Summary of June 2024 Annual General Shareholder Meeting Season Shareholder Proposals -
- While the total number of shareholder proposals is comparable to the June 2023 general meeting season, the number of companies...more
11/7/2024
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The Number of Shareholder Proposals Made by Activist Shareholders, Votes Against Management Proposals and Listed Companies Facing Shareholder Proposals Each Continue to Trend Upward in Japan -
During the June 2023 annual...more
12/5/2023
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The number of shareholder proposals made by activist shareholders, votes against management proposals and the number of publicly listed companies facing shareholder proposal continues its upward trend....more
12/27/2022
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Forty-eight Japanese companies received shareholder proposals in the June 2021 general meetings (162 proposals in total). This represents a modest decrease compared to last year, when 55 companies received shareholder...more
11/17/2021
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While balance sheet proposals saw a slight downturn, COVID-19 and FEFTA appear not to have dampened shareholders' desire to effect change via AGMÂ proposals....more
8/1/2020
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