The season for shareholders' meetings has peaked, with the focus this year on how much top executives were paid in fiscal 2009 through March.

A total of 1,087 firms, including unlisted ones, held shareholders' meetings nationwide Tuesday, the National Police Agency said. Among the listed companies, which closed their books in March, about 740, or more than 40 percent, held shareholders meetings on the same day.

With companies on track for recovery following the global economic slump, shareholders and corporate investors paid close attention to executive compensation, examining if the pay was commensurate with corporate performance.