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Director Compensation
Disclosures
Summary
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S-K
402(k) requires a Director Compensation Table
- Tabular summary of all compensation and related
items
- Including perks and consulting fees
- Including payments or promises in connection with director legacy and charitable award
programs
- Similar to the
Summary Compensation Table for
NEOs
- But information is required only for the last fiscal
year
- Must include a narrative disclosure to describe
any material
factors necessary to understand the table
- E.g., a breakdown of types of
fees
- E.g., policies regarding the timing and pricing
of option grants to directors
New
requirement per
SEC Release 33-8732
2006
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Dec 2006 Amendments
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Changes
made to Director Compensation Table
- Per SEC Rel 33-8765 12.29.06
- Changes are already effective
New quantitative measure for stock and option awards
- Affects dollar value used in Stock Awards
and Option Awards columns
- Same change applies to the Summary Compensation
Table
- Has affect of spreading out value of award over
the vesting period, rather than being fully reflected in year of grant
- Must now use the compensation cost of awards over their
requisite service period
- Rather than their aggregate grant date fair value
- Grant date fair value
will instead be disclosed in a new column in the
Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table
- Forfeitures are required to be described in accompanying footnotes
More
detail at
SEC Rel 33-8765
- Includes text of rule changes at
S-K 402(k)
Director Compensation Table
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S-K 402(k) Compensation of directors
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Rules
- Requires a Director Compensation Table
- Sets forth required disclosures for the table
- Which are are detailed in the annotated table
below
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Annotated Table - Director Compensation
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| Name |
Fees |
Stock
Awards |
Option
Awards |
Incentive
Comp |
Deferred Comp |
All
Other
Comp |
Total |
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Name
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Fees
earned or paid in cash
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| c |
Stock
awards
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S-K 402(k)(2)(iii)
- Note Instruction
- Disclose compensation cost of
stock awards over their requisite service period valued per
FAS 123R
- Footnotes must state the number of outstanding option awards for each
director at FYE
- Forfeitures are required to be described in accompanying footnotes
- Amended by
SEC Rel 33-8765
12.29.06
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Option
awards
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S-K 402(k)(2)(iv)
- Note Instruction
- Disclose compensation cost of
option awards over their requisite service period valued per
FAS 123R
- Footnotes must state the number of outstanding option awards for each
director at FYE
- Forfeitures are required to be described in accompanying footnotes
- Amended by
SEC Rel 33-8765
12.29.06
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| e |
Non-equity
incentive plan compensation
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Pension
value - Deferred comp earnings
- Change in pension value and
nonqualified deferred compensation earnings
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S-K 402(k)(2)(vi)
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Requires disclosure of the sum of the aggregate change in the actuarial present
value of each directors accumulated benefit under defined benefit and actuarial
pension plans and above-market or preferential earnings on nonqualified deferred
compensation
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All
other compensation
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S-K 402(k)(2)(vii)
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Specifically identify the cost of payments or promises to make payments under
director legacy programs and similar charitable programs
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Total
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Narrative Description
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Required
by S-K 402(k)(3)
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SEC Releases
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Final
release 33-8765 Dec 2006
Final
release 33-8732 Aug 2006
Proposal
release 33-8655 Jan 2006
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Practice Aids
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Printable
form of Director Compensation Table
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SEC FAQs
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S-K
Item 402 FAQs
- These FAQs were last updated 8.08.07
- Supersede old S-K 402 FAQs in 1997 Telephone
Manual
and its March 1999 Supplement
- See
S-K 402 FAQs
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Select Precedent Disclosures 2008
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Select
Proxy and Other 1934 Act Filings
- Notable for additional detail with regard to
directors' equity holdings
- Notable lack of perquisites and tax gross-ups
- Notable for plain English
- Notable supplemental disclosures
- Reports on adoption of stockholding guidelines
for directors page 53
- See disclosure on deferred compensation
plan for Wachovia directors page 18
- Footnote disclosure on charitable giving program
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Select Precedent Disclosures
2007
SEC_CODE_REF_0090001192884
Commentary 
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Compensation
consultants
Law
firms
- Common Questions: Navigating the SEC's New Compensation Rules
- Director Compensation in Turbulent Times
Other
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