The following description of the LiveRamp Holdings, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan (“Plan”) provides only general information. Participants should refer to the Plan document for a more complete description of the Plan’s provisions.
| (a) | Change in Plan Sponsor |
On September 20, 2018, Acxiom Corporation implemented a holding company reorganization (“Reorganization”), as a result of which Acxiom Holdings, Inc. (“Holdings”) became the successor issuer to Acxiom Corporation and each issued and outstanding share of Acxiom Corporation common stock converted into one share of Holdings, having the same rights, powers, preferences, qualifications, limitations and restrictions as the Acxiom Corporation common stock being converted. On October 1, 2018, Holdings changed its name to LiveRamp Holdings, Inc. (“LiveRamp,” “Company,” or “Employer”) and voluntarily delisted its common stock on NASDAQ and transferred that listing to NYSE. The common stock of LiveRamp began trading on October 2, 2018, under the ticker symbol “RAMP.” As a result of the Reorganization, LiveRamp succeeded Acxiom Corporation as the Plan Sponsor. Reference made herein to Company contributions of LiveRamp common stock during the years ended 2018 include contributions of Acxiom Corporation common stock occurring before implementation of the Reorganization.
On October 1, 2018, the Company sold its Acxiom Marketing Services business which resulted in a significant reduction in workforce. As a result, plan management determined a partial termination of the Plan had occurred and fully vested employees terminated during 2018.
The Plan is a defined contribution plan covering substantially all employees of LiveRamp and its domestic subsidiaries. The Plan is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”). The Administrative Committee, as appointed by the Chairman of the Internal Compensation Committee, is the administrator for the Plan.
Employees of the Company may participate in the Plan upon commencement of employment, except for those employees, if any, who already receive retirement benefits in connection with a collective bargaining agreement, certain nonresident employees, and leased employees.
The Plan includes a 401(k) provision whereby each participant may defer up to 30% of annual compensation, not to exceed limits determined under Section 415(c) of the Internal Revenue Code (“IRC”).
The Plan allows discretionary matching contributions up to 100% of deferrals not in excess of 6% of participants’ compensation. Prior to January 1, 2019, the Company made matching contributions at the 50% level.
Participant contributions to the Plan are invested as directed by participants into various investment options. The Company’s matching contributions are made with cash. Prior to January 1, 2019 the Company’s matching contributions were made with LiveRamp common stock and were recorded based on the fair value of the common stock at the date contributed.
Each participant’s account is credited with the participant’s contribution, rollovers, if any, the Company’s matching contribution, and discretionary contributions, if any, and is adjusted for investment income/losses and expenses. Allocations of income/losses and expenses are made according to formulas specified in the Plan based on participant compensation or account balances. The benefit to which a participant is entitled is the benefit that can be provided from the participant’s vested account.
| (f) | Notes Receivable from Participants |
Participants may borrow from their Plan accounts a minimum of $1,000 up to a maximum equal to the lesser of $50,000, less the highest outstanding balance in the previous 12 months or 50% of their vested account balance. Loans are repayable through payroll deductions ranging up to five years unless the loan is for the purchase of a primary residence, in which case the loan can be repaid over ten years. The loans are secured by the balance in the participant’s account and bear interest at the prime rate in effect at the date of the loan plus 1.0%. The interest rates on outstanding participant loans at December 31, 2019 range from 4.25% to 6.50%, with maturity dates ranging from January 2020 to July 2028.
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