Not exact matches
According to the related press release, the low level of
support for these board members stems from «the voting recommendation of a major proxy advisory firm which
recommended that its institutional
shareholder clients withhold their vote in respect of these three directors.»
Similar proposals, also called «Aiming for A,» received well over majority
support at a handful of European companies where they were submitted in 2015, due in large part to the fact that in each case the board
recommended shareholders vote in favor.
In 2014, for example,
shareholder proposals related to social and political issues received average
support of 29 % with ISS's
support, and only 5 % if ISS
recommended against.
AWE on Monday withdrew its
support for Mineral Resources» bid and
recommended shareholders accept Mitsui's all cash offer of A$ 0.95 a share after Mineral Resources did not match Mitsui's offer by a February 2 deadline.
Institutional
Shareholder Services
recommended Facebook investors withhold
support from five directors including Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg.
Despite their prior
support for a buyback, the board stated the buyback resolution «as drafted is not in the best interests of the Company and its
shareholders», and
recommended (without further explanation) that
shareholders vote against it.