07:10 AM EDT, 06/04/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Shopify Inc. ( SHOP ) shareholders will vote this morning on whether to approve the e-commerce giant's compensation plan for executives, The Canadian Press is reporting Tuesday.

It noted prominent proxy advisers Institutional Shareholder Services and Glass Lewis have recommended shareholders vote against the plan, which could see the company hand out millions in salaries and share and option based awards to its top executives.

Tuesday's report noted ISS says the plan has "significant problematic pay practices," including a proposal that will compensate Shopify ( SHOP ) CEO Tobi Lutke with only a large stock option grant, equaling about US$20 million in each of the last three years.

It also disapproves of the company giving chief operating officer Kaz Nejatian US$75 million in stock options and restricted stock units that carry no performance-vesting conditions in lieu of his 2024 annual equity award.

The report also noted Glass Lewis doesn't like the plan because the adviser says it involves paying Shopify ( SHOP ) executives slightly more than leaders at companies it considers to be peers, despite the company performing moderately worse than its counterparts.

Just shy of 78% of Shopify ( SHOP ) shareholders voted in favour of its executive compensation plan last year, down from the prior five years, when support averaged 94%, The Canadian Press said.

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