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Are ESG performance metrics in comp plans just a layup with little impact?

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There’s been a lot of attention lately to the use of ESG metrics as incentives in executive compensation, perhaps because the concept of ESG has become something of a lightning rod in the political landscape—particularly...more

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Do companies adopt clawback policies exceeding minimum SEC requirements?

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In 2022, after seven years of marinating on the SEC’s long-term agenda, the SEC adopted rules to implement Section 954 of Dodd-Frank, the clawback provision. The rules directed the national securities exchanges to establish...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

December 1 Deadline Approaches for Listed Companies To Adopt a Dodd-Frank Compliant Clawback Policy

By Friday, December 1, 2023, listed companies must adopt a Dodd-Frank-compliant clawback policy. As background, on February 22, 2023, the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and Nasdaq Stock Market (Nasdaq) proposed listing...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

The SEC’s New Clawback Rules: Things to Know as the Deadline to Adopt Compliant Policies Approaches

Companies listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and Nasdaq have until Dec. 1, 2023, to adopt clawback policies that comply with the listing standards mandated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in Rule...more

Groom Law Group, Chartered

SEC’s Final “Clawback” Rule May Pose Code Section 409A Issues for Nonqualified Plan Sponsors

In 2015, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) proposed under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (“the Dodd-Frank Act”) a requirement for publicly-traded companies to adopt clawback...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

See Katten's Model Clawback Policy as Mandatory Rules Take Effect

As we previously noted, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted long-delayed rules on October 26, 2022, which will require companies to implement mandatory "clawback" policies with respect to incentive-based...more

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Option Grant Practices: A Trap for the Unwary – Spring-Loading and Bullet-Dodging

A potentially overlooked but important issue that public companies should have in mind when granting option or option-like awards is avoiding the unintentional appearance of “spring-loading” and “bullet-dodging,” both of...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

SEC Approves Stock Exchange Rules for Dodd-Frank Clawbacks

On June 9, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved, on an accelerated basis, the New York Stock Exchange’s (NYSE) and Nasdaq Stock Market’s (Nasdaq) proposed listing standards implementing the SEC’s...more

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SEC Approves Final Nasdaq and NYSE Rules Regarding Recovery of Incentive-Based Executive Compensation Awarded in Error with...

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The Dodd-Frank Act of 2010 added Section 10D to the Exchange Act, which requires the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to direct national securities exchanges to prohibit the listing of issuers that do not develop and...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Top 10 International Anti-Corruption Developments for March 2023

Designed for busy in-house counsel, compliance professionals, and anti-corruption lawyers, this newsletter summarizes some of the most important international anti-corruption law and enforcement developments from the past...more

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The SEC’s New Compensation “Clawback” Rules: What Directors and Officers Should Know

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The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted new rules in October 2022 that implement the compensation recovery (“clawback”) provisions of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010...more

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SEC Enforcement Activity Destabilizes Corporate Governance Related to Executive Incentive Compensation

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Recent pronouncements and enforcement activity by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) reflect a singular agency focus on the importance of clawing back incentive compensation...more

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Publicly Traded Employers Will Need to Claw Back Incentive Pay from Former and Current Executive Officers

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Employers with stock listed on a national security exchange will become subject to a new final rule mandating the implementation of a policy that will require employers to recoup incentive-based compensation from officers who...more

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Mark Your Calendar: 2023 Key Compliance Deadlines for SEC’s Final Compensation Clawback Rules

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As discussed in our recent blog post, the SEC recently adopted final executive officer incentive compensation clawback rules (the “Clawback Rules”) pursuant to the requirements of the Dodd-Frank Act.  The Clawback Rules,...more

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‘Pay vs. Performance’: New SEC Rules Require Companies To Implement New Process To Track Equity Compensation

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It is important to investors that executive compensation is directly linked to a company’s financial performance. To help ensure investors have adequate information to monitor this relationship, the SEC adopted new “pay vs....more

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SEC Adopts Long-Awaited Clawback Rules

On October 26, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) adopted a final rule that will require most publicly traded companies to adopt a clawback policy to recover incentive-based compensation from current or...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

SEC Adopts Final Clawback Rules and Disclosure Requirements

On October 26, 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted long-awaited final rules implementing the incentive-based compensation recovery (clawback) provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act. The final rules...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

SEC Adopts Long-Awaited Clawback Rules

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On October 26, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) adopted rules1 implementing Section 10D-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, a provision added by the Dodd-Frank Act of 2010, which will require listed...more

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How to Navigate the SEC’s New Clawback Rules

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The rules direct stock exchanges to require issuers that are publicly listed in the US to adopt clawback policies for the mandatory recovery of erroneously awarded incentive compensation... ...more

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SEC Issues Final Compensation Clawback Rules

The SEC has adopted rules to require securities exchanges to adopt listing standards that require issuers to develop and implement a policy providing for the recovery of erroneously awarded incentive-based compensation...more

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SEC Adopts Final Rules Requiring Disclosure and Recovery of Erroneously Awarded Incentive-Based Compensation

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​​​​​​​On October 26, 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) adopted regulations (the “final rules”) implementing Section 10D of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange Act”), which was added by the...more

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SEC Adopts Requirements for Clawback of Erroneously Awarded Compensation

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The long-anticipated rules regarding recovery of erroneously awarded incentive-based compensation, commonly referred to as a “clawback,” were adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission by a 3-2 vote on October 26,...more

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The SEC's Failure To Update May Defenestrate Claw-Back Rule Making

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As has been widely reported, the Securities and Exchange Commission last week finally adopted rules requiring the securities exchanges to adopt listing standards requiring listed companies to develop and implement policies...more

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New SEC Rule Requires Incentive-Compensation Clawback, Filing and Disclosure Obligations

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Congress in 2010 passed the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act). Pursuant to Section 954 of the Dodd-Frank Act, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) was tasked with adopting...more

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2022 Proxy Season - Quick Hits

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Considerations for companies planning for next proxy season should include the following: Risk Factors - ..As discussed in our July 13 post, consider current hot topics, including COVID risks, labor market...more

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