Massachusetts General Laws ch. 175 sec. 19X – Disclosure by mutual companies of compensation paid to executive officers and directors
Section 19X. (a) A mutual company, as defined in section 19G, shall provide clear, concise and understandable disclosure of all compensation awarded to, earned by or paid to the named executive officers or directors designated in subsection (b). A mutual company shall conspicuously publish such disclosure in a format readily accessible to members.
Terms Used In Massachusetts General Laws ch. 175 sec. 19X
- Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
(b) For the purposes of this section, a ”named executive officer or director” shall mean: (i) a person serving as a company’s principal or chief executive officer or acting in a similar capacity during the last completed fiscal year regardless of compensation level; (ii) a person serving as a company’s principal or chief financial officer or acting in a similar capacity during the last completed fiscal year regardless of compensation level; (iii) a company’s 3 most highly compensated executive officers, other than the chief executive officer and chief financial officer, who were serving as executive officers at the end of the last completed fiscal year; (iv) up to 2 additional persons for whom disclosure would have been provided under clause (iii) but for the fact that the individual did not serve as an executive officer of the company at the end of the last completed fiscal year; and (v) a company’s directors.