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July 29, 2010

Say-on-Pay Solicitation Playbook: Practical Guidance on Strategies and More

Broc Romanek, CompensationStandards.com

I just finished writing a special July-August issue of The Corporate Counsel entitled “Say-on-Pay Solicitation Playbook: Practical Guidance on Strategies and More.” You will need this issue to help you prepare for mandatory say-on-pay. It includes analysis on:

– A Wake-Up Call: The Big Three
– The Drill Down: Why Did Shareholders Reject Motorola, Occidental and KeyCorp?
– The Cry for Shareholder Engagement: What is “Shareholder Engagement”?
– The Roadmap: How (and When) to Engage Effectively
– Overcoming Reg FD Concerns about Engagement
– Peeking Under the ISS Hood
– How Proxy Advisors & Major Institutions (& Employees) Vote on Pay
– The Roadmap: “When” and “How” to Hire a Proxy Solicitor
– The Preliminary Vote Count Looks Close: What Can You Do?
– Confidential Voting Policies: Proper Implementation
– How to Calculate Voting Result Percentages: Read Your Bylaws (and Compare with Your Proxy)
– The Importance of Making Your Compensation Disclosure “Usable”
– How to Gear Up for Mandatory Say-on-Pay

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