Sentences with phrase «equity based compensation»

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SUPPORTING STATEMENT: Equity based compensation is an important component of senior executive compensation at our Company.

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Because he had no equity - based compensation with Carillion, he didn't have a non-compete clause.

He'll also receive a cash payment of $ 8 million to make up for the equity - based compensation he gave up by terminating his employment with Perrigo.

By setting up deals in which Lunar would receive equity - based compensation from its clients, the founders could tap into «the power of the multiple» — the ability to turn what might have been simply a fee - for - service payment into an equity stake worth much more in the long run.

Existing tax laws around equity - based compensation can even drive a company's employees to let their options go, and miss out on the future windfall when that start - up goes public or is acquired at a good price.

The board also approved an estimated $ 900 million in repurchases to offset shares awarded under equity - based compensation plans during the same period.

Represents share - based compensation expense associated with equity awards for the periods indicated; also includes the portion of annual non-cash incentive compensation expense that eligible employees elected to receive or are expected to elect to receive as common equity in lieu of their 2017 and 2018 cash bonus, respectively.

Non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP diluted earnings per share exclude acquisition - related, stock - based compensation and other expenses, and unrealized gains from marketable equity securities.

We believe our ability to grant equity - based awards is a valuable and necessary compensation tool that aligns the long - term financial interests of the employees and directors with the financial interests of our stockholders.

The performance goals upon which the payment or vesting of any Incentive Award (other than Options and stock appreciation rights) that is intended to qualify as Performance - Based Compensation depends shall relate to one or more of the following Performance Measures: market price of Capital Stock, earnings per share of Capital Stock, income, net income or profit (before or after taxes), economic profit, operating income, operating margin, profit margin, gross margins, return on equity or stockholder equity, total shareholder return, market capitalization, enterprise value, cash flow (including but not limited to operating cash flow and free cash flow), cash position, return on assets or net assets, return on capital, return on invested

The primary elements of each named executive officer's total compensation shown in the table are base salary, an annual cash incentive, and long - term equity awards consisting of time - based and performance - based RSUs.

The general policy of the Board is that compensation for independent directors should be a mix of cash and equity - based compensation, with the majority of compensation being provided in the form of equity - based compensation.

Under the terms of the LTICP, in addition to or in lieu of stock options, we may award, and have awarded in selected situations for retention purposes or to address other competitive pressures, other types of equity - based long - term compensation, including restricted stock, RSRs, stock awards, stock appreciation rights, performance shares, or performance units.

Paying a significant portion of variable compensation to our senior employees in the form of equity - based compensation that delivers over time and is subject to forfeiture or recapture encourages a long - term, firmwide focus because its value is realized through long - term responsible behavior and the financial performance of our firm.

We award only equity - based compensation to our independent directors.

reviewing and approving for Tesla's executive officers: the annual base salary, equity compensation, employment agreements, severance arrangements and change in control arrangements, and any other compensation, benefits, or arrangements;

(l) Except as otherwise set forth in Schedule 2.7 (l) of the Disclosure Schedule, (i) the Company is not and will not be obligated to pay separation, severance, termination or similar benefits as a result of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, nor will any such transactions accelerate the time of payment or vesting, or increase the amount, of any benefit or other compensation due to any individual; and (ii) the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will not cause the Company to record additional compensation expense on its income statements with respect to any outstanding Stock Option or other equity - based award.

These new rules are effective starting in 2018 for us, except that certain equity awards (such as stock options) that we granted on or before November 2, 2017, might still be able qualify as performance - based compensation.

We award cash compensation to our NEOs in the form of base salaries and annual cash incentives under our Kokua Bonus Plan, and we award equity compensation in the form of stock options, restricted stock units («RSUs») and PRSUs.

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.

In sum, «performance bonuses and equity - based compensation should have aligned the financial interests of shareholders and managers.

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 commiCompensation 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 commicompensation, 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 commicompensation 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 commicompensation plans; overseeing non-equity based benefit plans and approving any changes to such plans involving a material financial commitment by HP;

Furthermore, the rules governing companies listed on the NYSE and incorporated under Delaware law require us to submit certain matters to a vote of shareholders for approval, such as mergers, large share issuances or similar transactions, and the approval of equity - based compensation plans.

As in 2010, the HRC awarded named executives a combination of compensation composed of a high percentage of performance - based pay, predominantly in long - term equity compensation.

The HRC did not alter the overall compensation program for named executives for 2011, which consisted of base salary, an annual incentive award opportunity and an equity - based long - term incentive award opportunity.

The compensation committee is responsible for developing, reviewing and adhering to our compensation philosophy and program, as well as reviewing and making recommendations to the Board with respect to our employee benefit plans, compensation and equity - based plans and compensation of directors.

We maintain two stock - based employee compensation plans: the Amended and Restated 2014 Equity Incentive Plan (the «2014 Plan») and the Amended and Restated 2012 Equity Incentive Plan (the «2012 Plan» and, together with the 2014 Plan, the «Stock Plans»).

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 proEquity 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 proequity 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.

For equity awards granted prior to recent tax law changes, these conditions were intended to qualify the stock - based awards as tax - deductible compensation under Section 162 (m)(4)(c) of the Internal Revenue Code.

Additionally, in the fourth quarter of 2009, based on recommendations from our CEO to the Compensation Committee, the Compensation Committee reviewed certain officers» overall contribution and recommended additional equity option grants as a first step in modifying Executive Officer compensation — especially those with longer tenures with us — consistent with the Compensation Committee, the Compensation Committee reviewed certain officers» overall contribution and recommended additional equity option grants as a first step in modifying Executive Officer compensation — especially those with longer tenures with us — consistent with the Compensation Committee reviewed certain officers» overall contribution and recommended additional equity option grants as a first step in modifying Executive Officer compensation — especially those with longer tenures with us — consistent with the compensation — especially those with longer tenures with us — consistent with the goals above.

However, the Company's Condensed Combined Balance Sheets do not include any net benefit plan obligations unless the benefit plan only includes active, retired and other former Company employees or any equity related to stock - based compensation plans.

To permit eligible compensation to qualify as «performance - based compensation» under Section 162 (m) of the Code, the HRC Committee sets the overall funding target for the «umbrella» structure for the annual bonuses, and sets performance goals for annual bonuses and equity awards within the first 90 days of the fiscal year.

Long - Term Incentive Compensation Vesting — Our long - term incentives are equity - based, with multi-year vesting required to complement our annual cash incentive compenCompensation Vesting — Our long - term incentives are equity - based, with multi-year vesting required to complement our annual cash incentive compensationcompensation plan.

The objectives of our long - term incentive awards, including equity - based compensation, are to encourage executives to focus on our long - term growth and to incentivize executives to manage our company from the perspective of stockholders with a meaningful stake in our success.

No composite estimate for all other broad - based equity compensation plans exists in the Joint Committee on Taxation's publications.16

Universal Technical Institute (UTI) incentivized executives to meet EBIT, graduate placement, and completion rate goals while Twitter (TWTR) pay was solely at management discretion, with 99 % of pay tied to equity - based compensation.

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.

A: Glass Lewis Realizable Pay is calculated over a three - year period and includes: actual salary received; actual incentive cash granted and earned; the intrinsic value of time - vesting equity granted; the intrinsic value of performance - based equity granted and earned; and all other compensation paid.

In response to shareholder feedback, the company revamped its executive compensation program by introducing a formulaic bonus scheme (which included metrics based on TSR, production, expenses, and margins), conditioning equity awards on performance metrics (relative TSR and absolute cash flow), and reducing Mr. Nichols» salary by one - third.

Even though the company was posting record sales and was on course to show a profit in the second quarter, earnings took a huge hit from a $ 15.1 million loss on prepayment of debt and $ 3 million in equity - based compensation charges.

These strategies are expected to benefit from the preservation of the tax treatment of equity - based compensation, which is key to early - stage growth companies — and also from the tax law's provisions that make it easier for employees of start - up companies to exercise their stock options.

The Board recommends a vote AGAINST a stockholder proposal seeking to have us adopt a policy requiring that senior executives retain a significant percentage of stock acquired through equity pay programs until reaching retirement age because our existing stock ownership guidelines and other compensation policies already effectively facilitate significant stock ownership by our executives, and establishing holding requirements based on a particular retirement age would not be in the best interests of our stockholders.

While the Compensation Committee considers short - term performance - based cash bonuses to be a less significant compensation tool than equity awards in terms of driving long - term stockholder value, the Committee believes they play an imporCompensation Committee considers short - term performance - based cash bonuses to be a less significant compensation tool than equity awards in terms of driving long - term stockholder value, the Committee believes they play an imporcompensation tool than equity awards in terms of driving long - term stockholder value, the Committee believes they play an important role in

The Compensation Committee also oversees our equity and incentive - based plans and administers the issuance of stock options, restricted stock units and other awards under these plans.

Based on these data — which treat compensation, teacher turnover, working conditions, and qualifications — each state is assigned a «teaching attractiveness rating,» indicating how supportive it appears to be of teacher recruitment and retention and a «teacher equity rating,» indicating the extent to which students, in particular students of color, are assigned uncertified or inexperienced teachers.

Compensation at Facebook is almost entirely formulaic with multipliers (based on the Performance Assessment) for bonuses, raises, and additional equity grants.

Shareholder equity was down slightly year over year; Net income plus share - based compensation was more than offset by dividend payments and the write - down of available - for - sale securities.