Dodd-Frank Say On Pay: Lessons From The First Proxy Season And Looking To The Future

Attorneys from Seyfarth's Corporate and Employee Benefits Departments will address issues related to Say-on-Pay, golden parachutes and corporate governance, including results from this year’s proxy season.

Topics to be addressed include, but are not limited to:

• Overview of the Dodd-Frank Say on Pay and Executive Compensation Rules
• Say on Pay and Frequency Votes - Executive Compensation
• Discussion of 2011 Annual Meeting Season.  Results on Say-on-Pay and Frequency Votes
• Elimination of Discretionary Voting by Brokers
• Discussion of Positions of Proxy Advisory Services.
• Lessons learned
• New Rules on Golden Parachutes
• Discussion of Status of Pending SEC Compensation Related Rules
• Compensation Committee Rules
• Director Independence
• Consultant and Legal Independence
• Enhanced Reporting Requirements
• Disclosure of Pay Versus performance
• Pay Ratio Disclosure
• Disclosure Regarding Chairman and CEO Structure

 

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CLE credit will be available for participants.*

If you have any questions, please contact events@seyfarth.com and reference this event.