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Share Name | Share Symbol | Market | Type |
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AZEK Company Inc | NYSE:AZEK | NYSE | Common Stock |
Price Change | % Change | Share Price | High Price | Low Price | Open Price | Shares Traded | Last Trade | |
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-0.18 | -0.43% | 41.73 | 42.81 | 41.455 | 41.50 | 1,790,979 | 22:20:26 |
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2025 THE AZEK COMPANY Proxy Statement | i | TABLE OF CONTENTS |
NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIALS | |
2025 THE AZEK COMPANY Proxy Statement | ii | TABLE OF CONTENTS |
2025 THE AZEK COMPANY Proxy Statement | iii | TABLE OF CONTENTS |
2025 THE AZEK COMPANY Proxy Statement | 1 | WHO WE ARE AT OUR CORE |
2025 THE AZEK COMPANY Proxy Statement | 2 | PROXY STATEMENT SUMMARY |
AGENDA ITEM | BOARD RECOMMENDATION | PAGE REFERENCE | |
(1) | Election of eight directors named in this proxy statement | FOR | 20 |
(2) | Ratification of appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, or PwC, as our independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2025 | FOR | 30 |
(3) | Advisory resolution approving the compensation of our named executive officers | FOR | 63 |
(4) | Approval of amendments to our certificate of incorporation to remove references to our former private equity Sponsors and make certain other immaterial changes | FOR | 65 |
(5) | Approval of an amendment to our certificate of incorporation to remove the Sponsor corporate opportunity waiver provision | FOR | 67 |
(6) | Approval of an amendment to our certificate of incorporation to remove the Sponsors' exemption from certain business combination restrictions | FOR | 69 |
2025 THE AZEK COMPANY Proxy Statement | 3 | PROXY STATEMENT SUMMARY |
BOARD OF DIRECTORS | •Independent board chair | |
•Board composed of all non-employee directors (other than CEO) | ||
•100% independent committee members | ||
•56% board gender and/or racial/ethnic diversity | ||
•Include gender and ethnically diverse candidates in any pool of candidates from which board of director nominees are chosen | ||
•Demonstrated board refreshment, including two new directors in fiscal year 2023 and one new director in fiscal year 2024 | ||
•Independent directors regularly meet in executive sessions without management | ||
•Four audit committee financial experts serving on audit committee | ||
•Board declassification process complete as of Annual Meeting | ||
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE | •Policies in place prohibiting short sales, hedging, margin accounts and pledging of our stock applicable to all employees and directors | |
•Robust stock ownership policy for officers and directors | ||
•No supervoting stock | ||
•Robust whistleblowing procedures and strict non-retaliation policy | ||
2025 THE AZEK COMPANY Proxy Statement | 4 | PROXY STATEMENT SUMMARY |
2025 THE AZEK COMPANY Proxy Statement | 5 | PROXY STATEMENT SUMMARY |
WHAT WE DO | WHAT WE DON’T DO |
•Majority of executive pay is performance-based and not guaranteed | •No hedging of our stock by employees |
•Balance short- and long-term compensation to discourage short-term risk taking | •No pledging of our stock by employees |
•Base >50% of CEO's target total compensation on the achievement of pre-established financial performance metrics | •No excessive perquisites |
•Maintain rigorous stock ownership requirements: CEO must maintain 6x base salary | •No option repricing without stockholder approval |
•Maintain double-trigger change-in-control provisions | •No evergreen provision in omnibus incentive plan |
•Engage an independent compensation consultant | •No payment of dividend equivalents on unvested awards |
2025 THE AZEK COMPANY Proxy Statement | 6 | PROXY STATEMENT SUMMARY |
2025 THE AZEK COMPANY Proxy Statement | 7 | PROXY STATEMENT SUMMARY |
2025 THE AZEK COMPANY Proxy Statement | 8 | PROXY STATEMENT SUMMARY |
NAME | AGE | DIRECTOR SINCE | INDEPENDENT | AUDIT COMMITTEE | COMP. COMMITTEE | NOMINATING AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE |
Nominees: | ||||||
Gary Hendrickson (C) | 68 | 2017 | X | |||
Jesse Singh | 59 | 2016 | ||||
Sallie B. Bailey(1) | 65 | 2018 | X | |||
Pamela Edwards | 62 | 2023 | X | |||
Howard Heckes | 59 | 2020 | X | |||
Vernon J. Nagel | 67 | 2021 | X | |||
Harmit Singh | 61 | 2023 | X | |||
Brian Spaly | 47 | 2020 | X | |||
Fiona Tan | 54 | 2024 | X |
2025 THE AZEK COMPANY Proxy Statement | 9 | PROXY STATEMENT SUMMARY |
Director Skills Out of 9 Directors | |||||
SENIOR LEADERSHIP | 9 | FINANCIAL EXPERTISE | 6 | ||
RISK OVERSIGHT AND MANAGEMENT | 9 | MARKETING EXPERIENCE | 5 | INDUSTRY AND MANUFACTURING EXPERIENCE | 9 |
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY | 5 | M&A EXPERTISE | 8 | ENVIROMENTAL AND SUSTAINIBILITY EXPERTISE | 7 |
2025 THE AZEK COMPANY Proxy Statement | 10 | PROXY STATEMENT SUMMARY |
WHO WE ENGAGE | HOW WE ENGAGE | KEY TOPICS OF ENGAGEMENT |
•Institutional Investors | •One-on-one and Group meetings | •Overall Business Strategy |
•Sell-side Analysts | •Earnings Calls | •Executive Compensation |
•Retail Stockholders | •Industry Presentations and Conferences | •Current Business and Financial Conditions |
•Proxy Advisory Firms | •Written and Electronic Communications | •Environmental, Social and Governance Matters |
KEY ENGAGEMENT RESOURCES | ||
•Our Website at investors.azekco.com | •Annual Proxy Statement | •Annual Report |
•Quarterly Earnings | •Annual Meeting | •FULL-CIRCLE Report |
2025 THE AZEK COMPANY Proxy Statement | 11 | NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIALS |
2025 THE AZEK COMPANY Proxy Statement | 12 | QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
PROPOSAL | BOARD OF DIRECTORS VOTING RECOMMENDATION | |
PROPOSAL NO. 1 | The election of eight directors named in this proxy statement to serve until our 2026 annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified. | FOR each nominee |
PROPOSAL NO. 2 | Ratification of the appointment of PwC as our independent registered public accounting firm for our year ending September 30, 2025. | FOR |
PROPOSAL NO. 3 | Approval, on an advisory, non-binding basis, of the compensation of our named executive officers. | FOR |
PROPOSAL NO. 4 | Approval of amendments to our certificate of incorporation to remove references to the Sponsors and make certain other immaterial changes. | FOR |
PROPOSAL NO. 5 | Approval of amendments to our certificate of incorporation to remove the Sponsor corporate opportunity waiver. | FOR |
PROPOSAL NO. 6 | Approval of amendments to our certificate of incorporation to remove the Sponsors' exemption from certain business combination restrictions. | FOR |
2025 THE AZEK COMPANY Proxy Statement | 13 | QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
PROPOSAL | VOTE NEEDED FOR APPROVAL AND EFFECT OF ABSTENTIONS AND BROKER NON-VOTES | |
PROPOSAL NO. 1 | The election of eight directors to serve until our 2026 annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified. | Our bylaws state that, to be elected, a nominee must receive a plurality of the votes, which means that the nominees that receive the highest number of votes of the shares present in person or represented by proxy and entitled to vote on the election of directors at the Annual Meeting “FOR” are elected as directors. As a result, any shares not voted “FOR” a particular nominee (whether as a result of stockholder abstention or a broker non-vote) will have no effect on the outcome of this proposal. |
PROPOSAL NO. 2 | Ratification of the appointment of PwC as our independent registered public accounting firm for our year ending September 30, 2025. | The affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of shares present in person or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting and entitled to vote on the proposal. Abstentions are considered votes present and entitled to vote on this proposal, and thus, will have the same effect as a vote against this proposal. Broker non-votes are not counted as shares entitled to vote on this proposal, and thus, will have no effect on the outcome of the proposal. |
PROPOSAL NO. 3 | Approval, on an advisory, non-binding basis, of the compensation of our named executive officers. | The affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of shares present in person or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting and entitled to vote on the proposal. Abstentions are considered votes present and entitled to vote on this proposal, and thus, will have the same effect as a vote against this proposal. Broker non-votes are not counted as shares entitled to vote on this proposal, and thus, will have no effect on the outcome of the proposal. |
PROPOSAL NO. 4 | Approval of amendments to our certificate of incorporation to remove references to our former private equity Sponsors and make certain other immaterial changes. | Approval of the amendments requires the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the voting power of our outstanding Class A common stock, which is our only outstanding class of common stock. Abstentions and broker non-votes, if any, will have the same effect as a vote against this proposal. |
PROPOSAL NO. 5 | Approval of amendments to our certificate of incorporation to remove the Sponsor corporate opportunity waiver. | Approval of the amendments requires the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the voting power of our outstanding Class A common stock, which is our only outstanding class of common stock. Abstentions and broker non-votes, if any, will have the same effect as a vote against this proposal. |
PROPOSAL NO. 6 | Approval of amendments to our certificate of incorporation to remove the Sponsors' exemption from certain business combination restrictions. | Approval of the amendments requires (i) the affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds of the voting power of our outstanding Class A common stock, which is our only outstanding class of common stock, and (ii) the affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds of the voting power of our outstanding Class A common stock, excluding any shares owned as of the record date for the Annual Meeting by an interested stockholder subject to the restrictions of Article THIRTEENTH of the certificate of incorporation. As of the record date for the Annual Meeting, we are not aware of any stockholder who may be subject to the restrictions set forth in Article THIRTEENTH. Abstentions and broker non-votes, if any, will have the same effect as a vote against this proposal. |
2025 THE AZEK COMPANY Proxy Statement | 14 | QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
2025 THE AZEK COMPANY Proxy Statement | 15 | QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
2025 THE AZEK COMPANY Proxy Statement | 16 | QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
2025 THE AZEK COMPANY Proxy Statement | 17 | NOMINEES FOR DIRECTOR |
GARY HENDRICKSON Gary Hendrickson, a director since May 2017, is the Chair of our board of directors, a position he has held since May 2017. Mr. Hendrickson previously served as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Valspar Corporation, a global paint and coatings manufacturer, from June 2011 to June 2017, and was its President and Chief Operating Officer from February 2008 until June 2011. Mr. Hendrickson held various executive leadership roles with the Valspar Corporation from 2001 until 2017, including positions with responsibilities for the Asia Pacific operations. Mr. Hendrickson also serves as a director of Polaris Industries Inc., a publicly traded global manufacturer and seller of off- road vehicles, including all-terrain vehicles and snowmobiles and served as a director of Waters Corporation, a leading specialty measurement company and pioneer of chromatography, mass spectrometry and thermal analysis innovations serving the life, materials and food sciences, from 2018 to 2022. As a result of Mr. Hendrickson’s experience as president and chief executive officer of a global company, he provides expertise in corporate leadership and development and execution of business growth strategy. He also brings to our board of directors significant global experience and knowledge of competitive strategy. | ||
JESSE SINGH Jesse Singh, a director since he joined us in June 2016, is our Chief Executive Officer and President. Prior to joining us, Mr. Singh worked for 14 years at the 3M Company, a manufacturer and marketer of a range of products and services through its safety & industrial, transportation & electronics, health care and consumer segments, and served in numerous leadership roles at 3M, including Chief Commercial Officer, President of 3M’s Health Information Systems business and VP of the Stationery and Office supplies business, which included the iconic Post-it and Scotch Brands. During his career at 3M, Mr. Singh was involved in running 3M’s worldwide, customer-facing operations, which was comprised of approximately 4,000 shared services, 12,000 sales and 5,000 marketing professionals. He also served as CEO of 3M’s joint venture in Japan and led 3M’s global electronics materials business. Mr. Singh currently serves on the board and as a member of the audit and compensation committees of Carlisle Companies Incorporated. Mr. Singh brings to our board of directors extensive senior leadership experience and a comprehensive knowledge of our business and perspective of our day-to- day operations. | ||
PAMELA EDWARDS Pamela Edwards, a director since September 2023, most recently served as Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President of Citi Trends, Inc., a retail clothing chain selling products targeted primarily at urban customers from January 2021 until April 2022. Previously, Ms. Edwards held various roles at L Brands Inc., one of the world’s leading specialty retailers, including as Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President of its Mast Global division from April 2017 to September 2020, Chief Financial Officer of its Victoria’s Secret division (n/k/a Victoria’s Secret & Co.), from 2007 to April 2017, and Chief Financial Officer of its Express division from 2005 to 2007. Prior to that, Ms. Edwards worked in various business and financial planning roles at Gap/Old Navy, Sears Roebuck and Kraft Foods. Ms. Edwards served on the boards of directors of NMG Holding Company, Inc. (formerly known as Neiman Marcus Group LLC) from 2020 until it was acquired in December 2024 and Hibbett, Inc. from 2022 until it was acquired in July 2024. Ms. Edwards received an M.B.A. from Duke University and a B.S. in Finance from Florida A&M University. Ms. Edwards is also NACD Directorship Certified®. As a result of Ms. Edward’s extensive background, especially as chief financial officer of large retail operations and consumer brand experience, she brings valuable perspective and expertise to our board of directors. | ||
2025 THE AZEK COMPANY Proxy Statement | 18 | NOMINEES FOR DIRECTOR |
HOWARD HECKES Howard Heckes, a director since November 2020, was the President, Chief Executive Officer and board member of Masonite International Corporation, a leading global designer, manufacturer, marketer and distributor of interior and exterior doors and door solutions, and served in that role from June 2019 until it was acquired in May 2024. From 2017 to 2019, Mr. Heckes served as Chief Executive Officer of Energy Management Collaborative, a privately held company providing LED lighting and controls and IoT conversion systems and service solutions based in Plymouth, Minnesota. Previously, Mr. Heckes served in various senior operations roles at The Valspar Corporation, including as Executive Vice President and President of Global Coatings from 2014 to 2017 and as Senior Vice President, Global Consumer from 2008 to 2014. Prior to joining Valspar, Mr. Heckes held various leadership roles at Newell Rubbermaid, including President of Sanford Brands and President of Graco Children’s Products. Mr. Heckes currently serves as an independent director of Airtron, a privately held HVAC installation and service company. Mr. Heckes holds a B.S. in Industrial Engineering from Iowa State University and an M.S. in Industrial Engineering from the University of Iowa. Mr. Heckes brings to our board of directors extensive experience in corporate leadership, the development and execution of business growth strategies and significant consumer brand and business operating experience. | ||
VERNON J. NAGEL Vernon J. Nagel, a director since November 2021, previously served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Acuity Brands, Inc., a publicly traded, leading industrial technology company focused on providing building and lighting solutions primarily for commercial and industrial applications, from September 2004 until January 2020. He was Executive Chairman from February 2020 until his retirement in December 2020. He joined Acuity Brands in December 2001 as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. While at Acuity Brands, Mr. Nagel significantly enhanced shareholder value by introducing innovative technologies, expanding markets served through organic growth and numerous acquisitions, and driving company-wide productivity through the implementation of LEAN business processes. Mr. Nagel currently serves on the board of directors of Southwire, a privately held company that is a leading provider of wire and cable and other electrical solutions, and ScanSource, Inc., a publicly traded company that is a leading hybrid technology distributor. Mr. Nagel received a B.B.A. from the University of Michigan and is a Certified Public Accountant (Inactive). We believe that Mr. Nagel’s extensive experience in strategic, operational, and financial matters as well as executive leadership and corporate governance, over his more than 40-year career, qualifies him to serve on our board of directors. | ||
HARMIT SINGH Harmit Singh, a director since September 2023, also currently serves as the Chief Financial and Growth Officer of Levi Strauss & Co., one of the world's largest brand-name apparel companies, where he is responsible for managing finance, strategy, information technology, strategic sourcing, real estate and global business services functions globally. Previously, Mr. Singh was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Hyatt Hotels Corporation from August 2008 to December 2012. Prior to that, he spent 14 years at Yum! Brands, Inc. in a variety of global leadership roles, including Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Yum Restaurants International. Before joining Yum!, Mr. Singh worked in various financial capacities for American Express India & Area Countries. Mr. Singh also served on the board of directors and the audit committees of Buffalo Wild Wings Inc. and OpenText Corporation. Mr. Singh received a B.A. in Commerce from the University of Delhi (India) and is a Chartered Accountant from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. Mr. Singh brings over 30 years of experience driving growth for global consumer brands and significant experience as a finance executive to our board of directors. Mr. H. Singh is not related to Jesse Singh, our CEO. |
2025 THE AZEK COMPANY Proxy Statement | 19 | NOMINEES FOR DIRECTOR |
BRIAN SPALY Brian Spaly, a director since August 2020, is a General Partner at Brand Foundry Ventures, an institutional venture capital fund. Mr. Spaly served as Chairman of Tecovas, Inc., a direct-to-consumer Western-style apparel brand, from 2017 to 2022, and is the founder and former Chief Executive Officer of Trunk Club, a personal styling startup focused on making it easy for men and women to discover and acquire stylish clothing without the hassles of the traditional shopping experience. Mr. Spaly led Trunk Club during its acquisition in August 2014. From 2006 to 2009, Mr. Spaly was the founder of Bonobos, a men’s clothing company, which was acquired in July 2017. From June 2018 to September 2021, he served as a member of the board of directors of Deckers Brands, a global portfolio of footwear brands such as UGG, Hoka, Teva and Sanuk. In addition to serving on the board of directors of Tecovas, Inc., Mr. Spaly currently serves on the boards of several other early-stage growth companies. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from Princeton University and an M.B.A. from Stanford University Graduate School of Business. We believe that Mr. Spaly’s experience leading high-growth companies as CEO and public companies as a board member, along with his proven digital and direct marketing experience, will continue to benefit AZEK as we continue to focus on growing our business and further differentiating our leading product offering. | ||
FIONA TAN Fiona Tan, a director since March 2023, has served as Chief Technology Officer for Wayfair Inc., a leading e-commerce home goods retailer, since March 2022, and as Global Head of Customer and Supplier Technology for Wayfair Inc. from September 2020 to March 2022. Prior to that Ms. Tan held various leadership positions at Walmart Inc., including Head of Technology, Walmart US from March 2019 to September 2020, Senior Vice President, Engineering, Customer Technology, Walmart Labs from January 2017 to March 2019 and Vice President, Engineering, International Markets, Walmart Labs Strategy and Operations from April 2014 to January 2017. Prior to that Ms. Tan was Vice President, Engineering for Ariba, Inc. Ms. Tan also previously worked for 16 years at TIBCO Software, Inc., as well as for Oracle Corporation. Currently, Ms. Tan also serves on the board of Stitch Fix, Inc., a leading online personal styling service. Ms. Tan holds an M.S. in Computer Science from Stanford University and a B.S. in Computer Science and Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Ms. Tan brings to our board of directors senior executive experience and deep expertise in information and advanced technologies, including artificial intelligence and cybersecurity, having spent her entire career in information technology roles focused on supporting and improving business strategy and operations with a focus on customers and suppliers. |
2025 THE AZEK COMPANY Proxy Statement | 20 | ELECTION OF DIRECTORS |
2025 THE AZEK COMPANY Proxy Statement | 21 | CORPORATE GOVERNANCE |
2025 THE AZEK COMPANY Proxy Statement | 22 | CORPORATE GOVERNANCE |
Board of Directors | ||
Oversees our overall FULL-CIRCLE strategy, including corporate responsibility and sustainability matters, our objective to continue to increase the amount of recycled material in our products, our human capital and diversity, equity and inclusion programs, our annual FULL-CIRCLE Report and risks and opportunities related to such matters | ||
Audit Committee | Compensation Committee | Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee |
Oversees financial reporting and internal controls, cybersecurity and legal and regulatory compliance | Oversees FULL-CIRCLE components included in our executive compensation program and our compensation disclosures | Oversees FULL-CIRCLE-related board composition and other corporate governance matters |
Senior Management and FULL-CIRCLE Steering Committee | ||
Responsible for establishing ambitious but achievable targets as well as day-to-day management of FULL-CIRCLE matters |
2025 THE AZEK COMPANY Proxy Statement | 23 | CORPORATE GOVERNANCE |
2025 THE AZEK COMPANY Proxy Statement | 24 | CORPORATE GOVERNANCE |
2025 THE AZEK COMPANY Proxy Statement | 25 | CORPORATE GOVERNANCE |
2025 THE AZEK COMPANY Proxy Statement | 26 | CORPORATE GOVERNANCE |
2025 THE AZEK COMPANY Proxy Statement | 27 | CORPORATE GOVERNANCE |
Category | Ownership Requirement (multiple of base salary) |
CEO | 6x |
CFO/COO | 3x |
Other CEO Direct Reports | 2x |
Other Executive Officers | 1x |
2025 THE AZEK COMPANY Proxy Statement | 28 | CORPORATE GOVERNANCE |
Annual Cash Retainer ($)(1) | Equity Compensation Grant Value ($) | One-Time AZEK Product Reimbursement ($) | |
Board Member | 90,000 | 125,000(2) | 25,000 |
Chair of the Audit Committee | 20,000 | ||
Chair of the Compensation Committee | 17,500 | ||
Chair of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee | 15,000 | ||
Non-executive Chair | 50,000 | 50,000(2) | |
Inaugural Equity Award | 105,000(3) |
2025 THE AZEK COMPANY Proxy Statement | 29 | CORPORATE GOVERNANCE |
Name | Fees Earned or Paid in Cash(2) | Stock Awards(3) | Option Awards(4) | All Other Compensation(5) | Total | |||||
Sallie B. Bailey | $90,000 | $125,009 | — | — | $215,009 | |||||
Pamela Edwards | $90,000 | $125,059 | — | — | $215,059 | |||||
Howard Heckes | $90,000 | $125,009 | — | — | $215,009 | |||||
Gary Hendrickson | $137,061 | $160,504 | — | — | $297,565 | |||||
Vernon J. Nagel | $110,000 | $125,079 | — | — | $235,079 | |||||
Harmit Singh | $90,000 | $125,065 | — | — | $215,065 | |||||
Brian Spaly | $90,000 | $125,065 | — | $25,000 | $240,065 | |||||
Fiona Tan(1) | $52,665 | $230,031 | — | — | $282,696 |
2025 THE AZEK COMPANY Proxy Statement | 30 | RATIFICATION OF APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM |
FY 2024 | FY 2023 | |
Audit Fees | $2,945,000 | $1,700,000 |
Audit Related Fees | — | $165,000 |
Tax Fees | — | — |
All Other Fees | $2,000 | $900 |
Total PwC Fees | $2,947,000 | $1,865,900 |
2025 THE AZEK COMPANY Proxy Statement | 31 | RATIFICATION OF APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM |
2025 THE AZEK COMPANY Proxy Statement | 32 | REPORT OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE |
2025 THE AZEK COMPANY Proxy Statement | 33 | EXECUTIVE OFFICERS |
Name | Age | Position(s) |
Jesse Singh | 59 | Chief Executive Officer, President and Director |
Peter Clifford | 54 | Senior Vice President, Chief Operations Officer and Chief Financial Officer (Outgoing) |
Ryan Lada | 37 | Vice President and Chief Financial Officer - Residential Segment (Incoming Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer) |
Jonathan Skelly | 47 | President, Residential and Commercial |
Morgan Walbridge | 46 | Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary |
Samara Toole | 59 | Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer |
Sandra Lamartine | 55 | Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer |
Rakesh Mohan | 55 | Chief Digital and Technology Officer |
2025 THE AZEK COMPANY Proxy Statement | 34 | EXECUTIVE OFFICERS |
2025 THE AZEK COMPANY Proxy Statement | 35 | COMPENSATION DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS |
Jesse Singh | Peter Clifford | Jonathan Skelly | Samara Toole | Morgan Walbridge |
President and Chief Executive Officer | SVP, Chief Operations Officer and Chief Financial Officer | President, Residential and Commercial | SVP, Chief Marketing Officer | SVP, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary |
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS | |
$1.44B (↑5% YoY) | Consolidated Net Sales |
$153M (↑146% YoY) | Net Income |
$224M | Cash Flow from Operations |
$379M (↑34% YoY) | Adjusted EBITDA |
$147M | Free Cash Flow |
$243M | Returned to Stockholders Via Share Repurchases |
1Adjusted EBITDA and Free Cash Flow are non-GAAP financial measures and should not be considered in isolation or as substitutes for any financial measures reported under GAAP. For more information, including reconciliations to their closest comparable GAAP measures, see pages 42-47 of our 2024 Annual Report. | |
2025 THE AZEK COMPANY Proxy Statement | 36 | COMPENSATION DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS |
What We Heard | How We Have Responded |
PSUs, or "pure" performance based awards (versus RSUs and options), should comprise >50% of executive officers' long-term incentive compensation. | In response to feedback from our stockholders, for fiscal 2025 long-term incentive awards, the compensation committee increased the allocation of PSUs in each executive officer's long-term incentive award from 50% to 55%, with RSUs still comprising 25% and options comprising 20% (down from 25%). |
Remove "outsized" peers from peer group to reduce the potential for misalignment between pay and performance. | Each year, the compensation committee, with the advice of our independent compensation consultant, evaluates whether our peer group remains appropriate for benchmarking purposes. For both fiscal years 2024 and 2025 compensation decisions, we adjusted our peer group to remove companies that were no longer sufficiently comparable in terms of size, financial performance or business fit and to add companies that are. In certain cases, we may choose to include companies that are larger than AZEK as long as they are strong business comparators with significant presence in the outdoor living industry. We also include companies that are smaller than us for the same qualitative reasons. We believe AZEK’s positioning relative to peer median size metrics is balanced. For further discussion of the compensation committee's peer group selection process and specific companies that were added or removed for purposes of fiscal 2024 and 2025 compensation decisions, see “Compensation Discussion and Analysis—Benchmarking.” |
Consider introducing a "return on invested capital" metric to better assess and incentivize management in allocating capital to profitable projects and investments. | To align with our strategy of providing a strong return on invested capital and to more closely measure how our entire asset base is performing, for PSUs granted in fiscal years 2024 and 2025, the compensation committee replaced RONTA with Adjusted ROIC. For a discussion of such performance measures, see "—2024 NEO Compensation Details—Long-Term Incentives." |
Reduce influence of duplicative performance measures in short-and long-term incentive compensation to avoid rewarding executives for the same performance. | In order to reduce the duplication between the short- and long-term incentive plans, the compensation committee increased the percentage weighting of Adjusted ROIC for PSUs granted in fiscal years 2024 and 2025 to 20% from 10% for RONTA. The weightings of net sales and Adjusted EBITDA were both adjusted from to 45% to 40%. For a discussion of such performance measures, see "—2024 NEO Compensation Details—Long-Term Incentives." |
Enhance disclosure of individual and FULL- CIRCLE goals under the annual incentive and forward-looking performance goals for our PSUs. | Our compensation committee believes that including individual goals and the achievement of specific strategic priorities, which constitute quantitative and qualitative objectives, within the annual incentive promotes the execution of the company's strategy in areas that are critical to our success and allows for assessment of each NEO's individual contributions during the fiscal year. In response to feedback from investors, we have significantly enhanced our disclosure of the compensation committee's philosophy, process and evaluation of the individual and FULL-CIRCLE goals in this proxy statement, see "—2024 NEO Compensation Details—Annual Incentives." The disclosure of forward-looking performance goals under the PSUs can be competitively sensitive; however, our compensation committee intends for such goals to be achievable but rigorous and aligned with our general guidance to investors. We have also continued to provide disclosure of performance under the PSUs after the conclusion of the applicable performance period, providing investors an opportunity to evaluate the rigor of the performance goals at the time of vesting, see "—2024 NEO Compensation Details—Long-Term Incentives." |
2025 THE AZEK COMPANY Proxy Statement | 37 | COMPENSATION DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS |
2025 THE AZEK COMPANY Proxy Statement | 38 | COMPENSATION DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS |
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2025 THE AZEK COMPANY Proxy Statement | 39 | COMPENSATION DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS |
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Base Salary | Base salaries provide a fixed level of compensation for our executive officers and are designed to attract and retain talented executives and to provide a competitive and stable component of income. |
Annual Incentive | Our annual incentive provides a competitive incentive opportunity for achieving financial performance and operational and individual objectives over a one-year performance period. Although measured on an annual basis, the performance goals are designed to be aligned with our operational and long-term strategic initiatives. |
Long-Term Incentives | Through fiscal year 2024, long-term incentives have been composed 50% of PSUs, 25% of stock options and 25% of RSUs. •PSUs vest based on pre-established financial goals and are awarded to incentivize achievement of our financial and performance goals over a multi-year timespan and tie our executive officers' compensation to those goals and long-term stockholder value. •Stock options motivate our executive officers by ensuring that they only have value to the extent the market price of our stock increases. •RSUs promote retention and further tie compensation to long-term stockholder value. |
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Named Executive Officer | FY2023 Ending Salary | FY2024 Ending Salary | Percentage Increase |
Jesse Singh | $825,000 | $860,000 | 4% |
Peter Clifford | $600,000 | $650,000 | 8% |
Jonathan Skelly | $450,000 | $550,000 | 22% |
Samara Toole | $400,000 | $412,000 | 3% |
Morgan Walbridge | $400,000 | $424,000 | 6% |
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Named Executive Officer | Target Annual Incentive (% of Base Salary) | Target Annual Incentive ($)(1) |
Jesse Singh | 120% | $1,032,000 |
Peter Clifford | 75% | $487,500 |
Jonathan Skelly | 75% | $412,500 |
Samara Toole | 50% | $206,000 |
Morgan Walbridge | 50% | $212,000 |
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Performance Goal | Weighting | Performance Targets and Results (Dollar values in millions)(2) | Actual Performance | Payout Factor | ||||||||
Threshold | Target | Maximum | ||||||||||
Company Adjusted EBITDA(1) | 50% | $288.2 | $327.5 | $381.9 | $379.3 | 171.2% | ||||||
Percentage of Target | 50% | 100% | 175% | |||||||||
Company Net Sales | 25% | $1,201.2 | $1,365 | $1,624.4 | $1,441.4 | 108% | ||||||
Percentage of Target | 50% | 100% | 175% | |||||||||
Company Performance Factor: | 150.1% |
Rating | Description | Payout |
5 | Exceptional | 130% |
4.5 | Exceeds Expectations Plus | 122.5% |
4 | Exceeds Expectations | 115% |
3.5 | Meets Expectations Plus | 107.5% |
3 | Meets Expectations | 100% |
2.5 | Meets Expectations Minus | 92.5% |
2 | Improvement Needed | 70% |
1 | Unsatisfactory | 0% |
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Name | Individual Objectives | Individual Performance Highlights | Individual Score |
Jesse Singh | •Achieve 2024 financial performance targets, including above-market growth •Execute new product roadmap •Sustain 1-year TSR above Russell 3000 index •Acquire and retain world-class talent; execute development plan for key leaders •Broad deployment of AIMS and other operational improvement initiatives •Drive brand awareness and enhance consumer journey | •Outstanding leadership during a pivotal year •Delivered above-target FY24 financial performance •Delivered 1-year TSR above all of Russell 3000 index, fiscal year 2024 peer group and S&P 1500 Building Products Composite Index •Delivered gains in digital brand traffic, contractor leads and other key brand performance metrics •Launched a number of successful new products driving material conversion and continued growth •Launched Company-wide Lean Six Sigma initiatives and trainings •Launched Executive Development Program •Recruited world-class IT talent, including Chief Digital and Technology Officer as well as VP, Digital Experience | 3 |
Peter Clifford | •Achieve committed business objectives, including 2024 financial and operational performance targets •Execute capital allocation plan through debt reduction and share repurchases to drive shareholder value •Execute business initiatives to increase recycle content of across product collections | •Solid execution in each quarter exceeding guidance and delivering year- over-year increases in net sales and Adjusted EBITDA of 5% and 34%, respectively •Successful executed of capital deployment with the completion of refinancing, reducing outstanding debt by approximately $150 million and new share repurchase authorization •Led the business though 18 months of significant macroeconomic uncertainty and delivered strong results | 3 |
Jonathan Skelly | •Achieve 2024 financial performance targets, including above-market growth •Refresh AZEK's three-year strategic plan •Continue to drive improvements at recent acquisitions •Drive substantial net sales growth at key accounts and retail •Enhance talent across the Company | •Delivered above-target FY24 financial performance •Updated AZEK's three-year strategic plan and executed successfully against critical projects •Drove integration and increased net sales contributions from recently acquired subsidiaries, including StruXure and Ultralox •Accelerated initiatives in retail, conversion, and growth in key accounts •Continued to develop a world-class team to enhance short-term and long-term strategy and value creation | 4.5 |
Samara Toole | •Enhance marketing efforts to support contractors, pro channel and retail •Drive increased brand awareness •Improve customer journey •Continue to develop best-in-class marketing organization and improve efficiency | •Added thousands of contractors to AZEK loyalty program •Successfully supported shelf space gains, including through local marketing efforts •Recognized by Fast Company as part of a select group of “Brands that Matter” •Substantially improved digital experience for customers, resulting in double digit increases in contractor leads and sample orders •Began process of implementing use of emerging technologies to drive efficiency | 4 |
Morgan Walbridge | •Successfully execute against the Company's financial and strategic objectives, including the company's planned debt refinancing and strategic transactions •Deliver against governance objectives •Manage litigation risk and resolve new and outstanding litigation matters | •Demonstrated exemplary leadership and oversight over the legal department and public company obligations •Effectively supported the Board and management through a number of governance and strategic initiatives •Successfully increased shareholder engagement on governance matters •Successfully executed legal aspects debt refinancing, improving AZEK's capital structure and providing additional financial flexibility | 3.5 |
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FULL-CIRCLE Performance Objectives | 2024 FULL-CIRCLE Performance Highlights | 2024 FULL-CIRCLE Score |
Sustain or improve TRIR performance over prior year | Achieved improved year-over-year TRIR performance | 4 |
Sustain top quartile performance in employee engagement | Exceeded target by achieving 83% employee engagement | |
Increase year-over-year average recycle content percentage across portfolio | Achieved increased recycle content across product portfolio | |
Set near-term science based carbon emissions reduction targets | Finalized science-based targets with plan to submit to Science-Based Target Initiative by calendar year-end | |
Expand employee resource group programming and accessibility | Achieved increased membership and participation | |
Improve E&S governance scores | Achieved improved E&S governance scores of 3 and 2, respectively, from prior year scores of 5 and 4 |
Target | Individual Rating | FULL-CIRCLE Rating | Individual Earned | Financial Earned | Annual Incentive Earned(1) | Percentage of Target Earned | |
Jesse Singh | $1,032,000 | 3 | 4 | $273,480 | $1,161,774 | $1,435,254 | 139.1% |
Peter Clifford | $487,500 | 3 | 4 | $129,188 | $548,803 | $677,991 | 139.1% |
Jon Skelly | $412,500 | 4.5 | 4 | $123,234 | $464,372 | $587,606 | 142.4% |
Sam Toole | $206,000 | 4 | 4 | $59,225 | $231,905 | $291,130 | 141.3% |
Morgan Walbridge | $212,000 | 3.5 | 4 | $58,565 | $238,659 | $297,224 | 140.2% |
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Stock Options ($) | RSUs ($) | PSUs ($) | Total ($) | |
Jesse Singh | 900,000 | 900,000 | 1,800,000 | 3,600,000 |
Peter Clifford | 350,000 | 350,000 | 700,000 | 1,400,000 |
Jonathan Skelly | 262,500 | 262,500 | 525,000 | 1,050,000 |
Samara Toole | 118,750 | 118,750 | 237,500 | 475,000 |
Morgan Walbridge | 150,000 | 150,000 | 300,000 | 600,000 |
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(Dollar values in millions) | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | 3-Year Total (or Average RONTA) |
Net Sales | $1,373.5 | $1,510.9 | $1,661.9 | $4,546.3 |
Target increase year-over-year | 16.5% | 10% | 10% | |
Adjusted EBITDA(1) | $325.0 | $367.3 | $415.0 | $1,107.4 |
Target increase year-over-year | 18.5% | 13% | 13% | |
Return on Net Tangible Assets(1) | 37.2% | 38.1% | 39.9% | 38.4% |
Performance Goal | Weighting | Performance Targets(2) (Dollar values in millions) | Actual Performance | Payout Factor | |||||||
Threshold | Target(3) | Maximum | |||||||||
Net Sales | 45.0% | $4,006.5 | $4,451.6 | $4,807.8 | $4,164.0 | 67.7% | |||||
Percentage of Target | 50% | 100% | 200% | ||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA(1) | 45.0% | $947.9 | $1,089.5 | $1,220.2 | $953.4 | 51.9% | |||||
Percentage of Target | 50% | 100% | 200% | ||||||||
Return on Net Tangible Assets(1) | 10.0% | N/A | 38.4% | N/A | 32.5% | 0% | |||||
Final Payout Factor: | 53.8% |
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Name and Principal Position | Year | Salary ($) | Bonus ($) | Stock Awards ($)(1) | Option Awards ($)(2) | Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation ($)(3) | All Other Compensation (4) | Total ($) |
Jesse Singh | 2024 | 850,628 | — | 3,140,196 | 900,016 | 1,365,030 | 83,378 | 6,339,248 |
President and Chief | 2023 | 825,000 | — | 2,520,018 | 840,006 | 1,026,768 | 75,758 | 5,287,550 |
Executive Officer | 2022 | 815,678 | — | 2,100,061 | 700,002 | 710,490 | 62,527 | 4,388,758 |
Peter Clifford | 2024 | 650,000 | — | 1,207,227 | 350,001 | 661,946 | 32,909 | 2,902,083 |
SVP, Chief Operations Officer and | 2023 | 600,000 | — | 990,011 | 330,006 | 499,016 | 28,992 | 2,448,025 |
Chief Financial Officer | 2022 | 600,000 | — | 750,022 | 250,014 | 339,144 | 371,141 | 2,310,320 |
Jonathan Skelly | 2024 | 550,000 | — | 878,360 | 262,501 | 587,606 | 29,101 | 2,307,568 |
President, Residential and | 2023 | 447,288 | — | 660,007 | 220,007 | 322,420 | 25,764 | 1,675,486 |
Commercial | 2022 | 412,109 | — | 356,324 | 118,767 | 154,909 | 26,103 | 1,068,212 |
Samara Toole | 2024 | 408,787 | — | 419,168 | 118,761 | 291,130 | 87,402 | 1,325,248 |
SVP, Chief Marketing Officer | 2023 | 400,000 | — | 405,012 | 135,002 | 219,535 | 86,415 | 1,245,964 |
2022 | 396,712 | — | 700,073 | 100,012 | 139,565 | 78,727 | 1,415,090 | |
Morgan Walbridge | 2024 | 417,574 | — | 571,552 | 150,005 | 297,224 | 30,487 | 1,466,842 |
SVP, Chief Legal Officer and | 2023 | 397,288 | — | 450,034 | 150,003 | 220,292 | 31,524 | 1,249,141 |
Secretary | 2022 | 367,534 | — | 400,073 | 75,009 | 122,934 | 30,497 | 996,048 |
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Name | Grant Date | Grant Approval Date | Estimated future payouts under non-equity incentive plan awards(1) | Estimated future payouts under equity incentive plan awards(2) | All other stock awards: Number of shares of stock or units (#)(3) | All other option awards: Number of securities underlying options (#)(4) | Exercise or base price of option awards ($/Sh) | Grant date fair value of stock and option awards ($)(5) | |||||
Award Type | Threshold ($) | Target ($) | Maximum ($) | Threshold (#) | Target (#) | Maximum (#) | |||||||
Jesse Singh | Annual incentive plan | 567,600 | 1,032,000 | 1,689,900 | |||||||||
2024 option awards | 12/15/2023 | 12/11/2023 | 52,571 | 38.15 | 900,016 | ||||||||
2024 PSU awards | 12/15/2023 | 12/11/2023 | 23,592 | 47,183 | 94,366 | 1,800,031 | |||||||
2024 RSU awards | 12/15/2023 | 12/11/2023 | 23,592 | 900,035 | |||||||||
2022 PSU awards (6) | 9/27/2024 | 9/27/2024 | 440,130 | ||||||||||
Peter Clifford | Annual incentive plan | 268,125 | 487,500 | 798,281 | |||||||||
2024 option awards | 12/15/2023 | 12/11/2023 | 20,444 | 38.15 | 350,001 | ||||||||
2024 PSU awards | 12/15/2023 | 12/11/2023 | 9,175 | 18,349 | 36,698 | 700,014 | |||||||
2024 RSU awards | 12/15/2023 | 12/11/2023 | 9,175 | 350,026 | |||||||||
2022 PSU awards (6) | 9/27/2024 | 9/27/2024 | 157,187 | ||||||||||
Jonathan Skelly | Annual incentive plan | 226,875 | 412,500 | 675,469 | |||||||||
2024 option awards | 12/15/2023 | 12/11/2023 | 15,333 | 38.15 | 262,501 | ||||||||
2024 PSU awards | 12/15/2023 | 12/11/2023 | 6,881 | 13,762 | 27,524 | 525,020 | |||||||
2024 RSU awards | 12/15/2023 | 12/11/2023 | 6,881 | 262,510 | |||||||||
2022 PSU awards (6) | 9/27/2024 | 9/27/2024 | 2,427 | 4,854 | 9,223 | 62,885 | |||||||
2022 PSU awards (6) | 9/27/2024 | 9/27/2024 | 27,945 | ||||||||||
Samara Toole | Annual incentive plan | 113,300 | 206,000 | 337,325 | |||||||||
2024 option awards | 12/15/2023 | 12/11/2023 | 6,937 | 38.15 | 118,761 | ||||||||
2024 PSU awards | 12/15/2023 | 12/11/2023 | 3,113 | 6,226 | 12,452 | 237,522 | |||||||
2024 RSU awards | 12/15/2023 | 12/11/2023 | 3,113 | 118,761 | |||||||||
2022 PSU awards (6) | 9/27/2024 | 9/27/2024 | 62,885 | ||||||||||
Morgan Walbridge | Annual incentive plan | 116,600 | 212,000 | 347,150 | |||||||||
2024 option awards | 12/15/2023 | 12/11/2023 | 8,762 | 38.15 | 150,005 | ||||||||
2024 PSU awards | 12/15/2023 | 12/11/2023 | 3,932 | 7,864 | 15,728 | 300,012 | |||||||
2024 RSU awards | 12/15/2023 | 12/11/2023 | 3,932 | 150,006 | |||||||||
2022 PSU awards (6) | 9/27/2024 | 9/27/2024 | 1,062 | 2,124 | 4,036 | 27,517 | |||||||
2022 PSU awards (6) | 9/27/2024 | 9/27/2024 | 94,017 |
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Option Awards | Stock Awards | |||||||||||
Name | Grant Date | Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options (#) Exercisable | Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options (#) Unexercisable | Option Exercise Price ($) | Option Expiration Date | Number of Shares or Units of Stock That Have Not Vested (#) | Market Value of Shares or Units of Stock That Have Not Vested($)(5) | 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 ($)(5) | |||
Jesse Singh | 6/16/2020 | 958,496 | — | (1) | 23.00 | 6/16/2030 | — | — | — | — | ||
12/4/2020 | 55,273 | — | (2) | 34.27 | 12/4/2030 | — | — | — | — | |||
11/19/2021 | 28,248 | 14,125 | (2) | 41.21 | 11/19/2031 | 21,314 | (2) | 997,495 | — | — | ||
12/12/2022 | 31,042 | 62,085 | (2) | 20.18 | 12/12/2032 | 27,751 | (2) | 1,298,747 | 166,502 | (3) | 7,792,294 | |
12/15/2023 | — | 52,571 | (2) | 38.15 | 12/15/2033 | 23,592 | (2) | 1,104,106 | 94,366 | (4) | 4,416,329 | |
Peter Clifford | 8/2/2021 | 109,375 | — | (2) | 36.81 | 8/2/2031 | — | — | — | — | ||
11/19/2021 | 10,089 | 5,045 | (2) | 41.21 | 11/19/2031 | 8,555 | (2) | 400,374 | — | — | ||
12/12/2022 | 12,195 | 24,391 | (2) | 20.18 | 12/12/2032 | 10,902 | (2) | 510,214 | 65,412 | (3) | 3,061,282 | |
12/15/2023 | — | 20,444 | (2) | 38.15 | 12/15/2033 | 9,175 | (2) | 429,390 | 36,698 | (4) | 1,717,466 | |
Jonathan Skelly | 6/16/2020 | 164,807 | — | (1) | 23.00 | 6/16/2030 | — | — | — | — | ||
12/4/2020 | 7,972 | — | (2) | 34.27 | 12/4/2030 | — | — | — | — | |||
11/19/2021 | 4,036 | 2,018 | (2) | 41.21 | 11/19/2031 | 3,422 | (2) | 160,150 | — | — | ||
7/1/2022 | 1,662 | 832 | (2) | 17.39 | 7/1/2032 | 1,522 | (2) | 71,230 | — | — | ||
12/12/2022 | 8,130 | 16,261 | (2) | 20.18 | 12/12/2032 | 7,268 | (2) | 340,142 | 43,608 | (3) | 2,040,854 | |
12/15/2023 | — | 15,333 | (2) | 38.15 | 12/15/2033 | 6,881 | (2) | 322,031 | 27,524 | (4) | 1,288,123 | |
Samara Toole | 11/01/2021 | — | — | — | — | 3,571 | (2) | 167,123 | — | — | ||
11/19/2021 | 4,036 | 2,018 | (2) | 41.21 | 11/19/2031 | 3,422 | (2) | 160,150 | — | — | ||
12/12/2022 | 4,989 | 9,978 | (2) | 20.18 | 12/12/2032 | 4,460 | (2) | 208,728 | 26,760 | (3) | 1,252,368 | |
12/15/2023 | — | 6,937 | (2) | 38.15 | 12/15/2033 | 3,113 | (2) | 145,688 | 12,452 | (4) | 582,754 | |
Morgan Walbridge | 11/19/2021 | — | — | — | — | 1,852 | (2) | 86,674 | — | — | ||
6/1/2022 | 5,644 | 2,822 | (2) | 20.67 | 6/1/2032 | 5,117 | (2) | 239,476 | — | — | ||
12/12/2022 | 5,543 | 11,087 | (2) | 20.18 | 12/12/2032 | 4,956 | (2) | 231,941 | 29,734 | (3) | 1,391,551 | |
12/15/2023 | — | 8,762 | (2) | 38.15 | 12/15/2033 | 3,932 | (2) | 184,018 | 15,728 | (4) | 736,070 |
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Option Awards | Stock Awards | ||||
Name | Number of shares acquired on exercise (#) | Value realized on exercise ($) | Number of shares acquired on vesting (#) | Value realized on vesting ($) | |
Jesse Singh | — | — | 83,575 | 2,891,167 | |
Peter Clifford | — | — | 15,702 | 602,362 | |
Jonathan Skelly | 19,022 | 345,154 | 51,049 | 2,185,831 | |
Samara Toole | — | — | 6,610 | 199,241 | |
Morgan Walbridge | — | — | 8,010 | 302,295 |
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Cash Payment ($)(1) | Continuation of Medical/ Welfare Benefits ($) | Acceleration and Continuation of Equity Awards ($)(2) | Total Termination Payments/ Benefits ($) | |
Jesse Singh | ||||
Death/Disability | 1,365,030 | — | 6,819,561 | 8,184,591 |
Termination by Company Other Than for Cause | 4,117,030 | 49,318 | 7,262,749 | 11,429,097 |
Termination by Officer for Good Reason | 4,117,030 | 49,318 | 7,262,749 | 11,429,097 |
Termination by Company for Cause | — | — | — | — |
Change in Control | — | — | — | — |
Qualifying Termination in Connection with a Change in Control | 4,117,030 | 49,318 | 12,548,529 | 16,714,877 |
Retirement | — | — | 9,777,704 | 9,777,704 |
Peter Clifford | ||||
Death/Disability | — | — | 2,606,501 | 2,606,501 |
Termination by Company Other Than for Cause | 1,137,500 | — | 2,779,202 | 3,916,702 |
Termination by Officer for Good Reason | 1,137,500 | — | 2,779,202 | 3,916,702 |
Termination by Company for Cause | — | — | — | — |
Change in Control | — | — | — | — |
Qualifying Termination in Connection with a Change in Control | 1,137,500 | — | 4,845,809 | 5,983,309 |
Retirement | — | — | — | — |
Jonathan Skelly | ||||
Death/Disability | — | — | 1,704,593 | 1,704,593 |
Termination by Company Other Than for Cause | 550,000 | 30,555 | 1,851,605 | 2,432,160 |
Termination by Officer for Good Reason | — | — | — | — |
Termination by Company for Cause | — | — | — | — |
Change in Control | — | — | — | — |
Qualifying Termination in Connection with a Change in Control | 550,000 | 30,555 | 3,310,734 | 3,891,289 |
Retirement | — | — | — | — |
Samara Toole | ||||
Death/Disability | — | — | 1,182,200 | 1,182,200 |
Termination by Company Other Than for Cause | 412,000 | — | 1,096,626 | 1,508,626 |
Termination by Officer for Good Reason | — | — | — | — |
Termination by Company for Cause | — | — | — | — |
Change in Control | — | — | — | — |
Qualifying Termination in Connection with a Change in Control | 412,000 | — | 1,873,906 | 2,285,906 |
Retirement | — | — | — | — |
Morgan Walbridge | ||||
Death/Disability | — | — | 1,377,964 | 1,377,964 |
Termination by Company Other Than for Cause | 424,000 | — | 1,406,665 | 1,830,665 |
Termination by Officer for Good Reason | — | — | — | — |
Termination by Company for Cause | — | — | — | — |
Change in Control | — | — | — | — |
Qualifying Termination in Connection with a Change in Control | 424,000 | — | 2,453,229 | 2,877,229 |
Retirement | — | — | — | — |
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2025 THE AZEK COMPANY Proxy Statement | 57 | 2024 CEO PAY RATIO DISCLOSURE |
2025 THE AZEK COMPANY Proxy Statement | 58 | PAY -VERSUS-PERFORMANCE |
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Stock Awards ($) | Option Awards ($) | Year-End Fair Value of Unvested Equity Awards Granted in the Year ($) | Change in Year-End Fair Value of Unvested Equity Awards Granted in Prior Years ($) | Change in Year-End Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted in Prior Years that Vested in the Year ($) | Compensation Actually Paid ($) | |||||||
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Most Important Financial Performance Measures |
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2025 THE AZEK COMPANY Proxy Statement | 64 | INTRODUCTION OF PROPOSALS 4-6 |
PROPOSAL | BOARD OF DIRECTORS VOTING RECOMMENDATION | |
PROPOSAL NO. 4 | Approval of amendments to our certificate of incorporation to remove references to the Sponsors and make certain other immaterial changes | FOR |
PROPOSAL NO. 5 | Approval of an amendment to our certificate of incorporation to remove the Sponsor corporate opportunity waiver provision | FOR |
PROPOSAL NO. 6 | Approval of an amendment to our certificate of incorporation to remove the Sponsors' exemption from certain business combination restrictions | FOR |
2025 THE AZEK COMPANY Proxy Statement | 65 | APPROVAL OF AMENDMENTS TO OUR CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION TO REMOVE REFERENCES TO OUR FORMER SPONSORS AND MAKE CERTAIN OTHER IMMATERIAL CHANGES |
2025 THE AZEK COMPANY Proxy Statement | 66 | APPROVAL OF AMENDMENTS TO OUR CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION TO REMOVE REFERENCES TO OUR FORMER SPONSORS AND MAKE CERTAIN OTHER IMMATERIAL CHANGES |
2025 THE AZEK COMPANY Proxy Statement | 67 | APPROVAL OF AN AMENDMENT TO OUR CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION TO REMOVE THE SPONSOR CORPORATE OPPORTUNITY WAIVER PROVISION |
2025 THE AZEK COMPANY Proxy Statement | 68 | APPROVAL OF AN AMENDMENT TO OUR CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION TO REMOVE THE SPONSOR CORPORATE OPPORTUNITY WAIVER PROVISION |
2025 THE AZEK COMPANY Proxy Statement | 69 | APPROVAL OF AN AMENDMENT TO OUR CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION TO REMOVE THE SPONSORS' EXEMPTION FROM CERTAIN BUSINESS COMBINATION RESTRICTIONS |
2025 THE AZEK COMPANY Proxy Statement | 70 | APPROVAL OF AN AMENDMENT TO OUR CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION TO REMOVE THE SPONSORS' EXEMPTION FROM CERTAIN BUSINESS COMBINATION RESTRICTIONS |
2025 THE AZEK COMPANY Proxy Statement | 71 | SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNER AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS |
2025 THE AZEK COMPANY Proxy Statement | 72 | SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNER AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS |
Name of Beneficial Owner | Shares Owned | Percentage of Total Voting Power |
Directors and Director Nominees: | ||
Gary Hendrickson(1) | 931,436 | * |
Sallie B. Bailey(2) | 108,060 | * |
Pamela Edwards(3) | 2,836 | * |
Howard Heckes(4) | 18,546 | * |
Vernon J. Nagel(5) | 38,538 | * |
Harmit Singh(6) | 3,426 | * |
Brian Spaly(7) | 79,283 | * |
Fiona Tan(8) | — | * |
Named Executive Officers: | ||
Jesse Singh(9) | 2,748,234 | 1.9% |
Peter Clifford(10) | 203,662 | * |
Jonathan Skelly(11) | 382,375 | * |
Samara Toole(12) | 30,042 | * |
Morgan Walbridge(13) | 34,233 | * |
Directors and current executive officers as a group(14) | 4,624,252 | 3.2% |
5% or Greater Stockholders: | ||
Blackrock. Inc. (15) | 14,746,336 | 10.3% |
The Vanguard Group(16) | 14,376,108 | 10.0% |
Wellington Management Group(17) | 14,224,410 | 9.9% |
Capital Group Companies Inc.(18) | 9,460,732 | 6.6% |
FMR LLC(19) | 7,698,373 | 5.4% |
2025 THE AZEK COMPANY Proxy Statement | 73 | SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNER AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS |
Plan Category(1) | Number of securities to be issued upon exercise of outstanding options, warrants and rights (a)(2) | Weighted- average exercise price of outstanding options, warrants and rights (b)(3) | Number of securities remaining available for future issuance under equity compensation plans (excluding securities reflected in column (a)) (c) | |||
Equity compensation plans approved by stockholders | 4,995,976 | $25.40 | 5,618,467 | |||
Equity compensation plans not approved by stockholders | — | — | — | |||
Total | 4,995,976 | $25.40 | 5,618,467 |
2025 THE AZEK COMPANY Proxy Statement | 74 | RELATED PERSON TRANSACTIONS |
2025 THE AZEK COMPANY Proxy Statement | 75 | ADDITIONAL INFORMATION |
2025 THE AZEK COMPANY Proxy Statement | 76 | OTHER MATTERS |
2025 THE AZEK COMPANY Proxy Statement | 77 | ANNEX A |
2025 THE AZEK COMPANY Proxy Statement | 78 | ANNEX A |
2025 THE AZEK COMPANY Proxy Statement | 79 | ANNEX A |
2025 THE AZEK COMPANY Proxy Statement | 80 | ANNEX B |
2025 THE AZEK COMPANY Proxy Statement | 81 | ANNEX B |
2025 THE AZEK COMPANY Proxy Statement | 82 | ANNEX C |
2025 THE AZEK COMPANY Proxy Statement | 83 | ANNEX C |
2025 THE AZEK COMPANY Proxy Statement | 84 | ANNEX C |
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Named Executive Officers, Footnote | (1)Represents total compensation reported for our CEO, Mr. Singh, as set forth in the Total column of the Summary Compensation Table for the applicable year. Represents the average total compensation reported for our Other NEOs for the covered years, as presented in this proxy statement and prior years’ proxy statements. Our Other NEOs were: Messrs. Clifford and Skelly and Mses. Toole and Walbridge for fiscal years 2024, 2023 and 2022 and Messrs. Clifford, Kardish, Ochoa, Skelly and Nicoletti for fiscal year 2021. Average total compensation and average "Compensation Actually Paid" for our Other NEOs for fiscal year 2021 was significantly elevated as a result of accounting modifications made in connection with our former Chief Financial Officer, Mr. Ralph Nicoletti's, retirement and an initial long-term incentive award granted to Mr. Clifford in connection with his commencement of employment with us in the same year. For additional information, see Note 13 to our Consolidated Financial Statements included in the 2023 Annual Report.
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PEO Total Compensation Amount | $ 6,339,248 | $ 5,287,550 | $ 4,388,758 | $ 5,473,246 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
PEO Actually Paid Compensation Amount | 13,409,130 | $ 9,044,768 | 533,511 | 9,138,365 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Adjustment To PEO Compensation, Footnote | (2)The following table shows the adjustments made to CEO and average Other NEO total compensation in arriving at "Compensation Actually Paid" for the applicable year. For all periods presented, the amounts deducted from the Summary Compensation Table consisted of the grant-date fair value of equity awards granted in the respective year. The amounts added to the Summary Compensation Table totals consisted of the fair value as of the end of the year of equity grants made in that year, the change in fair value of unvested equity awards granted in prior years and the change in fair value of equity awards vested in the year presented. There were no awards that were granted and vested in the same year, awards that failed to meet the applicable vesting period, or dividends or earnings not otherwise included in total compensation. CEO Summary Compensation Table to "Compensation Actually Paid" Reconciliation:
for fiscal years 2024, 2023, 2022 and 2021. (ii)This column represents the fair value of RSUs, PSUs and stock options at the relevant measurement dates. The fair value of each RSU was calculated by multiplying the applicable number of RSUs by the closing per share price of our Class A common stock on the measurement date. The fair value of each PSU was estimated at each measurement date using: (i) the closing per share price of our Class A common stock on the measurement date, and (ii) an assumption regarding attainment of the performance goals for the performance period, except for PSUs that vested in December 2024, for which actual attainment was used. The fair value of each stock option was calculated in accordance with FASB ASC 718 using the Black-Scholes option pricing model and the key input variables (assumptions) of that model as described in Note 14 to our Consolidated Financial Statements included in our 2024 Annual Report. The valuation assumptions used to calculate fair values were determined in a consistent manner and did not materially differ from those disclosed at the time of grant. (iii)Reflects a Restatement-related reduction of 2,637 shares from the shares otherwise issuable to Mr. Singh pursuant to the PSUs granted in fiscal year 2022. The resulting impact is a $123,412 reduction in 2024 Compensation Actually Paid.
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Non-PEO NEO Average Total Compensation Amount | 2,000,435 | $ 1,654,654 | 1,447,418 | 3,822,005 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Non-PEO NEO Average Compensation Actually Paid Amount | $ 3,914,579 | $ 2,756,451 | 229,717 | 2,421,126 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Adjustment to Non-PEO NEO Compensation Footnote | Other NEO Summary Compensation Table to "Compensation Actually Paid" Reconciliation:
for fiscal years 2024, 2023, 2022 and 2021. (ii)This column represents the fair value of RSUs, PSUs and stock options at the relevant measurement dates. The fair value of each RSU was calculated by multiplying the applicable number of RSUs by the closing per share price of our Class A common stock on the measurement date. The fair value of each PSU was estimated at each measurement date using: (i) the closing per share price of our Class A common stock on the measurement date, and (ii) an assumption regarding attainment of the performance goals for the performance period, except for PSUs that vested in December 2024, for which actual attainment was used. The fair value of each stock option was calculated in accordance with FASB ASC 718 using the Black-Scholes option pricing model and the key input variables (assumptions) of that model as described in Note 14 to our Consolidated Financial Statements included in our 2024 Annual Report. The valuation assumptions used to calculate fair values were determined in a consistent manner and did not materially differ from those disclosed at the time of grant. (iii)Reflects a Restatement-related reduction of 2,637 shares from the shares otherwise issuable to Mr. Singh pursuant to the PSUs granted in fiscal year 2022. The resulting impact is a $123,412 reduction in 2024 Compensation Actually Paid.
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Compensation Actually Paid vs. Total Shareholder Return | As shown in the following graph, the "Compensation Actually Paid" to our CEO and our Other NEOs highly correlates with our TSR. Fluctuations in "Compensation Actually Paid" amounts are generally proportional to changes in our share price, including as a result of changes in the fair value of unvested stock options, PSUs and RSUs, the value of each of which is directly connected to our share price. Because a significant portion of our NEO’s total target compensation, 66% and 50% in fiscal year 2024 for our CEO and our Other NEOs, respectively, is linked to stock price performance, in line with our pay-for-performance philosophy, "Compensation Actually Paid" for our NEOs will inherently rise and fall with TSR. Relative to our peers, our TSR reflects the impact of our IPO in June 2020, including the fact that we were a newly public company during the period with a significant portion of our common stock held by the Sponsors, as well as the significant rise in interest rates beginning in 2022 that resulted in housing and residential repair & remodel market uncertainty. ![]() |
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Compensation Actually Paid vs. Net Income | The following charts provide a graphical representation of "Compensation Actually Paid" alongside our net income and Adjusted EBITDA over the periods presented. We believe that long-term stockholder value is driven by growth in net income and Adjusted EBITDA. As reflected in the following charts, however, “Compensation Actually Paid” in any given year does not necessarily correlate with changes in net income and Adjusted EBITDA. For fiscal year 2022, for example, net income declined 24.4% from $88.9 million to $67.2 million, but "Compensation Actually Paid" declined approximately 94%. Similarly, Adjusted EBITDA grew 8.2% from $268.5 million to $290.4 million but "Compensation Actually Paid" declined year over year due to a decline in our stock price over the course of the year. On the other hand, for fiscal year 2023, net income declined 7.1% from $67.2 million to $62.4 million and Adjusted EBITDA declined 2.3% from $290.4 million to $283.8 million, but "Compensation Actually Paid" increased, reflecting the increase in our stock price during fiscal year 2023. Finally, in fiscal year 2024, net income increased 145.8% from $62.4 million to $153.4 million, Adjusted EBITDA increased 33.7% from $283.8 million to $379.3 million and "Compensation Actually Paid" increased, as did our stock price. While both net income and Adjusted EBITDA fluctuated over the periods presented, “Compensation Actually Paid” fluctuated much more significantly and in a way more closely correlated with our stock price, reflecting both the volatility in our stock price over the same periods and its relatively large impact on "Compensation Actually Paid." ![]() |
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Total Shareholder Return Vs Peer Group | As shown in the following graph, the "Compensation Actually Paid" to our CEO and our Other NEOs highly correlates with our TSR. Fluctuations in "Compensation Actually Paid" amounts are generally proportional to changes in our share price, including as a result of changes in the fair value of unvested stock options, PSUs and RSUs, the value of each of which is directly connected to our share price. Because a significant portion of our NEO’s total target compensation, 66% and 50% in fiscal year 2024 for our CEO and our Other NEOs, respectively, is linked to stock price performance, in line with our pay-for-performance philosophy, "Compensation Actually Paid" for our NEOs will inherently rise and fall with TSR. Relative to our peers, our TSR reflects the impact of our IPO in June 2020, including the fact that we were a newly public company during the period with a significant portion of our common stock held by the Sponsors, as well as the significant rise in interest rates beginning in 2022 that resulted in housing and residential repair & remodel market uncertainty. ![]() |
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Total Shareholder Return Amount | $ 134 | $ 85 | 48 | 105 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Peer Group Total Shareholder Return Amount | 240 | 156 | 112 | 140 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net Income (Loss) | $ 153,400,000 | $ 62,400,000 | $ 67,200,000 | $ 88,900,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Company Selected Measure Amount | 379,300,000 | 283,800,000 | 290,400,000 | 268,500,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Additional 402(v) Disclosure | Represents our cumulative total shareholder return, or TSR, for the applicable year, assuming a fixed investment of $100 in our Class A common stock at market close on September 30, 2020.
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Non-GAAP Measure Description | We have identified Adjusted EBITDA as our Company-Selected Measure as the Compensation Committee believes that Adjusted EBITDA performance reflects underlying trends in our business that could otherwise be masked by certain expenses that can vary significantly from period to period and reflects our core operating results and the effectiveness of our business strategy. As such, for the years covered above, Adjusted EBITDA accounted for 50% of each of the NEOs annual incentive award opportunity and 45% of the attainment value for PSUs. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Adjusted EBITDA is one of many important financial performance measures that the Compensation Committee considers when making executive compensation decisions. For more information on Adjusted EBITDA, including reconciliation to its closest comparable GAAP measure, see pages 42-47 of our 2024 Annual Report.
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Adjustment to Compensation, Amount | $ 4,559,430 | $ 5,320,594 | $ 1,072,945 | $ 2,792,426 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
PEO | Year-over-Year Change in Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted in Prior Years That are Outstanding and Unvested | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Adjustment to Compensation, Amount | 5,418,633 | 1,519,427 | (1,708,083) | 120,588 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Adjustment to Compensation, Amount | 1,132,030 | 277,221 | (420,046) | 3,352,181 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Adjustment to Compensation, Amount | (3,140,196) | (2,520,018) | (2,100,061) | (1,950,066) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Adjustment to Compensation, Amount | (900,016) | (840,006) | (700,002) | (650,010) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Adjustment to Compensation, Amount | 1,116,130 | 1,322,254 | 316,522 | 804,417 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Adjustment to Compensation, Amount | 1,396,576 | 435,825 | (748,141) | 178,283 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Adjustment to Compensation, Amount | 390,831 | 178,739 | (98,508) | 185,686 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Adjustment to Compensation, Amount | (769,077) | (626,266) | (551,623) | (1,638,905) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Erroneous Compensation Analysis | During fiscal year 2024, we restated our consolidated financial statements for fiscal years 2023, 2022 and 2021 and for the three months ended December 31, 2023, as well as the condensed consolidated interim financial information for fiscal years 2023 and 2022. In this proxy statement, we refer to this accounting restatement as the "Restatement." Because compensation affected by the Restatement was all received prior to October 2, 2023 (and therefore prior to the applicability of our current Rule 10D-1 mandatory compensation recovery policy), the Restatement triggered an analysis by the compensation committee whether it wished to exercise its discretion under our legacy discretionary clawback policy to recoup any incentive compensation paid for such periods. After review, the compensation committee exercised its discretion to recoup $70,224 and 2,637 shares of our common stock from our CEO as well as $16,045 from our CFO. The CFO did not have any PSUs vest for fiscal years covered by the Restatement and therefore no shares were determined to be recovered from the CFO. Such amounts were withheld from our CEO's and our CFO's fiscal year 2024 annual incentive awards and the 2022-2024 PSUs that vested in fiscal year 2024, as applicable. Following significant deliberation and consideration, the compensation committee determined that recovery from our CEO and our CFO was in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders, while recovery from our other executive officers was unwarranted.
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Individual Erroneous Compensation Amount | $ | $ 70,224 |
Individual Erroneous Compensation Amount, Shares | shares | 2,637 |
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