Seyfarth Synopsis: As reporting companies prepare their Pay Versus Performance (PVP) disclosures for their upcoming proxy statements, they should take into consideration the most recent guidance on the topic in Securities...more
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
This is Part II of our “Pay Equity Deep Dive Series.” Part I focused on Compensation Philosophy Review and Pay Analysis Group formation and testing. Part II focuses on Wage Influencing Factors (WIFs) and Reliability and...more
As the calendar year flips over to 2024, we want to remind registrants about several new rules that will impact disclosure for the 2023 Form 10-K and 2024 proxy season, update the status of some pending Securities and...more
(Updated) On November 21, 2023, the staff (“Staff”) of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Corporation Finance released eight new Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations (“C&DIs”) and revised two...more
On November 16, 2023, proxy advisory firm Glass Lewis released its 2024 Proxy Voting Policy Guidelines. The new guidelines apply to shareholder meetings occurring after January 1, 2024. Unsurprisingly, many of Glass Lewis’s...more
Although registrants have already had to comply with the Final Rules in annual reports, proxy statements and information statements beginning with the fiscal year ended on or after Dec. 16, 2022, registrants continue to have...more
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
On September 27, 2023, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) updated its compliance and disclosure interpretations (“C&DIs”) on pay versus performance disclosures (see the Regulation S-K C&DI page on the...more
On September 27, 2023, the staff of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Corporation Finance released nine new Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations (“C&DIs”) to clarify the pay versus performance...more
On September 27, 2023, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC’s) Division of Corporation Finance (Corp Fin) issued nine new Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations (CDIs) regarding pay versus performance...more
On September 27, 2023, the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC’s) Division of Corporation Finance issued 10 new Compliance & Disclosure Interpretations (C&DIs) relating to the pay-versus-performance (PVP)...more
On September 7, 2023, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC’s) Division of Corporation Finance (Corp Fin) issued guidance on XBRL disclosures in the form of a Sample Letter to Companies Regarding Their XBRL...more
In the May edition of our Public Company Watch, we cover key issues impacting public companies, including the SEC’s new disclosure requirements for issuers’ repurchases of equity securities; In Re Edgio Inc. Stockholders...more
In a potentially game-changing move, the National College Players Association (NCPA), filed an unfair labor practice charge with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board) Region 32 against the University of Southern...more
In August last year—12 years after the Dodd-Frank mandate— the SEC finally adopted a new rule that requires disclosure of information reflecting the relationship between executive compensation actually paid by a company and...more
SEC Proxy Filing Requirements - File proxy card, Notice of Internet Availability and other soliciting materials with the SEC. In addition to filing the proxy statement, companies should confirm that the proxy card, the...more
On February 10, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued 15 new Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations (C&DIs) to implement the "pay versus performance" (PvP) disclosure rules that were adopted on August 25,...more
The staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC’s) Division of Corporate Finance recently issued guidance to address open questions related to the final pay-versus-performance (PVP) disclosure rules adopted in...more
As registrants work toward including the new required Item 402(v) of Regulation S-K executive compensation disclosure, the SEC issued new C&DIs to provide some much-needed guidance in applying the Final Rules....more
What happened - The SEC staff recently issued 15 interpretations (see Sections 128D and 228D) relating to its new Pay versus Performance (PvP) rules....more
Most reporting companies are required to provide pay versus performance disclosure in their 2023 proxy statements as a result of rules finalized by the Securities and Exchange Commission in September 2022....more
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
On February 10, 2023, the staff of the Division of Corporation Finance (Staff) of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) published new Regulation S-K Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations (C&DIs) regarding the...more
On February 10, 2023, the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance (Corp Fin) issued 15 compliance and disclosure interpretations (CDIs), Questions 128D.01 through 128D.13, and Section 228D – CDIs 228D.01 and 228D.02. The CDIs...more