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 proposals align with the SEC’s recent rule related to the recovery of erroneously awarded incentive compensation.
On February 22, 2023, the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (Nasdaq) and New York Stock Exchange LLC (NYSE) each...more
3/3/2023
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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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The new rules significantly expand required disclosure of the relationship between executive compensation and performance metrics, effective for the 2023 proxy season.
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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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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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