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Edison International and
Southern California Edison
Company
2015 Joint Proxy
Statement |
Notice of Annual Meeting
to be held on Thursday,
April 23, 2015
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LETTER FROM THE
EDISON INTERNATIONAL CHAIRMAN |
March 13, 2015
Dear Fellow Shareholder:
We are pleased to invite you to attend
the Edison International and Southern California Edison Company Annual Meeting
of Shareholders to be held on Thursday, April 23, 2015, at 9:00 a.m., Pacific
Time, at the Hilton Los Angeles/San Gabriel Hotel, 225 West Valley Blvd., San
Gabriel, California 91776. During the meeting, we will report on the Companys
strategy and performance, and provide an opportunity for shareholders to engage
in a dialogue with management.
The Joint Proxy Statement includes
information about our corporate governance and executive compensation program.
In particular, I would like to direct your attention to the following issues
discussed in the proxy statement:
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An overview of our key corporate
governance attributes (page 3); |
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The qualifications, experience
and diversity of our director nominees (pages 7-11);
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Our Board oversight of
cybersecurity issues (pages 14-15); |
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Our engagement with major
shareholders on corporate governance, proxy disclosure and executive
compensation (page 32); and |
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Our adoption of an incentive
compensation clawback policy for executives (page
42). |
Our Annual Report to Shareholders
includes information on our 2014 financial performance. Notably:
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Our total shareholder return was
45%, the highest among Philadelphia Utility Index companies;
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Our stock price increased 41.4%,
while the Philadelphia Utility Index increased 24.2%; and
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Our consolidated core earnings of
$4.59 per share exceeded our goal of $3.70 per
share. |
We hope that you will participate in
the Annual Meeting by attending and/or voting. Voting by any of the available
methods will ensure that you are represented at the Annual Meeting, even if you
are not present. You may vote your proxy via the Internet, by telephone, or by
mail. Please follow the instructions on the Notice of Internet Availability of
Proxy Materials that you received in the mail and/or your proxy card.
If you receive more than one copy of
the Notice or more than one proxy card, it means your shares are held in more
than one account. You should vote the shares in all of your accounts.
Please note that to vote your shares by
Internet or telephone you will need the control number on your Notice or proxy
card.
Your vote is very important to us and
to our business. Voting promptly will save us the cost of additional
solicitations. If you vote by Internet or telephone, please cast your vote by
the April 22 deadline (April 21 for shares held in the Edison 401(k) Savings
Plan).
Thank you very much for your continued interest in our
business.
Sincerely,
Theodore F. Craver,
Jr.
Chairman of the
Board,
President and Chief Executive
Officer
Edison
International
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NOTICE OF 2015
ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS |
The Edison International (EIX) and
Southern California Edison Company (SCE) Annual Meeting of Shareholders will
be held on Thursday, April 23, 2015, at 9:00 a.m., Pacific Time, at the Hilton
Los Angeles/San Gabriel Hotel, 225 West Valley Blvd., San Gabriel, California
91776, for the purpose of considering the following matters:
For EIX and SCE
shareholders:
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Election of nine Directors to the
EIX Board and ten Directors to the SCE Board. The names of the Director
nominees are as follows: |
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Jagjeet S. Bindra |
Linda G. Stuntz |
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Vanessa C.L. Chang |
William P. Sullivan |
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Theodore F. Craver, Jr. |
Ellen O. Tauscher |
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Pedro J. Pizarro* |
Peter J. Taylor |
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Richard T. Schlosberg, III |
Brett White |
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* Pedro J.
Pizarro is a director nominee for the SCE Board
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Ratification of the Appointment
of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. |
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Advisory Vote to Approve the
Companys Executive Compensation. |
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For EIX shareholders
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Shareholder Proposal Regarding
Recovery of Unearned Management
Bonuses. |
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The EIX and SCE Boards of Directors recommend you vote
FOR Items 1 through 3, and the EIX Board of Directors recommends you
vote AGAINST Item 4. |
EIX and SCE shareholders may also vote
on any other matters properly brought before the meeting. Only shareholders of
record at the close of business on February 26, 2015 are entitled to receive
notice of and to vote at the Annual Meeting. Directions to the Annual Meeting
are on the last page of the Joint Proxy Statement, which can be viewed at www.edison.com/annualmeeting.
For the Boards of Directors,
Barbara E.
Mathews
Vice President, Associate
General Counsel,
Chief Governance Officer and Corporate
Secretary
Edison
International
Southern California Edison
Company
Dated: March 13,
2015
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PROXY
STATEMENT |
Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy
Materials for the Annual Meeting to Be Held on April 23, 2015: The Proxy
Statement and Annual Report are available at
www.edison.com/annualmeeting. |
The EIX and SCE Boards of Directors are
soliciting proxies from you for use at the Annual Meeting, or at any adjournment
or postponement of the meeting. Proxies allow designated individuals to vote on
your behalf at the Annual Meeting. The proxy materials are being mailed or made
available to you via the Internet beginning on March 13, 2015.
The mailing address of the Companys
principal executive offices is 2244 Walnut Grove Avenue, Rosemead, California
91770.
Terms Used in
this Proxy Statement |
Holding shares as a registered
shareholder or of record means your shares are registered in your own name on
the Companys records. Shares held in your Dividend Reinvestment and Direct
Stock Purchase Plan account are included.
Holding shares in street name means
your shares are held in a brokerage account or through a trustee, custodian or
other third party (referred to as a nominee), and you are considered the
beneficial owner of those shares. Your name does not appear on the Companys
records as a shareholder.
401(k) Plan is the employee benefit plan known as
the Edison 401(k) Savings Plan through which participants may hold interests in
EIX shares through the EIX Stock Fund.
401(k) Plan shareholders are
participants in the 401(k) Plan who hold interests in EIX shares through the EIX
Stock Fund.
Annual Meeting means the EIX and SCE annual meetings of
shareholders, which are held jointly.
Annual Report means the EIX and SCE
2014 combined annual report on Form 10-K, which is prepared and filed with the
SEC jointly.
Board means both the EIX and SCE
Boards of Directors, unless otherwise indicated.
Committee means the applicable Board
committees of both EIX and SCE, unless otherwise indicated.
Company means both EIX and SCE,
unless otherwise indicated.
Edison Energy is a wholly-owned
subsidiary of EIX and the holding company for EIXs competitive businesses in
emerging sectors of the electric industry.
EIX is Edison
International.
EME is Edison Mission Energy, an
indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of EIX. EME was an independent power producer
that filed for bankruptcy in December 2012. In April 2014, substantially all of EMEs
assets and liabilities were discharged in bankruptcy or transferred to third
parties.
ERISA is the Employee Retirement
Income Security Act of 1974.
Notice of Internet Availability or
Notice is the notice regarding the availability on the Internet of the
Companys proxy materials, which was mailed to most shareholders in lieu of
printed copies of the proxy materials, as permitted under Securities and
Exchange Commission rules.
Proxy card means either a proxy card,
which you may receive if you are a registered shareholder, or a voting
instruction form, which you may receive if you hold shares in street name or are
a 401(k) Plan shareholder.
Proxy Statement means the EIX and SCE
proxy statements, which are prepared and filed with the SEC jointly.
SCE is Southern California Edison
Company.
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Items To Be Voted On
Proposal |
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Board Recommendation |
Item 1: Election of nine Directors to the
EIX Board and ten Directors to the SCE Board |
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EIX and SCE |
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Item 2: Ratification of the Appointment of the
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm |
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EIX and
SCE |
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Item 3: Advisory Vote to Approve the
Companys Executive Compensation |
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EIX and SCE |
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Item 4: Shareholder Proposal Regarding
Recovery of Unearned Management Bonuses. |
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EIX Only |
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AGAINST |
Our Director Nominees
Our director nominees reflect the
diversity of ethnicity, gender, skills, background and qualifications valued by
our Board. The range of tenure on our Board brings a variety of perspectives to
strategic, financial and operational deliberations.
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Director Since |
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Industry
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Ethnicity/Gender |
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Independent |
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Committee Memberships |
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Other Public Company
Boards |
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Mandatory Retirement Date |
Jagjeet S. |
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2010 |
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Energy |
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Asian/Male |
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Yes |
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Audit |
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2020 |
Bindra |
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FOSO |
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Vanessa C.L. |
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2007 |
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Accounting/ |
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Yes |
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Audit |
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2025 |
Chang |
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Real
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CEP |
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Theodore F. |
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2007 (EIX) |
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Electric Utilities |
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None |
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N/A |
Craver, Jr. |
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2008 (SCE) |
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Pedro J. |
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2014 |
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Electric
Utilities |
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No |
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None |
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Pizarro* |
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Richard T. |
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2002 |
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Communications/ |
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Yes |
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CEP |
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2017 |
Schlosberg, III |
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Publishing |
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NCG |
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Linda G. |
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2014 |
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Law |
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White/Female |
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Yes |
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FOSO |
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2 |
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2027 |
Stuntz |
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NCG |
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William P. |
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N/A |
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Information Technology/ |
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White/Male |
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Yes |
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None |
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1 |
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2022 |
Sullivan |
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Biotechnology |
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Ellen O. |
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2013 |
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Government/Finance |
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White/Female |
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Yes |
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Audit |
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2024 |
Tauscher |
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FOSO |
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Peter J. |
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2011 |
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Finance |
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African American/ |
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Yes |
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Audit |
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0 |
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2031 |
Taylor |
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Male |
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CEP |
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Brett |
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2007 |
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Commercial |
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White/Male |
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Yes |
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CEP |
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2 |
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2032 |
White** |
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Real Estate |
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NCG |
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*Mr. Pizarro is a director nominee
for the SCE Board only
**Mr. White is the Lead Director of
EIX and SCE
Audit = Audit Committee
CEP = Compensation and Executive
Personnel Committee
FOSO = Finance, Operations and
Safety Oversight Committee
NCG = Nominating/Corporate
Governance Committee
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Our Corporate Governance
Attributes
Board
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Average Age of EIX Director Nominees |
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62 |
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Average Tenure of EIX
Director Nominees (Number of Years) |
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5.3 |
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Percentage of EIX Director
Nominees Who Are Independent |
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89% |
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Percentage of EIX Director
Nominees Who Are Female |
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33% |
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Percentage of EIX Director
Nominees From Diverse Ethnic Backgrounds |
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33% |
Board
Oversight |
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Strong Independent Lead Director
Role |
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Yes |
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Independent Directors Meet Regularly Without
Management Present |
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Yes |
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Key Board Committees Composed Solely of
Independent Directors |
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Yes |
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Board Oversight of Key Enterprise Risks,
Including Cybersecurity |
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Yes |
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Board Oversight of Political
Contributions |
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Yes |
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Annual Board and Committee
Evaluations |
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Yes |
Executive Compensation |
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Majority of Executive
Compensation At Risk and Aligned with Shareholder Interests |
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Yes |
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Incentive Compensation
Clawback Policy |
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Yes |
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Anti-Hedging and
Anti-Pledging Policies |
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Yes |
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Stock Ownership Guidelines
for Directors and Executive Officers |
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Yes |
Shareholder
Rights |
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Annual Election of Directors |
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Yes |
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Majority Voting for Directors in Uncontested
Elections |
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Yes |
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Threshold for Shareholders to Convene
Special Meetings |
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10% |
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Shareholder Ability to Act By Written
Consent |
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Yes |
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Annual Advisory Vote on Executive
Compensation |
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Yes |
2014 Meetings |
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Number of Board
Meetings |
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11 |
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Number of Independent
Director Executive Sessions |
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4 |
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Percentage of Current
Directors Who Attended >75% of Applicable Board and Committee
Meetings |
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100% |
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Percentage of Current
Directors Who Attended the Annual Meeting |
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100% |
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Percentage of EIX
Shareholder Votes Cast in Favor of Executive Compensation at the |
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94% |
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Annual Meeting |
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Our Executive Compensation
Program
Please refer to the Compensation
Summary in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis section below for an
overview of our executive compensation program.
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Information About the
Meeting and Voting |
Q: What is included in the proxy
materials?
A: The proxy materials
include the Notice of Annual Meeting and Proxy Statement, the Annual Report, the
Proxy card, and the Notice of Internet Availability.
Q: Why did the Company mail a Notice of Internet
Availability instead of a printed copy of the materials?
A: Making the proxy
materials available to shareholders via the Internet saves us the cost of
printing and mailing documents and reduces the impact of the Annual Meeting on
the environment.
If you received only a Notice of
Internet Availability, you will not receive a printed copy of the proxy
materials unless you request it. The Notice includes instructions on how to
access and review the proxy materials, submit your proxy via the Internet, and
request a printed copy of proxy materials by mail.
Q: Why did some shareholders receive printed or
email copies of the proxy materials?
A: We are distributing
printed copies of the proxy materials to shareholders who have previously
requested printed copies. We are providing shareholders who have previously
requested electronic delivery of proxy materials with an email containing a link
to the website where the materials are available via the Internet.
Q: Who can vote?
A: All owners of voting
stock at the close of business on February 26, 2015 (the record date) are
entitled to vote.
On each Item of EIX business, holders of EIX Common Stock are
entitled to one vote per share. On each Item of SCE business, holders of SCE
Cumulative Preferred Stock are entitled to six votes per share and EIX, as the
holder of SCE Common Stock, is entitled to one vote per share. All shares of SCE
Common and Cumulative Preferred Stock vote together as one class.
Q: Who can attend the Annual
Meeting?
A: All
shareholders on the record date, or their duly appointed proxies, may attend the
meeting. All shareholders will be required to pass through a security inspection
area (where all packages will be subject to search) and check in at the
registration desk at the meeting. The registration desk will open at 8:00 a.m.
and meeting room doors will open at 8:30
a.m., Pacific Time. For the privacy of other attendees and to avoid distraction,
shareholders will not be permitted to use cameras or recording devices at the
meeting.
If you
are a registered shareholder or a 401(k) Plan shareholder, we will be able to
verify your share ownership from the share register with proper identification.
No admission pass is required. To be admitted as a proxy for a registered
shareholder, you must provide a written authorization from the registered
shareholder.
If
your shares are held in street name, you will need to bring proper
identification and a letter or an account statement from your broker or other
nominee reflecting your stock ownership as of the record date. To be admitted as
a proxy for a broker, you must provide a written authorization from the broker
together with a letter or account statement reflecting the brokers ownership as
of the record date. If a nominee holds the shares, you must provide a written
authorization from the nominee to the broker that is assignable, a written
authorization from the broker, and a letter or account statement reflecting the
nominees ownership as of the record date.
Individual shareholders may bring one guest to the Annual Meeting. A
shareholder that is a corporation, partnership, association or other entity is
limited to three authorized representatives at the Annual Meeting.
Q: How do I vote?
A: Your vote is important.
You can save us the expense of additional solicitations by voting promptly.
Please follow the instructions described below:
By Internet Shareholders who received a
Notice of Internet Availability may vote via the Internet by following the
instructions on the Notice. Shareholders who
received a proxy card by mail may vote via the Internet by following the
instructions on the proxy card. When voting via the Internet, all shareholders
must have available the control number included on their Notice of Internet
Availability or proxy card. Under California law, you may transmit a proxy via
the Internet.
By Telephone Registered or 401(k) Plan
shareholders may vote by telephone by calling 1-866-883-3382 and following the
recorded instructions. Most shareholders who
hold their shares in street name may vote by phone by calling the number
provided by their broker. When voting by telephone, all shareholders must have
available the control number included on their Notice of Internet Availability
or proxy card.
By Mail Shareholders who received a
printed copy of these proxy materials may vote by mail by completing, signing,
dating and returning their proxy card as
indicated.
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In Person Registered shareholders may
vote in person by attending the Annual Meeting and completing a ballot
distributed at the meeting. Shareholders who hold
their shares in street name may vote in person by attending the Annual Meeting
only if they have requested and received a legal proxy from their broker or
other nominee, and deliver the proxy to the inspector of election before or at
the meeting. 401(k) Plan shareholders may not cast votes in person at the Annual
Meeting.
Q: What is the deadline to vote and how do I
change my vote?
A: If you are a
registered shareholder, the inspector of election will accept your proxy by
telephone or via the Internet until 9:00 p.m., Pacific Time, on April 22, 2015,
and by mail if it is received by the inspector of election before the polls
close at the Annual Meeting. Registered shareholders may change their vote prior
to the deadline by writing to the Corporate Secretary at the address above (so
that it is received prior to the deadline), voting again by mail, telephone or
the Internet, or voting in person at the Annual Meeting.
If you hold
shares in street name, most brokers will accept your proxy by telephone or the
Internet until 9:00 p.m., Pacific Time, on April 22, 2015, and by mail if it is
received by your brokers designated agent by 9:00 a.m., Pacific Time, on April
23, 2015. Contact your broker or other nominee before the Annual Meeting to
determine the actual deadline and whether and how you can change your
vote.
If you are a 401(k) Plan shareholder,
your proxy must be received by 9:00 p.m., Pacific Time, on April 21, 2015 for
the 401(k) Plan trustee to vote your shares. 401(k) Plan shareholders may change
their vote at any time prior to this deadline by voting again. The last vote
received within this timeframe will be the vote that is counted.
Q: What does it mean if I get more than one Notice
of Internet Availability or proxy card?
A: It indicates that your
shares are held in more than one account, such as two brokerage accounts, or you
hold both registered and street name shares, or you hold shares in both EIX and
SCE. You should use the specific control numbers provided on each Notice of
Internet Availability or proxy card and vote each Notice or proxy card to ensure
that all of your shares are voted.
Q: What shares are covered by the proxy
card?
A: This depends
on how you hold your shares, and whether you hold shares in EIX, SCE, or both
EIX and SCE.
Registered and 401(k) Plan Shareholders
For EIX registered and 401(k) Plan shareholders, you will receive or have
Internet access to a single proxy card that covers all shares of EIX Common
Stock in your registered and 401(k) Plan accounts, including fractional shares
held in the 401(k) Plan but excluding fractional shares held in the Dividend
Reinvestment and Direct Stock Purchase Plan.
For SCE
registered shareholders, you will receive or have Internet access to separate
proxy cards for each series of preferred stock registered in your
name.
If you hold
registered shares in both EIX and SCE, you will receive or have Internet access
to separate proxy cards for each Company.
Street Name
Shareholders If you hold shares of EIX and/or
SCE in street name, you will receive or have Internet access to separate proxy
cards from each broker or other nominee.
Q: What happens if I submit my proxy card but do
not indicate my voting preference?
A: The proxies and 401(k) Plan
trustee will vote FOR election of all nominees for director (Item 1), FOR
ratification of the appointment of the independent registered public accounting
firm (Item 2), FOR approval of executive compensation (Item 3), and AGAINST
the shareholder proposal regarding recovery of unearned management bonuses (Item
4, EIX only).
Q: What happens if I submit my proxy card but do
not sign or date my card?
A: Those shares will be treated
as unvoted shares on all matters and will not be considered as present and part
of the quorum.
Q: What happens if I do not vote?
A: If you are a
registered shareholder, your shares will not be voted.
If you hold your shares in street name,
most brokers or other nominees will only have authority to vote your shares on
ratification of the appointment of the independent registered public accounting
firm (Item 2). With respect to each of the other Items, most brokers or other
nominees will not have authority to vote your shares, and the shares will
instead be treated as broker non-votes.
If you are a 401(k) Plan shareholder,
the 401(k) Plan trustee will vote your shares in the same proportion to the
401(k) Plan shares voted by other 401(k) Plan shareholders, unless contrary to
ERISA.
Q: How many votes do you need to hold the
meeting?
A: A quorum is required for the
Company to conduct business at the Annual Meeting. The presence at the Annual
Meeting, in person or by proxy, of shareholders entitled to cast a majority of
the votes that all shareholders are entitled to cast constitutes a quorum. All
shares represented by a properly signed proxy will be considered as present and
part of the quorum, even if you or your broker or other nominee doesnt vote or
abstains on any or all matters.
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As of the record date, EIX had
325,811,206 shares of Common Stock outstanding, 325,799,900 of which are
entitled to cast a total of 325,799,900 votes. Therefore, a quorum for EIX is
162,899,951 shares. SCE had 4,800,198 shares of Cumulative Preferred Stock
outstanding and entitled to cast a total of 28,801,188 votes, and 434,888,104
shares of Common Stock outstanding and entitled to cast a total of 434,888,104
votes. Voting together as a class, the SCE shareholders have the right to cast a
total of 463,689,292 votes. Therefore, a quorum for SCE is 231,844,647
shares.
Q: What vote is required to adopt each Item at the
meeting?
A: A director nominee will be
elected and a proposal will be approved if the following two votes are
obtained:
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The affirmative vote of at least
a majority of the votes cast on the director or proposal. Abstentions and
broker non-votes are not treated as votes cast, and therefore will not
affect this vote; and |
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The affirmative vote of at least
a majority of the votes required to constitute a quorum. Abstentions and
broker non-votes are not treated as votes cast and therefore will have the
effect of votes cast against the director or proposal for this
vote. |
Q: Who will count the votes?
A: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., will
tabulate the votes and is expected to act as the inspector of election. To
protect the confidentiality of votes cast under the 401(k) Plan, 401(k) Plan
shareholders voting instructions are given directly to Wells Fargo. Wells Fargo
will tabulate those votes and provide aggregate voting results directly to the
401(k) Plan trustee. EIX will not have access to any of the 401(k) Plan
shareholders voting instructions, and 401(k) Plan voting results are only
reported to EIX in the aggregate.
Q: How much will this proxy solicitation
cost?
A: We have retained D.F. King
& Co., Inc. to assist us with the solicitation of proxies and will pay an
aggregate fee of $22,500 (EIX $20,000 and SCE $2,500) plus expenses. This fee
does not include the costs of printing and mailing the proxy materials. Some of
the directors, officers and other employees of the Company also may solicit
proxies personally, by mail, by telephone or by other electronic means for no
additional compensation. We will also reimburse brokers and other nominees for
their reasonable out-of-pocket and other actual expenses for forwarding proxy
materials to beneficial owners and obtaining voting instructions.
Q: Whom may I call with questions about the
meeting or voting?
A: You may call Wells Fargo at
1-800-347-8625 or visit their Internet website at www.shareowneronline.com.
Q: What happens if additional matters are
presented at the Annual Meeting?
A: The Board is not aware of,
and does not intend to present, any business to be acted upon at the Annual
Meeting other than the Items described in this Proxy Statement. If you submit a
proxy and any other matters properly come before the Annual Meeting, including
matters incident to the conduct of the Annual Meeting, the persons named as
proxy holders will have the discretionary authority to vote your shares in
accordance with their best judgment. If any of the nominees for election to the
Board become unavailable to stand for election as a director, the proxies will
also have the authority to vote for substitute nominees chosen by the
Board.
Q: What is the deadline to submit shareholder
proposals or other business for the 2016 Annual Meeting?
A: The deadline
to submit shareholder proposals for the Companys 2015 Annual Meeting was
November 14, 2014. To be considered for inclusion in the 2016 Proxy Statement,
shareholder proposals for the Companys 2016 Annual Meeting must be received by
November 13, 2015.
Shareholders intending to bring any other business before an Annual
Meeting, including director nominations, must give written notice to the
Corporate Secretary of the business to be presented. The notice must be received
at our office within the periods, and with the information and documents,
specified in the Bylaws.
Assuming that the 2016 Annual Meeting
is held on April 28, 2016, as currently specified by the Bylaws, the period for
the receipt by the Corporate Secretary of written notice of other business to be
brought by shareholders before the 2016 Annual Meeting, including director
nominations, will begin on September 14, 2015 and end on November 13,
2015.
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ITEM 1:
ELECTION OF DIRECTORS |
Nine directors have been nominated for
election to the EIX Board and ten directors have been nominated for election to
the SCE Board, each to hold office until the next Annual Meeting. The director
nominees of EIX and SCE are the same, except that Mr. Pizarro is a nominee for
the SCE Board only. Director Luis G. Nogales, our longest-tenured director with
22 years of service on the Board, and Bradford M. Freeman and Thomas C. Sutton,
who reached the mandatory retirement age of 72, will leave the Board effective
as of the date of the Annual Meeting.
A biography of each nominee describing
his or her age as of the date of this Proxy Statement, current Board committee
service, business experience during the past five years, and other relevant
business experience is presented below. The biography includes the specific
experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills that led the Board to
conclude that the nominee should serve as a director. While each nominees
entire range of experience and skills is considered important, particular
experience that contributes to the diversity and effectiveness of the Board is
identified below.
Jagjeet S. Bindra Age
67 Director Since 2010
Board
Committees:
●Audit
●Finance, Operations & Safety
Oversight
Other Public Company Boards:
●LyondellBasell Industries N.V. |
Biographical
Information
Mr.
Bindra served as president of Chevron Global Manufacturing, responsible
for Chevron Corporations worldwide refining operations, from 2004 until
his retirement in 2009. During his 32-year career at Chevron, Mr. Bindra
also served as managing director and chief executive officer of Caltex
Australia Limited, president of Chevron Pipeline Co., and senior vice
president, pipelines, of Chevron Overseas Petroleum, Inc. He is a director
of LyondellBasell Industries N.V. and previously served as a director of
Transocean Ltd. Mr. Bindra is a graduate of the Indian Institute of
Technology in Kanpur, India, and holds a Master of Science degree in
Chemical Engineering from the University of Washington and an MBA degree
from Saint Marys College of California.
Specific
Qualifications and Experience Relevant to the Company
Mr.
Bindra brings to the Board global experience in a capital intensive
industry in the energy sector, which is particularly relevant to the
Companys capital and infrastructure investment program. He has expertise
in energy value chain and asset management, and in safety and operational
risk management, which he brings to Board deliberations. Mr. Bindras
experience as a director of other public companies also brings value to
the Board. |
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Vanessa C.L. Chang Age
62 Director Since 2007
Board
Committees:
●Audit (Chair)
●Compensation & Executive
Personnel
Other Public Company Boards:
●Transocean Ltd.
●American Funds Family |
Biographical
Information
Ms.
Chang has been a director of EL & EL Investments, a private real
estate investment business, since 1999. She previously served as chief
executive officer and president of ResolveItNow.com, an online dispute
resolution service, senior vice president of Secured Capital Corporation,
a real estate investment bank, and a partner of the accounting firm KPMG
Peat Marwick LLP. Ms. Chang is a director of Transocean Ltd. and a
director or trustee of seven funds in the American Funds family, advised
by Capital Research and Management Company. She is a graduate of the
University of British Columbia and a Certified Public Accountant
(inactive).
Specific
Qualifications and Experience Relevant to the Company
Ms.
Chang brings to the Board experience in accounting and financial reporting
and oversight matters. This experience is valuable in her role as the
Companys Audit Committee Chair and financial expert. Ms. Chang spent most
of her career in the Southern California area and brings knowledge of the
community served by SCE. She also brings experience as a director of
public, private, and non-profit organizations, and securities regulation
and corporate governance knowledge. |
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Theodore F. Craver, Jr. Age
63 EIX Director Since 2007 SCE
Director Since 2008
Other Public Company Boards:
●Health Net, Inc. |
Biographical
Information
Mr.
Craver has been the Chairman of the Board, President, and Chief Executive
Officer of EIX since 2008. He served as Chairman of the Board, President
and Chief Executive Officer of EME from 2005 to 2008, and, prior to that,
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of EIX.
Before joining the Company as Vice President and Treasurer in 1996, Mr.
Craver served as executive vice president and corporate treasurer of First
Interstate Bancorp and executive vice president and chief financial
officer of First Interstates wholesale banking subsidiary. He is a
director of Health Net, Inc. Mr. Craver is a graduate of the University of
Southern California, where he also received his MBA degree.
Specific
Qualifications and Experience Relevant to the Company
Mr.
Craver brings to the Board in-depth knowledge of the Companys business,
industry and strategy, experienced leadership and a finance background. He
has had experience dealing with difficult challenges faced by the Company,
including the California energy crisis. He is a leader in the electric
utility industry, currently serving as chairman of the Edison Electric
Institute, an association of U.S. shareholder-owned electric companies,
and serving as a director of the Electric Power Research Institute, which
provides independent, public-benefit research and development relating to
the generation, delivery and use of electricity. |
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Pedro J. Pizarro Age
49 SCE Director Since
2014
Other Public Company Boards:
●None |
Biographical
Information
Mr.
Pizarro has been the President of SCE since October 2014. He has held a
wide range of executive positions at the EIX companies since joining EIX
in 1999. From 2011 through March 2014, Mr. Pizarro served as President of
EME, an indirect subsidiary of EIX that filed for bankruptcy in December
2012. Prior to that, he served as Executive Vice President of SCE from
2008 to 2011, responsible for SCEs transmission and distribution system,
procurement unit for conventional and renewable power contracts, and
gas-fired and hydroelectric power production facilities. Mr. Pizarro also
previously served as Vice President and Senior Vice President of SCE
responsible for power procurement, and Vice President of SCE responsible
for strategy and business development, among other executive roles. Prior
to his work at the EIX companies, he was a senior engagement manager with
McKinsey & Company, providing management consulting services to
energy, technology, engineering services, and banking clients. Mr. Pizarro
is a graduate of Harvard University and earned a Ph.D. in chemistry from
the California Institute of Technology.
Specific
Qualifications and Experience Relevant to the Company
Mr.
Pizarro brings to the SCE Board in-depth knowledge of the Companys
business, experienced leadership, and operations and strategic planning
experience and background. His leadership and experience dealing with
difficult challenges during the EME bankruptcy adds value to the SCE
Board. He also brings experience as a director of various non-profit
organizations. |
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Richard T. Schlosberg, III Age 70 Director Since 2002
Board
Committees:
●Compensation & Executive Personnel
●Nominating/ Corporate Governance
(Chair)
Other Public Company Boards:
●eBay Inc. |
Biographical
Information
Mr.
Schlosberg served as president and chief executive officer of The David
and Lucile Packard Foundation, a private family foundation, from 1999
until his retirement in 2004. Prior to joining the foundation, he was
publisher and chief executive officer of The Los Angeles Times, and
executive vice president and director of The Times Mirror Company, a media
communications company. He is a director of eBay Inc. and chairman of the
board of the Kaiser Family Foundation. Mr. Schlosberg is a graduate of the
United States Air Force Academy, and holds an MBA degree from Harvard
Business School.
Specific
Qualifications and Experience Relevant to the Company
Mr.
Schlosberg brings to the Board business, management and chief executive
leadership experience in the communications industry, including in the
local markets served by SCE. He also brings independent leadership,
corporate governance and executive compensation experience to the Board as
the Companys current Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee Chair and
previous Lead Director and Compensation and Executive Personnel Committee
Chair. He brings the perspective and insight of a director of other public
and private companies. |
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Linda G. Stuntz Age
60 Director Since 2014
Board
Committees:
●Finance, Operations & Safety
Oversight
●Nominating/ Corporate Governance
Other Public Company Boards:
●Raytheon Company
●Royal Dutch Shell plc |
Biographical
Information
Ms.
Stuntz has been a partner of the law firm of Stuntz, Davis & Staffier,
P.C. since 1995, and served as a partner of the law firm of Van Ness
Feldman LLP from 1993 to 1995. Her practice includes energy and
environmental regulation. Ms. Stuntz previously served as Deputy Secretary
of, and held senior policy positions in, the U.S. Department of Energy
from 1989 to 1993, and served as associate minority counsel and minority
counsel to the Energy and Commerce Committee of the U.S. House of
Representatives from 1981 to 1987. She is a director of Raytheon Company
and Royal Dutch Shell plc, and previously served as a director of
Schlumberger, Ltd. and American Electric Power Company. Ms. Stuntz is a
graduate of Wittenberg University and received her law degree from Harvard
University.
Specific
Qualifications and Experience Relevant to the Company
Ms.
Stuntz brings to the Board utility and environmental law and public policy
experience, which is particularly relevant to the Companys business. Her
experience as a director of other public companies, including in the
energy and electric utilities industries, also brings value to the
Board. |
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William P. Sullivan Age
65 New Director Nominee
Other Public Company Boards:
●Agilent Technologies |
Biographical
Information
Mr.
Sullivan served as chief executive officer of Agilent Technologies, a
global provider of scientific instruments, software, services and
consumables in life sciences, diagnostics and applied chemical markets,
from 2005 to March 2015. In addition, he was Agilents president from 2005
to 2012 and 2013 to 2014. Prior to that, Mr. Sullivan was executive vice
president and chief operating officer of Agilent from 2002 to 2005. He had
been senior vice president and general manager of Agilents Semiconductor
Products Group from 1999 to 2002. Mr. Sullivan is a director of Agilent
(until its March 2015 annual meeting) and previously served as a director
of Avnet, Inc. and URS Corporation. He is a graduate of the University of
California, Davis.
Specific
Qualifications and Experience Relevant to the Company
If
elected, Mr. Sullivan will bring to the Board experience as president and
chief executive officer of a large public company. He will also bring
significant operational experience, including leadership of successful
company transformation. His experience in the technology sector will be
very valuable to the Board in the changing electric
industry. |
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Ellen O. Tauscher Age
63 Director Since 2013
Board
Committees:
●Audit
●Finance, Operations & Safety
Oversight
Other Public Company Boards:
●eHealth Inc.
●Invacare Corporation
●SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc. |
Biographical
Information
Ms.
Tauscher has been a strategic advisor with the law firm of Baker,
Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC since 2012. Ms. Tauscher
served as Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International
Security from 2009 to 2012. Prior to joining the State Department, she
served from 1997 to 2009 as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Californias 10th Congressional District. While a member of Congress,
Ms. Tauscher served on the House Armed Services Committee, the House
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and as Chairman of the House
Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces. Prior to serving in
Congress, she worked in investment banking and the financial industry in
various roles for Bache Halsey Stuart Shields, Bear Stearns & Co.,
Drexel Burnham Lambert and as an officer of the American Stock Exchange.
Ms. Tauscher is a director of eHealth, Inc., SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc.,
and Invacare Corporation (until its 2015 annual meeting). She serves on
the Board of Governors of Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC and on
the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board. Ms. Tauscher is a graduate of
Seton Hall University.
Specific
Qualifications and Experience Relevant to the Company
Ms.
Tauscher brings to the Board extensive government affairs and public
policy experience, which is particularly relevant to the Companys
business and valuable in assessing the Companys strategy. She also brings
business and financial acumen. Her experience in national security and in
the State Department and in Congress is particularly valuable in the
oversight of cybersecurity risk. |
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Peter J.
Taylor Age 56 Director Since 2011
Board
Committees:
●
Audit
●Compensation & Executive
Personnel
Other Public Company
Boards:
●None |
Biographical Information
Mr. Taylor has been the president
of ECMC Foundation, a nonprofit corporation dedicated to educational
attainment for low-income students, since May 2014. Prior to that he
served as executive vice president and chief financial officer of the
University of California from 2009 to 2014 and managing director of public
finance at Lehman Brothers and Barclays Capital from 2002 to 2009. Mr.
Taylor is a director of the Kaiser Family Foundation and a member of the
Board of Trustees of the J. Paul Getty Trust, serving as chair of the
audit committee. Previously, he was chair of the UCLA African American
Admissions Task Force and a commissioner on the California Performance
Review Commission. Mr. Taylor is a graduate of the University of
California Los Angeles and holds a Masters degree in public policy
analysis from Claremont Graduate University.
Specific Qualifications and
Experience Relevant to the Company
Mr. Taylor brings to the Board
finance and public policy experience, which is particularly relevant to
the Companys infrastructure investment strategy in a highly regulated
business. He also brings experience in risk management, accounting and
financial reporting. |
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Brett
White Age 55 Director Since 2007 Lead Director
Board
Committees:
●Compensation & Executive
Personnel (Chair)
●Nominating/ Corporate Governance
Other Public Company
Boards:
●Realogy Holdings Corporation |
Biographical Information
Mr. White has been executive
chairman of DTZ, a commercial real estate services company, since March
2015. He served previously served as a senior advisor to TPG Capital, a
private equity firm, from July 2014 to December 2014 and as a managing
partner at Blum Capital, a private equity firm, from January 2013 to
December 2013. Prior to that, Mr. White served as chief executive officer
of CBRE Group, Inc., a commercial real estate services firm, from 2005 to
2012, president of CBRE Group from 2001 to 2010 and, prior to that, as
chairman of the Americas of CB Richard Ellis Services, Inc. He is a
director of Realogy Holdings Corporation and a trustee of the University
of San Francisco, and previously served as a director of Ares Commercial
Real Estate Corporation and CBRE Group, Inc. Mr. White is a graduate of
the University of California, Santa Barbara.
Specific Qualifications and
Experience Relevant to the Company
Mr. White brings to the Board the
experience, strategic perspective, critical judgment and analytical skills
of a chief executive officer of a public company. His real estate services
industry experience is particularly relevant to the Companys
infrastructure investment strategy. He also brings the perspective of a
business headquartered and doing business in the local markets served by
SCE developed from his years of service at CBRE Group. This experience is
valuable in Mr. Whites role as the Companys Lead Director and
Compensation and Executive Personnel Committee
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The Board recommends you vote FOR the
EIX and SCE director nominees, as
applicable. |
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Information About Our
Corporate Governance |
Q: How are potential director nominees
identified and selected by the Board to become nominees?
A:
The Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee, comprised solely of independent
directors under New York Stock Exchange LLC (NYSE) rules and our Corporate
Governance Guidelines, is responsible for recommending director candidates to
the Board.
The Committee will consider candidates
recommended by shareholders if they are submitted in writing to the Corporate
Secretary and include all of the information required by Article II, Section 4
of our Bylaws plus a written description, together with any supporting
materials, of the following:
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Any direct or indirect
business relationships or transactions within the last three years between
EIX and its subsidiaries and senior management, on the one hand, and the
candidate and his or her affiliates and immediate family members, on the
other hand; and |
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The qualifications, qualities, and
skills of the candidate that the shareholder deems appropriate to submit
to the Committee to assist in its consideration of the
candidate. |
The Committee also considers candidates
recommended by our directors, senior management, and any director search firm
retained by the Committee. Mr. Sullivan, who is a first-time director nominee,
was recommended by a non-management director. The search firm supports the
process of identifying director candidates, coordinating the interview process
and conducting reference checks. There are no differences in the manner in which
the Committee evaluates a candidate based on the source of the recommendation.
If, based on an evaluation of the candidates qualifications, qualities and
skills, the Committee determines to continue its consideration of a candidate,
Committee members and other directors as determined by the Committee, interview
the candidate. The Committee conducts any further research on the candidate that
it deems appropriate. The Committee then determines whether to recommend that
the candidate be nominated as a director. The Board considers the recommendation
and determines whether to nominate the candidate for election.
Q: What information does the
Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee consider when recommending a director
nominee?
A:
For the Committee to recommend a director nominee, the candidate must at a
minimum possess the qualifications, qualities and skills in our Corporate
Governance Guidelines, including:
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A reputation for
integrity, honesty and adherence to high ethical
standards; |
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Experience in a generally recognized
position of leadership; and |
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The demonstrated business
acumen, experience and ability to exercise sound judgment in matters that
relate to the current and long-term objectives of the
Company. |
The Committee also considers other factors
and information, including the Boards current need for additional members, the
candidates potential for increasing the Boards range of experience, skills and
diversity, the candidates independence, and specific skills and experience that
are relevant to our business strategy.
In nominating candidates for re-election
to the Board, the Committee also considers the nature and time invested in a
directors service on other boards, the directors Board, Board committee and
annual meeting attendance, and the vote received at the prior annual
meeting.
Q: How does the Nominating/Corporate
Governance Committee consider diversity in identifying director
candidates?
A:
Our Corporate Governance Guidelines state the Boards policy that the value of
diversity on the Board should be considered. The Committee considers ethnic and
gender diversity, as well as diversity of skills, backgrounds and qualifications
represented on the Board, in recommending nominees for election. The Committee
has instructed its director search firm to identify candidates reflecting ethnic
and gender diversity.
The Committee evaluates its effectiveness
in achieving diversity on the Board through its annual review of Board
composition, which identifies ethnicity, gender and industry experience prior to
recommending nominees for election.
Q: How does the Board determine which
directors are considered independent?
A:
Our Corporate Governance Guidelines require that the Board consist of at least a
majority of independent directors and that the Audit, Compensation and Executive
Personnel, and Nominating/Corporate Governance Committees be comprised solely of
independent directors. The Company uses the NYSE listing standards to determine
independence. Also, the Compensation Committee charter contains additional
independence requirements for committee membership.
No director will be considered independent
to serve on the Board or an independent Board committee if he or she would not
qualify as independent under NYSE rules. Directors who qualify as independent to
serve on the Board are determined to be independent unless the director has a
material relationship with the Company or its subsidiaries. Directors who
qualify as independent to serve on an independent Board committee must meet any
additional independence criteria prescribed by the NYSE listing standards and
the applicable committee charter.
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The Board has determined that the types of
relationships described in Section B of Exhibit A-1 to our Corporate Governance
Guidelines, which are posted on our website at www.edison.com/corpgov, are not
material for purposes of determining directors independence to serve on the
Board. As a result, the Board does not consider these relationships in making
independence determinations to serve on the Board.
For relationships not
prohibited by NYSE rules and not covered under the categories of immaterial
relationships in our Guidelines, the determination of whether a relationship is
material or not, and therefore whether a director is independent to serve on the
Board or not, is made in good faith by the directors. The director whose
relationship is under consideration abstains from the vote regarding his or her
independence.
Q: Which directors has the Board
determined are independent to serve on the Board?
A:
The Board has determined that all directors and director nominees other than
Messrs. Craver and Pizarro are independent to serve on the Board. The Board
previously determined that Dr. France A. Córdova, who resigned from the Board on
March 13, 2014, was independent.
The Board reviews the independence of our
directors to serve on the Board or an independent Board committee at least
annually, and periodically as needed. On a monthly basis, the Company also
monitors director relationships and transactions that might disqualify them as
independent. In February 2015, prior to recommending director nominees for
election, the Board confirmed that the independent directors had no
relationships or transactions that disqualified them as independent to serve on
the Board.
Q: Who is the Lead Director and what
are the Lead Directors duties and responsibilities?
A:
The Lead Director is designated annually by the independent directors, must be
independent, and is expected to devote a greater amount of time to Board service
than the other directors. The current Lead Director is Mr. White, who has served
in that role since April 2014.
The Lead Directors duties and
responsibilities are described in our Corporate Governance Guidelines and
include all of the following:
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In consultation with the
non-employee directors, approve agendas and schedules for Board meetings,
and approve the flow of information to the Board; |
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Preside at all meetings at which the
Chairman is not present, including executive sessions of the non-employee
and the independent directors, and apprise the Chairman of the issues
considered; |
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Be available to serve as
a liaison between the Chairman and the independent
directors; |
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Be available for
consultation and direct communication with the Companys shareholders and
other interested parties; |
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Call meetings of the
non-employee and the independent directors when necessary and appropriate;
and |
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Perform other duties
delegated by the non-employee directors. |
The Lead Directors term is one year,
consistent with annual elections of directors; in practice, however, our Lead
Directors have served for at least two years since 2008.
Q: Why does the Board believe that its
Board leadership structure is appropriate?
A:
The EIX Board has determined that the combined role of Chairman and CEO,
together with an independent Lead Director having the duties described above, is
currently in the best interest of our shareholders because it provides the
appropriate balance between effective leadership of the Company and independent
oversight of management. We have the following corporate governance practices
that provide for strong independent leadership on the Board and effective
oversight of management and CEO performance:
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A strong independent Lead
Director role; |
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A Board with all independent
directors, except for Mr. Craver, and no former employees of the
Company; |
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Key Board committees comprised
entirely of independent directors; |
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Regular meetings in executive
session with only the independent directors (four meetings in
2014); |
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A Compensation Committee that
annually evaluates CEO performance in achieving company goals and
objectives relevant to his compensation, determines his compensation based
on its evaluation, and reports to the Board, all in executive session
without the CEO present; |
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Annual Board discussion of CEO
performance in executive session without the CEO present;
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Performance feedback annually
provided to the CEO by the Lead Director. |
The EIX Board also believes having Mr.
Craver serve in the combined role of EIX Chairman and CEO is in the best
interests of our shareholders because:
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He is most familiar with
our business and industry and most capable of identifying strategic
priorities and leading the Boards review of strategy; |
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His day-to-day presence at the
Company and interaction with management make him most capable of
identifying and prioritizing issues and risks for the Boards
attention; |
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The combined role conveys the
Boards confidence in his leadership to shareholders and other
stakeholders; and |
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The combined role provides clear
accountability for effective leadership and
results. |
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The EIX Board continues to monitor trends
in this area and could, under different circumstances, reach a different
conclusion.
The SCE Bylaws provide that the President
of SCE has the duties of the Chairman. The Lead Director of EIX also serves as
Lead Director of SCE. All directors of SCE are independent, except for Messrs.
Craver and Pizarro, and the key Board committees are composed entirely of
independent directors. The SCE Board has determined that the current leadership
structure is appropriate for SCE as a subsidiary of EIX.
Q: What is the Boards role in CEO
succession planning?
A:
The Board believes CEO succession planning is one of its most important
responsibilities. Our Corporate Governance Guidelines provide that the Board
will annually review and evaluate succession planning and management development
for the Companys senior officers, including the CEO.
At least annually, the Board meets in
executive session with the EIX CEO to discuss talent and succession planning.
The discussion includes CEO succession in the ordinary course, CEO succession in
the event of an emergency, and succession for other key senior management
positions. The frequency of the Boards CEO succession planning discussions
depends in part on the period until the CEOs expected retirement.
In the succession planning process,
internal CEO succession candidates are identified and evaluated based on
criteria considered predictive of success at the CEO level, taking into account
the Companys business strategy. The Board uses a common talent assessment
format for each individual. The assessment includes a development plan for each
individual.
Our Corporate Governance Guidelines provide that the Board will have
opportunities to become acquainted with the senior officers of the Company and
others who may have the potential to handle significant management positions.
This is carried out through opportunities for officers to make presentations to
the Board and Board committees, director education sessions, other business
interactions, and social events intended for this purpose.
In addition to the succession planning
process, the Compensation and Executive Personnel Committee annually assesses
the performance of the CEO and other senior officers against individual and
corporate goals. The performance review process is discussed under Role of
Compensation Committee and Executive Officers in the Compensation Discussion
and Analysis below. The Committee reports on the results to the
Board.
Q: What is the Boards role in risk
oversight?
A:
Our Corporate Governance Guidelines provide that one of the Boards primary
functions is to review the Companys enterprise risk management process and
monitor strategic and emerging risks. The Board annually reviews key
enterprise risks identified by management, such
as financial, reputational, safety, physical and cyber security, and compliance
risks, and monitors key risks through reports and discussions regarding key risk
areas at Board meetings. The Board also focuses on specific strategic and
emerging risks in periodic strategy reviews. The Board annually reviews
corporate goals and approves capital budgets.
Board committees have responsibility for
risk oversight in specific areas as follows:
The Audit Committee is responsible
for oversight of (i) risk assessment and risk management policies, (ii) major
financial risk exposures, and (iii) the steps management has taken to monitor
and control these exposures. In carrying out these responsibilities, the
Committee semi-annually reviews the Companys risk management processes and key
enterprise risks, reviews the EIX risk management committee charter, receives
regular reports on litigation, internal audits and compliance, receives deep
dive reports on specific risk topics at meetings, and receives semi-annual
reports of the Companys political contributions. The Committee also annually
reviews and approves the internal audit plan. The EIX Vice President for Risk
Management regularly attends Committee meetings and reports on risk
issues.
The Compensation and Executive Personnel
Committee assesses and monitors risks in the Companys compensation program. The
Committees risk assessment process and factors considered in assessing risk are
discussed under Risk Considerations in the Compensation Discussion and
Analysis below.
The Finance, Operations and Safety
Oversight Committee is responsible for oversight of risks in the Companys
capital investment activities and operations. The Committee regularly monitors
the level of capital spending relative to approved capital budgets and must
approve significant capital spending variances and projects that are not
included in approved capital budgets. The Committee also monitors safety and
operational performance metrics, significant developments related to safety,
physical and cyber security, reliability and affordability, and the availability
of appropriate resources in these areas. In carrying out its responsibility for
oversight of risks in the Companys operations, the Committee receives deep
dive reports on key topics related to this responsibility at each meeting. To
the extent topics involve key Company risks, members of the Audit Committee may
be invited to attend Finance, Operations and Safety Oversight Committee
meetings.
The Nominating/Corporate Governance
Committee advises the Board with respect to Board size and composition, Board
committee composition and responsibilities, Lead Director selection and
corporate governance practices that help position the Board to effectively carry
out its risk oversight responsibility.
The Board believes its leadership
structure supports the Boards risk oversight function. Independent directors
chair the Board committees responsible for risk oversight, the Company has an
independent Lead Director who facilitates communication between management and
directors, and all directors are involved in the review of key enterprise
risks.
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Q: What is the Boards role in
cybersecurity oversight?
A:
The Company has identified cybersecurity as a key enterprise risk. As a result,
cyber risks are included in the key risk reports to the Board and Audit
Committee discussed above. In addition, the Board has assigned responsibility
for cybersecurity oversight to the Finance, Operations and Safety Oversight
Committee, which receives an annual deep dive report and written cybersecurity
updates with each meeting. Among other things, these reports focus on the
Companys most critical assets, cybersecurity drills, exercises and breaches,
mitigation of cyber risks, and assessments by third-party experts. In 2014, the
Board also received an annual deep dive report with a similar
focus.
Q: Do the Board and Board committees
conduct an annual evaluation of their performance?
A:
The Board and Board committees complete a self-evaluation questionnaire and
discuss the results of their evaluation in executive session during the
applicable Board or committee meeting. The Nominating/Corporate Governance
Committee oversees the annual evaluation of the Board and Board committees.
Q: How many times did the Board meet in
2014?
A:
The Board met eleven times in 2014. Each current director attended 75% or more
of all Board and Board committee meetings he or she was eligible to attend. The
Board held four executive sessions of the independent directors.
Q: Does the Company have a policy on
attendance of Director nominees at Annual Meetings?
A:
Director nominees are expected to attend Annual Meetings. All of the EIX and SCE
directors attended the 2014 Annual Meeting.
Q: Are directors required to hold EIX
Common Stock?
A:
Within five years from the date of their initial election to the Board,
directors are required to own an aggregate number of shares of EIX Common Stock
or derivative securities convertible into EIX Common Stock, excluding stock
options, having a value equivalent to five times the amount of the annual Board
retainer. All deferred stock units held by a director count toward this
ownership requirement.
All directors comply with this stock
ownership requirement.
Q: Does EIX have a policy on
shareholder rights plans?
A:
The EIX Board has a policy to seek prior shareholder approval of the adoption of
any shareholder rights plan unless, due to time constraints or other reasons
consistent with the EIX Boards fiduciary duties, a committee consisting solely
of independent directors determines that it would be in the best interests of
EIX shareholders to adopt the plan prior to shareholder approval. Any rights
plan adopted by the EIX Board without prior shareholder approval will
automatically terminate one year after adoption of the plan unless the plan is
approved by EIX shareholders prior to such termination.
Q: Is SCE subject to the same corporate
governance stock exchange rules as EIX?
A:
EIX is subject to NYSE rules and SCE is subject to the NYSE MKT LLC rules, which
exempt SCE from designated corporate governance rules for Board and Board
committee composition, including director independence, the director nominations
process, and the process to determine executive compensation. SCE is exempt from
these rules because (i) it is a controlled company with over 50% of the voting
power held by its parent company, EIX, and (ii) it has listed only preferred
stock on the exchange. However, SCE closely follows the EIX corporate governance
practices required under the NYSE rules.
Q: How may I communicate with the
Board?
A:
Shareholders and other interested parties may communicate with the Board or
individual directors by following the procedures described on our website at
www.edison.com/corpgov.
Q: Where can I find the Companys
corporate governance documents?
A:
The EIX Bylaws, Corporate Governance Guidelines, and Board committee charters,
the Director Ethics and Compliance Code applicable to all directors of EIX and
SCE, and the Employee Ethics and Compliance Code applicable to all EIX and SCE
officers and employees, are posted on our website at www.edison.com/corpgov.
The SCE Bylaws, Corporate Governance
Guidelines and Board committee charters are posted on our website at
www.sce.com/corpgov.
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Certain Relationships
and Related Transactions |
It is the Companys policy that the
Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee review at least annually, and
periodically as needed, any transaction in the prior calendar year or any
proposed transaction between the EIX companies and a related person in which the
amount involved exceeds $120,000 and the related person has a material interest.
A related person is generally a director, a director nominee, an executive
officer, or a greater than 5% beneficial owner of any class of voting securities
of EIX or SCE, and their immediate family members. This policy is stated in
writing in the Committees charter.
The Committees regular procedure is to
obtain from management annually, and periodically as needed, a list of the
transactions with related persons described above, and to review these
transactions at a meeting held in advance of recommending director nominations
to the Board. The list is based on information from questionnaires completed by
our directors, director nominees, and executive officers, together with
information obtained from our accounts payable and receivable records and is
reviewed by legal counsel. The Committees procedure is evidenced in the minutes
and records for the Committee meeting at which the review occurred.
Linda G. Stuntz
Director Linda Stuntz is an equity partner
at the law firm of Stuntz, Davis & Staffier, P.C. (SD&S), which paid
the Company approximately $233,000 in 2014 to sublease approximately 4,344
square feet of office space in Washington, D.C. Effective upon the completion of
pending tenant improvements, the sublease has been amended to reduce the
subleased space to 3,625 square feet at a monthly rent of $16,325, which will
increase annually by 4%. The sublease will expire two years following completion
of the tenant improvements, unless SD&S elects to renew the lease for up to
two additional one year terms.
Adam S. Umanoff
On October 8, 2014, Adam S. Umanoff was
elected EIX Vice President and General Counsel, effective January 2, 2015. In
connection with his election, EIX entered into an agreement with Akin Gump
Strauss Hauer and Feld LLP, Mr. Umanoffs previous employer, to retain Mr.
Umanoffs legal services from November 10, 2014 through December 31, 2014 as he
prepared to assume his new position. The amount paid to Akin Gump in connection
with Mr. Umanoffs services was $166,127.
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The current membership and primary
functions of our Audit, Compensation and Executive Personnel,
Nominating/Corporate Governance, and Finance, Operations and Safety Oversight
Committees are described below. The duties and powers of each Committee are
described in its charter.
Director |
|
Audit Committee |
|
Compensation &
Executive Personnel Committee |
|
Nominating/ Corporate Governance Committee |
|
Finance, Operations & Safety
Oversight Committee |
Jagjeet S.
Bindra |
|
✓ |
|
|
|
|
|
✓ |
Vanessa C.L. Chang |
|
Chair |
|
✓ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Financial Expert |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bradford M.
Freeman |
|
|
|
|
|
✓ |
|
Chair |
Luis G. Nogales |
|
✓ |
|
✓ |
|
|
|
|
Richard T.
Schlosberg, III |
|
|
|
✓ |
|
Chair |
|
|
Linda G. Stuntz |
|
|
|
|
|
✓ |
|
✓ |
Thomas C.
Sutton |
|
|
|
|
|
✓ |
|
✓ |
Ellen O. Tauscher |
|
✓ |
|
|
|
|
|
✓ |
Peter J.
Taylor |
|
✓ |
|
✓ |
|
|
|
|
Brett White |
|
|
|
Chair |
|
✓ |
|
|
Number of Meetings Held in 2014
(EIX/SCE) |
|
6/6 |
|
4/4 |
|
4/4 |
|
4/4 |
Audit Committee
The Audit Committees duties and powers
include the following:
● |
Appoint the independent
registered public accounting firm. |
|
|
● |
Assist the Board in its oversight
of: |
|
|
|
- |
the integrity of financial
statements; |
|
|
|
|
- |
finance, accounting, ethics and
compliance and internal control systems; |
|
|
|
|
- |
compliance with legal and
regulatory requirements; |
|
|
|
|
- |
the qualifications, independence
and performance of the Companys independent registered public accounting
firm; |
|
|
|
|
- |
the General Auditors performance
and the internal audit function, including how the function is organized
and its responsibilities, budget, staffing and skills;
and |
|
|
|
|
- |
the ethics and compliance
program, including goals and plans, program effectiveness, and compliance
processes for the employees ethics code. |
|
|
|
● |
Meet regularly, including
in executive sessions, with management, the independent registered public
accounting firm, and the internal auditors to make inquiries regarding the
manner in which the responsibilities of each are being discharged and any
management biases with respect to judgments estimates, significant
accounting policies and disclosures, or difficulties in obtaining
appropriate information. |
|
|
● |
Meet regularly in executive sessions
with the EIX Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer to address ethics and
compliance issues. |
|
|
● |
Recommend to the Board the inclusion
of the year-end audited financial statements in the Companys Annual
Report. |
|
|
● |
Review with the independent
registered public accounting firm managements estimates for significant
transactions that impact financial reporting. |
|
|
● |
Review with the independent
registered public accounting firm the scope of audit and other engagements
and the related fees, their independence, the adequacy of internal
accounting controls, the firms quarterly reports on critical accounting
matters that arose during the quarter, and the year-end audited financial
statements. |
|
|
● |
Oversee the Companys (i) risk
assessment and risk management policies, (ii) major financial risk
exposures and (iii) the steps management has taken to monitor and control
these exposures. |
|
|
● |
Establish and maintain procedures
for the receipt, retention and treatment of complaints the Company
receives regarding accounting, internal accounting controls or auditing
matters. |
The EIX Audit Committee also reviews at
least semi-annually (i) any changes to the Companys political contribution
policies and (ii) a written report of political contributions and related
political expenditures of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries,
political action committee and civic action committee. The EIX Board approves
all political contributions in excess of $1 million.
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Compensation and Executive
Personnel Committee
The Compensation and Executive
Personnel Committees duties and powers include the following:
● |
Review the performance and set
the compensation of designated elected officers, including the executive
officers. |
● |
Review director compensation for
consideration and action by the Board. |
● |
Approve the design of executive
and director compensation programs, plans and
arrangements. |
● |
Approve stock ownership
guidelines for officers and recommend guideline changes for
directors. |
● |
Review and assess whether any
risks arising from compensation policies and practices are reasonably
likely to have a material adverse effect on the Company.
|
Nominating/Corporate Governance
Committee
The Nominating/Corporate Governance
Committees duties and powers include the following:
● |
Periodically review Board size
and composition and identify and recommend director
candidates. |
● |
Make recommendations to the Board
regarding Board committee, committee chair and Lead Director
assignments. |
● |
Review related party
transactions. |
● |
Periodically review and recommend
updates to the Corporate Governance Guidelines and Board committee
charters. |
● |
Advise the Board with respect to
corporate governance matters. |
● |
Oversee the annual evaluation of
the Board and Board committees. |
● |
Review the orientation program
for new directors and continuing education activities for all directors.
|
Finance, Operations and Safety
Oversight Committee
The Finance, Operations and Safety
Oversight Committees duties and powers include the following:
● |
Review and monitor capital
spending compared to the annual budget or equity investment plan approved
by the Board, and receive post-completion reports from management on all
major capital projects. |
● |
Monitor operational and service
excellence performance metrics and significant developments relating to
safety, reliability and affordability, specifically including performance
and developments in the areas of cybersecurity, business resiliency and
emergency response, and the availability of appropriate resources to
achieve objectives in these areas. |
The EIX Finance, Operations and Safety
Oversight Committee has the following additional duties and powers:
● |
Approve capital investments in,
and extensions of credit to, Edison Energy and its subsidiaries, of more
than $100 million over the amount previously approved by the Board or
Committee. |
● |
Review and monitor capital
commitments by Edison Energy and its subsidiaries, and approve any
transaction not in the ordinary course of business that is required to be
approved by EIX as the shareholder of Edison Energy.
|
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The following table presents
information regarding the compensation paid for 2014 to our non-employee
directors. The compensation paid to any director who is also an employee is
presented in the EIX and SCE Summary Compensation Tables and the related
explanatory tables.
Director Compensation Table
Fiscal Year 2014
Name |
|
Fees Earned or Paid in Cash ($) |
|
Stock Awards(1)(2) ($) |
|
Option Awards(3) ($) |
|
Non-Equity Incentive
Plan Compensation ($) |
|
Change in Pension Value
and Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Earnings(4) ($) |
|
All
Other Compensation(5) ($) |
|
Total ($) |
(a) |
|
(b) |
|
(c) |
|
(d) |
|
(e) |
|
(f) |
|
(g) |
|
(h) |
Jagjeet S. Bindra |
|
117,000 |
|
115,012 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10,000 |
|
242,012 |
Vanessa C.L.
Chang |
|
135,000 |
|
115,012 |
|
|
|
|
|
15,621 |
|
10,000 |
|
275,633 |
France A. Córdova(6) |
|
38,750 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
20,142 |
|
|
|
58,892 |
Bradford M.
Freeman |
|
115,000 |
|
115,012 |
|
|
|
|
|
29,341 |
|
10,000 |
|
269,353 |
Luis G. Nogales |
|
115,000 |
|
115,012 |
|
|
|
|
|
14,169 |
|
10,000 |
|
254,181 |
Ronald L.
Olson(7) |
|
46,500 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
35,066 |
|
|
|
81,566 |
Richard T. Schlosberg, III |
|
127,000 |
|
115,012 |
|
|
|
|
|
32,148 |
|
10,000 |
|
284,160 |
Linda G. Stuntz |
|
61,316 |
|
115,012 |
|
|
|
|
|
422 |
|
5,000 |
|
181,750 |
Thomas C. Sutton |
|
107,000 |
|
115,012 |
|
|
|
|
|
21,371 |
|
10,000 |
|
253,383 |
Ellen O.
Tauscher |
|
107,000 |
|
115,012 |
|
|
|
|
|
510 |
|
10,000 |
|
232,522 |
Peter J. Taylor |
|
113,000 |
|
115,012 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,000 |
|
233,012 |
Brett White |
|
138,750 |
|
115,012 |
|
|
|
|
|
13,751 |
|
10,000 |
|
277,513 |
(1) |
The amounts reported for stock
awards reflect the aggregate grant date fair value of those awards
computed in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718. For a discussion of the
assumptions and methodologies used to calculate the amounts reported, see
Note 8 (Compensation and Benefit Plans) to EIXs Consolidated Financial
Statements, included as part of EIXs 2014 Annual
Report. |
(2) |
Each non-employee director, other than Dr. Córdova and Mr. Olson,
was granted 2,027 shares or deferred stock units on April 24, 2014, and
each share or unit had a value of $56.74 on the grant date. Dr. Córdova
and Mr. Olson were not eligible for a grant because of their respective
resignation and retirement from the Board. The number of outstanding
deferred stock units held by each non-employee director as of December 31,
2014 was as follows: Messrs. Bindra, Freeman, Nogales, Schlosberg, Sutton,
Taylor, and White held 3,387, 33,863, 33,541, 33,863, 8,677, 9,675, and
21,653, respectively; and Mses. Chang, Stuntz, and Tauscher held 21,667,
2,065, and 3,614, respectively. Dr. Córdova and Mr. Olson held 26,923 and
30,896 deferred stock units, respectively, at the time of their respective
resignation and retirement from the Board. |
(3) |
We did not grant stock options to our non-employee directors in
2014. The number of outstanding stock options from grants in prior years
held by each non-employee director as of December 31, 2014 was as follows:
Messrs. Schlosberg and Sutton 12,500; Messrs. Freeman and Nogales 10,000;
Ms. Chang and Mr. White 7,500 each; and Mses. Stuntz and Tauscher and Mr.
Taylor 0 each. Dr. Córdova and Mr. Olson each held 12,500 outstanding
stock options at the time of their respective resignation and retirement
from the Board. |
(4) |
Amounts reported consist of interest on deferred compensation
account balances considered under SEC rules to be at above-market rates
and, for Mr. Nogales, a $5,368 increase from January 1, 2014 to December
31, 2014 in the present value of benefits under the Retirement Plan for
Directors. |
(5) |
EIX has a matching gift program that provides assistance to
qualified public and private schools by matching dollar-for-dollar gifts
of at least $25 up to a prescribed maximum amount per calendar year for
the Companys employees and directors. EIX matches aggregate director
contributions of up to $10,000 per calendar year to qualified schools.
Under the Director Matching Gift Program, matching amounts for non-cash
gifts are determined based on the value of the gift on the date given by
the director. For purposes of determining the date on which an eligible
(publicly-traded) stock gift is given, such date will be based on the date
stock ownership transfers to the qualified school. |
(6) |
Dr. Córdova resigned from the Board on March 13,
2014. |
(7) |
Mr. Olson retired from the Board on April 24,
2014. |
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Annual Retainer and Meeting
Fees
Compensation for non-employee directors
during 2014 included an annual retainer, fees for attending meetings, and an
annual equity award. Directors were offered the opportunity to receive all of
their compensation on a deferred basis under the EIX Director Deferred
Compensation Plan. The following table sets forth the current retainers and
meeting fees:
Type of Fee |
|
Dollar Amount |
Annual Board
Retainer: |
|
$65,000 |
Additional Annual Board Retainer
to: |
|
|
Audit Committee
Chair |
|
$20,000 |
Compensation Committee Chair |
|
$15,000 |
Other Committee
Chairs |
|
$10,000 |
Lead Director |
|
$25,000 |
Each Board, Board
committee, subcommittee, |
|
$2,000 |
or other business meeting,
including adjourned |
|
|
meetings |
|
|
Directors receive only one meeting fee
for each Board or Board committee meeting held jointly or consecutively, and for
joint meetings of more than one committee. It is the usual practice that
meetings of the EIX and SCE Boards and Board committees are held jointly and a
single meeting fee is paid for each joint meeting.
All directors are also reimbursed for
out-of-pocket expenses incurred for serving as directors and are eligible to
participate in the Director Matching Gift Program described above in footnote
(5) to the Director Compensation Table above.
Annual Equity
Awards
Upon re-election or initial election to
the Board in April 2014, non-employee directors were granted an annual equity
award of EIX Common Stock (or deferred stock units, as explained below) with an
aggregate grant date value of $115,000. Non-employee directors who are
re-elected to the Board in April 2015 will be granted an equity award of EIX
Common Stock (or deferred stock units) with an aggregate grant date value of
$125,000. If a director is initially elected at or after the 2015 Annual
Meeting, he or she will be granted an award of EIX deferred stock units with an
aggregate grant date value of $125,000 on the date of election.
The number of shares or units granted
is determined by dividing the value of the equity award ($115,000 or $125,000,
as described above) by the closing price of EIX Common Stock on the date of
election or re-election and rounding up to the next whole share. Each award is
fully vested when granted.
Directors have the opportunity to elect
in advance to receive their re-election award entirely in EIX Common Stock,
entirely in deferred stock units, or in any combination of the two. A deferred
stock unit is a contractual right to receive one share of EIX Common Stock.
Deferred stock units are credited to the directors account under the EIX
Director Deferred Compensation Plan described
below. Deferred stock units cannot be voted or sold and accrue dividend
equivalents on the ex-dividend date, if and when dividends are declared on EIX
Common Stock, that are converted to additional deferred stock units.
Each directors equity award in 2014
was granted under the EIX 2007 Performance Incentive Plan. Directors serving on
both Company Boards receive only one award per year.
EIX Director Deferred
Compensation Plan
The EIX Director Deferred Compensation
Plan is separated into two different plan documents. The grandfathered plan
document applies to deferrals that were earned prior to January 1, 2005, while
the 2008 plan document applies to deferrals that were earned on or after January
1, 2005.
Non-employee directors are eligible to defer up to 100% of their annual
retainers and meeting fees. Any portion of a directors annual equity award that
he or she elects to receive as deferred stock units is automatically deferred.
Amounts deferred (other than deferred stock units) accrue interest until paid to
the director at a rate equal to the average monthly Moodys Corporate Bond Yield
for Baa Public Utility Bonds over a 60-month period ending November 1 of the
prior year or, effective with interest credits beginning in 2015, over a
60-month period ending September 1 of the prior year.
Payment of Grandfathered Plan
Benefits
Amounts deferred under the
grandfathered plan document (other than deferred stock units) may be deferred
until a specified date, retirement, death or discontinuance of service as a
director. At the directors election, any such compensation that is deferred
until retirement or death may be paid as a lump sum, in monthly installments
over 60, 120, or 180 months, or in a combination of a partial lump sum and
installments. Any such deferred compensation is paid as a single lump sum or in
three annual installments upon any other discontinuance of service as a
director. Directors may elect at the time of deferral to receive payment on a
fixed date. Deferred amounts may also be paid in connection with a change in
control of EIX or SCE in certain circumstances.
Deferred stock units may be
deferred until retirement, death or discontinuance of service as a director, and
when payable will be distributed in EIX Common Stock. Payment will be made in a
lump sum upon the directors retirement, unless a request to receive
distribution in the form of annual installments over 5, 10, or 15 years was
previously approved. Discontinuance of service as a director prior to retirement
will result in a lump sum payout of deferred stock units. Upon the directors
death, any remaining deferred stock unit balance will be paid to the directors
beneficiary in a lump sum.
Deferred stock units may also be paid in connection
with a change in control of EIX or SCE in certain circumstances.
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Payment of 2008 Plan Benefits
Any amounts deferred under the 2008
plan document (including deferred stock units) may be deferred until a specified
date no later than the date the director turns age 75, retirement, death,
disability or other separation from service. Directors have sub-accounts for
each annual deferral for which the following forms of payment may be elected:
● |
Single lump-sum; |
● |
Two to fifteen annual
installments; |
● |
Monthly installments for 60 to
180 months; or |
● |
Any combination of the above.
|
Payments triggered by retirement,
death, disability or other separation from service may begin upon the applicable
triggering event or a specified number of months and/or years following the
applicable triggering event. However, payments may not begin later than the
directors 75th birthday unless the director is still on the Board.
Payments are subject to certain administrative earliest payment date rules, and
may be delayed or accelerated in accordance with the 2008 plan document if
permitted or required under Section 409A of the Internal Revenue
Code.
If a director who was eligible to
participate in the plan on or before December 31, 2008 dies within ten years of
his or her initial eligibility to participate in the plan, the amount of the
directors remaining deferred compensation account balance that will be paid to
his or her beneficiary will be doubled. However, deferred stock units and any
amounts attributable to dividend equivalents previously associated with stock
options will not be doubled. All amounts payable are treated as obligations of
EIX.
Retirement Plan for Directors
Messrs. Nogales and Olson participate
in the Retirement Plan for Directors. No new director after 1997 may participate
in the plan. Each participating director is generally entitled to quarterly
payments, commencing upon his retirement, resignation or death, based on the
amount of the annual retainer and regular Board meeting fees in effect at the
time of such termination of service unless another payment schedule was elected
under Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code. The annual benefit for Messrs.
Nogales and Olson is payable in quarterly installments for a number of years
equal to the years of his service as a director prior to 1998. Years of service
for benefit determination purposes were frozen at the end of 1997. However, the
present value of these frozen benefits can change over time. Mr. Olson commenced
receiving his benefit payments under this plan in connection with his retirement
from the Board.
Determination of Director
Compensation
The Board makes all decisions regarding
director compensation. These decisions are typically made after receiving
recommendations from the Committee. The Committee typically makes its
recommendations after receiving input from its independent compensation
consultant and management. The Committee retained F.W. Cook to evaluate and make
recommendations regarding director compensation for 2014. Generally, F.W. Cooks
assistance included helping the Committee identify industry trends and norms for
director compensation; reviewing and identifying the appropriate peer group
companies; and evaluating relevant director compensation data for these
companies. Managements input generally focuses on legal, compliance, and
administrative issues.
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Information About Our Stock
Ownership |
Directors, Director Nominees and
Executive Officers
The following table shows the number of
shares of EIX Common Stock beneficially owned as of February 26, 2015, except as
otherwise indicated, by each of our directors, director nominees, individuals
named in the EIX and SCE Summary Compensation Tables (NEOs), and our directors
and executive officers as a group. None of the persons included in the table
beneficially owns any other equity securities of the Company or its
subsidiaries. The table includes shares that the individual has a right to
acquire through April 27, 2015.
Name of Beneficial Owner |
|
Category |
|
Deferred Stock Units(1) |
|
Stock Options |
|
Common Stock Shares(2) |
|
Total
Shares Beneficially Owned(3) |
|
Percent of Class(4) |
Jagjeet S.
Bindra |
|
Director/Nominee |
|
3,387 |
|
|
|
9,037 |
|
12,424 |
|
* |
Vanessa C.L. Chang |
|
Director/Nominee |
|
4,333 |
|
7,500 |
|
113 |
|
11,946 |
|
* |
Theodore F. Craver,
Jr. |
|
Director/Nominee |
|
|
|
3,289,264 |
|
252,648 |
|
3,541,912 |
|
* |
|
|
EIX NEO |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bradford M. Freeman |
|
Director |
|
2,258 |
|
10,000 |
|
55,500 |
|
67,758 |
|
* |
Luis G. Nogales |
|
Director |
|
33,541 |
|
10,000 |
|
|
|
43,541 |
|
* |
Pedro J. Pizarro |
|
SCE Director/Nominee |
|
|
|
65,879 |
|
33,921 |
|
99,800 |
|
* |
|
|
SCE NEO |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Richard T. Schlosberg,
III |
|
Director/Nominee |
|
33,863 |
|
12,500 |
|
5,000 |
|
51,363 |
|
* |
Linda G. Stuntz(5) |
|
Director/Nominee |
|
207 |
|
|
|
1,000 |
|
1,207 |
|
* |
William P.
Sullivan |
|
Nominee |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
* |
Thomas C. Sutton |
|
Director |
|
6,612 |
|
12,500 |
|
69,878 |
|
88,990 |
|
* |
Ellen O.
Tauscher |
|
Director/Nominee |
|
2,581 |
|
|
|
1,014 |
|
3,595 |
|
* |
Peter J. Taylor |
|
Director/Nominee |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
* |
Brett White |
|
Director/Nominee |
|
21,653 |
|
7,500 |
|
|
|
29,153 |
|
* |
W. James Scilacci |
|
EIX NEO |
|
|
|
613,962 |
|
49,238 |
|
663,200 |
|
* |
Robert L. Adler |
|
EIX NEO |
|
|
|
348,820 |
|
37,216 |
|
386,036 |
|
* |
Ronald L. Litzinger |
|
EIX/SCE NEO |
|
|
|
729,087 |
|
57,817 |
|
786,904 |
|
* |
Bertrand A.
Valdman |
|
EIX NEO |
|
|
|
203,205 |
|
7,241 |
|
210,446 |
|
* |
Maria Rigatti |
|
SCE NEO |
|
|
|
18,386 |
|
13,531 |
|
31,917 |
|
* |
Stuart R.
Hemphill |
|
SCE NEO |
|
|
|
64,447 |
|
16,218 |
|
80,665 |
|
* |
Linda G. Sullivan(6) |
|
SCE NEO |
|
|
|
|
|
7,722 |
|
7,722 |
|
* |
Peter T.
Dietrich |
|
SCE NEO |
|
|
|
132,439 |
|
14,870 |
|
147,309 |
|
* |
Russell C. Swartz |
|
SCE NEO |
|
|
|
186,278 |
|
16,512 |
|
202,790 |
|
* |
Kevin M. Payne |
|
SCE NEO |
|
|
|
40,192 |
|
565 |
|
40,757 |
|
* |
David L. Mead |
|
SCE NEO |
|
|
|
23,388 |
|
1,811 |
|
25,199 |
|
* |
Leslie E. Starck(7) |
|
SCE NEO |
|
|
|
77,478 |
|
8,741 |
|
86,219 |
|
* |
Current EIX
Directors and Executive Officers |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
as a Group (17 individuals) |
|
|
|
108,435 |
|
4,863,892 |
|
540,933 |
|
5,513,260 |
|
1.69% |
Current SCE Directors and Executive
Officers |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
as a Group (17 individuals) |
|
|
|
108,435 |
|
3,856,885 |
|
488,807 |
|
4,454,127 |
|
1.37% |
(1) |
The reported number consists of deferred stock units that could be
settled in shares of EIX Common Stock within 60 days at the directors
discretion (for example, by retirement). However, all deferred stock units
held by a director count toward the stock ownership requirement for
directors. In addition to the deferred stock units reported in this table,
Messrs. Freeman and Taylor held 31,606 and 9,675 deferred stock units as
of February 26, 2015, respectively, and Mses. Chang, Stuntz and Tauscher
held 17,333, 1,859, and 1,032 deferred stock units as of February 26,
2015, respectively. These additional deferred stock units will also be
settled in shares of EIX Common Stock, but in accordance with SEC rules
are not included in the table because they cannot be settled in shares of
EIX Common Stock within 60 days at the directors
discretion. |
(2) |
Except as follows, each individual has sole voting and investment
power: |
|
Shared voting and sole investment power: Mr. Scilacci 35,430; Mr.
Adler 4,927; Mr. Hemphill 8,556; Mr. Starck 3,595; all EIX directors and
executive officers as a group 36,284; and all SCE directors and executive
officers as a group 8,556. |
|
Shared voting and shared investment power: Mr. Bindra 9,037; Ms.
Chang 113; Mr. Craver 221,903; Mr. Sutton 43,355; Mr. Scilacci 634; Mr.
Litzinger 50,056; Ms. Sullivan 6,272; Mr. Starck 4,726; all EIX directors
and executive officers as a group 326,517; and all SCE directors and
executive officers as a group 274,408. |
(3) |
Includes shares listed in the three columns to the
left. |
(4) |
Each individual owns less than 1% of the outstanding shares of EIX
Common Stock. |
(5) |
Ms. Stuntzs beneficial ownership is reported as of March 2,
2015. |
(6) |
Ms. Sullivans Common Stock Shares are reported as of December 31,
2014. |
(7) |
Mr. Starcks Common Stock Shares include 1,173 restricted stock
units that will be settled in EIX Common Stock on or about April 2,
2015. |
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Section 16(a) Beneficial
Ownership Reporting Compliance
Section 16(a) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, requires the Companys Directors and executive
officers to file reports regarding their ownership in EIX or SCE equity
securities, as applicable to the Director or officer. Based solely on a review
of the reports filed and written representations from Directors and executive
officers that no other reports were required, we believe that all filing
requirements were timely met during 2014, except as follows:
On January 6, 2014, Mr. Sutton, who is
retiring at the Annual Meeting, filed a Form 4 with the SEC reporting the
conversion of EIX deferred stock units to EIX common stock that occurred on
January 1, 2014. Mr. Suttons Form 4 was filed one day late due to an
administrative error by the Company that incorrectly believed the transaction
date was January 2, 2014 rather than January 1, 2014 because January 1 is a
holiday.
Certain
Shareholders
The following are the only shareholders
known to beneficially own more than 5% of any class of EIX or SCE voting
securities as of December 31, 2014, except as otherwise indicated:
Title of Class of Stock |
|
Name and Address of Beneficial Owner |
|
Amount and Nature of Beneficial
Ownership |
|
Percent of Class |
EIX Common Stock |
|
State Street
Corporation |
|
28,243,691(1) |
|
8.7% |
|
|
One Lincoln
Street |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Boston, MA 02111 |
|
|
|
|
EIX Common Stock |
|
BlackRock Inc. |
|
22,454,061(2) |
|
6.9% |
|
|
55 East 52nd Street |
|
|
|
|
|
|
New York, NY 10022 |
|
|
|
|
EIX Common Stock |
|
The Vanguard
Group |
|
19,405,078(3) |
|
5.95% |
|
|
100 Vanguard
Blvd. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Malvern, PA
19355 |
|
|
|
|
SCE Common Stock |
|
Edison International |
|
434,888,104(4) |
|
100% |
|
|
2244 Walnut Grove Avenue |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Rosemead, CA 91770 |
|
|
|
|
(1) |
This information is based on a Schedule 13G filed with the SEC on
February 12, 2015. Acting in various fiduciary capacities, State Street
reports that it has shared voting and investment power over all shares.
This includes 11,266,765 shares, or 3.45% of the class, held by State
Street as the 401(k) Plan Trustee. 401(k) Plan shares are voted in
accordance with instructions given by participants, whether vested or not.
401(k) Plan shares for which instructions are not received will be voted
by the 401(k) Plan trustee in the same proportion to the 401(k) Plan
shares voted by other 401(k) Plan shareholders, unless contrary to
ERISA. |
(2) |
This information is based on a Schedule 13G filed with the SEC on
January 29, 2015. BlackRock Inc. reports that it has sole voting power
over 19,178,790 shares and sole investment power over all
shares. |
(3) |
This information is based on a Schedule 13G filed with the SEC on
February 11, 2015. The Vanguard Group reports that it has sole voting
power over 595,195 shares, sole investment power over 18,878,313 shares,
and shared investment power over 526,765 shares. |
(4) |
EIX became the holder of all issued and outstanding shares of SCE
Common Stock on July 1, 1988, when it became the holding company of SCE.
EIX continues to have sole voting and investment power over these
shares. |
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ITEM 2:
RATIFICATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF THE INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC
ACCOUNTING FIRM |
The Audit Committee is directly
responsible for the appointment, compensation, retention and oversight of the
independent registered public accounting firm retained to audit the Companys
financial statements. The Audit Committee has selected PricewaterhouseCoopers
LLP (PwC) as the Companys independent registered public accounting firm for
calendar year 2015. The Company is asking shareholders to ratify this
appointment.
PwC is an international accounting firm
which provides leadership in public utility accounting matters. Representatives
of PwC are expected to attend the Annual Meeting to respond to appropriate
questions and to make a statement if they wish.
PwC has been retained as the Companys
independent registered public accounting firm continuously since 2002. The Audit
Committee has adopted restrictions on hiring certain persons formerly associated
with PwC into an accounting or financial reporting oversight role to help ensure
PwCs continuing independence.
The Audit Committee meets annually in
executive session without PwC present to evaluate the performance of PwC, taking
into consideration the quality of PwCs written reports and meetings with the
Committee, PwCs industry knowledge from an accounting and tax perspective,
PwCs continued independence and professional skepticism, the Committees
discussions with management about PwCs performance, and information available
from Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) inspection reports,
among other things. The Audit Committee annually considers whether there should be a rotation of the independent external audit
firm. The Audit Committee is involved in the selection of PwCs lead engagement
partner when mandated rotation is required every five years. In connection with
the rotation of PwCs lead engagement partner, the Company will interview
candidates who meet professional, industry and personal criteria, and select the
finalists. The Audit Committee Chair will participate in interviews with viable
candidates and approve the lead engagement partner in consultation with the
Audit Committee.
The Audit Committee considered a number
of factors when determining whether to reappoint PwC as the Companys
independent registered public accounting firm, including the length of time PwC
has been engaged, their knowledge of the Company and its personnel, processes,
accounting systems and risk profile, the quality of the Audit Committees
ongoing discussions with PwC, and an assessment of the professional
qualifications, utility industry experience and past performance of PwC, its
lead engagement partner, and other members of the core engagement team. The
Audit Committee and the Board believe that the continued retention of PwC to
serve as the Companys independent external auditor is in the best interests of
the Company and its investors.
The Company is not required to submit
this appointment to a shareholder vote. Ratification would be advisory only.
However, if the shareholders of either EIX or SCE do not ratify the appointment,
the appropriate Audit Committee will investigate the reasons for rejection by
the shareholders and will reconsider the appointment.
The Board recommends you vote FOR
Item 2. |
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Independent Registered
Public Accounting Firm Fees |
The following table sets forth the
aggregate fees billed to EIX (consolidated total including EIX and its
subsidiaries) and SCE, respectively, for the fiscal years ended December 31,
2014 and December 31, 2013, by PwC:
|
|
EIX and Subsidiaries ($000) |
|
SCE ($000) |
Type of Fee |
|
2014 |
|
2013 |
|
2014 |
|
2013 |
Audit
Fees(1) |
|
$6,420 |
|
$6,312 |
|
$5,608 |
|
$5,477 |
Audit-Related
Fees(2) |
|
120 |
|
35 |
|
120 |
|
35 |
Tax
Fees(3) |
|
2,604 |
|
1,335 |
|
820 |
|
702 |
All Other Fees(4) |
|
73 |
|
5 |
|
73 |
|
5 |
TOTAL |
|
$9,217 |
|
$7,687 |
|
$6,621 |
|
$6,219 |
(1) |
These represent fees for professional services provided in
connection with the audit of the Companys annual financial statements and
internal controls over financial reporting, and reviews of the Companys
quarterly financial statements. |
(2) |
These represent fees for assurance and related services related to
the performance of the audit or review of the financial statements and not
reported under Audit Fees above. |
(3) |
These represent fees for tax-related compliance and other
tax-related services to support compliance with federal and state tax
reporting and payment requirements, including tax return review and review
of tax laws, regulations or cases. |
(4) |
These represent fees for an annual subscription to an Internet
accounting research service and other miscellaneous
services. |
The Audit Committee annually approves all
proposed audit fees in executive session without PwC present, taking into
consideration a number of factors, including a breakdown of the services to be
provided, proposed staffing and hourly rates, and changes in the Company and
industry from the prior year. The audit fees are the culmination of a process
which included a comparison of the prior years proposed fees to actual fees
incurred and fee proposals for known and anticipated 2015 services in the audit,
audit-related, tax and other categories. The Audit Committees deliberations
consider balancing the design of an audit scope that will achieve a high quality
audit with driving efficiencies from both the Company and PwC while compensating
PwC fairly.
The Audit Committee is required to pre-approve all audit and
permitted non-audit services performed by PwC to ensure that these services will
not impair the firms independence.
The Committees pre-approval
responsibilities may be delegated to one or more Committee members, provided
that such delegates present any pre-approval decisions to the Committee at its
next meeting. The Committee has delegated such pre-approval responsibilities to
the Committee Chair. PwC must assure that all audit and non-audit services
provided to the Company have been approved by the Audit Committee.
During the fiscal year ended December 31,
2014, all services performed by PwC were pre-approved by the Audit Committee,
irrespective of whether the services required pre-approval under the Exchange
Act.
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The Audit Committee is composed of five
non-employee directors and operates under a charter adopted by the Board, which
is posted on our website at www.edison.com/corpgov. The Board has
determined that each Audit Committee member is independent and financially
literate, and that at least one member has accounting or other related financial
management expertise, as such qualifications are defined by NYSE rules, our
Corporate Governance Guidelines, and/or the charter. The Board has also
determined that Ms. Chang qualifies as an audit committee financial expert as
defined by SEC rules.
The scope of the Audit Committees duties
and the Committees role in risk oversight are described in Board Committees
Audit Committee and Information About Our Corporate Governance Q: What is
the Boards role in risk oversight? Audit Committee meeting agendas are
developed based on input from each Committee member, the independent registered
public accounting firm, the General Auditor, and management. The Committee
requests and receives presentations on specific topics such as: (i) the
procurement process and key vendor review; (ii) the electric system inspection
program; (iii) income tax issues; (iv) the enterprise risk management process;
(v) the ethics helpline; and (vi) political and charitable
contributions.
Management is responsible for the
Companys internal controls and the financial reporting process, including the
integrity and objectivity of the financial statements. The independent
registered public accounting firm is responsible for performing an independent
audit of the Companys financial statements in accordance with the standards of
the PCAOB and issuing a report thereon. The Audit Committee monitors and
oversees these processes. The Committee members are not accountants or auditors
by profession and, therefore have relied on certain representations from
management and the independent registered public accounting firm about carrying
out its responsibilities.
In discharging our oversight
responsibilities in connection with the December 31, 2014 financial statements,
the Audit Committee:
● |
Reviewed and discussed the audited financial
statements with the Companys management; |
● |
Discussed with PwC, the Companys
independent registered public accounting firm, the matters required by
Auditing Standard No. 16, as adopted by the PCAOB; and |
● |
Received the written disclosures and
the letter required by applicable requirements of the PCAOB regarding
PwCs communications with the Audit Committee concerning independence, and
discussed with PwC its independence from the Company.
|
Based upon these reviews and discussions,
the Audit Committee recommended to the Board that the audited financial
statements be included in the Companys 2014 Annual Report to be filed with the
SEC.
Vanessa C.L. Chang, Chair
Jagjeet S.
Bindra
Luis G. Nogales
Ellen O. Tauscher
Peter J. Taylor
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ITEM 3: ADVISORY
VOTE TO APPROVE THE COMPANYS EXECUTIVE
COMPENSATION |
The advisory vote to approve the Companys
executive compensation, commonly known as Say-on-Pay, gives shareholders the
opportunity to endorse or not endorse our executive compensation. This advisory
vote is required by SEC rules to be provided at least once every three years.
However, in 2011, our shareholders voted in favor of holding the advisory vote
every year, and the Board determined that it would be held annually. The
advisory vote to approve the Companys executive compensation received support
from at least 94% of the votes cast in 2012, 2013 and 2014.
Our executive
compensation is described under Compensation Discussion and Analysis below. We
encourage you to read it carefully. Our executive compensation program is
reviewed and approved by the Compensation and Executive Personnel Committee. The
Board believes our competitive compensation structure aligns executive
compensation with shareholder value and serves shareholders well.
EIX and SCE request shareholder approval
of the compensation paid to the Companys named executive officers, as disclosed
in this Proxy Statement pursuant to the SECs
compensation disclosure rules, including the Compensation Discussion and
Analysis, the compensation tables and the narrative discussion that accompanies
the compensation tables.
The Company values constructive dialogue
with shareholders on compensation and other important governance matters.
Because your vote is advisory, it will not be binding on the Board or the
Company and will not be construed as overruling a decision by the Board or the
Company. However, the Compensation and Executive Personnel Committee will
consider the outcome of the vote and any constructive feedback from shareholders
when making future executive compensation decisions. See Shareholder
Communication and Compensation Program for 2015 in the Compensation Summary of
the Compensation Discussion and Analysis below.
It is expected that the next such vote
will occur at the 2016 Annual Meeting.
The Board recommends you vote FOR Item
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COMPENSATION
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS |
This Compensation Discussion and Analysis
(CD&A) describes the principles of our executive compensation program, how
we applied those principles in compensating our named executive officers
(NEOs) for 2014, and how we use our compensation program to drive performance.
We also discuss the role and responsibilities of our Compensation and Executive
Personnel Committee (the Committee) in determining executive compensation. The
CD&A is organized as follows:
● |
Compensation
Summary |
|
|
● |
What We Pay and Why: Elements of
Total Direct Compensation |
|
|
● |
How We Make Compensation
Decisions |
|
|
● |
Other Compensation
Benefits |
|
|
● |
Other Compensation Policies and
Guidelines |
The CD&A contains information that is
relevant to your decision regarding the advisory vote to approve our executive
compensation (Item 3 on your proxy card). When voting on Item 3, EIX
shareholders will vote on EIX executive compensation, while SCE shareholders
will vote on SCE executive compensation.
Certain key information about our
executive compensation program is highlighted in this Compensation
Summary.
Executive Compensation
Practices
The table below highlights our current
compensation practices for NEOs, including practices that we believe drive
performance and are aligned with good governance principles, and practices we
have not implemented because we do not believe they would serve our
shareholders long-term interests.
What We Do |
|
What We Dont Do |
✓ |
We tie pay to performance by making
the majority of compensation at risk and linking it to shareholders
interests |
|
✕ |
We do not have any employment
contracts |
✓ |
We target the market median
(50th percentile) for base salary and annual and long-term
incentives |
|
✕ |
We do not provide excise tax
gross-ups on change in control payments |
✓ |
We compare executive compensation to
a peer group based on a recognized market index |
|
✕ |
We do not have individually
negotiated change in control agreements |
✓ |
We balance multiple metrics for
annual and long-term incentives |
|
✕ |
We do not provide
perquisites |
✓ |
We have double-trigger change in
control provisions for acceleration of equity award vesting |
|
✕ |
We do not provide personal use of
any corporate aircraft |
✓ |
We seek shareholder feedback on our
executive compensation program and share the feedback with the Board and
the Committee |
|
✕ |
We do not re-price underwater stock
options |
✓ |
We have stock ownership guidelines
and an incentive compensation clawback policy |
|
✕ |
We do not permit pledging of Company
securities by directors or EIX executive officers |
✓ |
Our Committees compensation
consultant is independent and does not provide any other services to the
Company |
|
✕ |
We do not permit hedging of Company
securities |
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Elements and Objectives of Total Direct
Compensation
Element |
|
Form |
|
Key
Objective |
|
% of CEO* Target
Total Direct Compensation |
Base Salary |
|
Fixed Pay: Cash |
|
Establish a pay foundation to
attract and retain qualified executives |
|
15% |
Annual Incentive
Awards |
|
Variable Pay: Cash |
|
Focus executives attention on
specific financial, strategic and operating objectives of the Company that
we believe will increase shareholder value and benefit
customers |
|
17% |
Long-Term Incentive
Awards |
|
Variable Pay: Equity |
|
Align executive pay directly with
long-term shareholder return |
|
68% |
|
|
● |
50% stock options |
|
● |
Reward absolute shareholder
return |
|
|
|
|
● |
25% performance shares |
|
● |
Reward relative shareholder return
compared to peers and earnings per share compared to pre-established
targets |
|
|
|
|
● |
25% restricted stock
units |
|
● |
Encourage retention over a
multi-year vesting period with value tied to the price of EIX
stock |
|
|
* |
In this CD&A, the term CEO
means the Chief Executive Officer of
EIX. |
EIX NEOs for 2014
EIX NEOs are identified below. EIX
shareholders will vote on EIX executive compensation.
EIX NEOs |
|
Title |
Theodore F. Craver,
Jr. |
|
Chairman of the Board, President and
CEO |
W. James Scilacci |
|
Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer (CFO); Treasurer through 9/1/2014 |
Robert L. Adler |
|
Executive Vice President and General
Counsel through 12/31/2014 |
Ronald L. Litzinger |
|
SCE President through 9/30/2014; EIX
Executive Vice President and Edison Energy President effective
10/1/2014 |
Bertrand A. Valdman |
|
Senior Vice President through
2/20/2015 |
SCE NEOs for 2014
SCE NEOs are identified below. SCE
shareholders will vote on SCE executive compensation.
SCE NEOs |
|
Title |
Pedro J. Pizarro |
|
President effective
10/1/2014 |
Ronald L. Litzinger |
|
President through
9/30/2014 |
Maria Rigatti |
|
Senior Vice President and CFO
effective 7/28/2014 |
Stuart R. Hemphill |
|
Senior Vice President; acting CFO
from 4/1/2014 through 7/27/2014 |
Linda G. Sullivan |
|
Senior Vice President and CFO
through 3/31/2014 |
Peter T. Dietrich |
|
Senior Vice
President |
Russell C. Swartz |
|
Senior Vice President and General
Counsel |
Kevin M. Payne |
|
Senior Vice President effective
3/18/2014 |
David L. Mead |
|
Senior Vice President through
11/14/2014 |
Leslie E. Starck |
|
Senior Vice President through
10/1/2014 |
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Our Business and
Strategy
EIXs core business is conducted by its
subsidiary SCE, a rate-regulated electric utility that supplies electric energy
to an approximately 50,000 square-mile area of southern California. SCEs
strategy is to provide customers safe, reliable and affordable electricity as a
foundation for long-term sustainable growth and shareholder value. SCEs
investment focus is on distribution and transmission infrastructure. EIXs
strategy includes investing in, owning, and operating competitive businesses in
the electricity industry, with a focus on commercial and industrial energy
services. The Company is committed to driving operational and service excellence
to achieve its strategic objectives.
2014 Financial
Highlights
Significant results for EIX in 2014
include:
● |
Our total shareholder return (TSR)(1) was
45%, the highest among Philadelphia Utility Index
companies; |
● |
Our stock price increased 41.4%,
while the Philadelphia Utility Index increased 24.2% and the S&P 500
increased 11.4%; and |
● |
Our consolidated core earnings(2) of
$1.497 billion ($4.59 per share) exceeded our goal of $1.206 billion
($3.70 per share). |
EIXs relative TSR performance and
earnings per share performance contributed to the above-target payout of
performance shares described under Long-Term Incentive Awards below. EIXs
consolidated core earnings exceeding our goal was a key factor in determining
2014 annual incentive awards for EIX. The determination of annual incentive
awards is described under Annual Incentive Awards below.
2014 NEO Pay
The following table shows the total direct
compensation for 2014 compared to 2013 for the executives who were EIX NEOs both
years. Total direct compensation or TDC means the sum of base salary, annual
incentive awards and grant date fair value of long-term incentive awards
(columns (c), (e), (f) and (g) of the EIX Summary Compensation Table) for the
NEO for the applicable year.
EIX NEO |
2013 TDC (million) |
2014 TDC (million) |
TDC Increase From 2013 to 2014 |
Theodore F. Craver, Jr. |
$8.743 |
$9.360 |
7% |
W. James
Scilacci |
$2.334 |
$2.568 |
10% |
Robert L. Adler |
$2.347 |
$2.532 |
8% |
Ronald L.
Litzinger |
$2.303 |
$2.566 |
11% |
Bertrand A. Valdman |
$1.388 |
$1.452 |
5% |
The increases in total direct compensation
shown above were due almost entirely to higher annual incentive
awards based primarily on the Companys strong financial performance. Mr.
Litzinger also had a 3% salary increase, which resulted in a comparable 3%
increase in the grant date fair value of his long-term incentive award (since
the grant date fair value of his long-term incentive award as a percentage of
base salary did not change). The salaries and the grant date fair value of
long-term incentive awards of Messrs. Craver, Scilacci, Adler, and Valdman
either did not change or increased by 1% or less.
More information on the reasons for
changes in compensation from 2013 to 2014 is under What We Pay and Why:
Elements of Total Direct Compensation below.
____________________
(1) |
TSR is calculated using the difference between (i)
the closing stock price for the relevant stock on the last NYSE trading
day preceding the first day of the relevant period and (ii) the closing
stock price for the relevant stock on the last trading day of the relevant
period, and assumes all dividends during the period are reinvested on the
ex-dividend date. A different methodology is used to calculate TSR for
performance shares (see Long-Term Incentive Awards
below). |
(2) |
Core earnings is
defined on a consolidated basis for EIX as earnings attributable to EIX
shareholders less income or loss from discontinued operations and income
or loss from significant discrete items that management does not consider
representative of ongoing earnings, such as: exit activities, including
sale of certain assets and other activities that are no longer continuing;
asset impairments and certain tax, regulatory or legal settlements or
proceedings. For a reconciliation of core earnings to net income
determined under GAAP, see Managements Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations Management Overview
Highlights of Operating Results included as part of the Companys 2014
Annual Report. |
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Alignment of CEO Pay with
Performance
During the five-year period from 2010 to
2014, EIXs TSR was approximately 119%, significantly due to our strong TSR
performance in 2014. During this period, Mr. Cravers total direct compensation
increased by approximately 29%. The following chart shows the alignment over the
past five years between Mr. Cravers total direct compensation and our indexed
TSR, which represents the value of an initial investment of $100 in EIX common
stock at the beginning of the five-year period, and assumes that dividends are
reinvested on the ex-dividend date.
CEO Total Direct Compensation
(TDC)
vs. Indexed TSR 2010-2014
The value attributed to equity awards in
the chart above is the grant date fair value reported in the Summary
Compensation Table of Company Proxy Statements. It does not reflect those equity
awards realized value, which depends on the actual payout of performance shares
compared to target, the appreciation or depreciation of EIX stock after the
grant date, and dividends after the grant date through the end of the
performance period. Mr. Craver realized approximately $1.9 million less in total
value from his 2010 and 2011 performance share awards than the total grant date
fair value reported in the Summary Compensation Table for the years of grant.
This difference was largely the result of payouts of 2010 and 2011 performance
shares being significantly below target due to EIXs below-median relative TSR
performance for the 2010-12 and 2011-13 performance periods.
In contrast, Mr. Craver realized
approximately $1.8 million more in total value from his 2012 performance share
awards than the grant date fair value reported in the Summary Compensation
Table. Payouts of 2012 performance shares were significantly above-target due to
EIXs strong performance during the 2012-14 performance period, as measured by
relative TSR and above-target core earnings per share. (Earnings per share
compared to target was added in 2012 as a second performance metric). In
addition, EIXs stock appreciated significantly after the grant date of this
award.
The following chart shows the difference
for Mr. Craver between the target number of shares at grant and the number of
shares vested at payout for each of the three most-recently completed
performance periods.
CEO Performance Shares
Number of
Shares at Grant vs. at Payout
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Comparison of CEO Pay with Peer
Group
The following chart shows Mr. Cravers
total direct compensation for the last five years as reported in the EIX Summary
Compensation Table, compared to the Philadelphia Utility Index peer group
median. (The chart uses 2013 peer group data for 2014 since peer group data for
2014 was generally unavailable in time for inclusion in this Proxy Statement.)
Mr. Cravers 2010 total direct compensation was slightly below the peer group
median. Since 2011, his total direct compensation has been somewhat above the
peer group median, partly due to chief executive officer turnover at peer
companies. Another factor was that Mr. Cravers annual incentive awards for
these years were above target, largely due to above-target core earnings, as
discussed in the Companys 2012, 2013, and 2014 Proxy Statements and under
Annual Incentive Awards below.
CEO vs. Peer Group Median
TDC
As discussed in Use of Competitive
Data below, the Committee uses peer group data and data from pay surveys to
determine market compensation. The additional data provides a more robust set of
information for making compensation decisions. In February 2014, the Committee
used data from three pay surveys, in addition to peer group data, to set Mr.
Cravers 2014 salary, target annual incentive award, and grant date fair value
of long-term incentive awards (together, target total direct compensation) at
approximately the projected market median level for 2014.
Shareholder Communication and
Compensation Program for 2015
In 2014, we engaged with many of EIXs
large institutional shareholders to discuss their views on the Companys
corporate governance, proxy disclosure, and executive compensation. Management
shared the feedback received from these discussions with the Board and the
Committee.
The advisory vote to approve EIXs executive compensation received
support from approximately 94% of the votes cast in 2014. The Committee reviewed
the results of the shareholder vote, including feedback from major shareholders.
Taking the vote results and shareholder feedback into account, and considering
trends in executive compensation and the best interests of shareholders, the
Committee approved maintaining our executive compensation program without any
significant changes for 2015.
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What We Pay and
Why: Elements of Total Direct
Compensation |
Our executive compensation program
seeks to achieve three fundamental objectives:
● |
Attract and retain qualified
executives; |
● |
Focus executives attention on
specific annual financial, strategic and operating objectives of the
Company that we believe will increase shareholder value and benefit
customers; and |
● |
Align executive pay with the
long-term interests of shareholders and customers by enhancing executives
focus on the Companys long-term goals. |
We target the market median for each
element of total direct compensation offered under our program: base salaries,
annual cash incentives, and long-term equity-based incentives. The reasons for
the Committees decision to target the median level include:
● |
The policy of the applicable
regulatory authorities that SCE should provide market level compensation,
and the desire for internal compensation equity between EIX and
SCE; |
● |
Above-median compensation
generally has not been necessary, except occasionally for recruitment and
retention purposes; and |
● |
Below-median compensation would
create retention and recruitment
difficulties. |
A significant portion of our
executives total direct compensation is tied to company performance. The
following charts show that incentive compensation (annual and long-term
incentive awards) comprised approximately 85% of our CEOs 2014 target total
direct compensation and approximately 70% on average of our other NEOs 2014
target total direct compensation. Most of the target incentive compensation was
in the form of long-term incentives.
CEO Pay Mix
Other NEO Pay Mix
This pay mix provides an opportunity
for NEO compensation to reflect the upside and downside potential of company
performance and helps to focus NEOs attention on our financial, strategic and
operating objectives, and shareholder return.
Base Salary
For 2014, each NEOs base salary was
evaluated according to his or her position and performance. For each position, a
market base salary range was determined, consisting of a minimum, median and
maximum. The Committee targets the market median level of base salaries for
comparable positions. None of our NEOs has a contractual right to receive a
fixed base salary.
The salary increases between 2013 and
2014 shown in the Summary Compensation Tables for Messrs. Scilacci, Litzinger,
Dietrich, and Swartz were made to bring their salaries closer to the market
median for comparable positions. The Committee increased the salaries of Messrs.
Adler and Valdman and set them above the market median after deciding the
salaries were appropriate in light of their individual performance and overall
responsibilities and contributions.
Annual Incentive
Awards
Executive Incentive Compensation
Plan
NEOs are eligible for annual incentive
awards under the EIX Executive Incentive Compensation Plan for achieving
specific financial, strategic and operational goals pre-established at the
beginning of each year. The target value for each NEO is stated as a percentage
of base salary and is based
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on the market median of target annual
incentive awards for comparable positions. The minimum award is $0. The maximum
award is 200% of target, which the Committees independent compensation
consultant for 2014, Frederic W. Cook & Co., Inc. (F.W. Cook), advised is
the most prevalent practice among the peer group companies.
The Committee determines annual
incentive awards based on corporate and individual performance. The corporate
performance factor is based on performance relative to the pre-established
goals. For each goal category, the Committee assigned a target score reflecting
the relative weight given that goal category and a potential score range. In
February 2015, the Committee determined the score
achieved for each goal category, depending on the extent to which the goals were
unmet, met or exceeded.
Separate goals were established for EIX
and SCE. Annual incentive awards for the EIX NEOs were based on EIX performance.
Annual incentive awards for the SCE NEOs were based on SCE performance. Mr.
Litzingers annual incentive award was based on EIX performance for the portion
of the year he was an EIX Executive Vice President, and on SCE performance for
the portion of the year he was SCEs President.
2014 EIX Corporate Performance
Scoring Matrix
Goal Category |
|
Target Score |
|
Potential Score |
|
Actual Score |
|
Key Factors Contributing to Actual
Score |
Financial
Performance(1) |
|
60 |
|
0-120 |
|
120 |
|
●Achieved consolidated core
earnings of $1.497 billion, which exceeded the target of $1.206 billion
and the maximum score level of $1.329 billion. |
Strategic Initiatives |
|
25 |
|
0-50 |
|
40 |
|
●Met goal to launch initiatives
aimed at positioning the Company for transformative change in the electric
industry, and achieved all milestones. Exceeded or met goals for growth in
EIXs commercial and industrial energy services platform.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
●Implemented settlement agreement
that fairly resolved claims related to EMEs
bankruptcy. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
●Obtained CPUC approval of fair
settlement resolving outstanding issues related to the early retirement of
the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
●Met goals of no serious injuries
to the public and no significant noncompliance
events. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
●Achieved goals for operations
and maintenance cost per customer and system average rate per kilowatt
hour. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
●Met goals for reliability of
service to customers. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
●Did not meet DART (Days Away, Restricted, and Transfer)
injury rate goal. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
●Did not meet goal of maintaining first quartile status
in J.D. Power and Associates customer satisfaction
studies. |
People and
Culture |
|
15 |
|
0-30 |
|
10 |
|
●Maintained, but did not meet goal to increase, executive
diversity. |
Total: |
|
100 |
|
0-200 |
|
170 |
|
|
(1) |
The threshold level of
consolidated core earnings, below which no incentive would have been paid,
was set at $0.964 billion. |
2014 SCE Corporate Performance
Scoring Matrix
Goal Category |
|
Target Score |
|
Potential Score |
|
Actual Score |
|
Key Factors Contributing to Actual
Score |
Financial
Performance(1) |
|
40 |
|
0-80 |
|
80 |
|
●Achieved
core earnings of $1.525 billion, which exceeded the target of $1.254
billion and the maximum score level of $1.380
billion. |
Operational and Service Excellence |
|
25 |
|
0-50 |
|
23 |
|
●Met
goals of no serious injuries to the public and no significant
noncompliance events. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
●Achieved
goals for operations and maintenance cost per customer and system average
rate per kilowatt hour. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
●Met
goals for reliability of service to
customers. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
●Did not
meet DART (Days Away, Restricted, and Transfer) injury rate goal.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
●Did not meet goal of maintaining first quartile status in
J.D. Power and Associates customer satisfaction studies.
|
Strategic
Initiatives |
|
20 |
|
0-40 |
|
27 |
|
●Obtained
CPUC approval of fair settlement resolving outstanding issues related to
the early retirement of the San Onofre Nuclear Generating
Station. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
●Met goal to launch initiatives
aimed at positioning the Company for transformative change in the electric
industry, and achieved all milestones. |
People and
Culture |
|
15 |
|
0-30 |
|
10 |
|
●Maintained, but did not meet
goal to increase, executive diversity. |
Total: |
|
100 |
|
0-200 |
|
140 |
|
|
(1) |
The threshold level of core
earnings, below which no incentive would have been paid, was set at $1.004
billion. |
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2014 Annual Incentive
Awards
The corporate performance factor for
EIX determined by adding the Actual Scores above would have been 170% of
target. The Committee has discretion, however, to increase or decrease the
corporate performance factor from the amount determined by application of the
scoring matrix. The Committee exercised discretion to reduce EIXs corporate
performance factor from 170% to 155% to bring it closer to SCEs corporate
performance factor of 140% of target and thereby achieve closer parity in
incentive pay between EIX and SCE executives, recognizing that SCEs financial
performance was the predominant contributor to EIXs financial
performance.
The Committee determined the annual
incentive award for each NEO by multiplying the annual incentive target
percentage for the NEO by the EIX or SCE corporate performance factor and an
individual performance factor. Individual performance factors were determined by
the Committee in its discretion, based on its assessment of each NEOs
performance and achievements for the year, and relative impact and contribution
to corporate performance compared to executives in similar roles. The maximum
award is two times the target percentage. The resulting annual incentive awards
to our EIX NEOs were as follows:
EIX NEOs(1) |
|
Annual Incentive Target as % of
Salary |
|
Corporate Performance Factor(2) |
|
Individual Performance Factor |
|
Annual Incentive Award as % of
Salary |
|
Annual Incentive Award as Multiple of
Target |
Theodore F. Craver,
Jr. |
|
115% |
|
1.550 |
|
1.29 |
|
230% |
|
2.0x |
W. James Scilacci |
|
70% |
|
1.550 |
|
1.23 |
|
133% |
|
1.9x |
Robert L. Adler |
|
70% |
|
1.550 |
|
1.29 |
|
140% |
|
2.0x |
Ronald L. Litzinger |
|
70% |
|
1.438 |
|
1.32 |
|
133% |
|
1.9x |
Bertrand A. Valdman |
|
60% |
|
1.550 |
|
1.10 |
|
102% |
|
1.7x |
(1) |
Target and actual annual incentive awards for all EIX and SCE NEOs
are shown in the Grants of Plan-Based Awards tables and the Summary
Compensation Tables, respectively. |
(2) |
The corporate performance factor for all EIX NEOs (other than Mr.
Litzinger) was 1.550. The corporate performance factor for all SCE NEOs
(other than Mr. Litzinger) was 1.400. The 1.438 corporate performance
factor for Mr. Litzinger was a blend of the SCE and EIX factors, weighted
based upon the relative time he served as SCEs President and EIXs
Executive Vice President in 2014. |
Impact of Other Plans
The EIX Committee adopted the EIX 2014
Executive Annual Incentive Program (162(m) Program) so that annual incentive
awards under the EIX Executive Incentive Compensation Plan could be designed to
qualify as deductible performance-based compensation under Section 162(m) of the
Internal Revenue Code. Under the 162(m) Program, an overall maximum annual
incentive award for 2014 was established for each participating EIX NEO as a
specified percentage of an annual incentive award pool. The aggregate award pool
had a maximum value equal to 1.5% of EIXs 2014 consolidated earnings from
continuing operations (after interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization),
subject to adjustment for the effects of any special charges to earnings. The
actual annual incentive awarded to each participating EIX NEO under the EIX
Executive Incentive Compensation Plan for 2014 was less than the applicable
maximum under the 162(m) Program. Thus, we believe all such compensation was
tax-deductible under Section 162(m).
Long-Term Incentive Awards
We provide our NEOs with long-term
incentives that are directly linked to the value provided to EIX shareholders.
All of our long-term incentives are awarded as equity instruments reflecting, or
valued by reference to, EIX Common Stock. Long-term incentive awards are made
under the EIX 2007 Performance Incentive Plan.
Long-Term Incentive Mix
In 2014, each NEOs long-term incentive
award value was in the form of 50% non-qualified stock options, 25% performance
shares, and 25% restricted stock units. This allocation was consistent with the allocation of NEO long-term incentive
awards in 2013. The Committee believes this allocation strikes an appropriate
balance among equity awards that have the following key objectives:
● |
Reward absolute shareholder
return (non-qualified stock options); |
● |
Reward relative shareholder
return compared to peers and earnings per share compared to
pre-established targets (performance shares); and |
● |
Encourage retention over a
multi-year vesting period with value tied to the price of EIX stock
(restricted stock units). |
These equity awards align executives
interests with the long-term interests of shareholders and customers by
enhancing executives focus on the Companys long-term goals.
75% of our long-term equity mix is
performance-based. In addition to the performance shares, we believe stock
options are performance-based because NEOs will realize value only if the market
value of EIX Common Stock appreciates over time.
Long-Term Incentive
Value
The target value of each NEOs
long-term incentive award was set as a percentage of base salary, and based on
the market median level of target long-term incentive award values for
comparable positions. On February 26, 2014, the Committee approved award values
for each NEO (other than Mr. Pizarro and Ms. Rigatti, whose awards were approved
in connection with their mid-year commencement of employment with SCE, and other
than Mr. Paynes second award of 2014, which was approved in connection with his
March 2014 promotion to Senior Vice President), as well as the methodology for
converting those values into the number
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of stock options, performance shares,
and restricted stock units granted to each NEO on the March 3, 2014 grant date
(the grant date was December 31, 2014 for Mr. Pizarro, September 30, 2014 for
Ms. Rigatti and March 31, 2014 for Mr. Paynes second award). The grant date
value of each award is listed in the Grants of Plan-Based Awards tables below.
For 2014, the Committee decreased Mr. Dietrichs long-term incentive award as a
percentage of base salary. This change brought his long-term incentive award
closer to, but still above, market median for his new position. The Committee
set Ms. Sullivans and Messrs. Dietrichs, Paynes, and Meads long-term
incentive awards as a percentage of base salary above the market median for
their respective positions largely for purposes of retention.
Stock Options
Each stock option granted may be
exercised to purchase one share of EIX Common Stock at an exercise price equal
to the closing price of a share of EIX Common Stock on the applicable grant
date. Options vest over a four-year period, subject to continued employment,
with one-fourth of each award generally vesting and becoming exercisable at the
beginning of each year.
The number of options granted to each
NEO was determined by dividing the option award value approved by the Committee
for that NEO by the grant date value of an option using a Black-Scholes Merton
valuation model.
Performance Shares
Performance shares reward performance
over three years against pre-established metrics. Each performance share awarded
is a contractual right to receive one share of EIX Common Stock or its cash
equivalent if performance and continued service vesting requirements are
satisfied. The actual payout can range from zero to 200% of target performance
shares, and depends on actual performance against pre-established metrics. The
performance share awards provide for reinvested dividend equivalents. For each
dividend declared for which the ex-dividend date falls within the performance
period and after the date of grant, the NEO will be credited with an additional
number of target performance shares having a value equal to the dividend that
would have been payable on the target performance shares subject to the award.
The performance shares credited as dividend equivalents are subject to the same
terms and conditions as the original performance shares.
A conversion formula is used to
determine the number of performance shares awarded to each NEO. For the portion
of performance shares subject to the TSR metric discussed below, the formula
involves dividing the award value approved by the Committee by the grant date
value of the TSR performance shares using a Standard Monte Carlo simulation
model. For the portion of performance shares subject to the earnings per share
metric discussed below, the respective grant date value is converted into a
specific number of earnings per share performance
shares by dividing the grant date value by the closing price of a share of EIX
Common Stock on the grant date.
Performance shares granted before 2015
generally are paid half in EIX Common Stock and half in cash having a value
equal to the EIX Common Stock that otherwise would have been delivered. EIX
converts a portion of the awards otherwise payable in stock to cash to the
extent necessary to satisfy minimum tax withholding or any governmental levies.
NEOs may elect to defer payment of the portion of performance shares payable in
cash under the Executive Deferred Compensation Plan. Performance shares granted
in 2015 will be payable solely in cash.
2012-2014 Performance Share
Awards: TSR Metric
For performance shares granted in 2012,
2013 and 2014, two metrics are used to measure payouts, with each metric
weighted 50%. One of the two performance metrics is based on the percentile
ranking of EIXs TSR for the three-year performance period beginning January 1
in the year of grant compared to the TSR of each company in EIXs peer group for
the same period. The following chart provides the percentile ranking and
corresponding payout levels:
Payout
Levels |
|
TSR Ranking |
|
Payout |
Below Threshold |
|
<25th Percentile |
|
0 |
Threshold |
|
25th Percentile |
|
25% of Target |
Target |
|
50th Percentile |
|
Target |
Maximum |
|
≥75th Percentile |
|
200% of Target |
If EIX achieves a TSR ranking between
the 25th percentile and the 50th percentile or between the
50th percentile and the 75th percentile, the number of
shares paid will be interpolated on a straight-line basis with discrete
intervals at every 5th percentile. For purposes of determining
performance share payouts, TSR is calculated using the difference between (i)
the average closing stock price for the relevant stock for the 20 trading days
ending with the last NYSE trading day preceding the first day of the performance
period and (ii) the average closing stock price for the relevant stock for the
20 trading days ending with the measurement date, and assumes all dividends are
reinvested on the ex-dividend date.
EIXs TSR from 2012-2014 ranked in the
80th percentile of the peer group and resulted in a 200% of target
payout for the TSR performance shares granted in 2012.
2012-2014 Performance Share
Awards: EPS Metric
The second performance metric for
performance shares granted in 2012, 2013, and 2014 is based on EIXs three-year
average annual core earnings per share (EPS), measured against target levels.
Core EPS is defined as GAAP basic EPS, excluding income or loss from
discontinued operations and income or loss from significant discrete items that
are not representative of ongoing earnings. The Committee establishes the EPS
target for each calendar year in February of that year.
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In February 2015, the Committee
certified the following EPS performance multiples for the three calendar years
in the performance period for the 2012 grant:
Year |
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Actual EPS |
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Target EPS |
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Actual EPS as % of Target EPS |
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EPS Performance Multiple |
2012 |
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$3.92 |
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$3.58 |
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109% |
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1.40x |
2013 |
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$3.80 |
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$3.60 |
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106% |
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1.20x |
2014 |
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$4.59 |
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$3.70 |
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124% |
|
2.00x |
Average of
performance multiples |
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(actual payout): |
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1.53x |
The performance multiple for a calendar
year is based on EIXs actual EPS performance for that year as a percentage of
the EPS target for that year, in accordance with the following chart:
Performance Level |
|
|
Actual EPS as % of Target
EPS |
|
|
|
EPS Performance Multiple |
Below Threshold |
|
|
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<80% |
|
|
|
|
0 |
Threshold |
|
|
|
80% |
|
|
|
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0.25x |
Target |
|
|
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100% |
|
|
|
|
1.0x |
Maximum |
|
|
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≥120% |
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2.0x |
If EIXs EPS for a year as a percentage
of target EPS is between 80% and 100% or between 100% and 120%, the EPS
performance multiple is interpolated on a straight-line basis, with discrete
intervals at every 4th percentile. The EPS performance multiples
achieved for each calendar year in the three-year performance period are
averaged, and the resulting average determines the performance share payout as a
multiple of target.
In February 2012, the Committee set the
EPS target for 2012 at $2.32, under the assumption that losses at EME would be
included in consolidated core earnings. However, on December 17, 2012, EME and
certain of its wholly-owned subsidiaries filed voluntary petitions for relief
under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code. As of that date, EME was
deconsolidated from EIXs financial results and accounted for as discontinued
operations. As a result, EME was classified as non-core for purposes of EIXs
2012 consolidated core earnings. Accordingly, the Committee adjusted the 2012
EPS target to exclude EMEs results. The adjusted target was $3.58.
EMEs 2012 losses through the date of
deconsolidation were lower (i.e., better) than the budgeted target, so the
adjustment of the target to exclude EMEs losses resulted in a lower performance
multiple than if EMEs losses had been included and the original target had been
applied.
The average of the EPS performance
multiples for 2012, 2013, and 2014 was 1.53. Accordingly, EPS performance shares
granted in 2012 paid out at 153% of target.
2006-2011 Performance Share
Awards
Performance shares granted between 2006
and 2011 utilized only one metricthe TSR metric described aboveexcept that the
threshold for a payout was set as a 40th percentile TSR ranking.
EIXs TSR from 2011-2013 ranked in the 40th percentile of the peer
group and resulted in a payout of the 2011
performance share grants at 25% of target. EIXs TSR from 2009-2011 ranked in
the 45th percentile of the peer group and resulted in a payout of the
2009 performance share grants at 63% of target. Relative TSR as compared to our
peer group for the 2010-2012, 2008-2010, 2007-2009, and 2006-2008 performance
periods was below the threshold required for payout of the performance shares,
resulting in no payouts.
Restricted Stock Units
Each restricted stock unit awarded is a
contractual right to receive one share of EIX Common Stock if continued service
vesting requirements are satisfied. The restricted stock units for NEOs provide
for reinvested dividend equivalents. For each dividend declared for which the
ex-dividend date falls within the vesting period, the NEO will be credited with
an additional number of restricted stock units having a value equal to the
dividend that would have been payable on the number of restricted stock units
subject to the award. The restricted stock units credited as dividend
equivalents are subject to the same terms and conditions as the original
restricted stock units.
The restricted stock units are paid in
EIX Common Stock, except EIX converts awards to cash having a value equal to the
stock that otherwise would have been delivered to satisfy minimum tax
withholding and governmental levies. The EIX Committee may elect to pay any
restricted stock units in cash rather than shares of EIX Common Stock if and to
the extent that payment in shares would exceed the applicable share limits of
the EIX 2007 Performance Incentive Plan.
The number of restricted stock units
granted to each NEO was determined by dividing the grant date value approved by
the Committee for that NEO by the closing price of a share of EIX Common Stock
on the grant date. At payout, NEOs realize an increase or decrease in value
compared to the grant date value that is commensurate with the increase or
decrease in value realized by shareholders from changes in the stock price and
dividends over the three-year vesting period.
Acceleration of Long-Term Equity
If an NEO terminates employment after
reaching age 65, or age 61 with five years of service, (i) stock options will
vest and continue to become exercisable as scheduled, (ii) performance shares
will be retained with vesting based on the applicable performance metrics, and
(iii) restricted stock units will vest and become payable as scheduled; in each
instance, subject to a pro-rated reduction if the NEO retires within the year of
grant. Messrs. Adler and Mead received accelerated vesting under these
provisions when they retired effective January 1, 2015 and November 15, 2014,
respectively. Messrs. Craver and Swartz are eligible for these accelerated
vesting provisions. If an NEO dies or becomes disabled while employed, stock
options and restricted stock units will immediately vest and become exercisable
and payable, respectively, and performance shares will be retained.
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How We Make
Compensation Decisions |
Role of Compensation Committee
and Executive Officers
The Committee is responsible for
reviewing and determining the compensation paid to executive-level Company
officers, including the NEOs. The Committee annually reviews all components of
compensation for our CEO and other NEOs. This review encompasses all forms of
compensation, including base salary, annual and long-term incentives, and other
benefits, as well as amounts pursuant to retirement and non-qualified deferred
compensation plans.
Toward the start of each year, the
Committee approves the base salary range, and the target and maximum potential
annual and long-term incentive award values for each officer. The annual and
long-term incentive target awards are stated as percentages of base salary and
are based on the market median of target annual and long-term incentive award
values for comparable positions. Each February, after performance results for
the prior year are finalized, the Committee determines annual incentive awards
for the prior year and performance share payouts for the prior performance
period. At that time, the Committee also approves base salary changes and
long-term incentive grants for the current year. Base salary changes are
effective in March of each year.
The CEO provides the Committee with
recommendations regarding the compensation of NEOs (other than his own
compensation). Other NEOs participate in developing and reviewing executive
compensation recommendations, but do not participate in recommendations
regarding their own compensation.
The Committee evaluates the CEOs
performance and determines his compensation in executive session without the CEO
present. The Committee Chair reports to the Board in a non-management executive
session regarding the evaluation and the compensation determination.
For officers who are not EIX executive
officers, the Committee has authorized the CEO and the EIX executive responsible
for executive compensation matters to jointly approve special relocation,
recruitment and retention awards within specific limits pre-approved by the
Committee. Mid-year compensation determinations for newly hired and promoted
officers who are not EIX executive officers that are within guidelines
previously approved by the Committee do not require additional Committee
approval.
Tally Sheets
The Committee periodically reviews
tally sheets for EIX NEOs. Tally sheets provide the Committee with information
about the following components of compensation, including compensation paid over
the three-year period ending December 31, 2014:
● |
Cash compensation (base pay and
annual incentives); |
● |
Long-term incentive award values
(stock options, performance shares and restricted stock units); and
|
● |
Changes in pension values and
non-qualified plan earnings. |
The tally sheets also provide the
amounts payable in the event of voluntary or involuntary separation from
service, death or disability, or a change in control resulting in termination.
The Committee also reviews additional
information regarding long-term incentives, including stock program statistics
on share usage, analysis of current exercise values of prior option grants, and
a summary of current and past performance share results.
Except as otherwise noted, the
Committees executive compensation determinations are subjective and the result
of the Committees business judgment, which is informed by the experiences of
the Committee members as well as the input from the Committees independent
compensation consultant.
Role of the Committees
Independent Compensation Consultant
The Committee retained F.W. Cook to
assist in the evaluation of officer compensation for 2014, including the
compensation of NEOs; however, the Committee decides our officers compensation.
Generally, this assistance included helping the Committee identify industry
trends and norms for executive compensation; reviewing and identifying the
appropriate peer group companies and pay surveys; and evaluating relevant
executive compensation data for these companies.
During 2014, F.W. Cooks services
included the following:
● |
Provided a presentation on
executive compensation trends and competitive evaluation of total direct
compensation for executives; |
● |
Reviewed Committee agendas and
supporting materials before each meeting, and raised questions/issues with
management and the Committee Chair, as appropriate; |
● |
Reviewed drafts of the CD&A
for the Proxy Statement and related compensation tables; and
|
● |
Provided recommendations on CEO
total compensation to the Committee at its February meeting, without prior
review by our CEO. |
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In
addition, an F.W. Cook representative attended Committee meetings and
communicated directly with the Committee as needed. F.W. Cook did not perform
any services for the Company in 2014 unrelated to the Committees
responsibilities for our compensation programs, and all interactions with
management were incidental to its work for the Committee.
The Committee retains sole authority to
hire its compensation consultant, approve its compensation, determine the nature
and scope of its services, evaluate its performance, and terminate its
engagement. Pursuant to SEC rules, the Committee assessed and determined that no
conflict of interest exists with respect to the engagement of F.W. Cook as the
Committees compensation consultant.
Use of Competitive Data
Except as otherwise noted in this
CD&A, the Committee targets the market median for comparable positions for
each element of total direct compensation. The Committee uses peer group data
and data from pay surveys by Towers Watson and AonHewitt to determine the
market median.
The Committee decided to use the companies in the Philadelphia
Utility Index as the peer group for benchmarking performance and comparing NEO
compensation for 2014. The Philadelphia Utility Index has been used by the
Committee as the basis for the peer group since 2005. Use of an established
market index for peer group purposes is consistent with the way in which
investors evaluate performance across companies within an industry.
2014 Peer Group Companies Philadelphia Utility
Index |
AES
Corporation |
Entergy |
Ameren |
Exelon |
American Electric Power |
FirstEnergy |
CenterPoint
Energy |
NextEra
Energy |
Consolidated Edison |
Northeast Utilities |
Covanta |
PG&E
Corporation |
Dominion Resources |
Public Service Enterprise Group |
DTE Energy |
Southern
Company |
Duke Energy |
Xcel Energy |
El Paso Electric |
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EIX is just
above the peer group median in revenues and market capitalization. For the four
quarters ending September 30, 2014, EIXs revenues of $13.2 billion were
approximately 3% above the peer group median of $12.8 billion (ranking
9th out of the 20 companies in the
peer group), based on reported revenues. As of December 31, 2014, EIXs market
capitalization of $21.3 billion was approximately 14% above the peer group
median of $18.7 billion (ranking 8th out of 20).
F.W. Cook
provided the Committee with benchmarking data from peer group proxy statements.
In addition, the Committee received base salary, target annual incentive, and
target long-term incentive grant value data from the Towers Watson 2013 Energy
Services, the Towers Watson 2013 General Industry, and the AonHewitt 2013 Total
Compensation Measurement pay surveys. The pay survey data included compensation
information from utilities, other energy companies, and companies in other
industries with comparable revenues, in order to reflect the range of the
Companys competitors for executive talent and provide a robust set of
information to make compensation decisions. The pay survey data was presented to
the Committee in aggregated form. The Committee does not consider the identities
of the individual companies in the survey data to be material for its
decision-making process, and the individual companies were not provided to the
Committee.
The
specific components of the market data and the relative weighting used to
calculate a market median varied for each NEO position, based on the
availability of sufficient comparative data for the position, and were reviewed
by F.W. Cook. Market median levels for 2014 were projected from available data
with input from F.W. Cook.
Although the Committee generally
targets the market median, it may vary from market median after taking into
account individual performance, internal equity, or other factors it considers
relevant under the circumstances.
Risk Considerations
Our
executive compensation policy directs that our total compensation structure
should not encourage inappropriate or excessive risk-taking. The Committee takes
risk into consideration when reviewing and approving executive compensation.
As
specified in its charter, and with the assistance of F.W. Cook and Company
management, the Committee reviewed the Companys compensation programs for
executives and for employees generally and has concluded that these programs do
not create risks that are reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on
the Company.
In
particular, in concluding that the current executive compensation program does
not encourage inappropriate or excessive risk-taking, the Committee noted the
following characteristics which limit risk:
● |
Annual incentives are balanced
with long-term incentives to lessen the risk that short-term objectives
might be pursued to the detriment of long-term value; |
● |
Goals for annual incentive
programs are varied (not focused on just one metric) and include risk
management, safety and compliance goals, and are subject to Committee
review and discretion as to the ultimate award payment for
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Long-term incentive awards are
subject to a multi-year vesting schedule; |
● |
The ultimate value of equity
grants is not solely dependent on stock price due to the use of relative
TSR and EPS for performance shares; |
● |
Stock ownership guidelines
require top officers to hold company stock worth two to six times their
salary; |
● |
Executives are prohibited from
hedging Company securities and EIX executive officers are prohibited from
pledging Company securities; |
● |
An incentive compensation
clawback policy that allows the Committee or the Board to recoup incentive
compensation overpayments in the event of a restatement of Company
financial statements; and |
● |
Executive retirement and deferred
compensation benefits are unfunded and thus depend in part on the
continued solvency of the Company. |
Other Compensation
Benefits |
Post-Employment Benefits
The NEOs receive retirement benefits
under qualified and non-qualified defined-benefit and defined-contribution
retirement plans. The SCE Retirement Plan and the 401(k) Plan are both qualified
retirement plans in which the NEOs participate on substantially the same terms
as other participating employees.
Due to limitations imposed by ERISA and
the Internal Revenue Code, the benefits payable to the NEOs under the SCE
Retirement Plan and the 401(k) Plan are limited. The Executive Retirement Plan
and the Executive Deferred Compensation Plan provide for our NEOs to receive the
full amount of benefits that would be paid under the qualified plans but for
such limitations, and certain additional benefits. The Committee believes these
programs help us to attract and retain qualified executives.
For descriptions of the tax-qualified
and non-qualified defined benefit pension plans and the Executive Deferred
Compensation Plan, see the narrative below to the Pension Benefits and
Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation tables, respectively.
The Company also sponsors survivor and
disability benefit plans in which the NEOs are eligible to participate.
Severance and Change in Control
Benefits
Our policy regarding severance
protection for NEOs stems from its importance in recruiting and retaining
executives. Executives are recruited from well-compensated positions in other
companies or have attractive opportunities with other companies. We believe
offering one years worth of compensation and benefits if any officer is
involuntarily severed without cause offers financial security to offset the risk
of leaving another company or foregoing an opportunity with another company.
Severance benefits are not offered for resignation for good reason, except in
the event of a change in control.
The current executive compensation
plans offer additional benefits in the event of a change in control of EIX. We
believe that the occurrence, or expected occurrence, of a change-in-control
transaction would create uncertainty regarding continued employment for NEOs.
This uncertainty would result from the fact that many change-in-control
transactions result in significant organizational changes, particularly at the
senior executive level.
To encourage the NEOs to remain
employed with the Company during a time when their prospects for continued
employment following the transaction would be uncertain, and to permit them to
remain focused on the Companys interests during the change in control, NEOs are
provided with enhanced severance benefits if their employment is actually or
constructively terminated without cause within a defined period of time around a
change in control of EIX. Constructive termination would include occurrences
such as a material diminution in duties or salary, or a substantial relocation.
Given that none of the NEOs has an
employment agreement that provides for fixed positions or duties, or for a fixed
base salary or annual incentive award, we believe that a constructive
termination severance trigger is needed to prevent potential acquirors from
having an incentive to constructively terminate an NEOs employment to avoid
paying any severance benefits at all. We do not provide excise tax gross-ups on
change-in-control severance benefits for any of our executives. We do not
believe that NEOs should be entitled to receive their cash severance benefits
merely because a change-in-control transaction occurs. Therefore, the payment of
cash severance benefits is subject to a double-trigger where an actual or
constructive termination of employment would also have to occur before
payment.
However, if a change in control occurs
where EIX is not the surviving corporation, and following the transaction,
outstanding equity awards would not be continued or assumed, then NEOs would
receive immediate vesting of their outstanding equity awards as described under
Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control below.
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We believe
it is appropriate to fully vest equity awards in change-in-control situations
where EIX is not the surviving corporation and the equity awards are not
assumed, whether or not employment is terminated, because such a transaction
effectively ends the NEOs ability to realize any further value with respect to
the equity awards. However, restricted stock units will continue, in connection
with a change in control, to vest and be paid on the original schedule unless
the award is terminated in connection with the change in control in accordance
with special rules under Code Section 409A, or the officers employment is
terminated involuntarily not for cause or constructively terminated within a
specified period around the change in control.
For detailed information on the
estimated potential payments and benefits payable to NEOs in the event of their
termination of employment, including following a change in control of the
Company, see Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control
below.
Perquisites
In general, we provide no perquisites
for our NEOs. In certain circumstances, the Company pays for or reimburses
spousal travel expenses where an executives spouse attends a business-related
function. Given the nature of these functions and the benefits to the Company,
the Company does not consider the payment of spousal travel expenses to be a
perquisite. However, in accordance with SEC rules, the incremental cost of such
travel by an NEOs spouse is included as All Other Compensation for the NEO for
the corresponding year in the applicable Summary Compensation Table
below.
Other Compensation Policies and Guidelines |
Tax-Deductibility
Section
162(m) generally disallows a tax deduction by public companies for compensation
over $1,000,000 paid to chief executive officers and certain other most highly
compensated executive officers unless certain tests are met. While EIXs first
priority is to achieve its executive compensation objectives, it will generally
attempt to design and administer its executive compensation program to preserve
the deductibility of compensation payments. However, it may grant non-deductible
compensation in circumstances it considers appropriate and no guarantees can be
made that any compensation intended to constitute deductible performance-based
compensation within the meaning of Section 162(m) will in fact be
deductible.
Under the EIX 2007 Performance
Incentive Plan, non-qualified stock options, performance shares and annual
incentive awards awarded to the EIX NEOs are intended to constitute deductible
performance-based compensation within the meaning of Section 162(m). However,
restricted stock units are not deductible performance-based compensation within
the meaning of Section 162(m). This is consistent with EIXs philosophy that its
goal of preserving the deductibility of compensation is secondary in importance
to achievement of its compensation objectives.
Stock Ownership Guidelines
To underscore the importance of linking
executive and shareholder interests, the Company has adopted stock ownership
guidelines that require the NEOs to own EIX Common Stock or equivalents in an
amount ranging from two to six times their annual
base salary. The stock ownership guidelines for NEOs who are still executive
officers are as follows:
● |
Mr. Craver six times
salary |
● |
Messrs. Scilacci, Litzinger, and
Pizarro three times salary |
● |
Ms. Rigatti and Messrs. Hemphill,
Dietrich, Swartz, and Payne two times
salary |
The NEOs are expected to achieve their
ownership targets within five years from the date they became subject to the
guidelines. EIX Common Stock owned outright, shares held in the 401(k) Plan, and
vested and unvested restricted stock units which do not depend on performance
measures are included in determining compliance with the guidelines. Shares that
NEOs have the right to acquire through the exercise or payout of stock options
and performance shares are not included in determining compliance until such
time as the options or performance shares are actually exercised, or paid, as
the case may be, and the shares are acquired. All of the NEOs currently meet
their stock ownership requirements under these guidelines.
Hedging and Pledging Policy
Under the Companys Insider Trading
Policy, hedging related to Company securities, including EIX shares, is
prohibited for all directors and employees, including NEOs. In addition,
directors and EIX executive officers may not pledge Company securities as
collateral for loans.
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Clawback Policy
In 2014,
the Committee adopted an incentive compensation clawback policy that allows it
or the Board to recoup incentive compensation in the event the Company restates
its financial statements. The policy applies to incentive compensation to
current and former EIX and SCE NEOs and other executive officers that is paid,
granted, vested or accrued in any fiscal year within the three-year period
preceding the filing of the restatement (but only if the payment, grant, vesting
or accrual occurs after December 10, 2014). The policy allows recoupment of the
difference between the incentive compensation paid, granted, vested or accrued
under the original results and the incentive compensation that would have been
paid, granted, vested or accrued under the restated results. The policy can be
enforced by reducing or cancelling outstanding and future incentive
compensation, as well as by a claim for repayment.
The SEC is expected to issue rules
requiring public companies to adopt clawback policies to recover incentive
compensation overpayments from executive officers under certain conditions
involving accounting restatements. When this guidance is received, the Committee
or the Board will review the existing clawback policy and determine whether
changes are needed.
Compensation Committee
Report |
The Committee has reviewed and discussed with management the Compensation
Discussion and Analysis section of this Proxy Statement. Based upon this review
and the discussions, the Committee recommended to the Board that the
Compensation Discussion and Analysis section be included in the Companys 2014
Annual Report and this Proxy Statement.
Brett White, Chair
Vanessa C.L. Chang
Luis G.
Nogales
Richard T. Schlosberg, III
Peter J. Taylor
Compensation Committee
Interlocks and Insider Participation |
All Committee
members whose names appear on the Compensation Committee Report above were
Committee members during all of 2014. Under applicable SEC rules, there were no
interlocks or insider participation on the Committee.
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COMPENSATION |
Summary Compensation
Tables |
The following tables present information regarding compensation of the
EIX and SCE NEOs for service during 2014, and for 2013 and/or 2012 for
individuals who were also NEOs in those years.
The tables below were prepared in
accordance with SEC requirements. The total compensation presented below does
not necessarily reflect the actual total compensation received by our NEOs.
Specifically, the amounts under Stock Awards do not represent the actual
amounts paid to or realized by our NEOs for these awards during 2012-2014, but
represent the aggregate grant date fair value of awards granted in those years
for financial reporting purposes. Likewise, the amounts under Change in Pension
Value and Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Earnings do not reflect amounts
paid to or realized by our NEOs during 2012-2014. For example, the 2014 Pension
Value increases are due in large part to changes in actuarial assumptions that
may have no impact on the actual amounts that ultimately will be paid to the
NEO, as actuarial assumptions may differ from time to time.
EIX Summary Compensation Table Fiscal Years
2012, 2013 and 2014
Name and
Principal Position |
Year |
Salary ($) |
Bonus ($) |
Stock Awards(1) ($) |
Option Awards(2) ($) |
Non-Equity Incentive
Plan Compensation ($) |
Change in Pension Value and
Non- Qualified Deferred Compensation Earnings(3) ($) |
All
Other Compensation(4) ($) |
Total ($) |
(a) |
(b) |
(c) |
(d) |
(e) |
(f) |
(g) |
(h) |
(i) |
(j) |
Theodore F. Craver,
Jr. EIX Chairman of the Board, President and CEO |
2014 |
1,200,000 |
|
2,700,105 |
2,700,005 |
2,759,952 |
4,708,778 |
163,843 |
14,232,683 |
2013 |
1,200,000 |
|
2,700,109 |
2,700,004 |
2,142,450 |
875,885 |
183,008 |
9,801,456 |
2012 |
1,191,762 |
|
2,670,074 |
2,670,004 |
2,049,300 |
3,656,595 |
143,283 |
12,381,018 |
W. James
Scilacci EIX Executive
Vice President and CFO; Treasurer through 9/1/2014 |
2014 |
600,000 |
|
585,038 |
585,002 |
798,000 |
2,609,953 |
53,004 |
5,230,997 |
2013 |
596,705 |
|
585,052 |
585,001 |
567,000 |
185,351 |
53,034 |
2,572,143 |
2012 |
577,529 |
|
565,587 |
565,503 |
575,505 |
2,007,382 |
48,787 |
4,340,293 |
Robert L.
Adler EIX Executive
Vice President and
General Counsel through 12/31/2014 |
2014 |
582,000 |
|
567,565 |
567,452 |
814,800 |
546,930 |
53,964 |
3,132,711 |
2013 |
579,199 |
|
567,537 |
567,452 |
632,489 |
161,534 |
54,295 |
2,562,506 |
2012 |
562,529 |
|
550,923 |
550,877 |
694,103 |
413,443 |
48,922 |
2,820,797 |
Ronald L.
Litzinger SCE President
through 9/30/2014; EIX
Executive Vice President
and Edison Energy
President effective 10/1/2014 |
2014 |
597,529 |
|
585,038 |
585,002 |
798,000 |
2,465,664 |
53,241 |
5,084,474 |
2013 |
581,705 |
|
570,475 |
570,379 |
580,466 |
80,004 |
51,688 |
2,434,717 |
2012 |
561,705 |
|
578,516 |
578,423 |
560,621 |
1,389,965 |
44,988 |
3,714,218 |
Bertrand A.
Valdman(5) EIX Senior
Vice President through
2/20/2015 |
2014 |
465,000 |
|
255,813 |
255,755 |
475,695 |
337,042 |
25,567 |
1,814,872 |
2013 |
462,529 |
|
255,807 |
255,752 |
414,315 |
122,636 |
22,952 |
1,533,991 |
2012 |
450,000 |
|
222,890 |
222,753 |
350,831 |
160,606 |
20,682 |
1,427,762 |
(1) |
Stock awards consist of performance shares and
restricted stock units granted under the 2007 Performance Incentive Plan
in the year indicated. The performance share and restricted stock unit
amounts shown in the EIX Summary Compensation Table reflect the aggregate
grant date fair value of these awards computed in accordance with FASB ASC
Topic 718. For performance shares, the value is reported as of the grant
date based on the probable outcome of performance conditions, consistent
with the estimate of aggregate compensation cost to be recognized over the
service period determined as of the grant date under FASB ASC Topic 718,
excluding the effect of estimated forfeitures. For a discussion of the
assumptions and methodologies used to calculate these amounts, see the
discussion contained in (i) Note 8 (Compensation and Benefit Plans) to
EIXs Consolidated Financial Statements, included as part of the Companys
2014 Annual Report and (ii) similar footnotes to EIXs Consolidated
Financial Statements for prior years when the awards were
granted. |
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The table below shows the maximum
value of performance share awards included in the EIX Summary Compensation Table
at the grant date assuming that the highest level of performance conditions will
be achieved. The 2012 performance share awards vested as of December 31, 2014;
see the Option Exercises and Stock Vested table below for the value realized
when they vested. The performance periods for the 2013 and 2014 performance
shares have not ended.
Name |
|
Maximum Performance Share Potential as
of Grant Date for 2014 Awards ($) |
|
Maximum Performance Share Potential as
of Grant Date for 2013 Awards ($) |
|
Maximum Performance Share Potential as of Grant
Date for 2012 Awards ($) |
Theodore F. Craver, Jr. |
|
2,700,165 |
|
2,700,173 |
|
2,670,124 |
W. James Scilacci |
|
585,058 |
|
585,047 |
|
565,604 |
Robert L. Adler |
|
567,655 |
|
567,567 |
|
550,948 |
Ronald L. Litzinger |
|
585,058 |
|
570,535 |
|
578,572 |
Bertrand A. Valdman |
|
255,863 |
|
255,833 |
|
222,938 |
(2) |
Option awards consist of
non-qualified stock options granted under the 2007 Performance Incentive
Plan in the year indicated. The option amounts shown in the EIX Summary
Compensation Table reflect the aggregate grant date fair value of these
awards computed in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718. For a discussion of
the assumptions and methodologies used to calculate these amounts, see the
discussion of options contained in (i) Note 8 (Compensation and Benefit
Plans) to EIXs Consolidated Financial Statements, included as part of the
Companys 2014 Annual Report and (ii) similar footnotes to EIXs
Consolidated Financial Statements for prior years when the awards were
granted. |
(3) |
The reported amounts include : (i) 2014 interest on
deferred compensation account balances considered under SEC rules to be at
above-market rates for Mr. Craver $295,636; Mr. Scilacci $100,840; Mr.
Adler $10,745; Mr. Litzinger $45,750; and Mr. Valdman $23,357; and (ii)
the 2014 aggregate change in the actuarial present value of the
accumulated benefit under the SCE Retirement Plan and the EIX Executive
Retirement Plan for Mr. Craver $4,413,142; Mr. Scilacci $2,509,113; Mr.
Adler $536,185; Mr. Litzinger $2,419,914; and Mr. Valdman
$313,685. |
|
The 2014 increases in actuarial present value are due in
large part to the combined effect of new mortality tables with increased
life expectancy that the Society of Actuaries released in October 2014 and
a decrease in the discount rate. For example, approximately 60% of Mr.
Cravers 2014 increase in actuarial present value is due to these changes
in actuarial assumptions. |
|
The reported amounts for 2013 and 2012 Change in Pension
Value and Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Earnings have been updated
from amounts previously reported to reflect the respective differences
between the present values of accumulated benefits reported in the Pension
Benefits Tables in the 2014, 2013, and 2012 Joint Proxy Statements.
Corresponding updates have been made to the Total compensation amounts
reported for 2013 and 2012. The updates for 2013 reflect decreases from
the previously reported 2013 aggregate change in the actuarial present
value of the accumulated benefit under the SCE Retirement Plan and the EIX
Executive Retirement Plan. The updated amounts for the 2013 aggregate
change in actuarial present value are: Mr. Craver $355,958; Mr. Scilacci
$26,806; Mr. Adler $145,430; Mr. Litzinger ($128,316); and Mr. Valdman
$88,673. The updates for 2012 reflect increases from the previously
reported 2012 aggregate change in the actuarial present value of the
accumulated benefit under the SCE Retirement Plan and the EIX Executive
Retirement Plan. The updated amounts for the 2012 aggregate change in
actuarial present value are: Mr. Craver $3,160,508; Mr. Scilacci
$1,867,903; Mr. Adler $401,637; Mr. Litzinger $1,331,976; and Mr. Valdman
$135,966. Since Mr. Litzingers pension value decreased in 2013, the
amount reported for his 2013 Change in Pension Value and Non-Qualified
Deferred Compensation Earnings consists solely of 2013 interest on
deferred compensation account balances considered under SEC rules to be at
above-market rates. |
(4) |
Amounts reported for 2014 represent Company
contributions to the 401(k) Plan and the Executive Deferred Compensation
Plan for each NEO other than Mr. Craver. For Mr. Craver, the amount
reported for 2014 includes $136,273 for Company contributions to the
401(k) Plan and the Executive Deferred Compensation Plan, a $10,000
charitable matching gift (as a director, Mr. Craver was permitted to
participate in the charitable matching gift program for directors
described in footnote (5) to the Director Compensation Table above), and
$17,570 in transportation expenses for Mr. Cravers spouse when she
traveled with Mr. Craver and attended business-related functions. EIX does
not consider payment of these business-related travel expenses to be a
perquisite given the benefits to the Company of her attendance at the
functions. |
(5) |
All of Mr. Valdmans unvested
stock awards and unvested stock options terminated for no value on
February 21, 2015, the date of his termination of employment. In addition,
all of his unvested pension benefits and unvested non-qualified deferred
compensation plan benefits were
forfeited. |
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SCE Summary Compensation Table Fiscal Years
2012, 2013 and 2014
Name and
Principal Position |
Year |
Salary ($) |
Bonus ($) |
Stock Awards(1) ($) |
Option Awards(2) ($) |
Non-Equity Incentive Plan
Compensation ($) |
Change in Pension
Value and
Non- Qualified Deferred Compensation Earnings(3)
($) |
All
Other Compensation(4) ($) |
Total ($) |
(a) |
(b) |
(c) |
(d) |
(e) |
(f) |
(g) |
(h) |
(i) |
(j) |
Pedro J.
Pizarro SCE President
effective 10/1/2014 |
2014 |
151,724 |
|
585,196 |
585,006 |
148,690 |
762,977 |
7,080 |
2,240,673 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ronald L.
Litzinger SCE President
through 9/30/2014; EIX Executive
Vice President and Edison
Energy President effective
10/1/2014 |
2014 |
597,529 |
|
585,038 |
585,002 |
798,000 |
2,465,664 |
53,241 |
5,084,474 |
2013 |
581,705 |
|
570,475 |
570,379 |
580,466 |
80,004 |
51,688 |
2,434,717 |
2012 |
561,705 |
|
578,516 |
578,423 |
560,621 |
1,389,965 |
44,988 |
3,714,218 |
Maria
Rigatti SCE Senior Vice
President and CFO effective
7/28/2014 |
2014 |
136,379 |
|
141,856 |
141,756 |
110,263 |
342,536 |
29,507 |
902,297 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stuart R.
Hemphill SCE Senior Vice
President; acting CFO from
4/1/2014 through 7/27/2014 |
2014 |
336,700 |
|
151,600 |
151,518 |
272,222 |
933,055 |
27,327 |
1,872,422 |
2013 |
336,700 |
|
151,615 |
151,516 |
237,500 |
32,713 |
28,077 |
938,121 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Linda G.
Sullivan(5) SCE Senior
Vice President and CFO through
3/31/2014 |
2014 |
84,998 |
|
169,021 |
168,947 |
|
685,337 |
15,044 |
1,123,347 |
2013 |
341,300 |
|
169,027 |
168,947 |
291,428 |
34,422 |
29,981 |
1,035,105 |
2012 |
341,300 |
|
161,336 |
161,267 |
316,769 |
685,306 |
27,221 |
1,693,199 |
Peter T.
Dietrich SCE Senior Vice
President |
2014 |
480,000 |
|
237,712 |
237,605 |
388,080 |
370,877 |
116,630 |
1,830,904 |
2013 |
477,611 |
|
280,933 |
280,805 |
617,178 |
163,156 |
372,994 |
2,192,677 |
2012 |
460,475 |
|
251,449 |
251,374 |
522,520 |
170,696 |
411,166 |
2,067,680 |
Russell C.
Swartz SCE Senior Vice
President and General Counsel |
2014 |
362,000 |
|
163,011 |
162,906 |
320,551 |
871,160 |
24,470 |
1,904,098 |
2013 |
360,138 |
|
163,005 |
162,901 |
295,664 |
137,588 |
24,284 |
1,143,580 |
2012 |
350,700 |
|
165,774 |
165,709 |
299,454 |
660,783 |
21,945 |
1,664,365 |
Kevin M.
Payne SCE Senior Vice
President effective 3/18/2014 |
2014 |
274,975 |
|
113,742 |
113,551 |
199,557 |
693,339 |
15,928 |
1,411,092 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
David L.
Mead(5) SCE Senior Vice
President through 11/14/2014 |
2014 |
262,070 |
|
202,591 |
202,505 |
181,614 |
1,033,541 |
173,298 |
2,055,619 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Leslie E.
Starck(5) SCE Senior Vice
President through 10/1/2014 |
2014 |
204,397 |
|
74,545 |
74,470 |
|
32,526 |
501,984 |
887,922 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1) |
Stock awards consist of performance shares and restricted stock
units granted under the 2007 Performance Incentive Plan in the year
indicated. The performance share and restricted stock unit amounts shown
in the SCE Summary Compensation Table reflect the aggregate grant date
fair value of these awards computed in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718.
For performance shares, the value is reported as of the grant date based
on the probable outcome of performance conditions, consistent with the
estimate of aggregate compensation cost to be recognized over the service
period determined as of the grant date under FASB ASC Topic 718, excluding
the effect of estimated forfeitures. For a discussion of the assumptions
and methodologies used to calculate these amounts, see the discussion
contained in (i) Note 8 (Compensation and Benefit Plans) to EIXs
Consolidated Financial Statements, included as part of the Companys 2014
Annual Report and (ii) similar footnotes to EIXs Consolidated Financial
Statements for prior years when the awards were
granted. |
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|
The table below shows the
maximum value of performance share awards included in the SCE Summary
Compensation Table at the grant date assuming that the highest level of
performance conditions will be achieved. The 2012 performance share awards
vested as of December 31, 2014; see the Option Exercises and Stock
Vested table below for the value realized when they vested. The
performance periods for the 2013 and 2014 performance shares have not
ended. |
|
Name |
|
Maximum Performance Share Potential as of Grant Date for
2014 Awards ($) |
|
Maximum Performance Share Potential as of Grant Date for
2013 Awards ($) |
|
Maximum Performance Share Potential as of Grant Date for
2012 Awards ($) |
|
Pedro J. Pizarro |
|
585,263 |
|
|
|
|
|
Ronald L. Litzinger |
|
585,058 |
|
570,535 |
|
578,572 |
|
Maria Rigatti |
|
141,900 |
|
|
|
|
|
Stuart R. Hemphill |
|
151,652 |
|
151,681 |
|
|
|
Linda G. Sullivan |
|
169,055 |
|
169,052 |
|
161,427 |
|
Peter T. Dietrich |
|
237,722 |
|
280,973 |
|
251,552 |
|
Russell C. Swartz |
|
163,055 |
|
163,021 |
|
165,786 |
|
Kevin M. Payne |
|
110,191 |
|
|
|
|
|
David L. Mead |
|
202,669 |
|
|
|
|
|
Leslie E. Starck |
|
74,563 |
|
|
|
|
(2) |
Option awards
consist of non-qualified stock options granted under the 2007 Performance
Incentive Plan in the year indicated. The option amounts shown in the SCE
Summary Compensation Table reflect the aggregate grant date fair value of
these awards computed in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718. For a
discussion of the assumptions and methodologies used to calculate these
amounts, see the discussion of options contained in (i) Note 8
(Compensation and Benefit Plans) to EIXs Consolidated Financial
Statements, included as part of the Companys 2014 Annual Report and (ii)
similar footnotes to EIXs Consolidated Financial Statements for prior
years when the awards were granted. |
(3) |
The reported
amounts include (i) 2014 interest on deferred compensation account
balances considered under SEC rules to be at above-market rates for Mr.
Pizarro $43,690; Mr. Litzinger $45,750; Ms. Rigatti $5,087; Mr. Hemphill
$15,474; Ms. Sullivan $13,153; Mr. Dietrich $23,969; Mr. Swartz $50,388;
Mr. Payne $16,869; Mr. Mead $7,966; and Mr. Starck $32,526; and (ii) the
2014 aggregate change in the actuarial present value of the accumulated
benefit under the SCE Retirement Plan and the EIX Executive Retirement
Plan for Mr. Pizarro $719,287; Mr. Litzinger $2,419,914; Ms. Rigatti
$337,449; Mr. Hemphill $917,581; Ms. Sullivan $672,184; Mr. Dietrich
$346,908; Mr. Swartz $820,772; Mr. Payne $676,470; and Mr. Mead
$1,025,575. Mr. Starcks pension values decreased in 2014 by $746,108; in
accordance with SEC rules, this 2014 change in pension values is not
included in the amount reported for Mr. Starck in column (h) of the SCE
Summary Compensation Table. |
|
The 2014
increases in actuarial present value are due in large part to the combined
effect of new mortality tables with increased life expectancy that the
Society of Actuaries released in October 2014 and a decrease in the
discount rate. |
|
The reported
amounts for 2013 and 2012 Change in Pension Value and Non-Qualified
Deferred Compensation Earnings have been updated from amounts previously
reported to reflect the respective differences between the present values
of accumulated benefits reported in the Pension Benefits Tables in the
2014, 2013, and 2012 Joint Proxy Statements. Corresponding updates have
been made to the Total compensation amounts reported for 2013 and 2012.
The updates for 2013 reflect decreases from the previously reported 2013
aggregate change in the actuarial present value of the accumulated benefit
under the SCE Retirement Plan and the EIX Executive Retirement Plan. The
updated amounts for the 2013 aggregate change in actuarial present value
are: Mr. Litzinger ($128,316); Mr. Hemphill $12,005; Ms. Sullivan
($139,619); Mr. Dietrich $119,592; and Mr. Swartz $52,631. The updates for
2012 reflect increases from the previously reported 2012 aggregate change
in the actuarial present value of the accumulated benefit under the SCE
Retirement Plan and the EIX Executive Retirement Plan. The updated amounts
for the 2012 aggregate change in actuarial present value are: Mr.
Litzinger $1,331,976; Ms. Sullivan $654,662; Mr. Dietrich $134,787; and
Mr. Swartz $586,660. Since Mr. Litzingers and Ms. Sullivans pension
values decreased in 2013, the amounts reported for their respective 2013
Change in Pension Value and Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Earnings
consist solely of 2013 interest on deferred compensation account balances
considered under SEC rules to be at above-market rates. |
(4) |
Amounts
reported for 2014 represent Company contributions to the 401(k) Plan and
the Executive Deferred Compensation Plan for each NEO other than Ms.
Rigatti and Messrs. Dietrich, Mead, and Starck. For Ms. Rigatti, the
amount reported for 2014 includes $4,507 of Company contributions to the
401(k) Plan and the Executive Deferred Compensation plan, and a $25,000
signing bonus. For Mr. Dietrich, the amount reported for 2014 includes
$41,630 of Company contributions to the 401(k) Plan and the Executive
Deferred Compensation Plan, and payments totaling $75,000 that were paid
pursuant to the terms of his employment offer in 2010. For Mr. Mead, the
amount reported in 2014 includes $23,298 in Company contributions to the
401(k) Plan and the Executive Deferred Compensation Plan, and a $150,000
retention payment. For Mr. Starck, the amount reported in 2014 includes
$17,812 of Company contributions to the 401(k) Plan and the Executive
Deferred Compensation Plan, and $484,172 of cash severance benefits paid
to Mr. Starck in connection with his separation from the Company on
October 1, 2014. See Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in
Control below for a discussion of Mr. Starcks severance
benefits. |
(5) |
All of Ms.
Sullivans and Messrs. Meads and Starcks unvested stock awards and
unvested stock options terminated for no value on April 1, 2014, October
2, 2014, and November 15, 2014, their respective dates of termination of
employment. |
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Grants of
Plan-Based Awards |
The following tables present
information regarding the incentive plan awards granted to the EIX and SCE NEOs
during 2014 under the EIX 2007 Performance Incentive Plan and the potential 2014
target and maximum amount of performance-based annual incentive awards payable
under the 162(m) Program or the EIX Executive Incentive Compensation Plan
(EICP). See the CD&A above for further information regarding award terms
reported in the tables below and for discussions regarding NEO stock ownership
guidelines, dividends paid on equity awards, and allocations between short-term
and long-term compensation.
EIX Grants of Plan-Based Awards
Table Fiscal Year 2014
|
|
|
|
|
|
Estimated Future
Payouts Under Non-Equity Incentive Plan Awards(1) |
|
Estimated Future
Payouts Under Equity Incentive Plan
Awards(2) |
|
All
Other Stock Awards: Number of Shares of Stock or
Units (#) |
|
All Other Option Awards: Number
of Securities Underlying Options (#) |
|
Exercise or Base Price
of Option Awards ($/Sh) |
|
Grant Date Fair Value
of Stock and Option Awards(3) ($) |
Name |
|
Grant Date |
|
Date of Committee Action |
|
Threshold ($) |
|
Target ($) |
|
Maximum ($) |
|
Threshold Number of Shares of Stock or
Units (#) |
|
Target Number of Shares of Stock or
Units (#) |
|
Maximum Number of Shares of Stock or
Units (#) |
(a) |
|
(b) |
|
|
|
(c) |
|
(d) |
|
(e) |
|
(f) |
|
(g) |
|
(h) |
|
(i) |
|
(j) |
|
(k) |
|
(l) |
Theodore F. Craver, Jr. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stock Options |
|
3/3/2014 |
|
2/26/2014 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
378,152 |
|
51.90 |
|
2,700,005 |
TSR Performance
Shares |
|
3/3/2014 |
|
2/26/2014 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,371 |
|
9,484 |
|
18,968 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
675,071 |
EPS Performance Shares |
|
3/3/2014 |
|
2/26/2014 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,252 |
|
13,006 |
|
26,012 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
675,011 |
Restricted Stock
Units |
|
3/3/2014 |
|
2/26/2014 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
26,012 |
|
|
|
|
|
1,350,023 |
Annual Incentive |
|
|
|
|
|
N/A |
|
1,380,000 |
|
2,760,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
W. James Scilacci |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stock Options |
|
3/3/2014 |
|
2/26/2014 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
81,933 |
|
51.90 |
|
585,002 |
TSR Performance
Shares |
|
3/3/2014 |
|
2/26/2014 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
514 |
|
2,055 |
|
4,110 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
146,275 |
EPS Performance Shares |
|
3/3/2014 |
|
2/26/2014 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
705 |
|
2,818 |
|
5,636 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
146,254 |
Restricted Stock
Units |
|
3/3/2014 |
|
2/26/2014 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,636 |
|
|
|
|
|
292,508 |
Annual Incentive |
|
|
|
|
|
N/A |
|
420,000 |
|
840,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Robert L. Adler |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stock Options |
|
3/3/2014 |
|
2/26/2014 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
79,475 |
|
51.90 |
|
567,452 |
TSR Performance
Shares |
|
3/3/2014 |
|
2/26/2014 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
499 |
|
1,994 |
|
3,988 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
141,933 |
EPS Performance Shares |
|
3/3/2014 |
|
2/26/2014 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
684 |
|
2,734 |
|
5,468 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
141,895 |
Restricted Stock
Units |
|
3/3/2014 |
|
2/26/2014 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,467 |
|
|
|
|
|
283,737 |
Annual Incentive |
|
|
|
|
|
N/A |
|
407,400 |
|
814,800 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ronald L. Litzinger |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stock Options |
|
3/3/2014 |
|
2/26/2014 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
81,933 |
|
51.90 |
|
585,002 |
TSR Performance
Shares |
|
3/3/2014 |
|
2/26/2014 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
514 |
|
2,055 |
|
4,110 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
146,275 |
EPS Performance Shares |
|
3/3/2014 |
|
2/26/2014 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
705 |
|
2,818 |
|
5,636 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
146,254 |
Restricted Stock
Units |
|
3/3/2014 |
|
2/26/2014 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,636 |
|
|
|
|
|
292,508 |
Annual Incentive |
|
|
|
|
|
N/A |
|
420,000 |
|
840,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bertrand A. Valdman |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stock Options |
|
3/3/2014 |
|
2/26/2014 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
35,820 |
|
51.90 |
|
255,755 |
TSR Performance
Shares |
|
3/3/2014 |
|
2/26/2014 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
225 |
|
899 |
|
1,798 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
63,991 |
EPS Performance Shares |
|
3/3/2014 |
|
2/26/2014 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
308 |
|
1,232 |
|
2,464 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
63,941 |
Restricted Stock
Units |
|
3/3/2014 |
|
2/26/2014 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,464 |
|
|
|
|
|
127,882 |
Annual Incentive |
|
|
|
|
|
N/A |
|
279,000 |
|
558,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1) |
Maximum amounts reported are lower than the maximum annual
incentive award payable under the 162(m) Program to participating NEOs for
purposes of Section 162(m). For information regarding the description of
performance-based conditions under the 162(m) Program and the EICP, see
Annual Incentive Awards in the CD&A above. |
(2) |
Half of each NEOs 2014 performance share award value was granted
in performance shares subject to a TSR vesting metric and the other half
of the award value was granted in performance shares subject to an EPS
vesting metric. The TSR and EPS components of each NEOs award are subject
to different threshold and other vesting requirements. In order to reflect
these differences, the table above reports the TSR and EPS components of
each NEOs 2014 performance share award as separate awards. See Long-Term
Incentive Awards in the CD&A above for information regarding the
terms of the awards, the description of performance based vesting
conditions, and the criteria for determining the amounts
payable. |
(3) |
The amounts shown for options, performance shares, and restricted
stock units represent the grant date fair value of the awards in 2014
determined in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718. There is no guarantee
that, if and when the awards vest, they will have this value. Assumptions
used in the calculation of these amounts are referenced in footnotes (1)
and (2) to the EIX Summary Compensation
Table. |
2015 Proxy
Statement |
|
47 |
Table of
Contents
SCE
Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table Fiscal Year 2014
|
|
|
|
|
|
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 (#) |
|
All
Other Option Awards: Number
of Securities Underlying Options (#) |
|
Exercise or Base Price
of Option Awards ($/Sh) |
|
Grant Date Fair Value of Stock
and Option Awards(3) ($) |
Name |
|
Grant Date |
|
Date
of Committee Action |
|
Threshold ($) |
|
Target ($) |
|
Maximum ($) |
|
Threshold Number of
Shares of Stock or Units (#) |
|
Target Number of Shares of
Stock or Units (#) |
|
Maximum Number of Shares of
Stock or Units (#) |
(a) |
|
(b) |
|
|
|
(c) |
|
(d) |
|
(e) |
|
(f) |
|
(g) |
|
(h) |
|
(i) |
|
(j) |
|
(k) |
|
(l) |
Pedro J. Pizarro |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stock Options |
|
12/31/2014 |
|
8/28/2014 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
65,879 |
|
65.48 |
|
585,006 |
TSR Performance Shares |
|
12/31/2014 |
|
8/28/2014 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
354 |
|
1,414 |
|
2,828 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
146,349 |
EPS Performance Shares |
|
12/31/2014 |
|
8/28/2014 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
559 |
|
2,234 |
|
4,468 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
146,282 |
Restricted Stock Units |
|
12/31/2014 |
|
8/28/2014 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,468 |
|
|
|
|
|
292,565 |
Annual Incentive |
|
|
|
|
|
N/A |
|
106,207 |
|
212,414 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ronald L. Litzinger |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stock Options |
|
3/3/2014 |
|
2/26/2014 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
81,933 |
|
51.90 |
|
585,002 |
TSR Performance Shares |
|
3/3/2014 |
|
2/26/2014 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
514 |
|
2,055 |
|
4,110 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
146,275 |
EPS Performance Shares |
|
3/3/2014 |
|
2/26/2014 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
705 |
|
2,818 |
|
5,636 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
146,254 |
Restricted Stock Units |
|
3/3/2014 |
|
2/26/2014 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,636 |
|
|
|
|
|
292,508 |
Annual Incentive |
|
|
|
|
|
N/A |
|
420,000 |
|
840,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Maria Rigatti |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stock Options |
|
9/30/2014 |
|
6/19/2014 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
18,386 |
|
55.92 |
|
141,756 |
TSR Performance Shares |
|
9/30/2014 |
|
6/19/2014 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
108 |
|
430 |
|
860 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
35,497 |
EPS Performance Shares |
|
9/30/2014 |
|
6/19/2014 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
159 |
|
634 |
|
1,268 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
35,453 |
Restricted Stock Units |
|
9/30/2014 |
|
6/19/2014 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,268 |
|
|
|
|
|
70,907 |
Annual Incentive |
|
|
|
|
|
N/A |
|
75,009 |
|
150,017 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stuart R. Hemphill |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stock Options |
|
3/3/2014 |
|
2/26/2014 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
21,221 |
|
51.90 |
|
151,518 |
TSR Performance Shares |
|
3/3/2014 |
|
2/26/2014 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
133 |
|
533 |
|
1,066 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
37,939 |
EPS Performance Shares |
|
3/3/2014 |
|
2/26/2014 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
183 |
|
730 |
|
1,460 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
37,887 |
Restricted Stock Units |
|
3/3/2014 |
|
2/26/2014 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,460 |
|
|
|
|
|
75,774 |
Annual Incentive |
|
|
|
|
|
N/A |
|
185,185 |
|
370,370 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Linda G. Sullivan |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stock Options |
|
3/3/2014 |
|
2/26/2014 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
23,662 |
|
51.90 |
|
168,947 |
TSR Performance Shares |
|
3/3/2014 |
|
2/26/2014 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
149 |
|
594 |
|
1,188 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
42,281 |
EPS Performance Shares |
|
3/3/2014 |
|
2/26/2014 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
204 |
|
814 |
|
1,628 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
42,247 |
Restricted Stock Units |
|
3/3/2014 |
|
2/26/2014 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,628 |
|
|
|
|
|
84,493 |
Annual Incentive |
|
|
|
|
|
N/A |
|
46,030 |
|
92,059 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Peter T. Dietrich |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stock Options |
|
3/3/2014 |
|
2/26/2014 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
33,278 |
|
51.90 |
|
237,605 |
TSR Performance Shares |
|
3/3/2014 |
|
2/26/2014 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
209 |
|
835 |
|
1,670 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
59,435 |
EPS Performance Shares |
|
3/3/2014 |
|
2/26/2014 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
286 |
|
1,145 |
|
2,290 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
59,426 |
Restricted Stock Units |
|
3/3/2014 |
|
2/26/2014 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,290 |
|
|
|
|
|
118,851 |
Annual Incentive |
|
|
|
|
|
N/A |
|
264,000 |
|
528,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Russell C. Swartz |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stock Options |
|
3/3/2014 |
|
2/26/2014 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
22,816 |
|
51.90 |
|
162,906 |
TSR Performance Shares |
|
3/3/2014 |
|
2/26/2014 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
143 |
|
573 |
|
1,146 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
40,786 |
EPS Performance Shares |
|
3/3/2014 |
|
2/26/2014 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
196 |
|
785 |
|
1,570 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
40,742 |
Restricted Stock Units |
|
3/3/2014 |
|
2/26/2014 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,570 |
|
|
|
|
|
81,483 |
Annual Incentive |
|
|
|
|
|
N/A |
|
199,100 |
|
398,200 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
48 |
|
2015 Proxy
Statement |
Table of
Contents
|
|
|
|
|
|
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 (#) |
|
All
Other Option Awards: Number
of Securities Underlying Options (#) |
|
Exercise or Base Price
of Option Awards ($/Sh) |
|
Grant Date Fair Value of Stock
and Option Awards(3) ($) |
Name |
|
Grant Date |
|
Date
of Committee Action |
|
Threshold ($) |
|
Target ($) |
|
Maximum ($) |
|
Threshold Number of
Shares of Stock or Units (#) |
|
Target Number of Shares of
Stock or Units (#) |
|
Maximum Number of Shares of
Stock or Units (#) |
(a) |
|
(b) |
|
|
|
(c) |
|
(d) |
|
(e) |
|
(f) |
|
(g) |
|
(h) |
|
(i) |
|
(j) |
|
(k) |
|
(l) |
Kevin M. Payne |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stock Options |
|
3/3/2014 |
|
2/26/2014 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
13,159 |
|
51.90 |
|
93,955 |
Stock Options |
|
3/31/2014 |
|
3/18/2014 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,319 |
|
56.61 |
|
19,596 |
TSR Performance Shares |
|
3/3/2014 |
|
2/26/2014 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
83 |
|
330 |
|
660 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
23,489 |
TSR Performance Shares |
|
3/31/2014 |
|
3/18/2014 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
14 |
|
56 |
|
112 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,945 |
EPS Performance Shares |
|
3/3/2014 |
|
2/26/2014 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
113 |
|
453 |
|
906 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
23,511 |
EPS Performance Shares |
|
3/31/2014 |
|
3/18/2014 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
22 |
|
87 |
|
174 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,925 |
Restricted Stock Units |
|
3/3/2014 |
|
2/26/2014 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
906 |
|
|
|
56.61 |
|
47,021 |
Restricted Stock Units |
|
3/31/2014 |
|
3/18/2014 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
174 |
|
|
|
|
|
9,850 |
Annual Incentive |
|
|
|
|
|
N/A |
|
121,860 |
|
243,720 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
David L. Mead |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stock Options |
|
3/3/2014 |
|
2/26/2014 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
28,362 |
|
51.90 |
|
202,505 |
TSR Performance Shares |
|
3/3/2014 |
|
2/26/2014 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
178 |
|
712 |
|
1,424 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
50,680 |
EPS Performance Shares |
|
3/3/2014 |
|
2/26/2014 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
244 |
|
976 |
|
1,952 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
50,654 |
Restricted Stock Units |
|
3/3/2014 |
|
2/26/2014 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,951 |
|
|
|
|
|
101,257 |
Annual Incentive |
|
|
|
|
|
N/A |
|
144,138 |
|
288,277 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Leslie E. Starck |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stock Options |
|
3/3/2014 |
|
2/26/2014 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10,430 |
|
51.90 |
|
74,470 |
TSR Performance Shares |
|
3/3/2014 |
|
2/26/2014 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
66 |
|
262 |
|
524 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
18,649 |
EPS Performance Shares |
|
3/3/2014 |
|
2/26/2014 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
90 |
|
359 |
|
718 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
18,632 |
Restricted Stock Units |
|
3/3/2014 |
|
2/26/2014 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
718 |
|
|
|
|
|
37,264 |
Annual Incentive |
|
|
|
|
|
N/A |
|
121,860 |
|
243,720 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1) |
Maximum amounts reported are lower
than the maximum annual incentive award payable under the 162(m) Program
to participating NEOs for purposes of Section 162(m). For information
regarding the description of performance-based conditions under the 162(m)
Program and the EICP, see Annual Incentive Awards in the CD&A
above. |
(2) |
Half of each NEOs 2014
performance share award value was granted in performance shares subject to
a TSR vesting metric and the other half of the award value was granted in
performance shares subject to an EPS vesting metric. The TSR and EPS
components of each NEOs award are subject to different threshold and
other vesting requirements. In order to reflect these differences, the
table above reports the TSR and EPS components of each NEOs 2014
performance share award as separate awards. See Long-Term Incentive
Awards in the CD&A above for information regarding the terms of the
awards, the description of performance based vesting conditions, and the
criteria for determining the amounts payable. |
(3) |
The amounts shown for options,
performance shares, and restricted stock units represent the grant date
fair value of the awards in 2014 determined in accordance with FASB ASC
Topic 718. There is no guarantee that, if and when the awards vest, they
will have this value. Assumptions used in the calculation of these amounts
are referenced in footnotes (1) and (2) to the SCE Summary Compensation
Table. |
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Outstanding
Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End |
The following
tables present information regarding the outstanding equity awards held by the
EIX and SCE NEOs at the end of 2014. Outstanding equity awards consist of
non-qualified stock options, performance shares, and restricted stock units.
Column (d) Equity Incentive Plan Awards has been omitted in accordance with
SEC rules because no such awards were outstanding at the end of 2014.
EIX
Outstanding Equity Awards Table Fiscal Year-End 2014
|
|
|
|
Option
Awards |
|
Stock
Awards |
Name |
|
Grant Date |
|
Number
of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options Exercisable(1) (#) |
|
Number
of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options Unexercisable(1) (#) |
|
Option Exercise Price ($) |
|
Option Expiration Date(1) |
|
Number of Shares or
Units of Stock That Have
Not Vested(2) (#) |
|
Market Value of Shares
or Units of Stock That Have
Not Vested(2)(3) ($) |
|
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)(4) ($) |
(a) |
|
|
|
(b) |
|
(c) |
|
(e) |
|
(f) |
|
(g) |
|
(h) |
|
(i) |
|
(j) |
Theodore F. |
|
3/1/2006 |
|
60,020 |
|
|
|
44.295 |
|
1/4/2016 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Craver, Jr. |
|
3/5/2007 |
|
84,699 |
|
|
|
47.410 |
|
1/3/2017 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3/3/2008 |
|
87,793 |
|
|
|
49.950 |
|
1/2/2018 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6/30/2008 |
|
23,149 |
|
|
|
51.380 |
|
1/2/2018 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9/30/2008 |
|
240,385 |
|
|
|
39.900 |
|
1/2/2018 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3/3/2009 |
|
498,349 |
|
|
|
24.840 |
|
1/2/2019 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3/3/2010 |
|
461,129 |
|
|
|
33.300 |
|
1/2/2020 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3/3/2011 |
|
330,273 |
|
110,088 |
|
37.960 |
|
1/4/2021 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3/5/2012 |
|
255,748 |
|
255,747 |
|
43.100 |
|
1/3/2022 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3/1/2013 |
|
125,933 |
|
377,799 |
|
48.480 |
|
1/3/2023 |
|
|
|
|
|
55,765 |
|
3,651,462 |
|
|
3/3/2014 |
|
|
|
378,152 |
|
51.900 |
|
1/2/2024 |
|
|
|
|
|
46,126 |
|
3,020,304 |
W. James |
|
3/1/2006 |
|
15,926 |
|
|
|
44.295 |
|
1/4/2016 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Scilacci |
|
3/5/2007 |
|
19,902 |
|
|
|
47.410 |
|
1/3/2017 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3/3/2008 |
|
25,788 |
|
|
|
49.950 |
|
1/2/2018 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9/30/2008 |
|
48,354 |
|
|
|
39.900 |
|
1/2/2018 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3/3/2010 |
|
107,597 |
|
|
|
33.300 |
|
1/2/2020 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3/3/2011 |
|
72,741 |
|
24,245 |
|
37.960 |
|
1/4/2021 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3/5/2012 |
|
54,168 |
|
54,166 |
|
43.100 |
|
1/3/2022 |
|
7,130 |
|
466,902 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
3/1/2013 |
|
27,286 |
|
81,856 |
|
48.480 |
|
1/3/2023 |
|
6,368 |
|
417,006 |
|
12,083 |
|
791,164 |
|
|
3/3/2014 |
|
|
|
81,933 |
|
51.900 |
|
1/2/2024 |
|
5,780 |
|
378,444 |
|
9,994 |
|
654,421 |
Robert L. |
|
3/3/2011 |
|
1 |
|
23,602 |
|
37.960 |
|
1/4/2021 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Adler |
|
3/5/2012 |
|
52,766 |
|
52,766 |
|
43.100 |
|
1/3/2022 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3/1/2013 |
|
26,467 |
|
79,401 |
|
48.480 |
|
1/3/2023 |
|
|
|
|
|
11,722 |
|
767,529 |
|
|
3/3/2014 |
|
|
|
79,475 |
|
51.900 |
|
1/2/2024 |
|
|
|
|
|
9,697 |
|
634,949 |
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Table of
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|
|
|
Option
Awards |
|
Stock
Awards |
Name |
|
Grant Date |
|
Number
of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options Exercisable(1) (#) |
|
Number
of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options Unexercisable(1) (#) |
|
Option Exercise Price ($) |
|
Option Expiration Date(1) |
|
Number of Shares or
Units of Stock That Have
Not Vested(2) (#) |
|
Market Value of Shares
or Units of Stock That Have
Not Vested(2)(3) ($) |
|
Equity Incentive Plan
Awards: Number of Unearned Shares, Units or Other Rights
That Have Not Vested(4) (#) |
|
Equity Incentive Plan
Awards: Market or Payout Value of Unearned Shares, Units or
Other Rights That Have Not
Vested(3)(4) ($) |
(a) |
|
|
|
(b) |
|
(c) |
|
(e) |
|
(f) |
|
(g) |
|
(h) |
|
(i) |
|
(j) |
Ronald L. |
|
3/1/2006 |
|
18,777 |
|
|
|
44.295 |
|
1/4/2016 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Litzinger |
|
3/5/2007 |
|
24,107 |
|
|
|
47.410 |
|
1/3/2017 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3/3/2008 |
|
28,242 |
|
|
|
49.950 |
|
1/2/2018 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6/30/2008 |
|
32,932 |
|
|
|
51.380 |
|
1/2/2018 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3/3/2009 |
|
122,215 |
|
|
|
24.840 |
|
1/2/2019 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3/3/2010 |
|
100,750 |
|
|
|
33.300 |
|
1/2/2020 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3/3/2011 |
|
77,181 |
|
25,727 |
|
37.960 |
|
1/4/2021 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3/5/2012 |
|
55,406 |
|
55,403 |
|
43.100 |
|
1/3/2022 |
|
7,293 |
|
477,577 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
3/1/2013 |
|
26,604 |
|
79,810 |
|
48.480 |
|
1/3/2023 |
|
6,209 |
|
406,570 |
|
11,783 |
|
771,537 |
|
|
3/3/2014 |
|
|
|
81,933 |
|
51.900 |
|
1/2/2024 |
|
5,780 |
|
378,444 |
|
9,994 |
|
654,421 |
Bertrand A. |
|
3/31/2011 |
|
57,750 |
|
19,247 |
|
36.590 |
|
1/4/2021 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Valdman |
|
3/5/2012 |
|
21,338 |
|
21,335 |
|
43.100 |
|
1/3/2022 |
|
2,809 |
|
183,957 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
3/1/2013 |
|
11,929 |
|
35,786 |
|
48.480 |
|
1/3/2023 |
|
2,784 |
|
182,311 |
|
5,283 |
|
345,962 |
|
|
3/3/2014 |
|
|
|
35,820 |
|
51.900 |
|
1/2/2024 |
|
2,527 |
|
165,452 |
|
4,371 |
|
286,184 |
(1) |
Subject to each NEOs continued
employment, each unvested stock option grant becomes vested in equal
annual installments over a four-year vesting period, with the first
installment vesting on January 2 in the year following the year in which
the grant occurs and the following three installments vesting on the next
three anniversaries of that date (if January 2 falls on a holiday or
weekend, then vesting occurs either on the preceding business day or the
next business day on which the New York Stock Exchange is open, depending
on the terms applicable to the grant). |
(2) |
Subject to each NEOs continued
employment, restricted stock units become vested and payable on January 2
at the end of a three-year vesting period beginning with the year in which
the grant occurs (if January 2 falls on a holiday or weekend, then vesting
occurs either on the preceding business day or the next business day on
which the New York Stock Exchange is open, depending on the terms
applicable to the grant). |
(3) |
The values shown in columns (h)
and (j) of the table are determined by multiplying the number of shares or
units reported in column (g) or (i), respectively, by the closing price of
EIX Common Stock on December 31, 2014. |
(4) |
Subject to each NEOs continued
employment, approximately half of each NEOs 2013 and 2014 performance
share grants become earned and vested based on EIXs comparative TSR
during the relevant three-year performance period and the remainder become
earned and vested based on EIXs average annual core earnings per share
measured against target levels for the three calendar years in the
relevant performance period. The number of performance shares included for
each NEO in column (i) of the table above is the number of shares that may
become earned if EIXs TSR for the applicable performance period is at or
greater than the 75th percentile of the comparison group of companies and
EIXs earnings per share are equal to or greater than 120% of the target
level each year in the performance period. These are the maximum (i.e.,
200% of target) numbers of shares that may become payable (including
shares added by reinvestment of dividend equivalents) for the 2013 and
2014 grants. |
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SCE
Outstanding Equity Awards Table Fiscal Year-End 2014
|
|
|
|
Option
Awards |
|
Stock
Awards |
Name |
|
Grant Date |
|
Number
of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options Exercisable(1) (#) |
|
Number
of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options Unexercisable(1) (#) |
|
Option Exercise Price ($) |
|
Option Expiration Date(1) |
|
Number of Shares or
Units of Stock That Have
Not Vested(2) (#) |
|
Market Value of Shares
or Units of Stock That Have
Not Vested(2)(3) ($) |
|
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)(4) ($) |
(a) |
|
|
|
(b) |
|
(c) |
|
(e) |
|
(f) |
|
(g) |
|
(h) |
|
(i) |
|
(j) |
Pedro J. |
|
12/31/2014 |
|
|
|
65,879 |
|
65.480 |
|
1/2/2024 |
|
4,468 |
|
292,565 |
|
7,296 |
|
477,742 |
Pizarro |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ronald L. |
|
3/1/2006 |
|
18,777 |
|
|
|
44.295 |
|
1/4/2016 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Litzinger |
|
3/5/2007 |
|
24,107 |
|
|
|
47.410 |
|
1/3/2017 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3/3/2008 |
|
28,242 |
|
|
|
49.950 |
|
1/2/2018 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6/30/2008 |
|
32,932 |
|
|
|
51.380 |
|
1/2/2018 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3/3/2009 |
|
122,215 |
|
|
|
24.840 |
|
1/2/2019 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3/3/2010 |
|
100,750 |
|
|
|
33.300 |
|
1/2/2020 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3/3/2011 |
|
77,181 |
|
25,727 |
|
37.960 |
|
1/4/2021 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3/5/2012 |
|
55,406 |
|
55,403 |
|
43.100 |
|
1/3/2022 |
|
7,293 |
|
477,577 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
3/1/2013 |
|
26,604 |
|
79,810 |
|
48.480 |
|
1/3/2023 |
|
6,209 |
|
406,570 |
|
11,783 |
|
771,537 |
|
|
3/3/2014 |
|
|
|
81,933 |
|
51.900 |
|
1/2/2024 |
|
5,780 |
|
378,444 |
|
9,994 |
|
654,421 |
Maria |
|
9/30/2014 |
|
|
|
18,386 |
|
55.920 |
|
1/2/2024 |
|
1,276 |
|
83,536 |
|
2,141 |
|
140,194 |
Rigatti |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stuart R. |
|
3/3/2011 |
|
|
|
6,062 |
|
37.960 |
|
1/4/2021 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Hemphill |
|
3/5/2012 |
|
|
|
15,963 |
|
43.100 |
|
1/3/2022 |
|
2,102 |
|
137,630 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
3/1/2013 |
|
|
|
21,201 |
|
48.480 |
|
1/3/2023 |
|
1,650 |
|
108,018 |
|
3,133 |
|
205,117 |
|
|
3/3/2014 |
|
|
|
21,221 |
|
51.900 |
|
1/2/2024 |
|
1,497 |
|
98,036 |
|
2,590 |
|
169,615 |
Linda G. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sullivan(5) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Peter T. |
|
3/3/2011 |
|
|
|
8,616 |
|
37.960 |
|
1/4/2021 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dietrich |
|
3/5/2012 |
|
14,078 |
|
24,078 |
|
43.100 |
|
1/3/2022 |
|
3,170 |
|
207,583 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
3/1/2013 |
|
13,098 |
|
39,291 |
|
48.480 |
|
1/3/2023 |
|
3,058 |
|
200,210 |
|
5,803 |
|
379,963 |
|
|
3/3/2014 |
|
|
|
33,278 |
|
51.900 |
|
1/2/2024 |
|
2,348 |
|
153,768 |
|
4,061 |
|
265,905 |
Russell C. |
|
3/1/2006 |
|
7,702 |
|
|
|
44.295 |
|
1/4/2016 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Swartz |
|
3/5/2007 |
|
6,659 |
|
|
|
47.410 |
|
1/3/2017 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3/3/2008 |
|
9,965 |
|
|
|
49.950 |
|
1/2/2018 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3/3/2009 |
|
28,624 |
|
|
|
24.840 |
|
1/2/2019 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3/3/2010 |
|
20,590 |
|
|
|
33.300 |
|
1/2/2020 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3/3/2011 |
|
20,841 |
|
6,944 |
|
37.960 |
|
1/4/2021 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3/5/2012 |
|
15,874 |
|
15,871 |
|
43.100 |
|
1/3/2022 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3/1/2013 |
|
7,598 |
|
22,794 |
|
48.480 |
|
1/3/2023 |
|
|
|
|
|
3,367 |
|
220,459 |
|
|
3/3/2014 |
|
|
|
22,816 |
|
51.900 |
|
1/2/2024 |
|
|
|
|
|
2,785 |
|
182,373 |
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|
|
|
Option
Awards |
|
Stock
Awards |
Name |
|
Grant Date |
|
Number
of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options Exercisable(1) (#) |
|
Number
of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options Unexercisable(1) (#) |
|
Option Exercise Price ($) |
|
Option Expiration Date(1) |
|
Number of Shares or
Units of Stock That Have
Not Vested(2) (#) |
|
Market Value of Shares
or Units of Stock That Have
Not Vested(2)(3) ($) |
|
Equity Incentive Plan
Awards: Number of Unearned Shares, Units or Other Rights
That Have Not Vested(4) (#) |
|
Equity Incentive Plan
Awards: Market or Payout Value of Unearned Shares, Units or
Other Rights That Have Not
Vested(3)(4) ($) |
(a) |
|
|
|
(b) |
|
(c) |
|
(e) |
|
(f) |
|
(g) |
|
(h) |
|
(i) |
|
(j) |
Kevin M. |
|
3/3/2011 |
|
|
|
3,058 |
|
37.960 |
|
1/4/2021 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Payne |
|
3/5/2012 |
|
|
|
7,866 |
|
43.100 |
|
1/3/2022 |
|
1,036 |
|
67,819 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
3/1/2013 |
|
|
|
13,790 |
|
48.480 |
|
1/3/2023 |
|
1,073 |
|
70,284 |
|
2,039 |
|
133,519 |
|
|
3/3/2014 |
|
|
|
13,159 |
|
51.900 |
|
1/2/2024 |
|
929 |
|
60,836 |
|
1,606 |
|
105,153 |
|
|
3/31/2014 |
|
|
|
2,319 |
|
51.900 |
|
1/2/2024 |
|
177 |
|
11,607 |
|
291 |
|
19,079 |
David L. |
|
3/3/2011 |
|
|
|
2,885 |
|
37.960 |
|
1/4/2021 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mead |
|
6/30/2011 |
|
|
|
2,677 |
|
38.750 |
|
1/4/2021 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3/5/2012 |
|
|
|
12,503 |
|
43.100 |
|
1/3/2022 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3/1/2013 |
|
|
|
17,001 |
|
48.480 |
|
1/3/2023 |
|
|
|
|
|
2,512 |
|
164,480 |
|
|
3/3/2014 |
|
23,6350 |
|
|
|
51.900 |
|
1/2/2024 |
|
|
|
|
|
2,898 |
|
189,793 |
Leslie E. |
|
3/1/2006 |
|
4,620 |
|
|
|
44.295 |
|
1/4/2016 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Starck |
|
3/3/2011 |
|
2,980 |
|
|
|
37.960 |
|
10/1/2015 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9/30/2011 |
|
783 |
|
|
|
38.250 |
|
10/1/2015 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3/5/2012 |
|
6,242 |
|
|
|
43.100 |
|
10/1/2015 |
|
939 |
|
61,485 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
3/1/2013 |
|
6,079 |
|
|
|
48.480 |
|
10/1/2015 |
|
811 |
|
53,118 |
|
1,418 |
|
92,882 |
|
|
3/3/2014 |
|
4,564 |
|
|
|
51.900 |
|
10/1/2015 |
|
734 |
|
48,090 |
|
753 |
|
49,300 |
(1) |
Subject to each NEOs continued
employment, each unvested stock option grant becomes vested in equal
annual installments over a four-year vesting period, with the first
installment vesting on January 2 in the year following the year in which
the grant occurs and the following three installments vesting on the next
three anniversaries of that date (if January 2 falls on a holiday or
weekend, then vesting occurs either on the preceding business day or the
next business day on which the New York Stock Exchange is open, depending
on the terms applicable to the grant). |
(2) |
Subject to each NEOs continued
employment, restricted stock units become vested and payable on January 2
at the end of a three-year vesting period beginning with the year in which
the grant occurs (if January 2 falls on a holiday or weekend, then vesting
occurs either on the preceding business day or the next business day on
which the New York Stock Exchange is open, depending on the terms
applicable to the grant). |
(3) |
The values shown in columns (h)
and (j) of the table are determined by multiplying the number of shares or
units reported in column (g) or (i), respectively, by the closing price of
EIX Common Stock on December 31, 2014. |
(4) |
Subject to each NEOs continued
employment, approximately half of each NEOs 2013 and 2014 performance
share grants become earned and vested based on EIXs comparative TSR
during the relevant three-year performance period and the remainder become
earned and vested based on EIXs average annual core earnings per share
measured against target levels for the three calendar years in the
relevant performance period. The number of performance shares included for
each NEO in column (i) of the table above is the number of shares that may
become earned if EIXs TSR for the applicable performance period is at or
greater than the 75th percentile of the comparison group of companies and
EIXs earnings per share are equal to or greater than 120% of the target
level each year in the performance period. These are the maximum (i.e.,
200% of target) numbers of shares that may become payable (including
shares added by reinvestment of dividend equivalents) for the 2013 and
2014 grants. |
(5) |
All of Ms. Sullivans unvested
stock awards and unvested stock options terminated for no value on April
1, 2014, the date of her termination of employment. Under the applicable
plan terms, Ms. Sullivan had 180 days following such date to exercise her
vested but unexercised stock options before they terminated for no
value. |
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Option Exercises and Stock
Vested |
The following tables present information
regarding the exercise of stock options by the EIX and SCE NEOs and vesting of
stock awards during 2014. The stock awards listed in the following tables
represent the value realized on the vesting of restricted stock units during
2014, and the value realized on the vesting of 2012 performance share awards
payable for the 2012-2014 performance period. The value realized on the vesting
of the 2012 performance share awards reflects a payout at approximately 177% of
the target number of shares. This above-target payout was due to EIXs TSR
ranking in the 80th percentile of its peer group for the performance
period and EIXs EPS exceeding its target for each year in the performance
period by 9%, 6%, and over 20%, respectively.
EIX Option Exercises and Stock Vested
Table Fiscal Year 2014
|
Option Awards |
|
Stock Awards |
Name |
Number of Shares Acquired on Exercise(1) (#) |
|
Value
Realized on Exercise(1)(2) ($) |
|
Number of Shares Acquired on
Vesting(3)
(#) |
|
Value
Realized on Vesting(3)(4) ($) |
(a) |
(b) |
|
(c) |
|
(d) |
|
(e) |
Theodore F. Craver,
Jr. |
222,144 |
|
5,269,270 |
|
75,331 |
|
4,932,672 |
W. James Scilacci |
143,438 |
|
4,310,188 |
|
18,258 |
|
1,036,122 |
Robert L. Adler |
269,586 |
|
5,426,796 |
|
15,646 |
|
1,024,494 |
Ronald L. Litzinger |
21,706 |
|
509,939 |
|
18,980 |
|
1,073,649 |
Bertrand A. Valdman |
|
|
|
|
10,075 |
|
539,168 |
(1) |
All of the stock options exercised
by Messrs. Craver and Litzinger and 24,783 of the stock options exercised
by Mr. Scilacci were scheduled to expire on or before January 2, 2015. All
of the stock options exercised by Mr. Adler were exercised pursuant to his
Rule 10b5-1 trading plans. |
(2) |
The value realized on exercise of stock options equals
the difference between (i) the market price of EIX Common Stock on the
exercise date and (ii) the exercise price of those options, multiplied by
the number of shares as to which the options were
exercised. |
(3) |
For Messrs. Craver and Adler, the amounts reported in
columns (d) and (e) above include restricted stock units awarded in 2014
that are considered vested for this purpose because the units would have
been payable in accordance with the retirement provisions of the award had
the executive elected to retire on December 31, 2014 (for Mr. Craver,
26,674 units with a December 31, 2014 value of $1,746,646, and for Mr.
Adler, 5,606 units with a December 31, 2014 value of
$367,096). In accordance with applicable SEC rules, these units are
also reported as 2014 registrant contributions in the EIX Non-Qualified
Deferred Compensation Table below because, while the units are considered
to have vested for certain purposes, they were not yet payable on December
31, 2014. |
(4) |
With the exception of the
restricted stock units discussed in footnote (3) above (which are valued
in accordance with footnote (3)), the value for stock awards equals the
market price of EIX Common Stock on the vesting date multiplied by the
number of shares or units, as applicable, that
vested. |
SCE Option Exercises and Stock Vested
Table Fiscal Year 2014
|
Option
Awards |
|
Stock
Awards |
Name |
Number of Shares Acquired
on Exercise(1) (#) |
|
Value Realized
on Exercise(1)(2) ($) |
|
Number of Shares
Acquired on Vesting(3) (#) |
|
Value Realized
on Vesting(3)(4) ($) |
(a) |
(b) |
|
(c) |
|
(d) |
|
(e) |
Pedro J. Pizarro |
160,835 |
|
3,408,958 |
|
19,257 |
|
1,103,611 |
Ronald L.
Litzinger |
21,706 |
|
509,939 |
|
18,980 |
|
1,073,649 |
Maria Rigatti |
32,962 |
|
604,789 |
|
6,893 |
|
400,152 |
Stuart R.
Hemphill |
47,981 |
|
670,361 |
|
5,027 |
|
289,291 |
Linda G. Sullivan |
94,674 |
|
1,750,211 |
|
2,217 |
|
100,708 |
Peter T.
Dietrich |
70,992 |
|
946,253 |
|
7,408 |
|
428,430 |
Russell C. Swartz |
11,928 |
|
327,548 |
|
4,631 |
|
303,246 |
Kevin M.
Payne |
26,922 |
|
451,164 |
|
2,503 |
|
143,792 |
David L. Mead |
23,388 |
|
355,703 |
|
4,049 |
|
265,154 |
Leslie E. Starck |
74,677 |
|
1,851,902 |
|
4,636 |
|
280,200
|
(1) |
All of the stock options exercised
by Messrs. Pizarro, Litzinger, and Swartz and by Mses. Rigatti and
Sullivan were scheduled to expire either in 2014 or the first quarter of
2015. Mr. Pizarro continues to hold all of the shares that he received
from his 2014 stock option exercises (net of exercise cost, tax
withholding, and broker fees). All of the stock options exercised by Mr.
Starck were scheduled to expire either in 2014 or 2015. |
(2) |
The value realized on exercise of stock options equals
the difference between (i) the market price of EIX Common Stock on the
exercise date and (ii) the exercise price of those options, multiplied by
the number of shares as to which the options were
exercised. |
(3) |
For Messrs. Swartz and Mead, the amounts reported in
columns (d) and (e) above include restricted stock units awarded in 2014
that are considered vested for this purpose because the units would have
been payable in accordance with the retirement provisions of the award had
the executive elected to retire on December 31, 2014 (for Mr. Swartz,
1,610 units with a December 31, 2014 value of $105,422, and for Mr. Mead,
1,667 units with a December 31, 2014 value of $109,182). For Mr. Starck,
the amounts reported in columns (d) and (e) above include restricted stock
units awarded in 2012, 2013, and 2014 (a total of 2,112 units with a
December 31, 2014 value of $138,325) that vested in connection with his
separation from the Company on October 1, 2014. See Potential Payments
Upon Termination or Change in Control below for a discussion of Mr.
Starcks severance benefits. In accordance with applicable SEC rules, the
units discussed in this footnote are also reported as 2014 registrant
contributions in the EIX Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Table below
because, while the units vested or are considered to have vested for
certain purposes, they were not yet payable on December 31,
2014. |
(4) |
With the exception of the
restricted stock units discussed in footnote (3) above (which are valued
in accordance with footnote (3)), the value for stock awards equals the
market price of EIX Common Stock on the vesting date multiplied by the
number of shares or units, as applicable, that
vested. |
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The following tables present information
regarding the present value of accumulated benefits that may become payable to,
and payments made to, the EIX and SCE NEOs under the Companys qualified and
non-qualified defined-benefit pension plans.
EIX Pension Benefits
Table
Name |
Plan
Name |
|
Number of Years Credited Service(1) (#) |
|
Present Value of Accumulated
Benefit(1) ($) |
|
Payments During Last Fiscal
Year ($) |
(a) |
(b) |
|
(c) |
|
(d) |
|
(e) |
Theodore F. Craver, Jr. |
SCE Retirement Plan
|
|
18 |
|
513,719 |
|
|
|
Executive Retirement
Plan |
|
18 |
|
17,789,150 |
|
|
W. James
Scilacci |
SCE Retirement Plan |
|
31 |
|
1,003,793 |
|
|
|
Executive Retirement Plan |
|
31 |
|
8,945,218 |
|
|
Robert L. Adler |
SCE Retirement Plan
|
|
7 |
|
169,383 |
|
|
|
Executive Retirement
Plan |
|
7 |
|
1,636,973 |
|
|
Ronald L.
Litzinger |
SCE Retirement Plan |
|
29 |
|
887,546 |
|
|
|
Executive Retirement Plan |
|
29 |
|
6,951,513 |
|
|
Bertrand A. Valdman |
SCE Retirement Plan
|
|
4 |
|
60,077 |
|
|
|
Executive Retirement Plan |
|
4 |
|
528,916 |
|
|
(1) |
The years of credited service and present value of accumulated
benefits are presented as of December 31, 2014. The present value of
accumulated benefits assumes that each NEO retires at the later of
December 31, 2014 or age 61, the youngest age at which an unreduced
retirement benefit is available from the SCE Retirement Plan and the
Executive Retirement Plan and that benefits are paid in accordance with
the terms of each plan described below. For a description of the material
assumptions used to calculate the present value of accumulated benefits
shown above, please see Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations Pensions and Postretirement Benefits
Other than Pensions and Note 8 (Compensation and Benefit Plans) to EIXs
Consolidated Financial Statements, each included as part of the Companys
2014 Annual Report. |
SCE Pension Benefits
Table
Name |
Plan Name |
|
Number of Years Credited Service(1) (#) |
|
Present Value of Accumulated
Benefit(1) ($) |
|
Payments During Last Fiscal
Year ($) |
(a) |
(b) |
|
(c) |
|
(d) |
|
(e) |
Pedro
Pizarro |
SCE Retirement Plan
|
|
16 |
|
258,119 |
|
|
|
Executive Retirement
Plan |
|
16 |
|
2,289,762 |
|
|
Ronald L.
Litzinger |
SCE Retirement Plan |
|
29 |
|
887,546 |
|
|
|
Executive Retirement Plan |
|
29 |
|
6,951,513 |
|
|
Maria
Rigatti |
SCE Retirement Plan
|
|
16 |
|
515,828 |
|
|
|
Executive Retirement
Plan |
|
16 |
|
651,066 |
|
|
Stuart R.
Hemphill |
SCE Retirement Plan |
|
29 |
|
559,134 |
|
|
|
Executive Retirement Plan |
|
29 |
|
2,367,765 |
|
|
Linda
G. Sullivan |
SCE Retirement Plan
|
|
24 |
|
497,488 |
|
|
|
Executive Retirement
Plan |
|
24 |
|
2,533,251 |
|
|
Peter T.
Dietrich |
SCE Retirement Plan |
|
4 |
|
61,111 |
|
|
|
Executive Retirement Plan |
|
4 |
|
618,780 |
|
|
Russell C. Swartz |
SCE Retirement Plan
|
|
22 |
|
698,701 |
|
|
|
Executive Retirement
Plan |
|
22 |
|
2,860,479 |
|
|
Kevin M. Payne |
SCE Retirement Plan |
|
28 |
|
579,167 |
|
|
|
Executive Retirement Plan |
|
28 |
|
1,703,780 |
|
|
David
L. Mead |
SCE Retirement Plan
|
|
33 |
|
2,007,699 |
|
|
|
Executive Retirement
Plan |
|
33 |
|
1,823,635 |
|
|
Leslie E. Starck |
SCE Retirement Plan |
|
37 |
|
86,570 |
|
1,859,801 |
|
Executive Retirement Plan |
|
37 |
|
1,822,014 |
|
|
(1) |
The years of credited service and present value of accumulated
benefits are presented as of December 31, 2014. The present value of
accumulated benefits assumes that each NEO retires at the later of
December 31, 2014 or age 61, the youngest age at which an unreduced
retirement benefit is available from the SCE Retirement Plan and the
Executive Retirement Plan and that benefits are paid in accordance with
the terms of each plan described below. For a description of the material
assumptions used to calculate the present value of accumulated benefits
shown above, please see Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations Pensions and Postretirement Benefits
Other than Pensions and Note 8 (Compensation and Benefit Plans) to EIXs
Consolidated Financial Statements, each included as part of the Companys
2014 Annual Report. |
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SCE Retirement Plan
The SCE Retirement Plan is a
non-contributory defined-benefit pension plan subject to the provisions of
ERISA. The Retirement Plan was a traditional final average pay plan with a
Social Security offset until April 1, 1999, when for most participants a
transition to cash balance features was adopted.
Form of Payment
Eligible participants may elect a lump
sum, life annuity, joint and survivor annuity (if married), or a contingent
annuity. Participants also may choose to defer benefit payments until age
70-1/2. For married participants, payment in the form of a joint and 50%
survivor annuity is the automatic form of benefit, absent an alternative
election. The Company pays the full cost of the spousal survivor annuity
benefit. For single participants, the single life annuity option is the
automatic payment method.
Cash Balance Benefits
Eligible employees have cash balance
accounts that earn interest monthly based on the third segment rate of a
corporate bond yield curve specified by the Internal Revenue Service for the
month of August preceding the plan year.
Eligible employees of participating
companies also earn a monthly pay credit ranging from 3% to 9% of base pay,
depending on the number of age plus service points the participant has earned.
The pay credits are received for each month the participant has an hour of
service with the participating company. An additional credit of $150 per month
is applied each month to the cash balance account of each participant who is
eligible to receive a pay credit for that month.
Grandfathered Benefits
Eligible participants (at least age 50 or
with 60 points as of the date the individuals cash balance account was
established) are considered grandfathered and accrue benefits under prior plan
formulas. Upon separation, the grandfathered participant will be eligible to
receive the greater of the benefit calculated under the prior plan formulas
(offset by any profit sharing account balance in the 401(k) Plan) or the value
of the new cash balance account.
An actuarial reduction of the normal age
65 benefit applies if a grandfathered participant either terminates prior to age
55 and commences benefits prior to age 65, or retires and commences benefits
after attaining age 55 but prior to age 61. The pension benefit commencing at
age 55 for an employee terminating prior to age 55 with at least five years of
service is 53.6% of the normal age 65 benefit, while the pension benefit
commencing at age 55 for an employee retiring at age 55 with at least five years
of service is 77% of the normal age 65 benefit. Lesser early retirement
reductions are applied for benefit commencement after age 55 but prior to age
61.
An unreduced early retirement benefit is
available at age 61 and above. Mr. Mead is eligible to receive an unreduced
early retirement benefit.
Vesting
Full vesting occurs after three years of
service, upon attainment of age 65, or upon death while employed.
Executive Retirement
Plan
The Executive Retirement Plan is an
unfunded benefit equalization plan permitted by ERISA designed to allow NEOs and
other employees to receive the full amount of benefits that would be paid under
the SCE Retirement Plan but for limitations under ERISA and the Internal Revenue
Code, and certain additional benefits. As part of the 2008 Internal Revenue Code
Section 409A amendments, the Executive Retirement Plan was separated into two
different plan documents. The grandfathered plan document applies to benefits
that were accrued, determined and vested prior to January 1, 2005, while the
2008 plan document applies to benefits that were accrued, determined or vested
on or after January 1, 2005.
Eligibility and Benefit
Formula
Company executives, including the NEOs,
are eligible to participate in the Executive Retirement Plan. Benefits are
calculated using the following formula:
1.75% x Total Compensation up to 30
years + 1% x Total Compensation for each year over 30 years.
Total Compensation is the NEOs base
salary and annual incentive award earned in the 36 consecutive months when the
total of these payments was the highest (the 36 months need not be consecutive
for those grandfathered in the provisions effective prior to 2008).
Because they were senior executives prior
to January 1, 2006, Ms. Sullivan and Messrs. Craver, Scilacci, Pizarro, and
Litzinger receive an additional service percentage of 3/4% per year for the
first ten years of service, which results in an additional 7 1/2% upon
completion of ten years of service.
The actual benefit payable is reduced and
offset by (i) all amounts payable under the SCE Retirement Plan described above,
(ii) up to 40% of the executives primary Social Security benefits and (iii) the
value of 401(k) Plan accounts derived from the Companys profit sharing
contributions, if any.
If an NEO becomes entitled to severance benefits under
the EIX 2008 Executive Severance Plan (the Severance Plan), or any successor
plan, the NEO will receive additional service and age credits for purposes of
calculating the NEOs benefit under the Executive Retirement Plan as described
under Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control below. The
Company makes these additional years of service and age credits available in
order to attract and retain qualified executives.
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Vesting
Benefits vest under the Executive
Retirement Plan after five years of service, upon death or disability, or upon
becoming eligible for severance benefits under the Severance Plan. Mr. Valdmans
Executive Retirement Plan benefits were forfeited when he terminated employment
on February 21, 2015 with less than five years of service.
Payment
Benefits that become payable under the
grandfathered plan document are generally payable as follows. Upon a vested
participants retirement at or after age 55 or death, the normal form of benefit
is a life annuity with a 50% spousal survivor benefit following the death of the
participant that is paid monthly (if the surviving spouse is more than five
years younger than the participant, the spousal benefit will be reduced to an
amount less than 50% of the pre-death benefit to account for the longer
projected payout period). The Company pays the full cost of this spousal
survivor benefit. A contingent annuity benefit for a survivor other than a
spouse is also available, but without company subsidy.
Participants may elect to receive an
alternative form of benefit, such as a lump-sum payment or monthly payments over
60 or 120 months. If the participants employment terminates for any reason
other than death, retirement, permanent and total disability, or involuntary
termination not for cause, vested benefits will be paid after the participant
attains age 55 in an annuity only. If a participants employment is terminated
for cause, all benefits will be forfeited.
Benefits that become payable under the
2008 plan document are generally payable as follows. Participants have
sub-accounts for each annual accrual for which the following forms of payment
may be elected: single lump-sum; two to fifteen annual installments; monthly
installments for 60, 120, or 180 months; a life annuity with a 50% spousal
survivor benefit following the participants death; or a contingent annuity.
Participants may elect to have their designated form of payment triggered by their retirement, death, disability or other
separation from service; however, payment will not occur before a participant
reaches age 55 other than in the case of death or disability.
Payments triggered by retirement, death,
disability or other separation from service may begin upon the applicable
triggering event, the later of the applicable triggering event and a specific
month and year, or a specified number of months and/or years following the
applicable triggering event; however, payments generally may not begin later
than the participants 75th birthday unless the participant is still
employed. Payments may be delayed or accelerated in accordance with the 2008
plan document if permitted or required under Section 409A of the Internal
Revenue Code; if payments are delayed after the later of the applicable
triggering event or age 55, interest is credited at a rate equal to that
credited to cash balance accounts under the SCE Retirement Plan described above.
The annuity options available under the
2008 plan document have the same features as the annuity options available under
the grandfathered plan document. Account balances payable in installments under
the 2008 plan document earn interest at a rate equal to that credited to cash
balance accounts under the SCE Retirement Plan described above.
The benefit formula includes benefit
reductions for termination prior to age 55, or early retirement after attaining
age 55 but prior to age 61, similar to the formula for the SCE Retirement Plan
discussed above. If an NEO terminates prior to age 55 but with a total of 68
years of age and service, the benefit formula includes a special early
retirement benefit reduction based on the SCE Retirement Plan formula for early
retirement. As of December 31, 2014, Messrs. Craver, Swartz and Mead were
eligible for an unreduced early retirement benefit, and Ms. Sullivan and Messrs.
Scilacci, Litzinger, Hemphill, Payne and Starck were eligible for reduced early
retirement or special early retirement benefits.
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Non-Qualified Deferred
Compensation |
The following tables present information
regarding the contributions to and earnings on the EIX and SCE NEOs deferred
compensation balances during 2014, and the total deferred amounts for the NEOs
at the end of 2014. All deferrals are under the Executive Deferred Compensation
Plan (EDCP), except for (1) restricted stock units (RSUs) that vested or are
considered to have been vested for certain purposes at the end of 2014 as a
result of the retirement vesting provisions applicable to the RSUs, but were not
yet payable, and (2) deferrals by Mr. Litzinger under the Affiliate Option
Deferred Compensation Plan (AODCP).
EIX Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation
Table Fiscal Year 2014
Name(1) |
|
|
Executive Contributions in Last Fiscal
Year(2) ($) |
|
Registrant Contributions in Last Fiscal
Year(2) ($) |
|
Aggregate Earnings
in Last Fiscal Year(3) ($) |
|
Aggregate Withdrawals/ Distributions(4) ($) |
|
Aggregate Balance at
Last Fiscal Year End ($) |
(a) |
|
|
(b) |
|
(c) |
|
(d) |
|
(e) |
|
(f) |
Theodore F.
Craver, Jr. |
EDCP |
|
188,547 |
|
120,673 |
|
983,755 |
|
|
|
18,069,823 |
|
RSUs |
|
|
|
1,746,646 |
|
1,678,505 |
|
1,640,099 |
|
5,875,417 |
W. James
Scilacci |
EDCP |
|
769,088 |
|
37,410 |
|
335,555 |
|
|
|
6,314,931 |
Robert L. Adler |
EDCP |
|
62,393 |
|
38,364 |
|
35,755 |
|
|
|
689,175 |
|
RSUs |
|
|
|
367,096 |
|
350,151 |
|
351,656 |
|
1,226,398 |
Ronald L.
Litzinger(5) |
EDCP |
|
408,121 |
|
37,641 |
|
151,521 |
|
|
|
2,863,055 |
|
AODCP |
|
|
|
|
|
22,829 |
|
|
|
561,242 |
Bertrand A. Valdman |
EDCP |
|
227,376 |
|
25,567 |
|
77,723 |
|
|
|
1,498,408 |
(1) |
The balances shown represent compensation already
reportable in the Summary Compensation Tables in this and prior Proxy
Statements, except for the portion of interest
not considered above-market under SEC rules. Although the contributions to
the EDCP and AODCP reflect compensation that was earned, the officers
chose not to have the compensation paid, but instead deferred it,
essentially lending to the Company as unsecured general creditors, in
return for interest paid at a rate commensurate with or less than EIXs
cost of capital. |
(2) |
The amounts reported as executive
and registrant contributions in 2014 also are included as compensation in
the appropriate columns of the EIX Summary Compensation Table above. For
Messrs. Craver and Adler, the amounts reported as registrant contributions
in 2014 include $1,746,646 and $367,096 (based on the closing price of EIX
Common Stock on December 31, 2014) of restricted stock units awarded in
2014 that are considered to have become vested for certain purposes during
2014 as a result of the retirement vesting provisions applicable to these
awards. In accordance with applicable SEC rules, these units are reflected
in this table because, while the units are considered to have been vested
for certain purposes at the end of 2014, they had not yet become payable.
The grant date fair value of the restricted stock units awarded in 2014
has been included as compensation in the Stock Awards column of the EIX
Summary Compensation Table above. |
(3) |
Only the portion of earnings on
deferred compensation that is considered to be at above-market rates under
SEC rules is included as compensation in column (h) of the EIX Summary
Compensation Table above. |
(4) |
For Messrs. Craver and Adler, the
amounts reported as aggregate withdrawals/distributions reflect 2014
payments in EIX Common Stock (based on the closing price of EIX Common
Stock on January 2, 2014) for restricted stock units awarded in 2011 that
are considered to have become vested for certain purposes but not payable
prior to 2014 as a result of the retirement vesting provisions applicable
to the award. |
(5) |
Mr. Litzinger is a participant in
both the EDCP and the AODCP, which is a predecessor plan under which the
proceeds from the exchange of EME options for cash awards in 2000 could be
deferred. Accounts under this plan are credited with interest at a rate
based on 120% of the 120-month average of the 10-year Treasury Note yield
as of October 15 of the prior year. Payment terms are substantially the
same as those under the EDCP grandfathered plan document described
below. |
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SCE Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation
Table Fiscal Year 2014
Name(1) |
|
|
Executive Contributions in Last Fiscal
Year(2) ($) |
|
Registrant Contributions in Last Fiscal
Year(2) ($) |
|
Aggregate Earnings
in Last Fiscal Year(3) ($) |
|
Aggregate Withdrawals/ Distributions(4) ($) |
|
Aggregate Balance at
Last Fiscal Year End ($) |
(a) |
|
|
(b) |
|
(c) |
|
(d) |
|
(e) |
|
(f) |
Pedro
J. Pizarro |
EDCP |
|
4,154 |
|
249 |
|
145,382 |
|
3,461,092 |
|
345,455 |
Ronald L.
Litzinger(5) |
EDCP |
|
408,121 |
|
37,641 |
|
151,521 |
|
|
|
2,863,055 |
|
AODCP |
|
|
|
|
|
22,829 |
|
|
|
561,242 |
Maria
Rigatti |
EDCP |
|
11,101 |
|
666 |
|
16,926 |
|
356,455 |
|
47,467 |
Stuart R.
Hemphill |
EDCP |
|
250,322 |
|
15,019 |
|
51,492 |
|
|
|
1,032,331 |
Linda
G. Sullivan |
EDCP |
|
34,777 |
|
8,863 |
|
43,769 |
|
1,204,390 |
|
|
Peter T.
Dietrich |
EDCP |
|
54,461 |
|
26,030 |
|
79,757 |
|
|
|
1,487,727 |
Russell C. Swartz |
EDCP |
|
160,404 |
|
8,870 |
|
167,671 |
|
|
|
3,089,277 |
|
RSUs |
|
|
|
105,422 |
|
102,495 |
|
103,496 |
|
358,442 |
Kevin M. Payne |
EDCP |
|
5,474 |
|
328 |
|
56,134 |
|
|
|
1,028,574 |
David
L. Mead |
EDCP |
|
18,904 |
|
7,698 |
|
26,509 |
|
|
|
490,920 |
|
RSUs |
|
|
|
109,182 |
|
68,305 |
|
79,767 |
|
303,658 |
Leslie E. Starck |
EDCP |
|
301,019 |
|
12,838 |
|
108,234 |
|
482,598 |
|
1,658,830 |
(1) |
The balances shown represent
compensation already reportable in the Summary Compensation Tables in this
and prior Proxy Statements, except for the portion of interest not
considered above-market under SEC rules. Although the contributions to the
EDCP and AODCP reflect compensation that was earned, the officers chose
not to have the compensation paid, but instead deferred it, essentially
lending to the Company as unsecured general creditors, in return for
interest paid at a rate commensurate with or less than EIXs cost of
capital. |
(2) |
The amounts reported as executive and registrant
contributions in 2014 also are included as compensation in the appropriate
columns of the EIX Summary Compensation Table above. For Messrs. Swartz
and Mead, the amounts reported as registrant contributions in 2014
include, respectively, $105,422 and $109,182 (based on the closing price
of EIX Common Stock on December 31, 2014) of restricted stock units
awarded in 2014 that are considered to have become vested for certain
purposes during 2014 as a result of the retirement vesting provisions
applicable to these awards. In accordance with applicable SEC rules, these
units are reflected in this table because, while the units are considered
to have been vested for certain purposes at the end of 2014, they had not
yet become payable. The grant date fair value of the restricted stock
units awarded in 2014 has been included as compensation in the Stock
Awards column of the SCE Summary Compensation Table
above. |
(3) |
Only the portion of earnings on deferred compensation
that is considered to be at above-market rates under SEC rules is included
as compensation in column (h) of the SCE Summary Compensation Table
above. |
(4) |
For Mr. Pizarro and Ms. Rigatti, the amounts reported as
aggregate withdrawals/distributions reflect 2014 EDCP distributions made
in accordance with plan terms pursuant to their respective terminations of
employment from EME. For Ms. Sullivan and Mr. Starck, the amounts reported
reflect 2014 EDCP distributions made in accordance with plan terms
pursuant to their respective terminations of employment from SCE. For
Messrs. Swartz and Mead, the amounts reported reflect 2014 payments in EIX
Common Stock (based on the closing price of EIX Common Stock on January 2,
2014) for restricted stock units awarded in 2011 that are considered to
have become vested for certain purposes but not payable prior to 2014 as a
result of the retirement vesting provisions applicable to the
award. |
(5) |
Mr. Litzinger is a participant in both the EDCP and the
AODCP, which is a predecessor plan under which the proceeds from the
exchange of EME options for cash awards in 2000 could be deferred.
Accounts under this plan are credited with interest at a rate based on
120% of the 120-month average of the 10-year Treasury Note yield as of
October 15 of the prior year. Payment terms are substantially the same as
those under the EDCP grandfathered plan document described
below. |
Executive Deferred Compensation
Plan
As part of the 2008 Internal Revenue
Code Section 409A amendments, the Executive Deferred Compensation Plan was
separated into two different plan documents. The grandfathered plan document
applies to deferrals that were earned, determined and vested prior to January 1,
2005, while the 2008 plan document applies to deferrals that were earned,
determined or vested on or after January 1, 2005.
Contributions
Each NEO may elect to defer up to 75%
of base salary. Each NEO may also elect to defer up to 100% (less the amount of
tax withholding due in connection with the deferral) of: any annual incentive
award earned; any special retention, recognition, or other special cash award;
the cash portion of performance share payouts; and certain other qualifying
equity awards (other than stock options).
The Company makes a matching
contribution of up to 3% of each NEOs annual incentive award, 6% of the portion
of each NEOs base salary that is deferred and up to 6% of the portion, if any,
of non-deferred salary that exceeds 401(k) Plan Internal Revenue Code limits.
NEOs vest in their matching contributions and earnings thereon after five years
of service, upon death or disability, or a separation from service where the NEO
becomes entitled to severance benefits under the Severance Plan. The Companys
matching contributions (and earnings thereon) for Mr. Valdman were forfeited
when he terminated employment on February 21, 2015 with less than five years of
service.
Interest
Amounts deferred (including earnings
and matching contributions) accrue interest until paid. The interest crediting
rate on each NEOs account balance is the average monthly Moodys Corporate Bond
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over a sixty-month period ending
November 1, 2013 for 2014 interest credits and ending September 1, 2014 for 2015
interest credits. EIX established this interest rate for all plan participants,
and has discretion to change the applicable interest rate on a prospective
basis.
Payment of Grandfathered
Benefits
Benefits under the grandfathered plan
document may be deferred until a specified date, retirement, death or
termination of employment. At the participants election, compensation deferred
until retirement or death may be paid as a lump sum, in monthly installments
over 60, 120, or 180 months, or in a combination of a partial lump sum and
installments. Deferred compensation is paid as a single lump sum or in three
annual installments upon any other termination of employment. However, if a
participants employment is terminated without cause, the participant may elect
to receive payment at such time or a later date when the participant turns age
55, and the same payment options available for retirement will generally be
applicable.
Each NEO was permitted to elect at the
time of deferral to receive payment of such deferral on a fixed date in
accordance with procedures established under the grandfathered plan document,
and deferred amounts may also be paid in connection with a change in control of
EIX or SCE in certain circumstances.
Certain amounts deferred under the
grandfathered plan document may be withdrawn at any time upon the election of an
NEO; however, any amounts withdrawn are subject to a 10% early withdrawal
penalty. Emergency hardship withdrawals without penalty also may be permitted at
EIXs discretion.
Payment of 2008 Plan
Benefits
Benefits under the 2008 plan document
may be deferred until a specified date no later than the date the participant
turns age 75, retirement, death, disability or other separation from service.
Participants have sub-accounts for each annual deferral for which the following
forms of payment may be elected: single lump-sum; two to fifteen annual
installments; or monthly installments for 60, 120 or 180 months.
Payments triggered by retirement,
death, disability or other separation from service may begin upon the applicable
triggering event or a specified number of months and/or years following the
applicable triggering event; however, payments generally may not begin later
than the participants 75th birthday unless the participant is still
employed. Payments are subject to certain administrative earliest payment date
rules, and may be delayed or accelerated in accordance with the 2008 plan
document if permitted or required under Section 409A of the Internal Revenue
Code.
Potential Payments Upon
Termination or Change in Control |
The following plans provide benefits
that may become payable to NEOs, depending on the circumstances surrounding
their termination of employment with the Company. When listing the potential
payments to the NEOs under the plans described below, it is assumed that the
applicable triggering event (retirement or other termination of employment)
occurred on December 31, 2014 and that the price per share of EIX Common Stock
is equal to the closing price as of the last NYSE trading day in
2014.
2008 Executive Severance
Plan
EIX provides severance benefits and
change-in-control benefits to executives, including all of the NEOs, under the
2008 Executive Severance Plan (the Severance Plan). In addition, severance
benefits are provided through other plans or agreements included in the
following description of severance benefits.
To receive any severance benefits,
an NEO must agree to release EIX and its affiliates from all claims arising out
of the officers employment relationship and agree to certain confidentiality
and non-solicitation restrictions in favor of the Company.
Severance Benefits No Change in
Control
Under the Severance Plan, an eligible
executive is generally entitled to severance benefits if his or her employment
is involuntarily terminated without cause and other than due to the
executives disability (as these terms are defined in the Severance
Plan).
Severance Plan benefits payable upon an
involuntary termination without cause include:
● |
A lump sum cash payment
equal to the total of (i) a years base salary at the highest rate in
effect during the preceding 24 months, (ii) an amount equal to the
executives base salary at the highest rate in effect during the preceding
24 months multiplied by the executives highest target annual incentive
percentage in effect during the preceding 24 months, and (iii) an amount
equal to a pro-rata portion, based on the weekdays employed in the year of
severance, of the executives base salary at the highest rate in effect
during the preceding 24 months multiplied by the executives highest
target annual incentive percentage in effect during the preceding 24
months (or such lesser pro-rata annual incentive amount payable under the
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Eligibility for early
retiree health care coverage if the NEO would have been eligible for early
retiree health care coverage under the terms of an applicable
non-executive severance plan, and if not, then an additional 12 to 18
months of health benefits (no additional health benefits are provided if
the NEO is eligible for retiree health care under the terms applicable to
non-executive non-severed employees); |
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|
● |
Continued participation for one year
in the EIX 2008 Executive Survivor Benefit Plan described under Survivor
Benefit Plan below; |
|
|
● |
Reimbursement of up to $20,000 for
outplacement costs incurred within two years following separation from
service; and |
|
|
● |
Reimbursement for educational costs
up to $5,000 or $10,000, whichever is the applicable maximum amount
allowed under the applicable non-executive severance
plan. |
In addition to Severance Plan benefits,
other benefits payable to an eligible executive upon an involuntary termination
without cause generally include:
● |
Vesting in a pro-rata
portion of outstanding stock options and restricted stock units with one
additional year of vesting credit applied under the award
terms; |
|
|
● |
Vesting in a pro-rata portion of
outstanding performance shares that become earned based on Company
performance with one additional year of vesting credit applied under the
award terms; |
|
|
● |
A period of up to one year to
exercise any vested stock options; |
|
|
● |
Full vesting and an additional year
of service and age credits for purposes of calculating the executives
benefit under the Executive Retirement Plan; and |
|
|
● |
Vesting in any unvested amounts
under the Executive Deferred Compensation
Plan. |
In connection with Mr. Starcks October
2014 separation from the Company and pursuant to the terms of the Severance
Plan, Mr. Starck entered into an agreement with the Company to receive the
Severance Plan and other benefits described above.
Severance Benefits Change in
Control
The severance benefits described above
would be enhanced if the NEOs employment is terminated for a qualifying reason
during a period that started six months before and ended two years after a
change in control of EIX. Qualifying reasons are defined to include an
involuntary termination of the NEOs employment for any reason other than cause
or disability, or the NEOs voluntary termination of employment for a good
reason (as this term is defined in the Severance Plan). Except as noted below,
these benefits are not triggered automatically by a change in control absent an
actual or constructive termination of the NEOs employment by the Company
without cause.
Upon a qualifying termination, outstanding
stock options, restricted stock units and performance shares and related
dividend equivalents would become fully vested, with performance shares and
related dividend equivalents only becoming earned if actual performance during
the performance period results in a payout, and with stock options remaining
exercisable for up to three years. Absent a qualifying termination, stock
options and performance shares would continue to vest on their normal schedule
unless the awards were not continued or assumed.
The EIX 2007 Performance Incentive Plan
and terms and conditions of awards under the plan provide for special rules that
would apply if outstanding equity awards were not continued or assumed in
connection with any dissolution, sale of all or substantially all of the assets
or stock, merger or reorganization, or other event where EIX is not the
surviving corporation. Following such a transaction, and regardless of whether a
NEOs employment were terminated, outstanding stock options and performance
shares and any related dividend equivalents would become fully vested. Options
that became vested in connection with a change in control generally would be
exercised prior to the change in control or cashed-out in connection with the
change-incontrol transaction.
Performance shares and related dividend
equivalents would be earned based on a shortened performance period. The
performance period applicable to the performance shares would be deemed to end
on the day before the change in control, and performance shares would vest and
become payable, if at all, based on EIXs TSR ranking or achievement of EPS
target, as applicable, during the shortened performance period. Any performance
shares that became payable during the shortened performance period associated
with a change in control would be paid in cash within 74 days after the change
in control, and any performance shares that did not become payable would
terminate for no value on the date of the change in control.
In such a change in control transaction
described above, the restricted stock units would generally continue to vest and
become payable according to their original vesting schedule, unless the
restricted stock units are terminated in accordance with special rules under
Code Section 409A, in which case they would become fully vested.
For Messrs. Craver, Scilacci, Litzinger,
and Pizzaro, the enhanced change-in-control severance benefits would
be:
● |
Three times the cash
severance amount payable for involuntary termination absent a change in
control (except that the pro-rated annual incentive payment amount for the
year of termination would not be trebled); |
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● |
Health benefits for the maximum
period the NEO would be entitled to continuation coverage under COBRA
(unless eligible for retiree health care); |
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● |
An extension of three years of
eligibility under the EIX 2008 Executive Survivor Benefit Plan (Survivor
Benefit Plan); |
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Three years of service and age credits under the Executive
Retirement Plan; and |
● |
Reimbursement of up to $50,000 for outplacement
costs. |
For all other NEOs, the enhanced change-in-control severance benefits
would be:
● |
Two times the cash severance amount payable for involuntary
termination absent a change in control (except that the pro-rated annual
incentive payment amount for the year of termination would not be
doubled); |
● |
Health benefits for the maximum period the NEO would be
entitled to continuation coverage under COBRA (unless eligible for retiree
health care); |
● |
An extension of two years of eligibility under the Survivor
Benefit Plan; |
● |
Two years of service and age credits under the Executive
Retirement Plan; and |
● |
Reimbursement of up to $30,000 for
outplacement costs. |
Survivor Benefit Plan
The EIX 2008
Executive Survivor Benefit Plan provides beneficiaries of participants with
income continuation benefits in the event of the participants death while
employed. The after-tax benefit for senior officers such as the participating
NEOs is equal to one years cash compensation (annual salary rate plus average
annual incentive percentage). However, officers who were senior officers at any
time during 2007 are generally grandfathered in an after-tax benefit equal to
two times the executives cash compensation. As of December 31, 2014, all of the
participating NEOs except Messrs. Adler, Valdman, Dietrich, Swartz and Hemphill
were eligible for grandfathered benefits. The normal form of payment for
benefits is a lump sum at the time of death.
Deferred Compensation Plans
Upon an NEOs
retirement or other termination of employment, the NEO will generally receive a
payout of any non-qualified deferred compensation balances under the Executive
Deferred Compensation Plan and, for Mr. Litzinger, the AODCP. The Non-Qualified
Deferred Compensation table and related discussion above describe these
deferred compensation balances and payment terms. In the event of involuntary
termination not for cause or qualifying termination in a change in control,
unvested amounts derived from Company contributions would vest. Only Mr. Valdman
and Mr. Dietrich had such unvested amounts as of December 31, 2014, which would
have totaled $75,574 and $1,248,294, respectively.
The Executive
Deferred Compensation Plan provides that, if a participant eligible to
participate in the plan prior to January 1, 2009 dies within ten years of
initial eligibility to participate in the plan, the account balance will be
doubled and paid out on the schedule previously elected by the participant. Only
Mr. Adler was eligible for this benefit as of December 31, 2014, as the other
NEOs have either been participants in the plan for more than ten years or began
participating on or after January 1, 2009.
SCE
Retirement Plan and Executive Retirement Plan
In connection
with an NEOs termination of employment, the NEO will generally receive a payout
of his or her vested retirement benefits under the SCE Retirement Plan and the
Executive Retirement Plan. See Pension Benefits above for a discussion of
these retirement payments and associated survivor benefits.
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EIX Potential Payments Upon
Termination or Change in Control
The following table presents the
estimated payments and benefits that would have been payable as of December 31,
2014 to the EIX NEOs who remain employed by the Company in the event of
involuntary termination of employment without cause (severance), separation due
to a change in control of the Company (enhanced severance), and separation due
to death. The value shown does not include benefits that would have been payable
to the NEO if the triggering event had not occurred.
Name |
|
Severance ($) |
|
Enhanced Change in Control Severance(1) ($) |
|
Death(2) ($) |
Theodore F. Craver, Jr. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lump sum cash |
|
3,960,000 |
|
9,120,000 |
|
|
Health care
coverage(3) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Retirement plan
benefits(4) |
|
820,199 |
|
2,460,778 |
|
|
Equity
acceleration(5) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Reimbursable
expenses(6) |
|
30,000 |
|
60,000 |
|
|
Survivor benefits(7) |
|
|
|
|
|
10,792,456 |
W. James
Scilacci |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lump sum cash |
|
1,440,000 |
|
3,480,000 |
|
|
Health care coverage(3) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Retirement plan
benefits(4) |
|
165,508 |
|
496,174 |
|
|
Equity acceleration |
|
2,453,111 |
|
3,132,431 |
|
|
Reimbursable
expenses(6) |
|
30,000 |
|
60,000 |
|
|
Survivor benefits(7) |
|
|
|
|
|
3,978,686 |
Ronald L. Litzinger |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lump sum cash |
|
1,440,000 |
|
3,480,000 |
|
|
Health care
coverage(3) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Retirement plan
benefits(4) |
|
235,093 |
|
507,663 |
|
|
Equity
acceleration |
|
2,433,867 |
|
3,113,187 |
|
|
Reimbursable
expenses(6) |
|
30,000 |
|
60,000 |
|
|
Survivor benefits(7) |
|
|
|
|
|
3,881,282 |
(1) |
The benefits in the table for a hypothetical change-in-control
severance would be in lieu of (not in addition to) the severance benefits
as disclosed for an involuntary termination without
cause. |
(2) |
No benefits would be payable under the Survivor Benefit Plan if an
NEO died following termination of employment. The amounts listed assume
that all benefits would be paid in a lump sum following
death. |
(3) |
Messrs. Craver, Scilacci, and Litzinger would have been eligible
for retiree health care benefits if they retired regardless of whether
they were eligible to receive severance benefits. |
(4) |
Includes the actuarial value of additional years of age and service
credit under the Executive Retirement Plan. |
(5) |
Mr. Cravers equity would have vested due to retirement regardless
of eligibility to receive severance benefits. |
(6) |
Includes outplacement and educational assistance
benefits. |
(7) |
Includes the value of NEO benefits under the EIX 2008 Executive
Survivor Benefit Plan. |
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SCE
Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control
The following
table presents the estimated payments and benefits that would have been payable
as of December 31, 2014 to the SCE NEOs who remain employed by SCE in the event
of involuntary termination of employment without cause (severance), separation
due to a change in control of the Company (enhanced severance), and separation
due to death. The value shown does not include benefits that would have been
payable to the NEO if the triggering event had not occurred.
Name |
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Severance ($) |
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Enhanced Change in Control Severance(1) ($) |
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Death(2) ($) |
Pedro J. Pizarro |
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Lump sum cash |
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1,440,000 |
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3,480,000 |
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Health care coverage |
|
18,197 |
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27,295 |
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Retirement plan benefits(4) |
|
195,314 |
|
325,444 |
|
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Equity acceleration |
|
195,043 |
|
292,565 |
|
|
Reimbursable expenses(6) |
|
25,000 |
|
55,000 |
|
|
Survivor benefits(7) |
|
|
|
|
|
2,029,134 |
Maria Rigatti |
|
|
|
|
|
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Lump sum cash |
|
661,500 |
|
1,638,000 |
|
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Health care coverage(3) |
|
149,356 |
|
149,356 |
|
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Retirement plan
benefits(4) |
|
104,903 |
|
181,609 |
|
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Equity acceleration |
|
143,247 |
|
258,799 |
|
|
Reimbursable
expenses(6) |
|
25,000 |
|
35,000 |
|
|
Survivor
benefits(7) |
|
|
|
|
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532,648 |
Stuart R.
Hemphill |
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|
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Lump sum cash |
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707,070 |
|
1,750,840 |
|
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Health care coverage(3) |
|
242,488 |
|
242,488 |
|
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Retirement plan benefits(4) |
|
100,994 |
|
160,046 |
|
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Equity acceleration |
|
657,005 |
|
832,942 |
|
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Reimbursable expenses(6) |
|
30,000 |
|
40,000 |
|
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Survivor benefits(7) |
|
|
|
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1,000,439 |
Peter T. Dietrich |
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Lump sum cash |
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1,008,000 |
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2,496,000 |
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Health care coverage |
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18,197 |
|
27,295 |
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Retirement plan
benefits(4) |
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2,030,243 |
|
2,193,412 |
|
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Equity acceleration |
|
1,117,378 |
|
1,393,305 |
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Reimbursable
expenses(6) |
|
25,000 |
|
55,000 |
|
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Survivor
benefits(7) |
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1,362,578 |
Russell C. Swartz |
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Lump sum cash |
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760,200 |
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1,882,400 |
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Health care coverage(3) |
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Retirement plan benefits(4) |
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161,632 |
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323,446 |
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Equity acceleration(5) |
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Reimbursable expenses(6) |
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30,000 |
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40,000 |
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Survivor benefits(7) |
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1,076,593 |
Kevin M. Payne |
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Lump sum cash |
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560,000 |
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980,000 |
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Health care coverage(3) |
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211,486 |
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211,486 |
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Retirement plan
benefits(4) |
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1,785,257 |
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1,866,879 |
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Equity acceleration |
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407,775 |
|
531,037 |
|
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Reimbursable
expenses(6) |
|
30,000 |
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40,000 |
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Survivor
benefits(7) |
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693,204 |
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(1) |
The benefits in the table for a
hypothetical change-in-control severance would be in lieu of (not in
addition to) the severance benefits as disclosed for an involuntary
termination without cause. |
(2) |
No benefits would be payable under
the Survivor Benefit Plan if an NEO died following termination of
employment. The amounts listed assume that all benefits would be paid in a
lump sum following death. |
(3) |
Mr. Swartz would have been
eligible for retiree health care benefits if he retired regardless of
whether he was eligible to receive severance benefits. Ms. Rigatti, Mr.
Hemphill, and Mr. Payne would have become eligible for retiree health care
benefits as a result of eligibility for severance
benefits. |
(4) |
Includes the actuarial value of
additional years of age and service credit under the Executive Retirement
Plan and, for Mr. Dietrich, the value of Company contributions under the
Executive Deferred Compensation Plan that vest due to
severance. |
(5) |
Mr. Swartzs equity would have
vested due to retirement regardless of eligibility to receive severance
benefits. |
(6) |
Includes outplacement and
educational assistance benefits. |
(7) |
Includes the value
of NEO benefits under the EIX 2008 Executive Survivor Benefit
Plan. |
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ITEM 4:
SHAREHOLDER PROPOSAL REGARDING RECOVERY OF UNEARNED MANAGEMENT
BONUSES |
To Be
Voted On By EIX Shareholders Only
John Chevedden, whose address is 2215
Nelson Ave., No. 205, Redondo Beach, CA 90278, has notified EIX that he
beneficially owns at least 100 shares of EIX and intends to present Item 4 for
action at the Annual Meeting. The text of the
shareholder proposal is included below as submitted by the proponent, and has
not been endorsed or verified by EIX. The EIX Board response to the shareholder
proposal follows under EIX Board Recommendation Against Item 4.
Proposal 4 Recovery
of Unearned Management Bonuses |
RESOLVED, that
shareholders request the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors to
adopt an incentive compensation recoupment policy to provide that the Committee
will (a) review, and determine whether to seek recoupment of incentive
compensation paid, granted or awarded to a senior executive if, in the
Committees judgment, (i) there has been misconduct resulting in a violation of
law or company policy, that causes significant financial or reputational harm to
the company and (ii) the senior executive either committed the misconduct or
failed in his or her responsibility to manage or monitor conduct or risks; and
(b) disclosure to shareholders the circumstances of any recoupment, and of any
Committee decision not to pursue recoupment in instances that meet criteria (i)
and (ii). The policy should mandate that the above recoupment provisions be
included in all future incentive plans and award agreements and that the policy
be posted on the company website.
Recoupment
includes (a) recovery of compensation already paid and (b) forfeiture,
recapture, reduction or cancellation of amounts awarded or granted to an
executive over which the company retains control. The Policy should operate
prospectively, so as not to affect any compensation paid, awarded or granted
before it takes effect.
Compensation
policies should promote sustainable value creation. Former GE general counsel
Ben Heineman Jr. said that recoupment policies with business-related misconduct
triggers are a powerful mechanism for holding senior leadership accountable to
the fundamental mission of the corporation:
proper risk taking balanced with proper risk management and the robust fusion of
high performance with high integrity. (http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/
corpgov/2010/08/13/making-sense-out-of-clawbacks/) Such policies allow boards to
recoup incentive payouts that may have been the undeserved result of erroneous
or fraudulent financial reporting.
An added
incentive to vote for this proposal is our Companys clearly improvable
corporate governance and performance as reported in 2014:
GMI ratings gave
Edison an F in environmental issues and executive pay. GMI said there was $11
million in 2013 Total Realized Pay for Theodore Craver. Mr. Cravers perks were
also excessive relative to peers. Shareholders meanwhile had a potential stock
dilution of 12%.
Linda
Gillespie Stuntz was an inside-related director who received by far our highest
negative votes. Thomas Sutton (on nomination committee) and Luis Nogales (on
audit and executive pay committees) each had tenure of more 19-years which can
result in a low level of independence. Directors with 12 to 21-years tenure
(with risk of low independence) held 50% of the seats on our 3 most important
board committees.
Returning to
the core topic of this proposal from the context of our clearly improvable
corporate governance, please vote to protect shareholder value:
Recovery of
Unearned Management Bonuses Proposal 4
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EIX Board
Recommendation Against Item 4 |
The EIX Board
of Directors has considered the shareholder proposal requesting that the
Compensation and Executive Personnel Committee of the Board (the Committee)
adopt the incentive compensation recoupment policy described in the proposal
(Item 4 on your proxy card) and recommends that you vote Against the proposal for the
following reasons.
The
Company already has an effective incentive compensation clawback
policy.
The Committee has already adopted an incentive compensation clawback
policy. It is based, in large part, on the guidance provided by Congress in the
Dodd-Frank Act. It allows the Committee or the Board to recoup incentive
compensation in the event of an accounting restatement. In contrast to the
shareholder proposal, our policy allows recoupment whether or not misconduct
occurred. Other key elements include:
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Covers current and former EIX and SCE NEOs and other
executive officers |
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Applies to short-term and long-term cash and equity incentive
compensation |
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Allows recoupment of the difference between the incentive
compensation under the original results and under the restated
results |
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Can be enforced by reducing or cancelling outstanding and
future incentive compensation, as well as by a claim for
repayment |
Our policy is
described in more detail in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis
(CD&A) section of this Proxy Statement and is available at www.edison.com/corpgov.
As explained
in the CD&A, many aspects of our executive compensation program, including
our clawback policy, mitigate compensation-related risk. The policy does so by
establishing serious consequences for intentional or unintentional accounting
errors. The CD&A also describes how our executive compensation program
achieves the proposals objectives of promoting sustainable, long-term value
creation and holding management accountable for corporate
performance.
The
Company also has policies that prevent and penalize misconduct.
The proponent
requests a clawback policy triggered by misconduct unrelated to an accounting
restatement. The Committee considered the merits of this approach, but
decided to more closely follow the direction
adopted by Congress in the Dodd-Frank Act, which mandates that the SEC adopt
rules related to the recoupment of executive compensation after an accounting
restatement.(1) Also, the Committee believes that the policy should
allow recoupment from all executive officers who receive overpayments, not just
those whose misconduct or oversight failure caused the accounting
restatement.
The Company
has other effective policies and means to address misconduct generally, whether
or not resulting in an accounting restatement. Under the Companys Employee Code
of Conduct (available at www.edison.com/corpgov), the Company
has the ability to take disciplinary action, up to and including termination,
for violation of the Code, other Company policies or law. The compensation
consequences of termination can include elimination of the annual incentive
award, forfeiture of unvested long-term incentives, and forfeiture of vested
executive retirement plan benefits. In addition, depending on the type of
misconduct, the Company may be able to recoup gain arising from the
misconduct.
The
current disclosure requirements are appropriate.
The Company is
required by SEC disclosure rules to disclose in the Proxy Statement the
recoupment of compensation from an NEO and the amount recouped. The Company also
is required to disclose the reasons for the recoupment and how the amount to be
recouped was determined if the information is material and necessary to an
understanding of the compensation provided to NEOs.
If the Company
recoups compensation under the clawback policy from an executive officer who is
not an NEO, the Company intends to disclose the occurrence of such recoupment in
the Proxy Statement, even though such disclosure is not required. The Committee
may decide that additional disclosure regarding a recoupment should be made, but
it is advisable for the Committee to have the ability to exercise judgment,
taking the facts and circumstances into consideration.
Decisions to
disclose or not disclose recoupment deliberations and outcomes will be made on a
case-by-case basis, taking into account the materiality of the information for
investors and confidentiality, liability, and other considerations.
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(1) |
The SEC has not yet
adopted these rules. When such rules are adopted, the Committee or the
Board will review the existing clawback policy and determine whether
changes are needed. For example, our policy gives the Committee or the
Board the ability to exercise judgment regarding whether to pursue
recoupment; if when adopted the SEC rules limit Committee or Board
discretion in this regard, the Committee or the Board will take that into
consideration when reviewing the
policy. |
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The
Company has strong corporate governance practices.
The proponent cites the Companys
corporate governance as a reason to support the shareholder proposal. Our
current corporate governance practices are strong. These include:
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Majority voting for directors in uncontested
elections |
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All directors are independent, except for Mr.
Craver |
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Strong independent Lead Director role |
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Key Board committees composed solely of independent
directors |
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Regular meetings of the independent directors in
executive session |
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Shareholder ability to convene special meetings with 10%
of shares |
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Shareholder ability to act by written
consent |
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Majority of executive compensation at risk and linked
to shareholders interests |
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Directors and senior
executives are subject to robust stock ownership
guidelines |
For the foregoing reasons, the EIX Board recommends
you vote AGAINST Item 4. |
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DIRECTIONS TO
THE ANNUAL MEETING |
Thursday, April 23, 2015
9:00 a.m. Pacific
Time
Hilton Los
Angeles/San Gabriel Hotel
225 West Valley Boulevard
San Gabriel,
California 91776
The Hilton Los Angeles/San Gabriel
Hotel is located just north of Interstate 10, approximately ten miles east of
Downtown Los Angeles. From Interstate 10, take the Del Mar Ave. exit north
(towards San Gabriel) to Valley Blvd. Turn left at Valley Blvd. to 225 West
Valley Blvd.
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Shareowner Services P.O.
Box 64945 St. Paul, MN 55164-0945 |
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EDISON INTERNATIONAL
ANNUAL MEETING OF
SHAREHOLDERS Thursday, April 23, 2015 9:00 a.m., Pacific
Time
Hilton Los Angeles/San Gabriel
Hotel 225 West Valley Blvd. San Gabriel, California
91776
Directions to the Edison
International Annual Meeting are available in the proxy statement
which can be viewed at www.edison.com/annualmeeting |
Important Notice Regarding the Availability
of Proxy Materials for the
Shareholder Meeting to be Held on April 23,
2015.
Notice is hereby given that the Annual
Meeting of Shareholders of Edison International will be held at the Hilton Los
Angeles/San Gabriel Hotel, 225 West Valley Blvd., San Gabriel, California
91776.
This communication presents only an
overview of the more complete proxy materials that are available to you on the
Internet. We encourage you to access and review all of the important information
contained in the proxy materials before voting.
The Proxy Statement and the 2014 Annual
Report are available at www.edison.com/annualmeeting.
If you want to receive a paper or email
copy of these documents, you must request one. There is no charge to you for
requesting a copy. Please make your request for a copy as instructed on the
reverse side of this notice on or before April 10, 2015 to facilitate timely
delivery.
Matters intended to be acted upon at the
meeting are listed below.
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The Board of Directors recommends that you vote FOR Items 1, 2
and 3, and AGAINST Item 4: |
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Election of Directors: |
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Jagjeet S.
Bindra |
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Richard T.
Schlosberg, III |
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Ellen O.
Tauscher |
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Vanessa C.L.
Chang |
05 |
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Linda G.
Stuntz |
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Peter J. Taylor |
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Theodore F.
Craver, Jr. |
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William P.
Sullivan |
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Brett
White |
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Ratification of the
Appointment of the Independent Registered Public Accounting
Firm |
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Advisory Vote to Approve the
Companys Executive Compensation |
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4. |
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Shareholder Proposal Regarding
Recovery of Unearned Management Bonuses |
THIS IS NOT A FORM FOR VOTING
You may immediately vote your proxy on the
Internet at:
www.proxypush.com/eix
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Use the
Internet to vote your proxy 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, until 9:00 p.m.
Pacific Time on April 22, 2015, except for Edison 401(k) Savings Plan
shareholders who must vote by 9:00 p.m. Pacific Time on April 21,
2015. |
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this Notice available and follow the instructions to vote your
proxy. |
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Your Internet vote authorizes the
Named Proxies to vote your shares in the same manner as if you marked, signed
and returned a proxy card.
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Follow the instructions to log in, and order copies. |
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EIX Materials Request in the subject line. The email must include:
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receive printed materials via mail -or- an email with links to
the electronic materials. |
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delivery, you must include the email address. |
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would like this election to apply to delivery of material for all future
meetings, write the word Permanent in the
email. |
Important Information About This
Notice
This Important Notice Regarding the
Availability of Proxy Materials is provided to shareholders in place of printed
materials for the upcoming Annual Meeting of Shareholders. You will not receive
a printed copy of the proxy materials unless you request one by following the
instructions above.
In 2007, the Securities and Exchange
Commission adopted a rule permitting companies to send shareholders a notice
regarding the Internet availability of proxy materials rather than distribute
printed proxy materials. Distributing these proxy materials via the Internet
saves us the cost of printing, mailing and storing documents, and reduces the
impact of the Annual Meeting on the environment.
This Notice contains specific information
regarding the Annual Meeting, the proposals to be voted on at the Annual
Meeting, and the Internet site where the proxy materials may be found. It is not
a form for voting and should not be returned to the Company or Wells Fargo
Shareowner Services. Please use the company number provided on the first page of
this Notice to vote your shares at www.proxypush.com/eix.
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a Day, 7 Days a Week Your phone or Internet vote authorizes the named proxies
to vote your shares in the same manner as if you marked, signed and
returned your proxy card. |
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INTERNET www.proxypush.com/eix
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to vote your proxy. |
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Your vote by phone or Internet
authorizes the proxies and/or the Edison 401(k) Savings Plan Edison
International stock fund trustee to vote your shares to the same extent as if
you marked, signed, dated and returned the proxy card. Voting instructions to
the Edison International stock fund trustee are confidential. All stock for which the
Edison International stock fund trustee has not received voting instructions by
9:00 p.m., Pacific Time, on April 21, 2015, will be voted in the same
proportion to the 401(k) Savings Plan shares voted by other 401(k) Savings Plan
participants, unless contrary to ERISA. All other stock may be voted by phone or
Internet through 9:00 p.m., Pacific Time, on April 22, 2015.
If you vote your proxy by Internet or
by Telephone, please do NOT mail your Proxy Card.
TO VOTE BY MAIL AS THE BOARD OF
DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS ON ALL ITEMS BELOW,
SIMPLY SIGN, DATE, AND RETURN THIS
PROXY CARD.
⇩ Please fold here Do not
separate ⇩ |
The Board of Directors Recommends a
Vote FOR Items 1, 2 and 3, and AGAINST Item 4.
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Election of
directors: |
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Chang |
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Ratification
of the Appointment of the Independent Registered Public Accounting
Firm |
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Advisory Vote to Approve the Companys Executive
Compensation |
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Shareholder Proposal Regarding Recovery of Unearned
Management Bonuses |
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WHEN PROPERLY EXECUTED, THIS
PROXY CARD WILL BE VOTED AS DIRECTED OR, IF NO DIRECTION IS GIVEN, WILL BE
VOTED FOR ITEMS 1, 2 AND 3, AND AGAINST ITEM 4. |
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the meeting. ☐ |
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exactly as your name(s) appears on this card. Trustees, administrators,
etc., should include title and authority. Corporations should provide full
name of corporation and title of authorized officer signing this
card. |
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2015 ANNUAL MEETING OF
SHAREHOLDERS
Thursday, April 23, 2015
9:00 a.m.
Pacific Time
Hilton Los Angeles/San Gabriel
Hotel
225 West Valley Blvd.
San
Gabriel, California 91776
EDISON INTERNATIONAL |
proxy
card |
Annual Meeting April 23,
2015
THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF
OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
THEODORE F. CRAVER, JR. and W. JAMES
SCILACCI are hereby appointed proxies of the undersigned with full power of
substitution to vote all shares of stock the undersigned is entitled to vote at
the annual meeting of shareholders of Edison International to be held at the Hilton Los
Angeles/San Gabriel Hotel, 225 West Valley Blvd., San Gabriel, California
91776, on April 23, 2015, at 9:00 a.m., Pacific Time, or at any adjournment or
postponement of the meeting, with all the powers and discretionary authority the
undersigned would possess if personally present at the meeting on the matters
listed on the other side.
The shares will be voted as indicated on
this card. WHERE NO INDICATION IS SHOWN, THE
SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CARD WILL BE VOTED FOR ITEMS 1, 2 AND 3, AND
AGAINST ITEM 4. In addition, the appointed
proxies may vote in their discretion on such other matters as may properly come
before the meeting.
VOTING INSTRUCTIONS TO THE EDISON
INTERNATIONAL STOCK FUND TRUSTEE, STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST
COMPANY:
If the undersigned holds shares through
the Edison 401(k) Savings Plan, this card also provides the following voting
instructions to the Edison International stock fund trustee. The Edison International stock
fund trustee is instructed to vote confidentially the shares of stock credited
and conditionally credited to the undersigneds account as of February 26, 2015.
The undersigned understands that the stock will be voted as directed provided
the Edison International stock fund trustee or its agent receives this card by
9:00 p.m., Pacific Time, on April 21, 2015, and all stock for which the Edison
International stock fund trustee or its agent has not received instructions by
this card at the designated time will be voted in the same proportion to the
401(k) Savings Plan shares voted by other 401(k) Savings Plan participants,
unless contrary to ERISA.
IF YOU RECEIVE MORE THAN ONE SET OF
PROXY MATERIALS, PLEASE MARK, SIGN, DATE AND RETURN ALL CARDS YOU RECEIVE
PROMPTLY USING THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPES. TO VOTE BY PHONE OR THE INTERNET, PLEASE
SEE THE REVERSE SIDE OF THIS CARD.
See reverse for voting
instructions.
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The following email was sent on March 13,
2015 to Edison International registered and 401(k) Plan shareholders who
previously requested email delivery of their proxy materials:
Dear Edison International
Shareholder:
The 2015 Annual Meeting of Shareholders
will be held at 9:00 a.m. on Thursday, April 23, 2015 at the Hilton Los
Angeles/San Gabriel Hotel, San Gabriel, CA, 91776.
Our records indicate that you consented to
receive your proxy materials over the Internet. This email provides the
information you need to view the proxy materials online and vote your
shares.
The Proxy Statement and 2014 Annual
Report are available at www.edison.com/annualmeeting.
The Notice of Annual Meeting is included
in the Proxy Statement.
You may use the Internet to vote your
proxy 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, through 9:00 p.m. Pacific Time on April 22,
2015, except shares held through the Edison 401(k) Savings Plan must be voted by
9:00 p.m. Pacific Time on April 21, 2015.
You will need the following important
number to access the Internet voting site and vote your shares:
Your personal eleven-digit control
number: 00000000000
If you receive more than one email, it
means that your shares are held in more than one account. Use the control
numbers provided on each email to ensure that all of your shares are voted.
Thank you for your attention to this
important matter.
Barbara E. Mathews
Vice President, Associate General Counsel,
Chief Governance Officer and Corporate Secretary
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