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| SHARHEOLDER RESOLUTIONS: AVERAGE SHAREHOLDER SUPPORT BY SUB-CATEGORY |
| Columns headed '#' show number of unique resolutions voted on. |
| Columns headed '%' show the percent shareholder support for those resolutions. |
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| Category | Sub-Category | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
| | # | % | # | % | # | % |
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| Board Governance | Board Diversity | 6 | 9.3% | 4 | 7.4% | 3 | 11.3% |
| Board Governance | Board/Director Independence and Board Composition | 25 | 24.2% | 10 | 19.5% | 6 | 25.8% |
| Board Governance | Director Liability | | | 2 | 15.6% | | |
| Board Governance | Director Pay | 4 | 13.9% | 3 | 5.1% | 7 | 9.2% |
| Board Governance | Director Term Limits | 7 | 4.4% | 3 | 23.8% | 4 | 4.6% |
| Board Governance | Limit Board Memberships | 2 | 19.4% | 3 | 18.2% | 6 | 23.8% |
| Board Governance | Related Party Transactions/Conflict of Interest | 2 | 9.5% | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 32.3% |
| Board Governance | Separate Chair/CEO | 47 | 27.4% | 26 | 30.0% | 54 | 31.3% |
| Director Elections | Board Declassification | 53 | 69.4% | 46 | 63.9% | 57 | 66.5% |
| Director Elections | Contested Elections | 7 | 7.8% | 5 | 8.8% | | |
| Director Elections | Cumulative Voting | 25 | 34.7% | 19 | 40.7% | 25 | 39.4% |
| Director Elections | Director Elections Majority Vote | 16 | 17.8% | 58 | 44.4% | 97 | 47.3% |
| Executive Compensation | Commonsense Executive Compensation | 28 | 9.4% | 3 | 13.6% | | |
| Executive Compensation | Compensation Disclosure | 4 | 24.5% | 3 | 9.6% | 6 | 22.1% |
| Executive Compensation | Executive Compensation - Uncategorized | 13 | 23.4% | 12 | 13.8% | 5 | 37.4% |
| Executive Compensation | Limit Executive Compensation | 14 | 10.6% | 17 | 8.5% | 5 | 18.9% |
| Executive Compensation | Limit/Discontinue Stock Option Awards | 15 | 10.6% | 6 | 6.5% | 6 | 5.0% |
| Executive Compensation | Pay for Superior Performance | | | | | 16 | 30.1% |
| Executive Compensation | Performance-Based Equity Compensation | 30 | 22.0% | 41 | 29.9% | 17 | 34.4% |
| Executive Compensation | Recoup Unearned Bonuses | | | 5 | 29.2% | 10 | 23.7% |
| Executive Compensation | Senior Executive Stock Retention | 7 | 21.7% | 5 | 29.7% | 3 | 30.7% |
| Executive Compensation | Severance Payments to Executives | 34 | 48.8% | 22 | 54.8% | 19 | 49.1% |
| Executive Compensation | Shareholder Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation | | | | | 4 | 40.1% |
| Executive Compensation | Shareholder Approval Deferred Compensation Plan | 3 | 13.6% | | | | |
| Executive Compensation | Shareholder Approval Executive Retirement Benefits | 6 | 37.1% | 4 | 29.7% | 8 | 41.6% |
| Expense Options | Expense Options | 37 | 52.3% | 18 | 57.4% | 1 | 51.3% |
| Other CG | Auditor Independence | 19 | 21.9% | 10 | 21.4% | | |
| Other CG | Company-Specific Disclosures to Shareholders | 5 | 5.5% | 3 | 4.8% | 1 | 2.3% |
| Poison Pill | Poison Pill | 64 | 60.8% | 27 | 54.5% | 20 | 52.8% |
| Voting and Participation | One-Share-One-Vote/Share Classes | 3 | 18.9% | 4 | 25.6% | 8 | 36.2% |
| Voting and Participation | Shareholder Engagement | 6 | 24.7% | 7 | 14.7% | 7 | 25.7% |
| Voting and Participation | Shareholder Meetings and Proxy Process | 12 | 26.0% | 12 | 29.8% | 2 | 37.6% |
| Voting and Participation | Shareholder Proponent Reimbursement | | | | | 4 | 11.4% |
| Voting and Participation | Shareholder Rights - Uncategorized | 2 | 71.4% | 6 | 22.3% | 3 | 15.6% |
| Voting and Participation | Simple Majority Vote/No Supermajority Vote | 9 | 70.9% | 13 | 62.6% | 26 | 63.0% |
| Strategy/Business | Sale of Company | 6 | 5.7% | 6 | 27.1% | 14 | 20.6% |
| Strategy/Business | Strategic Alternatives/Business Practice | 8 | 14.2% | 2 | 4.9% | 8 | 38.5% |
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| | 519 | 35.6% | 406 | 37.4% | 453 | 41.4% |
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| Environment | Environmental Conservation | 3 | 36.0% | 3 | 7.2% | 3 | 14.2% |
| Environment | Environmental Impact/Reporting | 5 | 26.9% | 3 | 6.2% | 7 | 13.5% |
| Environment | Global Warming/Energy Efficiency2 | 10 | 14.9% | 11 | 12.4% | 6 | 18.3% |
| Environment | Pay for Social/Environmental Performance | | | 4 | 7.5% | 4 | 12.8% |
| Environment | Recycling | 2 | 5.6% | 1 | 4.5% | 2 | 9.3% |
| Environment | Sustainability Report | 11 | 24.0% | 10 | 17.8% | 9 | 24.5% |
| Environment | Sustainable Forestry | 2 | 4.6% | 1 | 4.1% | 4 | 6.4% |
| Militarism | Business with Oppressive Regimes | 6 | 6.3% | 3 | 6.3% | | |
| Militarism | Military Contracts and Sales | 7 | 6.6% | 3 | 5.9% | 4 | 7.0% |
| Militarism | Weapons | 1 | 4.0% | 2 | 4.2% | 2 | 7.8% |
| Other CSR | Animal Welfare/Animal Testing | 5 | 3.8% | 18 | 3.8% | 20 | 6.2% |
| Other CSR | Charitable Contributions1 | 5 | 11.1% | 2 | 7.1% | 5 | 7.1% |
| Other CSR | Ethical Lending | 2 | 4.4% | 3 | 4.1% | | |
| Political Influence | Political Influence | 39 | 8.9% | 32 | 10.2% | 38 | 19.5% |
| Health/Safety | Genetically Engineered Products | 12 | 7.2% | 11 | 6.6% | 9 | 8.3% |
| Health/Safety | HIV/AIDS Tuberculosis Malaria | 8 | 19.7% | 5 | 12.5% | 1 | 32.3% |
| Health/Safety | Nuclear Risk/Radioactive Waste | 4 | 8.6% | 4 | 6.1% | 1 | 7.9% |
| Health/Safety | Prescription Drug Access | 5 | 6.4% | 7 | 16.6% | 2 | 16.2% |
| Health/Safety | Product Safety | 1 | 10.5% | 2 | 3.6% | 1 | 5.2% |
| Health/Safety | Tobacco and Cigarettes | 11 | 5.4% | 8 | 3.4% | 7 | 2.9% |
| Health/Safety | Toxic Chemicals/Pollutants/Contamination | 7 | 10.0% | 8 | 10.6% | 12 | 9.7% |
| Workers | China Labour Standards | 7 | 11.3% | 5 | 7.9% | 4 | 8.1% |
| Workers | Human Rights and Workplace Standards | 17 | 16.2% | 13 | 13.6% | 16 | 18.0% |
| Workers | Macbride Principles/Northern Ireland Operations | 8 | 9.8% | 4 | 14.7% | 5 | 12.2% |
| Workers | Non-Discrimination and Equal Employment3 | 13 | 19.7% | 10 | 20.6% | 11 | 21.5% |
| Workers | Offshoring | 4 | 9.1% | 4 | 10.5% | 1 | 7.6% |
| Workers | Pay Disparity | 13 | 15.5% | 18 | 8.7% | 4 | 9.1% |
| Workers | Retiree Benefits | 2 | 8.0% | 1 | 13.1% | 1 | 13.7% |
| Workers | Vendor/Contractor/Supplier Standards | 4 | 13.7% | 4 | 35.7% | 3 | 14.2% |
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| | 214 | 12.4% | 200 | 10.3% | 182 | 13.9% |
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| 1 Excludes resolutions that call for cesation of corporate charitable contributions to all or certain social causes. |
| 2 Excludes resolutions that oppose reform measures or oppose spending corporate resources on reporting on climate change and emissions performance. |
| 3 Excludes resolutions that oppose explicit reference to sexual orientation in corporate EEO policies. |