UPDATE 2-SEC may tighten executive pay rules-sources
* SEC mulls changes to how options are disclosed-sources
* SEC may require info on exec pay consultants-sources
* SEC may require more director qualification disclosure
* SEC may consider say on pay for TARP companies (Adds detail on director, consulting proposals, comment)
By Rachelle Younglai and Jonathan Stempel
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK, June 30 (Reuters) - U.S. securities regulators are considering changing how companies are required to disclose stock options awarded to executives, people familiar with the Securities and Exchange Commission's thinking told Reuters on Tuesday.
At an SEC meeting on Wednesday, the commissioners also will propose giving investors a greater voice in setting executive pay at companies that were given taxpayer funds under the U.S. government's Troubled Asset Relief Program.
Among the possible changes is a revision to how companies value equity awards in the "summary compensation table" for top executives that they file with the commission each year.
The SEC is considering requiring companies to include the estimated value for stock options granted during the year, the people said. The sources requested anonymity because the proposal is still being crafted and may change. Continued...



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