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SCHEDULE 14A

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LOGO

 

 

  2013
  Notice of Annual Meeting
  & Proxy Statement
 

ITT Corporation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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LOGO

March 27, 2013

 

Denise L. Ramos

Chief Executive Officer and President

  

ITT Corporation

 

1133 Westchester Avenue

White Plains, NY 10604-3543

Dear Fellow Shareholders:

Enclosed are the Notice of Annual Meeting and Proxy Statement for ITT’s 2013 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. This year’s meeting is intended to address only the business included on the agenda. Details of the business to be conducted at the Annual Meeting are given in the accompanying Notice of Annual Meeting and Proxy Statement, which provides information required by applicable laws and regulations.

Your vote is important and we encourage you to vote whether you are a registered owner or a beneficial owner.

This year, in accordance with U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission rules, we are again using the Internet as our primary means of furnishing proxy materials to shareholders. Because we are using the Internet, most shareholders will not receive paper copies of our proxy materials. We will instead send these shareholders a notice with instructions for accessing the proxy materials and voting via the Internet. This notice also provides information on how shareholders may obtain paper copies of our proxy materials if they so choose. We believe use of the Internet makes the proxy distribution process more efficient, less costly and helps in conserving natural resources.

If you are the registered owner of ITT common stock, you may vote your shares by making a toll-free telephone call or using the Internet. Details of these voting options are explained in the Proxy Statement. If you choose to receive paper copies of our proxy materials, you can vote by completing and returning the enclosed proxy card by mail as soon as possible.

If you are a beneficial owner and someone else, such as your bank, broker or trustee is the owner of record, the owner of record will communicate with you about how to vote your shares.

Whether or not you plan to attend the Annual Meeting, please vote as soon as possible. If you are a registered owner of ITT common stock and do not plan to vote in person at the Annual Meeting, you may vote via the Internet, by telephone or, if you receive a paper proxy card in the mail, by mailing the completed proxy card. Voting by any of these methods will ensure your representation at the Annual Meeting. Your vote is important.

Sincerely,

 

LOGO


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LOGO

March 27, 2013

NOTICE OF 2013 Annual Meeting

 

Time:    9:00 a.m. Eastern Time, on Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Place:    ITT Corporation Headquarters, 1133 Westchester Avenue, White Plains, NY 10604
Items of Business:   

1. Election of the eight nominees named in the attached Proxy Statement as members of the Board of Directors.

  

2. Ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as ITT’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for 2013.

  

3. Approval of the material terms of the ITT Corporation Annual Incentive Plan for Executive Officers.

  

4. To approve, in a non-binding vote, the 2012 compensation of our named executive officers.

 

5. To transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting.

Who May Vote:    You can vote if you were a shareholder at the close of business on March 13, 2013, the record date.
Annual Report to Shareholders and Annual Report on Form 10-K:    Copies of our 2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K and Annual Report to Shareholders are provided to shareholders.
Mailing or Availability Date:    Beginning on or about March 27, 2013, this Notice of Annual Meeting and the 2013 Proxy Statement are being mailed or made available, as the case may be, to shareholders of record on March 13, 2013.
About Proxy Voting:    Your vote is important. Proxy voting permits shareholders unable to attend the Annual Meeting to vote their shares through a proxy. Most shareholders are unable to attend the Annual Meeting. By appointing a proxy, your shares will be represented and voted in accordance with your instructions. If you do not provide instructions on how to vote, the proxies will vote as recommended by the Board of Directors. Most shareholders will not receive paper copies of our proxy materials and can vote their shares by following the Internet voting instructions provided on the Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials. If you are a registered owner and requested a paper copy of the proxy materials, you can vote your shares by proxy by


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   completing and returning your proxy card or by following the Internet or telephone voting instructions provided on the proxy card. Beneficial owners who received or requested a paper copy of the proxy materials may vote their shares by submitting voting instructions by completing and returning their voting instruction form or by following the Internet or telephone voting instructions provided on the voting instruction form. You can change your voting instructions or revoke your proxy at any time prior to the Annual Meeting by following the instructions on pages 1 to 5 of this Proxy Statement and on the proxy card.
   Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Shareholder Meeting to be held on Tuesday, May 7, 2013, at 9:00 a.m. at ITT Corporation Headquarters, 1133 Westchester Avenue, White Plains, NY 10604. The Company’s 2013 Proxy Statement, 2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K and Annual Report to Shareholders will be available online at https://www.proxydocs.com/itt.

By order of the Board of Directors,

 

   
      LOGO
     

Burt M. Fealing

      Senior Vice President,
      General Counsel and Secretary


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     Page  

Information about Voting

     1   

Householding of Proxy Materials

     4   

Internet Availability of Proxy Materials

     5   

Stock Ownership Information

     5   

Stock Ownership of Directors, Executive Officers and Certain Shareholders

     6   

Equity Compensation Plan Information

     7   

Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance

     8   

Proposals to be Voted on at the 2013 Annual Meeting

     9   

Item 1.  Election of Directors

     9   

Item 2.  Ratification of Appointment of the Independent Registered Public Accounting  Firm

     13   

Item 3.   Approval of the material terms of the ITT Corporation Annual Incentive Plan for Executive Officers

     16   

Item 4.  Non-Binding Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers’ Compensation

     19   

Information about the Board of Directors

     20   

Responsibilities of the Board of Directors

     20   

Governance Principles

     21   

Leadership Structure

     21   

Communication with the Board of Directors

     21   

Policies for Approving Related Person Transactions

     21   

Code of Conduct

     22   

Director Independence

     22   

Board and Committee Roles in Oversight of Risk

     23   

Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation

     23   

Director Selection and Composition

     23   

Committees of the Board of Directors

     25   

2012 Non-Management Director Compensation

     34   

Non-Management Director Restricted Common Stock and Stock Option Awards Outstanding at 2012 Fiscal Year-End

     36   

Report of the Audit Committee

     37   

Compensation Committee Report

     39   

Compensation Discussion and Analysis

     40   

Compensation Tables

     60   

Summary Compensation Table

     60   

All Other Compensation Table

     61   

Grants of Plan-Based Awards in 2012

     62   

Outstanding Equity Awards at 2012 Fiscal Year-End

     64   

Option Exercises and Stock Vested in 2012

     67   

2012 Pension Benefits

     70   

ITT Deferred Compensation Plan

     71   

2012 Nonqualified Deferred Compensation

     73   

Appendix A — List of Companies utilized from the Towers Watson Compensation Data Bank (CDB) Analysis

     A-1   

Appendix B — ITT Corporation Annual Incentive Plan for Executive Officers

     B-1   


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2013 Proxy Statement

Why did I receive these proxy materials?    Beginning on or about March 27, 2013, this Proxy Statement is being mailed or made available, as the case may be, to shareholders who were shareholders as of March 13, 2013, the record date, as part of the Board of Directors’ solicitation of proxies for ITT’s 2013 Annual Meeting and any postponements or adjournments thereof. This Proxy Statement and ITT’s 2012 Annual Report to Shareholders and Annual Report on Form 10-K (which have been furnished to shareholders eligible to vote at the 2013 Annual Meeting) contain information that the Board of Directors believes offers an informed view of ITT Corporation (herein referred to as “ITT” or the “Company”) and meets the regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) for proxy solicitations.

Who is entitled to vote?    You can vote if you owned shares of the Company’s common stock as of the close of business on March 13, 2013, the record date.

What items of business will I be voting on?    You are voting on the following items of business, which are described on pages 8 to 19:

 

1. Election of the eight nominees named in the attached Proxy Statement as members of the Board of Directors.

 

2. Ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP (“Deloitte”) as ITT’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for 2013.

 

3. Approval of the material terms of the ITT Corporation Annual Incentive Plan for Executive Officers.

 

4. Approval, in a non-binding vote, of the 2012 compensation of our named executive officers (“NEOs”).

 

5. To transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting.

Information about Voting

How do I vote?    If you are a registered owner, you can either vote in person at the Annual Meeting or by proxy whether or not you attend the Annual Meeting. If you are a beneficial owner, you may vote by submitting voting instructions to your bank, broker, trustee or other nominee. If you are a beneficial owner and your shares are held in a bank or brokerage account, you will need to obtain a proxy, executed in your favor, from your bank or broker to be able to vote in person at the Annual Meeting. If you are a beneficial owner and your shares are held through any of the ITT savings plans for salaried or hourly employees, your shares cannot be voted in person at the Annual Meeting.

What are the proxy voting procedures?    If you vote by proxy, you can vote by following the voting procedures on the proxy card. You may vote:

 

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By the Internet,

 

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By Telephone, by calling from the United States, or

 

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By Mail.

Why does the Board solicit proxies from shareholders?    Since it is impractical for all shareholders to attend the Annual Meeting and vote in person, the Board of Directors recommends that you appoint the three people named on the accompanying proxy card to act as your proxies at the 2013 Annual Meeting.

How do the proxies vote?    The proxies vote your shares in accordance with your voting instructions. If you appoint the proxies but do not provide voting instructions, they will vote as recommended by the Board of Directors. If any other matters not described in this Proxy Statement are properly brought before the meeting for a vote, the proxies will use their discretion in deciding how to vote on those matters.

 

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How many votes do I have?    You have one vote for every share of ITT common stock that you own.

How does the Board of Directors recommend that I vote on the proposals?    The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR the election of each of the nominees of the Board of Directors (Item 1), FOR the ratification of the appointment of Deloitte as ITT’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for 2012 (Item 2), FOR the approval of the material terms of the ITT Corporation Annual Incentive Plan for Executive Officers (Item 3), and FOR the approval of the 2012 compensation of our NEOs (Item 4).

What if I change my mind?    You can revoke your proxy at any time before it is exercised by mailing a new proxy card with a later date or casting a new vote by the Internet or telephone, as applicable. You can also send a written revocation to the Secretary at the address listed on the first page of the Proxy Statement. If you come to the Annual Meeting, you can ask that the proxy you submitted earlier not be used.

What is a “broker non-vote”?    The New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) has rules that govern brokers who have record ownership of listed company stock held in brokerage accounts for their clients who beneficially own the shares. Under these rules, brokers who do not receive voting instructions from their clients have the discretion to vote uninstructed shares on certain matters (“discretionary matters”) but do not have discretion to vote uninstructed shares as to certain other matters (“non-discretionary matters”). A broker may return a proxy card on behalf of a beneficial owner from whom the broker has not received instructions that casts a vote with regard to discretionary matters but expressly states that the broker is not voting as to non-discretionary matters. The broker’s inability to vote with respect to the non-discretionary matters to which the broker has not received instructions from the beneficial owner is referred to as a “broker non-vote.” Under current NYSE interpretations, agenda Item 2, the ratification of Deloitte as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, is considered a discretionary item. Your broker does not have discretion to vote your shares held in street name on Items 1, 3, or 4, each of which is considered a non-discretionary item. Under Indiana law, the law of the state where the Company is incorporated, broker non-votes and abstentions are counted to determine whether there is a quorum present.

There are four formal items scheduled to be voted upon at the Annual Meeting as described on page 1. As of the date of this Proxy Statement, the Board of Directors is not aware of any business other than as described in this Proxy Statement that will be presented for a vote at the 2013 Annual Meeting.

How many votes are required to elect Directors? How many votes are required for other agenda items to pass?    The Restated Articles of Incorporation of ITT Corporation authorize the Company’s By-laws to provide for majority voting for Directors in uncontested elections, and such By-laws further provide that in uncontested elections, a Director nominee shall be elected by a majority of the votes cast. The By-laws provide that in uncontested elections, any Director nominee who fails to be elected by a majority, but who also is a Director at the time, shall promptly provide a written resignation, as a holdover Director, to the Chairman of the Board or the Secretary. The Nominating and Governance Committee (or the equivalent committee then in existence) shall promptly consider the resignation and all relevant facts and circumstances concerning any vote and the best interests of the Company and its shareholders. The Board will act on the Nominating and Governance Committee’s recommendation no later than its next regularly scheduled Board meeting or within 90 days after certification of the shareholder vote, whichever is earlier, and the Board will promptly publicly disclose its decision and the reasons for its decision. This means that in an uncontested election, to be elected as a Director of ITT, each of the eight director candidates must receive a majority of votes cast.

Item 2, Item 3, and Item 4 of the proposed agenda items require that the votes cast in favor of the proposal exceed the votes cast against the proposal. Item 2 and Item 4 are advisory in nature and are non-binding. Item 3, the approval of the material terms of the ITT Corporation Annual Incentive Plan

 

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for Executive Officers is subject to the approval requirements of Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code, which requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast. Accordingly, abstentions will have no effect on the outcome of Item 3. Abstentions will also have no effect on the outcomes of Item 1, Item 2 or Item 4. In addition, broker non-votes will have no effect on the outcomes of Item 1, Item 3 or Item 4.

How many shares of ITT stock are outstanding?    As of March 13, 2013, the record date, 92,069,285 shares of ITT common stock were outstanding.

How many holders of ITT outstanding shares must be present to hold the Annual Meeting?    In order to conduct business at the Annual Meeting, it is necessary to have a quorum. To have a quorum, shareholders entitled to cast a majority of votes at the Annual Meeting must be present in person or by proxy.

How do I vote?    With respect to agenda Items 1, 2, 3, and 4 you may vote for, against or abstain from voting.

What is the difference between a beneficial owner and a registered owner?    If shares you own are held in an ITT savings plan for salaried or hourly employees, a stock brokerage account, bank or by another holder of record, you are considered the “beneficial owner” because someone else holds the shares on your behalf. If the shares you own are held in a Morgan Stanley Smith Barney account for restricted shares or registered in your name directly with The Bank of New York Mellon, our transfer agent, you are the registered owner and the “shareholder of record.”

How do I vote if I am a participant in ITT’s savings plans for salaried or hourly employees? If you participate in any of the ITT savings plans for salaried or hourly employees, your plan trustee will vote the ITT shares credited to your savings plan account in accordance with your voting instructions, except as otherwise provided in accordance with the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”). The trustee votes the shares on your behalf because you are the beneficial owner, not the shareholder of record, of the savings plan shares. The trustee votes the savings plan shares for which no voting instructions are received (“Undirected Shares”) in the same proportion as the shares for which the trustee receives voting instructions, except as otherwise provided in accordance with ERISA. Under the savings plans, participants are “named fiduciaries” to the extent of their authority to direct the voting of ITT shares credited to their savings plan accounts and their proportionate share of Undirected Shares. By submitting voting instructions by telephone, the Internet or by signing and returning the voting instruction card, you direct the trustee of the savings plans to vote these shares, in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting. ITT salaried or hourly plan participants should mail their confidential voting instruction card to Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (“Broadridge”), acting as tabulation agent, or vote by telephone or Internet. Instructions must be received by Broadridge no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on May 2, 2013.

I participate in the ITT savings plan for salaried employees and am a shareholder of record of shares of ITT common stock. How many proxy cards will I receive?    You will receive only one proxy card. Your savings plan shares and any shares you own as the shareholder of record, including ownership through the ITT Direct Purchase, Sale and Dividend Reinvestment Plan, will be set out separately on the proxy card.

How many shares are held by participants in the ITT employee savings plans?    As of March 13, 2013, the record date, J.P. Morgan Chase, as the trustee for both the employee salaried savings plan and the hourly employee savings plans, held 198,747 shares of ITT common stock (approximately 0.22% of the outstanding shares) for the salaried plan, and 40,940 shares of ITT common stock (approximately 0.04% of the outstanding shares) for the hourly plans.

Who counts the votes? Is my vote confidential?    Representatives of Broadridge count the votes. Representatives of Broadridge will act as Inspectors of Election for the 2013 Annual Meeting. The Inspectors of Election monitor the voting and certify whether the votes of shareholders are kept in confidence in compliance with ITT’s confidential voting policy.

 

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Who pays for the proxy solicitation cost?    ITT pays the cost of soliciting proxies from registered owners. ITT has appointed Innisfree M&A Incorporated to help with the solicitation effort. ITT will pay Innisfree M&A Incorporated a fee of $25,000 to assist with the solicitation and reimburse brokers, nominees, custodians and other fiduciaries for their costs in sending proxy materials to beneficial owners.

Who solicits proxies?    Directors, officers or other regular employees of ITT may solicit proxies from shareholders in person or by telephone, facsimile transmission or other electronic communication.

How does a shareholder submit a proposal for the 2014 Annual Meeting?    Rule 14a-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) establishes the eligibility requirements and the procedures that must be followed for a shareholder proposal to be included in a public company’s proxy materials. Under the rule, if a shareholder wants to include a proposal in ITT’s proxy materials for its next Annual Meeting, the proposal must be received by ITT at its principal executive offices on or before November 27, 2013, and comply with eligibility requirements and procedures. An ITT shareholder who wants to present a matter for action at ITT’s next Annual Meeting, but chooses not to do so under Exchange Act Rule 14a-8, must deliver to ITT, at its principal executive offices, on or before November 27, 2013, a written notice to that effect; provided, however, in the event that the date of the 2014 Annual Meeting is changed by more than 30 days from the anniversary date of the 2013 Annual Meeting, such notice must be received not later than 120 days calendar days prior to the 2014 Annual Meeting or 10 calendar days following the date on which public announcement of the date of the annual meeting is first made. In either case, as well as for shareholder nominations for Directors, the shareholder must also comply with the requirements in the Company’s By-laws with respect to a shareholder properly bringing business before the Annual Meeting. (You can request a copy of the By-laws from the Secretary of ITT.)

Can a shareholder nominate Director Candidates?    The Company’s By-laws permit shareholders to nominate Directors and present other business for consideration at the Annual Meeting. To make a Director nomination or present other business for consideration at the 2014 Annual Meeting, you must submit a timely notice in accordance with the procedures described in the Company’s By-laws. To be timely, notice of Director nomination or any other business for consideration at the annual meeting must be received by our Secretary at our principal executive offices no less than 90 days nor more than 120 days prior to the date we released our proxy statement to shareholders in connection with last year’s annual meeting. Therefore, to be presented at our 2014 Annual Meeting, such a proposal must be received on or after November 27, 2013, but not later than December 27, 2013. The nomination and notice must meet all other qualifications and requirements of the Company’s Corporate Governance Principles and committee charters (the “Corporate Governance Principles”), By-laws and Regulation 14A of the Exchange Act. The nominee will be evaluated by the Nominating and Governance Committee of the Board using the same standards as it uses for all Director nominees. These standards are discussed in further detail below under “Information about the Board of Directors-Director Selection and Composition.” No one may be nominated for election as a Director after he or she has reached 72 years of age. (You can request a copy of the nomination requirements from the Secretary of ITT.)

Householding of Proxy Materials

SEC rules permit companies and intermediaries such as brokers to satisfy delivery requirements for proxy statements and notices with respect to two or more shareholders sharing the same address by delivering a single proxy statement or a single notice addressed to those shareholders. This process, which is commonly referred to as “householding,” provides cost savings for companies. Some brokers household proxy materials, delivering a single proxy statement or notice to multiple shareholders sharing an address unless contrary instructions have been received from the affected shareholders. Once you have received notice from your broker that they will be householding

 

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materials to your address, householding will continue until you are notified otherwise or until you revoke your consent. If, at any time, you no longer wish to participate in householding and would prefer to receive a separate proxy statement or notice, please notify your broker. You can request prompt delivery of a copy of the Proxy Materials by writing to: Elizabeth O’Driscoll, Manager, Stock Administration, ITT Corporation, 1133 Westchester Ave., White Plains, NY 10604, by email at Elizabeth.O’Driscoll@itt.com or by calling (914) 641-2000.

We make available, free of charge on our website, all of our filings that are made electronically with the SEC, including Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K. To access these filings, go to our website (www.itt.com) and click on “SEC Filings” under the “Investors” heading. Copies of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012, including financial statements and schedules thereto, filed with the SEC, are also available without charge to shareholders upon written request addressed to:

Corporate Secretary

ITT Corporation

1133 Westchester Ave.

White Plains, NY 10604

Internet Availability of Proxy Materials

In accordance with SEC rules, we are using the Internet as our primary means of furnishing proxy materials to shareholders. Because we are using the Internet, most shareholders will not receive paper copies of our proxy materials. We will instead send these shareholders a Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials with instructions for accessing the proxy materials, including our proxy statement and annual report, and voting via the Internet. The Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials also provides information on how shareholders may obtain paper copies of our proxy materials if they so choose.

Stock Ownership Information

The Board of Directors’ share ownership guidelines currently provide for share ownership levels at five times the annual cash retainer amount. Non-Management Directors receive a portion of their retainer in restricted stock units (“RSUs”), which are paid in shares when the RSUs vest. Non-Management Directors are encouraged to hold such shares until their total share ownership meets or exceeds the ownership guidelines.

Share ownership guidelines for corporate officers, first approved by ITT’s Board of Directors during 2001, are regularly reviewed. The guidelines specify the desired levels of Company stock ownership and encourage a set of behaviors for each officer to reach the guideline levels. The guidelines require share ownership expressed as a multiple of base salary for all corporate officers.

Specifically, the guidelines apply as set forth in the table below under the heading “Share Ownership Guideline Summary.” In achieving these ownership levels, shares owned outright, Company restricted stock and RSUs, shares held in the Company’s dividend reinvestment plan, shares owned in the ITT Salaried Investment and Savings Plan, and “phantom” shares held in a fund that tracks an index of the Company’s stock in the deferred compensation plan are considered.

To attain the ownership levels set forth in the guidelines, it is expected that any restricted shares that become unrestricted and all shares acquired through the exercise of stock options will be held, except, in all cases, to the extent necessary to meet tax obligations.

Compliance with the guidelines is monitored periodically. Non-Management Directors and Company officers are afforded a reasonable period of time to meet the guidelines. The Company has taken the individual tenure and share ownership levels of Non-Management Directors and corporate officers into account in determining compliance with the guidelines.

 

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Share Ownership Guideline Summary

 

Non-Management Directors    5 X Annual Cash Retainer Amount
CEO    5 X Annual Base Salary
CFO and EVP    3 X Annual Base Salary
Senior Vice Presidents    2 X Annual Base Salary
Vice Presidents    1 X Annual Base Salary

Stock Ownership of Directors, Executive Officers and Certain Shareholders

The following table shows the beneficial ownership of ITT common stock, as of January 31, 2013, by each Director and nominee, by each of the NEOs, and by all Directors, nominees, and executive officers as a group.

The number of shares beneficially owned by each Non-Management Director or executive officer has been determined under the rules of the SEC, which provide that beneficial ownership includes any shares as to which a person has sole or shared voting or dispositive power, and any shares which the person would have the right to acquire beneficial ownership of within 60 days through the exercise of any stock option or other right. Unless otherwise indicated, each Non-Management Director or executive officer has sole dispositive and voting power, or shares those powers with his or her spouse.

 

            Amount and Nature of Beneficial Ownership          
Name of Beneficial Owner    Title of Class   

Total

Shares

Beneficially

Owned

    

ITT Common  
Stock

Shares

Owned

     Options    

Stock

Units(1)

    

Percent

of Class

 

Denise L. Ramos

   Common Stock      396,651         50,922         345,729                *   

Aris C. Chicles

   Common Stock      108,719         16,253         92,466                *   

Thomas M. Scalera

   Common Stock      57,801         4,260         53,541                *   

Robert J. Pagano, Jr.

   Common Stock      172,436         31,563         140,873                *   

Luca Savi

   Common Stock                                     *   

Thomas F. Korber

   Common Stock      7,205                 7,205                *   

William E. Taylor

   Common Stock      108,373         11,501         96,872                *   

Orlando D. Ashford

   Common Stock      1,992         1,992                        *   

G. Peter D’Aloia

   Common Stock      2,219                        2,219         *   

Donald DeFosset, Jr.

   Common Stock      2,219                        2,219         *   

Christina A. Gold

   Common Stock      24,497         14,743         4,260        5,494         *   

Paul J. Kern

   Common Stock      9,342         4,817         4,525                *   

Frank T. MacInnis

   Common Stock      19,260         12,369         4,260        2,631         *   

Linda S. Sanford

   Common Stock      25,985         17,823         7,485        677         *   

Donald J. Stebbins

   Common Stock      612         612                        *   

Markos I. Tambakeras

   Common Stock      13,964         6,479         7,485                *   

Richard P. Lavin(2)

   Common Stock                                     *   

All Directors and Executive Officers as a Group

   Common Stock      1,149,492         200,193         936,059        13,240         1.25

 

* Less than one percent

 

(1) Non-Management Directors total shares beneficially owned include restricted stock units that have vested but are deferred until a later date.

 

(2) Nominee for election in May 2013.

 

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Set forth below is information about the following persons who beneficially owned more than 5% of ITT outstanding common stock as of March 22, 2013. This information does not include holdings by the trustee with respect to individual participants in the ITT Salaried Investment and Savings Plan.

 

Name and address of

beneficial owner

   Amount and
nature of
beneficial
ownership
     Percent of
Class
 

Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss, LLC(1)

     6,269,460         6.76

2200 Ross Avenue, 31st Floor

Dallas, TX 75201-2761

     

BlackRock, Inc.(2)

     5,023,933         5.42

40 East 52nd Street

New York, NY 10022

     

The Vanguard Group(3)

     4,710,062         5.10

100 Vanguard Blvd.

Malvern, PA 19355

     

 

(1) As reported on Schedule 13G filed on February 11, 2013, Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss, LLC has sole voting power with respect to 1,120,959 shares, shared voting power with respect to 5,148,501 shares, and sole dispositive power with respect to 6,269,460 shares.

 

(2) As reported on Schedule 13G filed January 30, 2013, BlackRock, Inc. has sole voting power with respect to 5,023,933 shares, no shared voting power with respect to any shares, and sole dispositive power with respect to 5,023,933 shares.

 

(3) As reported on Schedule 13G filed on February 13, 2013, The Vanguard Group has sole voting power with respect to 66,661 shares, no shared voting power with respect to any shares, sole dispositive power with respect to 4,648,001 shares, and shared dispositive power with respect to 62,061 shares.

Equity Compensation Plan Information

The following sets forth information concerning the shares of common stock that may be issued under equity compensation plans as of December 31, 2012.

 

Plan Category

   Number of
Securities

to be Issued
Upon

Exercise of
Outstanding
Options,

Warrants
and Rights
    Weighted-
Average

Exercise
Price of

Outstanding
Options,

Warrants
and Rights
    Number of
Securities

Remaining
Available

for Future
Issuance

Under Equity
Compensation
Plans
 

Equity Compensation Plans Approved by Security Holders(1)(2)

     5,545,790 (3)      18.46 (4)      40,959,280 (5) 

Equity Compensation Plans Not Approved by Security Holders

     —          —          —     

Total

     5,545,790        18.46        40,959,280   

 

(1) Equity compensation plans approved by shareholders include the 1994 ITT Incentive Stock Plan, the 1996 Plan, the 2002 ITT Stock Option Plan for Non-Employee Directors, the ITT Amended and Restated 2003 Equity Incentive Plan and the 2011 Omnibus Incentive Plan.

 

(2)

Since the approval of the 2011 Omnibus Incentive Plan, no additional awards, including awards of restricted stock, will be granted under the other plans referred to in footnote (1) above. Under

 

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  the 2011 Omnibus Incentive Plan currently in effect, restricted stock and restricted stock units may be awarded up to a maximum aggregate grant of 1,875,441 shares or units in any one plan year to any one participants.

 

(3) The weighted-average remaining contractual life of the total number of outstanding options was 4.2 years as disclosed in Note 17 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in the Company’s 2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

 

(4) The weighted-average exercise price pertains only to 4,348,874 outstanding options and not to outstanding restricted stock shares or units, which by their nature have no exercise price.

 

(5) As of December 31, 2012, the number of shares available for future issuance under the 2011 Omnibus Incentive Plan with respect to restricted stock and restricted stock unit awards was approximately 18,073,922, which is included in the 40,959,280 disclosed above.

Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance

Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act requires that the Company’s directors and executive officers, and any persons beneficially owning more than 10% of a registered class of the Company’s equity securities, file reports of ownership and changes in ownership with the SEC within specified time periods. To the Company’s knowledge, based upon a review of the copies of the reports furnished to the Company and written representations that no other reports were required, all filing requirements were satisfied in a timely manner for the year ended December 31, 2012.

 

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Proposals to be Voted on at the 2013 Annual Meeting

 

Item 1.    Election of Directors

The Board of Directors has nominated eight individuals for election as Directors at the 2013 Annual Meeting. If unforeseen circumstances arise before the 2013 Annual Meeting and a nominee becomes unable to serve, the Board of Directors could reduce the size of the Board or nominate another candidate for election. If the Board nominates another candidate, the proxies could use their discretion to vote for that nominee. Each Director elected at the 2013 Annual Meeting will be elected to serve as a Director until ITT’s next Annual Meeting.

The Board of Directors recommends that you vote FOR the election of each of the following eight nominees:

 

LOGO   

Denise L. Ramos

Chief Executive Officer and President,

ITT Corporation

Director Biographical Information: Ms. Ramos, 56, was appointed Chief Executive Officer and President and elected a Director of ITT on October 31, 2011. She previously served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of ITT. Ms. Ramos has greater than 20 years of business and financial experience acquired at Atlantic Richfield Company (ARCO). During her tenure at ARCO, she served in a number of increasingly responsible finance positions, including Corporate General Auditor and Assistant Treasurer. In addition, Ms. Ramos has five years of experience at Yum! Brands, Inc., where she was Senior Vice President and Corporate Treasurer for Yum! and Chief Financial Officer for the U.S. division of KFC Corporation. Prior to joining ITT in 2007, Ms. Ramos served as Chief Financial Officer for Furniture Brands International. Ms. Ramos holds a Master of Business Administration in Finance from the University of Chicago and attended Purdue University’s economic honors program.

Director Experience, Qualifications, Attributes or Skills Relevant to Board Membership:

Ms. Ramos’s unique background combines more than two decades in the oil and gas industry with significant retail and customer-centric experience. She has extensive operational and manufacturing experience with industrial companies and, in particular, she has intimate knowledge of the Company’s business and operations having served as our Chief Financial Officer since 2007. Ms. Ramos is on the Board of Trustees for the Manufacturers Alliance for Productivity and Innovation and was recently included in the Top 100 Women Leaders in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math publication by STEMconnector.

Directorships at Public Companies for the Preceding Five Years: Ms. Ramos has been a Director of ITT since October 31, 2011.

 

LOGO   

Frank T. MacInnis

Chairman and former Chief Executive Officer, EMCOR Group, Inc., one of the world’s largest providers of electrical and mechanical construction, energy infrastructure and facilities services

Director Biographical Information: Mr. MacInnis, 66, is currently Chairman of the Board and was Chief Executive Officer of EMCOR Group, Inc. from April 1994 to January 2011. He was also

 

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President of EMCOR from April 1994 to April 1997. Mr. MacInnis is Chairman of the Board and a director of ComNet Communications, LLC and The Williams Companies, Inc. He also serves on the Board of Directors of Gilbane, Inc. Mr. MacInnis received an undergraduate degree from The University of Alberta and is a graduate of The University of Alberta Law School, Alberta, Canada.

Director Experience, Qualifications, Attributes or Skills Relevant to Board Membership:

Mr. MacInnis has greater than 25 years of broad-based experience as a Chief Executive Officer of a leading, publicly held, international mechanical and electrical construction, energy infrastructure, and facilities services provider. Mr. MacInnis provides knowledgeable leadership and insight into the many commercial and defense markets served by the Company and has a strong corporate and finance background.

Directorships at Public Companies for the Preceding Five Years: Mr. MacInnis has been a Director of ITT since 2001. He was elected Chairman of the Board of ITT on October 31, 2011. Mr. MacInnis has been Chairman of the Board and a director of EMCOR Group, Inc. since 1994 and a Director of The Williams Companies, Inc. since 1998. He was elected Chairman of the Board of The Williams Companies, Inc. in May 2011. In December 2011, Mr. MacInnis joined the Board of Directors of Gilbane, Inc., a real estate development and construction company.

 

LOGO   

Orlando D. Ashford

President, Talent Business Segment

Mercer

Director Biographical Information: Mr. Ashford, 44, is the President of the Talent business segment at Mercer. Previously, Mr. Ashford was the Senior Vice President, Chief Human Resources and Communications Officer for Marsh & McLennan Companies. In 2008, Mr. Ashford served as Group Director of Human Resources for Eurasia and Africa for the Coca-Cola Company and Vice President of Global Human Resources Strategy and Organizational Development for Motorola Inc. He has also held leadership positions with Mercer Delta Consulting, Ameritech and Andersen Consulting. Mr. Ashford holds a Bachelor of Science in Organizational Leadership and a Master of Science in Industrial Technology, both from Purdue University.

Director Experience, Qualifications, Attributes or Skills Relevant to Board Membership:

Mr. Ashford has significant experience in multinational organizations, providing experience and skills relevant to the Company’s international sales infrastructure. In 2010 and 2012, Mr. Ashford was named by Savoy magazine as one of the “100 Most Influential Blacks in Corporate America.” In 2011 and 2012, Uptown Professional named him one of the top 100 executives in corporate America. Mr. Ashford is also on the Board of Directors for the Executive Leadership Council and for ROADS Charter High School. He also serves on advisory boards for Purdue University School of Technology and the NFL Players Association. Mr. Ashford also currently serves on the Board of Directors of Streetwise Partners.

Directorships at Public Companies for the Preceding Five Years: Mr. Ashford has served as a Director of ITT since December 12, 2011.

 

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LOGO   

Peter D’Aloia

Former Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, American Standard Companies, Inc.

Director Biographical Information: Mr. D’Aloia, 68, served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of American Standard Companies Inc., a position he held since 2000, before retiring in 2008. Before joining American Standard, Mr. D’Aloia worked for Honeywell where he most recently served as Vice President—Business Development. He spent 27 years with Honeywell’s predecessor company, AlliedSignal, in diverse finance management positions. During his career with AlliedSignal, he served as Vice President—Taxes; Vice President and Treasurer; Vice President and Controller; and Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for the Engineered Materials Sector. Early in his career, he worked as a tax attorney for the accounting firm Arthur Young and Company.

Director Experience, Qualifications, Attributes or Skills Relevant to Board Membership:

Mr. D’Aloia holds a law degree from St. John’s University, a Master of Laws (LLM) in taxation from New York University Law School and a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from New York University. Mr. D’Aloia has significant executive management experience gained as an executive officer, strong international experience and financial expertise. Mr. D’Aloia has also served as a director of other public companies, providing additional relevant experience.

Directorships at Public Companies for the Preceding Five Years: Mr. D’Aloia has served as a Director of ITT since October 31, 2011. Mr. D’Aloia is also a board member and managing director of Ascend Performance Materials, Inc. In addition, he currently serves on the boards of FMC Corporation and WABCO Holdings, Inc. and he formerly served on the Board of AirTran Airways, Inc.

 

LOGO   

Donald DeFosset, Jr.

Former Chairman, James Hardie Industries N.V.

Director Biographical Information: Donald DeFosset, Jr., 64, retired in 2005 as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Walter Industries, Inc., a diversified company with principal operating businesses in homebuilding and home financing, water transmission products and energy services. Mr. DeFosset served since November 2000 as President and Chief Executive Officer, and since March 2002 as Chairman, of Walter Industries. Previously, he was Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Dura Automotive Systems, Inc. (“Dura”), a global supplier of engineered systems, from October 1999 through June 2000. Before joining Dura, Mr. DeFosset served as a Corporate Executive Vice President, President of the Truck Group and a member of the Office of Chief Executive Officer of Navistar International Corporation from October 1996 to August 1999.

Director Experience, Qualifications, Attributes or Skills Relevant to Board Membership:

Mr. DeFosset holds a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School and a Bachelor of Science degree in industrial engineering from Purdue University. Mr. DeFosset has significant experience as a chief executive of a large diversified industrial company and as a senior executive of an international machinery manufacturer. Mr. DeFosset has also served as a director of other public companies, providing additional relevant experience.

 

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Directorships at Public Companies for the Preceding Five Years: Mr. DeFosset has served as a director of ITT since October 31, 2011. Mr. DeFosset also serves as a Director of National Retail Properties Inc., Regions Financial Corporation and Terex Corporation, Inc. Previously, Mr. DeFosset served as a Director of EnPro Industries, Inc. from 2008-2011 and of James Hardie Industries N.V. from 2006 through 2008.

 

LOGO   

Christina A. Gold

Former President, Chief Executive Officer and Director, The Western Union Company, Inc.

Director Biographical Information: Mrs. Gold, 65, was President and Chief Executive Officer of The Western Union Company, a leading company in global money transfer, from September 2006 to September 2010. From May 2002 to September 2006, Mrs. Gold was President of Western Union Financial Services, Inc. and Senior Executive Vice President of Western Union’s parent company, First Data Corporation. From October 1999 to May 2002, she was Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Excel Communications, Inc. Mrs. Gold served as President and Chief Executive Officer of The Beaconsfield Group from March 1998 to October 1999. From 1997 to 1998, Mrs. Gold was Executive Vice President of Global Development of Avon Products, Inc., and from 1993 to 1997, she was President of Avon North America. Mrs. Gold is a graduate of Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada. She is a board member of the Safe Water Network.

Director Experience, Qualifications, Attributes or Skills Relevant to Board Membership:

Mrs. Gold has extensive experience as the Chief Executive Officer of a public company with wide ranging global leadership, management and marketing experience. She was recognized in 2003, 2006, 2008 and 2009 by Fortune magazine as one of America’s 50 Most Powerful Women in Business and by Forbes magazine on its “100 Most Powerful Women” list in 2007, 2008, and 2009. BusinessWeek also named her as one of the top 25 U.S. managers in 1996. She served as Director of The Western Union Company from October 2006 to September 2010.

Directorships at Public Companies for the Preceding Five Years: Mrs. Gold has served as a Director of ITT since 1997 and as a Director of New York Life Insurance Company, a mutual company, since 2001. Mrs. Gold previously served as a Director of Torstar Corporation, a broad-based Canadian media company. She served as a Director of The Western Union Company from October 2006 to September 2010. Mrs. Gold was elected a Director of Exelis Inc. on October 31, 2011; as part of the transaction process for the separation of the Xylem Inc. and Exelis Inc. businesses from ITT, Mrs. Gold has agreed to resign as a director of Exelis Inc. with effect from the date of the election of her replacement at Exelis Inc.’s annual shareholders meeting.

 

LOGO   

Richard P. Lavin

Former Group President, Caterpillar, Inc., a leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines; industrial gas turbines; and diesel-electric locomotives.

Director Biographical Information: Mr. Lavin, 61, was a group president of Caterpillar, Inc. for Construction Industries and Growth Markets. In November 2009, Mr. Lavin was appointed to the Board of Directors of USG Corporation, a leading building products company. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of the U.S. China Business Council, U.S. India Business Council and the U.S. Korea Business Council. He is a member of The Conference Board and the Chicago Council of

 

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Global Affairs. He serves on the International Advisory Council of Guanghua School of Management at Peking University and is on the Board of Trustees at Bradley University. Mr. Lavin has a bachelor’s degree from Western Illinois University and law degrees from both Creighton University and Georgetown University.

Director Experience, Qualifications, Attributes or Skills Relevant to Board Membership:

Mr. Lavin has extensive experience in Asian and Latin American operations and was a product manager in Track-Type Tractors. Before becoming a group president, he was most recently Vice President of manufacturing operations for the Asia Pacific Division, serving as chairman of Shin Caterpillar Mitsubishi Ltd. (SCM) – now Caterpillar Japan Ltd. (CJL) – and chairman of Caterpillar (China) Investment Co., Ltd. Mr. Lavin had administrative responsibility for manufacturing operations in the region, including facilities in China, India and Indonesia. Mr. Lavin was director of Corporate Labor and Human Relations and director of Compensation and Benefits, as well as the vice president of Caterpillar’s Human Services Division. He is also a director of USG Corporation, providing additional relevant experience.

Directorships at Public Companies for the Preceding Five Years:

Mr. Lavin has served on the Board of Directors of USG Corporation from November 2009 to the present.

 

LOGO   

Donald J. Stebbins

Former Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Visteon Corporation, a leading global supplier of innovative climate, interior, electronic and lighting products for vehicle manufacturers

Director Biographical Information: Mr. Stebbins, 55, served as the Chairman of Visteon Corporation from December 2008 through August 2012 and as the Chief Executive Officer from June 2008 through August 2012. Mr. Stebbins joined Visteon in June 2005 as the President and Chief Operating Officer. Prior to joining Visteon, he was President and Chief Operating Officer of Lear Corporation’s operations in Europe, Asia and Africa. Before that, he was President and Chief Operating Officer of Lear Corporation’s operations in the Americas. Before joining Lear in 1992, Mr. Stebbins held positions at Bankers Trust Co. and Citibank.

Director Experience, Qualifications, Attributes or Skills Relevant to Board Membership:

Mr. Stebbins has more than 20 years of leadership experience in global operations and finance, including 13 years in senior leadership positions with Lear before joining Visteon.

Directorships at Public Companies for the Preceding Five Years: Mr. Stebbins has served as a Director of ITT since March 1, 2012. He also currently serves on the board of WABCO Holdings, Inc. and he served on Visteon’s Board of Directors from December 2006 until August 2012.

Item 2.    Ratification of Appointment of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Board of Directors has appointed Deloitte as ITT’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2013. Shareholder ratification is not required for making such appointment for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2013, because the Audit Committee has responsibility for the appointment of our independent registered public accounting firm. The appointment is being submitted for ratification with a view toward soliciting the opinion of shareholders, which opinion will be taken into consideration in future deliberations. No determination has been made as to what action the Board of Directors or the Audit Committee would take if shareholders do not ratify the appointment. Deloitte is a registered public accounting firm regulated by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (“PCAOB”). Representatives of Deloitte attended all regularly scheduled meetings

 

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of the Audit Committee during 2012. The Audit Committee annually reviews and considers Deloitte’s performance of the Company’s audit. Performance factors reviewed include Deloitte’s:

 

Ÿ  

Independence

 

Ÿ  

Experience

 

Ÿ  

Technical capabilities

 

Ÿ  

Client service assessment

 

Ÿ  

Responsiveness

 

Ÿ  

Financial strength

 

Ÿ  

Industry insight

 

Ÿ  

Leadership

 

Ÿ  

Non-audit services

 

Ÿ  

Management structure

 

Ÿ  

Peer review program

 

Ÿ  

Commitment to quality report

 

Ÿ  

Appropriateness of fees charged

 

Ÿ  

Compliance and ethics programs

The Audit Committee also reviewed the terms and conditions of Deloitte’s engagement letter including an agreement between the Company and Deloitte to submit disputes between Deloitte and the Company to a dispute resolution process.

The Audit Committee discussed these considerations as well as Deloitte’s fees and services with Deloitte and Company management. The Audit Committee also determined that any non-audit services (services other than those described in the annual audit services engagement letter) provided by Deloitte were permitted under the rules and regulations concerning auditor independence promulgated by the SEC and rules promulgated by the PCAOB in Rule 3526. Representatives of Deloitte will be present at the 2013 Annual Meeting to answer questions. Representatives of Deloitte also will have the opportunity to make a statement if they desire to do so.

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm Fees

Aggregate fees billed to the Company for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011 represent fees billed by the member firms of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, and their respective affiliates.

 

     Fiscal Year Ended  
     2012(1)      2011  
     (In thousands)  

Audit Fees(2)

   $ 3,995       $ 4,347   

Audit-Related Fees(3)

     571         14,714   

Tax Fees(4)

     

Tax Compliance Services

     464         2,470   

Tax Planning Services

     169         4,888   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Tax Services

     633         7,358   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

All Other Fees(5)

     0         11,508   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $   5,199       $ 37,927   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

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(1) Fees for 2012 reflect amounts billed to date. The Company expects to pay additional fees relating to the 2012 audit, but the amount of such additional fees has not yet been determined.
(2) Fees for audit services billed in 2012 and 2011 consisted of:

 

  Ÿ  

Audit of the Company’s annual financial statements and internal control over financial reporting;

 

  Ÿ  

Reviews of the Company’s quarterly financial statements;

 

  Ÿ  

Statutory and regulatory audits, consents and other services related to SEC matters; and

 

  Ÿ  

Financial accounting and reporting consultations.

 

(3) Fees for audit-related services billed in 2011 primarily related to audit work performed on the separation of the Xylem Inc. and Exelis Inc. businesses from ITT. The remaining services billed in 2012 and 2011 consisted of:

 

  Ÿ  

Employee benefit plan audits;

 

  Ÿ  

Audits and other attest work related to acquisitions;

 

  Ÿ  

Internal control advisory services; and

 

  Ÿ  

Other miscellaneous attest services.

 

(4) Fees for tax services billed in 2012 and 2011 consisted of tax compliance and tax planning and advice:

 

  Ÿ  

Tax compliance services are services rendered, based upon facts already in existence or transactions that have already occurred, to document, compute and obtain government approval for amounts to be included in tax filings consisting primarily of:

 

  i. Federal, foreign, state and local income tax return assistance;

 

  ii. Internal Revenue Code and foreign tax code technical consultations; and

 

  iii. Transfer pricing analyses.

 

  Ÿ  

Tax planning services are services and advice rendered with respect to proposed transactions or services that alter the structure of a transaction to obtain an anticipated tax result. Such services consisted primarily of:

 

  i. Tax advice related to the tax-free nature of the separation of the Xylem Inc. and Exelis Inc. businesses from ITT; and

 

  ii. Tax advice related to intra-group restructuring.

 

(5) Fees for other services in 2011 consisted of consulting services in connection with the Company’s value-based commercial excellence programs and advice related to a financial information technology separation.

Pre-Approval of Audit and Non-Audit Services

The Audit Committee pre-approves audit services provided by Deloitte. The Audit Committee has also adopted a policy on pre-approval of permitted non-audit services provided by Deloitte and certain permitted non-audit services provided by outside internal audit service providers. The purpose of the policy is to identify thresholds for services, project amounts and circumstances where Deloitte and any outside internal audit service providers may perform permitted non-audit services. A second level of review and approval by the Audit Committee is required when such permitted non-audit services, project amounts or circumstances exceed the specified amounts.

The Audit Committee has determined that, where practical, all permitted non-audit services shall first be placed for competitive bid prior to selection of a service provider. Management may select the party deemed best suited for the particular engagement, which may or may not be Deloitte. Providers other than Deloitte shall be preferred in the selection process for permitted non-audit service-related work. The policy and its implementation are reviewed and reaffirmed on a regular basis to assure conformance with applicable rules.

 

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The Audit Committee has approved specific categories of audit, audit-related and tax services incremental to the normal auditing function, which Deloitte may provide without further Audit Committee pre-approval. These categories include, among others, the following:

 

1. Due diligence, closing balance sheet audit services, purchase price dispute support and other services related to mergers, acquisitions and divestitures;

 

2. Employee benefit advisory services, independent audits and preparation of tax returns for the Company’s defined contribution, defined benefit, and health and welfare benefit plans, preparation of the associated tax returns or other employee benefit advisory services;

 

3. Tax compliance and certain tax planning and advice work; and

 

4. Accounting consultations and support related to generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) or government contract compliance.

The Audit Committee has also approved specific categories of audit-related services, including the assessment and review of internal controls and the effectiveness of those controls, which outside internal audit service providers may provide without further approval.

If fees for any pre-approved non-audit services provided by either Deloitte or any outside internal audit service provider exceed a pre-determined threshold during any calendar year, any additional proposed non-audit services provided by that service provider must be submitted for second-level approval by the Audit Committee. Other audit, audit-related and tax services which have not been pre-approved are subject to specific prior approval. The Audit Committee reviews the fees paid or committed to Deloitte on at least a quarterly basis.

The Company may not engage Deloitte to provide the services described below:

 

1. Bookkeeping or other services related to the accounting records or financial statements of the Company;

 

2. Financial information systems design and implementation;

 

3. Appraisal or valuation services, fairness opinions or contribution-in-kind reports;

 

4. Actuarial services;

 

5. Internal audit outsourcing services;

 

6. Management functions or human resources services;

 

7. Broker-dealer, investment adviser or investment banking services; or

 

8. Legal services and other expert services unrelated to the audit.

Employees of Deloitte who are senior manager level or above, including lead or concurring partners and who have been involved with the Company in the independent audit, shall not be employed by the Company in any capacity for a period of five years after the termination of their activities on the Company account.

The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR ratification of the appointment of the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.

 

Item 3. Approval of the Material Terms of the ITT Corporation Annual Incentive Plan for Executive Officers

We request that shareholders approve the material terms of the ITT Corporation Annual Incentive Plan for Executive officers, as amended and restated on March 5, 2013. Approval of these material terms will permit the Company to provide tax-deductible incentive awards under the plan.

 

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Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code places a limit of $1,000,000 on the amount we may deduct in any one year for compensation paid to our principal executive officer and our three other most highly-compensated executive officers other than our principal financial officer. There is, however, an exception to this limit for certain performance-based compensation. Awards made pursuant to the plan may constitute performance-based compensation and thereby avoid the deductibility limitation of Section 162(m).

To continue to qualify for this exception, the shareholders must reapprove the material terms of the performance goals of the plan every five years. In addition, if changes are made to the material terms of the performance goals, shareholder approval must be obtained. In 2013, our Compensation and Personnel Committee (the “Compensation Committee”) approved certain technical clarifications to the plan and one amendment to a material term of the plan, subject to shareholder approval at the 2013 Annual Meeting. The amendment allows the Compensation Committee to base awards on the size of the Company’s profit margins, whereas previously the plan had only allowed the Compensation Committee to base awards on the maintenance or improvement of the Company’s profit margins.

We are now submitting the material terms of the plan, as amended and restated, for approval at the 2013 Annual Meeting. If this proposal is not approved by shareholders, we will continue to grant awards under the plan, but certain awards to executive officers will not qualify as performance-based compensation under Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code and will therefore not be fully tax deductible.

Following is a description of the material terms of the plan, as amended and restated and approved by the Compensation Committee at its March 5, 2013 meeting. The description of the plan is qualified in its entirety by the actual provisions of the plan, which are attached to this Proxy Statement as Appendix B.

Plan History.    The Annual Incentive Plan for Executive Officers was originally adopted by our Board in 1997 and approved by the shareholders at the annual meeting held May 15, 1997. The plan was amended and restated as of July 13, 2004 to amend the definition of an acceleration event to include mergers where ITT is the surviving entity, but not the initiator of a transaction. This amendment did not require shareholder approval. The plan was again amended and restated as of February 15, 2008 to expand the group of employees who are eligible to participate in the plan, expand the types of performance measures that can be used for awards, and to increase the plan’s limitation on the amount that can be paid under the plan to a participant during a specified period. This amendment was approved by the shareholders at the annual meeting held on May 13, 2008. The plan was again amended and restated as of October 4, 2011 to amend the definition of an acceleration event to provide that the consummation of certain transactions, rather than shareholder approval of such transactions, is necessary to constitute an acceleration event. This amendment did not require shareholder approval. The plan was previously known as the ITT Industries 1997 Annual Incentive Plan for Executive Officers. The plan has been renamed the ITT Corporation Annual Incentive Plan For Executive Officers.

Purpose of the Plan.    The primary purpose of the plan is to provide incentive compensation in the form of short-term cash incentives for achievement of specific pre-established performance objectives and to continue to motivate participating executive officers to achieve their business goals, while tying a portion of their compensation to measures affecting shareholder value. It is intended that awards under the plan qualify as “performance-based compensation” for purposes of Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code so that we can fully deduct the incentive awards paid under the plan as business expenses for federal income tax purposes.

Eligibility.    The plan limits eligibility to our executive officers. For this purpose, the term “executive officers” is defined by reference to the definition of executive officer in Rule 3b-7 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, which defines executive officers as the president, any vice president of the company in charge of a principal business unit, division or function (such as sales,

 

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administration or finance), any other officer who performs a policy making function or any other person who performs similar policy making functions for the company. Executive officers of subsidiaries may be deemed executive officers of the company if they perform such policy making functions for the company.

Not all individuals who are eligible to participate actually receive awards under the plan. Our Compensation Committee selects from the eligible group those to whom awards will be made.

Awards are based on performance against pre-established targets expressed as an objective formula over the performance period and are subject to negative discretion.

Plan Administration.    The plan is administered and interpreted by our Compensation Committee. The committee approves the participants for any particular performance period, the applicable performance targets and the other key terms of the awards. To the extent permitted by law and the provisions of the plan, the committee may delegate to any officer or employee of the company authority to administer and interpret procedural aspects of the plan.

Description of Awards.    Incentive awards under the plan are based upon performance measured against pre-established performance targets over a specified performance period. The performance period used for awards is generally the calendar year; however, the committee may approve a different period. Within the first ninety days of the applicable performance period or, if sooner, prior to the time twenty-five percent of the relevant performance period has elapsed, the committee must establish, in writing, the performance targets applicable to each participant with respect to that performance period. The performance targets are based upon one or more performance measures and are expressed as an objective formula to be used in calculating the amount of the incentive award the participant will be eligible to receive at various levels of achievement. Performance targets are established at the discretion of the committee and can be expressed in absolute terms, as a goal relative to performance in prior periods, as a goal compared to the performance of comparable companies or an index covering multiple companies or in such other way as the committee prescribes.

Performance Measures.    Performance measures are based upon one or more of the following factors: consolidated earnings before or after taxes, net income, operating income, earnings per share, book value per share, return on shareholders’ equity, expense management, return on investment, improvements in capital structure, profitability of an identifiable business unit or product, profit margins, stock price, market share, revenues or sales (including organic revenue), costs, cash flow, working capital, return on assets, total shareholder return, return on invested or total capital and economic value added.

In addition, the following additional performance measures may also be used to the extent consistent with the requirements of Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code: negotiating transactions or sales, implementation of company policy, development of long-term business goals or strategic plans, negotiation of significant corporate transactions, meeting specified market penetration goals, productivity measures, geographic business expansion goals, cost targets, customer satisfaction or employee satisfaction goals, goals relating to merger synergies, management of employment practices and employee benefits, or supervision of litigation and information technology, and goals relating to acquisitions or divestitures of subsidiaries and/or other affiliates or joint ventures; provided, however, that the measurement of any such performance measures must be objectively determinable.

The committee may not increase the amount payable to a participant under the plan. It may, however, reduce or totally eliminate the amount if deemed appropriate to reflect the participant’s performance or unanticipated factors during the performance period.

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Certification of Awards.    Following each performance period, the committee must certify in writing the degree to which the performance targets for each performance period have been achieved and the applicable amount to which the participant might be entitled.

Limitation on Award Amounts.    The plan limits the amount that can be paid with respect to awards to any one participant in any one calendar year to $8,000,000.

Payment of Awards.    If an award is earned, payment is made in cash as soon as practicable, and in any event no later than 2 and 1/2 months, after the end of the performance period. In the event of death, payment may be made to the participant’s estate. Amounts payable may be prorated or eliminated, at the discretion of the committee, in the event that the participant is not an employee on the last day of the performance period. The plan provides that, upon the occurrence of a change of control, payments will be made in cash promptly at the target achievement level for the entire performance period.

Amendment and Termination of the Plan.    The plan may be amended, modified or terminated by the Board, provided that no amendment, modification or termination that adversely affects outstanding awards may be made without consent of the participant holding the award.

Indemnification.    The plan provides that the company will indemnify and hold harmless committee and Board members against, and from, any loss, cost, liability or expense that may be imposed upon or incurred by them in connection with or resulting from claims, actions, suits or proceedings relating to their involvement with the plan.

Future Awards.    Since the determination of whether awards will be made and, if awards are made, the selection of plan participants and the key terms of awards, including performance targets, performance periods and performance measures are established each year in the discretion of our Compensation Committee, it cannot be determined at this time what amounts, if any, will be paid in the future.

Awards Contingent Upon Shareholder Approval.    Awards made in 2013 must be made contingent upon shareholder approval of the material terms of the plan at the 2013 Annual Meeting in order to qualify as performance-based compensation for purposes of Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code. Accordingly, the Compensation Committee has made its approval of awards with respect to 2013 for certain officers that might be subject to Section 162(m) contingent upon shareholder approval of the material terms of the plan at the 2013 Annual Meeting.

Board of Directors Recommendation.

The Board believes that it is in the best interests of ITT Corporation and its shareholders to receive the full income tax deduction for performance-based compensation paid under the plan. The Board is therefore asking the shareholders to approve, for purposes of Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code, the material terms of the plan set forth above. The complete text of the plan is set forth as Appendix B hereto.

Approval of the material terms of the plan for purposes of Section 162(m) requires the affirmative vote of a majority of votes cast. Abstentions and broker non-votes will have no effect. Under the laws of the State of Indiana, the matter is approved if the votes cast in favor of the proposal exceed the votes cast against the proposal. Neither abstentions nor broker non-votes have any effect on the votes required under Indiana law.

 

Item 4.    Non-Binding Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers’ 2012 Compensation

In accordance with the requirements of Section 14A of the Exchange Act and the related rules of the SEC, we are including in these proxy materials a separate resolution subject to shareholder vote to approve, in a non-binding vote, the 2012 compensation of our NEOs as disclosed later in this Proxy Statement in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis. The current frequency of non-binding

 

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advisory votes on executive compensation is an annual vote, and we anticipate that the next vote will be at next year’s annual meeting. The text of the resolution in respect of Proposal No. 4 is as follows:

“RESOLVED, that the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in this Proxy Statement pursuant to the rules of the SEC, including the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, compensation tables and any related narrative discussion, is hereby APPROVED.”

In considering their vote, shareholders may wish to review with care the information on the Company’s compensation policies and decisions regarding the NEOs presented in Compensation Discussion and Analysis elsewhere in this proxy statement.

In particular, shareholders should note that the Company’s Compensation Committee bases its executive compensation decisions on the following:

 

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alignment of executive and shareholder interests by providing incentives linked to earnings per share, free cash flow, operating margin and organic revenue performance;

 

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the ability for executives to achieve long-term shareholder value creation without undue business risk;

 

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creating a clear link between an executive’s compensation and his or her individual contribution and performance;

 

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the extremely competitive nature of the industries in which we operate and our need to attract and retain the most creative and talented industry leaders; and

 

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comparability to the practices of peers in the industries that we operate in and other comparable companies generally.

While the results of the vote are advisory in nature, the Board of Directors intends to carefully consider the results of the vote.

The Board of Directors recommends that you vote FOR the approval of the 2012 compensation of our named executive officers.

Information about the Board of Directors

Responsibilities of the Board of Directors.    The Board of Directors sets policy for ITT and advises and counsels the chief executive officer and the executive officers who manage the Company’s business and affairs. The Board of Directors is responsible for assuring that:

 

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the Company’s businesses are conducted in conformity with applicable laws and regulations;

 

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the Company’s systems of financial reporting and internal controls are adequate and properly implemented and the Company has appropriate risk management structures in place;

 

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there is continuity in the leadership of the Company;

 

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management develops sound business strategies;

 

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adequate capital and managerial resources are available to implement the business strategies;

 

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the Company’s long-term strategies, significant investments in new businesses, joint ventures and partnerships and significant business acquisitions, including assessment of balance sheet impacts and other financial matters, are reviewed and approved; and

 

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the Company’s operating plans and capital, research and development and engineering budgets are reviewed and approved.

 

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Governance Principles.    The Board of Directors has adopted the Corporate Governance Principles. The Corporate Governance Principles provide, among other things, that Directors must be able to devote the requisite time for preparation and attendance at regularly scheduled Board and Board Committee meetings, as well as be able to participate in other matters necessary for good corporate governance. To help assure that Directors are able to fulfill their commitments to the Company, the Corporate Governance Principles provide that Directors who are chief executive officers of publicly traded companies may not serve on more than two public company boards (including the ITT Board) in addition to service on their own board. Directors who are not chief executive officers of publicly traded companies may not serve on more than four public company boards (including the ITT Board). The corporate governance principles and committee charters are reviewed by the Board at least annually and posted on the Company’s website at http://www.itt.com/investors/governance/principles/. A copy of the Corporate Governance Principles will be provided, free of charge, to any shareholder upon request to the Secretary of ITT.

Leadership Structure.    The Board believes that the decision as to whether to combine or separate the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors positions will depend on the facts and circumstances facing the Company at a given time and could change over time. In today’s challenging economic and regulatory environment, Directors, more than ever, are required to spend a substantial amount of time and energy in successfully navigating a wide variety of issues and guiding the policies and practices of the companies they oversee. To that end, we believe that, although we do not have a formal policy with respect to separation of the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer positions, that having a separate Chairman, whose sole job is to lead the Board, allows our Chief Executive Officer, Ms. Ramos, to completely focus her time and energy on running the day-to-day operations of our Company. The Board believes that the Company’s current leadership structure does not affect the Board’s role in risk oversight of the Company.

Communication with the Board of Directors.    Interested parties may contact all outside Directors as a group, the entire Board of Directors, a committee of the Board of Directors or an individual Director by submitting a letter to the desired recipient in a sealed envelope labeled “Outside Directors,” “Board of Directors,” or with the name of the Board committee or a specific Director. This sealed envelope should be placed in a larger envelope and mailed to the Secretary, ITT Corporation, 1133 Westchester Avenue, White Plains, NY 10604, USA. The Secretary will forward the sealed envelope to the designated recipient.

Policies for Approving Related Person Transactions.    The Company and the Board have adopted formal written policies for evaluation of potential related person transactions, as those terms are defined in the SEC’s rules for executive compensation and related person disclosure, which provide for review and pre-approval of transactions which may or are expected to exceed $120,000 involving Non-Management Directors, Executive Officers, beneficial owners of five percent or more of the Company’s common stock or other securities and any immediate family of such persons. The Company’s policy generally groups transactions with related persons into two categories: (1) transactions requiring the approval of the Nominating and Governance Committee and (2) certain transactions, including ordinary course transactions below established financial thresholds, that are deemed pre-approved by the Nominating and Governance Committee.

In reviewing related person transactions that are not deemed pre-approved for approval or ratification, the Nominating and Governance Committee will consider the relevant facts and circumstances, including:

 

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Whether terms or conditions of the transaction are generally available to third-parties under similar terms or conditions;

 

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Level of interest or benefit to the related person;

 

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Availability of alternative suppliers or customers; and

 

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The Nominating and Governance Committee is deemed to have pre-approved certain transactions identified in Item 404(a) of SEC Regulation S-K that are not required to be disclosed even if the amount involved exceeds $120,000. In addition, any transaction with another company at which a related person’s only relationship is as an employee (other than an executive officer), Director and/or beneficial owner of less than 10% of that company’s shares is deemed pre-approved; provided, however, that with respect to Directors, if a Director is a current employee, or if an immediate family member of the Director is a current executive officer, of a company that has made payments to, or received payments from, the Company for property or services in an amount which, in any of the last three fiscal years, exceeds the greater of $1 million, or 2% of such other company’s consolidated gross revenues, such transaction shall be reviewed by the Nominating and Governance Committee and not considered appropriate for automatic pre-approval. Regardless of whether a transaction is deemed pre-approved, all transactions in any amount are required to be reported to the Nominating and Governance Committee. Subsequent to the adoption of the written procedures above, the Company has followed these procedures regarding all reportable related person transactions. The Company’s Related Person Transaction Policy is posted on the Company’s website at: http://www.itt.com/investors/governance/transactions/.

Code of Conduct.    The Company has also adopted the ITT Code of Conduct which applies to all employees, including the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer and, where applicable, to its Non-Management Directors. The Code of Conduct is also posted on the Company’s website at http://www.itt.com/citizenship/code-of-conduct/. The Company discloses any changes or waivers from the Code of Conduct on its website for the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Principal Accounting Officer, its Non-Management Directors and other executive officers. In addition, the Company will disclose within four business days any substantive changes in or waivers of the Code of Conduct granted to our Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer, or persons performing similar functions. We will do this by posting such information on our website as set forth above rather than by filing a Form 8-K. A copy of the Code of Conduct will be provided, free of charge, to any shareholder upon request to the Secretary of ITT.

Director Independence.    The Board has determined that all directors other than Ms. Ramos are independent. For a director to be considered “independent,” the Board must affirmatively determine that the director has no direct or indirect material relationship with the Company. The Company’s Corporate Governance Principles define independence in accordance with the independence definition in the current NYSE corporate governance rules for listed companies. With respect to Mr. Ashford, the Board considered that he is an executive officer of a company that, in at least one of the preceding three fiscal years, received payments from the Company in an amount less than the greater of $1 million or 2% of his employer’s total net revenues. With respect to Mr. Lavin, the Board considered that he is an executive officer of a company that, in at least one of the preceding three fiscal years, received payments from the Company in an amount less than the greater of $1 million or 2% of his employer’s total net revenues. The Board also considered the Company’s charitable contributions to non-profit organizations with respect to each of the Non-Management Directors. No contributions exceeded 1% of the consolidated gross revenues of any non-profit organization.

The Company’s Non-Management Directors must be independent and the Charters of the Audit, Compensation and Personnel and Nominating and Governance Committees also require all members to be independent Directors. Members of the Audit Committee must also satisfy a separate SEC and NYSE independence requirement, which provides that they may not be affiliates and may not accept directly or indirectly any consulting, advisory or other compensatory fee from the Company or any of its subsidiaries, other than their directors’ compensation. Each member of the Compensation Committee also qualifies as a “non-employee director” (as defined under Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act) and as an “outside director” (as defined in Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code).

 

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Each year, the Company’s Directors and executive officers complete annual questionnaires designed to elicit information about potential related person transactions. Additionally, Directors and executive officers must promptly advise the Corporate Secretary if there are any changes to the information previously provided.

The Nominating and Governance Committee reviews and considers all relevant facts and circumstances with respect to independence for each Director standing for election prior to recommending selection as part of the slate of Directors presented to the shareholders for election at the Company’s Annual Meeting. The Nominating and Governance Committee reviews its recommendations with the full Board, which separately considers and evaluates the independence of Directors standing for re-election using the standards described above.

Ms. Ramos is not independent because of her position as Chief Executive Officer and President of the Company.

Board and Committee Roles in Oversight of Risk.    The Board of Directors has primary responsibility for overall risk oversight, including the Company’s risk profile and management controls. The Audit Committee of the Board oversees the Company’s operational and regulatory risk management and risk assessment program, including all risk mitigation processes. The Nominating and Governance Committee has responsibility for assessing and monitoring the Company’s global risk profile, and provide regular reports to the Board with respect to their findings. In addition, the Company has established a cross-functional team of management referred to as the Risk Center of Excellence (the “RCOE”), to internally monitor various risks. The Nominating and Governance Committee receives regular reports from RCOE as well. The Compensation Committee reviews and assesses compensation and incentive program risks to ensure that the Company’s compensation programs encourage innovation and balance appropriate business risk and rewards without encouraging risk-taking behaviors which may have a material adverse effect on the Company. The Compensation Committee structures compensation so that unnecessary or excessive risk-taking behavior is discouraged and behaviors correlated with long-term value creation are encouraged. The Board, Audit, Nominating and Governance and Compensation Committees receive regular reports with respect to the Company’s risk profile and risk management controls.

Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation.    None of the members of the Compensation Committee during fiscal year 2012 or as of the date of this proxy statement has been an officer or employee of the Company and no executive officer of the Company served on the Compensation Committee or board of any company that employed any member of the Company’s Compensation Committee or Board of Directors.

Director Selection and Composition.    Directors of the Company must be persons of integrity, with significant accomplishments and recognized business stature. The Nominating and Governance Committee desires that the Board of Directors be diverse in terms of its viewpoints, professional experience, education and skills as well as race, gender and national origin. In addition, ITT’s Corporate Governance Principles state that as part of the membership criteria for new Board members, individuals must possess such attributes and experiences as are necessary to provide a broad range of personal characteristics including diversity, management skills, and technological, business and international experience. On an annual basis, as part of its self-evaluation, the Board of Directors assesses whether the mix of directors is appropriate for the Company. In addition, the Nominating and Governance Committee assesses the effectiveness of these criteria by referring to the criteria when it periodically assesses the composition of the Board. The Board of Directors actively seeks to consider diverse candidates for membership on the Board when it has a vacancy to fill and includes diversity as a specific factor when conducting any search. As part of its process in identifying new candidates to join the Board of Directors, the Nominating and Governance Committee considers whether and to what extent the candidate’s attributes and experiences will individually and collectively complement the existing Board, recognizing that ITT’s businesses and operations are diverse and global in nature. In 2012, the Board consisted of ten Directors. Out of the

 

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ten Directors, three are female, and one is African American. Three of our 2012 Directors, Paul J. Kern, Markos I. Tambakeras and Linda S. Sanford, will retire from the Board effective as of the end of their term, which is the day immediately prior to the Annual Meeting. The retirement of Messrs. Kern and Tambakeras is in accordance with agreements entered into at the time of the separation of the Exelis Inc. and Xylem Inc. businesses from ITT. The eight nominees for Director for 2013 include two female nominees and one African American nominee. The Directors come from diverse professional backgrounds, including technology, financial and manufacturing industries.

To be considered by the Nominating and Governance Committee as a Director candidate, a nominee must meet the requirements of the Company’s By-laws and Corporate Governance Principles. In addition to these minimum qualifications, the Nominating and Governance Committee evaluates each nominee’s skills to determine if those skills are complementary to the skills demonstrated by current Board members. The Nominating and Governance Committee also evaluates the Board’s needs for operational, technical, management, financial, international or other expertise.

Prior to recommending nominees for election as Directors, the Company’s Nominating and Governance Committee engages in a deliberative, evaluative process to ensure each nominee possesses the skills and attributes that individually and collectively will contribute to an effective Board of Directors. Biographical information for each candidate for election as a Director is evaluated and candidates for election participate in interviews with existing Board members and management. Each candidate is subject to thorough background checks. Director nominees must be willing to commit the requisite time for preparation and attendance at regularly scheduled Board and Committee meetings and participation in other matters necessary for good corporate governance.

The Nominating and Governance Committee identifies Director candidates through a variety of sources including personal references and business contacts. On occasion, the Nominating and Governance Committee utilizes a search firm to identify and screen Director candidates and pays a fee to that firm for each such candidate elected to the Board of the Company. The Nominating and Governance Committee will consider Director nominees recommended by shareholders for election to the Company’s Board who meet the qualification standards described above. (See Section II.F. of the Nominating and Governance Committee Charter at http://www.itt.com/investors/governance/nominating/ ) The Nominating and Governance Committee also evaluates and makes recommendations to the Board of Directors concerning appointment of Directors to Board Committees, selection of Board Committee Chairs, Committee member qualifications, Committee member appointment and removal, Committee structure and operations and proposal of the Board slate for election at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders, consistent with criteria approved by the Board of Directors. For the 2013 Annual Meeting, the Nominating and Governance Committee, each member of which is a Non-Management Director, consistent with the Nominating and Governance Committee Charter and after careful evaluation and consideration of his qualifications for service on the Company’s Board of Directors, recommended that the Board nominate Mr. Lavin to serve as a Director of the Company.

 

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Committees of the Board of Directors.    The standing Committees of the Board described below perform essential corporate governance functions.

Audit Committee

 

2012 Audit Committee Members:   
  
   G. Peter D’Aloia, Chair
   Christina A. Gold
   Linda S. Sanford
   Donald J. Stebbins (appointed on March 1, 2012)
   Although more than one member of the Board of Directors satisfies the requirements of the audit committee financial expert, the Board of Directors has identified G. Peter D’Aloia as the audit committee financial expert.
Meetings in 2012:    9
Responsibilities:   

Ÿ    Subject to any action that may be taken by the full Board, the Audit Committee has the ultimate authority and responsibility to determine the independent auditor’s qualifications, independence and compensation, and to appoint (or nominate for shareholder ratification), evaluate, and where appropriate, consider rotation or replacement of the independent auditor.

  

Ÿ    Review and discuss with management and the independent auditor, and approve the annual audited financial statements and quarterly financial statements of the Company, including discussion of the Company’s disclosures under Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, and make a recommendation regarding inclusion of those financial statements in any public filing including the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K (or the Annual Report to Shareholders if distributed prior to the filing of Form 10-K) and Quarterly Reports on form 10-Q.

  

Ÿ    Review and consider with the independent auditor matters required to be discussed by Statement on Auditing Standards. No. 61, as amended by AICPA, Professional Standards, Vol. 1.AU Section 380 (the framework of effective communication between the independent auditor and the Company in relation to the audit of financial statements), as adopted by the PCAOB in Rule 3200T.

 

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Ÿ    Review with management and the independent auditor the effect of regulatory and accounting initiatives on the Company’s financial statements.

  

Ÿ    As a whole, or through the Audit Committee chair, review and discuss with the independent auditor the Company’s interim financial results to be included in the Company’s earnings report or quarterly reports to be filed with the SEC, including discussion of the Company’s disclosures under Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations prior to the filing of its Form 10-Q with the SEC.

  

Ÿ    Review and discuss with management the types of information to be disclosed and the types of presentations to be made with respect to the Company’s earnings press releases (paying particular attention to the use of any “pro forma” or “adjusted” non-GAAP information and measures) and financial information and earnings guidance provided to analysts and rating agencies.

  

Ÿ    Discuss with management and the independent auditor the adequacy and effectiveness of the Company’s internal controls, including the responsibilities, budget, compensation and staffing of the Company’s internal audit function, and meet regularly and privately with the head of the internal audit function.

  

Ÿ    Annually request from the independent auditor a formal written statement delineating all relationships between Deloitte and the Company, consistent with the PCAOB Rule 3526. With respect to such relationships, the Audit Committee shall:

  

Ÿ    discuss with the independent auditor any disclosed relationships and the impact of the relationship on the independent auditor independence; and

  

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Ÿ    Pre-approve or delegate to one or more independent members, when appropriate, to pre-approve the retention of the independent auditor for audit-related and permitted non-audit services. Other tax-related consulting and special projects and fees for any other services to be provided by the independent auditor and internal audit service providers must be submitted to the Audit Committee consistent with the Company’s Audit Services, Audit-Related Services and Non-audit Services Policy.

 

Ÿ   Confirm the scope of audits to be performed by the independent auditor and any outside internal audit service provider, monitor progress and review results.

 

Ÿ   On an annual basis, discuss with the independent auditor its internal quality control procedures, material issues raised in quality control or peer review and any inquiries by governmental or professional authorities in the last five years (and any steps taken to deal with issues raised) regarding the firm’s independent audits of other clients. In addition, the Committee will, on a regular basis, review the experience and qualifications of the lead partner and reviewing partner and determine that all partner rotation requirements, as promulgated by applicable rules and regulations, are executed.

 

Ÿ    Review significant findings or unsatisfactory internal audit reports or audit problems or difficulties encountered by the independent auditor in the course of the audit work, including any restrictions on the scope of its activities or on access to requested information, and any significant disagreements with management, and monitor management’s response to such matters. Without excluding other possibilities, the Audit Committee may wish to review with the independent auditor (i) any accounting adjustments that were noted or proposed by such firm but were “passed” (as immaterial or otherwise), (ii) any communications between the audit team and the audit firm’s national office respecting auditing or accounting issues presented by the engagement and (iii) any “management” or “internal control” letter issued, or proposed to be issued, by the independent auditor to the Company.

 

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Ÿ    Provide oversight and discuss with management, internal auditors and the independent auditor, the adequacy and effectiveness of the Company’s overall risk assessment and risk management process, including all risk mitigation processes.

 

Ÿ    Establish and maintain free and open means of communication between and among the Audit Committee, the Company’s independent auditor, the Company’s internal audit function, management and the Board.

 

Ÿ    Review its performance and Charter at least annually and make recommendations to the Board of Directors for approval and adoption of its Charter.

 

Ÿ    Review the Company’s rating agency reviews.

 

Ÿ    Review regularly and consider the Company’s environmental, safety and health reserves.

 

Ÿ    Review the expense accounts of senior executives.

 

Ÿ    Update the Board of Directors on a regular basis with respect to matters coming to its attention that may have a significant impact on the Company’s financial condition or affairs, the Company’s compliance with legal or regulatory requirements and the performance and independence of the independent auditor and the internal audit function.

 

Ÿ   Review major issues regarding accounting principles and financial statement presentations, significant changes to the Company’s selection or application of accounting principles and major issues relating to the Company’s internal controls including any specifically required steps to correct identified major internal control issues. The Audit Committee also reviews management’s and the independent auditor’s analyses regarding significant financial reporting issues and judgments made in preparing financial statements including analyses of alternative GAAP methods as well as the effect of regulatory and accounting initiatives and off-balance sheet structures, if any, on the Company’s financial statements.

 

Ÿ    In conjunction with the Board of Directors, evaluate the qualifications of its members and its own performance on an annual basis.

 

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Ÿ    Meet separately, on a regular basis, with the independent auditor, internal auditors and members of management, as well as privately as a Committee.

 

Ÿ    Establish policies regarding the Company’s employment and retention of current or former employees of the independent auditor.

 

Ÿ    With respect to complaints concerning accounting, internal accounting controls or auditing matters:

 

Ÿ    review and approve procedures for receipt, retention and treatment of complaints received by the Company; and

 

Ÿ    establish procedures for the confidential, anonymous submission of complaints by employees of the Company regarding questionable accounting or auditing matters to the Audit Committee.

 

Ÿ    Establish levels for payment by the Company of fees to the independent auditor and any advisors retained by the Audit Committee.

 

Ÿ    Receive regular reports from the Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and from the Company’s disclosure control committee representative on the status of the Company’s disclosure controls and related certifications, including disclosure of any material weaknesses or significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls and any fraud that involves management or other employees with a significant role in internal controls.

 

Ÿ    Prepare the Report of the Audit Committee required by the SEC to be included in the Company’s Proxy Statement.

 

Ÿ    Meet regularly with the Company’s general counsel or head of ethics and compliance to review the implementation and effectiveness of the Company’s Code of Conduct and ethics and compliance program and any proposed waivers of the Code of Conduct for directors and officers.

 

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Independence

The Board of Directors has determined that each member of the Audit Committee meets the independence standards set out in the Board’s Corporate Governance Principles and its Audit Committee Charter, the requirements of the NYSE currently in effect and Rule 10A-3 under the Exchange Act. The Board of Directors has evaluated the performance of the Audit Committee consistent with the regulatory requirements.

A copy of the Audit Committee Charter is available on the Company’s website

http://www.itt.com/investors/governance/audit/. The Company will provide, free of charge, a copy of the Audit Committee Charter to any shareholder, upon request to the Secretary of ITT.

Compensation and Personnel Committee

 

2012 Compensation and Personnel Committee Members:

 
      Christina A. Gold, Chair
      Linda S. Sanford
      Donald DeFosset, Jr.
      Paul J. Kern
      Orlando D. Ashford

Meetings in 2012:

  5

Responsibilities:

  The Compensation Committee’s primary objective is to establish a competitive executive compensation program that clearly links executive compensation to business performance and shareholder return, without excessive enterprise risk, including through the following:
 

Ÿ   Approve and oversee administration of the Company’s employee compensation program including incentive plans and equity-based compensation plans.

 

Ÿ   Evaluate senior management and Chief Executive Officer performance, evaluate enterprise risk and other risk factors with respect to compensation objectives, set annual performance objectives for the Chief Executive Officer and approve individual compensation actions for the Chief Executive Officer and for the remaining corporate officers.

 

Ÿ   Oversee the establishment and administration of the Company’s benefit programs for its executive officers.

 

Ÿ    Select, retain and determine the terms of engagement for independent compensation and benefits consultants and other outside counsel, as needed, to provide independent advice to the Committee with respect to the Company’s current and proposed executive compensation and benefit programs. In 2012 and prior years, the Committee obtained such advice.

 

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Ÿ    Review and discuss the Company’s talent review and succession planning process for senior executive positions and review with the full Board of Directors, which provides final approval.

 

Ÿ    Regularly report to the Board of Directors on compensation, benefits, continuity and related matters.

 

Ÿ    Review and discuss with the Company’s management the Compensation Discussion and Analysis required by Item 402(b) of Regulation S-K or such other similar proxy rule requirements. Based on such review and discussion, determine whether to recommend to the Board of Directors that the Compensation Discussion and Analysis be included in the Company’s annual report or proxy statement for the annual meeting of stockholders.

 

Ÿ    Prepare the Compensation Committee Report for the Company’s Proxy Statement.

 

Ÿ    Review regularly and consider the Company’s Inclusion & Diversity strategy and the effectiveness of related programs and policies.

 

Ÿ    Review its performance and Charter at least annually and make recommendations to the Board of Directors for approval and adoption of its Charter.

Independence

The Board of Directors has determined that each member of the Compensation Committee meets the independence standards set out in the Board’s Corporate Governance Principles and its Compensation and Personnel Committee Charter and the requirements of the NYSE currently in effect.

A copy of the Compensation and Personnel Committee Charter is available on the Company’s website http://www.itt.com/investors/governance/compensation/ . The Company will provide, free of charge, a copy of the Compensation and Personnel Committee Charter to any shareholder, upon request to the Secretary of ITT.

 

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Nominating and Governance Committee

 

2012 Nominating and Governance Committee

Members:

      Frank T. MacInnis, Chair
      Donald DeFosset, Jr.
      Paul J. Kern
      Markos I. Tambakeras
      Orlando D. Ashford

Meetings in 2012:

  4

Responsibilities:

 

Ÿ   Develop, annually review, update and recommend to the Board of Directors corporate governance principles for the Company.

 

Ÿ   In the event it is necessary to select a new chief executive officer, lead the process for candidate evaluation, consideration and screening. The full Board of Directors has the final responsibility to select the Company’s chief executive officer.

 

Ÿ   Evaluate and make recommendations to the Board of Directors concerning the size, composition, governance and structure of the Board.

 

Ÿ   Make recommendations to the Board of Directors concerning the qualifications, compensation and retirement age of Directors.

 

Ÿ   Administer the Board of Directors’ annual evaluation process.

 

Ÿ   Consider questions of independence and possible conflicts of interest of members of the Board of Directors and executive officers and ensure compliance with the rules of the NYSE and the Clayton Antitrust Act.

 

Ÿ   Review and recommend to the full Board matters and agenda items relating to the Company’s Annual Meeting of Shareholders.

 

Ÿ   Review the form of Annual Report to Shareholders, Proxy Statement and related materials.

 

Ÿ   Review the Company’s business continuity and disaster recovery programs and plans.

 

Ÿ   Review significant risks related to the Company and the mitigation plans monitored by the RCOE.

 

Ÿ   Review the Company’s communication and advertising program and other activities involving community relations, major charitable contributions and promotion of the Company’s public image.

 

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Ÿ   Determine desired Board and Director skills and attributes and conduct searches for prospective board members whose skills and attributes reflect those desired for the Board of Directors.

 

Ÿ   Identify, evaluate and propose nominees for election to the Board of Directors. Consider shareholder nominees for election to the Board.

 

Ÿ   Make recommendations to the Board of Directors concerning the appointment of Directors to Board Committees and the selection of Board Committee Chairs.

 

Ÿ   Evaluate and make recommendations regarding senior management requests for approval to accept memberships on outside boards.

 

Ÿ   Review all material related party transactions prior to initiation of the transaction and make recommendations to the Board of Directors for approval or disapproval.

 

Ÿ    Review the results of any review by the Company’s independent auditor of the Company’s policies relating to the ethical handling of conflicts of interest and review of past or proposed transactions between the Company and members of management as well as policies and procedures with respect to officers’ expense accounts and perquisites, including the use of corporate assets, when the results of such reviews are reported to the Audit Committee.

 

Ÿ    Review and discuss the Company’s risk management program.

 

Ÿ    Review its performance and Charter at least annually and make recommendations to the Board of Directors for approval and adoption of its Charter.

Independence

The Board of Directors has determined that each member of the Nominating and Governance Committee meets the independence standards set out in the Board’s Corporate Governance Principles and its Nominating and Governance Committee Charter and the requirements of the NYSE currently in effect.

A copy of the Nominating and Governance Committee Charter is available on the Company’s website http://www.itt.com/investors/governance/nominating/. The Company will provide, free of charge, a copy of the Nominating and Governance Committee Charter to any shareholder, upon request to the Secretary of ITT.

 

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Meetings of the Board and Committees

During 2012, there were five regularly scheduled Board meetings and 18 meetings of standing Committees. In addition, there were an additional three Board meetings. All Directors attended at least 75% of the aggregate of all meetings of the Board and standing Committees on which they served. It is Company practice that all Directors attend the Company’s Annual Meeting. All Directors attended the Company’s 2012 Annual Meeting. For 2013, the Board has scheduled five regular meetings. In conjunction with the regular meetings, those Directors who are not employees of ITT are scheduled to meet privately (without management) following each Board meeting during the year.

2012 Non-Management Director Compensation

The Board of Directors reviewed Non-Management Director compensation levels in October 2012 with Pay Governance LLC, an independent compensation consulting firm, to ensure that the Company’s Non-Management Director compensation levels are competitive. As a result of that review, the Nominating and Governance Committee and the Compensation Committee recommended, and the Board approved, a compensation package effective as of the date of the 2013 Annual Meeting consisting of $100,000 annual cash retainer and an annual equity retainer solely in the form of RSUs of $90,000. The Non-Executive Chairman will receive an additional annual payment in the amount of $125,000 (payable in 50% cash and 50% RSUs), the Audit Committee Chair will receive an additional annual cash payment in the amount of $15,000, the Compensation Committee Chair will receive an additional annual cash payment in the amount of $10,000 and, at any time that the Nominating and Governance Committee Chair is not also the Non-Executive Chairman, the Nominating and Governance Committee Chair will receive an additional annual cash payment in the amount of $10,000.

The following table represents the 2012 grant date fair value of Non-Management Director compensation computed in accordance with GAAP. As discussed in more detail in the narrative following the table, all Non-Management Directors receive the same cash and stock awards for service (except Mr. MacInnis, as Non-Executive Chairman, received an additional $62,500 cash payment and stock awards with an additional grant date fair value of $62,500; and Mr. D’Aloia as Audit Committee Chair, received an additional $15,000 cash payment). As an employee Director, Ms. Ramos does not receive compensation for Board service. The grant date fair value of stock

 

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awards granted to Non-Management Directors in 2012 is provided in footnote (2) to the table. Stock awards are composed of RSUs.

 

Name

   Fees
Earned or
Paid in
Cash
(1) ($)
     Stock
Awards
(2) ($)
     Total
($)
 

Orlando D. Ashford

     141,666.67         90,004.80         231,671.47   

G. Peter D’Aloia

     115,000.00         90,004.80         205,004.80   

Donald DeFosset, Jr.

     100,000.00         90,004.80         190,004.80   

Christina A. Gold

     100,000.00         90,004.80         190,004.80   

Paul J. Kern

     100,000.00         90,004.80         190,004.80   

Frank T. MacInnis

     162,500.00         152,500.80         315,000.80   

Linda S. Sanford

     100,000.00         90,004.80         190,004.80   

Donald J. Stebbins

     116,666.67         90,004.80         206,671.47   

Markos I. Tambakeras

     100,000.00         90,004.80         190,004.80   

 

 

 

(1) Fees earned may be paid, at the election of the Director, in cash or deferred cash. Non-Management Directors may irrevocably elect deferral into an interest-bearing cash account or an account that tracks an index of the Company’s stock. With respect to Messrs. Ashford and Stebbins, the compensation as reported represents compensation for greater than a twelve-month period.

 

(2) Awards reflect the grant date fair value computed in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification (“FASB ASC”) Topic 718, Stock Compensation. Non-Management Directors do not receive differing amounts of equity compensation, except for Mr. MacInnis who received an additional grant value of $62,500 in May 2012 as the Non-Executive Chairman. The grant date fair value of the RSUs granted on May 8, 2012, the date of the Company’s 2012 Annual Meeting, was $90,004.80. The closing price of ITT stock on that date was $22.06.

The following table represents restricted common stock and stock options outstanding as of December 31, 2012 for Non-Management Directors. Outstanding restricted common stock awards include unvested RSUs and vested but deferred restricted stock and RSUs.

 

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Non-Management Director Restricted Common Stock and

Stock Option Awards Outstanding at 2012 Fiscal Year-End

 

Non-Management

Director Name

   Outstanding
Restricted Common
Stock Awards
     Outstanding
Stock Option
Awards
 

Orlando D. Ashford

     4,080           

G. Peter D’Aloia

     6,299           

Donald DeFosset, Jr.

     6,299           

Christina A. Gold

     16,407         4,260   

Paul J. Kern

     8,897         4,525   

Frank T. MacInnis

     11,451         4,260   

Linda S. Sanford

     6,038         7,485   

Donald J. Stebbins

     4,080           

Markos I. Tambakeras

     4,080         7,485   

RSUs granted to Non-Management Directors vest one business day prior to the Annual Meeting. Restricted shares previously awarded under the ITT 1996 Restricted Stock Plan for Non-Employee Directors (the “1996 Plan”), which preceded the ITT 2003 Restricted Stock Plan for Non-Employee Directors (the “2003 Plan”), and under which restricted shares are still outstanding, provided that each Director’s restricted shares are held in escrow, and they may not be transferred in any manner until one of the following events occurs:

 

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The fifth anniversary of the grant of the shares unless extended as described below.

 

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The Director retires at age 72.

 

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There is a change of control of the Company.

 

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The Director becomes disabled or dies.

 

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The Director’s service is terminated in certain specified, limited circumstances.

 

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Any other circumstance in which the Compensation Committee believes, in its sole discretion, that the purposes for which the grants of restricted stock were made have been fulfilled and, as such, is consistent with the intention of the Plan.

Under the 2003 Plan and the 1996 Plan, Non-Management Directors may choose to extend the restriction period for not more than two successive five-year periods, or until six months and one day following the Non-Management Director’s termination from service from the Board under certain permitted circumstances.

The 1996 Plan also provided if a Director ceased serving on the Board under any other circumstances, shares with respect to which the 1996 Plan restrictions have not been lifted would be forfeited. Under the 2003 Plan, the period of restriction for restricted stock granted is five years. The Compensation Committee may determine that a Director, whose service from the Board is terminated, has fulfilled the purpose for which the grant of restricted stock was made and lift the restriction for all or a portion of restricted stock grants. Time and form of payment for outstanding restricted stock received after 2004, as well as elections to have the cash retainer deferred after 2004, have been modified, with the consent of each Director, to comply with Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (“Section 409A”). Section 409A deals specifically with non-qualified deferred compensation plans and provides requirements and rules for timing of deferrals and distributions under those plans.

ITT reimburses Directors for expenses they incur to travel to and from Board, Committee and shareholder meetings and for other Company-business related expenses (including travel expenses of spouses if they are specifically invited to attend an event for appropriate business purposes).

 

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Indemnification and Insurance.    As permitted by its By-laws, ITT indemnifies its Directors to the full extent permitted by law and maintains insurance to protect the Directors from liabilities, including certain instances where it could not otherwise indemnify them. All Directors are covered under a non-contributory group accidental death and dismemberment policy that provides each of them with $1,000,000 of coverage. They may elect to purchase additional coverage under that policy. Non-Management Directors also may elect to participate in an optional non-contributory group life insurance plan that provides $100,000 of coverage.

Report of the Audit Committee

The following Report of the Audit Committee does not constitute soliciting material and the Report should not be deemed filed or incorporated by reference into any other previous or future filings by the Company under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, except to the extent the Company specifically incorporates this Report by reference therein.

Role of the Audit Committee.    The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors provides oversight on matters relating to the Company’s financial reporting process and ensures that the Company develops and maintains adequate financial controls and procedures, and monitors compliance with these processes. This includes responsibility for, among other things:

 

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determination of qualifications and independence of Deloitte & Touche LLP (“Deloitte”);

 

Ÿ  

the appointment, compensation and oversight of Deloitte in preparing or issuing audit reports and related work;

 

Ÿ  

review of financial reports and other financial information provided by the Company, its systems of internal accounting and financial controls, and the annual independent audit of the Company’s financial statements;

 

Ÿ  

oversight and review of procedures developed for consideration of accounting, internal accounting controls and auditing-related complaints;

 

Ÿ  

review of risk assessment and risk management processes on a company-wide basis; and

 

Ÿ  

adoption of and monitoring the implementation and compliance with the Company’s Non-Audit Services Policy.

The Audit Committee also has oversight responsibility for confirming the scope and monitoring the progress and results of internal audits conducted by the Company’s internal auditor. The Audit Committee discussed with the Company’s internal auditors and Deloitte the plans for their respective audits. The Audit Committee met with the internal auditors and Deloitte, with and without management present, and discussed results of their examinations, their evaluation of the Company’s internal controls, and the Company’s financial reporting.

The Company’s management has primary responsibility for the financial statements, including the Company’s system of disclosure and internal controls. The Audit Committee may investigate any matter brought to its attention. In that regard, the Audit Committee has full access to all books, records, facilities and personnel of the Company, and the Audit Committee may retain outside counsel, auditors or other independent experts to assist the Committee in performing its responsibilities. Any individual may also bring matters to the Audit Committee confidentially or on an anonymous basis, by submitting the matter in a sealed envelope addressed to the “Audit Committee” to the Corporate Secretary who then forwards the sealed envelope to the Audit Committee.

Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (“SOX”) Compliance.    The Audit Committee has responsibility for monitoring all elements of the Company’s compliance with Sections 302 and 404 of SOX relating to internal control over financial reporting.

 

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Audit Committee Charter.    The Board of Directors has adopted a written charter for the Audit Committee, which the Board of Directors and the Audit Committee review, and at least annually update and reaffirm. The Charter sets out the purpose, membership and organization, and key responsibilities of the Audit Committee.

Composition of the Audit Committee.    The Audit Committee comprises four members of the Company’s Board. The Board of Directors has determined that each Audit Committee member meets the independence standards set out in the Audit Committee Charter and in the Company’s Corporate Governance Principles and the requirements of the New York Stock Exchange currently in effect, including the audit committee independence requirements of Rule 10A-3 under the Exchange Act. No member of the Audit Committee has any relationship with the Company that may interfere with the exercise of independence from management and the Company. All members of the Audit Committee, in the business judgment of the full Board of Directors, are financially literate and several have accounting or related financial management expertise.

2012 Members of the Audit Committee.    The 2012 members of the Audit Committee are G. Peter D’Aloia, Chair, Christina A. Gold, Linda S. Sanford and Donald J. Stebbins. Mr. Stebbins was appointed to the Audit Committee on March 1, 2012.

Regular Review of Financial Statements.    During 2012, the Audit Committee reviewed and discussed the Company’s audited financial statements with management. The Audit Committee, management and Deloitte reviewed and discussed the Company’s unaudited financial statements before the release of each quarter’s earnings report and filing on Form 10-Q, and the Company’s audited financial statements before the annual earnings release and filing on Form 10-K.

Communications with Deloitte.    The Audit Committee has discussed with Deloitte the matters required to be discussed by the statement on Auditing Standards No. 61, as amended (AICPA, Professional Standards, Vol. 1. AU section 380) as adopted by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board in Rule 3200T (“SAS 61”). These discussions included all matters required by SAS 61, including Deloitte’s responsibilities under generally accepted auditing standards in the United States, significant accounting policies and management judgments, the quality of the Company’s accounting principles and accounting estimates. The Audit Committee met privately with Deloitte nine times during 2012.

Independence of Deloitte.    Deloitte is directly accountable to the Audit Committee and the Board of Directors. The Audit Committee has received the written disclosures and the letter from Deloitte required by applicable requirements of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board regarding Deloitte’s communications with the Audit Committee concerning independence and has discussed with Deloitte their independence from management and the Company, any disclosed relationships and the impact of those relationships on Deloitte’s independence.

Recommendation Regarding Annual Report on Form 10-K.    In performing its oversight function with regard to the 2012 financial statements, the Audit Committee relied on financial statements and information prepared by the Company’s management. It also relied on information provided by the internal audit staff as well as Deloitte. The Audit Committee reviewed and discussed with management the Company’s audited financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2012. Based on these discussions, and the information received and reviewed, the Audit Committee recommended to the Company’s Board of Directors that the financial statements be included in the 2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

This report is furnished by the members of the Audit Committee.

G. Peter D’Aloia, Chair

Christina A. Gold

Linda S. Sanford

Donald J. Stebbins

 

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Compensation Committee Report

The following Report of the Compensation and Personnel Committee does not constitute soliciting material and the Report should not be deemed filed or incorporated by reference into any other previous or future filings by the Company under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, except to the extent the Company specifically incorporates this Report by reference therein.

ITT’s Compensation and Personnel Committee (“Compensation Committee”) is responsible for the overall design and governance of the Company’s executive compensation program, senior leadership development and talent management programs. The Compensation Committee’s primary objective is to establish a competitive executive compensation program that clearly links executive compensation to business performance and shareholder return. The Compensation Committee considers and monitors appropriate risk factors in structuring compensation to discourage unnecessary or excessive risk-taking behaviors and encourage long-term value creation.

Recommendation Regarding Compensation Discussion and Analysis

In performing its governance function with regard to the following Compensation Discussion and Analysis prepared by management, the Compensation Committee relied on statements and information prepared by the Company’s management. It also relied on information provided by Pay Governance, LLC, the independent compensation consultant to the Compensation Committee. The Compensation Committee reviewed and discussed the Compensation Discussion and Analysis included in this Proxy Statement with management. Based on this review and discussion, the Compensation Committee recommended to the Company’s Board of Directors that the Compensation Discussion and Analysis be included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for 2012 and this Proxy Statement.

This report is furnished by the members of the Compensation and Personnel Committee.

Christina A. Gold, Chair

Orlando D. Ashford

Donald DeFosset, Jr.

Paul J. Kern

Linda S. Sanford

 

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COMPENSATION DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

In this Compensation Discussion and Analysis, we explain the Compensation Committee’s executive compensation philosophy and objectives for each of the named executive officers as defined by the SEC in Item 402(a) of Regulation S-K (“NEOs”), describe all elements of the Company’s executive compensation program, and explain why the Compensation Committee selected each compensation component. The Compensation Committee’s decisions were based, in part, on the support received for our compensation programs in last year’s executive compensation advisory vote. The Compensation Discussion and Analysis should be read in conjunction with our tabular disclosures regarding the compensation of our NEOs for 2012, which can be found elsewhere in this Proxy Statement under the heading “Compensation Tables.”

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

 

MAKING AN  

•    Setting High Expectations

 
ENDURING IMPACT  

•    Increasing Accountability and Transparency

 
   

•    Remaining Accountable to Shareholders

 

 

In October 2011, ITT completed a separation by spinning off our defense and water businesses to establish a “New ITT,” a diversified global, industrial company (the “Spin Transaction”). This transaction has allowed us to focus our talents and energy on highly engineered industrial products that supply solutions to the transportation, industrial and energy markets.

 

As a smaller and more focused company in 2012 we were able to meet the challenges of the slowing economy. Our size allowed us to be more nimble and responsive to the declines in demand for industrial products. We used these advantages to drive our initial progress and gain momentum quickly despite uncertain economic conditions. Our efforts were reinforced through our long-standing commitment to our people and our guiding principles of leading with technology, differentiating with customers and optimizing our work.   

 

LOGO

2012 marks the first full year of the New ITT. During this time of significant change we created value for our Company and our customers, and generated strong returns for our shareholders.

 

 

YEAR ONE – A NEW ITT

It was a year of progress and performance, with a focus on building and implementing our sustainable growth model for the future, which we call “The ITT Way.” In our first full year as the New ITT:

 

LOGO

   We exceeded our 2011 performance in internal Company-wide financial areas, including organic revenue growth, earnings per share (“EPS”), and free cash flow.

LOGO

   Generated a total shareholder return (“TSR”) of 23%, reflecting 21% growth in our stock price and assumed reinvestment of our quarterly dividend.

LOGO

   We focused on building our systems and infrastructure to enable sustained growth, effective management of our portfolio of businesses and successful deployment of our significant available cash.

LOGO

   We completed the acquisition of Bornemann Pumps in the fourth quarter which positions ITT as a leader in the oil and gas industry.

 

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OUR 2012 BUSINESS SUMMARY AND RESULTING NEO COMPENSATION ACTIONS

The Company’s executive compensation philosophy ties a substantial percentage of NEO compensation to business performance and share price performance, and our 2012 NEO compensation actions reflect this philosophy and our business results. Many of our NEOs, including our Chief Executive Officer, Denise Ramos, received no base salary increases in 2012 due to the fact that, at the time of the Spin Transaction, we evaluated NEO pay and made adjustments for those NEOs at that time. We reintroduced EPS as a primary goal in our Annual Incentive Plan in order to better align our NEOs’ financial interests with shareholder interests. Our long-term incentive grant practices reflected our commitment to not just increasing the Company’s stock price, but out-performing our industry peers. Finally, we continued to adopt and modify good governance policies in executive compensation that protect shareholder interests and reduce enterprise risk.

The following chart highlights our financial performance in fiscal year 2012 and the related effects on 2012 NEO compensation.

 

LOGO

Considerations of Say-on-Pay Vote

In 2012, the Company’s advisory vote on executive compensation resulted in just under 95% of votes cast in favor of our proposal, up from 91% in the advisory 2011 vote.

 

LOGO

We remain committed to continuing the best pay practices and pay-for-performance approach to executive compensation that resulted in a high positive vote percentage in 2011 and 2012.

 

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Best Pay Practices

We continued to monitor our executive compensation programs in 2012 to ensure they reflect best pay practices in light of the business needs of the Company. Set forth below are the actions we took in 2012 and in previous years to promote and reinforce best pay practices:

 

LOGO

Changes Ahead

For 2013, we are changing our mix of long-term incentive compensation. The TSR Awards will now be known as Performance Units and they will include both a Relative Total Shareholder Return metric as well as a Return on Invested Capital metric, equally weighted. The Return on Invested Capital metric is a measure of our ability to deploy our unique capital available. We will also grant and settle these Performance Unit awards in shares following a three-year performance period to provide better shareholder alignment. The Performance Units will also be increased to 50% of the total target long-term incentive value provided to NEOs. This will reduce the weighting of Restricted Stock Units (“RSUs”) and stock options granted under the long-term incentive plan.

We also intend to begin amending our executive severance plans to reduce severance amounts to senior executives in the event of termination of employment, to better align those benefits with current competitive practices. These changes will take place over time as the existing plans have limits on when changes become effective.

As we continue to tell the story of The ITT Way, we will continue to set high expectations for ourselves and seek out new opportunities for sustainable growth and value creation for all stakeholders – customers, employees, partners, communities and shareholders.

COMPENSATION PROCESS

Our Management Team

At the time of the Spin Transaction, we established a new management team to lead the Company. This team underwent certain changes in 2012. The disclosure of our NEO compensation for 2012 covers the following executive officers, including leaders of certain of our business segments (“Segments”):

 

Ÿ  

Denise L. Ramos, Chief Executive Officer and President

Ÿ  

Aris C. Chicles, Executive Vice President

Ÿ  

Thomas M. Scalera, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Ÿ  

Robert J. Pagano, Jr., Senior Vice President and President – Industrial Process

Ÿ  

Luca Savi, Senior Vice President and President – Motion Technologies

Ÿ  

William E. Taylor, former Senior Vice President and President – Interconnect Solutions

Ÿ  

Thomas F. Korber, former Senior Vice President – Human Resources

 

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In 2012, Messrs. Korber and Taylor came to mutual agreements with the Company to end their employment with the Company. The terms and conditions of their termination agreements are discussed elsewhere under the heading “Post-Employment Compensation.”

Executive Compensation Philosophy

We believe that our underlying executive compensation programs are appropriate and effective in motivating and rewarding the behaviors that create long-term shareholder value. We have designed our compensation programs to help us recruit and retain the executive talent required to successfully manage our business, achieve business objectives and maximize their long-term contributions to our success. We provide compensation elements that align the interests of executives with our goals of enhancing shareholder value and achieving our long-term strategies. We provide target compensation that approximates the median with significant upside for superior performance. The Compensation Committee looks to both peer companies and published compensation surveys to understand compensation levels for similar executives.

Elements of Compensation

Annual base salary, annual incentives, and long-term incentives provide the foundation for our NEO compensation. Annual cash incentives are awarded under our Annual Incentive Plan (“AIP”), which uses metrics that we believe are the fundamental measurements of the strength of the Company and which create long-term shareholder value. The performance metrics selected are described in this Compensation Discussion and Analysis under the heading “AIP Performance Metrics Selection Process”. We provide three types of awards under our Long Term Incentive Plan: RSUs, stock options, and cash awards called Total Shareholder Return (“TSR”) Awards (“TSR Awards”). TSR Awards are based on the performance of the Company’s share price over a three-year period as compared to that of peer companies, reflecting how we create shareholder value relative to our peer group.

The Role of Risk and Risk Mitigation

In 2012, the Compensation Committee evaluated risk factors associated with the Company’s businesses in determining compensation structure and pay practices. The structure of the Board of Directors’ Committees facilitates this evaluation and determination. More specifically, during 2012, the Chair of the Compensation Committee was a member of the Audit Committee. This membership overlap provides insight into the Company’s business risks and affords the Compensation Committee access to the information necessary to consider the impact of business risks on compensation structure and pay practices. Further, overall enterprise risk is considered and discussed at Board meetings, providing additional important information to the Compensation Committee. The Chief Executive Officer and President, and the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, attend those portions of the Compensation Committee meetings at which plan features and design configurations of the Company’s annual and long-term incentive plans are considered and approved.

We believe our executive compensation program appropriately balances risk with maximizing long-term shareholder value. The following features of our executive compensation program especially contribute to the achievement of this goal:

 

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Emphasis on long-term compensation.    By targeting long-term incentive compensation at 40% to 65% of our NEOs’ total compensation package, the Compensation Committee believes that it is encouraging strategies that correlate with the long-term interests of the Company. The Company’s long-term incentive awards, described elsewhere in this Compensation Discussion and Analysis under the heading “Elements of Compensation — 2012 Long-Term Incentive Compensation,” feature a three-year vesting threshold for senior vice presidents and 10-year option terms, encouraging behavior focused on long-term value

 

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creation. The TSR Awards are based on three-year share price performance and also encourage behavior focused on long-term goals, while discouraging behavior focused on short-term risks.

 

  Ÿ  

Pay-for-Performance.    Only about 20% to 40% of total target compensation is fixed for NEOs while the remaining total compensation is tied to performance, consistent with the Company’s pay-for-performance philosophy. As scope of responsibility increases, the amount of performance-based pay increases and fixed pay decreases in relation to the level within the Company. The Company’s AIP design, described elsewhere in this Compensation Discussion and Analysis under the heading “Elements of Compensation — 2012 Annual Incentive Plan,” emphasizes overall performance and collaboration among Segments, focuses on metrics that encourage operating performance and earnings per share appreciation, and is tailored to meet the Company’s corporate strategy.

 

  Ÿ  

Clawback Policy.    The incentive plan agreements for NEOs and certain other senior executive recipients of RSUs, stock options, and TSR Awards allow the Compensation Committee to claw back certain awards in the case of, among other things, acts of fraud, theft, misappropriation of funds, dishonesty, bad faith or disloyalty.

 

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Required Executive Stock Ownership.    NEOs are required to own Company shares or share equivalents with a value equal to a multiple of their base salary, as discussed elsewhere in this Compensation Discussion and Analysis under the heading “Executive Stock Ownership Guidelines.” We believe this requirement aligns their interests with the interests of the Company’s shareholders and also discourages behavior that is focused only on the short-term.

 

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Prohibition Against Speculating in Company Stock.    The Company has a policy prohibiting employees from speculative trading in and out the Company’s securities, including short sales and leverage transactions, such as puts, calls, and listed and unlisted options.

Our Annual Compensation Cycle

The compensation of our executive officers, including our NEOs, is reviewed in detail by the Compensation Committee every year during the first quarter. This review includes:

 

Ÿ  

Annual performance reviews for the prior year,

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Base salary merit increases – normally established in March,

Ÿ  

AIP target awards, and

Ÿ  

Long-term incentive target awards (including stock options, RSUs, and TSR Awards).

The actual award date of stock options, RSUs and TSR Awards is determined on the date on which the Compensation Committee approves these awards. In recent years, this has occurred at the Compensation Committee’s regularly-scheduled March meeting. TSR Awards reflect a three-year performance period starting on January 1 of the year in which the Compensation Committee approved the TSR Award. RSU, TSR and stock option award recipients receive communication of the award as soon as reasonably practicable after the grant of the award.

The Compensation Committee will continue to review and assess the performance of all NEOs and other senior executives and authorize compensation actions it believes are appropriate and commensurate with relevant competitive data, current business performance and the approved compensation programs.

Use of Consultants and External Benchmarking Data

In 2012, as in past years, the Compensation Committee looked to competitive market compensation data for companies comparable to the Company to establish overall policies and programs that address executive compensation, benefits and perquisites.

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chief executive officers and chief financial officers (the “Representative Peer Group”). The CEO and CFO roles are more easily compared from company to company, taking into account revenue levels between the companies. The 2012 Representative Peer Group consisted of the following companies.

 

Actuant Corporation (ATU)

AMETEK, Inc. (AME)

Carlisle Companies Incorporated (CSL)

Crane Co. (CR)

Esterline Technologies Corporation (ESL)

Flowserve Corporation (FLS)

Gardner Denver, Inc. (GDI)

  

Hubbell Incorporated (HUB.B)

IDEX Corporation (IEX)

Robbins & Myers, Inc. (RBN)*

Roper Industries, Inc. (ROP)

SPX Corporation (SPW)

Woodward, Inc. (WWD)

The median revenue of the Representative Peer Group for 2012 was $2.579 billion compared to ITT’s 2012 revenue of $2.228 billion. The Compensation Committee will continue to review and evaluate this Representative Peer Group to ensure that it remains appropriate and has determined that these companies will continue to form the Representative Peer Group for 2013, with the exception of Robbins and Myers, Inc, which was acquired in early 2013.

The Compensation Committee’s review of external market data also included, as a secondary reference for the CEO and CFO and the primary reference for the other NEOs, analysis of the Towers Watson Compensation Data Bank (“CDB”) and other compensation survey information provided by the Company’s independent compensation consultant, Pay Governance, LLC (the “Independent Compensation Consultant”). In particular, the analysis used a sample of over 100 companies, listed in Appendix A, from general industry that were available in the CDB with annual revenue between $1 billion and $4 billion and a median revenue of $2.2 billion, which provided a representative sample of the Company’s broader market for executive talent. The Compensation Committee will continue to review and evaluate the companies in this sample annually to ensure that they remain representative of the Company’s talent market.

 

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ELEMENTS OF COMPENSATION

NEO compensation at the Company has traditionally consisted of an annual base salary, an annual cash-based incentive in the form of the AIP, and long-term incentive awards in the form of RSUs, stock options and cash-based TSR awards. Beginning in 2013, the TSR Awards will consist entirely of stock-based compensation.

 

Compensation
Element
           Rationale for Providing

Base Salary

            The Compensation Committee approves base salaries to executives in order to attract and retain our executive team with annual salaries that are competitive with the external market. Base salaries also serve as a counter-balance to the significant percentage of total pay that is at risk of depreciation due to stock declines, enhancing compensation stability.

AIP

            The AIP is structured to reward and emphasize overall enterprise performance and collaboration among the Segments. Its annual financial goals at both the Company and Segment level are based on the Board-approved operating plan, and meeting the financial goals set out in that plan typically results in a payment equal to 100% of the target amount.

Long Term

Incentive

Plan

     RSUs       The Compensation Committee grants RSUs to link executive compensation to absolute share price performance, and strengthen retention value through a three-year cliff vesting schedule.
     Stock Options       The Compensation Committee grants stock option awards to link executive compensation to share price appreciation.
     TSR Awards       The Compensation Committee grants TSR Awards to link executive compensation to the Company’s stock performance relative to industry peers over a three-year performance period. This plan provides a balance to the Company’s annual grants of RSUs and stock options, as the TSR Award’s value is determined by the Company’s relative, and not absolute, stock performance. It also reinforces the emphasis on long-term stock price appreciation over short-term financial performance.

 

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The Compensation Committee believes that these compensation elements work together to provide a reasonable mix of short-term and long-term compensation, fixed and variable compensation, and absolute and relative performance measures to fully align NEO interests with those of the Company’s shareholders. The charts below set forth the compensation mix for our CEO and other NEOs.

 

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The Company also provides benefits and limited perquisites to its NEOs that it believes are competitive with the external market for talent. For a more detailed discussion of these benefits and perquisites, see the discussion elsewhere in this Compensation Discussion and Analysis under the heading “Elements of Compensation — Benefits and Perquisites.”

2012 Base Salary Increases

The Compensation Committee approves NEO base salaries annually after referring to external survey data provided by the Independent Compensation Consultant and the NEO’s individual performance. The Company conducted its annual base salary merit increase process in March 2012.

2012 Annual Merit Increase Process:  At the time of the Spin Transaction, the Compensation Committee reviewed the compensation levels of the NEOs based on the New ITT Corporation. Most current NEOs received salary increases at that time and therefore, as set forth in the table below, no additional increases were provided in March 2012. Mr. Savi’s compensation is evaluated against similarly situated European executives and has a different weighting of fixed and variable compensation than other NEOs. Based on the Compensation Committee’s targeted pay positioning, the evaluation of each NEO’s performance, and the external market data on competitive pay levels

 

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provided by the Independent Compensation Consultant, the Compensation Committee approved the following 2012 NEO salaries, effective March 8, 2012:

 

NEO    Previous Annual Base
Salary
   Current Annual
Base Salary

Denise L. Ramos

   $850,000    $850,000

Aris C. Chicles

   $420,000    $420,000

Thomas M. Scalera

   $308,000    $400,000

Robert J. Pagano, Jr.

   $400,000    $400,000

Luca Savi

   $521,500

(380,000 EUR at

March 2012

exchange rate)

   $521,500

(380,000 EUR at
March 2012
exchange rate)

Thomas F. Korber

   $310,000    N/A

William E. Taylor

   $318,000    N/A

2012 Annual Incentive Plan

The AIP is an element of NEO compensation that rewards annual operating performance and earnings appreciation. The Company’s AIP provides for an annual cash payment to participating executives established as a target percentage of base salary. In setting AIP awards, the Compensation Committee approves target AIP awards after careful consideration of external data, individual roles and responsibilities and individual performance. Any AIP payment is the product of the annual base salary rate multiplied by the target base salary percentage multiplied by the AIP annual performance factor based on the approved metrics. The Compensation Committee may approve negative discretionary adjustments with respect to NEOs.

AIP Performance Metrics Selection Process

The 2012 AIP approach was designed to consider internal business achievements. The Compensation Committee studied past and projected earnings and other performance measures of comparable multi-industry peers in the CDB. Based on its 2012 business objectives and an analysis of performance measures used among these peer companies in their annual incentive plans, the Compensation Committee identified four performance metrics for the AIP for the 2012 performance year. The selected performance metrics were:

 

  1. Adjusted Earnings per Share:   Adjusted EPS is a primary measure of the value provided to shareholders. Adjusted EPS reflects the adjusted non-GAAP earnings per share from continuing operations of the Company divided by the number of fully-diluted shares outstanding. Adjustments such as acquisitions and divestitures, which are not budgeted for, will affect this measure. This metric is commonly referenced by investment analysts and the financial press as a measure of the company’s growth potential and ability to deliver shareholder value.

 

  2.

Adjusted Free Cash Flow:   The Company has identified Adjusted Free Cash Flow as an important measure of how the Company converts its net earnings into deployable cash. At the corporate level, Adjusted Free Cash Flow is a non-GAAP measurement defined as net cash provided by operating activities less capital expenditures, cash payments for transformation costs, repositioning costs, net asbestos cash flows and other significant items that impact current results that management believes are not related to ongoing operations and performance. At the Segment level, the Company uses the non-GAAP measure Adjusted Operating Cash Flow. Adjusted Operating Cash Flow is defined as

 

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  Segment level net cash flow from operating activities, less capital expenditures and adjusted for special items. Adjusted Operating Cash Flow should not be considered a substitute for cash flow data prepared in accordance with GAAP. The Company’s definition of Adjusted Operating Cash Flow may not be comparable to similar measures utilized by other companies. Management believes that Adjusted Free Cash Flow and Adjusted Operating Cash Flow are important measures of performance and are utilized as a measure of the Company’s ability to generate cash.

 

  3. Adjusted EBIT Margin and Adjusted Segment Operating Margin:   Adjusted EBIT Margin and Adjusted Segment Operating Margin have been utilized at the corporate and Segment level, respectively, since the completion of the Spin Transaction in order to emphasize the importance of maintaining healthy margins. Adjusted EBIT Margin is defined as the ratio of adjusted segment operating income, less corporate expenses, over adjusted revenue. Adjusted Segment Operating Margin is defined as the ratio of adjusted segment operating income over adjusted revenue. Adjustments would include the impact of unbudgeted acquisitions and divestitures and special items.

 

  4. Adjusted Revenue Growth:   Adjusted Revenue Growth reflects the Company’s emphasis on growth. Adjusted Revenue Growth is defined as reported GAAP revenue excluding the impact of foreign currency fluctuations and contributions from acquisitions and divestitures. The Company’s definition of Adjusted Revenue Growth may not be comparable to similar measures utilized by other companies. Revenue generated outside of the United States is converted to US dollars based on the local currency exchange rate each month. Adjusted revenue should not be considered a substitute for revenue data prepared in accordance with GAAP.

For our NEOs at the corporate level, Ms. Ramos, Messrs. Chicles, Scalera, and, formerly, Mr. Korber, incentive compensation is based on consolidated Adjusted Earnings per Share, Adjusted Free Cash Flow, Adjusted EBIT Margin, and Adjusted Revenue Growth. For Mr. Savi, Mr. Pagano and, formerly, Mr. Taylor, who head or headed certain of our Segments, incentive compensation is based on Adjusted Earnings Per Share, Adjusted Operating Cash Flow, Adjusted Operating Margin, and Adjusted Revenue Growth at their Segments.

2012 AIP Performance Metrics and Weights

The Compensation Committee established 2012 AIP performance targets for the NEOs after considering recommendations from management and the Independent Compensation Consultant, the Company’s business goals, and input from shareholders. Successful attainment of both qualitative factors and quantitative factors are achievable only if the enterprise and the individual NEO perform at levels established by the Compensation Committee. As permitted by the ITT Annual Incentive Plan for Executive Officers, the Compensation Committee may exclude the impact of acquisitions, dispositions and other special items in computing AIP payments.

Internal performance metrics were weighted to represent operational goals. In order to encourage focus on total Company performance, rather than solely Segment performance, the EPS performance target was 40% of the overall performance metrics for the Company’s 2012 AIP for all NEOs. For corporate-level executives, which include Ms. Ramos and Messrs. Chicles, Scalera, and Korber, consolidated Adjusted Free Cash Flow was weighted in the Company’s 2012 AIP at 30% and consolidated Adjusted Operating Margin and consolidated Adjusted Revenue Growth were each weighted at 15%. For Segment-level executives, which include Messrs. Pagano, Savi and Taylor, the remaining 60% of the AIP weight was distributed between three Segment-specific measures: Adjusted Segment Operating Cash Flow (30%), Adjusted Segment Revenue Growth (15%), and Adjusted Segment Operating Margin (15%). Adjusted Segment Operating Cash Flow was given a larger AIP weight than Adjusted Segment Revenue or Adjusted Segment Operating Margin because the Compensation Committee considered strong Adjusted Segment Operating Cash Flow to be an important measure in converting operating income into deployable cash.

 

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The Company pays for AIP performance that demonstrates substantial achievement of plan goals. We established strong incentives for revenue performance and set aggressive goals for other metrics. In order to achieve an AIP payout, each metric must meet a certain threshold for that component to be considered in the calculation. Performance below the threshold performance level results in a zero payout for that component.

The formula to determine each NEO’s AIP total potential payment (subject to negative Compensation Committee discretion) is as follows:

2012 AIP Potential Payout =

(Base Salary) x (Target Award Percentage) x (AIP Performance Factor)

Both the individual performance components of the AIP and the overall AIP Award are capped at 200%. Results are interpolated between points.

2012 Target AIP Award Percentage of Base Salary and Weighting of AIP Performance Components

 

Named Executive
Officer
 

2012
Target
Award

Percentage

of Base
Salary

   

Adjusted
Earnings
per Share

(a)

   

Consolidated

Adjusted
Free Cash
Flow

(b)

   

Adjusted
EBIT
Margin
(c)

   

Consolidated
Adjusted
Revenue
Growth

(d)

    Adjusted
Segment
Operating
Cash Flow
(e)
   

Adjusted
Segment
Operating
Margin

(f)

   

Adjusted
Segment
Revenue
Growth

(g)

  Total
Enterprise
Performance

Denise L. Ramos

    100     40     30     15     15                       a+b+c+d

Aris C. Chicles

    75     40     30     15     15                       a+b+c+d

Thomas M. Scalera

    75     40     30     15     15                       a+b+c+d

Robert J. Pagano, Jr.

    50     40                             30     15   15%   a+e+f+g

Luca Savi

    45     40                             30     15   15%   a+e+f+g

Thomas F. Korber

    50     40     30     15     15                       a+b+c+d

William E. Taylor

    45     40                             30     15   15%   a+e+f+g

Calculation of AIP 2012 Performance

Company Performance Targets:    The Adjusted EPS, Free Cash Flow, Operating Margin and Revenue Growth targets were based on the 2012 business plan. The Compensation Committee reviewed the business plan with corporate management to ensure that targets were appropriate and required significant effort to achieve. The Compensation Committee determined that the achievement of the combination of financial goals would be challenging and reflect strong performance in the eyes of shareholders. The table below sets forth the weighting, target and actual amounts for each 2012 AIP performance target.

 

Metric    Weighting      2012 Target      2012 Results  

Adjusted Earnings Per Share

     40%       $ 1.65       $ 1.67   

Adjusted Free Cash Flow

     30%       $ 124.5M       $ 133.5M   

Adjusted EBIT Margin

     15%         11%         11%   

Adjusted Revenue Growth

     15%       $ 2,209.8M       $ 2,241.9M   

Segment Performance Targets:    For Messrs. Pagano and Savi, the Compensation Committee set the Adjusted Segment Operating Cash Flow, Adjusted Segment Operating Margin, and Adjusted Segment Revenue Growth targets for the full 12-month period at levels that are consistent with the Company’s long-term CDB targets and are designed to meet shareholder expectations. The Compensation Committee considers

 

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these targets to reflect strong performance. The Company does not report on the Segment financial results used for Segment AIP calculations, as it believes that doing so would cause competitive harm to the Company.

2012 AIP Awards Paid in 2013

The 2012 AIP Awards that will be paid in 2013 are as follows:

 

Named Executive

Officers

   Target
2012 AIP
Awards ($)
     2012
AIP
Awards ($)
     AIP
2012 Awards
as Percentage
of Target  (%)
 

Denise L. Ramos

   $ 850,000       $ 978,350         115.1 %

Aris C. Chicles

   $ 315,000       $ 362,565         115.1 %

Thomas M. Scalera

   $ 300,000       $ 345,300         115.1 %

Robert J. Pagano, Jr.

   $ 200,000       $ 213,000         106.5 %

Luca Savi

   $ 219,219       $ 217,684         99.3 %

Thomas F. Korber

   $ 142,083       $ 163,537         115.1

William E. Taylor

   $ 150,300       $         0 %

2012 Long-Term Incentive Compensation

The Company’s long-term incentive awards component for senior executives has three subcomponents, each of which directly ties long-term compensation to long-term value creation and shareholder return:

 

Ÿ  

RSU Awards.    In 2010, the Compensation Committee awarded restricted stock awards. Beginning in 2011, and continuing in 2012, the Compensation Committee elected to award RSUs, which are settled in shares upon vesting. The Compensation Committee decided to award RSUs rather than restricted stock in 2011 because RSU awards provide consistent tax treatment for domestic and international employees. RSUs granted to international employees are settled in cash rather than shares, again for local income tax purposes. RSUs provide the same economic risk or reward as restricted stock, but recipients do not have voting rights and do not receive cash dividends during the restriction period. Dividend equivalents are accrued and paid in cash upon vesting of the RSUs.

 

Ÿ  

Non-qualified stock option awards.    These awards have a 10-year term and a strike price equal to the closing price of the Company’s stock on the grant date. In the event of retirement after a grant, retiring employees have until the earlier of five years from their retirement date or the original expiration date to exercise their non-qualified stock options.

 

Ÿ  

TSR Awards.    These awards are target cash awards that directly link the Company’s three-year TSR performance to the performance of the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Capital Goods Index, of which ITT is a member, on a relative basis.

The 2012 Long-Term Incentive Program Awards were allocated as follows: one-third of the value was granted in RSUs calculated at grant date fair value; one-third was granted in non-qualified stock options calculated at the grant date fair value of the non-qualified options; and one-third was granted in TSR Awards calculated at target payment amount.

 

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The following table describes the RSU awards, non-qualified stock option awards, and TSR Awards made to NEOs in March 2012. The TSR Award amounts listed reflect the cash target value, and the stock option and RSU awards reflect the number of underlying options or shares granted.

 

Named Executive Officer   

RSU

(# of
Units)

    

Non-Qualified Stock
Option Award

(# of Options)

     TSR
(Target Cash
Award) ($)
 

Denise L. Ramos

     41,009         136,100       $ 935,000   

Aris C. Chicles

     9,211         30,570       $ 210,000   

Thomas M. Scalera

     8,772         29,115       $ 200,000   

Robert J. Pagano, Jr.

     5,848         19,410       $ 133,300   

Luca Savi

     4,006         13,295       $ 91,300   

Thomas F. Korber

     5,336         17,710       $ 121,700   

William E. Taylor

     4,883         16,210       $ 111,300   

Restricted Stock Units Component

Grants of RSUs provide NEOs with stock ownership of unrestricted shares after the restrictions lapse. NEOs receive RSU awards because, in the judgment of the Compensation Committee and based on management recommendations, these individuals are in positions most likely to influence the achievement of the Company’s long-term value creation goals and to create shareholder value over time. The Compensation Committee reviews all grants of RSUs for executive officers prior to the award, including awards based on performance, retention-based awards and awards contemplated for new employees as part of employment offers. The CEO has the authority to grant RSUs to employees in certain situations, and up to certain pre-approved limits. These grants are reviewed by the Compensation Committee at its next scheduled meeting.

Key elements of the 2012 RSU program were the following.

 

  Ÿ  

RSUs do not grant dividend or voting rights to the holder over the vesting period; dividend equivalents are accrued and paid on the vesting date.

 

  Ÿ  

RSUs are generally subject to a three-year restriction period.

 

  Ÿ  

If an acceleration event occurs (as described under the heading “Potential Post-Employment Compensation — Change of Control Arrangements”) the RSUs vest in full.

 

  Ÿ  

If an employee dies or becomes disabled, the RSUs vest in full.

 

  Ÿ  

If an employee leaves the Company prior to vesting, whether through resignation or termination for cause, the RSUs are forfeited.

 

  Ÿ  

If an employee retires or is terminated other than for cause, a pro-rata portion of the RSU award vests.

In certain cases, such as for new hires or to facilitate retention, selected employees may receive RSUs subject to different vesting terms as determined by the Compensation Committee.

Non-Qualified Stock Options Component

Non-qualified stock options permit option holders to buy Company stock in the future at a price equal to the stock’s value on the date the option was granted, which is the option exercise price. Non-qualified stock option terms were selected after the Compensation Committee’s review and assessment of the CDB and consideration of terms best suited to the Company.

 

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For each of our NEOs, non-qualified stock options do not vest until three years after the award date. This delayed vesting is referred to as “three-year cliff vesting.” This vesting schedule prohibits early option exercises, and focuses senior executives on the Company’s long-term value creation goals.

In 2012, the fair value of stock options granted under the employee stock option program was calculated using a binomial lattice valuation model, a financial model used to determine the value of stock options. This model applies a binomial approach to discrete time periods to value the option to purchase a share of stock. The Compensation Committee considered this a preferred model, versus the Black-Scholes model, since the model can incorporate multiple and variable assumptions over time, including assumptions such as employee exercise patterns, stock price volatility and changes in dividends.

Key elements of the non-qualified stock options granted in 2012 are as follows.

 

  Ÿ  

Exercise Price:

 

  ¡    

The option exercise price of stock options awarded is the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) closing price of the Company’s common stock on the date the award is approved by the Compensation Committee.

 

  ¡    

For options granted to new executives, the option exercise price of approved stock option awards is the closing price on the grant date, generally the first of the month following employment.

 

  ¡    

The Omnibus Incentive Plan prohibits the repricing of, or exchange of, stock options and stock appreciation rights that are priced below the prevailing market price with lower-priced stock options or stock appreciation rights without shareholder approval, except in the event of an equity restructuring.

 

  Ÿ  

Vesting Schedule:

 

  ¡    

Three-year cliff vesting is required for executives at the level of senior vice president or above, while stock options vest in one-third cumulative annual installments for executives below the senior vice president level.

 

  ¡    

Options cannot be exercised prior to vesting.

 

  ¡    

If an acceleration event occurs (as described under the heading “Compensation Tables – Change of Control Arrangements”) the stock option award vests in full.

 

  Ÿ  

Option Term and Exercise Period:

 

  ¡    

Options awarded between 2005 and 2009 expire seven years after the grant date. Options awarded before 2005 or after 2009 expire ten years after the grant date.

 

  ¡    

There may be adjustments to the post-employment exercise period of an option grant if an employee’s tenure with the Company is terminated due to death, disability, retirement or termination by the Company other than for cause, provided that any post-employment exercise period cannot exceed the original expiration date of the option.

 

  Ÿ  

Termination Provisions:

 

  ¡    

If an employee is terminated for cause, or voluntarily terminates employment without an acceleration event, vested and unvested portions of the options expire on the date of termination.

 

  ¡    

If an employee dies or becomes permanently disabled, all unvested options vest in full.

 

  ¡    

If the employee is terminated for a reason other than for cause or retires, a pro-rata portion of the stock options vest.

 

  ¡    

If employment is terminated due to an acceleration event or because the option holder believes in good faith that he or she would be unable to discharge his or her duties effectively after the acceleration event, the option expires on the earlier of the date seven months after the acceleration event or the normal expiration date.

 

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TSR Awards Component

TSR Awards are variable cash payments, based on the Company’s stock price appreciation relative to that of a pre-approved group of 43 industry peer companies, the S&P Mid-Cap Capital Goods Index (the “TSR Performance Index”) over a three-year performance cycle. The TSR Performance Index was chosen based on companies with similar revenue and market capitalization as the Company. The Compensation Committee feels that the companies in the TSR Performance Index are those with which we compete for capital. The Compensation Committee evaluates the TSR Performance Index at least every two years to ensure that it remains appropriate and relevant. The Compensation Committee, at its discretion, determines the size and frequency of TSR Awards, performance measures and performance goals, in addition to performance periods

Determining TSR Awards.    In determining the size of the TSR Awards, the Compensation Committee considers comparative data provided by the Independent Compensation Consultant, as well as the individual’s role, potential contribution to the company’s long-term goals and performance. Key elements of the TSR Awards include the following:

 

Ÿ  

The Company’s performance is measured by comparing the Company’s average closing stock price for the month of December prior to the start of the TSR Award three-year performance cycle, to the Company’s average closing stock price for the month of December that concludes the three-year performance cycle, including adjustments for dividends and extraordinary payments.

 

Ÿ  

Payment, if any, of cash awards generally are made following the end of the applicable three-year performance period and are based on the Company’s performance measured against the TSR performance of the TSR Performance Index. There are up to three outstanding TSR Awards at any time. As a result of the Spin Transaction and the previously disclosed treatment of outstanding TSR Awards, only the 2012 grant was outstanding as of December 31, 2012.

 

Ÿ  

If a participant’s employment terminates before the end of the three-year performance period, the award is forfeited except in two cases: 1) if a participant dies or becomes disabled, the TSR Award vests in full and payment, if any, is made according to its original terms (vesting in full in the case of death or disability reflects the inability of the participant to control the triggering event and is consistent with benefit plan provisions related to death and disability); and 2) if a participant retires or is terminated by the Company other than for cause, a pro-rated payout, if any, is provided based on the number of full months of employment during the measurement period divided by 36 months (the term of the three-year TSR). This pro-rated payout, if any, is provided because it reflects the participant’s service during the pro-rated period.

 

Ÿ  

Subject to the provisions of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code, in the event of an acceleration event in a change of control (described elsewhere in this Proxy Statement under the heading “Potential Post-Employment Compensation — Change in Control Arrangements”), a pro-rated portion of outstanding awards is paid through the date of the change of control based on actual performance and the balance of each award is paid at target (100%).

 

Ÿ  

Performance goals for the applicable TSR performance period are established in writing no later than 90 days after the beginning of the applicable performance period.

Performance Goals and Payments for the TSR Awards.    Individual targets for the NEOs for the 2012-2014 performance period (the “2012-14 TSR Award Period”) used to determine TSR Awards are provided in the “Grants of Plan Based Awards in 2012” table under the heading “Compensation Tables.” Payouts, if any, are based on a non discretionary formula and interpolated for values

 

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between the 35th and 80th percentile of performance. The Compensation Committee felt these breakpoints were properly motivational and rewarded the desired behavior.

 

If Company’s Total Shareholder Return Rank

Against the Companies that Comprise the

TSR Performance Index is

  

Payout Factor

(% of Target TSR
Award)

 

less than the 35th percentile

     0

at the 35th percentile

     50

at the 50th percentile

     100

at the 80th percentile or more

     200

Benefits and Perquisites

All of the NEOs, except Mr. Savi, are eligible to participate in the Company’s broad-based U.S. employee benefits program. The program includes a retirement savings plan that includes before-tax and after-tax savings features, group medical and dental coverage, group life insurance, group accidental death and dismemberment insurance and other benefit plans. These other benefit plans include short-term disability insurance and a flexible spending account plan. Prior to the Spin Transaction, employees also participated in a pension program.

All of the NEOs, except Mr. Savi, together with most of the Company’s other salaried employees who work in the United States participate in the ITT Retirement Savings Plan for Salaried Employees, a tax-qualified savings plan, which allows employees to contribute to the plan on a before-tax basis and/or on an after-tax basis. The Company makes a core contribution of three or four percent of pay to the plan for all eligible employees, and matches 50% of employee contributions, up to six percent of pay. The core contribution is three percent for employees whose age plus service is less than 50, and four percent for employees whose age plus service is at least 50. In addition, employees who were participating in the ITT Salaried Retirement Plan and whose age and service is at least 60 may be eligible for up to five years of transition employer contributions following the Spin Transaction. Prior to the Spin Transaction, the floor contribution in the ITT Salaried Investment and Savings Plan was one half of one percent and all contributions were based on base salary only. In 2012 the ITT Salaried Investment and Savings Plan considers salary and bonus as eligible pay.

The Company provides only those perquisites that it considers to be reasonable and consistent with competitive practice. Perquisites available for NEOs include a car allowance up to $1,300 per month (a leased car is provided to Mr. Savi) and financial and estate planning. Since 2011, the Company does not provide any tax gross-up for personal income taxes due on these perquisites.

Retirement plan for Mr. Savi:    Mr. Savi participates in a supplemental retirement plan provided under the terms of the collective bargaining agreement for industrial sector businesses. These benefits are provided in addition to the government provided retirement benefits. Under the terms of the plan Mr. Savi can contribute up to €6,000 and receive a matching contribution of up to €6,000.

Employee Benefits for Mr.Savi:    Mr. Savi participates in other statutory retirement and health and welfare benefits that are also provided to other Italian employees.

Relocation Expenses for Mr. Savi:    At the time of Mr. Savi’s employment in November 2011, we agreed to reimburse him for relocation expenses to assist in the costs associated with his move from Detroit, Michigan to Italy. Costs associated with this relocation that were incurred in fiscal year 2012 included reimbursement of loss on the sale of his home, closing costs, the movement of physical goods and temporary living expenses for the first two years of his employment. Under the Company’s relocation program, he received reimbursement for taxes associated with certain of these relocation expenses. The relocation program also includes the payment of one month’s salary, grossed up for taxes, to assist with miscellaneous expense. Mr. Savi also received a relocation bonus

 

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of €60,000, of which €30,000 was paid in 2011 and €30,000 was paid in 2012. The relocation was primarily completed in 2012, some minor expenses may be paid in 2013, and thus the amount paid by the Company to Mr. Savi in connection with this relocation was a non-recurring event.

Post-Employment Compensation

Salaried Retirement Plan.    Until October 31, 2011, most of the Company’s salaried employees who work in the United States participated in the ITT Salaried Retirement Plan. Under the plan, participants had the option, on an annual basis, to elect to be covered by either a Traditional Pension Plan or a Pension Equity Plan formula for future pension accruals. The ITT Salaried Retirement Plan was a tax-qualified plan, which provided a base of financial security for employees after they cease working. The ITT Salaried Retirement Plan was transferred to Exelis Inc., our defense business that was spun off in the Spin Transaction, by the Company, effective on the October 31, 2011, and both service credit and accrued benefits were frozen as of that date, subject to transition employer contributions into the ITT Retirement Savings Plan for Salaried Employees.

Excess Pension Plans.    Because federal law limits the amount of benefits that can be paid and the amount of compensation that can be recognized under tax-qualified retirement plans, the Company established and maintained non-qualified, unfunded excess pension plans solely to pay retirement benefits that could not be paid from the ITT Salaried Retirement Plan. All of our NEOs except Messrs. Korber and Savi are eligible to participate in this plan. Benefits under the excess pension plans were generally paid directly by the Company. Participating officers with excess plan benefits had the opportunity to make a one-time election prior to December 31, 2008 to receive their excess benefit earned under the Traditional Pension Plan formula (described elsewhere in this Proxy Statement under the heading “Compensation Tables — The Company’s Pension Benefits”) in a single discounted lump-sum payment or as an annuity. An election of a single-sum payment was only effective if the officer met the requirements for early or normal retirement benefits under the plan; otherwise, the excess benefit earned under the Traditional Pension Plan formula would be paid as an annuity. Since the excess pension plans are an unfunded obligation of the Company, in the event of a change of control, any excess plan benefit would become immediately payable, subject to any applicable Section 409A restrictions with respect to form and timing of payments, and would be paid in a single discounted sum. The single-sum payment provision provides executives the earliest possible access to the funds in the event of a change of control, and avoids leaving unfunded pension payments in the hands of the acquirer. The Excess Pension Plan that provided benefits in addition to those that could be received under the tax-qualified ITT Salaried Retirement Plan was transferred to Exelis Inc. by the Company, effective on the date of the Spin Transaction, and both service credit and accrued benefits were frozen as of that date, subject to transition credits.

Deferred Compensation Plan.    All of our NEOs except Mr. Savi are eligible to participate in the ITT Deferred Compensation Plan. This plan provides executives an opportunity to defer receipt of between 2% and 90% of any AIP payments they earn. The amount of deferred compensation ultimately received reflects the performance of benchmark investment funds made available under the Deferred Compensation Plan as selected by the executive. Participants in the Deferred Compensation Plan may elect a fund that tracks the performance of the Company’s common stock.

Severance Plan Arrangements

The Company maintains two severance plans for most of its senior executives, including all of the NEOs except Mr. Savi — the Senior Executive Severance Pay Plan and the Special Senior Executive Severance Pay Plan. The Company’s Senior Executive Severance Pay Plan and Special Senior Executive Severance Pay Plan were originally established in 1984 and are regularly reviewed by the Compensation Committee. The Compensation Committee is currently undergoing a review of these plans to ensure that they are consistent with competitive market practices.

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are covered by this plan. The plan generally provides for severance payments if the Company terminates a senior executive’s employment without cause.

The purpose of the Special Senior Executive Severance Pay Plan is to provide compensation in the case of termination of employment in connection with an acceleration event (defined under the heading “Potential Post-Employment Compensation — Change of Control Arrangements”) including a change of control. The provisions of this plan are specifically designed to address the inability of senior executives to influence the Company’s future performance after certain change of control events. The plan is structured to encourage executives to act in the best interests of shareholders by providing for certain compensation and retention benefits and payments, including change of control provisions, in the case of an acceleration event.

These plans, including the potential post-employment payments that our NEOs would receive pursuant to these plans, are described in more detail elsewhere in this Compensation Discussion and Analysis under the heading “Potential Post-Employment Compensation.” The severance plans apply to the Company’s key employees as defined by Section 409A. The Company’s severance plan arrangements are not considered in determining other elements of compensation.

Mr. Savi does not participate in the Senior Executive Severance Pay Plan. Mr. Savi participates under the National Collective Agreement for the Industrial Sector Managers. This agreement provides Mr. Savi with termination benefits in the event his employment is terminated for other than cause.

CEO COMPENSATION AND EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENTS

Denise L. Ramos Compensation and Employment Agreements:    Upon her appointment as Chief Executive Officer and President of the Company, effective October 31, 2011, Ms. Ramos’ compensation in the role was as follows:

 

  Ÿ  

Annual base salary of $850,000.

 

  Ÿ  

AIP target incentive payment of 100% of base salary, with a range of possible payment of 0% to 200% of the target. The AIP target incentive percentage was made effective starting with the 2012 fiscal year.

 

  Ÿ  

Long-Term Incentive Award target award expected value of $2,800,000.

Ms. Ramos’ employment letter also provided that Ms. Ramos would receive a Founders’ Grant in connection with the Spin Transaction composed of non-qualified stock options and RSUs with terms set forth in her employment letter and having an aggregate expected value of $4,200,000, based on the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the November 7, 2011 grant date.

In 2012, the Compensation Committee elected not to increase Ms. Ramos’ compensation, either in total or by compensation element. The Compensation Committee took this action because Ms. Ramos’ compensation was reviewed and adjusted in November 2011 at the time of the Spin Transaction.

If the Company terminates her employment other than for cause (as defined in her employment letter) and other than as a result of her death or disability, in any case prior to her normal retirement date, Ms. Ramos will, subject to certain conditions and limitations set forth in her employment letter, be entitled to severance pay in an amount equal to two times the sum of her then-current annual base salary and target annual incentive payable in installments over 24 months and will also be entitled to receive certain benefits during that time. The terms of her employment agreement were described in the amended Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 17, 2011.

 

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The Compensation Committee reviews the compensation of the CEO and all of her direct reports to ensure that any and all differences are understood and appropriate. The Compensation Committee reviews the overall pay structure to ensure internal pay equity and competitiveness with market practices.

KEY PARTICIPANTS IN THE COMPENSATION PROCESS

Role of the Compensation Committee:    The Compensation Committee, with input from corporate-level management and external data and advice from the Independent Compensation Consultant, reviews and approves each of the compensation targets for all of the Company’s executive officers, including its NEOs. The Compensation Committee reviewed each compensation element for the CEO and other NEOs, and made the final determination regarding executive compensation for these officers using the processes described in this Compensation Discussion and Analysis. It also makes determinations with respect to the AIP as it relates to our executive officers, including the approval of annual performance goals and subsequent full-year achievement against those goals. It administers all elements of the Company’s long-term incentive grant program, and approves the benefits and perquisites offered to executive officers. It evaluates all compensation programs on an annual basis to ensure that no plans induce or encourage excessive risk-taking by its participants.

Role of Management:    The Compensation Committee has delegated to the Company’s senior human resources executive responsibility for administering the executive compensation program. During 2012, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, senior human resources executive, as well as other senior executives, made recommendations to the Compensation Committee regarding executive compensation actions and incentive awards. They serve as a liaison with the Independent Compensation Consultant, providing internal data on an as-needed basis so that the Independent Compensation Consultant can provide comparative analyses to the Compensation Committee. In 2012, the Company’s human resources, finance and legal departments supported the work of the Compensation Committee, provided information, answered questions and responded to requests.

Role of the Independent Compensation Consultant:    In 2012, the Compensation Committee retained the Independent Compensation Consultant to provide independent consulting services to support the Compensation Committee in fulfilling its obligations under its charter, the material terms of which are described elsewhere in this proxy statement under the heading “Committees of the Board of Directors.” The Independent Compensation Consultant also provided independent consulting services in support of the Compensation Committee’s charter, including providing competitive data on director compensation.

The Independent Compensation Consultant’s engagement leader provided the Compensation Committee with objective expert analyses, assessments, research and recommendations for executive and non-executive employee compensation programs, incentives, perquisites, and compensation standards. In this capacity, the Independent Compensation Consultant provided services that related solely to work performed for and at the direction of the Compensation Committee including analysis of material prepared by corporate-level management for the Compensation Committee’s review. Additionally, the Independent Compensation Consultant provided analyses to the Nominating and Governance Committee and the full Board of Directors on non-management director compensation. The Compensation Consultant provided no other services to the Company during 2012.

Fees paid to the Independent Compensation Consultant in 2012 are set forth in the table below.

 

Ÿ   Services performed that related solely to work performed for, and at the direction of, the Compensation Committee or the Nominating and Governance Committee, and analyses of documents prepared by corporate-level management for the Compensation Committee’s review during 2012:

   $ 359,411  

Ÿ   Other services performed for the Company during 2012:

   $ 0  

 

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The Compensation Committee annually reviews the Independent Compensation Consultant’s independence, and determined the Independent Compensation Consultant was independent in 2012. The Compensation Committee has reviewed the relationship with the Independent Compensation Consultant and has determined that no conflicts of interest currently exist. The Compensation Committee has sole authority to retain and terminate consultants, including the Independent Compensation Consultant, with respect to compensation matters.

RECOUPMENT POLICY

In 2008, the Company, upon the recommendation of the Compensation Committee, adopted a policy that provides for recoupment of performance-based compensation if the Board of Directors determines that a senior executive has engaged in fraud or willful misconduct that caused or otherwise contributed to the need for a material restatement of the Company’s financial results. In such a situation, the Board will review all compensation awarded to or earned by that senior executive on the basis of the Company’s financial performance during fiscal periods materially affected by the restatement. This would include annual cash incentive and bonus awards and all forms of equity-based compensation. If, in the Board’s view, the compensation related to the Company’s financial performance would have been lower if it had been based on the restated results, the Board will, to the extent permitted by applicable law, seek recoupment from that senior executive of any portion of such compensation as it deems appropriate after a review of all relevant facts and circumstances. The NEOs are covered by this policy.

EXECUTIVE STOCK OWNERSHIP GUIDELINES

The Company maintains stock ownership guidelines for all of its executives, including the NEOs. The guidelines, which are described in greater detail elsewhere in this Proxy Statement under the heading “Stock Ownership Information,” specify the desired levels of Company stock ownership and encourage a set of behaviors for each officer to reach the guideline levels. The approved guidelines require share ownership expressed as a multiple of base salary for all corporate officers. The guidelines for all Company executives are:

 

CEO

   5 X Annual Base Salary

CFO and EVP

   3 X Annual Base Salary

Senior Vice Presidents

   2 X Annual Base Salary

Vice Presidents

   1 X Annual Base Salary

In achieving these ownership levels, shares owned outright, Company restricted stock and RSUs, shares held in the Company’s dividend reinvestment plan, shares owned in the ITT Salaried Investment and Savings Plan, and “phantom” shares held in a fund that tracks an index of the Company’s stock in the deferred compensation plan are considered. As of the writing of this proxy statement, all NEOs either have met the guidelines, or are expected to meet the guidelines within the next two years, with the exception of Mr. Savi who will have five years from his date of hire to achieve the guideline.

CONSIDERATIONS OF TAX AND ACCOUNTING IMPACTS

Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code places a limit of $1,000,000 on the amount of compensation that the Company may deduct in any one year with respect to its Chief Executive Officer and the three other highest-paid NEOs, other than the Chief Financial Officer. There is an exception to the $1,000,000 limitation for performance-based compensation meeting certain requirements. Compensation attributable to awards under the Company’s AIP and long-term incentive program are generally structured to qualify as performance-based compensation under Section 162(m).

 

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However, the Compensation Committee realizes that evaluation of the overall performance of the senior executives cannot be reduced in all cases to a fixed formula. There may be situations in which the prudent use of discretion in determining pay levels is in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders and, therefore, desirable. In those situations where discretion is used, awards may be structured in ways that will not permit them to qualify as performance-based compensation under Section 162(m).

The Company’s plans are intended to comply with Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code, to the extent applicable, and the Company made amendments to the plans during 2008 in this regard. While the Company complies with other applicable sections of the Internal Revenue Code with respect to compensation, the Company and the Compensation Committee do not consider other tax implications in designing its compensation programs.

COMPENSATION TABLES

Summary Compensation Table

The following table provides information regarding the compensation earned by each of our named executive officers as defined by the SEC in Item 402(a) of Regulation S-K (“NEOs”).

 

Name and Principal
Position
  Year      Salary
($)
    Bonus
($)
    Stock
Awards
($)(1)
    Option
Awards
($)(2)
    Non-Equity
Incentive Plan
Compensation
($)(3)
   

Change in
Pension

Value and
Nonqualified
Deferred
Compensation
Earnings
($)(4)

    All Other
Compensation
($)(5)
   

Total

($)

 

Denise L. Ramos

    2012         850,000        —          1,870,000        935,000        978,350        109,444        30,528        4,773,322   

Chief Executive

    2011         640,788        20,000       3,158,816        2,965,014        687,500        265,992        51,443        7,789,553   

Officer & President

    2010         580,384        —          845,946        413,641        774,300        124,047        67,981        2,806,299   

Aris C. Chicles

    2012         420,000        —          420,000        210,000        542,565        63,892        29,192        1,685,649   
Executive Vice President     2011         365,385        7,500        1,010,543        949,151        483,500        129,839        35,785        2,981,703   

Thomas M. Scalera

    2012         381,246        —          400,000        200,000        460,300        13,715        24,994        1,480,255   

Chief Financial Officer

    2011         289,800        1,850        445,763        433,008        296,800        34,941        12,840        1,515,002   

Robert J. Pagano, Jr.

    2012         400,000        —          266,633        133,333        388,000        295,425        17,023        1,500,414   

President, Industrial

Process

    2011         355,273        7,072        564,697        596,532        376,100        460,899        1,294,205        3,654,778   

Luca Savi

President, Motion

Technologies

    2012         487,154 (6)      —          182,633        91,333        217,684        —          299,967        1,278,771   

Thomas F. Korber

Former Senior Vice

President, Human

Resources

    2012         292,115        —          243,367        121,667        243,537        —          992,869        1,893,555   

William E. Taylor

    2012         330,431        —          222,633        111,333        160,000        83,865        1,492,888        2,401,150   

Former Senior Vice

President and Former

                            

President, Interconnect

Solutions

                                                                        
(1) Amounts in this column include the aggregate grant date fair value computed in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) ASC Topic 718 for TSR Award units and RSUs. A TSR Award is considered a liability under the provisions of FASB ASC Topic 718. A discussion of RSUs, the TSR Award and assumptions used in calculating these values may be found in Note 17 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in the Company’s 2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

 

(2)

Amounts in this column include the aggregate grant date fair value of non-qualified stock option awards in the year of grant based on a binomial lattice valuation. A discussion of assumptions

 

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  relating to option awards may be found in Note 17 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in the Company’s 2012 Form 10-K. The 2011 amounts for Ms. Ramos and for Messrs. Chicles, Scalera and Pagano include one-time option modification expenses of $334,686, $128,555, $36,780 and $164,019, respectively. As previously disclosed, in connection with the Spin Transaction, the Compensation Committee approved a conversion of all unvested restricted stock, unvested RSUs and unexercised stock option awards. This conversion resulted in a one-time modification expense related to previously granted stock options, as required under ASC Topic 718.

 

(3) Amounts in this column for all NEOs include AIP awards for the performance year 2012, determined by the Compensation Committee on March 5, 2013, which to the extent not deferred by an executive, were paid out shortly after that date. Amounts include Transition Success Incentive (“TSI”) Bonus for Messrs. Chicles, Scalera, Pagano and Taylor. As previously disclosed, these TSI Bonus payments were made in March 2012, four months following the Spin Transaction date, and all plan participants needed to remain employed by the Company through the payment date in order to be eligible to receive a TSI bonus.

 

(4) No NEO received preferential or above-market earnings on deferred compensation. The change in the present value in accrued pension benefits was determined by measuring the present value of the accrued benefit at the representative dates using a discount rate of 5.75% for December 31, 2010, 4.75% for December 31, 2011 and 4.09% for December 21, 2012 (corresponding to the discount rates used for the ITT Salaried Retirement Plan).

 

(5) Amounts in this column for 2012 represent items specified in the All Other Compensation Table.

 

(6) Mr. Savi received his salary in Euros. The dollar amount of Mr. Savi’s salary was calculated using the December 2012 Treasury foreign current exchange rate of 1.281985 Euros to U.S. dollars.

All Other Compensation Table

 

Name   Executive Perquisites     All Other Compensation         
  Financial
Counseling
($)(1)
    Auto
Allowance
($)(2)
    Total
Perquisites
($)
    Severance
Payments
($)(3)
    Tax
Reimbursements
($)(4)
    Relocation
Expense
($)(5)
    Group
Life
Insurance
($)(6)
    Total All
Other
Compensation
($)
 

Denise L. Ramos

    10,800        15,600        26,400        —          —          —          4,128        30,528   

Aris C. Chicles

    12,571        15,600        28,171        —          —          —          1,021        29,192   

Thomas M. Scalera

    9,000        15,600        24,600        —          —                  394        24,994   

Robert J. Pagano,Jr.

    457        15,600        16,057        —          —          —          966        17,023   

Luca Savi

    —          52,290        52,290        —          97,555        111,662                261,507   

Thomas F. Korber

    16,784        14,300        31,084        712,563        79,216        169,538        468        992,869   

William E. Taylor

    —          13,200        13,200        1,467,720        11,002        —          966        1,492,888   

 

(1) Amounts represent financial counseling and tax service fees paid during 2012.

 

(2) Semi-monthly auto allowances are provided to a range of executives, including the NEOs.

 

(3) Severance payments are based on base salary and service with the company and include (i) a lump sum payment for vacation and/or personal days, (ii) benefit costs, (iii) acceleration expense on restricted stock and options and (iv) TSR expense.

 

(4) The amounts for Mr. Savi and Mr. Korber reflect a tax equalization payment related to their relocation described in Note 5 below, which provided them with the same after-tax income as they would have received had they not relocated at the request of the Company.

 

(5) The amounts for Mr. Savi and Mr. Korber reflect those expenses that the Company reimbursed for their respective relocations, which included reimbursement for the loss of sale on their homes. In Mr. Korber’s case the amount also includes a relocation allowance of $10,000 related to his relocation back to Philadelphia, PA following his departure from the Company.

 

(6) Amounts include taxable group term-life insurance premiums attributable to each NEO.

 

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Grants of Plan-Based Awards in 2012

The following table provides information about 2012 equity and non-equity awards for the NEOs. The table includes the grant date for equity-based awards, the estimated future payouts under non-equity incentive plan awards (which consist of potential payouts under the 2012 AIP) and estimated future payouts under 2012 equity incentive plan awards, including the TSR target award granted in 2012 for the 2012-2014 performance period (each unit equals $1). Also provided is the number of shares underlying all other stock awards, composed of RSU and non-qualified stock option awards. The table also provides the exercise price of the non-qualified stock option awards, reflecting the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the grant date and the grant date fair value of each equity award computed under FASB ASC Topic 718. The compensation plans under which the grants in the following table were made are described in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis and include the AIP, TSR Awards, RSU awards, and non-qualified stock options awards.

 

Name   Action
Date
      Grant
  Date
    Estimated Future Payouts
Under Non-Equity Incentive
Plan Awards (1)
    Estimated Future Payouts
Under Equity Incentive Plan
Awards(2)
    All
Other
Stock
Awards:
Number
of
Shares
of Stock
or Units
(#)(3)
   

All

Other
Option
Awards:
Number of
Securities
Underlying
Options
(#)(4)

    Exercise
or Base
Price of
Option
Awards
($ /
Sh)(5)
   

Grant
Date
Fair
Value -
Equity
Incentive
Plan
Awards

($)(6)

 
      Threshold
($)
    Target
($)
    Maximum
($)
    Threshold
($)
    Target
($)
    Maximum
($)
         

Denise L. Ramos

    3/8/2012        3/8/2012        425,000        850,000        1,700,000                               
      3/8/2012        3/8/2012                    467,500        935,000        1,870,000                    935,000   
      3/8/2012        3/8/2012 (a)                              41,009                935,005   
      3/8/2012        3/8/2012                                                                136,100        22.80        935,007   

Aris C. Chicles

    3/8/2012        3/8/2012        157,500        315,000        630,000                               
      3/8/2012        3/8/2012                    105,000        210,000        420,000                    210,000   
      3/8/2012        3/8/2012 (a)                             9,211                210,011   
      3/8/2012        3/8/2012                                                                30,570        22.80        210,016   

Thomas M. Scalera

    3/8/2012        3/8/2012        150,000        300,000        600,000                               
      3/8/2012        3/8/2012                    100,000        200,000        400,000                    200,000   
      3/8/2012        3/8/2012 (a)                              8,772                200,002   
      3/8/2012        3/8/2012                                                                29,115        22.80        200,020   

Robert J. Pagano, Jr.

    3/8/2012        3/8/2012        100,000        200,000        400,000                               
      3/8/2012        3/8/2012                    66,650        133,300        266,600                    133,300   
      3/8/2012        3/8/2012 (a)                              5,848                133,334   
      3/8/2012        3/8/2012                                                                19,410        22.80        133,347   

Luca Savi

    3/8/2012        3/8/2012        109,610        219,219        438,438                               
      3/8/2012        3/8/2012                    45,650        91,300        182,600                    91,300   
      3/8/2012        3/8/2012 (a)                              4,006                91,337   
      3/8/2012        3/8/2012                                                                13,295        22.80        91,337   

Thomas Korber

    3/8/2012        3/8/2012        71,042        142,083        284,166                               
      3/8/2012        3/8/2012                    60,850        121,700        243,400                    121,700   
      3/8/2012        3/8/2012 (a)                              5,336                121,661   
      3/8/2012        3/8/2012                                                                17,710        22.80        121,668   

William E. Taylor

    3/8/2012        3/8/2012        75,150        150,300        300,600                               
      3/8/2012        3/8/2012                    55,650        111,300        222,600                    111,300   
      3/8/2012        3/8/2012 (a)                              4,883                111,332   
      3/8/2012        3/8/2012                                                                16,210        22.80        111,363   

 

(1) Amounts reflect the threshold, target and maximum payment levels, respectively, if an award payout is achieved under the Company’s AIP. These potential payments are based on achievement of specific performance metrics and are completely at risk. The AIP target award is computed based upon the applicable range of net estimated payments denominated in dollars where the target award is equal to 100% of the award potential, the threshold is equal to 50% of target and the maximum is equal to 200% of target. Zero payment is possible for below threshold performance. Amounts for Ms. Ramos and Messrs. Chicles, Scalera, Pagano, Savi, Korber and Taylor for the AIP reflect the threshold, target and maximum payment levels.

 

(2) Amounts reflect the threshold, target and maximum payment levels, respectively, if an award payout is achieved, under the Company’s TSR Plan for the 2012-14 TSR Award Period described in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis under the heading “Elements of Compensation — TSR Awards Component.” Each unit under the TSR Plan equals $1.

 

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(3) Amounts reflect the number of RSU awards granted in 2012 to the NEOs.

 

(4) Amounts reflect the number of non-qualified stock options granted in 2012 to the NEOs.

 

(5) The option exercise price for non-qualified stock options granted in 2012 was the closing price of ITT common stock on the date the non-qualified stock options were granted.

 

(6) Amounts in this column represent the aggregate grant date fair value computed in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718 for TSR target awards, RSU awards, and non-qualified stock option awards granted to the NEOs in 2012. A discussion of assumptions relating to option awards may be found in Note 17 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in the Company’s 2012 Form 10-K.

 

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Outstanding Equity Awards at 2012 Fiscal Year End

 

Name

         Option Awards     Stock Awards  
 

Grant Date

(mm/dd/yyyy)

   

Number of

Securities

Underlying

Unexercised

Options (#)

Exercisable(1)

   

Number of

Securities

Underlying

Unexercised

Options (#)

Unexercisable

   

Equity Incentive

Plan Awards:

Number of

Securities

Underlying

Unexercised

Unearned

Options

(#)

   

Option

Exercise

Price

($)

   

Option

Expiration

Date

    Number of
Shares or
Units of
Stock That
Have Not
Vested
(#)(2)
   

Market

Value of

Shares or

Units of

Stock That

Have Not

Vested

($)(3)

   

Equity

Incentive

Plan

Awards:

Number of

Unearned

Shares, Units

or Other

Rights That

Have Not

Vested

($)

   

Equity

Incentive

Plan

Awards:

Market

or Payout

Value of

Unearned

Shares,

Units or

Other

Rights

That

Have Not

Vested

($)

 

Denise L. Ramos

    07/02/2007        43,829                      25.75        7/2/2014        210,297        4,933,568                 
      03/10/2008        48,721                      19.82        3/10/2015                               
      03/05/2009        80,724                      12.39        3/5/2016                               
      03/05/2010               71,590               19.97        3/5/2020                               
      03/03/2011               89,643               21.53        3/3/2021                               
      11/07/2011        100,865        201,729               20.28        11/7/2021                               
      03/08/2012               136,100               22.80        03/08/2022                               

Aris C. Chicles

    03/07/2007        15,793                      21.64        3/7/2014        63,413        1,487,669                 
      03/10/2008        22,250                      19.82        3/10/2015                               
      03/05/2010               24,163               19.97        3/5/2020                               
      03/03/2011               32,217               21.53        3/3/2021                               
      11/07/2011        30,260        60,518               20.28        11/7/2021                               
      03/08/2012               30,570               22.80        3/8/2022                               

Thomas M. Scalera

    03/06/2006        5,082                      19.66        3/6/2013        31,973        750,087                 
      03/07/2007        4,286                      21.64        3/7/2014                               
      03/10/2008        5,438                      19.82        3/10/2015                               
      03/05/2009        8,868                      12.39        3/5/2016                               
      03/05/2010        4,677        2,342               19.97        3/5/2020                               
      03/03/2011        3,102        6,208               21.53        3/3/2021                               
      11/07/2011        16,643        33,285               20.28        11/7/2021                               
      03/08/2012               29,115               22.80        3/8/2022                               

Robert J. Pagano, Jr.

    08/09/2004        10,716                      14.29        8/9/2014        48,058        1,127,441                 
      03/07/2007        19,169                      21.64        3/7/2014                               
      03/10/2008        21,018                      19.82        3/10/2015                               
      03/05/2009        33,851                      12.39        3/5/2016                               
      03/05/2010        16,779        8,392               19.97        3/5/2020                               
      03/03/2011        8,268        16,541               21.53        3/3/2021                               
      11/07/2011        14,410        28,818               20.28        11/7/2021                               
      03/08/2012               19,410               22.80        3/8/2022                               

Luca Savi

    03/08/2012               13,295               22.80        3/8/2022        4,006        93,981                 

Thomas F. Korber

    11/07/2011        7,205        14,409          20.28        11/7/2021        12,732        298,693                 
      03/08/2012               17,710                22.80        3/8/2022                               

William E. Taylor

    03/07/2007        15,793                      21.64        3/7/2014        29,698        696,715                 
      03/10/2008        14,829                      19.82        3/10/2015                               
      03/05/2009        23,925                      12.39