Corporate & Securities Law

Grant Guidelines and Declining Stock Prices

By broc

Grant Guidelines and Declining Stock Prices

We just sent the March-April issue of The Corporate Executive to the printer. This issue includes pieces on:

- Grant Guidelines and Declining Stock Prices
- Excessive Windfalls in Compensation Once Stock Prices Recover
- Two Fundamental-and Very Relevant-Considerations for High Level Executives
- Executives Surrendering Underwater "Mega" Grants
- Important, Timely Guidance on the Accounting Treatment of Acceleration of Vesting-Including Ramifications for Underwater Options
- Important, Timely Suggestions from a Respected CEO

To have this issue rushed to you, try a no-risk trial to The Corporate Executive today.

Corp Fin's Latest CD&I: XBRL Boxes for 10-Q/10-K Cover Pages

As we flagged early last week in this blog, companies need to place a new box on their Form 10-Q and Form 10-K cover pages, even if they won't be filing in XBRL anytime soon (see our new cover pages available in Word). Yesterday, Corp Fin issued a new "Exchange Act Form" Compliance and Disclosure Interpretation - CD&I 105.04 - to deal with the many questions being asked on this new box.

The SEC's New Risk Identification & Assessment Initiative

Yesterday, the SEC announced an enhanced effort to identify and assess risks in the markets by getting help for its Office of Risk Assessment through a new "Industry and Markets Fellows Program."

Back in '04, former SEC Chair Cox had the foresight to create the Office of Risk Assessment - but only staffed it with a handful of folks and the office chief left after a few years and was never replaced. Now it looks like this Office will be staffed more appropriately.

- Broc Romanek

Full post as published by The Corporate Counsel.net Blog on May 01, 2009 (boomark / email).