January 28, 2009
Now Available: Model CD&A
– Broc Romanek, CompensationStandards.com
Dave just completed a Special Supplement to the Jan-Feb ‘09 issue of The Corporate Executive. Since we expect many will be borrowing extensively from Dave’s excellent, up-to-the-moment model disclosures – inserting them into current drafts of proxy statements – we have posted the issue so that ’09 renewers can access the issue now (the full issue, including the Supplement, will be mailed to current ’09 subscribers later this week).
Renew Now: Those that renewed for ’09 received a link to the Supplement yesterday with instructions on how to access it; if you haven’t renewed yet, renew now to receive it immediately.
Try a No-Risk Trial Now: To have this Special Supplement rushed to you via email so you receive it today, try a no-risk trial for ’09 now – as the Supplement includes pieces on:
– Timely “Best Practice” Disclosures for Your Compensation Discussion and Analysis
– Implementing “Hold Through Retirement” for Equity Awards
– Our Hold-Through-Retirement Policy
– Revisiting Perquisites
– Reassessment of Our Perquisites
– Making the Most of Clawback Provisions
– Revisiting our Compensation Recovery Policy
– Evaluating the Need for Pensions and SERPs
– Our Review and Analysis of Pensions and SERPs
– Tax Implications
– Deductibility of Compensation for Tax Purposes
Don’t forget to tune in for tomorrow’s NASPP webcast: “The Dark Side of Option Exchanges.” Try a NASPP no-risk trial for ’09 to catch this important program.
Some Thoughts on RiskMetrics’ ’09 Pay Policies
In our “Rolling Back Compensation” Practice Area, we have posted a bunch of memos analyzing RiskMetrics’ set of 2009 policies.
The Latest Developments: Your Upcoming Proxy Disclosures—What You Need to Do Now!
Don’t forget to tune in today for the Part II webcast – “The Latest Developments: Your Upcoming Proxy Disclosures—What You Need to Do Now!,” featuring Mark Borges, Alan Dye, Dave Lynn and Ron Mueller. This is the second of a two-webcast series, with the first one taking place last Wednesday (audio archive now available).
Given the heightened importance of executive pay right now – and the high likelihood that Congress will pass “say-on-pay” legislation, this year’s compensation disclosures will receive unprecedented scruntiny by investors, employees, customers and the media.