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A tale of two clawbacks: the compensation consequences of misstated financials
- Latham & Watkins LLP
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- USA
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- August 10 2010
Section 304 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX) gave the Securities and Exchange Commission the power to recover certain restatement-related compensation and stock profits from Chief Executive Officers and Chief Financial Officers of public companies, in the event the restatement was caused by misconduct
The Dodd-Frank Act: an overview of the corporate governance and executive compensation provisions
- Latham & Watkins LLP
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- USA
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- October 14 2010
The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the Act), which was signed into law on July 21, 2010, significantly reforms the US financial services industry
The rise of shareholder “say on pay” votes
- Latham & Watkins LLP
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- United Kingdom, USA
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- April 13 2010
The recent bail-outs of global banking institutions by various governments, as well as general concerns about executive pay, have fueled a debate about the adequacy of "say on pay" regimes around the world
Proxy access, say on pay and other key corporate governance and executive compensation provisions under the Dodd-Frank bill
- Latham & Watkins LLP
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- USA
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- July 6 2010
On June 25, 2010 the joint House and Senate conference committee approved its report on the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the Bill) and reported it to the House and Senate for action
Frequently asked questions on say on golden parachute disclosure and advisory votes
- Latham & Watkins LLP
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- USA
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- May 11 2011
On January 25, 2011, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued final rules implementing Section 951 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act,1 which provides shareholders of public companies with the right to cast advisory votes on certain executive compensation matters (i.e., say-on-pay, say-on-frequency and say-on-golden-parachute advisory votes
Say-on-pay: the new world order
- Latham & Watkins LLP
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- USA
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- August 16 2011
The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd Frank) was signed into law in the United States a little more than one year ago
Say on pay and related advisory vote proposals
- Latham & Watkins LLP
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- USA
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- September 12 2011
Earlier this year, the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) issued final rules (Final Rules) implementing Section 951 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the Act), which generally provides shareholders of US public companies with the right to cast three types of pay votes: (i) an advisory vote to approve the compensation of the named executive officers (say on pay vote); (ii) an advisory vote on the frequency with which shareholders should be entitled to cast votes on the company’s executive compensation (frequency vote) and (iii) an advisory vote to approve certain payments made in connection with an acquisition, merger or other specified corporate transaction (golden parachute vote
Recent developments in say-on-pay in the US and UK
- Latham & Watkins LLP
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- United Kingdom, USA
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- July 15 2012
For public companies in the US, the 2011 proxy season is over and the 2012 proxy season is in full swing
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