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"The New IRS Letter Ruling: How It Impacts Your Employment Arrangements, Accounting, Proxy Disclosures, Etc."

Thursday, February 14, 2008 (12:00- 12:45 pm, eastern)

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In a private letter ruling just released, the IRS ruled that employment agreement terms providing for the accelerated vesting of performance-based equity awards upon termination of the executive by the company without cause or termination by the executive for good reason, and payment at target performance levels, regardless of actual performance, would cause the awards to fail to satisfy 162(m)'s performance-based exception – even if the accelerated vesting and payout is never triggered. This webcast will provide analysis of the numerous issues raised for employment arrangements, accounting consequences and possible proxy disclosure obligations. Join these experts:

Ken Griffin, Associate Chief Counsel, Executive Compensation Branch, Internal Revenue Service
Elizabeth Drigotas, Principal, Washington National Tax, Deloitte Tax LLP
Mike Kesner, Head of Deloitte Consulting's Executive Compensation Practice
Mike Melbinger, Partner, Winston & Strawn LLP
Paula Todd, Managing Principal, Towers Perrin
Dave Lynn, Editor, CompensationStandards.com and former Chief Counsel, SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance
Jeremy Goldstein, Partner, Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz

Among the important topics that will require up-to-the-minute guidance, the Conference will cover:

Obligations to re-examine, modify existing arrangements in the wake of the new IRS ruling
What are the accounting consequences of changes in tax positions, and what is FIN 48
Ways to address the disclosure that may be necessary in this year’s proxy statement due to the new IRS ruling
How to avoid traps for the unwary when negotiating employment contracts and other compensation arrangements going forward

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