More Investors Are Saying ‘No’ to Exorbitant Executive Pay Plans

  • Seven S&P 500 companies got less than 50% support on pay
  • Firms that lost ‘didn’t listen’ to what their investors said

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U.S. investors are showing a greater willingness to express their disapproval over executive compensation.

Seven S&P 500 companies garnered less than 50 percent of the votes for their executive-pay plans in the most recent fiscal year, up from six in 2015 and four in 2014, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.