ISS urges Warner Bros shareholders to reject executive pay tied to Paramount merger [View all]

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Source: msn/Reuters

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June 8 (Reuters) - Proxy adviser ISS on Monday urged Warner Bros Discovery shareholders to vote against executive pay and exit packages for CEO David Zaslav and other top executives tied to the company's merger with Paramount Skydance. Warner Bros shareholders in April backed the proposed $110 billion merger, but cast an advisory vote against executive compensation plans tied to the deal.

Here are some details:

• ISS said Zaslav's base salary of $3 million and target short-term bonus of $22 million were both significantly above peer medians.

• Under the pay packages proposed to executives, CEO David Zaslav could receive up to $887 million if the sale is completed. ISS had said Zaslav's potential payout was "extremely large."

• ISS said its analysis indicates a "misalignment between CEO pay and company performance."

• According to ISS, the compensation committee's response to the failure in last year's annual pay vote was poor. The pay proposals had received only 40.5% of votes cast.

Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/iss-urges-warner-bros-shareholders-to-reject-executive-pay-tied-to-paramount-merger/ar-AA257yj7