Remuneration Information • Mar 10, 2022
Remuneration Information
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to the Annual General Meeting of the Company's Shareholders to be held on April 19th, 2022
Dear Shareholders,
As Chairman of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee of d'Amico International Shipping, I am pleased to present the 2022 Report on Remuneration Policy and Compensation Paid.
The Committee has submitted to the Board of Directors a remuneration policy for 2022 which, in the absence of regulatory updates, is positioned in continuity with the past in terms of content and intends to be as clear and transparent as possible to read through a revised structure, which starts from the description of the Governance process, defines the purposes and then provides a framework for the components of remuneration.
The remuneration policy of the Company intends to ensure alignment with international best practices and compliance with the reference legislation in order to support the Group's strategy.
In this sense, this Policy takes into account the business context, in recent times characterized by a strong volatility not only witnessed by the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic in the last two years but, even more, by the scenarios of evolution and transformation that the challenge of sustainability reflects on the shipping industry.
In this context the theme of sustainability and its reflection on corporate strategies will affect the remuneration policies: the objective of generating value in the long term will be increasingly based on the link between "sustainability" of the business and income parameters that ensure economic and financial performance and soundness of the business. On the other hand, clear and transparent governance processes will increasingly guarantee the solidity of remuneration policies and their functionality in the implementation of corporate strategies with a view to attracting and retaining talents.
The d'Amico Group, as a whole, has embarked on a path of gradual rapprochement to the United Nations' Agenda 2030 on sustainable development, so that choices and activities make the achievement of sustainable development goals credible and verifiable, considering in particular the application of adequate remuneration and economic benefits for personnel that include adequate social protection.
The most recent changes to the long-term incentive system, with the inclusion of objectives linked precisely to sustainability targets, are a confirmation of the company's commitment on this front.
The aims of the Remuneration Policy presented here are therefore twofold, intending to enhance the value of the fixed component in order to limit the assumption of excessive risks, and at the same time to incentivize the commitment to improving company performance and the commitment to developing a sustainable business, aligning the interests of the beneficiaries with those of the shareholders.
I trust that this Report provides evidence of our ongoing commitment to ensure adequate representation to our Shareholders and to the market of the purposes underlying the remuneration strategy adopted by d'Amico International Shipping, in support of its business objectives and in line with corporate values and principles.
Finally, on behalf of the Committee, I would like to thank the former members of this Committee for their valuable job, and the Shareholders for taking the time to read this Report and for their support to this crucial aspects of the Company governance.
10 th March 2022
Chairman of the Committee
Tom Loesch
| EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OF THE REMUNERATION POLICY 2022 | 4 |
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| INTRODUCTION | 7 |
| SECTION I | 10 |
| 1 ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE BODIES INVOLVED IN THE PROCESS OF PROVISION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF |
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| REMUNERATION POLICIES | 10 |
| 1.1 SHAREHOLDERS' MEETING |
10 |
| 1.2 BOARD OF DIRECTORS |
10 |
| 1.3 NOMINATION AND REMUNERATION COMMITTEE |
11 |
| 1.4 CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER |
13 |
| 1.5 HUMAN RESOURCES |
13 |
| 1.6 INTERNAL AUDITING |
13 |
| 1.7 INDEPENDENT AUDITORS |
13 |
| 1.8 EXTERNAL ADVISORS USED IN CREATING THE REMUNERATION POLICY 2 REASONS AND PURPOSES PURSUED THROUGHT THE REMUNERATION POLICY |
14 14 |
| 3 REMUNERATION STRUCTURE |
15 |
| 3.1 RECIPIENTS OF THE REMUNERATION POLICY |
16 |
| 3.2 FIXED REMUNERATION POLICY |
16 |
| 3.3 VARIABLE REMUNERATION POLICY |
17 |
| 3.4 ADDITIONAL ELEMENTS OF REMUNERATION |
21 |
| 4 LINK BETWEEN THE CHANGE IN RESULTS AND VARIABLE REMUNERATION |
21 |
| 5 TREATMENT PROVIDED IN CASE OF EARLY TERMINATION OF THE EMPLOYMENT RELATIONSHIP |
21 |
| SECTION II | 23 |
| 1 IMPLEMENTATION OF REMUNERATION POLICY IN 2021 |
23 |
| 2 GOVERNANCE |
23 |
| 2.1 MEETINGS AND COMPOSITION OF THE NOMINATION AND REMUNERATION COMMITTEE |
23 |
| 2.2 EXTERNAL CONSULTANTS |
24 |
| 3 VARIABLE AND FIXED REMUNERATION |
24 |
| 4 INDEMNITY IN THE EVENT OF THE EARLY TERMINATION OF THE RELATIONSHIP OR OF OFFICE |
24 |
| 5 PAY FOR PERFORMANCE |
25 |
| GLOSSARY | 35 |
In light of the votes on the Remuneration Policy of the previous years, which at the Shareholders' Meeting showed a positive opinion on the merit and content of the Policy, and in the absence of regulatory updates, the Company's 2022 Remuneration and Compensation Policy is positioned in substantial continuity with the past, differing in its structure which is intended to be as clear and transparent as possible.
In order to offer an organic overview of the Policy the document starts with the description of the Governance process for the definition of the Remuneration Policy and its purposes, to then describe the structure of the remuneration package and any ex-post correction clauses. This is followed by Section II which provides details of the compensation paid for 2021.
In addition, with the aim of offering greater usability and synthesis of the contents, compared to the past, more detail is provided on the contents of the Policy in the Summary Table in this paragraph.
| Subject | Contents | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Governance | The Governance process for the definition and approval of the Remuneration Policies is determined in order to ensure maximum transparency, clarity and reliability of the decision making processes. Furthermore, through the involvement of the corporate functions of Human Resources and Internal Audit, the aim is to align the Policies to market practices and ensure the proper management of the impacts that the adopted Policy might have on the Strategic Risk Management Policy. The Shareholders' Meeting casts a consultative vote on Sections I and II of the Policy (in line with applicable Luxembourg legislation) approved by the Board of Directors after hearing the opinion of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee. |
Section I, Par. 1 |
| Purpose of the Policy | The purposes of this policy are defined in accordance with the recommendations of Borsa Italiana's Corporate Governance Code and aim to: o attract, hire and retain individuals characterized by professionalism and skills suited to the needs of the Company; o provide an incentive to strengthen the commitment to improving company performance. The application of the Policy intends to favor a better alignment between the interest of the Company and that one of the DIS management, both in a short term perspective, through the maximization of the creation of value, and in a long term perspective, through a careful management of the company risks and the pursuit of the long term strategies. |
Section I, Par. 2 |
| Recipients under the Remuneration policy |
This Remuneration Policy covers the Members of the Board of Directors and Top Management, in particular: o Executive Directors and other Directors holding particular offices, such as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and the Chief Financial Officer. o Non-executive Directors, including independent Directors, o the Top Management that is identified from time to time by the Board of Directors by the respective company concerned, be it the Company (DIS) or its operating subsidiaries (or non-consolidated companies of the DIS Group which may employee key persons that offer services to DIS via a intercompany service agreement), including the Chief Operating Officer and the Head of Operations. With regard to the members of the Board of Statutory Auditors, the Company does not appoint a Board of Statutory Auditors as the Luxembourg company law does not provide for one. |
Section I, Par. 3.1 |
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| Remuneration structure | The remuneration structure is balanced and consists of: o Fixed component: defined in such a way as to reward adequately the interested persons according to their organizational responsibilities and their competencies, and assuring a balanced pay-mix with the variable part of the remuneration package, also in order to discourage high-risk initiatives focused on short-term results, which could jeopardise sustainability and the creation of value in the medium and long term. The fixed component is completed by non-monetary benefits: the remuneration of Executive Directors and other Directors with specific duties as well as Top Management may include non-monetary benefits (such as pension and insurance components). o Variable component: dedicated to the Executive Directors, to the other Directors with specific duties and to the Top Management and defined so as to align the interests of the subjects with the achievement of the priority objective of creating value for the shareholders and is functional to the pursuit of the sustainable success of the Company. It is in turn composed of a short-term component and a component determined by the medium-long term variable incentive plan. |
Section I, Par. 3.2, 3.3 |
| Additional components of remuneration |
Additional bonuses: the Company does not normally award discretionary one-off bonuses or retention bonuses. However, on an exceptional basis, limited to the first year of employment, and no more than once to the same person, variable remuneration may be awarded as an entry bonus. |
Section I, Par. 3.4 |
| Ex-post corrections | The Company applies ex-post correction clauses (malus and clawback) that allow it to request the return or not to proceed with the payment of deferred components in the event of events such as: fraudulent behaviour, data subsequently revealed to be incorrect and disciplinary measures. |
Section I, Par. 4 |
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| Severance | No agreement has been defined that provides for the payment of an indemnity for the termination of the relationship or office, nor for Executive Directors, other Directors holding particular positions or for Top Management. Non-competition agreements: at the date of this Report, no non-competition agreements have been entered into for key personnel. |
Section I, Par. 5 |
Compliant with the current regulations, the 2022 Remuneration Policy regarding the Members of the Board of Directors and the Top Management of d'Amico International Shipping (hereinafter, "the Company" or "DIS") is defined herein.
This report, drawn up pursuant to legislation in force1 and approved by the Board of Directors on 10 March 2022, on proposal of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee, is divided into two sections:
The information will also be made available on the website of the Company (www.damicointernationalshipping.com).
Considering the fact that the Company's registered office is in Luxembourg and it is listed on the STAR segment of the Italian Stock Exchange, this document has been prepared in compliance with the applicable Luxembourg laws and regulations1 , with the company's Articles of Association, and, where relevant, with the new Corporate Governance Code (Codice di Corporate Governance di Borsa Italiana) and the Regulation for companies listed on the stock exchange (Regolamento Emittenti CONSOB)
Moreover, in accordance with the provisions of Article 7 bis of Grand Ducal Law of 1 August 2019, both sections of the Report on Remuneration Policy and Compensation Paid (sections I and II) are subject to approval by the Shareholders' Meeting by means of a vote.
The company pays compensation only on the basis of a remuneration policy voted in the General Shareholders' Meeting.
If the Shareholders' Meeting rejects the Remuneration Policy subject to a consultative vote, the Company shall submit a revised Policy to the next Shareholders' Meeting to a vote.
It is also noted that the Report was drawn up considering the analyses of the results of the Shareholders' voting on the 2021 Report.
1 At national level, reference is made, in particular, to Grand Ducal Law of 1 August 2019, which amends Grand Ducal Law dated 24 May 2011 to endorse the European Directive 2017/828 (SHRD 2), published in Memorial A of 20 August 2019. The Report is also drawn up, where relevant, in compliance with the Corporate Governance Code approved by the Corporate Governance Committee of Borsa Italiana on 31 January 2020, applicable from the first financial year beginning after 31 December 2020.
| Abstained | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
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| Against | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| In Favour | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
SECTION I (2022) d'Amico International Shipping S.A.
In compliance with the Articles of Association, the recommendations of Article 5 of the Corporate Governance Code of Borsa Italiana (hereinafter, the "Corporate Governance Code") - which the Company has adopted - and with laws applicable on each occasion, the approval processes of the remuneration of Executive Directors, other Directors with specific duties and Top Management involve the following:
In addition, the Company employs Consultants and adopts market benchmarks in setting the Remuneration Policies.
In compliance with the Articles of Association of the Company, the compensation of the members of the Board of Directors is established by the Shareholder's Meeting and the Board of Directors may determine the compensation of the Directors who are in charge of specific duties.
The Shareholder's Meeting may nevertheless establish a maximum total gross amount for the remuneration of all Directors, including those with specific duties, assigning and authorizing the Board of Directors - on the recommendation of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee - to allot said amount among all of its members, whether non-executive or executive Directors, including therein, if approved by resolution, parties covering specific duties.
The Shareholders' Meeting is called upon to examine and evaluate (in line with the Luxembourg legislation implementing European Directive SHRD2):
The Board of Directors - in its role of strategic supervision - defines and re-examines, at least annually, the Remuneration Policy of the Company and is responsible for its proper implementation.
The Board is the final body in charge of the approval and maintenance in effect of the Remuneration Policy adopted by the Company, with the duty of supervising its application and approving any exceptions or amendments assisted by the Nomination and Remuneration Committee.
In compliance with the Articles of Association of the Company, and subject to the authorization of the Shareholders, the Board of Directors allots the gross total amount of compensation to Directors and can determine the compensation of the Directors who have specific duties within the Company on proposal of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee.
Moreover, the Board of Directors identifies Top Management and, on proposal of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee, proposes to the CEO the guidelines in order to establish and to maintain in effect a Remuneration Policy for Top Management.
In compliance with the recommendations contained in Articles 4, 5 and 6 of the Corporate Governance Code of Borsa Italiana then in force, and with Article 2.2.3 of the Regulation of markets organized and managed by Borsa Italiana S.p.A., the Board of Directors' meeting held on 6 May 2008 approved a resolution, inter alia, for the establishment of a Nomination Committee and of a Remuneration Committee.
On 28 April 2009, the Board of Directors passed a resolution to approve the merging of the two aforementioned committees into one, the Nomination and Remuneration Committee, assigning to it all the functions required by the Corporate Governance Code of Borsa Italiana then in force.
The establishment of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee was confirmed by a Board Resolution on 10 December 2012 by which the aforementioned Committee was entrusted with the duties required by the Corporate Governance Code of Borsa Italiana, as amended2 .
The Nomination and Remuneration Committee is composed of non-executive members of the Board of Directors, all of them Independent Directors with adequate experience in accounting and finance, as evaluated by the Board of Directors. In compliance with the recommendation contained in Article 5 of the Corporate Governance Code, one of the members of the Committee holds the office of Lead Independent Director.
In 2022 the Nomination and Remuneration Committee is composed of the following non-executive board members:
| Chairman | Independent Director | Tom Loesch |
|---|---|---|
| Members | Independent Director | Monique I.A. Maller |
| Lead Independent Director | Marcel C. Saucy |
The Nomination and Remuneration Committee among other responsibilities provides support, assistance, gives opinions and submits proposals to the Board of Directors on the following:
2 To date, the duties of the Committee are aligned with the provisions of Article 5 of the Corporate Governance Code of Borsa Italiana.
❖ assisting the Board of Directors in supervising the process aimed at verifying that the Company fulfils all existing provisions on disclosure of the elements contained in the remuneration (with specific reference to the application of the remuneration policy and the attribution of individual remuneration).
Regarding the remuneration of Executive Directors, and of other Directors with specific duties, the Nomination and Remuneration Committee:
❖ submits proposals to the Board of Directors on individual remuneration to be attributed, ensuring that said proposals are in line with the remuneration policy adopted by the Company and with the performance evaluation of concerned Directors, having comprehensively collected information on the total compensation obtained by Directors from other subsidiaries of the Company.
As far as the stock-based remuneration plans that may be implemented for Executive Directors, Top Management and other employees, the Nomination and Remuneration Committee:
The Nomination and Remuneration Committee reports to the Shareholders' Meeting; for this reason, the Chairman of the Committee or one of its members participates in the Annual Shareholder's Meeting.
The Nomination and Remuneration Committee is convened with adequate frequency for the proper implementation of the related functions. The Director of the Human Resources Department routinely participates in the meetings. From time to time, the Chairman may invite other members of the Board of Directors or company department managers or third parties to the meetings of the Committee, where their presence may facilitate the functions of the Committee. No Director takes part to the meetings of the Committee in which proposals are formulated to the Board of Directors about its own remuneration, unless dealing with proposals that regard the overall members of the Committees established by the Board of Directors. For the validity of the Committee meeting, the majority of members in office must be present. Resolutions of the Committee are passed by absolute majority of those ones who are present; in case of a tie, the vote of the Chairman prevails.
The Chairman of the Committee reports to the Board of Directors, at least annually, regarding the activity carried out by the Nomination and Remuneration Committee.
The Committee's activities are part of an annual process of monitoring and review of remuneration policies:
The CEO, within the framework of the assigned powers, ensures that management of remuneration of the Top Management is implemented in compliance with the guidelines approved by the Company.
The Human Resources Department collaborates with the competent departments in defining remuneration policy, initially proceeding to analyze the related regulations and study trends and practices of the market on the matter.
In addition, also with the potential support of the Company departments concerned, the Department:
The Internal Auditing Department may carry out independent reviews of the effects that the remuneration policy adopted by the Company could have on Strategic Risk Management Policy.
The independent auditors assigned to audit the financial statements, in line with the new reference framework for listed companies, verifies annually that Directors have drawn up Section II of the Report, through a mere control of the form of the publication of information, without expressing an opinion on that information, either as being consistent with the financial statement or complying with the rules, equivalent to that set out for the audit of the preparation of the nonfinancial report ("NFR") pursuant to Italian Legislative Decree 254/2016.
The Company was advised by Deloitte Consulting S.r.l. in order to guarantee maximum reliability of the support provided regarding remuneration and alignment with market best practices.
To adopt effective salary practices that also can appropriately support business strategies and resource management, general market trends are continuously monitored to correctly define competitive compensation levels and ensure internal fairness and transparency.
Participation in compensation surveys on specific panels of companies operating in one or more reference markets and corresponding to organizational profiles that match similar roles and positions, allows for the recording of benchmarks for the fixed and the variable component as well as the total remuneration.
For said reasons the appointed departments ensure the constant participation in remuneration surveys and studies, implemented by the leading national and sector players.
The duration of this policy is one year, with no possibility for the Company to derogate from it during the period of validity and it is defined in line with the recommendations of the Corporate Governance Code (with some principles of application referenced below) and pursues both the objective of:
Moreover, the implementation of the remuneration policy allows a better alignment between the interest of the Company and that of the management team of DIS, based on both a short-term perspective, by maximizing value creation, and in the long-term, through careful management of business risks and the pursuit of long-term strategies.
In this regard, the remuneration and incentive criteria based on objective parameters linked to the Company performance and in line with medium/long-term strategic goals, are able to better stimulate the engagement of all the persons involved and consequently to better meet the interests of the Company.
In particular, in order to strengthen the connection between remuneration and the long-term interests of the Company, the Remuneration Policy provides that:
| CORPORATE GOVERNANCE CODE | ||||||
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| Art. 5, Recommendation 29 |
❖ the compensation of Non-executive Directors is commensurate to their responsibilities, professionalism and the commitment required by the duties assigned to them within the Board of Directors and the Board Committees; |
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| Art. 5 Recommendation 29 |
❖ unless otherwise approved by the Shareholders' Meeting, Non-executive Directors are excluded from participating in variable type incentive plans; |
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| Art. 5 Recommendation 27 points. a, b, c |
❖ the remuneration structure for the CEO and for the Top Management is an adequate balance between i) a fixed component and ii) a variable component which is set up to a maximum amount, based on predetermined, measurable objectives, and aimed to link remuneration to performance actually achieved, taking into account the risks connected to the business performed; |
| Art. 5, Recommendation 27 point c |
❖ the variable part is distributed subject to achievement of the performance objectives. Said objectives are predetermined, measurable and in line with the company's strategic objectives, for the purpose of promoting its sustainable success. They are indicative of the efficiency and effectiveness of the Company, as well as the capacity of the latter to remunerate capital invested and to generate medium to long-term cash flow for shareholders; |
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| Art. 5, Recommendation 27 point d |
❖ in the event in which a person has the right to variable remuneration, and the same reaches a predetermined percentage of the fixed amount, the payment of a substantial part of said variable remuneration is postponed for a period ranging from 12 to 18 months; |
| Art. 5, Recommendation 27 point e |
❖ contractual agreements allow the Company to ask for restitution, of all or part of variable components of the remuneration paid, where these variable components have been determined based on data that are later proved to be incorrect. |
Non-monetary benefits are consistent with the local regulations, with the aim of completing and adding value to the total compensation package taking into account the roles and/or the responsibilities attributed, favoring social security and insurance components.
The Company has also welcomed the results of a process conducted by the ultimate parent company d'Amico Società di Navigazione S.p.A. which, through the involvement of internal and external stakeholders, has identified those areas of activity that have a direct or indirect impact on the ability to create and preserve economic, social and environmental value, defining their level of relevance and priority and thus giving rise to the sustainability matrix that guides the company's commitment to sustainability on a strategic level.
d'Amico Società di Navigazione S.p.A. (with a Group perspective) has indeed embarked on a process of gradual rapprochement with the United Nations 2030 Agenda, so as to make credible and verifiable the contribution that the company's choices and activities make to the achievement of sustainable development objectives, considering in particular the application of adequate salaries and economic benefits for staff that ensure adequate social protection.
The most recent modification of DIS's long-term incentive system, which introduced specific objectives for measuring the environmental impact of the managed fleet, can be understood in this direction.
The remuneration policy applied is, therefore, aimed at enhancing sustainable performance and the achievement of strategic priorities in both the short and long term.
The remuneration structure adopted for Executive Directors, for Directors with specific duties and for Top Management envisages a fixed component, that rewards the role covered and the scope of responsibility, reflecting experience, know-how and abilities required for each position , and a variable incentive component that seeks to recognize the results achieved, enabling a direct link between the compensation and actual results of the company and of individuals, in the short-term and in the medium-long term.
Other components of the compensation package are comprised of non-monetary benefits (e.g. health insurance and D&O Policy) while no insurance or social security coverage is provided other than that required as per mandatory requirements.
The Remuneration Policy with regard to the duration of contracts or agreements with management and notice periods, supplementary pension or early retirement plans, termination conditions and payments related to termination shall implement the applicable national collective bargaining agreement when applicable, however based on the best market practices.
This Remuneration Policy applies to the Members of the Board of Directors, and Top Management, in particular:
The Remuneration Policy may also be applied to people that are identified by the Board of Directors of DIS as holding key roles (i.e. business development/ commercial roles) for the activities of the Company that are employed by legal entities of the d'Amico Group that are not consolidated by DIS and whose activities for DIS are managed via intercompany service agreements.
With regard to the members of the control body, the Company does not appoint a Board of Statutory Auditors, as this is not contemplated by Luxembourg corporate law (lex societatis).
Since the role of Head of Control and Risk Management (Executive Director in charge of the Internal Control and Risk Management System) is held by the Chairman of the Board of Directors of DIS, there are no further significant provisions relating to his remuneration, neither in terms of fixed nor variable remuneration.
Since the person responsible for preparing the company's financial reports is the Chief Financial Officer - who is already covered by the policy applicable to Executive Directors - there are no further significant provisions relating to his remuneration, either in terms of fixed or variable remuneration.
The person responsible for the DIS Internal Auditing function is employed by d'Amico Società di Navigazione S.p.A. (the served activities are object of an intercompany service agreement). Her remuneration consists of a fixed component plus an annual bonus based on objectives related to the effectiveness and quality of the control action to guarantee the independence of the function.
The weight of the fixed component in the total packages is set in order to match with the responsibilities of the persons involved and their competencies, benchmarking the market practice and also to discourage initiatives focused on shortterm results that could jeopardize sustainability and creation of medium/long-term value.
Moreover, the fixed component of remuneration is structured in such an amount to allow the variable component of total remuneration to decrease considerably or zero out, in relation to the results actually achieved and according to the key objectives and risk management policies of the Company.
The Shareholders' Meeting resolves the total amount for the remuneration for the roles of Directors, for a total of € 330,000, and authorizing and empowering the Board of Directors to allocate the said amount amongst the Directors, including those vested with particular offices.
The remuneration of Executive Directors and other Directors who have specific duties as well as the compensation package of the Top Management may include non-monetary benefits such as social security and insurance components.
The Variable Remuneration Policy applicable to Executive Directors, to other Directors with specific duties and to Top Management is defined to align the interests of the previously mentioned persons with the attainment of the priority objective of creation of value for shareholders and pursuit of the sustainable success of the Company. Moreover, the Variable Remuneration Policy takes into account best practices on remuneration policies in the industry.
The Company adopts a policy for variable remuneration under which the variable remuneration could decrease in case of negative performance, and in some cases, may be zero and is composed by:
In line with the strategic risk management policy and the remuneration policy, Company Departments are engaged in defining the overall remuneration policy in order to support efficient risk management.
As mentioned above, Non-Executive Directors (including Independent Directors) are not included among the recipients of the variable remuneration policy and related guidelines, since the remuneration of a Non-Executive Director is not linked to the economic result achieved by the Company and its subsidiaries. Similarly, non-executive Directors (including Independent Directors) are not included among the beneficiaries of share-based remuneration plans, unless otherwise decided by the Ordinary Annual Shareholders' Meeting, which must, in this case, justify its decision.
The perimeter of recipients of the annual incentive plan includes various positions:
Essentially, the annual incentive plan is based on two conditions:
| Perimeter | Objectives | Bonus pool |
|---|---|---|
| d'Amico International Shipping | DIS Consolidated EBITDA | Up to 5% of DIS Consolidated EBITDA (net of extraordinary activities - e.g. sales and purchase of vessels -) |
The Annual Variable Incentive Plan is based on the attainment of predefined quantitative – financial and non- financial – objectives that are measurable and consistent with the company strategies.
Regarding non-financial parameters, the incentive component is related to a qualitative evaluation that objectively considers the activity performed by the corporate/organisational positions (activities planned in the previous year for the evaluation year, ordinary activities carried out by the department/business unit, etc.)
The year 2022 will see the closing of the 3rd cycle of the medium-long term 2019-2021 rolling Plan, which considers the performance period 2021-2022 which entails the disbursement of bonus partly in cash and partly in shares for strategic corporate resources.
On the other hand, the Company is committed to defining a new long-term incentive plan in the course of 2022 and which will be launched with the start of the following performance year. This plan will be defined in continuity with the purposes of the current expiring plan to align the interests of management and the long-term development of the Company, and determined in accordance with applicable compensation governance processes, and it will be granted on terms and in a manner consistent with applicable regulations.
It is described below the framework for the 2019-2021 plan for the cycle currently in place (2021-2022), as defined by the regulations and information document as amended by the Board of Directors on November 13, 2019 and July 29, 2021 following approval by the Shareholders' Meeting on April 30, 2019.
The plan pursues the following purposes:
The rolling medium/long-term 2019-2021 plan is geared towards Directors of the Company and personnel that hold or carry out strategically important functions identified by the Board of Directors (in DIS, its subsidiaries and also in legal entities of the d'Amico Group not consolidated by DIS) for deserving a remuneration policy that increases their retention for the purpose of generating long-term value. The following are included among the Beneficiaries of the Plan:
Participation in the plan (i.e. the ex-ante Gate) depends on the ROCE average achieved during the vesting period (greater than 5%).
The mechanism for calculating the bonus pool follows a top-down logic and is determined as a percentage of EBIT. A bonus pool cap for the amount that can be distributed is also in place and linked to the average ROCE value achieved during the period (7.5%). Below is a detailed description of the process for activation and distribution of the Bonus Pool under the Plan:
| Activation of Bonus Pool (ex-ante Gate) Average ROCE 2021-2022>5% |
Bonus Pool Activated | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $\overline{2}$ | Calculation of Bonus Pool EBIT medio 2021-2022 - EBIT (ROCE=5%) |
$\blacktriangleright$ Extra EBIT Generated |
% Extra EBIT Generated |
€ Bonus Pool |
| Distribution of Bonus Pool | ||||
| Beneficiari | % Bonus Pool per beneficiario | |||
| Executive Chairman and CEO | % | |||
| $\overline{\mathbf{3}}$ | Executive Director | % | ||
| CFO | % | |||
| COO | % | |||
| Other Beneficiaries | % |
Once the bonus pool is activated, the actual bonus given to Beneficiaries depends on the achievement of specific objectives by the end of the performance period, namely:
These performance objectives, defined in close relation with the company's medium/long-term objectives and aligned with the strategic plan, have a different percentage weight and their evaluation is based on progressive thresholds (from minimum to maximum achievement), as seen in the table below:
| Performance Indicator | Weight | Achievement Level | Pay-out |
|---|---|---|---|
| Max | 110% | ||
| Adjusted ROCE (a) | 60.0% | Target | 100% |
| Min | 70% | ||
| Max | 110% | ||
| Hedging Effectiveness (b) | 15.0% | Target% | 100% |
| Min% | 50% |
3 Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) is "adjusted" by means of a matrix comparing the loan to value and hedging rate.
| Max | 110% | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daily G&A (c) | 7.5% | Target | 100% | ||
| Min | 50% | ||||
| Max | 110% | ||||
| Direct Operating Costs (d) | 7.5% | Target | 100% | ||
| Min | 50% | ||||
| Max | 110% | ||||
| CO2 per ton-miles for owned and bareboat vessels operated on the spot market (e) |
5.0% | Target | 100% 50% 110% |
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| Max | |||||
| CO2 per ton-miles for all owned and bareboat vessels (e) |
5.0% | Target | 100% | ||
| Min | 50% |
Once the objectives have been evaluated and recorded, the actual quantification of the bonus is also subject to a relative indicator that measures shareholder return (Relative Total Shareholder Return) compared to an international reference panel 4 which acts as a multiplier/demultiplier equal to +/- 10% of the amount determined.
The plan is structured over 3 cycles, with a two-year performance, starting in 2019, 2020 and 2021. The reason for choosing a rolling plan with a 2-year vesting period is due to the peculiarity of the sector where DIS operates, which is a highly volatile market and an exogenous variable, freight costs, that are difficult to forecast.
The chart below shows the duration and operation of cycle II of the Plan:
The Plan provides for the assignment of DIS shares free of charge. After the vesting period of two years, the bonus will be partly paid in up-front cash (70%) and partly in deferred DIS shares (30%) that will actually be made available
4 These 3 companies are in the reference panel: Ardmore, Skorpio Tankers and Torm.
after 1 and 2 years. In addition, the Company intends to use the treasury shares held in its portfolio to fulfil its obligations to allocate DIS Shares under the Plan.
The Beneficiaries shall have the right to receive the bonus accrued, in any event, only if they are in office or in their role at the end of the vesting period, as defined in paragraph 2.2. of the Information Document on the Plan and, in any event, at the time of payment, save for the right of the Board of Directors to decide on any exceptions to that rule.
For more details on the Long-Term Plan, refer to the specific information document published on the Company's website (www.damicointernationalshipping.com).
It is Company policy not to assign Executive Directors or Top Management discretionary one-off bonuses including retention bonuses, in order to limit the risk of resignation of key figures.
As an extraordinary case, only with the view to attracting key figures from the market that cover positions deemed strategic, variable remuneration may be agreed, limited to the first year of employment, such as entry bonuses which, in line with market best practices, cannot be paid more than once to the same person. The payment of those elements of remuneration is non-discretionary in nature and is implemented as part of governance processes on remuneration.
In consideration of the performance objectives adopted, the short- and long-term incentive systems seek to ensure an adequate connection between changes in results and changes in variable remuneration.
The Company adopts suitable contractual provisions that allows not to disburse all or part of the variable components (both short and long-term, whether in cash or paid in financial instruments), which have already vested or are vesting, to take account of the performance net of the risks effectively assumed or attained, of the equity and liquidity position of the Company or of the individual entity, as well as in the event of disciplinary measures in response to fraudulent behavior or gross negligence that harms the Company, on the part of the personnel to whom the incentive is intended.
For the Long-Term Plan, the deferred portions shall be effectively disbursed if the Gate (ROCE) to access the Plan is reached in the reference year.
The Company also adopts claw back mechanisms (as far as legally applicable), on the basis of which the Company has the right to request the repayment of all or part of the variable components (both short and long-term, whether in cash or paid in financial instruments) disbursed in previous years, determined on the basis of data revealed to be manifestly incorrect, as well as in the event of disciplinary measures in response to fraudulent behavior or gross negligence that harms the Company on the part of the personnel to whom the incentive is intended, in consideration of the legal limits set.
For the Long-Term Plan, it is noted that the claw back clauses shall be applied within 3 (three) years from the end of the vesting period.
No arrangement is in place that envisages the payment of an indemnity for the termination of the relationship or of office, for Executive Directors, the other Directors with specific duties or for Top Management.
At the date of this Report, no non-competition agreements have been entered into for the recipients of this policy.
SECTION II (2021) d'Amico International Shipping S.A.
The remuneration system adopted by the Company for Executive Directors, for other Directors with specific duties and for Personnel with strategic responsibilities (Top Management) 5 , in 2021 consisted of a pay-mix as such to ensure sound and prudent management, avoiding the assumption of excessive risks. This section seeks to illustrate the choices and the criteria adopted by the Company to establish fixed and variable remuneration in 2021.
More specifically:
The meetings held by the Nomination and Compensation Committee during 2021 are reported below
| Role | Members | Meetings of the Committee in 2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman (Lead Indipendent Director) | Mr. Stas A. Jozwiak | ||
| Indipendent Director | Massimo Castrogiovanni | Meeting 10.03.2021 | |
| Indipendent Director | John J. Danilovich | ||
| Role | Members | ||
| Chairman (Indipendent Director) | Tom Loesch | ||
| Indipendent Director | Monique I.A. Maller | Riunioni del Comitato nel 2021 Meeting 19.07.2021 |
5 This means the persons having authority and responsibility for planning, directing, and controlling the activities of the Company, directly or indirectly, according to the definition set out in Attachment 1 to the CONSOB Regulations relating to Transactions with Related Parties. It is noted that, from 2021 that definition was replaced with "Top Management", pursuant to the Corporate Governance Code.
In 2021, the Company availed itself of a leading advisory company, operating in the shipping sector (Spinnaker), in order to guarantee maximum reliability of the support provided on the subject of remuneration, also with the help of compensation surveys conducted with reference to the industry databanks.
For 2021, the overall remuneration of the members of the Board of Directors and of Personnel with strategic responsibilities envisaged the disbursement of a fixed component, based on the office held, levels of skills, experience and impact on company results.
For the purposes of determining the compensation levels of the Group, remuneration benchmarking analyses were used through a comparison of fixed and variable components related to a panel of companies representative of the Italian market.
The fixed component is also determined considering the values of internal fairness along with professional characteristics, degree of availability on the market and company risk in the case of termination of the employment relationship.
For the year 2021, the variable component related to the short-term variable incentive, was not paid as a result of not reaching the expected EBITDA threshold.
Following the subsequent calculation of the annual incentive plans for 2020 that were paid in 2021, an adjustment is made to Table 1 - " Compensation paid to members of the administrative and control bodies, general managers and other executives with strategic responsibilities "- to the remuneration paid in 2020, by reporting the Table included in last year report adjusted with correct values.
With 2021, the second cycle of the "Medium-Long Term Variable Incentive Plan 2019-2021" concluded, for which the access conditions were not met, and which was therefore not granted.
With regards to benefits, for the various categories of personnel, packages were offered with similar features for parties belonging to the same category. The main benefits granted to the Top Management in 2021 included:
Executive Directors and Top Management are beneficiaries of Directors & Officers (D&O) policies.
No ex ante arrangement is in place that envisages the payment of an indemnity for the termination of the relationship or of office nor has any compensation been paid at this level for Executive Directors, the other Directors with specific duties or for Personnel with strategic responsibilities.
In compliance with that set out in the Issuers' Regulation6 , disclosure is provided below, for the last five years, relating to:
In view of the disclosure of the annual changes in remuneration, the company's performance and the average full -time equivalent remuneration of the company's employees other than managers during the last five years, illustrated below is a comparison between the Total Remuneration of the Board of Directors and the company performance. While, with reference to the DIS employee population, it should be noted that no average remuneration data is provided, given the small number of DIS employees.
| Variation | Indicator | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corporate Performance |
EBITDA (\$) | 36,838,086 | 17,519,575 | 104,226,241 | 128,571,000 | 64,322,163 |
| Remuneration of the Board |
Total remuneration (€) |
1,665,000 | 1,834,000 | 1,023,200 | 1,144,199 | 955,541 |
In consideration of the disclosure of the annual changes in the total compensation of the Chairman and CEO and the Executive Directors, a comparison is provided below:
| 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Executive Chairman |
460,000 | 460,000 | 460,000 | 499,476 | 477,000 |
| Executive Director | 809,000 | 825,200 | == | == | == |
| Executive Director | 235,000 | 240,700 | 233,200 | 328,733 | 273,000 |
| Executive Director | 55,000 | 55,000 | 55,000 | 72,990 | 64,000 |
Values are shown adjusted for 2020 so as to include the total accrual remuneration actually paid out
6 Issuers' Regulation, Attachment 3, Table 7-bis
(III) Total 64.000 64.000
Table 1 (Attachment 3A, scheme 7-bis, of the Issuers' Regulation - Compensation paid to members of the administrative and control bodies, general managers and other executives with strategic responsibilities).
| Period during |
Compensation | Variable non-equity compensation |
Non | Fair Value of | Severance indemnity for |
|||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name and Surname |
Office | which offices was held |
Office Expiry |
Fixed Compensation |
for committee partecipation |
Bonuses and other incentives |
Profit sharing |
monetary benefit |
Other remuneration |
Total | equity compensation |
end or termination of employement |
| ( A ) | ( B ) | ( C ) | ( D ) | ( 1 ) | ( 2 ) | ( 3 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 5 ) | ( 6 ) | ( 7 ) | ( 8 ) | |
| Paolo d'Amico | Executive Director (Chairman of BoD) |
01.01 - 31.12 |
Approval of 2023 Financial Statements |
|||||||||
| (I) Compensation in the Company preparing the financial statements |
117.000 | 117.000 | ||||||||||
| (II) Compensation from subsidiaries and associates |
360.000* | 360.000 | ||||||||||
| (III) Total | 477.000 | 477.000 | ||||||||||
| Approval of | ||||||||||||
| Cesare d'Amico | Executive Director |
01.01 - 31.12 |
2023 Financial Statements |
|||||||||
| (I) Compensation in the Company preparing the financial statements |
64.000 | 64.000 | ||||||||||
| (II) Compensation |
from subsidiaries and associates
| Carlos Balestra di Mottola |
Executive Director |
01.01 - 31.12 |
Approval of 2023 Financial Statements |
|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (I) Compensation in the Company preparing the financial statements |
64.000 | 64.000 | ||||||
| (II) Compensation from subsidiaries and associates |
209.000** | 209.000 | ||||||
| (III) Total | 273.000 | 273.000 |
| Stas Jozwiak*** | Lead Indipendent Director |
20.04.2021 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (I) Compensation in the Company preparing the financial statements |
|||||||
| (II) Compensation from subsidiaries and associates |
|||||||
| (III) Total |
| Massimo Castrogiovanni*** |
Indipendent Director |
20.04.2021 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (I) Compensation in the Company preparing the financial statements |
|||||||
| (II) Compensation from subsidiaries and associates |
|||||||
| (III) Total |
| John J. Danilovich*** |
Indipendent Director |
20.04.2021 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (I) Compensation in the Company preparing the financial statements |
|||||||
| (II) Compensation from subsidiaries and associates |
|||||||
| (III) Total |
| Thomas Joseph Fernand Loesch |
Indipendent Director |
20.04.2021 | Approval of 2023 Financial Statements |
|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (I) Compensation in the Company preparing the financial statements |
47.000 | 47.000 | ||||||
| (II) Compensation from subsidiaries and associates |
||||||||
| (III) Total | 47.000 | 47.000 |
| Monique Irma Anastasia Maller |
Indipendent Director |
20.04.2021 | Approval of 2023 Financial Statements |
|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (I) Compensation in the Company preparing the financial statements |
47.000 | 47.000 | ||||||
| (II) Compensation from subsidiaries and associates |
||||||||
| (III) Total | 47.000 | 47.000 |
| Marcel Claude Saucy |
Indipendent Director |
20.04.2021 | Approval of 2023 Financial Statements |
|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (I) Compensation in the Company preparing the financial statements |
47.000 | 47.000 | ||||||
| (II) Compensation from subsidiaries and associates |
||||||||
| (III) Total | 47.000 | 47.000 |
* Of which 10.000 as compensation from DTL and 350.000 DTM
** compensation from DTM
VAT Included
*** No pro-rata remuneration is envisaged because the remuneration has already been received in full in the first year of office
Table 1 (Attachment 3A, scheme 7-bis, of the Issuers' Regulation - Compensation paid to members of the administrative and control bodies, general managers and other executives with strategic responsibilities). – adjustment with respect to compensation paid in 2020
| Name | Period during which |
Office | Fixed | Compensation | Variable non-equity compensation |
Non | Other | Fair Value of | Severance indemnity for end or |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| and Surname |
Office | offices was held |
Expiry | Compensation | for committee partecipation |
Bonuses and other incentives |
Profit sharing | monetary benefit |
remuneration | Total | equity compensation |
termination of employement |
| ( A ) | ( B ) | ( C ) | ( D ) | ( 1 ) | ( 2 ) | ( 3 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 5 ) | ( 6 ) | ( 7 ) | ( 8 ) | |
| Paolo D'Amico | Executive Director (Chairman of BoD) |
01.01 - 31.12 |
Approval of 2020 Financial Statements |
477.000* | 22.476 | 499.476 | ||||||
| Cesare D'Amico |
Executive Director |
01.01 - 31.12 |
Approval of 2020 Financial Statements |
64.000 | 8.990 | 72.990 | ||||||
| Carlos Balestra di Mottola |
Executive Director |
01.01 - 31.12 |
Approval of 2020 Financial Statements |
263.000** | 65.733* | 328.733 | ||||||
| Stas Jozwiak | Lead Indipendent Director |
01.01 - 31.12 |
Approval of 2020 Financial Statements |
81.000 | 81.000 |
| Massimo Castrogiovanni |
Indipendent Director |
01.01 - 31.12 |
Approval of 2020 Financial Statements |
81.000 | 81.000 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John J. Danilovich |
Indipendent Director |
01.01 - 31.12 |
Approval of 2020 Financial Statements |
81.000 | 81.000 | |||
| (I) Compensation in the Company preparing the financial statements |
488.000 | 47.199 | 535.199 | |||||
| (II) Compensation from subsidiaries and associates |
559.000 | 50.000 | 609.000 | |||||
| (III) Total | 1.047.000 | 97.199 | 1.144.199 |
* of which € 50,000 paid as annual variable remuneration 2020
Table 1 (Attachment 3A, scheme 7-bis, of the Issuers' Regulation - Compensation paid to members of the administrative and control bodies, general managers and other executives with strategic responsibilities).
| Name and | Period during which |
Office | Fixed | Compensation | Variable non-equity compensation |
Non | Other | Fair Value of | Severance indemnity for end or |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surname | Office | offices was held |
Expiry | Compensation | for committee partecipation |
Bonuses and other incentives |
Profit sharing | monetary benefit |
remuneration | Total | equity compensation |
termination of employement |
| ( A ) | ( B ) | ( C ) | ( D ) | ( 1 ) | ( 2 ) | ( 3 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 5 ) | ( 6 ) | ( 7 ) | ( 8 ) | |
| Total n.2 Personnel with strategic responsibilities* |
547.000 | 547000 | ||||||||||
| (I) Compensation in the Company preparing the financial statements |
||||||||||||
| (II) Compensation from subsidiaries and associates | 547.000 | 547000 | ||||||||||
| (III) Total | 547.000 | 547000 |
* of which 5.000 as compensation from DTL, 361.000 from DTK and 181.000 from DTM.
Table 1 (Attachment 3A, scheme 7-bis, of the Issuers' Regulation - Compensation paid to members of the administrative and control bodies, general managers and other executives with strategic responsibilities). - adjustment with respect to compensation paid in 2020
| Name and | Period during which |
Office | Fixed | Compensation | Variable non-equity compensation |
Non | Other | Fair Value of | Severance indemnity for end or |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surname | Office | offices was held |
Expiry | Compensation | for committee partecipation |
Bonuses and other incentives |
Profit sharing | monetary benefit |
remuneration | Total | equity compensation |
termination of employement |
| ( A ) | ( B ) | ( C ) | ( D ) | ( 1 ) | ( 2 ) | ( 3 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 5 ) | ( 6 ) | ( 7 ) | ( 8 ) | |
| Total n.2 Personnel with strategic responsibilities |
535.000 | 103.228* | 638.228 | |||||||||
| (I) Compensation in the Company preparing the financial statements |
20.228 | 20.228 | ||||||||||
| (II) Compensation from subsidiaries and associates | 535.000 | 83.000 | 618.000 | |||||||||
| (III) Total | 535.000 | 103.228 | 638.228 |
* of which €83,000 paid as annual variable remuneration 2020
Table 2 : Stock-options assigned to the members of the Board of Directors, general managers and other managers with strategic responsibilities.
Not filled in as no stock options have been assigned Table 3A: Incentive plans based on financial instruments, other than stock options, in favor of the members of the Board of Directors, general managers and other executives with strategic responsibilities.
Not filled in due to the non-recognition of variable remuneration linked to financial instrument-based incentive plans.
Tab. 3B: Monetary incentive plans for members of the management body, general managers, and other executives with strategic responsibilities.
Not filled out due to the non-recognition of variable compensation related to monetary incentive plans.
Table 1: (Attachment 3A, scheme 7-ter, of the Issuers' Regulation - Equity investments of members of the administrative and control bodies and general managers)
| Surname and Name | Office | Investee company | Number of shares held at end of previous year (31/12/2020) |
Number of shares purchased 2021 | Number of shares sold 2021 | Number of shares held at end of current year (31/12/2021) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paolo d'Amico | Executive member of the Board of Directors (Chairman and CEO) |
d'Amico International S.A. | 814.861.692 | 814.861.692 | ||
| d'Amico International Shipping S.A. | 15.477.896 | 2.849.015 | 0 | 18.326.911 | ||
| Cesare d'Amico | Executive member of the Board of Directors |
d'Amico International S.A. | 814.861.692 | 0 | 0 | 814.861.692 |
| FI.PA. Finanziaria di Partecipazione S.p.A. |
3.381.000 | 1.000.000 | 0 | 4.381.000 | ||
| d'Amico International Shipping S.A. | 15.477.896 | 2.849.015 | 0 | 18.326.911 | ||
| N.A. | 1.974.000 | 0 | 0 | 1.974.000 | ||
| Carlos Balestra di Mottola | Executive member of the Board of Directors (CFO) |
N.A. | 231.341 | 0 | 0 | 231.341 |
| Monique I.A. Maller | Non-executive and Independent member of the Board of Directors (since 20.4.2021) |
N.A. | 0* | 0* | 0* | 0* |
| Marcel C. Saucy | Non-executive and Independent member of the Board of Directors (since 20.4.2021) |
N.A. | 0* | 0* | 0* | 0* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Loesch | Non-executive and Independent member of the Board of Directors (since 20.4.2021) |
N.A. | 0* | 0* | 0* | 0* |
| Massimo Castrogiovanni | Non-executive and Independent member of the Board of Directors (until 20.4.2021) |
N.A. | 0** | 0** | 0** | 0** |
| Stas A. Jozwiak | Non-executive and Independent member of the Board of Directors (until 20.4.2021) |
N.A. | 0** | 0** | 0** | 0** |
| John J. Danilovich | Non-executive and Independent member of the Board of Directors (until 20.4.2021) |
N.A. | 731687** | 0** | 0** | 731687** |
Table 2. (Attachment 3A, scheme 7-ter, of the Issuers' Regulation - Equity investments of members of the administrative and control bodies and general managers)
| Surname and Name | Office | Investee company | Number of shares held at end of previous year (31/12/2020) |
Number of shares purchased 2021 | Number of shares sold 2021 | Number of shares held at end of current year (31/12/2021) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 2 Personnel with strategic responsabilities | NA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Directors with specific duties | These are the Chairman of the Board of Directors and the Chief Executive Officer. |
|---|---|
| Executive Directors | There are 3 Directors to whom individual management powers have been delegated (including the Chairman and the Chief Executive Officer). |
| Independent Directors | These are DIS Directors who meet the requirements of independence established by national regulations and by Article 2 of the Corporate Governance Code. |
| Non-Executive Directors | These are Directors not vested with specific duties by the Board of Directors and without individual management powers. |
| Shareholders' Meeting | The Company's joint decision-making body. All holders of voting rights are represented at the meeting (directly or via proxy). |
| Shares | These refer to the ordinary shares of DIS listed on the Italian equity market. |
| Non-Monetary benefits | These are the non-monetary elements included in the remuneration, targeted at enhancing the personal and family well-being of workers from an economic and social perspective. |
| Bonus Pool | This is the total financial allocation linked to short and long-term incentive systems. |
| Claw back | This is a contractual clause that provides the Company with the possibility to request the full or partial repayment of variable components of remuneration paid, under given conditions. |
| Corporate Governance Code (or "Code") | This is the Corporate Governance Code for Listed Companies, approved on 31 January 2020 by the Corporate Governance Committee and applicable from the first financial year starting after 31 December 2020. The Code indicates the best practices regarding corporate governance recommended by the Corporate Governance Committee, to be applied according to the "comply or explain" principle into line with one or more recommendations contained in the principles or the application criteria. |
| Consob Issuers' Regulation | Concerning the regulation of issuers, last amended in December 2020. |
| Nomination and Remuneration Committee | This committee is composed of non-Executive Directors, the majority of whom are independent (from which the Chairman is identified) and is responsible for assisting the Board of Directors with investigatory, advisory and proposal functions regarding the compensation system of the Company. |
| Board of Directors | The Board of Directors of d'Amico International Shipping. |
| Daily G&A (general and administrative expense) |
General and administrative costs per ship day available. |
| EBIT (Earnings Before Interest and Taxes) |
A profitability indicator obtained by subtracting amortisation/depreciation and provisions from EBITDA. |
| EBITDA (Earnings Before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization) |
A profitability indicator which highlights the company's income deriving from ordinary operations, therefore net of interest expense, taxes and amortisation/depreciation. |
| Group (or d'Amico Group) | The Group, with d'Amico Società di Navigazione S.p.A as ultimate holding company, which the Company belongs to. |
| Hedging Effectiveness | Comparison between period agreements and spot agreements. |
|---|---|
| Post-employement (or termination of office) benefits |
Refers to the cash amount to be paid to Directors on cessation of their administration relationship. |
| Severance Indemnities | Refers to the cash amount to be paid to workers at the moment of termination of their employment contract as executives. |
| Malus | These relate to ex-post corrective mechanisms, based on which the bonuses accrued may decrease until they reach zero. |
| Management by Objectives (MbO) | Indicates an incentive system that recognises an annual bonus in cash to beneficiaries, based on the objectives established and agreed with each person participating in said Plan. |
| Top Management | According to the definition in the new Corporate Governance Code, this means the other executives that are not members of the management body and have the authority and responsibility for planning, directing, and controlling the activities of the Company and its operating companies. Before 2021 the "Top Management" was defined in Attachment 1 to the CONSOB Regulations relating to Transactions with Related Parties as "Personnel with strategic responsibilities". From 2021 that definition was replaced with "Top Management", pursuant to the Corporate Governance Code. |
| Variable short-term remuneration | This refers to the the short-term incentive plan (IBT 2020 Plan), which entitle the persons involved to receive an annual bonus in cash based on the results achieved in the previous year with respect to the objectives defined, based on the prior final results of the competent bodies and functions. |
| Variable long-term remuneration | This refers to the 2019-2021 rolling long-term plan which entitles participants to receive a bonus, partly in cash and partly in shares, based on a prior assessment of the attainment of the results at the end of a two-year vesting period and a subsequent two- year deferral period. |
| Annual Gross Remuneration | Includes all fixed annual compensation, gross of taxes and social security expenses for the part payable by the employee; therefore, it does not include annual bonuses, other bonuses, indemnities, fringe benefits, reimbursement of expenses, and any other form of variable or occasional pay. |
| ROCE (return on capital employed) | Measures return on capital employed |
| ROTA (Return on Total Assets Beginning) | Measures the profitability of EBIT over total assets. |
| Company (or "DIS" or the "Issuer") | The company d'Amico International Shipping S.A. |
| Stakeholder | All entities, individual or organisations, actively involved in a financial initiative, both a company or a project. |
| Company Articles of Association | The Company Articles of Association approved at the moment of its incorporation and subsequent amendments. |
| TSR (Total shareholder return) | Measures the total shareholder return. |
| Target value | Indicates the target performance level established by an objective in the incentive system. |
| Vesting period | This is the period that runs from the assignment to the accrual of the ownership of the right to receive the incentive. |
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