Risk & Governance Weekly

May 2 , 2008

Aflac to Hold First Pay Vote
The first advisory vote on executive pay in the U.S. market will be held at insurance company Aflac on May 5.

Analysis: Early Season Trends
Support for pay vote proposals wanes at some firms and rises at others, while settlement numbers decline in 2008.

In Brief
Harbinger Capital wins three board seats at Media General; AFSCME renews calls for two directors to resign at Washington Mutual; members of the Rockefeller family push for governance changes at ExxonMobil.

Meetings to Watch
This section alerts readers to forthcoming shareholder meetings that have particularly interesting or controversial issues on the agenda.