Ryanair Holdings Plc
Ticker: RYA
Meeting date: 17/09/2020
Meeting type: Annual
| Proposal | Mgt rec | Vote | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Management proposals | |||
| 1 | Proposal Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports | Mgt rec For | Vote For |
| 2 | Proposal Approve Remuneration Report | Mgt rec For | Vote For |
| 3a | Proposal Re-elect Stan McCarthy as Director | Mgt rec For | Vote For |
| 3b | Proposal Re-elect Louise Phelan as Director | Mgt rec For | Vote For |
| 3c | Proposal Re-elect Roisin Brennan as Director Vote rationale: Board decisions that are particularly vulnerable to conflicts of interest should have additional safeguards. Management should not serve on the audit or remuneration committees. The audit committee should have a majority of independent, shareholder-elected members. Global Voting Guidelines Board independence Vote rationale: Shareholders should have the right to seek changes to the board when it does not act in their best interest. We will consider whether the board has failed to act on material requests from shareholders, sought to circumvent shareholder proposals or implemented governance changes limiting shareholders’ rights without their approval. When voting on a proposal to discharge the board of responsibilities, we will consider whether any information raises reasonable doubt about the board’s actions. We will also take into considerations unsatisfactory financial and strategic performance, mismanaged risk-taking, unacceptable treatment of stakeholders or undesired environmental or social outcomes from company operations. Global Voting Guidelines CEO remuneration | Mgt rec For | Vote Against |
| 3d | Proposal Re-elect Michael Cawley as Director | Mgt rec For | Vote For |
| 3e | Proposal Re-elect Emer Daly as Director Vote rationale: Board decisions that are particularly vulnerable to conflicts of interest should have additional safeguards. Management should not serve on the audit or remuneration committees. The audit committee should have a majority of independent, shareholder-elected members. Global Voting Guidelines Board independence | Mgt rec For | Vote Against |
| 3f | Proposal Re-elect Howard Millar as Director | Mgt rec For | Vote For |
| 3g | Proposal Re-elect Dick Milliken as Director Vote rationale: Board decisions that are particularly vulnerable to conflicts of interest should have additional safeguards. Management should not serve on the audit or remuneration committees. The audit committee should have a majority of independent, shareholder-elected members. Global Voting Guidelines Board independence | Mgt rec For | Vote Against |
| 3h | Proposal Re-elect Michael O'Brien as Director | Mgt rec For | Vote For |
| 3i | Proposal Re-elect Michael O'Leary as Director | Mgt rec For | Vote For |
| 3j | Proposal Re-elect Julie O'Neill as Director | Mgt rec For | Vote For |
| 4 | Proposal Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors | Mgt rec For | Vote For |
| 5 | Proposal Authorise Issue of Equity | Mgt rec For | Vote For |
| 6 | Proposal Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights | Mgt rec For | Vote For |
| 7 | Proposal Authorise Market Purchase and/or Overseas Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares | Mgt rec For | Vote For |
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