AWARD FORMULA FOR 2016 LEGGETT & PLATT, INCORPORATED 2014 KEY OFFICERS INCENTIVE PLAN

EX-10.1 2 d165155dex101.htm 2016 AWARD FORMULA UNDER THE COMPANY'S 2014 KEY OFFICERS INCENTIVE PLAN 2016 AWARD FORMULA UNDER THE COMPANY'S 2014 KEY OFFICERS INCENTIVE PLAN

Exhibit 10.1

AWARD FORMULA FOR 2016

LEGGETT & PLATT, INCORPORATED

2014 KEY OFFICERS INCENTIVE PLAN

The 2014 Key Officers Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) provides cash Awards to Participants based on the Company’s operating results for the prior year. Capitalized terms not defined in this document have the meaning ascribed under the Plan. There are separate Award Formulas under the Plan for Corporate Participants and Profit Center Participants.

Under both formulas, a Participant’s Award is calculated by reference to the Target Percentage of the Participant’s annual salary at the end of the Year. The Award Formulas and each Participant’s Target Percentage are determined by the Committee no later than 90 days after the beginning of each Year or before 25% of the Performance Period has elapsed.

Participants in the Plan are the executive officers of the Company. The Company has a separate Key Management Incentive Compensation Plan for other employees. Awards under the Key Management Incentive Compensation Plan are calculated in substantially the same manner as awards under the Plan.

For 2016, Awards under the Plan will be determined by achievement of the following Performance Objectives. Additional awards will be made based on the achievement of Individual Performance Goals, which will be established separately from this Plan and will be wholly independent of Awards under this Plan.


Participant Type	Performance Objectives	Relative Weight
Corporate Participants	Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)		60	%
	Cash Flow		20	%
	Individual Performance Goals*		20	%
Profit Center Participants	Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)		60	%
	Free Cash Flow (FCF)		20	%
	Individual Performance Goals*		20	%

These awards are established outside the Plan.

Award Formula for Corporate Participants

Awards for Corporate Participants are determined by the Company’s aggregate 2016 financial results. Financial results from acquisitions are excluded from calculations in the year of acquisition. Financial results from businesses divested during the year will be included in the calculations; however, the Performance Objective targets relating to the divested businesses will be prorated to reflect that portion of the year prior to the divestiture. Financial results from businesses classified as discontinued operations will be included in the calculations.

The Performance Objectives for Corporate Participants are calculated as follows:


ROCE =		EBIT
		Net PP&E and Working Capital^{1, 2}

¹	Quarterly averaging of Net PP&E and Working Capital

²	Working Capital, excluding cash and current maturities of long-term debt, as presented on the Company’s December 31, 2016 Consolidated Balance Sheet


Cash Flow =		EBITDA ± Change in Working Capital¹ + Non-Cash Impairments – Capital Expenditures

¹	Change in Working Capital, excluding cash and current maturities of long-term debt, from December 31, 2015 to December 31, 2016, as reflected on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets

The Committee shall adjust the Performance Objectives for all items of gain, loss or expense for the fiscal year, as determined in accordance with standards established under Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, (i) from non-cash impairments; (ii) related to loss contingencies identified in Note T to the financial statements in the Company’s 2015 10-K; (iii) that are unusual in nature or infrequent in occurrence; (iv) related to the disposal of a segment of a business; or (v) related to a change in accounting principle.

Achievement targets and payout percentages for Corporate Participants’ Performance Objectives are set forth below. No Awards are paid for ROCE achievement below 39% and Cash Flow below $400M. The ROCE and Cash Flow payouts are each capped at 150%. Payouts will be interpolated for achievement levels falling between those set out in the schedule.

2016

Corporate Targets and Payout Schedule


ROCE						Cash Flow
Achievement		Payout				Achievement		Payout
	< 39.0%		0	%		<$	400M		0	%
	39.0%		50	%	Threshold	$	400M		50	%
	42.5%		75	%		$	425M		75	%
	46.0%		100	%	Target	$	450M		100	%
	49.5%		125	%		$	475M		125	%
	53.0%		150	%	Maximum	$	500M		150	%

The Award is calculated by multiplying a Participant’s salary, Target Percentage, the relative weight of the Performance Objective, and the payout percentage. The sample calculation set forth below assumes a Participant with a base salary of $250,000 and a Target Percentage of 50%. If the Company achieved 46% ROCE and $400M Cash Flow, the Participant’s Award under the Plan (which does not include the Individual Performance Goals), would be $87,500.


Performance Objective	Participant’s Base Salary		Participant’s Target %			Relative Weight			Payout Percentage			Award
ROCE	$	250,000		50	%		60	%		100	%	$	75,000
Cash Flow	$	250,000		50	%		20	%		50	%	$	12,500
Total Award												$	87,500

Award Formula for Profit Center Participants

Profit Center Participants manage numerous Profit Centers. The Company sets a ROCE target and a FCF target for each Profit Center every Year. The achievement of those Profit Center targets “rolls up” to an aggregate achievement for all the operations under a Profit Center Participant’s management. Financial results for each Profit Center may include a critical compliance adjustment, ranging from a potential 5% increase for exceptional safety performance to a 20% deduction for critical compliance failures.

Financial results from acquisitions are excluded from calculations in the year of acquisition. Financial results from businesses divested during the year will be included in the calculations; however, the Performance Objective targets relating to the divested businesses will be prorated to reflect that portion of the year prior to the divestiture. Financial results from businesses classified as discontinued operations will be included in the calculations.

The Performance Objectives for Profit Center Participants are calculated as follows:


ROCE =		EBIT
		Net PP&E + Working Capital^{1, 2}

¹	Monthly averaging of Net PP&E and Working Capital, adjusted for currency effects.

²	Working Capital excludes cash and current maturities of long-term debt and balance sheet items not directly related to on-going Profit Center activity, such as interest receivable and payable, income taxes receivable and payable, current deferred tax assets and liabilities, and dividends payable.


FCF =		EBITDA (adjusted for currency effects) ± Change in Working Capital¹ + Non-Cash Impairments – Capital Expenditures

Change in Working Capital from December 31, 2015 to December 31, 2016 excludes cash and current maturities of long-term debt and balance sheet items not directly related to on-going Profit Center activity, such as interest receivable and payable, income taxes receivable and payable, current deferred tax assets and liabilities, and dividends payable.

Achievement targets and payout percentages for Profit Center Participants are set forth below. No Awards are paid for achievement below 80% of the aggregate ROCE and FCF targets for the Profit Centers under the Participant’s management. The ROCE and FCF payouts are each capped at 150%. The payout will be interpolated for achievement levels falling between those set out in the schedule.

2016

Profit Center Targets


Segment	ROCE Target			FCF Target
Residential		33.9	%	$	184.8M
Commercial		41.6	%	$	52.2M
Industrial & Specialized		54.4	%	$	189.9M
Specialized		61.1	%	$	122.3M

2016

Profit Center Payout Schedule


Achievement			Payout
	<80%		0%
	80%	Threshold	60%
	90%		80%
	100%	Target	100%
	110%		120%
	120%		140%
	125%	Maximum	150%

The Award is calculated by multiplying a Participant’s salary, Target Percentage, the relative weight of the Performance Objective, and the payout percentage. The sample calculation below assumes a Participant with a base salary of $250,000 and a Target Percentage of 50%. If the Participant’s Profit Centers achieved 100% of the aggregate ROCE target and 90% of the aggregate FCF target, and had no compliance-related adjustments, the Participant’s Award under the Plan (which does not include the Individual Performance Goals), would be $95,000.


Performance Objective	Participant’s Base Salary		Participant’s Target %			Relative Weight			Payout Percentage			Award
ROCE	$	250,000		50	%		60	%		100	%	$	75,000
FCF	$	250,000		50	%		20	%		80	%	$	20,000
Total Award												$	95,000