| • | | the contribution to appropriate control environment and ethical environment. |
The maximum annual cash bonus payable to an Executive shall not exceed the Executive’s annual base salary.
Special Bonuses. In addition to the periodic bonus, the Compensation Committee and the Board of Directors may elect upon the recommendation of the Chief Executive Officer (or the Chairman in the case of a bonus payable to the Chief Executive Officer) to pay certain Executives special bonuses in recognition for their special contribution to key transactions and events in the company’s lifecycle. The maximum special bonus payable to an Executive shall not exceed annually $2,000,000.
Payout in Cash or Equity Based Compensation. The Compensation Committee and the Board of Directors will have full discretion to convert all or a portion of an Executive’s annual cash bonus into share options, restricted shares or restricted share units and to determine their vesting and other terms.
| C. | EQUITY-BASED COMPENSATION |
Overview. The Compensation Committee and the Board of Directors may grant to Executives equity-based compensation in any form permitted under Tremor’s equity incentive plans, as in effect from time to time (collectively, the “Equity Incentive Plans”), including, without limitation, share options, restricted shares, restricted share units (RSUs) and participation in employee stock purchase programs (ESPP). All grants of equity-based compensation to the Chief Executive Officer (or other Executive of Tremor who is a member of Tremor’s Board of Directors) shall be approved in the manner prescribed by the Companies Law and the rules of NASDAQ and/or NYSE and/or the AIM.
Equity Award Terms. The Compensation Committee and the Board of Directors (and the shareholders to the extent prescribed by the Companies Law) shall set the terms of award grants to Executives in accordance with the terms of the Equity Incentive Plans, including, without limitation, the exercise price, vesting schedule, term, the period of time for which an award is to remain exercisable and dividend adjustments.
Vesting. All equity-based incentives granted to Executives shall be subject to vesting periods in order to promote long-term retention of the awarded Executives. Generally, grants to Executives shall vest gradually over a period of no less than two years, in the aggregate. In accordance with the Equity Incentive Plans, the terms of the awards may provide for the acceleration of vesting upon a change of control of Tremor and/or the achievement of performance targets as set forth in the respective award agreement.
Value of Equity-Based Compensation. The maximum annual value for equity-based compensation granted to an Executive shall not exceed $5 million per year, or $12 million in the case of the Chief Executive Officer. The annual value of the equity-based component shall be calculated at the time of grant (in the same manner valued for purposes of the annual accounts) divided equally over the period of vesting (e.g., if the vesting period is 4 years, 25% of the value shall be attributable to each of the four years).
The Compensation Committee and the Board of Directors shall not have discretion to limit, at the time of exercise, the value of equity-based compensation that was granted.
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