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ISS STOXX Governance Peer Group Submission Window to Open July 6

ROCKVILLE, Md.  (June 22, 2026) – ISS STOXX Governance, a leading global provider of independent and objective shareholder meeting research and vote recommendations and unit of ISS STOXX, today announced the scheduled July 6 opening of its peer group submission window for impacted corporations in the U.S. and Canada.

As part of ISS’ peer group construction process, on a semi-annual basis, corporations are requested to submit changes they have made to their self-selected peer groups for their next proxy disclosure. ISS considers companies’ self-selected peer groups as an important input as part of its own peer group construction methodology.

The pending ISS peer submission window will be available for U.S. and Canadian companies with annual meetings to be held between September 15, 2026, and January 31, 2027. Submissions should reflect peer companies used (or to be used) by the submitting company for pay-setting for the fiscal year ending prior to the company’s next upcoming annual meeting.

The window for submissions will open at 9:00 AM ET on Monday, July 6, 2026, and will close at 8:00 PM ET on Friday, July 17, 2026.

Companies that have made no changes to their previous proxy-disclosed executive compensation benchmarking peers, or companies that do not wish to provide this information in advance, are under no obligation to participate. For companies that do not submit any information, the proxy-disclosed peers from the company’s last proxy filing will automatically be factored into ISS’ peer group construction process.

Additional information on the ISS peer submission process, including links to ISS’ current recent peer selection methodology for the U.S. and Canada is available on the ISS STOXX website here.

About ISS STOXX Governance
ISS STOXX Governance is a leading global provider of independent and objective shareholder meeting research and recommendations, providing multiple voting policy choices as well as end-to-end workflow solutions. ISS STOXX Governance leverages its extensive global footprint, deep experience, high-quality data and analysis, unified client support, and technology infrastructure to continuously evolve and extend its innovative suite of solutions to meet clients’ evolving portfolio, fiduciary, and stewardship requirements.

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