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Directors and M&A: Best Practices for Boards

CONDUCTED: Wednesday, January 24, 2007

A REPLAY OF THIS WEBCAST IS AVAILABLE HERE.

TO DOWNLOAD THE SLIDES FROM THIS WEBCAST, CLICK HERE.

If you have questions about the content of this webcast, email Scott Chase here.

The M&A market continues to be frothy, even though most research shows that more than half of all M&A transactions underperform expectations.

So how can board members increase the odds of success when evaluating potential acquisitions and sales?

This FREE Directors & Boards webcast addressed key board-level practices:

* Defining the board's role in M&A
* Pre-deal assessments and fairness opinions
* Avoiding conflicts of interest
* Post-acquisition merger integration
* Talent due diligence

Speakers:

Jim Kristie, Editor and Associate Publisher, Directors & Boards magazine
Michael O'Bryan, Partner, Morrison & Foerster
Thomas Wardell, Partner, McKenna Long & Aldridge
Gerry Adolph, Senior Vice President, Booz Allen Hamilton
Paul H. Batz, Managing Partner & Executive Coach, MDA Leadership Consulting

This free webinar is brought to you through the sponsorship of:

Lane Berry * Jefferies * AlixPartners * Jeffrey Williams & Co. * Harvard Business School Executive Education * Pearl Meyer & Partners * Merrill Corporation * KPMG

and

ERISA and Directors: What You Don't Know Will Hurt You
Webinar/Teleconference
CONDUCTED May 16, 2006, 1pm EST (10 am PST)
Duration: One Hour
To REPLAY THIS WEBCAST, CLICK HERE.
To DOWNLOAD THE SLIDES FROM THE WEBCAST, CLICK HERE.
If you have questions about the content of this webcast, please email Wayne Miller by clicking here.
For the first time ever, the Department of Labor and the SEC are about to reach a collaboration agreement that will allow their investigators to talk to one another freely and directly. It is expected that companies with publicly traded securities will see heightened enforcement of ERISA related regulations. In particular, the intersection of SOX and ERISA will be more visible to both agencies.
The oversight of ERISA retirement plans has historically been a board level responsibility. Some companies are better at this than others. Almost every week, turmoil in the retirement plan industry hits the newspapers. FASB, Congress, the DOL and the IRS all have initiatives that will transform the landscape and generate additional liability for board members who are unaware and uninformed of their oversight duties.
•    Has management kept you up-to-date on your ERISA plan?
•    Does your current governance structure address the fiduciary duty you have to the retirement trusts?
•    As capacity and cost within the ERISA fiduciary liability insurance marketplace gets tougher, is your company prepared?
•    Have independent directors, counsel or consultants examined your readiness?
Speakers:
Jim Kristie, Editor and Associate Publisher, Directors & Boards
Wayne Miller, President, Denali Fiduciary Management
Gerald Czarnecki, Director, State Farm Insurance Co.
Jeff Mamorsky, Chair of the ERISA department, Greenberg Traurig LLP

This free webinar is brought to you through the sponsorship of:

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	Directors & Boards Webcasts/Teleconferences Free online education for corporate board members, from Directors & Boards, the thought leader in corporate governance. Directors and M&A: Best Practices for Boards CONDUCTED: Wednesday, January 24, 2007 A REPLAY OF THIS WEBCAST IS AVAILABLE HERE. TO DOWNLOAD THE SLIDES FROM THIS WEBCAST, CLICK HERE. If you have questions about the content of this webcast, email Scott Chase here. The M&A market continues to be frothy, even though most research shows that more than half of all M&A transactions underperform expectations. So how can board members increase the odds of success when evaluating potential acquisitions and sales? This FREE Directors & Boards webcast addressed key board-level practices: * Defining the board's role in M&A * Pre-deal assessments and fairness opinions * Avoiding conflicts of interest * Post-acquisition merger integration * Talent due diligence Speakers: Jim Kristie, Editor and Associate Publisher, Directors & Boards magazine Michael O'Bryan, Partner, Morrison & Foerster Thomas Wardell, Partner, McKenna Long & Aldridge Gerry Adolph, Senior Vice President, Booz Allen Hamilton Paul H. Batz, Managing Partner & Executive Coach, MDA Leadership Consulting This free webinar is brought to you through the sponsorship of: Lane Berry * Jefferies * AlixPartners * Jeffrey Williams & Co. * Harvard Business School Executive Education * Pearl Meyer & Partners * Merrill Corporation * KPMG and ERISA and Directors: What You Don't Know Will Hurt You Webinar/Teleconference CONDUCTED May 16, 2006, 1pm EST (10 am PST) Duration: One Hour To REPLAY THIS WEBCAST, CLICK HERE. To DOWNLOAD THE SLIDES FROM THE WEBCAST, CLICK HERE. If you have questions about the content of this webcast, please email Wayne Miller by clicking here. For the first time ever, the Department of Labor and the SEC are about to reach a collaboration agreement that will allow their investigators to talk to one another freely and directly. It is expected that companies with publicly traded securities will see heightened enforcement of ERISA related regulations. In particular, the intersection of SOX and ERISA will be more visible to both agencies. The oversight of ERISA retirement plans has historically been a board level responsibility. Some companies are better at this than others. Almost every week, turmoil in the retirement plan industry hits the newspapers. FASB, Congress, the DOL and the IRS all have initiatives that will transform the landscape and generate additional liability for board members who are unaware and uninformed of their oversight duties. • Has management kept you up-to-date on your ERISA plan? • Does your current governance structure address the fiduciary duty you have to the retirement trusts? • As capacity and cost within the ERISA fiduciary liability insurance marketplace gets tougher, is your company prepared? • Have independent directors, counsel or consultants examined your readiness? Speakers: Jim Kristie, Editor and Associate Publisher, Directors & Boards Wayne Miller, President, Denali Fiduciary Management Gerald Czarnecki, Director, State Farm Insurance Co. Jeff Mamorsky, Chair of the ERISA department, Greenberg Traurig LLP This free webinar is brought to you through the sponsorship of:
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