While over 4,000 public companies are listed on U.S. exchanges today, the Long-Term Stock Exchange estimates less than 10% to 15% demonstrate a verified commitment to long-term value¹, and most of those companies aren't getting the credit they deserve. The Long-Term Stock Exchange and the companies that list on it are changing that narrative. LTSE empowers companies like yours to stand out from the crowd and gain the recognition you deserve from crucial stakeholders, including long-term investors. It all starts with a revolutionary set of differentiating listing principles and related policy requirements. Together, they set companies listed on the LTSE Exchange apart from other companies.
Long-Term Stock Exchange championed by Wall Street's long-term investors
Carol Geremia, President of MFS, a blue-chip, global investor with a 100-year legacy in long-term investing and $700+ billion in assets under management, recently provided an unsolicited endorsement of LTSE.
Why the proprietary LTSE Long-Term ScoreSM is a better barometer of investor alignment
The proprietary LTSE Long-Term Score℠ is a measure of how long-term an investor behaves based on actual market behavior. The LTSE Long-Term Score℠ was specifically designed to support long-term companies, whereas turnover ratio, which is the most common metric used by companies, was primarily designed to support retail investors. Investors are graded on a scale from 0 to 100 based on how long they hold their portfolio companies beyond five years.
The LTSE Long-Term Score℠ for an investor’s overall holdings vs investors’ ownership of a specific comp group.
In recalling the Long-Term Stock Exchange listing process, Eleanor Lacey, Asana's Head of Legal and General Counsel, said:
Eleanor Lacey Head of Legal and General Counsel, Asana
“It was not and has not been a separate lift for our department. It’s not a lot of overhead. What we wanted to do was align ourselves — our employees, our policies, and our investors – with our long-term goals.
This was another way to understand who our long-term investors were and to be able to focus on those long-term.”*
*Understanding LTSE Listings, The Corporate Counsel Webcast, December 8, 2021
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In pursuit of business that benefits the common good—and the bottom line
Eric Ries, entrepreneur, author, and Founder and Executive Chairman of LTSE, saw a problem: today’s financial market forces businesses to prioritize short-term gains over everything else, generating volatility and preventing businesses from serving anyone but their shareholders.
Better business requires a system that incentivizes better practices, so Eric created LTSE, an ecosystem where serving multiple stakeholders — from local communities to the environment — is not only possible, but rewarded. LTSE empowers companies to make decisions that benefit the world, ultimately fostering a new financial system that generates value for all.
The information contained above is provided for informational purposes only, and nothing contained herein should be construed as investment advice, either on behalf of a particular security or an overall investment strategy. Readers should consult their own tax, legal, accounting or investment advisors.
Many of the services outlined in this document are provided by LTSE Services, Inc. LTSE Services and its affiliates, including the Long-Term Stock Exchange, Inc., which is a registered national securities exchange under the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act, do not provide tax, legal, accounting or investment banking or investment advisory services or advice.
Companies are not required to adopt or purchase any tools or services from LTSE Services in order to apply to list on the Long-Term Stock Exchange. Companies can customize their long-term policies; however, only the Exchange’s independent regulatory staff can determine whether proposed policies meet the principles-based requirements for listing under Exchange rules. Exchange rules differentiate between the products and services that it can offer to prospective listed companies and those that are available to companies currently or newly listed on the Exchange.
Neither LTSE nor any of its affiliates makes any recommendation to buy or sell any security or any representation about the financial condition of any company. Statements regarding LTSE-listed companies are not guarantees of future performance. Actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied. Past performance is not indicative of future results.
