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ISS recommendations regarding certain shareholder advisory votes on compensation

  • Dow Lohnes PLLC
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  • USA
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  • November 23 2010

The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act amended the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 by adding Section 14A, which requires companies (i) to conduct a separate shareholder advisory vote to approve the compensation of certain executives, (ii) to conduct a separate shareholder advisory vote to determine how often an issuer will conduct a shareholder advisory vote on executive compensation and (iii) when soliciting votes to approve merger or acquisition transactions, to provide disclosure of certain "golden parachute" compensation arrangements and, in certain circumstances, to conduct a separate shareholder advisory vote to approve the golden parachute compensation arrangements

Proposed rules regarding say-on-pay and golden parachutes

  • Dow Lohnes PLLC
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  • USA
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  • October 22 2010

The SEC recently proposed rules implementing certain provisions of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act