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Archer-Daniels-Midland Company
Supplement to Proxy Statement for the 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be Held on May 23, 2024
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Explanatory Note
This proxy statement supplement dated April 30, 2024 (this “Supplement”) supplements and amends the definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A (the “Proxy Statement”) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by Archer-Daniels-Midland Company (“ADM,” the “Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) on April 10, 2024, relating to our 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on May 23, 2024 (the “Annual Meeting”).
Following the filing of the Proxy Statement, ADM and Vikram Luthar, the Company’s former Chief Financial Officer who was on administrative leave at the time the Proxy Statement was filed, entered into a Transition Agreement (the “Transition Agreement”), dated as of April 19, 2024, which provides for certain compensation actions, some of which impact the disclosures in the Proxy Statement. As a result, we are providing this Supplement to include a description of the Transition Agreement in the Proxy Statement and to update certain compensation tables and related information in the Proxy Statement as they relate to Mr. Luthar.
Except as specifically set forth herein, this Supplement does not otherwise modify or update any other disclosures presented in the Proxy Statement. We encourage you to read this Supplement carefully and in its entirety, together with the Proxy Statement. Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Supplement have the meanings set forth in the Proxy Statement.
If you have already voted by Internet, telephone, or mail, you do not need to take any action unless you wish to change your vote. Proxy voting instructions already returned by stockholders (via Internet, telephone, or mail) will remain valid and will be voted at the Annual Meeting unless revoked. Important information regarding how to vote your shares and revoke proxies is available in the Proxy Statement under the caption “General Information About the Annual Meeting and Voting – Commonly Asked Questions and Answers about the Annual Meeting – How do I vote my shares and what can I do if I change my mind after I vote my shares?” on page 6 of the Proxy Statement.
Transition Agreement
The Transition Agreement provides that Mr. Luthar will resign effective September 30, 2024 (unless an earlier date is mutually agreed between the Company and Mr. Luthar) (the period between the date of the Transition Agreement and such resignation date is referred to herein as the “Transition Period”). During the Transition Period, Mr. Luthar will be available to assist the Company and provide transitional support as needed, as a
 
non-executive
 
employee.
In determining to enter into the Transition Agreement and making the compensation determinations for Mr. Luthar described below, the Board of Directors and the Compensation and Succession Committee considered the obligations of Mr. Luthar under the Transition Agreement, which, among other things, require Mr. Luthar to assist in transition and cooperate with the Company during the Transition Period and thereafter, return any Company property, and comply with his confidentiality obligations, a
 
non-disparagement
 
provision and the restrictive covenants applicable under the equity award agreements to which he is a party, in addition to being subject to a release of any claims against the Company.
Pursuant to the Transition Agreement, Mr. Luthar will receive a payment under the Company’s 2023 annual cash incentive program in the amount of $743,419. As disclosed in the Proxy Statement, awards under the 2023 annual cash incentive program were based on both Company performance (75% weight) and individual performance (25% weight). For 2023, the Compensation and Succession Committee determined that ADM attained results leading to an overall Company performance portion payout of 95.9% of target. In connection with the Transition Agreement, the Compensation and Succession Committee determined that Mr. Luthar would not receive any payout for his individual performance component of the 2023 annual cash incentive program. As a result, the Compensation and Succession Committee approved a total payout for Mr. Luthar of $743,419, which was 95.9% of his target cash incentive opportunity of $775,000 and which, as discussed above and in the Proxy Statement, is based solely on the same Company performance payout of 95.9% of target which was taken into account in calculating the annual cash incentive payments for all of the other named executive officers. Such amount will be paid to Mr. Luthar within 30 days following April 27, 2024.
As discussed in the Proxy Statement, in March 2024, the Compensation and Succession Committee determined that the performance share units (“PSUs”) granted in 2021 with a three-year performance period of 2021 – 2023 (the “2021 PSUs”) were earned at 100% of target. Because Mr. Luthar was on administrative leave when that determination was made, the Compensation and Succession Committee did not approve any earned 2021 PSUs for him at that time. In connection with the Transition Agreement, the Compensation and Succession Committee approved that Mr. Luthar’s 2021 PSUs were also earned at 100% of target (which, as discussed above and in the Proxy Statement, is the same percentage of target applied to the 2021 PSUs for all of the other named executive officers who had been granted 2021 PSUs), which equaled 7,318 PSUs. Such PSUs were deemed earned and vested as of April 27, 2024.
 
  
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The Transition Agreement provides that while employed during the Transition Period, Mr. Luthar will continue to be paid his annual base salary at the current rate of $775,008, and will be eligible to continue to participate in the Company’s benefit plans subject to their terms. Mr. Luthar has not been awarded any new ADM equity awards in 2024 and no new equity awards are contemplated by the Transition Agreement. Following his resignation date, consistent with the Company’s guidelines under the cash incentive plan and the terms of the equity award agreements applicable upon retirement (the age and service requirements of which Mr. Luthar has met), Mr. Luthar will be eligible to receive a prorated 2024 annual cash performance incentive payment (based solely on Company performance metrics and provided he remains an employee through July 1, 2024) and retirement treatment for purposes of his outstanding ADM equity awards. The foregoing compensation and benefits are subject to the terms of the Transition Agreement, a copy of which was filed as an exhibit to the Form
 
8-K
 
that ADM filed with the SEC on April 22, 2024.
Compensation Table Updates
Certain of the compensation actions related to Mr. Luthar as provided in the Transition Agreement impact his 2023 compensation as disclosed in the Proxy Statement. As a result, we are providing the following updated tables and related footnotes from the Proxy Statement, which update disclosures related to Mr. Luthar as follows:
 
 
 
reproducing the Summary Compensation Table, set forth on page 58 of the Proxy Statement, with changes for fiscal year 2023 information for Mr. Luthar in the columns titled
 
“Non-Equity
 
Incentive Plan Compensation” and “Total,” as well as the removal of a sentence in footnote (3), in each case to reflect the determination and payment of Mr. Luthar’s 2023 annual cash incentive since the filing date of the Proxy Statement;
 
 
 
reproducing the Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year 2023
 
Year-End
 
table, set forth on page 62 of the Proxy Statement, with changes to Mr. Luthar’s amounts in the columns titled “Equity Incentive Plan Awards: Number of Unearned Shares, Units or Other Rights That Have Not Vested” and “Equity Incentive Plan Awards: Market or Payout Value of Unearned Shares, Units or Other Rights That Have Not Vested,” as well as information related to Mr. Luthar’s PSUs in footnote (4) to such table, in each case to reflect the number of Mr. Luthar’s 2021 PSUs that have been determined to have been earned since the filing date of the Proxy Statement;
 
 
 
reproducing the Option Exercises and Stock Vested During Fiscal Year 2023 table, set forth on page 63 of the Proxy Statement, with changes to Mr. Luthar’s amounts in the columns titled “Number of Shares Acquired on Vesting” and “Value Realized on Vesting” and the removal of a sentence in footnote (2), in each case to reflect the number of Mr. Luthar’s 2021 PSUs that have been determined to have been earned since the filing date of the Proxy Statement; and
 
 
 
reproducing the Pay Versus Performance section beginning on page 71 of the Proxy Statement, to update the information regarding the
 
Non-PEO
 
NEOs to reflect the updated total compensation of Mr. Luthar for 2023 as reported in the updated Summary Compensation Table included in this Supplement.
This updated information is provided below and replaces the information originally included in the Proxy Statement in its entirety.
Please note that we are not reproducing the table on page 69 in the “Termination of Employment and Change in Control Arrangements” section of the Proxy Statement, since the amounts shown in that table in the row titled “Vesting of nonvested PSU awards” under Mr. Luthar’s name, in the columns titled “Death” and “Change in Control
 
(Non-Assumption
 
of Awards or Involuntary Termination Without Cause or Termination for Good Reason)” were calculated using the target number of 2021 PSUs. Since it has been subsequently determined that Mr. Luthar’s 2021 PSUs were earned at the target level, no changes or updates to those amounts are necessary.
 
 
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Summary Compensation Table

The following table summarizes the compensation for the fiscal years noted of our named executive officers.

 

Name and

Principal Position

Year Salary ($) Bonus ($)(1)

Stock
Awards

($)(2)

Non-Equity
Incentive Plan
Compensation
($)(3)
Change
in Pension
Value and
Nonqualified
Deferred
Compensation
Earnings ($)(4)

All Other
Compensation

($)(5)

Total ($)

 

J. R. LUCIANO

Board Chair, CEO and
President

  2023   1,482,918   —    17,919,686   3,609,611   117,551   1,284,902   24,414,668
  2022   1,429,174   —    17,727,259   4,712,540   —    880,205   24,749,178
  2021   1,400,004   —    15,939,571   5,320,000   59,843   789,423   23,508,841

 

V. LUTHAR(6)

Former Senior Vice President
and Chief Financial
Officer

  2023   770,840   —    3,492,888   743,419    93,909   158,604   5,259,660
  2022   704,798   —    2,411,505   1,231,500   —    90,624   4,438,428

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

R. B. JONES(7)

Senior Vice President,
General Counsel and
Secretary

  2023   236,091   630,000   5,620,122   292,237   7,047   248,340   7,033,837

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

G. A. MORRIS

Senior Vice President
and President,
Agricultural Services
and Oilseeds

  2023   714,000   —    3,239,765   863,405   214,426   241,841   5,273,437
  2022   711,668   —    3,223,194   1,172,388   —    204,083   5,311,334
  2021   695,840   —    3,187,979   1,330,000   —    203,404   5,417,223

 

C. M. CUDDY(8)

Senior Vice President
and President,
Carbohydrate Solutions

  2023   660,834   —    3,138,499   801,733   171,259   237,598   5,009,923
  2022   650,004   —    3,223,194   1,067,300   —    177,288   5,117,787

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

V. F. MACCIOCCHI(9) 

Former Senior Vice President,
President, Nutrition, and

Chief Sales and Marketing
Officer

  2023   714,000   —    3,239,765   684,905   51,734   218,435   4,908,839
  2022   711,668   —    5,245,225   1,100,988   —    196,351   7,254,232
  2021   695,840   —    3,187,979   1,295,000   24,191   206,514   5,409,524

 

(1)

The amount reported in this column represents a one-time sign-on bonus for Ms. Jones, intended to replace the prorated 2023 annual cash incentive that she forfeited from her prior employer to join the Company, which amount was paid in early 2024.

 

(2)

Stock awards in 2023 consisted of RSU awards and PSU awards. The amounts reported in this column represent the aggregate grant date fair value of the RSU awards for fiscal years 2023, 2022, and 2021 and of the target level of the PSU awards for fiscal years 2023, 2022 and 2021. We calculated these amounts in accordance with the provisions of

 

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  FASB ASC Topic 718 utilizing the assumptions discussed in Note 11 to our financial statements in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. The grant date fair value of the 2023 RSUs and the grant date fair value of the 2023 PSUs if target performance and maximum performance is achieved are as follows:

 

    PSUs

Name

RSUs Target Maximum

J. R. Luciano

$ 7,167,907 $ 10,751,779 $ 21,503,558

V. Luthar

$ 1,397,155 $ 2,095,733 $ 4,191,466

R. B. Jones

$ 4,240,116 $ 1,380,006 $ 2,760,012

G. A. Morris

$ 1,295,890 $ 1,943,875 $ 3,887,750

C. M. Cuddy

$ 1,255,416 $ 1,883,083 $ 3,766,166

V. F. Macciocchi

$ 1,295,890 $ 1,943,875 $ 3,887,750

 

(3)

The amounts reported in this column represent amounts earned under our annual incentive plan during each of the respective fiscal periods shown. In each case, the amounts were paid after the close of the applicable fiscal period.

 

(4)

The amounts reported in this column for 2023 represent the aggregate change in actuarial present value of each named executive officer’s accumulated benefit under all defined benefit and actuarial pension plans from December 31, 2022 to December 31, 2023, using the same assumptions used for financial reporting purposes except that retirement age is assumed to be the normal retirement age (65) specified in the plans. No NEO received above market or preferential earnings on deferred compensation. To derive the change in pension value for financial reporting purposes, the assumptions used to value pension liabilities on December 31, 2023 were an interest rate of 4.96% for the ADM Retirement Plan, an interest rate of 4.84% for the ADM Supplemental Retirement Plan, and mortality was determined using the PRI-2012 mortality table, with a white collar adjustment, projected generationally using Scale MP-2021. The assumptions used to value pension liabilities on December 31, 2022 were an interest rate of 5.14% for the ADM Retirement Plan, an interest rate of 5.02% for the ADM Supplemental Retirement Plan, and mortality was determined using the PRI-2012 mortality table, with a white collar adjustment, projected generationally using Scale MP-2021.

 

(5)

The amounts reported in this column for 2023 include costs for use of company-leased aircraft and spousal travel, relocation stipend, value of company-provided life insurance, imputed value of company-provided life insurance, the value of health insurance company-paid premiums, costs for executive healthcare services, dividend equivalents paid on unvested RSUs, accrued dividends for unvested 2023 PSUs (dividends were credited starting with the 2023 PSUs), company contributions under the 401(k) and ESOP, and charitable gifts pursuant to the Company’s matching charitable gift program. In 2023, we began making personal financial planning services available to our executive officers, but because such services are provided by the provider of other services to the Company, and such provider does not charge any additional amounts for the individual financial planning services to our executive officers, there is no incremental cost to the Company for such services. Specific perquisites and other items applicable to each NEO listed are identified below by an “X”. Where a perquisite exceeded $10,000 for an individual, the dollar amount is given.

 

Name

   Personal
Aircraft
Use and
Spousal
Travel ($)
    Relocation
Stipend ($)
    Imputed
Income
    Health
Insurance
Company
Paid
Premiums &
Company-
Provided
Life
Insurance
($)
    Executive
Healthcare
Services
  Dividend
Equivalents
Paid on
Unvested
RSUs and
Accrued on
Unvested
2023 PSUs
($)
    Matching
Charitable
Gifts
    401(k)
Company
Contributions
($)
 

J. R. Luciano

     340,716       —        X       15,714     X     902,498         X         16,500  

V. Luthar

     —        —        X       21,595     X     114,847         X         16,500  

R. B. Jones

     —        200,000       X         X           32,062       —        8,633  

G. A. Morris

     —        —        X       21,510     X     175,149       25,000       16,500  

C. M. Cuddy

     —        —        X       13,801     X     167,672       36,116       16,500  

V. F. Macciocchi

     —        —        X       21,510     X     175,149       —        16,500  

Aggregate incremental cost to our Company of perquisites and personal benefits is determined as follows. In the case of payment of expenses related to items such as executive healthcare services, incremental cost is determined by the amounts paid to third-party providers. In the case of personal use of company-leased aircraft, incremental cost is based solely on variable costs under the agreements with the lessor of the aircraft, and does not include fixed or other costs.

 

(6)

Mr. Luthar was appointed Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer on April 7, 2022. As permitted by SEC rules, because 2022 was Mr. Luthar’s first year as an NEO, the compensation paid to him prior to 2022 is not included in this table. Mr. Luthar was no longer an executive officer of the Company as of April 19, 2024.

 

(7)

Ms. Jones joined the Company as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary on September 5, 2023.

 

(8)

Mr. Cuddy was not an NEO in 2021.

 

(9)

Mr. Macciocchi was no longer an executive officer of the Company as of November 13, 2023, but remained employed by the Company in a transition support role until his retirement from the Company on December 31, 2023.

 

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Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year 2023 Year-End

The following table summarizes information regarding unexercised stock options, unvested RSUs, and unearned PSUs and PRSUs for the named executive officers as of December 31, 2023.

 

    OPTION AWARDS   STOCK AWARDS

Name

Grant
Date
Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options (#)
Exercisable
Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options (#)
Unexercisable(1)
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
(#)(4)

Equity
Incentive
Plan
Awards:
Market or
Payout
Value of
Unearned
Shares,
Units or
Other
Rights

That

Have Not
Vested
($)(3)

J. R. LUCIANO

  2-11-2016   581,099   —    33.18   2-11-2026

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  2-12-2015   324,821   —    46.92   2-12-2025

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  325,940   23,539,387   269,396   19,455,779

V. LUTHAR

  2-11-2016   28,366   —    33.18   2-11-2026

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  35,354   2,553,266   42,054   3,037,140

R. B. JONES

  —    —    —    —    — 

 

 

 

  53,754   3,882,114   17,495   1,263,489

G.A. MORRIS

  —    —    —    —    — 

 

 

 

  61,833   4,465,579   48,847   3,527,730

C. M. CUDDY

  —    —    —    —    — 

 

 

 

  61,337   4,429,758   48,102   3,473,926

V. F. MACCIOCCHI

  —    —    —    —    — 

 

 

 

  61,833   4,465,579   75,012   5,417,367

 

(1)

Stock option awards vest at a rate of 20% of the subject shares per year on each of the first five anniversaries of the grant date.

 

(2)

The RSUs reported in this column vest on the dates and in the amounts set forth below.

 

     Restricted Stock Units Vesting On:  

Name

   2/9/24      2/11/24      9/5/24      2/9/25      2/10/25      4/11/25      9/5/25      2/9/26      9/5/26  

J. R. Luciano

     29,867        146,342        —         28,988        91,756        —         —         28,987        —   

V. Luthar

     5,822        7,318        —         5,650        4,171        6,743        —         5,650        —   

R. B. Jones

     —         —         25,011        —         —         —         24,894        —         3,849  

G. A. Morris

     5,400        29,269        —         5,241        16,683        —         —         5,240        —   

C. M. Cuddy

     5,231        29,269        —         5,077        16,683        —         —         5,077        —   

V. F. Macciocchi

     5,400        29,269        —         5,241        16,683        —         —         5,240        —   

 

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(3)

Based on the closing market price of a share of our common stock on the New York Stock Exchange on December 29, 2023, the last trading day of 2023, which was $72.22.

 

(4)

The awards reported in this column represent 2022 PSU, 2022 PRSU and 2023 PSU awards that each will vest at the end of the three-year performance period. The number of PSUs that the executive officer will receive is dependent upon the achievement of certain financial metrics approved by the Compensation and Succession Committee measuring: in the case of the 2022 PSUs and the 2023 PSUs, Adjusted ROIC, Adjusted EPS and a two-goal ESG modifier; and in the case of the PRSUs, metrics related to the Company’s Nutrition segment. The amount of PSUs and PRSUs shown is the target number of units that could be earned and paid out in shares.

 

This table does not include the 2021 PSU awards that were earned for the 2021-2023 performance period, because those earned PSUs were not subject to an additional service-based vesting period and instead vested upon the Compensation and Succession Committee’s determination of the number of PSUs earned. The earned 2021 PSUs are reported in the “Option Exercises and Stock Vested During Fiscal Year 2023” table.

 

The PSUs and PRSUs reported in this column have the following performance periods in the following amounts.

 

  Performance Share Units/PRSUs:

Name

Performance Period

1/1/22 to 12/31/24

Performance Period

1/1/23 to 12/31/25

J. R. Luciano

  137,634   131,762

V. Luthar

  16,371   25,683

R. B. Jones

  —    17,495

G. A. Morris

  25,025   23,822

C. M. Cuddy

  25,025   23,077

V. F. Macciocchi

  51,190 (a)    23,822

 

(a)

Of this amount, 26,165 represent PRSUs that Mr. Macciocchi forfeited upon his retirement from the Company on December 31, 2023. All other equity awards held by Mr. Macciocchi as of December 31, 2023 continue to vest in accordance with their original vesting schedule.

Option Exercises and Stock Vested During Fiscal Year 2023

The following table summarizes information regarding stock options exercised by the named executive officers during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023 and RSU and PSU awards to the named executive officers that vested during that same period.

 

  OPTION AWARDS   STOCK AWARDS

Name

Number of Shares

Acquired on Exercise (#)

Value Realized
on Exercise ($)(1)
 

Number of Shares

Acquired On Vesting (#)(2)

Value Realized
on Vesting ($)(3)

J. R. LUCIANO

  —    — 

 

 

 

  321,086   23,024,279

V. LUTHAR

  —    — 

 

 

 

  18,386   1,348,384

R. B. JONES

  —    — 

 

 

 

  —    — 

G. A. MORRIS

  —    — 

 

 

 

  75,868   5,561,256

C. M. CUDDY

  —    — 

 

 

 

  64,218   4,604,907

V. F. MACCIOCCHI

  —    — 

 

 

 

  75,868   5,561,256

 

(1)

Represents the difference between the market value of the shares acquired upon exercise (calculated using the closing sale price of the shares on the NYSE on the date preceding the exercise date) and the aggregate exercise price of the shares acquired.

 

(2)

Reflects vesting of the 2020 RSUs during 2023, and the number of 2021 PSUs that were earned for the 2021-2023 performance period and vested upon the effectiveness of the Compensation and Succession Committee’s determination of the number of PSUs earned.

 

(3)

Represents the market value of the shares issued in settlement of 2020 RSU and 2021 PSU awards on the date the awards vested, calculated using the closing sale price reported on the NYSE on the trading date immediately prior to the vesting date, before shares were withheld for taxes.

 

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Pay Versus Performance
PAY VERSUS PERFORMANCE TABLE
The following table sets forth compensation information of our CEO (the “PEO”) and other NEOs (the
“Non-PEO
NEOs”), on an average basis, along with total shareholder return, net income, and ROIC performance results for our fiscal years 2023, 2022, 2021 and 2020. For additional information regarding the Company’s
pay-for-performance
philosophy and compensation objectives, including emphasizing multiple performance factors tied to stockholder value creation over short and long-term time horizons, refer to the Compensation Discussion and Analysis (“CD&A”).
 
Fiscal Year
Summary
Compensation
Table (SCT)
Total For PEO
1
($)
Compensation
Actually Paid
(CAP) to PEO
2
($)
Average
Summary
Compensation
Table Total
for
Non-PEO

NEOs
1
($)
Average
Compensation
Actually Paid
to
Non-PEO

NEOs
2
($)
Value of Initial Fixed
$100 Investment
Based On:
Net Income
($)
Company
Selected
Measure:
Adjusted
ROIC
4
Total
Shareholder
Return
(TSR)
3
($)
Peer
Group
TSR
3
($)
2023
 
24,414,668
 
(271,382
)
 
5,497,139
 
2,081,427
 
72.00
 
65.40
 
3,483,000,000
 
12.2
%
2022
 
24,749,178
 
65,662,660
 
5,891,112
 
14,567,967
 
116.10
 
24.40
 
4,340,000,000
 
13.6
%
2021
 
23,508,841
 
60,063,855
 
6,078,204
 
15,161,710
 
54.40
 
57.20
 
2,709,000,000
 
10.0
%
2020
 
22,749,628
 
33,167,553
 
7,169,286
 
9,758,997
 
12.50
 
21.50
 
1,772,000,000
 
7.7
%
 
(1)
For each of 2023, 2022, 2021 and 2020, our PEO was Juan Luciano. For each of 2021 and 2020, the
Non-PEO
NEOs were Ray Young, Vincent Macciocchi, Gregory Morris, and Joseph Taets. For 2022, the
Non-PEO
NEOs included the same NEOs as in 2021 and 2020, as well as Vikram Luthar and Christopher Cuddy. For 2023, the
Non-PEO
NEOs were Vikram Luthar, Regina Jones, Gregory Morris, Christopher Cuddy and Vincent Macciocchi.
 
(2)
The dollar amounts reported represent the Compensation Actually Paid (“CAP”) to Mr. Luciano and the
Non-PEO
NEOs in accordance with, and using the adjustments set forth in, Item 402(v) of Regulation
S-K.
The following adjustments related to pension plans and equity awards were made to their total compensation each year as reported in the SCT to determine the CAP:
 
Reconciliation of PEO Summary Compensation Table Total to Compensation Actually Paid
 
Fiscal Year
Reported
SCT Total
($)
Reported Value
of Equity
Awards
($)
Equity Award
Adjustments
($)
Dividends Paid
or Accrued
on Unvested
Shares and
Stock Options
($)
Reported
Change in the
Actuarial
Present Value of
Pension Benefits
($)
Pension Benefit
Adjustments
($)
Compensation
Actually Paid
($)
2023
 
24,414,668
 
(17,919,686
)
 
(7,597,412
)
 
902,498
 
(117,551
)
 
46,100
 
(271,382
)
2022
 
24,749,178
 
(17,727,259
)
 
57,902,844
 
689,008
 
— 
 
48,889
 
65,662,660
2021
 
23,508,841
 
(15,939,571
)
 
51,787,958
 
718,567
 
(59,843
)
 
47,903
 
60,063,855
2020
 
22,749,628
 
(15,940,148
)
 
25,738,557
 
692,287
 
(112,853
)
 
40,082
 
33,167,553
 
  
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Reconciliation of
Non-PEO
NEOs Summary Compensation Table Total to Compensation Actually Paid
 
Fiscal Year
Reported
SCT Total
($)
Reported Value
of Equity
Awards
($)
Equity Award
Adjustments
($)
Dividends Paid
or Accrued
on Unvested
Shares and
Stock Options
($)
Reported
Change in the
Actuarial
Present Value of
Pension Benefits
($)
Pension Benefit
Adjustments
($)
Compensation
Actually Paid
($)
2023
 
5,497,139
 
(3,746,208
)
 
288,332
 
132,976
 
(107,675
)
 
16,864
 
2,081,427
2022
 
5,891,112
 
(3,657,711
)
 
12,165,647
 
143,963
 
— 
 
24,956
 
14,567,967
2021
 
6,078,204
 
(3,533,337
)
 
12,401,366
 
184,138
 
(14,810
)
 
46,149
 
15,161,710
2020
 
7,169,286
 
(4,556,257
)
 
7,322,254
 
179,588
 
(398,558
)
 
42,685
 
9,758,997
 
(3)
Our peer group for the calculation of TSR is the S&P 100, which is the industry index used to show our performance in our CD&A. TSR, in the case of both the Company and our peer group, reflects the cumulative return on $100 as if invested on December 31, 2019, including reinvestment of any dividends, and is rounded to the nearest tenth.
 
(4)
Our company selected measure, which we believe represents the most important financial performance measure (that is not otherwise required to be disclosed in the table) used by the Company to link CAP to the NEOs for 2023 to company performance, is Adjusted ROIC. Adjusted ROIC is one of the metrics under both the 2023 annual cash incentive program and the 2023 PSUs. Adjusted ROIC (return on invested capital, adjusted to exclude the impact of certain items) is a
non-GAAP
financial measure. Annex A to the Proxy Statement provides a more detailed definition of this term, a reconciliation to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure, and related disclosures about the use of this
non-GAAP
financial measure.
 
In order to calculate CAP, the following amounts were excluded from or added to the SCT total compensation:
 
Reconciliation of the Pension and Equity Award Adjustments for the PEO’s Compensation Actually Paid
 
Fiscal Year
Reported
SCT Total
($)
Pension & Equity
amounts reported in
SCT
($)
Pension value
attributable to
covered years’
service and any
change in pension
value attributable
to plan amendments
made in covered
year
($)
Dividends paid or
accrued on
unvested shares
and stock options
($)
Change in fair value
related to equity
awards
a,b

($)
CAP
($)
2023
 
24,414,668
 
(18,037,237
)
 
46,100
 
902,498
 
(7,597,412
)
 
(271,382
)
2022
 
24,749,178
 
(17,727,259
)
 
48,889
 
689,008
 
57,902,844
 
65,662,660
2021
 
23,508,841
 
(15,999,414
)
 
47,903
 
718,567
 
51,787,958
 
60,063,855
2020
 
22,749,628
 
(16,053,001
)
 
40,082
 
692,287
 
25,738,557
 
33,167,553
 
Reconciliation of the Pension and Equity Award Adjustments for the Average of
Non-PEO
NEO’s Compensation Actually Paid
 
Fiscal Year
Reported
SCT Total
($)
Pension & Equity
amounts reported in
SCT
($)
Pension value
attributable to
covered years’
service and any
change in pension
value attributable
to plan amendments
made in covered
year
($)
Dividends paid or
accrued on
unvested shares
and stock options
($)
Change in fair value
related to equity
awards
a,b

($)
CAP
($)
2023
 
5,497,139
 
(3,853,883
)
 
16,864
 
132,976
 
288,332
 
2,081,427
2022
 
5,891,112
 
(3,657,711
)
 
24,956
 
143,963
 
12,165,647
 
14,567,967
2021
 
6,078,204
 
(3,548,148
)
 
46,149
 
184,138
 
12,401,366
 
15,161,710
2020
 
7,169,286
 
(4,954,815
)
 
42,685
 
179,588
 
7,322,254
 
9,758,997
 
(a)
With respect to performance-based equity awards, change in fair value is based on the probable outcome of the related performance metrics.
 
(b)
The amounts deducted or added are as follows to determine the equity award adjustments for year-over-year change in fair value:
 
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PEO
 
Fiscal Year
Fair Value at
Covered Year-
End of Equity
Awards
Granted in
Covered Year
Year-over-Year
Change in Fair
Value of
Awards
Granted in
Prior Years that
are Unvested
at End of
Covered Year
Fair Value as
of Vesting
Date of Equity
Awards
Granted and
Vested in the
Covered Year
Change in Fair
Value of Equity
Awards
Granted in
Prior Years
that Vested in
the Covered
Year
Fair Value at
End of the
Prior Year of
Prior Year
Equity Awards
that Failed to
Meet Vesting
Conditions in
the Covered
Year
Value of
Dividends or
other Earnings
Paid or Accrued
on Stock or
Option Awards
not Otherwise
Reflected in Fair
Value or Total
Compensation
Total Equity
Award
Adjustments
2023
 
23,167,914
 
(25,124,590
)
 
 
(5,640,736
)
 
 
 
(7,597,412
)
2022
 
29,050,156
 
24,982,970
 
 
3,869,718
 
 
 
57,902,844
2021
 
29,297,900
 
19,489,626
 
 
3,000,433
 
 
 
51,787,958
2020
 
25,686,592
 
408,760
 
 
(356,795
)
 
 
 
25,738,557
Average
Non-PEO
NEOs
 
Fiscal Year
Fair Value at
Covered Year-
End of Equity
Awards
Granted in
Covered Year
Year-over-Year

Change in Fair
Value of
Awards
Granted in
Prior Years that
are Unvested
at End of
Covered Year
Fair Value as
of Vesting
Date of Equity
Awards
Granted and
Vested in the
Covered Year
Change in Fair
Value of Equity
Awards
Granted in
Prior Years
that Vested in
the Covered
Year
Fair Value at
End of the
Prior Year of
Equity Awards
that Failed to
Meet Vesting
Conditions in
the Covered
Year
Value of
Dividends or
other Earnings
Paid or Accrued
on Stock or
Option Awards
not Otherwise
Reflected in Fair
Value or Total
Compensation
Total Equity
Award
Adjustments
2023
 
4,605,203
 
(3,418,100
)
 
 
(898,772
)
 
 
 
288,332
2022
 
6,009,503
 
5,340,024
 
 
816,121
 
 
 
12,165,647
2021
 
6,494,489
 
5,193,596
 
 
713,281
 
 
 
12,401,366
2020
 
7,342,134
 
57,093
 
 
(76,973
)
 
 
 
7,322,254
FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE MEASURES
The three financial performance measures listed below represent the most important measures used to link compensation actually paid to the NEOs for 2023 to Company performance, as further described in the CD&A.
 
 
 
Adjusted ROIC
 
 
 
Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA)
 
 
 
Adjusted earnings per share (EPS)
 
  
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RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN COMPENSATION PAID AND PERFORMANCE
The below charts show the relationship between Compensation Actually Paid to our PEO and the average of the other NEOs (as shown in the above Pay versus Performance Table), and the following: net income, Company TSR, peer group TSR, and Adjusted ROIC.
Compensation Actually Paid versus Net Income
 
 
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Compensation Actually Paid versus Company TSR and Peer Group TSR
 
 
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*
TSR valuations are based upon a fixed value initial investment of $100 as of December 31, 2019 for determination of both peer group and Company TSR from 2020 through 2023.
 
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Compensation Actually Paid versus Adjusted ROIC*
 
 
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*
Adjusted ROIC is a
non-GAAP
financial measure. See Annex A to the Proxy Statement for a reconciliation to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure.
 
  
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