ANALYSIS: A Last Glance at Shareholder Proposal NAL Requests?

How successful are shareholder proposals? Bloomberg Law takes a look at topics, sectors, proponents, companies and outcomes, based on our analysis of no-action letter requests filed by issuers to exclude shareholder proposals. The analytics track only those proposals that have been the subject of an exclusion request, and do not reflect proposals that companies have voluntarily agreed to include in their proxy materials.

The graphics reflect requests handled by the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance from the beginning of 2019 through October 21, 2019. Many of the results are similar to the 2018 numbers. Proposals by John Chevedden have been ...