PM&P on Compensation Planning: Looking Ahead to Pay Practices in 2012

This Pearl Meyer & Partners report provides forward-looking data on how companies plan to address executive compensation challenges created by the uncertain economic environment and the continued drive for increased regulatory and shareholder oversight of high-level pay programs. The 190 survey participants represent organizations from the Fortune 50 to emerging high-growth companies, of which 57% are publicly-traded, 29% are closely or privately held, and the remainder are not-for-profits.

Among the topics covered:
 

• Financial performance relative to prior year, current budgets, and anticipated peer performance 
• Base salaries 
• Annual incentive program design and award levels 
• Long-term incentive program design and award levels
• Perquisite program changes
• Non-qualified savings and retirement plan modifications
• Severance and change-in-control payment provisions
• Perceived importance of various Compensation Committee agenda items for 2012 
   

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