Item 10.
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Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
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Composition of the Board of Directors
Our board of directors is currently
comprised of ten members and is divided into three classes. Each class has a three-year term, and the term of one class expires each year. Vacancies on the board of directors may be filled by a majority of the remaining directors. A director elected
to fill a vacancy, or a new directorship created by an increase in the size of the board of directors, serves for the remainder of the full term of the class of directors in which the vacancy or newly created directorship occurred. As a matter of
policy, our board of directors will submit the nomination of a director elected to fill a vacancy to the vote of our shareholders at the next annual meeting.
Each of our directors is required to demonstrate independence, integrity, experience and sound judgment in areas relevant to our business, a proven record of accomplishment, a willingness to commit
sufficient time to the board and an appreciation for the long-term interests of our shareholders. We expect our directors to possess a background in business, accounting, finance, marketing or strategy and relevant business experience. As part of
each directors biography, we identify and describe key experiences, qualifications and skills that the director contributes to the board. While each director comes from a unique background, the overall composition of the board includes broad
experience in a number of important areas, including:
Leadership
. We believe that directors who have served as
chief executive officers or senior executives are in a position to contribute practical insight into issues of business strategy and operations. They also have access to important sources of market intelligence, analysis and relationships that
benefit the company.
Industry and operational experience
. As a private brand food manufacturing company, we
seek directors who are familiar with the consumer packaged goods industry, who have an appreciation for the competitive dynamics of the retail grocery and foodservice businesses and who have strong operational backgrounds.
Financial expertise
. We believe that a strong understanding of finance and financial reporting processes is important for
our directors. Our directors have significant capital markets experience, corporate finance expertise and financial reporting backgrounds. Each of our audit committee members is financially literate and qualifies as an audit committee financial
expert.
Our board of directors focuses on diversity of skills, business and professional experience and personal backgrounds
to ensure a broad range of perspectives. Our corporate governance and compensation committee considers each of these areas of focus in conjunction with its director search process. Final approval of director nominees is determined by the full board,
based on the recommendation of the corporate governance and compensation committee.
Benjamin Ola Akande
Director since 2010
Benjamin Ola Akande, age 50, serves as professor of Economics and Dean of the School of Business and Technology at Webster University in
St. Louis, Missouri.
As a scholar and educator, Mr. Akande brings to the board strategy, leadership, corporate
responsibility and business expertise. Mr. Akande has been actively engaged in the expansion of Webster Universitys School of Business and Technology across the United States and throughout the world. Mr. Akande leads faculty and
staff throughout the United States, Europe and southeast Asia and is regularly sought out as a commentator and advisor on a multitude of economic and business matters. He currently serves on our corporate governance and compensation committee.
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Bill G. Armstrong
Director since 2004
Bill G. Armstrong, age 64, served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Cargill Animal Nutrition, a part of Cargill
Inc., from 2001 until his retirement in 2004. Mr. Armstrong served as Chief Operating Officer of Agribrands International Inc., an international agricultural products business, from 1998 to 2001. Prior to that, Mr. Armstrong served as
Executive Vice President of Operations of the international agricultural products business of Ralston Purina Company. From 1995 to 1997, Mr. Armstrong served as Regional Chief Executive Officer of South Asia for Ralston Purina Company and, from
1992 to 1995, he served as Managing Director of Ralston Purina Companys international agricultural products Philippine operations. Mr. Armstrong is a director of Energizer Holdings, Inc.
Mr. Armstrong brings business leadership skills and international and operational experience to the board. He provides valuable
insights into global commodity markets, international management and risk management from his executive roles in the agriculture and food industries at Cargill, Agribrands and Ralston Purina Company. Mr. Armstrong also provides expertise in the
areas of corporate governance and executive compensation. He is currently chair of our corporate governance and compensation committee.
Jonathan E. Baum
Director since 2010
Jonathan E.
Baum, age 52, has been Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of George K. Baum & Company, an investment banking firm, since 1994. Prior to joining George K. Baum & Company in 1991 as Vice President of its Investment Banking
division, Mr. Baum was Vice President in the mergers and acquisitions department at Salomon Brothers, Inc.
Mr. Baums finance and accounting skills and investment banking background are valuable assets to the board and the audit
committee. Mr. Baum provides broad perspectives on financial markets, financial services, corporate finance and accounting. Mr. Baum also provides unique insights into the pasta industry based on his service on the board of directors of
American Italian Pasta Company from 1994 to July 2010, when it was acquired by the Company. Mr. Baum currently serves on our audit committee and is an audit committee financial expert.
Barry H. Beracha
Director since 2012
Barry H. Beracha, age 70, served as Executive Vice President
of Sara Lee Corp. and Chief Executive Officer of the Sara Lee Bakery Group until his retirement in 2003. Mr. Beracha served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Earthgrains Company from 1996 until it was acquired by Sara Lee Corp. in
2001. Mr. Beracha joined Anheuser Busch Companies, Inc. in 1967 and held various management positions of increasing responsibility including Vice President and Group Executive of Anheuser Busch Companies, Inc. Mr. Beracha served on the
board of Pepsi Bottling Group from 1999 to 2010 and the board of McCormick & Co. from 2000 to 2007. Mr. Beracha is a director of Hertz Global Holdings, Inc.
As a former executive at Sara Lee Corp. and Anheuser Busch Companies, Inc., Mr. Beracha brings leadership, strategic planning, merger and acquisitions and operating experience from a number of large,
diversified companies. Mr. Beracha provides valuable insights into consumer products, brand management, and the food and beverage industries, particularly with respect to baked goods and refrigerated and frozen doughs. Mr. Beracha
currently serves on our corporate governance and compensation committee.
Kevin J. Hunt
Director since 2004
Kevin J. Hunt, age 61, has been Chief Executive Officer and President since January 2012, prior to which he served as co-Chief Executive
Officer and President since 2003. Mr. Hunt served as Corporate Vice President from 1995 to 2003.
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Mr. Hunts long dedication to the Company and its predecessor, wide-ranging
familiarity with our business and the private brand food industry, and experience with the strategies that drive growth have positioned him well to serve as our chief executive officer and president. Prior to his current role, Mr. Hunt served
in a number of key marketing and operational roles within the Company and its predecessor, Ralston Purina Company. Mr. Hunt currently serves on our strategy and financial oversight committee.
David W. Kemper
Director since 1994
David W.
Kemper, age 62, has been the President of Commerce Bancshares Inc. since 1982, Chief Executive Officer since 1986 and Chairman of the Board since 1991. Mr. Kemper serves as the Chief Executive Officer and President of Commerce Bank, N.A. He
joined Commerce Bank in 1978 as Vice President in charge of commercial lending. He served as the Chief Executive Officer of Commerce Bank, St. Louis, from 1986 to 1997. Mr. Kemper is a director of Tower Properties Company.
Mr. Kemper brings leadership, strategic planning and banking and financial services expertise to the board. In addition,
Mr. Kemper provides significant insights into global finance and investments, financial planning and risk management based on his extensive background with Commerce Bancshares, Inc. Mr. Kemper currently serves on our audit and strategy and
financial oversight committees and is an audit committee financial expert.
Keith A. Meister
Director since 2012
Keith A. Meister, age 39, has served as Managing Partner of Corvex Management LP since December 2010. From August 2003 until August 2010,
Mr. Meister served as Vice Chairman of the Board of Icahn Enterprises G.P. Inc., the general partner of Icahn Enterprises L.P. From August 2003 through March 2006, Mr. Meister also served as Chief Executive Officer of Icahn Enterprises
G.P. Inc. and from March 2006 until August 2010, Mr. Meister served as Principal Executive Officer of Icahn Enterprises G.P. Inc. From November 2004 until August 2010, Mr. Meister was also a Senior Managing Director of Icahn Capital LP.
From 2002 until August 2010, Mr. Meister served as senior investment analyst of High River Limited Partnership, an entity primarily engaged in the business of holding and investing in securities.
Mr. Meister was appointed to our board of directors pursuant to an agreement dated as of October 3, 2012, between the Company,
Mr. Meister and an investment fund managed by Mr. Meister. Mr. Meister serves on our board of directors as a designee of that investment fund.
Mr. Meisters experience and financial expertise are valuable assets to the board and the strategy and financial oversight committee. Mr. Meister provides broad perspectives on a wide range
of strategic opportunities. Mr. Meister also provides unique insights on the broader investment community and our shareholder community more particularly. Mr. Meister currently serves on our strategy and financial oversight committee.
Patrick J. Moore
Director since 2012
Patrick J. Moore, age 58, has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of PJM Advisors, LLC, an investment and advisory firm, since
June 2011. Mr. Moore served as Chief Executive Officer of Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation, a producer of containerboard and corrugated packaging and one of the worlds largest paper recyclers, from June 2010 until May 2011 and as
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer from 2002 until June 2010. During his 24-year tenure at Smurfit-Stone, Mr. Moore also served as chief financial officer, vice president and general manager of the industrial packaging division, and
treasurer. Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation filed voluntary petitions for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code in January 2009. Mr. Moore is a director of Archer-Daniels-Midland Company.
Based on his experience with Smurfit Stone, Mr. Moore provides leadership and governance expertise and a strong understanding of the
global packaging industry to the board. As former Chief Financial Officer at Smurfit-Stone, Mr. Moore brings significant audit, financial reporting, corporate finance and risk management experience to the board, including broad experience
overseeing audit, tax, treasury and other finance functions. Mr. Moore currently serves on our audit committee and is an audit committee financial expert.
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J. Patrick Mulcahy
Director since 2007
J. Patrick Mulcahy, age 68, has served as Chairman of the Board of Energizer Holdings, Inc. since 2007. Mr. Mulcahy served as Vice
Chairman of the Board of Energizer Holdings, Inc. from January 2005 to January 2007, and prior to that time served as Chief Executive Officer of Energizer Holdings, Inc. from 2000 to 2005. Mr. Mulcahy served as Chairman of the Board and Chief
Executive Officer of Eveready Battery Company, Inc. from 1987 until his retirement in 2005. Mr. Mulcahy is a director of Hanesbrands, Inc.
Mr. Mulcahy provides over forty years of experience in consumer products industries to the board. Mr. Mulcahy brings to the board strong leadership, strategic planning capabilities and financial
expertise from his time at Energizer Holdings, Inc. As our chairman, he draws on his management and boardroom experiences to foster active discussion and collaboration among all directors on the board. Mr. Mulcahy currently serves on our
corporate governance and compensation committee and is chair of our strategy and financial oversight committee.
David R. Wenzel
Director since 2007
David R. Wenzel, age 49, has served as Director, Revenue and International of Edward Jones since September 2009.
Mr. Wenzel served as Vice President Global Finance of Covidien Imaging Solutions from July 2008 to September 2009, Chief Operating Officer of EFR Group from 2005 to 2008, and Chairman of Manna-Pro Corporation from 2004 to 2006. Mr. Wenzel
served as Chief Financial Officer of Agribrands International Inc. from 1998 to 2001. Mr. Wenzel served as Chief Financial Officer of the international agricultural products business of Ralston Purina Company from 1996 to 1998. He joined
Ralston Purina Companys Protein Technologies subsidiary as Director of Strategic Planning in 1993 and, in 1994, became Director of Strategic Planning for Ralston Purina Company. Prior to joining Ralston Purina Company, Mr. Wenzel served
as Manager of Tax Services for Price Waterhouse LLP.
Mr. Wenzels financial expertise, risk management skills and
international business background are valuable assets to the board and the audit committee. Mr. Wenzel brings significant audit, tax, finance and financial reporting experience to the board, including experience overseeing tax, treasury and
other finance functions.
Information regarding our executive officers is set forth in Item 1 of the original report.
Board Committees and Their Functions
The board of directors has the following three committees: Audit, Corporate Governance and Compensation, and Strategy and Financial Oversight. The corporate governance and compensation committee reviews
committee and committee chair assignments annually and recommends committee rosters to the full board after considering factors such as the directors business and corporate governance experience, their preferences, criteria for specific
committee service, the directors other responsibilities and scheduling flexibility. The table below contains information concerning the membership of each of the committees.
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Audit
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B.G. Armstrong
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B.H. Beracha
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K.J. Hunt
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Audit Committee
Number of meetings in fiscal 2012: 12
The audit committees primary responsibilities are to monitor and oversee the following:
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the quality and integrity of our financial statements and financial reporting;
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the independence and qualifications of our independent auditors;
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the performance of our independent audit;
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our systems of internal accounting, financial controls and disclosure controls; and
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compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, codes of conduct and ethics programs.
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The board of directors has unanimously determined that each of the audit committee members is financially literate under the NYSE listing
standards and qualifies as an audit committee financial expert within the meaning of SEC regulations and has accounting or related financial management expertise as required by the NYSE listing standards. Each member also meets the
independence standards for audit committee membership under the rules of the SEC.
A copy of the audit committee charter may
be found on our website at
www.ralcorp.com
in the Corporate Governance section.
Corporate Governance and Compensation Committee
Number of meetings in fiscal
2012: 6
The corporate governance and compensation committee is responsible for the following:
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determining the compensation level of the corporate officers, as well as certain other highly-compensated key employees;
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reviewing managements Compensation Discussion and Analysis relating to our executive compensation programs and issuing a report confirming the
committees review and approval of the Compensation Discussion and Analysis for inclusion in our proxy statement and/or annual report;
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administering and making recommendations with respect to incentive compensation plans and stock-based plans; and
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reviewing and overseeing risks arising from or in connection with our compensation policies and programs for all employees.
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A copy of the corporate governance and compensation committee charter may be found on our website at
www.ralcorp.com
in the Corporate Governance section.
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Strategy and Financial Oversight Committee
Number of meetings in fiscal 2012: 6
The strategy and financial oversight committee periodically reviews financial and strategic matters with management during periods between
board meetings. The strategy and financial oversight committee may also exercise all board authority in the intervals between board meetings, to the extent such authority is in compliance with our corporate governance guidelines and does not
infringe upon the duties and responsibilities of other board committees.
Director Attendance
Directors are expected to attend
all board and committee meetings. Our corporate governance guidelines do not require the directors to attend the annual meeting. All of the directors who were on the board of directors at the time attended the 2012 annual meeting of shareholders.
During fiscal 2012, the board of directors met 14 times and various committees of the board met a total of 25 times. All directors attended at least 75% of the total meetings of the board and board committees on which they served during fiscal 2012.
Code of Conduct
We have adopted a code of conduct applicable to all employees, including our corporate officers. A copy of the code of conduct is available on our website at
www.ralcorp.com
. We intend to post on
our website any amendments to our code of conduct and any waivers from our code of conduct for principal officers. These materials may also be requested in print free of charge by writing to our Investor Relations Department at Ralcorp Holdings,
Inc., 800 Market Street, Investor Relations, St. Louis, Missouri, 63101.
Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance
Based on a review of reports filed with the SEC by our directors and corporate officers regarding their ownership and
transactions in our common stock and written representations from those directors and corporate officers, we believe that each director and corporate officer has filed timely reports under Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
during fiscal 2012.
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Executive Compensation
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DIRECTOR COMPENSATION
We structure director compensation to attract and retain qualified non-employee directors and to further align the interests of our directors with the interests of our shareholders. The corporate
governance and compensation committee periodically reviews surveys of non-employee director compensation trends and a competitive analysis of peer company practices prepared by our human resources department and reviewed by Towers Watson, our
independent compensation consultant. The corporate governance and compensation committee makes recommendations to the board of directors on compensation for our non-employee directors, including their retainers and annual equity awards. Each
component of director compensation is described below.
Annual retainer
. Non-employee directors each receive an
annual retainer of $55,000. Our chairman receives an additional $15,000. The chairs of our audit committee and corporate governance and compensation committee receive an additional $10,000. In addition, each non-employee director receives $2,000 for
each board or committee meeting attended. We pay annual retainers and meeting fees in monthly installments. Directors can elect to have their retainers and meeting fees paid in cash or deferred under a deferred compensation plan.
Stock appreciation rights
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Annually, our chairman receives 10,000 stock appreciation rights, and all other
non-employee directors receive 3,000 stock appreciation rights. In addition, each new director receives 10,000 stock appreciation rights upon his or her election to the board. The exercise price of the stock appreciation rights is equal to the
closing price of our common stock on the New York Stock Exchange on the date of grant. The stock appreciation rights become exercisable three years after the date of grant.
Stock ownership guidelines
. A substantial portion of director compensation is linked to our stock performance. We have established stock ownership guidelines that require directors to own
shares equal in market value to at least five times their annual retainer.
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Deferred compensation
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Non-employee directors may
defer their retainers and meeting fees. We credit any deferred retainers and meeting fees with earnings based on a directors selection from a group of funds offered to employees participating in our deferred compensation plan. One of these
funds tracks the return on our common stock. Deferrals into the common stock fund receive a 33
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board. Deferrals are paid in cash upon leaving the board of directors.
Other benefits
. We pay the
premiums on directors and officers liability and travel accident insurance policies insuring directors. We reimburse directors for their expenses incurred in connection with board meetings. On occasion, we provide directors with ski
resort accommodations that we own in Colorado.
The following table sets forth the compensation paid to non-management
directors for fiscal year 2012, other than reimbursement for travel expenses.
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Option
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Other
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B.O. Akande
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95,500
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B.G. Armstrong
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121,500
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J.E. Baum
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109,500
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62,667
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230,504
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20,887
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D.W. Kemper
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121,500
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40,496
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265,567
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K.A. Meister
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133,500
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119,500
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138,764
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The amounts shown in this column include, with respect to each of Messrs. Beracha and Moore, 10,000 stock appreciation rights granted upon their
appointment to the board of directors. The amounts reported represent the grant date fair value of stock appreciation rights, in accordance with U.S. GAAP, for fiscal 2012. Under U.S. GAAP, the fair value of stock appreciation rights is estimated on
the grant date using the Black-Scholes option valuation model based on the assumptions contained in Note 18 to the financial statements included in Item 8 of the original report.
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The Boards Role in Risk Oversight
The board of directors is
responsible for the oversight of risk, while management is responsible for the day-to-day management of risk. The board of directors, directly and through its committees, carries out its oversight role by regularly reviewing and discussing with
management the risks inherent in the operation of our business and applicable risk mitigation efforts. Management meets regularly to discuss our business strategies, challenges, risks and opportunities and reviews those items with the board of
directors at regularly scheduled meetings.
We do not believe that our compensation policies and practices encourage excessive
and unnecessary risk-taking. The design of our compensation policies and practices encourages employees to remain focused on both short- and long-term financial and operational goals. For example, annual cash incentive awards measure our short-term
performance against a variety of factors. Equity awards typically vest over a number of years, which we believe encourages our key employees to focus on sustained stock price appreciation over an extended period of time.
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
Compensation Committee Report
The corporate governance and compensation committee has reviewed and discussed the section entitled
Compensation Discussion and Analysis
with management and, based on such review and discussions,
the corporate governance and compensation committee recommended to the board that the section entitled
Compensation Discussion and Analysis
be included in this report.
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B.G. Armstrong,
Chairman
B.O. Akande
B.H. Beracha
J.P. Mulcahy
Compensation Discussion and Analysis
Executive Summary
The corporate governance and compensation committee and board of directors, with advice from their compensation consultant, Towers Watson,
took the following actions in fiscal 2012:
Base salaries increased, but are still conservative relative to our peer
group
. In October 2011, base salaries for the corporate officers named in this report were adjusted to reflect the scope and size of the Company following the separation of the Post brand cereal business and, for certain corporate officers
including Messrs. Hunt, Monette and Huber, to recognize the increased scope of the officers responsibilities. Even with these adjustments, the base salaries of our corporate officers are positioned below the market median for our peer group.
Performance-based compensation was lower than last year
. Annual cash bonuses for fiscal 2012
reflected our overall financial performance and the financial performance of our business units relative to targeted performance levels established at the beginning of fiscal 2012 and approved by our board of directors. A portion of the annual cash
bonuses for fiscal 2012 reflected the individual contributions of our corporate officers to the achievement of certain key strategic initiatives completed during fiscal 2012, including the completion of four acquisitions, the separation of the Post
brand cereals business and certain strategic restructuring initiatives.
Stock appreciation rights were granted
to incent long-term stock price appreciation
. In February 2012, the corporate officers named in this report received stock appreciation rights intended to promote long-term stock price improvement. We have historically granted stock
appreciation rights annually to our corporate officers; however, no such awards were granted during fiscal 2011. As a result, the number of stock appreciation rights granted to our corporate officers in fiscal 2012 was, on average, higher than
comparable awards granted in prior years.
Restricted stock unit awards were granted in order to provide a retention
incentive
. From time to time, we have granted restricted stock or restricted stock units to our corporate officers in order to provide a retention incentive to those key leaders. At the end of fiscal 2011, restricted stock awards granted in
fiscal 2004 and 2009 began to vest. In order to strengthen the retention incentive for our corporate officers following the separation of the Post brand cereals business, we again granted restricted stock units to the corporate officers named in
this report in February 2012. These awards are intended to ensure continuity in the management team tasked with executing the Companys long-term strategy following the separation of the Post brand cereals business.
Long-term cash incentive awards were granted to drive superior financial results
. In February 2012 following the separation
of the Post brand cereals business, we granted long-term cash incentive awards in order to drive superior financial results. These awards provide for potential payouts in excess of comparable payouts at peer group companies in the event that we
achieve earnings per share growth over a three-year period significantly in excess of our peer group. These awards were intended to reward our corporate officers for the attainment of certain stretch goals established by our board of
directors.
Compensation Philosophy and Principles
Our philosophy is to maintain a
compensation program that will attract, motivate, reward and retain leaders who are able to generate significant shareholder value. Our corporate governance and compensation committee bases its compensation decisions on the following core
principles:
Compensation should be competitive
. Competition for management talent in the food and consumer
packaged goods industries is significant. To ensure that our executive compensation remains competitive, the
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committee, with the assistance of management and Towers Watson, the compensation consultant, monitors the compensation practices of our peer group as well as those of a broader group of food and
consumer packaged goods companies. The composition and characteristics of our peer group are described below.
Compensation should vary with performance
. Executive compensation should be linked with the Companys performance. As
our key leaders assume greater responsibility, a larger portion of their total compensation becomes dependent on Company, business unit and individual performance. Annual and long-term incentive awards are designed to allow the corporate officers to
earn compensation that, when combined with their base salaries, could generate total compensation at or higher than (depending on improvements in our share price) the median levels and would reflect our long-term stock price performance.
Compensation should align the interests of our corporate officers with those of our shareholders
. Our compensation program
is designed to encourage our corporate officers to take actions that enhance shareholder value by linking a substantial portion of their compensation to the performance of our stock price.
Compensation should provide a retention incentive
. Executive compensation should provide a retention incentive to promote
continuity in the management team tasked with executing the Companys long-term strategy following the separation of the Post brand cereals business.
Peer Group
The corporate governance and compensation committee, with the assistance of management and the independent compensation consultant, benchmarks our performance and compensation against an industry peer
group. In selecting our peer group, the corporate governance and compensation committee considered our food and consumer packaged goods industry competitors, a group of comparable mid-cap companies with median annual revenue of approximately $4.2
billion, companies with similar business dynamics and challenges and other competitors for executive talent.
The corporate
governance and compensation committee annually reviews the composition of this industry peer group to assure it is the most relevant set of companies to use for comparison purposes. The following companies comprise the peer group used by our
corporate governance and compensation committee for purposes of assessing executive compensation:
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Brown-Forman Corp.
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Flowers Foods, Inc.
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McCormick & Co.
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Campbell Soup Co.
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The Hershey Co.
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Newell Rubbermaid Inc.
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Church & Dwight Co. Inc.
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Hormel Foods Corp.
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Snyders-Lance, Inc.
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The Clorox Co.
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The J.M. Smucker Company
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Spectrum Brands, Inc.
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Constellation Brands, Inc.
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Ingredion, Inc. (formerly Corn Products International Inc.)
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TreeHouse Foods, Inc.
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The peer group review conducted for fiscal 2012 confirmed that the salaries of our corporate officers
were generally below the median of the salaries paid to executives within the peer group performing similar functions. However, the variable elements of compensation (cash bonuses, restricted awards and stock appreciation rights) allow the corporate
officers to earn compensation that, when combined with their base salaries, could generate total compensation at or higher than (depending on increases in our share price) the median levels and would reflect our long-term stock price performance.
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Elements of Our Fiscal 2012 Executive Compensation Program
During fiscal 2012, our executive
compensation program consisted of base salary, annual incentive, long-term incentive, broad-based benefits and certain limited perquisites. The following table outlines the main objectives of the various elements of our executive compensation
program:
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Element
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Objective
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Base salary
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To provide fixed income based on size, scope and complexity of the individuals role, as well as to recognize each officers current and historical
performance.
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Annual incentive
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To provide focus and rewards for achievement of annual corporate and individual performance objectives.
Awards are paid in cash at the discretion of the board upon the recommendation of the
corporate governance and compensation committee. Awards are not computed through specific mathematical formulas.
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Long-term incentive
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To provide incentive for delivering long-term shareholder value and to retain key leaders. Awards are made in restricted stock, restricted stock units and stock appreciation
rights.
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Retirement and health benefits
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To provide competitive retirement security and health benefits. Our officers participate in most of the same benefit plans made available to U.S.-based salaried employees,
including medical benefits, disability and life insurance, pension plan, savings investment plan and deferred compensation plan.
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Perquisites
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To provide limited perquisites which enable our officers to focus on their duties, increase time efficiency and mitigate risk. Our officers are provided limited financial and tax
counseling benefits, supplemental health insurance benefits and limited use of a company condominium and aircraft.
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Severance
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To provide post-termination compensation to attract and retain corporate officers and promote orderly succession for key roles.
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Changes to our Executive Compensation Program for Fiscal 2013
Our
corporate governance and compensation committee regularly reviews our executive compensation program to ensure that it is successfully achieving our compensation objectives. The committee also considers the extent to which our compensation program
is designed to achieve our long-term financial and operating goals. At the end of fiscal 2012, the committee concluded that certain changes to our executive compensation program were appropriate. As a result, our board of directors, upon the
recommendation of the corporate governance and compensation committee and our compensation consultant, approved certain salary adjustments for our corporate officers intended to align them to the 40
th
percentile of the salaries paid to executives within the peer group
performing similar functions. Additionally, in order to provide our corporate officers the opportunity to earn greater compensation based on the achievement of financial results, our board of directors increased the bonus targets for our corporate
officers to 80% of base salary (120% for our chief executive officer).
On November 26, 2012, concurrently with our
execution of an Agreement and Plan of Merger with ConAgra Foods, Inc., pursuant to which ConAgra Foods has agreed to acquire Ralcorp subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Agreement and Plan of Merger, the corporate officers named in
this report were, as part of a larger retention program for our employees, granted long-term incentive cash retention awards, which they received in lieu of equity and equity-based compensation awards that would have been granted to them in November
2012 in the ordinary course had we not entered into the Agreement and Plan of Merger with ConAgra Foods. The retention award amount for each corporate officer named in this report is as follows: Kevin J. Hunt $2,500,000; Scott Monette
$1,000,000; Richard R. Koulouris $900,000; and Charles G. Huber, Jr. $900,000. These retention awards generally will vest and be paid one-third upon the completion of the merger, one-third six months after the completion of the merger
and one-third one year after the completion of the merger. The retention awards are subject to continued employment through the applicable vesting date, except if the corporate officers employment is terminated at any time without cause (as
defined in the severance plan in which the officer is a participant) or, upon or after a change of control, the officer resigns for good reason, prior to payment of any portion of the retention award, he shall, subject to a release of
employment-related claims, be entitled to receive any unpaid installments of the award generally within 30 days after the date of termination.
For purposes of the retention awards, good reason means a resignation following one or more events, circumstances or conditions which constitute an involuntary termination under the applicable
management continuity agreement, except that the officer must provide us a written notice of the existence of one or more of the events, circumstances or conditions described above within 90 days after the occurrence of such event, circumstance or
condition, and we will have 30 days after receipt of such notice to remedy the event, circumstance or condition.
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Components of our Incentive Program
Annual Incentive
Awards
. Historically, we have provided the corporate officers the opportunity to earn additional cash compensation through an annual cash bonus. Our corporate governance and compensation committee has exercised its judgment and discretion in
determining whether to pay or award a cash bonus to a corporate officer. In determining the amount of each bonus, the committee has evaluated a variety of factors, including the financial performance of the corporate officers business unit
relative to the business plan (including such measures as sales volume, revenues, costs, cash flow and operating profit); our overall financial performance (including the quality of strategic plans, organizational and management development,
participation in evaluations of potential acquisitions and similar manifestations of individual performance); the corporate officers total compensation package; and the business environment for the corporate officers business unit. For
fiscal 2012, the bonus target for our chief executive officer was equal to 100% of his base salary, and for each of the other officers named in this report the bonus target was equal to 60% of his base salary.
At the beginning of fiscal 2013, we adopted a program that provides our corporate officers with an opportunity to earn an annual
incentive award that is paid in cash. For our chief executive officer, the annual incentive award target is equal to 120% of his base salary, and for each of the other officers named in this report the annual incentive award target is equal to 80%
of his base salary. Potential payouts under the program range from 50% to 150% of the targeted awards depending upon the achievement of certain performance conditions. The annual incentive awards contain a threshold performance equal to 90% of
targeted performance and a maximum performance equal to 110% of targeted performance. The committee has determined that the payout ranges and threshold and maximum performance levels are relatively consistent with a majority of the companies within
our peer group and appropriately align our performance expectations with potential payouts.
Long-Term Incentive Awards
and Special Awards
. A significant portion of the pay opportunity for our corporate officers is provided through long-term incentive awards granted under our 2007 Amended and Restated Stock Incentive Plan. Typically, awards for each year are
granted annually in November just after our fiscal year end. In fiscal 2012, however, we delayed the grant of long-term incentive awards until February 2012, following the separation of the Post brand cereals business.
Historically, our long-term incentive awards have consisted of stock appreciation rights. These awards generally vest ratably over a
three-year period beginning on the third anniversary of the date of grant. The exercise price per right equals the closing price of our common stock on the New York Stock Exchange on the grant date. The rights include the right to pay the exercise
price in cash or previously acquired common stock and the right to have shares withheld by the Company to pay withholding tax obligations due upon exercise.
From time to time, we have granted restricted stock or restricted stock units to our corporate officers for retention purposes. At vesting, these awards are settled in stock. These awards earn dividend
equivalents equal to dividends paid on our common stock, which are distributed only to the extent the underlying restricted stock or restricted stock units vest. At the end of fiscal 2011, restricted stock awards granted in fiscal 2004 and 2009
began to vest. In order to strengthen the retention incentive for our corporate officers following the separation of the Post brand cereals business, we again granted restricted stock units to the corporate officers named in this report in February
2012. These awards generally vest five years after the grant date.
From time to time, we have also granted other performance
awards which are intended to incentivize superior results. In February 2012 following the separation of the Post brand cereals business, we granted long-term cash incentive awards to the corporate officers named in this report in order to drive
superior financial results. These awards provide for potential payouts in excess of comparable payouts at peer group companies in the event that we achieve a compound annual growth rate in adjusted diluted earnings per share equal to 10% over a
three-year period. These awards are intended to reward our corporate officers for the attainment of performance significantly in excess of the historical performance of our peer group.
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Perquisites
.
We provide corporate officers with limited perquisites and
other personal benefits that we believe are reasonable and consistent with our overall compensation philosophy. These benefits help retain and attract superior employees for key positions. The committee reviews the levels of perquisites and other
benefits periodically.
In the event of death of a retired corporate officer, eligible beneficiaries will be provided a death
benefit in an amount equal to 50% of the earnings recognized under our benefit plans for the officer during the last full year of employment. This benefit is not presently insured or funded. The long-term disability plan is available to certain
regular employees and imposes a limit of $10,000 per month (60% of a maximum annual salary of $200,000) on the amount paid to a disabled employee. In addition, the executive long-term disability plan provides additional benefits to the corporate
officers in the event they become disabled. The executive long-term disability plan will provide a supplemental benefit equal to 60% of the difference between the corporate officers previous years earnings recognized under our benefit
plans and $200,000, with appropriate taxes withheld. The supplemental benefit is grossed up for income taxes.
Our executive
health plan provides eligible employees and their eligible dependents with supplemental health insurance coverage. The executive health plan provides reimbursement for up to $10,000 per illness annually, for covered out-of-pocket expenses not
reimbursed by our sponsored health plan. The committee believes this encourages the corporate officers to proactively address health issues. We also pay for our corporate officers to receive an annual physical exam.
Our corporate officers are entitled to receive reimbursement for eligible financial planning, tax and estate planning. The first
years allowance is $7,500 ($10,000 for our chief executive officer) with subsequent annual allowances of $5,000 ($6,000 for our chief executive officer). The benefit is provided for the officers given our belief that good financial planning
and tax preparation by a professional reduces the time and attention the officer would otherwise spend on their personal financial affairs and affords them more time to focus on their job responsibilities.
Occasionally, the corporate officers use condominiums in Colorado owned by us for personal use. All income taxes for such use are paid
for by the officer. In addition, we have fractional ownership in several corporate aircraft in which spouses and immediate family members may travel with the corporate officers for business related trips. Travel by family members is subject to tax
gross-ups and discussed in the Summary Compensation Table where applicable. Our officers do not use the corporate aircraft for personal use.
CEO Performance and Compensation
Based on a
review of our peer group and other compensation data provided by our human resources department, Mr. Hunts base salary for fiscal 2012 was positioned between the 30
th
and 40
th
percentiles of chief executive officer compensation for our peer group companies. In October 2011,
Mr. Hunts base salary was increased by approximately 30% to $850,000 in order to reflect the level of additional responsibility associated with his role as sole chief executive officer. No other changes were made to his compensation
opportunity for 2012.
In assessing Mr. Hunts individual performance for fiscal 2012, the committee solicited
feedback from all non-employee directors and subsequently discussed the consolidated input with all non-employee directors meeting in executive session. The criteria used to measure Mr. Hunts performance included our financial and
operational performance for fiscal 2012, his overall level of leadership and his continued ability to develop and implement strategies, including acquisition opportunities, to enhance shareholder value.
At the beginning of fiscal 2013, based on the assessment of his performance, the committee recommended, and the board of directors
approved, a 3% increase in base salary to $875,000, effective December 1, 2012 and a bonus payout for fiscal 2012 of $425,000.
Stock Ownership Requirements
We have maintained stock
ownership guidelines applicable to all non-employee directors and all corporate officers since 2010. Minimum ownership requirements remain at five times annual retainer for non-employee
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directors, five times salary for the chief executive officer and two times base salary for all other corporate officers. Newly-appointed directors or corporate officers are given five years to
attain the ownership target. For purposes of our stock ownership requirements, we include direct and family owned shares of stock, indirect interests in shares of our common stock held under deferred compensation plans and stock units held in our
stock incentive plan.
Deductibility of Certain Executive Compensation
A feature of the Omnibus Budget
Reconciliation Act of 1993 sets a limit on deductible compensation of $1,000,000 per person, per year for the chief executive officer and the next three highest-paid executives (excluding the chief financial officer). However, the limit does not
apply if the compensation is strictly performance based. While it is the general intention of the committee to meet the requirements for deductibility, the committee may, in the exercise of its judgment, approve payment of compensation from time to
time that may not be fully deductible. The committee believes this flexibility will enable it to respond to changing business conditions, or to an officers exceptional individual performance. The committee will continue to review and monitor
its policy with respect to the deductibility of compensation.
Consideration of Say on Pay Vote
At our 2012 annual meeting, we
presented our shareholders with an advisory vote to approve the compensation of our named executive officers as described in the proxy statement for that meeting. The corporate governance and compensation committee was pleased that approximately 91%
of the votes cast on this item (excluding abstentions) were cast in favor of our executive compensation program as structured. The corporate governance and compensation committee considered the results of this vote as support for maintaining and
continuing similar practices and philosophies in determining our executive compensation for the 2012 fiscal year.
Summary Compensation
Table
The following table shows information about the compensation of our chief executive officer, our chief financial
officer, individuals who served as our chief executive officer and chief accounting officer during fiscal 2012 and the three most highly compensated officers who were serving as corporate officers at September 30, 2012. Certain columns have
been omitted where inapplicable.
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Name and Principal Position
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Year
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Salary
($)
(1)
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Bonus
($)
(2)
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Stock
Awards
($)
(3)
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Option
Awards
($)
(4)
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Non-Equity
Incentive
Plan
Compensation
($)
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Changes in
Pension Value
and Non-
Qualified
Deferred
Compensation
Earnings ($)
(5)
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All
Other
Compensation
($)
(6)
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Total ($)
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K.J. Hunt,
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2012
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850,000
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425,000
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3,732,500
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2,009,172
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132,492
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100,689
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7,249,853
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CEO & President
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2011
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650,000
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647,000
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138,508
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67,693
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1,503,201
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2010
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610,000
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632,500
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2,813,500
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2,240,250
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110,827
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91,279
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6,498,356
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S. Monette,
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2012
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410,000
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123,000
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1,119,750
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709,120
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10,647
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42,585
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2,415,102
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VP and Chief Financial Officer
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2011
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330,000
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202,000
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11,450
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35,371
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578,821
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2010
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300,000
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190,000
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703,375
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746,750
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8,380
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38,901
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1,987,406
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C.G. Huber, Jr.,
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2012
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385,000
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50,000
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1,119,750
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709,120
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35,631
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58,639
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2,358,140
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VP and President of Ralcorp Frozen Bakery Products
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2011
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355,000
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235,000
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37,815
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40,282
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668,097
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2010
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310,000
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185,000
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703,375
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746,750
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27,354
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35,502
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2,007,981
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R.R. Koulouris,
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2012
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385,000
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150,000
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1,119,750
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709,120
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87,514
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33,506
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2,484,890
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|
VP and President of Ralcorp Food Group
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2011
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375,000
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79,000
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94,643
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29,014
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577,657
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2010
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335,000
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255,000
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|
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|
844,050
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|
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746,750
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71,365
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42,704
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2,294,869
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D.P. Skarie,
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2012
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162,500
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|
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168,750
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115,224
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72,306
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518,780
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|
former co-CEO and President
(7)
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2011
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650,000
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647,000
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23,061
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59,288
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6,415,207
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2010
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610,000
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|
|
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632,500
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2,813,500
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2,240,250
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86,523
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95,896
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1,394,031
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T.G. Granneman,
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2012
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87,500
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52,500
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3,374
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10,900
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154,274
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former VP and Chief Accounting Officer
(7)
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2011
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335,000
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200,000
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948,500
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30,889
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32,572
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1,546,961
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2010
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313,000
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|
180,000
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|
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703,375
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746,750
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25,953
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|
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38,112
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2,007,190
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R.W. Wilkinson,
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2012
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385,000
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|
|
|
35,000
|
|
|
|
1,119,750
|
|
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|
709,120
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|
|
|
|
|
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42,659
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|
|
|
2,670,802
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|
|
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4,927,331
|
|
former VP and President of Ralcorp Cereal Products
(8)
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2011
|
|
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|
375,000
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|
|
|
188,000
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|
|
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51,774
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|
|
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24,082
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|
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638,856
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2010
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|
335,000
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|
|
|
200,000
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|
|
|
844,050
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|
|
|
746,750
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|
|
|
|
|
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42,710
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|
40,006
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|
|
|
2,208,516
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(1)
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The amounts reported represent base salaries paid to each of the named officers for the listed fiscal year.
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(2)
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The amounts reported represent annual cash bonuses paid to each of the named officers for the listed fiscal year, including amounts that the named
officers elected to defer under our deferred compensation plans.
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(3)
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The amounts reported represent the grant date fair value of restricted stock or restricted stock unit awards, in accordance with U.S. GAAP, for the
fiscal year listed. Under U.S. GAAP, the fair value of restricted stock or restricted stock unit awards is estimated on the grant date based on the closing price for our common stock on that date.
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(4)
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The amounts reported represent the grant date fair value of stock appreciation rights, in accordance with U.S. GAAP, for the fiscal year listed. Under
U.S. GAAP, the fair value of stock appreciation rights is estimated on the grant date using the Black-Scholes option valuation model based on the assumptions contained in Note 18 to the financial statements included in Item 8 of this report.
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(5)
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The changes in pension value included in the figures reported represent the increase in the present value of the accrued pension benefit for each named
officer. This increase in present value is not a current cash payment. It represents the increase in the value of the named officers pensions, which are paid only after retirement. Although the pension plans are frozen, the present value of
the accrued pension benefits for each named officer increased over the previous year-end because the normal retirement age, the assumed commencement of benefits, is one year closer for most of the named officers. The present value can also increase
or decrease in value due to changes in actuarial assumptions.
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(6)
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The amounts reported represent the aggregate dollar amount for each named officer for company contributions to our savings investment plans, financial
planning, premiums for executive health benefit coverage and spousal travel (and any tax reimbursements in respect of such spousal travel). The following table shows the specific amounts included in the table above:
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Name
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Year
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Matching
Contributions
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Financial
Planning
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Health
Premiums
and
Medical
Exam
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Spousal
Travel
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Other
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Total
|
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K.J. Hunt
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2012
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88,820
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4,435
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2,469
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|
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1,424
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|
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3,541
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|
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|
100,689
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2011
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39,000
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|
|
|
2,800
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|
|
|
2,059
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|
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19,039
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|
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4,795
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|
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67,693
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2010
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74,550
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2,250
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4,053
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|
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10,246
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|
|
|
|
91,279
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
S. Monette
|
|
|
2012
|
|
|
|
36,320
|
|
|
|
2,486
|
|
|
|
3,779
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
42,585
|
|
|
|
2011
|
|
|
|
31,200
|
|
|
|
2,201
|
|
|
|
1,970
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
35,371
|
|
|
|
2010
|
|
|
|
28,350
|
|
|
|
2,388
|
|
|
|
8,163
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
38,901
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
C.G. Huber, Jr.
|
|
|
2012
|
|
|
|
37,050
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
21,589
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
58,639
|
|
|
|
2011
|
|
|
|
24,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
15,653
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
40,282
|
|
|
|
2010
|
|
|
|
28,980
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,893
|
|
|
|
629
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
35,502
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
R.R. Koulouris
|
|
|
2012
|
|
|
|
27,790
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,024
|
|
|
|
1,692
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
33,506
|
|
|
|
2011
|
|
|
|
22,500
|
|
|
|
1,515
|
|
|
|
2,814
|
|
|
|
2,185
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
29,014
|
|
|
|
2010
|
|
|
|
35,400
|
|
|
|
1,080
|
|
|
|
4,171
|
|
|
|
2,053
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
42,704
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
D.P. Skarie
|
|
|
2012
|
|
|
|
65,170
|
|
|
|
4,839
|
|
|
|
3,483
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,653
|
|
|
|
72,306
|
|
|
|
2011
|
|
|
|
39,000
|
|
|
|
5,729
|
|
|
|
3,602
|
|
|
|
4,755
|
|
|
|
6,202
|
|
|
|
59,288
|
|
|
|
2010
|
|
|
|
74,550
|
|
|
|
7,882
|
|
|
|
7,747
|
|
|
|
5,717
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
95,896
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
T.G. Granneman
|
|
|
2012
|
|
|
|
10,837
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
63
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10,900
|
|
|
|
2011
|
|
|
|
20,100
|
|
|
|
1,647
|
|
|
|
10,825
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
32,572
|
|
|
|
2010
|
|
|
|
30,807
|
|
|
|
2,193
|
|
|
|
1,906
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,206
|
|
|
|
38,112
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
R.D. Wilkinson
|
|
|
2012
|
|
|
|
20,612
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,475
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
23,087
|
|
|
|
2011
|
|
|
|
20,325
|
|
|
|
425
|
|
|
|
2,526
|
|
|
|
806
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
24,082
|
|
|
|
2010
|
|
|
|
32,100
|
|
|
|
415
|
|
|
|
6,938
|
|
|
|
553
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
40,006
|
|
14
The incremental cost of use of our aircraft is calculated based on the variable costs,
including fuel costs, mileage, trip-related maintenance, universal weather-monitoring costs, on-board catering, landing/ramp fees and other miscellaneous variable costs. Fixed costs which do not change based on usage, such as allocated pilot
salaries and the cost of maintenance not related to trips are excluded.
In the case of Mr. Wilkinson, the amount reported
also includes a special retirement bonus equal to $2,612,715, which became payable upon his retirement on September 30, 2012 (as disclosed in to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 6, 2012). Effective upon his retirement,
Mr. Wilkinson forfeited certain long-term incentive awards in accordance with their terms (as disclosed in our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 6, 2012), including awards granted in February 2012, the grant date fair value of which
is included in the summary compensation table above even though such amounts were forfeited upon his retirement.
(7)
|
Messrs. Skarie and Granneman retired effective December 31, 2011.
|
(8)
|
Mr. Wilkinson retired effective September 30, 2012.
|
Grants of Plan-Based Awards for Fiscal 2012
The following table sets forth
information on grants of certain awards to the corporate officers named in this report during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2012.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Grant
|
|
Estimated Future Payouts Under
Non-Equity
Incentive Plan Awards
(1)
|
|
|
All Other
Stock
Awards:
Number of
Shares of
Stock or
|
|
|
All Other
Option
Awards:
Number of
Securities
Underlying
|
|
|
Exercise
or Base
Price of
Option
Awards
|
|
|
Grant Date
Fair Value of
Stock and
Option
|
|
Name
|
|
Date
|
|
Threshold ($)
|
|
|
Target ($)
|
|
|
Maximum ($)
|
|
|
Units (#)
(2)
|
|
|
Options
(#)
(3)
|
|
|
($/Sh)
(3)
|
|
|
Awards ($)
|
|
K.J. Hunt
|
|
02/15/12
|
|
$
|
1,250,000
|
|
|
$
|
2,500,000
|
|
|
$
|
3,750,000
|
|
|
|
50,000
|
|
|
|
85,000
|
|
|
$
|
74.65
|
|
|
$
|
5,741,672
|
|
S. Monette
|
|
02/15/12
|
|
|
500,000
|
|
|
|
1,000,000
|
|
|
|
1,500,000
|
|
|
|
15,000
|
|
|
|
30,000
|
|
|
|
74.65
|
|
|
|
1,828,870
|
|
C.G. Huber, Jr.
|
|
02/15/12
|
|
|
500,000
|
|
|
|
1,000,000
|
|
|
|
1,500,000
|
|
|
|
15,000
|
|
|
|
30,000
|
|
|
|
74.65
|
|
|
|
1,828,870
|
|
R.R. Koulouris
|
|
02/15/12
|
|
|
500,000
|
|
|
|
1,000,000
|
|
|
|
1,500,000
|
|
|
|
15,000
|
|
|
|
30,000
|
|
|
|
74.65
|
|
|
|
1,828,870
|
|
D.P. Skarie
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
T.G. Granneman
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
R.D. Wilkinson
|
|
02/15/12
|
|
|
500,000
|
|
|
|
1,000,000
|
|
|
|
1,500,000
|
|
|
|
15,000
|
|
|
|
30,000
|
|
|
|
74.65
|
|
|
|
1,878,870
|
|
(1)
|
The amounts reported reflect threshold, target and maximum payout amounts for our performance over the three-year period ending December 31, 2014
under awards granted during fiscal 2012. Payouts under these awards depend upon our attainment of a 20% compound annual growth rate of adjusted diluted earnings per share over the performance period. Threshold payouts are subject to the attainment
of at least 90% of targeted performance, and maximum payouts are subject to the attainment of at least 110% of targeted performance. Payout amounts will be adjusted proportionately for performance levels that exceed the threshold level and that fall
below the maximum level.
|
(2)
|
The amounts reported relate to the restricted stock units awarded to the named officers during fiscal 2012. Under U.S. GAAP, the fair value of
restricted stock unit awards is estimated on the grant date based on the closing price for our common stock on the date of grant. On February 15, 2012, the closing price of our common stock was $74.65.
|
(3)
|
The amounts reported relate to stock appreciation rights awarded to the named officers during fiscal 2012. Under U.S. GAAP, the fair value of each
stock appreciation right is calculated on the grant date using the Black-Scholes option valuation model based on the assumptions contained in Note 18 to the financial statements included in Item 8 of this report. The stock appreciation rights
granted during fiscal 2012 had a grant date present value of $23.64 per right.
|
15
Outstanding Equity Awards at September 30, 2012
The following table sets forth information with respect to exercisable and unexercisable options and unvested stock awards held by the
corporate officers named in this proxy statement on September 30, 2012. The market value of shares or units that have not vested as of September 30, 2012 is based on a per-share stock price of $73.00, the adjusted closing price of a share
of common stock of Ralcorp on September 28, 2012, the last trading day prior to September 30, 2012.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Option Awards
|
|
|
Stock Awards
|
|
Name
|
|
Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options (#)
Exercisable
|
|
|
Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options (#)
Unexercisable
|
|
|
Option
Exercise
Price
($)
|
|
|
Option
Expiration
Date
|
|
|
Number of
Shares or
Units of
Stock That
Have Not
Vested (#)
|
|
|
Market Value
of Shares or
Units of
Stock That
Have Not
Vested ($)
|
|
K.J. Hunt
|
|
|
60,886
|
(3)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
26.53
|
|
|
|
2/4/2014
|
|
|
|
10,000
|
(4)
|
|
|
730,000
|
|
|
|
|
82,911
|
(5)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
35.46
|
|
|
|
9/28/2015
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
88,833
|
(6)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
41.36
|
|
|
|
9/27/2016
|
|
|
|
30,000
|
(7)
|
|
|
2,190,000
|
|
|
|
|
88,833
|
(8)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
47.75
|
|
|
|
9/26/2017
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
59,222
|
(9)
|
|
|
29,611
|
|
|
|
55.78
|
|
|
|
9/24/2018
|
|
|
|
50,000
|
(10)
|
|
|
3,650,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
(11)
|
|
|
44,416
|
|
|
|
47.51
|
|
|
|
10/8/2019
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(12)
|
|
|
88,833
|
|
|
|
48.50
|
|
|
|
9/22/2020
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(13)
|
|
|
85,000
|
|
|
|
74.65
|
|
|
|
2/14/2022
|
|
|
|
50,000
|
(14)
|
|
|
3,650,000
|
|
D.P. Skarie*
|
|
|
88,883
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
55.78
|
|
|
|
9/24/2018
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
44,416
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
47.51
|
|
|
|
10/8/2019
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
88,883
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
48.50
|
|
|
|
9/22/2020
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Scott Monette
|
|
|
20,801
|
(1)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
19.73
|
|
|
|
1/29/2013
|
|
|
|
4,000
|
(4)
|
|
|
292,000
|
|
|
|
|
24,354
|
(3)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
26.53
|
|
|
|
2/04/2014
|
|
|
|
12,000
|
(7)
|
|
|
876,000
|
|
|
|
|
23,688
|
(5)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
35.46
|
|
|
|
9/28/2015
|
|
|
|
12,500
|
(10)
|
|
|
912,500
|
|
|
|
|
26,650
|
(6)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
41.36
|
|
|
|
9/27/2016
|
|
|
|
15,000
|
(14)
|
|
|
1,095,000
|
|
|
|
|
26,650
|
(8)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
47.75
|
|
|
|
9/26/2017
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
19,740
|
(9)
|
|
|
9,871
|
|
|
|
55.78
|
|
|
|
9/24/2018
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(11)
|
|
|
14,805
|
|
|
|
47.51
|
|
|
|
10/8/2019
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(12)
|
|
|
29,611
|
|
|
|
48.50
|
|
|
|
9/22/2020
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(13)
|
|
|
30,000
|
|
|
|
74.65
|
|
|
|
2/14/2022
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
T.G. Granneman*
|
|
|
11,844
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
26.53
|
|
|
|
2/4/2014
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
23,688
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
35.46
|
|
|
|
9/28/2015
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
26,650
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
41.36
|
|
|
|
9/27/2016
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
26,650
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
47.75
|
|
|
|
9/26/2017
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
29,611
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
55.78
|
|
|
|
9/24/2018
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
14,805
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
47.51
|
|
|
|
10/8/2019
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
29,611
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
48.50
|
|
|
|
9/22/2020
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
C.G. Huber, Jr.
|
|
|
5,479
|
(2)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
19.73
|
|
|
|
1/29/2013
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
24,354
|
(3)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
26.53
|
|
|
|
2/4/2014
|
|
|
|
4,000
|
(4)
|
|
|
292,000
|
|
|
|
|
23,688
|
(5)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
35.46
|
|
|
|
9/28/2015
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
26,650
|
(6)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
41.36
|
|
|
|
9/27/2016
|
|
|
|
12,000
|
(7)
|
|
|
876,000
|
|
|
|
|
26,650
|
(8)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
47.75
|
|
|
|
9/26/2017
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
19,740
|
(9)
|
|
|
9,871
|
|
|
|
55.78
|
|
|
|
9/24/2018
|
|
|
|
12,500
|
(10)
|
|
|
912,500
|
|
|
|
|
|
(11)
|
|
|
14,805
|
|
|
|
47.51
|
|
|
|
10/8/2019
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(12)
|
|
|
29,611
|
|
|
|
48.50
|
|
|
|
9/22/2020
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(13)
|
|
|
30,000
|
|
|
|
74.65
|
|
|
|
2/14/2022
|
|
|
|
15,000
|
(14)
|
|
|
1,095,000
|
|
R.R. Koulouris
|
|
|
28,007
|
(3)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
26.53
|
|
|
|
2/4/2014
|
|
|
|
5,000
|
(4)
|
|
|
365,000
|
|
|
|
|
27,242
|
(5)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
35.46
|
|
|
|
9/28/2015
|
|
|
|
15,000
|
(7)
|
|
|
1,095,000
|
|
|
|
|
29,611
|
(6)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
41.36
|
|
|
|
9/27/2016
|
|
|
|
15,000
|
(10)
|
|
|
1,095,000
|
|
|
|
|
29,611
|
(8)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
47.75
|
|
|
|
9/26/2017
|
|
|
|
15,000
|
(14)
|
|
|
1,095,000
|
|
|
|
|
19,740
|
(9)
|
|
|
9,871
|
|
|
|
55.78
|
|
|
|
9/24/2018
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(11)
|
|
|
14,805
|
|
|
|
47.51
|
|
|
|
10/8/2019
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(12)
|
|
|
29,611
|
|
|
|
48.50
|
|
|
|
9/22/2020
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(13)
|
|
|
30,000
|
|
|
|
74.65
|
|
|
|
2/14/2022
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
R.D. Wilkinson**
|
|
|
27,242
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
35.46
|
|
|
|
9/28/2015
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
29,611
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
41.36
|
|
|
|
9/27/2016
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
29,611
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
47.75
|
|
|
|
9/26/2017
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
19,740
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
55.78
|
|
|
|
9/24/2018
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
*
|
Messrs. Skarie and Granneman retired on December 31, 2011.
|
**
|
Mr. Wilkinson retired effective as of September 30, 2012. The figures in the table for Mr. Wilkinson reflect his equity award holdings effective as of
immediately after his retirement on September 30, 2012.
|
(1)
|
Non-qualified stock options; exercisable at a rate of 25% on January 31, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008.
|
(2)
|
Non-qualified stock options; exercisable at a rate of 25% on January 30, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009.
|
(3)
|
Non-qualified stock options; exercisable at a rate of 25% on February 5, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010.
|
(4)
|
Restricted stock award; restrictions lapse at a rate of
33
1
/
3
% on September 23, 2011, 2012 and 2013.
|
(5)
|
Stock appreciation rights; exercisable at a rate of
33
1
/
3
% on September 29, 2008, 2009 and 2010.
|
(6)
|
Stock appreciation rights; exercisable at a rate of
33
1
/
3
% on September 28, 2009, 2010 and 2011.
|
(7)
|
Restricted stock award; restrictions lapse at a rate of
33
1
/
3
% on March 30, 2014, 2015, and 2016.
|
(8)
|
Stock appreciation rights; exercisable at a rate of
33
1
/
3
% on September 27, 2010, 2011 and 2012.
|
(9)
|
Stock appreciation rights; exercisable at a rate of
33
1
/
3
% on September 25, 2011, 2012 and 2013.
|
(10)
|
Restricted stock award; restrictions lapse on December 31, 2013.
|
(11)
|
Stock appreciation rights; exercisable at a rate of
33
1
/
3
% on October 9, 2012, 2013 and 2014.
|
(12)
|
Stock appreciation rights; exercisable at a rate of
33
1
/
3
% on September 23, 2013, 2014 and 2015.
|
(13)
|
Stock appreciation
rights; exercisable at a rate of
33
1
/
3
% on February 15, 2015, 2016 and 2017.
|
(14)
|
Restricted stock
unit award; restrictions lapse (i) in the case of Mr. Hunt, at a rate of 20% on February 15, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017, and (ii) in the case of all other officers, in full on February 15, 2017.
|
16
Option Exercises and Stock Vested for Fiscal 2012
The following table provides information on an aggregate basis, about stock options that were exercised and stock awards that vested
during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2012 for each of the corporate officers named in this report.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Option Awards
|
|
|
Stock Awards
|
|
Name
|
|
Number of
Shares
Acquired on
Exercise (#)
|
|
|
Value Realized
on Exercise
($)
(1)
|
|
|
Number of
Shares
Acquired on
Vesting (#)
|
|
|
Value Realized
on Vesting
($)
(2)
|
|
K.J. Hunt
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10,000
|
|
|
|
720,900
|
|
S. Monette
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,000
|
|
|
|
288,360
|
|
C.G. Huber, Jr.
|
|
|
4,683
|
|
|
|
380,689
|
|
|
|
4,000
|
|
|
|
288,360
|
|
R.R. Koulouris
|
|
|
5,598
|
|
|
|
368,448
|
|
|
|
5,000
|
|
|
|
360,450
|
|
D.P. Skarie
(3)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
56,108
|
|
|
|
4,797,234
|
|
T.G. Granneman
(3)
|
|
|
30,538
|
|
|
|
2,129,090
|
|
|
|
11,611
|
|
|
|
992,741
|
|
R.D. Wilkinson
|
|
|
20,321
|
|
|
|
1,338,174
|
|
|
|
2,376
|
|
|
|
171,286
|
|
(1)
|
Value realized equals the closing price of our common stock on the New York Stock Exchange on the exercise date, less the exercise price, multiplied by
the number of shares exercised.
|
(2)
|
Value realized equals the closing price of our common stock on the New York Stock Exchange on the vesting date multiplied by the number of shares of
restricted stock or restricted stock units vested.
|
(3)
|
Messrs. Skarie and Granneman retired effective December 31, 2011. As such, the information contained in the table above reflects activity through
the date of retirement only, including the accelerated vesting of outstanding stock awards upon retirement.
|
Pension
Benefits
Our retirement plan may provide pension benefits in the future to certain corporate officers. Corporate officers
(and other eligible employees) become vested after five years of service. In December 2003, we froze the level of vested pension benefits for administrative employees, including corporate officers. Consequently, they no longer accrue defined pension
benefits. Therefore, accruals under the plan have ceased but employees hired before 2003 will receive benefits upon retiring to the extent accrued prior to December 2003. The retirement age for purposes of the plan is 65.
Annual benefits are computed by multiplying the participants final average earnings (average of the participants five highest
consecutive annual earnings during ten years prior to retirement or earlier termination) by the product of 1.5% times the participants years of service (to a maximum of 40 years) and by subtracting from that amount up to one-half of the
participants primary social security benefit at retirement (with the actual amount of offset determined by age and years of service at retirement). To the extent an officers frozen annual retirement income benefit under the plan exceeds
limits imposed by the Internal Revenue Code, the amount in excess will be payable under our non-qualified, unfunded, non-contributory supplemental retirement plan. The formula used is the same formula described above. See the table below for amounts
payable upon retirement to the corporate officers named in this report. Credited service includes service with Ralston Purina Company, our former parent corporation.
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The following table shows the estimated annual retirement benefits that would be payable
from the retirement plan to salaried employees, including the corporate officers named in this report, assuming age 65 retirement and five-year certain payment option. To the extent an employees compensation or benefits exceed certain limits
imposed by the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, the table also includes benefits payable from an unfunded supplemental retirement plan. The table reflects benefits prior to the subtraction of social security benefits as described above.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Name
|
|
Plan Name
|
|
Number of
Years Credited
Service (1)
|
|
Present Value
of
Accumulated
Benefit($) (2)
|
|
|
Payments
During Last
Fiscal Year ($)
|
|
K.J. Hunt
|
|
Ralcorp Holdings, Inc. Retirement Plan
|
|
18
|
|
|
645,798
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ralcorp Holdings, Inc. Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan
|
|
18
|
|
|
450,617
|
|
|
|
|
|
S. Monette
|
|
Ralcorp Holdings, Inc. Retirement Plan
|
|
2
|
|
|
67,103
|
|
|
|
|
|
C.G. Huber, Jr.
|
|
Ralcorp Holdings, Inc. Retirement Plan
|
|
16
|
|
|
222,870
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ralcorp Holdings, Inc. Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan
|
|
16
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
R.R. Koulouris
|
|
Ralcorp Holdings, Inc. Retirement Plan
|
|
21
|
|
|
631,230
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ralcorp Holdings, Inc. Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan
|
|
21
|
|
|
33,487
|
|
|
|
|
|
D.P. Skarie
|
|
Ralcorp Holdings, Inc. Retirement Plan
|
|
18
|
|
|
650,417
|
|
|
|
30,488
|
|
|
|
Ralcorp Holdings, Inc. Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan
|
|
18
|
|
|
464,651
|
|
|
|
21,781
|
|
T.G. Granneman
|
|
Ralcorp Holdings, Inc. Retirement Plan
|
|
7
|
|
|
233,228
|
|
|
|
12,683
|
|
|
|
Ralcorp Holdings, Inc. Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan
|
|
7
|
|
|
25,676
|
|
|
|
1,396
|
|
R.D. Wilkinson
|
|
Ralcorp Holdings, Inc. Retirement Plan
|
|
8
|
|
|
303,125
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ralcorp Holdings, Inc. Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan
|
|
8
|
|
|
150,915
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1)
|
Number of years of credited service is as of December 2003 and includes the number of years the officer worked at Ralston Purina Company, our former
parent company. In December 2003, we froze the level of vested pension benefits for administrative employees, including corporate officers.
|
(2)
|
Present value is determined as described in the section Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates in this report.
|
Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation
We maintain a non-qualified compensation plan which allows our corporate officers and certain other key employees to defer all or part of the employees bonus and up to 50% of their annual salary. We
also maintain an executive savings investment plan. Once eligible employees reached the legislated maximum annual pre-tax contribution to our savings investment plan or their compensation exceeds the legislated maximum compensation that can be
recognized under that plan, they are eligible to defer an additional 2% to 6% of their cash compensation, a portion of which receives a company matching contribution that vests at a rate of 25% for each year of service with us. Deferrals may be made
into common stock equivalents or in the Vanguard funds. Under this plan, deferrals into common stock equivalents are distributed in shares of our common stock, while deferrals into the Vanguard funds are distributed in cash.
We will match up to 100% of the first 6% of pay that is contributed to the savings investment plan and the deferred compensation plan.
Generally, contributing to the deferred compensation plan begins when tax code limits are met under the savings investment plan. A number of investment funds are available as benchmark investment options. Amounts contributed continue to
grow on a tax-deferred basis until distributed. We do not guarantee the rate of return of any fund. As with any deferred compensation plan, there are restrictions on deferral and distribution elections as well as potential financial exposure to
changes in our financial health. These plans allow corporate officers to accumulate funds for retirement.
The following table
summarizes certain information related to the participation in our deferred compensation plan of the corporate officers named in this report:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Name
|
|
Executive
Contributions in
Last FY ($)
(1)
|
|
|
Registrant
Contributions in
Last FY ($)
(2)
|
|
|
Aggregate
Earnings in
Last
FY ($)
|
|
|
Aggregate
Withdrawals/
Distributions ($)
|
|
|
Aggregate
Balance at
Last
FYE ($)
|
|
K.J. Hunt
|
|
|
77,723
|
|
|
|
73,820
|
|
|
|
131,236
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,496,486
|
|
S. Monette
|
|
|
119,368
|
|
|
|
21,320
|
|
|
|
167,551
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
940,064
|
|
C.G. Huber, Jr.
|
|
|
85,953
|
|
|
|
22,050
|
|
|
|
5,527
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
724,320
|
|
R.R. Koulouris
|
|
|
71,179
|
|
|
|
12,790
|
|
|
|
24,212
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
800,320
|
|
D.P. Skarie
|
|
|
58,793
|
|
|
|
54,670
|
|
|
|
341,616
|
|
|
|
2,820,596
|
|
|
|
|
|
T.G. Granneman
|
|
|
241,189
|
|
|
|
7,463
|
|
|
|
259,492
|
|
|
|
944,521
|
|
|
|
1,301,592
|
|
R.D. Wilkinson
|
|
|
5,612
|
|
|
|
5,612
|
|
|
|
61,043
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,644,928
|
|
18
(1)
|
These amounts reflect deferrals into the executive savings investment plan.
|
(2)
|
These amounts are included in the All Other Compensation column of the Summary Compensation Table and reflect our matching contributions to
the executive savings investment plan.
|
Potential Payments Upon Termination of Employment or Change in Control
We have management continuity agreements with our corporate officers. As discussed in the Compensation Discussion and
Analysis section of this proxy statement, these agreements are meant to promote the stability and continuity of senior management in the event of an actual or anticipated change in control.
The agreements provide severance compensation to each corporate officer in the event of the officers voluntary or involuntary
termination after a change in control. A change in control occurs upon (i) the acquisition by any person, entity or group within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, of beneficial
ownership of (x) 50% or more of the aggregate voting power of the then outstanding shares of our common stock, other than acquisitions by us or any of our subsidiaries or any of our employee benefit plans or any entity holding stock for or
pursuant to the terms of any such plan, or (y) all, or substantially all, of our assets, taken as a whole; or (ii) individuals who would have qualified as continuing directors shall have ceased for any reason to constitute at least a
majority of our board of directors. A change in control does not include a transaction pursuant to which a third party acquires one or more of our businesses by acquiring all of our common stock while leaving our remaining businesses in a separate
public company, commonly known as a Morris Trust transaction, unless the businesses so acquired constitute all or substantially all of our businesses.
In the event of a change in control, the compensation provided would be in the form of a lump sum payment equal to the present value of continuing the officers salary and bonus for a specified
period following the officers termination of employment, and the continuation of other executive benefits for the same period. The applicable payment periods are determined as follows:
|
|
|
three years in the event of an involuntary termination of employment (including a constructive termination i.e., resignation after a material demotion,
or a reduction in pay) that occurs at any time during the first or second year following the change in control;
|
|
|
|
two years in the event of an involuntary termination that occurs within three years of a change in control;
|
|
|
|
two years in the event of a voluntary termination that occurs within six months of a change in control; and
|
|
|
|
one year (two years for the chief executive officer) in the event of any other voluntary termination of employment occurring between six months and two
(three in the case of the chief executive officer) years following the change in control.
|
Each corporate
officer would also be eligible to receive the following severance benefits: (i) continuation during the applicable period of the officers participation in each life, health, accident and disability plan in which the officer was entitled
to participate immediately prior to the change in control, (ii) payment in lump sum in cash of the present value of the benefits under our retirement plan and supplemental executive retirement plan, (iii) payment of any actual costs and
expenses of litigation incurred by the officer and (iv) payment of up to $20,000 of costs or expenses incurred for outplacement assistance.
19
Payments will be delayed for a period of six months in the event the officer is determined
to be a specified employee for purposes of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code. No payments would be made if the officers termination is due to death, disability or normal retirement, or is for cause, defined
as (i) the continued failure by the officer to devote reasonable time and effort to the performance of his duties (other than a failure resulting from his incapacity due to physical or mental illness); (ii) the officers willfully
engaging in misconduct which is materially injurious to us; or (iii) the officers conviction of a felony or a crime involving moral turpitude.
In addition, no payments would continue beyond the officers normal retirement date. Contracts governing stock options, stock appreciation rights and restricted stock provide that upon a change in
control, any unexercised, unvested, unearned restricted or unpaid shares become 100% vested. The management continuity agreements provide that executives shall be indemnified from any tax under Section 4999 and Section 280G of the Internal
Revenue Code that is attributable to a parachute payment under the Internal Revenue Code and any tax upon the payment of such amounts. In addition, vesting of stock-based incentive compensation awards accelerate upon a change of control and all
nonqualified deferred compensation earned by the executive will be subject to payment upon termination.
The agreements also
contain provisions relating to non-competition, non-solicitation of our employees and protection of our confidential information which become effective once the officer becomes eligible for payments under these agreements.
The table below sets forth estimates of the amounts to which each named executive officer would be entitled, other than accrued but
unpaid base salary and benefits payable under broad-based employee benefit plans and programs in the event of the involuntary termination of the officers employment due to a change in control occurring on September 30, 2012. We have
assumed the maximum applicable payment period of three years.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Name
|
|
Cash
(Salary
and
Bonus)
($)
(1)
|
|
|
Value of
Stock and
Long-
Term
Cash
Awards
($)
(2)
|
|
|
Health Benefits
(3)
|
|
|
Insurance
(4)
|
|
|
Outplacement
Assistance
|
|
|
Excise Tax
and
Gross-Up
($)
(5)
|
|
|
Total
|
|
|
|
|
Medical
($)
|
|
|
Dental
($)
|
|
|
Vision
($)
|
|
|
Group Life
Insurance
($)
|
|
|
Long-
Term
Disability
($)
|
|
|
Voluntary
Personal
Accident
($)
|
|
|
|
|
K.J. Hunt
|
|
|
5,100,000
|
|
|
|
21,818,780
|
|
|
|
54,408
|
|
|
|
2,444
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
17,881
|
|
|
|
1,818
|
|
|
|
792
|
|
|
|
20,000
|
|
|
|
5,436,474
|
|
|
|
32,452,597
|
|
S. Monette
|
|
|
1,968,000
|
|
|
|
7,138,451
|
|
|
|
55,521
|
|
|
|
3,740
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
8,989
|
|
|
|
1,818
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
20,000
|
|
|
|
1,467,456
|
|
|
|
10,663,975
|
|
C.G. Huber, Jr.
|
|
|
1,848,000
|
|
|
|
7,138,451
|
|
|
|
109,327
|
|
|
|
3,444
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7,520
|
|
|
|
1,818
|
|
|
|
792
|
|
|
|
20,000
|
|
|
|
1,484,796
|
|
|
|
10,614,148
|
|
R.R. Koulouris
|
|
|
1,848,000
|
|
|
|
7,612,951
|
|
|
|
41,400
|
|
|
|
2,444
|
|
|
|
|
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12,157
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|
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1,818
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|
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|
792
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|
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20,000
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|
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1,375,526
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10,915,088
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D.P. Skarie
(6)
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276,671
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|
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14,363,820
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14,640,491
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T.G. Granneman
(6)
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71,876
|
|
|
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4,450,155
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|
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4,522,031
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R.D. Wilkinson
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|
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1,848,000
|
|
|
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7,020,191
|
|
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28,044
|
|
|
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2,444
|
|
|
|
399
|
|
|
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4,435
|
|
|
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1,818
|
|
|
|
389
|
|
|
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20,000
|
|
|
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1,267,015
|
|
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10,192,735
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(1)
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Above amount is base salary and bonus payment for fiscal year 2012.
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(2)
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All unvested stock awards and cash-based long-term incentive awards and unexercisable option awards were valued at the closing price of our common
stock on September 30, 2012.
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(3)
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Health benefits amounts are company estimated annual costs of providing the benefits over the applicable payment period.
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20
(4)
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Disability and insurance payments are calculated over the applicable payment period.
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(5)
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Calculations to estimate the excise tax due under Section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code are complex and reflect a number of assumptions,
including that a change in control occurred on September 30, 2012, that the price per share of our common stock is the closing share price on that date, and that each corporate officers employment is involuntarily terminated on that date.
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(6)
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Messrs. Skarie and Granneman retired effective December 31, 2011. The amounts in the table above represent the amounts paid to each officer upon
and in connection with his retirement. Messrs. Skarie and Granneman also received $2,820,596 and $944,521, respectively, in 2012 in payments from their respective nonqualified deferred compensation accounts at the Company. Mr. Skarie received a
lump-sum distribution of his account balance, whereas Mr. Granneman received an installment payment.
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In the
event a corporate officer retires at or after age 62 (or age 64, depending on the age of the officer on the date of the grant) or is involuntarily terminated (other than for a termination for cause) all stock awards will immediately vest. Stock
options and stock appreciation rights will remain exercisable thereafter until the earlier of the following to occur: three years from the date of normal retirement or involuntary termination; or the expiration of the award under its terms. See the
above table for the value of stock and option awards at termination. Upon voluntary termination, involuntary termination or retirement, each corporate officer receives his vested retirement benefits (pension payments, 401(k) balances and deferred
compensation balances) described in previous sections.