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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM
10-K/A
(Amendment No. 1)
☒ | ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020
OR
☐ | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the transition period from to
Commission file number
001-13585
CORELOGIC, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 95-1068610 | |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
40 Pacifica | Irvine | California | 92618 | |||
(Street Address) | (City) | (State) | (Zip Code) |
(949)
214-1000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class: | Trading symbol(s): | Name of exchange on which registered: | ||
Common Stock, $0.00001 par value | CLGX | New York Stock Exchange | ||
Preferred Stock Purchase Rights | CLGX | New York Stock Exchange |
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes ☐ No ☒
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation
S-T
(§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a
non-accelerated
filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule12b-2
of the Exchange Act.Large accelerated filer | ☒ | Accelerated filer | ☐ | |||
Non-accelerated filer | ☐ | Smaller reporting company | ☐ | |||
Emerging growth company | ☐ |
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report. ☒
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule
12b-2
of the Act). Yes ☐ No ☒The aggregate market value of voting and
non-voting
common equity held bynon-affiliates
of the registrant as of June 30, 2020, the last business day of the registrant’s most recently-completed second fiscal quarter was $5,303,236,199.On April 27, 2021, there were 73,618,482 shares of common stock outstanding.
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Amendment No. 1 to
Form 10-K
(this “Amended Report”) amends the original Annual Report onForm 10-K
of CoreLogic, Inc. (“CoreLogic,” the “Company,” “we,” “our,” or “us”) for the year ended December 31, 2020, originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on March 1, 2021 (the “Original Report”). This Amended Report amends and restates the Original Report to include the information required by Part III—Item 10, Item 11, Item 12, Item 13, and Item 14 ofForm 10-K.
In addition, in accordance with Rule12b-15
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), Item 15(a)(3) of Part IV of the Original Report is being amended and restated solely to include as exhibits new certifications by the Company’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer.Except as set forth in this Amended Report, no other changes have been made to the Original Report. Unless expressly stated, this Amended Report does not reflect events occurring after the filing of the Original Report, and it does not modify or update in any way the disclosures contained in the Original Report, which speak as of the date of the Original Report. Accordingly, this Amended Report should be read in conjunction with the Original Report, and the Company’s other SEC filings subsequent to the filing of the Original Report.
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PART III
Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
Directors and Executive Officers of the Company
Directors
The following tables provide information regarding current members of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”). Each director holds office until the next annual meeting of stockholders and until his or her successor is elected and qualified. There are no family relationships between any director and any other director or one of the Company’s executive officers. In addition, there were and are no arrangements or understandings between any director and any other person pursuant to which such director was selected as a director.
Name | Biography | |
W. Steve Albrecht Director since 2020 Age: 74 | Expertise • Public Company Director • Financial/Mergers and Acquisitions • Technology | |
Biographical Information Qualifications and Experience |
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Douglas C. Curling Director since 2012 Age: 66 | Expertise • Public Company Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer • Technology • Real Estate/Insurance • Financial/Mergers and Acquisitions • Private Equity/Investing | |
Biographical Information family-run investment business, and a principal at New Kent Consulting LLC, a consulting business that he founded.From 1997 until 2008, Mr. Curling held various executive positions at ChoicePoint Inc., a provider of identification and credential verification services that was sold to Reed Elsevier, including serving as President from 2002 to 2008, Chief Operating Officer from 1999 to 2008, and Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer from 1997 to 1999. Mr. Curling also served as a director of ChoicePoint Inc. from 2000 to 2008. Prior to joining ChoicePoint Inc., Mr. Curling served in various financial roles at Equifax, Inc., a credit bureau, from 1989 to 1997. Mr. Curling previously served as a director of Aaron’s, Inc. (NYSE: AAN) prior to its separation into two standalone public companies in late 2020. He currently serves as a director of Progressive Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: PROG), a specialty point of sale lease-to-own Qualifications and Experience | ||
John C. Dorman Director since 2012 Age: 70 | Expertise • Public Company Chief Executive Officer • Technology • Financial/Mergers and Acquisitions • Private Equity/Investing | |
Biographical Information co-Chairman in 2010, and interim Chief Executive Officer in 2010, of Online Resources Corporation, a developer and supplier of electronic payment services that was acquired by ACI Worldwide, Inc.Prior to that, from 1998 to 2003 he served as Chief Executive Officer of Digital Insight Corporation, a provider of software as a service for online banking and bill payment for financial institutions that was acquired by Intuit, Inc., and as Senior Vice President of the Global Financial Services Division of Oracle Corporation from 1997 to 1998. From 1983 to 1997, Mr. Dorman was the Chief Executive Officer of Treasury Services Corporation, a provider of modeling and analysis software for financial institutions, which was acquired by Oracle Corporation in 1997. Mr. Dorman currently serves as a director of LoanDepot, LLC, a national non-bank lender serving consumers, and DeepDyve, Inc., an online rental service for scientific and scholarly research.Qualifications and Experience |
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Paul F. Folino Director since 2011 Age: 76 | Expertise • Public Company Chief Executive Officer • Technology • Financial/Mergers and Acquisitions | |
Biographical Information Mr. Folino serves on the board of directors and is Chairman of the Nominating and Governance Committee of Lantronix, Inc., a provider of device networking and remote access products for remote IT management. He also serves as Lead Director of Commercial Bank of California, a full-service FDIC-insured community bank, and on the boards of several charitable organizations. Mr. Folino previously served on the board of directors of Microsemi Corporation, a provider of semiconductor solutions, from 2004 until its sale in 2018. Qualifications and Experience | ||
Wendy Lane Director since 2020 Age: 70 | Expertise • Financial/Mergers and Acquisitions • Risk Management • Private Equity/Investing | |
Biographical Information Ms. Lane has served on the Board of Directors and as Chairman of the Compensation Committee of Willis Tower Watson (Nasdaq: WLTW) since 2016, and its predecessor company, Willis Group Holdings, and its Audit Committee from 2004 to 2019, chairing its Compensation Committee since 2012. Her prior Board of Director experience includes, among others, MSCI, Inc. (NYSE: MSCI), where she served on the Compensation Committee, Laboratory Corporation of America, where she served on the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and chaired the Audit and Compensation Committees, and UPM Kymmene Corporation (OTCMKTS: UPMMY), a Finnish public company, where she served on the Audit Committee. She has also served on the board of the private Saudi Arabian company Al-Dabbagh Group since 2014 and founded and chairs the Audit Committee. She also serves as Lead Director and Chair of the Audit Committee since 2020 for Nextpoint Acquisition Corp.Qualifications and Experience |
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Frank D. Martell Director since 2017 Age: 61 | Expertise • Public Company Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer • Technology • Real Estate/Insurance • Financial/Mergers and Acquisitions • Private Equity/Investing | |
Biographical Information Before joining the Company, Mr. Martell served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Western Institutional Review Board from 2010 to 2011, a leading provider of review, approval and oversight for clinical research studies involving human subjects. Before that, he served as Chief Financial Officer of Information Services Group, Inc. from 2007 to 2009 and Advantage Solutions from 2009 to 2010. From 1996 to 2006, Mr. Martell held various leadership positions at ACNielsen Corporation, including President of Asia Pacific and Emerging Markets, Executive Vice President of the Marketing Information Group, and Chief Operating Officer of ACNielsen and President of Europe, Middle East and Africa. Mr. Martell spent the first 15 years of his business career in a variety of financial leadership roles at General Electric. Mr. Martell currently serves on the board of directors of Bank of the West, a subsidiary of BNP Paribas, and the Mortgage Bankers Association. Mr. Martell also serves on the board of directors of Operation HOPE, a provider of financial literacy empowerment for youth and financial capability for communities. Qualifications and Experience | ||
Claudia Fan Munce Director since 2017 Age: 61 | Expertise • Technology • Financial/Mergers and Acquisitions • Private Equity/Investing | |
Biographical Information Previously, she served as a Managing Director of IBM Venture Capital Group and Vice President of Corporate Development at IBM Corp. from 2004 to 2015; Director of Strategy, IBM Venture Capital Group from 2003 to 2004; and Head of Technology Transfer and Licensing, IBM Research from 1994 to 2000. Ms. Munce serves on the board of directors of Best Buy Co., Inc., a retailer of electronic goods and services, and Bank of the West, a wholly-owned subsidiary of BNP Paribas, as well as several industry boards of directors including NACD. Qualifications and Experience |
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Pamela Hughes Patenaude Director since 2020 Age: 60 | Expertise • Government/Regulatory • Real Estate/Insurance • Financial | |
Biographical Information day-to-day Ms. Patenaude previously served in other leadership positions at HUD, including Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development and Assistant Deputy Secretary for Field Policy and Management. From 2014 to 2017, Ms. Patenaude served as President of the J. Ronald Terwilliger Foundation for Housing America’s Families. Ms. Patenaude has also served in several leadership positions at institutions focused on housing policy and community development including the Director of Housing Policy for the Bipartisan Policy Center, Executive Vice President of the Urban Land Institute (ULI) and Founding Executive Director of the ULI Terwilliger Center for Workforce Housing. Ms. Patenaude currently serves on the Board of Directors of Habitat for Humanity International, the Bipartisan Policy Center and is a Trustee of the Homebuilders Institute (HBI). In addition, she serves as a member of the Board of Directors of the FDIC Advisory Committee on Economic Inclusion. Qualifications and Experience | ||
Vikrant Raina Director since 2017 Age: 53 | Expertise • Technology • Financial/Mergers and Acquisitions • Private Equity/Investing | |
Biographical Information mid-market private equity firm focused on technology services and business services sectors, since 1999, where he currently manages the firm’s investment strategy, risk management and limited partnership relations activities and chairs the Investment, Operating and Valuation committees.Prior to that, he was an Executive Director in the communications, media and technology group at Goldman Sachs (Asia) and a project leader at The Boston Consulting Group. Through his role at BV Investment Partners, Mr. Raina serves on a variety of private company boards of directors. Qualifications and Experience |
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J. Michael Shepherd Director since 2019 Age: 65 | Expertise • Public Company Director • Real Estate/Insurance • Regulatory • Financial | |
Biographical Information Prior to joining Bank of the West, Mr. Shepherd served as General Counsel of The Bank of New York Company, Inc. and Shawmut National Corporation. Mr. Shepherd also served in various public sector appointments, including Senior Deputy Comptroller of the Currency, Associate Counsel to the President of the United States, and Deputy Assistant Attorney General. He also has served as a member and the President of the Federal Advisory Council of the Federal Reserve Board, as a member of the FDIC Advisory Committee on Economic Inclusion, as a director of the Presidio Trust, and as a director of The Clearing House. Mr. Shepherd currently serves as a director of Pacific Mutual Holdings (the parent of the Pacific Life Insurance Company) and BNP Paribas USA. He is also a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and is a member of the Business Executive Council of the University of California. Mr. Shepherd also previously served as a member of the board of directors of First Hawaiian, Inc. until his resignation in September 2018. Qualifications and Experience top-tier commercial and retail banking leadership, and his perspectives gained through his diverse experience, are an important contribution to the Board’s oversight of CoreLogic. |
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Jaynie Miller Studenmund Director since 2012 Age: 66 | Expertise • Public Company Chief Operating Officer • Marketing, Product Management, Strategy, and Team Building • Financial/Mergers and Acquisitions | |
Biographical Information C-suite line operating roles, and public board service. She spent the first stage of her career leading three of the Nation’s largest consumer banking businesses, and then pivoted to being the Chief Operating Officer for two internet-digital companies in the early days of the internet. Since 2004, she has focused on public boards and nonprofits. Her career has been primarily in digital, data, and financial services companies.From 2001 to 2004, Ms. Studenmund was Chief Operating Officer of Overture Services Inc., a public company that transformed online advertising by pioneering paid search and helped create what is today the $60 billion SEM (search engine marketing) industry and was acquired by Yahoo. Overture successfully scaled and experienced hyper growth during her three-year tenure. From 1999 to 2001, she was President & Chief Operating Officer of PayMyBills, a leading bill management company. From 1982 to 1997, Ms. Studenmund held executive positions in the financial services industry and was, in succession, the EVP and top executive responsible for retail and consumer businesses during the era of deregulation, growth, and consolidation, first at First Interstate of California (now Wells Fargo) and then Great Western Bank and Home Savings (now JP Morgan Chase). She began her career in management consulting with Booz, Allen & Hamilton and Data Resources Inc. Today Ms. Studenmund serves on the Board of Directors of Pacific Premier Bancorp Inc., a regional bank; Exl Service Holdings, Inc., a global digital intelligence, data analytics, and operations management company; and funds for Western Asset Management, a global fixed income investment manager. Previous public company Boards of Directors include Pinnacle Entertainment, an owner, operator, and developer of casinos and entertainment properties, from 2012 to 2018; LifeLock, Inc., an identity theft protection and fraud management company, from 2015 to 2017; Orbitz Worldwide, Inc., a leading online travel firm, from 2007 to 2014; and aQuantive, an advertising agency and digital ad serving platform from 2004 to 2007. She also currently serves as a Board Leadership Fellow for the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD). Qualifications and Experience C-suite profit center and line operating experience, especially with fast-growing, innovative companies, and deep experience as a director of public companies, is particularly useful background for our Compensation and Nominating and Governance Committees. |
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Henry W. “Jay” Winship Director since 2020 Age: 53 | Expertise • Financial/Mergers and Acquisitions • Private Equity/Investing • Real Estate/Insurance • Corporate Governance • Risk Management | |
Biographical Information Mr. Winship currently serves on the Board of Directors and as Chair of the Audit Committee of Bunge Limited (NYSE: BG). He was previously on the Board of Directors of Esterline Technologies Corporation (NYSE: ESL) and Excel National Bank. Mr. Winship is on the Board of Advisors of the Corporate Governance Institute at San Diego State University Fowler College of Business. Mr. Winship is a Certified Public Accountant and holds the professional designation of Certified Financial Analyst. Qualifications and Experience |
Executive Officers
The section below provides information regarding the Company’s current executive officers. Executive officers of the Company are appointed annually by the Board on the day of the Company’s annual meeting of stockholders or at such other time as may be determined by the Board. There are no family relationships between any executive officer and any other executive officer or one of the Company’s directors. In addition, there were and are no arrangements or understandings between any executive officer and any other person pursuant to which such executive officer was selected as an executive officer.
Name | Position(s) Held | Age | ||
Frank D. Martell | President and Chief Executive Officer | 61 | ||
James L. Balas | Chief Financial Officer | 50 | ||
Patrick L. Dodd | Chief Operating and Growth Officer | 53 | ||
Barry M. Sando | Managing Director, Underwriting and Workflow Solutions | 61 | ||
Francis Aaron Henry | Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary | 55 |
• | Frank D. Martell |
• | Mr. Balas 10-year career at Ernst & Young and Capgemini. |
• | Mr. Dodd |
• | Mr. Sando |
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• | Mr. Henry |
Code of Ethics
The Board has adopted a code of ethics that applies to directors, employees and officers, including the Company’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, and persons performing similar functions. A copy of this code of ethics is posted on the “Investors” section of the Company’s website under “Leadership and Governance” at. If the Company waives or amends any provision of the code of ethics that apply to the Company’s directors and executive officers, including our principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller or persons performing similar functions, it will disclose such waivers or amendments on the Company’s website, at the address and location specified above, to the extent required by applicable SEC and New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) Rules.
investor.corelogic.com
Audit Committee of the Board of Directors
The Company has a standing Audit Committee of the Board of Directors. The current members of the Audit Committee are Messrs. Dorman (Chairman), Albrecht, Curling, and Folino, and Ms. Patenaude.
Our Board has determined that each of Messrs. Dorman, Albrecht and Curling is an “audit committee financial expert” within the meaning of the SEC’s rules and regulations and that each of the members of our Audit Committee is “independent” under applicable SEC rules and the listing standards of the NYSE and “financially literate” under the listing standards of the NYSE.
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Item 11. | Executive Compensation |
Compensation Discussion and Analysis
This Compensation Discussion and Analysis (“CD&A”) describes our compensation program, including our compensation strategy, philosophy, polices, programs and practices for our named executive officers (“NEOs”) and the positions they held in 2020. For purposes of this CD&A, the “Committee” refers to the Compensation Committee of our Board.
Named Executive Officer | Position as of December 31, 2020 | |
Frank D. Martell | President and Chief Executive Officer | |
James L. Balas | Chief Financial Officer | |
Patrick Dodd | Chief Operating and Growth Officer (1) | |
Barry M. Sando | Managing Director, Underwriting and Workflow Solutions | |
Francis Aaron Henry | Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary |
(1) | Mr. Dodd joined CoreLogic on September 1, 2020. |
Our compensation program is designed to align the interests of our executive officers with those of our stockholders through the use of a balance of financial results and strategic objectives that are intended to drive our short, medium and long-term performance. In 2020, a majority of our NEOs’ compensation continued to be based upon our financial performance and execution against certain defined strategic objectives. In 2020, our strategic objectives focused on three areas: growth and innovation, operational excellence, and high performing organization.
In setting our 2020 performance goals, we considered important initiatives associated with the implementation of our long-term plans, programs required to ensure robust cyber and information security and technology platforms, and hiring and retaining the best available human capital, as well as the Company’s environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) initiatives. We also considered external market factors in our domestic and international markets.
2020 BUSINESS HIGHLIGHTS
CoreLogic delivered very strong operating performance and record financial results in 2020. Our results reflected the benefits of significant organic growth achieved primarily through market share gains, favorable U.S. housing market conditions (including low interest rates spurring strong demand for home purchases and refinancing existing mortgage loans), and ongoing cost efficiency and operating leverage improvements. Significant strategic and operational highlights included:
• | Strong total and organic revenue growth fueled by a combination of share gains (including major contract wins in both of our operating segments), successful product launches and enhancements, and elevated U.S. housing market volumes. |
• | Boosting our percentage of non-U.S. mortgage revenues from 40% to approximately 45% of total revenue, in line with long-term goals. |
• | Initiating the sale of our Credit Solutions and Tenant Screening reseller businesses with expected completion in the second half of 2021. The completion of these divestitures should result in improved margins and reduced cyclicality, and a higher mix of fixed recurring revenues. |
• | Investing in strategic programs related to technology and data-related capabilities with a focus on data structures, visualization, technology platforms and advanced automation techniques. |
• | Rolling out our new digital tax payment processing solution, our state-of-the-art |
• | Continuing to successfully migrate our technology stack to the Google Cloud Platform (“GCP”). |
• | Improving profit margins through the successful evolution of our revenue mix toward higher-margin solutions, as well as delivering productivity and cost management upsides. |
• | Successfully navigating the COVID-19 pandemic with a strong focus on employee health and welfare while continuing to deliver superior solutions and service levels for our clients. |
2020 FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
• | Revenues from continuing operations of $1.642 billion, an increase of 14%. |
• | Net income from continuing operations of $264 million, up by $230 million over the prior year. |
• | Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (“EBITDA”) increased to $638 million, an increase of $198 million, or 45% above 2019 levels. |
• | Adjusted EBITDA margins up more than 800 bps to 39% through a combination of revenue outperformance, favorable business mix shift, and benefits from our continued productivity initiatives. |
• | Adjusted earnings per share (“EPS”) of $4.26 grew by 77% compared to the prior year. |
• | Cost management and productivity benefits of more than $25 million. |
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• | Generated net operating cash provided by continuing operations of $491 million and free cash flow (“FCF”) of $392 million, while simultaneously escalating reinvestment in growth generating initiatives and productivity programs. |
• | Returned more than $509 million in capital to stockholders through repurchase of approximately 8.5% of our common shares. |
• | Paid our first ever dividend to stockholders of $0.22 per share in January 2020 with the same value paid again in June 2020. Announced a 50% increase in dividends in July, and subsequently paid two additional dividends of $0.33 each in September and December of 2020, resulting in an $86 million return of capital to stockholders over the course of 2020. |
• | Delivered total stockholder returns (“TSR”) (1) of more than 80%. |
(1) | TSR is defined as the change in share price plus the value of dividends paid assuming reinvestment. |
We attribute these results to management’s ability, under the strong leadership of Mr. Martell and our other NEOs, to successfully implement our long-term strategic initiatives and tactical business plans. These enabled us to capitalize on strategic opportunities and navigate a large, complex, and highly volatile market while maintaining focus in a challenging business environment due to
COVID-19.
Long-term Financial Highlights Through 2020
Operating Performance – 2011 (first full year as a public company) – 2020 Growth
Total Revenue 8% CAGR Revenue Employee 12% CAGR Operating Margin 2,000+bps Adjusted EPS Adjusted EBITDA to FCF Conversion Percentage Stockholder Returns Capital Return (in million) Stock Price Performance 2001-2020 Periodic Prior Cumulative Cumulative # of Shares Purchased
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Use of
Non-GAAP
(Generally Accepted Accounting Principles) Financial MeasuresThis Amended Report contains certain
non-GAAP
financial measures, such as adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EPS, FCF, and organic revenue growth, which are provided only as supplemental information. We use thesenon-GAAP
adjusted financial measures to evaluate our operating and financial performance and for planning purposes, and as performance measures in our executive compensation program. Adjusted EBITDA is defined as net income from continuing operations adjusted for interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, share-based compensation,non-operating
gains/losses, and other adjustments. Adjusted EPS is defined as diluted income from continuing operations, net of tax per share, adjusted for share-based compensation, amortization of acquisition-related intangibles,non-operating
gains/losses, and other adjustments; and assumes an effective tax rate of 26% and 25% for 2020 and 2019, respectively. FCF is defined as net cash provided by continuing operating activities, less capital expenditures for purchases of property and equipment, capitalized data and other intangible assets. Investors should consider thesenon-GAAP
financial measures only in conjunction with the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures. Thesenon-GAAP
measures are not in accordance with or a substitute for U.S. GAAP. Other firms may calculatenon-GAAP
measures differently than CoreLogic, which limits comparability between companies.Please see the section titled “Reconciliation of
Non-GAAP
Financial Measures” at the end of this Item 11 of this Amended Report for a detailed reconciliation of adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EPS and FCF to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures.EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION HIGHLIGHTS
We aligned annual incentives to strong financial results.
pay-for-performance
COVID-19
pandemic, the Committee determined not to make anyCOVID-19-related
We delivered very strong performance in 2020 – both operationally and financially.
We assessed and rewarded our most significant strategic accomplishments.
Strategic Focus | 2020 Accomplishments | |
Growth and Innovation | • Achieved organic growth of 8% during the course of 2020 primarily through market share gains and various customer wins • Increased mix of non-US mortgage sensitive businesses to approximately 45% of total revenues• Out-performed US mortgage market volume trends primarily in property tax payment processing, flood zone determination• Expanded market share through solution packages and product introduction • Invested in strategic cutting-edge data and technology-related enhancements, artificial intelligence, and visualization to enhance future growth and offering capabilities | |
Operational Excellence | • Deployed GCP operating model, and migrated significant systems and applications to the GCP to further enhance technology infrastructure capabilities and efficiencies • Exceeded productivity savings target of $20 million through automation, outsourcing and partnerships, real estate consolidation and other workflow enhancements • Expanded adjusted EBITDA margins by more than 800 basis points for the full year to 39%; adjusted EBITDA margins exceeded 40% during the second half of 2020, significantly ahead of targeted levels and the prior-year period • Generated strong operating cash flow, which facilitated heightened investment levels, the repurchase of $509 million of our common shares, and the initiation of a quarterly dividend while simultaneously reducing our debt covenant leverage to under 3.0 times |
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High Performing Organization | • Navigated COVID-19 pandemic by protecting employee health and well-being while delivering on client commitments and achieving record performance• Deepened senior level talent bench with strategic hires including Chief Operating & Growth Officer, Chief Marketing Officer, GM Insurance, as well as key hires in legal, finance, science & analytics, insurance, and credit • Strengthened diversity in all ethnic categories, appointed 10 women to executive positions, and expanded our ESG programs • Enhanced compliance and information security organizations and capabilities while exceeding key cyber security-related performance targets • Expanded training and development focus with the implementation of new learning platform, training programs, and self-development capabilities • Grew common share price more than 80% during the 2020 calendar year |
Strong Stockholder Support on Say on Pay
Our Board and management are committed to maintaining sound and effective compensation and governance policies and programs designed to build value for our stockholders. At our 2020 annual meeting of stockholders, over 97% of the votes cast were in favor of the advisory vote to approve our executive compensation paid in 2019. With this support in favor of our existing compensation program, absence of negative feedback from our stockholder outreach effort, and following its regular review of our practices, the Committee determined to continue our 2019 compensation program in 2020 with only minor adjustments.
Active Engagement with Our Stockholders
The Board and executive management are committed to engaging with our stockholders. Throughout the year, executive management proactively and periodically meets with current and prospective stockholders to discuss our strategic priorities, operational performance, and financial results. Also, through these discussions or separate outreach efforts, we seek to engage our top stockholders to solicit feedback on corporate governance, our compensation program, and related matters. In 2020, we conducted such outreach to our top stockholders representing a majority of our outstanding shares and engaged directly with stockholders in relation to our special stockholder meeting in November 2020. These stockholders did not express concerns over our compensation program design.
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GOOD PAY GOVERNANCE PRACTICES
The Committee oversees the design and administration of our compensation program and evaluates it against competitive practices, legal and regulatory developments and corporate governance trends. The Committee has incorporated the following governance features into our compensation program:
What We Do | What We Don’t Do | |||
✓ Tie annual incentives to achievement of multiple rigorous financial and operating goals | × | |||
✓ Use performance-based vesting for 50% of long-term compensation, tied to achievement of stretch EPS targets and TSR relative to our peers | × | |||
✓ Cap performance-based vesting of performance shares at 150% of target if 3-year TSR ranks below 55th percentile of our peers | × | |||
✓ Require achievement of threshold adjusted net income level for restricted stock unit (“RSU”) awards to vest | × | |||
✓ Review total compensation relative to a peer group of industry-aligned companies with similar executive talent needs | × gross-ups upon termination with a change in control or taxgross-ups for other compensation | |||
✓ Maintain robust stock ownership guidelines and require covered executives to retain 50% of net after-tax shares earned until the guidelines are met | × | |||
✓ Maintain a claw-back policy for incentive payments | × change-of-control | |||
✓ Use an independent compensation consultant retained directly by the Committee, in its sole discretion, who performs no consulting or other services for management | ||||
✓ Require double trigger for accelerated vesting of equity awards and for severance benefits upon termination of employment following a change in control | ||||
✓ Assess annually potential risks relating to our compensation policies and practices |
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PAY PHILOSOPHY
We pay for performance.
Compensation Philosophy | • Attract, motivate and retain highly qualified executive officers critical to our long-term success • Align the interests of our executive officers with the interests of our stockholders • Reward executive officers for achieving pre-defined rigorous financial goals and strategic objectives that may not yield current-period financial results but are expected to position us for enhanced results in future periods• Encourage strategic long-term development and profitable investment in the business • Motivate and reward appropriate risk-taking to grow the business • Support pay practices with strong corporate governance and independent board oversight | |
Compensation Program Primary Elements | • Base salary • Annual cash incentive compensation plan awards • Long-term equity incentives • Other compensation (welfare, retirement, termination and other benefits) |
Our compensation program emphasizes performance-based incentives.
CEO Fixed 13% Perf-Based 87% Other NEOs Fixed 25% Perf-Based 75%
We focus on long-term stockholder value.
We increase base salaries primarily for performance or promotion.
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We set rigorous goals in our incentive plans.
COVID-19
pandemic, we did not make anyCOVID-19-related
We use strategic goals in our ICP.
Our equity grants are tied to performance.
3-Year PBRSU Payouts 200% 180% 160% 140% 120% 100% 80% 60% 40% 20% 0% 2016-2018 Cycle 2017-2019 Cycle 2018-2020 Cycle
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2020 COMPENSATION PROGRAM OVERVIEW
The following table describes each aspect of our pay program for executive officers.
ELEMENT | DESCRIPTION | ROLE AND PURPOSE | ||||||||||
REWARDS STRATEGY | Review target total pay relative to market median and determine individual pay based on experience and performance Tie approximately 75% or more of NEO target pay opportunity to operating results and share price performance | Provide market-competitive mix of base salary, cash incentives and equity incentives Align compensation to results for our stockholders | ||||||||||
BASE SALARY | Competitive fixed compensation Base salary increased primarily for sustained performance or promotions | Provide competitive level of fixed pay to attract, motivate and retain highly qualified executives Control fixed costs and emphasize pay for performance through limited salary increases | ||||||||||
ANNUAL INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PROGRAM (ICP) | Base incentives on performance against rigorous targets for revenue, adjusted EBITDA, FCF and strategic goals | Motivate and reward achievement of key financial goals and strategic accomplishments that drive long-term stockholder value | ||||||||||
LONG-TERM EQUITY INCENTIVES (LTI) | Performance- Based Restricted Stock Units (PBRSUs) | 50% of 2020 total LTI grant value for executive officers Shares earned based on three years of adjusted EPS performance, modified by TSR relative to our peers | Focus and reward for achievement of operating results over the long term Use of operating results and relative TSR ensures alignment of payouts with our performance relative to the broader market EPS growth has been highly aligned with our share price | |||||||||
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) | 50% of 2020 total LTI grant value for executive officers Grants vest ratably over three years Requires achievement of threshold adjusted net income goal to be eligible for vesting | Enhance retention of key talent Value at vesting based on share price, which aligns executives with stockholders’ interests | ||||||||||
RETIREMENT PROGRAMS | 401(k) program for all employees Legacy supplemental executive retirement plan frozen in 2010 with no new entrants allowed | Provide market-prevalent retirement programs Focus executives on accumulating savings | ||||||||||
PERQUISITES | Limited benefits available | Focus executives on rewards from value-creating activities |
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Determining Pay
Generally, in determining base salary, target annual ICP opportunity and guidelines for long-term equity awards, the Committee considers several factors including, but not limited to, the executive officer’s:
• | role, including the scope and complexity of responsibilities |
• | experience and capabilities, including institutional knowledge |
• | contributions or responsibilities beyond the typical scope of the role |
• | individual performance |
• | positioning relative to our other executive officers |
• | difficulty in recruiting a replacement, and |
• | competitive compensation opportunities provided by our peers and other competitors for similar executive talent |
Our philosophy is to incentivize and reward executive officers for future performance. While the Committee regularly reviews executive officer equity grants and vesting, prior stock compensation is not a material determinant in setting future compensation levels.
Peer Group and Benchmarking
To monitor competitive compensation practices, the Committee relies primarily upon data compiled from public filings of selected companies (our “Peer Group”) that it considers to be competitors or appropriate comparators for executive talent. The Committee reviews and approves the Peer Group annually. Criteria for Peer Group selection include firms that operate in data, information and analytics as well as those that have a high degree of sensitivity to mortgage origination volumes. Our 2020 Peer Group is presented in the table below.
CoreLogic is a unique business, with operating parameters that align with some peer profiles, though many do not fit perfectly. Our Peer Group has been challenging to construct as there are few firms that operate with highly comparable business mixes. Peers have generally been information and service providers, with some financial technology firms also included. For 2020, the Company assessed its peer group to ensure alignment with businesses that are sensitive to mortgage origination volumes and interest rates, while also reflecting the broader scope of providing information and analytic support for financial transactions. Following this assessment, the Committee determined that the same peer group used in 2019 was the appropriate mix of companies to be used in its 2020 peer group.
CORELOGIC 2020 PEER GROUP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Company Name | Revenue 1 ($MM) | Market Value (12/31/2020) ($MM) | EBITDA Margin 1 (%) | Comparator Group Rationale | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comparable Revenue Size 2 | Comparable Market Value 2 | Data Analytics | Mortgage Origination | Direct Talent Competitor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. | $ | 12,578 | $ | 87,777 | 35 | % | ✓ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fidelity National Financial, Inc. | $ | 9,413 | $ | 11,480 | 18 | % | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Global Payments Inc. | $ | 7,481 | $ | 64,483 | 38 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First American Financial Corporation | $ | 6,664 | $ | 5,764 | 16 | % | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Realogy Holdings Corp. | $ | 5,510 | $ | 1,515 | 10 | % | ✓ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gartner, Inc. | $ | 4,190 | $ | 14,303 | 16 | % | ✓ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. | $ | 4,062 | $ | 4,754 | — | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Equifax Inc. | $ | 3,915 | $ | 23,458 | 27 | % | ✓ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Zillow Group, Inc. | $ | 3,495 | $ | 30,611 | -1 | % | ✓ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Verisk Analytics, Inc. | $ | 2,748 | $ | 33,752 | 45 | % | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mr. Cooper Group Inc. | $ | 2,520 | $ | 2,819 | 42 | % | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FLEETCOR Technologies, Inc. | $ | 2,470 | $ | 22,754 | 52 | % | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Euronet Worldwide, Inc. | $ | 2,470 | $ | 7,581 | 13 | % | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. | $ | 1,711 | $ | 12,362 | 26 | % | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Radian Group Inc. | $ | 1,457 | $ | 3,879 | 42 | % | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fair Isaac Corporation | $ | 1,295 | $ | 14,870 | 29 | % | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
MGIC Investment Corporation | $ | 1,208 | $ | 4,249 | 60 | % | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Black Knight, Inc. | $ | 1,197 | $ | 13,733 | 34 | % | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CSG Systems International, Inc. | $ | 985 | $ | 1,428 | 17 | % | ✓ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Altisource Portfolio Solutions S.A. | $ | 446 | $ | 202 | 3 | % | ✓ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Peer Group Summary Statistics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
75th %ile | $ | 5,180 | $ | 23,282 | 42 | % | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Median | $ | 2,634 | $ | 11,921 | 27 | % | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
25th %ile | $ | 1,335 | $ | 3,972 | 16 | % | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CoreLogic | $ | 1,849 | $ | 6,014 | 25 | % | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Percent Rank | 35% | 31% | 46 | % |
Notes:
(1) | Data above reflects most recent fiscal year (2020) results when available; if FY20 financial results not yet released at the time of this report, revenue and EBITDA data reflect 12-month trailing results for Q4 of 2019 and Q1 - Q3 of 2020. |
(2) | The Committee reviews executive officer pay relative to the median pay of comparable positions in Peer Group companies. |
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Base Salary
The Committee reviews base salaries annually and adjusts them, if appropriate, to recognize performance, promotions, expansion in scope of responsibilities, and gaps relative to base salaries of similar individuals in the Peer Group and survey data described above. To increase the weighting of variable, performance-based pay in the compensation mix, in recent years the Committee primarily increased salaries for executive officers only in recognition of a promotion, an expansion of role and responsibilities, or sustained outperformance, as well as to progressively address significant gaps with competitive market rates.
In 2020, the Committee only increased the base salary for Mr. Martell to address gaps in his compensation levels compared to competitive market rates and to recognize proven performance and leadership capabilities since he assumed the role of CEO in 2017. Mr. Martell made major contributions to the successful execution of the Company’s strategic plan in 2020 and successfully led the company through a strategic transaction process. No other currently employed NEO received a base salary increase in 2020.
Annualized base salaries of the executive officers for 2019 and 2020 are set forth in the table below:
Named Executive Officer | 2019 | 2020 | ||||||
Frank D. Martell | $ | 825,000 | $ | 900,000 | ||||
James L. Balas | $ | 475,000 | $ | 475,000 | ||||
Patrick Dodd (1) | — | $ | 650,000 | |||||
Barry M. Sando | $ | 550,000 | $ | 550,000 | ||||
Francis Aaron Henry | $ | 475,000 | $ | 475,000 |
(1) | Mr. Dodd was hired on September 1, 2020. |
Annual Incentives (ICP)
The ICP rewards executive officers for financial and operating performance relative to rigorous, predetermined financial goals and strategic objectives. As part of our business planning process, management considers a range of value drivers based on anticipated market demand including estimated mortgage origination volumes, prior year performance, business strategy and risk factors. The Committee then evaluates management’s recommendations on performance measures and goals in the context of stockholder expectations and establishes final ICP financial and strategic goals, including performance and payout ranges.
2020 Target Incentives.
ICP Bonus | ||||||||||||||||||
Name | Title | Base Salary ($000s) | % of Salary (Target) | Target ($000s) | Maximum ($000s) | |||||||||||||
Frank D. Martell | President and CEO | $ | 900 | 150 | % | $ | 1,350 | $ | 2,700 | |||||||||
James L. Balas | Chief Financial Officer | $ | 475 | 100 | % | $ | 475 | $ | 950 | |||||||||
Patrick Dodd | Chief Operating and Growth Officer | $ | 650 | 100 | % | $ | 650 | $ | 1,300 | |||||||||
Barry M. Sando | Managing Director, Underwriting and Workflow Solutions | $ | 550 | 100 | % | $ | 550 | $ | 1,100 | |||||||||
Francis Aaron Henry | Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary | $ | 475 | 100 | % | $ | 475 | $ | 950 |
ICP Performance Metrics.
• | Revenue (GAAP) |
• | Adjusted EBITDA — non-GAAP metric calculated as net income from continuing operations adjusted for interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, stock compensation,non-operating gains/losses and other adjustments. |
• | Free Cash Flow (FCF) — non-GAAP metric calculated as net cash from continuing operating activities, less capital expenditures for purchases of property and equipment, capitalized data and other intangible assets. |
The Committee approved these measures in order to reflect a balanced perspective on performance reflecting growth, profitability and cash management. The Committee believes these measures drive the valuation of our stock.
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For 2020, 75% of the ICP opportunity was based on our financial performance goals and 25% on established strategic objectives for each executive officer. Results for achievement of revenue, adjusted EBITDA, and FCF goals were weighted as follows in determining ICP funding:
Revenue | 34 | % | ||||
Adjusted EBITDA | 33 | % | ||||
Free Cash Flow | 33 | % |
Threshold Performance Requirement.
Funding Formula for Financial Results
.
Performance Level | Less than Threshold | Threshold | Target | Maximum and Above | ||||||||||||
Performance as % of Target | < 80 | % | 80 | % | 100 | % | 120 | % | ||||||||
Payout as a % of Target | 0 | % | 34 | % | 100 | % | 200 | % |
The sum of the weighted results of the three financial metrics funds the ICP awards. For 2020, NEOs received 75% of their ICP payout based on financial results. Awards for the remaining 25% of the funded amount were based on an evaluation of individual performance on strategic goals. For outstanding performance on strategic objectives, the ICP structure permits the strategic goal payment percentage of up to 200% of target.
Financial results were measured at the corporate level for NEOs except for Mr. Sando, whose financial results were weighted 33.3% on the corporate metrics previously outlined and 66.7% on revenue and adjusted EBITDA results for the business segment he manages. Funding for his strategic objectives component was determined by corporate results as for the other NEOs.
Determining Awards for Strategic Goal Achievement.
The CEO provided the Committee with his assessment of individual results on strategic goals for the other NEOs and the Committee assessed the achievement level of the CEO. Based on these assessments, the Committee determined strategic goal achievement awards for each of the NEOs.
2020 Financial Results and Funding.
Financial Performance Metric | Weight | Target ($000) | Actual 2020 Results ($000) | Percentage Achieved | Funding Percentage | |||||||||||||||
2020 Revenue | 34 | % | $ | 1,410 | $ | 1,642 | 116.5 | % | 182.4 | % | ||||||||||
2020 Adjusted EBITDA | 33 | % | $ | 460 | $ | 638 | 138.8 | % | 200.0 | % | ||||||||||
2020 Free Cash Flow | 33 | % | $ | 230 | $ | 392 | 170.5 | % | 200.0 | % | ||||||||||
Total | 100 | % | 141.1 | % | 194.0 | % | ||||||||||||||
Strategic Goal Results and Awards.
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ICP Target | Financial Results | Individual Strategic Results | ICP Award | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name | ($000) | % of Target | 75% Weight | % of Target | 25% Weight | % of Target | Award ($000) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Frank D. Martell | $ | 1,350 | 194.0 | % | 145.5 | % | 200.0 | % | 50.0 | % | 195.5 | % | $ | 2,639 | ||||||||||||||
James L. Balas | $ | 475 | 194.0 | % | 145.5 | % | 200.0 | % | 50.0 | % | 195.5 | % | $ | 929 | ||||||||||||||
Patrick Dodd | $ | 650 | — | — | — | — | 100.0 | % | $ | 650 | ||||||||||||||||||
Barry M. Sando (1) | $ | 550 | 197.0 | % | 150.0 | % | 200.0 | % | 50.0 | % | 198.5 | % | $ | 1,092 | ||||||||||||||
Francis Aaron Henry | $ | 475 | 194.0 | % | 145.5 | % | 200.0 | % | 50.0 | % | 195.5 | % | $ | 929 |
(1) | Financial goals for Mr. Sando are calculated based on a split between corporate targets (25%) and segment revenue and adjusted EBITDA targets (50%), together accounting for 75% of his total ICP award. Unadjusted funding results for the segment were 200% of target resulting in weighted financial results of 150% and a total ICP award equal to 197% of his target. |
Long-Term Incentives (LTI)
Our LTI program is designed to motivate and reward profitable growth and stockholder value creation through awards of performance-based and time-vested equity. The Committee believes that using performance-based and time-vesting equity vehicles reinforces both performance and retention of key executives while aligning their interests with those of our stockholders and encouraging an appropriate level of risk-taking.
Long-term incentives represent the largest component of executive officer compensation. In 2020, we granted 50% of total LTI value in PBRSUs and 50% in RSUs.
The Committee may modify the target awards in consideration of any factor it considers relevant including competencies, skills, prior experiences, scope of responsibility and accountability within the organization, and the LTI awards made by Peer Group companies to similarly situated executive officers.
LTI Targets.
Base Salary | Target LTI | |||||||||||||
Name | Title | ($000s) | % of Salary | ($000s) | ||||||||||
Frank D. Martell | President and CEO | $ | 900 | 500 | % | $ | 4,500 | |||||||
James L. Balas | Chief Financial Officer | $ | 475 | 225 | % | $ | 1,069 | |||||||
Patrick Dodd | Chief Operating and Growth Officer | $ | 650 | 250 | % | $ | 1,625 | |||||||
Barry M. Sando | MD, Underwriting and Workflow Solutions | $ | 550 | 200 | % | $ | 1,100 | |||||||
Francis Aaron Henry | Chief Legal Officer | $ | 475 | 200 | % | $ | 950 |
2020 LTI Awards.
2020 long-term incentive awards were made at targeted grant value for each of the NEOs. 2020 grant awards are presented in the table below (with award amounts rounded to the nearest hundred).
2020 Grant Values | ||||||||
Named Executive Officer | RSUs | PBRSUs (1) | ||||||
Frank D. Martell | $ | 2,250,000 | $ | 2,250,000 | ||||
James L. Balas | $ | 534,500 | $ | 534,500 | ||||
Patrick Dodd | $ | 812,500 | $ | 812,500 | ||||
Barry M. Sando | $ | 550,000 | $ | 550,000 | ||||
Francis Aaron Henry | $ | 475,000 | $ | 475,000 |
(1) | PBRSU amount shown at target performance level. Based on 2020 performance, the portion of the PBRSUs tied to 2020 performance will be eligible to vest contingent upon continued employment through December 31, 2022. |
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LTI Components.
LTI VEHICLE | WEIGHT | OVERVIEW | ||||||||
RSUs | 50 | % | • Vests in equal annual installments over 3 years • Vesting subject to achievement of threshold level of adjusted net income | |||||||
PBRSUs | 50 | % | • 3-year measurement and vesting period using adjusted EPS growth goals• Earn the greater number of shares from: • 3 annual measurements against 1-year targets• 3-year measurement against3-year targets• Shares earned from adjusted EPS performance subject to modification based on TSR relative to our peers for 1-year and3-year measurement periods |
RSUs Granted in 2020.
RSUs vest in three equal installments on the first, second, and third anniversaries of the grant date. These awards encourage executive officer retention and align the interests of executive officers with those of stockholders.
PBRSUs Granted in 2020.
The 2020 PBRSUs are earned based on adjusted EPS achieved relative to annual targets for each of the three years of the performance period 2020 through 2022.
Shares earned are calculated as described below. Participants earn the greater number of PBRSUs resulting from Step 1 or Step 2 (described in Step 3).
Step 1: Calculate PBRSUs Earned Annually
As illustrated in the graphic below, adjusted EPS and relative TSR results determine the portion of the PBRSUs that are earned each year.
(A) PBRSUs Eligible to be Earned X (B) % of PBRSUs Earned (based on Annual Adj. EPS results) (C) Apply Relative TSR Modifier (Based on Annual TSR) PBRSUs Earned
(A) | For the PBRSUs granted in 2020, 30% of the PBRSUs may be earned based on 2020 performance, 50% based on 2021 performance, and 20% based on 2022 performance. |
(A) PBRSUs Eligible to be Earned Based on Annual Adjusted EPS Results (% of Total PBRSUs Granted) | ||||||
2020 | 30% | |||||
2021 | 50% | |||||
2022 | 20% |
(B) | The number of PBRSUs earned is based on a schedule that provides for 50% of PBRSUs to be earned for annual adjusted EPS results at 80% of target (threshold), 100% of PBRSUs to be earned for results at 100% of target (target), and 200% of PBRSUs to be earned for results at 120% of target (maximum). PBRSUs earned for results between these levels are determined by interpolation. |
(B) PBRSUs Earned Based on Adjusted EPS Results | ||||||||
Performance Level | Adjusted Annual EPS Results (% of Target) | Accrued PBRSUs Earned (% of Target) | ||||||
Less than Threshold | < 80 | % | 0 | % | ||||
Threshold | 80 | % | 50 | % | ||||
Target | 100 | % | 100 | % | ||||
Maximum+ | 120 | % | 200 | % |
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(C) | The number of PBRSUs earned is then subject to modification based on our relative total stockholder return compared to our 2020 Peer Group (“TSR Modifier”). The TSR Modifier ensures alignment of PBRSU payouts and results for stockholders. |
(C) TSR Modifier | ||||
PBRSUs Earned from Adj. EPS Results (B) | Annual TSR Performance (Relative to Peers) | Modifier | ||
150% to 200% of Target | 55 Percentile or Above | No modification | ||
Below 55 Percentile | Earnout capped at 150% of target | |||
50% to 150% of Target | — | No modifications | ||
0% | Above Peer median Below Peer median | Earnout is 50% of target No earnout |
(D) | PBRSUs earned each year are accrued until the end of the three-year performance period. |
Step 2: Calculate PBRSUs Earned at End of
3-Year
Performance PeriodTotal Target PBRSUs % of PBRSUs Earned (based on 3-Year Adj. EPS results) Apply Relative TSR Modifier (Based on 3-Year TSR) PBRSUs Earned
Calculations of PBRSUs earned at the end of the
3-year
performance period use the same schedules as for annual calculations described in Step 1 above, but over a3-year
period.Step 3: PBRSUs earned equals the greater of cumulative PBRSUs earned in the 3 annual calculations during the grant cycle (from Step 1) or the
3-year
calculation (from Step 2)2020 Performance for 2020 PBRSU Grant.
PBRSUs Awarded for 2020 Performance | % of Award Subject to Crediting in 2020 | Adjusted EPS Target | Adjusted EPS Results | Adjusted EPS Performance | % of Award Credited for Adjusted EPS Results | % of Award Credited Adjusted for TSR Modifier | ||||||||||||||||||
2020 | 30 | % | $ | 2.45 | $ | 4.26 | 174 | % | 60 | % | No modification |
PBRSUs Settled After 2020.
EPS-based
PBRSUs granted in 2018 were paid out after the end of the 2018-2020 performance period. The calculation of the payout is presented in the table below. Actual adjusted EPS resulted in above-target performance on both an annual and3-year
calculation basis with the sum of the annual results at 150.18% below the3-year
results of 200%. As of December 31, 2020, CoreLogic’s TSR ranks at the 56th
percentile of the peer group, therefore there is no TSR Modifier adjustment to the EPS payout.2018-2020 PBRSU Performance Period | % of Award Subject to Crediting for Annual Performance | Adjusted EPS Target | Adjusted EPS Results | % of Budget | % of Target | % of Award Subject to Credit for Adjusted EPS Results | % Vesting- Adjusted for TSR Modifier | |||||||||||||||||||||
2018 | 30 | % | $ | 2.50 | $ | 2.72 | 109 | % | 144.00 | % | 43 | % | No modification | |||||||||||||||
2019 | 50 | % | $ | 2.65 | $ | 2.83 | 107 | % | 133.96 | % | 67 | % | No modification | |||||||||||||||
2020 | 20 | % | $ | 2.81 | $ | 4.26 | 152 | % | 200.00 | % | 40 | % | No modification | |||||||||||||||
Cumulative | 100 | % | $ | 7.96 | $ | 9.80 | 123 | % | 200.00 | % | 200 | % | No modification | |||||||||||||||
Sum of Each Year | 150.18 | % |
The number of shares earned from the 2018 PBRSU award is presented in the table below.
2018 PBRSU Grant — 2020 Vesting | ||||||||
Name | Target | Earned (1) | ||||||
Frank D. Martell | 40,696 | 82,909 | ||||||
James L. Balas | 9,885 | 20,137 | ||||||
Barry M. Sando | 12,082 | 24,614 |
(1) | Earned amount reflects 200% of target award amount plus the vesting of dividend equivalents earned with respect to the PBRSUs throughout the performance period. |
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Timing of Equity Awards.
After Committee approval, we generally issue annual equity awards to NEOs on the second day on which the NYSE is open for trading following the filing of our Annual Report on
Form 10-K,
using the last sale price reported for a share of our common stock on the NYSE on that date. Grants to new hires or other grants outside the annual grant cycle follow the same methodology, except that awards are generally issued on the 20th day (or the next succeeding business day if the market is closed on the 20th day) of the third month of the calendar quarter that follows the date on which the Committee approved the awards.Special
One-Time
A30 Award.one-time
award (the “A30 PBRSU Award”) to senior leaders to provide a focused incentive for achievement of an aggressive adjusted EBITDA margin expansion between 2018 and 2020. The award was also intended to enhance executive retention and promote the achievement of major strategic initiatives (e.g., workflow automation and adoption of related technologies) that improve EBITDA margins. The Compensation Committee granted A30 PBRSU Awards to Messrs. Sando and Balas with a grant date value of $550,000 and $450,000, respectively, in 2018 and an A30 PBRSU Award to Mr. Henry with a grant date value of $475,000 in 2019. See our 2019 proxy for additional information on grant performance ranges and payout). The performance metrics applicable to the A30 PBRSU Awards were achieved above the maximum performance level, resulting in the awards vesting at 200% of target on December 29, 2020.Employment Inducement Award
Mr. Dodd joined the Company as its Chief Operating and Growth Officer in September 2020. In order to provide an inducement for Mr. Dodd to join the Company, the Committee approved a minimum 2020 ICP bonus of $500,000 and a special new hire RSU award having a grant date value of $1,500,000. Mr. Dodd is also entitled to up to $500,000 in reimbursements for relocation expenses.
Retirement and Employee Benefit Plans
Executive officers are entitled to the same benefits generally available to all full-time employees (subject to fulfilling any minimum service requirement) including the 401(k) plan, healthcare, life insurance and other welfare benefit programs. In designing these benefits, we seek to provide an overall level of benefits that is competitive with those offered by similar companies in the markets in which we operate. We believe that these employee benefits provide a valuable recruiting and retention mechanism for our executive officers and enable us to compete more successfully for qualified executive talent.
Executive Supplemental Benefit Plan and the Pension Restoration Plan.
Deferred Compensation Plan.
non-qualified
retirement plan that allows eligible participants to defer up to 80% of their salary and annual incentive bonus. Participation is limited to executive officers and certain other key employees. In 2010, we amended the Deferred Compensation Plan to provide additional Company contributions in the form of 401(k) restoration.Other Benefits.
We also maintain an executive life insurance program for executive officers and other key employees. This program provides the participant with up to two times their annualized base salary (up to a maximum of $1 million) in group universal life insurance.
Further details regarding these other benefits are found in the 2020 Summary Compensation Table and accompanying footnotes.
Role of the Committee and the Chief Executive Officer
The Committee is composed solely of independent members of our Board. The Committee reviews and approves executive officer base salaries, annual incentive bonus programs, long-term incentive compensation and other incentive and executive benefit plans. The Committee, in consultation with its independent compensation consultant, analyzes the reasonableness of executive officer compensation, in part by reviewing compensation data from comparable companies and from relevant other industry sources.
Decisions regarding compensation of the CEO are made solely by the Committee based on its deliberations with input from its independent compensation consultant. Decisions regarding other executive officers are made by the Committee after considering recommendations from the CEO as appropriate, as well as input from the Committee’s independent compensation consultant. Our CEO and, as appropriate, Chief Legal Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Human Resources Officer, may attend the portion of the Committee’s meetings where individual executive officer performance is discussed. Only Committee members may vote on executive officer compensation decisions.
The Committee regularly meets in executive session with its independent compensation consultant.
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Role of Independent Compensation Consultant
The Committee retained Pay Governance LLC (“Pay Governance”) as its independent compensation consultant to advise on executive officer compensation for 2020. The consultant generally advises the Committee on all aspects of the executive compensation program design and governance process. During 2020, as part of its engagement with the Committee, the independent compensation consultant:
• | advised on the selection of a peer group of companies for executive officer compensation comparison purposes; |
• | provided guidance on industry best practices, emerging trends and developments in executive officer compensation, and investor views of compensation design and practices; |
• | consulted on the design of incentive compensation programs and change in control provision best practices; |
• | advised on determining the total compensation of each of our executive officers and the material elements of total compensation, including (1) annual base salaries, (2) target cash bonus amounts, and (3) the structure and target amount of long-term incentive awards; |
• | consulted on non-employee director compensation; and |
• | assisted on a compensation risk assessment |
The Committee retained its independent compensation consultant directly, although in carrying out assignments, the consultant also interacted with Company management on behalf of the Committee. Pay Governance performed no services for the Company, and the Committee does not believe the independent compensation consultant’s work has raised any conflict of interest. The Committee has the sole authority to select, retain, and terminate the independent compensation consultants.
Adjustment or Recovery of Awards (Claw-backs)
The Company maintains a recoupment policy that enables recovery of performance-based compensation to the extent that it is later determined that applicable performance goals were not actually achieved taking into account a financial restatement or ethical misconduct. We also added claw-backs in employment agreements for all executive officers. This policy applies to all performance-based incentive plans including but not limited to the annual incentive cash bonus and performance-based equity awards described above.
Anti-Hedging and Pledging Policy
The Company maintains a policy, applicable to its directors and all employees, including its executive officers, that prohibits transactions in put options, call options or other derivative securities, on an exchange or in any other organized market as well as holding Company securities in a margin account or otherwise pledging Company securities as collateral for a loan. The anti-hedging and pledging policy applies regardless of whether such Company securities (i) were granted to the director or employee as part of their compensation and (ii) are held directly or indirectly by the director or employee
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Executive Stock Ownership Guidelines and Retention Requirements
We require our executive officers to own a fixed amount of our stock. The rigorous guidelines are based on a multiple of base salary as outlined below:
Position | Ownership Guidelines | |
Chief Executive Officer | 6x base salary | |
Chief Financial Officer | 3x base salary | |
Chief Operating and Growth Officer | 3x base salary | |
Managing Directors | 3x base salary | |
Other Executive Officers | 1x base salary |
Covered officers have five years from their date of hire or promotion to the covered position to reach the ownership requirement. All Company securities owned outright or earned and subject only to time-based vesting restrictions count toward the requirement; stock options do not count toward the ownership requirement. Furthermore, we have adopted a share retention requirement which provides that all covered executives must hold at least 50% of net (after tax) shares until the stock ownership guidelines described above are achieved. All current NEOs have met their ownership requirements or still have time remaining to reach the ownership requirement.
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Actual Share Ownership vs. Minimum Share Ownership Requirement
(As multiple of base salary)
President and CEO x1 x2 x3 x4 x5 x6 x7 x8 x9 x10> F.Martell CFO J. Balas Chief Operating Officer P. Dodd Managing Director, UWS B. Sando Other Named Executive Officers A.Henry Holdings as of December 31, 2020 as a multiple of base salary using stock price of $77.32 Minimum ownership requirement Current actual holdings as of December 31, 2020
Employment Agreements and Severance Arrangements
Each of our NEOs is party to an employment agreement with us. The Committee believes that offering employment agreements to key executive officers is consistent with peer practices and serves as an effective retention tool. Each agreement is individually negotiated, and terms may vary. For additional information regarding the terms of the employment agreements, including severance arrangements that we have entered into with our executive officers see “Employment Agreements” below.
Change in Control Agreements
Equity awards are currently issued under the CoreLogic, Inc. 2018 Performance Incentive Plan 2018 Performance Incentive Plan (the “2018 Plan”), which was approved by our stockholders at our annual meeting held in May 2018. Prior to the approval of the 2018 Plan, we issued share-based awards under the CoreLogic, Inc. Amended and Restated 2011 Performance Incentive Plan, as amended (“2011 Plan”). The 2011 Plan and 2018 Plan do not include an automatic “single trigger” change in control vesting provision. Instead, both plans include a change in control provision where automatic accelerated vesting of an award in connection with a change in control will only occur if an acquirer or successor to us fails or declines to assume or continue the awards or the awards otherwise do not survive the transaction. Additionally, award agreements include “double-trigger” severance protections and provide for accelerated vesting of awards that remain outstanding following a change in control transaction in the event of a termination without cause or resignation for good reason within six (6) months prior to or twenty-four (24) months following a change in control.
The Deferred Compensation Plan generally provides for accelerated vesting of awards or benefits, as the case may be, in the event of a change in control of the Company. In addition, the Executive Supplemental Benefit Plan provides that when a participant incurs an involuntary separation from service without good cause or for good reason subsequent to a change in control, payment of benefits will commence in the same manner and in the same amount as if the participant had attained his or her normal retirement age on the date of termination.
In addition to the plan and award agreement provisions described above, we have entered into a change in control agreement (a “Change in Control Agreement”) with each of our NEOs. Under the Change in Control Agreement, a “change in control” means the consummation of any one of the following:
• | a merger or consolidation of the Company in which our stockholders end up owning less than 50% of the voting securities of the surviving entity |
• | the sale, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all our assets or the complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company |
• | a change in the composition of our Board over a two-year period as a result of which fewer than a majority of the directors are incumbent directors, as defined in the agreement, or |
• | the acquisition or accumulation by any person or group, subject to certain limited exceptions, of at least 30% of our voting securities |
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If the termination of our executive officer’s employment occurs without “cause” or if the executive officer terminates his employment for “good reason” (each as defined in the applicable Change in Control Agreement) within the
six-month
period prior to a change in control or the twenty-four-month period following a change in control, we will pay (i) the executive officer’s base salary through and including the date of termination and any accrued but unpaid annual incentive bonus as soon as practicable following such termination and (ii) the following benefits based on the same payment schedule as described in “Employment Agreement” below:• | a pro rata portion of the executive’s target annual cash bonus amount established for the fiscal year in which the termination occurs (or, for 2020 only and in accordance with the terms of the 2020 ICP, a pro rata portion of the target annual cash bonus at the greater of the target or actual level of performance |
• | between two and three times the executive officer’s target annual cash bonus amount established for the fiscal year in which the termination occurs, and |
• | between two and three times the executive officer’s annual base salary in effect immediately prior to the date of termination |
Furthermore, under the Change in Control Agreement, for a period ranging from twenty-four to
thirty-six
months and subject to the covered executive officer’s continued payment of the same percentage of the applicable premiums as the executive officer was paying immediately prior to the date of termination or, if more favorable to the executive officer, at the time at which the change in control occurred, we will provide medical and dental coverage pursuant to COBRA for the executive officer (and if applicable, the executive officer’s dependents). To the extent that the executive officer cannot participate in the plans previously available, we will provide such benefits on the sameafter-tax
basis as if they had been available. These obligations are reduced by any welfare benefits made available to the executive officer from subsequent employers.The Change in Control Agreement provides that if any excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code (or any similar tax), applies to the payments, benefits or other amounts payable under the agreement or otherwise, including without limitation, any acceleration of the vesting of outstanding stock options, restricted stock or performance shares (collectively, the “Total Payments”), then the Total Payments will be reduced (but not below zero) so that the maximum amount of the Total Payments (after reduction) will be $1.00 less than the amount which would cause the Total Payments to be subject to the excise tax; provided that such reduction to the Total Payments will be made only if the
after-tax
benefit to the executive officer is greater after giving effect to such reduction than if no such reduction had been made. This type of provision is often referred to as a “modifiedcut-back,”
and is included because the Change in Control Agreement does not provide for any type of “gross up” or similar benefit.The Change in Control Agreement generally had an initial term that is automatically extended for additional
one-year
periods unless either party notifies the other not later than the preceding January 1 that it does not wish to extend the term for an additional year. All agreements with current executive officers have a current term through December 31, 2022. For a description of the calculations and further explanation of the payments due to the executive officers upon termination of employment and/or a change in control, see Potential Payments upon Termination or Change in Control tables below.Impact of Tax and Accounting
As a general matter, the Committee considers the various tax and accounting implications of the compensation vehicles we employ. When determining amounts of long-term incentive grants to executive officers and employees, the Committee examines the accounting cost associated with the grants. Under accounting guidance, grants of stock options, RSUs and PBRSUs result in an accounting charge for the Company over their vesting period. The accounting charge is equal to the fair value of the instruments being issued. For RSUs, the cost is generally equal to the fair value of the stock on the date of grant times the number of shares granted. This expense is amortized over the requisite service period. With respect to stock options, we calculate the fair value of the option and take that value into account as an expense over the vesting period, after adjusting for forfeitures. For PBRSUs, we calculate the fair value of the award upon grant and adjust the value to be expensed on a quarterly basis over the performance period based on expected award payouts, after adjusting for forfeitures.
Section 162(m) of the Code generally prohibits a publicly held company from deducting compensation paid to a current or former NEO that exceeds $1.0 million during the tax year. Certain awards granted before November 2, 2017 that were based upon attaining
pre-established
performance measures that were set by the Committee under a plan approved by the Company’s stockholders, as well as amounts payable to former executive officers pursuant to a written binding contract that was in effect on November 2, 2017, may qualify for an exception to the $1.0 million deductibility limit.As one of the factors in its consideration of compensation matters, the Committee noted this deductibility limitation. However, the Committee has the flexibility to take any compensation-related actions that it determines are in the best interests of the Company and our stockholders, including awarding compensation that may not be deductible for tax purposes. There can be no assurance that any compensation will in fact be deductible.
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COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REPORT
The following report of the Compensation Committee is not soliciting material, is not deemed filed with the SEC and is not incorporated by reference in any filing of the Company under the Securities Act, or the Exchange Act, whether made before or after the date of this Amended Report and irrespective of any general incorporation language in such filing.
The Compensation Committee has reviewed and discussed the foregoing CD&A with management. Based on its review and discussions, the Compensation Committee has recommended to the Board that the CD&A be included in the Company’s Annual Report on
Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2020 or an amendment thereto, or in the Company’s proxy statement for its 2021 annual meeting of stockholders.Members of the Compensation Committee
Jaynie Miller Studenmund, Chair
Paul F. Folino
Wendy Lane
Claudia Fan Munce
Pamela Patenaude
J. Michael Shepherd
COMPENSATION COMMITTEE INTERLOCKS AND INSIDER PARTICIPATION
Messrs. Chatham (removed November 2020), Folino, O’Brien (removed November 2020), Shepherd (appointed November 2020), and Mmes. Lane (appointed November 2020), Patenaude (appointed November 2020), Munce, and Studenmund served on the Compensation Committee during 2020. No person who served as a member of the Compensation Committee during 2020 was or is an officer or employee of the Company. No executive officer of the Company serves or served as a director or member of the compensation committee of another company who employed or employs any member of the Company’s Compensation Committee or the Board.
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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION TABLES
2020 Summary Compensation Table
The following table sets forth certain information concerning compensation of each named executive officer who served as such during the fiscal years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, other than for Mr. Dodd, for whom compensation information is provided only for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020, and Mr. Henry, for whom compensation information is provided only for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019 and 2020, the years in which each was an NEO. The positions listed below are as of December 31, 2020.
Name and Principal Position | Year | Salary (3) ($) | Bonus (3) ($) | Stock Awards (4) ($) | Option Awards (5) ($) | Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation (6) ($) | Change in Pension Value and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings (7) ($) | All Other Compensation (8) ($) | Total ($) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Frank D. Martell | 2020 | 897,981 | — | 4,499,952 | — | 2,639,420 | — | 155,473 | 8,192,826 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
President and CEO | 2019 | 823,962 | — | 3,959,957 | — | 1,720,000 | — | 62,495 | 6,566,414 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018 | 778,942 | — | 3,704,964 | — | 1,092,000 | — | 65,748 | 5,641,654 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
James L. Balas | 2020 | 475,000 | — | 1,068,658 | — | 928,685 | — | 60,180 | 2,532,523 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chief Financial Officer | 2019 | 474,423 | — | 949,926 | — | 660,000 | — | 29,443 | 2,113,792 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018 | 449,519 | — | 1,349,905 | — | 450,000 | — | 30,856 | 2,280,280 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Patrick Dodd Chief Operating & Growth Officer (1) | 2020 | 197,500 | 510,000 | 3,124,864 | — | 150,000 | — | 25,833 | 4,008,197 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Barry M. Sando | 2020 | 550,000 | — | 1,099,950 | — | 1,091,774 | 956,956 | 85,374 | 3,784,053 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Managing Director, Underwriting & Workflow Solutions | | 2019 2018 | | | 550,000 550,000 | | — | | 1,099,950 1,649,903 | | | — — | | | 765,500 522,500 | | | 1,296,860 — | | | 46,581 50,556 | | | 3,758,891 2,772,959 | | |||||||||||
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Francis Aaron Henry | 2020 | 475,000 | 560,000 | 949,961 | — | 928,685 | — | 183,354 | 3,097,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary (2) | 2019 | 63,942 | 385,000 | 474,987 | — | — | — | 1,108 | 925,037 |
(1) | Patrick Dodd was appointed Chief Operating & Growth Officer on September 1, 2020. His annual salary is $650,000 and has been reflected for the days employed in 2020. The bonus amount represents a one-time bonus guarantee for fiscal year 2020 of $500,000, plus a relocation expense allowance of $10,000. Thenon-equity incentive plan compensation amount reflects an additional $150,000 award approved by the Compensation Committee under the ICP for fiscal year 2020 for the achievement of strategic objectives. |
(2) | Francis Aaron Henry was appointed Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary on November 4, 2019. His annual base salary is $475,000, and in 2019 has been reflected for days employed in 2019. The bonus amount in 2020 represents a sign-on bonus that was paid in two installments in 2020 totaling $500,000, a spot bonus of $50,000 and a relocation expense allowance of $10,000. |
(3) | Amounts include any amounts electively deferred by the NEO under the Deferred Compensation Plan. |
(4) | For 2020, reflects the aggregate grant date fair value of stock awards, consisting of RSUs and PBRSUs, computed in accordance with the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s Accounting Standards Codification Topic 718, Compensation-Stock Compensation. We valued the RSUs as of the grant date by multiplying the closing price of our common stock on that date by the number of RSUs awarded. We valued the PBRSUs as of the grant date by multiplying the closing price of our common stock on that date by the target number of PBRSUs that will vest upon achievement of the target performance. The RSUs vest contingent upon the satisfaction of certain performance criteria through December 31, 2020, which criteria were satisfied, and thereafter vest in three equal installments on the first three anniversaries of the grant date, subject to continued employment through each such vesting date. The PBRSUs vest contingent upon satisfaction of certain performance criteria and continued employment through December 31, 2022. If the highest performance target is met or exceeded, the value of the awards at grant date would be as follows: Mr. Martell $4,499,952; Mr. Balas $1,068,658; Mr. Dodd $1,624,918: Mr. Sando $1,099,950; and Mr. Henry $949,961. |
(5) | The Company did not grant stock options in 2018, 2019 or 2020. |
(6) | For 2020, represents the annual incentive bonus that was earned with respect to 2020 under the ICP and paid to each NEO and includes any amounts electively deferred by the NEO under the Deferred Compensation Plan. |
(7) | For 2020, represents the change in the present value of the life annuity from the end of fiscal year 2019 to the end of fiscal year 2020 for the Executive Supplemental Benefit Plan and the Pension Restoration Plan with respect to Mr. Sando. The actual change in the present values is as follows: $936,680 under the Executive Supplemental Benefit Plan and $20,276 under the Pension Restoration Plan. The amounts in this column do not include earnings under the Deferred Compensation Plan as such earnings were neither above-market nor preferential. See the Pension Benefits table below under “ Pension Benefits for 2020 |
(8) | Amounts included in all other compensation consist of the amounts shown in the table below paid by the Company in 2020 for each NEO. |
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Named Executive Officer | Life Insurance Premiums ($) | HSA Employer Contribution | 401(k) Matching Contributions ($) | Relocation ($) | Amounts Contributed to the Deferred Compensation Plan ($) | Total ($) | ||||||||||||||||||
Frank D. Martell | 7,921 | — | 8,550 | — | 139,002 | 155,473 | ||||||||||||||||||
James L. Balas | 1,848 | — | 8,550 | — | 49,782 | 60,180 | ||||||||||||||||||
Patrick Dodd | 6 | — | 8,550 | 17,277 | — | 25,833 | ||||||||||||||||||
Barry M. Sando | 16,894 | — | 8,550 | — | 59,930 | 85,374 | ||||||||||||||||||
Francis Aaron Henry | 2,937 | — | 8,550 | 128,835 | 43,032 | 183,354 |
Grants of Plan-Based Awards for 2020
The following table sets forth information on awards made to each of the NEOs under the ICP and the 2019 Plan during 2020.
Estimated Future Payouts Under Non-Equity Incentive Plan Awards (1) | Estimated Future Payouts Under Equity Incentive Plan Awards (2) | Grant Date Fair Value of Stock & Option | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name | Approval Date | Grant Date | Threshold ($) | Target ($) | Maximum ($) | Threshold (#) | Target (#) | Maximum (#) | Awards (3)($) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Frank D. Martell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020 ICP Award | 459,000 | 1,350,000 | 2,700,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
RSUs | 2/13/2020 | 3/2/2020 | 46,593 | 2,249,976 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
PBRSUs | 2/13/2020 | 3/2/2020 | 23,297 | 46,593 | 93,186 | 2,249,976 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
James Balas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020 ICP Award | 161,500 | 475,000 | 950,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
RSUs | 2/13/2020 | 3/2/2020 | 11,065 | 534,329 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
PBRSUs | 2/13/2020 | 3/2/2020 | 5,533 | 11,065 | 22,130 | 534,329 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Patrick Dodd | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020 ICP Award | 221,000 | 650,000 | 1,300,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
RSUs | 7/3/2020 | 9/21/2020 | 34,268 | 2,312,405 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
PBRSUs | 7/3/2020 | 9/21/2020 | 6,020 | 12,040 | 24,080 | 812,459 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Barry M. Sando | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020 ICP Award | 187,000 | 550,000 | 1,100,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
RSUs | 2/13/2020 | 3/2/2020 | 11,389 | 549,975 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
PBRSUs | 2/13/2020 | 3/2/2020 | 5,695 | 11,389 | 22,778 | 549,975 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Francis Aaron Henry | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020 ICP Award | 161,500 | 475,000 | 950,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
RSUs | 2/13/2020 | 3/2/2020 | 9,836 | 474,980 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
PBRSUs | 2/13/2020 | 3/2/2020 | 4,918 | 9,836 | 19,672 | 474,980 |
(1) | At threshold performance, a NEO would receive 34% of the target award amount and at maximum performance, a NEO would receive 200% of the target award amount. The actual incentive award earned by each NEO is reported in the 2020 Summary Compensation Table. |
(2) | Equity awards in 2020 consisted of RSUs and PBRSUs granted as part of the 2020 long-term incentive compensation program and with respect to Mr. Dodd, an additional sign-on RSU award with a grant date fair value of $1,500,000. Vesting of the RSUs is tied to achievement of at least $65 million in 2020 adjusted net income. For the RSUs, if as was the case, the adjusted net income performance target is met, the shares vest in three equal installments on the first three anniversaries of the grant date. In the case of the PBRSUs, vesting is tied to achievement of certain adjustedearnings-per-share |
(3) | These amounts represent the aggregate grant date fair value of each award determined pursuant to Financial Accounting Standards Board’s Accounting Standards Codification Topic 718, Compensation-Stock Compensation. For the assumptions and methodologies used to value these awards, see footnote (4) to the 2020 Summary Compensation Table above. |
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Employment Agreements
We have entered into employment agreements with each of our NEOs. The material terms of the employment agreements, which are substantially similar in form, are as follows:
Term:
One-year
term through December 31 of each calendar year, with automatic renewal for an additional year unless either party provides 60 days prior written notice before the expiration of the current term. Neither party to the NEO employment agreements provided such notice in 2020, and accordingly the term of each automatically extended through December 31, 2021.Pay:
Severance:
pro-rata
portion of any annual bonus actually earned based on performance that they would have otherwise received had their employment not terminated.Severance Payment Timing:
Messrs. Martell, Sando, and Dodd—First payment is made in the seventh month after separation of employment and is 7/24th of the total severance and equal installments thereafter for the remainder;
Messrs. Balas and Henry—First payment is made in the seventh month after separation of employment and is 7/12th of the total severance and equal installments thereafter for the remainder.
Release of Liability:
non-competition
(for a period of 24 months post-termination, in the case of Messrs. Martell, and Sando, or for a period of 12 months post-termination, in the case of Messrs. Balas and Dodd; Mr. Henry is not subject to anon-competition
covenant).Claw-backs:
Compensation Discussion and Analysis—Adjustment or Recovery of Awards (Claw-backs)
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Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal
Year-End
for 2020The following table shows outstanding equity awards held by our NEOs as of December 31, 2020.
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 (1) | Number of Shares or Units of Stock That Have Not Vested (#) | Market Value of Shares or Units of Stock That Have Not Vested (2) ($) | Equity Incentive Plan Awards: Number of Unearned Shares, Units or Other Rights That Have Not Vested (#) | Equity Incentive Plan Awards: Market or Payout Value of Unearned Shares, Units or Other Rights That Have Not Vested ($) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Frank D. Martell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
38,150 | 25.95 | 2/26/2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
20,313 | 32.49 | 3/2/2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14,138 | (3) | 1,093,116 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
82,909 | (4) | 6,410,524 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
36,502 | (5) | 2,822,313 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
77,779 | (6) | 6,013,872 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
47,234 | (7) | 3,652,133 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
28,339 | (8) | 2,191,171 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10,730 | (9) | 829,644 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
33,065 | (10) | 2,556,586 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
James L. Balas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3,433 | (3) | 265,442 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
20,137 | (4) | 1,556,993 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8,756 | (5) | 677,051 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
18,657 | (6) | 1,442,559 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11,217 | (7) | 867,298 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6,729 | (8) | 520,286 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2,574 | (9) | 199,022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7,853 | (10) | 607,194 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Patrick Dodd | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
34,412 | (11) | 2,660,698 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7,254 | (8) | 560,879 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8,463 | (10) | 654,359 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Barry M. Sando | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
26,011 | 25.95 | 2/26/2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
18,467 | 32.49 | 3/2/2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4,197 | (3) | 324,543 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
24,614 | (4) | 1,903,154 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10,139 | (5) | 783,958 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
21,604 | (6) | 1,670,421 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11,546 | (7) | 892,737 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6,926 | (8) | 535,518 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2,981 | (9) | 230,491 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8,083 | (10) | 624,978 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Francis Aaron Henry | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9,971 | (7) | 770,958 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5,983 | (8) | 462,606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6,980 | (10) | 539,694 |
(1) | The stock options disclosed in this table have a ten-year term. As of December 31, 2020, all stock options were fully vested. |
(2) | Represents the value of unvested RSUs based on closing stock price on December 31, 2020 of $77.32. |
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(3) | These RSUs represent the unvested portion of RSUs that were granted to the NEOs on March 1, 2018, which were subject to (i) the achievement of adjusted net income of $62.5 million for 2018 and (ii) time vesting in three equal annual installments on the first, second and third anniversaries of the grant date. We achieved the $62.5 million performance measure for 2018. |
(4) | These PBRSUs represent the portion of the PBRSUs that were granted to the NEOs on March 1, 2018, and vest based upon our achievement of certain performance measures and continued employment through December 31, 2020. The amount set forth in this column represents the actual number of units that were earned based on our achievement of the performance measures. |
(5) | These RSUs represent the unvested portion of RSUs that were granted to the NEOs on March 1, 2019, which were subject to (i) the achievement of adjusted net income of $62.5 million for 2019 and (ii) time vesting in three equal annual installments on the first, second and third anniversaries of the grant date. We achieved the $62.5 million performance measure for 2019. |
(6) | These PBRSUs represent the portion of the PBRSUs that were granted to the NEOs on March 1, 2019, and vest based upon our achievement of certain performance measures and continued employment through December 31, 2021. The amount set forth in this column represents the actual number of units that were earned based on our achievement of adjusted EPS in 2019 and 2020, but remain subject to the time vesting requirement. |
(7) | These RSUs represent the unvested portion of RSUs that were granted to the NEOs on March 1, 2020, which were subject to (i) the achievement of adjusted net income of $65 million for 2020 and (ii) time vesting in three equal annual installments on the first, second and third anniversaries of the grant date. We achieved the $65 million performance measure for 2020. |
(8) | These PBRSUs represent the portion of the PBRSUs that were granted to the NEOs (other than Dodd) on March 1, 2020 and Mr. Dodd on September 21, 3030, and vest based upon our achievement of certain performance measures and continued employment through December 31, 2022. The amount set forth in this column represents the actual number of units that were earned based on our achievement of adjusted EPS in 2020, but remain subject to the time vesting requirement. |
(9) | These PBRSUs represent the portion of the PBRSUs that were granted to the NEOs on March 1, 2019, that remain subject to our achievement of certain performance measures. The amount set forth in this column represents the estimated future payout of PBRSUs assuming the target performance goals have been achieved. The PBRSUs vest based on the degree of achievement of certain adjusted EPS goals over a three-year performance period (2019, 2020 and 2021) and the executive’s continued employment through December 31, 2021. |
(10) | These PBRSUs represent the portion of the PBRSUs that were granted to the NEOs (other than Mr. Dodd) on March 1, 2020 and Mr. Dodd on September 21, 2020, that remain subject to our achievement of certain performance measures. The amount set forth in this column represents the estimated future payout of PBRSUs assuming the target performance goals have been achieved. The PBRSUs vest based on the degree of achievement of certain adjusted EPS goals over a three-year performance period (2020, 2021 and 2022) and the executive’s continued employment through December 31, 2022. See “ Compensation Discussion and Analysis-Long-Term Incentives |
(11) | These RSUs represent a combination of new hire RSUs and annual LTI RSUs granted to Mr. Dodd on September 21, 2020. |
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Option Exercises and Stock Vested for 2020
The following table sets forth information concerning value realized by each of the NEOs upon exercise of stock options and vesting of other stock awards during 2020.
Option Awards | Stock Awards | |||||||||||||||
Name | Number of Shares Acquired on Exercise (#) | Value Realized on Exercise ($) (1) | Number of Shares Acquired on Vesting (#) | Value Realized on Vesting ($)(2) | ||||||||||||
Frank D. Martell | 185,000 | 12,128,942 | 128,050 | 8,529,570 | ||||||||||||
James L. Balas | 19,937 | 858,357 | 49,408 | 3,467,199 | ||||||||||||
Patrick Dodd | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
Barry M. Sando | 31,233 | 1,968,504 | 60,379 | 4,236,574 | ||||||||||||
Francis Aaron Henry | — | — | 22,647 | 1,728,419 |
(1) | Value realized on exercise is based on the fair market value of our common stock on the date of exercise minus the exercise price and does not necessarily reflect proceeds actually received by the NEO. |
(2) | Value realized on vesting is based on the fair market value of our common stock on the vesting date and does not necessarily reflect proceeds actually received by the NEO. |
Pension Benefits for 2020
The following table shows the actuarial present value of the accumulated retirement benefits payable upon normal retirement age to each of the NEOs who participate in a pension plan, computed as of December 31, 2020. The amounts disclosed are based upon benefits provided to the NEOs under our Pension Restoration Plan and our Executive Supplemental Benefit Plan. Benefit accruals were frozen under the Pension Restoration Plan as of April 30, 2008 and the Executive Supplemental Benefit Plan was frozen effective December 31, 2010. We previously maintained a pension plan, which was assumed by First American Financial Corporation (“FAFC”) in connection with spinning off our financial services businesses now known as FAFC on June 1, 2010 (the “Separation”). Messrs. Martell, Balas, Henry and Dodd were not eligible to participate in the Pension Restoration Plan or the Executive Supplemental Benefit Plan and therefore they are not included in the following table.
Name | Plan Name | Number of Years Credited Service (1)(#) | Present Value of Accumulated Benefits (2)($) | Payments During Last Fiscal Year | ||||
Barry M. Sando | Executive Supplemental Benefit Plan | 29 | 7,603,164 | 0 | ||||
Barry M. Sando | Pension Restoration Plan | 28 | 168,398 | 0 |
(1) | Credited years of service for the Pension Restoration Plan and the Executive Supplemental Benefit Plan is the time between the participant’s deemed participation date under the plan and December 31, 2020. |
(2) | The Pension Restoration Plan benefits generally accrue from the date of employment through the normal retirement age (as discussed below). The following assumptions were used for calculating present values: interest rate of 2.36%, post-retirement mortality per Pri-2012 Table for Healthy Retirees with mortality projection using Fully Generational ScaleMP-2020, and benefit is payable as a single life annuity. |
Executive Supplemental Benefit Plan eligibility requires 10 years of service and 5 years of participation in the plan with the benefit dependent on age at retirement between 55 and 62, rather than credited years of service. The following assumptions were used for calculating present value: interest rate of 2.33% post-retirement mortality per
Pri-2012
“Retirees” and “Contingent Survivors” tables with white collar adjustments, projected generationally beyond 2012 usingMP-2020
Order 2 Graduation Alternative Projection Scale. Benefit is payable as a 50% joint and survivor annuity.Pension Restoration Plan
During 1996, we adopted the Pension Restoration Plan. This plan is an unfunded,
non-qualified
plan designed to make up for the benefit accruals that were limited under ourtax-qualified
pension plan based on compensation in excess of the amount of compensation that may be considered under federal tax law limits for qualified plans. However, in order to limit its expense, the Pension Restoration Plan does not make up for benefit accruals on compensation exceeding $275,000. The Pension Restoration Plan also makes up for benefits that could not be paid from a qualified plan because of limitations imposed by the federal tax laws. Vesting of benefits payable to an employee under the Pension Restoration Plan generally occurs upon employment through “normal retirement age.” “Normal retirement age” is defined as the later of the employee’s attainment of age 65 or three years of service with us. The Pension Restoration Plan was effective as of January 1, 1994, but only covers selected employees who were participants in thetax-qualified
pension plan formerly sponsored by us which was assumed by FAFC in connection with the Separation. The Pension Restoration Plan excludes pay earned after December 31, 2001. The Pension Restoration Plan was amended in February 2008 to eliminate benefit accruals for service after April 30, 2008.37
Effective January 1, 2009, to comply with Section 409A of the Code, payment of benefits under the Pension Restoration Plan commences the first of the month following a participant’s separation from service or six months following a participant’s separation from service if he is considered a specified employee. Also, benefit options under the Pension Restoration Plan include various actuarial equivalent annuity options. A participant with at least three years of service with us may elect to retire after attaining age 55, but prior to age 65, and receive reduced benefits. Benefits are reduced 1/180th for each of the first 60 months and by 1/360th for each of any additional months by which the benefit commencement date precedes the participant’s normal retirement date. Mr. Sando is the only NEO who participates in the Pension Restoration Plan, and he was eligible for early retirement but not normal retirement at December 31, 2020.
On June 1, 2010, in connection with spinning off the businesses now known as FAFC, the sponsorship of a portion of the Pension Restoration Plan and the liabilities under the plan were transferred to FAFC with respect to the accrued benefits for employees and former employees who were transferred to FAFC. We remain responsible for liabilities under the Pension Restoration Plan relating to the accrued benefits of employees who were not transferred to FAFC, which are now payable pursuant to the terms of the CoreLogic, Inc. Pension Restoration Plan, the successor plan to the original Pension Restoration Plan. The new plan is intended to govern the benefits payable to participants under the plan as of June 1, 2010 and is not intended to grant additional benefits to the participants in excess of their benefits accrued under the original Pension Restoration Plan.
Executive Supplemental Benefit Plan
The Executive Supplemental Benefit Plan provides retirement benefits for, and
pre-retirement
death benefits with respect to, certain key management personnel. The plan was originally adopted in 1985 and has been amended a number of times since then. Under the plan, as originally adopted, upon retirement at normal retirement date (the later of age 65 or completion of 10 years of service) the participant received a joint life and 50% survivor annuity benefit equal to 35% of “final average compensation.” “Final average compensation” was determined for those three calendar years out of the last 10 years of employment preceding retirement in which final average compensation is the highest. Final average compensation includes base salary and commissions, cash bonuses and stock bonuses that are granted to compensate for past services (such as annual incentive bonus RSUs).Under the original plan, the benefit was reduced by 5% for each year prior to normal retirement date in which retirement occurs and, until age 70, increased by 5% (compounded in order to approximate the annuitized value of the benefit had retirement occurred at age 65) for each year after such date in which retirement occurs. With respect to such postponed retirement, the plan took into account covered compensation received until age 70, so that the retirement benefit of an executive who retires after normal retirement date is determined as the greater of the annuitized benefit or the benefit calculated using final average compensation until age 70.
To be eligible to receive benefits under the plan, a participant must be at least age 55, have been an employee of us or one of our subsidiaries for at least 10 years and covered by the plan for at least five years. A
pre-retirement
death benefit is provided consisting of 10 annual payments, each of which equals 50% of final average compensation. Subject to applicable legal rules, the Board can, in its discretion, pay the participant or beneficiary in an actuarial equivalent lump sum or other form of benefit. In the event of a “change in control” (as defined in the plan) of us, a participant who retires after the change in control shall receive the same benefits as if he were retiring upon the attainment of normal retirement date.The Executive Supplemental Benefit Plan was amended in September 2005 to provide that participants who thereafter engage in competition with us, either during their employment with or following their departure, forfeit their right to receive any vested benefits under the plan. Competition includes the misappropriation, sale, use or disclosure of our trade secrets, confidential or proprietary information and solicitation of our customers.
To reduce the costs of the plan to us, the plan was further amended in October 2007. Among other changes, this amendment (i) reduced the normal retirement date to the latest of age 62, the date on which the participant completes 10 years of service with us and the date on which the participant was covered, in combination, by the plan or FAC Management Supplemental Benefit Plan for five years; (ii) changed the period over which “final average compensation” is determined to the five calendar years preceding retirement; (iii) reduced the maximum benefit payable to a joint life and 50% survivor annuity benefit equal to 30% of final average compensation; (iv) eliminated any increased benefit for postponed retirement beyond the normal retirement date; and (v) provided for accelerated vesting only upon a change in control that is not approved by our incumbent Board. The benefit is reduced by 5.952% for each year prior to age 62 in which retirement actually occurs. Participants who were vested as of the effective date of the amendment, November 1, 2007, are entitled to receive the higher of the benefit as calculated under the amended plan and the benefit to which the participant would have been entitled had he retired on October 31, 2007.
In connection with the Separation, we transferred sponsorship and administration of a portion of the Executive Supplemental Benefit Plan to FAFC. As part of this transfer, FAFC assumed the liabilities under the portion of the plan covering employees and former employees who were transferred to FAFC. Following the Separation, we remained responsible for the liabilities under the portion of the Executive Supplemental Benefit Plan relating to our employees and former employees who were not transferred to FAFC. We maintain the CoreLogic, Inc. Executive Supplemental Benefit Plan as the successor to the original Executive Supplemental Benefit Plan in satisfaction of its liabilities to such employees who were participants and accrued benefits under the Executive Supplemental Benefit Plan but were not transferred to FAFC. The CoreLogic, Inc. Executive Supplemental Benefit Plan is intended to provide future benefits for our employees on and after June 1, 2010 and is intended to govern the benefits payable to such employees both before and after June 1, 2010.
Effective December 31, 2010, the CoreLogic, Inc. Executive Supplemental Benefit Plan was frozen and amended to, among other things: (i) close the plan to new participants; (ii) freeze the average pay calculation as of December 31, 2010 (compensation after December 31, 2010 will not be taken into consideration in calculating benefits); (iii) amend the amount and form of the
pre-retirement
death benefit to provide for payment to a participant’s designated beneficiary in an amount equal to the survivor portion of a 50% joint and survivor annuity for the life of the beneficiary, or if the participant’s beneficiary is someone other than the participant’s spouse or domestic partner, for a maximum of twenty years; and (iv) apply a proration factor to the benefit amount payable, the numerator of which is a participant’s service at December 31, 2010 and the denominator of which is the participant’s service that would have accrued as of his or her early retirement date if the participant was not early retirement eligible as of December 31, 2010.38
In addition to the amendments described above, the change of control provisions have been amended to provide that participants will become 100% vested in all plan benefits upon an involuntary separation from service without good cause or for good reason following a change of control. Prior to the amendments, participants became 100% vested in all plan benefits upon a change of control, regardless of whether they incurred a separation of service for any reason. Furthermore, the retirement income benefit provided to participants and commencing upon a separation from service following a change of control on the same basis as though they had attained normal retirement age is limited to participants who experience an involuntary separation from service without good cause or for good reason following a change of control.
As of December 31, 2020, there remained two active employees, including Mr. Sando, who participate in the plan. The plan is closed to new participants. As of December 31, 2020, Mr. Sando was eligible for early retirement but not normal retirement. The plan is unfunded and unsecured. We have previously purchased insurance, of which we are the owner and beneficiary, on the lives of certain plan participants. This insurance is designed to offset, over the life of the plan, a portion of our costs incurred with respect to the plan.
Nonqualified Deferred Compensation for 2020
As reflected in the following table, certain of our NEOs have elected to participate in our Deferred Compensation Plan.
Name | Executive Contributions in Last FY (1)($) | Registrant Contributions in Last FY (1)($) | Aggregate Earnings in Last FY (2)($) | Aggregate Balance at Last FYE (3)($) | ||||||||||||
Frank D. Martell | 1,189,143 | 49,079 | 619,491 | 4,758,454 | ||||||||||||
James L. Balas | 734,706 | 19,333 | 450,595 | 2,302,725 | ||||||||||||
Patrick Dodd | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
Barry M. Sando | 51,980 | 23,775 | 270,177 | 1,825,131 | ||||||||||||
Francis Aaron Henry | — | — | — | — |
(1) | All contributions presented herein reflect amounts actually deferred in 2020 and have been reported as compensation in the appropriate columns of the Summary Compensation Table. Amounts reported in the 2020 Summary Compensation Table under “All Other Compensation” reflect Company contributions earned for 2020. |
(2) | Represents earnings or losses on participant-selected investment options. None of the amounts are reflected in the 2020 Summary Compensation Table because the return on deferred amounts is calculated in a similar manner and at a similar rate as earnings on externally managed mutual funds. |
(3) | To the extent the executive officers were NEOs in prior years, the amounts reported in the aggregate balance at last fiscal year end that represented prior salary and non-equity incentive plan compensation deferrals or Company contributions were previously reported as compensation to the NEO in our Summary Compensation Table as “Salary,”“Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation” or “All Other Compensation” in previous years. Amounts reported in the aggregate balance at last fiscal year end that represent earnings in prior years on previously deferred amounts are not reflected on prior period Summary Compensation Tables. |
The Deferred Compensation Plan offers to a select group of management and highly compensated employees the opportunity to elect to defer portions of their base salary, commissions and cash bonuses. We maintain a deferral account for each participating employee on a fully vested basis for all employee deferrals. Participants can choose to have their cash benefits paid in one lump sum or in quarterly payments upon separation from service or death. Subject to the terms and conditions of the plan, participants may also elect scheduled and nonscheduled
in-service
withdrawals of compensation deferred prior to January 1, 2005, and the earnings and losses attributable thereto. Withdrawals of compensation deferred after December 31, 2004, and the earnings and losses attributable thereto, must be scheduled by the participant at the time the participant elects to defer such compensation.Participants allocate their deferrals among a variety of investment crediting options offered under the plan. The investment crediting rates are based upon the rates of return available under certain separate accounts offered through variable insurance products.
For all participants who joined the Deferred Compensation Plan prior to December 31, 2001, the plan provides a
pre-retirement
life insurance benefit equal to the lesser of 15 times the amount deferred in the participant’s first year of participation or $2 million. The life insurance benefit is reduced beginning at age 61 by 20% per year. Participants who join the plan after December 31, 2001 are not eligible for this insurance benefit. We pay a portion of the cost of such life insurance benefits. The plan is unfunded and unsecured.The Deferred Compensation Plan was amended in 2010 to provide for Company contributions to the plan in the form of 401(k) restoration contributions. The amount of our 401(k) restoration contributions made to participant accounts is determined based on the amount of discretionary matching contributions that would be made under the 401(k) Plan if the participants’ deferrals under the Deferred Compensation Plan were instead made under the 401(k) Plan, but without regard to the statutory limits that apply to the benefits that may be provided under the 401(k) Plan. There are currently no vesting limitations in the Deferred Compensation Plan.
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Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control
The following tables describe payments and other benefits that would be provided to certain of our NEOs under the specified circumstances upon a change in control of us or their termination, assuming a termination or change in control occurred on December 31, 2020. For further discussion, see “” above.
Compensation Discussion and Analysis—Change in Control Agreements
Name | Trigger | Severance | Bonus | Value of RSU Acceleration (6) | Value of PBRSU Acceleration (7) | Deferred Compensation (8) | Vested Pension Plan (11) (12) | Benefit Continuation | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Frank Martell | Voluntary Resignation | — | — | — | — | 4,758,454 | — | — | 4,758,454 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Termination For Cause | — | — | — | — | 4,758,454 | — | — | 4,758,454 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Termination Without Cause / For Good Reason | 4,500,000 | (2) | 2,639,420 | (4) | 7,485,713 | — | 4,758,454 | — | 35,900 | (9) | 19,419,487 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Change in Control with Termination Good Reason / Without Cause (1) | 6,750,000 | (3) | 2,639,420 | (5) | 7,485,713 | 12,594,528 | 4,758,454 | — | 53,850 | (10) | 34,281,965 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Death | — | 2,639,420 | (4) | 7,485,713 | 12,594,528 | 4,758,454 | — | — | 27,478,115 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disability | — | 2,639,420 | (4) | 7,485,713 | 12,594,528 | 4,758,454 | — | — | 27,478,115 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
James Balas | Voluntary Resignation | — | — | — | — | 2,302,725 | — | — | 2,302,725 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Termination For Cause | — | — | — | — | 2,302,725 | — | — | 2,302,725 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Termination Without Cause | 950,000 | (2) | 928,685 | (4) | 1,790,188 | — | 2,302,725 | — | 27,123 | (9) | 5,998,721 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Change in Control with Termination Good Reason / Without Cause (1) | 1,900,000 | (3) | 928,685 | (5) | 1,790,188 | 3,024,949 | 2,302,725 | — | 54,245 | (10) | 10,000,792 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Death | — | 928,685 | (4) | 1,790,188 | 3,024,949 | 2,302,725 | — | — | 8,046,547 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disability | — | 928,685 | (4) | 1,790,188 | 3,024,949 | 2,302,725 | — | — | 8,046,547 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Patrick Dodd | Voluntary Resignation | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Termination For Cause | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Termination Without Cause | 2,600,000 | (2) | — | 2,660,698 | — | — | — | 1,238 | (9) | 5,911,936 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Change in Control with Termination Good Reason / Without Cause (1) | 2,600,000 | (3) | 650,000 | (4) | 2,660,698 | 934,831 | — | — | 1,238 | (10) | 6,846,767 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Death | — | 650,000 | (5) | 2,660,698 | 934,831 | — | — | 4,245,529 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disability | — | 650,000 | (4) | 2,660,698 | 934,831 | — | — | — | 4,245,529 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Barry M. Sando | Voluntary Resignation | — | — | — | — | 1,825,131 | 7,642,505 | — | 9,467,636 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Termination For Cause | — | — | — | — | 1,825,131 | 7,642,505 | — | 9,467,636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Termination Without Cause | 2,200,000 | (2) | 1,091,773 | (4) | 1,978,074 | — | 1,825,131 | 7,642,505 | 35,900 | (9) | 14,773,383 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Change in Control with Termination Good Reason / Without Cause (1) | 3,300,000 | (3) | 1,091,773 | (5) | 1,978,074 | 3,456,350 | 1,825,131 | 7,963,548 | (13) | 53,850 | (10) | 19,668,726 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Death | — | 1,091,773 | (4) | 1,978,074 | 3,456,350 | 1,825,131 | 3,738,227 | (14) | — | 12,089,555 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disability | — | 1,091,773 | (4) | 1,978,074 | 3,456,350 | 1,825,131 | 7,642,505 | — | 15,993,833 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Francis Aaron Henry | Voluntary Resignation | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Termination For Cause | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Termination Without Cause | 950,000 | (2) | 928,685 | (4) | 770,982 | — | — | — | 27,123 | (9) | 2,676,790 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Change in Control with Termination Good Reason / Without Cause (1) | 1,900,000 | (3) | 628,685 | (5) | 770,982 | 770,982 | — | — | 54,245 | (10) | 4,424,894 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Death | — | 928,685 | (4) | 770,982 | 770,982 | — | — | — | 2,470,649 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disability | — | 928,685 | (4) | 770,982 | 770,982 | — | — | — | 2,470,649 |
(1) | In accordance with SEC rules, an excise tax calculation is not presented in this table as we do not provide a gross-up or tax reimbursement to our NEOs in connection with a change in control. Amounts payable in the event of a change in control may be subject to reduction under Sections 280G and 4999 of the Code. |
(2) | Represents an amount equal to a multiple of annualized base salary in effect on the date employment terminates (the “Severance Date”)—two times annualized base salary in the case of Messrs. Martell, Sando and Dodd; one-time annualized base salary in the case of Messrs. Balas and Henry, plus (ii) the same multiple of target annual ICP amount in effect on the Severance Date (the “Severance Benefit”). The Severance Benefit will be payable in a lump sum equal to 7/24 (7/12 for Messrs. Balas and Henry) of the Severance Benefit on the seventh month after the Severance Date with an additional 1/24 (1/12 for Messrs. Balas and Henry) of the Severance Benefit paid each month until the month which is 24 months for Messrs. Martell and Sando (12 months for Messrs. Balas, Dodd and Henry) after the Severance Date. Receipt of the benefit is contingent upon execution of a general release of claims and compliance with certain post-termination covenants, including a24-month post-terminationnon-competition covenant for Messrs. Martell and Sando (12 months for Messrs. Balas, Dodd, and Henry), and confidentiality provisions in the employment agreement. |
(3) | Represents a multiple of base salary in effect immediately prior to the date of termination by us (three times base salary for Messrs. Martell and Sando and two times base salary for Messrs. Balas, Dodd, and Henry) and a multiple of target annual cash bonus established for fiscal year (three times for Messrs. Martell and Sando; two times for Messrs. Balas, Dodd and Henry) payable on the same payment schedule as described above in footnote (2). Receipt of the benefit is contingent upon execution of a general release of claims. |
(4) | Represents the pro rata portion of annual cash bonus for fiscal year 2020; applicable agreements provide for the payment of the pro rata portion of the bonus amount that would have been paid if employment had not terminated during the fiscal year. Such payment is required to be paid within two- andone-half months following fiscal year end. Receipt of the benefit is contingent upon execution of a general release of claims and compliance with certain post termination covenants, including a24-month post-terminationnon-competition covenant for Messrs. Martell and Sando (12 months for Messrs. Balas and Dodd), and confidentiality provisions in the employment agreement. |
(5) | The 2020 ICP provides for a pro rata portion of the greater of target annual cash bonus or annual cash bonus for fiscal year 2020 based on actual performance. Represents the pro rata portion of target annual cash bonus for the fiscal year 2020, other than for Mr. Dodd which represents a pro rata portion of his target annual cash bonus; applicable agreements provide for the payment of the pro rata portion of the target annual cash bonus established for the fiscal year in which the executive is terminated. |
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(6) | Represents the value after acceleration of outstanding unvested RSUs based on our closing stock price on December 31, 2020 of $77.32. The outstanding unvested RSUs reported above will accelerate and vest on an involuntary termination without cause or resignation for good reason (whether before or after a change in control, although not all outstanding RSUs may vest on such a termination before a change in control), retirement, death or disability. For certain terminations of employment, the accelerated vesting is subject to execution of a general release of claims and compliance with certain post-termination covenants, including a 24-month post-terminationnon-competition covenant for Messrs. Martell and Sando (12 months for Messrs. Balas and Dodd), and confidentiality provisions in the employment agreement. |
(7) | Represents the value after acceleration of all outstanding unvested PBRSUs based on our closing stock price on December 31, 2020 of $77.32. All or a pro-rata portion of outstanding unvested PBRSUs will generally accelerate on death, disability or involuntary termination without cause or resignation for good reason following a change in control, subject to attainment of the performance measures for any termination prior to a change in control. We have assumed that the target number of PBRSUs would become vested in connection with each acceleration event, although the actual number of PBRSUs that could become vested could be higher or lower than the target number of PBRSUs, based on actual performance. |
(8) | Refers to payments accrued under the Deferred Compensation Plan as of December 31, 2020 based on each executive officer’s salary and bonus deferral election and 401(k) restoration contributions. |
(9) | Represents the cost of continued health and welfare benefits for 24 months in the case of Messrs. Martell, Sando and Dodd, or 12 months in the case of Messrs. Balas and Henry, after the date on which the termination occurs. These obligations are reduced by any welfare benefits made available to the executive officer from subsequent employers. |
(10) | Represents the cost of continued health and welfare benefits for 36 months in the case of Messrs. Martell and Sando, or 24 months in the case of Messrs. Balas, Dodd, and Henry, after the date on which the termination occurs subject to the executive’s continued payment of the same premium payment amount as immediately prior to termination. These obligations are reduced by any welfare benefits made available to the executive officer from subsequent employers. |
(11) | Mr. Sando is eligible to receive current vested benefits amount under the Pension Restoration Plan and Executive Supplemental Benefit Plan. |
(12) | Represents the present value of the benefit calculated under the Executive Supplemental Benefit using the following assumptions: interest rate of 3.12% post-retirement mortality per Pri-2012 “Retirees” and “Contingent Survivors” tables with white collar adjustments, projected generationally beyond 2012 usingMP-2019 Order 2 Graduation Alternative Projection Scale and the present value of the benefit calculated under the Pension Restoration Plan using the following assumptions: interest rate of 3.12%, post-retirement mortality perPri-2012 Table for Healthy Retirees with mortality projection using Fully Generational ScaleMP-2020. |
(13) | Upon an involuntary termination without cause or for good reason after a change in control, Mr. Sando becomes 100% vested in the Executive Supplemental Benefit Plan in the amount Mr. Sando would have been entitled to receive in accordance with the provisions of the plans in effect on the date of the change of control. |
(14) | Represents pre-retirement death benefit payable to the executive officer’s spouse. |
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Director Compensation
The following table sets forth certain information concerning the compensation of our directors other than Mr. Martell for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020.
Name | Fees Earned or Paid in Cash ($) | Stock Awards (1)(2) ($) | Total ($) | |||||||||
W. Steve Albrecht (3) | $ | 10,959 | $ | 79,923 | $ | 90,882 | ||||||
J. David Chatham (4) | $ | 175,000 | $ | 159,994 | $ | 334,994 | ||||||
Douglas C. Curling | $ | 161,979 | $ | 159,994 | $ | 321,973 | ||||||
John C. Dorman | $ | 181,733 | $ | 159,994 | $ | 341,727 | ||||||
Paul F. Folino | $ | 309,500 | $ | 159,994 | $ | 469,494 | ||||||
Wendy Lane (3) | $ | 10,466 | $ | 79,924 | $ | 90,389 | ||||||
Claudia Fan Munce | $ | 166,233 | $ | 159,994 | $ | 326,227 | ||||||
Thomas C. O’Brien (4) | $ | 162,500 | $ | 159,994 | $ | 322,494 | ||||||
Pamela H. Patenaude (5) | $ | 112,409 | $ | 146,659 | $ | 259,068 | ||||||
Vikrant Raina | $ | 161,979 | $ | 159,994 | $ | 321,973 | ||||||
J. Michael Shepherd | $ | 154,979 | $ | 159,994 | $ | 314,974 | ||||||
Jaynie Miller Studenmund | $ | 171,966 | $ | 159,994 | $ | 331,960 | ||||||
David F. Walker (4) | $ | 175,000 | $ | 159,994 | $ | 334,994 | ||||||
Mary Lee Widener (6) | $ | 107,500 | $ | 159,994 | $ | 267,494 | ||||||
Henry W. “Jay” Winship (3) | $ | 10,219 | $ | 79,923 | $ | 90,142 |
(1) | The amounts shown reflect the aggregate grant date fair value of stock awards granted in 2020 computed in accordance with the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s Accounting Standards Codification Topic 718, Compensation-Stock Compensation. We value the RSUs as of the grant date by multiplying the closing price of our common stock on that date by the number of RSUs awarded. The stock awards were granted on April 28, 2020 to each non-management director, other than for Pamela H. Patenaude who received her grant on June 17, 2020 and W. Steve Albrecht, Wendy Lane and Henry W. “Jay” Winship, who received their grants on November 20, 2020. |
(2) | The aggregate numbers of RSUs held by each current non-management director as of December 31, 2020 were as follows: |
Name | Restricted Stock Unit Awards (#) | |||
W. Steve Albrecht | 1,018 | |||
Douglas C. Curling | 4,217 | |||
John C. Dorman | 4,217 | |||
Paul F. Folino | 4,217 | |||
Wendy Lane | 1,018 | |||
Claudia Fan Munce | 4,217 | |||
Pamela H. Patenaude | 2,991 | |||
Vikrant Raina | 4,217 | |||
J. Michael Shepherd | 4,217 | |||
Jaynie Miller Studenmund | 4,217 | |||
Henry W. “Jay” Winship | 1,018 |
(3) | W. Steve Albrecht, Wendy Lane and Henry W. “Jay” Winship were appointed to our Board, effective November 20, 2020. |
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(4) | J. David Chatham, Thomas C. O’Brien and David F. Walker were removed from our Board, effective November 17, 2020. The amount reported in the Stock Awards column represents the grant date fair value of annual equity compensation awards granted in April 2020. However, the awards were terminated pursuant to their terms at the time of the directors’ removal from the Board in November 2020. As a result, Messrs. Chatham, O’Brien and Walker received no value from stock awards granted in 2020. |
(5) | Pamela H. Patenaude was appointed to our Board, effective June 17, 2020. |
(6) | Mary Lee Widener retired from our Board, effective June 17, 2020. The fees reported as earned or paid in cash include $60,000 in consultant fees paid to Ms. Widener in 2020. |
As described in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, Pay Governance served as independent compensation consultant for the Compensation Committee for 2020 and has continued to advise on the compensation of our directors for 2021. During 2020, as part of its engagement with the Committee, Pay Governance:
• | provided advice on the selection of a peer group of companies for director compensation comparison purposes; |
• | provided guidance on industry best practices and emerging trends and developments in director compensation; |
• | reviewed director compensation; and |
• | provided advice on determining the structure and amounts payable under our director compensation program. |
The Compensation Committee reviews and recommends to the Board the form and level of director compensation. In December 2019, the Compensation Committee reviewed the Directors’ Compensation Policy and recommended one change for 2020 with respect to the annual cash retainer for our
non-management
Chairman of the Board (increase to $120,000 from $100,000); the Board affirmed the recommendation of the Compensation Committee.The Compensation Committee did not recommend any changes to the Directors’ Compensation Policy following its review in December 2020.
The table below describes the components of the
non-management
director compensation program in effect during 2020:Compensation Element | 2020 | |||
Annual Retainer — Non-Management Director(1) | $ | 80,000 | ||
Annual Equity Compensation — RSUs (2) | $ | 160,000 | ||
Annual Retainer — Non-Management Board Chairman | $ | 120,000 | ||
Annual Retainer — Committee Chairs (1) | ||||
Audit Committee | $ | 25,000 | ||
Compensation Committee | $ | 20,000 | ||
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee | $ | 15,000 | ||
Strategic Planning and Acquisition Committee | $ | 12,500 | ||
Annual Retainer — Committee Members (1) | ||||
Audit Committee | $ | 15,000 | ||
Compensation Committee | $ | 10,000 | ||
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee | $ | 7,500 | ||
Strategic Planning and Acquisition Committee | $ | 5,000 | ||
Fee for attendance of Board and Committee Meetings in Excess of Designated Number (3) | $ | 2,000 |
(1) | Committee chair retainer represents amounts paid to each committee chair for their service in addition to the committee member annual retainer. Fees are paid in cash in equal quarterly installments. Fees are paid pro-rata for directors joining the Board after the payment date. |
(2) | The award is granted and priced on the day of our annual meeting or, in the event of an out-of-cycle |
(3) | Meeting fees paid only for meetings in excess of eight meetings of the Board, Audit Committee and Compensation Committee, and in excess of four meetings of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and Strategic Planning and Acquisition Committee. Fees are paid in cash in connection with each such additional meeting. Directors may also elect to defer payment of their RSUs under the Outside Director Deferral Program. RSUs deferred under such program will generally be paid, subject to the applicable vesting requirements, in shares of the Company’s common stock on the earlier of (1) the director’s death or separation from service or (2) a change in control of the Company. |
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We require our
non-management
directors to own a fixed amount of Company stock. The guidelines are based on a multiple of the annual retainer and require a value of at least $400,000 be held by each director. Directors have five years from their date of election to the Board to reach the ownership requirement. All Company securities owned outright or earned and subject only to time-based vesting restrictions, including deferred awards, are credited toward the requirement. All directors have either met these requirements within five years of joining or were recently appointed to the Board and still have time remaining to comply with these requirements.Compensation Risk Assessment
The Compensation Committee oversees our compensation policies and practices and has assessed whether our compensation policies encourage unnecessary or excessive risk taking. The Compensation Committee has concluded that these policies and practices are not reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on us. In arriving at that conclusion, the Compensation Committee considered the metrics used to determine variable compensation; the portion of variable compensation paid in equity, which is either time vested or tied to the achievement of long-term objectives; the amount of compensation paid as sales commissions and the number of people to whom such compensation is paid; and controls, such as pricing limits, a recoupment policy and financial reconciliation processes for sales crediting, quality checks that the Company employs, and the approval process for certain compensation-related activities.
Pay Ratio Disclosure
Under Section 953(b) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and Item 402(u) of
Regulation S-K,
the Company is required to provide the ratio of the annual total compensation of Mr. Martell to the annual total compensation of the median employee of the Company. To identify our median compensated employee for our fiscal 2020 CEO pay ratio, we used our global employee population as of December 31, 2020, and the sum of “targeted total cash”, which includes base salary or base wages and target cash incentives. For hourly employees, we calculated base wages based on a reasonable estimate of hours worked during fiscal 2020 and the relevant employee’s hourly wage rate as in effect on December 31, 2020.The median employee was a
non-exempt,
full-time employee located in the U.S. with an annual total compensation of $72,615 for 2020, calculated in accordance with the requirements of Item 402(c)(2)(x) ofRegulation S-K,
which includes base pay, overtime pay, any discretionary bonuses and the Company’s matching contribution to that employee’s 401(k) plan or similar retirement plan that istax-qualified
under applicable local law.For the year ended December 31, 2020, the total compensation for our Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Martell, was $8,192,826 as reported in the “Total” column of the 2020 Summary Compensation Table. Based on this information, for 2020, the ratio of the compensation of our Chief Executive Officer to the median annual total compensation of all other employees was estimated to be 112.8 to 1.
We believe that our pay ratio disclosure presented above is a reasonable estimate. Because the SEC rules for identifying the median employee and calculating the pay ratio allow companies to use different methodologies, exemptions, estimates and assumptions, our pay ratio disclosure may not be comparable to the pay ratio reported by other companies.
Reconciliation of
Non-GAAP
Financial MeasuresReconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA
(Unaudited)
For the Year Ended December 31, 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||
(in thousands) | PIRM | UWS | CORP | ELIM | CoreLogic | |||||||||||||||
Net income/(loss) from continuing operations | $ | 129,865 | $ | 431,873 | $ | (297,488 | ) | $ | — | $ | 264,250 | |||||||||
Income taxes | — | — | 42,184 | — | 42,184 | |||||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 93,640 | 48,126 | 32,679 | — | 174,445 | |||||||||||||||
Interest expense/(income), net | 1,760 | (56 | ) | 67,472 | — | 69,176 | ||||||||||||||
Share-based compensation | 7,886 | 7,607 | 29,567 | 45,060 | ||||||||||||||||
Impairment loss | — | 2,278 | 31 | — | 2,309 | |||||||||||||||
Non-operating (gains)/losses | (35,425 | ) | (128 | ) | (5,464 | ) | — | (41,017 | ) | |||||||||||
Efficiency investments | (2,286 | ) | 1,460 | 26,211 | — | 25,385 | ||||||||||||||
Transaction costs | 300 | 905 | 1,533 | — | 2,738 | |||||||||||||||
Unsolicited Proposal Related Costs | — | — | $ | 53,846 | — | 53,846 | ||||||||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 195,740 | $ | 492,065 | $ | (49,429 | ) | $ | — | $ | 638,376 | |||||||||
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For the Year Ended December 31, 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||
(in thousands) | PIRM | UWS | CORP | ELIM | CoreLogic | |||||||||||||||
Net income/(loss) from continuing operations | $ | 47,759 | $ | 194,454 | $ | (208,443 | ) | $ | — | $ | 33,770 | |||||||||
Income taxes | — | — | (1,622 | ) | — | (1,622 | ) | |||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 94,862 | 51,337 | 28,901 | — | 175,100 | |||||||||||||||
Interest expense, net | 37 | 269 | 75,851 | — | 76,157 | |||||||||||||||
Share-based compensation | 6,309 | 6,079 | 22,783 | — | 35,171 | |||||||||||||||
Impairment loss | — | 47,834 | — | — | 47,834 | |||||||||||||||
Non-operating gains | 6,725 | 6,279 | 13,738 | — | 26,742 | |||||||||||||||
Efficiency investments | 3,471 | 6,484 | 29,562 | — | 39,517 | |||||||||||||||
Transaction costs | 6,448 | 359 | 392 | — | 7,199 | |||||||||||||||
Amortization of acquired intangibles included in equity in earnings of affiliates | 307 | — | — | — | 307 | |||||||||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 165,918 | $ | 313,095 | $ | (38,838 | ) | $ | — | $ | 440,175 | |||||||||
Reconciliation of Adjusted EPS
(Unaudited)
For the Year Ended December 31, | ||||||||
(Diluted income per share) | 2020 | 2019 | ||||||
Net income from continuing operations | $ | 3.28 | $ | 0.42 | ||||
Share-based compensation | 0.56 | 0.43 | ||||||
Non-operating (gains)/losses | (0.51 | ) | 0.33 | |||||
Efficiency investments | 0.32 | 0.49 | ||||||
Impairment loss | 0.03 | 0.59 | ||||||
Transaction costs | 0.03 | 0.09 | ||||||
Depreciation and amortization of acquired software and intangibles | 0.85 | 0.89 | ||||||
Amortization of acquired intangibles included in equity in earnings of affiliates | — | — | ||||||
Unsolicited proposal related costs | 0.67 | — | ||||||
Income tax effect on adjustments | (0.97 | ) | (0.83 | ) | ||||
Adjusted EPS | $ | 4.26 | $ | 2.41 | ||||
Reconciliation to Free Cash Flow
(Unaudited)
(in thousands) | For the Year Ended December 31, 2020 | |||
Net cash provided by operating activities—continuing operations | $ | 491,178 | ||
Purchases of property and equipment | (57,668 | ) | ||
Purchases of capitalized data and other intangible assets | (41,442 | ) | ||
Free Cash Flow | $ | 392,068 | ||
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Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters
Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners
The following table sets forth information regarding the ownership of our common stock as of April 28, 2021 by the persons or groups of stockholders who are known to us to be the beneficial owners of 5% or more of our shares of common stock. The information regarding beneficial owners of 5% or more of our shares of common stock is based solely on public filings made by such owners with the SEC.
Name of Beneficial Owner | Amount and Nature of Beneficial Ownership | Percent of Class | ||||||
The Vanguard Group (1) | 6,816,293 | 8.8 | % | |||||
BlackRock, Inc. (2) | 6,435,505 | 8.3 | % | |||||
Pentwater Capital Management LP (3) | 3,850,000 | 5.3 | % |
(1) | Share count is based on a Schedule 13G/A filed February 10, 2021. According to such 13G/A, as of December 31, 2020, these securities are owned by The Vanguard Group, a registered investment adviser with shared voting power with respect to 52,684 shares, sole dispositive power with respect to 6,698,562 shares and shared dispositive power with respect to 117,731 shares. The address of the principal business office of the reporting entity is 100 Vanguard Boulevard, Malvern, Pennsylvania 19355. |
(2) | Share count is based on a Schedule 13G/A filed January 29, 2021. According to such 13G/A, as of December 31, 2020, BlackRock, Inc. is a parent holding company with sole voting power with respect to 6,176,633 shares and sole dispositive power with respect to 6,435,505 shares, reporting on behalf of certain related subsidiaries. The address of the principal business office of the reporting entity is 55 East 52nd Street, New York, New York 10055. |
(3) | Share count is based on a Schedule 13D filed February 18, 2021, reporting beneficial ownership as of February 16, 2021. According to such Schedule 13D, Pentwater Capital Management LP is a registered investment adviser with sole voting and dispositive power with respect to 3,850,000 shares owned by itself and its affiliates. The address of the principal business office of the reporting entity is 1001 10th Avenue South, Suite 216, Naples, Florida 34102. |
Security Ownership of Management
The following table sets forth the total number of shares of our common stock beneficially owned and the percentage of the shares so owned as of April 28, 2021 by:
• | each director; |
• | each executive officer named in the “Summary Compensation Table”; and |
• | all directors and executive officers as a group. |
Unless otherwise indicated in the notes following the table, the persons listed in the table below are the beneficial owners of the listed shares with sole voting and investment power (or, where applicable, shared power with such individual’s spouse and subject to community property laws) over the shares listed. Shares vesting or subject to rights exercisable within 60 days after April 28, 2021 are treated as outstanding in determining the amount and percentage beneficially owned by a person or entity.
Stockholders | Number of shares of common stock | Percent if greater than 1% | ||||||
Directors | ||||||||
W. Steve Albrecht | 1,022 | |||||||
Douglas C. Curling | 40,106 | — | ||||||
John C. Dorman | 15,998 | — | ||||||
Paul F. Folino | 10,145 | — | ||||||
Wendy Lane | 1,022 | — | ||||||
Frank D. Martell | 379,982 | — | ||||||
Claudia Fan Munce | 13,208 | — | ||||||
Pamela H. Patenaude | 3,003 | — | ||||||
Vikrant Raina | 15,638 | — | ||||||
J. Michael Shepherd | 7,693 | — | ||||||
Jaynie Miller Studenmund | 35,437 | — | ||||||
Henry W. “Jay” Winship | 1,022 | — |
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NEOs who are not directors | ||||||||
James L. Balas | 81,185 | — | ||||||
Patrick L. Dodd | 0 | — | ||||||
Barry M. Sando | 210,475 | — | ||||||
Francis Aaron Henry | 13,613 | — | ||||||
All directors and executive officers as a group (16 persons) | 829,549 | 1.1 | % | |||||
The shares set forth in the table above include shares that the following directors and NEOs, as well as current directors and executive officers as a group, have the right to acquire within 60 days of April 28, 2021 pursuant to the vesting of RSUs or the exercise of stock options in the amounts set forth below:
Stockholders | Number of shares of common stock | Percent if greater than 1% | ||||||
W. Steve Albrecht | — | — | ||||||
Douglas C. Curling | — | — | ||||||
John C. Dorman | — | — | ||||||
Paul F. Folino | — | — | ||||||
Wendy Lane | — | — | ||||||
Frank D. Martell | 53,631 | — | ||||||
Claudia Fan Munce | — | — | ||||||
Pamela H. Patenaude | — | — | ||||||
Vikrant Raina | — | — | ||||||
J. Michael Shepherd | — | — | ||||||
Jaynie Miller Studenmund | — | — | ||||||
Henry W. “Jay” Winship | — | — | ||||||
James L. Balas | — | — | ||||||
Patrick L. Dodd | — | — | ||||||
Barry M. Sando | 44,478 | — | ||||||
Francis Aaron Henry | — | — | ||||||
All directors and executive officers as a group (16 persons) | 98,109 | — | ||||||
Changes in Control
On February 4, 2021, we entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with Celestial-Saturn Parent Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Acquirer”), and Celestial-Saturn Merger Sub Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Acquirer (“Acquisition Sub”). Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, and subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein, Acquisition Sub would be merged with and into CoreLogic (the “Merger”), with CoreLogic continuing as the surviving corporation in the Merger and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Acquirer. The Acquirer and Acquisition Sub are affiliates of Stone Point Capital Partners and Insight Partners. If the Merger is consummated, CoreLogic’s securities will be
de-listed
from the NYSE andde-registered
under the Exchange Act as soon as practicable following the effective time of the Merger. The consummation of the Merger is not subject to a financing condition, and the Acquirer has obtained equity and debt financing commitments for the purpose of financing the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement.Please see the sections titled in “ and of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in of Part II of the Original Report for further information. Please also refer to the Definitive Proxy Statement dated March 30, 2021, as supplemented on April 5, 2021 and April 16, 2021, for more information about the Merger, the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby, and the compensation and benefits that may be paid or become payable to our directors and executive officers in connection with the Merger.
“
Overview of Business Environment and Company Developments—Merger
”
Item 7—Management
’
s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Consolidated Results of Operations
”
Note 21—Subsequent Events—Proposed Merger
Item 8—Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
Securities Authorized for Issuance under Equity Compensation Plans
We currently maintain two equity compensation plans: the 2018 Plan and the 2012 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (“2012 ESPP”). We currently have outstanding awards under the 2011 Plan; however, we are no longer authorized to grant new awards under this plan. Each of the 2018 Plan, the 2011 Plan, and the 2012 ESPP was approved by our stockholders.
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The following table sets forth, for each of our equity compensation plans, the number of shares of common stock subject to outstanding awards, the weighted-average exercise price of outstanding options, and the number of shares remaining available for future award grants as of December 31, 2020.
Plan category | Number of securities to be issued upon exercise of outstanding options, warrants and rights (a) | Weighted-average exercise price of outstanding options, warrants and rights (b) | Number of securities remaining available for future issuance under equity compensation plans (excluding shares reflected in column (a)) (c) | |||||||||
Equity compensation plans approved by stockholders | 2,023,610 | (1) | 27.26 | (2) | 8,083,747 | (3) |
(1) | Of these shares, 158,104 were subject to options still outstanding under the 2011 Plan, 393,936 were subject to stock unit awards then outstanding under the 2011 Plan (which currently count as 787,873 under the 2011 Plan (2 shares for each share issued)), and 1,471,570 were subject to stock unit awards then outstanding under the 2018 Plan (which count as 2,943,141 under the 2018 Plan). Of the 1,865,507 shares subject to stock unit awards under the plans described above, 671,225 shares are subject to performance-based awards assuming that the maximum level of performance with respect to such awards is achieved. Note that the actual number of shares to be issued with respect to these performance-based awards will vary depending on the applicable level of performance achieved, with such number ranging from zero to the maximum level indicated above. |
(2) | This weighted-average exercise price does not reflect the shares that will be issued upon the payment of outstanding restricted stock units and is calculated solely with respect to outstanding unexercised stock options. |
(3) | Represents 7,656,381 shares available for future issuance under the 2018 Plan, and 427,366 shares available for future issuance under the 2012 ESPP. Shares available under the 2018 Plan may be used for any type of award authorized in the 2018 Plan (subject to certain limitations of the 2018 Plan) including stock options, stock appreciation rights, stock units, restricted stock, performance-based awards, stock bonuses and other awards payable in share of our common stock. |
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Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence
Transactions with Management and Others
The Board has adopted a written policy regarding transactions with related persons that requires the approval or ratification by the Board or the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of any transaction exceeding $120,000 in which we are a participant and any related person has a direct or indirect material interest. A related person includes a director, nominee for election as a director, executive officer, person controlling over 5% of our common stock and the immediate family members of each of these individuals. Once a transaction has been determined to require approval, the transaction will be reviewed and approved by either the Board or the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. The Board or the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee will review and consider the terms, business purpose and benefits of the transaction to the Company and the related person.
If a related party transaction is not
pre-approved,
then it must be brought to the Board or the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee for ratification as promptly as possible. No member of the Board or the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee may participate in the review or approval of a related party transaction in which he or she has a direct or indirect interest, unless the Chairman of the Board or the chairperson of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee requests such individual to participate.The following types of transactions do not require
pre-approval:
• | compensatory arrangements for service as an officer or director of ours, provided such compensation is approved by the Compensation Committee; |
• | transactions between us and our affiliates (other than directors and officers); |
• | transactions involving a related person with only an indirect interest resulting solely from ownership of less than 10% of, or being a director of, the entity entering into a transaction with us; |
• | ordinary course transactions involving annual payments of $100,000 or less; or |
• | transactions involving indebtedness between us and a beneficial owner of more than 5% of our common stock or an immediate family member of such beneficial owner, provided that the beneficial owner or family member is not an executive officer, director or director nominee of ours or an immediate family member thereof. |
In fiscal 2020, there were no related party transactions required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404 of Regulation
S-K.
Independence of Directors
Pursuant to the listing rules of the NYSE, a majority of the Board must be independent. A director will not qualify as independent unless the Board affirmatively determines that the director has no material relationship with us (either directly or as a partner, stockholder or officer of an organization that has a relationship with us). To assist in its determination of director independence, the Board has adopted categorical director independence standards, which are contained in our Corporate Governance Guidelines. The Corporate Governance Guidelines are available to stockholders on the Investors section of our website under Leadership & Governance—Highlights at.
investor.corelogic.com
In accordance with applicable NYSE listing rules and our categorical director independence standards, the Board has affirmatively determined that each of Messrs. Albrecht, Curling, Dorman, Folino, Raina, Shepherd and Winship and Mses. Lane, Munce, Patenaude and Studenmund is “independent”. The Board also previously affirmatively determined that each of Messrs. Chatham, O’Brien and Walker, who were removed from the Board by our stockholders at our special meeting of stockholders held on November 17, 2020, was also “independent” during the period of his service on the Board in 2020. Mr. Martell is not considered independent because he serves as our President and Chief Executive Officer.
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Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services
Principal Accounting Fees and Services
The Audit Committee oversees the audit and
non-audit
services provided by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (“PwC”), the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, and receives periodic reports on the fees paid. The aggregate fees billed for each of the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered by PwC in the four categories of service set forth in the table below are as follows:Aggregate fees billed in year | 2020 | 2019 | ||||||
Audit Fees | $ | 3,153,317 | $ | 3,091,436 | ||||
Audit-Related Fees (1) | 973,750 | 77,276 | ||||||
Tax Fees (2) | 922,765 | 76,868 | ||||||
All Other Fees (3) | 11,319 | 22,613 | ||||||
Total Fees | $ | 5,026,901 | $ | 3,268,193 | ||||
(1) | Fees in 2020 primarily related to audit services, due diligence procedures for certain acquisitions and divestitures, and SOC-1 fees. Fees in 2019 primarily related to audit services and due diligence procedures for certain acquisitions. |
(2) | Fees incurred for tax advice, compliance and planning over transfer pricing, acquisition of certain businesses, and unsolicited acquisition proposals. |
(3) | Fees primarily incurred for services related to the compilation of statutory financial statements. |
Policy on Audit Committee
Pre-approval
of Audit and Nonaudit Services of Independent AuditorThe Audit Committee retained PwC (along with other accounting firms) to provide certain
non-audit
services in 2020. We understand the need for PwC to maintain objectivity and independence as the auditor of our financial statements and our internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, the Audit Committee has established the following policies and processes related to audit andnon-audit
services.The Audit Committee’s policy is to
pre-approve
all engagements of our independent registered public accounting firm for audit andnon-audit
services. The Audit Committee’spre-approval
policy identifies specific services and assignspre-approved
spending thresholds for each group ofnon-audit
services. This policy works in conjunction with our independent registered public accounting firm’s annual audit services fee schedule, which is also approved by the Audit Committee. Any services notpre-approved
or not covered by the policy or the audit services fee schedule are submitted to the Audit Committee’s chairman, as the Audit Committee’s designee, for review and approval and are subsequently ratified by the Audit Committee at its next meeting, as appropriate.All services provided by PwC during the fiscal years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 were
pre-approved
by the Audit Committee or its chairman.The Audit Committee has concluded that PwC’s provision of audit and
non-audit
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PART IV
Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules
(a) 1. The following consolidated financial statements are included in Item 8 of the Original Report.
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2020 and 2019
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Years Ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the Years Ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018
Consolidated Statement of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity for the Years Ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements for the Years Ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018
2. Financial Statement Schedule.
3. Exhibits
EXHIBIT INDEX
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this Amendment No. 1 to Annual Report on Form
10-K/A
to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.CoreLogic, Inc. | ||||||
(Registrant) | ||||||
By: | /s/ Frank D. Martell | |||||
Frank D. Martell | ||||||
President and Chief Executive Officer | ||||||
(Principal Executive Officer) | ||||||
Date: April 29, 2021 |
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