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IRRC Governance Data Request

Data Query | Documentation

Step One: Date Range

Beginning Ending

Select frequency and range of data.

Step Two: Search

Search By

Choose 1 Of 3 Methods

	1.	Company Codes
		Code Lookup
	2.	File Containing Company Codes

	3.	Entire Database

Select the variable used to search the database.
Enter the companies using 1 of 3 methods.

1.	Codes separated by a single space. Example: ibm msft dell
2.	A file on your local computer with codes entered one per line(Disabled in this demo).
3.	All companies

Step Three: Variables

Company Information
Company Name Ticker Symbol Stock Exchange IRRC Page Number Year of reincorporation State of incorporation

Governance Items (all except Governance Index are 0/1 variables)
Governance Index (Gompers, Ishii, Metrick)
Delaware Incorporation Antigreenmail Blank Check Classified Board Nonfinancial Impact Dual Class Stock Eliminate Cumulative Voting Fair Price Golden Parachutes Limits to Amend Charter Limits to Amend Bylaws Limits to Call Special Meeting Limits for Written Consent Poison Pill Super Majority to Approve Merger Unequal Voting Notice Requirements Confidential Voting Cumulative Voting Substantial Shareholder Director Liability Director Indemnification Indemnification Contracts Change in Control Provisions Severance Agreements Compensation Plans Silver Parachutes Pension Parachutes Employee Contracts Secret Ballot Business Combination Law Fair Price Law Control Share Acquisition Law Recapture of profits Cash out Duties Opt out of BusComb/Freezeout Opt out of Fair Price Opt out of CSA Opt out of Recapture of Profits Opt out of control share cashout (PA) Opt out of directors duties Opt out of newly adopted laws in (PA all) Opt in to BusComb/Freezeout (GA) Opt in to Fair Price (GA)
Opt in to CSA

Select variables to be included in the output. You can select multiple data items by holding the control key while clicking.

See documentation for a description of each data item.

Step Four: Output

Output Format

Compression Type

E-Mail Address (Optional)

Select desired format of the output file. For large data requests, select a compression type to expedite downloads. If you enter your email address, you will receive an email that contains a URL to the output file when the data request is finished processing.

Example:
username@school.edu