The NAREIM/FPL Executive Compensation 4Q Pulse Survey was just released - and the news is positive:

• Eighty-two percent (82%) of participants reported improved company performance over 2012
• Approximately half of the C-suite executives included in our study did not have a change in base salary¬†for 2013; under 10% reported a salary increase of over 5%; about one-third of the salary increases¬†reported were in the 2.6-5% range; very few reported a decrease in base salary
• Year-over-year changes in annual cash bonuses varied widely across the sample, however, most reported¬†no change or mild increases
• Just under one-half of executives are anticipating an increase in the value of their 2013 LTI awards from¬†2012; over one-third do not expect material changes, while few reported an expectation of LTI decreases

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