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Shareholder Engagement & Executive Compensation Compendium

Welcome to our and Executive Compensation Compendium. Here we will provide an expert perspective on designing and implementing Shareholder Engagement and Executive Compensation programs that can dramatically impact your shareholder vote and ultimately your stock market value.

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May 9, 2025
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5 Reasons º«¹úGV Public Companies Should Conduct Post-Shareholder Meeting Engagement

As the 2025 shareholder meeting season wraps up, companies must turn their attention to a critical next step: engaging shareholders after the meeting concludes.

Through our Shareholder Engagement – INSIGHT™ program, º«¹úGV Advisors helps public companies conduct shareholder outreach throughout the year. Our program helps executives and their boards understand and consider the issues of importance to shareholders and enables companies to address them appropriately.

Our team offers expertise in executive and board compensation strategy, helping organizations design effective and competitive pay structures. We specialize in peer group development, benchmarking fixed and variable compensation against industry standards, and addressing potential challenges arising from executive transitions. Additionally, we provide equity plan modeling and assess pay-for-performance alignment, ensuring compensation structures drive long-term value and stakeholder confidence.

Samples of these reports are provided below.

Shareholder Engagement
Deliverables

Institutional Voting Disclosure Research & Data Analysis. Who your institutions are, how they voted, and any available voting rationale based on N-PX filings and other research sources.

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Investor Influence Analysis Report. Calculating the levels of influence advisory firms like ISS and Glass Lewis may have on your institutional investors.

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Project Management of entire shareholder engagement process.

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Predictive Voting Analytics and Projections.

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Investor Briefing Profile, investor background, historical voting, policy preparation in advance of engagement calls

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Review proxy statement from an institutional investor and advisory firm perspective and provide examples of best-in-class disclosures.

Executive Compensation Deliverables

Compensation Vulnerability Assessment / Say on Pay

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Equity Plan Modeling against Proxy Advisory Firm scorecards and key investors.

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Quantitative Assessment of Voting Power Dilution and Burn Rate

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Predictive Voting Analytics and Projections.

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Executive Compensation – Content and Case Studies

Our team provides insight on executive and board compensation design and practices. This includes peer group construction, benchmarking fixed and variable pay against a peer group, and potential concerns resulting from executive transitions. Additionally, we can model equity plans and/or pay-for-performance alignment concerns.

How to Manage an Adverse Proxy Advisory Firm Recommendation

Navigating Annual Consecutive Equity Plan Replenishments

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Winning favorable vote recommendations from proxy advisors, ISS, and Glass Lewis can certainly make a company’s annual shareholder meeting easier. However, when faced with an adverse vote recommendation, issuers should know there are still options on the table and adverse recommendations can be overcome.

Will ISS, Glass Lewis, or institutional shareholders hold it against my company if we add shares to our equity plan two years in a row? º«¹úGV Advisors receives this question often, and it was worth a deeper look.

Written By º«¹úGV Advisors' Expert In Corporate Governance

Domenick deRobertis
Executive Vice President

Domenick is Executive Vice President at º«¹úGV Advisors. He specializes in meetings with complex agendas, including mergers and acquisitions, executive compensation, capital restructurings, and shareholder-sponsored proposals.

Written By º«¹úGV Advisors' Expert on Executive Compensation

Etelvina Martinez
Managing Director

Etelvina has been in the field of corporate governance since 2003 and has worked with issuers and institutional investors in the U.S. and several international markets.

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How To Manage an Adverse Proxy Advisory Firm Recommendation.

People working in the office

Winning favorable vote recommendations from the proxy advisors, ISS and Glass Lewis, can certainly make a company’s annual shareholder meeting easier. However, when faced with an adverse vote recommendation, issuers should know there are still options on the table and adverse recommendations can be overcome.

Written By º«¹úGV Advisors' Expert In Corporate Governance

Domenick deRobertis
Chief Strategy Officer

Domenick is Chief Strategy Officer at º«¹úGV Advisors. . He specializes in meetings with complex agendas including mergers and acquisitions, executive compensation, capital restructurings, and shareholder-sponsored proposals.

Navigating Annual Consecutive Equity Plan Replenishments

Graphs in Black and White

Will ISS or institutional shareholders hold it against my company if we add shares to our equity plan two years in a row? º«¹úGV Advisors receives this question often, and it was worth a deeper look.

Written By º«¹úGV Advisors' Expert on Executive Compensation

Etelvina Martinez
Managing Director

Etelvina has been in the field of corporate governance since 2003 and has worked with issuers and institutional investors in the U.S. and several international markets.

Case Studies

Shareholder Engagement & Compensation Advisory

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Our Shareholder Engagement & Executive Compensation Experts

Peter Casey

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Management

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Ownership Intelligence

Using our proprietary data base built from 18 years of proxy campaigns we can identify institutions behind the custodians with 96% + accuracy with how and when they vote.

Shareholder Engagement/Solicitation

Whether it’s navigating the complexities of a shareholder meeting or executing a post-meeting engagement strategy, our corporate governance experts deliver strategic guidance and practical support to help boards and management achieve their corporate objectives and align with stakeholder expectations.

Corporate Governance Team

Our team includes former ISS and Glass Lewis experts who understand how proxy advisors evaluate executive pay programs and governance structures. We provide strategic advice that helps executives anticipate potential red flags and align policies with evolving proxy voting guidelines. By identifying and addressing  concerns early, we position companies to earn shareholder support and minimize the risk of adverse vote recommendations.

Retail Outreach

We analyze your retail base and provide unique retail outreach strategies. Our virtual agent platform allows for rapid retail/NOBO shareholder outreach.

Investor Relations

We provide strategic support to both public and private companies, helping articulate a compelling equity story aligned with long-term value creation. Our team partners with companies to navigate investor engagement, market perception, and investor targeting with precision and insight.

Proxy Logistics

Our Proxy Logistics Group offers a comprehensive, all-in-one solution designed to simplify every aspect of your shareholder meetings. From typesetting and filing to scheduling, production, vote tabulation, virtual meeting services, and overseeing the Inspector of Elections, we manage it all seamlessly.

With º«¹úGV Advisors Going Beyond research series, we bring to the forefront pivotal discussions and content that are shaping the world of Corporate Governance, Executive Compensation, ESG, , Retail Outreach and M&A.

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