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Overview

Proxy statements provide important compensation benchmarking data for CEOs, CFOs, and other top executives—but they don't cover the whole picture. Equilar's Top 25 Survey is becoming one of the fastest growing surveys in the world, while it aims to fill the gap with data that helps companies benchmark their Senior Leadership with the certainty of their Named Executive Officers.

By subscribing to Equilar's survey database, companies can more easily determine compensation for Division Heads, GCs, HR executives, and other key players. You won't find this proprietary survey data anywhere else in the world.

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Why Participate in the Survey?

• Two complimentary reports: Each year that you participate, we'll send you two reports of your choice, based on proprietary survey data. Choose from 21 reports organized by overall trends, industry, size, and details like LTIs and perquisites (see a full list below).
• Over 750 companies participated in 2011:
  • 55% of the Fortune 100
  • 37% of Fortune 1000
  • 20% of the Russell 3000
• Canadian and other foreign firms: In 2011, we experienced a dramatic increase of foreign firms wanting to participate in our Top 25 Survey. Our data has been an important piece in evaluating global trends and staying on top of global and local peers.
• Private companies: Private firms participate and leverage our top 25 Survey to make sure their executives' pay packages are competitive compared to other companies of similar size and scope.
• A trusted source: Equilar is independent and neutral: we don't edit or editorialize when it comes to our results. Each submission will be reviewed by experienced Equilar analysts, and inconsistencies will be investigated and corrected for accuracy.
• Only way to access full survey data: As part of our commitment to data privacy, only survey participants are eligible to access the Top 25 survey database.

Are you looking for custom survey data cuts on your industry, peer group or particular position? Consider subscribing to our online Survey module. With an Equilar Survey subscription, you can access, sort, and catalog all of this data, as well as read all of our reports based on the Top 25 Survey.

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As a thank-you, Equilar will provide each participant their choice of two of the following reports, completely free:

An example of the report layout: Sample report

Complimentary report selection:

• Industry Report — Retail & Apparel
• Industry Report — Energy
• Industry Report — Consumer Products
• Industry Report — Metals & Mining New for 2012
• Industry Report — Restaurants New for 2012
• Industry Report — Food & Beverage
• Industry Report — Industrial Manufacturing
• Industry Report — Banking & Financial Services
• Industry Report — Healthcare
• Industry Report — Pharmaceuticals
• Industry Report — Insurance
• Industry Report — Chemicals
• Industry Report — Media New for 2012
• Industry Report — Telecom Services New for 2012
• Industry Report — Technology
• Canadian Companies Report New for 2012
• Report by Size — Less than $500 Million New for 2012
• Report by Size — Between $500 and $1 Billion New for 2012
• Report by Size — Between $1 Billion and $5 Billion
• Report by Size — Between $5 Billion and $15 Billion
• Report by Size — Greater than $15 Billion

Please note: Paid Subscribers will receive all of these reports, as well as unlimited, customizable reporting through our online tool. If you would like to learn more about becoming a full subscriber please contact us directly at (650) 241-6600.