Summary Sheet of Executive Cash Compensation and Award Formula under the 2004 Key Officers Incentive Plan

EX-10.9 2 dex109.htm SUMMARY SHEET OF EXECUTIVE CASH COMPENSATION & AWARD FORMULA Summary Sheet of Executive Cash Compensation & Award Formula

EXHIBIT 10.9

 

Summary Sheet of Executive Cash Compensation

and Award Formula under the 2004 Key Officers Incentive Plan

 

The following table sets forth the current base salaries provided to the Company’s CEO and four most highly compensated executive officers. Salary increases are determined annually in March.

 

Executive Officer


   Current Salary

Felix E. Wright

   842,520

David S. Haffner

   716,140

Karl G. Glassman

   572,915

Jack D. Crusa

   260,000

Joseph D. Downes, Jr.

   235,000

 

Executive officers are also eligible to receive a bonus each year under the Company’s 2004 Key Officers Incentive Plan (filed as Exhibit 10.13). The target percentages under this plan for the Company’s CEO and four most highly compensated executive officers are as shown in the following table.

 

Executive Officer


   Target Percentage

Felix E. Wright

   70%

David S. Haffner

   60%

Karl G. Glassman

   50%

Jack D. Crusa

   44%

Joseph D. Downes, Jr.

   44%

 

AWARD FORMULA FOR 2006

 

LEGGETT & PLATT, INCORPORATED

2004 KEY OFFICERS INCENTIVE PLAN

 

The 2004 Key Officers Incentive Plan (“Plan”) provides cash awards to participants based on the Company’s 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 Leggett’s 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 Company’s 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 shareholder’s equity section of balance sheet, and (iii) quarterly averaging of all calculations.

 

Under both formulas, a participant’s “basic potential award” is calculated by multiplying the participant’s target percentage times his annual base salary as of the end of the calendar year. For example, if the participant’s target percentage is 50% and his annual base salary is $300,000, his basic potential award would be $150,000 (50% x $300,000).

 

Award Formula for Corporate Participants

 

Corporate awards made under the Plan are based on the Company’s overall financial performance during the previous year. The basic potential award for corporate participants has two components:

 

Corporate portion

   90% of total award

Discretionary portion

   10% of total award

 

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When the Company achieves at least 8% RONA in a calendar year, the corporate payout will begin at 5% and will follow the schedule below. No awards are payable for a year when RONA falls below 8%. The total incentive payout will be limited to 4% of EBIT.

 

Using the schedule below, if the Company achieved a 14% RONA, the resulting corporate payout would be 65%. Using the example of a participant with a $150,000 basic potential award, the corporate portion of his or her award would be $87,750 ($150,000 x 90% x 65%). The discretionary portion of the award would be $9,750 ($150,000 x 10% x 65%). Thus, the total award for the Corporate Participant in this example would be $97,500 ($87,750 + $9,750).

 

CORPORATE PARTICIPANT PAYOUT SCHEDULE

 

RONA


 

Payout %


 

RONA


 

Payout %


8%

  5%   15%   75%

9%

  15%   16%   85%

10%

  25%   17%   100%

11%

  35%   18%   115%

12%

  45%   19%   130%

13%

  55%   20%   145%

14%

  65%   21%   165%

 

The Compensation Committee has established a different payout schedule for the Company’s Executive Team, consisting of the top three corporate officers. Under the Executive Team payout schedule below, no bonus is payable if RONA is below 11%. For returns between 11% and 17%, the payout schedule mirrors that for other Corporate Participants. For returns above 17%, however, the corporate payout is higher.

 

Using the schedule below, if the Company achieved an 18% RONA, the resulting corporate payout for the Executive Team would be 130% (compared to 115% for other Corporate Participants). For an Executive Team participant with a $350,000 basic potential award, the corporate portion of his or her award would be $409,500 ($350,000 x 90% x 130%). The discretionary portion of the award would be $45,500 ($350,000 x 10% x 130%). Thus, the total award for the Executive Team Corporate Participant in this example would be $455,000 ($409,500 + 45,500).

 

EXECUTIVE TEAM PAYOUT SCHEDULE

 

 

RONA


 

Payout %


 

RONA


 

Payout %


8%

  0%   15%   75%

9%

  0%   16%   85%

10%

  0%   17%   100%

11%

  35%   18%   130%

12%

  45%   19%   160%

13%

  55%   20%   190%

14%

  65%   21%   220%

 

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Award Formula for Profit Center Participants

 

Profit Center awards are based on the budget achievement of a particular group of operating locations. The basic potential award for profit center participants has two components:

 

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 determined by the profit center’s 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 receive 80% of the profit center portion of their award. Accordingly, for a participant with a $150,000 basic potential award, the profit center portion of his or her award would be $90,000 ($150,000 x 75% x 80%). The maximum Corporate and Discretionary portion, assuming a 65% corporate payout, would be $24,375 ($150,000 x 25% x 65%). Thus, the total award for this Profit Center Participant would be $114,375 ($90,000 + $24,375).

 

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%   ³100%   100%

 

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