2014 CASH INCENTIVE PLAN
Exhibit 10.29
2014 CASH INCENTIVE PLAN
Purpose:
The terms of the 2014 Cash Incentive Plan (the Plan) have been established to reward the executives and other employees of Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the Company) for assisting the Company in achieving its operational goals through exemplary performance. Under the Plan, cash bonuses, if any, will be based on both the achievement of corporate goals and a review of personal performance, which is determined at the discretion of the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors (the Compensation Committee) and/or the Board of Directors (the Board). The overarching intent in setting and achieving the goals is to build long-term shareholder value.
Determination of 2014 Cash Bonuses:
Target bonuses for participants in the Plan will range from 5% to 60% of such recipients 2014 base salary, with a range for executives of 40% to 60% of such executives 2014 base salary. The maximum bonus that a participant will be eligible to receive is 120% of such participants 2014 base salary and in no event will a bonus be paid later than March 15 of the year following the year in which the bonus was earned. The objective Company performance goals for each participant will be based on meeting certain goals with respect to the Companys financial and operational performance, expanding the clinical development pipeline (weighted at 10%), advancing multiple product candidates in multiple indications in clinical development (weighted at 30%), initiating and advancing a late-stage clinical candidate (weighted at 25%), obtaining positive efficacy results in a clinical study (weighted at 25%), and maintaining a viable cash position for the Company at December 31, 2014 (weighted at 10%), as well as other Company performance goals to be determined by the Compensation Committee, including consideration of shareholder return compared to peer companies. The Board and Compensation Committee reserve the right to modify these goals and criteria at any time or to grant bonuses to the participants even if the performance goals are not met, as well as to withhold bonuses if a minimum threshold of 40% of the goals are not met.