Can we keep our heads (and options) above water? As we enter the middle of the first quarter of 2024, many management teams and boards are still asking themselves this question. Volatility in equity markets has, for many...more
Pursuant to rules that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued in late 2022, publicly traded companies must generally provide both tabular and narrative and/or graphical disclosure of the relationship between...more
The FAQs offer practical advice for listed companies implementing compliant policies.
Key Points:
..By December 1, 2023, all companies listed on the NYSE or Nasdaq must adopt clawback policies that comply with listing...more
10/24/2023
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The SEC provides much-needed guidance on the new pay versus performance disclosure requirements that will be applicable to the current proxy season.
On February 10, 2023, the Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission...more
2/15/2023
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New Guidance ,
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Performance Standards ,
Proxy Season ,
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Each year brings new executive compensation rules and considerations, whether based on Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rules, developments under the Internal Revenue Code, litigation trends, institutional adviser...more
1/30/2023
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The rules direct stock exchanges to require issuers that are publicly listed in the US to adopt clawback policies for the mandatory recovery of erroneously awarded incentive compensation...
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11/4/2022
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GAAP ,
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Section 10D ,
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Public companies should consider recent SEC and proxy advisory developments and other perennial executive compensation matters.
This Client Alert offers a summary of the key executive compensation related reminders and...more
1/30/2020
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Hedging ,
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Say-on-Pay ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Severance Agreements ,
Smaller Reporting Companies
Public companies should consider a number of items for 2019, including recent SEC and proxy advisory developments and other perennial executive compensation considerations.
Even as the US government shutdown continues to...more
1/16/2019
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Smaller Reporting Companies
Deadlines are approaching for employers to report last year’s employee exercises of incentive stock options and employee stock purchase plan purchases.
Corporations that offer incentive stock options (ISOs) or maintain a...more