TransMedics, Inc. Summary of 2007 Management Bonus Program
Exhibit 10.26
TransMedics, Inc.
Summary of 2007 Management Bonus Program
The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of TransMedics, Inc. (the Company) may approve the payment of discretionary bonuses to the Companys executive officers for performance during fiscal 2007. Each executive officer has a target annual performance bonus for fiscal 2007 equal to a percentage of his or her base salary. The amount of the actual bonus to be paid, which may be from zero to 100% of the target amount, depends on (1) the achievement of corporate milestones established by the Board of Directors and (2) the individuals contribution to the achievement of functional area milestones. An executive will receive up to 70% of his or her target bonus amount based on the achievement of the corporate milestones and up to 30% of his or her target bonus amount based on his or her contribution toward the achievement of functional area milestones.
The corporate milestones relate to achieving initial commercial success in Europe and other areas outside the United States as evidenced by revenue from sales of the Organ Care System (50%), obtaining conditional approval from the FDA of the Companys IDE to commence the pivotal phase of its PROCEED trial (25%) and development of a prototype of the Organ Care System for use in human lung transplantation studies (25%). The functional area milestones relate to the following functional units within the Company: European operations, clinical development/affairs, finance, marketing, operations, engineering, and regulatory and reimbursement. The Compensation Committee will determine the amount of each executive officers bonus based on an evaluation of the Companys performance and such executive officers contribution.
The target bonus amount for each of the Companys named executive officers (as defined in Item 402(a)(3) of Regulation S-K) who were serving as executive officers of the Company as of October 2007, as well as executive officers of the Company who are expected to be named executive officers for fiscal 2008, is set forth in the table below.
Fiscal 2007 Target Bonus | ||||||
% of Base Salary | Amount | |||||
Waleed H. Hassanein, M.D. | 41% | $ | 131,200 | |||
James V. Rao | 33% | $ | 79,200 | |||
Tamer I. Khayal, M.D. | 28% | $ | 65,800 | |||
Christoph Elser | 25% | | 50,000 | * | ||
Thomas H. Bishop | 25% | $ | 52,500 | |||
John P. Mazzola | 20% | $ | 45,000 |
* | Calculated in Euros, which is the currency in which Mr. Elser is paid his base salary. |