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Remuneration Policy and Incentive Plans

Remuneration Policy for the 2021-2022 period

 

In order to allow an immediate and exhaustive understanding, the main elements and features of the remuneration packages of the Chief Executive Officer, the Executive Directors and Managers with Strategic Responsibilities (MSR) of Prysmian Group are summarized in the following table.

 

Fixed Pay

PURPOSE:

It rewards the role held in order to ensure an adequate and competitive fixed remuneration

MAIN CHARACTERISTICS:

It is defined in line with the complexity and responsibilities of the role.

It is set based on internal fairness, so as to guarantee a proper amount with respect to comparable positions, and the external market, so as to support an appropriate level of competitiveness.

It takes into account the individual performance monitored over a long-term period.

AMOUNTS:

CEO: 1,100,000€

Executive Directors:

- CFO: 590,000€

- COO: 950,000€

MSR: definied on tha basis of the role held

Short-term variable remuneration (2022 MBO Plan)

PURPOSE:

It rewards the annual performance on the basis of objective and measurable indicators

MAIN CHARACTERISTICS:

It is linked to pre-set annual performance objectives

Key performance indicators:

  • Income - Adjusted EBITDA
  • Financial - Net Financial Position
  • Cost management - Fixed costs
  • ESG - safety on the workplace, environmental impact of production sites, gender diversity among employees

Incentive Cap - envisaged for all participants

Individual performance (“P3”) - assessment of the quality of the leadership and of the individual contribution to the achievement of objectives; it acts as multiplier of the vested amount (+/- 15%; not applied to the CEO)

Deferral - 50% of the vested amount is deferred and paid as Deferred Share and Matching Share as part of the 2020-2022 LTI Plan

AMOUNTS:

CEO: 67-100% of fixed pay(tgt-max)

COO: 50-100% of fixed pay (tgt-max), excluding multiplier for individual performance

Executive Directors/MSR: 50-75% of fixed pay (tgt-max), excluding multiplier for individual performance

Long-term variable remuneration (2020-2022 LTI Plan)

PURPOSE:

It rewards the medium-term performance on the basis of 3-year objectives

It fosters the alignment of interests towards sustainable value creation in the mid to long-term, reinforcing the retention of key resources

MAIN CHARACTERISTICS:

LTI Plan consists of two elements:

  1. Performance Shares
  2. Deferred Shares combined with Matching Shares

Maximum number of shares to be allocated - maximum number of shares that can be allocated for each participant and to the entire Plan

1. Performance Shares
Free shares granted subject to achieving performance conditions
Vesting – 3 years (2020-2022)
Performance conditions

  • Cumulated Adjusted EBITDA (30%)
  • Cumulated Free Cash Flow (30%)
  • Prysmian’s relative Total Shareholder Return (rTSR) compared to comparison panel (20%)
  • ESG, measured by a set of KPIs (20%)

Lock-up - 2-year period for a portion of the shares granted as Performance Shares

2. Deferred Shares and Matching Shares

2.1 Deferred Share
Free shares — granted on a deferred basis — equal to 50% of annual amount vested as part of the 2020, 2021 and 2022 MBO Plans

2.2 Matching Shares
0.5 free share for each Deferred Share granted. For the CEO and top managers, the Matching Shares are subject to the achievement of the ESG performance condition

AMOUNTS:

CEO: 300-450% of fixed pay over 3 years (tgt-max)

Executive Directors/MSR: 200-300% of fixed pay over 3 years (tgt-max)

Deferred share

CEO/ Executive Directors/MSR: 50% of annual vested incentive is deferred in shares

End of service or termination indemnity

 

PURPOSE:

It supports the recruitment and retention of key resources

MAIN CHARACTERISTICS:

Severance for the end of the office term or termination of employment relationship under specific individual agreements

Not higher than 24 months’ fixed pay, in compliance with local laws and contracts

AMOUNTS:

CEO: 24 months’ fixed pay

Executive Directors/MSR: If envisaged, max 24 months’ fixed pay

Non-competition agreements

 

PURPOSE:

They protect the company’s interests following the exit of key resources

MAIN CHARACTERISTICS:

Specific individual agreements in relation to the duration and extent of the limitation

AMOUNTS:

CEO: validity 3 years; remuneration 40% of gross pay per year of duration of the agreement

Executive Directors/MSR: If envisaged, of variable duration based on the regulatory framework and with maximum remuneration equal to a percentage of fixed pay per year of validity of the agreement

Benefits

 

PURPOSE:

They supplement social security and contractual benefits in a total reward perspective

MAIN CHARACTERISTICS:

Social security and medical benefits; company car

Share Ownership Guidelines

 

PURPOSE:

They help to align in the long term the interests of key resources and those of shareholders

MAIN CHARACTERISTICS:

Over the entire term of office, it is necessary to meet a minimum requirement of ownership of Prysmian shares

AMOUNTS:

CEO: 3x the fixed remuneration

Executive Directors/MSR: 1.5x the fixed remuneration

Remuneration package

The remuneration package of the Executive Directors  and  other Managers with Strategic Responsibilities is composed as follows:

  • a significant portion is linked to the achievement of  preset results (pay for performance);
  • a significant portion of the variable component is  deferred over time;
  • variable remuneration is largely paid in shares, with a  portion of the award subject to lock-up restrictions.

Pay Mix

65% of the CEO ‘s total remuneration is variable upon results

Over 50% of the CEO ‘s total remuneration is paid in shares in the medium-long term (3-5 years), consistently with the economic and financial sustainability of the performance achieved

2022 Guidance and MBO Plan

The Group’s MBO Plan, extended to approximately 2,300 managers and key resources at global level, is made up of four types of objectives connected to generating income and cash, managing costs / efficiencies (or other specific objectives relating to each Company Function) and Sustainability/ESG.

The 2022 MBO Plan foresees an access condition structured in consistency with the 2022 guidance and applied to all participants. In case the threshold level is not reached, the system is not activated and no incentive is paid.

2022 Guidance and MBO Plan

Scorecard MBO Plan for CEO, COO and CFO

The objectives of the Chief Executive Officer are represented by the following scheme (2022 MBO Scorecard)

The incentive payable is calculated as follows:

  • at the target level (100 points): it is 67% of fixed remuneration for the Chief Executive Officer and 50% for the other Executive Directors and MSRs;
  • at the maximum level (150 points): it is 100% of fixed remuneration for the Chief Executive Officer and the COO and 75% for the other Executive Directors and MSRs;
  • between 50 and 150 points: results are calculated in a linearly proportional manner;
  • over 150 points: application of the cap (incentive paid equal to 100% for the Chief Executive Officer and the COO and 75% for the other Executive Directors and MSRs);
  • below 50 points: incentive not paid.

For 2022, the MBO Scorecard of the other Executive Directors corresponds to that of the CEO; for the other MSRs the Adjustesd EBITDA objective is defined according to the Business Division to which they belong. The accrued incentive can be multiplied/de-multiplied (+/-15%) based on the individual performance deriving from the "P3" performance management system (not applicable to the CEO).

ESG indicators in the 2021 MBO Plan

 

In compliance with the overall structure of the MBO Plan envisaged by the Remuneration Policy approved for the two-year period 2021-2022, an evolution of the said structure is being introduced for the ESG objective for the current year, consistent with the Social Ambition 2030 and inspired by a general simplification and greater focus on four fundamental dimensions: security, gender balance, decarbonisation, engagement of people.

In particular:

  • the relative weight of the safety and gender balance indicators is higher;
  • the positioning in the sustainability indices is replaced by the Leadership Impact Index: already present in the 2020-2022 LTI Plan, this index measures the level of employee engagement through the Engagement Survey and is thus assigned to a large management population (about 2,300 people), which also includes Plant Managers, a role fundamental for supporting the engagement of plant colleagues;
  • for Plant Managers, the indicator relating to the investment plan for the reduction of CO2 emissions is also confirmed, with a relative weight equal to 30% of the ESG objective.

Finally, to further strengthen the approach toward gender balance and safety, two specific objectives are assigned within the “P3” individual performance management system, with a focus on:

  • female representation in managerial roles (objective assigned to senior managers belonging to all Company Functions);
  • a set of safety-related sub-indicators (the "Safety Maturity Index"), specifically referring to the activity of Plant Managers.
KPI Weight Target Max
Frequency rate of injuries
40%
1.46
1.35
% of hired women - Desk workers
40%
40%
42%
Leadership Impact Index
20%
59%
65%
 
 
 

Fees paid to Board Members and to Managers with Strategic Responsibilities in 2020 (Figures in EUR)

See table 1 of the Remuneration Policy and compensation paid for further details/notes

Full Name & Office Fixed Pay Fees for participation in Committees Variable non-equity pay Non-monetary benefits Total
Claudio De Conto - Chairman of the Board of Directors
195,000
35,000
-
-
230,000
Valerio Battista - CEO
1,100,000
-
441,100
722
1,541,822
Massimo Battaini - Executive Director
930,769
-
382,375
45,580
1,358,724
Pier Francesco Facchini - Executive Director
590,000
-
203,550
3,529
797,079
Fabio Romeo - Executive Director
185,141
-
-
1,701
186,842
Paolo Amato - Director
65,000
35,000
-
-
100,000
Joyce Victoria Bigio - Director
16,667
4,444
-
-
21,111
Maria Elena Cappello - Director
16,667
4,444
-
-
21,111
Monica De Virgillis - Director
50,000
13,333
-
-
63,333
Francesco Gori - Director
65,000
35,000
-
-
100,000
Mimi Kung - Director
65,000
35,000
-
-
100,000
Maria Letizia Mariani - Director
65,000
35,000
-
-
100,000
Pellegrino Libroia - Chairman of the Board of Statutory Auditors
75,000
-
-
-
75,000
Laura Gualtieri - Standing Auditor
50,000
-
-
-
50,000
Paolo Lazzati - Standing Auditor
78,000
-
-
-
78,000
Jaska de Bakker - Director
43,333
23,333
-
-
66,667
Ines Kolmsee - Director
43,333
23,333
-
-
66,667
Tarak Mehta - Director
43,333
23,333
-
-
66,667
Annalisa Stupenengo - Director
43,333
23,333
-
-
66,667
Monica De Virgiliis - Director
16,667
4,444
-
-
21,111
Managers with Strategic Responsibilities - 4 people
2,592,570
-
743,487
192,580
3,528,637

Shares held in 2020 by members of the Board of Directors, general managers and other managers with strategic responsibilities

See Scheme 7-ter, table 1 and 2 of the Remuneration Policy and compensation paid for further details/notes

Full Name & Office Investee company Number of shares owned as at 31/12/2020 Number of shares assigned Number of shares sold Number of shares owned as at 31/12/2021
Claudio De Conto - Chairman of the Board of Directors
-
-
-
-
-
Valerio Battista - CEO
Prysmian S.p.A.
4.088.238
-
-
4.088.238
Massimo Battaini - Executive Director
Prysmian S.p.A.
248.341
-
-
248.341
Pier Francesco Facchini - Executive Director
Prysmian S.p.A.
290.567
-
-
290.567
Fabio Romeo - Executive Director
Prysmian S.p.A.
274.414
-
-
274.414
Paolo Amato - Director
-
-
-
-
-
Joyce Victoria Bigio - Director
-
-
-
-
-
Maria Elena Cappello - Director
-
-
-
-
-
Monica De Virgiliis - Director
-
-
-
-
-
Francesco Gori - Director
-
-
-
-
-
Mimi Kung - Director
-
-
-
-
-
Maria Letizia Mariani - Director
-
-
-
-
-
Pellegrino Libroia - Chairman of the Board of Statutory Auditors
-
-
-
-
-
Laura Gualtieri - Standing Auditor
-
-
-
-
-
Paolo Lazzati - Standing Auditor
-
-
-
-
-
Jaska de Bakker - Director
-
-
-
-
Ines Kolmsee - Director
Prysmian S.p.A.
220
-
-
220
Tarak Mehta - Director
-
-
-
-
Annalisa Stupenengo - Director
-
-
-
-
Claudia Mezzabotta - Alternate Auditor
-
-
-
-
Michele Milano - Alternate Auditor
-
-
-
-
Managers with Strategic Responsibilities - 4 people
Prysmian S.p.A.
297.813
347
-
298.160

Archive

Archive of our historical remuneration policy report and incentive plans

20 Apr 2022

Remuneration Report year 2022

25 Mar 2021

Report on Remuneration Policy and compensation paid 2021

20 Mar 2020

REMUNERATION REPORT 2019

14 May 2019

REMUNERATION REPORT 2018

13 Mar 2018

Remuneration Report year 2017

21 Mar 2017

Remuneration Report year 2016

21 Mar 2016

Remuneration Report year 2015

17 Mar 2015

Remuneration Report year 2014

21 Mar 2014

Remuneration Report year 2013

25 Mar 2013

Remuneration Report year 2012

22 Mar 2012

Remuneration Report year 2011

20 Apr 2022

Stock grant

25 Mar 2021

Extension of the Prysmian Group’s Employees Stock Ownership Plan

20 Mar 2020

LONG TERM INCENTIVE PLAN 2020-2022

13 Mar 2018

LONG TERM INCENTIVE PLAN 2018-2020

13 Mar 2018

ADDITION TO PRYSMIAN GROUP'S EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN

11 Mar 2016

SHARE OWNERSHIP PLAN IN FAVOR OF PRYSMIAN GROUP'S EMPLOYEES 2016

16 Mar 2015

LONG TERM INCENTIVE PLAN 2015-2017

07 Mar 2013

SHARE OWNERSHIP PLAN IN FAVOUR OF PRYSMIAN GROUP'S EMPLOYEES 2013

26 Oct 2011

LONG TERM INCENTIVE PLAN 2011-2013

03 Mar 2011

LONG TERM INCENTIVE PLAN 2011-2013

13 May 2010

STOCK OPTION PLANS 2006

18 Dec 2007

STOCK OPTION PLANS 2006 (Italian only)

18 Dec 2007

STOCK OPTION PLANS 2006 TABLES (Italian only)

14 Sep 2007

STOCK OPTION PLANS 2006 (Italian only)