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Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
• | For each of Thomas S. Gayner and Richard R. Whitt, III, the Company's Co-Chief Executive Officers (Co-CEOs), an increase in the target potential of his annual equity incentive award, payable in restricted stock units (RSUs), under the Company's 2016 Equity Incentive Plan (the Equity Incentive Plan), subject to performance criteria approved by the Compensation Committee, from 250% of base salary to 300% of base salary, beginning in the 2020 performance year. The target potential of each Co-CEO's annual cash incentive award under the Company's Executive Bonus Plan (the Non-Equity Incentive Plan) remains unchanged at 150% of base salary. |
• | For Jeremy A. Noble, the Company's Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO), (i) an increase in his annual base salary from $500,000 to $550,000, effective February 24, 2020, and (ii) an increase in the target potential of his annual equity incentive award, payable in RSUs, under the Equity Incentive Plan, subject to performance criteria approved by the Compensation Committee, from 100% of base salary to 150% of base salary, beginning in the 2020 performance year. The target potential of the CFO's annual cash incentive award under the the Non-Equity Incentive Plan remains unchanged at 100% of base salary. |
• | For each of Robert C. Cox, President and Chief Operating Officer, Insurance Operations, Bradley J. Kiscaden, President and Chief Administrative Officer, Insurance Operations, and Linda V. Schreiner, Senior Vice President, Strategic Management (collectively, the other named executive officers), changes to the performance criteria designated for determining their annual cash incentive awards under the Non-Equity Incentive Plan and annual equity incentive awards, payable in RSUs, under the the Equity Incentive Plan to match the performance criteria designated for determining such awards for the Co-CEOs and the CFO. As result, beginning in the 2020 performance year, potential awards to the Co-CEOs, the CFO and the other named executive officers under both the Non-Equity Incentive Plan and the Equity Incentive Plan will be based on two equally-weighted performance criteria: (i) the compound annual growth rate (CAGR) in the Company's book value per share; and (ii) the CAGR in the Company's total shareholder return, both over the five-year period from 2016 to 2020, as set forth in the grid below. |
5-Year CAGR | Book Value Per Share Performance Modifier as a % of Target Potential | Total Shareholder Return Performance Modifier as a % of Target Potential | Total Award Performance Modifier as a % of Target Potential |
Under 6%* | 0 - 20% | 0 - 20% | 0 - 40% |
6% | 20% | 20% | 40% |
7% | 30% | 30% | 60% |
8% | 40% | 40% | 80% |
9% | 45% | 45% | 90% |
10% | 50% | 50% | 100% |
11% | 55% | 55% | 110% |
12% | 60% | 60% | 120% |
13% | 70% | 70% | 140% |
14% | 80% | 80% | 160% |
15% | 90% | 90% | 180% |
16% | 100% | 100% | 200% |
17% or more** | Discretionary | Discretionary | Discretionary |
* | In the case of performance in this range, the Compensation Committee, in its sole discretion, will determine if an award is merited based upon relevant facts and circumstances. |
** | In the case of performance in this range, the Compensation Committee, in its sole discretion, will determine if an additional award is merited based upon relevant facts and circumstances. |
• | Aside from the foregoing changes in respect of the other named executive officers, the target potential for their annual cash incentive awards under the Non-Equity Incentive Plan and the target potential for their annual equity incentive awards under the Equity Incentive Plan remain unchanged. |
• | The performance modifier used to determine awards under the Non-Equity Incentive Plan and the Equity Incentive Plan would be as follows: |
◦ | The performance modifier (expressed as a percentage of target potential) for each individual performance criteria (book value per share and total shareholder return) would be added together to arrive at the total award as a percentage of target potential: |
Performance Criteria | 5-Year CAGR | Performance Modifier As a % of Target Potential |
Book Value Per Share | 8% | 40% |
Total Shareholder Return | 11% | 55% |
Total Performance Modifier: | 95% |
• | Based on a 95% performance modifier, cash awards and equity awards under the Non-Equity Incentive Plan and the Equity Compensation Plan, respectively, would be as follows: |
Target Potential Expressed as a Percentage of Base Salary | Example Award Expressed as a Percentage of Base Salary (calculation below) | |||
Name | Cash Award | Equity Award | Cash Payout | Equity Grant |
Thomas S. Gayner | 150% | 300% | 142.50% | 285% |
(95% x 150%) | (95% x 300%) | |||
Richard R. Whitt, III | 150% | 300% | 142.50% | 285% |
(95% x 150%) | (95% x 300%) | |||
Jeremy A. Noble | 100% | 150% | 95% | 142.50% |
(95% x 100%) | (95% x 150%) | |||
Robert C. Cox | 150% | 150% | 142.50% | 142.50% |
(95% x 150%) | (95% x 150%) | |||
Bradley J. Kiscaden | 150% | 150% | 142.50% | 142.50% |
(95% x 150%) | (95% x 150%) | |||
Linda V. Schreiner | 100% | 100% | 95% | 95% |
(95% x 100%) | (95% x 100%) |
MARKEL CORPORATION | |||
February 21, 2020 | By: | /s/ Richard R. Grinnan | |
Name: | Richard R. Grinnan | ||
Title: | Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary |