Ed Hauder will be participating in several upcoming events that will look at preparing for the 2011 proxy season:
- December 9, 2011—Webinar: 2011 Proxy Season Update: Insiders’ Perspectives. Ed will join Michael Diver, Wayne Wald and Robert Wild of Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP and Rhonda Brauer of Georgeson Inc. for this webinar. The webinar will include an overview of the SEC’s new proxy Say on Pay rules and what to expect from the coming proxy season, with insights and preparation tips from legal, proxy solicitation and executve compensation experts. To register for this webinar, please click: http://www.kattenlaw.com/events/register.aspx?event=1590
- December 14, 2011—How to Prepare for the Upcoming Proxy Season. Ed will participate in this Practising Law Institute seminar to be held at the University of Chicago Gleacher Center in Chicago, IL. For more information and to register for this seminar, please click: http://www.pli.edu/product/seminar_detail.asp?id=88599
- January 18, 2011—Webcast: The Proxy Solicitors Speak on Say-on-Pay. Ed will join Art Crozier of Innisfree M&A, David Drake of Georgeson and Reid Pearson of Alliance Advisors for this CompensationStandards.com webcast that will cover what companies are doing to engage their shareholders, the “hot button” compensation issues for shareholders and ISS, what tactics have been successful to bring in the vote at the last minute, and how to solicit now that say-on-pay will be on the ballot. For more information and to register, please click: http://www.compensationstandards.com/webcast/2011/01_18/index.asp
Will your company be taking an equity plan to shareholders in 2011? Do you any assistance in determining the best plan design and structure to help minimize negative shareholder reaction from ISS, Fidelity, etc. to your proposal? Do you want to figure out how Say-on-Pay might influence your pay disclosures and pay design going forward? If so, Ed would be happy to help. Ed has limited capacity to help a few additional companies with their 2011 proxies and proposals. If interested, please contact him at: edward.hauder@exqty.com or at (847) 996-3990.