YuMe, Inc. Non-Employee Director Compensation Policy
YuMe, Inc. provides compensation to its non-employee directors through annual cash retainers and equity awards. Cash retainers vary by board and committee roles and are paid quarterly. Non-employee directors also receive initial and annual equity grants, which vest over one or three years depending on the type of grant. Directors are reimbursed for travel and education expenses but do not receive per-meeting fees. Employee directors do not receive additional compensation for board service.
EXHIBIT 10.10
Description of Director Compensation
Directors who are employees of YuMe, Inc. (“YuMe”) do not receive compensation from YuMe for the services they provide as directors. Each non-employee director will be eligible to receive compensation for his or her service consisting of annual cash retainers and equity awards as follows:
| Position | Retainer | |||
| Board Member | $ | 30,000 | ||
| Lead Independent Director | 15,000 | |||
| Audit Committee Chair | 20,000 | |||
| Compensation Committee Chair | 15,000 | |||
| Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee Chair | 7,500 | |||
| Audit Committee Member | 7,500 | |||
| Compensation Committee Member | 7,500 | |||
| Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee Member | 3,500 | |||
Each of the above-mentioned cash retainers will be paid in four quarterly installments. Non-employee directors are also reimbursed for customary travel expenses incurred attending Company meetings and for continuing education opportunities. The Company does not pay, and its directors do not receive, any “per-meeting” fees.
Equity awards consist of an initial stock option or restricted stock unit grant, upon first appointment to our board of directors, with a Black-Scholes value of $175,000, and annual awards at each meeting of the stockholders thereafter with a Black-Scholes value of $85,000. Options will be granted with an exercise price equal to the fair market value of YuMe’s common stock on the date of grant and vest annually over three years after the grant date (for initial grants) or one year after the grant date (for annual grants). Restricted stock awards will be granted with a fair market value equal to the closing price of YuMe’s common stock on the date of grant and vest over three years after the grant date (for initial grants) or one year after the grant date (for annual grants).
