As the 2011 proxy season approaches, companies are focused on drafting their proxy statements and preparing for their annual meetings. With mandatory non-binding say-on-pay votes on the ballot and continued focus by corporate governance activists on executive compensation, communication issues with investors, especially large stockholders, are taking on increased importance.

Recently, a group of institutional investors representing approximately $2.2 trillion in assets under management, led by Walden Asset Management, has asked that some companies host an annual conference call specifically for institutional investors to focus on corporate governance discussions in the proxy statement.1 The call would be held after the publication of the company’s proxy statement and prior to the company’s annual meeting of stockholders.

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