2008 Policy Information

Following are details on ISS Governance Services' core policies for the 2008 proxy season, which will be in effect for shareholder meetings on or after February 1, 2008.

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• US and International policies
• Canadian policies
• UK (RREV) policies
• Singapore policies
• Hong Kong policies
• Social and Environmental policies
• Faith-based policies
• Taft-Hartley policies
• Public Fund policies

The ISS Governance Services' core U.S. corporate governance policy is used to analyze proposals on the proxy ballots of U.S. corporations.

Download 2008 U.S. Corporate Governance Policy Updates Listen to ISS Governance Services' 2008 U.S. Policy Webcast Replay Download 2008 U.S. Proxy Voting Guidelines Summary Download 2008 U.S. Concise Proxy Voting Guidelines Download the 2008 Policy Matrix View the 2008 Compensation Frequently-Asked-Questions

ISS Governance Services' core International corporate governance policy is used to analyze proposals on the proxy ballots of companies domiciled outside of the United States and United Kingdom. We apply our policies consistently and objectively, providing comprehensive analysis and informed vote recommendations to subscribing institutional investors. Our international policy guidelines cover more than 115 markets worldwide and take local market practices into account. Disclosure and transparency requirements, which vary widely across global markets, are a major focus of our core international policy.

Download 2008 International Corporate Governance Policy Updates Download 2008 International Proxy Voting Guidelines Summary

ISS Governance Services' Canadian corporate governance policy is incorporated into its core International corporate governance policy described above. However, recognizing certain local market practices, annual policy updates for Canada are published separately.

Download 2008 Canadian Corporate Governance Policy Updates Listen to ISS Governance Services' 2008 Canada Policy Webcast Replay Download 2008 Canadian Proxy Voting Guidelines Download 2008 Canadian Proxy Voting Guidelines for Venture Companies

Policy guidelines applied to UK companies are determined by the National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF). Through RREV, we leverage the local market expertise of the NAPF to formulate and apply corporate governance policy to proposals on the ballots of UK companies.

Download RREV Corporate Governance Policy 2008 Updates

Download 2008 Singapore Corporate Governance Policy Summary

Download 2008 Hong Kong Corporate Governance Policy Summary

Download 2008 SRI Policy Executive Summary Download 2008 U.S. SRI Policy Guidelines Download 2008 Global SRI Policy Guidelines

Proxy voting policies designed for public pension fund plan sponsors and their investment managers.

Download 2008 U.S. Public Fund Policy Guidelines

Download 2008 Catholic Policy Executive Summary Download 2008 U.S. Catholic Policy Guidelines Download 2008 Global Catholic Policy Guidelines

Policy guidelines based on the AFL-CIO proxy voting policy.

Download 2008 Taft-Hartley U.S. Proxy Voting Statement & Guidelines Download 2008 Taft-Hartley Global Proxy Voting Statement & Guidelines Download 2008 Taft-Hartley Guidelines Executive Summary