Equity Award Implications of the Newly-Signed Pension Relief Act

The Preservation of Access to Care for Medicare Beneficiaries and Pension Relief Act of 2010 was signed into law by President Obama on Friday, June 25. Among other things, it could ultimately have an impact on standard equity vesting provisions. Why? Under this Act, the required funding of pension plans for companies relying on the pension [...]

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Dodd-Frank Act’s Executive Compensation Provisions

I put together a short presentation that outlines the executive compensation provisions of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (below). Generally, the executive compensation provisions apply to all public companies. However, there is at least one that only applies to covered financial institutions (the one subjecting such companies to enhanced compensation structure [...]

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Say on Pay Presentation

Here’s a new presentation Robbi Fox and I just gave at Equilar’s Executive Compensation Summit in Washington, DC.  If you have any questions, just let me know.

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Special Report: Equity Plan Proposal Failures: 2007-2009

The Special Report: Equity Plan Proposal Failures: 2007-2009, Lessons to Consider When Requesting Shares, has been posted on the Special Reports page of this blog under “Reference Materials.” (Note: you’ll need to have the password to access this page. The password is available to anyone who signs up for Ed’s weekly newsletter in the left-hand [...]

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RiskMetrics Changes Cure Period for Agreements with Single-Trigger CIC Provisions

Well, I just learned that RiskMetrics has made a bit of a change to its policy (unofficial, of course) regarding the time period companies have to  cure contracts or agreements that have a single-trigger change-in-control (CIC) provision. Old “Policy” on Contracts with Single-Trigger CIC Provisions Last year, RiskMetrics allowed companies up to 24 months to [...]

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