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2. Board Pay Under the Microscope
  
  Explore corpgov.law.harvard.edu Nov 17 2019 BoardBlogs
  
  Director pay programs are under greater scrutiny, and SP 500 companies are striving to anticipate and adapt to this significant change. Compensation limits are at the forefront of this keen interest, with advisory firms Institutional Shareholder Services and Glass Lewis, and shareholders, becoming more vocal and taking direct action. This activism is framed by trends that include avid internal and external interest in board diversity and a shift in board ...
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3. Corporations Grow Nervous as Compensation for Directors Rises
  
  Explore insurancejournal.com Nov 12 2019 BoardNews
  
  Its nice work if you can get it. The average annual compensation for non-executive directors at SP 500 companies rose 2 percent to $304,856 last year, topping $300,000 for the first time and 43 percent higher than it was 10 years ago, according to a new report released by executive headhunters Spencer Stuart. But thanks largely to stock grants some earned a lot more than that...
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4. U.S. Company Directors Compensated More Than Ever, But Now Risk Backlash
  
  Explore Yahoo! Finance Nov 8 2019 BoardNews
  
  The average annual compensation for non-executive directors at SP 500 companies rose 2 percent to $304,856 last year, topping $300,000 for the first time and 43 percent higher than it was 10 years ago, according to a new report released by executive headhunters Spencer Stuart...
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5. Recent Director and Executive Compensation Lawsuits Heighten Need for Robust Corporate Governance
  
  Explore National Law Review Oct 23 2019 BoardBlogs
  
  ... alleges breach of fiduciary duty – notwithstanding the existence of an overall maximum limit on non-employee director compensation within a stockholder-approved equity plan, among other items. The case settled in June 2...
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6. Setting Directors’ Pay Under Delaware Law
  
  Explore corpgov.law.harvard.edu Sep 18 2019 BoardBlogs
  
  ...ved by the Goldman director’s argument that letting this case move forward will encourage a massive filing of director compensation strike suits, mostly because the amounts at issue are not that large and the plaintiffs’...
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7. Compensation Advisory Partners Publishes Research Report on Private Company Board Compensation
  
  Explore Google Sep 11 2019 BoardNews
  
  NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--. Nearly nine in ten private companies (87%) provide some form of compensation to eligible directors and nearly half...
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8. These are the Highest-Paid Corporate Board Members in the US
  
  Explore usatoday.com Aug 7 2019 BoardBlogs
  
  At a public company, the board of directors is a supervisory body appointed by ...
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9. The Standard of Review for Challenged Director Compensation
  
  Explore corpgov.law.harvard.edu Jun 25 2019 BoardBlogs
  
  ...laintiffs’ attorneys and stockholders for their director compensation practices, even if the upper limits for director compensation awards have been approved by stockholders. Although it is relatively unusual for public ...
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10. HSBC Directors Take Pension Cut After Investor Pressure
  
  Explore Yahoo! Finance Apr 12 2019 BoardNews
  
  (Reuters) - HSBC's three executive director board members have agreed a reduction in their pension allowance from 30 to 10 percent of base salary, following increasing scrutiny from investors and other stakeholders on overall executive pay...
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11. Shareholder Suits Target Non-Employee Director Compensation at Public Companies
  
  Explore sites.goodwinlaw.com Feb 22 2019 BoardBlogs
  
  ...s in order to challenge non-employee director compensation. Plaintiffs attorneys are focusing on non-employee director compensation and compensation plans, particularly in comparison to peer companies a trend that was e...
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12. How Much Should You Pay Your Private Company Directors In 2019?
  
  Explore forbes.com Jan 31 2019 BoardBlogs
  
  ...d receive in compensation. As we have noted in the past, there are a wide range of variables that factor into director compensation. These include industry, business size, business structure, number of yearly meetings an...
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13. ISS Releases New U.S. Executive Compensation Policies and Equity Plan FAQs for 2019
  
  Explore National Law Review Jan 11 2019 BoardNews
  
  ...ginning in 2020, ISS will recommend withholding votes for board members responsible for setting and approving director compensation when there is a pattern of excessive NED pay for two or more consecutive years, absent a...
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14. Board Pay Reaches a Quarter Million Dollars
  
  Explore Equilar Dec 13 2018 BoardNews
  
  For the fifth consecutive year, the median annual retainer given to directors increased, topping out at $250,000 in 2017, according to the new Equilar Director Pay Trends report, which features independent commentary from Meridian Compensation Partners. From 2013 to 2017the five years included in the studymedian annual retainers increased by $35,000, or 16.3%....
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15. Leathwaite: US Boardroom Gender Pay Gap Narrows to 2%
  
  Explore Yahoo Finance Nov 5 2018 BoardNews
  
  The US is close to eliminating the gender pay gap for senior executives, according to new research...
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16. Del. Chancery Court Rejects Settlement in Challenge to Pay of Directors
  
  Explore Yahoo! Finance Oct 24 2018 BoardNews
  
  The Delaware Court of Chancery has rejected as unfair a proposed settlement in an investor suit challenging the compensation of Goldman Sachs Inc.'s non-employee directors, the latest in a string of cases taking a tougher stance on disclosure settlements...
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