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Annual General Meeting of Shareholders
Our 2018 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders
will be held on Tuesday, April 24, 2018 at 8:30 a.m., Pacific Daylight Time, at:
800 W. Olympic Blvd., Suite 406
Los Angeles, CA 90015
Admission requirements
See Part 1 – “Information concerning solicitation and voting” for details on admission requirements to attend the Annual Meeting.
Proxy voting options
Your vote is important!
All shareholders are cordially invited to attend the Annual General Meeting in person. However, in order to assure your representation at the Annual General Meeting, you are urged to vote promptly. You may vote your shares via a toll-free telephone number, over the Internet or by completing, signing and mailing a proxy card or voting instruction form. Please follow the instructions on the proxy card or voting instruction form.
Proxies submitted by mail, the Internet or telephone must be received by 11:59 p.m., Eastern Time, on April 23, 2018.
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the 2018 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, or the Meeting, of Herbalife Ltd., a Cayman Islands exempted company incorporated with limited liability, or the Company, will be held on Tuesday, April 24, 2018 at 8:30 a.m., Pacific Daylight Time, at 800 W. Olympic Blvd., Suite 406, Los Angeles, CA 90015.
Sincerely,
RICHARD WERBER
Acting General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
Los Angeles, California
March 13, 2018
Proxy summary
This summary highlights information contained elsewhere in this Proxy Statement. You should carefully read this Proxy Statement in its entirety prior to voting on the proposals listed below and outlined herein. This Proxy Statement is dated March 13, 2018, and is first being made available to shareholders of the Company on or about March 14, 2018. A Notice Regarding Internet Availability of Proxy Materials for the Annual General Meeting was mailed to shareholders of the Company on or about March 14, 2018.
Annual General Meeting of Shareholders
Our 2020 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders
will be held on Wednesday, April 29, 2020 at 8:30 a.m., Pacific Daylight Time, at:
800 W. Olympic Blvd., Suite 406
Los Angeles, CA 90015
Admission requirements
See Part 1 – “Information concerning solicitation and voting” for details on admission requirements to attend the Annual General Meeting.
Proxy voting options
Your vote is important!
All shareholders are cordially invited to attend the Annual General Meeting in person. However, in order to assure your representation at the Annual General Meeting, you are urged to vote promptly. You may vote your shares via a toll-free telephone number, over the Internet or by completing, signing and mailing the proxy card or voting instruction form provided to you. Please follow the instructions on the proxy card or voting instruction form.
Proxies submitted by mail, the Internet or telephone must be received by 11:59 p.m., Eastern Time, on April 28, 2020.
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Herbalife Nutrition Ltd.
Notice of Annual General Meeting of Shareholders
| Date: | Wednesday, April 29, 2020 | |
| Time: | 8:30 a.m., Pacific Daylight Time | |
| Place: | 800 W. Olympic Blvd., Suite 406 Los Angeles, CA 90015 | |
| Record date: | March 2, 2020 | |
| Proxy voting: | All shareholders are cordially invited to attend the Annual General Meeting in person. See Part 1 — “Information concerning solicitation and voting” for details on admission requirements to attend the Annual General Meeting. However, to assure your representation at the Annual General Meeting, you are urged to vote promptly. You may vote your shares via a toll-free telephone number, over the Internet or by completing, signing and mailing the proxy card or voting instruction form provided to you. Please follow the instructions on the proxy card or voting instruction form provided to you. | |
| Items of business: | 1. Elect the 13 directors named in the Proxy Statement to the Board of Directors to serve until the 2021 annual general meeting of shareholders of the Company or until their successors are duly elected and qualified; 2. Approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers; 3. Approve, as a special resolution, an amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association (the “Articles”) to eliminate the casting vote; 4. Approve, as a special resolution, an amendment to the Articles to require the approval oftwo-thirds of the members of the Board of Directors then in office to amend the Company’s Principles of Corporate Governance to make any changes to the responsibilities of the Chairman of the Board or the Lead Director as set forth therein; and 5. Ratify the appointment of the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2020. Shareholders will also act upon such other matters as may properly come before the Annual General Meeting. | |
| The foregoing items of business are more fully described in the Proxy Statement accompanying this Notice. Only shareholders of record at the close of business on March 2, 2020 are entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Annual General Meeting and any subsequent adjournment(s) or postponement(s) thereof. | ||
| Availability of Materials: | The Proxy Statement and Annual Report to Shareholders are available at http://www.envisionreports.com/HLF. | |
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the 2020 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of Herbalife Nutrition Ltd., a Cayman Islands exempted company incorporated with limited liability, or the Company, will be held on Wednesday, April 29, 2020 at 8:30 a.m., Pacific Daylight Time, at 800 W. Olympic Blvd., Suite 406, Los Angeles, CA 90015.
Sincerely,
HENRY C. WANG
General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
Los Angeles, California
March 16, 2020
We are actively monitoring the public health and travel safety concerns relating to the coronavirus (COVID-19) and the advisories or mandates that federal, state, and local governments, and related agencies, may issue. In the event it is not possible or advisable to hold our Annual General Meeting as currently planned, we will announce the decision to do so via a press release and posting details on our website that will also be filed with the SEC as proxy material. If you are planning to attend our Annual General Meeting, please check our website the week of the meeting. As always, we encourage you to vote your shares prior to the Annual General Meeting.
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Proxy summary
This summary highlights information contained elsewhere in this Proxy Statement. You should carefully read this Proxy Statement in its entirety prior to voting on the proposals listed below and outlined herein. This Proxy Statement is dated March 16, 2020 and is first being made available to shareholders of Herbalife Nutrition Ltd., a Cayman Islands exempted company incorporated with limited liability, or the Company, on or about March 18, 2020. A Notice Regarding Internet Availability of Proxy Materials for the 2020 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, or the Meeting, was mailed to shareholders of the Company on or about March 18, 2020.
Annual General Meeting of Shareholders
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| Time: | 8:30 a.m., Pacific Daylight Time | |
| Place: | 800 W. Olympic Blvd., Suite 406 Los Angeles, CA 90015 | |
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| Voting: | Shareholders as of the record date are entitled to vote. | |
Admission to meeting:Meeting: Proof of share ownership will be required to enter the Meeting. See Part 1 – “Information concerning solicitation and voting” for details.details on admission requirements to enter the Meeting.
Meeting agenda
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| 2. | Approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive |
| 3. | Approve, as a special resolution, an amendment to the |
| 4. | Approve, as a special resolution, an amendment |
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| Ratify the appointment of the Company’s independent registered public |
Shareholders will also act upon such other matters as may properly come before the Meeting.
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Voting matters and vote recommendation
Our Board of Directors unanimously recommends that you vote on the proposals to be considered at the Meeting as follows:
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1. | Election of 14 directors
| For each director nominee | 11 | |||
2. | Advisory vote to approve the Company’s executive compensation
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3. | Approve, as a special resolution, the name change of the Company from “Herbalife Ltd.” to “Herbalife Nutrition Ltd.”
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4. | Approve, as a special resolution, the amendment and restatement of the Company’s Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association in the form attached as Annex A
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5. | Effect atwo-for-one stock split of the Company’s Common Shares
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6. | Ratification of the Company’s independent registered
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YOUR VOTE IS VERY IMPORTANT.Whether or not you plan to attend the Meeting, please take the time to vote. You may vote your shares via a toll-free telephone number, over the Internet or by completing, signing and mailing the proxy card or voting instruction form provided to you. Please follow the instructions on the proxy card or voting instruction form.
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Information concerning solicitation and voting
Place, time and date of meeting. This Proxy Statement is being furnished to the Company’s shareholders in connection with the solicitation of proxies on behalf of our Board of Directors for use at the Meeting to be held on Tuesday,Wednesday, April 24, 201829, 2020 at 8:30 a.m., Pacific Daylight Time, and at any subsequent adjournment(s) or postponement(s) thereof, for the purposes set forth herein and in the accompanying Notice of Annual General Meeting of Shareholders. The Meeting will be held at 800 W. Olympic Blvd., Suite 406, Los Angeles, CA 90015. Our telephone number is(213) 745-0500.
Record date and voting securities. Only shareholders of record at the close of business on February 26, 2018,March 2, 2020, or the Record Date, or duly authorized proxy holders of such shareholders of record, are entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Meeting. The Company has one series of common shares, or Common Shares, outstanding. As of the Record Date, 87,432,346147,701,213 Common Shares were issued and outstanding and held of record by 570518 registered holders.
Voting. Each shareholder is entitled to one vote for each Common Share held on the Record Date on all matters submitted for consideration at the Meeting. A quorum, representing the holders of not less than a majority of the issued and outstanding Common Shares entitled to vote at the Meeting, must be present in person or by proxy at the Meeting for the transaction of business. Common Shares that reflect abstentions are treated as Common Shares that are present and entitled to vote for the purposes of establishing a quorum and for purposes of determining the
outcome of any matter submitted to the shareholders for a vote that requires the approval of a specified percentage of shares present and entitled to vote. However, abstentions do not constitute a vote “for” or “against” any matter and thus will have no effect in determining whether a required affirmative majority of votes cast has been obtained.
“Brokernon-votes” are Common Shares held in “street name” through a broker or other nominee over which the broker or nominee lacks discretionary power to vote and for which the broker or nominee has not received specific voting instructions. Thus, if you do not give your broker or nominee specific instructions, your Common Shares may not be voted on certain matters. Common Shares that
reflect “brokernon-votes” are treated as Common Shares that are present and entitled to vote for the purposes of establishing a quorum. However, for the purposes of determining the outcome of any matter as to which the broker or nominee has indicated on the proxy that it does not have discretionary authority to vote, which is the case with all proposals to be considered at the Meeting other than proposal 5, those Common Shares will be treated as not present and not entitled to vote with respect to that matter, even though those Common Shares are considered present and entitled to vote for the purposes of establishing a quorum and may be entitled to vote on other matters.
If you are a beneficial shareholderVotes Required for Proposals and your broker or nominee holds your Common Shares in its name,Board Recommendations. The following table details information regarding the broker or nominee is permitted to vote your Common Shares with respect to proposals 3, 5 and 6, which involve the name change of the Company, a two-for-one stock split of the Company’s Common Shares and the ratification of the appointment of independent registered public accountants, respectively, even if the broker or nominee does not receive voting instructions from you.
Directors are elected under a majority voting standard in uncontested director elections (i.e., an election where the number of persons nominated for election does not exceed the number of Directors to be elected). The election of directorsvoted on at the Annual Meeting, constitutes an uncontested director election. Under a majority voting standard in uncontested director elections, each vote is required to be counted “for” or “against” a director nominee’s election. In order to be elected, the votes cast “for” such nominee’s election must exceed the number of votes cast “against” such nominee’s election. Abstentions and “brokernon-votes” will not affect the outcome of the election of directors.
In respect of proposals 2, 5 and 6, which involve an advisory voteBoard’s recommendation on the Company’s executive compensation, a two-for-one stock split of the Company’s Common Shares and ratification of accountants, respectively, each proposal must receive the affirmative vote of a majority of the Common Shares present or represented by proxy and entitledhow to vote on such matter. In respecteach proposal, the votes required to approve each proposal and the effect of proposal 3abstentions and 4, which involve changes to the Company’s name and Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association, or “Articles,” the Companies Law (2016 Revision) of the Cayman Islands, or Cayman Islands Law,brokernon-votes.
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Item 1: Elect the 13 directors named in the Proxy Statement to the Board of Directors to serve until the 2021 annual general meeting of shareholders of the Company or until their successors are duly elected and qualified | For, Against or Abstain on each nominee | FOR each nominee | Majority of votes cast FOR with respect to each such nominee | No effect | No effect | |||||
Item 2: Approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers | For, Against or Abstain | FOR | Majority of shares represented in person or by proxy and entitled to vote | Treated as votes Against | No effect | |||||
Item 3: Approve, as a special resolution, an amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association to eliminate the casting vote | For, Against or Abstain | FOR | 66.67% of the shares represented in person or by proxy and entitled to vote | Treated as votes Against | No effect | |||||
Item 4: Approve, as a special resolution, an amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association to require the approval oftwo-thirds of the members of the Board of Directors then in office to amend the Company’s Principles of Corporate Governance to make any changes to the responsibilities of the Chairman of the Board or the Lead Director as set forth therein | For, Against or Abstain | FOR | 66.67% of the shares represented in person or by proxy and entitled to vote | Treated as votes Against | No effect | |||||
Item 5: Ratify the appointment of Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2020 | For, Against or Abstain | FOR | Majority of shares represented in person or proxy and entitled to vote | Treated as votes Against | Brokers have discretion to vote | |||||
requires each such proposalYOUR VOTE IS VERY IMPORTANT.Whether or not you plan to be passed asattend the Meeting, please take the time to vote. You may vote your shares via a special resolution. Accordingly, each such proposal must receivetoll-free telephone number, over the affirmative vote of not less than 66.67% ofInternet or by completing, signing and mailing the Common Shares presentproxy card or represented by proxy and entitledvoting instruction form provided to vote in order to be approved. In respect of determiningyou. Please follow the outcome of proposals 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6, abstentions have the effect of a negative vote. “Brokernon-votes” will not affect the outcome of any such proposals.
The results of the advisory voteinstructions on the Company’s executive compensation are not binding on the Board of Directors.proxy card or voting instruction form.
Revocability of proxies. Any proxy given pursuant to this solicitation may be revoked by the person giving it at any time before its use by eithereither: (a) delivering to the Corporate Secretary of the Company a written notice of revocation or a duly executed proxy bearing a later date,date; (b) granting a subsequent proxy through the Internet or telephone
telephone; or (c) by attending the Meeting and voting in person. However, please note that if you would like to vote at the Meeting and you are not the shareholder of record, you must request, complete and deliver a proxy from your broker or other nominee.
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Proxy solicitation. The Company bears the expense of printing and mailing proxy materials. Proxies may be solicited by certain of our directors, officers and employees, without additional compensation, in person, by telephone, facsimile or electronic mail. We will, upon request, reimburse brokerage firms and others for their reasonable expenses in forwarding solicitation material to the beneficial owners of Common Shares.
Meeting attendance. Only shareholders of record and beneficial owners as of February 26, 2018,the Record Date, their authorized proxy holders, and invited guests of the Board of Directors may attend the Meeting.
If you are a shareholder of record, in order to be admitted to the Meeting, you will need to produce picture identification (such as a valid driver’s license or passport) as well asand either a copy of a form of proxy card or a Notice showing your name and address. If you are a beneficial owner and you wish to vote in person at the Meeting, you will need to obtain a proxy from the shareholder orof record. If you are a beneficial owner or other authorized proxy holder, in order to attend the Meeting, you will needboth an admission ticket and picture identification (such as a valid driver’s license or passport). To obtain an
admission ticket to the Meeting, please send your written request to our Corporate Secretary at c/o Herbalife International of America, Inc., 800 W. Olympic Boulevard,Blvd., Suite 406, Los Angeles, California 90015 or electronically by emailingcorpsec@herbalife.com. Your request must be received on or before April 14, 201819, 2020 and include a copy of a form of proxy card or voting instruction form confirming your appointment as a proxy holder of a shareholder of record. In your request, please include the address where your admission ticket should be mailed to, and any special assistance needs. The Board requests that persons attending the Meeting observe a professional business dress code.The Company also does not permit the use of cameras or other recording devices at the Meeting.
We are actively monitoring the public health and travel safety concerns relating to the coronavirus (COVID-19) and the advisories or mandates that federal, state, and local governments, and related agencies, may issue. In the event it is not possible or advisable to hold our Meeting as currently planned, we will announce the decision to do so via a press release and posting details on our website that will also be filed with the SEC as proxy material. If you are planning to attend our Meeting, please check our website the week of the Meeting. As always, we encourage you to vote your shares prior to the Meeting.
Meaning of shareholder of record. You are a shareholder of record only if your name is recorded on the Company’s register of members. If your name is not recorded on the Company’s register of members, any shares you hold in the Company are held beneficially. In this case you may still be entitled to direct the holder of your shares as to who should be appointed as proxy in respect of those shares and/or as to how to vote those shares on your behalf.
Shareholders who have purchased their shares on an exchange may hold those shares through a depository, in which case they will beare beneficial shareholders and will not be shareholders of record. If you hold your shares in “street name,” you willare not be a shareholder of record.
If you wish to enquireinquire as to whether or not you are a shareholder of record, please contact our Corporate Secretary at c/o Herbalife International of America, Inc., 800 W. Olympic Boulevard,Blvd., Suite 406, Los Angeles, California 90015.90015 or electronically by emailingcorpsec@herbalife.com.
Additional information. This Proxy Statement contains summaries of certain documents, but you are urged to read the documents themselvesyourself for complete information. The summaries are qualified in their entirety by reference to the complete text of the document. In the event that any of the terms, conditions or other provisions of any such document is inconsistent with or contrary to the description or terms in this Proxy Statement, such document will control. Each of these documents, as well as those documents referenced in this Proxy Statement as being available in print upon request, are available upon request to the Company by following the procedures described under Part 7 — “Annual report, financial and additional information.”information”.
Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders to beBe Held on April 24, 2018.29, 2020. The Proxy Statement and Annual Report to Shareholders are available athttp://www.envisionreports.com/HLF.HLF.
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Our Board of Directors has affirmatively determined that each of Messrs. Bermingham, Carmona, Christodoro, Cozza, Dunn, Gary, Lynn, Montelongo and Nelson and Mme. Otero is independent under section 303A.02Under the listing standards of the New York Stock Exchange, or the NYSE, Listeda majority of the members of the Board must satisfy the NYSE criteria for “independence”. No director qualifies as independent under the NYSE listing standards unless the Board affirmatively determines that the director has no material relationship with the Company Manual(either directly or as a partner, shareholder or officer of an organization that has a relationship with the Company).
Our Board has affirmatively determined that all of the directors and director nominees, other than Dr. Agwunobi and Messrs. Johnson, Mendoza and Tartol, are independent, in accordance with Section 303A.02 of the Company’s Categorical Standards of Independence, which are included as part of our Principles of Corporate Governance. Our Principles of Corporate Governance are availableNYSE listing standards. Additionally, Mr. Dunn, a former director, was independent throughout the period in 2019 that he served on our website atwww.herbalife.com by following the links through “Investor Relations” to “Corporate Governance.”Board. The NYSE’s independence guidelines and the Company’s Categorical Standards include a series of objective tests, such as the person is not an employee of the Company and has not engaged in various types of business dealings involving the Company that would prevent the person from being an independent director. The Board of Directors has affirmatively determined that none of the foregoing independent directors had any relationship with the Company that would compromise his or her independence. Additionally,independence from the Company.
The Board has determined that, if elected, Mme.Paláu-Hernández, and Messrs. LeFevre and Graziano will be independent under
section 303A.02considered Dr. Carmona’s independence in light of the NYSE’s Listed Company Manual and the Company’s Categorical Standards of Independence.
Messrs. Cardoso and Tartol are not, and Mr. Mendoza will not be, independent due to their status as independent Herbalife distributors.
Dr. Carmona received $100,000$50,000 in speaking fees he received from the Company in 20172019, as disclosed in the “Director Compensation Table” below. We leveragesubsection “2019 Director Compensation”. The Company leverages Dr. Carmona’s professional experience — as the 17th Surgeon General of the United States — to provide training and education to our independent membersHerbalife Nutrition Members at various Company-sponsored sales events, such as Extravaganzas. Additionally,After consideration of the foregoing and other relevant factors, the Board determined that the Company’s engagement of Dr. Carmona for these limited services did not present a conflict of interest nor compromise Dr. Carmona’s independence from the Company.
The Board also consideredMs. Paláu-Hernández’s independence in light of the approximately $1.07 million
in fees paid by the Company in 2019 toInter-Con Security Systems, Inc.(“Inter-Con”), a private security company wholly-owned byMs. Paláu-Hernández’s husband,brother-in-law andsister-in-law, for security services. After consideration of relevant factors, including the Company’s termination ofInter-Con services made effective in January 2020, the Board determined that the Company’s prior engagement ofInter-Con did not present a conflict of interest nor compromiseMs. Paláu-Hernández’s independence from the Company.
The Board also considered the independence of the following five directors in light of the Second Amended and Restated Support Agreement, dated as of July 15, 2016 (the “Support Agreement”) among the Company, Carl C. Icahn and certain affiliated entities of Mr. Icahn (the “Icahn Parties”): Messrs. Christodoro, Cozza, Gary, Graziano, (if elected),Lynn and Nelson. Mr. Icahn and his affiliated entities beneficially own approximately 35,227,904 Common Shares, or 23.85% of the outstanding Common Shares, as of the Record Date, and in accordance with the Support Agreement, the Company notified the Icahn Parties that each of Messrs. Christodoro, Gary, Graziano, Lynn and Nelson are affiliatedwould be nominated for election as a director at the Meeting. After consideration of the foregoing and other relevant factors, the Board determined that Messrs. Christodoro, Gary, Graziano, Lynn and Nelson have no material relationship with the Icahn Parties (as defined in Part 3 — “Proposal 1:Company and are independent from the electionCompany.
Dr. Agwunobi and Mr. Johnson are not deemed independent because they are employed by the Company.
Messrs. Mendoza and Tartol are not deemed independent because they are distributors of directors”), which beneficially own approximately 22,872,324 Common Shares. However, the Board of Directors affirmatively determined that such relationships did not compromise their independent judgment or their abilityHerbalife Nutrition products, also referred to act independentas Herbalife Nutrition Members. Although neither are employees of the Company’s management.Company, they are not deemed independent because of their income levels as top distributors of Herbalife products, as disclosed in the subsection “2019 Director Compensation”.
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During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017,2019, the Board of Directors held nine meetings. Eleven Board members attended 100% of thesesix meetings, including four regular meetings and two special meetings. All regular meetings included executive sessions without the other two attended eight outpresence of ninemanagement. These executive sessions were led by the Lead Director. Additionally, executive sessions with only independent directors were held from time to time as required or determined to be necessary.
Each of these meetings. Board members who serve on the Compensation Committee, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, the Audit Committee and the implementation oversight committeeour directors attended at least 75% of the aggregate of all Board and applicable committee meetings on which they served. held during the period that he or she served as a director.
Each director is expected to dedicate sufficient time, energy and attention to ensure the diligent performance of his or her duties, including attending meetings of the shareholders of the Company, the Board of Directors and committees of which he or she is a member. All members of the Board of Directors
then serving attended the 2017Company’s 2019 annual general meeting of shareholders.
It is the policy of the Board of Directors to hold four regularly scheduled meetings, each of which includes an executive session ofnon-management directors, led by the Lead Director of the Board of Directors, without the presence of management as well as a session of only the independent directors. Additional meetings of the Board of Directors, executive sessions ofnon-management directors and sessions of independent directors may be held from time to time as required or determined to be necessary.
Currently, Mr. Johnson serves as our Executive Chairman. Mr. Richard Goudis succeeded Mr. Johnson as CEO effective June 1, 2017, thereby separatingis the roles of Chairman of the Board of Directors and CEO. Asthe Chief Executive Chairman, Mr. Johnson supports Mr. Goudis as Mr. Goudis continues to transition into and establish himself in his role as CEO. Mr. Johnson continues to take part in the managementOfficer of the Company’s business, including working with independent members. In this way, Mr. Johnson can serveCompany, and serves as a key link between the Board and other members of management. As previously disclosed, Dr. Agwunobi will assume the role of CEO of the Company effective March 30, 2020, and upon election to the Board, the role of Chairman of the Board. The Board determined that although the roles of Chairman and CEO have been separated,believes having a board leadership structure featuring an executive as Executive Chairman with a separate Lead Director best serves the interests of the Company and its shareholders because the Board also believes that strong, independent Board leadership is a critical aspect of effective corporate governance.
TheIn turn, the Lead Director is an independent director elected for a two yeartwo-year term by the independent directors. The appointment is reconsidered biannually. The Lead Director chairs the Board meetings during all executive sessions and when the Executive Chairman is unable to participate in Board meetings, and is a contact point for major shareholders and third parties who may desirewish to contact the Board independently of the Executive Chairman and/orand CEO. Mr. Dunn has served as Lead Director since April 24, 2014, andNelson wasre-elected appointed to serve as Lead Director by the independent directors for atwo-year term, effective April 28, 2016.July 22, 2019, when Mr. Dunn, the previous Lead Director, resigned from the Board. The responsibilities of the Lead Director include:
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With Mr. Dunn’stwo-year term as Lead Director coming to an end, the independent directors will elect the next Lead Director immediately after the Meeting.
The Board periodically reviews the structure of the Board and Company leadership as part of the succession planning process.
The board’sBoard’s role in risk oversight
The full Board of Directors has the ultimate responsibility for risk oversight regarding the Company. The Board oversees a Company-wide approach to risk management, designed to enhance shareholder value, and to support the achievement of strategic objectives and to improve long-term organizational performance. The first aspect of the Board’s approach to risk managementoversight is to determine the
appropriate level of risk for the Company generally, followed by an assessment of the specific risks the Company faces and the steps management is taking to manage those risks. The full Board’s involvement in setting the Company’s business strategy facilitates those assessments, culminating in the development of a strategic plan that reflects the Board’s and management’s
| Corporate governance | 5 |
consensus as to appropriate levels of risk as tofor specific aspects of the Company’s business and the appropriate measures to manage those risks. Additionally, the full Board of Directors participates in a periodic enterprise risk
management assessment during its quarterly meetings. In this process, risk is assessed throughout the business focusingwith a focus on risks arising out of various aspects of the Company’s strategic plan and its implementation, including financial, legal/legal, compliance, operational/strategic and compensation risks. The Board also assesses its role in risk oversight throughout ourthe Company’s business. In addition to the discussion of risk with the full Board at least once a year, the independent directors discuss risk management during executive sessions without management present with the Lead Director presiding.
While the full Board of Directors has the ultimate oversight responsibility for the risk management process, various Board committees also have responsibility for risk
management in certaintheir respective focus areas. In particular, the audit committee focuses on financial risk, including internal controls, and assesses the Company’s risk profile with the Company’s internal auditors. The internal controls risk profile drives the internal audit plan
for the coming year. TheAt each quarterly meeting of the audit committee, also reviewsmanagement presents to the committee risks related to the Company’s cyber security, mattersprivacy and security matters. The audit committee also handles violations of the Company’s Code of Business Conduct and Ethics and related corporate policies. Finally, the compensation committee periodically reviews compensation practices and policies to confirm that they do not encourage excessive risk taking.
risk-taking. Management regularly reports on each such riskthese risks to the relevant committee or the full Board, as appropriate, and additional review or reporting on enterprise risks is conducted as needed or as requested by the Board or the relevant committee.
2017Compensation risk assessment
The Compensation Committee, with the assistance of Meridian, its compensation advisor, conducted a review of the Company’s material compensation policies and practices applicable to its employees, including its executive officers. Based on this review, the Compensation Committee concluded that these policies and practices do not create risks that are reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the Company. The key features
of the executive compensation program that support this conclusion include: the balanced mix between fixed and variable compensation and short- and long-term incentives; the use of multiple performance measures within incentive plans; strong internal controls, including a code of business conduct and ethics policy; the use of stock ownership guidelines; and the existence of an anti-hedging policy.
Environmental and Social Approach
Since 1980, Herbalife Nutrition has been on a mission to improve the nutritional habits around the world with nutrition products that help people achieve their nutrition goals. Our products are available exclusively through Herbalife Nutrition Members who provide comprehensive and personalized solutions to their customers’ nutrition and wellness goals.
Beyond these product solutions, our direct selling business model provides an attractive entrepreneurial opportunity for millions of individuals. By owning and operating their own business, Herbalife Nutrition Members have the ability to increase personal economic empowerment, which, in turn, helps to build stronger, vibrant communities.
Herbalife Nutrition is committed to operating its business in a socially responsible manner, incorporating social impact, environmental stewardship and transparent governance practices throughout its operations. We view
our work in this critically important area as a journey and appreciate and strive for continuous improvement.
Corporate Social Responsibility, Philanthropy and Social Impact
The Company and the Herbalife Nutrition Foundation (HNF) are dedicated to improving the lives of communities around the world by providing healthy nutrition and nutrition education to children and communities in need.
While our social impact strategy prioritizes partnership and programs focused on nutrition, we support numerous leading organizations that focus on additional areas to improve and empower thriving communities.
Herbalife Nutrition has been recognized for significant contributions to supporting communities. In 2019, the Company received more than a dozen awards for our corporate social responsibility achievements and impact.
| 6 | Corporate governance |
Corporate Philanthropy
As a global nutrition company, Herbalife Nutrition is helping tackle global challenges including eradicating hunger through an initial $2 million investment in our Nutrition for Zero Hunger initiative. In partnership with leading global and regional nonprofit organizations, the program supports:
The program combines many different partnerships, activities and programs customized to regional market needs. Nutrition for Zero Hunger aligns with the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goal #2 – Zero Hunger.
As a part of the Nutrition for Zero Hunger initiative, Herbalife Nutrition partners with more than 10 leading nonprofits including global organizations such as World Food Program USA, Feed the Children and The Hunger Project. Nutrition for Zero Hunger partners support more than 114 million people annually across 120 countries worldwide.
As a part of our corporate social responsibility strategy, Herbalife Nutrition supports leading organizations that promote health and wellness for underserved and vulnerable populations. For example, for more than 20 years we have supported various Red Cross organizations around the globe in helping them provide positive nutrition and other services to communities devasted by disaster. In the last five years the Company donated more than 1.1 million Protein Deluxe Bars, valued at $2 million, to 120 Red Cross blood donation centers in the U.S.
We also leverage the power of our diverse global community of employees and millions of Herbalife Nutrition Members and their customers. This community comes together during our annual “Global Month of Purpose,” in which we create opportunities for individuals to volunteer in underserved communities around the globe. In 2019, we donated more than 11,000 volunteer hours in communities around the globe with more than 1,800 participants.
For more than 35 years, Herbalife Nutrition has proudly supported Hispanic and Latino organizations that promote nutrition, health and wellbeing and empower opportunities. In 2019, the Company supported more than a dozen of these organizations, including UnidosUS and League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) national and regional chapters. In addition to financial donations, we support various programs including nutrition, health and fitness resources, mentoring, human rights, gender equity and advocacy as well as providein-kind donations of nutrient-dense products.
Herbalife Nutrition is a member of LULAC’s national Women’s Commission to further drive discussions and actions to promote women’s empowerment and gender equity issues. We also demonstrate our commitment to advance Hispanic diversity and inclusion in the workplace as a member of the Hispanic Association on Corporate Responsibility (HACR) since 2014.
Herbalife Nutrition Foundation
Established in 1994, Herbalife Nutrition Foundation (HNF) supports over 170 community-based Casa Herbalife Nutrition partners around the globe that help bring good nutrition to socially vulnerable communities and aid to organizations focused on promoting access, education and empowerment of good nutrition and general wellness. In 2019, HNF granted $4.75 million to Casa Herbalife Nutrition partners, a 50% increase in grants from 2018.
Environmental Initiatives
As with our product quality philosophy, we view our environmental footprint through a product lifecycle lens that extends from seed to feed. This work is focused on responsible environmental stewardship, meeting the needs of both Herbalife Nutrition Members and their customers; as well as regulations around the world. Currently, we have numerous active environmentally sustainable projects around the globe.
Environmental Impact of Plant-Based Protein
Food requirements are expected to double by 2050 when the global population surpasses 9 billion. Protein requirements alone will increase 74 percent. With animal-based protein as a major contributor to greenhouse gas emissions, we believe it is imperative to provide convenient, affordable and sustainable sources of protein. Thenumber-one ingredient in many of our products is plant-based protein derived from soy, including the majority of formulations of Formula 1, our flagship product.
This sustainable plant-based protein is grown and farmed with fewer environmental resources per acre than animal protein. Soy requires less land and water and emits less carbon than animal-based protein.
Operations
Within our manufacturing footprint, we have identified and continue to identify carbon emission and resource conservation projects, many of which deploy technology and/or operational efficiency initiatives.
| Corporate governance | 7 |
Packaging
We have also focused on reductions insingle-use plastics and plastic bags in our product packaging and distribution. These reduce, reuse, recycle initiatives have yielded the following results:
Plastic Reduction in Formula 1 Canisters
Canister Recycling Programs in Sales Centers
These efforts illustrate some regional pilot programs with demonstrated results. We intend to expand these programs across additional markets to further drive our global efforts for environmental stewardship.
The Company’s full Corporate Social Responsibility principles and programs are available athttps://iamherbalifenutrition.com/who-we-are/corporate-social-responsibility/.
| 8 | Corporate governance |
The table below summarizes the compensation paid by the Company tonon-management directors for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017.2019.
| Name | Fees earned or paid in cash ($)
| Equity awards ($)(1) | All other compensation
| Total ($) | Fees earned or paid in cash ($)
| Equity awards ($)(1) | All other compensation
| Total ($) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Richard P. Bermingham
| 157,500 | 119,930 | — | 277,430 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pedro Cardoso
| 95,000 | 119,930 | 1,403,497 | (2) | 1,618,427 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dr. Richard Carmona
| 119,000 | 119,930 | 100,000 | (3) | 338,930 |
| 110,000
|
|
| 134,988
|
|
| 50,000
| (3)
|
| 294,988
|
| |||||||||||||||
Jonathan Christodoro
| 130,000 | 119,930 | — | 249,930 |
| 120,000
|
|
| 134,988
|
|
| —
|
|
| 254,988
|
| ||||||||||||||||
Keith Cozza
| 101,000 | 119,930 | — | 220,930 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jeffrey T. Dunn
| 132,000 | 119,930 | — | 251,930 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jeffrey T. Dunn(2)
|
| 80,600
|
|
| 159,987
|
|
| —
|
|
| 240,587
|
| ||||||||||||||||||||
Hunter C. Gary
| 117,000 | 119,930 | 236,930 |
| 110,000
|
|
| 134,988
|
|
| —
|
|
| 244,988
|
| |||||||||||||||||
Nicholas Graziano
|
| 110,000
|
|
| 134,988
|
|
| —
|
|
| 244,988
|
| ||||||||||||||||||||
Alan LeFevre
|
| 130,000
|
|
| 134,988
|
|
| —
|
|
| 264,988
|
| ||||||||||||||||||||
Jesse A. Lynn
| 114,000 | 119,930 | — | 233,930 |
| 120,000
|
|
| 134,988
|
|
| —
|
|
| 254,988
|
| ||||||||||||||||
Juan Miguel Mendoza
|
| 100,000
|
|
| 134,988
|
|
| 1,299,045
| (4)
|
| 1,534,033
|
| ||||||||||||||||||||
Michael Montelongo
| 119,000 | 119,930 | — | 238,930 |
| 129,400
|
|
| 134,988
|
|
| —
|
|
| 264,388
|
| ||||||||||||||||
James L. Nelson
| 144,000 | 119,930 | — | 263,930 |
| 151,000
|
|
| 159,950
|
|
| —
|
|
| 310,950
|
| ||||||||||||||||
Maria Otero
| 136,000 | 119,930 | — | 255,930 |
| 135,000
|
|
| 134,988
|
|
| —
|
|
| 269,988
|
| ||||||||||||||||
MargaritaPaláu-Hernández
|
| 109,000
|
|
| 134,988
|
|
| —
|
|
| 243,988
|
| ||||||||||||||||||||
John Tartol
| 96,000 | 119,930 | 1,709,979 | (4) | 1,925,909 |
| 100,000
|
|
| 134,988
|
|
| 1,424,790
| (5)
|
| 1,659,778
|
| |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Amounts represent the aggregate grant date fair value of the relevant award(s) presented in accordance with ASC Topic 718, “Compensation—Stock |
| (2) |
| (3) | Amount represents fees for speaking at Herbalife Nutrition events. |
| (4) | Amount includes |
| (5) | Amount includes $22,500 in fees for speaking at Herbalife Nutrition events for Herbalife Nutrition Members. Additionally, unrelated to his service as a board member, amount also includes $1,402,290 in income earned as a top distributor of Herbalife Nutrition products. All Herbalife Nutrition Members, including Mr. Tartol, are eligible to receive income under the Company’s Marketing Plan as a result of their activities as distributors of Herbalife Nutrition products. |
Effective April 24, 2014, eachEachnon-management director receives (i) $85,000annual fees for service on the Board and Committees as follows:
Board service | $100,000 per year | |
Audit Committee service | Member - $10,000 per year Chair - $20,000 per year | |
Compensation Committee service | Member - $10,000 per year Chair - $15,000 per year | |
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee service | Member - $10,000 per year Chair - $15,000 per year | |
Implementation Oversight Committee service | Member $10,000 per year Chair - $20,000 per year | |
| * | Chairpersons receive chair fees in addition to member fees. For example, the chair of the audit committee receives an aggregate fee of $30,000 for his services on the committee. |
The Lead Director receives an annual fee of $25,000 per year for additional services as a director and $5,000 for each Board committee on which the director served, an additional $20,000 per year for the Lead Director, an additional $15,000 per year for the chair of the audit committee, an additional $10,000 per year for the chair of the compensation committee and an additional $10,000 per year for the chair of the nominating and corporate governance committee, (ii) $1,500 for each Board meeting attended by the directorprovided in person or $1,000 per Board meeting attended telephonically, (iii) $3,000 for each audit committee meeting attended either in person or telephonically, and
(iv) $2,000 for each compensation committee and for each nominating and corporate governance committee meeting attended either in person or telephonically. In addition, on July 18, 2016, the Board of Directors established the implementation oversight committee to oversee the implementation of the Federal Trade Commission’s Consent Order, as discussed in greater detail below under “Committees of the board.” Each member of the independent oversight committee receives $1,000 for each such committee meeting attended either in person or telephonically, and the chair such committee receives additional $15,000 per year.
that capacity.
Effective April 24, 2018, eachnon-management director will receive (i) $100,000 per year for services as a director and $10,000 for each Board committee on which the director served, an additional $25,000 per year for the Lead Director, an additional $20,000 per year for the chair of the audit committee, an additional $20,000 per year for the chair of the implementation oversight committee, an additional $15,000 per year for the chair of the compensation committee and an additional $15,000 per year for the chair of the nominating and corporate governance committee. Directors will no longer receive meeting attendance compensation.
Cash fees with respect to Board or committee membership or service as the Lead Director or a committee chair are paid ratably assuming 12 consecutive months of service from the date the particular membership or service commences. Cash fees for attending Board or committee meetings were paid in the month following the meeting date.Non-management directors also receive an annual equity grant pursuant to the Company’s Amended and Restated Independent Deferred Compensation and Stock Unit Plan, which is part of the Herbalife Ltd. 2014 Stock Incentive Plan, as it may be amended from time to time, in the form of restricted
stock units, or RSUs, with a grant date fair value (as determined for financial reporting purposes) of $120,000 (rounded down to the nearest whole unit that vest on April 15, 2018). Effective April 24, 2018, RSUs granted tonon-management directors will have a grant date fair value of $135,000 (rounded down to the nearest whole unitunit) that vest annually. The 2019 RSU grants vest on April 15, 2019).2020. The Lead Director also receives an equity grant, upon appointmentor the Lead
Director Equity Grant, in the form of RSUs with a grant date fair value (as determined for financial reporting purposes) of $250,000 (rounded down to the nearest whole unit) in respect of his or hertwo-year term as Lead Director. It is anticipated that, effective April 24, 2018, the Lead Director’s equity grant upon appointment will continue to be in the form of RSUs but with a grant date fair value of $25,000 (rounded down to the nearest whole unit) per each year of his or hertwo-year term. Currently, the RSU award granted to the Lead Directorterm, which vests on continuation of service as Lead Director in ratable amounts over each quarter, over thetwo-year life of the award. However, effective April 24, 2018, such RSU award will vest annually on the grant date the following year. OurThe Lead Director typically servesEquity Grant made in 2019 to Mr. Nelson will vest on April 15, 2020.
The compensation disclosed in the 2019 Director Compensation table for atwo-year termMr. Tartol and Mr. Mendoza include their respective earnings as top distributors of Herbalife Nutrition Products under the appointment is reconsidered biannually concurrently with our annual general meeting of shareholders.Company’s Marketing Plan.
The table below summarizes the equity-based awards held by the Company’snon-management directors who served on the Company’s Board of Directors in 2019, as of December 31, 2017.2019.
| Name | Options/Stock Appreciation Rights
| Stock Unit Awards
| ||||||||||||||||||||||
Number of securities underlying unexercised options/SARs (#) exercisable | Number of securities underlying unexercised options/SARs (#) un-exercisable | Exercise price ($) | 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 P. Bermingham
| 7,503 |
| —
|
|
| 44.79
|
|
| 05/31/2019
|
| ||||||||||||||
Richard P. Bermingham
|
| 4,526
|
|
| —
|
|
| 79.58
|
|
| 12/19/2020
|
| ||||||||||||
Richard P. Bermingham
|
| —
|
|
| —
|
|
| —
|
|
| 1,665
|
|
| 112,754
|
| |||||||||
Pedro Cardoso
|
| 5,452
|
|
| —
|
|
| 53.29
|
|
| 05/18/2018
|
| ||||||||||||
Pedro Cardoso
|
| 7,503
|
|
| —
|
|
| 44.79
|
|
| 05/31/2019
|
| ||||||||||||
Pedro Cardoso
|
| 4,526
|
|
| —
|
|
| 79.58
|
|
| 12/19/2020
|
| ||||||||||||
Pedro Cardoso
|
| —
|
|
| —
|
|
| —
|
|
| 1,665
|
|
| 112,754
|
| |||||||||
Richard Carmona
|
| 4,526
|
|
| —
|
|
| 79.58
|
|
| 12/19/2020
|
| ||||||||||||
Richard Carmona
|
| —
|
|
| —
|
|
| —
|
|
| 1,665
|
|
| 112,754
|
| |||||||||
Jonathan Christodoro
|
| 4,526
|
|
| —
|
|
| 79.58
|
|
| 12/19/2020
|
| ||||||||||||
Jonathan Christodoro
|
| —
|
|
| —
|
|
| —
|
|
| 1,665
|
|
| 112,754
|
| |||||||||
Keith Cozza
|
| 4,526
|
|
| —
|
|
| 79.58
|
|
| 12/19/2020
|
| ||||||||||||
Keith Cozza
|
| —
|
|
| —
|
|
| —
|
|
| 1,665
|
|
| 112,754
|
| |||||||||
Jeffrey T. Dunn
|
| 5,452
|
|
| —
|
|
| 53.29
|
|
| 05/18/2018
|
| ||||||||||||
Jeffrey T. Dunn
|
| 7,503
|
|
| —
|
|
| 44.79
|
|
| 05/31/2019
|
| ||||||||||||
Jeffrey T. Dunn
|
| 4,526
|
|
| —
|
|
| 79.58
|
|
| 12/19/2020
|
| ||||||||||||
Jeffrey T. Dunn
|
| —
|
|
| —
|
|
| —
|
|
| 1,665
|
|
| 112,754
|
| |||||||||
Jeffrey T. Dunn
|
| —
|
|
| —
|
|
| —
|
|
| 1,022
|
|
| 69,210
|
| |||||||||
Hunter C. Gary
|
| —
|
|
| —
|
|
| —
|
|
| 1,665
|
|
| 112,754
|
| |||||||||
Jesse Lynn
|
| —
|
|
| —
|
|
| —
|
|
| 1,665
|
|
| 112,754
|
| |||||||||
Michael Montelongo
|
| —
|
|
| —
|
|
| —
|
|
| 1,665
|
|
| 112,754
|
| |||||||||
James Nelson
|
| —
|
|
| —
|
|
| —
|
|
| 1,665
|
|
| 112,754
|
| |||||||||
Maria Otero
|
| 4,526
|
|
| —
|
|
| 79.58
|
|
| 12/19/2020
|
| ||||||||||||
Maria Otero
|
| —
|
|
| —
|
|
| —
|
|
| 1,665
|
|
| 112,754
|
| |||||||||
John Tartol
|
| 5,452
|
|
| —
|
|
| 53.29
|
|
| 05/18/2018
|
| ||||||||||||
John Tartol
|
| 7,503
|
|
| —
|
|
| 44.79
|
|
| 05/31/2019
|
| ||||||||||||
John Tartol
|
| 4,526
|
|
| —
|
|
| 79.58
|
|
| 12/19/2020
|
| ||||||||||||
John Tartol
|
| —
|
|
| —
|
|
| —
|
|
| 1,665
|
|
| 112,754
|
| |||||||||
| Name | Options/Stock Appreciation Rights | Stock Unit Awards | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Number of securities underlying unexercised options/SARs (#) exercisable | Number of securities underlying unexercised options/SARs (#) unexercisable | Exercise price ($) | 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) ($) | |||||||||||||||||||
Dr. Richard Carmona |
| 9,052 |
|
| — |
|
| 39.79 |
|
| 12/19/2020 |
|
| — |
|
| — |
| ||||||
|
| — |
|
| — |
|
| — |
|
| — |
|
| 2,689 |
|
| 128,185 |
| ||||||
Jonathan Christodoro |
| 9,052 |
|
| — |
|
| 39.79 |
|
| 12/19/2020 |
|
| — |
|
| — |
| ||||||
|
| — |
|
| — |
|
| — |
|
| — |
|
| 2,689 |
|
| 128,185 |
| ||||||
Jeffrey T. Dunn(2) |
| — |
|
| — |
|
| — |
|
| — |
|
| — |
|
| — |
| ||||||
Hunter C. Gary |
| — |
|
| — |
|
| — |
|
| — |
|
| 2,689 |
|
| 128,185 |
| ||||||
Nicholas Graziano |
| — |
|
| — |
|
| — |
|
| — |
|
| 2,689 |
|
| 128,185 |
| ||||||
Alan LeFevre |
| — |
|
| — |
|
| — |
|
| — |
|
| 2,689 |
|
| 128,185 |
| ||||||
Jesse Lynn |
| — |
|
| — |
|
| — |
|
| — |
|
| 2,689 |
|
| 128,185 |
| ||||||
Juan Miguel Mendoza |
| — |
|
| — |
|
| — |
|
| — |
|
| 2,689 |
|
| 128,185 |
| ||||||
Michael Montelongo |
| — |
|
| — |
|
| — |
|
| — |
|
| 2,689 |
|
| 128,185 |
| ||||||
James L. Nelson |
| — |
|
| — |
|
| — |
|
| — |
|
| 2,689 |
|
| 128,185 |
| ||||||
|
| — |
|
| — |
|
| — |
|
| — |
|
| 655 |
|
| 31,224 |
| ||||||
Maria Otero |
| 9,052 |
|
| — |
|
| 39.79 |
|
| 12/19/2020 |
|
| — |
|
| — |
| ||||||
|
| — |
|
| — |
|
| — |
|
| — |
|
| 2,689 |
|
| 128,185 |
| ||||||
MargaritaPaláu-Hernández |
| — |
|
| — |
|
| — |
|
| — |
|
| 2,689 |
|
| 128,185 |
| ||||||
John Tartol |
| 9,052 |
|
| — |
|
| 39.79 |
|
| 12/19/2020 |
|
| — |
|
| — |
| ||||||
|
| —
|
|
| —
|
|
| —
|
|
| —
|
|
| 2,689
|
|
| 128,185
|
| ||||||
| (1) | Market value based on the closing price of a Common Share on the NYSE on December |
| (2) | Former member of the Board. |
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The Company has adopted stock ownership guidelines applicable to each of our named executive officersofficer andnon-management directors.director. Our CEO is encouraged to acquire and hold Common Shares and/or vested equity awards with an aggregate value equal to five times his base salary.salary within five years of his appointment to such position. Our other named executive officers are
encouraged to acquire and hold Common Shares and/or vested equity awards with an aggregate value equal to two times their respective base salaries.salaries within five years
following their respective designation as a named executive officer. Eachnon-management director is encouraged to hold Common Shares and/or vested equity awards with aan aggregate value equal to five times such director’s annual retainer within
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two five years of such director’s appointment or election to the Board of Directors. As of the date of this Proxy Statement, all of our Board members other than our Executive Chairman have served for two or more years
non-management directors and all such non-management directors werenamed executive officers are in compliance with these guidelines. All of our NEOs were in compliance with thesethe current guidelines.
We value the viewpoint of all investors and have actively engaged with shareholders to better understand their perspectives, and strongly consider their feedback when evaluating our governance provisions and practices.
In 2019 we engaged with a number of shareholders to initiate new, and deepen existing, relationships with our investor base. We reached out to the top 30 Herbalife Nutrition shareholders that, in the aggregate, owned in excess of 45% of our outstanding Common Shares
(excluding the shares held by our largest shareholder), and covered various governance topics including board composition and compensation, risk oversight, shareholder rights and Environmental & Social initiatives across the Company. In aggregate, we had discussions with investors who hold approximately 35% of outstanding Common Shares (excluding the shares held by our largest shareholder). We also reached out to the proxy advisors, ISS and Glass Lewis, to better understand their perspectives and update them on certain of our governance practices.
Shareholder communications with the board of directors
Shareholders and other parties interested in communicating directly with the Board of Directors,non-management or independent directors as a group or individual directors, including the Lead Director in his or her capacity as such, may do so by writing to Herbalife Ltd.,our Corporate Secretary at c/o Corporate Secretary,Herbalife International of America, Inc., 800 W. Olympic Blvd,Blvd., Suite 406, Los Angeles, CACalifornia 90015, or by email attocorpsec@herbalife.com, indicating to whose attention the communication should be directed. Under a process approved by the Board of Directors for handling communications received by the Company and addressed tonon-management directors, theThe Corporate Secretary of the Company reviews all such correspondence and forwards to members of the audit committeeBoard of Directors a summary
and/or copies of any such
correspondence that, in the opinion of the Corporate Secretary, deal with the functions of the Board of Directors or committees thereof, or that he otherwise determines requires their attention. Directors may at any time review a log of all communications received by the Company and addressed to members of the Board of Directors and request copies of any such correspondence. Concerns relating to accounting, internal controls or auditing matters are immediately brought to the attention of the Company’s internal audit department and handled in accordance with procedures established by the audit committee with respect to such matters.
Our Board of Directors has a standing audit committee, nominating and corporate governance committee, and compensation committee. Our Board of Directors hasDuring fiscal 2019, we also constitutedhad the implementation oversight committee, as discussed below.
Audit committee
The audit committee consists of Messrs. Bermingham, Montelongo and Nelson. Each director who served on the audit committee in 2017 is or was independent as discussed above under “— Director Independence.” As required by Rule 303A.07 of the NYSE Listed Company Manual, the Board of Directors has affirmatively determined that each of Messrs. Bermingham, Montelongo and Nelson is financially literate, and that Mr. Bermingham is an “audit committee financial expert,” as defined in Item 407(d)(5) ofRegulation S-K.
The principal duties of the audit committee are as follows:
Our Board of Directors has adopted a written charter for the audit committeeeach of these committees, which is available on
the Company’s website atwww.herbalife.com by following the links through “Investor Relations” to “Corporate Governance,” and in print to any shareholder who requests it as set forth under Part 7 — “Annual—“Annual report, financial and additional information.” In 2017,information”.
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Current committee memberships
| Independent Directors | Audit(1) | Compensation(2) | Implementation Oversight | Nominating Corporate Governance | ||||
| Dr. Richard Carmona | ● | |||||||
| Jonathan Christodoro | ● | ● | ||||||
| Hunter C. Gary | ● | |||||||
| Nicholas Graziano | ● | |||||||
| Alan LeFevre * | Chair | |||||||
| Jesse A. Lynn | ● | ● | ||||||
| Michael Montelongo | ● | Chair | ||||||
| James L. Nelson | ● | Chair | ||||||
| Maria Otero | ● | Chair | ||||||
| MargaritaPaláu-Hernández | ● |
* Audit Committee “financial expert” ● Member
| (1) | Jeff Dunn served on the Audit Committee until July 22, 2019, and Mr. Montelongo was appointed to the Audit Committee on July 22, 2019. Each member who served on the Committee during 2019 is financially literate and met the independence requirements of the NYSE, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and the Company’s Principles of Corporate Governance. The Board designated Mr. LeFevre as an “Audit Committee financial expert”. |
| (2) | Jeff Dunn served on the Compensation Committee until February 7, 2019, andMs. Paláu-Hernández was appointed to the Compensation Committee on February 7, 2019. Each member of the Compensation Committee is (a) independent under the listing standards of the NYSE and the Company’s independence standards and (b) a “nonemployee director” under Rule16b-3 of the Exchange Act. |
Audit committee | ||
| The audit committee represents and assists the Board in fulfilling its responsibilities for overseeing our financial reporting processes and the audit of our financial statements. | Meetings Held in 2019: 8 | |
The principal duties of the audit committee met six times.include the following:
Nominating
monitoring the integrity of the Company’s financial reporting process and corporate governance committeesystems of internal controls regarding finance, accounting and reporting;
monitoring the independence and performance of the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm and internal audit function;
providing an avenue of communication among the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, management, the internal audit department and the Board of Directors; and
reviewing with management risks and practices related to cyber security, privacy and security matters.
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| The compensation committee discharges the Board’s responsibilities related to the compensation of our executives and Directors, and provides general oversight of our compensation structure, including our equity compensation plans and benefits programs. | Meetings Held in 2019: 13 | |
The nominatingprincipal duties of the compensation committee include the following:
to oversee and approve compensation policies and programs;
to review and approve corporate governance committee consistsgoals and objectives relevant to the compensation of Messrs. Carmona, Christodoro, Dunnthe Company’s CEO and Lynn.other executive officers;
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Each director who served on
to evaluate the nominatingperformance of the CEO and corporate governance committee in 2017 isrecommend the compensation level of the CEO for approval by the independent as discussed above under “— Director Independence.” members of the Board of Directors;
to evaluate the performance of certain executive officers and, considering the CEO’s recommendations, set the compensation level for such executive officers;
to administer existing incentive compensation plans and equity-based plans;
to oversee the Company’s response to regulatory developments affecting executive compensation; and
to review the compensation of directors.
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| The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee oversees, and represents and assists the Board in fulfilling its responsibilities relating to, our corporate governance, and Director nominations and elections. | Meetings Held in 2019: 4 | |
The principal duties of the nominating and corporate governance committee are as follows:include the following:
to recommend to the Board of Directors proposed nominees for election to the Board of Directors both at annual general meetings and to fill vacancies that occur between annual general meetings; and
to review and make recommendations to the Board of Directors regarding the Company’s corporate governance matters and practices.
In identifying candidates to serve on the Board, the nominating and corporate governance committee first
Implementation oversight committee
determines the evolving needs of the Board taking into account such factors as it deems appropriate, including, among others, the current composition of the Board of Directors, the range of talents, experiences and skills that would best complement those already represented on the Board of Directors, the balance of management and independent directors and the need for financial or other specialized expertise, as discussed in greater detail below under Part 3 — “Proposal 1: The Election of Directors — Director Qualifications.” Applying these criteria, the nominating and corporate governance committee considers candidates for director suggested by its members and other directors, as well as by management and shareholders. The nominating and corporate governance committee also retains a third-party executive search firm on anad-hoc basis to identify and review candidates upon request of the committee from time to time.
If the nominating and corporate governance committee decides, on the basis of its preliminary review, to proceed with further consideration, the committee members, as well as other directors as appropriate, interview the nominee. After completing this evaluation and interview, the nominating and corporate governance committee makes a recommendation to the full Board of Directors, which makes the final determination whether to nominate the candidate after considering the nominating and corporate governance committee’s report.
A shareholder who wishes to recommend a prospective nominee for the Board of Directors pursuant to the provisions of the Articles should notify the Corporate Secretary in writing with the appropriate supporting materials, as more fully described under Part 7 — “Shareholder nominations.”
The Board of Directors has adopted a written charter for the nominating and corporate governance committee, which is available on the Company’s website atwww.herbalife.com by following the links through “Investor Relations” to “Corporate Governance” or in print to any shareholder who requests it as set forth under Part 7 — “Annual report, financial and additional information.” In 2017, the nominating and corporate governance committee met four times.
Compensation committee
The compensation committee consists of Mme. Otero and Messrs. Bermingham, Christodoro and Gary. Each director who served on the compensation committee in 2017 is independent as discussed above under “— Director Independence.” The principal duties of the compensation committee are as follows:
Among other duties, the compensation committee is responsible for making the initial risk assessment of the Company’s compensation programs and determining whether those programs require modification to remain consistent with the Board’s determinations as to the levels of risk that are appropriate for the Company. In its assessment, the compensation committee reviewed the Company’s compensation structure and noted numerous ways in which risk is potentially mitigated by practices and policies that include: the balanced mix between short- and long-term incentives; the use of multiple performance measures for the CEO’s annual incentive awards; strong internal controls; the use of stock ownership guidelines; and the existence of an anti-hedging policy. In light of its analysis, the compensation committee believes that the architecture of the Company’s compensation programs provide various safeguards to protect against undue risk-taking.
Our Board of Directors has adopted a written charter for the compensation committee which is available on the Company’s website atwww.herbalife.com by following the links through “Investor Relations” to “Corporate Governance” or in print to any shareholder who requests it as set forth under Part 7 — “Annual report, financial and additional information.” In 2017, the compensation committee met eight times.
Implementation oversight committee
On July 18, 2016, the Board of Directors established the implementation oversight committee to oversee the implementation of the Federal Trade Commission’s Consent Order entered into on July 15, 2016, or the Consent Order. The implementation oversight committee is comprised of independent members of the Board of Directors and will exist for a period of two years, unless otherwise determined by the Board of Directors. After two years, the duties and responsibilities of the implementation oversight committee will become the
The Implementation Oversight Committee was established on July 28, 2016, to oversee the implementation of the Federal Trade Commission’s Consent Order entered into on July 16, 2016. Initially set to exist for atwo-year period, unless otherwise determined by the Board, the Board amended the charter of the Implementation Oversight Committee to extend the committee’s existence until the committee or the Board of Directors determines otherwise. | Meetings Held in 2019: 4 | |||
duties and responsibilities of the audit committee. Mr. Nelson serves as chair of the implementation oversight committee, and Ms. Otero and Mr. Lynn serve as members of such committee. For more information
regarding the Consent Order, see note 7,Contingencies,, of the notes to consolidated financial statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017.2019.
Compensation committee interlocks and insider participation
During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017,2019, Messrs. Montelongo, Dunn, Gary and Graziano and Mme. Otero and Messrs. Bermingham, Christodoro and GaryPaláu-Hernández served on the compensation committee of the Board of Directors.Directors, as further outlined in “Committees of the board — Compensation Committee”. During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019, other than the approximately $1.07 million in fees paid by the Company in 2019 to Inter-Con, a private security company
2017,wholly-owned byMs. Paláu-Hernández’s husband, brother-in-law and sister-in-law, as described in further detail in “Part 6 — Certain relationships and related transactions,” there were no relationships or transactions between the Company and any member of the compensation committee requiring disclosure hereunder.
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Proposal 1: The election of directors
Generally
The Articles presently provide for not less than one nor more than 15 directors. The Board of Directors, or the Board, has, by resolution, presently fixed the number of directors at 14.13. There currently is a full complement of 1413 members of the Board of Directors.Board. Directors are elected at each annual general meeting of shareholders to hold office forone-year terms until the next annual general meeting of shareholders.
The Board has nominated each of Michael O. Johnson, Jeffrey T. Dunn,John Agwunobi, James L. Nelson, Richard H. Carmona, Jonathan Christodoro, Hunter C. Gary, Nicholas Graziano, Alan LeFevre, Jesse A. Lynn, Michael Montelongo, Juan Miguel Mendoza, James L. Nelson, Maria Otero, MargaritaPaláu-Hernández and John Tartol for election as directors to serveone-year terms expiring at the 20192021 annual general meeting. Mme. Paláu-Hernández was nominated by Messrs. Cozza, GaryOther than Dr. Agwunobi, who isCo-President and Lynn, all of whom are membersChief Health and Nutrition Officer of the Board; Mr. Mendoza was nominated by the Company’s Executive Chairman, Mr. Johnson;Company and Mr. LeFevre was nominated by the Company’swill begin serving as Chief Executive Officer Richard Goudis.on March 30, 2020, each nominee is a current member of the Board. The nominations of Messrs. Christodoro, Gary, Graziano, Lynn, Graziano and Nelson were made pursuant to that certain Second Amended and Restated Support Agreement, or the Support Agreement, dated July 15, 2016, by and among the Company and Carl C. Icahn, Icahn Partners Master Fund LP, Icahn Offshore LP, Icahn Partners LP, Icahn Onshore LP, Beckton Corp., Hopper Investments LLC, Barberry Corp., High River Limited Partnership, Icahn Capital LP, IPH GP LLC, Icahn Enterprises Holdings L.P. and Icahn Enterprises G.P. Inc., or collectively, the Icahn Parties.Agreement. A copy of the Support Agreement was filed by the Company in its current report on Form8-K on July 15, 2016. In consideration of these nominations, the Icahn Parties have agreed to vote their Common Shares in favor of the Board’s nominees for directordirectors at the Meeting and thereafter for so long as any Icahn Party designee is a member of the Board. TheAs of the Record Date, the Icahn Parties beneficially own approximately 22,872,324 of our35,227,904 Common Shares. The Support Agreement also includes standstill and voting provisions applicable to the Icahn Parties’ ownership of Company Common Shares. The Company did not receive any shareholder nominations for director.
Directors are elected under a majority voting standard in uncontested director elections (i.e., an election where the number of persons nominated for election does not exceed the number of directors to be elected). The election of directors at the Meeting constitutes an uncontested director election. Under a majority voting standard in uncontested director elections, each vote is required to be counted “for” or “against” a director nominee’s election. In order to be elected, the votes cast “for” such nominee’s election must exceed the number of
votes cast “against” such nominee’s election. Abstentions and “brokernon-votes” will not affect the outcome of the election of directors.
The persons named as proxies on the accompanying proxy card intend to vote the Common Shares as to which they are granted authority to vote for the election of the nominees listed above.herein. The form of proxy card does not permit shareholders to vote for a greater number of nominees than 14.13. Although the Board of Directors does not know of any reason why any nominee will be unavailable for election, in the event any nominee should be unavailable at the time of the Meeting, the proxies may be voted for a substitute nominee as selected by the Board of Directors or just for the remaining nominees, leaving a vacancy. Alternatively, the Board may reduce the size of the Board.
Director qualifications
The Board believes that the Board, as a whole, should possess a combination of skills, professional experience and diversity of backgrounds necessary to oversee the Company’s business. In addition, the Board believes that there are certain attributes that every director should possess, as reflected in the Board’s membership criteria discussed below.hereunder. Accordingly, the Board and the nominating and corporate governance committee consider the qualifications of directors and director candidates individually and in the broader context of the Board’s overall composition, andas well as the Company’s current and future needs.
The nominating and corporate governance committee is responsible for developing and recommending Board membership criteria to the Board for approval. The criteria, which are set forth in the Company’s Principles of Corporate Governance, are available on the Company’s website,www.herbalife.com,by following the links through “Investor Relations” to “Corporate Governance,” and include business experience and skills, independence, judgment, integrity, the ability to commit sufficient time and attention to Board activities and the absence of potential conflicts with the Company’s interests. In addition, the nominating and corporate governance committee periodically evaluates the composition of the Board to assess the skills and experience that are currently
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represented on the Board, as well as the skills and experienceexperiences that the Board will find valuable in the future,
given the Company’s current situation and strategic plans. The nominating and corporate governance committee seeks a variety of occupational, educational and personal backgrounds on the Board in order to obtain a range of viewpoints and perspectives and to enhance the diversity of the Board as a group in such areas asincluding professional experience, geography, race, gender, ethnicity and age. While the nominating and corporate governance committee does not have a formal policy with respect to diversity, the nominating and corporate governance committee believes that it is essential that Board members represent diverse viewpoints. This periodic assessment of the Board’s composition enables the Board to update the skills and experience it seeks in the Board as a whole, and in individual directors, as the Company’s needs evolve and change over time and to assess the effectiveness of efforts at pursuing diversity. In identifying director candidates from time to time, the nominating and corporate governance committee may establish specific skills and experienceexperiences that it believes the
Company should seek in order to constitute a balanced and effective Board.
In evaluating director candidates, and considering incumbent directors forre-nomination to the Board, the nominating and corporate governance committee considers a variety of factors. These include each
nominee’s independence, financial literacy, personal and professional accomplishments and experience, each in light of the composition of the Board as a whole and the needs of the Company in general, and for incumbent directors, past performance on the Board. The nominating and corporate governance committee also considers the terms of the Support Agreement.
Additionally, the nominating and corporate governance committee believes it is important that the viewpoints of the Herbalife Nutrition Members, sometimes referred to as independent distributors, are represented on the Board. As of the date of this Proxy Statement, two Herbalife Nutrition Members sit on the Board: Messrs. Mendoza and Tartol.
The process undertaken by the nominating and corporate governance committee in recommending qualified director candidates is described above underin Part 2 —under the subsection “Committees of the board — Nominating and corporate governance committee.” We believe that our director nominees represent an effective mix of skills, experiences, diversity and perspectives.
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Set forth below is biographical information about the 1413 nominees standing for election at the Meeting, including each such person’s specific experience, qualifications, attributes and skills that led our Board of Directors to conclude that such individual should serve on our Board of Directors.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE “FOR” THE ELECTION OF EACH OF THE NOMINEES NAMED IN THIS PROXY STATEMENT TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
Nominees for Election as Directors
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Mr. Johnson has served asDr. Agwunobi, who will assume the Company’s Executive Chairman since June 2017 and Chairman of the Board since 2007. Mr. Johnson previously servedrole as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer effective March 30, 2020, has served as the Company’s Chief Health and Nutrition Officer since February 2016, and assumed the additional role ofCo-President in February 2018. Prior to joining the Company, from April 2003 until May 2017. Mr. Johnson spent 17 years with The Walt Disney Company, where2014 to February 2016, Dr. Agwunobi advised a number of privately-held companies and, from September 2007 to April 2014, served as Senior Vice President and President, Health and Wellness for Walmart Stores, Inc. From December 2005 to September 2007, he served as Presidentthe Assistant Secretary of Walt Disney International,Health for the U.S. Department of Health and also servedHuman Services, where he was responsible for disease prevention and health promotion. Dr. Agwunobi is currently a director at the U.S. African Development Foundation.
Other Public Board Memberships: bluebird bio (since June 2017).
Previous Public Board Memberships (Past Five Years): Magellan Health Services, Inc. (from December 2014 to June 2019).
Director Qualifications: Dr. Agwunobi has an extensive professional background focused on health and wellness, including his service as PresidentAssistant Secretary of Asia PacificHealth for The Walt Disneythe U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, his executive experience with the Company, and President of Buena Vista Home Entertainment. Mr. Johnson has also servedas well as his prior experience as a publisher ofAudio Times magazine,physician and has directedpublic health official. Having the regional sales efforts of Warner Amex Satellite Entertainment Company for three of its television channels, including MTV, Nickelodeon and The Movie Channel. Mr. Johnson formerly servedCompany’s CEO serve as a director also provides an open channel of Univision Communications, Inc., a television company serving Spanish-speaking Americans, until March 2007, and on the Board of Regents for Loyola High School of Los Angeles. Mr. Johnson received his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Western State College.
Mr. Johnson’s qualifications to serve on our Board include his fourteen years of experience as our Chief Executive Officer, his 11 years of experience as our Chairman ofcommunication between the Board and his significant experience in international business matters.management.
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Mr. Dunn has servedNelson currently serves as a venture partner at Acre Venture Partners since February 2016. Mr. Dunn previously served as the Chief Executive Officer of Juicero,Global Net Lease, Inc., or GNL, a manufacturer of commercial grade juicers and related customer support applications, from October 2016 until November 2017. Prior to joining Juicero, Inc., Mr. Dunn was President of Campbell Fresh, a division of Campbell Soup Company, where he led the launch of the company’s premium juice and salad dressing businesses,publicly-traded real estate investment trust, a position he assumed February 2015. Before joining Campbell Soup Company,has held since July of 2017, and, since March of 2017, as a director of GNL. Mr. DunnNelson previously served as a member of GNL’s audit committee from March 2017 until July 2017. Mr. Nelson was Chief Executive Officer and President of Wm. Bolthouse Farms, Inc., a company he joined in May 2008. Prior to joining Wm. Bolthouse Farms Inc., he was PresidentChairman and Chief Executive Officer of Ubiquity Brands,Eaglescliff Corporation, a rollupspecialty investment banking, consulting and wealth management company, from 1986 until 2009. From March 1998 through 2003, he was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of several regional snack food businesses.Orbit Aviation, Inc., a company engaged in the acquisition and completion of Boeing Business Jets for private and corporate clients; and from August 1995 until July 1999, Mr. Dunn also held variousNelson was Chief Executive Officer andCo-Chairman of Orbitex Management, Inc., a financial services company in the mutual fund sector.
Other Public Board Memberships: Caesars Entertainment Corporation (since March 2019).
Previous Public Board Memberships (Past Five Years): Icahn Enterprises GP (from June 2001 to March 2019); New York REIT, Inc. (from November 2015 to June 2017); Voltari Corporation (f.k.a. Motricity Inc.) (from June 2011 to September 2015).
Mr. Icahn has anon-controlling interest in Caesars Entertainment through the ownership of securities.
Director Qualifications: Mr. Nelson brings over 25 years of experience in leadership roles within The Coca-Cola Company, including serving as president of Coca-Cola North Americaat complex organizations, and a global business perspective from 1985 until 2004. He earned a bachelor’s degree in business fromhis service on other public company boards. Mr. Nelson was recommended by the University of Georgia and an MBA in management from Pepperdine University.
Mr. Dunn’s qualifications to serve on our Board include his significant consumer marketing experience, which is relevantIcahn Parties pursuant to the Company’s business operations in selling and manufacturing packaged food and nutritional supplement products; his significant knowledge and experience regarding international business matters, which is relevant to the Company in light of its operations across 94 countries worldwide; and his service as a chief executive officer, which helps the Board better understand management’sday-to-day actions and responsibilities.Support Agreement.
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Dr. Carmona has served as Chief of Health Innovations of Canyon Ranch, a life-enhancement company, since August 2017. He previously served as Vice Chairman of Canyon Ranch, Chief Executive Officer of the Canyon Ranch Health division, and the president of the nonprofit Canyon Ranch Institute, from October 2006 until August 2017. Dr. Carmona is also a Distinguished Professor of Public Health at the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health at the University of Arizona. Prior to joining Canyon Ranch, Dr. Carmona served as the 17th Surgeon General of the United States from August 2002 through July 2006. Previously, he was Chairman of the State of Arizona Southern Regional Emergency Medical System; a professor of surgery, public health, and family and community medicine at the University of Arizona; and surgeon and deputy sheriff of the Pima County, Arizona, Sheriff’s Department. Dr. Carmona served in the U.S. Army and the Army’s Special Forces. Dr. Carmona is a director of
Other Public Board Memberships: Axon Enterprise Inc. (formerly Taser International since March 2007); and the Clorox Company.Company (since February 2007).
Previous Public Board Memberships (Past Five Years): None.
Director Qualifications: Dr. Carmona’s qualifications to serve on our Board include hisexperience as the Surgeon General of the United States, extensive experiencebackground in public health, including as CEO of a hospital and clinical sciences. His commitment to prevention as an effective means to improvehealthcare system, and service on other public health and reduce health care costs bringscompany boards bring valuable and significant insight to the Board, and his experience serving on other public company boards adds a depth of knowledge as to best practices in corporate governance.Board.
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Jonathan Christodoro is a Partner at Patriot Global Management, LP, an investment manager, a position he has held since March 2017. Mr. Christodoro served as a Managing Director of Icahn Capital LP, the entity through which Carl C. Icahn manages investment funds, from July 2012 to February 2017. Mr. Christodoro was responsible for identifying, analyzing and monitoring investment opportunities and portfolio companies for Icahn Capital. Prior to joining Icahn Capital, Mr. Christodoro served in various investment and research roles at P2 Capital Partners, LLC, Prentice Capital Management, LP and S.A.C. Capital Advisors, LP.roles. Mr. Christodoro began his career as an investment banking analyst at Morgan Stanley, where he focused on merger and acquisition transactions across a variety of industries. Mr. Christodoro has been a director of: PayPal Holdings, Inc., a technology platform company that enables digital and mobile payments worldwide, since July 2015; Lyft, Inc., a mobile ride-sharing application, since May 2015; and Enzon Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a biotechnology company, since October 2013 (and has been Chairman of the Board of Enzon since November 2013). Mr. Christodoro was previously a director of: Xerox Corporation, a provider of document management solutions, from June 2016 to December 2017; Cheniere Energy, Inc., a developer of natural gas liquefaction and export facilities and related pipelines, from August 2015 until August 2017; Hologic, Inc., a supplier of diagnostic, medical imaging and surgical products, from December 2013 to March 2016; eBay Inc., a global commerce and payments company, from March 2015 to July 2015; Talisman Energy Inc., an independent oil and gas exploration and production company, from December 2013 to May 2015; and American Railcar Industries, Inc., a railcar manufacturing company, from June 2015 to February 2017. American Railcar Industries is indirectly controlled by Carl C. Icahn. Mr. Icahn has or previously hadnon-controlling interests in each of Xerox, Cheniere, PayPal, eBay, Lyft, Hologic, Talisman, Enzon and Herbalife through the ownership of securities.
Mr. Christodoro received an M.B.AM.P.H. in Epidemiology from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, an M.B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business with Distinction, majoring in Finance and Entrepreneurial Management. Mr. Christodoro receivedManagement, and a B.S. in Applied Economics and Management Magna Cum Laude with Honors Distinction in Research from Cornell University. Mr. Christodoro also served in the United States Marine Corps.
Other Public Board Memberships: Sandridge Energy, Inc. (since June 2018); Xerox Corporation (from June 2016 to December 2017 andre-appointed in May 2018); PayPal Holdings, Inc. (since July 2015); and Enzon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (since October 2013).
Previous Public Board Memberships (Past Five Years): Lyft, Inc. (May 2015 -March 2019); American Railcar Industries, Inc. (June 2015 – February 2017); Cheniere Energy, Inc. (August 2015 – August 2017); Hologic, Inc. (December 2013 to March 2016); eBay Inc. (March 2015 – July 2015); Talisman Energy Inc. (December 2013 – May 2015).
Mr. Icahn has or previously hadnon-controlling interests in each of Sandridge, Xerox, Cheniere, PayPal, eBay, Lyft, Hologic, Talisman, Enzon and Herbalife through the ownership of securities.
Director Qualifications: Mr. Christodoro’s qualifications to serve on our Board include his service on other public company boards as well asand his extensive investment, research and investment banking experience in a variety of industries.industries bring valuable insights into corporate strategy and growth. Mr. Christodoro was recommended by the Icahn Parties pursuant to the Support Agreement.
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Mr. Gary has served as Senior Vice President of Icahn Enterprises L.P., or IEP, a master limited partnership and diversified holding company engaged in ten primary business segments which include investment, automotive, energy, gaming, railcar, mining, food packaging, metals, real estate and home fashion, since November 2010. At IEP, Mr. Gary is responsible for monitoring portfolio company operations, implementing operational value enhancement as well as leads a variety of operational activities for IEP which focus on a variety of areas including, technology, merger integration, supply chain, organization transformation, real estate, recruiting and executive compensation. Mr. Gary has served as President of IEP’s Real Estate segment since November 2013 and has lead the Information Technology and Cybersecurity group at IEP since September 2015 while serving as President of Sfire Technology LLC (f.k.a. IEH Technology LLC) since December 2015. Mr. Gary has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Cadus Corporation, or Cadus, a company engaged in the acquisition of real estate for renovation or construction and resale, since March 2014 and as a director, since February 2014. Prior to IEP and Cadus, Mr. Gary was employed by Icahn Associates Corporation, an affiliate of IEP, in various roles beginning in June 2003, most recently as the Chief Operating Officer of Icahn Sourcing LLC (n.k.a. Insight Portfolio Group LLC). From 1997 to 2002, Mr. Gary worked, most recently as a Managing Director, at Kaufhof Warenhaus AG, a former subsidiary of the Metro Group which was acquired by Hudson’s Bay Company.
Mr. Gary has been a director of: The Pep Boys — Manny, Moe & Jack, or PBYS, an automotive parts installer and retailer, since February 2016; IEH Auto Parts LLC, or IEHAP,
a distributor of automotive aftermarket parts, since June 2015; Ferrous Resources Limited, or Ferrous, an iron ore mining company, since June 2015; PSC Metals Inc., or PSC, a metal recycling company, since May 2012; Tropicana Entertainment Inc., or TPCA, a company that is primarily engaged in the business of owning and operating casinos and resorts, since March 2010; and WestPoint Home LLC, a home textiles manufacturer, since June 2007. Mr. Gary has also been a member of the Executive Committee of ACF Industries LLC (“ACF”), a railcar manufacturing company, since July 2015.
Mr. Gary was previously a director of: XO Holdings, XO, a competitive provider of telecom services, from September 2011 until January 2018; Federal-Mogul Holdings Corporation (formerly known as Federal-Mogul Holdings Corporation; or FDML), a supplier of automotive powertrain and safety components, from October 2012 to February 2016; Voltari Corporation, or VLTC, a mobile data services provider, from October 2007 to September 2015; American Railcar Industries, Inc. , or ARI, a railcar manufacturing company, from January 2008 to June 2015; and Viskase Companies Inc., or VKSC, a meat casing company, from August 2012 to June 2015.
ACF, ARI, Cadus, FDML, Ferrous, IEHAP, IEP, PBYS, PSC, TPCA, VKSE, VLTC, WPH and XO are each are indirectly controlled by Carl C. Icahn. Mr. Icahn also has anon-controlling interest in Herbalife through the ownership of securities.
Mr. Gary received his Bachelor of Science degree with senior honors from Georgetown University as well as a certificate of executive development from Columbia Graduate School of Business.
Mr. Gary’s qualifications to serve on our Board include his extensive experience dealing with operations and oversight matters for a variety of companies which, in addition to his experience as a director of various companies, enables him to advise our Board on a range of matters. Mr. Gary was recommended by the Icahn Parties pursuant to the Support Agreement.
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  | Hunter C. Gary Independent Director Age 45 Director since 2014 |
Mr. Gary is the Senior Managing Director since January 2019 of Icahn Enterprises L.P., or IEP, a diversified holding company, where he has served in various roles since November 2010, including President of IEP’s Real Estate segment since November 2013 and head of IEP’s Information Technology and Cybersecurity group since September 2015. At IEP, Mr. Gary is responsible for monitoring portfolio company operations, implementing operational value enhancement and leading operational activities in areas including, technology, merger integration, supply chain, organization transformation, real estate, recruiting, business process outsourcing, SG&A cost reduction, strategic IT projects, and executive compensation. Before IEP, Mr. Gary worked in various roles at other affiliated companies of Carl C. Icahn, including Icahn Associates Corporation and Icahn Sourcing LLC (n.k.a. Insight Portfolio Group LLC).
Other Public Board Memberships: CVR Energy, Inc. (since September 2018); CVR Partners, L.P. (since September 2018).
Previous Public Board Memberships (Past Five Years): Viskase Companies Inc. (from August 2012 to June 2015).
CVR Energy, CVR Partners and Viskase Companies are each indirectly controlled by Carl C. Icahn. Mr. Icahn also has anon-controlling interest in Herbalife through the ownership of securities.
Director Qualifications: Mr. Gary’s experience in operations and oversight matters for a variety of companies and service on other public company boards, enable him to advise our Board on a range of matters. Mr. Gary was recommended by the Icahn Parties pursuant to the Support Agreement.
 | Nicholas Graziano Independent Director Age
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Mr. Graziano has served as Portfolio Manager of Icahn Capital, the entity through which Carl C. Icahn manages investment funds, since February 2018. From June 2015 to August 2017, Mr. Graziano was previously the Founding Partner and Chief Investment Officer of the hedge fund Venetus Partners LP, where he was responsible for portfolio and risk management, along withday-to-day firm management, from June 2015 to August 2017.management. Prior to founding Venetus, Mr. Graziano was a Partner and Senior Managing Director at the hedge fund Corvex Management LP from December 2010 to March 2015. At Corvex, Mr. Graziano2015, where he played a key role in investment management and analysis, hiring and training of analysts and risk management. Prior to Corvex, from September 2009 until December 2010 Mr. Graziano was a Portfolio Manager at the hedge fund Omega Advisors, Inc., where he managed a proprietary equity portfolio and made investment recommendations,recommendations. Before Omega, from SeptemberJuly 2006 to July 2009 until December 2010. Before Omega, Mr. Graziano served as a Managing Director and Head of Special Situations Equity at the hedge fund Sandell Asset Management, where he helped build and lead the special situations team responsible for managing a portfolio of concentrated equity and activist investments, from July 2006 to July 2009. Mr. Graziano previously served on the Board of Directors of each of: Fair Isaac Corporation (FICO) from February 2008 to May 2013; WCI Communities Inc. from August 2007 to August 2009; and InfoSpace Inc. from May 2007 to October 2008. Sandell Asset Management hadnon-controlling interests in FICO and InfoSpace through the ownership of securities.investments.
Mr. Graziano completed a five yearfive-year undergraduate/MBA program at Duke University earning a BA in Economics and an MBA from The Fuqua School of Business.
Other Public Board Memberships: Cloudera, Inc. (since August 2019); Conduent Incorporated (since May 2018); Herc Holdings Inc. (since May 2018); and Xerox Corporation (since May 2018).
Carl C. Icahn hasnon-controlling interests in each of Cloudera, Conduent, Herc, and Xerox through the ownership of securities.
Previous Public Board Memberships (Past Five Years): None.
Director Qualifications: Mr. Graziano’s qualifications to serve on our Board include his service on other boards as well as his extensive investment, research and investment banking experience in a variety of industries.industries and service on other public company boards bring significant financial experience to the Board. Mr. Graziano was recommended by the Icahn Parties pursuant to the Support Agreement.
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Alan W.Mr. LeFevre is the former Executive Vice President – Finance and Chief Financial Officer for Jarden Corporation, (“Jarden”), a leading provider of consumer products with a portfolio of over 120 brands sold globally, a position he held from June 2014 to April 2016. Prior to Jarden, from February 1997 to June 2014, Mr. LeFevre worked for Jarden Consumer Solutions, (“JCS”), a subsidiary of Jarden and formerly the Sunbeam Corporation, a manufacturer of home appliances. Fromappliances, including from April 2002 until June 2014, Mr. LeFevre wasas the Executive Vice President of Operations and Chief Financial Officer, for JCS. In this role, in addition to his responsibilities over accounting and finance, Mr. LeFevre alsowhere he led the Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Sourcing, Engineering, and Information Technology groups for JCS.JCS, and oversaw accounting and finance. From February 1997 to April 2002, Mr. LeFevre held positions of increasing responsibilities within the same business unit. Mr. LeFevre started his career with Arthur Andersen & Co. in 1982. Mr. LeFevre graduated with distinction from Valparaiso University with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree and was a certified public accountant.
Other Public Board Memberships: None.
Previously Public Board Memberships (Past Five Years): None.
Director Qualification:Mr. LeFevre’s qualificationsLeFevre brings significant finance and operations experience to serve on our Board include his significant financial experience, which provides the Board as a former chief financial officer of a public company and a former CPA with important knowledge regarding financial matters and operational and executive experience, which is relevant to the Company’s business operations.more than 30 years of experience.
  | Jesse A. Lynn Independent Director Age
Director since 2014 |
Mr. Lynn has beenis the General Counsel of Icahn Enterprises L.P. (a diversified holding company engaged in, a variety of businesses, including investment, automotive, energy, gaming, railcar, food packaging, metals, real estate and home fashion)position he has held since January 2015. From September 2004 to January 2015, Mr. Lynn was Assistant General Counsel of Icahn Enterprises. Prior to joining Icahn Enterprises, L.P., from February 2000 to September 2004, Mr. Lynn worked as an associatepracticed law in the New York office of Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. in its business and finance department from February 2000 until September 2004.department. From September 1996 until February 2000, Mr. Lynn was an associate in the corporate group at Gordon Altman Butowsky Weitzen Shalov & Wein. Mr. Lynn previously served as a director of The Manitowoc Company, Inc., a capital goods manufacturer, from April 2015 to February 2018.
Mr. Lynn received a B.A. in 1992 from the University of Michigan and a J.D. in 1996 from the Boston University School of Law.
Other Public Board Membership: Cloudera, Inc. (since August 2019); and Conduent Incorporated (since April 2019).
Carl C. Icahn has non-controlling interests in each of Cloudera and Conduent through the ownership of securities.
Previous Public Board Memberships (Past Five Years): The Manitowoc Company, Inc. (from April 2015 to February 2018).
Director Qualifications:Mr. Lynn’s qualifications to serve on our Board includeLynn brings his legal and finance experience gained both in private legal practice as well as his positions with Icahn Enterprises.and service on other public company boards. Mr. Lynn was recommended by the Icahn Parties pursuant to the Support Agreement.
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Mr. Mendoza has been an independent Herbalife distributor for 2527 years and a member of the Company’s Chairman’s Club since 2013. He has been active in training independent Herbalife distributors around the world, and is a member of various strategy and planning groups for Herbalife.
Other Public Board Membership: None.
Previous Public Board Memberships (Past Five Years): None.
Director Qualifications: Mr. Mendoza’s qualifications to serve on our Board include his 2527 years of experience as an independenta distributor of Herbalife distributor, which bringsproducts bring a first-hand understanding of the function and specific needs of our independent Herbalife distributors, the ultimate drivers of our business, to the Board.Company’s business. His tenure as a distributor also provides valuable insight into the Company’s growth and development over the25-year27-year period.
  | Michael Montelongo Independent Director Age
Director since 2015 |
The Honorable Michael Montelongo, a formercareer soldier, presidential appointee, and Senate-confirmed official,corporate executive, has been President and Chief Executive Officer of GRC Advisory Services, LLC, a private firm specializing in board governance risk management, and compliance matters,firm since July 2016. He is also a senior advisor atleadershipForward, Inc., a premier leadership performance firm serving Fortune 500 and small business clients and serves on the boards of the Larry H. Miller Management Corporation and Exostar LLC, and Aerospace Corporation. Mr. Montelongo is an experiencedc-level executive and board governance leader who has led commercial, government, andnon-profit organizations and brings a unique and broad service industry and customer experience skill set in facilities and food service management, retail services, outsourced technical services, telecommunications, professional services, and aerospace/defense, including government service in the military, the U.S. Senate, the Pentagon, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Focusing on strategy, financial and risk management (including cyber-risk), policymaking, and operations excellence for global commercial and public sector enterprises, he is recognized for leading change in large organizations.
Most recently,LLC. From January 2008 to July 2016, Mr. Montelongo served as chief administrative officer and senior vice president, public policy and corporate affairs for Sodexo, Inc., a quality of life services enterprise in North America from January 2008 until July 2016. Previously, he wasAmerica. He is a former George W. Bush White House appointee serving as the 19th assistant secretary for financial management and chief financial officer of the U.S. Air Force from August 2001 until March 2005 and concluded his tenure at the Pentagon as acting secretary of the Air Force. A public policy expert, he is a lifetime member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Before joining the George W. BushPresident Bush’s administration, Mr. Montelongo was an executive with a global management consulting firm, a regional telecommunications company, and completed a career in the U.S. Army that included line and staff assignments, a Congressional Fellowship in the U.S. Senate, and service as an assistant professor teaching economics and political science at West Point.
Mr. Montelongo is also a lifetime member of the Council on Foreign Relations.
Mr. MontelongoRelations and earned his bachelor’s degree in science from West Point and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.
Mr. Montelongo’s qualifications to serve on ourOther Public Board include his experience as aMembership: None.
Previous Public Board Memberships (Past Five Years): None.
Director Qualifications: An experiencedc-level executive and corporateboard governance leader for commercial, government,with a cross-industry background, Mr. Montelongo brings significant experience in public policy andnon-profit organizations, which helps the Board better appreciate federal government and regulatory matters and understand management’sday-to-day actions and responsibilities; his current and past professional financial strategy, finance and audit, committee experience, which provides the Board with important financial and compliance insight; his service with a global food service, firm focused on health, wellness,talent management, and nutrition, which is relevantU.S. Latino market and community insight to the Company’s business operations in selling and manufacturing packaged food and nutritional supplement products; his significant experience regarding international business and global security matters, which is relevant to the Company in light of its operations across 94 countries worldwide; his standing in and deep knowledge of the U.S. Latino community and market and his experience on other private and public company boards, which adds a depth of knowledge to our Board as to best practices in corporate governance.Board.
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Mr. Nelson currently serves as Chief Executive Officer of Global Net Lease, Inc., or GNL, a publicly-traded real estate investment trust, a position he has held since July of 2017, and, since March of 2017, as a director of GNL. Mr. Nelson previously served as a member of the GNL’s audit committee from March 2017 until July 2017. Mr. Nelson also serves as a director and member of the audit committee of Icahn Enterprises GP, or IEP, a position he has held since June of 2001. Mr. Nelson was previously a director of New York REIT, Inc. from November 2015 until June 2017; a director and chairman of the audit committee of the Viskase Companies, Inc. from April 2003 through April 2010; a director of American Entertainment Properties Corp. from December 2003 until March 2013; a director of Tropicana Entertainment Inc. from March 2010 until May 2014, and a member of its audit committee from March 2010 until December 2013 and a member of its nominating and governance committee until his resignation in May 2014; a director of Orbitex Financial Services Group from August 1995 until March 2001; a director and as Chairman of the audit committee of Cequel Communications, an owner and operator of a large cable television system, from April 2008 to November 2012; a director and member of the audit committee of Take Two Interactive Software, Inc. a publisher, developer, and maker of video games and video game peripherals, from April 2010 through November 2013; a director and member of the compensation, governance and strategic alternatives committees of Voltari Corporation (f/k/a Motricity Inc.) from June 2011 to September 2015, and as Chairman of Voltari’s board of directors from January 2012 to September 2015; a director of VII Peaks Co-Optivist Income BDC II, Inc., an externally managed,closed-end management investment company, from November 2013 until August 2014; and a director of Ubiquity Corp from April 2014 until August 2014. Mr. Nelson was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Eaglescliff Corporation, a specialty investment banking, consulting and wealth management company, from 1986 until 2009. From March 1998 through 2003, he was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Orbit Aviation, Inc., a company engaged in the acquisition and completion of Boeing Business Jets for private and corporate clients; and from August 1995 until July 1999, Mr. Nelson was Chief Executive Officer andCo-Chairman of Orbitex Management, Inc., a financial services company in the mutual fund sector.
Mr. Nelson brings to his service as a director his significant experience in leadership roles serving as Chief Executive Officer, Director and Chairman of audit committees. Mr. Nelson was recommended by the Icahn Parties pursuant to the Support Agreement.
 | Maria Otero Independent Director Age
Director since 2013 |
Ms. Otero currently serves on the board of Development Alternatives Inc. In 2009 she was nominated by President Obama and confirmed byThe first Latina undersecretary in the US Senate to serveU.S. Department of State’s history, Ms. Otero served as Undersecretary of State for Democracy and Global Affairs. On January 17, 2012, Secretary Clinton named Maria Otero asAffairs and Undersecretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights a newly created office and position at the State Department, where she served until 2013.under President Obama. During her time at the Department of State, Undersecretary Otero also served as the President’s Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues. She becamePrior to serving the highest ranking Hispanic official at the State Department and the first Latina undersecretary in its history. Fromgovernment, from 2000 to 2009 Ms. Otero served as President and CEO of Accion International, a global microfinance organization operating in 26 countries. In that capacity sheAt Accion International, Ms. Otero chaired the board of Accion Investments, a global equity investment fund and represented Accion on the board of several microfinance banks. She was appointed by President Clinton to chair the board of the Inter-American Foundation and by President Bush to serve as vice-chair on the board of the US Institute of Peace. In 2006, she was appointed by Secretary General Kofi Annan to the U.N. Advisors Group on Inclusive Financial Sectors. Ms. Otero has served on the boards of The Kresge Foundation since 2013, the Public Welfare Foundation since 2013, Oxfam America since 2014, and the Smithsonian Institution National Portrait Gallery since 2016, and is a member of the Council of Foreign Relations. She also chaired the board of Bread for the World, and served on the boards of the Calvert Foundation and BRAC in Bangladesh. Ms. Otero also worked as an economist for Latin America and the Caribbean in the Women in Development Office of USAID.
Ms. Otero holds an M.A. in literature from the University of Maryland; an M.A. in International Relations from the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), at the Johns Hopkins University; and holds an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from Dartmouth College.
Other Public Board Membership: None.
Previous Public Board Memberships (Past Five Years): None.
Director Qualifications: Ms. Otero’s qualifications to serve on our Board include an expansive career focused on empowering those less fortunate around the world, her standingleadership experience and extensive background in and deep knowledge of the U.S. Latino community and market, and her leadership, extensive public service, microfinance and microfinance experience which addboard governance bring a valuable breadthwealth of expertise in public affairs, finance and depth of knowledgegovernment to the Board.
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Ms. Paláu-Hernández is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Hernández Ventures, a private firm engaged in the acquisition and management of a variety of business interests a position she has held since November 1988.in the United States and Mexico. Prior to founding Hernández Ventures in November 1988,Ms. Paláu-Hernández was an attorney from September 1985 until August 1988 with the law firm of McCutcheon, Black, Verleger & Shea, where she focused on domestic and international business and real estate transactions fromtransactions. In September 1985 until August 1988. 2018,Ms. Paláu-Hernández has been a director and member was nominated by President Donald Trump to serve as United States Representative to the Seventy-third Session of the Compensation and Nominating and Corporate Governance CommitteesGeneral Assembly of ALJ Regional Holdings, Inc., a publically traded holding company, since November 2015. Shethe United Nations.Ms. Paláu-Hernández is also a member of the followingnon-profit commissions organizations and boards: the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars and the Consejo Mexicano de Asuntos Internacionales Commission on Building a Secure and Competitive U.S.-Mexico Border, since January 2017; Pacific Counsel on International Policy, since April 2017;Co-Chair of the Yale School of Management Council of Global Advisors, since March 2016;Ex-Officio member of the Yale School of Management Board of Advisors, since March 2016; Smithsonian National Latino Board, since August 2016;2016 (Vice-Chair since 2019); UCLA School of Law Board of Advisors, since October 2008; UCLA Law Women L.E.A.D. since September 2016; and Trustee Emeritus of the University of San Diego Board of Trustees, since December 2017.Ms. Paláu-Hernández also served on the University of San Diego Board of Trustees from September 2007 until July 2016.
Ms. Paláu-Hernández has a B.A. from the University of San Diego and a J.D. from the UCLA School of Law.
Other Public Board Membership: Conduent Incorporated (since August 2019)
Previous Public Board Memberships (Past Five Years): ALJ Regional Holdings, Inc. (from November 2015 to October 2019)
Director Qualifications:Ms. Paláu-Hernández’s qualificationsndez brings to serve on ourthe Board include her knowledge and experience in starting aU.S. and Mexico business which allow her to appreciate the challenges many of our distributors face, her financematters, and legal experience gained both her role at Hernández Ventures and in her private practice, her standing in and deep knowledge of the U.S. Latino community and market, and her leadership and extensive non-profit experience which add a valuable breadth and depth of knowledge to the Board.community.
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  | John Tartol Distributor Director Age
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Mr. Tartol has been an independent Herbalife distributor for 3638 years and a member of the Company’s Chairman’s Club since 2000. He is active in training other independent Herbalife distributorsNutrition Members all over the world and has served on various strategy and planning groups for Herbalife. He is also active on behalf of various charities in his community and worldwide on behalf of the Herbalife FamilyNutrition Foundation. He has a Bachelor’s degree in finance from the University of Illinois.
Mr. Tartol’s qualifications to serve on ourOther Public Board include his 36Membership: None.
Previous Public Board Memberships (Past Five Years): None.
Director Qualifications: With over 38 years of experience as an independent Herbalife distributor, whichMr. Tartol brings a first-hand understanding of the function and specific needs of our independent Herbalife distributors, the ultimate drivers of our business, to the Board.distributors. His tenure as a distributor also provides valuable insight into the Company’s growth and development over the36-year38-year period.
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Proposal 2: Approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive compensationofficers
As required by Section 14A of the Exchange Act, the Company is seeking an advisory shareholder vote of the compensation of the named executive officers, as disclosed in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, the compensation tables and the accompanying narrative disclosure, in this Proxy Statement.
Our executive compensation program is designed to attract, motivate and encourage a long-term commitment from talented and high-performing executives to lead the Company’s global success selling nutrition products including: food, dietary supplements and personal care products that are regulated at varying levels in the 94 marketscountries where we operate through a direct selling independent sales organization. Our program is further designed to advance our shareholders’ interests in a manner that is consistent with our Company value of “operating with integrity and transparency.”transparency”. The executive compensation program places strong emphasis on long-term sustainable growth and enhanced value for our shareholders through an annual equity grant program that rewardsprovides executives with the ability to participate in our share price appreciation and to share equally in potential downside if key targets that drive shareholder value are not achieved. By encouraging long-term performance and enhanced shareholder value, our executives are encouraged to operate our business with integrity, focusing on fostering strategic growth while being mindful to mitigate against risk. In addition to emphasizing long-term growth, our compensation program attracts talented executives by offering a competitive base salary and annual cash incentives, which encouragespromote retention and encourage our executives to achieve short-term financial goals.
The vast majority of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers — the officers identified in Part 4 — “Compensation discussionDiscussion and analysis”Analysis” — is tied to Company operating and share price performance. Volume Points and operating income and earnings per share (adjusted, as applicable) are used to determine executives’ annual incentive compensation. Long term incentives were provided in 2019 to our named executive officers in 2017(other than Mr. Goudis) in the form of an annual grant of restricted stock appreciation rights,units, or SARs,RSUs, which are subject to service criteria, and, other than in the case of Mr. Johnson, the Company’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, performance share units, or PSUs, all of which are subject to performance and service criteria. These awards directly align the long-term interests of our executives with those of our shareholders.
At our 20172019 annual general meeting, our shareholders expressed extremely strong support for our 20162018 executive compensation program, with over 88%approximately 99% of votes cast in favor of the advisory vote proposal. When designing our 20172019 executive compensation program, the compensation committee of the Board of Directors, or the Committee, considered, among other things, the Company’s growth,
profit andnon-financial (i.e., sales leader retention) objectives, benchmarking against market practices, the Company’s financial performance, incentives that reward shareholder value creation and any shareholder feedback. While the Committee did not make any changes to our 2017 executive compensation program as a result of the say on pay vote in respect of our 2016 executive
compensation program, the Committee determined to make the following changes, which applied to our 2017 program:
We believe that the Company’s financial performance is facilitated by the “pay for performance” design of our compensation program. Our program motivates our executives to deliver financial results, with the appropriate level of risk taking,risk-taking, against three performance metrics in a manner that ultimately aligns with the realized growth of shareholder equity value.
Additional information regarding the Company’s compensation program applicable to the named executive officers is described in Part 4 — “Compensation discussion and analysis” and the related tables and narrative disclosure. For the reasons discussed above, the Board of Directors unanimously recommends that shareholders vote in favor of the following resolution:
“Resolved, that the shareholders approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the named executive officers, as disclosed pursuant to Item 402 ofRegulation S-K and described in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, the compensation tables and the accompanying narrative disclosure, in the proxy statement.”
While the shareholder vote on the resolution isnon-binding, the Board of Directors values the opinions that shareholders express in their votes and in any additional dialogue. It will consider the outcome of the vote and those opinions when making future compensation decisions. The next shareholder advisory vote on the Company’s executive compensation is expected to occur at the 20192021 annual general meeting and the Company currently intends to offer shareholders this advisory vote on an annual basis.meeting.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE “FOR” THE ADVISORY RESOLUTION ON THE COMPANY’S NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICER COMPENSATION.
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Proposal 3: Approve, as a special resolution, an amendment to the name changeCompany’s Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association to eliminate the Company from “Herbalife Ltd.” to “Herbalife Nutrition Ltd.”casting vote
In proposal 3, we are askingThe Company’s Board of Directors is recommending to shareholders to passapprove, as a special resolution, an amendment to the following resolution:Articles to eliminate the casting vote, or second vote, which currently allows the Chairman of the Board a second or casting vote in the instance where there is an equality of votes in a matter voted on by the Board at a Board meeting, as follows:
“Resolved that, as a special resolution, Article 122 of the namememorandum and articles of association of the Company is changed from “Herbalife Ltd.currently in effect be amended by the addition of the word “not” after the word “shall” and before the word “have” in the last sentence of Article 122 such that the last sentence of Article 122 shall read in full: “In case of an equality of votes, the Chairman shall not have a second or casting vote.” to “Herbalife Nutrition Ltd.”
If this proposalThe proposed change is approved byto Article 122 of the shareholders,Articles. The last sentence of Article 122 currently provides, “In case of an equality of votes [at a meeting of the nameBoard of Directors], the Chairman shall have a second or casting
vote.” The proposed change will be effective as of May 7, 2018. Subsequent to the nameArticles would amend the last sentence of Article 122 to provide as follows: “In case of an equality of votes, the Chairman shall not have a second or casting vote.”
This change to eliminate the Companycasting vote from the Articles will not change its trading symbol onalso eliminate the NYSEcurrent ability of chairpersons of each committee of the Board to cast a tie-breaking vote, and the Common Shares will continue to trade on the NYSE.
The Boardis proposed in recognition of Directors determined that it would bebest corporate governance practices in the Company’s best interestU.S. in that each director should have one vote and an equal say in all matters submitted to change the Company’s name to better align it with the Company’s principal business operations and to reinforce the Company’s purpose as a global nutrition company that focuses on weight management, targeted nutrition, and energy, sports and fitness products. The Board of Directors, together with management, believes that the proposed name change would allow the Company to better represent our business strategy to customers, business partners and the investment community.for its consideration.
Under the Articles and Cayman Islands Law, the affirmative vote of not less than 66.67% of the Common Shares present or represented by proxy and entitled to vote must approve a changethe amendment to the Company’s name.
If the name change is approved by our shareholders, Article 1 of our Articles will be amended to read as follows:
“The name of the Company is Herbalife Nutrition Ltd.”
The change of name will not affectset forth in any way the validity or transferability of share certificates outstanding at the time of the name change, our capital structure or the trading of the Common Shares on the NYSE.
Following the date of the Meeting, shareholders should continue to hold their existing share certificates regardless of whether the shareholders approve this proposal 3 to change the Company’s name, proposal 4 to amend and restate the Articles and/or proposal 5 to effect a two-for-one stock split of the Company’s Common Shares. Shareholders should not destroy any share certificates and should not deliver any share certificates to the transfer agent or take any other action with respect to their Common Shares solely as a result of this proposal, proposal 4 or proposal 5. If the name change is approved by shareholders at the Meeting, uncertificated shares currently held in direct registration accounts and any new share certificates that are issued after the name change becomes effective will bear the name “HERBALIFE NUTRITION LTD.”3.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS A VOTE “FOR” THE PROPOSAL TO CHANGE THE NAMEPROPOSED AMENDMENT OF THE COMPANY FROM “HERBALIFE LTD.”COMPANY’S ARTICLES TO “HERBALIFE NUTRITION LTD.”ELIMINATE THE CASTING VOTE.
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Proposal 4: Approve, theas a special resolution, an amendment and restatement ofto the Company’s Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association to require the approval oftwo-thirds of the members of the Board of Directors then in office to amend the Company’s Principles of Corporate Governance to make any changes to the responsibilities of the Chairman of the Board or the Lead Director as set forth therein
The Company’s Board of Directors is recommending to shareholders to passapprove, as a special resolution, an amendment to the following resolutionArticles to account forrequire the approval oftwo-thirds of the members of the Board of Directors then in office to amend the Company’s proposed name change (if approved),Principles of Corporate Governance (the “Principles”) to make any changes to the stock split proposal (if approved) and to provide for additional changesresponsibilities of the Chairman of the Board or the Lead Director as summarized below:set forth in the Principles, as follows:
“Resolved that, as a special resolution, from the Effective Time,Article 122 of the memorandum and articles of association of the Company currently in effect be amended and restatedby the addition of the words “; provided that, not less thantwo-thirds of the votes of the Board then in office shall be required to amend the Company’s Principles of Corporate Governance to make any changes to the responsibilities of the Chairman of the Board or the Lead Director as set forth therein” in the form attachedsecond sentence of Article 122, such that the second sentence of Article 122 shall read in full: “Questions arising at any meeting shall be decided by a majority of votes of the Board present at a meeting at which there is a quorum; provided that, not less thantwo-thirds of the votes of the Board then in office shall be required to amend the Company’s Principles of Corporate Governance to make any changes to the responsibilities of the Chairman of the Board or the Lead Director as Annex A to this Proxy Statement and notice of annual general meeting.set forth therein.””
The Effective Time for the purposesproposed change is to Article 122 of the above resolutionArticles. The second sentence of Article 122 provides that “Questions arising at any meeting shall be decided by a majority of votes of the Board present at a meeting at which there is May 7, 2018.a quorum”. The proposed change to the Articles would
amend this sentence in Article 122 to provide as follows: “Questions arising at any meeting shall be decided by a majority of votes of the Board present at a meeting at which there is a quorum; provided that, not less thantwo-thirds of the votes of the Board then in office shall be required to amend the Company’s Principles of Corporate Governance to make any changes to the responsibilities of the Chairman of the Board or the Lead Director as set forth therein”.
Article referencesThis change is recommended to ensure that the Board collectively agrees as to the role the Chairman and the Lead Director take in the summary below areBoard’s functions.
Relatedly, the Board has previously voted to amend the sections reflected inAnnex A and not necessarily the Articles in effectPrinciples, effective as of the date hereof. The description of the proposedMeeting, April 29, 2020, to limit the term of office of the Chairman to one year, and to limit the responsibilities of the Chairman to (x) calling and running meetings of the Board and (y) working in consultation with the Lead Director, approving agendas for meetings of the Board. If this proposal 4 is passed, any future changes to the Articles contained in this Proxy Statement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirely by reference to the full textresponsibilities of the formChairman or the Lead Director in the Principles will require the approval oftwo-thirds of the second amended and restated memorandum and articles of association attached to this Proxy Statement as Annex A.
Proposed Changes to the Articles
Articles 2.10 and 2.11 have been added to permit electronic execution and/or delivery of documents pursuant to the provisions of the Electronic Transactions Law (2003 Revision) of the Cayman Islands.
Articles 30 and 31 have been updated to provide for the repurchase of Common Shares by the Company and to conform with recent updates to Cayman Islands Law.
Articles 37 and 38 of the Articles have been added to permit the Company to hold its Common Shares as treasury shares as treasury shares are now permitted by Cayman Islands Law.
Article 87 has been added to permit a shareholder who holds more than one share to split his votes “for” or “against” a resolution and/or abstain from voting some or all of the his shares.
Articles 95 and 99 have been updated to remove references to classification of directors as the declassificationmembers of the Board was completedthen in 2016.
Article 117 has been updatedoffice, and language to authorizesuch effect will be included in the Board to delegate their powers, authorities and discretionary duties to committees of the Board.
Article 161 has been added to permit the Company to merge or consolidate with one or more constituent companies on such terms as the Board of Directors may determine and with shareholder approval of a special resolution related thereto.
Additionalnon-material changes have been made to the Articles in order correct minor typographical errors, reflect general legislative updates since the last full adoption of the amended and restated memorandum and articles of association inPrinciples, effective April 2015 and to include all prior amendments already made to the Articles since December 2004.
The form of the second amended and restated memorandum and articles of association, as it will appear if the name change proposal, this proposal 4 and proposal 5 are approved, is attached to this Proxy Statement asAnnex A.29, 2020.
Under the Articles and Cayman Islands Law, the affirmative vote of not less than 66.67% of the Common Shares present or represented by proxy and entitled to vote must approve the amendment to the Articles set forth in this proposal 4.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS A VOTE “FOR” THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT AND RESTATEMENT OF THE COMPANY’S ARTICLES TO REQUIRE THE APPROVAL OFTWO-THIRDS OF THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS THEN IN OFFICE TO AMEND THE FORM ATTACHEDCOMPANY’S PRINCIPLES OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE TO MAKE ANY CHANGES TO THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OR THE LEAD DIRECTOR AS ANNEX A.SET FORTH THEREIN.
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Proposal 5: Effect atwo-for-one stock split of the Company’s Common Shares.
The Company’s Board of Directors has approved, and is recommending to shareholders for approval at the Meeting, the following resolution to effect a two-for-one stock split of the Common Shares, or the Stock Split Proposal:
“Resolved, that, from the Effective Time, the Company’s outstanding Common Shares be subject to a stock split at a ratio of two-for-one (2:1) by:
The Effective Time for the purposes of the above resolution is May 7, 2018.”
If the Stock Split Proposal is approved, on May 7, 2018 each issued and outstanding Common Share, par value US $0.001 per share, would be subdivided into two Common Shares, par value US $0.0005 per share, and the Company’s currently authorized share capital of 1,000,000,000 Common Shares, par value US $0.001 per share, would be subdivided into 2,000,000,000 Common Shares, par value US $0.0005 per share. The Company is currently authorized to issue 7,500,000 preferred shares, par value US $0.002 per share, and the proposed stock split will not affect this authorization.
The purpose of the Stock Split Proposal is to effect a two-for-one stock split of the Common Shares. The two-for-one stock split will increase the number of shares held in the public market, and the Board of Directors believes that this will place the market price of a Common Share in a range that is more affordable to investors, particularly individuals. As a result, potentially more people would be able to buy our Common Shares and provide more liquidity in each shareholder’s investment. We cannot be certain that these effects will occur.
If the Stock Split Proposal is approved by the shareholders, it will be effective on May 7, 2018, the record date for the stock split. The Company will apply to the NYSE for the listing of the additional Common Shares that would be issued as a result of the stock split. Provided the listing application is approved by the NYSE, the stock split would be accomplished by providing each shareholder of record as of the close of business on the stock split record date an additional Common Share, par value $0.0005 per share, in book entry form for each Common Share held by the shareholder on that date. The additional Common Shares will be distributed on or about May 14, 2018.
FOLLOWING THE STOCK SPLIT, EXISTING SHARE CERTIFICATES REPRESENTING COMMON SHARES, PAR VALUE US $0.001 PER SHARE, WOULD BE DEEMED TO REPRESENT THE SAME NUMBER OF COMMON SHARES HAVING A PAR VALUE OF US $0.0005 PER SHARE. EXISTING CERTIFICATES WILL NOT BE EXCHANGED FOR NEW CERTIFICATES AND CERTIFICATES SHOULD NOT BE RETURNED TO THE COMPANY OR ITS TRANSFER AGENT AS A RESULT OF THE STOCK SPLIT.
There are no preemptive rights with respect to the Common Shares, and shareholders will not have any dissenters’ or appraisal rights in connection with adoption of the Stock Split Proposal. The additional Common Shares issuable upon the effective date of the stock split would have the identical powers, preferences and rights as the currently outstanding Common Shares. Adoption of the Stock Split Proposal would not affect the rights of the holders of currently outstanding Common Shares, except for rights incidental to increasing the number of Common Shares outstanding. Appropriate adjustments will be made to all awards granted under the Company’s equity incentive and other employee incentive plans as well as the number of Common Shares reserved for issuance thereunder.
Assuming transactions of an equivalent dollar amount, brokerage commissions on purchases and sales of Common Shares after the stock split may be higher than before the stock split because the same ownership interest would be represented by a greater number of shares.
Tax Effect of the Two-for-One Stock Split
Under existing United States federal income tax laws, the proposed two-for-one stock split would not result in any gain or loss or realization of taxable income to owners of Common Shares. The cost basis for tax purposes of each new Common Share and each retained Common Share would be equal to one-half of the cost basis for tax purposes of the corresponding Common Share immediately preceding the stock split. The holding period for each additional Common Share issued pursuant to the stock split would be deemed to be the same as the holding period for the original Common Share. The laws of jurisdictions other than the United States may impose income taxes on the receipt of additional shares pursuant to the stock split.
This summary is based upon the Internal Revenue Code, existing and proposed Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder, administrative pronouncements and judicial decisions, all as in effect on the date of this Proxy Statement, and all of which are subject to change, possibly on a retroactive basis. Any such change could affect the continuing validity of this discussion. This discussion does not address the effect of any applicable state, local or foreign tax laws. The foregoing summary does not purport to be a complete analysis of all potential tax effects of the stock split. Each shareholder is urged to consult with his or her own tax advisor to determine the particular tax consequences to such shareholder of the stock split, including the applicability and effect of state, local and foreign tax laws and the possible effects of any changes in U.S. federal or other applicable tax laws.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS A VOTE “FOR” THE PROPOSED TWO-FOR-ONE STOCK SPLIT CONTEMPLATED BY THE STOCK SPLIT PROPOSAL.
Proposal 6: Ratification of the appointment of independent registered public accountantsaccounting firm
The audit committee has selected PricewaterhouseCoopers, or PwC, as the Company’s independent registered public accountantsaccounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018.2020. Services provided to the Company and its subsidiaries by PwC in fiscal 2017years 2019 and 20162018 are described below under “— Fees“Fees to independent registered public accountantsaccounting firm for fiscal 2017years 2019 and 2016.”2018”. Additional information regarding the audit committee is set forth in the “Audit committee report.”report”.
The Articles do not require that our shareholders ratify the selection of PwC as the Company’s independent registered public accountants.accounting firm. However, we are requesting ratification because we believe it is a matter of good corporate practice. If the Company’s shareholders do not ratify the selection, the audit committee will reconsider whether or not to retain PwC, but may, nonetheless, retain PwC as the Company’s independent registered public accountants.accounting firm. Even if the selection is ratified, the audit committee in its discretion may change the appointment at any time if it determines that the change would be in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders.
The Company has been advised that representatives of PwC will be present atattend the Meeting by telephone or other means of remote access where they will have an opportunity to make a statement if they desire to do so and will be available to respond to appropriate questions.
The audit committee is responsible for monitoring our financial auditing, accounting and financial reporting processes and our system of internal controls, and selecting the independent registered public accounting firm on behalf of the Board of Directors. Our management has primary responsibility for our internal controls and reporting process. Our independent registered public accounting firm, PwC, is responsible for performing an independent audit of our consolidated financial statements and the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), or the PCAOB, and issuing an opinion thereon. In this context, the audit committee met
regularly and held discussions with management and PwC. Management represented to the audit committee that the consolidated
financial statements for fiscal year 20172019 were prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
The audit committee hereby reports as follows:
Based on the reviews and discussions referred to above, the audit committee recommended to the Board of Directors that the audited consolidated financial statements be included in our Annual Report onForm 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017,2019, which have been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC. The audit committee also selected PwC to serve as our independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2018.2020.
AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Richard P. BerminghamAlan LeFevre (Chairman)
Michael Montelongo
James L. Nelson
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Fees to independent registered public accountantsaccounting firm for fiscal 2017years 2019 and 20162018
The following fees were for services provided by PwC:
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Audit fees(1)
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| (2) | Audit-related fees consist of assurance and related services that were reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of the Company’s consolidated financial statements and which are not reported under “Audit fees”. |
| (3) | Tax fees were for tax compliance and tax guidance. |
The audit committee has adoptedpre-approval policies and procedures for audit andnon-audit services which the Company’s independent auditorsregistered public accounting firm have historically provided. Pursuant to those policies and procedures, the Company’s external auditorindependent registered
public accounting firm cannot be engaged to
provide the Company any audit ornon-audit services to the Company unless the engagement ispre-approved by the audit committee in compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. All fees and services described in the table above werepre-approved pursuant to this policy.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE “FOR” RATIFICATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF PwC AS THE COMPANY’S INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTSACCOUNTING FIRM FOR FISCAL 2018.YEAR 2020.
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Compensation discussion and analysis
This section explains the Company’s 20172019 executive compensation program as it relates to our “namednamed executive officers”,officers, or NEOs:
| Michael O. Johnson | Chairman and Chief Executive | |
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| John G. DeSimone | Co-President and Chief | |
| David Pezzullo | Chief Operating Officer | |
| Shin-Shing Bosco Chiu | Chief Financial Officer | |
| Richard P. Goudis | Former Chief Executive Officer(3) | |
| (1) | As part of the Company’s management succession plan, effective March 30, 2020, Mr. Johnson will step down from the Chief Executive Officer position, and Dr. Agwunobi will become the Company’s Chief Executive Officer. Additionally, effective April 29, 2020, Dr. Agwunobi will become the Chairman of the Board upon his election to the Board. |
| (2) | Effective March 30, 2020, Mr. DeSimone will become the Company’s President. |
| (3) | Mr. Goudis served as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer from June 1, 2017 through January 8, 2019. |
Executive summary of our compensation program
Financial performance for purposes of our annual incentive program
The Company’s financial performance is a material factor in determining the total compensation for our NEOs. As discussed further below,such,top-line growth stated in terms of Volume Points and profitability stated in terms of Operating Income and EPS (each adjusted, as applicable, in the manner discussed below) are the performance metrics used for purposes of our annual incentive program.program with a weighting of 30% and 70%, respectively. These performance measures are more fully described in “Annual incentive awards — Targets and award determination” below.
For purposes ofThe payouts under our 2017 annual incentive award program the targets for Operating Income and EPS were set lower than the 2016 results, primarily reflecting changes in foreign currency rates, but the Volume Pointbelow target was set above 2016 results based uponon the Company’s expectations for revenue growth. In 2017, we exceeded our performance targets for Operating Income and EPS due to strong expense controls, but fell slightly short of meeting our2019 Volume Points target primarily because of changes in the way we do business in the United States in response to the consent order entered into with the Federal Trade Commission, or the FTC Consent Order. We continued to deliver positive business performance despite facing events with macro-economic consequences, such as natural disasters including earthquakes, hurricanes and floods occurring domestically and abroad in August, September and October.Operating Income.
Results for Bonus Purposes
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| (4) | Operating Income for 2019 is adjusted to exclude expenses relating to regulatory inquiries and legal accruals, China grant income, Mexico VAT assessment, income related to finalization of insurance recoveries, impact from changes in currency exchange rates, and our China growth program. |
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The following table summarizes the 20172019 annual incentive awards for the NEOs. All 20172019 annual incentive awards to NEOs were based solely on the calculated results to target performance levels. For a more detailed discussion of our 20172019 annual incentive awards for the NEOs, please refer to the discussion below under “— Annual incentive awards & long-term incentive program — Annual incentive awards.”
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Michael O. Johnson
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Shin-Shing Bosco Chiu | Chief Financial Officer | $190,923 | |||||||
| (1) | As part of the Company’s management succession plan, effective March 30, 2020, Mr. Johnson will step down from the Chief Executive Officer position, and Dr. Agwunobi will become the Company’s Chief Executive Officer. Additionally, effective April 29, 2020, Dr. Agwunobi will become the Chairman of the Board upon his election to the Board. |
| (2) | Effective March 30, 2020, Mr. DeSimone will become the Company’s President. |
In addition to the financial performance discussed above, the Company achieved key strategic accomplishments in 20172019 that provided significant support for the Company’s continued growth and success. These include:
Compensation program that aligns pay and performance
Our executive compensation program is designed to attract, motivate and encourage a long-term commitment from talented and high-performing executives to lead the Company’s global success selling nutrition products. Our
program is further designed to advance our shareholders’ interests in a manner consistent with our Company value of “operating with integrity and transparency.”transparency”. The
compensation program places strong emphasis on long-term sustainable growth and enhanced value for our shareholders through an annual equity grant program that rewards executives with the ability to participate in our share price appreciation and to share equally in potential downside if key targets that drive shareholder value are not achieved. By encouraging long-term performance and enhanced shareholder value, our executives are committed to operating our business with integrity, focusing on fostering strategic growth while being mindful to mitigate against risk. In addition to emphasizing long-term growth, our compensation program attracts talented executives by offering a competitive base salary and annual cash incentives, which encourage our executives to achieve short-term financial goals. The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors, or the Committee has the responsibility for establishing, developing and implementing these programs while ensuring an appropriate level of risk-taking by the Company’s executives.
The direct compensation of our NEOs in 20172019 consisted of base salary, annual cash incentives, and grants of equity in the form of performance stock appreciation rights, or SARs, and performance share units, or PSUs.PSUs, and time-vesting restricted share units, or RSUs. To create and reinforce a pay“pay for performanceperformance” philosophy and culture, and increase alignment with the expectations of investors in the Company, the annual cash incentives and equity components of compensation comprise the vast majority of the total compensation of our NEOs. In setting target compensation, the Committee annually reviews and assesses the total compensation opportunity for each executive compared toNEO against comparable executives within the Herbalife Peer Group,list of comparator companies selected by the Committee to serve as defined below,a market benchmark, along with other comparative factors. Although there is no targeted mix of
compensation elements, the proportion of compensation designed to be delivered in variable pay versus base salary increases with the ability of the executive to influence overall Company performance.
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For 2017,2019, the percentage of targeted direct compensation provided in the form of annual and long-term incentives
tied to the Company’s performance was 87%between 54% to 74% for our current CEO and between 77% and 80% for our other NEOs.executive officers who were NEOs as of December 31, 2019. As reflected under the “2017 Summary“2019
summary compensation table,”table”, actual compensation paid provided in the form of such incentives was 87%between 53% to 73% of total compensation for our current CEO and between 76% and 82%executive officers who were NEOs as of total compensation for our other NEOs.December 31, 2019.
| * | Mr. Johnson was not granted any equity awards for his services as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer in 2019.Additionally, compensation for Mr. Goudis, who resigned as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer as of January 8, 2019, is not included. |
Percentages may not total 100% due to rounding.
In 2017, except with respect2019, grants to Mr. Johnson’spro-rated annual incentive award while serving as CEO of the Company, the Committee determined to consolidate the three performance measures previously used in annual incentive plans for our NEOs (i.e., Volume Point, Operating Income(other than Messrs. Johnson and EPS) into two key financial performance measures, Volume Point and Operating Income, to be applied to all NEOs with a weighting of 30% and 70%, respectively. The Committee made such change in order to simplify the performance measures and to align all NEOs to the same performance targets. The Committee further believes these two performance measures better drive the Company’s share value. While Mr. Johnson’s supplemental annual incentive award applicable during the time he served as CEO of the Company (as described in more detail under “— Annual incentive awards” below) was subject to the same two performance metrics, the performance measure for Mr. Johnson’spro-rated annual cash incentive award for the period where he served as our CEO was based entirely on EPS. Each of these performance measures is more fully described in “Annual incentive awards — Targets and award determination” below.
Long-term incentives grantedGoudis) pursuant to our NEOs in 2017 were exclusively in the formlong-term incentive program consisted of PSUs (~75% of equity value) and RSUs (~25% of equity value). With this allocation of equity awards, subject to performance targets, which provide athe Company’s executive compensation program retains its most effective feature, its direct alignmentemphasis on multi-year performance. This ensures that NEO pay is aligned with the expectationsCompany’s performance over several years, while also aligning the interests of the Company’s investors to enhance long-term shareholder value.NEOs with our shareholders through share ownership. The NEOs each received performance SARsPSUs and RSUs in February 20172019 as part of their long-term incentive award granted in the ordinary course. While the use of SARs in and of themselves only have value to our NEOs if our share price increases, the vesting of these SARs requires achieving sales leader retention goals (i.e., retention of the Company’s independent distributor sales leaders).
The use of this sales retention metric helps management alignPSUs accomplishes the business strategies to ensure that marketing and sales
programs and promotions lead to enhanced retention of the Company’s most senior distributors.
As part of the Company’s “build it better” philosophy, the Committee continued to evaluate our executive compensation program during 2017 and determined to introduce PSUs as part of the long-term equity incentive program in order to:following goals:
Messrs.For his Board service, Mr. Johnson’s 2019 equity grant consisted only of time-vested RSUs, structured in the same manner and amount as othernon-executive director equity grants. As a result of his termination in January 2019, Mr. Goudis and Pezzullo received PSUsdid not receive an equity award in June 2017 and August 2017, respectively, in connection with2019.
At our 2019 annual general meeting, our shareholders demonstrated their promotions to CEO and COO, respectively.
In 2018, in furtherance of its commitment to improve the alignmentstrong support of our executive compensation program, with the interests of shareholders, the Committee determined to eliminate performance SARs from the design of our long-term incentive program. Beginning in 2018, grants to NEOs pursuant to our long-term incentive program will consist of PSUs (75%) and time-vesting restricted share units, or RSUs (25%). With this change, the Company’s executive compensation program will retain its most effective feature, its direct emphasis on multi-year performance, which ensures that NEO pay is aligned with
the Company’s performance over several years, while also aligning the interests of NEOs with our shareholders through share ownership.
Our shareholders have consistently expressed strong support for our executive compensation program, with over 87%, on average, of votes cast in favor of our executive compensation program since the shareholder advisory vote over our executive compensation program was sought beginning with our 2011 annual general meeting. At our 2017 annual general meeting, our shareholders continued to show their strong support, with approximately 88%99% of votes cast in favor of the advisory “say on pay” vote proposal in respect ofproposal. We believe this vote reflects strong support for our 2016 executive compensation program. When designing our 2017 executive compensation program structure, which focuses on optimizing (a) incentives and metrics that result in the Committee considered, among other things, the Company’s growth, profitgreatest degree of alignment with shareholder interests, andnon-financial (i.e., sales leader retention) objectives, benchmarking against market practices, the Company’s financial performance, incentives that reward shareholder value creation (b) recruitment, engagement, motivation and any shareholder feedback. The Committee determined to make the followingretention of executives. Although no changes which appliedwere made to our 2017 program:
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The Committee determined to make changes to our executive compensation program for 2018 as part of the Company’s “build it better” philosophy. As part of this philosophy, we are committed to continue to improve the alignment of our compensation program with shareholder value creation, while balancing the need to retain a strong leadership team. The Committee believes the changes being made to our 2018 compensation program further improves the alignment between executive compensation and the interests of shareholders. Highlights of our 2018 changes and the primary reasons for such changes are described below:
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Executive compensation program objectives
As a leaderglobal nutrition business, we operate in the nutritional products industry, generally manufacturingan environment of challenging regulatory, economic and geopolitical uncertainty. We manufactured approximately 60% to 65% of our own inner nutrition products that are sold through a direct selling distribution channel and generatinggenerated approximately 80%79% of our net sales outside the United States for the year ended December 31, 2017, we operate in an environment of challenging regulatory, economic and geopolitical uncertainty.2019. Our success depends on the leadership of a highly-talented, adaptive and dedicated executive team. Our executive compensation program for our NEOs provides competitive rewards to executivesour NEOs who contribute to our annual success in achieving growth in revenues and profitability, as well as making strategic decisions that should lead to increasing shareholder returns over time.
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The Committee believes that shareholder interests are advanced ifwhen the Company assembles, motivates and rewards a high-performing management team. To promote this objective, the Committee developed its executive compensation program guided by a “pay for performance” organizing framework and the resulting underlying principles listed below:
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The program must attract and encourage a long-term commitment from talented executives necessary to lead our global nutrition business and advance shareholders’ interests in a manner consistent with our company value of “operating with integrity and | • Strong emphasis on long-term incentives and shareholder value creation.
• Performance considerations reflect the Company’s values and strategy and an appropriate balance of risk and reward. | • Focus on long-term performance and shareholder value helps mitigate risk and encourages growth.
• Operating with integrity and transparency is a key corporate value that must be central to how we conduct our business. |
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Compensation opportunities must be competitive with the pay practices of companies that operate in global markets and | • Peer group reflects the market in which we reasonably compete for executive talent.
• We reference both proxy-sourced market data from our peer group as well as general industry survey data from Mercer (a nationally recognized compensation survey).
• The Committee’s independent advisor provides the Committee with the 25th, 50th and 75th percentiles of market data to understand the scope of the market, with target compensation for top executives
• Overall, our executives are within a competitive range of market, with appropriate variance based on incumbent-specific characteristics.
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A majority of total compensation isat-risk and tied to achievement of annual financial andnon-financial performance goals and improvement in long-term shareholder value. | •
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Incentive compensation must provide superior pay for superior performance that meets or exceeds the expectations of our shareholders. | • Superior performance expectations are built into performance targets and ranges of our incentive plans such that when incentive targets are met, the Company is exceeding peer financial performance and meeting shareholder expectations.
• Our incentive plans are calibrated to deliver above-median compensation for meeting superior performance targets, value.
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Incentive compensation should reflect a balanced time horizon between annual and long-term performance in order to promote sustainable growth in the value of the enterprise. | • Annual incentive is paid in cash, based on achievement of annual financial performance targets.
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Long-term incentives should be provided in Company equity, where allowed by local law, to encourage executives to plan and act with the perspective of shareholders and with the Company’s vision, mission and values in mind, and be rewarded for the successful implementation of our growth strategies. | •
• The Company has competitive stock ownership guidelines. | •
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Purpose of compensation elements
The compensation and benefits program for our NEOs consists of and is designed to achieve the following:
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Base salary | Provide a competitive foundation for total compensation to each executive in consideration of job scope and responsibilities, demonstrated sustained performance, capabilities and experience.
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Life insurance benefits | Provide a competitive benefit in the event of death of an executive.
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The Chair of the Committee, with input from the independent compensation advisor, recommends the CEO’s compensation to the Committee in an executive session not attended by the CEO. Once a recommendation has been established by the Committee, the CEO’s compensation is reviewed with, and approved by, the independent members of the Board.Board in an executive session.
Role of executive officers in executive compensation decisions
The CEO reviews compensation data gathered from a group of peer companies approved by the Committee and described below under the subsection “— Peer Group”, or the Herbalife Nutrition Peer Group, and, along with general industry compensation surveys, considers each executive officer’s performance and scope of responsibility, and makes a recommendation to the Committee on changes to base salary, annual incentive awards and equity awards for each executive officer other than himself. The CEO participates in Committee meetings at the Committee’s request to provide relevant background information regarding the Company’s strategic objectives and to evaluate the performance of and compensation recommendations for the other executive officers. The Committee utilizes the information provided by the CEO along with input from its independent compensation advisor and the knowledge and experience of Committee members in making compensation decisions.
| Executive compensation |
Base salaries for our NEOs are intended to reflect the scope of their responsibilities, performance, skills and experience as compared with relevant and comparable market talent. When establishing base salaries for NEOs, the Committee considers market data and positions target pay for the NEOs based on a number of factors, including experience and tenure of the executive, scope of responsibilities, business performance and individual performance.
The Committee generally reviews base salaries of our NEOs annually, generally in February.February of each year. In its annual review of the base salaries for our NEOs for 2017,in February 2019, the Committee determined to have the base salaries of our NEOs
remain generally unchanged. On June 1, 2017, Mr. Johnson transitionedunchanged, except for increases to the role of Executive ChairmanDr. Agwunobi’s and Mr. Goudis transitioned to the role of CEO. On August 1, 2017, Mr. Pezzullo became the Chief Operating Officer of the Company. In connection with these transitions, the Committee approved changes to each of theirChiu’s base salaries. The chart below shows the 20152018 and 20162019 base salaries for the NEOs, the base salaries approved by the Committee for 2017, the current base salaries as of December 31, 2017,each NEO, and the rationale for any salary changes in 2019 following the applicable salary changes.
In connection with the elimination of the executive wellness program, executive physical and financial planning benefits, the base salaries of our NEOs increased by approximately 3% effective January 1, 2017.Committee’s annual review in February 2019.
| NEO | 2015 Salary | 2016 Salary | 2017 Salary | Current Salary (as of December 31, 2017)
| Rationale for Change
| 2018 Salary(1) | 2019 Salary | Rationale for Change | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michael O. Johnson | $1,236,000 | $1,236,000 | $1,236,000 | (1) | $650,000 | Ø Transition to Executive Chairman
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$300,000 |
(2) |
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$1,236,000 |
(3) | Ø Continued Chief Executive Officer Role | |||||||||||||||||
Richard P. Goudis
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| $675,680
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| $675,680
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| $675,680
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| $1,000,000
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| Ø Appointed to CEO
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Desmond Walsh
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| $675,680
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| $675,680
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| $694,680
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| $694,680
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| Ø 3% increase
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John Agwunobi | $525,000 | $619,000 | (4) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
John G. DeSimone
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| $600,000
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| $600,000
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| $619,000
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| $619,000
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| Ø 3% increase
| $619,000 | $619,000 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| David Pezzullo | $438,626 | $438,626 | $457,626 | $525,000 | Ø Appointed to Chief Operating Officer
| $565,000 | $565,000 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shin-Shing Bosco Chiu | $430,000 | $450,000 | (4) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1) |
| (2) | Base salary for services as Executive Chairman. |
| (3) | On January 8, 2019, the |
| (4) | The Committee approved the base salaries for eachnon-CEO NEO in February 2019, including a base salary increase for Dr. Agwunobi in connection with his promotion toCo-President from $525,000 to $619,000 and a base salary increase for Mr. Chiu from $430,000 to $450,000. |
Annual incentive awards & long-term incentive program
Our annual cash incentive plan is designed to motivate and reward the achievement of annual financial targets that create value for our shareholders. The Committee establishes financial performance targets and goals for our annual incentive plan each year, taking into consideration that such targets and goals align with and support the Company’s business strategy, recognize current business conditions, align with the current year financial budget, align with Wall Street analysts and public investor expectations and require performance that is competitive with those of the Herbalife Nutrition Peer Group. In 2017, as part of the Committee’s commitment to further strengthen a “pay for performance” culture and align our employees with the interest of our shareholders and investor expectations, the Committee consolidated the performance measures that had been used from 2009 to 2016. In this way, the Committee simplified the performance measures and aligned all the NEOs to the same targets. Except as described below under “— Pre-Transition Annual Incentive Opportunities –
January 1, 2017 through May 31, 2017,”theThe criteria used for 20172019 consisted of targeted Volume Points, serving as a proxy for sales, and targeted
Operating Income, subject to adjustments as discussed below, which ensures our executives make decisions that improve our profitability.
In additionIncentive bonus awards are subject to setting performance targets, the Committee has established two limits within the annual incentive plan that can affect the aggregate value of the awards. The first limit is the requirement that the aggregate payments made under the annual incentive plan cannot exceed 10% of the Company’s Operating Income for the year. The second limit is the requirement that the total bonus payout to all employees of the Company should not exceed the annual bonus payout to the Company’s most senior independent members.
Pre-Transition Annual Incentive Opportunities — January 1, 2017 through May 31, 2017
Prior to Mr. Johnson’s transition to the role of Executive Chairman on June 1, 2017, Mr. Johnson’s target and maximum annual incentive as a percentage of his base salary was set forth in his March 2008 employment
agreement. Although Mr. Johnson’s March 2008 employment agreement provided for a “base” annual
incentive award equal to three-quarters of his total annual incentive opportunity payable to the extent the Company achieves EPS targets setapproval by the Committee, and continuous employment through the date such bonus award payment is made. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee, determinedin its sole and absolute discretion, may provide for payment of any incentive bonus award to increasea terminated employee, which award shall be paid at the percentagetime incentive bonus awards are paid to 100%. Mr. Johnson’s March 2008 employment agreement also provides for a supplemental annual incentive award payable in the event of the achievement of an alternative performance target, or APT, equal toone-fourth of his total annual incentive opportunity. The APT incentive provides the Committee a degree of flexibility in incentivizing and rewarding Mr. Johnson for the achievement of key strategic and financial targets. Volume Points and Operating Income were used for the period between January 1, 2017 through May 31, 2017 to determine Mr. Johnson’s APT incentive.
Prior to Mr. Goudis’ transition to the role of Chief Executive Officer (together with Mr. Johnson’s transition to Executive Chairman, the “Transition”), the minimum and maximum target annual incentive as a percentage of base salary for Mr. Goudis was set forth in his January 2010 employment agreement. Under such agreement, Mr. Goudis’ minimum annual target bonus opportunity
could be no less than 80% of his base salary and no more than two times the annual target bonus.
Post-Transition Annual Incentive Opportunities – June 1, 2017 through December 31, 2017
Following the Transition, Mr. Johnson’s annual target bonus opportunity as a percentage of his base salary is set forth in his November 2016 employment agreement, which became effective on June 1, 2017. This agreement provides for an annual target bonus opportunity equal to 80% of Mr. Johnson’s base salary.
Following the Transition, Mr. Goudis’ annual target opportunity as a percentage of his base salary is set forth in his November 2016 employment agreement, which became effective on June 1, 2017. This agreement provides for an annual target bonus opportunity equal to 120% of Mr. Goudis’ base salary.active employees.
Subject to the limits described above, target incentives for our executives are set by the Committee depending on the employee’s position, scope of responsibilities, ability to influence Company results, and competitive pay practices among the Herbalife Nutrition Peer Group.
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The chart below summarizes the 20172019 annual incentive plan performance measures and weightings for each NEO, which were used in calculating annual incentive awards.our NEOs.
Executive |
Weight in determining | ||||||||||||||
| EPS | Operating Income | Volume Points | |||||||||||||
Michael O. Johnson (January 1, 2017 – May 31, 2017) –Base annual incentive award
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| 100%
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| —
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| —
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Michael O. Johnson (January 1, 2017 – May 31, 2017) –APT
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| 70%
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| 30%
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Michael O. Johnson (June 1, 2017 – December 31, 2017)
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| 70%
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| 30%
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Richard P. Goudis
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| 70%
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| 30%
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Desmond Walsh
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| 70%
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| 30%
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John G. DeSimone
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| 70%
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| 30%
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David Pezzullo
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| 70%
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| 30%
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Weight in determining annual incentive | ||
Volume Points | Operating Income | |
30%
| 70%
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Targets and award determination
Annual financial performance targets are aligned to what we believe to be the expectations of our investors and what we believe is achievable at the time of the annual budget review process. The annual budget review for the 20172019 performance period occurred in February 2017.2019. Budget figures are built from the “bottom up” based on input from operating regions regarding trends in their respective markets, including the general economic environment, sale and consumption of our products, sales leader activity and retention, and the degree of risk in achieving forecasted revenue and expense levels.
For purposes of our annual incentive plan, the performance measures are defined as follows:
Volume Points are point values assigned to each of our products for use by the Company to determine an independent member’s sales achievement level. We assign a Volume Point value to a product when it is first introduced into a market and that value is unaffected by subsequent exchange rate and price changes. The
specific number of Volume Points assigned to a product, generally consistent across all markets, is based on a Volume Point to suggested retail price ratio for similar products in the market. Volume Points, which are unaffected by exchange rates or price changes, are used by management as a proxy for sales trends because in general, excluding the impact of price changes, an increase in Volume Points in a particular geographic region or country indicates an increase in our local currency net sales while a decrease in Volume Points in a particular geographic region or country typically indicates a decrease in our local currency net sales. Management is evaluating our current approach to assigning and maintaining Volume Point value for
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We believe that the Company’s financial performance is facilitated by the pay“pay for performanceperformance” design of our compensation program. Our program motivates our executivesNEOs to deliver financial results, with the appropriate level of risk taking,risk-taking, against performance metrics in a manner that ultimately aligns with the realized growth of shareholder equity value. Our executivesNEOs have the opportunity to earn annual incentive awards provided that the Company achieves aggressive growth targets in Volume Points and Operating Income and EPS.Income.
Because we assign a Volume Point value to a product when it is first introduced into a market, which value is unaffected by subsequent exchange rate and price changes, we believe that Volume Points exhibit the most accurate available measure of organic growth or decline in the local demand for our products.
Motivating Operating Income growth ensures that Volume Point growth is achieved in a cost-effective manner and that cost efficiencies and productivity enhancements are pursued throughout the Company. Motivating EPS growth ensures that the favorable contribution from Operating Income growth is realized within an efficient capital structure.
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The following table shows the performance targets set by the Committee with respect to 20172019 and the Company’s performance relative to those targets.
20172019 Annual incentive plan performance targets
2017
| 2017
| 2017 Results
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Target
| 2019 Target
| 2019 Results
| 2019 Results as a % of target
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EPS
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| $3.83
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| $4.10
| (1)
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| 107.1%
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Volume Points (millions)
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| 5,751
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| 5,379
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| 93.5%
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| 6,238
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| 6,069
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| 97.3%
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Operating income (millions)
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| $558.3
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| $575.3
| (1)
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| 103.0%
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| $677.5 | $660.8 | (1) | 97.5% | ||||||||||||
| (1) |
Annual incentive awards for 20172019 are payable to our NEOs only if and to the extent EPS, Volume Points or Operating Income meet and exceed 100%95% of the applicable performance target. Targets are set as part ofat budget during the annual budget process, and modified, if necessary, at the first Board meeting of the performance period. For 20172019 annual incentive plan performance purposes, our EPS and Operating Income werewas calculated consistent with our adjusted EPS presentations and earnings guidance provided to the investment community, adjusting for:
Our EPS and Operating Income werewas further adjusted to include the following for bonus purposes:
For 2017,2019, target-level bonuses were awarded for results between 100%95% and 106%108% of the applicable target, and bonus awards above 103% of target increase on a prorated basis in steps. Mr. Johnson’s APT bonus applicable during his service as CEO of the Company was awarded for results equal to or in excess of 100%target. Should 95% of the applicable Volume Point and Operating Income targets in ratable increases above 100% offinancial target achievement. Should the financial targets not be achieved, there is no bonus funding or payouts to the NEOs.NEOs for that metric. To align with our sales-oriented culture and our desire to continuously strive for incremental performance improvements throughout the year, beginning with performance of 95% of target, potential payouts increase in “steps” for each performance hurdle shown below (i.e., payouts are not interpolated for performance outcomes between two levels). The Committee determined to increase the maximum percentage to 108% in order to encourage the Company’s high performance culture. This bonus scale is designed to encourage realistic target settingtarget-setting and prudent risk takingrisk-taking while simultaneously creating consequences for not meeting target and capping the potential payout in order to avoid excessive incentive awards as compared to performance. For 2017,Our 2019 annual incentive opportunities as a percentage of base salaryperformance (and corresponding payout) levels were established as follows:
20172019 Annual incentive opportunities by executive and targetplan leverage
Performance target achievement range — % of target
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| Executive | Target | Below 100% | 100% | 103.0% | 103.5% | 104.0% | 104.5% | 105.0% | 105.5% | 106.0% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Max
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Johnson (January 1, 2017 – May 31, 2017)
| EPS | 0% | 112.5 | % | 112.5 | % | 168.8 | % | 191.3 | % | 208.1 | % | 213.8 | % | 219.4 | % | 225 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
Johnson (January 1, 2017 – May 31, 2017)
| Volume Point Operating Income | | 0% 0% |
| | 11.25 26.25 | % % | | 16.875 39.375 | % % | | 17.814 41.566 | % % | | 18.75 43.75 | % % | | 19.689 45.941 | % % | | 20.625 48.125 | % % | | 21.564 50.316 | % % | | 22.5 52.5 | % % | ||||||||||
Johnson (June 1, 2017 – December 31, 2017)
| Volume Point Operating Income | | 0% 0% |
| | 24 56 | % % | | 27 63 | % % | | 38.4 89.6 | % % | | 42 98 | % % | | 44.7 104.3 | % % | | 45.6 106.4 | % % | | 46.5 108.5 | % % | | 48 112 | % % | ||||||||||
Goudis (January 1, 2017 – May 31, 2017)/ Walsh
| Volume point Operating income | | 0% 0% |
| | 24 56 | % % | | 27 63 | % % | | 38.4 89.6 | % % | | 42 98 | % % | | 44.7 104.3 | % % | | 45.6 106.4 | % % | | 46.5 108.5 | % % | | 48 112 | % % | ||||||||||
Goudis (June 1, 2017 – December 31, 2017)
| Volume Point Operating Income | | 0% 0% |
| | 36 84 | % % | | 40.5 94.5 | % % | | 57.6 134.4 | % % | | 63 147 | % % | | 67.05 156.45 | % % | | 68.4 159.6 | % % | | 69.75 162.75 | % % | | 72 168 | % % | ||||||||||
DeSimone / Pezzullo | Volume Point Operating income
| | 0% 0% |
| | 22.5 52.5 | % % | | 25.31 59.07 | % % | | 36 84 | % % | | 39.375 91.875 | % % | | 41.91 97.78 | % % | | 42.75 99.75 | % % | | 43.59 101.72 | % % | | 45 105 | % % | ||||||||||
For 2018, after reviewing the Company’s historical results, the Committee determined to adjust the performance target achievement range to 95% and 108% to better align with market practices. Should 95% of the applicable financial target not be achieved, there is no bonus funding or payouts to the NEOs. The Committee determined to increase the maximum percentage to 108% in order to encourage the Company’s high performance culture.
The following table shows the incentive eligible earnings (i.e., 2017 base salary), target and maximum incentive percentages and amounts expressed as a percentage of base salary, and 2017 incentive awards for each NEO participating in the annual incentive plan. All 2017 awards to NEOs were based solely on the calculated results to target performance levels. For 2017, the Company exceeded its maximum funding levels for EPS and Operating Income targets, but fell slightly short of meeting its Volume Point target.
2017 Actual incentive award calculation
Executive | Salary | Target incentive % | Max incentive % | Actual results (% of target)
| Award % | Award Amount | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| EPS(1) | Volume Point | Operating income
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| Michael O. Johnson | $521,260 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1/1/17 – 5/31/17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
EPS incentive | 112.5 | 225 | 107.1 | — | — | 225 | $1,172,835 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
APT – Volume Point portion | 11.25 | 22.5 | — | 93.5 | — | — | $0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
APT – Operating Income portion | 26.25 | 52.5 | — | — | 103.0 | 39.38 | $205,246 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6/1/17 – 12/31/17 | $381,096 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Volume Point incentive | 24 | 48 | — | 93.5 | — | — | $0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operating Income incentive | 56 | 112 | — | — | 103.0 | 63 | $240,090 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total
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| $902,356
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| $1,618,172
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| Richard P. Goudis | $287,388 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1/1/17 – 5/31/17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Volume Point incentive | 24 | 48 | — | 93.5 | — | — | $0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operating Income incentive | 56 | 112 | — | — | 103.0 | 63 | $181,055 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6/1/17 – 12/31/17 | $586,301 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Volume Point incentive | 36 | 72 | — | �� | 93.5 | — | — | $0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operating Income incentive | 84 | 168 | — | — | 103.0 | 94.5 | $554,055 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total
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| $873,689
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| $735,110
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| Desmond J. Walsh | $694,680 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Volume Point incentive | 24 | 48 | — | 93.5 | — | — | $0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating Income incentive | 56 | 112 | — | — | 103.0 | 63 | $437,648 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total
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| $437,648
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| John G. DeSimone | $619,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Volume Point incentive | 22.5 | 48 | — | 93.5 | — | — | $0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating Income incentive | 52.5 | 112 | — | — | 103.0 | 59.06 | $365,597 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total
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| $365,597
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| David Pezzullo | $525,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Volume Point incentive | 22.5 | 48 | — | 93.5 | — | — | $0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating Income incentive | 52.5 | 112 | — | — | 103.0 | 59.06 | $310,078 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total
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| $310,078
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Performance Hurdles (% of Target) — Volume Points and Operating Income | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Threshold | Target | Maximum | ||||||||||||||||||
| Below 95% | 95% | 96.25% | 97.5% | 98.75% | 100% | 102% | 104% | 106% | 108% | |||||||||||
Payout (% of Target) | 0% | 50% | 62.5% | 75% | 87.5% | 100% | 125% | 150% | 175% | 200% | ||||||||||
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The following tables detail the Company’s performance for each metric under the Annual Incentive Plan, as well as the resulting payout for each of our NEOs.
2019 Actual bonus payout detail
2019 Actual Results
| Metric | Weighting | Target Performance | Actual Performance | Actual Results (% of Target) | ||||||||||||
| Volume Points (in millions) | 30% | 6,238 | 6,069 | 97.3% | ||||||||||||
| Operating Income (millions) | 70% | $677.5 | $660.8 | 97.5% | ||||||||||||
Aggregate
| 100% | |||||||||||||||
2019 Payouts
Bonus Eligible Base Salary(1) | Target Bonus | Actual Bonus | ||||||||||||||||||
| Executive | (% off Salary) | $ | $ | (% of Target)(1) | ||||||||||||||||
| Michael O. Johnson | $895,419 | (2) | $1,343,129 | $844,795 | 62.90% | |||||||||||||||
| John Agwunobi | $603,033 | 75% | $452,275 | $322,246 | 71.25% | |||||||||||||||
| John G. DeSimone | $619,000 | 75% | $464,250 | $330,778 | 71.25% | |||||||||||||||
| David Pezzullo | $565,000 | 75% | $423,750 | $301,922 | 71.25% | |||||||||||||||
| Shin-Shing Bosco Chiu | $446,603 | 60% | $267,962 | $190,923 | 71.25% | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Calculated using prorated salaries for Mr. Johnson, Dr. Agwunobi and Mr. Chiu. |
| (2) | Target bonus for Mr. Johnson equal to 80% of base salary for the period from January 1, 2019 through June 16, 2019 ($300,000 for the period January 1, 2019 to January 7, 2019 and $500,000 for the period from January 8, 2019 through June 16, 2019), and 150% of base salary for the remainder of the 2019 year ($1,236,000 for the period from June 17, 2019 through December 31, 2019). |
Each year, the Committee determines the form of equity grant. For 2017,2019, the total grant value was madeCommittee maintained the equity mix and the performance measures applicable to long-term incentive awards to be comprised of 75% PSUs and 25% RSUs for our NEOs (other than Mr. Goudis, who resigned from the Company in the form of performance SARsearly January 2019, and PSUs.Mr. Johnson, who received no equity for his services as Chief Executive Officer, as described above under “Compensation program that aligns pay and performance”).
Additional details of the 20172019 equity awards made to our executivesNEOs can be found below and in the tabular disclosure below under “— 20172019 Grants of Plan-Based Awards.plan-based awards.”
20172019 Long-term incentive awards — annual grant program
| Executive | SAR grant value(1) | Total SARs awarded | PSU grant value(1) | Total
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| NEO | PSU grant value(1)
| Total PSUs awarded
| RSU grant value(1)
| Total
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Michael O. Johnson
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$2,500,012
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88,276
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|
—
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—
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| —
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| —
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| $135,000
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| 2,689
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Richard P. Goudis
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$1,806,020
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63,771
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$3,193,983
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45,805
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Desmond J. Walsh
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$1,806,020
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63,771
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—
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—
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John Agwunobi
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| $960,000
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| 17,103
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| $320,000
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| 5,701
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John G. DeSimone
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$1,735,021
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61,264
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|
|
—
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|
—
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| $960,000
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| 17,103
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| $320,000
|
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| 5,701
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David Pezzullo
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$683,251
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22,951
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$549,976
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|
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8,403
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| $900,000
|
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| 16,034
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|
| $300,000
|
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| 5,344
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Shin-Shing Bosco Chiu
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| $487,500
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| 8,685
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| $162,500
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| 2,895
|
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| (1) | Grant values are |
Performance SARs
Performance SARs are less dilutive to our shareholders than many forms of equity compensation. Performance SARs provide an opportunity for executives to earn additional compensation if the following criteria are achieved: (i) the Company’s sales leader retention target is achieved and (ii) our share price increases over the share price on the grant date. As a company that sells nutrition products through the direct selling channel, the success and retention of our sales leaders is critical to the financial success of our Company as a whole.
Immediately prior to the targeted grant date for 2017, the Committee established guideline grant values for the NEOs in consideration of individual performance, scope of job responsibilities, prior equity grants and competitive practices using published compensation surveys based on the Herbalife Peer Group. Using these value guidelines, our then current Chairman and CEO proposed to the Committee equity grants for each of the NEOs other than himself. At the same time, the Committee, separately and without the involvement of the Chairman and CEO, evaluated and proposed equity grants for the Chairman and CEO to the independent members of the Board of Directors for their approval. The number of SARs granted is calculated by dividing the grant value by the option value determined in accordance with financial accounting and disclosure rules under ASC Topic 718 “Share Based Payments” using our closing share price on the date of grant.
In 2017, SARs were granted to our NEOs on February 27, 2017 when the SAR fair grant value was $28.32 and our share closing price was $57.19.
All of the SARs awarded on February 27, 2017, or the 2017 SARs, will, subject to continued Company service, vest and become exercisable in February 2020, three years from the grant date, in the percentages set forth in the table below to the extent the Company’s average sales leader retention rate (independent members engaged in the Company’s business opportunity) from fiscal 2017 through 2019 equals or exceeds 48%. Any portion of the award that is unvested as of February 2020 will be forfeited. At exercise, the gains on SARs are settled by issuing Common Shares.
The 2017 SARs are subject to potential, partial early vesting as follows. If the Company’s sales leader retention rate for fiscal 2017 equals or exceeds 52%, then 20% of the 2017 SARs will vest in February 2018. If the Company’s sales leader retention rate for fiscal 2018 equals or exceeds 52%, then an additional 20% of the 2017 SARs will vest in February 2019.
In previous years, the Committee set the average sales leader retention performance target for SARs awarded to NEOs at 50% as an aspirational performance hurdle in light of the Company’s annual sales leader retention rates over fiscal years 2004 to 2011, during which the Company’s median annual sales leader retention rate was approximately 44% and a rate in excess of 45% was achieved only twice. Annual sales leader retention rates in excess of 50% were achieved for fiscal years 2011 to 2016. In order to drive continual improvement, the Committee determined to increase the difficulty to achieve the performance criteria of SARs for 2017 by increasing the threshold and maximum target percentage levels as set forth below.
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In 2017,2019, the Committee continued to evaluate the design of our long-term incentive program, and determined to introduceutilized PSUs as part of the Company’s long-term incentive program. In connection with his promotion to CEO, PSUs with a grant value of $3,193,983 were granted to Mr. Goudis on June 6, 2017 when our share price was $69.73. In connection with his promotion to COO, PSUs with a grant value of $549,976 were granted to Mr. Pezzullo on August 3, 2017 when our share price was $65.45. These grant amounts were determined based on benchmarking data from the Committee’s independent compensation consultant, Meridian Compensation Partners, or Meridian, and were in addition to the equity incentive awards previously granted to Messrs. Goudis and Pezzullo in 2017 in the ordinary course. All of such PSUs awarded in 2019 will subject to continued Company service, vest and become exercisable on December 31, 2019,2021, subject to the Company’s achievement of the performance targets set by the Committee as measured over the three-year performance period beginning on JulyJanuary 1, 20172019 and ending on December 31, 2019.2021, subject further to continued Company service. Such targets were established based on the Company’s Five-Year plan that wasPlan reviewed by the Company’s Board of Directors in January 2017.February 2019. The number of PSUs that will become earned and vested will be determined based on the Company’s performance against the performance targets. As such, the minimum number of PSUs that may become earned is zero. The maximum number of PSUs that may become earned and vested is 200% of the target PSU award granted to the participant.
The number of PSUs that will become earned upon vesting is based on achievement of performance targets for the followingLocal Currency Net Sales, Adjusted EBIT and Adjusted EPS. Each of these metrics each of which makes upone-third of the PSU award granted to the participant: Volume Points, Adjusted EBITNEOs, and Adjusted EPS, which are defined as follows:
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long-term asset impairment charges; inventory reserves related to defective raw materials and finished goods obtained from third parties; expenses related to attacks on the Company’s business model, regulatory inquiries and regulatory settlements; litigation costs and settlements not budgeted for in the Company’s five-year plan presented to the Board in January 2017, or the Five-Year Plan; China grant income; impact from business acquisitions and dispositions; impact from new accounting pronouncements adopted; andone-time costs related to internal restructuring transactions.
rates, tax settlement cost or accruals relating to tax contingencies for tax matters related to periods prior to the beginning of the applicable performance period; long-term asset impairment charges; inventory reserves related to defective raw materials and finished goods obtained from third parties; expenses related to attacks on the Company’s business model, regulatory inquiries and regulatory settlements; litigation costs and settlements not budgeted for in the Five-Year Plan; China grant income; impact from business acquisitions and dispositions; impact from new accounting pronouncements adopted;one-time costs related to internal restructuring transactions; valuation allowances for income tax and prior period tax settlement cost or accruals relating to income tax; changes in debt costs, capital structure and share count from the Five-Year Plan;non-cash interest costs relating to the Company’s convertible notes and prepaid forward share repurchase contract; and excess tax benefit related to share-based compensation exercises. |
We believe that the grant of PSUs will increaseincreases the alignment of equity compensation with shareholder value as well asand reward our NEOs for accelerating the Company’s growth. Further, provided thatif PSUs are earned, the NEOs will be aligned with shareholders through share ownership. PSUs comprised 75% of the Company’s 2019 long-term incentive program for our NEOs (other than Mr. Goudis, who resigned from the Company in early January 2019, and Mr. Johnson, who received no equity for his services as Chief Executive Officer).
2018 Long-term Incentive program design updatesRestricted Stock Units
To improve the alignment of our executive compensation program with the interests of our shareholders, the
Committee updated the equity mix and the performance measures applicable to long-term incentive awards to be granted in 2018. First, the long-term incentive awards will be comprised of 75% PSUs and 25% RSUs. The Committee determined to incorporateincorporated RSUs as a component of long-term equity compensation to the executive officers in order to align the Company’s compensation program with general market practices and align executives with shareholders through share ownership. Further, while Adjusted EBITRSUs awarded to our NEOs in fiscal year 2019 will vest, subject to continued employment, in three annual installments: 20% on the first and Adjusted EPS will continue to serve as performance measures forsecond anniversaries of the PSUs, in order to avoid usinggrant date and 60% on the same performance measure for boththird anniversary of the annual incentive program andgrant date. RSUs comprised 25% of the Company’s 2019 long-term incentive program the Committee determined to replace Volume Points as a performance measure for PSUs with Local Currency Net Sales. Local Currency Net Sales is the Company’s total reported net sales, adjusted in the same manner thatour NEOs (other than Mr. Goudis, who resigned from the Company makes adjustmentsin early January 2019, and Mr. Johnson, who received no equity for public presentations and annual bonus purposes, including without limitation adjustments for changes attributable to mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures not assumed in the Company’s five-year planhis services as presented to the Board in February 2018, and adjusted to reflect currency rates assumed in such five-year plan.Chief Executive Officer).
Annual long-term incentive grants of performance SARs and PSUs were made to our NEOs. It is the Company’s policy to make annual equity grants to our executive officers inall eligible employees during an “open trading window,”window”, which typically begins the second trading day following our release of quarterly financial results. We also follow a quarterly grant approval process where awards are authorized for newly-hired employees and to newly promoted executives other than our executive officers. In the case of SARs, the policy provides that the exercise price of SARs granted to executive officers and other employees, if any, will be established as the closing share price on the grant date. All equity awards made to our NEOs and other executives are
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made pursuant to this equity grant policy, which was approved by the Committee.
We encourage all Section 16 officers to utilize a10b-510b5-1 plan when exercising or selling any Herbalifeof the Company’s equity.
Because hedging transactions often result in the establishment of a short position in company securities and limit or eliminate an employee’s ability to profit from an increase in value of a company’s securities, Company policy prohibits all employees, including Section 16 Officers, and all members of the Board from entering into hedging transactions with respect to the Company’s Common Shares.
Company policy prohibits executives and directors from pledging their Common Shares as collateral for a loan or for any other purpose.
The CommitteeBoard has adopted a policy that enables the Committeeit to clawback incentive compensation earned by our Section 16 Officers and any other employee under certain circumstances as determined by the Committee.Board.
The Company’s U.S.-based employees, including the NEOs, participate in a variety of savings, health and welfare and paidtime-off benefits typically provided by competitors for the services of the Company’s employees. Health and welfare and paidtime-off benefits help ensure that Herbalifethe Company has a healthy, productive and focused workforce.
In addition, in fiscal 2017,year 2019, our NEOs were eligible to participate in the following executive benefits and perquisites:
Life Insurance — We provide basic life insurance coverage of 200% of base salary up to a maximum of $1,000,000 to our executives and up to $600,000 to all
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In 2013, we received information that led us to conclude that there were threatscritical to our Companybusiness. We host worldwide Member events to continue to strengthen our relations with Herbalife Nutrition Members and encourage our senior executives to invite their spouses or partners, as the case may be, to attend certain international Member events to help foster and build relationships with Herbalife Nutrition Members and their spouses or partners. Beginning August 2018, we reimburse senior executives for authorized travel expenses of our executives, and specifically Mr. Johnson. Based on that information and ongoing dialogue with third-party advisors, security systems were installed and/an accompanying spouse or monitoring services were provided at the personal residences of some of our executives,partner to Member events, including severalany related tax impact, in support of the NEOs. These services continued to be provided to Mr. Johnson until June 2017.
Because these services are not designed to provide a personal benefit (other than the intended security), we do not view these security arrangements as compensation to the individuals. However, we are reporting these security arrangements as perquisites
as required under applicable SEC rules. We regularly review the nature of the threat and associated vulnerabilities with security specialists and will continue to revise our security program as appropriate.Company’s business.
Employment and severance agreements
In order to attract highly qualified executives capable of leading theThe Company we have previously entered into an employment agreementsagreement with Mr. Johnson, our Executive Chairman, and Mr. Goudis, our former Chief Executive Officer. Those agreements establishThe agreement established the terms and conditions for the employment relationship eachthe former executive hashad with the Company during 2018 and specifiespart of 2019 and specified compensation, executive benefits, preservation of confidential and proprietary information,non-solicitation,non-disparagement, and other conditions.
In conjunction with his resignation in January 2019, Mr. Goudis entered into the Separation Agreement, pursuant to which Mr. Goudis: (i) will not compete with the Company and its business between January 8, 2019 and December 31, 2019, or the Relevant Period, (ii) will not solicit any of the Company’s employees, distributors or customers during the Relevant Period, (iii) will not
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disparage, defame or make any negative or derogatory statements about the Company or any of its affiliates, past or current officers, directors, employees or members, and (iv) will cooperate with the Company in connection with any internal or external investigations. Additionally, the Separation Agreement includes a customary general release by Mr. Goudis of all claims against the Company and its affiliates and reinforces Mr. Goudis’ obligation to not disclose any confidential information. The foregoing items are collectively referred to as the Payment Requirements. In exchange for the foregoing, the Company will pay Mr. Goudis remuneration in the amount of $3,500,000, seventy-five percent (75%) of which was paid in equal installments between January 8, 2019 and November 30, 2019, and twenty-five percent (25%) of which was paid in a lump sum on the first regular payroll day after December 1, 2019. All such payments were contingent upon Mr. Goudis’ continued compliance with the Payment Requirements. Breach of any of the Payment Requirements will allow the Company to terminate any additional payments and recoup any previously paid amounts. Furthermore, the Separation Agreement provided that all of Mr. Goudis’ unvested equity awards as of the date of termination were forfeited, and any vested and unexercised stock appreciation rights would expire in accordance with their existing terms.
The Company has also previously entered into severanceemployment agreements with Messrs. WalshDr. Agwunobi and DeSimone. These agreements containMr. DeSimone, both of which are effective March 30, 2020.
Pursuant to the employment agreement with Mr. Johnson, Mr. Johnson received an annual base salary of $1,236,000 (the “New Base Salary”) and was eligible for an annual bonus targeted at 150% of the New Base Salary. For the period prior to the June 17, 2019, Mr. Johnson was eligible for an annual bonus targeted at 80% of his prior base salary. With the new letter agreement entered into on June 17, 2019, Mr. Johnson was no longer eligible to receive any awards of equity-based or long-term incentive compensation, but remained eligible to participate in the health and welfare plans made available to Herbalife International of America’s employees generally. Additionally, Mr. Johnson was not eligible to receive any severance payment or any additional consideration in the event his employment was terminated for any reason, with or without notice, other than the pro-rata annual bonus for 2019, to the extent earned, based upon the number of days he was employed during 2019.
Pursuant to the employment agreement with John Agwunobi, Dr. Agwunobi will become Chief Executive Officer of the Company effective March 30, 2020. Starting on that date, Dr. Agwunobi will be entitled to a base salary of $900,000, eligibility for an annual bonus targeted at 115% of base salary, and changeparticipation in control provisions as detailed further below. Further, Messrs. Goudisthe Company’s long-term incentive plan, with the size, form, and Pezzullotiming of grants, if any, subject to the approval of the Board’s
Compensation Committee. Dr. Agwunobi will receive equity incentive awards for 2020 having an aggregate grant date fair value equal to $3,500,000, of which 75% will be granted in the form of performance-based stock units (with performance criteria previously approved by the Compensation Committee) and 25% will be granted in the form of time-based stock units. Additionally, Dr. Agwunobi will continue to participate in the Herbalife International of America, Inc. Executive Officer Severance Plan, or the Severance Plan, in accordance with the terms and conditions thereof.
Pursuant to the employment agreement with John DeSimone, Mr. DeSimone will be President of the Company effective March 30, 2020. Starting on that date, Mr. DeSimone will be entitled to a base salary of $695,000, eligibility for an annual bonus targeted at 80% of base salary, and participation in the Company’s long-term incentive plan, with the size, form, and timing of grants, if any, subject to the approval of the Board’s Compensation Committee. Mr. DeSimone will receive equity incentive awards for 2020 having an aggregate grant date fair value equal to $2,250,000, of which 75% will be granted in the form of performance-based stock units (with performance criteria previously approved by the Compensation Committee) and 25% will be granted in the form of time-based stock units. Additionally, Mr. DeSimone will participate in the Severance Plan in accordance with the terms and conditions thereof, and the severance agreement the Company previously entered into with Mr. DeSimone will have no further force or effect after March 30, 2020 (the “Prior Severance Agreement”). The Prior Severance Agreement contains severance and change in control provisions as detailed further below. This severance agreement will have no further force or effect after March 30, 2020. Further, Messrs. Pezzullo and Chiu participate in the Severance Plan, which was approved by the Committee on October 31, 2016 and made effective as of November 1, 2016. Mr. Goudis was also a participant of the Severance Plan prior to his separation from the Company in January 2019.
As a result of these agreements, each of the NEOs who are still with the Company is eligible for certain benefits and payments if his employment terminates for various reasons or as a result of a change in control of the Company, as applicable. The Company has provided these benefits to these NEOs to allow them to focus on the value of strategic alternatives to shareholders without concern for the impact on their continued employment, as each of their offices is at heightened risk of turnover in the event of a change in control. Separation benefits include cash payments and
other benefits in an amount the Company believes is appropriate, taking into account the time it is expected to take a separated executive to find another job. Separation benefits are intended to ease the consequences to the executive of an unexpected termination of employment. The Company requires a
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general release withnon-compete andnon-solicitation provisions in connection with the individual separation agreements.
We consider it likely that it will take more time for higher-level employees to find new employment commensurate
with their prior experience, and therefore senior management generally are paid severance for a longer period. Additional payments may be approved by the Committee in some circumstances as a result of negotiation with executives, especially where the Company desires particularnon-disparagement, cooperation with litigation,non-competition andnon-solicitation terms.
TheThese severance agreement for each of Messrs. Walsh and Mr. DeSimone and the Severance Planarrangements specifically detail various provisions for benefits and cash payments
in the event of a separation. Generally, these agreements provide for certain benefits upon death, disability, resignation by the executive with good reason or termination by the Company without cause. They also provide for the acceleration of unvested equity awards in connection with a change in control.
The equity compensation awards granted to the NEOs contain change in control and termination provisions. In general, these arrangements provide for benefits upon a termination of such executive’s employment in connection with a change in control. These arrangements are intended to preserve morale and productivity and encourage retention in the face of the disruptive impact of a change in control of the Company. Based on a
competitive analysis of the severance and change in control arrangements maintained by the corporations in the Herbalife Nutrition Peer Group, the Committee believes that these benefits are customary among the Herbalife Peer Group for executives in similar positions as these three executives.positions. Please refer to the discussion below under “— Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control” for a more detailed discussion of our severance and change in control arrangements.
The Committee retained Meridian Compensation Partners LLC through 20172019 to assist in evaluating our executive compensation programs and in setting executive officer compensation.
During its period of engagement in 2017,2019, Meridian regularly participated in Committee meetings and advised the Committee with respect to compensation trends and best practices, plan design, competitive pay levels, CEO long-term performance equity grants, individual pay
decisions with respect to our NEOs and other executive officers, and proxy statement disclosure. While Meridian regularly consulted with management in performing work requested by the Committee, Meridian did not perform any separate services for management.
The Committee has determined that Meridian is independent and that its work with the Committee during fiscal 2017year 2019 did not raise any conflict of interest.
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Our level of compensation for our NEOs was compared to compensation paid by the Herbalife Nutrition Peer Group. The criteria used to identify the Herbalife Nutrition Peer Group were: (1) principal operations in the U.S. with an international presence — we operate in 94 countries around the world in a highly regulated business where approximately 80%79% of our net sales for the year ended December 31, 2017,2019, were generated outside of the United States; (2) financial scope — our management talent should be similar to that of companies of a similar size in terms of revenues and market capitalization; (3) industry — we compete for talent with other companies in consumer product related industries; and (4) common “peer of peers” — we examined companies that are most frequently considered peers by Herbalife’sHerbalife Nutrition’s peers. Annually, the Committee reviews the peer group and updates the group as appropriate.
With respect to pay decisions regarding 20172019 NEO compensation, the industry peer group was comprised of the following fourteen (14) companies. At the time the Herbalife Peer Group was established, Mead Johnson Nutrition Co. and WhiteWave Foods Co. were included in such peer group; however, Mead Johnson Nutrition Co. was acquired by Reckitt Benckiser in June 2017, and WhiteWave Foods Co. was acquired by Danone in April 2017. As a result, theseseventeen (17) companies were removed from the Peer Group in July 2017.listed below. All of the peer companies were within the range of approximately 50% and 178%200% of Herbalife’s trailing twelve-month revenues.revenues at the time the peer group was established in July 2018. The peer group median revenue of $4.0$5.7 billion and median market capitalization of $6.3$9.6 billion, in each case at the time the Herbalife Nutrition Peer Group was established, were comparable to those of Herbalife.Herbalife Nutrition. During this period, the Herbalife Nutrition Peer Group consisted of the following:
| Company | Industry | Revenue
| Market capitalization as of 12/31/17 ($ millions) | Industry | Revenue
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Avon Products Inc.
| Personal Products | $5,715 | $946 | Personal Products
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Campbell Soup Co
| Packaged Foods and Meats | $7,849 | $14,462 | Packaged Foods and Meats
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Church & Dwight Inc.
| Household Products | $3,639 | $12,539 | Household Products
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The Clorox Company
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Conagra Brands, Inc.
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Coty Inc.
| Personal Products
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Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc.
| Soft Drinks | $6,625 | $17,523 | Soft Drinks
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Edgewell Personal Care Co
| Personal Products | $2,298 | $3,271 | Personal Products
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GNC Holdings Inc.
| Specialty Stores | $2,465 | $309 | |||||||||||||||||
Hain Celestial Group Inc.
| Packaged Foods and Meats | $2,880 | $4,400 | |||||||||||||||||
Hain Celestial Group Inc.
| Packaged Foods and Meats
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International Flavors & Fragrances
| Specialty Chemicals | $3,307 | $12,539 | Specialty Chemicals
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The J.M. Smucker Company
| Packaged Foods and Meats | $7,335 | $14,113 | Packaged Foods and Meats
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McCormick & Co, Inc.
| Packaged Foods and Meats | $4,834 | $13,334 | Packaged Foods and Meats
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Nu Skin Enterprises Inc.
| Personal Products | $2,144 | $3,592 | Personal Products
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Post Holdings Inc.
| Packaged Foods and Meats | $5,409 | $5,247 | Packaged Foods and Meats
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Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc.(1)
| Household Products | $5,007 | $6,477 | |||||||||||||||||
Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc.
| Household Products
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TreeHouse Foods, Inc.
| Packaged Foods and Meats
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Tupperware Brands Corp
| Housewares and Specialties | $2,256 | $3,191 | Housewares and Specialties
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Herbalife Ltd.
| Personal Products | $4,379 | $5,593 | |||||||||||||||||
Herbalife Nutrition Ltd.
| Personal Products
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Data Source: Standard & Poor’s CapIQ as of December 31, 2017.
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After reviewing the peer group in July 2019, Dr. Pepper Snapple Group was removed from the Herbalife Nutrition Peer Group due to acquisition. For 2020 pay decisions, the Herbalife Nutrition Peer Group will consist of the following:
| Company | Industry | Revenue
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Avon Products Inc.
| Personal Products
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Campbell Soup Co
| Packaged Foods and Meats
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Church & Dwight Inc.
| Household Products
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The Clorox Company
| Household Products
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| $6,133
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Conagra Brands, Inc.
| Packaged Foods and Meats
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| $10,532
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Coty Inc.
| Personal Products
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| $8,394
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| $8,526
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Edgewell Personal Care Co
| Personal Products
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| $2,138
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| $1,681
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Hain Celestial Group Inc.
| Packaged Foods and Meats
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| $2,239
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| $2,708
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International Flavors & Fragrances
| Specialty Chemicals
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| $5,140
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| $13,776
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The J.M. Smucker Company
| Packaged Foods and Meats
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| $7,651
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| $11,877
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McCormick & Co, Inc.
| Packaged Foods and Meats
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| $5,347
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| $22,572
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Nu Skin Enterprises Inc.
| Personal Products
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| $2,420
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| $2,276
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Post Holdings Inc.
| Packaged Foods and Meats
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| $5,727
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| $7,715
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Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc.
| Household Products
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| $3,793
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| $3,139
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TreeHouse Foods, Inc.
| Packaged Foods and Meats
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| $4,289
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| $2,726
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Tupperware Brands Corp
| Housewares and Specialties
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| $1,887
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| $420
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Herbalife Nutrition Ltd.
| Personal Products
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| $4,877
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| $6,545
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Percentile Rank | 46 | % | 45 | % | ||||||
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Section 162(m) of the Code
The Tax Act was signed into law on December 22, 2017. Prior to the enactment of such law, Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code generally disallowed a tax deduction for compensation over $1 million paid to our NEOs who are “covered employees” under this rule. Performance-based compensation was exempt from this deduction limitation if specified requirements set forth in the Code and applicable Treasury Regulations were met. Our 2005 Stock Incentive Plan, 2014 Stock Incentive Plan, grants of stock options, SARsstock appreciation rights and PSUs were designed with the intent to be deductible (or, as applicable, permit the grant of awards that could be deductible) under Section 162(m).
Commencing with our fiscal year 2018 year, the Tax Act will eliminateeliminated the performance-based compensation exception to the deductibility limitation under Section 162(m), other than
with respect to certain “grandfathered” performance-based awards granted prior to November 2, 2017; provided such awards are not materially modified. The
As in prior years, the Committee will reviewcontinue to take into account the Tax Acttax and accounting implications (including with respect to the expected lack of deductibility under the revised Section 162(m)) when making compensation decisions, but reserves its right to continue to make compensation decisions based on other factors if it determines that it is in the best interests of the Company and its impact onshareholders to do so. Further, interpretations of and changes in applicable tax laws and regulations, as well as other factors beyond the control of the Committee, may affect deductibility of compensation, and there can be no assurance that compensation paid to our executive compensation program; however, no assurance
can be given that compensation intended to satisfy the requirements for exemption fromofficers who are covered by Section 162(m) will do so.be deductible in the future.
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The Committee retains discretion and flexibility to awardnon-deductible compensation to our NEOs as it deems appropriate and in furtherance of its compensation philosophy and objectives.
The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors is currently composed of four independent directors. The Compensation Committee oversees the Company’s compensation program on behalf of the Board. The Committee has reviewed and discussed with management the foregoing Compensation Discussion and Analysis with management.Analysis. Based on its review and discussion with management, the Committee has recommended to the Board of Directors that the Compensation Discussion and Analysis be included in this Proxy Statement.Statement for the Company’s 2020
Annual Meeting of Shareholders and the Company’s Annual Report on Form10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019.
COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Maria OteroMichael Montelongo (Chairperson)
Richard P. Bermingham
Jonathan Christodoro
Hunter C. Gary
Nicholas Graziano
MargaritaPaláu-Hernández
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Executive officers of the registrant
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Michael O. Johnson
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Dr. John Agwunobi
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John DeSimone
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David Pezzullo
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Shin-Shing Bosco Chiu
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Alan Hoffman
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Robert Levy
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| Executive Vice President, Worldwide Distributor Affairs and Latin America
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Henry Wang
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| Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
| 2018
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Edi Hienrich
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Thomas Harms
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| Senior Vice President and Managing Director, China and APAC
| 2017
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Alexander Amezquita
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| Senior Vice President, Finance, Strategy and Investor Relations
| 2017
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| (1) | As part of the Company’s management succession plan, effective March 30, 2020, Mr. Johnson will step down from the Chief Executive Officer position, and Dr. Agwunobi will become the Company’s Chief Executive Officer. Additionally, effective April 29, 2020, Dr. Agwunobi will become the Chairman of the Board upon his election to the Board. |
| (2) | Effective March 30, 2020, Mr. DeSimone will become the Company’s President. |
Set forth below is certain informationa brief description as of the date hereof regarding each NEO.the business experience of all executive officers other than Dr. Agwunobi, who is also a director and whose business experience is set forth under “ — Proposals to be voted on at the meeting – Proposal 1: The election of directors”.
Name
| Age | Position with the company | Officer since | |||||||||
Michael O. Johnson
| 63 | Executive Chairman | 2003 | |||||||||
Richard Goudis
| 56 | Chief Executive Officer | 2004 | |||||||||
Desmond Walsh
| 61 | President | 2006 | |||||||||
John G. DeSimone
| 51 | Chief Financial Officer | 2009 | |||||||||
David Pezzullo
| 52 | Chief Operating Officer | 2004 | |||||||||
Michael O.Mr. Johnson is the Executive Chairman of the Company and has held this position since June 2017. Prior to June 2017, Mr. Johnson was the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. Mr. Johnson joinedCompany and has held such positions since 2007 and January 2019, respectively. He previously served as the Company in April 2003Company’s Executive Chairman from June 2017 until January 2019 and as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and became Chairman of the Board infrom April 2003 until May 2007. Before2017. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Johnson spent 17 years with The Walt Disney Company, where he most recently served as President of Walt Disney International, and also served as President of Asia Pacific for The Walt Disney Company and President of Buena Vista Home Entertainment. Mr. Johnson has also previously served as a publisher ofAudio Timesmagazine, and has directed the regional sales efforts of Warner Amex Satellite Entertainment Company for three of its television channels, including MTV, Nickelodeon and The Movie Channel. Mr. Johnson formerly served as a director of Univision Communications, Inc., a television company serving Spanish-speaking Americans, from 2005 until 2007, and on the Board of Regents for Loyola High School of Los Angeles. Mr. Johnson received his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Western State College.
Richard GoudisMr. DeSimoneisCo-President and Chief ExecutiveStrategic Officer of the Company and has held this position since June 2017. Prior to June 2017,May 2018. From January 2010 until May 2018, Mr. Goudis was the Chief Operating Officer of the Company and held such position since January 2010. Mr. Goudis joined the Company in June 2004 as Chief Financial Officer after serving as the Chief Operating Officer, from 1998 to 2001, of Rexall Sundown, Inc., or Rexall, a multinational manufacturer and distributor of nutritional supplements and sports nutrition products and a Nasdaq 100 company that was sold to Royal Numico in 2000. After the sale to Royal Numico, Mr. Goudis had operations responsibility for all of Royal Numico’s U.S. investments, including General Nutrition Centers, or GNC, Unicity International and Rexall. From 2002 to May 2004, Mr. Goudis was a partner at Flamingo Capital Partners, a firm he founded in 2002. Mr. Goudis also previously worked at Sunbeam Corporation and Pratt & Whitney. Mr. Goudis graduated from the University of Massachusetts with a degree in Accounting and he received his Master in Business Administration from Nova Southeastern University.
Desmond Walshis the President of the Company and has held this position since January 2010. Mr. Walsh joined
the Company in January 2004 as Senior Vice President, Worldwide Member Sales and was promoted to Executive Vice President for Worldwide Operations and Sales in April 2008. From 2001 to 2004, Mr. WalshDeSimone served as the Senior Vice President of the commercial division of DMX Music. Prior to DMX Music, Mr. Walsh spent five years as Vice President and General Manager of Supercomm, Inc., a subsidiary of the Walt Disney Company. Mr. Walsh also previously served in management positions at MovieQuik Systems, a division of The Southland Corporation (now7-Eleven), and at Commtron Corporation, a leading consumer electronics and video distribution company. Mr. Walsh received his Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of London.
John G. DeSimoneisCompany’s Chief Financial Officer of the Company and has held this position since January 2010.Officer. Mr. DeSimone joined the Company in November 2007 as Senior Vice President, — FinanceCorporate Financial Planning and Analysis and was promoted to the position of Senior Vice President, — Finance & MemberDistributor Operations in December 2008. From June 2004 through October 2007, Mr. DeSimone served as the Chief Executive Officer of Mobile Ventures, LLC (formerly known as Autoware, Inc.), an automotive aftermarket accessory member and retailer. Prior to working at Mobile Ventures, LLC, Mr. DeSimone served as the Controller, Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer of Rexall.January 2009. Mr. DeSimone received his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Bryant College (now known as Bryant University).
DavidMr. Pezzullo is the Chief Operating Officer of the Company and has held this position since August 2017. Prior to August 2017, Mr. Pezzullo
was the Company’s Executive Vice President, Worldwide Operations offrom February 2012 until August 2017, and was the Company and held such position since 2010.Company’s Senior Vice President, Global Manufacturing from August 2010 until February 2012. Mr. Pezzullo joined the Company in August 2004 as the Senior Vice President of Finance and Chief Accounting Officer. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Pezzullo served as Director of Tax and Treasury, Assistant Controller and Corporate Controller of Rexall and, after the sale of Rexall to Royal Numico, Mr. Pezzullo was Vice President of Finance for Royal Numico’s North American Operations, responsible for the financial integration of the operations, including Rexall and GNC. Mr. Pezzullo received his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Bryant College (now known as Bryant University).
Mr. Chiu is Chief Financial Officer of the Company and has held this position since May 2018. From November 2011 until May 2018, Mr. Chiu served as the Company’s Senior Vice President and Principal Accounting Officer. Mr. Chiu joined the Company in 1993, and prior to his appointment as the Company’s Senior Vice President and Principal Accounting Officer, held progressive roles and responsibilities over various accounting functions at the Company. Mr. Chiu holds a bachelor degree from University of Hong Kong and a master degree from University of Wisconsin at Madison.
Mr. Hoffman is the Executive Vice President, Global Corporate Affairs of the Company and has held this position since August 2014. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Hoffman served as the Senior Vice President for Global Public Policy at PepsiCo. Before joining PepsiCo, Mr. Hoffman served as Deputy Chief of Staff to the Vice President of the United States, Joe Biden, and Deputy Assistant to the President of the United States, Barack Obama. Mr. Hoffman holds a Juris Doctorate and Masters of Public Administration from the University of Southern California in Los Angeles and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania.
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Mr. Levy is the Executive Vice President of Worldwide Distributor Affairs and Latin America of the Company and has held this position since December 2019. From May 2018 until December 2019, Mr. Levy was the Executive Vice President of the Americas and Worldwide Distributor Affairs, from August 2017 to May 2018, the Executive Vice President of the Americas, and from December 2013 to August 2017, the Executive Vice President of APAC, China, EMEA and Worldwide Sales and Marketing. Prior to such roles, Mr. Levy held progressive roles and responsibilities at the Company over various operations, sales and distributor-facing functions around the globe, having joined the Company in November 1994. Mr. Levy holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from Boston University.
Mr. Wang is Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of the Company. He has been the Executive Vice President, General Counsel since May 2018 and the Corporate Secretary since February 2019. Mr. Wang was Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer from August 2016 until May 2018. Mr. Wang joined the Company in December 2013 as Senior Vice President, Associate General Counsel, from the law firm of Lee, Tran, Liang and Wang LLP. Prior to that, he was a partner at Manatt, Phelps & Philips LLP, and Reed Smith LLP. Mr. Wang holds a bachelor’s degree from University of California, Berkeley and a Juris Doctor from Tulane University Law School.
Mr. Hienrich is the Company’s Senior Vice President and Managing Director for EMEA region and India. He has been Senior Vice President and Managing Director for EMEA since July 2009, and for India since January 2016.
Prior to such roles, Mr. Hienrich held progressive roles and responsibilities at the Company over various operations functions around the globe, having joined the Company in November 1989. Mr. Hienrich holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics and a Master of Business Administration.
Mr. Harms is the Company’s Senior Vice President and Managing Director, China and APAC and has held this position since August 2017. From September 2016 to August 2017, Mr. Harms was the Vice President of Special Initiatives, and from August 2014 to September 2016, the Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Business Development and Member Services – EMEA. Prior to such roles, Mr. Harms held progressive roles and responsibilities over various operations, marketing and distributor-facing functions around the globe, having joined the Company in May 2001. Mr. Harms holds a Master of International Management from the Thunderbird School of Global Management and a Bachelor of Science from University of Redlands.
Mr. Amezquita is the Company’s Senior Vice President, Finance, Strategy and Investor Relations and has held this position since November 2018. From October 2017 to November 2018, Mr. Amezquita was the Senior Vice President, Finance and Strategic Planning. Prior to joining the Company in October 2017, Mr. Amezquita was Senior Vice President at Moelis and Company from August 2012 to October 2017. Mr. Amezquita holds an MBA in finance from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, and a Master and Bachelor of Science degree in electrical and computer engineering from Carnegie Mellon University.
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20172019 Summary compensation table
The following table sets forth the total compensation for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2017, 20162019, 2018 and 2015,2017, of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, and each of the three other most highly compensated executive officers.officers*:
Name and principal position | Year | Salary ($) | Stock ($)(1) | Option awards ($)(1) | Non-equity incentive plan compensation ($)(2)
| All other compensation ($)(3) | Total ($) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Michael O. Johnson | 2017 | 902,356 | — | 2,500,012 | 1,618,172 | 330,392 | (4) | 5,350,932 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Executive Chairman | 2016 | 1,236,000 | — | 4,999,991 | 3,708,000 | 929,466 | 10,873,457 | |||||||||||||||||||||
|
| 2015
|
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| 1,236,000
|
| — | 4,999,996 | 2,781,000 | 836,570 | 9,853,566 | ||||||||||||||||||
Richard Goudis | 2017 | 873,689 | 3,193,983 | 1,806,020 | 735,110 | 31,243 | 6,640,045 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Chief Executive Officer | 2016 | 675,680 | — | 1,805,997 | 918,925 | 40,249 | 3,440,851 | |||||||||||||||||||||
|
| 2015
|
| 675,680 | — | 3,120,308 | 756,762 | 55,303 | 4,608,053 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Desmond Walsh | 2017 | 694,680 | — | 1,806,020 | 437,648 | 25,201 | 2,963,549 | |||||||||||||||||||||
President | 2016 | 675,680 | — | 1,805,997 | 918,925 | 34,287 | 3,434,889 | |||||||||||||||||||||
|
| 2015
|
| 675,680 | — | 3,120,308 | 756,762 | 51,871 | 4,604,621 | ||||||||||||||||||||
John G. DeSimone | 2017 | 619,000 | — | 1,735,021 | 365,597 | 22,552 | 2,742,170 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Chief Financial Officer | 2016 | 600,000 | — | 1,735,009 | 900,000 | 22,860 | 3,257,869 | |||||||||||||||||||||
|
| 2015
|
| 600,000 | — | 2,073,151 | 900,000 | 39,005 | 3,612,156 | ||||||||||||||||||||
David Pezzullo(5) | 2017 | 485,699 | 549,976 | 683,251 | 310,078 | 21,402 | 2,050,407 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Chief Operating Officer | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| —
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| — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
Name and principal position | Year | Salary ($) | Stock ($)(1) | Option awards ($)(1) | Non-equity incentive plan compensation ($)(2) | All other compensation ($) | Total ($) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Michael Johnson | 2019 | 873,692 | 134,988 | — | 844,795 | 229,483 | (3) | 2,082,958 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Chief Executive Officer | 2018 | 436,346 | 134,987 | — | 658,296 | 16,711 | 1,246,340 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | 902,356 | — | 2,500,012 | 1,618,172 | 330,392 | 5,350,932 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Dr. John Agwunobi* | 2019 | 600,923 | 1,279,989 | — | 322,246 | 21,662 | (4) | 2,224,820 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Co-President and Chief
| 2018 | 506,589 | 1,279,829 | — | 576,841 | 18,537 | 2,381,796 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||
John G. DeSimone | 2019 | 619,000 | 1,279,989 | — | 330,778 | 46,001 | (5) | 2,275,768 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Co-President and Chief
| 2018 | 619,000 | 1,279,829 | — | 858,863 | 72,487 | 2,830,179 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | 619,000 | — | 1,735,021 | 365,597 | 22,552 | 2,742,170 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
David Pezzullo | 2019 | 565,000 | 1,199,947 | — | 301,922 | 44,063 | (6) | 2,110,932 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Chief Operating Officer | 2018 | 551,850 | 1,199,915 | — | 765,691 | 45,161 | 2,562,617 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | 485,699 | 549,976 | 683,251 | 310,078 | 21,402 | 2,050,407 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Shin-Shing Bosco Chiu* Chief Financial Officer | 2019 | 446,154 | 649,985 | — | 190,923 | 16,245 | (7) | 1,303,307 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | 409,198 | 649,839 | — | 409,599 | 15,123 | 1,483,759 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Richard Goudis(8) | 2019 | 46,154 | — | — | — | 1,535 | (9) | 47,689 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Former Chief Executive Officer | 2018 | 1,000,000 | 4,999,963 | — | — | 102,362 | 6,102,325 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | 873,689 | 3,193,983 | 1,806,020 | 735,110 | 31,243 | 6,640,045 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| * | Dr. Agwunobi and Mr. Chiu were NEOs for the first time in fiscal year 2018. Accordingly, only information relating to their fiscal years 2018 and 2019 compensation is included in the compensation tables and related discussions of NEO compensation. |
| (1) | Amounts represent the aggregate grant date fair value of the relevant award(s) presented in accordance with ASC Topic 718, “Compensation — Stock Compensation.” See note 9 of the notes to consolidated financial statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form10-K for the year ended December 31, |
| (2) | Incentive plan amounts determined as more specifically discussed under “— Compensation |
| (3) |
| Name | Deferred compensation plan matching contributions(A) $
| Executive life insurance $ | 401(k) plan – $ | Total all other compensation $ | ||||||||||||||||
Michael O. Johnson
| 22,563 | 12,798 | 9,450 | 44,811 | ||||||||||||||||
Richard Goudis
| 20,893 | 900 | 9,450 | 31,243 | ||||||||||||||||
Desmond Walsh
| 14,851 | 900 | 9,450 | 25,201 | ||||||||||||||||
John G. DeSimone
| 12,202 | 900 | 9,450 | 22,552 | ||||||||||||||||
David Pezzullo
| 11,052 | 900 | 9,450 | 21,402 | ||||||||||||||||
| (4) |
| (5) | Amounts disclosed in this column for Mr. DeSimone include: (i) $11,865 in deferred compensation which represents the Company’s matching contribution earned in 2019 but credited to Mr. DeSimone’s account in 2020; (ii) $630 in Company-paid premiums for executive life insurance; (iii) $9,800 in Company-paid 401(k) matching contributions; and (iv) $16,369 for authorized spousal travel expenses related to distributor events pursuant to the Company’s Senior Executive Event Travel Policy and $7,337 in taxgross-ups related thereto. |
| (6) | Amounts disclosed in this column for Mr. Pezzullo |
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| (7) | Amounts disclosed in this column for Mr. Chiu include: (i) $5,815 in deferred compensation which represents the Company’s matching contribution earned in 2019 but credited to Mr. Chiu’s account in 2020; (ii) $630 in Company-paid premiums for executive life insurance; and (iii) $9,800 in Company paid 401(k) matching contributions. |
| (8) | Mr. Goudis resigned as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer as of January 8, 2019. |
| (9) | Amount disclosed in this column for Mr. Goudis reflects Company-paid 401(k) matching contributions. |
20172019 Grants of plan-based awards
The following table sets forth all grants of plan-based awards made to the NEOs during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017.2019. For further discussion regarding the grants see “— Compensation Discussiondiscussion and Analysisanalysis — Annual Incentive Awardsincentive awards and long-term incentive awards — Long-Term Incentive Awards.”Long-term incentive awards”.
| Name | Grant Date(1) | Estimated future payouts under non-equity incentive plan awards | Estimated future payouts under equity incentive plan awards(1) | All other option awards: number of securities underlying SARs ($) | Exercise or base price of SAR Awards ($/share) | Grant date fair value of SAR Awards ($) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Target ($) | Maximum ($) | Threshold (#) | Target (#)
| Maximum (#) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michael O. Johnson |
| 1,086,768
|
| 2,173,534 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
| 02/27/2017
|
| 44,138 | 88,276 | — | — | 57.19 | 2,500,012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Richard Goudis |
| 933,473
|
| 1,866,943 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 02/27/2017 |
| 54,788
|
| 109,576 | — | — | 57.19 | 1,806,020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
| 06/06/2017
|
| 22,902 | 45,805 | 91,610 | — | — | 3,193,983 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Desmond Walsh | 555,744 |
| 1,111,488
|
| — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
| 02/27/2017
|
| 31,885 | 63,771 | — | — | 57.19 | 1,806,020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
John G. DeSimone | 464,250 |
| 928,500
|
| — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
| 02/27/2017
|
| 30,632 | 61,264 | — | — | 57.19 | 1,735,021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
David Pezzullo |
| 393,750
|
| 787,500 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
| 02/27/2017
|
| 11,475 | 22,951 | — | — | 57.19 | 683,251 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
| 08/03/2017
|
| 4,201 | 8,403 | 16,806 | — | — | 549,976 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NEO | Grant Date(1) | Estimated future payouts under non-equity incentive plan awards | Estimated future payouts under equity incentive plan awards(1) | All other stock awards: number of shares or | Exercise of base price of SAR Awards ($/share) | Grant date fair value of Stock ($) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Target ($) | Maximum ($) | Threshold (#) | Target (#) | Maximum (#) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michael Johnson |
| 1,343,129 | (3) |
| 2,686,258 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 05/06/2019 |
|
| 2,689 |
|
| 2,689 |
|
| 2,689 |
|
| — |
|
| — |
|
| 134,988 |
| ||||||||||||||||
John Agwunobi |
| 452,275 | (4) |
| 904,550 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 02/21/2019 |
|
| 14,252 |
|
| 22,804 |
|
| 39,907 |
|
| — |
|
| — |
|
| 2,239,980 |
| ||||||||||||||||
John G. DeSimone |
| 464,250 |
|
| 928,500 |
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 02/21/2019 |
|
| 14,252 |
|
| 22,804 |
|
| 39,907 |
|
| — |
|
| — |
|
| 2,239,980 |
| ||||||||||||||||
David Pezzullo |
| 423,750 |
|
| 847,500 |
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 02/21/2019 |
|
| 13,361 |
|
| 21,378 |
|
| 37,412 |
|
| — |
|
| — |
|
| 2,099,936 |
| ||||||||||||||||
Shin-Shing Bosco Chiu |
| 267,962 | (5) |
| 535,924 | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 02/21/2019 |
|
| 7,237 |
|
| 11,580 |
|
| 20,265 |
|
| — |
|
| — |
|
| 1,137,474 |
| ||||||||||||||||
Richard Goudis(6) |
| — |
|
| — |
|
| — |
|
| — |
|
| — |
|
| — |
|
| — |
|
| — |
|
| — |
| |||||||||
| (1) | All equity grants |
| (2) | For the 2019 PSU grants, the grant date fair value above was calculated assuming performance at the maximum level. |
| (3) | Estimated future payouts for Mr. Johnson are based upon a prorated bonus eligible salary of $895,419. |
| (4) | Estimated future payouts for Dr. Agwunobi are based upon a prorated bonus eligible salary of $603,033. |
| (5) | Estimated future payouts for Mr. Chiu are based upon a prorated bonus eligible salary of $446,603. |
| (6) | Mr. Goudis resigned as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer as of January 8, 2019. |
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Narrative disclosure to summary compensation table and grants of plan-based awards
We have entered into employment agreements withEquity Awards. In fiscal year 2019, we granted each of Messrs.our NEOs long-term performance-based compensation in the form of PSUs and RSUs (other than Mr. Johnson, who did not receive any equity awards for his services as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer but received a Board equity award, and Mr. Goudis, certain termswho resigned as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer as of which are summarized below. A more detailed descriptionJanuary 8, 2019). The number of payments that would be duePSUs granted was calculated by dividing 75% of the total equity award value by the closing price of our stock on the date of grant. All equity awards shown in this table were granted under the 2014 Stock Incentive Plan. PSUs awarded to our NEOs in fiscal year 2019 will vest, subject to continued employment, on December 31, 2021, and subject further to the achievement of the performance targets set by the Committee as measured over the performance period beginning on January 1, 2019 and ending on December 31, 2021 as determined by the Committee. Such targets were established based on the Five-Year Plan. The number of PSUs that will become earned and vested will be determined based on the Company’s performance against the performance targets. As such, the minimum number of PSUs that may become earned and vested is 0%. The maximum number of PSUs that may become earned and vested is 200% of the PSU award granted to the participant. The final number of PSUs earned also will be based on achievement of Local
Currency Net Sales, Adjusted EBIT and Adjusted EPS targets as further discussed in the “Long-Term Incentive Awards” section. Other than Mr. Johnson, RSUs awarded to our NEOs in connection with certain terminations or a changefiscal year 2019 will vest, subject to continued employment, in controlthree annual installments: 20% on the first and second anniversaries of the Company is set forth undergrant date and 60% on the third anniversary of the grant date. Mr. Johnson, as Chairman of the Board, received an equity award in 2019 which consisted solely of RSUs, which vest April 15, 2020 along with the equity grants of the other members of the Board, as more fully described in subsection “2019 Director Compensation”. The circumstances pursuant to which PSUs and RSUs have accelerated vesting are described below in the section entitled “— Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control.”
Michael O. Johnson.Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation Awards. Herbalife International entered intoThese amounts reflect the potential threshold, target and maximum annual incentive bonus awards payable to our NEOs as annual incentive bonuses for fiscal year 2019. Target bonus amounts assume achievement of the objective goals at the target amounts. Maximum bonus amounts assume achievement of the objective goals at the maximum for a letter agreement with Mr. Johnson effective aspayout of June 1, 2017, or the Johnson Employment Agreement, pursuant to which he serves as the Company’s Executive Chairman. Pursuant to the Johnson Employment Agreement, Mr. Johnson receives an annual salary200% of $650,000 and is eligibletarget. The NEOs received actual bonuses for an annual bonus targeted at 80% of his annual salary. Under the Johnson Employment Agreement, Mr. Johnson is eligible to participatefiscal year 2019 in the Company’s long-term incentive plan, withamounts shown in the size, form, and timing of grants, if any, subject to the approval“Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation” column of the independent members of the Board or the Committee.
Richard Goudis. Herbalife International also entered into an amended and restated executive employment agreement with Mr. Goudis effective as of June 1, 2017, or the Goudis Employment Agreement, pursuant to which he serves as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer. Pursuant to the Goudis Employment Agreement, Mr. Goudis receives an annual salary of $1,000,000 and, should the Company achieve certain financial targets established by the Committee, Mr. Goudis is eligible for an annual bonus targeted at 120% of his annual salary. Under the Goudis Employment Agreement, Mr. Goudis is eligible to participate in the Company’s long-term incentive plan, with the size, form, and timing of grants, if any, subject to the approval of the Committee; however, under the Company’s Principles of Corporate Governance, the CEO’s compensation is subject to the approval by the independent members of the Board. Additionally, Mr. Goudis is entitled to an award of performance share units having a grant date fair value equal to $5,000,000, reduced by the grant date fair value of the equity incentive awards previously granted to Mr. Goudis in 2017 in the ordinary course. Mr. Goudis participates in the Severance Plan in accordance with its the terms and conditions as described under “— Potential payments upon termination or change in control — Richard Goudis.”2019 Summary Compensation Table.
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Outstanding equity awards at 20172019 fiscalyear-end
The following table sets forth equity awards of the NEOs outstanding as of December 31, 2017.2019.
Grant Date | Option/Stock Appreciation Right Awards
| Stock Unit Awards
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Number of securities underlying unexercised options/SARs (#) exercisable | Equity incentive plan awards: number of securities unexercised options/SARs (#)
| Exercise Price ($) | Expiration date | Equity incentive plan awards: number of unearned stock units or other rights that have not vested (#) | Equity incentive plan awards: market or payout value of unearned shares, units or other rights that have not vested ($) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Michael O. Johnson | 12/19/2013 | 151,331 | 79.58 | 12/19/2023 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 04/30/2014 | 192,455 | 59.98 | 04/30/2024 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 03/02/2015 | 163,132 | 244,698 | 30.44 | 03/02/2025 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 05/09/2016 | 33,591 | 134,363 | 62.51 | 05/09/2026 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 02/27/2017 | 88,276 | 57.19 | 02/27/2027 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Richard P. Goudis | 02/27/2009 | 83,333 | 6.82 | 02/27/2019 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 01/04/2010 | 120,000 | 20.67 | 01/04/2020 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 05/07/2010 | 53,093 | 22.94 | 05/07/2020 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 05/18/2011 | 58,009 | 53.29 | 05/18/2021 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 05/31/2012 | 118,426 | 44.79 | 05/31/2022 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12/19/2013 | 54,661 | 79.58 | 12/19/2023 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 04/30/2014 | 83,402 | 59.98 | 04/30/2024 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 03/02/2015 | 48,940 | 73,409 | 30.44 | 03/02/2025 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 05/07/2015 | 33,300 | 49,950 | 47.80 | 05/07/2025 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 05/09/2016 | 12,133 | 48,532 | 62.51 | 05/09/2026 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 02/27/2017 | 63,771 | 57.19 | 02/27/2027 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 06/06/2017 | 45,805 | (4) | $3,101,915 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Desmond Walsh | 06/30/2008 | 30,000 | 19.38 | 06/30/2018 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 02/27/2009 | 150,000 | 6.82 | 02/27/2019 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 01/04/2010 | 120,000 | 20.67 | 01/04/2020 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 05/07/2010 | 66,366 | 22.94 | 05/07/2020 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 05/18/2011 | 58,009 | 53.29 | 05/18/2021 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 05/31/2012 | 118,426 | 44.79 | 05/31/2022 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12/19/2013 | 54,661 | 79.58 | 12/19/2023 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 04/30/2014 | 83,402 | 59.98 | 04/30/2024 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 03/02/2015 | 48,940 | 73,409 | 30.44 | 03/02/2025 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 05/07/2015 | 33,300 | 49,950 | 47.80 | 05/07/2025 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 05/09/2016 | 12,133 | 48,532 | 62.51 | 05/09/2026 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 02/27/2017 | 63,771 | 57.19 | 02/27/2027 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
John G. DeSimone | 02/27/2009 | 50,000 | 6.82 | 02/27/2019 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 01/04/2010 | 80,000 | 20.67 | 01/04/2020 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 05/07/2010 | 30,466 | 22.94 | 05/07/2020 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 05/18/2011 | 41,667 | 53.29 | 05/18/2021 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 05/31/2012 | 79,475 | 44.79 | 05/31/2022 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12/19/2013 | 45,399 | 79.58 | 12/19/2023 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 04/30/2014 | 57,736 | 59.98 | 04/30/2024 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 03/02/2015 | 35,888 | 53,834 | 30.44 | 03/02/2025 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 05/07/2015 | 20,000 | 30,000 | 47.80 | 05/07/2025 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 05/09/2016 | 11,656 | 46,624 | 62.51 | 05/09/2026 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 02/27/2017 | 61,264 | 57.19 | 02/27/2027 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
David Pezzullo | 02/27/2009 | 50,000 | 6.82 | 02/27/2019 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 05/07/2010 | 19,832 | 22.94 | 05/07/2020 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 05/18/2011 | 10,382 | 53.29 | 05/18/2021 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 03/01/2012 | 3,408 | 67.70 | 03/01/2022 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 05/31/2012 | 31,967 | 44.79 | 05/31/2022 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12/19/2013 | 14,754 | 79.58 | 12/19/2023 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 04/30/2014 | 18,764 | 59.98 | 04/30/2024 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 03/02/2015 | 21,206 | 31,811 | 30.44 | 03/02/2025 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 05/09/2016 | 4,367 | 17,467 | 62.51 | 05/09/2026 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 02/27/2017 | 22,951 | 57.19 | 02/27/2027 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 08/03/2017 | 8,403 | (4) | $569,051 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NEO | Grant Date | Option/Stock Appreciation Right Awards
| Stock Unit Awards
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number of securities underlying unexercised options/SARs (#) exercisable | Equity incentive plan awards: number of securities unexercised options/SARs (#)
| Exercise Price ($) | Expiration date | Equity incentive plan awards: number of unearned stock units or other rights that have not vested (#) | Equity incentive plan awards: market or payout value of unearned shares, units or other rights that have not vested ($) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michael Johnson | 12/19/2013 | 302,662 | 39.79 | 12/19/2023 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 05/09/2016 | 335,908 | 31.255 | 05/09/2026 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 02/27/2017 | 70,620 | 105,932 | 28.595 | 02/27/2027 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 05/06/2019 | 2,689 | (3) | $128,185 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Agwunobi | 02/29/2016 | 55,324 | 27.375 | 02/28/2026 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 02/27/2017 | 8,474 | 12,172 | 28.595 | 02/27/2027 | (4) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 02/26/2018 | 22,246 | (5) | $1,060,467 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 02/26/2018 | 5,932 | (6) | $282,778 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 02/21/2019 | 17,103 | (7) | $815,300 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 02/21/2019 | 5,701 | (6) | $271,767 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| John G. DeSimone | 05/09/2016 | 116,560 | 31.255 | 05/09/2026 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 02/27/2017 | 49,012 | 73,516 | 28.595 | 02/27/2027 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 02/26/2018 | 22,246 | (5) | $1,060,467 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 02/26/2018 | 5,932 | (6) | $282,778 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 02/21/2019 | 17,103 | (7) | $815,300 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 02/21/2019 | 5,701 | (6) | $271,767 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| David Pezzullo | 05/18/2011 | 20,764 | 26.645 | 05/18/2021 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 03/01/2012 | 6,816 | 33.85 | 03/01/2022 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12/19/2013 | 29,508 | 39.79 | 12/19/2023 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 05/09/2016 | 43,668 | 31.255 | 05/09/2026 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 02/27/2017 | 18,360 | 27,542 | 28.595 | 02/27/2027 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 08/03/2017 | 16,806 | (8) | $801,142 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 02/26/2018 | 20,856 | (5) | $994,206 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 02/26/2018 | 5,562 | (6) | $265,141 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 02/21/2019 | 16,034 | (7) | $764,341 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 02/21/2019 | 5,344 | (6) | $254,748 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shin-Shing Bosco Chiu | 12/19/2013 | 24,212 | 39.79 | 12/19/2023 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 05/07/2015 | 42,500 | 23.90 | 05/07/2025 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 05/09/2016 | 15,450 | 31.255 | 05/09/2026 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 02/27/2017 | 6,496 | 9,746 | 28.595 | 02/27/2027 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 02/26/2018 | 11,296 | (5) | $538,480 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 02/26/2018 | 3,012 | (6) | $143,582 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 02/21/2019 | 8,685 | (7) | $414,014 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 02/21/2019 | 2,895 | (6) | $138,005 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Richard P. Goudis(9) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
| (1) | These SARS |
| (2) | These SARs fully vested in February 2020, three years from the grant date, and were subject to potential, partial early vesting, provided that the applicable sales leader retention performance criteria were met. |
| (3) | Subject to continued Company service, these RSUs vest 100% on April 15, 2020. |
| (4) | Subject to continued Company service, these SARs vest annually, 20% on the first anniversary, 20% on the second anniversary and 60% on the third anniversary of the grant |
| These PSUs vest 100% on |
| (6) | Subject to continued Company service, these RSUs vest annually, 20% on the first anniversary, 20% on the second anniversary and 60% on the third anniversary of the grant date. |
| (7) | Subject to continued employment, these PSUs vest 100% on December 31, 2021 provided that the applicable performance criteria are met. The number of PSUs reflected assumes a target level of performance. |
| (8) | Subject to continued employment, these PSUs vest 100% on December 31, 2019, provided that the applicable performance criteria are met. The number of PSUs reflected assumes a target level of performance. |
| (9) | Pursuant to the terms of the Separation Agreement, Mr. Goudis forfeited all equity grants issued in 2018 in addition to all other unvested equity grants. Additional details of the Separation Agreement can be found above under “— Employment and severance agreements.” |
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20172019 Option exercises and stock vested
The following table sets forth information with respect to Common Shares acquired upon the exercise of stock options and the vesting of stock awards of the NEOs during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017.2019.
| Name | Option awards
| Stock awards
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number of shares acquired on exercise (#)
| Value realized on exercise ($)
| Number of shares acquired on vesting (#)
| Value realized on vesting ($) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michael O. Johnson
| 1,054,084 | 72,229,750 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Richard Goudis
| — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Desmond Walsh
| 40,502 | 2,455,732 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NEO | Option awards | Stock awards | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number of shares acquired on exercise (#)
| Value realized on exercise ($)
| Number of shares acquired on vesting (#)
| Value realized on vesting ($)
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michael Johnson | — |
| — |
| 2,390 |
| 124,878 |
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dr. John Agwunobi | — |
| — |
| 1,482 |
| 83,763 |
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||
John G. DeSimone
| — | — | — | — | — |
| — |
| 1,482 |
| 83,763 |
| ||||||||||||||||||||
David Pezzullo
| — | — | — | — | — |
| — |
| 1,390 |
| 78,563 |
| ||||||||||||||||||||
Shin-Shing Bosco Chiu | — |
| — |
| 752 |
| 42,503 |
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Richard Goudis | — |
| — |
| — |
| — |
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||
20172019Non-qualified deferred compensation table
The following table sets forth allnon-qualified deferred compensation of the NEOs for the fiscal year ended December 31, 20172019 pursuant to the Herbalife International of America, Inc. Senior Executive Deferred Compensation Plan, effective January 1, 1996, as amended and restated, on January 1, 2001, or the Senior Executive Plan.
| Name | Executive contributions in last FY ($)
| Company contributions in last FY ($)(1)
| Aggregate earnings in last FY ($)
| Aggregate withdrawals/ distribution ($)
| Aggregate balance at last FYE ($)(2)
| ||||||||||||||||||||
Michael O. Johnson
| 36,586 | 22,563 | 49,136 | — | 1,657,065 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Richard Goudis
| 43,347 | 20,893 | 78,583 | — | 786,835 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Desmond Walsh
| 487,235 | 14,851 | 514,697 | — | 3,889,329 | ||||||||||||||||||||
John DeSimone
| 30,932 | 12,202 | 56,942 | — | 346,351 | ||||||||||||||||||||
David Pezzullo
| 72,066 | 11,052 | 35,952 | 303,892 | 1,379,904 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| NEO | Executive contributions in last FY ($)
| Company contributions in last FY ($)(1)
| Aggregate earnings in last FY ($)
| Aggregate withdrawals/ distribution ($)
| Aggregate balance at last FYE ($)(2)
| |||||||||||||
| Michael Johnson | 34,948 | 20,779 | 52,840 | — | 1,842,337 | |||||||||||||
| Dr. John Agwunobi | 233,144 | 11,232 | 47,616 | — | 334,203 | |||||||||||||
| John G. DeSimone | 30,950 | 11,865 | 95,723 | — | 501,037 | |||||||||||||
| David Pezzullo | 99,169 | 9,975 | 126,864 | 80,057 | 1,195,275 | |||||||||||||
| Shin Shing Bosco Chiu | 17,846 | 5,815 | 16,708 | — | 586,872 | |||||||||||||
| Richard Goudis | 2,308 | — | 138,806 | — | 982,667 | |||||||||||||
| (1) |
| (2) |
Non-qualified deferred compensation plans. We maintain the Senior Executive Plan, which is applicable tocovers all eligible employees at the rank of Senior Vice President and higher.
The Senior Executive Plan is unfunded and benefits are paid from the Company’s general assets, except that the Company has contributed amounts to a “rabbi trust” whosewhich assets will be used to pay benefits if we remain solvent, but can be reached by our creditors if we become
insolvent. The Senior Executive Plan allows eligible employees, who are selected by the administrative committee that manages and administers the plan, or the
Deferred Compensation Committee, to elect annually to defer up to 75% of their annual base salary and up to 100% of their annual bonus for each calendar year, or the Annual Deferral Amount. We make matching contributions on behalf of each participant in the Senior Executive Plan, which matching contributions are 100% vested at all times.
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Effective January 1, 2013, the matching contribution under the Senior Executive Plan was changed to 3.5% of a participant’s annual base salary in excess of the qualified plan annual compensation limit and the amount by which deferrals reduce 401(k) eligible pay below the IRS limit.
Each participant in the Senior Executive Plan may determine how his or her Annual Deferral Amount and matching contributions, if any, will be deemed to be invested by choosing among several investment funds or indices designated by the Deferred Compensation Committee. The Senior Executive Plan, however, does not require us to actually acquire or hold any investment fund or other assets to fund the Senior Executive Plan. The entire interest of each participant in the Senior Executive Plan is always fully vested andnon-forfeitable.
In connection with a participant’s election to defer an Annual Deferral Amount, the participant may also elect to receive a “ScheduledIn-Service Withdrawal” equal to the Annual Deferral Amount and the matching contributions, if any, attributable thereto plus earnings, and shall be payable two or more years after the end of the plan year in which the Annual Deferral Amount is actually deferred. As of January 2004, the Senior Executive Plan was amended to allow for deferral of the short-term payout date if the deferral is made within the time period specified therein. Subject to the short-term payout provision and specified exceptions for unforeseeable financial emergencies, a participant may not withdraw, without incurring a ten percent (10%) withdrawal penalty, all or any portion of his or her account under the Senior Executive Plan prior to the date that such participant either (1) is determined by the Deferred Compensation Committee to have incurred permanent and total disability or (2) dies or otherwise terminates employment.
Potential payments upon termination or change in control
The information below describes certain compensation that would have become payable under existing plans and contractual arrangements assuming a termination of employment and/or change in control had occurred on December 31, 20172019 based upon the closing price of a Common Share on the NYSE on December 29, 201731, 2019 of $67.72,$47.67, given the NEOs’ compensation and service levels as of such date. In addition to the benefits described below, upon any termination of employment, each of the NEOs would also be entitled to the amount shown in the column labeled “Aggregate Balance at Last FYE” in the “2017“2019Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation” table.
As of December 31, 2017,2019, the Company had entered into employment agreementsa severance agreement that werewas effective for fiscal 2017year 2019 with each of Messrs. Johnson and Goudis and severance agreements that were effective for fiscal 2017 with each of Messrs. Walsh andMr. DeSimone. On October 31, 2016, the Committee approved the Severance Plan. AsAdditionally, as of
December 31, 2017,2019, Messrs. GoudisPezzullo and Pezzullo areChiu and Dr. Agwunobi were participants in the Severance Plan.Plan, while Mr. Johnson was not a participant. Mr. Goudis was also a participant of the Severance Plan prior to his separation from the Company in January 2019. Our other executive officers other than the Executive Chairman are eligible to participate in the Severance Plan, subject to being designated to participate by the Committee. The
employment agreements,agreement, severance agreementsagreement and participation in the Severance Plan are described in more detail below. In addition, the Company has also entered into award agreements governing the equity-based compensation awards (including SARs, RSUs and PSUs) granted to each of the NEOs.
Michael O. Johnson
Pursuant to the Johnson Employment Agreement,terms of his employment agreement, Mr. Johnson’s employment may be terminated at any time for any reason, with or without payment of severance or any additional consideration, provided that Herbalife International provides Mr. Johnson with 60 days’ notice of termination.notice. In the event that Mr. Johnson’s employment is terminated, Mr. Johnson would beis not entitled to any payment of severance pay or any additional consideration upon such termination, except that, in the event Mr. Johnson is terminated prior to the Company paying out annual bonuses to executives generally under its 2019 Annual Incentive Plan (other than in the case of a termination for cause as provided for in the 2019 Annual Incentive Plan), Mr. Johnson would receive apro-ratedpro-rata annual bonus for 2019 (to the yearextent earned under the terms of terminationthe 2019 Annual Incentive Plan) based on actual results forupon the full year and number of days he was employed during such year. In the event of his termination, Mr. Johnson and his spouse would also be entitled to participate in the Company’s health and welfare plans through COBRA until the age of 65, with the premiums for such continued coverage to be covered by the Company.
Mr. Johnson’s award agreements governing his SARs contain change in control and termination provisions. The Committee may accelerate the vesting of Mr. Johnson’s awards in the event of a Change of Control, as defined in the 2014 Plan. Except as set forth above, all unvested SARs shall be forfeited upon the termination of Mr. Johnson’s employment with the Company.
Richard Goudis
Pursuant to the Goudis Employment Agreement,terms of his employment agreement, Mr. Goudis’ employment can becould have been terminated at any time for any reason or for no reason without payment on termination.
Under the Severance Plan, in the event Mr. Goudis’ employment iswas terminated by Herbalife International of America, Inc. without “Cause” (as defined in the Severance Plan), other than in connection with his death or disability, or by Mr. Goudis for “Good Reason” (as defined in the Severance Plan), he will bewould have been entitled to a lump sum severance payment equal to 2.0x his annualized base salary, which lump sum amount as of December 31, 2017 was equal to $2,000,000, reduced to 1.5x after five years of participation in the Severance Plan, and a payment of apro-rata annual cash bonus payment for the fiscal year in which the date of termination occursoccurred (based on the actual performance of Herbalife International of America, Inc. over the entire year and the number of days worked by Mr. Goudis in
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such year), payable at the same time as bonuses arewere paid to executives generally for such year. In the event Mr. Goudis’ employment iswas terminated for reason of death, disability, for Cause or resignation without Good Reason, Mr. Goudis willwould not receivehave received any payments other than for accrued but unpaid obligations. Payment of the
severance payment iswas subject to and conditioned upon the execution of a general release in favor of the Company and additional requirements set forth in the Severance Plan.
Mr. Goudis’ award agreements governingthat governed his SARs containstock appreciation rights and RSUs contained change in control and termination provisions. The Committee may acceleratecould have accelerated the vesting of Mr. Goudis’ awards in the event of a Change ofin Control, as defined in the 2014 Plan. Except as set forth above, all unvested SARs shall bestock appreciation rights and RSUs would have been forfeited upon the termination of Mr. Goudis’ employment with the Company.
On January 8, 2019, Mr. Goudis separated from the Company. Pursuant to Mr. Goudis’ PSU award agreement, upon aSeparation Agreement, Mr. Goudis forfeited all of his unvested equity awards andnon-equity incentive awards, and no Change in Control as defined inpayments were made. Further, pursuant to the 2014 Plan,terms of Mr. Goudis’ Separation Agreement, Mr. Goudis will have the right to receive a payment based on performance through a date determined by the Committee prior to the Changereceived $3,500,000 paid in Control, unless such performance cannot be determined, in which case Mr. Goudis will have the right to receive a payment equal to the target amount payable. If Mr. Goudis’ employment is terminated prior to the vesting of his PSUs, such unvested PSUs will be forfeited.
Desmond Walsh
Pursuant to our severance agreement with Desmond Walsh, or the Walsh Severance Agreement, if Mr. Walsh is terminated by the Company without Cause or resigns for Good Reason, each as defined below, he is entitled to be paid a lump sum amount equal to two times his then-current annual salary, which lump sum amount as of December 31, 2017 was equal to $1,389,360, in addition to all other accrued but unpaid entitlements. The Company will also provide Mr. Walsh with outplacement services for up to six months by a provider selected and paid for by the Company in an amount not to exceed $20,000. In the event that Mr. Walsh is qualified for and elects COBRA coverage under the Company’s health plans after a termination without Cause or a resignation for Good Reason, the Company will continue to pay its shareinstallments throughout 2019. Additional details of the cost of premiumsSeparation Agreement can be found above under such plans until Mr. Walsh is reemployed, or for a period of two years, whichever occurs first. If Mr. Walsh is terminated by the Company without Cause, resigns for Good Reason, or retires, dies, or resigns as a result of a disability, he will be entitled to receive a pro rata bonus payment, at such time bonuses are paid to the Company’s other senior executives, based on the number of months worked in the applicable year. Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control, as defined below, 100% of all unvested stock options, SARs“— Employment and stock unit awards granted to Mr. Walsh prior to or after the date of the Walsh Severance Agreement will immediately vest and, to the extent applicable, become exercisable as of immediately prior to such Change of Control. As a precondition to the Company’s obligation to pay the amounts described above, Mr. Walsh must execute a general release of claims.
Mr. Walsh’s award agreements governing his SARs contain change in control and termination provisions. The Committee may accelerate the vesting of Mr. Walsh’s awards in the event of a Change of Control, as defined in the 2014 Plan. Except as set forth above, all unvested SARs shall be forfeited upon the termination of Mr. Walsh’s employment with the Company.Agreements”.
John G. DeSimone
Pursuant to our severance agreement with John DeSimone, or the DeSimone Severance Agreement, if Mr. DeSimone is terminated by the Company without Cause or resigns for Good Reason, each as defined below, he is entitled to be paid a lump sum amount equal to two times his then-currentthen current annual salary, which lump sum amount as of December 31, 20172019 was equal to $1,238,000, in addition to all other accrued but unpaid entitlements. The Company will also provide Mr. DeSimone with outplacement services for up to six months by a provider selected and paid for by the Company in an amount not to exceed $20,000. In the event that Mr. DeSimone is qualified for and elects COBRA coverage under the Company’s health plans after a termination without Cause or a resignation for Good Reason, the Company will continue to pay its share of the cost of premiums under such plans until Mr. DeSimone is reemployed, or for a period of two years, whichever occurs first. If Mr. DeSimone is terminated by the Company without Cause, resigns for Good Reason, or retires, dies, or resigns as a result of a disability, he will be entitled to receive a pro rata bonus payment, at such time bonuses are paid to the Company’s other senior executives, based on the number of months worked in the applicable year. Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control, as defined below, 100% of all unvested stock options, SARsstock appreciation
rights and stock unit awards granted to Mr. DeSimone prior to or after the date of the DeSimone Severance Agreement will immediately vest and, to the extent applicable, become exercisable as of immediately prior to such Change of Control. As a precondition to the Company’s obligation to pay the amounts described above, Mr. DeSimone must execute a general release of claims. In connection with his employment agreement entered into effective March 30, 2020, this severance agreement will have no further force or effect after such date, at which time he will participate in the Severance Plan in accordance with the terms and conditions thereof.
Mr. DeSimone’s award agreements governing his SARsstock appreciation rights and RSUs contain change in control and termination provisions. The Committee may accelerate the vesting of Mr. DeSimone’s awards in the event of a Change ofin Control, as defined in the 2014 Plan. Except as set forth above, all unvested SARsstock appreciation rights and RSUs shall be forfeited upon the termination of Mr. DeSimone’s employment with the Company.
Pursuant to Mr. DeSimone’s PSU award agreements, upon a Change in Control, as defined in the 2014 Plan, Mr. DeSimone will have the right to receive a payment based on performance through a date determined by the Committee prior to the Change in Control, unless such performance cannot be determined, in which case Mr. DeSimone has the right to receive a payment equal to the target amount payable. If Mr. DeSimone’s employment is terminated prior to the vesting of his PSUs, such unvested PSUs will be forfeited.
Dr. John Agwunobi, David Pezzullo and Shin-Shing Bosco Chiu
Under the Severance Plan, in the event Mr. Pezzullo’s employment isMessrs. Pezzullo, Chiu and Dr. Agwunobi’s respective employments are terminated by Herbalife International of America, Inc. without “Cause” (as defined in the Severance Plan), other than in connection with histheir death or disability, or by Mr.Messrs. Pezzullo, Chiu and Dr. Agwunobi for “Good Reason” (as defined in the Severance Plan), hethey will be entitled to a lump sum
severance payment equal to 1.0x histheir annualized base salary, which lump sum amount as of December 31, 20172019 was equal to $525,000,$565,000, $450,000 and $619,000, respectively, reduced to 0.5x after five years of participation in the Severance Plan, and a payment of apro-rata annual cash bonus payment for the fiscal year in which the date of termination occurs (based on the actual performance of Herbalife International of America, Inc. over the entire year and the number of days worked by Mr.each of Messrs. Pezzullo, Chiu and Dr. Agwunobi in such year), payable at the same time as bonuses are paid to executives generally for such year. Payment of the severance payment is subject to and conditioned upon the execution of a general release in favor of the Company and additional requirements set forth in the Severance Plan.
Mr. Pezzullo’s
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Pursuant to each of Messrs. Pezzullo, Chiu and Dr. Agwunobi’s stock appreciation rights and RSU award agreements, governing his SARs contain change in control and termination provisions. Thethe Committee mayhas the discretion to accelerate the vesting of Mr. Pezzullo’s awards in the event ofstock appreciation rights and RSUs upon a Change ofin Control, as such term is defined in the 2014 Plan. Except as set forth above, allIf Messrs. Pezzullo, Chiu and Dr. Agwunobi’s respective employments are terminated prior to the vesting of his stock appreciation rights and RSUs, such unvested SARs shallstock appreciation rights and RSUs will be forfeited upon the termination of Mr. Pezzullo employment with the Company.forfeited.
Pursuant to Mr. Pezzullo’seach of Messrs. Pezzullo, Chiu and Dr. Agwunobi’s PSU award agreement,agreements, upon a Change in Control, as defined in the 2014 Plan, Mr.Messrs. Pezzullo, Chiu and Dr. Agwunobi each will have the right to receive a payment based on performance through a date determined by the Committee prior to the Change in Control, unless such performance cannot be determined, in which case Mr.Messrs. Pezzullo, Chiu and Dr. Agwunobi will each have the right to receive a payment equal to the target amount payable. If Mr. Pezzullo’s employment isMessrs. Pezzullo, Chiu and Dr. Agwunobi’s respective employments are terminated prior to the vesting of his PSUs, such unvested PSUs will be forfeited.
Definitions
For the purposes of the Walsh and DeSimone Severance Agreements,Agreement, the following terms have the following definitions:
| • | The Company shall have “Cause” to terminate the executive in the event of any of the following acts or circumstances: (i) the executive’s conviction of a felony or entering a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to any crime constituting a felony (other than a traffic violation or by reason of vicarious liability); (ii) the executive’s substantial and repeated failure to attempt to perform the executive’s lawful duties as contemplated in the agreement, except during periods of physical or mental incapacity; (iii) the executive’s gross negligence or willful misconduct with respect to any material aspect of the business of the Company or any of its affiliates, which gross negligence or willful misconduct has a material and demonstrable adverse effect on the Company; (iv) the executive’s material violation of a Company policy resulting in a material and demonstrable adverse effect to the Company or an affiliate, including but not limited to a violation of the Company’s Code of Business Conduct and Ethics; or (v) any material breach of the executive’s agreement or any material breach of any other written agreement between the executive and the Company’s affiliates governing the executive’s equity compensation arrangements (i.e., any agreement with respect to the executive’s stock and/or stock options of any of the Company’s affiliates); provided, however, that the executive shall not be deemed to have been terminated for Cause in the case of clause (ii), (iii), (iv) or (v) above, unless any such breach is not fully corrected prior to the |
expiration of the thirty (30) calendar day period following delivery to the executive of the Company’s written notice of its intention to terminate his employment for Cause describing the basis therefore in reasonable detail. |
A “Change of Control” for the purposes of the summaries of the Walsh and DeSimone Severance AgreementsAgreement and a “Change in Control” for purposes of the summary of the 2014 Plan means the occurrence of any one of the following (i) an acquisition (other than directly from the Company after advance approval by a majority of the directors comprising the Board of Directors as of the effective date of the 2014 Plan, or the incumbent board) of Common Shares or other voting securities of the Company by any person (as the term person is used for purposes of Section 13(d) or 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act), other than the Company, any subsidiary of the Company, any employee benefit plan of the Company or any subsidiary of the Company, or any person in connection with a transaction described in clause (iii) of this definition, immediately after which such person has beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule13d-3
promulgated under the Exchange Act) of 50% or more of the then outstanding Common Shares or the combined voting power of the Company’s then-outstandingthen outstanding voting securities; (ii) members of the incumbent board cease for any reason during any24-month period to constitute at least a majority of the members of the Board; provided, however, that if the election, or nomination for election by the Company’s shareholders, of any new director was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the incumbent board, such new director shall, for purposes of the 2014 Plan, be considered as a member of the incumbent board; or
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(iii) the consummation of: (A) a merger, consolidation or reorganization with or into the Company, unless the voting securities of the Company, immediately before such merger, consolidation or reorganization, own directly or indirectly immediately following such merger, consolidation or reorganization, at least 50% of the combined voting power of the outstanding voting securities of the entity resulting from such merger or consolidation or reorganization in substantially the same proportion as their ownership of the voting securities immediately before such merger, consolidation or reorganization; (B) a complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company; or (C) the sale, lease, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company to any person (other than a transfer to a subsidiary of the Company). The table below sets forth the estimated value of the potential payments to each of our NEOs, assuming the executive’s employment had terminated on December 31, 2017 and/or that a change in control of the Company had also occurred on that date. Amounts are reported without any reduction for possible delay in the commencement or timing of payments.
For the purposes of the award agreements governing the NEOs’ SARs, the CompanyPSUs and RSUs, a “Change in Control” shall have “Cause” to terminate the executivesame meaning as set forth in the event of any of the following acts or circumstances: (i) conviction of a felony, a crime of moral turpitude, dishonesty, breach of trust or unethical business conduct, or any crime involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries; (ii) willful misconduct, willful or gross neglect, fraud, misappropriation or embezzlement; (iii) performance of the executive’s duties in a manner that is detrimental to the Company or any of its subsidiaries, including, but not limited to that which results in, the severe deterioration of the financial performance of the Company or any of its subsidiaries; (iv) failure to adhere to the reasonable/lawful directions of the CEO of the Company or the Board, as applicable, to adhere to the Company’s or any subsidiary’s policies or practices or to devote substantially all of executive’s business time and efforts to the business of the Company; (v) breach of any provision of any agreement, including an employment agreement, between the executive and the Company or any of its subsidiaries, which covers confidentiality or proprietary information or contains nonsolicitation ornon-competition provisions; or (vi) breach in any material respect of the terms and provisions of Participant’s
employment agreement, if any, or any agreement between Participant and the Company or any of its subsidiaries.paragraph immediately stated above.
For the purposes of the Severance Plan, the following terms have the following definitions:
interests of the Company or any of its affiliates; (vii) conduct involving any immoral acts which is reasonably likely to impair the reputation of the Company or any of its affiliates; (viii) willful disloyalty to the Company or any of its affiliates; (ix) violation, as determined by the Board based on opinion of its counsel, by of any securities or employment laws or regulations; (x) use of a controlled substance without a prescription or the use of alcohol which impairs his or her ability to carry out his or her duties and responsibilities; or (xi) material violation of the Company’s policies and procedures or any breach of any agreement between the Company and him or her. |
| Executive compensation |
The table below sets forth the estimated value of the potential payments to each of our NEOs, assuming the executive’s employment had terminated on December 31, 20172019 and/or that a change in control of the Company had also occurred on that date. Amounts are reported without any reduction for possible delay in the commencement or timing of payments.
| Name | Termination without cause or with good reason not in connection with a change of control
| Termination without cause or with good reason in connection with a change of control
| Change in control (without termination)(1) | Death or disability | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NEO | Termination without cause or with good reason not in connection with a change in control
| Termination without cause or with good reason in connection with a change in control
| Change in control (without termination)(1) ($)
| Death or Disability ($)
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michael O. Johnson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michael Johnson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Severance(2) | — | — | — | — |
| — |
|
| — |
|
| — |
|
| — |
| ||||||||||||||||
Bonus(3) | $1,618,172 | $1,618,172 | — | $1,618,172 |
| 844,795 |
|
| 844,795 |
|
| — |
|
| 844,795 |
| ||||||||||||||||
Equity acceleration(4) | — | $10,751,919 | $10,751,919 | — |
| — |
|
| 2,020,653 |
|
| 2,020,653 |
|
| — |
| ||||||||||||||||
Outplacement service | — | — | — | — |
| — |
|
| — |
|
| — |
|
| — |
| ||||||||||||||||
Medical coverage | $35,935 | $35,935 | — | — |
| — |
|
| — |
|
| — |
|
| — |
| ||||||||||||||||
Life insurance
|
| —
|
|
| —
|
|
| —
|
|
| $1,000,000
|
|
| — |
|
| — |
|
| — |
|
| 1,000,000 |
| ||||||||
Richard P. Goudis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Severance(2) | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bonus(3) | $735,110 | $735,110 | — | $735,110 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Equity acceleration(4) | — | $7,757,967 | $7,757,967 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Outplacement service | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medical coverage | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Life insurance
|
| —
|
|
| —
|
|
| —
|
|
| $1,000,000
|
| ||||||||||||||||||||
Desmond Walsh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dr. John Agwunobi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Severance(2) | $1,389,360 | $1,389,360 | — | — |
| 619,000 |
|
| 619,000 |
|
| — |
|
| — |
| ||||||||||||||||
Bonus(3) | $437,648 | $437,648 | — | $437,648 |
| 322,246 |
|
| 322,246 |
|
| — |
|
| 322,246 |
| ||||||||||||||||
Equity acceleration(4) | — | $4,656,052 | $4,656,052 | — |
| — |
|
| 2,672,793 |
|
| 2,672,793 |
|
| — |
| ||||||||||||||||
Outplacement service | $20,000 | $20,000 | — | — |
| — |
|
| — |
|
| — |
|
| — |
| ||||||||||||||||
Medical coverage | $29,199 | $29,199 | — | — |
| — |
|
| — |
|
| — |
|
| — |
| ||||||||||||||||
Life insurance
|
| —
|
|
| —
|
|
| —
|
|
| $1,000,000
|
|
| — |
|
| — |
|
| — |
|
| 1,000,000 |
| ||||||||
John G. DeSimone | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Severance(2) | $1,238,000 | $1,238,000 | — | — |
| 1,238,000 |
|
| 1,238,000 |
|
| — |
|
| — |
| ||||||||||||||||
Bonus(3) | $365,597 | $365,597 | — | $365,597 |
| 330,778 |
|
| 330,778 |
|
| — |
|
| 330,778 |
| ||||||||||||||||
Equity acceleration(4) | — | $3,492,553 | $3,492,553 | — |
| — |
|
| 3,832,629 |
|
| 3,832,629 |
|
| — |
| ||||||||||||||||
Outplacement service | $20,000 | $20,000 | — | — |
| 20,000 |
|
| 20,000 |
|
| — |
|
| — |
| ||||||||||||||||
Medical coverage | $40,855 | $40,855 | — | — |
| 41,901 |
|
| 41,901 |
|
| — |
|
| — |
| ||||||||||||||||
Life insurance
|
| —
|
|
| —
|
|
| —
|
|
| $1,000,000
|
|
| — |
|
| — |
|
| — |
|
| 1,000,000 |
| ||||||||
David Pezzullo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Severance(2) | $525,000 | $525,000 | — | — |
| 565,000 |
|
| 565,000 |
|
| — |
|
| — |
| ||||||||||||||||
Bonus(3) | $310,078 | $310,078 | — | 310,078 |
| 301,922 |
|
| 301,922 |
|
| — |
|
| 301,922 |
| ||||||||||||||||
Equity acceleration(4) | — | $2,087,642 | $2,087,642 | — |
| — |
|
| 2,803,799 |
|
| 2,803,799 |
|
| — |
| ||||||||||||||||
Outplacement service | — | — | — | — |
| — |
|
| — |
|
| — |
|
| — |
| ||||||||||||||||
Medical coverage | — | — | — | — |
| — |
|
| — |
|
| — |
|
| — |
| ||||||||||||||||
Life insurance
|
| —
|
|
| —
|
|
| —
|
|
| $1,000,000
|
|
| — |
|
| — |
|
| — |
|
| 1,000,000 |
| ||||||||
Shin Shing Bosco Chiu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Severance(2) |
| 450,000 |
|
| 450,000 |
|
| — |
|
| — |
| ||||||||||||||||||||
Bonus(3) |
| 190,923 |
|
| 190,923 |
|
| — |
|
| 190,923 |
| ||||||||||||||||||||
Equity acceleration(4) |
| — |
|
| 1,419,986 |
|
| 1,419,986 |
|
| — |
| ||||||||||||||||||||
Outplacement service |
| — |
|
| — |
|
| — |
|
| — |
| ||||||||||||||||||||
Medical coverage |
| — |
|
| — |
|
| — |
|
| — |
| ||||||||||||||||||||
Life insurance |
| — |
|
| — |
|
| — |
|
| 1,000,000 |
| ||||||||||||||||||||
| (1) | With respect to |
| (2) | Based on salary as of December 31, |
| (3) | Represents bonus amounts earned in |
| (4) |
| Executive compensation |
In August 2015, pursuant to a mandate of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, the SEC adopted a rule requiring annual disclosure of the ratio of the median employee’s annual total compensation to the total annual compensation of the principal executive officer.
For purposes of determining the required ratio, in order to better reflect our employee compensation practices, annual total compensation for our median employee and for our CEO includes the dollar value ofnon-discriminatory medical, dental and vision benefits and employer contributions for disability insurance coverage and our employee assistance program, which are not required to be reported as compensation for our CEO in the 2019 Summary Compensation Table included in this Proxy Statement. Our median employee’s annual total compensation for 2019 was $36,137.
Following Richard Goudis’ resignation as of January 8, 2019, Mr. Johnson, the Company’s Executive Chairman at the time, assumed the Company’s Chief Executive Officer position for the remainder of 2019. Mr. Johnson had a total compensation in 2019 of $2,455,922, which includes an annualized base salary. As a result, we estimate that Mr. Johnson’s 2019 compensation is approximately 68 times that of our median employee.
As further described in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, Mr. Johnson was not granted any equity awards for his services as chief executive officer in 2019. Given the unusual circumstances by which Mr. Johnson assumed the
CEO position, we believe using Mr. Goudis’ annualized total compensation for 2019 would provide a more meaningful comparison of ongoing CEO compensation to the median of the annual total compensation of all employees, particularly when viewed over time. Mr. Goudis’ annualized total compensation of $6,899,325 would result in an adjusted pay ratio of approximately 191 times that of our median employee.
The SEC’s rules for identifying the median compensated employee and calculating the pay ratio based on that employee’s annual total compensation allow companies to adopt a variety of methodologies, to apply certain exclusions, and to make reasonable estimates and assumptions that reflect their employee populations and compensation practices. As a result, the pay ratio reported by other companies may not be comparable to the pay ratio reported above, as other companies have different employee populations and compensation practices and may utilize different methodologies, exclusions, estimates and assumptions in calculating their own pay ratios.
The reported pay ratio is a reasonable estimate calculated in a manner consistent with SEC rules based on our payroll and employment records and the methodology described above. For these purposes, we identified the median compensated employee using base salary and bonus paid from October 1, 2018 through September 30, 2019, which we annualized for any employee who did not work for the entire year. We identified our employee population as of October 1, 2019 based on our Human Resources records.
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| Security ownership of certain beneficial owners and management |
The following table sets forth the beneficial ownership of Herbalife Common Shares as of February 26, 2018,March 2, 2020, the Record Date, of (1) each director, or director nominee, (2) each of the named executive officers, (3) all directors and executive officers as a group and (4) each person or entity known to Herbalifethe Company to beneficially own more than five percent (5%) of the Company’s outstanding Common Shares. The Common Shares are the Company’s only class of voting securities that are issued and outstanding.outstanding.
Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the SEC and includes voting and investment power with respect to Common Shares. Except as otherwise indicated below, to our knowledge, all persons listed below have sole voting and investment power with respect to their Common Shares, except to the extent authority is shared by spouses under applicable law. Common Shares subject to stock options, warrants and other equity awards that are exercisable or have vested or will become exercisable or vest within 60 days of March 2, 2020 are considered outstanding and beneficially owned by the person holding the security for the purpose of computing the percentage ownership of that person, but are not treated as outstanding for the purpose of computing the percentage ownership of any other person.
| Name of beneficial owner | Amount and nature of beneficial ownership
| Percentage ownership(1) | ||||||
Non-management directors and nominees
| ||||||||
Richard P. Bermingham(2)
|
| 7,544
|
|
| *
|
| ||
Pedro Cardoso(3)
|
| 21,916
|
|
| *
|
| ||
Dr. Richard Carmona(4)
|
| 8,094
|
|
| *
|
| ||
Jonathan Christodoro(4)
|
| 8,094
|
|
| *
|
| ||
Keith Cozza(4)
|
| 8,094
|
|
| *
|
| ||
Jeffrey T. Dunn(5)
|
| 36,281
|
|
| *
|
| ||
Hunter C. Gary(4)
|
| 8,094
|
|
| *
|
| ||
Jesse A. Lynn(4)
|
| 8,094
|
|
| *
|
| ||
Michael Montelongo(4)
|
| 6,094
|
|
| *
|
| ||
James L. Nelson(4)
|
| 8,094
|
|
| *
|
| ||
Maria Otero(6)
|
| 6,846
|
|
| *
|
| ||
John Tartol(3)
|
| 201,132
|
|
| *
|
| ||
Named executive officers
| ||||||||
Michael O. Johnson(7)
|
| 2,521,984
|
|
| 2.88%
|
| ||
Richard Goudis(8)
|
| 584,941
|
|
| *
|
| ||
Desmond Walsh(9)
|
| 657,334
|
|
| *
|
| ||
John G. DeSimone(10)
|
| 328,399
|
|
| *
|
| ||
David Pezzullo(11)
|
| 190,227
|
|
| *
|
| ||
All directors and executive officers as a group (29 persons)(12)
|
| 5,248,711
|
|
| 6.19%
|
| ||
Greater than 5% beneficial owners
| ||||||||
Capital Research Global Investors(13)
|
| 10,920,765
|
|
|
13.25% |
| ||
Nomura Holdings, Inc.(14)
|
| 7,942,823
|
|
| 9.64%
|
| ||
FMR LLC(15)
|
| 6,092,242
|
|
| 7.39%
|
| ||
Carl C. Icahn(16)
|
| 22,872,324
|
|
| 27.75%
|
| ||
The Vanguard Group —(17)
|
| 5,129,231
|
|
| 6.22%
|
| ||
Route One Investment Company, L.P.(18)
|
| 6,723,654
|
|
| 8.16%
|
| ||
Deccan Value Investors L.P. (19)
|
| 7,520,766
|
|
| 9.12%
|
| ||
Credit Suisse AG(20)
|
| 4,519,682
|
|
| 5.48%
|
| ||
Bank of America Corporation(21)
|
| 4,877,499
|
|
| 5.91%
|
| ||
HBL Swiss Financing GmbH(22)
|
| 5,012,510
|
|
| 6.08%
| (23)
| ||
D.E. Shaw & Co., L.P.(24)
|
| 4,748,284
|
|
| 5.76%
|
| ||
| Name of beneficial owner | Amount and nature of beneficial ownership
| Percentage ownership(1) | ||||||
Directors | ||||||||
Dr. Richard Carmona(2) |
|
21,267 |
|
|
* |
| ||
Jonathan Christodoro(2) |
|
21,267 |
|
|
* |
| ||
Hunter C. Gary(2) |
|
21,267 |
|
|
* |
| ||
Nicholas Graziano(2) |
|
5,079 |
|
|
* |
| ||
Alan LeFevre(2) |
|
9,079 |
|
|
* |
| ||
Jesse A. Lynn(2) |
|
21,267 |
|
|
* |
| ||
Juan Miguel Mendoza(2) |
|
5,079 |
|
|
* |
| ||
Michael Montelongo(2) |
|
17,267 |
|
|
* |
| ||
James L. Nelson(3) |
|
21,922 |
|
|
* |
| ||
Maria Otero(2) |
|
18,067 |
|
|
* |
| ||
MargaritaPaláu-Hernández(2) |
|
5,079 |
|
|
* |
| ||
John Tartol(2) |
|
382,479 |
|
|
* |
| ||
Named executive officers | ||||||||
Michael O. Johnson(4) |
|
2,379,294 |
|
|
1.73% |
| ||
Dr. John Agwunobi(5) | 17,302 | * | ||||||
John G. DeSimone(6) |
|
408,613 |
|
|
* |
| ||
David Pezzullo(7) |
|
185,682 |
|
|
* |
| ||
Shin-Shing Bosco Chiu(8) |
|
37,069 |
|
|
* |
| ||
Richard Goudis(9) |
|
803,489 |
|
|
* |
| ||
All directors and executive officers as a group (23 persons)(10) | 4,280,902 | 3.10% | ||||||
Greater than 5% beneficial owners | ||||||||
Capital Research Global Investors(11) |
|
18,537,804 |
|
|
13.46% |
| ||
Carl C. Icahn(12) | 35,227,904 | 25.59% | ||||||
Deccan Value Investors L.P.(13) |
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10,429,442 |
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7.58% |
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The Vanguard Group(14) |
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9,663,675 |
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7.02% |
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8,561,703 |
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6.22% |
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HBL Swiss Services GmbH(16) |
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10,025,020 |
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7.28% |
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| * | Less than 1% security ownership by certain beneficial owners and management. |
| (1) | Applicable percentage is based upon |
| (2) | Includes |
| (3) | Includes 3,344 RSUs with restrictions that may lapse and be paid in Common Shares within 60 days of March 2, 2020. |
| (4) | Mr. Johnson is also a director. Includes 512,460 SARs equivalent to |
| (5) | Dr. Agwunobi is also a director nominee. Includes |
| Includes |
| Includes |
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| Mr. Goudis resigned as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer as of January 8, 2019. |
| (10) | Includes |
| The information regarding the beneficial ownership of Capital Research Global Investors is based on the Schedule 13G/A filed with the SEC by Capital Research Global Investors on February 14, |
The information regarding the beneficial ownership of Carl C. Icahn is based on the Schedule 13D/A filed jointly with the SEC by High River Limited Partnership (“High River”), Hopper Investments LLC (“Hopper”), Barberry Corp. (“Barberry”), Icahn Partners Master Fund LP (“Icahn Master”), Icahn Offshore LP (“Icahn Offshore”), Icahn Partners LP (“Icahn Partners”), Icahn Onshore LP (“Icahn Onshore”), Icahn Capital LP (“Icahn Capital”), IPH GP LLC (“IPH”), Icahn Enterprises Holdings L.P. (“Icahn Enterprises Holdings”), Icahn Enterprises G.P. Inc. (“Icahn Enterprises GP”), Beckton Corp. (“Beckton”) and Carl C. Icahn on October |
| (iv) shared power to dispose of |
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| (13) | The information regarding the beneficial ownership of Deccan Value Investors L.P. is based on the Schedule 13G filed jointly with the SEC by Deccan Value Investors L.P. and Vinit Bodas on February 14, 2020. According to this Schedule 13G, each reporting person has (i) sole power to vote 0 Common Shares, (ii) shared power to vote 10,429,442 Common Shares, (iii) sole power to dispose of 0 Common Shares and (iv) shared power to dispose of 10,429,442 Common Shares. The address for each reporting person is One Fawcett Place, Greenwich CT 06830. |
| (14) | The information regarding the beneficial ownership of The Vanguard Group —23-1945930 (the “Vanguard Group”) is based on the Schedule 13G/A filed with the SEC by the Vanguard Group on February |
| The information regarding the beneficial ownership of |
| (16) | HBL Swiss Services GmbH (formerly known as HBL Swiss Financing GmbH) has (i) sole power to vote 10,025,020 Common Shares, (ii) shared power to vote 0 Common Shares, (iii) sole power to dispose of 10,025,020 Common Shares and (iv) shared power to dispose of 0 Common Shares. The address for HBL Swiss |
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| Certain relationships and related |
The Company has several written policies applicable to the review and approval of related party transactions. Pursuant to the audit committee charter, any related party transaction in which a director has an interest must be reviewed and approved by the audit committee. The Company’s Conflicts of Interest Policy generally prohibits any Company employee from conducting any activity that is or could be construed as a conflict with the Company’s interests or as an interference with the employee’s duty to serve the Company at all times to the best of his or her ability. Pursuant to that policy, any related party transaction involving employees, including executive officers, must be reviewed and approved by both the Company’s legal and internal audit departments.
In February 2016, our Board of Directors approvedThe Company also has a written policy, or the Related Party Transaction Policy, regarding the consideration by thewhich requires audit committee approval or ratification of transactions between the Company and any director, executive officer or holder of more than 5% of our voting securities and their affiliates (each, a related party) involving or expected to involve an amount of at least $120,000 in any fiscal year in which the related party has a direct or indirect interest. Transactions, along with all relevant facts and circumstances, shallare to be submitted to the audit committee for consideration unless it is not possible to convene anconsideration. In between
audit committee meeting, in which caseregularly scheduled meetings, the chair of the audit committee, after consulting with the Company’s General Counsel, may reviewapprove or not approve the transaction with his or her determination(provided the chair has no interest in such transaction), after which, if approved, such transaction would be submitted to the full audit committee for its review and consideration at its next regularly scheduled meeting.meeting for ratification. The Related Party Transaction Policy also outlines certain transactions that are deemed to bepre-approved by the audit committee. The Related Party Transaction Policy is in addition to the ConflictCompany’s Conflicts of Interest Policy described above.
The transactions summarized under “Transactions prior to Related Party Transaction Policy” below were entered into prior to the implementation of the Related Party Transaction Policy. Mr. Tartol’s sister’sfamily’s earnings andas distributors of Herbalife products, Mr. Mendoza’s family’s earnings as distributors of Herbalife products, the compensation of the spouse of one of ournon-NEO executive officers and the compensation of the child of a former CEO summarized under the subsection “Other transactions” below fall within the category of transactions that are deemed to bepre-approved pursuant to the Related Party Transaction Policy. Mr. Mendoza’s and his family’s compensation also fall within the category of transactions that are deemed to be pre-approved pursuant to the Related Party Transaction Policy; however, they were not considered related parties under the policy at the time such compensation was earned in 2017, which was prior to Mr. Mendoza’s nomination as a director.
Transactions prior to Related Party Transaction PolicyOngoing related party transactions
Registration rights agreement
Michael O. Johnson, our Executive Chairman and CEO, is a party to a registration rights agreement with the Company. If we at any time propose to register any Company securities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act, for sale to the public, in certain circumstances, Mr. Johnson may require us to include his shares in the securities to be covered by the registration statement. Such registration rights are subject to customary limitations specified in the agreement.
Indemnification of directors and officers
The Articles provide that, to the fullest extent permitted by Cayman Islands Law, every director, agent or officer of the Company shall be indemnified out of the assets of the Company against any liability incurred by him as a result of any act or failure to act in carrying out his functions other than such liability (if any) that he may incur by his own willful misconduct. To the fullest extent permitted by
Cayman Islands Law, such director, agent or officer shall not be liable to the Company for any loss or damage in carrying out his functions unless the liability arises
through the willful misconduct of such director, agent or officer.
The Company is a Cayman Islands exempted company incorporated with limited liability. As such, it is governed by the laws of the Cayman Islands with respect to the indemnification provisions. Cayman Islands law does not limit the extent to which a company’s articles of association may provide for indemnification of officers and directors, except to the extent any such provision may be held by the Cayman Islands courts to be contrary to public policy, such as to provide indemnification against civil fraud or the consequences of committing a crime. The Articles provide for indemnification of officers and directors for losses, damages, costs and expenses incurred in their capacities as such, except in the case of (a) any fraud or dishonesty of such director or officer, (b) such
director’s or officer’s conscious, intentional or willful breach of his obligation to act honestly, lawfully and in good faith with a view to the best interests of the Company or (c) any claims or rights of action to recover any gain, personal profit or other advantage to which the director or officer is not legally entitled.
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The Company has entered into an indemnification agreement with each of its directors and certain of its officers to supplement the indemnification protection available under the Articles. These indemnity agreements generally provide that the Company will indemnify the parties thereto to the fullest extent permitted by law.
In addition to the indemnification provisions set forth above, the Company maintains insurance policies that indemnify its directors and officers against various
liabilities, including those arising under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act that might be incurred by any director or officer in his capacity as such.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to managers, officers or persons controlling us pursuant to the foregoing, we have been informed that, in the opinion of the SEC, such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable.
The sister of Mr. Tartol’s sisterJohn Tartol, a director, earned approximately $1.3 million$1,501,000 in compensation in 20172019 under the Company’s Marketing Plan resulting from her activities as an independent Herbalife distributor.Nutrition Member. Mr. Tartol’s brother andsister-in-law earned approximately $537,000 in compensation in 2019 under Herbalife Nutrition’s Marketing Plan resulting from their activities as an Herbalife Nutrition Member.
The sister andbrother-in-law of Mr. Juan Miguel Mendoza, a director, earned approximately $1,618,000 in 2019 under Herbalife Nutrition’s Marketing Plan resulting from their activities as Herbalife Members, which included $20,000 of speaker fees.
In 2019, the Company entered into a contract for physical security services withInter-Con Security Systems, Inc.(“Inter-Con”), a private security company wholly-owned by the husband,brother-in-law andsister-in-law ofMs. Paláu-Hernández, a director, and whereMs. Paláu-Hernández’sbrother-in-law is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Payments by the Companyto Inter-Con for 2019 totaled approximately $1,067,000, which represents less than 1% of the revenues ofInter-Con. Although the Company believes the agreement withInter-Con was made on terms at least as favorable as would have been available from other parties, the agreement was terminated in 2019.
A spouse of one of our executive officers, who is not a named executive officeran NEO, is an employee of the Company and was paid approximately $373,083.48$566,000 in fiscal 2017.year 2019. This amount is converted from GBP based on the average exchange rate
of 1.289$1.2768 per GBP in 20172019 as reported by the Federal Reserve Board. This amount is based on total base salary, bonus, payments for vested restricted cash unit awards and all other compensation. The spouse also received 3,707 SARs6,056 RSUs in 2017,2019, which have
an aggregate grant date fair value of approximately $105,000.$340,000.
Mr. Mendoza,Former Chief Executive Officer Richard Goudis’ child is an employee of the Company and was paid approximately $123,000 in 2019. This amount is based on total base salary, bonus and all other compensation. No equity award was granted in 2019 to such child.
The Company purchased services or products in 2019 from the following entities which may be deemed affiliated with Carl C. Icahn, who is a nominee for director, and his wife received $1,241,410.23 in compensation in 2017 underbeneficially owns approximately 23.85% of the Company’s Marketing Plan resulting from their activitiesoutstanding Common Shares as Herbalife Members and earned $44,000 in fees for speaking at Herbalife events. Additionally, Mr. Mendoza’s sister and brother-in-law earned approximately $1,560,000 and his sister-in-law and her husband earned approximately $56,000 in 2017 underof the Company’s Marketing Plan resulting from their activities as Herbalife Members.
Record Date:
In August 2015, pursuant to a mandate of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, the SEC adopted a rule requiring annual disclosure of the ratio of the median employee’s annual total compensation to the total annual compensation of the principal executive officer. In 2017, Mr. Goudis had an annual total compensation of $6,641,979. For purposes of determining the required ratio,Icahn holds approximately 17.55% equity interest in order to better reflect our employee compensation practices, annual total compensation for our median employee and for our CEO includes the dollar value of non-discriminatory medical, dental, vision and health benefits and employer contributions for life and disability insurance coverage and our employee assistance program, which are not required to be reported as compensation for our CEO in the Summary Compensation Table included in this Proxy Statement. Our median employee’s annual total compensation for 2017 was $34,379. As a result, we estimate that Mr. Goudis’ 2017 annual total compensation wasCaesars Entertainment Corporation. The Company paid approximately 193 times that of our median employee.
The SEC’s rules for identifying the median compensated employee and calculating the pay ratio based on that employee’s annual total compensation allow companies to adopt a variety of methodologies, to apply certain
exclusions, and to make reasonable estimates and assumptions that reflect their employee populations and compensation practices. As a result, the pay ratio reported by other companies may not be comparable to the pay ratio reported above, as other companies have different employee populations and compensation practices and may utilize different methodologies, exclusions, estimates and assumptions in calculating their own pay ratios.
The reported pay ratio reported is a reasonable estimate calculated in a manner consistent with SEC rules based on our payroll and employment records and the methodology described below. For these purposes, we identified the median compensated employee using base salary and bonus paid from October 1, 2016 through September 30, 2017, which we annualized for any employee who did not work$297,000 for the entire year. We identified our employee population asuse of October 1, 2017 basedCaesars owned hotels on our HR records. Because the median employee we initially identified had anomalous compensation characteristics, we substituted another employee to serve as our median employee who had substantially similar base salary and bonusstandard commercial terms.
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| Additional information |
Section 16(a) beneficial ownership reporting complianceInformation with respect to securities authorized for issuance under equity compensation plans
Section 16(a)The following table sets forth as of December 31, 2019, information with respect to (a) the Exchange Act requires the Company’s directors and executive officers and persons who beneficially own more than ten percentnumber of a registered class of the Company’s equity securities to file withbe issued upon exercise of outstanding options, warrants, and rights, (b) the SEC initial reportsweighted-average exercise price of ownershipoutstanding options, warrants, and reportsrights and (c) the number of changes in ownership ofsecurities remaining available for future issuance under equity securities of the Company. Directors, officers andgreater-than-ten-percent beneficial owners are required by SEC regulations to furnish the Companycompensation plans.
with copies of all Section 16(a) forms filed by them. To the Company’s knowledge, based solely on a review of the copies of such filings on file with the Company and written representations from the Company’s directors and executive officers, all Section 16(a) filing requirements applicable to the Company’s directors, executive officers andgreater-than-ten-percent beneficial owners were complied with on a timely basis for fiscal year 2017.
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Total | 5,030,773 | $27.85 | 8,898,862 | |||||||||
| (1) | Consists of the Amended and Restated Herbalife Ltd. 2005 Stock Incentive Plan and the Amended and Restated Herbalife Ltd. 2014 Stock Incentive Plan. In February 2008, a shareholder-approved Employee Stock Purchase Plan was implemented. See note 9 of the notes to consolidated financial statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019 regarding share-based compensation. |
| (2) | Includes 3.2 million common shares available for future issuance under the shareholder approved Employee Stock Purchase Plan which was implemented in February 2008. |
| (3) | Number of securities to be issued upon exercise of SARs was calculated using the market price as of December 31, 2019. |
“Householding” of proxy materials.materials
The SEC has adopted rules that permit companies and intermediaries such as brokers to satisfy delivery requirements for certain proxy materials with respect to two or more shareholders sharing the same address by delivering a single set of these proxy materials addressed to those shareholders. This process, which is commonly referred to as “householding,”“householding”, potentially provides extra convenience for shareholders and cost savings for companies. The Company and some brokers household proxy materials, unless contrary instructions have been received from the affected shareholders. Once you have received notice from your broker or us that they or we 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 set of proxy materials, or if you are receiving multiple copies of the proxy materials and wish to receive only one, please notify your broker if your Common Shares are held in a brokerage account or the Company if you hold Common Shares directly. You can notify the Company by sending a written request to Herbalife Ltd.,our Corporate Secretary at c/o Herbalife International of America, Inc., Corporate Secretary, 800 W. Olympic Blvd., Suite 406, Los Angeles, CACalifornia 90015, or by calling the Corporate Secretary at(213) 745-0500. However, please note that if you want to receive a paper proxy or voting instruction form or other proxy materials with respect to the Meeting, you should follow the instructions to request such materials included in the Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials that was sent to you.
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Your attention is drawn to Articles 7377 to 7680 of the Articles in relation to the requirements applicable to any shareholder who wishes to nominate a person for election as a director.
For such nomination to be properly brought before an annual general meeting by a shareholder, a shareholder notice addressed to the Corporate Secretary must have been delivered to or mailed and received at the registered office of the Company or such other address as the Corporate Secretary may designate not less than 90 days prior to the date of the meeting, or not later than the 10th day following the date of the first public announcement of the date of such meeting, whichever is later, nor more than 120 days prior to the date of such meeting.
The notice to the Corporate Secretary must set forth (a) as to each person whom the shareholder proposes to nominate, all information relating to such person that is required to be disclosed in solicitations of proxies for appointment of directors in an election contest, or is otherwise required, in each case pursuant to Regulation 14A under the Exchange Act, including such person’s written consent to being named in the proxy
statement as a nominee and to serving as a director if appointed, and (b) as to the shareholder giving the notice (i) the name and address of such shareholder, as they appear on the register of members, (ii) the class and number of Common Shares that are owned beneficially and/or of record by such shareholder, (iii) a representation that the shareholder is a registered holder of Common Shares entitled to vote at such meeting and intends to appear in person or by proxy at the meeting to propose such nomination and (iv) a statement as to whether the shareholder intends or is part of a group that intends (x) to deliver a proxy statement and/or form of proxy to holders of at least the percentage of the Company’s outstanding share capital required to approve or elect the nominee for appointment and/or (y) otherwise to solicit proxies from shareholders in support of such nomination.
The Company may require any proposed nominee to furnish such other information as may reasonably be required by the Company to determine the eligibility of such proposed nominee to serve as a director of the Company. No person nominated by a shareholder shall be eligible for election as a director of the Company unless nominated in accordance with these procedures.
Shareholder proposals for the 20192021 annual general meeting
Pursuant to the Articles, for a shareholder to bring a matter before the 20192021 annual general meeting, the business must be legally proper and written notice of the shareholder proposal must have been filed with the Corporate Secretary of the Company not less than 90 days prior to the date of the meeting, or not later than the 10th day following the date of the first public announcement of the date of such meeting, whichever is later, nor more than 120 days prior to the meeting. For notice to be proper, it must set forth: (i) the name and address of the shareholder who intends to make the proposal as it appears in the Company’s records, (ii) the class and number of Common Shares of the Company that are owned by the shareholder submitting the proposal and (iii) a clear and concise statement of the proposal and the shareholder’s reasons for supporting it.
If the Chairman of the meeting determines that any such proposed business has not been properly brought before the meeting, he shall declare such business out of order, and such business shall not be conducted at the meeting.
Shareholders interested in submitting a proposal for inclusion in the proxy statement and form of proxy for the 20192021 annual general meeting of shareholders may do so by following the procedures prescribed in SECRule 14a-8 promulgated under the Exchange Act. To be eligible for inclusion, notice of shareholder proposals must be received by the Company’s Corporate Secretary no later than November 14, 2018.18, 2020. Proposals should be sent to our Corporate Secretary Herbalife Ltd.,at c/o Herbalife International of America, Inc., 800 W. Olympic Blvd., Suite 406, Los Angeles, CACalifornia 90015.
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Codes of business conduct and ethics and principles of corporate governance
Our Board of Directors has adopted a corporateCorporate Code of Business Conduct and Ethics applicable to our directors, officers, including our principal executive officer, principal financial officer and principal accounting officer, and employees, as well as Principles of Corporate Governance, in accordance with applicable rules and regulations of the SEC and the NYSE. Each of our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics and Principles of Corporate Governance are available on our website atwww.herbalife.com by following the links through “Investor Relations” to “Corporate
“Corporate Governance,” or in print to any shareholder
who requests it, as set forth below under the subsection “Annual report, financial and additional information.”
Any amendment to, or waiver from,of a provision of the Company’s Code of Business Conduct and Ethics requiring disclosure under applicable rules with respect to any of the Company’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officerofficers or controller, and any waivers for directors will be posted on the Company’s website within four business days of such amendment or waiver atwww.Herbalife.com.www.herbalife.com.
Annual report, financial and additional information
The Annual Financial Statements and Review of Operations of the Company for fiscal year 20172019 can be found in the Company’s Annual Report onForm 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017,2019, which was filed with the SEC on February 22, 2018.18, 2020. A copy of the Company’s Annual Report onForm 10-K will be made available with and,furnished to each shareholder of record on the Record Date who requests such materials mailed concurrently with, this Proxy Statement.as set forth below.
The Company’s filings with the SEC are all accessible by following the links to “Investor Relations”, “Financial Information” and “SEC Filings” on the Company’s investor relations website atwww.herbalife.com.www.ir.herbalife.com. The Company will furnish without charge a copy of its SEC filings to any person requesting in writing and stating that he or she is a beneficial owner
of Common Shares. In addition, the Company will furnish
without charge a copy of the Company’s Annual Report onForm 10-K, including the financial statements and schedules thereto, and the other documents referenced herein as available to shareholders upon request, to any person requesting in writing and stating that he or she is the beneficial owner of Common Shares of the Company.
Requests and inquiries should be addressed to:
Investor Relations
Herbalife Nutrition Ltd.
c/o Herbalife International of America, Inc.
800 W. Olympic Blvd.
Suite 406
Los Angeles, California 90015
The management of the Company knows of no other business to be presented at the Meeting. If, however, other matters properly come before the Meeting, it is intended that the persons named in the accompanying proxy will vote thereon in accordance with their best judgment.
By Order of the Board of Directors
RICHARD WERBER
HENRY C. WANG
Acting General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
Dated: March 13, 201816, 2020
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THE COMPANIES LAW (2016 REVISION)
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AMENDED AND RESTATED ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
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HERBALIFE NUTRITION LTD.
(as adopted by special resolution passed on April 24, 2018 and effective on May 7, 2018)
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. IMPORTANT ANNUAL MEETING INFORMATION Electronic Voting Instructions Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week! InsteadYour vote matters – here’s how to vote! You may vote online or by phone instead of mailing your proxy, you may choose one of the voting methods outlined below to vote your proxy. VALIDATION DETAILS ARE LOCATED BELOW IN THE TITLE BAR. Proxiesthis card. Votes submitted by the Internet or telephoneelectronically must be received by 11:59 p.m., Eastern Time on April 23, 2018. Vote by Internet28, 2020. Online Go to www.envisionreports.com/HLF Oror scan the QR code with your smartphone Follow— login details are located in the steps outlined on the secure website Vote by telephone Outside the USA, US territories & Canada, call1-781-575-2300 on a touch tone telephone. Standard rates will apply. Callshaded bar below. PhoneCall toll free1-800-652-VOTE (8683) within the USA, US territories &and Canada Save paper, time and money! Sign up for electronic delivery at www.envisionreports.com/HLF Using a black ink pen, mark your votes with an X as shown in X Canada on a touch tone telephone this example. Please do not write outside the designated areas. Follow the instructions provided by the recorded message2020 Annual Meeting Proxy Card q IF YOU HAVE NOT VOTED VIA THE INTERNET OR TELEPHONE, FOLD ALONG THE PERFORATION,VOTING BY MAIL, SIGN, DETACH AND RETURN THE BOTTOM PORTION IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE. q A Proposals — The Board of Directors recommendsrecommend a vote FOR all the nomineeseach nominee listed FORin Proposal 2, FOR Proposal 3, FOR Proposal 4, FOR Proposal 51 and FOR Proposal 6.Proposals 2 through 5. 1. Election of Directors:For Against Abstain For Against Abstain For Against Abstain + 01—Michael O. Johnson 02—Jeffrey T. Dunn 03—01 - John Agwunobi 02 - James L. Nelson 03 - Richard H. Carmona 04—
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13 - John TartolPaláu-Hernández For Against Abstain For Against Abstain 2. Advisory vote to approveApprove, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s executivenamed 3. Approve, as a special resolution, an amendment to the name compensation. changeexecutive officers. Company’s Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association to eliminate the Company from “Herbalife Ltd.” to “Herbalife Nutrition Ltd.”casting vote. 4. Approve, as a special resolution, thean amendment and 5. Effect atwo-for-one stock-split of the Company’s restatement ofto the Company’s Amended and Restated Common Shares. Memorandum and Articles of Association. 6.5. Ratify the appointment of the Company’s and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association to require the independent registered public accountantsaccounting firm for approval of two-thirds of the members of the Board of Directors then in office fiscal year 2018. IF VOTING BY MAIL, YOU MUST COMPLETE SECTIONS A—C ON BOTH SIDES OF THIS CARD. 1UP X + 02S48D
Important notice regarding2020. to amend the Internet availabilityCompany’s Principles of proxy materials forCorporate Governance to make any changes to the 2018 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders. The 2018 Proxy Statement and the 2017 Annual Report to Shareholders are available at: http://www.envisionreports.com/HLF qIF YOU HAVE NOT VOTED VIA THE INTERNET OR TELEPHONE, FOLD ALONG THE PERFORATION, DETACH AND RETURN THE BOTTOM PORTION IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE. q Proxy — HERBALIFE LTD. + Annual General Meeting of Shareholders – April 24, 2018 THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE COMPANY The undersigned hereby appoints Richard P. Goudis and Richard Werber, and each of them, with power to act without the other and with power of substitution, as proxies andattorneys-in-fact and hereby authorizes them to represent and vote, as provided on the other side, allresponsibilities of the Common Shares of Herbalife Ltd. which the undersigned is entitled to vote, and, in their discretion, to vote upon such other business as may properly come before the Annual General Meeting of ShareholdersChairman of the Company to be held April 24, 2018 at 8:30 a.m., Pacific Daylight Time, at 800 W. Olympic Blvd., Suite 406, Los Angeles, CA 90015Board or at any adjournment(s) or postponement(s) thereof, with all powers which the undersigned would possess if present at the meeting. THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED AS DIRECTED, OR IF NO DIRECTION IS INDICATED, WILL BE VOTED “FOR” EACH NOMINEE FOR DIRECTOR AND “FOR” PROPOSALS 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6. (Continued and to be marked, dated and signed, on the other side) Lead Director as set forth therein.
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. IMPORTANT ANNUAL MEETING INFORMATION Using a black ink pen, mark your votes with an X as shown in X this example. Please do not write outside the designated areas. Annual Meeting Proxy Card q PLEASE FOLD ALONG THE PERFORATION, DETACH AND RETURN THE BOTTOM PORTION IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE. q A Proposals — The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR all the nominees listed, FOR Proposal 2, FOR Proposal 3, FOR Proposal 4, FOR Proposal 5 and FOR Proposal 6. 1. Election of Directors: For Against Abstain For Against Abstain For Against Abstain + 01—Michael O. Johnson 02—Jeffrey T. Dunn 03—Richard H. Carmona 04—Jonathan Christodoro 05—Hunter C. Gary 06—Nicholas Graziano 07—Alan LeFevre 08—Jesse A. Lynn 09—Juan Miguel Mendoza 10—Michael Montelongo 11—James L. Nelson 12—Maria Otero 13—Margarita 14—John TartolPaláu-Hernández For Against Abstain For Against Abstain 2. Advisory vote to approve the Company’s executive 3. Approve, as a special resolution, the name compensation. change of the Company from “Herbalife Ltd.” to “Herbalife Nutrition Ltd.” 4. Approve, as a special resolution, the amendment and 5. Effect atwo-for-one stock-split of the Company’s restatement of the Company’s Amended and Restated Common Shares. Memorandum and Articles of Association. 6. Ratify the appointment of the Company’s independent registered public accountants for fiscal year 2018. IF VOTING BY MAIL, YOU MUST COMPLETE SECTIONS A AND B ON BOTH SIDES OF THIS CARD. 1UP X + 02S49D
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Proxy — HERBALIFE LTD. +- Herbalife Nutrition Ltd.
Notice of 2020 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders –
Proxy Solicited by Board of Directors for Annual General Meeting of Shareholders — April 24, 2018 THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE COMPANY The undersigned hereby appoints Richard P. Goudis29, 2020
John Agwunobi and Richard Werber, andHenry Wang, or each of them, each with power to act without the other and with power of substitution, as proxies andattorneys-in-fact andare hereby authorizes themauthorized to represent and vote as provided on the other side, allshares of the Common Shares of Herbalife Ltd.undersigned, with all the powers which the undersigned is entitled to vote, and, in their discretion, to vote upon such other business as may properly come beforewould possess if personally present, at the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of the CompanyHerbalife Nutrition Ltd. to be held on April 24, 201829, 2020 at 8:30 a.m., Pacific Daylight Time, at 800 W. Olympic Blvd., Suite 406, Los Angeles, CA 90015 or at any adjournment(s)postponement or postponement(s) thereof, with all powers whichadjournment thereof.
Shares represented by this proxy will be voted by the undersigned would possess if present atshareholder. If no such directions are indicated, the meeting. THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED AS DIRECTED, OR IF NO DIRECTION IS INDICATED, WILL BE VOTED “FOR” EACH NOMINEEProxies will have authority to vote FOR DIRECTOR AND “FOR” PROPOSALSeach nominee listed in Proposal 1 and FOR Proposals 2 3, 4, 5 and 6. (Continued andthrough 5.
In their discretion, the Proxies are authorized to vote upon such other business as may properly come before the meeting.
(Items to be marked, dated and signed,voted appear on the otherreverse side) B Authorized Signatures — This section must be completed for your vote to be counted. — Date and Sign Below NOTE:
C Non-Voting Items
Change of Address – Please sign as name appears hereon. Joint owners should each sign. When signing as attorney, executor, administrator, trustee or guardian, please give full title as such. Date (mm/dd/yyyy)print new address below. Comments — Please print dateyour comments below. Signature 1 — Please keep signature within the box. Signature 2 — Please keep signature within the box. IF VOTING BY MAIL, YOU MUST COMPLETE SECTIONS A AND B ON BOTH SIDES OF THIS CARD. +
