SAFLINK Corporation Summary of Non-Employee Director Compensation
SAFLINK Corporation has established a compensation plan for its non-employee directors, effective March 29, 2005. Non-employee directors receive an annual retainer of $25,000, with additional retainers for committee membership and chair positions. Directors also earn meeting fees (after the first four meetings) and are reimbursed for related expenses. New non-employee directors receive an initial stock option grant for 40,000 shares, while continuing directors receive annual grants of the same amount, vesting monthly over one year, provided they remain on the board.
Exhibit 10.10
Summary of SAFLINK Corporation Non-Employee Director Compensation
Our board of directors, after consultation with an independent compensation consulting firm and based on competitive data and the analysis of the consultation firm, determined the cash and equity compensation structure as set forth below to be paid to members of the board of directors and committees of the board of directors who are not employees, effective as of March 29, 2005:
| each non-employee director receives an annual retainer of $25,000; each member of the audit committee, the compensation committee, and the nominating and corporate governance committee receives an additional annual retainer of $15,000; and the chairpersons of the audit committee, the compensation committee, and the nominating and corporate governance committee each receives an additional annual retainer of $20,000; |
| each non-employee director receives an additional fee of $500 per board and committee meeting attended (whether in person or telephonically), except that no meeting fee will be paid for the first four meetings (board meetings or committee meetings) attended by such director; and each such director shall be reimbursed for reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with attendance at board and committee meetings; and |
| each new non-employee director receives an initial stock option grant for 40,000 shares upon commencement of service on the board; and each continuing non-employee director receives an annual stock option grant for 40,000 shares on the date of the annual stockholder meeting; with all such option grants becoming exercisable in twelve equal monthly installments following the date of grant if such person is still serving as a director at such time. |