Executive Remuneration

However, balancing the need to attract and retain the best talent against shareholder concerns around value can be difficult.

Our incentives and remuneration team understands this and can help you put executive remuneration plans in place that both incentivise participants and meet shareholder expectations.

We advise a wide range of clients from private equity-backed businesses to companies listed on the UK and international stock exchanges including multinational groups. As well as helping clients introduce executive incentive plans (such as performance share plans, restricted stock awards and tax-advantaged enterprise management incentives) our team has also advised clients on:

establishing deferred bonus arrangements
shareholding guidelines for executives
cash-based incentive plans.

The team guides clients through the applicable law, rules, codes and guidance to produce an arrangement that best suits their needs. We know the importance of a well-designed and clearly communicated remuneration package in motivating executives to achieve sustainable business growth.

We are ranked as a tier 1 practice in The Legal 500 2024.

Reviewing the remuneration policies of public companies and advising on how executive plans can operate within them.
Advising public companies on how executive remuneration needs to be reported in the annual remuneration report.
Advising on the application of the Market Abuse Regulations.
Amending a listed company's annual bonus plan to provide for the grant of deferred bonus awards.

Advising a company on the share scheme implications of its admission to AIM and drafting new tax-advantaged and non tax-advantaged plans for the listed company.
Advising on a share ownership plan for the managers and senior employees of a company where clear and employee-friendly drafting was key to ensuring high levels of participation.
Advising on the design and implementation of a new save-as-you–earn plan for the UK employees of a US company.