Equity compensation practices among large companies have evolved in recent years, and compensation committees are interested in the latest information as they plan for 2009. This web briefing focuses on emerging equity compensation practices at Fortune 250 companies and includes a comprehensive analysis of equity grants made to senior executives in the first quarter of 2008. Topics covered include:

• Multi-year trend data on equity burn rates and dilution;
• An analysis of equity awarded to executives v. other employees;
• Internal pay equity trends for stock-based compensation;
• Current equity grant practices for CEOs; and
• Option valuation model trends.

David Chun, CEO of Equilar, and Alexander Cwirko-Godycki, Research Manager, present early results from proxy season 2008. The webinar will provide you with a data-driven, examples-based analysis of pay trends from several hundred proxy statements, and provide you with a real-time look at how executive pay practices have evolved since the implementation of new SEC rules. Topics addressed include:

• Early pay trends from 2008 proxies including changes in pay levels and elements of pay;
• Emerging trends in equity practices and long-term incentive plans;
• CD&As - what have we learned; and
• Unique disclosure examples in hot topic areas, including executive perquisites, ownership guidelines and severance and change-in-control arrangements.