Updated Summary of 2005 Bonuses for Named Executive Officers
Exhibit 10.1
Updated Summary of 2005 Bonuses for Named Executive Officers
On March 15, 2005, the Compensation Committee (the Committee), of the Board of Trustees of Kite Realty Group Trust (the Company), met and approved the establishment of benchmarks to determine 2005 bonuses for the Companys executive officers. As further described below, such bonuses were paid in early 2006. The Companys executive officers participate in the Kite Realty Group Trust Executive Bonus Plan, filed as Exhibit 10.27 to the Companys Current Report on Form 8-K, dated August 20, 2005.
The Committee determined that 2005 annual bonuses would be based on objective and subjective criteria and both corporate and individual performance. The principal corporate performance measures consisted of:
| (i) funds from operations (FFO), a widely accepted supplemental measure of REIT performance established by the National Association of Real Estate Investments Trusts (to be determined prior to impairment losses); |
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| (ii) new development projects; and |
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| (iii) acquisitions of properties. |
The Committee measured corporate and individual performance to determine whether an executive officer has earned a threshold, target, superior, or outperformance bonus.
The range of bonuses for each of the Companys executive officers, other than Mr. Alvin E. Kite, Jr., the Companys Chairman, expressed as a percentage of the individuals base salary, was expected to be as set forth below:
Name and Principal Position |
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Mr. John A. Kite |
| 0-200% of 2005 base salary |
President and Chief Executive Officer |
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Mr. Thomas K. McGowan |
| 0-175% of 2005 base salary |
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer |
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Mr. Daniel R. Sink |
| 0-125% of 2005 base salary |
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
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The Committee determined that in the case of both Thomas K. McGowan, the Companys Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer and Daniel R. Sink, the Companys Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, approximately 80% of their bonuses would be based on achievement of corporate goals, with the remainder of their bonus to be determined based on the achievement of individual goals. In the case of John A. Kite, the Companys President and Chief Executive Officer, the Committee determined that his bonus would be based entirely on achievement of corporate goals.
In February 2006, after reviewing and considering the benchmarks established in March 2005, as well as other relevant factors, the Committee approved the 2005 bonuses for the executive officers, which bonuses were as follows: John A. Kite, the Companys President and Chief Executive Officer, received $195,000; Thomas K. McGowan, the Companys Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, received $165,000; and Daniel R. Sink, the Companys Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, received $100,000. Fifty percent of the bonuses were paid in cash and 50% were paid in restricted common shares of the Company, which vest ratably over three years.
The Committee also approved a discretionary bonus for Alvin E. Kite, Jr. in the amount of approximately $90,000 which was paid in restricted common shares of the Company, which vest ratably over three years.