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Change-in-Control Excise Tax
Gross-Ups Decline
An analysis of tax gross-ups for Fortune 100 CEOs
As part of Equilar's extensive 2009 CEO Severance and Change-in-Control Report due out in late September, we have identified several key excise tax gross-up trends for Fortune 100 companies. During the past year, companies have revised their change-in-control agreements to include more shareholder-friendly provisions. In particular, companies have moved away from providing full excise tax gross-ups, with some eliminating the policy completely. Read More (+). |
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In-depth analysis from Equilar's 2009
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Equilar in the News
To help you monitor the latest executive compensation headlines, we've selected several recent articles featuring Equilar data and research. Visit the news and publications section of our website to read the complete listing of new media mentions.
Spending on Personal Security Perk for CEOs is Skyrocketing
September 8, 2009 |
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| "The median spending on personal and home security for CEOs at the 100 largest publicly traded companies was $65,348 in 2008, up 123% from $29,291 in 2007, according to executive compensation research firm Equilar. Ten companies alone spent a total of $4.6 million on CEO security in 2008, 40% more than the 10 biggest spenders of 2007." |
CEO Pay: Is It Still Out of Sync?
August 26, 2009 |
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| "Total compensation for the average CEO at an S&P 500 company declined last year by 7.5%, or $700,000, according to data tracker Equilar. And executives such as General Electric's Jeffrey R. Immelt have declined their bonuses, while the CEO of bailed-out Citigroup, Vikram Pandit, has sworn to take no more than $1 per year until the bank returns to profitability." |
Valeant CEO's Pay Package Draws Praise as a Model
August 24, 2009 |
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| "The pay formula is no guarantee of success. Several concerns controlled by private equity failed recently, including Chrysler Group LLC. Former Merrill Lynch & Co. CEO John Thain bought more than $11 million of shares during his first year, according to pay researcher Equilar Inc. He was forced out in January after Bank of America Corp. acquired Merrill amid mounting losses." |
CEOs Hold Off Exercising Options, but Not Ellison
August 21, 2009 |
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| "So far this year, 34 of the 143 CEOs of Silicon Valley's biggest public companies by revenue have exercised stock options, according to an analysis for The Wall Street Journal by compensation-research firm Equilar Inc." |
So Much for the Pay Czar? Wall Street Paydays Keep Coming
August 11, 2009 |
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| "Orcel and Montag's reported 2008 compensation actually dwarfed that of Bank of America CEO Ken Lewis, who received a total of just over $9 million, according to Equilar, Inc., an information services firm specializing in executive compensation. Lewis' pay was also several times smaller than that of his Citigroup peer, CEO Vikram Pandit, who received $38.2 million in 2008, according to Equilar." |
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