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10-Q - WRIGHT EXPRESS CORPORATION - WEX Inc. | b80637e10vq.htm |
EX-10.9 - EX-10.9 - WEX Inc. | b80637exv10w9.htm |
EX-32.2 - EX-32.2 - WEX Inc. | b80637exv32w2.htm |
EX-10.8 - EX-10.8 - WEX Inc. | b80637exv10w8.htm |
EX-31.2 - EX-31.2 - WEX Inc. | b80637exv31w2.htm |
EX-10.2 - EX-10.2 - WEX Inc. | b80637exv10w2.htm |
EX-10.3 - EX-10.3 - WEX Inc. | b80637exv10w3.htm |
EX-10.5 - EX-10.5 - WEX Inc. | b80637exv10w5.htm |
EX-32.1 - EX-32.1 - WEX Inc. | b80637exv32w1.htm |
EX-10.6 - EX-10.6 - WEX Inc. | b80637exv10w6.htm |
EX-10.4 - EX-10.4 - WEX Inc. | b80637exv10w4.htm |
EX-10.7 - EX-10.7 - WEX Inc. | b80637exv10w7.htm |
EX-10.11 - EX-10.11 - WEX Inc. | b80637exv10w11.htm |
EX-10.10 - EX-10.10 - WEX Inc. | b80637exv10w10.htm |
EX-10.12 - EX-10.12 - WEX Inc. | b80637exv10w12.htm |
EX-31.1 - EX-31.1 - WEX Inc. | b80637exv31w1.htm |
Exhibit 10.1
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AMENDED AND RESTATED
WRIGHT EXPRESS CORPORATION
SHORT-TERM INCENTIVE PROGRAM
SHORT-TERM INCENTIVE PROGRAM
ARTICLE 1- PURPOSE OF PROGRAM
Wright Express Corporation has adopted this Short-Term Incentive Program (STIP) to attract and
retain high-performing employees; to provide incentives for eligible employees to achieve specified
company, department and/or individual performance goals; and to reward such employees for the
achievement of specified goals on an annual basis. The Short-Term Incentive Program is intended to
qualify as performance-based compensation under Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code.
ARTICLE 2- DEFINITIONS
Wherever used in this document, the following terms have the meanings set forth below.
2.1 Appendix means an Appendix to this Program document containing targets, payment metrics,
and other terms of the Program (or modifications thereof) applicable to a specific Plan Year, First
Half-Year Period, or Second Half-Year Period. The Appendices shall be considered part of the
Program document.
2.2 Company means Wright Express Corporation or any legal entity that is controlled by, under
common control with, or that controls Wright Express Corporation.
2.3 Eligible Earnings means total gross pay for the applicable Plan Year, First Half-Year
Period, or Second Half-Year Period (or the portion thereof during which the Participant is actively
employed and eligible to participate in the STIP), including, salary or wages classified by the
Company as regular; paid time off (PTO), whether planned or unplanned; holiday; bereavement; jury
duty; retroactive pay; overtime pay; shift differential; language differential; and excluding,
salary or wages classified by the Company as disability pay, commission/incentive pay, and bonuses.
Under no circumstances shall the same earnings be applicable for a Plan Year and either a First
Half-Year Period or a second Half-Year Period covered by the Plan or included from a period in
which the employee was not a Participant in accordance with section 2.6.
2.4 Effective Date means January 1, 2010.
2.5 MBO means management by objectives Key Business Drivers.
2.6 Participant means an eligible employee who participates in the Program for a Plan Year,
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First Half-Year Period or Second Half-Year Period in accordance with Article 3.
2.7 Plan Year means the fiscal year of the Company; as of the Effective Date, the Plan Year is
the calendar year.
2.8 First Half-Year Period means the six-month period beginning on January 1st and
ending on June 30th of the Plan Year.
2.9 Second Half-Year Period means the six-month period beginning on July 1st and ending
on December 31st of the Plan Year.
2.10 Program means this Wright Express Corporation Short-Term Incentive Program, as amended
from time to time, including the provisions of any Appendix, which are incorporated herein.
ARTICLE 3- PARTICIPATION
3.1 Eligible Employees
Each full-time regular or part-time regular employee of the Company who meets the following
requirements shall be a Participant for a Plan Year:
(a) The employee is not eligible for payout under a subsidiary bonus program, a
commission plan, or a high performance pay plan of the Company; and
(b) The employee commences employment on or before November 1 of the applicable year;
and
(c) The employee is generally considered a manager, director, vice president, senior
vice president, executive vice president, or chief executive officer within the Companys
human resources information system; and
(d) Except as provided in Section 3.2, the employee is actively employed on the bonus
payment date for the applicable year.
Each full-time or part time regular employee of the Company who meets the following requirements
shall be a Participant for a First Half-Year Period:
(a) The employee is not eligible for payout under a subsidiary bonus program, a
commission plan, or a high performance pay plan of the Company; and
(b) Except as provided in Section 3.2, the employee is actively employed on the bonus
payment date for the applicable half year; and
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(c) The employee is generally categorized as an individual contributor or a team leader
within the Companys human resources information system; and
(d) The employee commences employment on or before May 1 of the Plan Year.
Each full-time or part time regular employee of the Company who meets the following requirements
shall be a Participant for a Second Half-Year Period:
(e) The employee is not eligible for payout under a subsidiary bonus program, a
commission plan, or a high performance pay plan of the Company; and
(f) Except as provided in Section 3.2, the employee is actively employed on the bonus
payment date for the applicable half year; and
(g) The employee is generally categorized as an individual contributor or a team leader
within the Companys human resources information system; and
(h) The employee commences employment on or before November 1 of the Plan Year.
3.2 Special Rules
(a) A Participant who dies or becomes totally disabled during a Plan Year, First
Half-Year Period, or Second Half-Year Period (as determined under the Companys Long-Term
Disability program) may receive a pro-rated bonus at target for the applicable year or
half-year based on his or her Eligible Earnings during the period of the Participants
active employment. Any bonus payable to a deceased Participant shall be paid to his or her
personal representative.
(b) A Participant who is not actively employed on the bonus payment date for a Plan
Year, First Half-Year Period, or Second Half-Year Period due to an approved leave of absence
may receive a bonus for the applicable year or half-year based on his or her Eligible
Earnings during the period of the Participants active employment upon his or her return to
active employment by the Company.
(c) A Participant who shall be the subject of a Performance Improvement Plan and
continues to be the subject of a Performance Improvement Plan at the time payments are made
under Section 5.1 of the Program shall not be eligible to receive a payment until
he or she has successfully met the requirements of the Performance Improvement Plan.
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ARTICLE 4- INCENTIVES
The Corporate and Executive Officer MBOs for each Plan Year shall be approved by the Compensation
Committee of the Companys Board of Directors, or its delegate.
An Individual Effectiveness Factor (IEF) shall be assigned to an employee classified as an
associate based on criteria established by the Company. The IEF for each associate shall be
initially established at 1.00. An associates IEF for a Plan Year or Second Half-Year Period may
be adjusted down, but not below 0.75, or up, but not above 1.25, by action of his or her supervisor
with the approval of his or her division Senior Vice President, or Executive Vice President as
applicable, and the Companys Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. However, the foregoing
adjustments (in the aggregate) must not increase the total amount payable under the Program for the
given year or half-year. In this regard, neither the CEO nor any other executive officer is to be
considered as an associate.
The performance measures applicable to a Plan Year, First Half-Year Period, or Second Half-Year
Period shall be set out in the Appendix.
ARTICLE 5- PAYMENTS
5.1 Time and Form
Bonuses shall be calculated and paid in a single payment for the applicable year or half-year, by
no later than March 15 of the following year.
5.2 Position Changes
Position changes include promotions, demotions, and transfers between positions and/or
departments. All calculations shall be made based on each Participants applicable Eligible
Earnings and the Participants position and STIP percentage at the end of the applicable
performance period. If a position change results in a Participant moving from eligibility for
Full-Year participation to eligibility for Half-Year participation after the First Half-Year has
been measured and paid out, the Eligible Earnings for the entire year will be utilized in
calculating the Participants Second Half-Year payout.
5.3 Taxes
All federal, state or local taxes that the Program Administrator determines are required to be
withheld from any payments made under the Program shall be withheld.
ARTICLE 6- ADMINISTRATION
6.1 Program Administrator
The Program shall be administered by the Compensation Committee of the Companys Board of
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Directors, which may delegate administrative responsibility in whole or in part to the Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer and/or the Senior Vice President, Human Resources (Administrators),
subject to any requirements for review and approval that may be established by the Compensation
Committee. In all areas not specifically reserved for such review and approval, the decisions of
the applicable Administrator shall be binding on the Company and each eligible employee under
Article 3. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Compensation Committee may not modify MBOs or other
performance criteria during a Plan Year so as to increase the payment to a Section 162(m)
Participant (as defined below) or exercise its discretion to increase the amount of incentive pay
that would otherwise be due a Section 162(m) Participant upon attainment of a performance goal.
6.2 Claims
Claims regarding payments under the Program shall be directed to a Participants direct supervisor
and/or the Companys Compensation Department. Any claim regarding the amount of any bonus payment
hereunder shall be made within 30 days of the date of such payment, or shall be forfeited.
ARTICLE 7- AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION
The Company reserves the right to terminate, amend, modify and/or restate this Program, in whole or
in part, at will at any time, with or without advance notice.
ARTICLE 8- MISCELLANEOUS
8.1 Payment Adjustments and Special Circumstances
The Compensation Committee shall have the authority to adjust payments under the Program (upward or
downward) at its discretion. Subject to the approval of the Compensation Committee, the Chairman
and Chief Executive Officer and the Senior Vice President, Human Resources, acting together, shall
have the power to adjust payments under the Program (upward or downward) as and to the extent
appropriate to achieve the stated goals and purposes of the Program and may approve exceptions to
the Program under special circumstances, to avoid undue hardship with respect to a Participant.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither the Compensation Committee, the Chairman and CEO, the Senior
Vice President, Human Resources, nor any other person may increase or accelerate the payment due to
any Section 162(m) Participant with respect to any Plan Year. The term Section 162(m)
Participant shall mean the Chairman and CEO and each of the four highest paid officers of the
Company (other than the President and CEO) on the last day of the taxable year, for purposes of the
executive compensation disclosure rules under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
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8.2 Information
The Program Administrators shall be responsible for ensuring effective communication of the Program
to eligible employees. Copies of the Program shall be available to all Participants. All
modifications and changes to the Program shall be appropriately documented and communicated to
Participants.
8.3 No Guarantee of Payment
The Company does not guarantee payment of any bonus amounts hereunder, except to the extent that
payment is required by applicable law.
8.4 Limitation of Employees Rights
Nothing contained in the Program shall confer upon any person a right to be employed or to continue
in the employ of the Employer, or interfere in any way with the right of the Employer to terminate
the employment of a Participant at any time, with or without cause.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Wright Express Corporation has caused this document to be executed by its duly
authorized officer this 29th day of March, 2010.
WRIGHT EXPRESS CORPORATION |
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By: | /s/ Robert C. Cornett | |||
Robert C. Cornett | ||||
Its: Senior Vice President, Human Resources | ||||
Date: 3/29/2010
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APPENDIX I
2010 STIP FACTORS
2010 STIP FACTORS
STIP Weightings for Plan Year Calculations and Payout
PPG1 | ||||||||||||
Adjusted | ||||||||||||
Adjusted Net Income | Revenue2 | MBOs | ||||||||||
CEO; CFO, EVP of Fin & Ops; SVP, Human Resources; SVP, Client Services; EVP, Sales & Marketing; SVP, Corp Payment Sol; SVP, Corp Development |
50 | % | 20 | % | 30 | % | ||||||
SVP, IT & CIO |
50 | % | 30 | % | 20 | % | ||||||
Vice Presidents (Non-Sales) |
50 | % | 20 | % | 30 | % | ||||||
Vice Presidents (Sales) |
20 | % | 40 | % | 40 | % | ||||||
Directors and Managers |
50 | % | 20 | % | 30 | % | ||||||
Team Leaders and Associates |
80 | % | 20 | % |
1 | PPG: Price Per Gallon | |
2 | PPG Adjusted Revenue is reported 2010 Revenue adjusted for the difference between reported 2010 PPG and Board-approved budgeted 2010 PPG of $2.80. |
Payout Levels
In 2010, the Company must achieve at least threshold results for Adjusted Net Income in order to
pay out any portion of the Short Term Incentive Program.
Performance Results | Payout % | |
Threshold
|
25% | |
Threshold/Target | 50% | |
Target | 100% | |
Target/Max | 150% | |
Max or above | 200% |
Note: Payouts for all MBOs will be according to the above chart and will be interpolated between
the performance results levels whenever possible. If an MBO cannot be interpolated due to the
metrics used, payout level for that MBO will be at the highest performance result level fully
achieved.
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APPENDIX II
MBOs
When establishing the performance goals for non-corporate MBOs, Threshold goals are generally set
at 90% probability of achievement, Target goals are generally set at 75% probability of
achievement, and Maximum goals are generally set at 25% probability of achievement.
Corporate MBOs:
Threshold | ||||||
Performance Goal | Performance | Target Performance | Maximum Performance | |||
Adjusted Net Income Full-Year1 | $ [**] | $ [**] | $ [**] | |||
PPG Adjusted Revenue Full-Year2 | $[**] | $[**] | $[**] | |||
Adjusted Net Income First Half-Year3 | $[**] | $[**] | N/A | |||
PPG Adjusted Revenue First Half-Year4 | $[**] | $[**] | N/A | |||
Adjusted Net Income Second Half-Year3 | Set by 8/31/10 | Set by 8/31/10 | Set by 8/31/10 | |||
PPG Adjusted Revenue Second Half-Year5 | Set by 8/31/10 | Set by 8/31/10 | Set by 8/31/10 |
1 | Adjusted Net Income Full Year means Adjusted Net Income as reported in the Corporations Form 8-K filing reporting the Corporations results for 2010 and may be adjusted to exclude the following items (if any): losses from discontinued operations, the cumulative effects of changes in Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, any one-time charge or dilution resulting from any acquisition or divestiture, the effect of changes to our effective federal or state tax rates, extraordinary items of loss or expense, and any other unusual or nonrecurring items of loss or expense, including restructuring charges. The Compensation Committee may exercise discretion to include all or part of an item of loss or expense. | |
2 | PPG Adjusted Revenue is reported 2010 Revenue adjusted for the difference between reported 2010 PPG and Board-approved budgeted 2010 PPG | |
3 | Adjusted Net Income First Half-Year means Adjusted Net Income as reported in the Corporations Form 8-K filing reporting the Corporations results for the 1st and 2nd Quarters of 2010 Income Second Half-Year means Adjusted Net Income as reported in the Corporations Form 8-K filing reporting the Corporations results for the 3rd and 4th Quarters of 2010 either, or both, may be adjusted to exclude the following items (if any): losses from discontinued operations, the cumulative effects of changes in Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, any one-time charge or dilution resulting from any acquisition or divestiture, the effect of changes to our effective federal or state tax rates, extraordinary items of loss or expense, and any other unusual or nonrecurring items of loss or expense, including restructuring charges. The Compensation Committee may exercise discretion to include all or part of an item of loss or expense. | |
4 | PPG Adjusted Revenue First Half-Year Period is reported 2010 Revenue adjusted for the difference between reported 2010 PPG and Board-approved budgeted 2010 PPG for the 1st and 2nd Quarters of 2010. | |
5 | PPG Adjusted Revenue Second Half-Year Period is reported 2010 Revenue adjusted for the difference between reported 2010 PPG and Board-approved budgeted 2010 PPG for the 3rd and 4th Quarters of 2010. |
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Executive Officer Strategic MBOs: CEO, EVPs, and SVPs have the following strategic MBOs for 2010:
2010 Executive MBOs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Executive | ANI | PPG Adjusted Revenue | MBO Weight | MBO | Threshold | Target | Max | |||||||||||||||||||||
10 | % | [**] | [**] | [**] | [**] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Dubyak Smith Cornett |
50 | % | 20 | % | 10 | % | [**] | [**] | [**] | [**] | ||||||||||||||||||
Rapkin Morin Maxsimic |
10 | % | [**] | $ | [**] | $ | [**] | $ | [**] | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | % | [**] | [**] | [**] | [**] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Stecklair |
50 | % | 20 | % | 10 | % | [**] | [**] | [**] | [**] | ||||||||||||||||||
10 | % | [**] | $ | [**] | $ | [**] | $ | [**] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Hogan |
50 | % | 30 | % | 20 | % | [**] | [**] | [**] | [**] | ||||||||||||||||||
Strzegowski |
50 | % | 20 | % | 15 | % | [**] | [**] | [**] | [**] | ||||||||||||||||||
15 | % | [**] | [**] | [**] | [**] |
Vice President MBOs: Each Vice President generally has 1-2 MBOs, which may include a targeted
strategic or operational MBO.
Manager MBOs: Each Manager or Director generally has 1-2 MBOs. Manager MBOs will generally mirror
the MBOs assigned to their VP, however, in some cases managers may be assigned a targeted strategic
or operational MBO.
STIP Weightings for First Half-Year Period Calculations and Payout
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Adj. Net Income | PPG Adj. Revenue | |||
Associates and Team Leaders |
80% | 20% |
Payout Levels for First Half-Year Period
In 2010, the Company must achieve at least threshold results for First Half-Year Period Adjusted
Net Income in order to pay out any portion of the First Half-Year Period of the Short Term
Incentive Program.
Performance Results | Payout % | |
Threshold | 25% | |
Threshold/Target | 50% | |
Target | 100% | |
Target/Max | 100% | |
Max or above | 100% |
Note: Payout levels of the corporate metric payout levels will be incrementalized.
Payout Levels for Second Half-Year Period
In 2010, the Company must achieve at least threshold results for Second Half-Year Period Adjusted
Net Income in order to pay out any portion of the Second Half-Year period Short Term Incentive
Program.
Performance Results | Payout % | |
Threshold | 25% | |
Threshold/Target | 50% | |
Target | 100% | |
Target/Max | 150% | |
Max or above | 200% |
Note: Payout levels of the corporate metric payout levels will be incrementalized.
Special Provision for Payout of First Half-Year Periods where Actual Performance Exceeds Target
In the case of a First Half-Year Period where the actual performance exceeds Target, payout will be
capped at Target. The Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer may exercise discretion to
modify First Half-Year Period and Second Half-Year Period payouts based on Company performance or
other factors.
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