The arrival of a new year means that another proxy season is not that far off. A highlight of the 2011 proxy season was that it marked the first year in which shareholder advisory votes on executive compensation ("Say on Pay") were conducted in accordance with the Dodd-Frank Act.
Summary
As discussed in our December 16, 2010 blog article, the IRS issued final regulations in 2009 under Section 6039 of the Internal Revenue Code (the "Code") that require Employers to annually furnish each employee who exercised incentive stock options ("ISOs") or sold or otherwise transferred shares acquired under an employee stock purchase plan ("ESPP") during a year with a detailed information statement by January 31 of the following year. In addition, Employers must generally file an information return with the IRS by February 28 of the following year, or by March 31 for Employers filing electronically.
In accordance with its 2010-2011 Priority Guidance Plan, the Internal Revenue Service published in the June 24, 2011 Federal Register proposed regulations (the "Proposed Regulations") covering certain aspects of Internal Revenue Code Section 162(m).
With the end of April 2011, it has been one-hundred days since shareholders were able to render advisory votes on the executive compensation provided at their publicly-held companies in accordance with rules adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") in January 2011 ("Say-On-Pay"). These rules were promulgated under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the "Reform Act"). Our Say-On-Pay Site provides periodic blogs on Say-on-Pay developments, along with an overview of the applicable rules and requirements, and there are also updated Say-On-Pay voting results and statistics.
In accordance with the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the “Reform Act”) and its own timetable for proposing regulations required by section 952 of the Reform Act, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on March 30, 2011 issued a press release and published proposed rules (Release No. 33-9199) (the “Proposed Rules”) for compensation committee and compensation advisor independence requirements.
It has now been two months since shareholders were able to render advisory votes on the executive compensation provided at their publicly-held companies in accordance with rules adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") in January 2011 ("Say-On-Pay"). These rules were promulgated under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the "Reform Act"). Our Say-On-Pay Site provides periodic blogs on Say-on-Pay developments, along with an overview of the applicable rules and requirements, and there are also Say-On-Pay voting results and statistics which we have been updating and posting on a daily basis.
Please read our latest update on Say-on-Pay and frequency voting results, which includes summary results and detailed company-by-company results. The results are sorted by the company's SEC filer status and by the date on which the annual shareholder meeting was held. We will be regularly updating this information as well as periodically posting new blogs in this section so please check back to obtain the latest results and commentary.
It has now been one month since shareholders were able to render advisory votes on the executive compensation provided at their publicly-held companies in accordance with rules adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") in January 2011 ("Say-On-Pay"). These rules were promulgated under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the "Reform Act"). Our January 28, 2011 blog "Some Interesting New Developments as SEC Adopts Final Say-On-Pay Rules" provides an overview of the applicable rules and requirements. Of the seventy-six Say-On-Pay votes which have been reported on to-date, the shareholders at two companies have voted against approving the executive compensation.
As we recently reported in our January 28, 2011 blog "Some Interesting New Developments as SEC Adopts Final Say-On-Pay Rules" the Securities and Exchange Commission last week approved final rules which regulate how public company's shareholders can render advisory votes on their company's executive compensation ("Say-on-Pay"). These rules were promulgated under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the "Reform Act").
In accordance with the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the "Reform Act") and its own October 2010 proposed rules (Release No. 33-9153) (the "Proposed Rules"), the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on January 25, 2011 announced its adoption by a 3-2 vote of final regulations for shareholder advisory votes on executive compensation ("Say-on-Pay") and golden parachute compensation (Release No. 33-9178) (the "Final Rules").
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