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April 1, 2009 Forum Report:

Corporate Use of TIAA-CREF “Ten Questions” for Shareholder Survey

 

 

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Corporate Use of TIAA-CREF “Ten Questions” for Shareholder Survey

 

For those of you interested in the December meeting's Forum projects for either the use of investor surveys or the development of a standard set questions about executive compensation, Amgen is inviting its shareholders to offer comments on the TIAA-CREF “Ten Questions.”  The invitation is presented in the executive compensation section of the company's proxy statement, directing shareholders to a questionnaire on the corporate web site:

►   Amgen, Inc., Definitive Proxy Statement, filed March 26, 2009 (110 pages, 894 KB, in PDF format); see bookmark for "Executive Compensation Website - Stockholder Survey," on page 51 of proxy statement (PDF page 42)

►   Amgen, Inc., website survey (5 pages, 73 KB, in PDF format)

It should be noted that Amgen's test of these processes is independent of the Forum.

Your observations will be welcomed regarding this variation of the corporate use of questions suggested in December (by a representative of a different company).  Comments will also be appreciated on the questions themselves, or on possible alternative questions such as those presented by RiskMetrics-ISS.

 

           GL – April 1, 2009

 

Gary Lutin

Lutin & Company

575 Madison Avenue, 10th Floor

New York, New York 10022

Tel: 212-605-0335

Email: gl@shareholderforum.com

 

 

 

 

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