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SKYLINE CORPORATIONLOGO

2520 By-Pass Road


LETTER TO OUR SHAREHOLDERS

P.O. Box 743

Elkhart, Indiana 46515LOGO

Dear Shareholder:

We are pleased to invite you to our 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, which will take place solely via a live webcast on Tuesday, August 3, 2021 at 10:00 AM, Eastern Time at www.proxydocs.com/SKY. There is no physical location for this meeting. Annual meetings play an important role in maintaining communications and understanding among our management, Board of Directors and shareholders, and we hope you will participate.

On the pages following this letter you will find:

The notice of our 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, which lists the items of business to be considered at the Annual Meeting; and

Our 2021 proxy materials, which describe the items of business listed in the notice and provide other information you will likely find useful in deciding how to cast your vote.

In light of the COVID-19 pandemic and the success of last years’ virtual meeting, we have opted to host the 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders virtually and urge all shareholders to take advantage of Internet and telephone voting. To participate in the Annual Meeting, you must register in advance at www.proxydocs.com/SKY. As part of the registration process, you must enter the control number provided on your proxy card, voting instruction form, or Notice of Electronic Availability. Upon completing your registration, you will receive further instructions via email, one hour prior to the meeting time, including your unique links that will allow you to access the meeting and will permit you to submit questions during the meeting. If you encounter any difficulties accessing the virtual meeting during the check-in or meeting time, please call the technical support number provided.

We have elected to provide shareholders Notice of the 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Notice”) with instructions for accessing the proxy materials, including our proxy statement and Annual Report to Shareholders, and for voting via the Internet, through the Securities and Exchange Commission’s “notice and access” method. Please see the next page for the Notice. Providing our proxy materials to shareholders electronically allows us to conserve natural resources and reduce our printing and mailing costs related to the distribution of our proxy materials. If you wish to receive paper copies of our proxy materials, you may do so by following the instructions contained in the Notice.

Sincerely,

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Mark Yost

President and CEO

June 4, 2021


NOTICE OF 2021 ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

September 29, 2017MEETING INFORMATION

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual Meeting of the Shareholders of Skyline Corporation (“Skyline” or the “Company”) will be held at the Garden Ballroom, Hilton Garden Inn, 3401 Plaza Court, Elkhart, Indiana 46514, on Friday, September 29, 2017, at 9:00 a.m., Eastern Daylight Time, for the following purposes:

DATE & TIME

Tuesday, August 3, 2021

at 10:00 AM Eastern Time

LOCATION

via webcast at

www.proxydocs.com/SKY

RECORD DATE

You may vote if you owned Skyline Champion common stock at the close of business on June 4, 2021.

ITEMS OF BUSINESS

1. To elect a Board of Directors for the ensuing year, or until their successors are elected and qualify.

(1)

To elect nine members of the Board of Directors, each to serve until the next annual meeting of shareholders or until a successor has been duly elected and qualified.

(2)

To ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as Skyline Champion’s independent registered public accounting firm.

(3)

To consider a non-binding advisory vote on fiscal 2021 compensation paid to Skyline Champion’s named executive officers.

(4)

To transact any other business that may properly come before the annual shareholders meeting or any postponements or adjournments thereof.

VOTING MATTERS AND BOARD RECOMMENDATIONS

2. To cast an advisory vote on the ratification of the appointment of Crowe Horwath LLP as Skyline’s independent auditor for fiscal year 2018.

Agenda Item

Board
Recommendation
Broker Discretionary
Voting Allowed
AbstentionsRequired Vote

1. Election of Directors

FOR ALL NomineesNoNo EffectPlurality of Votes Cast 

2. Ratification of Auditors

FORYesNo EffectMajority of Votes Cast 

3. Advisory Approval of Executive Compensation

FORNoNo EffectMajority of Votes Cast 

HOW TO VOTE

3. To cast a non-binding advisory vote on executive compensation for fiscal year 2017.

4. To cast an advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes on executive compensation.

5. To transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting, or any adjournment thereof.

The Board of Directors of Skyline recommends that you voteFOR the Board’s nominees for Directors,FOR the approval of the selection of Crowe Horwath LLP as the independent auditor for fiscal year 2018,FOR the approval of the compensation paid to the Named Executive Officers for fiscal year 2017, and for an advisory vote on executive compensation be held every “ONE YEAR.”

Your vote is very important. Please note that in the absence of your specific instructions as to how to vote, brokers may only vote on the ratification of the appointment of the independent auditor, but no other proposals described in this Proxy Statement. In order for your vote to be counted, please make sure that you submit your vote to your broker.

The Board of Directors has fixed the close of business on July 31, 2017, as the record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to notice of, and to vote at, said meeting.
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By Orderorder of the Board of Directors,

Martin R. Fransted

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Robert M. Spence

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August 22, 2017June 4, 2021

IF YOU DO NOT EXPECT TO ATTEND THE MEETING IN PERSON, PLEASE SIGN, DATE AND PROMPTLY RETURN THE ENCLOSED PROXY IN THE ACCOMPANYING ENVELOPE, WHICH REQUIRES NO POSTAGE IF MAILED IN THE UNITED STATES.


SKYLINE CORPORATIONTABLE OF CONTENTS

PROXY SUMMARY

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PROPOSAL ONE: ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

General Information About the Board of Directors

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Board Composition and Director Independence

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Meetings and Committees

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Overview

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Role of our Board

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Corporate Governance Guidelines

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Code of Conduct

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Process for Selecting Nominees and Shareholder Nominations

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Board Leadership Structure

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Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation

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Board’s Role in Strategic Planning

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Board’s Role in Risk Oversight

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Certain Relationships and Related Person Transactions

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Shareholder Communication with Directors

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Executive Officers

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CORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY

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Environmental

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Social Responsibility

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PROPOSAL TWO: RATIFICATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF THE INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

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AUDIT COMMITTEE REPORT

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AUDITOR FEES AND PRE-APPROVAL POLICY

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PROPOSAL THREE: ADVISORY RESOLUTION TO APPROVE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

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COMPENSATION DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

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Overview

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How We Make Compensation Decisions

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What We Pay and Why: Elements of Compensation

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Base Salary

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Annual Incentive Bonus

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Long-Term Equity Awards

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Compensation Mix

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Additional Information

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COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REPORT

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COMPENSATION TABLES

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Summary Compensation Table

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Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table

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Outstanding Equity Awards Table

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Option Exercises and Stock Vested Table

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Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change-in-Control

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CEO Pay Ratio

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DIRECTOR COMPENSATION

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SHARE OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS

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EQUITY COMPENSATION PLAN INFORMATION

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GENERAL INFORMATION

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PROXY SUMMARY  2520 By-Pass Road, P.O. Box 743

Elkhart, Indiana 46515PROXY SUMMARY

AugustDate of Distribution: June 22, 20172021

PROXY STATEMENTA LOOK BACK AT FISCAL YEAR 2021

Skyline Champion Corporation (“Skyline Champion,” the “Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) demonstrated its ability to perform despite the challenges of fiscal 2021. Our net income increased 46% to $89 million, with a net sales increase of 3.7% to over $1.4 billion. The team focused on improving the Company’s operating performance while reducing expenses and investing in the long-term growth of the Company.

The enclosedCOVID-19 pandemic had unprecedented effects on our business operations and human capital management in fiscal 2021. While many of our facilities were deemed essential businesses and were not required to cease operations, we managed through challenges in personnel, raw material inflation, supply chain shortages, and overall market volatility. During the year, the team’s exceptional efforts allowed the Company to increase production and meet surging housing demand despite a challenging operating environment all while remaining focused on the health and safety of our employees and partners. Skyline Champion is proud that it was able to do all of this without reducing the compensation of any of its employees throughout the organization. While we did adjust the size of our workforce in response to local regulations and outbreaks, we were able to enhance our short-term benefits offerings to assist our employees.

In the second half of fiscal 2021, the demand for new, affordably priced homes reached historically high levels due to low interest rates, availability of financing, millennial household formations and lean inventories of new and existing single-family homes. During this time, Skyline Champion continued to provide housing solutions to a larger market than ever before by streamlining production, expanding our turn-key offerings to our channel partners and investing in the design and testing of enhanced digital offerings and production automation in our factories.

On February 28, 2021, Skyline Champion executed on its growth strategy through the accretive acquisition of ScotBilt Homes, LLC and related companies (collectively “ScotBilt”) which operate two manufactured housing manufacturing facilities in the State of Georgia. The acquisition reflects the Company’s strategic goal to continue to increase its manufacturing capacity to meet the increasing backlog and rising consumer demand for affordable housing. The Company welcomes ScotBilt and its 400 employees to the Skyline Champion family and will continue to integrate them into the Company’s operations and work to identify and achieve synergies. On January 14, 2021, the Company completed the acquisition of the facilities in Pembroke, North Carolina formerly used in the manufacture of homes. Like ScotBilt, the Pembroke acquisition provides an additional opportunity to increase the Company’s manufacturing capacity.

SUMMARY OF THE 2018 EXCHANGE

As previously reported by the Company, on June 1, 2018 (the “Closing Date”), Skyline Corporation and Champion Enterprises Holdings, LLC (“Champion Holdings”) combined their operations pursuant to the Share Contribution & Exchange Agreement (the transaction being the “Exchange” and such agreement being the “Exchange Agreement”), dated as of January 5, 2018, by and between Skyline Corporation and Champion Holdings. In connection with the Exchange, Skyline Corporation changed its name to Skyline Champion Corporation. More information about the Exchange can be found in the Form 8-K filed by Skyline Champion on June 6, 2018. More information about Skyline Champion, including its financials and filings, is located on our website at: www.skylinechampion.com. No material on our website is part of this proxy is solicited by thestatement.

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  PROXY SUMMARY

SUMMARY OF PROPOSALS

Our Board of Directors (the “Board of Directors” or the “Board”) is soliciting your vote for the following:

PROPOSAL ONE: ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

We are asking you to vote “FOR” the following candidates for election to our Board. Additional information on Director Nominees is available beginning on page 4.

NOMINEE

    AGE    DIRECTOR
SINCE
    INDEPENDENT    

CURRENT COMMITTEE

MEMBERSHIP

Keith Anderson

    59    2018    No     

Michael Berman

    63    2018    Yes    

Audit; Nominating and

Governance Committee

Timothy Bernlohr

    62    2018    Yes    Compensation; Nominating and
Governance Committee

Eddie Capel

    60    2019    Yes    Compensation

John Firth

    63    2006    Yes    

Audit; Nominating and

Governance Committee

Michael Kaufman

    49    2018    Yes    

Compensation; Nominating

and Governance

Erin Mulligan Nelson

    51    2019    Yes    Audit

Gary Robinette

    72    2018    Yes    Audit; Compensation

Mark Yost

    49    2019    No     

PROPOSAL TWO: RATIFICATION OF AUDITORS

We are asking you to ratify the appointment by the Audit Committee of Ernst & Young LLP (“EY”) as our independent auditors for fiscal 2022. Additional information on independent auditor appointment is available beginning on page 22.

PROPOSAL THREE: EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

We are asking you to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of our named executive officers (“NEO(s)”) as disclosed in this proxy statement. Additional information on our executive compensation program is available beginning on page 25.

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PROPOSAL ONE: ELECTION OF DIRECTORS  

PROPOSAL ONE: ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

Our Board is currently comprised of nine members. Directors are elected annually at Skyline Champion’s annual meeting of shareholders, and each director holds office until the next annual meeting of the shareholders and until his or her successor is elected and qualified. New directors need not be shareholders of Skyline Corporation (“Skyline”Champion.

Our Board, upon the recommendation of the Nominating and Governance Committee, voted to nominate Keith Anderson, Michael Berman, Timothy Bernlohr, Eddie Capel, John Firth, Michael Kaufman, Erin Mulligan Nelson, Gary Robinette, and Mark Yost for re-election at the 2021 annual meeting of our shareholders (the “2021 Annual Meeting”). Information relating to each nominee, including his or her period of service as a director of the Company, principal occupation and other biographical material appear later in this proxy statement.

It is intended that the votes authorized by the enclosed proxy will be cast for the election of the nine director nominees. In the event that one or more of the nominees unexpectedly becomes unavailable for election, the votes will be cast, pursuant to authority granted by the enclosed proxy, for such person or persons as may be designated by the current Board, or the “Company”) for use at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders toBoard may be held September 29, 2017 (the “Annual Meeting”). The shares represented by properly executed proxies received prior to the meeting will be voted. If the shareholder directs in the proxy how the shares are to be voted, they will be votedreduced accordingly. When no direction has been given by the shareholder, it is the intentionAll of the proxiesnominees have consented to be named in the proxy to vote the same in accordance with their best judgment. Any proxy given may be revoked by the shareholder at any time prior to the voting of the proxy by (i) submitting written notice of the revocation to the Corporate Secretary prior to the Annual Meeting; (ii) submitting a later-dated and properly-executed proxy; or (iii) attending the Annual Meeting and voting in person. The approximate date on which this proxy statement and the form of proxy are first sent or givenhave indicated their intent to serve if elected.

The Board recommends that shareholders is August 22, 2017.

Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materialsvote FOR all nine director nominees. The voting standard for the Annual Meeting to be Held on September 29, 2017.

Skyline’s Annual Report to Shareholders, Proxy Statement, and Proxy are available on the Internet at www.skylinecorp.com.

Please contact Skyline’s Secretary, Martin R. Fransted at(574) 350-2251 if you need to obtain directions on how to attend the Annual Meeting and vote in person.

Your votedirector elections is very important. Please note that if you hold your shares through a broker, bank, or other nominee, such broker, bank, or nominee may not vote your shares on the election of Directors, the advisory vote on executive compensation for fiscal year 2017, or the advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes on executive compensation in the absence of your specific instructions as to how to vote. In order for your vote to be counted, please make sure that you submit your voting instructions to your broker, bank, or other nominee.

VOTING SECURITIES

Only shareholders of record as of the close of business on July 31, 2017, or their proxies are entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. As of that date, Skyline had outstanding 8,391,244 shares of Common Stock having one vote per share.

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Each shareholder is entitled to one vote for each share of Common Stock held by the shareholder. A quorum for purposes of the Annual Meeting shall exist if a majority of the Common Stock of Skyline entitled to vote is represented in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting. Abstentions, withheld votes, and broker non-votes will be counted for purposes of determining whether a quorum is present. All votes cast at the Annual Meeting will be tabulated by Computershare Trust Company, N.A.

If your shares are held in an account with a bank, broker, or another third party that holds shares on your behalf, referred to herein as a “nominee,” then you are considered the “beneficial owner” of these shares, and your shares are referred to as being held in “street name.” If you hold your shares in “street name,” you must vote your shares in the manner provided for by your bank, broker, or other nominee. Your bank, broker, or other nominee has enclosed or provided a voting instruction card with this proxy statement for you to use in directing the bank, broker, or other nominee how to vote your shares.

If your shares are held by a bank, broker, or other nominee, they may not be voted or may be voted contrary to your wishes if you do not provide your bank, broker, or other nominee with instructions on how to vote your shares. Brokers, banks, and other nominees have the authority under the rules of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) to vote shares held in accounts by their customers in the manner they see fit, or not at all, on “routine” matters if their customers do not provide them with voting instructions. Proposals 1, 3, and 4 are not considered to be routine matters, but Proposal 2 is considered to be a routine matter. When a proposal is not routine and the bank, broker, or other nominee has not received your voting instructions, a bank, broker, or other nominee will not be permitted to vote your shares and a broker “non-vote” will occur. To ensure your shares are voted in the manner you desire, you should provide instructions to your bank, broker, or other nominee on how to vote your shares for each of the proposals to be voted on at the Annual Meeting in the manner provided for by your bank, broker, or other nominee.

Directors will be elected by a plurality of the votes of the shares present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote on the election of directors.standard. This means that the individuals who receive the highest number of votes are elected as directors up to the maximum number of directors to be elected at the meeting. Votes withheld from any

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GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

The current members of the Board nominated for re-election at the 2021 Annual Meeting represent a diverse range of viewpoints, backgrounds, skills, experience and expertise. The biography of each nominated director and a description of certain specific experiences, qualifications, attributes and skills of each director that led the Board to conclude that the individual should serve as a director are counteddescribed below:

Keith Anderson, Director

Director since: 2018

Age: 59    

Michael Berman, Independent

Director since: 2018

Age: 63    

Keith Anderson became a director of Skyline Champion on June 1, 2018 in connection with the Exchange. Mr. Anderson was named Chief Executive Officer of Skyline Champion on June 1, 2018 and he retired from that role effective June 1, 2019. He served between November 1, 2016 and the Closing Date as Chief Executive Officer of both Champion Holdings and Champion Home Builders, Inc. (“CHB”). Previously, from June 2015 through October 30, 2016, Mr. Anderson was President and Chief Executive Officer of Champion Holdings and Chief Executive Officer of CHB. Since 2016, he has served on the Board of Managers of Southwest Stage Funding, LLC d/b/a Cascade Financial Services. He has also been a director of the non-profit organization Manufactured Housing Institute since 2015, and currently serves on the Manufactured Housing Advisory council for both Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Prior to joining Champion Holdings, Mr. Anderson was Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Walter Investment Management Corp. from June 2012 to November 2014. From November 1995 to June 2012, Mr. Anderson held various executive management positions at GreenTree Servicing, LLC ending with the role of President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Anderson holds a B.S. in Accounting from Illinois State, and an M.B.A. from DePaul University.

Michael Berman joined the Board on November 25, 2018. Mr. Berman is the Chief Executive Officer of MB Capital Associates. From 2011 through 2018, he was Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President of GGP, Inc., a retail real estate investment company where he oversaw its finance, accounting, capital markets, treasury, investor relations, and corporate communications functions. Previously he was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Equity LifeStyle Properties (formerly Manufactured Home Communities), an owner and operator of manufactured home communities. Mr. Berman was employed in the investment banking department of Merrill Lynch & Co. from 1988 through 2002 and was an associate professor at the New York University Real Estate Institute in 2003. Mr. Berman also serves as a director and Chair of the Audit Committee of Brixmor Property Group, Inc., one of the nation’s largest owner-operators of grocery anchored shopping centers and served as a director of Mack-Cali Realty Corporation on both the Audit and Compensation Committees. Mr. Berman holds an M.B.A. from Columbia University Graduate School of Business, a J.D. from Boston University School of Law, and a B.A. from Binghamton University.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Mr. Anderson’s extensive experience as a senior executive and director, including with Champion Holdings, in the manufactured home industry and the financial services industry providing financing for manufactured housing, make him highly qualified to serve on our Board.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Mr. Berman’s broad real estate, investment, and corporate financial experience, coupled with his manufactured housing community experience, make him highly qualified to serve on our Board.

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Timothy Bernlohr, Independent

Director since: 2018

Age: 62

Eddie Capel, Independent

Director since: 2019

Age: 60

Timothy Bernlohr became a director of Skyline Champion on June 1, 2018 in connection with the Exchange and has served as Chair of the Board since that time. He also served as Chair of the Board of Managers of Champion Enterprises Holdings, LLC from 2010 through May 2018. Mr. Bernlohr is the founder and managing member of TJB Management Consulting, LLC, which specializes in providing project-specific consulting services to businesses in transformation, including restructurings, interim executive management and strategic planning services. Mr. Bernlohr founded TJB Management Consulting in 2005. Mr. Bernlohr was President and Chief Executive Officer of RBX Industries, Inc., which was a nationally recognized leader in the design, manufacture and marketing of rubber and plastic materials to automotive, construction and industrial markets, until it was sold in 2005. Prior to joining RBX Industries, Inc. in 1997, Mr. Bernlohr spent 16 years in the International and Industry Products division of Armstrong World Industries, where he served in a variety of management positions. Mr. Bernlohr also serves as a director and chairman of the compensation committees of WestRock Company (NYSE-WRK) International Seaways Inc. (NYSE-INSW) and Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ—AAWW) as well as several private companies. Within the last five years he was a director of Chemtura Corporation, Rock-Tenn Company, and Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. Mr. Bernlohr holds a B.A. in Arts and Sciences from Pennsylvania State University.

Eddie Capel became a director of Skyline Champion on September 16, 2019. Mr. Capel has been the Chief Executive Officer of Manhattan Associates, Inc. since 2013. Before then, he served Manhattan Associates in various roles, including Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, and President. Before joining Manhattan Associates in June 2000, Mr. Capel held various positions at Real Time Solutions, including chief operations officer and vice president, operations, where he led teams that supported the supply chain strategies of companies such as Walmart, Amazon.com and J.C. Penney. He also served as director, operations, with Unarco Automation, an industrial automation/robotics systems integrator. Before joining Unarco, Mr. Capel worked as a project manager and system designer for ABB Robotics in the United Kingdom. He obtained his degree in HNC Mechanical Engineering from Swindon College.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Mr. Bernlohr’s experience as the former Chief Executive Officer of an international manufacturing company, as a consultant, and as an independent director (including with Champion Holdings and other public companies) make him highly qualified to serve on our Board.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Mr. Capel has spent the majority of his professional career developing and delivering technology solutions for large manufacturing companies, with integrated manufacturing, supply chain and distribution operations. His experience with manufacturing supply chains and the integration of technology with the same make him highly qualified to serve on our Board.

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John Firth, Independent

Director since: 2006

Age: 61

Michael Kaufman, Independent

Director since: 2018

Age: 49

John Firth was elected as a director of Skyline Corporation in 2006, and he continues to serve as a director of Skyline Champion. Mr. Firth currently serves as President of Quality Dining, Inc. and is a member of its Board of Directors. Quality Dining operates over 200 restaurants in seven states and employs over 8,000 people. From March 1994 through April 2005, Quality Dining’s shares were traded on Nasdaq. Prior to being named President of Quality Dining, Mr. Firth served in a variety of capacities including Executive Vice President, Principal Financial Officer and General Counsel. Before joining Quality Dining in 1996, Mr. Firth was a partner in a South Bend, Indiana law firm. He was appointed to the Indiana Corporate Law Commission by Indiana Governor Joseph E. Kernan (2004 to 2006). Mr. Firth received B.A. and J.D. degrees from the University of Notre Dame.

Michael Kaufman became a director of Skyline Champion on June 1, 2018 in connection with the Exchange. Mr. Kaufman is the Chief Executive Officer of MAK Capital, an investment advisory firm based in New York, New York, which he founded in 2002. He is director and Chairman of the Board of Agilisys, Inc., and serves as a director for Trailhead Biosystems, American Zinc Recycling, and Caledonian. Mr. Kaufman holds a B.A. degree in Economics from the University of Chicago, where he also received his M.B.A. degree. He also earned a law degree from Yale University.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Mr. Firth’s executive management experience, strategic vision, corporate governance acumen, business judgment and financial expertise, make him highly qualified to serve on our Board.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Mr. Kaufman’s investment and finance experience and familiarity with the manufactured home industry make him highly qualified to serve on our Board.

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Erin Mulligan Nelson, Independent

Director since: 2019

Age: 51

Gary Robinette, Independent

Director since: 2018

Age: 72

Erin Mulligan Nelson became a director of Skyline Champion on September 16, 2019. She currently serves as Chief Executive Officer of Social Solutions. Ms. Nelson most recently served as Chief Executive Officer of Calytera from September 2017 until March 2020. Previously, Ms. Nelson served as Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer for SunPower Corporation, Bazaarvoice and Dell, Inc. Ms. Nelson has served on two private company boards and has a B.B.A. in International Business and Marketing from the University of Texas.

Gary Robinette became a director of Skyline Champion on June 1, 2018 in connection with the Exchange. Mr. Robinette served as a member of the Champion Enterprises Holdings, LLC Board of Managers starting in 2010. Mr. Robinette is Chairman of Associated Metals, LLC. He previously served as Chairman Emeritus of Ply Gem Industries Inc. until November 2020. He served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Ply Gem from 2006 through 2018. Mr. Robinette was elected Vice Chairman of the Ply Gem Board of Directors in May 2013 and was appointed Chairman of the Ply Gem Board of Directors in 2015. Prior to joining Ply Gem, Mr. Robinette served as Executive Vice President and COO at Stock Building Supply, formerly a Wolseley company, since September 1998, and was also a member of the Wolseley North American Management Board of Directors. Mr. Robinette held the position of President of Erb Lumber Inc., a Wolseley company, from 1993 to 1998 and served as Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of Carolina Holdings, which was the predecessor company of Stock Building Supply. Mr. Robinette received a B.S. in accounting from Tiffin University and an M.B.A. from Xavier University, where he has served as a member of the Board of Trustees. He also served as a member of the Policy Advisory Board of Harvard University’s Joint Center for Housing Studies and serves on the board of directors for two companies sponsored by private equity firms.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Ms. Nelson has extensive experience in marketing and communications. She has led brand strategy, global communications, social media, corporate social responsibility, global research, marketing talent development and agency management. Her additional experience on executive committees for corporate philanthropy, diversity and sustainability make her highly qualified to serve on our Board.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Mr. Robinette’s extensive experience as a senior executive at companies in the housing industry, as well as his experience as director of Champion Holdings and other companies, make him highly qualified to serve on our Board.

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Mark Yost, President and CEO

Director since: 2019

Age: 49

Mark Yost became a director of Skyline Champion on April 30, 2019 in connection with being named Chief Executive Officer effective June 1, 2019. Mr. Yost joined Champion Holdings in June 2013 as Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President. In November 2016 he was named President of CHB. Previously Mr. Yost served as Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President for Severstal North America. Mr. Yost received his B.S. in finance and M.B.A. degrees from the University of Michigan.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Mr. Yost’s significant experience in the manufactured housing industry as a senior executive of Champion Holdings U.S. operations, as well as his extensive corporate finance, M&A, and strategic planning experience make him highly qualified to serve as a director for our Company.

BOARD COMPOSITION AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE

Our business and affairs are managed under the direction of our Board. The Board strives to identify directors who represent a diverse range of viewpoints, backgrounds, skills, experience and expertise. Directors should possess the attributes necessary to be an effective member of the Board, including personal and professional integrity, high ethical values, sound business judgment, demonstrated business and professional skills, experience, and a commitment to the long-term interests of Skyline Champion and its shareholders. In evaluating candidates, the Nominating and Governance Committee also considers potential conflicts of interest, diversity, the extent to which a candidate would fill a present or anticipated need, and a candidate’s willingness and ability to devote adequate time to the activities of the Board. In any particular situation, the Nominating and Governance Committee may focus on individuals possessing a particular background, experience or qualifications that the Nominating and Governance Committee believes would be important to enhance the effectiveness of the Board. To retain flexibility, the Nominating and Governance Committee has not adopted minimum qualifications for purposes of determining the presence or absence of a quorum for the transaction of business. Shareholders do not have the rightdirector candidates. The Nominating and Governance Committee has engaged third party search firms to cumulate their votes in the election of directors. Abstentions, broker non-votes, and votes that are withheld will not be included in the vote countassist to identify qualified candidates and will have no effect onconsider director candidates recommended by shareholders. See “Process for Selecting Nominees and Shareholder Nominations” and “Shareholder Proposal Informationbelow for further information. In connection with the outcomeExchange, the Company entered into an investor rights agreement (the “Investor Rights Agreement”) with Champion Holdings and certain funds, the last remaining one of the vote.

The affirmative vote ofwhich is affiliated with MAK Capital (“MAK”), a majority of the votes cast at the Annual Meeting is required to approve, on an advisory basis, the ratification of the appointment of Crowe Horwath LLP as Skyline’s independent auditor for fiscal year 2018 and the non-binding advisory vote on the executive compensationshareholder holding greater than 5% of the Company’s Named Executive Officers for fiscal 2017. With

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respect to the non-binding advisory voteoutstanding shares of voting common stock, which included certain agreements relating to the frequencycomposition of the shareholder advisory vote onBoard. Under the NamedInvestor Rights Agreement, the Company is obligated to use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Board to nominate for election: (i) the Chief Executive Officers’ compensation,Officer of the option receiving the most votes cast (i.e., everyCompany; (ii) up to one two, or three years) will be considered the frequency approvedaffiliated director nominated by the shareholders. AbstentionsMAK (subject to certain ownership thresholds); and broker non-votes will have no effect on these proposals.

PROPOSALS TO BE VOTED ON

PROPOSAL NO. 1.

ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

In accordance with the terms of Skyline’s By-Laws,(iii) the number of Directors permittedindependent directors necessary to servesatisfy the rules of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”). MAK continues to meet the ownership threshold and has nominated Mr. Kaufman.

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PROPOSAL ONE: ELECTION OF DIRECTORS  

The Board acknowledges the value of diversity across a broad spectrum of ethnicity, gender, experience, skills, and several other factors. The Company’s initial board was established following the Exchange in June 2018, and it continues to evolve on its path to identifying, nominating, and appointing the best possible candidates. In both its adopted Corporate Governance Guidelines and Nominating and Governance Committee Charter, the Board established diversity as an attribute in evaluating potential new directors. On February 2, 2021, the Board renewed its commitment to diversity by adopting an amendment to its By-Laws which requires that, for all open and new seats on the Board is currently fixed at seven (7). Directors are elected on an annual basis at Skyline’s Annual Meeting of Shareholders, and each Director holds office for aone-year term. The nominees for Directors for fiscal year 2018 are: Arthur J. Decio, John C. Firth, Richard W. Florea, Samuel S. Thompson, John W. Rosenthal Sr., Matthew W. Long, and Thomas L. Eisele. Proxies cannot be voted for a greater number of persons than seven.

It is intended that the votes authorized by the enclosed proxy will be cast for the election of the seven Director nominees. In the event that one or more of the nominees shall unexpectedly become unavailable for election, the votes will be cast, pursuant to authority granted by the enclosed proxy, for such person or persons as may be designated by the present Board or the Board may be reduced accordingly. All of the nominees for whom the proxies intend to vote have agreed to serve as Directors if elected.

Information on the Director nominees can be found beginning on page 6 of this Proxy Statement.

TheSkyline Champion Corporation Board of Directors, recommendsthe Nominating and Governance Committee will require that shareholders vote FOR all seven Director nominees.

PROPOSAL NO. 2.

ADVISORY VOTE TO RATIFY THE APPROVAL OF THE APPOINTMENT OF CROWE HORWATH LLP AS INDEPENDENT AUDITOR FOR FISCAL YEAR 2018

the initial list of candidates from which it will select new management-supported director nominees include qualified diverse candidates, including but not limited to women and minority candidates. The Audit Committee is responsible for the appointment of the independent auditor engaged by Skyline. The Board and Audit Committee have appointed Crowe Horwath LLP as independent auditor for fiscal year 2018. The Board of Directors is asking shareholderswill direct any third-party consultant retained to ratify this appointment. Crowe Horwath LLP audited Skyline’s financial statements for fiscal year 2017. A representative of that firm will be present at the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting and will have an opportunity to make a statement and answer questions. Shareholders may

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vote for or against the ratification of Crowe Horwath LLP as Skyline’s independent auditor for fiscal year 2018, or the shareholder may abstain from voting.

The Board of Directors recommends that shareholders vote FOR ratifying the appointment of Crowe Horwath LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, to serve as Skyline’s independent auditor for fiscal year 2018.

PROPOSAL NO. 3.

ADVISORY VOTE ON EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

The Board of Directors is asking the shareholders to provide an advisory, non-binding vote to approve the compensation paid to our Named Executive Officers, as describedassist in the “Executive Compensation” section of this Proxy Statement. Skyline is providing this advisory vote as required pursuantselection to Section 14A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Non-binding votes on executive compensation have occurred at each of Skyline’s Annual Meetings since 2011, and it is anticipated thatinclude suchnon-binding votes will continue to occur on an annual basis.

Skyline’s Compensation Committee oversees the compensation program and compensation awarded. In addition, it adopts changes to the program and awards compensation as appropriate to reflect Skyline’s circumstances and to promote the main objectives of the program. These objectives include: to compete for and retain managerial talent, to reward profitable growth and increase shareholder returns, and to effectively tie pay to performance. The Board is asking the shareholders to indicate their support for the Named Executive Officers’ compensation for fiscal year 2017. The Board believes the executive compensation program was designed appropriately and is working to ensure that management’s interests are aligned with the shareholders’ interests to support long-term value creation.

Shareholders may vote for or against the following resolution, or abstain from voting. This vote is not intended to address any specific item of compensation, but rather the overall compensation of the Named Executive Officers. The proposed resolution is:

“Resolved, that the shareholders approve the compensation paid to Skyline’s Named Executive Officers for fiscal year 2017, as disclosed candidates in the Executive Compensation discussion included in this Proxy Statement.”

While this vote is advisory and not binding on Skyline, the Board and the Compensation Committee expect to consider the outcome of the vote, along with other relevant factors, when considering future executive compensation decisions.

The Board of Directors recommends that shareholders vote FOR the approval of the foregoing resolution on Named Executive Officer compensation.

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PROPOSAL NO. 4.

ADVISORY VOTE ON THE FREQUENCY OF SHAREHOLDER ADVISORY VOTES ON EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

In addition to the non-binding shareholder advisory vote on the compensation paid to our Named Executive Officers, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the “Dodd-Frank Act”) also requires Skyline to seek, once every six years, shareholder approval of how often Skyline will seek advisory approval of the Named Executive Officer’s compensation. This non-binding advisory vote is commonly referred to as a “say-on-frequency” vote. The Dodd-Frank Act requires that Skyline present every one, two, or three years, or abstain, as voting alternatives for shareholders.

After careful consideration, the Board of Directors has determined that a non-binding advisory vote on Named Executive Officer compensation that occurs annually is the most appropriate, and the Board recommends that shareholders vote for the approval of this interval. The Board believes that holding a vote every year is the most appropriate option because (i) it would enable our shareholders to provide us with input regarding the compensation of our Named Executive Officers on an annual basis; and (ii) it would encourage continued engagement with our shareholders to obtain their input on our corporate governance matters and our executive compensation philosophy, policies, and practices.

Shareholders are not voting to approve or disapprove the recommendation of our Board of Directors. Instead, shareholders may cast a vote on their preferred voting frequency by choosing any of the following four options with respect to this proposal: “one year,” “two years,” “three years,” or “abstain.” For the reasons discussed above, we are asking our shareholders to vote for a frequency of “one year.” The option that receives the most votes cast at the Annual Meeting will be considered by the Board of Directors in determining the preferred frequency with which we will hold a shareholder vote to approve the compensation of our Named Executive Officers.

Your vote on this proposal will be advisory and non-binding on Skyline, the Board, and the Compensation Committee. However, the Board and Compensation Committee, which is responsible for designing and administering our executive compensation program, value the opinions expressed by shareholders in their vote on this proposal and will consider the option that receives the most votes in determining the frequency of future votes on the compensation of our Named Executive Officers.

The Board of Directors recommends that shareholders vote for a non-binding advisory vote on the compensation of our Named Executive Officers be held every “ONE YEAR.”

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DIRECTOR QUALIFICATIONS AND BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATIONits initial list.

The Board has determined that Ms. Nelson and Messrs. Berman, Bernlohr, Capel, Firth, Kaufman, and Robinette are “independent directors” as that term is defined in the current DirectorsNYSE Listed Company Manual and under the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) rules and regulations. Mr. Anderson is expected to qualify as an independent director in June 2022.

In making this determination, the Board considered the relationships that Ms. Nelson and Messrs. Berman, Bernlohr, Capel, Firth, Kaufman, and Robinette have with the qualifications, skills,Company and experienceall other facts and circumstances that the Board deemed relevant in determining their independence, including ownership interests in the Company and arrangements between the Company and the director or his or her affiliates.

Neither we nor any of our subsidiaries are consistent with Skyline’s policyparty to any material proceedings to which any of our directors, officers, affiliates, 5% or more shareholders, or any of their respective associates are a party. We do not believe that any of our directors, officers, affiliates, 5% or more shareholders, or any of their respective associates are adverse to us or any of our subsidiaries or have a material interest that is adverse to us or any of our subsidiaries.

MEETINGS AND COMMITTEES

The Board has three standing committees: Audit, Compensation, and Nominating and Governance. Each committee is composed solely of independent directors as that term is defined in applicable rules of the SEC and the NYSE, and all members of the Compensation Committee qualify as “non-employee directors” as defined by Rule 16b-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Each committee has a charter that describes the committee’s responsibilities. These charters are available under the “Corporate Governance” link on our website at www.skylinechampion.com or upon written request to our Corporate Secretary at Skyline Champion Corporation, 755 West Big Beaver Road, Suite 1000, Troy, Michigan 48084.

During the fiscal year ended April 3, 2021, the Board held twelve (12) meetings, three (3) of which were focused on reviewing issues presented by the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Each incumbent director during that year attended each of the meetings of the Board and the committees of the Board on which he or she served during the period that he or she served on the Board. During this same period, seven (7) executive sessions of the Board were held. Members of the Board are expected to attend and be present at the annual meeting of shareholders, and all then incumbent directors attended the 2020 annual meeting of shareholders.

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The table below lists the members and summarizes the responsibilities of the three committees during Fiscal Year 2021. Committee membership for Fiscal Year 2022 will be evaluated following the annual shareholders meeting.

Audit Committee

Current Members:

Michael Berman, Chair

John Firth

Erin Mulligan Nelson

Gary Robinette

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The Audit Committee oversees the accounting and financial reporting processes of the Company and the audits of the Company’s financial statements. The Audit Committee is responsible for assisting the Board in its oversight of: (i) the integrity of the consolidated financial statements of the Company; (ii) the Company’s compliance with legal and regulatory requirements; (iii) the independent auditor’s qualifications and independence, (iv) the performance of the Company’s internal audit function; and (v) the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting. It is also responsible for deciding whether to appoint, retain or terminate the Company’s independent auditors and pre-approving the audit, audit-related, tax, and other services, if any, to be provided by the independent auditors. The Audit Committee is also responsible for preparing the disclosures required by Item 407(d)(3)(i) of Regulation S-K and the reports required by the SEC rules to be included in the Company’s annual proxy statement.

The Board has determined that each of Ms. Nelson and Messrs. Berman, Firth and Robinette meet the definition of “independent director” under the rules of the NYSE and under Rule 10A-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1933, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and that each is an “audit committee financial expert” within the meaning of the SEC’s regulations and applicable listing standards of the NYSE.

Compensation Committee

Current Members:

Timothy Bernlohr

Eddie Capel, Chair

Michael Kaufman

Gary Robinette

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The Compensation Committee assists the Board in fulfilling its responsibilities relating to the compensation of the Company’s officers, directors, and employees, including establishing a compensation philosophy, assessing the adequacy of the Company’s overall compensation programs, and administering the Company’s compensation, benefit and equity-based plans. It is responsible for reviewing the Company’s overall compensation strategy and assessing whether such strategy provides the appropriate rewards and incentives for the Company’s management and employees, taking into account whether such rewards and incentives encourage undue or inappropriate risk taking by such personnel. The Compensation Committee is also responsible for: (i) reviewing and approving the corporate goals and objectives that may be relevant to the compensation of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and other executive officers; and (ii) evaluating the performance of the CEO and other executive officers in light of those goals and objectives; and (iii) setting the compensation of the CEO and other executive officers based on such evaluation. It is also responsible for reviewing and making such recommendations to the Board as the Compensation Committee deems advisable with regard to all incentive-based compensation plans and equity-based plans that are subject to Board approval.

Nominating and Governance Committee

Current Members:

Michael Berman

Timothy Bernlohr

John Firth, Chair

Michael Kaufman

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The Nominating and Governance Committee: (i) assists the Board in identifying individuals qualified to be directors, consistent with criteria approved by the Board; (ii) recommends director nominees to the Board for the next meeting of shareholders at which directors will be elected or to fill vacancies or newly created directorships; (iii) oversees the evaluation of the Board, its committees and management; and (iv) develops and implements sound corporate governance practices.

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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE OVERVIEW

Skyline Champion is committed to good corporate governance.

We strive to maintain strong corporate governance practices that protect and enhance accountability for the selectionbenefit of Directors. In various fieldsSkyline Champion and positions, all of Skyline’s Directorsits shareholders. We regularly review and nominees have demonstrated their leadership, intellectual,continually refine our governance practices and analytical skills, gained deep experiencepolicies to align with evolving practices and issues raised by our shareholders.

Our Board believes that sound governance practices and policies provide an important framework to assist it in core management skills,fulfilling its duties to shareholders. The Board has adopted Corporate Governance Guidelines and relies on the guidelines to provide that framework. The guidelines are not absolute rules and can be modified to reflect changes in Skyline Champion’s organization or business environment. The Board reviews the Corporate Governance Guidelines on an annual basis and, if necessary, modifies the guidelines to reflect current good governance practices and policies.

Skyline Champion’s Corporate Governance Guidelines, the charters of the committees of our Board and our Code of Conduct described below may be found in the Governance Documents section under the Governance tab on our website at www.skylinechampion.com or in print upon the submission of a request under the Contact Investor Relations section under the Resources tab on our website.

We believe part of effective corporate governance includes active engagement with our shareholders. We value the views of our shareholders and other stakeholders, and we communicate with them regularly and solicit input on a number of topics, such as business strategy, capital allocation, corporate governance, and business development, finance,executive compensation.

This section describes key corporate governance facts about our Company and practices that we have adopted.

ROLE OF OUR BOARD

The Board monitors our overall corporate performance, the integrity of our financial controls, risk assessment,management and leadership developmentlegal compliance procedures. It appoints senior management and oversees succession planning and have gained significant experience in corporate governancesenior management’s performance and oversight. Biographical information for Skyline’s current Directors, who arecompensation. The Board also all nominees for election as Directors at the Annual Meeting,oversees our short- and three additional Director nominees who are not currently serving as Directors, is set forth below, including the specific qualifications, skills,long-term strategic and experiences considered by the Governancebusiness planning, and Nominating Committee in recommending the slatereviews with management its business plan, financing plans, budget, and other key financial and business objectives.

Members of nominees.

Current Directors

Arthur J. Decio, age 86, has served as a Director of Skyline since 1959. Mr. Decio is a founder of Skyline and he has been involved in the leadership of Skyline since its inception. He served Skyline in a consulting capacity from September of 2001 until September of 2007. He brings unparalleled knowledge and experience in the manufactured housing industry and Skyline to his Board participation.

John C. Firth, age 59, has served as a Director of Skyline since 2006. Mr. Firth currently serves as President of Quality Dining, Inc. and is a member of its Board of Directors. Quality Dining operates over 200 restaurants in seven states and employs over 8,000 people. From March 1994 through April 2005, Quality Dining’s shares were traded on the NASDAQ. Prior to being named President, Mr. Firth served in a variety of capacities including Executive Vice President, Principal Financial Officer and General Counsel. Before joining Quality Dining in 1996, Mr. Firth was a partner in a South Bend, Indiana law firm. He was appointed to the Indiana Corporate Law Commission by Indiana Governor Joseph E. Kernan (2004 to 2006). Mr. Firth served on the Board of Directors of Smart Temps, LLC, a start-up company which offers industry-leading, cloud-based solutions for real-time temperature management and monitoring from February 2010 until the company was sold to a public company in January 2017. The Board benefits from his executive management experience, strategic vision, corporate governance acumen,stay informed about our business judgment and financial expertise.

Richard W. Florea, age 54, has served as a Director and as President and Chief Executive Officer of Skyline since July 2015. Prior to joining Skyline, Mr. Florea served as President and Chief Operating Officer for Truck Accessories Group, LLC, a producer of fiberglass caps and tonneaus for light and mid-sized trucks. From 1998 through 2009, he was President and Chief Operating Officer of Dutchmen Manufacturing, Inc., a maker of travel

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trailers. Mr. Florea was a division sales manager for Skyline from 1994 to 1998. Mr. Florea has substantial knowledge of the manufactured housing and recreational vehicle industries, and his demonstrated ability to grow businesses and develop value creation strategies is expected to benefit Skyline’s dealer partners and customers, all of which he brings to his Board participation.

Samuel S. Thompson, age 68, has served as a Director of Skyline since April 2013. Prior to joining the Board, Mr. Thompson practiced law for thirty-eight years, and was a partnerdiscussions with Barnes & Thornburg LLP until December 2012. He was a member of the firm’s Management and Compensation Committees. Mr. Thompson also served as director of a number of highly successful private companies including Beck Industries, Inc., Dometic Corporation, Geocel Corporation and Bock Industries. Mr. Thompson brings his long-standing institutional knowledge of Skyline, corporate governance acumen and business judgment to his board participation at Skyline.

John W. Rosenthal Sr.,age 58, has served as a Director of Skyline since September 2016. Mr. Rosenthal is the managing member,our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officerother members of John W. Rosenthal Capital Management, Inc.,our senior management team, by reviewing materials provided to them by management on a registered investment advisory firm. Prior to founding John W. Rosenthal Capital Management, Mr. Rosenthal served as Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer of St. Joseph Capital Corporation, a publicly traded bank holding company, from 1996 until it was sold to a larger regional bankregular basis and in 2007. Prior to founding St. Joseph Capital Bank, Mr. Rosenthal was a vice presidentpreparation for Board and senior corporate banker at The First National Bank of Chicago. Mr. Rosenthal is a former faculty membercommittee meetings, and by participating in meetings of the Graduate SchoolBoard and its committees. Senior management regularly reviews key portions of Banking atour business with the UniversityBoard. These practices afford Board members the opportunity to actively participate in risk management assessment and raise questions and engage in discussions with management regarding areas of Wisconsin and has been an adjunct faculty member at the Mendoza College of Business at the University of Notre Dame since 2012. Mr. Rosenthal is also the lead director of Materials Processing Inc., a privately held diversified manufacturing company headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. The Board will benefit from his financial, executive management and commercial credit experience along with his sound business judgment.

Nominees Who are Not Currently Directors

Matthew W. Long,age 55, is a nominee standing for first-time election to the Skyline Board at the Annual Meeting. Mr. Long has served as Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer, and Assistant Secretary of Supreme Industries, Inc. a publicly-traded leading manufacturer of truck bodies and specialized commercial vehicles since 2011. Mr. Long also served as Interim Chief Executive Officer of Supreme Industries from March 2012 to May 2013. Throughout his tenure at Supreme Industries, Mr. Long has played a critical role in improving the company’s profitability. Prior to joining Supreme Industries, Mr. Long served as Treasurer of CTS Corporation, a manufacturer of electronic components and sensors and supplier of electronics manufacturing services from June 2003 until February 2011, and as

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Assistant Treasurer of CTS from December 2000 until May 2003. Previously, he held a variety of accounting positions for Emerson Electric, General Housewares/Chicago Cutlery, and United Technologies. The Board will benefit from his executive management experience, business judgment, financial and accounting expertise.

Thomas L. Eisele,age 67, is a nominee standing for first-time election to the Skyline Board at the Annual Meeting. Mr. Eisele is the former Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary of NIBCO Inc., a global manufacturer of flow control products for residential and commercial construction, and industrial and irrigation markets. Mr. Eisele served NIBCO for thirty-one years and was an instrumental member of and advisor to executive management, implementing strategic business growth initiatives, building strong board relations, creating powerful internal and external alliances, managing through crisis and change, providing proactive and effective solutions, and overseeing many aspects of corporate governance and the corporate legal function. He is currently a member of the NIBCO Board of Directors. The Board will benefit from Mr. Eisele’s executive management experience, corporate governance skills, strategic vision and business acumen.

CORPORATE GOVERNANCEpotential risk.

Skyline believes good governance starts with a Board whose independence ensures candid and constructive engagement with management about all aspects of Skyline’s business. Skyline’s Director nomination process seeks persons with the initiative, time, skills, and experience to be effective contributors.

Skyline’sChampion’s governance processes address matters relating to Board operations that are fundamental to shareholder interests. The independent Directorsdirectors meet regularly without management present to evaluate Skyline’sSkyline Champion’s results, plans, and challenges, as well as management’s performance and the strength and development of Skyline’s Named Executive Officers. Between June 1, 2016 and May 31, 2017, the Board met five times. All the Directors of the Board were present at these meetings. Skyline’s independent Directors also met in executive session four times during the fiscal year ended May 31, 2017. Directors are expected, although not required, to attend Skyline’s Annual Shareholders’ Meeting, and all Board meetings and meetings of the Committees of the Board on which they serve. In 2016, all of the Directors attended the Annual Meeting of the Shareholders.Skyline Champion’s NEOs.

The Board is actively engaged in overseeing and reviewing Skyline’sSkyline Champion’s strategic direction and objectives, taking into account (among other considerations) Skyline’sSkyline Champion’s risk profile and exposures. The Board conducts an annual in-depth

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review of the business, which includes consideration of strategic, operational, competitive, financial, compliance, and other risk exposures. Skyline Champion currently separates the ChairmanBoard Chair and CEO functions, with each position held by a different individual. Skyline has at times operated with a combined Chairman and

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CEO functions and at other times Skyline has separated those positions. The Board considers the current constituency of management in evaluating whether a combined role is efficient and effective. At the present time, it is the assessment of the Board that separating these positions allows the CEO to focus on the Company’s business, while the ChairmanBoard Chair can focus on corporate governance matters, as well as leadership development and succession planning. Mr. Firth serves as thenon-executive Chairman of the Board, and his considerable experience with other publicly-traded companies provides him with an excellent background to define the function and structure of the independent Directors. The primary focus of the independent Directors continues to be an independent assessment of the performance of the Company, along with a continuous discussion regarding succession planning. The Board interacts extensively with management in a continuous monitoring of risk factors, both internal and external, that are involved with the particular business of the Company. The independence of the Board, the extensive experience of the Board of Directors, and the sophistication of the individuals serving on the Board provide a high level of ability to address risk at all levels.matters.

Although the Board as a whole has responsibility for risk oversight, addressing risk-related issues as appropriate, three standing committees also oversee Skyline’sSkyline Champion’s risk profile and exposures relating to matters within the scope of each committee’s authority, and each reports to the Board about theirits deliberations. TheThese committees are the Audit Committee, the Compensation Committee, and the Nominating and Governance Committee. The Audit Committee considers audit, accounting, and compliance risk, as well as related matters, and it receives reports from its outside auditors, internal audit staff, and the Chief Financial Officer, among others. The Audit Committee is also responsible for the review of Skyline’sSkyline Champion’s major risk exposures (whether financial, operational, or otherwise), and the steps management has taken to monitor and control such exposures, and for evaluating management’s process to assess and manage Skyline’sSkyline Champion’s enterprise risk issues. The Compensation Committee considers the level of risk implied by Skyline’sSkyline Champion’s compensation programs, including incentive compensation programs in which the CEO and other employees participate. The Nominating and Governance Committee monitors potential risks to the effectiveness of the Board, notably Directordirector succession and the composition of the Board, taking into account current best governance practices, and the principal policies that guide Skyline’sSkyline Champion’s governance. Each of thethese committees operates under a written charter to promote clarity in theirits responsibilities and accountability amongst theiramong its members. These committees work in a coordinated way to address recurring matters and respond to unanticipated events,events.

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE GUIDELINES

The Board is guided by our Corporate Governance Guidelines. We believe our Corporate Governance Guidelines demonstrate our continuing commitment to good corporate governance. The Board reviews our Corporate Governance Guidelines at least annually and theyoccasionally more frequently, as needed. Our Corporate Governance Guidelines are discussedposted in greater detail below.the Governance Documents section under the Governance tab on our website at www.skylinechampion.com.

In fiscal 2021, we made several corporate governance enhancements:

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Our Board adopted a Compensation Recoupment Policy, which allows the Board to claw back compensation paid to executives under certain circumstances in the event of a restatement of Company financial statements.

(2)

Our Board also adopted stock ownership guidelines for senior management and non-employee directors. These guidelines are outlined in the “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” section of this proxy statement.

(3)

The Company contracted with a third-party vendor for company-wide compliance training.

CODE OF CONDUCT

Skyline Champion’s Code of Conduct applies to all members of the Board and all employees of Skyline Champion’s subsidiaries and affiliated entities, including our Chief Executive Officer and senior management. The Code of Conduct outlines the principles and policies governing our Company, and employees certify compliance annually. The standards in this Code of Conduct should be viewed as the minimum standards that the Company expects from its employees, officers, and directors, but the Code of Conduct does not supersede the Company’s specific policies and procedures. Our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics is posted in the Governance Documents section under the Governance tab on our website at www.skylinechampion.com.

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PROCESS FOR SELECTING NOMINEES AND SHAREHOLDER NOMINATIONS

Nominations of persons for election to the Board of Skyline Champion may be made in advance of any annual meeting of shareholders by or at the direction of the Board or by a proposing shareholder entitled to vote for the election of directors at the meeting (the “Nominating Shareholder”). Such shareholder nominations must be made pursuant to timely notice given in writing to the Company’s Secretary. See “Shareholder Proposal Information” below. The Nominating Shareholder’s notice must set forth, as to each person whom the Nominating Shareholder proposes to nominate for election or re-election as a director: (i) the name, age, business address, and residence address of such person; (ii) the principal occupation or employment of such person; (iii) the class and number of shares of Skyline Champion which are beneficially owned by such person, if any; (iv) any other information relating to such person that is required to be disclosed in solicitation of proxies for election of directors, or is otherwise required, in each case pursuant to Regulation 14A under the Exchange Act (including without limitation such person’s written consent to being named in the proxy statement as a nominee and to serving as a director if elected); and (v) the qualifications of the nominee to serve as a director of the Company (as set forth below).

BOARD LEADERSHIP STRUCTURE

Skyline Champion has split the roles of CEO and Board Chair.

As non-executive chair of our Board, Mr. Bernlohr is responsible for presiding over Board meetings, executive sessions of the independent directors, and meetings of shareholders, attending meetings of the Board’s committees as appropriate, and assisting management in representing Skyline Champion to external groups as needed and as determined by the Board. The Board elects its chair annually.

Our CEO oversees the day-to-day affairs of Skyline Champion and directs the formulation and implementation of our strategic plans. We believe that this leadership structure is currently the most appropriate for Skyline Champion because it allows our CEO to focus primarily on our business strategy and operations while leveraging the experience of our Board Chair to direct the business of the Board.

Our Board periodically reviews this structure and recognizes that, depending on the circumstances, a different leadership model might be appropriate. The Board has no fixed policy on whether the roles of Board Chair and CEO should be separate or combined, which maintains flexibility based on Skyline Champion’s needs and the Board’s assessment of the Company’s leadership. Our corporate governance guidelines do provide that the Board appoint a lead independent director in the event the CEO is elected Board Chair or the Board Chair otherwise does not qualify as independent.

COMPENSATION COMMITTEE INTERLOCKS AND INSIDER PARTICIPATION

During fiscal 2021, the Compensation Committee was comprised of Messrs. Bernlohr, Capel, Kaufman and Robinette. Mr. Kaufman is affiliated with MAK, the sole remaining Principal Shareholder (as defined below). For additional information regarding transactions between the Principal Shareholders and the Company, see “Certain Relationships and Related Person Transactions” below.

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BOARD’S ROLE IN STRATEGIC PLANNING

While the formulation and implementation of Skyline Champion’s strategic plan is primarily the responsibility of management, the Board plays an active role with respect to the Company’s strategy. This includes not only monitoring progress made in executing the strategic plan, but also regularly evaluating the strategy in light of evolving operating, economic, and other conditions. The Board carries out its role primarily through regular reviews of the Company’s strategic plan and discussions with management, which include both broad-based presentations and more in-depth analyses and discussions of specific areas of focus. In addition, regular Board meetings throughout the year include presentations and discussions with management on significant initiatives implementing the strategic plan; developments affecting an area of the Company’s business; and on trends, competition, and emerging challenges and opportunities. The Board also reviews the strategic plan, including actions taken and planned to implement the strategy, as part of its review and approval of the annual budget.

BOARD’S ROLE IN RISK OVERSIGHT

The Board’s oversight of risk management enhances the directors’ understanding of the risks associated with the Company’s strategic plan and its ability to provide guidance to and oversight of senior management in executing the Company’s strategy.

Our Board undertakes its responsibility to oversee risks to Skyline Champion through a risk governance framework designed to:

identify critical risks;

allocate responsibilities for overseeing those risks to the Board and its committees; and,

evaluate the Company’s risk management processes.

The Board does not view risk in isolation. Rather, it considers risks in its business decisions in the ordinary course of the Board’s decisions and as part of the Company’s business strategy. This includes assessing potential cybersecurity risks and an ongoing review of the Company’s cybersecurity program.

CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PERSON TRANSACTIONS

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

On June 1, 2018, the Company, Champion Holdings and certain funds, each affiliated with one of Bain Capital Credit, LP (“Bain”), Centerbridge Partners, L.P. (“Centerbridge”), or MAK Capital (“MAK”) being the “Principal Shareholders”), and certain other parties, entered into a registration rights agreement providing for, among other things, customary demand registration rights, shelf registration rights, and “piggyback” registration rights in favor of the Principal Shareholders and Arthur J. Decio. Subsequently, the Company registered shares for its own account and for shares held by the Principal Shareholders and others. Bain and Centerbridge sold all their shares in the Company and, as a result, no longer have any material rights or obligations under the registration rights agreement. The Company did not sell any shares in connection with those registrations. MAK continues to hold registration rights in its favor, and its shares are registered for sale.

INVESTOR RIGHTS AGREEMENT

On June 1, 2018, the Company, certain Principal Shareholders, and Champion Holdings entered into the Investor Rights Agreement. MAK is the last of the Principal Shareholders to have rights under the Investor Rights Agreement, which provides for, among other things, certain information rights and certain agreements relating to the composition of the Board of Directors.

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RELATED PERSONS TRANSACTIONS POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

Any proposed arrangement that could give rise to a conflict of interest in which a director, officer or employee of the Company, any immediate member of their family, or any of their close associates is anticipated to receive a payment or other significant benefit, whether directly or indirectly, from the Company is to be reported to the Company’s legal or human resources department. Any such transaction involving an executive officer, director, or any of their respective immediate family members in which the amount involved exceeds $120,000 and in which any such persons will have (or may be reasonably expected to have) a direct or indirect material interest is to be reported to the Audit Committee for review and approval, except for employment relationships that have been approved by the Compensation Committee.

The Audit Committee will approve or ratify a related person transaction only if it determines that: (i) the transaction serves the best interests of Skyline Champion and its shareholders; or (ii) the transaction is on terms reasonably comparable to those that could be obtained in arm’s length dealings with an unrelated third party.

SHAREHOLDER COMMUNICATION WITH DIRECTORS

Shareholders and other interested parties who have questions or concerns should contact our investor relations team. For questions and communications shareholders and other interested parties wish to address directly to the Board, the Board Chair, or independent directors, such parties should address such communications to the Board, Board Chair, independent directors or the particular committee or director, c/o Skyline Champion Corporation, 755 West Big Beaver Road, Suite 1000, Troy, Michigan 48084. All such communications should include a representation from the submitting shareholder setting forth the shareholder’s address and the number of shares of Skyline Champion common stock beneficially owned by the shareholder.

The Secretary is primarily responsible for monitoring communications from shareholders and will provide copies or summaries of such communications to the Board, the relevant committee, or the director to whom such communication is addressed, as the Secretary considers appropriate. Each shareholder communication will be forwarded if it relates to a substantive matter and includes suggestions or comments that the Secretary considers to be important for the directors, or director, to know. In general, shareholder communications relating to corporate governance and long-term corporate strategy are more likely to be forwarded than shareholder communications relating to personal grievances and matters as to which we tend to receive repetitive or duplicative communications. The Board will give appropriate attention to written communications on such issues and will respond as appropriate.

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EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

Set forth below is the biographical information concerning our executive officers as of April 3, 2021. Each of the executive officers was appointed by the Board at the Board Meeting following the Annual Meeting of the Board held on July 29, 2020.

Name

AgePosition

Mark Yost                                 

49President and Chief Executive Officer

Laurie Hough

51Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

Joseph Kimmell

62Executive Vice President, Operations

Wade Lyall

49Executive Vice President, Sales and Business Development

Robert Spence

64Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

Timothy Burkhardt

49Vice President and Controller

Mark Yost has served as Chief Executive Officer of Skyline Champion since June 1, 2019. Mr. Yost joined CHB in June 2013 as Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President. From November 2016 until his appointment as CEO he served as President. Previously Mr. Yost served as Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President for Severstal North America. Mr. Yost received his B.S. in finance and M.B.A. degrees from the University of Michigan.

Laurie Hough has served as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Skyline Champion since June 1, 2018. Ms. Hough was, between October 2016 and June 1, 2018, the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of both Champion Holdings and CHB. Previously, Ms. Hough served as Vice President and Controller of Champion Holdings and CHB from July 2013 to October 2016, and Vice President of Accounting & Financial Reporting from October 2010 to July 2013. Prior to her time at Champion Holdings, Ms. Hough was Manager of Financial Consolidations at Chrysler Group LLC and Audit Manager at PwC. Ms. Hough is a licensed CPA and obtained her B.S. in Accounting from Oakland University.

Joseph Kimmell was named Executive Vice President, Operations for Skyline Champion effective July 1, 2019. Mr. Kimmell re-joined CHB in July 2010 as Regional Vice President of the Northeast Region. Previously, Mr. Kimmell served as general manager at various CHB facilities from 1997 until 2009, and as Regional Vice President, US Northeast Region of CHB from January 2011 to July 2019. Mr. Kimmell earned his B.S. in Economics from Indiana University.

Wade Lyall was named Executive Vice President, Sales and Business Development for Skyline Champion effective July 1, 2019. Mr. Lyall joined CHB in 2000 as a Sales Manager. Previously, Mr. Lyall served as of General Manager from 2002 until 2005, Regional Vice President of Sales and Marketing from 2005 until 2012, Regional Vice President of the South Region from 2012 until 2015 and was named Vice President of Sales and Business Development in 2015. Mr. Lyall received his B.S. of Business Administration from East Carolina University.

Robert Spence has served as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Skyline Champion since July 30, 2019. Previously, he served as Secretary, General Counsel and Vice President Administration of Neenah Enterprises, Inc. and General Counsel and Vice President of Business Development for SPX Corporation, Test and Measurement. He received his B.B.A. from the University of Michigan and J.D. from Wayne State University. Mr. Spence also serves as a Director of Neenah Enterprises, Inc.

Timothy Burkhardt has served as Vice President and Controller of Skyline Champion since June 1, 2018. Previously, Mr. Burkhardt served as the Vice President and Controller of Champion Holdings and CHB from October 2016 to June 2018 and Director of Financial Reporting of Champion Holdings from October 2012 to October 2016. Mr. Burkhardt is a licensed CPA and obtained his B.A. and M.B.A. in Accounting from Michigan State University.

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CORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY  

CORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY

We believe that commitment to all stakeholders is critical to creating value for our customers, our shareholders, our employees, and in the communities in which we do business. As we have witnessed this year, we need to be perceptive and adapt to our ever-changing environment. But we most hold steadfast to our culture and mission as we strive to be good corporate stewards on our journey.

We demonstrate our commitment to Corporate Sustainability through company-wide and plant-specific programs and through our everyday business practices when providing high-quality, yet affordable homes to U.S. and Canadian homebuyers. Manufactured and modular homes cost up to fifty percent (50%) less per square foot than conventional site-built homes, expanding the opportunity for individuals to live the “American Dream” and own a home despite an ever-growing housing affordability gap.

SKYLINE CHAMPION

BY THE NUMBERS

7,700

Employees in

North America

40

Manufacturing Plants

3M

Over 3 million

homes built

70

Years of building

manufactured housing

ENVIRONMENTAL

We manage our operations to minimize resource consumption and environmental impacts.

Skyline Champion continues to identify opportunities to reduce our environmental impact across our operations by reducing raw material waste, designing and constructing energy efficient homes, conserving our natural resources through recycling programs and reducing our carbon footprint by producing our homes in factories close to where our customers and employees live. Many of our U.S. manufacturing facilities are certified to produce Energy Star® energy efficient rated homes through a special EPA program for manufactured housing. Environmental sustainability is at the forefront of what we do every day.

We construct manufactured homes in controlled environments. Our efficient construction process results in less energy usage and material waste when compared to traditional on-site manufacturing. In many of our plants, we have transitioned to LED lighting, and we recycle insulation material, lumber, metals, paper and many other products. In the course of executing our expansion plans, we have repurposed older buildings, both revitalizing the local community and preserving vacant land. This reduces the need for new building materials and extensive deployment of construction equipment, and thus reduces carbon emissions.

On our journey, we have launched a program to participate in reforestation. With forestry products central to the construction of homes, we have initiated a program to plant one tree for every tree used in construction of our homes in fiscal 2022. Reforestation contributes to the environment by replenishing forests, reducing greenhouse gases, and protecting the watershed.

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SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

As a nationwide provider of affordable housing, we acknowledge a social responsibility not only to the buyers of our homes, our retail and community customers and our employees, but also to the communities in which they live and work.

We manage our business in accordance with Skyline Champion’s Seven Core Operating Principles:

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We appreciate each member of the Skyline Champion team and the unique skills and diversity of thought each provides to the overall success of the Company. We strive for an inclusive environment and reward individual contributions that foster innovative ideas for improving our work product and workplace. We do not tolerate discrimination or harassment of any kind including, but not limited to on the basis of gender identity, race, religion, age or disabilities. We are committed to the development of our employees. The Company follows standard onboarding and training protocols for our direct labor team members and offers management and OSHA training for our supervisors. We are committed to improving employee engagement and reducing turnover through these onboarding, training and mentoring activities. Depending on availability, our plants participate in local outreach programs and hire disadvantaged members of the local community.

In furtherance of our commitments to our employees and communities, the Company has adopted an internal Anti-Human Trafficking Policy applicable to all its operations and further engaged a third-party vendor to audit our supply chain annually to identify any potential risk of human trafficking occurring in our supply chain. A copy of our Anti-Human Trafficking Policy is available on our website under the Governance tab at www.skylinechampion.com.

We have built a diverse team with a wide range of experiences. At April 3, 2021, we employed 7,700 full and part time employees. Our human capital resource objectives include identifying, recruiting, training, retaining and incentivizing our employees. We offer our employees a competitive compensation package, including an array of benefits and we deem our relationship with our employees to be generally good.

At April 3, 2021, our manufacturing facilities in Canada employed approximately 900 workers and most of the workers belong to trade associations that operate under collective bargaining agreements. There are five collective bargaining agreements (one for each Canadian manufacturing facility) each having a separate expiration date. We are operating under an extension and continue to negotiate for one agreement that otherwise would have expired in May 2021, and the remaining agreements are set to expire in June 2021, June 2022, November 2022, and November 2023.

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  CORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY

We are committed to conducting our business with integrity and in compliance with all applicable laws of the wishescities, states and countries in which we operate. Our above-referenced written Code of Conduct assists employees in this regard. We encourage employees to report concerns through a variety of channels, including a compliance and ethics line which allows for anonymous reporting. All reports are investigated and resolved. We also maintain an anti-retaliation policy such that any employee who reports a concern in good faith is protected from harassment, retaliation or any adverse employment consequence.

At many of our manufacturing facilities, team members volunteer throughout the community, sharing time and resources. We participate in local programs and support local food banks, holiday programs for those with special needs, Habitat for Humanity and other local charities as well as work-study programs with local community colleges and high schools.

We take the health and safety of our employees seriously. We expect each employee to follow our safety standards and protocols. We added an Environmental Health and Safety team member this year to benchmark and install best practices at our plants. Each of our locations performs regular safety audits to ensure that proper safety policies are in place and appropriate safety training is provided. In addition to training and development, we measure and report out on monthly safety metrics and regularly review our safety performance with our Board. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we implemented standards to operate in accordance with social-distancing protocols and public health authority guidelines. The Company also offered extended benefits to employees, including increased sick pay and waived premium payments on healthcare benefits for furloughed employees.

We measure our safety performance based on how many OSHA Recordable incidents and Lost Time Accidents occur in any given fiscal year as compared to the prior year and the industry as a whole. Since fiscal 2018 our OSHA Incident Rate has been declining, from 10.6 to 9.1 in fiscal 2021. Below is a measure of our safety performance under those two metrics in fiscal 2021 as measured against our performance in fiscal 2020 and the industry. During fiscal 2021, some instances of employees contracting COVID-19 in the workplace were considered “OSHA Recordable.” If we adjust for COVID-19 illnesses, our incident rate declined again in fiscal 2021 to 8.7, which represents a decline of 18.7% since fiscal 2018. The chart shows fiscal 2021 statistics both with and without these OSHA Recordable instances of COVID in the workplace. The industry numbers are from calendar year 2019. The 2020 calendar year industry statistics will not be available until approximately November 2021.

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  PROPOSAL TWO: RATIFICATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF THE INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

PROPOSAL TWO: RATIFICATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF THE INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

The Audit Committee has selected EY as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for the year ending April 2, 2022. The Board of Directors has directed that the selection of the independent registered public accounting firm be submitted for ratification by the shareholders at the 2021 Annual Meeting. If a quorum is present, the proposal to ratify the appointment of EY as independent registered public accounting firm will require approval by a majority of the votes cast in person or by proxy at the 2021 Annual Meeting. Shareholder ratification of the appointment is not required by law or otherwise. The Board is submitting this proposal to our shareholders for ratification because it believes it to be a good corporate practice.

If our shareholders do not ratify the selection, the Audit Committee will againreconsider whether to retain EY, but may still retain the firm. Even if the selection is ratified, the Audit Committee in its discretion may appoint a different independent registered public accounting firm at any time during the year if the Audit Committee determines that a change would be in the best interests of Skyline Champion and our shareholders. Representatives of EY are expected to attend the 2021 Annual Meeting. They will have thean opportunity to participate inmake a non-binding advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers.statement if they desire to do so and will be available to respond to appropriate shareholder questions.

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THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DEEMS PROPOSAL NO. 2 TO BE IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF SKYLINE CHAMPION AND OUR SHAREHOLDERS AND RECOMMENDS A VOTE “FOR” APPROVAL THEREOF.

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CommitteesAUDIT COMMITTEE REPORT

Information about Committee meetings is as follows:

The Audit Committee consistsreports to and acts on behalf of Messrs. Firth, Hammes, Link, Rosenthal,Skyline Champion’s Board of Directors by providing oversight of the integrity of the Company’s financial statements and Thompson. Messrs. Hammesinternal controls, the Company’s independent and Link will step down frominternal auditors, and the Audit Committee upon the expiration of their terms as directors at the Annual Meeting.Company’s compliance with legal and regulatory requirements. The Audit Committee met five times during the fiscal year ended May 31, 2017. Every member of the Audit Committee was present at all the meetings, except one committee member missed one Committee meeting. The Committee meets with the accounting firm which conducts the annual audit of Skyline’s financial statements, reviews auditors’ recommendations, reviews the independence of Skyline’s auditors and considers the range of audit and non-audit fees. It also meets with the internal audit staff and Chief Financial Officer, reviews the scope and adequacy of Skyline’s internal auditing program, and reports its findings to the Board with any recommendations it considers appropriate. Skyline’s Board has adoptedoperates under a written charter foradopted by the Audit CommitteeBoard, which is posted to Skyline’s websitereviewed annually and is available under the “Corporate Governance” link at www.skylinecorp.com and available in paper form upon request to Skyline’s Secretary.www.skylinechampion.com. The members of the Audit Committee are all “independent” as defined insatisfy the applicable listing standards. Messrs. Firth, Hammes, Rosenthal,independence and Link are all “Audit Committee Financial Experts.”

The Nominating and Governance Committee consists of Messrs. Thompson, Firth, Hammes, Rosenthal, and Link, all of whom are independent. Messrs. Hammes and Link will step down from the Nominating and Governance Committee upon the expiration of their terms as directors at the Annual Meeting. The Nominating and Governance Committee met two times during the fiscal year ended May 31, 2017. Every memberfinancial literacy requirements of the Nominating and Governance Committee was present at all the meetings. The Nominating and Governance Committee identifies individuals qualified to become members of the Board, and recommends that the Board nominates such individuals for election to the Board at the next Annual Meeting of Shareholders. The Nominating and Governance Committee also develops and reviews Skyline’s corporate governance guidelines and makes recommendations to the Board regarding the guidelines. The Nominating and Governance Committee believes that candidates for directors should meet certain minimum qualifications including being of the highest ethical character and sharing the values of Skyline as reflected in Skyline’s Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, having reputations both personally and professionally consistent with the image and reputation of Skyline, and being highly accomplished in their respective fields with superior credentials and recognition and having relevant experience and expertise. In selecting candidates, the Nominating and Governance Committee and Board take diversity into account, seeking to ensure a representation of varied perspectives and experience, although Skyline’s nomination policy does not prescribe specific standards for diversity. The Nominating and Governance Committee retains the right to modify these qualifications.

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Shareholders may provide the Nominating and Governance Committee information on director candidates for consideration by the Nominating and Governance Committee. The Nominating and Governance Committee will consider shareholder recommendations of candidates when the recommendations are properly submitted. To be considered, any such shareholder recommendation must be submitted as set forth under the section of this Proxy Statement below entitled “Shareholder Proposals,” and must comply with the notice, information, and consent provisions set forth in the Company’s Bylaws. Shareholder nominees will be evaluated under several criteria, including: (i) the satisfaction of applicable “independence” and eligibility requirements, such as those required of members of the Audit CommitteeNYSE and the Compensation Committee; (ii) the person’s professional experiences, including achievements, and whether those experiences and achievements would be useful to the Board, given its existing composition, in discharging its responsibilities; (iii) the person’s subject matter expertise, i.e., finance, accounting, legal, management, technology, strategic visioning, marketing, and the desirability of that particular expertise given the existing composition of the Board; (iv) the viewpoint, background, and demographics of the person and whether the person would positively contribute to the overall diversity of the Board; (v) the person’s professional ethics, integrity, and values; (vi) the person’s intelligence and ability to make independent analytical inquiries; (vii) the person’s stated willingness and ability to devote adequate time to Board activities, including attending meetings and development sessions and adequately preparing for those activities; (viii) the person’s service on more than three public company boards, excluding the Board, unless the Nominating and Governance Committee concludes, based upon a review of all of the facts and circumstances, that such service on more than three other public company boards would not impair the ability of the proposed candidate/nominee to discharge his or her responsibilities as a member of the Board, and, provided further, the proposed candidate/nominee does not serve on more than five other public company boards; (ix) the person’s principal business responsibilities; (x) whether the person would be able to serve on the Board for an extended period of time; (xi) whether the person has, or potentially could have, a conflict of interest which would affect the person’s ability to serve on the Board or to participate in decisions that are material to the Company; and (xii) whether and to what extent the person has an ownership interest in the Company. The Nominating and Governance Committee retains absolute discretion and independence in determining whether to recommend a candidate. Skyline has a written charterSEC.

Management is responsible for the Nominatingpreparation, presentation and Governance Committee which is posted to Skyline’s website at www.skylinecorp.com and available in paper form upon request to Skyline’s Secretary.

The amended and restated by-laws of the Company (the “By-Laws”) contain provisions requiring shareholders to provide advance notice to the Company of shareholder proposals and other business to be considered at shareholders’ meetings (Section 11 of Article III of the By-Laws), advance notice of shareholder nominations for director elections at annual

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shareholders’ meetings (Section 12 of Article III of the By-Laws), as well as the information required to be submitted by shareholders in connection with any shareholder proposal or director nomination, and delineating the director qualifications that the Nominating and Governance Committee of the Board must consider in assessing whether any proposed director nominee should be considered for membership on the Board (Section 12(b) of Article III of the By-Laws).

The Compensation Committee consists of Messrs. Firth, Hammes, Link, Rosenthal, and Thompson. Messrs. Hammes and Link will step down from the Compensation Committee upon the expiration of their terms as directors at the Annual Meeting. The Compensation Committee met two times during the fiscal year ended May 31, 2017. Every member of the Compensation Committee was present at all the meetings, except one committee member missed one Committee meeting. The functions of the Compensation Committee are to discharge the Board’s responsibilities relating to compensation of Skyline’s executives, review and approve corporate goals and objectives relevant to the Chief Executive Officer’s compensation, evaluate Chief Executive Officer performance in light of these goals and objectives and set the Chief Executive Officer’s compensation level based on this evaluation, and to make recommendations to the Board regarding incentive compensation plans, equity based plans and to undertake any similar functions.

In fiscal 2017, the Compensation Committee retained an outside consultant, Korn Ferry Hay Group (“KFHG”), to assist the committee in reviewing and evaluating certain aspectsintegrity of the Company’s executive compensation programs. The services for fiscal 2017 provided by KFHG focused on the development of the Company’s peer group, a review of the Company’s fiscal 2017 cash incentive plan, and a review of short-term and long-term incentive plan designs and prospective grant modeling. The fees paid to KFHG for those services were approved solely by the Compensation Committee. During fiscal 2017, KFHG did not provide any additional services to the Company or the Company’s affiliates other than the executive compensation consulting services to the Compensation Committee described herein. In accordance with the rules of the SEC and NYSE American LLC stock exchange, the Compensation Committee has considered the independence of KFHG pursuant to, and based on the factors set forth in, such rules, including the following factors: (i) other services provided to the Company by KFHG; (ii) fees paid as a percentage of KFHG’s total revenue; (iii) policies and procedures maintained by KFHG that are designed to prevent a conflict of interest; (iv) any business or personal relationships between the individual consultants involved in the engagement and any member of the Compensation Committee; (v) any Company stock owned by individual consultants involved in the engagement; and (vi) any business or personal relationships between our executive officers and KFHG or the individual consultants involved in the engagement. The Compensation Committee has concluded that no conflict of interest exists that would prevent KFHG from serving as an independent consultant to the committee.

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When setting executive officer compensation for fiscal 2017, the Compensation Committee considered recommendations from KFHGfinancial statements and the Company’s management. The executive officers for whom compensation recommendations and proposals were discussed were not present during those discussions withestablishment of effective internal controls over financial reporting. EY, the committee. When setting the fiscal 2017 compensation for the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Executive Officer was not present during the discussions. The Compensation Committee retains the discretion to accept, adjust, or reject any recommendations and proposals concerning executive officer compensation.

Skyline has a written charter for the Compensation Committee which is posted to Skyline’s website at www.skylinecorp.com and available in paper form upon request to Skyline’s Secretary. The members of the Compensation Committee are all independent as defined in the applicable listing standards.

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Report of the Audit Committee

The following report of the Audit Committee does not constitute soliciting material and should not be deemed filed or incorporated by reference into any other Company filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except to the extent the Company specifically incorporates this report by reference therein.

The Audit Committee of Skyline’s Board of Directors has reviewed and discussed Skyline’s audited financial statements with management; has discussed with Skyline’s independent registered public accounting firm, Crowe Horwath LLP,is responsible for auditing those financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (“PCAOB”) and expressing an opinion on the conformity of Skyline Champion’s audited financial statements with generally accepted accounting principles and on the effectiveness of Skyline Champion’s internal controls over financial reporting. In this context, the Audit Committee met six (6) times in fiscal 2021 with management, EY and the Company’s internal auditors, to discuss, among other things, the audited financial statements of the Company and the matters required to be discussed by Auditing Standard No. 16, Communications with Audit Committees, PCAOB Release No. 2012-004 (August 15, 2012) (AS No. 16); has received from the auditors disclosures regarding the auditors’ independence as required by the applicable requirements of PCAOB and the Public Company Accounting Oversight BoardSEC.

Management represented to the Audit Committee that the Company’s fiscal 2021 consolidated financial statements were prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and the Audit Committee reviewed and discussed the fiscal 2021 consolidated financial statements with management and EY.

The Audit Committee has discussed with EY the matters required to be discussed by applicable auditing standards, including significant accounting policies and the quality, not just the acceptability, of the accounting principles utilized. The Audit Committee has also received from EY the written disclosures and the letter required by applicable requirements of the PCAOB regarding the independent accountant’sauditor’s communications with the audit committee concerningAudit Committee regarding independence, and the Audit Committee has discussed with EY the auditorsfirm’s independence. The Audit Committee concluded that EY is independent from the auditors’ independence;Company and has, basedmanagement.

In reliance on the reviewthese reviews and discussions, noted above,the Audit Committee recommended to Skyline’sthe Board of Directors that the audited consolidated financial statements be included in Skyline’sthe Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2017April 3, 2021 for filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Skyline’s Board of Directors has adopted a formal charter for the Audit Committee setting forth its responsibilities. A current copy of the Audit Committee Charter is available on Skyline’s website at www.skylinecorp.com and available in paper form upon request to Skyline’s Secretary.SEC.

John W. Rosenthal, Sr., Chairman1AUDIT COMMITTEE

Michael Berman, Chair

John C. Firth

Jerry HammesErin Mulligan Nelson

David T. LinkGary Robinette

Samuel S. Thompson

Audit Fees

The aggregate fees billed for professional services rendered for the audit of Skyline’s annual financial statements for the last two fiscal years ended May 31, 2016 and May 31, 2017 and the reviews of the financial statements included in Skyline’sForms 10-Q and all services that are normally provided by the accountants, Crowe Horwath LLP, in connection

 

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William H. Lawson, the former Chairman of the Audit Committee, retired from the Board of Directors on August 3, 2017 and stepped down from the Audit Committee on that date. Upon Mr. Lawson’s retirement, Mr. Rosenthal was appointed Chairman of the Audit Committee. Mr. Lawson served on the Audit Committee through the date of his retirement on August 3, 2017 and participated in the reviews and discussions referred to above.2021 PROXY STATEMENT – ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

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with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements for those fiscal years were $174,000 and $230,000 for the fiscal years ended May 31, 2016 and 2017, respectively.

Audit-Related FeesAUDITOR FEES AND PRE-APPROVAL POLICY

The aggregate fees billed by Crowe Horwath LLP for professional services during the last two fiscal years for assurance and related services that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of Skyline’s financial statements, other than those reported as Audit Fees, were $18,000 and $11,000 for the fiscal years ended May 31, 2016 and 2017, respectively.

Tax Fees

The aggregate fees billed by Crowe Horwath LLP in each of the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered for tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning were $32,000 and $19,000 for the fiscal years ended May 31, 2016 and 2017, respectively. The services were the review, assistance, preparation, and signing of Skyline’s consolidated Federal and State income tax returns.

All Other Fees

Crowe Horwath LLP did not bill Skyline for any services other than those addressed under the captions “Audit Fees,” “Audit-Related Fees,” and “Tax Fees” for the fiscal years ended May 31, 2016 and 2017.

Pursuant to the Audit Committee’s preapproval policies and procedures under17 CFR 210.2-01(c)(7)(i), all audit engagements received explicit approval by the Audit Committee after the Audit Committee received an adequate description of the proposed engagement.

The percentage of the services addressed under the captions “Audit-Related Fees,” “Tax Fees,” and “All Other Fees” that were preapproved by the Audit Committee pursuant to17 CFR 210.2-01(c)(7)(i) is 100%.

Code of Business Conduct and Ethics

Skyline has Codes of Business Conduct and Ethics which apply to all employees, officers, and directors. The ethics policy is posted to Skyline’s website at www.skylinecorp.com and is available in paper form upon request to the Skyline Secretary.

NYSE American Corporate Governance Listing Standards

On September 26, 2016, the Annual Written Affirmation provided for in the NYSE American LLC (formerly known as the NYSE MKT LLC) Company Guide was filed by Skyline’s Chief Executive Officer with NYSE American LLC. The foregoing certification was unqualified.

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SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF MANAGEMENTAUDITOR FEES AND SERVICES

The following table sets forth the aggregate fees billed to Skyline Champion by EY for professional services rendered for fiscal years 2021 and 2020:

Type of Fee

  

Fiscal 2021

   

Fiscal 2020

 

Audit Fees (1)

  $1,574,305   $2,161,077 

Audit-Related Fees (2)

   123,278     

Tax Fees (3)

   190,499    242,416 

All Other Fees (4)

        

Total Fees

  $1,888,082   $2,403,493 

(1)

Includes fees associated with the annual audit of Skyline Champion’s consolidated financial statements and the audit of Skyline Champion’s internal controls over financial reporting. It also includes fees associated with quarterly reviews of Skyline Champion’s unaudited consolidated financial statements.

(2)

Includes fees associated with the performance of due diligence procedures related to the acquisition of ScotBilt in fiscal 2021.

(3)

This category includes fees associated with tax compliance, consultation and planning services.

(4)

This category is not applicable.

PRE-APPROVAL OF AUDITOR FEES AND SERVICES

It is the Audit Committee’s policy that it must pre-approve all audit and permissible non-audit services to be performed by Skyline Champion’s independent auditors, the fees to be paid for those services and the time period over which those services are to be provided. On an annual basis, the independent auditors present a listing of all services they expect to perform for Skyline Champion in the ensuing one-year period, including fee estimates, in sufficient detail to enable the Audit Committee to perform an independent review of each proposed service. The Audit Committee reviews this list and approves appropriate services which, in the Audit Committee’s judgment, will not impair the auditor’s independence. With respect to any additional services proposed to be performed by the independent auditors during the year, management will evaluate the impact on the independent auditor’s independence and obtain Audit Committee approval for such service.

The Audit Committee has considered whether the provision of the non-audit services described above is compatible with maintaining EY’s independence and has determined in their judgment that the provision of such services is compatible with maintaining EY’s independence.

Within the past two fiscal years, the accountant’s report provided by EY did not contain an adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion and were not qualified or modified as of July 31, 2017, informationto uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles. During the two most recent fiscal years, there were no disagreements between the Company and EY relating to any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope and procedure.

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PROPOSAL THREE: ADVISORY RESOLUTION TO APPROVE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION  

PROPOSAL THREE: ADVISORY RESOLUTION TO APPROVE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

We are asking you to approve an advisory resolution approving the beneficial ownershipcompensation of our NEOs as disclosed in this proxy statement. This vote is commonly referred to as a “Say on Pay” vote and is required by Section 14A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Although this resolution is not binding, we value your opinion and our Compensation Committee will consider the outcome of this vote when making future decisions.

We believe our executive compensation program promotes the achievement of positive results for our shareholders, aligns pay and performance, and allows us to attract and retain the talented executives that drive our long-term financial success. The “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” section of this proxy statement beginning on page 26 describes in more detail how our executive compensation program operates and how it is designed to achieve our compensation objectives. The “Summary Compensation Table” and other compensation tables and narratives are found on pages 40 through 43.

We have adopted a policy providing for an annual “Say on Pay” vote. Accordingly, the next advisory vote on the compensation of our named executive officers will occur in 2022.

Our Board recommends that, on an advisory basis, shareholders vote in favor of the following resolution:

RESOLVED, that the compensation paid to the Company’s NEOs, as disclosed in this proxy statement pursuant to Item 402 of Regulation S-K, including the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, compensation tables and narrative discussion, is hereby APPROVED.

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THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE “FOR” APPROVAL OF PROPOSAL NO. 3 ON AN ADVISORY BASIS.

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  COMPENSATION DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

COMPENSATION DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

OVERVIEW

The Compensation Committee oversees an executive compensation program that is intended to align the interests of our executive officers with those of our shareholders, link compensation paid with performance achieved, and attract, retain and motivate our key executives. This section describes that program and the compensation earned in fiscal 2021 by our “NEOs”, who are listed in the table below.

Overview

26

How We Make Compensation
Decisions

27

What We Pay and Why:
Elements of Compensation

30

Base Salary

30

Annual Incentive Bonus

30

Long-Term Equity Awards

32

Compensation Mix

36

Additional Information

37

Our NEOs for fiscal 2021 are:

Mark Yost

President and Chief

Executive Officer

Laurie Hough

Executive Vice President,
Chief Financial Officer

and Treasurer

Joseph Kimmell

Executive Vice President,
Operations

Wade Lyall

Executive Vice President,
Sales and Business

Development

Robert Spence

Senior Vice President,

General Counsel and
Secretary

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COMPENSATION DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS  

HOW WE MAKE COMPENSATION DECISIONS

The Compensation Committee oversees our executive compensation program and determines all executive officer compensation.

COMPENSATION PHILOSOPHY AND OBJECTIVES

We have a pay-for-performance philosophy. The Compensation Committee believes that the best way to implement this philosophy is by tying a significant portion of our executives’ total direct compensation to the attainment of both annual financial goals and multi-year stock price appreciation, including measuring performance against peers.

The Compensation Committee has established the following objectives for our executive compensation program:

Align the interests of executive officers with the financial interests of our shareholders.

Encourage the achievement of our key strategic, operational and financial goals.

Link incentive compensation to Company and stock price performance, which the Compensation Committee believes promotes a unified vision for senior management and creates common motivation among our executives.

Attract, retain and motivate executives with the talent necessary to drive our long-term success.

Provide the Compensation Committee the flexibility to respond to the continually changing environment in which we operate.

The key elements of our executive compensation program are base salaries, annual incentive bonuses and long-term equity incentive awards. The Compensation Committee generally reviews our executive compensation program and plans annually and, following this review, makes determinations regarding base salaries, annual incentive bonus targets and long-term equity award targets. The Compensation Committee makes decisions regarding each element of pay to further the objectives described above. The specific ways in which each element of compensation supports these objectives are described beginning on page 30. For fiscal 2021, the Compensation Committee’s review was initiated just before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. With the uncertainty surrounding the impact of COVID-19, the Compensation Committee determined it was appropriate to not make any adjustment to our NEO’s salaries, short-term, or long-term compensation for fiscal 2021.

The Compensation Committee recognizes the impact that an adjustment to one element of compensation may have on other elements. For example, an increase in an officer’s base salary will result in a larger target annual bonus value because target bonus dollars are the product of base salaries and target bonus percentages. Thus, the Compensation Committee considers the individual elements, their relationships and each executive officers’ total compensation when making compensation decisions.

The Compensation Committee considers the value of stock-based compensation as an element of our executive compensation program at the time of grant of an equity award, not at the time of exercise or vesting.

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  COMPENSATION DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

COMPENSATION CONSULTANT

The Compensation Committee engages a compensation consultant for access to independent compensation data, analysis and advice. The Compensation Committee retained Lyons, Benenson & Company Inc. (“LB&Co.”) to assist it in making decisions regarding the compensation of our executive officers for fiscal 2021. The Compensation Committee utilized the services of LB&Co. during fiscal 2020 as well. Under its charter, the Compensation Committee has the authority to hire, oversee and terminate compensation consultants, as well as to approve compensation consultant fees and any other terms of the engagement.

The Compensation Committee continues to work with a retained independent compensation consultant.

Compensation Committee members have direct access to the compensation consultant without going through management. LB&Co. did not provide services to Skyline Champion other than those it provided to the Compensation Committee.

The Compensation Committee assesses its compensation consultant’s independence annually. It assessed LB&Co.’s independence in fiscal 2021 in accordance with the standards of the NYSE and any applicable rules and regulations of the SEC. The Compensation Committee concluded that no conflict of interest exists that would prevent LB&Co. from independently advising the Compensation Committee.

The Compensation Committee’s compensation consultant attends the Compensation Committee’s meetings as requested and provides analysis and recommendations that inform the Compensation Committee’s decisions. LB&Co. assisted the Compensation Committee in fiscal 2021 by analyzing and providing recommendations with regard to total direct compensation for the Company’s executive team.

LB&Co. also assisted the Compensation Committee in setting appropriate performance criteria for the Company’s equity program and by providing general compensation advice.

COMPENSATION RISK ASSESSMENT

During fiscal 2021, the Compensation Committee assessed the Company’s compensation policies and practices to evaluate whether they created risks that were reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on Skyline Champion. Based on its assessment, the Compensation Committee concluded that Skyline Champion’s compensation policies and practices, in conjunction with its existing generally applicable processes and controls, did not motivate employees to take risks that were reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the Company.

MANAGEMENT’S ROLE

The Compensation Committee makes all executive compensation decisions exercising its own independent judgment. The CEO may assist the Compensation Committee by recommending base salary levels, annual incentive bonus objectives and targets, and individual long-term equity awards for executives other than himself. Management does not have any decision-making authority over executive compensation. Management does assist the Compensation Committee with the preparation of meeting agendas and prepares materials for those meetings as directed by the Compensation Committee.

CONSIDERATION OF THE MOST RECENT ADVISORY “SAY-ON-PAY” VOTE

At the 2020 annual shareholders meeting, our shareholders approved our executive compensation program, with approximately 96.4% of the votes cast in favor of the program. This represented a significant majority of our shareholders and the Compensation Committee viewed this as positive support for our executive compensation program. The Compensation Committee continues to monitor shareholder feedback and support of the Company’s compensation practices actively.

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COMPENSATION DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS  

PEER GROUP

As with fiscal 2020, the Compensation Committee reviewed market compensation data provided by its independent consultant to determine whether the fiscal 2021 compensation opportunities of the NEOs were appropriate and competitive.

The Compensation Committee reviewed the Company’s peer group from fiscal 2020 and replaced three companies previously designated as peers because each had been involved in a commercial transaction that altered its market capitalization such that the Compensation Committee determined that it no longer qualified as a peer.

The Company replaced the previously designated peers with more appropriate peer companies based on an analysis by LB&Co. and the Compensation Committee’s independent judgment. The company’s peers now fall within a reasonable range (both above and below Skyline Champion) of comparative factors such as revenue, return on invested capital, operating margin and one- and three-year total shareholder return. These peers are considered to be within complementary industries — namely homebuilding, building products, and recreational vehicles.

American Woodmark Corporation

M.D.C. Holdings, Inc.

Beazer Homes USA, Inc.

M/I Homes, Inc.

Cavco Industries, Inc.

Meritage Homes Corporation

Century Communities, Inc.

Patrick Industries, Inc.

Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc.

Quanex Building Products Corporation

Installed Building Products, Inc.

TRI Pointe Group, Inc.

LCI Industries

Winnebago Industries, Inc.

LGI Homes, Inc.

The Compensation Committee considers a blend of peer group data and broader survey data in benchmarking compensation. The Compensation Committee believes that this mix of data provides the most comprehensive view of executive compensation levels and practices at companies against whom we compete for talent, and it also allows the Compensation Committee to ensure that Skyline Champion continues to provide appropriate and competitive compensation opportunities. This mix of data also allows the Compensation Committee to obtain broader market context with regard to certain positions that may not exist in a comparable form at every company in our peer group or that may not qualify as a NEO at every company in our peer group. In addition to the peer group and survey data that the Compensation Committee uses to assess the competitive marketplace, the Compensation Committee considers the Company’s performance as well as each executive’s individual performance and ability to assume increasing responsibilities within the company, internal pay equity and succession planning.

The Compensation Committee generally uses competitive data as a reference in setting the base salaries, target annual incentive bonus opportunities and the long-term equity award grant date values for our NEOs. Our annual and long-term incentive plans are designed to further reward our NEOs and other employees when the Company performs well both on an annual basis and over the longer term. In particular, if the Company delivers sustained increases in shareholder value, the long-term equity awards are targeted to provide an opportunity for total direct compensation beyond the median of the blended peer/survey data.

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  COMPENSATION DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

WHAT WE PAY AND WHY: ELEMENTS OF COMPENSATION

The key elements of compensation for our NEOs are base salary, an annual incentive cash bonus and annual long-term equity awards. Together, these elements make up total direct compensation for fiscal 2021.

Base Salary+

Annual Incentive

Bonus

+Long-Term Equity Awards=Total Direct Compensation

This section describes these elements and details the amounts earned by our NEOs in fiscal 2021.

BASE SALARY

We pay competitive base salaries to retain key executive officers and attract the new talent necessary for our long-term success. An executive officer’s base salary generally reflects the executive officer’s responsibilities, tenure and job performance, as well as the market for the officer’s services. The Compensation Committee reviews officer base salaries annually. When the Compensation Committee reviews base salaries, it considers the reports and advice provided by its independent compensation consultant, the peer group and survey data described above, and the recommendations of our CEO for executives other than himself.

With the uncertainty surrounding the impact of COVID-19, the Compensation Committee determined it was appropriate to not make any adjustment to our NEO’s salaries, short-term, or long-term compensation for fiscal 2021.

Name

  Fiscal 2021 Base
Salary ($)
      Fiscal 2020 Base    
Salary ($)

Mark Yost

  600,000  600,000

Laurie Hough

  425,000  425,000

Joseph Kimmell

  350,000  350,000

Wade Lyall

  350,000  350,000

Robert Spence

  325,000  325,000

Keith Anderson (1)

           —  625,000

(1)

Keith Anderson is included in the table since he was an NEO for a portion of fiscal 2020.

ANNUAL INCENTIVE BONUS

We maintain an annual incentive bonus plan to drive the achievement of our short-term (annual) financial goals. The amount of the incentive bonus actually paid depends on our performance, which is measured at year end relative to the objective performance goals established by the Compensation Committee at the beginning of each fiscal year. Bonuses are not guaranteed.

The Compensation Committee sets robust performance targets for our annual incentive plan to drive the achievement of Skyline Common Stock byChampion’s financial goals. The Compensation Committee determines all incentive bonuses in accordance with the Skyline Champion Corporation Annual Performance-Based Bonus Plan (“Bonus Plan”).

The primary measures in calculating the Corporate Performance Achievement factor are performance against the Company’s plan EBITDA, which accounted for sixty-five percent (65%) of the annual incentive bonus in fiscal 2021, and a metric to focus management on achieving improved market share within the single family home market, which accounted for the remaining thirty-five percent (35%). The participants in the Bonus Plan can earn a multiplier of between zero percent (0%) and two hundred percent (200%) of the annual incentive target, depending on the level of achievement of these two metrics.

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COMPENSATION DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS  

The Bonus Plan grants the Compensation Committee discretion to adjust the amount of any bonus paid to a NEO based on individual performance. The Compensation Committee may also decide not to pay a bonus even when performance goals have been satisfied. A full discussion of the annual incentive bonus performance metrics is included in the below chart on page 32.

We calculate bonuses using the following formula:

Base Salary

xTarget Percentage
of Base Salary
xPerformance Achievement=Annual Incentive
Payment

Base salaries, which are the first component of this formula, are discussed above. Target Percentage of Base Salary is an individual’s incentive bonus target expressed as a percentage of base salary. This percentage differs among our NEOs depending on their level of responsibility and, like other compensation metrics, was not adjusted from fiscal 2020. The percentage for our NEOs is set forth below for fiscal 2021.

Name

  Fiscal 2021
Base Salary ($)  
  Annual Incentive
Target %
 Annual Incentive 
Target $

Mark Yost

  600,000  100% 600,000

Laurie Hough

  425,000    75% 318,750

Joseph Kimmell

  350,000    75% 262,500

Wade Lyall

  350,000    75% 262,500

Robert Spence

  325,000    75% 243,750

The following table reflects the annual incentive targets, performance achievement and bonus earned for each of our current DirectorsNEOs for fiscal 2021.

Name

 Fiscal 2021
Base Salary ($)
 Annual Incentive
Target %
 Annual Incentive
Target $
 Annual Incentive
Maximum $
 Performance Achievement
(% of Payout)
 Fiscal 2021
Annual Incentive 
Bonus ($)

Mark Yost

 600,000 100.0% 600,000 1,200,000 130.0% 780,000

Laurie Hough

 425,000   75.0% 318,750    637,500 130.0% 414,375

Joseph Kimmell

 350,000   75.0% 262,500    525,000 130.0% 341,250

Wade Lyall

 350,000   75.0% 262,500    525,000 130.0% 341,250

Robert Spence

 325,000   75.0% 243,750    487,500 130.0% 316,875

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  COMPENSATION DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

The following is a description of the process used to determine actual performance against targets and determine payouts for the annual incentive bonus.

Step One: Select Performance Measure

 

For fiscal 2021, the Compensation Committee decided that the NEOs would have two primary company-wide metrics upon which performance would be measured (collectively, the “Performance Achievement” factor). The following chart provides detail on the metrics established by the Compensation Committee for fiscal 2021.

 

 

Performance Measure and Weighting

 

 

 

Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA             65%

Single Family Completions Market Share        35%

 

 

 
    

 

Consolidated Adjusted 
EBITDA (in thousands) 

 

Single Family

Completions Market Share

 

Step Two: Select Performance Targets

 

Threshold

 

$45,800

 

 

2.21%          

 

 

Target

 

$65,400

 

 

2.33%          

 

 

Over-Perform

 

$78,500

 

 

2.38%          

 

 

Maximum

 

$91,600

 

 

2.43%          

 

Step Three: Select

Performance
Achievement

 

The Compensation Committee then established the following performance payout scale for each Company performance goals for fiscal 2021:

  50% if the threshold goal was achieved

  100% if the target goal was achieved

  150% if the over-perform goal was achieved

  200% if the maximum goal was achieved

 

If the threshold performance goal for a particular metric was not achieved, no incentive bonus would be paid with respect to that metric. The performance adjustment factors are determined using straight-line interpolation when our actual performance falls between two performance targets.

 

 

   

   

   

   

 

Step Four: Assess
Performance Against Targets
and Determine Payouts

 For fiscal 2021, the Compensation Committee confirmed that the Company achieved $134.8 million in Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA and Single Family Completions Market Share of 2.12% resulting in a weighted average percentage of achievement of Company goals of 130%. Based on these results, the Compensation Committee confirmed the Performance Adjustment factor to be applied to each NEO’s target incentive amount shown in the table above.

 

LONG-TERM EQUITY AWARDS

We grant long-term equity awards to align the interests of our executives with those of our shareholders, by tying our executives’ long-term compensation directly to growth in the Company’s stock price and to the achievement of our strategic goals. We also believe that long-term equity awards are an important retention tool.

In fiscal 2021, just as in fiscal 2020, we granted each of our NEOs three types of long-term equity awards.

1)

Stock options – comprising approximately 35% of the total long-term equity grant;

2)

Performance stock units (“PSUs”)* – comprising approximately 35% of the total long-term equity grant; and

3)

Restricted stock units (“RSUs”) – comprising approximately 30% of the total long-term equity grant.

*

The value of these awards reflected in the table below on page 35 and in the Summary Compensation Table on page 40 is the grant date fair value determined for accounting purposes using a Monte Carlo simulation model, which applies a valuation factor to the target award to estimate the probable outcome of the performance conditions and resulted in a lower grant date fair value than the target value described above.

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COMPENSATION DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS  

Following the Exchange, the Company adopted the 2018 Equity Incentive Plan (“Equity Incentive Plan”) to advance the interests of the Company by providing for the grant of stock and stock-based incentive awards to participants. All of the long-term equity grants in fiscal 2021 and 2020 were made pursuant to the Equity Incentive Plan.

In determining the number of options, PSUs, and RSUs to award, the Compensation Committee considered the NEO’s role at the Company, the NEO’s employment agreement, if any, benchmarking data, our recent financial performance, the performance of our common stock, the fair market value, the expense and the three nominees for election as Directors, our Named Executive Officers for fiscal year 2017,dilutive effect of any potential awards, succession planning, and allthe importance of our current executive officersretaining the officer’s services. The Compensation Committee also solicited the advice of its independent compensation consultant and Directors as a group, based onthe opinion of the Company’s records and data supplied by each of the Directors and Named Executive Officers. The percentage of beneficial ownership set forth below is based upon 8,391,244 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding as of the close of business on July 31, 2017. Unless otherwise noted below, the address of each beneficial owner listed in the table is c/o Skyline Corporation, 2520 By-Pass Road, P.O. Box 743, Elkhart, Indiana 46515. Each person set forth in the table below has sole voting and investment powerCEO except with respect to the awards to the CEO. The CEO generally gives the Compensation Committee an initial recommendation for annual long-term equity awards for the other NEOs. The Compensation Committee reviews this recommendation and makes its own independent determination.

Stock Options

Each stock option represents the right to purchase one share of our common stock at the exercise price, or “strike” price. Except in the case of certain incentive stock options which were not granted in fiscal 2021, the Equity Incentive Plan requires that the strike price of a stock option be no less than 100% of the closing price of a share of the Company’s common stock as reported on the NYSE on the date of the stock option grant. However, the Equity Incentive Plan also permits the Compensation Committee to choose a higher strike price. The Compensation Committee granted stock options to the NEOs on January 4, 2021 using a Volume Weighted Average Price (“VWAP”) based on the trailing 30 days of trading activity, which resulted in a strike price above the value of the common stock on the grant date.

Subject to continued employment by or service to the Company on each vesting date, our option awards generally vest in equal annual installments on each of the first three anniversaries of the vesting commencement date. The awards expire on the tenth anniversary of the grant date. In addition, if the NEO’s employment or other service relationship with the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries is terminated without “cause” (as defined in the Equity Incentive Plan) or if the NEO resigns employment for “good reason” (as defined in the option award agreement), then the next one-third of shares listed, unless otherwise indicated.

Name and Title

  Shares of Skyline
Common  Stock

Beneficially Owned
at July 31, 2017
Directly or Indirectly
  Percent
of
Class(2)
 

ARTHUR J. DECIO

Director Nominee and Current Director

   1,407,784(1)   16.8

RICHARD W. FLOREA

Director Nominee, Current Director, President and Chief Executive Officer

   103,500(3)   1.2

JOHN C. FIRTH

Director Nominee and Current Director

   10,500       

SAMUEL S. THOMPSON

Director Nominee and Current Director

   3,000       

JOHN W. ROSENTHAL SR.

Director Nominee and Current Director

   1,000       

MATTHEW W. LONG

Director Nominee

          *  

THOMAS L. EISELE

Director Nominee

          *  

JERRY HAMMES

Current Director

   13,000       

DAVID T. LINK

Current Director

   600       

TERENCE M. DECIO

Vice President, Marketing and Sales

   30,080       

JEFFREY A. NEWPORT

Chief Operating Officer

   5,000(4)       
ALL CURRENT DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AS A GROUP (12 persons)   1,577,464   18.8

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*

Represents less than 1% of the Company’s outstanding shares of Common Stock calculated in accordance with Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act. See footnote 2 below.

(1)

Includes 33,500 shares in The Arthur J. Decio Foundation, a charitable foundation, of which Mr. Decio is a trustee. Mr. Decio disclaims any beneficial interest with respect to these shares.

(2)

For each individual or group disclosed in the table above, the figures in this column are based on 8,391,244 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding as of July 31, 2017, plus the number of shares of Common Stock each such individual or group has the right to acquire on or within 60 days after July 31, 2017, if any, computed in accordance with Rule 13d-3(d)(1) under the Exchange Act.

(3)

Includes 80,000 shares subject to vested stock options granted to Mr. Florea on June 25, 2015 under the 2015 Plan and which are currently exercisable. Under the terms of the grant, the original award consisted of a grant of options to purchase 200,000 shares of Skyline’s common stock, vesting in five annual installments of 40,000 options each, with the first and second tranches vesting on June 25, 2016 and 2017. Three vesting tranches remain – 40,000 options vest on each of June 25, 2018, 2019, and 2020.

(4)

Includes 5,000 shares subject to vested stock options granted to Mr. Newport on February 1, 2016 under the 2015 Plan and which are currently exercisable. Under the terms of the grant, the original award consisted of a grant of options to purchase 25,000 shares of Skyline’s common stock, vesting in five annual installments of 5,000 options each, with the first tranche vesting on February 1, 2017. Four vesting tranches remain – 5,000 options vest on each of February 1, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021.

SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN OTHER BENEFICIAL OWNERSsubject to the stock option that would have vested had such NEO remained employed or in service shall vest upon such termination of employment or service. Further, the unvested portion of the stock option shall vest in full upon the NEO’s termination of employment or service due to death or disability (“disability” being defined in the Equity Incentive Plan).

The following table sets forth, as of July 31, 2017, information relating to the beneficial ownership of Skyline Common Stock by each person, entity, or “group” as indicated known to Skyline to beneficially own at least 5% of Skyline’s Common Stock. InformationNEO’s stock option award agreement also incorporates provisions with respect to beneficial ownersperpetual confidentiality, as well as non-competition and non-solicitation provisions that apply during employment and for eighteen (18) months following the NEO’s termination of more than 5%employment for NEOs with employment agreements, and twelve (12) months for NEOs without employment agreements. A breach by the NEO of such provisions, depending on when such breach occurred, could result in the NEO’s termination of employment for cause and the termination of the outstanding Common Stockstock option award, or action taken under the company’s Compensation Recoupment Policy.

We believe that granting stock options supports our pay-for-performance philosophy by aligning management and shareholder interests. That is, based on filings those persons have made withour executives only realize gains to the SEC.

Name and Address

of Beneficial Owner

  Shares of Skyline Common
Stock Beneficially Owned
at July 31,  2017
   Percent of
Class(1)
 

Wells Fargo & Company(2)

420 Montgomery Street

San Francisco, CA 94104

   1,162,902    13.9

Tontine Asset Associates, LLC(3)

1 Sound Shore Drive, Suite 304

Greenwich, CT 06830-7251

   1,133,039    13.5

Venator Capital Management, Ltd.(4)

2 Bloor Street West, Suite 901

Toronto, Ontario, Canada M4W 3E2

   569,633    6.8

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(1)

For each beneficial owner disclosed in the table above, the figures in this column are based on 8,391,244 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding as of July 31, 2017, plus the number of shares of Common Stock each such individual or entity has the right to acquire on or within 60 days after July 31, 2017, if any, computed in accordance with Rule 13d-3(d)(1) under the Exchange Act.

(2)

This information is based solely on a Schedule 13G/A filed with the SEC as of December 31, 2016 on behalf of Wells Fargo & Company (“Wells Fargo”) and various affiliates of Wells Fargo, including Wells Capital Management Incorporated (“WCMI”) and Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC (“WFFM”). Wells Fargo has sole dispositive and voting power with respect to 1 of the reported shares, shared voting power with respect to 352,401 of the reported shares, and shared dispositive power with respect to 1,162,901 of the reported shares. WCMI has shared voting and dispositive power with respect to 1,153,280 of the reported shares. WFFM has shared voting power with respect to 810,500 of the reported shares.

(3)

This information is based solely on a Schedule 13G/A filed with the SEC as of July 19, 2017 on behalf of Tontine Asset Associates, LLC (“TAA”) and various affiliates of TAA, including Tontine Capital Overseas Master Fund II, LP (“TCOM II”), and Jeffrey L. Gendell. The reported shares are directly owned by TCOM II. TAA is the general partner of TCOM II and has the power to direct the affairs of TCOM II. Mr. Gendell is the Managing Member of TAA and inextent our share price rises over that capacity directs its operations. TAA and Mr. Gendell each has shared voting and dispositive power with respect to all 1,133,039 of the reported shares.

(4)

This information is based solely on a Schedule 13G filed with the SEC as of December 31, 2016 on behalf of Venator Capital Management, Ltd. (“Venator”) and various affiliates of Venator, including Venator Founders Fund L.P., an Ontario limited partnership (“Venator Founders Fund”), Venator Partners Fund L.P., an Ontario limited partnership (“Venator Partners Fund”), Venator Partners Master Fund L.P., a Cayman Islands limited partnership (“Venator Master Fund”), Venator Select Fund L.P., an Ontario limited partnership (“Venator Select Fund”), and Focus 900 Ltd., a Cayman Islands exempted company (“Focus 900”). Venator serves as investment manager to each of Venator Founders Fund, Venator Partners Fund, Venator Master Fund, Venator Select Fund and Focus 900. Brandon Osten is Chief Executive Officer, portfolio manager, and controlling shareholder of Venator. In such capacities, Venator and Mr. Osten may be deemed to have voting and dispositive power over the reported shares held for the accounts of Venator Founders Fund, Venator Partners Fund, Venator Master Fund, Venator Select Fund and Focus 900. Venator and Mr. Osten each has shared voting and dispositive power with respect to all 569,633 of the reported shares.

SECTION 16(a) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP REPORTING COMPLIANCE

Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act requiresstrike price, thereby tying compensation that can be realized to stock price appreciation. In addition to promoting alignment of management and shareholder interests, the Company’s officers, Directors,three-year vesting schedule and shareholders who beneficially own more than 10%ten-year exercise term of our options ensures that our executives are appropriately focused on Skyline Champion’s long-term strategic goals. This vesting schedule also operates as a retention tool.

Performance Stock Units

PSUs vest in a cliff at the conclusion of a three-year performance period on the basis of the Company’s Common Stock,achievement of total shareholder return relative to file reportsselect peer group companies. Depending on the level of ownershipachievement, PSUs represent the right to receive between 0% and changes150% of a targeted number of shares of our common stock. For PSUs granted in ownership on Forms 3, 4, and 5 withfiscal 2021, the SEC. Officers, Directors, and greater than 10% shareholders are required byCompensation Committee used relative total shareholder return as the SEC to furnish the Company with copies of all Forms 3, 4, and 5 that they file. Based solely on Skyline’s review of the copies of the forms it has received and representations from certain reporting persons that they were not required to file a Form 5 for certain fiscal years, Skyline is not aware of any transactions in Skyline securities that were not timely reported as required by Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act during the fiscal year ended May 31, 2017.

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Summary Compensation Table

for fiscal years ended May 31, 2017 and 2016

The following table provides information about all compensation awarded to, earned by, or paid toPSU performance measure. For these grants, performance will be measured using the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and the two most highly compensated executive officers other than the Chief Executive Officer whose total compensationpercentile ranking within a performance peer group as included in Exhibit 10.10 to Skyline Champion’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2017 exceeded $100,000 (theseApril 3, 2021.

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The funding formula governing the earnout of the PSUs is set forth below.

   Percentile Rank  Payout % 

Threshold

    50th     50

Target

    65th     100

Maximum

    80th     150
             

The actual payout percentage is determined using straight-line interpolation for performance that falls between the threshold and the target levels or between the target and the maximum levels. If the threshold performance goal is not achieved, the PSUs do not vest and no shares will be earned. PSUs awarded in 2021 will vest, if at all, at the end of the three-year performance period concluding on January 4, 2024. The PSUs will also vest upon a change in control (as such term is defined in the PSU award agreement) provided that the NEO is employed by or otherwise providing services to the Company on the date of such change in control.

In addition, if the NEO’s employment or other service relationship with the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries is terminated without “cause” (as defined in the Equity Incentive Plan) or if the NEO resigns employment for “good reason” (as defined in the PSU award agreement), in either case prior to the vesting of the PSUs, then a specified percentage of the PSUs as described in the PSU award agreement shall remain outstanding and eligible to vest based on actual performance for one year following such termination of employment or service, but only if they otherwise would have vested. In the event there is no vesting event within one year of termination, the PSUs will forfeited and cancelled for no consideration.

The NEO’s PSU award agreement also incorporates provisions with respect to perpetual confidentiality, as well as non-competition and non-solicitation provisions that apply during employment and for eighteen (18) months following the NEO’s termination of employment for NEOs with employment agreements, and twelve (12) months for NEOs without employment agreements. A breach by the NEO of such provisions, depending on when such breach occurred, could result in the NEO’s termination of employment for cause and the termination of the PSU award, or action taken under the company’s Compensation Recoupment Policy.

The Compensation Committee considers PSUs to be a key component of our pay-for-performance philosophy because the PSUs directly tie the amount of equity that can be earned to Skyline Champion’s shareholder return, which directly aligns the interests of our executives and our shareholders. For this reason, the Compensation Committee believes relative total shareholder return to be an appropriate reflection of the Company’s performance. In addition, the multi-year performance period serves as a retention tool and ensures that our executives are appropriately focused on Skyline Champion’s long-term strategic and financial goals.

Restricted Stock Units

The Company granted RSUs to the NEOs on January 4, 2021 that are subject to continued employment by, or other service to the Company through each vesting date. The RSUs, generally vest in equal installments on each of the first three individualsanniversaries of the vesting commencement date. We believe the RSUs deliver a meaningful long-term incentive that balances risk and potential reward. These awards also serve as an effective retention tool to motivate our NEOs to remain with the Company and continue to drive performance. RSU awards are referredonly earned if the individual continues to be employed by or otherwise provides service to the Company through the applicable vesting dates of the awards. Delivery of the shares underlying the vested RSUs will occur upon the earlier of the third anniversary of the grant date or the occurrence of a change in control (as such term is defined in the RSU award agreement).

In addition, if the NEO’s employment or other service relationship with the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries is terminated without “cause” (as defined in the Equity Incentive Plan) or if the NEO resigns employment for “good reason” (as defined in the RSU award agreement), then the next one-third of RSUs that would have vested had such NEO remained

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employed or in service shall vest upon such termination of employment or service. Further, the unvested RSUs subject to the award shall vest upon the NEO’s termination of employment or service due to death or disability (“disability” being defined in the Equity Incentive Plan), with delivery on the earlier of the third anniversary of the grant date or the one year anniversary of such termination.

The NEO’s RSU award agreements also incorporate provisions with respect to perpetual confidentiality, as well as non-competition and solicitation provisions that apply during employment and for eighteen (18) months following the NEO’s termination of employment for NEOs with employment agreements, and twelve (12) months for NEOs without employment agreements. A breach by the NEO of such provisions, depending on when such breach occurred, could result in the NEO’s termination of employment for cause and the termination of the RSU award, or action taken under the company’s Compensation Recoupment Policy.

Fiscal 2021 Long-Term Equity Awards

In fiscal 2021, as described above and noted below, the Compensation Committee approved the grant of stock option, PSU, and RSU awards to our NEOs as part of our annual long-term equity award process, in the same amounts as those awarded in fiscal 2020.

Name

Grant Date
Fair Value of 
Stock
Options ($)
Grant Date
Fair Value of 
PSUs ($)
Grant Date
Fair Value of 
RSUs ($)
Total
Grant Date
Fair Value ($)

Mark Yost

 427,927   429,645   389,440 1,247,012 

Laurie Hough

 202,076   202,889   183,901 588,866 

Joseph Kimmell

 110,947   111,392   100,954 323,293 

Wade Lyall

 110,947   111,392   100,954 323,293 

Robert Spence

 103,022   103,445   93,751 300,218 
 

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COMPENSATION MIX

As our executives assume more responsibility, we generally increase the percentage of their compensation that is performance-based. We do not have a pre-established policy or target for allocation between specific compensation components. The following charts, however, show that the majority of target total direct compensation for both our CEO and our other NEOs as a group is not fixed but rather is variable and will be earned or paid, as applicable, based on Company and/or individual performance and/or stock price. The following charts and tables reflect the target total direct compensation (base salary, target annual incentive bonus and long-term equity grants (in the case of PSUs, assuming target performance)) set by the Compensation Committee.

CEO Annual Total
Direct Compensation

Average NEO Annual Total

Direct Compensation

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The table below illustrates how the target annual total direct compensation set by the Compensation Committee for each of our continuing NEOs was allocated between fixed and variable compensation for fiscal 2021, as well as the “Namedbreakdown of variable compensation that was based on annual and long-term Company performance and/or stock price.

     Percentage of Annual
Total Direct  Compensation
       Percentage of Annual
      Variable  Compensation      
  

Name

    Fixed     Variable       Annual     Long-Term      

Mark Yost

      25%   

 

 

 

    75%   

 

 

 

      32%   

 

 

 

    68%          

Laurie Hough

      32%   

 

 

 

    68%   

 

 

 

      35%   

 

 

 

    65%  

Joseph Kimmell

      37%   

 

 

 

    63%   

 

 

 

      45%   

 

 

 

    55%  

Wade Lyall

      37%   

 

 

 

    63%   

 

 

 

      45%   

 

 

 

    55%  

Robert Spence

      37%    

 

 

 

 

 

    63%    

 

 

 

 

 

      45%    

 

 

 

 

 

    55%     

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENTS

Ms. Hough and Messrs. Yost and Spence have employment agreements with the Company. The employment agreements of Ms. Hough and Messrs. Spence and Yost provide for a base salary, annual target and maximum bonus opportunities, grants under the Equity Incentive Plan, participation in the Company’s broad-based employee benefit plans, severance benefits in the event of certain types of termination of employment (as described in more detail under “Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change-in-Control”), and reimbursement of reasonable business-related expenses (subject to any limitations or restrictions imposed by our Board).

SEVERANCE ARRANGEMENTS

The Champion Home Builders, Inc. Separation Allowance Plan (“Separation Plan”) applies broadly to eligible participants who have at least twelve (12) months service with the Company and allows for management discretion in determining, on a case-by-case basis, a separation allowance and a period of benefits continuance in the event the participant’s employment is involuntarily terminated by the Company. The Separation Plan generally provides for severance payments based on the recipient’s position and years of service with the Company and excludes from participation any executive officer or other person with an individual separation agreement or other written agreement that provides for post-termination benefits.

BENEFIT, RETIREMENT AND DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLANS

Our executive officers participate in the same employee benefit plans that are made available to Skyline Champion employees generally. These benefits are intended to be part of a competitive compensation package.

We do not provide a defined benefit pension plan for our NEOs or other employees. Our currently employed NEOs are eligible to participate in our 401(k) plan (the “401(k) Plan”) on the same terms as are generally provided to our full-time U.S. salaried employees. Pursuant to a Company approved amendment to the 401(k) Plan during fiscal 2019, the Company provides matching contributions in respect of a portion of the participant’s elective deferrals under the 401(k) Plan.

CLAWBACK

In November 2020, the Company adopted a Compensation Recoupment Policy. The Policy permits the Compensation Committee to review the Performance-Based Compensation of one or more Executives for a three-year period preceding the date on which any determination is made that a restatement of the Company’s financial statements is necessary. Performance-Based Compensation is defined to include bonus, equity awards and any other incentive compensation. In its discretion, the Compensation Committee may elect to use reasonable efforts to recover any excess compensation (calculated as the difference between what should have been awarded under the restated financial statements and what was awarded) paid to an Executive Officers”) duringif the Board determines that such Executive engaged in intentional misconduct which materially contributed to the need for a restatement. The Policy lists a set of factors for the Committee to evaluate in determining whether to seek to recover the excess compensation or whether to conclude that doing so would be (i) unreasonable or (ii) contrary to the best interests of the Company.

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STOCK OWNERSHIP GUIDELINES

In fiscal 2021, the Company implemented Stock Ownership Guidelines for Senior Management and Independent, Non-Employee Directors. The policy sets a minimum threshold of stock ownership to be achieved by each within three (3) years of the later of the Effective Date of the guidelines or first becoming an equity plan participant. The Guidelines prescribe the following holdings:

Position

Holding Requirement

CEO

3 times salary

CFO

1.5 times salary

Other Section 16 Officers

1 times salary

Non-employee Directors

3 times annual cash retainer

The Guidelines provide the Compensation Committee with discretion to take certain actions against an executive officer or independent non-employee director until the Guidelines are met by the participant. As of April 3, 2021, our CEO, CFO and all of our Section 16 Officers and Non-employee Directors were in compliance with the plan’s holding requirements.

PROHIBITION ON HEDGING AND PLEDGING

The Company’s Insider Trading Policy prohibits all Skyline Champion associates who are subject to pre-clearance procedures from engaging in any hedging or pledging transactions involving Skyline Champion stock. This prohibition applies to both our NEOs and our non-employee directors.

DEDUCTIBILITY OF EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

We consider objectives such as attracting, retaining and motivating leaders when we design our executive compensation programs. We also consider the tax-deductibility of compensation, but it is not our sole consideration.

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COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REPORT

The Compensation Committee has reviewed and discussed the foregoing Compensation Discussion and Analysis with management. Based on this review and discussion, the Compensation Committee recommended to the Skyline Champion Corporation Board of Directors that the Compensation Discussion and Analysis be included in this proxy statement and incorporated by reference into Skyline Champion’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal yearsyear ended May 31, 2017 and May 31, 2016.April 3, 2021.

THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE

Timothy Bernlohr

Eddie Capel, Chair

Michael Kaufman

Gary Robinette

 

       

Name and

Principal Position

 Year  Salary ($)  Bonus ($)  Stock
Awards(1) ($)
  Option
Awards(1) ($)
  Total ($) 

Richard W. Florea

President and

Chief Executive Officer

  
2017
2016
 
 
  
369,000
305,000
 
(2) 
  

14,000

150,000

 

 

  
179,000
 
 
  
170,000
421,000
 
 
  
732,000
876,000
 
 

Jeffrey A. Newport

Chief Operating Officer

  2017   230,000   8,000   37,000   49,000   324,000 

Terrence M. Decio(3)

Vice President,

Marketing and Sales

  
2017
2016
 
 
  
244,000
240,000
 
 
  
4,000
 
 
  


 

 

  


 

 

  
248,000
240,000
 
 

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  COMPENSATION TABLES

COMPENSATION TABLES

SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE FOR FISCAL 2021

The table below shows the compensation paid to or earned by our NEOs in fiscal 2021, 2020, and 2019

Name and

Principal Position

 Year 

Salary

($)
(1)(2)

 Bonus
($)
 Stock
Awards
($) (3)
 Option
Awards
($) (4)
 Non-Equity
Incentive Plan
Compensation
($) (5)
 

Change in
pension
value and
nonqualified
deferred
compensation
earnings

($)

 All Other
Compensation
 

Total

($)

Mark Yost

President and Chief Executive
Officer

  

 

2021

  

 

600,000

  

 

  

 

819,085

  

 

427,927

  

 

780,000

  

 

  

 

8,550

(6)

  

 

2,635,562

  

 

2020

  

 

561,538

  

 

  

 

1,703,059

  

 

717,767

  

 

675,936

  

 

  

 

8,794

(6)

  

 

3,667,094

  

 

2019

  

 

395,833

  

 

  

 

10,464,721

  

 

65,336

  

 

722,000

  

 

  

 

2,375

(6)

  

 

11,650,265

Laurie Hough

Executive Vice President, Chief

Financial Officer and Treasurer

  

 

2021

  

 

425,000

  

 

  

 

386,790

  

 

202,076

  

 

414,375

  

 

  

 

8,550

(6)

  

 

1,436,791

  

 

2020

  

 

421,154

  

 

  

 

593,701

  

 

338,955

  

 

371,786

  

 

  

 

8,746

(6)

  

 

1,734,342

  

 

2019

  

 

312,500

  

 

  

 

5,712,002

  

 

51,581

  

 

534,375

  

 

  

 

2,596

(6)

  

 

6,613,054

  

 

    

                

Joseph Kimmell

Executive Vice President,
Operations

  

 

2021

  

 

350,000

  

 

  

 

212,346

  

 

110,947

  

 

341,250

  

 

  

 

2,019

(6)

  

 

1,016,562

  

 

2020

  

 

342,308

  

 

  

 

325,916

  

 

186,097

  

 

300,949

  

 

  

 

8,015

(6)

  

 

1,163,285

  

 

2019

  

 

208,333

  

 

  

 

4,991,964

  

 

22,924

  

 

375,000

  

 

  

 

1,731

(6)

  

 

5,599,952

Wade Lyall

Executive Vice President, Sales
and Business Development

  

 

2021

  

 

350,000

  

 

  

 

212,346

  

 

110,947

  

 

341,250

  

 

  

 

  

 

1,014,543

  

 

2020

  

 

342,308

  

 

  

 

325,916

  

 

186,097

  

 

300,949

  

 

  

 

  

 

1,155,270

  

 

2019

  

 

208,333

  

 

  

 

4,991,964

  

 

22,924

  

 

375,000

  

 

  

 

  

 

5,598,221

  

 

    

                

Robert Spence

Senior Vice President, General
Counsel and Corporate
Secretary

  

 

2021

  

 

325,000

  

 

  

 

197,196

  

 

103,022

  

 

316,875

  

 

  

 

8,550

(6)

  

 

950,643

  

 

2020

  

 

250,000

  

 

  

 

302,665

  

 

172,792

  

 

223,384

  

 

  

 

3,956

(7)

  

 

952,797

                  
                                             

(1)

The amounts in this column for fiscal 2021 reflect actual salaries paid, which may differ from the annualized base salaries disclosed in “Compensation Discussion and Analysis—What We Pay and Why: Elements of Compensation—Base Salary” in this proxy statement.

(2)

Represents amounts earned from June 1, 2018 (the start dates of Ms. Hough and Messrs. Yost, Kimmell and Lyall) through the end of fiscal 2019.

(3)

Amounts in this column represent the aggregate grant date fair value of RSU and PSU awards granted in fiscal 2021 and 2020, and restricted stock, RSU, and PSU awards granted in fiscal 2019. The fiscal 2019 amounts include the incremental fair value associated with the modification and exchange of Class C unit awards of Champion Holdings for restricted stock in connection with the Exchange and the grant date fair value of Class A units awarded in connection with the Exchange. The value of the awards was computed in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification 718, Compensation—Stock Compensation (“ASC 718”), disregarding the effects of estimated forfeitures. For the assumptions made in the valuation of PSU awards, see Note 12 to the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements included in Item 15 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal 2021.

(4)

Amounts in this column represent the aggregate grant date fair value of stock option awards computed in accordance with ASC 718, disregarding the effects of estimated forfeitures. For the assumptions made in the valuation of option awards, see Note 12 to the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements included in Item 15 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal 2021.

(5)

Amounts in this column represent bonuses earned under the Company’s Annual Bonus Plan. See “Compensation Discussion and Analysis—What We Pay and Why: Elements of Compensation—Annual Incentive Bonus” in this proxy statement.

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(6)

Amounts represent matching contributions made by the Company to the NEO’s 401(k) plan account (the “401(k) Match”). The Company began matching a certain percentage of participant contributions to the Company’s 401(k) plan beginning January 1, 2019. See “Compensation Discussion and Analysis, What We Pay and Why: Elements of Compensation—Additional Information—Retirement and Deferred Compensation Plans” in this proxy statement.

(7)

Amount includes 401(k) Match and reimbursement for COBRA expenses incurred by Mr. Spence prior to his becoming eligible for the Company’s healthcare benefits.

GRANTS OF PLAN-BASED AWARDS IN FISCAL 2021

The following table lists grants of plan-based awards to each of our NEOs during fiscal 2021.

    Estimated Future Payouts
Under
Non-Equity Incentive Plan
Awards (1)
   Estimated Future Payouts
Under
Equity Incentive Plan
Awards (2)
 

All Other
Stock
Awards:
Number of
Shares

Of Stock
(#) (3)

 

All Other Option
Awards:
Number of
Securities
Underlying

Options
(#) (4)

 

Exercise
Price Of
Option
Awards

($/Sh) (5)

 

Grant Date
Fair Value
Of Stock
and
Option

Awards
($) (6)

Name

 Grant
Date
 Threshold
($)
 Target
($)
 Maximum
($)
   Threshold
(#)
 Target
(#)
 Maximum
(#)

Mark Yost

       

 

300,000

  

 

600,000

  

 

1,200,000

       

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

01/04/21

(a)

  

 

  

 

  

 

       

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

12,977

  

 

  

 

  

 

389,440

  

 

01/04/21

(b)

  

 

  

 

  

 

       

 

7,570

  

 

15,139

  

 

22,709

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

429,645

  

 

01/04/21

(c)

  

 

  

 

  

 

    

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

34,289

  

 

31.21

  

 

427,927

Laurie Hough

       

 

159,375

  

 

318,750

  

 

637,500

       

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

01/04/21

(a)

  

 

  

 

  

 

       

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

6,128

  

 

  

 

  

 

183,901

  

 

01/04/21

(b)

  

 

  

 

  

 

       

 

3,575

  

 

7,149

  

 

10,724

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

202,889

  

 

01/04/21

(c)

  

 

  

 

  

 

    

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

16,192

  

 

31.21

  

 

202,076

Joseph Kimmell

       

 

131,250

  

 

262,500

  

 

525,000

       

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

01/04/21

(a)

  

 

  

 

  

 

       

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

3,364

  

 

  

 

  

 

100,954

  

 

01/04/21

(b)

  

 

  

 

  

 

       

 

1,963

  

 

3,925

  

 

5,888

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

111,392

  

 

01/04/21

(c)

  

 

  

 

  

 

    

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

8,890

  

 

31.21

  

 

110,947

Wade Lyall

        131,250   262,500   525,000                          
  

 

01/04/21

(a)

  

 

  

 

  

 

       

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

3,364

  

 

  

 

  

 

100,954

  

 

01/04/21

(b)

  

 

  

 

  

 

       

 

1,963

  

 

3,925

  

 

5,888

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

111,392

  

 

01/04/21

(c)

  

 

  

 

  

 

    

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

8,890

  

 

31.21

  

 

110,947

Robert Spence

       

 

121,875

  

 

243,750

  

 

487,500

       

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

01/04/21

(a)

  

 

  

 

  

 

       

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

3,124

  

 

  

 

  

 

93,751

  

 

01/04/21

(b)

  

 

  

 

  

 

       

 

1,823

  

 

3,645

  

 

5,468

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

103,445

   

 

01/04/21

(c)

  

 

  

 

  

 

       

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

8,255

  

 

31.21

  

 

103,022

 

(1)

Amounts in these columns represent amounts payable at threshold, target and maximum under the aggregateterms of the Bonus Plan for fiscal 2021. See “Compensation Discussion and Analysis—What We Pay and Why: Elements of Compensation—Annual Incentive Bonus” in this proxy statement.

(2)

Amounts in these columns represent shares that may vest in respect of PSUs at threshold, target and maximum levels depending on the achievement of certain total shareholder return performance metrics. See “Compensation Discussion and Analysis, What We Pay and Why: Elements of Compensation—Long-term Equity Awards—Performance Stock Units” in this proxy statement.

(3)

Amounts in this column represent the number of RSUs granted to each NEO in fiscal 2021 which are subject to the vesting and delivery conditions described above in “Compensation Discussion and Analysis, What We Pay and Why: Elements of Compensation—Fiscal 2021Long-term Equity Awards—Restricted Stock Units” in this proxy statement.

(4)

Represents stock options granted to each NEO in fiscal 2021, which are subject to the vesting conditions described above under “Compensation Discussion and Analysis, What We Pay and Why: Elements of Compensation—Long-term Equity Awards—Stock Options” in this proxy statement.

(5)

The exercise price was determined using a Volume Weighted Average Price (“VWAP”). For awards granted in fiscal 2021, the VWAP was based on trades of the Company’s common stock for the 30 trading days ending on December 31, 2020. The VWAP resulted in an exercise price that was greater than the stock price at the date of grant.

(6)

Reflects the grant date fair value of each award computedstock option, RSU and PSU awards granted in fiscal 2021 determined in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) TopicASC 718. ForSee footnotes (3) and (4) to the assumptions madeSummary Compensation Table in the valuation of these stock and option awards, see Note 13 to our audited consolidated financial statements included in Item 8 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2017. Options are for the purchase of shares of common stock.this proxy statement.

(2)

Mr. Florea was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer effective July 27, 2015, which was during the second month of the Company’s fiscal year 2016. The salary figure for Mr. Florea shown in this table for fiscal 2016 represents the salary earned by Mr. Florea for the portion of fiscal 2016 during which he was employed by the Company, at an annual base salary of $360,000.2021 PROXY STATEMENT – ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

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Terrence M. Decio is the son of Arthur J. Decio.


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Employment Agreement with Richard Florea

The Company has entered into an Executive Employment Agreement dated June 25, 2015 (the “Employment Agreement”) with Richard W. Florea, the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer. Following is a description of the material terms of the Employment Agreement.

The initial term of the Employment Agreement continued until May 31, 2017, and upon expiration of the initial term the Employment Agreement will automatically renew for successive one-year periods unless one of the parties gives 60-day prior notice of termination to the other party or the agreement is earlier terminated in accordance with its terms. The Employment Agreement provides Mr. Florea with an annual base salary of $360,000, and he will be eligible to receive an annual performance bonus for each of Skyline’s fiscal years in an amount up to 50% of his base salary based on the achievement of certain financial and operational goals for Skyline and Mr. Florea as established by the Board. Each annual performance bonus to which Mr. Florea becomes entitled will be paid by August 15 following the fiscal year for which the bonus is due. Additionally, Mr. Florea was granted options to purchase 200,000 shares of Skyline common stock under the Skyline Corporation 2015 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2015 Plan”). The options vest in five annual installments of 40,000 options each. Mr. Florea also is entitled to participate in the medical, life, and disability insurance plans, retirement plans, and other employee benefit plans and policies as established by Skyline from time to time upon the same terms as available to other executive officers of Skyline.

Under the Employment Agreement, Mr. Florea is entitled to receive severance benefits if his employment is terminated under certain circumstances. In this regard, if Skyline terminates Mr. Florea’s employment without “Cause” (as defined in the Employment Agreement) in contemplation of a “Change in Control” (as defined in the Employment Agreement) or without Cause within six months after the occurrence of a Change in Control, then he will be entitled to the following severance benefits: (i) his then-current base salary for an 18-month period; and (ii) all stock options granted to Mr. Florea (as described in the preceding paragraph) will immediately vest. These severance benefits will be payable to Mr. Florea in equal quarterly installments with the first installment payable on the first day of the seventh month after the date on which his employment was terminated. However, if Mr. Florea accepts other employment or other consulting engagements within the above-referenced 18-month severance period, his remaining severance payments will be reduced by the total amount of the base salary earned by or paid to Mr. Florea in connection with his subsequent employment or engagement.

If the Employment Agreement is terminated for any reason other than in connection with a Change in Control as described in the preceding paragraph, Mr. Florea will receive his earned but unpaid base salary through the date of termination, any reimbursable business

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expenses, and any accrued but unpaid vested amounts under any of Skyline’s employee benefit plans, and if the termination was without “Cause,” severance payments equal to his then-current base salary for a 9-month period.

In addition, Mr. Florea is bound by noncompetition provisions that restrict him from competing with Skyline for nine months following the termination of his employment with Skyline, except that in the event of termination of his employment without Cause in contemplation of or within six months after a Change of Control, the noncompetition period shall be 18 months (i.e., the same period in which he would be entitled to severance payments in those circumstances). Mr. Florea also is subject to nonsolicitation restrictions with respect to Skyline’s customers and employees for the same period. Finally, Mr. Florea is subject to confidentiality provisions protecting Skyline’s confidential business information from unauthorized disclosure.

401(k) Plan

Skyline has a 401(k) plan where all employees become eligible in the 401(k) plan as of the June 1 or December 1 immediately following completion of six months of employment. Participants in the 401(k) plan have the ability to self-direct investments pursuant to various investment choices permitted under the plan. Employee deferrals under the 401(k) plan are 100% vested. However, assets transferred from two profit sharing plans which are now terminated remain subject to a six year vesting schedule ranging from 0% after one year of employment to 100% after six or more years. Skyline in any year has the discretion to contribute employer contributions on a matching basis (based on participant 401(k) deferrals), or as a profit sharing contribution on the basis of compensation earned by participants. No employer contributions are required in any year. Any employer contributions are subject to the maximum amount permitted under the Internal Revenue Code.

Skyline reserves the right to modify, amend, or terminate the 401(k) plan. In the event of termination of the 401(k) plan, the 401(k) plan trustee must pay all benefits under the plan to participants or their beneficiaries in accordance with Plan provisions and IRS and ERISA requirements.

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Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End 2017OUTSTANDING EQUITY AWARDS AT FISCAL 2021 YEAR END

The following table and footnotes set forth information regardinglists outstanding optionequity awards previously granted to our NEOs as of May 31, 2017 for the Named Executive Officers.April 3, 2021.

 

   Option Awards  Stock Awards 
Name 

Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options

(#)

Exercisable

  

Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options

(#)

Unexercisable

  

Option
Exercise
Price

($)

  Option
Expiration
Date
  

Number of
Shares or Units
of Stock That
Have Not Vested

(#)

  

Market Value of
Shares or Units
of Stock That
Have Not Vested

($)(1)

 

Richard W. Florea

  40,000   160,000   3.12   6/5/2025(2)   12,000(3)   63,120 

Jeffrey A. Newport

  5,000   20,000   4.55   2/1/2026(4)   3,000(5)   15,780 

Terrence M. Decio

                  
  

Option Awards

 

    

Stock Awards

 

Name

 Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options
Exercisable (#)
 Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options
Unexercisable (#) (1)
 Option
Exercise
Price
($) (2)
 Option
Expiration
Date
    Number of
Shares or
Units of
Stock that
have not
vested
(#) (3)
 Market Value
of Share or
Units of
Stock that
have not
vested
($) (4)
 Equity
Incentive
Plan Awards:
Units of stock
that have not
vested
(#) (5)
 Equity
Incentive
Plan Awards:
Market value
of stock that
have not
vested
($) (6)

Mark Yost

  

 

11,082

  

 

5,543

  

$

15.00

  

 

1/3/2029

        

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

23,141

  

 

46,284

  

$

32.11

  

 

1/2/2030

        

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

34,289

  

$

31.21

  

 

1/4/2031

        

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

        

 

41,103

  

 

1,949,104

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

     

 

  

 

  

 

54,122

  

 

2,566,465

Laurie Hough

  

 

8,750

  

 

4,376

  

$

15.00

  

 

1/3/2029

        

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

10,928

  

 

21,856

  

$

32.11

  

 

1/2/2030

        

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

16,192

  

$

31.21

  

 

1/4/2031

        

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

        

 

15,911

  

 

754,515

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

     

 

  

 

  

 

30,832

  

 

1,462,053

Joseph Kimmell

  

 

1,944

  

 

1,945

  

$

15.00

  

 

1/3/2029

        

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

5,998

  

 

12,002

  

$

32.11

  

 

1/2/2030

        

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

8,890

  

$

31.21

  

 

1/4/2031

        

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

        

 

8,343

  

 

395,609

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

     

 

  

 

  

 

15,554

  

 

737,571

Wade Lyall

  

 

3,888

  

 

1,945

  

$

15.00

  

 

1/3/2029

        

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

5,998

  

 

12,002

  

$

32.11

  

 

1/2/2030

        

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

8,890

  

$

31.21

  

 

1/4/2031

        

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

        

 

8,343

  

 

395,609

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

     

 

  

 

  

 

15,554

  

 

737,571

Robert Spence

  

 

5,570

  

 

11,143

  

$

32.11

  

 

1/2/2030

        

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

8,255

  

$

31.21

  

 

1/4/2031

        

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

        

 

6,200

  

 

294,004

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

        

 

  

 

  

 

9,027

  

 

428,060

 

(1)

Represents options to purchase common stock granted to each NEO under the Company’s Equity Incentive Plan, which are subject to the NEO’s continued employment by or service to the Company on each vesting date, scheduled to vest in equal annual installments on each of the first three anniversaries of the vesting commencement date set out in the grant. See “Compensation Discussion and Analysis, What We Pay and Why: Elements of Compensation—Long-Term Equity Awards—Stock Options” in this proxy statement.

(2)

The exercise price can be equal to the greater of the closing price on the grant date or equal to a volume weighted average price (“VWAP”). Awards granted in 2019 utilized a VWAP based on trades of the Company’s common stock for the 15 trading days ending on January 2, 2019. Awards granted in fiscal 2020 utilized the closing price of the stock on the date of the grant. Awards granted in fiscal 2021 utilized a VWAP based on trades of the Company’s common stock for the 30 trading days ending on December 31, 2020.

(3)

Represents RSUs granted to each NEO under the Company’s Equity Incentive Plan, which are subject to the NEO’s continued employment by or service to the Company on each vesting date, scheduled to vest in equal annual installments on each of the first three anniversaries of the vesting commencement date set out in the grant. See “Compensation Discussion and Analysis, What We Pay and Why: Elements of Compensation—Fiscal 2021 Long-Term Equity Awards—Restricted Stock Units” in this proxy statement.

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(4)

The amounts in this column have been calculated by multiplying $5.26$47.42 (the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the last trading day of fiscal 2017,2021, which was May 31, 2017)April 2, 2021) by the number of shares of stock.stock underlying the outstanding RSU awards.

(5)

Represents the number of PSUs that may be earned by each NEO under the Company’s Equity Incentive Plan assuming target performance is achieved. See “Compensation Discussion and Analysis, What We Pay and Why: Elements of Compensation—Fiscal 2021 Long-term Equity Awards—Performance Stock Units” in this proxy statement.

(6)

The amounts in this column have been calculated by multiplying $47.42 (the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the last trading day of fiscal 2021, which was April 2, 2021) by the number of shares of stock underlying the outstanding PSU awards assuming target performance is achieved.

OPTION EXERCISES AND STOCK VESTED IN FISCAL 2021

The following table includes information with respect to the options exercised by, and the RSUs vested in, our NEOs during fiscal 2021.

   Option Awards       Stock Awards 

Name

  Number of Shares
Acquired on Exercise
(#)
   Value Realized on
Exercise
($)
       Number of Shares
Acquired on Vesting
(1) (#)
   Value Realized on
Vesting
(2) ($)
 

Mark Yost

   —                  —                    16,438              424,748      

Laurie Hough

   —                  —                    6,766              162,046      

Joseph Kimmell

   —                  —                    3,322              79,562      

Wade Lyall

   —                  —                    3,322              79,562      

Robert Spence

   —                  —                       1,537              36,811      

(1)

Represents the number of restricted shares of the Company’s common stock that vested during fiscal 2021.

(2)

Amounts were calculated by multiplying the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the vesting date by the number of shares acquired on vesting.

POTENTIAL PAYMENTS UPON TERMINATION OR CHANGE IN CONTROL

We are party to employment agreements with NEOs Yost, Hough and Spence. The equity awards held by these NEOs also have certain termination protections and certain awards are subject to accelerated vesting on a change in control. This section describes the payments and benefits that may be payable upon certain terminations of employment or a change of control and the events that trigger them.

Other than the Separation Plan, our payment obligations under each employment or equity award agreement are contingent upon the NEO satisfying the following obligations:

During his or her employment and for 18 months following his or her termination of employment, the NEO must comply with the provisions of a covenant not to compete.

During his or her employment and for 18 months following his or her termination of employment, the NEO may not solicit or induce our associates to leave us or hire any of our associates.

During his or her employment and at all times subsequent to the last day of his or her employment, the NEO must hold in strict confidence and safeguard any and all protected information, including our trade secrets.

The NEO must return our property and must execute an agreement releasing us from any claims.

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TERMINATION SCENARIOS THAT CAN TRIGGER PAYMENTS AND BENEFITS

There are four categories of events related to a termination of employment that can trigger payments or other benefits to our NEOs: (i) death and disability; (ii) involuntary termination; (iii) voluntary termination for good reason; and (iv) change of control (followed by an involuntary termination). The following chart describes each category.

Category

Specific EventRequirements and payments

Death or Disability

Death

Upon the termination of any NEO’s employment as a result of death, the NEO’s estate is entitled to earned but unpaid base salary, reimbursement of business expenses, and payment of annual bonus compensation earned in the year preceding death, but not yet paid as of such NEO’s death. Further, the unvested portion of outstanding RSUs and stock options held by the NEO shall vest in full upon the NEO’s termination of employment or service due to death. With respect to NEOs Yost and Spence, their estates would be entitled to a pro rata bonus for the year in which death occurred.

Disability

In connection with a termination of employment due to disability, the NEO would become entitled to the same payments, including accelerated vesting of his or her RSUs and stock options as described under “Death” immediately above, as well as any benefits to which the executive may become (or to which he or she may have already been) entitled pursuant to the Company’s short- and long-term disability plans in effect from time to time. With respect to NEOs Yost and Spence, they would be entitled to a pro rata bonus for the year in which disability occurred.

Involuntary Termination

For Cause

Termination for cause occurs when we decide to terminate a NEO based on our good faith determination that one of certain events have occurred. These events are described in detail in the employment agreements for each NEO. Except for base salary that is earned, but not yet paid on the date of such termination, and reimbursements for business expenses, we will not owe any payments to a NEO as a result of a termination for cause.

Without Cause

Termination by us without cause under each of the NEO’s employment agreements occurs when we terminate the NEO’s employment for any reason other than for cause or disability.

Pursuant to their respective employment agreements, in the event any NEO is terminated by the Company without cause, he or she will be provided the following severance benefits: (i) continued payment of their annual base salary bonus at target for a period of twenty-four months for Mr. Yost, or payment of annual base salary for a period of twelve months for Ms. Hough and Mr. Spence following the date of termination, (ii) the annual bonus that was earned but has not yet been paid in the year prior to the year of termination (if any), and (iii) continued participation in, and partial subsidy of the premium cost of, any employer sponsored benefit plans for a period of twenty-four months (Yost) or twelve months (Hough and Spence) following the date of termination. The foregoing severance payments are subject to the NEO executing a general release of claims for the benefit of the Company. None of the employment agreements provide a guaranteed term of employment, nor do they provide tax gross-ups on any compensation. However, if the NEO’s employment or other service relationship with the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries is terminated without cause (as defined in the Equity Incentive Plan), then the next one-third of unvested stock options and the next one-third of unvested RSUs that would have vested had such NEO remained employed or in service shall vest upon such termination of employment or service. As separately described in the PSU award agreement, a specified percentage of PSUs (as described in the PSU agreement) shall remain outstanding and eligible to vest based on actual performance for one year following such termination of employment or service.

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Category

Specific EventRequirements and payments

With respect to NEOs Kimmell and Lyall, if their employment with the Company is involuntarily terminated by the Company, then they may be considered for severance benefits under the Separation Plan. The Separation Plan applies broadly to eligible participants who have at least twelve months service with the Company and allows for management discretion in determining, on a case-by-case basis, a separation allowance and a period of benefits continuance in the event the participant’s employment is involuntarily terminated by the Company without cause. The guidelines under the Separation Plan provide for two weeks of severance for every year of service to the Company, with a minimum separation allowance of 12 weeks, and a maximum of 39 weeks. Outplacement services are also suggested under the Separation Plan.

Voluntary
Termination

For Good Reason

Voluntary termination by the NEO for good reason occurs when the NEO terminates employment because of the occurrence of one of certain conditions described in the NEO’s respective employment agreement. Pursuant to their respective employment agreements, in the event the NEO terminates his or her employment with the Company for good reason, he or she will be provided with the same severance benefits to which he or she would be entitled in the event of the involuntary termination of his or her employment with the Company without cause (including accelerated vesting of certain incentive equity awards).

Without Good
Reason

Termination by the NEO without good reason occurs when the NEO terminates his or her employment for any reason other than good reason, as described above. The effective date of termination is the date set forth in a notice from the NEO to us, which notice must be given to us at least 30 days prior to the effective date of termination. Except for base salary and bonus that have been earned, but not yet paid on the date of such termination, and reimbursements for business expenses, we will not owe any payments to a NEO as a result of a termination without good reason.

Change In
Control

The PSUs held by the NEOs vest upon a change in control (as such term is defined in the PSU award agreement) provided that the NEO is employed on the date of such change in control.

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ESTIMATED SEVERANCE AND CHANGE IN CONTROL PAYMENTS

The following table and footnotes present potential payments to each NEO under various circumstances as if the named executive officer’s employment had been terminated on April 3, 2021, the last day of fiscal 2021, and/or if a change in control had occurred on such date.

 Type of Event

Name

Death or
Disability
Change in
Control
Involuntary
Termination
Without
Cause or
Voluntary
Termination
with Good
Reason

Mark Yost

    Salary Continuation

   1,200,000(5)

    Health Insurance Subsidy

 3,750(1)  15,000(6)

    Annual Incentive Bonus

 300,000(2)  1,200,000(5)

    Long Term Equity Award

 4,106,809(3) 2,566,465(4) 1,703,880(7)

Laurie Hough

    Salary Continuation

   425,000(8)

    Health Insurance Subsidy

   (6)

    Annual Incentive Bonus

   

    Long Term Equity Award

 1,944,438(3) 1,462,053(4) 814,412(7)

Joseph Kimmell

    Salary Continuation

   148,077(9)

    Health Insurance Subsidy

   

    Annual Incentive Bonus

   

    Long Term Equity Award

 797,270(3) 737,571(4) 365,630(7)

Wade Lyall

    Salary Continuation

   228,846(10)

    Health Insurance Subsidy

   

    Annual Incentive Bonus

   

    Long Term Equity Award

 860,295(3) 737,571(4) 365,662(7)

Robert Spence

    Salary Continuation

   325,000(8)

    Health Insurance Subsidy

 3,750(1)  7,500(6)

    Annual Incentive Bonus

 162,500(2)  

    Long Term Equity Award

 549,880(3) 428,060(4) 207,604(7)

(1)

Represents the Company’s portion of the healthcare premiums until such time as the NEO is eligible for long-term disability benefits which is estimated to be 26 weeks.

(2)

Represents the value of a pro rata bonus, at current salary level, in the year in which death or disability occurred, calculated in the same manner and to be paid at the same time as the bonus paid to executives generally. Estimated at fifty percent (50%) of target bonus using fiscal 2021 base salary amount.

(3)

Represents the combined value of unvested RSUs and stock options that become vested as described in “Long-Term Equity Awards” in this proxy statement. The value of the unvested RSUs was calculated by multiplying the closing market price of our common stock on April 2, 2021 ($47.42) by the number of unvested RSUs. The value of unvested stock options that become vested as described herein was calculated by multiplying the number of shares underlying the unvested stock options by the difference between the closing market price of our common stock on April 2, 2021 and the option exercise prices shown in the outstanding equity awards table.

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(4)

Represents the value of unvested PSUs that become vested as described in “Long-Term Equity Awards” in this proxy statement. The value of the unvested PSUs was calculated by multiplying the closing market price of our common stock on April 2, 2021 ($47.42) by the number of unvested PSUs.

(5)

Represents 24 months of payments equal to Mr. Yost’s annual base salary rate of pay on April 3, 2021 and bonus at target.

(6)

Represents the Company’s portion of the healthcare premiums for the 24-month severance period for Mr. Yost and for the 12-month severance period for Mr. Spence. No value is reported for Ms. Hough who, as of April 3, 2021, did not participate in the Company’s medical and dental plans.

(7)

Represents shares underlying the NEO’s stock options (which were unvested on April 3, 2021) scheduled to vest in fiscal 2022 for awards granted in fiscal 2021, 2020 and 2019, multiplied by the positive difference of the closing price of a share of the Company’s common stock as of April 3, 2021 over the exercise price of such stock option, plus the product of the NEO’s RSUs (which were unvested on April 3, 2021) scheduled to vest in fiscal 2022 for awards granted in fiscal 2021, 2020 and 2019, multiplied by the closing price of a share of the Company as of April 2, 2021.

(8)

Represents 12 months of payments equal to the NEO’s annual base salary rate of pay on April 3, 2021.

(9)

Represents severance under the Separation Plan (assuming the Company would exercise its discretion to pay to Mr. Kimmell severance benefits thereunder upon the Company’s termination of his employment without cause) based on two weeks of severance for every year of Mr. Kimmell’s service to the Company (i.e., 11 years), with a minimum of 12 weeks of severance, and a maximum of 39 weeks of severance.

(10)

Represents severance under the Separation Plan (assuming the Company would exercise its discretion to pay to Mr. Lyall severance benefits thereunder upon the Company’s termination of his employment without cause) based on two weeks of severance for every year of Mr. Lyall’s service to the Company (i.e., 17 years), with a minimum of 12 weeks of severance, and a maximum of 39 weeks of severance.

CEO PAY RATIO

The following information about the relationship between the compensation of our employees and the annualized compensation of Mr. Yost, our Chief Executive Officer for fiscal 2021, is provided in compliance with the requirements of Item 402(u) of Regulation S-K adopted under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Item 402(u)”).

We took the following steps in identifying the median of the annual total compensation of all our employees. We determined that, as of April 3, 2021, the last day of fiscal 2021, employee population was 7,700, all located in the United States and Canada. This number includes all the individuals determined to be employees for federal tax purposes, whether full-time, part-time, or temporary, as of that date.

We next identified the employee receiving the median amount of compensation in our employee population. To do this we compared the amount of base salary and wages, paid time off and cash incentive compensation received by each employee, other than Mr. Yost, as reflected in our payroll records. This compensation measure was annualized for permanent employees who were employed on the measuring date but who did not work for the full calendar year. The compensation measure was consistently applied to all of our employees.

As required by Item 402(u), once we identified our median employee, we calculated that employee’s annual total compensation for fiscal 2021 in the same manner in which we calculated Mr. Yost’s total fiscal 2021 compensation reported in the Summary Compensation Table on page 40.

In fiscal 2021, the estimated median of the annual total compensation of our employees, excluding Mr. Yost, determined as described in the preceding paragraph, was $35,934. Mr. Yost’s total compensation for fiscal 2021 was $2,635,562. The resulting estimated ratio of the annual total compensation of Mr. Yost’s to the median of the annual total compensation of all employees was 73 to 1.

The pay ratio provided above was calculated in a manner consistent with Item 402(u) and we believe it constitutes a reasonable estimate. However, as contemplated by Item 402(u), we relied on methods and assumptions that we determined to be appropriate for calculating the pay ratio at Skyline Champion. Other public companies will use methods and assumptions that differ from the ones we chose but are appropriate for their circumstances. Given the various methodologies that public companies are permitted to use to determine an estimate of their pay ratios, the estimated pay ratio reported above should not be used as a basis for comparison between companies.

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DIRECTOR COMPENSATION

Our non-employee directors are compensated for their services as described below.

DIRECTOR COMPENSATION PROGRAM

The following table describes the components of our non-employee director compensation program for fiscal 2021, which remain unchanged from fiscal 2020. The Compensation Committee periodically reviews this program and recommends changes to the Board as appropriate.

Compensation Element

Director Compensation Program (1)

Director Annual Cash Retainer

$65,000

Annual Equity Retainer

$100,000(2)

Board Chair Annual Retainer

$115,000

Committee Chair Fee

$18,500 for the Audit Committee

$18,500 for the Compensation Committee

$15,000 for the Nominating and Governance Committee

Committee Member Fee

$10,000 for the Audit Committee

$10,000 for the Compensation Committee

$7,500 for the Nominating and Governance Committee

(1)

In addition to the compensation elements disclosed above, we reimburse our directors for travel and other necessary business expenses incurred in the performance of their services to us.

(2)

The option amounts in this row represent optionsannual equity retainer consists of RSUs that vest on the earlier of the one-year anniversary of the vesting commencement date or the next Annual Meeting of Shareholders. RSUs granted to Mr. Florea undernon-employee directors in fiscal 2021 will vest on July 29, 2021, generally subject to continued service through such date. RSUs will vest in full in the 2015 Plan. The original award consistedevent a director’s service is terminated by the Company without “cause” or by reason of the director’s “disability” (as each such term is defined in the Equity Incentive Plan) or if the director’s service terminates due to the director’s death. Delivery of the shares underlying the vested RSUs shall occur upon the earlier of: (i) the first anniversary of the grant date; and (ii) the occurrence of a change in control (as defined in the RSU award agreement). Each non-employee director RSU award agreement also incorporates provisions with respect to perpetual confidentiality. A breach by the non-employee director of such provisions could result in such non-employee director’s termination for cause and the termination of the RSU award for no consideration.

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NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR COMPENSATION IN FISCAL 2021

The following table provides each element of non-employee director compensation during fiscal 2021.

Name

  Fees Earned or Paid in Cash ($) (1)  Stock Awards ($) (2)  Total ($)

Keith Anderson

    65,000    99,988    164,988  

Michael Berman

    91,000    99,988    190,988  

Timothy Bernlohr

    132,500    99,988    232,488  

Eddie Capel

    77,125    99,988    177,113  

John C. Firth

    90,000    99,988    189,988  

Michael Kaufman (3)

    82,500    167,633    250,133  

Erin Mulligan Nelson

    75,000    99,988    174,988  

Gary Robinette

    91,375    99,988    191,363  

(1)

Represents the cash compensation earned in fiscal 2021 for Board, Committee, and Board and Committee chair service.

(2)

Represents the aggregate grant date fair value of the stock awards made in fiscal 2021 as determined in accordance with ASC 718, disregarding the effects of estimated forfeitures.

(3)

While Mr. Kaufman did not receive compensation in fiscal 2020 because of his affiliation with the sole remaining Principal Shareholder, the Compensation Committee concluded, on February 28, 2020, that Mr. Kaufman should be fully compensated as a Director as of April 1, 2020. Mr. Kaufman was awarded an equity grant of options to purchase 200,0003,432 shares, of Skyline’s common stock, with a grant date fair value of June 25, 2015. $67,645 of RSUs on April 30, 2020 (in fiscal 2021) for services rendered as a non-employee director during fiscal 2020.

The Company grants only RSUs and not stock options to each non-employee director. On July 29, 2020, the Company granted each non-employer director 3,786 sharers of RSUs, which remained unvested as of June 4, 2021. Mr. Kaufman received an award of 3,432 shares of RSUs on April 30, 2020 which vested on July 29, 2020.

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SHARE OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS

As of May 28, 2021 our directors and executive officers beneficially owned, including share-based awards expected to vest and be issued or will become exercisable within 60 days, in the aggregate, 3,905,762 shares of Skyline Champion common stock (or collectively approximately 6.9% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock).

The following table describes the shares of Skyline Champion common stock that each of the following persons beneficially owned as of May 28, 2021 by each of Skyline Champion’s current directors, Skyline Champion’s NEOs, all of Skyline Champion’s current directors and executive officers as a group, and each other person known to Skyline Champion to beneficially own more than five percent of the outstanding shares of Skyline Champion common stock.

Name**

PositionBeneficially Owned(10)Class

DIRECTORS: (1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mark Yost

President and Chief Executive Officer, Director 297,482 *      

Keith Anderson

Director 320,042 *

Michael Berman

Director 10,099 *

Timothy Bernlohr

Chairman of the Board, Director 60,730 *

Eddie Capel

Director 2,722 *

John Firth

Director 20,599 *

Michael Kaufman (2)

Director 3,003,432 5.3%

Erin Mulligan Nelson

Director 2,722 *

Gary Robinette

Director 30,730 *

EXECUTIVE OFFICERS:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Laurie Hough

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer 64,440 *

Joseph Kimmell

Executive Vice President, Operations 26,132 *

Wade Lyall

Executive Vice President, Sales and Business Development 33,181 *

Robert Spence

Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary 3,247 *

All executive officers and directors of Skyline Champion as a group (14 persons) (3)

 3,905,762 6.9%

GREATER THAN 5% SHAREHOLDERS (4):

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wellington Management Group LLP (5)

 7,810,226 13.8%

BlackRock Fund Advisors (6)

 4,242,038 7.5%

Wasatch Advisors, Inc. (7)

 3,023,459 5.3%

MAK Champion Investment LLC and related investment funds (8)

 3,000,000 5.3%

The Vanguard Group, Inc. (9)

 2,997,894 5.3%

*

Indicates less than 1.0% of the total number of outstanding shares of Skyline Champion common stock calculated in accordance with Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act.

**

Unless otherwise indicated, the address for all persons is 755 West Big Beaver Road, Suite 1000, Troy, Michigan 48084.

(1)

Information with respect to the directors and executive officers is based on our records and data supplied by each of the directors and executive officers. Information with respect to beneficial owners of more than five annual installmentspercent of 40,000 options each,the outstanding shares of our common stock is based on filings those persons have made with the first and second tranches vesting on June 25, 2016 and 2017. Three vesting tranches remain – 40,000 options vest on each of June 25, 2018, 2019, and 2020.SEC.

(2)

Michael Kaufman is the managing member of MAK GP LLC and MAK Management LLC. The shares included in this column represent 3,432 shares held directly by Mr. Kaufman and 3,000,000 shares held by MAK Champion Investment, LLC (“MAK Champion”).

(3)

RepresentsIn addition to shares of time-vested restricted stock granted to Mr. Florea underheld by the 2015 Plan. The grant date ofdirectors and named executive officers identified in the award was January 10, 2017. Thetable above, 30,204 shares will vest in one installment, in full, on January 10, 2022.are beneficially owned by Skyline Champion executive officer Timothy Burkhardt, Vice President and Controller.

(4)

The option amounts in this row represent options grantedInformation reported with respect to Mr. Newport under the 2015 Plan. The original award consistedgreater than 5% shareholders is as of a grant of options to purchase 25,000 shares of Skyline’s common stock, with a grant date of February 1, 2016. The options vest in five annual installments of 5,000 options each, with the first tranche vesting on February 1, 2017. Four vesting tranches remain – 5,000 options vest on each of February 1, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021.December 31, 2020.

(5)

Represents sharesThe address of time-vested restricted stock grantedWellington Management Group LLP is 280 Congress Street, Boston, MA 02210.

(6)

The address of BlackRock Fund Advisors is 400 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA 94105.

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(7)

The address of Wasatch Advisors, Inc. is 505 Wakara Way, Sault Lake City, UT 84108.

(8)

MAK Champion Investment LLC is wholly owned by MAK Capital Fund LP. MAK GP LLC is the general partner of, and MAK Capital One LLC is the investment adviser to Mr. Newport under the 2015 Plan.MAK Capital Fund LP. The grant datebusiness address of each of the award was February 27, 2017. entities and persons identified above is 590 Madison Avenue, Suite 2401, New York, NY 10022.

(9)

The address of Vanguard Group, Inc., is P.O. Box 2600, V26, Valley Forge, PA 19482-2600.

(10)

Shares that may be delivered to participants on July 1, 2021 under certain January 3, 2019 Performance Stock Unit Agreements are not included in shares “Beneficially Owned” because the number of shares, if any, to be delivered will vestbe determined only as of the vesting date, July 1, 2021. See the discussion of Performance Stock Units in one installment, in full, on February 27, 2022.this proxy statement.

Skyline Corporation 2015 Stock Incentive PlanEQUITY COMPENSATION PLAN INFORMATION

Effective June 25, 2015, our Board of Directors adopted the Skyline Corporation 2015 Stock Incentive Plan, which was approved by the Company’s shareholders on September 21, 2015. The 2015 Plan allows us to grant stock options and other equity awards to our Directors, officers, employees, and eligible independent contractors. The purpose of the 2015 Plan is to enhance our long-term shareholder value by offering opportunities to our Directors, officers, employees, and eligible independent contractors to acquire and maintain stock ownership in Skyline providing them with an increased incentive to work for our success and

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to enable Skyline to attract and retain capable employees, Directors, and independent contractors. The 2015 Plan is administered, and the specific terms of awards are determined, by the Compensation Committee of our Board of Directors.

A total of 700,000 shares of our common stock are available for issuance under the 2015 Plan. Awards under the plan may be in the form of (i) incentive stock options intended to be qualified under Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code; (ii) non-qualified stock options (that are not intended to be so qualified); (iii) restricted stock (awarded subject to risk of forfeiture); (iv) stock appreciation rights (representing the right to receive value based on appreciation in the value of shares following the date of an award); (v) restricted stock units (representing the right to receive value based on the fair market value of a number of shares; and (vi) performance awards (representing the right to receive value based on the achievement of prescribed performance goals).

Stock appreciation rights, restricted stock units, and performance awards may be paid in cash, stock, or a combination of the two. Options awarded under the 2015 Plan will not have a term longer than 10 years following the date of grant. Awards granted under the 2015 Plan are non-transferable, other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution or a qualified domestic relations order. If an award expires, terminates, or is canceled, the shares of our common stock not issued or forfeited thereunder shall again be available for issuance under the 2015 Plan. The 2015 Plan contains other terms and conditions customary for omnibus equity award plans of this type.

Retirement Benefits

for fiscal year ended May 31, 2017

Skyline has entered into arrangements with certain employees, including one Named Executive Officer, which provide for Skyline to pay benefits to the employees’ estates in the event of death during active employment or to pay retirement benefits over 10 years beginning at the date of retirement. Skyline also purchased life insurance contracts on the covered employees. The cash surrender value of the insurance contracts are recorded as a long-term other asset and the net present value of the maximum potential benefit is recorded as a liability on Skyline’s financial statements.

The following table provides information on a plan that providesas of April 3, 2021, with respect to our equity-based compensation plans under which shares of our common stock have been authorized for payments or other benefits in connection with one Named Executive Officer’s retirement, excluding tax-qualified and non-qualified defined contribution plans. Messrs. Florea and Newport did not participate in any such plan during fiscal 2017.issuance:

Plan Category

Number of
Securities to be

Issued Upon
Exercise of

Outstanding
Options,

Warrants and
Rights
(1)

(A)

Weighted-Average

Exercise Price of
Outstanding Options,

Warrants and Rights (2)

(B)

Number of Securities

Remaining Available
for Future Issuance
Under Equity
Compensation Plans

(Excluding
Securities Reflected

in Column (A))

(C)

Equity compensation plans approved by Stockholders

 1,010,221$27.72 4,394,713

Equity compensation plans not approved by Stockholders

   

Total

 1,010,221$27.72 4,394,713

(1)

This amount represents the following: (a) 536,446 shares subject to the vesting and/or exercise of outstanding options; (b) 290,904 shares subject to vesting of outstanding performance-based restricted stock units; and (c) 182,871 shares subject to vesting of outstanding restricted stock units. The options, performance-based restricted stock units and restricted stock units were all granted under our 2018 Equity Incentive Plan.

(2)

The weighted-average exercise price is calculated solely on the exercise prices of the outstanding options and does not reflect the shares that will be issued upon the vesting of outstanding awards of performance-based restricted stock units and time-based restricted stock units, which have no exercise price.

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  GENERAL INFORMATION

 

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Named Executive Officer’s Retirement Benefit TableVOTING INFORMATION

 

       

Named Executive

Officer

 Plan Name Vesting
Age
 Annual
Retirement
Amount ($)
 Annual
Beneficiary
Amount ($)
 Maximum
Potential
Remaining
Balance ($)
 Present
Value of
Accumulated
Benefit ($)

Terrence M. Decio

 

Supplemental
Retirement
Benefits

 60 75,000 75,000 750,000 618,000

Shareholders Entitled to Vote

The record date for voting is June 4, 2021. Only shareholders of record at the close of business on June 4, 2021 are entitled to notice of and to vote at the 2021 Annual Meeting and any adjournment or postponement of the meeting. On June 4, 2021 there were 56,639,872 shares of our common stock outstanding. Each share is entitled to one vote on each of the matters to be presented at the 2021 Annual Meeting. There are no cumulative voting rights for the election of directors.

The holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of common stock as of the close of business on the record date must either be present in person or represented by proxy to constitute a quorum at the 2021 Annual Meeting. Shares that are present that vote to abstain or do not vote on one or more of the matters to be voted upon are counted as present for establishing a quorum. All votes cast at the 2021 Annual Meeting will be tabulated by Mediant.

How to Vote

(Record Owners)

Shareholders of record (that is, shareholders who hold their shares in their own name) may vote in any of the following ways:

By Internet. You may vote online by accessing www.proxypush.com/SKY and following the on-screen instructions. You will need the Control Number included on the Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials (the “Notice”) or on your proxy card, as applicable. You may vote online 24 hours a day. If you vote online, you do not need to return a proxy card.

By Telephone. If you are located in the U.S., you may vote by calling toll free 1-866-307-0847 and following the instructions. You will need the Control Number included on the Notice or on your proxy card, as applicable. You may vote by telephone 24 hours a day. If you vote by telephone, you do not need to return a proxy card.

By Mail. If you requested printed copies of the proxy materials, you will receive a proxy card, and you may vote by signing, dating and mailing the proxy card in the envelope provided.

How to Vote

(Beneficial Owners)

If your shares are held in “street name” (that is, in the name of a bank, broker, or other holder of record), you may vote in any of the following ways:

By Internet. You may vote online by following the instructions provided in the Notice. You will need the Control Number included on the Notice or on your voting instruction form, as applicable. You may vote online 24 hours a day. If you vote online, you do not need to return a voting instruction form.

By Telephone. You may vote by telephone by following the instructions provided in the Notice. You will need the Control Number included on the Notice or on your voting instruction form, as applicable. You may vote by telephone 24 hours a day. If you vote by telephone, you do not need to return a voting instruction form.

By Mail. If you requested printed copies of the proxy materials, you will receive a voting instruction form, and you may vote by signing, dating and mailing it in the envelope provided.

In Person. You must obtain a legal proxy from the organization that holds your shares in order to vote your shares online during the annual shareholders meeting. Follow the instructions on the Notice to obtain this legal proxy.

Deadline for Voting

For both shareholders of record and beneficial owners of shares held in street name, online and telephone voting is available through 11:59 p.m. ET on Monday, August 2, 2021.

Compensation of Directors

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GENERAL INFORMATION  Directors who are not employees of Skyline receive an annual fee of $20,000 payable in quarterly installments and receive $1,000 for each Board or Committee meeting attended. In addition, thenon-executive Chairman receives an annual fee of $110,000. The Chairman of the Audit Committee receives $4,000 annually and the remaining members of the Audit Committee receive $3,000 annually, payable in quarterly installments. Chairmen of the other Committees who are not employees of Skyline receive an additional $3,000 annually, and Committee members of the other Committees who are not employees of Skyline receive an additional $2,000 annually, payable in quarterly installments.

Director Compensation

for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2017

The following table summarizes payments made to directors for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2017. Mr. Florea receives no compensation as a Director of Skyline. All compensation paid to and equity awarded to Mr. Florea is based on his status as an executive officer of Skyline. See the “Summary Compensation Table” on page 19 for a description of Mr. Florea’s compensation.

 

  
NameTotal Fees Earned or Paid in Cash ($)

Arthur J. DecioChanging Your Vote

  $  20,000

You may change or revoke the authority granted by your execution of a proxy at any time prior to the 2021 Annual Meeting by:

 filing a timely written notice of revocation addressed to the attention of: Secretary, Skyline Champion Corporation, 755 West Big Beaver Road, Suite 1000, Troy, Michigan 48084.

 mailing a duly executed proxy bearing a later date;

 re-voting by Internet or telephone prior to the date and time described in this proxy statement; or

 voting in person at the 2021 Annual Meeting and requesting that your proxy be revoked.

Only your latest vote will be counted.

John C. FirthEffect of Not Voting

  $150,000

Shareholders of Record. If you are a shareholder of record and you:

 Do not vote via the internet, by telephone or by mail, your shares will not be voted unless you attend the 2021 Annual Meeting to vote them in person.

 Sign and return a proxy card without giving specific voting instructions, then your shares will be voted in the manner recommended by the Board on all matters presented in this proxy statement and as the proxy holders may determine in their discretion on any other matters properly presented for a vote.

Beneficial Owners of Shares Held in Street Name. If you are a beneficial owner of shares held in street name and you do not provide the organization that holds your shares with specific voting instructions, under the rules of various national and regional securities exchanges, the organization that holds your shares generally may vote your shares on routine matters but cannot vote your shares on non-routine matters. If the organization that holds your shares does not receive instructions from you on how to vote your shares on a non-routine matter, the organization will not have the authority to vote your shares on this matter. This is generally referred to as a “broker non-vote.”

Jerry HammesVoting Standards

  $  39,000Proposals Two (ratification of EY) and Three (advisory vote on executive compensation) must be approved by the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast. Proposal One (election of director) must be approved by the affirmative vote of a plurality of the votes cast. Abstentions and broker non-votes will not be counted in determining the number of votes cast on Proposal One, Two, or Three.

William H. LawsonRoutine and

Non-Routine Proposals

  $  42,000

Routine Proposals. Proposal Two (ratification of EY) is considered a routine matter. A broker or other nominee generally may vote on routine matters, and therefore we expect no broker non-votes in connection with Proposal Two.

Non-routine Proposals. Proposals One (election of directors) and Three (advisory vote on executive compensation) are considered non-routine matters. A broker or other nominee cannot vote without instructions on non-routine matters, and therefore there may be broker non-votes on these proposals.

David T. LinkCounting the Votes

  $  40,000

Samuel S. Thompson

$  41,000

John W. Rosenthal, Sr.

$  27,250

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Transactions with Related Persons

Skyline did not participate in any transaction with a “related person” as defined by 17 CFR §229.404 during the fiscal years ended May 31, 2017 or May 31, 2016 in which the amount involved exceeded the lesser of $120,000 or one percent (1%) of the average of Skyline’s total assets as of the end of Skyline’s fiscal years ending May 31, 2017 and May 31, 2016.

Risk and Executive Compensation

It is the judgment of the Board that Skyline’s compensation policies and practices are unlikely to have a material adverse effect to Skyline. This conclusion was based in part upon the fact Skyline does not currently use compensation programs at levels that commit Skyline to compensation obligations that may be inconsistent with the long-term performance of Skyline. The value of awards under the 2015 Plan should largely track changes in value of Skyline Common Stock.

DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE AND EXECUTIVE SESSIONS

The Board of Directors has affirmatively determined that each of the five currentnon-management Directors – Jerry Hammes, David T. Link, John C. Firth, Samuel S. Thompson, and John W. Rosenthal, Sr. – is an independent Director, and therefore, that a majority of Skyline’s Board of Directors is currently independent as so defined. The Board of Directors also has determined that, upon their election to the Board, each of Matthew W. Long and Thomas L. Eisele will qualify as an independent director. Each of the aforementioned persons would also qualify as an independent Nominee for Director. For this purpose, Skyline’s Board adopted the following categorical standards based in part on the New York Stock Exchange Corporate Governance Listing Standards approved by the SEC on November 4, 2003, as amended, and additional categories considered appropriate by the Board:

1.

No Director qualifiesRepresentatives from Mediant, our proxy services vendor will tabulate the votes and the Skyline Champion Assistant Secretary will act as “independent” unlessinspector of election at the Board affirmatively determines that the Director has no material relationship with Skyline or any of its subsidiaries (either directly or as a partner, shareholder or officer of an organization that has a relationship with Skyline or its subsidiaries);

annual shareholders meeting.

 

2.

A Director who is an employee, or whose immediate family member is an executive officer of Skyline or any of its subsidiaries, is not independent until three (3) years after the end of such employment relationship;

 

3.

A Director who receives, or whose immediate family member receives, more than $120,000 per year in direct compensation from Skyline or any of its subsidiaries, other than Director and committee fees and pension or other forms of deferred

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compensation for prior service (provided such compensation is not contingent in any way on continued service), is not independent until three (3) years after he or she ceases to receive more than $120,000 per year in such compensation;

4.

A Director who is affiliated with or employed by, or whose immediate family member is affiliated with or employed in a professional capacity by a present or former internal or external auditor of Skyline or any of its subsidiaries, is not “independent” until three (3) years after the end of the affiliation or the employment or auditing relationship;

5.

A Director who is employed, or whose immediate family member is employed, as an executive officer of another company when any of Skyline or any of its subsidiaries’ present executives serve on that other company’s compensation committee is not “independent” until three (3) years after the end of such service or the employment relationship;

6.

A Director who is an executive officer or an employee, or whose immediate family member is an executive officer, of a company that makes payments to, or receives payment from, Skyline or any of its subsidiaries for property or services in an amount which, in any single fiscal year, exceeds the greater of $1,000,000 or 2% of such other company’s consolidated gross revenues, is not “independent” until three (3) years after falling below such threshold;

7.

The Board has determined that there are no relationships between Skyline and the Directors classified as independent other than service on Skyline’s Board of Directors and compensation paid to such Directors.

The foregoing independence determination of the Board of Directors also included the conclusions that:

1.

Each of the members of the Audit Committee, Nominating and Governance Committee, and Compensation Committee listed above is respectively independent under the standards listed above for purposes of membership on each of these committees; and

2.

Each of the members of the Audit Committee also meets the additional independence requirements under SEC.Rule 10A-3(b).

Mr. Firth is currently serving as thenon-executive Chairman for purposes of scheduling and setting the agenda for executive sessions of the independent Directors. It is presently contemplated that there will be regular executive sessions during the fiscal year ending May 31, 2018 in conjunction with regularly scheduled Board meetings, in addition to the separate meetings of the key standing committees of the Board of Directors. There were four

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executive sessions of the independent directors held in the fiscal year ended May 31, 2017. All shareholders and interested parties may communicate directly with the independent Directors by sending an e-mail to board@skylinecorp.com.

The Board of Directors has adopted a statement of governance principles that is available on Skyline’s website at www.skylinecorp.com.

INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

The Audit Committee has appointed Crowe Horwath LLP as Skyline’s independent auditor for the fiscal year ending May 31, 2018. Crowe Horwath LLP has been the Company’s independent auditor since 2005, and is considered by management to be well qualified. The Board and the Audit Committee recommend that shareholders ratify the appointment of Crowe Horwath LLP as Skyline’s independent auditor for Skyline’s fiscal year 2018. Although not required to do so, Skyline believes that it is appropriate to request that shareholders ratify this appointment. If shareholders do not ratify the appointment, the Audit Committee will investigate the reasons for the shareholders’ rejection and reconsider the appointment. Representatives of Crowe Horwath LLP will be at the Annual Meeting, will be given the opportunity to make a statement, and will be available to respond to questions.

COMMUNICATIONS WITH DIRECTORS

Skyline provides for a procedure for shareholders and other interested parties to communicate with the Board. Communications may be sent to the attention of all Board Members or Committees in care of board@skylinecorp.com or to the independent directors only at chairman@skylinecorp.com.

SHAREHOLDER PROPOSALS

To be considered for inclusion in next year’s proxy statement, shareholder proposals must be received at Skyline’s principal executive offices not earlier than the close of business on June 1, 2018, nor later than the close of business on July 1, 2018.

If a shareholder wishes to submit a proposal for consideration at the 2018 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, or if a shareholder wishes to recommend a candidate for election to the Board, the Company’s By-laws require the shareholder to provide the Company with written notice of such proposal or recommendation no less than 90 days, nor more than 120 days, in advance of the first anniversary of the 2017 Annual Meeting (in the event that the date of the 2018 Annual Meeting of Shareholders is advanced by more than 30 days or delayed by more than 30 days from such anniversary date, the shareholder must provide the

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Company with written notice of such proposal or recommendation no less than 90 days, nor more than 120 days, in advance of the meeting or, if later, the 10th day following the first public announcement of the date of the 2018 Annual Meeting of Shareholders).

Notice of intention to present proposals at the 2018 Annual Meeting should be addressed to:

Jon S. Pilarski

Vice President, Finance and Treasurer,

Chief Financial Officer

Skyline Corporation

2520By-Pass Road

Elkhart, Indiana 46514

Skyline reserves the right to reject, rule out of order, or take other appropriate action with respect to any proposal that does not comply with these and other applicable requirements.

MISCELLANEOUS

As of the date of this Proxy Statement, the Board of Directors knows of no other business which will be presented for consideration at the annual meeting. However, if other proper matters are presented at the meeting, it is the intention of the proxies named in the enclosed proxy to take such action as shall be in accordance with their best judgment.

The expense of this solicitation, including the cost of preparing and mailing this Proxy Statement and accompanying material, will be paid by Skyline. Skyline expects to pay approximately $2,000 to Georgeson, Inc. as compensation for the solicitation of proxies, and may reimburse brokers and others for their expense for sending proxy material to principals for the purpose of obtaining signed proxies. In addition, solicitation may be by mail, telephone, fax and personal interview by regularly engaged officers of Skyline who will not be additionally compensated therefor.

Shareholders are respectfully requested to date, sign and return promptly the enclosed proxy in the enclosed envelope. No postage is required if mailed in the United States.

By Order of the

Board of Directors

Martin R. Fransted

Corporate Controller and Secretary

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IMPORTANT: Please mark, sign, date and promptly return this proxy using the enclosed envelope.

PROXY

SKYLINE CORPORATION

THIS PROXY SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

The undersigned hereby appoints Jon S. Pilarski and Martin R. Fransted as proxies, each with the power to appoint a substitute, and hereby authorizes them, or either of them, to appear and to vote as designated below, all the shares of common stock held of record by the undersigned on July 31, 2017, at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Skyline Corporation, to be held at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time on September 29, 2017, at the Garden Ballroom, Hilton Garden Inn, 3401 Plaza Court, Elkhart, Indiana, and at any adjournments thereof.

1.ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

NOMINEES:

Arthur J. Decio, John C. Firth, Richard W. Florea, John W. Rosenthal Sr., Samuel S. Thompson, Matthew W. Long and Thomas L. Eisele

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☐ FOR all nominees listed above; except vote withheld with respect to nominee/s listed below (if any).☐ WITHHOLD AUTHORITY to vote for ALL nominees listed above.

2.ADVISORY VOTE TO RATIFY APPOINTMENT OF CROWE HORWATH LLP AS INDEPENDENT AUDITOR

The ratification of Crowe Horwath LLP as Skyline’s Independent Auditor for fiscal year 2018.

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☐ FOR ratifying the appointment of Crowe Horwath LLP as Skyline’s Independent Auditor for fiscal year 2018.☐ AGAINST ratifying the appointment of Crowe Horwath LLP as Skyline’s Independent Auditor for fiscal year 2018.
 ☐ ABSTAIN from ratifying the appointment of Crowe Horwath LLP as Skyline’s Independent Auditor for fiscal year 2018.

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3.ADVISORY VOTE ON EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

RESOLVED, the shareholders approve the compensation awarded to Skyline’s Named Executive Officers for fiscal year 2017 as disclosed in the Executive Compensation discussion included in the Proxy Statement.

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☐ FOR approval of the above resolution on the compensation of Named Executive Officers for fiscal year 2017. ☐ AGAINST approving the above resolution on the compensation of Named Executive Officers for fiscal year 2017.
☐ ABSTAIN from approving or disapproving the above resolution on the compensation of Named Executive Officers for fiscal year 2017.53      

4.ADVISORY VOTE ON FREQUENCY OF SHAREHOLDER ADVISORY VOTES ON EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

To approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, the frequency of the shareholder vote on the compensation of Skyline’s Named Executive Officers.

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  GENERAL INFORMATION

 

☐ 1 YearPROXY INFORMATION
  ☐ 3 Years

Electronic Access to Proxy Materials
and Annual Report

We are providing access to our proxy materials primarily over the internet rather than mailing paper copies of those materials to each shareholder. On or about June 22, 2021, we will mail the Notice to our shareholders. The Notice will provide website and other information for the purpose of accessing proxy materials. The Notice tells you how to:

  View our proxy materials for the 2021 Annual Meeting on the internet.

  Instruct us to send proxy materials to you by mail or email.

Choosing to receive proxy materials by email will save us the cost of printing and mailing documents and will reduce the impact of our 2021 Annual Meeting on the environment. If you choose to receive future proxy materials by email, you will receive an email message next year with instructions containing a link to those materials and a link to the proxy voting website. Your election to receive proxy materials by email will remain in effect unless and until you rescind it.

☐ 2 Years

Proxy Solicitation

  ☐ ABSTAINProxies may be solicited, without extra compensation, by officers, agents and employees of Skyline Champion who may communicate with shareholders, banks, brokerage houses and others by telephone, facsimile, email or in person to request that proxies be furnished. All expenses incurred in connection with this solicitation will be paid for by Skyline Champion.

“Householding of Proxy Materials”

The SEC has adopted rules that permit companies and intermediaries such as brokers to satisfy delivery requirements for proxy statements with respect to two or more shareholders sharing the same address by delivering a single proxy statement addressed to those shareholders. This process, which is commonly referred to as “householding,” potentially provides extra convenience for shareholders and cost savings for companies. Skyline Champion and some brokers “household” proxy materials, delivering a single proxy statement to multiple shareholders sharing an address unless contrary instructions have been received from the affected shareholders. Once you have received notice from your broker or Skyline Champion that your broker or Skyline Champion will be householding materials to your address, householding will continue until you are notified otherwise or until you revoke your consent. If, at any time, you no longer wish to participate in householding and would prefer to receive a separate proxy statement, or if you are receiving multiple copies of the proxy statement and wish to receive only one, please notify your broker if your shares are held in a brokerage account, or Skyline Champion if you hold shares directly in your name. You can notify Skyline Champion by sending a written request to Investor Relations, Skyline Champion Corporation, 755 West Big Beaver Road, Suite 1000, Troy, Michigan 48084, or by calling (248) 614-8211.

ANNUAL SHAREHOLDERS MEETING INFORMATION

Attendance at the Annual
Shareholders Meeting

Attendance at the 2021 Annual Meeting will be limited to record or beneficial owners of Skyline Champion common stock as of June 4, 2021 (or their authorized representatives). Due to concerns regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, and to help protect the health and safety of our employees, stockholders, and other stakeholders, the Annual Meeting will be a virtual meeting conducted solely online via live webcast at www.proxydocs.com/SABR. Please register in advance at www.proxydocs.com/SKY prior to the registration deadline of 5:00 p.m. EDT on August 2, 2021. As part of the registration process, you must enter the control number provided on your proxy card, voting instruction form, or Notice of Electronic Availability. Upon completing your registration, you will receive further instructions via email, including your unique links that will allow you to access the meeting and will permit you to submit questions during the meeting. If you encounter any difficulties accessing the virtual meeting during the check-in or meeting time, please call the technical support number provided.

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GENERAL INFORMATION  

Other Matters

We are not aware of any matters that may come before the annual shareholders meeting other than the proposals disclosed in this proxy statement. If other matters do come before the 2021 Annual Meeting, the named proxies will vote in accordance with their best judgment.

Next Year’s Meeting

We plan to hold our 2022 annual meeting of our shareholders on or about July 26, 2022.

 

5.At his discretion,

SHAREHOLDER PROPOSAL INFORMATION

Shareholder Proposals and Other
Items of Business

Shareholder Proposals to be Considered for Inclusion in Our Proxy Materials. Pursuant to SEC Rule 14a-8, some shareholder proposals may be eligible for inclusion in Skyline Champion’s proxy statement for the 2022 annual meeting of our shareholders. To be considered for inclusion in next year’s proxy statement, shareholder proposals must be received by our Secretary at our principal executive offices no later than the close of business on February 18, 2022.

Shareholder Proposals to be Brought Before an Annual Meeting. The Company’s by-laws provide that, for shareholder nominations to the Board or other proposals to be considered at an annual meeting, the shareholder’s notice of nomination or other proposal must have been timely received by us at Secretary, Skyline Champion Corporation, 755 West Big Beaver Road, Suite 1000, Troy, Michigan 48084. In order to be timely, the notice must be received by us not earlier than the close of business on the 120th day nor later than the close of business on the 90th day prior to the anniversary date of the prior year’s annual meeting, except that if the annual meeting is authorizedset for a date that is not within 30 days before or after such anniversary date, we must receive the notice not later than the close of business on the tenth day following the day on which we first provide notice or public disclosure of the date of such annual meeting. Assuming the date of our 2022 annual meeting is not so advanced or delayed, shareholders who wish to vote upon such other business as may properly comemake a proposal at the 2022 annual meeting must notify us no earlier than April 3, 2022 and no later than May 4, 2022. Such notice must provide the information required by our by-laws with respect to each matter the shareholder proposes to bring before the 2022 annual meeting.

All director nominations and proposals must be submitted in writing to our Corporate Secretary at Skyline Champion Corporation, 755 West Big Beaver Road, Suite 1000, Troy, Michigan 48084.

(ContinuedCAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This proxy statement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and section 21E of the Exchange Act of 1934. Words such as “may”, “will”, “could”, “should”, “likely”, “expects”, “believes”, “estimates”, “continues”, “maintain”, “remain”, “recurring”, “target”, and similar expressions are used to identify these forward-looking statements. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and are based on certain assumptions and expectations which may not be signed on other side)realized. For a more detailed discussion of these factors, see the information in our most recent Form 10-K filed with the SEC. Our forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this proxy statement or as of the date they are made, and we undertake no obligation to update them except as required by law.

A COPY OF THE COMPANY’S ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K FOR THE YEAR ENDED APRIL 3, 2021 WILL BE SENT WITHOUT CHARGE TO ANY SHAREHOLDER REQUESTING IT IN WRITING FROM: SKYLINE CHAMPION CORPORATION, 755 WEST BIG BEAVER ROAD, SUITE 1000, TROY, MICHIGAN 48084, ATTN: INVESTOR RELATIONS.

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YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT! PLEASE VOTE BY:

INTERNET

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•    Cast your vote online
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•    Follow the simple instructions to record your vote

PHONE Call 1-866-307-0847

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Skyline Champion Corporation
Annual Meeting of Stockholders

For Stockholders as of record on June 04, 2021

TIME:Tuesday, August 03, 2021 10:00 AM, Eastern Time
PLACE:

Annual Meeting to be held live via the Internet - please visit

www.proxydocs.com/SKY for more details

This proxy is being solicited on behalf of the Board of Directors

The undersigned hereby appoints Laurie Hough and Robert Spence (the “Named Proxies”), and each or either of them, as the true and lawful attorneys of the undersigned, with full power of substitution and revocation, and authorizes them, and each of them, to vote all the shares of capital stock of Skyline Champion Corporation which the undersigned is entitled to vote at said meeting and any adjournment or postponement thereof upon the matters specified and upon such other side)matters as may be properly brought before the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof, conferring authority upon such true and lawful attorneys to vote in their discretion on such other matters as may properly come before the meeting and revoking any proxy heretofore given.

THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS PROXY WHEN PROPERLY EXECUTED, WILL BE VOTED IN THE MANNERAS DIRECTED HEREIN BY THE UNDERSIGNED SHAREHOLDER.OR, IF NO DIRECTION IS MADE, THE PROXYGIVEN, SHARES WILL BE VOTED FOR: (1)IDENTICAL TO THE NOMINEES FOR DIRECTORS; (2) THE RATIFICATIONBOARD OF CROWE HORWATH LLP AS SKYLINE’S INDEPENDENT AUDITOR FOR FISCAL YEAR 2018; (3) APPROVAL OF THE COMPENSATION OF THE NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2017; (4) EVERY “1 YEAR”DIRECTORS RECOMMENDATION. This proxy, when properly executed, will be voted in the manner directed herein. In their discretion, the Named Proxies are authorized to vote upon such other matters that may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof.

You are encouraged to specify your choice by marking the appropriate box (SEE REVERSE SIDE) but you need not mark any box if you wish to vote in accordance with the Board of Directors’ recommendation. The Named Proxies cannot vote your shares unless you sign (on the reverse side) and return this card.

                PLEASE BE SURE TO SIGN AND DATE THIS PROXY CARD AND MARK ON THE ADVISORY VOTE ON THE FREQUENCY OF SHAREHOLDER VOTES ON EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION; AND (5) AT THE DISCRETION OF THE APPOINTED PROXY ON ALL OTHER BUSINESS PROPERLY BEFORE THE MEETING.REVERSE SIDE

Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Shareholder Meeting to be Held on September 29, 2017. Skyline’s Annual Report to Shareholders, Proxy Statement, and Proxy are available on the Internet at www.skylinecorp.com.


Skyline Champion Corporation

The undersigned hereby acknowledges receipt of the Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders and the Proxy Statement furnished therewith, both of which are dated August 22, 2017.

Dated: [●], 2017Stockholders

 

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THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE:

FOR ON PROPOSALS 1, 2 AND 3

 

SignaturePROPOSALYOUR VOTEBOARD OF
DIRECTORS
RECOMMENDS

Signature1.To elect nine members of the Board of Directors, each to serve until the next annual meeting of shareholders or until a successor has been duly elected and qualified.LOGO
FORWITHHOLD
Please Print:1.01 Keith AndersonFOR

Name

Name1.02 Michael BermanFOR

Address

Address1.03 Timothy BernlohrFOR

City, State, Zip Code

1.04 Eddie CapelFOR
Date
1.05 John C. FirthFOR
1.06 Michael KaufmanFOR
1.07 Erin Mulligan NelsonFOR
1.08 Gary E. RobinetteFOR
1.09 Mark YostFOR
FORAGAINSTABSTAIN
2.To ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as Skyline Champion’s independent registered public accounting firm.FOR
3.To consider a non-binding advisory vote on fiscal 2021 compensation paid to Skyline Champion’s named executive officers.FOR

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