With the end of April 2011, it has been one-hundred days since shareholders were able to render advisory votes on the executive compensation provided at their publicly-held companies in accordance with rules adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) in January 2011 (“Say-On-Pay”). These rules were promulgated under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the “Reform Act”). Our Say-On-Pay Site provides periodic blogs on Say-on-Pay developments, along with an overview of the applicable rules and requirements, and there are also updated Say-On-Pay voting results and statistics.
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The Latest Results and Trends after Second Month of Say-on-Pay Voting
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It has now been two months since shareholders were able to render advisory votes on the executive compensation provided at their publicly-held companies in accordance with rules adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) in January 2011 (“Say-On-Pay”). These rules were promulgated under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the “Reform Act”). Our Say-On-Pay Site provides periodic blogs on Say-on-Pay developments, along with an overview of the applicable rules and requirements, and there are also Say-On-Pay voting results and statistics which we have been updating and posting on a daily basis. …
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A Rising Tide for Annual Say-on-Pay Votes
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As we recently reported in our January 28, 2011 blog “Some Interesting New Developments as SEC Adopts Final Say-On-Pay Rules“ the Securities and Exchange Commission last week approved final rules which regulate how public company’s shareholders can render advisory votes on their company’s executive compensation (“Say-on-Pay”). These rules were promulgated under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the “Reform Act”).…
Some Interesting New Developments as SEC Adopts Final Say-on-Pay Rules
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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”).…
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