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ALLSTATE CORP 8-K Report, Corporate Update (Sep 16, 2009)

Filed September 16, 2009For Securities:ALLALL-PJALL-PBALL-PHALL-PI

Summary

Allstate Corporation (ALL) filed an 8-K on September 15, 2009, to report on changes to its non-employee director compensation. The Board of Directors adopted resolutions that alter the payment schedule for the cash retainer portion of director compensation, including committee chair retainers. Effective June 1, 2010, these retainers will be paid quarterly throughout a director's term instead of a single payment near the term's commencement. Importantly, the filing explicitly states that these changes do not involve any increase in the actual compensation amounts for the non-employee directors. This information is primarily relevant for understanding corporate governance and executive compensation structures rather than immediate financial performance impacts.

Key Highlights

  • 1Allstate's Board of Directors approved changes to non-employee director compensation.
  • 2The primary change impacts the payment schedule of cash retainers, including committee chair retainers.
  • 3Effective June 1, 2010, cash retainers will be paid on a quarterly basis.
  • 4Previously, retainers were paid in a single installment near the start of a director's term.
  • 5The filing clearly states that these changes do not include any increase in the compensation amounts for non-employee directors.
  • 6This is an administrative change related to corporate governance and director compensation structure.

Frequently Asked Questions

The main purpose of this 8-K filing is to inform investors about changes to the payment schedule of non-employee director compensation approved by Allstate's Board of Directors.

No, the filing explicitly states that these changes do not involve any increase in the actual compensation amounts for non-employee directors. Only the timing of the payments is being adjusted.

The new quarterly payment schedule for cash retainers will become effective on June 1, 2010.

After June 1, 2010, the cash retainer portion of compensation, including for committee chairs, will be paid out on a quarterly basis throughout the director's term, rather than in a single payment at the beginning of the term.