The Law Firm of Levi & Korsinsky, LLP Announces Investigation of PICO Holdings Inc.
NEW YORK--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--Levi & Korsinsky, LLP is investigating PICO Holdings Inc. (aPICOa or the aCompanya) (NASDAQ: PICO), and its Board of Directors, in connection with the Companya™s 2010 compensation for its CEO. If you owned shares during this time period, you may be affected.
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At the Companya™s recent annual shareholder meeting held May 13, 2011, shareholders voted anoa on PICO's say on pay provision. The investigation concerns whether certain the CEO of PICO was awarded salaries, bonuses, and/or other forms of compensation that were excessive or unwarranted based on PICOa™s performance.
Specifically, total compensation for PICOa™s CEO increased almost eight times from 2008 to 2010. The total CEO compensation was $1.82 million in 2008 versus approximately $14.278 in 2010, including a stock grant of $12.276. The CEO's compensation increased despite the fact that PICO's stock prices fell from a high of $47.64 per share in 2008, to $31.39 in January of 2010, to a current share price of about $29 per share.
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