"ISS is proposing to use an equity plan scorecard composed of three categories: Plan Cost; Plan Features; and, Grant Practices. In some respects, it appears that ISS is simply reshuffling some of the existing components of its equity plan proposal policy.... ISS also indicated that the Equity Plan Scorecard would have its factors and weightings keyed to company size and status ... ISS also indicates that its options overhang carve-out policy would no longer be available. Likewise, companies would no longer be able to make a burn rate commitment as they had in the past to avoid a negative ISS vote recommendation when their burn rate exceeded their industry burn rate cap."

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