The SBA released its 2015 Annual Summary report, which is now available in two alternative viewing formats (links for both views below).

 

SBA Website (one-up page view):

http://www.sbafla.com/fsb/Portals/Internet/CorpGov/ReportsPublications/2015_SBACorporateGovernanceAnnualSummary.pdf

 

ISSUU eReader (2 page spread view):

http://issuu.com/mikemccauley/docs/2015_sbacorporategovernanceannualsu?utm_source=conversion_success&utm_campaign=Transactional&utm_medium=email

 

 

The 2015 Summary report provides in-depth coverage of the following activities:

 

·         Engagement activities continued to be a major focus, with meetings conducted with close to 100 invested companies.

·         During the 2015 fiscal year, SBA staff released a ground-breaking study on the effects of proxy contest voting on portfolio value, indicating $572 million ($5.3 million per vote) in added value related to voting efforts. A guest commentary from equity analysts at Credit Suisse analyzes the effects of such proxy contests on company performance, providing further validation of the SBA’s voting research.

·         A few of the year’s most interesting and significant proxy votes are highlighted. Notable proxy votes in the United States included Allergan, DuPont, and Vornado Realty Trust. Other notable votes in international markets occurred at Vivendi, Samsung C&T, and Toyota. Voting levels within developed markets were stable, although voting support for individual board member nominees fell by almost five percent compared to 2014 levels, declining to 75.1 percent.

·         SBA staff cast proxy votes in over 80 countries worldwide, with a strong focus on the five largest voted equity markets outside the U.S. - Japan, India, the United Kingdom, Taiwan, and South Korea. Voting levels in the emerging markets significantly increased, with total meetings voted in India rising by 33 percent.

·         During the 2015 fiscal year, the SBA experienced a record volume of global proxy votes – voting at over 10,200 shareowner meetings. Highlights from the 2015 proxy season included above majority levels of support for proxy access and market acceptance of the “SEC” model of three percent ownership and three-year holding period.

·         Regulatory reform was very active during the fiscal year, with numerous proposals and final rules being adopted across a wide range of governance issues and global markets.

 

 

Please let us know if you have any questions about this publication.

 

Mike

 

Michael P. McCauley

Senior Officer, Investment Programs & Governance

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