liquidity. It includes the results of Teekay’s publicly listed subsidiaries (Teekay LNG Partners L.P. and Teekay Tankers Ltd.). Team performance measures the achievement of operational, strategic and safety goals within each of the executives’ teams along with Teekay Group shared goals in digital transformation and leadership. Performance targets for corporate and team performance are based on forecasts and are set annually and approved by the Compensation and Human Resources Committee.
Long-term Incentive. Teekay’s long term incentive program for executive officers consists of equity compensation awards granted under our 2013 Equity Incentive Plan. For 2019, Teekay’s executive officers received awards of Stock Options and RSUs. Stock Options vest over a three-year annual vesting period and have aten-year term. RSUs vest and become payable annually over a three-year vesting period. For each RSU that vests, the executive officer is entitled to receive reinvested dividends from the date of the grant to the vesting of the RSU, paid in the form of shares.
Teekay’s executive officers who provide services to Teekay’s publicly listed subsidiaries (Teekay LNG Partners L.P. and Teekay Tankers Ltd.) received a portion of their annual equity compensation award under the equity compensation plan of the applicable subsidiary (the Teekay Tankers Ltd 2007 Long-Term Incentive Plan or the Teekay LNG Partners L.P. 2005 Long-Term Incentive Plan), depending on their level of contribution to the applicable subsidiary. These awards took the form of RSUs and stock options for Teekay Tankers Ltd. and RSUs for Teekay LNG Partners L.P. The stock options vest over a three-year annual vesting period and have aten-year term. The RSUs vest and become payable with respect toone-third of the shares on each of the first three anniversaries of the grant date and accrue dividends or distributions, as applicable, from the date of the grant to the date of vesting that are payable in additional shares or units, as applicable. For each RSU that vests the executive officer is entitled to receive one share or unit, as applicable, of the relevant class of common stock or common unit, as applicable, of the applicable subsidiary, plus any reinvested dividends or distributions from the date of the grant to the date of vesting.
Pension. Teekay offers a defined contribution pension plan to its executives. This benefit is included in the comparator group study that is targeted to the median. Teekay believes that a pension plan is a standard component of total compensation in order to reward executives competitively and provide for part of the employees’ retirement.
Perquisites. Teekay offers a nominal allowance account to its executives for specific items. Teekay believes that this benefit is part of the total compensation of executives and is needed in order to compensate competitively. The perquisites allowance is set at a flat amount (disclosed in aggregate in the compensation table) and can be used for financial counseling, health and fitness, medical costs, and certain other expenses incurred by the executive.
Benefits. Other miscellaneous benefits are offered to Teekay’s executives for ease of conducting their work and for market competitiveness. An example of these benefits is a parking allowance.
Executive Share Ownership Guidelines
In 2005, Teekay implemented share ownership guidelines for its executives. The guidelines require common share holdings with an aggregate value of three times base salary for the Chief Executive Officer, and two times base salary for Presidents and Executive Vice Presidents. The guidelines were to be achieved by March 2010 or, for executives newly promoted or subsequently joining Teekay, within five years after the guidelines become applicable to them. In 2013 the requirement for the Chief Executive Officer was increased to four times base salary. All Executives are in compliance with these guidelines.
COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REPORT
The Compensation and Human Resources Committee has reviewed and discussed the Compensation Discussion and Analysis with management and, based on the review and discussion, it has recommended to the Board that the Compensation Discussion and Analysis be included in this proxy statement.
Heidi Locke Simon, Chair
Rudolph W. J. Krediet
David Schellenberg
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