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Fiscal Year 2025 Annual Bonus Plan
On February 22, 2024, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors (the “Compensation Committee”) of Ambarella, Inc. (the “Company”) approved a Fiscal Year 2025 Annual Bonus Plan (the “FY2025 Bonus Plan”). The Company’s executive team members, including executive officers Feng-Ming Wang, John Young, Les Kohn, Chan Lee, Christopher Day, John Ju, and Yun-Lung Chen, are eligible to participate in the FY2025 Bonus Plan. The Board of Directors also approved a bonus target under the FY2025 Bonus Plan for Feng-Ming Wang, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, of 100% of his fiscal year 2025 annual base salary. Bonus targets for other executives range from 40% to 75% of annual base salary. The FY2025 Bonus Plan establishes an aggregate target bonus pool for company-wide bonuses, while the actual aggregate amount of the bonus pool under the FY2025 Bonus Plan will be determined by the Compensation Committee or the Board of Directors following completion of fiscal year 2025 based upon the Company’s fiscal year 2025 performance against revenue, operating profit, and certain non-financial operational objectives established by the Compensation Committee. The performance weightings for the executive management team are 1/3 for the revenue metric, 1/3 for the operating profit metric and 1/3 for the non-financial operational objectives. On-target performance is intended to result in an aggregate bonus pool payout at target levels. Above target performance is intended to result in aggregate bonus pool payouts above target levels, with a maximum payout equal to 150% of the annual targeted bonus pool payout, absent approval otherwise by the Board of Directors or the Compensation Committee. Failure to achieve threshold performance levels will result in no funding of the bonus pool, while performance between threshold and target levels will be determined by linear interpolation. The Compensation Committee and the Board of Directors have discretion to individually apportion from such bonus pool and pay bonuses, if any, to individual executives that are based on achievement of corporate goals and individual objectives. Any bonus plan payouts will be made no later than two and one-half months following the end of the Company’s fiscal year 2025, and generally are subject to continued employment through the payment date. The Compensation Committee and the Board of Directors have discretion to reduce, eliminate or increase the size of the bonus pool and the individual bonuses.
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Dated: February 28, 2024 | Ambarella, Inc. | |||||
| /s/ John A. Young | ||||||
| John A. Young Chief Financial Officer | ||||||
Document and Entity Information |
Feb. 22, 2024 |
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| Cover [Abstract] | |
| Entity Registrant Name | AMBARELLA INC |
| Entity Incorporation State Country Code | RI |
| Amendment Flag | false |
| Entity Central Index Key | 0001280263 |
| Document Type | 8-K |
| Document Period End Date | Feb. 22, 2024 |
| Entity File Number | 001-35667 |
| Entity Tax Identification Number | 98-0459628 |
| Entity Address, Address Line One | 3101 Jay Street |
| Entity Address, City or Town | Santa Clara |
| Entity Address, State or Province | CA |
| Entity Address, Postal Zip Code | 95054 |
| City Area Code | (408) |
| Local Phone Number | 734-8888 |
| Written Communications | false |
| Soliciting Material | false |
| Pre Commencement Tender Offer | false |
| Pre Commencement Issuer Tender Offer | false |
| Security 12b Title | Ordinary Shares, $0.00045 par value |
| Trading Symbol | AMBA |
| Security Exchange Name | NASDAQ |
| Entity Emerging Growth Company | false |