The Foundation for Enterprise Development produces the Owner's Toolbox
on Equity Incentives (619-459-4662, $ 189), which includes The Entrepreneur's Guide to Equity Compensation, two CD - ROMs on the subject, and sample plan documents.
Not exact matches
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
If you hold your shares in street name, it is critical that you cast your vote if you want it to count in the election of directors, the vote to approve the amendment to our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, the vote to approve the amendment and restatement of our 2013
Equity Incentive Plan, the advisory vote to approve named executive officer compensation, and the stockholder proposals requesting: (i) the elimination of supermajority voting requirements, (ii) the adoption of a policy to consider employee pay ranges when setting CEO compensation, and (iii) a report
on Salesforce's criteria for investing in, operating in and withdrawing from high - risk regions (Proposals 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7 and 8 in this Proxy Statement).
As described under «Item 4 — Approve the Amended and Restated Long - Term
Incentive Compensation Plan»
on page 88 of this proxy statement, the Board is proposing to amend the LTICP to permit grants of
equity awards to non-employee directors.
This area covers the impact of policies affecting Canadians» health and long - term care choices and outcomes, for example regarding access to and quality of care, funding arrangements and
incentives, pharmaceuticals policies, intergenerational
equity considerations, and the impact of these choices
on the public purse.
2,816,100 shares of our Class A common stock issuable upon the exercise of options to purchase shares of our Class A common stock granted after September 30, 2015 under our 2015
Equity Incentive Plan, with an exercise price per share equal to the public offering price set forth
on the cover page of the final prospectus for this offering;
If we terminate Mr. Drexler's employment without cause or he terminates his employment with good reason, Mr. Drexler will be entitled to receive (i) a payment of his earned but unpaid annual base salary through the termination date, any accrued vacation pay and any un-reimbursed expenses, and (ii) subject to Mr. Drexler's execution of a valid general release and waiver of claims against us, as well as his compliance with the non-competition, non-solicitation and confidential information restrictions described below, (a) a payment equal to his annual base salary and target cash
incentive award, one - half of such payment to be paid on the first business day that is six (6) months and one (1) day following the termination date and the remaining one - half of such payment to be paid in six equal monthly installments commencing on the first business day of the seventh calendar month following the termination date, (b) a payment equal to the product of (x) the last annual cash incentive award Mr. Drexler received prior to the termination date and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days of service completed by Mr. Drexler in the year of termination and the denominator of which is 365, such amount to be paid on the first business day that is six (6) months and one (1) day following the termination date, and (c) the immediate vesting of such portion of unvested restricted shares and stock options as provided and pursuant to the terms of the relevant grant agreements under our 2003 Equity Incent
incentive award, one - half of such payment to be paid
on the first business day that is six (6) months and one (1) day following the termination date and the remaining one - half of such payment to be paid in six equal monthly installments commencing
on the first business day of the seventh calendar month following the termination date, (b) a payment equal to the product of (x) the last annual cash
incentive award Mr. Drexler received prior to the termination date and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days of service completed by Mr. Drexler in the year of termination and the denominator of which is 365, such amount to be paid on the first business day that is six (6) months and one (1) day following the termination date, and (c) the immediate vesting of such portion of unvested restricted shares and stock options as provided and pursuant to the terms of the relevant grant agreements under our 2003 Equity Incent
incentive award Mr. Drexler received prior to the termination date and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days of service completed by Mr. Drexler in the year of termination and the denominator of which is 365, such amount to be paid
on the first business day that is six (6) months and one (1) day following the termination date, and (c) the immediate vesting of such portion of unvested restricted shares and stock options as provided and pursuant to the terms of the relevant grant agreements under our 2003
Equity IncentiveIncentive Plan.
in the case of our directors, officers, and security holders, (i) the receipt by the locked - up party from us of shares of Class A common stock or Class B common stock upon (A) the exercise or settlement of stock options or RSUs granted under a stock
incentive plan or other
equity award plan described in this prospectus or (B) the exercise of warrants outstanding and which are described in this prospectus, or (ii) the transfer of shares of Class A common stock, Class B common stock, or any securities convertible into Class A common stock or Class B common stock upon a vesting or settlement event of our securities or upon the exercise of options or warrants to purchase our securities
on a «cashless» or «net exercise» basis to the extent permitted by the instruments representing such options or warrants (and any transfer to us necessary to generate such amount of cash needed for the payment of taxes, including estimated taxes, due as a result of such vesting or exercise whether by means of a «net settlement» or otherwise) so long as such «cashless exercise» or «net exercise» is effected solely by the surrender of outstanding stock options or warrants (or the Class A common stock or Class B common stock issuable upon the exercise thereof) to us and our cancellation of all or a portion thereof to pay the exercise price or withholding tax and remittance obligations, provided that in the case of (i), the shares received upon such exercise or settlement are subject to the restrictions set forth above, and provided further that in the case of (ii), any filings under Section 16 (a) of the Exchange Act, or any other public filing or disclosure of such transfer by or
on behalf of the locked - up party, shall clearly indicate in the footnotes thereto that such transfer of shares or securities was solely to us pursuant to the circumstances described in this bullet point;
The table above does not include (i) 5,952,917 shares of Class A common stock reserved for issuance under our 2015
Incentive Award Plan (as described in «Executive Compensation — New Employment Agreements and
Incentive Plans»), consisting of (x) 2,689,486 shares of Class A common stock issuable upon exercise of options to purchase shares of Class A common stock granted
on the date of this prospectus to our directors and certain employees, including the named executive officers, in connection with this offering as described in «Executive Compensation — Director Compensation» and «Executive Compensation — New
Equity Awards,» and (y) 3,263,431 additional shares of Class A common stock reserved for future issuance and (ii) 24,269,792 shares of Class A common stock issuable to the Continuing SSE
Equity Owners upon redemption or exchange of their LLC Interests as described in «Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions — SSE Holdings LLC Agreement.»
Additionally, except as noted below in certain circumstances, we do not provide cash or
equity incentives tied to performance criteria, which could cause employees to focus solely
on short - term returns at the expense of long - term growth and innovation.
These tax
incentives provide investors with up to 30 % credit
on their
equity investment in the form of EIS (Enterprise Investment Scheme) or SEIS (Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme).
Gorman's long - term
incentive awards will convert into shares in 2017, based
on meeting targets related to return
on equity and relative total shareholder return, according to the filing.
Under the terms of our
equity incentive plans, the fair market value
on the grant date is defined as the average of the high and low trading prices of FedEx's stock
on the New York Stock Exchange
on that day.
The exercise price of stock options granted under our
equity incentive plans is equal to the fair market value of FedEx's common stock
on the date of grant.
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.
On July 21, 2017, the board of directors of Croe, subject to the approval of Croe stockholders, adopted the Croe, Inc. 2017
Equity Incentive Plan and authorized the reservation of 5,000,000 shares of common stock for issuance pursuant to awards granted thereunder.
With the special
incentives for tax cuts, U.S.
equities markets have been
on fire since the announcement this past week.
Given the introduction of several new ECB policies yesterday (expanded QE; purchases of nonfinancial, investment grade corporate debt; new refinancing programs;
incentives to reduce the impact of negative interest rates
on banks and spur lending) we think the outlook for European credit and
equities is quite constructive.
On the platform Classy for example, instead of offering
incentive levels with
equity, nonprofits encourage team members to organize campaigns and then can offer
incentives like T - shirts or other tangible rewards outside of the platform.
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 and 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; monitoring workforce management programs; establishing compensation policies and practices for service
on the Board and its committees, including annually reviewing the appropriate level of director compensation and recommending to the Board any changes to that compensation; developing stock ownership guidelines for directors and executive officers and monitoring compliance with such guidelines; and annually evaluating its performance and its charter.
The upshot, advocates say, is that a voucher system would have very positive effects
on society: it would get kids into better schools, give all schools
incentives to perform, and promote social
equity.
Above all, we need a new policy regime that gives teachers and schools ample
incentive to press for academic growth in all their students, just as we need a culture that embraces excellence as well as
equity and demands that its education system raise the ceiling
on achievement even as it also lifts the floor.
At the same time, increased public and elite concern about the effect of underperforming schools
on national
equity and economic competitiveness has created new political
incentives for policymakers to embrace innovative approaches to teacher quality and school reform generally.
But when you take into account the odds of making two correct timing trades — out now, in later, and the cost of the taxes
on my taxable account, the
incentives for reducing
equity exposure now look poor.
A huge
incentive for anyone who can itemize deductions
on their federal income tax return is that he will most likely be able to deduct all the interest paid
on the home
equity loan.
Perverse
Incentives Lie Behind Microsoft's Linkedin Purchase This FT article on Microsoft's recently announced acquisition of Linkedin is critical of CEO Satya Nadella for poor capital allocation discipline — but equally critical of the «lavish equity incentives that investors have heaped upon his plate... designed to encourage Mr Nadella to behave as if he's running an Apple or a Facebook — tech companies that are at the forefront of consumer i
Incentives Lie Behind Microsoft's Linkedin Purchase This FT article
on Microsoft's recently announced acquisition of Linkedin is critical of CEO Satya Nadella for poor capital allocation discipline — but equally critical of the «lavish
equity incentives that investors have heaped upon his plate... designed to encourage Mr Nadella to behave as if he's running an Apple or a Facebook — tech companies that are at the forefront of consumer i
incentives that investors have heaped upon his plate... designed to encourage Mr Nadella to behave as if he's running an Apple or a Facebook — tech companies that are at the forefront of consumer innovation.
If homeowners are delinquent
on their first mortgage while keeping payments current
on a home
equity loan, the home
equity lender has no
incentive for taking a loss in favor of the first mortgage being modified or refinanced.
The government is providing necessary
incentives to investors via tax
incentives to first - time investors, reduction in STT
on equity ETFs and inclusion of ETFs for the Rajiv Gandhi Tax Savings Scheme.
Incentive fees have continued to rise (
on average, from their 2007 nadir), driven by an acceleration in private
equity realizations.
George Washington University professor Kyle Welch argues in a recent paper
on PE accounting, «Private
Equity's Diversification Illusion,» that portfolio managers «have
incentives to obfuscate systematic risk and to choose investments that appear low - risk.»
In the kind of «partnership» the Trump administration wants more of, the government decides it needs a new bridge, so it gives PriveCo
Equity Partners a gigantic tax
incentive to build the bridge, which the company now owns — and which will charge tolls
on in perpetuity.
Shifting the tax burden to pollution and pollution - generating activities will create powerful
incentives to use less energy and emit less CO2 into the atmosphere while simultaneously promoting tax
equity and minimizing the impact of the carbon tax
on those with lower incomes.
We advice
on choice of entity, partner / shareholder agreements, corporate governance, director and officer liability, joint ventures,
equity incentive programs and executive and employee compensation.
Are there midlevel associates who are generating that much in portable business (after all, it seems as if partners have even more
incentive to hang
on to all client matters to retain their
equity statuts)?
He also advises
on the range of common issues for emerging companies, such as corporate structuring, IP licensing,
equity incentive plans, and shareholder disputes.
He concentrates
on real estate taxation, investment structuring (including fund formation) corporate work (M&A, private
equity, joint ventures etc) both in the UK and overseas, employee tax, global mobility and
incentive schemes.
She advises public and private companies
on all aspects of executive compensation arrangements, including
equity incentive programs, golden parachute arrangements, performance
incentive arrangements, severance programs, and nonqualified deferred compensation plans.
These clients have relied
on Mr. Birnbaum for guidance
on a wide range of corporate matters, including mergers and acquisitions, collaboration agreements, technology and patent licensing, distribution, venture financing, stock option and other
equity incentive plans, employment agreements and intellectual property law.
Chanani also counsels his clients
on how to effectively design, implement, communicate and administer
equity - based compensation benefits and other long - term
incentive awards to their worldwide employees in over 100 countries.
Some key differentiators between corporate and service providers and firms include: structure (corporate vs. partnership);
incentives (
equity vs.cash distribution); performance standards (output vs. input); reliance
on technology and process (significant vs.marginal); price (fixed / reduced vs. hourly / elevated); and customer - centricity (aligned vs. misaligned).
The tax team has a varied client base and works
on business and share sales, investments in new and established companies, property sales, corporate group reconstructions and the implementation of
equity incentive arrangements.
To investors, these properties represent greater return
on investment and lower overall risk through the identification of hidden
equity, deferred costs through
incentives or unrealized opportunity.»