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Executive Compensation Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) Equity Plan Scorecard (EPSC)

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ISS Issues Compensation and Equity Compensation Plan FAQs for 2021

ISS has posted its usual suite of interpretive material for the upcoming proxy season. The Compensation FAQs note exceptional circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on company operations will be considered...more

Snell & Wilmer

ISS Releases Additional Executive Compensation COVID-19 Related Guidance

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As we previously reported in prior S&W Benefits Updates (links below), the executive compensation related challenges presented to management and corporate boards from COVID-19 are significant. Among other considerations,...more

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ISS Expands List of Egregious Equity Plan Factors

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As reported in prior blogs, Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. (“ISS”), a leading proxy advisory firm, uses a proprietary “Equity Plan Scorecard” approach to evaluate public company equity compensation plans and will...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

ISS and Glass Lewis Update Proxy Voting Guidelines for 2019; ISS Updates Qualityscore an Issues Preliminary Compensation FAQS

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As calendar year-end companies ramp up for year-end reporting and proxy season, Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) and Glass Lewis & Co. (GL) have released updates to their proxy voting guidelines. GL’s comprehensive...more

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ISS Publishes Preliminary 2019 Compensation FAQs

ISS has published preliminary frequently asked questions related to compensation policies for 2019. Some key observations are noted below. Will any of the quantitative pay-for-performance screens change for 2019?...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Important Reminders for the 2017 Proxy Season

The following are some important reminders and updates for the 2017 proxy season. Say-When-on-Pay - Required Vote in 2017 - The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) requires companies to conduct a...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

"Avoiding an ISS Negative Recommendation: Considerations for Companies Seeking Shareholder Approval of Equity Incentive Plan...

As the 2017 proxy season approaches, companies may be preparing to solicit shareholder approval for a new, or an amendment to an existing, equity incentive plan. In doing so, companies should keep in mind the positions of...more

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