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TJX –CEO/Worker Compensation (2021)

September 9, 2021

RESOLVED: Shareholders of The TJX Companies, Inc. (the “Company”) request that the Executive Compensation Committee (the “Committee”) of the Board of Directors take into consideration the pay grades and/or salary ranges of all classifications of Company employees when setting target amounts for CEO compensation. Compliance with this policy is excused if it will result in the violation of any existing contractual obligation or the terms of any existing compensation plan. SUPPORTING STATEMENT: This proposal encourages the Committee to consider whether the CEO’s compensation is internally aligned with the Company’s pay practices for its other employees. Under this proposal, the Committee …

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Burlington Stores – CEO/Worker Compensation (2021)

September 9, 2021

RESOLVED: Shareholders of Burlington Stores, Inc. (the “Company”) request that the Executive Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors take into consideration the pay grades and/or salary ranges of all classifications of Company employees when setting target amounts for CEO compensation. Compliance with this policy is excused if it will result in the violation of any existing contractual obligation or the terms of any existing compensation plan. SUPPORTING STATEMENT: This proposal encourages the Executive Compensation Committee to consider whether the CEO’s compensation is internally aligned with the Company’s pay practices for its other employees. Under this proposal, the Compensation Committee …

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TJX Companies – Executive Compensation (2020)

December 5, 2019

RESOLVED: Shareholders of The TJX Companies, Inc. (the “Company”) request that the Executive Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors take into consideration the pay grades and/or salary ranges of all classifications of Company employees when setting target amounts for CEO compensation. The Executive Compensation Committee should describe in the Company’s proxy statements for annual shareholder meetings how it complies with this requested policy. Compliance with this policy is excused if it will result in the violation of any existing contractual obligation or the terms of any existing compensation plan. SUPPORTING STATEMENT This proposal encourages the Executive Compensation Committee to …

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Merck & Co, Inc. – Executive Compensation (2020)

November 27, 2019

RESOLVED, that shareholders of Merck & Co., Inc. (“Merck”) urge the Compensation and Benefits Committee to report annually to shareholders on the extent to which risks related to public concern over drug pricing strategies are integrated into Merck’s incentive compensation policies, plans and programs (“arrangements”) for senior executives. The report should include, but need not be limited to, discussion of whether (i) incentive compensation arrangements reward, or not penalize, senior executives for adopting pricing strategies, or making and honoring commitments about pricing, that incorporate public concern regarding prescription drug prices; and (ii) such concern is considered when setting financial targets …

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Stryker Corporation – Executive Compensation (2020)

November 20, 2019

Whereas: Stryker seeks to improve healthcare “by working with our customers to make the world better for patients, caregivers, employees and the environment.” In 2019, Stryker’s CEO signed the Business Roundtable’s “Statement on the Purpose of a Corporation,” joining 180 chief executives who publicly commit to lead their companies for the benefit of all stakeholders—customers, employees, suppliers, communities, the environment and shareholders. To do so, we believe Stryker will require mechanisms that better align executive leadership incentives to goals that account for health impacts on the communities it serves and the environment. Including sustainability metrics in executive compensation can create …

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Proctor & Gamble – Pay Grades & CEO Compensation (2019)

April 29, 2019

RESOLVED: Shareholders of Procter & Gamble (the “Company”) request that the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors take into consideration the pay grades and/or salary ranges of all classifications of Company employees when setting target amounts for CEO compensation. The Compensation Committee should describe in the Company’s proxy statements for annual shareholder meetings how it complies with this requested policy.Compliance with this policy is excused if it will result in the violation of any existing contractual obligation or the terms of any existing compensation plan. SUPPORTING STATEMENT This proposal encourages the Compensation Committee to consider whether the CEO’s compensation …

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PPG – Executive Pay – 2016

November 13, 2015

RESOLVED: Shareholders request the Board Compensation Committee prepare a report, at reasonable expense and excluding proprietary information, assessing the feasibility of integrating sustainability metrics into the performance measures of senior executives under the Company’s compensation incentive plans, including disclosure of the metrics and annual results. Sustainability is defined as how environmental and social considerations, and related financial impacts, are integrated into corporate strategy over the long term. SUPPORTING STATEMENT: Numerous studies suggest companies that integrate environmental, social and governance factors into their business strategy reduce reputational, legal and regulatory risks and improve long-term performance. We believe sustainability should be a …

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JPMorgan Chase & Co. – Executive Compensation (2012)

January 11, 2012

WHEREAS: Income inequality is a growing problem in the United States.  According to the U.S. Census Bureau, in 2010, 46.2 million Americans lived in poverty—including more than 1 out of every 5 American children. (http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/poverty/data/ incpovhlth/2010/highlights.html)  Many in America’s once robust middle class are now struggling to make ends meet. While the bottom 99 percent of Americans face increasingly tough times, the share of income going to the top 1 percent, especially the top 0.1 percent, continues to grow.  An October 2011 report from the Congressional Budget Office found that in 1979, the top 1 percent received about the same …

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Report on Domestic Partner Benefits for Senior Executives – Aflac (2012)

December 19, 2011

WHEREAS: Costs associated with senior executive turnover are significant and far-reaching. Replacement costs to a company can reach up to 250% of an executive’s annual salary. The proponents believe that companies who choose not to discriminate in the extension of benefits gain a competitive edge in executive recruitment and retention. The equal provision of benefits sends a message of respect and inclusion, and conveys a tangible commitment to the principle that equal work deserves equal pay. If Aflac extends domestic partner benefits to its executives (or employees), this policy is not publicly accessible. Companies in the insurance industry that do …

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Plum Creek Timber Co. – Say on Pay (2010)

February 4, 2010

RESOLVED Shareholders of Plum Creek Timber Companyrequest the board of directors to adopt a policy that provides shareholders the opportunity at each annual shareholder meeting to vote on an advisory resolution, proposed by management, to ratify the compensation of the named executive officers (“NEOs”) set forth in the proxy statement’s Summary Compensation Table (the “SCT”) and the accompanying narrative disclosure of material factors provided to understand the SCT (but not the Compensation Discussion and Analysis).  The proposal submitted to shareholders should make clear that the vote is non-binding and would not affect any compensation paid or awarded to any NEO. …

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