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The list, compiled by the Investment Association, is part of a
package of corporate governance reforms set out in August that
May said would tackle the "unacceptable face of capitalism",
such as pay rises for bosses that far outstripped company
performance.
The data published on Tuesday shows that 22 percent of companies
listed on the FTSE All Share index had at least one resolution
that received more than 20 percent opposition at shareholder
meetings, or was withdrawn, the Association said.
Association CEO Chris Cummings said the register revealed the
true scale of investor concern and showed shareholders flexing
their muscles by exercising their votes.
"With over one-fifth of the FTSE All-Share having faced large
shareholder opposition in 2017, a significant number of
companies need to seriously start listening to shareholder views
and acting on them," he said.
Sky, Burberry, Morrisons <MRW.L>, WPP and AstraZeneca were among
the firms that saw more than 20 percent shareholders oppose
their remuneration reports this year - with revolts ranging from
21 percent at ad group WPP to 48 percent at supermarket
Morrisons.
(Reporting by Paul Sandle; editing by Stephen Addison)
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