Kingsdale Advisors Unveils 2017 Proxy Season Review

TORONTO, Sept. 28, 2017 /CNW/ - Kingsdale Advisors releases its annual 2017 Proxy Season Review, a report designed to equip public companies, boards, and advisors to face the changing expectations of shareholders, demands of activists, and policies of proxy advisors.  The report provides a detailed examination of the key statistics of this past proxy season and details a number of important case studies.

"This year, we saw issues around corporate governance take centre stage, reflecting the growing importance of topics like compensation, environmental and social issues, and shareholder engagement to both issuers and shareholders," said Wes Hall, Executive Chairman and Founder of Kingsdale Advisors. "The bar for governance standards only continues to rise. Proxy advisors, Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) and Glass Lewis are tightening their policies and investors, even those that are considered passive, are becoming increasingly focused on management and board accountability.  Just this week we saw activist Paulson & Co. announce they are forming a council to hold gold companies responsible for disappointing results coupled with lucrative compensation.  What might have worked this year may not fly next year. Heightened vigilance on behalf of directors is required in the new paradigm of corporate governance."

Kingsdale defined the most noteworthy developments of the 2017 proxy season as:

"We pride ourselves on providing our clients with more than facts and figures – it's our insight and ability to identify trends before they're trends that provides true value," said Amy Freedman, Chief Executive Officer. "As the only strategic shareholder advisory firm with a full in-house governance team with former ISS experienced executives, we draw on that knowledge and our continued engagement with shareholders to ensure our clients are well-equipped to navigate the changing governance landscape."

About Kingsdale Advisors:
With offices in Toronto and New York, Kingsdale Advisors is the leading advisor to public companies on all shareholder, governance, and transaction related matters having acted on the largest and highest profile proxy fights, transactions, and other special situations. Since 2003, public companies across North America have looked to the expertise of Kingsdale Advisors to secure the success of transactions or resolutions driven by shareholder votes. Kingsdale Advisors' multidisciplinary team offers an array of specialized services focused on strategic and defensive advisory, governance advisory, strategic communications, and voting analytics.

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