2013 Executive Management Compensation Program for Virginia-Based Covered Officers
Exhibit 10.1
2013 EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT COMPENSATION PROGRAM
FOR VIRGINIA-BASED COVERED OFFICERS (2013 VIRGINIA EMCP)
Program Document
Effective January 1, 2013
Covered Positions | This Program Document applies to Virginia-based Covered Officers. Freddie Macs Chief Operating Officer (COO), all Executive Vice Presidents (EVPs), and all Senior Vice Presidents (SVPs) are each considered a Covered Officer, unless an employees participation as a Covered Officer is specifically excluded in a separate agreement. A Covered Officer is considered Virginia-based if he or she is primarily or principally assigned to provide services from a work location in the Commonwealth of Virginia. | |||||
Covered Position Participation Requirement | Participation in the 2013 Virginia EMCP is conditioned on the Covered Officers agreement to the terms and conditions set forth herein and in the 2013 EMCP Recapture and Forfeiture Agreement (Recapture Agreement). A Covered Officer who does not agree to the terms of both the 2013 Virginia EMCP and the Recapture Agreement will receive only Base Salary. The terms and conditions set forth in the Recapture Agreement are incorporated in and made a part of this 2013 Virginia EMCP. | |||||
Target Total Direct Compensation1 | A Covered Officers target total direct compensation (Target TDC) is the sum of Base Salary and Deferred Salary, each of which is paid in cash. | |||||
Base Salary | Base Salary is earned and paid on the companys standard payroll cycle and cannot exceed $500,000 without FHFA approval. | |||||
Deferred Salary | The portion of Target TDC not paid in Base Salary is Deferred Salary, which is earned on the companys standard payroll cycle. The amount earned in each quarter will be paid in cash on the last business day of the corresponding quarter of the following calendar year (the Approved Payment Schedule). Deferred Salary consists of the following two elements: | |||||
At-Risk Deferred Salary At-Risk Deferred Salary shall be equal to 30% of the Covered Officers Target TDC. The amount of At-Risk Deferred Salary earned in a calendar year is subject to reduction based on corporate and individual performance as follows: | ||||||
Ø | One-half of At-Risk Deferred Salary (or 15% of Target TDC) is subject to reduction based on an assessment by the Compensation Committee (the Committee) of the Board of Directors and the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) of performance against Conservatorship Scorecard objectives relevant for the calendar year in which the At-Risk Deferred Salary is earned.2 The reduction can range from 0% (no reduction) to 100% (the maximum reduction). | |||||
Ø | One-half of At-Risk Deferred Salary (or 15% of Target TDC) is subject to reduction based on the Covered Officers performance against individual objectives and an assessment of the companys performance against corporate goals which are complementary to Conservatorship Scorecard objectives, each relevant for the calendar year in which the At-Risk Deferred Salary is earned. The total reduction can range from 0% (no reduction) to 100% (the maximum reduction). |
1 | Initially expressed as an annual rate. Amount will be prorated, as appropriate, to reflect date of hire, promotion into a Covered Position, date of termination, or other adjustment to Target TDC. |
2 | For the Covered Officer leading the Internal Audit function, the reduction will be based on the appropriate Board committees and FHFAs assessment of performance against the Internal Audit Scorecard objectives. |
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Deferred Salary (continued) |
A Covered Officers performance during the calendar year will be assessed by the Chief Executive Officer, in his/her sole discretion, pursuant to the performance assessment and reduction process in effect for such year.
At-Risk Deferred Salary payments for Covered Officers are subject to review and approval by the Committee and FHFA.
Fixed Deferred Salary Fixed Deferred Salary shall be equal to the Covered Officers Target TDC less Base Salary and less At-Risk Deferred Salary and is not subject to reduction based on either corporate or individual performance.
Payment of both At-Risk and Fixed Deferred Salary is also subject, if applicable, to the Treatment Upon Termination provisions set forth below. | |||||||
Impact on Retirement, Executive, and Welfare Plans |
The treatment of Base Salary and Deferred Salary as compensation for purposes of Freddie Macs retirement and welfare benefit plans is governed by the actual terms of those plans. The table below summarizes whether the Base Salary and Deferred Salary a Covered Officer receives while an active employee are treated as compensation for purposes of the following Freddie Mac retirement and welfare benefit plans. Freddie Mac retains the right to amend, revise or discontinue any of the retirement and welfare benefit plans and the terms of each plan will prevail in the event that there is any conflict between those terms and the table below |
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Freddie Macs Retirement and Welfare Benefit Plans | Base Salary Considered Compensation? | Deferred Salary Considered Compensation? | ||||||||
Tax-Qualified Thrift/401(k) | Yes | Yes | ||||||||
Tax-Qualified Employees Pension3 | Yes | Yes | ||||||||
Non-Qualified Supplemental Executive Retirement Plans (SERP)3,4 | Yes | Yes | ||||||||
Group Term Life Insurance | Yes | No | ||||||||
Group Universal Life Insurance | Yes | No | ||||||||
Long-Term Disability Plan | Yes | No | ||||||||
Accidental Death and Personal Loss Insurance | Yes | No | ||||||||
Business Travel Accident Insurance | Yes | No | ||||||||
Workers Compensation | Yes | No | ||||||||
Purchase/Payout of Vacation | Yes | No | ||||||||
Any Base Salary or Deferred Salary a Covered Officer receives after termination of employment is NOT treated as compensation for purposes of any Freddie Mac retirement or welfare benefit plan.
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Treatment Upon Termination: Base Salary
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Base Salary will cease upon termination of employment, regardless of the reason for such termination. |
3 | Employees hired or rehired on or after January 1, 2012 are not eligible to participate in the Pension Plan or the Pension SERP. |
4 | Compensation for the purposes of the Non-Qualified SERP may not exceed two times a Covered Officers Base Salary. |
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Treatment Upon At-Risk Deferred Salary | The timing and payment of any unpaid portion of At-Risk Deferred Salary is based on the reason for termination of employment, as follows:
Forfeiture Event All earned but unpaid At-Risk Deferred Salary is subject to forfeiture upon the occurrence of an event or conduct described in the Recapture Agreement;
Death All earned but unpaid At-Risk Deferred Salary is paid as soon as administratively possible, but not later than 90 calendar days after the date of death, subject to the terms and conditions of the Recapture Agreement; and
Any Other Reason5 All earned but unpaid At-Risk Deferred Salary is paid in accordance with the Approved Payment Schedule, subject to the performance assessment and reduction process for At-Risk Deferred Salary and to the terms and conditions of the Recapture Agreement.
In cases of death or Long-Term Disability (as defined in the Long-Term Disability Plan in effect on the date of termination), the performance assessment and reduction process for At-Risk Deferred Salary is waived, and there is no reduction based on either corporate or individual performance. | |
Treatment Upon Termination: Fixed Deferred Salary | The timing and payment of any unpaid portion of Fixed Deferred Salary is based on the reason for termination of employment, as follows:
Forfeiture Event All earned but unpaid Fixed Deferred Salary is subject to forfeiture upon the occurrence of an event or conduct described in the Recapture Agreement;
Death All earned but unpaid Fixed Deferred Salary is paid in full as soon as administratively possible, but not later than 90 calendar days after the date of death, subject to the terms and conditions of the Recapture Agreement; and
Any Other Reason5 All earned but unpaid Fixed Deferred Salary is paid in accordance with the Approved Payment Schedule, subject to the terms and conditions of the Recapture Agreement.
A Covered Officers earned but unpaid Fixed Deferred Salary will be reduced by 2% for each full or partial month by which the termination precedes January 31 of the second calendar year following the calendar year in which the Fixed Deferred Salary is earned.
This reduction will not be applied in cases of death, Long-Term Disability or retirement. For purposes of this 2013 Virginia EMCP, a Covered Officer is considered to have retired when s/he voluntarily terminates employment after attaining or exceeding 65 years of age, regardless of the Covered Officers length of service. |
5 | Any Other Reason includes, but is not limited to, voluntary terminations, retirement, Long-Term Disability, and involuntary termination for any reason other than a Forfeiture Event. |
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Reservation of Rights and Applicable Law | Each Covered Officers employment with Freddie Mac is at-will, meaning that either the Covered Officer or Freddie Mac may terminate such employment at any time with or without cause or notice. Nothing in this Program Document or any other document referred to or incorporated by reference herein shall be held or construed to change the at-will nature of any Covered Officers employment with Freddie Mac.
Nothing in this Program Document is intended or shall be construed to abrogate FHFAs authority to either: (i) modify or terminate any compensation plan or program (including the 2013 Virginia EMCP); or (ii) disapprove the actual payment of any form of compensation to be paid pursuant to the 2013 Virginia EMCP.
FHFA retains the right to modify any of the terms and conditions of your employment, including the right to modify or rescind the terms and conditions of the 2013 Virginia EMCP as well as the actual payment of compensation to you pursuant thereto, without giving rise to liability on the part of Freddie Mac.
The 2013 Virginia EMCP is subject to and shall be construed in accordance with: (i) any applicable law and any applicable regulation, guidance or interpretation of FHFA and/or the United States Department of the Treasury; and (ii) the substantive laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia, excluding provisions of the Virginia law concerning choice-of-law that would result in the law of any state other than Virginia being applied.
Payment of Deferred Salary under the 2013 Virginia EMCP is intended to comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (Section 409A), as amended, and, specifically, with the separation pay exemption and short term deferral exemption of Section 409A, and shall in all respects be construed, interpreted, and administered in accordance with Section 409A. Notwithstanding anything in the 2013 Virginia EMCP to the contrary, payments may only be made pursuant to the 2013 Virginia EMCP upon an event and in a manner permitted by Section 409A or an applicable exemption. All payments to be made upon a termination of employment under this Program may only be made upon a separation from service under section 409A. If a Covered Officer is a specified employee (within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i)) at the time of a separation from service, payments scheduled to be made during the six months following the separation from service shall, to the extent required by Section 409A, be deferred to and payable on the first day of the seventh month following the separation from service. |
This 2013 Virginia EMCP will be in effect for 2013 and subsequent years unless and until amended or superseded. By signing below, I acknowledge that I understand and voluntarily agree to the terms of this 2013 Virginia EMCP, effective as of January 1, 2013:
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