UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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An Invitation to Our Shareholders | ||
Proxy Statement Summary |
Dear Fellow Invesco Shareholder:
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For a convenient overview of the matters to be voted on at our Annual General Meeting, see Proxy Statement Summary beginning on page 1. | You are cordially invited to attend the 2015 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of Invesco Ltd., which will be held on Thursday, May 14, 2015, at 1:00 p.m., Eastern Time, in the Appalachians Room, 18th Floor, at Invescos Global Headquarters, located at 1555 Peachtree Street N.E., Atlanta, Georgia 30309. Details of the business to be presented at the meeting can be found in the accompanying Notice of 2015 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders. | |
We are Committed to Strong Governance For more information regarding our corporate governance practices, see Corporate Governance beginning on page 12. |
We are pleased to once again this year furnish proxy materials to our shareholders via the Internet. The e-proxy process expedites shareholders receipt of proxy materials and lowers the costs and reduces the environmental impact of our Annual General Meeting. On March 27, 2015, we mailed to our shareholders a Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials (Notice). The Notice contains instructions on how to access our 2015 Proxy Statement, Annual Report on Form 10-K and other soliciting materials and how to vote. The Notice also contains instructions on how you can request a paper copy of the Proxy Statement and Annual Report if you so desire. | |
Our Financial Results For detailed information regarding our financial results, see our 2014 Annual Report on Form 10-K available at http://ir.invesco.com. |
Your vote is important and we encourage you to vote promptly. Whether or not you are able to attend the meeting in person, please follow the instructions contained in the Notice on how to vote via the Internet or via the toll-free telephone number, or request a paper proxy card to complete, sign and return by mail so that your shares may be voted.
On behalf of the Board of Directors, I extend our appreciation for your continued support.
Yours sincerely,
Ben F. Johnson III Chairperson |
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Our 2014 highlights Achievements throughout 2014 enhanced our ability to deliver better outcomes and service to clients while further positioning the firm for long-term success. Invesco continued to achieve solid progress against our strategic imperatives, which enabled us to deliver strong, long-term investment performance and better outcomes to clients during 2014 that contributed to robust organic growth. Our focus on investment performance, our clients, the breadth of our investment capabilities and our business resulted in solid financial results that benefited our shareholders while further strengthening our competitive position. |
Financial Performance | ||||||
Annual Adjusted Operating Income1 (y-o-y) |
Annual Adjusted Operating Margin1 |
Annual Adjusted Diluted EPS1 (y-o-y) |
Return of Capital to Shareholders2 | |||
15.7% |
41.4% | 17.8% | $694 Million |
1 Note regarding non-GAAP financial measures: The adjusted financial measures are all non-GAAP financial measures. See the information on pages 53 through 60 of our 2014 Annual Report on Form 10-K. | ||
2 Return of capital to shareholders is calculated as dividends declared per share plus share repurchases during the year ended December 31, 2014. | ||
We continued to successfully execute our strategic imperatives for the benefit of clients and shareholders | ||
We focus on four key strategic imperatives that are designed to further sharpen our focus on meeting client needs and strengthen our business over time for the benefit of shareholders. We have a robust multi-year planning process, and in 2014 we made significant progress against our strategic imperatives. For more information on our multi-year strategic imperatives and annual financial planning process, see Executive Compensation Compensation discussion and analysis Our multi-year strategic imperatives and annual operating plan. |
Our Strategic Imperatives |
2014 Achievements A strong focus on delivering better outcomes to clients | |||
Achieve strong investment |
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Delivered strong investment performance across our global franchise. Percent of actively managed ranked assets above benchmark over one, three and five years (as of Dec. 31, 2014) shown above | |||
(See Appendix A for important disclosures regarding AUM ranking) | ||||
Be instrumental to our clients success |
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Further expanded client access to our Invesco PowerShares offerings, with new ETFs launched in Canada and China | ||
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Launched our multi-asset capability, Global Targeted Return, which achieved strong flows in its initial year of offering | |||
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Further enhanced our range of robust fixed income capabilities, anchored by an expanded global fixed income center and key hires | |||
Harness the power of our global platform |
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Defined and began executing a strategy that will enhance our ability to market, distribute and grow key capabilities globally to meet client needs | ||
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Significantly increased our investment in technology to support our global platform | |||
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Further evolved our global trading platform to enhance our ability to deliver the best execution to clients | |||
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Improved employee engagement across the firm. Our employee engagement exceeds the high-performing company and global financial services company norms relevant benchmarking provided by our employee survey provider, Towers Watson | ||
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Invesco named a Best Places to Work in Money Management by Pensions and Investments magazine for the third year in a row | |||
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Continued to broaden the use of our enterprise support centers to operate more effectively and efficiently across our global business
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The portion of long-term equity awards granted for 2014 subject to achievement of performance measures was increased from 30% to 50%. The committee determined this continues to strengthen alignment of our executive officers compensation with client interests and shareholder success and is consistent with market practice. | ||
More rigorous adjusted operating margin and adjusted diluted EPS performance objectives are applied to the performance-based awards granted for 2014. The committee made this enhancement in tandem with increasing the percentage of long-term equity awards subject to performance measures to continue to strengthen alignment of our executive officers compensation with client interests and shareholder success. See Our variable incentive compensation Our long-term equity awards below for additional details. | ||
The chief executive officers total compensation may not exceed $25 million for 2015, with actual pay expected to be below that level. The committee believes this enhancement supports best practices and is consistent with market practice. | ||
Provide more clarity on executive compensation program in our proxy statement through disclosure focusing on multi-year strategic planning process and multi-year results versus peers. This provides further clarity on our compensation practices and the judicious use of discretion by our compensation committee, which benefits our shareholders. | ||
The global equity incentive plan was amended to provide for a minimum vesting period of two years for equity awards. The committee believes this enhancement benefits our shareholders by ensuring the value of the award is tied to long-term price performance, supports best practices and is consistent with market practice. | ||
The global equity incentive plan was amended to prohibit share recycling for future grants of stock options and stock appreciation rights. The committee believes this enhancement benefits our shareholders by limiting potential dilution, supports best practices and is consistent with market practice. |
Matters for shareholder voting | ||
At this years Annual General Meeting, we are asking our shareholders to vote on the following matters: |
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For More Information, see:
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1 Election of Directors |
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See further below in this summary and pages 5 through 11 for information on the nominees | ||
2 Advisory Vote to Approve the |
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3 Appointment of
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C - Compensation | NCG - Nomination and Corporate Governance | M - Member | Ch - Chairperson |
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Martin L. Flanagan | 54 | 2005 | | 0 | | | | | President and CEO, Invesco Ltd. | |||||||||||
| Relevant industry experience | |||||||||||||||||||
| Financial and accounting expertise | |||||||||||||||||||
C. Robert Henrikson | 67 | 2012 | ü | 1 | M | Ch | M | | Former President and CEO, MetLife, Inc. and Metropolitan Life Insurance Company | |||||||||||
| Relevant industry experience | |||||||||||||||||||
| Public company board experience | |||||||||||||||||||
Ben F. Johnson III | 71 | 2009 | ü | 0 | M | M | M | | Former Managing Partner, Alston & Bird LLP | |||||||||||
| Executive leadership | |||||||||||||||||||
| Corporate governance and legal expertise | |||||||||||||||||||
| Civic and private company board leadership | |||||||||||||||||||
Sir Nigel Sheinwald1 | 61 | | ü | 1 | | | | | Former Senior Diplomat, Her Majestys Diplomatic Service | |||||||||||
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Joseph R. Canion | 70 | 1997 | ü | 0 | | | Ch | | Former CEO, Compaq Computer Corporation; Former Chairman Insource Technology Group | |||||||||||
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| Relevant industry experience | |||||||||||||||||||
| Information technology industry experience | |||||||||||||||||||
Denis Kessler | 63 | 2002 | ü | 2 | M | M | M | | Chairman and CEO, SCOR SE | |||||||||||
| Relevant industry experience | |||||||||||||||||||
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Edward P. Lawrence | 73 | 2004 | ü | 0 | M | M | M | | Former Partner, Ropes & Gray LLP | |||||||||||
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G. Richard Wagoner, Jr. | 62 | 2013 | ü | 1 | M | M | M | | Former Chairman and CEO, General Motors Corporation | |||||||||||
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Phoebe A. Wood | 61 | 2010 | ü | 3 | Ch2 | M | M | | Principal, Companies Wood, Former Vice Chairman and CFO, Brown-Forman Corporation | |||||||||||
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J. Thomas Presby | 75 | 2005 | ü | 3 | Ch | | M | | Former Partner, Deloitte LLP | |||||||||||
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Mr. Presby has not been nominated for re-election to the Board because he has reached the mandatory retirement age.
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1 | Sir Nigel Sheinwald is a new nominee to the Board of Directors, and his service on the Board and each of its committees will commence upon his election at the 2015 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders. |
2 | Commencing at the conclusion of the 2015 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders |
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n Former public company CEO, relevant industry experience: Mr. Henriksons more than 39 years of experience in the financial services industry, which includes diverse positions of increasing responsibility leading to his role as chief executive officer of MetLife, Inc., have provided him with an in-depth understanding of our industry.
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n Public company board experience: Mr. Henrikson currently serves on the Board of Directors of Swiss Re (chairman of the compensation committee, member of the chairmans and governance committee and the finance and risk committee). Until 2011, Mr. Henrikson served as the chairperson of the board of MetLife, Inc.
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Ben F. Johnson III Chairperson and Non-Executive Director
Age 71 Director since 2009 |
Ben F. Johnson III | |
Ben Johnson has served as Chairperson of our company since May 2014 and as a non-executive director of our company since January 2009. Mr. Johnson served as the managing partner at Alston & Bird LLP from 1997 to 2008. He was named a partner at Alston & Bird in 1976, having joined the firm in 1971. He received his B.A. degree from Emory University and his J.D. degree from Harvard Law School.
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Audit, Compensation and Nomination and Corporate Governance | ||
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n Executive leadership, corporate governance, legal expertise: Mr. Johnson brings to the Board more than a decade of experience leading one of the largest law firms in Atlanta, Georgia, where Invesco was founded and grew to prominence. His more than 30-year career as one of the regions leading business litigators has given Mr. Johnson deep experience of the types of business and legal issues that are regularly faced by large public companies such as Invesco.
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n Civic and private company board leadership: Mr. Johnson currently serves as chair of the board of trustees of Atlantas Woodward Academy and is the immediate past chair of the board of trustees of Emory University, a position he held from 2000-2013. Mr. Johnson also serves as a trustee of The Carter Center and the Charles Loridans Foundation. He is the chairperson and a non-executive director of Summit Industries, Inc.
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Sir Nigel Sheinwald Non-Executive Director Nominee
Age 61 |
Sir Nigel Sheinwald | |
Sir Nigel Sheinwald was a senior British diplomat who served as British Ambassador to the United States from 2007 to 2012, before retiring from Her Majestys Diplomatic Service. Prior to this, he served as Foreign Policy and Defence Adviser to the Prime Minister from 2003 to 2007. He served as British Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the European Union in Brussels from 2000 to 2003. Sir Nigel joined the Diplomatic Service in 1976 and served in Brussels, Washington, Moscow, and in a wide range of policy roles in London. In 2014, Sir Nigel was appointed by the Prime Minister as Special Envoy on intelligence and law enforcement data sharing, to lead the effort to improve access to and sharing of law enforcement and intelligence data across international jurisdictions. Sir Nigel also serves as a senior advisor to the Universal Music Group, a non-executive director of the Innovia Group and a visiting professor and member of the Council at Kings College, London. In addition, Sir Nigel serves on the Advisory Boards of the Ditchley Foundation, BritishAmerican Business, Business for New Europe and the Campaign for British Influence in Europe. He is an Honorary Bencher of the Middle Temple. Sir Nigel received his M.A. degree from Balliol College, University of Oxford, where he is now an Honorary Fellow.
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n Global and governmental experience: Sir Nigel will bring unique global and governmental perspectives to the Boards deliberations through his more than 35 years of service in Her Majestys Diplomatic Service. His extensive experience leading key international negotiations and policy initiatives, advising senior members of government and working closely with international businesses positions him well to counsel our Board and senior management on a wide range of issues facing Invesco. In particular, Sir Nigels experience in the British Government will be an invaluable resource for advising the Board with respect to the many challenges and opportunities relating to regulatory affairs and government relations.
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n Public company board experience: Sir Nigel currently serves on the Board of Directors of Royal Dutch Shell plc (member of the Corporate and Social Responsibility Committee). |
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Joseph R. Canion Non-Executive Director
Age 70 Director since 1997 |
Joseph R. Canion | |
Joseph Canion has served as a non-executive director of our company since 1997 and was a director of a predecessor constituent company (AIM Investments) from 1993 to 1997, when Invesco acquired that entity. Mr. Canion has been a leading figure in the technology industry after co-founding Compaq Computer Corporation in 1982 and serving as its chief executive officer from 1982 to 1991. He also founded Insource Technology Group in 1992 and served as its chairman until September 2006. Mr. Canion received a B.S. and M.S. in electrical engineering from the University of Houston. He is on the board of directors of ChaCha Search, Inc. and Houston Methodist Research Institute. From 2008 to 2011 he was a member of the board of Auditude. | ||
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Nomination and Corporate Governance (chairperson)
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n Former public company CEO, global business experience: Mr. Canion has notable experience as an entrepreneur, having co-founded a business that grew into a major international technology company. We believe that his experience guiding a company throughout the entirety of its business lifecycle has given him a wide-ranging understanding of the types of issues faced by public companies.
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n Relevant industry experience: Mr. Canion has extensive service as a board member within the investment management industry, having also served as a director of AIM Investments, a leading U.S. mutual fund manager, from 1991 through 1997 when Invesco acquired AIM.
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n Information technology industry experience: Mr. Canion has been a leading figure in the technology industry after co-founding Compaq Computer Corporation and founding Insource Technology Group.
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Edward P. Lawrence Non-Executive Director
Age 73 Director since 2004 |
Edward P. Lawrence | |
Edward Lawrence has served as a non-executive director of our company since October 2004. He was a partner of Ropes & Gray, a Boston law firm, from 1976 through 2007. He currently is a retired partner of Ropes & Gray and a member of the investment committee of the firms trust department. Mr. Lawrence is a graduate of Harvard College and earned a J.D. from Columbia University Law School. He is chairman of Partners Health Care System, Inc. and chairman of Dana-Farber Partners Cancer Center. From 1995 to 2011 he was a trustee (and chairman from 1999 to 2008) of the Board of the Massachusetts General Hospital and was a trustee of McLean Hospital in Belmont, Massachusetts from 2000 to 2011. | ||
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Audit, Compensation and Nomination and Corporate Governance
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n Legal and regulatory expertise: Mr. Lawrence has over thirty years of experience as a corporate and business lawyer in a major Boston law firm, which has given him a very substantial understanding of the business issues facing large financial services companies such as Invesco. In particular, Mr. Lawrence specialized in issues arising under the Investment Company Act of 1940 and the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 which provide the Federal legal framework for the companys U.S. investment management business. This background gives Mr. Lawrence an understanding of the potential legal ramifications of Board decisions which is particularly valuable to the Boards functioning on many of the decisions it is called upon to take.
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n Relevant industry experience: As a member of his law firms trust investment practice and as member of investment committees of numerous entities, Mr. Lawrence also has had frequent interaction with investment advisers located throughout the country, giving him an opportunity to view a wide range of investment styles and practices. |
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Phoebe A. Wood Non-Executive Director
Age 61 Director since 2010 |
Phoebe A. Wood | |
Phoebe Wood has served as a non-executive director of our company since January 2010. She is currently a principal at CompaniesWood and served as vice chairman, chief financial officer and in other capacities at Brown-Forman Corporation from 2001 until her retirement in 2008. Prior to Brown-Forman, Ms. Wood was vice president, chief financial officer and a director of Propel Corporation (a subsidiary of Motorola) from 2000 to 2001. Previously, Ms. Wood served in various capacities during her tenure at Atlantic Richfield Company (ARCO) from 1976 to 2000. Ms. Wood currently serves on the boards of trustees for the University of Louisville, the Gheens Foundation and the American Printing House for the Blind. From 2001 to 2011 Ms. Wood was a member of the board of trustees for Smith College. Ms. Wood received her A.B. degree from Smith College and her M.B.A. from University of California Los Angeles.
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Audit (chairperson effective as of the close of the 2015 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders), Compensation and Nomination and Corporate Governance
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n Executive leadership: Ms. Wood has extensive experience as both a director and a member of senior financial management of public companies in a variety of industries.
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n Financial and accounting expertise: Ms. Wood has significant accounting, financial and business expertise, making her a particularly valuable addition to our directors mix of skills, and she has been designated as one of our audit committees financial experts, as defined under rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
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n Public company board experience: Ms. Wood serves on the following boards: Leggett & Platt, Incorporated (compensation committee), Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. (audit, corporate responsibility and sustainability, and affiliated transaction committees) and Pioneer Natural Resources Company (audit and nominating and corporate governance committees).
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Denis Kessler Non-Executive Director
Age 63 Director since 2002 |
Denis Kessler | |
Denis Kessler has served as a non-executive director of our company since March 2002. Mr. Kessler is chairman and chief executive officer of SCOR SE. Prior to joining the SCOR group, Mr. Kessler was chairman of the French Insurance Federation, senior executive vice president of the AXA Group and executive vice chairman of the French Business Confederation. Mr. Kessler is a graduate of École des Hautes Études Commerciales (HEC Paris). He holds a Doctorat dEtat of the University of Paris. He is a Doctor Honoris Causa from the Moscow Academy of Finance and the University of Montreal and is a member of the Insurance Hall of Fame of the International Insurance Society. He previously served as a member of the supervisory board of Yam Invest N.V. from 2008 until 2014, a privately-held company, and currently serves as a global counsellor of The Conference Board.
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Audit, Compensation and Nomination and Corporate Governance
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n Public company CEO, relevant industry experience: Mr. Kesslers experience as an economist and chief executive of a major global reinsurance company have combined to give him valuable insight into both the investment management industrys macro-economic positioning over the long term as well as our companys particular challenges within that industry.
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n Global business experience: Mr. Kesslers experience as a director of a variety of international public companies in several industries has enabled him to provide effective counsel to our Board on many issues of concern to our management.
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n Public company board experience: Mr. Kessler currently serves on the boards of SCOR SE and BNP Paribas SA. He previously served on the boards of directors of Bollore from 1999 until 2013, Fonds Strategique dInvestissement from 2008 until 2013 and Dassault Aviation from 2003 until 2014. |
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G. Richard Wagoner, Jr. Non-Executive Director
Age 62 Director since 2013 |
G. Richard Wagoner, Jr. | |
G. Richard (Rick) Wagoner, Jr. has served as a non-executive director of our company since October 2013. Mr. Wagoner served as chairman and chief executive officer of General Motors Corporation (GM) from May 2003 through March 2009, and had been president and chief executive officer since June 2000. Prior positions held at GM during his 32-year career with that company include executive vice president and president of North American operations, executive vice president, chief financial officer and head of worldwide purchasing, and president and managing director of General Motors do Brasil. On June 1, 2009, GM and its affiliates filed voluntary petitions in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York, seeking relief under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. Mr. Wagoner was not an executive officer or director of GM at the time of that filing. Mr. Wagoner is a member of the board of directors several privately-held companies. In addition, he is a member of the advisory boards of AEA Investors and Jefferies Investment Banking and Capital Markets Group, and he advises a number of start-up and early-stage ventures. Mr. Wagoner is a member of the board of visitors of Virginia Commonwealth University, chair of the Duke Kunshan University Advisory Board and a member of Duke Universitys Fuqua School of Business Advisory Board. He is a member of the mayor of Shanghai, Chinas International Business Leaders Advisory Council. Mr. Wagoner received his B.A. from Duke University and his M.B.A. from Harvard University.
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Board committees | ||
Audit, Compensation and Nomination and Corporate Governance
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n Former public company CEO, global business experience: Mr. Wagoner brings to the Board valuable business, leadership and management insights into driving strategic direction and international operations gained from his 32-year career with GM.
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n Financial and accounting expertise: Mr. Wagoner also brings significant experience in public company financial reporting and corporate governance matters gained through his service with other public companies. He has been designated as one of our audit committees financial experts, as defined under rules of the SEC.
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n Public company board experience: Mr. Wagoner currently serves on the Board of Graham Holdings Company.
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J. Thomas Presby Non-Executive Director
Age 75 Director since 2005 |
J. Thomas Presby | |
Thomas Presby has served as a non-executive director of our company since November 2005 and as chairman of the Audit Committee since April 2006. Over a period of thirty years as a partner at Deloitte LLP, he held many positions in the U.S. and abroad, including global deputy chairman and chief operating officer. He is a board member of the New York chapter of the National Association of Corporate Directors. He previously served as a trustee of Montclair State University and Rutgers University and as a director and chairman of the audit committee of The German Marshall Fund of the USA. He received a B.S. in electrical engineering from Rutgers University and an MBA degree from the Carnegie Mellon University Graduate School of Business. Mr. Presby is a certified public accountant in New York and Ohio and a holder of the NACD Certificate of Director Education. He was named by the National Association of Corporate Directors as one of the Top 100 directors of 2011.
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Audit (chairperson) and Nomination and Corporate Governance |
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n Financial and accounting expertise and executive leadership: Mr. Presby has amassed considerable experience at the highest levels of finance and accounting, having served for three decades as a partner, as well as in positions of senior management (including chief operating officer), at one of the worlds largest accounting firms. In keeping with his experience, Mr. Presby has been sought by leading companies in a variety of industries to chair the audit committee, a role which he also fulfills for Invesco, where he is additionally recognized by the Board as one of our audit committee financial experts as defined under rules of the SEC.
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n Public company board experience: Mr. Presby currently serves on the following boards: First Solar, Inc., World Fuel Services Corp. and ExamWorks Group Inc. From 2003 to 2009, Mr. Presby was a director of Turbochef Technologies, Inc., from 2005 to 2011 he was a director of American Eagle Outfitters, Inc., and from 2003 to 2012 he was a director of Tiffany & Co.
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Director independence | ||
For a director to be considered independent, the Board must affirmatively determine that the director does not have any material relationship with the company either directly or as a partner, shareholder or officer of an organization that has a relationship with the company. Such determinations are made and disclosed according to applicable rules established by the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) or other applicable rules. In accordance with the rules of the NYSE, the Board has affirmatively determined that it is currently composed of a majority of independent directors, and that the following current directors are independent and do not have a material relationship with the company: Joseph R. Canion, C. Robert Henrikson, Ben F. Johnson III, Denis Kessler, Edward P. Lawrence, J. Thomas Presby, G. Richard Wagoner, Jr. and Phoebe A. Wood. In addition, the Board has determined that upon his election, Sir Nigel Sheinwald will be an independent director.
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Director tenure The tenure of our directors ranges from one to over seventeen years, and they contribute a wide range of knowledge, skills and experience as illustrated in their individual biographies. We believe the tenure of the members of our Board of Directors provides the appropriate balance of expertise, experience, continuity and perspective to our board to serve the best interests of our shareholders. | ||
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The Board has adopted Corporate Governance Guidelines | Corporate governance guidelines The Board has adopted Corporate Governance Guidelines (Guidelines) and Terms of Reference for our Chairperson and for our Chief Executive Officer, each of which is available in the corporate governance section of the companys Web site at www.invesco.com (the companys Web site). The Guidelines set forth the practices the Board follows with respect to, among other matters, the composition of the Board, director responsibilities, Board committees, director access to officers, employees and independent advisors, director compensation and performance evaluation of the Board.
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The Board is elected by the shareholders to oversee our management team and to assure that the long-term interests of the shareholders are being served. | Board leadership structure As described in the Guidelines, the companys business is conducted day-to-day by its officers, managers and employees, under the direction of the Chief Executive Officer and the oversight of the Board, to enhance the long-term value of the company for its shareholders. The Board is elected by the shareholders to oversee our management team and to assure that the long-term interests of the shareholders are being served. In light of these differences in the fundamental roles of the Board and management, the company has chosen to separate the Chief Executive Officer and Board chairperson positions. The separation of these roles: (i) allows the Board to more effectively monitor and objectively evaluate the performance of the Chief Executive Officer, such that the Chief Executive Officer is more likely to be held accountable for his performance, (ii) allows the non-executive chairperson to control the Boards agenda and information flow, and (iii) creates an atmosphere in which other directors are more likely to challenge the Chief Executive Officer and other members of our senior management team. For these reasons, the company believes that this board leadership structure is currently the most appropriate structure for the company. Nevertheless, the Board may reassess the appropriateness of the existing structure at any time, including following changes in board composition, in management, or in the character of the companys business and operations.
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Our Board has approved a Code of Conduct and Directors Code of Conduct | Code of conduct and directors code of conduct As part of our ethics and compliance program, our Board has approved a code of ethics (the Code of Conduct) that applies to our principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer and persons performing similar functions, as well as to our other officers and employees. The Code of Conduct is posted on the companys Web site. In addition, we have adopted a separate Directors Code of Conduct that applies to all members of the Board. We intend to satisfy the disclosure requirement regarding any amendment to, or a waiver of, a provision of the Code of Conduct for our directors and executive officers by posting such information on the companys Web site. The company maintains a compliance reporting line, where employees and individuals outside the company can anonymously submit a complaint or concern regarding compliance with applicable laws, rules or regulations, the Code of Conduct, as well as accounting, auditing, ethical or other concerns.
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Boards role in risk oversight | ||
The Board has principal responsibility for oversight of the companys risk management processes and for understanding the overall risk profile of the company. Though Board committees routinely address specific risks and risk processes within their purview, the Board has not delegated primary risk oversight responsibility to a committee.
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Our risk management framework provides the basis for consistent and meaningful risk dialogue up, down and across the company. Our Global Performance Measurement and Risk Group assesses core investment risks. Our Corporate Risk Management Committee assesses strategic, operational and all other business risks. A network of business unit, functional and geographic risk management committees under the auspices of the Corporate Risk Management Committee maintains an ongoing risk assessment process that provides a bottom-up |
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perspective on the specific risk areas existing in various domains of our business. As a result of our efforts in this area, Standard & Poors Ratings Services has designated our enterprise risk management rating as strong.
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At each Board meeting, the Board reviews and discusses with senior management information pertaining to risk provided by the Global Performance Measurement and Risk Group and the Corporate Risk Management Committee. |
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At each Board meeting, the Board reviews and discusses with senior management information pertaining to risk provided by the Global Performance Measurement and Risk Group and the Corporate Risk Management Committee. In these sessions senior management reviews and discusses with the Board the most significant risks facing the company. The Board has also reviewed and approved risk tolerance guidelines. By receiving these regular reports, the Board maintains a practical understanding of the risk philosophy and risk tolerance of the company. In addition, Board and committee agenda items on various topics regarding our business include discussion on risks inherent in our business. Through this regular and consistent risk communication, the Board has reasonable assurance that all material risks of the company are being addressed and that the company is propagating a risk-aware culture in which effective risk management is built into the fabric of the business.
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In addition, the Compensation Committee annually assesses the risks of our compensation policies and practices for all employees. The Compensation Committee has concluded our policies and practices do not create risks that are reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the company. In reaching this conclusion, the Compensation Committee considered the input of a working group comprised of representatives from our human resources and risk management departments that reviewed each of Invescos compensation plans who determined that none of our compensation policies or practices were reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the Company.
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Invescos compensation programs are designed to reward success over the long-term and protect against undue, short-term rewards and incentives for inappropriate risk taking. Examples of risk mitigation in compensation program design include:
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n Executives receive a substantial portion of compensation in the form of long-term equity that vests over a four year period, and a significant portion of the long-term equity awards vest only upon the achievement of financial performance measures that must be certified by the Compensation Committee and are subject to a clawback. Executives are also subject to our stock ownership policy. |
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The Audit Committee routinely receives reports from the control functions of finance, legal and compliance and internal audit. The Head of Internal Audit reports to the Chairperson of the Audit Committee. The Audit Committee oversees the internal audit functions planning and resource allocation in a manner designed to ensure testing of controls and other internal audit activities are appropriately prioritized in a risk-based manner. The Audit Committee also seeks to assure that appropriate risk-based inputs from management and internal audit are communicated to the companys independent public auditors.
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The Board, with the assistance of the Nomination and Corporate Governance Committee, annually reviews its own performance. | Boards annual performance evaluation As part of its annual performance evaluation, the Board engages independent external counsel to coordinate the Boards self assessment by its members. External counsel prepares a questionnaire for our directors, performs one-on-one interviews with directors and prepares a report for the Boards review. External counsel presents the report to the Board, and the Board discusses the evaluation to determine what action, if any, could improve Board and committee performance. |
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Colin D. Meadows Senior Managing Director and Chief Administrative Officer |
Colin D. Meadows Colin Meadows (44) has served as chief administrative officer of Invesco since May 2006 with responsibility for business strategy, human resources and communications. In September 2008, he expanded his role with responsibilities for operations and technology. In April 2014, his role further expanded to head alternative investments for the company. Mr. Meadows came to Invesco from GE Consumer Finance where he was senior vice president of business development and mergers and acquisitions. Prior to that role, he served as senior vice president of strategic planning and technology at Wells Fargo Bank. From 1996 to 2003, Mr. Meadows was an associate principal with McKinsey & Company, focusing on the financial services and venture capital industries, with an emphasis in the banking and asset management sectors. Mr. Meadows earned a B.A. in economics and English literature from Andrews University and a J.D. from Harvard Law School. | |
Loren M. Starr Senior Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer |
Loren M. Starr Loren Starr (53) has served as senior managing director and chief financial officer of our company since October 2005. His current responsibilities include finance, accounting, investor relations and corporate services. Previously, he served from 2001 to 2005 as senior vice president and chief financial officer of Janus Capital Group Inc., after working as head of corporate finance from 1998 to 2001 at Putnam Investments. Prior to these positions, Mr. Starr held senior corporate finance roles with Lehman Brothers and Morgan Stanley & Co. He earned a B.A. in chemistry and B.S. in industrial engineering from Columbia University, as well as an MBA from Columbia and an M.S. in operations research from Carnegie Mellon University. Mr. Starr is a certified treasury professional. He is a past chairperson of the Association for Financial Professionals, and he currently serves on the boards of Georgia Leadership Institute for School Improvement (GLISI), the Georgia Council for Economic Education (GCEE) and the Woodruff Arts Center. | |
Philip A. Taylor Senior Managing Director and Head of the Americas |
Philip A. Taylor Philip Taylor (60) became head of Invescos Americas business in 2012. He had previously served as head of Invescos North American Retail business since 2006. He joined Invesco Canada in 1999 as senior vice president of operations and client services, and later became executive vice president and chief operating officer. He was named chief executive officer of Invesco Canada in 2002. Prior to joining Invesco, Mr. Taylor was president of Canadian retail broker Investors Group Securities and co-founder and managing partner of Meridian Securities, an execution and clearing broker. He held various management positions with Royal Trust, now part of Royal Bank of Canada. Mr. Taylor began his career in consumer brand management in the U.S. and Canada with Richardson-Vicks, now part of Procter & Gamble. He received a Bachelor of Commerce (honors) degree from Carleton University and an M.B.A. from the Schulich School of Business at York University. Mr. Taylor is a member of the deans advisory council of the Schulich School of Business. He serves on the board of overseers for the Curtis Institute of Music. He is an honorary fellow of the Royal Conservatory of Music and has received the Royal Conservatory of Music medal in recognition of his commitment to music and the arts. Mr. Taylor is a member of the Conservatorys Board. |
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Our Strategic Imperatives
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2014 Achievements A strong focus on delivering better outcomes to clients | |||
Achieve strong investment performance for the benefit of clients |
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Delivered strong investment performance across our global franchise. Percent of actively managed ranked assets above benchmark over one, three and five years (as of Dec. 31, 2014) shown above (See Appendix A for important disclosures regarding AUM ranking) | |||
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Further expanded client access to our Invesco PowerShares offerings, with new ETFs launched in Canada and China | ||
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Expanded availability of our multi-asset capability, Global Targeted Return, which achieved strong flows in its initial year of offering | |||
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The portion of long-term equity awards granted for 2014 subject to achievement of performance measures was increased from 30% to 50%. The committee determined this continues to strengthen alignment of our executive officers compensation with client interests and shareholder success and is consistent with market practice. | ||
More rigorous adjusted operating margin and adjusted diluted EPS performance objectives are applied to the performance-based awards granted for 2014. The committee made this enhancement in tandem with increasing the percentage of long-term equity awards subject to performance measures to continue to strengthen alignment of our executive officers compensation with client interests and shareholder success. See Our variable incentive compensation Our long-term equity awards below for additional details. | ||
The chief executive officers total compensation may not exceed $25 million for 2015, with actual pay expected to be below that level. The committee believes this enhancement supports best practices and is consistent with market practice. | ||
Provide more clarity on executive compensation program in our proxy statement through disclosure focusing on multi-year strategic planning process and multi-year results versus peers. This provides further clarity on our compensation practices and the judicious use of discretion by our compensation committee, which benefits our shareholders. | ||
The global equity incentive plan was amended to provide for a minimum vesting period of two years for equity awards. The committee believes this enhancement benefits our shareholders by ensuring the value of the award is tied to long-term price performance, supports best practices and is consistent with market practice. | ||
The global equity incentive plan was amended to prohibit share recycling for future grants of stock options and stock appreciation rights. The committee believes this enhancement benefits our shareholders by limiting potential dilution, supports best practices and is consistent with market practice. |
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For additional detail, see Determining the 2014 Compensation of Our Executives Officers Our multi-year strategic imperatives and annual operating plan below.
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Financial performance over the past 5 years | ||
By delivering better outcomes to clients, financial strength, stability and efficiencies have improved consistently over the past five years. The company has experienced, among other achievements, solid adjusted operating income and adjusted operating margin expansion, strong AUM and earnings growth, material return of capital to shareholders and significant total shareholder return. In addition, strong investment performance and continued focus on clients has helped us deliver exceptional growth while providing robust returns to shareholders. |
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3 | Total shareholder return is calculated as the change in share price over the measurement period plus the sum of all dividends received during the measurement period, divided by the share price at the beginning of the measurement period. |
Invescos executive compensation outcomes are based on operating results within the context of multi-year strategic imperatives. | Determination of company-wide annual incentive pool based upon progress against strategic imperatives and annual operating plan Throughout the year, the committee examines our progress against the factors listed above in Our multi-year strategic imperatives and annual operating plan. Based on the companys performance for the year, the committee establishes an overall company-wide incentive pool within well-established guidelines. The pool size is limited to a percentage of pre-cash bonus operating income (PCBOI) to ensure, at all times, the company-wide incentive pool is linked to Invescos operating results. See Determining the 2014 Compensation of Our Executive Officers Determination of company-wide incentive pool based upon progress against |
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strategic imperatives and annual operating plan below. All 2014 awards, including NEO awards, were paid out of this incentive pool. Our compensation committee makes holistic, rigorous and judicious decisions for overall pool funding in the context of Invescos multi-year performance. The committee does not attempt to rank or assign relative weight to any factor, but rather applies its judgment in considering them in their entirety. The committee is focused on the totality of organizational success without tying decisions to a specific formula.
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Our executive compensation is highly correlated to our clients and shareholders long-term success and closely links rewards to results at every level. |
Executive officer compensation decisions | |
Following the determination of the company-wide incentive pool, the committee considers the following factors in setting the compensation levels of our executive officers: | ||
n the companys achievements in respect of our strategic imperatives and annual operating plan; | ||
n the competitive environment by reviewing performance against peers across numerous financial factors; and | ||
n each executive officers individual performance. | ||
The committee makes its decisions based upon the totality of the results without tying decisions to a specific formula. The committee believes that this thoughtful, holistic approach, which incorporates fact-based qualitative judgments, is more effective than purely mechanical formula criteria. | ||
A review of the committees process and determinations demonstrates that we closely tie pay to performance, and our executive compensation is appropriate when compared to the companys performance. As illustrated in the following four charts, our chief executive officers total compensation over the past five years is closely aligned with company performance on key financial measures including adjusted operating income, adjusted operating margin and adjusted diluted EPS demonstrating our committees rigorous and judicious approach.
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CEO pay and company financial performance versus peers As illustrated in the chart below, our chief executive officers average total compensation ranks at approximately the 67th percentile of our peer group for the 3-year period between 2011-2013 (the latest year for which public data was available). By comparison, our financial performance on the key financial measures noted below relative to our peer group ranged from approximately the 80th-87th percentile. Invesco is generally near the median of our peer group market capitalization and annual revenues. Based upon the foregoing, our chief executive officers average total compensation ranks lower than our peer group when compared to our rank in performance on key financial measures against our peers. See the table below for a list of companies we consider to be our peers. See also Compensation Philosophy, Design and Process - Review of peer compensation.
1 Note regarding non-GAAP financial measures: The above chart includes publicly reported adjusted financial measures of Invesco and its peer companies. The adjusted financial measures are all non-GAAP financial measures. Similarly titled measures of the peer companies may not be comparable to Invescos adjusted measures. 2 CEO total compensation percentile rank is based on a 3-year average of total compensation for each peer company CEO as publicly reported in the summary compensation table for each company. |
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Below we highlight certain executive compensation practices designed to align executive pay with performance, ensure good governance and serve our shareholders long-term interests. |
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Pay for performance. We tie pay to the performance of the company and the individual. The great majority of executive officer compensation is not guaranteed and is variable. | |
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Strong emphasis on deferred compensation with long vesting periods. Compensation for our executive officers is heavily weighted to deferred compensation (60-70%), consisting of annual stock deferral and long-term equity awards that vest over four years. | |
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50% of long-term equity awards are performance-based. Beginning in respect of 2014 compensation, 50% of long-term equity awards for executive officers are tied to the achievement of specified levels of adjusted operating margin or adjusted diluted earnings per share. For more information regarding long-term equity awards made to our executive officers, including our named executive officers, see Our variable incentive compensation Our long-term equity awards below. | |
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Linkage of incentive compensation pool to PCBOI. We have a history of disciplined decision-making over multiple years and through various economic cycles, including directly linking the aggregate incentive compensation pool to a defined range of our pre-cash bonus operating income (PCBOI); ensuring incentive compensation is paid only when the company is generating operating income. For more information regarding our incentive compensation pool see Determination of company-wide annual incentive pool based upon progress against strategic imperatives and annual operating plan below. | |
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Clawback policy. The company maintains a clawback policy for our executive officers performance-based long-term equity awards which permits the company to recover compensation in the event of fraudulent or willful misconduct. For more information regarding our clawback policy, see Other Compensation Policies and Practices Clawback policy below. | |
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Stock ownership policy. We maintain robust share ownership guidelines for our executive officers, creating a further link between management interests, company performance and shareholder value. Shares must be held until the stock ownership policy requirements are met. All of our executive officers have exceeded the ownership requirements. For more information regarding our stock ownership policy, see Other Compensation Policies and Practices Stock ownership policy below. | |
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Double triggers. We maintain a double trigger requirement on the vesting of equity awards in the event of a change in control, meaning that an equity award holder must be terminated following the change in control before vesting will be accelerated. | |
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Base salary | Provides competitive fixed pay Reasonable base compensation for day-to-day performance of job responsibilities Evaluated annually, generally remains static unless promotion or adjustment due to economic trends in industry |
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Annual stock deferral award (time-based vesting) | Along with annual cash bonus, provides a competitive annual incentive opportunity Aligns executive with shareholder interests Encourages retention by vesting in annual increments over four years |
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Recognizes long-term potential for future contributions to companys long-term strategic imperatives Aligns executive with shareholder interests Encourages retention by vesting in annual increments over four years |
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Our variable incentive compensation | ||
As noted above, each executive officers variable compensation is a combination of an annual cash bonus, an annual stock deferral award and a long-term equity award (including a performance-based award). Our executive officers incentive awards are funded from the company-wide incentive pool established annually by the compensation committee. For additional detail on the annual company-wide incentive pool, see Determining the 2014 Compensation of Our Executive Officers below.
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Our executive officers annual variable compensation is comprised of cash and equity awards that vest over four years.
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Our annual awards We use our annual awards, which consist of cash and annual stock deferred awards, to recognize current year performance and closely align employees interests with those of clients and shareholders, differentially reward high performers and link compensation to financial results. Our annual stock deferral awards generally vest over four years in 25% increments each year and typically account for approximately 20-25% of an executive officers equity incentives.
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Our long-term equity awards Long-term equity awards generally vest in 25% increments over four years. The committee believes long-term equity awards should align employee and shareholder interests and a portion of awards should be paid only upon achievement of targeted financial results. Prior to 2014, 30% of long-term equity awards were tied to the achievement of performance measures. Beginning with awards granted for 2014, 50% is tied to the achievement of targeted financial measures adjusted operating margin or adjusted diluted EPS.
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n focuses our management on preserving value for our shareholders; | ||
n holds our executives accountable for the sound management of the company; and | ||
n ties a significant portion of our executive officers compensation to measures that management can most directly influence that will ultimately lead to shareholder value.
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The rigor of the financial performance measures have increased to further align executive and shareholder interests.
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Based on feedback from our shareholders and a market review, the committee increased the rigor of the financial performance measures for awards granted for 2014. The adjusted operating margin minimum threshold and target for these awards are 26% and 30%, respectively, and the adjusted diluted EPS minimum threshold and target for these awards are $1.10 and $1.60, respectively. Full vesting of the performance-based long-term equity award occurs when either target financial measure is achieved. Partial vesting occurs on a pro-rated basis on straight-line interpolation between a minimum threshold and the target financial measure. The award will vest based upon the higher achieved financial measure for that year. In addition, dividend equivalents are deferred and will only be paid to the extent an award vests. The target financial measures and minimum thresholds for the performance-based portion of our long-term equity awards in respect of 2014 and granted in February 2015 are illustrated below.
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The majority of executive officer incentive compensation is deferred and tied to financial and strategic performance in order to align individual rewards with long-term client and shareholder success. |
Our compensation mix To align our executive officers awards with client and shareholder success, the committee has designed our executive officers compensation so that executive officers receive a significant portion of their compensation in the form of deferred incentives. The committee believes this appropriately aligns our executive officers interests with our shareholders as it focuses on long- term shareholder value creation. The committee has no pre-established policy or target on the allocation between pay elements in order to be able to adjust practices to best meet the interest of our shareholders. For 2014, 68% of our chief executives officers incentive compensation was in the form of deferred incentive compensation. See the table below for a discussion and comparison of our chief executive officers deferred incentive compensation versus our peers.
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Review of peer compensation | ||
In determining executive compensation, the committee reviews the executive compensation practice and levels of our industry peer companies, as well as other comparable investment management reference companies. Our industry peers consist of companies in the S&P 500 and S&P 400 that are also in the Asset Management and Custody Bank sub-index, plus AB (formerly AllianceBernstein), another global asset manager followed by industry analysts.
Invescos deferred incentive compensation as a percentage of total incentive compensation for its chief executive officer, versus our peers, demonstrates our commitment to strong alignment of our chief executive officers compensation to the long-term interests of our shareholders. As shown in the table below, Invesco ranked high among its peer companies for 2013 (the latest year for which public data was available), paying 69% of incentive compensation in deferred compensation.
Based on data for Invesco and peer companies as publicly reported in the summary compensation tables for 2013, excluding one peer company that did not grant incentive compensation for 2013. |
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The committees compensation consultant assists the committee in its analysis of our executive compensation programs. |
Role of the independent compensation consultant The committees charter gives it the authority to retain consultants and other advisors to assist it in performing its duties. The committee has engaged Johnson Associates, Inc., an independent consulting firm, to advise it on director and executive compensation matters. Johnson Associates:
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The committee uses such data as reference material to assist it in gaining a general awareness of industry compensation standards and trends. The market data, including performance and pay practices of the peer group and broader investment management firms, do not directly affect the committees compensation determinations for our executive officers, including our named executive officers. Although we seek to offer to our executive officers a level of total compensation that is competitive, the committee does not target a particular percentile of market or the peer group with respect to total pay packages or any individual components thereof. The committees consideration of the market data constitutes only one of many factors reviewed and such market data is considered generally and not as a substitute for the committees independent judgment in making compensation decisions regarding our executive officers. | ||||
Under the terms of its engagement with the committee, Johnson Associates does not provide any other services to the company unless the committee has approved such services. No such other services were provided in 2014. The company uses other compensation and benefits consultants to provide market data, actuarial services and/or advice relating to broad management employee programs in which named executive officers may participate.
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Our Chief Executive Officer meets with the non-executive directors (including committee members) throughout the year to discuss executive performance and compensation matters, including proposals on compensation for individual executive officers (other than himself). Our Chief Executive Officer and Head of Human Resources work with the committee to implement our compensation philosophy. They also provide to the committee information regarding financial and investment performance of the company as well as our progress toward our long- term strategic imperatives. Our Chief Financial Officer assists as needed in explaining specific aspects of the companys financial performance. |
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Invesco utilizes multi-year strategic imperatives to deliver strong outcomes for clients and shareholders. |
Our multi-year strategic imperatives and annual operating plan Our mission to help investors worldwide achieve their financial objectives guides our strategic planning process, which has helped us deliver better outcomes for clients while achieving strong results for shareholders over a multi-year period. Management, with the guidance and input from the Board of Directors, annually reviews our multi-year strategic imperatives in the context of global trends and macro themes impacting the asset management industry, our position within key markets and the financial implications of our decisions. The outcome of the review is the establishment of an annual operating plan, composed, in part, of our business priorities and related projected financial outcomes. Throughout the year, the Board of Directors reviews with management the progress against the annual operating plan.
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Determination of company-wide annual incentive pool based upon progress against strategic imperatives and annual operating plan The committee examines the companys progress on multiple operating measures, including those shown above, the companys progress toward achieving its strategic imperatives and other factors, including PCBOI. While each of these items is considered by the committee, the committee does not attempt to rank or assign relative weight to any factor but rather applies its judgment in considering them in their entirety. The committee is focused on the totality of organizational success without tying compensation decisions to a specific formula. |
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Linking the aggregate incentive compensation pool to a defined range of our PCBOI ensures incentive compensation is paid only when the company is generating operating income. | The committee established parameters, used consistently for many years, to guide the end- of-year decision-making process regarding the company-wide incentive pool size to ensure that compensation is aligned with the financial and strategic results discussed above. These parameters are expressed as a percentage of PCBOI. The committee uses a range of 34-48% of PCBOI, in the aggregate, in setting the company-wide incentive pool, though it maintains the flexibility to go outside either end of this range in circumstances that it deems exceptional. The range includes the cash bonus and deferred compensation pools, as well as the amounts paid under sales commission plans (in which our NEOs do not participate). The range was determined based on historical data concerning the practices of asset management and other similar financial services firms as analyzed by Johnson Associates, our independent compensation consultant, and based on data obtained from the McLagan and CaseyQuirk Performance Intelligence Study.
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Over the past five years, the incentive pool has averaged approximately 41% of PCBOI. Utilizing its judgment, and applying discretion based upon the companys financial results and progress against strategic imperatives during 2014, the committee set the company-wide incentive pool for 2014 at approximately 39% of PCBOI (compared to 41% of PCBOI for 2013).
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Our executive officers compensation is highly correlated to our clients and shareholders success and closely links rewards to results at every level. |
Review of 2014 NEO performance and compensation outcomes Incentive compensation for our named executive officers is paid from the annual company-wide incentive compensation pool described above. In making its determination for our executive officers compensation, the committee considers the 2014 material goals and accomplishments of each named executive officer, as well as the companys overall performance. The committee makes its compensation decisions based upon the totality of the results without tying compensation decisions to a specific formula. The committee believes that this holistic approach, which incorporates fact-based qualitative judgments, is more effective than purely mechanical formula criteria.
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Set forth below is a summary of the 2014 material accomplishments of each named executive officer that the committee considered in determining each such officers compensation for 2014, as well as their 2014 compensation. In addition, the following tables and graphs show for the chief executive officer and the other named executive officers the ratio of 2014 cash incentive compensation (annual cash bonus) to deferred incentive compensation (annual stock deferral award and long-term equity award).
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Note: The graphs and tables below depict how the committee viewed its compensation decisions for our NEOs in respects of 2014, but they differ substantially from the Summary Compensation Table (SCT) on page 45 required by SEC rules and are not a substitute for the information presented in the SCT. There are two principal differences between the SCT and the presentations below:
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The company grants both cash and deferred incentive compensation after our earnings for the year have been announced. In both the presentations below and the SCT, cash incentive compensation granted in 2015 for 2014 performance is shown as 2014 compensation. Our presentation below treats deferred incentive compensation similarly, so that equity awards granted in 2015 are shown as 2014 compensation. The SCT does not follow this treatment. Instead the SCT reports the value of equity awards in the year in which they are granted, rather than the year in which they were earned. As a result, equity awards granted in 2015 for 2014 performance are shown in our presentation below as 2014 compensation, but the SCT reports for 2014 the value of equity awards granted in 2014 in respect of 2013 performance.
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The SCT reports All Other Compensation. These amounts are not part of the committees compensation determinations and are not shown in the presentation below. |
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Our chief executive officers 2014 compensation | ||||||||||
Mr. Flanagan has been our President and Chief Executive Officer since August 2005. Mr. Flanagans performance is measured against the companys achievements of its strategic imperatives and annual operating results. During 2014, Mr. Flanagan led the companys efforts to deliver better outcomes and service to clients and oversaw significant achievements related to our key strategic imperatives. The efforts further strengthened the companys financial position and enhanced our operating results. His achievements in 2014 include the following items.
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Achieve strong financial performance |
Annual Adjusted Operating Income1 (y-o-y) |
Annual Adjusted Operating Margin1 |
Annual Adjusted Diluted EPS1 (y-o-y) |
Return of Capital to Shareholders2 | ||||||
15.7% | 41.4% | 17.8% | $694 Million | |||||||
1 See important note regarding non-GAAP financial measures on page 24. | ||||||||||
2 Return of capital to shareholders is calculated as dividends declared per share plus repurchases during the year ended December 31, 2014.
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Achieve strong investment performance for the benefit of clients |
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Delivered strong investment performance across our global franchise. Percent of actively managed ranked assets above benchmark over one, three and five years (as of Dec. 31, 2014) shown above. (See Appendix A for important disclosures regarding AUM ranking) | ||||||||||
Be instrumental to our clients success |
Further expanded client access to our Invesco PowerShares offerings, with new ETFs launched in Canada and China | |||||||||
Expanded availability of our multi-asset capability, Global Targeted Return, which achieved strong flows in its initial year of offering | ||||||||||
Further enhanced our range of robust fixed income capabilities, anchored by an expanded global fixed income center and key hires | ||||||||||
Harness the power of our global platform |
Defined and began executing a strategy that will enhance our ability to market, distribute and grow key capabilities globally to meet client needs | |||||||||
Significantly increased our investment in technology to support our global platform | ||||||||||
Further evolved our global trading platform to enhance our ability to deliver the best execution to clients | ||||||||||
Perpetuate a high- performance organization |
Improved employee engagement across the firm. Our employee engagement exceeds the high-performing company and global financial services company norms relevant benchmarking provided by our employee survey provider, Towers Watson | |||||||||
Invesco named a Best Places to Work in Money Management by Pensions and Investments magazine for the third year in a row | ||||||||||
Continued to broaden the use of our enterprise support centers to operate more effectively and efficiently across our global business
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For 2014, the Committee determined that Mr. Flanagan should see an increase in total compensation of 6.7% in recognition of the companys strong 2014 operating results and Mr. Flanagans leadership of the companys progress against its strategic imperatives. The changes to each component of Mr. Flanagans compensation are detailed in the table below.
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CEO Compensation
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Change from Prior Year |
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$790,000 | $4,925,000 | $2,030,000 | $8,255,000 | ||||||||||||||
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0% |
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+10.1% |
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+10.0% |
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+4.6% |
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1 Consists of salary, annual cash bonus, annual stock deferral award and long-term equity award (50% of which is performance based) earned in 2014. See note on page 37 regarding differences from the SCT. |
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Our chief executive officers average total compensation ranks at approximately the 67th percentile of our peer group for the 3-year period between 2011-2013 (the latest year for which public data was available). By comparison, our financial performance on key financial measures relative to our peer group ranged from approximately the 80th-87th percentile. Invesco is generally near the median of our peer group market capitalization and annual revenues. Based upon the foregoing, our chief executive officers average total compensation ranks lower than our peer group when compared to our rank in performance on key financial measures against our peers. For more information regarding our chief executive officers compensation compared to our peer group, see Our Compensation Decision-Making Process and Outcomes Within a Multi-Year Context CEO pay and company financial performance versus peers above. Further, our chief executive officers total compensation is strongly aligned with shareholders, with approximately 68% of his total incentive compensation deferred. Therefore, the committee believes that our chief executive officers total compensation is well aligned with performance and our shareholders interests.
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Our other named executive officers 2014 compensation | ||
The following information provides highlights of specific individual accomplishments and responsibilities considered in the pay determinations for the other NEOs. When approving pay decisions for the other NEOs, the committee also considered the companys achievements of its strategic imperatives and annual operating results.
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Loren M. Starr Senior Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer |
Mr. Starr has been our Chief Financial Officer since he joined Invesco in October 2005. His achievements in 2014 include: | |
During 2014, Mr. Starr continued to oversee efforts to increase Invescos long-term financial strength, and conducted a detailed review of Invescos capital priorities and excess cash requirements. In line with this goal, Invescos credit rating was upgraded to A/stable and A2/stable from A-/positive and A3/stable by S&P and Moodys, respectively. | ||
As part of the companys objective to take a disciplined approach to its business, Mr. Starr supported the effective creation and execution of Invescos 2014 financial plan, which resulted in year-over-year margin expansion and earnings growth. Mr. Starr directly contributed to these results in his oversight role of procurement and sourcing (achieving approximately $10 million in savings) and of facilities (achieving space efficiencies to offset escalating rents while building out the companys capacity in its lower cost operational enterprise centers). | ||
Mr. Starr led the effort to upgrade and re-implement the companys financial system in 2014, including standardizing financial processes globally. This project, as part of a broader transformation plan, delivered improved efficiencies and effectiveness in the finance and corporate services areas and will provide ongoing enhanced support and decision analytics to the business.
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G. Mark Armour Senior Managing Director and Head of EMEA |
Mr. Armour joined Invesco in 2002 and has been head of Invescos EMEA business (which includes Europe, Middle East and Africa) since 2013. His accomplishments in 2014 include: | |
By delivering strong, long-term investment performance and focusing on client needs, Mr. Armour led the continued growth of our EMEA business in several areas, including cross-border retail, European equities, fixed income and institutional. | ||
Under Mr. Armours leadership, our EMEA business continued to grow and become more diversified, with significant flows into fixed income, non-U.K. equities, real estate and multi-asset capabilities. | ||
Mr. Armour oversaw the transition of our U.K. equity team. The team built on their strong client relationships and continued to deliver strong, long-term investment performance, contributing to a record year of gross sales for our U.K. retail business.
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Andrew T.S. Lo | Mr. Lo joined Invesco in 1994 and has been head of the firms Asia Pacific business since 2001. | |
Senior Managing Director and Head of Asia Pacific |
His accomplishments in 2014 include: | |
Mr. Lo continued to enhance and strengthen our Asia Pacific regional investment capabilities and made several key hires that will support our efforts to deliver strong, long-term investment performance to our clients. | ||
Under Mr. Los leadership, our Asia Pacific business continued to grow in China, Japan and the rest of the region in both domestic managed assets and global products for traditional and alternative investment capabilities. The region saw strong inflows into our Japanese, Greater China, Asian and European equities, as well as real estate strategies. | ||
In China, our joint venture maintained its leadership position in active Chinese equities AUM among all 46 joint venture companies, and ranked second in active Chinese equities AUM among all 95 fund management companies in China.
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Philip A. Taylor Senior Managing Director and Head of the Americas |
Mr. Taylor joined Invesco in 1999 and has been head of the firms Americas business since 2012. His achievements in 2014 include: Under Mr. Taylors leadership, Invesco continued to deliver strong, long-term investment performance to our retail and institutional clients in the U.S. Solid net flows were produced across exchange-traded funds, unit investment trusts, separately managed accounts and our sub-advised businesses. We continued to build advocacy from influential consultants and engagement with top tier clients in the institutional market. | |||||||||
Mr. Taylor oversaw further expansion of Invesco PowerShares presence both inside and outside the U.S. with the introduction of innovative products serving client needs. Invesco introduced a suite of liquid alternatives capabilities in the U.S. Strong investment performance and client engagement for these capabilities are helping the company gain awareness with key distributors. | ||||||||||
Our Canadian business gained momentum in the important full-service brokerage channel. Additionally, Invescos direct real estate capability fueled asset growth in the defined benefit segment.
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The committees decisions for each NEO for 2014 are reflected in the table below. Overall, 2014 compensation was higher than 2013 compensation as a result of Invescos overall financial results and performance against strategic imperatives and each executive officers individual contributions discussed above. For each NEO, base salary is unchanged from 2013. Reported changes to base salary for Messrs. Armour, Lo and Taylor are due to foreign exchange rate differences.
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Loren M. Starr |
G. Mark |
Andrew |
Philip |
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Base Salary ($) |
450,000 | 493,585 | 462,421 | 576,339 | ||||||||||||||
Annual Cash Bonus ($) |
1,135,000 | 1,800,000 | 1,475,000 | 2,710,093 | ||||||||||||||
Annual Stock Deferral Award ($) |
495,000 | 810,000 | 583,000 | 1,149,500 | ||||||||||||||
Long-Term Equity Award ($) |
1,920,000 | 2,950,000 | 2,200,000 | 3,560,000 | ||||||||||||||
Total Compensation ($) |
4,000,000 | 6,053,585 | 4,720,421 | 7,995,932 | ||||||||||||||
y-o-y % Change (%)
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+7.2% |
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+20.2 |
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+6.9 |
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+7.7 |
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Stock Ownership Policy | Ownership Levels Required | |||
Shares (#) |
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Chief executive officer |
250,000 | |||
All other executive officers |
100,000 | |||
Stock ownership level requirements have been achieved by each of our executive officers.
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Our executive officers performance-based long-term equity awards are subject to a clawback policy. |
Clawback policy All equity awards of our executive officers that are subject to achievement of target financial results are also subject to forfeiture or clawback provisions. The provisions provide that any shares received (whether vested or unvested), any dividends or other earnings thereon, and the proceeds from any sale of such shares, are subject to recovery by the company in the event that: | |||
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the company issues a restatement of financial results to correct a material error; | |||
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the committee determines, in good faith, that fraud or willful misconduct on the part of the employee was a significant contributing factor to the need to issue such restatement; and | |||
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some or all of the shares granted or received prior to such restatement would not have been granted or received, as determined by the committee in its sole discretion, based upon the restated financial results.
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The company provides standard benefits and limited perquisites to executive officers. |
Benefits and perquisites | |||
As a general practice, the company provides no material benefits and limited perquisites to executive officers that it does not provide to other employees. All executive officers are entitled to receive medical, life and disability insurance coverage and other corporate benefits available to most of the companys employees. Executive officers are also eligible to participate in the Employee Stock Purchase Plan on terms similar to the companys other employees. In addition, all of the executive officers may participate in the 401(k) Plan or similar plans in the executive officers home country.
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The company provides certain limited perquisites to its executive officers which it believes aid the executives in their execution of company business. The committee believes the value of perquisites and other benefits are reasonable in amount and consistent with its overall compensation plan. Personal use of leased aircraft may be provided to enable named executive officers to devote additional and efficient time to company business when traveling. For additional information on perquisites and other benefits, see the Summary Compensation Table below.
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In determining compensation for the named executive officers, the committee considers the potential impact of Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code. Section 162(m) generally disallows a tax deduction to public corporations for compensation greater than $1 million paid per fiscal year to each of the corporations covered employees (generally, the Chief Executive Officer and the next three most highly compensated executive officers as of the end of any fiscal year). However, compensation which qualifies as performance-based is |
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Name and Principal Position | Year | Salary ($)1 | Share Awards ($)2 | Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation ($)3 |
All Other Compensation ($)4,5 |
Total ($)5 | ||||||||||||||||||
Martin L. Flanagan |
2014 | 790,000 | 9,734,957 | 4,925,000 | 172,045 | 15,622,002 | ||||||||||||||||||
President and Chief |
2013 | 790,000 | 8,349,960 | 4,475,000 | 181,514 | 13,796,474 | ||||||||||||||||||
Executive Officer |
2012 | 790,000 | 8,349,969 | 3,375,000 | 257,203 | 12,772,172 | ||||||||||||||||||
Loren M. Starr |
2014 | 450,000 | 2,249,976 | 1,135,000 | 27,030 | 3,862,006 | ||||||||||||||||||
Senior Managing Director |
2013 | 450,000 | 2,118,525 | 1,030,000 | 26,448 | 3,624,973 | ||||||||||||||||||
and Chief Financial Officer |
2012 | 450,000 | 2,154,972 | 859,950 | 25,716 | 3,490,638 | ||||||||||||||||||
G. Mark Armour |
2014 | 493,585 | 3,039,939 | 1,800,000 | 90,808 | 5,424,332 | ||||||||||||||||||
Senior Managing Director |
2013 | 469,790 | 2,324,969 | 1,525,017 | 133,825 | 4,453,601 | ||||||||||||||||||
and Head of EMEA |
2012 | 440,969 | 2,849,983 | 874,691 | 19,524 | 4,185,167 | ||||||||||||||||||
Andrew T.S. Lo5 |
2014 | 462,421 | 2,629,986 | 1,475,000 | 66,327 | 4,633,734 | ||||||||||||||||||
Senior Managing Director |
2013 | 462,389 | 2,191,742 | 1,324,983 | 60,027 | 4,039,141 | ||||||||||||||||||
and Head of Invesco Asia Pacific |
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Philip A. Taylor |
2014 | 576,339 | 4,344,951 | 2,710,093 | 25,718 | 7,657,101 | ||||||||||||||||||
Senior Managing Director |
2013 | 616,453 | 4,069,962 | 2,463,721 | 22,377 | 7,172,513 | ||||||||||||||||||
and Head of Americas
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2012
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638,434
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4,069,953
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2,105,860
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73,487
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6,887,734
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1 | For each of the named executive officers, includes salary that was eligible for deferral, at the election of the named executive officer, under our 401(k) plan or similar plan in the named executive officers country. For each of the named executive officers, salary is unchanged from 2013. For Messrs. Armour, Lo and Taylor, base salary is converted to U.S. dollars using an average annual exchange rate. |
2 | For share awards granted in 2014, includes time-based and performance-based equity awards that generally vest in four equal annual installments on each anniversary of the date of grant. The value of performance-based awards is based on the grant date value and reflects the probable outcome of such conditions and represents the highest level of achievement. See, Grants of plan-based share awards for 2014 below for information about the number of shares underlying each of the time-based and performance-based equity awards. |
Grant date fair values were calculated in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 718 Compensation Stock Compensation (ACS 718). The grant date fair value was calculated by multiplying the number of shares granted by the closing price of the companys common shares on the date of grant.
The amounts disclosed do not reflect the value actually realized by the named executive officers. For additional information, please see Note 11 Share-Based Compensation to the financial statements in our 2014 Annual Report form 10-K.
3 | Reflects annual cash bonus award earned for fiscal year by the named executive officers under the Executive Incentive Bonus Plan and paid in February of the following year. Mr. Armours 2014 annual cash bonus award is converted to U.S. dollars using an average annual exchange rate. |
4 | The following table reflects the items that are included in the All Other Compensation column for 2014. For 2014, excludes dividends paid on unvested stock awards, as those amounts are factored into grant date fair value. |
5 | All Other Compensation excludes dividends paid on unvested stock awards, as share award values represent the aggregate grant date fair value for all grants made during each fiscal year in accordance with the requirements of ASC 718. All Other Compensation has been restated to exclude dividends paid on unvested stock awards as follows for 2013 and 2012, respectively: Flanagan ($585,288, $471,763), Starr ($150,881, $123,800), Armour ($212,534, $204,457), Lo ($159,284, n/a), and Taylor ($285,329, $238,089). For 2013 and 2012, Total compensation also has been adjusted to reflect the removal of dividends paid on unvested stock awards. |
6 | Mr. Lo was not an NEO in 2012. |
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Name | Insurance Premiums ($) |
Company Contributions to Retirement and 401(k) Plans ($)1 |
Tax Consultation ($) |
Perquisites ($)2 | Total All Other Compensation ($) |
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Martin L. Flanagan |
5,166 | 22,350 | | 144,529 | 172,045 | |||||||||||||||
Loren M. Starr |
4,680 | 22,350 | | | 27,030 | |||||||||||||||
G. Mark Armour |
3,210 | 8,951 | 37,090 | 41,557 | 90,808 | |||||||||||||||
Andrew T.S. Lo |
6,985 | 53,428 | 5,915 | | 66,327 | |||||||||||||||
Philip A. Taylor
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4,253
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12,194
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9,270
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25,718
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1 | Amounts of matching contributions paid by the company to our retirement plans are calculated on the same basis for all plan participants, including the named executive officers. |
2 | Perquisites include the following: |
With respect to Mr. Flanagan, includes $139,384 for his personal use of company-provided aircraft. The company pays certain hourly, monthly and annual fees for its use of a fractionally-owned airplane. The company also leases an airplane for which it pays direct operating expenses, and monthly lease payments and management fees. We calculate the aggregate incremental cost to the company for personal use based on the average variable costs of operating the airplanes. Variable costs include fuel, repairs, travel expenses for the flight crews, and other miscellaneous expenses. This methodology excludes fixed costs that do not change based on usage, such as depreciation, maintenance, taxes and insurance. Mr. Flanagans total also includes certain amounts for technology support and fees paid by the company for the officers and his spouses recreational activities in conjunction with a company-sponsored off-site business meeting.
With respect to Mr. Armour, includes (i) $39,228 for relocation expenses paid for by the company; and (ii) fees paid by the company for the officers and his spouses recreational activities in conjunction with a company-sponsored off-site business meeting.
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Estimated Future Payout Under Equity Incentive Plan Awards1 |
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Name | Grant Date | Committee Action Date |
Vesting | Threshold (#) |
Maximum (#) |
All Awards (#)2 |
Closing Market of Grant ($/Share) |
Grant Date Fair Value of Share Awards ($)3 |
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Martin L. Flanagan |
02/28/14 | 02/13/14 | 4-year ratable | | 69,008 | | 34.30 | 2,366,974 | ||||||||||||||||||
02/28/14 | 02/13/14 | 4-year ratable | | | 214,810 | 34.30 | 7,367,983 | |||||||||||||||||||
Loren M. Starr |
02/28/14 | 02/13/14 | 4-year ratable | | 15,743 | | 34.30 | 539,984 | ||||||||||||||||||
02/28/14 | 02/13/14 | 4-year ratable | | | 49,854 | 34.30 | 1,709,992 | |||||||||||||||||||
G. Mark Armour |
02/28/14 | 02/13/14 | 4-year ratable | | 20,553 | | 34.30 | 704,967 | ||||||||||||||||||
02/28/14 | 02/13/14 | 4-year ratable | | | 68,075 | 34.30 | 2,334,972 | |||||||||||||||||||
Andrew T.S. Lo |
02/28/14 | 02/13/14 | 4-year ratable | | 18,367 | | 34.30 | 629,988 | ||||||||||||||||||
02/28/14 | 02/13/14 | 4-year ratable | | | 58,309 | 34.30 | 1,999,998 | |||||||||||||||||||
Philip A. Taylor |
02/28/14 | 02/13/14 | 3-year ratable | | 21,647 | | 34.30 | 742,492 | ||||||||||||||||||
02/28/14 | 02/13/14 | 4-year cliff | | 7,215 | | 34.30 | 247,474 | |||||||||||||||||||
02/28/14 | 02/13/14 | 3-year ratable | | | 73,360 | 34.30 | 2,516,248 | |||||||||||||||||||
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02/13/14 | 4-year cliff | | | 24,453 | 34.30 | 838,737 |
1 | Performance-based equity awards were granted under the 2011 Global Equity Incentive Plan. For each of the named executive officers other than Mr. Taylor, performance-based equity awards are four-year awards that vest 25% each year on the anniversary of the date of grant. With respect to Mr. Taylor, performance-based equity awards are comprised of a 3-year award that vests ratably and a 4-year award that vests 100% on the fourth anniversary of the date of grant. Performance-based equity awards are tied to the achievement of specified levels of adjusted operating margin or adjusted diluted earnings per share. Full vesting of the performance-based equity award occurs in the event that either target financial measure is achieved. Partial vesting of the award occurs on a pro-rated basis based on straight-line interpolation between a minimum threshold and the target financial measure. The award will vest based upon the higher achieved financial measure for that year. Dividend equivalents are deferred for such performance-based equity awards and will only be paid at the same rate as on our shares if and to the extent an award vests. The target financial measures and minimum thresholds for the performance-based equity awards granted in 2014 are illustrated below. As noted above, our target financial measures and minimum thresholds for awards granted in 2015 have increased. See Executive Compensation Compensation Discussion and Analysis Our variable incentive compensation for additional detail. |
Adjusted Operating Margin |
Vesting | Adjusted Diluted EPS | Vesting | |||||||||
Equal to or greater than 25.5% |
100% | or | Equal to or greater than $1.10 | 100% | ||||||||
Less than 22%
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0%
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2 | Time-based equity awards were granted under the 2011 Global Equity Incentive Plan. For each of the named executive officers other than Mr. Taylor, time-based equity awards are four-year awards that vest 25% each year on the anniversary of the date of grant. With respect to Mr. Taylor, time-based equity awards are comprised of a 3-year award that vests ratably and a 4-year award that vests 100% on the fourth anniversary of the date of grant. Dividends and dividend equivalents are paid on unvested awards at the same time and rate as on our shares. |
3 | The grant date fair value is the total amount that the company will recognize as expense under applicable accounting requirements if the share awards fully vest. This amount is included in our Summary Compensation Table each year. Grant date fair values were calculated in accordance with ASC 718. The grant date fair value is calculated by multiplying the number of shares granted by the closing price of our common shares on the day the award was granted. With respect to the performance-based equity awards, the grant date fair value also represents the probable outcome of such performance conditions and represents the highest level of achievement. |
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Name | Footnotes | Date of Grant |
Number of Shares or Units that Have Not Vested (#) |
Market Value of Shares or Units that Have Not Vested ($) |
Equity Incentive Plan Awards that Have not Vested (#) |
Equity Incentive Plan Awards that Have Not Vested ($) |
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Martin L. Flanagan |
1 | 02/28/11 | 77,776 | 3,073,708 | | | ||||||||||||||||||
2 | 02/28/12 | 126,102 | 4,983,551 | | | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | 02/28/12 | | | 41,166 | 1,626,880 | |||||||||||||||||||
4 | 02/28/13 | 176,232 | 6,964,689 | | | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | 02/28/13 | | | 57,531 | 2,273,625 | |||||||||||||||||||
6 | 02/28/14 | 214,810 | 8,489,291 | | | |||||||||||||||||||
7 | 02/28/14 | | | 69,008 | 2,727,196 | |||||||||||||||||||
Loren M. Starr |
1 | 02/28/11 | 20,073 | 793,285 | | | ||||||||||||||||||
2 | 02/28/12 | 32,652 | 1,290,407 | | | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | 02/28/12 | | | 10,517 | 415,632 | |||||||||||||||||||
4 | 02/28/13 | 44,613 | 1,763,106 | | | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | 02/28/13 | | | 14,697 | 580,825 | |||||||||||||||||||
6 | 02/28/14 | 49,854 | 1,970,230 | | | |||||||||||||||||||
7 | 02/28/14 | | | 15,743 | 622,163 | |||||||||||||||||||
G. Mark Armour |
1 | 02/28/11 | 28,875 | 1,141,140 | | | ||||||||||||||||||
2 | 02/28/12 | 44,972 | 1,777,293 | | | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | 02/28/12 | | | 14,123 | 558,141 | |||||||||||||||||||
4 | 02/28/13 | 50,392 | 1,991,492 | | | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | 02/28/13 | | | 14,697 | 580,825 | |||||||||||||||||||
6 | 02/28/14 | 68,075 | 2,690,324 | | | |||||||||||||||||||
7 | 02/28/14 | | | 20,553 | 812,255 | |||||||||||||||||||
Andrew T.S. Lo |
1 | 02/28/11 | 20,702 | 818,143 | | | ||||||||||||||||||
2 | 02/28/12 | 34,004 | 1,343,838 | | | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | 02/28/12 | | | 10,517 | 415,632 | |||||||||||||||||||
4 | 02/28/13 | 46,662 | 1,844,082 | | | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | 02/28/13 | | | 14,697 | 580,825 | |||||||||||||||||||
6 | 02/28/14 | 58,309 | 2,304,372 | | | |||||||||||||||||||
7 | 02/28/14 | | | 18,367 | 725,864 | |||||||||||||||||||
Philip A. Taylor |
8 | 02/28/11 | 37,909 | 1,498,164 | | | ||||||||||||||||||
8 | 02/28/12 | 31,149 | 1,231,008 | | | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | 02/28/12 | | | 9,615 | 379,985 | |||||||||||||||||||
4 | 02/28/13 | 87,066 | 3,440,848 | | | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | 02/28/13 | | | 26,875 | 1,062,100 | |||||||||||||||||||
6 | 02/28/14 | 97,813 | 3,865,570 | | | |||||||||||||||||||
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02/28/14
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| 28,862 | 1,140,626 |
1 | February 28, 2011. Share award vests in four equal installments. As of December 31, 2014, the unvested share award represents 25% of the original grant. |
2 | February 28, 2012. Share award vests in four equal installments. As of December 31, 2014, the unvested share award represents 50% of the original grant. |
3 | February 28, 2012. Performance-based share award vests in four equal installments. As of December 31, 2014, the unvested share award represents 50% of the maximum award. |
4 | February 28, 2013. Share award vests in four equal installments. As of December 31, 2014, the unvested share award represents 75% of the original grant. |
5 | February 28, 2013. Performance-based share award vests in four equal installments. As of December 31, 2014, the unvested share award represents 75% of the maximum award. |
6 | February 28, 2014. Share award vests in four equal installments. As of December 31, 2014, the unvested share award represents 100% of the original grant. |
7 | February 28, 2014. Performance-based share award vests in four equal installments. As of December 31, 2014, the unvested share award represents 100% of the maximum award. |
8 | February 28, 2011 and February 28, 2012 awards. Share awards vest in one installment. As of December 31, 2014, the unvested share award represents 100% of the original grant. |
9 | February 28, 2012. Performance-based share award vests in four equal installments. As of December 31, 2014, the unvested share award represents 25% of the maximum award. |
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Martin L. Flanagan
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Benefit and Payments Upon Termination1 |
Voluntary without Good Reason ($) |
Termination by Executive for Good Reason or Involuntary Termination by the Company without Cause ($) |
Involuntary Termination for Cause ($) |
Retirement ($) | Death or Disability ($) |
Change in Control ($)2 |
Qualified in Control ($)3 |
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Salary Continuation |
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Annual Cash Bonus4 |
4,750,000 | 4,750,000 | | | 4,750,000 | | 4,750,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Severance Payment5 |
| 15,274,957 | | | | | 15,274,957 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Share Awards |
| 30,138,940 | | | 30,138,940 | 30,138,940 | 30,138,940 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Welfare Benefits6
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| 53,665 | | | | | 53,665 |
1 | Pursuant to the terms of the second amended and restated master employment agreement effective January 1, 2011 between the company and Mr. Flanagan (the Flanagan Agreement), Mr. Flanagan is entitled to certain benefits upon termination of employment. Following any notice of termination, Mr. Flanagan would continue to receive salary and benefits compensation, and the vesting periods with respect to any outstanding share awards would continue to run, in the normal course until the date of termination. In accordance with SEC rules, the information presented in this table assumes a termination date of December 31, 2014 and that the applicable notice had been given prior to such date. |
2 | Payment would only be made in the event that the share award was not assumed, converted or replaced in connection with a change in control. |
3 | Assumes termination by Mr. Flanagan for good reason or a termination by the company other than for cause or disability following a change in control. |
4 | Pursuant to the terms of the Flanagan Agreement, Mr. Flanagan is entitled to an annual cash bonus that is equal to the greater of $4,750,000 or his most recent annual cash bonus upon certain terminations of employment. |
5 | Pursuant to the terms of the Flanagan Agreement, Mr. Flanagans severance payment is equal to the sum of (i) his base salary, (ii) the greater of $4,750,000 or his most recent annual cash bonus, and (iii) the fair market value at grant of his most recent equity award. |
6 | Pursuant to the terms of the Flanagan Agreement, Mr. Flanagan and his covered dependents are entitled to medical benefits for a period of 36 months following termination. Represents cost to the company for reimbursement of such medical benefits. |
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Loren M. Starr
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Benefit and Payments Upon Termination1 |
Voluntary Termination without Good Reason ($) |
Termination by Executive for Good Reason or Involuntary Termination by the Company without Cause ($) |
Involuntary Cause ($) |
Retirement ($)2 | Death or Disability ($) |
Change in Control ($)3 |
Qualified Termination Following Change in Control ($)4 |
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Annual Cash Bonus |
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Share Awards |
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Welfare Benefits
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G. Mark Armour
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Benefit and Payments Upon Termination1 |
Voluntary Termination without Good Reason ($) |
Termination by Executive for Good Reason or Involuntary Termination by the Company without Cause ($) |
Involuntary Cause ($) |
Retirement ($)2 | Death or Disability ($) |
Change in Control ($)3 |
Qualified Termination Following Change in Control ($)4 |
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Annual Cash Bonus |
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Severance Payment |
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Share Awards |
| 9,551,470 | | 1,141,140 | 9,551,470 | 9,551,470 | 9,551,470 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Welfare Benefits
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Andrew T.S. Lo
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Benefit and Payments Upon Termination1 |
Voluntary Termination without Good Reason ($) |
Termination by Executive for Good Reason or Involuntary Termination by the Company without Cause ($) |
Involuntary Cause ($) |
Retirement ($)2 | Death or Disability ($) |
Change in Control ($)3 |
Qualified Termination Following Change in Control ($)4 |
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Salary Continuation |
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Annual Cash Bonus |
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Severance Payment |
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Share Awards |
| 8,032,756 | | | 8,032,756 | 8,032,756 | 8,032,756 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Welfare Benefits
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Philip A. Taylor
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Benefit and Payments Upon Termination1 |
Voluntary Termination without Good Reason ($) |
Termination by Executive for Good Reason or Involuntary Termination by the Company without Cause ($) |
Involuntary Cause ($) |
Retirement ($)2 | Death or Disability ($) |
Change in Control ($)3 |
Qualified Termination Following Change in Control ($)4 |
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Salary Continuation |
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Annual Cash Bonus |
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Severance Payment |
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Share Awards |
| 12,618,301 | | 1,498,164 | 12,618,301 | 12,618,301 | 12,618,301 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Welfare Benefits
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1 | Each of Messrs. Starr, Armour, Lo and Taylor is a party to an agreement that provides for a termination notice period of either six or twelve months. Following any notice of termination, the employee would continue to receive salary and benefits compensation, and the vesting periods with respect to any outstanding share awards would continue to run, in the normal course until the date of termination. In accordance with SEC rules, the information presented in this table assumes a termination date of December 31, 2014 and that the applicable notice had been given prior to such date. |
2 | Pursuant to the terms of the 2008 Global Equity Incentive Plan, in the event of retirement, restricted stock units would continue to vest provided the holding period had been met. This analysis assumes a retirement date of December 31, 2014 and that the holding period had been met. With respect to Messrs. Armour and Taylor, a benefit in the respective amount of $1,141,140 and $1,498,164 would be payable on the scheduled 2015 vesting date with respect to their award that was granted in February 2011. These values represent an assumed value of $39.52, which is the closing price of our common shares on the NYSE on December 31, 2014. Actual value to be received by the named executive officer will be the closing price of our common shares on the NYSE on the scheduled date of distribution. |
3 | Payment would only be made in the event that the share award was not assumed, converted or replaced in connection with a change in control. |
4 | Assumes termination for good reason or a termination by the company other than for cause or disability following a change in control. |
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Name of Plan | Approved by Security Holders1 |
Active/ Inactive Plan2 |
Number of Securities Upon Exercise of |
Weighted Average Rights ($)3 |
Number of Securities Plans (Excluding |
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Approved plans: |
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2011 Global Equity Incentive Plan |
ü | Active | | N/A | 14,525,535 | |||||||||||
2000 Share Option Plan |
ü | Inactive | 271,164 | 13.78 | | |||||||||||
Subtotal Approved Plans |
271,164 | 14,525,535 | ||||||||||||||
Unapproved plans: |
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2010 Global Equity Incentive |
Active | | N/A | 1,853,407 | ||||||||||||
Plan (ST) |
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Subtotal Unapproved Plans |
| 1,853,407 | ||||||||||||||
Total |
271,164 | 16,378,942 |
1 | With respect to the 2010 Global Equity Incentive Plan (ST), shares are issued only as employment inducement awards in connection with a strategic transaction and, as a result, do not require shareholder approval under the rules of the New York Stock Exchange or otherwise. |
2 | With respect to the 2000 Share Option Plan, no further grants will be made under this plan. |
3 | Share options were granted in Pounds Sterling (£) and in this table have been converted to U.S. dollars using the exchange rate of $1.56/£1 as of December 31, 2014. With respect to the 2000 Share Option Plan, outstanding stock options have a weighted average remaining contractual life of one year. |
4 | Excludes unvested restricted stock awards and unvested restricted stock units. |
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A | Proposals | THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED AS DIRECTED, OR IF NO DIRECTION IS INDICATED, WILL BE VOTED FOR EACH OF THE NOMINEES FOR DIRECTOR AND FOR ITEMS 2 AND 3. | ||
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Martin L. Flanagan |
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ADVISORY VOTE TO APPROVE THE COMPANYS 2014 EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION |
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Ben F. Johnson III |
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APPOINTMENT OF PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP AS THE COMPANYS INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR 2015 |
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Sir Nigel Sheinwald |
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Change of Address Please print your new address below. | Comments Please print your comments below. | Meeting Attendance Mark the box to the right if you plan to attend the Annual Meeting. |
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NOTE: Please sign as name appears hereon. Joint owners should each sign. When signing as attorney, executor, administrator, trustee or guardian, please give full title as such. |
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020Z6B
Important notice regarding the Internet availability of proxy materials for
the 2015 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders. The 2015 Proxy
Statement and the 2014 Annual Report on Form 10-K are available at:
www.envisionreports.com/IVZ
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Proxy INVESCO LTD.
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THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF INVESCO LTD. |
The undersigned hereby appoints Ben F. Johnson III, Martin L. Flanagan, Loren M. Starr, Colin D. Meadows and Kevin M. Carome, and each of them, with power to act without the others and with power of substitution, as proxies and attorneys-in-fact, and hereby authorizes them to represent and vote, as provided on the other side, all the common shares of Invesco Ltd., which the undersigned is entitled to vote, and, in their discretion, to vote upon such other business as may properly come before the 2015 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, or at any adjournment or postponement thereof, of Invesco Ltd., to be held in the Appalachians Room, 18th Floor, at Invescos Global Headquarters located at 1555 Peachtree Street N.E., Atlanta, GA 30309, with all powers which the undersigned would possess if present at the meeting. |
(Continued and to be marked, dated and signed, on the other side) |