Table 3

                             
  Frequency of CEO Turnover and Firm Size by Board Composition for Regulated and Unregulated Sub-Samples  
                             
                             
      Total Sample   Unregulated Firmsa   Regulated Firms  
  Proportion   Number   Median   Number   Median   Number   Median  
  of Outside   of CEO   Employment   of CEO   Employment   of CEO   Employment  
  Directorsb   Successions   (thousands)   Successions   (thousands)   Successions   (thousands)  
                             
  0-40%   35   32.84   30   36.20   5   7.00  
                             
  40-50%   54   13.52   51   15.79   3   8.96  
                             
  50-60%   109   24.24   103   26.74   6   5.53  
                             
  60-70%   198   21.45   158   28.09   40   4.62  
                             
  70-80%   253   16.62   158   24.65   95   6.72  
                             
  80-90%   261   10.22   114   26.86   147   5.65  
                             
  90-100%   59   4.64   8   36.80   51   3.94  
                             
                             
  Total/Median   969   16.09   622   25.80   347   5.64  
                             
                             
  aExcludes 347 observations from regulated firms. Regulated firms are defined as those whose principal business is in the                          
  communication (SIC48), gas and electric (SIC 49), and financial (SIC 60-69) industries.                          
  bThe ranges include the lower bound. For example, the 28 firms with exactly 50% outside directors are included in the 50-60%                          
  group rather than the 40-50% group.                          
                             

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