In accordance with the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the “Reform Act”) and its own October 2010 proposed rules (Release No. 33-9153) (the “Proposed Rules”), the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on January 25, 2011 announced its adoption by a 3-2 vote of final regulations for shareholder advisory votes on executive compensation (“Say-on-Pay”) and golden parachute compensation (Release No. 33-9178) (the “Final Rules”).Continue Reading Some Interesting New Developments as SEC Adopts Final Say-on-Pay Rules
Time to Get Ready for Say-on-Pay as SEC Releases Proposed Rules
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In accordance with the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the “Reform Act”) and its own timetable for proposing regulations required by section 951 of the Reform Act, the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 18, 2010 issued a press release and published proposed rules (Release No. 33-9153) (the “Proposed Rules”) for shareholder advisory votes on executive compensation (“Say-on-Pay”) and golden parachutes. The SEC also concurrently released proposed regulations (Release No. 34-63123) which would require certain institutional investment managers to report annually how they voted on executive compensation matters (we will cover this second set of proposed regulations in a separate blog article).Continue Reading Time to Get Ready for Say-on-Pay as SEC Releases Proposed Rules