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16 February 2026

2026 Compensation Committee Handbook

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Skadden's Executive Compensation and Benefits Group is pleased to provide you with its 2026 Compensation Committee Handbook. This year's handbook reflects important updates, including...
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Skadden's Executive Compensation and Benefits Group is pleased to provide you with its 2026 Compensation Committee Handbook. This year's handbook reflects important updates, including:

  • Changes in shareholder engagement and evolving proxy advisory firm methodologies.
  • Upcoming expansion to the Section 162(m) compensation deduction limitation.
  • Increased scrutiny of, and legislation regarding, noncompete provisions.
  • Considerations for option grant timing and related disclosure requirements.
  • Navigating a clawback under a Dodd-Frank clawback policy.
  • Updated guidance for pay-versus-performance disclosure.

Like the previous editions, the handbook is intended to help compensation committee members understand and comply with the evolving duties imposed upon them and to serve as a resource for all those who advise public company compensation committees.

Read the 2026 Compensation Committee Handbook.

The content of this article is intended to provide a general guide to the subject matter. Specialist advice should be sought about your specific circumstances.

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