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Executive compensation—The SEC needs considerable disclosures aimed at ensuring that
investors and other stakeholders obtain consistent , accurate and reliable disclosures for the
previous three financial years on executive and director pay and related matters.

The following is included in these types of disclosures:

 Extended disclosure relating to executive officers such as CFO and CEO;
 A CD&A segment, which needs the reporting of the responsibilities of management and
the compensation board in making relevant compensation decisions and the techniques and
reasoning used to assess the form and level of executive pay;
 A summary table of pay, followed by six supplementary tables, to report the elements of
compensation related to salaries , bonuses, stock rewards, option rewards, compensation
for non-equity benefits, pensions, non-qualified deferred pay and other remuneration
(including perks);
 Reporting of sums due to executive officers upon contract termination and, separately, upon
employment termination after a change in organizational control; and
 Increased reporting of related persons, including reporting of policies to review, authorize,
or ratify dealings with them

SRCs and EGCs both receive the following provisions as it applies to the aforementioned
requirements:

 No prerequisite for a CD&A segment;
 Fewer disclosed officers
 Shortened information about" golden parachute "and fewer tables needed; and
 Information from only the latest financial year is needed

As of the first day of the business’s new financial year, executive pay reportings for all filer
forms are deemed to be "stale" and will need to be revised in a following registration report.

MD&A—In this segment, management gives investors and customers with information
relating to the evaluation of the business’s financial situation, operating performance, liquidity
and capital wealth, with special focus on the organization’s future prospects. When evaluating
registration statements, MD&A remains a matter of concern for the SEC personnel.

It unsurprisingly leads to comments (especially the absence of forward-looking information
needed by every one of the key segments of MD&A). Therefore, it is vital to carefully
formulate this segment. It should be documented as accurately as possible, highlighting both
beneficial and unfavorable events and should be described from the management perspective
of the company. The following is included in an MD&A statement:

Results of operations—It is a comparison of the sums of the cash flow statement for each
presented cycle (both annual and provisional) and a description of the factors behind any
material adjustments to be implemented. As well as the consistency of the company's results,
the MD&A should also address the factors behind any recent positive or negative patterns. It
is also important to evaluate and address any identified patterns or uncertainties that have had,
or are anticipated to have, a material effect on the organization and any adjustments in major
balance sheet items.

Liquidity—Any known patterns or any known requests, obligations, occurrences or
uncertainties that may lead to, or are fairly likely to lead to, the liquidity of the organization
growing or declining in any material way should be pointed out. It should show any form of

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