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GEOnews - 15 March 2013
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Only One Week Left to Submit NECF Speaking Proposals
There is only one week left to submit a speaking proposal for GEO's 3rd Annual National Equity Compensation Forum (NECF). We encourage anyone interested in being a part of this year's agenda to submit a proposal soon. The submission deadline is next Friday, 22 March 2013. Please visit the GEO website for more information on how to submit a proposal.
Registration for GEO's14th Annual International Conference is Now Open
We are pleased to announce that registration for GEO's 14th Annual International Conference in Munich, 12-14 June is now open. The Conference will feature keynotes from the world of academia, regulators and top professionals as well as 58 sessions presented by leaders in their fields and companies. If your company offers equity on a global basis, this is an event that you cannot afford to miss! Register before 30 April 2013 and save on Conference registration.
Try a GEO Conference Session for Free! 
Are you interested in attending a GEO conference this year, but aren't sure how valuable they are? Find out for yourself by listening to a past GEO conference session at NO cost. The following featured session, "The Good, the Bad, and the Equity: A Lively Discussion on the Sensibility of Stock" lead by industry experts, Boyd Brown of Intel, Emily Cervino of Fidelity Investments and Clinton Shoap of Cargill can be accessed here. Tune in now and see why past attendees agree that GEO conference sessions and speakers are inspiring and engaging. GEO Webcast Library
Did you know all of GEO's webcasts are recorded and archived immediately following the live presentation. To view the audio recording of a webcast you may have missed, please visit the GEO website here. Recent webcasts include topics on 10b5-1 plans, shareholder activism around the globe, the impact of the fiscal cliff agreement and global plan compliance in 2013. All webcast recordings include complete coverage of the Q&A discussion covered during the live meeting. Panelists from GEO's last webcast on 10b5-1 plans addressed participant questions such as their feelings about the most pressing changes the SEC might make to 10b5-1 plans, whether the market reacts differently when 10b5-1 trades are reported, and much more available here. GEO thanks its members for their active participation in our webcasts and for their interesting questions!
Now Accepting GEO Award Submissions
GEO is currently accepting submissions for GEO Awards. Past winners include a combination of large and small companies from around the world in various industries. If you'd like to join GEO's elite group of award winners, please visit the GEO website to learn more about how to submit an award application.The deadline to submit an award application is Friday, 12 April 2013.
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CONFERENCES
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18 April 2013
Northern California Forum
San Carlos, California REGISTRATION OPEN
12-14 June 2013
14th Annual International Conference
Munich, Germany
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WEBCASTS
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CHAPTER MEETINGS
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27 March 2013
Rethinking Your French Equity Compensation Plans
21 May 2013
The Proceeds Odyssey-
Challenges of Repatriation
of Participant Proceeds
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09 April 2013
UK and CI Chapter
London, England
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18 April 2013
Toronto Chapter
Toronto, Canada
REGISTRATION OPEN
16 May 2013
NY Chapter
New York, New York
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23 May 2013
Netherlands Chapter
Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- 26 March - 9th Annual CEP Symposium, Drop by the GEO booth located in the exhibitor area and say hello to your friends at GEO.
- 29 April-1 May - World at Work Total Rewards Conference, Hear our own Danyle Anderson speak on "Insights from the Inside: Private vs. Public Global Equity Compensation." Be sure to also vist the GEO booth, number 225, in the exhibit hall.
- 5-8 May - Solium Synergy, Hear our own Robyn Shutak speak at the session, "Hoedown Throwdown - Financial Reporting and Legal Challenge."
- 15-18 May - E*TRADE Directions 2013, Attend the sessions "So ESPPs Aren't Dead After All? A Design and Accounting Primer" and "Life Events & Equity Compensation" and hear from our own Robyn Shutak.
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 Francis O'Mahony 
GEO Issuer Advisory Council Member
Head of Employee Share Plans and Share Registration
BT Group plc
Francis O'Mahony is Head of Employee Share Plans and Share Registration at BT Group plc responsible for driving forward strategy, communications and administration of the group's UK and global share plans. He has been at BT for nine years. Before this he was a share plans consultant at Mercer's for two years. Before that he was Employee Share Schemes Unit manager at HM Revenue & Customs for six years, including during the introduction of the UK Share Incentive Plan (SIP) and UK EMI legislation.
About BT Group plc
BT is one of the world's leading communications services companies, serving the needs of customers in the UK and in more than 170 countries worldwide. Its main activities are the provision of fixed-line services, broadband, mobile and TV products and services as well as networked IT services.
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Should the U.S. Adopt European-Style Data-Privacy Protections?
Source: WSJ Companies are watching you. They want to know where you go on the Web, what you buy and what causes you support-with the hope of sending you targeted offers based on your preferences and lifestyle choices.
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Executive Pay: Will We See Changes This Spring?
Source: HRmagazine A year ago the 'Shareholder Spring' was still ahead of us, pending the publication of company remuneration reports and the holding of shareholder Annual General Meetings (AGMs). With the focus on the pay of certain CEOs, executive remuneration received an uncomfortable level of media and political interest.
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But is He (or She) Lucky? Quantifying the Role of Chance in Executive Performance
Source: Santa Clara Univ. Executive compensation-a subject much in the news in recent years-tends to be measured by and based upon the performance of the company. In theory, a chief executive officer who manages a firm well will generate strong profits and stock returns, thereby justifying the large compensation package that he or she commands.
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Second Circuit Applies Rebuttable Presumption That Fiduciaries Were Prudent in Offering Employer Stock for One Retirement Plan but Denies the Presumption to Another Plan
Source: Lexology In Taveras v. UBS AG, No. 12-1662-cv (2d Cir. Feb. 27, 2013), the Second Circuit held that ERISA plan fiduciaries are not entitled to a presumption that they acted prudently by offering plan participants the opportunity to invest in employer stock where the plan's terms merely permit - but do not in the Court's view require or "strongly encourage" - employer stock as a plan investment option. Many federal courts, including the Second Circuit, recognize that under the Moench presumption (named for Moench v. Robertson, 62 F.3d 553 (3d Cir. 1995)), a fiduciary's decision to offer the employer's own stock as an option to retirement plan participants is presumptively prudent under ERISA.
More Plans Turning Backs on Company Stock Options
Source:
PI Online
Surveys demonstrate that company stock, on average, is playing a much reduced role in defined contribution plan menus. The latest Pensions & Investments survey of the nation's largest retirement plans shows that among the biggest DC plans, company stock represented a 15.6% allocation as of Sept. 30. Data from previous surveys show an almost steady annual drop from the 24.7% stock allocation in 2006, the year the Pension Protection Act was passed.
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