Securities And Exchange Commission Reinvigorates Pay Versus Performance Proposal

On January 27, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) reopened the comment period for its pay versus performance proposal. In May 2015, the SEC proposed rules to implement Section 953(a) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (Dodd-Frank).

Section 953(a) of the Dodd-Frank Act requires the SEC adopt rules requiring issuers disclose in its annual meeting of shareholders proxy statement certain information that shows the relationship between executive compensation actually paid and the financial performance of the issuer, taking into account any change in the value of the shares of stock and dividends of the issuer. READ MORE