By David Engvall, Reid Hooper, Keir Gumbs, and David Martin

On April 29, 2015, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) proposed a new rule that would require public companies to provide new disclosures annually regarding the relationship, over a five-year period, between executive compensation actually paid and a measure of financial performance of the company. The purpose of the rule, according to the SEC, is to elicit disclosure to provide greater transparency and allow shareholders to be better informed when they vote to elect directors and in connection with advisory votes on executive compensation. The proposed rule would implement Section 953(a) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the “Dodd-Frank Act”).  Our analysis of the rule is here.

 

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David Engvall provides securities, transactional and general corporate advice to clients ranging from development stage ventures to large public companies.  His work includes private and public equity and debt securities offerings, investment transactions, corporate governance matters, and mergers and acquisitions.  Mr. Engvall also…

David Engvall provides securities, transactional and general corporate advice to clients ranging from development stage ventures to large public companies.  His work includes private and public equity and debt securities offerings, investment transactions, corporate governance matters, and mergers and acquisitions.  Mr. Engvall also advises public company clients on a wide variety of SEC compliance and disclosure matters.  Recently, Mr. Engvall has been actively engaged in advising clients on a number of securities law provisions under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, including executive compensation, corporate governance, and specialized disclosures such as those pertaining to conflict minerals.  His practice includes clients in a variety of industries, with a recent focus on the energy, financial institutions and telecommunications industries.

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