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Item 10.
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DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE.
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INFORMATION REGARDING OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The following table sets forth our current directors, their ages and the positions they hold:
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Name
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Age
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Position
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Byron L. Bergren
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67
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Director
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R. Neal Black
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59
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Director, Chief Executive Officer and President
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James H. Ferstl
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71
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Director
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Andrew A. Giordano
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81
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Director, Chairman Emeritus, Lead Independent Director and Chairman of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
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William E. Herron
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68
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Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee
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Sidney H. Ritman
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81
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Director and Chairman of the Compensation Committee
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Robert N. Wildrick
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69
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Director, Chairman of the Board and Chairman of the Executive Committee
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Set forth below are the names, present principal occupations or employment and five-year employment history of the directors of Jos. A. Bank Clothiers, Inc. The business address of each director is 500 Hanover Pike, Hampstead, MD, 21074. Each director of the Company is a United States citizen. Each member of our board of directors holds office for a term of three years and until his successor is duly elected and qualified, or until his earlier death, resignation, or removal.
As of January 29, 1994, the Company’s stockholders entered into an Amended and Restated Shareholders Agreement (the “Shareholders Agreement”) pursuant to which Mr. Giordano was elected as the designee of Altus Finance Co. and Mr. Wildrick was elected as the designee of the majority of the directors then in office. The provisions of the Shareholders Agreement relating to the election of the directors terminated effective upon the closing of the Company’s initial public offering of the Common Stock in May 1994.
Byron L. Bergren
Byron L. Bergren has served as one of our directors since September 2013. Mr. Bergren, was formerly Chairman of the Board of Bon-Ton Stores (“Bon-Ton”), a retailer with over 271 department stores offering fashion apparel as well as cosmetics and home furnishings, from February 2012 to June 2013. From 2002 to February 2012, he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Bon-Ton.
The Board concluded that Mr. Bergren should continue to serve as a director in part due to his extensive career in retail, which brings to the Board significant industry knowledge and experience in merchandising, marketing and sales.
R. Neal Black
R. Neal Black has served as one of our directors and as our Chief Executive Officer since December 2008. Mr. Black has been our President since April 2007. He joined the Company in January 2000 and served as Executive Vice President-Merchandising and Marketing from January 2000 to April 2007. In addition, Mr. Black was our Chief Merchandising Officer from January 2000 to December 2008. Mr. Black has spent his entire professional career in the retail industry including: from 1998 to 2000, with McRae’s department stores, a division of Saks Incorporated, as Senior Vice President/General Merchandise Manager; from 1995 to 1998, with Venture Stores, Inc., a publicly traded family value retailer, ending as Senior Vice President of Product Development and General Merchandise Manager; from 1992 to 1995, with Gottschalks Department Stores, a regional department store headquartered in Fresno, California, ending as Vice President/General Merchandise Manager; from 1983 to 1992, with Design Linens, Inc., a privately-owned specialty retail chain headquartered in Portland, Oregon, ending as President; and from 1976 to 1983, with Meier & Frank, a division of May Department Stores, ending as a Buyer.
The Board concluded that Mr. Black should continue to serve as a director in part due to his extensive career in retail. As our CEO, Mr. Black brings to the Board significant industry knowledge, senior leadership and expertise in merchandising, marketing, sales and finance.
James H. Ferstl
James H. Ferstl has served as one of our directors since September 2008. Since its founding in 1999, Mr. Ferstl has been the principal of J&M Enterprises, a retail consulting, commercial real estate and personal financial investment firm. From 1965 to 1999, Mr. Ferstl was employed in various capacities in the retail industry including: from 1995 to 1999, as Executive Vice President, Chief Merchandising Officer and Board member of Venture Stores, Inc., a publicly traded family value retailer; from 1987 to 1995 Corporate Vice President-General Merchandise Manager (Home and Hard lines) for Gottschalks Department Stores, a regional department store headquartered in Fresno, California; from 1984 to 1987, as Senior Vice President and General Manager for Platt Electronics Corp., a consumer electronics business based in Torrance, California, with responsibility for its 140 store West coast region; from 1981 to 1984, as Executive Vice President for Merchandising and Store Operations and Chief Merchandising Officer for Broadway Southwest Department Stores, a division of Carter Hawley Hale Stores Inc. based in Phoenix, Arizona; and from 1965 to 1981, as Regional Vice President for Stores for Sanger Harris Department Stores of Dallas, Texas, a Division of Federated Department Stores Inc.
The Board concluded that Mr. Ferstl should continue to serve as a director in part due to his extensive career in retail, which brings to the Board significant industry knowledge and experience in merchandising, marketing and sales.
Andrew A. Giordano
Andrew A. Giordano has served as one of our directors since 1994 and is our Lead Independent Director and chairman of our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. He served as our interim Chief Executive Officer from May 1999 to October 1999. Mr. Giordano also served as Chairman of the Board from May 1999 to December 2008, at which time he became Chairman Emeritus. Mr. Giordano has been the principal of The Giordano Group, Limited, a diversified consulting firm, since its founding in February 1993. Mr. Giordano retired from his position as CEO, Naval Supply Systems Command and Chief, Navy Supply Corps with the rank of Rear Admiral (Upper Half). He is a former director of the Navy, Marine Corps Residence Foundation, the Navy Memorial Foundation, the Navy Mutual Aid Association and the Navy Federal Credit Union.
The Board concluded that Mr. Giordano should continue to serve as a director in part due to his extensive knowledge of the Company. Having been a director since 1994, Mr. Giordano brings to the Board historic knowledge and continuity. In addition, his substantial leadership and organizational skills provide valuable perspective on the complex operations of a multi-location, multi-channel retailer such as the Company.
William E. Herron
William E. Herron has served as one of our directors since April 2005 and is chairman of our Audit Committee. Since January 2002, Mr. Herron has been self-employed as a strategic consultant to companies seeking to initiate business with the federal government. From 1982 through December 2001, Mr. Herron was a partner in Arthur Andersen, having served in its Accounting and Audit practice from 1982 until 1994 and in its Business Consulting practice from 1995 until 2001. Among his other duties with Arthur Andersen, Mr. Herron was the Managing Partner of the firm’s Office of Government Services. Mr. Herron was a licensed CPA for over 40 years and is a current member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants. He has served on the boards of directors of several privately held companies including as chair of an audit committee. He has been active for over 30 years on boards of civic and charitable institutions. Mr. Herron is a retired Rear Admiral from the U.S. Naval Reserve.
The Board concluded that Mr. Herron should continue to serve as a director in part due to his extensive career in public accounting, which brings to the Board significant auditing and accounting experience.
Sidney H. Ritman
Sidney H. Ritman has served as one of our directors since July 2005 and is chairman of our Compensation Committee. Mr. Ritman is the Managing Member of Jayne Hall LLC, a sourcing, merchandising and marketing consulting firm to U.S. and European retailers and importers. Jayne Hall LLC also provides Hong Kong manufacturers with advice regarding merchandising and fashion trends in U.S. markets. Mr. Ritman was the founder, owner and operator of two companies engaged in importing and selling women’s apparel-Toni Industries, Inc. from 1990 through November 2011 and Giorgio San Angelo, LLC from December 2007 through November 2009. Mr. Ritman has an extensive background in international sourcing for U.S. and European apparel retailers, including fifteen years in residence in Hong Kong as the Managing Director of Armstrong Industries, Ltd., a sourcing agent which had offices in seven countries. In 1987, Mr. Ritman organized the sale of Armstrong to Colby Staton Ltd., a Hong Kong-based sourcing company, for which Mr. Ritman served as a consultant and director until 1997. Mr. Ritman is a former trustee of Rollins College, Winter Park, Florida and The Brunswick School, Greenwich, Connecticut.
Mr. Ritman is a former United States Marine Corps officer, having served on active duty and in the Marine Corps Reserve for nine years.
The Board concluded that Mr. Ritman should continue to serve as a director in part due to his extensive career in apparel retailing and sourcing, which brings to the Board significant experience in these areas.
Robert N. Wildrick
Robert N. Wildrick has served as one of our directors since 1994 and is chairman of our Executive Committee. He has served as our Chairman of the Board since December 2008. From November 1999 to December 2008, Mr. Wildrick was our Chief Executive Officer. In addition, he was our President from December 1999 to April 2007 and our Executive Chairman from April 2007 to December 2008. Mr. Wildrick is the President of the Town Council of Palm Beach, Florida and Chairman of its Public Safety Committee and a member of its Finance and Taxation Committee. From December 2008 through April 2012, Mr. Wildrick was a member of the Board of Directors of Checkpoint Systems, Inc. (NYSE: CKP). Mr. Wildrick was Director, President and Chief Executive Officer of Venture Stores, Inc., a publicly traded family value retailer, from April 1995 to May 1998 and was Chairman of its board of directors from January 1996 to May 1998. From 1976 to April 1995, Mr. Wildrick was employed by Belk Stores Services, a retailing company, in various capacities, including Corporate Executive Vice President for Merchandise and Sales Promotion and Chief Merchandising Officer. Mr. Wildrick’s former directorships include Goodwill Industries, The Pride of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins Children’s Hospital Advisory Board, The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and the Boy Scouts of America where he was a Director in New York and Charlotte, North Carolina. He has been a sponsor and fundraiser for the American Heart Association, various Police Associations and the Boy Scouts where he helped fund scout camps for children with disabilities.
The Board concluded that Mr. Wildrick should continue to serve as a director in part due to his extensive knowledge of the Company. Having been a director since 1994, Mr. Wildrick brings to the Board historic knowledge and continuity. In addition, as a result of his extensive career in retail and as our former CEO, Mr. Wildrick brings to the Board significant industry knowledge and expertise in merchandising, marketing, sales and finance.
SECTION 16(a) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP REPORTING COMPLIANCE
Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act requires the Company’s officers and directors, persons who beneficially own more than ten percent of a registered class of the Company’s equity securities, and any other person subject to Section 16 to file reports of beneficial ownership of common stock (Forms 3, 4 and 5) with the SEC. Officers, directors, and greater-than-ten percent stockholders are required to furnish the Company with copies of all such forms that they file.
To the Company’s knowledge, based solely on the Company’s review of the copies of Section 16 reports, and amendments thereto, received by it during or with respect to fiscal year 2013, all filings applicable to its officers, directors and greater-than-ten percent stockholders required by Section 16(a) were timely except as follows: On June 19, 2013, each of Messrs. Hensley, Merry, Thorne and Ullman filed a Form 4 reporting the June 17, 2013, distribution to the reporting person of Company common stock in satisfaction of a prior grant of performance-based restricted stock units. The respective Form 4s also reported that the restricted stock units were certified as having been earned on March 29, 2011.
AUDIT COMMITTEE
During that portion of fiscal year 2013 from February 3, 2013 through September 3, 2013, the Audit Committee consisted of Messrs. Giordano, Herron (Chairman) and Ritman. During that portion of fiscal year 2013 from September 4, 2013, through February 1, 2014, the Audit Committee consisted of Messrs. Bergren, Giordano and Herron (Chairman). The Audit Committee assists the Board with the oversight of: (a) the integrity of our financial statements; (b) the qualifications and independence of our registered public accounting firm; (c) the performance of our registered public accounting firm; (d) the adequacy of our systems of internal accounting and financial controls; and (e) our compliance with ethics policies and legal and regulatory requirements. As required by applicable law, rules or regulations and otherwise to the extent it deems necessary or appropriate, the Audit Committee also reviews and approves all related party transactions and considers information regarding potential relationships between the Company and the directors, executive officers or their immediate family members.
The Audit Committee is directly responsible for the appointment, compensation and oversight of the work of our registered public accounting firm for the purpose of preparing or issuing an audit report or related work. Such responsibility includes the resolution of disagreements between management and our registered public accounting firm regarding financial reporting. There were no such disagreements in fiscal year 2013. Our registered public accounting firm reports directly to the Audit Committee. The Audit Committee has the authority, to the extent it deems necessary or appropriate to carry out its duties, to retain independent legal, accounting or other advisors. The Company covers all payments to these independent advisors. The
Audit Committee has established procedures for the receipt, retention and treatment of complaints received by the Company regarding accounting, internal accounting controls or auditing matters, and the confidential, anonymous submission by employees of concerns regarding questionable accounting or auditing matters.
The Board has determined that Mr. Herron is an “audit committee financial expert,” as such term is defined in Item 407(d)(5)(ii) of Regulation S-K. All members of the Audit Committee are independent directors as defined in the NASDAQ Rules and Rule 10A-3 of the Exchange Act.
The Audit Committee operates pursuant to a charter duly adopted by the Board. A current copy of the Audit Committee charter is available on our website at
www.josbank.com
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INFORMATION REGARDING OUR NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
Generally, a named executive officer is a company’s chief executive officer, its chief financial officer and its three other most highly compensated executive officers. Our named executive officers for our 2013 fiscal year were: R. Neal Black, our Chief Executive Officer; David E. Ullman, our Chief Financial Officer; and Robert B. Hensley, Gary M. Merry and James W. Thorne, our three other most highly compensated executive officers. Messrs. Hensley, Merry, Thorne and Ullman are sometimes referred to collectively in this Form 10-K/A as our “Executive Vice Presidents.” Our named executive officers are our only "executive officers" (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 3b-7). The following table sets forth the name, age and position(s) of each of our five named executive officers as of
May 7, 2014
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Name
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Age
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Position
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R. Neal Black
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59
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Director, President and Chief Executive Officer
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Robert B. Hensley
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61
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Executive Vice President for Human Resources, Real Estate and Loss Prevention
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Gary M. Merry
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51
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Executive Vice President for Store and Catalog Operations
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James W. Thorne
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53
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Executive Vice President for Merchandising and Chief Merchandising Officer
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David E. Ullman
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56
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Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer
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R. NEAL BLACK
R. Neal Black has served as one of our directors and as our Chief Executive Officer since December 2008. Mr. Black has been our President since April 2007. He joined the Company in January 2000 and served as Executive Vice President-Merchandising and Marketing from January 2000 to April 2007. In addition, Mr. Black was our Chief Merchandising Officer from January 2000 to December 2008. Mr. Black has spent his entire professional career in the retail industry including: from 1998 to 2000, with McRae’s department stores, a division of Saks Incorporated, as Senior Vice President/General Merchandise Manager; from 1995 to 1998, with Venture Stores, Inc., a publicly traded family value retailer, ending as Senior Vice President of Product Development and General Merchandise Manager; from 1992 to 1995, with Gottschalks Department Stores, a regional department store headquartered in Fresno, California, ending as Vice President/General Merchandise Manager; from 1983 to 1992, with Design Linens, Inc., a privately-owned specialty retail chain headquartered in Portland, Oregon, ending as President; and from 1976 to 1983, with Meier & Frank, a division of May Department Stores, ending as a Buyer.
ROBERT B. HENSLEY
Robert B. Hensley has been our Executive Vice President for Human Resources, Real Estate and Loss Prevention since July 2007. Mr. Hensley was our Executive Vice President-Store Operations, Real Estate and Human Resources from April 2007 to July 2007 and our Executive Vice President-Stores Operations from December 1999 to April 2007.
GARY M. MERRY
Gary M. Merry has been our Executive Vice President for Store and Catalog Operations since July 2007. Mr. Merry was our Senior Vice President for Operations from April 2007 to July 2007 and our Senior Vice President-Chief Information Officer from July 2001 to April 2007.
JAMES W. THORNE
James W. Thorne has been our Executive Vice President for Merchandising and Chief Merchandising Officer since February 2009. Mr. Thorne joined the Company in 1986 and has held a variety of increasingly important merchandising
positions, including: Senior Vice President for Merchandising from September 2008 to January 2009; Senior Vice President for Planning and Allocation from June 2005 to September 2008; and Vice President/General Merchandise Manager for Tailored Clothing from February 2000 to June 2005.
DAVID E. ULLMAN
David E. Ullman has been our Executive Vice President-Chief Financial Officer since September 1995. Mr. Ullman is our Principal Financial and Accounting Officer.
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Item 11.
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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION.
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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION AND RELATED INFORMATION
COMPENSATION DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
The following discussion and analysis discusses the principles underlying the Company’s compensation policies and decisions and the most important factors relevant to an analysis of these policies and decisions. This discussion focuses on the compensation of our named executive officers. This discussion and analysis provides qualitative information regarding the manner and context in which compensation is awarded to and earned by our named executive officers and is intended to place in perspective the data presented in the tables and narratives that follow.
P
ROCESS
OF
D
ETERMINING
E
XECUTIVE
C
OMPENSATION
Our Compensation Committee determines the compensation of our named executive officers and may advise the Board, or take other action, on other matters of compensation. At our June 21, 2013, annual meeting of stockholders, a majority of the votes of stockholders were cast against the advisory resolution to approve the compensation of our named executive officers (Say on Pay). In response to this vote, the Company had planned on engaging with shareholders to determine the reasons for the vote. The results of that inquiry would have been used by the Compensation Committee to determine what, if any, changes in our compensation structure for the named executive officers may have been appropriate. However, in light of the pending Merger Transactions and the resulting agreements regarding executive compensation, the Compensation Committee did not believe that a re-evaluation of our compensation structure for the named executive officers for fiscal year 2014 was necessary.
Management provides the Compensation Committee with material for review concerning the compensation of the named executive officers, including a history of salary and other compensation paid to each named executive officer. The final determination of all compensation matters for our named executive officers is in the sole discretion of the Compensation Committee. Charles D. Frazer, our corporate Secretary, acts as Secretary to the Compensation Committee and is usually present during general, but not executive, sessions of the Compensation Committee. Mr. Frazer does not participate in the deliberations of the Compensation Committee. The Compensation Committee reviews the performance of each named executive officer against the established criteria for payment of incentive compensation for performance in the prior year and determines whether and in what amount incentive compensation should be paid. The Compensation Committee also considers compensation matters applicable to the current fiscal year and, when appropriate, authorizes employment agreements, agreement extensions, base salary increases and equity and non-equity incentive compensation targets.
O
BJECTIVES
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THE
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OMPENSATION
P
ROGRAM
Our Compensation Committee applies a consistent philosophy to compensation for our named executive officers. This philosophy is based on the premise that the Company’s achievements are the result of the coordinated efforts of all of our employees working toward common objectives. We strive to achieve those objectives through teamwork that is focused on meeting the expectations of our customers and stockholders. The primary objectives of the compensation program are to:
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align compensation with our corporate performance, strategies and business objectives;
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enable the Company to attract, retain and reward senior managers who contribute to the long-term success of the Company; and
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promote the achievement of key financial performance measures by linking compensation to the achievement of measurable corporate performance goals.
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We believe that this compensation program allows us to successfully attract and retain talented individuals, enhance stockholder value and foster innovation.
To achieve these objectives, our Compensation Committee has established the following principles to guide the development of our compensation program and to provide a framework for all compensation decisions: (a) provide a total compensation package that will attract the best talent to the Company, motivate individuals to perform at their highest levels,
reward outstanding performance and retain executives whose skills are critical for building long-term stockholder value and (b) establish performance-based incentives that are directly tied to the overall financial results of the Company.
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OMPONENTS
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UR
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XECUTIVE
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OMPENSATION
P
ROGRAM
The primary elements of our executive compensation program are:
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Equity performance-based incentive compensation (in the form of restricted stock units); and
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Other employee benefits and non-cash perquisites.
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In order to permit us to retain our named executive officers and to provide sufficient incentives for their highest possible level of performance, salaries and incentive compensation of such officers are reviewed at least annually and may be adjusted after taking into account market conditions, individual responsibilities, experience, performance and other factors (including, where applicable, the terms of their employment agreements). Each named executive officer is employed by the Company pursuant to an employment agreement which sets forth, among other matters, the executive officer’s annualized cash base salary and non-equity incentive compensation opportunity (expressed as a percentage of base salary). Mr. Black’s agreement also sets forth his equity incentive compensation opportunity (expressed as a percentage of base salary).
These agreements with our named executive officers provide for certain potential payments upon termination for a variety of reasons, including, for Mr. Black only, a different level of payments following a change in control of the Company. We have provided more detailed information about these benefits, along with estimates of their values under certain circumstances, below under the title “Potential Payments on Termination or Change in Control.” We believe these benefits help us compete for the services of talented individuals in a manner which is responsible and in the best interests of our Company and stockholders.
Substantially all of the incentive compensation paid or granted to our named executive officers is intended to qualify as performance-based compensation under Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code. Our compensation-setting process consists of establishing for each named executive officer a targeted overall compensation level intended to permit us to retain that officer and provide sufficient incentive for his highest possible level of performance. The targeted compensation level is then allocated between base salary; non-equity incentive compensation (in the form of cash bonuses); and equity incentive compensation (in the form of restricted stock units). Unless otherwise provided in the employment agreement for a particular named executive officer, neither the targeted compensation nor the allocation thereof is fixed by formula. Rather, they are determined based on many factors including performance, internal pay equity, external market factors, reasonable employee expectations and pay history.
Base Salary
We pay a base salary to attract talented executives and provide them with a secure base of cash compensation. The Compensation Committee typically reviews compensation for the named executive officers at a time proximate to the filing of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the prior fiscal year. Annual increases are not assured. Generally, in deciding whether, and to what extent, to make an adjustment to the respective base salaries of the named executive officers (other than the Chief Executive Officer), an important factor considered by the Compensation Committee is the Chief Executive Officer’s evaluation of the individual performance of each Executive Vice President. Generally, the Chief Executive Officer makes his recommendation based upon his evaluation of each other named executive officer’s individual contribution to the performance of the Company and such other factors as he may deem relevant.
Pursuant to his employment agreement, in the event the Company grants base salary increases generally for other employees of the Company, Mr. Black is entitled to a base salary increase of not less than the annual percentage increase in the consumer price index. For fiscal year 2013, the Compensation Committee approved for Mr. Black a 2% base salary increase to $807,100, contingent upon the Company authorizing base salary increases generally for other employees in fiscal year 2013. The Company did not authorize base salary increases generally for other employees in fiscal year 2013 and therefore Mr. Black’s base salary was not increased in fiscal year 2013. The Compensation Committee did not approve a base salary increase for Mr. Black for fiscal year 2014. The Compensation Committee did not approve base salary increases for our Executive Vice Presidents for fiscal year 2013 or for fiscal year 2014. In the event general base salary increases are granted to other employees of the Company at some later date this year, the Compensation Committee will, consistent with Mr. Black's employment agreement, re-consider its decision with respect to Mr. Black's base salary and may re-consider its decision with respect to the base salaries of our executive vice presidents. The following table sets forth the current annualized base salary for each of the named executive officers:
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Named Executive
Officer
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Current Fiscal
2014
Annualized
Base Salary
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R. Neal Black
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791,275
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Robert B. Hensley
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494,900
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Gary M. Merry
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465,000
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James W. Thorne
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440,000
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David E. Ullman
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469,650
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Non-Equity Incentive Compensation
If approved by the Compensation Committee, non-equity incentive compensation to the named executive officers is generally paid under the Jos. A. Bank Clothiers, Inc. Executive Management Incentive Plan (the “Cash Incentive Plan”). The Cash Incentive Plan is intended to permit award payments that may qualify as “performance-based compensation” within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code, thereby preserving the Company’s ability to receive federal income tax deductions for those awards to the extent that they in fact comply with that Code section. For each of fiscal year 2013 and fiscal year 2014, the Compensation Committee established under the Cash Incentive Plan cash incentive programs designed to reward Company-wide performance through tying the payment of non-equity incentive compensation primarily to, among other things, the earning by the Company of certain net income goals. Such cash incentive programs are referred to herein respectively as the “2013 Cash Incentive Program” and the “2014 Cash Incentive Program” and collectively as the “Cash Incentive Programs.” For purposes of the 2014 Cash Incentive Program, “net income” (a) will be determined after deduction of all 2014 Cash Incentive Program and other compensation expenses and (b) will exclude any one-time or unusual items (such as items associated with the Merger Transactions or Everest Transactions). If awards had been authorized under the 2013 Cash Incentive Program (which they were not), they would have been paid in cash. Any awards which may be authorized under the 2014 Cash Incentive Program are expected to be paid in cash.
The key performance goal under each of the Cash Incentive Programs is the Company earning net income within or above a specified range (the “Eligibility Range”) for the applicable fiscal year. One Eligibility Range is established for our Chief Executive Officer and one Eligibility Range is established for our Executive Vice Presidents. Within each Eligibility Range is a series of discrete net income levels. If the Company’s net income is below the Eligibility Range for a particular Cash Incentive Program, an award payment cannot be authorized under that program. If the Company’s net income is within the Eligibility Range, the percentage of the award target which each named executive officer is eligible to earn increases at each new net income level. Awards are not prorated between income levels. If the Company’s net income is at or above the highest level of net income within the Eligibility Range, each named executive officer is eligible to earn his maximum award target. As net income is a key factor in determining a company’s overall financial success, the Compensation Committee believes that using Eligibility Ranges based on net income is an appropriate basis for establishing incentive compensation goals.
The Company earning net income within or above the applicable Eligibility Range is the only performance goal under each of the Cash Incentive Programs for Mr. Black, our Chief Executive Officer. With respect to Messrs. Hensley, Merry, Thorne and Ullman, our Executive Vice Presidents (who are the only other named executive officers), the following goals (the “Personal Goals”) may also be considered and utilized by the Compensation Committee in its exercise of negative discretion to reduce the amount of an award that would otherwise have been payable at any particular level of net income achieved by the Company: (a) the participant receiving an overall job performance rating of “Effective” or better (the equivalent of 3 out of 5);
(b) the participant complying with the Company’s Code of Conduct, Associate Handbook and other rules, regulations and policies and not engaging in any dishonest acts or other acts that are or may be detrimental to customers, fellow associates or the Company; and (c) the participant achieving specific goals for departmental or individual performance. The Personal Goals, together with the Company earning net income within or above the Eligibility Range, are collectively referred to as the “Performance Goals.” Without regard to the goals which are otherwise applicable to earning an award under the 2014 Cash Incentive Program, upon closing of the Merger Transactions (assuming that occurs during the 2014 fiscal year), each named executive officer who remained employed by the Company through the closing date will earn a prorated portion of his maximum potential cash bonus under the 2014 Cash Incentive Program, based on the number of days from February 2, 2014 (the first day of fiscal year 2014) through the date of closing.
For the 2014 Cash Incentive Program, the Compensation Committee established for our named executive officers an Eligibility Range of $83.7 million to $89.9 million of net income. If the Company earns net income below the low end of the applicable Eligibility Range, the named executive officer will not receive an award payment under the 2014 Cash Incentive Program. At $83.7 million of net income, Mr. Black will be eligible to receive up to 60% of his base salary and each Executive Vice President will each be eligible to receive up to 10% of his base salary. At or above $89.9 million of net income, Mr. Black will be eligible to receive up to approximately 151.6% of his base salary and each Executive Vice President will be eligible to receive up to 65% of his base salary. Between the low and high ends of the Eligibility Ranges, the percentage of base salary which each participant will be eligible to receive will increase as net income increases.
For the 2013 Cash Incentive Program, the Compensation Committee established for Mr. Black an Eligibility Range of $91.0 million to $100.2 million of net income and for the Executive Vice Presidents an Eligibility Range of $91.5 million to $101.1 million of net income. If the Company had earned net income below the low end of the Eligibility Range, the applicable participant would not have received an award payment under the 2013 Cash Incentive Program. At $91.0 million of net income, Mr. Black would have been eligible to receive up to 60% of his base salary; at $91.5 million of net income, Messrs. Hensley, Merry, Thorne and Ullman would each have been eligible to receive up to 10% of their respective base salaries. At or above $100.2 million of net income, Mr. Black would have been eligible to receive up to approximately 151.6% of his base salary; at or above $101.1 million of net income, Messrs. Hensley, Merry, Thorne and Ullman would each have been eligible to receive up to 65% of their respective base salaries. Between the low and high ends of the Eligibility Ranges, the percentage of base salary which each participant would have been eligible to receive would have increased at each new net income level.
The Company’s fiscal year 2013 net income was below the lowest levels of net income in the Eligibility Ranges for the 2013 Cash Incentive Program. Therefore, no award payments could be, or were, authorized for or paid to any of the named executive officers under such program.
Equity Incentive Compensation
If approved by the Compensation Committee, equity incentive compensation may be granted to the named executive officers under the Jos. A. Bank 2010 Equity Incentive Plan (the "Equity Incentive Plan"). The principal purposes of the Equity Incentive Plan are to promote the interests of the Company and our stockholders by providing our employees, directors and consultants with appropriate incentives and rewards to encourage them to enter into and continue in the employ or service of the Company or its subsidiaries, to acquire a proprietary interest in the long-term success of the Company and to reward the performance of individuals in fulfilling their personal responsibilities for long-range and annual achievements. The Equity Incentive Plan is intended to permit the grant of “performance-based compensation” within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code, thereby preserving the Company’s ability to receive federal income tax deductions for those awards to the extent that they in fact comply with that Code section.
For each of fiscal year 2013 and fiscal year 2014, the Compensation Committee established under the Equity Incentive Plan restricted stock unit programs designed to reward Company-wide performance through tying the earning of equity incentive compensation primarily to, among other things, the earning by the Company of certain net income goals. Such equity incentive programs are referred to herein respectively as the “2013 Equity Incentive Program” and the “2014 Equity Incentive Program” and collectively as the “Equity Incentive Programs.” For purposes of the 2014 Equity Incentive Program, “net income” (a) will be determined after deduction of all 2014 Equity Incentive Program and other compensation expenses and (b) will exclude any one-time or unusual items (such as items associated with the Merger Transactions or Everest Transactions). If awards had been authorized under the 2013 Equity Incentive Program (which they were not), they would have been paid in performance restricted stock units (“Performance RSUs”). Any awards which may be authorized under the 2014 Equity Incentive Program are expected to be paid in Performance RSUs.
The performance goals under each of the Equity Incentive Programs are qualitatively the same as the Performance Goals under the Cash Incentive Programs, i.e., such goals are based upon the Company earning net income within or above an
Eligibility Range for the applicable fiscal year and, with respect to the Executive Vice Presidents, the Personal Goals as set forth above under “Non-Equity Incentive Compensation.” As net income is a key factor in determining a company’s overall financial success, the Compensation Committee believes that using an Eligibility Range based on net income is an appropriate basis for establishing incentive compensation goals.
If the Company’s net income is below the Eligibility Range for a particular Equity Incentive Program, no Performance RSUs can be earned under that program. If the Company’s net income is within the Eligibility Range, the number of Performance RSUs which the named executive officers are eligible to earn increases at each new net income level. Awards are not prorated between income levels. If the Company’s net income is at or above the highest level of net income within the Eligibility Range, each named executive officer is eligible to earn his maximum award target. Without regard to the goals which are otherwise applicable to earning Performance RSUs under the 2014 Equity Incentive Program, upon closing of the Merger Transactions (assuming that occurs during the 2014 fiscal year), each Executive Officer who remained employed by the Company through the closing date will earn a prorated portion of his maximum potential RSU award under the 2014 Equity Incentive Program, based on the number of days from February 2, 2014 (the first day of fiscal year 2014) through the date of closing.
For the 2014 Equity Incentive Program, the Compensation Committee established for Mr. Black an Eligibility Range of $84.3 million to $89.9 million of net income and for our Executive Vice Presidents an Eligibility Range of $88.6 million to $91.1 million of net income. If the Company earns net income below the low end of the Eligibility Range, the applicable participant cannot earn Performance RSUs under the 2014 Equity Incentive Program. At $84.3 million of net income, Mr. Black will be eligible to earn Performance RSUs having a value of up to $178,675; at $88.6 million of net income, each Executive Vice President will be eligible to earn Performance RSUs having a value of up to $50,000. At or above $89.9 million of net income, Mr. Black will be eligible to earn Performance RSUs having a value of up to of $1,965,425; at or above $91.1 million of net income, each Executive Vice President will be eligible to earn Performance RSUs having a value of up to of $150,000. Between the low and high ends of the Eligibility Ranges, the value of Performance RSUs which each participant will be eligible to earn will increase as net income increases. The number of Performance RSUs granted was determined based on $64.48 per unit, the equivalent of the closing price of a share of common stock on April 2, 2014, the date of grant under the 2014 Equity Incentive Program.
For the 2013 Equity Incentive Program, the Compensation Committee established for Mr. Black an Eligibility Range of $92.8 million to $100.2 million of net income and for the Executive Vice Presidents an Eligibility Range of $99.8 million to $102.0 million of net income. If the Company had earned net income below the low end of the Eligibility Range, the applicable participant would not have received an award payment under the 2013 Equity Incentive Program. At $92.8 million of net income, Mr. Black would have been eligible to earn a number of Performance RSUs having a value of up to $182,248; at $99.8 million of net income Messrs. Hensley, Merry, Thorne and Ullman would have each been eligible to earn a number of Performance RSUs having a value of up to $50,000. At or above $100.2 million of net income, Mr. Black would have been eligible to earn a number of Performance RSUs having a value of up to $2,004,732; at or above $102.0 million of net income, Messrs. Hensley, Merry, Thorne and Ullman would have each been eligible to earn a number of Performance RSUs having a value of up to $150,000. Between the low and high ends of the Eligibility Ranges, the number of Performance RSUs which each participant would have been eligible to earn would have increased at each new net income level. The number of Performance RSUs granted was determined based on $39.18 per unit, the equivalent of the closing price of a share of common stock on April 2, 2013, the date of grant under the 2013 Equity Incentive Program.
The Company's fiscal year 2013 net income was below the lowest levels of net income in the Eligibility Ranges for the 2013 Equity Incentive Program. Therefore, no awards could be, or were, earned by any of the named executive officers under such program.
Negative Discretion
For each of the Incentive Programs (i.e., the 2013 Cash Incentive Program, the 2013 Equity Incentive Program, the 2014 Cash Incentive Program and the 2014 Equity Incentive Program), the Compensation Committee was or is entitled to exercise negative discretion to reduce the amount of a cash award that otherwise would have been payable to, or to reduce the number of Performance RSUs that would otherwise have been earned by, a named executive officer at any particular level of net income achieved by the Company, even if the Company’s net income is within or above the applicable Eligibility Range or level.
In deciding whether, and to what extent, to pay a cash award to, or to certify the earning of Performance RSUs by, an Executive Vice President, an important factor which may also be considered by the Compensation Committee in exercising its negative discretion is Mr. Black’s evaluation of the individual performance of each Executive Vice President. Mr. Black shall make a recommendation to the Compensation Committee for a cash and/or equity award to each Executive Vice President at or
below the applicable bonus potential based upon his evaluation of the Executive Vice President’s satisfaction of the applicable Performance Goals, the Executive Vice President’s contribution to the performance of the Company and such other factors as Mr. Black may deem relevant.
The final determination of the amount of a cash award that will be paid to, or the number of Performance RSUs that will be earned by, each named executive officer is made by the Compensation Committee; however, the Compensation Committee may not increase the cash award payable to, or the number of Performance RSUs which will be earned by, a named executive officer above the amount or number that is otherwise applicable at any particular level of net income achieved by the Company. The Incentive Programs do not confer any right or entitlement to the receipt of any cash or equity award. Notwithstanding the foregoing, without regard to the goals which are otherwise applicable to earning an award under the 2014 Cash Incentive Program and the 2014 Equity Incentive Program, upon closing of the Merger Transactions, each named executive officer who remained employed by the Company through the closing date will earn a prorated portion of his maximum potential cash bonus under the 2014 Cash Incentive Program and a prorated portion of his maximum potential RSU award under the 2014 Equity Incentive Program, based on the number of days from February 2, 2014 (the first day of fiscal year 2014) through the date of closing.
Other Employee Benefits and Non-Cash Compensation
In addition to the compensation described above, certain perquisites and benefits are provided to our named executive officers in cash, in-kind or through direct payment to third party providers. The Company believes these perquisites and benefits help us to be competitive in attracting and retaining senior management and are commensurate with the experience and skill of our named executive officers. In fiscal year 2013, the total value of these perquisites and benefits for the named executive officers ranged from approximately 6.2% to approximately 8.4% of base salary of the applicable named executive officer.
Certain perquisites are provided in accordance with the respective employment agreements of the named executive officers. Messrs. Black, Hensley, Merry and Thorne each receive a car allowance. Mr. Ullman receives the use of a Company-leased car.
Certain benefits are made available by the Company under broad-based programs offered to most of our employees, including the named executive officers. Such benefits include insurance for medical, prescription drugs, dental, vision, long-term disability, life and accidental death and dismemberment and a legal services plan. For each of the named executive officers, the Company pays for these insurance benefits, as well as insurance for up to $2,500 of medical expense reimbursement. The Company also sponsors a 401(k) plan. The Company has generally elected, from year to year, to make a discretionary contribution to employees’ 401(k) accounts. In the event the Company elects to make a discretionary contribution, the named executive officers would be eligible to participate on the same basis as all other eligible employees; provided, however, that the contribution for certain executives may be limited by IRS rules.
In March 2010, the Board adopted the 2010 Deferred Compensation Plan, which is a nonqualified, unfunded plan designed to provide a select group of the Company’s senior management (which includes each of the named executive officers), highly compensated employees and non-employee directors with the opportunity to accumulate capital by deferring compensation on a pre-tax basis. The 2010 Deferred Compensation Plan strengthens the ability of the Company to attract, reward and retain eligible employees and non-employee directors by providing them with a means to defer receipt of cash and shares of common stock associated with future grants of restricted stock units, performance share awards and certain other cash- and stock-based awards.
Employees who participate in the 2010 Deferred Compensation Plan may defer either all or none of any restricted stock unit awards, up to 15% of base salary and up to 25% of cash bonuses and incentive awards. Non-employee directors who participate in the 2010 Deferred Compensation Plan may defer all or none of any restricted stock unit awards and any other incentive compensation and all or none of their annual retainer fees, committee chairman fees, lead director fees and meeting fees.
All cash and awards that are to be deferred under the 2010 Deferred Compensation Plan will be deemed invested in Company common stock equivalent units. In the case of stock-based awards that are deferred, the number of common stock equivalent units credited to a participant’s account will be based on the number of shares underlying those awards. In the case of cash deferrals, the number of common stock equivalent units credited to a participant’s account will be based on the Company’s share price on the date of the deemed investment. If stock-based awards are subject to a vesting condition, the investment in stock unit equivalents will be deemed to occur on the date that the award vests.
In general (and subject to certain exceptions set forth in the 2010 Deferred Compensation Plan), elections to defer compensation must be made in the tax year prior to the year in which the compensation would otherwise be earned. At the time
that an employee makes each deferral election, he or she may choose between a distribution upon separation from service (subject to a 6-month delay applicable to certain officers) or payment at a scheduled future date of 5 years or 10 years following the end of the year in which that election becomes irrevocable. Regardless of election, distributions to employees will be made upon the first to occur of (a) separation from service (subject to a 6-month delay applicable to certain officers); (b) occurrence of the 5 or 10 year scheduled distribution date, as applicable; (c) a change in control of the Company; or (d) the employee's death. Distributions to Non-Employee Directors will be made upon the first to occur of (x) separation from service; (y) change in control of the Company; or (z) death. Distributions under the 2010 Deferred Compensation Plan will generally be paid in shares of Company common stock, with fractional shares paid in cash. However, the Company’s Compensation Committee has the discretion to make a determination that distributions be paid in cash or a combination of cash and shares. The Second Amended Offer, if consummated according to its terms, is expected to constitute a change in control of the Company under the 2010 Deferred Compensation Plan. In connection with the Merger, the non-employee directors and named executive officers will receive, with respect to the shares distributed from the 2010 Deferred Compensation Plan, the same $65.00 per Share consideration being offered to all other stockholders of the Company in connection with the Second Amended Offer. In the event of an unforeseeable emergency, a participant will be permitted, subject to plan rules, to elect a hardship distribution from his or her account prior to the otherwise applicable payment date.
The Company also maintains a nonqualified deferred compensation plan (the “Fidelity Deferred Compensation Plan”) that is administered by Fidelity Management Trust Company (“Fidelity”). Under the Fidelity Deferred Compensation Plan, certain executives, including the named executive officers, are entitled to defer up to 15% of their base salary and up to 25% of their annual non-equity incentive compensation. Effective salary deferral elections must be made by eligible executives prior to the end of the calendar year with respect to salary amounts to be earned in the following year and effective non-equity incentive compensation deferral elections must be made no later than six months prior to the end of the applicable performance period. Participants in the Fidelity Deferred Compensation Plan are entitled to direct the investment of the deferred amounts by selecting one or more permissible investment alternatives offered under the plan. Under the Fidelity Deferred Compensation Plan, participants are entitled to change their investment selection by contacting Fidelity. The Company does not restrict the frequency of changes in the investment selection. Fidelity maintains an excessive trading policy which generally prohibits exchanges in and then out of a fund option within 30 days (a “roundtrip”). Under Fidelity’s excessive trading policy, participants are limited to one roundtrip transaction per fund within any rolling 90-day period, subject to an overall limit of four roundtrip transactions across all funds over a rolling 12-month period. The value of the participant’s investment is based directly on the performance of the underlying mutual funds selected by the participants.
Under the Fidelity Deferred Compensation Plan, a participant is entitled to elect to receive distributions, either in a lump sum or in a series of substantially equal payments, either at separation of service or at the earlier of separation of service or reaching a pre-selected age. Regardless of any such election made by the participant, a lump sum distribution will automatically be made upon the earlier to occur of (a) separation of service prior to age 62; (b) the participant's death; or (c) a change in control of the Company. The Second Amended Offer, if consummated according to its terms, is expected to constitute a change in control of the Company.
We do not contribute to the Fidelity Deferred Compensation Plan or guarantee or supplement deemed investment returns on the participants’ accounts. The Fidelity Deferred Compensation Plan essentially operates as an uninsured, tax-advantaged personal brokerage account of the participant. Participation in this plan does not affect the participant’s base salary or annual incentive compensation. Amounts deferred under the Fidelity Deferred Compensation Plan are held in trust for payment of benefits under the plan, subject to the claims of the Company’s general creditors.
The 2010 Deferred Compensation Plan and the Fidelity Deferred Compensation Plan provide an opportunity for the participants to save for future financial needs at little cost to the Company. Providing these nonqualified deferred compensation plans contributes to the Company’s attractiveness as an employer by providing the Company with a method of rewarding and retaining these individuals.
For a more detailed discussion of the amounts earned in fiscal year 2013 under the Fidelity Deferred Compensation Plan by our named executive officers, see the Nonqualified Deferred Compensation table and accompanying narrative below.
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Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code imposes a $1 million limit on the tax deductibility of nonperformance-based compensation that is paid to a “covered employee.” Compensation that qualifies as “performance-based compensation” is excluded from the $1 million deductibility cap, and therefore remains fully deductible by the Company. In making compensation design and award decisions, the Company takes Section 162(m) into account in determining the total compensation cost which may be incurred by the Company. If, consistent with our business needs and without violating contractual obligations, we are able to structure compensation arrangements to eliminate the negative effects of Section 162(m),
we will do so. If, however, the Company’s business needs dictate hiring or making compensation decisions which may result in the Company incurring non-deductible compensation expense, the Company will take such actions as may be necessary to meet those needs. For example, a much sought-after candidate for employment may be able to command in the marketplace compensation arrangements which do not meet the exceptions to the deductibility limitations under Section 162(m). In fiscal years 2013, 2012 and 2011, substantially all compensation paid by the Company was deductible without limitation under Section 162(m). We were limited under Section 162(m) in prior years and may be limited in future years. To mitigate the impact of Section 162(m), the Company adopted the Cash Incentive Plan and the Equity Incentive Plan.
In fiscal year 2006, the Company adopted the Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123R, now codified as FASB ASC Topic 718 - Stock Compensation (“FASB ASC 718”), which generally requires a public entity to measure the cost of employee services received for an award of equity instruments based on the grant-date fair value of the award. The adoption of FASB ASC 718 had no material effect on our financial statements, because, at the time of the adoption, all options issued under our previous equity incentive plans were fully vested. FASB ASC 718 will govern the expense to the Company associated with any equity that may be issued under the Equity Incentive Plan. Generally, such equity will be expensed over the associated vesting period established pursuant to an equity award.
ARRANGEMENTS WITH NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTORS AND NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS RELATING TO THE MERGER
Shares Held by Non-Employee Directors and Named Executive Officers
As a group, the non-employee directors and named executive officers of the Company hold an aggregate of approximately 380,440 Shares as of
May 7, 2014
. If the Company's non-employee directors and named executive officers were to tender any Shares they own for purchase pursuant to the Second Amended Offer, then they would receive the same cash consideration per Share on the same terms and conditions as the other stockholders of the Company who tender their Shares. If the non-employee directors and named executive officers were to tender all of the 380,440 Shares owned by them for purchase pursuant to the Second Amended Offer and those Shares were purchased by Java for $65.00 per Share, then the non-employee directors and named executive officers would collectively receive an aggregate amount of approximately $24,728,600 in cash. To the knowledge of the Company, all of the Company's non-employee directors and named executive officers currently intend to tender all of their Shares pursuant to the Second Amended Offer. If the non-employee directors and named executive officers continue to hold such Shares at the time of the Merger, they would receive the same Merger Consideration as the other stockholders of the Company who hold Shares at the time of the Merger (other than Men’s Wearhouse, Java and stockholders who exercise and perfect their appraisal rights under the Delaware General Corporate Law).
Equity-Based Awards Held by Non-Employee Directors and Named Executive Officers
Set forth below is a discussion of the treatment in connection with the Second Amended Offer of equity incentive compensation awards held by the Company's non-employee directors and named executive officers. For purposes of valuing the amount of benefits that could be realized by the non-employee directors and named executive officers in respect of such awards in connection with the Second Amended Offer, the discussion below reflects the provisions of the Merger Agreement, which provide generally that the non-employee directors and named executive officers will receive in connection with the Merger, with respect to the shares subject to such awards, the same $65.00 per Share consideration being offered to all other stockholders of the Company in connection with the Second Amended Offer. The Second Amended Offer, if consummated according to its terms, is expected to constitute a change in control of the Company as defined in the plans under which the awards were granted.
Treatment of Restricted Stock Units
The Equity Incentive Plan provides for awards to non-employee directors. Unless the Company's Compensation Committee determines otherwise, on June 1 of each year, (or the next business day thereafter if June 1 is not a business day) each person then serving as a non-employee director receives an annual award of 2,250 restricted stock units. Unless the Company's Compensation Committee determines otherwise, each person who first becomes a non-employee director after June 17, 2010 receives an inaugural award of 1,500 restricted stock units upon election to the Board. These restricted stock units vest approximately (but not less than) twelve months following the date of grant.
The following table summarizes, with respect to each non-employee director, the cash value, based on the Merger Consideration of $65.00 per Share, in respect of the unvested restricted stock units as of
May 7, 2014
which will be received by the non-employee directors in connection with the Merger, pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement which provides that
all such units will be cancelled in exchange for a payment equal to the Merger Consideration at the time of the Merger. Such unvested restricted stock units are otherwise scheduled to vest on June 3, 2014, except those related to Mr. Bergren which are scheduled to vest on September 4, 2014.
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Directors
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Number of Unvested Restricted Stock Units (#)
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Value of Unvested Restricted Stock Units ($)
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Byron Bergren
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1,500
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97,500
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James H. Ferstl
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2,250
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146,250
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Andrew A. Giordano
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2,250
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146,250
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William E. Herron
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2,250
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146,250
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Sidney H. Ritman
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2,250
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146,250
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Robert N. Wildrick
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2,250
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146,250
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Treatment of Performance Restricted Stock Units
The Company has granted performance restricted stock units to its named executive officers under the Equity Incentive Plan. Under the Merger Agreement, earned, but unvested performance restricted stock awards, if any, will be subject to accelerated vesting; the extent of such vesting depends on the timing of the change in control in relation to the award's vesting schedule. As of the date hereof, there are no earned, but unvested performance restricted stock awards.
The following table summarizes, with respect to each named executive officer, the cash value, based on the Merger Consideration of $65.00 per Share, in respect of Performance RSUs granted to the named executive officers under the 2011 Equity Incentive Program. These are the only earned Performance RSUs which were unvested as of February 1, 2014. These Performance RSUs were earned because the relevant performance goals were satisfied. However, they were not vested as of February 1, 2014, because the relevant time-based vesting periods had not yet lapsed. The Performance RSUs granted under the 2011 Equity Incentive Program vested on March 29, 2014.
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Named Executive Officers
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Number of Performance Restricted Stock Units (#)
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Value of Performance Restricted Stock Units ($)
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R. Neal Black
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12,049
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783,185
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Robert B. Hensley
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3,078
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200,070
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Gary M. Merry
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3,078
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200,070
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James W. Thorne
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3,078
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200,070
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David E. Ullman
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3,078
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200,070
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On April 2, 2014, the Compensation Committee authorized the grant to the named executive officers of Performance RSUs under the 2014 Equity Incentive Program. If the Merger occurs prior to the end of fiscal year 2014, the Merger Agreement provides that the number of Shares with respect to which the Merger Consideration will be payable for fiscal year 2014 will be calculated assuming maximum performance with respect to all performance goals and then pro-rated for the number of days elapsed in the performance period at the time of the Merger. The following table summarizes, with respect to each named executive officer, the cash value, based on the Merger Consideration of $65.00 per Share, in respect of Performance RSUs granted to the named executive officers under the 2014 Equity Incentive Program,
without
prorating in accordance with the Merger Agreement.
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Named Executive Officers
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Number of Performance Restricted Stock Units (#)
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Value of Performance Restricted Stock Units ($)
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R. Neal Black
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30,481
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1,981,265
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Robert B. Hensley
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2,326
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151,190
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Gary M. Merry
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2,326
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151,190
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James W. Thorne
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2,326
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151,190
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David E. Ullman
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2,326
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151,190
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No Other Equity-Based Awards
Other than the restricted stock units and performance restricted stock units described above, there are no stock options or other equity or equity-based awards held by the Company's named executive officers or non-employee directors.
Treatment of Employee Benefits
The Merger Agreement provides that, for a period of one year following the Merger, Men’s Wearhouse will generally provide to each Company employee (i) base salary or hourly wage or commission rate and equity-based compensation (or cash incentive compensation of equivalent value) that, in each case, is no less favorable than the base salary or hourly wage or commission rate and equity-based compensation that was provided to the applicable Company employee immediately prior to the Merger and (ii) employee benefits (excluding any deferred compensation and post-termination health, medical or other welfare or life insurance benefits), that are substantially comparable in the aggregate to the employee benefits that were provided to the applicable Company employee immediately prior to the Merger.
The Merger Agreement provides that each Company employee will receive full credit for his or her service with the Company and its subsidiaries for purposes of eligibility, vesting (other than for purposes of future equity grants), and determination of the level of paid time off, vacation and sick leave benefits, under any benefit plans of Men’s Wearhouse, the Surviving Corporation or any of their subsidiaries in which the Company employee participates to the same extent recognized by the Company immediately prior to the Merger. Service credit will not be provided by Men’s Wearhouse, however, for purposes of any sabbatical plan, policy or arrangement, or to the extent that such recognition would result in a duplication of benefits for the same period or to the extent such service was not recognized under the corresponding Company employee benefit plan.
Men’s Wearhouse will, or will cause the Surviving Corporation or any of their respective subsidiaries to, as applicable (1) waive any preexisting condition limitations applicable to Company employees and their eligible dependents under any plan of Men’s Wearhouse or any of its subsidiaries that provides health benefits in which Company employees are eligible to participate following the Merger (other than limitations that were in effect with respect to such employees as of the Merger under analogous Company employees benefit plans), (2) honor any deductible, co-payment and out-of-pocket maximums incurred by Company employees and their eligible dependents under the Company health plans in which they participated immediately prior to the Merger during the portion of the calendar year prior to the Merger in satisfying the deductibles, co-payments or out-of-pocket maximums under the corresponding health plans of Men’s Wearhouse, the Surviving Corporation or any of their subsidiaries in which they participate after the Merger in the same plan year in which such deductibles, co-payments or out-of-pocket maximums were incurred and (3) waive any waiting period limitation or evidence of insurability requirement that would otherwise be applicable to the Company employee and his or her eligible dependents on or after the Merger, in each case to the extent such Company employee or eligible dependent had satisfied any similar limitation or requirement under an analogous Company employee benefit plan prior to the Merger.
Treatment of Company 2014 Incentive Plans
Without regard to the goals which are otherwise applicable to earning an award under the 2014 Cash Incentive Program and the 2014 Equity Incentive Program, upon closing of the Merger Transactions, each named executive officer who remained employed by the Company through the closing date will earn a prorated portion of his maximum potential cash bonus under the 2014 Cash Incentive Program and a prorated portion of his maximum potential RSU award under the 2014 Equity Incentive Program, based on the number of days from February 2, 2014 (the first day of fiscal year 2014) through the date of closing.
Company Transaction Retention Plan
In connection with entering into the Merger Agreement, the Company has established a Transaction Retention Plan (the “Retention Plan”), providing for cash retention payments (the “Retention Payments”), not to exceed an aggregate maximum amount of $7,000,000. Retention Payments will generally be paid on the 90
th
day following the closing of the Second Amended Offer, with certain exceptions, provided that the participant is still employed by the Surviving Corporation as of the date of the Retention Payments. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Retention Plan, named executive officers are eligible to receive the following Retention Payments in connection with the consummation of the Second Amended Offer:
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Named Executive Officers
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Retention Payment ($)
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R. Neal Black
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1,500,000
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Robert B. Hensley
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500,000
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Gary M. Merry
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500,000
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James W. Thorne
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300,000
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David E. Ullman
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1,000,000
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COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REPORT
The Compensation Committee has reviewed and discussed with the management of the Company the foregoing Compensation Discussion and Analysis and, based on such review and discussion, has recommended to the Board that the Compensation Discussion and Analysis be included in this Form 10-K/A.
Respectfully submitted, Compensation Committee:
Sidney H. Ritman (Chairman)
James H. Ferstl
William E. Herron
COMPENSATION TABLES
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The following table sets forth information concerning compensation earned by our named executive officers for Fiscal 2013, Fiscal 2012 and Fiscal 2011.
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Principal Position
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Awards
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Awards
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Non-Equity
Incentive Plan
Compensation
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Change in
Pension Value
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Deferred
Compensation
Earnings
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All Other
Compensation
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Total
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R. Neal Black,
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2013
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791,275
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2,004,723
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77,042
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49,009
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2,922,049
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President and Chief
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2012
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806,492
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1,965,420
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|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
75,631
|
|
|
53,686
|
|
|
2,901,229
|
|
Executive Officer
|
|
2011
|
|
783,138
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
1,965,414
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
1,199,675
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
52,288
|
|
|
4,000,515
|
|
David E. Ullman,
|
|
2013
|
|
469,650
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
149,981
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
30,389
|
|
|
39,457
|
|
|
689,477
|
|
Executive Vice
|
|
2012
|
|
478,682
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
149,983
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
|
36,679
|
|
|
40,858
|
|
|
706,202
|
|
President-Chief Financial Officer
|
|
2011
|
|
467,325
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
149,960
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
305,273
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
41,330
|
|
|
963,888
|
|
Robert B. Hensley,
|
|
2013
|
|
494,900
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
149,981
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
18,903
|
|
|
38,202
|
|
|
701,986
|
|
Executive Vice President for Human Resources,
|
|
2012
|
|
504,417
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
149,983
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
29,765
|
|
|
40,596
|
|
|
724,761
|
|
Real Estate and Loss Prevention
|
|
2011
|
|
492,450
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
149,960
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
321,685
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
38,756
|
|
|
1,002,851
|
|
Gary M. Merry,
|
|
2013
|
|
465,000
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
149,981
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
30,210
|
|
|
645,191
|
|
Executive Vice President for
|
|
2012
|
|
473,942
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
149,983
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
33,121
|
|
|
657,046
|
|
Store and Catalog Operations
|
|
2011
|
|
432,500
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
149,960
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
302,250
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
30,944
|
|
|
915,654
|
|
James W. Thorne,
|
|
2013
|
|
440,000
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
149,981
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
31,084
|
|
|
621,065
|
|
Executive Vice President for Merchandising and
|
|
2012
|
|
448,462
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
149,983
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
33,763
|
|
|
632,208
|
|
Chief Merchandising Officer
|
|
2011
|
|
407,500
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
149,960
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
286,000
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
32,504
|
|
|
875,964
|
|
Notes to Summary Compensation Table
Stock Awards
In fiscal year 2013, the Company issued to each named executive officer a Performance Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement. Mr. Black had the
opportunity
to earn a maximum of 51,167 Performance RSUs having a grant date fair value of $2,004,723 and each of the Executive Vice Presidents had the
opportunity
to earn a maximum of 3,828 Performance RSUs having a grant date fair value of $149,981. As the Company's fiscal year 2013 net income was below the lowest levels of net income in the Eligibility Ranges for the 2013 Equity Incentive Program,
no awards could be, or were, earned
by any of the named executive officers under such program.
In fiscal year 2012, the Company issued to each named executive officer a Performance Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement. Mr. Black had the
opportunity
to earn a maximum of 36,076 Performance RSUs having a grant date fair value of $1,965,420 and each of the Executive Vice Presidents had the
opportunity
to earn a maximum of 2,753 Performance RSUs having a grant date fair value of $149,983. As the Company's fiscal year 2012 net income was below the lowest levels of net income in the Eligibility Ranges for the 2012 Equity Incentive Program,
no awards could be, or were, earned
by any of the named executive officers under such program.
In fiscal year 2011, the Company issued to each named executive officer a Performance Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement under the 2011 Basic Equity Incentive Program. Mr. Black had the maximum opportunity to earn (and subsequently did earn) 40,341 Performance RSUs at a grant date fair value of $1,965,414 and each of the Executive Vice Presidents had the maximum opportunity to earn (and subsequently did earn) 3,078 Performance RSUs at a grant date fair value of $149,960. Also in fiscal year 2011, the Company issued to each named executive officer a Performance Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement under the 2011 Supplemental Equity Incentive Program. Mr. Black had the maximum opportunity to earn 5,131
Performance RSUs at a grant date fair value of $249,982 and each of the Executive Vice Presidents had the maximum opportunity to earn 2,052 Performance RSUs at a grant date fair value of $99,973.
None of such Performance RSUs under the supplemental program were earned by any of the named executive officers.
Amounts reported in column (e) represent the grant date fair value of restricted stock units issued to the named executive officers, based on the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant.
Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation
The amounts reported in column (g) reflect amounts earned by, and subsequently paid to, each named executive officer for the applicable fiscal year under the Company’s Cash Incentive Program for that year. No non-equity incentive compensation was paid to the named executive officers in fiscal year 2014 for performance in fiscal year 2013 or in fiscal year 2013 for performance in fiscal year 2012. The non-equity incentive compensation paid to the named executive officers in fiscal year 2012 for performance in fiscal year 2011 represented the maximum potential awards that could have been earned under the Cash Incentive Programs for that performance year.
Changes in Pension Value and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings
The Company does not maintain a pension plan for which the named executive officers are eligible. The amounts set forth in column (h) represent the above-market earnings, if any, by the named executive officers on their respective accounts in the Fidelity Deferred Compensation Plan. Under SEC regulations, the “market rate” of interest is deemed to be 120% of the applicable federal long-term rate. The above-market earnings credited to the participants in the Fidelity Deferred Compensation Plan were calculated as the difference between the return earned on such participants’ accounts during the applicable fiscal year and the interest that would have been earned at a rate equal to 120% of the applicable federal long-term rate.
All Other Compensation
The tables below set forth the components of the amounts reported as All Other Compensation in column (i). These components are: (a) either an allowance for a car or the use of a Company-leased car; (b) the incremental cost to the Company of a legal services plan and of insurance for health, prescription drugs, medical expense reimbursement, dental, vision, long-term disability, life, and accidental death and dismemberment; and (c) amounts contributed by the Company for the named executive officer under the Company’s 401(k) plan. Except with respect to Mr. Ullman, the amounts shown in column (a) below are cash allowances and reflect the actual dollar amounts paid in the applicable fiscal year. With respect to Mr. Ullman, the amount shown in column (a) reflects the value of Mr. Ullman’s personal use of a Company-leased car during the applicable fiscal year determined in accordance with applicable IRS regulations.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Named Executive
Officer
|
|
Fiscal Year 2013 All Other Compensation
($)
|
(a)
|
|
(b)
|
|
(c)
|
|
Total
|
R. Neal Black
|
|
19,200
|
|
|
27,309
|
|
|
2,500
|
|
|
49,009
|
|
David E. Ullman
|
|
14,819
|
|
|
22,138
|
|
|
2,500
|
|
|
39,457
|
|
Robert B. Hensley
|
|
9,600
|
|
|
26,102
|
|
|
2,500
|
|
|
38,202
|
|
Gary M. Merry
|
|
9,600
|
|
|
18,110
|
|
|
2,500
|
|
|
30,210
|
|
James W. Thorne
|
|
9,600
|
|
|
18,984
|
|
|
2,500
|
|
|
31,084
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Named Executive
Officer
|
|
Fiscal Year 2012 All Other Compensation
($)
|
(a)
|
|
(b)
|
|
(c)
|
|
Total
|
R. Neal Black
|
|
19,570
|
|
|
29,216
|
|
|
4,900
|
|
|
53,686
|
|
David E. Ullman
|
|
15,736
|
|
|
20,222
|
|
|
4,900
|
|
|
40,858
|
|
Robert B. Hensley
|
|
9,785
|
|
|
25,911
|
|
|
4,900
|
|
|
40,596
|
|
Gary M. Merry
|
|
9,785
|
|
|
18,436
|
|
|
4,900
|
|
|
33,121
|
|
James W. Thorne
|
|
9,785
|
|
|
19,078
|
|
|
4,900
|
|
|
33,763
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Named Executive
Officer
|
|
Fiscal Year 2011 All Other Compensation
($)
|
(a)
|
|
(b)
|
|
(c)
|
|
Total
|
R. Neal Black
|
|
19,200
|
|
|
27,698
|
|
|
5,390
|
|
|
52,288
|
|
David E. Ullman
|
|
15,941
|
|
|
19,999
|
|
|
5,390
|
|
|
41,330
|
|
Robert B. Hensley
|
|
9,600
|
|
|
23,766
|
|
|
5,390
|
|
|
38,756
|
|
Gary M. Merry
|
|
9,600
|
|
|
15,954
|
|
|
5,390
|
|
|
30,944
|
|
James W. Thorne
|
|
9,600
|
|
|
17,514
|
|
|
5,390
|
|
|
32,504
|
|
F
ISCAL
2013 G
RANTS
OF
P
LAN
-B
ASED
A
WARDS
The following table sets forth information concerning grants of non-equity and equity awards to our named executive officers in fiscal year 2013 under the 2013 Cash Incentive Program and 2013 Equity Incentive Program.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Grant
Date
(b)
|
|
Estimated Future
Payouts Under Non-
Equity Incentive Plan Awards(1)
|
|
Estimated Future
Payouts Under
Equity Incentive Plan
Awards(2)
|
|
All Other
Stock
Awards:
Number
of Shares
of Stock
or Units(3)
(#)
(i)
|
|
All Other
Option
Awards:
Number of
Securities
Underlying
Options(4)
(#)
(j)
|
|
Exercise
or Base
Price of
Option
Awards
($/sh)
(k)
|
|
Grant
Date Fair
Value of
Stock and
Option
Awards
($)
(l)
|
Name
(a)
|
|
Threshold
($)
(c)
|
|
Target
($)
(d)
|
|
Maximum
($)
(e)
|
|
Threshold
(#)
(f)
|
|
Target
(#)
(g)
|
|
Maximum
(#)
(h)
|
|
R. Neal Black
|
|
4/2/2013
|
|
484,260
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
1,223,668
|
|
|
4,651
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
51,167
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
2,004,723
|
|
David E. Ullman
|
|
4/2/2013
|
|
46,965
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
305,273
|
|
|
1,276
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
3,828
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
149,981
|
|
Robert B. Hensley
|
|
4/2/2013
|
|
49,490
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
321,685
|
|
|
1,276
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
3,828
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
149,981
|
|
Gary M. Merry
|
|
4/2/2013
|
|
46,500
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
302,250
|
|
|
1,276
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
3,828
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
149,981
|
|
James W. Thorne
|
|
4/2/2013
|
|
44,000
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
286,000
|
|
|
1,276
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
3,828
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
149,981
|
|
|
|
(1)
|
This column presents information about
potential
awards under the Company’s 2013 Cash Incentive Program.
No actual payments were made pursuant to these awards.
For a more detailed description of the 2013 Cash Incentive Program, see the “Non-Equity Incentive Compensation” section of the Compensation Discussion and Analysis above. The 2013 Cash Incentive Program does not specify a “target” amount; therefore the respective amounts in the “target” column are representative amounts based on the Company’s actual fiscal year 2013 performance. As the Company's fiscal year 2013 net income was below the lowest levels of net income in the Eligibility Ranges for the 2013 Cash Incentive Program, no awards could be, or were, earned by any of the named executive officers under such program. The “threshold” amount represents the amount payable at the lowest net income level at which any award was payable and the “maximum” is the amount payable at the highest net income level.
|
|
|
(2)
|
This column presents information about
potential
awards under the Company’s 2013 Equity Incentive Program.
No awards were actually earned.
For a more detailed description of the 2013 Equity Incentive Program, see the “Equity Incentive Compensation” section of the Compensation Discussion and Analysis above. The 2013 Equity Incentive Program does not specify a “target” amount; therefore the respective amounts in the “target” column are representative amounts based on the Company’s actual fiscal year 2013 performance. As the Company's fiscal year 2013 net income was below the lowest levels of net income in the Eligibility Ranges for the 2013 Equity Incentive Program, no awards could be, or were, earned by any of the named executive officers under such program. The “threshold” amount is the number of Performance RSUs issuable at the lowest net income level at which any Performance RSUs could be earned and the “maximum” is the number of Performance RSUs issuable at the highest net income level.
|
|
|
(3)
|
The Company did not grant any stock awards not otherwise disclosed in fiscal year 2013.
|
|
|
(4)
|
The Company did not grant any option awards in fiscal year 2013.
|
N
ARRATIVE
D
ISCLOSURE
TO
S
UMMARY
C
OMPENSATION
T
ABLE
AND
G
RANTS
OF
P
LAN
-B
ASED
A
WARDS
T
ABLE
Employment Agreements
We had employment agreements with all of our named executive officers during fiscal year 2013. The material terms of each employment agreement are discussed below. Each named executive officer is entitled to certain payments following the termination of his employment with the Company. Set forth in the section below entitled “Potential Payments on Termination
or Change in Control” is information regarding potential payments on termination or change in control which may be due to each named executive officer under certain circumstances.
R. Neal Black
Mr. Black is employed by the Company pursuant to an amended and restated employment agreement that expires on January 31, 2015. The employment agreement provides for an annual base salary, annual increases of not less than the percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index (in the event the Company grants base salary increases generally for other employees of the Company) and incentive compensation. Mr. Black’s current annualized base salary is $791,275. The Compensation Committee did not approve a base salary increase for Mr. Black for fiscal year 2014. In the event general base salary increases are granted to other employees of the Company at some later date this year, the Compensation Committee will, consistent with Mr. Black's employment agreement, re-consider its decision with respect to Mr. Black's base salary. The employment agreement provides for an annual incentive opportunity of up to 400% of base salary based upon the achievement of annual performance goals. If such incentive compensation is earned, not less than 150% of base salary is payable in cash and the balance, if any, may be paid in equity. The earned equity incentive compensation, if any, equal to the first 100% of base salary will vest on the later to occur of (a) the first anniversary of the equity grant date or (b) the date on which the Compensation Committee determines the degree to which the performance goals have been met. One-half of any additional earned equity bonus will vest on each of the second and third anniversaries of the grant date. The employment agreement also provides for benefits, perquisites, severance and an agreement not to compete with the Company, each of which is described in this Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-K/A. Mr. Black was elected to the Board in December 2008 concurrently with his appointment as our Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Black’s employment agreement provides that he will serve without additional compensation as a director of the Company and, if he should so desire, any of its subsidiaries. Mr. Black has agreed to resign any and all such directorships concurrently with the expiration or other termination of his employment under the employment agreement.
David E. Ullman, Robert B. Hensley, Gary M. Merry and James W. Thorne
Each of the Executive Vice Presidents is employed pursuant to an employment agreement that expires on January 31, 2015. Each of these employment agreements provides for an annual base salary and an annual non-equity incentive opportunity of up to 65% of base salary based upon the achievement of annual performance goals. Base salary increases and potential equity incentive compensation are in the discretion of the Compensation Committee. Base salaries for the Executive Vice Presidents were increased for fiscal year 2011, but were not increased for fiscal years 2012 or 2013. Each of these employment agreements also provides for benefits, perquisites, severance and the executive officer’s agreement not to compete with the Company, each of which is described in this annual Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-K/A.
Awards under our Non-Equity Incentive Compensation Program and our Equity Incentive Program
The Compensation Discussion and Analysis section above includes a detailed description of our non-equity incentive compensation program and our equity incentive program, as well as awards granted thereunder in 2013. Any dividends or other distributions paid to holders of record of the Company’s stock will accrue on the Performance RSUs awarded to the named executive officers. These dividends or other distributions will accrue in an amount equal to the product of (i) the amount of such dividend or distribution paid with respect to one share of the Company’s stock and (ii) the number of Performance RSUs granted, divided by the fair market value of one share of stock on the applicable dividend or distribution payment date for the dividend or other distribution. All accrued amounts will be credited to the named executive officers in the form of additional restricted stock units on such date. These so-called “dividend equivalents” will not be paid to the named executive officers until settlement of their Performance RSUs in stock of the Company.
O
UTSTANDING
E
QUITY
A
WARDS
AT
F
ISCAL
2013Y
EAR
-E
ND
The following table reflects option awards and stock awards outstanding as of February 1, 2014.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Option Awards
|
|
Stock Awards
|
Name
(a)
|
|
Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options
(#)
Exercisable
(b)
|
|
Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options
(#)
Unexercisable
(c)
|
|
Equity
Incentive
Plan Awards:
Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Unearned
Options
(#)
(d)
|
|
Option
Exercise Price
($)
(e)
|
|
Option
Expiration
Date
(f)
|
|
Number
of Shares
or Units
of Stock
that
have not
Vested(1)
(#)
(g)
|
|
Market
Value of
Shares or
Units of
Stock
that
have not
Vested
($)
(h)
|
|
Equity
Incentive
Plan
Awards:
Number
of
Unearned
Shares,
Units or
Other
Rights
that have
not
Vested (2)
(#)
(i)
|
|
Equity
Incentive
Plan
Awards:
Market or
Payout
Value of
Unearned
Shares,
Units or
Other
Rights
that have
not
Vested
($)
(j)
|
R. Neal Black
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
12,049
|
|
|
677,395
|
|
|
4,651
|
|
|
261,479
|
|
David E. Ullman
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
3,078
|
|
|
173,045
|
|
|
1,276
|
|
|
71,737
|
|
Robert B. Hensley
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
3,078
|
|
|
173,045
|
|
|
1,276
|
|
|
71,737
|
|
Gary M. Merry
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
3,078
|
|
|
173,045
|
|
|
1,276
|
|
|
71,737
|
|
James W. Thorne
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
3,078
|
|
|
173,045
|
|
|
1,276
|
|
|
71,737
|
|
|
|
(1)
|
Column (g) represents the number of Performance RSUs granted to the named executive officers under the 2011 Equity Incentive Program. Based on the satisfaction of the relevant performance goals, these Performance RSUs have been earned. As of February 1, 2014, however, they had not vested because the relevant time-based vesting periods had not yet lapsed. The Performance RSUs granted under the 2011 Equity Incentive Program vested on March 29, 2014.
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(2)
Column (i) represents the number of Performance RSUs issuable at the lowest net income level at which any Performance RSUs could be earned by the named executive officers under the 2013 Equity Incentive Program. As the Company's fiscal year 2013 net income was below the lowest level of net income for the 2013 Equity Incentive Program,
no awards were earned
by any of the named executive officers under such program.
F
ISCAL
2013 O
PTION
E
XERCISES
AND
S
TOCK
V
ESTED
The following table provides information regarding option awards exercised by the named executive officers and stock awards that vested during Fiscal 2013.
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Option Awards
|
|
Stock Awards
|
Name
(a)
|
|
Number of
Shares
Acquired on
Exercise
(#)
(b)
|
|
Value
Realized on
Exercise
($)
(c)
|
|
Number of
Shares
Acquired on
Vesting
(#)
(d)
|
|
Value
Realized on
Vesting
($)
(e)
|
R. Neal Black
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
26,525
|
|
|
1,049,228
|
|
David E. Ullman
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
3,775
|
|
|
148,244
|
|
Robert B. Hensley
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
3,775
|
|
|
148,244
|
|
Gary M. Merry
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
3,775
|
|
|
148,244
|
|
James W. Thorne
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
3,775
|
|
|
148,244
|
|
Note to Fiscal Year 2013 Option Exercises and Stock Vested Table
The amounts in column (e) have been determined as the market price of the shares at vesting (based on the closing price on the date of vesting) multiplied by the number of shares acquired on vesting.
P
ENSION
B
ENEFITS
The Pension Benefits table is omitted as the Company does not offer pension benefits to the named executive officers.
F
ISCAL
2013 N
ONQUALIFIED
D
EFERRED
C
OMPENSATION
The following table shows the nonqualified deferred compensation benefits for each named executive officer during Fiscal 2013 under the Fidelity Deferred Compensation Plan.
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Name
(a)
|
|
Executive
Contributions
in Last FY
($)
(b)
|
|
Registrant
Contributions
in Last FY ($)
(c)
|
|
Aggregate
Earnings/(Losses)
in Last FY
($)
(d)
|
|
Aggregate
Withdrawals/
Distributions
($)
(e)
|
|
Aggregate
Balance
at Last
FYE
($)
(f)
|
R. Neal Black
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
106,653
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
932,168
|
|
David E. Ullman
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
47,823
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
533,868
|
|
Robert B. Hensley
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
37,118
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
544,913
|
|
Gary M. Merry
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
James W. Thorne
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
The amounts reported in column (d) above represent the aggregate earnings (which include interest, dividends, dividend equivalents and realized and unrealized gains and losses) on each named executive officer’s investment in the applicable named executive officer’s selected funds. Pursuant to SEC regulations, all earnings on nonqualified deferred compensation in excess of 120% of the applicable federal long-term rate are deemed “above market” earnings and are reported in column (h) of the Summary Compensation Table.
Included in the amounts reported in column (f) above are amounts reported for Mr. Ullman and Mr. Hensley in the Summary Compensation Table as “Salary” (column (c)), “Bonus” (column (d)) and/or “Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation” (column (g)). For Mr. Ullman the deferred amounts were $60,450 for fiscal year 2011 and $61,055 for fiscal year 2012. For Mr. Hensley the deferred amounts were $31,850 for fiscal year 2011 and $32,169 for fiscal year 2012.
The Compensation Discussion and Analysis above includes a detailed description of our deferred compensation plans, including the types of compensation permitted to be deferred, limitations on deferral and other material terms.
P
OTENTIAL
P
AYMENTS
ON
T
ERMINATION
OR
C
HANGE
IN
C
ONTROL
The table below contains information concerning potential payments on termination or change in control which may be due under the respective employment agreements with our named executive officers based on the assumption that the event triggering such payments had taken place on the last day of fiscal year 2013.
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Name
(a)
|
|
Termination
without
Cause by
Company or
for Good
Reason by
Executive
($)
(b)
|
|
Termination
by Company
for Cause
($)
(c)
|
|
Termination
by Executive
without Good
Reason or as a
Result of the
Death or
Disability of
Executive
($)
(d)
|
|
Expiration
at the
Election of
Company
($)
(e)
|
|
Termination
within 90
Days of a
Change in
Control
(1)
($)
(f)
|
R. Neal Black
|
|
1,550,000
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
775,000
|
|
|
1,550,000
|
|
David E. Ullman
|
|
704,475
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
704,475
|
|
|
—
|
|
Robert B. Hensley
|
|
494,900
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
494,900
|
|
|
—
|
|
Gary M. Merry
|
|
465,000
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
465,000
|
|
|
—
|
|
James W. Thorne
|
|
440,000
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
440,000
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
(1)
|
A change in control is not a triggering event for a payment to any of the Executive Vice Presidents under their respective employment agreements. In the event the employment agreement for one of the Executive Vice Presidents is terminated within 90 days of a change in control, the termination payment would be calculated based upon the circumstances described in the notes to columns (b), (c) or (d), as applicable. For information on payments to be made to the named executive officers on the change in control of the Company resulting from the Merger Transactions, see the section of this Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-K/A titled "Arrangements with Non-Employee Directors and Named Executive Officers relating to the Merger."
|
Notes to Potential Payments on Termination or Change in Control Table
Termination without Cause by Company or for Good Reason by Executive (Column (b))
Under the terms of the respective employment agreements with our named executive officers, if the employment period is terminated by the Company without “cause” (as defined below) or by the executive for “good reason” (as defined below), the Company will be obligated to make a termination payment, in addition to paying the executive’s base salary through the date of termination. For Mr. Black, the termination payment is an agreed-upon amount payable in one lump sum on the last day of the employment period. For Messrs. Ullman, Hensley, Merry and Thorne the termination payment is based on the named executive officer’s base salary in effect as of the last day of fiscal year 2013 and is payable in equal weekly installments over the term corresponding to the amount due. Mr. Ullman is entitled to 18 months of salary. Messrs. Hensley, Merry and Thorne are each entitled to 12 months of salary. A named executive officer whose employment period is terminated by the Company without cause or by the executive for good reason will also receive any non-equity incentive compensation which may have been earned through the date of termination. The non-equity incentive compensation is payable as and when such compensation would have been paid had the employment period not ended, i.e., promptly following the determination thereof, but in no event later than 90 days following the end of the year for which such compensation is earned. No such non-equity incentive compensation is shown in the table above because no non-equity incentive compensation was earned by our named executive officers for fiscal year 2013.
Without limiting the terms and conditions of the respective employment agreements between our named executive officers and the Company, the term “cause,” as used in the employment agreements, generally means with respect to each named executive officer: (a) the conviction of a felony involving money or other property of the Company or any other felony or offense involving moral turpitude; (b) the willful commission of an act not approved of or ratified on behalf of the Company involving a material conflict of interest or self-dealing relating to any material aspect of the Company’s business or affairs; (c) the willful commission of any act of fraud or misrepresentation related to the business of the Company which would materially and negatively impact upon the Company; or (d) the willful and material failure to comply with the lawful orders of the Company, provided such orders are consistent with the duties, responsibilities and/or authority of his office.
Without limiting the terms and conditions of the respective employment agreements between our named executive officers and the Company, the term “good reason,” as used in the employment agreements, generally means any material breach by the Company of any provision of the employment agreement which, if susceptible of being cured, is not cured within thirty (30) days after notice. However, the cure period applicable to any failure timely to pay (or any reduction in) compensation or benefits paid or payable to the named executive officer pursuant to the employment agreement is seven (7) days after delivery of notice thereof to the Company.
Termination by Company for Cause (Column (c))
Under the terms of the respective employment agreements between our named executive officers and the Company, if the employment period is terminated by the Company for cause, the named executive officer will be paid his base salary through the date of termination and any non-equity incentive compensation earned through the date of termination, but is not entitled to any other payments. The non-equity incentive compensation is payable as and when such compensation would have been paid had the employment period not ended, i.e., promptly following the determination thereof, but in no event later than 90 days following the end of the year for which such compensation is earned. No such non-equity incentive compensation is shown in the table above because no non-equity incentive compensation was earned by our named executive officers for fiscal year 2013.
Termination by Executive without Good Reason or as a Result of the Death or Disability of Executive (Column (d))
Under the terms of the respective employment agreements between our named executive officers and the Company, if the employment period is terminated by the named executive officer without good reason or as a result of his death or disability, the named executive officer will be paid his base salary through the date of termination and any non-equity incentive compensation earned through the date of termination, but is not entitled to any other payments. The non-equity incentive compensation is payable as and when such compensation would have been paid had the employment period not ended, i.e., promptly following the determination thereof, but in no event later than 90 days following the end of the year for which such compensation is earned. No such non-equity incentive compensation is shown in the table above because no non-equity incentive compensation was earned by our named executive officers for fiscal year 2013.
Expiration at the Election of Company (Column (e))
Under the terms of the respective employment agreements between our named executive officers and the Company, in the event the Company elects not to renew the employment agreement or to otherwise extend employment on the then current terms for an additional year, the named executive officer will be entitled to severance payments. For Mr. Black, the termination payment is an agreed-upon amount payable in one lump sum on the last day of the employment period. For Messrs. Ullman,
Hensley, Merry and Thorne the termination payment is based on the named executive officer’s base salary in effect as of the last day of fiscal year 2013 and is payable in equal weekly installments over the term corresponding to the amount due. Mr. Ullman is entitled to 18 months of salary. Messrs. Hensley, Merry and Thorne are each entitled to 12 months of salary. A named executive officer whose employment agreement is not being renewed by the Company will also receive any non-equity incentive compensation which may have been earned for the year ending on the stated expiration date of the employment period. The non-equity incentive compensation is payable as and when such compensation would have been paid had the employment period not ended, i.e., promptly following the determination thereof, but in no event later than 90 days following the end of the year for which such compensation is earned. No such non-equity incentive compensation is shown in the table above because no non-equity incentive compensation was earned by our named executive officers for fiscal year 2013.
Termination within 90 Days of a Change in Control (Column (f))
Mr. Black may terminate his employment agreement with the Company at any time within 90 days following a “change in control” (as defined below) of the Company. In the event of such termination, or if the Company terminates the employment agreement for cause within 90 days following a change in control, the Company will make a payment to Mr. Black as set forth in the table above. The termination payment is payable on the last day of the employment period. Upon termination for a change in control, Mr. Black is also entitled to any non-equity incentive compensation which may be payable as and when such compensation would have been paid had the employment period not ended, i.e., promptly following the determination thereof, but in no event later than 90 days following the end of the year for which such compensation is earned. No such non-equity incentive compensation is shown in the table above because no non-equity incentive compensation was earned by Mr. Black for fiscal year 2013. In the event the employment agreement for one of the executive vice presidents is terminated within 90 days of a change in control, the termination payment would be calculated based upon the circumstances described in the notes to columns (b), (c) or (d), as applicable. A change in control does not affect the calculation of these termination payments.
Without limiting the terms and conditions of Mr. Black’s employment agreement with the Company, the term “change of control,” as used in the employment agreement, generally means (a) the acquisition by any “person” (as defined in the Exchange Act) of beneficial ownership of 51% or more of the stock of the Company; (b) the acquisition by any such “person” of beneficial ownership of 30% or more of the stock of the Company and a change in the majority of the Board; or (c) the merger, consolidation or liquidation of the Company or the sale or disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company. The Second Amended Offer, if consummated according to its terms, is expected to constitute a change in control of the Company under Mr. Black’s employment agreement.
Additional Notes Regarding Potential Post-Employment Payments and Obligations
Non-Equity Incentive Compensation
The employment agreements use the word “bonus” or "cash bonus" to refer to payments which are designated as “non-equity incentive compensation” under SEC regulations and in this Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-K/A. The employment agreements generally provide that in the event the employment period ends for any reason whatsoever on a day prior to payment of any bonus the named executive officer may have earned for the previous fiscal year, the Company will pay such bonus to the named executive officer as and when such bonus would otherwise have been paid had the employment period not ended. The employment agreements also generally provide that when and if bonuses are generally paid to employees of the Company for the fiscal year in which the termination occurs, the Company will pay to the named executive officer a pro-rated bonus based on the number of days the named executive officer was employed by the Company during such fiscal year. For the purpose of determining eligibility for payment of a pro-rata bonus, it is assumed that all conditions to payment of the bonus which were based upon performance by the named executive officer (e.g., a job performance rating of “Effective” or better) were satisfied.
Non-compete Covenants
Following the termination of an employment agreement, the applicable named executive officer is generally subject to non-compete covenants. The period of time during which such covenants are in effect varies depending upon the circumstances of termination. Generally, the non-competition term is six months. For the executive vice presidents, the non-compete covenant is for the 6 month period following the termination or expiration of the employment period for any reason whatsoever (other than a termination by the executive vice president without good reason, in which case the applicable period shall be one year), and for so long as the Company is making and the executive vice president is accepting the post-termination payments required to be made to executive vice president. If the Company terminates Mr. Black’s employment agreement for cause, the non-competition term is six months. If the Company elects not to renew Mr. Black’s employment agreement, the non-competition term is one year. If the Company terminates Mr. Black’s employment agreement without cause or Mr. Black terminates his employment agreement for good reason or within 90 days following a change in control, the non-competition term is two years.
NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR COMPENSATION
Each of our directors other than Mr. Black (“Non-Employee Directors”) is entitled to compensation for board service as set by the Compensation Committee. As an officer of the Company, Mr. Black is not entitled to compensation for his services as a director. Management assists the Compensation Committee with the compensation setting process as needed.
Each Non-Employee Director receives an annual retainer of $40,000. Additional annual retainers are paid as follows: Chairman of the Board-$150,000; Lead Independent Director-$60,000; and the Chairmen of each of the Audit Committee, Compensation Committee and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee-$30,000. No fee is paid for the chairmanship of the Executive Committee. Each Non-Employee Director also receives attendance fees of $3,000 per Board meeting and $1,500 per committee meeting. One-half of the usual meeting attendance fee (i.e., $1,500 and $750, respectively) is paid to each Non-Employee Director for participation in each telephonic Board or committee meeting. All directors are reimbursed for actual out-of-pocket expenses incurred by them in connection with attending meetings of the Board or of a Committee.
The Equity Incentive Plan provides for certain automatic awards to Non-Employee Directors. Unless the Compensation Committee determines in its discretion to make a lesser award or no award, (a) on each June 1 (or the next business day thereafter if June 1 is not a business day), each person then serving as a Non-Employee Director shall receive an annual award of 2,250 restricted stock units and (b) any person who first becomes a Non-Employee Director after June 17, 2010, shall receive an inaugural award of 1,500 restricted stock units upon his or her election to the Board. All such restricted stock units will vest approximately (but not less than) twelve months following the date of grant.
F
ISCAL
2013 D
IRECTOR
C
OMPENSATION
The table below provides information concerning compensation of the Non-Employee Directors for Fiscal 2013:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Name
(a)
|
|
Fees Earned
or Paid in
Cash(1)
($)
(b)
|
|
Stock
Awards(2)
($)
(c)
|
|
Option
Awards
($)
(d)
|
|
Non-Equity
Incentive Plan
Compensation
($)
(e)
|
|
Change in
Pension
Value and
Nonqualified
Deferred
Compensation
Earnings
($)
(f)
|
|
All Other
Compensation(3)
($)
(g)
|
|
Total
($)
(h)
|
Byron Bergren
|
|
45,171
|
|
|
60,030
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
105,201
|
|
James H. Ferstl
|
|
74,500
|
|
|
102,150
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
176,650
|
|
Andrew A. Giordano
|
|
150,455
|
|
|
102,150
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
252,605
|
|
William E. Herron
|
|
100,318
|
|
|
102,150
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
202,468
|
|
Sidney H. Ritman
|
|
115,318
|
|
|
102,150
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
217,468
|
|
Robert N. Wildrick
|
|
161,295
|
|
|
102,150
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
836,171
|
|
|
1,099,616
|
|
|
|
(1)
|
Amounts reported in column (b) represent retainers and attendance fees as more fully detailed in the table below.
|
|
|
(2)
|
Amounts reported in column (c) represent the grant date fair value of restricted stock units issued to the directors, based on the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant. At the end of fiscal year 2013, each non-employee director other than Mr. Bergren held 2,250 restricted stock units and no unexercised options or other unvested stock awards. At the end of fiscal year 2013, Mr. Bergren held 1,500 restricted stock units and no unexercised options or other unvested stock awards. As a director new to the Board in 2013, Mr. Bergren received in fiscal year 2013 an inaugural award of 1,500 restricted stock units, but did not receive the fiscal year 2013 annual award of restricted stock units.
|
|
|
(3)
|
The amount reported in column (g) represents fees paid to Mr. Wildrick during fiscal year 2013 pursuant to his consulting agreement with the Company ($825,000) and the incremental cost to the Company of medical, dental, vision and medical expense reimbursement insurance provided to Mr. Wildrick during fiscal year 2013 ($11,171). The effects of the Merger on the consulting agreement and Mr. Wildrick’s compensation are discussed below in the section of this Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-K/A titled “Transactions with Related Persons.”
|
The table below provides detail regarding fees earned by or paid in cash to Non-Employee Directors in Fiscal 2013:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Name
|
|
Annual
Retainer
($)
|
|
Lead
Independent
Director
Retainer
($)
|
|
Committee
Chair
Retainer
($)
|
|
Chairman
Retainer
($)
|
|
Attendance
Fees
($)
|
|
Total
($)
|
Byron Bergren
|
|
31,671
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
13,500
|
|
|
45,171
|
|
James H. Ferstl
|
|
40,000
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
34,500
|
|
|
74,500
|
|
Andrew A. Giordano
|
|
40,000
|
|
|
38,137
|
|
|
19,068
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
53,250
|
|
|
150,455
|
|
William E. Herron
|
|
40,000
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
19,068
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
41,250
|
|
|
100,318
|
|
Sidney H. Ritman
|
|
40,000
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
19,068
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
56,250
|
|
|
115,318
|
|
Robert N. Wildrick
|
|
40,000
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
74,795
|
|
|
46,500
|
|
|
161,295
|
|
COMPENSATION COMMITTEE INTERLOCKS AND INSIDER PARTICIPATION
No individual who served on the Compensation Committee during fiscal year 2013 is a current or was a former officer or employee of the Company. In fiscal year 2013, none of our executive officers served on the board of directors or compensation committee of any entity that had one or more of its executive officers serving on the Board or the Compensation Committee. The individuals serving on the Compensation Committee during fiscal year 2013 did not otherwise have any relationships requiring related-party disclosure in this Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-K/A.