The Value Implications of Mandatory Clawback Provisions

52 Pages Posted: 28 Dec 2016 Last revised: 21 Feb 2023

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Tor-Erik Bakke

University of Illinois at Chicago - Department of Finance

Hamed Mahmudi

University of Delaware - Department of Finance

Aazam Virani

University of Arizona - Department of Finance

Date Written: February 17, 2023

Abstract

We examine the stock market reaction to the announcement of an SEC proposal to make clawback provisions mandatory. The SEC’s proposed rules were significantly stronger than existing clawback provisions that many firms had voluntarily adopted. We find that firms without a clawback provision exhibited positive abnormal returns of 0.6% in a 5-day window around the announcement of the proposed rule. Firms with a clawback provision did not exhibit statistically significant abnormal announcement returns. The announcement’s impact is strongest for firms with more powerful management. Our findings suggest that the mandatory clawbacks are value-enhancing on average.

Suggested Citation

Bakke, Tor-Erik and Mahmudi, Hamed and Virani, Aazam, The Value Implications of Mandatory Clawback Provisions (February 17, 2023). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2890578 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2890578

Tor-Erik Bakke

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Hamed Mahmudi

University of Delaware - Department of Finance ( email )

Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics
Newark, DE 19716
United States

Aazam Virani (Contact Author)

University of Arizona - Department of Finance ( email )

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Tucson, AZ 85721-0108
United States

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