April 26, 2018
Pay Ratio: Whether to Highlight It Online
– Broc Romanek
Since the SEC provided companies with some flexibility, there has been a debate as to where a pay ratio should be disclosed within a proxy statement – we cover this starting on page 72 of our “Pay Ratio” chapter in our Treatise. But where within the proxy pales in comparison to whether a company highlights its pay ratio on its online proxy or “Investor Relations” page.
That’s why I found what United Techologies did to be so notable – they broke out the disclosure of its pay ratio onto a separate page on its site. If you scroll down on the home page of the company’s interactive proxy, you’ll see a tab for “CEO Pay Ratio” in the 3rd row, two spots in from the left. Kudos…
By the way, here are the pay ratio extremes so far: Kinder Morgan – 3.7; Mattel – 4987 (supplemental ratio excluding one time awards of $22 million lowers it to 1527).