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ARTICLE · 18 NOVEMBER 2014

New Canadian Voting Guidelines For 2015 Proxy Season

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Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. (ISS) and Glass Lewis have issued their Canadian proxy voting guidelines for the upcoming proxy season.

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Tracey Kernahan
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Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. (ISS) and Glass Lewis have issued their Canadian proxy voting guidelines for the upcoming proxy season.

The ISS updates (ISS Updates) are applicable to shareholder meetings of TSX and TSX-V issuers held on or after February 1, 2015. This year ISS addresses the following key issues: the independence of former CEOs, advance notice provisions contained in policies and bylaws, the approval of private placements and the adoption or amendment of articles and bylaws.

The Glass Lewis 2015 Proxy Paper Guidelines address majority voting policies, shareholder rights plans, advance notice policies, "one-off" awards that form part of executive compensation and director performance and evaluation.

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