Vanguard’s fossil fuel settlement, plus early bonus season and more companies down to 2F

About this episode

The episode discusses Vanguard's fossil fuel settlement and various corporate governance changes among major companies.

Trade Wire - BUY/SELL Top Stories: proxy countdown_trade wire_2025 - Google Sheets 145 Filings since Feb 5 The headlines: Epstein fallout GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC (GS) Kathryn H. Ruemmler has determined to retire from her roles as Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel Epstein; filing says nothing Hyatt Hotels Corp (H) Executive Chair Thomas J. Pritzker resigned immediately as chair, but will serve the remainder of his term as a director (May 2026) Epstein; not mentioned in press release The 2007 Stockholders’ Agreement provides that shares of Class B common stock covered by the agreement will be voted consistent with the recommendation of the Company’s Board and that, at the time Mr. Pritzker is no longer the Executive Chairman of the Board, such voting provisions will terminate.  As of the date hereof, 2,270,395 shares of Class B common stock or approximately 4.0% of the total voting power of the Company’s outstanding common stock were covered by the 2007 Stockholders’ Agreement, and the voting provisions of these shares of Class B common stock terminate as a result of the retirement of Mr. Pritzker from his position as Executive Chairman of the Board.  SYNOPSYS…

Topics covered

• fossil fuel settlement
• proxy voting
• corporate governance
• executive changes
• stockholder agreements

Keywords

• Vanguard
• Goldman Sachs
• proxy voting
• executive changes
• Hyatt Hotels
• Walt Disney

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Vanguard, Goldman Sachs Group Inc, Hyatt Hotels Corp, SYNOPSYS, Westlake Corp, Walt Disney Co

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