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2019
Remuneration Report
2019
These Financial Statements are available at the website www.a2a.eu
| Introduction | 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Governance system and organizational structure of A2A | 5 | |
| 2019 Remuneration Policy - Summary | 7 | |
| Section 1 - 2019 Remuneration Policy | 13 | |
| a. Preparation, approval and implementation of the Remuneration Policy: | ||
| procedures, bodies and entities involved | 13 | |
| b. Aims and Principles of the Remuneration Policy | 18 | |
| c. Detailed Structure of the Remuneration Policy | 19 | |
| c1. | Remuneration of the members of the Board of Directors, | |
| excluding the Chair, Vice-Chair and CEO | 19 | |
| c2. | Remuneration of the Chair of the Board of Directors | 20 |
| c3. | Remuneration of the Vice-Chair of the Board of Directors | 20 |
| c4. | Remuneration of the Chief Executive Officer | 20 |
| c5. | Remuneration of the General Manager | 22 |
| c6. | Remuneration of Key Executives | 22 |
| c7. | Non-monetary benefits | 24 |
| c8. | Indemnities in the event of termination of office or termination of employment | 24 |
| c9. | Deferral of cash components and claw-back clauses | 24 |
| c10. Benchmark of other companies on remuneration policies | 24 | |
| Section 2 - Implementation of the 2018 Remuneration Policy | 25 |
This is a translation of the Italian original "Relazione sulla remunerazione 2019" and has been prepared solely for the convenience of international readers. In the event of any ambiguity the Italian text will prevail. The Italian original is available at the website www.a2a.eu.
This Remuneration Report (hereinafter also "Report") approved on April 3, 2019 by the Board of Directors (hereinafter also "BoD" or "Board") of A2A S.p.A. (hereinafter also "A2A" or the "Company"), on the proposal of the Remuneration and Appointments Committee (hereinafter also the "Committee") has been prepared in compliance with applicable legal and regulatory obligations:
and in accordance with the Corporate Governance Code recommendations for listed companies of Borsa Italiana S.p.A. (hereinafter also "Corporate Governance Code").
The Report is organized in two sections:
The two sections of the Report are preceded by a summary of the main information in order to provide the market and investors with an immediate overview of the key elements of the Guidelines on the remuneration policy for executive directors and key executives of the Group for the year 2019.
As required by article 84-quater, paragraph 4, of the Issuers Regulation, the Report outlines in specific tables, the figures related to the investments held, directly or through investees, trust companies, or third parties, by:
The information provided in this Report relates, unless otherwise indicated, to April 3, 2019, the date of its approval by the A2A Board of Directors.
This Report is made available to the public at the authorized storage mechanism on the website , at the Company's headquarters located in Brescia, via Lamarmora 230 and on the website www.a2a.eu ("Governance" - "Meetings" section), at least 21 days before the date of the Shareholders' Meeting called to express itself, with non-binding resolution, on the First Section of the Report (in compliance with current legislation).
1 According to the definition of reference outlined by Consob in the "Regulation on related-party transactions no. 17221 of March 12, 2010": "Key Managers are those persons who have the power and responsibility, directly or indirectly, for planning, directing and controlling of the company's activities, including directors (whether executive or otherwise) of the company".
As of June 16, 2014, the Company has changed its management and control system from "twotier" to "traditional", in accordance with the changes to the By-laws approved by the Extraordinary Shareholders' Meeting of June 13, 2014.
On May 15, 2017, the Shareholders' Meeting appointed for the three-year period 2017-2019 a Board of Directors consisting of 12 members and a Board of Statutory Auditors consisting of 3 statutory auditors and 2 alternate auditors, determining, according to the provisions of the Company By-laws, the annual remuneration for the office of Board Director and Member of the Board of Auditors.
The following table shows the composition of the Board of Directors and Board of Auditors at the date of this Report.
| Chair | Vice-Chair | Chief Executive Officer and General Manager |
Members | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Board of Directors | Giovanni Valotti | Alessandra Perrazzelli | Luca Valerio Camerano | • Giambattista Brivio • Giovanni Comboni • Enrico Corali • Luigi De Paoli • Alessandro Fracassi • Maria Chiara Franceschetti • Gaudiana Giusti • Dina Ravera • Norberto Rosini |
| Chair | Auditors | |||
| Board of Statutory Auditors |
Giacinto Sarubbi | Statutory: • Maurizio Leonardo Lombardi • Chiara Segala |
Following its establishment, on May 17, 2017, the Board of Directors of A2A S.p.A.:
• appointed Luca Valerio Camerano as Chief Executive Officer, granting him extensive powers for the ordinary management and for the preparation of proposals for extraordinary operations of the Company;
Alternate: • Sonia Ferrero • Stefano Morri
• assigned to the Chair responsibilities concerning relationships with shareholders, institutions, authorities, the media, external relations, the management of activities relating to sustainability and social responsibility and the drafting of proposals for extraordinary operations of territorial aggregation.
During the same session, the Board of Directors also appointed three Board Committees, as indicated in the table below.
| Control and Risks Committee | Remuneration and Appointments Committee |
Sustainability and Territory Committee |
|---|---|---|
| • Luigi De Paoli (Chair) • Enrico Corali • Gaudiana Giusti • Giovanni Comboni |
• Alessandra Perrazzelli (Chair) • Dina Ravera • Norberto Rosini |
• Giovanni Valotti (Chair) • Giambattista Brivio • Alessandro Fracassi • Maria Chiara Franceschetti |
2019 Remuneration Policy - Summary
Section 1 2019 Remuneration Policy
Subsequently, upon the proposal of the Remuneration and Appointments Committee, the Board of Directors introduced, as part of the Company's macro-organizational structure, the figure of the General Manager, assigning to the latter the powers for the operational management of the Company, and on May 22, 2017, entrusted this new role to Luca Valerio Camerano, already appointed Chief Executive Officer.
In view of this new assignment, Luca Valerio Camerano is linked to the Company with a collaboration contract for the role of Chief Executive Officer and with an employment contract for the role of General Manager.
The following tables (tables 1, 2, 3 and 4) provide a summary of the main elements of the remuneration structure defined for members of the Board of Directors, the members of the Board of Statutory Auditors, the General Manager and Key Executives.
Governance system and organizational structure of A2A
2019 Remuneration Policy - Summary
Section 1 2019 Remuneration Policy
| Chair | Vice-Chair | Chief Executive | Members | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fixed Remuneration: Component not subject to any conditions for provision and determined on the basis of professional specialization and organizational role covered with the related responsibilities, reflecting the technical, professional and managerial skills |
It is composed of the remuneration received as Director (approved by Shareholders' Meeting at the time of appointment of the Board of Directors) in addition to the supplementary remuneration provided for the particular role and associated responsibilities. The Chair also receives additional remuneration for participation in the Committee for the Territory and Sustainability. |
It is composed of the remuneration received as Director (approved by Shareholders' Meeting at the time of appointment of the Board of Directors) in addition to the supplementary remuneration provided for responsibility for the Internal Audit. The Vice-Chair also receives additional remuneration for participation in the Remuneration and Appointments Committee. |
Officer It is composed of the remuneration received as Director (approved by Shareholders' Meeting at the time of appointment of the Board of Directors) in addition to the supplementary remuneration (approved by the Board of Directors) for the particular role held and the associated responsibilities. |
It is composed of: • Remuneration received as Director (approved by the Shareholders' Meeting at the time of appointment of the Board of Directors); • Any additional remuneration for participation in Board Committees. |
| Short-term variable incentives: Component that recognizes and rewards assigned goals and achievements in relation to annual budget goals |
Not provided | Not provided | Approved by the Board of Directors. An "access gate" is envisaged, which reduces or annuls the remuneration payable if the Group's economic-financial performance is not in line with the budget. The targets are predefined and assigned annually by the Board, after consultation with the Remuneration and Appointments Committee. For disbursement of remuneration, it is necessary to exceed a minimum achievement of targets; upon exceeding said minimum threshold, remuneration may vary linearly between 26.7% and 40% of Fixed Remuneration depending on the level of achievement of targets. |
Not provided |
| Long-term variable | Not provided | |||
| incentives |
| Introduction | ||
|---|---|---|
| Board of Directors | Governance system and |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-monetary benefits: integrate the remuneration package in a Total Reward logic, mainly social security and assistance |
• Insurance policies (occupational and non-occupational injury; permanent disability due to illness and life); • Supplementary health coverage; • Insurance for civil liability Directors, Auditors and Executives; • Car for mixed-use and use of fuel card. |
• Insurance policy occupational and non-occupational injuries; • Insurance for civil liability Directors, Auditors and Executives. |
• Insurance policies (occupational and non-occupational injury; permanent disability due to illness and life); • Supplementary health coverage; • Insurance for civil liability Directors, Auditors and Executives; • Car for mixed-use and use of fuel card. |
• Insurance policy occupational and non occupational injuries; • Insurance for civil liability Directors, Auditors and Executives. |
organizational structure of A2A 2019 Remuneration Policy - Summary Section 1 2019 Remuneration Policy Section 2 |
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| Severance: severance indemnities aimed at protecting the interests To date, there are no agreements between A2A and the directors in office that provide for indemnities in the of the Group also from event of resignation or revocation without just cause. potential competitive risks |
Implementation of the 2018 Remuneration Policy |
| Board of Statutory Auditors | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chair | Statutory Auditors | ||
| Fixed Remuneration: Component not subject to any conditions for provision and determined on the basis of professional specialization and organizational role covered with the related responsibilities, reflecting the technical, professional and managerial skills |
It is composed of the remuneration received as Chair of the Board of Auditors (approved by Shareholders' Meeting at the time of appointment of the Board of Auditors). |
It is composed of the remuneration received as Auditor of the Board of Auditors (approved by Shareholders' Meeting at the time of appointment of the Board of Auditors). |
|
| Short and long-term variable incentives |
Not provided | ||
| Non-monetary benefits: integrate the remuneration package in a Total Reward logic, mainly social security and assistance |
• Insurance policy occupational and non-occupational injuries; • Insurance for civil liability Directors, Auditors and Executives. |
• Insurance policy occupational and non-occupational injuries; • Insurance for civil liability Directors, Auditors and Executives. |
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| Severance: severance indemnities aimed at protecting the interests of the Group also from potential competitive risks |
There are no agreements between A2A and the statutory auditors in office that provide for indemnities in the event of resignation or revocation without just cause. |
Introduction
| General Manager | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fixed Remuneration: Component not subject to any conditions for provision and determined on the basis of professional specialization and organizational role covered with the related responsibilities, reflecting the technical, professional and managerial skills |
It is approved by the Board of Directors and determined on the basis of the role, powers and responsibilities assigned. |
organizational structure of A2A 2019 Remuneration Policy - Summary Section 1 2019 Remuneration |
| Short-term variable incentives: Component that recognizes and rewards assigned goals and achievements in relation to annual budget goals |
Approved by the Board of Directors. An "access gate" is envisaged, which reduces or annuls the remuneration payable if the Group's economic financial performance is not in line with the budget. The targets are predefined and assigned annually by the Board, after consultation with the Remuneration and Appointments Committee. For disbursement of remuneration, it is necessary to exceed a minimum achievement of targets; upon exceeding said minimum threshold, remuneration may vary linearly between 26.7% and 40% of Fixed Remuneration depending on the level of achievement of targets. |
Policy Section 2 Implementation of the 2018 Remuneration Policy |
| Long-term variable incentives |
Not provided | |
| Non-monetary benefits: integrate the remuneration package in a Total Reward logic, mainly social security and assistance |
• Insurance policies (occupational and non-occupational injury; permanent disability due to illness and life); • Healthcare coverage provided for by the applied and supplementary National Collective Labour Contract; • Insurance for civil liability Directors, Auditors and Executives; • Car for mixed-use and use of fuel card. |
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| Severance: severance indemnities aimed at protecting the interests of the Group also from potential competitive risks |
The treatment and the end of employment responsibilities established by the law and by the national collective contract of reference as executive are provided for. |
| Key Executives | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fixed Remuneration: Component not subject to any conditions for provision and determined on the basis of professional specialization and organizational role covered with the related responsibilities, reflecting the technical, professional and managerial skills |
It is determined based on the role and responsibilities assigned as well as the professional specialization and technical, professional and managerial skills required and held. |
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| An "access gate" is envisaged, which reduces or annuls the remuneration payable if the Group's economic financial performance is not in line with the budget. |
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| Short-term variable incentives: Component that recognizes and rewards assigned goals and achievements in relation to annual budget goals |
The targets, predefined and assigned annually, are: • economic-financial, operational and/or productivity targets related to the Group's performance and the achievement of the Group's business plan; • 1 - 2 common to all Key Executives; • 2 - 3 specific for organizational area of responsibility. The Company has decided, starting in 2017, for all Group executives to assign a sustainability target, measurable, consistent with the 2020 Sustainability Plan and the 2030 Sustainability Policy. The remuneration value is: • assigned individually and determined based on the role and responsibilities assigned and balance (pay mix) with Fixed Remuneration; • characterized by a range of fluctuation with: • a minimum amount, payable only upon exceeding minimum achievement of the targets (15% - 25% of the RAL); • an amount at target payable upon achievement of 100% of the short-term targets assigned (20% - 30% |
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| of the RAL); • a maximum amount ("cap") payable in conditions of over-performance (25% - 35% of the RAL). |
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| Long-term variable incentives |
Not provided | ||
| Non-monetary benefits: integrate the remuneration package in a Total Reward logic, mainly social security and assistance |
• Insurance policies (occupational and non-occupational injury; permanent disability due to illness and life); • Healthcare coverage provided for by the supplementary National Collective Labour Contract; • Insurance for civil liability Directors, Auditors and Executives; • Car for mixed-use and use of fuel card. |
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| Severance: severance indemnities aimed at protecting the interests of the Group also from potential competitive risks |
The treatment and the end of employment responsibilities established by the law and by the national collective contract of reference as executives are provided for. |
The preparation, approval and implementation of the Remuneration Policy related to the members of the Board of Directors and Key Executives requires the involvement and contribution of various bodies and entities depending on the recipient to which it is addressed and specifically:
Regarding remuneration, the Shareholders' Meeting:
On May 15, 2017, the Shareholders' Meeting determined, for the period of office of the Board of Directors and the Board of Auditors, the following annual remuneration:
On April 27, 2018, the Shareholders' Meeting also voted in favour on Section 1 of the 2018 Remuneration Report.
The figure below (figure 5) outlines the results of the advisory vote by the Shareholders' Meeting of 2015 (June 11, 2015), 2016 (June 7, 2016), 2017 (May 15, 2017) and 2018 (April 27, 2018) on the Remuneration Report.
Governance system and organizational structure of A2A
2019 Remuneration Policy - Summary
a. Preparation, implementation of the Remuneration Policy: procedures, bodies and entities involved
b. Aims and Principles of the Remuneration Policy c. Detailed Structure of the Remuneration Policy
| 2015 Remuneration Report | |
|---|---|
| Total shares for which the vote was expressed | 1,954,707,234 |
| Share capital | 3,132,905,277 |
| % Shares for which the vote was expressed of Share capital | 62.39% |
| % | |
| Favourable | 98.63% |
| Against | 1.07% |
| Abstention + Non-Voter | 0.30% |
| Total shares for which the vote was expressed | 2,031,824,030 |
|---|---|
| Share capital | 3,132,905,277 |
| % Shares for which the vote was expressed of Share capital | 64.85% |
| % | |
| Favourable | 96.39% |
| Against | 1.97% |
| Abstention + Non-Voter | 1.64% |
| 2017 Remuneration Report | |
|---|---|
| Total shares for which the vote was expressed | 2,222,579,359 |
| Share capital | 3,132,905,277 |
| % Shares for which the vote was expressed of Share capital | 70.94% |
| % | |
| Favourable | 95.43% |
| Against | 2.48% |
Abstention + Non-Voter 2.09%
Against 3.72% Abstention + Non-Voter 4.24%
2018 Remuneration Report
Favourable Against Abstentions and non-Voters
Regarding remuneration, the Board of Directors:
• established a Remuneration and Appointments Committee and determined the powers and rules of operation thereof, bearing in mind that at least one of the members of the Committee possesses adequate knowledge and experience in financial matters or remuneration policies;
and in accordance with the By-Laws of the Group:
Furthermore, the Board of Directors, with the support of the Remuneration and Appointments Committee and, where necessary, the competent corporate organizational structures (Human Resources, HSE, Organization and Change Management and Administration, Finance and Control) is responsible for the preparation and implementation of the short-term incentive system of the CEO and the General Manager, setting the performance targets and approving the related level of achievement.
Regarding remuneration, in 2018, the Board of Directors:
The Remuneration and Appointments Committee was established on May 17, 2017 by the Board of Directors with the composition indicated in table 6 and valid at the date of publication of this Report.
| Full name | Office | |
|---|---|---|
| Alessandra Committee Perrazzelli Chair Corporate Governance Code. |
Independent Board Director pursuant to art. 148 CFA and criteria 3.C.1 of the | |
| Dina | Committee | Independent Board Director pursuant to art. 148 CFA and criteria 3.C.1 of the |
| Ravera | Member | Corporate Governance Code. |
| Norberto | Committee | Independent Board Director pursuant to art. 148 CFA and criteria 3.C.1 of the |
| Rosini | Member | Corporate Governance Code. |
Introduction
Governance system and organizational structure of A2A
2019 Remuneration Policy - Summary
a. Preparation, implementation of the Remuneration Policy: procedures, bodies and entities involved
b. Aims and Principles of the Remuneration Policy c. Detailed Structure of the Remuneration Policy
The Remuneration and Appointments Committee has the task of assisting the Board of Directors with investigative, advisory and proposal functions.
In particular, the Committee is attributed the following tasks:
For the effective performance of its analysis and investigation functions, the Committee may access the company information required and seek the operational support of the competent organizational structures.
In the terms established by the Board of Directors and the within the limits of the annual budget approved by the Board of Directors, the Committee, if it deems it appropriate, may also seek the consultancy of external expert companies on issues addressed, provided that they do not maintain relations with the Group such as to affect the independence of judgement.
The Committee shall meet as often as necessary for the proper performance of its functions. For the meetings to be valid, the presence of the majority of the members in office shall be required.
The resolutions may be adopted only with the favourable vote of the majority of members in office.
Committee meetings are also attended by the Chair of the Board of Auditors, who may designate another Statutory Auditor to attend in place. However, they can also be attended by the other Statutory Auditors.
The meetings are also attended by the Head of Human Resources, HSE, Organization and Change Management identified, on the basis of skills and corporate responsibilities assigned, secretary of the Committee.
If necessary, meetings may also be attended by other members of the Board of Directors or heads of the company functions or third parties, whose presence may be of support to the activities of the Committee.
However, no Director may attend meetings in which proposals are formulated to the Board of Directors regarding their remuneration.
The meeting calls contain an indication of the topics on the agenda and shall be sent at least three business days before the date set (except in cases of urgency in which the term is reduced to one day), to each member of the Committee and members of the Board of Auditors.
In 2018, the Committee met 17 times; the participation of its members was 100%. All meetings were regularly held by prior call sent to all parties concerned and for each meeting, minutes were prepared outlining the issues addressed and the decisions taken. The meetings were always attended by the entire Board of Auditors. In some cases, the meetings were also attended by other parties invited by the Committee Chair.
The detailed information regarding the Committee's operating mechanism is available on the Regulation published on the website www.a2a.eu (section "Governance" – "Committees").
In 2018, the Committee:
In 2018, the Committee also:
At the end of 2018, the Committee also planned the activities to be carried out during the following year.
As of April 3, 2019, the Committee has already held 4 meetings, which dealt with the following topics:
Introduction
Governance system and organizational structure of A2A
2019 Remuneration Policy - Summary
a. Preparation, implementation of the Remuneration Policy: procedures, bodies and entities involved
b. Aims and Principles of the Remuneration Policy c. Detailed Structure of the Remuneration Policy
• Revision of the criteria for the identification of Key Executives. Specifically, the Committee, with the support of Mercer, a specialist external advisor and leader in the sector, carried out an in-depth analysis of the "Regulation of transactions with related parties" (Consob) and of the practices adopted by large listed companies in the "Multi-utilities" or similar sector and, on the basis of the results of the study and the specific characteristics of the Group, formulated a proposal for criteria for the identification of Key Executives. This proposal was approved by the Board of Directors in February 2019. .
The remuneration policies for executive personnel, including Key Executives, are defined as follows:
In the same manner, the Chair and General Manager are also responsible for managing all contractual and organizational aspects of the other employees of the A2A Group.
Activities pertaining to the Remuneration Policy of the Board of Directors and Key Executives also involve:
The A2A Remuneration Policy aims to:
In the definition of the Remuneration Policy, the Board of Directors therefore applies the following criteria:
The remuneration of Key Executives was also defined and updated on the basis of the "complexity" of the activities managed, evaluated by applying an internationally recognized and certified methodology, and on the level of coverage of the organizational position assigned;
The fixed component of the remuneration, not subject to performance conditions for disbursement, is also such to compensate the activities managed even if the variable component, if applicable, is not disbursed.
The structure of the Remuneration Policy for the year 2019, described in detail below, reflects the decisions made regarding remuneration on May 15, 2017 by the Shareholders' Meeting, May 17 and May 22, 2017 by the Board of Directors.
The remuneration of the individual Board Directors, not vested with special offices, powers or functions, consists of:
| Commitee | Emolument for participation in Committees (euro/year) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chair | Member | ||||||
| Control and Risks | 30,000 | 20,000 | |||||
| Remuneration and Appointments | 20,000 | 19,000 | |||||
| Sustainability and Territory | 20,000 | 19,000 |
No attendance tokens are provided for meetings of the Board Committees nor, in consideration of the non-executive role, variable monetary incentive systems based on financial instruments or equity.
The remuneration for participation in Board Committees was approved in 2014 and subsequently confirmed in 2017 by the Board of Directors considering:
• the Remuneration practices of the major companies in the FTSE MIB index;
Governance system and organizational structure of A2A
2019 Remuneration Policy - Summary
a. Preparation, implementation of the Remuneration Policy: procedures, bodies and entities involved
b. Aims and Principles of the Remuneration Policy
c. Detailed Structure of the Remuneration Policy
The remuneration package of the Chair of the Board of Directors includes:
Even for the Chair no attendance tokens are provided for meetings of the Board Committees; moreover, repayment is provided for any remuneration received for participation, as Director, in the Boards of Directors of investees.
The remuneration package of the Chair is completed by the provision of non-monetary benefits provided to the managerial staff of the Group (details provided in paragraph c7).
Also considering the type of non-employment contract of the Executive Chair with the Company, the Company pays and exclusively undertakes pension contributions in separate management.
The remuneration of the Chair described above was approved in 2017 by the Board of Directors considering:
The remuneration package of the Vice-Chair of the Board of Directors includes:
Even for the Vice-Chair, no attendance tokens are provided for meetings of the Board Committees.
The remuneration package of the CEO includes:
The annual variable remuneration envisages:
In particular:
In addition to the "access gate", it is required to achieve a minimum of the objectives below which the remuneration shall not be paid; upon exceeding said minimum achievement, the remuneration may vary linearly between 26.7% and 40% of the total emolument (200,000 euro) depending on the level of achievement of objectives.
The 40% of the overall emolument (80,000 euro) represents a maximum amount ("Cap") above which, even in the presence of over-performance of the Company and the CEO, no further increase of the amount due shall be provided.
The remuneration of the CEO described above was approved by the Board of Directors in 2017 considering:
Even for the CEO, repayment is provided for any remuneration received for participation, as Director, in the Boards of Directors of investees.
Also considering the type of non-employment contract of the Chief Executive Officer with the Company, the Company pays and exclusively undertakes pension contributions in separate management.
Governance system and organizational structure of A2A
2019 Remuneration Policy - Summary
a. Preparation, approval and implementation of the Remuneration Policy: procedures, bodies and entities involved
b. Aims and Principles of the Remuneration Policy
c. Detailed Remuneration Policy
The remuneration package of the General Manager includes:
The annual variable remuneration envisages:
In particular:
Following its assignment in May 2017, the Board of Directors had decided to temporarily maintain the criteria for identifying the organizational positions of the A2A Group with strategic responsibilities defined by the previous Board.
After an in-depth study, carried out by the Remuneration and Appointments Committee, on market practices, in February 2019, the Board of Directors decided to modify the criteria adopted.
As indicated in the Remuneration Report published last year until 2018, recognized as Key Executives were organizational positions with a significant impact on the Group performance and that, for proper management, require the individual to have high professional knowledge and experience, significant managerial autonomy and a strategic vision over a medium to long term time horizon.
In 2019, the Board of Directors, on the proposal of the Remuneration and Appointments Committee, decided to change the criteria, introducing above all a close link with the Business Plan.
Specifically, the Board of Directors has approved the following criteria for identifying organizational positions with strategic responsibilities:
According to the above:
The remuneration packages of Key Executives include:
The value of the compensation is characterized by a range of fluctuations with a minimum amount (80% of the target value), payable only when the minimum objectives have been achieved, a target amount, payable when 100% of the short-term objectives assigned have been achieved, and a maximum amount ("cap"; 120% of the target value) payable under over-performance conditions.
The annual variable remuneration envisages:
A long-term incentive plan is not currently available for Key Executives.
Introduction
Governance system and organizational structure of A2A
2019 Remuneration Policy - Summary
a. Preparation, approval and implementation of the Remuneration Policy: procedures, bodies and entities involved
b. Aims and Principles of the Remuneration Policy
c. Detailed Remuneration
Policy
The Directors, excluding the Chair and Chief Executive Officer, and the members of the Board of Auditors (including the Chair) shall receive as non-monetary benefits:
Instead, the Chair, Chief Executive Officer, General Manager and Key Executives shall receive nonmonetary benefits similar to those provided to top management:
Specific indemnities for end of term or agreements that provide indemnities in the event of termination of office, for non-executive Board Directors, the Chair of the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer, the General Manager and Key Executives are not provided.
In the absence of specific agreements:
To date, there are no mechanisms for deferment in the payment of the fixed or variable component.
In addition, the remuneration policy of A2A does not include ex-post correction mechanisms in the form of claw-back clauses.
The preparation of the guidelines and the evaluation of the policies implemented are carried out with the support of Mercer, an external advisor specialized and leader in the sector, using salary benchmarks.
The salary references used are indicated below:
As stated in the first section of this Report and in the same document published in 2018:
With respect to the foregoing, described below is the remuneration paid in 2018 to:
As described below is annexed (tables 1 and 3b) according to the standard established by Consob.
The members of the Board of Directors were paid remuneration consistent with as described in Section 1 (paragraphs c1, c2 and c3) of this Report.
Specifically in 2018, each Board Director was paid following amounts:
In addition to the above amounts, as approved by the Board of Directors, the Chairman was paid an amount of 250,000 euro/year for the specific office assigned while the Vice-Chairman was paid an amount of 40,000 euro/year for the responsibility of the Internal Audit.
| Committee | Emolument for participation in Committees (amounts in euro) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chair | Member | ||||||
| Control and Risks | 30,000 € | 20,000 € | |||||
| Remuneration and Appointments | 20,000 € | 19,000 € | |||||
| Sustainability and Territory | 20,000 € | 19,000 € |
In accordance with the By-Laws of A2A, members of the Board of Directors were paid an amount equal to the reimbursement of expenses actually incurred by virtue of their office.
The annexed table (1a) also indicates, for Directors, the value of non-monetary benefits recognized.
Governance system and organizational structure of A2A
2019 Remuneration Policy - Summary
a. Preparation, approval and implementation of the Remuneration Policy: procedures, bodies and entities involved
b. Aims and Principles of the Remuneration Policy
c. Detailed Remuneration Policy
In 2018, the following amounts were paid to the Chief Executive Officer:
At the beginning of 2018, the Board of Directors assigned the following objectives to the Chief Executive Officer with regard to the variable component of remuneration:
At the beginning of 2019, the Board of Directors, with the support of the Remuneration and Appointments Committee, verified and certified the level of achievement of the targets indicated above (EBITDA 109.6% and Industrial Cash Flow 120.0%, Strategic Projects 120%, Sustainability target 116.5% and 120.0% for the qualitative assessment) calculating the consequent % of total achievement (equal to 117.0%), with respect to which the CEO was paid a variable remuneration of 78,000 euro.
The annexed table (1a) also indicates, for the CEO, the value of non-monetary benefits recognized.
The members of the Board of Auditors were paid the following remuneration, approved by the Shareholders' Meeting of May 15, 2017.
In particular, the following were paid:
Finally, in accordance with the By-Laws of A2A, members of the Board of Auditors were paid an amount equal to the reimbursement of expenses actually incurred by virtue of their office.
The annexed table (1b) also indicates, for the Chair and for the Statutory Auditors, the value of nonmonetary benefits recognized.
In 2018, as a fixed component, the General Manager was paid 500,000 euro/year.
At the beginning of 2018, the Board of Directors assigned the following objectives to the General Manager with regard to the variable component of remuneration:
• Sustainability target (weight 10%) measured as the average of the achievements of the sustainability targets assigned to the Executives directly under. Specifically, Executives reporting directly had been assigned related objectives (non-exhaustive list): accident reduction, circular economy, energy from renewable sources, reduction of carbon footprint, electric mobility, digitalization and dematerialization, work-life balance of employees, reduction of CO2 emissions, smart land.
At the beginning of 2019, the Board of Directors, with the support of the Remuneration and Appointments Committee, verified and certified the level of achievement of the targets indicated above (EBITDA 109.6% and Industrial Cash Flow 120.0%, Strategic Projects 119.3%, Sustainability target 116.5%) calculating the consequent % of total achievement (equal to 116.8%), with respect to which the General Manager was paid a variable remuneration of 194,667 euro.
In 2018, by way of a fixed component, Key Executives were paid a total of 1,965,000 euro/year; the total of the variable component of the remuneration totalled 639,900 euro, with respect to an average achievement of the targets assigned of 106.7%.
Governance system and organizational structure of A2A
2019 Remuneration Policy - Summary
Section 1 2019 Remuneration Policy
| (A) | (B) | (C) | (D) | (1) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surname and Name | Office | Period for which the office was covered |
End of term | Fixed compensation |
||
| from | to | |||||
| Valotti Giovanni | Chair A2A S.p.A. | 01.01.2018 | 12.31.2018 | 12.31.2019 | 263,558 (*) | |
| Director A2A S.p.A. | 01.01.2018 | 12.31.2018 | 12.31.2019 | 80,000 | ||
| Perrazzelli Alessandra | Vice Chair A2A S.p.A. | 01.01.2018 | 12.31.2018 | 12.31.2019 | 40,000 | |
| Director A2A S.p.A. | 01.01.2018 | 12.31.2018 | 12.31.2019 | 80,000 | ||
| Camerano Luca Valerio | CEO A2A S.p.A. | 01.01.2018 | 12.31.2018 | 12.31.2019 | 128,195 (*) | |
| Director A2A S.p.A. | 01.01.2018 | 12.31.2018 | 12.31.2019 | 80,000 | ||
| Brivio Giambattista | Director A2A S.p.A. | 01.01.2018 | 12.31.2018 | 12.31.2019 | 80,000 | |
| Comboni Giovanni | Director A2A S.p.A. | 01.01.2018 | 12.31.2018 | 12.31.2019 | 80,000 | |
| Corali Enrico | Director A2A S.p.A. | 01.01.2018 | 12.31.2018 | 12.31.2019 | 80,000 | |
| De Paoli Luigi | Director A2A S.p.A. | 01.01.2018 | 12.31.2018 | 12.31.2019 | 80,000 | |
| Fracassi Alessandro | Director A2A S.p.A. | 01.01.2018 | 12.31.2018 | 12.31.2019 | 80,000 | |
| Franceschetti Maria Chiara |
Director A2A S.p.A. | 01.01.2018 | 12.31.2018 | 12.31.2019 | 80,000 | |
| Giusti Gaudiana | Director A2A S.p.A. | 01.01.2018 | 12.31.2018 | 12.31.2019 | 80,000 | |
| Ravera Secondina Giulia | Director A2A S.p.A. | 01.01.2018 | 12.31.2018 | 12.31.2019 | 80,000 | |
| Rosini Norberto | Director A2A S.p.A. | 01.01.2018 | 12.31.2018 | 12.31.2019 | 80,000 | |
| (I) Compensation in the company drafting the Financial Statements |
1,391,754 | |||||
| (II) Compensation from Subsidiaries and Associates |
||||||
| (III) TOTAL | 1,391,754 |
(*) The amounts indicated include grossed up expenses. As indicated in the first section of this document, considering the type of non-employment contract of the Executive Chair and Chief Executive Officer with the Company, the Company pays and exclusively undertakes pension contributions in separate management.
| (A) | (B) | (C) | (D) | (1) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surname and Name | Office | Period for which the office was covered |
End of term | Fixed compensation |
||
| from | to | |||||
| Sarubbi Giacinto Gaetano Chair | 01.01.2018 | 12.31.2018 | 12.31.2019 | 130,000 | ||
| Lombardi Maurizio Leonardo |
Standing Auditor | 01.01.2018 | 12.31.2018 | 12.31.2019 | 80,000 | |
| Segala Chiara | Standing Auditor | 01.01.2018 | 12.31.2018 | 12.31.2019 | 80,000 | |
| (I) Compensation in the company drafting the Financial Statements |
290,000 | |||||
| (II) Compensation from Subsidiaries and Associates |
||||||
| (III) TOTAL | 290,000 |
Governance system and organizational structure of A2A
2019 Remuneration Policy - Summary
Section 1 2019 Remuneration Policy
| (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) (6) |
(7) | (8) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compensation for participation |
Non-equity variable compensation |
Non-monetary benefits |
Other TOTAL remuneration |
Fair value of equity |
Indemnity for end of term or |
|
| in Committees (**) |
Bonuses and other incentives |
Participation in the profits |
compensation | termination of employment |
||
| 8,126 | 271,685 | |||||
| 20,000 (1) | 100,000 | |||||
| 334 | 40,334 | |||||
| 20,000 (2) | 100,000 | |||||
| 78,000 | 7,729 | 213,924 | ||||
| 80,000 | ||||||
| 19,000 (3) | 334 | 99,334 | ||||
| 20,000 (4) | 334 | 100,334 | ||||
| 20,000 (5) | 334 | 100,334 | ||||
| 30,000 (6) | 334 | 110,334 | ||||
| 19,000 (7) | 334 | 99,334 | ||||
| 19,000 (8) | 334 | 99,334 | ||||
| 20,000 (9) | 334 | 100,334 | ||||
| 19,000 (10) | 334 | 99,334 | ||||
| 19,000 (11) | 334 | 99,334 | ||||
| 225,000 | 78,000 | 19,199 | 1,713,953 | |||
| 225,000 | 78,000 | 19,199 | 1,713,953 |
| (A) (B) (C) (D) (1) |
(2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period for which the office End of term Fixed Surname and Name Office was covered compensation |
Compensation for participation |
Non-equity variable compensation |
Non-monetary benefits |
Other remuneration |
TOTAL | Fair value of equity |
Indemnity for end of term or |
|
| from to |
in Committees (**) |
Bonuses and other incentives |
Participation in the profits |
compensation | termination of employment |
|||
| Sarubbi Giacinto Gaetano Chair 01.01.2018 12.31.2018 12.31.2019 130,000 |
424 | 130,424 | ||||||
| Lombardi Standing Auditor 01.01.2018 12.31.2018 12.31.2019 80,000 Maurizio Leonardo |
334 | 80,334 | ||||||
| Segala Chiara Standing Auditor 01.01.2018 12.31.2018 12.31.2019 80,000 |
334 | 80,334 | ||||||
| (I) Compensation in the company drafting the 290,000 Financial Statements |
1,092 | - | 291,092 | |||||
| (II) Compensation from Subsidiaries and Associates |
||||||||
| (III) TOTAL 290,000 |
1,092 | - | 291,092 |
| (A) | (B) | (C) | (D) | (1) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surname and Name | Office | Period for which the office was covered |
End of term | Fixed compensation |
|
| from | to | ||||
| Luca Valerio Camerano | General Manager | 01.01.2018 | 12.31.2018 | 500,000 | |
| (I) Compensation in the company drafting the Financial Statements |
500,000 | ||||
| (II) Compensation from Subsidiaries and Associates |
|||||
| (III) TOTAL | 500,000 |
| (A) | (B) | (C) | (D) | (1) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surname and Name | Office | Period for which the office was covered |
End of term | Fixed compensation |
|
| from to |
|||||
| Key Executives (8 holders) |
1,965,000 |
| (1) Of which: COMMITTEE FOR TERRITORY AND SUSTAINABILITY (Chair) |
20,000 |
|---|---|
| (2) Of which: REMUNERATION AND APPOINTMENTS COMMITTEE (Chair) |
20,000 |
| (3) Of which: COMMITTEE FOR TERRITORY AND SUSTAINABILITY (Member) |
19,000 |
| (4) Of which: CONTROL AND RISKS COMMITTEE (Member) |
20,000 |
| (5) Of which: CONTROL AND RISKS COMMITTEE (Member) |
20,000 |
| (6) Of which: CONTROL AND RISKS COMMITTEE (Chair) |
30,000 |
| (7) Of which: COMMITTEE FOR TERRITORY AND SUSTAINABILITY (Member) |
19,000 |
| (8) Of which: COMMITTEE FOR TERRITORY AND SUSTAINABILITY (Member) |
19,000 |
| (9) Of which: CONTROL AND RISKS COMMITTEE (Member) |
20,000 |
| (10) Of which: REMUNERATION AND APPOINTMENTS COMMITTEE (Member) |
19,000 |
| (11) Of which: REMUNERATION AND APPOINTMENTS COMMITTEE (Member) |
19,000 |
| (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-equity variable compensation |
Non-monetary benefits |
Other remuneration |
TOTAL | Fair value of equity compensation |
Indemnity for end of term or termination of |
|||
| Participation in the profits |
employment | |||||||
| - | 694,667 | |||||||
| - | - | 694,667 | ||||||
| - | - | 694,667 |
| (B) (C) (D) (1) |
(2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period for which the office End of term Fixed Surname and Name Office was covered compensation from to |
Compensation for participation in Committees (**) |
Bonuses and other incentives |
Non-equity variable compensation Participation in the profits |
Non-monetary benefits |
Other remuneration |
TOTAL | Fair value of equity compensation |
Indemnity for end of term or termination of employment |
| 1,965,000 | 674,900 | 71,110 | 2,711,010 |
Governance system and organizational structure
Remuneration Policy - Summary
Section 1 Remuneration Policy
| (A) | (B) | (1) | (2) | (4) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Office | Plan | Bonuses in the year | Bonuses in previous years | Other | |||||
| (A) Payable / Paid |
(B) Deferred |
(C) Deferral period |
(A) No longer payable |
(B) Payable / Paid |
(C) Deferred |
Bonuses | |||
| Camerano Luca Valerio Chief Executive | Officer | ||||||||
| (I) Compensation in the company drafting the Financial Statements |
Plan STI 2018 | 78,000 | |||||||
| (II) Compensation from Subsidiaries and Associates |
|||||||||
| (III) TOTAL | 78,000 | ||||||||
| Camerano Luca Valerio General Manager | |||||||||
| (I) Compensation in the company drafting the Financial Statements |
Plan STI 2018 | 194,667 | |||||||
| (II) Compensation from Subsidiaries and Associates |
|||||||||
| (III) TOTAL | 194,667 | ||||||||
| Key Executives | |||||||||
| (I) Compensation in the company drafting the Financial Statements |
Plan STI 2018 | 639,900 | |||||||
| (II) Compensation from Subsidiaries and Associates |
|||||||||
| (III) TOTAL | 639,900 | ||||||||
| TOTAL | 912,567 |
The following tables outline the shareholdings of all parties that in 2018 held, even for a fraction of the year, offices as members of the Management and Control Bodies, General Manager or Key Executive.
| Surname and Name | Office | Investee Company |
Number of shares held at the end of 2017 (or at the date of appointment) |
Number of shares purchased in 2018 |
Number of shares sold in 2018 |
Number of shares held at the end of 2018 (or at the date of termination of the office if before) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franceschetti Maria Chiara |
Director of the Board |
A2A S.p.A. | 1,000 | = | = | 1,000 |
| Number of Key Executives | Investee Company |
Number of shares held at the end of 2017 (or at the date of appointment) |
Number of shares purchased in 2018 |
Number of shares sold in 2018 |
Number of shares held at the end of 2018 (or at the date of termination of the office if before) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 holders | A2A S.p.A. | 2,000 | = | = | 2,000 |
Governance system and organizational structure of A2A
2019 Remuneration Policy - Summary
Section 1 2019 Remuneration Policy
of the 2018 Remuneration Policy
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