# Proxy Statement

*Regulation & Compliance — Finicade finance glossary*

A proxy statement is the document sent before a shareholder meeting setting out the votes: directors, auditor, executive pay, shareholder proposals.

A proxy statement is the document sent before a shareholder meeting setting out what will be voted on — directors, auditor, executive pay, shareholder proposals. It contains the full compensation tables, related-party transactions and board independence disclosures, which makes it the most revealing governance document a company publishes and the one investors most consistently ignore.

**Also known as:** DEF 14A, proxy, annual meeting materials

**Related terms:** [Say on Pay](https://finicade.com/glossary/say-on-pay), [Corporate Governance](https://finicade.com/glossary/corporate-governance), [Shareholder Rights](https://finicade.com/glossary/shareholder-rights), [Activist Investor](https://finicade.com/glossary/activist-investor), [Board Seat](https://finicade.com/glossary/board-seat)

Source: https://finicade.com/glossary/proxy-statement