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Bittium Oyj — Remuneration Information 2017
Mar 22, 2017
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Remuneration Information
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Salary and Remuneration Report from 2016
Bittium
Bittium 2016
Introduction
The governance of Bittium Corporation (hereinafter "Company") is determined by the Company's Articles of Association, the laws of Finland (such as the Finnish Companies Act and Securities Market Act) and the Company's Corporate Governance Code. The Company follows with some exceptions the Finnish Corporate Governance Code 2015 prepared by the Finnish Securities Market Association. The Governance Code is available at the website of the Finnish Securities Market Association at www.cgfinland.fi.
The statutory governing bodies of the Company are the Shareholders' meeting, Board of Directors, Chief Executive Officer and the Auditor. The Management Group supports the statutory governing bodies of the Company. The Company has no Supervisory Board. The Company's domicile is Oulu.
A coherent and up-to-date depiction on remuneration promotes the providing of information to the shareholders. To achieve this, the Company has prepared a salary and remuneration report. The salary and remuneration report is prepared in accordance with recommendations included in the Governance Code. The Company's Corporate Governance Code, Corporate Governance Statement for each financial period and the salary and remuneration report are publicly available at the Company's website at www.bittium.com.
Up-to-date information regarding the shareholdings of the CEO and the other management is publicly available at the Company's website at www.bittium.com.
Remuneration
Decision-making Process
The general meeting decides on the remuneration paid for board and committee work and on the basis for its definition. Generally the body that appointed a person also decides on the remuneration of that person. The Board of Directors appoints the CEO and thus decides also upon the CEO's remuneration. In addition, the Board of Directors decides upon the compensation payable based on termination of the CEO. The Board of Directors decides on the principles and structure of the remuneration scheme of the Company and the Group based on the presentation of the CEO. In accordance with the annual clock of the Board of Directors the review is scheduled to occur in October. The remuneration of the other management is decided on a one-over-one basis [1]. The CEO may, however, decide upon the salary increases of his direct subordinates within the budget approved by the Board of Directors.
Remuneration of the Board of Directors
Remuneration and other Benefits of the Members of the Board of Directors
The Annual General Meeting decides the remuneration of the Board. As a rule, there has not been a separate remuneration for executive members of the Board of Directors [2]. The General Meeting held on April 19, 2016 decided that the elected Board members' remuneration for the term ending at the end of the following Annual General Meeting shall be as follows:
- Chairman of the Board EUR 3,500 per month and
- other members of the Board of Directors EUR 2,000 per month.
In addition, the Board members are entitled to compensation for the attended Board Committee meetings as follows:
- the Chairman of the Committee EUR 600 for each meeting and other Committee members EUR 400 for each meeting.
The travel expenses of the members of the Board of Directors shall be reimbursed in accordance with the Company's travel policy. In accordance with the decision of the Annual General Meeting, 40 percent of the monthly remuneration is paid in the Company's shares. In 2016, the Company's shares were acquired on the market for the Board members as follows [3]: Erkki Veikkolainen 2,400 shares, Kirsi Komi 1,371 shares, Staffan Simberg 1,371 shares, Juha Putkiranta 1,371 shares and Seppo Mäkinen 1,371 shares. The member of the Board of Directors may not transfer the shares received as remuneration before his/her membership in the Board of Directors has ended.
Financial Benefits of the Chairman of the Board and the Members of the Board Pertaining to their Possible Employment Relationship or Service Contract
There are no employment relationships or service contracts between the Company's members of the Board and the Company. The members of the Board have not been included in the remuneration schemes of the Company.
Remuneration Paid to Board Members in 2016 [4], EUR
| Name | Position | Remuneration / Bittium Corporation Board member | Remuneration / Audit Committee | Share remuneration [5] | In total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirsi Komi | Board member, member of the Audit Committee | 17,600 | 2,800 | 9,461.52 | 29,861.52 |
| Juha Putkiranta | Board member | 17,600 | 9,461.52 | 27,061.52 | |
| Seppo Mäkinen | Board member | 17,600 | 9,461.52 | 27,061.52 | |
| Staffan Simberg | Board member, Chairman of the Audit Committee | 17,600 | 4,800 | 9,461.52 | 31,861.52 |
| Erkki Veikkolainen | Chairman of the Board | 30,800 | 400 | 16,562.83 | 47,762.83 |
| In total | 101,200 | 8,000 | 54,408.91 | 163,608.91 |
The members of the Board have not received other benefits or any share-based rights, or participated in the Company's remuneration schemes.
Salary and Remuneration Report
Participation of the Members of the Board in a Share-Related Remuneration Scheme
The members of the Board have been paid remuneration in the Company's shares as described above. Information on the shareholdings of the members of the Board in the Company is publicly available at the Company's website at www.bittium.com.
Remuneration of the Chief Executive Officer and Other Executives
Information on the Service Contract of the CEO
The Board of Directors defines and approves the essential terms of the service of the CEO, including the CEO's remuneration, in the form of a written agreement. CEO Hannu Huttunen's service contract is effective until further notice and can be terminated by the Company with twelve (12) and the CEO with six (6) months' written notice.
The CEO is entitled to a pension under the Contracts of Employment Act and other legislation pertaining to pensions and does not have additional pension benefits. The Finnish employee pension system (TyEL) allows for an old-age pension based on years of service and the income accumulated during those years, including the base salary, bonuses (excluding any option rights and shares subscribed on their basis) and taxable fringe benefits. The old-age pension can be taken out at one's own discretion between the ages of 63-68 (flexible retirement age).
The Company's CEO Hannu Huttunen has participated in the share-related remuneration scheme in connection with which he has received 10,000 Company shares. The maximum amount of variable pay for the CEO is 60% of the aggregate salary of the variable pay earning period.
The Essential Principles Regarding Remuneration of Other Executives
Remuneration of the other group executives consists of fixed monthly salary with fringe benefits (i.e. the aggregate salary) and variable pay. The maximum amount
Remuneration Paid to the CEO Hannu Huttunen in 2016 [6], EUR
| Salary | Other benefits | Extraordinary payments | Variable payment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 213,948.00 | 240.00 | 65,572.64 | 64,295.00 |
Remuneration Paid to Other Executives in 2016 [7], EUR
| Salary | Other benefits | Extraordinary payments | Variable payment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 904,366.12 | 24,840.00 | 180,324.73 | 94,116.78 |
of variable pay for other executives is 30% of the aggregate salary of the variable pay earning period.
In addition to CEO, also other members of the Company's management members have participated in the share-related remuneration scheme and received 27,500 Company shares in total.
Variable Pay System
Variable pay will be based on achievement of targets. The earning period for the variable pay in 2016 was the calendar year. The targets are set separately for each earning period. The setting of targets and the review of their achievement is decided on a one-over-one basis. The criteria for the short term variable pay are the financial and strategic targets. In addition, part of the targets may be other objectives or personal targets. Personal targets vary between duties. In 2016 the financial targets were operating profit.
Long Term Reward System
Option rights 2008
The Annual General Meeting of the year 2008 decided upon issuance of option rights for the key persons of Bittium Group. The total aggregate amount of the option rights is 4,200,000 at most. 1,400,000 of the said option rights are marked as 2008A, another 1,400,000 option rights as 2008B and the rest, 1,400,000 option rights, as 2008C. The subscription price of the shares to be subscribed on the basis of above mentioned option rights is based on the current market price of the share of Bittium Corporation in NASDAQ OMX Helsinki in January 2009 [8], January 2010 [9] and
January 2011 [10]. Subscription periods of the shares to be subscribed on the basis of above mentioned option rights are as follows: 2008A between April 1, 2012 and March 31, 2014; 2008B between April 1, 2013 and March 31, 2015; and 2008C between April 1, 2014 and March 31, 2016.
Directed share issue
without consideration 2016
Based on the authorization granted by Bittium Corporation's Annual General Meeting of Shareholders held on April 15, 2015, the Board of Directors of Bittium Corporation decided on March 22, 2016 on a directed share issue without consideration as reward payments to the key persons of the company and its subsidiaries. In the share issue 37,500 new shares were issued without consideration to the key persons entitled to the share bonus. The share bonus was issued to 8 key persons of the company defined by the Board of Directors, with the condition that they must be employed by Bittium Corporation or its subsidiaries at the time of payment of the share bonus. The shares issued in the directed share issue without consideration are subject to restrictions on the right of disposal until December 31, 2018. However, the Board of Directors may grant permission to dispose or use the shares prior to the given date. The shares were registered to the trade register and on the book-entry accounts of the recipients on March 24, 2016, and became subjects to trading on the trading list of Nasdaq Helsinki on March 29, 2016. The CEO received 10,000 shares of Bittium Corporation, and the rest of the members of the Management Group received in total 27,500 shares of Bittium Corporation.
[1] One-over-one principle means that a decision on remuneration shall be approved by the supervisor of the decision-maker. [2] In 2016, none of the members of the Board had an employment relationship or service contract with the Company. [3] and [5] The shares acquired cover the whole board period from April 19, 2016 to April 12, 2017. [4], [6] and [7] The remunerations from previous years are publicly available at the Company's website at www.bittium.com. [8] The trade volume weighted average quotation of the share on the OMX Nordic Exchange Helsinki during January 1–January 31, 2009. [9] The trade volume weighted average quotation of the share on the OMX Nordic Exchange Helsinki during January 1–January 31, 2010. [10] The trade volume weighted average quotation of the share on the OMX Nordic Exchange Helsinki during January 1–January 31, 2011.
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