Executive Compensation: Disclosure Under Proposed SEC Amendments Released by: Beard Audio Conferences Web Site: http://www.beardaudioconferences.com/ A Live 90-minute Telephone Conference with Interactive Q&A Session Email: martin@beard.com Keywords: audio conferences, executive compensation, disclosure, SEC rule amendments, telephone conference Update Date: 2/21/2006 9:44:14 PM Hits: 238 Descrption:  Tuesday, March 7, 2006 1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. U.S. Eastern Time Please visit www.beardaudioconferences.com or call 240-629-3300 to register! In late January 2006, the SEC proposed the most sweeping changes to executive compensation disclosure rules in more than 14 years. These newly proposed amendments — open for public comment until April 10 — impact the disclosure of executive and director compensation for all public companies. In just 90 minutes, you and an unlimited number of your staff will discover— - A clear, more complete understanding of the proposed changes - An analysis of each of the proposed rule's five principal areas: - Compensation discussion and analysis - Summary compensation table - Equity awards tables - Retirement/deferred compensation - Director compensation - Whether and how proposed "disclosure" changes would affect executive compensation design - Why it is important to differentiate "filed" from "furnished" disclosure - Whether your company should be preparing this year's proxy statement differently in light of this proposed rulemaking - How the proposed rulemaking may impact related party transactions / director independence - How the proposed rulemaking changes Form 8-K - And more About Your Presenters Nancy Wojtas, Cooley Godward LLP Nancy Wojtas is a partner in the Business department of and chair of the Public Securities Group at Cooley Godward LLP. She began her career with the Securities and Exchange Commission, in the Division of Market Regulation, and later served as Counsel to the Chairman of the Commission. She is a former Co-chair of the Corporations Committee of the Business Section of the California State Bar, and currently serves as a member of the State Bar's Opinions Committee. Mark "Kaz" Kazmierowski, Hewitt Associates Mark "Kaz" Kazmierowski is an executive compensation consultant at Hewitt Associates in the Talent and Organization Consulting line of business based in Hewitt's San Francisco office. He has over 10 years of consulting experience covering a wide range of executive, broad-based employee, and Board of Director compensation issues. Keith Bishop, Buchalter Nemer Keith Bishop is a shareholder in the Irvine, California office of Buchalter Nemer, where he practices corporate and securities law. He has previously served as California's Commissioner of Corporations as well as General Counsel to the California Business, Transportation & Housing Agency. HOW TO REGISTER: Call 240-629-3300 and charge your tuition investment to a major credit card — or visit www.beardaudioconferences.com for quick and easy online registration. Can't make the scheduled date and time? You can order an audio CD recording of this conference, or take advantage of our discounted rate for the audio conference plus CD recording package. Just go to www.beardaudioconferences.com This program is pending approval for 1.5 MCLE participatory hours by the states of California, Texas and Tennessee.