Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal covers NCF Say on Pay resolution

Executive compensation has been a hot topic recently, especially in light of some of the very generous pay packages awarded at poorly performing companies. The Nathan Cummings Foundation is the lead filer of a "say on pay" proposal asking UnitedHealth Group to provide shareholders the opportunity to vote on an advisory resolution to ratify the compensation of the company's named executive officers ("NEOs"). The proposal and resulting vote are non-binding and would not affect any compensation paid or awarded to any NEO, but rather provide a mechanism for shareholders to express feedback on the company's compensation philosophy and pay package.

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