INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT
Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers |
On November 16, 2023, upon the recommendation of the Management Development and Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors (the “Committee”) of Consolidated Edison, Inc. (the “Con Edison”), the Board of Directors of Con Edison approved the amendment and restatement of the Consolidated Edison, Inc. Executive Incentive Plan (the “EIP”), effective January 1, 2024, under which certain executives of Con Edison (including Con Edison’s current named executive officers), Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. (“CECONY”) and other subsidiaries of Con Edison may receive performance-based annual incentive bonuses. The purpose of the EIP is to provide executives of Con Edison and its subsidiaries, including CECONY, who are designated by the Committee as eligible to participate with incentives to achieve goals important to stockholders and customers, to align compensation with those of competitors for the best talent and to assist Con Edison and CECONY in attracting, retaining and motivating key executives important to the continued success of Con Edison and CECONY.
The EIP establishes a framework to provide for incentive bonuses to eligible executives based on the achievement of performance goals as approved by the Committee on an annual basis. The EIP, as amended and restated, effective January 1, 2024, continues the provisions of the prior EIP as in effect from January 1, 2020, with the following key changes:
| • | | Performance Goals and Weightings . Under the EIP, each calendar year, the Committee will have the discretion to determine the applicable performance goals, targets and weightings to measure performance during the applicable calendar year (the “Performance Goals”). Rather than utilizing preselected criteria and specified weighting, each calendar year, the Committee may select Performance Goals that are based on any criteria determined by the Committee (including a broad array of financial, operational, strategic and other measures set forth in the EIP) and may specify weighting determined appropriate in any applicable calendar year. |
| • | | Continued Employment Condition . In order to be eligible for an award under the EIP, a participant must remain continuously employed and in good standing with Con Edison or its subsidiaries, as applicable, through the last day of the calendar in which the Performance Goals are met. If a participant retires or resigns after June 30 of the applicable calendar year after attaining at least age 55 and with at least five years of service, the EIP administrator may decide, in its sole discretion, that any such participant will receive a prorated incentive award based on the achievement of the applicable Performance Goals. |
| • | | Forfeiture and Clawback . The EIP is clarified to provide that in the event a participant engages in any “cause” act or omission prior to the time of the payment of the incentive award, the participant’s right to receive the award is immediately forfeited and cancelled unless otherwise determined by the Committee in its sole discretion. The EIP was also clarified to refer to specific clawback policies adopted by Con Edison as well as other recoupment policies or procedures that may be required under applicable laws or otherwise adopted by Con Edison or incorporated into any incentive award. |
| • | | Other Clarifying Changes . The EIP incorporates certain minor clarifying changes relating to the operation and administration of the EIP. |
The foregoing summary of the EIP is qualified in its entirety by the text of the Consolidated Edison, Inc. Executive Incentive Plan (Amended & Restated Effective January 1, 2024), a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10 and incorporated herein by reference.