Vesting of the awards for each NEO is subject to continued employment as of the payment date. Except for Mr. Singh, who joined the Company in July 2022 and accordingly did not receive a 2020 long-term incentive award, each NEO’s award vested as of February 28, 2023.
Name | | | Grant Date | | | Target 2020 PSU (Clean Energy) Awards (#) | | | Target Value at Stock Price on Date of Grant(1) ($) | | | 2020 PSU (Clean Energy) Awards Earned(2) (#) | | | Value at Year-End Stock Price(3) ($) | | | Earned Value as Percent of Original Target Value(3) (%) | |
Mark(4) | | | | | 1/1/2020 | | | | | | 1,255 | | | | | | 96,384 | | | | | | 1,109 | | | | | | 98,612 | | | | | | 102 | | |
Moehn | | | | | 1/1/2020 | | | | | | 2,793 | | | | | | 214,502 | | | | | | 2,869 | | | | | | 255,111 | | | | | | 119 | | |
Baxter | | | | | 1/1/2020 | | | | | | 6,915 | | | | | | 531,072 | | | | | | 7,103 | | | | | | 631,599 | | | | | | 119 | | |
Lyons | | | | | 1/1/2020 | | | | | | 2,952 | | | | | | 226,714 | | | | | | 3,032 | | | | | | 269,605 | | | | | | 119 | | |
Nwamu | | | | | 1/1/2020 | | | | | | 1,047 | | | | | | 80,410 | | | | | | 1,075 | | | | | | 95,589 | | | | | | 119 | | |
(1)
Valuations are based on $76.80 per share, the closing price of Ameren common stock on the NYSE as of December 31, 2019, the last trading day preceding the grant date.
(2)
The number of 2020 PSU awards earned includes dividend equivalents, equal to approximately an additional 8.1 percent of the shares earned, which accrued and were reinvested throughout the three-year performance period.
(3)
Valuations are based on $88.92 per share, the closing price of Ameren common stock on the NYSE as of December 30, 2022, the last trading day during the performance period. The earned value percentage represents a Clean Energy PSU payout of 95.0 percent, dividend accumulation of approximately 8.1 percent and stock price appreciation of approximately 16 percent from the grant date to the December 30, 2022 valuation.
(4)
Mr. Mark’s earned award was pro-rated to reflect his retirement effective August 1, 2022.
2022 Sign-On and Retention Awards
In May 2022, the Committee approved the grant of a one-time RSU award for Ms. Nwamu, whose strong performance and leadership skills are integral to the execution of Ameren’s long-term business strategy and the delivery of superior value to Ameren’s customers and shareholders. The award, which is included in column (e) of the Summary Compensation Table, was granted effective as of May 12, 2022, had an initial target value of $600,000, and will vest on May 11, 2025. The award does not provide for pro rata vesting in connection with Ms. Nwamu’s retirement.
In June 2022, in connection with his joining the Company and to offset certain forfeited compensation awarded by his prior employer, the Committee approved sign-on bonus awards for Mr. Singh consisting of (i) a cash bonus of $500,000, of which $250,000 was paid in July 2022 and is reflected in column (d) of the Summary Compensation Table, and of which $250,000 will be payable within 30 days of July 1, 2023, and (ii) one-time RSU awards. The RSU awards, which are included in column (e) of the Summary Compensation Table, were granted effective as of July 1, 2022, had an initial aggregate target value of $600,000, and will vest in equal installments on February 29, 2024, and February 28, 2025. The RSU awards do not provide for pro rata vesting in connection with Mr. Singh’s retirement.
2023 Incentive Compensation Program Changes
After considering overall strategy, business needs and industry practices, the safety metrics under the Short-Term Incentive Program for 2023 was modified as follows:
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The safety c2c participation rate will be measured based on the percentage of all workgroups that achieve at or above the established c2c participation rate target for 2023.
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The job-safety briefing observations results will be measured based on the percentage of field work groups that achieve at or above their established job-safety briefing observations target.
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The cap on safety payout is reduced from 150% to 100% and will apply if overall safety performance for 2023 as measured by the Serious Injury & Fatality (SIF) rate is below pre-established target performance. Prior to 2022, the cap on safety payout was based on LWA Rate performance and was capped at 150%.
No changes were made to the design of the Long-Term Incentive Program for 2023.