Another key finding from our analysis: Shareholders at these companies were well aware of the relative weakness of these boards and had expressed their dissatisfaction by withholding votes from many of these individuals the year before these companies collapsed.

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The RS analysis has been in a long-term downtrend since 2009 (line c), which is a sign of weakness.

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