AWARD FORMULA FOR 2006 LEGGETT & PLATT, INCORPORATED
EXHIBIT 10.2
AWARD FORMULA FOR 2006
LEGGETT & PLATT, INCORPORATED
2004 KEY OFFICERS INCENTIVE PLAN
The 2004 Key Officers Incentive Plan (Plan) provides cash awards to executive officers of the Company based on the Companys operating results for the prior year. Awards are calculated based on Return on Net Assets, using either the Corporate Formula or the Profit Center Formula, depending on the type of participant.
Return on Net Assets (RONA), as defined by the Plan, is Leggetts return for the year on its net assets. Certain adjustments are made to Earnings Before Interest and Taxes (EBIT) and net asset amounts reported in the Companys Consolidated Financial Statements to determine Plan RONA. Return is equal to EBIT with addbacks for Management Incentive Bonus and Additional Stock Match. Net Assets are total assets with the following adjustments: (i) deduction of cash and current liabilities, (ii) deduction or addback of accumulated other comprehensive income (deduction if positive, addback if negative) reported in shareholders equity section of the balance sheet, and (iii) quarterly averaging of all calculations. Acquisitions are excluded from bonus calculations during the first two years after the acquisition date.
Award Formula for Corporate Participants
Corporate awards made under the Plan are based on the Companys overall financial performance during the previous year. The award for corporate participants is made up of the following:
Corporate Portion | 90% of total award | |
Discretionary Portion | 10% of total award |
The Corporate Portion is based on three factors: (1) a participants Salary on the last day of the year, (2) a participants Incentive Percentage assigned by management, and (3) the Corporate Payout Percentage. The Discretionary Portion is based on a managers evaluation of the participants performance during the year. When the Company achieves at least 11% RONA in a calendar year, the corporate Payout Percentage will begin at 35% and will follow the schedule below. Payout Percentages for returns that fall between whole RONA percentage points are adjusted proportionately. No awards are payable for a year when RONA falls below 11%. The total incentive payout will be limited to 4% of EBIT.
The award is calculated by multiplying a participants Salary, his Incentive Percentage, and the Payout Percentage. For example, assume a participants Salary is $300,000, his Incentive Percentage is 50% and the company achieved a 15% RONA for an 85% Payout Percentage. The participants award would be $127,500 ($300,000 x 50% x 85%). Of this $127,500, the Corporate Portion is 90%, or $114,750, and the Discretionary Portion is 10%, or $12,750. The Discretionary Portion may be less than $12,750, depending on the managers evaluation of the participants performance during the year.
CORPORATE PARTICIPANT PAYOUT SCHEDULE | ||
RONA | Payout % | |
8% | 0% | |
9% | 0% | |
10% | 0% | |
11% | 35% | |
12% | 45% | |
13% | 55% | |
14% | 65% | |
15% | 85% | |
16% | 105% | |
17% | 125% | |
18% | 145% | |
19% | 165% | |
20% | 185% |
The Compensation Committee has established a different payout schedule for the Companys Executive Team, consisting of the top three corporate officers. Under the Executive Team payout schedule below, no bonus is payable if RONA is below 12%. For returns between 12% and 16%, the payout schedule mirrors that for other Corporate Participants. For returns above 16%, however, the Executive Team payout is higher.
Using the schedule below, if the Company achieved an 18% RONA, the resulting corporate payout for the Executive Team would be 160% (compared to 145% for other Corporate Participants). For an Executive Team participant with a Salary of $700,000 and an Incentive Percentage of 50%, the award would be $560,000 ($700,000 x 50% x 160%), assuming a full Discretionary Portion.
EXECUTIVE TEAM PAYOUT SCHEDULE | ||
RONA | Payout % | |
8% | 0% | |
9% | 0% | |
10% | 0% | |
11% | 0% | |
12% | 45% | |
13% | 55% | |
14% | 65% | |
15% | 85% | |
16% | 105% | |
17% | 130% | |
18% | 160% | |
19% | 190% | |
20% | 220% |
Award Formula for Profit Center Participants
Profit Center awards are based on the budget achievement of a particular group of operating locations as well as the Companys overall financial performance during the previous year. The award for profit center participants is made up of the following:
Profit Center Portion | 75% of total award | |
Corporate and Discretionary Portion | 25% of total award |
Each profit center has budgeted operating income for the year. The Profit Center Portion of the award is based on the profit centers achievement of that budget. The table below is used to determine the payout. The highlighted part of this table, for example, shows that participants in a profit center that achieves 90% of budget would have an 80% Profit Center Payout Percentage. The Profit Center Portion of the award is calculated by multiplying a participants Salary, his Incentive Percentage, and this Payout Percentage by 75%. Accordingly, for a participant with a $300,000 Salary and a 50% Incentive Percentage, the Profit Center Portion of the award would be $90,000 ($300,000 x 50% x 80% x 75%).
The Corporate and Discretionary Portion of the award is calculated as explained above under the Award Formula for Corporate Participants section, with a Corporate Payout Percentage based on the Companys RONA. Assuming the Company achieved a 15% RONA for an 85% Payout Percentage, the maximum Corporate and Discretionary Portion would be $31,875 ($300,000 x 50% x 85% x 25%). 10% of this amount, or $3,188, would be discretionary based on the managers evaluation of the participants performance during the year.
Thus, assuming a full discretionary portion, the total award for this Profit Center Participant would be $121,875 ($90,000 + $31,875).
PROFIT CENTER TABLE | ||||||
Budget % Achieved | Pays This % | Budget % Achieved | Pays This % | |||
<62.5% | 0% | 81% | 62% | |||
62.5% | 25% | 82% | 64% | |||
63% | 26% | 83% | 66% | |||
64% | 28% | 84% | 68% | |||
65% | 30% | 85% | 70% | |||
66% | 32% | 86% | 72% | |||
67% | 34% | 87% | 74% | |||
68% | 36% | 88% | 76% | |||
69% | 38% | 89% | 78% | |||
70% | 40% | 90% | 80% | |||
71% | 42% | 91% | 82% | |||
72% | 44% | 92% | 84% | |||
73% | 46% | 93% | 86% | |||
74% | 48% | 94% | 88% | |||
75% | 50% | 95% | 90% | |||
76% | 52% | 96% | 92% | |||
77% | 54% | 97% | 94% | |||
78% | 56% | 98% | 96% | |||
79% | 58% | 99% | 98% | |||
80% | 60% | >100% | 100% |