1. Also, the changes would take detailed information regarding executive compensation out of proxy statements and present it in a new format in filings with the commission. 2. Ameritrade included McDonnell among the small group of executives whose compensation it revealed in its latest proxy statement. 3. An Open Environment spokeswoman declined to comment about the transaction until the company releases a proxy statement to shareholders later this month. 4. And of those, just half disclosed their unapproved plans in their proxy statements. 5. Another proposal would streamline proxy statements by allowing some executive compensation information to be provided in other documents filed with the SEC. 6. As a result, the company asked the SEC if it would refrain from taking action if it omitted the proposal from its proxy statement. 7. As proxy statements are filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission this year, the center is beginning to keep track of those things in its data base. 8. Aside from the various consulting contracts and other business relationships disclosed in the proxy statements, there are ties that are not made clear. 9. At present, directors must disclose their ties to the company they oversee in a proxy statement sent to shareholders each year. 10. Bell Atlantic and Nynex prepared their joint proxy statement under an SEC program that encourages companies to use simplified and readable English in disclosure statements. |