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11 Feb 2011, 11:22 am
In this post, Ted Allen discusses the latest vote at Beazer Homes USA and possible reasons for the “no” vote including the Dodd-Frank ban on discretionary broker votes on compensation matters. 4) Dodd-Frank.com: Examples of Conflict Minerals Disclosure – The conflict minerals provision contained in Section 1502 of the Dodd-Frank Act has been described as a “sleeper for disclosure lawyers. [read post]
9 Feb 2011, 12:24 pm
At its Feb. 2 annual meeting, Beazer Homes USA received 53.7 percent opposition to its executive compensation practices amid apparent investor concerns over pay for performance. [read post]
4 Feb 2011, 10:50 am
While most U.S. companies with early annual meetings have advised their investors to support triennial or annual advisory votes on executive compensation, a few issuers have made biennial recommendations. [read post]
1 Feb 2011, 8:27 am
Investors at two more S&P 500 firms--Costco Wholesale and Johnson Controls--have defied management and backed annual advisory votes on compensation.At Costco’s Jan. 27 annual meeting, there was a 52.8 percent support for an annual advisory vote, outpacing the 43.5 percent vote for management’s choice of a triennial frequency. [read post]
31 Jan 2011, 8:23 am
In a notable display of investor discontent, a majority of investors voted against Jacobs Engineering Group's compensation practices at the company's Jan. 27 annual meeting. [read post]
25 Jan 2011, 1:40 pm
In the first "say when" vote at an S&P 500 issuer, Monsanto investors overwhelmingly defied management's triennial recommendation and voted for an annual advisory vote on executive compensation at the agricultural company's annual meeting today. [read post]
25 Jan 2011, 7:39 am
The SEC voted 3-2 today to finalize rules to govern “say on pay” advisory votes on executive compensation, votes on the frequency of future pay votes, and shareholder votes on “golden parachute” agreements. [read post]
20 Jan 2011, 1:02 pm
Apple is facing criticism from investors again after CEO Steve Jobs took another leave of absence for health reasons. [read post]
19 Jan 2011, 8:10 am
The U.S. [read post]
16 Jan 2011, 5:55 am
Woody Allen. [read post]
14 Jan 2011, 7:44 am
Apple is the among the high-profile U.S. companies that are recommending support for an annual advisory vote on executive compensation.The California-based technology company, which plans to hold its annual meeting on Feb. 23, announced its frequency recommendation in its proxy materials. [read post]
12 Jan 2011, 12:01 pm
http://tinyurl.com/47bcx7n (Lloyd Borrett) Mac App Store Attacked By Hackers - http://tinyurl.com/24tk7v2 (Paul McDougall) Metric-Driven Information Governance - http://tinyurl.com/26f68qw (Sunil Soares) Next Steps to Enhance Online Security, Planned National Office for Identity Trust Strategy - http://tinyurl.com/27psgtk (Commerce.Gov) OneO® Unicode – Integrated from Inception -http://tinyurl.com/2brdyju (OrangeLT) Ruling Keeps Glass Half Full for iMilk App Copyright Claim -… [read post]
7 Jan 2011, 11:19 am
Apache Corp. has renewed its battle with shareholder activist John Chevedden over the proof of ownership required to file shareholder proposals.On Dec. 29, the Houston-based oil company notified the SEC's Corporation Finance Division that it plans to omit Chevedden’s 2011 proposal, which again asks the company to repeal its supermajority voting requirements. [read post]
5 Jan 2011, 10:50 am
In a rare victory for shareholder proponents, the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Corporation Finance Division has reversed a previous no-action ruling to allow Navistar International to omit a union pension fund’s proposal that seeks a vote on future “golden parachute” benefits. [read post]
3 Jan 2011, 8:40 am
We have discussed the fallout from the Ted Stevens prosecution several times in this blog. [read post]
3 Jan 2011, 8:40 am
We have discussed the fallout from the Ted Stevens prosecution several times in this blog. [read post]
16 Dec 2010, 6:01 pm
In a notable no-action ruling, the staff of the SEC's Corporation Finance Division has allowed Navistar International to omit a proposal that seeks a shareholder vote on future executive severance benefits.In a Dec. 8 ruling, the SEC staff agreed with Navistar's argument that it had "substantially implemented" the proposal because it planned to disclose executive severance agreements in its 2011 proxy statement and those agreements would be part of the company's required… [read post]
14 Dec 2010, 10:47 am
More 2011 U.S. proxy statements with corporate recommendations on the frequency of shareholder votes on executive compensation are trickling in this week. [read post]
13 Dec 2010, 11:36 am
Four S&P 500 companies have released their 2011 proxy statements with recommendations on the frequency of shareholder votes on executive compensation. [read post]
9 Dec 2010, 7:19 am
As required by the Dodd-Frank Act, the Securities and Exchange Commission is preparing to propose new disclosure rules that address “conflict minerals,” mine safety, and resource extraction payments. [read post]
