Investors are pushing companies to address things like hazard pay and whether temporary policies and practices related to employees need to stay in place as businesses transition out of the depth of the pandemic. Yesterday, New York City comptroller Scott Stringer sent a letter to the Amazon board’s leadership development and compensation committee asking chair Judith McGrath to address at its upcoming annual…
According to a review of SEC filings by S&P 500 companies by MyLogIQ, as of May 11: 273 S&P 500 companies have switched to virtual meetings 146 S&P 500 companies have suspended share buybacks 50 S&P 500 companies have suspended or cut dividends 37 S&P 500 companies have instituted job freezes 91 S&P 500 companies have cut executive…
According to a review of SEC filings by S&P 500 companies by MyLogIQ, as of May 4: 264 S&P 500 companies have switched to virtual meetings 113 S&P 500 companies have suspended share buybacks 42 S&P 500 companies have suspended or cut dividends 28 S&P 500 companies have instituted job freezes 83 S&P 500 companies have cut executive…
As companies revamp annual meeting formats in light of the Covid-19 pandemic, investors and governance experts are warning boards that if investors perceive that the shift to virtual meetings is limiting shareholder rights, they will retaliate next year. According to a review of SEC filings by S&P 500 companies by public company intelligence provider MyLogIQ, as of April…
According to a review of SEC filings by S&P 500 companies by MyLogIQ, as of April 27: 113 S&P 500 companies have switched to virtual meetings 65 S&P 500 companies have suspended share buybacks 25 S&P 500 companies have suspended dividends 17 S&P 500 companies have instituted job freezes 69 S&P 500 companies have cut executive compensation 31…
Cheesecake Factory Inc. furloughed about 41,000 hourly restaurant workers to conserve cash in the coronavirus pandemic. It also cut pay for other employees by as much 20%—a reduction that Chief Executive David Overton matched for his $995,000 salary. At Yum Brands Inc., Chief Executive David Gibbs is forgoing his $1.2 million salary for the rest of this year, using the…
The biggest companies in the United States are about to report an overall negative earnings quarter for the first time since the Great Recession of 2009. In the wrenching wake of the pandemic, boards had better conserve cash against a sharp recession and corporate losses, financial experts say. That puts dividends in the cross hairs….
According to a review of SEC filings by S&P 500 companies by MyLogIQ, as of April 14: 65 S&P 500 companies have switched to virtual meetings 43 S&P 500 companies have suspended share buybacks 16 S&P 500 companies have suspended dividends 13 S&P 500 companies have instituted job freezes 47 S&P 500 companies have cut executive compensation (base…
With the first quarter in the books, big companies are preparing to disclose to investors early indications of the economic toll of the coronavirus pandemic. The respiratory illness has shut down many parts of the U.S. economy, spurring a wave of layoffs and furloughs that resulted in a record 17 million unemployment claims in a…
The coronavirus pandemic has turned investor dialogue upside down ascompanies go dark on negotiations and investors reset priorities at the start of an unprecedented proxy season. Shareholders have filed a host of proposals for the 2020 proxy season, once again largely focusing on environmental and social issues. Indeed, issues such as climate change, gender pay…