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GEOnews - 05 April 2013
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Registration for GEO's 3rd Annual National Equity Compensation Forum (NECF) is Open
Experience a different kind of conference! GEO's 3rd Annual National Equity Compensation Forum is known for bringing together strategic-minded professionals who are interested in learning and networking in an intimate, comfortable venue. With an impressive keynote lineup, thought leaders and industry experts in attendance and a charming location, attendees are sure to experience the energy, the synergy and the difference that is NECF. Early registration rates are available now through 31 May 2013. Make your plans now to join us and experience everything that NECF has to offer--all at an amazing price!
 Experience Munich in June at GEO's 14th Annual International Conference
Invest in you! Join GEO in Munich 12-14 June for our 14th Annual International Conference and make a smart investment towards building your professional knowledge. The Conference will feature keynotes from the world of academia, regulators and top professionals as well as 54 sessions presented by leaders in their fields and companies. If your company offers equity on a global basis, this is the event to be at to ensure you stay relevant! Register before 30 April 2013 and save on Conference registration.
 Only One Week Left to Submit GEO Award Applications
There is only one week left to submit applications 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 next Friday, 12 April 2013.
Participate in the 2013 GEO Global Equity Insights Survey As part of a joint project with GEO, Siemens and Hostettler, Kramarsch & Partner, GEO invites you to participate in its first ever Global Equity Insights Survey, which addresses current market practice of equity-based compensation and examines the prevalent plan designs across the world's most important economic regions. Any company with an equity-based compensation plan in place can participate in the survey; you do not need to be a GEO member to participate; however, to ensure the best results, companies should identify only one person to participate in the survey. The survey takes approximately 15 minutes to complete and must be completed by Monday, 22 April 2013. All participants will receive the full survey results.
Win a FREE GEO Conference Pass
Wondering if you have to withhold taxes on option exercises in Japan? Do you need to register your plan in Australia? Get answers to these questions and more with the new Baker & McKenzie Global Equity Matrix app. Download the app now for free on your iPhone, iPad or Android smartphone--just search for "Global Equity Matrix"--and also be entered into a raffle to win a free conference pass of your choice to either GEO's 14th Annual International Conference in Munich, Germany 12-14 June or GEO's National Equity Compensation Forum (NECF) in Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 23-25 October, a value in excess of $1,000*. Simply download the app, find the special code embedded in the app and enter it here. Contest ends 24 May 2013 and is open to service providers and issuer firms.
*at regular rates
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CONFERENCES
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18 April 2013
14th Annual International Conference
Munich, Germany
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WEBCASTS
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CHAPTER MEETINGS
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2 May 2013
UK Update and How the Latest Changes May Affect Your Plans
SAVE THE DATE
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
REGISTRATION OPEN
18 April 2013
Toronto Chapter
Toronto, Canada
REGISTRATION OPEN
16 May 2013
NY Chapter
New York, New York
REGISTRATION OPEN
23 May 2013
Netherlands Chapter
Amsterdam, Netherlands
REGISTRATION OPEN
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- 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 visit 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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- 25 April - Equity Awards Gone Public, Complimentary Pre-IPO Event Sponsored by Baker & McKenzie, BDO, EASi and Morgan Stanley.
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 James Clark 
Senior Director Executive and Equity Compensation
Applied Materials, Inc.
James Clark directs the executive and equity rewards strategies for Applied Materials, Inc. based in Santa Clara, California, the leading provider of manufacturing tools and services for the semiconductor, flat screens, glass and solar industries. He is responsible for all aspects of executive and equity compensation globally for the $9B corporation of 14,000 employees in 20 countries which includes plan design, implementation, communications and training. He works directly with the CEO, SVP of HR, CVP of global rewards and the compensation committee of the board of directors at Applied Materials to establish overarching rewards strategies and ensuring their definitive alignment of executive pay and equity pay with global business strategies. Prior to joining Applied Materials, he worked in the medical devices industry and designed incentive compensation programs and in the aerospace and information technology industries where he assessed and redesigned total reward systems, designed strategies in program management, awards, and workforce efficiency models. He holds a Master's degree in Human Resources and Industrial Relations from the University of Minnesota Carlson School of Management and serves on the Executive Compensation Management Council with the Conference Board.
About Applied Materials, Inc.
Applied Materials is the global leader in providing manufacturing solutions for the semiconductor, flat panel display and solar photovoltaic industries. Our technologies help make innovations like smartphones, flat screen TVs and solar panels more affordable and accessible to consumers and businesses around the world.
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The 75-Percent Top Rate May Return by the Back Door
Source: KPMG FIDAL Direction Internationale in France reports that President Hollande announced on March 28, 2013, in a TV interview the 75-percent marginal rate on individuals earning more than EUR 1 million in France which had been invalidated by the Constitutional Court in December may be re-introduced but in a different form. And it will no longer be borne by taxpayers, but, rather, by their employing companies.
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Budget 2013 - Employment, Incentives and Pensions Aspects (EIP Newsflash, March 2013)
Source:
Ashurst
The Chancellor delivered his Budget on 20 March 2013. The key announcements on employment, incentives and pensions issues are summarized below.
Government Enthusiasm for Employee Share Ownership
Source:
Coffin Mew
The Government recently published draft regulations amending the law on share buy-backs, designed to make the procedure easier, in its overall drive to promote employee ownership.
Deregulation of Share Buy-Back Schemes
Source: Penningtons Onerous rules, which currently restrict companies wishing to buy-back shares held by a departing employee, may have discouraged private companies from offering share incentives schemes to their employees. Proposed deregulatory changes to the share buy-back rules, however, intend to reduce the red-tape surrounding the buy-back of employee-held shares, by implementing the following changes:
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House of Lords Deals a Blow to Government's Employee 'Shares for Rights' Scheme
Source: HR Magazine In October last year, chancellor George Osborne announced a 'shares for rights' deal, whereby workers forfeit certain employment terms in exchange for a stake in their company. As part of the scheme, employees would not pay income tax or national insurance contributions on the first £2,000 of shares received, and would not pay capital gains tax on the first £50,000
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SEC Staff Provides FAQ on Rule 15a-6 and Foreign Broker-Dealers
Source: Goodwin Procter The Staff believes that a foreign broker-dealer chosen by a foreign issuer to administer a global employee stock option or "employee benefit plan," as defined in 17 C.F.R. § 230.405, may rely on Rule 15a-6(a) to transmit communications regarding the plan to U.S. employees of the foreign issuer or its U.S. subsidiary and effect transactions in the foreign issuer's securities for such employees.
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