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Gaining ISS Approval for Equity Plan Proposals in 2015


2015 U.S. Equity Plan Scorecard - Institutional Shareholder Services

© 2015 ISS | Institutional Shareholder Services. 12 of 13. 21. How will plan proposals that are only seeking approval in order to qualify.

ISS Adopts Final Policy Updates for 2015 Equity Plan Proposals

□ The equity plan permits repricing or cash buyout of underwater options without shareholder approval. (either by expressly permitting it ...

ISS Issues 2015 Policy Updates - Compensia

The new policy's “holistic” approach will make vote recommendations on plan proposals less predictable. Companies will now likely be confronted ...

U.S. Equity Compensation Plans - Institutional Shareholder Services

© 2015 ISS | Institutional Shareholder Services. 4 of 25. 28. How are plan proposals that are only seeking approval in order to qualify grants ...

ISS Provides Additional Information on New Proxy Voting ...

... proposals (which we discuss here). Companies considering seeking shareholder approval of equity plans at shareholder meetings in 2015 should consider these ...

How to Navigate Equity Plan Proposals

The good news is that passing ISS' EPSC means there is very little risk of failing an equity plan vote. There are always benefits to conducting ...

ISS proposes new approaches to evaluate equity plan ... - Lexology

ISS proposes new approaches to evaluate equity plan and independent chair proposals for the 2015 proxy season · New Approach to Equity Plan ...

ISS Provides Additional Guidance on New Voting Policy on Equity ...

ISS has implemented new proxy voting guidelines applicable to equity plan proposals included in 2015 proxies. ... ISS's new policy on equity plan ...

ISS's Equity Plan Scorecard

On the other hand, ISS may recommend that shareholders vote “For” proposals to approve positive amendments to equity compensation plans ...

Shareholder Proposal Developments During the 2015 Proxy Season

According to data from Institutional Shareholder Services (“ISS”), shareholders have submitted approximately 943 proposals for 2015 shareholder ...

Scoring the ISS Scorecard : The NASPP Blog

The 2015 voting outcomes suggest that the EPSC methodology gave companies greater flexibility to structure key equity plan provisions and ...

ISS Examines Trends in Shareholder Proposals Over the Past Decade

Conversely, environmental and social (E&S) proposals have surged in the past 10 years. They accounted for 62% of the total shareholder proposals ...

As 2015 proxy season looms, companies should ... - Lexology

(“ISS”), a proxy voting advisor, instituted changes in its process for evaluating equity incentive compensation plan proposals which are being ...

Equity Plan Proposals at the Tech 200 - Compensia

ISS continues to periodically refine and tighten its policies for issuing a favorable equity plan approval recommendation, thereby compelling ...

ISS Updates Proxy Voting Policies For 2015

Notwithstanding the adoption of the EPSC, the updated policy provides that the presence of certain “highly egregious” features in an Equity Plan ...

ISS and Glass Lewis Update 2017 Proxy Voting Policies - Cooley LLP

ISS also issued policy updates on certain executive and equity compensation policies, proposals seeking ratification of director compensation, ...

ISS & Glass Lewis Poli - Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

... equity retention proposals more ... ○ Register with ISS for Equity Compensation Scorecard. Companies planning to seek shareholder approval.

Securities Alert: ISS and Glass Lewis Issue 2015 Corporate ... - Vorys

ISS has added new governance, board leadership and performance factors to its existing policy regarding shareholder proposals that seek an ...

guidelines - Glass Lewis

Equity-Based Compensation Plan Proposals ... sult can be a case where the issuance proposal is not approved, despite sufficient voting shares being cast in.

Design Equity Plan Proposals - ISS-Corporate

Getting an equity plan approved is an important task for companies small and large. Understanding how proxy advisors and institutional investors evaluate ...