Under the STI, a cash bonus pool will be established for each year of the plan based on the adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (“Adjusted EBITDA”), of the IDG Business for such year. The Compensation Committee shall determine, for each year of the plan, the target Adjusted EBITDA, the threshold Adjusted EBITDA and the maximum Adjusted EBITDA, as well as the participants and their respective sharing percentage. The aggregate awards earned under the STI will be taken into account in determining Adjusted EBITDA for purposes of the plan.
For 2016, the STI provided that once the applicable threshold Adjusted EBITDA is achieved, the cash bonus pool will equal the sum of: (i) 15% of the Adjusted EBITDA over the threshold Adjusted EBITDA up to the target Adjusted EBITDA, plus (ii) 20% of the Adjusted EBITDA over the target Adjusted EBITDA up to the maximum Adjusted EBITDA. No STI bonuses are paid if Adjusted EBITDA is below the threshold Adjusted EBITDA. The actual amount of the awards will range from zero to a maximum of 200% of target, based on actual Adjusted EBITDA for 2016. Messrs. Stanfield’s, Roets’ and Barden’s sharing percentage and target cash award under the STI for 2016 were set at 20% and $122,000, 30% and $183,000 and 10% and $61,000, respectively. For 2016, Messrs. Stanfield, Roets and Barden received an actual cash award of $3,210, $4,815 and $1,605, respectively, under the STI.
There were no awards granted or paid under the STI for 2017.
Approval of Long-Term Incentive Grants
In May 2016, long-term incentive grants for 2016 were approved for Messrs. Stanfield, Roets and Barden, as well as certain other members of management, under the Company’s 2014 Stock Incentive Plan. The grants consisted of a combination of performance-based RSUs (“PBRSUs”) and time-based RSUs.
The performance metrics for the PBRSUs were identical to the performance metrics under the STI. The PBRSUs represent a contingent right to receive a number of shares of common stock ranging from zero to a maximum of 200% of the target award, based on the Adjusted EBITDA actually achieved for 2016, and no shares would be earned for 2016 if Adjusted EBITDA was below the threshold Adjusted EBITDA for 2016. Any shares delivered upon achievement of the specified performance targets would be fully vested on delivery, with any unvested portion of the PBRSU grants being forfeited. If the Adjusted EBITDA fell between the threshold Adjusted EBITDA and the target Adjusted EBITDA, or between the target Adjusted EBITDA and the maximum Adjusted EBITDA, the number of shares received by the holders would be interpolated in a linear progression. Messrs. Stanfield, Roets and Barden were granted 66,667, 165,000 and 75,000, time-based RSUs, respectively. The time-based RSUs will vest in full on January 1, 2019, provided the holder remains continuously employed with the Company from the date of grant through and including January 1, 2019, subject to acceleration under the circumstances described below. In addition, Mr. Stanfield was granted 379,000 stock options that will also vest in full on January 1, 2019 under the same terms.
In the event of the death or disability of the holder, (i) the holder’s unvested PBRSUs will immediately become vested at target (with the balance being forfeited), and (ii) all of the holder’s unvested time-based RSUs and stock options (for Mr. Stanfield) will immediately become fully vested.
If a holder’s employment with the Company is terminated by the Company without cause or the holder resigns for good reason, the following shall apply: (i) the holder’s PBRSUs will immediately become vested at target (with the balance being forfeited); (ii) for Mr. Stanfield with respect to his RSUs, all of his RSUs will immediately become fully vested; and (iii) for Mr. Stanfield with respect to his stock options and for any other holder with respect to his/her RSUs, if the termination occurs in (A) 2016, 1/3 of the RSUs and stock options (for Mr. Stanfield) would have become fully vested, (B) 2017, 2/3 of the RSUs and stock options (for Mr. Stanfield) will become fully vested, and (C) 2018, all of the RSUs and stock options (for Mr. Stanfield) will become fully vested.
In addition, the PBRSUs and RSUs provide for a double trigger change in control provision, which means that if an acquirer or successor in a change in control assumes or continues the awards, vesting of the awards will
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