Also, Nabors Industries Ltd. (NYSE:NBR)' 2012 compensation plan was so controversial that it only managed to gain a paltry 25% support from shareholders. In addition, the company's perks and benefits were so shady that the company had to disclose in 2011 that the SEC was investigating them. And now, for the third year in a row, Nabors Industries Ltd. (NYSE:NBR) has again failed to receive majority support for its executive compensation plan.