A Closer Look at Leading-Edge Performance-Based Plans

Find out how to design a stock plan that links performance to rewards!

Thursday, March 18, 2010

4:00 – 5:30 pm, eastern time [archive and transcript to follow]

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As the demand for stock programs tied to performance escalates, new market based equity such as relative total shareholder return (TSR) and market stock unit (MSU) plans continue to emerge as the predominate way to promote performance and address shareholder criticism of traditional stock option plans. Before you join the growing list of companies redesigning their stock option plans to meet this objective, hear what our panelists, including the Director of Executive Compensation and Corporate Design at Intel, have to say about the key design and accounting considerations that you'll need to understand to implement your own successful TSR or MSU program.

Featured panelists:

• Terry Adamson, Senior Vice President, Radford
• Brit Wittman, Director, Executive Compensation and Corporate Design, Intel
• Kathryn Neel, Executive Compensation Consultant, Frederic W Cook & Co
• Doug Friske, Managing Principal, Towers Perrin

Among many other topics, this webcast will cover:

• What is a relative TSR or MSU program and why implement one now?
• Plan design considerations, including selecting an appropriate peer group, determining award payout levels, and whether these plans are suitable for broad-based participation.
• Advantages and disadvantages of TSR plans, as well as an overview of valuation and accounting considerations.
• Examples of recently implemented TSR plans, with a focus on the Intel plan and their rationale for choosing the approaches they did.

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