Features of our 2011 Board Compensation in the Life Sciences Industry Report
Our 2011 Board Compensation in the Life Sciences Industry report is now available. The report is the culmination of our review of SEC filings through May 2011. It has data from 217 publicly traded medical device/equipment companies and 332 biopharmaceutical companies. The data is presented in breakouts by industry sector (medical device and biopharmaceutical) and by market capitalization. Click on either highlighted link to see the list of medical device companies or the list of biopharmaceutical companies.
HOW DO I ORDER THE REPORT?
The written report is available for $250, and is published in Acrobat format. An Excel data set with company-level data for all companies in the written report is also available, for those who wish to conduct their own analysis of the data. The Excel file lists data for all medical device companies, all biopharm companies, and for the combined set of companies. The Excel data set is $450. You can order both the Acrobat and Excel reports for $575. The reports are emailed to you immediately after processing of payment. You can order the reports any of the following ways:
| Acrobat Report: $250 |
| Excel Data Set: $450 |
| Both Versions: $575 |
WHO SHOULD ORDER THIS REPORT?
Our 2011 report provides an excellent and timely review of current board compensation pay practices, including median pay levels and sector prevalence of each practice.
Our reports are routinely used by:
How does a company's market capitalization affect board pay? The report presents the data for each industry sector (medical device and biopharmaceutical) and by brackets of marcap. Any size company can find data relevant to their needs.
Can we use the report to compare our total direct compensation to the market? The report provides a clear definition of TDC for basic board service and gives median pay levels for each industry sector and marcap bracket, making it easy to compare your company's practices to a broad cross-section of peer companies.
How does the mix of annual pay between cash compensation and equity change by marcap? Our report gives you the answers you need to calibrate board TDC pay mix against the market, regardless of company size or stage of development.
WHAT REPORT FORMATS ARE AVAILABLE FOR 2011?
Top 5 is offering the report data in two formats. The Adobe Acrobat version of the report provides a complete written and graphic analysis for those who want a convenient and thorough review of BOD pay for their industry. Analysis is conducted by sector and by marcap bracket.
You can also purchase an Excel Spreadsheet Data Set of the report data, giving you access to the individual company-level information used to create the Acrobat report. The spreadsheet data set will allow you to analyze current year pay data for any group of companies in the report. You can select companies by sector, marcap, employment, annual revenue and annual earnings.
WHAT ELEMENTS OF BOARD COMPENSATION ARE ANALYZED IN THE 2011 REPORT?
For each element of board pay we present tables showing the prevalence of the pay element under consideration and median pay level, and a graph that summarizes the finding.
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