The state of South Carolina has the longest - running state - sponsored, group -
based performance plan in the United States.
Not exact matches
• Cinven agreed to sell CeramTec GmbH, a Germany -
based manufacturer of high
performance ceramics, to a BC Partners - led consortium including the Public Sector Pension Investment Board and Ontario Teachers» Pension
Plan.
Steve Seelig, senior regulatory advisor at benefits consulting firm Willis Towers Watson, said that, of three changes related to executive compensation in the tax reform
plan — the other two involve stock options and
performance -
based pay — it's the hit on tax - exempt executive compensation that is the most significant.
The company identifies these
based on how management views the company's business; makes financial, operating and
planning decisions; and evaluates the company's ongoing
performance.
Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, without limitation: (1) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including financial market conditions, fluctuations in commodity prices, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, levels of end market demand in construction and in both the commercial and defense segments of the aerospace industry, levels of air travel, financial condition of commercial airlines, the impact of weather conditions and natural disasters and the financial condition of our customers and suppliers; (2) challenges in the development, production, delivery, support,
performance and realization of the anticipated benefits of advanced technologies and new products and services; (3) the scope, nature, impact or timing of acquisition and divestiture or restructuring activity, including the pending acquisition of Rockwell Collins, including among other things integration of acquired businesses into United Technologies» existing businesses and realization of synergies and opportunities for growth and innovation; (4) future timing and levels of indebtedness, including indebtedness expected to be incurred by United Technologies in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition, and capital spending and research and development spending, including in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition; (5) future availability of credit and factors that may affect such availability, including credit market conditions and our capital structure; (6) the timing and scope of future repurchases of United Technologies» common stock, which may be suspended at any time due to various factors, including market conditions and the level of other investing activities and uses of cash, including in connection with the proposed acquisition of Rockwell; (7) delays and disruption in delivery of materials and services from suppliers; (8) company and customer - directed cost reduction efforts and restructuring costs and savings and other consequences thereof; (9) new business and investment opportunities; (10) our ability to realize the intended benefits of organizational changes; (11) the anticipated benefits of diversification and balance of operations across product lines, regions and industries; (12) the outcome of legal proceedings, investigations and other contingencies; (13) pension
plan assumptions and future contributions; (14) the impact of the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements and labor disputes; (15) the effect of changes in political conditions in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate, including the effect of changes in U.S. trade policies or the U.K.'s pending withdrawal from the EU, on general market conditions, global trade policies and currency exchange rates in the near term and beyond; (16) the effect of changes in tax (including U.S. tax reform enacted on December 22, 2017, which is commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017), environmental, regulatory (including among other things import / export) and other laws and regulations in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate; (17) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins to receive the required regulatory approvals (and the risk that such approvals may result in the imposition of conditions that could adversely affect the combined company or the expected benefits of the merger) and to satisfy the other conditions to the closing of the pending acquisition on a timely
basis or at all; (18) the occurrence of events that may give rise to a right of one or both of United Technologies or Rockwell Collins to terminate the merger agreement, including in circumstances that might require Rockwell Collins to pay a termination fee of $ 695 million to United Technologies or $ 50 million of expense reimbursement; (19) negative effects of the announcement or the completion of the merger on the market price of United Technologies» and / or Rockwell Collins» common stock and / or on their respective financial
performance; (20) risks related to Rockwell Collins and United Technologies being restricted in their operation of their businesses while the merger agreement is in effect; (21) risks relating to the value of the United Technologies» shares to be issued in connection with the pending Rockwell acquisition, significant merger costs and / or unknown liabilities; (22) risks associated with third party contracts containing consent and / or other provisions that may be triggered by the Rockwell merger agreement; (23) risks associated with merger - related litigation or appraisal proceedings; and (24) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins, or the combined company, to retain and hire key personnel.
Meeting on a quarterly
basis and discussing individual goals and
performance can help employers identify opportunities for development, as well as tailor development
plans around the individual.
The recently passed tax
plan eliminates companies» ability to deduct
performance -
based bonuses to managers who are paid more than $ 1 million, so Netflix just decided to lump all cash payments into executives» salaries.
-- Craig Lack, CEO of ENERGI and creator of
Performance Based Health
Plans ®
The
Plan permits grants of the following types of incentive awards subject to such terms and conditions as the Leadership Development and Compensation Committee shall determine, consistent with the terms of the
Plan: (1) stock options, including stock options intended to qualify as ISOs, (2) other stock -
based awards, including in the form of stock appreciation rights, phantom stock, restricted stock, restricted stock units,
performance shares, deferred share units or share - denominated
performance units, and (3) cash awards.
The
plan administrator may award stock grants with time -
based vesting or vesting upon satisfaction of
performance goals and / or other conditions.
Additionally, Wells Fargo may make a discretionary profit sharing contribution to your 401 (k)
Plan account
based on company
performance.»
The
plan administrator may grant stock appreciation rights with time -
based vesting or vesting upon satisfaction of
performance goals and / or other conditions.
Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the
Plan, incentive awards may be settled in cash or shares of Class C capital stock and may be subject to
performance -
based and / or service -
based conditions.
Bonus amounts under our bonus
plan are tied to overall corporate and individual
performance, and the bonus pool for executive officers is
based on our
performance during the fiscal year compared to pre-established target levels for three equally - weighted measures: revenue, operating cash flow and non-GAAP income from operations.
As of March 31, 2018, equity awards outstanding under Salesforce equity
plans were approximately: 24,905,926 stock options, no unvested restricted shares, 23,871,234 restricted stock units and 806,427
performance -
based restricted stock units.
The Committee also approved the following compensation elements for 2016:
base salary, annual incentive target,
Performance Share Unit (PSU) and Restricted Stock Unit (RSU) grants under the Long - Term
Performance Plan.
Our Bonus
Plan allows our compensation committee to provide incentive awards (payable in cash or grants of equity awards) to selected employees, including our named executive officers,
based upon
performance goals established by our compensation committee.
Furthermore, the use of a cash flow metric in a long - term incentive
plan prevents executives from being rewarded for taking excessive risk because payouts under the
plan are
based on rolling three - year
performance periods.
That included setting up executive compensation packages with a basic
performance -
based stock option
plan — a legally compliant one similar to its competitors in the service industry — with the intention of refining the package later on.
Other specific duties and responsibilities of the HR and Compensation Committee include reviewing senior management selection and overseeing succession
planning, including reviewing the leadership development process; reviewing and approving objectives relevant to executive officer compensation, evaluating
performance and determining the compensation of executive officers in accordance with those objectives; approving severance arrangements and other applicable agreements for executive officers; overseeing HP's equity and incentive compensation
plans; overseeing non-equity
based benefit
plans and approving any changes to such
plans involving a material financial commitment by HP;
Forward - looking statements may include, among others, statements concerning our projected adjusted income (loss) from operations outlook for 2018, on both a consolidated and segment
basis; projected total revenue growth and global medical customer growth, each over year end 2017; projected growth beyond 2018; projected medical care and operating expense ratios and medical cost trends; our projected consolidated adjusted tax rate; future financial or operating
performance, including our ability to deliver personalized and innovative solutions for our customers and clients; future growth, business strategy, strategic or operational initiatives; economic, regulatory or competitive environments, particularly with respect to the pace and extent of change in these areas; financing or capital deployment
plans and amounts available for future deployment; our prospects for growth in the coming years; the proposed merger (the «Merger») with Express Scripts Holding Company («Express Scripts») and other statements regarding Cigna's future beliefs, expectations,
plans, intentions, financial condition or
performance.
Annual Incentive
Plan targets and
performance goals are approved at the Compensation Committee meeting shortly after the commencement of the applicable
performance period, the intent of which is to ensure compliance with Section 162 (m) of the Code regarding
performance -
based pay.
The 2008
Plan permits the granting of incentive stock options, nonqualified stock options, shares of restricted stock, restricted stock units, stock appreciation rights, phantom stock,
performance shares, deferred share units and share - denominated
performance units, and other stock -
based awards.
Except for those executives who have an employment agreement that expressly provides for payment of an Award under the Bonus
Plan in limited circumstances, in the event a participant's employment is terminated for any reason prior to the date of payment of an Award under the Bonus
Plan, such participant will not be entitled to any bonus under the Bonus
Plan, provided that in the event that a participant's employment terminates during the
performance period due to (i) death or (ii) disability, the Committee may, at its sole discretion, authorize the Company to pay, on a prorated
basis, an Award determined in accordance with the terms and conditions of Bonus
Plan.
The proposed 2015 Stock Incentive
Plan would amend, restate and rename the 2010 Stock Incentive
Plan and would include additional criteria by which
performance -
based awards of cash or stock may be measured, and would otherwise amend the 2010 Stock Incentive
Plan as described below.
The Company has structured the Bonus
Plan so that any compensation paid pursuant to the Bonus
Plan is intended to be «
performance -
based compensation» within the meaning of Section 162 (m) of the Code.
Before the end of the first quarter of the relevant fiscal year, the Committee establishes financial and
performance targets and opportunities for such year, which are
based upon the Company's goals for Earnings Before Interest Taxes Depreciation and Amortization (EBITDA) and are linked to our budget and
plan for long - term success.
Within 90 days after the start of each
performance period (and in any case before 25 % of the
performance period has elapsed), the Committee determines (i) who will participate in the Bonus
Plan for that
performance period, (ii)
performance goals and objectives for such
performance period, (iii) the target Award for each participant, expressed as a specified dollar amount or percentage of a participant's
base salary), and (iv) the schedules or other objective methods for determining the actual Award a participant has earned in respect of such
performance period.
The Bonus
Plan provides for cash bonus payments
based upon the attainment of
performance targets established by our compensation committee.
Stock options and stock appreciation rights with respect to no more than 8,000,000 shares of our common stock may be granted to any one individual in any one calendar year and the maximum «
performance -
based award» payable to any one individual under the 2014
Plan is 8,000,000 shares of stock or $ 5 million in the case of cash -
based awards.
The most effective sales compensation
plans will typically have approximately 50 — 80 % of «on - target income» (the amount of total income that should be earned if the sales person meets the basic goals of their job) guaranteed in the form of a salary, with the remaining 20 — 50 % coming as
performance -
based bonuses or commissions.
In addition, to create incentives for the attainment of clear
performance objectives around a key element of our current business
plan — the successful launch and commercialization of the Model S — the Board of Directors approved additional options totaling an additional 4 % of our fully - diluted shares as of December 4, 2009, or 10,067,960 stock options, with 1 / 4th of the shares to vest
based entirely on the attainment of each of four
performance milestones, assuming continued employment through each vesting date.
Written by NCEO founder Corey Rosen, this issue brief discusses as of mid-2016 the extent and growth of employee ownership; survey data on ESOPs and corporate governance as well as ESOPs and executive compensation; research on the effect of ESOPs on corporate
performance; the 2012 shared capitalism study of Great Place to Work applicants; data on employee ownership and employee financial well - being; the NCEO's analysis of data on ESOPs and default rates; trends in broad -
based equity compensation
plans; equity compensation and corporate
performance; the impact of ESOPs and other broad -
based plans on unemployment; legislative and regulatory issues for employee ownership; and international developments in broad -
based plans.
• Equity and
performance based plans (e.g., annual and long - term incentive
plans, stock option, restricted stock,
performance share and broad -
based equity
plans); • Executive
plans (e.g., deferred compensation, supplemental retirement, severance and change - in - control
plans); • Retirement
plans (e.g., 401 (k)
plans, traditional defined benefit pension
plans and ESOPs); and • Health and welfare
plans (including COBRA and HIPAA compliance), and other fringe benefit programs.
The 2016
Plan has been designed to permit the administrator to grant certain awards in its discretion that qualify as
performance -
based for purposes of satisfying the conditions of Section 162 (m), thereby permitting us to receive a federal income tax deduction in connection with such awards.
As disclosed in our Consolidated Financial Statements for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2010, HP matching contributions under both the HP 401 (k)
Plan and the EDS 401 (k)
Plan in fiscal 2010 were on a quarterly, discretionary,
performance -
based match of up to a maximum of 4 % of eligible compensation for all U.S. employees to be determined each fiscal quarter
based on business results.
Accordingly, each executive officer received the maximum payout of 200 % of
base salary under the
performance -
based bonus
plan.
Except as required by Section 162 (m) of the Code with respect to a SAR intended to qualify as
performance -
based compensation as described in Section 162 (m) of the Code, there will be no restrictions specified in the 2014
Plan on the exercise of SARs or the amount of gain realizable therefrom, although restrictions may be imposed by the administrator in the SAR agreements.
Our 2015 Omnibus Incentive
Plan authorizes the award of stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock,
performance awards, other cash -
based awards and other stock -
based awards.
While HP Co. reports its financial results in accordance with U.S. GAAP, some financial
performance targets under HP Co.'s incentive
plans are
based on non-GAAP financial measures that have been adjusted to exclude certain items.
While HP Co. reports its financial results in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles («GAAP»), HP Co.'s financial
performance targets and results under its incentive
plans are sometimes
based on non-GAAP financial measures.
Return on invested capital (ROIC) was added to Hurco Companies» executive compensation
plan in 2014 as a target goal for
performance -
based equity awards.
Below is an overview of Glass Lewis» approach to analyzing compensation proposals in the United States, with separate sections covering say - on - pay analysis, pay - for -
performance analysis, and our analysis of equity -
based compensation
plans.
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Other
performance -
based compensation
plans should not be overlooked, as executive pay tied to
performance objectives has become common practice over the years.
In this book Bill Schultheis presents a simple investing
plan built on establishing an investment portfolio of low cost index funds that,
based on historical
performance, will generate positive returns over a long time period (10 + years).
The
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They are granted under a broader incentive
plan and will sit with a host of other
performance rights that significantly bolster Mr Clarke's pay packet through share -
based incentives.