Summary of 2006 Success SharingBonus Plan
Exhibit 10.1
Summary of 2006 Success Sharing Bonus Plan
Overview and Purpose
The 2006 Success Sharing Bonus Plan (the SSB Plan) provides opportunities for all employees of Fargo Electronics, Inc. (the Company) to share in the Companys success by offering incentive compensation for the Companys achievement of specified performance measures.
Eligibility
All Company employees, both full time and part time, are eligible to participate in the 2006 SSB Plan. Employees must be employed by the Company on the SSB payout date to receive the bonus payout.
Administration
The specified performance measures are defined each year by the CEO and approved by the Board of Directors. At the end of each plan year, the CEO, the Compensation and Human Resources Committee and the Board of Directors review the performance measures against the Companys actual performance to determine the Success Sharing Payout Percentage (defined below) for such plan year.
Success Sharing Payout Percentage
The Success Sharing Payout Percentage is determined by the CEO and the Compensation and Human Resources Committee at the end of each fiscal year. The Success Sharing Payout Percentage is based on the Companys level of achievement in two categories of performance measures. While there is no set formula to establish the final Payout Percentage level, Company leadership follows suggested guidelines to determine success or failure under each measure. The Compensation and Human Resources Committee has the discretion to use, not use or modify the Payout Percentage determined under the suggested guidelines.
The Success Sharing Payout Percentage may range from 0% to 250%, which is then applied to each eligible employees Bonus Potential (defined below) to determine the actual bonus payout for each employee.
Performance Measures
Two categories of performance measures have been established for 2006. Company leadership assigns a percentage score, ranging from 0% to 250%, for each category. The scores are then averaged on a weighted basis according to the guidelines to calculate the overall Success Sharing Payout Percentage. The two categories of performance measures are:
Return on Net Assets before Interest and Taxes and Sales Growth, Return on Net Assets before Interest and Taxes (calculated by dividing operating profit by the net assets employed in the business), reflecting the Companys return on its investment in the business, referenced with Sales Growth, comparing current years sales to last years sales; and
2006 Board Approved Plan, including business and financial objectives established by the Board of Directors.
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Calculation of Individual Bonus Payouts
Each employees individual bonus potential (the Bonus Potential) is equal to his or her 2006 pay times an eligibility level percentage based on such employees job position, which for officers is 35% and for the CEO is 50%. The amount of 2006 pay to be included in the calculation of Bonus Potential for officers and the CEO is equal to the employees base salary for 2006. The Company communicates eligibility rates to employees at the time they are hired, and communicates changes in these rates in writing after they have approved by the Companys Director of Human Resources and the Chief Financial Officer. As noted above, the Bonus Potential is multiplied by the Success Sharing Payout Percentage to determine the actual bonus payout for each employee. SSB payouts are subject to deductions for applicable federal and state taxes, Employee Stock Purchase Plan elections and 401(k) contributions.
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