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VOTING REPORT 2020 HALF-YEAR OUTCOMES VIRTUAL AGMS, REAL DISCONTENT: ASX200 ASX300 The six months to 30 June 2020 saw a short voting MEETINGS season that focused largely on pre-pandemic issues: 47 69 • Investors delivered record support for climate RESOLUTIONS 326 436 change resolutions at Woodside, Santos and Rio REMUNERATION Tinto – sending a message on the need for STRIKES 1 2 further work on their practices and targets. • Capital Raising in the Spotlight - Concerning placement allocations as companies rush to bolster balance sheets amid COVID-19. • AMP Remuneration revolt - The outright defeat of AMP’s remuneration report amid pay-for- performance concerns. SHAREHOLDER CAPITAL RAISINGS REMUNERATION DIRECTOR ELECTIONS RESOLUTIONS Placements that don’t treat AMP remuneration report Eclipx’s chair Kerry Five of the 10 largest votes existing shareholders rejected outright for second Roxburgh in the spotlight in support of shareholder appropriately continued to time in three years. following impairments, resolutions in recent times. draw fire. Shopping centre operators downgrades, a failed merger and accounting Climate-related votes at ASX responds to investor Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield restatements. Woodside, Santos and Rio concerns in relation to the and Scentre Group Tinto reflected growing need for greater recorded sizeable investor Shareholder nominee Gary frustration with the slow transparency. opposition. Weiss again narrowly pace of change at some. Read more unsuccessful at getting on the Cromwell board. Read more Read more KEY COMPANIES: Read more KEY COMPANIES: AMP, Unibail-Rodamco- KEY COMPANIES: Cochlear, Next DC, Bellevue Westfield, Scentre, Sigma KEY COMPANIES: Woodside Petroleum, Gold Healthcare Eclipx, Spark Infrastructure, Santos, Rio Tinto, QBE Cromwell Property Group 1 SHAREHOLDER RESOLUTIONS RIO TINTO FACES CLIMATE HEAT The other resolution to receive significant support was The first half of 2020 saw five of the 10 largest votes in at Rio Tinto, where proponents called for Scope 1, 2 support of shareholder resolutions in recent times.
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