This article is the sixth in our series on equity-based compensation intended to assist employers with answering a common question: What type of equity compensation award is best for our company and our employees?...more
This article is the second in our series on equity-based compensation intended to assist employers with answering a common question: What type of equity compensation award is best for our company and our employees?...more
7/18/2024
/ Documentation ,
Equity Compensation ,
Fair Market Value ,
Future Tax Treatment ,
Incentives ,
Income Taxes ,
Privately Held Corporations ,
SAR ,
Securities Act of 1933 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Shareholders ,
Stock Options ,
Stockholder Agreements ,
Stocks ,
Tax Code
A multitude of questions over who must approve the grant of equity awards frequently arise when designing equity compensation programs. Do shareholders need to approve the grant? Is approval from the Board of Directors...more
6/22/2023
/ Articles of Incorporation ,
Board of Directors ,
Bylaws ,
Corporate Executives ,
Delegation Clauses ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equity ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Shareholders ,
Stock Exchange ,
Taxation
On August 25, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted final pay-versus-performance disclosure rules for publicly traded companies. These rules will require three new disclosures in upcoming proxy and...more
On August 25, 2022, the SEC adopted final pay versus performance disclosure rules. The breadth and complexity of the new rules require that companies begin to prepare the new disclosures now to provide enough time for data...more
9/20/2022
/ Compensation ,
Data Collection ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Final Rules ,
GAAP ,
Pay-for-Performance ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ,
Shareholders ,
Total Shareholder Return (TSR)