Over the past proxy season, Kingsdale recorded an uptick in “Vote No” campaigns. “Companies, especially those who have a low turnout or have never run an investor campaign around their annual meeting, are increasingly at risk,” said Ian Robertson, CEO of Kingsdale Advisors. “With no cost and no transparency required, these guerrilla-style attacks will continue to threaten to throw boardrooms into chaos.”
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* Source: Bloomberg Global Shareholder Activism League Tables FY2025 and LSEG Global Shareholder Activism Review FY2025.
#2025 and 2026 indicate proxy seasons: July 2024 to June 2026.