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In April, Equilar teamed with The New York Times to help publish their annual report on executive pay. The entire report, featuring several articles and interactive charts, is available online at Executive Pay: A Special Report.
To follow up on this analysis, Equilar completed a study of 2006 S&P 500 chief executive compensation trends. This study is described in more detail below under Proxy Season Results. Additionally, Equilar will host a 90 minute webcast on Wednesday, April 18, 2007 at 2pm ET to provide an in depth overview of proxy season 2007, including coverage of CEO pay, pay-for-performance trends and CD&A disclosure practices.
Please feel free to contact our Research Team at (877) 441-6090 or info@equilar.com, if you have any questions or comments, or if you would like to learn about our Custom Research Services. |
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S&P 500 CEO Pay Up 6.0 Percent to $8.5 Million |
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Today, Equilar released the results of its preliminary analysis of S&P 500 CEO compensation trends. The analysis, covering 194 S&P 500 chief executives in place for at least two years at companies filing proxies under the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) new disclosure rules, finds that CEO pay increased by 6.0 percent, climbing to a median of $8,512,509 in 2006.
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Equilar's Research Team recently launched an exciting new line-up of Reports and Client Alerts. To learn more about our complete set of publications, please review the Client Alerts below or visit our website at Equilar Client Alerts.
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Client Alert: CD&A Overview
February 2007
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As we quickly approach the peak of the 2007 proxy season, many companies are in the final stages of writing and editing their first-ever Compensation Discussion & Analysis (CD&A) section. To assist clients in developing a better understanding of CD&A disclosure, this report provides an examples-based overview of key CD&A focus areas.
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Client Alert: Updated SEC Rules
January 2007
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To assist clients in developing a more complete understanding of the SEC’s updated compensation disclosure regulations, this report presents a summary of the key changes outlined in the SEC’s December 22, 2006 rule release.
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Equilar will appear at several conferences in April and May. To learn more, click on the links below to view registration and event details. For a complete list of future Equilar events, please visit the Presentations section of our website.
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2007 Equilar Proxy Season Trends Webcast
April 18, 2007
San Mateo, California
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The Conference Board Executive Compensation Conference
April 25, 2007
San Francisco, California
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The Conference Board Executive Compensation Conference
May 8, 2007
Chicago, Illinois
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E*Trade Directions 2007 Conference
May 8, 2007
San Antonio, Texas
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Equilar research appeared in several articles in late March and April. To learn more, click on the links below to view these stories. For a complete list of articles featuring Equilar research, please visit the News & Publications section of our website.
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CEO Pay Adds Confusion to Proxies
April 11, 2007
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"Equilar CEO David Chun, who analyzes executive pay, expects the SEC to tweak the guidelines for next year. 'I think if they took more of a tabular approach to certain sections or a term sheet approach, that would certainly make it much more digestible and allow investors to hone in on key elements one needs to focus on,' Chun said."
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More Nuggets on Pay From Proxy Filings
April 9, 2007
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"Ray R. Irani, Occidental Petroleum's chairman and chief executive, is so far the highest paid corporate chief whose compensation package was tallied under the new rules. His total pay was about $52.1 million last year, according to an analysis by Equilar, the executive compensation research firm. But that was just the amount that Occidental's board awarded him last year."
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More Pieces. Still a Puzzle.
April 8, 2007
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"The typical chief executive at a big company was paid about $10.1 million, up 9.8 percent from 2005, according to a survey by Equilar, an executive compensation research firm based in San Mateo, Calif. Equilar's analysis is based on the compensation awarded to chief executives at 150 of the biggest companies, as ranked by revenue."
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Quietly, Retail Executives Move Into Top Paydays
April 8, 2007
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"But an analysis prepared for Sunday Business by Equilar, an executive compensation research firm, shows that the paychecks sent to chief executives of several retail and fashion companies are among the richest in American business. And few are fatter than Mr. Frankfort's."
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Calculating the Pay Figures
April 8, 2007
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"To measure executive compensation, Sunday Business studied 200 large public companies that filed proxies by March 31, 2007, for last year. Equilar Inc., an executive compensation research firm, compiled and analyzed the data from corporate filings."
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For Advice on Pay, the New Money Turns to Wall Street
April 4, 2007
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"On Wall Street in 2006, a typical chief executive of a big investment bank took home about $30 million, according to an analysis by Equilar, a compensation consulting company. Last year, some top deal makers might have received $20 million to $25 million."
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Proxies Fall Short on Pay
March 30, 2007
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"'The number in the summary table is the compensation cost recognized by the company, but it isn't how the (board's) compensation committee was thinking about the pay package granted to the executive that year,' said Alexander Cwirko-Godycki, senior analyst at compensation research firm Equilar Inc. in San Mateo, Calif. 'That's where there is a disconnect.'"
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More Companies Eliminate Executive Perks
March 30, 2007
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"In the past, the largest perk packages added hundreds of thousands of dollars to executives' total pay. Now, recent regulatory filings show that companies including Fannie Mae and Sunoco Inc. are cutting back. Equilar Inc., an executive compensation research firm, sent out a note late Thursday detailing nixed perks."
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2007 Proxy Season Trends Webcast
Please join Equilar for our 2007 Proxy Season Trends Webcast.
Wed., April 18 at 2:00pm ET
Registration is free for Equilar subscribers and half price for Equilar alliance members. For more information, please contact Equilar by e-mail at info@equilar.com or by phone at (877) 441-6090.
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Feb. 2007 Client Alert:
CD&A Overview
To assist clients in developing a better understanding of CD&A disclosure, this report provides an examples-based overview of key CD&A focus areas.
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MaterialInsight
Equilar's New Online 8-K Database
Recently, Equilar released MaterialInsight, the newest addition to the company’s award-winning suite of executive and board compensation solutions.
MaterialInsight provides access to compensation and corporate governance data drawn directly from 8-K filings. To learn more, please click on the following link:
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