Remuneration Information • Apr 6, 2017
Remuneration Information
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Shareholders' AGM of April 27, 2017
POINT 2 OF THE AGENDA:
Remuneration report in accordance with article 123-ter of the consolidated Finance Act. Resolutions thereon.
This Report, prepared in accordance with Article 123-ter of the CFA and Article 84 of the Issuers' Regulation, illustrating the Remuneration Policy of the company, was approved on March 22, 2017 by the Board of Directors of the company, with the expression of a favourable opinion by the Remuneration Committee and having consulted with the Board of Statutory Auditors.
The Remuneration Report was prepared in accordance with the template established by the Issuers' Regulation and comprises two sections:
The Board of Directors and the Board of Statutory Auditors in office were appointed by the Shareholders' AGM of April 28, 2016 and at the date of this report comprised:
| Office held on the Committees | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name and Surname | Office held on the Board | Remuneration Committee |
Control and Risks Committee |
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| Marco Boglione | Chairman | ||||||
| Daniela Ovazza | Non-executive Vice Chairman | Member | |||||
| Franco Spalla | Non-executive Vice Chairman | ||||||
| Giovanni Crespi | Chief Executive Officer | ||||||
| Paola Bruschi | Director | ||||||
| Paolo Cafasso | Director | ||||||
| Elisa Corghi | Independent and non-executive director |
Member (from February 15, 2017) |
Member | ||||
| Alessandro Gabetti | Non-Executive Director | ||||||
| Renate Hendlmeier | Independent and non-executive director |
Member | Chairman | ||||
| Adriano Marconetto | Independent and non-executive director |
Member | Member | ||||
| Carlo Pavesio | Non-Executive Director | Chairman | |||||
| Elisabetta Rolando | Director |
The Board of Directors has not identified, at the company or the Group, Senior Executives who are not also members of the Board of Directors of BasicNet.
| Name and Surname | Office held on the Board |
|---|---|
| Maria Francesca Talamonti | Chairman |
| Carola Alberti | Statutory Auditor |
| Massimo Boidi | Statutory Auditor |
| Giulia De Martino | Alternate Auditor |
| Fabio Pasquini | Alternate Auditor |
The Remuneration Policy, outlined at Section I of this Report, was submitted for the consultative vote of the Shareholders' AGM called, for among other matters, the approval of the 2016 Annual Accounts, in single call for April 27, 2017. In accordance with Article 123-ter, paragraph 6 of the Consolidated Finance Act, the Shareholders' AGM in fact must express a non-binding opinion (in favour or against) concerning the first section of the Remuneration Report.
This document is available for consultation, at the registered office, on the company website www.basicnet.com, 2017 Shareholders' AGM section, in addition to the centralised authorised storage mechanism , .
a. Boards or parties involved in the preparation and approval of the remuneration policy, specifying the respective roles, in addition to the Boards or parties responsible for the correct implementation of the policy.
The bodies involved in the preparation, approval and implementation of the remuneration policy are the following:
The Remuneration Committee currently in office comprises the Non-Executive Directors Carlo Pavesio – Chairman, and Daniela Ovazza, and the Non-executive and Independent Directors Elisa Corghi, Renate Hendlmeier and Adriano Marconetto. The Committee was appointed at the Board meeting of April 28, 2016. At the meeting of February 15, 2017, the Board of Directors called the non-executive and independent Director Elisa Corghi to sit on the Committee.
The Board, on appointment, considered that the knowledge and experience of the Independent Directors and the Non-Executive Directors called to sit on the Committee guarantees its independence and proper functioning.
The Committee meets on the call of the Chairman, where considered opportune or where requested by the Executive Directors or the Board of Statutory Auditors. The work of the Committee is overseen and coordinated by the Chairman.
The Remuneration Committee may access the necessary information and departments for the discharge of their duties.
The proposals of the Remuneration Committee are fully reported in the minutes of the Board of Directors meetings at which they are drawn up and are reported in the minutes' book of the Remuneration Committee.
The Executives Directors do not take part in the Committee's meetings.
The Remuneration Committee presents proposals or expresses opinions to the Board of Directors on the remuneration of Executive Directors and other Senior Directors, in addition to any proposals on the allocation of an additional remuneration component, as better defined in letter e below.
No independent experts were utilised in the preparation of the remuneration policy.
The remuneration policy of BasicNet S.p.A. seeks to attract, maintain and motivate individuals with the professional qualities and capacities required by the Company and the Group. The remuneration of Executive Directors and Senior Executives is structured in such a manner so as to provide an incentive towards improving company performance, through the satisfaction and motivation of personnel.
The remuneration structure establishes:
In addition to the fixed component, a number of benefits may be conferred, such as, for example purposes, life or health insurance policies for Directors and/or the allocation of a motor vehicle, also for private use. In addition, the Chairman of BasicNet S.p.A., for the duration of mandate, is granted use of a property located within the "BasicVillage" called "Foresteria – loft People on the move."
The Group has not introduced remuneration plans based on an evaluation of the performance objectives or on financial instruments of any type.
There are no contractual clauses which permit the company to request the repayment, in full or in part, of the variable component of the remuneration paid, determined on the basis of figures which subsequently are manifestly erroneous, also in view of that reported at point e) above.
The Group has not introduced remuneration plans based on an evaluation of the performance objectives or on financial instruments of any type.
The remuneration structure, based on a fixed component which represents a sufficiently high percentage of total remuneration, seeks to encourage conduct which promotes the development of medium/longterm results and operations.
This is not applicable to the Group remuneration policies.
l. Clauses for the maintenance in portfolio of financial instruments after their acquisition: maintenance periods and criteria utilised for the establishment of this period.
This is not applicable to the Group remuneration policies.
The Board, on the indication of the Shareholders' AGM, establishes the amount of post-employment benefits through an annual allocation, also provided through a leading insurance company, on behalf of the Company, of an insurance policy, related to an annual constant premium of an amount equalling the amount of the post-employment benefit, in favour of the Chairman or other Executive Directors.
The Board may approve an indemnity in the case of the advanced conclusion of mandate to the Chairman or other Executive Directors.
The Board of Directors may sign non-competition agreements with Executive Directors for a period subsequent to the conclusion of mandate, establishing a fee for this commitment. There is no link between such benefits and the Company performance.
Insurance coverage, social security or pension payments, other than the obligatory payments, are not provided for, with the exception of any benefits represented by life or health policies for a number of Executive Directors.
The remuneration of the Board of Directors is established by the Shareholders' AGM and is allocated equally among Directors.
Non-executive Directors and Independent Directors called to the Control and Risks Committee and the Remuneration Committee are allocated, on the approval of the Board of Directors and with the favourable opinion of the Board of Statutory Auditors, a fixed annual fee based on the commitment required.
Directors assigned particular roles or responsibilities (Chairman of the Board of Directors, Chief Executive Officer, Executive Directors) are allocated a remuneration, on the proposal of the Remuneration Committee, based on a motion of the Board of Directors, with the favourable opinion of the Board of Statutory Auditors. This remuneration takes account of any employee-based component, in addition to remuneration concerning offices held in subsidiary companies.
For the setting of the remuneration policy, BasicNet did not refer to the remuneration policies of other companies.
The items comprising the remuneration of Directors, Corporate Boards and Senior Management of the Company is outlined below. The structure of the Group does not incorporate General Managers or Senior Executives who are not members of the Board of Directors of BasicNet S.p.A. or the Chairman of BasicItalia S.p.A..
The remuneration structure of the members of the Board of Directors of BasicNet S.p.A., in office at the date of the Report, provides for:
for all Directors: an annual fee of Euro 20 thousand, approved by the Shareholders' AGM of April 28, 2016;
for Senior Directors, including the Executive Officer for Financial Reporting and the Director in charge of the Internal Control System: a fixed fee approved, as per Article 2389 of the Civil Code, by the Board of Directors on the proposal of the Remuneration Committee, having consulted with the Board of Statutory Auditors, at the meeting of May 13, 2016.
This remuneration was established taking account also that the Non-Executive Vice Chairman Franco Spalla and the Executive Directors Paola Bruschi, Paolo Cafasso and Elisabetta Rolando are also Executives of BasicNet S.p.A. and hold positions on the Board of Directors of other subsidiaries;
Each member of the Remuneration Committee and the Control and Risks Committee receives a fixed fee of Euro 5 thousand gross annually, determined at the Board of Directors' meeting of May 13, 2016;
For 2016, no bonuses or other incentives were granted to the Executive Directors.
At the meeting of March 18, 2016, the Board of Directors, having reviewed the proposal of the Remuneration Committee in view of the results presented for 2015, having heard the Independent Director Renate Hendlmeier and with the favourable opinion of the Board of Statutory Auditors, approved the payment of a one-off tantum bonus to the executive directors, both in relation to BasicNet S.p.A. and the subsidiary BasicItalia S.p.A.. These amounts for 2015 were reported in the 2015 Remuneration Report.
In the Board meeting May 13, 2016, on the proposal of the Remuneration Committee and with the favourable opinion of the Board of Statutory Auditors, the following non-monetary benefits were awarded:
The Board of Directors on May 13, 2016, as approved by the Shareholders' AGM of April 28, 2016, on appointment also approved, on the proposal of the Remuneration Committee and with the favourable opinion of the Board of Statutory Auditors:
The Board of Directors, in the meeting of May 13, 2016, and on the proposal of the Remuneration Committee, and with the favourable opinion of the Board of Statutory Auditors, decided that on conclusion of office or of the duties conferred for just cause or revocation without just cause, the following is allocated:
The Board of Directors of the company, at the meeting of April 28, 2016, subsequent to the appointment of the Executive Boards and the granting of relative powers, noting the lapsing of the duties and powers granted to the current Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors Franco Spalla, allocated under previous mandates, as the Chief Executive Officer of the company, implemented the motion undertaken at the meeting of April 29, 2013, on the basis of which, against the obligation of the then Chief Executive Officer Franco Spalla to abstain from carrying out, directly or indirectly, activities in competition with the company or the BasicNet Group, throughout the European Union for a period of three years from conclusion of the office of Director or the substantial reduction of the duties conferred to him, or a change of role - except in the case of termination of mandate or employment for just cause from the time of the latter of these events if not contemporaneous, that the company would pay in three equal annual instalments, the first of which on the verification of any of the events listed above and the two successive instalments on any anniversary of this date, an amount of Euro 1.5 million.
In consideration of the significant payment which would have been required under execution of this agreement, it was proposed to Mr. Spalla, who accepted, to amend the payment maturities on the basis of six years, rather than three, to be paid by May 10 of each year from May 2016. On the basis of the non-competition agreement, which became executive, in the case of his passing, any residual instalments should be paid to the heirs of Mr. Franco Spalla. This risk is covered by a specific insurance policy with BasicNet S.p.A. as the beneficiary.
The following table breaks down the remuneration of Directors, Statutory Auditors, General Managers and, at an aggregate level, other Senior Management. Separate indication is provided of remuneration received from subsidiaries and/or associated companies. All parties which during the year have held the above offices are included, even if for a portion of the year. Remuneration concerns that accrued in the year. Post-employment indemnity is indicated for the period in which it matured, even if not paid, for those concluding employment during the year or for those reaching the end of mandate and/or contract.
| Description of office | Fixed Remuneration | Non‐equity variable remuneration |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emoluments | ||||||||||||||
| approved by | Remuneration | Remuneration | Bonuses | Non‐ | Non‐ | |||||||||
| Period of | Shareholders' | as per ex Art. | for committee | and other | Profit | monetary | Other | Post‐employment | competition | |||||
| Name and Surname | Office held | office | Concl. of office | AGM | 2389 CC | Employee | participation | incentives | sharing | benefits | remuneration | Total | benefits | agreement |
| Directors | ||||||||||||||
| Marco | 01/01/2016‐ | a pprov. 2018 | ||||||||||||
| Boglione (1) | Chai rma n | 31/12/2016 | a ccounts | |||||||||||
| (I) Remuneration from company preparing the accounts | 20.000 876.000 | 107.065 500.000 1.503.065 1.500.000 | ||||||||||||
| (II) Remuneration from subsidiaries and associates Total |
20.000 876.000 | 107.065 500.000 1.503.065 1.500.000 | ||||||||||||
| Daniela | 01/01/2016‐ | a pprov. 2018 | ||||||||||||
| Ovazza (*) | Vi ce Chai rman | 31/12/2016 | a ccounts | |||||||||||
| (I) Remuneration from company preparing the accounts | 20.000 | 5.000 | 25.000 | |||||||||||
| (II) Remuneration from subsidiaries and associates Total |
20.000 | 5.000 | 25.000 | |||||||||||
| Chie f Executive | 01/01/2016‐ | a pprov. 2015 | ||||||||||||
| Franco | Office r | 28/04/2016 | a ccounts | |||||||||||
| Spalla (2) | 28/04/2016‐ | a pprov. 2018 | ||||||||||||
| Vi ce Chai rman | 31/12/2016 | a ccounts | ||||||||||||
| (I) Remuneration from company preparing the accounts (II) Remuneration from subsidiaries and associates |
20.000 230.000 54.910 | 13.514 33.333 351.757 300.000 1.500.000 | ||||||||||||
| Total | 20.000 230.000 54.910 | 13.514 33.333 351.757 300.000 1.500.000 | ||||||||||||
| 01/01/2016‐ | a pprov. 2015 | |||||||||||||
| Giovanni | Vi ce Chai rman | 28/04/2016 | a ccounts | |||||||||||
| Crespi (3) | Chie f Executive | 28/04/2016‐ | a pprov. 2018 | |||||||||||
| Office r | 31/12/2016 | a ccounts | ||||||||||||
| (I) Remuneration from company preparing the accounts | 20.000 395.000 | 415.000 | ||||||||||||
| (II) Remuneration from subsidiaries and associates | ||||||||||||||
| Total Paola |
28/04/2016‐ | a pprov. 2018 | 20.000 395.000 | 415.000 | ||||||||||
| Bruschi (4) | Di rector | 31/12/2016 | a ccounts | |||||||||||
| (I) Remuneration from company preparing the accounts | 13.333 3.333 140.904 | 157.571 | ||||||||||||
| (II) Remuneration from subsidiaries and associates | 1.333 1.333 | |||||||||||||
| Total | 13.333 3.333 140.904 | 1.333 158.904 | ||||||||||||
| Paolo Cafasso (5) |
Di rector | 01/01/2016‐ 31/12/2016 |
a pprov. 2018 a ccounts |
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| (I) Remuneration from company preparing the accounts | 20.000 35.000 89.237 | 144.237 | ||||||||||||
| (II) Remuneration from subsidiaries and associates | 70.000 | 70.000 | ||||||||||||
| Total | 20.000 105.000 89.237 | 214.237 | ||||||||||||
| Elisa | Independent | 28/04/2016‐ | a pprov. 2018 | |||||||||||
| Corghi (**) (I) Remuneration from company preparing the accounts |
Di rector | 31/12/2016 | a ccounts | 13.333 | 3.333 | 16.667 | ||||||||
| (II) Remuneration from subsidiaries and associates | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 13.333 | 3.333 | 16.667 | |||||||||||
| Alessandro | 01/01/2016‐ | a pprov. 2018 | ||||||||||||
| Gabetti (***) (I) Remuneration from company preparing the accounts |
Di rector | 31/12/2016 | a ccounts | 20.000 | 1.667 | 21.667 | ||||||||
| (II) Remuneration from subsidiaries and associates | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 20.000 | 1.667 | 21.667 | |||||||||||
| Renate | Independent | 01/01/2016‐ | a pprov. 2018 | |||||||||||
| Hendlmeier (****) | Di rector | 31/12/2016 | a ccounts | |||||||||||
| (I) Remuneration from company preparing the accounts | 20.000 | 8.333 | 28.333 | |||||||||||
| (II) Remuneration from subsidiaries and associates Total |
20.000 | 8.333 | 28.333 | |||||||||||
| Adriano | Independent | 01/01/2016‐ | a pprov. 2018 | |||||||||||
| Marconetto (*) | Di rector | 31/12/2016 | a ccounts | |||||||||||
| (I) Remuneration from company preparing the accounts | 20.000 | 10.000 | 30.000 | |||||||||||
| (II) Remuneration from subsidiaries and associates | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 20.000 | 10.000 | 30.000 | |||||||||||
| Carlo Pavesio(**) |
Di rector | 01/01/2016‐ | a pprov. 2018 | |||||||||||
| (I) Remuneration from company preparing the accounts | 31/12/2016 | a ccounts | 20.000 | 5.000 | 25.000 | |||||||||
| (II) Remuneration from subsidiaries and associates | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 20.000 | 5.000 | 25.000 | |||||||||||
| Elisabetta | 01/01/2016‐ | a pprov. 2018 | ||||||||||||
| Rolando (6) | Di rector | 31/12/2016 | a ccounts | |||||||||||
| (I) Remuneration from company preparing the accounts | 20.000 | 80.657 | 100.657 | |||||||||||
| (II) Remuneration from subsidiaries and associates Total |
120.000 140.000 |
80.657 | 120.000 220.657 |
NOTE: on April 28, 2016, the Shareholders' AGM appointed the Corporate boards. A comment upon the amounts reported in the Table also in light of the new appointments to the Board follows.
(1): the remuneration for the office of Chairman has remained unchanged as Euro 876 thousand annually (same as previous mandate). "Non-monetary benefits" relate to a "term-life constant capital" life policy for an insured capital amount of Euro 1.5 million and for Euro 22,065 thousand the use of the residential unit located at the "BasicVillage" called "Foresteria – Loft People on the move" and the relative expenses, of a normal value of Euro 85 thousand annually.
"Other remuneration" relates to the annual allocation of Post-employment benefits.
The "post-employment benefit" column reports the post-employment benefits received in 2016 due to the conclusion of mandate as Chairman of the Board of Directors with the approval of the 2015 Annual Accounts.
(2): Non-executive Vice Chairman, with responsibility for corporate operations, Chief Executive Officer under the previous mandate concluding on April 28, 2016.
The remuneration for office takes account of the competences required for each office and therefore: Euro 150 thousand as Chief Executive Officer until the Shareholders' AGM for approval of the 2015 Annual Accounts (Euro 450 thousand annually for the office under BoD motion of April 29, 2013) and Euro 80 thousand for the new office of Vice Chairman (amount calculated on the Euro 120 thousand annually under the BoD motion of May 13, 2016).
The non-monetary benefits refer to a "term-life constant capital" life policy for an insured capital amount of Euro 1 million; the other remuneration refers to the annual allocation of Post-employment benefits devolving until April 28, 2016 as Chief Executive Officer of the company.
The "post-employment benefit" column reports the post-employment benefits received in 2016 due to the conclusion of mandate as Chief Executive Officer with the approval of the 2015 Annual Accounts, for a total of Euro 300 thousand. The amount for the noncompetition commitment for Euro 1.5 million is also highlighted (for the duration of the commitment and the payment means, reference should be made to pages 12 and 13 of this Report).
(3): Chief Executive Officer, Vice Chairman under the previous mandate concluding on April 28, 2016. The remuneration for office takes account of the competences required in relation to each mandate and therefore Euro 95 thousand as Vice Chairman (as allocated by the Board of Directors on October 23, 2015) and Euro 300 thousand (Euro 450 thousand annually for the office as per BoD motion of May 13, 2016).
| Non‐equity variable | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description of office | Fixed Remuneration | remuneration | ||||||||||||
| Emoluments | ||||||||||||||
| approved by | Remuneration | Remuneration | Bonuses | Non‐ | Non‐ | |||||||||
| Period of | Shareholders' | as per ex Art. | for committee | and other | Profit | monetary | Other | Post‐employment | competition | |||||
| Name and Surname | Office held | office | Concl. of office | AGM | 2389 CC | Employee | participation | incentives | sharing | benefits | remuneration | Total | benefits | agreement |
| Statutory Auditors | ||||||||||||||
| Maria Francesca | 28/04/2016‐ | approv. 2018 | ||||||||||||
| Talamonti | Chai rman | 31/12/2016 | accounts | |||||||||||
| (I) Remuneration from company preparing the accounts | 24.000 | 24.000 | ||||||||||||
| (II) Remuneration from subsidiaries and associates | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 24.000 | 24.000 | ||||||||||||
| Sta tutory | 01/01/2016‐ | approv. 2018 | ||||||||||||
| Carola Alberti (7) | Audi tor | 31/12/2016 | accounts | |||||||||||
| (I) Remuneration from company preparing the accounts | 24.000 | 24.000 | ||||||||||||
| (II) Remuneration from subsidiaries and associates | 8.200 | 8.200 | ||||||||||||
| Total | 32.200 | 32.200 | ||||||||||||
| 01/01/2016‐ | approv. 2015 | |||||||||||||
| Chai rman | 28/04/2016 | accounts | ||||||||||||
| Massimo Boidi (8) | Sta tutory | 28/04/2016‐ | approv. 2018 | |||||||||||
| Audi tor | 31/12/2016 | accounts | ||||||||||||
| (I) Remuneration from company preparing the accounts | 28.000 | 28.000 | ||||||||||||
| (II) Remuneration from subsidiaries and associates | 23.533 | 23.533 | ||||||||||||
| Total | 51.533 | 51.533 | ||||||||||||
| Sta tutory | 01/01/2016‐ | approv. 2015 | ||||||||||||
| Maurizio Ferrero (9) | Audi tor | 28/04/2016 | accounts | |||||||||||
| (I) Remuneration from company preparing the accounts | 8.000 | 8.000 | ||||||||||||
| (II) Remuneration from subsidiaries and associates | 10.800 | 10.800 | ||||||||||||
| Total | 18.800 | 18.800 |
NOTE: on April 28, 2016, the Shareholders' AGM appointed the Corporate boards. A comment upon the amounts reported in the Table also in light of the new composition of the Board of Statutory Auditors follows.
| Nome e cognome | Carica | Società partecipata | Numero azioni possedute alla fine del 2016 |
Numero azioni acquistate |
Numero azioni vendute |
Numero azioni possedute alla fine del 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marco BOGLIONE(*) | Presidente | BasicNet | 22.383.334 | 230.835 | 22.614.169 | |
| Giovanni CRESPI | Consigliere | BasicNet | 28.200 | 30.000 | 58.200 | |
| Alessandro GABETTI (**) | Consigliere | BasicNet | 796.350 | 796.350 | ||
| Renate HENDLMEIER | Consigliere | BasicNet | 2.000 | 2.000 | ||
| Carlo PAVESIO | Consigliere | BasicNet | 100.000 | 100.000 |
(*) 22,302,501 shares held through the subsidiary BasicWorld S.r.l. and 311,668 held directly (**) 225,000 held by spouse
Given that, in accordance with Article 123-ter, paragraph 6 of the Consolidated Finance Act, the Shareholders' Meeting must express a non-binding opinion (in favour or against) concerning the first section of the Remuneration Report, we propose a favourable vote on "Section I", adopting the following motion:
The Shareholders' AGM,
to approve "Section I" of the Remuneration Report".
Marco Daniele Boglione
Turin, March 22, 2017
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