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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 September 30, 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 No.
 
    
  
Name of Registrant, State of Incorporation,
Address of Principal Offices and Telephone No.
 
 
  
IRS Employer Identification No.
1-4219
 
 
  
Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc.
(a Delaware corporation)
3001 Deming Way, Middleton, WI 53562
(608)
275-3340
www.spectrumbrands.com
 
 
  
74-1339132
         
 
 
 
  
SB/RH Holdings, LLC
 
 
  
 
333-192634-03
 
 
  
(a Delaware limited liability company)
3001 Deming Way, Middleton, WI 53562
(608)
275-3340
 
 
  
27-2812840
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
 
Registrant
 
    
  
Title of each class
 
 
  
Name of each exchange on which registered
Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc.
 
 
  
Common Stock, Par Value $0.01
 
 
  
New York Stock Exchange
         
SB/RH Holdings, LLC
 
 
  
None
 
 
  
None
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None
Indicate by check mark if the registrants are well-known seasoned issuers, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.
 
Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc.
  
Yes  ☒
    
No  ☐
  
 
SB/RH Holdings, LLC
  
Yes  ☐
    
No  ☒
  
 
Indicate by check mark if the registrants are not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.
 
Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc.
  
Yes  ☐
    
No  ☒
  
 
SB/RH Holdings, LLC
  
Yes  ☐
    
No  ☒
  
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrants (1) have 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.
 
Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc.
  
Yes  ☒
    
No  ☐
  
 
SB/RH Holdings, LLC
  
Yes  ☒
    
No  ☐
  
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrants have 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).
 
Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc.
  
Yes  ☒
    
No  ☐
  
 
SB/RH Holdings, LLC
  
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 the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company in Rule
12b-2
of the Exchange Act.:
 
Registrant
  
Large Accelerated
Filer
 
  
Accelerated Filer
 
  
Non-accelerated Filer
 
  
Smaller Reporting
Company
 
  
Emerging Growth
Company
 
Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc.
  
 
X
 
  
     
  
     
  
     
  
     
SB/RH Holdings, LLC
  
     
  
     
  
 
X
 
  
     
  
     
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.
 
Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc.
  
  
 
SB/RH Holdings, LLC
  
  
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in
Rule 12b-2
of the Exchange Act).
 
Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc.
  
Yes  ☐
    
No
 
 
  
 
SB/RH Holdings, LLC
  
Yes  ☐
    
No  
  
 
The aggregate market value of the voting stock held by
non-affiliates
of Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. was approximately $1,502 million based upon the closing price on the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter (March 29, 2020). For the sole purposes of making this calculation, term
“non-affiliate”
has been interpreted to exclude directors and executive officers and other affiliates of the registrant. Exclusion of shares held by any person should not be construed as a conclusion by the registrant or an admission by any such person or that such person is an “affiliate” of the Company, as defined by applicable securities law.
As of January 14, 2021, there were outstanding 42,621,893 shares of Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc.’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share.
SB/RH Holdings, LLC meets the conditions set forth in General Instruction I(1)(a) and (b) of Form
10-K
and has therefore omitted the information otherwise called for by Items 10 to 13 of Form
10-K
as allowed under General Instruction I(2)(c).
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. and SB/RH Holdings, LLC are filing this Amendment No. 1 (this “Form 10-K/A”) to their Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2020 (“Fiscal 2020”) that was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on November 18, 2020 (the “Original Form 10-K”) for the sole purpose of including certain of the information required by Part III of Form 10-K. As required by Rule
12b-15,
in connection with this Form 10-K/A, the Company’s Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer are providing Rule
13a-14(a)
certifications included herein.
Except as explicitly set forth herein, this Form 10-K/A does not purport to modify or update the disclosures in, or exhibits to, the Original Form 10-K or to update the Original Form 10-K to reflect events occurring after the date of such filing.
 
 
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PART III
As disclosed in our prior filings, on July 13, 2018 (the “Merger Closing Date”), HRG Group, Inc. (now known as Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc.) completed a merger (the “Merger”) with its majority owned subsidiary, Spectrum Brands Legacy, Inc. (formerly known as Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc.). Following the completion of the Merger, HRG Group, Inc. changed its name to Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. Except as otherwise specified, all references herein to (i) the “Company,” “Spectrum Brands,” “we,” “us” or “our” refer to Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. (formerly known as HRG Group, Inc.) prior to and after the Merger Closing Date; (ii)“SPB Legacy” refers to Spectrum Brands Legacy, Inc. (formerly known as Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc.) solely prior to the Merger Closing Date; (iii) “HRG Legacy” refers to HRG Group, Inc. (now known as Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc.) solely prior to the Merger Closing Date; (iv) “New SPB” refers to Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. (formerly known as HRG Group, Inc.) solely after the Merger Closing Date; (v) “Board” refers to the Board of Directors of Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. (formerly known as HRG Group, Inc.) prior to and after the Merger Closing Date; and (vi) “Fiscal” refers to fiscal year ended September 30 of each applicable year.
 
ITEM 10.
DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Our Board of Directors
Our directors are elected at each annual meeting of shareholders and hold office for staggered three-year terms. Our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee (“NCG Committee”) considers and chooses nominees for our Board with the primary goal of presenting a well-qualified slate of candidates who will serve the interests of our Company and our shareholders, taking into account the attributes of each candidate’s professional skillset and credentials, as well as gender, age, ethnicity and personal background. In evaluating nominees, our NCG Committee reviews each candidate’s background and assesses each candidate’s independence, skills, experience and expertise based upon a number of factors. We seek directors with the highest professional and personal ethics, integrity and character that have experience at the governance and policy-making level in their respective fields. Our NCG Committee reviews the professional background of each candidate to determine whether each candidate has the appropriate experience and ability to effectively make important decisions as a member on our Board. Our NCG Committee also determines whether a candidate’s skills and experience complement and enhance the collective skills and experience of our existing Board members.
We are committed to ensuring that female and minority candidates are among the pool of individuals from which new Board nominees are selected. During Fiscal 2019 and 2020, we further advanced this objective by appointing to our Board two female candidates and a male candidate, all from a diverse background.
Our directors collectively represent a robust and diverse set of skills and experience, which we believe positions our Board and its committees well to effectively oversee the execution of our business strategy and to advance the interests of the Company and its stakeholders. The following table summarizes some of the key categories of skills and experience of our current directors:
 
Director Skills and Experience
 
100%
: International Business Experience
  
100%
: Business Operations
   
71%
: Consumer Products
  
100%
: Corporate Governance
   
100%
: Corporate Strategy & Business Development
  
71%
: Ethics/Corporate Social Responsibility
   
86%
: Executive Leadership & Management
  
86%
: Finance/Capital Management & Allocation
   
100%
: Mergers & Acquisitions
  
86%
: Public Company Executive Experience
   
71%
: Marketing/Sales & Brand Management
 
71%
: Accounting/Auditing
  
86%
: Human Resources & Compensation
 
86%
: Public Company Board Experience
In accordance with our Third Restated
By-laws
(our
“By-Laws”),
our Board currently consists of eight members. In accordance with our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (our “Charter”), our Board is divided into three classes (designated as Class I, Class II and Class III, respectively). One of the eight seats on the Board is currently vacant as we search for an appropriate candidate to fill the vacancy. The names of our seven current directors and their respective classes, ages, Board tenures and committee memberships are each set forth in the following table:
 
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Committee Membership***
    
    Name
  
Class*
  
Age
  
Tenure**
  
A
  
C
  
NCG
    
Sherianne James

Independent Director
   I    52    2018           
 
   
Norman S. Matthews

Independent Director
   I    88    2018       o    o  
 
   
Hugh R. Rovit

Independent Director
   II    60    2018    o        
 
   
Gautam Patel

Independent Director
   II    48    2020    o        
 
   
David M. Maura

Executive Chairman
   III    48    2018           
 
   
Terry L. Polistina

Lead Independent Director
   III    57    2018           
 
   
Anne S. Ward

Independent Director
   III    48    2020   
 
  
 
  
 
 
 
 
*
The term of our Class I directors expires at our 2022 annual stockholders meeting, our Class II directors expires at our 2023 annual stockholders meeting and our Class III directors expires at our 2021 annual stockholders meeting.
 
**
Tenure represents service on the Board of the Company following the Merger.
 
***
Committee membership: A = Audit Committee, C = Compensation Committee, NCG = NCG Committee; • indicates committee Chair, o indicates committee member.
Director Biographies
Set forth below are biographies for each of our directors, accompanied by descriptions of some of their key skills and experiences. The absence of any given category of key skills or experiences from the list preceding a director’s biography does not necessarily signify a lack of qualification in any such category.
Class I Directors
 
Sherianne James
  Independent Director since October 2018
Age: 52
Race/Ethnicity: African American
Gender: Female
  
 
   
Independence & Committees:
 
●   Independent Director
 
●   Chair of our NCG Committee
  
Key Skills/Experience:
 
●   Business Operations
 
●   Consumer Products
 
●   Corporate Governance
 
●   Corporate Strategy & Business Development
 
●   Executive Leadership & Management
 
●   International Business Experience
 
●   Marketing/Sales & Brand Management
 
●   Mergers & Acquisitions
 
  
 
Sherianne James was appointed to our Board in October 2018. Ms. James has served as Chief Marketing Officer of Essilor of America since August 2017 and SVP of Customer Engagement since March 2020, and previously was Vice President, Consumer Marketing for the company since July 2016. From February 2011 to July 2016, she held positions of increasing responsibility in marketing and operations for Transitions Optical, a division of Essilor of America, culminating in her role as Vice President of Transitions Optical from April 2014 to July 2016. From July 2005 through December 2010, Ms. James was Senior Marketing Manager for Russell Hobbs/Applica. She previously held a number of key project manager, research manager and brand manager positions with Kraft Foods, Inc. and, later, Kraft/Nabisco Foods from June 1995 to June 2005. Ms. James earned a B.S. degree in chemical engineering from the University of Florida in 1994 and an MBA from Northwestern University’s Kellogg Graduate School of Management in 2002. Ms. James currently serves as chair of our NCG Committee.
  
 
 
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Norman S. Matthews
Independent Director since July 2018
Age: 88
Race/Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: Male
 
Independence & Committees:
 
●    Independent Director
 
●    NCG Committee
 
●    Compensation Committee
  
Key Skills/Experience:
 
●    Business Operations
 
●    Corporate Governance
 
●    Corporate Strategy & Business Development
 
●    Ethics/Corporate Social Responsibility
 
●    Executive Leadership & Management
 
●    Finance/Capital Management & Allocation
 
●    Human Resources & Compensation
 
●    International Business Experience
 
●    Marketing/Sales & Brand Management
 
●    Mergers & Acquisitions
 
●    Public Company Board Experience
 
●    Public Company Executive Experience
 
Norman S. Matthews was appointed to our Board in July 2018. From June 2010 to July 2018, Mr. Matthews served as one of the directors of SPB Legacy. Prior to that time, he had served as a director of Spectrum Brands, Inc., one of our subsidiaries (“SBI”), from August 2009 to June 2010. Mr. Matthews has over three decades of experience as a business leader in marketing and merchandising and is currently an independent business consultant. As former President of Federated Department Stores, he led the operations of one of the nation’s leading department store retailers with over 850 department stores, including those under the names of Bloomingdales, Burdines, Foley’s, Lazarus and Rich’s, as well as various specialty store chains, discount chains and Ralph’s Grocery. In addition to his senior management roles at Federated Department Stores, Mr. Matthews also served as Senior Vice President and General Merchandise Manager at E.J. Korvette and Senior Vice President of Marketing and Corporate Development at Broyhill Furniture Industries. Mr. Matthews is a Princeton University graduate and earned his MBA from Harvard Business School. He also currently serves on the Boards of Directors of Grocery Outlet Holding Corp., Party City Holdco, Inc. and The Children’s Place Retail Stores, Inc. and previously served as a director of Henry Schein, Inc., Sunoco, The Progressive Corporation, Toys “R” Us, Duff & Phelps Corporation and Federated Department Stores. He is a trustee emeritus at the American Museum of Natural History. Mr. Matthews is a member of our NCG Committee and our Compensation Committee.
 
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Class II Directors
 
 
Hugh R. Rovit
Independent Director since July 2018
Age: 60
Race/Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: Male
 
Independence & Committees:
 
●    Independent Director
 
●    Audit Committee
  
Key Skills/Experience:
 
●    Accounting/Auditing
 
●    Business Operations
 
●    Consumer Products
 
●    Corporate Governance
 
●    Corporate Strategy & Business Development
 
●    Ethics/Corporate Social Responsibility
 
●    Executive Leadership & Management
 
●    Finance/Capital Management & Allocation
 
●    Human Resources & Compensation
 
●    International Business Experience
 
●    Marketing/Sales & Brand Management
 
●    Mergers & Acquisitions
 
●    Public Company Board Experience
 
●    Public Company Executive Experience
 
●    Supply Chain/Logistics
 
Hugh R. Rovit was appointed to our Board in July 2018. From June 2010 until July 2018, Mr. Rovit served as one of the directors of SPB Legacy. Prior to that time, he served as a director of SBI from August 2009 to June 2010. Mr. Rovit is currently Chief Executive Officer of S’well, Inc., a global manufacturer and marketer of reusable stainless-steel bottles and accessories. He previously served as Chief Executive Officer of Ellery Homestyles, a leading supplier of branded and private label home fashion products to major retailers, offering curtains, bedding, throws and specialty products, from May 2013 until its sale in September 2018 to a strategic competitor. Previously, Mr. Rovit served as Chief Executive Officer of Sure Fit Inc., a marketer and distributor of home furnishing products from 2006 through 2012 and was a Principal at turnaround management firm Masson & Company from 2001 through 2005. Previously, Mr. Rovit held the positions of Chief Financial Officer of Best Manufacturing, Inc., a manufacturer and distributor of institutional service apparel and textiles, from 1998 through 2001 and Chief Financial Officer of Royce Hosiery Mills, Inc., a manufacturer and distributor of men’s and women’s hosiery, from 1991 through 1998. Mr. Rovit is also a director of PlayPower, Inc., GSC Technologies, Inc. and previously served as a director of Nellson Nutraceuticals, Inc., Kid Brands Inc., Atkins Nutritional, Inc., Oneida, Ltd., Cosmetic Essence, Inc., Xpress Retail and Twin Star International. Mr. Rovit received his B.A. degree from Dartmouth College and has an MBA from Harvard Business School. Mr. Rovit is a member of our Audit Committee.
 
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Gautam Patel
 
Independent Director since October 2020
Age: 48
Race/Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
 
Independence & Committees:
 
●    Independent Director
 
●    Audit Committee
  
Key Skills/Experience:
 
●    Accounting/Auditing
 
●    Business Operations
 
●    Corporate Governance
 
●    Corporate Strategy & Business Development
 
●    Finance/Capital Management & Allocation
 
●    Human Resources & Compensation
 
●    International Business Experience
 
●    Mergers & Acquisitions
 
●    Public Company Board Experience
 
Gautam Patel was appointed to our Board in October 2020. Mr. Patel has served as Managing Director of Tarsadia Investments, a private investment firm based in Newport Beach, California, since 2012. In that role, Mr. Patel has led a team of investment professionals to identify, evaluate and execute principal control equity investments across sectors including life sciences, financial services and technology. Prior to joining Tarsadia, Mr. Patel served as Managing Director at Lazard from 2008 to 2012, where he led financial and strategic advisory efforts in sectors including transportation and logistics, private equity and healthcare. Prior to that, Mr. Patel served in a variety of advisory roles at Lazard from 1999 to 2008, including restructuring, bankruptcy and corporate reorganization assignments in 2001 and 2008. From 1994 to 1997, Mr. Patel was an Analyst at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, where he worked on mergers and acquisitions as well as high-yield and equity financings. Mr. Patel is currently a Board Member of Amneal Pharmaceuticals (NYSE: AMRX). Mr. Patel also serves on the board of Casita Maria Center for Arts and Education, a New York-based nonprofit organization which aims to empower children through arts-based education. Mr. Patel received a B.A. from Claremont McKenna College, a B.S. from Harvey Mudd College, an MSc from the London School of Economics and an MBA from the University of Chicago. Mr. Patel is a member of our Audit Committee.
 
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Class III Directors
 
 
David M. Maura
 
Director since July 2018
Age: 48
Race/Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: Male
 
Independence & Committees:
 
●    None
  
Key Skills/Experience:
 
●    Accounting/Auditing
 
●    Business Operations
 
●    Consumer Products
 
●    Corporate Governance
 
●    Corporate Strategy & Business Development
 
●    Ethics/Corporate Social Responsibility
 
●    Executive Leadership & Management
 
●    Finance/Capital Management & Allocation
 
●    Human Resources & Compensation
 
●    International Business Experience
 
●    Mergers & Acquisitions
 
●    Public Company Board Experience
 
●    Public Company Executive Experience
 
●    Risk Management & Oversight
 
David M. Maura was appointed our Executive Chairman and our Chief Executive Officer in July 2018. Previously, he had served as the Executive Chairman, effective as of January 2016, and as Chief Executive Officer, effective as of April 2018, of SPB Legacy. Prior to such appointment, Mr. Maura served as
non-executive
Chairman of the board of directors of SPB Legacy since July 2011 and served as interim Chairman and as one of the directors of SPB Legacy since June 2010. Mr. Maura was a Managing Director and the Executive Vice President of Investments at HRG Group, Inc. (“HRG Legacy”) from October 2011 until November 2016 and had been a member of HRG Legacy’s board of directors from May 2011 until December 2017. Mr. Maura previously served as a Vice President and Director of Investments of Harbinger Capital Partners LLC (“Harbinger Capital”) from 2006 until 2012. Prior to joining Harbinger Capital in 2006, Mr. Maura was a Managing Director and Senior Research Analyst at First Albany Capital, Inc., where he focused on distressed debt and special situations, primarily in the consumer products and retail sectors. Prior to First Albany, Mr. Maura was a Director and Senior High Yield Research Analyst in Global High Yield Research at Merrill Lynch & Co. Previously, Mr. Maura was a Vice President and Senior Analyst in the High Yield Group at Wachovia Securities, where he covered various consumer product, service, and retail companies. Mr. Maura began his career at ZPR Investment Management as a Financial Analyst.
 
Mr. Maura served as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Mosaic Acquisition Corp., a special purpose acquisition company, from October 2017 to January 2020, when the company merged with Vivint Smart Home, Inc. (“Vivint”). Mr. Maura served as an outside director on Vivint’s board until March 2020 when he resigned from the board of Vivint. He previously served on the boards of directors of Ferrous Resources, Ltd., Russell Hobbs, and Applica. Mr. Maura received a B.S. degree in Business Administration from Stetson University and is a CFA charterholder.
 
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Terry L. Polistina
 
Lead Independent Director since July 2018
Age: 57
Race/Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: Male
 
Independence & Committees:
 
●    Independent Director
 
●    Chair of our Audit Committee
 
●    Chair of our Compensation Committee
  
Key Skills/Experience:
 
●    Accounting/Auditing
 
●    Business Operations
 
●    Consumer Products
 
●    Corporate Governance
 
●    Corporate Strategy & Business Development
 
●    Ethics/Corporate Social Responsibility
 
●    Executive Leadership & Management
 
●    Finance/Capital Management & Allocation
 
●    Human Resources & Compensation
 
●    International Business Experience
 
●    Marketing/Sales & Brand Management
 
●    Mergers & Acquisitions
 
●    Public Company Board Experience
 
●    Public Company Executive Experience
 
●    Risk Management & Oversight
 
●    Supply Chain/Logistics
 
Terry L. Polistina was appointed to our Board in July 2018. From June 2010 until July 2018, Mr. Polistina served as one of the directors of SPB Legacy. Since July 2018, Mr. Polistina has also served as the Lead Independent Director of the Board. Prior to that, he served as a director of SBI from August 2009 to June 2010. Mr. Polistina served as the President, Small Appliances of SPB Legacy beginning in June 2010 and became President - Global Appliances of SPB Legacy in October 2010 until September 2013. Prior to that, Mr. Polistina served as the Chief Executive Officer and President of Russell Hobbs from 2007 until 2010. Mr. Polistina served as Chief Operating Officer at Applica from 2006 to 2007 and Chief Financial Officer from 2001 to 2007, at which time Applica combined with Russell Hobbs. Mr. Polistina previously served as a director of privately held Entic, Inc. Mr. Polistina received an undergraduate degree in finance from the University of Florida and holds an MBA from the University of Miami. Mr. Polistina is the Chair of our Audit Committee and Compensation Committee and serves as the Lead Independent Director of the Board.
 
 
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Anne S. Ward
 
Independent Director since October 2020
Age: 48
Race/Ethnicity: African American
Gender: Female
 
Independence & Committees:
 
●    Independent Director
  
Key Skills/Experience:
 
●    Accounting/Auditing
 
●    Business Operations
 
●    Consumer Products
 
●    Corporate Governance
 
●    Corporate Strategy & Business Development
 
●    Ethics/Corporate Social Responsibility
 
●    Executive Leadership & Management
 
●    Finance/Capital Management & Allocation
 
●    Human Resources & Compensation
 
●    International Business Experience
 
●    Marketing/Sales & Brand Management
 
●    Mergers & Acquisitions
 
●    Public Company Board Experience
 
●    Public Company Executive Experience
 
●    Risk Management & Oversight
 
●    Supply Chain/Logistics
 
Anne S. Ward was appointed to our Board in October 2020. Ms. Ward currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer of CURiO Brands, a privately held consumer goods company that manufactures and sells a portfolio of personal care and home fragrance brands. She joined the company in April 2012 as the CEO of Thymes and subsequently led a merger with DPM Fragrance to form CURiO. Prior to CURiO, Ms. Ward founded The FORWARD Group, a consulting firm focused on developing growth strategies for
mid-sized
companies and key executives and served as its CEO from July 2010 until April 2012. From October 2007 until July 2010, Ms. Ward was the President and Chief Operating Officer of Johnson Publishing Company where she led the Ebony, Jet and Fashion Fair Cosmetics business units. Prior to her role at Johnson Publishing Company, Ms. Ward served as an Assistant Vice President of marketing for The Coca-Cola Company from September 2006 until September 2007 leading growth strategies for Coca-Cola, Sprite, Dasani and other key brands. Ms. Ward also held several positions of increasing responsibility within manufacturing and brand management at Procter & Gamble between May 1994 and August 2006. She led well-established, global brands including Pampers and Clairol as well as consumer growth strategies for the Beauty division. Ms. Ward currently serves as a Board Member of SPS Commerce, Inc. (NASDAQ: SPSC) and Vanda Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: VNDA). She holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and Material Science from Duke University and an MBA from Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business.
Our Executive Officers
Our executive officers serve at the discretion of our Board. Our Board selected each of our executive officers because his or her background provides each executive with the experience and skillset geared toward helping us succeed in our business strategy. Our management team is composed of seasoned executives who all focus on the performance of our Company to drive long-term outcomes for us. We are committed to ensuring that female and minority candidates are among the pool of individuals from which new executive officers are selected. During Fiscal 2019, we made progress in advancing this objective by appointing to our executive team a woman and a candidate from a diverse background. We are committed to further progressing this objective in the future.
Included in the discussion below is information regarding our executive officers who do not serve as directors of our Company. See “
Our Board of Directors
” above for certain information regarding David Maura, our only director-employee.
 
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Randal D. Lewis
 
Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer since October 2018
Age: 54
Race/Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: Male
 
 
Randal D. Lewis was appointed our Chief Operating Officer in October 2018 and Executive Vice President in September 2019. He has direct responsibility for all operating divisions. Mr. Lewis was previously the President of our Global Consumer Division from March 2018, which included our Global Auto Care, Global Pet Care and Home & Garden business units. Prior to that, he was President of our Pet, Home & Garden business units since November 2014. Previous to that, he was Senior Vice President and General Manager of our Home & Garden business since January 2011. From April 2005 to January 2011, Mr. Lewis served as our Home & Garden business’s Vice President, Manufacturing and Vice President, Operations. Prior to that, Mr. Lewis held various leadership roles from October 1997 to April 2005 with the former owners of United Industries Corporation, which is now owned by the Company and from January 1989 to October 1997 Mr. Lewis worked at Unilever. Mr. Lewis earned a B.S. degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
 
 
Rebeckah Long
 
Senior Vice President, Global Human Resources since September 2019
Age: 46
Race/Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: Female
 
 
Rebeckah Long was appointed our Senior Vice President, Global Human Resources in September 2019 and has direct responsibility for consistent delivery and execution of the Human Resource function globally. Ms. Long previously served as Vice President of Global Human Resources of Spectrum Brands since April 2019. Prior to that, she was Human Resource Business Partner for several business divisions within Spectrum Brands since March 2008, with a focus on talent strategy and organizational effectiveness. Prior to joining Spectrum Brands, she was the Regional Human Resources Manager for United Rentals, Inc. from June 2000 to February 2008 and was responsible for the integration of over 25 businesses into the United Rentals portfolio. Ms. Long earned a B.S. degree in Economics from Illinois State University.
 
 
  Jeremy W. Smeltser
 
  Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer since November 2019
  Age: 46
  Race/Ethnicity: Caucasian
  Gender: Male
 
 
Jeremy W. Smeltser was appointed our Executive Vice President on October 1, 2019 and was appointed our Chief Financial Officer on November 17, 2019. He previously served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of SPX Flow, Inc. (“SPX Flow”). Prior to his role at SPX Flow, he served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of SPX Corporation, where he served in various roles, including as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Flow Technology and became an officer of SPX Corporation in April 2009. Mr. Smeltser joined SPX Corporation in 2002 from Ernst & Young LLP, where he was an audit manager in Tampa, Florida. Prior to that, he held various positions with Arthur Andersen LLP in Tampa, Florida and Chicago, Illinois, focused primarily on assurance services for global manufacturing clients. Mr. Smeltser earned a B.S. degree in Accounting from Northern Illinois University.
 
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Ehsan Zargar
 
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary since October 2018
Age: 43
Race/Ethnicity: Asian (Middle East)
Gender: Male
 
 
Ehsan Zargar was appointed our Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary on October 1, 2018. Mr. Zargar is responsible for the Company’s legal, environmental, social and governance (“ESG”), health and safety, insurance and real estate functions. From June 2011 until July 2018, Mr. Zargar held a number of increasingly senior positions with HRG Legacy, including serving as its Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer from January 2017 until July 2018, as its General Counsel since April 2015 and as Corporate Secretary since February 2012. From August 2017 until July 2018, Mr. Zargar served as a director of SPB Legacy. From November 2006 to June 2011, Mr. Zargar worked in the New York office of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP. Previously, Mr. Zargar practiced law at another major law firm focusing on general corporate matters. Mr. Zargar received a law degree from Faculty of Law at the University of Toronto and a B.A. from the University of Toronto.
Corporate Governance
The following table provides an overview of our corporate governance, including recent enhancements and existing practices.
 
 
Recent Enhancements
 
     
 
Existing Practices
 
 
✓  Increased diversity among Board and executive team
 
✓  Adopted majority voting and a director resignation policy
 
✓  Strengthened our stock ownership guidelines
 
✓  Strengthened our anti-hedging policy
 
✓  Adopted an anti-pledging policy
 
✓  Hired a new independent compensation consultant
 
✓  Adopted a Board Diversity Policy
 
    
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
✓  Independent lead director
 
✓  Majority of the Board composed of independent directors
 
✓  All committees composed entirely of independent directors
 
✓  Anti-hedging policy
 
✓  Robust clawback policy
 
✓  All three members of our Audit Committee are financial experts
 
✓  Completed our transition to a stand-alone independent company
 
Board Structure
Lead Independent Director
Mr. Polistina was appointed to our Board as our Lead Independent Director in July 2018. In his capacity as our Lead Independent Director, Mr. Polistina:
 
   
presides at all meetings of the Board at which the Chairman of the Board is not present;
 
   
presides at all executive sessions of the independent members of the Board and has the authority to call meetings of the independent members of the Board;
 
   
serves as liaison between the management and the independent members of the Board and provides our Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and other members of management with feedback from executive sessions of the independent members of the Board;
 
   
reviews and approves the information to be provided to the Board;
 
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reviews and approves meeting agendas and coordinates with management to develop such agendas;
 
   
approves meeting schedules to assure there is sufficient time for discussion of all agenda items;
 
   
if requested by major shareholders, ensures that he is available for consultation and direct communication;
 
   
interviews, along with the Chair of our NGC Committee, Board and senior management candidates and makes recommendations with respect to Board candidates and hiring of senior management;
 
   
consults with other members of our Compensation Committee with respect to the performance review of our CEO and other member of our senior management team; and
 
   
performs such other functions and responsibilities as requested by the Board from time to time.
Mr. Maura serves as our Executive Chairman and our CEO. Given Mr. Maura’s broad experience in mergers and acquisitions, the consumer products and retail sectors and finance and investments, as well as his role in SPB Legacy’s strategy and growth since 2010, our Board believes that it is in the best interest of the Company for Mr. Maura to concurrently serve as our Executive Chairman and CEO.
Director Independence
In accordance with the New York Stock Exchange Listed Company Manual (the “NYSE Rules”) and our Corporate Governance Guidelines, a majority of our Board is required to be composed of independent directors. All of our directors, except for David Maura (our Chairman and CEO), qualify as independent directors. More specifically, our Board has affirmatively determined that none of the following directors has a material relationship with the Company (either directly or as a partner, stockholder or officer of an organization that has a relationship with the Company): Sherianne James, Norman S. Matthews, Terry L. Polistina, Hugh R. Rovit, Gautam Patel and Anne S. Ward. Our Board has adopted the definition of “independent director” set forth under Section 303A.02 of the NYSE Rules to assist it in making determinations of independence. Our Board has determined that the directors referred to above currently meet these standards and qualify as independent.
Meetings of Independent Directors
The Company generally holds executive sessions at each Board and committee meeting. In his capacity as our Lead Independent Director, Mr. Polistina presides over executive sessions of the entire Board and the Chair of each committee presides over the executive sessions of that committee.
Committees Established by Our Board of Directors
Our Board has designated three principal standing committees: our Audit Committee, our Compensation Committee and our NCG Committee, each of which has a written charter addressing each such committee’s purpose and responsibilities. Each such committee is composed entirely of independent directors.
Audit Committee
Our Audit Committee has been established in accordance with Section 303A.06 of the NYSE Rules and Rule
10A-3
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), for the purpose of overseeing the Company’s accounting and financial reporting processes and audits of our financial statements. Our Audit Committee is responsible for monitoring (i) the integrity of our financial statements, (ii) our independent registered public accounting firm’s qualifications and independence, (iii) the performance of our internal audit function and independent auditors and (iv) our compliance with legal and regulatory requirements. The responsibilities and authority of our Audit Committee are described in further detail in the Charter of the Audit Committee, as adopted by our Board in July 2018, a copy of which is available at our website www.spectrumbrands.com under “
Investor Relations—Corporate Governance Documents
.”
The current members of our Audit Committee are Terry L. Polistina (Chair), Hugh R. Rovit and Gautam Patel. Our Board has determined that each member of our Audit Committee qualifies as an “audit committee financial expert” as defined in the rules promulgated by the SEC in furtherance of Section 407 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Our Board has determined that all of the members of our Audit Committee qualify as independent, as such term is defined in Section 303A.02 of the NYSE Rules, Section 10A(m)(3)(B) of the Exchange Act and Exchange Act Rule
10A-3(b).
 
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Compensation Committee
Our Compensation Committee is responsible for (i) overseeing our compensation and employee benefits plans and practices, including our executive compensation plans and our incentive compensation and equity-based plans, (ii) evaluating and approving the performance of our Executive Chairman and CEO and other executive officers in light of those goals and objectives and (iii) reviewing and discussing with management our compensation discussion and analysis disclosure and compensation committee reports in order to comply with our public reporting requirements. The responsibilities and authority of our Compensation Committee are described in further detail in the Charter of the Compensation Committee, as adopted by our Board in November 2020, a copy of which is available at our website www.spectrumbrands.com under “
Investor Relations—Corporate Governance Documents
.”
The current members of our Compensation Committee are Terry L. Polistina (Chair) and Norman S. Matthews . Our Board has determined that all of the members of our Compensation Committee qualify as independent, as such term is defined in Section 303A.02 of the NYSE Rules.
NCG Committee
Our NCG Committee is responsible for (i) identifying and recommending to our Board individuals qualified to serve as our directors and on our committees of our Board, (ii) advising our Board with respect to board composition, procedures and committees, (iii) developing and recommending to our Board a set of corporate governance principles applicable to the Company and (iv) overseeing the evaluation process of our Board, the committees of the Board, the individual directors and our Executive Chairman and CEO. The responsibilities and authority of our NCG Committee are described in further detail in the Charter of the NCG Committee, as adopted by our Board in July 2018, a copy of which is available at our website www.spectrumbrands.com under “
Investor Relations—Corporate Governance Documents.
The current members of our NCG Committee are Sherianne James (Chair) and Norman S. Matthews. Ms. James was appointed as a member of the NCG Committee on January 28, 2020 and was appointed Chair of the NCG Committee on June 18, 2020. Our Board has determined that all of the members of our NCG Committee qualify as independent, as such term is defined in Section 303A.02 of the NYSE Rules.
Board and Committee Activities
During Fiscal 2020, our Board held a total of nine meetings and acted by unanimous written consent on a total of three occasions. Our Audit Committee held a total of four meetings during Fiscal 2020. Our Compensation Committee held six meetings and acted by unanimous written consent on two occasions during Fiscal 2020. Our NCG Committee held six meetings and acted by unanimous written consent on one occasion during Fiscal 2020.
During Fiscal 2020, all of our directors attended at least 75% of the meetings of the Board and committees on which they served.
Our Practices and Policies
Corporate Governance Guidelines and Code of Ethics and Business Conduct
Our Board has adopted our Corporate Governance Guidelines to assist it in the exercise of its responsibilities. These guidelines reflect our Board’s commitment to monitor the effectiveness of policy and decision-making both at our Board and management level, with a view to enhancing stockholder value over the long term. Our Corporate Governance Guidelines address, among other things, our Board and Board committee composition and responsibilities, director qualifications standards and selection and evaluation of our CEO. In addition, pursuant to these guidelines, our Board has formalized a process by which our directors are assessed annually by our NCG Committee. The assessment includes a peer review process and evaluates the Board as a whole, the committees of the Board and the individual directors. In carrying out this assessment, we may retain an external evaluator to assist our Board and NCG Committee at least every three years. Our Board has adopted a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics Policy for directors, officers and employees and a Code of Ethics for the Principal Executive and Senior Financial Officers to provide guidance to our CEO, chief financial officer (“CFO”), principal accounting officer or controller and our business segment chief financial officers or persons performing similar functions.
 
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Majority Voting and Director Resignation Policy
During Fiscal 2019, our Board adopted a majority voting policy for the election of directors. Pursuant to this policy, which applies in the case of uncontested director elections, a director must be elected by a majority of the votes cast with respect to the election of such director. For purposes of this policy, a “majority of the votes cast” means that the number of shares voted “for” a director must exceed the number of shares voted “against” that director and abstentions and broker
non-votes
are not counted as “votes cast.”
The policy also provides that in the event that an incumbent director nominee receives a greater number of votes “against” than votes “for” his or her election, he or she must (within five business days following the final certification of the related election results) offer to tender his or her written resignation from the Board to the NCG Committee. The NCG Committee will review such offer of resignation and will consider such factors and circumstances as it may deem relevant, and, within 90 days following the final certification of the election results, will make a recommendation to the Board concerning the acceptance or rejection of such tendered offer of resignation. The policy requires the decision of the Board to be promptly publicly disclosed.
Board Diversity Policy
In October 2020, our Board adopted a Board Diversity Policy. The purpose of this policy is to set out the basic principles to be followed to ensure that the Board has the appropriate balance of skills, experience and diversity of perspectives necessary to enhance the effectiveness of the Board and to maintain the highest standards of corporate governance. Pursuant to this policy, selection of Board candidates shall be based on a range of perspectives with reference to the Company’s business model and specific needs, including, but not limited to, talents, skills and expertise, industry experience, professional experience, gender, age, race, language, cultural background, educational background and other similar characteristics.
Anti-Hedging Policy
The Company believes it is improper and inappropriate for our directors, officers and employees and certain of their family members (each, a “Subject Person”) to engage in hedging, short-term or speculative transactions involving the Company’s securities. Our anti-hedging policy, which we further strengthened during Fiscal 2019, applies to all Subject Persons. The Company prohibits Subject Persons from engaging in (i) derivative, speculative, hedging or monetization transactions in Company securities (including, but not limited to, any trading on derivatives (such as swaps, forwards, and/or futures) of Company securities that allow a stockholder to lock in the value of Company securities in exchange for all or part of the potential upside appreciation in the value of such stock), (ii) short sales (i.e., selling stock the Subject Person does not own and borrowing shares to make delivery) and (iii) buying or selling puts, calls, options or other derivatives in respect of Company securities.
Anti-Pledging Policy
In addition, the Company believes it is improper and inappropriate for any Subject Person to engage in pledging transactions involving the Company’s securities. During Fiscal 2019, we adopted a robust anti-pledging policy, which prohibits Subject Persons from pledging or encumbering Company securities as collateral for a loan or other indebtedness. This prohibition includes, but is not limited to, holding such shares in a margin account as collateral for a margin loan or borrowing against Company securities on margin. Any pledges (and any modifications or replacements of such pledges) that existed prior to the adoption of our policy are grandfathered unless otherwise prohibited by applicable law or Company policy and so long as any modification or replacement of any
pre-existing
pledge does not result in additional shares being pledged.
Securities Trading Policy
Our Company believes that it is appropriate to monitor and prohibit certain trading in the securities of our Company. Accordingly, trading of the Company’s securities by directors, executive officers and certain other employees who are so designated by the office of the Company’s General Counsel is subject to trading period limitations or must be conducted in accordance with a previously established trading plan that meets SEC requirements. At all times, including during approved trading periods, directors, executive officers and certain other employees notified by the office of the Company’s General Counsel are required to obtain preclearance from the Company’s General Counsel or his designee prior to entering into any transactions in Company securities, unless those transactions occur in accordance with a previously established trading plan that meets SEC requirements.
 
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Transactions subject to our securities trading policy include, among others, purchases and sales of Company stock, bonds, options, puts and calls, derivative securities based on securities of the Company, gifts of Company securities, contributions of Company securities to a trust, sales of Company stock acquired upon the exercise of stock options, broker-assisted cashless exercises of stock options, market sales to raise cash to fund the exercise of stock options and trades in Company’s stock made under an employee benefit plan.
Stock Ownership Guidelines
Our Board believes that our directors, named executive officers (“NEOs”) and certain of the Company’s other officers and employees should own and hold Company common stock to further align their interests with the interests of stockholders and to further promote the Company’s commitment to sound corporate governance.
To memorialize this commitment, effective January 29, 2013, our Board, upon the recommendation of our Compensation Committee, established stock ownership and retention guidelines (the “SOG”) applicable to the Company’s directors, NEOs and all other officers of the Company and its subsidiaries with a level of Vice President or above (such officers and our NEOs, our “Covered Officers”). Effective January 1, 2020, the Company improved and enhanced the SOG to further align it with best practices by: (i) increasing our directors’ and Covered Officers’ retention requirement from 25% to 50% of their net
after-tax
shares received under awards granted (other than equity awards granted pursuant to the annual cash bonus plan) until they reach their required stock ownership under the SOG; and (ii) extending the applicable time period for our directors and Covered Officers to achieve the minimum ownership requirements to five years from the date of eligibility or promotion. Even when the required stock ownership is obtained, all employee incentive plan participants, including NEOs, are subject to an additional stock retention requirement requiring them to retain at least 25% of their net
after-tax
shares of Company stock received under awards for one year after the date of vesting.
Under the updated SOG, our directors are expected to achieve stock ownership with a value of at least five times their annual cash retainer. In addition, our Covered Officers are expected to achieve the levels of stock ownership indicated below (which equal a dollar value of stock based on a multiple of the Covered Officer’s base salary).
 
  
Position                                                                                                                                                                                
  
$ Value of Stock to be
    Retained (Multiple of Base    
Salary or Cash Retainer)
  
  Years to  
   Achieve   
  Board Members
   5x Cash Retainer    5 years
  Executive Chairman and CEO
   5x Base Salary    5 years
  Chief Operating Officer, CFO, General Counsel and Presidents of our Business Units
   3x Base Salary    5 years
  Senior Vice Presidents
   2x Base Salary    5 years
  Vice Presidents
   1x Base Salary    5 years
The stock ownership levels attained by a director or a Covered Officer are based on shares directly owned by the director or Covered Officer, whether through earned and vested restricted stock units (“RSU”) or performance stock units (“PSU”) or restricted stock grants or open market purchases. Unvested restricted shares, unvested RSUs and PSUs and stock options do not count toward the ownership goals; provided, that, effective January 1, 2020, unvested time-based restricted stock and unvested time-based RSUs count toward the ownership goals. On an annual basis, our Compensation Committee reviews the progress of our directors and Covered Officers in meeting these guidelines. In some circumstances, failure to meet the guidelines by a director or a Covered Officer could result in additional retention requirements or other actions by our Compensation Committee.
Compensation Clawback Policy
We have adopted a Compensation Clawback Policy setting forth the conditions under which applicable incentive compensation provided to our executive officers may be subject to forfeiture, disgorgement, recoupment or diminution (“clawback”). This policy provides that our Board or our Compensation Committee shall require the clawback or adjustment of incentive-based compensation to the Company in the following circumstances:
 
   
As required by Section 304 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002, which generally provides that if the Company is required to prepare an accounting restatement due to material noncompliance as a result of misconduct with financial reporting requirements under the securities laws, then the CEO and CFO must reimburse the Company for any incentive-based compensation or equity compensation and profits from the sale of the Company’s securities during the
12-month
period following initial publication of the financial statements that had been restated;
 
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As required by Section 954 of the Dodd-Frank Act and Rule
10D-1of
the Exchange Act, which generally require that, in the event the Company is required to prepare an accounting restatement due to its material noncompliance with financial reporting requirements under the securities laws, the Company may recover from any of its current or former executive officers who received incentive compensation, including stock options, during the three-year period preceding the date on which the Company is required to prepare a restatement based on the erroneous financial reporting, any amount that exceeds what would have been paid to the executive officer after giving effect to the restatement; and
 
   
As required by any other applicable law, regulation or regulatory requirement.
Additionally, our Board or Compensation Committee in their discretion may require that any executive officer who has been awarded incentive-based compensation shall forfeit, disgorge, return or adjust such compensation in the following circumstances:
 
   
If the Company suffers significant financial loss, reputational damage or similar adverse impact as a result of actions taken or decisions made by the executive officer in circumstances constituting illegal or intentionally wrongful conduct or gross negligence; or
 
   
If the executive officer is awarded or is paid out under any incentive compensation plan of the Company on the basis of a material misstatement of financial calculations or information or if events coming to light after the award disclose a material misstatement which would have significantly reduced the amount of the award or payout if known at the time of the award or payout.
The awards and incentive compensation subject to clawback under this policy include vested and unvested equity awards, shares acquired upon vesting or lapse of restrictions, short- and long-term incentive bonuses and similar compensation, discretionary bonuses, any other awards or compensation under the Company’s equity plans and any other incentive compensation plan of the Company. Any clawback under this policy may, in the discretion of our Board or Compensation Committee, be effectuated through the reduction, forfeiture or cancellation of awards, the return of
paid-out
cash or exercised or released shares, adjustments to future incentive compensation opportunities or in such other manner as our Board and Compensation Committee determine to be appropriate, except as otherwise required by law.
In addition, under the Company’s equity plans, any equity award granted may be cancelled by our Compensation Committee in its sole discretion, except as prohibited by applicable law, if the participant, without the consent of the Company, while employed by or providing services to the Company or any affiliate or after termination of such employment or service, violates a
non-competition,
non-solicitation
or
non-disclosure
covenant or agreement or otherwise engages in activity that is in conflict with or is adverse to the interests of the Company or any affiliate, including fraud or conduct contributing to any financial restatements or irregularities engaged in, as determined by our Compensation Committee in its sole discretion. Our Compensation Committee may also provide in any award agreement that the participant will forfeit any gain realized on the vesting or exercise of such award and must repay the gain to the Company, in each case except as prohibited by applicable law, if (i) the participant engages in any activity referred to in the preceding sentence or (ii) the amount of any such gain is in excess of what the participant should have received under the terms of the award for any reason (including without limitation by reason of a financial restatement, mistake in calculations or other administrative error). Additionally, awards are subject to clawback, forfeiture or similar requirements to the extent required by applicable law (including without limitation Section 304 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and Section 954 of the Dodd-Frank Act). Equity awards issued have included these provisions.
Risk Oversight
The Company’s risk assessment and management function is led by the Company’s senior management, which is responsible for
day-to-day
management of the Company’s risk profile, with oversight from our Board and its committees. Central to our Board’s oversight function is our Audit Committee. In accordance with our Audit Committee Charter, our Audit Committee is responsible for the oversight of the financial reporting process and internal controls. In this capacity, our Audit Committee is responsible for reviewing and evaluating guidelines and policies governing the process by which senior management of the Company and the relevant departments of the Company, including the internal audit department, assess and manage the Company’s exposure to risk, as well as the Company’s major financial risk exposures and the steps management has taken to monitor and control such exposures.
The Company has implemented an annual formalized risk assessment process. In accordance with this process, a governance risk and compliance committee of certain members of senior management has the responsibility to identify, assess and oversee the management of risk for the Company. This committee obtains input from other members of management and subject matter experts as needed. Management uses the collective input received to measure the potential likelihood and impact of key risks and to determine the adequacy of the Company’s risk management strategy. Periodically, representatives of this committee report to our Audit Committee on its activities and the Company’s risk exposure.
 
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In Fiscal 2020, our management and our Audit Committee reviewed our reporting processes and took a number of actions to further enhance such processes. In connection with such efforts, we made changes to our internal control over financial reporting in order to remediate the material weakness that we disclosed in our Original Form
10-K.
We expect remediation of this material weakness will be completed during fiscal year 2021. See Item 9A of our Original Form
10-K
for a detailed discussion of this remediation process.
Environmental, Social and Governance Matters
We are committed to sustainability and recognize the impact our business has on the world. We believe in making a positive difference in the communities in which we live and work and strive to discharge our corporate social responsibilities from a global perspective and throughout every aspect of our operations. Our Board recognizes the negative effect poor environmental practices and human capital management may have on us and our returns. Our Board carefully considers and balances the impact on the environment, people and the communities of which we are a part in deciding how to operate our business. Our Board receives periodic reports regarding our risk exposure and risk mitigation efforts in these areas.
While our corporate social responsibility commitments address many areas, we focus on four key priorities: product and content safety, environmental sustainability, human rights and ethical sourcing and diversity and inclusion.
 
   
Product
 & Content Safety
– Product safety is essential to upholding our consumers’ trust and expectations and we embed quality and safety processes into every product we deliver. This includes embracing our responsibility to create safe, high-quality products and marketing them responsibly. It is an important part of how we uphold our commitments to all our consumers.
 
   
Environmental Sustainability
We are passionate about protecting our planet and conserving natural resources for future generations, including pursuing innovative ways to reduce our environmental impacts across our businesses. We drive our strategic environmental blueprint across our organization with the intention of reducing the environmental impacts of our products, minimizing the environmental footprint of our operations and processes and encouraging our employees and partners to embrace and promote environmental responsibility.
 
   
Human Rights
 & Ethical Sourcing
– Treating people with fairness, dignity and respect and operating ethically in our supply chain are our core values. We demonstrate these deep beliefs in the way we treat our employees and in the expectations and requirements we have of those with whom we do business. We work with our third-party factories and licensees to ensure all products are manufactured in safe and healthy environments and the human rights of workers in our supply chain are being upheld.
 
   
Diversity
 & Inclusion
We believe that supporting gender equality and promoting inclusion across our business and society makes the world a better place for all. We know that the more inclusive we are as a company, the stronger our business will be. We support the personal and professional growth of our diverse worker base, with a goal of positively impacting their lives and well-being.
Related-Person Transactions Policy
Our Board has adopted a written policy for the review, approval and ratification of transactions that involve related persons and potential conflicts of interest. See “
Certain Relationships and Related Transactions
” for discussion of this policy and disclosure of our related-person transactions.
Transfer of Our Shares of Common Stock
Our Company has substantial deferred tax assets related to net operating losses and tax credits (together, “Tax Attributes”) for U.S. federal and state income tax purposes. These Tax Attributes are an important asset of the Company because we expect to use these Tax Attributes to offset future taxable income. The Company’s ability to utilize or realize the carrying value of such Tax Attributes may be impacted if the Company experiences an “ownership change” or certain other events under applicable tax rules. If an “ownership change” were to occur, we could lose the ability to use a significant portion of our Tax Attributes, which could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s results of operations and financial condition.
 
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Accordingly, we have adopted certain transfer restrictions designed to limit an “ownership change.” These transfer restrictions are subject to certain exceptions, including, among others, prior approval of a Prohibited Transfer by our Board. As previously disclosed, our Board has granted
pre-approvals
to certain large institutional investors and their affiliates. The foregoing description of the transfer restrictions contained within our Charter is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Charter, which is incorporated by reference into this report.
Governance Documents Availability
We have posted our Corporate Governance Guidelines, Code of Business Conduct and Ethics for directors, officers and employees, Code of Ethics for the Principal Executive and Senior Financial Officers, Director Resignation Policy, Board Diversity Policy, Charter,
By-laws,
Audit Committee Charter, Compensation Committee Charter and NCG Committee Charter on our website www.spectrumbrands.com under “
Investor Relations—Corporate Governance Documents
.” We intend to disclose any amendments to, and, if applicable, any waivers of, these governance documents on that section of our website. These governance documents are also available in print without charge to any stockholder of record that makes a written request to the Company. Inquiries must be directed to the Investor Relations Department at Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc., 3001 Deming Way, Middleton, WI 53562.
Director Compensation
Our Compensation Committee is responsible for approving, subject to review by our Board as a whole, compensation programs for our
non-employee
directors. In that function, our Compensation Committee considers market and peer company data regarding director compensation and annually evaluates the Company’s director compensation practices in light of that data and the characteristics of the Company as a whole, with the assistance of its independent compensation advisors. Our director compensation program for each
non-employee
director is described in the table and discussion below. Mr. Maura, our only director who is an employee of the Company, does not receive compensation for his service as a director.
For Fiscal 2020, compensation for service on the standing committees of our Board, was paid in an annual amount as follows below.
 
Committee                                                                                                                                                                                
  
Chair Annual
Retainer
    
Member
Annual
Retainer
Audit    $ 20,000      N/A
Compensation    $ 15,000      N/A
NCG    $ 15,000      N/A
Director Compensation Table for Fiscal 2020
Under our director compensation program, at the beginning of each fiscal year, each
non-employee
director receives an annual grant of RSUs equal to that number of shares of the Company’s common stock with a value on the date of grant of $125,000. Additionally, each director is eligible to receive an annual cash retainer of $105,000 which is paid quarterly. In addition, the Lead Independent Director (Mr. Polistina was appointed to this position in July 2018) receives an additional annual cash retainer of $40,000 and an additional annual equity retainer amount of $20,000. Directors are permitted to make an annual election to receive all of their director compensation (including for service on committees of our Board) in the form of Company stock in lieu of cash. For Fiscal 2020, the grants of RSUs were made on December 16, 2019. All such RSUs vested at the end of Fiscal 2020, which is October 1, 2020
The table set forth below, together with its footnotes, provides information regarding compensation paid to our directors in Fiscal 2020.
 
Name
(1)
                                                                                                                        
  
Fees Earned or
Paid in Cash
(2)
  
Stock Awards
(3)(4)
    
All Other
Compensation
(5)
  
Total
 
Kenneth C. Ambrecht
(6)
   $ -        $  245,482      $5,509      $250,991  
David S. Harris
(7)
   $ -        $  230,443      $5,171      $235,614  
Sherianne James    $ 105,000      $  125,236      $3,081      $233,317  
Norman S. Matthews    $ -        $  245,482      $5,509      $250,991  
Terry L. Polistina    $ -        $  310,627      $5,621      $316,248  
Hugh R. Rovit    $105,000      $  125,236      $5,171      $235,407  
 
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(1)
This table includes only directors who received compensation during Fiscal 2020. Each of Mr. Patel and Ms. Ward were appointed on October 9, 2020 and thus did not receive any compensation during Fiscal 2020.
(2)
Amounts reflected in this column include the annual retainer fees and committee Chair fees paid in cash to the applicable director during Fiscal 2020. Messrs. Ambrecht, Harris, Matthews and Polistina elected to take all of their retainer in stock in lieu of cash.
(3)
Amounts in this column represent the aggregate grant date fair value of each award computed in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718. The value was computed by multiplying the number of shares underlying the stock award by the closing price per share of the Company’s common stock on each grant date (or, as applicable, the last trading date immediately prior to the grant date if the grant date fell on a date when the New York Stock Exchange was closed), which was $62.40 on December 16, 2019. The directors received RSUs on December 16, 2019, which, except for Messrs. Ambrecht and Harris, vested on October 1, 2020 as follows: Ms. James, 2,007; Mr. Matthews, 3,934; Mr. Polistina, 4,978; and Mr. Rovit, 2,007. Messrs. Ambrecht and Harris received 3,934 and 3,693 RSUs, respectively, however, neither remained a member of our Board on October 1, 2020 and thus such RSUs did not vest.
(4)
As of September 30, 2020, Messrs. Matthews, Polistina and Rovit held 3,934, 2,007 and 4,978 outstanding unvested RSUs respectively and Ms. James held 2,007 outstanding unvested RSUs.
(5)
Includes dividends paid on RSUs which were not factored into the grant date fair value of the RSUs. The amount of the dividends for Messrs. Ambrecht, Harris, Matthews, Polistina and Rovit was $5,509, $5,171, $5,509, $5,621, $5,171, respectively and $3,081 for Ms. James.
(6)
Mr. Ambrecht passed away unexpectedly on September 25, 2020.
(7)
On January 10, 2020, David S. Harris resigned from our Board.
Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation
The current members of our Compensation Committee are Norman S. Matthews and Terry L. Polistina. During Fiscal 2020, none of the members of our Compensation Committee were an officer or employee of the Company. In addition, during Fiscal 2020, none of our executive officers served as a member of the compensation committee of any other entity that has one or more executive officers serving on our Board or our Compensation Committee.
 
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ITEM 11.
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
COMPENSATION DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
This Compensation Discussion and Analysis (the “CD&A”) section summarizes our general philosophy with respect to the compensation of our CEO, CFO and our three most highly paid executive officers in Fiscal 2020 (collectively, our “named executive officers” or “NEOs”). This CD&A provides an overview and analysis of the compensation programs and policies for our NEOs, the material compensation decisions made by our Compensation Committee under such programs and policies and the material factors considered by the Compensation Committee in making those decisions. The discussion below is intended to help you understand the detailed information provided in our executive compensation tables and put that information into context within our overall compensation philosophy.
Fiscal 2020 Named Executive Officers
Our NEOs for Fiscal 2020 are:
 
David M. Maura
  
Chief Executive Officer and Executive Chairman
   
Jeremy W. Smeltser
  
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
   
Randal D. Lewis
  
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
   
Ehsan Zargar
  
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
   
Rebeckah Long
  
Senior Vice President, Global Human Resources Leader
Highlights/Executive Summary
Our executive compensation program is designed to link pay for performance, encourage prudent decision-making and create a balanced focus on short-term and long-term performance and value creation. Our executive compensation is heavily weighted toward variable compensation, as described in more detail below, which is central to our philosophy that a significant portion of compensation align with the achievement of performance goals. The three primary components of our executive compensation are base salary, our Management Incentive Program (“MIP”) and our equity based, long-term incentive program (“LTIP”). Our MIP and LTIP include goals tied directly to the performance of the Company.
Our teams faced and overcame many challenges during Fiscal 2020 that drove tangible and impressive results. Continued focus on our Global Productivity Improvement Program yielded improvements to create a better, faster and stronger company propelling our efforts to reinvest in and reignite growth. Additionally, we weathered demand and supply interruptions from the
COVID-19
pandemic while abiding by all government mandates. We also overcame gross tariff headwinds of over $120 million, which were about $70 million higher than the prior year. It has been imperative that we maintain compensation programs that retain, encourage and reward a strong management team to drive a business strategy that has not only allowed us to weather the storm but thrive and create gains for our investors.
We are proud of the success we had in Fiscal 2020 and its aftermath and the returns to our investors during this period. From the last day of Fiscal 2019 on September 30, 2019 to the end of Fiscal 2020 on September 30, 2020, our stock price rose 8.4% from $52.72 to $57.16 and our stock price has continued to rise to close at $78.98 as of December 31, 2020 for a 22.8% stock price increase since the beginning of the calendar year.
In addition, in Fiscal 2020, we returned $440 million to shareholders by repurchasing $365 million of shares and paying over $75 million in cash dividends. We believe our stock price performance and returns to shareholders were achieved due to our ability to manage our operational performance successfully and achieve sales growth despite supply chain interruptions, the impact of tariffs and the global economic contraction. All of this is described further below.
The Transformation of Our Company and Our Fiscal 2020 Accomplishments
Over the past several years, we commenced or completed substantial and transformative changes at our Company and delivered on a number of important accomplishments. These changes positioned the Company well to not only survive but thrive during Fiscal 2020, notwithstanding the challenges posed by the
COVID-19
pandemic on both our supply chain and customer base and the ongoing impact of tariffs. Some of these transformative changes and important accomplishments are summarized below under five broad categories: (i) management team and Board member changes, (ii) corporate governance, (iii) compensation practice changes, (iv) strategic and operational accomplishments and (v) our Fiscal 2020 results. Our transformative changes and initiatives were designed to provide significant and positive outcomes for the Company and our shareholders.
 
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Management and Board Member Composition
We have made significant changes to our executive management team and our Board over the past few years. Following the appointment of Mr. Smeltser as CFO in the first quarter of 2020, there have been no further changes to senior management in Fiscal 2020. This follows two prior years of changes to our management which, coupled with the appointment of Mr. Smeltser as CFO in Fiscal 2020, put in place a top notch, talented and stable leadership team which allowed us not only to weather the significant challenges presented by the
COVID-19
pandemic, but to deliver financial performance ahead of our Fiscal 2020 annual operating plan.
On October 9, 2020, we appointed Gautam Patel and Anne S. Ward, each an independent, highly qualified and diverse background candidate to our Board. These appointments were made in response to shareholder feedback and in furtherance of the Board’s commitment to advancing our Board’s knowledge base and skill set and advancing diversity and gender inclusion. Our Board believes that the Company and its stakeholders are benefited by a highly skilled board with a significant variety of expertise and experiences and diversity across race, gender and ethnicity. In addition, as part of the Company’s shareholder engagement program and its commitment to improved corporate governance, the Board also adopted a Board Diversity Policy, which is further described on page 16 of this Form
10-K/A.
We believe the changes we have made over the past several years resulted in a senior management team and Board with a skillset that aligns with our current going forward operating model and business strategy and has contributed to the success we had in Fiscal 2020 and that we envision in upcoming years. We are proud that our Board includes three executives with diverse backgrounds and two female members and our five NEOs include a woman and an executive with a diverse background. We have advanced our aim of promoting diversity.
Corporate Governance Changes
Over the past several years, as we transitioned away from being a controlled company following our Merger, we actively adopted best corporate governance and compensation practices. On the corporate governance front, we now have a lead independent director, robust anti-pledging and anti-hedging policies, majority voting for directors, a director resignation policy and a director diversity policy. In January 2020, we strengthened our stock ownership policies to require our directors, NEOs and other executives to hold 50% of the net
after-tax
shares underlying equity awards until they satisfy our stock ownership guidelines. See “
Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance-Corporate
Governance-Our
Practices and Policies”.
Compensation Practice Changes
As part of our transformation changes, in Fiscal 2019, we improved our equity compensation program to drive longer term service and performance. We changed the vesting schedules of our equity programs to have best governance three-year cliff vesting for time vesting awards and three-year performance programs for performance vesting awards, replacing prior programs which had one and
two-year
vesting schedules.
This transition to a three-year cliff vesting performance and service period under the new LTIP created a “gap” in our employees’ compensation opportunity, in that, under this new plan, there would be no long-term incentive vesting opportunity from the beginning of Fiscal 2019 until September 30, 2021. The lack of any potential vesting or payout of long-term compensation opportunities during Fiscal 2019 and 2020 raised retention concerns. To address this gap, our Compensation Committee granted our NEOs and other selected employees special “Bridge Grants.” The Bridge Grants contributed significantly to the reported compensation in the Summary Compensation Table for Fiscal 2019 in last year’s CD&A and are also reported in the Fiscal 2020 Summary Compensation Table numbers below.
These Bridge Grants were granted at the beginning of Fiscal 2019 and were designed as two grants to cover two performance cycles—the Fiscal 2019 compensation cycle and the Fiscal 2020 compensation cycle. For the Fiscal 2020 Bridge Grants, which are represented below as Fiscal 2020 compensation, 60% was eligible to vest based on established performance metrics and targets for Fiscal 2020, and 40% vested based on continued service through November 21, 2020. We achieved the performance metrics for both Fiscal 2019 and Fiscal 2020.
 
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Recent Compensation Changes
As discussed further in this CD&A, since Fiscal 2020 we have made severance enhancement to our executive compensation programs, including the ones listed below. We continue to make changes to our executive compensation programs in response to shareholder feedback and developments.
 
   
For our equity based LTIP program, we introduced a third performance metric (Adjusted Return on Equity), which is weighted equally with Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Free Cash Flow.
 
   
We eliminated tax equalization on our financial and tax planning benefit, automobile allowance and life insurance for all executives.
 
   
Our CEO voluntarily agreed to eliminate his tax planning, financial assistance benefit (including tax equalization) and his executive automobile allowance.
 
   
Adopted a new equity plan, the Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. 2020 Omnibus Equity Plan (the “2020 Equity Plan”) that includes best governance enhancements, including double-trigger rather than single-trigger vesting on a change in control, a
one-year
minimum vesting requirement and an explicit prohibition on dividend payments on unvested awards.
 
   
Changed our MIP to be paid entirely in cash instead of a mix of cash and equity as we had done in prior years.
 
   
Added Net Sales as an additional metric to our annual MIP program. The addition of this metric provides further differentiation between our annual and long-term incentives plans, as previously suggested by our shareholders. We believe the addition of Net Sales will contribute toward a focus on organic growth of the Company and a corresponding increase in market share.
Strategic and Operational Accomplishments
Prior to Fiscal 2020, we completed several significant strategic accomplishments which have positioned us to thrive in the current macroeconomic climate. These accomplishments included: (i) the completion of a merger with our previous majority shareholder, HRG Legacy, which among other things allowed us to acquire tax assets at a discount and (ii) streamlining our business with the disposition of two
non-core
business units (our global battery and lighting business and our global auto care business) in asset sales which generated approximately $2.9 billion (before adjustments) in proceeds which was used to aggressively pay down debt and
de-lever
our balance sheet. Additionally, we ended Fiscal 2020 with a strong balance sheet composed of $1.1 billion in total liquidity and a net debt to Adjusted EBITDA leverage ratio of 3.4 times.
Following the completion of the asset sales, we continued to drive efficiencies thorough our Global Productivity Improvement Program, which is a review of the Company’s operations with a view towards resetting our operating model and business strategies to lower costs, improve efficiencies and enable greater organic growth for each of our divisions. This assessment yielded key findings that we have been using to overhaul our operating and strategy model, our commercial
go-to-market
plans, our sourcing and procurement processes and our use of technology and automation to operate our business more efficiently. These actions are expected to reduce our overall annualized operating costs by a total of at least $150 million. Through the end of Fiscal 2020, we have captured over $90 million of gross cost savings from the Fiscal 2018 baseline and our expected savings in Fiscal 2021 and beyond will continue to place the Company on a positive trajectory in the future. We have reinvested a substantial portion of the savings in growth-enabling activities, including improved consumer insights, consumer and additional research and development and marketing. For example, in Fiscal 2020, the Company meaningfully increased spending on advertising and promotion by 46% to $49.8 million to reinvest behind our brands, raise awareness and drive future organic growth.
 
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Our Fiscal 2020 Results
Significantly Improved Financial Strength
 

Our efforts to reinvest in and reignite growth across our business units are driving tangible and impressive results. We believe that our transformational activities described above positioned us to meet the challenges and succeed in Fiscal 2020. Highlights of our Fiscal 2020 performance are the following.
 
   
Our teams faced and overcame the following challenges during Fiscal 2020.
 
 
o
Overcoming demand and supply interruptions from the
COVID-19
pandemic, due in part to government shutdowns, and reduced capacity mandates for two of our plants in Mexico and one in the Philippines for HHI.
 
 
o
Prioritizing the safety of our employees in light of the pandemic while abiding by all government mandates.
 
 
o
Overcoming gross tariff headwinds of over $120 million, which were about $70 million higher than the prior year.
 
 
o
We achieved and exceeded our Fiscal 2020 operating plan.
 
   
We delivered on our ongoing Global Productivity Improvement Program to create a better, faster and stronger company. We anticipate the program will reduce our overall annualized operating costs by at least a total of $150 million.
 
   
Our strategic initiatives and operational performance were recognized by the market, as our total shareholder returns increased 13% in Fiscal 2020 and 27% in calendar 2020, including through the return of capital through dividends.
 
   
We returned $440 million to shareholders by repurchasing $365 million of shares and paying over $75 million in dividends.
 
   
Our net sales increased 4.3% and our organic net sales increased 4.6%.
 
   
Our full-year operating income increased by 237% over Fiscal 2019.
 
   
We achieved Adjusted EBITDA of $580.2 million, representing an increase of 2.3% from Fiscal 2019, and Adjusted EBITDA improved across all business units.
 
   
We meaningfully increased advertisement and promotion spending by 46% to $49.8 million to reinvest in our brands, raise awareness and drive future organic growth.
 
   
We had full year cash flow from operations of $290 million.
 
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We have a strong balance sheet with over $1.1 billion of total liquidity at year end. This includes a cash balance of $531.6 million.
Below is a summary of our Fiscal 2020 highlights.
 
●   Our stock price rose 8.4% in Fiscal 2020 and has risen 22.8% for calendar year 2020
 
●   We returned $440 million to shareholders through share repurchases and dividends
 
●   We continued to deliver savings of over $90 million against the Fiscal 2018 baseline on our Global Productivity Improvement Program creating a better, faster and stronger company
 
●   We overcame demand and supply interruptions from the
COVID-19
pandemic and $120 million in gross tariff headwinds
 
●   Our full-year net sales increased 4.3% and our organic net sales increased 4.6%
 
●   We achieved and exceeded our Fiscal 2020 annual operating plan
 
●   We continued to execute significant changes to our Company’s operations and business strategy
 
 
          
●   We meaningfully increased spending on advertising and promotion by 46% to $49.8 million to support our organic growth strategy
 
●   We ended Fiscal 2020 with a strong balance sheet comprised of $1.1 billion in total liquidity and a net debt to Adjusted EBITDA leverage ratio of 3.4 times
 
●   We adopted our 2020 Equity Plan which includes certain best practice enhancements, including double-trigger vesting on a change in control, a
one-year
minimum vesting requirement and an explicit prohibition on dividend payments on unvested awards
 
●   We hired Willis Towers Watson (“WTW”), a leading compensation consulting firm, to review Company practices
 
●   We added two highly qualified and diverse members to our Board
 
●   We successfully integrated a new senior operating team in our business to align with our new business strategy
Detailed information regarding the
non-GAAP
financial measures described above is provided below in Appendix A.
Fiscal 2020 Executive Compensation Overview
Our Fiscal 2020 executive compensation program includes base salary, annual bonus or MIP and the LTIP program. This program was designed after taking into account feedback from shareholders, based on our robust outreach efforts. Highlights of our executive compensation program in Fiscal 2020 included the following:
 
✓  Our NEOs’ base salaries and annual bonus targets remained the same as in Fiscal 2019, other than for Mr. Lewis and Ms. Long whose annual bonus targets were increased for Fiscal 2020 and whose base salaries were increased on September 9, 2019 and October 1, 2019, respectively, in each case, in connection with merit-based promotions and increased responsibilities.
 
✓  Our NEOs’ compensation is in line with market.
 
✓  Annual bonuses were paid in cash, in response to shareholder feedback.
 
✓  Our 2020 LTIP equity grants were modified to introduce a third performance metric (Adjusted Return on Equity), which will be weighted equally with Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Free Cash Flow.
 
✓  We adopted a new equity plan, which includes the following best practices:
 
●   Double-trigger vesting on a change in control.
 
●   A minimum vesting requirement.
 
●   No dividend payments on unvested awards.
 
✓  We further enhanced our compensation program:
 
●   We strengthened our stock ownership guidelines by increasing, as of January 1, 2020, to 50% the net
after-tax
portion of our directors’, NEOs’ and other Covered Officers’ shares that they must retain to satisfy our stock ownership requirements.
 
●   We maintained our robust anti-pledging policy.
 
●   We strengthened our existing anti-hedging policy.
 
✓  We eliminated certain executive perquisites:
 
●   Our CEO voluntarily eliminated his tax planning, financial assistance benefit (and any related tax equalization) and his executive automobile allowance.
 
●   We eliminated the tax equalization on our financial and tax planning benefit, automobile allowance and life insurance for all executives.
 
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Our Compensation Governance Best Practices
We have adopted significant policies with respect to our executive compensation programs, which help to further align our executives’ interests with those of our shareholders.
 
 
 
What We Do
  ✓    We maintain an independent Compensation Committee with an ongoing review of our compensation philosophy and practices.   
  ✓  
  We strongly align pay and performance by placing 87.9% of our CEO’s ongoing compensation opportunity and 75.7% (on average) of our other current NEOs’ ongoing compensation opportunities at risk and earned on the basis of Company performance.
   
  ✓    We retained a new independent compensation consulting firm, reporting to the Compensation Committee.   
  ✓  
  We have a robust clawback policy, described in greater detail under the section titled “
Compensation Clawback Policy
.”
   
  ✓    We continue to engage in rigorous shareholder outreach to understand shareholder feedback and input on a variety of matters, including business strategy, compensation programs and corporate governance.   
  ✓  
  For new employment agreements entered into during Fiscal 2019 and thereafter, we have provided that upon termination of employment any performance-based awards are forfeited.
   
  ✓    We annually assess our compensation program and have determined that the risks associated with our compensation policies are not reasonably likely to result in a material adverse effect on the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole.   
  ✓  
  70% of our equity based awards are based on achievement of performance. The remainder are time-based equity that are still subject to market risk.
   
  ✓    We have robust stock ownership and retention guidelines for our directors, NEOs and certain other officers, and, effective January 1, 2020, we have increased the requirement to retain 50% of net
after-tax
shares (up from 25%).
  
  ✓  
  We strengthened our anti-hedging policy and adopted a robust anti-pledging policy.
   
  ✓    We provide reasonable post-employment provisions and have post-employment restrictive and executive cooperation covenants.   
 
 
 
 
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What We Don’t Do
   
        We do not provide any
gross-ups
for golden parachutes or for other compensation in the future.
  
  We do not provide for accelerated vesting of equity upon retirement for our NEOs.
   
        We do not make loans to executive officers or directors.   
  We do not provide for single-trigger vesting of equity. Our 2020 Equity Plan further enhances this practice by providing for double-trigger vesting on a change in control.
   
        We do not allow our NEOs to purchase stock of the Company on margin, enter into short sales or buy or sell derivatives in respect of securities of the Company.   
  We do not provide excessive perquisites and our NEOs do not participate in defined benefit pension plans or nonqualified deferred compensation plans.
   
        We do not provide immediate vesting on equity based awards. Our 2020 Equity Plan further enhances this practice by providing for a
one-year
minimum vesting requirement for all awards granted under the 2020 Equity Plan, subject to limited exceptions.
  
  We do not guarantee minimum bonuses to our NEOs.
   
         We do not grant discounted options and we do not reprice stock options without shareholder approval.   
 
We do not pay any dividends on unearned and unvested equity awards, unless and until earned and vested. Our 2020 Equity Plan further enhances this practice by explicitly prohibiting the payment of dividends on unvested equity awards.
Shareholder Engagement
Our Board takes its management oversight responsibilities seriously. Our key values are predicated on strong and effective governance, independent thought and decision-making and a commitment to driving shareholder value. We received a vote of 84% from our shareholders with respect to our executive compensation at our 2020 Annual Meeting. This followed a vote of over 97% from our shareholders with respect to our executive compensation in the prior year. As discussed below, we highly value the input of our shareholders and took this into account as we designed our programs.
What we learn through our ongoing engagements is regularly shared with our Board and incorporated into our disclosures, plans and practices, as deemed appropriate.
During Fiscal 2019, we invited shareholders representing nearly 46% of our outstanding shares to discuss their views with our Board regarding our business strategy, corporate governance and executive compensation programs.
 
   
We engaged the proxy solicitation firm, Okapi Partners to (i) assist in a robust shareholder outreach process to further align our going-forward compensation programs with shareholder needs and (ii) facilitate the opportunity for shareholders to individually and directly engage with certain members of management.
   
We engaged in discussions with a major proxy advisory firm to understand its perspective on our compensation programs and best practices generally in executive compensation programs.
   
We reached out to shareholders representing 77.69% of the votes to discuss and engage in dialogue with our shareholders with respect to our Company, including our corporate governance and compensation practices.
   
In advance of our Fiscal 2020 annual meeting, our General Counsel, CFO and other Company representatives engaged with nine of our largest shareholders representing 40% of our shares outstanding, including our top three institutional investors.
Partially in response to such feedback below and input from a proxy advisory firm, we made the following changes over the past two years:
 
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What We Heard
       
How We Responded
   
●   Shareholders raised concern on our use of Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Cash Flow on both MIP and LTIP.
    
✓  We introduced a third performance metric (Adjusted Return on Equity), which is be weighted equally with Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Free Cash Flow for our LTIP equity performance program.
 
✓  Additionally, for the Fiscal 2021 annual MIP program, we added a net sales measure to address shareholder concerns.
 
●   Shareholders told us that the size of our NEO salaries and annual bonus targets were appropriate.
    
✓  Our NEOs’ base salaries and annual bonus targets remained the same in Fiscal 2020 as in Fiscal 2019, other than for Mr. Lewis and Ms. Long whose (i) annual bonus targets were increased for Fiscal 2020 and (ii) base salaries were increased on September 9, 2019 and October 1, 2019, respectively and in each case, in connection with merit-based promotions and increased responsibilities.
 
●   Shareholders asked us to enhance our stock ownership guidelines.
    
✓  We strengthened our stock ownership guidelines by increasing, as of January 1, 2020, to 50% the net
after-tax
portion of our directors’, NEOs’ and other Covered Officers’ shares that they must retain to satisfy our stock ownership requirements.
 
●   Shareholders did not express concern with our perquisites program and other compensation practices
 
●   A proxy advisory firm raised concerns regarding our anti-hedging policy
 
 
  
✓  Nonetheless, at our own initiative, we eliminated the tax equalization on our financial and tax planning benefit, life insurance and automobile allowance for all executives in Fiscal 2020.
 
✓  Our CEO voluntarily eliminated his tax planning, financial assistance benefit (and any related tax equalization) and, his executive automobile allowance.
 
✓  We further strengthened our anti-hedging policy. In addition, on our initiative, we adopted a robust policy prohibiting the pledging of our stock.
 
In light of our values and to reinforce shareholder confidence in our executive compensation programs, we took the following additional actions.
In Fiscal 2020, we further enhanced our shareholder outreach efforts, as follows:
 
   
We engaged Willis Towers Watson (“WTW”) as a new independent compensation consultant for going-forward compensation decisions in Fiscal 2020 to ensure that we respond to shareholder concerns, address recent trends and any residual practices that may be disfavored by shareholders and stay competitive in the executive and employee compensation market.
During our dialogue with shareholders in Fiscal 2020, we received the following feedback:
 
   
Shareholders were generally supportive of our compensation structure.
 
 
o
Specifically, shareholders were supportive of our transition to three-year cliff vesting for our long-term incentive program, based on a cumulative three-year performance period.
 
   
Shareholders generally appreciated that the Bridge Grants were
one-time
awards related to a transition period and they will not occur again.
 
   
Shareholders noted that they have no concerns about our underlying compensation structure from a governance perspective because of our pay and performance alignment.
 
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Shareholders asked about our equity run rate analysis. We explained that our increased equity run rate in Fiscal 2019 was related to the
one-time
Bridge Grants. Our Fiscal 2020 run rate has decreased and is in line with the Fiscal 2018 rate of approximately 1.21%
 
   
Shareholders commended us on deleveraging our balance sheet and noted that they would prefer we continue to operate with less leverage.
 
  o
In Fiscal 2020, we updated our
near-to
medium-term target net leverage ratio to
3.0x-4.0x
target range (previously
3.5x-4.0x
target range).
 
   
Shareholders asked us about our plans to declassify our Board, as well as our director onboarding process and how we look at board refreshment.
 
  o
We explained to shareholders that given the volatility in the market, we postponed our plans to consider declassifying the Board in 2020. However, we are is committed to enhancing its corporate governance processes and to reviewing declassifying the Board in the next 12 to 24 months.
 
  o
In addition, we told shareholders that we were in the process of expanding the size of the Board and are actively seeking out highly-skilled, diverse candidates to add to the board. As described above, this has been achieved.
 
   
Shareholders noted that they focus on the materiality of our ESG disclosure and that they would welcome continued discussion relating to ESG.
 
  o
We are committed to enhancing our ESG disclosure and told shareholders that we will be providing additional disclosure over the next 12 to 24 months.
 
   
Shareholders asked how we are handling labor and supply chain issues with respect to
COVID-19.
 
  o
We have weathered the
COVID-19
pandemic by realigning our supply chain to better reflect and accommodate new demand patterns, have continued to execute on our Global Productivity Improvement Plan, having increased our target run rate savings from $100M to $150 million against the Fiscal 2018 baseline and our team has continued to embrace a more consumer-driven mindset as we increase investment in our new commercial operations group.
We continue to engage in rigorous shareholder outreach and are doing so in Fiscal 2021 to understand potential shareholder concerns and input on a variety of matters.
Compensation Overview and Philosophy
Our compensation programs are administered by our Compensation Committee. In Fiscal 2020, these programs were based on our
“pay-for-performance”
philosophy in which variable compensation represents a majority of an executive’s potential compensation. The variable incentive compensation programs continued our focus on the Company-wide goals of increasing growth and earnings, maximizing free cash flow generation and building for superior long-term shareholder returns. Each year, the Compensation Committee and the Company, along with the assistance of an independent compensation consultant, go through a thoughtful process to review risks and opportunities applicable to the Company. As noted above, Fiscal 2020 was a successful year as our teams overcame many challenges, including demand and supply interruptions from the
COVID-19
pandemic and gross tariff headwinds and delivered on our Global Productivity Improvement Program creating a better, faster and stronger company.
In establishing our compensation programs for Fiscal 2020, our Compensation Committee obtained the advice of Lyons, Benenson & Company Inc. (“LB&Co.”) and Pearl Meyer & Partners (“Pearl Meyer”), as independent compensation consultants and evaluated the compensation programs with reference to a peer group of 14 companies, as outlined in the section below, “Role of Committee-Retained Consultants.” During the middle of Fiscal 2020, our Committee retained a new independent consultant, WTW, who replaced LB&Co. and Pearl Meyer for going forward compensation decisions.
 
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Background on Compensation Considerations
Our Compensation Committee pursued several objectives in determining our executive compensation programs for Fiscal 2020:
 
   
To attract and retain highly qualified executives for the Company and in each of our business segments.
 
   
To align the compensation paid to our executives with our overall corporate business strategies while leaving the flexibility necessary to respond to changing business priorities and circumstances.
 
   
To align the interests of our executives with those of our shareholders and to reward our executives when they perform in a manner that creates value for our shareholders.
In order to pursue these objectives, our Compensation Committee:
 
   
Considered the advice of LB&Co. and Pearl Meyer on executive compensation issues and program design, including advice on the corporate compensation program as it compared to our peer group companies.
 
   
Conducted an annual review of total compensation for each NEO, including the compensation and benefit values offered to each executive and other compensation factors.
 
   
Consulted with our CEO and other members of senior management with regard to compensation matters and met in executive session without management to evaluate management’s input.
 
   
Solicited comments and concurrence from other Board members regarding its recommendations and actions.
 
   
Took into account the feedback of our shareholders and the Say on Pay vote results.
Philosophy on Performance-Based Compensation
Our Fiscal 2020 executive compensation programs were designed so that, at target levels of performance, a significant portion of the value of each NEO’s annual compensation (which varies by individual) would be based on the achievement of Company-wide Fiscal 2020 performance objectives. In approving these programs, our Compensation Committee concluded that a combination of annual fixed base pay and incentive-based pay provided our NEOs with an appropriate mix of cash compensation and equity-based compensation.
For Fiscal 2020, the percentage of ongoing target annual compensation that was fixed (base salary) for our CEO was 12.1% and for the other current NEOs was 21.3% as a group. The chart below sets forth the percentage of compensation that was fixed compared to at risk at target for the CEO and the other current NEOs as a group. The chart below excludes the Fiscal 2020 Bridge Grants which are not a regular part of our ongoing compensation programs.
 

In addition, to highlight the alignment of the incentive plans with shareholder interests, our ongoing annual and long-term incentive programs (whether equity or cash-based) in Fiscal 2020 were predominantly performance-based with (i) our MIP being 100% performance-based and (ii) the three-year LTIP being 70% performance-based.
The remainder of each executive’s compensation was made up of amounts that did not vary based on performance. For each of our NEOs, these
non-performance-based
amounts are set forth in agreements with the executives as described in “—
Executive Compensation Tables
Termination and Change in Control
Provisions
Executive-Specific Provisions regarding Employment, Termination and Change in Control
Agreements with NEOs
,” and are subject to annual review and potential increase by our Compensation Committee. These amounts are determined by our Compensation Committee considering the executive’s performance, current market conditions, the Company’s financial condition at the time such compensation levels are determined, compensation levels for similarly situated executives with other companies, experience level and the duties and responsibilities of such executive’s position.
 
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Our Compensation Decision Making Process
Our Compensation Committee engages in a robust process in making compensation decisions. In Fiscal 2020, our Compensation Committee retained LB&Co. and Pear Meyer, and then WTW as its independent consultants to assist in formulating and evaluating executive and director compensation programs. Prior to the retention of WTW to replace its prior consultants, the Committee retained the services of the consultants, LB&Co. and Pearl Meyer, who assisted them in approving the targets for the 2020 MIP and the 2020 LTIP grants, each of which are reported in the Summary Compensation Table below.
In addition, our Compensation Committee consulted with our CEO regarding the Company’s compensation plans and performance targets, however, our CEO did not participate in any discussions with respect to his own compensation. From time to time, our Compensation Committee also consulted with other senior executives of our Company and outside counsel.
WTW provided advice on the executive compensation implications of changes to our business (including our Global Productivity Improvement Plan, demand and supply interruptions from the
COVID-19
pandemic), our corporate governance and compensation structure and the philosophy of our executive compensation plans. During the second half of Fiscal 2020, our Compensation Committee periodically requested WTW to:
 
   
Provide comparative market data for our peer group and other groups on request, with respect to compensation matters.
 
   
Analyze our compensation and benefit programs relative to our peer group, including our mix of performance-based compensation,
non-variable
compensation and the retentive features of our compensation plans in light of the Company’s strategies and prospects.
 
   
Review the plan designs, including the performance metrics selected, for our various incentive plans and make recommendations to our Compensation Committee on appropriate plan designs to support the overall corporate strategic objectives,.
 
   
Advise our Compensation Committee on compensation matters and management proposals with respect to compensation matters.
 
   
Assist in the preparation of our Compensation Discussion and Analysis disclosure and related matters.
 
   
On request, participate in meetings of our Compensation Committee.
In order to encourage an independent viewpoint, our Compensation Committee and its members (i) had access to WTW at any time without management present and (ii) consulted from time to time with each other, other
non-management
members of our Board and WTW without management present.
LB&Co., with input from management and our Compensation Committee, developed a peer group of companies based on a variety of criteria, including type of business, revenue, assets and market capitalization. The composition of this peer group is reviewed annually and, if appropriate, revised, based on changes in business orientation of peer group companies, changes in financial size or performance of the Company and the peer group companies and any mergers, acquisitions, spin-offs or bankruptcies of the companies in the peer group or changes at our Company. WTW reviewed this peer group, and confirmed that there were no changes for Fiscal 2020. At the end of Fiscal 2020, the peer group utilized consisted of the following 14 companies:
 
✓  Central Garden and Pet Company
 
  
✓  Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.
 
  
✓  Newell Brands, Inc.
 
✓  Church & Dwight Co., Inc.
 
  
✓  Hanesbrands, Inc.
 
  
✓  Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc.
 
✓  The Clorox Company
 
  
✓  Hasbro, Inc.
 
  
✓  The Scotts
Miracle-Gro
Company
 
✓  Edgewell Personal Care Company
 
  
✓  Helen of Troy Limited
 
  
✓  Tupperware Brands Corporation
 
✓  Energizer Holdings, Inc.
 
  
✓  Mattel, Inc.
 
  
 
Our Compensation Committee reviews market data as part of assessing the appropriateness and reasonableness of our compensation levels and mix of pay. Although our Compensation Committee does not target a particular range for total compensation as compared to our peer group, it does take this information into account when establishing our compensation programs.
No fees were paid to LB&Co, Pearl Meyer or WTW for services other than executive and director compensation consulting during Fiscal 2020. In accordance with SEC rules, our Compensation Committee considered the independence of LB&Co, Pearl Meyer and WTW including an assessment of the following factors: (i) other services provided to the Company by each consultant, (ii) fees paid by the Company as a percentage of the consulting firm’s total revenue, (iii) policies or procedures
 
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maintained by LB&Co, Pearl Meyer and WTW that are designed to prevent conflicts of interest, (iv) any business or personal relationships between the individual consultants involved in the engagement and any member of our Compensation Committee, (v) any Company stock owned by individual consultants involved in the engagement and (vi) any business or personal relationships between our executive officers and the consultants or the individual consultants involved in the engagement. Our Compensation Committee has concluded that no conflicts of interest prevented LB&Co, Pearl Meyer or WTW from independently advising our Compensation Committee during Fiscal 2020.
Compensation Elements
In Fiscal 2020, our ongoing annual compensation for our NEOs included the following elements:
 
Element
  
Purpose
  
Operation
  
Performance Measures
Base Salary
  
●   Forms basis for competitive compensation package
  
●   Base salary reflects competitive market conditions, individual performance and internal parity
  
●   Performance of the individual is considered by the Compensation Committee, which is advised by its independent compensation consultant, when setting and reviewing base salary levels and continued employment
   
Annual MIP Bonus
  
●   Motivate achievement of strategic priorities relating to key annual financial metrics
  
●   Target bonus opportunities are determined by competitive market practices and internal parity
 
●   Actual bonus payouts, which can range from
0-250%
of target for the CEO and
0-200%
of target for our other NEOs are determined based on achievement of financial metrics established at the beginning of the performance period
  
●   Equally weighted between Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Free Cash Flow
LTIP- Restricted Stock Units (majority is performance-based and remainder is time-based)
  
●   Align compensation with key drivers of the business
 
●   Encourage focus on long-term shareholder value creation
  
●   Size of award determined by competitive market practices, corporate and individual performance and internal parity and retention considerations
  
●   Long-term incentive awards focusing on cumulative performance over three-year period ending Fiscal 2022, based on equally weighted Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Free Cash Flow and Adjusted Return on Equity
 
●   The majority of each of the new long-term incentive awards (70%) are performance-based
 
 
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In addition to the foregoing, our NEOs received special Bridge Grants for Fiscal 2020, approved in Fiscal 2019 prior to our last Say on Pay Vote, as a result of the switch in the Fiscal 2019 LTIP vesting schedule, that are described under “Fiscal 2020 Compensation Component
Pay-Outs”
on page 36 and further below.
Base Salaries
The annual base salaries for our NEOs were initially set forth in each executive’s employment agreement or separate letter agreement and such salaries may be increased from time to time by our Compensation Committee.
In determining the initial annual base salary for each NEO or in making any subsequent increases, our Compensation Committee considered the market conditions at the time such compensation levels were determined, the Company’s financial condition at the time such compensation levels were determined, compensation levels for similarly situated executives at other companies, experience level and the duties and responsibilities of such executive’s position.
Base salary levels are subject to evaluation from time to time by our Compensation Committee to determine whether increases are appropriate. Our NEOs’ base salaries remained the same in Fiscal 2020 as in Fiscal 2019.
Annual Bonus
Our management personnel, including our NEOs, participate in our annual MIP cash bonus program, which is designed to compensate executives and other managers based on achievement of annual corporate, business segment, and/or divisional financial goals. Under the MIP bonus plan, 100% of the annual bonus is performance-based and no bonus is paid if the relevant performance metrics are not achieved.
Under the MIP, each participant has the opportunity to earn a bonus amount that is 100% contingent upon achieving the annual performance goals set by our Compensation Committee and reviewed by our Board. Particular performance goals are established during the first quarter of the relevant fiscal year and reflect our Compensation Committee’s views of the critical indicators of corporate success in light of primary business priorities. The specific financial targets with respect to performance goals are then set by our Compensation Committee based on our annual operating plan, as approved by our Board, during the first quarter of the relevant fiscal year. The annual operating plan includes performance targets for the Company as a whole, as well as for each business segment.
The Fiscal 2020 MIP design included a minimum financial threshold level for each of Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Free Cash Flow, below which no payout would be earned with respect to that objective. The achievement of the goals of Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Free Cash Flow is determined and earned independently of one another. For Fiscal 2020, based on our Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Free Cash Flow performance, the MIP payout was achieved at 128.25% of target. As a result of shareholder feedback during Fiscal 2020, we changed our MIP to be paid entirely in cash instead of a mix of cash and equity, as we had done in prior years. This unplanned change resulted in a reduction of $17 million in Adjusted EBITDA for Fiscal 2020, which was added back in to determine the final achievement calculation for the payment of the MIP, since the original targets were set based on the assumption that the MIP would be settled in shares of our Common Stock. This is also the case for our LTIP awards.
 
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For the purposes of our MIP and LTIP, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Free Cash Flow have the following meanings:
“Adjusted EBITDA”
means net earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, but excluding restructuring, acquisition and integration charges and other
one-time
charges. The result of the formula in the preceding sentence is then adjusted by the Compensation Committee in good faith so as to negate the effects of any dispositions; provided, however, that Adjusted EBITDA resulting from businesses or products lines acquired (in Board approved transactions) during the applicable fiscal year will, to the extent reasonably and in good faith determined by the Compensation Committee to be appropriate, be included in the calculation from the date of acquisition.
“Adjusted Free Cash Flow”
means Adjusted EBITDA, plus or minus changes in current and long-term assets and liabilities, less cash payments for taxes, restructuring and interest. Any reductions in Adjusted Free Cash Flow resulting from transaction costs or financing fees incurred in connection with any Board approved acquisition or refinancing (in each case during the applicable fiscal year) are added back to Adjusted Free Cash Flow, subject to the approval of the Compensation Committee, reasonably and in good faith. The result of the formula in the preceding sentences is then adjusted by the Compensation Committee reasonably and in good faith so as to negate the effects of any dispositions; provided, however, that Adjusted Free Cash Flow resulting from businesses or products lines acquired (in Board approved transactions) during the fiscal year will, to the extent reasonably and in good faith determined by the Compensation Committee to be appropriate, be included in the calculation from the date of acquisition.
Long-Term Equity Program
Since our LTIP measures performance over three years, we are able to effectively focus on the achievement of significant and sustained improvements in performance and strategic initiatives over the long term. For Fiscal 2020, we provided our LTIP grants in the form of time-based RSUs and performance-based PSUs that will be eligible to vest after the three-year period commencing October 1, 2019 and ending September 30, 2022. These awards have the features described below.
 
   
70% of the award vests based on three-year cumulative performance against equally weighted Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Free Cash Flow and Adjusted Return on Equity measures. The relatively large performance component of these awards is believed to serve as a valuable incentive to drive outcomes over the long-term for our Company and shareholders.
 
   
30% will vest at the end of the three-year service period. The relatively small time-based component of these awards as part of our overall compensation mix is believed to serve as an important long term retention and risk mitigation feature. See “
-Fiscal 2020 Compensation Component
Pay-Outs-LTIP
.”
 
   
In addition, there is an opportunity to earn additional PSUs under the LTIP (subject to a cap of 125% of target PSUs) if superior performance is achieved.
Bridge Grants
Fiscal 2020 reported compensation in our Summary Compensation Table also includes the 2020 Bridge Grants, which were approved in Fiscal 2019. The Bridge Grants, which were granted in connection with the Fiscal 2019 transition to a new single long-term incentive program that will payout in a cliff only at the end of a three-year performance period ending September 30, 2021, were made at a roughly 15% discount from the compensation opportunities that would have been available under our prior long-term incentive plans during Fiscal 2019 and Fiscal 2020. For more information regarding the Bridge Grants, see page 23.
Because of the special circumstances surrounding our transition to a new long-term equity plan noted above, the Bridge Grants are not indicative of our regular, ongoing annual compensation.
Analysis of our CEO’s Fiscal 2020 Compensation
Mr. Maura’s total Fiscal 2020 compensation is reported in the Summary Compensation Table.
 
   
Mr. Maura’s annual compensation opportunity breaks down as follows: 12% fixed (base salary) and 88% variable (annual and long-term incentives).
 
   
Mr. Maura’s ongoing target direct compensation (base salary, target MIP bonus and target annual LTIP award grant date value) is $7,425,000.
 
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Mr. Maura’s variable compensation is comprised of (i) 25% time-based RSUs that will cliff vest at the conclusion of a three-year service period and are subject to market risk and (ii) 75% performance-based incentives, including his annual target MIP bonus and the value of his PSUs under the LTIP assuming three-year performance target achievement, which, in each case, are only eligible to be earned on the basis of Company performance relative to
pre-established
goals.
As discussed elsewhere in this Form 10-K/A, there is one special compensation item that impacted Mr. Maura’s Fiscal 2020 compensation as reported in the Summary Compensation Table below on page 39: the PSUs of his Bridge Grant, valued at $3,011,339, which vested based on continued service and performance through November 21, 2020. The Fiscal 2020 Bridge Grant was approved by our Compensation Committee, with the advice of its prior independent compensation consultant. Because of the special circumstances surrounding our transition to a new long-term equity plan, the Bridge Grants included in Mr. Maura’s Fiscal 2020 compensation are not indicative of his regular, ongoing annual compensation levels. If the Bridge Grant is excluded, Mr. Maura’s reported compensation in Fiscal 2020 would have been $7,937,019 instead of $10,948,358. The Bridge Grants were
one-time,
non-recurring
compensation made in Fiscal 2018, and will not impact Mr. Maura’s compensation as reported in the Summary Compensation Table in future fiscal years.
Fiscal 2020 Compensation Component
Pay-Outs
Base Salary
The annual base salaries at the end of Fiscal 2020 for our NEOs are set forth below:
 
Named Executive                    
    
Annual Base Salary

at the end of Fiscal 2020
David M. Maura
             $        900,000
   
Jeremy W. Smeltser
             $        500,000
   
Randal D. Lewis
             $        550,000
   
Ehsan Zargar
             $        400,000
   
Rebeckah Long
             $        300,000
Management Incentive Plan
For Fiscal 2020, our MIP award levels achievable at target for each participating NEO were as follows:
 
Named Executive                    
    
        MIP Target as % of        

Annual Base Salary
David M. Maura
     125%
   
Jeremy W. Smeltser
       80%
   
Randal D. Lewis
       90%
   
Ehsan Zargar
       60%
   
Rebeckah Long
    
  60%

The Fiscal 2020 MIP program generally followed the plan design from prior years with the corporate goals of increasing Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Free Cash Flow. Our Compensation Committee established the following weightings:
 
   
50% Adjusted EBITDA
 
   
50% Adjusted Free Cash Flow
The table below shows the two performance metrics for our NEOs and the applicable levels of performance required to achieve threshold, target and maximum payouts. The performance metrics for each of our NEOs were equal to those established for the Company as a whole. The maximum MIP bonus payable is 250% of target for Mr. Maura and 200% for our other NEOs. As described in the table below, we achieved payouts of 138.69% based on Adjusted EBITDA achievement and 117.8% based on Adjusted Free Cash Flow, not giving effect to the impact on EBITDA or the cash flow impact of switching the payment to cash from shares.
 
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                                                                        Performance Required to Achieve Bonus % as Indicated ($ in millions)                                                                            
  Performance Metric                                                        
  
    Weight (% of    
Target
Bonus)
  
  Threshold  
(0%)
  
    Target  
(100%)
  
Maximum
  (200%) 
(1)
  
  
    Actual    
  
Calculated
2020 Payout
  Factor (% of  
Target
      Bonus)      
  Adjusted EBITDA
   50%    $517.50    $575.00    $632.50    $597.25              138.69%
  Adjusted Free Cash Flow
   50%    $225.00    $250.00    $275.00    $254.45              117.80%
 
(1)
Mr. Maura is eligible to receive a maximum MIP equal to 250% of target if we achieve Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Free Cash Flow of $661.25 million and $287.5 million, respectively.
LTIP
Our Fiscal 2020 LTIP grants cover service and cumulative performance over the three-year period commencing October 1, 2019 and ending September 30, 2022. Of the total grant, 70% is in the form of PSUs and will vest based on the achievement of cumulative Adjusted EBITDA, cumulative Adjusted Free Cash Flow and Adjusted Return on Equity over the three-year period. The remaining 30% is in the form of RSUs, which will vest based on continued service, with cliff vesting at the end of such three-year period. In addition, with respect to the PSU component of the LTIP, there is an opportunity to earn additional PSUs if superior performance is achieved (subject to a cap of 125% of the target PSUs).
The chart below sets forth the number of PSUs and RSUs each NEO was granted in Fiscal 2020 pursuant to the LTIP.
 
  Name
  
70% Performance-

Based
    
30%

      Time Based      
    
    Potential Upside    

Performance-Based
 
  David M. Maura
 
    
 
60,693        
 
 
 
    
 
26,012        
 
 
 
    
 
15,173        
 
 
 
  Jeremy W. Smeltser
 
    
 
11,240        
 
 
 
    
 
4,817        
 
 
 
    
 
2,810        
 
 
 
  Randal D. Lewis
 
    
 
24,727        
 
 
 
    
 
10,597        
 
 
 
    
 
6,182        
 
 
 
  Ehsan Zargar
 
    
 
17,983        
 
 
 
    
 
7,707        
 
 
 
    
 
4,496        
 
 
 
  Rebeckah Long
 
    
 
3,934        
 
 
 
    
 
1,686        
 
 
 
    
 
984        
 
 
 
The table below shows the three performance metrics for our NEOs and the applicable levels of performance required to achieve threshold, target and maximum vesting of PSUs.
 
  
Performance Measure (in $ millions)                                        
  
Threshold

(0% of PSUs

vest)
    
Target (100%

  of PSUs vest)  
    
Maximum
(125% of

PSUs vest)
 
  Adjusted EBITDA
 
    
 
1,725.0    
 
 
 
    
 
1,795.0    
 
 
 
    
 
1812.8    
 
 
 
  Adjusted Free Cash Flow
 
    
 
750.0    
 
 
 
    
 
875.0    
 
 
 
    
 
908.2    
 
 
 
  Adjusted Return on Equity
 
    
 
10.64%    
 
 
 
    
 
11.49%    
 
 
 
    
 
11.70%    
 
 
 
Under the LTIP, the three performance goals may be earned independently of one another. The achievement of the performance goals for each of our NEOs will be measured on a consolidated Company-wide basis. Acquisitions by the Company are included in the Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Free Cash Flow and Adjusted Return on Equity calculations, subject to the negative discretion of our Compensation Committee. Awards for performance between threshold and target levels and between target and maximum levels, will be determined based on linear interpolation. If neither threshold performance level is achieved, then no PSUs will be earned.
Our Compensation Committee also provided in the award agreements for our NEOs that such officers are required to hold at least 50% of the net shares they receive (after any shares withheld by the Company for tax purposes) until such NEO achieves the required stock ownership. Thereafter they are required to hold 25% of the net
after-tax
shares they receive for at least one year following vesting. In addition, our NEOs and all other officers at the Vice President level or higher, are subject to the share ownership and retention guidelines discussed above (see “
Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance-Corporate
Governance-Our
Practices and Policies-Stock Ownership Guidelines
”).
 
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Deferral and Post-Termination Benefits
Retirement Benefits
.
Our Company maintains a 401(k) plan for our employees, including our NEOs.
Supplemental Executive Life Insurance Program
.
During Fiscal 2020, each of Messrs. Maura, Lewis and Zargar participated in a program pursuant to which the Company, on behalf of each participant, made an annual contribution on October 1 equal to 15% of such participant’s base salary as of that date into a Company-owned executive life insurance policy for such participant. The investment options for each such policy are selected by the insurance provider.
Post-Termination Benefits
.
As described above, the Company had entered into agreements with our NEOs which govern, among other things, post-termination benefits payable to each such NEO should his or her employment with the Company terminate. In each case, the receipt of post-termination benefits subject to the NEO’s execution of a waiver and release agreement in favor of the Company and continued compliance with post-employment restrictive covenants and other executive cooperation.
Perquisites and Benefits
The Company provides certain limited perquisites and other benefits to certain executives, including our NEOs. Among these benefits are financial and tax planning services, car allowances or leased car programs, executive medical exams and executive life and disability insurance. Mr. Maura has voluntarily agreed to cease receiving any benefits for financial or tax planning services, any
gross-up
on financial planning and his automobile allowance. Similarly, we do not provide
gross-ups
for our other NEOs.
Important Compensation Policies and Guidelines
Timing and Pricing of Stock-Based Grants
The Company did not grant stock options to its employees during Fiscal 2020 and does not anticipate that it will use options as part of its compensation program going forward.
The Company does provide stock, restricted stock, RSUs and PSUs as part of the compensation program made available to directors, NEOs and other employees. With respect to annual or special grants of stock or restricted stock, these are generally made on the date or as soon as practicable following the date on which such grants are approved by our Compensation Committee or our Board, or, if the award dictated a subsequent date or the achievement of a particular event prior to grant, as soon as practicable after such subsequent date or achievement of such event. The granting of stock, to the extent granted by the Company, will generally be granted the day after the second business day following the public dissemination of the Company’s financial results or such other date as determined by the Company’s General Counsel, using that day’s NYSE adjusted market close price to convert to a round number of shares. For purposes of valuing awards made under our equity plans, the grant price is generally the closing sale price of the Company’s common stock on the exchange on which the Company’s shares are listed on the day of the grant date.
Impact of Tax and Accounting Considerations
We consider accounting and tax implications when we design our equity-based and cash compensation programs and when we make awards or grants. Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, generally limits the deductibility of certain compensation in excess of $1 million paid in any one year to any “covered employee.” A “covered employee” under Section 162(m) is any employee who has served as our CEO, CFO or other most highly compensated executive officers for tax years after December 31, 2016. Prior to the amendment, qualified performance-based compensation was not subject to this deduction limit if certain requirements were met. Under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, the performance-based exception has been repealed, unless compensation paid to any “covered employee” qualifies for transition relief applicable to certain arrangements in place as of November 2, 2017. We do not expect the disallowance of a deduction for compensation paid to our NEOs in excess of $1 million, as a result of these changes to Section 162(m), to significantly alter our compensation programs. The overriding consideration when evaluating the pay level or design component of any portion of our executives’ compensation is the effectiveness of the pay component and the shareholder value that management and the Compensation Committee believe the pay component reinforces. In structuring the compensation for our NEOs, our Compensation Committee will review a variety of factors which may include the deductibility of such compensation under Section 162(m), to the extent applicable. However, this is not the driving or most influential factor and the Compensation Committee has approved in the past and specifically reserves the right to pay or approve nondeductible compensation currently and in the future.
 
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Executive Compensation Tables
The following tables and footnotes show the compensation earned for service in all capacities during Fiscal 2020, Fiscal 2019 and Fiscal 2018 by our NEOs. We refer you to the
“Compensation Discussion and Analysis”
and the
“Termination and Change in Control Provisions”
sections of this report as well as the corresponding footnotes to the tables for material factors necessary for an understanding of the compensation detailed in the tables entitled
“Summary Compensation Table,” “All Other Compensation Table for Fiscal 2020”
and
“Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table for Fiscal 2020.”
Summary Compensation Table
 
  Name and Principal Position
(1)
  
Year
    
Salary
    
Bonus
    
Stock
Awards
(2)
    
Non-Equity

Incentive

Plan

Compensation
(3)
    
All Other

Compensation
(4)
    
Total
(*)
 
David M. Maura
     2020      $ 900,000             $ 8,411,326      $ 1,442,813      $ 194,219      $ 10,948,358  
Executive Chairman and
     2019      $ 900,000             $ 13,588,411      $ 5,000,000      $ 199,711      $ 19,688,122  
Chief Executive Officer
     2018      $ 769,744             $ 3,336,463             $ 417,421      $ 4,523,628  
Jeremy W. Smeltser
     2020      $ 500,000             $ 1,000,030      $ 513,000      $ 136,699      $ 2,149,729  
Executive Vice President and
                    
 
Chief Financial Officer
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
         
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
Randal D. Lewis
     2020      $ 550,000             $ 3,161,022      $ 634,838      $ 173,121      $ 4,518,981  
Executive Vice President and
     2019      $ 447,788             $ 4,075,662      $ 500,000      $ 145,954      $ 5,169,404  
Chief Operating Officer
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
Ehsan Zargar
     2020      $ 400,000             $ 2,881,385      $ 307,800      $ 156,599      $ 3,745,784  
Executive Vice President and
     2019      $ 400,000             $ 4,691,949      $ 500,000      $ 114,538      $ 5,706,487  
General Counsel
     2018      $ 315,384      $ 5,000,000                    $ 165,582      $ 5,480,966  
Rebeckah Long
     2020      $ 300,000             $ 382,050      $ 230,850      $ 21,325      $ 934,225  
Senior Vice President, Global
     2019      $ 231,607             $ 626,206      $ 53,750      $ 18,602      $ 930,165  
 
(*)
As noted, the Summary Compensation Table includes the performance portion of the Bridge Grants attributed to Fiscal 2020. Because of the special circumstances surrounding our transition to a new long-term equity plan, we do not believe that the Bridge Grants are indicative of our regular, ongoing annual compensation. If these amounts were excluded, the totals for Fiscal 2020 would have been as follows: Mr. Maura ($7,937,019), Mr. Lewis ($3,557,938), Mr. Zargar ($2,464,371) and Ms. Long ($902,188). The Bridge Grants were
one-time,
non-recurring
compensation made in Fiscal 2018, and will not impact the compensation reported in the Summary Compensation Table in future fiscal years. See “
Compensation Discussion and Analysis-Analysis of our CEO’s Fiscal 2020 Compensation
” and “
Compensation Discussion and Analysis-Compensation Elements-Special Awards
” for more information.
(1)
Mr. Smeltser became an Executive Vice President on October 1, 2019 and our CFO on November 17, 2019.
(2)
This column reflects the aggregate grant date fair value of the awards computed in accordance with ASC Topic 718. For a discussion of the relevant ASC 718 valuation assumptions, see Note 2, Significant Accounting Policies and Practices, of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, included in our Annual Report on Form
10-K
for Fiscal 2020. For Fiscal 2020, this column reflects grants under the LTIP and the Bridge Grants. If the maximum performance was achieved then the value of the awards in Fiscal 2020 would have been as follows: Mr. Maura ($9,356,301); Mr. Smeltser ($1,175,037); Mr. Lewis ($3,546,037); Mr. Zargar ($3,161,396); and Ms. Long ($443,334) in each case based on the stock price on the date of grant. At the lowest level of performance, the performance-based restricted stock unit awards are forfeited. The amounts shown in this column do not reflect the actual payout.
(3)
For Fiscal 2020, this column represents amounts earned under the Company’s 2020 MIP, as applicable. For additional detail on the 2020 MIP and the determination of the awards thereunder, please refer to the discussion under the heading “Compensation Discussion and Analysis-Fiscal 2020 Compensation Component
Pay-Outs-Management
Incentive Plan” and the table entitled “Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table for Fiscal 2020” and its accompanying footnotes. The cash incentive awards payable under the 2018 and 2019 MIP to our NEOs were settled in shares of common stock in lieu of cash on December 7, 2018 and December 6, 2019, respectively, as follows: Mr. Maura - 2,748 shares for the 2018 MIP and 20,538 for the 2019 MIP; Mr. Lewis - 6,572 shares for the 2019 MIP; Mr. Zargar - 4,382 shares for the 2019 MIP; Ms. Long - 1,594 shares for the 2019 MIP and, in each case, are reported under Stock Awards.
(4)
Please see the following table for the details of the amounts that comprise the All Other Compensation column.
 
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All Other Compensation Table for Fiscal 2020
 
Name
 
Financial

Planning

Services

Provided to

Executive 
(2)
   
Life

Insurance

Premiums

Paid on

Executives

Behalf
(3)
   
Car

Allowance/

Personal

Use of

Company

Car
(4)
   
Company

Contributions

to

Executive’s

Qualified

Retirement

Plan
(5)
   
Company

Contributions

to Executive’s

Supplemental

Life

Insurance

Policy
(6)
   
Dividends 
(7)
   
Other 
(8)
   
Total
 
David M. Maura (1)
  $     $ 7,602     $     $ 9,750     $ 75,606     $ 101,261           $ 194,219  
Jeremy W. Smeltser
  $ 20,000     $ 580     $ 20,384     $ 7,404     $ 75,000     $       $ 13,331     $ 136,699  
Randal D. Lewis
  $ 20,000     $ 8,123     $ 18,218     $ 11,962     $ 82,500     $ 32,318           $ 173,121  
Ehsan Zargar
  $ 20,000     $ 2,382     $ 18,000     $ 13,126     $ 60,000     $ 43,091           $ 156,599  
Rebeckah Long
  $     $ 2,011     $ 11,958     $ 6,279     $     $ 1,077           $ 21,325  
 
(1)
Mr. Maura voluntarily eliminated his financial planning, car allowance and any tax equalization payments in Fiscal 2020.
(2)
The Company provides reimbursements for expenses related to financial planning and tax preparation services, up to $20,000 annually, to Messrs. Smeltser, Lewis and Zargar. For Fiscal 2020, these reimbursements have yet to be paid out, other than for $800 to Mr. Smeltser, but this benefit is being included her to reflect the totality of benefits in respect of Fiscal 2020 for Messrs. Smeltser, Lewis and Zargar.
(3)
The amount represents the life insurance premium paid for Fiscal 2020. The Company provides life insurance coverage equal to three times (two times, for Ms. Long) base salary for each executive officer.
(4)
The Company sponsors a leased car or car allowance program. Under the leased car program, costs associated with using a vehicle are provided, which also include maintenance, insurance and license and registration. Under the car allowance program, the executive receives a fixed monthly allowance. As noted above, beginning with Fiscal 2020, Mr. Maura has given up his car allowance.
(5)
Represents amounts contributed under the Company-sponsored 401(k) retirement plan.
(6)
This amount reflects the premium paid by the Company equal to 15% of base salary toward individual supplemental life insurance policies.
(7)
This amount reflects dividend equivalent paid in respect of RSUs held by NEOs which were not factored into the grant date fair value of the RSUs.
(8)
This amount for Mr. Smeltser represents relocation expenses in connection with his hiring as CFO.
Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table for Fiscal 2020
The following table and footnotes provide information with respect to equity grants made to our NEOs during Fiscal 2020 as well as the range of future payouts under
non-equity
incentive plans for our NEOs indicated.
 
          
Estimated Future Payouts Under

Non-Equity
Incentive Plan Awards
    
Estimated Future Payouts Under

Equity Incentive Plan Awards
    
All Other

Stock

Awards:

Number of

Shares of

Stock or

Units

#
    
Grant
Date

Fair
Value of

Stock

Awards

$
(4)
 
Name
  
Grant Date
 
Threshold

$
    
Target

$
    
Maximum

$
    
Threshold

#
    
Target

#
    
Maximum

#
 
David M. Maura
   10/01/2019
(1)
  $ 0      $ 1,125,000      $ 2,812,500                 
 
 
   11/21/2019
(2)
                            48,220              3,011,339  
 
   12/16/2019
(3)
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
     0        60,693        75,866        26,012        5,399,987  
Jeremy W. Smeltser
   10/01/2019
(1)
  $ 0      $ 400,000      $ 800,000                 
 
 
   12/16/2019
(3)
                         0        11,240        14,050        4,817        1,000,030  
Randal D. Lewis
   10/01/2019
(1)
  $ 0      $ 495,000      $ 990,000                 
 
 
   11/21/2019
(2)
                            15,389              961,043  
 
   12/16/2019
(3)
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
     0        24,727        30,909        10,597        2,199,979  
Ehsan Zargar
   10/01/2019
(1)
  $ 0      $ 240,000      $ 480,000                 
 
 
   11/21/2019
(2)
                            20,519              1,281,412  
 
   12/16/2019
(3)
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
     0        17,983        22,479        7,707        1,599,973  
Rebeckah Long
   10/01/2019
(1)
  $ 0      $ 180,000      $ 360,000                 
 
 
   11/21/2019
(2)
                            513              32,037  
 
   12/16/2019
(3)
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
     0        3,934        4,918        1,686        350,014  
 
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(1)
Represents the threshold, target and maximum payouts under the Fiscal 2020 MIP. The actual amounts earned under the plan for Fiscal 2020 are disclosed in the Summary Compensation Table above as part of the column entitled “
Non-Equity
Incentive Plan Awards
.” For Mr. Maura, the maximum payout for the disclosed awards is equal to 250% of target. For our other NEOs, the maximum payouts for the disclosed awards are equal to 200% of target. See “
Compensation Discussion and Analysis-Fiscal 2020 Compensation Component
Pay-Outs-Management
Incentive Plan
” for a discussion of the terms of the Fiscal 2020 MIP.
(2)
Represents the number of PSUs awarded under the 2020 Bridge Grants. See “Compensation Discussion and Analysis-Fiscal 2020 Compensation Components
Pay-Outs-LTIP”
for a discussion of the terms of these awards.
(3)
Represents the number of RSUs and PSUs awarded under the Fiscal 2020 LTIP grants and shows (a) the threshold, target and maximum payouts, denominated in the number of shares of stock, in respect of PSUs and (b) the number of shares of stock underlying the RSUs. See “
Compensation Discussion and Analysis-Fiscal 2020 Compensation Components
Pay-Outs-LTIP
” for a discussion of the terms of these awards.
(4)
Except as otherwise noted, reflects the value at the grant date value based upon the probable outcome of the relevant performance conditions. This amount is consistent with the estimate of aggregate compensation costs to be recognized over the service period determined as of the grant date under FASB ASC Topic 718, excluding the effect of any estimated forfeitures.
Outstanding Equity Awards at the End of Fiscal 2020
The following table and footnotes set forth information regarding outstanding options and restricted stock unit awards as of September 30, 2020 for our NEOs. The market value of shares that have not vested was determined by multiplying $57.16, the closing market price of the Company’s stock on September 30, 2020, the last trading day of Fiscal 2020, by the number of shares.
 
            Name            
  
Number of

Securities

Underlying

Unexercised

Options

Exercisable
    
    Option Exercise    

Price
    
Option

Expiration

Date
    
Number of

    Shares or Units    

of Stock That

Have Not

Vested(1)
   
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(3)
   
Equity Incentive Plan

Awards: Market or

Payout Value of

Unearned Shares,

    Units or Other Rights    

That Have Not

Vested(2)
 
David M. Maura
     65,294      $ 52.83        11/29/2022        –         –          –         –    
 
     64,142      $ 72.92        11/29/2023        –         –          –         –    
 
     26,743      $ 82.85        11/25/2024        –         –          –         –    
 
     1,164      $ 86.38        11/24/2025        –         –          –         –    
 
     51,309      $ 95.43        11/28/2026        –         –          –         –    
 
     –          –          –          32,146
(4)
 
  $ 1,837,465        48,220
(5)
 
  $ 2,756,255  
 
     –          –          –          35,817
(6)
 
  $ 2,047,300        83,573
(7)
 
  $ 4,777,033  
 
     –          –          –          26,012
(8)
 
  $ 1,486,846        60,693
(9)
 
  $ 3,469,212  
Jeremy W. Smeltser
     –          –          –          4,817
(8)
 
  $ 275,340        11.240
(5)
 
  $ 642,478  
Randal D. Lewis
     –          –          –          10,260
(4)
 
  $ 586,462        15,389
(5)
 
  $ 879,635  
 
     –          –          –          9,949
(6)
 
    568,685        23,215
(7)
 
  $ 1,326,969  
 
     –          –          –          10,597
(8)
 
  $ 605,725        24,727
(9)
 
  $ 1,413,395  
Ehsan Zargar
     3,958      $ 72.92        11/29/2023        –         –          –         –    
 
     5,009      $ 82.86        11/25/2024        –         –          –         –    
 
     –          –          –          13,679
(4)
 
  $ 781,892        20,519
(5)
 
  $ 1,172,866  
 
     –          –          –          10,613
(6)
 
  $ 606,639        24,762
(7)
 
  $ 1,415,396  
 
     –          –          –          7,707
(8)
 
  $ 440,532        17,983
(9)
 
  $ 1,027,809  
Rebeckah Long
     –          –          –          342
(4)
 
  $ 19,549        513
(5)
 
  $ 29,323  
 
     –          –          –          1,658
(6)
 
  $ 94,771        3,869
(7)
 
  $ 221,152  
 
     –          –          –          1,686
(8)
 
  $ 96,372        3,934
(9)
 
  $ 224,867  
 
(1)
This column shows the number of outstanding RSUs subject to time-based vesting.
(2)
The market value is based on the per share closing price of our common stock on September 30, 2020 ($57.16).
(3)
This column shows the number of Bridge Grant RSUs and Fiscal 2019 and 2020 LTIP RSUs subject to performance-based vesting. In the case of the Fiscal 2019 and 2020 LTIP grants, because none of the performance metrics have been satisfied as of the date of this report (even at the threshold level), we have shown in accordance with SEC rules only the number of RSUs that would be payable upon the lowest level of performance (which is 0%).
(4)
These include the Fiscal 2020 Bridge Grant RSUs, which vested on November 21, 2020.
(5)
These include the Fiscal 2020 Bridge Grant PSUs, which vested on November 21, 2020.
(6)
These Fiscal 2019 LTIP RSUs cliff vest on September 30, 2021, subject to continued employment.
(7)
These Fiscal 2019 LTIP PSUs cliff vest on September 30, 2021, subject to continued employment and achievement of the applicable performance metrics.
(8)
These Fiscal 2020 LTIP RSUs cliff vest on December 2, 2022, subject to continued employment.
(9)
These Fiscal 2020 LTIP PSUs cliff vest on December 2, 2022, subject to continued employment and achievement of the applicable performance metrics.
 
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Stock Vested During Fiscal 2020
The following table and footnotes provide information regarding stock awards vesting during Fiscal 2020 for our NEOs.
 
           
Stock Awards
    
          Name          
       
Number of Shares

Acquired on

Vesting
  
Value Realized on
Vesting
    
David M. Maura
        80,366                $ 5,018,857
(1)
 
 
 
Jeremy W. Smeltser
        –                $    
 
Randal D. Lewis
        25,649                $ 1,601,780
(2)
 
 
 
Ehsan Zargar
        34,199                $ 2,135,728
(3)
 
 
 
Rebeckah Long
  
 
     855                $ 53,395
(4)
 
 
 
 
(1)
The amount for Mr. Maura in this column represents the value realized upon the vesting of 80,366 RSUs on November 21, 2019. The value was computed by multiplying the number of shares vested by the closing price per share of the Company’s common stock on each such vesting date, which was $62.45 on November 20, 2019 (the last trading day before November 21, 2019).
(2)
The amount for Mr. Lewis in this column represents the value realized upon the vesting of 25,649 RSUs on November 21, 2019. The value was computed by multiplying the number of shares vested by the closing price per share of the Company’s common stock on each such vesting date, which was $62.45 on November 20, 2019 (the last trading day before November 21, 2019).
(3)
The amount for Mr. Zargar in this column represents the value realized upon the vesting of 34,199 RSUs on November 21, 2019. The value was computed by multiplying the number of shares vested by the closing price per share of the Company’s common stock on each such vesting date, which was $62.45 on November 20, 2019 (the last trading day before November 21, 2019).
(4)
The amount for Ms. Long in this column represents the value realized upon the vesting of 855 RSUs on November 21, 2019. The value was computed by multiplying the number of shares vested by the closing price per share of the Company’s common stock on each such vesting date, which was $62.45 on November 20, 2019 (the last trading day before November 21, 2019).
Pension Benefits
None of our NEOs participated in any pension plans during or as of the end of, Fiscal 2020.
Non-Qualified
Deferred Compensation
None of our NEOs participated in any Company
non-qualified
deferred compensation programs during or as of the end of, Fiscal 2020.
Termination and Change in Control Provisions
Awards under the Company Equity Plan
For purposes of these incentive plans, “change in control” generally means the occurrence of any of the events listed below and “Applicable Company” means the Company or SPB Legacy with respect to the former equity plan of SPB Legacy which was assumed by the Company:
 
  (i)
the acquisition, by any individual, entity or group of beneficial ownership of more than 50% of the combined voting power of the Applicable Company’s then outstanding securities;
 
  (ii)
individuals who constituted our Board at the effective time of the plan and directors who are nominated and elected as their successors from time to time cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of our Board;
 
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  (iii)
consummation of a merger or consolidation of the Applicable Company or any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Applicable Company with any other entity, other than (A) a merger or consolidation which results in the voting securities of the Applicable Company outstanding immediately prior to such merger or consolidation continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the surviving entity or any parent thereof) more than 50% of the combined voting power of the voting securities of the Applicable Company or such surviving entity or any parent thereof outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation, (B) a merger or consolidation effected to implement a recapitalization of the Applicable Company (or similar transaction) in which no individual, entity or group is or becomes the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of voting securities of the Applicable Company (not including in the securities beneficially owned by such individual, entity or group any securities acquired directly from the Applicable Company or any of its direct or indirect subsidiaries) representing 50% or more of the combined voting power of the Applicable Company’s then outstanding voting securities or (C) a merger or consolidation affecting the Applicable Company as a result of which a Designated Holder (as defined below) owns after such transaction more than 50% of the combined voting power of the voting securities of the Applicable Company or such surviving entity or any parent thereof outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation; or
 
  (iv)
approval by the shareholders of the Applicable Company of either a complete liquidation or dissolution of the Applicable Company or the sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Applicable Company, other than a sale or disposition by the Applicable Company of all or substantially all of the assets of the Applicable Company to an entity, more than 50% of the combined voting power of the voting securities of which are owned by shareholders of the Applicable Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of the Applicable Company immediately prior to such sale; provided that, in each case, it shall not be a change in control if, immediately following the occurrence of the event described above (i) the record holders of the common stock of the Applicable Company immediately prior to the event continue to have substantially the same proportionate ownership in an entity which owns all or substantially all of the assets of the Company immediately following the event or (ii) the Harbinger Master Fund, the Harbinger Special Situations Fund, HRG and their respective affiliates and subsidiaries (the “Designated Holders”) beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the combined voting power of the Applicable Company or any successor.
Executive-Specific Provisions Regarding Employment, Termination and Change in Control
Agreements with NEOs
Our Compensation Committee periodically evaluates the appropriateness of entering into employment agreements, severance agreements or other written agreements with the Company’s NEOs to govern compensation and other aspects of the employment relationship. During Fiscal 2020, the Company and/or its wholly owned subsidiary, SBI, had written employment agreements with its NEOs as follows: (i) an Employment Agreement, dated January 20, 2016, as amended and restated on dated April 25, 2018, with Mr. Maura (the “Maura Employment Agreement”); (ii) an employment agreement, dated September 9, 2019, with Mr. Smeltser (the “Smeltser Agreement”); (iii) an employment agreement dated September 9, 2019 with Mr. Lewis (the “Lewis Employment Agreement”); (iv) an employment Agreement with Mr. Zargar dated October 1, 2018 (the “Zargar Employment Agreement”); and (v) a letter agreement with Ms. Long dated September 9, 2019 (the “Long Letter Agreement”), which was supplemented by a severance agreement with Ms. Long dated September 9, 2019 (the “Long Severance Agreement”).
Agreement with Mr. Maura
Pursuant to the Maura Employment Agreement, the initial term will be until April 24, 2021, subject to earlier termination, with automatic
one-year
renewals thereafter. The Maura Employment Agreement provides Mr. Maura with an annual base salary as Executive Chairman of $700,000 and an annual base salary of $200,000 for the duration of his services as CEO and he will be eligible to receive a performance-based MIP bonus for each fiscal year, based on a target of 125% of his total base salary, as may be applicable at the time (the “Target Amount”), paid during the applicable fiscal year during the term of the Maura Employment Agreement, provided the Company achieves certain annual performance goals as established by our Board and/or our Compensation Committee. If such performance goals are met, the MIP bonus will be payable in cash and/or stock. If Mr. Maura exceeds the performance targets, the bonus will be increased in accordance with the formula approved by the Compensation Committee no later than the close of the first quarter of the year following the applicable fiscal year; provided that the bonus will not exceed 250% of the Target Amount.
 
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