Below is an excerpt from ISS-Corporate’s recently released article “2026 U.S. Proxy Season Trends: Fewer Omissions, More Votes”. The full article is available on ISS-Corporate’s resources page.
With proxy season underway and a substantial number of companies having filed their proxy statements, early filings point to a clear shift in shareholder proposal omission and withdrawal rates. Notably fewer companies with annual meeting dates from January 1 to May 15 have omitted shareholder proposals, a sharp contrast to last year, when nearly 30% of proposals were omitted during the same period.
By:
Valeriano Saucedo, Associate Director, Compensation & Governance Advisory, ISS-Corporate
Anna Desis, Associate Vice President, Compensation & Governance Advisory, ISS-Corporate
Toby Huang, Senior Associate, Data Analytics, ISS-Corporate
