2008 Executive Officer Compensation Arrangements for Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
This document outlines the 2008 compensation arrangements for executive officers of Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc. It lists the base salaries for 2008 and the bonus awards for 2007 for each named executive, including the Executive Chairman, CEO, President, CFO, and other senior officers. Bonuses are paid half in cash and half in company stock, with the stock portion determined by the share price at a specified date. The document also notes that the Executive Chairman's salary is prorated based on his part-time commitment to the role.
Exhibit 10.72
2008 Executive Officer Compensation Arrangements
| Executive Officer | 2008 Base Salary | 2007 Bonus Award1 | |||||
| Bruce C. Cozadd Executive Chairman | $ | 422,000 | 2 | $ | 115,000 | ||
| Samuel R. Saks, MD Chief Executive Officer | $ | 468,000 | $ | 140,000 | |||
| Robert M. Myers President | $ | 444,000 | $ | 140,000 | |||
| Matthew K. Fust Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | $ | 375,000 | $ | 100,000 | |||
| Carol A. Gamble Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | $ | 357,000 | $ | 95,000 | |||
| Janne L.T. Wissel Senior Vice President and Chief Regulatory Officer | $ | 357,000 | $ | 85,000 | |||
| 1 | Amounts in this column represent the dollar value of the bonus awarded to each named executive officer under the Bonus Plan. The bonus awards for the named executive officers will be paid 50% in cash and 50% in the form of a stock award under the Equity Incentive Plan. The number of shares of the Company’s common stock subject to each such stock award will be determined by dividing (i) 50% of the respective dollar value shown in this column by the (ii) closing sales price of the Company’s common stock on the NASDAQ Global Market on the first trading day of the Company’s next open trading window. Both the cash and the stock award portions of the 2007 bonus awards will be paid and distributed shortly after that date. Bonuses will be deemed earned at the time they are distributed. |
| 2 | Mr. Cozadd’s 2008 base salary as shown in the table above is prorated for the amount of his time devoted to his role as the Company’s Executive Chairman. Mr. Cozadd currently devotes 90% of his professional time to his role as the Company’s Executive Chairman. |
