1%	Failed
2020	News Corp (Class A)	An advisory, nonbinding stockholder proposal regarding a simple majority vote failed to pass as follows	Kenneth Steiner	30.1%	Failed
2020	Meta Platforms	Stockholder Proposal Regarding Median Gender/Racial Pay Gap		8.6%	Failed
2020	Meta Platforms	Stockholder Proposal Regarding Child Exploitation		12.6%	Failed
2020	Meta Platforms	Stockholder Proposal Regarding Report on Civil and Human Rights Risks		7.2%	Failed
2020	Meta Platforms	Stockholder Proposal Regarding Human/Civil Rights Expert on Board		3.7%	Failed
2020	Meta Platforms	Stockholder Proposal Regarding Political Advertising		12.7%	Failed
2020	Meta Platforms	The stockholders did not approve the stockholder proposal regarding an independent chair		25.4%	Failed
2020	Meta Platforms	Stockholder Proposal Regarding an Independent Chair		19.5%	Failed
2020	Meta Platforms	Stockholder Proposal Regarding Change in Stockholder Voting		27.1%	Failed
2020	Intuit	Stockholder proposal to adopt a bylaw that requires mandatory arbitration of all stockholders claims under federal securities laws		2.4%	Failed
2020	Cognizant	The vote with respect to the shareholder proposal requesting that the board of directors take action as necessary to permit shareholder action by written consent was as follows		17.1%	Failed
2020	Citigroup	(7) Stockholder proposal requesting a report disclosing information regarding Citi's lobbying policies and activities		15.1%	Failed
2020	Citigroup	(6) Stockholder proposal requesting that the Board adopt a policy prohibiting the vesting of equity-based awards for senior executives due to a voluntary resignation to enter government service		7%	Failed
2020	Citigroup	(5) Stockholder proposal requesting an amendment to Citi’s proxy access by-law provisions pertaining to the aggregation limit		37.1%	Failed
2020	Boston Scientific	The stockholder proposal requesting a report on inclusion of non-management employee representation on the Board of Directors		3.9%	Failed
2020	Capital One	Stockholder Proposal Regarding an Independent Board Chairman	John Chevedden	33%	Failed
2020	BNY Mellon	Stockholder proposal regarding a stockholder vote on by-law and charter amendments		1.5%	Failed
2020	BNY Mellon	Stockholder proposal regarding a pay equity report		7.9%	Failed
2020	Block, Inc.	Stockholder Proposal Regarding Employee Representation on the Board of Directors	NorthStar Asset Management	1%	Failed
2020	Bank of America	Shareholder proposal - Review of Statement of the Purpose of a Corporation and report on recommended changes to governance documents, policies and practices		9.3%	Failed
2020	Bank of America	Shareholder proposal - Report concerning gender/racial pay equity		9.8%	Failed
2020	Bank of America	Shareholder proposal - Adopt a new shareholder right - written consent	John Chevedden	28.4%	Failed
2020	Bank of America	Shareholder proposal - Make shareholder proxy access more accessible		26.5%	Failed
2020	American International Group	Shareholder proposal calling for the Board to take steps to amend AIG’s By-laws to provide shareholders who hold at least 10 percent of AIG’s outstanding common stock the right to call special meetings		44%	Failed
2020	Walmart	Finally, the Company’s shareholders voted upon and rejected a shareholder proposal requesting that the company take specific steps to strengthen the prevention of workplace sexual harassment		13.2%	Failed
2020	Walmart	Then, the Company’s shareholders voted upon and rejected a shareholder proposal requesting the adoption of a policy to include hourly associates among the pool of potential director candidates		1.9%	Failed
2020	Walmart	Next, the Company’s shareholders voted upon and rejected a shareholder proposal requesting a report on supplier antibiotics use standards		3.8%	Failed
2020	Walmart	The Company’s shareholders voted upon and rejected a shareholder proposal requesting a report on the impacts of single-use plastic bags		17%	Failed
2020	Eli Lilly	L)By the following vote, a shareholder proposal requesting board adopt a policy disclosing clawbacks on executive incentive compensation due to misconduct	Trinity Health	35.1%	Failed
2020	Eli Lilly	K)By the following vote, a shareholder proposal requesting the implementation of a bonus deferral policy	Retiree Medical Benefits Trust	31.2%	Failed
2020	Eli Lilly	J)By the following vote, a shareholder proposal requesting to publish feasibility report on incorporating public concern over drug prices into senior executive compensation arrangements	Mercy Investment Services	24.5%	Failed
2020	Eli Lilly	I)By the following vote, a shareholder proposal requesting disclosures of specific minimum qualifications and board nominee skills, experience, and ideological perspective		1%	Failed
2020	Eli Lilly	H)By the following vote, a shareholder proposal requesting to amend the bylaws to require an independent board chair	Independent Board Chair Daughters of Charity	33.9%	Failed
2020	Eli Lilly	G)By the following vote, a shareholder proposal requesting a report on the effectiveness of the forced swim test		3.4%	Failed
2020	Eli Lilly	F)By the following vote, a shareholder proposal requesting a report regarding direct and indirect lobbying activities and expenditures		29.7%	Failed
2020	Amazon.com Inc.	A shareholder proposal requesting additional reporting on lobbying		30.1%	Failed
2020	Amazon.com Inc.	A shareholder proposal requesting a specific supply chain report format		31.1%	Failed
2020	Amazon.com Inc.	A shareholder proposal requesting an additional reduction in threshold for calling special shareholder meetings		36.7%	Failed
2020	Amazon.com Inc.	A shareholder proposal requesting a report on promotion data		12.2%	Failed
2020	Amazon.com Inc.	A shareholder proposal requesting a report on viewpoint discrimination		1.5%	Failed
2020	Amazon.com Inc.	A shareholder proposal requesting a report on certain community impacts		6.1%	Failed
2020	Amazon.com Inc.	A shareholder proposal requesting an alternative report on gender/racial pay		15.3%	Failed
2020	Amazon.com Inc.	A shareholder proposal requesting a mandatory independent board chair policy		16.7%	Failed
2020	Amazon.com Inc.	A shareholder proposal requesting a report on efforts to restrict certain products		34.9%	Failed
2020	Amazon.com Inc.	A shareholder proposal requesting a report on potential customer misuse of certain technologies		32%	Failed
2020	Amazon.com Inc.	A shareholder proposal requesting a report on customer use of certain technologies		32.1%	Failed
2020	Amazon.com Inc.	A shareholder proposal requesting a report on effects of food waste		32.1%	Failed
2020	Xcel Energy	Proposal 4 — Shareholder proposal regarding a report on the costs and benefits of Xcel Energy’s voluntary climate-related activities		3.3%	Failed
2020	Warner Bros. Discovery	Stockholders did not approve the stockholder proposal regarding simple majority vote, as set forth below		28.5%	Failed
2020	Walt Disney Company (The)	Shareholder proposal requesting an annual report disclosing information regarding the Company's lobbying policies and activities		33.7%	Failed
2020	Vertex Pharmaceuticals	Based upon the following votes, the shareholders did not approve a shareholder proposal requesting a report on the Company's policies and activities with respect to lobbying	Friends Fiduciary Corporation	48.6%	Failed

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.