The Directors & Boards survey; CEO and director compensation.

Methodology

This Directors & Boards survey was conducted in January 2010 via the web, with an email invitation to participate. The invitation was emailed to the recipients of Directors & Boards' monthly e-Briefing. A total of 274 usable surveys were completed.

About the respondents (Multiple responses allowed) A director of a publicly 42.2% held company A director of a privately 45.2% held company A director of a non-profit 43.0% entity A senior level executive 7.4% (CEO, CFO, CxO) of a publicly held company A senior level executive 18.5% (CEO, CFO, CxO) of a privately held company Institutional shareholder 5.2% Other shareholder 25.9% Academic 4.4% Auditor, consultant, board 12.6% advisor Attorney 9.6% Investor relations 1.5% professional/officer Other 7.4% Revenues (For the primary company of the respondent) Average revenues: $2,248 billion Less than $250 million 51.5% $251 million-$500 million 8.3% $501 million to $999 million 8.4% $1 billion to $10 billion 24.9% More than $10 billion 6.8% Board Service (Average number of boards respondents serve) Public 1.11 Private 1.49 Charitable 1.52 Respondents'Age Average Age: 57.5 21-29 0.8% 30-39 8.3% 40-49 11.3% 50-59 29.3% 60-69 39.8% 70- 10.5% Note: Table made from bar graph. CEO Compensation At your primary Less 21.9% company, what than$250,000 was the $251,000 to 25.4% (estimated) $500,000 total CEO compensation, $501,000 to 13.2% including $999,000 salary, bonuses, long $1 million to 16.7% term $2.5 million compensation, benefits and perquisites, for 2009? ($US) $2.6 million to 13.2% $5 million Average CEO $5.1 million to 6.1% compensation: $7.5 million $1.695 million More than $7.6 2.6% million Was this total compensation: N/A 0.9% Higher than previous year 31.9% About sames as previous year 49.9% Lower than previous year 20.4% Note: Table made from pie chart. What percent of your CEO'S pay package is cash compensation (Salary and bonus), as opposed to long term incentives and perquisities at your primary company?

65.19%

What is the approximate average worker compensation at your primary company (including salary, bonuses and benefits?) Average worker compensation: $52,175 Ratio to CEO compensation 32.48 Less than $30,000 6.5% $30,001-$40,000 16.7% $40,001-$50,000 26.9% $50,001-$60,000 21.3% $60,001-$70,000 13.0% $70,001-$80,000 5.6% More than $80,000 10.2% As a board member, do you feel that CEO compensation for your primary company is generally: Too high 9.8% Approximately correct 75.0%...

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