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Approved by the Board of Directors on March 11, 2019
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| Letter from the Chairman of the Compensation and Nomination Committee Foreword Overview 2019 Remuneration Policy 2018 Remuneration Report - Results of vote held at Shareholders' Meeting Pay-mix |
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| Section I - 2019 Remuneration Policy | 8 |
| Governance of the remuneration process | 8 |
| Bodies and persons involved | 8 |
| Saipem Compensation and Nomination Committee | 8 |
| 2019 Remuneration Policy approval process | 11 |
| Aims and general principles of the Remuneration Policy | 12 |
| Aims | 12 |
| General principles | 12 |
| 2019 Remuneration Policy Guidelines | 13 |
| Chairman of the Board of Directors and non-executive Directors | 14 |
| Chief Executive Officer-CEO | 15 |
| Senior Managers with strategic responsibilities | 18 |
| Section II - Compensation and other information Implementation of 2018 remuneration policies Fixed compensation Compensation for service on Board Committees Variable incentives Benefits Accessory remuneration instruments |
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| Compensation paid in 2018 | 24 |
| Table 1 - Compensation paid to Directors, Statutory Auditors and other Senior Managers with strategic responsibilities |
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| Table 3A - Incentive plans based on financial instruments other than stock options payable to Directors and other Senior Managers with strategic responsibilities |
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| Table 3B - Monetary incentive plan for Directors and other Senior Managers with strategic responsibilities |
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| Shares held | 28 |
| Table 4 - Shares held by Directors and other Senior Managers with strategic responsibilities | |
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| Annex pursuant to Article 84-bis of the Consob Issuers Regulation - Implementation for 2016 of the Share-based Long-Term Variable Incentive Plan 2016-2018 (LTI) |
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Paolo Fumagalli
Dear Shareholders,
As Chairman of the Compensation and Nomination Committee, I am pleased to present Saipem's 2019 Remuneration Report. Following the most recent renewal of company boards and committees, the current members of the Compensation and Nomination Committee are the Directors Federico Ferro-Luzzi and Paul Schapira. The 2019 Remuneration Policy drawn up by them and submitted for approval to the Board of Directors intends to pursue the primary goal of creating value for the shareholders in the medium and long term, while at the same time motivating, holding and attracting high profile professional and managerial personnel. This document provides an important opportunity for open and transparent communication to the shareholders and stakeholders on the remuneration policies adopted, highlighting their consistency with Saipem's business strategy.
The most significant new element this year is represented by the revised version of the Share-based Long-term Variable Incentive Plan (LTI) developed for all managerial resources, implementation of which is subject to the approval of the Shareholders' Meeting scheduled for April 30, 2019.
The new version of the 2019-2021 LTI Plan, which continues the action of improvement of the existing variable incentive systems, intends to pursue and strengthen the alignment between the creation of value for the shareholders and business performance with a view to balancing the stakeholders' prospects and expectations and Saipem's results in the medium-long term.
Particular attention has been given to the definition of the performance indicators and the definition of the targets and parameters for their assessment, with a view to strengthening their solidity and creating value for the shareholders.
In 2018, following the renewal of company boards and committees, the Committee also developed a proposal for a new compensation policy for top management for the 2018-2021 mandate. The proposals were made with a view to rendering compensation more competitive with respect to the reference market, though below the market median, providing for an increase of total compensation.
The proposed 2019 Remuneration Policy Guidelines, developed in the light of the new challenges that the market requires the company to face, were approved by the Board of Directors on March 11, 2019, and are illustrated in Section I of this Report. We are sincerely grateful to the Chairman and members of the previous Committee for their preparatory work undertaken early in the year. We hope that the choices we have made will meet with positive feedback and will be understood and appreciated, and we thank you in advance on behalf of the other members of the Committee, for the support you decide to give to the Remuneration Policy programmed for 2019.
March 11, 2019
The Chairman of the Compensation and Nomination Committee
This Saipem Remuneration Report (hereafter, the 'Report') was approved by the Board of Directors on March 11, 2019, on a proposal of the Compensation and Nomination Committee, consisting entirely of nonexecutive and independent Directors, and was drafted and defined in accordance with the current legislative and regulatory obligations: Article 123-ter of Legislative Decree No. 58 of February 24, 1998, adopted in the Italian Consolidated Law on Finance (hereafter 'CLF'); Article 84-quater of the Consob Issuers Regulations (Resolution No. 11971 of May 14, 1999 and subsequent amendments and additions) and the relative Annex 3A, tables No. 7-bis and 7-ter; as well as in compliance with the recommendations of the Corporate Governance Code for listed companies promulgated by the Italian Stock Exchange (hereafter 'Corporate Governance Code'), in
the last version approved in July 2018, to which Saipem subscribes1. In keeping with the guidelines set out in the Company's Strategic Plan, the Remuneration Policy promotes alignment of the priority objective of value creation for the shareholders in the medium-long term with the interests of management.
This Report, in compliance with current legislative and regulatory obligations2, has been prepared taking into consideration analyses and further details regarding the results of the Shareholders' Meeting vote, and the feedback received from the shareholders and the main Proxy Advisors on the Saipem 2018 Report, their 2019 Policy indications, as well as the results of the engagement activities with the Proxy Advisors and the market practices of the main listed companies.
(1) For more information on the terms of Saipem's adoption of the Corporate Governance Code, please refer to the 'Governance' section of the Company's website (http://www.saipem.com) and to the document 'Corporate Governance Report and Shareholding Structure 2018'. (2) Article 123-ter of Italian Legislative Decree No. 58/1998 and Article 84-quater of the Consob Issuers Regulation (No. 11971 and subsequent amendments and additions).
This 2019 Remuneration Report defines and explains:
The two sections of the Report are preceded by a summary of the main information in order to supply the market and investors with an easy-to-read framework for understanding the key elements of the 2019 Policy. The Report also shows the shares held in the Company by the Directors, Statutory Auditors and by Senior Managers with strategic responsibilities and contains information regarding the implementation in 2018 of the 2016-2018 Share-based Long-Term Variable Incentive Plan, in accordance with provisions in current regulations4.
The Report shall be submitted to the Borsa Italiana and shall be made available to the public at the Company's registered office and posted on Saipem's website twenty-one days before the Shareholders' Meeting called to approve the 2018 financial statements and to pass a non-binding resolution in favour or against the Section I of the Report, in accordance with applicable legislation5. Information related to financial instrument-based compensation plans currently in force is available in the 'Governance' section of Saipem's website6.
The goal of Saipem's Remuneration Policy is to (i) attract, motivate and retain high profile, professional and managerial personnel, (ii) incentivise the achievement of strategic objectives and sustainable growth of the company, (iii) align the priority objective of value creation for the shareholders in the medium-long term with the interests of management, and (iv) promote the company's mission and values.
The 2019 Remuneration Policy provides, as the most significant new element with respect to 2018, for the review of the Long-Term Variable Incentive Plan established as an incentive for achievement of the strategic goals in the medium-long term, in line with the expectations of the investors.
The 2019 Remuneration Policy, illustrated in detail in Section I of this Report, prescribes the following:
(4) Article 114-bis of the Consolidated Law on Finance and Article 84-bis of the Consob Issuers Regulation.
(5) Article 123-ter, paragraph 6 of Legislative Decree No. 58/1998.
(6) At: http://www.saipem.com/sites/SAIPEM_it_IT/area/GOVERNANCE-saipem-governance.page.
(3) The term 'Senior Managers with strategic responsibilities', as defined in Article 65, paragraph 1-quater of the Consob Issuers Regulation, refers to persons with direct or indirect powers or responsibilities of planning, coordination and control of the Company. Saipem Senior Managers with strategic
responsibilities, other than Directors and Statutory Auditors, are those who sit on the Advisory Committee and, in any case, those that report directly to the Chief Executive Officer-CEO/the Chairman/the Board of Directors of Saipem SpA.
current legislation (Article 114-bis of Legislative Decree No. 58/1998 and the Consob regulation of implementation). For further information on the characteristics of the Plan please refer to the section 'Long-Term Variable Incentive Schemes' of this Report;
The table on the following page ('2019 Remuneration Policy') shows the main elements of the 2019 Guidelines approved for the remuneration of the Chief Executive Officer-CEO, as well as of Senior Managers with strategic responsibilities (SMSR).
The Shareholders' Meeting of May 3, 2018, in accordance with current legislation (Article 123-ter, paragraph 6 of Italian Legislative Decree No. 58/1998), voted on Section I of the 2018 Remuneration Report, with 96.77% of the votes in favour.
| Component | Aims and characteristics |
Conditions for implementation | Amount |
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| Fixed remuneration |
Values skills, experience and the contribution requested by the role assigned. |
Verifies compensation using benchmarks in line with the characteristics of Saipem and of the roles assigned. |
CEO: €1,045,000 annually (below the market mean). SMSR: remuneration determined on the basis of the role assigned, with possible adjustments in relation to annual reviews of competitive positioning. |
| STI - Short-Term Variable Incentives |
Promote the achievement of annual budget objectives. All managerial resources are included in the Plan. |
2019 CEO objectives: Adjusted Free Cash Flow (weight 35%); Adjusted EBITDA (weight 30%); orders to be obtained (weight 20%); HSE, Risk Management and Sustainability (weight 15%). Incentives are paid in relation to the results obtained in the previous year, and calculated on the basis of a performance scale of 70÷130 points with a minimum threshold for an incentive equal to an individual performance of 75 points. SMSR objectives: broken down on the basis of objectives assigned to top management, in relation to the area of responsibility for the role covered. Incentives paid based on the results achieved in the previous year and evaluated on a performance scale of 70÷130 points with minimum threshold to receive the incentive set at 70 points for individual performance. |
CEO Incentive levels: target set at 90% of the fixed remuneration; maximum of 117% of the fixed remuneration. SMSR Incentive levels: differentiated targets based on the role assigned; maximum of 58.5% of the fixed remuneration. |
| LTI - Long Term Variable Incentive Plan (2019-2021 Plan) |
Fosters the alignment of the shareholders' interests with the management goals and sustainability of value creation in the long term. All managerial resources are included in the Plan. |
Free assignment of ordinary shares of Saipem SpA, differentiated by level of role on reaching the following performance conditions measured at the end of the three-year period: relative TSR measured in terms of relative positioning with respect to two peer groups: Engineering & Construction (weight 35%) and Drilling (weight 15%); Adjusted Net Financial Position (weight 25%); Adjusted ROAIC (weight 25%). Three-year Vesting + Co-investment of 2 years for the CEO. Three-year Vesting + Retention Premium of 2 years for strategic resources. |
CEO incentive levels: target set at 100% of the fixed remuneration; maximum of 160% of the fixed remuneration. In addition to a further 25% of matured shares at the end of the Co-investment period. SMSR incentive levels: differentiated targets based on the role assigned up to a maximum of 65% of fixed remuneration; maximum of 104% of fixed remuneration. In addition to a further 25% of matured shares at the end of the Retention Premium period. The maximum value at the end of the vesting period shall not exceed four times the value of the shares at the moment they are assigned. |
| Benefits | These supplement the compensation package in a logic of total reward through benefits in kind, mainly of a health and social security nature. Recipients: all managerial resources. |
CEO: same benefits reserved for the entire managerial population plus repayment of Rome-Milan travel expenses once a week if made. SMSR: conditions set out in the national collective bargaining contract and in supplementary company agreements applicable to resources with managerial qualifications. |
- Supplementary pension fund; - Supplementary healthcare support; - Supplementary death and disability insurance coverage; - Company car for business and personal use. |
| Severance Payment and Minimum Term Agreement |
Severance pay to protect the company from potential competition risks. Retention and protection tools for the Group's know-how. |
CEO: all-inclusive indemnity in case of advance termination of the current mandate, except in case of dismissal for just cause and in case of resignation caused by demotion and change of control. Non-competition agreement. SMSR: Severance pay: agreed to upon consensual termination of employment; Severance Payment: cases of change of control which result in termination of employment due to resignation or dismissal and/or demotion. Non-competition agreements: activated upon termination of the employment relationship. Minimum Term Agreement to protect know-how. |
CEO: indemnity in case of advance termination of position, resignation and change of control amounting to €1,800,000; non-competition agreement amounting to €1,800,000. SMSR: Severance pay: established by the collective labour agreement and internal policies. Severance Payment: maximum of two years' fixed remuneration. Non-competition agreement: 12 months' pay for every year of the agreement. Minimum Term Agreement: 12 |
The 2019 Remuneration Policy Guidelines set pay-mixes consonant with managerial roles, with a greater weight given to the variable component (in particular the long-term component) for positions that have a greater influence on company results, as shown in the pay-mix chart shown below, which was calculated considering the monetisation of short and long-term incentives in the hypothesis of both minimum and maximum results.
months' pay for every year of the agreement.
| Risk mitigation factors | Scheduling | Page |
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| Adjustments are in line with market references from internationally recognised providers. | SMSR: annual adjustments as part of the annual salary review. |
Pages 14-15; 18 |
| Forecasts of diverse performance targets, predetermined, measurable and complementary, indicative of the company's annual performance, with forecasts of incentive gate conditions for issuing individual incentives. Definition of predetermined maximum incentive levels. Existence of a clawback mechanism that allows for the return of variable components of remuneration in cases of manifestly incorrect or maliciously altered data and violation of laws and regulations, the Code of Ethics or industry regulations. |
Payout in the year of final calculation of the total level reached relative to the annual objectives of the previous year. |
Pages 15; 18-19 |
| A range of diverse performance objectives shall be considered, which are predetermined, ex post measurable and complementary, indicative of the company's performance, and also of its ability to pursue medium- and long-term economic-financial performance and generate levels of investment yield and value creation even greater than those of the main international competitors, guaranteeing better alignment with the interests of the shareholders in the medium and long term. Postponement of delivery of a significant portion of the matured shares for two years with respect to the end of the vesting period. Definition of a maximum corresponding value of shares permanently assignable at the end of the vesting period. Existence of a clawback mechanism that allows for return of assigned shares or non-assignment of shares subject to postponement in case of data clearly erroneous or maliciously altered, and of violations of laws and regulations, the Code of Ethics or company standards. |
Allocation: annual. Vesting period: three years. Retention Premium/Co-investment period: further two years after the vesting period. |
Pages 16-17; 19-20 |
| Assignment of a car for business and personal use, subject to periodical review in case of redefinition of the role assigned. |
Pages 18; 20 | |
| Existence of penalties for violating the non-competition agreement. | May be implemented during the course of employment or upon termination of employment. |
Pages 17-18; 20 |
The Remuneration Policy for the Saipem Board of Directors is defined in accordance with legislation and company regulations and the Saipem Governance model, which defines the bodies and persons involved as the following: Shareholders Meeting, Board of Directors and Compensation and Nomination Committee.
| BODY | ROLE AND RELEVANT ACTIVITIES |
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| Shareholders' Meeting | Establishes the compensation of the members of the Board of Directors and Statutory Auditors when they are appointed and for the whole of their term of office. |
| Board of Directors | 1. Establishes the remuneration of Directors assigned with special functions (Chairman and Chief Executive Officer-CEO) and for service on Board Committees, having consulted the Statutory Auditors. 2. Defines performance targets and the approval of results for performance plans used to establish the variable remuneration of the Chief Executive Officer-CEO. 3. Approves the general criteria for the remuneration of Senior Managers with strategic responsibilities. 4. Defines the remuneration of the Internal Audit Manager in accordance with the Company's remuneration policy and having consulted the Audit and Risk Committee and the Board of Statutory Auditors. |
| Compensation and Nomination Committee |
Provides support to the Board of Directors by proposing and consulting on issues regarding compensation issues. |
13 meetings in 2018; average duration: 1 hour and 40 minutes; average rate of attendance: 100%.
The Compensation Committee, which as of February 13, 2012, was renamed the 'Compensation and Nomination Committee', was established by the Board of Directors in 1999. Committee membership and appointments, its tasks and its operating procedures are regulated by a specific set of rules, which were approved by the Board of Directors and published on the Company web site.
In accordance with the applicable legislation and the recommendations set out in the new version of the Corporate Governance Code, of three non-executive, independent directors. In line with the Corporate Governance Code (Article 6, paragraph 3) the Regulations also require that at least one member of the Committee has adequate knowledge and experience on financial and
compensation matters evaluated by the Board at the time of appointment. The Committee, as of May 3, 2018, has the following non-executive and independent Directors: Paolo Fumagalli as Chairman, Federico Ferro-Luzzi and Paul Schapira. The Corporate Human Resources Manager or, alternatively, the People Development, Recruitment and Compensation Manager, performs the role of Committee Secretary.
The Committee acts in a proposal and advisory role to the Board of Directors in line with the recommendations contained in the Corporate Governance Code (Article 6.P.4 and Article 6.P.5):
and on the quotas reserved for the least represented gender;
The Committee meets as often as necessary to perform its duties, normally on the dates scheduled on the yearly calendar of meetings approved by the Committee itself and is quorate when at least the majority of its members in office are present and decides with the absolute majority of those in attendance. The Chairman of the Committee convenes and presides over the meetings. To fulfil its duties, the Committee has the right to access the necessary company information and departments and to avail of external advisors who do not find themselves in situations that could compromise the impartiality of their opinion, within the limits of the budget approved by the Board of Directors. On a yearly basis, the Committee drafts a budget that it submits to the Board of Directors for approval.
The Chairman of the Board of Statutory Auditors, or a Statutory Auditor designated by the Chairman, may attend Committee meetings. Furthermore, other Statutory Auditors may also participate when the Board is dealing with matters for which the Board of Directors is obliged in its resolution to take account of the opinion of the Board of Statutory Auditors. At the invitation of the Committee Chairman, other parties may attend the meetings to provide information and make assessments within their field of competence in relation to individual agenda items. No Director can take part in Committee meetings where proposals are being made to
the Board of Directors concerning his/her remuneration.
The Compensation and Nomination Committee carries out its activities according to an annual programme which consists of the following phases:
short and long-term incentive plans;
In 2018, the Committee convened on a total of 13 occasions, with an average member attendance of 100%. The Chairman of the Board of Statutory Auditors or a Statutory Auditor designated by the Chairman, took part in all the meetings which were duly recorded.
The Committee, with reference to only issues of compensation, specifically focused its activities on the table in the following page. The Committee has scheduled at least nine meetings in 2019. At the date of approval of this Report, the first five meetings had already been held. These focused on: (i) an assessment of the compensation policies implemented in 2018 with a view to defining a compensation policy proposal for 2019; (ii) final accounting of the 2018 company results and the definition of performance objectives for 2019 connected to variable
incentive plans; (iii) the definition of the short-term incentives for the Chief Executive Officer-CEO and the Internal Audit Director; (iv) a review of the 2019-2021 Share-based Long-Term Variable Incentive Plan (LTI) and of the relative informative Consob document. During the following meetings, in line with the defined annual activities, the results of the 2019 AGM season will be reviewed and the Long-Term Variable Incentive Plan for the Chief Executive Officer-CEO and managerial resources will be implemented. The Committee reports regularly, through its Chairman, to the Board of Directors and the Shareholders' Meeting convened to approve the annual financial statements on the performance of its duties, in accordance with its own Regulations, the recommendations of the Corporate Governance Code and with the aim of establishing a channel for dialogue with its shareholders and investors.
| Month | Issues |
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| 1. Half-yearly Report of the Compensation and Nomination Committee (2nd semester 2017). | |
| 2. Proposal of Saipem 2018 indicator sheet. | |
| January | 3. Assessment of the implementation of the 2017 Remuneration Policy. |
| 4. Proposal of 2018 Policy Guidelines. | |
| 1. Performance Indicators for 2018 Short- and Long-term Incentive Plans. | |
| 2. Final accounting of Saipem's 2017 results. | |
| February | 3. Review of the 2018 Remuneration Report (sections I and II). |
| 4. 2016-2018 Share-based Long-Term Incentive Plan 2018: Attribution and Approval of Chief Executive Officer-CEO Regulations. | |
| 5. Proposed purchase of treasury shares at the service of the share-based long-term incentive plan. | |
| 1. Final accounting of 2017 results for purposes of the Incentive Plans. | |
| March | 2. Definition of 2018 Annual Monetary Incentive for the Chief Executive Officer-CEO. |
| 3. Final formation of 2018 performance indicators for incentive plans. | |
| 1. Review of final accounting of Saipem's 2017 results for purposes of the incentive plans. | |
| April | 2. Definition of the 2018 Annual Monetary Incentive for the Internal Audit Manager. |
| 3. Assessment of the exercise of the option right with regard to the non-competition Agreement in favour of the Chief Executive Officer-CEO. |
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| 4. Preparation of Shareholders' Meeting. | |
| 1. Induction to the Compensation and Nomination Committee. | |
| 2. Definition of compensation for the Chief Executive Officer-CEO, Chairman and Directors for their participation in the internal board meetings for the 2018-2021 mandate. |
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| 3. Update of 2018 performance indicators. | |
| May-June | 4. Compensation of the Internal Audit Manager. |
| 5. Regulations of Saipem's Compensation and Nomination Committee. | |
| 1. Half-yearly Report of the Compensation and Nomination Committee (1st semester 2018). | |
| 2. Share-based Long-Term Incentive Plan: Promise of Assignment for 2018 and approval of the relative regulations. | |
| July | 3. Presentation of post-shareholders' meeting analysis of the voting results relative to the resolution on 2018 remuneration policies. |
| 1. Analysis of the voting results of the 2018 Shareholders' Meeting season. | |
| October- | 2. Approval of the Budget of the Compensation and Nomination Committee. |
| December | 3. Proposal of 2019 indicators. |
| 4. Proposal of a new 2019-2021 Long-Term Incentive Plan. |
In accordance with its remit, the Committee defined the structure and contents of the Remuneration Policy for the purpose of preparing this Report in its meetings of February 15, February 26 and March 7, in accordance with the recent recommendations contained in the Corporate Governance Code.
In reaching its conclusions, the Committee took account of the results of periodic assessment of adequacy, overall consistency and concrete application of the 2018 Policy Guidelines, as well as the resolutions passed in relation to the remunerations by the Board of Directors and the Shareholders' Meeting.
The Saipem 2019 Remuneration Policy for the Chief Executive Officer-CEO and Senior Managers with strategic responsibilities was approved by the Board of Directors on March 11, 2019 at the proposal of the Compensation and Nomination Committee, together with this Report. In order to prepare this Report, the Committee availed itself of remuneration benchmarks prepared by the independent international consulting company Korn Ferry Hay Group for the preliminary analysis aimed at preparing the 2019 Remuneration Policy proposals. Implementation of the compensation policies defined in accordance with the guidelines provided by the Board of Directors is done by the Chief Executive Officer-CEO, with the support of the Human Resources function.
The Saipem Remuneration Policy is defined in accordance with the governance model adopted by the Company and the recommendations included in the Corporate Governance Code, with the aim of attracting and retaining highly skilled professional and managerial resources and aligning the priority objective of value creation for the shareholders in the medium-long term with the interests of management.
The Saipem Remuneration Policy contributes to the achievement of the company mission and strategy by:
In line with the above aims, the remuneration paid to the Directors and the Senior Managers with strategic responsibilities is defined in accordance with the following principles and criteria.
The compensation of non-executive Directors is commensurate with the commitment required for participating in Board Committees established according to the By-laws, with differentiation between the compensation prescribed for the Chairman compared to the members of each Committee, in consideration of the powers conferred to him, approved by the Board of Directors on May 3, 2018. Unless otherwise resolved by the Shareholders' Meeting, non-executive Directors are excluded from variable incentive schemes, including share-based incentive plans.
The remuneration structure for the Chief Executive Officer-CEO and for Senior Managers with strategic responsibilities should be a balanced mix of a fixed component commensurate with the powers and/or responsibilities assigned and a variable component with a maximum limit designed to link remuneration to targets that are actually achieved.
Overall consistency of remuneration compared with the applicable market benchmarks for similar positions or roles of a similar level of responsibility and complexity within a panel of companies comparable to Saipem, using specific benchmarks created with the support of international compensation data providers. The Senior Managers with strategic responsibilities were compared with similar positions in Italian industrial groups of comparable size to Saipem with a focus in the manufacturing, chemical, engineering and energy sectors and similar positions in the major European companies comparable to Saipem in terms of turnover and market capitalisation.
The variable remuneration of executive roles strongly influencing company results, characterised by a significant incidence of long-term incentive components through an adequate differentiation of incentives in a time frame of at least three years, in accordance with the medium-long term nature of the business pursued.
Objectives related to variable remuneration that are predetermined, measurable and complementary to each other, in order to represent the priorities for the overall performance of the Company and Divisions, in line with the Strategic Plan and with the expectations of shareholders and stakeholders, promoting a strong results-based orientation. These objectives are defined in order to ensure: (i) assessment of annual, Division and individual performance, based on a balanced score card defined in relation to the specific targets of the area of responsibility and in line with tasks assigned; (ii) definition of a Long-Term Variable Incentive Plan designed to enable an assessment of company performance both in absolute terms, with reference to the company's capacity to pursue in the medium-long term economic and financial performance, and in relative terms with respect to a peer group, for its capacity to generate levels of share performance and value creation that are superior to those of its
main international competitors and to guarantee greater alignment of shareholders' interests in the medium-long term.
Incentives linked with the variable remuneration paid following a scrupulous process of checking results actually achieved, assessing performance targets assigned net of the effects of exogenous variables, with a view to maximising the actual company performance arising from management action.
Benefits, with a preference given to pension and insurance benefits, in line with market compensation benchmarks and compliant with local regulations to supplement and enhance the compensation package, reflecting roles and responsibilities assigned.
Adoption, through a specific Regulation approved by the Board of Directors, on the proposal of the Compensation and Nomination Committee, of clawback mechanisms that make it possible to request the repetition of variable components of the compensation already paid, or not to proceed with the final allocation of the Shares at the end of the vesting period or request the return of the corresponding value of the Shares already paid or to retain the corresponding value from the compensation due to the beneficiaries, where the maturation took place based on data that was later proven to be manifestly incorrect, or return of all incentives (or Shares/corresponding value) relating to the year (or years) with reference to which a fraudulent alteration of the data used to calculate the results was ascertained in order to achieve the right to the incentive and/or the commission of serious and intentional violations of laws and/or regulations, of the Code of Ethics or of company rules which are relevant to or imply an impact within the framework of the employment contract, affecting the related fiduciary relationship, in any case without prejudice to any action permitted by the law to protect the interests of the Company.
The Regulation provides for revocation of allocating Shares or the recovery of the equivalent monetary value of the Shares or of Variable Monetary Incentives within a maximum of three years from the date of payment or award of Shares, whenever the incentives have been determined on the basis of data relating to the results and/or performance, which are subsequently revealed to be mistaken.
The Regulation also provides for the application of recovery measures within a maximum of five years from the corresponding issue or assigning for persons who are shown to be responsible for altering, due to misconduct or gross negligence, the data used to report results for assigned objectives in order to achieve the right to the incentive and/or in violation of laws and/or regulations, the Code of Ethics or company rules which are relevant to or imply an impact within the framework of the employment contract, and are of such significance as to compromise trust.
In such cases, following the outcome of audits carried out by the relevant company compliance and control functions regarding the existence of errors that impact the final results, the company must, subject to rectification of the data, review the results, and the relevant company bodies and functions must recalculate the incentives, which may lead to the possibility of total or partial recovery in relation to the results achieved and to the incentives due. Errors that do not impact the final determination of the incentive sum are to be considered of no importance.
Any additional severance indemnities and non-competition clauses, for roles featuring greater competition risks, defined within a certain amount or a certain number of years or months of remuneration, in line with the remuneration received.
The 2019 Remuneration Policy Guidelines provide, in the light of the evolution of the market scenario and new business challenges, for concentrating attention on the definition of the 2019 goals in line with the Company's Strategic Plan and on the review of the Long-Term Variable Incentive Plan for the Chief Executive Officer-CEO and for all the Senior Managers, with a view to strengthening the alignment of the shareholders' and management's interests in the medium-long term and fostering the retention of management. For the Chairman, the Chief Executive Officer-CEO and non-executive Directors, the 2019 Guidelines reflect the decisions resolved by the Board of Directors on June 28, 2018, following the renewal of the company bodies, on the basis of the Shareholders' Meeting resolutions of May 3, 2018, increased with respect to the previous mandate.
For Senior Managers with strategic responsibilities, the 2019 Guidelines confirm the structure of the compensation package envisaged in the 2018 Guidelines.
| ROLE | REMUNERATION DATA PROVIDERS | RATIONALE | BENCHMARK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman Non-executive Directors |
Willis Towers Watson | Analogous roles in Italian and European companies comparable to Saipem in terms of turnover, capitalisation and governance model. |
Italian companies Banco BPM ENEL Eni Leonardo Luxottica Poste Italiane Prysmian Salini Impregilo SNAM TIM UBI Banca |
European companies Alstom Balfour Beatty Bilfinger Colas Eiffage Hochtief Petrofac Subsea 7 Technip FMC Wood Group |
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| Chief Executive Officer-CEO |
Willis Towers Watson | Similar roles in the main Italian companies, most of them in industrial sectors, with particular reference to those pertaining to the MEF perimeter and European companies comparable to Saipem for type of business. |
Italian companies Atlantia Fincantieri Leonardo Maire Tecnimont Prysmian Salini Impregilo TIM |
European companies Alstom Balfour Beatty Bilfinger Colas Eiffage Hochtief Petrofac Subsea 7 Technip FMC Wood Group |
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| Senior Managers with strategic responsibilities |
Korn Ferry Hay Group | Similar roles in Italian industrial groups comparable in size to Saipem, with a focus on the manufacturing, chemical, engineering and energy sectors. Analogous roles in the major European companies comparable to Saipem in terms of |
turnover and market capitalisation.
| FIXED | Fixed remuneration |
|---|---|
| SHORT-TERM VARIABLE | Short-Term Variable Incentives (STI) |
| LONG-TERM VARIABLE | Share-based Long-Term Variable Incentives (LTI) |
| BENEFITS | Non-monetary benefits |
| ANCILLARY INSTRUMENT |
Severance Payment; Minimum term agreement; Non-competition agreement |
Remuneration for the Chairman of the Board of Directors and for non-executive Directors reflects the resolutions taken by the Board of Directors on June 28, 2018.
The Policy Guidelines for the Chairman of the Board of Directors reflect the resolutions passed by the Board of Directors on June 28, 2018, which defined a fixed remuneration, increased with respect to the previous mandate, of €427,500, lower than the market median, inclusive of €60,000 remuneration for the office of Director resolved by the Shareholders' Meeting of May 3, 2018, to
which is added €28,500 as compensation for the role of Chairman of the Corporate Governance Committee and Scenarios.
The Shareholders' Meeting of May 3, 2018 set the gross annual remuneration for non-executive Directors at €60,000.
An additional annual compensation will continue to be paid out (and increased over the previous mandate) to non-executive Directors for service on Board Committees. The fees, resolved by the Board of Directors on June 28, 2018 are determined as follows:
For the Chairman and non-executive Directors, no payments are provided for in the event of expiry of term of office or early termination.
There are no benefits for the Chairman and for non-executive Directors.
The Policy Guidelines for the Chief Executive Officer-CEO take into account the specific powers conferred in accordance with the Articles of Association, the instructions contained in the chapter 'Aims and general principles of the Remuneration Policy', as well as the remuneration levels and market best practices.
The fixed remuneration reflects the decisions resolved by the Board of Directors on June 28, 2018; with regard to the mandates assigned; it covers both the compensation decided by the Shareholder' Meeting for the Directors, and any compensation that might be due for participation on the Boards of Directors of subsidiaries or invested companies, and consists of an annual gross amount of €1,045,000, increased with respect to the previous mandate and below the market median. It should also be noted that no forms of extraordinary compensation are envisaged in favour of the Chief Executive Officer-CEO.
The 2019 Short-Term Variable Incentive Plan is associated with achievement of pre-set performance results for the previous year and each is measured according to a 70÷130 performance scale, in relation to the weight assigned to them (a performance below 70 points is considered zero). The threshold level of the overall performance for incentive pay-out purposes is 75 points. The Plan provides for compensation based on results achieved by Saipem in the previous year, measured on a performance scale consisting of a minimum performance level (75 points), a target performance level (100 points) and a maximum performance level (130 points), corresponding respectively to 45%, 90% and 117% of fixed remuneration. The 2019 targets resolved by the Board of
| performance vs. EXPECTED Target |
incentive (% FIXED REMUNERATION) |
|---|---|
| Minimum (75) | 45% |
| Target (100) | 90% |
| Maximum (130) | 117% |
Directors on January 15, 2019 for the 2020 Short-Term Variable Incentive Plan are in line with the business model and strategic guidelines. The structure and weight of different objectives are represented in the table below.
AdjustedFree Cash Flow (1) (weight 35%) Adjusted EBITDA (1) (weight 30%)
New contracts (weight 20%)
The new 2019-2021 Share-based Long-term Variable Incentive Plan (LTI) is intended for all the managerial resources with three annual allocations starting in October 2019. The Plan provides for the free assignment of ordinary Saipem Shares (performance Shares) subject to specific performance conditions measured at the end of the three-year reference period, after a thorough audit of the results effectively achieved by the Compensation and Nomination Committee, in support of the resolutions passed by the Board of Directors in this regard.
The Plan requires that the performance conditions be measured on the basis of the following parameters:
Total Shareholder Return (TSR) of the Saipem Share, measured on a three-year basis in terms of positioning relative to two reference peer groups consisting of major international companies operating in the same sectors as Saipem (weight 50%):
Engineering & Construction Peer Group (weight 35%): Petrofac, Tecnicas Reunidas, Technip FMC, Subsea 7 SA, Chiyoda, McDermott, Maire Tecnimont, Wood Group, JGC, Oceaneering, Sapura Energy, Worley Parson;
For the allocation of shares referred to TSR parameter, the positioning of Saipem must be at least equal to the seventh place (median) in both rankings relative to the two peer groups identified, as illustrated in the following tables.
| RANKING TSR E&C (weight 35%) |
MULTIPLIER | SHARE MATURATION |
RANKING TSR DRILLING (weight 15%) |
MULTIPLIER | SHARE MATURATION |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st place | 160% | 56% | 1st place | 160% | 24% | ||
| 2nd place | 145% | 51% | 2nd place | 145% | 22% | ||
| 3rd place | 130% | 46% | 3rd place | 130% | 20% | ||
| 4th place | 115% | 40% | 4th place | 115% | 17% | ||
| 5th place | 100% | 35% | 5th place | 100% | 15% | ||
| 6th place | 70% | 25% | 6th place | 70% | 11% | ||
| 7th place | 40% | 14% | 7th place | 40% | 6% | ||
| 8th/13th place | 0% | 0% | 8th/13th place | 0% | 0% |
medium to long-term financial performance at the end of the three-year performance period (weight 25%);
2.2. Return on Average Invested Capital Adjusted (ROAIC): objective that measures the yield of capital invested by the company at the end of the three-year performance period (weight 25%). In particular, the minimum and
maximum values are set consistently with an EBITDA range of ±10% in the three-year period 2019-2021 with respect to the objectives of the Strategic Plan.
| RESULT (R) | MULTIPLIER | SHARE MATURATION |
|---|---|---|
| R ≥ ROAIC Max | 160% | 40% |
| ROAIC TGT ≤ R ≤ ROAIC Max |
lin. interp. between 160% and 100% |
lin. interp. between 40% and25% |
| R = ROAIC TGT | 100% | 25% |
| ROAIC TGT Min ≤ R ≤ ROAIC TGT |
lin. interp. between 100% and 40% |
lin. interp. between 25% and 10% |
| R = ROAIC Min | 40% | 10% |
| R ≤ ROAIC Min | 0% | 0% |
The performance conditions operate independently of each other. This means that, in the presence of an adequate performance in at least one of the objectives, a part of the award will mature regardless of the performance achieved in the other objectives. The achievement of the maximum result level for every performance condition leads to the assignment of 160% of the Shares allocated. In the event of performances below the minimum level, for each performance condition, no Shares will be issued. For the Chief Executive Officer-CEO, the incentive levels are equal to a target value of 100% and a maximum value of 160% of the fixed remuneration; the maximum value at the end of the vesting period may not exceed four times the value of the Shares at the time of allocation.
| INCENTIVE (% FIXED REMUNERATION) |
|---|
| 40% (*) |
| 100% |
| 160% |
(*) In case of achievement of the minimum performance level for all indicators.
With goal of aligning the interests of the shareholders in the medium-long term with the sustainability of the results achieved, for the Chief Executive Officer-CEO participation in a co-investment scheme has been envisaged, in which 25% of the matured Shares cannot be transferred and/or sold for a period of 24 months from the end of the vesting period, at the end of which Saipem will assign, in addition to the Shares subject to the additional Co-investment period, one free Saipem Share for every Share invested.
All short and long-term variable incentives include a clawback clause enabling the recovery of variable remuneration components found to have been paid out in error or as the result of intentional misconduct by beneficiaries, according to the conditions, methods and terms of application described in the 'Aims and general principles of the Remuneration Policy' section of this Report (page 12).
The following payments are envisaged for the Chief Executive Officer-CEO, in line with the relevant practices and the provisions of the Recommendation of the European Commission No. 385 of April 30, 2009, and to protect the company from potential competition risks:
Any breach of the non-competition agreement will lead to non payment (or the restitution on the part of the payee, where the violation has come to Saipem's knowledge subsequent to payment), as well as the obligation to pay the damages consensually and conventionally determined in an amount equal to double the payment agreed, without prejudice to Saipem's faculty to request fulfilment of the agreement in a specific form.
The Chief Executive Officer-CEO will receive the benefits reserved for the entire managerial population (supplementary pension fund, healthcare, insurance coverage, car for business and personal use) plus repayment of Rome-Milan travel expenses once a week if made.
The fixed remuneration of Senior Managers with strategic responsibilities is set based on roles and responsibilities assigned, taking into account average levels of remuneration at other major Italian and international companies for roles of a similar level of managerial responsibility and complexity, and may be adjusted periodically in the framework of the annual salary review process which is carried out for all managers.
Taking into account the relevant context and current market trends, the 2019 Guidelines will employ selective criteria designed to ensure adequate levels of competitiveness and motivation: (i) the possibility of making adjustments to align fixed remuneration with the market median for resources that are particularly strategic for the achievement of company results, for those who have increased the perimeter of their responsibility or the level of coverage of their role, or who have highly critical skills with a high impact on business; (ii) the possibility of awarding very selective, special one-off bonus payments (up to a maximum of 25% of fixed remuneration) for excellent performances on key projects or in consideration of retention purposes.
The Short-Term Variable Incentive Plan envisages a remuneration calculated with reference to Saipem and individual performance results of the previous year and measured according to a 70÷130 performance scale (below 70 points the performance of each target is deemed to be zero), with a minimum individual incentive level of 70 points, below which no bonus is payable. The incentive level is differentiated depending on the position held at target (performance = 100) and maximum (performance = 130), at target amounting to 45% and at maximum amounting to 58.5% of the fixed remuneration. The performance objectives of Senior Managers with strategic responsibilities are calculated on the basis of the objectives assigned to top management and focus on economic-financial performance, operations, internal efficiency and sustainability (especially health and safety, environmental protection, respect for human rights and labour, stakeholder relations and risk management), as well as in relation to the manager's area of responsibility for the role covered, in accordance with the Company Performance Plan.
Senior Managers with strategic responsibilities, in line with what is defined for the Chief Executive Officer-CEO, participate in the Long-Term Variable Incentive Plan approved by the Board of Directors on March 11, 2019, subject also to the approval of the Shareholders' Meeting. The 2019-2021 Long-Term Variable Incentive Plan (LTI), which includes all managerial resources, with three annual awards beginning in October 2019, encompasses the free allocation of ordinary Saipem Shares (performance Shares) against the achievement of performance conditions, related to the business objectives (measured over the three-year vesting period), and to the performance of the Saipem Share measured at the end of the three-year period of reference. The Plan requires that the performance conditions be measured on the basis of the following parameters:
Chiyoda, McDermott, Maire Tecnimont, Wood Group, JGC, Oceaneering, Sapura Energy, Worley Parson;
For the allocation of shares referred to TSR parameter, the positioning of Saipem must be at least equal to the seventh place (median) in both rankings relative to the two peer groups identified, as illustrated in relation to the Chief Executive Officer-CEO.
The performance conditions operate independently of each other. This means that, in the presence of an adequate performance in at least one of the objectives, a part of the award will mature regardless of the performance achieved in the other objectives. The achievement of the maximum result level for every performance condition leads to the assignment of 160% of the Shares allocated. In the event of performances below the minimum level, for each performance condition, no Shares will be issued. For Senior Managers with strategic responsibilities, the incentive levels are equal to a target value of 65% and a maximum value of 104% of the fixed remuneration. The maximum value at the end of the vesting period may not exceed four times the value of the Shares at the time of allocation.
The Plan further contemplates a Retention Premium of 25% of the Shares allocated, at the end of the three-year vesting period, based on achievement of the performance conditions mentioned above. For a period of two years, the beneficiaries may not dispose of 25% of the Shares allocated and, at the end of that period, for every Share invested, Saipem will assign an additional free Share as Retention Premium. The Retention Premium aims to strengthen further the alignment of interests between management and shareholders over the medium-long term and to act as leverage for the retention of management.
The Plan includes clauses designed to encourage retention of resources whereby, in the event of termination of the employment contract by mutual consent or assignment and/or loss of control by Saipem of the Company where the beneficiary of the Plan is employed during the vesting period, the beneficiary conserves the right to the incentive, which is reduced on a pro-rata basis in relation to the time elapsed between the award of the base incentive and the occurrence of the event. In the event of unilateral termination of employment, no assignment is made.
The clawback clause is envisaged for Senior Managers with strategic responsibilities, and has the conditions, methods and terms of application described in the 'Aims and general principles of the Remuneration Policy' section on page 12 of this Report.
a) Indemnities for termination of employment.
In continuity with the remuneration policy implemented in 2018 and in accordance with the relevant collective labour agreement established at national level and supplementary agreements reached at company level for Saipem Senior Managers, Senior Managers with strategic responsibilities are granted membership of the supplementary pension fund (FOPDIRE7 or PREVINDAI8) and the Supplementary Healthcare Fund (FISDE9), death and disability insurance coverage and a company car for business and personal use.
(7) Closed pension fund operating on a defined contribution, individual account basis, www.fopdire.it.
(8) Pension fund established in the form of an association recognised with a public deed, with contribution defined as individual capitalisation. www.previndai.it. (9) Healthcare fund providing reimbursement of medical expenses for working and retired Senior Managers and their family members, www.fisde-eni.it.
This section of the report provides a description of the remuneration policies implemented in 2018 for the Chairman of the Board of Directors, Non-executive Directors, the Chief Executive Officer-CEO and Senior Managers with strategic responsibilities. Implementation of the 2018 Remuneration Policy, according to what has been verified by the Compensation and Nomination Committee on the periodic evaluation envisaged by the Corporate Governance Code, was found to be in line with the 2018 Remuneration Policy approved by the Board of Directors on March 5, 2018, according to the provisions of the resolutions taken by the Board of Directors on May 3, 2018 and June 28, 2018, regarding the remuneration of non-executive Directors participating in Board Committees and the definition of the remuneration of the Chairman and the Chief Executive Officer-CEO. Based on the evaluation expressed by the Committee, the 2018 Policy is in line with the market benchmarks.
The Chairman received compensation for the office that was below the market median and higher than that for the previous mandate, by reason of the allocations provided for by the Board of Directors on June 28, 2018. This compensation includes that for the office of Director approved by the Shareholders' Meeting on May 3, 2018. The Chairman was also paid the compensation for the post of Chairman of the Corporate Governance Committee and Scenarios. The non-executive Directors were paid the fixed remuneration, in continuity with the previous mandate, resolved by the Shareholders' Meeting on May 3, 2018. With reference to the Chief Executive Officer-CEO, the fee paid was higher than for the previous mandate and below the market median, resolved by the Board of Directors on June 28, 2018. This compensation includes the amount paid for the position of Director,
approved by the Shareholders' Meeting of May 3, 2018, in continuity with the previous mandate.
For Senior Managers with strategic responsibilities, as part of the annual salary review envisaged for all managers, in 2018 adjustments were made to the fixed remuneration for positions whose perimeter of responsibility has increased or are placed below the average market benchmarks. The sums for fixed remuneration and, as regards employment salaries, for indemnities covered under the national contract for senior managers and under supplementary company agreements, are specified in the relevant item of Table No. 1 of the chapter 'Remuneration paid in 2018'.
Non-executive Directors were paid the additional remuneration due for service on Board Committees, according to the resolution of the Board of Directors dated June 28, 2018, increased with respect to the previous mandate and below the market median, according to the criterion of differentiation between the Chairman and other members.
Remuneration for service on Board Committees is shown in Table No. 1 of the section 'Compensation paid in 2018'.
Saipem results for 2017, evaluated in terms of business continuity and approved by the Board of Directors at the proposal of the Compensation and Nomination Committee in the meeting held on March 5, 2018, generated a performance score equal to 90.8 points on the measurement scale used, which sets the minimum performance level at 70 points and the maximum level at 130 points. The table shows the weights and performance levels reached for each objective.
| Weight | Minimum | Central | Maximum | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Free Cash Flow | 35% | √ | |||
| 2. Adjusted EBIT | 30% | √ | |||
| 3. Fit for the Future | 25% | √ | |||
| 4. QHSE & Sustainability | 10% | √ | |||
In accordance with the 2018 Remuneration Policy Guidelines, the performance score achieved did not allow for the activation of the annual monetary incentive system for the Chief Executive Officer-CEO.
For the purposes of the variable remuneration, as regards Senior Managers with strategic responsibilities, the annual variable incentive paid out in 2018, calculated in line with the Remuneration Policy, is connected to the company's results and the individual objectives assigned based on the responsibilities of the role, in line with the Saipem 2017 performance plan. For the purposes of the variable remuneration paid in 2018, the overall performance resulted in the payment of bonuses to the Senior Managers with strategic responsibilities, calculated with regard to the specific performances achieved depending on the levels of incentive applied, differentiated based on the position held, up to a maximum of 45.8% of the fixed remuneration, taking account of the target levels of incentive (40%) and maximum levels (52%) assigned.
The incentives awarded to the Senior Managers with strategic responsibilities are indicated under the item 'Non-equity variable compensation/bonuses and other incentives' in Table No. 1, and detailed in Table No. 3 of the section 'Compensation paid in 2018'.
In line with the 2018 Remuneration Policy Guidelines and contractual conditions relative to the 2015-2017 mandate connected with the office of Chief Executive Officer-CEO approved by the Board of Directors on June 15, 2015 and June 27, 2016, with regard to the 2016-2018 Share-based Long-Term Variable Incentive Plan, according to the criteria and methods defined by the Board of Directors on March 16, 2016 and approved by the Shareholders' Meeting on April 29, 2016, the Board of Directors resolved at its meeting
of March 5, 2018, the value of the number of Shares subject to the 2018 allocation in favour of the Chief Executive Officer-CEO to be €795,600, equal to 88.4% of the fixed remuneration. On July 24, 2018, the Board of Directors approved the number of Shares subject to the allocation resolved on March 5, 2018: 205,820 ordinary Shares of Saipem SpA.
In accordance with the 2018 Remuneration Policy Guidelines and the contractual conditions relating to the 2018-2021 mandate associated with the post of Chief Executive Officer-CEO approved by the Board of Directors on June 28, 2018, the Board of Directors decided at the meeting of July 24, 2018 on 413,610 ordinary Shares in Saipem SpA as the number of Shares subject to the 2018 allocation to the Chief Executive Officer-CEO. This forms part of the 2016-2018 Share-based Long-Term Variable Incentive Plan, according to the criteria and methods defined by the Board of Directors on March 16, 2016 and approved by the Shareholders' Meeting of April 29, 2016. For Senior Managers with strategic responsibilities the promised 2018 allocation of 962,300 Shares was mad, within the sphere of the maximum incentive levels attributed by the Plan for Saipem management. The number of Saipem Shares to be allocated to each beneficiary is determined on the basis of a value equal to a predefined percentage of the fixed remuneration or of the average of the fixed remuneration connected to the role covered and with respect to the price of allocation of the Saipem Shares. The Shares subject to the allocation to the Chief Executive Officer-CEO and the Senior Managers with strategic responsibilities are reported in Table No. 1 of scheme 7 of Annex
3A of Regulation No. 11971/1999, according to the requirements of Article 84-bis (Annex 3A, scheme 7) of the Consob Issuers Regulation, with the associated detail in Table No. 3A of the section 'Compensation paid in 2018'.
Table No. 1 of the chapter 'Compensation paid in 2018' shows the taxable value of benefits paid in 2018, in particular with reference to the following benefits: (i) annual contribution to the supplementary pension fund FOPDIRE; (ii) annual contribution to the supplementary healthcare fund FISDE; (iii) assignment of a company car for business and personal use (the annual value stated is exclusive of the contribution paid by the assignee); (iv) amount payable for the weekly return flights between Milan and Rome (only for the Chief Executive Officer-CEO).
During 2018, indemnities for termination of employment were paid to Senior Managers with strategic responsibilities for a total of €3,650,000 gross, including the severances established by the National Collective Labour Agreement of reference and the notice allowance. These additional indemnities, agreed individually on termination of employment, were defined in line with the criteria set by Saipem internal policies, whose maximum amounts are established taking into account the entitlements already provided for by the National Collective Labour Agreement
for Senior Managers. The criteria take account of the actual age of the Senior Manager at the time the contract is terminated and his/her annual remuneration.
For the Senior Managers with strategic responsibilities, in line with the 2018 Remuneration Policy Guidelines, minimum term agreements may be required to protect the know-how with the goal of guaranteeing continuity in the achievement of business objectives for a maximum amount corresponding to 12 months of the global annual remuneration per year of the agreement.
In 2018, the total amount of €100,000 was paid for minimum term agreements.
The following table shows remuneration paid to Directors and Statutory Auditors, who are listed by name, and remuneration paid to other Senior Managers with strategic responsibilities10, which is shown on an aggregated basis. Separate indication is supplied for compensation received from subsidiaries and/or associated companies, not including those renounced or paid into the Company. All persons who held the above-mentioned positions during the year are included in the table, even if they only held such office for a part of the year. In particular:
compensation' shows incentives paid during the year as a result of rights maturing following checking and approval of performance results by the relevant Company Bodies as detailed in Table No. 3B 'Monetary incentives plan for Directors and Senior Managers with strategic responsibilities'. In addition, the very selective extraordinary one-off payments provided in consideration of excellent performance on projects of particular relevance or in consideration of retention needs. The column 'Profit sharing' is empty because there are no profit sharing schemes in place;
(10) There is no current legal requirement for disclosure on an individual basis.
(€ thousand)
| Non-equity variable compensation |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name and Surname | Office held | Period of office | Expiry of term (*) | Fixed compensation | for participation in Committees Compensation |
and other incentives Bonuses |
Profit sharing | Non-monetary benefits |
Other compensation | Total | Fair value of equity compensation |
termination of office Indemnities for or employment |
| Board of Directors | ||||||||||||
| Colombo Paolo Andrea | Chairman (1) | 01.01-03.05 | 95 (a) | 7 (b) | 102 | |||||||
| Caio Francesco | Chairman (2) | 03.05-31.12 | 2021 | 285 (a) | 19 (b) | 304 | ||||||
| Cao Stefano | Chief Executive Officer-CEO (3) | 01.01-31.12 | 2021 | 996 (a) | 491 (b) | 27 (c) | 1,514 | 1,045 | ||||
| Cappello Maria Elena | Director (4) | 01.01-31.12 | 2021 | 60 (a) | 20 (b) | 80 | ||||||
| Ferrucci Francesco Antonio | Director (5) | 01.01-03.05 | 21 (a) | 10 (b) | 31 | |||||||
| Mazzarella Flavia | Director (6) | 01.01-03.05 | 21 (a) | 8 (b) | 29 | |||||||
| Guzzetti Guido | Director (7) | 01.01-03.05 | 21 (a) | 8 (b) | 29 | |||||||
| Picchi Nicla | Director (8) | 01.01-03.05 | 21 (a) | 10 (b) | 31 | |||||||
| Schapira Paul | Director (9) | 03.05-31.12 | 2021 | 40 (a) | 35 (b) | 75 | ||||||
| Carloni Claudia | Director (10) | 03.05-31.12 | 2021 | 40 (a) | 13 (b) | 53 | ||||||
| Fumagalli Paolo | Director (11) | 03.05-31.12 | 2021 | 40 (a) | 19 (b) | 59 | ||||||
| Mazzilli Ines Maria Lina | Director (12) | 03.05-31.12 | 2021 | 40 (a) | 28 (b) | 68 | ||||||
| Ferro-Luzzi Federico | Director (13) | 01.01-31.12 | 2021 | 60 (a) | 31 (b) | 91 | ||||||
| Pattofatto Leone | Director (14) | 01.01-04.10 | 46 (a) | 19 (b) | 65 | |||||||
| Latini Pierfrancesco | Director (15) | 05.12-31.12 | 2021 | 4 (a) | 2 (b) | 7 | ||||||
| Board of Statutory Auditors | ||||||||||||
| Busso Mario | Chairman (16) | 01.01-31.12 | 2020 | 70 (a) | 70 | |||||||
| De Martino Giulia | Statutory Auditor (17) | 01.01-31.12 | 2020 | 50 (a) | 50 | |||||||
| Perotta Riccardo | Statutory Auditor (18) | 01.01-31.12 | 2020 | 50 (a) | 50 | |||||||
| Senior Managers | ||||||||||||
| with strategic responsibilities (**) | (19) | 4,756 (a) | 1,745 (b) | 152 (c) | 649 (d) | 7,302 | 2,161 | 3,650 (e) | ||||
| 6,716 | 229 | 2,236 | 179 | 649 | 10,010 | 3,206 | 3,650 |
(*) Term of office of directors appointed by Shareholders' Meeting on May 3, 2018 expires at Shareholders' Meeting convened to approve the financial statements at December 31, 2020.
(**) The term "Senior Managers with strategic responsibilities", as defined in Article 65, paragraph 1-quater of the Consob Issuers Regulation, refers to persons with direct or indirect powers or responsibilities of planning, coordination and control of the Company. Saipem Senior Managers with strategic responsibilities, other than Directors and Statutory Auditors, are those who sit on the Advisory Committee and, in any case, those that report directly to the Chief Executive Officer-CEO/the Chairman/the Board of Directors of Saipem SpA (seventeen directors).
(a) Corresponds to the pro-rata fixed compensation approved by the Board of Directors' Meeting of June 15, 2015 (€278,000) which includes the compensation for the office of Director (€60,000). (b) The amount corresponds to the pro-rata compensation as President of the
Corporate Governance Committee and Scenarios (€20,000).
(a) Includes the fixed compensation set by the Board of Directors' Meeting of June 28, 2018 (€427,500) which includes the compensation for the office of Director as established by the Shareholders' Meeting of May 3, 2018 (€60,000). (b) The amount corresponds to compensation as President of the Corporate Governance Committee and Scenarios (€28,500).
(a) The amount corresponds to the pro-rata fixed compensation for the 2015-2017 mandate approved by the Board on June 15, 2015 (€900,000) which includes the base salary as Chief Executive Officer-CEO as established by the Shareholders' Meeting (€60,000) to which the pro-rata fixed compensation is added for the 2018-2021 mandate approved by the Board of Directors' Meeting of June 28, 2018 (€1,045,000) which includes the base salary as Chief Executive Officer-CEO as established by the Shareholders' Meeting (€60,000).
(b) The amount includes the valuation of automobile benefits, supplemental health insurance paid by the company and the taxable amount for weekly round trip flights
(a) The amount corresponds to the fixed Board meeting fees (€60,000). (b) The amount corresponds to pro-rata compensation for the role of President of the Compensation and Nomination Committee (€20,000), approved by the Board of Directors' Meeting of June 15, 2015, to which the compensation for serving on the Corporate Governance Committee and Scenarios (€19,500), approved by the Board of Directors' Meeting of June 28, 2018.
(a) The amount corresponds to the pro-rata fixed Board meeting fees (€60,000). (b) The amount corresponds to the pro-rata compensation, approved by the Board of Directors' Meeting of June 15, 2015 for serving on the Compensation and Nomination Committee (€15,000) and the Corporate Governance Committee and Scenarios (€15,000).
(a) The amount corresponds to the pro-rata fixed Board meeting fees (€60,000). (b) The amount corresponds to the pro-rata compensation for serving on the Audit and Risk Committee (€24,000), approved by the Board on June 15, 2015. (7) Guzzetti Guido - Director
(a) The amount corresponds to the pro-rata fixed Board meeting fees (€60,000). (b) The amount corresponds to the pro-rata compensation for serving on the Audit and Risk Committee (€24,000), approved by the Board on June 15, 2015.
(a) The amount corresponds to the pro-rata fixed Board meeting fees (€60,000). (b) The amount corresponds to the pro-rata compensation for the role of President of
the Audit and Risk Committee (€30,000), approved by the Board on June 15, 2015. (9) Schapira Paul - Director
(a) The amount corresponds to the pro-rata fixed Board meeting fees (€60,000). (b) The amount corresponds to compensation for serving on the Compensation and Nomination Committee (€19,500) and the Audit and Risk Committee (€33,500) approved by the Board on June 28, 2018.
(a) The amount corresponds to the pro-rata fixed Board meeting fees (€60,000). (b) The amount corresponds to the pro-rata compensation for serving on the Corporate Governance Committee and Scenarios (€19,500), approved by the Board on June 28, 2018.
(a) The amount corresponds to the pro-rata fixed Board meeting fees (€60,000). (b) The amount corresponds to the pro-rata compensation for the role of President of the Compensation and Nomination Committee (€28,500), approved by the Board on June 28, 2018.
(a) The amount corresponds to the pro-rata fixed Board meeting fees (€60,000). (b) The amount corresponds to the pro-rata compensation for the role of President of the Audit and Risk Committee (€42,500), approved by the Board on June 28, 2018.
(13) Federico Ferro-Luzzi - Director (a) The amount corresponds to the fixed Board meeting fees (€60,000).
(a) The amount corresponds to the pro-rata fixed Board meeting fees (€60,000). (b) The amount corresponds to the pro-rata compensation for serving on the Corporate Governance Committee and Scenarios (€15,000) and the Audit and Risk Committee (€24,000) approved by the Board on June 15, 2015.
(a) The amount corresponds to the pro-rata fixed Board meeting fees (€60,000). (b) The amount corresponds to the pro-rata compensation for serving on the Audit and Risk Committee (€33,500), approved by the Board on June 28, 2018.
(a) To the amount of €4,756,000 for gross annual compensation allowances for assignments in Italy and overseas can be added that are in line with the national contract for senior managers and with supplementary company agreements, and other compensation included in the employment contract, for a total amount of €39,100. (b) The amount includes the 2018 annual monetary incentive of €1,430,500 for performance in 2017, the issue of €149,700 in deferred monetary incentives allocated in 2015 and the issue of €165,100 regarding long-term incentives allocated in 2015. (c) The amount includes the valuation of automobile benefits and supplementary health insurance paid by the company.
(d) The amount includes paid holiday leave and the minimum term agreement. (e) The amount includes severance pay and employee termination indemnity payment.
The following table shows, on an individual basis, long-term variable monetary incentives based on financial Instruments other than stock options payable to the Chief Executive Officer-CEO and, as an aggregated figure, to Senior Managers with strategic responsibilities. In particular:
implementation of the Share-based Long-Term Incentive Plans;
The total of the column 'Fair value pertaining for the year' corresponds with the amount indicated in Table No. 1.
| (€ thousand) | Financial Instruments allocated in previous years not vested during the year |
Financial instruments allocated during the year | Financial instruments vested but not allocated during the year |
Financial instruments vested and allocated during the year |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name and surname | Office held | Plan | Number and type instruments of financial |
Vesting period | Number and type instruments of financial |
Fair value at date of award |
Vesting period | Award date | Market price on allocation |
Number and type instruments of financial |
Number and type instruments of financial |
vesting date Value at |
Fair value |
| Stefano Cao | Chief Executive Officer-CEO |
2018 Long-Term Incentive Plan BoD, July 24, 2018 |
205,820 413,610 |
550 1,414 |
three-year (2) | three-year (2) March 5, 2018 July 24, 2018 |
3.28 4.11 |
151 206 |
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| 2017 Long-Term Incentive Plan BoD, July 24, 2017 |
397,500 | three-year (2) | 353 | ||||||||||
| 2016 Long-Term Incentive Plan BoD, July 27, 2016 |
365,349 | three-year (2) | 335 | ||||||||||
| Senior Managers with strategic responsibilities (1) |
2018 Long-Term Incentive Plan BoD, July 24, 2018 |
962,300 | 4,110 | three-year (3) | July 24, 2018 | 4.11 | 487 | ||||||
| 2017 Long-Term Incentive Plan BoD, July 24, 2017 |
852,100 | three-year (3) | 275,090 | 38,910 | 171 | 941 | |||||||
| 2016 Long-Term Incentive Plan BoD, July 27, 2016 |
579,189 | three-year (3) | 222,048 | 46,520 | 201 | 733 | |||||||
| Total | 1,581,730 | 6,074 | 3,206 | ||||||||||
| (1) The term "Senior Managers with strategic responsibilities", as defined in Article 65, paragraph 1-quater of the Consob Issuers Regulation, refers to persons with direct or indirect powers or responsibilities of planning, coordination and control of the Company. Saipem Senior Managers with strategic responsibilities, other than Directors and Statutory Auditors, are those who sit on the Advisory Committee and, in any case, those that report directly to the Chief Executive Officer-CEO/the Chairman/the Board of Directors of Saipem SpA (eleven directors). (2) At the end of the vesting period the plan requires that 25% of the matured shares be subject to a lock-up period of two years. (3) At the end of the vesting period the plan requires that the strategic resources invest 25% of the matured shares for a further two years (co-investment period), at the end of which the beneficiaries will receive a free share for every share invested. |
The following table shows, on an individual basis, the short and long-term variable monetary incentives payable to the Chief Executive Officer-CEO and (as an aggregated figure) to Senior Managers with strategic responsibilities. All persons who held the above-mentioned positions during the reporting period are included in the table, even if they only held such office for a part of the year.
In particular:
incentives which have been cancelled in connection with events relating to the employment contract pursuant to the Plan Rules;
The total of the columns 'Bonuses for the year - to be paid out/paid out', and 'Other bonuses' corresponds to the figure show in column 'Bonuses and other incentives' of Table No. 1.
| (€ thousand) | Bonuses for the year | Bonuses from previous years | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name and surname | Office held | Plan | To be paid out/ paid out |
Deferred | Deferral period | No longer payable | To be paid out/ paid out |
Still deferred | Other bonuses |
| Stefano Cao | Chief Executive Officer | 2018 Annual Monetary | |||||||
| -CEO | Incentive Plan | ||||||||
| BoD, March 5, 2018 | 491 | ||||||||
| 2015 Long-Term Monetary | |||||||||
| Incentive Plan | |||||||||
| BoD, October 12, 2015 | 450 | ||||||||
| Senior Managers | 2018 Annual Monetary | ||||||||
| with strategic | Incentive Plan | ||||||||
| responsibilities (1) | BoD, March 5, 2018 | 1,431 | |||||||
| 2015 Deferred Monetary | |||||||||
| Incentive Plan | |||||||||
| BoD, July 28, 2015 | 727 | 150 (2) | |||||||
| 2015 Long-Term Monetary | |||||||||
| Incentive Plan | |||||||||
| BoD, October 12, 2015 | 767 | 165 (3) | |||||||
| Total | 1,922 | 1,944 | 315 | ||||||
| SpA (seventeen directors). | (1) The term "Senior Managers with strategic responsibilities", as defined in Article 65, paragraph 1-quater of the Consob Issuers Regulation, refers to persons with direct or indirect powers or responsibilities of planning, coordination and control of the Company. Saipem Senior Managers with strategic responsibilities, other than Directors and Statutory Auditors, are those who sit on the Advisory Committee and, in any case, those that report directly to the Chief Executive Officer-CEO/the Chairman/the Board of Directors of Saipem (2) Payout of deferred monetary incentive awarded in 2015 by Eni and severance payments. (3) Payout of long-term monetary incentive awarded in 2015 by Eni and severance payments. |
Pursuant to Article 84-quater, paragraph 4 of the Consob Issuers Regulation, the following table shows Shares held in Saipem SpA by the Directors, Statutory Auditors and other Senior Managers with strategic responsibilities, as well as by their spouses, where not legally separated, and by their
minor children, either directly or through subsidiary companies, fiduciaries or third parties, as per the Shareholders Register, communications received or other information received from the persons concerned.
The table includes all persons that held office for whole or a part of the year.
The number of Shares (all of which are 'ordinary') is indicated on an individual basis for Directors and Statutory Auditors and on an aggregated basis for Senior Managers with strategic responsibilities. All Shares are held as personal property.
| Name and surname | Office | Company | at end of previous year Number of shares held |
Number of shares purchased |
Number of shares sold | Number of shares held at end of current year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Board of Directors | ||||||
| Paolo Andrea Colombo | Chairman (1) | Saipem SpA | 29,000 | |||
| Stefano Cao | Chief Executive Officer-CEO | Saipem SpA | 29,000 | 29,000 | ||
| Riccardo Perotta | Statutory Auditor | Saipem SpA | 18,400 | 18,400 | ||
| Other Senior Managers with strategic responsibilities (2) |
Saipem SpA | 16,439 (3) | 57,470 | 24,484 (4) | ||
| (1) In office until May 3, 2008. 2018. |
(2) The term "Senior Managers with strategic responsibilities", as defined in Article 65, paragraph 1-quater of the Consob Issuers Regulation, refers to persons with direct or indirect powers or responsibilities of planning, coordination and control of the Company. Saipem Senior Managers with strategic responsibilities, other than Directors and Statutory Auditors, are those who sit on the Advisory Committee and, in any case, those that report directly to the Chief Executive Officer-CEO/the Chairman/the Board of Directors of Saipem SpA (seventeen directors). The number of shares held at the end of the previous financial year takes into account those also held by senior managers who became strategic during (3) Includes shares held by senior managers who became non-strategic during 2018 (for a total of 1,955 shares). (4) Number of shares held by Senior Managers with strategic responsibilities at the end of the year. |
With reference to the 2016-2018 Share-based Long-Term Variable Incentive Plan approved by the Shareholders' Meeting on April 29, 2016, in conformity with the conditions and objectives illustrated in the Information Document available on the
internet site www.saipem.com, the following table provides the details of the 2016 allocation for the Plan, pursuant to Article 84-bis (Annex 3A, scheme 7) of the Consob Issuers Regulation.
| Box 1 - Financial instruments other than stock options Section 2 - Newly allocated instruments based on decisions made by the relevant company body to implement a resolution of the Shareholders' Meeting |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name and surname or category |
named subjects) (include only for Office held |
Date of resolution | Type of financial instrument |
Number of financial instruments |
Allocation date | Purchase price of instruments |
Market price of allocation |
Vesting period | |
| Stefano Cao | Chief Executive Officer-CEO | April 29, 2016 | stock grant | 205,820 | March 5, 2018 | 3.280 | 3 years (2) | ||
| April 29, 2016 | stock grant | 413,610 | July 24, 2018 | 4.110 | 3 years (2) | ||||
| Senior Managers with strategic responsibilities (1) | April 29, 2016 | stock grant | 962,300 | July 24, 2018 | 4.110 | 3 years (3) | |||
| Other senior managers | April 29, 2016 | stock grant | 4,775,200 | July 24, 2018 | 4.110 | 3 years (3) | |||
| SpA (seventeen directors). | (1) The term "Senior Managers with strategic responsibilities", as defined in Article 65, paragraph 1-quater of the Consob Issuers Regulation, refers to persons with direct or indirect powers or responsibilities of planning, coordination and control of the Company. Saipem Senior Managers with strategic responsibilities, other than Directors and Statutory Auditors, are those who sit on the Advisory Committee and, in any case, those that report directly to the Chief Executive Officer-CEO/the Chairman/the Board of Directors of Saipem (2) At the end of the vesting period the plan requires that the Chief Executive Officer-CEO invest 25% of the matured shares for a further two years (co-investment period), at the end of which the Chief Executive Officer-CEO will receive an additional free share for every share invested. (3) At the end of the vesting period the plan requires that the strategic resources invest 25% of the matured shares for a further two years (retention premium), at the end of which the beneficiaries will receive an additional free share for every share invested. |
Headquarters: San Donato Milanese (Milan) - Italy Via Martiri di Cefalonia, 67 Branches: Cortemaggiore (Piacenza) - Italy Via Enrico Mattei, 20
Società per Azioni Share Capital €2,191,384,693 fully paid up Tax identification number and Milan, Monza-Brianza, Lodi Companies' Register No. 00825790157
Information for Shareholders Saipem SpA, Via Martiri di Cefalonia, 67 20097 San Donato Milanese (Milan) - Italy
Relations with institutional investors and financial analysts Fax +39-0244254295 e-mail: [email protected]
Publications Relazione finanziaria annuale (in Italian) Annual Report (in English)
Interim Consolidated Report as of June 30 (in Italian and English)
Saipem Sustainability (in English)
Also available on Saipem's website: www.saipem.com
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