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Investor Concern Regarding Dual-class or Multi-class Stock Continues

On September 26, 2017, proxy advisory firm Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) released the results of its annual Governance Principles Survey, which showed that 43% of surveyed investors consider multi-class capital structures with unequal voting rights inappropriate for a public company under all circumstances.  An equal percentage felt such structures may be appropriate in the presence of protections for low-vote shareholders.  Only 5% supported this structure without limitations. … More