Insights

Voytek Sokolowski
Principal, Chicago, IL


2017 Say-on-Pay Recap as of December 1st
Below is a summary of the Say-On-Pay (“SOP”) results for U.S. companies as of 12/01/2017:
Russell 3000:
- To date, 33 companies have failed SOP and 2,379 companies had their SOP proposal pass
- On average, companies that failed SOP received 40% of the vote and those that passed received 93% of the vote
- Companies passing with an “Against” recommendation only received, on average, 73% of shareholder support while companies passing with a “For” recommendation received 95% of shareholder support (22% differential)
- Of the 2,417 ISS recommendations on SOP proposals, 290 (12%) were “Against” management’s proposal and 2,117 (88%) were “For” management’s proposal
U.S. All Indices:
- To date, 40 companies have failed SOP and 2,990 companies had their SOP proposal pass
- On average, companies that failed SOP received 39% of the vote and those that passed received 92% of the vote
- Companies passing with an “Against” recommendation only received, on average, 74% of shareholder support while companies passing with a “For” recommendation received 94% of shareholder support (20% differential)
- Of the 3,045 ISS recommendations on SOP proposals, 375 (~12%) were “Against” management’s proposal and 2,659 (~87%) were “For” management’s proposal
Year-over-Year Results:
- Of the 40 U.S. companies that have failed SOP year-to-date, 16 failed in prior years
- Of the 16 failures, 14 companies are part of the Russell 3000 Index
Voytek Sokolowski
Principal
Voytek Sokolowski has experience working with clients in a variety of industries and size categories. He consults on all aspects of executive and board compensation, including executive compensation trends, annual and long-term incentive program design, peer group development, and the relationship between executive pay and company performance. Voytek has also assisted in developing equity plan proposals and employment agreements for new CEOs.
