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Governance, Shareholder Engagement & Proxy Advisors

SEC Proposes Changes to Compensation Disclosures for Companies with a Public Float of Less than $2 Billion

By Dina Bernstein, Bindu Culas

On May 19, 2026, the Securities and Exchange Commission proposed amendments intended to simplify the public company reporting framework and expand disclosure accommodations to a broader group of public companies. The proposal would modify filer categories, extend filing deadlines for certain smaller issuers, and make scaled disclosure provisions available to additional companies.

The Corporate Governance Study

Research Report | By Cimi Silverberg

In an effort to help navigate the evolving area of corporate governance, we are pleased to present our 2015 Corporate Governance Study on executive compensation-related corporate governance practices among Top 250 companies. This study covers three main areas: anti-hedging and anti-pledging policies, compensation recovery (“clawback”) policies, and executive stock ownership guidelines.