Say on Pay Results as of April 13   | So far 212 companies have held Say on Pay votes in 2012. On average, companies have received   89% ‘For’ vote 9% ‘Against’ vote 2% Abstentions Three companies have failed with an average 52.3% ‘Against’ vote  Actuant Corporation International Game Technology KB Home [read more]

Say on Pay Results as of April 5   | So far 197 companies have held Say on Pay votes in 2012. On average, companies have received   89% ‘For’ vote 9% ‘Against’ vote 2% Abstentions Two companies have failed with an average 54.1% ‘Against’ vote  Actuant Corporation International Game Technology [read more]

S&P 500 CEOs: Winners & Losers During A Volatile 2011   | Collectively, the value of outstanding equity awards for the S&P 500 CEOs increased just +1.2% in 2011, erasing midyear swings of +22% in April and -16% in September.  The aggregate market capitalization for these companies decreased -1.1% during the same period, according to a recent [read more]

2012 Say on Pay Voting Results as of March 26   | So far 183 companies have held Say on Pay votes in 2012. On average, companies have received   89.2% ‘For’ vote 8.6% ‘Against’ vote 2.1% Abstentions Two companies have failed with an average 54.1% ‘Against’ vote  Actuant Corporation International Game Technology [read more]

CEO Pay up +7% in 2011 Among Early Filers   | We recently analyzed compensation data for 100 companies with revenues greater than $1 billion who had CEOs with a minimum tenure of two years. Among the 100 CEOs in the study group, the study finds that at median:- Total compensation increased +7%- Salaries increased +3%- [read more]