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		<title>Preliminary Equity Plan Voting Results for 2011 Proxy Season</title>
		<link>http://edwardhauder.com/2011/06/04/preliminary-equity-plan-voting-results-for-2011-proxy-season/</link>
		<comments>http://edwardhauder.com/2011/06/04/preliminary-equity-plan-voting-results-for-2011-proxy-season/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jun 2011 19:08:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Hauder</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Equity Compensation Plans]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[So far during the 2011 Proxy Season, Russell 3000 companies have put forward 673 equity compensation plan proposals on their proxies. Of these, ISS has recommended: Against 140 proposals, and For 521 proposals. ISS has not issued a vote recommendation for 12 proposals. On the actual votes for these proposals: 495 proposals Passed 7 proposals [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More Information on Fidelity&#8217;s 2011 Proxy Voting Guidelines</title>
		<link>http://edwardhauder.com/2011/04/03/more-information-on-fidelitys-2011-proxy-voting-guidelines/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Apr 2011 13:19:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Hauder</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Burn Rate]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, I have learned a bit more about Fidelity&#8217;s 2011 Proxy Voting Guidelines (thanks to Reid Pearson at Alliance Advisors for sharing what he had learned with me as well).  Here is what I believe to be true about the new Fidelity guidelines: The new guidelines, including the burn rate policy for equity plan proposals, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fidelity Issues 2011 Proxy Voting Guidelines</title>
		<link>http://edwardhauder.com/2011/03/28/fidelity-issues-2011-proxy-voting-guidelines/</link>
		<comments>http://edwardhauder.com/2011/03/28/fidelity-issues-2011-proxy-voting-guidelines/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Mar 2011 12:32:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Hauder</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Burn Rate]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fidelity just issued its 2011 Proxy Voting Guidelines.  As promised, they are a significant departure from past guidelines in the area of equity plan proposals. Where in years past Fidelity looked to dilution as the guiding principle along with assorted other concerns in determining its vote on equity plan proposals, it has now replaced that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Upcoming Speaking Engagements &#8211; Week of January 17, 2011</title>
		<link>http://edwardhauder.com/2011/01/15/upcoming-speaking-engagements-week-of-january-17-2011/</link>
		<comments>http://edwardhauder.com/2011/01/15/upcoming-speaking-engagements-week-of-january-17-2011/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Jan 2011 12:14:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Hauder</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Plan / Plan Amendment Approval Process]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ed Hauder will be speaking at the following events during the week of January 17, 2011: CompensationStandards.com&#8216;s webcast: The Proxy Solicitors Speak on Say-on-Pay, Tuesday, January 18, 2011, 2:00 &#8211; 3:00 pm, eastern [archive and transcript to follow], http://www.compensationstandards.com/webcast/2011/01_18/index.asp NASPP Chicago Chapter, in-person presentation: Equity Compensation Plans and Say on Pay – The Shareholder Perspective, Thursday, 1/20/11, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Thinking of Taking a Plan to Shareholders?</title>
		<link>http://edwardhauder.com/2011/01/11/thinking-of-taking-a-plan-to-shareholders/</link>
		<comments>http://edwardhauder.com/2011/01/11/thinking-of-taking-a-plan-to-shareholders/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Jan 2011 20:31:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Hauder</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Equity Compensation Plan Amendments]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Then here are five things you can do to help increase the chances that you will receive a favorable reaction from shareholder on your equity compensation plan proposal: Know What You Need: Figure out what types of awards and how many shares your company needs and why, i.e., what strategic goal(s) will having this plan/these [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Say on Pay Presentation</title>
		<link>http://edwardhauder.com/2010/06/16/say-on-pay-presentation/</link>
		<comments>http://edwardhauder.com/2010/06/16/say-on-pay-presentation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jun 2010 01:26:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Hauder</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Corporate Governance]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s a new presentation Robbi Fox and I just gave at Equilar&#8217;s Executive Compensation Summit in Washington, DC.  If you have any questions, just let me know. Share and Enjoy:]]></description>
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		<title>Special Report: Equity Plan Proposal Failures: 2007-2009</title>
		<link>http://edwardhauder.com/2010/06/10/special-report-equity-plan-proposal-failures-2007-2009/</link>
		<comments>http://edwardhauder.com/2010/06/10/special-report-equity-plan-proposal-failures-2007-2009/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jun 2010 18:15:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Hauder</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Burn Rate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Corporate Governance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dilution]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Equity Compensation Plans]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ISS Policies]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 &#8220;Reference Materials.&#8221; (Note: you&#8217;ll need to have the password to access this page. The password is available to anyone who signs up for Ed&#8217;s weekly newsletter in the left-hand [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What are the Top 5 Industry Groups for Equity Plan Proposal Failures?</title>
		<link>http://edwardhauder.com/2010/04/28/what-are-the-top-5-industry-groups-for-equity-plan-proposal-failures/</link>
		<comments>http://edwardhauder.com/2010/04/28/what-are-the-top-5-industry-groups-for-equity-plan-proposal-failures/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 14:05:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Hauder</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Plan / Plan Amendment Approval Process]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been working on a research report that analyzes the voting trends on equity compensation plan proposals during 2007-2009 with Reid Pearson of The Altman Group, and discovered something interesting. The equity plan proposal failures seem to be concentrated in just a few industry groups. Here are the top five industry groups for equity plan [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NY Times Book Review: Money for Nothing</title>
		<link>http://edwardhauder.com/2010/01/17/ny-times-book-review-money-for-nothing/</link>
		<comments>http://edwardhauder.com/2010/01/17/ny-times-book-review-money-for-nothing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Jan 2010 14:17:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Hauder</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Book Reviews]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today&#8217;s New York Times reviews a new book, Money for Nothing: How the Failure of Corporate Boards Is Ruining American Business and Costing Us Trillions, from a former investment banker, John Gillespie, at Lehman Brothers and Bear Stearns, and the co-founder of Salon.com, who worked at Dow Jones and Time Inc., David Zweig . The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Launching 9/8/2009!</title>
		<link>http://edwardhauder.com/2009/09/02/launching-982009/</link>
		<comments>http://edwardhauder.com/2009/09/02/launching-982009/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 13:45:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Hauder</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Burn Rate]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Welcome]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Thanks for visiting! Only a few more days until I officially launch this blog.  Until then, feel free to wander around, but keep in mind that things are still &#8220;under construction.&#8221; Also, please take a look at my presentation on implementing new equity compensation plans and plan amendments (link below): Equity Plans And Amendments Overview [...]]]></description>
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