October 12, 2020 Thoughtful Pay Alerts
Equity Plan Proposals at the Tech 200
Download a pdf of this article » This Thoughtful Pay Alert summarizes our review of the equity plan proposals filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission among 200 representative public technology companies over the past year, approximately 50% of which are headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area (the “Tech 200”). Prevalence of Equity Plan...Read MoreSeptember 24, 2020 Thoughtful Pay Alerts
Director Compensation Trends in the Technology Sector Over the Past Decade
Download a pdf of this article » It is a common impression that director compensation programs of publicly-traded technology companies are largely homogeneous – a cash retainer for general board service, additional cash retainers for board committee service, and an annual equity award. This structure is reflective of the purpose of these programs, which is to compensate directors with cash and...Read MoreJuly 21, 2020 Thoughtful Pay Alerts
Technology Company Responses to an Unfavorable Say-on-Pay Vote
Download a pdf of this article » The 2020 proxy season marked the 10th anniversary of the implementation of the shareholder advisory vote on named executive officer compensation (the “Say-on-Pay” vote) required by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. We have seen the development of a new era of shareholder engagement on executive compensation matters. Many companies...Read MoreJuly 15, 2020 Thoughtful Pay Alerts
ISS Issues Mid-Year Reminder about Updating Compensation Peer Group
Download a pdf of this article » Institutional Shareholder Services (“ISS”) has issued its annual mid-year reminder inviting companies to update their self-constructed compensation peer groups for consideration as part of its review of their executive compensation program in connection with Annual Meetings of Shareholders to be held through the end of January 2021. ISS considers a...Read MoreApril 13, 2020 Thoughtful Pay Alerts