EX-10.24 4 a2183111zex-10_24.htm EXHIBIT 10.24
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Exhibit 10.24

IRON MOUNTAIN INCORPORATED

Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors


Restatement Date

 

As of January 1, 2008

Eligibility

 

All non-employee Directors

Annual Retainer

 

$30,000 per year ($40,000 per year effective as of January 1, 2009); paid in advance in quarterly installments; a non-employee Director shall be entitled to retain the portion of the Annual Retainer fee paid with respect to the quarter in which he or she ceases to be a non-employee Director, but shall not be entitled to any further portion of the Annual Retainer fee

Meeting Fees

 

$1,500 per committee meeting and/or quarterly Board meeting attended live or $750 by teleconference; fees earned shall be paid shortly after the end of each quarter

Chairperson Retainer

 

$5,000 per year retainer for acting as Chairperson of the Executive or Governance Committee; $7.500 per year retainer for acting as Chairperson of the Compensation Committee; $20,000 per year retainer for acting as Chairperson of the Audit Committee; $25,000 per year retainer for acting as the "lead" Director; in each case paid in advance in quarterly installments; a non-employee Director shall be entitled to retain the portion of the Chairperson Retainer fee paid with respect to the quarter in which he or she ceases to be a non-employee Director or serve as Chairperson, but shall not be entitled to any further portion of the Chairperson Retainer fee

Meeting Expenses

 

Reimbursement for all normal travel expenses to attend meeting; reimbursements due shall be paid shortly after the end of each quarter

Group Insurance Benefits

 

Iron Mountain's group medical and dental benefits (single or family) are available to non-employee Directors, but they must pay the full cost of coverage; group life, AD&D, STD and LTD coverage are not available to non-employee Directors

Amount of Options

 

Non-qualified stock options to be equal to $75,000 per year of Black Scholes value

Timing of Option Grants

 

Stock options shall be granted annually to all non-employee Directors as of the first Board meeting following Iron Mountain's annual meeting (generally the fourth Tuesday of May each year); newly elected non-employee Directors receive a
pro-rated grant on the date of their election or appointment to the Board

Vesting of Options

 

Options vest 100% on one year anniversary of grant (or, if earlier, the annual meeting of Iron Mountain that is closest to the one year anniversary)


Exercise Price of Options

 

Fair market value on date of grant

Terms of Options

 

10 years

Effect on Options of Cessation of Service as a Director

 

Vested options must be exercised within 60 days by a non-employee Director or his beneficiary

Restrictions on Resale

 

None

Restrictions on Transfer

 

Options may not be transferred (except upon death)

SEC Considerations

 

Options will generally be granted under the Iron Mountain Incorporated 2002 Stock Incentive Plan, the shares of each of which are registered on Form S-8; insider trading restrictions and short-swing profit rules of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 apply

Shareholder Approval

 

Not required

Source of Shares

 

Treasury shares or authorized, but unissued shares will be used for options

Taxation of Options

 

Non-employee Directors pay ordinary income tax (and SECA tax) at time of exercise on spread between exercise price and fair market value on date of exercise; Iron Mountain gets a corresponding tax deduction at that time

Election to Defer Fees

 

Non-employee Directors may elect to defer some or all of their fees paid in cash under the Iron Mountain Incorporated Directors Deferred Compensation Plan; deferrals will be invested in Iron Mountain common stock; deferral elections must be made by December 31 of the year prior to the year in which the fees are earned (or within 30 days of becoming eligible for the Plan)

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