SEC Finalizes Rule on Pay Ratio Disclosure -

On August 5, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted the final rule regarding pay ratio disclosure that amends Item 402 of Regulation S-K to implement Section 953(b) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. The final rule is generally consistent with the September 2013 proposed rule, which was highlighted in the Corporate & Financial Weekly Digest edition of September 20, 2013, and requires an issuer to disclose the ratio of the compensation of its chief executive officer (CEO) to the median compensation of all of its employees. The pay ratio disclosure will be required in an issuer’s annual reports on Form 10-K, registration statements and proxy and information statements to the extent that such filings require the disclosure of a summary compensation table pursuant to Item 402(c) of Regulation S-K.