In A Rare Move, EA Shareholders Vote Against Compensation Package For Top Executives

Electronic Arts recently came under fire for how much money the company pays to its top executives. An activist investor group, CtW, called out the gigantic sums that EA's top management is paid, asking for other investors to vote against a proposal regarding compensation.

The EA annual meeting of stockholders took place on August 6, and in a rare move, the investors overwhelmingly voted against the proposed pay packages for EA's executives. Federal documents show that 170.9 million votes were cast against the proposal, with 59.6 million in favor.

While the proposal for EA's executive compensation package was rejected, all of EA's top directors were elected again, as you can see in the chart below.

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