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First Open
Meeting
of the
Shareholder
Forum for Reconsidering “Say on Pay”
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Date |
Tuesday, October 14, 2008 |
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Time |
3:00pm to 5:00pm |
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Location |
The World Room
School of Journalism Building, 3rd Floor
Columbia University, 116th Street and Broadway
New York, New York 10027 (see
map) |
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Attendance |
Reservations required,
30 places to be allocated for diverse representation of marketplace
constituencies |
To Be
Decided: What Will Benefit Investors
1. What do investors expect “Say on
Pay” to do for them, or for the marketplace?
2. How can “Say on Pay” processes
be developed to support successful enterprise management?
3. What information will be needed
for investors to make effective use of “Say on Pay” communication and
voting opportunities?
Agenda
I.
Presentations and discussions of reports
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Jeffrey N. Gordon, Columbia Law School: research and
draft paper on the applications to the US marketplace of UK experience
with advisory voting
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Eric Nowak, Swiss Finance Institute and University of Lugano:
observations of the
European Group for Investor Protection (egip) on investor and
regulatory reactions to executive compensation issues
II.
Consideration of issues, including
Program Panel and workshop observations
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Objectives of investors
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Information required from corporate and research sources
III.
Issues to be addressed in continuing projects
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For additional information about this program, see:
www.shareholderforum.com/sop
Gary Lutin, Chairman
Program Panel
The following members are expected to participate in the meeting:
Douglas K. Chia, Johnson & Johnson
Bess Joffe, Hermes EOS
Cornish F. Hitchcock, Hitchcock Law Firm and Amalgamated Bank
Cary I. Klafter, Intel Corporation
Louis M. Thompson, Jr., Kalorama Partners
Richard V. Smith, Sibson Consulting
John C. Wilcox, Sodali Ltd. and TIAA-CREF
September
18, 2008
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