The Securities and Exchange Commission has drafted a new pay table to be provided by all public companies to their shareholders in annual proxy statements. The new form, displayed and annotated below, incorporates several major changes to how compensation is tallied and provides a more transparent picture of the total pay of top executives.
1. "PEO" refers to principal executive officer. 2. "PFO" refers to principal financial officer. "A, B, C" are for other officers. Table from the Securities and Exchange Commission. Graphic by Terence O'Hara and Hyunju Chappell Hine, The Washington Post
