ABBVIE INC. | Anticompetitive Practices

Status
33.29% votes in favour
AGM date
Previous AGM date
Proposal number
7
Resolution details
Company ticker
ABBV
Resolution ask
Strengthen board oversight of issue
ESG theme
  • Governance
ESG sub-theme
  • Other
Type of vote
Shareholder proposal
Filer type
Shareholder
Company sector
Health Care
Company HQ country
United States
Resolved clause
Shareholders ask the board of directors to report to shareholders on how it oversees risks related to anticompetitive practices, including whether the full board or board committee has oversight responsibility, whether and how consideration of such risks is incorporated into board deliberations regarding strategy, and the board’s role in the comapnies public policy activities related to such risks. The report should be prepared at reasonable expense and should omit confidential or proprietary information, as well as information about existing litigation and claims of which the company has notice.

How other organisations have declared their voting intentions

Organisation name Declared voting intentions Rationale
LocalTapiola Asset Management Ltd For A vote FOR this proposal is warranted because shareholders would benefit from more robust disclosure of the company's processes and oversight mechanisms for managing risks related to anticompetitive practices, particularly in light of AbbVie’s involvement in related controversies.
Dana Investment Advisors (Delisted) For
EFG Asset Management For A vote FOR this proposal is warranted because shareholders would benefit from more robust disclosure of the company's processes and oversight mechanisms for managing risks related to anticompetitive practices, particularly in light of AbbVie s involvement in related controversies
Anima Sgr For

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