Auditor ratification

Easily monitor shareholder auditor ratification votes for every US public company.

The Ideagen Audit Analytics auditor ratification database contains the shareholder voting results for the ratification of independent auditors since 2010.

Module Accounting and oversight
Source SEC filings
Coverage All ’33 & ’34 Act filers
Data Since 2010
Updated Daily
Availability Online • Data Feed • Excel • WRDS
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Track the outcome of all shareholder votes for the ratification of the external auditor

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Identify companies with a large percentage of shareholders voting against

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Filter database by company, auditor, votes against, industry, location and more

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Benchmark shareholders’ votes in comparison to peers and competitors

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Analyze trends in auditor ratification by auditor, total votes (for, against, abstain and broker non-votes) and percentage against

Although auditor ratification votes are typically non-binding, final voting results of a company’s independent auditor are required to be disclosed with the SEC within four business days after the final voting results are known on Form 8-K under Item 5.07.

Rule 14a-21 of Securities Exchange Act