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Another year, another boisterous annual meeting of Exxon. The US oil giant is again facing a showdown with investors. A total of 17 shareholder resolutions have been filed, addressing both corporate governance and responsibility issues. The company is facing seven proposals purely on environmental issues.
Full story . . .Medical equipment company Smith & Nephew saw a large vote against its remuneration report at its AGM last week. Around 32% of votes were cast against the remuneration report, with almost 7% abstentions. PIRC had recommended that shareholders oppose the report. This was in part due to termination provisions, but also because Smith & Nephew had changed the performance measures and targets under the Performance Share Plan without seeking shareholder approval.
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