We encourage visitors to Dow’s corporate governance web site to review all the available information in order to gain a better understanding of our corporate governance practices. Recent examples of our commitment to effective corporate governance include:
- September 29, 2008 - Dow Receives Perfect Score for Corporate Governance
- September 11, 2008 - Dow Declares Quarterly Dividend of 42 Cents per Share
- May 15, 2008 - Dow Directors and Officers Elected
- May 15, 2008 - Dow Declares Quarterly Dividend of 42 Cents per Share
- May 07, 2008 - Dow Webcast - Annual Stockholders Meeting
- March 28, 2008 - Dow Publishes its 2007 Report to Stockholders
- March 28, 2008 - Dow Publishes Proxy Statement
- March 19, 2008 - Reilley Awarded Chemical Industry Medal
- February 14, 2008 - Allemang Retires from Senior Advisor Post; will remain as Board Member
- February 14, 2008 - Dow Declares Quarterly Dividend of 42 Cents per Share
- September 13, 2007 - Dow Declares Quarterly Dividend of 42 Cents per Share
- August 21, 2007 - Dennis H. Reilley Elected to Dow Board of Directors
- May 10, 2007 - Dow Directors and Officers Elected
- May 10, 2007 - Dow Declares Quarterly Dividend of 42 Cents per Share
- May 03, 2007 - Dow Webcast -- Annual Stockholders Meeting
- April 26, 2007 - Dow Increases Quarterly Dividend by 12 Percent
- April 19, 2007 - Supplemental to Notice of the Annual Meeting and Proxy Statement
- April 16, 2007 - Dow Announces Revised Nominations for Annual Meeting
- April 12, 2007 - Dow Announces Executive Terminations
- March 23, 2007 - Dow Publishes Its 2006 Report To Stockholders
- March 23, 2007 - Dow Publishes Proxy Statement
- February 15, 2007 - Dow Declares Quarterly Dividend of 37.5 Cents per Share
- January 18, 2007 - Direct Registration System (DRS) Allows You To Own and Track Stock Electronically
- Highlights Archive
- Additional Dow News
Other corporate governance highlights at Dow:
- Both formal and informal executive sessions (meetings without management present) have been a part of Dow’s Board practices since the late 1980s.
- Dow’s Audit Committee is composed entirely of independent directors, with multiple members meeting the new financial expertise standards.
- Paul G. Stern serves as the Presiding Director of Dow's Board, in which he is responsible for leading executive sessions of the Board, working with the Chairman to set the Board agenda and determining the appropriate materials provided to the Directors.
