Ten hot topics & a new v&e taskforce: developments in governance and disclosure Spring 2019

The number of reported shareholder proposals for 2019 meetings trended down again, with approximately 728 shareholder proposals reported for 2019 meetings, compared to approximately 797 shareholder proposals reported for 2018 meetings and approximately 858 shareholder proposals reported for 2017 meetings. Early takeaways for the top types of proposals being submitted this year include: • The number of board diversity proposals jumped significantly, despite the decrease in the aggregate number of proposals submitted overall;