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NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF
SHAREHOLDERS AND PROXY STATEMENT
Thursday, April 15, 202114, 2022
109 a.m. Eastern Time
Virtual Meeting
webcast at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/OC2021OC2022
A LETTER TO ALL OF OUR SHAREHOLDERS BRIAN CHAMBERS Chair and Chief Executive Officer “2021 was a year of tremendous | 2021 was a year of tremendous accomplishment and record results for Owens Corning. Like most companies around the world, we faced several challenges throughout the year - the continuing pandemic, supply chain disruptions, significant inflation, and other regional events - all requiring creativity and adaptability for our company to succeed. Through it all, our global teams continued to elevate their performance, overcoming these challenges that impacted our businesses and markets, to consistently deliver on our financial targets, generate growth in our key products and geographies, and outperform the markets we serve. These challenges also revealed the value of our purpose: Our people and products make the world a better place. This purpose is our true north, echoing our heritage and guiding our way forward. Along with our company values, it is fundamental to our mission: To build a sustainable future through material innovation. This foundation inspires our work and drives our achievements. AN OUTSTANDING YEAR Owens Corning delivered an outstanding year in 2021. We achieved record revenue with strong earnings and capped the year with a sixth-consecutive quarter in which all three of our businesses delivered double-digit EBIT1 margins. We also delivered record free cash flow, positioning us favorably to drive future investment. We capitalized on strong markets with outstanding commercial and operational execution that enabled us to grow with our customers and outperform the market. And, we delivered substantial returns to our shareholders. In pursuing these achievements, we never compromised on our unconditional commitment to safety. Throughout the pandemic, we have observed enhanced operating protocols to assure the safety and well-being of our employees and their families, as well as customers and suppliers. We sustained a high level of safety performance in 2021, finishing the year with a 0.59 recordable incident rate. But 2021 was not just a year of outstanding operating performance; it was also one in which we advanced a number of strategies and initiatives to accelerate growth and unlock the full potential of our company. BUILDING A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE THROUGH MATERIAL INNOVATION During our 2021 Investor Day, we outlined our enterprise strategy to drive continued growth and performance. This strategy redefines where we play to significantly expand our addressable market and leverages our core innovation strengths and sustainability leadership. At the heart of our strategy are three priorities: strengthening our position in core building and construction products, expanding our multi-material systems offering, and developing prefabricated building envelope solutions. Supported by key secular trends, this strategy significantly expands our current growth potential and utilizes our unique enterprise capabilities to create additional value for our customers and shareholders. Ultimately, we are building Owens Corning for the future by: • Strengthening our market leadership in building and construction applications • Broadening our sustainability leadership by investing in customer and circular economy solutions • Accelerating product and process innovation with our material science, manufacturing, and market expertise • Expanding into new product lines and material solutions to increase our addressable market • And delivering above-market growth with a target of increasing revenues to $10 billion by 2024 |
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ACCELERATING INNOVATION Product innovation and material science are fundamental to helping our customers and strengthening our competitive positions. We expect our strategy to provide us the opportunity to expand our total addressable market by five times, to approximately $200 billion. The value of our material science and functional design expertise was evident last year as we further accelerated new product and systems, launching approximately 30% more new products in our company that will continue to propel our growth going forward. Further recognizing how critical innovation is to our growth strategy, in 2021 we appointed Dr. José Méndez-Andino to the newly created role of Chief Research and Development Officer with oversight of product and systems innovation across our three major businesses and leadership of enterprise R&D capabilities. Dr. Méndez-Andino and his team are committed and equipped to advance our efforts to solidify our competitive advantages and ensure that we help our customers win and grow in the market. |
SUSTAINABILITY LEADERSHIP CREATING GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES
At Owens Corning, sustainability is core to who we are and how we operate. Nearly two decades into our journey, we continued to broaden our leadership with new investments in customer and circular economy solutions in 2021. Today, we generate more than 60 percent of our revenue from energy-saving and renewable energy products. We have reduced our greenhouse gas emissions by 60 percent from our peak year in 2007. We have also set ambitious 2030 goals to double the positive impact of our products, halve the negative impact of our operations, and enhance our social impact through commitments to health and safety, inclusion and diversity, and our communities.
We are proud to have earned numerous ESG-related accolades in 2021, including topping the 100 Best Corporate Citizens list for an unprecedented third year in a row and earning a position on the Dow Jones Sustainability Index for a 12th consecutive year.
INVESTING IN TALENT AS A COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE
None of our accomplishments would be possible without our greatest asset – our 20,000 employees across the world. I believe we have the best team in the industry. Our people worked harder and more creatively than ever last year, facing into our challenges to deliver an outstanding year.
Throughout the year, we continued to invest in our talent by building the capabilities and leadership pipeline to help ensure long-term success. And we strengthened our competitive advantage by fostering an inclusive and diverse culture that fully values and incorporates the perspectives of all our people.
OUR PEOPLE AND PRODUCTS MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE
Each of our accomplishments in 2021 was a shared achievement – and a testament to how we are living our purpose daily as our people and products make the world a better place. Our team is energized by new opportunities to help our customers win in the market, to grow our company, to make a difference in the communities where we work and live, and deliver additional value to our shareholders.
We are proud of the work we have accomplished over the past several years. While 2021 was a step-change on our journey, we believe the best is in front of us as we continue to unlock the full potential of our company and the opportunities that it creates for all of our stakeholders.
In closing, I invite you to join us for our virtual Annual Meeting of Shareholders at 9 a.m. ET on April 14, 2022. On this date, you may access the meeting at: www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/OC2022.
In the meantime, on the behalf of our Board of Directors, senior leadership team, and employees, thank you for your continued investment in Owens Corning.
Sincerely,
Brian Chambers
Chair and Chief Executive Officer
March 10, 2022
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HOW TO VOTE
Most shareholders have a choice of voting on the internet, by telephone, or by mail using a traditional proxy card. Please refer to the proxy card or other voting instructions included with these proxy materials for information on the voting methods available to you. If you vote on the internet or by telephone, you do not need to return your proxy card.
VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING AND ADMISSION
DueTo allow us to reach the broadest number of shareholders to participate in the meeting, due to the public health impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, and to support the health and well-being of our shareholders, employees and their families, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the 20212022 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Owens Corning (the “Company”), will be held in a virtual meeting format only, via live webcast. You will not be able to attend the Annual Meeting physically in person.
We are providing these proxy materials in connection with the solicitation by the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Owens Corning, on behalf of the Company, of proxies to be voted at the virtual 20212022 Annual Meeting and at any adjournment or postponement thereof. On or about March 11, 2021,10, 2022, we began distributing these proxy materials to shareholders. Only shareholders who are eligible to vote at the virtual Annual Meeting will be admitted. Shareholders holding shares at the close of business on the record date may attend the virtual meeting. You will be able to attend the Annual Meeting, vote, and submit your questions in advance of and real-time during the meeting via a live audio webcast by visiting www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/OC2021OC2022. To participate in the meeting, you must have your sixteen-digit control number that is shown on your Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials or on your proxy card if you receive the proxy materials by mail. You will not be able to attend the Annual Meeting in person.
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OWENS CORNING
One Owens Corning Parkway
Toledo, Ohio 43659
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERSNotice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders
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PLACE: | Webcast at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/ | |
PURPOSE: | 1. To elect the ten director nominees listed in the accompanying proxy statement.
2. To ratify the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for
3. To approve, on an advisory basis, named executive officer compensation.
4. To transact such other business as may properly come before the Annual Meeting or any adjournment or postponement of the Annual Meeting. | |
RECORD DATE: | You can vote if you were a shareholder of record at the close of business on | |
ANNUAL REPORT: | Our Annual Report for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, | |
PROXY VOTING: | It is important that your shares be represented and voted at the Annual Meeting. You can vote your shares on the internet, by telephone or by completing and returning your proxy or voting instruction card. See details under the heading “How do I vote?” in the Questions and Answers About the Annual Meeting and Voting section. | |
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By order of the Board of Directors,
Omar ChaudharyGina A. Beredo
Acting Secretary
Toledo, Ohio
March 11, 202110, 2022
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MAINTAINING SAFETY PERFORMANCE AND PERFORMANCE IN AN UNPRECEDENTED TIMEEMPLOYEE WELL-BEING
At Owens Corning, the safety and health of our employees, at work and safety of its employees,in their families, and all its stakeholders remainspersonal lives, is a top priority. Working safely is an unconditional, organization-wide expectation at the Company, which directly benefits its employees’ lives, improves its manufacturing processes, and reduces its costs. The Company maintains safety programs and procedures, focused on identifying hazards and reducing risks, with the goal of eliminating injuries. And, with its comprehensive Healthy Living platform, the Company provides a multifaceted well-being program designed to drive sustainable, long-term change, improve the health and lives of employees, and strengthen the culture and work experience.
In 2021, the COVID-19 pandemic fundamentally impactedcontinued to impact businesses and industries, communities, and families across the world in 2020. Against this challenging backdrop, Owens Corning demonstrated thatworld. Throughout the products it makes are essential. And its employees demonstrated extraordinary resilience, ingenuity, resolve, and execution in responding to challenges.
Thepandemic, the Company’s approach to COVID-19 has been comprehensive, including initiatives on employee health and safety, workplace environment (including remote working)working, where possible), interactions with customers and suppliers, financial management, operational efficiency, internal and external communications, government relations, and community outreach – and has been overseen by its Board of Directors.
While many companies have implemented response plans forAgainst this backdrop, Owens Corning employees demonstrated tremendous resilience, ingenuity, and execution in responding to challenges. Despite these challenges, as well as extremely high production levels at virtually all of its manufacturing sites, the pandemic, a few aspects of the Company’s approach deserve special mention:
Employee Benefits
The Company has provided many valuable benefits to support its employees and their families during the pandemic, including comfortable face masks, hygiene kits, enhanced paid leave offerings, mental health assistance programs, toolkits on relevant topics, and flexible work arrangements where possible, among others. The Company has also implemented additionalmaintained elevated protocols to promote a safe work environment in its offices, labs, and manufacturing plants.
Essential Products
Because the Company serves certain critical industries, many ofplants, and improved upon its products and operations, and those of its customers, have been deemed “essential” by governments around the world. Owens Corning makes goods that are used in residential repair and construction, commercial building construction, roads and bridges, wind energy, transportation, and for other necessities of life.
Serving Communities
The Company has maintained its focus on serving the communities in which it operates despite the difficult circumstances. The Owens Corning Foundation donated about $2 million in 2020 in support of pandemic relief to local hospitals, food banks, and other critical needs in more than 70 communities around the globe.world-class safety performance.
DOING BUSINESS IN A SUSTAINABLE WAY
Owens Corning leadership puts sustainabilityAs a worldwide leader in our industry, we have the desire to be at the heartforefront of the Company’s operations and long-term goals. Its guiding aspirationcorporate sustainability efforts. It is our ambition to be a net-positive company where itswhose environmental handprint, (theor the positive impacts of itsour people and products) exceeds its footprint. Thisproducts, is critical to the Company’s long-term strategy and business success. Its 2030 sustainability goals are its most ambitious to date and will guide its work in the next decade. The Company’s new long-term goals go beyond operations and require the engagement of the entire company. The Company is targeting to double the positive impact of its products, halvegreater than our environmental footprint, or the negative impact of its operations, eliminate injuriesmanufacturing our products. We work to continually improve our operations. Our climate-related sustainability efforts have led Owens Corning to develop a range of strategies and improve the quality of life for its employees and their families, advance its inclusion and diversity efforts, andtactics that have had a positivesignificant impact on its communities. Some goals specifically address growing concerns, such as ensuring responsible use of water and reducingthe way we conduct our business. We strive to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions. The goals also focus on identifying needed innovations, like establishing growth-enabling circular economy business models for itsemissions released throughout the entire lifecycle of our products designing for reuseby improving the use-phase impacts of our products, making our manufacturing processes more energy-efficient, sourcing more renewable electricity, improving our supply chain logistics, increasing recycled content, and developing end-of-liferecycling and understandingsolutions. Together, this work reduces the fullenvironmental impact of itsour operations and supply chain on biodiversity.lowers the embodied carbon in our products – an attribute of growing importance to our customers.
Owens Corning began its sustainability journey nearly two decades ago, and reporting each year on its progress is an important part of its ongoing commitment to transparency and impact. Informed by insights from key stakeholders, the Company’s reporting has evolved over time and is currently prepared in accordance with the Global Reporting Initiative (“GRI”) Standards: Comprehensive option. Additional disclosures address significant issues related to the Carbon Disclosure Project (“CDP”), Dow Jones Sustainability Index, United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, United Nations Communication on Progress, and other stakeholder requests. The Company’s 2020 Sustainability Report will include additional key disclosures recommended by the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (“SASB”) and the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (“TCFD”).and other stakeholder requests. This approach enables the Company to provide an integrated, comprehensive view of its sustainability and social responsibility commitments, progress, and impact.
More information about sustainability at Owens Corning, including details on the complete set of 2030 Sustainability Goals, can be found at https://www.owenscorning.com/corporate/sustainability.1
1 | The information on our website, including our Sustainability Report, is not, and will not be deemed to be, a part of this Proxy Statement or incorporated into any of our other filings with the SEC. |
BUILDING A STRONGER COMPANY GUIDED BY A NEW GROWTH STRATEGY
In 2021, Owens Corning launched a growth strategy, which is rooted in our mission of building a sustainable future through material innovation. It significantly expands our current addressable markets by capitalizing on key secular trends to create new opportunities and is expected to generate stronger, more consistent financial results and position the Company for the future. This is expected to be accomplished by:
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Each of these strategic priorities utilizes the Company’s unique material science expertise, manufacturing capabilities, and leading market positions to develop customer-inspired product and process innovations.
DEVELOPING HIGH-PERFORMING TEAMS TO EXECUTE ON COMPANY COMMITMENTS
None of this would be possible without high-performing teams that are diverse, engaged, capable, and aligned with the Company’s goals in both the short- and long-term.strategy.
Safety and Well Being
The safety and health of employees, at work and in their personal lives, is a top priority. Working safely is an unconditional, organization-wide expectation at Owens Corning, which directly benefits its employees’ lives, improves its manufacturing processes and reduces its costs. The Company maintains safety programs focused on identifying hazards and eliminating risks that can lead to severe injuries and procedures with the goal of eliminating injuries. And, with its comprehensive Healthy Living platform, the Company provides a multifaceted well-being program designed to drive sustainable, long-term change, improve the health and lives of employees, and strengthen the culture and work experience.
Employee Performance and Related ObjectivesEMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE AND RELATED OBJECTIVES
The Company also focuses on managing employee performance, development, succession planning, and turnover. The goal is to create a high-performance culture and team that is diverse, capable and engaged. Management strives to have clear objectives, effective performance management, and a structure that includes regular talent reviews, succession planning, development, and compensation analysis.
Inclusion and DiversityINCLUSION AND DIVERSITY
Owens Corning believes its success is enhanceddriven by an inclusive and diverse workforce, which addsadding value to the business by fosteringthrough an environment that leads to high engagement and promotes innovative thinking in the workplace. Owens Corning operates programs that foster gender and ethnic diversity as well as equality within its workforce, including supporting various employee-led affinity groups, so its employees feel valued and appreciated for the distinct voices they bring to the team. The
Consistent with its commitment to “equal pay for equal work,” the Company performshas implemented a robust pay equity system, which includes multiple processes and controls that are executed during its hiring and annual merit review to prevent pay equity gaps from occurring. We ensure the success of our system by performing a biennial pay equity review with the assistance of a third-party vendor. These reviews includevendor who utilizes a robust,strong, statistical analysis of pay equity across the majority of itsour global salaried workforce. Consistent with its commitment to “equal pay for equal work,” theThe Company remediates all identified and substantiated pay gaps through pay increases. Further, the Company has implemented processes and policies to avoid inheriting unequal pay bias of prior employers. More information about our pay equity program may be found at https://www.owenscorning.com/corporate/sustainability.1
Lastly, Owens Corning employees contribute service hours to boards, special causes, and nonprofit organizations in the communities where they live and operate.work. These programs enable the Company’s employees to connect with the community, further improve its reputation locally and globally, and instill a sense of pride in the workforce. In total, the Company and the Owens Corning Foundation donated $6.4 million of cash and products across 15 countries to support healthy communities, safe housing, education, workforce development, and social and racial equity.
1 | The information on our website, including our Sustainability Report, is not, and shall not be deemed to be, a part of this Proxy Statement or incorporated into any of our other filings with the SEC. |
ON THE RIGHT PATH
Owens Corning is a recognized leader on environmental, social, and governance (“ESG”) issues. This record of continued achievement demonstrates aour commitment to ESG that is both long-term and embedded in the Company’s culture. It’s also recognition that the Company is on the right path. Select awards and honors earned by Owens Corning include:
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ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
INFORMATION CONCERNING DIRECTORS
Currently, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Owens Corning (“Owens Corning,” the “Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our”), a Delaware corporation, consists of 1210 directors whose terms expire at the 20212022 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”). In February 2021, two current directors, J. Brian Ferguson and Ralph F. Hake, advised the Board that they will retire from the Board upon expiration of their terms of service at the Annual Meeting, and therefore they have not been nominated for reelection at the Annual Meeting. Effective as of the Annual Meeting, the then-current size of the Board of Directors will be reduced by two. Our Board has nominated the remainingcurrent 10 directors for electionre-election at the Annual Meeting.
The Board is fully declassified and all directors stand for re-election for one-year terms; annually; and
The Company’s SecondThird Amended and Restated Bylaws (the “Bylaws”) provide for majority voting in uncontested director elections, with a resignation requirement for directors not elected by a majority vote. Directors will be elected by a majority of votes cast at the Annual Meeting. Each person elected at the Annual Meeting will serve until the Annual Meeting of Shareholders in 20222023 and until his/her successor is duly elected and qualified.
Your proxy will vote for, against, or abstain for any director. If you properly execute and date your proxy card but do not indicate how you want your proxy voted, it will be voted for each of the ten nominees unless you specifically vote against any of the nominees or abstain from voting with respect to a director’s election. Pursuant to our Bylaws, majority of votes cast means that the number of shares voted “for” a director’s election exceeds 50% of the number of votes cast with respect to that director’s election. “Votes cast” shall include votes against a director and shall exclude abstentions and broker non-votes with respect to a director’s election. If any nominee is unable to serve, the named proxy may vote for another nominee proposed by the Board of Directors.Board. We do not know of any nominee of the Board of Directors who would be unable to serve if elected.
DIRECTOR QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
Pursuant to the Corporate Governance Guidelines adopted by our Board, of Directors, nominees for director are selected on the basis of, among other things, experience, knowledge, skills, expertise, mature judgment, acumen, character, integrity, diversity, ability to make independent analytical inquiries, understanding of Owens Corning’s business environment, and willingness to devote adequate time and effort to Board responsibilities. The Board of Directors believes that each of the current directors and nominees for director exhibit these characteristics.
As mentioned above, diversity is considered in the selection of director nominees. In this context, “diversity” includes gender, race, ethnicity, nationality, national origin, or other elements of one’s identity. In addition, the Governance and Nominating Committee is committed to including, in each third-party search for independent director candidates, qualified candidates who reflect diverse backgrounds, including diversity of gender and race. We are proud of our record on diversity, including at the Board level, and are likewise proud of our commitment to personal privacy. As a result, while we inquire of our directors and nominees about certain attributes relating to diversity, each individual may choose to respond or not to such inquires. Therefore, our diversity statistics may not represent all elements of diversity included on our Board.
Our Director nominees have experience in various roles, and they include current and former CEOs, CFOs,Chief Executive Officers, Chief Financial Officers, consultants, investment professionals, and other executives. Many possess experience as directors, having served on the boards and board committees of public or private companies. The Director nominees have experience in a variety of industries, including manufacturing, financial, information technology, professional services, and others. Furthermore, the nominees collectively possess a broad array of skills that the Board has deemed relevant to the Company’s strategy.
We are proud of our record on diversity, including at the board level, and are likewise proud of our commitment to personal privacy. As a result, while we inquire of our directors and nominees about certain attributes relating to diversity, no one is required to respond and so it may be that our statistics are sometimes incomplete.
Set forth below in the following Board of Directors Skill Matrix (“Matrix”) and with each director’s biographical information is a description of the principal experience, qualifications, attributes, or skills that led the Board to the conclusion that such individuals should serve as Owens Corning directors.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS SKILL MATRIX
Provided below in a Board of Directors Skill Matrix is a summary of each Director nominee’s skills and experience. The categories included in the Matrix are tied to the Company’s strategy, and the goal is that the directors collectively possess qualities that facilitate their effective oversight of the Company’s strategic plans. While the matrixMatrix is useful for determining the collective skills of the Board as a whole, it is not a comparative measure of the value of directors; a director with more focused experience could nonetheless contribute broadly and effectively.
The chart below identifies the principal skills that the Governance and Nominating Committee considered for each director when evaluating the director’s experience and qualifications to serve as a director. Each mark ● indicates an experiential strength that was self-selected by each director. In addition, self-selected diversity information is also provided below.
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THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE FOR EACH DIRECTOR NOMINEE NAMED IN PROPOSAL 1.
Nominees for Election as Directors for a Term Expiring at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders in 20222023
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Mr. Chambers is The Board believes that Mr. Chambers’ strong leadership skills, international business experience, and deep knowledge of global building and construction materials, products, and customers are of tremendous value to the Board. His experience serving on a publicly-traded company board will provide him additional global business perspective and further deepen his leadership and strategy skills. These experiences and knowledge qualify Mr. Chambers to provide insight to the Board | ||||||||
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Director Age: 54 Director since: 2019 Committees: ● Compensation ● Executive ● Finance (Chair) Other public boards: ● FMC Corporation
| Mr. Cordeiro served asExecutive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer at Cabot Corporation, a global specialty chemicals and performance materials company, from 2009 to 2018. He also served as President of the Americas region from 2014 to 2018. During his 20-year tenure at Cabot Corporation, he held several corporate, business, and executive management positions, including Vice President of Corporate Strategy and General Manager of its Fumed Metal Oxides and Supermetals businesses. Prior to his career at Cabot, Mr. Cordeiro was a consultant with The Boston Consulting Group and a founding partner of The Economics Resource Group. He has also served on the Board of Directors of FMC Corporation since 2011 and chaired its Audit Committee since 2014.
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Mr. Cordeiro brings to the Board, among other skills and qualifications, experience in a complex global industrial business focused on chemicals and specialty materials. He held corporate, business, and executive management roles in a global public company, Cabot Corporation, most recently serving as the Chief Financial Officer and President, Americas. Mr. Cordeiro also has experience in serving as Director and Chair of the Audit Committee for FMC |
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Director Age: 62 Director since: 2020 Committees: ● Finance ● Compensation Other public boards: ● NVR, Inc.
| Mr. Festa serves as an Operating Advisor at Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, a global private equity firm with a broad portfolio. Mr. Festa served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of W.R. Grace & Co., a leading global producer of specialty chemicals and materials, from 2008 to 2018, and non-executive Chairman from 2018 to 2019. He joined the company as President and Chief Operating Officer in 2003 and assumed the role of CEO in 2005. Previously, he served in senior leadership positions at Morgenthaler Private Equity Partners and AlliedSignal (now Honeywell). He began his career at General Electric, where he spent 12 years in financial management positions.
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Mr. Lonergan has served as Executive Chairman of Zep Inc., an international provider of maintenance and cleaning solutions to the commercial, industrial, institutional, and consumer markets since Mr. Lonergan brings to the Board international experience at public and private companies in various sectors, including significant leadership experience as the current Executive Chairman of Zep, Inc. and as the former Chief Executive Officer of Chiquita Brands International and Diversey. He possesses extensive knowledge of global business operations, global manufacturing, strong strategic and financial management expertise, and a keen understanding of both the business to business and consumer products industries. |
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Director Age: 59 Director since: 2014 Committees: ● Audit (Chair) ● Executive ● Governance and Other public boards: ● MPLX LP
| Ms. Mannen currently serves as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Marathon Petroleum Corporation, a leading, integrated, downstream energy company. From 2017 to January 2021 she was the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of TechnipFMC (a successor to FMC Technologies, Inc.), a global leader in subsea, onshore/offshore, and surface projects for the energy industry. From 2014 to 2017, she served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of FMC Technologies, Inc. Previously, Ms. Mannen served in several roles of increasing importance at FMC including Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining FMC in 1986, Ms. Mannen served as Finance Manager for Sheller-Globe Corporation. She currently
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Mr. Martin served as Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer for Baxter International Inc., a multinational health care company, from 2011 to 2020. Prior to that, he served as Chief Information Officer for Rexam plc (“Rexam”), a consumer packaging manufacturing company based in the U.K., where he held several key senior management positions, including head of information technology for American National Can Group Inc. (acquired by Rexam). Prior to his career at Rexam, Mr. Martin held information technology leadership positions at the CIT Group Inc., BNSF Railway Company, and Frito-Lay, Inc. Since 2017, Mr. Martin has served on the Board of Directors of Unisys Corporation and is currently a member of its Audit and Finance Committees as well as the Chair of the Security and Risk Committee. He joined the Board of Directors of Ping Identity Holding Corp., a provider of federated identity management and self-hosted identity access management solutions to web identities and single sign-on solutions in 2021 and is currently a member of its Audit Committee. Also in 2021, Mr. Martin joined the Board of Directors of STERIS plc., a leading provider of infection prevention and other procedural products and services, and is a member of the Compliance and Technology and Compensation and Organization Development Committees. Mr. Martin received the 2020 Chicago CIO of the Year Leadership ORBIE Award. In 2017, he was selected to the CIO Hall of Fame by CIO Magazine for IT innovation and business leadership and was recognized in Black Enterprise’s 2017 Most Powerful Executives in Corporate America. In 2014, Mr. Martin was listed among the “100 Diverse Corporate Leaders in STEM” by STEMconnector and has been recognized as a Business Leader of Color by Chicago United.
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Age: 61 Director since: 2007 Committees: ● Audit ● Finance Other public boards: ● Virtus Investment
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Ms. Nimocks was formerly a Director (Senior Partner) with McKinsey & Company, a global management consulting firm, from June 1999 to March 2010, and was with the firm in various capacities since 1989, including as leader of the firm’s Global Organization Practice, Risk Management Practice, and Oil and Gas Electric Power and Renewables (wind, solar, geothermal) Practice. Ms. Nimocks served on several of the firm’s worldwide personnel committees and formerly served as the Houston Office Manager.
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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE PRACTICES AND HIGHLIGHTS
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• 90% of the director nominees are independent
• 100% independent Audit, Compensation, Finance, and Governance and Nominating Committees
• Lead Independent Director with robust and defined responsibilities
• Board access to senior management and independent advisors
• Executive sessions of independent directors at every regular Board and Committee
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• Robust stock ownership guidelines:
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DIRECTOR RETIREMENT, REFRESHMENT, AND SUCCESSION
Pursuant to the Corporate Governance Guidelines, the mandatory retirement age for directors is 73. A directorDirector who has attained the age of 73 may continue to serve as a director until the next succeeding Annual Meetingshall not be nominated for reelection at an annual meeting of Shareholders.shareholders.
Per its charter, the Governance and Nominating Committee is responsible for reviewing with the Board the appropriate skills and characteristics of Board members in the context of the current make-up of the Board. The Governance and Nominating Committee makes recommendations to the Board regarding size and composition, reviews the suitability of directors for continued service, and is responsible for responding to any concerns of directors relating to the performance of the Board. As part of its refreshment process, the Board seeks to attain a healthy mixture of tenures, including both longer and shorter tenured directors, which can provide a balance of fresh ideas alongside experience through the business cycle. Since 2014, five new non-management directors have been added to the Board, creating a balanced Board that consists of new and tenured directors.
The Governance and Nominating Committee also makes recommendations to the Board regarding the size, composition, and leadership of each standing committee of the Board, and recommends individual directors to fill any vacancy that might occur on a committee.
Since 2014, five new non-management directors have been added The Governance and Nominating Committee is committed to the Board, fourincluding, in each third-party search for independent director candidates, qualified candidates who reflect diverse backgrounds, including diversity of which increased gender or ethnic diversity.and race.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE GUIDELINES
Our Board of Directors has adopted Corporate Governance Guidelines which, in conjunction with our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, Bylaws, and Board committee charters, form the framework for our corporate governance. The Governance and Nominating Committee reviews the Corporate Governance Guidelines periodically and makes revisions, as necessary. The Corporate Governance Guidelines are published on our website at http://www.owenscorning.com and will be made available in print upon request by any shareholder to the Secretary of the Company.
Pursuant to the Corporate Governance Guidelines, the Board has the authority to select its ChairpersonChair based on its collective best judgment as to the candidate best suited to meet the Company’s needs at a given time. Brian D.Mr. Chambers serves as Owens Corning’s Chairman of the Board (“Chairman”), PresidentChair and Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”).
CURRENT LEADERSHIP STRUCTURE
The Board determined that combining the ChairmanChair and CEO positions allowed clear and consistent leadership on critical strategic objectives and enabled a consistent flow of information for the Board’s oversight of risk. The Board’s prior experience working with Mr. Chambers as President and CEO, as well as his track record of success in over 1718 years with Owens Corning in a variety of leadership positions, strongly supported its conclusion that the Company and its shareholders would be best served with Mr. Chambers leading Owens Corning as its ChairmanChair and CEO.
The Board of Directors has determined that it wasis appropriate to have a structure that providedprovides strong leadership among the independent directors of the Board. John D. Williams,As discussed below, the independent directors elected a non-management director, currently serves as lead independent director (“Lead Independent Director”). He has served as directorDirector to serve in a lead capacity to coordinate the activities of the Company since 2011, includingother independent directors and to perform such other duties and responsibilities as the Board may determine. In February 2021, Suzanne P. Nimocks was elected to serve as Lead Independent Director, sinceeffective April 2015, and has experience serving as Chairman of the Audit Committee and Governance and Nominating Committee.
After the Annual Meeting, Suzanne P. Nimocks will begin the first year of2021, for a two-year term as Lead Independent Director. term. Ms. Nimocks has been a Director of Owens Corning since 2012, serving as the Chair of its Finance Committee from 2015 to 2021, as well as Lead Independent Director and Chair of the Governance and Nominating Committee since 2015.2021. Her previous experience as a senior partner with McKinsey & Company positions her to provide superior oversight of the Company’s global business and strategy. The Company will also benefitbenefits from her extensive track record of governance and leadership experience on the boards of other global companies. In addition to serving as Lead Independent Director, Ms. Nimocks will also be serving as Chair of the Governancecompanies and Nominating Committee.her proven track record on environmental, social, and governance issues.
Additionally, the Board, which consists entirely of independent directors other than Mr. Chambers, exercises an independent oversight function. Each of the Board committees is comprised entirely of independent directors. Regular executive sessions of the independent directors are held and each year, and evaluation of the ChairmanChair and CEO in several key areas is completed by each of the independent directors.
The Board of Directors has complete access to the Company’s management and believes that its ongoing ability to review the leadership structure of the Board and to make changes as it deems necessary and appropriate gives it the flexibility to meet varying business, personnel, and organizational needs over time.
The independent directors on our Board of Directors have elected a Lead Independent Director to serve in a lead capacity to coordinate the activities of the other independent directors and to perform such other duties and responsibilities as the Board of Directors may determine. In February 2021, Suzanne P. Nimocks was elected to serve as Lead Independent Director, effective April 2021, for a two-year term.
The responsibilities of the Lead Independent Director, as provided in the Charter of Lead Independent Director, for Owens Corning, include:
presiding at meetings of the Board in the absence of, or upon the request of, the Chairman;Chair;
serving as a designated member of the Executive Committee of the Board;
presiding over all executive sessions of non-management directors and independent directors and reporting to the Board, as appropriate, concerning such sessions;
reviewing and approving Board meeting agendas and schedules in collaboration with the ChairmanChair to ensure there is sufficient time for discussion, recommending matters for the Board to consider and advising on the information submitted to the Board by management;
serving as a liaison and supplemental channel of communication between the non-management/independent directors and the ChairmanChair without inhibiting direct communication between the ChairmanChair and other directors;
serving as the principal liaison for consultation and communication between the non-management/independent directors and shareholders; and
advising the ChairmanChair concerning the retention of advisors and consultants who report directly to the Board.
The Charter of Lead Independent Director for Owens Corning is available on our website at http://www.owenscorning.com. The Board of Directors evaluates its structure and composition annually and believes that having a strong Lead Independent Director with significant leadership responsibilities, as described above, contributes to effective Board leadership for Owens Corning.
BOARD, COMMITTEE, CHAIRMANCHAIR, AND CEO EVALUATION PROCESS
Each year, the Governance and Nominating Committee facilitates a process to evaluate the effectiveness of the Board, its committees, the Chairman,Chair, and the CEO.
The Board and its committees complete self-assessment questionnaires and have individual discussions with the Lead Independent Director to evaluate effectiveness in several areas including composition, structure, and processes. The completed questionnaires are summarized by a third partythird-party law firm. The non-management directors individually discuss the results with the Lead Independent Director. The Lead Independent Director and committee chairs then review the evaluation results at the board and committee levels, respectively, in order to discuss and incorporate feedback. The Governance and Nominating Committee utilizes the results of this process to recommend changes to Board processes, to determine critical skills required of prospective director candidates, and to make recommendations for committee assignments.
The Governance and Nominating Committee also prepares and circulates evaluations to the independent directors regarding the performance of the Chairman and theChair / CEO in several key performance areas. Non-management directors discuss their feedback on the Chairman and theChair / CEO with the Lead Independent Director. The results of the process are discussed in an executive session of the non-management directors and are also factored into the Compensation Committee’s performance evaluations of the Chairman and the CEO.Chair /CEO.
The Board of Directors oversees the Company’s identification and management of enterprise risks. Some of the Board’s responsibilities for risk oversight have been delegated to its relevant committees. A detailed mapping of risk oversight responsibilities of the Board of Directors and its committees is reviewed regularly by the Board.
Responsibilities of the Board’s CommitteesRESPONSIBILITIES OF THE BOARD’S COMMITTEES
In addition to facilitating oversight of financial risks, the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors also has primary responsibility for facilitating the Board’s oversight of key risks generally. Pursuant to its charter, the Audit Committee’s responsibilities include reviewing annually and receiving periodic updates on the Company’s identification of its key risks, major financial exposures, and related mitigation plans.
The Audit Committee is tasked with ensuring that the Board and its committees oversee the Company’s management of key risks and major financial exposures within their respective purviews. The Audit Committee regularly reviews with the Board the mapping of Board and committee responsibilities for risk oversight. The Audit Committee is also responsible for periodically evaluating the effectiveness of risk oversight by the Board and its committees.
The Compensation, Finance, and Governance and Nominating Committees of the Board of Directors each review and evaluate risks associated with their respective areas. Each of the Board committees provides reports concerning its respective risk oversight activities to the Board and the Board considers and discusses such reports.
Oversight of Cybersecurity RiskOVERSIGHT OF CYBERSECURITY RISK
The Audit Committee receives updates on cybersecurity risks from the Company’s Chief Information Officer approximately twice per year. The Audit Committee reviews how the Company is executing against its comprehensive cybersecurity framework. From time to time, the Audit Committee may receive additional updates on efforts regarding data loss prevention, regulatory compliance, data privacy, threat and vulnerability management, cyber-crisis management, or other topics, as applicable.
Sustainability Risk OversightOwens Corning periodically has external information security assessments performed to verify our internal assessment results and to stay current on information security risks. Over the past five fiscal years, the Company has on average, completed multiple such assessments per year. Owens Corning also maintains an information security training program that encompasses the following areas: phishing and email security, password security, data handling security, cloud security, operational technology (OT) security processes, and cyber-incident response and reporting processes. The Company’s security program has historically provided training and information security awareness to the following groups of individuals: salaried employees, new hires, people with access to confidential information or personal data, operational technology administrators, executives, and cyber-incident responders.
BothOver the Audit Committee andlast three fiscal years, the Board of Directors asCompany did not experience any information security breach that had a whole retain some oversight responsibility for environmental, health and safety risks. Directors are expected to provide oversight, guidance and direction on sustainability issues and opportunities that have potentialmaterial impact on the reputation and long-term economic viabilityits business. The Company does manage minor information security issues from time to time as part of the Company.its routine operations.
Risk Management ProcessRISK MANAGEMENT PROCESS
Owens Corning has a management risk committee (the “Risk Committee”) which is responsible for overseeing and monitoring the Company’s risk assessment and mitigation-related actions. The Risk Committee’s membership has broad-based functionalcross-functional representation, including members from the corporate audit, strategy, finance, legal, information technology, treasury, and business functions. The Risk Committee provides periodic updates to the Company’s executive officers and to the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors concerning risk.
The Board of Directors oversees the Company’s strategy. The Board performs an annual review of the strategic plans for each major business and for the Company as a whole. Furthermore, in evaluating major investments or other significant decisions, the Board generally considers the Company’s long-term strategic plans and the potential impact on long-term shareholder value.
OVERSIGHT OF ESG
The Board oversees the Company’s ESG strategy and ensures its execution. The Board performs an annual review of ESG matters. In addition, the Compensation, Finance, and Governance and Nominating Committees maintain oversight of particular aspects of ESG associated with their respective areas. The Board committees periodically provide reports concerning these ESG topics to the Board and the Board considers and discusses such reports.
Shareholders and other interested parties may communicate with the Lead Independent Director or any other non-management director by sending an email to non-managementdirectors@owenscorning.com. All such communications are promptly reviewed by the General Counsel and/or the Vice President, Internal Audit for evaluation and appropriate follow-up. The Board of Directors has determined that communications considered to be advertisements, or other types of “Spam” or “Junk” messages, unrelated to the duties or responsibilities of the Board, should be discarded without further action. A summary of all other communications is reported to the non-management directors. Communications alleging fraud or serious misconduct by directors or executive officers are immediately reported to the Lead Independent Director. Complaints regarding business conduct policies, corporate governance matters, accounting controls, or auditing are managed and reported in accordance with Owens Corning’s existing Audit Committee complaint policy or business conduct complaint procedure, as appropriate.
DIRECTOR QUALIFICATION STANDARDS
Pursuant to New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) listing standards, our Board of Directors has adopted Director Qualification Standards with respect to the determination of director independence that incorporate the independence requirements of the New York Stock ExchangeNYSE corporate governance listing standards. The standards specify the criteria by which the independence of our directors will be determined, including strict guidelines for directors and their immediate families with respect to past employment or affiliation with the Company or its independent registered public accounting firm. The full text of our Director Qualification Standards is available on our website at http://www.owenscorning.com. Using these standards, the Board determines whether a director has a material relationship with the Company other than as a director.
With the assistance of legal counsel, the Governance and Nominating Committee (the “Committee” for purposes of this Director Independence section), reviewed the applicable legal standards for director and Board Committeecommittee independence, our Director Qualification Standards, and the criteria applied to determine “audit committee financial expert” status. The Committee also reviewed reports of the answers to annual questionnaires completed by each of the independent directors and of transactions with director affiliateddirector-affiliated entities. On the basis of this review, the Governance and Nominating Committee delivered recommendations to the Board of Directors and the Board made its independence and “audit committee financial expert” determinations based upon the Committee’s reports and recommendations.
The Board of Directors has determined that 119 of the current 12 directors10 Directors are independent. Specifically, Directors Cordeiro, Elsner, Festa, Lonergan, Mannen, Martin, Mannen, Morris, Nimocks, and Williams are independent under the standards set forth in our Director Qualification Standards and applicable New York Stock ExchangeNYSE listing standards. The Board of Directors previously determined that each of J. Brian Ferguson and Ralph F. Hake, each of whom served as Directors during a portion of 2021, was independent under the standards set forth in our Director Qualification Standards and applicable New York Stock ExchangeNYSE listing standards. Director Chambers is not independent. The Board of Directors also has determined that all of the directorsDirectors serving on the Audit, Compensation, and Governance and Nominating Committees are independent and satisfy relevant requirements of the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), the New York Stock Exchange,NYSE, Owens Corning, and the respective charters of such committees.
EXECUTIVE SESSIONS OF DIRECTORS
Our Corporate Governance Guidelines specify that executive sessions or meetings of non-management directors without management present must be held regularly (at least three times a year) and at least one such meeting of non-management directors must include only independent directors. Currently, all of our non-management directors are independent. In 2020,2021, the non-management directors met in executive session five times. Our Lead Independent Director (“LID”) presides over all executive sessions of the Board attended by the LID.Lead Independent Director.
OWENS CORNING POLICIES ON BUSINESS ETHICS AND CONDUCT
Code of Business Conduct PolicyCODE OF BUSINESS CONDUCT POLICY
All of our employees, including our Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, and Controller, are required to abide by Owens Corning’s Code of Business Conduct Policy to ensure that our business is conducted in a consistently legal and ethical manner. This Policy forms the foundation of a comprehensive process that includes compliance with all corporate policies and procedures, an open relationship among colleagues that contributes to good business conduct and the high integrity level of our employees. Our policies and procedures cover all areas of professional conduct, including employment policies, conflicts of interest, intellectual property, and the protection of confidential information, as well as strict adherence to all laws and regulations applicable to the conduct of our business. Employees are expected to report any conduct that they believe to be an actual or apparent violation of Owens Corning’s Policies on Business Ethics and Conduct.
Ethics Policy for Chief Executive and Senior Financial OfficersETHICS POLICY FOR CHIEF EXECUTIVE AND SENIOR FINANCIAL OFFICERS
The Company has adopted an Ethics Policy for Chief Executive and Senior Financial Officers that applies to our Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, and Controller (“Senior Financial Officers”), which provides, among other things, that Senior Financial Officers must comply with all laws, rules, and regulations that govern the conduct of the Company’s business and that no Senior Financial Officer may participate in a transaction or otherwise act in a manner that creates or appears to create a conflict of interest unless the facts and circumstances are disclosed to and approved by the Governance and Nominating Committee or Audit Committee, as appropriate.
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 requires audit committees to have procedures to receive, retain, and treat complaints received regarding accounting, internal accounting controls, or auditing matters and to allow for the confidential and anonymous submission by employees of concerns regarding questionable accounting or auditing matters. We have adopted and comply with such procedures.
Directors’ Code of ConductDIRECTORS’ CODE OF CONDUCT
The members of our Board ofOur Directors are required to comply with a Directors’ Code of Conduct (the “Code”). The Code is intended to focus the Board and the individual directors on areas of ethical risk, help directors recognize and deal with ethical issues, provide mechanisms to report unethical conduct, and foster a culture of honesty and accountability. The Code covers all areas of professional conduct relating to service on the Owens Corning Board, including conflicts of interest, unfair or unethical use of corporate opportunities, strict protection of confidential information, compliance with all applicable laws and regulations, sustainability and oversight of ethics, and compliance by employees of the Company.
Access to Company Policies
ACCESS TO COMPANY POLICIES
The full texts of our Code of Business Conduct Policy, Ethics Policy for Chief Executive and Senior Financial Officers, and Directors’ Code of Conduct are published on our website at http://www.owenscorning.com and will be made available in print upon request by any shareholder to the Secretary of the Company. To the extent required by applicable SEC rules or New York Stock ExchangeNYSE listing standards, we intend to post any amendments to or waivers from the Ethics Policy for Chief Executive and Senior Financial Officers to our website in the section titled “Corporate Governance.”
BOARD AND COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
Our business, property, and affairs are managed under the direction of our Board. Members of our Board are kept informed of our business through discussions with our Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, and other officers and employees, by reviewing materials provided to them, by visiting our offices and plants, and by participating in meetings of the Board and its committees. Board members are expected to regularly attend Board and committee meetings as well as our Annual Meetings of Shareholders, unless an emergency prevents them from doing so. Each of our director nominees for the 20202021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders was present at such meeting.
During 2020,2021, the Board of Directors met sixfive times. Each of our directors attended at least 75 percent of the meetings of the Board and Board committees on which he or she served. The chart below shows committee membership, including those directors who serve as chair of a committee.
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2020 Meetings | 9 | 6 | – | 5 | 4 |
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Each of the standing Committees of our Board of Directorscommittees acts pursuant to a charter that has been approved by our Board. These charters are updated periodically and can be found on the Company’s website at http://www.owenscorning.com and will be made available in print upon request by any shareholder to the Secretary of the Company.
DIRECTOR SERVICE ON OTHER PUBLIC BOARDS (OVERBOARDING POLICY)
The Corporate Governance Guidelines state that directors who are employed full time as executives shall not serve on more than threetwo publicly traded company boards (including service on the Company’s Board) and other directors shall not serve on more than fivefour boards of publicly traded companies (including service on the Company’s Board). This is to ensure that our directors devote adequate time for preparation and attendance at Board and Committeecommittee meetings, including the Annual Meeting of Shareholders.
The Company’s Audit Committee Charter states that no director may serve as a member of the Audit Committee if such director serves on the audit committees of more than two other publicly traded companies, unless the Board determines that such simultaneous service would not impair the ability of such director effectively to serve on the Audit Committee. The Corporate Governance Guidelines also state that directors should provide notice prior to assuming new job responsibilities or significant changes in professional affiliation. Changes in professional affiliation may include the joining of a public company board of directors. Directors with new responsibilities or affiliations may then be asked toand submit a letter of resignation prior to beassuming significant new job responsibilities or accepting positions on additional public or private company boards. The director’s letter of resignation is then considered by the Governance and Nominating Committee. As such, the Board maintains processes to review and approve directors’ membership on additional public company boards, even if those directors are still within the overboarding limits mentioned above.
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The Audit Committee is responsible for preparing the Audit Committee report required by SEC rules and assisting the Board in fulfilling its legal and fiduciary obligations with respect to matters involving the accounting, auditing, financial reporting, internal control, and legal compliance functions of the Company, including assisting the Board’s oversight of:
the integrity of the Company’s financial statements;
the Company’s compliance with legal and regulatory requirements;
the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm’s qualifications and independence; and
the performance of the independent registered public accounting firm and the Company’s internal audit function.
The Board has determined that Directors Mannen, Elsner, and Morris are qualified as audit committee financial experts within the meaning of SEC regulations and that Directors Mannen, Elsner, Martin, and Morris are financially literate within the meaning of NYSE listing standards. All directors serving on the Audit Committee are independent.
AUDIT COMMITTEE REPORT |
The Audit Committee has reviewed and discussed the audited financial statements of the Company contained in the Annual Report on Form 10-K with management. The Audit Committee has discussed with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP the matters required to be discussed by the applicable requirements of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (“PCAOB”) and the SEC. The Audit Committee has also received the written disclosures and the letter from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP per the applicable requirements of the PCAOB regarding the independent registered public accounting firm’s communications with the Audit Committee concerning independence, and has discussed with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP its independence.
Based on the review and discussions referred to in the preceding paragraph, the Audit Committee recommended to the Board that the audited financial statements be included in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, for filing with the SEC.
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Maryann T. Mannen, Chair
Adrienne D. Elsner
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The Audit Committee selected PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2022, subject to ratification by our shareholders.
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The aggregate fees billed and services provided by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 are as follows (in thousands):
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Audit Fees (1) | $ | 4,680 | $ | 5,082 | ||||
Audit-Related Fees (2) | 0 | 85 | ||||||
Tax Fees (3) | 419 | 147 | ||||||
All Other Fees (4) | 9 | 10 | ||||||
TOTAL FEES | $ | 5,108 | $ | 5,324 |
(1) Fees for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, consist of the audit of the Company’s consolidated financial statements including effectiveness of internal controls over financial reporting, reviews of the Company’s quarterly financial statements, subsidiary statutory audits, consents and comfort letters, and agreed-upon procedures related to reports filed with regulatory agencies.
(2) Audit-related fees consist of attestation services.
(3) Tax fees consist of compliance, consulting, and transfer pricing services.
(4) All other fees consist of accounting research and disclosure software licenses.
It is the Company’s practice that all services provided by its independent registered public accounting firm be pre-approved either by the Audit Committee or by the Chair of the Audit Committee pursuant to authority delegated by the Audit Committee. No part of the independent registered public accounting firm services related to the Audit-Related Fees, Tax Fees, or All Other Fees listed in the table above was approved by the Audit Committee pursuant to the exemption from pre-approval provided by paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.
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TOTAL FEES | $ 5,324 | $ 4,930 |
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The Compensation Committee is responsible for oversight of the Company’s executive compensation, including authority to determine the compensation of the executive officers, and for producing an annual report on executive compensation in accordance with applicable rules and regulations. The Compensation Committee may delegate power and authority to subcommittees of the Compensation Committee as it deems appropriate. However, the Compensation Committee may not delegate to a subcommittee any power or authority required by any law, regulation, or listing standard required to be exercised by the Compensation Committee as a whole. The Compensation Committee has the sole authority to retain or terminate a compensation consultant to assist the Compensation Committee in carrying out its responsibilities, including sole authority to approve the consultant’s fees and other retention terms. The consultant’s fees will be paid by the Company.
The Compensation Committee also reviews the Company’s executive compensation programs on a continuing basis to determine that they are properly integrated and that payments and benefits are reasonably related to executive and Company performance and operate in a manner consistent with that contemplated when the programs were established.
The Compensation Committee also reviews the compensation of the Company’s directors, including an evaluation of how such compensation relates to director compensation of companies of comparable size, industry, and complexity and, if the Committee deems it appropriate, adopts, or proposes to the Board for consideration, any changes to compensation.
In overseeing the Company’s policies concerning executive compensation for officers, the Compensation Committee:
reviews at least annually the goals and objectives of the Company’s executive compensation plans and amends, or recommends that the Board amend, these goals and objectives if the Compensation Committee deems it appropriate;
reviews at least annually the Company’s executive officer compensation plans in light of the Company’s goals and objectives, and, if the Compensation Committee deems it appropriate, adopts or recommends to the Board the adoption of new, or the amendment of existing, executive compensation plans;
evaluates annually the performance of the Chief Executive Officer in light of the goals and objectives of the Company’s executive compensation plans and, either alone as a committee or together with the other independent directors, sets the Chief Executive Officer’s compensation level based on this evaluation;
in consultation with the CEO, approves the pay structure, salaries, and incentive payments of all other executive officers of the Company, as well as the funding level of the Company’s annual and long-term incentive plans; and
reviews and approves any severance or termination arrangements to be made with any executive officer of the Company.
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The Executive Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer, along with Owens Corning’s Human Resources staff, support the Compensation Committee in its work. In addition, the Compensation Committee has authority to engage the services of outside advisors, experts, and others to assist the Compensation Committee.
The Compensation Committee engaged the services of Meridian Compensation Partners, LLC (“Consultant”) during 2021 to serve as its independent outside compensation consultant to advise the Compensation Committee on all matters related to Chief Executive Officer and other executive officers, as well as director, compensation. Specifically, the Consultant provided relevant market data and trend information, advice, alternatives, and recommendations to the Compensation Committee, as further described below.
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The Governance and Nominating Committee (the “Committee” for purposes of this section), is responsible for:
reviewing with the Board the appropriate skills and characteristics required of directors;
recommending to the Board size and composition of the Board;
identifying, screening, and recommending to the Board director nominees for election by the shareholders or appointment by the Board, as the case may be, pursuant to the Bylaws, which selections shall be consistent with the Board’s criteria for selecting new directors;
reviewing shareholder nominations for members of the Board;
reviewing the suitability for continued service as director for each Board member when his or her term expires and when he or she has a significant change in status;
developing and reviewing the corporate governance principles adopted by the Board and recommending any changes to the Board;
considering any other corporate governance issues that arise from time to time and developing appropriate recommendations for the Board;
overseeing the annual evaluation of the Board as a whole, committees, and the Chair/CEO;
recommending procedures for reviewing strategic plans of the Company;
advising the Chair regarding meeting dates, agendas, and the character of information to be presented at Board meetings; and
ensuring that the Board reviews plans for Board continuity and management recommendations for management continuity at least once a year.
DIRECTOR NOMINATION PROCESS |
The Committee evaluates potential candidates for Board membership on an ongoing basis. The Committee is authorized to use any methods it deems appropriate for identifying candidates for Board membership, including recommendations from current Board members, outside search firms, and shareholders. Where outside search firms are utilized, they may assist the Committee in identifying, evaluating, or recruiting potential nominees.
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Pursuant to the Company’s Corporate Governance Guidelines, nominees for director are selected on the basis of, among other things, experience, knowledge, skills, expertise, mature judgment, acumen, character, integrity, diversity, ability to make independent analytical inquiries, understanding of the Company’s business environment, and willingness to devote adequate time and effort to Board responsibilities.
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Pursuant to its charter, the Committee is responsible for identifying and recommending director nominees consistent with the director qualification criteria described above, including diversity, so as to enhance the Board’s ability to manage and direct the affairs and business of the Company. In this context, “diversity” includes gender, race, ethnicity, nationality, national origin, or other elements of one’s identity. In addition, the Committee is committed to including, in each third-party search for independent director candidates, qualified candidates who reflect diverse backgrounds, including diversity of gender and race.
Pursuant to its charter, the Governance and Nominating Committee is responsible for identifying and recommending director nominees consistent with the director qualification criteria described above, including diversity, so as to enhance the Board’s ability to manage and direct the affairs and business of the Company. In identifying director nominees, the Committee considers diversity as provided in its charter and the Corporate Governance Guidelines. The Committee considers diversity expansively against the charter standard of enhancing the Board’s ability to manage and direct the affairs and business of the Company. The effectiveness of this process is assessed annually by the full Board as part of the Board self-evaluation process. The Committee believes that its consideration of diversity effectively implements the charter requirements.
Recent additions to the Board demonstrate the Company’s commitment to diversity. Four of the last five Directors to join the Board were either female, or ethnic minorities. The current slate of director nominees features 60% gender and ethnic diversity, representing a threefold increase in gender and ethnic, or racial minorities. The current slate of director nominees features 60% gender, ethnic, or racial diversity, representing a threefold increase in gender, ethnic, or racial diversity on the Board over the last decade.
CONSIDERATION OF DIRECTOR CANDIDATES RECOMMENDED BY SHAREHOLDERS |
Under its charter, the Committee is responsible for reviewing shareholder nominations for directors. The Committee does not have a formal policy with respect to the consideration of director candidates recommended by shareholders. However, its practice is to consider those candidates on the same basis and in the same manner as it considers recommendations from other sources. Such recommendations should be submitted to the Secretary of the Company and should include information about the background and qualifications of the candidate, as well as any other information required by our Bylaws.
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The Executive Committee has the authority to act for the Board between meetings of the Board subject to its charter, applicable law and NYSE listing standards.
REVIEW OF TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PERSONS
There are no transactions with related persons, as defined in Item 404 of Regulation S-K, to report for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020.2021.
The Company has various written policies in place pertaining to related party transactions and actual or potential conflicts of interest by directors, officers, employees, and members of their immediate families, including reference in the charter of the Audit Committee.
The Company has a Directors’ Code of Conduct that provides, among other things, that a director who has an actual or potential conflict of interest:
must disclose the existence and nature of such actual or potential conflict to the Chairman of the Board and the Chair of theand Governance and Nominating Committee;Committee Chair; and
may proceed with the transaction only after receiving approval from the Governance and Nominating Committee.
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF OWENS CORNING
The name, age, and business experience during the past five years of Owens Corning’s executive officers as of March 11, 202110, 2022 are set forth below. Each executive officer holds office until his/her successor is elected and qualified or until his/her earlier resignation, retirement, or removal. All those listed have been employees of Owens Corning during the past five years except as indicated.
NAME AND AGE | POSITION1 | |
| Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary since June 2021; formerly Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Nordson Corporation (2018); formerly Deputy General Counsel and Assistant Secretary of Nordson Corporation (2013) | |
Brian D. Chambers |
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Todd W. Fister | President, Insulation since July 2019; formerly Vice President of Global Insulation and Strategy (2019); formerly Vice President and Managing Director for Europe Insulation and Global Foamglas® (2018); formerly Vice President and Managing Director for Foamglas® (2017); formerly Vice President of Strategic Marketing (2014) | |
| Executive Vice President, Chief Research and Development Officer since April 2021; formerly Vice President of Science and Technology for Insulation and Roofing (2019); formerly Vice President of Science and Technology for Insulation (2015) | |
Kenneth S. Parks (58) | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since January 2021; formerly Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (2020); formerly Chief Financial Officer of Mylan N.V. | |
Paula J. Russell | Executive Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer since January 2021; formerly Senior Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer (December 2019); formerly Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer (April 2019); formerly Vice President of Total Rewards and Center of Excellence | |
Marcio A. Sandri | President, Composites since May 2018; formerly Vice President Global Strategy and Operations, Composites (2017); formerly Vice President and General Manager, Composites (2007) | |
Kelly J. Schmidt | Vice President, Controller since April 2011 | |
Daniel T. Smith | Executive Vice President, Chief Growth Officer since January 2021; formerly Senior Vice President, Chief Growth Officer (2019); formerly Senior Vice President, Organization and Administration (2014) | |
Gunner S. Smith | President, Roofing since August 2018, formerly Vice President of Distribution Sales for Roofing (2012) |
Information in parentheses indicates year during the past five years in which service in position began. The last item listed for each individual represents the position held by such individual at the beginning of the five-year period. |
BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SHARES
The information in the table below sets forth those persons (including any “group” as that term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) known by Owens Corning to be the beneficial owners of more than 5% of Owens Corning common stock as of February 16, 202117, 2022 (except as noted below). Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the SEC and, except as otherwise indicated by footnote, the number of shares and percentage ownership indicated in the following table is based on outstanding shares of Owens Corning common stock as of February 16, 2021.17, 2022. Except as indicated by footnote and subject to community property laws where applicable, to our knowledge, the persons named in the table below have sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares of common stock shown as beneficially owned by them.
TITLE OF CLASS | NAME AND ADDRESS OF BENEFICIAL OWNER | AMOUNT AND NATURE OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP | PERCENT OF CLASS | NAME AND ADDRESS OF BENEFICIAL OWNER | AMOUNT AND NATURE OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP | PERCENT OF CLASS | ||||||||||||
Common Stock | BlackRock, Inc.(1) |
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| 11.17 | % | BlackRock, Inc.(1) | 11,559,475 | 11.67% | |||||||||
Common Stock | The Vanguard Group(2) |
| 10,271,489 |
| 9.79 | % | The Vanguard Group(2) | 9,777,972 | 9.87% | |||||||||
Common Stock | Boston Partners(3) |
| 7,633,857 |
| 7.28 | % |
(1) | Based solely upon |
(2) | Based solely upon a Schedule 13G/A filed with the SEC on February |
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SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS
The following table contains information, as of February 16, 2021,17, 2022, unless otherwise indicated, about the beneficial ownership of Owens Corning’s common stock by the executive officers and directors as a group and each named executive officer and director, individually, in accordance with Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act, as well as ownership of certain other Owens Corning securities. Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the SEC and, except as otherwise indicated by footnote, the number of shares and percentage ownership indicated in the following table is based on 104,926,38399,068,126 outstanding shares of Owens Corning common stock as of February 16, 2021.17, 2022. Except as indicated by footnote and subject to community property laws where applicable, to our knowledge, the persons named in the table below have sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares of common stock shown as beneficially owned by them.
DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS | BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF COMMON STOCK | PERCENT OF CLASS | OWNERSHIP OF OTHER SECURITIES | TOTAL OWNERSHIP OF COMMON STOCK AND OTHER SECURITIES(5) | BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF COMMON STOCK | PERCENT OF CLASS | OWNERSHIP OF OTHER SECURITIES | TOTAL OWNERSHIP OF COMMON STOCK AND OTHER SECURITIES (4) | ||||||||||||||||
Eduardo Cordeiro |
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Eduardo E. Cordeiro | 7,313 (1) | (5) |
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Adrienne D. Elsner |
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J. Brian Ferguson |
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Alfred E. Festa |
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Ralph F. Hake |
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Edward F. Lonergan |
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Maryann T. Mannen |
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W. Howard Morris |
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Suzanne P. Nimocks |
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John D. Williams |
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Brian D. Chambers |
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Prithvi S. Gandhi |
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Kenneth S. Parks |
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Gina A. Beredo | - | (5) | 18,609 (3) | 18,609 (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Marcio A. Sandri |
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| 71,504 | (1)(2)(3)(4) | 41,305 (1)(2) | (5) | 14,869 (3) | 56,174 (1)(2)(3) | ||||||||
Daniel T. Smith |
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| 67,944 | (1)(2)(3)(4) | 20,463 (2) | (5) | 35,434 (3) | 55,897 (2)(3) | ||||||||
Gunner S. Smith |
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Executive officers and directors as a group (19 persons) | 437,074 (1)(2) | (5) | 228,331 (3) | 665,405 (1)(2)(3) |
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Includes restricted stock units and deferred unvested restricted stock units over which there is currently no investment or voting power, as follows: Ms. Beredo, 18,609; Mr. Chambers, |
Does not include outstanding performance share units, which do not have voting or investment power, and which may vest from 0% to 200% in shares of common stock at the end of a three-year performance period. |
(5) | Represents less than 1%. |
COMPENSATION DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
Our PerformanceOUR PERFORMANCE
In 2020,2021, Owens Corning delivered strongrecord revenues and record operatingincreased cash flow despite unprecedented market conditions,generation, expanded operating margins across its businesses, and the Company continuescontinued to deliver strong adjusted earnings before interest and taxes (“adjusted EBIT”).1 amid dynamic market conditions. The Company’s performance was driven by strong volumes in several key markets, strong manufacturing productivity, and disciplined cost managementoutstanding commercial and operational execution across the organization, butorganization. All of this was affected byaccomplished despite the coronaviruspersisting impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. During the year,
Across our Company – in every region – we continuedcontinue to differentiate ourselves and build market-leading positions through our focus oncommercial strength, manufacturing expertise, high-performing teams, material science innovation, and ability to deliver sustainable solutions. In 2021, we introduced a new strategy for our Company that lays out our long-term priorities to significantly expand our current growth potential and leverage our unique enterprise capabilities. The three key operating priorities – accelerating organic growth, driving improved operating efficiencies,elements of this strategy are: strengthening our position in core building and generating strong free cash flow – which were reflectedconstruction products, expanding our multi-material system offerings, and developing prefabricated building envelope solutions. Our enterprise capabilities and strategy position us well to grow our Company, help our customers win in the market, and deliver value to our financial resultsshareholders in 2022 and resource allocation decisions. These priorities, coupled with our market-leading businesses in attractive end markets, innovative products and process technologies, and an enterprise model that creates differentiated value for customers, position the Company for success in 2021.beyond.
As described in this section, we believe compensation should align with and enhance long-term shareholder value. Given our underlying pay-for-performance philosophy, a significant portion of compensation for our executives is “at-risk”“at-risk” and reflects our business performance. In 2020,2021, this resulted in above-target payouts for our short-term incentive plan, and lower than target payouts for our long-term incentive plans.plan. Our executive compensation plans were not modified during the course of 20202021 or on a discretionary basis after the end of the year, and payouts as reflected in this section are based on the programs as they were originally designed.
Our Pandemic ResponseOUR PANDEMIC RESPONSE
The COVID-19 pandemic fundamentally impactedcontinued to impact businesses and industries, communities, and families across the world in 2020.2021. Against this challenging backdrop we demonstrated that Owens Corningincluded inflation and a tight supply environment, our global teams, especially in supply chain, manufacturing, customer service, and sales, continued to work extremely hard to respond to challenges, increase our production, and meet the products we make are essential. And,needs of our employees demonstrated extraordinary resilience, ingenuity, and execution in responding to challenges.customers.
The results described in the “Our Performance” section above were accomplished while maintaining our unconditional commitment to keeping each other, as well as our customers and suppliers, healthy and safe. Responding toOur results demonstrated the initial impactsresiliency of our team, the strength of our commercial and operational execution, and the durability of the pandemic, we adapted and enabled our manufacturing operations to serve recovering customer demand and support our people and our communities amid the crisis.
The strength and continuityearnings power of our business were based on four key areas of focus:Company.
Keeping our employees and other key stakeholders healthy and safe;
Staying closely connected to our customers, our suppliers and our markets;
Rapidly adapting our business to the near-term changes in market conditions without losing sight of our path to longer term success; and
Ensuring a strong balance sheet with access to capital as needed.
Our PeopleOUR PEOPLE
At Owens Corning, our leaders are relentlessly focused on growth – growth of our Company, our talent, and our communities. This focus permeates everything we do, including our multi-year journey of talent development that has shaped the leaders we invest in and promote. Our leaders are accountable to drive results, build connections, and explore new ideas to enable delivery ofexecute on our ambitious growth agenda. They must do this while fostering an environment that encourages inclusion and diversity to enable high performinghigh-performing teams, create a morecontinually enhance our positive work environment, and develop and retain outstanding talent.
We provide you with the following information concerning the objectives, principles, decisions, material elements, processes, amounts, and rationale underlying the compensation of our Named Executive Officers (NEOs)(“NEOs”). For 2020,2021, our NEOs are:
NAME | TITLE | PERIOD OF EMPLOYMENT | ||
Brian D. Chambers | April 2011 July 2000 | |||
Kenneth S. Parks | Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) | September 2020 | ||
Gina A. Beredo | Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | June 2021 - present | ||
Daniel T. Smith | Executive Vice President, Chief Growth Officer | September 2009 | ||
Marcio A. Sandri | President, Composites | August 2000 | ||
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Effective October 23, 2019, Prithvi S. Gandhi was appointed interim CFO, succeeding Michael C. McMurray, who resigned from his position on this date, while the Company conducted a search. Because this was an interim assignment, his compensation structure was not changed while serving as Interim CFO and instead received retention/supplemental awards at the time of his appointment, as disclosed on Form 8-K and in our 2019 Compensation Discussion and Analysis. On August 6, 2020, the Company announced the appointment of Kenneth Parks as Senior Vice President and CFO, effective September 8, 2020.
1 | Reconciliation and further information for certain non-GAAP measures may be found for EBIT and adjusted EBIT on pages 25 and 26 of our 2021 Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February 16, 2022. |
Our Shareholder OutreachOUR SHAREHOLDER OUTREACH
We remain committed to transparency and two-way communication with our investors so that they understand our executive compensation program, including how it aligns the interests of our executives with those of our shareholders, and how it rewards the achievement of our objectives. We also want to understand what our shareholders thinkshareholders’ views about our executive compensation.compensation program.
To this end, in 20202021 we continued our shareholder outreach program under which we provide consistent, periodic opportunities for our investors to provide their perspectives on our executive compensation and ESG programs. This outreach program is distinct from our broader investor relations efforts, which are more focused on the Company’s financial performance. Our governance outreach program currently consists of three main pillars, as described below.
OUTREACH TYPE | APPROXIMATE TIMEFRAME
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Proxy Off-Season | Fall/Winter | Solicit shareholder feedback more broadly on governance, executive compensation, and environmental and social issues | ||
Proxy Season | After filing proxy statement | Solicit shareholder feedback on proxy statement and | ||
Post-Annual Meeting | Fall | Engage with shareholders to understand their votes at the most recent Annual Meeting of Shareholders |
Since filing our prior proxy statement in March 2020,2021, we carried out two broad communicationsdistinct communication efforts with investors on governance topics. Our most recent communication in the fall of 2020Fall 2021 reached more than 70 of our top investors, collectively holding approximately 80% of our outstanding shares, with the goal of receiving feedback on governance, executive compensation, and environmental and social issues. The Company held meetings with several of the shareholders who were contacted via these outreach efforts. Shareholder feedback has been positive with regard to the Company’s executive compensation program design and performance criteria, which has been reinforced by these outreach meetings.
Additionally, at our 2020 annual meeting2021 Annual Meeting we provided our shareholders with the opportunity, on an advisory basis, to approve or vote against the compensation of our NEOs (Say-on-Pay)(“Say-on-Pay”). Approximately 93%90% of the votes cast on this proposal approved the NEOs’ compensation. Owens Corning considers shareholder feedback as it shapes its governance and executive compensation programs and policies, as well as its disclosures. Recent examples of disclosures added after conducting shareholder outreach include a Board of Directors Skill Matrix and additional information on environmental and social initiatives, both of which have been incorporated into the Company’sthis Proxy Statement.
Environmental, Social & Governance Goals
Our shareholders have expressed heightened interest and appreciation of our sustainability programs and achievements, as well as our investments in building an inclusive and diverse culture. In response to shareholder feedback and in recognition of the Company’s ongoing commitment to safety, sustainability, and inclusion and diversity, we are continuing to enhance how we disclose our ESG goals and results.
Progress against ESG goals influence the Compensation Committee’s assessment of the NEOs’ annual performance and compensation decisions.
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Safety | Year-over-year improvement in safety performance | |
Sustainability | Greenhouse gas emissions (“GHG”): Continue to reduce GHG year-over-year in support of our 2030 sustainability goal of 50% reduction Waste to Landfill: Continue to reduce waste to landfill in support of our 2030 sustainability goal of zero waste to landfill | |
Inclusion & Diversity | Inclusion: Advance our culture of appreciation through programs and initiatives that ensure a bias-free employee experience Diversity: Increase women and people of color in leadership roles in alignment in support of our 2030 sustainability goals of 35% female representation (globally) and 22% people of color representation (United States only) |
20202021 EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION PROGRAM
Considering the effectiveness of our programs and strong shareholder support, as evidenced by the Say-on-Pay vote outcome at our most recent Annual Meeting of Shareholders, the Board’s Compensation Committee (the “Committee”) for purposes of this Compensation Discussion and Analysis), generally maintained the same program design for 2020.2021. The performance share units include a new metric related to free cash flow conversion, in addition to continued use of total shareholder return and return on capital metrics. The following table summarizes the major elements of our executive compensation plans for the NEOs:
PAY ELEMENT
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Base Salary | Cash | N/A | N/A | Provide a base level of compensation sufficient to attract, retain, and motivate executives | ||||
Annual Incentive Award | Cash | 75% Corporate performance: • 40% Owens Corning adjusted EBIT • 20% Composites EBIT • 20% Insulation EBIT • 20% Roofing EBIT 25% Individual performance | 1 year | Motivate executives to meet and exceed Company and business financial goals, |
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PSUs (ROC) | PSUs based on adjusted return on capital metric (ROC) | 3 years | ||||||||||
PSUs (FCFC) (20%) | PSUs based on free cash flow conversion metric (FCFC) | 3 years |
Additional details and rationale for 20202021 compensation decisions are provided in later discussion in this Compensation Discussion and Analysis.
HOW WE MAKE COMPENSATION DECISIONS
Our Executive Compensation PhilosophyOUR EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION PHILOSOPHY
The Committee believes that executive compensation opportunities should align with and enhance long-term shareholder value. This core philosophy is embedded in all aspects of our executive compensation program and is reflected in our guiding principles. We believe that the application of these principles enables us to create a meaningful link between compensation outcomes and long-term, sustainable value for our shareholders.
Guiding Principles
GUIDING PRINCIPLES
PAY FOR PERFORMANCE | SHAREHOLDER ALIGNMENT | LONG-TERM FOCUS | ||
A substantial majority of pay is variable, contingent, and directly linked to Company and individual performance. | The financial interests of executives are aligned with the long-term interests of our shareholders through stock-based compensation and performance metrics that correlate with long-term shareholder value. | For our NEOs, long-term stock-based compensation opportunities will significantly outweigh short-term cash-based opportunities. Annual objectives align with the three key elements of our strategic plan and enhance sustainable long-term performance. |
COMPETITIVENESS | BALANCE | GOVERNANCE/COMMUNICATION | ||
Total compensation should be sufficiently competitive to attract, retain, motivate, and reward a leadership team capable of maximizing Owens Corning’s performance. Each element is generally compared to peers and the broader marketplace for executive talent. | Our compensation program is designed to be challenging, but fair. Executives should have the opportunity to earn market- competitive pay for delivering expected results. As results exceed expectations (both internal and external), pay levels may increase above market median levels. If performance falls below expected levels, actual pay may fall below market median levels. | Feedback from shareholders is solicited and factored into the design of our compensation program. Clear design enables ease of communication for all stakeholders. |
Role of The CommitteeROLE OF THE COMMITTEE
The Committee, which consists of all independent directors, is responsible for overseeing the development and administration of our executive compensation program. In this role, the Committee approves all compensation actions concerning our CEO and the other NEOs. The Committee’s other responsibilities include:
Reviewingreviews at least annually the goals and approvingobjectives of the Company’s executive compensation plans and programs;amends, or recommends that the Board amend, these goals and objectives if the Compensation Committee deems it appropriate;
Assessing input from Owens Corning’s shareholders regardingreviews at least annually the Company’s executive officer compensation plans in light of the Company’s goals and objectives, and, if the Compensation Committee deems it appropriate, adopts or recommends to the Board the adoption of new, or the amendment of existing, executive compensation decisions and policies;plans;
Reviewingevaluates annually the performance of the Chief Executive Officer in light of the goals and approving incentive plan metricsobjectives of the Company’s executive compensation plans and, targets;either alone as a committee or together with the other independent directors, sets the Chief Executive Officer’s compensation level based on this evaluation;
Assessing Owens Corning and each NEO’s performance relative to these metrics and targets;
Evaluating the competitiveness of total compensation forin consultation with the CEO, approves the pay structure, salaries, and incentive payments of all other executive officers of the other NEOs;Company, as well as the funding level of the Company’s annual and long-term incentive plans; and
Approving changesreviews and approves any severance or termination arrangements to each NEO’s compensation, including base salary and annual and long-term incentive opportunities and awards.be made with any executive officer of the Company.
The Chief Human Resources Officer and the independent compensation consultant assist the Committee with these responsibilities. The Committee’s charter, which sets out the Committee’s responsibilities, can be found on our website at: http://www.owenscorning.com.
Role of the Compensation ConsultantROLE OF THE COMPENSATION CONSULTANT
The Committee retained the services of Meridian Compensation Partners, LLC (“Meridian” or the “Consultant”) to serve as its executive compensation consultant for 2020.2021. In this capacity, the Consultant advised the Committee on a variety of subjects consisting of compensation plan design and trends, pay for performance analytics, and comparative compensation norms. While the Consultant may make recommendations on the form and amount of compensation, the Committee continues to make all decisions regardingdecides the compensation of our NEOs.
The Consultant reported directly to the Committee, participated in meetings as requested, and communicated with the Committee Chair between meetings as necessary. In 2020,2021, the Consultant attended all of our Committee meetings.
The Committee reviewed the qualifications and assessed the independence of the Consultant during 2020.2021. The Committee also considered and assessed all relevant factors, including those required by the SEC and the New York Stock Exchange,NYSE, which could give rise to a potential conflict of interest. Based on these reviews, the Committee did not identify any conflicts of interest raised by the work performed by the Consultant. Meridian does not perform other services for or receive other fees from Owens Corning. The
Committee has the sole authority to modify or approve the Consultant’s compensation, determine the nature and scope of its services, evaluate its performance, terminate the engagement, and hire a replacement or additional consultant at any time.
Peer GroupPEER GROUP
The Committee utilizes a peer group of 14 companies when assessing the competitiveness of executive compensation and the appropriateness of compensation program design. These companies are either in the building materials industry, serve related markets, or use manufacturing processes similar to Owens Corning, and have size (measured in annual sales, market capitalization or number of employees) or complexity comparable to Owens Corning. This peer group is reviewed regularly by the Committee to ensure the relevance of the companies to which we compare ourselves.
The peer group for 20202021 compensation decisions was comprised of the following companies:companies, which did not change from 2020:
A.O. Smith Corporation | Masco Corporation | |
Ball Corporation | Mohawk Industries, Inc. | |
Celanese Corporation | O-I Glass, Inc. | |
Eastman Chemical Company | PPG Industries, Inc. | |
Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc. | RPM International, Inc. | |
Lennox International Inc. | The Sherwin-Williams Company | |
Louisiana-Pacific Corporation | Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. |
Effective January 1, 2022, the Committee added Trane Technologies plc and Greif, Inc. as peer companies. The Committee believes that these peer companies continue tochanges maintain a balance amongbetween company size/revenue, industry, global scope, manufacturing footprint, and presence in our marketas a competitor for executive talent.
While compensation data from the peer group serves as comparison data, the Committee supplements this information with data from compensation surveys covering general industry companies of similar size based on annual sales. This additional data, compiled by the Consultant, enhances the Committee’s knowledge of trends and market practices. Owens Corning did not select the companies that comprise any of these survey groups, and the component companies’ identities were not a material factor in our compensation analysis.
Market Median CompensationMARKET MEDIAN COMPENSATION
To help ensure that our compensation program is appropriately competitive, the Committee believes the target opportunity of each key compensation element (base salary, annual incentive, and long-term incentive) should generally align with market median practices. As such, the compensation opportunities, when granted, correspond to the market median practices of peer companies with additional performance criteria that awards significant value only when the Company outperforms the targets set by the Committee.
Individual pay opportunities may fall above or below these targets based on the executive’s performance and the Committee’s discretion. In exercising its discretion, the Committee considers Company and individual performance, time in job and experience, job scope, retention risk and any other factors that it determines to be relevant and consistent with program objectives and shareholder interests.
HOW WE STRUCTURE OUR COMPENSATION
Principal Elements of CompensationPRINCIPAL ELEMENTS OF COMPENSATION
The following principal elements make up our NEOs’ compensation program:
CASH COMPENSATION | LONG-TERM INCENTIVES | RETIREMENT | ||||||
Base Salary | Annual Incentive | Restricted Stock Units | Performance Share Units | 401(k) Savings Plan
Non-Qualified Deferred |
CASH COMPENSATION
Base SalaryBASE SALARY
To help Owens Corning attract, retain, and motivate the most qualified executive talent, we provide executive base salaries generally targeted at the median of competitive market practices. Each year, the Committee reviews recommendations from the CEO regarding base salary adjustments for his direct reports, including the other NEOs. The Committee has discretion to modify or approve the CEO’s base salary recommendations and the CEO does not participate in the Committee’s determination of his own base salary. 20202021 base salary increases were driven by job scope and responsibilities, experience, tenure, individual performance, retention risk, gaps to market median pay practices, and internal pay equity.
ANNUAL INCENTIVE
Annual Incentive
Annual incentive isincentives are delivered through the annual Corporate Incentive Plan (CIP)(“CIP”). Funding under the 20202021 CIP for all NEO awards was determined based on performance as measured against corporate and individual performance goals. Incentive awards for the NEOs are based 75% on corporate performance measures and 25% on individual performance measures.performance. Award amounts for each component may be earned from 0% to 200% of targeted levels, based upon performance. The Committee assesses the individual performance of the CEO, and reviews and approves the CEO’s assessment of individual performance of the other NEOs in determining the individual performance component of CIP awards. The overall corporate component is earned based upon the achievement of pre-determined financial goals as described below. Awards are paid in the form of a lump-sum cash payment.
At the beginning of each year, the Committee selects the overall corporate performance objectives, or funding criteria, that are used to determine the funding of the corporate performance component (75% of the target award) for the annual CIP. For 2020,2021, the Committee selected specific levels of adjusted EBIT as the performance metric based on the view that total shareholder return is correlated with sustained earnings growth, which Owens Corning measures through adjusted EBIT performance, - our longstanding measure of profitability. Further information for adjusted EBIT can be found on pages 25 and 26 of our 2020 Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February 17, 2021.
Earnings metrics are the most prevalent annual incentive metrics amongstused by Owens Corning peers. Because of the importance of driving profitable growth, adjusted EBIT is weighted at 75% within the annual incentive payout.opportunities. Owens Corning (consolidated) adjusted EBIT goals determine 40% of overall corporate funding, and performance of the Composites, Insulation, and Roofing businesses against their respective EBIT goals each contribute 20% to overall corporate funding. For 2020, despiteDespite the pandemic, no adjustments were made to the company’s performance incentive goals.goals for 2020 or 2021.
Funding for each of the corporate components of the CIP can independently range, based on consolidated Owens Corning or business performance, from Threshold performance (50% CIP funding), to Target performance (100% CIP funding), to Maximum performance (200% CIP funding). Based on feedback from the Consultant, Threshold was changed from 0% to 50% for the 2020 plan year, to be more consistent with broad market practices. For consolidated or business performance falling below Threshold, that portion of the award would not fund. For performance between Threshold and Target or Target and Maximum, CIP funding would fall proportionately between the corresponding funding levels. For example, for performance falling halfway between Threshold performance and Target performance, the resulting CIP funding would be 75%, which is halfway between Threshold funding at 50% and Target funding at 100%. This straight-line mathematical interpolation is performed separately for Owens Corning, Composites, Insulation, and Roofing adjusted EBIT performance and the results are aggregated by applying a 40% weight to consolidated funding and 20% weight to the funding of each business.
When establishing 20202021 Threshold, Target, and Maximum CIP performance requirements, the Committee used a variety of guiding principles, including:
Target performance levels generally correspond with the results and the business objectives called for in the Board-reviewed operationsoperating plan (a comprehensive strategic business plan for the Company) for the year. Whether the Target performance level can be attained is a function of the degree of difficulty associated with the operationsoperating plan.
Threshold performance levels will be set at a level of acceptable performance that warrants below-market compensation. CIP performance levels between Threshold and Target are intended to compensate participants below the targeted median, which the Committee believes is appropriate for a performance-based incentive plan.
The Maximum performance level is also determined based on the Committee’s view of the degree of difficulty of the operations plan – operating plan–the more difficult the operating plan and, therefore, the Target performance level, is to achieve, the less incremental performance (above Target performance) is required to reach the Maximum.
The Maximum performance level will be set so that it is difficult to achieve and would deliver clear outperformance compared to the operating plan, with the mindset that Maximum performance significantly benefits the Company’s shareholders and warrants CIP funding at or near Maximum.
CIP awards between Target and Maximum should reflect a level of performance that distinguishes the Company and its leaders, and translates into increased shareholder value.
The Committee retains discretion to reduce awards or not pay CIP compensation even if the relevant performance targets are met, and to adjust performance targets based on timing and materiality of transactions, charges, or accruals.
Based on timing of material transactions, the Committee may exclude the impact of a divestiture/acquisition (for example, not allow the additional EBIT of an acquired business to fund the CIP), or may include the impact of the acquisition (for example, include the acquired business’ EBIT after increasing the performance levels required to fund the CIP), it being the Committee’s intent to avoid funding windfalls and reward acquisition synergy capture.
The individual component (25% of the target award) is funded at maximum if the Company has positive adjusted EBIT, with actual award amounts being reduced from maximum based upon a discretionary assessment of individual performance by the Committee. The Committee assesses the individual performance of the CEO, and reviews and approves the CEO’s assessment of individual performance of the other NEOs in determining the individual performance component of CIP amounts.
Individual performance goals for the CEO are established and approvedreviewed by the Committee and Board at the beginning of each year (see goal setting discussion below). For the remaining NEOs, the CEO and each officer establish and agree upon performance objectives which serve as the individual performance goals for that officer for the year. At the close of each year, the Committee evaluates the performance of the CEO against the established performance and ESG goals, in addition to other factors described below, and determines the level of funding of the individual component of the award. Similarly, the CEO reviews performance of the other NEOs against their individual goals and based on this assessment and other factors
described below, the CEO makes a recommendation to the Committee. The Committee then determines the actual payout under the individual component of the CIP for such NEOs based on the recommendations of the CEO and its discretion, all subject to overall CIP funding levels.
LONG-TERM INCENTIVE
We believe long-term incentive opportunities should align NEO behaviors and results with key enterprise drivers and the interests of shareholders over an extended period. Our long-term incentive program (“LTI”) is an equity-based program that uses a combination of Restricted Stock Units and Performance Share Units. For 20202021 NEO awards, the mix of LTI vehicles was maintained as follows:
Restricted Stock Units generally vest at a rate of 25% per year over a four-year period. Performance Share Units use overlapping three-year performance cycles, with a new three-year cycle beginning each year. Our Return on Capital-based Performance Share Units (“ROC PSUs”) generally vest after the completion of the three-year performance period and deliver shares based on achievement of predetermined adjusted return on capital metrics. For 2020, despiteDespite the pandemic, no adjustments were made to the performance levels associated with our PSUs.PSUs for 2020 and 2021. Our total shareholder return-based Performance Share Units (“TSR PSUs”) generally vest after the completion of the three-year performance period and deliver shares based on the Company’s total shareholder return relative to the companies that made up the Dow Jones Construction and Materials Index (the “Index”), as of the beginning of the performance period. TheOur Free Cash Flow Conversion-based Performance Share Units (“FCFC PSUs”) generally vest after the completion of the three-year performance period and deliver shares based on achievement of predetermined free cash flow conversion metrics. We believe the majority of awards should be performance-based and at-risk. Accordingly, the aggregate LTI award’s total value is allocated 40% to Restricted Stock Units, 35%20% to ROC PSUs, and 25%20% to TSR PSUs, 20% to FCFC PSUs, and then each allocation is divided by the grant date stock price to determine the number of Restricted Stock Units and target Performance Share Units that are granted.
Performance Share UnitsPERFORMANCE SHARE UNITS – Return on CapitalRETURN ON CAPITAL
TheFor the 2021-2023 performance cycle, ROC PSUs granted in 2020 will fund from 0% to 200% based upon annual adjusted return on capital achieved during each year of the three-year performance period, from 2020 through 2022. For such units granted to NEOs in 2020, to increase focus on free cash flow conversion, an additional 33.3% of target ROC PSUs is earned for each year in which the Company delivers 100% free cash flow conversion and at least 7.5% adjusted return on capital, for a maximum award opportunity of 300% of target. The additional payout will not be prorated for incremental performance. There will be no additional funding if the Company achieves its free cash flow conversion goal but adjusted return on capital falls below 7.5%. Free cash flow conversion is a non-GAAP measure calculated as net cash flow provided by operating activities less cash paid for property, plant and equipment (free cash flow) divided by adjusted earnings (net earnings or loss attributable to Owens Corning excluding adjustments for significant items not representative of ongoing operations, net of tax.)
For the 2020 ROC PSUs, we will utilize annual adjusted return on capital performance criteria from 2020 through 2022 to determine each year’s contribution to overall funding.period. Each annual funding outcome will be averaged to determine the award payout. Adjusted return on capital for each fiscal year is calculated as adjusted EBIT plus fresh start depletion and amortization less adjusted taxes, divided by the sum of average net fixed assets, average working capital, and post-emergence goodwill, and intangible assets, less fresh start land and alloy adjustments.intangibles. This formula adjusts for the impact of fresh start accounting and may be adjusted for material transactions, accruals or charges as approved by the Committee and thus may differ from return on capital that may be discussed in the context of our financial statements and other public disclosures. For the 2020-20222021-2023 performance cycle, 0% funding will be provided below threshold performance. Threshold adjusted return on capital performance, which would provide for 50% funding, was set at 7.5% adjusted return on capital, as a proxy for the Company’s long-term cost of capital. Maximum performance, which would provide for 200% funding, was set at 12.5% adjusted return on capital. Target performance, which would provide for 100% funding, was set at 10% adjusted return on capital. Payout will be interpolated on a straight-line mathematical basis for performance between Threshold and Target, or between Target and Maximum.
Performance Share UnitsPERFORMANCE SHARE UNITS – Total Shareholder ReturnTOTAL SHAREHOLDER RETURN
For the 2020-20222021-2023 performance cycle, the TSR PSUs will fund from 0% to 200% based upon the Company’s total shareholder return as a percentile of the companies included in the Index as of the beginning of the performance period. The Index comparator group was selected as a peer group that is specific to our industry and aligned to our markets and global exposure.
Threshold funding (0% payout) for the TSR PSUs applies up to the 25th percentile of the Index. Target funding (100% payout) is achieved at the 50th percentile. Maximum funding (200% payout) is earned at and above the 75th percentile. Payout is interpolated on a straight-line mathematical basis for performance between Threshold and Target, and between Target and Maximum, and is capped at 100% if our TSR is negative. The following chart depicts the payout opportunity for the 20202021 TSR PSU award:
PERFORMANCE SHARE UNITS – FREE CASH FLOW CONVERSION
Free cash flow conversion was introduced as a long-term incentive metric in 2020 and continues to be a critical objective within the Company’s overall capital management, shareholder return, and enterprise growth strategy. Free cash flow conversion is a non-GAAP measure calculated as net cash flow provided by operating activities less cash paid for property, plant, and equipment divided by adjusted earnings.
For the 2021 – 2023 performance cycle, the FCFC PSUs, will fund from 0% to 200% based upon annual free cash flow conversion during each year of the three-year performance period. Each annual funding outcome will be averaged to determine the award payout. For the 2021-2023 performance cycle, 0% funding will be provided below threshold performance. Threshold free cash flow conversion performance, which would provide for 50% funding, was set at 75% free cash flow conversion. Maximum performance, which would provide for 200% funding, was set at 110% free cash flow conversion performance. Target performance, which would provide for 100% funding, was set at 100% free cash flow conversion. Payout will be interpolated on a straight-line mathematical basis for performance between Threshold and Target, or between Target and Maximum.
EMPHASIS ON VARIABLE PAY
85% of our CEO’s and 74% of our other NEOs’ target compensation (in other words, base salary, target annual incentivesincentive and long-term incentives) is at-risk compensation directly contingent on performance. Actual annual incentives and long-term incentive awards are subject to the achievement of pre-established performance requirements and designed to align to stockholder value. Base salary and other fixed elements of compensation are essential to any compensation program and enable the recruitment and retention of top talent. However, we believe that variable compensation for our most senior executives should significantly outweigh base salaries.
Our 20202021 NEO compensation reflects this philosophy. The following charts illustrate the target pay mix for our CEO and other NEOs for 2020.2021. Note the significant portion of compensation that is at-risk and performance-based. For the purpose of this summary, Mr. Gandhi’s compensation is not included.
HOW WE ASSESS PERFORMANCE
Goal SettingGOAL SETTING
Annually, the Committee establishes financial, strategic, and operational goals for the CEO related to three broad constituencies: shareholders, customers, and employees. The CEO’s goals are generally based upon the Company’s operations plan, which is reviewed by the Board.
Shareholder goals may include specific measurements of profitability, cash flow, capital efficiency, expense management, and outcomes related to environmental, social, and governance considerations. Customer goals may include new sources of revenue, geographic expansion, customer channel expansion, and new product development. Individual goals may include succession planning for key roles, improved workplace safety, improved leadership inclusion and diversity, and validation of program efficacy through external recognition.
We also believe it is important to embed compliance and risk management in all our business processes, including objective setting. The framework adopted by the Committee considers compliance and risk management objectives in evaluating overall performance.
CEO PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT
In December of each year, the CEO prepares a self-review, discussing the progress made toward each of his individual goals, as well as the Company’s overall financial and operating performance. Each non-management director participates in an evaluation of CEO performance. The Lead Independent Director, in conjunction with the Compensation Committee Chair, led the Board’s assessment of Mr. Chambers’ performance for 2021 as CEO. The following table summarizes Mr. Chambers’ goals and achievements for 2020:2021:
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Make progress with our 2030 sustainability goals, including environmental impact and diversity in leadership. Foster an inclusive and diverse environment. |
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Deliver adjusted EBIT and top line growth consistent with the internal business plan, market opportunities, and investor expectations for earnings and cash | Delivered | |||
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Execute on talent development and succession |
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Enable Board alignment with key operational, | Aligned a highly engaged Board with the long-term enterprise vision, strategy, and execution framework. Increased Board diversity by onboarding a new Board member. Successfully transitioned |
DETAILS REGARDING 20202021 PAY DECISIONS FOR NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
In this section, we review and explain the specific 20202021 compensation decisions for each of our NEOs.
Corporate Incentive PlanCORPORATE INCENTIVE PLAN
For 2020,2021, CIP funding for corporate performance was based upon adjusted EBIT. The performance criteria were set by the Committee in February 20202021 and were not adjusted due to the pandemic. Target performance for the consolidated metric was set at $850$880 million for 2020,2021, which represents an improvement over actual 20192020 adjusted EBIT of $828$878 million. 2021 EBIT targets were set in an uncertain environment, with anticipation of inflation and supply chain disruptions due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The funding targets and outcomes were as follows (dollars displayed in millions):
CIP METRIC | THRESHOLD (50% FUNDING) | TARGET (100% FUNDING) | MAXIMUM (200% FUNDING) | 2020 ACTUAL | FUNDING | WEIGHT | THRESHOLD (50% FUNDING) | TARGET (100% FUNDING) | MAXIMUM (200% FUNDING) | 2021 ACTUAL | FUNDING | WEIGHT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Consolidated Adjusted EBIT | $ | 680 | $ | 850 | $ | 940 | $ | 878 |
| 131 | % |
| 40 | % | $ | 690 | $ | 880 | $ | 970 | $ | 1,415 | 200 | % | 40 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Composites EBIT | $ | 195 | $ | 235 | $ | 270 | $ | 165 |
| 0 | % |
| 20 | % | $ | 160 | $ | 210 | $ | 240 | $ | 376 | 200 | % | 20 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Insulation EBIT | $ | 190 | $ | 275 | $ | 300 | $ | 250 |
| 85 | % |
| 20 | % | $ | 215 | $ | 275 | $ | 300 | $ | 446 | 200 | % | 20 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Roofing EBIT | $ | 400 | $ | 470 | $ | 515 | $ | 591 |
| 200 | % |
| 20 | % | $ | 435 | $ | 540 | $ | 595 | $ | 753 | 200 | % | 20 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 110 | % |
| TOTAL FUNDING | 200 | % |
The NEOs’ maximum awards for the individual performance component (weighted at 25%) of the CIP are described below and are subject to downward discretion by the Committee based upon its assessment of the individual performance of each NEO for 2020.2021. As described below, the factors considered in assessing individual performance were: the performance of business or functional areas for which the individual is accountable, achievement of predetermined qualitative goals, impact on the organization, and talent development.
Individual performance is based on a discretionary holistic assessment of the NEO’s overall performance. The Committee determined the CEO’s individual award based upon its assessment of his performance during 2020.2021. For the other NEOs, the assessment was made by the CEO for each NEO on an individual basis and reviewed and approved by the Committee in its discretion. When assessing individual performance, the considerations by the CEO and the Committee included those referenced above when determining base salary, as well as a comparison among the NEOs to determine their relative contributions to the Company’s business results, with the goal to differentiate awards based on performance. The Committee received recommendations from the CEO, assessed his performance evaluation for each of the other NEOs and applied its judgment consistent with the factors described above to review and approve the CIP payouts for each NEO for 2020.2021. The table below summarizes each NEO’s award against their maximum and actual corporate component and maximum and actual individual component payout opportunity under the CIP for 2020:2021:
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| TARGET CIP | MAX @ 200% | ACTUAL FUNDING @ 110% | MAX OPPORTUNITY @ 200% | ACTUAL INDIVIDUAL AWARD | TOTAL 2020 CIP AWARD | CORPORATE PERFORMANCE (75% WEIGHTING) | INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE (25% WEIGHTING) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
TARGET CIP | MAX OPPORTUNITY @ 200% | ACTUAL FUNDING @ 200% | MAX OPPORTUNITY @ 200% | ACTUAL INDIVIDUAL AWARD | TOTAL 2021 CIP AWARD | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chambers |
| 125 | % | $ | 2,062,500 |
| $ | 1,134,375 |
| $ | 687,500 |
| $ | 481,250 |
| $ | 1,615,625 |
| 125 | % | $ | 2,250,000 | $ | 2,250,000 | $ | 750,000 | $ | 562,500 | $ | 2,812,500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Parks |
| 75 | % | $ | 247,488 |
| $ | 136,118 |
| $ | 82,531 |
| $ | 41,265 |
| $ | 177,384 |
| 75 | % | $ | 787,509 | $ | 787,509 | $ | 262,503 | $ | 164,054 | $ | 951,563 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Smith, D |
| 75 | %* | $ | 663,750 |
| $ | 365,063 |
| $ | 221,250 |
| $ | 121,688 |
| $ | 486,750 |
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Beredo (1) | 75 | % | $ | 317,475 | $ | 317,475 | $ | 105,825 | $ | 58,204 | $ | 375,679 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Smith | 75 | % | $ | 675,000 | $ | 675,000 | $ | 225,000 | $ | 140,625 | $ | 815,625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sandri |
| 75 | % | $ | 607,501 |
| $ | 334,125 |
| $ | 202,500 |
| $ | 131,625 |
| $ | 465,750 |
| 75 | % | $ | 652,501 | $ | 652,501 | $ | 217,500 | $ | 163,124 | $ | 815,625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Smith, G |
| 75 | % | $ | 562,500 |
| $ | 309,375 |
| $ | 187,500 |
| $ | 131,250 |
| $ | 440,625 |
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Gandhi |
| 45 | % | $ | 256,500 |
| $ | 141,075 |
| $ | 85,500 |
| $ | 53,438 |
| $ | 194,513 |
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Long-Term Incentive PlanLONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN
The value of actual 20202021 LTI grants for the NEOs versus prior year grants are described below. To determine the 20202021 grant levels, the Committee considered a variety of factors including individual performance, prior year awards, market median LTI award levels, total compensation versus market median, and the Company’s year-over-year improvement in performance from 20192020 to 2020.2021. The actual accounting charge for these awards is determined under ASC Topic 718 and may be more or less than the standardized value Owens Corning uses internally for grant size determination. Ms. Beredo was not employed by the Company for 2021 LTI grant.
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Chambers | $ | 4,140,000 |
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Smith, D | $ | 1,100,000 |
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Sandri | $ | 900,000 |
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Smith, G | $ | 750,000 |
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Gandhi | $ | 325,000 |
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For the 2018-20202019-2021 LTI performance cycle, funding criteria for the performance share units were based on the Company’s: (1) adjusted Return on Capital performance and (2) Total Shareholder Return relative to constituents of the Dow Jones Construction and Materials Index. Owens Corning’s adjusted Return on Capital performance resulted in a payout of 86%119% of target. Specifically, for 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2020,2021, adjusted ROC performance was 11.9%9.5%, 9.6%10.6%, and 10.7%17.9% respectively, against a threshold of 7.5% and a target of 12.0% and a maximum of 14.0%. As noted above, adjusted Return on Capital reflects adjustments for the impact of fresh start accounting as well as material transactions, accruals, or charges as approved by the Committee. With regard to the Total Shareholder Return metric, Owens Corning’s stock performed at the 12th39th percentile versus companies in the Index, resulting in 0%56% funding. The value of the 2018-20202019-2021 LTI grant is included below in the 20202021 Option Exercises and Stock Vested Table. Mr. Parks and Ms. Beredo were not employed by the Company in 2019, and therefore were not eligible to participate in this grant cycle.
Compensation Related to CFO New HireGENERAL COUNSEL COMPENSATION
In connection with hisher appointment to CFO, Mr. Parks’General Counsel, Ms. Beredo’s compensation was determined by the Committee in consideration of market median compensation, her experience and tenure, and internal equity. Her base salary was set at $700,000$500,000 per year, and his targether annual incentive opportunity was set at 75% of base salary. Mr. Parks’Ms. Beredo’s annual incentive opportunity for 20202021 has been prorated according to hisher time in role, as reflected in the table above. Mr. Parksrole. Ms. Beredo received an appointment grant of $1$1.5 million in restricted stock units and $1$0.5 million in performance share units, both of which will vest on September 8, 2023,June 9, 2024, three years from hisher hire date. The performance share units will fund based on relative TSRthe performance criteria set by the Compensation Committee of the Board for the 20202021 LTI cycle,awards, as granted to other NEOs in 2020.2021. Ms. Beredo also received a cash employment bonus of $100,000.
CEO and OtherAND OTHER NEO Total Direct Compensation DecisionsTOTAL DIRECT COMPENSATION DECISIONS
The following tables summarize the Committee’s decisions for the 20202021 performance year. Unlike the 20202021 Summary Compensation Table, which includes the long-term incentive awards granted in calendar year 2020,2021, Total Direct Compensation shown in the following table instead includes long-term incentive awards granted in February 2021,2022, which reflects an assessment of 20202021 performance. Mr. Gandhi was no longer in his role as interim CFO as of the end of the year. Therefore, he is excluded from the table below, but his 2020 compensation is reflected in full in the tables that follow this Compensation Discussion and Analysis. The 2021 grant of performance share units includes a new metric related to achievement of free cash flow conversion objectives, in addition to continued use of total shareholder return and return on capital metrics. This table should not be viewed as a replacement for the 20202021 Summary Compensation Table or other compensation tables set forth below, as details of 20212022 long-term incentive awards are not material to understanding compensation that was delivered in 2020.2021.
Brian D. Chambers, Chairman,Chair, President and Chief Executive Officer
COMPENSATION ELEMENT |
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2021 Base Salary | $ | 1,200,000 |
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2021 Annual Incentive | $ |
2,812,500 |
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2022 Grant of Restricted Stock Units | $ |
2,448,000 |
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2022 Grant of Performance Share Units | $ |
3,672,000 |
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20202021 Other NEO Total Direct Compensation
COMPENSATION ELEMENT | PARKS | SMITH, D | SANDRI | SMITH, G | ||||||||||||
2020 Base Salary | $ | 700,000 | $ | 590,000 | $ | 540,000 | $ | 500,000 | ||||||||
2020 Annual Incentive | $ | 177,384 | $ | 486,750 | $ | 465,750 | $ | 440,625 | ||||||||
2021 Grant of Restricted Stock Units | $ | 740,000 | $ | 440,000 | $ | 440,000 | $ | 400,000 | ||||||||
2021 Grant of Performance Share Units | $ | 1,110,000 | $ | 660,000 | $ | 660,000 | $ | 600,000 | ||||||||
TOTAL DIRECT COMPENSATION | $ | 2,727,384 | $ | 2,176,750 | $ | 2,105,750 | $ | 1,940,625 |
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700,008 |
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580,000 |
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2021 Annual Incentive |
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951,563 |
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375,679 |
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815,625 |
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815,625 |
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2022 Grant of Restricted Stock Units |
$ |
739,200 |
|
$ |
360,000 |
|
$ |
440,000 |
|
$ |
480,000 |
| ||||||||
2022 Grant of Performance Share Units |
$ |
1,108,800 |
|
$ |
540,000 |
|
$ |
660,000 |
|
$ |
720,000 |
| ||||||||
TOTAL DIRECT COMPENSATION |
$ |
3,499,571 |
|
$ |
1,775,679 |
|
$ |
2,515,625 |
|
$ |
2,595,625 |
|
(1) | This reflects Ms. Beredo’s annualized salary. Her actual salary was prorated from her date of hire. |
Kenneth S. Parks, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
Key 20202021 measurement criteria for Mr. Parks included:
Effective capital allocation and access to capital markets;
Balance sheet management, capital adequacy, free cash flow conversion, forecasting, and external guidance;
Effective financial controls and systems;
Successful identification and execution of organic and inorganic growth opportunities;
Development of strong relationships with external constituents (investors, analysts, bankers, rating agencies, advisors); and
Talent development, inclusion &and diversity, retention, and succession management;
Effective financial controls and systems.management.
As a result of his assessment of Mr. Park’s performance, Mr. Chambers recommended the Committee approve a payout of 107%181% of Target under the annual CIP for him. This is comprised of 110%200% funding for the corporate component of the award opportunity and 100%125% funding of the individual component. The Committee approved this award of $177,384.$951,563. In addition, the Committee approved an aggregate long-term incentive award of $1,850,000,$1,848,000, granted in February 2021.2022.
Gina A. Beredo, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
Key 2021 measurement criteria for Ms. Beredo included:
Successful onboarding and assimilation into General Counsel role including building strong relationships with the senior leadership team and board of directors;
Enable successful execution of strategic growth initiatives and manage enterprise risk as a trusted business partner;
Successful execution of intellectual property strategies and protections;
Talent development, inclusion and diversity, retention, and succession management;
Maintain a strong ethical and compliance-focused corporate culture; and
Partner with government officials to support key policy initiatives with Government Affairs team.
As a result of his assessment of Ms. Beredo’s performance, Mr. Chambers recommended the Committee approve a payout of 178% of Target under the annual CIP for her. This is comprised of 200% funding for the corporate component of the award opportunity and 110% funding of the individual component. Ms. Beredo’s CIP payout is prorated based on the date she joined the Company. The Committee approved this award of $375,679. In addition, the Committee approved an aggregate long-term incentive award of $900,000, granted in February 2022.
Daniel T. Smith, Executive Vice President, Chief Growth Officer
Key 20202021 measurement criteria for Mr. D. Smith included:
Lead the enterprise strategy for the organization and partner with the senior leadership team on its execution;
Growth management system design, resourcing, and execution;
Digital and advanced manufacturing technology strategy design, resourcing, and execution; and
Talent development, inclusion &and diversity, retention, and succession management.
As a result of his assessment of Mr. D. Smith’s performance, Mr. Chambers recommended the Committee approve a payout of 110%181% of Target under the annual CIP for him. This is comprised of 110%200% funding for the corporate component of the award opportunity and 110%125% funding of the individual component. The Committee approved this award of $486,750.$815,625. In addition, the Committee approved an aggregate long-term incentive award of $1,100,000, granted in February 2021.2022.
Marcio A. Sandri, President, Composites
Key 20202021 measurement criteria for Mr. Sandri included:
Improvement in safety performance for the Composites business;
Deliver financial results for the Composites business;
Talent development, inclusion &and diversity, retention and succession management;
Manufacturing excellence; and
Execution of commercial growth initiativesinitiatives.
As a result of his assessment of Mr. Sandri’s performance, Mr. Chambers recommended the Committee approve a 115%187% payout under the annual CIP for him. This is comprised of 110%200% funding for the corporate component of the award opportunity and 130%150% funding of the individual component. The Committee approved this award of $465,750.$815,625. In addition, the Committee approved an aggregate long-term incentive award of $1,100,000,$1,200,000, granted in February 2021.2022.
Gunner S. Smith, President, Roofing
Key 2020 measurement criteria for Mr. G. Smith included:
Improvement in safety performance for the Roofing business;
Deliver financial results for the Roofing business;
Talent development, inclusion & diversity, retention and succession management;
Manufacturing excellence; and
Execution of commercial growth initiatives
As a result of his assessment of Mr. G. Smith’s performance, Mr. Chambers recommended the Committee approve a 118% payout under the annual CIP for him. This is comprised of 110% funding for the corporate component of the award opportunity and 140% funding of the individual component. The Committee approved this award of $440,625. In addition, the Committee approved an aggregate long-term incentive award of $1,000,000, granted in February 2021.
Prithvi S. Gandhi, Vice President, Interim Chief Financial Officer
Key 2020 measurement criteria for Mr. Gandhi during his time as Interim Chief Financial Officer included:
Effective capital allocation and access to capital markets;
Balance sheet management, capital adequacy, free cash flow conversion, forecasting and external guidance;
Successful identification and execution of organic and inorganic growth opportunities;
Talent development, retention and succession management, inclusion & diversity;
Effective financial controls and systems.
As a result of an assessment of Mr. Gandhi’s performance, Mr. Gandhi received a payout of 114% of Target under the annual CIP. This is comprised of 110% funding for the corporate component of the award opportunity and 125% funding of the individual component.
ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION PRACTICES
Stock Ownership Guidelines and Holding RequirementsSTOCK OWNERSHIP GUIDELINES AND HOLDING REQUIREMENTS
Stock ownership guidelines for our officers and directors are designed to closely link their interests with those of our shareholders. These stock ownership guidelines provide that the CEO must own stock with a value of six times his base salary and each other NEO must own stock with a value of three times his or her base salary. In his interim role, Mr. Gandhi maintained his one times base salary ownership requirement. As of the date of this Proxy Statement, all NEOs hold stock in excess of the applicable ownership guidelines, with the exception of Mr. ParksMs. Beredo, who was hired September 2020.in 2021. Outside directors are required to own shares with a value of five times the maximum annual cash retainer. All outside directorsDirectors with more than three years of tenure on the Board hold stock in excess of the ownership guidelines applicable to our directors. Owens Corning does not have a specific time for executives or directors to meet their stock ownership requirements; however, executives and directors are required to hold all stock until ownership requirements are met. For further details on actual ownership, please refer to the Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management table provided earlier in this Proxy Statement.
Compensation-Based Risk AssessmentCOMPENSATION-BASED RISK ASSESSMENT
The Committee believes that although the majority of compensation provided to the NEOs is performance-based, our compensation programs for all employees do not encourage behaviors that pose a material risk to the Company. The design of our employee compensation programs encourages balanced focus on both the short-term and the long-term operational and financial goals of the Company. The Company reviewed the risks associated with its global compensation program and reviewed the results with the Committee during 2020.2021. As a result, the Committee continues to believe that there are no risks arising from employee compensation programs that are reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the Company.
Timing of Equity AwardsTIMING OF EQUITY AWARDS
The Company does not have any program, plan, or practice to time equity grants in coordination with the release of material, non-public information. Annual awards of restricted stock units and performance share units are granted on the date of the Committee’s annual first quarter meeting. The Company may also grant equity awards to newly-hired or promoted executives, effective on the start or promotion date.
PerquisitesPERQUISITES
The NEOs participate in the same health care and other employee benefit programs that are generally available for all salaried employees. The Committee has eliminated executive perquisites.
Deferred Compensation PlanDEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN
The Company maintains a nonqualified deferred compensation plan under which certain employees, including the NEOs, are permitted to defer receipt of some or all of their base salary and cash incentive awards under the CIP. Deferred amounts are credited with earnings or losses based on the rate of return of specified mutual funds and/or Owens Corning stock. The deferred compensation plan is not funded, and participants have an unsecured commitment from the Company to pay the amounts due under the plan. When such payments become distributable, the cash will be distributed from general assets.
The Company also provides a 401(k) restoration match to restore benefits that are limited in the qualified 401(k) Savings Plan due to IRS rules. The benefit is calculated as the Company contribution the employee would have received absent IRS pay limits and nonqualified deferrals, less the actual Company contribution to the 401(k) Savings Plan. Eligible participants must be employed at the end of the calendar year to receive this benefit, which is added to unfunded deferred compensation accounts annually and administered to comply with Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code.
In addition, certain employees, including NEOs, may voluntarily defer receipt of some or all of their stock-based awards granted under the LTI program.
We provide the opportunity to defer compensation in an effort to maximize the tax efficiency of our compensation program. We believe that this benefit, along with the 401(k) restoration match, is an important retention and recruitment tool as many of the companies with which we compete for executive talent provide similar plans to their executive employees.
Post-Termination CompensationPOST-TERMINATION COMPENSATION
We have entered into severance agreements with our Vice Presidents, including the NEOs. These agreements were approved by the Committee. The severance agreements were adopted for the purpose of providing for payments and other benefits if the NEO’sofficer’s employment terminates for a qualifying event or circumstance, such as being terminated without cause as this term is defined in the severance agreements. We believe that these agreements are important to recruiting and retaining our NEOs,officers, as many of the companies with which we compete for executive talent have similar agreements in place for their executive employees. Based on practices among peer companies and consistent with the interests and needs of the Company, the Committee determined an appropriate level of severance payments and the circumstances that should trigger such payments. Therefore, the severance agreements with the NEOs provide, under certain termination scenarios, up to two years of pay and benefits. The severance agreements provide for payments upon a change in control only if the individual is also terminated for reasons other than cause in connection with the change in control. Payments under the severance agreements are made in cash and are paid in the same manner as the regular payroll over a 24-month period. Health care coverage provided under the severance agreements is provided in kind. Additional specific information regarding potential payments under these severance agreements is found under the heading, “Potential Payments upon Termination or Change-in-Control.”
Tax Deductibility of PayTAX DEDUCTIBILITY OF PAY
Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Tax Code”), generally places a limit of $1 million on the amount of compensation we may deduct in any one year with respect to any covered employee under Section 162(m). The historic exception to the $1 million limitation for performance-based compensation meeting certain requirements was eliminated in recent changes to the Tax Code, subject to certain grandfathering for arrangements in place prior to November 2, 2017.
Grants of Performance Share Units prior to November 2, 2017 were designed and intended to potentially qualify as performance-based compensation so that they might be tax deductible.
The Committee retains the flexibility to award compensation that is consistent with our objectives and philosophy even if it does not qualify for a tax deduction. The Committee believes that the tax deduction limitation should not be permitted to compromise our ability to design and maintain executive compensation arrangements that will attract and retain executive talent. Moreover, even if the Committee intended to grant compensation that qualifies as performance-based compensation for purposes of Section 162(m) of the Tax Code, we cannot guarantee that such compensation will so qualify or ultimately is or will be deductible.
Disclosure of Specific Incentive TargetsDISCLOSURE OF SPECIFIC INCENTIVE TARGETS
With respect to both the CIP and LTI, detail on the specific financial performance targets under these criteria for performance periods completed during the reporting period has been disclosed above. However, certain performance targets for ongoing and future performance periods aremay not be disclosed because they are substantially based on the prospective strategic plans and corporate objectives of the Company, and disclosure of these prospective specific performance targets is not material to an understanding of our NEO compensation for 2020.2021. Such performance goals do not have a material impact on the compensation actually received in, or attributable to, the 20202021 reported period. As described above, and as evidenced by the targets and outcomes described for the completed performance periods for the incentive compensation plans, the performance targets selected have a degree of difficulty which the Committee considers to be challenging but achievable. The Committee establishes the goals at the beginning of the performance period at levels that reflect our internal, confidential operations plan. These goals are within the ranges of what we have publicly disclosed for completed performance periods, and accordingly require a high level of financial performance in the context of the current business climate and over the performance periods to be achieved.
COMPENSATION GOVERNANCE PRACTICES
We consider it to be good governance to monitor the evolution of compensation best practices. Some of the most important practices incorporated into our program include the following:
Review of Pay versus | The Committee continually reviews the relationship between compensation and Company performance. | |
Median Compensation | All compensation elements for our executives are initially targeted at the median of our competitive marketplace for talent and positioned within a reasonable range based on actual experience and performance. | |
Performance Metrics | The Committee annually reviews performance goals for our annual and long-term incentive plans to assure the use of challenging, but fair metrics and targets. Additionally, the Committee reviews the cost of our plans at various performance levels to ensure that shareholders are appropriately benefiting from performance outcomes. | |
Clawback of Compensation | If the Board | |
Meaningful Stock Ownership | Our stock ownership requirements are rigorous: six times base salary for the CEO, three times base salary for other NEOs, and five times maximum annual cash retainer for Board members. | |
No Hedging | Owens Corning has adopted a “Policy Prohibiting Hedging or Pledging Owens Corning Securities.” Pursuant to this Policy, non-employee directors, officers, company insiders and all other employees who hold Owens Corning common stock as a result of their participation in the Owens Corning Stock Plan are prohibited from engaging in any transaction in which they profit if the value of Owens Corning common stock falls. This includes trading and/or entering into hedging transactions at any time in publicly traded options, puts, calls, straddles, strips or any other securities derived from or relating to Owens Corning securities. | |
No Pledging | Directors and NEOs, as well as all officers of the Company, are prohibited from pledging Company securities as collateral for a loan or holding Company securities in a margin account. | |
No Repricing Without Shareholder | Stock option exercise prices are set to equal the grant date market price and may not be reduced or replaced with stock options with a lower exercise price without shareholder approval. | |
Market-Competitive Retirement | We eliminated defined benefit pension benefits for U.S. salaried employees hired after January 1, 2010 and froze existing salaried pension benefits to future accruals at the same time. Our NEOs participate in the Company’s 401(k) plan and are eligible for a Company match on amounts in excess of statutory limits. | |
Restrictive Covenants | Our NEOs must adhere to restrictive covenants upon separation from Owens Corning, including non-compete, non-solicitation, and non-disclosure obligations. | |
No Excise Tax Gross-Ups | Parachute excise tax reimbursements and gross-ups will not be provided in the event of a change-in-control. | |
Review of Compensation Peer | Our compensation peer group is reviewed regularly by the Committee and adjusted, when necessary, to ensure that its composition remains a relevant and appropriate comparison for our executive compensation program. | |
Review of Committee Charter | The Committee reviews its charter annually to consider the incorporation of best-in-class governance practices. | |
Shareholder Outreach | We regularly solicit feedback from our shareholders on our executive compensation programs and corporate governance, and in corporate such feedback into our compensation structure going forward. |
The Compensation Committee has reviewed and discussed the Compensation Discussion and Analysis appearing in this Proxy Statement with management and, based on such review and discussions, the Compensation Committee recommended to the Board of Directors that the Compensation Discussion and Analysis be included in this Proxy Statement and incorporated by reference into the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020.2021.
By the Compensation Committee:
Edward F. Lonergan, ChairmanChair
Eduardo E. Cordeiro
Ralph F. HakeAlfred E. Festa
Suzanne P. NimocksJohn D. Williams
NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICER COMPENSATION
20202021 SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
The following tables provide information on total compensation paid to the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer and certain other officers of Owens Corning (the “NEOs”).the named executive officers.
NAME AND PRINCIPAL POSITION | YEAR | SALARY ($) | BONUS ($) | STOCK AWARDS ($)(1) | OPTION AWARDS ($) | NON- EQUITY INCENTIVE COMPENSATION ($)(2) | CHANGE IN PENSION VALUE NONQUALIFIED DEFERRED COMPENSATION EARNINGS ($)(3) | ALL OTHER COMPENSATION ($)(4) | TOTAL ($) | YEAR | SALARY ($) | BONUS ($) | STOCK AWARDS ($)(1) | NON- EQUITY INCENTIVE COMPENSATION ($)(2) | CHANGE IN PENSION VALUE AND NONQUALIFIED DEFERRED COMPENSATION EARNINGS ($)(3) | ALL OTHER COMPENSATION ($)(4) | TOTAL ($) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(b) | (c) | (d) | (e) | (f) | (g) | (h) | (i) | (j) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(a) | (b) | (c) | (d) | (e) | (g) | (h) | (i) | (j) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Brian D. Chambers | 2020 | 1,089,167 | — | 4,766,534 | — | 1,615,625 | — | 78,463 | 7,549,789 | 2021 | 1,183,334 | — | 5,660,783 | 2,812,500 | — | 125,526 | 9,782,143 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chairman, President |
|
2019 |
|
|
918,333 |
|
|
— |
|
|
4,385,152 |
|
|
— |
|
|
698,836 |
|
|
— |
|
|
84,008 |
|
|
6,086,329 |
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
2018 |
|
|
587,500 |
|
|
— |
|
|
1,824,045 |
|
|
— |
|
|
164,078 |
|
|
— |
|
|
74,767 |
|
|
2,650,390 |
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chair and CEO | 2020 | 1,089,167 | — | 4,766,534 | 1,615,625 | — | 78,463 | 7,549,789 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | 918,333 | — | 4,385,152 | 698,836 | — | 84,008 | 6,086,329 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kenneth S. Parks | 2020 | 220,078 | — | 2,184,021 | — | 177,384 | — | 39,732 | 2,621,215 | 2021 | 700,008 | — | 1,900,853 | 951,563 | — | 37,487 | 3,589,911 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Executive Vice President, CFO | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Executive Vice President, | 2020 | 220,078 | — | 2,184,021 | 177,384 | — | 39,732 | 2,621,215 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CFO |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gina A. Beredo (5) | 2021 | 280,303 | 100,000 | 2,030,165 | 375,679 | — | 21,531 | 2,807,678 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Executive Vice President, |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
General Counsel and Corporate Secretary |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Daniel T. Smith | 2020 | 588,333 | — | 1,101,340 | — | 486,750 | — | 56,554 | 2,232,977 | 2021 | 598,334 | — | 1,127,979 | 815,625 | — | 61,478 | 2,603,415 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Executive Vice President, Chief Growth Officer |
|
2019 |
|
|
577,500 |
|
|
— |
|
|
1,166,815 |
|
|
— |
|
|
276,080 |
|
|
— |
|
|
83,244 |
|
|
2,103,639 |
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
2018 |
|
|
562,500 |
|
|
— |
|
|
1,686,633 |
|
|
— |
|
|
189,841 |
|
|
— |
|
|
95,648 |
|
|
2,534,622 |
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Executive Vice President, | 2020 | 588,333 | — | 1,101,340 | 486,750 | — | 56,554 | 2,232,977 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chief Growth Officer | 2019 | 577,500 | — | 1,166,815 | 276,080 | — | 83,244 | 2,103,639 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marcio A. Sandri | 2020 | 536,667 | — | 1,005,760 | — | 465,750 | — | 47,040 | 2,055,217 | 2021 | 573,334 | — | 1,127,979 | 815,625 | 1,000 | 58,035 | 2,575,973 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
President, Composites |
|
2019 |
|
|
516,667 |
|
|
— |
|
|
952,515 |
|
|
— |
|
|
274,950 |
|
|
— |
|
|
60,649 |
|
|
1,804,781 |
| 2020 | 536,667 | — | 1,005,760 | 465,750 | — | 47,040 | 2,055,217 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gunner S. Smith | 2020 | 495,834 | — | 906,751 | — | 440,625 | — | 41,917 | 1,885,127 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
President, Roofing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019 | 516,667 | — | 952,515 | 274,950 | — | 60,649 | 1,804,781 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Prithvi S. Gandhi(5) | 2020 | 377,860 | 150,000 | 597,703 | — | 194,513 | — | 32,781 | 1,352,857 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vice President, Interim CFO |
|
2019 |
|
|
364,242 |
|
|
— |
|
|
546,903 |
|
|
— |
|
|
108,219 |
|
|
— |
|
|
43,972 |
|
|
1,063,336 |
|
(1) | The amounts reflected in this column for |
(2) | The amounts reflected in this column for |
(3) |
|
(4) | For |
(5) |
|
The following table provides more detail behind the 20202021 amounts reported in column (i) above:
NAME | QUALIFIED SAVINGS PLAN COMPANY ($) | NONQUALIFIED COMPENSATION COMPANY ($) | TAX GROSS- UP FOR RELOCATION SERVICES ($) | TOTAL: ALL OTHER COMPENSATION ($) | QUALIFIED SAVINGS PLAN COMPANY CONTRIBUTION ($) | NONQUALIFIED DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN COMPANY CONTRIBUTION ($) | TAX GROSS-UP FOR RELOCATION SERVICES ($) | TOTAL: ALL OTHER COMPENSATION ($) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Brian D. Chambers | 22,800 | 55,663 | — | 78,463 | 23,200 | 102,326 | — | 125,526 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kenneth S. Parks | 14,902 | — | 24,830 | 39,732 | 23,200 | — | 14,287 | 37,487 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gina A. Beredo | 21,531 | — | — | 21,531 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Daniel T. Smith | 22,800 | 33,754 | — | 56,554 | 23,200 | 38,278 | — | 61,478 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marcio A. Sandri | 22,800 | 24,240 | — | 47,040 | 23,200 | 34,835 | — | 58,035 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gunner S. Smith | 22,800 | 19,117 | — | 41,917 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Prithvi S. Gandhi | 22,800 | 9,981 | — | 32,781 |
20202021 GRANTS OF PLAN-BASED AWARDS TABLE
The following table provides information regarding threshold, target, and maximum award levels or full grant amounts under various compensation and incentive plans applicable to the NEOs. The narrative that follows describes such programs as reflected in the table. Actual payouts for the 20202021 CIP are reflected in column (g) of the 20202021 Summary Compensation Table. Funding and individual award amounts are determined as described in the narrative to these tables.
ESTIMATED POSSIBLE PAYOUTS UNDER NON-EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN AWARDS | ESTIMATED FUTURE PAYOUTS UNDER EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN AWARDS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ESTIMATED POSSIBLE PAYOUTS UNDER NON-EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN AWARDS | ESTIMATED FUTURE PAYOUTS UNDER EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN AWARDS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NAME | GRANT DATE | THRESHOLD ($) | TARGET ($) | MAXIMUM ($) | THRESHOLD (#) | TARGET (#) | MAXIMUM (#) | ALL OTHER STOCK AWARDS: NUMBER OF SHARES OF STOCK OR UNITS (#) | GRANT FAIR AND OPTION AWARDS ($) |
GRANT DATE |
THRESHOLD ($) |
TARGET ($) |
MAXIMUM ($) |
THRESHOLD (#) |
TARGET (#) |
MAXIMUM (#) |
ALL OTHER STOCK AWARDS: NUMBER OF SHARES OF STOCK OR UNITS (#) |
GRANT DATE FAIR VALUE OF STOCK AND OPTION AWARDS ($) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(a) | (b) | (c) | (d) | (e) | (f) | (g) | (h) | (i) | (j) | (b) | (c) | (d) | (e) | (f) | (g) | (h) | (i) | (j) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Brian D. Chambers | 2020 CIP(1) | 515,625 | 1,375,000 | 2,750,000 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020 RSU(2) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29,900 | 1,903,135 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020 ROC PSU(3) | — | — | — | 13,050 | 26,100 | 78,300 | — | 1,584,009 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020 TSR PSU(3) | — | — | — | — | 18,650 | 37,300 | — | 1,279,390 | 2021 CIP (1) | 562,500 | 1,500,000 | 3,000,000 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021 RSU (2) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27,100 | 2,202,688 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kenneth S. Parks | 2020 CIP(1) | 61,872 | 165,009 | 330,019 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020 Appointment RSU(4) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15,461 | 1,000,017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021 ROC PSU (3) | — | — | — | 6,775 | 13,550 | 27,100 | — | 1,057,035 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021 TSR PSU (3) | — | — | — | — | 13,550 | 27,100 | — | 1,344,025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021 FCFC PSU (3) | — | — | — | 6,775 | 13,550 | 27,100 | — | 1,057,035 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kenneth S. Parks | 2020 Appointment TSR PSU(4) | — | — | — | — | 15,461 | 30,922 | — | 1,184,003 | 2021 CIP (1) | 196,875 | 525,000 | 1,050,000 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021 RSU (2) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9,100 | 739,648 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020 CIP(1) | 165,938 | 442,500 | 885,000 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Daniel T. Smith | 2020 RSU(2) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6,900 | 439,185 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020 ROC PSU(3) | — | — | — | 3,025 | 6,050 | 18,150 | — | 367,175 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021 ROC PSU (3) | — | — | — | 2,275 | 4,550 | 9,100 | — | 354,945 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021 TSR PSU (3) | — | — | — | — | 4,550 | 9,100 | — | 451,315 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021 FCFC PSU (3) | — | — | — | 2,275 | 4,550 | 9,100 | — | 354,945 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gina A. Beredo | 2021 CIP (1) (5) | 79,369 | 211,650 | 423,300 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021 RSU (4) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14,670 | 1,500,008 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021 ROC PSU (4) | — | — | — | 815 | 1,630 | 3,260 | — | 161,272 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021 TSR PSU (4) | — | — | — | — | 1,630 | 3,260 | — | 207,613 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021 FCFC PSU (4) | — | — | — | 815 | 1,630 | 3,260 | — | 161,272 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Daniel T. Smith | 2020 TSR PSU(3) | — | — | — | — | 4,300 | 8,600 | — | 294,980 | 2021 CIP (1) | 168,750 | 450,000 | 900,000 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021 RSU (2) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5,400 | 438,912 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020 CIP(1) | 151,875 | 405,000 | 810,000 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020 RSU(2) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6,300 | 400,995 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marcio A. Sandri | 2020 ROC PSU(3) | — | — | — | 2,750 | 5,500 | 16,500 | — | 333,795 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021 ROC PSU (3) | — | — | — | 1,350 | 2,700 | 5,400 | — | 210,627 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021 TSR PSU (3) | — | — | — | — | 2,700 | 5,400 | — | 267,813 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021 FCFC PSU (3) | — | — | — | 1,350 | 2,700 | 5,400 | — | 210,627 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marcio A. Sandri | 2020 TSR PSU(3) | — | — | — | — | 3,950 | 7,900 | — | 270,970 | 2021 CIP (1) | 163,125 | 435,000 | 870,000 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021 RSU (2) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5,400 | 438,912 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020 CIP(1) | 140,625 | 375,000 | 750,000 |
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Gunner S. Smith | 2020 ROC PSU(3) | — | — | — | 2,475 | 4,950 | 14,850 | — | 300,416 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020 TSR PSU(3) | — | — | — | — | 3,550 | 7,100 | — | 243,530 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021 ROC PSU (3) | — | — | — | 1,350 | 2,700 | 5,400 | — | 210,627 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020 CIP(1) | 64,125 | 171,000 | 342,000 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Prithvi S. Gandhi | 2020 RSU(2) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3,100 | 197,315 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020 ROC PSU(3) | — | — | — | 775 | 1,550 | 4,650 | — | 94,070 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020 TSR PSU(3) | — | — | — | — | 1,550 | 3,100 | — | 106,330 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020 Supplemental RSU(5) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3,142 | 199,988 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021 TSR PSU (3) | — | — | — | — | 2,700 | 5,400 | — | 267,813 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021 FCFC PSU (3) | — | — | — | 1,350 | 2,700 | 5,400 | — | 210,627 |
(1) | Reflects the NEO’s annual incentive opportunity under the CIP for the annual performance period commencing in |
(2) | Reflects the restricted stock |
(3) | Reflects the long-term incentive opportunity granted to the NEO under the 2019 Owens Corning |
(4) | Reflects the appointment grants awarded to |
(5) | Reflects |
NARRATIVE TO 20202021 SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE AND 20202021 GRANTS OF PLAN-BASED AWARDS TABLE
Base Salary, Severance and Certain Other Arrangements
During 2020,2021, each of the NEOs participated in the Company’s compensation and benefits programs for salaried employees as described here and reflected in the tables and accompanying footnotes. Each NEO receives an annual base salary as reflected in the 20202021 Summary Compensation Table above. The amount of such base salary as a component of the total compensation is established and reviewed each year by the Compensation Committee, and is described above in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis. Severance arrangements with each of the NEOs are as described below in the Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change-In-Control section.
Annual Corporate Incentive Plan
Owens Corning maintains the CIP, in which all salaried employees participate, with specific Company performance criteria adopted annually. Each of the NEOs is eligible to receive annual cash incentive awards based on histheir individual performance and corporate performance against annual performance goals set by the Compensation Committee. Under the CIP for the 20202021 annual performance period, the funding measures set by the Compensation Committee were based on consolidated adjusted EBIT and EBIT for the Composites, Insulation, and Roofing businesses respectively. Cash awards paid to the NEOs under the CIP for the 20202021 performance period are reflected in column (g) of the 20202021 Summary Compensation Table above and the range of award opportunities under the 20202021 CIP is reflected in the 20202021 Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table above.
Long-Term Incentive Program
Owens Corning maintains a long-term incentive programplan applicable to certain salaried employees as selected by the Compensation Committee, including each of the NEOs. The plan is designed to align participant compensation with the attainment of certain longer-term business goals established by the Compensation Committee.
In 2019, the Company’s shareholders approved the Owens Corning 2019 Stock Plan, which replaced the Owens Corning 2016 Stock Plan. In this Proxy Statement, we refer to the stock plan in place at the relevant time as the “Stock Plan.” The Stock Plan provides for participation by employees, management, and directors and authorizes grants of stock options, stock appreciation rights, stock awards, restricted stock awards, restricted stock units, bonus stock awards, performance share awards, and performance share units. The 2016 Stock Plan document was filed with the SEC in connection with the 2016 Proxy Statement. The 2019 Stock Plan document was filed with the SEC in connection with the 2019 Proxy Statement.
The LTIlong-term incentive plan utilizes PSUs with three-year performance cycles, adopted annually, with payouts under the program dependent upon corporate performance against performance goals set by the Compensation Committee for each cycle. The January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2021 cycle vested on December 31, 2021 and is therefore included in the Options Exercised and Stock Vested table. The remaining outstanding three-year cycles as of December 31, 20202021 include: January 1, 2018 through December 31, 2020; January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2021; and January 1, 2020 through December 31, 2022.2022 and January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2023. Estimated future payouts of awards under the 2020-20222021-2023 cycle are reflected in the 20202021 Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table above.
The award shown in the 20202021 Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table represents the NEO’s opportunity to earn the amount shown in the “maximum” column of the table if the maximum performance goal established by the Compensation Committee at the beginning of the performance period are attained or exceeded during the performance period. In the event the maximum performance goal is not attained, then the NEOs may earn the amounts shown in the “target” column if the target level of performance is attained, or amounts below the “target” level if lower level of performance is attained. Participants will earn intermediate amounts for performance between the maximum and target levels, or between the target and threshold levels.
For the performance period commencing in 2020,2021, the LTIlong-term incentive plan provides an award under the Owens Corning Stock Plan in threefour separate components: (1) Restricted Stock Unit awards granted under the LTIlong-term incentive plan generally vest and restrictions lapse 25% per year over four years, based on continued employment during the vesting period; (2) Return on Capital (“ROC”) PSUs awards granted under the LTIlong-term incentive plan generally vest at the end of the three-year performance period, and are settled in shares based on the performance of the Company against pre-established performance criteria; and (3) Relative Total Shareholder Return (“TSR”) PSUs awards granted under the LTIlong-term incentive plan generally vest at the end of the three-year performance period, and are settled in shares based on the performance of the Company against pre-established relative TSR performance criteria; and (4) Free Cash Flow Conversion (“FCFC”) PSUs awards granted under the long-term incentive plan generally vest at the end of the three-year performance period, and are settled in shares based on the performance of the Company against pre-established performance criteria.
The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”)SEC has adopted a rule requiring annual disclosure of the ratio of the median employee’s annual total compensation to the annual total compensation of the Chief Executive Officer. The following pay ratio disclosure is the Company’s reasonable, good faith estimate based upon the permitted methodology described below, pursuant to the SEC’s guidance under Item 402(u) of Regulation S-K:
We do not believe there has been a change in our employee population or in our employee compensation arrangements that would result in a significant change to our CEO pay ratio disclosure. As a result, and consistent with applicable SEC rules, we have used the same median employee for the 20202021 CEO pay ratio as we did for the 2019 and 2020 CEO pay ratio. The following disclosure includes the process used to identify the median employee and the assumptions used to calculation the ratio.
PROCESS | ASSUMPTIONS | |||
1) As of October 1, 2019, we employed 19,898 full and part-time active employees (excluding our CEO) at our parent company and consolidated subsidiaries (“Global Population”).
2) We excluded 842 non-U.S. employees (or 4.2% of the Global Population) from the Global Population in accordance with SEC rules*.
3) After these exclusions, our adjusted Global Population was 19,056 employees.
4) For each employee who was included in our adjusted Global Population, we determined the employee’s total cash compensation (base salary, overtime, guaranteed compensation and bonus compensation) from our payroll system for the 12-month period ended on September 30, 2019.
5) Based on each employee’s total cash compensation, we then identified the median employee from our adjusted Global Population. | 1) Each non-U.S. employee’s total cash compensation was converted from local currency to U.S. dollars using the closing spot foreign exchange rate on September 30, 2019.
2) The annual total compensation for our CEO represents the amount reported for our CEO for
3) The annual total compensation for our median employee represents the amount of such employee’s compensation for | The annual total compensation of our CEO
Median of the annual total compensation of all employees (except the CEO):
Based on the above information, for |
* | Breakdown of our total Global Population as of October 1, 2019: USA (8,520 employees), non-U.S. (11,378 employees). Countries (number of employees) excluded were as follows: Austria (3), Belarus (5), Czech Republic (248), Denmark (8), Estonia (10), Germany (96), Hong Kong (2), Japan (20), Latvia (9), Netherlands (172), Norway (9), Singapore (45), Slovakia (2), Spain (83), Switzerland (17), United Arab Emirates (1), and United Kingdom (112). |
The following table sets forth information concerning unexercised options, stock awards that have not vested, and equity incentive plan awards for each NEO that were outstanding at the end of 2020.2021.
OUTSTANDING EQUITY AWARDS AT 20202021 FISCAL YEAR-END TABLE
| OPTION AWARDS | STOCK AWARDS | OPTION AWARDS | STOCK AWARDS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NAME | NUMBER OF SECURITIES UNDERLYING UNEXERCISED OPTIONS (#) EXERCISABLE | NUMBER OF SECURITIES UNDERLYING UNEXERCISED OPTIONS (#) UNEXERCISABLE | OPTION EXERCISE PRICE ($) | OPTION EXPIRATION DATE | NUMBER OF SHARES OR UNITS OF STOCK THAT HAVE NOT VESTED | MARKET VALUE OF SHARES OR UNITS OF STOCK THAT HAVE NOT VESTED ($) | EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN AWARDS: NUMBER OF UNEARNED SHARES, 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 ($) | NUMBER OF SECURITIES UNDERLYING UNEXERCISED OPTIONS (#) EXERCISABLE | NUMBER OF SECURITIES UNDERLYING UNEXERCISED OPTIONS (#) UNEXERCISABLE | OPTION EXERCISE PRICE ($) | OPTION EXPIRATION DATE | NUMBER OF SHARES OR UNITS OF STOCK THAT HAVE NOT VESTED | MARKET VALUE OF SHARES OR UNITS OF STOCK THAT HAVE NOT VESTED ($) | EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN AWARDS: NUMBER OF UNEARNED SHARES, UNITS OR OTHER RIGHTS THAT HAVE NOT VESTED (#) | EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN AWARDS: MARKET OR PAYOUT VALUE OF UNEARNED SHARES, UNITS OR OTHER RIGHTS THAT HAVE NOT VESTED ($) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Brian D. Chambers | — | — | — | — | 68,039 | 5,154,635 | 182,550 | 13,829,988 | — | — | — | — | 63,322 | 5,730,641 | 132,500 | 11,991,250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7,600 | — | 42.16 | 2/6/2023 | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9,100 | — | 37.65 | 2/5/2024 | — | — | — | — | 7,600 | — | 42.16 | 2/6/2023 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9,100 | — | 37.65 | 2/5/2024 | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kenneth S. Parks | — | — | — | — | 15,461 | 1,171,325 | 30,922 | 2,342,651 | — | — | — | — | 24,561 | 2,222,771 | 18,200 | 1,647,100 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Gina A. Beredo | — | — | — | — | 14,670 | 1,327,635 | 6,520 | 590,060 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Daniel T. Smith | — | — | — | — | 17,046 | 1,291,405 | 44,550 | 3,375,108 | — | — | — | — | 15,013 | 1,358,677 | 28,950 | 2,619,975 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Marcio A. Sandri | — | — | — | — | 18,118 | 1,372,620 | 39,000 | 2,954,640 | — | — | — | — | 13,303 | 1,203,922 | 27,300 | 2,470,650 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8,400 | — | 33.73 | 2/1/2022 | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7,200 | — | 42.16 | 2/6/2023 | — | — | — | — | 7,200 | — | 42.16 | 2/6/2023 | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8,000 | — | 37.65 | 2/5/2024 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8,000 | — | 37.65 | 2/5/2024 | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gunner S. Smith | — | — | — | — | 18,024 | 1,365,498 | 34,050 | 2,579,628 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Prithvi S. Gandhi | — | — | — | — | 13,307 | 1,008,138 | 12,400 | 939,424 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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(1) | Vested options expire on the tenth anniversary of the grant date. |
(2) | Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units granted on |
(3) | Market value reflects the closing price of the Company’s common stock as of the last trading day of |
(4) | Reflects unvested stock-settled PSUs under the |
20202021 OPTION EXERCISES AND STOCK VESTED TABLE
The following table sets forth the required information on NEO stock awards that vested and stock options that were exercised during 2020.2021.
| OPTION AWARDS | STOCK AWARDS | OPTION AWARDS | STOCK AWARDS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NAME | NUMBER OF SHARES ACQUIRED ON EXERCISE (#) | VALUE REALIZED ON ($)(1) | NUMBER OF SHARES ACQUIRED ON VESTING (#) | VALUE REALIZED ON ($)(2) | NUMBER OF SHARES ACQUIRED ON | VALUE REALIZED ON EXERCISE ($) (1) | NUMBER OF SHARES ACQUIRED ON | VALUE REALIZED ON VESTING ($) (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Brian D. Chambers | — | — | 27,268 | 1,702,061 | — | — | 35,558 | 6,286,187 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kenneth S. Parks | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Daniel T. Smith | — | — | 33,966 | 2,114,375 | 3,775 | 207,512 | 11,002 | 1,300,856 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marcio A. Sandri(3) | 6,700 | 172,695 | 12,607 | 769,443 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gunner S. Smith | — | — | 5,904 | 363,358 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Prithvi S. Gandhi | 1,025 | 30,566 | 8,375 | 505,886 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marcio A. Sandri | 8,400 | 477,612 | 4,931 | 1,210,209 |
(1) | Represents the pre-tax value realized on options that were exercised during the fiscal year, computed by multiplying the number of shares acquired upon exercise by the difference between the option’s strike price and the fair market value of Owens Corning common stock at the time of exercise. |
(2) | Represents the pre-tax value realized on stock awards that vested during the fiscal year, computed by multiplying the number of shares acquired upon vesting by the closing market price of Owens Corning common stock on the vesting date. |
(3) | Mr. Sandri elected to defer |
20202021 PENSION BENEFITS TABLE
The following table sets forth the required information regarding pension benefits, as applicable, for the NEOs for 2020.2021.
NAME | PLAN NAME | NUMBER OF YEARS CREDITED SERVICE (#) | PRESENT VALUE BENEFIT ($)(1) | PAYMENTS DURING LAST FISCAL YEAR ($) | PLAN NAME | NUMBER OF YEARS CREDITED SERVICE (#) | PRESENT VALUE BENEFIT ($) (1) | PAYMENTS DURING LAST FISCAL YEAR ($) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Brian D. Chambers | Qualified Plan(2) | — | — | — | Qualified Plan (2) | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Kenneth S. Parks | Qualified Plan(2) | — | — | — | Qualified Plan (2) | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
Top-Hat Plan (3) | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Gina A. Beredo | Qualified Plan (2) | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Daniel T. Smith | Qualified Plan(2) | 0.30 | 5,000 | — | Qualified Plan (2) | 0.30 | 5,000 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Top-Hat Plan(3) | 0.30 | — | — | Total | 5,000 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
Marcio A. Sandri | Qualified Plan (2) | 9.42 | 20,000 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Top-Hat Plan (3) | 9.42 | 5,000 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Marcio A Sandri | Qualified Plan(2) | 9.42 | 19,000 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Top-Hat Plan(3) | 9.42 | 5,000 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Gunner S. Smith | Qualified Plan(2) | 1.08 | 7,000 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Top-Hat Plan(3) | 1.08 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Prithvi S. Gandhi | Qualified Plan(2) | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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(1) | These values are calculated in accordance with requirements of the Accounting Standards Codification No. 715. |
(2) | Refers to benefits under the Company’s Cash Balance Plan or, if greater, under the Owens Corning Salaried Employees’ Retirement Plan maintained prior to 1996, as discussed below. |
(3) | Refers to benefits under the Company’s |
Owens Corning maintains a tax-qualified noncontributory defined benefit cash balance pension plan (the “Cash Balance Plan”) covering certain salaried and hourly employees in the United States, including certain NEOs. The Cash Balance Plan was adopted by Owens Corning in replacement of the qualified Salaried Employees’ Retirement Plan maintained prior to 1996, which we refer to as the “Prior Plan.” The Prior Plan provided retirement benefits primarily on the basis of age at retirement, years of service, and average earnings from the highest three consecutive years of service. Under the Cash Balance Plan, for
each year prior to January 1, 2010, eligible employees generally earned a benefit of 4% of such employee’s covered pay. This was referred to under the Cash Balance Plan as a “Pay Credit.” Covered pay was defined generally as base pay and certain annual incentive compensation amounts payable during the year. Effective January 1, 2010, the Cash Balance Plan was amended to eliminate Pay Credit accruals and was closed to new participation. Accrued benefits continue to earn monthly interest based on the average interest rate for five-year United States treasury securities. Employees with an accrued benefit under the Cash Balance Plan vest in that benefit once they have completed three years of service. Vested employees may receive their benefit under the Cash Balance Plan as a lump sum or as a monthly payment when they leave the Company.
As the Company transitioned from the Prior Plan to the current Cash Balance Plan, participating employees who were at least age 40 with 10 years of service as of December 31, 1995 became entitled to receive the greater of their benefit under the Prior Plan frozen as of December 31, 2000, or under the Cash Balance Plan.
Each participating NEO would have been entitled to payment of their vested accrued benefit under the tax-qualified plan in the event of a termination occurring on December 31, 2020,2021, valued as a lump-sum payable as of that date as follows: Mr. D. Smith, $5,757,$5,774, and Mr. Sandri $22,711 and Mr. G. Smith $9,785.$22,777. Mr. Chambers, Mr. Parks, and Mr. GandhiMs. Beredo do not participate in the Cash Balance Plan.
In addition to the tax-qualified pension plan, Owens Corning maintains supplemental pension benefits, including the Executive Supplemental Plan that pays eligible employees leaving the Company the difference between the benefits payable under Owens Corning’s tax-qualified pension plan and those benefits that would have been payable except for limitations imposed by the Internal Revenue Code. The Executive Supplemental Plan was amended to eliminate future accruals and was closed to new participation effective January 1, 2010. Some NEOs participate in both the tax-qualified pension plan and the Executive Supplemental Plan.
Each eligible NEO would have been entitled to payment of their vested accrued benefit under the Executive Supplemental Plan in the event of a termination occurring on December 31, 2020,2021, valued as a lump-sum payable as of that date as follows: Mr. Sandri, $5,857.$5,874. Mr. Chambers, Mr. Parks, Mr. D. Smith, Mr. G. Smith, and Mr. GandhiMs. Beredo do not participate in the Executive Supplemental Plan.
NONQUALIFIED DEFERRED COMPENSATION
The Company has established an unfunded Deferred Compensation Plan under which eligible employees, including the NEOs, are permitted to defer some or all of their cash incentive compensation and up to 80%100% of their base salary. NEOs may defer compensation until their separation from the Company, or may designate a set deferral period between two and ten10 years. They may elect to take their distribution as a lump sum, five annual installments, ten10 annual installments, or a set dollar amount.
In 2020,2021, Owens Corning provided Company contributions to the accounts of eligible employees, including several of the NEOs, to restore Company contributions and matching contributions that were limited in the 401(k) Plan by the IRS. These contributions are deferred until separation, and NEOs may elect to defer payments for an additional two to ten10 years after separation. They may elect to take their distribution as a lump sum, five annual installments, ten10 annual installments, or a set dollar amount.
NEOs may choose among mutual funds offered in the 401(k) Plan, as well as Owens Corning stock, for hypothetical investment of their account. Deferred amounts are credited with earnings or losses based on the rate of return of specified mutual funds and/or the value of Owens Corning stock. This plan is unfunded and unsecured, and all investments are hypothetical.
In addition, under the 2019 Stock Plan, eligible employees, including the NEOs, are permitted to defer some or all of their stock-based compensation beyond vesting. NEOs may defer RSUs and PSUs until their separation from the Company, or may designate a set deferral period between two and 10 years. They may elect to take their distribution as a lump sum, five installments, or 10 annual installments. Deferred RSUs and PSUs are not matched by the Company and are settled in shares of Owens Corning stock.
20202021 NONQUALIFIED DEFERRED COMPENSATION TABLE
NAME | EXECUTIVE CONTRIBUTIONS IN LAST FISCAL YEAR ($) | REGISTRANT CONTRIBUTIONS IN LAST FISCAL YEAR ($)(1) | AGGREGATE EARNINGS IN LAST FISCAL YEAR ($)(2) | AGGREGATE WITHDRAWALS/ DISTRIBUTIONS ($) | AGGREGATE BALANCE AT LAST FISCAL YEAR END ($)(3) | |||||||||||||||
Brian D. Chambers(4) | 87,133 | 55,663 | 62,407 | — | 656,089 | |||||||||||||||
Kenneth S. Parks | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
Daniel T. Smith(5) | 70,829 | 33,754 | 44,696 | (79,387 | ) | 787,964 | ||||||||||||||
Marcio A. Sandri(6) | 16,100 | 24,240 | 44,827 | — | 489,839 | |||||||||||||||
Gunner S. Smith | — | 19,117 | 18,550 |
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Prithvi S. Gandhi(7) | 22,672 | 9,981 | 50,023 | — | 318,034 |
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Brian D. Chambers (4)
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Kenneth S. Parks
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623,454
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34,835
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212,717
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(1) | This amount reflects the unfunded Company contribution to each account, to restore 401(k) Plan Company contributions and matching contributions that are limited by the IRS; this amount is included in “All Other Compensation” in the |
(2) | The amounts do not reflect above-market or preferential earnings and are therefore not reported in the |
(3) | The aggregate balance includes the following amounts that were reported in Summary Compensation Tables for each NEO in previous years: Mr. Chambers: |
(4) | The amount in the first column reflects the deferral of a portion of Mr. Chambers’ |
(5) | The amount in the first column reflects the deferral of a portion of Ms. Beredo’s 2021 base salary, which is reflected as “Salary” in the 2021 Summary Compensation Table. |
(6) | The amount in the first column reflects the deferral of a portion of Mr. |
The amount in the first column reflects the deferral of a portion of Mr. Sandri’s |
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POTENTIAL PAYMENTS UPON TERMINATION OR CHANGE-IN-CONTROL
The Company has entered into certain agreements and maintains certain plans under which the Company would provide compensation to NEOs in the event of a termination of employment or a change-in-control of the Company. The payment and benefit levels disclosed in the table below are determined under the various triggering events pursuant to these agreements that both define what constitutes the triggering event and provides those payments that would be due upon the occurrence of such events.
Severance agreements have been executed with and are in effect for Messrs. Chambers, Parks, Gandhi, D. Smith, Sandri and G. SmithMs. Beredo that provide, under certain termination scenarios as reflected in the table below, for the payment of an amount equal to two times base salary and annual incentive compensation amounts (in the case of Mr. Gandhi, one times base and annual incentive compensation) plus continuation of health insurance coverage for a maximum period of one year. The severance agreements provide for payments upon a change-in-control only if the individual is also terminated for reasons other than cause in connection with the change-in-control. Payments under the severance agreements are made in cash and are paid in the same manner as the regular payroll payments over a 24-month period. Health care coverage provided under the severance agreements is provided in-kind.
The CIP and the PSU awards each contain provisions that require continued employment during the performance period in order to be eligible to receive a payout under the plans, absent a change-in-control. However, for death or disability which occurs during the performance period, the NEO may receive an award for that performance period; and in the case of a qualified retirement which occurs within the performance period the NEO may receive a pro-rated award for that performance period. CIP payments are made in one-time, lump-sum payments of cash following the performance period.
The Stock Plan provides, under certain circumstances as described above, for acceleration of vesting of restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance share units, and option awards. Accelerated vesting of outstanding restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance share units, and option awards may only occur upon death, disability, or a change-in-control. In the case of a qualified retirement, certain RSUs granted in 2019 and 2020RSU shares will continue to vest as if the NEO were still employed. In addition, prior stock option grants provide for two years to exercise the award, but no later than original expiration, in the event of a qualified retirement.
The NEOs are entitled, upon or following their termination, to their accrued benefits under the Executive Supplemental Plan arrangements as described above.and their Company contributions to the Deferred Compensation plan, according to their disbursement election. NEOs would also be entitled to the normal vested pension benefits and other vested benefits which are generally available to all salaried employees who terminate employment with the Company under various circumstances.
Upon the occurrence of any triggering event, the payment and benefit levels would be determined under the terms of the agreement. The specific definitions of the triggering events are set forth in detail in the agreements which have been filed as exhibits to prior disclosures. In addition, severance payments are paid contingent upon confidentiality, a mutual release, and an agreement not to compete. Each of the retirement payments of vested accrued benefits or deferred compensation payments that would have occurred upon a termination event described herein are set forth in the narrative to the 20202021 Pension Benefits Table and 2021 Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Table above.
PAYMENTS UPON TERMINATION OR CHANGE-IN-CONTROL TABLE
(assumes termination or change-in-control as of December 31, 2020)2021)
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EVENT AND AMOUNTS | CHAMBERS | PARKS | SMITH, D. | SANDRI | SMITH, G. | GANDHI |
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CIP | 1,478 | 177 | 476 | 435 | 403 | 184 | 2,625 | 919 | 370 | 788 | 761 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Restricted Stock Awards(2) | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Restricted Stock Awards (2) | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cash Severance | 4,950 | 2,450 | 2,065 | 1,890 | 1,750 | 551 | 5,400 | 2,450 | 1,750 | 2,100 | 2,030 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Health Care Continuation(1) | 19 | 19 | 13 | 19 | 19 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Health Care Continuation (1) | 19 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Outplacement Services(1) | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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CIP | 1,478 | 177 | 476 | 435 | 403 | 184 | 2,625 | 919 | 370 | 788 | 761 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Restricted Stock Awards(2) | 5,155 | 1,171 | 1,291 | 1,373 | 1,365 | 1,008 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Restricted Stock Awards (2) | 5,731 | 2,223 | 1,328 | 1,359 | 1,204 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Performance Share Units(3) | 15,917 | 2,343 | 3,928 | 3,409 | 2,958 | 1,057 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Performance Share Units (3) | 17,819 | 5,269 | 885 | 3,887 | 3,674 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cash Severance | 4,950 | 2,450 | 2,065 | 1,890 | 1,750 | 551 | 5,400 | 2,450 | 1,750 | 2,100 | 2,030 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Health Care Continuation(1) | 19 | 19 | 13 | 19 | 19 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Health Care Continuation (1) | 19 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Outplacement Services(1) | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Outplacement Services (1) | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Restricted Stock Awards(2) | 5,155 | 1,171 | 1,291 | 1,373 | 1,365 | 1,008 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Restricted Stock Awards (2) | 5,731 | 2,223 | 1,328 | 1,359 | 1,204 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Performance Share Units(3) | 15,917 | 2,343 | 3,928 | 3,409 | 2,958 | 1,057 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Performance Share Units (3) | 17,819 | 5,269 | 885 | 3,887 | 3,674 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Restricted Stock Awards(2) | 5,155 | 1,171 | 1,291 | 1,373 | 1,365 | 1,008 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Restricted Stock Awards (2) | 5,731 | 2,223 | 1,328 | 1,359 | 1,204 |
(1) | Where eligible for such benefits, the amount includes both health care continuation coverage and/or outplacement services. The value of health care continuation is based on the Company’s net plan cost and the coverage category in which the executive is enrolled; this value assumes that the executive continues to pay the employee portion of the premium. The value of outplacement services assumes the maximum services available under the severance agreement. As a practical matter the actual value of such services is typically substantially less than the maximum. |
(2) | For restricted stock and restricted stock unit awards, vesting is generally incremental over a four-year period and any non-vested portion is forfeited upon termination for reasons other than death, disability, or qualified retirements. For the 2019 and 2020 RSU grants, as of December 31, |
(3) | Performance Share Unit awards are not forfeited upon death or disability, but would vest in full as of the date of death or disability and payout would be determined consistent with performance only at the end of the performance period. The value of awards at the end of the performance period is uncertain and would reflect the performance against the established performance targets. For involuntary termination, voluntary termination, or for termination for cause occurring before vesting, these awards would be forfeited. |
2020 2021 NON-MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR COMPENSATION
The following table sets forth the compensation for 20202021 of the non-management members of the Board of Directors.Board. Employee directors do not receive additional compensation for such service. The narrative that follows the table describes the compensation programs applicable to the non-management directors during 2020.2021.
NAME | FEES EARNED OR PAID IN CASH ($)(1) | STOCK AWARDS ($)(2) | TOTAL ($) |
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Eduardo E. Cordeiro | — | 250,086 | 250,086 | 103,000 | 154,492 | 257,492 | ||||||||||||
Adrienne D. Elsner | 50,000 | 200,041 | 250,041 | 50,000 | 199,959 | 249,959 | ||||||||||||
Brian J. Ferguson | — | 250,086 | 250,086 | |||||||||||||||
Brian J. Ferguson (3) | — | 72,796 | 72,796 | |||||||||||||||
Alfred E. Festa | — | 72,737 | 72,737 | — | 250,068 | 250,068 | ||||||||||||
Ralph F. Hake | 100,000 | 150,036 | 250,036 | |||||||||||||||
Ralph F. Hake (3) | 29,121 | 43,716 | 72,837 | |||||||||||||||
Edward F. Lonergan | — | 265,037 | 265,037 | — | 264,977 | 264,977 | ||||||||||||
Maryann T. Mannen | 108,000 | 162,008 | 270,008 | 108,000 | 161,988 | 269,988 | ||||||||||||
Paul E. Martin | 90,833 | 136,144 | 226,977 | |||||||||||||||
W. Howard Morris | 100,000 | 150,036 | 250,036 | 100,000 | 149,946 | 249,946 | ||||||||||||
Suzanne P. Nimocks | 106,000 | 158,968 | 264,968 | 111,000 | 166,515 | 277,515 | ||||||||||||
John D. Williams | — | 290,018 | 290,018 | 108,000 | 161,903 | 269,903 |
(1) | Includes the cash amount of the annual retainers for service on the Board and in certain Board leadership positions for |
(2) | The amounts shown in this column relate to stock granted as the equity component of the directors’ retainers under the Stock Plan. The amounts shown reflect the aggregate grant date fair value with respect to all stock granted during |
(3) | Messrs. Ferguson and Hake retired from the Board in 2021. |
NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR COMPENSATION
We have designed our Non-Employee Director Compensation program to: (i)(1) align directors’ interests with the long-term interests of our shareholders; (ii)(2) attract and retain outstanding director candidates with diverse backgrounds and experiences; and (iii)(3) recognize the substantial time commitment required to serve as an Owens Corning director. At least every two years, the Compensation Committee reviews the Company’s director compensation program to determine whether it remains consistent with these objectives as well market median positioning. When making its recommendations, the Compensation Committee considers director compensation levels at the same group of companies used to benchmark the NEOs’ compensation, and takes advice from and reviews data compiled by Consultant. See “Competitive Positioning” on page 31.32.
During 2020,2021, the Company compensated each non-management director pursuant to a standard annual retainer arrangement that does not involve the payment of meeting fees. This arrangement provides for an annual retainer and annual chair retainer as approved by the Compensation Committee. Each non-management director received an annual Board retainer of $250,000. The ChairsChair of Compensation, Governance and Finance Committees received an additional annual retainer of $15,000, prorated if only part of the year was served in the Chair position. The Chair of the Audit Committee received an additional annual retainer of $20,000, and the Lead Independent Director received an additional annual retainer in the amount of $25,000. All retainers were paid in a combination of stock and cash based on the
director’s election (subject to a minimum 60% stock requirement). Stock compensation for annual retainers may be deferred beyond the distribution date pursuant to a written election executed prior to the start of the year. The annual retainers are otherwise paid on a quarterly basis. Non-management directors receive no perquisites.
Our stock ownership guidelines currently provide that each non-management director must own stock with a value of five times the maximum cash retainer. As of the date of this Proxy Statement, all non-management directors with more than three years of tenure on the Board hold stock in excess of the ownership guidelines.
Owens Corning maintains a Deferred Compensation Plan, under which non-management directors have been permitted to defer some or all of their cash compensation. Such deferred cash compensation will be credited to an individual account and will accrue gains or losses under notional investment funds available under the plan and as selected by the director (the available fund options include a fund indexed to Company common stock). The Company does not contribute, nor does it match or make any amountsadditional deferred bycompensation contributions for directors.
EQUITY COMPENSATION PLAN INFORMATION
Information regarding Owens Corning’s equity compensation plans as of December 31, 2020,2021, is as follows:
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PLAN CATEGORY | NUMBER OF SECURITIES TO BE ISSUED UPON EXERCISE OF OUTSTANDING OPTIONS, WARRANTS AND RIGHTS | WEIGHTED-AVERAGE EXERCISE PRICE OF OUTSTANDING OPTIONS, WARRANTS AND RIGHTS(2) | NUMBER OF SECURITIES REMAINING AVAILABLE FOR FUTURE ISSUANCE UNDER EQUITY COMPENSATION PLANS (EXCLUDING SECURITIES REFLECTED IN COLUMN(a)) | NUMBER OF SECURITIES TO BE ISSUED UPON EXERCISE OF OUTSTANDING OPTIONS, WARRANTS AND RIGHTS | WEIGHTED-AVERAGE EXERCISE PRICE OF OUTSTANDING OPTIONS, WARRANTS AND RIGHTS (2) | NUMBER OF SECURITIES REMAINING AVAILABLE FOR FUTURE ISSUANCE UNDER EQUITY COMPENSATION PLANS (EXCLUDING SECURITIES REFLECTED IN COLUMN (a)) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Equity compensation plans approved by security holders(1) | 361,775 | $ | 37.77 | 3,501,138 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Equity compensation plans approved by security holders (1) | 55,900 | $ | 39.34 | 3,100,942 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
TOTAL | 361,775 | $ | 37.77 | 3,501,138 | 55,900 | $ | 39.34 | 3,100,942 |
(1) | Relates to the Owens Corning 2019 Stock Plan, which authorizes the grant of stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock units, bonus stock awards, and performance share awards. Because this amount covers performance awards, it may overstate actual dilution. |
(2) | Restricted stock units and performance share units are not taken into account in the weighted-average exercise price as such awards have no exercise price. |
RATIFICATION OF THE SELECTION OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors has selected PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP to serve as our independent registered public accounting firm for 2021,2022, subject to ratification by our shareholders.
Representatives of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP will be present at the Annual Meeting and available to respond to questions. They also have the opportunity to make a statement if they desire to do so.
We are asking our shareholders to ratify the Audit Committee’s selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for 2021.2022. Although ratification is not required by our Bylaws or otherwise, the Board has submitted the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP to our shareholders for ratification because we value our shareholders’ views on the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm and as a matter of good corporate practice. In the event that our shareholders fail to ratify the selection, it will be considered a direction to the Board of Directors and the Audit Committee to consider the selection of a different firm. Even if the selection is ratified, the Audit Committee in its discretion may select a different independent public accounting firm at any time during the year if it determines that such a change would be in the best interests of the Company and our shareholders.
The Board of Directors and the Audit Committee recommend a vote FOR the ratification of the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for 2021.2022.
APPROVAL, ON AN ADVISORY BASIS, OF NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICER COMPENSATION
The Company is presenting the following proposal, which gives shareholders the opportunity to cast a non-binding advisory vote to approve the 2020 compensation of our named executive officers by voting for or against the resolution below. This resolution is required pursuant to Section 14A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Consistent with the preference expressed by our shareholders, the Company will hold this advisory vote on an annual basis (the next vote is anticipated to be held at the 20222023 Annual Meeting) until the next non-binding vote on the frequency with which advisory votes to approve named executive officer compensation should be held.
In considering your vote, we encourage you to review the Compensation Discussion and Analysis section and the compensation tables and narratives in this Proxy Statement. The Company believes its compensation philosophy and programs are strongly linked to performance and results and appropriately aligned with the interests of shareholders.
Compensation opportunities are generally competitive with market median practices. Actual compensation levels may exceed target levels to the extent Company and individual performance exceeds target level performance. In the event performance is below targeted levels, actual pay levels may be below target levels.
A significant majority of total compensation is performance-based.
Executives are appropriately focused on achieving annual financial and operational goals through the Company’s annual Corporate Incentive Plan and on maximizing shareholder value over the long term, through grants of restricted stock units and performance share units.
Accordingly, the Company is asking shareholders to vote FOR the following resolution at the Annual Meeting:
“RESOLVED, that the Company’s shareholders approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers, as disclosed in the Proxy Statement pursuant to the compensation disclosure rules of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, compensation tables and narratives and any related disclosure in the Proxy Statement.”
While our Board of Directors and Compensation Committee intend to consider carefully the shareholder vote resulting from the proposal, the final vote will not be binding and is advisory in nature.
The affirmative vote of a majority of the votes that could be cast by the holders of all stock entitled to vote that are present in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting is required to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of our named executive officers.
The Board of Directors recommends that you vote FOR approval,
on an advisory basis, of the compensation of our named executive officers.
REQUIREMENTS, INCLUDING DEADLINES, FOR SUBMISSION OF PROXY PROPOSALS, NOMINATION OF DIRECTORS AND OTHER BUSINESS OF SHAREHOLDERS
Under the rules of the SEC, if a shareholder wants us to include a proposal in our Proxy Statement and form of proxy for presentation at our 2022 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, the proposal must be received by us at our principal executive offices at Attn: Corporate Secretary, One Owens Corning Parkway, Toledo, Ohio 43659 by November 11, 2021.10, 2022. However, in the event that we hold our 20222023 Annual Meeting of Shareholders more than 30 days before or 30 days after the one-year anniversary date of the 20212022 Annual Meeting, we will disclose the new deadline by which shareholder proposals must be received under Item 5 of our earliest possible Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q or, if impracticable, by any means reasonably calculated to inform shareholders. The proposal should be sent to the attention of the Secretary of the Company.
Under our Bylaws, and as permitted by the rules of the SEC, certain procedures are provided that a shareholder must follow to nominate persons for election as directors or to introduce an item of business at an Annual Meeting of Shareholders. These procedures provide that for nominations of director nominees and/or another item of business to be properly brought before an Annual Meeting of Shareholders, a shareholder must give timely notice of such nomination or other item of business, as well as any other information required by our Bylaws in writing to the Secretary of the Company at our principal executive offices and such other item of business must otherwise be a proper matter for shareholder action. If you are a shareholder and desire to introduce a nomination or propose an item of business at our 20212023 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, you must deliver the notice of your intention to do so:
not earlier than December 16, 202115, 2022 and not later than January 15, 202214, 2023 if the date of the 20222023 Annual Meeting is held within 30 days before or 60 days after the first anniversary of this year’s Annual Meeting;
• | not earlier than the 120th day prior to the date of the 2022 Annual Meeting and not later than the later of the 90th day prior to the date of the 2023 Annual Meeting and the 10th day following the day on which a public announcement of the date of the 2023 Annual Meeting is first made by the Company if the date of the 2023 Annual Meeting is more than 30 days before or more than 60 days after the first anniversary of the date of this year’s Annual Meeting; or |
• | in the event that the number of directors to be elected to the Board is increased and there is no public announcement by the Company naming all of the nominees for director or specifying the size of the increased Board of Directors by January 4, 2023 only with respect to nominees for any new positions created by such increase, not later than the 10th day following the day on which such public announcement is made by the Company. |
In addition to satisfying the requirements under our Bylaws, to comply with the universal proxy rules (once effective), shareholders who intend to solicit proxies in support of director nominees other than the 120th daycompany’s nominees must provide notice that sets forth the information required by Rule 14a-19 under the Exchange Act, which notice must be postmarked or transmitted electronically to us at our principal executive offices no later than 60 calendar days prior to the 1st anniversary of this year’s Annual Meeting. If the date of the 2023 Annual Meeting is changed by more than 30 calendar days from the 1st anniversary of this year’s Annual Meeting, the notice must be provided by the later of 60 calendar days prior to the date of the 20222023 Annual Meeting and not later thanor the later of the 90th day prior to the date of the 2022 Annual Meeting and the 10th10th calendar day following the day on which a public announcement of the date of the 20222023 Annual Meeting is first made bymade. Accordingly for the Company if the date of the 20222023 Annual Meeting, is more than 30 days before or more than 60 days after the first anniversary of the date of this year’s Annual Meeting; or
in the event that the number of directors to be elected to the Board of Directors is increased and there isyou must deliver such notice no public announcement by the Company naming all of the nominees for director or specifying the size of the increased Board of Directors by January 5, 2022 only with respect to nominees for any new positions created by such increase, not later than the 10th day following the day on which such public announcement is made by the Company.February 13, 2023.
These time limits also apply in determining whether notice is timely for purposes of SEC rules relating to the exercise of discretionary voting authority. If we do not receive timely notice, or if we meet other SEC requirements, the persons named as proxies in the proxy materials relating to the meeting will use their discretion in voting at the meeting.
The Board is not aware of any matters that are expected to come before the 20212022 Annual Meeting other than those referred to in this Proxy Statement. If any other matter should come before the Annual Meeting, the persons named as proxies intend to vote the proxies in accordance with their best judgment.
The ChairmanChair of the Annual Meeting may refuse to allow the transaction of any business, or to acknowledge the nomination of any person, not made in compliance with the foregoing procedures.
Whether or not you plan to attend the Annual Meeting, your vote is important. Please vote on the internet, by telephone, or by mail.
If you vote by telephone, the call is toll-free. No postage is required for mailing in the United States if you vote by mail using the enclosed prepaid envelope.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT THE ANNUAL MEETING AND VOTING
WHY DID I RECEIVE THESE PROXY MATERIALS?
We are providing these proxy materials in connection with the solicitation by the Board of Directors of Owens Corning on behalf of the Company of proxies to be voted at the 20212022 Annual Meeting and at any adjournment or postponement thereof. On or about March 11, 2021,10, 2022, we began distributing these proxy materials to shareholders.
WHO IS ENTITLED TO VOTE?
Holders of Owens Corning common stock at the close of business on February 16, 2021,17, 2022, the record date for the Annual Meeting, are entitled to receive this Proxy Statement and to vote their shares at the Annual Meeting. As of that date, there were 104,926,38399,068,126 shares of common stock outstanding and entitled to vote. Each share of common stock is entitled to one vote on each matter properly brought before the Annual Meeting. All shareholders of record or their authorized representatives may vote at the Annual Meeting.
HOW DO I VOTE?
You may vote using one of the following methods:
• | vote through the internet at www.proxyvote.com using the instructions included on the proxy card or voting instruction card; |
vote by telephone using the instructions on the proxy card or voting instruction card;
complete and return a written proxy or voting instruction card;
smart QR Code; or
• | attend and vote at the virtual Annual Meeting at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/ |
Your vote is important. Please vote promptly.
WILL MY SHARES BE VOTED IF I DO NOT PROVIDE INSTRUCTIONS TO MY BROKER?
If you are the beneficial owner of shares held in “street name” by a broker, the broker (as the record holder of the shares) is required to vote those shares in accordance with your instructions. If you do not provide instructions, your broker will not be able to vote your shares on “non-discretionary”“non-discretionary” proposals. The only item at the Annual Meeting that is “discretionary” is ratification of the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm. Accordingly, if you are a beneficial owner, your broker, or other holder of record is permitted to vote your shares on the ratification of the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm even if the shareholder of record does not receive voting instructions from you.
WHAT CAN I DO IF I CHANGE MY MIND AFTER I VOTE MY SHARES?
If you are a shareholder of record, you can revoke your proxy before it is exercised by:
written notice to the Secretary of the Company;
timely delivery of a valid, later-dated proxy, or a later-dated vote by telephone or on the internet; or
voting at the virtual Annual Meeting.
If you are a beneficial owner of shares, you may submit new voting instructions by contacting your broker or other holder of record.
All shares that have been properly voted and not revoked will be voted at the Annual Meeting.
WHY ARE YOU HOLDING A VIRTUAL MEETING?
DueTo allow us to reach the broadest number of shareholders to participate in the meeting, due to the public health impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, and to support the health and well-being of our shareholders, employees and their families, our Annual Meeting is being held on a virtual-only basis with no physical location. Our goal for the Annual Meeting is to enable the broadest number of shareholders to participate in the meeting, while providing similar access to an in-person meeting. We believe that we are observing best practices for virtual shareholder meetings, including by providing technical assistance, and addressing as many shareholder questions as time allows.
HOW CAN I ATTEND THE ANNUAL MEETING?
Our virtual Annual Meeting will be conducted on the internet via live webcast. You will be able to participate online and submit your questions during the Annual Meeting by visiting www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/OC2021OC2022. Shareholders will be able to vote their shares electronically during the Annual Meeting.
For admission to the Annual Meeting, you must have been a shareholder at the close of business on February 16, 2021 (“Record Date”).17, 2022. Only shareholders who are eligible to vote at the Annual Meeting or their authorized representatives are permitted to attend. You will need the 16-digit control number included on your proxy card or your voting instruction form. The Annual Meeting will begin promptly at 10:9:00 a.m. Eastern Time on April 15, 2021.14, 2022. We encourage you to access the Annual Meeting prior to the start time. Online access will begin at 9:8:30 a.m. Eastern Time.
The virtual Annual Meeting platform is fully supported across browsers (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome, and Safari) and devices (desktops, laptops, tablets, and cell phones) running the most updated version of applicable software and plugins. Participants should ensure they have a strong internet connection wherever they intend to participate in the Annual Meeting. Participants should also allow plenty of time to log in and ensure that they can hear streaming audio prior to the start of the Annual Meeting.
WHAT IF I HAVE TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES ATTENDING THE ANNUAL MEETING?
Technical support, including related technical support phone numbers, will be available on the virtual meeting platform at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/OC2021OC2022 beginning at 9:8:30 a.m. Eastern Time on April 15, 202114, 2022 through the conclusion of the Annual Meeting. If you encounter any difficulties accessing the virtual meeting during the check-in or meeting time, please call the technical support number that will be posted on the Virtual Shareholder Meeting log in page.
HOW DO I ASK QUESTIONS AT THE ANNUAL MEETING?
We are committed to ensuring that our shareholdersShareholders will have similarsubstantially the same opportunities to participate in the virtual Annual Meeting as they would have at an in-person meeting. Shareholders may submit questions forprior to the Annual Meeting after logging in.Meeting. All questions must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on April 12, 2022. If you wish to submit a question prior to the Annual Meeting, you may do so by logging into the virtual meeting platform at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/OC2021www.ProxyVote.com, typing your question intoand selecting the “Ask a Question” field, and clicking “Submit.” Please submit any questions before the start time of the meeting. You will be able to access the virtual meeting platform and submit questions beginning at 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time.“Submit Questions” option.
Appropriate questions related to the business of the Annual Meeting (the proposals being voted upon) willmay be answered during the Annual Meeting, subject to time constraints. Any such questions that cannot be answered during the Annual Meeting due to time constraints will be posted and answered at www.owenscorning.com/proxy as soon as practical after the Annual Meeting.
Additional information regarding the ability of shareholders to ask questions during the Annual Meeting, related rules of conduct and other materials for the Annual Meeting will be available atwww.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/OC2021OC2022.
WHAT ARE THE VOTING REQUIREMENTS TO ELECT THE DIRECTORS AND TO APPROVE THE PROPOSALS DISCUSSED IN THIS PROXY STATEMENT?
The presence of the holders of a majority of the shares of common stock entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting, present virtually or represented by proxy, is necessary to constitute a quorum.
Election of Directors
Your proxy will vote for each of the ten nominees unless you specifically vote against any of the nominees or abstain from voting with respect to a director’s election. Director nominees are elected to the Board at the Annual Meeting by a majority of votes cast. Pursuant to our Bylaws, majority of votes cast means that the number of shares voted “for” a director’s election exceeds 50% of the number of votes cast with respect to that director’s election. “Votes cast” shall include votes against a director and shall exclude abstentions and broker non-votes with respect to a director’s election. If any nominee is unable to serve, your proxy may vote for another nominee proposed by the Board of Directors. We do not know of any nominee for the Board of Directors who would be unable to serve if elected.
Ratification of the Selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Although ratification is not required by our Bylaws or otherwise, we are asking our shareholders to ratify the Audit Committee’s selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for 2021.2022. The affirmative vote of a majority of the votes which could be cast by the holders of all stock entitled to vote which are present in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting is required to approve the ratification of the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for 2021.2022. Abstentions will count as present and entitled to vote for purposes of this proposal and will have the effect of a vote against this proposal. This proposal is considered a “discretionary” proposal and, as a result, we do not expect broker non-votes on this proposal.
Say on Pay
The affirmative vote of a majority of the votes which could be cast by the holders of all stock entitled to vote which are present in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting is required to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of our named executive officers. Abstentions will count as present and entitled to vote for purposes of this proposal and will have the effect of a vote against this proposal. Broker non-votes are not considered entitled to vote on this proposal and, as a result, broker non-votes will not have any effect on this proposal.
COULD OTHER MATTERS BE DECIDED AT THE ANNUAL MEETING?
At the time this Proxy Statement went to press, we did not know of any matters to be raised at the Annual Meeting other than those referred to in this Proxy Statement. However, if other matters should be properly presented at the meeting, the proxy holders will have the discretion to vote your shares in accordance with their best judgment.
WHO WILL TABULATE THE VOTES?
Representatives of Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. will tabulate the votes and act as inspector of election. Richard L. Berry and Omar Chaudhary haveGina A. Beredo has been appointed to serve as an alternate inspectorsinspector of election in the event Broadridge is unable to serve.
WHO WILL PAY THE COST OF THIS PROXY SOLICITATION?
The Company will pay the cost of soliciting proxies. Proxies may be solicited on our behalf by directors, officers, or employees in person or by telephone, electronic transmission or facsimile transmission, and such persons will not receive additional compensation for their solicitation efforts. We have hired InnisFree M&A Incorporated to assist in the distribution and solicitation of proxies for a fee of $25,000, plus reasonable expenses, for these services.
WHAT IS “HOUSEHOLDING” AND HOW DOES IT AFFECT ME?
We have adopted a procedure approved by the SEC called “householding.” This procedure is designed to reduce the volume of duplicate information received at your household and helps us reduce our printing and mailing costs. Under this procedure, shareholders of record who have the same address and last name and do not participate in electronic delivery of proxy materials will receive only one copy of our Notice of Annual Meeting and Proxy Statement and accompanying documents, unless one or more of these Shareholders notifies us otherwise.
Shareholders who participate in householding will continue to receive separate proxy cards.
If you are eligible for householding, but you and other shareholders of record with whom you share an address currently receive multiple copies of the Notice of Annual Meeting and Proxy Statement and accompanying documents, or if you hold stock in more than one account, and in either case you wish to receive only a single copy of each of these documents for your household, contact Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. at 1-866-540-7095 or in writing at Broadridge, Householding Department, 51 Mercedes Way, Edgewood, New York 11717.
If you participate in householding and wish to receive a separate copy of this Notice of Annual Meeting and Proxy Statement and the accompanying documents, or if you do not wish to participate in householding and prefer to receive separate copies of these documents in the future, please contact Broadridge as indicated above. Broadridge will, upon written or oral request, promptly deliver a separate copy of the Notice of Annual Meeting and Proxy Statement and the accompanying documents to a shareholder at a shared address to which a single copy of the annual report or proxy statement was delivered.
Beneficial owners can request information about householding from their brokers or other holders of record.
FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
These proxy materials contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors and actual results may differ materially from any results projected in the statements. These risks, uncertainties and other factors include, without limitation: the severity and duration of the current COVID-19 pandemic on our operations, customers and suppliers, as well as related actions taken by governmental authorities and other third parties in response, each of which is uncertain, rapidly changing and difficult to predict; levels of residential, commercial and industrial construction activity; levels of global industrial production; competitive and pricing factors; demand for our products; relationships with key customers; issues related to acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures or expansions; domestic and international economic and political conditions, including new legislation, policies or other governmental actions in the U.S. or elsewhere; industry and economic conditions that affect the market and operating conditions of our customers, suppliers or lenders; climate change, weather conditions and storm activity; changes to tariff, trade or investment policies or laws; uninsured losses, including those from natural disasters, pandemics, catastrophe, theft or sabotage; availability and cost of energy, transportation, raw materials or other inputs; legal and regulatory proceedings, including litigation and environmental actions; research and development activities and intellectual property protection; issues involving implementation and protection of Information technology systems; achievement of expected synergies, cost reductions and/or productivity improvements; the level of fixed costs required to run our business; foreign exchange and commodity price fluctuations; our level of indebtedness; our liquidity and the availability and cost of credit; levels of goodwill or other indefinite-lived intangible assets; price volatility in certain wind energy markets in the U.S.; our ability to utilize net operating loss carry-forwards; loss of key employees, labor disputes or shortages; defined benefit plan funding obligations; our ability to achieve our sustainability goals; and factors detailed from time to time in the company’s Securities and Exchange Commission filings. The information in these proxy materials speaks as of March 10, 2022, and is subject to change. The company does not undertake any duty to update or revise forward-looking statements except as required by federal securities laws. Any distribution of these proxy materials after that date is not intended and should not be construed as updating or confirming such information.
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OWENS CORNING ONE OWENS CORNING PARKWAY TOLEDO, OH 43659 | VOTE BY INTERNET Before The Meeting - Go to www.proxyvote.com or scan the QR Barcode above
Use the Internet to transmit your voting instructions and for electronic delivery of information until 11:59 P.M. ET on April
During The Meeting - Go to www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/
You may attend the meeting via the Internet and vote during the meeting. Have the information that is printed in the box marked by the arrow available and follow the instructions.
VOTE BY PHONE - 1-800-690-6903 Use any touch-tone telephone to transmit your voting instructions until 11:59 P.M. ET on April
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Brian D. Chambers | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR proposals 2 and 3. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Eduardo E. Cordeiro | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | For | Against | Abstain | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Adrienne D. Elsner | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | 2. | To ratify the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Alfred E. Festa | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Edward F. Lonergan | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | 3. | To approve, on an advisory basis, named executive officer compensation. |
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Maryann T. Mannen | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Paul E. Martin | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
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John D. Williams | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Please sign exactly as your name(s) appear(s) hereon. When signing as attorney, executor, administrator, or other fiduciary, please give full title as such. Joint owners should each sign personally. All holders must sign. If a corporation or partnership, please sign in full corporate or partnership name by authorized officer.
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Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Annual Meeting:
The Notice and Proxy Statement and Annual Report are available at www.proxyvote.com.
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Annual Meeting of Shareholders |
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This proxy is solicited by the Board of Directors |
As to the undersigned’s stockholdings: The undersigned hereby appoints |
This proxy when properly executed and timely received prior to the meeting will be voted in the manner directed herein by the undersigned shareholder. If no direction is made, this proxy will be voted FOR each of the ten nominees in proposal 1, and FOR proposals 2 and 3. Whether or not direction is made, each of the proxies is authorized to vote in his or her discretion on such other business as may properly come before the Annual Meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof. |
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