PROPOSAL 2
Ratification of Selection of Independent Auditor
PROPOSAL 2 | Ratification of Selection
of Independent Auditor | Recommendation: Vote FOR FORthe Ratification of the Selection of KPMG LLP
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Our Boardboard has recommended and asks that you ratify the selection of KPMG LLP as our independent auditor for the Company for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2019.2021. You would be so acting based on the recommendation of our Audit Committee. KPMG LLP was engaged by us following our initial public offering in December 2004 to audit our annual financial statements for the 2004 fiscal year and was appointed by our Audit Committeeaudit committee and ratified by shareholders to audit our annual financial statements for each subsequent fiscal year. Based on its past performance during these audits, the Audit Committeeaudit committee of our Boardboard has selected KPMG LLP as our independent auditor to audit of our financial statements and our internal control over financial reporting for 2019.2021. KPMG LLP is a registered public accounting firm. The affirmative vote of a majority of the shares represented at the meeting in person or by proxy is required to ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP. If you do not ratify the selection of KPMG LLP, our Audit Committeeaudit committee will reconsider its selection of KPMG LLP and may, but is not required to, make a new proposal for an independent auditor. Representatives of KPMG LLP are expected to be present at the Annual Meeting, will have the opportunity to make a statement if they desire to do so and will be available to respond to questions.
The chart below sets forth the total amount paid or payable by us to KPMG LLP in connection with the audit of our consolidated financial statements for the years indicated below, the audit of certain subsidiaries as required under their credit agreements, and the total amounts billed to us by KPMG LLP for other services performed in those years, breaking down these amounts by category of service: $ | | 2018 | | 2017 | | Audit Fees(1) | | 4,432,000 | | 4,542,500 | | Audit-Related Fees(2) | | 282,000 | | 278,000 | | Tax Fees(3) | | 3,750 | | 36,000 | | All Other Fees(4) | | 228,000 | | - | | Total | | 4,945,750 | | 4,856,500 | |
| Audit Fees(1) | | | 4,565,623 | | | 4,718,500 | | | Audit-Related Fees(2) | | | 310,350 | | | 352,500 | | | Tax Fees(3) | | | 4,600 | | | 4,560 | | | Total | | | 4,880,573 | | | 5,075,560 | |
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| “Audit Fees” are fees paid to KPMG LLP for professional services for the audit of our consolidated financial statements, for professional services rendered for the audit of our internal control over financial reporting, for quarterly reviews, for review of SEC filings, for statutory audits and other related matters. |
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| “Audit-Related Fees” are fees billed by KPMG LLP for assurance and related services that are related to the performance of the audit or review of our financial statements, including in connection with attestation reports on fees paid to our Manager and in connection with our operating businesses. |
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| “Tax Fees” are fees billed by KPMG LLP for services related to state tax matters at certain operating businesses. | (4) | All other fees are for accounting advisory services related to the adoption of ASC 842 Leases. |
PRE-APPROVAL POLICIES AND PROCEDURESThe Audit Committee
Our audit committee has established policies and procedures for its appraisal and approval of audit and non-audit services. The Audit CommitteeOur audit committee has the sole authority to pre-approve any audit and non-audit services to be provided by any registered public accounting firm. The Audit CommitteeOur audit committee has delegated to the chairman of the committee the authority to approve additional audit and non-audit services of KPMG LLP and any additional accounting firms. The delegation is limited to an aggregate of $50,000 in fees at any one time outstanding and not ratified by the Audit Committee,our audit committee, and confirmation of compliance with independence standards. The Audit CommitteeOur audit committee or its chairman has pre-approved all of the services provided by KPMG LLP since its engagement. All other audit-related, tax and other engagements may be approved by the Audit Committeeour audit committee prospectively. In making its recommendation to ratify the selection of KPMG LLP as our independent auditor for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2019, the Audit Committee2021, our audit committee has considered whether the services provided by KPMG LLP are compatible with maintaining the independence of KPMG LLP and has determined that such services do not interfere with KPMG LLP’s independence. RECOMMENDATION OF THE BOARD Our Boardboard recommends that, based on the recommendation of the Audit Committee,our audit committee, you vote FORthe ratification of the selection of KPMG LLP to serve as the independent auditor for the Company for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2019.2021. TABLE OF CONTENTS
Approval, On an Advisory
Basis, of Executive
Compensation
Recommendation: PROPOSAL 3 | Approval, On an Advisory
Basis, of Executive
Compensation | Recommendation:Vote FORVote FOR the approval, on an advisory basis,
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The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010, or the Dodd-Frank Act, enables our shareholders to vote to approve, on an advisory (nonbinding) basis, the compensation of our named executive officers, who are seconded to us by our Manager. Accordingly, and pursuant to Section 14A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), our Boardboard has recommended and asks that you approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of our chief executive officer and our chief financial officer (“seconded executive officers”), as described in the “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” section and the compensation tables and related narrative disclosure on pages 25-3625-36 of this proxy statement. Unless our Boardboard determines otherwise, the next such vote will be held at the Company’s 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.Shareholders in 2022. This proposal, commonly known as a “say-on-pay” proposal, gives our shareholders the opportunity to express their views on our seconded executive officers’ compensation. This vote is not intended to address any specific item of compensation, but rather the overall compensation of our seconded executives. As described in detail under the headings “Compensation Discussion and Analysis — General” and “Compensation Discussion and Analysis — Objectives of Macquarie’s Compensation Program,” the Company is a party to a Management Services Agreement with our Manager, subject to the oversight and supervision of our Board.board. Our Manager is responsible for and oversees the management of our operating businesses and is entitled to receive base management fees and potentially performance fees for the provision of its services. The Macquarie employees who serve as our seconded executive officers have been seconded to us by our Manager on a full-time basis and we do not pay any compensation to them. Under our Management Services Agreement, the services performed for the Company by our Manager are provided at our Manager’s expense, including all of the compensation of our seconded executives. The elements of the compensation program for our seconded executive officers derive from the general program established for employees of Macquarie. Macquarie’s approach is designed to drive shareholder returns over the short and long term, both for Macquarie shareholders as well as for shareholders of the entities managed by Macquarie, such as holders of our shares. Macquarie’s compensation program endeavors to drive shareholder returnssupports the overarching objective of delivering strong performance over the short and long term while prudently managing risk in a prudent fashion by focusing on two main objectives: aligning the interests of staff and shareholders and attracting, motivating and retaining high-quality staff.and ethical people. At our 20182020 Annual Meeting, shareholders expressed support for our seconded executive officers’ compensation, with approximately 61.6%79.9% of the votes approving, on an advisory basis, our executive compensation for fiscal 2017. While the proposal passed, we were disappointedyear 2019. We have continued to engage with the level ofour shareholders to understand and address our support. As a result, following the 2018 annual meeting, we enhanced our shareholder engagement program by contacting a significantly greater number of shareholders, with the direct participation of each of our independent directors, chief executive officer, chief financial officer and head of investor relations. In addition, changes were implemented to the compensation of
shareholders’ views on how our seconded executive officers based on feedback from our shareholders.are paid. See “Compensation Discussion and Analysis – 2018— 2020 Say on Pay Advisory Vote” for a description of our shareholder engagement efforts and actions we took as a result.efforts. We are asking our shareholders to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation for fiscal 2018year 2020 of our seconded executive officers as described on pages 25-3625-36 of this proxy statement. Total 20182020 executive compensation includes profit share amounts paid in March 2018May 2020 on account of performance in 2017.2019. This vote is advisory and, therefore, will not affect the existing compensation or be binding on our Company or our Manager. However, our Company values the opinions of our shareholders and will carefully consider, and will inform our Manager of, the outcome of this vote. The following resolution is submitted for a shareholder vote at the Annual Meeting: “RESOLVED, that the shareholders of the Company approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s seconded executive officers as disclosed in the proxy statement for the 20192021 Annual Meeting pursuant to Item 402 of Regulation S-K, including the “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” section and the compensation tables and related narrative discussion set forth in such proxy statement.” RECOMMENDATION OF THE BOARD Our Boardboard recommends that you vote FOR the approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of our seconded executive officers as disclosed in this proxy statement. TABLE OF CONTENTS
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COMPENSATION DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS As discussed above, we have a Management Services Agreement with our Manager, a member of Macquarie, pursuant to which they are responsible for and oversee the management of our operating businesses in exchange for certain fees. The Company does not have any employees. The Macquarie employees who serve as our seconded executive officers have been assigned, or seconded, to us by our Manager on a full-time basis. We do not pay any compensation to our seconded executive officers. Our Manager is responsible for the expenses related to all services performed for the Company, including all the compensation of our seconded executive officers. Our seconded executive officers have a fiduciary duty to act in the best interests of our Company and their interests are strongly aligned with our shareholders’ interests: | • | Our Company pays a base management fee to Macquarie in accordance with the Management Services Agreement. Performance fees may also be payable based on our Company’s ongoing out-performance relative to benchmarks. These fees are set forth below under “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions”. | | | | | • | The compensation system adopted by Macquarie, discussed in detail below, further links the compensation of the seconded executive officers to our performance. | | | | | • | Macquarie holds a significant interest in our Company and has generally reinvested its fees in our Company’s shares. At March 31, 2019, Macquarie had a 14.7% interest in our Company. | | | | | • | The staff of Macquarie understands that the relationship with a Macquarie-managed entity such as ours is long-term, ongoing and important to Macquarie’s continued success. They take a long-term approach to adding value in connection with the managed entities rather than solely focusing on the fees that would result from any one transaction. | | | | | • | From January 31, 2022, our seconded executive officers will be required to maintain a minimum stockholding in our Company having a value equal to at least six times base compensation in the case of our chief executive officer and at least two times base compensation in the case of our chief financial officer. |
Our Company pays a base management fee to Macquarie in accordance with the Management Services Agreement. Performance fees may also be payable based on our Company’s ongoing out-performance relative to benchmarks. These fees are set forth below under “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions”. The compensation system adopted by Macquarie, discussed in detail below, further links the compensation of the seconded executive officers to our performance. Macquarie holds a significant interest in our Company and has generally reinvested its fees in our Company’s shares. On March 26, 2021, Macquarie had a 16.1% interest in our Company. The staff of Macquarie understand that the relationship with a Macquarie-managed entity such as ours is long-term, ongoing and important to Macquarie’s continued success. They take a long-term approach to adding value in connection with the managed entities rather than solely focusing on the fees that would result from any one transaction. The purpose of this compensation discussion and analysis is to provide our investors with information about the components of the compensation paid by Macquarie to our seconded executive officers, Mr. Frost, our chief executive officer and a Macquarie Executive Director, and Mr. Stewart,O’Neil, our chief financial officer and a Macquarie DivisionExecutive Director andas well as the policies and objectives served by Macquarie’s compensation program. Mr. O’Neil succeeded Mr. Stewart as chief financial officer, effective September 1, 2020. From this date, Mr. Stewart no longer held the title or the role of chief financial officer and was no longer an executive officer of the Company. HOW MACQUARIE’S COMPENSATION PROGRAM ALIGNS WITH OUR PERFORMANCE The elements of the compensation program for Messrs. Frost and Stewartour seconded executives are derived from the general program established for employees of Macquarie, including the input provided by our Compensation Committee.compensation committee. Macquarie’s compensation program supports its overarching objective of delivering strong company performance over the short and long-term, while prudently managing risk. The approach to compensation is a partnership where profits are shared between shareholders and staff, delivering sustained results for its clients and customers. The board of directors of Macquarie Board(“the Macquarie board”) believes this approach is integral toa key driver of Macquarie’s sustained success and has been fundamental in attracting, motivating and retaining high-performing staff.exceptional, entrepreneurial and ethical people across the global markets in which it operates. Our ongoing performance is critically dependent on the skill, experience, and caliber of Macquarie’s team of executives, including our seconded executive officers, for whose services Macquarie must compete in the world’s major financial centers. Base management fees earned by our Manager under our Management Services Agreement are based on the market capitalization of our Company.Company less cash on hand at the holding company. Performance fees, if any, are based on ongoing out-performance of the Company over a utilities benchmark. Such fees form a part of Macquarie’s revenue and are directly linked to the operating results of the businesses owned by the Company. The interests of Macquarie and our seconded executive officers are directly aligned with those of our shareholders because successfully managing our operating businesses and improving our Company’s performance drives an increase in Macquarie’s net profit after tax.
20182020 SAY-ON-PAY ADVISORY VOTE AND ENHANCED SHAREHOLDER ENGAGEMENTAt our 20182020 annual meeting of shareholders, 61.6%79.9% of the votes cast approved, on an advisory basis, our 20172019 executive compensation. These results, while indicative of majority support, nevertheless represented a decline from the higher levels of support we had previously received. As such, we enhancedWe have continued to engage with our shareholder engagement programshareholders to understand and address our shareholders’ concernstheir views related to how our seconded executive officers are paid: we successfully engaged with shareholders representing 40%the majority of our outstanding sharesshares; our chief executive officer, chief financial officer and head of investor relations participated in meetings with shareholders; and we received positive feedback with respect to ascertain their view on executive compensation as well as governancethe steps taken to enhance the level of detail included in our public disclosures and strategic initiatives enacted in 2018;the continued execution of our strategy. TABLE OF CONTENTS
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| • | our independent directors, chief executive officer, chief financial officer and head of investor relations participated in these meetings with shareholders; | | | | | • | we found that shareholders were generally supportive of Macquarie’s pay practices as they related to our performance and structure; some shareholders who voted against our pay proposal stated that their vote was largely driven by last year’s “vote-no” campaign and not by any major concerns with our or Macquarie’s pay practices; | | | | | • | we received positive feedback with respect to the governance initiatives that had been enacted to date (including the addition of two new independent directors and the waiver of certain fees by the Manager), the steps taken to enhance the level of detail included in our public disclosures and the continued execution of our strategic initiatives in order to enhance MIC’s long-term value. | | | | | | Based on this effort, in October 2018, important changes were made with respect to the compensation of our seconded executive officers: | | | | | • | stock ownership guidelines were instituted, pursuant to which, from January 31, 2022, our chief executive officer will be required to own MIC common stock equal to at least six times base compensation and our chief financial officer will be required to own MIC common stock equal to at least two times base compensation. | | | | | • | our Compensation Committee’s duties were expanded to play a larger role, enacted through a formal annual process, in participating with our Manager to establish performance targets for, and evaluate performance of, our seconded executive officers. |
COMPENSATION OVERVIEWThe amount of variable compensation awardedSTOCK OWNERSHIP GUIDELINES
In October 2018, in response to each seconded executive officer is ultimately based on the discretion of the Macquarie Board taking into consideration the factors listed under “Profit Share Allocation Determination.” Compensation paid by Macquarie tofeedback received during our engagement with our shareholders, we instituted stock ownership requirements for our seconded executive officers. Beginning in January 2022, our chief executive officer and our chief financial officer were to have been required to purchase and maintain a position in shares of the Company’s common stock equal to at least six times and two times, respectively, such officer’s base compensation. Since 2018 and prior to the announcement of our intent to pursue strategic alternatives for the Company, Mr. Frost and Mr. O’Neil acquired 46,790 and 8,700 shares of Company stock, respectively, via open market purchases. However, because of limitations on buying and selling our shares imposed on our seconded officers is described in detail below.during our pursuit of strategic alternatives, the Compensation Committee has temporarily waived the stock ownership requirements. ELEMENTS OF MACQUARIE’S COMPENSATION PROGRAM Macquarie’s executive compensation program as it relates to our seconded officers consists of two elements: fixed compensation and annual discretionary profit share. The following description relates to Macquarie’s compensation program for Macquarie’s fiscal year ended March 31, 2018. Mr. Frost became our chief executive officer on January 1, 2018, and, unless specified otherwise, compensation amounts for Mr. Frost below are for the period from January 1, 2018 through March 31, 2018.2020. Fixed compensation for our seconded executive officers consists of annual base salary and benefits that include: life insurance, accidental death, disability and dismemberment (“AD&D”) insurance, long-term and short-term disability insurance, medical, dental and vision coverage, and matching employer contributions under Macquarie’s 401(k) retirement plan.
Base Salary. Annual base salary reflects technical and functional expertise, role scope, market practice, and regulatory requirements. However, fundamental to Macquarie’s compensation philosophy is the principle that a significant amount of the compensation be at risk and dependent upon performance. Mr. Frost’s annual base salary increased to $600,000 on July 1, 2020. Mr. O’Neil’s annual base salary was $400,000;$400,000. Mr. Stewart’s annual base salary was $300,000.remained at $375,000 through the date of his resignation from his position as chief financial officer of our Company. VARIABLE COMPENSATION - ANNUAL PROFIT SHARE The amount of variable compensation awarded to each seconded executive officer is ultimately based on the discretion of the Macquarie board taking into consideration the factors listed under “Profit Share Allocation Determination.” Compensation paid by Macquarie to our seconded executive officers is described in detail below. Macquarie employs profit share arrangements for staff, including Messrs. Frost and Stewart,our seconded executive officers, to encourage strong performance and to reward all staff who have contributed to the growth of Macquarie-managed entities. These arrangements also create incentives for, and encourage long-term commitment among, executives working in the interests of Macquarie-managed entities that may experience some short-term market underperformance or other short-term declines in profitability due to macroeconomic factors or other extraordinary circumstances, even though the underlying assets may be performing well. The Macquarie Boardboard retains discretion to determine the final amount of profit share allocated to reflect internal or external factors if deemed in the interests of Macquarie and shareholders. Once total profit share allocations are determined, a portion is payable directly in cash, and the remainder is retained over several years. Of the retained component, a portion is notionally invested in a fund of Macquarie-managed entities (either via the DirectorsDirectors’ Profit Share plan (“DPS Plan”) for Macquarie Executive Directors or the Notional Investment policy (“NI Policy”) for non-Executive Directors) and a portion is retained in restricted share units of Macquarie Group Limited equity under the Macquarie Group Employee Retained Equity Plan (“MEREP”). All retained profit share allocations are subject to multi-year vesting.
Profit Share Allocation Determination. For Macquarie’s fiscal year ended March 31, 2018,2020, amounts allocated to Messrs. Frost, O’Neil, and Stewart were determined based upon the recommendation of the Global Head of Macquarie Asset Management taking into account a detailed assessment at the business group and individual levels (described in greater detail below). Messrs. Frost and Stewart’s profitProfit share is determined with respect to Macquarie’s fiscal years ending March 31st31st of each year and therefore, does not reflect subsequent events or our performance for the remainder of each calendar year. Based upon our
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Company’s amendment to our Compensation Committee charter in October 2018, our Compensation Committee will participate to a greater extent in an annual processOur compensation committee participates with our Manager in the annual process of setting performance objectives, evaluating actual performance and providing input to our Manager on annual compensation decisions.
Macquarie determined the level of profit share allocated to Messrs. Frost, O’Neil, and Stewart based predominantly on their individual contribution to the performance of our Company taking into account that Mr. Frost was affiliated withincluding the Company for only a portionfollowing elements: operational performance of the fiscal yearour underlying businesses; management and leadership of our Company and the following elements:businesses under the control of our Company; effective risk management and compliance; effective capital management; and, factors relating to people leadership and professional conduct consistent with Macquarie’s Code of Conduct and values and enhancing Macquarie’s and the Company’s reputation and track record.
TABLE OF CONTENTS Proposal 3 Approval, On An Advisory Basis, Of Executive Compensation | • | operational performance of our underlying businesses; | | | | | • | management and leadership of our Company and the businesses under the control of our Company; | | | | | • | acquisitions and the subsequent management of those businesses to ensure performance is in line with the acquisition business plans; | | | | | • | effective risk management and compliance; | | | | | • | effective capital management; and | | | | | • | factors relating to people leadership and professional conduct consistent with Macquarie’s Code of Conduct and values and enhancing Macquarie’s and the Company’s reputation and track record.27 |
Mr. Frost: The specific factors considered in determining Mr. Frost’s profit share included his role in: | | | | • | the performance of our shares during the period compared with the Company’s utilities index benchmark; | | | | | • | efforts to initiate a strategic review and implement new strategic priorities at MIC and its operating businesses; |
| • | efforts to initiate amendments to the compensation plans for our operating business leadership teams; | | | | | • | the amount of cash generated by our businesses; | | | | | • | leading the process to sell the Bayonne Energy Center and other smaller businesses; | | | | | • | effectively marketing the Company’s securities to investors and potential investors; | | | | | • | effectively managing and leading our Company; | | | | | • | serving as chairman and a director of the Company’s operating entities; and | | | | | • | maintaining the reputation and brand awareness of the Company in the ownership and management of infrastructure businesses. |
ongoing efforts related to our pursuit of strategic alternatives; delivery of financial performance consistent with Company forecasts; recruiting, onboarding, developing and rewarding C-level personnel in our operating companies; effectively marketing the Company’s securities to investors and potential investors; effectively managing and leading our Company; serving as a director of our Company and the Chairman of our Company’s operating entities; embedding an appropriate risk culture in the organization; and, delivering an acceptable safety result for the year. Mr. O’Neil: The specific factors considered in determining Mr. O’Neil’s profit share for the period included his role in: efforts related to our pursuit of strategic alternatives; efforts related to mitigation of the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, including: management of capital and liquidity; implementation of business continuity plans, constitution of our Business Resilience Team; and, Oversight of our Atlantic Aviation and IMTT businesses as asset director, including initiation of cost savings strategies. Mr. Stewart: The specific factors considered in determining Mr. Stewart’s profit share for the period included his role in: | • | the performance of our shares during the period compared with the Company’s utilities index benchmark; | | | | | • | efforts to initiate a strategic review and implement new strategic priorities at MIC and its operating businesses; | | | | | • | the oversight of the finance functions of our Company and each of our operating businesses; | | | | | • | the recruitment of key finance personnel; | | | | | • | driving the continued growth of our businesses and their cash generation; | | | | | • | serving as director of the Company’s operating entities; and | | | | | • | the effective marketing of the Company’s securities. |
efforts related to our pursuit of strategic alternatives; the oversight of the finance functions of our Company and each of our operating businesses; the recruitment of key finance personnel; managing the Company’s relationship with lenders and rating agencies; serving as director of the Company’s operating entities; and, effective remediation of the Company’s material weakness in financial reporting; and the effective marketing of the Company’s securities. The chart below illustrates the profit share allocations for Macquarie’s fiscal year ended March 31, 20182020 for each of our seconded executive officers: | | | | Retained Component ($) | | Deferred | | | Executive | | Cash ($) | | DPS Plan | | NI Policy | | MEREP(1) | | Compensation(2) ($) | | TOTAL ($) | Christopher Frost | | 301,701 | | 150,851 | | - | | 50,283 | | 247,165(3) | | 750,000 | Liam Stewart | | 329,441 | | - | | 72,780 | | 72,779 | | 200,000 | | 675,000 |
| Christopher Frost | | | 1,050,000 | | | 787,500 | | | - | | | 262,500 | | | 2,100,000 | | | Nick O’Neil | | | 960,000 | | | 480,000 | | | - | | | 160,000 | | | 1,600,000 | | | Liam Stewart(2) | | | 462,000 | | | - | | | 69,000 | | | 69,000 | | | 600,000 | |
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| Grant date fair value of Messrs. Frost’s, O’Neil’s, and Stewart’s MEREP awardawards were $50,675$333,076, $203,020, and $73,331,$87,461, respectively. |
(2) | Messrs. Frost and Stewart were awarded deferred compensation to be paid as a profit share allocation for Macquarie’s fiscal year ending March 31, 2020. The payment of the deferred compensation shown in the above table is conditional on the achievement of key performance indicators (“KPIs”) relating to the performance of our Company. Additionally, these awards are conditional on Messrs. Frost and Stewart abiding by the material terms and conditions of their employment agreement with Macquarie and Macquarie’s determination that there have been no risk or compliance breaches by Messrs. Frost and Stewart. These awards also serve as an incentive towards continued employment with Macquarie as they are condition of Messrs. Frost and Stewart remaining employed as at the payment date. Subject to the above conditions being satisfied, any payment of the deferred compensation (made in part or full) in 2020 as profit share, will be subject to Macquarie’s retention arrangements in place at that time. | (3)
| Mr. Frost was awarded an additional $1,320,335 in deferred compensation, representing a portionStewart forfeited 100% of his compensation for services to Macquarie prior toawards under the unvested NI Policy retention and MEREP upon his secondment to the Company, which will be paid as profit share for Macquarie’s fiscal year ending March 31, 2020, subject, amongst other things, to achievementtermination of KPIs with respect to the Company.employment on September 16, 2020. |
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Retained Portion of Profit Share Deferral and retention arrangements apply to a portion of allocated profit share to encourage aprovide significant long-term perspective and commitment from Macquarie employees, including Messrs. Frost and Stewart. It also encourages alignment with shareholders and customers as well as enabling risk outcomes to be considered over longer periods. For each year’s allocation, once the longer-term interest of shareholders.vesting period has been determined, it remains fixed for that allocation.
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The table below sets out a summary of how the current arrangements apply to Messrs. Frost’s, O’Neil’s, and Stewart’s profit share allocationsallocation, for Macquarie’s fiscal year ended March 31, 2018.Key Area | | Executive Director Christopher Frost | | Division Director Liam Stewart | | | | Amount of profit share retained | | 40% | | AUD $0 – AUD $50,000 | | Nil | | | | | | AUD $50,001 – AUD $200,000 | | 25% | | | | | | AUD $200,001 – AUD $500,000 | | 35% | | | | | | Above AUD $500,000 | | 40% | | How retained profit share is invested | | Invested in a combination of Macquarie shares (“MEREP”) and Macquarie-managed funds under the Directors’ Profit Share Plan (“DPS Plan”) | | Invested in a combination of Macquarie shares (“MEREP”) and Macquarie-managed funds under the Notional Investment policy (“NI Policy”) | | | | Vesting and release of retained profit share | | All retained amounts vest and are released in equal installments in years three, four and five from the retention date (see also forfeiture below) | | All retained amounts vest and are released in equal installments in years two, three and four from the retention date | | | | Forfeiture of retained profit share on leaving | | Unvested amounts are forfeited, except in limited circumstances where unvested amounts retained are forfeited in stages if a “malus event” or “post-employment event” occurs within two years of leaving | | Unvested amounts are forfeited, except in limited circumstances | | | | Minimum shareholding requirement in Macquarie Shares | | Required to hold the deemed after-tax equivalent of 10% of all profit share allocations over the last five years in Macquarie shares (which may be satisfied by the above requirements) | | Not applicable | | | | 2020. | Amount of profit share retained | | | 50% | | | 40% | | | 23% | | | How retained profit share is invested | | | Invested in a combination of Macquarie shares (“MEREP”) and Macquarie-managed funds under the Directors’ Profit Share Plan (“DPS Plan”) | | | Invested in a combination of Macquarie shares (“MEREP”) and Macquarie-managed funds under the Directors’ Profit Share Plan (“DPS Plan”) | | | Invested in a combination of Macquarie shares (“MEREP”) and Macquarie-managed funds under the Notional Investment policy (“NI Policy”) | | | Vesting and release of retained profit share | | | All retained amounts vest and are released in equal installments in years three, four and five from the retention date (see also forfeiture below) | | | All retained amounts vest and are released in equal installments in years three, four and five from the retention date (see also forfeiture below) | | | All retained amounts vest and are released in equal installments in years two, three and four from the retention date | | | Forfeiture of retained profit share | | | Retained profit share is subject to forfeiture upon leaving Macquarie except in certain circumstances (such as retirement from Macquarie, redundancy, death, serious incapacitation, disability, serious ill-health or other limited exceptional circumstances). | | | | | | | | | Where discretion has been exercised to accelerate the vesting of retained profit share for any departing Executive Director, the Macquarie board may reduce or eliminate their retained profit share, if it is determined that the Executive Director has at any time during their employment or during the relevant release period within two years of terminating their employment committed a Malus Event or a Post Employment Event. | | | Mr. Stewart forfeited 100% of his unvested NI Policy retention and MEREP upon his termination of employment with Macquarie on September 16, 2020. | | | Minimum shareholding requirement in Macquarie Group Limited Shares | | | Required to hold the deemed after-tax equivalent of 10% of all profit share allocations over the last five equivalent years in Macquarie shares (which may be satisfied by the above profit share retention requirements) | | | Required to hold the deemed after-tax equivalent of 10% of all profit share allocations over the last five equivalent years in Macquarie shares (which may be satisfied by the above profit share retention requirements) | | | Not applicable | |
The features of the Directors’ Profit Share Plan, the Notional Investment Policy and details of 20182020 retention for Messrs. Frost, O’Neil, and Stewart under each are outlined below. The Directors’ Profit Share Plan (“DPS Plan”) The DPS Plan comprises exposure to a notional portfolio of Macquarie-managed funds. These retained amounts for Executive Directors are notionally invested over the retention period, meaning that Executive Directors do not directly hold securities. However, the value of the retained amounts will vary as if these amounts were directly invested in actual securities. For Mr. Frost and Mr. O’Neil, a portion of the amount retained in 20182020 was notionally invested in cash and a portion was notionally invested in Macquarie-managed funds. The Notional Investment Policy (“NI Policy”) The NI policyPolicy applies to staff other than Executive Directors and, similar to the DPS Plan, comprises exposure to a notional portfolio of Macquarie-managed funds. These retained amounts for non-Executive Directors are notionally invested over the retention period. For Mr. Stewart, the amount retained in 20182020 was notionally invested in cash.cash and a portion was notionally invested in Macquarie-managed funds. The Macquarie Group Employee Retained Equity Plan (“MEREP”) Equity awards through the MEREP, in the U.S., will generally be in the form of units comprising a beneficial interest in restricted Macquarie shares (ASX: MQG) held in a trust for staff members (referred to as restricted share units). The participant is entitled to receive dividends on the restricted share units and direct the Trustee how to exercise voting rights on the shares.
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POST-TERMINATION COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS On October 3, 2017, Mr. Frost executed his current employment agreement with Macquarie Corporate Holdings Limited. Under the employment agreement, he holds the position of Executive Director. Mr. Frost was assigned to Macquarie Holdings (USA) Inc. and seconded to our Company as chief executive officer from January 1, 2018. Mr. StewartO’Neil entered into his current employment agreement with Macquarie Holdings (USA) Inc. on May 5, 2017.July 6, 2016. Under the employment agreement, he holds the position of DivisionExecutive Director. Under the employment agreement, Mr. StewartO’Neil is currently seconded to our Company as chief financial officer. Mr. Stewart resigned from his position as chief financial officer of our Company effective August 31, 2020, but remained employed through September 16, 2020. See “Executive Compensation — Employment Agreements” below for further discussion. TABLE OF CONTENTS Proposal 3 Approval, On An Advisory Basis, Of Executive Compensation | 29 |
The employment agreements provide for termination of employment by either Macquarie or the executive upon twelve weeks’ notice for Mr. Frost and four weeks’ notice for Mr. Stewart.O’Neil. Macquarie sponsors a severance plan for U.S.-based staff that it believes is comparable to plans typically offered by other U.S. employers. The MEREP, DPS Plan, NI Policy, and Macquarie’s profit share arrangements also have specific provisions relating to termination events as described under “Executive Compensation — Potential Payments on Termination or Change in Control” below. MACQUARIE’S COMPENSATION PRINCIPLES Macquarie’s longstanding and consistent approach to compensation continues to support the overarching objective of delivering strong performance over the short and long-term, while prudently managing risk and reinforcing Macquarie’s Code of Conduct and What We Stand For. Macquarie’s board recognizes that to achieve this objective, Macquarie endeavorsmust attract, motivate and retain exceptional people with deep industry expertise while aligning their interests with shareholders to meet the needs of clients and customers while ensuring that regulatory requirements are upheld. This broad approach has been in place since Macquarie’s inception, evolving over time to ensure the framework continues to meet its overall objectives. Macquarie’s compensation approach has been a key driver of its sustained success as an international organization. Staff are motivated to grow businesses over the medium to long-term, taking accountability for all decisions and their accompanying risk management, customer, economic and reputational consequences. This approach has been fundamental in ensuring Macquarie can continue to attract, high-quality executivesmotivate and retain exceptional, entrepreneurial and ethical people across the global markets in which it operates. Macquarie hires world-class people in 31 highly competitive markets. These people come from, and compete in, various industry sectors (including hedge funds, private equity firms, global investment banks, fund managers, advisory boutiques, commodity houses and other banks as well as industries which are not specific to retain them by offering a competitive performance-driven compensation package that encourages long-term commitment to Macquariebanking or financial services, for example, technology, accounting and Macquarie-managed entities, and to superior performance.engineering) across many jurisdictions. The following principles in Macquarie’s compensation approach drive shareholder returns by aligning the interests of staff and shareholders and by attracting and retaining high-quality talent: | • | linking rewards to create sustainable shareholder value through the use of shareholder return drivers, namely profitability and returns in excess of the cost of capital; | | | | | • | emphasizing performance-based remuneration with an appropriate balance between short-term and long-term incentives having regard to risk; | | | | | • | determining variable remuneration as a share of profits (not a short-term bonus) based on realized after-tax profits; | | | | | • | remunerating high performing staff appropriately, relative to global peers, so they are attracted to and stay with Macquarie; | | | | | • | ensuring remuneration is structured to drive behaviors which reflect Macquarie’s culture and promote Macquarie’s risk management framework; |
| • | delivering remuneration in a way that encourages a long-term perspective and creates alignment with shareholder interests and encourages the prudent management of risk; and | | | | | • | providing consistent arrangements over time to give staff the confidence to pursue multi-year initiatives. |
emphasizing performance-based remuneration taking into consideration an individual’s overall contribution to Macquarie; determining variable remuneration as a share of profits (not a short-term bonus) creating a true partnership between staff and shareholders to deliver sustained results for our customers and clients; driving behaviors which reflect Macquarie’s risk culture by motivating staff to be accountable for all decisions within the business and their accompanying risk management, customer, economic and reputational consequences; delivering remuneration in a way that provides significant long-term alignment with shareholders; remunerating high performing staff appropriately, relative to global peers, so they are attracted to and stay with Macquarie; and, providing consistent arrangements over time to give staff the confidence to pursue multi-year initiatives. RESPONSIBILITY FOR MACQUARIE’S COMPENSATION PROGRAM The Board of Directors of Macquarie (“the Macquarie Board”)board has a Board Remuneration Committeeboard remuneration committee (“BRC”) whose objective is to assist the Macquarie Boardboard with Macquarie’s compensation policies and practices. The BRC reviews individual compensation and profit share recommendations, including for Executive Directors, including Mr. Frost,our seconded executive officers, above certain thresholds and approves other compensation recommendations made outside of Macquarie’s policy relating to individuals or groups of individuals (unless required to be approved by the Macquarie Board)board), material changes to pension arrangements and changes to compensation policies not requiring full Macquarie Boardboard approval. Responsibility for the determination of individual compensation and profit share recommendations, for Division Directors, including Mr. Stewart, for the 20182020 remuneration cycle rested with the Global Head of Macquarie Asset Management. These recommendations are subject to review by Macquarie Group’s Remunerationremuneration and Promotions Committee,promotions committee, a committee of Macquarie executive management. The recommendations relating to fixed remuneration changes and profit share allocations are ultimately approved by the BRC in the aggregate. Based on a review of the analysesanalysis and conclusions regarding compensation provided by the BRC in 2018,2020, the non-Executive Directors of the Macquarie Boardboard believe that Macquarie’s longstanding remuneration approach continues to support the overarching objective of delivering strong company performance over the short and long-term, while prudently managing risk. TABLE OF CONTENTS
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COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REPORT Our Compensation Committee is composed of sevencompensation committee comprises our six independent directors. A copy of the Compensation Committeeour compensation committee charter is available on the Company’s website at www.macquarie.com/mic under “About MIC / Governance.Governance”. In addition, all members of the Compensation Committeeour compensation committee are “outside directors” for purposes of Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended, and “non-employee directors” within the meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange Act. The responsibilities of the Compensation Committeeour compensation committee during 20182020 included reviewing theour Manager’s performance of its obligations under the Management Services Agreement, reviewing the remuneration of our Manager, participating with our Manager in setting performance targets for, and evaluating the Manager,performance of, the seconded executive officers, determining the compensation of the independent directors, granting rights to indemnification and reimbursement of expenses to theour Manager and any seconded individuals and making recommendations to our Boardboard regarding the Company’s equity-based and incentive compensation plans, policies and programs. The Compensation CommitteeOur compensation committee operates under a written charter adopted by our Board,board, reflecting the NYSE rules for Compensation Committeescompensation committees in light of the Company’s external management structure. As described in the section “Director Compensation Fiscal Year 2018”2020” in this proxy statement, our independent directors receive an annual cash retainer for serving on our Board,board, fees for each committee meeting which they attend and an annual cash retainer for each committee they chair and for being lead independent director. In addition, independent directors are compensated with director share units that are granted under our 2014 Independent Directors’ Equity Plan and receive reimbursement for certain reasonable expenses related to their service as directors. This report on executive compensation for 20182020 is provided by the undersigned members of the Compensation Committeecompensation committee of our Board.The Compensation Committeeboard.
Our compensation committee has reviewed and discussed the Compensation Discussion and Analysis with the Company’s management. Although the Company’s seconded executive officers are not employed or compensated by the Company, the Compensation Discussion and Analysis reflects details of the compensation elements and objectives of Macquarie. Based on this, and including discussions with and information provided by Macquarie, the Compensation Committeeour compensation committee has recommended to our Board,board, and our Boardboard has approved, the inclusion of the Compensation Discussion and Analysis in this Proxy Statement and its incorporation by reference into the Company’s annual reportAnnual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018.2020. Members of the Compensation Committee Norman H. Brown, Jr. George W. Carmany, III
The information contained in the report above shall not be deemed to be “soliciting material” or to be “filed” with the SEC, nor shall such information be incorporated by reference into any future filing under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act, except to the extent that we specifically incorporate it by reference in such filing. Proposal 3 Approval, On An Advisory Basis, Of Executive Compensation | 31 |
SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE The following table sets forth the compensation earned by Messrs. Frost, O’Neil, and Stewart during our fiscal years ended December 31, 2018, 20172020, 2019, and 2016.Name & Principal Position | | Year | | Salary(2) ($) | | Bonus(3) ($) | | Stock Awards(4) ($) | | All Other Compensation(5) ($) | | Total ($) | Christopher Frost – Chief Executive Officer(1) | | 2018 | | 400,000 | | 699,717 | | 50,675 | | 888 | | 1,151,280 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Liam Stewart – Chief Financial Officer | | 2018 | | 300,000 | | 602,221 | | 73,331 | | 35,666 | | 1,011,218 | | | 2017 | | 280,000 | | 581,614 | | 124,911 | | 31,828 | | 1,018,353 | | | 2016 | | 252,500 | | 341,877 | | 195,532 | | 22,037 | | 811,946 |
2018. | Christopher Frost – Chief Executive Officer(1) | | | 2020 | | | 500,000 | | | 1,837,500 | | | 333,076 | | | 10,404 | | | 2,680,980 | | | | | | 2019 | | | 400,000 | | | 2,312,500 | | | 196,721 | | | 11,990 | | | 2,921,211 | | | | | | 2018 | | | 400,000 | | | 699,717 | | | 50,675 | | | 888 | | | 1,151,280 | | | Nick O’Neil – Chief Financial Officer(2) | | | 2020 | | | 400,000 | | | 1,440,000 | | | 203,020 | | | 13,603 | | | 2,056,623 | | | Liam Stewart – Former Chief Financial Officer(3) | | | 2020 | | | 290,505 | | | 531,000 | | | 87,461 | | | 5,667 | | | 914,633 | | | | | | 2019 | | | 337,500 | | | 531,000 | | | 72,368 | | | 32,674 | | | 973,542 | | | | | | 2018 | | | 300,000 | | | 602,221 | | | 73,331 | | | 35,666 | | | 1,011,218 | |
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| Mr. Frost became chief executive officerChief Executive Officer of theour Company on January 1, 2018. Bonus and stock awards for 2018 represents Mr. Frost's service for the Company from January 1, 2018 through March 31, 2018. | | |
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| Mr. O’Neil was appointed Chief Financial Officer of our Company effective September 1, 2020. |
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| Mr. Stewart resigned from his position as chief financial officer of our Company effective August 31, 2020, but remained employed through September 16, 2020. Compensation information above reflects all compensation received through September 16, 2020. Mr. Stewart’s 2020 salary amount also includes payment for unused vacation totaling $23,438. |
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| Salary amounts reflect salary earned from the period of January 1stto December 31stof each year. |
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| Bonus amounts representinclude the cash portion of the profit share allocated during Macquarie’s fiscal years ended March 31, 2018, 20172020, 2019, and 20162018 and therefore reflect performance metrics and incentives through those dates and do not reflect subsequent events or performance for the remainder of each calendar year. For Mr. Frost and Mr. Stewart, the cash portions of the 2018 bonus were $301,701 and $329,441, respectively. |
For Mr. Frost, the cash portions of the 2020, 2019, and 2018 bonus were $1,050,000, $1,750,000, and $301,701, respectively. For Mr. Frost, the bonus amount for 2020, 2019, and 2018 also included $787,500, $562,500, and $150,851, respectively, of which $527,625, $376,875, and $101,070, respectively, were notionally invested in the DPS Plan in cash and $259,875, $185,625, and $49,781, respectively, were notionally invested in Macquarie-managed funds. See “Nonqualified Deferred Compensation in Fiscal Year 2020.” For Mr. O’Neil, the cash portion of the 2020 bonus was $960,000. The bonus amount for 2020 also included $480,000, all of which was notionally invested in the DPS Plan in Macquarie-managed Funds. See “Nonqualified Deferred Compensation in Fiscal Year 2020.” For Mr. Stewart, the cash portions of the 2020, 2019, and 2018 bonus were $462,000, $462,000, and $329,441, respectively. For Mr. Stewart, the bonus amount for 2020, 2019, and 2018 also included $69,000, $69,000, and $72,780, respectively, of which $34,500, $34,500, and $72,780, respectively, were notionally invested under the NI Policy in cash and $34,500, $34,500, and $0, respectively, were notionally invested in Macquarie-managed funds. See “Nonqualified Deferred Compensation in Fiscal Year 2020.” For Mr. Frost and Mr. Stewart, the 2018 bonus amounts also include deferred compensation of $247,165 and $200,000, respectively. Mr. Frost was also awarded an additional $1,320,335 in deferred compensation, representing a portion of his compensation for services to Macquarie prior to his secondment to the Company. The 2018 deferred compensation was expected to be paid as profit share for Macquarie’s fiscal year ended March 31, 2020 in recognition of past contributions and also as an incentive towards continued employment with Macquarie but payment was deferred and is instead expected to be paid as profit share for Macquarie’s fiscal year ended March 31, 2021. The awards are conditional on the achievement of key performance indicators (“KPIs”) relating to the performance of our Company. Mr. Stewart’s award was forfeited upon his termination of employment on September 16, 2020. The award to Mr. Frost is conditional on Mr. Frost abiding by the material terms and conditions of his employment agreement with Macquarie and Macquarie’s determination that there have been no risk or compliance breaches by Mr. Frost. Subject to the above conditions being met, payment of the deferred compensation will be made (in part or in full) in 2021 as profit share and be subject to Macquarie’s retention arrangements in place at that time. | | | For Mr. Frost, the bonus amount for 2018 also includes $150,851, a portion of which was notionally invested in the DPS Plan in cash ($101,070) and a portion of which was notionally invested in Macquarie-managed funds ($49,781). See “Nonqualified Deferred Compensation in Fiscal Year 2018.” | | | | For Mr. Stewart, the 2018 bonus amount also includes $72,780 that was notionally invested under the NI Policy in cash. See “Nonqualified Deferred Compensation in Fiscal Year 2018.” For 2017, the bonus amount includes $118,386 that was partially notionally invested under the NI Policy in cash ($79,319) and partially notionally invested in Macquarie-managed funds ($39,067). Effective July 1, 2018, the amount of $39,067 notionally invested in 2017 in Macquarie-managed funds was notionally invested in cash. Therefore, the total amount retained for 2017 and 2018 ($191,166) is notionally invested in cash. | | | | For Mr. Frost and Mr. Stewart, the 2018 bonus amounts also include deferred compensation of $247,165 and $200,000, respectively. Mr. Frost was also awarded an additional $1,320,335 in deferred compensation, representing a portion of his compensation for services to Macquarie prior to his secondment to the Company. The 2018 deferred compensation is expected to be paid as profit share for Macquarie’s fiscal year ended March 31, 2020 in recognition of past contributions and also as an incentive towards continued employment with Macquarie. The awards are conditional on the achievement of key performance indicators (“KPIs”) relating to the performance of our Company. Additionally, these awards are conditional on Messrs. Frost and Stewart abiding by the material terms and conditions of their employment agreement with Macquarie and Macquarie’s determination that there have been no risk or compliance breaches by Messrs. Frost and Stewart. Subject to the above conditions being met, payment of the deferred compensation will be made (in part or in full) in 2020 as profit share and be subject to Macquarie’s retention arrangements in place at that time. | | | (4)(6)
| Represents the grant date fair value of restricted share unit awards pursuant to the MEREP, computed in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718, based on the closing price of Macquarie Group Limited shares (ASX:MQG) on the date of grant. The 2018, 20172020, 2019, and 20162018 MEREP awards were granted on June 21, 2018,9, 2020, June 22, 201724, 2019, and June 17, 2016,21, 2018, respectively, at a closing price of Macquarie Group Limited shares of AUD $122.73,$124.40, AUD $90.20$126.62, and AUD $72.72,$122.73, respectively. The 2018, 20172020, 2019, and 20162018 grant date values have been converted from Australian dollars to U.S. dollars using the Federal Reserve Bank noon buying rate effective on December 31, 20182020 of $0.7046$0.7709 to AUD $1.00, December 31, 20172019 of $0.7815$0.7030 to AUD $1.00, and December 31, 20162018 of $0.7230$0.7046 to AUD $1.00. See “Grants of Plan Based Awards in Fiscal Year 2018.2019.” |
For Mr. Frost, $262,500, $187,500, and $50,283 of his profit share was retained and invested in Macquarie restricted share units through the MEREP for 2020, 2019, and 2018, respectively. This equated to 3,473, 2,210, and 586 restricted share units for 2020, 2019, and 2018, respectively, with a grant date fair value of $333,076, $196,721, and $50,675, respectively. For Mr. O’Neil, $160,000 of his profit share was retained and invested in Macquarie restricted share units through the MEREP for 2020. This equated to 2,117 restricted share units for 2020 with a grant date fair value of $203,020. For Mr. Stewart, $69,000, $69,000, and $72,779 of his profit share was retained and invested in Macquarie restricted share units through the MEREP for 2020, 2019, and 2018, respectively. This equated to 912, 813, and 848 restricted share units for 2020, 2019, and 2018, respectively, with a grant date fair value of $87,461, $72,368, and $73,331, respectively. These amounts represent profit share earned during Macquarie’s fiscal years ended March 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018 and therefore reflect performance metrics and incentives through those dates and do not reflect subsequent performance. For further discussions on retained profit share and MEREP awards, see “Grants of Macquarie Restricted Share Units” below. | | | For Mr. Frost, $50,283 of his profit share was retained and invested in Macquarie restricted share units through the MEREP for 2018. This equated to 586 restricted share units for 2018 with a grant date fair value of $50,675. | | | | For Mr. Stewart, $72,779, $118,386 and $158,123 of his profit share was retained and invested in Macquarie restricted share units through the MEREP for 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively. This equated to 848, 1,772 and 3,021 restricted share units for 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively, with a grant date fair value of $73,331, $124,911 and $158,834, respectively. Additionally, on July 1, 2016, Mr. Stewart was granted 698 restricted share units for his promotion to Division Director with a grant date fair value of $36,698. | | | | These amounts represent profit share earned during Macquarie’s fiscal years ended March 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016 and therefore reflect performance metrics and incentives through those dates and do not reflect subsequent performance. For further discussions on retained profit share and MEREP awards, see “Grants of Macquarie Restricted Share Units” below. | | | (5)(7)
| All other compensation represents dividends and distributions paid on the MEREP awards and the total value of employer-provided 401(k) contributions for the years ended December 31, 2018, 20172020, 2019, and 2016.2018. For 2020, 2019, and 2018, Mr. Frost received ordinary dividends on Macquarie restricted shares through the MEREP of $888.$10,404, $11,990, and $888, respectively. For 2018, 20172020, Mr. O’Neil received ordinary dividends of Macquarie restricted shares through the MEREP of $2,203. For 2020, 2019, and 2016,2018, Mr. Stewart received ordinary dividends on Macquarie restricted share units through the MEREP of $24,666, $21,028$5,667, $21,474, and $11,437,$24,666, respectively. |
Mr. Frost did not participate in the employer-provided 401(k) during 2020, 2019 or 2018. Employer-provided 401(k) contributions for Mr. O’Neil was $11,400 for 2020. Employer-provided 401(k) contributions for Mr. Stewart were $11,200 and $11,000 for 2019 and 2018, respectively. Mr. Stewart did not participate in the employer-provided 401(k) during 2020. TABLE OF CONTENTS 32 | | | Mr. Frost did not participate in the employer-provided 401(k) during 2018. Employer-provided 401(k) contributions for Mr. Stewart were $11,000, $10,800Macquarie Infrastructure Corporation Proxy Statement and $10,600 for 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively.Notice of 2021 Annual Meeting |
GRANTS OF PLAN BASED AWARDS IN FISCAL YEAR 20182020 The following table presents information on plan-based awards granted in fiscal year 20182020 to Messrs. Frost, O’Neil, and Stewart in the Summary Compensation Table. Name | | Grant Date | | Approval Date | | All Other Stock Awards: Number of Shares of Stock or Units | | Grant Date Fair Value of Stock(1) Awards ($) | Christopher Frost | | June 21, 2018 | | May 4, 2018 | | 586 | | 50,675 | Liam Stewart | | June 21, 2018 | | May 4, 2018 | | 848 | | 73,331 |
| Christopher Frost | | | June 9, 2020 | | | May 7, 2020 | | | 3,473 | | | 333,076 | | | Nick O’Neil | | | June 9, 2020 | | | May 7, 2020 | | | 2,117 | | | 203,020 | | | Liam Stewart | | | June 9, 2020 | | | May 7, 2020 | | | 912 | | | 87,461 | |
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| Amounts reflect 20182020 profit share retained and granted in 20182020 as MEREP awards in the form of restricted share units (converted from Australian dollars to U.S. dollars using the Federal Reserve Bank noon buying rate effective on December 31, 20182020 of $0.7046$0.7709 to AUD $1.00). |
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GRANTS OF MACQUARIE RESTRICTED SHARE UNITS As discussed above, for fiscal years 2018, 20172020, 2019, and 2016,2018, amounts shown in the Summary Compensation Table include a portion of profit share that was retained and was subsequently delivered in the form of Macquarie restricted share units through the MEREP. Restricted share units representing the 2018, 20172020, 2019, and 20162018 retained profit share were granted on June 9, 2020, June 24, 2019, and June 21, 2018, June 22, 2017 and June 17, 2016, respectively, for Messrs. Frost and Stewartour seconded executive officers at a closing price per Macquarie share of $122.73, AUD $90.20$124.40, AUD $126.62, and AUD $72.72,$122.73, respectively. Upon vesting (as described below), the holding restriction will be removed and the employee will be able to withdraw these share units. For Mr. Frost, $262,500, $187,500, and $50,283 was retained in 2020, 2019, and 2018, respectively, and converted into Macquarie restricted share units through the MEREP. For 2018,2020, this equated to 5863,473 restricted share units awarded under the MEREP calculated using the average purchaseof the daily volume weighted average price (VWAP) of MEREP awards purchasedMacquarie ordinary shares traded on the ASX over the period from May 14, 201825, 2020 up to and including June 21, 20185, 2020 of AUD $113.76.$112.15. These restricted share units vest, in accordance with the Executive Director vesting schedule, in three equal installments on the ex-dividend date for the final ordinary dividend, or if there is no final ordinary dividend, the 7 thtrading day within a Macquarie staff trading window on or after May 1 stof each year from 20212023 to 2023.2025. For Mr. Stewart, $72,779, $118,386 and $158,123 was retained in 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively, and converted into Macquarie restricted share units through the MEREP. For 2018,2019, this equated to 8482,210 restricted share units awarded under the MEREP calculated using the average purchase price of Macquarie ordinary shares purchased over the period from May 13, 2019 up to and including June 24, 2019 of AUD $122.37. These restricted share units vest, in accordance with the Executive Director vesting schedule, in three equal installments on the ex-dividend date for the final ordinary dividend, or if there is no final ordinary dividend, the 7th trading day within a Macquarie staff trading window on or after May 1st of each year from 2022 to 2024. For 2018, this equated to 586 restricted share units awarded under the MEREP awardscalculated using the average purchase price of Macquarie ordinary shares purchased over the period from May 14, 2018 up to and including June 21, 2018 of AUD $113.76. These restricted share units vest, in accordance with the division directorExecutive Director vesting schedule, in three equal installments on the ex-dividend date for the final ordinary dividend, or if there is no final ordinary dividend, the 7th trading day within a Macquarie staff trading window on or after May 1st of each year from 2021 to 2023. For Mr. Stewart, $69,000, $69,000, and $72,779 was retained in 2020, 2019, and 2018, respectively, and converted into Macquarie restricted share units through the MEREP. For 2020, this equated to 912 restricted share units awarded under the MEREP calculated using the average of the daily VWAP of Macquarie ordinary shares traded on the ASX over the period from May 25, 2020 up to and including June 5, 2020 of AUD $112.15. These restricted share units vest, in accordance with the Division Director vesting schedule, in three equal installments on the ex-dividend date for the final ordinary dividend, or if there is no final ordinary dividend, the 7th 7th trading day within a Macquarie staff trading window on or after May 1st 1st of each year from 20202022 to 2022.2024. For 2017,2019, this equated to 1,772813 restricted share units awarded under the MEREP calculated using the average purchase price of MEREP awardsMacquarie ordinary shares purchased over the period from May 16, 201713, 2019 up to and including June 22, 201724, 2019 of AUD $89.25.$122.37. These restricted share units vest, in accordance with the Division Director vesting schedule, in three equal installments on the ex-dividend date for the final ordinary dividend, or if there is no final ordinary dividend, the 7th 7th trading day within a Macquarie staff trading window on or after May 1st 1st of each year from 20192021 to 2021.2023. For 2016,2018, this equated to 3,021848 restricted share units awarded under the MEREP calculated using the average purchase price of MEREP awardsMacquarie ordinary shares purchased over the period from May 17, 201614, 2018 up to and including June 17, 201621, 2018 of AUD $71.55.$113.76. These restricted share units vest, in accordance with the Division Director vesting schedule, in three equal installments on the ex-dividend date for the final ordinary dividend, or if there is no final ordinary dividend, the 7th 7th trading day within a Macquarie staff trading window on or after May 1st 1st of each year from 20182020 to 2020. 2022.For Mr. O’Neil, $160,000 was retained in 2020 and converted into Macquarie restricted share units through the MEREP. this equated to 2,117 restricted share units awarded under the MEREP calculated using the average of the daily VWAP of Macquarie ordinary shares traded on the ASX over the period from May 25, 2020 up to and including June 5, 2020 of AUD $112.15. These restricted share units vest, in accordance with the Executive Director vesting schedule, in three equal TABLE OF CONTENTS Proposal 3 Approval, On An Advisory Basis, Of Executive Compensation | 33 |
installments on the ex-dividend date for the final ordinary dividend, or if there is no final ordinary dividend, the 7th trading day within a Macquarie staff trading window on or after May 1st of each year from 2023 to 2025. RETAINED CASH PORTION OF PROFIT SHARE See “Nonqualified Deferred Compensation in Fiscal Year 2018”2020” below for further information regarding the retained cash portion of the profit share for Messrs. Frost, O’Neil, and Stewart as of December 31, 2018.2020. Employment Agreement with Christopher Frost. On October 3, 2017, Mr. Frost executed his current employment agreement with Macquarie Corporate Holdings Limited. Under the employment agreement he holds the position of Executive Director. Mr. Frost was assigned to Macquarie Holdings (USA) Inc. and seconded to Macquarie Infrastructure Corporation as chief executive officer from January 1, 2018. Mr. Frost’s annual base salary was $400,000 in 2018.increased to $600,000 from July 1, 2020. Under Mr. Frost’s employment agreements, he is eligible to participate in Macquarie’s profit share arrangements, Macquarie’s pension arrangements, and health insurance coverage, and will be eligible for five-weeks of vacation time and sick time as provided to other employees at his level. In addition, Mr. Frost is eligible to be reimbursed for reasonable and necessary out-of-pocket expenses incurred by him in connection with the performance of his duties and in accordance with the applicable expense policy.
Employment Agreement with Liam Stewart. Nick O’Neil. On July 6, 2016, Mr. Stewart entered into a newO’Neil executed his current employment agreement with Macquarie Holdings (USA)(U.S.A.) Inc. on May 5, 2017. Under the employment agreement he holds the position of DivisionExecutive Director. Mr. Stewart is currentlyO’Neil was assigned to Macquarie Holdings (USA) Inc. and seconded to Macquarie Infrastructure Corporation as chief financial officer.officer from September 1, 2020. Mr. Stewart is currently seconded to Macquarie Infrastructure Corporation as chief financial officer. Mr. Stewart’sO’Neil’s annual base salary was $300,000$400,000 in 2018. The agreement also provides that2020. Under Mr. StewartO’Neil’s employment agreements, he is eligible to participate in Macquarie’s profit share arrangements, Macquarie’s 401(k) plan,pension arrangements, and health and welfare plans,insurance coverage, and will be eligible for four-weeks of vacation time and holidays, sick and personal time as provided to other employees at his level. In addition, Mr. StewartO’Neil is eligible to be reimbursed for reasonable and necessary out-of-pocket expenses incurred by him in connection with the performance of his duties and in accordance with Macquarie Holdings (USA) Inc.’sthe applicable expense policy.See “Potential Payments on Termination or Change in Control” for further information regarding these employment agreements.
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OUTSTANDING EQUITY AWARDS AT 20182020 FISCAL YEAR-END The following table sets forth a summary of all outstanding equity awards, consisting of Macquarie Group Limited shares, held by Messrs. Frost and StewartO’Neil as of December 31, 2018.2020. The number of Macquarie ordinary shares presented below reflects such adjustment with respect to outstanding shares under the MEREP. Name | | Grant Date | | Number of Shares or Units of Stock That Have Not Vested(1) | | Market Value of Shares or Units of Stock That Have Not Vested at December 31, 2018(2) ($) | Christopher Frost | | Jun. 21 2018 | | 586 | | 44,861 | Liam Stewart | | Jul. 6 2015 | | 549 | | 42,029 | | | Jun. 17, 2016(3) | | 466 | | 35,675 | | | Jun. 17, 2016 | | 2,014 | | 154,181 | | | Jun. 22, 2017 | | 1,772 | | 135,655 | | | Jun. 21, 2018 | | 848 | | 64,918 |
Upon resignation from his role, Mr. Stewart forfeited 2,883 restricted share units. | Christopher Frost | | | Jun. 21, 2018 | | | 586 | | | 62,558 | | | | | | Jun. 24, 2019 | | | 2,210 | | | 235,927 | | | | | | Jun. 9, 2020 | | | 3,473 | | | 370,775 | | | Nick O’Neil | | | Jun. 9, 2020 | | | 2,117 | | | 225,999 | |
(1)
| The restricted share units that relate to the profit share vest on the ex-dividend date for the final ordinary dividend, or if there is no final ordinary dividend, the 7thtrading day within a Macquarie staff trading window on or after May 1ston the second, third and fourth anniversaries of the date of the initial profit share allocation for Mr. Stewart and on the third, fourth and fifth anniversaries of the date of the initial profit share allocations for Mr. Frost. The restricted share units granted on June 17, 2016 relate to the 2016 profit shareMessrs. Frost and vest in three equal installments on the ex-dividend date for the final ordinary dividend, or if there is no final ordinary dividend, the 7th trading day within a Macquarie staff trading window on or after May 1st of 2018, 2019 and 2020 for Mr. Stewart. The restricted share units granted on June 22, 2017 relate to the 2017 profit share and vest in three equal installments on the ex-dividend date for the final ordinary dividend, or if there is no final ordinary dividend, the 7th trading day within a Macquarie staff trading window on or after May 1st of 2019, 2020 and 2021 for Mr. Stewart.O’Neil. The restricted share units granted on June 21, 2018 relate to the 2018 profit share and vest in three equal installments on the ex-dividend date for the final ordinary dividend, or if there is no final ordinary dividend, the 7thtrading day within a Macquarie staff trading window on or after May 1stof 2020, 2021 and 2022 for Mr. Stewart and on or after May 1st of 2021, 2022, and 2023 for Mr. Frost. The restricted share units granted on June 24, 2019 relate to the 2019 profit share and vest in three equal installments on the ex-dividend date for the final ordinary dividend, or if there is no final ordinary dividend, the 7th trading day within a Macquarie staff trading window on or after May 1st of 2022, 2023, and 2024 for Mr. Frost. The restricted share units granted on June 9, 2020 relate to the 2020 profit share and vest in three equal installments on the ex-dividend date for the final ordinary dividend, or if there is no final ordinary dividend, the 7th trading day within a Macquarie staff trading window on or after May 1st of 2023, 2024, and 2025 for Messrs. Frost and O’Neil. | | |
(2)
| Market values of unvested restricted share units are based on a closing price of Macquarie Group Limited (ASX: MQG) of AUD $108.65$138.48 on December 31, 2018.2020. Market values of unvested restricted share units have been converted from Australian dollars to U.S. dollars using the Federal Reserve Bank noon buying rate effective on December 31, 20182020 of $0.7046$0.7709 to AUD $1.00. | | | (3) | Effective July 1, 2016, Mr. |
In 2020, Messrs. Frost, O’Neil, and Stewart was promoted to Division Director and was awarded 698 Macquarie restricted share units through MEREP. These restricted share units vest in three equal installments on the ex-dividend date for the final ordinary dividend, or if there is no final ordinary dividend, the 7th trading day within a Macquarie staff trading window on or after May 1st of 2018, 2019 and 2020. | In 2018, Mr. Frost received ordinary dividends on Macquarie shares through the MEREP of AUD $2.15$1.80 (Final Dividend) for shares held on the Record Date of May 19, 2020
and AUD $1.35 (Interim Dividend) for shares held on the Record Date of November 13, 2018.17, 2020. This equated to $888$10,404 for Mr. Frost. Mr. Stewart received ordinary dividends on Macquarie shares through the MEREP of AUD $3.15 (Final Dividend) for shares held on the Record Date of May 15, 2018 and AUD $2.15 (Interim Dividend) for shares held on the Record Date of November 13, 2018. This equated to $24,666Frost, $2,203 for Mr. O’Neil, and $5,667 for Mr. Stewart.
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STOCK VESTED IN FISCAL YEAR 20182020 The following table sets forth a summary of MEREP stock awards that vested in 20182020 for Messrs. Frost, O’Neil, and Stewart. Name | | Number of Shares Acquired on Vesting | | Value Realized on Vesting ($) | Christopher Frost(1) | | - | | - | Liam Stewart(2) | | 1,934 | | 150,423 |
| Christopher Frost (1) | | | - | | | - | | | Nick O’Neil (2) | | | - | | | - | | | Liam Stewart (3) | | | 2,113 | | | 166,584 | |
(1)
| No MEREP units vested that were awarded to Mr. Frost on account of his service to MIC.our Company. | | |
(2)
| No MEREP units vested that were awarded to Mr. O’Neil on account of his service to our Company. |
(3)
| On May 14, 2018, 1,78718, 2020, 2,113 of the MEREP awards vested at AUD $110.20. The remaining 147 MEREP awards vested on May 15, 2018 at $112.65.$102.27. The value of stock vested in the above table has been converted from Australian dollars to U.S. dollars using the Federal Reserve Bank noon buying rate effective on December 31, 20182020 of $0.7046$0.7709 to AUD $1.00. |
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NONQUALIFIED DEFERRED COMPENSATION IN FISCAL YEAR 2018 2020 The following table sets forth a summary of the profit share retained in the DPS Plan for Mr. Frost and Mr. O’Neil and under the NI Policy for Mr. Frost and Mr. Stewart respectively, as of December 31, 2018.Name | | Plan | | Registrant Contributions in 2018(1) ($) | | Aggregate Earnings in 2018(2) ($) | | Aggregate Withdrawals/ Distributions ($) | | Aggregate Balance at December 31, 2018(3) ($) | Christopher Frost | | DPS Plan | | 150,851 | | 4,729 | | - | | 143,621 | Liam Stewart | | NI policy | | 72,780 | | 7,431 | | - | | 197,029 |
2020. | Christopher Frost | | | DPS Plan | | | 787,500 | | | 9,443 | | | 21,161 | | | 1,654,757 | | | Nick O’Neil | | | DPS Plan | | | 480,000 | | | - | | | - | | | 480,000 | | | Liam Stewart(4) | | | NI Policy | | | 69,000 | | | 577 | | | 6,047 | | | - | |
(1)
| Consists of the portion of the amount reported in the bonus column of the Summary Compensation Table for the 20182020 fiscal year that is deferred under the DPS Plan for Mr. Frost and Mr. O’Neil and under the NI Policy for Mr. Stewart. | | |
(2)
| With respect to both the DPS Plan and NI Policy, amount represents notional earnings (losses) from January 1, 20182020 to December 31, 20182020 and the foreign exchange adjustment at December 31, 2018. The amounts have been converted from Australian dollars to U.S. dollars using the Federal Reserve Bank noon buying rate effective on December 31, 2018 of $0.7046 to AUD $1.00.2020. | | |
(3)
| With respect to both the DPS Plan and NI Policy, the amount has been converted from Australian dollars to U.S. dollars using the spot rate at the time of withdrawal/distribution and the Federal Reserve Bank noon buying rate effective on December 31, 20182020 of $0.7046$0.7709 to AUD $1.00.$1.00 for the aggregate balance. |
(4)
| Mr. Stewart forfeited 100% of his unvested NI Policy retention upon his termination of employment on September 16, 2020. The amount of the NI Policy retention forfeited was $239,512. |
The compensation reported in the nonqualified deferred compensation table was deferred by Mr. Frost and Mr. O’Neil pursuant to Macquarie’s profit share arrangements. Under the DPS Plan, the value of the retained profit share for the period from the preceding July 1stto June 30this determined based on total shareholder returns of the notional portfolio of Macquarie-managed funds selected by Macquarie assuming reinvestment of distributions and, therefore, takes into account both capital appreciation and distributions to shareholders. Notional earnings (losses) for the July 1stto June 30thperiod are measured quarterly. The participant has no input into decisions regarding the notional portfolio selected. Any increases in value of the notional portfolio may be paid out in August each year at the discretion of Macquarie’s Executive Committee, or the BRC. If the notional investment of the amount retained under the DPS Plan results in a notional loss, Macquarie will not make any payment or compensation in respect of the loss. This notional loss will be offset against notional income in the first instance and then against any future notional income until the loss is completely offset. Any notional loss may also be deducted from amounts retained under the DPS Plan at the discretion of the Macquarie Executive Committee or the BRC. Profit share retained under the DPS Plan vests and is paid out in three equal installments: three, four and five years from the retention date. The compensation reported in the nonqualified deferred compensation table was deferred by Mr. Stewart pursuant to Macquarie’s profit share arrangements. Under the NI Policy, the value of the retained profit share for the period from the preceding July 1stto June 30this determined based on total shareholder returns of the notional portfolio of Macquarie-managed funds selected by Macquarie assuming reinvestment of distributions and, therefore, takes into account both capital appreciation and distributions to shareholders. Notional earnings (losses) for the July 1stto June 30thperiod are measured quarterly. The participant has no input into decisions regarding the notional portfolio selected. Any increases in value of the notional portfolio may be paid out in August each year at the discretion of Macquarie. If the notional investment of the amount retained under the NI Policy results in a notional loss, the amount will be offset against payments of vested amounts. Profit share retained under the NI Policy vests and is paid out in three equal installments: two, three and four years from the retention date. Mr. Stewart forfeited 100% of his unvested NI Policy retention upon his termination of employment on September 16, 2020. The amount of the unvested NI Policy retention forfeited was $239,512.TABLE OF CONTENTS Proposal 3 Approval, On An Advisory Basis, Of Executive Compensation | 35 |
POTENTIAL PAYMENTS ON TERMINATION OR CHANGE IN CONTROL For Messrs. Frost and Stewart,O’Neil, there are no contracts, agreements, plans or arrangements that provide for payments upon a change of control of our Company. Termination Provisions Under Employment Agreements Under the terms of Mr. Frost’s employment agreement with Macquarie Corporate Holdings Limited, executed on October 3, 2017, Mr. Frost will provide Macquarie with twelve weeks’ notice if he voluntarily resigns. Macquarie will provide Mr. Frost twelve weeks’ notice of any termination (although the employer may make a payment to him in lieu of such notice), subject to certain exclusions including misconduct, dishonesty, harm to reputation of the employer or Macquarie, inappropriate workplace behavior, inability to comply with conditions of employment and/or any other reason justifying termination without notice. The period between such notice and termination of employment is referred to as the “notice period.” During the notice period, Mr. Frost will be entitled to continue to receive his salary and health benefits. Upon termination, Mr. Frost will be entitled to payment of any accrued but unpaid vacation time. During the notice period, Macquarie has the discretion to direct Mr. Frost not to do any work or contact any customers or clients for a period up to the date of his termination or resignation. During this notice period, Mr. Frost will continue to be employed by Macquarie and must not engage or prepare to engage in any business activity that is the same or similar to the business he was undertaking with
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his employer. Mr. Frost may also be entitled to severance under Macquarie’s severance plan discussed below. Under the terms of Mr. Stewart’sO’Neil’s employment agreement with Macquarie Holdings (USA) Inc., dated May 5, 2017,July 6, 2016, Mr. StewartO’Neil will provide Macquarie with fourtwelve weeks’ notice if he voluntarily resigns andresigns. Macquarie will provide Mr. Stewart fourO’Neil twelve weeks’ notice of any termination for(although the employer may make a payment to him in lieu of such notice), subject to certain exclusions including misconduct, dishonesty, harm to reputation of the employer or Macquarie, inappropriate workplace behavior, inability to comply with conditions of employment and/or any other reason other than for “cause”, as defined in the agreement.justifying termination without notice. The period between such notice and termination of employment is referred to as the “notice period”.period.” During the notice period, Mr. StewartO’Neil will be entitled to continue to receive his salary and health benefits. Upon termination, Mr. StewartO’Neil will be entitled to payment of any accrued but unpaid vacation time. Macquarie may, in its discretion, alter Mr. Stewart’s duties or place him on paid leave of absence duringDuring the notice period. In addition,period, Macquarie has the discretion to direct Mr. Stewart mayO’Neil not to do any work or contact any customers or clients for a period up to the date of his termination or resignation. During this notice period, Mr. O’Neil will continue to be employed by Macquarie and must not engage or prepare to engage in any other business activity duringthat is the same or similar to the business he was undertaking with his employment or the notice period.employer. Mr. StewartO’Neil may also be entitled to severance under Macquarie’s severance plan discussed below. The employment agreements provide that both Messrs. Frost and StewartO’Neil are subject to a confidentiality restrictive covenant for an unlimited duration. The employment agreements also provide that Messrs. Frost and StewartO’Neil are subject to a non-solicitation restrictive covenant of employees and clients during their employment and for a six-month period thereafter. In addition, the employment agreements provide that Messrs. Frost and StewartO’Neil are subject to a non-competition restrictive covenant during their employment and for a three-month period thereafter should Macquarie elect to enforce such period. In the event that Macquarie elects to enforce the three-month non-compete period post-termination against Mr.Messrs. Frost and O’Neil, Macquarie would pay an amount equal to the base salary, less any applicable deductions, he would have received had he been employed during such period. In the event that Macquarie elects to enforce the three-month non-compete period post termination against Mr. Stewart, Macquarie would pay an amount equal to the base salary and the value of medical benefits elected at the time of notice that he would have received, less any applicable deductions, he would have received had he been employed during such period.
Macquarie’s Severance Plan Under Macquarie’s severance plan applicable to Messrs.
Frost and Stewart,O’Neil, if an employee is terminated by Macquarie for reasons other than for cause, retirement and voluntary resignation, including job abandonment, death or disability (as defined in the plan), the employee would be entitled to severance payments equal to four weeks’ base salary for the first year of employment plus three weeks’ base salary for each year thereafter, and pro rata payments for each complete month within any portion of a year. The DPS Plan, the NI Policy and the MEREP rules give Macquarie the discretion to fully vest retention on termination.termination in certain circumstances. The BRC or the Executive Committee under delegation from the BoardMacquarie board may consider exercising this discretion where, for example, a staff member’s employment ends on the grounds of redundancy, retirement, disability, serious ill-health or in other limited exceptional circumstances, such as the business efficacy reasons. In all other cases, retention is forfeited on leaving Macquarie. Payments Upon Resignation or Termination If, as of December 31, 2018,2020, Messrs. Frost and Stewart’sO’Neil’s employment had been terminated without cause, they would have been entitled to a severance payment of $430,769$646,154 and $99,519,$348,076, respectively, under the Macquarie severance plan described above, in addition to accrued and unpaid vacation time, including any applicable long service leave benefit for Mr. Frost.Frost and Mr. O’Neil. They may also have received unvested retained profit share amounts, subject to the discretion of Macquarie. Messrs. Frost and StewartO’Neil would not be entitled to any severance in the event of death or serious incapacitation, subject to discretions being exercised in relation to their retained profit share amounts. No amounts would have been payable in the event of their resignation or termination for cause. TABLE OF CONTENTS
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In August 2015, pursuant to a mandate of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the “Dodd – Frank“Dodd-Frank Act”), the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) adopted a rule requiring annual disclosure of the ratio of the chief executive officer’s (“CEO”) “Annual Total Compensation” (as calculated using the Summary Compensation Table requirements) to the median employee’s Annual Total Compensation. The purpose of the required disclosure is to provide a measure of the equitability of pay within the organization. | Median Employee Total Annual Compensation ($) | 48,641 | | 41,119 | | | Mr. Frost (CEO) Total Annual Compensation ($) | 1,151,280 | | 2,680,980 | | | Ratio of CEO to Median Employee Compensation | 23.7: | | 65.2:1.0 | |
This pay ratio is a reasonable estimate calculated in a manner consistent with SEC rules based on our payroll and employment records and the methodology described herein. The SEC rules for identifying the median compensated employee and calculating the pay ratio based on that employee’s Annual Total Compensation allow companies to adopt a variety of methodologies, to apply certain exclusions, and to make reasonable estimates and assumptions that reflect their compensation practices. As such, the pay ratio reported by other companies may not be comparable to the pay ratio reported above, as other companies may have different employment and compensation practices and may utilize different methodologies, exclusions, estimates and assumptions in calculating their own pay ratios. To determine the median employee, a listing was prepared of all full and part-time employees as of December 31, 2018.2020. Employees that were terminated were excluded from the list and wages and salaries were annualized for those employees that were not employed for the full year of 2018.2020. Once the Annual Total Compensation of all employees was determined and listed, the median employee was identified. The median employee is employed at one of the operating businesses of MIC and was not eligible to participate in a deferred compensation plan for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018.2020. Employees at the operating businesses weredid not offeredreceive any stock compensation forduring the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018.2020. Mr. Frost has an employment agreement with Macquarie Corporate Holdings Limited and was offered a cash bonus, a stock bonus MEREP award, a DPS Plan award and a deferred profit share allocation. Mr. Frost also received dividends on the MEREP shares that he earned in the current year. As of December 31, 20182020 the Company employed approximately 3,3002,200 persons of which approximately 20%17% of these were subject to collective bargaining agreements. This information with respect to the pay ratio is being provided for compliance purposes. Neither the Compensation Committeeour compensation committee nor management of the Company used the pay ratio measure in making compensation decisions. TABLE OF CONTENTS 37
PROPOSAL 4 | Approval of Amendment
No. 1 to the Macquarie
Infrastructure Corporation
2016 Omnibus Employee
Incentive Plan | Recommendation: VoteFORthe approval of the Amendment |
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GENERAL
Our shareholders are being asked to approve Amendment No. 1 (the “2019 Amendment”) to the Macquarie Infrastructure Corporation 2016 Omnibus Employee Incentive Plan (the “2016 Omnibus Plan”). Our Board adopted the 2016 Omnibus Plan on March 31, 2016 and our shareholders approved the 2016 Omnibus Plan on May 18, 2016. On March 28, 2019, upon the recommendation of our Compensation Committee, our Board adopted the 2019 Amendment, subject to its approval by our shareholders at the Annual Meeting. The 2016 Omnibus Plan is the only equity incentive plan for the employees of the Company.
If the 2019 Amendment is approved by our shareholders, it will become effective on May 15, 2019. If our shareholders do not approve the 2019 Amendment, the 2016 Omnibus Plan will continue to remain in effect in its current form. However, there may be insufficient shares available under the 2016 Omnibus Plan to make annual equity awards to employees of our operating businesses and to provide grants to new hires in the coming years. In this event, the Compensation Committee would be required to revise its compensation philosophy and formulate other cash-based programs to attract, retain, and compensate key employees of our operating businesses.
OVERVIEW OF THE 2019 AMENDMENT
The 2019 Amendment amends the 2016 Omnibus Plan in the following four respects:
Increase in Share Reserve
The 2019 Amendment increases the number of shares of our common stock available for grant under the 2016 Omnibus Plan from 500,000 to 1,500,000 (the “Amended Share Reserve”). Prior to 2019, the Company did not grant any awards under the 2016 Omnibus Plan. In 2019, the Compensation Committee granted performance-based restricted stock units (“performance share units”) to certain key employees of our operating businesses with a target value of 106,020 shares of our common stock, and a maximum value of up to 197,008 shares if the highest performance level is achieved. Following the grant of these awards, as of March 31, 2019, the 2016 Omnibus Plan only has 302,992 available for future grants.
We believe that the increase in the share reserve is necessary in order to allow us to continue to use equity awards, including performance-based awards, as an effective means to promote the future growth and success of the Company. Equity-based incentive compensation aligns the interests of award recipients with our shareholders and enables the Company to
attract, incentivize and retain key employees of our operating businesses.
Minimum Vesting Requirement to Apply to All Awards
The 2019 Amendment provides that all equity awards granted under the 2016 Omnibus Plan will not vest earlier than the first anniversary of the date of grant other than for (i) substitute awards granted in connection with awards that are assumed, converted or substituted pursuant to a merger, acquisition or similar transaction, (ii) shares delivered in lieu of fully vested cash awards and (iii) any additional awards the Compensation Committee may grant, up to a maximum of five percent (5%) of the available share reserve; provided that the foregoing minimum vesting requirement does not apply to the Compensation Committee’s discretion to provide for accelerated exercisability or vesting of any award, including in cases of retirement, death, disability or a change in control.
The 2016 Omnibus Plan currently provides a one-year minimum vesting requirement only for options and stock appreciation rights, and not for other equity awards. We believe this amended minimum vesting requirement is a governance best practice and will enhance the retention value of awards to be granted under the 2016 Omnibus Plan, as amended.
No Payment of Dividends and Dividend Equivalent Rights on Unvested Awards
The 2019 Amendment provides that dividends or dividend equivalent rights with respect to any award will remain subject to all vesting requirements to the same extent as the underlying award and shall only be paid, if at all, if such vesting requirements are satisfied.
The 2016 Omnibus Plan currently provides that dividends or dividend equivalent rights with respect to any award subject to satisfaction of performance vesting goals are not be payable prior to satisfaction of such performance vesting goals but has no provision requiring satisfaction of service-vesting requirements. We believe this amended vesting requirement with respect to dividends and dividend equivalent rights is a governance best practice and will enhance the retention and incentive value of awards to be granted under the 2016 Omnibus Plan, as amended.
Incentive Stock Option Maximum
The 2019 Amendment provides that shares subject to incentive stock options will not exceed 1,500,000 shares of our common stock.
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OVERHANG AND SHARE USAGE
The Company has two equity compensation plans under which equity-based awards are currently outstanding: the 2016 Omnibus Plan and the 2014 Independent Directors’ Equity Plan. The following table sets forth certain information as of March 31, 2019, unless otherwise noted, with respect to these plans:
Total Stock-Settled Full-Value Awards Outstanding under the 2016 Omnibus Plan (197,008, assuming maximum earnout value) + Awards Outstanding under the 2014 Independent Directors’ Equity Plan (23,646)
(There are no options or stock appreciation rights outstanding). | 220,654 | Shares Available for Grant under the 2016 Omnibus Plan (302,992) + Shares Available for Grant under the 2014 Independent Directors’ Equity Plan (248,664) | 551,656 | Proposed Additional Increase to Share Reserve under the 2016 Omnibus Plan, subject to shareholder approval | 1,000,000 | Shares of common stock outstanding as of the record date (March 22, 2019) | 85,982,332 |
The following table sets forth information regarding the share usage for each of the last three fiscal years and through March 31, 2019 for the 2019 fiscal year. The share usage has been calculated as
the quotient of (i) the number of awards granted in each year, divided by (ii) the number of shares of common stock outstanding at the end of such period.
| | Year Ended December, 31 | Share Usage Data | Period Ended March 31, 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | Stock Options/Stock Appreciation Rights (SARs) Granted | – | – | – | – | Stock-Settled Time-Vested Restricted Shares/Units Granted | – | 19,320 | 9,435 | 10,755 | Performance-Based Shares/Units Granted | 197,008 | – | – | – | Shares of common stock outstanding at period end | 85,982,332 | 85,800,303 | 84,733,957 | 82,047,526 | Share Usage | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
DILUTION AND EXPECTED DURATION
We carefully monitor the rate at which we use the shares authorized for grant under our equity compensation program and the program’s impact on shareholder dilution, and our expected future usage was taken into account when we determined the incremental number of shares to be reserved for grant under the 2019 Amendment. If Proposal 4 is approved by our shareholders, we expect the amended share reserve of approximately 1,500,000 shares to last for approximately four years, based upon our 2019 grant size and our expected future share usage. However, expectations regarding future share usage could be impacted by a number of factors such as award type mix; hiring and promotion activity; the rate at which shares are returned to the 2016 Omnibus Plan’s reserve upon the awards’ expiration, forfeiture or cash settlement; the future performance of our stock price; the consequences of acquiring
or disposing of businesses; and other factors. While we believe that the assumptions we used are reasonable, future share usage may differ from current expectations. The potential dilution to our shareholders resulting from the 2016 Omnibus Plan, as amended by the 2019 Amendment, is approximately 1.7%,1 which we consider reasonable and necessary to realize the intended purposes of the 2016 Omnibus Plan, as amended, and our compensation program and philosophy.
Our Board has determined that it is advisable and in the best interests of the Company and the shareholders to adopt and approve the 2019 Amendment.
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GOVERNANCE FEATURES OF THE 2016 OMNIBUS PLAN, AS AMENDED
If the 2019 Amendment is approved by our shareholders, the 2016 Omnibus Plan, as amended, will include a number of governance best practices, including:
ü | No liberal share recycling of shares tendered or withheld to satisfy the exercise price or tax obligation with respect to any award. | ü | Minimum vesting period of one year from the date of grant for all awards granted under the 2016 Omnibus Plan, except under certain limited circumstances and with permitted exceptions up to 5% of the share reserve. | ü | All dividends or dividend equivalent rights with respect to any award will remain subject to vesting requirements to the same extent as the underlying award. | ü | Minimum 100% fair market value exercise price as of the date of grant for options and stock appreciation rights, except for substitute awards granted through the assumption or substitution of awards from an acquired or merged company. | ü | No “liberal” change in control definition. | ü | No repricing of options or stock appreciation rights and no cash buyout of underwater options or stock appreciation rights without shareholder approval, except for adjustments with respect to a change in control or an equitable adjustment in connection with certain corporate transactions. | ü | No excise tax gross-ups. |
(1) | In this context, dilution is calculated as the sum of the shares subject to outstanding awards plus shares available for future awards under the 2016 Omnibus Plan plus the incremental share request under the 2019 Amendment (collectively, the “numerator”) divided by the sum of the numerator and common shares outstanding, with all data as of March 31, 2019. |
The following summary of the material terms of the 2016 Omnibus Plan, as proposed to be amended by the 2019 Amendment, is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of the 2016 Omnibus Plan and the 2019 Amendment, both of which are attached hereto as Appendix A.
SUMMARY OF THE 2016 OMNIBUS PLAN, AS AMENDED BY THE 2019 AMENDMENT
OVERVIEW
The purpose of the Plan is to attract, retain and motivate employees (including prospective employees), consultants and others who may perform services for the Company or its subsidiaries, to compensate them for their contributions to our long-term growth and profits and to encourage them to acquire a proprietary interest in the success of the Company.
ADMINISTRATION
Our Compensation Committee administers the 2016 Omnibus Plan. Among other things, the Compensation Committee determines the persons who will receive awards under the 2016 Omnibus Plan, the time when awards will be granted, the terms of the awards and the number of shares of our common stock subject to the awards. The Compensation Committee may allocate among its members and/or delegate to any person who is not a member of the Compensation Committee or to any
administrative group within the Company, any of its powers, responsibilities and duties. Our Board, in its sole discretion, also may grant awards or administer the 2016 Omnibus Plan.
ELIGIBILITY
Awards may be made to employees and prospective employees of the Company or any of its subsidiaries and any individual or any entity that is permitted to be issued securities under a registration statement on Form S-8 that provides bona fide consulting or advisory services to the Company or any of its subsidiaries pursuant to a written agreement. Awards may not be made to (i) an individual seconded from our Manager that performs services for the Company or any of its subsidiaries, (ii) any member of our Board, or (iii) our Manager or its affiliates.
COMMON STOCK AVAILABLE FOR AWARDS UNDER THE 2016 OMNIBUS PLAN
Subject to adjustment as described below, the total number of shares of our common stock that may be subject to awards granted under the existing 2016 Omnibus Plan is five hundred thousand (500,000) shares, of which 197,008 shares have been allocated and reserved for issuance as of March 31, 2019. If our shareholders approve the 2019 Amendment, the number of shares that may be subject to awards granted under the 2016 Omnibus Plan will be one million, five hundred thousand (1,500,000). Shares of our common stock issued in connection with awards that are assumed, converted or substituted as a
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result of the Company’s acquisition of another company will not count against the number of shares that may be granted under the 2016 Omnibus Plan. Shares of our common stock underlying the awards will be available for reissuance under the 2016 Omnibus Plan in the event that an award is forfeited, expires, terminates or otherwise lapses without delivery of our common stock. The share reserve shall not be reduced to the extent that a distribution pursuant to an award is made in cash.
Shares of our common stock underlying the awards will not become available for reissuance under the Plan if the shares are withheld by the Company to pay taxes, are withheld by or tendered to the Company to pay the exercise price of stock options, are repurchased from an optionee by the Company with proceeds from the exercise of stock options or are shares underlying stock appreciation rights that are not issued upon exercise due to net settlement of stock appreciation rights.
The Compensation Committee will adjust the terms of any outstanding award, the number of shares of our common stock issuable under the 2016 Omnibus Plan and the limit on the number of shares subject to awards in any one fiscal year, in such manner as it deems appropriate (including, without limitation, by payment of cash) to prevent the enlargement or dilution of rights, or otherwise as it deems appropriate, for any increase or decrease in the number of issued shares of our common stock (or issuance of share of stock other than shares of our common stock) resulting from a recapitalization, stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend, spinoff, splitup, combination, reclassification or exchange of shares of our common stock, merger, consolidation, rights offering, separation, reorganization, liquidation, or any other change in the corporate structure or shares of our common stock, including any extraordinary dividend or extraordinary distribution.
MINIMUM VESTING REQUIREMENTS
Under the existing 2016 Omnibus Plan, grantees who are granted stock options and stock appreciation rights, will be required to continue to provide services to the Company (or a Subsidiary) for not less than one year following the date of grant in order for any such stock options and stock appreciation rights to fully or partially vest or be exercisable (other than in case of death, disability or a Change in Control). Notwithstanding the foregoing, up to five (5) percent of the available Shares authorized for issuance under the 2016 Omnibus Plan may provide for vesting of stock options and stock appreciation rights, partially or in full, in less than one year. If our shareholders approve the 2019 Amendment, the foregoing minimum vesting requirements will apply to all awards granted under the 2016 Omnibus Plan (other than for (i) substitute awards granted in connection with awards that are assumed, converted or
substituted pursuant to a merger, acquisition or similar transaction, (ii) shares delivered in lieu of fully vested cash awards and (iii) any additional awards the Compensation Committee may grant, up to a maximum of five percent (5%) of the available share reserve); provided that the minimum vesting requirement will not apply to the Compensation Committee’s discretion to provide for accelerated exercisability or vesting of any award, including in cases of retirement, death, disability or a change in control.
MAXIMUM AWARDS
Shares issued under the 2016 Omnibus Plan may be authorized but unissued shares of our common stock or authorized and previously issued shares of our common stock reacquired by the Company. No individual will receive awards of stock options or stock appreciation rights covering, in either case, more than 50,000 shares (subject to adjustment as described below) in any one fiscal year. The maximum number of shares of common stock to which restricted stock, restricted stock units, dividend equivalent rights and other types of stock-based or stock-related awards, that are, in each case, subject to the achievement of the performance goals described in the 2016 Omnibus Plan, that may be granted in the aggregate under the 2016 Omnibus Plan to any one individual may not exceed 50,000 shares (subject to adjustment as described below) in any one fiscal year. The maximum dollar limit for cash-based awards that may be granted under the 2016 Omnibus Plan to any one individual in any one fiscal year may not exceed $2,000,000.
The market value of our common stock on the record date (based upon the closing price on the NYSE) was $39.75 per share.
TYPES OF AWARDS
The 2016 Omnibus Plan provides for grants of stock options (both stock options intended to be “incentive stock options” under Section 422 of the Code and non-qualified stock options), stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units, dividend equivalent rights, cash-based awards and other stock-based or stock-related awards (including performance awards) pursuant to which our common stock, cash or other property may be delivered. Each award will be evidenced by an award agreement, which will govern that award’s terms and conditions.
Stock Options. A stock option entitles the recipient to purchase shares of our common stock at a fixed exercise price. The exercise price per share will be determined by the Compensation Committee but will not be less than 100% of the fair market value of our common stock on the date of grant. Fair market value will generally be the closing price of our common stock on the NYSE on the date of grant. Stock options generally must
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be exercised within 10 years from the date of grant. Except in connection with an equitable adjustment or a change in control, the Compensation Committee shall not without the approval of our shareholders lower the exercise price of an option after it is granted, cancel an underwater option in exchange for cash or another award, or take any other action that would be treated as a repricing under the rules and regulations of the principal U.S. national securities exchange on which the our shares of common stock are listed. If our shareholders approve the 2019 Amendment, shares subject to incentive stock options will not exceed 1,500,000 shares of our common stock.
Stock Appreciation Rights. A stock appreciation right entitles the recipient to receive shares of our common stock, cash or other property equal in value to the appreciation of the our common stock over the stated exercise price. The exercise price per share will be determined by the Compensation Committee but will not be less than 100% of the fair market value of our common stock on the date of grant. Fair market value will generally be the closing price of our common stock on the NYSE on the date of grant. Stock appreciation rights must be exercised within 10 years from the date of grant. Except in connection with an equitable adjustment or a change in control, the Compensation Committee shall not without the approval of our shareholders lower the exercise price of an stock appreciation right after it is granted, cancel an underwater stock appreciation right in exchange for cash or another award, or take any other action that would be treated as a repricing under the rules and regulations of the principal U.S. national securities exchange on which the our shares of common stock are listed.
Restricted Stock. Restricted stock consists of shares of our common stock that are registered in the recipient’s name, but that are subject to transfer and/or forfeiture restrictions for a period of time. The Compensation Committee may grant or offer for sale shares of restricted stock in such amounts, and subject to such terms and conditions, as the Compensation Committee may determine. The terms and conditions set forth by the Compensation Committee in the applicable award agreement may relate to vesting and nontransferability restrictions that will lapse upon the achievement of one or more goals related to the completion of service by the grantee or the achievement of performance goals. Subject to such limits as the Compensation Committee may determine from time to time, the recipient will have the same voting and dividend rights as our other shareholders; provided that in no event will dividends with respect to any restricted stock award subject to satisfaction of performance goals be payable prior to satisfaction of such performance goals. If our shareholders approve Proposal 4, dividends will be subject to all vesting requirements to the same
extent as the underlying award and shall only be paid, if at all, if such vesting requirements are satisfied.
Restricted Stock Units. A restricted stock unit is an unfunded, unsecured right to receive a share of our common stock, cash or other property at a future date. The Compensation Committee may grant restricted stock units in such amounts, and subject to such terms and conditions, as the Compensation Committee may determine. The terms and conditions set forth by the Compensation Committee in the applicable award agreement may relate to vesting and nontransferability restrictions that will lapse upon the achievement of one or more goals related to the completion of service by the grantee or the achievement of performance goals. The recipient will have only the rights of a general unsecured creditor of the Company and no rights as a shareholder of the Company until our common stock underlying the restricted stock units, if any, is delivered.
Cash-Based Awards. The Compensation Committee may grant cash-based awards based upon the achievement of one or more performance goals in such amounts and subject to such terms and conditions as the Committee may determine.
Other Stock-Based Awards. The Compensation Committee may grant other types of stock-based or stock-related awards, including the grant of unrestricted shares of our common stock in such amounts, and subject to such terms and conditions, as the Compensation Committee may determine. The terms and conditions set forth by the Compensation Committee in the applicable award agreement may relate to vesting and nontransferability restrictions that will lapse upon the achievement of one or more goals related to the completion of service by the grantee or the achievement of performance goals.
Dividend Equivalent Rights. The Compensation Committee may, in its discretion, include in the award agreement a dividend equivalent right entitling the recipient to receive an amount equal to all or any portion of the regular cash dividends that would be paid on the shares of our common stock covered by such award as if such shares had been delivered. Dividend equivalent rights may be payable in cash, shares of our common stock or other property as determined by the Compensation Committee. In no event will dividend equivalent rights with respect to any award subject to satisfaction of performance goals be payable prior to satisfaction of such performance goals. If our shareholders approve the 2019 Amendment, dividends and dividend equivalent rights will be subject to all vesting requirements to the same extent as the underlying award and shall only be paid, if at all, if such vesting requirements are satisfied.
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PERFORMANCE GOALS
Performance goals applicable to an award may provide for a targeted level or levels of achievement using certain Company or individual performance measures as determined by the Compensation Committee. The performance goals may differ from grantee to grantee and from award to award. Any criteria used may be measured in absolute terms or relative to comparative companies. Such performance goals may include, but are not limited to: earnings; earnings per share; earnings before or after deduction for all or any portion of interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization; revenue; profits; profit growth; profit-related return ratios; return on capital, assets, equity, or investment; cost management; dividend payout ratios; market share; economic value added; cash flow; free cash flow; operating cash flow; stock price; total shareholder return; book value per share; net interest margin; working capital; expense targets; operating efficiency; asset quality; enterprise value; employee retention; asset growth; dividend yield; or other measures of performance that include one or more variations of the foregoing that are selected by the Compensation Committee. Any performance goals that are financial metrics, may be determined in accordance with United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), or may be adjusted when established to include or exclude any items otherwise includable or excludable under GAAP. The Compensation Committee shall have the authority to make adjustments to the performance goals in recognition of unusual or non-recurring events affecting our financial statements, or in response to changes in applicable laws, or to account for items of gain, loss or expense determined to be extraordinary or unusual in nature or infrequent in occurrence or related to the disposal of a segment of a business or related to a change in accounting principles. The Compensation Committee may make adjustments to the performance goals for the following non-exhaustive reasons: restructurings, discontinued operations, asset write-downs, significant litigation or claim judgments or settlements, acquisitions, divestitures, a reorganization or change in our corporate structure, foreign exchange gains and losses, a change in the fiscal years, business interruption events, unbudgeted capital expenditures, unrealized investment gains and losses and impairments. The performance goals may be applied either individually, alternatively or in any combination to the Company or a subsidiary, on a consolidated or individual company basis, or on a division, entity, line of business, project or geographical basis, either individually, alternatively or in any combination, as determined by the Compensation Committee, in its discretion.
CHANGE IN CONTROL
Unless otherwise determined by the Compensation Committee (or unless otherwise provided in the applicable award agreement or in an employment agreement), if a grantee’s employment is terminated by the Company or any successor entity thereto
without “cause,” (as defined in the 2016 Omnibus Plan), within two years after a “change in control,” as defined in the 2016 Omnibus Plan, each award granted to such grantee prior to such change in control shall become fully vested (including the lapsing of all restrictions and conditions) and, as applicable, exercisable as of the date of such termination of employment, and any shares of common stock deliverable pursuant to restricted stock units shall be delivered promptly (but no later than 15 days) following such grantee’s termination of employment, provided that, all performance-based awards shall be (x) considered to be earned and payable based on achievement of performance goals or based on target performance (either in full or pro rata based on the portion of performance period completed as of the date of the change in control), and any limitations or other restrictions shall lapse and such performance-based awards shall be immediately settled or distributed or (y) converted into restricted stock or restricted stock unit awards based on achievement of performance goals or based on target performance (either in full or pro rata based on the portion of performance period completed as of the date of the change in control).
Notwithstanding anything in the previous paragraph to the contrary, in the event of a change in control, the Compensation Committee may cancel awards for in-the-money spread value for stock options and stock appreciation rights and for fair value for other awards (as determined in the sole discretion of the Compensation Committee), provide for the issuance of substitute awards or provide that for a period of at least 20 days prior to the change in control, stock options or stock appreciation rights will be exercisable as to all shares of common stock subject thereto and that any stock options or stock appreciation rights not exercised prior to the consummation of the change in control will terminate and be of no further force or effect as of the consummation of the change in control.
U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX IMPLICATIONS OF AWARDS
The following is a brief description of the U.S. federal income tax consequences generally arising with respect to the grant of stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units, cash-based awards and dividend equivalent rights. This summary is not intended to (and does not) constitute tax advice to recipients of awards and is not intended to be exhaustive and, among other things, does not describe state, local or foreign tax consequences. Recipients are advised to consult with their own independent tax advisors with respect to the specific tax consequences that, in light of their particular circumstances, might arise in connection with their receipt of awards under the 2016 Omnibus Plan, including any state, local or foreign tax consequences and the effect, if any, of gift, estate and inheritance taxes.
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Stock Options and Stock Appreciation Rights. The grant of a stock option or stock appreciation right will create no tax consequences for the recipient or the Company at the grant date. A recipient will generally not recognize taxable income upon exercising an incentive stock option except that the alternative minimum tax may apply (depending on the recipient’s individual circumstances). Upon exercising a stock option (other than an incentive stock option) or stock appreciation right, the recipient will recognize ordinary income equal to the excess of the fair market value of the freely transferable and nonforfeitable common stock (and/or cash or other property) acquired on the date of exercise over the exercise price, and will be subject to FICA (Social Security and Medicare) taxation in respect of such amounts.
If a recipient holds the common stock acquired under the incentive stock option for at least two years from the grant date and one year from the exercise date (the “Required Holding Period”), any gain or loss realized by the recipient upon the subsequent disposition of such common stock will be taxed as long-term capital gain or loss, and such amounts will not be subject to FICA taxation. Upon a disposition of common stock acquired upon exercise of an incentive stock option before the end of the Required Holding Period, the recipient generally will recognize ordinary income equal to the lesser of (i) the excess of the fair market value of the common stock at the date of exercise of the incentive stock option over the exercise price, or (ii) the amount realized upon the disposition of the incentive stock option common stock over the exercise price. Otherwise, a recipient’s disposition of common stock acquired upon the exercise of a stock option (including an incentive stock option for which the Required Holding Period is met) or stock appreciation right generally will result in short-term or long-term capital gain or loss measured by the difference between the sale price and the recipient’s tax basis in such common stock (the tax basis in stock option common stock generally being the exercise price plus any amount recognized as ordinary income in connection with the exercise of the stock option, although special rules may apply if the exercise price is paid in previously acquired common stock).
Restricted Stock. Generally, the recipient of an award of restricted stock will not recognize ordinary income or be subject to FICA taxation at grant unless the award is vested at grant. Instead, the recipient generally will recognize ordinary income when the restricted stock becomes vested, equal to the excess, if any, of the fair market value of the common stock on the date it becomes vested over any amount paid by the recipient in exchange for the common stock (and such excess will be subject to FICA taxation). A recipient may, however, file an election with the Internal Revenue Service, within 30 days of his or her receipt of the award, to recognize ordinary income, as of the grant date, equal to the excess, if any, of the fair market value of the common stock on the grant date over any amount paid by the recipient in exchange for the common stock. The recipient’s basis for determining gain or loss upon the subsequent disposition of
common stock acquired pursuant to the award will be the amount paid for the common stock plus any ordinary income recognized either when the common stock is received or when the common stock becomes vested. Upon the disposition of any common stock received pursuant to the award, the difference between the sales price and the recipient’s basis in the common stock will be treated as a capital gain or loss and generally will be characterized as long- or short-term depending on the period the recipient held such common stock after the vesting date.
Restricted Stock Units. A recipient of a restricted stock unit (whether time-vested or subject to achievement of performance goals) will not recognize ordinary income or be subject to FICA taxation at grant (unless the restricted stock unit is vested at grant, in which case FICA taxation applies at grant). Instead, a recipient will be subject to FICA taxation at the time any portion of such award vests and will be subject to income tax at ordinary rates on the fair market value of the common stock or the amount of cash received on the date of delivery in settlement of the restricted stock unit. The recipient’s tax basis for purposes of determining any subsequent gain or loss from the sale of the common stock will be equal to the fair market value of the common stock (if any) received on the delivery date, and the recipient’s holding period (for capital gain purposes) with respect such common stock will begin at the delivery date. Gain or loss resulting from any sale of common stock delivered to a recipient will be treated as long- or short-term capital gain or loss depending on the length of the holding period.
Cash-Based Award/Dividend Equivalent Rights. A recipient of a cash-based award or dividend equivalent right will not recognize ordinary income or be subject to FICA taxation at grant. Instead, a recipient will be subject to FICA taxation at the time any portion of such award vests and generally will be subject to income tax at ordinary rates when the award is settled or paid.
Deduction. The Company generally will be entitled to a tax deduction equal to the amount recognized as ordinary income with respect to awards of stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units, dividend equivalent rights, cash-based awards and other stock-based or stock-related awards. The Company will not be entitled to any tax deduction with respect to an incentive stock option if the recipient holds the common stock for the Required Holding Period prior to disposition of the common stock, and is generally not entitled to a tax deduction with respect to any amount that represents a capital gain to a recipient or that represents compensation in excess of $1 million paid to “covered employees” pursuant to Section 162(m) of the Code. For this purpose, a “covered employee” means our chief executive officer, our chief financial officer and our three highest compensated employees other than the chief executive officer and the chief financial officer (based on compensation reported to our shareholders).
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Section 409A. The terms of the 2016 Omnibus Plan and each award are intended to be exempt from or to comply with Section 409A of the Code, which imposes specific restrictions on nonqualified deferred compensation arrangements.
TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS
No award (or any rights or obligations thereunder) granted to any person under the 2016 Omnibus Plan may be sold, exchanged, transferred, assigned, pledged, hypothecated or otherwise disposed of or hedged (including through the use of any cash-settled instrument), other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. All awards (and any rights thereunder) will be exercisable during the life of the recipient only by the recipient or by the recipient’s legal representative. The Compensation Committee may permit the transfer of an award (that is not an incentive stock option) under such terms and conditions that it deems appropriate in its sole discretion; provided, however, no award may be transferred for value.
CLAWBACK/RECOUPMENT
Awards under the 2016 Omnibus Plan may be subject to recoupment or clawback as may be required by applicable law, or the Company’s recoupment, or “clawback” policy as it may be amended from time to time.
AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION
Generally, Our Board may from time to time suspend, discontinue, revise or amend the 2016 Omnibus Plan. Unless otherwise determined by our Board, shareholder approval of any suspension, discontinuance, revision or amendment will be obtained only to the extent necessary to comply with any
applicable laws, regulations or rules of a securities exchange or self-regulatory agency. No amendment or alteration of the repricing provisions of the 2016 Omnibus Plan will be effective without the approval of the shareholders of the Company.
Unless previously terminated by our Board, the 2016 Omnibus Plan will terminate on May 17, 2026, but any outstanding award will remain in effect until the underlying shares are delivered or the award lapses.
NEW PLAN BENEFITS
As described above, the Compensation Committee, in its discretion, will select which employees, consultants or advisors receive awards and the size and types of those awards. It is, therefore, not possible to predict the awards that will be made to particular individuals or groups under the 2016 Omnibus Plan. No awards have been granted to our named executive officers under the 2016 Omnibus Plan. Our executive officers are seconded to us from our Manager and thus are not eligible for awards under the 2016 Omnibus Plan. Our directors are not eligible for awards under the 2016 Omnibus Plan. The value of director share units awarded to non-employee directors in fiscal 2018 under the 2014 Independent Directors’ Equity Plan are set forth in the Director Compensation table.
The following table provides information with respect to awards granted under the 2016 Omnibus Plan to our employees since its inception in 2016. As stated above it is not possible to determine the amounts of awards that will be granted in the future to participants under the 2016 Omnibus Plan, as amended by the 2019 Amendment. As of March 31, 2019, approximately 3,300 employees, consultants and advisors are currently eligible for grants of awards under the plan.
Group | Shares subject to Awards under the 2016 Omnibus Plan | Value of Awards(2) ($) | All executive officers as a group
| –
| –
| All non-executive employees as a group | 106,020 (All awards are in the form of
Performance Share Units3)
| $4,206,870 |
(2) | The value of the awards of performance share units is based upon the grant date fair value computed in accordance with ASC 718 for the target amount of shares issuable for such awards. The fair value of the awards payable at maximum computed in accordance with ASC 718 is $7,817,275. | (3) | The number of shares is based upon the target amount of shares issuable for such awards of performance share units. The maximum number of shares that can be issued pursuant to such awards of performance share units is 197,008. |
RECOMMENDATION OF THE BOARD
Our Board recommends that you vote FOR the approval of Amendment No. 1 to the Macquarie Infrastructure Corporation 2016 Omnibus Employee Incentive Plan.
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SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICALBENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
The following table sets forth information regarding the beneficial ownership of common stock by each person who is known to us to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the outstanding shares aton March 31, 2019,26, 2021, and each of our directors and seconded executive officers and our directors and executive officers as a group as of March 31, 2019,26, 2021, based on 85,982,33287,505,452 shares of common stock issued and outstanding. All holders of common stock are entitled to one vote per share on all matters submitted to a vote of holders of shares of common stock. The voting rights attached to shares held by our directors, executive officers or major shareholders do not differ from those that attach to shares held by any other holder. Under Rule 13d-3 of the Exchange Act, “beneficial ownership” includes shares for which the individual, directly or indirectly, has voting power, meaning the power to control voting decisions, or investment power, meaning the power to cause the sale of the shares, whether or not the shares are held for the individual’s benefit. | Amount and Nature of Beneficial Ownership (Number of Shares) | | | | Name and Address of Beneficial Owner | Shares of Common Stock | | Right to Acquire Shares Within 60 Days | | Total | | Percent of Shares Outstanding | | 5% Beneficial Owners | | | | | | | | | The Vanguard Group(1) | 6,866,087 | | - | | 6,866,087 | | 8.0% | | Macquarie Infrastructure Management (USA) Inc.(2) | 12,659,467 | | - | | 12,659,467 | | 14.7% | | BlackRock, Inc.(3) | 4,755,421 | | - | | 4,755,421 | | 5.5% | | Directors(4) | | | | | | | | | Martin Stanley(5) | 12,691,467 | | - | | 12,691,467 | | 14.8% | | Amanda Brock | - | | 2,208(6) | | 2,208 | | * | | Norman H. Brown, Jr. | 45,525 | | 3,846(6) | | 49,371 | | * | | George W. Carmany, III | 42,244 | | 3,846(6) | | 46,090 | | * | | Maria Jelescu Dreyfus | - | | 2,208(6) | | 2,208 | | * | | Ron Kirk | 3,878 | | 3,846(6) | | 7,724 | | * | | H.E. (Jack) Lentz | 28,118 | | 3,846(6) | | 31,964 | | * | | Ouma Sananikone | 13,752 | | 3,846(6) | | 17,598 | | * | | Seconded Named Executive Officers(4) | | | | | | | | | Christopher Frost(7) | 46,790 | | - | | 46,790 | | * | | Liam Stewart(8) | 4,251 | | - | | 4,251 | | * | | All Directors and Executive Officers as a Group | 12,887,356 | | 23,646 | | 12,911,002 | | 15.0% | |
| 5% Beneficial Owners | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Eminence Capital, LP(1) | | | 8,601,248 | | | - | | | 8,601,248 | | | 9.8% | | | The Vanguard Group(2) | | | 6,323,649 | | | - | | | 6,323,649 | | | 7.2% | | | Macquarie Infrastructure Management (USA) Inc.(3) | | | 14,097,757 | | | - | | | 14,097,757 | | | 16.1% | | | Dimensional Fund Advisors LP(4) | | | 4,783,404 | | | - | | | 4,783,404 | | | 5.5% | | | Directors(5) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Martin Stanley(6) | | | 14,129,757 | | | - | | | 14,129,757 | | | 16.1% | | | Amanda Brock | | | 5,773 | | | 7,356(7) | | | 13,129 | | | * | | | Norman H. Brown, Jr. | | | 50,786 | | | 7,356(7) | | | 58,142 | | | * | | | Maria Jelescu-Dreyfus | | | 5,773 | | | 7,356(7) | | | 13,129 | | | * | | | Ron Kirk | | | 11,289 | | | 7,356(7) | | | 18,645 | | | * | | | H.E. (Jack) Lentz | | | 35,529 | | | 7,356(7) | | | 42,885 | | | * | | | Ouma Sananikone | | | 21,163 | | | 7,356(7) | | | 28,519 | | | * | | | Seconded Named Executive Officers(5) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Christopher Frost(8) | | | 46,790 | | | - | | | 46,790 | | | * | | | Nick O’Neil(9) | | | 8,700 | | | - | | | 8,700 | | | * | | | All Directors and Executive Officers as a Group | | | 14,326,891 | | | 44,136 | | | 14,371,027 | | | 16.4% | |
(1)
| Based on a report on Schedule 13G filed on February 12, 2019,16, 2021, Eminence Capital, LP and Ricky C. Sandler have shared voting and dispositive power with respect to 8,601,248 shares. The address of Eminence Capital, LP and Mr. Sandler is 399 Park Ave., New York, New York 10022. |
(2)
| Based on a report on Schedule 13G filed on February 10, 2021, The Vanguard Group has shared voting power with respect to 131,25050,519 shares, shared dispositive power with respect to 160,893 shares, sole voting power with respect to 52,525111,991 shares, and sole dispositive power with respect to 6,705,1946,211,658 shares. The address of The Vanguard Group is 100is100 Vanguard Blvd., Malvern, Pennsylvania 19355. |
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| Based on a report on Schedule 13D/A filed on March 4,November 1, 2019, as updated by subsequent Form 4 filed on March 20, 2019,24, 2021, Macquarie Infrastructure Management (USA) Inc. has shared dispositive and sole voting power with respect to 12,659,46714,097,757 shares with Macquarie Group Limited. Macquarie Group Limited has shared dispositive power over an additional 63,200 shares held in various investments funds for which Macquarie Investment Management Global Limited, a subsidiary of Macquarie Group Limited, acts as investment advisor. The address of our Manager is 125 West 55th Street, New York, New York 10019. |
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| Based on a report on Schedule 13G filed on February 11, 2019, BlackRock, Inc.12, 2021, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP has sole voting power with respect to 4,341,9084,679,611 shares and sole dispositive power with respect to 4,755,4214,783,404 shares. The address of BlackRock, Inc.Dimensional Fund Advisors LP is 55 East 52nd Street, New York, New York 10055.6300 Bee Cave Road, Building One, Austin, Texas 78746. |
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| The address of each director and named seconded executive is c/o Macquarie Infrastructure Corporation, 125 West 55thStreet, New York, New York 10019. |
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| Includes 12,659,46714,097,757 shares held by theour Manager as to which Mr. Stanley disclaims beneficial ownership. Mr. Stanley serves as Chairmanchairman of Macquarie’s Macquarie Infrastructure and Real AssetsAsset Management division, of which theour Manager constitutes a part. |
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| Consists of shares which the independent directors have a right, as of May 14, 2019,11, 2021, to acquire throughupon vesting of director share units granted under the 2014 Independent Directors’ Equity Plan. |
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| Mr. Frost also serves as a director of our Company and held 46,790 shares through Macquarie Prism Pty Ltd. (Trust). |
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| Mr. Stewart held 3,350O’Neil holds the shares through Jayandell Holdings 1, LLLP.The O’Neil Investment Trust (the “Trust”). Mr. O’Neil is a beneficiary of the Trust and is a director and shareholder of the trustee of the Trust. Mr. O’Neil disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein. |
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PROHIBITION ON HEDGING AND PLEDGING OUR COMMON STOCK Proposal 4 The Approval Of Amendment No. 1 To Our 2016 Omnibus Employee Incentive Plan | 47 |
Under our policy on trading of securities, unless advance approval is obtained from our general counsel, our directors, officers and select employees designated under the policy, and any such person’s spouse, minor children, others living in such person’s household and entities controlled by such person, may not enter into hedging or monetization transactions or similar arrangements with respect to securities of the Company. Further, no such person or entity may engage in short-term trading, short sales or option trading with respect to Company securities, or hold Company securities in a margin account or pledge Company securities as collateral for a loan.
The name and age of each of our executive officers and the position held by each of them as of March 31, 201926, 2021 are as follows. Biographical information for Christopher Frost is included above under the caption “Proposal 1-1 - Election of Directors.” | | Age | | Serving as Officer since | | | Position | | | Christopher Frost | | 49 | 51 | | | January 2018 | | | Chief Executive Officer | | Liam Stewart | Nick O’Neil | 41 | | June 201542 | | | September 2020 | | | Chief Financial Officer | | | Jay Davis | | 60 | 62 | | | March 2008 | | | Vice President and Head of Investor Relations | | | Michael Kernan | | 60 | 62 | | | January 2010 | | | General Counsel and Secretary | |
Liam Stewart, 41,
Nick O’Neil, 42, was appointed chief financial officer of the Company effective June 30, 2015. He joined Macquarie in April 2014 andSeptember 1, 2020. Prior to his appointment as Chief Financial Officer of MIC, Mr. O’Neil served as asset directorSenior Managing Director for Macquarie and a member of the Company’sOperating Committees of each of Atlantic Aviation, business.IMTT, and MIC Global Services since April of 2018. Mr. O’Neil served as Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets’ Head of Real Estate in the U.S. (2016 – 2018), Head of Brazil (2015 – 2016) and Head of Mexico (2010 – 2014). In addition heto launching Macquarie’s infrastructure investment platforms in Brazil and Mexico, Mr. O’Neil also led various holding company projects including the growthpublic listing of the Contracted Power business, prior to becoming chief financial officer of the Company.From 2009 through 2013, beforeFIBRA Macquarie, a Mexico-listed real estate investment trust.
Before joining Macquarie, Mr. Stewart served as senior vice president and management partner at Global Tower Partners, then a Macquarie-affiliated private real estate investment trust owning and operating cellular communications towers in the U.S., Mexico, Costa Rica and Panama. Prior to joining Global Tower Partners, Mr. StewartO’Neil was employed by Macquarie with responsibility for listed media and telecommunications investments in North America.KPMG Australia where he advised clients on all aspects of corporate tax. Jay Davis, 60, 62,joined the Company in May 2005 and has primary responsibility for investor relations on behalf of the Company. In addition to his investor relations responsibilities, Mr. Davis is a Division Director at Macquarie and serves as aan officer and/or director on several of MIC’s operating companies.Mr. Davis also advises Macquarie’s fund management business in the Americas on investor relations matters across its portfolio of funds. Collectively, these funds own and operate infrastructure businesses with an aggregate equity value of approximately $15 billion. Prior to joining Macquarie, Mr. Davis spent 22 years with the MONY Group, a provider of insurance and investment products and services, where he last served as Senior Vice President, Investor Relations.senior vice president, investor relations. Prior to that, he was head of Corporate Development,corporate development, and held a number ofvarious sales and sales management positions during his tenure with MONY.
Michael Kernan, 60, 62,was appointed General Counselgeneral counsel and Secretarysecretary of the Company effective January 22, 2010. He joined Macquarie in June 2006 as a division directorDivision Director and serves as in-house counsel for several externally managed investment fund vehicles where his responsibilities include overseeing fund legal and regulatory matters and advising on the execution of investment acquisitions and divestitures.Prior to joining Macquarie in 2006, Mr. Kernan was a partner at the McGuireWoods, LLP and Jenner & Block, LLP law firms. He has over 25 years of experience as a corporate lawyer for public and private companies and fund sponsors, advising on matters including fund formation and management, M&A transactions, securities law compliance, and corporate governance. TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Our Audit Committeeaudit committee is composed of sevensix independent directors, all of whom are financially literate. In addition, our Boardboard has determined that each of Mr. Brown, an independent director and the chairman of the Audit Committee,audit committee, and Mr. Carmany, anMmes. Brock and Jelescu-Dreyfus, both independent director,directors, qualify as Audit Committeeaudit committee financial experts as defined by the SEC. The Audit CommitteeOur audit committee operates under a written charter, which reflects NYSE listing standards and Sarbanes-Oxley Act requirements regarding Audit Committees.audit committees. A copy of the charter is available on the Company’s website at www.macquarie.com/mic under “About MIC / Governance.” The Audit Committee’s
Our audit committee’s primary role is to assist our Boardboard in fulfilling its responsibility for oversight of (1)(i) the quality and integrity of the consolidated financial statements and related disclosures, (2)(ii) compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, (3)(iii) the independent auditors’ qualifications, independence and performance and (4)(iv) the performance of our internal audit and control functions. Management is responsible for the preparation of the financial statements, the financial reporting process and the system of internal controls. The independent auditors are responsible for performing an audit of the financial statements in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States and issuing an opinion as to the conformity of those audited financial statements to U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. The Audit CommitteeOur audit committee monitors and oversees these processes. The Audit Committee
Our audit committee has adopted a policy designed to ensure proper oversight of our independent auditor. Under the policy, the Audit Committeeour audit committee is directly responsible for the appointment, compensation, retention and oversight of the work of any registered public accounting firm engaged for the purpose of preparing or issuing an audit report or performing any other audit review (including resolution of disagreements among management, theour Manager, and the auditor regarding financial reporting), or attestation services. In addition, the Audit Committeeour audit committee is responsible for pre-approving any non-audit services provided by the Company’s independent auditors. The Audit Committee’sOur audit committee’s charter also ensures that the independent auditor discusses with the Audit Committeeour audit committee important issues such as internal controls, critical accounting policies, any instances of fraud and the consistency and appropriateness of our accounting policies and practices. The Audit Committee
Our audit committee has reviewed and discussed with management and KPMG LLP, the independent auditor, the audited financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2018. The Audit Committee2020. Our audit committee has also discussed with KPMG LLP the matters required to be discussed by Auditing Standard No. 1301, “Communications with Audit Committees”, as adopted by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (“PCAOB”). In addition, the Audit Committeeour audit committee has received from the independent auditor the written disclosures and letter required by the applicable requirements of the PCAOB regarding the independent auditors’ communications with the Audit Committeeaudit committee concerning independence, and the Audit Committeeour audit committee has discussed with the independent auditor its independence from the Company and management. The Audit CommitteeOur audit committee also considered whether the non-audit services provided by KPMG LLP to us during 20182020 were compatible with its independence as auditor. Based on these reviews and discussions, the Audit Committeeour audit committee has recommended to our Board,board, and our Boardboard has approved, the inclusion of the audited financial statements in the Company’s annual reportAnnual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018.2020. Members of the Audit Committee Norman H. Brown, Jr., Chair
Amanda Brock
George W. Carmany, III
Maria Jelescu-Dreyfus
Ronald Kirk
H.E. (Jack) Lentz
Ouma Sananikone
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CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS POLICIES Our Boardboard recognizes that related party transactions present a heightened risk of conflicts of interest and therefore has adopted internal policies to be followed in connection with related party transactions. The Company’s Audit Committee
Our audit committee is required to approve all related party transactions, including transactions in which the Company is a participant, the amount involved exceeds $120,000 in any fiscal year in which a related party has a material interest. Related parties include directors, executive officers, holders of our 5% of the Company’s voting stock and Macquarie or its subsidiaries (or any immediate family members of the foregoing). In considering any related party transaction, the Audit Committeeour audit committee considers all relevant factors including, among others, the benefits to the Company, the related party’s interest in the transaction, whether the terms are at arm’s length, any potential impact on director independence and the opportunity costs of other sources for comparable products or services. Our Boardboard has also adopted a written policy pursuant to which it has pre-approved certain types of transactions with related parties assuming certain conditions are met. The pre-approval policy permits foreign exchange, depository and similar transactions (such as the establishment of bank, brokerage and custodial accounts) for which the terms provided by the related party are equal or more favorable to us than those quoted by unaffiliated counterparties. All pre-approved transactions are included as a standing item in reports to the Company’s Boardour board and Audit Committeeaudit committee at regular meetings.
OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH MACQUARIE Macquarie Infrastructure Management (USA) Inc., our Manager, is a part of Macquarie. From time to time, we have entered into, and in the future we may enter into, transactions and relationships relationships involving Macquarie, its affiliates, or vehicles managed by Macquarie. As discussed above, our Audit Committeeaudit committee is required to approve all related party transactions, including those involving Macquarie, except for those pre-approved by our Board.board. Our chairman and chief executive officer also served as directors without compensation for affiliates of our Manager within Macquarie.
CONTRACTUAL ARRANGEMENTS WITH OUR MANAGER Our Manager’s Investment in the Company and Registration Rights At
On March 31, 201926, 2021 and December 31, 2018,2020, our Manager held 12,659,46714,097,757 and 12,477,43813,954,821 shares, respectively, of our Company. Pursuant to the terms of the Third Amended and Restated Management Services Agreement (Management Services Agreement), our Manager may sell these shares at any time. Under the Management Services Agreement, our Manager, at its option, may reinvest base management fees and performance fees, if any, in shares of our Company. From May 2018 through September 2018, our Manager bought 5,987,100 shares in the open market. Our Manager’s holdings aton March 31, 201926, 2021 represented 14.7%16.1% of our outstanding common stock. We entered into a registration rights agreement with our Manager under which we agreed to file a shelf registration statement under the Securities Act relating to the resale of shares owned by our Manager. In addition, our Manager may also require us to include its shares in future registered offerings that we conduct, subject to cutback at the option of the underwriters of any such offering.
Through March 31, 201926, 2021 and for the year ended December 31, 2018,2020, we paid our Manager cash dividends on shares held for the following periods: | December 23, 2020 | | | (1) | | | 11.00 | | | January 5, 2021 | | | January 8, 2021 | | | 154 | | | February 14, 2020 | | | Fourth quarter 2019 | | | 1.00 | | | March 6, 2020 | | | March 11, 2020 | | | 13 | |
(1)
| Special dividend declared and paid out of the net proceeds from the sale of IMTT. Shares of MIC traded with “due-bills” attached through January 8, 2021 and traded ex-dividend on January 11, 2021. |
Declared | | Period Covered | | $ per Share | | Record Date | | Payable Date | | Cash Paid to Manager ($ in thousands) | February 14, 2019 | | Fourth quarter 2018 | | 1.00 | | March 4, 2019 | | March 7, 2019 | | 12,598 | October 30, 2018 | | Third quarter 2018 | | 1.00 | | November 12, 2018 | | November 15, 2018 | | 12,317 | July 31, 2018 | | Second quarter 2018 | | 1.00 | | August 13, 2018 | | August 16, 2018 | | 10,711 | May 1, 2018 | | First quarter 2018 | | 1.00 | | May 14, 2018 | | May 17, 2018 | | 6,213 | February 19, 2018 | | Fourth quarter 2017 | | 1.44 | | March 5, 2018 | | March 8, 2018 | | 8,067 |
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Management Services Agreement
Management and Fees. We are a party to a Management Services Agreement subject to the oversight and supervision of our Board.board. Our Manager is responsible for and oversees the management of our operating businesses. In addition, our Manager has the right to elect the chairman of our Boardboard of our Company, subject to minimum equity ownership, and to assign, or second, to our Company, two of its employees to serve as chief executive officer and chief financial officer of the Company and seconds or makes other personnel available as required. Our BoardThe board member elected by our Manager does not receive any compensation (other than out-of-pocket expenses) and does not have any special voting rights.In accordance with the Management Services Agreement, our Manager is entitled to a monthly base management fee based primarily on our Company’s market capitalization less cash balances at our holding company, and potentially a quarterly performance fee based on the total shareholder return relative to a U.S. utilities index. Currently, our Manager has elected to reinvest the base management fees and performance fees, if any, in additional shares. Through February 20192021 and for the year ended December 31, 2018,2020, we incurred base management fees of $5.0$3 million and $44.9$21 million, respectively. We did not incur a performance fee for the year ended December 31, 2018. 2020. Effective November 1, 2018, our Manager waived two portions of the base management fee to which it was entitled under the terms of the Management Services Agreement.Agreement (the “Limited Waiver”). In effect, the waivers cap the base management fee at 1% of our Company’s equity market capitalization less any cash balances at theour holding company. The waiver applies only to the calculation of the base management fees and not to the remainder of the Management Services Agreement. MIMUSAOur Manager reserves the right to revoke the waivers and revert to the prior terms of the Management Services Agreement, subject to providing ourthe Company with not less than a one yearone-year notice. A revocation of the waiver would not trigger a recapture of previously waived fees. Disposition Agreement To facilitate our Company’s pursuit of strategic alternatives, our Company announced that it entered into a Disposition Agreement (“Disposition Agreement”) with our Manager on October 30, 2019 (see Exhibit 10.3 of the Form 10-K filed on February 25, 2020). Outside of the Disposition Agreement, our Company has limited ability to terminate the Management Services Agreement. The Disposition Agreement provides for the termination of our Company’s external management relationship with our Manager as to any businesses, or substantial portions thereof, that are sold (including if the Company itself is sold). In connection therewith, we will make a payment to our Manager of approximately 2.9% to 6.1% of the net proceeds generated in the event of such sales, subject to a minimum amount of payments for all sales in the aggregate in the event of a Qualifying Termination Event (“QTE”) of (i) $50 million plus (ii) 1.5% multiplied by proceeds in excess of $500 million in the aggregate. A “QTE” means (i) the sale of the Company or (ii) a transaction or series of transactions resulting in a third party or parties acquiring all the assets of the Company. The Disposition Agreement provides that the Management Services Agreement will terminate upon the occurrence of a QTE or upon mutual agreement of the parties. If the Management Services Agreement has not been terminated prior to the sixth anniversary of the Disposition Agreement, our Manager and our independent directors will engage in reasonable, good faith discussions regarding a potential internalization or other framework for a termination of the Management Services Agreement. The Disposition Agreement provides that if a QTE occurs on or prior to January 1, 2022 (subject to extension under certain circumstances for up to six months thereafter), then we will pay our Manager an additional payment of $25 million. The Disposition Agreement further provides that our Manager will receive a make-whole payment following a QTE, to the extent that the aggregate management fees paid to our Manager through the date of the QTE were less than (i) $20 million per year for the two years following the date of the Disposition Agreement and (ii) $10 million per year for any period thereafter. In addition, following a QTE, our Manager will be paid in cash all accrued and unpaid management fees, including fees of $8.5 million waived in accordance with the Limited Waiver, which waived fees would have been payable through October 31, 2019. Our Manager has agreed not to exercise its right to retract the Limited Waiver for periods after October 31, 2019 and prior to the termination of the Disposition Agreement. The Disposition Agreement will terminate on the earlier to occur of (i) the termination of the Management Services Agreement and (ii) the sixth anniversary of the agreement, subject to extension under certain circumstances if a transaction is pending. In connection with the sale of IMTT, we made a Disposition Payment of approximately $28 million to our Manager. TABLE OF CONTENTS 42 | Macquarie Infrastructure Corporation Proxy Statement and Notice of 2021 Annual Meeting |
The following table shows our Manager’s reinvestment of its base management fees and performance fees, if any, in shares: Period | | Base Management Fee Amount ($ in thousands) | | | Performance Fee Amount ($ in thousands) | | | Shares Issued | | 2019 Activities: | | | | | | | | | | Through March 28, 2019 | | 5,020 | | | - | | | 121,981 | | 2018 Activities: | | | | | | | | | | Fourth quarter 2018 | | 8,753 | | | - | | | 220,208 | | Third quarter 2018 | | 12,333 | | | - | | | 269,286 | | Second quarter 2018 | | 10,852 | | | - | | | 277,053 | | First quarter 2018 | | 12,928 | | | - | | | 265,002 | |
| 2021 Activities:
| | | | | | | | | | | | Through March 26, 2021 | | | 3 | | | - | | | 109,176 | | | 2020 Activities:
| | | | | | | | | | | | Fourth quarter 2020 | | | 5 | | | - | | | 162,791 | | | Third quarter 2020 | | | 5 | | | - | | | 172,976 | | | Second quarter 2020 | | | 4 | | | - | | | 146,452 | | | First quarter 2020 | | | 7 | | | - | | | 181,617 | |
Our Manager is not entitled to any other compensation and all costs incurred by our Manager, including compensation of seconded staff, are paid by our Manager out of its base management fee. However, we are responsible for other direct costs including, but not limited to, expenses incurred in the administration or management of our businesses, income taxes, audit and legal fees, acquisitions and dispositions and its compliance with applicable laws and regulations. During the year ended December 31, 2018,2020, our Manager charged us $1.1 million$314,000 for reimbursement of out-of-pocket expenses. Acquisition Opportunities. We also incurred $30,000 in legal fees incurred by our Manager related to shareholder litigation.
Investment Priority. Under the terms of the Management Services Agreement, our Manager has exclusive responsibility for reviewing and making recommendations to the Boardour board with respect to acquisition opportunities and dispositions. In the event thatIf an opportunity is not originated by our Manager, our Boardboard must seek a recommendation from our Manager prior to making a decision concerning any acquisition or disposition. Our Manager and its affiliates refer to our Boardboard any acquisition opportunities in accordance with the U.S. acquisition priorities below that are made available to Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets division of Macquarie unless our chief executive officer determines that such opportunity does not meet our acquisition criteria adopted by our Board.board. To the extent Macquarie entities outside Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets division develop or become aware of acquisition opportunities, they are not obligated to offer us these opportunities. Pursuant to our Management Services Agreement, we have first priority ahead of all current and future entities managed by our Manager or by members of Macquarie within Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets division in each of the following acquisition opportunities that are within the United States: | • | airport fixed base operations; | | | | | • | airport parking; | | | | | • | district energy; and | | | | | • | “user pays”, contracted and regulated assets (as defined below) that represent an investment of greater than AUD $40.0 million. |
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district energy; and, “user pays”, contracted and regulated assets (as defined below) that represent an investment of greater than AUD $40 million. “User pays” assets mean businesses that are transportation-relatedtransportation- related and derive a majority of their revenues from a per use fee or charge. Contracted assets mean businesses that derive a majority of their revenues from long-term contracts with other businesses or governments. Regulated assets mean businesses that are the sole or predominant providers of at least one essential service in their service areas and where the level of revenue earnedgenerated or charges imposed are regulated by government entities. We have first priority ahead of all current and future entities managed by our Manager or any Manager affiliate in all investment opportunities originated by a party other than our Manager or any Manager affiliate where such party offers the opportunity exclusively to us and not to any other entity managed by our Manager or any Manager affiliate within Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets division. Other than these four specific types of opportunities, our Manager does not have an obligation to offer to us any particular acquisition opportunities, even if they meet our investment objectives, and theour Manager and its affiliates can offer any or all other acquisition opportunities on a priority basis or otherwise to current and future funds, investment vehicles and accounts sponsored by theour Manager or its affiliates. Our businesses may compete with these entities for investment opportunities, and there can be no assurance that we will prevail with respect to such investments. In addition, our management may determine not to pursue investment opportunities presented to us by our Manager, including those presented on a priority basis. If our management waives any such opportunity, our Manager and its affiliates may offer such opportunity to any other entity, including any entities sponsored or advised by members of Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Asset division of Macquarie. As such, every acquisition opportunity presented to us by our Manager may not be pursued by us and may ultimately be presented to entities with whom we compete for investments. Preferred
Financial Advisor. Affiliates of Macquarie, including Macquarie Capital (USA) Inc., or MCUSA, have preferred provider status in respect of any financial advisory services to be contracted for by us. If we contract with MCUSA for such services, such contracts TABLE OF CONTENTS Proposal 4 The Approval Of Amendment No. 1 To Our 2016 Omnibus Employee Incentive Plan | 43 |
will be based on market terms and subject to approval by our Audit Committee.audit committee. Any fees payable to MCUSA for such financial advisory services are in addition to fees paid under the Management Services Agreement. The use of MCUSA does not preclude our use of similar services provided by any third-party vendors, and we have used other advisors from time to time.
OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH MACQUARIE We use the resources of Macquarie with respect to a range of advisory, procurement, insurance, hedging, lending and other services. Engagements involving members of Macquarie are reviewed and approved by the Audit Committeeaudit committee of our Board.board. Macquarie affiliates are engaged on an arm’s length basis and frequently as a member of syndicate of providers whose other members establish the terms of the interaction. Long-Term Debt In January 2018, we completed the refinancing and upsizing of our holding company’s
We had a $600 million senior secured revolving credit facility from $410.0 million to $600.0 million and extended the maturity through January 3, 2022. As part of the refinancing and upsizing, MIHI LLC’s $50.0 million commitment was replaced by a $40.0 million commitment from Macquarie Capital Funding LLC. As part of the closing, we paidin which Macquarie Capital Funding LLC $80,000 in closing fees.Priorhad a $40 million commitment. Commitments to the refinancing infacility were terminated on January 2018, we incurred $4,000 in interest expense for19, 2021 following the year ended December 31, 2018 related to MIHI LLC’s portioncompletion of the MIC senior secured revolving credit facility. Subsequent tosale of IMTT in accordance with the refinancing in January 2018,terms of the Company incurred $454,000agreement. In 2020, we paid $648,000 in interest expense related to Macquarie Capital Funding LLC’s portion of the MICour senior secured revolving credit facility for the year ended December 31, 2018.
facility. Other TransactionIn May 2018, we soldTransactions
From time to time, indirect subsidiaries within Macquarie Group entered into contracts with IMTT, our equity interestformerly wholly owned subsidiary, to lease bulk liquid storage capacity. The revenue from these contracts were approximately $2 million in projects involving two properties to Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets, Inc. (“MIRA Inc.”), an affiliate of our Manager, for their cost of approximately $27.1 million. We retained the right to 20% of any gain on a subsequent sale by MIRA Inc. to a third party of a more than 50% interest in either or both of the projects.2020. TABLE OF CONTENTS
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SECTION 16(a) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP REPORTING COMPLIANCE
Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act requires our Manager and our directors and officers, and persons who beneficially own more than ten percent of our shares, to file initial reports of ownership and reports of changes in ownership of our shares and our other equity securities with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Based solely on our review of copies of such reports and on written representations from such reporting persons, we believe that in 2018 all such reporting persons filed the required reports on a timely basis. Mr. Brown filed a Form 4 in 2018 reporting five gifts totaling 650 shares in 2016 and five gifts totaling 800 shares in 2017, which should have been reported on a Form 5 for the years in which the gifts occurred.
SHAREHOLDER PROPOSALS FOR THE 20202022 ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
To be considered for inclusion in our proxy statement for the 20202022 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, shareholder proposals must be received by the Company no later than December 4, 2019.3, 2021. In order to be included in Company sponsored proxy materials, shareholder proposals will need to comply with the requirements of Rule 14a-8 promulgated under the Exchange Act. If you do not comply with Rule 14a-8, we will not be required to include the proposal in the proxy statement and the proxy card we will mail to shareholders. Pursuant to the bylaws and applicable SEC rules and regulations, no shareholder proposals (other than proposals included in our proxy statement in accordance with Rule 14a-8) may be presented for action at the 20202022 Annual Meeting of Shareholders unless a shareholder has given timely notice of the proposal in writing to the Secretary.secretary. To be timely, a shareholder’s notice is required to be delivered to the Secretarysecretary not earlier than December 17, 201913, 2021 (150 days prior to May 15, 2020,12, 2022, the one yearone-year anniversary of the 20192021 Annual Meeting) or later than January 16, 202012, 2022 (120 days prior to May 15, 2020)12, 2022). The notice must contain the information required by the bylaws. The foregoing provisions of the bylaws do not affect a shareholder’s ability to request inclusion of a proposal in our proxy statement in accordance with Rule 14a-8 and referred to above. A proxy may confer discretionary authority to vote on any proposal at a meeting if we do not receive notice of the proposal within the foregoing time frames. Shareholder proposals should be sent to: Macquarie Infrastructure Corporation
125 West 55thStreet
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Attention: General Counsel and Secretary
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION REPORTS
Copies of this proxy statement and our annual reportAnnual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018,2020, as filed with the SEC, are available to shareholders free of charge on our website at www.macquarie.com/mic under “Investor Center / Investor Resources / Financial Results” or by writing to us at 125 West 55thStreet, New York, New York 10019, United States of America, Attention: Investor Relations. TABLE OF CONTENTS Proposal 4 The Approval Of Amendment No. 1 To Our 2016 Omnibus Employee Incentive Plan | 45 |
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VOTING INSTRUCTION AND INFORMATION This Proxy Statementproxy statement is furnished in connection with the solicitation of proxies by our Boardthe board of Macquarie Infrastructure Corporation, a Delaware corporation, for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Macquarie Infrastructure Corporation to be held on Wednesday, May 15, 201912, 2021 at 10:00 A.M. (Eastern Time) at Carnegie Hall, 881 7th Avenue, New York, New York, 10019.. You also canmay participate in the Annual Meeting online, vote your shares electronically and submit questions during the Annual Meeting and for any subsequent adjournments or postponements of the 20182021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, by visiting www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/MIC19MIC21GM. You will need your 16-Digit Control Number to access the Annual Meeting. In addition, you may listen to the proceedings and submit your questions via conference call at 1-877-328-2502.(USA) 1-844-775-0017 or (International) 1-236-714-3310, passcode 3371926. Please note that you will not be able to vote your shares via conference call. The notice of Annual Meeting, proxy statement and proxy are first being distributed to shareholders on or about April 2, 2019.1, 2021. As described in more detail in this proxy statement, shareholders will vote on the following proposals at the Annual Meeting: | • | the election of directors eligible for election by our common shareholders to our Board to serve for a one-year term that expires at our 2020 Annual Meeting (Proposal 1); | | | | | • | the ratification of the selection of KPMG LLP as our independent auditor for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2019 (Proposal 2); | | | | | • | the approval, on an advisory basis, of executive compensation (Proposal 3); | | | | | • | the approval of Amendment No. 1 to our 2016 Omnibus Employee Incentive Plan (Proposal 4); and | | | | | • | any other business as may be properly brought before the meeting. |
the election of directors eligible for election by our common shareholders to our board to serve for a one-year term that expires at our 2022 Annual Meeting (Proposal 1); the ratification of the selection of KPMG LLP as our independent auditor for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021 (Proposal 2); the approval, on an advisory basis, of executive compensation (Proposal 3); and, any other business as may be properly brought before the meeting. Internet, Conference Call and Electronic Availability of Proxy Materials As permitted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”),SEC, we are sending a Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials, or the Notice, to shareholders who hold shares in “street name” through a bank, broker or other holder of record. The Notice includes instructions on how to access this proxy statement and our 2018 annual report2020 Annual Report via the Internet or to request a printed set of these materials at no charge. The Notice also provides instructions on how to access your proxy card to be able to vote via the Internet or by telephone. We will mail or provide notice and electronic delivery of the proxy solicitation materials and our 2018 annual report2020 Annual Report at https://materials.proxyvote.com/55608B on or around April 2, 20181, 2021 to all shareholders entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. Prior to the Annual Meeting, shareholders will be able to access these documents and vote on the proposals at www.proxyvote.com.At the Annual Meeting, shareholders will be able to access these documents, submit questions, participate in the meeting and vote on the proposals at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/MIC19MIC21GM. Shareholders may also listen to and submit your questions via conference call at 1-877-328-2502.(USA) 1-844-775-0017 or (International) 1-236-714-3310, passcode 3371926. Please note that you will not be able to vote your shares via conference call. Shareholders are also invited to participate in our Annual Meeting in person.Any beneficial owner may request proxy materials in printed form by mail or electronically by email on an ongoing basis. If you hold your shares through a bank, broker or another financial institution, please refer to the information provided by that entity for instructions on how to elect this option. Choosing to receive future proxy materials by email will save us the cost of printing and mailing documents and will reduce the impact of our annual meetings on the environment. An election to receive proxy materials by mail or email will remain in effect until terminated. Procedure for Attending and Voting at the Annual Meeting The Company will be hosting the Annual Meeting live at Carnegie Hall, 881 7th Avenue, New York, New York, 10019 and via the Internet. Attending and Voting in Person
All shareholders who will attend the Annual Meeting in person must bring an acceptable form of government-issued identification, such as a driver’s license, to the meeting location in order to attend. If you hold common stock in “street name” and would like to attend our Annual Meeting, you will also need to bring an account statement or other acceptable evidence of ownership of common stock as of the close of business on March 22, 2019, the record date for our Annual Meeting or a valid “legal proxy,” which you can obtain from your broker, bank or other financial institution through which you hold your common stock. If you are voting on behalf of another person, including a legal entity, in addition to the above, we must also have received by 11:59 P.M. (Eastern Time) on May 14, 2019 a duly executed proxy from the shareholder of record or beneficial owner appointing you as proxy.
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Cameras (including cell phones with photographic capabilities), recording devices and other electronic devices will not be permitted at the in-person Annual Meeting. You will be required to enter through a security check point before being granted access to the Annual Meeting.
All shareholders of record may vote in person at the meeting. Street name holders must obtain a legal proxy from their broker, bank or other nominee and bring the legal proxy to the meeting in order to vote in person at the meeting.
Attending and Voting Online A summary of the information you need to participate in the Annual Meeting online is provided below: | • | any shareholder can participate in the Annual Meeting live via the Internet at www.macquarie.com/mic by clicking on the link located on the “Investor Center / Resources / Shareholder Meetings” page; |
the webcast will start at 10:00 A.M. (Eastern Time), but access to the Annual Meeting will be available 15 minutes prior to such time and we encourage you to login during that period; shareholders may vote and submit questions while participating in the Annual Meeting via the Internet; you will need to have your 16-Digit Control Number to enter the Annual Meeting; | | | | • | the webcast will start at 10:00 A.M. (Eastern Time), but access to the Annual Meeting will be available 15 minutes prior to such time and we encourage you to login during that period; | | | | | • | shareholders may vote and submit questions while participating in the Annual Meeting via the Internet; | | | | | • | you will need to have your 16-Digit Control Number to enter the Annual Meeting; | | | | | • | instructions on how to participate via the Internet, including how to demonstrate proof of share ownership, are posted at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/MIC19MIC21GM; and, |
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| • | a webcast replay of the Annual Meeting will be available until December 31, 20192021 at www.macquarie.com/mic on the “Investor Center / Resources / Shareholder Meetings” page. |
In addition, you may listen and submit your questions via conference call at 1-877-328-2502.(USA) 1-844-775-0017 or (International) 1-236-714-3310, passcode 3371926. Please note that you will not be able to vote your shares via conference call. In addition to voting at the Annual Meeting as described above, shareholders can vote by proxy in any of the following ways before the Annual Meeting: | • | By Internet. You can use the Internet to transmit your voting instructions up until 11:59 P.M. (Eastern Time) the day before the Annual Meeting. Instructions for voting over the Internet can be found in the enclosed proxy card or the Notice. You will need your 16-Digit Control Number to vote by internet. | | | | | • | By Telephone. The number for telephone voting can be found on the enclosed proxy card or the Notice. You will |
| | need your 16-Digit Control Number to vote by telephone. Telephone voting is available 24 hours a day. | | | | | • | By Mail. Complete, sign, date and return the proxy card supplied by your broker, bank or other financial institution through which you hold your shares. |
By Internet. You can use the Internet to transmit your voting instructions up until 11:59 P.M. (Eastern Time) the day before the Annual Meeting. Instructions for voting over the Internet can be found in the enclosed proxy card or the Notice. You will need your 16-Digit Control Number to vote by Internet. By Telephone. The number for telephone voting can be found on the enclosed proxy card or the Notice. You will need your 16-Digit Control Number to vote by telephone. Telephone voting is available 24 hours a day. By Mail. Complete, sign, date and return the proxy card supplied by your broker, bank or other financial institution through which you hold your shares. WE MUST RECEIVE YOUR PROXY BY NO LATER THAN 11:59 P.M. (EASTERN TIME) ON MAY 14, 2019.11, 2021. IF WE DO NOT RECEIVE YOUR PROXY BY THAT TIME, YOUR PROXY WILL NOT BE VALID. IN THIS CASE, UNLESS YOU ATTEND THE ANNUAL MEETING LIVE IN PERSON OR VIA THE INTERNET AND VOTE AT THE MEETING, YOUR VOTE WILL NOT BE REPRESENTED. Even if you plan to attend the Annual Meeting online, we encourage you to vote in advance by Internet, telephone or mail so that your vote will be counted even if you later decide not to attend the Annual Meeting.Meeting online. Voting your proxy by Internet, telephone or mail will not limit your right to vote at the Annual Meeting if you later decide to attend in person. If you own your shares of our common stock in “street name” and wish to vote in person at the Annual Meeting, you must request a legal proxy from your bank or broker or obtain a proxy from the record holder.online. The Internet and telephone voting procedures are designed to authenticate your identities, to allow you to give your voting instructions and to confirm that your instructions have been recorded properly. We have been advised that the Internet and telephone voting procedures that have been made available to you are consistent with the requirements of applicable law. When voting by Internet or telephone, you should understand that, while neither we nor any third party proxy service providers charge fees for voting by Internet or telephone, there may nevertheless be costs, such as usage charges from Internet access providers and telephone companies, which must be borne by you. Your proxyshares will be voted as you direct in your proxy. Proxies returned without voting directions, and without specifying a proxy to participate in the Annual Meeting and vote on your behalf, will be voted in accordance with the recommendations of our Board.board. Our Boardboard recommends: | • | a vote FOR each of the seven nominees for director to serve for a one-year term that expires at our 20202022 Annual Meeting (Proposal 1); |
| | | | • | a vote FOR the ratification of the selection of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent auditor for the fiscal year ending December 31, 20192021 (Proposal 2); and, |
| | | | • | a vote FOR the proposal to approve, on an advisory basis, our executives’ compensation (Proposal 3); and | | | | | • | a vote FOR Amendment No. 1 to our 2016 Omnibus Employee Incentive Plan (Proposal 4). |
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If any other matter properly comes before the Annual Meeting, your proxy will be voted on that matter by the proxy holders, in their discretion. You may revoke or change your proxy before the Annual Meeting by: subsequently executing and mailing a new proxy card that is received on a later date and no later than the deadline specified on the proxy card; subsequently submitting a new proxy by Internet or telephone that is received by the deadline specified on the proxy card; | • | subsequently executing and mailing a new proxy card that is received on a later date and no later than the deadline specified on the proxy card; | | | | | • | subsequently submitting a new proxy by Internet or telephone that is received by the deadline specified on the proxy card; | | | | | • | giving written notice of revocation to the attention of Michael Kernan, General Counsel and Secretary, Macquarie Infrastructure Corporation, 125 West 55thStreet, New York, New York 10019, that is received no later than 11:59 P.M. (Eastern Time) on May 14, 2019;11, 2021; or | | | | | • | voting in person or on the Internet at our Annual Meeting. |
voting on the Internet at our Annual Meeting. If you need an additional proxy card and are a record holder, contact Michael Kernan, our General Counsel and Secretary, at 212-231-1849; if you are a beneficial owner, contact your bank, broker or other financial institution through which you hold your shares. Approval of Proposals and Solicitation Each shareholder who owned shares of common stock on March 22, 2019,17, 2021, the record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting, is entitled to one vote for each share. On March 22, 2019,17, 2021, we had 85,982,33287,451,088 shares of common stock issued and outstanding that we believe were held by approximately 320245 holders of record. Under the amended and restated bylaws of the Company, the holders of a majority of the voting power of the outstanding common stock entitled to vote, present in person or by proxy, TABLE OF CONTENTS Proposal 4 The Approval Of Amendment No. 1 To Our 2016 Omnibus Employee Incentive Plan | 47 |
shall constitute a quorum at a meeting of shareholders of the Company. Holders of shares of common stock as of the record date are the only shareholders entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. Shares represented by proxies that are marked “abstain” or that are represented by broker non-votes will be counted as present for purposes of determining the presence of a quorum. A broker non-vote occurs when the broker holding shares for a beneficial owner does not vote on a particular proposal because the broker does not have discretionary voting power to vote on that proposal without specific voting instructions from the beneficial owner. Proposal 2 described in this proxy is a “discretionary” “discretionary” item. Proposals 1 3 and 43 described in this proxy statement are “non-discretionary” items.
If the persons present in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting do not constitute a majority of the voting power of the outstanding common stock entitled to vote as of the record date, we will adjourn or postpone the Annual Meeting to a later date. Election of Directors. For the election of directors (Proposal 1), the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast is required. You may vote FOR or AGAINST any or all director nominees or you may ABSTAIN from voting as to one or more director nominees. Abstentions and broker non-votes will not be counted as votes cast.
Ratification of the Appointment of the Independent Auditor. For the ratification of the independent auditor (Proposal 2), the affirmative vote of at least a majority of shares represented at the meeting in person or by proxy is required. You may vote FOR or AGAINST or you may ABSTAIN from the ratification of the independent auditor. An abstention will have the effect of a negative vote on this matter.
Approval, on an Advisory Basis, of Executive Compensation. For the approval, on an advisory basis, of executive compensation (Proposal 3), the affirmative vote of at least a majority of shares represented at the meeting in person or by proxy is required. You may vote FOR or AGAINST or you may ABSTAIN from the advisory vote on executive compensation. An abstention will have the effect of a negative vote on this matter. A broker non-vote will not be counted as present for purposes of calculating the voting results on this matter.Approval of Amendment No. 1 to our 2016 Omnibus Employee Incentive Plan. For the approval of Amendment No. 1 to our 2016 Omnibus Employee Incentive Plan (Proposal 4), the affirmative vote of at least a majority of shares represented at the meeting in person or by proxy is required. You may vote FOR or AGAINST or you may ABSTAIN from the approval of Amendment No. 1 to our 2016 Omnibus Employee Incentive Plan. An abstention will have the effect of a negative vote on this matter. A broker non-vote will not be counted as present for purposes of calculating the voting result on this matter.
Other Matters. Any other proposal that properly comes before the Annual Meeting must be approved by the affirmative vote of at least a majority of the votes represented at the meeting in person or by proxy in order to pass.All votes will be tabulated by Broadridge Financial Services, the proxy tabulator and inspector of election appointed for the Annual Meeting. Broadridge Financial Services will separately tabulate affirmative and negative votes, abstentions and broker non-votes.
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Ensuring Your Vote Counts Under rules of the New York Stock Exchange, or NYSE, if you are a beneficial owner and hold your shares in “street name,” you must give your bank, broker or other holder of record specific voting instructions for your shares by the deadline provided in order to ensure your shares are voted in the way you would like. If you do not provide voting instructions to your bank, broker or other holder of record, whether your shares can be voted by such person depends on the type of item being considered for vote.
Non-Discretionary Items. Proposal 1, the election of directors, and Proposal 3, the approval, on an advisory basis, of executive compensation and Proposal 4, the approval of Amendment No. 1 to our 2016 Omnibus Employee Incentive Plan are “non-discretionary items” and may not be voted on by brokers, banks or other holders of record who have not received specific voting instructions from beneficial owners. If you do not provide specific voting instructions, your shares will be recorded as a broker non-vote and will not be counted as a vote cast or as present for purposes of calculating voting results.
Discretionary Item. Proposal 2, the ratification of the appointment of the independent auditor, is a “discretionary item” and brokers, banks or other holders of record can vote your shares on the ratification of the independent auditor in their discretion unless they receive specific voting instructions from you.We will bear the cost of the solicitation of proxies, including the preparation, printing and mailing of this proxy statement and the proxy card. In addition to the solicitation of proxies by mail, solicitation may be made by certain employees of Macquarie by telephone or other means. These employees will receive no additional compensation for such solicitation. The Company has retained Okapi Partners LLC to assist in the solicitation of proxies for a fee of $12,000 plus reimbursement of expenses. The Company will reimburse brokers and other nominees for costs incurred by them in mailing proxy materials to beneficial holders in accordance with the rules of the NYSE. Delivery of Documents to Shareholders Sharing an Address If you are the beneficial owner, but not the record holder, of shares, the broker, bank or other financial institution through which you hold your shares may only deliver one copy of this proxy statement, Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials and our 2018 annual report2020 Annual Report to multiple shareholders who share an address unless that nominee has received contrary instructions from one or more of the shareholders. We will deliver additional copies of these items promptly, upon written or oral request, to a shareholder at a shared address to which a single copy of such proxy materials.materials has been sent. A shareholder who wishes to receive a separate copy of the proxy statement and annual report,2020 Annual Report, now or in the future, should submit this request by writing to Macquarie Infrastructure Corporation, Attn: Investor Relations 125 West 55th55th Street, New York, NY 10019, or by calling 212-231-1825. If you are a beneficial owner and would TABLE OF CONTENTS 48 | Macquarie Infrastructure Corporation Proxy Statement and Notice of 2021 Annual Meeting |
like to receive a separate copy of this proxy statement and our 2018 annual report,2020 Annual Report, please contact the broker, bank or other financial institution through which you hold your shares. Beneficial owners sharing an address who are receiving multiple copies of proxy materials and annual reports and who wish to receive a single copy of such materials in the future should contact their broker, bank or other financial institution to request that only a single copy of each document be mailed to all shareholders at the shared address in the future.
We know of no other business that will be brought before the 20192021 Annual Meeting. If any other matter or any proposal should be properly presented and should properly come before the meeting for action, the persons named in the accompanying proxy will vote upon such proposal at their discretion and in accordance with their best judgment. By order of the Boardboard of Directors,
directors, General Counsel and Secretary April 2, 20191, 2021
Appendix AAMENDMENT NO. 1 to MACQUARIE INFRASTRUCTURE CORPORATION
2016 OMNIBUS EMPLOYEE INCENTIVE PLAN
This Amendment No. 1 (this “Amendment”) to the Macquarie Infrastructure Corporation 2016 Omnibus Employee Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) is adopted by the Board of Directors of Macquarie Infrastructure Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) on March 28, 2019. This Amendment will become effective upon approval by the Company’s shareholders at the Company’s 2019 annual meeting. Capitalized terms used, but not otherwise defined, shall have the meanings set forth in the Plan.
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Company originally adopted the Plan on March 31, 2016 and the shareholders of the Company approved the Plan on May 18, 2016;
WHEREAS, Section 1.6.1 of the Plan provided that 500,000 shares of the common stock of the Company (the “Shares”) were available for issuance under the Plan (the “Share Reserve”);
WHEREAS, the Company has determined that it will soon exhaust the Share Reserve and has determined that the Share Reserve should be increased from 500,000 to 1,500,000 Shares; and
WHEREAS, if the Company’s shareholders fail to approve this Amendment, the existing Plan shall continue in full force and effect.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Plan is hereby amended as follows:
| 1. | The first sentence in Section 1.6.1 is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following: | | | | | | “Subject to the other provisions of this Section 1.6, the total number of Shares that may be granted under the Plan is 1,500,000 (representing the sum of the initial reserve of 500,000 Shares which was previously approved by shareholders at the 2016 annual meeting plus an incremental request of an additional 1,000,000 Shares subject to shareholder approval at the 2019 annual meeting) (the “Share Reserve”).” | | | | | 2. | Section 1.6.4 is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following: | | | | | | Minimum Vesting Requirement. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary, equity-based Awards granted under the Plan shall vest no earlier than the first anniversary of the date on which the Award is granted; provided, that the following Awards shall not be subject to the foregoing minimum vesting requirement: any (i) substitute Awards granted in connection with awards that are assumed, converted or substituted pursuant to a merger, acquisition or similar transaction entered into by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) Shares delivered in lieu of fully vested cash awards, and (iii) any additional Awards the Committee may grant, up to a maximum of five percent (5%) of the available Share Reserve; and, provided, further, that the foregoing restriction does not apply to the Committee’s discretion to provide for accelerated exercisability or vesting of any Award, including in cases of retirement, death, disability or a Change in Control, in the terms of the Award Agreement or otherwise. | | | | | 3. | Section 2.7 is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following: | | | | | | No Dividends and Dividend Equivalent Rights on Unvested Awards. The Committee may include in the Award Agreement with respect to any Award (other than an option or stock appreciation right) a dividend equivalent right entitling the Grantee to receive amounts equal to all or any portion of the regular cash dividends that would be paid on the Shares covered by such Award if such Shares had been delivered pursuant to such Award. The Grantee of a dividend equivalent right will have only the rights of a general unsecured creditor of the Company until payment of such amounts is made as specified in the applicable Award Agreement. In the event such a provision is included in an Award Agreement, the Committee will determine whether such payments will be made in cash, in Shares or in another form and such other terms and conditions as the Committee deems appropriate. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary, with respect to any Award that provides for or includes a right to dividends or dividend equivalents, such dividends and dividend equivalent rights shall remain subject to vesting requirement(s) to the same extent as the applicable Award, and shall only be paid (if at all) at the time or times such vesting requirement(s) are satisfied. |
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| 4. | The following sentence is added to the end of Section 2.3.2: | | | | | | “The maximum number of Shares as to which Incentive Stock Options may be granted under the Plan will be 1,500,000.” | | | | | | Except as expressly set forth in this Amendment, all other terms and conditions of the Plan shall remain in full force and effect. |
[A copy of the 2016 Omnibus Employee Incentive Plan as originally approved
by shareholders on May 18, 2016 is attached for reference]
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[Copy of the 2016 Plan as originally approved by shareholders on May 18, 2016]
MACQUARIE INFRASTRUCTURE CORPORATION
2016 OMNIBUS EMPLOYEE INCENTIVE PLAN
ARTICLE I
GENERAL
1.1 | Purpose | | | | The purpose of the Macquarie Infrastructure Corporation 2016 Omnibus Employee Incentive Plan is to attract, retain and motivate employees (including prospective employees), consultants and others who may perform services for the Company or its Subsidiaries (each as hereinafter defined), to compensate them for their contributions to the long-term growth and profits of the Company and to encourage them to acquire a proprietary interest in the success of the Company. | | | 1.2 | Definitions of Certain Terms | | | | For purposes of this 2016 Omnibus Employee Incentive Plan, the following terms have the meanings set forth below: | | | 1.2.1 | “Affiliate” means, with respect to an entity, an entity that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with such entity. | | | 1.2.2 | “Award” means an award made pursuant to the Plan. | | | 1.2.3 | “Award Agreement” means the written document by which each Award is evidenced, and which may, but need not be (as determined by the Committee) executed or acknowledged by a Grantee as a condition to receiving an Award or the benefits under an Award, and which sets forth the terms and provisions applicable to Awards granted under the Plan to such Grantee. Any reference herein to an agreement in writing will be deemed to include an electronic writing to the extent permitted by applicable law. | | | 1.2.4 | “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company. | | | 1.2.5 | “Cash-Based Award” means an Award, whose value is determined by the Committee, granted to an individual, as described in Section 2.8. | | | 1.2.6 | “Certificate” means a stock certificate (or other appropriate document or evidence of ownership) representing Shares. | | | 1.2.7 | “Cause” means, unless otherwise provided in an Award Agreement or employment agreement: |
| (a) | Grantee is convicted of, pleads guilty or nolo contendere to, or confesses or otherwise admits to any felony involving intentional conduct or any act of fraud, misappropriation or embezzlement; | | | | | (b) | any act or omission by Grantee involving malfeasance or gross negligence in the performance of Grantee’s duties and responsibilities to the material detriment of the Company; or | | | | | (c) | Grantee breaches in any material respect any of the provisions of any applicable employment agreement or Award Agreement or violates any provision of any generally applicable code of conduct which is distributed in writing to the Company’s Employees. |
1.2.8 | “Change in Control” means the happening of any of the following: |
| (a) | Any individual, entity or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act) becomes the beneficial owner (within the meaning of Rule 13d 3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) of 50% or more of either (A) the then-outstanding common stock of the Company (the “Outstanding Common Stock”) or (B) the combined voting power of the then-outstanding voting securities of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (the “Outstanding Company Voting Securities”); provided, however, that, for purposes of paragraph (i), the following acquisitions shall not constitute a Change in Control: (1) any acquisition directly from the Company, (2) any acquisition by the Company, (3) any acquisition by any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company or any Affiliate or (4) any acquisition by any corporation pursuant to a transaction that complies with paragraphs (c)(A), (c) (B) and (c)(C); |
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| (b) | Any time at which individuals who, as of the Effective Date, constitute the Board (the “Incumbent Board”) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board; provided, however, that any individual becoming a director subsequent to the Effective Date whose election, or nomination for election by the Company’s shareholders, was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the directors then comprising the Incumbent Board shall be considered as though such individual were a member of the Incumbent Board, but excluding, for this purpose, any such individual whose initial assumption of office occurs as a result of an actual or threatened election contest with respect to the election or removal of directors or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of a person other than the Board; |
(c) | Consummation of a reorganization, merger, statutory share exchange or consolidation or similar transaction involving the Company, a sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, or the acquisition of assets or stock of another entity by the Company (each, a “Business Combination”), in each case unless, following such Business Combination, (A) the individuals and entities that were the beneficial owners of the Outstanding Common Stock and the Outstanding Company Voting Securities immediately prior to such Business Combination beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the then-outstanding shares of common stock (or, for a non-corporate entity, equivalent securities) and the combined voting power of the then-outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (or, for a non-corporate entity, equivalent governing body), as the case may be, of the entity resulting from such Business Combination (including, without limitation, an entity that, as a result of such transaction, owns the Company or all or substantially all of the Company’s assets either directly or through one or more subsidiaries) in substantially the same proportions as their ownership immediately prior to such Business Combination of the Outstanding Common Stock and the Outstanding Company Voting Securities, as the case may be, (B) no person (excluding any corporation resulting from such Business Combination or any employee benefit plan (or related trust) of the Company or such corporation resulting from such Business Combination) beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, 25% or more of, respectively, the then-outstanding shares of common stock of the corporation (or, for a non-corporate entity, equivalent securities) resulting from such Business Combination or the combined voting power of the then-outstanding voting securities of such corporation, except to the extent that such ownership existed prior to the Business Combination, and (C) at least a majority of the members of the board of directors (or, for a non-corporate entity, equivalent governing body) of the entity resulting from such Business Combination were members of the Incumbent Board at the time of the execution of the initial agreement or of the action of the Board providing for such Business Combination; or |
| (d) | Approval by the shareholders of the Company of a complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company. |
1.2.9 | “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, or any successor thereto, and the applicable rulings and regulations thereunder. | | | 1.2.10 | “Committee” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.3.1. | | | 1.2.11 | “Company” means Macquarie Infrastructure Corporation, a Delaware corporation, or any successor thereto. | | | 1.2.12 | “Consent” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.3.2. | | | 1.2.13 | “Consultant” means any individual or any entity that is permitted to be issued securities under a registration statement on Form S-8 that provides bona fide consulting or advisory services to the Company or its Subsidiaries pursuant to a written agreement, but will in no event include: (i) any Seconded Personnel or (ii) Macquarie Infrastructure Management (USA) Inc. or its Affiliates. | | | 1.2.14 | “Covered Person” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.3.4. | | | 1.2.15 | “Effective Date” means May 18, 2016 or such other date when the Plan is approved by the shareholders of the Company. | | | 1.2.16 | “Employee” means a regular, active employee and a prospective employee of the Company or any Subsidiary, but in no event will include any Seconded Personnel. | | | 1.2.17 | “Employment” means a Grantee’s performance of services as an Employee or Consultant for the Company or any Subsidiary, as determined by the Committee. The terms “employ” and “employed” will have their correlative meanings. The Committee in its sole discretion may determine (a) whether and when a Grantee’s leave of absence results in a termination of Employment, (b) whether and when a change in a Grantee’s association with the Company or an Subsidiary results in a termination of Employment and (c) the impact, if any, of any such leave of absence or change in association on outstanding Awards. Unless |
| | | expressly provided otherwise, any references in the Plan or any Award Agreement to a Grantee’s Employment being terminated will include both voluntary and involuntary terminations. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to any Award subject to Section 409A of the Code (and not exempt therefrom), a termination of Employment occurs when a Grantee experiences a “separation from service” (as such term is defined under Section 409A of the Code). | | | 1.2.18 | “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time, or any successor thereto, and the applicable rules and regulations thereunder. | | | 1.2.19 | “Fair Market Value” means, with respect to a Share, the closing price reported for the Shares on the applicable date as reported on the New York Stock Exchange or, if not so reported, as determined in accordance with a valuation methodology approved by the Committee, unless determined as otherwise specified herein. For purposes of the grant of any Award, the applicable date will be the trading day on which the Award is granted or, if the date the Award is granted is not a trading day, the trading day immediately prior to the date the Award is granted. For purposes of the exercise of any Award, the applicable date is the date a notice of exercise is received by the Company or, if such date is not a trading day, the trading day immediately following the date a notice of exercise is received by the Company. | | | 1.2.20 | “Grantee” means an Employee or Consultant who receives an Award. | | | 1.2.21 | “Incentive Stock Option” means an option to purchase Shares that is intended to be an “incentive stock option” within the meaning of Sections 421 and 422 of the Code, as now constituted or subsequently amended, or pursuant to a successor provision of the Code, and which is designated as an Incentive Stock Option in the applicable Award Agreement. | | | 1.2.22 | “Performance Goals” means the goals determined by the Committee, in its discretion, to be applicable to a Grantee with respect to an Award. As determined by the Committee, the Performance Goals applicable to an Award may provide for a targeted level or levels of achievement using certain Company or individual performance measures. The Performance Goals may differ from Grantee to Grantee and from Award to Award. Any criteria used may be measured in absolute terms or relative to comparative companies. Such Performance Goals may include, but are not limited to, earnings; earnings per share; earnings before or after deduction for all or any portion of interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization; revenue; profits; profit growth; profit-related return ratios; return on capital, assets, equity, or investment; cost management; dividend payout ratios; market share; economic value added; cash flow; free cash flow; operating cash flow; stock price; total shareholder return; book value per share; net interest margin; working capital; expense targets; operating efficiency; asset quality; enterprise value; employee retention; asset growth; dividend yield; or other measures of performance that include one or more variations of the foregoing that are selected by the Committee. Any Performance Goals that are financial metrics, may be determined in accordance with United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”), or may be adjusted when established to include or exclude any items otherwise includable or excludable under GAAP. The Committee shall have the authority to make adjustments to the Performance Goals in recognition of unusual or non-recurring events affecting the Company or the financial statements of the Company, or in response to changes in applicable laws, or to account for items of gain, loss or expense determined to be extraordinary or unusual in nature or infrequent in occurrence or related to the disposal of a segment of a business or related to a change in accounting principles. The Committee may make adjustments to the Performance Goals for the following non-exhaustive reasons: restructurings, discontinued operations, asset write-downs, significant litigation or claim judgments or settlements, acquisitions, divestitures, a reorganization or change in the corporate structure of the Company, foreign exchange gains and losses, a change in the fiscal years of the Company, business interruption events, unbudgeted capital expenditures, unrealized investment gains and losses and impairments. The Performance Goals may be applied either individually, alternatively or in any combination to the Company or a Subsidiary, on a consolidated or individual company basis, or on a division, entity, line of business, project or geographical basis, either individually, alternatively or in any combination, as determined by the Committee, in its discretion. | | | 1.2.23 | “Plan” means this 2016 Omnibus Employee Incentive Plan, as amended from time to time. | | | 1.2.24 | “Plan Action” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.3.1. | | | 1.2.25 | “Seconded Personnel” means an individual seconded from Macquarie Infrastructure Management (USA) Inc. or its Affiliates, or successor manager of the Company that performs services for the Company or any Subsidiary. |
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1.2.26 | “Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to time, or any successor thereto, and the applicable rules and regulations thereunder. | | | 1.2.27 | “Share” means a share of common stock, par value $0.001, of the Company. | | | 1.2.28 | “Subsidiary” means an entity (whether or not a corporation) that is wholly or majority owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by the Company. | | | 1.2.29 | “Substitute Awards” means Awards granted or Shares issued by the Company in assumption of, or in substitution or exchange for, awards previously granted, in each case by a company acquired by the Company or any Subsidiary or with which the Company or any Subsidiary combines. | | | 1.2.30 | “Ten Percent Shareholder” means a person owning Shares possessing more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of equity of the Company and of any subsidiary corporation of the Company. | | | 1.3 | Administration |
1.3.1 | The Compensation Committee of the Board (as constituted from time to time, and including any successor committee, the “Committee”) will administer the Plan. In particular, the Committee will have the authority in its sole discretion to: |
| (a) | exercise all of the powers granted to it under the Plan; | | | | | (b) | construe, interpret and implement the Plan and all Award Agreements; | | | | | (c) | prescribe, amend and rescind rules and regulations relating to the Plan, including rules governing the Committee’s own operations; | | | | | (d) | make all determinations necessary or advisable in administering the Plan; | | | | | (e) | correct any defect, supply any omission and reconcile any inconsistency in the Plan; | | | | | (f) | amend the Plan to reflect changes in applicable law but, subject to Section 1.6.3 or as otherwise specifically provided herein, no such amendment shall materially adversely impair the rights of the Grantee of any outstanding Award without the holder’s consent; | | | | | (g) | grant Awards and determine who will receive Awards, when such Awards will be granted and the terms of such Awards, including setting forth provisions with regard to the effect of a termination of Employment on such Awards; | | | | | (h) | amend any outstanding Award Agreement in any respect, including, without limitation, to (1) accelerate the time or times at which the Award becomes vested, unrestricted or may be exercised (and, in connection with such acceleration, the Committee may provide that any Shares acquired pursuant to such Award will be restricted stock, which are subject to vesting, transfer, forfeiture or repayment provisions similar to those in the Grantee’s underlying Award), (2) accelerate the time or times at which Shares are delivered under the Award (and, without limitation on the Committee’s rights, in connection with such acceleration, the Committee may provide that any Shares delivered pursuant to such Award will be restricted stock, which are subject to vesting, transfer, forfeiture or repayment provisions similar to those in the Grantee’s underlying Award), (3) waive or amend any goals, restrictions or conditions set forth in such Award Agreement, or impose new goals, restrictions and conditions or (4) reflect a change in the Grantee’s circumstances (e.g., a change to part-time employment status or a change in position, duties or responsibilities), provided that, subject to Section 1.6.3 or as otherwise specifically provided herein, no such amendment shall materially adversely impair the rights of the Grantee of any outstanding Award without the holder’s consent; and | | | | | (i) | determine at any time whether, to what extent and under what circumstances and method or methods (1) Awards may be (A) settled in cash, Shares, other securities, other Awards or other property (in which event, the Committee may specify what other effects such settlement will have on the Grantee’s Award, including the effect on any repayment provisions under the Plan or Award Agreement), (B) exercised or (C) canceled, forfeited or suspended, (2) Shares, other securities, other Awards or other property and other amounts payable with respect to an Award may be deferred either automatically |
| | or at the election of the Grantee thereof or of the Committee and (3) Awards may be settled by the Company, any of its Affiliates or any of its or their designees. |
1.3.2 | Actions of the Committee may be taken by the vote of a majority of its members present at a meeting (which may be held telephonically). Any action may be taken by a written instrument signed by all of the Committee members, and action so taken will be fully as effective as if it had been taken by a vote at a meeting. The determination of the Committee on all matters relating to the Plan or any Award Agreement will be final, binding and conclusive. | | | | The Committee may allocate among its members and delegate to any person who is not a member of the Committee or to any administrative group within the Company, any of its powers, responsibilities or duties as allowed under Delaware law. In delegating its authority, the Committee will consider the extent to which any delegation may cause Awards to fail to be deductible under Section 162(m) of the Code or to fail to meet the requirements of Rule 16(b)-3(d)(1) or Rule 16(b)-3(e) under the Exchange Act. | | | 1.3.3 | Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Board may, in its sole discretion, at any time and from time to time, grant Awards or administer the Plan. In any such case, the Board will have all of the authority and responsibility granted to the Committee herein. | | | 1.3.4 | No member of the Board or any Employee or Seconded Personnel acting under appropriate delegation (each such person, a “Covered Person”) will have any liability to any person (including any Grantee) for any action taken or omitted to be taken or any determination made in good faith with respect to the Plan or any Award. Each Covered Person will be indemnified and held harmless by the Company against and from (a) any loss, cost, liability or expense (including attorneys’ fees) that may be imposed upon or incurred by such Covered Person in connection with or resulting from any action, suit or proceeding to which such Covered Person may be a party or in which such Covered Person may be involved by reason of any action taken or omitted to be taken under the Plan or any Award Agreement, in each case, in good faith and (b) any and all amounts paid by such Covered Person, with the Company’s approval, in settlement thereof, or paid by such Covered Person in satisfaction of any judgment in any such action, suit or proceeding against such Covered Person, provided that the Company will have the right, at its own expense, to assume and defend any such action, suit or proceeding and, once the Company gives notice of its intent to assume the defense, the Company will have sole control over such defense with counsel of the Company’s choice. The foregoing right of indemnification will not be available to a Covered Person to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction in a final judgment or other final adjudication, in either case, not subject to further appeal, determines that the acts or omissions of such Covered Person giving rise to the indemnification claim resulted from such Covered Person’s bad faith, fraud or willful misconduct. The foregoing right of indemnification will not be exclusive of any other rights of indemnification to which Covered Persons may be entitled under the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation or Amended and Restated Bylaws, as a matter of law, or otherwise, or any other power that the Company may have to indemnify such persons or hold them harmless. | | | 1.4 | Persons Eligible for Awards | | | | Awards under the Plan may be made to Employees and Consultants but not to (i) Seconded Personnel, (ii) any member of the Board, or (iii) Macquarie Infrastructure Management (USA) Inc. or its Affiliates. | | | 1.5 | Types of Awards under Plan | | | | Awards may be made under the Plan in the form of any of the following, in each case in respect of Shares: (a) options, (b) stock appreciation rights, (c) restricted stock, (d) restricted stock units, (e) dividend equivalent rights, (f) cash-based awards and (g) other stock-based or stock-related Awards (including performance awards) that the Committee determines to be consistent with the purposes of the Plan and the interests of the Company. | | | 1.6 | Shares Available for Awards | | | 1.6.1 | Shares Subject to the Plan. Subject to the other provisions of this Section 1.6, the total number of Shares that may be granted under the Plan is 500,000 (the “Share Reserve”). Such Shares may, in the discretion of the Committee, be either authorized but unissued Shares or Shares previously issued and reacquired by the Company. Shares issued in connection with Substitute Awards will not count against the number of Shares that may be issued under the Plan. The Share Reserve shall not be reduced to the extent that a distribution pursuant to an Award is made in cash. |
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1.6.2 | Replacement of Shares. If any Award is forfeited, expires, terminates or otherwise lapses, in whole or in part, without the delivery of Shares, then the Shares covered by such forfeited, expired, terminated or lapsed award will again be available for grant under the Plan. For the avoidance of doubt, the following will not again become available for issuance under the Plan: (A) any Shares withheld in respect of taxes, (B) any Shares tendered or withheld to pay the exercise price of options, (C) any Shares repurchased by the Company from the optionee with the proceeds from the exercise of options and (D) any Shares subject to stock appreciation rights but not issued on exercise as a result of the operation of Section 2.4.4. | | | 1.6.3 | Adjustments. The Committee will adjust the number of Shares authorized pursuant to Section 1.6.1, adjust the individual Grantee limitations set forth in Sections 2.3.1 and 2.4.1 and 2.10 and adjust the terms of any outstanding Awards (including, without limitation, the number of Shares covered by each outstanding Award, the type of property to which the Award relates and the exercise or strike price of any Award), in such manner as it deems appropriate (including, without limitation, by payment of cash) to prevent the enlargement or dilution of rights, or otherwise as it deems appropriate, for any increase or decrease in the number of issued Shares (or issuance of shares of stock other than Shares) resulting from a recapitalization, stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend, spinoff, splitup, combination, reclassification or exchange of Shares, merger, consolidation, rights offering, separation, reorganization or liquidation, or any other change in the corporate structure or Shares, including any extraordinary dividend or extraordinary distribution. After any adjustment made pursuant to this Section 1.6.3, the number of Shares subject to each outstanding Award will be rounded down to the nearest whole number. | | | 1.6.4 | Minimum Vesting Conditions. Grantees who are granted stock options and stock appreciation rights, will be required to continue to provide services to the Company (or a Subsidiary) for not less than one-year following the date of grant in order for any such stock options and stock appreciation rights to fully or partially vest or be exercisable (other than in case of death, disability or a Change in Control). Notwithstanding the foregoing, up to five (5) percent of the available Shares authorized for issuance under the Plan pursuant to Section 1.6.1 may provide for vesting of stock options and stock appreciation rights, partially or in full, in less than one-year. |
ARTICLE II
AWARDS UNDER THE PLAN
2.1 | Agreements Evidencing Awards | | | | Each Award granted under the Plan will be evidenced by an Award Agreement that will contain such provisions and conditions as the Committee deems appropriate. Unless otherwise provided herein, the Committee may grant Awards in tandem with or in substitution for any other Award or Awards granted under the Plan or any award granted under any other plan of the Company. By accepting an Award pursuant to the Plan, a Grantee thereby agrees that the Award will be subject to all of the terms and provisions of the Plan and the applicable Award Agreement. | | | 2.2 | No Rights as a Shareholder | | | | No Grantee (or other person having rights pursuant to an Award) will have any of the rights of a shareholder of the Company with respect to Shares subject to an Award until the delivery of such Shares. Except as otherwise provided in Section 1.6.3, no adjustments will be made for dividends, distributions or other rights (whether ordinary or extraordinary, and whether in cash, Shares, other securities or other property) for which the record date is before the date the Certificates for the Shares are delivered. | | | 2.3 | Options | | | 2.3.1 | Grant. Stock options may be granted to eligible recipients in such number and at such times during the term of the Plan as the Committee may determine; provided, however, that the maximum number of Shares as to which options may be granted under the Plan to any one individual in any one fiscal year may not exceed 50,000 Shares (as adjusted pursuant to the provisions of Section 1.6.3). | | | 2.3.2 | Incentive Stock Options. At the time of grant, the Committee will determine (a) whether all or any part of an option granted to an eligible Employee will be an Incentive Stock Option and (b) the number of Shares subject to such Incentive Stock Option; provided, however, that (1) the aggregate Fair Market Value (determined as of the time the option is granted) of the Shares with respect to which Incentive Stock Options are exercisable for the first time by an eligible Employee during any calendar year (under all such plans of the Company and of any subsidiary corporation of the Company) will not exceed $100,000 and (2) no |
| Incentive Stock Option (other than an Incentive Stock Option that may be assumed or issued by the Company in connection with a transaction to which Section 424(a) of the Code applies) may be granted to a person who is not eligible to receive an Incentive Stock Option under the Code. The form of any option which is entirely or in part an Incentive Stock Option will clearly indicate that such option is an Incentive Stock Option or, if applicable, the number of Shares subject to the Incentive Stock Option. If an option fails to qualify as an Incentive Stock Option, it shall be treated as a non-qualified stock option. | | | 2.3.3 | Exercise Price. The exercise price per share with respect to each option will be determined by the Committee but will not be less than the Fair Market Value of the Shares (or, in the case of an Incentive Stock Option granted to a Ten Percent Shareholder, 110% of the Fair Market Value). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Substitute Awards that are options may be granted at less than Fair Market Value. | | | 2.3.4 | Term of Option. In no event will any option be exercisable after the expiration of ten years (or, in the case of an Incentive Stock Option granted to a Ten Percent Shareholder, five years) from the date on which the option is granted. Options, other than Incentive Stock Options, may automatically be exercisable beyond ten years of the date of grant if the option would expire when trading in Company stock is prohibited by law or the Company’s insider trading policy. Such extension may run until the 30th day after expiration of the prohibition. | | | 2.3.5 | Exercise of Option and Payment for Shares. An option may be exercised at such time or times and subject to such terms and conditions as will be determined by the Committee at the time the option is granted and set forth in the Award Agreement. Subject to any limitations in the applicable Award Agreement, any Shares not acquired pursuant to the exercise of an option on the applicable vesting date may be acquired thereafter at any time before the final expiration of the option. To exercise an option, the Grantee must give written notice to the Company specifying the number of Shares to be acquired and accompanied by payment of the full purchase price therefor in cash or by certified or official bank check or in another form as determined by the Company, including: (a) personal check, (b) Shares, based on the Fair Market Value as of the exercise date, of the same class as those to be granted by exercise of the option, (c) any other form of consideration approved by the Company and permitted by applicable law and (d) any combination of the foregoing. In addition, if permitted by the Committee, the full purchase price can be paid by “net exercise” pursuant to which the Grantee instructs the Company to withhold a number of Shares otherwise deliverable to the Grantee upon such exercise of the option having an aggregate Fair Market Value on the date of exercise equal to the product of the exercise price multiplied by the number of Shares in respect of which the option shall have been exercised. Any person exercising an option will make such representations and agreements and furnish such information as the Committee may in its discretion deem necessary or desirable to assure compliance by the Company, on terms acceptable to the Company, with the provisions of the Securities Act and any other applicable legal requirements. If a Grantee so requests, Shares acquired pursuant to the exercise of an option may be issued in the name of the Grantee and another jointly with the right of survivorship. | | | 2.3.6 | Repricing. Except as otherwise permitted by Section 1.6.3, the Committee shall not without the approval of the Company’s shareholders (a) lower the exercise price per Share of an option after it is granted, (b) cancel an option when the exercise price per Share exceeds the Fair Market Value of one Share in exchange for cash or another Award (other than in connection with a Change in Control), or (c) take any other action with respect to an option that would be treated as a repricing under the rules and regulations of the principal U.S. national securities exchange on which the Shares are listed. | | | 2.4 | Stock Appreciation Rights | | | 2.4.1 | Grant. Stock appreciation rights may be granted to eligible recipients in such number and at such times during the term of the Plan as the Committee may determine; provided, however, that the maximum number of Shares as to which stock appreciation rights may be granted under the Plan to any one individual in any one fiscal year may not exceed 50,000 Shares (as adjusted pursuant to the provisions of Section 1.6.3). | | | 2.4.2 | Exercise Price. The exercise price per share with respect to each stock appreciation right will be determined by the Committee but will not be less than the Fair Market Value of the Shares. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Substitute Awards that are stock appreciation rights may be granted at less than Fair Market Value. | | | 2.4.3 | Term of Stock Appreciation Right. In no event will any stock appreciation right be exercisable after the expiration of ten years from the date on which the stock appreciation right is granted. 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| beyond ten years of the date of grant if the stock appreciation right would expire when trading in Company stock is prohibited by law or the Company’s insider trading policy. Such extension may run until the 30th day after expiration of the prohibition. | | | 2.4.4 | Exercise of Stock Appreciation Right and Delivery of Shares. Each stock appreciation right may be exercised in such installments as may be determined in the Award Agreement at the time the stock appreciation right is granted. Subject to any limitations in the applicable Award Agreement, any stock appreciation rights not exercised on the applicable installment date may be exercised thereafter at any time before the final expiration of the stock appreciation right. To exercise a stock appreciation right, the Grantee must give written notice to the Company specifying the number of stock appreciation rights to be exercised. Upon exercise of stock appreciation rights, Shares with a Fair Market Value equal to (a) the excess of (1) the Fair Market Value of the Shares on the date of exercise over (2) the exercise price of such stock appreciation right multiplied by (b) the number of stock appreciation rights exercised will be delivered to the Grantee. Any person exercising a stock appreciation right will make such representations and agreements and furnish such information as the Committee may in its discretion deem necessary or desirable to assure compliance by the Company, on terms acceptable to the Company, with the provisions of the Securities Act and any other applicable legal requirements. If a Grantee so requests, Shares purchased may be issued in the name of the Grantee and another jointly with the right of survivorship. | | | 2.4.5 | Repricing. Except as otherwise permitted by Section 1.6.3, the Committee shall not without the approval of the Company’s shareholders (a) lower the exercise price per Share of a stock appreciation right after it is granted, (b) cancel a stock appreciation right when the exercise price per Share exceeds the Fair Market Value of one Share in exchange for cash or another Award (other than in connection with a Change in Control), or (c) take any other action with respect to a stock appreciation right that would be treated as a repricing under the rules and regulations of the principal U.S. national securities exchange on which the Shares are listed. | | | 2.5 | Restricted Stock | | | 2.5.1 | Subject to Section 2.10, the Committee may grant or offer for sale restricted stock in such amounts and subject to such terms and conditions as the Committee may determine. The terms and conditions set forth by the Committee in the applicable Award Agreement may relate to vesting and nontransferability restrictions that will lapse upon the achievement of one or more goals related to the completion of service by the Grantee or the achievement of Performance Goals, as determined by the Committee at the time of grant. Upon the delivery of such Shares, the Grantee will have the rights of a shareholder with respect to the restricted stock, subject to any other restrictions and terms and conditions as the Committee may include in the applicable Award Agreement. In the event that a Certificate is issued in respect of restricted stock, such Certificate may be registered in the name of the Grantee but will be held by the Company or its designated agent until the time the restrictions lapse. | | | 2.5.2 | Right to Vote and Receive Dividends on Restricted Stock. Each Grantee of an Award of restricted stock will, during the period of restriction, be the beneficial and record owner of such restricted stock and will have full voting rights with respect thereto. Unless the Committee determines otherwise in an Award Agreement, during the period of restriction, all dividends (whether ordinary or extraordinary and whether paid in cash, additional Shares or other property) or other distributions paid upon any restricted stock will be retained by the Company for the account of the relevant Grantee. Such dividends or other distributions will revert back to the Company if for any reason the restricted stock upon which such dividends or other distributions were paid reverts back to the Company. Upon the expiration of the period of restriction, all such dividends or other distributions made on such restricted stock and retained by the Company will be paid, without interest, to the relevant Grantee. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event will dividend with respect to any Award subject to satisfaction of performance goals be payable prior to satisfaction of such performance goals. | | | 2.6 | Restricted Stock Units | | | | Subject to Section 2.10, the Committee may grant Awards of restricted stock units in such amounts and subject to such terms and conditions as the Committee may determine. A Grantee of a restricted stock unit will have only the rights of a general unsecured creditor of the Company until delivery of Shares, cash or other securities or property is made as specified in the applicable Award Agreement. The terms and conditions set forth by the Committee in the applicable Award Agreement may relate to vesting and nontransferability restrictions that will lapse upon the achievement of one or more goals related to the completion of service by the Grantee or the achievement of Performance Goals, as determined by the Committee at the time of grant. On the delivery date specified in the Award Agreement, the Grantee of each restricted stock unit not previously forfeited or terminated will receive one Share, cash or other securities or property equal in value to a Share or a combination thereof, as specified by the Committee. |
2.7 | Dividend Equivalent Rights | | | | The Committee may include in the Award Agreement with respect to any Award (other than an option or stock appreciation right) a dividend equivalent right entitling the Grantee to receive amounts equal to all or any portion of the regular cash dividends that would be paid on the Shares covered by such Award if such Shares had been delivered pursuant to such Award. The Grantee of a dividend equivalent right will have only the rights of a general unsecured creditor of the Company until payment of such amounts is made as specified in the applicable Award Agreement. In the event such a provision is included in an Award Agreement, the Committee will determine whether such payments will be made in cash, in Shares or in another form, whether they will be conditioned upon the exercise of the Award to which they relate, the time or times at which they will be made, and such other terms and conditions as the Committee will deem appropriate. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event will dividend equivalent rights with respect to any Award subject to satisfaction of performance goals be payable prior to satisfaction of such performance goals. | | | 2.8 | Cash-Based Awards | | | | Subject to Section 2.10, the Committee may grant cash-based awards that provide the Grantee with the opportunity to earn cash payments based upon the achievement of one or more performance goals in such amounts and subject to such terms and conditions as the Committee may determine. The terms and conditions set forth by the Committee in the applicable Award Agreement may relate to vesting restrictions that will lapse upon the achievement of one or more goals related to the completion of service by the Grantee or the achievement of Performance Goals, as determined by the Committee at the time of grant. | | | 2.9 | Other Stock-Based Awards | | | | Subject to Section 2.10, the Committee may grant other types of stock-based or stock-related Awards (including the grant or offer for sale of unrestricted Shares and the grant of performance based awards) in such amounts and subject to such terms and conditions as the Committee may determine. The terms and conditions set forth by the Committee in the applicable Award Agreement may relate to vesting and nontransferability restrictions that will lapse upon the achievement of one or more goals related to the completion of service by the Grantee or the achievement of Performance Goals, as determined by the Committee at the time of grant. Such Awards may entail the transfer of actual Shares to Award recipients and may include Awards designed to comply with or take advantage of the applicable local laws of jurisdictions other than the United States. | | | 2.10 | Individual Limitation on Awards | | | | The maximum number of Shares as to which restricted stock, restricted stock units, dividend equivalent rights and other types of stock-based or stock-related Awards, that are, in each case, subject to the achievement of Performance Goals and intended to be “qualified performance-based compensation” under Section 162(m) of the Code, may be granted under the Plan to any one individual in any one fiscal year may not exceed 50,000 Shares (as adjusted pursuant to the provisions of Section 1.6.3). The maximum dollar limit for cash-based Awards that may be granted under the Plan to any one individual in any one fiscal year may not exceed $2,000,000. | | | 2.11 | Repayment if Conditions Not Met | | | | If the Committee determines that all terms and conditions of the Plan and a Grantee’s Award Agreement were not satisfied, and that Grantee failed to satisfy such terms, then the Grantee will be obligated to pay the Company immediately upon demand therefor, (a) with respect to an option and a stock appreciation right, an amount equal to the excess of the Fair Market Value (determined at the time of exercise) of the Shares that were delivered in respect of such exercised option or stock appreciation right, as applicable, over the exercise price paid therefor, (b) with respect to restricted stock, an amount equal to the Fair Market Value (determined at the time such Shares became vested) of such restricted stock, (c) with respect to restricted stock units or other stock-based awards, an amount equal to the Fair Market Value (determined at the time of delivery) of the Shares delivered with respect to the applicable delivery date and (d) with respect to cash-based awards, the amount of cash paid in settlement of the award, in each case with respect to clauses (a), (b), (c) and (d) of this Section 2.11, without reduction for any amount applied to satisfy withholding tax or other obligations in respect of such Award. |
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ARTICLE III
MISCELLANEOUS
3.1 | Amendment of the Plan | | | 3.1.1 | Unless otherwise provided in the Plan or in an Award Agreement, the Board may from time to time suspend, discontinue, revise or amend the Plan in any respect whatsoever but, subject to Section 1.6.3 or as otherwise specifically provided herein, no such amendment shall materially adversely impair the rights of the Grantee of any outstanding Award without the Grantee’s consent. | | | 3.1.2 | Unless otherwise determined by the Board, shareholder approval of any suspension, discontinuance, revision or amendment will be obtained only to the extent necessary to comply with any applicable laws, regulations or rules of a securities exchange or self-regulatory agency; provided, however, if and to the extent the Board determines that it is appropriate for Awards granted under the Plan to constitute performance-based compensation within the meaning of Section 162(m)(4)(C) of the Code, no amendment that would require shareholder approval in order for amounts paid pursuant to the Plan to constitute performance-based compensation within the meaning of Section 162(m)(4)(C) of the Code will be effective without the approval of the shareholders of the Company as required by Section 162(m) of the Code and, if and to the extent the Board determines it is appropriate for the Plan to comply with the provisions of Section 422 of the Code, no amendment that would require shareholder approval under Section 422 of the Code will be effective without the approval of the shareholders of the Company. No amendment or alteration of the repricing provisions of Sections 2.3.6 and 2.4.5 will be effective without the approval of the shareholders of the Company. | | | 3.2 | Tax Withholding | | | | Grantees shall be solely responsible for any applicable taxes (including, without limitation, income and excise taxes) and penalties, and any interest that accrues thereon, that they incur in connection with the receipt, vesting or exercise of any Award. As a condition to the delivery of any Shares, cash or other securities or property pursuant to any Award or the lifting or lapse of restrictions on any Award, or in connection with any other event that gives rise to a federal or other governmental tax withholding obligation on the part of the Company or its Subsidiaries relating to an Award (including, without limitation, FICA tax), (a) the Company or its Subsidiaries may deduct or withhold (or cause to be deducted or withheld) from any payment or distribution to a Grantee whether or not pursuant to the Plan (including Shares otherwise deliverable), (b) the Committee will be entitled to require that the Grantee remit cash to the Company or its Subsidiaries (through payroll deduction or otherwise) or (c) the Company or its Subsidiaries may enter into any other suitable arrangements to withhold, in each case in an amount sufficient in the opinion of the Company to satisfy such withholding obligation. | | | 3.3 | Required Consents and Legends | | | 3.3.1 | If the Committee at any time determines that any Consent (as hereinafter defined) is necessary or desirable as a condition of, or in connection with, the granting of any Award, the delivery of Shares or the delivery of any cash, securities or other property under the Plan, or the taking of any other action thereunder (each such action, a “Plan Action”), then such Plan Action will not be taken, in whole or in part, unless and until such Consent will have been effected or obtained to the full satisfaction of the Committee. The Committee may direct that any Certificate evidencing Shares delivered pursuant to the Plan will bear a legend setting forth such restrictions on transferability as the Committee may determine to be necessary or desirable, and may advise the transfer agent to place a stop transfer order against any legended Shares. | | | 3.3.2 | The term “Consent” as used in this Article III with respect to any Plan Action includes (a) any and all listings, registrations or qualifications in respect thereof upon any securities exchange or under any federal, state, or local law, or law, rule or regulation of a jurisdiction outside the United States, (b) any and all written agreements and representations by the Grantee with respect to the disposition of Shares, or with respect to any other matter, which the Committee may deem necessary or desirable in order to comply with the terms of any such listing, registration or qualification or to obtain an exemption from the requirement that any such listing, qualification or registration be made, (c) any and all other consents, clearances and approvals in respect of a Plan Action by any governmental or other regulatory body or any stock exchange or self-regulatory agency, (d) any and all consents by the Grantee to (i) the Company’s supplying to any third party recordkeeper of the Plan such personal information as the Committee deems advisable to administer the Plan, (ii) the Company’s deducting amounts from the Grantee’s wages, or another arrangement satisfactory to the Committee, to reimburse the Company for advances made on the Grantee’s behalf to satisfy certain withholding and other tax obligations in connection with an Award and (iii) the Company’s imposing sales and |
| transfer procedures and restrictions and hedging restrictions on Shares delivered under the Plan and (e) any and all consents or authorizations required to comply with, or required to be obtained under, applicable local law or otherwise required by the Committee. Nothing herein will require the Company to list, register or qualify the Shares on any securities exchange. | | | 3.4 | Right of Offset | | | | The Company will have the right to offset against its obligation to deliver Shares (or other property or cash) under the Plan or any Award Agreement any outstanding amounts (including, without limitation, travel and entertainment or advance account balances, loans, repayment obligations under any Awards, or amounts repayable to the Company or its Subsidiaries pursuant to tax equalization, housing, automobile or other employee programs) that the Grantee then owes to the Company and any amounts the Committee otherwise deems appropriate pursuant to any tax equalization policy or agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if an Award provides for the deferral of compensation within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code, the Committee will have no right to offset against its obligation to deliver Shares (or other property or cash) under the Plan or any Award Agreement if such offset could subject the Grantee to the additional tax imposed under Section 409A in respect of an outstanding Award. | | | 3.5 | Nonassignability; No Hedging | | | | No Award (or any rights and obligations thereunder) granted to any person under the Plan may be sold, exchanged, transferred, assigned, pledged, hypothecated or otherwise disposed of or hedged, in any manner (including through the use of any cash-settled instrument), whether voluntarily or involuntarily and whether by operation of law or otherwise, other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, and all such Awards (and any rights thereunder) will be exercisable during the life of the Grantee only by the Grantee or the Grantee’s legal representative. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee may permit in an Award Agreement that is not an Incentive Stock Option, under such terms and conditions that it deems appropriate in its sole discretion, a Grantee to transfer an Award to any person or entity that the Committee so determines; provided, however, no Award may be transferred for value. Any sale, exchange, transfer, assignment, pledge, hypothecation, or other disposition in violation of the provisions of this Section 3.5 will be null and void and any Award which is hedged in any manner will immediately be forfeited. All of the terms and conditions of the Plan and the Award Agreements will be binding upon any permitted successors and assigns. | | | 3.6 | Change in Control | | | 3.6.1 | Unless otherwise determined by the Committee (or unless otherwise set forth in an employment agreement or an Award Agreement), if a Grantee’s Employment is terminated by the Company or its Subsidiaries, or any successor entity thereto, without Cause within two years after a Change in Control, each Award granted to such Grantee prior to such Change in Control shall become fully vested (including the lapsing of all restrictions and conditions) and, as applicable, exercisable as of the date of such termination of Employment, and any Shares deliverable pursuant to restricted stock units shall be delivered promptly (but no later than 15 days) following such Grantee’s termination of Employment; provided that, all performance-based awards shall be (x) considered to be earned and payable based on achievement of performance goals or based on target performance (either in full or pro rata based on the portion of performance period completed as of the date of the Change in Control), and any limitations or other restrictions shall lapse and such performance-based Awards shall be immediately settled or distributed or (y) converted into restricted stock or restricted stock unit awards based on achievement of performance goals or based on target performance (either in full or pro rata based on the portion of performance period completed as of the date of the Change in Control). This provision will not restrict the treatment of any Award in connection with a Change in Control as set forth in Section 3.6.2 below. | | | 3.6.2 | In the event of a Change in Control, a Grantee’s Award shall be treated, to the extent determined by the Committee to be permitted under Section 409A of the Code, in accordance with one of the following methods as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion and without regard to Section 3.6.1 above: (i) cancel such awards for fair value (as determined in the sole discretion of the Committee) which, in the case of options and stock appreciation rights, may equal the excess, if any, of the value of the consideration to be paid in the Change in Control transaction to holders of the same number of Shares subject to such options or stock appreciation rights over the aggregate exercise price of such options or stock appreciation rights, as the case may be; (ii) provide for the issuance of substitute awards that will substantially preserve the otherwise applicable terms of any affected Awards previously granted under the Plan, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion; or (iii) provide that for a period of at least 20 days prior to the Change in Control, any options or stock appreciation rights will be |
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| exercisable as to all Shares subject thereto (but any such exercise will be contingent upon and subject to the occurrence of the Change in Control and if the Change in Control does not take place within a specified period after giving such notice for any reason whatsoever, the exercise will be null and void) and that any options or stock appreciation rights not exercised prior to the consummation of the Change in Control will terminate and be of no further force and effect as of the consummation of the Change in Control. In the discretion of the Committee, any cash or substitute consideration payable upon cancellation of an Award may be subjected to (A) vesting terms substantially identical to those that applied to the cancelled Award immediately prior to the Change in Control, or (B) earn-out, escrow, holdback or similar arrangements, to the extent such arrangements are applicable to any consideration paid in connection with the Company. For the avoidance of doubt, in the event of a Change in Control, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, terminate any option or stock appreciation right for which the exercise price is equal to or exceeds the per share value of the consideration to be paid in the Change in Control transaction without payment of consideration therefor. | | | 3.7 | Right of Discharge Reserved | | | | Neither the grant of an Award nor any provision in the Plan or in any Award Agreement will confer upon any Grantee the right to continued Employment or other service by the Company or any Subsidiary or affect any right which the Company or any Subsidiary may have to terminate or alter the terms and conditions of such Employment or other service. | | | 3.8 | Nature of Payments | | | 3.8.1 | Any and all grants of Awards and deliveries of Shares, cash, securities or other property under the Plan will be in consideration of services performed or to be performed for the Company or a Subsidiary by the Grantee. Awards under the Plan may, in the discretion of the Committee, be made in substitution in whole or in part for cash or other compensation otherwise payable to a Grantee. Only whole Shares will be delivered under the Plan. Awards will, to the extent reasonably practicable, be aggregated in order to eliminate any fractional Shares. Fractional Shares may, in the discretion of the Committee, be forfeited or be settled in cash or otherwise as the Committee may determine. | | | 3.8.2 | All such grants and deliveries of Shares, cash, securities or other property under the Plan will constitute a special discretionary incentive payment to the Grantee and will not be required to be taken into account in computing the amount of salary or compensation of the Grantee for the purpose of determining any contributions to or any benefits under any pension, retirement, profit-sharing, bonus, life insurance, severance or other benefit plan of the Company or any Subsidiary or under any agreement with the Grantee, unless the Company specifically provides otherwise. | | | 3.9 | Non-Uniform Determinations | | | 3.9.1 | The Committee’s determinations under the Plan and Award Agreements need not be uniform and any such determinations may be made by it selectively among persons who receive, or are eligible to receive, Awards under the Plan (whether or not such persons are similarly situated). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Committee will be entitled, among other things, to make non-uniform and selective determinations under Award Agreements, and to enter into non-uniform and selective Award Agreements, as to (a) the persons to receive Awards, (b) the terms and provisions of Awards and (c) whether a Grantee’s Employment has been terminated for purposes of the Plan. | | | 3.9.2 | To the extent the Committee deems it necessary, appropriate or desirable to comply with foreign law or practices and to further the purposes of the Plan, the Committee may, without amending the Plan, establish special rules applicable to Awards to Grantees who are foreign nationals, are employed outside the United States, or both, and grant Awards (or amend existing Awards) in accordance with those rules. | | | 3.10 | Other Payments or Awards | | | | Nothing contained in the Plan will be deemed in any way to limit or restrict the Company or Affiliate from making any award or payment to any person under any other plan, arrangement or understanding, whether now existing or hereafter in effect. | | | 3.11 | Plan Headings | | | | The headings in the Plan are for the purpose of convenience only and are not intended to define or limit the construction of the provisions hereof. |
3.12 | Termination of Plan | | | | The Board reserves the right to terminate the Plan at any time; provided, however, that in any case, the Plan will terminate May 17, 2026, and provided further, that all Awards made under the Plan before its termination will remain in effect until such Awards have been satisfied or terminated in accordance with the terms and provisions of the Plan and the applicable Award Agreements and provided further that no Awards (other than an option or stock appreciation right) that are intended to be “performance-based” under Section 162(m) of the Code shall be granted on or after the five-year anniversary of the shareholder approval of the Plan unless the Performance Goals are reapproved (or other designated performance goals are approved) by the shareholders no later than the first shareholder meeting that occurs in the fifth year following the year in which shareholders previously approved the Performance Goals. | | | 3.13 | Section 409A | | | | It is the intention of the Company that no Award shall be “nonqualified deferred compensation” subject to Section 409A of the Code, unless and to the extent that the Committee specifically determines otherwise, and the Plan and the terms and conditions of all Awards shall be interpreted, construed and administered in accordance with this intent, so as to avoid the imposition of taxes and penalties on Grantees pursuant to Section 409A. The Company shall have no liability to any Grantee or otherwise if the Plan or any Award, vesting, exercise or payment of any Award hereunder is subject to the additional tax and penalties under Section 409A of the Code. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary, with respect to any Award that is subject to Section 409A of the Code, if a Grantee is a “specified employee” (as such term is defined in Section 409A of the Code and as determined by the Company) as of the Grantee’s termination of Employment, any payments (whether in cash, Shares or other property) to be made with respect to the Award upon the Grantee’s termination of service will be accumulated and paid (without interest) on the earlier of (i) first business day of the seventh month following the Grantee’s “separation from service” (as such term is defined and used in Section 409A of the Code) or (ii) the date of the Grantee’s death. | | | 3.14 | Clawback/Recoupment | | | | Awards under this Plan may be subject to recoupment or clawback as may be required by applicable law, or the Company’s recoupment, or “clawback” policy as it may be amended from time to time. | | | 3.15 | Governing Law | | | | THE PLAN WILL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE, WITHOUT REGARD TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICT OF LAWS. | | | 3.16 | Choice of Forum | | | 3.16.1 | The Company and each Grantee, as a condition to such Grantee’s participation in the Plan, hereby irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of any state or federal court located in New York, New York over any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to or concerning the Plan. The Company and each Grantee, as a condition to such Grantee’s participation in the Plan, acknowledge that the forum designated by this Section 3.16.1 has a reasonable relationship to the Plan and to the relationship between such Grantee and the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing herein will preclude the Company from bringing any action or proceeding in any other court for the purpose of enforcing the provisions of Section 3.16.1. | | | 3.16.2 | The agreement by the Company and each Grantee as to forum is independent of the law that may be applied in the action, and the Company and each Grantee, as a condition to such Grantee’s participation in the Plan, (i) agree to such forum even if the forum may under applicable law choose to apply non-forum law, (ii) hereby waive, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any objection which the Company or such Grantee now or hereafter may have to personal jurisdiction or to the laying of venue of any such suit, action or proceeding in any court referred to in Section 3.16.1, (iii) undertake not to commence any action arising out of or relating to or concerning the Plan in any forum other than the forum described in this Section 3.16 and (iv) agree that, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, a final and non-appealable judgment in any such suit, action or proceeding in any such court will be conclusive and binding upon the Company and each Grantee. |
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3.16.3 | Each Grantee, as a condition to such Grantee’s participation in the Plan, hereby irrevocably appoints the General Counsel of the Company as such Grantee’s agent for service of process in connection with any action, suit or proceeding arising out of or relating to or concerning the Plan, who will promptly advise such Grantee of any such service of process. | | | 3.16.4 | Each Grantee, as a condition to such Grantee’s participation in the Plan, agrees to keep confidential the existence of, and any information concerning, a dispute, controversy or claim described in Section 3.16, except that a Grantee may disclose information concerning such dispute, controversy or claim to the court that is considering such dispute, controversy or claim or to such Grantee’s legal counsel (provided that such counsel agrees not to disclose any such information other than as necessary to the prosecution or defense of the dispute, controversy or claim). | | | 3.17 | Severability; Entire Agreement | | | | If any of the provisions of the Plan or any Award Agreement is finally held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable (whether in whole or in part), such provision will be deemed modified to the extent, but only to the extent, of such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability and the remaining provisions will not be affected thereby; provided that if any of such provisions is finally held to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable because it exceeds the maximum scope determined to be acceptable to permit such provision to be enforceable, such provision will be deemed to be modified to the minimum extent necessary to modify such scope in order to make such provision enforceable hereunder. The Plan and any Award Agreements contain the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter thereof and supersede all prior agreements, promises, covenants, arrangements, communications, representations and warranties between them, whether written or oral with respect to the subject matter thereof. | | | 3.18 | Waiver of Claims | | | | Each Grantee of an Award recognizes and agrees that before being selected by the Committee to receive an Award he or she has no right to any benefits under such Award. Accordingly, in consideration of the Grantee’s receipt of any Award hereunder, he or she expressly waives any right to contest the amount of any Award, the terms of any Award Agreement, any determination, action or omission hereunder or under any Award Agreement by the Committee, the Company or the Board, or any amendment to the Plan or any Award Agreement (other than an amendment to the Plan or an Award Agreement to which his or her consent is expressly required by the express terms of an Award Agreement). | | | 3.19 | No Third Party Beneficiaries | | | | Except as expressly provided in an Award Agreement, neither the Plan nor any Award Agreement will confer on any person other than the Company and the Grantee of any Award any rights or remedies thereunder. The exculpation and indemnification provisions of Section 1.3.4 will inure to the benefit of a Covered Person’s estate and beneficiaries and legatees. | | | 3.20 | Successors and Assigns of the Company | | | | The terms of the Plan will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Company and any successor entity contemplated by Section 3.6. | | | 3.21 | Waiver of Jury Trial | | | | EACH GRANTEE WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION BASED ON, ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE PLAN. | | | 3.22 | Date of Adoption, Approval of Shareholders and Effective Date | | | | The Plan was adopted on March 31, 2016 by the Board, subject to the approval by the shareholders of the Company at the 2016 Annual Meeting of Shareholders on May 18, 2016. The Plan will only be effective if it is approved by the shareholders of the Company at the 2016 Annual Meeting. If the Plan is not so approved by the shareholders of the Company, then the Plan will be null and void in its entirety. |
MACQUARIE INFRASTRUCTURE CORPORATION
125 WEST 55TH STREET, 15TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY 10019
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MACQUARIE INFRASTRUCTURE CORPORATION | The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR all of the following nominees: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1. | Election of Directors | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Nominees: | | FOR | | AGAINST | | ABSTAIN | | | | | | | | | | 1a. | Amanda Brock | | o | | o | | o | | | | | | | | | | | 1b. | Norman H. Brown, Jr. | | o | | o | | o | | | | | | | | | | | 1c. | Christopher Frost | | o | | o | | o | | | | | | | | | | | 1d. | Maria Jelescu-Dreyfus | | o | | o | | o | | | | | | | | | | | 1e. | Ronald Kirk | | o | | o | | o | | | | | | | | | | | 1f. | H.E. (Jack) Lentz | | o | | o | | o | | | | | | | | | | | 1g. | Ouma Sananikone | | o | | o | | o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | For address changes and/or comments, please check this box and write them on the back where indicated. | | o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Please sign exactly as your name(s) appear(s) hereon. When signing as attorney, executor, administrator, or other fiduciary, please give full title as such. Joint owners should each sign personally. All holders must sign. If a corporation or partnership, please sign in full corporate or partnership name by authorized officer. | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following proposals: | | FOR | | AGAINST | | ABSTAIN | | | | | | | | | 2. | The ratification of the selection of KPMG LLP as our independent auditor for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2019. | | o | | o | | o | | | | | | | | | 3. | The approval, on an advisory basis, of executive compensation. | | o | | o | | o | | | | | | | | | 4. | The approval of Amendment No. 1 to our 2016 Omnibus Employee Incentive Plan. | | o | | o | | o | | | | | | | | NOTE: Such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | If no direction is given, this proxy will be voted “FOR” all nominees in Proposal 1 and “FOR” Proposals 2, 3 and 4. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Receipt of Notice of the Annual Meeting and of the 2019 Proxy Statement is hereby acknowledged. | | | | | | |
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MACQUARIE INFRASTRUCTURE CORPORATION
This proxy is solicited on behalf of the Board of Directors
for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders May 15, 2019 10:00 A.M. Eastern
You are cordially invited to participate in the 2019 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Macquarie Infrastructure Corporation. Our 2019 Annual Meeting will be held on Wednesday, May 15, 2019, at 10:00 A.M. Eastern at Carnegie Hall, 881 7th Avenue, New York, New York 10019. This year’s annual meeting will also be a virtual meeting of shareholders. You will be able to participate in the 2019 Annual Meeting, vote and submit your questions during the meeting via live webcast by visiting www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/MIC19. You will need the 16-digit control number included in this proxy card in order to be able to enter the Annual Meeting. You may also listen and submit your questions via conference call at 1-877-328-2502. Please note that you will not be able to vote the shares via conference call.
None of the proposals listed on the reverse side are related to or conditioned upon the approval of any other proposal. Your Internet or telephone vote authorizes the named proxies to vote the shares in the same manner as if you marked, signed, dated and returned your proxy card. If you vote the shares over the Internet or by telephone, please do not return your proxy card.
The undersigned hereby appoints Christopher Frost and Liam Stewart, and each of them, attorneys and proxies with the power of substitution, to represent and to vote on behalf of the undersigned all of the shares of common stock of Macquarie Infrastructure Corporation that the undersigned is entitled in any capacity to vote, as designated on the reverse side of this ballot, at the 2019 Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on May 15, 2019 at 10:00 A.M., Eastern, via webcast, and any adjournment or postponement thereof. IN THEIR DISCRETION, THE PROXIES ARE AUTHORIZED TO VOTE UPON SUCH OTHER MATTERS AS MAY PROPERLY COME BEFORE THE MEETING, OR ANY ADJOURNMENTS OR POSTPONEMENTS THEREOF. IF NO DIRECTION IS GIVEN WITH RESPECT TO ANY ELECTION TO OFFICE OR PROPOSAL, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED AS RECOMMENDED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. ATTENDANCE OF THE UNDERSIGNED AT THE ANNUAL MEETING OR ANY ADJOURNMENTS OR POSTPONEMENTS THEREOF WILL NOT BE DEEMED TO REVOKE THIS PROXY UNLESS THE UNDERSIGNED REVOKES THIS PROXY IN WRITING.
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