BRIGHTCOVE INC. SENIOR EXECUTIVE INCENTIVE BONUS PLAN

EX-10.15 13 d200370dex1015.htm SENIOR EXECUTIVE BONUS PLAN Senior Executive Bonus Plan

EXHIBIT 10.15

BRIGHTCOVE INC.

SENIOR EXECUTIVE INCENTIVE BONUS PLAN

 

1. Purpose

This Senior Executive Incentive Bonus Plan (the “Incentive Plan”) is intended to provide an incentive for superior work and to motivate eligible executives of Brightcove Inc. (the “Company”) and its subsidiaries toward even higher achievement and business results, to tie their goals and interests to those of the Company and its stockholders and to enable the Company to attract and retain highly qualified executives. The Incentive Plan is for the benefit of Covered Executives (as defined below).

 

2. Covered Executives

From time to time, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Compensation Committee”) may select certain key executives (the “Covered Executives”) to be eligible to receive bonuses hereunder. Participation in the Plan does not change the “at will” nature of a Covered Executive’s employment of the Company.

 

3. Administration

The Compensation Committee shall have the sole discretion and authority to administer and interpret the Incentive Plan.

 

4. Bonus Determinations

(a) A Covered Executive may receive a bonus payment under the Incentive Plan based upon the attainment of one or more performance objectives which are established by the Compensation Committee and relate to financial and operational metrics with respect to the Company (or any of its subsidiaries), any of which may be measured absolutely or by reference to an index and/or determined either on a consolidated basis or a divisional, project and/or geographic basis, (the “Corporate Performance Goals”), including the following: cash flow (including, but not limited to, operating cash flow and free cash flow); revenue; corporate revenue; earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization; net income (loss) (either before or after interest, taxes, depreciation and/or amortization); changes in the market price of the Company’s common stock; economic value-added; acquisitions or strategic transactions; operating income (loss); return on capital, assets, equity, or investment; stockholder returns; return on sales; gross or net profit levels; productivity; expense; margins; leverage or credit ratings; operating efficiency; customer satisfaction; working capital; earnings (loss) per share of the Company’s common stock; production and sales volumes or market shares and number of customers; any of which may be measured either in absolute terms or as compared to any incremental increase; non-GAAP financial measures; or the achievement of key business development, marketing, research, product development, regulatory, public and government affairs milestones; acquisitions and/or divestitures, joint ventures and strategic alliances. Each Corporate Performance Goal shall have a “target” (100 percent attainment of the Corporate Performance Goal) and may also have a “minimum” hurdle and/or a “maximum.”


(b) Except as otherwise set forth in this Section 4(b): (i) any bonuses paid to Covered Executives under the Incentive Plan shall be based upon objectively determinable bonus formulas that tie such bonuses to one or more performance targets relating to the Corporate Performance Goals, (ii) bonus formulas for Covered Executives shall be adopted in each performance period by the Compensation Committee and communicated to each Covered Executive at the beginning of each performance period and (iii) no bonuses shall be paid to Covered Executives unless and until the Compensation Committee makes a determination with respect to the attainment of the performance objectives. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may adjust bonuses payable under the Incentive Plan based on achievement of individual performance goals or pay bonuses (including, without limitation, discretionary bonuses) to Covered Executives under the Incentive Plan based upon such other terms and conditions as the Compensation Committee may in its discretion determine.

(c) Each Covered Executive shall have a targeted bonus opportunity for each performance period. For each Covered Executive, the Compensation Committee shall have the authority to apportion the annual target award so that a portion of the annual target award shall be tied to attainment of corporate performance targets and a portion of the target award shall be tied to attainment of other (i.e., milestone objectives, individual objectives, etc.) performance targets.

(d) Subject to the rights contained in any agreement between the Covered Executive and the Company, the payment of a bonus to a Covered Executive with respect to a performance period shall be conditioned upon the Covered Executive’s employment by the Company on the date on which the bonus is paid; provided, however, that the Compensation Committee may pay a pro rated bonus (to the extent the relevant goals are met) to a Covered Executive (i) whose employment with the Company is terminated without cause after completing nine or more months of service in the fiscal year in which such termination occurs or (ii) who first became eligible to participate in the Incentive Plan after the beginning of the fiscal year but who completed nine or more months of service in such fiscal year, and in the case of (i) and (ii) with any such pro rated bonus to be paid in accordance with Section 5 hereof.

 

5. Timing of Payment

(a) With respect to Corporate Performance Goals established and measured on a basis more frequently than annually (e.g., quarterly or semi-annually), the Corporate Performance Goals will be measured at the end of each performance period after the Company’s financial reports with respect to such quarter(s) have been published. If the Corporate Performance Goals and or other goals for such period are met, payments will be made as soon as practicable following the end of such period, but not later than December 31 of the subsequent calendar year. For the avoidance of doubt, bonuses earned at any time in year 1 must be paid by December 31 of year 2.

(b) With respect to Corporate Performance Goals established and measured on an annual basis, Corporate Performance Goals will be measured at the end of each fiscal year after the Company’s financial reports have been published. If the Corporate Performance Goals and/or other goals for any fiscal year are met, bonus payments will be made as soon as practicable, but not later than December 31 of the subsequent year.

 

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6. Clawback

If the Company terminates the service relationship of a Covered Executive due to such Covered Executive being found guilty of, or entering a guilty plea or “no contest” plea to, any crime involving fraud (whether or not such termination constitutes a termination for cause), any bonus granted under this Incentive Plan to such Covered Executive during the period during which such fraud occurred shall be subject to forfeiture, recovery and “clawback” by the Company.

 

7. Amendment and Termination

The Company reserves the right to amend or terminate the Incentive Plan at any time in its sole discretion.

 

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