Performance Based Equity Compensation
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[co-authors: Timothy Cotter and Kathryn Hastings, SullivanCotter; David Jarrard, Jarrard Inc.; Ken Kaufman and Andrew Majka, KaufmanHall; Zachary Morfin, PhD., and David Nygren, PhD., Nygren Consulting; Scott Steffens, Grant...more
The duties imposed on compensation committees of publicly traded companies have evolved and grown over time. This seventh edition of the Compensation Committee Handbook from the lawyers of the Executive Compensation and...more
Perhaps during the shutdown, when you’re watching more TV than you might like to admit, you’ve seen some new commercials a bit like this: a happy face-masked employee on the line or in a lab displaying all the sanitizing and...more
The COVID-19 pandemic has created significant disruption in the financial performance of businesses across the globe, creating real challenges for compensation programs maintained by both public and private U.S. companies....more
The new priorities for tax-exempt organization compensation committees in 2020 primarily fall into four key areas: remaining market competitive for key leaders, succession planning, evolution of the compensation committee to...more
Skadden’s Executive Compensation and Benefits Group is pleased to provide you with its 2020 Compensation Committee Handbook. This edition reflects updates in applicable law and practices, including developments in director...more
New SEC Commissioner Robert J. Jackson Jr. (sworn in last January) delivered an interesting speech last week at the Center for American Progress highlighting an apparent connection between corporate stock buybacks and insider...more
As discussed in a PubCo post last week, say on pay has had some surprising consequences. While there hasn’t been much impact on the levels of executive pay, according to this paper, one group that have experienced some impact...more
This post from the Columbia Law School CLS Blue Sky blog, “Should Say-on-Pay Votes Be Binding?,” by two executives from the Institute for Governance of Private and Public Organizations in Canada, in exploring the issue...more
With executive compensation under fire from seemingly all directions these days, it’s nice to get some good news occasionally. In this case, that news comes via the Delaware Chancery Court’s recent decision in Friedman v....more
CalPERS’ Global Principles of Accountability for Corporate Governance declare: Compensation programs are one of the most powerful tools available to the company to attract, retain, and motivate key employees to...more
With the recent increase in proxy litigation and the public focus on executive pay, it is very important that the minutes of the compensation committee of the board of directors be recorded properly. Following are some tips...more
In This Issue: - Incorporate lessons from 2013 say-on-pay results - Prepare for new Form SD (Specialized Disclosure) filing requirements - Ensure compliance with revised listing standards related to compensation...more
In connection with the upcoming annual meeting of Provident Financial Holdings, Inc., the Proxy Advisory Services arm of Institutional Shareholder Services has recommended that Provident Financial’s stockholders withhold...more
As companies prepare for the 2013 annual meeting and reporting season, we have compiled an overview of the corporate governance and disclosure matters that companies should consider as they draft this season’s disclosure...more