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2013 ANNUAL LETTER TO SHAREHOLDERS
Dear Shareholders,
In ADPs fiscal 2013, we grew in multiple top- and bottom-line financial measures while working through an improving but still challenging global economy. We introduced innovative products and services that helped to improve our competitiveness and drive new business bookings. We also continued to help existing clients migrate to new, easier to use platforms while helping them deal with complex regulatory changes.
But there is something else happening that is just as important. This past year, our belief in our strategic direction to become a leading human capital management (HCM) company was validated in many ways. In conversations with our clients, I hear a common theme that human capital is a companys biggest area of investment, opportunity and concern. They say its ADPs expertise, service and technology that enables them to ensure a more engaged workforce and offers the assurance of support for the many changes and HCM challenges they face.
We have seen the adoption of our integrated HCM solutions by more than 40,000 clients. And we have been helping clients prepare to comply with the United States Affordable Care Act, with resources needed to manage various aspects of this complex and rapidly evolving law provided by our integrated HCM solutions.
Our strategy, delivered through an approach focused on simplification, innovation and growth, is the key to continuing ADPs success as a company and continuing to reward you for your investment. This letter provides a closer look at each of these three objectives.
Growth
Two years ago we made the strategic decision to concentrate on integrated, cloud-based HCM solutions, with a global market that we estimated at $90 billion. The strategy is paying off as we perform well both for clients and against competitors.
Our fiscal 2013 results continue to reflect the strength of our underlying business model, including the diversity of our client base and products, against the uneven global economic recovery. We saw continued strength in our key metrics, solid revenue growth, and continued improvements across our business segments:
These financial results are thanks in part to an increase in market demand for newer solutions, leading to growth in our client count to about 620,000.
Existing clients demonstrated an eagerness to upgrade to newer platforms, allowing our migration strategy to gain momentum. Our ADP Vantage HCM® (for large companies), ADP Workforce Now® (midsize), GlobalView® (multinationals), and RUN Powered by ADP® (small) solutions all saw solid gains in revenues and new bookings.
For illustration of the pace of adoption, we doubled the number of clients on ADP Workforce Now, from 20,000 to 40,000, in only 17 months, from November 2011 to April 2013. ADP Vantage HCM, which has been generally available for just over a year, also grew rapidly and exited the fiscal year with tremendous momentum.
We have paired our innovative platforms with our unique expertise relevant to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in the U.S. to present employers with a compelling value proposition. The ACA requires businesses to comply with reporting requirements on employment levels, salaries, hours worked and more. ADP has been consulting with clients on these issues on a one-to-one basis while creating tools to help facilitate their compliance with various requirements of the ACA. This combination helped us close numerous deals and achieve strong client retention. The strong market move to integrated HCM platforms, combined with ACA-related activity, has created a larger market for ADP to address.
Our organic growth demonstrated that our products and services are well regarded, and that our sales force is talented and well equipped to capitalize on evolving market conditions. Our sales force is also increasing its efficiency to make an even greater contribution to our profitability. We will continue to make strategic acquisitions, such as our acquisition of Payroll S.A. in June 2013, but our continued ability to grow organically puts us in the best position to achieve our overall growth objectives.
The Payroll S.A. acquisition increased our outsourcing, payroll and employee benefits services presence in the high-growth Latin America region. One of ADPs strongest opportunities for growth is further expansion of our services across the globe. With roughly 80 percent of our revenues coming from the U.S., we have huge upside potential internationally. We made excellent strides in this direction in fiscal 2013, growing both single-country and multinational bookings with our ADP Streamline® and GlobalView offers, respectively.
Employer Services and Dealer Services now conduct business in 125 countries in the aggregate. We offer our cloud-based HCM technology in 90 countries. ADPs value proposition for companies outside the U.S. is only getting stronger.
Dealer Services helped ADPs growth, in both revenue and earnings, aided in part by a strong North American auto market. Our digital capabilities have received a favorable reception in the marketplace, with more opportunity remaining globally.
ADP ServiceEdgeSM has quickly gained popularity throughout the automotive industry since its launch in July 2012, changing the way dealerships approach their Service Retail Workflow. With a single service workflow tool integrating multiple dealership departments, dealers are saving time, increasing productivity, and keeping their customers satisfied.
ADP is also applying improved analytic capabilities through Lot Management, a new retail solution for automotive dealers that helps them effectively manage their used vehicle inventories, an increasingly important area.
Innovation
ADP is a technology-enabled service company. Service is a key differentiator. Our ultimate success depends on our ability to serve our clients and help them maximize the contributions and productivity of their employee bases. There is no doubt, however, that our technology enablement has become more critical to ADPs future as new tech-focused companies compete with us.
This is why we are happy to see the strong market acceptance of our HCM platforms, which give employers integrated solutions to simplify the service experience along with sophisticated workforce management tools for recruiting, talent management, analytics, and even document management.
Mobile capabilities are an important element of HCM, so we were proud to see continued rapid adoption of ADPs mobile solutions. In June, we announced the 1 millionth download of our mobile app, which allows workers to access their pay, benefits, and other HR information, wherever they are.
The RUN Powered by ADP payroll platform for small businesses has been a mobile hit, exceeding the 250,000 client mark far ahead of our initial projections. One reason for its popularity is another ADP innovation: live, 24/7 client service that accommodates the dynamic and busy schedules of small business owners.
Our Added Value Services (AVS) team developed an exciting new solution, ADP SmartComplianceSM, to help clients with compliance issues. AVS also secured over $1.4 billion in tax credits for clients in fiscal 2013.
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Simplification
Developments in technologies for consumers over the past couple of decades have been remarkable not just for their innovations in power and capabilities, but also for their ease of use. These developments have easily outpaced business technologies in this regard. We are working hard to close the gap.
Our new platforms make processes easier for employers and their employees at all levels. We make it possible for a visiting nurse to punch in and punch out on a smartphone, from the patients front porch. We make it possible for a small business owner to run payroll while sitting in a golf cart. We make it possible for a department manager to rate and rank her team with an interface that has the interactivity and engagement of an online game.
We created a tablet application that contains the entire sales process, allowing a prospective client to get back to business faster while giving the salesperson a more effective sales process and more time to spend with clients. It even allows a prospective client to sign a contract on the tablet screen electronically.
Were also working to simplify legacy processes for instance, moving formerly paper-intensive tasks online. This saves clients time, decreases our carbon footprint, and saves us money.
Simplification also means moving clients from legacy products to our strategic modern platforms and, where possible, reducing the number of overlapping or redundant solutions.
Simplification will only become more important as technology and competition continue to develop. We are determined to stay on top of both.
Managemement and Board of Directors
John Ayala was appointed Corporate Vice President, Client Experience and Continuous Improvement, with responsibility for leading business process improvement efforts to transform the client experience and drive our simplification objectives.
Mark Benjamin, previously the President of our Employer Services International (ESI) business, took on the newly created role of President, Global Enterprise Solutions. We created this new organization by combining ESI with our large-account North American businesses.
Doug Politi, an ADP veteran of 20-plus years, was named President, Added Value Services, which is taking an increasingly central role in helping businesses comply with the ACA.
Jan Siegmund, previously President, Added Value Services and Chief Strategy Officer, was appointed Chief Financial Officer.
Joe Timko joined ADP as Chief Strategy Officer, bringing us a wealth of strategy and management experience from consulting and a broad array of technology companies.
There were no changes to the Board of Directors in fiscal 2013. However, in August, after the reporting period, Enrique Salem announced that he intends not to stand for re-election to the Board of Directors at the end of his current term after three years as an ADP Board Member. I would like to thank Enrique for his leadership and contributions to ADP.
And while he no longer was serving an active role with ADP, the passing of former CEO Senator Frank Lautenberg was a loss felt by all ADP associates, past and present. There have been only six CEOs in ADPs 64-year history, and I have been fortunate to receive the advice and counsel of all of them. This leadership continuum is part of what makes ADP such a solid company. Franks legacy at ADP is our strong sales team and our sharp focus on values and ethics. He will be missed, but his imprint remains.
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Commitment to Diversity and Associate Development
ADP believes that promoting, cultivating, and developing a diverse workforce is critical to delivering superior client value and financial results. Its so important to us that weve made it a part of our core values (Each Person Counts), and we are pleased to have received a number of awards recognizing our progress in this area in fiscal 2013, including:
Capital Structure
ADPs financial strength also continues to be a market differentiator. ADP remains one of only four publicly traded U.S. companies rated AAA by the two leading credit rating agencies, reflecting the strength of our business model and of our balance sheet. To our clients, this means the highest level of financial soundness in their payroll and money movement partner.
ADP remains committed to shareholder friendly actions and returning excess cash to shareholders. In addition to ongoing investments in our core business, our priorities for the use of cash remain tuck-in acquisitions that complement our existing solution set or expand our geographic footprint, followed by dividends and share buybacks.
In fiscal 2013, we increased our cash dividend by 10 percent, the 38th consecutive year of dividend increases, paying out $806 million in cash dividends. We also repurchased $647 million of ADP stock.
The return of excess cash through dividends and, when market conditions are favorable, share buybacks, are important elements of our commitment to driving strong Total Shareholder Return (TSR). These actions, combined with our revenue growth and margin improvement, are helping us move closer to our goal of driving TSR in the top quartile of publicly traded U.S. companies over the long term.
Growth Opportunity and Outlook
As indicated in the beginning of this letter, ADP is firmly focused on growth. At the time of this writing, some economic indicators in the U.S. are moving in our favor, and we are seeing some encouraging signs in other countries and regions.
I and the ADP management team believe that the markets we are pursuing provide excellent potential, which led us to our previously disclosed guidance of 7% revenue growth and 8% to 10% earnings per share growth in fiscal 2014. Numerous factors could affect that including employment levels and interest rates but if ADP associates continue to execute on our strategy as well as they did in fiscal 2013, our targets should be achievable.
Carlos Rodriguez |
President and Chief Executive Officer |
September 26, 2013
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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This letter and other written or oral statements made from time to time by ADP may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Statements that are not historical in nature and which may be identified by the use of words like expects, assumes, projects, anticipates, estimates, we believe, could and other words of similar meaning, are forward-looking statements. These statements are based on managements expectations and assumptions and are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements include: ADPs success in obtaining, retaining and selling additional services to clients; the pricing of products and services; changes in laws regulating payroll taxes, professional employer organizations and employee benefits; overall market and economic conditions, including interest rate and foreign currency trends; competitive conditions; auto sales and related industry changes; employment and wage levels; changes in technology; availability of skilled technical associates; and the impact of new acquisitions and divestitures. ADP disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. These risks and uncertainties, along with the risk factors discussed under Item 1A. - Risk Factors in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2013, should be considered in evaluating any forward-looking statements contained herein.
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The 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Automatic Data Processing, Inc. will take place at 10:00 a.m., Eastern Standard Time, Tuesday, November 12, 2013 at our corporate headquarters, One ADP Boulevard, Roseland, New Jersey.
A Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials or the proxy statement for the 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders is first being mailed to stockholders on or about September 26, 2013.
The purposes of the meeting are to:
1. | Elect a board of directors; | ||
2. | Hold an advisory vote on executive compensation; | ||
3. | Ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, to serve as our independent certified public accountants for fiscal year 2014; | ||
4. | Re-approve the performance-based provisions of the Automatic Data Processing, Inc. 2008 Omnibus Award Plan; and | ||
5. | Transact any other business that may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment(s) thereof. |
Only stockholders of record at the close of business on September 13, 2013 are entitled to receive notice of, to attend, and to vote at the meeting. If you plan to attend the meeting in person, please note the admission procedures described under How Can I Attend the Meeting? on page 1 of the proxy statement.
Your vote is important, and we urge you to vote whether or not you plan to attend the meeting. The Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials instructs you on how to access your proxy card to vote via the Internet or by telephone. If you receive a paper copy of the proxy materials, you may also vote by completing, signing, dating and returning the accompanying printed proxy in the enclosed envelope, which requires no postage if mailed in the United States.
By order of the Board of Directors |
MICHAEL A. BONARTI |
Secretary |
September 26, 2013
Roseland, New
Jersey
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2013 Proxy Statement Summary | i | |
Questions and Answers About the Annual Meeting and Voting | 1 | |
Proposal 1 Election of Directors | 5 | |
Our Directors | 6 | |
Stockholder Approval Required | 9 | |
Corporate Governance | 10 | |
Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation | 13 | |
Compensation of Non-Employee Directors | 14 | |
Director Compensation Table for Fiscal Year 2013 | 15 | |
Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management | 17 | |
Equity Compensation Plan Information | 18 | |
Proposal 2 Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation | 19 | |
Stockholder Approval Required | 19 | |
Compensation Discussion and Analysis | 19 | |
Introduction | 19 | |
Executive Summary | 20 | |
Compensation Principles | 23 | |
Cash Compensation | 26 | |
Long-Term Incentive Compensation Programs | 28 | |
Other Compensation Components and Considerations | 31 | |
Compensation Committee Report | 34 | |
Compensation of Executive Officers | 35 | |
Summary Compensation Table for Fiscal Year 2013 | 35 | |
All Other Compensation for Fiscal Year 2013 | 37 | |
Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table for Fiscal Year 2013 | 38 | |
Outstanding Equity Awards for Fiscal Year-End 2013 | 42 | |
Outstanding Equity Vesting Schedule for Fiscal Year-End 2013 | 44 | |
Option Exercises and Stock Vested Table for Fiscal Year 2013 | 47 | |
Pension Benefits for Fiscal Year 2013 | 48 | |
Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation for Fiscal Year 2013 | 51 | |
Potential Payments to Named Executive Officers Upon Termination or Change in Control | 52 | |
Audit Committee Report | 60 | |
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firms Fees | 61 | |
Proposal 3 Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | 62 | |
Stockholder Approval Required | 62 | |
Proposal 4 Re-approval of the
Performance-Based Provisions of the Automatic Data Processing, Inc. 2008 Omnibus Award Plan |
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Stockholder Approval Required | 63 | |
Summary Description of the 2008 Omnibus Plan | 63 | |
Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance | 69 | |
Stockholder Proposals | 69 | |
Electronic Delivery of Future Stockholder Communications | 70 |
2013 PROXY STATEMENT SUMMARY |
This summary highlights certain information contained elsewhere in the proxy statement. This summary does not contain all of the information that you should consider. You should read the entire proxy statement carefully before voting.
2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders |
Time and Date |
10:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time, Tuesday, November 12, 2013 | |
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One ADP Boulevard, Roseland, New Jersey, 07068 | |
Record Date |
Stockholders of record at the close of business on September 13, 2013 are entitled to vote at the meeting in person or by proxy. | |
Admission |
Admission to the meeting is restricted to stockholders and/or their designated representatives. All stockholders will be required to show valid picture identification in order to be admitted to the meeting. | |
Proxy Materials |
Under rules adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, we are furnishing proxy materials to our stockholders primarily via the Internet, instead of mailing printed copies of those materials to each stockholder. On September 26, 2013, we commenced the mailing to our stockholders (other than those who previously requested electronic or paper delivery) of a Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials containing instructions on how to access our proxy materials. If you would prefer to receive printed proxy materials, please follow the instructions included in the Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials. | |
How to Vote |
The Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials instructs you on how to access your proxy card to vote through the Internet or by telephone. If you receive a paper copy of the proxy materials, you may also vote your shares by completing, signing, dating and returning the accompanying printed proxy in the enclosed envelope, which requires no postage if mailed in the United States. |
Voting Matters and Board Voting Recommendations |
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Proposal 1: | Election of directors | For Each Nominee | 5 | ||||
Proposal 2: | Advisory resolution to approve compensation of named executive officers | For | 19 | ||||
Proposal 3: | Ratification of Deloitte & Touche LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2014 | For | 62 | ||||
Proposal 4: | Re-approval of the performance-based provisions of the Automatic Data Processing, Inc. 2008 Omnibus Award Plan | For | 62 |
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Election of Directors (Proposal 1) |
The board of directors has nominated the following current directors for re-election as directors. Please refer to page 6 in the proxy statement for important information about the qualifications and experience of each of the following director nominees.
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Ellen R. Alemany | 57 | 2011 | Retired Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Citizens Financial Group, Inc. and Head of RBS Americas |
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Gregory D. Brenneman | 51 | 2001 | Chairman of CCMP Capital Advisors, LLC |
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Leslie A. Brun | 61 | 2003 | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Sarr Group, LLC |
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Richard T. Clark | 67 | 2011 | Retired Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Merck & Co., Inc. |
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Eric C. Fast | 64 | 2007 | Chief Executive Officer of Crane Co. |
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Linda R. Gooden | 60 | 2009 | Retired Executive Vice President of Lockheed Martin Corporation Information Systems & Global Solutions |
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R. Glenn Hubbard | 55 | 2004 | Dean of Columbia Universitys Graduate School of Business |
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John P. Jones | 62 | 2005 | Retired Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. |
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Carlos A. Rodriguez | 49 | 2011 | President and Chief Executive Officer of Automatic Data Processing, Inc. |
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Gregory L. Summe | 56 | 2007 | Vice Chairman of The Carlyle Group |
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Advisory Resolution to Approve Executive Compensation (Proposal 2) |
Consistent with the stockholders advisory vote at our 2011 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, we determined to hold the advisory say-on-pay vote to approve our named executive officer compensation on an annual basis. Therefore, we are asking our stockholders to approve, on an advisory basis, our named executive officer compensation for fiscal year 2013. Our stockholders will have the opportunity to approve, on an advisory basis, our named executive officer compensation for fiscal year 2014 at the 2014 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
The board of directors recommends a vote FOR this resolution because it believes that the policies and practices described in the COMPENSATION DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS section on page 19 of the proxy statement are effective in achieving the companys goals of linking pay to performance and levels of responsibility, encouraging our executive officers to remain focused on both short-term and long-term operational and financial goals of the company and linking executive performance to stockholder value.
At our 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, our stockholders approved the compensation of our fiscal year 2012 named executive officers by a vote of approximately 96% in favor.
Ratification of the Appointment of Auditors (Proposal 3) |
We are asking our shareholders to ratify the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP (Deloitte) as our independent certified public accountants for fiscal year 2014. A summary of fees paid to Deloitte for services provided in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 is provided on page 61 of the proxy statement.
Re-approval
of the Performance-Based Provisions of the Automatic Data Processing, Inc. 2008 Omnibus Award Plan (Proposal 4) |
We are submitting the performance-based provisions of the Automatic Data Processing, Inc. 2008 Omnibus Award Plan (the 2008 Omnibus Award Plan) for stockholder approval in order to satisfy the shareholder approval requirement of Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code). The board of directors adopted the 2008 Omnibus Award Plan on August 14, 2008, and our stockholders approved it on November 11, 2008.
The 2008 Omnibus Award Plan is generally intended to provide incentive compensation and performance compensation awards that may qualify as performance-based compensation within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code. Section 162(m) generally does not allow publicly held companies to obtain tax deductions for compensation of more than $1 million paid in any year to certain covered employees, including the chief executive officer and the other three most highly compensated executive officers (other than the chief financial officer), unless such payments are performance-based in accordance with conditions specified under Section 162(m). One of the requirements of performance-based compensation for purposes of Section 162(m) is that the material terms of the performance goals under which compensation may be paid must be disclosed to and approved by the stockholders every five years. For purposes of Section 162(m), these terms include the employees eligible to receive compensation, a description of the business criteria on which performance goals are based, and the maximum amount of compensation that can be paid to an employee under the performance goals.
A summary of the material features of the 2008 Omnibus Award Plan, including the performance-based provisions, is provided on page 63 of the proxy statement.
Fiscal Year 2013 Business Highlights |
We achieved solid results for fiscal year 2013, reflecting the strength of our underlying business model, including the diversity of our client base and products, against the uneven global economic recovery. Our organic revenue growth improved each quarter during fiscal year 2013. Our focus on product innovation and improvements in sales force productivity have led to growth in new business bookings ahead of our expectations to 11% for the year. Worldwide client revenue retention in our Employer Services segment increased to 91.3%, a new record level. Aided by our strong financial performance, we returned nearly $1.5 billion in excess cash to our shareholders through cash dividends and share buybacks during fiscal year 2013 in line with our longstanding commitment to shareholder friendly actions. Our common stock generated a total shareholder return of 27% in fiscal year 2013, compared to a total shareholder return of 21% for the S&P 500 Index over the same period.
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Compensation Principles |
We believe that compensation should be designed to create a direct link between performance and stockholder value. Five principles that guide our decisions involving executive compensation are that compensation should be:
Good Governance and Best Practices |
We are committed to ensuring that our compensation programs reflect principles of good governance, including the following:
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2013 Compensation Highlights |
Please refer to the COMPENSATION DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS section on page 19 of the proxy statement, and the tables and narratives that follow on page 35 of the proxy statement, for more detail concerning the compensation of our named executive officers.
Consistent with our pay for performance philosophy, the compensation of our named executive officers is structured with a significant portion of their total compensation at risk and paid based on the performance of the company and the applicable business unit. Our financial performance in fiscal year 2013 impacted the compensation for all of our executive officers, not just our named executive officers, in several ways, most notably through our annual cash bonus plan and performance-based restricted stock program.
The following are key highlights of our fiscal 2013 executive compensation program:
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For fiscal year 2013, we increased the base salary of each named executive officer by an average of 4.1%, except for Mr. Siegmund, who was promoted to chief financial officer in November 2012, and for Mr. OBrien, who was hired in April 2012. | |
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For fiscal year 2013, we maintained annual cash bonus targets for the named executive officers at fiscal year 2012 levels, except for Mr. Siegmunds bonus target, which increased from 70% of base salary to 80% due to his promotion. In fiscal year 2013, our named executive officers (other than Mr. Reidy, our former chief financial officer who separated from the company on January 2, 2013) received cash bonuses that averaged approximately 106.1% of target. | |
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The design and targeted mix of our performance-based restricted stock (PBRS) and stock option programs remained generally unchanged from fiscal year 2012, except for the vesting period for PBRS grants that applies after the conclusion of the 12-month performance period, which was extended to 12 months from 6 months. Our one-year earnings per share growth for fiscal year 2013 resulted in awards to our named executive officers of restricted stock under our PBRS program at 100% of target. |
A summary of fiscal year 2013 total direct compensation for our named executive officers (other than Mr. Reidy) is set forth in the following table:
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Carlos Rodriguez President and Chief Executive Officer |
$ | 850,000 | $ | 1,437,520 | $ | 2,223,135 | $ | 1,396,440 | $ | 5,907,095 | ||||||||||||||||
Jan Siegmund Chief Financial Officer |
$ | 525,000 | * | $ | 484,680 | $ | 428,625 | $ | 215,500 | $ | 1,653,805 | |||||||||||||||
Regina Lee President, Major Account Services and ADP Canada |
$ | 516,254 | $ | 416,720 | $ | 685,800 | $ | 215,500 | $ | 1,834,274 | ||||||||||||||||
Steve Anenen President, Dealer Services |
$ | 462,376 | $ | 332,726 | $ | 514,350 | $ | 155,160 | $ | 1,464,612 | ||||||||||||||||
Dermot J. OBrien Chief Human Resources Officer |
$ | 475,000 | $ | 351,453 | $ | 485,775 | $ | 155,160 | $ | 1,467,388 |
* | Mr. Siegmunds salary reflects his base salary in effect after his promotion to chief financial officer in November 2012. |
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Excluding Mr. Reidys fiscal year 2013 compensation, the mix of total direct compensation (base salary, cash bonus and long-term incentive awards) for fiscal year 2013 was designed to deliver the following approximate proportions of total compensation to Mr. Rodriguez, our chief executive officer, and the other named executive officers (on average) if company and individual target levels of performance are achieved:
Important Dates for the 2014 Annual Meeting of Stockholders |
Please refer to the STOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS section on page 69 of the proxy statement for more information regarding the applicable requirements for submission of stockholder proposals.
If a stockholder intends to submit any proposal for inclusion in the companys proxy statement for the companys 2014 Annual Meeting of Stockholders in accordance with Rule 14a-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the proposal must be received by the corporate secretary of the company no later than May 29, 2014.
Separate from the requirements of Rule 14a-8 relating to the inclusion of a stockholder proposal in the companys proxy statement, the companys amended and restated by-laws require that notice of a stockholder nomination for candidates for our board of directors or any other business to be considered at the companys 2014 Annual Meeting of Stockholders must be received by the company no earlier than July 15, 2014, and no later than the close of business (5:30 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time) on August 14, 2014.
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AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING,
INC.
One ADP Boulevard
Roseland, New
Jersey 07068
ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
TO
BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 12, 2013
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PROXY
STATEMENT
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT THE ANNUAL MEETING AND VOTING
WHY AM I RECEIVING THESE PROXY MATERIALS?
We are providing these proxy materials to holders of shares of the companys common stock, par value $0.10 per share, in connection with the solicitation of proxies by our board of directors for the forthcoming 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on November 12, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time, and at any postponement(s) or adjournment(s) thereof. The company will bear all expenses in connection with this solicitation.
HOW IS THE COMPANY DISTRIBUTING THE PROXY MATERIALS?
Under rules adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, we are furnishing proxy materials to our stockholders primarily via the Internet, instead of mailing printed copies of those materials to each stockholder. On September 26, 2013, we commenced the mailing to our stockholders (other than those who previously requested electronic or paper delivery of printed proxy materials) of a Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials containing instructions on how to access our proxy materials, including our proxy statement and our annual report on Form 10-K (which is not a part of the proxy soliciting material). This process is designed to expedite stockholders receipt of proxy materials, lower the cost of the Annual Meeting, and help conserve natural resources. However, if you would prefer to receive printed proxy materials, please follow the instructions included in the Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials. If you have previously elected to receive our proxy materials electronically, you will continue to receive these materials via e-mail unless you elect otherwise.
This proxy statement and our annual report on Form 10-K are also available on our corporate website at www.adp.com under SEC Filings in the Investor Relations section.
WHO IS ENTITLED TO VOTE AT THE MEETING?
The only outstanding class of securities entitled to vote at the meeting is our common stock, par value $0.10 per share. At the close of business on September 13, 2013, the record date for determining stockholders entitled to notice of, to attend, and to vote at the meeting, we had 480,228,873 issued and outstanding shares of common stock (excluding 158,483,569 treasury shares not entitled to vote). Each outstanding share of common stock is entitled to one vote with respect to each matter to be voted on at the meeting.
HOW CAN I ATTEND THE MEETING?
Admission to the meeting is restricted to stockholders and/or their designated representatives. If your shares are registered in your name and you plan to attend the meeting, your admission ticket will be the top portion of the proxy card. If your shares are in the name of your broker or bank or you received your proxy materials electronically, you will need to bring evidence of your stock ownership, such as your most recent brokerage account statement.
All stockholders will be required to show valid picture identification. If you do not have valid picture identification and either an admission ticket or proof of your stock ownership, you will not be admitted to the meeting. For security purposes, packages and bags will be inspected and you may be required to check these items. Please arrive early enough to allow yourself adequate time to clear security.
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HOW MANY SHARES MUST BE PRESENT TO HOLD THE MEETING?
The representation in person or by proxy of a majority of the issued and outstanding shares of stock entitled to vote at the meeting constitutes a quorum. Under our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and our amended and restated bylaws and under Delaware law, abstentions and non-votes are counted as present in determining whether the quorum requirement is satisfied. A non-vote occurs when a nominee holding shares for a beneficial owner does not vote on a particular proposal because the nominee does not have discretionary voting power for that particular item and has not received instructions from the beneficial owner.
HOW CAN I VOTE MY SHARES?
The Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials instructs you on how to access your proxy card to vote through the Internet or by telephone. If you receive a paper copy of the proxy materials, you may also vote your shares by completing, signing, dating and returning the accompanying printed proxy in the enclosed envelope, which requires no postage if mailed in the United States. Unless contrary instructions are indicated on the proxy, all shares represented by valid proxies received pursuant to this solicitation (and not revoked before they are voted) will be voted in accordance with the recommendations of our board of directors as indicated below. If you are a registered stockholder and attend the meeting, you may deliver your completed proxy card in person.
IF I HOLD SHARES IN STREET NAME, DOES MY BROKER NEED INSTRUCTIONS IN ORDER TO VOTE MY SHARES?
If your shares are held in street name (i.e., your shares are held by a bank, brokerage firm or other nominee), you must provide voting instructions to your bank or broker by the deadline provided in the materials you receive from your bank or broker. If you hold your shares in street name and you do not instruct your bank or broker as to how to vote your shares, your bank or broker may only vote your shares in its discretion on the ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2014 (Proposal 3), but will not be allowed to vote your shares on any of the other proposals described in this proxy statement, including the election of directors. Under applicable Delaware law, a broker non-vote will have no effect on the outcome of any of the other proposals described in this proxy statement because the non-votes are not considered in determining the number of votes necessary for approval.
WHAT MATTERS WILL BE VOTED ON AT THE MEETING, WHAT ARE MY VOTING CHOICES, AND HOW DOES THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMEND THAT I VOTE?
Proposal | Voting Choices | Board Recommendation | |||
Proposal 1: Election of the 10 nominees named in this proxy statement to serve on the companys board of directors |
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FOR election of all 10 director nominees
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Proposal 2: Advisory resolution approving the compensation of the companys named executive officers as disclosed in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis section on page 19 of this proxy statement |
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Proposal 3: Ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2014 |
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Proposal 4: Re-approval of the performance-based provisions of the Automatic Data Processing, Inc. 2008 Omnibus Award Plan |
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So far as the board of directors is aware, only the above matters will be acted upon at the meeting. If any other matters properly come before the meeting, the accompanying proxy may be voted on such other matters in accordance with the best judgment of the person or persons voting the proxy.
HOW MANY VOTES ARE NEEDED TO APPROVE THE PROPOSALS, AND WHAT IS THE EFFECT OF ABSTENTIONS OR WITHHELD VOTES?
Proposal 1:
The affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the shares represented in person or by proxy and entitled to vote thereon is required to elect a director, provided that if the number of nominees exceeds the number of directors to be elected (a situation that the company does not anticipate), the directors shall be elected by the vote of a plurality of the shares represented in person or by proxy. Votes may be cast in favor of all nominees, withheld from all nominees or withheld from specifically identified nominees. Votes that are withheld will have the effect of a negative vote, provided that if the number of nominees exceeds the number of directors to be elected, withheld votes will be excluded entirely and will have no effect on the vote. A broker non-vote will have no effect on the outcome of this proposal because the non-votes are not considered in determining the number of votes necessary for approval.
Proposal 2:
The affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the shares represented in person or by proxy and entitled to vote thereon is required to approve the advisory resolution on executive compensation. Votes may be cast in favor of or against this proposal or a stockholder may abstain from voting. Abstentions will have the effect of a negative vote. Because the vote on this proposal is advisory in nature, it will not affect any compensation already paid or awarded to any named executive officer and will not be binding on or overrule any decisions by the compensation committee or the board of directors. Because we value our stockholders views, however, the compensation committee and the board of directors will consider the results of this advisory vote when formulating future executive compensation policy. A broker non-vote will have no effect on the outcome of the advisory resolution because the non-votes are not considered in determining the number of votes necessary for approval.
Proposal 3:
The affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the shares represented in person or by proxy and entitled to vote thereon is required to ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as the companys independent certified public accountants for fiscal year 2014. Votes may be cast in favor of or against this proposal or a stockholder may abstain from voting. Abstentions will have the effect of a negative vote. Brokers have the authority to vote shares for which their customers did not provide voting instructions on the ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP.
Proposal 4:
The affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the shares represented in person or by proxy and entitled to vote thereon is required to approve the performance-based provisions of the Automatic Data Processing, Inc. 2008 Omnibus Award Plan. Votes may be cast in favor of or against this proposal or a stockholder may abstain from voting. Abstentions will have the effect of a negative vote. A broker non-vote will have no effect on the outcome of this proposal because the non-votes are not considered in determining the number of votes necessary for approval.
MAY I REVOKE MY PROXY OR CHANGE MY VOTE?
If your shares are registered in your name, you may revoke your proxy and change your vote prior to the completion of voting at the Annual Meeting by:
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If your shares are held in street name, you should contact your bank or broker and follow its procedures for changing your voting instructions. You also may vote in person at the Annual Meeting if you obtain a legal proxy from your bank or broker.
IS MY VOTE CONFIDENTIAL?
Proxies and ballots identifying the vote of individual stockholders will be kept confidential from our management and directors, except as necessary to meet legal requirements in cases where stockholders request disclosure or in a contested election.
WHERE CAN I FIND THE VOTING RESULTS OF THE ANNUAL MEETING?
The preliminary voting results will be announced at the Annual Meeting. The final voting results, which are tallied by independent tabulators and certified by independent inspectors, will be published in the companys current report on Form 8-K, which we are required to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission within four business days following the Annual Meeting.
WHAT IS HOUSEHOLDING?
To reduce the expense of delivering duplicate proxy materials to stockholders who may have more than one account holding our stock but share the same address, we have adopted a procedure known as householding. Under this procedure, certain stockholders of record who have the same address and last name, and who do not participate in electronic delivery of proxy materials, will receive only one copy of our Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials and, as applicable, any additional proxy materials that are delivered until such time as one or more of these stockholders notifies us that they want to receive separate copies. Stockholders who participate in householding will continue to have access to and utilize separate proxy voting instructions.
If you are a registered stockholder and choose to have separate copies of our Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials, proxy statement and annual report on Form 10-K mailed to you, you must opt-out by writing to Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc., Householding Department, 51 Mercedes Way, Edgewood, New York 11717 or by calling 1-800-542-1061 and we will cease householding all such disclosure documents within 30 days. If we do not receive instructions to remove your accounts from this service, your accounts will continue to be householded until we notify you otherwise. If you own our common stock in nominee name (such as through a broker), information regarding householding of disclosure documents should have been forwarded to you by your broker.
You can also contact Broadridge Financial Solutions at 1-800-542-1061 if you received multiple copies of the Annual Meeting materials and would prefer to receive a single copy in the future.
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PROPOSAL 1
ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
The board of directors has nominated the following current directors for re-election as directors. Properly executed proxies will be voted as marked. Unmarked proxies will be voted in favor of electing the persons named below (each of whom is now a director) as directors to serve until the next Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified. If any nominee is no longer a candidate at the time of the meeting (a situation that we do not anticipate), proxies will be voted in favor of remaining nominees and may be voted for substitute nominees designated by the board of directors.
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Ellen R. Alemany | 57 | 2011 | Retired Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Citizens Financial Group, Inc., a subsidiary of RBS, and Head of RBS Americas | ||||
Gregory D. Brenneman | 51 | 2001 | Chairman of CCMP Capital Advisors, LLC, a global private equity firm | ||||
Leslie A. Brun | 61 | 2003 | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Sarr Group, LLC, an investment holding company | ||||
Richard T. Clark | 67 | 2011 | Retired Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Merck & Co., Inc. | ||||
Eric C. Fast | 64 | 2007 | Chief Executive Officer of Crane Co., a manufacturer of industrial products | ||||
Linda R. Gooden | 60 | 2009 | Retired Executive Vice President of Lockheed Martin Corporation Information Systems & Global Solutions | ||||
R. Glenn Hubbard | 55 | 2004 | Dean of Columbia Universitys Graduate School of Business | ||||
John P. Jones | 62 | 2005 | Retired Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., an industrial gas and related industrial process equipment business | ||||
Carlos A. Rodriguez | 49 | 2011 | President and Chief Executive Officer of Automatic Data Processing, Inc. | ||||
Gregory L. Summe | 56 | 2007 | Vice Chairman of The Carlyle Group, a global alternative asset manager |
Mr. Enrique Salem has notified the board of directors that he will not stand for re-election at the conclusion of his current term ending at the 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
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Below are summaries of the principal occupations, business experience, and background of the nominees.
Director since: 2011 Independent |
ELLEN R.
ALEMANY Ms. Alemany is the retired Head of RBS Americas, the management structure that oversees The Royal Bank of Scotlands businesses in the Americas, and chief executive officer of RBS Citizens Financial Group, Inc., an RBS subsidiary. Ms. Alemany retired from RBS in September 2013. She joined RBS as the Head of RBS Americas in June 2007, and was named to the additional role of chief executive officer of RBS Citizens Financial Group, Inc. in March 2008. She was also appointed the chairman of RBS Citizens Financial Group, Inc. in March 2009. Ms. Alemany joined RBS from Citigroup, where she served as the chief executive officer for global transaction services from February 2006 until April 2007. Ms. Alemany joined Citigroup in 1987, and held a number of senior positions during her tenure, including executive vice president for the commercial business group from March 2003 until January 2006, and also CitiCapital, where she served as president and chief executive officer from September 2001 until January 2006. Prior to being appointed executive vice president for the commercial business group in 2003, Ms. Alemany also held a number of executive positions in Citigroups Global Corporate Bank, including customer group executive of North American markets, global industry head of media and communications, U.S. industry head of consumer products, and executive vice president of Citibank and customer group executive for the global relationship bank in Europe, based in London. With over 30 years of management experience in financial services and a proven track record of achievement and leadership, Ms. Alemany brings a wealth of managerial and operational expertise to our board of directors, as well as extensive experience in the issues facing multinational businesses. | |
Director since: 2001 Independent |
GREGORY D.
BRENNEMAN Mr. Brenneman has been chairman of CCMP Capital Advisors, LLC, a global private equity firm, since August 2008. He served as executive chairman of the board of Quiznos, a national quick-service restaurant chain, from August 2008 to July 2010, and as its president and chief executive officer from January 2007 to September 2008. He has been the chairman and chief executive officer of TurnWorks, Inc., a private equity firm, since November 1994. Mr. Brenneman served as chief executive officer and a director of Burger King Corporation from August 2004 to April 2006 and as chairman of the board of directors from February 2005 to April 2006. He served as president and chief executive officer of PwC Consulting from June 2002, where he led restructuring efforts that successfully culminated in its strategic sale to International Business Machines Corporation in October 2002. In addition, he served as president and a director of Continental Airlines, Inc. from 1996 to 2001. Mr. Brenneman is also a director of The Home Depot, Inc. and the chairman of the board of Francescas Holdings Corporation. A successful business leader with a proven track record, Mr. Brenneman brings to our board of directors extensive experience in the issues facing public companies and multinational businesses, including expertise in management, accounting, corporate finance and transactional matters. In addition, his directorships at other public companies provide him with broad experience on governance issues facing public companies. |
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Director since: 2003 Independent |
LESLIE A.
BRUN Mr. Brun is chairman and chief executive officer of Sarr Group, LLC, an investment holding company that manages Mr. Bruns personal and family investments. He is the founder and was chairman emeritus of Hamilton Lane, a private equity advisory and management firm where he served as chief executive officer and chairman from 1991 until 2005. In addition, Mr. Brun is a managing director and head of investor relations at CCMP Capital Advisors, LLC, a global private equity firm. Mr. Brun also serves as the chairman of the board of directors of Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc., a director and chairman of the audit committee of Merck & Co., Inc., and a director of NXT Capital. Mr. Brun has extensive financial expertise coupled with a track record of achievement demonstrated by his career at Hamilton Lane, his experience as a managing director and co-founder of the investment banking group of Fidelity Bank, and as a vice president in the corporate finance division of E.F. Hutton & Co. Mr. Brun also brings to our board of directors management expertise and board leadership experience essential to a large public company. In addition, his directorships at other public companies provide him with broad experience on governance issues facing public companies. | |
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RICHARD T.
CLARK Mr. Clark is the retired chairman of the board, chief executive officer, and president of Merck & Co., Inc. Mr. Clark served as chairman of Merck & Co., Inc. from April 2007 until December 2011, as chief executive officer from May 2005 until December 2010, and as president from May 2005 until April 2010. He held a variety of other positions during his 39-year tenure at Merck, including president of the Merck manufacturing division from June 2003 to May 2005, and chairman and chief executive officer of Medco Health Solutions, Inc., from March 2002 to June 2003. Mr. Clark is a director of Corning Incorporated, a global manufacturing company, and serves on the advisory board of American Securities, a private equity firm. With a proven track record of leadership and achievement, Mr. Clark offers our board of directors broad managerial and operational expertise, as well as extensive experience in the issues facing public companies and multinational businesses. | |
Director since: 2007 Independent |
ERIC C.
FAST Mr. Fast has been chief executive officer of Crane Co., a manufacturer of industrial products, since April 2001, and served as President from 1999 through January 2013. Mr. Fast has also been a director of Crane Co. since 1999. Mr. Fast is also a director of National Integrity Life Insurance Company and Regions Financial Corporation. He was a director of Convergys Corporation from 2000 to 2007. Mr. Fast also served as a managing director, co-head of global investment banking, and a member of the management committee of Salomon Smith Barney from 1997 to 1998. Mr. Fast held those same positions at Salomon Brothers Inc. from 1995 until the merger of Salomon Brothers Inc. and Travelers/Smith Barney, and prior to that he was co-head of U.S. corporate finance at Salomon Brothers Inc. from 1991 to 1995. Mr. Fast has extensive financial and transactional experience, demonstrated by his career in investment banking prior to his tenure at Crane Co. With years of demonstrated leadership ability, Mr. Fast contributes significant organizational skills to our board of directors, including expertise in financial, accounting, and transactional matters. |
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Director since: 2009 Independent |
LINDA R.
GOODEN Ms. Gooden is the retired executive vice president information systems & global solutions of Lockheed Martin Corporation, a position that she held from January 2007 to March 2013. She previously served as deputy executive vice president information & technology services of Lockheed Martin Corporation from October 2006 to December 2006, and president, Lockheed Martin Information Technology from September 1997 to December 2006. Ms. Gooden is a director of WGL Holdings, Inc., a public utility holding company. Ms. Gooden brings to our board of directors broad managerial and operational expertise, a strong background in information technology, as well as a proven track record of achievement and sound business judgment demonstrated throughout her career with Lockheed Martin Corporation. | |
Director since: 2004 Independent |
R. GLENN
HUBBARD Mr. Hubbard has been the dean of Columbia Universitys Graduate School of Business since 2004 and has been the Russell L. Carson professor of finance and economics since 1994. He is also a director of BlackRock Closed-End Funds, KKR Financial Holdings, LLC and MetLife, Inc. and a member of the Panel of Economic Advisors for the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Mr. Hubbard served as a director of Information Services Group, Inc. from 2006 to 2008, Duke Realty Corporation from 2004 to 2008, Capmark Financial Corporation from 2006 to 2008, Dex Media, Inc. from 2004 to 2006, and R.H. Donnelley Corporation in 2006. Mr. Hubbard was chairman of the Presidents Council of Economic Advisers from 2001 to 2003. Mr. Hubbard provides our board of directors with substantial knowledge of and expertise in global macroeconomic conditions and economic, tax and regulatory policies, as well as perspective on financial markets. In addition, his directorships at other public companies provide him with broad experience on governance issues facing public companies. | |
Director since: 2005 Independent |
JOHN P.
JONES Mr. Jones is the retired chairman of the board, chief executive officer, and president of Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., an industrial gas and related industrial process equipment business. Mr. Jones served as chairman of Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. from October 2007 until April 2008, as chairman and chief executive officer from September 2006 until October 2007, and as chairman, president, and chief executive officer from December 2000 through September 2006. He also served as a director of Sunoco, Inc. from 2010 to 2012. With a track record of achievement and sound business judgment demonstrated during his thirty-six year tenure at Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., Mr. Jones brings to the board of directors extensive experience in issues facing public companies and multinational businesses, including organizational management, strategic planning, and corporate governance matters, combined with proven business and financial acumen. |
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Director since: 2011 Management |
CARLOS A. RODRIGUEZ Mr. Rodriguez is president and chief executive officer of the company. He served as president and chief operating officer of the company before he was appointed to his current position in November 2011. Having started his career at the company in 1999, Mr. Rodriguez previously served as president of several key businesses, including National Accounts Services, Employer Services International, Small Business Services, and Professional Employer Organization, giving him deep institutional knowledge across the companys business. Mr. Rodriguez is also a director of Hubbell Inc., a manufacturer of electrical and electronic products. Mr. Rodriguez brings a wealth of business acumen and leadership experience to our board of directors, coupled with a proven track record of integrity, achievement, and strategic vision. | |
Director since: 2007 Independent |
GREGORY L. SUMME Mr. Summe has been vice chairman of global buyout at The Carlyle Group, a global alternative asset manager, since September 2009. Prior to joining The Carlyle Group, Mr. Summe served as the chairman of the board and chief executive officer of PerkinElmer, Inc., a provider of health and safety technology and services, which he led for eleven years from 1998 to April 2009. Mr. Summe joined PerkinElmer in 1998 in the role of president and chief operating officer, and was appointed its chairman of the board and chief executive officer in 1999. He continued to serve as its chief executive officer until 2008, and as the chairman of the board until April 2009. Mr. Summe also served as a senior advisor at Goldman Sachs Capital Partners, a private equity business affiliated with Goldman, Sachs & Co., from 2008 to 2009. Mr. Summe is a director of State Street Corporation and the chairman of its nominating and corporate governance committee. Mr. Summe is also a director of Freescale Semiconductor and the chairman of its compensation committee. Since 2013, Mr. Summe has also served as the managing partner of Glen Capital Partners, an investment fund. With a proven track record of success as chairman and chief executive officer of a public company with multinational operations, combined with his experience in the private equity and alternative asset management sectors, Mr. Summe brings to the board of directors extensive experience managing sophisticated businesses, insight into organizational and corporate governance issues, as well as financial acumen critical to a public company. |
Stockholder Approval Required
At the 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, directors will be elected by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the shares represented in person or by proxy and entitled to vote thereon, provided that if the number of nominees exceeds the number of directors to be elected (a situation we do not anticipate), the directors shall be elected by the vote of a plurality of the shares represented in person or by proxy.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS THAT THE STOCKHOLDERS VOTE FOR THE ELECTION OF THE NOMINEES TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
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Corporate Governance
It is our policy that our directors attend the Annual Meetings of Stockholders. Eleven directors attended our 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
During fiscal year 2013, our board of directors held 5 meetings. All of our incumbent directors attended at least 75%, in the aggregate, of the meetings of the board of directors and the committees of which they were members during the periods that they served on our board of directors.
The board of directors categorical standards of director independence are consistent with NASDAQ Stock Market (NASDAQ) listing standards and are available online at: http://www.adp.com/about-us/corporate-social-responsibility/governance/corporate-governance-principles/standards-of-director-independence.aspx. Directors meeting these standards are considered to be independent. Ms. Alemany, Ms. Gooden, and Messrs. Brenneman, Brun, Clark, Fast, Hubbard, Jones, Salem, and Summe meet these standards and are, therefore, considered to be independent directors. Mr. Rodriguez does not meet these standards and is, therefore, not considered to be an independent director. Based on the foregoing categorical standards, all current members of the audit, compensation and nominating/corporate governance committees are independent. Mr. Brun, our independent non-executive chairman of the board, is not a member of any of these board committees.
The table below provides membership and meeting information for each of the committees of the board of directors.
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Ellen R. Alemany | X | |||||||
Gregory D. Brenneman | F | C | ||||||
Richard T. Clark | X | X | ||||||
Eric C. Fast | C, F | |||||||
Linda R. Gooden | X | |||||||
R. Glenn Hubbard | F | X | ||||||
John P. Jones | X | C | ||||||
Enrique T. Salem | X | |||||||
Gregory L. Summe | X | X | ||||||
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held in fiscal 2013 | 7 | 5 | 3 |
AC | Audit Committee | F | Financial Expert | |||
CC | Compensation Committee | C | Committee Chair | |||
NCGC | Nominating / Corporate Governance Committee |
Board Leadership Structure
Our Corporate Governance Principles do not require the separation of the roles of chairman of the board and chief executive officer because the board believes that effective board leadership can depend on the skills and experience of, and personal interaction between, people in leadership roles. Our board of directors is currently led by Mr. Brun, our independent non-executive chairman of the board. Mr. Rodriguez, our chief executive officer, serves as a member of the board of directors. The board of directors believes this leadership structure is in the best interests of the companys stockholders at this time. Separating these positions allows our chief executive officer to focus on developing and implementing the companys business plans and supervising the companys day-to-day business operations and allows our chairman of the board to lead the board of directors in its oversight, advisory, and risk management roles.
Executive Sessions
Executive sessions of the non-management directors are held during each board of directors and committee meeting. Mr. Brun, our independent non-executive chairman of the board, presides at each executive session of the board of directors.
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Director Nomination Process
When the board of directors decides to recruit a new member, or when the board of directors considers any director candidates submitted for consideration by our stockholders, it seeks strong candidates who, ideally, meet all of its categorical standards of director independence, and who are, preferably, senior executives of large companies who have backgrounds directly related to our technologies, markets and/or clients. Additionally, candidates should possess the following personal characteristics: (i) business community respect for his or her integrity, ethics, principles, insights and analytical ability; and (ii) ability and initiative to frame insightful questions, speak out and challenge questionable assumptions and disagree without being disagreeable. The nominating/corporate governance committee will not consider candidates who lack the foregoing personal characteristics. In addition, the nominating/corporate governance committee considers a wide range of other factors in determining the composition of our board of directors, including age, diversity of background, diversity of thought, and other individual qualities such as professional experience, skills, education, and training.
Nominations of candidates for our board of directors by our stockholders for consideration at our 2014 Annual Stockholder Meeting are subject to the deadlines and other requirements described under STOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS on page 69 of this proxy statement.
Retirement Policy
Each director will automatically retire from the board of directors at the companys Annual Meeting of Stockholders following the date he or she turns 72. Management directors who are no longer officers of the company are required to offer to resign from the board of directors.
Audit Committee
The audit committee acts under a written charter, which is available online at http://www.adp.com/about-us/corporate-social-responsibility/governance/audit-committee-charter.aspx. The members of the audit committee satisfy the independence requirements of NASDAQ® listing standards. The audit committees principal functions are to assist the board of directors in fulfilling its oversight responsibilities with respect to (i) our systems of internal controls regarding finance, accounting, legal compliance, and ethical behavior, (ii) our auditing, accounting and financial reporting processes generally, (iii) our financial statements and other financial information that we provide to our stockholders, the public and others, (iv) our compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, and (v) the performance of our corporate audit department and our independent auditors.
Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee
The nominating/corporate governance committee acts under a written charter, which is available online at http://www.adp.com/about-us/corporate-social-responsibility/governance/nominating-corporate-governance-committee-charter.aspx. The members of the nominating/corporate governance committee satisfy the independence requirements of NASDAQ listing standards. The principal functions of the nominating/corporate governance committee are to (i) identify individuals qualified to become members of the board of directors and recommend a slate of nominees to the board of directors annually, (ii) ensure that the audit, compensation and nominating/corporate governance committees of the board of directors have the benefit of qualified and experienced independent directors, (iii) review and reassess annually the adequacy of the board of directors corporate governance principles and recommend changes as appropriate, (iv) oversee the evaluation of the board of directors and management and recommend to the board of directors senior managers to be elected as new corporate vice presidents of the company, and (v) review our policies and programs that relate to matters of corporate citizenship.
Compensation Committee
The compensation committee acts under a written charter, which is available online at http://www.adp.com/ about-us/corporate-social-responsibility/governance/compensation-committee-charter.aspx. The members of the compensation committee satisfy the independence requirements of NASDAQ listing standards. In addition, each member of the compensation committee is a Non-Employee Director as defined in Rule 16b-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and an outside director as defined in the regulations under Section 162(m) of
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the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. The compensation committee may form and delegate authority to subcommittees when appropriate, provided that the subcommittees are composed entirely of directors who satisfy the applicable independence requirements of NASDAQ.
The compensation committee sets and administers our executive compensation program. See COMPENSATION DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS on page 19 of this proxy statement.
The compensation committee is authorized to engage the services of outside advisors, experts and others to assist the committee. For fiscal year 2013, the compensation committee sought advice from Frederic W. Cook & Co., Inc., an independent compensation consulting firm specializing in executive and director compensation. For further information about Frederic W. Cook & Co., Inc.s services to the compensation committee, see COMPENSATION DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS under Compensation Consultant on page 25 of this proxy statement.
The Boards Role in Risk Oversight
Our board of directors provides oversight with respect to the companys enterprise risk assessment and risk management activities, which are designed to identify, prioritize, assess, monitor and mitigate the various risks confronting the company, including risks that are related to the achievement of the companys operational and financial strategy. The board of directors performs this oversight function periodically as part of its meetings and also through its committees, each of which examines various components of enterprise risk as part of its assigned responsibilities. Management is responsible for implementing and supervising day-to-day risk management processes and reporting to the board of directors and its committees as necessary.
Our audit committee focuses on financial risks, including reviewing with management, the companys internal auditors, and the companys independent auditors the companys major financial risk exposures, the adequacy and effectiveness of accounting and financial controls, and the steps management has taken to monitor and control financial risk exposures. In addition, our audit committee reviews risks related to compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and ethical standards, and also operational risks related to information security and system disruption. Our audit committee regularly receives, reviews and discusses with management presentations and analyses on our aggregate risk exposures, including market, credit, compliance, and operational risks.
Our nominating/corporate governance committee oversees risks associated with board structure and other corporate governance policies and practices, including review and approval of any related-party transactions under our Related Persons Transaction Policy.
Our compensation committee oversees risks related to compensation matters. Our compensation committee considered the risks presented by the companys compensation policies and practices at its meetings in August 2012 and 2013 and believes that our policies and practices of compensating employees do not encourage excessive or unnecessary risk-taking for the following reasons:
Our committees report on risk oversight matters directly to the board of directors on a regular basis.
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Communications with All Interested Parties
All interested parties who wish to communicate with the board of directors, the audit committee, or the non-management directors, individually or as a group, may do so by sending a detailed letter to P.O. Box 34, Roseland, New Jersey 07068, leaving a message for a return call at 973-974-5770 or sending an email to adp_audit_committee@adp.com. We will relay any such communication to the non-management director to which such communication is addressed, if applicable, or to the most appropriate committee chairperson, the chairman of the board, or the full board of directors, unless, in any case, it is outside the scope of matters considered by the board of directors or duplicative of other communications previously forwarded to the board of directors. Communications to the board of directors, the non-management directors, or to any individual director that relate to the companys accounting, internal accounting controls, or auditing matters are referred to the chairperson of the audit committee.
Transactions with Related Persons
We have a written Related Persons Transaction Policy pursuant to which any transaction between the company and a related person in which such related person has a direct or indirect material interest, and where the amount involved exceeds $120,000, must be submitted to our nominating/corporate governance committee for review, approval, or ratification.
A related person means a director, executive officer or beneficial holder of more than 5% of the companys outstanding common stock, or any immediate family member of the foregoing, as well as any entity at which any such person is employed, is a partner or principal (or holds a similar position), or is a beneficial owner of a 10% or greater direct or indirect equity interest. Our directors and executive officers must inform our general counsel at the earliest practicable time of any plan to engage in a potential related person transaction.
This policy requires our nominating/corporate governance committee to be provided with full information concerning the proposed transaction, including the benefits to the company and the related person, any alternative means by which to obtain like benefits, and terms that would prevail in a similar transaction with an unaffiliated third party. In considering whether to approve any such transaction, the nominating/corporate governance committee will consider all relevant factors, including the nature of the interest of the related person in the transaction and whether the transaction may involve a conflict of interest.
Specific types of transactions are excluded from the policy, such as, for example, transactions in which the related persons interest derives solely from his or her service as a director of another entity that is a party to the transaction.
The wife of Michael L. Capone, our vice president and chief information officer, is employed as an executive of the company and received total cash compensation for fiscal year 2013 in excess of $120,000.
Availability of Corporate Governance Documents
Our Corporate Governance Principles and Related Persons Transaction Policy may be viewed online on the companys website at www.adp.com under Governance in the About ADP section. Our Code of Business Conduct & Ethics and Code of Ethics for Principal Executive Officer and Senior Financial Officers may be found at www.adp.com under Ethics in the About ADP section. In addition, these documents are available in print to any stockholder who requests them by writing to Investor Relations at the companys headquarters.
Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation
Messrs. Brenneman, Clark, Hubbard, Jones, and Summe are the five independent directors who sit on the compensation committee. No compensation committee member has ever been an officer of the company. During fiscal year 2013 and as of the date of this proxy statement, no compensation committee member has been an employee of the company or eligible to participate in our employee compensation programs or plans, other than the companys 2008 Omnibus Award Plan under which non-employee directors have received stock option grants and deferred stock units. None of the executive officers of the company have served on the compensation committee or on the board of directors of any entity that employed any of the compensation committee members or directors of the company.
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Compensation of Non-Employee Directors
The annual retainer for non-employee directors, other than Mr. Brun, the chairman of our board of directors, is $205,000, $125,000 of which is paid in the form of deferred stock units and $80,000 of which may, at the election of each director, be paid in cash, deferred or paid in deferred stock units. The chairman of our board of directors receives an annual retainer of $360,000, $220,000 of which is paid in the form of deferred stock units and $140,000 of which may, at the election of the chairman of our board of directors, be paid in cash, deferred or paid in deferred stock units. The chairperson of the audit committee was paid an additional annual retainer of $15,000 and the chairperson of each of the compensation committee and the nominating/corporate governance committee was paid an additional annual retainer of $10,000. The additional annual retainer may, at the directors election, be paid in cash or in deferred stock units. Meeting fees are not paid in respect of the first seven meetings of the board of directors or of any individual committee. Non-employee directors receive $2,000 for each board of directors meeting attended and $1,500 for each committee meeting attended beginning with the eighth meeting of the board of directors or any individual committee, as applicable.
Effective at the time of the 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, the annual retainer for non-employee directors, other than Mr. Brun, the chairman of our board of directors, will be increased to $220,000, $130,000 of which will be paid in the form of deferred stock units and $90,000 of which may, at the election of each director, be paid in cash, deferred or paid in deferred stock units. Also effective at the time of the 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, the annual retainer for the chairman of our board of directors will be increased to $370,000, $225,000 of which will be paid in the form of deferred stock units and $145,000 of which may, at the election of the chairman of our board of directors, be paid in cash, deferred or paid in deferred stock units.
All of our non-employee directors chose to receive the entire elective portion of their annual retainers in the form of deferred stock units except for Mr. Brenneman, who elected to receive the amount of his additional annual retainer in cash. Under our 2008 Omnibus Award Plan a director may specify whether, upon separation from the board, he or she would like to receive the deferred cash amounts in such directors deferred account in a lump sum payment or in a series of substantially equal annual payments over a period ranging from two to ten years.
Pursuant to our 2008 Omnibus Award Plan, each non-employee director is credited with an annual grant of deferred stock units on the date established by the board for the payment of the annual retainer equal in number to the quotient of $125,000 ($130,000 effective at the time of our 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders), or $220,000 ($225,000 effective at the time of our 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders) in the case of the chairman of the board of directors, divided by the closing price of a share of our common stock on the date this amount is credited. Deferred stock units are fully vested when credited to a directors account. When a dividend is paid on our common stock, each directors account is credited with an amount equal to the cash dividend. When a director ceases to serve on our board, such director will receive a number of shares of common stock equal to the number of deferred stock units in such directors account and a cash payment equal to the dividend payments accrued, plus interest on the dividend equivalents from the date such dividend equivalents were credited. The interest will be paid with respect to each twelve-month period beginning on November 1 of such period to the date of payment and will be equal to the rate for five-year U.S. Treasury Notes published in The Wall Street Journal® on the first business day of November of each such twelve-month period plus 0.50%. Non-employee directors do not have any voting rights with respect to their deferred stock units.
Non-employee directors no longer receive annual stock option grants. Prior to our 2010 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, upon initial election to the board of directors, a non-employee director received a grant of options to purchase 5,000 shares of common stock if such director attended a regularly scheduled board of directors meeting prior to the next Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Thereafter, a non-employee director received an annual grant of options to purchase 5,000 shares of common stock. All such options were granted under the 2008 Omnibus Award Plan, have a term of ten years, and were granted at the fair market value of the common stock as determined by the closing price of our common stock on the NASDAQ Global Select Market® on the date of the grant.
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Options granted to our non-employee directors under the 2008 Omnibus Award Plan are exercisable in four equal installments, with the first twenty-five percent becoming exercisable on the first anniversary of the options grant date, and the remaining three installments becoming exercisable on each successive anniversary date thereafter. The options vest only while a director is serving in such capacity, unless certain specified events occur, such as death or permanent disability, in which case the options immediately vest and become fully exercisable. In addition, non-employee directors who have been non-employee directors for at least ten years will have all of their options vested upon retirement from the board of directors and will have 36 months to exercise their options. Non-employee directors who have served as non-employee directors for fewer than ten years at the time they retire or otherwise leave the board will not qualify for accelerated vesting, but will have 60 days to exercise their then-vested options. Notwithstanding the foregoing, all options will expire no more than ten years from their date of grant.
Our share ownership guidelines are intended to promote ownership in the companys stock by our non-employee directors and to align their financial interests more closely with those of other stockholders of the company. Each non-employee director has a minimum shareholding requirement of our common stock equal to five times his or her annual cash retainer.
The following table shows compensation for our non-employee directors for fiscal year 2013.
DIRECTOR COMPENSATION TABLE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2013
Fees Earned | |||||||||||||||||||
or Paid in | Stock | All Other | |||||||||||||||||
Name | Cash(5) ($) | Awards(6) ($) | Compensation(7) ($) | Total ($) | |||||||||||||||
(a) | (b) | (c) | (g) | (h) | |||||||||||||||
Ellen Alemany | $ | 80,000 | $ | 125,000 | $ | 40,000 | $ | 245,000 | |||||||||||
Gregory D. Brenneman(1) | $ | 90,000 | $ | 125,000 | $ | 0 | $ | 215,000 | |||||||||||
Leslie A. Brun(2) | $ | 140,000 | $ | 220,000 | $ | 0 | $ | 360,000 | |||||||||||
Richard T. Clark | $ | 80,000 | $ | 125,000 | $ | 0 | $ | 205,000 | |||||||||||
Eric C. Fast(3) | $ | 95,000 | $ | 125,000 | $ | 15,000 | $ | 235,000 | |||||||||||
Linda R. Gooden | $ | 80,000 | $ | 125,000 | $ | 5,000 | $ | 210,000 | |||||||||||
R. Glenn Hubbard | $ | 80,000 | $ | 125,000 | $ | 0 | $ | 205,000 | |||||||||||
John P. Jones(4) | $ | 90,000 | $ | 125,000 | $ | 0 | $ | 215,000 | |||||||||||
Enrique T. Salem | $ | 80,000 | $ | 125,000 | $ | 0 | $ | 205,000 | |||||||||||
Gregory L. Summe | $ | 80,000 | $ | 125,000 | $ | 20,000 | $ | 225,000 |
(1) | As chairman of the compensation committee, Mr. Brenneman received a $10,000 annual retainer, which is included in fees earned. |
(2) | Mr. Brun is the non-executive chairman of the board of directors. |
(3) | As chairman of the audit committee, Mr. Fast received a $15,000 annual retainer, which is included in fees earned. |
(4) | As chairman of the nominating/corporate governance committee, Mr. Jones received a $10,000 annual retainer, which is included in fees earned. |
(5) | Represents the following, whether received as cash, deferred or received as deferred stock units: (i) the elective portion of directors annual retainer, and (ii) annual retainers for committee chairpersons. See footnote 6 below for additional information about deferred stock units held by directors. |
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(6) | Represents the portion of the annual retainer required to be credited in deferred stock units to a directors annual retainer account. Amounts set forth in the Stock Awards column represent the aggregate grant date fair value for fiscal year 2013 as computed in accordance with FASB Accounting Standards Codification Topic 718 (FASB ASC Topic 718), disregarding estimates of forfeitures related to service-based vesting conditions. For additional information about the assumptions used in these calculations, see Note 10 to our audited consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2013 included in our annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2013. |
The grant date fair value for each deferred stock unit award granted to directors in fiscal year 2013 (including in respect of elective deferrals of amounts otherwise payable in cash), calculated in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718, is as follows: |
Grant Date | |||||||||
Director | Grant Date | Fair Value | |||||||
Ellen Alemany | 11/13/2012 | $ | 205,000 | ||||||
Gregory D. Brenneman | 11/13/2012 | $ | 205,000 | ||||||
Leslie A. Brun | 11/13/2012 | $ | 360,000 | ||||||
Richard T. Clark | 11/13/2012 | $ | 205,000 | ||||||
Eric C. Fast | 11/13/2012 | $ | 220,000 | ||||||
Linda R. Gooden | 11/13/2012 | $ | 205,000 | ||||||
R. Glenn Hubbard | 11/13/2012 | $ | 205,000 | ||||||
John P. Jones | 11/13/2012 | $ | 215,000 | ||||||
Enrique T. Salem | 11/13/2012 | $ | 205,000 | ||||||
Gregory L. Summe | 11/13/2012 | $ | 205,000 |
The aggregate number of outstanding deferred stock units held by each director at June 30, 2013 is as follows: Ms. Alemany, 6,854; Mr. Brenneman, 24,629; Mr. Brun, 39,424; Mr. Clark, 8,212; Mr. Fast, 20,152; Ms. Gooden, 15,541; Mr. Hubbard, 25,031; Mr. Jones, 24,365; Mr. Salem, 13,512; Mr. Summe, 19,461. | |
In fiscal year 2013, no stock option awards were granted. The aggregate number of outstanding stock options held by each director at June 30, 2013 is as follows: Mr. Brenneman, 4,750; Mr. Brun, 1,250; Mr. Fast, 15,000; Ms. Gooden, 3,750; Mr. Hubbard, 36,948; Mr. Jones, 31,461; Mr. Salem, 5,000; and Mr. Summe, 15,000. | |
(7) | Reflects contributions by the ADP Foundation that match the charitable gifts made by our directors. The ADP foundation makes matching charitable contributions in an amount not to exceed $20,000 in a calendar year in respect of any given directors charitable contributions for that calendar year. Amounts in the Director Compensation Table may exceed $20,000 because, while matching charitable contributions are limited to the $20,000 in a calendar year, the Director Compensation Table reflects matching charitable contributions for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2013. |
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Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management
The following table contains information regarding the beneficial ownership of the companys common stock by (i) each director and nominee for director of the company, (ii) each of our named executive officers included in the Summary Compensation Table below (we refer to such executive officers as named executive officers), (iii) all company directors and executive officers as a group (including the named executive officers) and (iv) all stockholders that are known to the company to be the beneficial owners of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the companys common stock. Unless otherwise noted in the footnotes following the table, each person listed below has sole voting and investment power over the shares of common stock reflected in the table. Unless otherwise noted in the footnotes following the table, the information in the table is as of August 31, 2013 and the address of each person named is P.O. Box 34, Roseland, New Jersey, 07068.
Amount and Nature of | ||||||||
Name of Beneficial Owner | Beneficial Ownership (1) | Percent | ||||||
Ellen Alemany | 6,854 | * | ||||||
Steven J. Anenen(2) | 171,777 | * | ||||||
Gregory D. Brenneman | 28,129 | * | ||||||
Leslie A. Brun | 41,424 | * | ||||||
Richard T. Clark | 8,212 | * | ||||||
Eric C. Fast | 33,902 | * | ||||||
Linda R. Gooden | 18,041 | * | ||||||
R. Glenn Hubbard | 61,729 | * | ||||||
John P. Jones | 54,576 | * | ||||||
Regina R. Lee | 207,834 | * | ||||||
Dermot J. OBrien | 18,762 | * | ||||||
Christopher R. Reidy(3) | 178,460 | * | ||||||
Carlos A. Rodriguez | 150,712 | * | ||||||
Enrique T. Salem | 17,262 | * | ||||||
Jan Siegmund | 102,849 | * | ||||||
Gregory L. Summe | 33,211 | * | ||||||
The Vanguard Group, Inc.(4) | 26,980,842 | 5.6 | % | |||||
Directors and executive officers as a group (26 persons, | ||||||||
including those directors and executive officers named above) | 1,719,089 | * |
* |
Indicates less than one percent. |
(1) | Includes: (i) 449,770 shares that may be acquired upon the exercise of stock options that are exercisable on or prior to October 31, 2013 held by the following directors and executive officers: 91,914 (Mr. Anenen), 3,500 (Mr. Brenneman), 13,750 (Mr. Fast), 2,500 (Ms. Gooden), 35,698 (Mr. Hubbard), 30,211 (Mr. Jones), 120,177 (Ms. Lee), 7,500 (Mr. OBrien), 59,500 (Mr. Rodriguez), 3,750 (Mr. Salem), 67,520 (Mr. Siegmund), and 13,750 (Mr. Summe); (ii) 124,312 shares that may be acquired upon the exercise of stock options held by Mr. Reidy on November 2, 2012, the effective date that he ceased to be an officer of the company, which were exercisable on or prior to January 1, 2013, and (iii) 952,004 shares subject to stock options held by the directors and executive officers as a group. Includes shares issuable upon settlement of deferred stock units held by non-employee directors as follows: 6,854 (Ms. Alemany), 24,629 (Mr. Brenneman), 39,424 (Mr. Brun), 8,212 (Mr. Clark), 20,152 (Mr. Fast), 15,541 (Ms. Gooden), 25,031 (Mr. Hubbard), 24,365 (Mr. Jones), 13,512 (Mr. Salem), and 19,461 (Mr. Summe). |
(2) | Includes 16,946 shares that Mr. Anenen deferred upon exercise of stock options prior to 2002. |
(3) | The number of shares owned by Mr. Reidy is based on information as of November 2, 2012, which is the effective date when he ceased to be an officer of the company. |
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(4) | Information is furnished in reliance on the Form 13F of The Vanguard Group, Inc. (Vanguard) filed on August 13, 2013. The address of The Vanguard Group, Inc. is P.O. Box 2600, V26, Valley Forge, PA 19482-2600. Vanguard shares investment power over 666,791 shares with Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Company and also shares investment power over 148,083 shares with Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd. Vanguard has sole investment power over 26,165,968 shares. Vanguard has sole voting authority over 846,077 shares and no voting authority over 26,134,765 shares. |
Equity Compensation Plan Information
The following table sets forth information as of June 30, 2013 regarding compensation plans under which the companys equity securities are authorized for issuance:
Number of securities | ||||||||||||||||
remaining available for | ||||||||||||||||
Number of securities | Weighted-average | future issuance under | ||||||||||||||
to be issued upon | exercise price of | equity compensation | ||||||||||||||
exercise of outstanding | outstanding | plans (excluding | ||||||||||||||
options, warrants | options, warrants | securities reflected | ||||||||||||||
Plan category | and rights | and rights | in Column (a)) | |||||||||||||
(a) | (b) | (c) | ||||||||||||||
Equity compensation plans approved | ||||||||||||||||
by stockholders | 13,155,030 | (1) | $ | 43.97 | 32,213,537 | (2) | ||||||||||
Equity compensation plans not approved | ||||||||||||||||
by stockholders | 0 | $ | - | 0 | ||||||||||||
Total | 13,155,030 | $ | 43.97 | 32,213,537 |
(1) | Includes (i) 1,624,880 shares of restricted stock and 3,770 deferred restricted stock units issuable under our fiscal year 2013 one-year performance-based restricted stock program (which were issued in September 2013), (ii) 89,106 deferred restricted stock units issuable under our one-year performance-based restricted stock program prior to June 30, 2013, (ii) 197,181 shares issuable upon settlement of deferred stock units held by our directors, and (iii) 16,946 shares deferred by Steven J. Anenen upon his exercise of stock options prior to 2002. The remaining balance consists of outstanding stock options. Weighted average exercise price shown in column (b) of this table does not take into account awards under our performance-based restricted stock program, deferred restricted stock units, or deferred shares. | |
(2) | Includes 27,858,517 shares available for future issuance under the 2008 Omnibus Award Plan and 4,355,020 shares of common stock remaining available for future issuance under the Employees Savings-Stock Purchase Plan. Approximately 277,583 shares of common stock were subject to purchase as of June 30, 2013 under the Employees Savings-Stock Purchase Plan. |
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PROPOSAL 2
ADVISORY VOTE ON EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
We are asking stockholders to approve the following advisory resolution at the Annual Meeting:
RESOLVED, that the stockholders approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the companys named executive officers as disclosed in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, the accompanying compensation tables and the related narrative disclosure in the companys proxy statement for the 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
The board of directors recommends a vote FOR this resolution because it believes that the policies and practices described in the COMPENSATION DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS are effective in achieving the companys goals of linking pay to performance and levels of responsibility, encouraging our executive officers to remain focused on both short-term and long-term operational and financial goals of the company and linking executive performance to stockholder value.
We urge stockholders to read the COMPENSATION DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS section appearing on pages 19 through 33 of this proxy statement, as well as the Summary Compensation Table For Fiscal Year 2013 and related compensation tables and narrative appearing on pages 35 through 51 of this proxy statement, which provide detailed information on the companys compensation policies and practices and the compensation of our named executive officers.
Stockholder Approval Required
The affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the shares represented in person or by proxy and entitled to vote thereon at the meeting of stockholders is required to approve the advisory resolution on named executive compensation. Because the vote on this proposal is advisory in nature, it will not affect any compensation already paid or awarded to any named executive officer and will not be binding on or overrule any decisions by the compensation committee or the board of directors. Because we value our stockholders views, however, the compensation committee and the board of directors will consider the results of this advisory vote when formulating future executive compensation policy.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS THAT THE STOCKHOLDERS VOTE FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE ADVISORY RESOLUTION ON EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION.
COMPENSATION DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
Introduction
The following Compensation Discussion and Analysis, or CD&A, section of this proxy statement discusses the material elements of our fiscal year 2013 executive compensation programs for the following persons, who are our named executive officers, or NEOs:
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The CD&A also provides an overview of our executive compensation philosophy and explains how the compensation committee of our board of directors arrives at specific compensation decisions involving the NEOs. In addition, the CD&A explains how our executive compensation programs are designed and operate with respect to our NEOs by discussing the following fundamental aspects of our compensation programs:
The compensation committee of our board of directors determines the compensation of our chief executive officer and all other executive officers. When making decisions related to officers, including the NEOs (other than our chief executive officer), the committee considers recommendations from the chief executive officer.
Executive Summary
Strong Stockholder Support for our Compensation Programs
At our 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, our stockholders approved the compensation of our fiscal year 2012 NEOs by a vote of approximately 96% in favor. Given this strong support and the companys continued strong performance, the compensation committee retained the basic foundation of our overall compensation program during fiscal year 2013, but made certain changes to ensure that the program continued to support our key human resource and financial objectives. For fiscal year 2013, earnings per share growth was removed as a performance measure in determining the annual cash bonus for executive officers and was replaced by pre-tax operating income from continuing operations in order to avoid duplication with the continued use of earnings per share as the metric under our performance-based restricted stock program. In addition, for the fiscal year 2013 performance-based restricted stock program, the vesting period that applies after the date the stock is granted following the end of the one-year performance period was extended to 12 months from 6 months.
The compensation committee will continue to evaluate the degree to which our compensation programs link pay to performance, and take steps to ensure that the program encourages our executive officers to remain focused on both the short-term and long-term operational and financial goals of the company.
Fiscal Year 2013 Business Highlights
We achieved solid results for fiscal year 2013, reflecting the strength of our underlying business model, including the diversity of our client base and products, against the uneven global economic recovery. Our organic revenue growth improved each quarter during fiscal year 2013. Our focus on product innovation and improvements in sales force productivity have led to growth in new business bookings ahead of our expectations to 11% for the year. Worldwide client revenue retention in our Employer Services segment increased to 91.3%, a new record level. Aided by our strong financial performance, we returned nearly $1.5 billion in excess cash to our shareholders through cash dividends and share buybacks during fiscal year 2013 in line with our longstanding commitment to shareholder friendly actions. Our common stock generated a total shareholder return of 27% in fiscal year 2013, compared to a total shareholder return of 21% for the S&P 500 Index over the same period. The compensation committee considered our strong financial performance in their discussion regarding our incentive plans, and believes that incentive plan payouts are commensurate with our performance.
Our financial performance in fiscal year 2013 impacted the compensation of our executive officers in several ways, most notably our annual cash bonus plan and performance-based restricted stock program. The compensation committees determination of incentive compensation under our cash bonus program for all of our executive officers, not just our named executive officers, was based on fiscal year 2013 revenue growth of 7.1% compared to a target of 7%, excluding the effect of foreign exchange movement, and adjusted operating income growth of 4.2% compared to a target of 4.5%. The incentive compensation under our performance-based restricted stock program was based on fiscal year 2013 adjusted earnings per share growth of 6.3% compared to a target of >5% to 7%. The actual
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operating income and earnings per share results considered by the compensation committee exclude the impact of certain non-recurring items consisting of a goodwill impairment charge in fiscal year 2013 related to the acquisition of our ADP AdvancedMD® business in the third quarter of fiscal year 2011 and a gain resulting from the sale of certain assets completed in the second quarter of fiscal year 2012. In fiscal year 2013, our named executive officers (other than Mr. Reidy) received cash bonuses that averaged approximately 106.1% of target. Our one-year earnings per share growth for fiscal year 2013 resulted in awards to our named executive officers of restricted stock under our performance-based restricted stock program at 100% of target.
The tables below illustrate the alignment between company performance and the incentive compensation paid to Mr. Rodriguez for fiscal year 2013:
Good Governance and Best Practices
We are committed to ensuring that our compensation programs reflect principles of good governance. The following practices are key aspects of our programs:
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As part of our commitment to principles of good governance, we do not engage in the following practices:
Fiscal Year 2013 Executive Compensation Highlights
For fiscal year 2013, we maintained annual cash bonus targets at fiscal year 2012 levels and increased the base salary of each named executive officer by an average of 4.1%, except for Mr. Siegmund, who was promoted to chief financial officer in November 2012, and for Mr. OBrien, who was hired in April 2012. The design and targeted mix of our performance-based restricted stock (PBRS) and stock option programs remained unchanged from fiscal year 2012, however the vesting period for PBRS grants that applies after the conclusion of the 12-month performance period was extended to 12 months from 6 months. A summary of fiscal year 2013 total direct compensation for our named executive officers (with the exception of Mr. Reidy, who ceased to be an officer of the company effective on November 2, 2012 and separated from the company on January 2, 2013) is set forth in the following table, and additional detail is presented in the subsequent discussion as well as the tables and narratives that follow this CD&A:
Name | Base Salary | Annual Bonus | PBRS2 | Stock Options2 | Total | |||||||||||||||||||
Mr. Rodriguez | $ | 850,000 | $ | 1,437,520 | $ | 2,223,135 | $ | 1,396,440 | $ | 5,907,095 | ||||||||||||||
Mr. Siegmund | $ | 525,000 | 1 | $ | 484,680 | $ | 428,625 | $ | 215,500 | $ | 1,653,805 | |||||||||||||
Ms. Lee | $ | 516,254 | $ | 416,720 | $ | 685,800 | $ | 215,500 | $ | 1,834,274 | ||||||||||||||
Mr. Anenen | $ | 462,376 | $ | 332,726 | $ | 514,350 | $ | 155,160 | $ | 1,464,612 | ||||||||||||||
Mr. OBrien | $ | 475,000 | $ | 351,453 | $ | 485,775 | $ | 155,160 | $ | 1,467,388 |
1 | Mr. Siegmunds salary reflects his base salary in effect after his promotion to chief financial officer in November 2012. | |
2 | Equity amounts are the grant date fair values for the fiscal year 2013 equity awards, which are the same amounts disclosed in the Summary Compensation Table for Fiscal Year 2013 on page 35 of this proxy statement. |
Looking Forward
In fiscal year 2014, we will introduce a performance stock unit program based on financial objectives that are measured over a three-year performance period consisting of three one-year earnings per share performance goals. This new three-year program will replace our current PBRS program. The fiscal 2014 target award opportunity under the new three-year stock unit program will be earned and issued in fiscal 2017 based on earnings per share
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performance goals for fiscal years 2014, 2015 and 2016, creating a gap in the annual vesting schedule under our current PBRS program in fiscal 2016. We will address this gap with a transition grant award opportunity under our current PBRS program in fiscal 2014, which will vest in September of fiscal 2016 in accordance with the current program, thereby avoiding possible retention risk in the absence of the vesting opportunity in fiscal 2016. We believe the new three-year program will help drive the companys longer term financial goals by tying a substantial portion of the total compensation opportunity to multi-year performance, and better promote talent retention by lengthening the performance period. For a description of our current PBRS program see Performance-Based Restricted Stock on page 30 of this proxy statement.
Compensation Principles
We believe that compensation should be designed to create a direct link between performance and stockholder value. Five principles that guide our decisions involving executive compensation are that compensation should be:
Our compensation programs are designed so that target pay reflects relative levels of responsibility among our key executives, and such that the proportion of pay tied to operating performance and changes in shareholder value varies directly with the level of responsibility and accountability to shareholders. We assign all executives to pay grades by comparing their position-specific duties and responsibilities with market data and our internal management structure. Each pay grade has a base salary range and a total annual cash compensation range, as well as ranges for annual equity grants. Executives are positioned within these ranges based on a variety of factors, most notably their experience and skill set and their performance over time.
We design our performance-based compensation so that actual, realized compensation will vary relative to the target award opportunity based on performance. As such, actual compensation amounts may vary above or below targeted levels depending on performance of a business unit and achievement of individual performance goals. We have adopted this compensation design to provide meaningful incentives for our key executives to achieve excellent results. We also believe that it is important for our executive officers to have an ongoing long-term investment in the company as outlined on page 33 of this proxy statement under Stock Ownership Guidelines.
Growth in revenue and operating income are important performance measures in annual cash bonus determinations, and earnings per share growth is used to determine the number of shares earned in a performance period under our performance-based restricted stock program. These performance criteria were chosen for the variable incentive plans because they focus our executive officers on the companys long-term strategic goals of increasing the growth and profitability of our business, which are the key drivers of sustainable increases in stockholder value. The earnings per share measurement we use is diluted earnings per share from continuing operations.
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Elements of Compensation
The following table summarizes the major elements of our fiscal year 2013 executive officer compensation programs.
Compensation Element | Objectives | Key Characteristics |
Base Salary |
To provide a fixed amount for performing the duties and responsibilities of the position |
Determined based on overall performance, level of responsibility, pay grade, competitive compensation data and comparison to other company executives |
Annual Cash Bonus |
To motivate executive officers to achieve individual, business unit and company-wide business goals |
Payment based on achievement of target individual, business unit and company-wide business goals |
Performance-Based Restricted Stock Awards |
To motivate executive officers to achieve certain longer-term goals and create long-term alignment with stockholders |
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Stock Options |
To align the interests of executive officers with long-term stockholders interests and ensure that realized compensation occurs only when there is a corresponding increase in stockholder value |
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Consistent with our pay for performance philosophy, our named executive officers compensation is structured with a significant portion of their total compensation at risk and paid based on the performance of the company and the applicable business unit. Excluding Mr. Reidys fiscal year 2013 compensation, the mix of total direct compensation (base salary, cash bonus and long-term incentive awards) for fiscal year 2013 was designed to deliver the following approximate proportions of total compensation to Mr. Rodriguez, our chief executive officer, and the other named executive officers (on average) if company and individual target levels of performance are achieved. Mr. Rodriguezs higher portion of at-risk compensation reflects his greater responsibility for overall company performance.
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Compensation Consultant
The compensation committee has engaged Cook & Co. to provide assistance with the design of our compensation programs, the development of comparative market-based compensation data for the chief executive officer position and the determination of the chief executive officers target compensation awards. The specific matters on which Cook & Co. provided advice in fiscal year 2013 were the design of executive compensation programs and practices, including the changes to long-term incentives, and chief executive officer pay levels. In June 2012, Cook & Co. delivered to our compensation committee the results of a competitive assessment of compensation for use in determining fiscal year 2013 target compensation for Mr. Rodriguez. Cook & Co. also examined the mix of proposed performance-based restricted stock awards and stock option grants for our named executive officers in fiscal year 2013 and confirmed that the proposals for the named executive officers appeared reasonable and customary, given the companys size and structure.
As part of its ongoing support to the compensation committee, Cook & Co. also reviews executive compensation disclosures (including this Compensation Discussion and Analysis), reviews and provides comments on changes to the committees charter, advises on emerging trends and the implications of regulatory and governance developments, and reviews and provides commentary on materials and proposals prepared by management that are presented at the committees meetings.
The compensation committee determined that the work of Cook & Co. did not raise any conflicts of interest in fiscal 2013. In making this assessment, the compensation committee considered the independence factors enumerated in Rule 10C-1(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and applicable NASDAQ listing standards, including the fact that Cook & Co. does not provide any other services to the company, the level of fees received from the company as a percentage of Cook & Co.s total revenue, policies and procedures employed by Cook & Co. to prevent conflicts of interest, and whether the individual Cook & Co. advisers to the compensation committee own any stock of the company or have any business or personal relationships with members of the compensation committee or our executive officers.
Compensation Review and Determination
Our annual pay review focuses on base salary, annual cash bonus and long-term equity incentives. In determining the compensation of our named executive officers, we consider the type of business we are in and the nature of our organization. The compensation committee also considers market data provided by their independent compensation consultant and by management. The compensation committee examines summary compensation sheets detailing the amounts and mix of base salary, cash bonus, and equity grants for each of our named executive officers, which compare the amounts and mix to competitive compensation practices. We generally target base salary, annual cash bonus and long-term equity incentives at the median of competitive compensation levels, but we will set targets above or below the median when warranted in the discretion of the compensation committee. The degree to which target compensation ranges above or below the median competitive rate is primarily based on each executives skill set and experience relative to market peers. Executives who are new in their roles and therefore less experienced than market peers are typically positioned lower in the range, whereas executives with long tenure in their role may be positioned higher in the range.
We consult different sets of compensation data reflecting the levels and practices of different groups of businesses to determine competitive compensation levels for our chief executive officer and other named executive officers.
Chief Executive Officer. In benchmarking Mr. Rodriguezs compensation, the compensation committee at its June 2012 meeting, reviewed the market compensation data from all U.S. public companies with annual revenue between $8 billion and $14 billion based on results as of April 30, 2012 (97 companies), which we believe is representative of the competitive environment we face with respect to senior executives. Utility companies were excluded because of the regulatory environment in which they operate. The median base salary, median target cash compensation and median target direct compensation (total cash plus long-term incentive compensation) of the comparison companies was $1,050,000, $2,686,000 and $8,553,000, respectively.
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For fiscal year 2013, Mr. Rodriguezs base salary was at the 8th percentile, his target cash compensation was at the 19th percentile and his target direct compensation was at the 23th percentile of the compensation of the chief executive officers of the comparison companies.
Other Named Executive Officers. With respect to the total cash and long-term incentive compensation for Ms. Lee and Messrs. Siegmund, Anenen, OBrien and Reidy, management provided the compensation committee with competitive compensation market data based on compensation surveys reflecting the pay practices of publicly traded companies. The surveys used were the Towers Watson® U.S. General Industry Executive Database, the Hewitt Associates® Executive Total Compensation by Industry Survey, the Mercer Human Resources U.S. General Industry Executive Database and, for Messrs. Siegmund, OBrien and Reidy, the Equilar Inc.® Top 25 Database. The number of companies included in the surveys ranged from 49 to 129. The companies included for Messrs. Siegmund, OBrien and Reidy were based on a revenue range such that the median company revenue approximates the annual revenue of ADP. The companies included for Ms. Lee and Mr. Anenen were based on a revenue range such that the median company revenue approximates the annual revenue of the business units that the executive officer leads.
Differences in Compensation of Our Named Executive Officers
We carefully designed the pay mix for our chief executive officer to be competitive when measured against the pay packages of other chief executive officers as indicated by the compensation study.
We have found that due to the broad responsibilities and the experience required for the chief executive officer position, compensation for chief executive officers in public companies that are similar in size to ours is significantly higher than those for other named executive officers.
When determining the compensation level for each of our executive officers, the compensation committee reviews each individual compensation element based on the previous years level, as well as how the proposed level for that individual element would compare to the other executive officers. The aggregate level for each executive officers compensation is then compared against the executives previous years totals and against compensation of other executive officers of the company.
Cash Compensation
Base Salary
Base salaries are a fixed amount paid to each executive for performing his or her normal duties and responsibilities. We determine the amount based on the executives overall performance, level of responsibility, pay grade, competitive compensation practices data and comparison to other company executives. Based on these criteria, our named executive officers received the following annual salary increases in fiscal year 2013 (Mr. OBrien did not receive a salary increase for fiscal year 2013 because he was hired in April 2012):
Named Executive Officer | FY12 Salary | Increase | FY13 Salary | ||||||||||
Mr. Rodriguez | $ | 800,000 | 6.3 | % | $ | 850,000 | |||||||
Mr. Siegmund | $ | 415,000 | 26.5 | % | $ | 525,000 | |||||||
Ms. Lee | $ | 500,000 | 3.3 | % | $ | 516,254 | |||||||
Mr. Anenen | $ | 450,000 | 2.8 | % | $ | 462,376 | |||||||
Mr. OBrien | $ | 475,000 | 0.0 | % | $ | 475,000 | |||||||
Mr. Reidy | $ | 560,000 | 2.0 | % | $ | 571,202 |
Salary increases for the named executive officers were made effective July 1, 2012, the first day of the 2013 fiscal year. In addition to the 3% salary increase Mr. Siegmund received effective July 2012, the compensation committee decided to increase Mr. Siegmunds salary in November 2012 by approximately an additional 23% in connection with his promotion to chief financial officer. In determining the amount of such increase, the compensation committee considered the recommendations of Cook & Co. and the increased responsibilities assumed by Mr. Siegmund as a result of his promotion.
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Annual Cash Bonus
Overview
We paid our named executive officers cash bonuses for fiscal year 2013 based on the attainment of individual, business unit and company-wide business goals established at the beginning of the fiscal year.
For each executive officer, we establish a target bonus amount, which is initially expressed as a percentage of projected year-end annual base salary. This target bonus percentage ranges from 70% to 160% of base salary for the named executive officers. We also assign a percentage value to each bonus component of each named executive officers annual cash bonus plan and then determine the target bonus amount linked to each component. We establish these performance ranges to provide our named executive officers with a strong incentive to exceed the targets. The maximum bonus payment to our chief executive officer is 200% of his target bonus level. All other named executive officers have a maximum bonus payment of 175% of their respective target bonus levels. There is no minimum payment level.
The compensation committee establishes and approves the annual target bonus objectives and award opportunities for each of our named executive officers. In making these determinations, the compensation committee considers a variety of factors including market data, each officers relative level of responsibility, and the chief executive officers recommendations for executives other than himself. Our named executive officers participate in the discussions surrounding their bonus objectives so that they can provide their input and understand the expectations of each bonus plan component. Each named executive officer receives a final version of his or her individualized bonus plan after it has been approved by the compensation committee. Except in extraordinary circumstances, bonus objectives are not modified during the fiscal year, and no bonus objectives were modified during fiscal year 2013.
The compensation committee reviews the performance of each of our named executive officers relative to his or her annual fiscal year target bonus plan objectives at its regularly scheduled August meeting, which is the first meeting following the end of our fiscal year. Based on this review, the compensation committee determines and approves the annual cash bonuses for each of our executive officers.
Named Executive Officers Fiscal Year 2013 Bonuses
Fiscal year 2013 target bonuses for the named executive officers were the same in percentage terms as in fiscal year 2012, except for Mr. Siegmunds bonus target, which increased from 70% of base salary to 80%, due to his promotion. Following the conclusion of fiscal year 2013, the compensation committee considered the performance of the company, the business units and the individual named executive officers for the 2013 fiscal year against the named executive officers bonus objectives, assessed which of the individual bonus targets were met, exceeded or not fully achieved and approved cash bonuses as follows:
Target Bonus as % | Target Bonus | Maximum Bonus as | Actual Bonus | Bonus Amount as | |||||||||||||||||||
Named Executive Officer | of Base Salary | Amount | % of Target | Amount | % of Target | ||||||||||||||||||
Mr. Rodriguez | 160% | $ | 1,360,000 | 200% | $ | 1,437,520 | 105.7% | ||||||||||||||||
Mr. Siegmund | 80% | $ | 420,000 | 175% | $ | 484,680 | 115.4% | ||||||||||||||||
Ms. Lee | 80% | $ | 413,000 | 175% | $ | 416,720 | 100.9% | ||||||||||||||||
Mr. Anenen | 70% | $ | 323,700 | 175% | $ | 332,726 | 102.8% | ||||||||||||||||
Mr. OBrien | 70% | $ | 332,500 | 175% | $ | 351,453 | 105.7% |
In addition, per his employment agreement, Mr. Reidy was paid an amount equal to his fiscal year 2013 cash bonus at 100% of his target in connection with his separation from the company.
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Fiscal Year 2013 Target Bonus Objectives
Each objective for our named executive officers was satisfied as set forth below:
Mr. Rodriguez | Mr. Siegmund | Ms. Lee | Mr. Anenen | Mr. OBrien | ||||||
Bonus Objectives | Target Weight |
Payout as % of Target |
Target Weight |
Payout as % of Target |
Target Weight |
Payout as % of Target |
Target Weight |
Payout as % of Target |
Target Weight |
Payout as % of Target |
Revenue Growth | 20.0% | 102.8% | 15.0% | 102.8% | 15.0% | 102.8% | 15.0% | 102.8% | 20.0% | 102.8% |
Operating Income Growth |
20.0% | 96.4% | 20.0% | 96.4% | 20.0% | 96.4% | 20.0% | 96.4% | 20.0% | 96.4% |
Sales Growth | 20.0% | 138.6% | 15.0% | 138.6% | 15.0% | 138.6% | - | - | 20.0% | 138.6% |
Division Financial Performance |
- | - | 20.0% | 156.5% | 20.0% | 84.0% | 35.0% | 100.9% | - | - |
Strategic Objectives | 40.0% | 95.3% | 30.0% | 95.3% | 30.0% | 95.3% | 30.0% | 109.3% | 40.0% | 95.3% |
The bonus objectives were designed to reward achievement of goals that are aligned with the key components of our operational and strategic success, the degree to which the named executive officers have responsibility over overall company performance or individual division results, and to provide a set of common objectives that facilitate collaborative engagement. The compensation committee established the following financial goals for our named executive officers:
Revenue Growth: 7% as a target objective, 200% of target was to be awarded for revenue growth of 11% or greater, and 0% of target was to be awarded for revenue growth below 2.5%.
Operating Income: 4.5% as a target objective, 200% of target was to be awarded for operating income growth of 8.5% or greater, and 0% of target was to be awarded for negative operating income growth.
Sales Growth (ES Worldwide): 9% for as a target objective, 200% of target was to be awarded for sales growth of 13% or greater, and 0% of target was to be awarded for negative sales growth. This objective is not included in Mr. Anenens bonus plan.
Division Financial Performance: Successfully achieve net operating income, client retention and, in the case of Mr. Anenen, sales, equal to their respective divisions target results for fiscal year 2013.
Strategic Objectives:
Long-Term Incentive Compensation Programs
We believe that long-term incentive compensation is a significant factor in attracting and retaining key executives and in aligning their interests directly with the interests of our stockholders. For fiscal year 2013, long-term incentives are awarded in the form of performance-based restricted stock awards and stock option grants. The compensation committee selected these awards because they ensure that the overall long-term incentive program is closely tied to changes in stockholder value and the degree to which critical operating objectives are attained, and support our talent retention objectives.
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Based on a long-term incentive compensation study conducted with the assistance of Cook & Co., we rebalanced the weighting of performance-based restricted stock awards and stock option grants. As a result, for all of our named executive officers except our chief executive officer, we target a long-term incentive compensation mix of 70% performance-based restricted stock and 30% stock options. For fiscal year 2013, the compensation committee approved a long-term incentive mix for the chief executive officer of 60% performance-based restricted stock and 40% stock options. The compensation committee believes that this incentive mix is appropriate for the chief executive officer because of his greater role in driving long-term stockholder value creation.
The compensation committee may also from time to time grant discretionary awards of time-based restricted stock to our executive officers. These awards are for special situations and are not considered in the target allocation of total long-term incentive compensation between performance-based restricted stock awards and stock option grants. No such awards were made to our executive officers in fiscal year 2013.
The target long-term incentive mix approved for fiscal year 2013 grants is shown in the following chart:
As part of our annual market analysis of compensation data, we compare our long-term equity incentive grant values with competitive levels. We establish share grant target amounts or ranges of target amounts for each executive level by setting such target amounts, and the midpoints of such ranges of target amounts, at the market median levels. The compensation committee reviews the share grant targets and target ranges annually to ensure that the resulting awards based on current stock price and option fair value remain generally consistent with our median compensation philosophy.
Prior to the beginning of each fiscal year, we analyze the target performance-based restricted stock award and stock option grant levels to confirm that our desired target long-term incentive compensation values are appropriate in the context of the compensation studies referred to under Compensation Review and Determination above. When comparing our desired values to these compensation studies, we look at both equity elements in total.
At its August 2012 meeting, the compensation committee approved target awards of one-year performance-based restricted stock for fiscal year 2013 for all named executive officers. At its January 2013 meeting, the compensation committee approved stock option grants for the named executive officers for fiscal year 2013. Performance-based restricted stock awards (at target) and stock option grants for fiscal year 2013 are summarized in the table below:
Named Executive Officer | Target PBRS Award | Stock Options | |||||||
Mr. Rodriguez | 38,900 | 162,000 | |||||||
Mr. Siegmund | 7,500 | 25,000 | |||||||
Ms. Lee | 12,000 | 25,000 | |||||||
Mr. Anenen | 9,000 | 18,000 | |||||||
Mr. OBrien | 8,500 | 18,000 | |||||||
Mr. Reidy | 13,000 | 0 |
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Mr. Reidy separated from the company before the fiscal year 2013 stock options were granted. Mr. Rodriguezs employment agreement affects his long-term incentive compensation. Mr. Rodriguezs employment agreement is summarized in more detail below under Mr. Rodriguezs Employment Agreement. Mr. Reidys separation agreement, which he entered into in connection with his separation from the company, governs his long-term incentive compensation granted prior to his separation. Mr. Reidys separation agreement is summarized in more detail below under Mr. Reidys Separation Agreement.
Performance-Based Restricted Stock
We use a performance-based restricted stock program, in which vesting occurs over a multi-year period, to align the compensation of our key executives with long-term company operating performance, create commonality of interest between executives and shareholders, and to support talent retention objectives. We typically communicate to our executive officers (including the named executive officers) in the first quarter of each fiscal year the target number of shares of restricted stock subject to a performance-based restricted stock award if we achieve 100% of the designated performance objective. After the conclusion of the one-year performance period, the compensation committee determines the extent to which the performance objective was achieved, and the applicable percentage of the number of target shares, if any, that have been earned. The earned shares are typically issued in the following September (i.e., September 2013 in respect of fiscal year 2013 performance) in the form of restricted stock, which is subject to time-based vesting. The fiscal year 2013 performance-based restricted stock program requires a one-year vesting period.
In August 2012 we established that earnings per share growth for fiscal year 2013 of more than 5% would be required to receive the awards at the target level, and the awards would be adjusted upward or downward at the end of the performance period as follows:
Earnings Per Share Growth | Restricted Stock Grant
as Percentage of Target | |||
0% or under | 0% | |||
>0% to 1% | 50% | |||
>1% to 3% | 75% | |||
>3% to 5% | 85% | |||
>5% to 7% | 100% | |||
>7% to 9% | 115% | |||
>9% to 11% | 125% | |||
Over 11% | 150% |
Our earnings per share growth for fiscal year 2013 was 6.3%, resulting in awards of restricted stock at 100% of target level. These shares of restricted stock were issued in September 2013 and will vest fully in September 2014, subject to the executives continued employment with the company through the vesting date. Dividends are paid only with respect to shares of restricted stock that have been issued.
Stock Options
We grant stock options to our executive officers based upon their pay grades (other than our chief executive officer). Stock options generally vest over four years. The grant level for each pay grade is determined based on our annual review of our long-term incentive compensation program. Our chief executive officer recommends to the compensation committee the number of stock options for our executive officers, other than himself. The compensation committee determined and approved stock option grants for our chief executive officer as part of a review of his entire compensation package based on the guidance of its independent compensation consultant, Cook & Co. The grant levels approved by the compensation committee for fiscal year 2013 were consistent with the grant levels approved for fiscal year 2012, with the exception of Mr. Siegmund (who received more stock options to reflect his promotion to chief financial officer) and Mr. Rodriguez (who received fewer stock options in fiscal year 2013 because he had received in fiscal year 2012 a special, one-time stock option award in connection with his promotion to chief executive officer).
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While the compensation committee can consider a stock option grant at any time for our executive officers, it makes its regularly scheduled stock option grants at its first meeting in January of each calendar year. The compensation committee generally sets its calendar of meetings in August of each year and we do not coordinate the January meeting date, or any other meeting dates, with any regularly scheduled announcement or corporate event. Additional stock option grants may be made to assist us in recruiting, promoting or retaining executive officers.
Time-Based Restricted Stock
The compensation committee may from time to time grant discretionary awards of time-based restricted stock to our executive officers. These discretionary grants assist us in the recruitment, promotion or retention of executive officers. Our named executive officers did not receive any time-based restricted stock grants in fiscal year 2013.
Other Compensation Components and Considerations
In addition to the compensation components discussed above and the opportunity to participate in the same Employees Savings-Stock Purchase Plan and the same health and welfare benefits available to our U.S. associates generally, we offer our executive officers retirement benefits, deferred compensation, limited perquisites and change in control protection. We believe these additional benefits are fair, competitive, consistent with our overall compensation philosophy and designed to ensure that we can effectively retain our executive officers as well as effectively compete for executive talent.
Retirement Benefits
All executive officers can participate in the Automatic Data Processing, Inc. Retirement and Savings Plan (our 401(k) plan) and are automatically enrolled in the Automatic Data Processing, Inc. Pension Retirement Plan (a tax-qualified, defined benefit, cash balance pension plan). These plans are generally available to all U.S. associates. Executive officers also participate in the Supplemental Officers Retirement Plan, which provides retirement benefits to our executive officers in excess of those generally available under our qualified cash balance pension plan. The Supplemental Officers Retirement Plan enables us to attract and retain experienced senior executive talent necessary to achieve growth by providing for their financial security following their retirement, and provides these executive officers with a retirement benefit targeted to a competitive income replacement ratio at normal retirement age.
Deferred Compensation
All executive officers may defer all or a portion of their annual cash bonuses and/or performance-based restricted stock awards into a deferred compensation account. We make this program available to our executive officers to be competitive, to facilitate the recruitment of new executives and to provide our executive officers with a tax efficient way to save for retirement. The company does not match deferrals by its named executive officers or otherwise contribute any amounts to the named executive officers deferred compensation amounts. Since the deferral accounts are made up of funds already earned by the executive officers, we do not consider the executives deferred account balances, or investment earnings or losses on such balances, when we make compensation decisions.
Perquisites
We provide each of our executive officers the use of automobiles leased by the company. Consistent with our policy towards all attendees, we pay for the spouses of our executive officers to accompany them to our annual sales Presidents Club events. In addition, the ADP Foundation makes contributions that match the charitable gifts made by our executive officers up to a maximum of $20,000 per calendar year. Finally, company policy permits Mr. Rodriguez to occasionally use the companys aircraft for personal travel in order to maximize his business availability and productivity, provided that he reimburses the company for the aggregate incremental cost incurred by the company in connection with any such personal use.
We did not make any tax gross-up payments to our named executive officers in fiscal year 2013, except for payments related to relocation expenses, which are available to all U.S. associates who participate in the companys relocation program.
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Change in Control and Severance Arrangements
The Automatic Data Processing, Inc. Change in Control Severance Plan for Corporate Officers is designed (i) to retain our corporate officers (including the named executive officers) and our staff vice presidents and (ii) to align their interests with our stockholders interests so that they can consider transactions that are in the best interests of our stockholders and maintain their focus without concern regarding how any such transaction might personally affect them. In addition, Mr. Rodriguezs employment agreement, which was entered into in December 2011, contains provisions related to severance and change in control as described below under Potential Payments To Named Executive Officers Upon Termination or Change of Control.
Under our Change in Control Severance Plan for Corporate Officers (described below under Potential Payments To Named Executive Officers Upon Termination or Change of Control), our executive officers have separation entitlements that differ from one another. Mr. Rodriguez is entitled to severance equal to approximately one and one-half to two times base salary and bonus upon termination of employment without cause or with good reason, while our other named executive officers are entitled to severance equal to approximately one to one and one-half times base salary and bonus. We believe that a higher severance multiple for our chief executive officer is needed in order to attract the individual we believe is best suited for the office. Our chief executive officer is the individual the public and our stockholders most closely identify as the face of the company. He has the greatest individual impact on our success, and he faces the greatest personal risks when the company takes risks. Our Change in Control Severance Plan for Corporate Officers also provides that the vesting of certain unvested equity awards may be accelerated under some termination scenarios based on a double trigger in which payments of cash and vesting of equity awards occur only if termination of employment without cause or with good reason occurs during the 3-year period after a change in control.
The severance formulas we use for executive officers are each designed to provide the level of temporary replacement income we feel is appropriate for that office, but the compensation our executive officers may receive after termination of employment or a change in control is not taken into account when current compensation levels are determined.
Accounting and Tax Considerations
We consider accounting and tax implications when we design our equity-based and cash compensation programs and when we make awards or grants. In particular, Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code generally disallows a tax deduction to public companies for compensation over $1,000,000 paid to covered employees (which are defined as our named executive officers, other than the chief financial officer). However, qualifying performance-based compensation is not subject to the deduction limit if certain requirements are met. We strive to make only those equity-based awards and grants that qualify as performance-based compensation or that we otherwise can deduct when determining our corporate taxes. However, the overriding consideration when evaluating the pay level or design component of any portion of our executives compensation is the effectiveness of the component and the stockholder value that management and the compensation committee believe the pay component reinforces. The compensation committee may, however, award compensation that is not deductible under Section 162(m) when, in the exercise of the committees judgment, it would be in the best interests of the company and its stockholders to do so. Compensation attributable to the vesting of time-based restricted stock does not qualify as performance-based compensation, and therefore may not be deductible to the extent it results in aggregate non-performance based compensation in excess of $1,000,000. With the exception of Mr. OBrien, who received a one-time grant of 15,000 shares of time-based restricted stock in April of 2012 in connection with being hired as our chief human resources officer, our named executive officers have not received any time-based restricted stock since fiscal year 2010.
Our stockholders have previously approved incentive plans (including our 2008 Omnibus Award Plan) which are intended to permit the company to make equity-based awards and cash bonuses that may qualify as performance-based compensation for purposes of Section 162(m). We are submitting the performance criteria set forth in our 2008 Omnibus Award Plan for re-approval to ensure that the company may continue to deduct compensation attributable to awards granted under the plan. See Re-approval of the Performance-Based Provisions of the 2008 Omnibus Award Plan on page 62 of this proxy statement.
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Compensation Recovery (Clawback)
Our stock option and restricted stock award agreements pursuant to our 2008 Omnibus Award Plan permit the compensation committee to cause a recipients award to be forfeited, and to require the recipient to pay to us any option gain and/or the value of vested restricted stock, as applicable, if the recipient engages in activity that is in conflict with or adverse to our interests, including but not limited to fraud or conduct contributing to any financial restatements or irregularities, or if the recipient violates a restrictive covenant.
Stock Ownership Guidelines
The compensation committee has established stock ownership guidelines to encourage equity ownership by our executive officers in order to reinforce the link between their financial interests and those of our stockholders. We set the stock ownership guidelines on the basis of each executive officers pay grade, expressed as a multiple of the executive officers base salary on the first day of the fiscal year. Stock ownership (as defined under the guidelines) consists of stock owned outright by the executive officer or beneficially through ownership by direct family members (spouses and/or dependent children), or stock owned through our Retirement and Savings Plan.
Under our stock ownership guidelines, Mr. Rodriguez is expected to own an amount of our stock equal in value to six times his base salary and Ms. Lee and Messrs. Siegmund, Anenen and OBrien are expected to own an amount of our stock equal in value to three times their respective base salaries. Executive officers whose ownership levels are below the minimum required levels are required to retain as shares of common stock at least 75% of post-tax net gains on stock option exercises, and 75% of shares (net of taxes) received upon vesting of restricted stock. As of the end of fiscal year 2013, all named executive officers met the stock ownership guidelines, with the exception of Mr. OBrien, who was hired in April 2012.
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COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REPORT
The compensation committee has reviewed and discussed with management the foregoing Compensation Discussion and Analysis section of the companys 2013 proxy statement. Based on its review and discussions with management, the compensation committee recommended to the board of directors that the Compensation Discussion and Analysis be included in the companys 2013 proxy statement.
Compensation Committee |
Gregory D. Brenneman, Chairman |
Richard T. Clark |
R. Glenn Hubbard |
John P. Jones |
Gregory L. Summe |
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COMPENSATION OF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
The following table summarizes the compensation of our named executive officers for fiscal year 2013.
SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2013
Name and Principal Position |
Year | Salary ($) |
Bonus ($) |
Stock Awards ($)(4) |
Option Awards ($)(4) |
Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation ($)(5) |
Change in Pension Value and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings ($)(6) |
All
Other Compensation ($)(7) |
Total ($) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
(a) | (b) | (c) | (d) | (e) | (f) | (g) | (h) | (i) | (j) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Carlos A. Rodriguez | 2013 | $ | 850,000 | $ | 0 | $ | 2,223,135 | $ | 1,396,440 | $ | 1,437,520 | $ | 379,644 | $ | 51,016 | $ | 6,337,755 | |||||||||||||||||
President and Chief | 2012 | $ | 729,744 | $ | 0 | $ | 926,200 | $ | 1,673,900 | $ | 1,452,400 | $ | 636,696 | $ | 50,482 | $ | 5,469,422 | |||||||||||||||||
Executive Officer | 2011 | $ | 500,000 | $ | 0 | $ | 487,200 | $ | 170,800 | $ | 573,800 | $ | 155,660 | $ | 41,620 | $ | 1,929,080 | |||||||||||||||||
Jan Siegmund | 2013 | $ | 492,484 | $ | 0 | $ | 428,625 | $ | 215,500 | $ | 484,680 | $ | 43,364 | $ | 27,743 | $ | 1,692,396 | |||||||||||||||||
Chief Financial | 2012 | $ | 415,001 | $ | 0 | $ | 347,325 | $ | 132,150 | $ | 358,500 | $ | 379,772 | $ | 32,997 | $ | 1,665,745 | |||||||||||||||||
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Regina R. Lee | 2013 | $ | 516,254 | $ | 0 | $ | 685,800 | $ | 215,500 | $ | 416,720 | $ | 180,371 | $ | 67,578 | $ | 2,082,223 | |||||||||||||||||
Division President | 2012 | $ | 500,004 | $ | 0 | $ | 555,720 | $ | 176,200 | $ | 468,800 | $ | 729,497 | $ | 80,843 | $ | 2,511,064 | |||||||||||||||||
2011 | $ | 475,270 | $ | 0 | $ | 487,200 | $ | 170,800 | $ | 574,600 | $ | 206,540 | $ | 275,757 | $ | 2,190,167 | ||||||||||||||||||
Steven J. Anenen | 2013 | $ | 462,376 | $ | 0 | $ | 514,350 | $ | 155,160 | $ | 332,726 | $ | 199,410 | $ | 31,957 | $ | 1,695,979 | |||||||||||||||||
Division President | 2012 | $ | 450,001 | $ | 0 | $ | 416,790 | $ | 132,150 | $ | 373,000 | $ | 980,380 | $ | 32,002 | $ | 2,384,323 | |||||||||||||||||
2011 | $ | 425,003 | $ | 0 | $ | 345,100 | $ | 128,100 | $ | 453,300 | $ | 342,814 | $ | 41,779 | $ | 1,736,095 | ||||||||||||||||||
Dermot J. OBrien | 2013 | $ | 475,000 | $ | 50,000 | (2) | $ | 485,775 | $ | 155,160 | $ | 351,453 | $ | 61,508 | $ | 30,887 | $ | 1,609,783 | ||||||||||||||||
Chief Human | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Christopher R. Reidy | 2013 | $ | 289,995 | $ | 0 | $ | 742,950 | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | $ | 4,165 | $ | 1,533,800 | $ | 2,570,910 | |||||||||||||||||
Chief Financial | 2012 | $ | 560,002 | $ | 0 | $ | 602,030 | $ | 176,200 | $ | 540,300 | $ | 571,293 | $ | 39,036 | $ | 2,488,861 | |||||||||||||||||
Officer(3) | 2011 | $ | 543,048 | $ | 0 | $ | 527,800 | $ | 170,800 | $ | 667,900 | $ | 196,651 | $ | 42,378 | $ | 2,148,577 |
(1) | Mr. Siegmund became chief financial officer on November 5, 2012. |
(2) | Sign on bonus Mr. OBrien received in connection with being hired as chief human resources officer. |
(3) | Mr. Reidy ceased to be an officer of the company effective on November 2, 2012 and separated from the company on January 2, 2013. |
(4) | Amounts set forth in the Stock Awards and Option Awards columns represent the aggregate grant date fair value of awards granted in fiscal years 2013, 2012, and 2011 computed in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718, disregarding estimates of forfeitures related to service-based vesting conditions. For additional information about the assumptions used in these calculations, see Note 10 to our audited consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2013 included in our annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2013. The amounts shown in the Stock Awards column reflect the grant date fair value of performance-based restricted stock based upon the probable outcome of the performance condition as of the grant date. The maximum value of the performance-based restricted stock awards granted in fiscal years 2013, 2012, and 2011, respectively, assuming achievement of the highest level of performance are: Mr. Rodriguez, $3,334,703, $1,389,300, and $730,800; Mr. Siegmund, $642,938 and $520,988; Ms. Lee, $1,028,700, $833,580, and $730,800; Mr. Anenen, $771,525, $625,185, and $517,650; and Mr. Reidy, $1,114,425, $903,045, and $791,700. |
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(5) | Performance-based bonuses paid under the annual cash bonus program are shown in this column. A discussion of our annual cash bonus program may be found in our Compensation Discussion and Analysis under Cash Compensation - Annual Cash Bonus on page 27 of this proxy statement. |
(6) | Amounts shown reflect the aggregate increase during the last fiscal year in the present value of the executives benefit under our tax-qualified cash balance pension plan, the Automatic Data Processing, Inc. Pension Retirement Plan, and our non-qualified supplemental retirement plan, the Supplemental Officers Retirement Plan. There were no above-market or preferential earnings on nonqualified deferred compensation. The Pension Retirement Plan and the Supplemental Officers Retirement Plan provide benefits in the form of a lump sum and/or an annuity. We calculated the present value as of June 30, 2010 based on the RP-2000 white collar mortality table (projected to 2017), a 3.75% interest crediting rate for the pension plan, and a 5.25% discount rate; the present value as of June 30, 2011 is based on the RP-2000 white collar mortality table (projected to 2018), a 3.90% interest crediting rate for the pension plan, and a 5.40% discount rate; the present value as of June 30, 2012 is based on the RP-2000 white collar mortality table (projected to 2019), a 3.25% interest crediting rate for the pension plan, and a 3.90% discount rate; the present value as of June 30, 2013 is based on the RP-2000 white collar mortality table (projected to 2020), a 3.25% interest crediting rate for the pension plan, and a 4.5% discount rate. |
(7) | Please refer to the All Other Compensation for Fiscal Year 2013 table on page 37 of this proxy statement for further information. |
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ALL OTHER COMPENSATION FOR FISCAL YEAR 2013
Name | Other Benefits |
Tax Payments |
Matching Charitable Contributions |
Separation Payments |
Total | |||||||||||||||||||||
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Carlos A. Rodriguez | $ | 31,766 | $ | 0 | $ | 19,250 | $ | 0 | $ | 51,016 | ||||||||||||||||
Jan Siegmund | $ | 16,743 | $ | 0 | $ | 11,000 | $ | 0 | $ | 27,743 | ||||||||||||||||
Regina R. Lee | $ | 48,761 | $ | 11,817 | $ | 7,000 | $ | 0 | $ | 67,578 | ||||||||||||||||
Steven J. Anenen | $ | 31,957 | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | $ | 31,957 | ||||||||||||||||
Dermot J. OBrien | $ | 22,487 | $ | 0 | $ | 8,400 | $ | 0 | $ | 30,887 | ||||||||||||||||
Christopher R. Reidy | $ | 7,208 | $ | 0 | $ | 1,700 | $ | 1,524,892 | $ | 1,533,800 |
(1) | Other Benefits include: | |||
(a) | Actual cost to the company of leasing automobiles (and covering related maintenance, registrations and insurance fees) used for personal travel: Mr. Rodriguez, $17,761; Mr. Siegmund, $2,427; Ms. Lee, $18,214; Mr. Anenen, $14,710; Mr. OBrien $17,892; and Mr. Reidy $6,745. | |||
(b) | Amount paid by the company on behalf of the executives and their spouses or significant others who accompanied them in connection with travel sponsored by the company: Mr. Rodriguez, $2,320; Mr. Siegmund, $2,860; Ms. Lee, $4,520; and Mr. Anenen, $5,894. | |||
(c) | Relocation expense (available to the companys associates generally): Ms. Lee, $14,586. | |||
(d) | Matching contributions to the companys Retirement and Savings Plan (available to the companys associates generally): Mr. Rodriguez, $10,605; Mr. Siegmund, $10,605; Ms. Lee, $10,605; Mr. Anenen, $10,605; and Mr. OBrien, $3,825. | |||
(e) | Life insurance and accidental death and dismemberment premiums paid by the company (available to the companys associates generally): Mr. Rodriguez, $1,080; Mr. Siegmund $851; Ms. Lee, $836; Mr. Anenen, $748; Mr. OBrien, $770; and Mr. Reidy, $463. | |||
(f) | Other benefits include occasional personal travel on the companys aircraft by Mr. Rodriguez and his immediate family. Mr. Rodriguezs immediate family may also occasionally accompany him on the companys aircraft when he is traveling on company business. Pursuant to company policy, Mr. Rodriguez reimbursed the company for the amount of aggregate incremental cost incurred by the company in connection with any such personal use. Incremental cost is calculated by multiplying the personal flight time, including empty aircraft positioning time, by the aircrafts hourly variable operating cost. Variable operating cost includes maintenance, fuel, cleaning, landing fees, flight fees, catering, and crew traveling expenses, including hotels, meals and transportation. | |||
(2) | Gross-up for relocation expense (available to all participants in the relocation program). | |||
(3) | Reflects matching charitable contributions made by the ADP Foundation in an amount not to exceed $20,000 in a calendar year in respect of any given named executive officers charitable contributions for that calendar year. | |||
(4) | Pursuant to the provisions of his separation agreement, Mr. Reidy was paid a total of $1,497,276 in fiscal year 2013 comprised of: $281,206 in separation payments; $457,000 which is the equivalent of Mr. Reidys target annual bonus for fiscal year 2013; and $759,000 which is the cash equivalent of 13,000 shares of ADP common stock on the date of his separation. Mr. Reidy was also allowed to keep the company car leased to him, which had a value of $27,616. |
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GRANTS OF PLAN-BASED AWARDS TABLE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2013
All Other | All Other | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stock | Option | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Awards: | Awards: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Estimated Future Payouts | Number | Number of | Exercise or | Grant Date | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Estimated Future Payouts Under | Under Equity Incentive Plan | of Shares | Securities | Base Price | Fair Value | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Plan Under | Non-Equity Incentive Plan Awards | Awards | of Stock | Underlying | of Option | of Stock | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grant | which Grant | Threshold | Target | Maximum | Threshold | Target | Maximum | or Units | Options | Awards | and Option | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Name | Date | was Made | $ | $ | $ | # | # | # | # | # | ($/Share) | Awards | |||||||||||||||||||||
(a) | (b) | (c) | (d) | (e) | (f) | (g) | (h) | (i) | (j) | (k) | (l) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Carlos A. Rodriguez | Cash Bonus | $0 | $ | 1,360,000 | $ | 2,720,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9/19/2012 | PBRS | 0 | 38,900 | 58,350 | $ | 2,223,135 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1/25/2013 | Stock Options | 162,000 | $ | 59.89 | $ | 1,396,440 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jan Siegmund | Cash Bonus | $0 | $ | 420,000 | $ | 735,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9/19/2012 | PBRS | 0 | 7,500 | 11,250 | $ | 428,625 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1/25/2013 | Stock Options | 25,000 | $ | 59.89 | $ | 215,500 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Regina R. Lee | Cash Bonus | $0 | $ | 413,000 | $ | 722,750 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9/19/2012 | PBRS | 0 | 12,000 | 18,000 | $ | 685,800 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1/25/2013 | Stock Options | 25,000 | $ | 59.89 | $ | 215,500 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Steven J. Anenen | Cash Bonus | $0 | $ | 323,700 | $ | 566,475 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9/19/2012 | PBRS | 0 | 9,000 | 13,500 | $ | 514,350 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1/25/2013 | Stock Options | 18,000 | $ | 59.89 | $ | 155,160 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dermot J. OBrien | Cash Bonus | $0 | $ | 332,500 | $ | 581,875 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9/19/2012 | PBRS | 0 | 8,500 | 12,750 | $ | 485,775 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1/25/2013 | Stock Options | 18,000 | $ | 59.89 | $ | 155,160 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Christopher R. Reidy | Cash Bonus | $0 | $ | 457,000 | $ | 799,750 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9/19/2012 | PBRS | 0 | 13,000 | 19,500 | $ | 742,950 |
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In the foregoing Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table, PBRS refers to our performance-based restricted stock program under our 2008 Omnibus Award Plan. Stock options were also granted under the companys 2008 Omnibus Award Plan.
The grant dates shown in column (b) of the table were determined pursuant to FASB ASC Topic 718. We computed the grant date fair value of each restricted stock award and option grant shown in column (l) in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718, disregarding estimates of forfeitures related to service-based vesting conditions. For additional information about the assumptions used in these calculations, see Note 10 to our audited consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2013 included in our annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2013.
Mr. Rodriguezs Employment Agreement
Mr. Rodriguez entered into an employment agreement with the company on December 14, 2011. Mr. Rodriguezs employment agreement provides for a three year term that begins November 8, 2011 and expires November 7, 2014. The employment agreement provides Mr. Rodriguez with an annual base salary of at least $800,000, and an annual target bonus of at least 160% of the base salary (without any proration for the companys 2012 fiscal year). The actual bonus paid to Mr. Rodriguez will be based upon accomplishment of performance goals established by the compensation committee each year.
Pursuant to the employment agreement, on January 26, 2012, Mr. Rodriguez received a stock option grant of 40,000 shares that was determined by the compensation committee prior to his promotion to chief executive officer as part of his fiscal 2012 long-term incentive compensation, plus an additional special stock option grant of 150,000 shares in recognition of his promotion to chief executive officer. Each stock option grant is scheduled to vest in four equal annual installments of 25% each, commencing one year after the grant date.
Mr. Rodriguezs employment agreement also contains provisions related to his involuntary termination from the company, which are summarized on page 53 of this proxy statement under Potential Payments to Named Executive Officers Upon Termination or Change In Control.
In addition, Mr. Rodriguezs employment agreement provides that he is entitled to participate in all of the companys pension, 401(k), medical and health, life, accident, disability and other insurance programs, equity plans and other compensation and benefits plans and arrangements that are generally available to other company executives, such as the companys Pension Retirement Plan and Supplemental Officers Retirement Plan, which are described on page 49 of this proxy statement under Automatic Data Processing, Inc. Pension Retirement Plan and Supplemental Officers Retirement Plan.
Mr. OBriens Employment Agreement
Mr. OBrien entered into an employment agreement with the company on March 15, 2012. The employment agreement provides Mr. OBrien with an initial annual base salary of $475,000, and an annual target bonus of 70% of the base salary (prorated for fiscal year 2012 to reflect the full number of months of employment with the company prior to June 30, 2012). The actual bonus paid to Mr. OBrien will be based upon accomplishment of performance goals established by the chief executive officer each year, provided that his actual bonus for fiscal year 2012 and fiscal year 2013 will be no less than his target bonus for such years so long as his employment is not terminated by the company for cause, due to disability, due to death or by Mr. OBrien without good reason (each as defined in his employment agreement). Pursuant to the employment agreement, Mr. OBrien also received a cash sign-on bonus of $50,000, payable 75 days after his effective start date.
Pursuant to the employment agreement, on April 30, 2012, Mr. OBrien received a grant of 15,000 shares of time-based restricted stock, the restrictions on which lapsed as to 8,000 shares on March 1, 2013, and lapse as to 4,000 shares on May 1, 2014, and 3,000 shares on May 1, 2015. He is also eligible to participate in the fiscal year 2013 PBRS program with a target of 8,500 shares of restricted stock if the applicable performance objectives are achieved, with the actual number of shares earned to be based on performance in accordance with the terms of the PBRS program. If awarded, the restricted stock would be scheduled to vest in March 2014. Pursuant to the employment agreement, Mr. OBrien was offered an initial stock option grant of 30,000 shares at the next meeting of the compensation committee following his start date, scheduled to vest in four equal annual installments of 25% each commencing one year after the grant date.
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Mr. OBriens employment agreement also contains provisions related to his involuntary termination from the company (including participation in the Change in Control Severance Plan for Corporate Officers), which are summarized on page 54 of this proxy statement under Potential Payments to Named Executive Officers Upon Termination or Change In Control.
In addition, Mr. OBriens employment agreement provides that he is entitled to participate in all of the companys pension, 401(k), medical and health, life, accident, disability and other insurance programs, equity plans and other compensation and benefits plans and arrangements that are generally available to other company executives, such as the companys Pension Retirement Plan and Supplemental Officers Retirement Plan, which are described on page 49 of this proxy statement under Automatic Data Processing, Inc. Pension Retirement Plan and Supplemental Officers Retirement Plan.
Mr. OBriens employment agreement also provides that he has continuing rights for indemnification under the companys charter or bylaws or other policies and procedures in effect on March 15, 2012 including coverage by directors and officers liability insurance, should the company provide such insurance for senior management and whether through an independent or captive insurer and under any indemnification trust.
Mr. Reidys Employment Agreement
Mr. Reidy entered into an employment agreement with the company on August 1, 2006. The employment agreement was superseded in its entirety by Mr. Reidys separation agreement entered into in connection with his separation from the company on January 2, 2013. Mr. Reidys separation agreement is summarized on page 58 of this proxy statement.
Mr. Reidys employment agreement provided for an annual base salary of at least $500,000, and an annual target bonus of at least $400,000. The actual bonus paid to Mr. Reidy was based upon his accomplishment of pre-established performance goals determined by the compensation committee. The agreement also provided that Mr. Reidy would be granted stock options for a minimum of 20,000 shares of common stock each fiscal year during the term of the employment agreement commencing in 2008.
In addition, Mr. Reidys employment agreement provided that he was entitled to participate in all other programs that are generally available to other corporate officers, such as the companys Pension Retirement Plan and Supplemental Officers Retirement Plan, which are described on page 49 of this proxy statement under Automatic Data Processing, Inc. Pension Retirement Plan and Supplemental Officers Retirement Plan.
Restricted Stock
We currently grant restricted stock under our 2008 Omnibus Award Plan. Restricted stock awards granted in connection with our performance-based restricted stock program vest 12 months following issuance. Other restricted stock awards vest over periods determined by our compensation committee. Holders of shares of restricted stock are entitled to receive dividends paid only with respect to shares of restricted stock that have been earned. We require that executives agree to be bound by a restrictive covenant containing non-compete, non-solicitation, and confidentiality obligations as a condition to the grant.
Beginning in February 2009, restricted stock awards under our 2008 Omnibus Award Plan allow the compensation committee to cause a recipients award to be forfeited, and to require the recipient to pay to us any gain realized on the award (the fair market value, on the applicable vesting date, of the shares delivered to the participant), if the recipient engages in an activity that is in conflict with or adverse to our interests, including but not limited to fraud or conduct contributing to any financial restatements or irregularities, or if the recipient violates a restrictive covenant.
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Stock Options
We currently grant stock options under our 2008 Omnibus Award Plan with an exercise price equal to our closing stock price on the date of grant, although options outstanding under our 2000 Stock Option Plan have an exercise price equal to the average of the high and the low sales prices of our stock on the day of grant. Stock options have a term of up to ten years from the date of grant. No option may be exercised after the expiration of its ten-year term. We require that executives agree to be bound by a restrictive covenant containing non-compete, non-solicitation, and confidentiality obligations as a condition to the grant.
Stock options granted in April 2008 and thereafter generally vest over four years. Stock options granted prior to April 2008 generally vest over a five-year period, beginning on the second anniversary of the grant date (for all key executives of the company), or the first anniversary of the grant date (for all other option holders).
Stock options granted under our 2008 Omnibus Award Plan become fully vested and exercisable upon the death or disability of an option holder who (i) is an active employee, (ii) satisfied the companys retirement criteria and retired on or after age 55 with ten years of service (Normal Retirement), or (iii) retired in the previous twelve months on or after age 55 with between five and ten years of service. Stock options will continue to vest following a Normal Retirement that occurs after the first anniversary of an options grant date.
Vested options granted under our 2008 Omnibus Award Plan may generally be exercised for up to 60 days following an option holders termination of employment with the company, provided that:
Beginning in February 2009, stock option awards under our 2008 Omnibus Award Plan allow the compensation committee to cause a recipients award to be forfeited, and to require the recipient to pay to us any option gain, if the recipient engages in an activity that is in conflict with or adverse to our interests, including but not limited to fraud or conduct contributing to any financial restatements or irregularities, or if the recipient violates a restrictive covenant.
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OUTSTANDING EQUITY AWARDS FOR FISCAL YEAR-END 2013
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Incentive | Plan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Plan | Awards: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Awards: | Market or | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number of | Payout Value | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number of | Number of | Market | Unearned | of Unearned | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Securities | Securities | Number | Value of | Shares, | Shares, | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Underlying | Underlying | of Shares | Shares or | Units or | Units or | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Unexercised | Unexercised | or Units of | Units of | Other | Other | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Options | Options | Option | Stock That | Stock That | Rights | Rights That | ||||||||||||||||||||||
(#) | (#) | Exercise | Option | Have Not | Have Not | That Have | Have Not | |||||||||||||||||||||
Grant | (Exercisable) | (Unexercisable) | Price | Expiration | Vested | Vested | Not Vested | Vested | ||||||||||||||||||||
Name | Date (1) | (2) | (2) | ($) (2) | Date | (#) | ($) (3) | (#) | ($) | |||||||||||||||||||
(a) | (b) | (c) | (e) | (f) | (g) | (h) | (i) | (j) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Carlos A. Rodriguez | 4/25/2007 | 12,000 | $ | 44.91 | 4/24/2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1/31/2008 | 3,400 | $ | 40.28 | 1/30/2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2/9/2010 | 4,250 | $ | 40.70 | 2/8/2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2/8/2011 | 10,000 | $ | 49.52 | 2/7/2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1/26/2012 | 47,500 | 142,500 | $ | 55.82 | 1/25/2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1/25/2013 | 162,000 | $ | 59.89 | 1/24/2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2/10/2009 | 8,500 | $ | 585,310 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
3/3/2010 | 1,500 | $ | 103,290 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
9/3/2013 | 38,900 | $ | 2,678,654 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jan Siegmund | 1/26/2007 | 13,170 | $ | 42.94 | 1/25/2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
4/25/2007 | 15,000 | $ | 44.91 | 4/24/2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1/31/2008 | 9,600 | 2,400 | $ | 40.28 | 1/30/2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2/10/2009 | 12,000 | $ | 37.58 | 2/9/2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2/9/2010 | 9,000 | 3,000 | $ | 40.70 | 2/8/2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2/8/2011 | 5,000 | 5,000 | $ | 49.52 | 2/7/2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1/26/2012 | 3,750 | 11,250 | $ | 55.82 | 1/25/2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1/25/2013 | 25,000 | $ | 59.89 | 1/24/2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2/10/2009 | 5,250 | $ | 361,515 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
9/3/2013 | 7,500 | $ | 516,450 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Regina R. Lee | 1/27/2006 | 13,170 | $ | 40.70 | 1/26/2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1/26/2007 | 18,657 | $ | 42.94 | 1/25/2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
4/25/2007 | 30,000 | $ | 44.91 | 4/24/2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1/31/2008 | 13,600 | 3,400 | $ | 40.28 | 1/30/2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2/10/2009 | 17,000 | $ | 37.58 | 2/9/2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2/9/2010 | 12,750 | 4,250 | $ | 40.70 | 2/8/2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2/8/2011 | 10,000 | 10,000 | $ | 49.52 | 2/7/2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1/26/2012 | 5,000 | 15,000 | $ | 55.82 | 1/25/2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1/25/2013 | 25,000 | $ | 59.89 | 1/24/2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2/10/2009 | 8,500 | $ | 585,310 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
3/3/2010 | 1,500 | $ | 103,290 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
9/3/2013 | 12,000 | $ | 826,320 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Steven J. Anenen | 1/27/2006 | 18,657 | $ | 40.70 | 1/26/2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1/26/2007 | 18,657 | $ | 42.94 | 1/25/2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1/31/2008 | 13,600 | 3,400 | $ | 40.28 | 1/30/2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2/10/2009 | 17,000 | $ | 37.58 | 2/9/2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2/9/2010 | 12,750 | 4,250 | $ | 40.70 | 2/8/2020 |
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Option Awards | Stock Awards | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name | Grant Date (1) |
Number
of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options (#) (Exercisable) (2) |
Number
of |
Option Exercise Price ($) (2) |
Option Expiration Date |
Number of Shares or Units of Stock That Have Not Vested (#) |
Market Value of Shares or Units of Stock That Have Not Vested ($) (3) |
Equity Incentive Plan Awards: Number of Unearned Shares, Units or Other Rights That Have Not Vested (#) |
Equity Incentive Plan Awards: Market or Payout Value of Unearned Shares, Units or Other Rights That Have Not Vested ($) | ||||||||||||||||||||
(a) | (b) | (c) | (e) | (f) | (g) | (h) | (i) | (j) | |||||||||||||||||||||
2/8/2011 | 7,500 | 7,500 | $ | 49.52 | 2/7/2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1/26/2012 | 3,750 | 11,250 | $ | 55.82 | 1/25/2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1/25/2013 | 18,000 | $ | 59.89 | 1/24/2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2/10/2009 | 5,000 | $ | 344,300 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9/3/2013 | 9,000 | $ | 619,740 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dermot J. OBrien | 6/7/2012 | 7,500 | 22,500 | $ | 53.15 | 6/6/2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1/25/2013 | 18,000 | $ | 59.89 | 1/24/2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
4/30/2012 | 7,000 | $ | 482,020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9/3/2013 | 8,500 | $ | 585,310 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Christopher R. Reidy | 1/31/2008 | 4,000 | $ | 40.28 | 1/30/2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2/9/2010 | 5,000 | $ | 40.70 | 2/8/2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2/8/2011 | 10,000 | $ | 49.52 | 2/7/2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
1/26/2012 | 15,000 | $ | 55.82 | 1/25/2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2/10/2009 | 4,000 | $ | 0 |
(1) | We have included in the table awards under our one-year performance-based restricted stock program for fiscal year 2013. Such awards were formally made on September 3, 2013. |
(2) | The option awards and exercise price of options granted prior to March 30, 2007 have been adjusted to reflect the spin-off of our former Brokerage Services Group business on March 30, 2007. |
(3) | Market value based on June 28, 2013 closing price of our common stock of $68.86 per share. |
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OUTSTANDING EQUITY VESTING SCHEDULE FOR FISCAL YEAR-END 2013
Option Awards | Stock Awards | |||||||||||
Grant or | ||||||||||||
Grant Date | Vesting from Grant Date | Award Date | Vesting Schedule | |||||||||
Carlos A. Rodriguez | 4/25/2007 | 20% vested on 4/25/2011 | 2/10/2009 | 100% vests on 2/10/2014 | ||||||||
40% vested on 4/25/2012 | 3/3/2010 | 53% vested on 3/3/2011 | ||||||||||
40% vested on 4/25/2013 | 16% vested on 3/3/2012 | |||||||||||
1/31/2008 | 20% vested on 1/31/2010 | 16% vested on 3/3/2013 | ||||||||||
20% vested on 1/31/2011 | 15% vests on 3/3/2014 | |||||||||||
20% vested on 1/31/2012 | 9/3/2013 | 100% vests on 9/3/2014 | ||||||||||
20% vested on 1/31/2013 | ||||||||||||
20% vests on 1/31/2014 | ||||||||||||
2/9/2010 | 25% vested on 2/9/2011 | |||||||||||
25% vested on 2/9/2012 | ||||||||||||
25% vested on 2/9/2013 | ||||||||||||
25% vests on 2/9/2014 | ||||||||||||
2/8/2011 | 25% vested on 2/8/2012 | |||||||||||
25% vested on 2/8/2013 | ||||||||||||
25% vests on 2/8/2014 | ||||||||||||
25% vests on 2/8/2015 | ||||||||||||
1/26/2012 | 25% vested on 1/26/2013 | |||||||||||
25% vests on 1/26/2014 | ||||||||||||
25% vests on 1/26/2015 | ||||||||||||
25% vests on 1/26/2016 | ||||||||||||
1/25/2013 | 25% vests on 1/25/2014 | |||||||||||
25% vests on 1/25/2015 | ||||||||||||
25% vests on 1/25/2016 | ||||||||||||
25% vests on 1/25/2017 | ||||||||||||
Jan Siegmund | 1/26/2007 | 20% vested on 1/26/2009 | 2/10/2009 | 100% vests 2/10/2014 | ||||||||
20% vested on 1/26/2010 | 9/3/2013 | 100% vests on 9/3/2014 | ||||||||||
20% vested on 1/26/2011 | ||||||||||||
20% vested on 1/26/2012 | ||||||||||||
20% vested on 1/26/2013 | ||||||||||||
4/25/2007 | 20% vested on 4/25/2011 | |||||||||||
40% vested on 4/25/2012 | ||||||||||||
40% vested on 4/25/2013 | ||||||||||||
1/31/2008 | 20% vested on 1/31/2010 | |||||||||||
20% vested on 1/31/2011 | ||||||||||||
20% vested on 1/31/2012 | ||||||||||||
20% vested on 1/31/2013 | ||||||||||||
20% vests on 1/31/2014 | ||||||||||||
2/10/2009 | 25% vested on 2/10/2010 | |||||||||||
25% vested on 2/10/2011 | ||||||||||||
25% vested on 2/10/2012 | ||||||||||||
25% vested on 2/10/2013 | ||||||||||||
2/9/2010 | 25% vested on 2/9/2011 | |||||||||||
25% vested on 2/9/2012 | ||||||||||||
25% vested on 2/9/2013 | ||||||||||||
25% vests on 2/9/2014 | ||||||||||||
2/8/2011 | 25% vested on 2/8/2012 | |||||||||||
25% vested on 2/8/2013 | ||||||||||||
25% vests on 2/8/2014 | ||||||||||||
25% vests on 2/8/2015 |
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Option Awards | Stock Awards | |||||||||||
Grant or | ||||||||||||
Grant Date | Vesting from Grant Date | Award Date | Vesting Schedule | |||||||||
1/26/2012 | 25% vested on 1/26/2013 | |||||||||||
25% vests on 1/26/2014 | ||||||||||||
25% vests on 1/26/2015 | ||||||||||||
25% vests on 1/26/2016 | ||||||||||||
1/25/2013 | 25% vests on 1/25/2014 | |||||||||||
25% vests on 1/25/2015 | ||||||||||||
25% vests on 1/25/2016 | ||||||||||||
25% vests on 1/25/2017 | ||||||||||||
Regina R. Lee | 1/27/2006 | 20% vested on 1/27/2008 | 2/10/2009 | 100% vests on 2/10/2014 | ||||||||
20% vested on 1/27/2009 | 3/3/2010 | 53% vested on 3/3/2011 | ||||||||||
20% vested on 1/27/2010 | 16% vested on 3/3/2012 | |||||||||||
20% vested on 1/27/2011 | 16% vested on 3/3/2013 | |||||||||||
20% vested on 1/27/2012 | 15% vests on 3/3/2014 | |||||||||||
1/26/2007 | 20% vested on 1/26/2009 | 9/3/2013 | 100% vests on 9/3/2014 | |||||||||
20% vested on 1/26/2010 | ||||||||||||
20% vested on 1/26/2011 | ||||||||||||
20% vested on 1/26/2012 | ||||||||||||
20% vested on 1/26/2013 | ||||||||||||
4/25/2007 | 20% vested on 4/25/2011 | |||||||||||
40% vested on 4/25/2012 | ||||||||||||
40% vested on 4/25/2013 | ||||||||||||
1/31/2008 | 20% vested on 1/31/2010 | |||||||||||
20% vested on 1/31/2011 | ||||||||||||
20% vested on 1/31/2012 | ||||||||||||
20% vested on 1/31/2013 | ||||||||||||
20% vests on 1/31/2014 | ||||||||||||
2/10/2009 | 25% vested on 2/10/2010 | |||||||||||
25% vested on 2/10/2011 | ||||||||||||
25% vested on 2/10/2012 | ||||||||||||
25% vested on 2/10/2013 | ||||||||||||
2/9/2010 | 25% vested on 2/9/2011 | |||||||||||
25% vested on 2/9/2012 | ||||||||||||
25% vested on 2/9/2013 | ||||||||||||
25% vests on 2/9/2014 | ||||||||||||
2/8/2011 | 25% vested on 2/8/2012 | |||||||||||
25% vested on 2/8/2013 | ||||||||||||
25% vests on 2/8/2014 | ||||||||||||
25% vests on 2/8/2015 | ||||||||||||
1/26/2012 | 25% vested on 1/26/2013 | |||||||||||
25% vests on 1/26/2014 | ||||||||||||
25% vests on 1/26/2015 | ||||||||||||
25% vests on 1/26/2016 | ||||||||||||
1/25/2013 | 25% vests on 1/25/2014 | |||||||||||
25% vests on 1/25/2015 | ||||||||||||
25% vests on 1/25/2016 | ||||||||||||
25% vests on 1/25/2017 | ||||||||||||
Steven J. Anenen | 1/27/2006 | 20% vested on 1/27/2008 | ||||||||||
20% vested on 1/27/2009 | ||||||||||||
20% vested on 1/27/2010 | 2/10/2009 | 17% vested 2/10/2013 | ||||||||||
20% vested on 1/27/2011 | 83% vests 2/10/2014 | |||||||||||
20% vested on 1/27/2012 | 9/3/2013 | 100% vests on 9/3/2014 |
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Option Awards | Stock Awards | |||||||||||
Grant or | ||||||||||||
Grant Date | Vesting from Grant Date | Award Date | Vesting Schedule | |||||||||
1/26/2007 | 20% vested on 1/26/2009 | |||||||||||
20% vested on 1/26/2010 | ||||||||||||
20% vested on 1/26/2011 | ||||||||||||
20% vested on 1/26/2012 | ||||||||||||
20% vested on 1/26/2013 | ||||||||||||
1/31/2008 | 20% vested on 1/31/2010 | |||||||||||
20% vested on 1/31/2011 | ||||||||||||
20% vested on 1/31/2012 | ||||||||||||
20% vested on 1/31/2013 | ||||||||||||
20% vests on 1/31/2014 | ||||||||||||
2/10/2009 | 25% vested on 2/10/2010 | |||||||||||
25% vested on 2/10/2011 | ||||||||||||
25% vested on 2/10/2012 | ||||||||||||
25% vested on 2/10/2013 | ||||||||||||
2/9/2010 | 25% vested on 2/9/2011 | |||||||||||
25% vested on 2/9/2012 | ||||||||||||
25% vested on 2/9/2013 | ||||||||||||
25% vests on 2/9/2014 | ||||||||||||
2/8/2011 | 25% vested on 2/8/2012 | |||||||||||
25% vested on 2/8/2013 | ||||||||||||
25% vests on 2/8/2014 | ||||||||||||
25% vests on 2/8/2015 | ||||||||||||
1/26/2012 | 25% vested on 1/26/2013 | |||||||||||
25% vests on 1/26/2014 | ||||||||||||
25% vests on 1/26/2015 | ||||||||||||
25% vests on 1/26/2016 | ||||||||||||
1/25/2013 | 25% vests on 1/25/2014 | |||||||||||
25% vests on 1/25/2015 | ||||||||||||
25% vests on 1/25/2016 | ||||||||||||
25% vests on 1/25/2017 | ||||||||||||
Dermot J. OBrien | 6/7/2012 | 25% vested on 6/7/2013 | 4/30/2012 | 57% vests on 5/1/2014 | ||||||||
25% vests on 6/7/2014 | 43% vests on 5/1/2015 | |||||||||||
25% vests on 6/7/2015 | 9/3/2013 | 100% vests on 9/3/2014 | ||||||||||
25% vests on 6/7/2016 | ||||||||||||
1/25/2013 | 25% vests on 1/25/2014 | |||||||||||
25% vests on 1/25/2015 | ||||||||||||
25% vests on 1/25/2016 | ||||||||||||
25% vests on 1/25/2017 | ||||||||||||
Christopher R. Reidy | 1/31/2008 | 20% vested on 1/31/2010 | 2/10/2009 | 20% vested 2/10/2013 | ||||||||
20% vested on 1/31/2011 | 80% vests 2/10/2014 | |||||||||||
20% vested on 1/31/2012 | ||||||||||||
20% vested on 1/31/2013 | ||||||||||||
20% vests on 1/31/2014 | ||||||||||||
2/9/2010 | 25% vested on 2/9/2011 | |||||||||||
25% vested on 2/9/2012 | ||||||||||||
25% vested on 2/9/2013 | ||||||||||||
25% vests on 2/9/2014 | ||||||||||||
2/8/2011 | 25% vested on 2/8/2012 | |||||||||||
25% vested on 2/8/2013 | ||||||||||||
25% vests on 2/8/2014 | ||||||||||||
25% vests on 2/8/2015 | ||||||||||||
1/26/2012 | 25% vested on 1/26/2013 | |||||||||||
25% vests on 1/26/2014 | ||||||||||||
25% vests on 1/26/2015 | ||||||||||||
25% vests on 1/26/2016 |
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OPTION EXERCISES AND STOCK VESTED TABLE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2013
Option Awards | Stock Awards | |||||||||||||||
Number | Number | |||||||||||||||
of Shares | Value | of Shares | Value | |||||||||||||
Acquired on | Realized on | Acquired on | Realized on | |||||||||||||
Name | Exercise | Exercise | Vesting | Vesting | ||||||||||||
(a) | (b) | (c) | (d) | (e) | ||||||||||||
Carlos A. Rodriguez(1) | 63,513 | $ | 1,322,845 | 30,000 | $ | 1,875,440 | ||||||||||
Jan Siegmund(2) | 0 | $ | 0 | 12,750 | $ | 804,248 | ||||||||||
Regina R. Lee(3) | 41,704 | $ | 887,412 | 22,000 | $ | 1,380,800 | ||||||||||
Steven J. Anenen(4) | 18,657 | $ | 466,449 | 14,000 | $ | 886,760 | ||||||||||
Dermot J. OBrien(5) | 0 | $ | 0 | 8,000 | $ | 493,200 | ||||||||||
Christopher R. Reidy(6) | 148,312 | $ | 2,882,872 | 17,000 | $ | 1,066,740 |
(1) | Mr. Rodriguez exercised options to purchase 63,513 shares on March 12, 2013 with a weighted average exercise price of $43.01 and a market price of $63.83. He acquired 2,500 shares with a market price of $56.93 on January 1, 2013, 1,500 shares with a market price of $61.65 on March 3, 2013, 20,000 shares with a market price of $61.83 on March 4, 2013, and 6,000 shares with a market price of $67.34 on April 30, 2013, each upon lapse of restrictions. |
(2) | Mr. Siegmund acquired 1,250 shares with a market price of $56.93 on January 1, 2013, 7,500 shares with a market price of $61.83 on March 4, 2013, and 4,000 shares with a market price of $67.34 on April 30, 2013, each upon lapse of restrictions. |
(3) | Ms. Lee exercised options to purchase 18,657 shares on September 4, 2012 with a weighted average exercise price of $32.85 and a market price of $57.50, 12,072 shares on January 4, 2013 with an exercise price of $42.30 and a market price of $59.00, 10,975 shares on January 29, 2013 with an exercise price of $39.40 and a market price of $60.00. She acquired 2,500 shares with a market price of $56.93 on January 1, 2013, 1,500 shares with a market price of $61.65 on March 3, 2013, 12,000 shares with a market price of $61.83 on March 4, 2013, and 6,000 shares with a market price of $67.34 on April 30, 2013, each upon lapse of restrictions. |
(4) | Mr. Anenen exercised options to purchase 18,657 shares on March 14, 2013 with an exercise price of $39.40 and a market price of $64.40. He acquired 1,000 shares with a market price of $60.93 on February 10, 2013, 9,000 shares with a market price of $61.83 on March 4, 2013, and 4,000 shares with a market price of $67.34 on April 30, 2013, each upon lapse of restrictions. |
(5) | Mr. OBrien acquired 8,000 shares with a market price of $61.65 on March 1, 2013, upon lapse of restrictions. |
(6) | Mr. Reidy exercised options to purchase 138,312 shares on February 20, 2013 with a weighted average exercise price of $42.85 and a market price of $61.50, 5,000 shares on May 9, 2013 with an exercise price of $37.58 and a market price of $69.56, and 5,000 shares on May 9, 2013 with an exercise price of $40.70 and a market price of $69.50. He acquired 1,000 shares with a market price of $60.93 on February 11, 2013, 13,000 shares with a market price of $61.83 on March 4, 2013, and 3,000 shares with a market price of $67.34 on April 30, 2013, each upon lapse of restrictions. |
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PENSION BENEFITS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2013
Number of | Present Value | Payments | |||||||||||
Years Credited | of Accumulated | During Last | |||||||||||
Name | Plan Name | Service (1) | Benefit (2)(3)(4) | Fiscal Year | |||||||||
(a) | (b) | (c) | (d) | (e) | |||||||||
Carlos A. Rodriguez | Automatic Data Processing, Inc. | 12.50 | $ | 116,159 | $0 | ||||||||
Pension Retirement Plan | |||||||||||||
Supplemental Officers | 10.08 | $ | 1,482,648 | $0 | |||||||||
Retirement Plan | |||||||||||||
Jan Siegmund | Automatic Data Processing, Inc. | 13.50 | $ | 123,893 | $0 | ||||||||
Pension Retirement Plan | |||||||||||||
Supplemental Officers | 8.58 | $ | 731,827 | $0 | |||||||||
Retirement Plan | |||||||||||||
Regina R. Lee | Automatic Data Processing, Inc. | 30.50 | $ | 331,591 | $0 | ||||||||
Pension Retirement Plan | |||||||||||||
Supplemental Officers | 8.58 | $ | 1,647,030 | $0 | |||||||||
Retirement Plan | |||||||||||||
Steven J. Anenen | Automatic Data Processing, Inc. | 36.50 | $ | 439,580 | $0 | ||||||||
Pension Retirement Plan | |||||||||||||
Supplemental Officers | 14.08 | $ | 2,666,888 | $0 | |||||||||
Retirement Plan | |||||||||||||
Dermot J. OBrien | Automatic Data Processing, Inc. | 0.50 | $ | 3,363 | $0 | ||||||||
Pension Retirement Plan | |||||||||||||
Supplemental Officers | 1.17 | $ | 67,886 | $0 | |||||||||
Retirement Plan | |||||||||||||
Christopher R. Reidy | Automatic Data Processing, Inc. | 5.00 | $ | 44,610 | $0 | ||||||||
Pension Retirement Plan | |||||||||||||
Supplemental Officers | 6.08 | $ | 917,082 | $0 | |||||||||
Retirement Plan |
(1) | Consists of the number of years of service credited as of June 30, 2013 for the purpose of determining benefit service under the applicable pension plan. Credited service is defined in the Supplemental Officers Retirement Plan as the number of months elapsed from the later of a participants entry into the plan and January 1, 1989 and subject, in the case of vesting, to a schedule set forth in the Supplemental Officers Retirement Plan. Executives must be selected for participation in the Supplemental Officers Retirement Plan. Credited service under the Pension Retirement Plan is defined as elapsed time of employment with the company starting on January 1 following the completion of six months of service. | |
(2) | The Pension Retirement Plan and Supplemental Officers Retirement Plan provide benefits in the form of a lump sum and/or an annuity. We calculated a present value of the executives benefit using an interest crediting rate, a discount rate and a mortality assumption. We calculated the actuarial present values of accumulated benefits as of June 30, 2013 under the Pension Retirement Plan and the Supplemental Officers Retirement Plan using the RP-2000 white collar mortality table (projected to 2020) and a 4.50% discount rate. For the Pension Retirement Plan only, we also used a 3.25% interest crediting rate. | |
(3) | Cash balances under the Pension Retirement Plan are included in the present values shown for the Pension Retirement Plan in column (d) and, at June 30, 2013 are as follows: Mr. Rodriguez, $140,975; Mr. Siegmund, $150,145; Ms. Lee, $ 348,244; Mr. Anenen, $416,434; Mr. OBrien, $4,161 and Mr. Reidy, $49,373. | |
(4) | The present values of accumulated benefits for the Pension Retirement Plan and the Supplemental Officers Retirement Plan were determined based on the retirement at age of 65 (normal retirement age under these Plans), except for Mr. Reidy who separated from the company and is required to commence receiving distributions under the Supplemental Officers Retirement Plan at age 60. |
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Automatic Data Processing, Inc. Pension Retirement Plan
The Pension Retirement Plan is a tax-qualified defined benefit plan covering substantially all U.S. employees of the company. Under the Pension Retirement Plan, the company credits participants notional accounts with annual contributions, which are determined based upon base salary and years of service. The contributions range from 2.1% to 10% of base salary and the accounts earn interest based upon the ten-year U.S. Treasury constant maturity rates. Compensation used to determine the benefits in any given year is limited to calendar year base salary up to the Internal Revenue Service compensation limit in effect for the plan year. A participant must have three years of service to receive any benefit.
Supplemental Officers Retirement Plan
The company sponsors a Supplemental Officers Retirement Plan, which is a non-qualified defined benefit plan that pays a lump sum and/or an annuity upon retirement. Eligible participants include the named executive officers and other officers of the company with titles of corporate vice president and above.
On August 14, 2008, our board of directors approved amendments to the Supplemental Officers Retirement Plan. These amendments included changes to the Supplemental Officers Retirement Plan benefits formula and the early retirement factors, in each case, used for any active employee not already earning a benefit by January 1, 2008 or any participant who had not attained age 50 by January 1, 2009 (we refer to such participants as non-grandfathered participants, and to all other participants as grandfathered participants), as well as changes relating to the forms of benefit available for all current and future participants.
On November 10, 2009, our board of directors approved additional amendments effective January 1, 2010 to (1) exclude performance-based restricted stock awards from the definition of final average compensation of grandfathered participants, (2) change the formulas used to compute benefits for grandfathered participants after 2009, (3) provide that for both benefit accrual and vesting credit, service will be determined based on the number of months elapsed from the later of a participants entry into the plan and January 1, 1989 and subject, in the case of vesting, to a schedule set forth in the Supplemental Officers Retirement Plan, and (4) provide that effective after December 31, 2009, our chief executive officer will no longer be able to grant service credit in his discretion to Supplemental Officers Retirement Plan participants who are involuntarily terminated or who receive severance from the company.
All participants must have at least five years of service to receive any benefit under the Supplemental Officers Retirement Plan. After ten years of service, a participant will qualify for the full annual benefit. We refer to the percentage of the benefit that has been earned by a participant as the vested percentage. The vested percentage is determined using a schedule set forth in the Supplemental Officers Retirement Plan.
Supplemental Officers Retirement Plan benefits begin on the earliest of (i) the later of attainment of age 60 and the first day of the seventh month following separation from service, (ii) disability, or (iii) death. Participants can receive their benefits in the form of a single life annuity, a 25%, 50%, 75% or 100% joint and survivor annuity with a beneficiary, or a ten year certain and life annuity. Subject to rules required under Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code, participants may generally also elect to have either 25% or 50% of their benefits paid in a single lump sum. A participant who terminates employment by reason of disability is eligible to receive an unreduced benefit payable as of the participants termination. Upon the death of a participant, the participants surviving spouse or other designated beneficiary is eligible to receive a 50% survivor benefit, payable as a life annuity, or if elected, a guaranteed payment for 120 months only. Under certain circumstances, annual benefits are subject to reduction for payments from social security, the Pension Retirement Plan and the Retirement and Savings Plan, and any retirement benefits from a former or subsequent employer of the participant.
For grandfathered participants, prior to January 1, 2010, the amount of the annual benefit is determined by taking the average annual compensation of a participant for the five full consecutive calendar years during which he or she received the highest amount of compensation (we refer to such average annual compensation as final average annual pay), and then multiplying that amount by a factor of 1.5%, the number of years of service and his or her vested percentage. The maximum annual plan benefit which may be paid to grandfathered participants was limited to 25% of a participants final average annual pay (which we express as a maximum service period of 16.67 years).
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Since January 1, 2010, the Supplemental Officers Retirement Plan benefits of Ms. Lee and Messrs. Anenen and Reidy, who are grandfathered participants, are equal to the product of (i) the participants final average annual pay, (ii) future service period up to 18.75 years, (ii) 2.4%, and (iv) the participants vested percentage. The annual plan benefit for each of Ms. Lee and Messrs. Anenen and Reidy cannot exceed 45% of the participants final average annual pay.
A grandfathered participants benefit under the Supplemental Officers Retirement Plan will not be less than the participants benefit determined as of December 31, 2009, taking into account the participants actual vesting service through the date of his or her termination of employment.
Early retirement benefits for grandfathered participants will be calculated using the factors applicable to non-grandfathered participants, except when determining the protected early retirement benefit accrued as of December 31, 2009.
For grandfathered participants, compensation covered under the Supplemental Officers Retirement Plan includes base salary and bonus amounts (paid or deferred) and, for periods before January 1, 2010, compensation realized from restricted stock vesting during the fiscal year. A grandfathered participant whose benefit payments begin before the first day of the month on or after the participants 65th birthday will receive payments which are reduced at a rate of 5/12 of 1% per month for each full month by which the participants benefit commencement precedes the participants 65th birthday.
For non-grandfathered participants (Messrs. Rodriguez, Siegmund, and OBrien), the amount of the annual benefit is determined by taking such participants final average annual pay, and then multiplying that amount by a factor of 2%, the number of years of service (up to 20 years), and his or her vested percentage. For non-grandfathered participants with more than 20 years of service only, added to that first amount will be an amount equal to such participants final average annual pay, multiplied by 1%, up to five additional years of service, and his or her vested percentage. Final average annual pay for non-grandfathered participants will be based on salary, bonuses, and incentive payment awards, excluding restricted stock and other stock-based awards. The maximum annual plan benefit which may be paid to non-grandfathered participants will be limited to 45% of a participants final average annual pay. A non-grandfathered participant whose benefit payments begin before the first day of the month on or after the participants 65th birthday will receive payments which are reduced at a rate of 4/12 of 1% per month for each month (up to 36 months) by which the participants benefit commencement precedes the participants 65th birthday, and, if applicable, further reduced at a rate of 5/12 of 1% for each month by which the benefit commencement precedes the participants 62nd birthday. Non-grandfathered participants cannot receive a benefit less than the benefit they had accrued on December 31, 2008 under the formula applicable to grandfathered participants.
If any participant within 24 months after his or her employment terminates violates the non-competition provisions of any agreement such participant has entered into with the company, such participant will forfeit all of his or her benefits under the Supplemental Officers Retirement Plan.
Deferred Compensation Program
Under the ADP Deferred Compensation Plan, all U.S. executives of the company (including the named executive officers) can defer all or a portion of their annual cash bonuses and/or performance-based restricted stock into a deferred compensation account. They can choose two investment options for their cash bonus deferrals: a fixed income fund or a fund designed to track the performance of the Standard & Poors index of 500 leading U.S. companies. The fixed fund rate is adjusted each fiscal year. For fiscal year 2013, the fixed fund rate was 1.25%. The company does not match deferrals by its named executive officers or otherwise contribute any amounts to the named executive officers deferred compensation accounts.
The program does not allow changes to the investment fund choice once the annual deferral is made to the account. Each participant has the option of making a one-time election changing the timing and/or the form of distributions from his or her account. Any such change is required to comply with the redeferral rules in effect under Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code and may only be used to delay the timing and/or change the number of payments to be received.
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Participants may elect to receive payments of their deferred funds or stock either in a lump sum payment or in installments. However, in the event of death, disability or termination of employment prior to age 65 or age 55 with 10 years of service, payments are made in a lump sum regardless of a participants election. Deferred funds and the earnings on such deferrals made for fiscal year 2005 and later may be distributed to a participant following separation from service only after a six-month delay. Distributions are subject to federal, state and local income taxes on both the principal amount and investment earnings at the ordinary income rate in the year in which such payments are made.
NON-QUALIFIED DEFERRED COMPENSATION FOR FISCAL YEAR 2013
Aggregate | |||||||||||||||
Executive | Aggregate | Withdrawals/ | Aggregate | ||||||||||||
Contributions in | Earnings in | Distributions | Balance at | ||||||||||||
Name | 2013(1) | 2013(2) | in 2013 | June 30, 2013(3) | |||||||||||
(a) | (b) | (d) | (e) | (f) | |||||||||||
Carlos A. Rodriguez | $ | 0 | $ | 50,976 | $0 | $ | 469,982 | ||||||||
Jan Siegmund | $ | 107,550 | $ | 127,656 | $0 | $ | 948,383 | ||||||||
Regina R. Lee | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | $0 | $ | 0 | ||||||||
Steven J. Anenen | $ | 186,500 | $ | 140,383 | $0 | $ | 1,794,923 | ||||||||
Dermot J. OBrien | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | $0 | $ | 0 | ||||||||
Christopher R. Reidy | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | $0 | $ | 0 |
(1) | The amounts listed in column (b) reflect 30%, and 50% of the annual bonuses for fiscal year 2012 that were payable in fiscal year 2013, but which were deferred by Messrs. Siegmund and Anenen, respectively; the amounts for Messrs. Siegmund and Anenen were reported as compensation in the Summary Compensation Table for fiscal year 2012. In addition, 25% and 50% of the annual bonuses earned for fiscal year 2013 by Messrs. Siegmund ($121,170) and Anenen ($166,363) that were paid in August 2013 were also deferred by Messrs. Siegmund and Anenen; these amounts were reported as compensation in the Summary Compensation Table for fiscal year 2013. As the amount in respect of the fiscal year 2013 bonus was not deferred until after we concluded fiscal year 2013, such amount is not included in columns (b) and (f). | |
(2) | The earnings amounts are not reported as compensation in fiscal year 2013 in the Summary Compensation Table, as they do not represent above-market or preferential earnings on deferred compensation. | |
(3) | The following amounts were previously reported as compensation in the Summary Compensation Table for previous years: Mr. Siegmund, $107,550 and Mr. Anenen, $413,150. |
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POTENTIAL PAYMENTS TO NAMED EXECUTIVE
OFFICERS UPON TERMINATION
OR CHANGE IN CONTROL
Change in Control Severance Plan for Corporate Officers
We maintain the Automatic Data Processing, Inc. Change in Control Severance Plan for Corporate Officers, which provides for the payment of specified benefits to officers selected by the board of directors if their employment terminates under certain circumstances after a change in control of the company. All named executive officers of the company participate in the change in control plan. As of June 30, 2013, there were 28 eligible participants in the change in control plan.
The change in control plan provides that:
Participants who are involuntarily terminated by the company without cause or who leave for good reason during the two-year period following the occurrence of a change in control will receive:
A lump sum payment equal to 150% of such participants current total annual compensation;
Full vesting of his or her stock options;
Full vesting of restricted shares issued under the time-based restricted stock program, to the extent such vesting restrictions would otherwise have lapsed within two years after the date of termination; and
The number of restricted shares the participant would have been entitled to receive under the then ongoing performance-based restricted stock programs had the performance goals been achieved at 100% target rate.
Participants who are involuntarily terminated by the company without cause or who leave for good reason during the third year following the occurrence of a change in control will receive:
A lump sum payment equal to 100% of such participants current total annual compensation;
Full vesting of his or her stock options, to the extent that such options would have otherwise vested within one year after the date of termination; and
Full vesting of restricted shares issued under the time-based restricted stock program, to the extent such vesting restrictions would otherwise have lapsed within one year after the date of termination.
A participants current total annual compensation equals his or her highest rate of annual salary during the calendar year in which his or her employment terminates or the year immediately prior to the year of such termination, plus his or her average annual bonus compensation earned in respect of the two most recent calendar years immediately preceding the calendar year in which his or her employment terminates.
The change in control plan defines good reason as the occurrence of any of the following events after a change in control without the participants written consent:
The change in control plan defines cause as:
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The change in control payments potentially due to Ms. Lee and Messrs. Anenen and Siegmund are payable solely pursuant to the terms of the change in control plan. However, Messrs. Rodriguez and OBrien are each entitled to receive the greater of the benefits and payments provided under the change in control plan and/or their employment agreements. Certain terms of Messrs. Rodriguezs and OBriens employment agreement are summarized below and on page 39 of this proxy statement.
A change in control will have occurred under the change in control plan if:
If instructed by a participant, the company will reduce payments under the change in control plan to avoid the application of excise taxes pursuant to Section 4999 of the Internal Revenue Code.
Employment Agreement with Mr. Rodriguez
Mr. Rodriguez entered into an employment agreement with the company on December 14, 2011. The employment agreement provides that the companys obligation to make payments to Mr. Rodriguez will cease on the date he is terminated for cause, i.e., if he has:
If Mr. Rodriguezs employment is terminated for any reason other than for cause (as described above), and other than due to death or permanent or serious disability or his resignation from the company for any reason, Mr. Rodriguez will receive (subject to his delivery of an irrevocable release of claims against the company):
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If Mr. Rodriguez dies or becomes permanently and seriously disabled, either physically or mentally, so that he is absent from his office due to such disability and otherwise unable substantially to perform his services under the employment agreement, the company may terminate his employment. Under such circumstances, the company will continue to pay Mr. Rodriguezs full compensation up to and including the effective date of his termination upon his death or for disability.
If Mr. Rodriguez elects to voluntarily resign from the company for any reason, the company will continue to pay Mr. Rodriguezs full compensation up to the date his employment ends.
Mr. Rodriguezs employment agreement provides that he will continue to participate in the change in control plan described above. Following a change in control of ADP, as defined under the plan, and a subsequent termination of Mr. Rodriguezs employment by the company without cause, or by Mr. Rodriguez for good reason, Mr. Rodriguez will be entitled to the greater of the benefits and payments under the change in control plan (based on a severance benefit multiple of 200%, reduced to 150% if the termination occurs during the third year after the change in control) and his employment agreement.
Mr. Rodriguez has also agreed to comply with certain restrictive covenants, including non-competition, non-solicitation, and non-hire covenants that apply for two years following termination of his employment.
Employment Agreement with Mr. OBrien
Mr. OBrien entered into an employment agreement with the company on March 15, 2012. The employment agreement provides that the companys obligation to make payments to Mr. OBrien will cease on the date he is terminated for cause, i.e., if he has:
If Mr. OBriens employment is terminated by the company for any reason other than for cause (as described above), or by his resignation from the company for good reason (as described below), Mr. OBrien will receive (subject to his delivery of an irrevocable release of claims against the company):
Mr. OBriens employment agreement defines good reason as the occurrence of any of the following events:
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In addition, if such termination without cause, or resignation for good reason, becomes effective prior to May 1, 2015, then any unvested shares of his initial grant of time-based restricted stock and shares of restricted stock granted in respect of the companys fiscal year 2013 PBRS program, as well as the unvested portion of his initial grant of stock options, shall accelerate and vest in full, provided that any vested options must be exercised within 60 days of the date of acceleration.
If Mr. OBrien dies or becomes permanently and seriously disabled, either physically or mentally, so that he is absent from his office due to such disability and otherwise unable substantially to perform his services under the employment agreement, the company may terminate his employment. Under such circumstances, the company will continue to pay Mr. OBriens full compensation up to and including the effective date of his termination upon his death or for disability.
If Mr. OBrien elects to voluntarily resign from the company for any reason (other than good reason), the company will continue to pay Mr. OBriens full compensation up to the date his employment ends.
Mr. OBriens employment agreement provides that he will participate in the change in control plan described above, and, as noted above, in the event of a change in control of ADP, as defined under the plan, Mr. OBrien will be entitled to the greater of the benefits and payments under the change in control plan and his employment agreement.
Mr. OBrien has also agreed to comply with certain restrictive covenants, including non-competition, non-solicitation, and non-hire covenants that apply for two years following termination of his employment.
Health Coverage
Certain executives, including named executive officers, who terminate employment with the company after they have attained age 55 and been credited with ten years of service are eligible to participate in our executive retiree medical plan.
Deferred Compensation
Under the ADP Deferred Compensation Plan, all U.S. executives of the company (including the named executive officers) can defer all or a portion of their annual cash bonuses and/or performance-based restricted stock into a deferred compensation account payable following separation from the company. For a description of the ADP Deferred Compensation Plan and aggregate deferred compensation for our named executive officers at June 30, 2013, see Deferred Compensation Program on page 50 of this proxy statement.
Termination and Change in Control Tables
The following tables set forth the payments that each of our named executive officers who were serving as executive officers as of June 30, 2013 would have received under various termination scenarios on June 30, 2013. Pension benefits, which are described on page 48 of this proxy statement, and deferred compensation balances, which are described on page 51 of this proxy statement, are not included in the tables below in accordance with applicable proxy statement disclosure requirements except to the extent of any incremental value payable in any of such termination scenarios. With regard to the payments on a change in control, the amounts detailed below presume that each named executive officers employment was terminated by the company without cause or by the executive for good reason within two years following the change in control occurring on June 30, 2013.
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Potential Payments upon Termination
or Change in Control for
Carlos A. Rodriguez
Termination | Involuntary | ||||||||||||||||||||
Following Change | Termination | ||||||||||||||||||||
Payment Elements | in Control | Death | Disability | Without Cause | Retirement | ||||||||||||||||
Termination Payment | $ | 4,158,060 | (1) | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | $ | 3,647,520 | (2) | $0 | ||||||||||
Stock Options (3) | $ | 3,721,592 | $ | 3,721,592 | $ | 3,721,592 | $ | 0 | $0 | ||||||||||||
Restricted Stock (4) | $ | 3,367,254 | $ | 2,678,654 | $ | 2,678,654 | $ | 0 | $0 | ||||||||||||
Supplemental Officers | |||||||||||||||||||||
Retirement Plan | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | $ | 2,664,278 | (5) | $ | 0 | $0 | |||||||||||
Total | $ | 11,246,906 | $ | 6,400,246 | $ | 9,064,524 | $ | 3,647,520 | $0 |
(1) | Represents payment of two times each of (i) highest rate of annual salary during the calendar year in which employment terminates or the year immediately prior to the termination ($850,000) and (ii) average annual bonus for the two most recently completed calendar years ($1,229,030). | |
(2) | Represents an amount equal to 2.6 times annual salary ($850,000) and actual annual bonus ($1,437,520). | |
(3) | Assumes all unvested options immediately vested and were exercised on June 30, 2013 when the last closing price of a share of common stock of the company on the NASDAQ Global Select Market was $68.86 per share. | |
(4) | Amount in the Termination Following Change in Control column includes $688,600 attributable to the vesting of time-based restricted stock and $2,678,654 attributable to the one-year performance-based restricted stock program for fiscal year 2013, and assumes that performance goals of this program will be achieved at 100% target rate. Amounts in Death and Disability columns are attributable to the fiscal year 2013 one-year performance-based restricted stock program and assume that performance goals will be achieved at 100% target rate. | |
(5) | Represents present value of the incremental benefit using the RP-2000 white collar mortality table (projected to 2020) and a 4.50% discount rate, assuming a disability occurring on June 30, 2013. |
Potential Payments upon Termination
or Change in Control for
Jan Siegmund
Termination | Involuntary | |||||||||||||||||||
Following Change | Termination | |||||||||||||||||||
Payment Elements | in Control | Death | Disability | Without Cause | Retirement | |||||||||||||||
Termination Payment | $ | 1,393,718 | (1) | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | $0 | $0 | |||||||||||
Stock Options (2) | $ | 620,722 | $ | 620,722 | $ | 620,722 | $0 | $0 | ||||||||||||
Restricted Stock (3) | $ | 877,965 | $ | 516,450 | $ | 516,450 | $0 | $0 | ||||||||||||
Supplemental Officers | ||||||||||||||||||||
Retirement Plan | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | $ | 1,422,368 | (4) | $0 | $0 | |||||||||||
Total | $ | 2,892,405 | $ | 1,137,172 | $ | 2,559,540 | $0 | $0 |
(1) | Represents payment of one and one-half times each of (i) highest rate of annual salary during the calendar year in which employment terminates or the year immediately prior to the termination ($525,000) and (ii) average annual bonus for the two most recently completed calendar years ($404,145). | |
(2) | Assumes all unvested options immediately vested and were exercised on June 30, 2013 when the last closing price of a share of common stock of the company on the NASDAQ Global Select Market was $68.86 per share. | |
(3) | Amount in the Termination Following Change in Control column includes $361,515 attributable to the vesting of time-based restricted stock and $516,450 attributable to the one-year performance-based restricted stock program for fiscal year 2013, and assumes that performance goals of this program will be achieved at 100% target rate. Amounts in Death and Disability columns are attributable to the fiscal year 2013 one-year performance-based restricted stock program and assume that performance goals will be achieved at 100% target rate. | |
(4) | Represents present value of the incremental benefit using the RP-2000 white collar mortality table (projected to 2020) and a 4.50% discount rate, assuming a disability occurring on June 30, 2013. |
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Potential Payments upon Termination
or Change in Control for
Regina R. Lee
Termination | Involuntary | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Following Change | Termination | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Payment Elements | in Control | Death | Disability | Without Cause | Retirement | ||||||||||||||||||
Termination Payment | $ | 1,497,726 | (1) | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | ||||||||||||
Stock Options (2) | $ | 830,102 | $ | 830,102 | $ | 830,102 | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | |||||||||||||
Restricted Stock (3) | $ | 1,514,920 | $ | 826,320 | $ | 826,320 | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | |||||||||||||
Supplemental Officers | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Retirement Plan | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | $ | 1,404,744 | (4) | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | ||||||||||||
Health Coverage (5) | $ | 174,000 | $ | 0 | $ | 174,000 | $ | 174,000 | $ | 174,000 | |||||||||||||
Total | $ | 4,016,748 | $ | 1,656,422 | $ | 3,235,166 | $ | 174,000 | $ | 174,000 |
(1) | Represents payment of one and one-half times each of (i) highest rate of annual salary during the calendar year in which employment terminates or the year immediately prior to the termination ($516,254) and (ii) average annual bonus |