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Lessons from the First Year of Pay vs. Performance Disclosures

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As we approach the 2024 proxy season, companies are preparing for the second year of compliance with the pay vs. performance (PvP) disclosure required under Item 402(v) of Regulation S-K. As a reminder, under Item 402(v) of...more

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Private Credit Trends: Executive Compensation Considerations in Out-of-Court Restructurings - Insights

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Retaining key management at a distressed company in the midst of an out-of-court restructuring can be necessary for the success of the restructuring. To realign incentives, private credit lenders need to consider reloading...more

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Delaware Court Applies Traditional Entire Fairness Standard to Very Large Stockholder-Approved, Performance-Based Equity Award

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The Case: A Tesla stockholder sued Tesla's board of directors to rescind a performance-based stock option grant awarded to Elon Musk, Tesla's CEO. The option award was worth a total of $56 billion and offered the opportunity...more

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Tesla’s Super-charged Equity Award to Elon Musk Unplugged by Delaware Court Cautionary Tale for Boards and Executives

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The Delaware Chancery Court invalidated a substantial equity award to Elon Musk – the largest in history. It applied the entire fairness test instead of the more deferential business judgment rule, finding that Musk...more

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Review of Recent SEC Staff Comments on Pay Versus Performance Table

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As companies prepare for next proxy season, they should review SEC staff guidance on the pay vs. performance table. In addition to recent staff interpretations, as discussed in our October 2, 2023 post and February 22, 2023...more

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Key Compensation Considerations for Public Companies in a Market Downturn

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As a result of recent market trends, US public companies and their compensation committees face challenging decisions as they seek to maximize shareholder value while retaining and competitively incentivizing key employees....more

King & Spalding

Five Q&A’s Regarding the SEC’s Pay Versus Performance Disclosure Rules

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On August 25, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted its long-awaited pay versus performance (PvP) rules mandated by the Dodd-Frank Act of 2010.1 These rules amend the SEC’s existing executive compensation...more

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EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, and EBITDAC in the Age of COVID-19

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The definition earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”) and adjusted EBITDA have always been important and highly negotiated pieces of credit agreements and M&A transactions....more

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ISS Publishes COVID-19 Case Study Focused on Executive Compensation Adjustments

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As we previously reported in prior SW Benefits Updates, the challenges presented to management and corporate boards from COVID-19 are significant. Among other considerations, companies might adjust 2020 performance goals,...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Ten Considerations for Performance-Based Compensation

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With the dawn of the new year, many companies are taking the initial steps that they hope will allow them to meet their financial and strategic goals in 2020 and beyond. Often, one core element of this process is designing a...more

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Blog: Should we get rid of EPS?

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Much has been written about the problems associated with the prevalence of short-term thinking in corporate America. As noted in a post from The Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation, an...more

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Proskauer’s Study Examines 2017 IPOs

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Welcome to this fifth edition of Proskauer’s IPO Study. In it you will find our analysis of market practices and trends for U.S.-listed initial public offerings (IPOs). Our proprietary database and analyses now cover 462 IPOs...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Private Equity Fund Taxation Post-Tax Reform: What Really Changed?

Congress has passed the tax reform bill, known as the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act” (the “Act”), and President Trump signed it into law on December 22, 2017. The Act contains wide-ranging changes to the tax law, many of which will...more

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House of Representatives Releases First Draft of Tax Reform Bill

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The Situation: On November 2, 2017, the House Ways and Means Committee released its first draft of much-anticipated comprehensive U.S. tax reform legislation as the "Tax Cuts and Jobs Act." Chairman Brady’s markup of the bill...more

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SEC Proposes Executive Compensation Clawback Rules Pursuant to Dodd-Frank

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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed rules on July 1, 2015, related to the design and implementation of clawback policies of listed issuers for the recovery of compensation erroneously awarded to the issuer’s...more

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