Remuneration Information • Mar 10, 2017
Remuneration Information
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2017 COMPENSATION SYSTEMS BASED ON FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
Pursuant to the provision set forth in Article 114-bis of legislative decree no. 58 of February 24th, 1998 as well as to the provisions of the issuer adopted by Consob with resolution no. 11971 of May 14th, 1999 (the "Issuers Regulations") regarding the information to be disclosed to the market in relation to the granting of awarding plans based on financial instruments, the Board of Directors of FinecoBank (the "Board of Directors") prepared this information memorandum which will be reported to the Ordinary General Shareholders' Meeting of FinecoBank on April 11th, 2017 which is called to resolve, inter alia, upon the approval for 2017 of the following new incentives plans:
This Information Memorandum – prepared in compliance with Scheme 7 of Annex 3A to the Issuers Regulation – was also prepared for the purpose of giving information concerning the execution of the following "FinecoBank Compensation Systems" already approved by the Shareholders' Meetings of April 23rd, 2015, of June 5th, 2014 and of April 12th, 2016, and defined in order to assign free shares to selected resources of FinecoBank, according to the modalities described below and subject to the achievement of specific performance objectives:
Pursuant to the definition set forth in article 84-bis of the issuer regulations, the above mentioned incentive plans, in consideration of their beneficiaries, have the nature of "relevant plans".
In compliance with the last Bank of Italy provisions set forth in Circular 285, December 17th, 2013 (Section "Regulations on remuneration and incentive policies and practices of Banks and Banking groups") – VII Update of November 18th, 2014, First Part, Title IV, Chapter 2, implementing the Capital Requirements Directive 2013/36/EU (CRD IV) and in line with the guidelines issued by European Banking Authority (EBA), FinecoBank defined compensation systems based on financial instruments in order to align shareholders and management interests, reward long-term value creation, share price appreciation and motivate and retain key resources of FinecoBank. For this purpose it was proposed the adoption of the Plan "2017 Incentive System" (hereinafter also "2017 System"), which provides for the allocation of an incentive – in cash and/or free Fineco ordinary shares – to be granted in a multi-year period, subject to the achievement of specific performance objectives.
I dipendenti di FinecoBank che sono destinatari del Sistema Incentivante 2017 sono 14 Identified Staff le cui attività hanno impatto sui rischi della Banca come specificato nella sezione 2.1.2.
Sulla base dei criteri determinati dall'Assemblea degli Azionisti, il Consiglio di Amministrazione procederà all'individuazione degli effettivi beneficiari tra gli appartenenti alle categorie indicate in questa sezione 2.1.
Mr. Alessandro Foti, Chief Executive Officer and General Manager of FinecoBank, is among the beneficiaries of 2017 Incentive System.
The employees of FinecoBank that are defined as Identified Staff and benefit from the 2017 Incentive System are defined based on criteria provided by European Banking Authority (EBA) Regulatory Technical Standards issued on December 16th, 2013, as follows:
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and General Manager (GM), Deputy General Managers (DGM), Executive Vice Presidents (EVP), Senior Vice Presidents (SVP), direct reports to strategic supervisory, management and control bodies;
Employees with total remuneration greater than € 500,000 in the last year;
Employees included within 0,3% of staff with the highest remuneration at local level;
Employees whose remuneration is within the remuneration ranges of Identified Staff;
Other selected roles (including new hires)..
Mr. Alessandro Foti, Chief Executive Officer and General Manager of FinecoBank, is among the beneficiaries of 2017 Incentive System.
b) other Executives with strategic responsibilities of FinecoBank not classed as "small", in accordance with Article 3, paragraph 1, letter f) of Regulation no. 17221 of 12 March 2010, if they have, during the course of the year, received total compensation (obtained by adding the monetary compensation to the financial instrument-based compensation) in excess of the highest total compensation assigned to the members of the Board of Directors or Management Board, and to the General Manager of FinecoBank None of FinecoBank Executives with strategic responsibilities meet the description; therefore no information is provided in connection thereto.
No individual controls FinecoBank and, therefore, no information is provided in connection thereto.
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a) Executives with strategic responsibilities other than those specified under lett. b) of paragraph 2.1.3
Amongst the beneficiaries of the 2017 Incentive System, along with the Chief Executive Officer and General Manager, there are n. 5 executives of FinecoBank who have regular access to privileged information and are authorized to take resolutions capable of influencing the development and prospects of FinecoBank:
the Deputy General Manager and Head of Global Banking Services, Mr. Fabio Milanesi
b) in the case of "small" companies, in accordance with Article 3, paragraph 1, letter f) of Regulation no. 17221 of 12 March 2010, the indication for the aggregate of all Executives with strategic responsibilities of the financial instrument issuer
This provision is not applicable.
c) other categories of employees or collaborators for which different characteristics are envisaged for the plan (e.g. executives, middle management, employees etc.)
There are no classes of employees to which different characteristics of the 2017 Incentive System apply.
The 2017 Incentive System aims to attract, retain and motivate FinecoBank beneficiaries in compliance with the most recent national and international regulatory requirements with the aim to define – in the interest of all stakeholders – incentive systems in line with long-term Company strategies and goals, linked to Bank results, adjusted in order to consider all risks, in coherence with capital and liquidity levels needed to cover the activities in place and, in any case, able to avoid misleading incentives that could drive to regulatory breaches or to assume excessive risks for the Bank and the system in its whole.
The 2017 Incentive System is compliant with FinecoBank Compensation Policy and with the most recent national and international regulatory requirements providing for:
allocation of a variable incentive defined based on available bonus pool, individual performance evaluation, internal benchmark for specific roles and bonus cap as set by the Ordinary Shareholder's meeting;
definition of a balanced structure of "upfront" (done at the moment of performance evaluation) and "deferred payments", in cash and in shares; distribution of share payments, coherently with the applicable regulatory requirements regarding the application of share retention periods. In fact
the payment structure defined requires a retention period on shares (of 2 years for upfront shares and of 1 year for deferred shares); risk-adjusted metrics in order to guarantee long-term sustainability with respect to Company's financial position and to ensure compliance with regulatory expectations;
malus clause (Zero Factor) applies in case specific thresholds (profitability, capital and liquidity) are not met at both Group and local level. In particular, the bonus pool of 2017 will be zeroed, while previous systems deferrals could be reduced from 50% to 100% of their value, based on final effective results and dashboards assessments done by CRO and CFO.
Individual bonuses will be allocated on the basis of available bonus pool, individual performance evaluation and internal benchmarking for specific roles.
Individual performance appraisal is based on specific goals, linked to the 5 fundamentals of UniCredit Group competency model: "Customers First"; "Execution and Discipline"; "Cooperation and Synergies"; "Risk Management"; "People Development".
Incentive pay-outs shall be made over a multi-year period (2018-2023) subject to continuous employment at each date of payment and as follows:
in 2018 the first instalment of the overall incentive ("1st instalment") will be paid in cash, in absence of any individual / values compliance breach, considering also the gravity of any internal / external findings (e.g. Audit, Bank of Italy, Consob);
over the period 2019-2023 the remaining amount of the overall incentive will be paid in several instalments in cash and/or Fineco free ordinary shares; each subsequent tranche will be subject to the application of the Zero Factor for the year of allocation and in absence of any individual / values compliance breach, considering also the gravity of any internal / external findings (e.g. Audit, Bank of Italy, Consob);
distribution of share payments takes into account the applicable regulatory requirements regarding the application of share retention periods.
In 2017 Incentive System the link between profitability, risk and reward is assured by linking directly bonus pool with Company results (at Group and local level), cost of capital and risk profiles relevant for the Bank as stated in the Risk Appetite Framework.
At this stage, the 2017 Incentive System does not contain an exact indication of the value of free shares to be actually allocated to the beneficiaries, rather it merely fixes the maximum number of the free shares to be issued with reference to the Plan. In any case, are already established the criteria that the Board of Directors should follow, in the resolutions that after the Shareholders' Meeting approval will execute the Plan, to define the actual number of beneficiaries and the number of free shares to be granted.
The 2017 Incentive System provides that in 2018 will be formulated the promise to pay the incentive in cash and shares. The percentages of the payments in cash and shares are linked to the beneficiaries' categories as described in the following points of this document.
The final evaluation of sustainable performance parameters and risk-reward alignment will be reviewed by the Remuneration and Appointments Committee and defined under the responsibility and governance of the Board of Directors.
2.2.4 The reasons justifying the decision to assign compensation plans based on financial instruments not issued by FinecoBank, such as financial instruments issued by its subsidiaries, its parent companies or third parties; in the event the aforesaid financial instruments are not negotiated on regulated markets, the issuer shall provide information as to the criteria adopted for the calculation of the value attributable to such financial instruments The 2017 Incentive System does not contemplate the allocation of similar financial instruments.
The 2017 Incentive System definition was not influenced by significant tax or accounting consideration.
The 2017 Incentive System is not currently supported by the special fund for encouraging worker participation in the companies, as provided for under sect. 4, paragraph 112, of Law December 24, 2003 n. 350.
The Board of Directors, on January 9th, 2017, approved the proposal related to the 2017 Incentive System to be submitted to the General Shareholder's Meeting called on April 11th, 2017. Furthermore, the Board of Directors, in the same meeting, formulated the proposal to provide to the Board of Directors the delegation of power to carry out a free capital increase for the 2017 Incentive System, to be executed by 2022, with the possibility to submit to a future Shareholders' Meeting approval the proposal aimed at integrating this power to carry out a further capital increase for the 2017 Incentive System, in order to assign the last share instalment foreseen for 2023.
"Human Resources" function of FinecoBank is in charge for the management of the 2017 Incentive System, as well as of the definition of the FinecoBank Compensation Policy.
No specific procedures for the amendment of the 2017 Incentive System are provided for, other than the power of attorney that is provided by the Shareholders' Meeting to the Chairman and the Chief Executive Officer and General Manager, also separately, to possibly make changes to the 2017 System.
The best solution identified to execute the 2017 Incentive System is to delegate the Board of Directors, pursuant to sect. 2443 of the Civil Code, the faculty to increase share capital as described in the Director's Report presented to the Extraordinary Shareholders' Meeting called for on April 11th, 2017 (in single call).
In force of this delegation, the Board of Directors could resolve:
The number of shares to be allocated in the respective instalments (as described at paragraph 2.4.1.) shall be defined in 2018, on the basis of the arithmetic mean of the official market closing prices of Fineco ordinary shares during the month preceding the Board resolution that evaluates 2017 performance achievements. The allocation of a maximum number of 480.000 Fineco free ordinary shares is proposed, representing about 0,08% of FinecoBank share capital, of which a maximum n° of 48.000 Fineco ordinary shares for the possible hiring of Identified Staff from external market.
Over the period 2019-2023 the remaining amount of the overall incentive will be paid in several instalments in cash and/or Fineco free ordinary shares; each subsequent tranche will be subject to the application of the Zero Factor for the year of allocation and in absence of any individual / values compliance breach, considering also the gravity of any internal / external findings (e.g. Audit, Bank of Italy, Consob).
Distribution of share payments takes into account the applicable regulatory requirements regarding the application of share retention periods.
In the determination of the proposal submitted to the Shareholders' Meeting, the Board of Directors identified the essential characteristics of the 2017 Incentive System, unanimously approved, following the guidelines and criteria elaborated by the Remuneration and Appointments Committee of FinecoBank.
Since the Chief Executive Officer and General Manager of FinecoBank is among the potential beneficiaries of the 2017 Incentive System, he did not participated in the definition of the 2017 Incentive System.
The Board of Directors, on January 9th, 2017 approved the proposal related to the 2017 Incentive System to be submitted to FinecoBank Shareholders' Meeting.
Furthermore, in exercising the delegation received by the Shareholders' Meeting, as described in point 2.3.1, the Board of Directors will resolve in one or more occasions to allocate the financial instruments related to the 2017 Incentive System.
The Remuneration and Appointments Committee on January 9th, 2017 positively resolved upon the criteria and the methodology elaborated for the definition of the 2017 Incentive System, sharing the reasons and motivations thereof.
The market price of Fineco ordinary shares, registered on the date of Board of Directors approval of 2017 Incentive System proposal (January 9th, 2017) and on the date of the positive opinion released by the Remuneration and Appointments Committee of FinecoBank (January 9th, 2017), resulted equal to € 5,43.
i) such assignment or the decision, if any, adopted thereon by the Remuneration and Appointments Committee, and
ii) the dissemination of relevant information, if any, pursuant to sect. 114, paragraph 1
of Legislative Decree 58/98; for instance, in cases in which such information is:
a. not already public and capable to positively affect the market quotation, or
b. already published and capable to negatively affect the market quotation
In relation to the foregoing it is clarified that the resolution of the Board of Directors which approved the proposal to be submitted to the Shareholders' Meeting, was communicated to the markets, in compliance with the current regulations. It is also clarified that analogous information to the market, if required, will be made available upon any other following resolution adopted by the Board of Directors of the 2017 Incentive System.
The resolutions related to the incentive plans based on financial instruments are examined by the Remuneration and Appointments Committee of FinecoBank in advance to provide for the positive opinion to the Corporate Bodies, the information to the market is given, if needed, after the relevant resolution of the Board of Directors.
Individual bonuses will be allocated on the basis of available bonus pool, individual performance evaluation and internal benchmarking for specific roles.
Individual performance appraisal is based on specific goals, linked to the 5 fundamentals of UniCredit Group competency model: "Customers First"; "Execution and Discipline"; "Cooperation and Synergies"; "Risk Management"; "People Development".
The final evaluation of sustainable performance parameters and risk-reward alignment will be reviewed by the Remuneration and Appointments Committee and defined under the responsibility and governance of the Board of Directors.
The 2017 Incentive System provides that in 2018 the Board of Directors – once verified the achievement of the goals defined for 2017 – will define the percentage of payments in cash and shares established for each category of beneficiaries, as illustrated in the table below:
| 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20% cash + | ||||||
| CEO/GM and 1st reporting line | 20% cash | 10% cash | 20% shares | 10% shares | 10% shares | 10% shares |
| 10% cash + | ||||||
| Other Identified Staff | 30% cash | 10% cash | 30% shares | 10% shares | 10% shares | - |
The number of shares to be allocated in the respective instalments shall be defined in 2018, on the basis of the arithmetic mean of the official market closing prices of Fineco ordinary shares during the month preceding the Board resolution that evaluates 2017 performance achievements. The maximum number of Fineco free ordinary shares to service the 2017 System is estimated at 480.000 representing about 0,08% of FinecoBank share capital, of which maximum n° of 48.000 Fineco ordinary shares for the possible hiring of Identified Staff from external market.
Pay-outs in shares comply with the applicable regulatory provisions in terms of holding period.
Incentive pay-outs shall be made over a multi-year period (2018-2023) in a balanced structure of upfront (following the moment of performance evaluation) and deferred payments, in cash and in shares, subject to what mentioned above and continuous employment at each date of payment. The free shares related to the 2017 Incentive System will be allocated by FinecoBank in multiple instalments (as shown in the table above) subject to the Board assessment in 2018 of the goal achievement set for 2017.
The 2017 Incentive System will lapse by July 2023.
The maximum number of Fineco free ordinary shares is estimated at 480.000, representing about 0,08% of FinecoBank share capital, of which maximum n° of 48.000 Fineco ordinary shares for the possible hiring of Identified Staff from external market.
For the assignment of the last instalment of shares planned for 2023 it will be submitted to one of the future Shareholders' Meetings the proposed integration of the power of attorney, already provided to the Board of Directors, for capital increase to service the above mentioned 2017 System.
At this stage it is not possible to indicate the maximum number of free shares allocated in each fiscal year during the life of the 2017 Incentive System, since the actual definition will be done by the Board of Directors on the basis of the criteria approved by the Shareholders' Meeting.
2.4.5 The procedures and clauses for the implementation of the plan, specifying whether the assignment of the financial instruments is subject to the satisfaction of certain specific conditions and, in particular, to the achievement of specific results, including performance targets; a description of the aforesaid conditions and results
Bonus pool is defined as a percentage of the specific funding KPI (Net Operating Profit, net of Provisions for Risk and Charges, corresponding to Profit Before Tax) at local level, taking into consideration the "Entry Conditions" criteria assessment (based on forecasted results – risk-adjusted – both at Group and local level) e and local risk and performance assessment.
The Entry Conditions are the mechanism that determines the possible application of malus clause (Zero Factor) on the basis of performance indicators in terms of profitability, capital and liquidity defined at both Group and local level. In particular the bonus pool of 2017 will be zeroed, while previous systems deferrals could be reduced from 50% to 100% of their value, based on final effective results.
In order to align to regulatory requirements, in case both at Group and local level set KPIs are not met, a Zero Factor will apply to the Identified Staff population whereas for the rest of the population, a significant reduction will be applied. In case Zero Factor is not activated, bonus pool adjustments will be applied within respective ranges based on the assessment of local and Group performance and risk factors.
In case the Entry Conditions are not met at local level, but at Group level they are, a floor might be defined for retention purposes and in order to maintain the minimum pay levels needed to play in the market.
The 2017 Incentive System provides that the free Fineco ordinary shares that will be allocated will be freely transferable, considering the applicable regulatory requirements regarding the application of share retention periods, as described in section 2.2.1.
In accordance with national regulatory guidelines and the 2017 Compensation Policy, beneficiaries are required to undertake not to use personal hedging strategies or remuneration and liability-related insurance to undermine the risk alignment effects embedded in their remuneration arrangements. Involvement in any form of hedging transaction shall be considered in breach of the Bank compliance policies and therefore the relevant rights under the plan shall automatically expire.
The 2017 Incentive System provides that the Board of Directors will have the faculty to identify, in the resolution that will execute the 2017 System, the termination of the beneficiary with the Bank, as cause for the expiring of the right to receive the free shares, coherently with the Plan rules.
The 2017 Incentive System does not provide for any provision which may trigger its cancellation.
The 2017 Incentive System does not provide for the redemption by FinecoBank with reference to the free shares.
The 2017 Incentive System does not provide for a loan or other special terms for the purchase of the shares.
The estimation of the overall cost expected by FinecoBank in relation to the 2017 Incentive System at the grant date of the free shares, was made on the basis of the IAS principles, considering the accounting assumptions on the probability to achieve the performance targets related to the allocation of the free shares.
On the basis of these estimations, the overall expected cost for FinecoBank (IAS cost) on the basis of the effective performance conditions met, could be equal to € 3.700.000 to be split in 6 years. Nevertheless, at this stage it is not possible to define the exact cost in each year of life of the 2017 Incentive System, since the definition of the actual incentive to be allocated is subject to the Board of Directors resolution.
The maximum impact of the 2017 Incentive System on FinecoBank share capital shall be approx. 0,08% in case of the potential allocation of all free shares to employees.
At this stage, the 2017 Incentive System does not provide for any limitation to the voting or economic rights for the shares allocated.
The 2017 Incentive System provides only for the use of shares negotiated on regulated markets.
The 2017 Incentive System does not provide for options.
The 2016 Incentive System does not provide for options.
The 2017 Incentive System does not provide for options.
a) the formula for the calculation of the exercise price in connection with the fair market value; and to b) the modalities for the calculation of the market price assumed as basis for the calculation of the exercise price The 2017 Incentive System does not provide for options.
The 2017 Incentive System does not provide for options.
The 2017 Incentive System does not provide for options.
The 2017 Incentive System does not provide for options.
The 2017 Incentive System does not provide for adjustments applicable in connection with extraordinary transactions involving FinecoBank corporate capital (saving the provisions that the Board of Directors may define in the resolution in which the Board will exercise the delegation received from the Shareholders' Meeting).
In compliance with the last Bank of Italy provisions set forth in Circular 285, December 17th, 2013 (Section "Regulations on remuneration and incentive policies and practices of Banks and Banking groups") – VII Update of November 18th, 2014, First Part, Title IV, Chapter 2, implementing the Capital Requirements Directive 2013/36/EU (CRD IV) and in line with the guidelines issued by European Banking Authority (EBA), FinecoBank defined compensation systems based on financial instruments in order to align shareholders and management interests, reward long-term value creation, share price appreciation and motivate and retain key resources of FinecoBank. For this purpose it was proposed the adoption of the Plan "2017 Incentive System for Financial Advisors belonging to Identified Staff", which provides for, to selected Financial Advisors belonging to Identified Staff, the allocation of an incentive – in cash and Fineco ordinary shares – to be granted in a multi-year period, subject to the achievement of specific objectives.
The Financial Advisors of FinecoBank that benefit from the 2017 Incentive System PFA are 7 Identified Staff whose activities have impacts on Bank's risks based on criteria provided by European Banking Authority (EBA) Regulatory Technical Standards issued on December 16th, 2013. In particular the following criteria were applied:
Personal Financial Advisors with a total remuneration ("recurring" and "non-recurring") more than Euro 750,000 in the last year and with an impact on Bank risk profiles;
Personal Financial Advisors Area Manager who coordinate a structure which is linked an overall portfolio equal to or more than 5% of total network assets and with an impact on Bank risk profiles.
There are no members of the Board of Directors that benefit from the 2017 Incentive System PFA; therefore this provision is not applicable.
There are no employees of FinecoBank that benefit from the 2017 Incentive System PFA; therefore this provision is not applicable.
a) General Manager of FinecoBank
Mr. Alessandro Foti, Chief Executive Officer and General Manager of FinecoBank, is not among the beneficiaries of 2017 Incentive System PFA.
b) other Executives with strategic responsibilities of FinecoBank not classed as "small", in accordance with Article 3, paragraph 1, letter f) of Regulation no. 17221 of 12 March 2010, if they have, during the course of the year, received total compensation (obtained by adding the monetary compensation to the financial instrument-based compensation) in excess of the highest total compensation assigned to the members of the Board of Directors or Management Board, and to the General Manager of FinecoBank None of FinecoBank Executives meet the description; therefore this provision is not applicable.
No individual controls FinecoBank and meet the description; therefore this provision is not applicable.
a) Executives with strategic responsibilities other than those specified under lett. b) of paragraph 3.1.3 None of FinecoBank Executives meet the description; therefore this provision is not applicable.
b) in the case of "small" companies, in accordance with Article 3, paragraph 1, letter f) of Regulation no. 17221 of 12 March 2010, the indication for the aggregate of all Executives with strategic responsibilities of the financial instrument issuer
This provision is not applicable.
c) other categories of employees or collaborators for which different characteristics are envisaged for the plan (e.g. executives, middle management, employees etc.)
No classes of employees meet the description; therefore this provision is not applicable.
The 2017 Incentive System PFA aims to retain and motivate beneficiary Advisors in compliance with the most recent national and international regulatory requirements with the aim to define – in the interest of all stakeholders – incentive systems in line with long-term Company strategies and goals, linked to Bank results, adjusted in order to consider all risks, in coherence with capital and liquidity levels needed to cover the activities in place and, in any case, able to avoid misleading incentives that could drive to regulatory breaches or to assume excessive risks for the Bank and the system in its whole.
The 2017 Incentive System PFA is compliant with FinecoBank Compensation Policy and with the most recent national and international regulatory requirements providing for:
Individual bonuses will be allocated based on available bonus pool, individual performance evaluation and internal benchmarking for specific roles.
Total incentive pay-out as defined will be made over a multi-year period (2018-2022), as indicated below and provided that the agency relationship of the beneficiaries is in place at the time of each payment:
In 2017 Incentive System PFA the link between profitability, risk and reward is assured by linking directly bonus pool with Company results (at Group and local level), cost of capital and risk profiles relevant for the Bank as stated in the Risk Appetite Framework.
At this stage, the 2017 Incentive System PFA does not contain an exact indication of the value of free shares to be actually allocated to the beneficiaries, rather it merely fixes the maximum number of the free shares to be issued with reference to the Plan. In any case, are already established the criteria that the Board of Directors should follow, in the resolutions that after the Shareholders' Meeting approval will execute the Plan, to define the actual number of beneficiaries and the number of free shares to be granted.
The 2017 Incentive System PFA provides that in 2018 will be formulated the promise to pay the incentive in cash and shares.
The final evaluation of sustainable performance parameters and risk-reward alignment will be reviewed by the Remuneration and Appointments Committee and defined under the responsibility and governance of the Board of Directors.
3.2.4 The reasons justifying the decision to assign compensation plans based on financial instruments not issued by FinecoBank, such as financial instruments issued by its subsidiaries, its parent companies or third parties; in the event the aforesaid financial instruments are not negotiated on regulated markets, the issuer shall provide information as to the criteria adopted for the calculation of the value attributable to such financial instruments The 2017 Incentive System PFA does not contemplate the allocation of similar financial instruments.
The 2017 Incentive System PFA definition was not influenced by significant tax or accounting consideration.
The 2017 Incentive System PFA is not currently supported by the special fund for encouraging worker participation in the companies, as provided for under sect. 4, paragraph 112, of Law December 24, 2003 n. 350.
The Board of Directors, on January 9th, 2017, approved the proposal related to the 2017 Incentive System PFA to be submitted to the General Shareholder's Meeting called on April 11th, 2017. Furthermore, the Board of Directors, in the same meeting, formulated the proposal to provide the delegation of power to purchase and to dispose of treasury shares, after having received the necessary authorization of the Regulator.
"Human Resources" function and "Network Controls, Monitoring and Service Department" function of FinecoBank are in charge for the management of the 2017 Incentive System PFA, as well as of the definition of the FinecoBank Compensation Policy for Financial Advisors.
No specific procedures for the amendment of the 2017 Incentive System PFA are provided for, other than the power of attorney that is provided by the Shareholders' Meeting to the Chairman and the Chief Executive Officer and General Manager, also separately, to possibly make changes to the 2017 Incentive System PFA.
To execute the 2017 Incentive System PFA, in 2018 the Board of Directors will define the number of shares to assign for the 3rd, 4th and 5th instalments (as described in paragraph 3.4.1), taking into consideration the arithmetic mean of the official closing price of the shares on each trading day at the electronic stock market organised and managed by Borsa Italiana S.p.A. in the period from the day preceding the date of the resolution by the Board of Directors that evaluates 2017 performance achievements to the same day in the previous month (both inclusive).
The maximum number of Fineco free ordinary shares is estimated at 346.000, representing about 0,06% of FinecoBank share capital that will be purchased from the market, after having received the necessary authorization of the Regulator.
Over the period 2020-2022 each instalments of shares assigned will be subject to the application of the Zero Factor for the year of allocation and in absence of any individual / values compliance breach, considering also the gravity of any internal / external findings (e.g. Audit, Consob and/or analogous local authorities).
Distribution of shares payments takes into account the applicable regulatory requirements regarding the application of retention periods.
In the determination of the proposal submitted to the Shareholders' Meeting, the Board of Directors identified the essential characteristics of the 2017 Incentive System PFA, unanimously approved, following the guidelines and criteria elaborated by the Remuneration and Appointments Committee of FinecoBank.
Since the Chief Executive Officer and General Manager of FinecoBank is not among the potential beneficiaries of the 2017 Incentive System PFA, he participated in the definition of the 2017 Incentive System PFA.
The Board of Directors, on January 9th, 2017 approved the proposal related to the 2017 Incentive System PFA to be submitted to FinecoBank Shareholders' Meeting.
The Remuneration and Appointments Committee on January 9th, 2017 positively resolved upon the criteria and the methodology elaborated for the definition of the 2017 Incentive System PFA, sharing the reasons and motivations thereof.
The market price of Fineco ordinary shares, registered on the date of Board of Directors approval of 2017 Incentive System PFA proposal (January 9th, 2017) and on the date of the decision made by the Remuneration and Appointments Committee of FinecoBank (January 9th, 2017), resulted equal to 5,43 €.
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3.3.9 In which terms and modalities FinecoBank takes into account, in the determination of the timeframe for the assignment of the plans, of the possible time-coincidence between:
i) such assignment or the decision, if any, adopted thereon by the Remuneration and Appointments Committee, and
ii) the dissemination of relevant information, if any, pursuant to sect. 114, paragraph 1 of Legislative Decree 58/98; for instance, in cases in which such information is:
a. not already public and capable to positively affect the market quotation, or
b. already published and capable to negatively affect the market quotation
In relation to the foregoing it is clarified that the resolution of the Board of Directors which approved the proposal to be submitted to the Shareholders' Meeting, was communicated to the markets, in compliance with the current regulations. It is also clarified that analogous information to the market, if required, will be made available upon any other following resolution adopted by the Board of Directors of the 2017 Incentive System PFA.
The resolutions related to the incentive plans based on financial instruments are examined by the Remuneration and Appointments Committee of FinecoBank in advance to provide for the positive opinion to the Corporate Bodies, the information to the market is given, if needed, after the relevant resolution of the Board of Directors.
Individual bonuses will be allocated based on available bonus pool and individual performance evaluation.
The final evaluation of sustainable performance parameters and risk-reward alignment will be reviewed by the Remuneration and Appointments Committee and defined under the responsibility and governance of the Board of Directors.
The 2017 Incentive System PFA provides that in 2018 the Board of Directors – once verified the achievement of the goals defined for 2017 – will define the payments in cash and shares, as illustrated in the table below:
| 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30% | 10% | 30% | 10% cash + | 10% | |
| Financial Advisors belonging to Identified Staff | cash | cash | shares | 10% shares | shares |
The number of shares to assign for the 3rd, 4th and 5th instalments will be defined in 2018, taking into consideration the arithmetic mean of the official closing price of the shares on each trading day at the electronic stock market organised and managed by Borsa Italiana S.p.A. in the period from the day preceding the date of the resolution by the Board of Directors that evaluates 2017 performance achievements to the same day in the previous month (both inclusive).
The maximum number of Fineco free ordinary shares is estimated at 346.000, representing about 0,06% of FinecoBank share capital.
Pay-outs in shares comply with the applicable regulatory provisions in terms of holding period.
Incentive pay-outs shall be made over a multi-year period (2018-2022) in a balanced structure of upfront (following the moment of performance evaluation) and deferred payments, in cash and in shares, subject to what mentioned above and continuous employment at each date of payment. Shares related to the 2017 Incentive System PFA will be allocated by FinecoBank in multiple instalments (as shown in the table above) subject to the Board assessment in 2017 of the goal achievement set for 2017.
The 2017 Incentive System PFA will lapse by May 2022.
3.4.4 The overall maximum number of financial instruments, also in the form of options, assigned over any fiscal years with respect to the beneficiaries namely identified or identified by categories, as the case may be
The maximum number of Fineco free ordinary shares is estimated at 346.000, representing about 0,06% of FinecoBank share capital.
At this stage it is not possible to indicate the maximum number of shares allocated in each fiscal year during the life of the 2017 Incentive System PFA, since the actual definition will be done by the Board of Directors on the basis of the criteria approved by the Shareholders' Meeting.
Bonus pool is defined as a percentage of the specific funding KPI (Net Operating Profit, net of Provisions for Risk and Charges, corresponding to Profit Before Tax) at local level, taking into consideration the "Entry Conditions" criteria assessment (based on forecasted results – risk-adjusted – both at Group and local level) e and local risk and performance assessment.
The Entry Conditions are the mechanism that determines the possible application of malus clause (Zero Factor) on the basis of performance indicators in terms of capital and liquidity defined at both Group and local level (at local level also profitability will be considered). In particular the bonus pool of 2017 will be zeroed.
In order to align to regulatory requirements, in case both at Group and local level set KPIs are not met, a Zero Factor will apply to the Identified Staff population whereas for the rest of the population, a significant reduction will be applied. In case Zero Factor is not activated, bonus pool adjustments will be applied within respective ranges based on the assessment of local and Group performance and risk factors.
In case the Entry Conditions are not met at local level, but at Group level they are, a floor might be defined for retention purposes and in order to maintain the minimum pay levels needed to play in the market.
The 2017 Incentive System PFA provides that the Fineco ordinary shares that will be allocated will be freely transferable, considering the applicable regulatory requirements regarding the application of share retention periods, as described in section 3.2.1.
In accordance with national regulatory guidelines and the 2017 Compensation Policy, beneficiaries are required to undertake not to use personal hedging strategies or remuneration and liability-related insurance to undermine the risk alignment effects embedded in their remuneration arrangements.
The 2017 Incentive System PFA provides that the Board of Directors will have the faculty to identify, in the resolution that will execute the 2017 plan, the termination of the agency relationship of beneficiary with the Bank, as cause for the expiring of the right to receive the Phantom shares, coherently with the Plan rules.
The 2017 Incentive System PFA does not provide for any provision which may trigger its cancellation.
The 2017 Incentive System PFA does not provide for the redemption by FinecoBank.
The 2017 Incentive System PFA does not provide for a loan or other special terms for the purchase of the shares.
The estimation of the overall cost expected by FinecoBank in relation to the 2017 Incentive System PFA at the grant date of the shares, was made on the basis of the IAS principles, considering the accounting assumptions on the probability to achieve the performance targets related to the allocation of the shares.
On the basis of these estimations, the overall expected cost for FinecoBank (IAS cost) on the basis of the effective performance conditions met, could be equal to € 2.500.000 to be split in 4 years.
Nevertheless, at this stage it is not possible to define the exact cost in each year of life of the 2017 Incentive System PFA, since the definition of the actual incentive to be allocated is subject to the Board of Directors resolution.
Considering that the shares for 2017 Incentive System PFA will be purchased from the market, impact on FinecoBank share capital is not foreseen.
At this stage, the 2017 Incentive System PFA does not provide for any limitation to the voting or economic rights for the shares allocated.
The 2017 Incentive System PFA provides only for the use of Fineco ordinary shares negotiated on regulated markets.
The 2017 Incentive System PFA does not provide for options.
The 2017 Incentive System PFA does not provide for options.
The 2017 Incentive System PFA does not provide for options.
a) the formula for the calculation of the exercise price in connection with the fair market value, and to
b) the modalities for the calculation of the market price assumed as basis for the calculation of the exercise price The 2017 Incentive System PFA does not provide for options.
3.4.20 In case the strike price is different from the fair market value as determined pursuant to point 3.4.19.b, the indication of the reasons for such difference
The 2017 Incentive System PFA does not provide for options.
3.4.21 The criteria justifying differences in the exercise prices between the relevant beneficiaries or class of beneficiaries The 2017 Incentive System PFA does not provide for options.
3.4.22 In the event the financial instruments underlying granted options are not negotiated on a regulated market, the indication of the value attributable to the same or of the criteria for its determination
The 2017 Incentive System PFA does not provide for options.
3.4.23 The criteria for the adjustments required in connection with any extraordinary transaction involving the corporate capital of the issuer as well as in connection with transaction triggering a variation in the number of the financial instruments underlying granted options
The 2017 Incentive System PFA does not provide for adjustments applicable in connection with extraordinary transactions involving FinecoBank corporate capital (saving the provisions that the Board of Directors may define in the resolution in which the Board will exercise the delegation received from the Shareholders' Meeting).
With reference to the Board of Directors' resolutions of:
for the execution of 2015 Incentive System PFA, of 2015 Incentive System, of 2014 Incentive System, of "2014-2017 Multi-year Plan Top Management", of "2014 Plan Key People" and of "2014 Plan PFA" (hereinafter "FinecoBank Compensation Systems"), approved by the Shareholders' Meetings of April 12th, 2016, of April 23rd, 2015 and of June 5th, 2014, were identified the following beneficiaries for the respective plans:
"2014-2017 Multi-year Plan Top Management", foresees an incentive linked to FinecoBank IPO payable in free Fineco ordinary shares, for the Chief Executive Officer and General Manager and for the Executives with strategic responsibilities of FinecoBank over a multi-year period (2017-2020) subject to the achievement of specific entry conditions. This plan foresees, inter alia, that the assignment of the 1st instalment of shares promised in 2014 will be done in 2017, the other instalments will be done in 2018, in 2019 and in 2020 respectively, after the verification of the achievement of entry conditions and of those individual (continuous employment and no compliance breach);
"2014 Plan Key People", foresees an incentive linked to FinecoBank IPO payable in free Fineco ordinary shares, for selected employees of FinecoBank over a multi-year period (2015-2017) subject to the achievement of specific entry conditions. This plan foresees, inter alia, that the assignment of the 3rd instalment of shares promised in 2014 will be done in 2017, after the verification of the achievement of entry conditions and of those individual (continuous employment and no compliance breach);
Mr. Alessandro Foti, Chief Executive Officer and General Manager of FinecoBank, is among the beneficiaries of 2016 Incentive System, of 2015 Incentive System, of 2014 Incentive System and of "2014-2017 Multi-year Plan Top Management".
The employees of FinecoBank that benefit from FinecoBank Compensation Systems (along with the Chief Executive Officer and General Manager of FinecoBank) are:
for 2016 Incentive System PFA there are no employees of FinecoBank that benefit from the plan. It is highlighted that the beneficiaries are 4 Financial Advisors, 2 Group Manager e 4 Area Managers belonging to Financial Advisors Identified Staff 2016 of FinecoBank;
for 2015 Incentive System PFA there are no employees of FinecoBank that benefit from the plan. It is highlighted that the beneficiaries are 4 Financial Advisors, 1 Group Manager e 4 Area Managers belonging to Financial Advisors Identified Staff 2015 of FinecoBank;
for the plan "2014 Plan PFA" there are no employees of FinecoBank that benefit from the plan. It is highlighted that the beneficiaries are 832 Financial Advisors, 169 Group Managers and 32 Area Managers.
Mr. Alessandro Foti, Chief Executive Officer and General Manager of FinecoBank, is among the beneficiaries of 2016 Incentive System, of 2015 Incentive System, of 2014 Incentive System and of the plan "2014-2017 Multi-year Plan Top Management".
b) other Executives with strategic responsibilities of FinecoBank not classed as "small", in accordance with Article 3, paragraph 1, letter f) of Regulation no. 17221 of 12 March 2010, if they have, during the course of the year, received total compensation (obtained by adding the monetary compensation to the financial instrument-based compensation) in excess of the highest total compensation assigned to the members of the Board of Directors or Management Board, and to the General Manager of FinecoBank
None of FinecoBank Executives meet the description; therefore this provision is not applicable. natural persons controlling FinecoBank, who are employee or collaborator of FinecoBank
No individual controls FinecoBank and, therefore, this provision is not applicable.
Amongst the beneficiaries of FinecoBank Compensation Systems, along with the Chief Executive Officer and General Manager, there are n. 5 executives of FinecoBank who have regular access to privileged information and are authorized to take resolutions capable of influencing the development and prospects of FinecoBank.
Regarding the 2016 Incentive System PFA, the 2015 Incentive System PFA and the plans "2014 Plan Key People" and "2014 Plan PFA" there are no beneficiaries among the Executives with strategic responsibilities.
b) in the case of "small" companies, in accordance with Article 3, paragraph 1, letter f) of Regulation no. 17221 of 12 March 2010, the
indication for the aggregate of all Executives with strategic responsibilities of the financial instrument issuer
This provision is not applicable.
c) other categories of employees or collaborators for which different characteristics are envisaged for the plan (e.g. executives, middle management, employees etc.)
There are 3 employees belonging to employees Identified Staff of FinecoBank to which different characteristics of "2014 Plan Key People" apply.
The 2016 Incentive System PFA aims to retain and motivate beneficiary Advisors, taking into account the objectives of growth in the medium and long term, in a general framework of overall sustainability.
The 2016 Incentive System PFA is compliant with FinecoBank Compensation Policy and with the most recent national and international regulatory requirements.
The 2016 Incentive System aims to attract, retain and motivate FinecoBank beneficiaries in compliance with the most recent national and international regulatory requirements with the aim to define – in the interest of all stakeholders – incentive systems in line with long-term Company strategies and goals, linked to Bank results, adjusted in order to consider all risks, in coherence with capital and liquidity levels needed to cover the activities in place and, in any case, able to avoid misleading incentives that could drive to regulatory breaches or to assume excessive risks for the Bank and the system in its whole.
The 2016 Incentive System is compliant with FinecoBank Compensation Policy and with the most recent national and international regulatory requirements.
The 2015 Incentive System PFA aims to retain and motivate beneficiary Advisors, taking into account the objectives of growth in the medium and long term, in a general framework of overall sustainability.
The 2015 Incentive System PFA is compliant with FinecoBank Compensation Policy and with the most recent national and international regulatory requirements.
The 2015 Incentive System aims to attract, retain and motivate FinecoBank beneficiaries in compliance with the most recent national and international regulatory requirements with the aim to define – in the interest of all stakeholders – incentive systems in line with long-term Company strategies and goals, linked to Bank results, adjusted in order to consider all risks, in coherence with capital and liquidity levels needed to cover the activities in place and, in any case, able to avoid misleading incentives that could drive to regulatory breaches or to assume excessive risks for the Bank and the system in its whole.
The 2015 Incentive System is compliant with FinecoBank Compensation Policy and with the most recent national and international regulatory requirements.
The 2014 Incentive System aims to attract, retain and motivate FinecoBank beneficiaries in compliance with the most recent national and international regulatory requirements with the aim to define – in the interest of all stakeholders – incentive systems in line with long-term Company strategies and goals, linked to Bank results, adjusted in order to consider all risks, in coherence with capital and liquidity levels needed to cover the activities in place and, in any case, able to avoid misleading incentives that could drive to regulatory breaches or to assume excessive risks for the Bank and the system in its whole.
The 2014 Incentive System is compliant with FinecoBank Compensation Policy and with the most recent national and international regulatory requirements.
The plan "2014-2017 Multi-year Plan Top Management" is a special award for Top Management of FinecoBank, linked to the Initial Public Offering. It aims to build retention of the Top Management, taking into account the objectives of growth in the medium and long term.
The plan "2014 Plan Key People" is a special award for selected employees of FinecoBank, linked to the IPO. It aims to build retention of the "key people", taking into account the objectives of growth in the medium and long term.
The plan "2014 Plan PFA" is a special award for Managers of the Network and Financial Advisors of FinecoBank, with the aim to retain and incentive them, taking into account the objectives of growth in the medium and long term.
The 2016 Incentive System PFA foresees that individual bonuses will be allocated based on individual performance evaluation.
Total incentive pay-out as defined will be made over a multi-year period (2017-2021), as indicated below and provided that the agency relationship of the beneficiaries is in place at the time of each payment:
The 2016 Incentive System foresees that individual bonuses will be allocated on the internal basis of available bonus pool, individual performance evaluation and internal benchmarking for specific roles.
Individual performance appraisal is based on specific goals, linked to the 5 fundamentals of UniCredit Group competency model: "Customers First"; "Execution and Discipline"; "Cooperation and Synergies"; "Risk Management"; "People Development".
Incentive pay-outs shall be made over a multi-year period (2017-2022) subject to continuous employment at each date of payment and as follows: - in 2017 the first instalment of the overall incentive ("1st instalment") will be paid in cash, in absence of any individual / values compliance breach, considering also the gravity of any internal / external findings (e.g. Audit, Bank of Italy, Consob);
The 2015 Incentive System PFA foresees that individual bonuses will be allocated based on individual performance evaluation.
Total incentive pay-out as defined will be made over a multi-year period (2016-2020), as indicated below and provided that the agency relationship of the beneficiaries is in place at the time of each payment:
The 2015 Incentive System foresees that individual bonuses will be allocated on the internal basis of available bonus pool, individual performance evaluation and internal benchmarking for specific roles.
Individual performance appraisal is based on specific goals, linked to the 5 fundamentals of UniCredit Group competency model: "Customers First"; "Execution and Discipline"; "Cooperation and Synergies"; "Risk Management"; "People Development".
Incentive pay-outs shall be made over a multi-year period (2016-2021) subject to continuous employment at each date of payment and as follows: - in 2016 the first instalment of the overall incentive ("1st instalment") is paid in cash, in absence of any individual/values compliance breach,
The 2014 Incentive System foresees that individual bonuses will be allocated on the basis of available bonus pool, individual performance evaluation and internal benchmarking for specific roles.
Individual performance appraisal is based on specific goals, linked to the 5 fundamentals of UniCredit Group competency model: "Customers First"; "Execution and Discipline"; "Cooperation and Synergies"; "Risk Management"; "People Development".
Incentive pay-outs shall be made over a multi-year period (2015-2020) subject to continuous employment at each date of payment and as follows: - in 2015 the first instalment of the overall incentive ("1st instalment") is paid in cash, in absence of any individual / values compliance breach, considering also the gravity of any internal / external findings (e.g. Audit, Bank of Italy, Consob);
The plan "2014-2017 Multi-year Plan Top Management" foresees that the assignment of the 1st instalment of shares promised in 2014 will be done in 2017 for the 6 beneficiaries of FinecoBank, the other instalments will be done in 2018, in 2019 and in 2020 respectively, after the verification of the achievement of entry conditions and of those individual (continuous employment and no compliance breach).
The plan "2014 Plan Key People" foresees that the assignment of the 3rd instalments of shares promised in 2014 will be done in 2017 for the 79 beneficiaries of FinecoBank, after the verification of the achievement of entry conditions and of those individual (continuous employment and no compliance breach).
The plan "2014 Plan PFA" foresees that the assignment of the-3rd instalments of shares promised in 2014 will be done in 2017, after the verification of the achievement of net inflows goal for the entire Advisors' Network, of the entry conditions and of those individual (continuous employment and no compliance breach).
Here below the general criteria that the Board of Directors followed, in the resolutions that after the Shareholders' Meeting approval executed the Plans, to define the actual number of beneficiaries and the number of free shares to be granted.
The 2016 Incentive System PFA provides that in 2017 the Board of Directors – once verified the achievement of the entry conditions, of the individual performance conditions and of the goals defined for 2016 – will define the number of shares to be paid in the 3rd, 4th and 5th instalments.
The 2016 Incentive System provides that in 2017 the Board of Directors – once verified the achievement of the entry conditions, of the individual performance conditions and of the goals defined for 2016 – will define the number of shares to be paid in the respective instalments for each category of beneficiaries.
The 2015 Incentive System PFA provides that in 2016 the Board of Directors – once verified the achievement of the entry conditions, of the individual performance conditions and of the goals defined for 2015 – will define the number of Phantom shares to be paid in the 3rd, 4th and 5th instalments.
The 2015 Incentive System provides that in 2016 the Board of Directors – once verified the achievement of the entry conditions, of the individual performance conditions and of the goals defined for 2015 – will define the number of shares to be paid in the respective instalments for each category of beneficiaries.
The 2014 Incentive System provides that in 2015 the Board of Directors – once verified the achievement of the entry conditions, of the individual performance conditions and of the goals defined for 2014 – will define the number of shares to be paid in the respective instalments for each category of beneficiaries.
The plan "2014-2017 Multi-year Plan Top Management" provides that in 2017 the Board of Directors – once verified the achievement of the entry conditions and of those individual – will authorize the assignment of the 1st instalment of shares allocated in 2014 and will define the individual assignments of the 4rd instalment of shares to be granted in 2020, adjusting the shares promised in 2017 respect the ratio between fixed and variable remuneration.
The plan "2014 Key People Plan" provides that in 2017 the Board of Directors – once verified the achievement of entry conditions and of those individual – will authorize the assignment of the 3rd instalment of shares allocated in 2014.
The plan "2014 Plan PFA" provides that in 2017 the Board of Directors – once verified the achievement of net inflows goal for the entire Advisors' Network, of the entry conditions and of those individual – will authorize the assignment of the 3rd instalment of shares allocated in 2014.
4.2.4 The reasons justifying the decision to assign compensation plans based on financial instruments not issued by FinecoBank, such as financial instruments issued by its subsidiaries, its parent companies or third parties; in the event the aforesaid financial instruments are not negotiated on regulated markets, the issuer shall provide information as to the criteria adopted for the calculation of the value attributable to such financial instruments FinecoBank Compensation Systems do not contemplate the allocation of similar financial instruments.
The FinecoBank Compensation Systems definition was not influenced by significant tax or accounting consideration.
FinecoBank Compensation Systems are not currently supported by the special fund for encouraging worker participation in the companies, as provided for under sect. 4, paragraph 112, of Law December 24, 2003 n. 350.
The General Shareholder's Meetings of April 12th, 2016, of April 23rd, 2015 and of June 5th, 2014 provided to the Board of Directors the delegation of power:
(i) for the for the 2016 Incentive System PFA pursuant to sect. 2357 of the Civil Code, to purchase and dispose of Fineco ordinary shares (ii) 2015 Incentive System PFA to allocate Phantom shares
(iii) for the plan "2014 Plan PFA", pursuant to sect. 2357 of the Civil Code, to purchase and dispose of Fineco ordinary shares
"Human Resources" function and, related to 2016 Incentive System PFA, to 2015 Incentive System PFA and to the "2014 Plan PFA", "Network Controls, Monitoring and Service Department" function, of FinecoBank are in charge for the management of FinecoBank Compensation Systems.
No specific procedures for the amendment of FinecoBank Compensation Systems are provided for.
The best solution identified to execute FinecoBank Compensation Systems for the employees is to delegate the Board of Directors, pursuant to sect. 2443 of the Civil Code, the faculty to increase share capital as described in the Director's Reports presented to the Extraordinary Shareholders' Meetings of April 12th, 2016, of April 23rd, 2015 and of June 5th, 2014.
In force of this delegation, the Board of Directors could resolve:
Regarding the execution of 2016 Incentive System PFA, the best solution identified is to delegate the Board of Directors, pursuant to sect. 2357 of the Civil Code, the faculty to buy and carry out disposals for maximum no. 250.000 ordinary shares.
Regarding the execution of 2015 Incentive System PFA, the best solution identified is to delegate the Board of Directors the faculty to authorize the allocation of Phantom shares.
Moreover, regarding the execution of the plan "2014 Plan PFA" instead, the best solution identified is to delegate the Board of Directors, pursuant to sect. 2357 of the Civil Code, the faculty to buy and carry out disposals for maximum no. 5.000.000 ordinary shares (the total number includes also the plan "2015-2017 Plan PFA", approved in 2014 whose execution is foreseen starting from 2018).
The Board of Directors verified the entry conditions to FinecoBank Compensation Systems as well as the criteria related to the financial instruments assignment to FinecoBank staff, on the basis of the positive opinion of the Remuneration and Appointments Committee.
Since the Chief Executive Officer and General Manager of FinecoBank is among the beneficiaries of the 2016 Incentive System, of the 2015 Incentive System, of the 2014 Incentive System and of "2014-2017 Multi-year Plan Top Management", he abstained from participating in the decision on the granting of the mentioned plans.
To execute the 2016 Incentive System PFA, in exercising the delegation received by the Shareholders' Meeting, as described in point 4.3.1, the Board of Directors on February 7th, 2017 approved the promise to grant no. 57.740 Phantom shares to Financial Advisors Identified Staff of FinecoBank, after the verification of the achievement of the Entry Conditions foreseen for the beneficiaries, ad described in point 4.2.3
To execute the 2016 Incentive System, in exercising the delegation received by the Shareholders' Meeting, as described in point 4.3.1, the Board of Directors on February 7th, 2017 approved the promise to grant no. 152.034 Fineco ordinary shares to employees Identified Staff of FinecoBank, after the verification of the achievement of the Entry Conditions foreseen for the beneficiaries, ad described in point 4.2.3
To execute the 2015 Incentive System PFA, in exercising the delegation received by the Shareholders' Meeting, as described in point 4.3.1, the Board of Directors on February 8th, 2016 approved the promise to grant no. 45.171 Phantom shares to Financial Advisors Identified Staff of FinecoBank, after the verification of the achievement of the Entry Conditions foreseen for the beneficiaries, ad described in point 4.2.3
To execute the 2015 Incentive System, in exercising the delegation received by the Shareholders' Meeting, as described in point 4.3.1, the Board of Directors on February 8th, 2016 approved the promise to grant no. 210.288 Fineco ordinary shares to employees Identified Staff of FinecoBank, after the verification of the achievement of the Entry Conditions foreseen for the beneficiaries, ad described in point 4.2.3
To execute the 2014 Incentive System, in exercising the delegation received by the Shareholders' Meeting, as described in point 4.3.1, the Board of Directors on February 7th, 2017 approved the assignment of no. 15.872 Fineco ordinary shares to employees Identified Staff of FinecoBank, after the verification of the achievement of the Entry Conditions foreseen for the beneficiaries, ad described in point 4.2.3.
To execute the "2014-2017 Multi-year Plan Top Management" plan, in exercising the delegation received by the Shareholders' Meeting, as described in point 4.3.1, the Board of Directors on February 7th, 2017 approved the assignment of no. 630.850 Fineco ordinary shares and the promise to grant no. 442.779 of the fourth instalment of the plan, to the 6 beneficiaries of FinecoBank, after the verification of the achievement of the Entry Conditions foreseen for the beneficiaries, ad described in point 4.2.3
To execute the "2014 Key People Plan", in exercising the delegation received by the Shareholders' Meeting, as described in point 4.3.1, the Board of Directors on February 7th, 2017 approved the assignment of the 3rd instalment of shares, equal to no. 261.187Fineco ordinary shares, to the 79 beneficiaries of FinecoBank, after the verification of the achievement of the Entry Conditions foreseen for the beneficiaries, ad described in point 4.2.3
To execute the "2014 Plan PFA" plan, in exercising the delegation received by the Shareholders' Meeting, as described in point 4.3.1, the Board of Directors on February 7th, 2017 approved the assignment of the 3rd instalment of shares, equal to no. 688.104 Fineco ordinary shares, to the 1.007 Financial Advisors of FinecoBank beneficiaries, after the verification of the achievement of the Entry Conditions foreseen for the beneficiaries, ad described in point 4.2.3.
The Remuneration and Appointments Committee on February 2nd, 2017 positively resolved upon the criteria to be applied for the execution of FinecoBank Compensation Systems, sharing the reasons and motivations thereof.
The market price of Fineco ordinary shares, registered on the date of Board of Directors' approval of FinecoBank Compensation Systems' execution (February 7th, 2017) and on the date of the decision made by the Remuneration and Appointments Committee of FinecoBank (February 2th, 2017), resulted equal to € 5,43 and to € 5,54 respectively.
(i) such assignment or the decision, if any, adopted thereon by the Remuneration and Appointments Committee, and
In relation to the foregoing it is clarified that the resolution of the Board of Directors which approved the execution of FinecoBank Compensation Systems was communicated to the markets, in compliance with the current regulations.
The resolutions related to the incentive plans based on financial instruments are examined by the Remuneration and Appointments Committee of FinecoBank in advance to provide for the positive opinion to the Corporate Bodies, the information to the market is given, if needed, after the relevant resolution of the Board of Directors.
The 2016 Incentive System PFA foresees an incentive – payable in cash and/or Phantom shares – over a multi-year period (2017-2021), subject to the achievement of specific entry conditions.
The 2016 Incentive System foresees an incentive – payable in cash and/or free Fineco ordinary shares – over a multi-year period (2017-2022), subject to the achievement of specific entry conditions
The 2015 Incentive System PFA foresees an incentive – payable in cash and/or Phantom shares – over a multi-year period (2016-2020), subject to the achievement of specific entry conditions.
The 2015 Incentive System foresees an incentive – payable in cash and/or free Fineco ordinary shares – over a multi-year period (2016-2021), subject to the achievement of specific entry conditions.
The 2014 Incentive System foresees an incentive – payable in cash and/or free Fineco ordinary shares – over a multi-year period (2015-2020), subject to the achievement of specific entry conditions.
The plan "2014-2017 Multi-year Plan Top Management" foresees an incentive – payable in free Fineco ordinary shares – over a multi-year period (2017-2020), subject to the achievement of specific entry conditions.
The plan "2014 Key People Plan" foresees an incentive – payable in free Fineco ordinary shares – over a multi-year period (2015-2017), subject to the achievement of specific entry conditions.
The plan "2014 Plan PFA" foresees an incentive – payable in free Fineco ordinary shares – over a multi-year period (2015-2017), subject to the achievement of specific entry conditions.
The free shares for the 2016 Incentive System PFA will be assigned by FinecoBank in multiple instalments (in the period 2019-2021) subject to the Board assessment of specific entry conditions, as described in point 4.2.3.
The free shares for the 2016 Incentive System will be assigned by FinecoBank in multiple instalments (in the period 2020-2022) subject to the Board assessment of specific entry conditions, as described in point 4.2.3.
The Phantom shares for the 2015 Incentive System PFA will be assigned by FinecoBank in multiple instalments (in the period 2018-2020) subject to the Board assessment of specific entry conditions, as described in point 4.2.3.
The free shares for the 2015 Incentive System will be assigned by FinecoBank in multiple instalments (in the period 2019-2021) subject to the Board assessment of specific entry conditions, as described in point 4.2.3.
The free shares for the 2014 Incentive System will be assigned by FinecoBank in multiple instalments (in the period 2018-2020) subject to the Board assessment of specific entry conditions, as described in point 4.2.3.
The free shares for the "2014-2017 Multi-year Plan Top Management" plan will be assigned by FinecoBank in multiple instalments (in the period 2017-2020) subject to the Board assessment of specific entry conditions, as described in point 4.2.3.
The free shares for the "2014 Key People Plan" plan will be assigned by FinecoBank in multiple instalments (in the period 2015-2017) subject to the Board assessment of specific entry conditions, as described in point 4.2.3.
The shares for the "2014 Plan PFA" plan will be assigned by FinecoBank in multiple instalments (in the period 2015-2017) subject to the Board assessment of specific entry conditions, as described in point 4.2.3.
The 2016 Incentive System PFA will lapse by July 2021.
The 2016 Incentive System will lapse by July 2022
The 2015 Incentive System PFA will lapse by July 2020.
The 2015 Incentive System will lapse by July 2021.
The 2014 Incentive System will lapse by July 2020.
The plan "2014-2017 Multi-year Plan Top Management" will lapse by July 2020.
The plan "2014 Plan Key People" will lapse by July 2017.
The plan "2014 Plan PFA" will lapse by July 2017.
4.4.4 The overall maximum number of financial instruments, also in the form of options, assigned over any fiscal years with respect to the beneficiaries namely identified or identified by categories, as the case may be
The maximum number of shares that the Board of Directors is authorized to allocate within the power of the delegation received by Shareholders' Meeting of FinecoBank for the 2016 Incentive System PFA is equal to no. 250.000 shares.
The maximum number of free shares that the Board of Directors is authorized to allocate within the power of the delegation received by Shareholders' Meeting of FinecoBank for the 2016 Incentive System is equal to no. 335.000 shares.
The maximum number of Phantom shares that the Board of Directors is authorized to allocate for the 2015 Incentive System PFA is equal to no. 45.171 Phantom shares.
The maximum number of free shares that the Board of Directors is authorized to allocate within the power of the delegation received by Shareholders' Meeting of FinecoBank for the 2015 Incentive System is equal to no. 397.453 shares.
The maximum number of free shares that the Board of Directors is authorized to allocate within the power of the delegation received by Shareholders' Meeting of FinecoBank for:
the 2014 Incentive System
the plan "2014-2017 Multi-year Plan Top Management"
the plan "2014 Plan Key People"
is equal to no. 3.500.000 shares.
Regarding the execution of "2014 Plan PFA" instead, the Board of Directors is authorized to buy and carry out disposals for maximum no. 5.000.000 ordinary shares (the total number includes also "2015-2017 Plan PFA", approved in 2014 whose execution is foreseen starting from 2018).
At this stage it is not possible to indicate the maximum number of free shares allocated in each fiscal year during the life of FinecoBank Compensation Systems, since the actual definition will be done by the Board of Directors on the basis of the criteria approved by the Shareholders' Meeting.
Considering the criteria described in the point 4.2.2, the allocation and the exercise of the free shares is subject to the achievement of the performance targets set by the Board of Directors. The assessment of the goals achievement should be done by the Board of Directors at the end of the performance period described in point 4.4.2.
FinecoBank Compensation Systems provides that the free Fineco ordinary shares that will be allocated will be freely transferable, considering the applicable regulatory requirements regarding the application of share retention periods.
In accordance with national regulatory guidelines and the 2016 Compensation Policy, beneficiaries are required to undertake not to use personal hedging strategies or remuneration and liability-related insurance to undermine the risk alignment effects embedded in their remuneration arrangements. For employees, Involvement in any form of hedging transaction shall be considered in breach of the Bank compliance policies and therefore the relevant rights under the plan shall automatically expire.
FinecoBank Compensation Systems provides that the Board of Directors will have the faculty to identify, in the resolutions that will execute each plan, the termination of the beneficiary with the Bank, as cause for the expiring of the right to receive the free shares, coherently with the Plans rules.
FinecoBank Compensation Systems do not provide for any provision which may trigger their cancellation.
FinecoBank Compensation Systems do not provide for the redemption by FinecoBank or other Legal Entities of the Group with reference to the free shares.
FinecoBank Compensation Systems do not provide for a loan or other special terms for the purchase of the shares.
The estimation of the overall cost expected by FinecoBank in relation to the adoption of FinecoBank Compensation Systems at the grant date of the free shares, was made on the basis of the IAS principles, considering the accounting assumptions on the foreseeable beneficiaries exits before the allocation of the free shares and on the probability to achieve the performance targets related to the allocation of the free shares.
On the basis of these estimations, the overall expected cost for FinecoBank at the grant date of the target number of free shares is equal to a total amount of € 42.001.631, split in:
The maximum impact of FinecoBank Compensation Systems (2015 Incentive System PFA and the plan "2014 Plan PFA" excluded) on FinecoBank share capital shall be approx. 0,52%.
At this stage, FinecoBank Compensation Systems do not provide for any limitation to the voting or economic rights for the shares allocated.
FinecoBank Compensation Systems provide only for the use of shares negotiated on regulated markets.
FinecoBank Compensation Systems do not provide for options.
FinecoBank Compensation Systems do not provide for options.
FinecoBank Compensation Systems do not provide for options.
4.4.19 The strike price of the options or the criteria and modalities for its determination, with respect in particular to: the formula for the calculation of the exercise price in connection with the fair market value, and to the modalities for the calculation of the market price assumed as basis for the calculation of the exercise price FinecoBank Compensation Systems do not provide for options.
4.4.20 In case the strike price is different from the fair market value as determined pursuant to point 4.4.19.b, the indication of the reasons for such difference
FinecoBank Compensation Systems do not provide for options.
4.4.21 The criteria justifying differences in the exercise prices between the relevant beneficiaries or class of beneficiaries
FinecoBank Compensation Systems do not provide for options.
FinecoBank Compensation Systems do not provide for options.
FinecoBank Compensation Systems do not provide for adjustments applicable in connection with extraordinary transactions involving FinecoBank corporate capital (saving the provisions that the Board of Directors may define in the resolution in which the Board will exercise the delegation received from the Shareholders' Meeting).
| Financial Instruments other than Stock Opion (8) Box 1 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Section 1 | Instruments related tooutstanding plans, approved by previous shareholders meetings' resolutions | |||||||
| Name or category (1) | Capacity | Shareholders' resolution Meeting Date of |
Instruments financial Type of (12) |
Instruments (11) Number of financial |
Assignment date (10) |
Purchase price of Instruments, if any financial |
Market price at the assignment date |
Vesting period (14) |
| Alessandro Foti | CEO/GM | 11/05/2012 | Unicredit ** | 30.362 | 11/04/2013 cda/oc 11/04/2013 cpr |
0 | 3,520 | 11/04/2013 31/12/2016 |
| Alessandro Foti | CEO/GM | 11/05/2013 | Unicredit ** | 36.099 | 11/03/2014 cda/oc 11/03/2014 cpr |
0 | 5,862 | 11/03/2014 31/12/2017 |
| Alessandro Foti | CEO/GM | 05/06/2014 | FinecoBank | 89.946 | 09/02/2015 cda/oc 05/02/2015 cpr |
0 | 4,725 | 09/02/2015 31/12/2019 |
| Alessandro Foti | CEO/GM | 23/04/2015 | FinecoBank | 61.010 | 08/02/2016 cda/oc 29/01/2016 cpr |
0 | 6,966 | 31/12/2019 08/02/2016 |
| Alessandro Foti | CEO/GM | 05/06/2014 | FinecoBank | 761.315* | 15/07/2014 cda/oc 27/05/2014 cpr |
0 | 3,700 | 31/12/2019 15/07/2014 |
| 5 Executives with strategic responsabilities |
11/05/2013 | Unicredit ** | 32.350 | 11/03/2014 cda/oc 11/03/2014 cpr |
0 | 5,862 | 11/03/2014 31/12/2016 |
|
| 5 Executives with strategic responsabilities |
05/06/2014 | FinecoBank | 155.445 | 09/02/2015 cda/oc 05/02/2015 cpr |
0 | 4,725 | 09/02/2015 31/12/2019 |
|
| 5 Executives with strategic responsabilities |
23/04/2015 | FinecoBank | 106.577 | 08/02/2016 cda/oc 29/01/2016 cpr |
0 | 6,966 | 31/12/2019 08/02/2016 |
|
| 5 Executives with strategic responsabilities |
05/06/2014 | FinecoBank | 1.330.502* | 15/07/2014 cda/oc 27/05/2014 cpr |
0 | 3,700 | 31/12/2019 15/07/2014 |
|
| Cathegory of other employees: Executives |
11/05/2013 | Unicredit ** | 1.827 | 11/03/2014 cda/oc 11/03/2014 cpr |
0 | 5,862 | 11/03/2014 31/12/2016 |
|
| Cathegory of other employees: Executives |
13/05/2014 | Unicredit | 11.165 | 09/04/2015 cda/oc 09/04/2015 cpr |
0 | 6,269 | 09/04/2015 31/12/2019 |
|
| Cathegory of other employees: Executives |
05/06/2014 | FinecoBank | 24.337 | 09/02/2015 cda/oc 05/02/2015 cpr |
0 | 4,725 | 09/02/2015 31/12/2017 |
|
| Cathegory of other employees: Executives |
23/04/2015 | FinecoBank | 42.701 | 08/02/2016 cda/oc 29/01/2016 cpr |
0 | 6,966 | 31/12/2019 08/02/2016 |
|
| Executives, Middle Management Cathegory of other employees: |
05/06/2014 | FinecoBank | 261.187 | 15/07/2014 cda/oc 27/05/2014 cpr |
0 | 3,700 | 15/07/2014 31/12/2016 |
|
| collaborators Financial Advisors Cathegory of non-employees |
23/04/2015 | FinecoBank | 45.171*** | 08/02/2016 cda/oc 29/01/2016 cpr |
0 | 6,966 | 31/12/2018 08/02/2016 |
|
| collaborators: Financial Advisors Cathegory of non-employees |
05/06/2014 | FinecoBank | 688.104 | 09/07/2015 cda/oc 09/07/2015 cpr |
0 | 6,783 | 09/07/2015 30/06/2017 |
|
| * Maximum number of shares granted the entire Plan. The Board of Directors of 08/02/2016 approved the number of shares related to the third instalment adjusted to respect the ratio between fixed and |
variable remuneration in line with current regulations, on the basis of the arithmetic mean of the official prices of Fineco ordinary shares on each trading day at the electronic stocjk market organised anda managed by Borsa Italiana S.p.A. in the period from the day preceding the date of resolution by the Board of Diretors that evaluated entry conditions achievements to the same day in the previous month (€
6,966).
***Phantom Share
** Unicredit Plans with payment in 2017 subject to the UniCredit Board of Directors approval on March 13, 2017
Annex - 2017 compensation systems based on financial instruments
| Capacity | Box 1 Financial Instruments other than Stock Opion (8) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name or category (1) | Section 2 Financial instruments to be assigned on the basis of the decision of*: BoD, as to be proposed to shareholders meeting X competent Body to implement Shareholders'Meeting resolution (9) |
||||||||||
| Date of Shareholders' Meeting resolution |
Type of financial Instruments (12) |
Number of financial Instruments (11) |
Assignment date (10) |
Purchase price of financial Instruments, if any |
Market price at the assignment date |
Vesting period (14) | |||||
| Alessandro Foti | CEO/GM | 12/04/2016 | FinecoBank | 50.721 | 02/02/2017 cpr 07/02/2017 cda/oc |
0 | 5,530 | 07/02/2017 31/12/2020 |
|||
| 5 Executives with strategic responsabilities |
12/04/2016 | FinecoBank | 88.783 | 02/02/2017 cpr 07/02/2017 cda/oc |
0 | 5,530 | 07/02/2017 31/12/2020 |
||||
| Cathegory of other employees: Executives |
12/04/2016 | FinecoBank | 12.530 | 02/02/2017 cpr 07/02/2017 cda/oc |
0 | 5,530 | 07/02/2017 31/12/2020 |
||||
| p.99 seconda tabella Cathegory of non-employees collaborators: Financial Advisors |
12/04/2016 | FinecoBank | 57.740 | 02/02/2017 cpr 07/02/2017 cda/oc |
0 | 5,530 | 07/02/2017 31/12/2019 |
| Capacity | Box 2 Stock Option |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sezione 1 | Options relating to outstanding plans approved on the basis of previous shareholders meetings' resolutions(8) | |||||||||
| Name or category (1) | Date of Shareholders' Meeting resolution |
Type of financial Instruments (12) |
Number of financial Instruments (11) |
Financial instruments underlying the otions exercised(13) |
Assignment date (10) |
Exercise price | Market price of underlying shares at the assignment date ** |
Period of possible exercise (from - to) |
||
| Alessandro Foti | CEO/GM | 08/05/2008 | Unicredit | 38.780 | 0 | 17/06/2008 cpr 25/06/2008 cda/oc |
23,351 | 22,893 | 09/07/2012 FinecoBank S.p.A. - Internal Use Only 09/07/2018 |
|
| 2 Executives with strategic responsabilities |
04/05/2004 | Unicredit | 4.300 | 0 | 29/06/2004 cpr 22/07/2004 cda/oc |
22,420 | 3,945 | 03/09/2008 31/12/2017 |
||
| 2 Executives with strategic responsabilities |
04/05/2004 | Unicredit | 8.153 | 0 | 10/11/2005 cpr 18/11/2005 cda/oc |
26,878 | 5,266 | 26/11/2009 31/12/2018 |
||
| 2 Executives with strategic responsabilities |
12/05/2006 | Unicredit | 6.165 | 0 | 07/06/2006 cpr 13/06/2006 cda/oc |
33,205 | 5,626 | 28/06/2010 31/12/2019 |
||
| 2 Executives with strategic responsabilities |
10/05/2007 | Unicredit | 10.357 | 0 | 07/06/2007 cpr 12/06/2007 cda/oc |
39,583 | 37,127 | 13/07/2011 15/07/2017 |
||
| 5 Executives with strategic responsabilities |
08/05/2008 | Unicredit | 34.902 | 0 | 17/06/2008 cpr 25/06/2008 cda/oc |
23,351 | 22,893 | 09/07/2012 09/07/2018 |
||
| Cathegory of other employees: Executives |
08/05/2008 | Unicredit | 25.262 | 0 | 17/06/2008 cpr 25/06/2008 cda/oc |
23,351 | 22,893 | 09/07/2012 09/07/2018 |
* The data is referred to the number of Financial instruments underlying the options assigned and not forfeited accordingly to the long term incentive plans and have been adjusted beccause of the capital operation resolved by UniCredit General Meeting on 29, April 2009 (script dividend), on 15, November 2009 and on 16, December 2011. **
The market price of the financial instruments at the assignment date for plan 2004,2005 and 2006 has not been adjusted because of the capital operation.
p.99
| Name or category (1) |
Capacity | Box 2 Stock Options Section 2 Options to be assigned on the basis of the decision of: BoD, as to be proposed to shareholders meeting competent Body to implement shareholders meeting resolution (9) FinecoBank S.p.A. - Internal Use Only |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date of Shareholders' Meeting resolution |
Instrument description (12) |
Number of options |
Assignment date (10) |
Exercise price | Market price of underlying shares at the assignment date |
Period of possible exercise (fromto) |
|||
| Alessandro Foti | CEO/GM | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Executives with strategic responsibilities |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Category of other employees: Executives, Middle Management |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
ii. shareholders' resolutions adopted prior to the date on which the competent corporate body implements the shareholders' resolution; therefore the table shall indicate:
In both the aforesaid cases the issuer shall cross out the corresponding box relating to this footnote No. 9. For the data not available the issuer shall indicate in the corresponding box the code "N.A." (Not available).
Piazza Durante 11, 20131 Milano Freephone 800 52 52 52 From e mobile phone or from abroad 02 2899 2899 [email protected] FinecoBank S.p.A. – Part of the UniCredit Banking Group enrolled in the Register of Banking Groups at No. 02008.1 Registered Oce in Piazza Durante 11, Milan, 20131 Headquarters in Via Rivoluzione d'Ottobre 16, Reggio Emilia, 42123 approved Share capital €200,545,403.85 fully subscribed and paid-in €200,540,166.09 ABI Code 3015.5 – VAT No. 12962340159 – Tax ID No. and Milan Companies Register No. 01392970404 and the Interbank Fund for the Protection of Deposits. Fineco is a trademark licensed for use by FinecoBank S.p.A.
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