Equilar, the market leader for executive compensation benchmarking solutions, today published its latest issue of Executive Compensation Trends. This month's issue includes studies on executive stock ownership guidelines at Fortune 250 companies and CEO security benefits at Fortune 100 companies.
Fortune 250 Executive Stock Ownership Guidelines
- In 2006, 75.5 percent of Fortune 250 companies reported the use of ownership guidelines for executive officers. This is an increase from 2005, when 70.2 percent of Fortune 250 firms had executive ownership guidelines.
- Prompted in large part by new SEC disclosure rules, 24.5 percent of Fortune 250 companies disclosed policies that include restrictions on hedging transactions.
- Among Fortune 250 companies disclosing executive stock ownership guidelines, 70.9 percent of firms disclosed the compliance status for covered executives. In the majority of cases, companies indicate that all covered executives meet or exceed required ownership targets.
Fortune 100 CEO Security Benefits
- From 2005 to 2006, the median value of home and personal security benefits for Fortune 100 chief executives declined by 31.1 percent, falling from $37,194 to $25,609.
- Despite a decline in the median value of CEO security benefits, the prevalence of companies reporting this offering increased from 23.2 percent in 2005 to 53.8 percent in 2006.
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