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Notice of 2018 Annual Meeting &
Proxy Statement
Date of Notice: March 28, 2018
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ChairmanPresident and Chief Executive Officer
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March 28, 2018
May 24, 2021
Dear fellow Grace shareholders:
Change and renewal have been constant themes during Grace’s 167 years as a business enterprise. We have remade our company many times over those years, and that process continues today as we rebuild our portfolio for higher growth. As some markets mature, new opportunities to create value emerge.
Our pursuit of higher growth is based on our intense focus on delivering value to customers, proven innovation capabilities, and high-performance culture, all strengths built over decades. Today 62% of our sales come from our fastest-growing businesses, and we are investing to accelerate our growth strategy.
Sustainability is a core element of our growth. In 2020, a remarkable 49% of our sales directly contributed to our customers' sustainability objectives. And 62% of our R&D projects are tied to at least one of four customer sustainability drivers. We’ve set clear, ambitious environmental goals for our manufacturing operations including a 22% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030. Grace is rated near the top of our peer groups by Sustainalytics‡ and EcoVadis.
When I consider the growth investments we are making, the strong customer demand for our high-value technologies, and the sustainability benefits we deliver to our customers, I am confident in our strategy to deliver value to our customers, investors, and employees. That confidence is shared by our leadership team and Grace employees worldwide.
On April 26, 2021, we announced an agreement to be acquired by Standard Industries Holdings Inc. in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $7.0 billion. The closing of this transaction is subject to customary closing conditions, including approval by Grace shareholders and the receipt of certain regulatory approvals, and is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2021. Shareholders will receive a second proxy statement later this year with information about the merger agreement and instructions for voting on the merger.
On behalf of the Grace Board and our employees, thank you for your investment in Grace and our strategy for the future.
Sincerely,
Hudson La Force
President and CEO
Grace At a Glance
WHAT IS GRACE?
•We are a high-value specialty chemicals company with industry-leading technologies and deep, long-standing customer relationships.
•Customers around the world use our technologies to make essential every-day products ranging from safe food packaging to pharmaceuticals to cleaner transportation fuels.
•We have a differentiated, customer-focused sustainability strategy. In 2020, 49% of our sales directly contributed to our customers' sustainability objectives.
WHAT WE ACHIEVED IN 2020?
•We acted quickly and decisively to keep our people safe and healthy and our plants operating during the pandemic.
•After Q2 sales declined 19%, we delivered a very strong finish to the year with 4Q20 sales at more than 95% of pre-pandemic levels. Our 4Q20 gross margins were also nearing pre-pandemic levels.
•We delivered strong operating performance and cash flow with lower capital spending, improved working capital, and reduced operating costs. See “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” below for our Adjusted Free Cash Flow performance.
•These actions ensured we could protect our growth investments and R&D spending:
•We signed a record seven new UNIPOL® Polypropylene Process licenses in our Specialty Catalysts business
•We grew our Pharma & Consumer subsegment 12.4% in Materials Technologies
•We safely started two significant new manufacturing plants
•We were rated near the top of our peer groups by Sustainalytics‡ and EcoVadis.
•We protected our investments in people, including over $6 million of commercial excellence investment and over 50,000 hours of training since 2016. We refreshed more than 10% of our global workforce, including upgrading talent where needed and adding key leadership roles throughout the organization.
WHAT IS DRIVING US FORWARD?
•Long-term macro trends including a growing global middle class, increasing demand for health and wellness, and increased emphasis on sustainability. We are #1 or #2 in 80% of our end markets and benefit from strong customer demand for our high-value technologies.
•We are successfully building a higher growth portfolio, including strategic acquisitions and increased capacity in our higher growth businesses. Our long-term mid-single digit sales growth target remains unchanged.
•We are actively upgrading our capabilities and talent to ensure we continue meeting the high expectations of our customers and capture the growth opportunities in our end markets.
•Our experienced, diverse global team. On our Board, 29% of our independent directors are women; on the Grace Leadership Team, 50% are women or people of color, including three of four business unit leaders.
To Our Stockholders:
I am pleased to announce the Annual MeetingHolders of StockholdersCommon Stock of W. R. Grace & Co. to
Notice of 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders
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| TO BE HELD ON JULY 7, 2021 |
The 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of W. R. Grace & Co., a Delaware corporation (“Grace”), will be held on Wednesday, May 9, 2018July 7, 2021, at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time, at the Ten Oaks Ballroom and Conference Center, 5000 Signal Bell Lane, Clarksville, Maryland 21029.
We are taking advantage of the Securities and Exchange Commission rule that allows us to furnish proxy materials to you over the internet. This e-proxy process expedites your receipt of proxy materials, lowers our costs and reduces the environmental impact of our Annual Meeting. Today, we sent to most of our stockholders a Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials containing instructions on how to access our 2018 Proxy Statement and 2017 Annual Report to Stockholders and how to vote via the internet. Other stockholders will receive a copy of the proxy statement and annual report by mail or e-mail. The matters to be acted upon at the Annual Meeting are described in the Notice of 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and in the 2018 Proxy Statement.
We are pleased to offer multiple methods for voting your shares. As detailed in the “Questions and Answers” section of the Proxy Statement, you can authorize a proxy to vote your shares via the internet, by telephone, or by mail, or vote by written ballot at the Annual Meeting. We encourage you to use the internet to vote your shares as it is the most cost-effective method.
To ensure that you have a say in the governance of Grace, it is important that you vote your shares. Please review the proxy materials and follow the instructions to vote your shares. I look forward to receiving your input.
Sincerely,
Fred Festa
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
To the Holders of Common Stock of
W. R. Grace & Co.
NOTICE OF 2018 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
to be held on
May 9, 2018
The 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "Annual Meeting") of W. R. Grace & Co., a Delaware corporation ("Grace"), will be held on Wednesday, May 9, 2018 at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time at the Ten Oaks Ballroom and Conference Center, 5000 Signal Bell Lane, Clarksville, Maryland 21029. At the Annual Meeting, stockholders Our shareholders will vote on the following matters:matters/proposals at the Annual Meeting:
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1.Proposals | The election | Board Recommendations |
Proposal 1 | Election of three directors for a termDirectors | | FOR Each Nominee |
Nominees—Class I (Term expiring in 2021;2024) | | |
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2. | The ratificationMark E. Tomkins | |
Proposal 2 | Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Grace’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2018;2021 |
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3.Proposal 3 | An advisoryAdvisory vote to approve the compensation of Grace'sGrace’s named executive officers, as described in our proxy materials;materials |
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4.Proposal 4 | The approval ofAdvisory vote on whether the W. R. Grace & Co. 2018 Stock Incentive Plan; andadvisory vote on named executive officer compensation should occur every one, two or three years | | FOR holding vote every year |
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5. | Any other business properly brought before the Annual Meeting and any postponement or adjournment thereof. |
Shareholders will also transact such other business as may properly come before the Annual Meeting and at any adjournments or postponements of the meeting. The Board of Directors has fixed the close of business on March 13, 2018May 19, 2021, as the record date for the determination of stockholdersshareholders entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Annual Meeting. This notice and the accompanying proxy materials are sent to you by order of the Board of Directors. The Proxy Statement and proxy were first made available on the internet or mailed to shareholders on or about May 24, 2021.
Your vote is very important. Whether or not you plan to attend the Annual Meeting, we encourage you to authorize a proxy to vote as promptly as possible by internet, by phone, or by mail.
If you are a shareholder of record, you may cast your vote in any of the following ways:
•by authorizing a proxy by the internet at www.proxypush.com/gra (we encourage you to vote by the internet as it is the most cost-effective method and reduces the environmental impact of our Annual Meeting);
•by authorizing a proxy by toll-free telephone at 1-866-883-3382 in the U.S.A., U.S. territories, or Canada;
•by authorizing a proxy by completing and returning your proxy card so that it is received by our transfer agent before the close of business on July 6, 2021; or
•by written ballot in person at the Annual Meeting
If you hold shares through a broker, bank, financial institution or other nominee or intermediary that serves as shareholder of record, you may cast your vote by complying with the instructions of your nominee or intermediary set forth on the voting instruction card.
By Order of the Board of Directors
Mark A. Shelnitz
Cherée H. Johnson
Senior Vice President, General Counsel &and Secretary
March 28, 2018
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IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIALS FOR THE ANNUAL MEETING TO BE HELD ON MAY 9, 2018
This Notice and the Proxy Statement and Annual Report on Form 10-K
are available at proxymaterials.grace.com.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Notice of Annual Meeting | | |
Summary of Voting Matters and Board Recommendations | | |
Proposal One — Election of Directors | | |
Other Information | | |
Proposal Two — Ratification of the Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | | |
Proposal Three — Advisory Vote to Approve the Compensation of Grace's Named Executive Officers | | |
Proposal Four — The Approval of the W. R. Grace & Co. 2018 Stock Incentive Plan | | |
Executive Compensation | | |
Compensation Discussion and Analysis | | |
Compensation Committee Report | | |
Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation | | |
Compensation Tables | | |
Questions and Answers about the Annual Meeting and the Voting Process | | |
General Information | | |
Important Information Concerning GAAP and Non-GAAP Financial Measures | | |
W. R. Grace & Co. 2018 Stock Incentive Plan | | |
Notes Regarding References We Use In This Proxy Statement
Unless the context otherwise indicates, in this document the terms "Grace," "we," "us," "our" or the "Company" mean W. R. Grace & Co. and/or its consolidated subsidiaries. Unless otherwise indicated, the contents of websites mentioned in this Proxy Statement are not incorporated by reference or otherwise made a part of this Proxy Statement. Grace®, the Grace® logo and, except as may otherwise be indicated, the other trademarks, service marks or trade names used in this Proxy Statement are trademarks, service marks or trade names of operating units of W. R. Grace & Co. or its subsidiaries.
Cross-reference for non-GAAP information. In this Proxy Statement, Grace presents certain financial information in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, or "GAAP," as well as financial information that is not in accordance with GAAP, referred to herein as "non-GAAP" financial measures. See Annex A to this Proxy Statement for important information concerning such non-GAAP financial measures, which includes cross-references to Grace's 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-K. The Annual Report on Form 10-K includes financial statements and information presented in accordance with GAAP, as well as certain non-GAAP information. Non-GAAP performance measures used in this Proxy Statement include: Adjusted EBIT; Adjusted Free Cash Flow; Adjusted Net Sales; and Adjusted Earnings Per Share (referred to as "Adjusted EPS").
Separation. On January 27, 2016, Grace entered into a separation agreement with GCP Applied Technologies Inc., then a wholly-owned subsidiary of Grace ("GCP"), pursuant to which Grace agreed to transfer its Grace Construction Products operating segment and the packaging technologies business of its Grace Materials Technologies operating segment to GCP (the "separation"). Grace and GCP completed the separation on February 3, 2016, by means of a pro rata distribution to the Company's stockholders of all of the outstanding shares of GCP common stock, with one share of GCP common stock distributed for each share of Company common stock held as of the close of business on January 27, 2016.
PROXY STATEMENT
FOR THE
ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
OF
W. R. GRACE & CO.
TO BE HELD ON
MAY 9, 2018
The Board of Directors of W. R. Grace & Co. is soliciting proxies for our 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "Annual Meeting"). We are providing these proxy materials to you because our records indicate that you owned shares of Grace common stock as of the close of business on March 13, 2018, the record date for our 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on Wednesday, May 9, 2018 at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time at the Ten Oaks Ballroom and Conference Center, 5000 Signal Bell Lane, Clarksville, Maryland 21029. Such ownership entitles you to vote at the Annual Meeting. By use of a proxy you can vote, whether or not you attend the Annual Meeting.24, 2021
This Proxy Statement describes the matters that we would like you to vote on and provides information on those matters so that you can make an informed decision. For information about the Annual Meeting and the voting process, see "General Information"“Questions and Answers about the Annual Meeting and the Voting Process” and “General Information” in this Proxy Statement.
The mailing address of the principal executive offices of W. R. Grace & Co. is 7500 Grace Drive, Columbia, Maryland 21044. This Proxy Statement and proxy were first made available onThe telephone number of the internet or mailed to stockholders on or about March 28, 2018.
SUMMARY OF VOTING MATTERS AND BOARD RECOMMENDATIONS
Our stockholders will vote on the following proposals at the Annual Meeting:
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IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIALS FOR THE ANNUAL MEETING TO BE HELD ON JULY 7, 2021
This Notice and the Proxy Statement, Annual Report and Form 10-K/A are available at proxymaterials.grace.com. |
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| IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING IN PERSON OR VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING |
| We intend to hold our Annual Meeting in person at the Ten Oaks Ballroom and Conference Center as indicated in our Notices and Proxy Statement. We continue to monitor the uncertainties surrounding public health and travel concerns relating to the COVID-19 pandemic coronavirus. We are keeping open the options of: (i) relocating and / or adjourning our Annual Meeting to our headquarters at 7500 Grace Drive in Columbia, MD, in which event the meeting would commence / recommence there at 9:45 a.m.; or (ii) holding a virtual-only meeting. Please monitor our website at www.grace.com and our filings on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov for further information. We encourage you to review the Proxy Materials and vote in advance of the Annual Meeting. |
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ProposalsNotice of Annual Meeting | | Board Recommendation |
Proposal 1: Election of Directors
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| Proposal One — Election of Directors | | Nominees—Class I (Term expiring 2021)7 | | |
Robert F. Cummings, Jr.Corporate Governance | | 14 |
Hudson La ForceOther Information | | |
Mark E. Tomkins | | |
Proposal 2:Two — Ratification of the appointmentAppointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for 2018Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | | | | FOR |
| Audit Committee Report | | |
Proposal 3:Three — Advisory voteVote to approveApprove the compensationCompensation of Grace's named executive officers, as describedGrace’s Named Executive Officers | | |
| Proposal Four — Advisory Vote on Whether Advisory Vote on Named Executive Officer Compensation Should Occur Every One, Two or Three Years | | |
| Executive Compensation | | |
| Compensation Discussion and Analysis | | |
| Executive Summary | | |
| Overview | | |
| 2020 Executive Compensation Program Summary | | |
| 2020 Executive Compensation Elements, Targets and Results | | |
| Other Components and Features of our Executive Compensation Program | | |
| Executive Compensation Program Philosophy, Objectives, and Processes | | |
| How We Set Compensation — Elements and Target Mix | | |
| Compensation Benchmarking | | |
Contributions of the Committee, CEO and Consultant in our proxy materialsExecutive Compensation Process | | | | FOR |
| Compensation Policies and Practices Relating to Risk Management | | Proposal 4: The approval of the W. R. Grace & Co. 2018 Stock Incentive Plan65 |
| Deductibility of Executive Compensation | FOR | |
| Compensation Committee Report | | |
| Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation | | |
| Compensation Tables | | |
| Questions and Answers about the Annual Meeting and the Voting Process | | |
| General Information | | |
| Important Information Concerning GAAP and Non-GAAP Financial Measures; Certain Definitions; and our Forward-Looking Statements Notice | | |
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Notes Regarding References We Use In This Proxy Statement
References. Unless the context otherwise indicates, in this document the terms “Grace,” “we,” “us,” “our” or the “Company” mean W. R. Grace & Co., itself, and/or its consolidated subsidiaries.
Unless otherwise indicated, the contents of websites mentioned in this Proxy Statement are not incorporated by reference or otherwise made a stockholderpart of record, you may cast your votethis Proxy Statement.
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission is referred to as the “SEC.” The New York Stock Exchange is referred to as the “NYSE.”
References to the “2020 Form 10-K Original Filing” are to Grace’s 2020 Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the SEC on February 26, 2021; and references to the “2020 Form 10-K, as amended” are to Grace’s 2020 Annual Report on Form 10-K, as amended in a filing with the SEC on April 30, 2021.
Trademarks and other intellectual property. GRACE®, the GRACE® logo (and any other use of the following ways:
by authorizingterm “Grace” as a proxy bytradename) as well as the internet at www.proxypush.com/gra (we encourage you to vote by the internet as it is the most cost-effective method and reduces the environmental impact of our Annual Meeting);
by authorizing a proxy by toll-free telephone at 1-866-883-3382other trademarks, service marks, or trade names used in this disclosure are trademarks, service marks, or trade names, registered in the USA, U.S. territoriesUnited States and/or other countries, of Grace or its operating units, except as otherwise indicated. UNIPOL® and CanadaUNIPOL UNIPPAC® are trademarks of The Dow Chemical Company or an affiliated company of Dow. Grace and/or its affiliates are licensed to use the UNIPOL® and UNIPOL UNIPPAC® trademarks in the area of polypropylene. ART® and ADVANCED REFINING TECHNOLOGIES® are trademarks, registered in the United States and/or other countries, of Advanced Refining Technologies LLC. RESPONSIBLE CARE® and RESPONSIBLE CARE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM® are trademarks, registered in the United States and/or other countries, of the American Chemistry Council. Sustainalytics‡ is a leading independent provider of ESG and corporate governance ratings, research and analysis, which has provided the ESG Risk Rating as set forth in the ESG Risk Rating Summary Report issued December 31, 2020. EcoVadis is a leading third-party entity that evaluates suppliers on a touch tone telephone;complex scale of sustainability and ESG factors.
Cross-references for non-GAAP information. In this Proxy Statement, Grace presents certain financial information in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, or “GAAP,” as well as financial information that is not in accordance with GAAP, referred to herein as “non-GAAP” financial measures. See Annex A to this Proxy Statement for important information concerning such non-GAAP financial measures, including reconciliations to GAAP financial measures. Annex A also includes cross-references to our 2020 Form 10-K Original Filing. That filing includes financial statements and information presented in accordance with GAAP, as well as certain non-GAAP information. Non-GAAP performance measures used or referred to in this Proxy Statement include: Adjusted Earnings Before Interest and Taxes (referred to as “Adjusted EBIT”); Adjusted Free Cash Flow; Adjusted Net Sales; and Adjusted Earnings Per Share (referred to as “Adjusted EPS”).
by authorizing a proxy by completing and returning your proxy card so that it is received by our transfer agent before the close of business on May 8, 2018; or
by written ballot in person at the Annual Meeting.6 W. R. GRACE & CO.
If you hold shares through a broker, bank, financial institution or other nominee or intermediary that serves as stockholder of record, you may cast your vote by complying with the instructions of your nominee or intermediary set forth on the voting instruction card.
PROPOSAL ONE
ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
Our Board of Directors (our “Board”) has nominated threetwo directors, for election. Robert F. Cummings, Jr., Hudson La Force and Mark E. Tomkins, are standingto stand for election to our Board as Class I directors for a three-year term expiring in 2021.
If a nominee becomes unable to serve or for good cause will not serve as a director, the proxies will vote for a Board-designated substitute orat our Board may reduce the number2024 annual meeting of directors. Grace has no reason to believe that any of the nominees for election will be unable to serve.
Our Board of Directors determined that each of the nominees qualifies for election as a member of our Board. In making this determination, our Board believes that its membership should be composed of directors who have the highest integrity, a diversity of experience, the education and ability to understand business problems and evaluate and propose solutions, the personality to work well with others, a dedication to the interests of our stockholders, a reasoned commitment to our social responsibilities, and the availability of time to meet their responsibilities as directors. Our Board further believes that a substantial majority of its membership should be independent. Our Board of Directors has determined that both Messrs. Cummings and Tomkins qualify as independent directors under applicable rules and regulations and Grace’s independence standards. Since Mr. La Force is our President and Chief Operating Officer, he is not considered independent. See information contained in the "Corporate Governance—Number and Independence of Directors" section of this Proxy Statement.shareholders.
Our directors bring to our Board a wealth of leadership capabilities derived from their service in executive and managerial roles, and also extensive board experience. Background information about the nominees and the continuingour other directors, including their business experience and directorships held during the past five years, ages as of February 15, 2018,2021, and certain individual qualifications and skills of our directors that contribute to our Board’s effectiveness as a whole, are described below.
Our Board of Directors believesWe believe that the Grace directors as a group have the backgrounds, skills and skillsdiversity important for our business. Our Board, also believes that its effectivenessled by an independent board chair, has been enhanced by having a blend of long-serving directors overseen steady refreshment—with a deep understandingsix of our businesses, and relative newcomers who have been able to provide fresh viewpoints.directors having joined in the last seven years—balanced with two more experienced directors. Our Board operates within a highly regarded governance structure.
Under our Corporate Governance Principles, to encourage director refreshment and new ideas, a director who has served 15 years on our Board is required to submit his or her resignation. In furtherance of these principles, Mr. Baldwin submitted his resignation on February 22, 2018, which the Board accepted. Mr. Baldwin's resignation is scheduled to take effect on May 9, 2018, prior to the Annual Meeting. As of February 15, 2018, the average tenure of our independent directors was 6.8 years.
The biographies below summarize the experiences, qualifications, attributes, and skills that qualify our nominees and continuing directors for service on our Board.
OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE “FOR”“FOR” THE ELECTION
OF ROBERT F. CUMMINGS, JR., HUDSON LA FORCE AND MARK E. TOMKINS.TOMKINS
Our Board of Directors
In 2020, our directors delivered strong leadership to manage the challenges that the pandemic and hurricanes presented. We met 16 times to support our management team in developing and implementing new safety protocols to protect our employees and our operations and to protect our ability to pursue our growth plan and deliver long-term value to our customers and shareholders — all of which we accomplished. In these meetings, we worked with our management team and advisors to undertake a thorough review of potential strategic alternatives to maximize value for shareholders.
Our directors’ wealth of leadership capabilities and experiences were critical to their effective guidance and oversight in a challenging year. Background information about the nominees and our other directors, including their business experience and directorships held during the past five years, ages as of February 15, 2021, and certain individual qualifications and skills that contribute to our effectiveness as a whole, are described below.
Nominees For Election as Directors
Nominees—Class I—I—Term to expire at the 20212024 Annual Meeting
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Hudson La Force
President & CEO, W. R. Grace & Co. Age 56
Director since 2017 | Experience •President and Chief Executive Officer, W. R. Grace & Co. (November 2018 - present); President and Chief Operating Officer (2016 - 2018), where responsible for Grace’s Catalysts Technologies and Materials Technologies business segments and Grace’s global manufacturing and supply chain operations; Chief Financial Officer (2008 - 2016) •Chief Operating Officer and Senior Counselor to the Secretary, U.S. Department of Education and served as a member of the President’s Management Council •Held general management and financial leadership positions with Dell, Inc., AlliedSignal, Inc. (now Honeywell International Inc.), Emerson Electric Co., and Arthur Andersen & Co. Qualifications •Significant leadership, operations, and financial experience •In-depth knowledge of our growth strategy, customers and worldwide operations Education •BBA, Baylor University •MBA, Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University Corporate Boards •Madison Industries, a Chicago-based private industrial holding company, Advisory Board |
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Mark E. Tomkins
Age 65
Director since 2006 | Experience •Retired Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Innovene, a petrochemical and oil refining company controlled by BP that is now part of the INEOS Group (2005 - 2006) •Chief Financial Officer, Vulcan Materials Company (2001 - 2005) •Chief Financial Officer, Great Lakes Chemical (1998 - 2001) •Held various mid- and upper-level financial positions with AlliedSignal (now Honeywell International Inc.) and Monsanto Company •Certified public accountant Qualifications •Intimate knowledge of the global chemicals and petroleum industries •Significant experience overseeing finance and business development in major corporations •Substantial governance and oversight experience Education •BS, Eastern Illinois University •MBA, Eastern Illinois University Corporate Boards •Terminix Global Holdings, Inc. (f/k/a ServiceMaster Holdings), Lead Director; formerly non-executive Chairman •Trinseo LLC Former Corporate Board Service •Klockner Pentaplast •Elevance Renewable Sciences Inc., a privately-held renewable polymer and energy company •CVR Energy, Inc. |
Continuing Directors
Class II—Term to expire at the 2022 Annual Meeting
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Robert F. Cummings, Jr.
Age 6871
Director since 2015
| Served asExperience •Retired Vice Chairman of Investment Banking, at JPMorgan Chase & Co. from 2010 until his retirement on February 1, 2016. From 2002 to 2009, Mr. Cummings served as a senior managing director at GSC Group, Inc., a privately held money management firm. He began(2010 - 2016) •Began his business career in the investment banking division of Goldman, Sachs & Co. in 1973, where he was named a Partner and was a partner of the firm from 1986 until his retirement in 1998. He served as an advisory director at Goldman Sachs until 2002. Mr. Cummings is a director of Corning Inc. and was a director of Viasystems Group, Inc. from 2002 until 2015.
Mr. Cummings brings to our Board his more Qualifications •More than 30 years of investment banking experience advising corporate clients on financings, business development, mergers and acquisitions, and other strategic financial issues. He also has significantissues •Significant knowledge in the areas of technology,public markets, private equity, and real estate. Mr. Cummings has substantialestate •Substantial governance and oversight experience developed as a director Education •BA, Union College •MBA, University of multiple public companies. |
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| Chicago Corporate Boards Hudson La Force •Age 53 Director since 2017Corning Inc.
| Joined Grace in 2008 as Chief Financial Officer. In 2016, Mr. La Force was elected President and Chief Operating Officer. In this new role, Mr. La Force is responsible for Grace’s Catalysts Technologies and Materials Technologies business segments and Grace’s global manufacturing and supply chain operations. Prior to joining Grace, Mr. La Force served as Chief Operating Officer and Senior Counselor to the Secretary at the U.S. Department of Education and served as a member of the President's Management Council. Before entering public service in 2005, he held general management and financial leadership positions with Dell, Inc., Allied Signal,Former Corporate Board Service
•Viasystems Group, Inc. (now Honeywell), Emerson Electric Co., and Arthur Andersen & Co. He serves on the Advisory Board of Madison Industries, a Chicago-based industrial holding company. Mr. La Force brings to our Board his significant leadership, operations, and financial experience. As President and COO, Mr. La Force also brings to our Board his in-depth knowledge of our worldwide operations and his successful financial leadership.
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Mark E. Tomkins
Age 62
Director since 2006(2002 - 2015)
| Served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Innovene, a petrochemical and oil refining company controlled by BP that is now part of the INEOS Group, from 2005 until 2006. He served as Chief Financial Officer of Vulcan Materials Company from 2001 to 2005 and CFO of Great Lakes Chemical (now Chemtura) from 1998 to 2001. Prior to joining Great Lakes Chemical, Mr. Tomkins held various mid- and upper-level financial positions with AlliedSignal (now Honeywell) and Monsanto Company. Mr. Tomkins is a certified public accountant. Mr. Tomkins is non-executive chairman of ServiceMaster Global Holdings, Inc. and a director of Klockner Pentaplast Group. Mr. Tomkins was formerly a director of Elevance Renewable Sciences Inc., a privately held renewable polymer and energy company and of CVR Energy, Inc. He is currently a private investor.
With his background as a Chief Financial Officer of multiple public companies, Mr. Tomkins brings to our Board his intimate knowledge of the global chemicals and petroleum industry and his experience overseeing finance and business development in major corporations. Mr. Tomkins also has substantial governance and oversight experience developed as a director of public companies. |
Continuing Directors
Continuing Directors—Class III—Term to expire at the 2020 Annual Meeting
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Alfred E. FestaDiane H. Gulyas
Age 5864
Director since 20042015 | Joined Grace in 2003Experience •Retired President, Performance Polymers business, E.I. du Pont de Nemours and was elected Company (2009 - 2014) •Chief ExecutiveMarketing and Sales Officer, ("CEO") in 2005DuPont, responsible for corporate branding and Chairman in 2008. He served asmarketing communications, market research, e-business, and marketing/sales capability worldwide (2004 - 2009) •Group Vice President from 2003 to 2011of DuPont’s electronic and Chief Operating Officer from 2003 to 2005. Prior to joining Grace, Mr. Festa was a partner of Morganthaler Private Equity Partners, a venture capital and buyout firm, from 2002 to 2003. From 2000 to 2002, he was with ICG Commerce, Inc., a private company providing on-line procurement services, where he last served as President and Chief Executive Officer. Prior to that, he served as communication technologies platform •Vice President and General Manager of AlliedSignal's (now Honeywell) performance fibers business. Mr. Festa is a director of NVR, Inc.for DuPont’s advanced fiber business •Joined DuPont in 1978 Qualifications •Substantial and varied management experience •Strong skills in engineering, manufacturing (domestic and international), a publicly held home builder.
Mr. Festa brings to our Board his substantial leadership,marketing, and non-U.S. sales and marketing, international businessdistribution •Governance and venture capital experience. As CEO, Mr. Festa brings to ouroversight experience Education •BS, Chemical Engineering, University of Notre Dame Corporate Boards •Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. •Ingevity Corporation Former Corporate Board his intimate knowledge of all aspects of Grace's operations and strategy.Service •Navistar International Corporation (2009 - 2012) •Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals (2013 - 2018) |
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Christopher J. SteffenHenry R. Slack
Managing Director, Quarterwatch LLCAge 7571
Director since 20062019* | Served as ViceExperience •Managing Director of Quarterwatch LLC ( 2001 - present) •Director, E. Oppenheimer and Son International Limited and on its Investment Committee (1979 - 2017) •Executive Director, Anglo American plc (1980 - 2000) •Chief Executive Officer, Minorco SA, an international mining company (1991 - 1999) Qualifications •Significant industry and international experience and the perspectives of a public company chairman and chief executive officer •Background includes extended service on the boards of both a supplier of catalysts and a large consumer of materials •Extensive experience in the areas of business, finance and capital markets Education •BA, Princeton University Corporate Boards •Alico, Inc. (previously Chairman), a publicly-traded holding company with interests in agriculture and environmental resources Former Corporate Board Service •Terra Industries, an international nitrogen-based fertilizer company (1983 - 2010); Chairman of Citicorp and its principal subsidiary, Citibank N.A., until 1996. He is currently a private investor. Mr. Steffen served as a director of Viasystems Group, Inc. and Platinum Underwriters Holdings, Ltd. until 2015 and served as a director of Accelrys, Inc. until 2012. Previously, Mr. Steffen served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Eastman Kodak, and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial and Administrative Officer and director of Honeywell. As Lead Independent Director, Mr. Steffen presides at all executive sessions of our Board.
With his background as a financial and operational leader with companies with global operations in various industries, Mr. Steffen brings to our Board his extensive international business expertise and knowledge of financial matters and financial reporting. Mr. Steffen also has substantial governance and oversight experience developed as a director of multiple public companies.(2001 - 2010) •SABMiller plc (1998 - 2002) •Minorco SA (1980 - 1999) •Salomon Brothers (1982 - 1988) •Engelhard Corporation (1985 - 2006) |
* For additional information regarding Mr. Slack’s election as a director of the Company, see “Other Information - Related Party Transactions - Agreements with Certain of our Shareholders.”
Class II—III—Term to expire at the 20192023 Annual Meeting
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Julie Fasone Holder
Chief Executive Officer, JFH Insights LLC Age 6568
Director since 2016
| Serves as the Experience •Chief Executive Officer, of JFH Insights LLC, a consulting firm primarily dedicated to leadership coaching for high potential women executives since founding the company in 2009. Previously, Ms. Holder served as(2009 - present) •Retired Senior Vice President, Chief Marketing, Sales and Reputation Officer, U.S. Area Executive Oversight, of The Dow Chemical Company from 2007 until her retirement in 2009. Before that, she was Dow's(2007 - 2009); Corporate Vice President, Human Resources, Public Affairs and Diversity and Inclusion from 2006. Prior to that, Ms. Holder served(2006 - 2007); Business Vice President Specialty Plastics, (2004 - 2006); Business Vice President Industrial Chemicals (2000 - 2004); joined in various positions with increasing seniority at Dow from 1975 to 2006, Qualifications •Strong international business management, including several commercial leadership positions with global responsibilities. She currently serves on the board of Eastman Chemical Companysales, marketing, and is on the Board of Trustees of the McLaren Northern MI Hospital.
Ms. Fasone Holder brings to our Board strong international sales and marketing experience as well as operational insight. She has deepoperations •Deep chemical industry knowledge and experience that provides an important depth of understanding of how our businesses operate and interact with customers and suppliers. Ms. Fasone Holder also brings substantialsuppliers •Substantial human resources management experience. |
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Diane H. Gulyas
Age 61
Director since 2015
| Served as President of the performance polymers business of E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, which included DuPont’s engineering polymers, elastomers and films business units from 2009 to 2014. Ms. Gulyas joined DuPont in 1978 and progressed through positions of increasing responsibility including a variety of sales, marketing, technical and systems development positions, primarily in DuPont’s polymers business. Ms. Gulyas has served as vice president and general manager for DuPont’s advanced fiber business and as group vice president of DuPont’s electronic and communication technologies platform. In 2004, Ms. Gulyas was named chief marketing and sales officer of DuPont, responsible for corporate branding and marketing communications, market research, e-business and marketing/sales capability worldwide. Ms. Gulyas is a director of Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals and Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. and served as a director of Navistar International Corporation until 2012.
Ms. Gulyas brings to our Board her substantial and variedcapital management experience including diversity, equity and her strong skills in engineering, manufacturing (domestic and international), marketing and non-U.S. sales and distribution gained as a senior executiveinclusionEducation •BA, Michigan State University Corporate Boards •Eastman Chemical Company •McLaren Northern MI Hospital, Board of one of the world's largest chemical companies. Ms. Gulyas also has governance and oversight experience from her service as a senior executive of a public company and her service on public company boards. |
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 Non-Executive Chairman, W. R. Grace & Co.
Age 5978
Director since 20122006 | Mr. Quinn is currently the President and Chief Executive Officer of Tronox Ltd. and assumed that role on December 1, 2017. Mr. Quinn is also a member of the Board of Directors of Tronox Ltd. since 2011. Mr. Quinn was the founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Quinn Group LLC, a diversified holding company with investments in the industrial, real estate and active lifestyle sectors and Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Member of Quinpario Partners LLC an investment and operating firm. He served in those roles from 2012 until December 1, 2017. Mr. Quinn also serves as theExperience •Appointed non-executive Chairman of the Board of Directors on November 7, 2019; previously, Lead Independent Director, presiding at all executive sessions of Jason Industries,the Board •Retired Vice Chairman, Citicorp and its principal subsidiary, Citibank N.A. (1993 - 1996) •Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Eastman Kodak (1993) •Executive Vice President and Chief Financial and Administrative Officer, Honeywell International, Inc. (1989 -1993) •Vice President and Controller, Chrysler Corporation (1981 - 1988) Qualifications •Background as a financial and operational leader with companies with global operations in various industries •Extensive international business expertise and knowledge of financial matters and financial reporting •Substantial governance and oversight experience Education •BA, University of Michigan •MBA, Wayne State University Former Corporate Board Service •Viasystems Group, Inc. (2003 - 2015), Chairman •Platinum Underwriters Holdings, Ltd. (2010 - 2015) •Accelrys, Inc. (2004 - 2012) •Citicorp and its principal subsidiary, Citibank N.A. (1993 - 1996) •Honeywell International, Inc. (1990 - 1992) |
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Shlomo Yanai
Board Chair, Lumenis
Age 68
Director since 2014, the parent company to a global family of manufacturing leaders within the seating, finishing, components and automotive acoustics markets. Mr. Quinn served as Jason’s Chief Executive Officer from November 2015 until December 2016. Mr. Quinn served as President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Quinpario Acquisition Corp., a blank check company, from its inception in May 2013 until June 2014, when it completed its business combination of Jason Industries, Inc. From 2004 to 2012, Mr. Quinn served as the2018 | Experience •Board Chair, Lumenis (2020 - present) •Senior Advisor, Moelis & Company (2016 - present) •Retired President and Chief Executive Officer, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (2007 - 2012) •Chief Executive Officer and President, ADAMA Agricultural Solutions Ltd. (2002 - 2006) •Served for 32 years with the Israeli Defense Forces in a variety of Solutia, a global specialty chemical firm, and served as the Chairman of the Board from 2006 to 2012. Solutia was sold to Eastman Chemical Company in 2012. Mr. Quinn joined Solutia in 2003 as Executive Vice President, Secretary, and General Counsel. In mid-2003 he added the duties of Chief Restructuring Officer to help prepare the company for its eventual filing for reorganization under Chapter 11 later that year (Solutia emerged from bankruptcy in 2008). Mr. Quinn formerly servedleadership roles, retired as a directorMajor General Qualifications •Global industry leadership •Successful completion of SunEdison, Inc. (formerly MEMC Electronic Materials Inc.), Tecumseh Products Company, and Ferro Corporation and also was former Chairman of the Board of Directors of Quinpario Acquisition Corp. 2, a blank check company formed for the purpose of entering into a business combination.
Mr. Quinn brings to our Board his extensive senior level executive leadership experience in specialtyover 20 acquisitions •Specialty chemicals and other industriespharmaceutical experience •Perspective of a former Chief Executive Officer and his broad experience in a wide rangeChair of functional areas, including strategic planning, mergers and acquisitions, human resources, and legal and governmental affairs. He also has extensive experience in board processes and governance.three boards Education •BA, Tel Aviv University •MPA, George Washington University •AMP, Harvard Business School Corporate Boards •Amneal Pharmaceuticals, Inc. •Philip Morris International Inc. Former Corporate Board Service •PDL BioPharma, Inc. (2018 - 2020) •Cambrex Corporation, Chairman (2014 - 2019) •Protalix Biotherapeutics, Inc., Chairman (2014 - 2019) •Perrigo Company plc (2015 - 2017) •Sagent Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (2015 - 2017) |
Corporate Governance
Retirement13 W. R. GRACE & CO.
How We Are Selected, Elected, Evaluated and Refreshed
Nominees for Director in 2021
Our Board determined that each of Chief Executive Officer; Electionthe nominees qualifies for election as a member of Director
our Board. In 2017, we announcedmaking this determination, our Board believes that Fred Festa intendsdirectors should have the highest integrity, a diverse set of attributes and experiences, the education and ability to retireunderstand business problems and evaluate and propose solutions, the personality to work well with others, a commitment to the interests of our shareholders, a reasoned commitment to our social responsibilities, and the time to meet their responsibilities as directors. Our Board further believes that a substantial majority of our directors should be independent. Our Board has determined that Mr. Tomkins qualifies as an independent director under applicable rules and regulations and Grace’s independence standards. Since Mr. La Force is our President and Chief Executive Officer, he is not considered independent. See information contained in the “Corporate Governance—Number and Independence of Directors” section of this Proxy Statement, below.
If a nominee becomes unable to serve or for good cause will not serve as a director, the proxies will vote in their discretion for a Board-designated substitute or our Board may reduce the number of directors. Grace has no reason to believe that any of the Companynominees for election will be unable to serve.
Number and Independence of Directors
Our Board determines the number of directors. Currently, our Board consists of eight members. Under our Corporate Governance Principles, a substantial majority of Grace’s directors are required to be “independent” as determined under guidelines set forth in the listing standards of the New York Stock Exchange, or “NYSE.” Our Board, at its February 25, 2021, meeting, affirmatively determined that all of our directors, other than Mr. La Force, are independent under NYSE rules, because none of the directors has any direct or indirect material relationship with Grace or our subsidiaries under those rules.
The independence determination by the Board with respect to all directors (other than Mr. La Force) included the following:
•None of these directors has any material relationship with Grace (either directly or as a partner, shareholder or officer of an organization that has a relationship with Grace).
•None of these directors are, or have been within the last three years, an employee of Grace, nor is there an immediate family member who is, or has been within the last three years, an executive officer of Grace.
•None of these directors received, nor is there an immediate family member who has received, during any 12-month period within the fourth quarterlast three years, more than $120,000 in direct compensation from Grace, other than director and committee fees.
•None of 2018.these directors: (i) is a current partner or employee of a firm that is Grace’s internal or external auditor; (ii) has an immediate family member who is a current partner of such a firm; (iii) has an immediate family member who is a current employee of such a firm and personally works on Grace’s audit; and (iv) was, or has an immediate family member who was within the last three years a partner or employee of such a firm and personally worked on Grace’s audit within that time.
•None of these directors or any immediate family member is, or has been within the last three years, employed as an executive officer of another company where any of Grace’s present executive officers at the same time serves or served on that company’s compensation committee.
•None of these directors or any immediate family member is a current executive officer of a company that has made payments to, or received payments from, Grace for property or services in an amount which, in any of the last three fiscal years, exceeds the greater of $1 million, or 2% of such other company’s consolidated gross revenues.
•None of these directors, nor any member of their immediate families, is an executive officer of any other entity with whom Grace does any material amount of business.
•None of these directors serve, or within the last five years served, as an executive officer, director, trustee or fiduciary of any charitable organization to which Grace made any material charitable donation.
Two directors resigned from our Board in 2020: (i) Jeffry N. Quinn resigned from our Board, effective March 1, 2020; and (ii) Kathleen G. Reiland, resigned from our Board, effective October 13, 2020, based on her disagreement with the Board regarding Grace’s strategic direction. Both Mr. FestaQuinn and Ms. Reiland had served on the Board’s Audit, Compensation, Nominating and Governance, and Corporate Responsibility Committees prior to their resignations, and each was an independent director under NYSE rules and the aforementioned independence standards.
There are no family relationships among any of our directors or executive officers.
Director Terms
Our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation provides for the division of our Board into three classes, each to serve for a three-year term and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualify. The term of one class of directors currently expires each year at the annual meeting of shareholders. Our Board may fill a vacancy by electing a new director to the same class as the director being replaced. Our Board may also create a new director position in any class and elect a director to hold the newly created position. At the 2021 Annual Meeting, the shareholders will continuevote on the election of two Class I Directors to serve for a term expiring at our 2024 annual meeting of shareholders.
Over the last several years, the Board has undergone significant refreshment through the addition of new members and the departure of longer-serving members.
Director Identification and Selection
When our Board or the Nominating and Governance Committee has identified the need to add a new Board member with specific qualifications or to fill a vacancy on our Board, the Chair of the Nominating and Governance Committee will initiate a search, seeking input from other directors and management, review any candidates that the committee has previously identified or that have been recommended by shareholders in that year, and may retain a search firm. The committee will identify the initial list of candidates who satisfy the specific criteria, if any, and otherwise qualify for membership on our Board. Generally, the Chair of the Nominating and Governance Committee, together with two other members of that committee, and our CEO, will interview each qualified candidate. Other directors may also interview the candidate if practicable. Based on a successful outcome of those reviews, the committee will make its recommendation on the candidate to our Board.
The Nominating and Governance Committee has the sole authority to retain and terminate any search firm to be used to identify director candidates and the sole authority to approve the search firm’s fees and other retention
terms.
Based on the belief that the Board’s effectiveness is enhanced by having an appropriate mix of longer-serving directors, who have a valuable understanding of our businesses, and newcomers who bring fresh viewpoints, the Nominating and Governance Committee has pursued a multi-year refreshment initiative which has significantly improved our Board’s diversity. As of March 31, 2021, the median tenure of our independent directors was slightly over six years, with only two independent directors having served for more than ten years. Presently, 29% of our independent directors are women.
Director Evaluations
Our Board conducts a self-evaluation process every year and periodically reviews the skills and characteristics needed by our Board. As part of the director evaluation review process, our Board considers the skill areas represented on our Board, those skill areas represented by directors expected to retire or leave our Board in the near future, and recommendations of directors regarding skills that could improve the ability of our Board to carry out its responsibilities.
Our Board and committee self-evaluation process starts with the distribution of extensive questionnaires seeking feedback regarding, among other things: responsibilities and contributions; culture and atmosphere; meetings and materials; and continuous improvement. The compiled responses become the basis for discussions in executive sessions in Board and committee meetings early each year. Thereafter, based on the evaluation results, the Board and committees consider changes to their practices and implement such improvements, when appropriate. As a result of these evaluations and discussions, the Board has taken actions such as updating Board and Committee Charters, responsibilities, and information management practices.
How We Are Organized
Under our Corporate Governance Principles, our Board makes a determination as to whether our CEO should also serve as the Board Chair. The Board makes this determination as part of the succession planning process, based upon the composition of our Board, and the circumstances of Grace at the relevant time. In 2019, the Board appointed Mr. Steffen to serve as independent, non-executive Chairman of our Board. Our Board believes that this leadership structure is appropriate for Grace and is in the best interests of Grace shareholders at this time.
As the independent Board Chair, Mr. Steffen presides at all meetings of our Board; calls and presides over executive sessions of the independent directors at each Board meeting; acts as primary liaison with the independent directors; approves Board meeting agendas; approves meeting schedules to assure that there is sufficient time for discussion of all agenda items; consults with the CEO on major issues in advance of each Board meeting; and calls meetings of the independent directors. He also serves as a contact for Grace shareholders who wish to communicate with our Board. Prior to Mr. Steffen’s appointment as non-executive Chairman, he served as the Company’s Lead Independent Director.
Interested parties may communicate with Mr. Steffen by writing to him at the following address: Christopher J. Steffen, Chairman, c/o W. R. Grace & Co., 7500 Grace Drive, Columbia, Maryland 21044.
Standing Committees of our Board of Directors
Our Board has the following four standing committees: (i) Audit Committee; (ii) Nominating and Governance Committee; (iii) Compensation Committee; and (iv) Corporate Responsibility Committee. Only independent directors, as independence is determined in accordance with NYSE rules, are permitted to serve on the standing committees. The Board annually selects, from among its members, the members and Chair of each standing committee.
The table below provides information with respect to current standing committee memberships of the directors as
May 19, 2021. The table also sets forth the number of meetings (including teleconference and videoconference meetings) held by each Board committee in 2020. We reimburse directors for expenses they incur in attending Board and committee meetings and other activities incidental to their service as directors, but we do not pay our directors any separate meeting fees.
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| Director | | Audit | | Compensation | | Nominating and Governance | | Corporate Responsibility |
| Robert F. Cummings, Jr. | | • | | • | | • | | • |
| Julie Fasone Holder | | • | | • | | • | | C |
| Diane H. Gulyas | | • | | C | | • | | • |
| Hudson La Force | | | | | | | | |
| Henry R. Slack | | • | | • | | • | | • |
| Christopher J. Steffen* | | • | | • | | C | | • |
| Mark E. Tomkins | | C | | • | | • | | • |
| Shlomo Yanai | | • | | • | | • | | • |
| Number of 2020 Meetings | | 5 | | 7 | | 1 | | 2 |
•Committee Member and Independent Director
CCommittee Member, Independent Director, and Committee Chair
*Chairman of the Board
Each standing committee has a written charter that describes its responsibilities. Each of the standing committees has the authority, as it deems appropriate, to independently engage outside legal, accounting or other advisors or consultants. In addition, each standing committee annually conducts a review and evaluation of its performance and reviews and reassesses its charter. You can find the current charters of each standing committee on our website at www.grace.com/en-us/corporate-leadership/Pages/Governance.aspx.
Audit Committee
The Audit Committee has been established in accordance with the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the “Exchange Act,” the rules of the NYSE, and our Corporate Governance Principles. The Audit Committee assists our Board in overseeing:
•the integrity of Grace’s financial statements;
•Grace’s compliance with legal and regulatory requirements;
•the qualifications and independence of the independent auditors;
•the performance of Grace’s internal audit function and independent auditors;
•Grace’s systems of disclosure controls and procedures and internal controls over financial reporting; and
•the preparation of the internal control report and an audit committee report as required by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, or the “SEC.”
The Audit Committee has the authority and responsibility for the appointment, retention, compensation, oversight and, if circumstances dictate, discharge of Grace’s independent auditors, including pre-approval of all audit and non-audit services to be performed by the independent auditors. The independent auditors report directly to the Audit Committee and, with the internal auditors, have full access to the Audit Committee and routinely meet with the Audit Committee without management being present. The Audit Committee is also responsible for reviewing, approving and ratifying any related party transaction.
All of the members of our Audit Committee meet the independence standards of the SEC and NYSE, are financially literate within the meaning of the NYSE listing standards and meet the experience and financial requirements of the
NYSE listing standards. Mr. Tomkins serves as Chair of the Audit Committee. Our Board determined that Mr. Tomkins is an “audit committee financial expert” as defined by SEC rules and regulations. A number of our other independent directors would also qualify as audit committee financial experts.
Nominating and Governance Committee
The Nominating and Governance Committee
•sets criteria for the selection of directors, identifies individuals qualified to become directors, and recommends to our Board the director nominees for the annual meeting of shareholders;
•develops and recommends to our Board appropriate corporate governance principles applicable to Grace; and
•oversees and administers the evaluation of our Board, its committees and management.
In considering candidates for election to our Board (including candidates recommended by shareholders), we believe that our Board should be comprised of individuals meeting the qualifications set forth above under “Proposal One—Election of Directors.” We value diversity in all its forms and work to ensure that our Board reflects diversity of gender and other attributes as well as diversity of industry experience, and functional background. When we undertake searches for new members of our Board, we focus on gender and racial/ethnic diversity as well as candidate’s skills, experiences and other attributes. We also announcedbelieve that a substantial majority of our Board should be independent, as partdefined by NYSE rules and applicable laws and regulations.
Each member of the Nominating and Governance Committee meets the independence standards of the NYSE. Mr. Steffen serves as Chair of the Nominating and Governance Committee.
Compensation Committee
The Compensation Committee
•approves all compensation actions with respect to nonemployee members of the Board and executive officers of the Company;
•evaluates and approves the Grace annual and long-term incentive compensation plans (including equity-based plans);
•oversees the development of succession plans for the CEO and the other executive officers; and
•produces and approves an annual report on executive officer compensation as required by applicable law.
The committee engaged Willis Towers Watson, or “WTW,” a leading global advisory, broking and solutions company, as its independent provider of compensation consulting services for decisions relating to 2020 compensation. Please see “Executive Compensation—Compensation Discussion and Analysis” in this Proxy Statement for more discussion about the role of WTW. The committee also utilizes external legal advisors as necessary and assesses the independence of all of its succession plan,advisors.
Representatives of WTW regularly attended meetings of the Board elected Hudson La Force,committee. For portions of those meetings, the Company's President and CEO, and our Senior Vice President, Human Resources and Information Technology, and Chief OperatingHuman Resources Officer as(our “CHRO”), also attended and were given the opportunity to express their views on executive compensation to the committee.
Each member of the Compensation Committee is independent under the independence standards of the NYSE; a director. Mr. La Force joined“nonemployee director” of Grace as Chief Financial Officerdefined under Rule 16b-3 of the Exchange Act; and an “outside director” for the purposes of the corporate compensation provisions (previously) contained in 2008,Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or Tax Code. Ms. Gulyas serves as Chair of the Compensation Committee.
Corporate Responsibility Committee
The Corporate Responsibility Committee assists our Board and became our Presidentmanagement in addressing Grace’s environmental and Chief Operating Officersocial responsibilities to its various stakeholders. In particular, the committee counsels and advises management with respect to:
•the development, implementation and continuous improvement of procedures, programs, policies and practices relating to Grace’s environmental and social responsibilities, including ethical business practices, sustainability, and diversity and inclusion;
•the adherence to those procedures, programs, policies and practices at all levels of Grace; and
•the maintenance of open communications to ensure that issues are brought to the attention of, and considered by, all appropriate parties.
Each member of the Corporate Responsibility Committee is: independent under the independence standards of the NYSE; a “nonemployee director” of Grace as defined under Rule 16b-3 of the Exchange Act; and an “outside director” for the purposes of the corporate compensation provisions (previously) contained in 2016. He is standing for re-electionSection 162(m) of the Tax Code. Ms. Holder serves as a director at our Annual Meeting.Chair of the Corporate Responsibility Committee.
How We Govern
Corporate Governance Principles
Our Board of Directors has adopted the Grace Corporate Governance Principles to provide a framework for the governance of Grace, and to promote the efficient functioning of our Board. These principles are subject to modification byreviewed, and updated as appropriate, our Board from time to time. governance highlights include:
•An independent board chair
•A majority voting standard for uncontested director elections
•A small, steadily refreshed board
•Seven independent directors two of whom are women
•A management team of ten that, as of early 2021, includes two minorities and four women; three of four business leaders are diverse
•Best practice internal and external pay parity
•100% of NEOs have made personal investments in company equity
•A clawback policy covering ethics violations and financial misconduct resulting in restatements
You can find the Grace Corporate Governance Principles on our website at www.grace.com/en-us/corporate-leadership/Pages/Governance.aspx.
Number and Independence of Directors
Our Board of Directors determines the number of directors. Our Board currently consists of nine members. Under our Corporate Governance Principles, a substantial majority of Grace’s directors are required to be “independent” as determined under guidelines set forth in the listing standards of the New York Stock Exchange, or NYSE. Our Board, at its February 22, 2018 meeting, affirmatively determined that all directors, other than Mr. Festa (who is also our Chief Executive Officer) and Mr. La Force (who is also our President and Chief Operating Officer), are independent under NYSE rules because none of such directors has any direct or indirect material relationship with Grace or our subsidiaries under those rules. In addition to the application of the NYSE rules, this determination was based on a number of factors, principal among them were the following:
none of these directors, nor any member of their immediate families, is, or at any time during the last five years was, a Grace executive officer or employee;
none of these directors, nor any member of their immediate families, is an executive officer of any other entity with whom we do any material amount of business;
none of these directors, nor any member of their immediate families has, during the last five years, received any direct compensation from Grace (other than director and committee fees); and
none of these directors serve, or within the last five years served, as an executive officer, director, trustee or fiduciary of any charitable organization to which we made any material charitable donation.
Director Terms
Our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation provides for the division of our Board of Directors into three classes, each to serve for a three-year term. The term of one class of directors currently expires each year at the annual meeting of stockholders. Our Board may fill a vacancy by electing a new director to the same class as the director being replaced. Our Board may also create a new director position in any class and elect a director to hold the newly created position. At the 2018 Annual Meeting, the stockholders will vote on the election of three Class I Directors to serve for a term expiring at our 2021 annual meeting of stockholders.
Board Leadership—Lead Independent Director
Under our Corporate Governance Principles, our Board of Directors makes a determination as to whether the Chief Executive Officer should also serve as Chairman of the Board of Directors. This determination is based upon the composition of our Board and the circumstances of Grace at the time. Our Board believes that this issue is part of the succession planning process. Mr. Festa, our current Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, intends to retire as Chief Executive Officer during the fourth quarter of 2018. Mr. Festa would continue as non-executive Chairman of our Board.
Mr. Steffen, one of our independent directors, has been elected by the independent directors to serve as the Lead Independent Director. The Lead Independent Director: presides at all meetings of our Board at which the Chairman is not present; calls and presides over executive sessions of the independent directors at each Board meeting; acts as primary liaison between the Chairman and the independent directors; approves Board meeting agendas with the Chairman; approves meeting schedules to assure that there is sufficient time for discussion of all agenda items; consults with the Chairman on major issues in advance of each Board meeting; and calls meetings of the independent directors. The Lead Independent Director also serves as a contact for Grace stockholders who wish to communicate with our Board other than through the Chairman. Our Board believes that this leadership structure is appropriate for Grace and in the best interests of Grace stockholders at this time.
Interested parties may communicate with Mr. Steffen by writing to him at the following address: Christopher J. Steffen, Lead Independent Director, c/o W. R. Grace & Co., 7500 Grace Drive, Columbia, Maryland 21044.
Standing Committees of our Board of Directors
Our Board of Directors has the following four standing committees: Audit Committee, Nominating and Governance Committee, Compensation Committee, and Corporate Responsibility Committee. Only independent directors, as independence is determined in accordance with NYSE rules, are permitted to serve on the standing committees. The Board annually selects, from among its members, the members and Chair of each standing committee.
The table below provides information with respect to current standing committee memberships of the directors as of March 13, 2018. In February 2018, the independent directors agreed to rotate certain committee chairs. Ms. Gulyas replaced Mr. Quinn as chair of the Compensation Committee, and Ms. Holder replaced Ms. Gulyas as chair of the Corporate Responsibility Committee. The table also sets forth the number of meetings (including teleconference meetings) held by each Board committee in 2017. We reimburse directors for expenses they incur in attending Board and committee meetings and other activities incidental to their service as directors but we do not pay our directors any separate meeting fees.
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| H. Furlong Baldwin | | ü | | ü | | ü | | ü |
| Robert F. Cummings, Jr. | | ü | | ü | | ü | | ü |
| Julie Fasone Holder | | ü | | ü | | ü | | * |
| Alfred E. Festa | | | | | | | | |
| Diane H. Gulyas | | ü | | * | | ü | | ü |
| Hudson La Force | | | | | | | | |
| Jeffry N. Quinn | | ü | | ü | | ü | | ü |
| Christopher J. Steffen‡ | | ü | | ü | | * | | ü |
| Mark E. Tomkins | | * | | ü | | ü | | ü |
| Number of 2017 Meetings | | 5 | | 6 | | 2 | | 2 |
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ü | Committee Member and Independent Director |
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* | Committee Member, Independent Director and Committee Chair |
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‡ | Lead Independent Director |
Each standing committee has a written charter that describes its responsibilities. Each of the standing committees has the authority, as it deems appropriate, to independently engage outside legal, accounting or other advisors or consultants. In addition, each standing committee annually conducts a review and evaluation of its performance and reviews and reassesses its charter. You can find the current charters of each standing committee on our website www.grace.com/en-us/corporate-leadership/Pages/Governance.aspx.
Audit Committee
The Audit Committee has been established in accordance with the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or Exchange Act, the rules of the NYSE and our Corporate Governance Principles. The Audit Committee assists our Board of Directors in overseeing:
the integrity of Grace’s financial statements;
Grace’s compliance with legal and regulatory requirements;
the qualifications and independence of the independent auditors;
the performance of Grace’s internal audit function and independent auditors; and
the preparation of the internal control report and an audit committee report as required by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC.
The Audit Committee has the authority and responsibility for the appointment, retention, compensation, oversight and, if circumstances dictate, discharge of Grace’s independent auditors, including pre-approval of all audit and non-audit services to be performed by the independent auditors. The independent auditors report directly to the Audit Committee and, with the internal auditors, have full access to the Audit Committee and routinely meet with the Audit Committee without management being present. The Audit Committee is also responsible for reviewing, approving and ratifying any related party transaction.
The Audit Committee members are H. Furlong Baldwin, Robert F. Cummings, Jr., Julie Fasone Holder, Diane H. Gulyas, Jeffry N. Quinn, Christopher J. Steffen and Mark E. Tomkins, each of whom meets the independence standards of the SEC and NYSE, are financially literate within the meaning of the NYSE listing standards and meet the experience and financial requirements of the NYSE listing standards. Mr. Tomkins serves as Chair of the Audit Committee. Our Board of Directors has determined
that Mr. Tomkins is an "audit committee financial expert" as defined by SEC rules and regulations. A number of our other independent directors would also qualify as audit committee financial experts.
Nominating and Governance Committee
The Nominating and Governance Committee:
sets criteria for the selection of directors, identifies individuals qualified to become directors and recommends to our Board the director nominees for the annual meeting of stockholders;
develops and recommends to our Board appropriate corporate governance principles applicable to Grace; and
oversees the evaluation of our Board and management.
In considering candidates for election to our Board (including candidates recommended by stockholders), we believe that our Board should be composed of individuals meeting the qualifications set forth above under "Proposal One—Election of Directors." We wish to ensure that a diversity of experience is reflected on our Board, including a broad diversity of industry experience, product experience and functional background. We also believe that a substantial majority of our Board should be independent, as defined by NYSE rules and applicable laws and regulations.
Our Board conducts a self-assessment process every year and periodically reviews the skills and characteristics needed by our Board. As part of the review process, our Board considers the skill areas represented on our Board, those skill areas represented by directors expected to retire or leave our Board in the near future, and recommendations of directors regarding skills that could improve the ability of our Board to carry out its responsibilities.
When our Board or the Nominating and Governance Committee has identified the need to add a new Board member with specific qualifications or to fill a vacancy on our Board, the chair of the Nominating and Governance Committee will initiate a search, seeking input from other directors and management, review any candidates that the committee has previously identified or that have been recommended by stockholders in that year, and may retain a search firm. The committee will identify the initial list of candidates who satisfy the specific criteria, if any, and otherwise qualify for membership on our Board. Generally, two members of the committee (with one preferably the chair) and our Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer will interview each qualified candidate. Other directors may also interview the candidate if practicable. Based on a satisfactory outcome of those reviews, the committee will make its recommendation on the candidate to our Board.
The Nominating and Governance Committee has the sole authority to retain and terminate any search firm to be used to identify director candidates and the sole authority to approve the search firm's fees and other retention terms.
The Nominating and Governance Committee members are H. Furlong Baldwin, Robert F. Cummings, Jr., Julie Fasone Holder, Diane H. Gulyas, Jeffry N. Quinn, Christopher J. Steffen and Mark E. Tomkins, each of whom meets the independence standards of the NYSE. Mr. Steffen serves as Chair of the Nominating and Governance Committee.
Compensation Committee
The Compensation Committee:
approves all compensation actions with respect to Grace’s directors, executive officers, and certain other members of senior management;
evaluates and approves the Grace annual and long-term incentive compensation plans (including equity-based plans), and oversees the general compensation structure, policies, and programs of Grace;
oversees the development of succession plans for the Chief Executive Officer and the other executive officers; and
produces an annual report on executive officer compensation as required by applicable law.
The committee engaged Willis Towers Watson, a human resources consulting firm, as its independent provider of compensation consulting services for decisions relating to 2017 compensation. Please see "Executive Compensation—Compensation Discussion and Analysis" in this Proxy Statement for more discussion about the role of Willis Towers Watson. The committee also utilizes external legal advisors as necessary and assesses the independence of all of its advisors.
Representatives of Willis Towers Watson regularly attended meetings of the Compensation Committee. For portions of those meetings, the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and the Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer also attended and were given the opportunity to express their views on executive compensation to the Compensation Committee.
The Compensation Committee members are H. Furlong Baldwin, Robert F. Cummings, Jr., Julie Fasone Holder, Diane H. Gulyas, Jeffry N. Quinn, Christopher J. Steffen and Mark E. Tomkins, each of whom is: independent under the independence standards of the NYSE; a “non employee director” of Grace as defined under Rule 16b-3 of the Exchange Act; and an “outside director” for the purposes of the corporate compensation provisions (previously) contained in Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or Tax Code. Ms. Gulyas serves as Chair of the Compensation Committee.
Corporate Responsibility Committee
The Corporate Responsibility Committee assists our Board of Directors and management in addressing Grace’s responsibilities as a global corporate citizen. In particular, the committee counsels management with respect to:
the development, implementation and continuous improvement of procedures, programs, policies and practices relating to Grace’s responsibilities as a global corporate citizen;
the adherence to those procedures, programs, policies and practices at all levels of Grace; and
the maintenance of open communications to ensure that issues are brought to the attention of, and considered by, all appropriate parties.
The Corporate Responsibility Committee members are H. Furlong Baldwin, Robert F. Cummings, Jr., Julie Fasone Holder, Diane H. Gulyas, Jeffry N. Quinn, Christopher J. Steffen and Mark E. Tomkins, each of whom meets the independence standards of the NYSE. Ms. Fasone Holder serves as Chair of the Corporate Responsibility Committee.
Director Attendance at Board of Directors Meetings
Our Board of Directors generally holds six regular meetings per year and meets on other occasions when circumstances require. Directors spend additional time preparing for Board and committee meetings and participating in conference calls to discuss quarterly earnings announcements or significant transactions or developments. Additionally, we may call upon directors for advice between meetings. Our Corporate Governance Principles provide that our Board will meet regularly in executive session without management in attendance. Under our Corporate Governance Principles, we expect directors to regularly attend meetings of our Board and of all committees on which they serve and to review the materials sent to them in advance of those meetings. We expect nominees for election at each annual meeting of stockholdersshareholders to attend the annual meeting. All of the nominees for election at the Annual Meeting this year
Our Board held 16 meetings in 2020. Each director currently serveserving on our Board of Directors.
Our Board of Directors held 11 meetings in 2017. Each director attended 75% or more of the 20172020 meetings of our Board and the Board committees on which the director served in 2017.2020.
Director Attendance at the Annual Meeting
We expect that all of our directors serving on our Board at the time of the Annual Meeting will attend the Annual Meeting pursuant to our Corporate Governance Principles. All of our directors serving on our Board at the time of the 20172020 Annual Meeting of StockholdersShareholders attended that meeting except that Mr. Quinn was absent duemeeting.
Board Role in Strategy Oversight
A key responsibility of our Board is the oversight of the Company’s short-term and long-term strategy. Our directors take an active role in the oversight of the Company’s strategy at both a Board and committee level and hold management accountable for the execution of our strategy. Each of our directors has an obligation to injury.keep informed about the Company’s business and strategy. In doing so, they can better provide guidance to management in
formulating and developing plans and knowledgeably exercise their decision-making authority on matters of importance to the Company.
Each year, our executive team meets to review and, when in the best interests of the Company, adjust the Company’s corporate strategy. Our Board, in turn, conducts its own review of the Company’s long-term strategic plan including its annual operating plan, and advises management on key priorities and our long-term strategy. Throughout the year, the Board receives information and updates from management and actively engages with senior leaders regarding the Company’s progress against its strategic goals.
Board Role in Risk Oversight
Our Board of Directors actively oversees the risk management of Grace, including the risks inherent in the implementation of our strategic plan and the operation of our businesses. Our Board reviews the Grace enterprise risk management program at least annually and considers whether risk management processes are functioning properly and are appropriately adaptedaligned to Grace’s strategy, culture, risk appetite and value-generation objectives. The Grace enterprise risk management program includes reviews of privacy and cybersecurity vulnerability and the actions necessary to enhance the controls and security of our information systems. Our Board provides guidance to management regarding risk management as appropriate for the risks faced by companies in our industry. These activities are supplemented by a rigorous internal audit function that reports directly to the Audit Committee. Our Board also oversees the risks posed by the COVID-19 pandemic and oversees our response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Standing Board committees are responsible for overseeing risk management practices relevant to their functions. The Audit Committee oversees the management of market and operational risks that could have a financial impact, such as those relating to internal controls and financial liquidity. The Nominating and Governance Committee oversees risks related to governance issues, such as the independence of directors and the breadth of skills on our Board. The Compensation Committee manages risks related to Grace’s executive compensation plans and the succession of the Chief Executive OfficerCEO and other executive officers.officers, and other talent-related risks. The Corporate Responsibility Committee manages certain risks related to government regulation and environment, health and safety matters.matters, including the physical and transitional risks associated with climate change.
StockBoard Role in Human Capital Management
Our Board believes that it has an important responsibility to oversee risks related to human capital, and this responsibility is shared by multiple Board committees as well as the full Board. While the full Board has oversight responsibilities for the overall management of human capital, the Corporate Responsibility Committee has specific responsibilities for reviewing management’s initiatives to promote diversity and inclusion in its talent acquisition, development, and retention programs. In addition, the Compensation Committee has specific responsibilities to review compensation policies and plans to promote the Company’s ability to attract, retain and motivate the talent required to execute our strategy.
Our Board believes it plays an important role as a resource to management in finding ways to extend our inclusive culture. Together, our Board and management seek and support top talent from diverse backgrounds to enhance innovation and to signal the importance of fairness and opportunity as ingredients supporting sustainable performance.
Share Ownership Guidelines
In order toTo ensure that the long-term financial interests of our directors and senior executives are fully aligned with the long-term interests of our stockholders,shareholders, our Board implemented stockshare ownership guidelines. The current guidelines are as follows:
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| Category | | Ownership Guideline |
| Directors (Outside) | | 5 times cash portion of annual retainer |
Chief Executive OfficerCEO | | 5 times base salary |
Members of the Grace Leadership TeamExecutive Officers, other than CEO | | 3 times base salary |
| Presidents of Operating Segments | | 2 times base salary |
| Certain Key Vice Presidents | | 1 times base salary |
Directors and executives subject to the stockshare ownership guidelines generally have five years from the later of 2016 or the year of their initial election or appointment within the relevant category above to comply with the guideline. As noted above, 100% of Grace’s NEOs have invested personally in company equity in addition to the equity granted as part of their compensation.
Stockholder EngagementPolicy regarding Hedging and Pledging
Our policy regarding hedging and pledging provides that our directors and executive officers are not permitted to hedge their economic exposure to Grace common stock or other Company securities through put or call options, short sales, derivatives, or similar instruments or transactions, or pledge any Grace common stock or other Company securities as collateral or to secure any loan or other liability or obligation. The Company welcomes stockholder engagement. Our directors are availableapplication of our hedging and pledging policy does not extend to answer questions from stockholders at the Annual Meetings. Between meetings, our Chairman and CEO and our Chief Financial Officer engage with stockholders on a regular basis at industry and financial conferences, road shows, and one-on-one meetings and in conference calls. We also make Mr. Steffen, our Lead Independent Director, available to engage with stockholders on matters that they believe are better
addressed by an independent director. Further, the Compensation Committee welcomes the continued input of stockholders on our executive compensation program by meansofficers or employees of the annual advisory "say-on-pay" voteCompany who are not directors or in specific discussions about “say-on-pay”executive officers of Grace. The policy covers Grace common stock or other Company securities purchased by or granted to the directors and executive officers as part of Company compensation and would apply to such Grace common stock or other Company securities held directly or indirectly by our compensation programsdirectors and policies.
Stockholder Communications with our Board of Directors
Stockholders may communicate with our Board of Directors by writing to Mr. Festa, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, at the following address: Fred Festa, Chairman of the Board of Directors, c/o W. R. Grace & Co., 7500 Grace Drive, Columbia, Maryland 21044. Stockholders may communicate with the independent members of our Board of Directors by writing to Mr. Steffen, the Lead Independent Director, at the following address: Christopher J. Steffen, Lead Independent Director, c/o W. R. Grace & Co., 7500 Grace Drive, Columbia, Maryland 21044.
Shareholder Rights Agreement Expiration
Our Board of Directors and the Compensation Committee evaluate our corporate governance and compensation programs on a continuous basis, considering market practices in our industry, while taking into account our individual needs and corporate history. As such, the Board has recently discussed whether to renew the Company’s Shareholder Rights Agreement. The Shareholder Rights Agreement was adopted on March 31, 1998 at the time of a major corporate transaction. An extension of the rights was approved by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware and the Official Committee of Equity Security Holders in connection with our prior Chapter 11 proceedings. The rights will expire on March 30, 2018, in accordance with their terms.executive officers.
Clawback Policy
To reinforce the alignment of management'smanagement’s interests with those of our stockholders,shareholders, and to support good governance practices, the Board has adopted an Executive Compensation Recovery Policy. The policy applies to recovery of both cash and equity incentive compensation in the case of (1)of: (i) misconduct that contributes to a restatement of the Company'sCompany’s financial statements, (2)statements; (ii) breach of non-competition, non-solicitation or confidentiality obligations,obligations; or (3)(iii) violations of the Company'sCompany’s code of conduct.business ethics. The policy applies to all our NEOs.
Environment, Health, Safety, and Security (or “EHSS”) Programs
We continuously seek to improve our environment, health and safety performance. To the extent applicable, we extend the basic elements of the American Chemistry Council’s RESPONSIBLE CARE ® program to all our locations worldwide, embracing specific performance objectives in the key areas of management systems, product stewardship, employee health and safety, community awareness and emergency response, distribution, process safety and pollution prevention.
Sustainability
Overview
We succeed when we deliver value to our customers, and that success is increasingly based on how we help customers meet their sustainability goals. Many of our Named Executive Officers.
products and technical services improve the efficiency of our customers’ processes or products, or enable them to reduce energy or water use, cut harmful emissions, conserve material inputs, and/or reduce waste. Several of our technologies enable our customers to make products that meet
the toughest environmental standards, or to reformulate products to address rising consumer and regulatory expectations for sustainability, human health, and safety. As a leading manufacturer of process catalysts, we have become an active participant in the circular economy, with increasing business in assisting our customers with the recycling or reprocessing of spent catalysts. As part of our commitment to RESPONSIBLE CARE®, we systematically track safety and environmental performance through a comprehensive, global EHS management system covering the environmental, health, safety (including process safety and product safety) and security aspects of our operations, and track progress through pertinent metrics. In 2020, we also provided disclosures in line with the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) standard for the chemical industry, and publicly reported our facility carbon emissions and water usage to the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP). Our Board oversees the Company’s sustainability initiatives, including through its Corporate Responsibility Committee.
Product Portfolio
As part of our periodic strategic review of our product portfolio, we work to identify products that contribute to our customers’ sustainability objectives, including:
•Products designed for use-phase efficiency — defined by SASB as products that “through their use-can be shown to improve energy efficiency, eliminate or lower greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, reduce raw materials consumption, increase product longevity, and/or reduce water consumption,” either through:
◦Improved products — by increasing the efficiency of a product during its use phase, or
◦Improved processes — by increasing the efficiency of the manufacturing processes used to make products;
•Meeting Strict Environmental Standards — products that directly enable customers to meet environmental regulatory/legal requirements applicable to their products or manufacturing processes; and
•Cleaner/Safer Products — products that enable customers to reformulate their products to avoid or reduce to de minimis levels substances of concern to their customers.
We reviewed the requested disclosures from SASB, CDP as well as other ESG ratings organizations and expanded our product categories to include products that make a significant contribution to the move towards a more circular economy through:
•Circularity/Enabling Material Recycling and Renewable Feeds — products that are tailored to enable customers to replace petroleum inputs with bio-based and recycled materials, and FCC catalyst sales (not counted above) where Grace takes back spent FCC catalysts for recycling, or otherwise enables the reuse or recycling of spent catalysts.
Together, the products in our portfolio that address these sustainability endpoints accounted for approximately $1.1 billion or 49% of our total revenue in 2020 (including the revenues of our Advanced Refining Technologies LLC joint venture).
ESG Rankings
For 2020, Grace again earned a Gold Rating from EcoVadis, placing the Company in the 95th percentile of all companies ranked by EcoVadis on their sustainability performance. EcoVadis is a leading third-party entity that evaluates suppliers on a complex scale of sustainability and environmental, social, and governance, or “ESG,” factors. Also, in 2020, the ESG Risk Rating from Sustainalytics‡ placed us in the top quintile of both chemical and specialty companies.
Further Information
Shareholders and other interested persons can visit our website for additional sustainability information at http://www.grace.com/sustainability/en-us, including our disclosures to SASB and CDP. That further information is not incorporated by reference and is not a part of this Proxy Statement.
Security
We have implemented the RESPONSIBLE CARE® Security Code through a Company-wide security program focused on the security of our people, processes, and systems. We have reviewed existing security, including cybersecurity and vulnerability, and have taken actions to enhance security systems where deemed necessary. In addition, we are complying with the Department of Homeland Security’s Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards, including identifying facilities subject to the standards, conducting security vulnerability assessments and developing site security plans, as necessary.
How You Can Communicate With Us
Communicating with the Board of Directors
We believe it is important for us as a board to cast a wide net to gather information and input, including individuals and entities who are not compensated by the Company. We therefore have established numerous engagement channels
•Participating in our annual meeting
•Requesting an engagement with our Independent Board Chair (contact information on website)
•Contacting the chair of our Audit Committee (contact information on website)
•Using our independently monitored reporting hotline available toll free for anonymous use if desired in 30 countries, staffed by multi-lingual case managers
•Corresponding with us by writing to Mr. Steffen, Chairman of the Board, at the following address: Christopher J. Steffen, Chairman of the Board, c/o W. R. Grace & Co., 7500 Grace Drive, Columbia, Maryland 21044
The Board and management recognize the importance of proactive shareholder engagement. Throughout the year, our CEO/director, CFO and Senior Manager for Investor Relations engage regularly with shareholders on a variety of topics to ensure that we are aware of their viewpoints, address their questions and concerns, and provide a forum to receive their input and perspectives.
Our management’s proactive shareholder outreach and engagement provide an opportunity to discuss our strategy, financial results and business performance with investors and analysts. It occurs in many forms, including:
•Investor conferences
•Analyst meetings
•Headquarters events
•One-on-one meetings
•Investor days
•Investor presentations
•Video and telephonic conference calls
•E-mail communications
•Independent perception studies and quarterly sentiment reports (interviews with investors)
During 2020, representatives of the Company presented at eight investor conferences and conducted six “non-deal roadshows” (where our officers held discussions with current and potential investors in our Company, but not as part of an offering of Grace securities), many of which were in a virtual format this year in response to the pandemic. Our efforts led to over 300 unique “touch point” engagements with more than 200 buy-side and sell-side firms over the course of the year. Shareholder feedback from our robust engagement program is provided to our Board and management, and these viewpoints are considered in our decision-making.
We provide additional forms of communications directed toward our shareholders, including:
•Our annual report, SEC filings and proxy statement
•Our quarterly earnings releases and earnings presentations
•News releases
•Conference calls with question and answer sessions for our quarterly earnings releases and other major corporate events
•Our website and social media activity
How We are Paid
Director Compensation Program
Under our compensation program for nonemployee directors, each nonemployee director receives an annual retainer of $190,000$210,000 that is splitdivided between cash and equity. For anythe equity-based portion of athe retainer denominated in cash butwhich is paid in fully vested shares of our common stock, we calculate the number of shares of common stock to be issued by dividing the grant date dollar amount payableto be paid in shares of common stock by the fair market value per share. Theshare of our common stock. This fair market value per share is the average of the high and low trading prices of Graceour common stock on the NYSE on the date of grant. If any calculation would result in a fractional share being issued, we round the amountnumber of equityshares to be issued up to the nearest whole share. Under this program, in 2020, each nonemployee director receives an annual retainer of $85,000$95,000 paid quarterly in cash and an annual award of approximately $105,000$115,000 of Grace common stock issued in May. AdditionalThe non-executive Chairman is paid an additional annual cash retainer of $100,000. Other additional annual cash retainers are paid in December as follows: the Lead Independent Director receives $25,000; the Audit Committee Chair receives $17,000;$18,000; the Chair of the Compensation Committee receives $14,000;$15,000; the Chair of the Nominating and Governance Committee receives $10,000; and the Chair of the Corporate Responsibility Committee receives $7,500.$10,000. We reimburse nonemployee directors for expenses they incur in attending Board and committee meetings and other activities incidental to their service as directors butdirectors; however, we do not pay our directors any separate meeting fees. Our nonemployee directors, and all Grace employees, are entitled to participate in the Grace Foundation'sFoundation’s Matching Grants Program. Each of Mr. Festa's and
Mr. La Force'sForce’s 2020 compensation, payable in respect of his services as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, is described in the Summary Compensation Table set forth in "Executive Compensation—Compensation Tables"Discussion and neither Mr. Festa norAnalysis and compensation tables below. Mr. La Force receivesdoes not receive any additional compensation for serving as a member of our Board of Directors.
Board.
The following table sets forth amounts that we paid to our nonemployee directors in connection with their services to Grace during 2017.2020.
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| Name (a) | | Fees Earned or Paid in Cash ($)(a) | | Stock Awards ($)(b) | | Option Awards ($) | | Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation ($) | | Change in Pension Value and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings ($) | | All Other Compensation ($)(c) | | Total ($) |
| H. F. Baldwin(d) | | 85,000 | | 105,017 |
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| | — |
| | 190,017 |
| R. F. Cummings, Jr. | | 85,000 | | 105,017 |
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| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 190,017 |
| J. Fasone Holder | | 85,000 | | 105,017 |
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| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 190,017 |
| D. H. Gulyas | | 92,500 | | 105,017 |
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| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 197,517 |
| J. N. Quinn | | 99,000 | | 105,017 |
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| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 204,017 |
| C. J. Steffen | | 120,000 | | 105,017 |
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| | — |
| | — |
| | 3,000 |
| | 228,017 |
| M. E. Tomkins | | 102,000 | | 105,017 |
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| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 207,017 |
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| Name | | Fees
Earned
or Paid
in Cash
($)(a) | | Stock
Awards
($)(b) | | Option
Awards
($) | | Non-Equity
Incentive Plan
Compensation
($) | | Change in Pension Value and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings
($) | | All Other
Compensation
($)(c) | | Total
($) |
| Robert F. Cummings, Jr. | | 95,000 | | 115,015 | | — | | — | | — | | — | | 210,015 |
| Julie Fasone Holder | | 105,000 | | 115,015 | | — | | — | | — | | 3,000 | | 223,015 |
| Diane H. Gulyas | | 110,000 | | 115,015 | | — | | — | | — | | — | | 225,015 |
| Jeffry N. Quinn (d) | | 15,834 | | — | | — | | — | | — | | — | | 15,834 |
| Kathleen G. Reiland (e) | | — | | — | | — | | — | | — | | — | | — |
| Henry R. Slack | | 95,000 | | 115,015 | | — | | — | | — | | — | | 210,015 |
| Christopher J. Steffen | | 205,000 | | 115,015 | | — | | — | | — | | 3,000 | | 323,015 |
| Mark E. Tomkins | | 113,000 | | 115,015 | | — | | — | | — | | — | | 228,015 |
| Shlomo Yanai | | 95,000 | | 115,015 | | — | | — | | — | | — | | 210,015 |
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(a) | Amount consists of cash portion of annual retainer in the amount of $85,000 and additional payments to: Ms. Gulyas for serving as Chair of the Corporate Responsibility Committee in the amount of $7,500; Mr. Quinn for serving as Chair of the Compensation Committee in the amount of $14,000; Mr. Tomkins for serving as Chair of the Audit Committee in the amount of $17,000; and Mr. Steffen for serving as Chair of the Nominating and Governance Committee ($10,000) and Lead Independent Director ($25,000) in the amount of $35,000. |
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(b) | Reflects the aggregate grant date fair value of the equity portion of the annual retainer of 1,501 shares of Grace common stock calculated in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718. |
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(c) | Consists of charitable contributions paid during 2017 to academic institutions at the request of the director pursuant to the W. R. Grace Foundation Inc.'s Matching Grants to Education Program. The program's purpose is to assist the primary educational objectives of approved institutions of higher education in the United States and Canada. The foundation will match, dollar for dollar, personal gifts made by employees and directors to qualified colleges, universities and secondary schools up to a maximum of $3,000 per year. |
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(d) | Mr. Baldwin will resign from the Board of Directors and all committees effective May 9, 2018. |
(a)Amount consists of cash portion of annual retainer in the amount of $95,000 and additional payments to: Ms. Fasone Holder for serving as Chair of the Corporate Responsibility Committee in the amount of $10,000; Ms. Gulyas for serving as Chair of the Compensation Committee in the amount of $15,000; Mr. Tomkins for serving as Chair of the Audit Committee in the amount of $18,000; and Mr. Steffen for serving as Chairman of the Board in the amount of $100,000 and for serving as Chair of the Nominating and Governance Committee in the amount of $10,000.
(b)Reflects the aggregate grant date fair value of the equity portion of the annual retainer 2,280 shares of Grace common stock calculated in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718.
(c)Consists of charitable contributions paid during 2020 to academic institutions at the request of the director pursuant to the W. R. Grace Foundation Inc.’s Matching Grants to Education Program. The program’s purpose is to assist the primary educational objectives of approved institutions of higher education in the United States and Canada. The foundation will match, dollar for dollar, personal gifts made by employees and nonemployee directors to qualified colleges, universities and secondary schools up to a maximum of $3,000 per year.
(d)Mr. Quinn resigned from our Board effective March 1, 2020 and therefore received prorated fees in respect of his service in 2020.
(e)Ms. Reiland did not receive any compensation from the Company for her service on our Board per a letter agreement with 40 North (see “Agreements with Certain of our Shareholders,” below).
Director Compensation Process
Our director compensation program is intended to enhance our ability to attract, retain and motivate nonemployee directors of exceptional ability and to promote the common interestinterests of directors and stockholdersshareholders in enhancing the value of Grace. The Compensation Committee reviews director compensation at least annually. The Compensation Committee has the sole authority to engage a consulting firm to evaluate director compensation and, in 2017,2020, engaged Willis Towers Watson a human resources consulting firm,(WTW) to assist in establishing director compensation. The Compensation Committee determines director compensation based on recommendations and information provided by Willis Towers WatsonWTW and based on reviewing commercially available survey data from Willis Towers WatsonWTW related to general industry director compensation trends at companies of comparable size and our peer group companies (as(using the same peer group as is used for benchmarking our NEOs’ compensation as described under the caption "Executive“Executive Compensation—Compensation Discussion and Analysis"Analysis”).
OTHER INFORMATION27 W. R. GRACE & CO.
Stock Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management
The following table sets forth the amount of Grace common stock beneficially owned, directly or indirectly:
•as of the date of the most recent Schedule 13D or Schedule 13G (or amendmentamendments thereto), filed by such person with the SEC on or before February 28, 2018,May 13, 2021, by each person that is the beneficial owner of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of Grace common stock as reflected in such Schedule 13G (or amendment thereto); and
•as of February 28, 2018May 13, 2021, by:
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◦ | each of the executive officers named in the Summary Compensation Table set forth in "Executive Compensation—Compensation Tables"; and |
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◦ | all current directors and all current executive officers as a group. |
◦each current director and nominee;
◦each of the executive officers named in the Summary Compensation Table set forth in “Executive Compensation—Compensation Tables”; and
◦all current directors, nominees, and executive officers as a group.
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| Name and Address of Beneficial Owner(1) | | Shares of Common Stock Beneficially Owned | | Percent(2) |
| TIAA-CREF Investment Management, LLC (3) | | 5,878,891 |
| | 8.7 | % |
| Teachers Advisors, LLC | | | | |
730 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10017-3206 | | | | |
| The Vanguard Group, Inc. (4) | | 5,839,555 |
| | 8.7 | % |
100 Vanguard Blvd. Malvern, PA 19355 | | | | |
| BlackRock, Inc. (5) | | 4,606,089 |
| | 6.8 | % |
55 East 52nd Street
New York, NY 10055 | | | | |
| H. F. Baldwin | | 29,647 |
| | * |
|
| | | 15,000 |
| (6) | |
| | | 44,647 |
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| R. F. Cummings | | 11,850 |
| | |
| | | 2,000 |
| (6) | |
| | | 13,850 |
| | * |
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| J. Fasone Holder | | 1,501 |
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| A. E. Festa | | 274,497 |
| | |
|
| | | 359,497 |
| (7) | |
|
| | | 633,994 |
| | * |
|
| D. H. Gulyas | | 7,850 |
| | * |
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| H. La Force | | 78,383 |
| | |
|
| | | 77,365 |
| (7) | |
|
| | | 155,748 |
| | * |
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| J. N. Quinn | | 3,274 |
| | |
| | | 4,547 |
| (6) | * |
|
| | | 7,821 |
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| C. J. Steffen | | 17,847 |
| | * |
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| M. E. Tomkins | | 15,850 |
| | * |
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| T. E. Blaser | | 10,882 |
| | |
| | | 29,766 |
| (7) | |
| | | 40,648 |
| | * |
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| E. C. Brown | | 5,595 |
| | |
| | | 31,701 |
| (7) | |
| | | 37,296 |
| | * |
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| M. A. Shelnitz | | 57,351 |
| | |
|
| | | 51,037 |
| (7) | |
| | | 11,924 |
| (6) | |
|
| | | 120,312 |
| | * |
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| Current directors and current executive officers as a group (13 persons) | | 520,952 |
| | |
| | | 585,041 |
| (7) | |
| | | 33,471 |
| (6) | |
| | | 1,139,464 |
| | 1.7 | % |
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| Name and Address of Beneficial Owner (1) | | Shares of Common Stock Beneficially Owned | | Percent (2) |
| 40 North Management LLC (3) | | 9,865,008 | | 14.9 | |
9 West 57th Street, 30th Floor
New York, NY 10019 | | | | |
| The Vanguard Group, Inc. (4) | | 5,669,493 | | 8.6 | |
100 Vanguard Blvd.
Malvern, PA 19355 | | | | |
| Robert F. Cummings | | 18,823 | | |
| | 2,000 | (5) | |
| | 20,823 | | * |
| Julie Fasone Holder | | 8,474 | | * |
| Diane H. Gulyas | | 14,823 | | * |
| Hudson La Force | | 123,107 | | |
| | 101,332 | (6) | |
| | 224,439 | | * |
| Henry R. Slack | | 5,495 | | * |
| Christopher J. Steffen | | 25,887 | | * |
| Mark E. Tomkins | | 24,823 | | * |
| Shlomo Yanai | | 6,973 | | * |
| William C. Dockman | | 14,736 | | |
| | 21,065 | (6) | |
| | 35,801 | | * |
| Elizabeth C. Brown | | 22,537 | | |
| | 31,517 | (6) | |
| | 54,054 | | * |
| Keith N. Cole | | 16,946 | | |
| | 28,202 | (6) | |
| | 45,148 | | * |
| Mark A. Shelnitz | | 69,104 | | |
| | 12,624 | (5) | |
| | 30,865 | (6) | |
| | 112,593 | | * |
| Current directors, nominees, and executive officers as a group (12 persons) (7) | | 282,624 | | |
| | 2,000 | (5) | |
| | 182,116 | (6) | |
| | 466,740 | | 0.7 | |
*Indicates less than 1.0%.
(1)The address of each of our directors and executive officers is c/o Corporate Secretary, W. R. Grace & Co., 7500 Grace Drive, Columbia, Maryland 21044. Except as otherwise indicated, to our knowledge, each individual, along with his or her spouse, as applicable, has sole voting and investment power over the shares.
(2)Based on 66,253,465 shares of Grace common stock outstanding on May 13, 2021, plus shares deemed outstanding pursuant to Rule 13d-3(d)(1) under the Exchange Act to the extent applicable.
(3)40 North Management LLC (“40 North Management”), 40 North Latitude Fund LP (“40 North Latitude Feeder”), 40 North GP III LLC (“40 North GP III”), 40 North Latitude Master Fund Ltd. (“40 North Latitude Master”), David S. Winter and David J. Millstone, beneficially owns 9,865,008 shares of Grace common stock (the “40 North Shares”). Each of 40 North Management, 40 North Latitude Feeder, 40 North GP III, 40 North Latitude Master, Mr. Winter and Mr. Millstone may be deemed the beneficial owner of all of the 40 North Shares. 40 North Management may be deemed to have sole power to vote and sole power to dispose of all of the 40 North Shares, whereas the other reporting persons having beneficial ownership may be deemed to have shared power to vote and shared power to dispose of such 40 North
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(1) | The address of each of our directors and executive officers is c/o Corporate Secretary, W. R. Grace & Co., 7500 Grace Drive, Columbia, Maryland 21044. Except as otherwise indicated, to our knowledge, each individual, along with his or her spouse, has sole voting and investment power over the shares. |
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(2) | Based on 67,423,626 shares of Grace common stock outstanding on February 28, 2018, plus shares deemed outstanding pursuant to Rule 13d-3(d)(1) under the Exchange Act to the extent applicable. |
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(3) | TIAA-CREF Investment Management, LLC (“Investment Management”) is the investment adviser to the College Retirement Equities Fund (“CREF”), a registered investment company, and may be deemed to be a beneficial owner (sole voting and investment power) of 3,640,635 shares of Grace’s common stock owned by CREF. Teachers Advisors, LLC (“Advisors”) is the investment adviser to three registered investment companies, TIAA-CREF Funds (“Funds”), TIAA-CREF Life Funds (“Life Funds”), and TIAA Separate Account VA-1 (“VA-1”), as well as one or more separately managed accounts of Advisors (collectively, the “Separate Accounts”), and may be deemed to be a beneficial owner (sole voting and investment power) of 2,238,256 shares of Grace’s common stock owned separately by Funds, Life Funds, VA-1, and/or the Separate Accounts. Investment Management and Advisors are reporting their combined holdings for the purpose of administrative convenience. These shares were acquired in the ordinary course of business, and not with the purpose or effect of changing or influencing control of the Issuer. Each of Investment Management and Advisors expressly disclaims beneficial ownership of the other’s securities holdings and each disclaims that it is a member of a “group” with the other. The ownership information set forth is based in its entirety on material contained in a Schedule 13G filed with the SEC by Investment Management, CREF and Advisors on February 14, 2018. |
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(4) | The Vanguard Group, Inc. ("VGI") beneficially owns in the aggregate 5,839,555 shares of Grace common stock by means of: sole voting power over 53,936 shares; shared voting power over 16,542 shares; sole investment power over 5,771,976 shares; and shared investment power over 67,579 shares. Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of VGI, is the beneficial owner of 32,537 shares as a result of serving as investment manager of collective trust accounts. Vanguard Investments Australia, Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of VGI, is the beneficial owner of 56,441 shares as a result of its serving as investment manager of Australian investment offerings. The ownership information set forth is based in its entirety on material contained in a Schedule 13G/A filed with the SEC by VGI on February 9, 2018. |
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(5) | BlackRock, Inc. ("BlackRock") beneficially owns 4,606,089 shares of Grace common stock by means of sole voting power over 3,974,942 shares and sole investment power over 4,606,089 shares. The ownership information set forth is based in its entirety on material contained in a Schedule 13G filed with the SEC by BlackRock on February 1, 2018. |
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(6) | Shares owned by trusts and other entities as to which the person has the power to direct voting and/or investment. |
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(7) | Shares of Grace common stock to be issued upon the exercise of stock options that are exercisable and shares of Grace common stock with respect to which investment or voting power will vest within 60 days after February 28, 2018. Pursuant to SEC rules, such shares are deemed to be beneficially owned as of such date. |
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Shares. 40 North Management serves as principal investment manager to 40 North Latitude Feeder and 40 North Latitude Master. As such, 40 North Management has been granted investment discretion over portfolio investments, including the 40 North Shares. Mr. Winter and Mr. Millstone serve as the sole members and principals of each of 40 North Management and 40 North GP III, and as the sole directors of 40 North Latitude Master. The ownership information set forth is based on materials contained a in Schedule 13D/A filed with the SEC by 40 North Management LLC on April 26, 2021.
(4)The Vanguard Group, Inc. (“VGI”) beneficially owns in the aggregate 5,669,493 shares of Grace common stock by means of: shared voting power over 40,700 shares; sole investment power over 5,581,527 shares; and shared investment power over 87,966 shares. The ownership information set forth is based in its entirety on material contained in a Schedule 13G/A filed with the SEC by VGI on February 10, 2021.
(5)Shares owned by trusts and other entities as to which the person has the power to direct voting and/or investment.
(6)Shares of Grace common stock to be issued upon the exercise of stock options that are exercisable and shares of Grace common stock with respect to which investment or voting power will vest within 60 days after May 13, 2021. Pursuant to SEC rules, such shares are deemed to be beneficially owned as of such date.
(7)Excludes Mr. Shelnitz, who resigned effective December 31, 2020, and includes Cherée H. Johnson, who was elected Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary in 2021.
Arrangements that may result in Change of Control
For Arrangements that may result in Change of Control, see “Other Information - Related Party Transactions—Agreements with Certain of our Shareholders,” below, which information is incorporated herein by reference.
Equity Compensation Plan Information
The following table sets forth information as of December 31, 2017,2020, with respect to our compensation plans under which shares of Grace common stock are authorized for issuance upon the exercise of options, warrants or other rights. The only such compensation plans in effect are stock incentive plans providing for the issuance of stock options, restricted stock and other equity awards.
| | | Plan Category | | Number of securities to be issued upon exercise of outstanding options, warrants and rights (#)(2) | | Weighted-average exercise price of outstanding options, warrants and rights ($)(2)(3) | | Number of securities remaining available for future issuance under equity compensation plans (excluding securities to be issued upon exercise of outstanding options, warrants and rights) (#)(2)(4) | Plan Category | | Number of securities
to be issued upon
exercise of
outstanding options, warrants and rights
(#)(b) | | Weighted-average
exercise price of
outstanding options, warrants and rights
($)(b)(c) | | Number of securities remaining available for future issuance under equity compensation plans (excluding securities to be issued upon exercise of outstanding options, warrants and rights)
(#)(d) |
| Equity compensation plans approved by security holders(1) | | 2,265,962 | | 72.04 | | 2,219,234 | |
| Equity compensation plans approved by security holders(a) | | Equity compensation plans approved by security holders(a) | | 1,981,159 | | 66.86 | | 6,304,064 |
| Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders | | Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders | | N/A | | N/A | | N/A |
| Total | | Total | | 1,981,159 | | 66.86 | | 6,304,064 |
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(1) | The Amended and Restated 2011 Stock Incentive Plan was approved on behalf of Grace stockholders by the Official Committee of Equity Security Holders in the Grace Chapter 11 case and by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware on April 16, 2013. The 2014 Stock Incentive Plan (the "2014 Plan") was approved on behalf of Grace stockholders(a) The 2014 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2014 Plan”) was approved on behalf of Grace shareholders by the Official Committee of Equity Security Holders in the Grace Chapter 11 case and by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court and U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware as part of our Joint Plan of Reorganization, which became effective on February 3, 2014. |
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(2) | Under the Amended 2011 Plan, there are 234,082 shares of Grace common stock to be issued upon the exercise of outstanding options (the weighted-average exercise price of outstanding options is $61.73). Under the 2014 Plan, there are 1,579,368 shares of Grace common stock to be issued upon the exercise of outstanding options (the weighted-average exercise price of outstanding options is $73.57), 305,862 shares to be issued upon completion of the performance period for stock-settled PBUs (assuming the maximum number of shares are earned in respect of outstanding PBUs) and 138,155 shares to be issued upon completion of the vesting period for stock-settled restricted stock unit awards (RSUs). |
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(3) | The calculation of weighted-average exercise price does not take outstanding PBUs and RSUs into account. |
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(4) | Amount represents the number of shares of Grace common stock available for issuance pursuant to stock options, restricted stock, PBUs and other awards that could be granted in the future under the 2014 Plan. |
Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance
Under Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act, our directors, certain of our officers, and beneficial ownersJoint Plan of more than 10%Reorganization, which became effective on February 3, 2014. The 2018 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2018 Plan”) was approved by Grace shareholders on May 9, 2018.
(b) Under the 2014 Plan, as of the outstandingDecember 31, 2020 there were 898,066 shares of Grace common stock are required to file reports withbe issued upon the SEC concerning their ownershipexercise of outstanding options (the weighted-average exercise price of outstanding options is $68.86), 38,658 shares to be issued upon completion of the performance period for stock-settled performance-based units, or “PBUs” (assuming 55% of target payout for the 2018-2020 PBUs) and transactions in23,359 shares to be issued upon completion of the vesting period for stock-settled restricted stock units, or “RSUs,” awards. Under the 2018 Plan, as of December 31, 2020 there were 519,268 shares of Grace common stock or other Grace securities; these persons are also required to furnish us with copies of these reports. Basedbe issued upon the reportsexercise of outstanding options (the weighted-average exercise price of outstanding options is $63.39), 392,565 shares to be issued upon completion of the performance period for stock-settled PBUs (assuming 55% of target payout for the 2018-2020 PBUs and related information furnishedthe maximum number of shares are earned in respect of all other outstanding PBUs) and 109,243 shares to us, we believebe issued upon completion of the vesting period for stock-settled restricted stock unit (“RSU”) awards.
(c) The calculation of weighted-average exercise price does not take outstanding PBUs and RSUs into account.
(d) Amount represents the number of shares of Grace common stock available for issuance pursuant to stock options, restricted stock, PBUs and other awards that all such filing requirements were complied withcould be granted in a timely manner during and with respect to 2017.the future under the 2018 Plan. Future awards may not be granted under the 2014 Plan.
Related Party Transactions
Our Board of Directors recognizes that transactions involving related persons in which Grace is a participant can present conflicts of interest, or the appearance thereof, so our Board has adopted a written policy as part of the Grace Corporate Governance Principles (which are available on our website at www.grace.com/en-us/corporate-leadership/Pages/Governance.aspx)Governance.aspx) with respect to related person transactions. The policy applies to transactions involving related persons that are required to be disclosed pursuant to SEC regulations, which are generally transactions in which:
•Grace is a participant;
•the amount involved exceeds $120,000; and
•any related person, such as a Grace executive officer, director, director nominee, 5% stockholdershareholder or any of their respective family members, has a direct or indirect material interest.
Each such related person transaction shall be reviewed, determined to be in, or not inconsistent with, the best interests of Grace and its stockholdersshareholders and approved or ratified by:
•the disinterested members of the Audit Committee, if the disinterested members of the Audit Committee constitute a majority of the members of the Audit Committee; or
•the disinterested members of our Board.
In the event a related person transaction is entered into without prior approval and, after review by the Audit Committee or our Board, as the case may be, the transaction is not ratified, we will make all reasonable efforts to cancel the transaction.
Agreements with Certain of our Shareholders
On April 26, 2021, the Company issued a press release announcing the entry into a definitive agreement providing for the acquisition of the Company by an affiliate of Standard Industries Holdings Inc. (“Standard Industries Holdings”), subject to the terms and conditions contained therein. The Company also announced that Standard Industries Holdings’ related investment platform 40 North Latitude Master Fund Ltd. (“40 North”), which owns approximately 14.9% of the Company’s outstanding common stock, had entered into a voting agreement pursuant to which 40 North has agreed to vote its shares of Grace common stock in favor of the transaction.
Merger Agreement
On April 26, 2021, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with Gibraltar Acquisition Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Parent”) and a wholly owned subsidiary of Standard Industries Holdings, and Gibraltar Merger Sub Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”), pursuant to which Merger Sub will merge with and into the Company (the “Merger”), with the Company surviving the Merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent. Our Board has unanimously approved the Merger Agreement.
As a result of the Merger, each share of Grace common stock outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger (the “Effective Time”) (subject to certain exceptions, including for shares of Grace common stock owned by shareholders of the Company who have not voted in favor of the adoption of the Merger Agreement and have properly exercised appraisal rights in accordance with Section 262 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”)) will, at the Effective Time, automatically be converted into the right to receive $70.00 in cash, without interest, subject to applicable withholding taxes (the “Merger Consideration”).
Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, as of the Effective Time, (1) each option to purchase shares of Grace common stock and each stock appreciation right with respect to shares of Grace common stock that is outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time will vest at closing and be converted into the right to receive an amount in cash equal to the product of Merger Consideration (less the applicable exercise price) and the number of shares of Grace common stock covered by such option (without interest and less applicable withholding taxes) and (2) each restricted stock unit award and each performance-based unit award relating to shares of Grace common stock that is outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time will be assumed and converted into the right to receive an amount in cash (without interest) equal to the product obtained by multiplying the Merger Consideration by the number of shares of Grace common stock covered by such award immediately prior to the Effective Time, which converted cash award will be subject to continued service vesting and other terms as set forth in the Merger Agreement.
Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, the Company will suspend payment of its quarterly dividend during the pendency of the transaction.
If the Merger is consummated, the Grace common stock will be delisted from the New York Stock Exchange and deregistered under the Exchange Act.
Closing Conditions
Completion of the Merger is subject to certain mutual closing conditions, including (1) the adoption of the Merger Agreement by holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Grace common stock, (2) the expiration or early termination of the applicable waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (the “HSR Act”), and the approval of the Merger under certain other applicable antitrust laws, and (3) the absence of any order, injunction or law prohibiting the Merger. In the case of the Company, completion of the Merger is subject to certain additional closing conditions, including (A) the accuracy of Parent and Merger Sub’s representations and warranties, subject to certain materiality standards set forth in the Merger Agreement, and (B) the performance by Parent and Merger Sub in all material respects of their covenants and agreements under the Merger Agreement. In the case of Parent and Merger Sub, completion of the Merger is subject to certain additional closing conditions, including (X) the accuracy of the Company’s representations and warranties, subject to certain materiality standards set forth in the Merger Agreement, (Y) the performance by the Company in all material respects of its covenants and agreements under the Merger Agreement, and (Z) no Company Material Adverse Effect (as defined in the Merger Agreement) having occurred since the date of the Merger Agreement. The closing of the Merger is not subject to a financing condition. The parties expect the transaction to close in the fourth quarter of 2021.
No Solicitation
The Merger Agreement provides that the Company must comply with customary non-solicitation restrictions, including certain restrictions on its ability to solicit alternative acquisition proposals from third parties, to provide non-public information to third parties and to engage in negotiations with third parties regarding alternative acquisition proposals. Subject to certain customary “fiduciary out” exceptions, our Board is required to recommend that the Company’s shareholders adopt the Merger Agreement and to call a meeting of the Company’s shareholders to vote on a proposal to adopt the Merger Agreement.
Termination and Fees
Either the Company or Parent may terminate the Merger Agreement in certain circumstances, including if (1) the Merger is not completed by January 26, 2022 (subject to extension to April 26, 2022 under certain circumstances described in the Merger Agreement, including for purposes of obtaining required regulatory approvals), (2) a governmental authority of competent jurisdiction has issued a final non-appealable governmental order or law permanently prohibiting the Merger, (3) the Company’s shareholders fail to adopt the Merger Agreement, and (4) the other party materially breaches its representations, warranties or covenants in the Merger Agreement, subject in certain cases, to the right of the breaching party to cure the breach. Parent and the Company may also terminate the Merger Agreement by mutual written consent.
The Company is also entitled to terminate the Merger Agreement, and receive a termination fee of $281 million from Parent, if (1) Parent fails to consummate the Merger following the satisfaction or waiver of certain closing conditions or (2) if Parent otherwise breaches its obligations under the Merger Agreement such that the applicable condition to the consummation of the Merger is not satisfied.
If the Merger Agreement is terminated in certain other circumstances, including by the Company in order to accept a Superior Company Proposal (as defined in the Merger Agreement), or by Parent because our Board withdraws its recommendation in favor of the Merger, the Company would be required to pay to Parent a termination fee of $141 million.
Financing
Parent has obtained equity financing and debt financing commitments for the purpose of financing the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement. Standard Industries Holdings has committed to capitalize Parent at the closing of the Merger with an aggregate equity contribution equal to $3,516 million on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in its equity commitment letter. Standard Industries Holdings has announced that its equity commitment will be supported by the available cash of its subsidiary, Standard Industries Inc., and up to $2,500 million in proceeds from a secured term loan.
J.P. Morgan, BNP Paribas, Citi and Deutsche Bank (the “Lenders”) have agreed to provide Parent with debt financing in an aggregate principal amount of up to $3,455 million on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in a debt commitment letter. The obligations of the Lenders to provide debt financing under the debt commitment letter are subject to a number of customary conditions.
In addition, Standard Industries Holdings has guaranteed payment of the termination fee payable by Parent under certain circumstances, as well as certain reimbursement obligations that may be owed by Parent pursuant to the Merger Agreement, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement and a limited guarantee provided by Standard Industries Holdings to the Company.
Other Terms of the Merger Agreement
The Company has made customary representations, warranties and covenants in the Merger Agreement, including, among others, covenants to use reasonable best efforts to conduct its business in all material respects in the ordinary course during the period between the date of the Merger Agreement and the completion of the Merger. The parties have agreed to take all actions necessary to consummate the merger, including cooperating to obtain the regulatory approvals necessary to complete the Merger.
The foregoing description of the Merger Agreement does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by, the full text of the Merger Agreement, a copy of which has been filed with the SEC.
The Merger Agreement has been filed with the SEC to provide investors with information regarding its terms. It is not intended to provide any other factual information about the Company, Parent, Merger Sub or their respective affiliates. The representations, warranties and covenants contained in the Merger Agreement were made only for purposes of the Merger Agreement as of the specific dates therein, were solely for the benefit of the parties to the Merger Agreement, may be subject to limitations agreed upon by the contracting parties, including being qualified by confidential disclosures made for the purposes of allocating contractual risk among the parties to the Merger Agreement instead of establishing these matters as facts, and may be subject to standards of materiality applicable to the contracting parties that differ from those applicable to investors. Investors should not rely on the representations, warranties and covenants or any descriptions thereof as characterizations of the actual state of facts or condition of the parties thereto or any of their respective subsidiaries or affiliates. Moreover, information concerning the subject matter of representations and warranties may change after the date of the Merger Agreement, which subsequent information may or may not be reflected in the Company’s public disclosures. The Merger Agreement should not be read alone, but should instead be read in conjunction with the other information regarding the Company, Parent and Merger Sub and the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement that will be contained in or attached as an annex to the proxy statement on Schedule 14A that the Company will file in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, as well as in the other filings that the Company will make with the SEC.
Voting Agreement
40 North has entered into a voting agreement (the “Voting Agreement”) with the Company pursuant to which it has agreed, among other things, to vote its shares of Grace common stock in favor of adoption of the Merger Agreement, so long as, among other things, the Merger Agreement remains in effect. 40 North and its affiliates collectively own 9,865,008 shares of Grace common stock as of the date hereof, representing approximately 14.9% of the total outstanding Grace common stock.
The foregoing description of the Voting Agreement does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by, the full text of the Voting Agreement, a copy of which has been filed with the SEC.
Letter Agreements
On February 1, 2021, we entered into a letter agreement (the “2021 Letter Agreement”) with 40 North Management LLC, 40 North GP III LLC, 40 North Latitude Master Fund Ltd. and 40 North Latitude Fund LP (collectively, the “40 North Parties”). Pursuant to the 2021 Letter Agreement and subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein, the 40 North Parties agreed to, among other things, comply with certain confidentiality obligations and standstill
restrictions pursuant to which the 40 North Parties would refrain from taking certain actions with respect to the Company and the common stock of the Company until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on March 31, 2021 (such restrictions, the “Standstill Provisions”), subject to the earlier termination of the Standstill Provisions in certain circumstances.
In connection with the 40 North Parties’ agreement to the Standstill Provisions, the Company agreed in the 2021 Letter Agreement that, among other things, notwithstanding the latest date that a shareholder may provide timely notice of a nomination of candidates for election to the Company’s Board pursuant to the Company’s Amended and Restated By-Laws (the “By-Laws”), our Board would consider timely any nomination by the 40 North Parties of director candidates for the upcoming 2021 Annual Meeting that was delivered to the Company on or before the fifteenth day following the expiration or termination of the Standstill Provisions and otherwise complied with the applicable requirements of the By-Laws. In addition, the Company agreed in the 2021 Letter Agreement that, if the 40 North Parties delivered a notice of nomination of director candidates for the 2021 Annual Meeting on or before the fifteenth day following the expiration or termination of the Standstill Provisions, which notice of nomination otherwise complied with the requirements of the By-Laws, the Company would hold its 2021 Annual Meeting no earlier than 60 days from the date of such notice of nomination.
On April 14, 2021, the Company entered into an amendment (the “Extension Amendment”) to the 2021 Letter Agreement. Pursuant to the Extension Amendment, Grace and the 40 North Parties agreed to extend the nomination deadline for the 40 North Parties to submit candidates for election to the Company’s Board of Directors at the Company’s 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders to April 26, 2021. Grace and the 40 North Parties also agreed not to make any further public statements regarding the other party or the ongoing discussions between the parties prior to April 26, 2021.
The 40 North Parties did not submit a nomination of director candidates for the 2021 Annual Meeting during the applicable time period set forth in the 2021 Letter Agreement, as extended.
On February 20, 2019, we entered into an agreement with the 40 North Parties pursuant to which, among other things, we included Mr. Slack and Ms. Reiland on the slate of director nominees recommended by our Board in the Proxy Statement for our 2019 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. Mr. Slack and Ms. Reiland were elected as directors at that meeting. Prior to our 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, our Board appointed Ms. Reiland as a Class I director with a term expiring at our 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. Effective October 13, 2020, Ms. Reiland resigned from the Company’s Board and all of its committees based on her disagreement with the Board regarding the Company’s strategic direction. Ms. Reiland had served on the Board’s Audit, Compensation, Nominating and Governance, and Corporate Responsibility Committees.
For the amount of Grace common stock beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, by 40 North and its affiliates, see “Other Information—Stock Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management,” above.
PROPOSAL TWO
RATIFICATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED
PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
TheThe Audit Committee of our Board of Directors has selected PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP ("PwC"(“PwC”) to be Grace’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2018.2021. Although the submission of this matter for stockholdershareholder ratification at the Annual Meeting is not required by law, regulation or our By-laws, our Board is nevertheless doing so to determine the stockholders'our shareholders’ views. If the selection is not ratified, the Audit Committee will reconsider its selection of PwC for future years.
PwC acted as independent accountants for Grace and its consolidated subsidiaries during 20172020 and has been retained by the Audit Committee for 2018.2021. A representative of PwC willis expected to attend the Annual Meeting willand be available to answer questions and willwould have an opportunity to make a statement if he or she wishes to do so.
See “Principal Accountant Fees and Services” and “Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures,” below.
OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE “FOR” “FOR” RATIFICATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP AS GRACE'SGRACE’S INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR FISCAL YEAR 2018.2021.
Principal Accountant Fees and Services
The Audit Committee of our Board of Directors selected PwC to act as our principal independent accountants for 2017.2020. The following table sets forth the fees and expenses that we incurred for the services of PwC for the year ended December 31, 2016,2019, and our estimate of the fees and expenses that we incurred for the year ended December 31, 2017:2020:
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| Fee Description | | 2020 | | 2019 |
| Audit Fees | | $ | 2,635,000 | | | $ | 2,564,000 | |
| Audit-Related Fees | | 178,000 | | | 55,000 | |
| Tax Fees | | 6,000 | | | 203,000 | |
| All Other Fees | | 5,000 | | | 5,000 | |
| Total Fees | | $ | 2,824,000 | | | $ | 2,827,000 | |
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| Fee Description | | 2017* | | 2016 |
| Audit Fees | | $ | 2,563,000 |
| | $ | 3,050,400 |
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| Audit-Related Fees | | — |
| | 235,600 |
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| Tax Fees | | 489,000 |
| | 75,600 |
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| All Other Fees | | 26,000 |
| | 7,800 |
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| Total Fees | | $ | 3,078,000 |
| | $ | 3,369,400 |
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* | For 2017, amounts are current estimates in respect of services received for which final invoices have not been submitted. Fees for 2017 are lower primarily due to (a) 2016 fees related to the separation, and (b) lower 2017 fees due to the change in corporate structure resulting from the separation. |
Audit Services relate to the audit of our consolidated financial statements and our internal controls over financial reporting (as required under Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002), and; the reviewreviews of our consolidated quarterly financial statementsstatements; services that are normally provided by the independent registered public accounting firm in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements.engagements; services in connection with the implementation of new accounting or financial standards; and consents and assistance with respect to our SEC filings.
Audit-Related Services consisted of assurance and related services that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of our consolidated financial statements and are not included under “Audit Services” above.above, including relating to our offering of senior notes.
Tax Services consisted of tax advice and compliance for non-U.S. subsidiaries, including preparation of tax returns, and advice and assistance with transfer pricing compliance.
All Other Fees consisted of license fees for access to accounting, tax, and financial reporting literature and non-financial agreed-upon procedures.
Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures
The Audit Committee has adopted a preapprovalpre-approval policy that requires the Audit Committee to specifically preapprovepre-approve the annual engagement of the independent accountants for the audit of our consolidated financial statements and internal controls. The policy also provides for general preapprovalpre-approval of certain audit-related, tax and other services provided by the independent accountants. Any other services must be specifically preapprovedpre-approved by the Audit Committee. However, the Chair of the Audit Committee has the authority to preapprovepre-approve services requiring immediate engagement between scheduled meetings of the Audit Committee. The Chair must report any such preapprovalpre-approval decisions to the full Audit Committee at its next scheduled meeting. During 20162020 and 2017,2019, no audit-related, tax, or other services were performed by PwC without specific or general approval as described above. We have been advised by PwC that a substantial majority of the hours expended on their engagement for the 20172020 audit of our consolidated financial statements and internal controls were attributed to work performed by PwC'sPwC’s full-time, permanent employees.
Audit Committee Report
The following is the report of the Audit Committee of our Board of Directors with respect to Grace’s audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2017,2020, which include the consolidated balance sheets of Grace as of December 31, 20172020 and 2016,2019, and the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, cash flows, and changes in equity for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2017,2020, and the notes thereto (collectively, the “Financial Statements”).
The Audit Committee consists of the following members of our Board: Mark E. Tomkins (Chair), H. Furlong Baldwin, Robert F. Cummings, Jr., Julie Fasone Holder, Diane H. Gulyas, Jeffry N. Quinn andHenry R. Slack, Christopher J. Steffen.Steffen and Shlomo Yanai. Each of the members of the Audit Committee is “independent,"” as defined under the NYSE’s listing standards and the rules and regulations of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The Audit Committee operates under a written charter adopted by our Board of Directors.Board.
The Audit Committee is responsible for reviewing the financial information that Grace provides to stockholdersshareholders and others, and for overseeing Grace’s internal controls and its auditing, accounting and financial reporting processes generally. The Audit Committee’s specific responsibilities include: (1) selection of an independent registered public accounting firm to audit Grace’s annual consolidated financial statements, including the periodic rotation required by SEC rules, and its internal control over financial reporting; (2) serving as an independent and objective party to monitor Grace’s annual and quarterly financial reporting process and internal control system; (3) reviewing and appraising the audit efforts of Grace’s independent registered public accounting firm and internal audit department; and (4) providing an open avenue of communication among the independent registered public accounting firm, the internal audit department, management and our Board of Directors.Board.
The Audit Committee has reviewed and discussed the audited financial statements of Grace for the year ended December 31, 2017,2020, with Grace’s management.
The Audit Committee has discussed with PwC, Grace’s independent registered public accounting firm, the matters required to be discussed by Auditing Standard No. 1301, Communications with Audit Committees, issued bythe applicable requirements of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.Board and the SEC.
The Audit Committee has received the written disclosures and the letter from PwC required by applicable requirements of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board regarding PwC’s communications with the Audit Committee concerning independence and has discussed with PwC the independence of PwC.
Based on the Audit Committee’s review and discussions noted above, the Audit Committee recommended to our Board of Directors that Grace’s audited financial statements be included in Grace’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017,2020, for filing with the SEC.
AUDIT COMMITTEE
Mark E. Tomkins, Chair
H. Furlong Baldwin
Robert F. Cummings, Jr.
Julie Fasone Holder
Diane H. Gulyas
Jeffry N. QuinnHenry R. Slack
Christopher J. Steffen
Shlomo Yanai
PROPOSAL THREE
ADVISORY VOTE TO APPROVE THE COMPENSATION
OF
GRACE'S GRACE’S NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
Under Section 14A of the Exchange Act, our stockholdersshareholders are entitled to vote on a proposal to approve on an advisory (non-binding) basis, the compensation of the named executive officers namedset forth in the Summary Compensation Table set forth in "Executive“Executive Compensation—Compensation Tables."” This vote is generally referred to as a "Say“Say on Pay"Pay” vote. Accordingly, we are asking stockholdersshareholders to approve, on an advisory basis, the following resolution:
RESOLVED, that the compensation paid to the Corporation'sCompany’s named executive officers, as disclosed pursuant to Item 402 of Regulation S-K, including the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, compensation tables and narrative discussion, is hereby APPROVED.
We do not intend that this vote address any specific items of compensation, but rather the overall compensation of our named executive officers and the policies and procedures described in this Proxy Statement. This vote is advisory and not binding on Grace, the Compensation Committee, or our Board. However, as the vote is an expression of our stockholders’shareholders’ views on a significant matter, the Compensation Committee will consider the outcome of the vote when making future executive compensation decisions. We currently hold such advisory vote each year and would expect to hold another advisory vote at our 20192022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.Shareholders (if held), pending the shareholder vote under Proposal Four set forth in this Proxy Statement.
The principal components of pay under our 20172020 executive compensation program were annual base salary, annual cash incentive awards, and long-term incentive awards, which consisted of stock options, performance-based units, or "PBUs,"PBUs and restricted stock units, or "RSUs."RSUs. The performance measures for the 20172020 annual cash incentive awards were Adjusted EBIT (weighted 50%), Adjusted Free Cash Flow (weighted 25%), and Adjusted Net Sales (weighted 25%). For PBUs, which represent approximately 50% of the value of our Long-Term Incentive Plan, or "LTIP,"“LTIP,” awards, the amount of an individual payout under a performance-based unitPBU award is based upon: an award recipient’s performance-based unitPBU target share amount; the growth in our LTIP Adjusted EPS over the three-year performance period; the Total Shareholder Return (or “TSR”) for the three-year performance period as compared to a similar figure for the Russell 1000 Index; and the value of Grace common stock on the payout date. We encourage our stockholdersshareholders to read the Compensation Discussion and Analysis set forth under "Executive Compensation"“Executive Compensation” which describes our 20172020 compensation program in detail as well as Annex A hereto, which provides important information about Non-GAAPnon-GAAP performance measures.
We believe that the information we have provided in this Proxy Statement shows that we have designed our executive compensation program to attract, motivateretain, and retainmotivate a highly qualified and effective executive team and to promote long-term stockholdershareholder value, strong annual and long-term operational and financial results, and ethical conduct in accordance with the Grace Core Values. The Grace Core Values consist of a commitment to teamwork, performance, integrity, speed and innovation, which, with our overall commitment to safety, are the foundation of our corporate culture.
OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE “FOR”“FOR” THE APPROVAL ON AN ADVISORY BASIS OF THE COMPENSATION OF GRACE'SGRACE’S NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AS DISCLOSED IN THIS PROXY STATEMENT.
PROPOSAL FOUR
THE APPROVAL OF THE39 W. R. GRACE & CO. 2018 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
We
PROPOSAL FOUR
ADVISORY VOTE ON WHETHER THE ADVISORY VOTE TO APPROVE THE COMPENSATION OF GRACE’S NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS SHOULD OCCUR EVERY ONE, TWO, OR THREE YEARS
Under Section 14A of the Exchange Act, our shareholders are asking our stockholdersentitled to indicate how frequently we should seek an advisory vote to approve the W. R. Grace & Co. 2018 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2018 Plan”), which was approved bycompensation of our named executive officers, as disclosed pursuant to the Board of Directors at a meeting held on February 22, 2018, subject to stockholder approval at the 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. If so approved, the 2018 Plan will supersede the 2014 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2014 Plan”), and no additional awards would be made under the 2014 Plan or under our Amended and Restated 2011 Stock Incentive Plan. Approval of the 2018 Plan will not affect awards previously granted under those plans.
The Company is seeking stockholder approval of the 2018 Plan this year in order to: update its compensation program to reflect current market practices and governance standards; increase the number of shares available for issuance above the remaining authorization under the 2014 Plan; and comply with the listingdisclosure rules of the New York Stock Exchange, as described further below.
We have attached a copy ofSEC, including the 2018 Plan as Annex B toCompensation Discussion and Analysis, the compensation tables, and any related material disclosed in this Proxy Statement. The following isAccordingly, we are asking whether the advisory vote should occur every one year, every two years, or every three years. Our Board asks that you support a summaryfrequency period of every one year (an annual vote) for future non-binding shareholder votes on the material terms of the 2018 Plan, which is qualified in its entirety by reference to Annex B. Interested persons should refer to Annex B as well as to related exhibits listed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017. Capitalized terms used in this Proposal and not defined herein, have the meanings set forth in the 2018 Plan.
Purposes
The purposes of the 2018 Plan are: (a) to enable the Company to provide Key Persons with long-term incentive compensation that closely aligns the interests of our Key Personsnamed executive officers.
In making its recommendation aligned with those of our stockholders; and (b) to enable the Company to compete effectively with other organizations offering similar or other incentives, in attracting, motivating and retaining Key Persons.
Equity Compensation Plan Information if the 2018 Plan is Approved
If the 2018 Plan is approved, 7,200,000 shares ofcurrent practice, our common stock (plus the number of shares of our common stock subject to awards outstanding under our 2014 Plan that become available for future issuance under the 2018 Plan because they are terminated, canceled, forfeited, or expire, or under which the shares otherwise cease to be issuable) will be reserved for awards under the 2018 Plan. Upon a grant of restricted stock, restricted stock units or other similar awards (whether performance-based or time-vested) or unrestricted grants of shares of our common stock, the number of shares available for issuance under the 2018 Plan will be reduced by 3.19 times the number of shares subject to such awards.
The following table sets forth information regarding our outstanding equity awards as of February 28, 2018. These figures represent an update to those provided in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017, filed on February 22, 2018, primarily to reflect the vesting of certain awards and annual equity awards approved by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors on February 22, 2018:
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Shares currently available for future awards, that will no longer be available upon approval of the 2018 Plan | 1,463,667 |
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Options outstanding (without dividend equivalents) | 2,218,186 |
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Options outstanding (with dividend equivalents) | — |
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Shares of restricted stock units outstanding (cash-settled)1
| 81,384 |
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Shares of restricted stock units outstanding (stock-settled) | 174,766 |
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Performance-based units outstanding (cash-settled)1, 2
| 234,920 |
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Performance-based units outstanding (stock-settled)1, 2
| 404,622 |
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Weighted average exercise price of outstanding options
| $71.17 |
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Weighted average remaining term of outstanding options | 2.69 |
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Total common shares outstanding | 67,437,052 |
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(1) | There are a total of 316,304 full value awards outstanding that will be settled in cash. |
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(2) | Assumes that all performance-based units vest at the maximum level (i.e., 200% of target). |
Summary of Governance Features of the 2018 Stock Incentive Plan
The Board believes that the 2018 Plan contains several features that are consistent with the interests of our stockholders and sound corporate governance practices, including the following:
Not excessively dilutive to our stockholders
Incorporates a fungible ratio for counting full value awards
No liberal share counting or “recycling” of shares
No dividends or dividend equivalents paid until awards vest
No automatic share replenishment or “evergreen” provision
No repricing of stock options or SARs
No discounted or reload stock options or SARs
Awards are subject to the Company’s Executive Compensation Recovery Policy
One-year minimum vesting requirements
No liberal change in control definition
No automatic acceleration of awards upon a change in control
No tax gross-ups
Plan Administration
The 2018 Plan shall be administered by the committee.
Eligibility
Employees who, in the opinion of the committee, have contributed or can contribute significantly to the growth and successful operations of the Company, as determined by the committee, are eligible to receive an award under the 2018 Plan. Each of our approximately 3,700 employees is eligible for such consideration. Each of our non-employee Directors also is eligible to receive an award under the 2018 Plan. As of December 31, 2017, approximately 200 employees and former employees held outstanding equity awards that had been granted under the 2014 Plan.
Share Authorization and Share Counting Rules
The maximum aggregate number of shares of W. R. Grace & Co. common stock, par value $.01 per share ("Common Stock"), that may be issued under the 2018 Plan, consisting of Common Stock issued and Common Stock underlying outstanding awards granted on or after the date the 2018 Plan is approved by stockholders, is 7,200,000 shares, plus any shares subject to outstanding awards under the 2014 Plan that are terminated, canceled, forfeited, or expire, or under which the shares otherwise cease to be issued under the 2014 Plan. The aggregate number of Shares available for issuance under the
2018 Plan shall be reduced by 3.19 shares of Common Stock for each share of Common Stock delivered in settlement of any Full Value Award.
Generally if any shares of Common Stock subject to a Stock Incentive are forfeited or expire, or are settled for cash, such shares shall be added back to the shares of Common Stock authorized for grant under the 2018 Plan. To the extent that a Full Value Award is forfeited or expires or such Full Value Award is settled for cash, the shares of Common Stock available under the 2018 Plan shall be increased by 3.19 shares of Common Stock for each share of Common Stock subject to such Full Value Award. However, the following shares of Common Stock shall not be added back to the shares of Common Stock authorized for grant and shall not be available for future grants of Stock Incentives: (i) shares of Common Stock tendered by a Key Person or withheld by the Company in payment of the exercise price of an Option; (ii) shares of Common Stock tendered by the Key Person or withheld by the Company to satisfy any tax withholding obligation with respect to a Stock Incentive; (iii) shares of Common Stock subject to a stock appreciation right, or “SAR,” that are not issued in connection with the stock settlement of the SAR on exercise thereof; and (iv) shares of Common Stock purchased on the open market with the cash proceeds from the exercise of Options. The maximum number of shares of Common Stock that may be subject to Stock Incentives granted to any one Key Person during any one calendaradvisory vote every year shall be limited to one million (subject to adjustment in accordance with the 2018 Plan terms). In addition, the maximum Fair Market Value at the grant date under Stock Incentives granted to any Director during any one calendar year shall not exceed $750,000.
Forms of Stock Incentive Awards
A stock incentive granted under the 2018 Plan (a “Stock Incentive”) may be granted in the form of:
(i) a Stock Award;
(ii) an Option or a SAR;
(iii) a Net Exercise Option; or
(iv) a combination thereof.
Vesting
Stock Incentives granted under the 2018 Plan shall vest no earlier than the first anniversary of the date the Stock Incentive is granted, subject to certain exceptions specified in the 2018 Plan.
Stock Awards
The material terms of each Stock Award shall be determined by the committee. Each Stock Award shall be evidenced by a written instrument consistent with the 2018 Plan. It is intended that a Stock Award would be made contingent upon the attainment of one or more specified objectives (that may include, for avoidance of doubt, solely the continued service of the recipient) and may be made subject to restrictions on the sale or other disposition of the Stock Award or the shares subject thereto for a period of one or more years (or such other shorter or longer period as the committee may determine).
Stock Options and Stock Appreciation Rights
Stock Incentives in the form of Options and SARs would be subject to the following:
Options. The Option exercise price per share of Common Stock shall not be less than one hundred percent of the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the date the Option is granted; and such exercise price per share of Common Stock shall not be reduced, by action of the Board of Directors or otherwise, at any time after the date the Option is granted (subject to certain adjustments). The exercise price and any withholding tax that may be due on the exercise of an Option may be paid in cash, or, if so provided in the Option Agreement:
(i) in shares of Common Stock (including shares issued pursuant to the Option being exercised); or (ii) in a combination of cash and such shares, with certain provisos.
SARs. The SAR exercise price per share of Common Stock shall not be less than one hundred percent of the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the date the SAR is granted; and such exercise price per share of Common Stock shall not be reduced, by action of the Board of Directors or otherwise, at any time after the date the SAR is granted (subject to certain adjustments). Any withholding tax that may be due on the exercise of the SAR may be paid in cash or through withholding on the amounts that would otherwise be paid pursuant to the SAR.
Exercise of Options or SARs. Each Option or SAR shall be exercisable during the life of the holder only by the holder and, after the holder’s death, only by his or her estate or by a person who acquires the right to exercise the Option or SAR by will or the laws of descent and distribution. Unless otherwise provided in the applicable Stock Incentive Agreement, an Option or SAR, to the extent that it shall not have been exercised or canceled, shall terminate as of, or within a specific time period after the holder ceases to serve, depending upon the circumstances of such cessation. No Option or SAR shall be exercisable after expiration of a period of ten years from the date the Option or SAR is granted.
Limited Transferability of Options and SARs. Generally, no restricted stock unit, Option or SAR, nor any right thereunder, may be assigned or transferred except to Permitted Transferees, or by will or the laws of descent and distribution and except, in the case of a Nonstatutory Stock Option or SAR, pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order.
Incentive Stock Options. An Option may, but need not, be an Incentive Stock Option within the meaning of Section 422 of the Tax Code.
Option and SAR Agreements. The material terms of each Option or SAR shall be determined by the committee. Each Option or SAR shall be evidenced by a written instrument consistent with the 2018 Plan; however, an Option or SAR may include restrictions and limitations in addition to those provided for in the 2018 Plan.
No repricing and other limitations regarding Options and SARs. Subject to adjustments in accordance with the 2018 Plan, without the approval of the Company’s stockholders: (i) no transaction or series of transactions shall have the effect of exchanging all or any portion of any Option or SAR granted under the 2018 Plan for, or replacing all or any portion thereof with, a new Option or SAR, where the exercise price per share of Common Stock under the new Option or SAR is less than such exercise price as previously granted; (ii) the committee shall not authorize the amendment of any outstanding Option or SAR to reduce its price per share of Common Stock; or (iii) the Company shall not cancel any Option or SAR in exchange for cash or another Stock Incentive when the Option or SAR exercise price per share of Common Stock exceeds the Fair Market Value of the underlying shares.
Performance Awards
The committee, in its discretion, may authorize the granting, vesting, payment and/or delivery of any form of Stock Incentive as performance awards contingent upon achievement of such performance targets as are selected by the committee. The committee shall determine performance cycles of a period of not less than one year over which the achievement of targets for performance measures is determined.
Dividends on Stock Incentives
In the event that a dividend or dividend equivalent is to be paid (in cash or in stock) in respect of an unvested Stock Incentive, such dividends or dividend equivalents shall be retained by the Company
and shall be paid to the Key Person, subject to the same restrictions and vesting as are applicable to the underlying Stock Incentive. The Company shall not pay cash dividends or dividend equivalents on Options or SARs.
Term
The 2018 Plan would be effective upon approval by the stockholders. The 2018 Plan would terminate, and no Stock Incentives could be issued thereunder, as of the first business day on or after the ten-year anniversary of the stockholder approval, with any previously granted awards remaining in effect until they expire.
Tax Consequences
The Company generally will be entitled to a tax deduction when a Key Person exercises an Option, other than an Incentive Stock Option, or SAR, shares or cash is issued under a Stock Award in the form of a restricted stock unit or a Stock Award in the form of Restricted Stock vests, in an amount equal to the income recognized by the Key Person. However, the deduction is subject to applicable limitations and conditions in the Tax Code, including Section 162(m). Tax Code Section 162(m) will limit a company's annual deduction for compensation in excess of $1 million paid to the CEO, the CFO, and the other highest paid executive officers for such taxable year (including such persons after they have ceased having such status, for example because of a termination of employment).
Nonqualified Stock Options and Stock Appreciation Rights. Subject to compliance with Section 409A of the Tax Code, a participant will not recognize any income at the time a nonqualified stock option or stock appreciation right is granted, nor will we be entitled to a deduction at that time. When a nonqualified stock option is exercised, the participant will recognize ordinary income in an amount equal to the excess of the fair market value of the shares received as of the date of exercise over the exercise price. When a stock appreciation right is exercised, the participant will recognize ordinary income in an amount equal to the cash received or, if the stock appreciation right is paid in shares, the fair market value of the shares received as of the date of exercise. Payroll taxes are required to be withheld from the participant on the amount of ordinary income recognized by the participant. Subject to applicable limitations, we generally will be entitled to a tax deduction with respect to a nonqualified stock option or stock appreciation right at the same time and in the same amount as the participant recognizes income.
Incentive Stock Options (“ISO”). A participant will not recognize any income at the time an ISO is granted, nor will we be entitled to a deduction at that time. In addition, provided the ISO is exercised during or within three months of termination of employment (one year in the case of disability), the participant will not recognize ordinary income at the time of exercise, nor will we be entitled to a deduction at that time. However, the excess of the fair market value of the shares at exercise over the exercise price will be a preference for alternative minimum tax purposes. However, if the shares acquired upon exercise are sold within two years of the grant of the ISO or one year of the exercise of the ISO (a “Disqualifying Disposition”), the participant will recognize ordinary income equal to the excess of the fair market value of the shares at exercise over the exercise price or, if lesser the excess of the fair market value of the shares at sale over the exercise price. Any excess of the amount realized on sale over the fair market value of the shares at exercise will be long term or short term capital gain, as applicable. In the case of a Disqualifying Disposition, subject to applicable limitations, we generally will be entitled to a tax deduction at the same time and in the same amount as the participant recognizes income. In the event of the sale of the shares over two years from the grant of the ISO and one year after the exercise of the ISO, the participant will recognize long term capital gain equal to the excess of the amount realized in the sale over the amount paid for the shares.
Restricted Stock. Unless a participant makes an election under Section 83(b) of the Tax Code (an “83(b) Election”) to accelerate recognition of the income to the date of grant, the participant will not recognize income, and the Company will not be allowed a tax deduction, at the time a restricted stock award containing substantial forfeiture restrictions is granted. In the absence of an 83(b) Election, when
such restrictions lapse, the participant will recognize ordinary income equal to the fair market value of the shares as of that date (less any amount paid for the shares) and the Company will be allowed a corresponding federal income tax deduction. The participant's subsequent sale of the shares will give rise to capital gain or loss equal to the difference between the sale price and the sum of the ordinary income the participant recognized with respect to the shares and any amount the participant paid for the shares, and any capital gains will be taxable as long-term gains if the participant held the shares for more than one year following the date on which restrictions lapsed.
Restricted Units/Deferred Stock Units. Subject to compliance with Section 409A of the Code, a participant will not recognize any income at the time a restricted unit or deferred stock unit is granted, and the Company will not be allowed a tax deduction at that time. Instead, the value of shares delivered on or after the vesting of restricted units or deferred stock units generally will be taxable to the recipient as ordinary income when shares are delivered to the participant. The amount of the income recognized will be the fair market value of the shares on the date shares are delivered. Subjectmost effective timeframe for Grace to applicable limitations, we will generally receive a deduction for federal income tax purposes in an amount equalrespond to shareholders’ feedback and provide Grace with sufficient time to engage with shareholders to understand and respond to the amount of compensation included in the participant's income.vote results.
Section 409A of the Tax Code contains restrictions that apply to nonqualified deferred compensation, which includes certain Stock Options, other than Incentive Stock Options, SARs and Restricted Units and Deferred Stock Units. Violation of Section 409A results in tax penalties to the participant, including taxation upon vesting, a 20% additional tax and interest and subjects the Company to tax withholding and reporting obligations. The awards under the 2018 Plan are intended to either comply with or meet an exemption from Section 409A. However, Stock Incentive recipients are solely responsible for the tax consequences of awards under the 2018 Plan including Section 409A tax consequences.
Clawback
All Stock Incentives shall be subject to the provisions of any clawback policy implemented by the Company, whether or not such clawback policy was in place at the time of grant of a Stock Incentive, to the extent set forth in such clawback policy and/or in an applicable Stock Incentive Agreement.
Change in Control Provisions
If a change in control occurs and a Key Person’s Stock Incentives are not continued, converted, assumed, or replaced (“Assumed”) with a substantially similar award by: (i) the Company; or (ii) a successor entity or its parent or subsidiary, and provided that the Key Person has not had a termination of Service, then immediately prior to the change in control such Stock Incentives shall become fully vested, exercisable and/or payable, as applicable, and all forfeiture, repurchase and other restrictions on such Stock Incentives shall lapse.
If a change in control occurs and a Key Person’s Stock Incentives are subject to being Assumed, and, within twenty-four months following such change in control: (i) such Key Person’s employment or service with the Company or a successor entity or its parent or subsidiary is terminated other than for “cause”; or (ii) such Key Person voluntarily terminates his or her employment or service with the Company or a successor entity or its parent or subsidiary with “good reason”, then such Key Person’s remaining unvested Stock Incentives shall become fully vested, exercisable and/or payable, as applicable, and all forfeiture, repurchase and other restrictions on such Stock Incentives shall lapse, on the date of termination.
Amendments and Termination
The 2018 Plan may be amended or terminated by the committee subject to certain restrictions specified in the 2018 Plan that must be approved by the stockholders of the Company. The committee may amend, modify or terminate any Stock Incentive Agreement, provided that no amendment or termination of the 2018 Plan shall adversely affect any holder’s rights under any Stock Incentive
previously granted to, and accepted by, the holder; and no amendment to any such Stock Incentive shall adversely affect any holder’s rights thereunder; without the consent of the holder thereof.
New Plan Benefits
Awards issued after the Company’s 2018 Annual Stockholders Meeting to be held on May 9, 2018 are subject to the 2018 Plan if stockholder approval is obtained. Subject to annual individual limits set forth in the 2018 Plan, the number and types of awards that will be granted to any one individual or category of individuals under the 2018 Plan in the future are not determinable, as the committee, in conjunction with the Board of Directors, will make these determinations in their sole discretion.
Our Directors and executive officers have a financial interest in this proposal because the committee may select one or more of our Directors or executive officers as eligible to receive grants under the 2018 Plan.
OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE “FOR”FOR A FREQUENCY OF “ONE YEAR” FOR FUTURE NONBINDING SHAREHOLDER VOTES TO APPROVE THE COMPENSATION OF OUR NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS.
THE APPROVAL OF THE
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Compensation Discussion and Analysis
Executive Summary
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| | COVID-19 and Hurricanes Laura and Delta had significant impacts on our business. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, combined with Hurricane-related outages and repairs to vital Grace facilities, caused Grace to perform below plan on adjusted metrics including net sales, EBIT, EPS and free cash flow. |
| | Our management team and Board acted quickly and decisively. The safety and well-being of our employees and our customers was our first priority. We had no layoffs, limited furloughs, continued all employee benefits, moved nearly half of our employees to remote work, and took action to protect our critical employees in the workplace. |
| | We delivered solid operational and financial results and positioned the Company for future growth despite the challenging year. We met our customer obligations and delivered a very strong finish to 2020. In the short term, we invested in growth, improved cash flow, continued our dividend, and optimized our manufacturing network. We positioned Grace for long-term growth by continuing our product development and growth initiatives without interruption. |
| | We focused our employees on free cash flow generation and rewarded the team for their exemplary work. In April, the Company revised our pre-pandemic 2020 performance metrics under our Annual Incentive Compensation Program (“AICP”) for all participants, except the CEO and his Leadership Team (who retained the original 2020 performance metrics). The revised broad-based plan focused entirely on adjusted free cash flow, which was deemed essential for managing through the pandemic. Plan participants, which includes the vast majority of our workforce, received payouts at an average of 71% of target. |
| | Annual incentives for the Named Executive Officers (“NEOs”) paid on average at 60% of target. In early 2021, the Board and the Committee evaluated the Company’s performance relative to the original performance metrics and determined that based solely on the original metrics, payout to the NEOs would be 16% of target AICP opportunity. After considering the performance of each NEO on an individual basis, taking into account, specifically, contributions towards managing the pandemic, meeting customer commitments, delivering financial results, advancing the Grace Value Model, managing human capital risk, promoting diversity and reinforcing our inclusive culture, and taking actions to manage Grace’s environmental footprint, the Committee used its discretion to adjust NEO AICP from 16% of target, as indicated by the formula, to an average of 60% of target. |
| | 2018-2020 performance-based units (“PBUs”) paid out at approximately 55% of target. The Company’s PBU awards are tied to specific EPS targets over a three year period. Our Committee used its discretion under the equity incentive plan to bifurcate and pro-rate the 2018-2020 award to recognize (1) above target performance in 2018-2019 and (2) below threshold performance in 2020. Our relative TSR modifier further reduced the payout to 55% of target. |
| | We continue to make enhancements to our compensation program. In 2021, we are eliminating stock options, will use a more aligned comparator group for our relative TSR modifier, and will use a target range for EPS to account for continued market uncertainty. |
Overview
Our Company
Grace is a leading global supplier of specialty chemicals. Our products are used in the production of goods ranging from safe food packaging to pharmaceuticals to cleaner transportation fuels.
Our two industry-leading business segments—Catalysts Technologies and Materials Technologies—provide innovative products, technologies, and services that enhance the products and processes of our customers around the world. Through customer-driven innovation, strategic acquisitions, flexible worldwide manufacturing, and the talent of our approximately 4,000 employees, we delivered 7.4% top-linemaintain strong strategic positions and unmatched customer relationships with many of the world’s best companies. Over 80% of our sales were in segments where we are #1 or #2. Grace is committed to delivering value, safely and sustainably, to customers, to shareholders, and to the communities in which we operate.
Our profitable growth strategy has four well-defined elements, founded on our focused, high-value business portfolio, our strong strategic positions, and the sustainable growth drivers in the industries we serve:
1.Invest to accelerate growth and 9.7% Adjusted EPS growth. These results reflectextend our renewed emphasiscompetitive advantages;
2.Invest in great people to strengthen our high-performance culture;
3.Execute the Grace Value Model to drive operating excellence; and
4.Acquire to build our technology and manufacturing capabilities for our customers.
Our Named Executive Officers
Our NEOs for fiscal year 2020 were:
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| Hudson La Force | | President and Chief Executive Officer |
| William C. Dockman | | Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
| Elizabeth C. Brown | | Senior Vice President, Human Resources and Information Technology, and Chief Human Resources Officer |
| Keith N. Cole | | Senior Vice President, Public Affairs and Environment, Health, Safety, and Chief Sustainability Officer |
| Mark A. Shelnitz | | Former Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary |
In connection with his mutually agreed departure from Grace, Mr. Shelnitz resigned on increasing sales, a recently added performance metricDecember 31, 2020.
Our Culture
Grace’s great talent and high-performance culture are the most important sources of our competitive advantage and long-term ability to deliver value to customers and investors. We have invested heavily in our annual incentive plan,global talent and earnings per share,talent management system, which includes aligned goal setting, ongoing feedback and coaching, effective performance reviews, and a continuous cycle of professional development.
Our high-performance culture is based on our commitment to performance and our five Grace Leadership Behaviors: Deliver Results; Think Critically; Be Authentic; Communicate; and Engage and Include. We expect our colleagues to model these behaviors and our values in their daily business conduct. We aspire to continually strengthen our talent and culture by welcoming and valuing the unique backgrounds, cultures, experiences, perspectives, and contributions of our employees around the globe as a core element of executing our profitable growth strategy and achieving our value-creation goals.
Finally, a commitment to safety is integral to our culture. We have an overarching goal of No One Hurt, which we interpret as zero OSHA recordable injuries. We regularly benchmark our safety performance metric selected foragainst peers, invest in building a safe and healthful workplace, and every meeting we hold across the business begins with a safety message, and the commitment to safety is expected at all levels of the organization.
Grace Value Model
The Grace Value Model (or “GVM”) is an important part of our long-term incentive plan, both of which have beengrowth strategy. The GVM is a tightly aligned operating excellence model designed to alignaccelerate growth and profitability for Grace. At the interests of our executives and stockholders. During 2017,company level, we overcame the challenges posed by an extended outage at a key customer, and hurricane events affecting other customers as well as suppliers, to achieve our annual goals. The Company is well positioned to take advantage of market opportunities and strong demand for our differentiated products in 2018 and beyond.
Key 2017 Fiscal Year Business Performance Metrics and Results
Our net sales were $1,716.5 million for the full year, an increase of 7.4% from 2016, and our Adjusted Net Sales increased 5.3% to $1,683.6 million, including a $32.9 million adjustment for foreign currency.
Diluted earnings per share ("EPS") from continuing operations for the full year were $0.16, including a charge of $2.10 per share related to U.S. tax reform. Our Adjusted EPS for the full year increased 9.7% to $3.40.
We generated Income from continuing operations attributable to Grace shareholders of $11.2 million, versus $107.0 million in 2016 (due to a $143.0 million provisional charge to reflect the estimated effects of U.S. tax reform), and our Adjusted EBIT was $414.0 million, up 3.4%.
Our net cash provided by operating activities from continuing operations was $319.2 million, an increase of 19.3% from 2016, and our Adjusted Free Cash Flow was $274.0 million, up 16.1%.
In addition, Grace returned $122.3 million in value to its stockholders in 2017 through a combination of dividends and shares repurchases as follows:
Increased quarterly cash dividend starting with our first quarter dividend, paying $57.3 million to Grace stockholders during 2017.
Repurchased $65.0 million of Grace common stock under our completed $500 million share repurchase program and our ongoing $250 million program, which we announced on February 8, 2017.
Our results reflect strong performance across the organization, and as a Company we met the challenging goals that we set in our 2017 operating plan. As a result, we funded 100% of the target Annual Incentive Compensation Plan (AICP) pool.
Overcoming Headwinds to Achieve Our Goals
During 2017, one of our key Catalysts Technologies customers experienced an explosion and fire that resulted in an extended outage. Extreme hurricane events caused other customer and supplier outages. Despite these challenges, we increased net sales by 7% by adopting new strategies to address these challenges and following the Grace Core Values of teamwork, performance, innovation, speed and integrity. With executive leadership and the contributions of their team members, the Company stayed the course in 2017 to a successful operating performance.
Our Compensation Program for 2017 and Onward
After making several updates to our executive compensation program in 2016, aimed at furthering our goal of improved organization-wide performance and enhancing alignment of pay and performance, the committee determined that the program continues to meet the Company’s objectives, and consequently did not make major changes in 2017. We continue to look to reward strong business performance with compensation that will attract, retain and motivate a highly qualified management team. As indicated in this Compensation Discussion and Analysis, we believe that this pay-for-performance link is an essential component of our compensation program.
The principal components of compensation under our executive compensation program are annual base salary, annual cash incentive awards and long-term incentive awards, which, in 2017, consisted of performance-based units, or PBUs, restricted stock units, or RSUs, and stock options. We use this mix of fixed and variable pay components with different payout forms (cash, stock and stock options) to reward annual and sustained long-term performance. These components afford the committee the appropriate mechanisms to reward management for Grace performance.
We base the measures that we use to assess our performance for purposes of determining annual cash incentive awards for executive officers on our annual operating plan goals, which are directly tied to the pay outcomes of our executive officers. For the 2017 AICP, we used the following metrics to quantify Company-level performance:
Adjusted EBIT (weighted 50%) — demonstrates our effectiveness at growing the Company profitably through our focus on value selling, manufacturing excellence,portfolio, strong strategic position, and operating cost productivity.
Adjusted Free Cash Flow (weighted 25%) — reflects how well we manage our business as a whole; including net sales and profit growth and the investment required to support that growth.
Adjusted Net Sales (weighted 25%) — emphasizes the importance of top-line growth in measuring our market segment performance and confirmation of our ability to earn the confidence and trust of our customers.
disciplined capital allocation. We use these Company-level metrics to measure the performance of our executive officers and key executives; however, for other participants in our AICP we weight metrics differently, as appropriate to their position.
Based on our 2017 business plan, and operational and growth initiatives, we believe these measures best reflect our abilityinvest to grow our businesses, profitably,improve our strategic position, and maximize operational efficiencymaintain our returns. At the business level, we focus on customers, innovation, growth and profitability. We invest in R&D and technology innovation to drive customer-focused, solution-oriented innovation, and we invest in the Grace Manufacturing System as the foundation of our operating excellence strategy. Linking and enabling all elements are great talent, high-performance culture, and integrated business management processes. Our ability to rigorously execute the Grace Value Model is a principal source of our competitive advantage and our financial performance.
Our Response to COVID-19 and Hurricanes Laura and Delta
While our business suffered the disruptions that many other companies experienced due to COVID-19, we believe we differentiated ourselves in proactively managing our business and protecting our great talent. In addition, we were also impacted by two hurricanes – including the most powerful hurricane to ever hit Southwest Louisiana. Hurricane Laura delivered a direct blow to our Lake Charles facility, the largest refining catalyst plant in the world. Less than six weeks later, Hurricane Delta affected the same region again.
The following table highlights some of the actions taken in response to COVID-19 and the hurricanes:
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| Employees | Customers | Shareholders |
•Formed Global COVID Response Team to drive decisions, processes and practices •Limited furloughs and prevented layoffs •Maintained salaries and benefits for employees; paid for COVID-19 testing •Provided health and wellness resources, including mental and physical health •Moved to remote work for all feasible roles •Provided PPE and safe work protocols for employees not working remotely •Procured temporary housing, trailers, food and supplies to support employees impacted by hurricanes •Provided comprehensive support for affected employees, including flexible absence policies •Supported communities through donations to local food banks and disaster relief •Achieved exceptional employee engagement and discretionary effort •Continued to hire and onboard key positions supporting recovery and long-term growth |
•Limited manufacturing and laboratory downtime due to the pandemic •Continued product supply while managing severe impact of hurricanes in Louisiana •Built on-site power generation to quickly return Lake Charles facility to service •Leveraged new remote technologies to connect, educate and value-sell products and services to current and potential customers •Shifted customer start-up and technical support to virtual platforms, maintaining industry-leading technical service •Accelerated R&D collaboration with key customers to define and develop new products •Built healthy pipeline of new sales opportunities, some derived from market shortfalls in service and supply •Developed products directly supporting COVID-19 test kits, therapies, and vaccines |
•Improved cash flow. Reduced costs, improved working capital and lowered capital spending, adding more than $125 million to 2020 cash flow •Delivered more than 95% of pre-pandemic Adjusted Free Cash Flow, despite 34% drop in Adjusted EBIT •Continued dividend at established rate •Re-formulated catalysts to maximize profitability in rapidly changing economic environment •Continued new product development and testing without interruption •Safely started two significant capacity expansions •Optimized manufacturing network driving productivity and incremental capacity with limited investment •Improved systems and processes to accelerate collection of receivables and reduced inventories •Positioned Grace for long-term growth by strengthening commercial excellence and operating excellence initiatives |
Financial Performance
At the beginning of 2020, we were well positioned to deliver our financial outlook for the year. While we encountered significant obstacles presented by the COVID-19 pandemic and Gulf Coast hurricanes, we delivered a very strong finish to 2020, executing well in a challenging environment. We stayed focused on our growth strategy, leveraging our number one market positions, strong cash flow. They also allow usflow and customer-focused sustainability strategy. Grace achieved these results by taking decisive actions early in 2020 as the pandemic began to provide meaningful incentivesaffect economies around the world, and by successfully navigating the U.S. Gulf Coast hurricanes. We immediately lowered capital spending, improved working capital and reduced operating costs to improve our cash flow for the year. While we have not yet fully recovered from the economic effects of the pandemic, it is clear that our businesses are rebounding with momentum.
We remain focused on executing our profitable growth strategy and managing our company for the long-term. We have strong leadership positions in end-markets that are competitivecritical to consumers and the global economy and have continued to invest in these positions during the pandemic to ensure that we capture growth as our end markets recover. In recent years, we’ve taken meaningful steps to strengthen our portfolio and accelerate our growth by investing in our industry, which we believe encourages our executivespolyolefin catalyst, specialty silica and pharmaceutical end markets. These investments position Grace well for future growth to drive sustainedcreate long-term value for shareholders.
We achieved the following results and long-term stockholder value. The committee recognizescompared with the importance of strong earnings and cash generation as critical to Grace’s strategic plans, while also seeking to stress the importance of top-line sales growth. Accordingly,prior year for four key performance metrics that the committee uses Adjusted EBIT as the most heavily-weighted factor, with in compensation determinations:
•Adjusted Net Sales weighted equally1 of $1,734.5 million decreased 12.4%, with Adjusted Free Cash Flow as performance measures.weak demand for catalysts used to produce transportation fuels partially offset by solid customer demand for our high-value petrochemical catalysts and process technology solutions and our silicas and pharmaceutical technologies;
During 2017, our LTIP grants consisted of three components: PBUs (50% of LTIP value), restricted stock units (25% of LTIP value) and stock options (25% of LTIP value). The PBUs consist of a target award of shares that can be increased, decreased, or forfeited based on Grace performance over a three-year performance period as compared to baseline performance during the year prior to the performance period. The number of performance-based unit shares to be paid out based upon EPS targets is subject to adjustment, up or down, by a factor of 25% if relative Total Shareholder Return for the three-year performance period is above the 75th percentile or below the 25th percentile of the Russell 1000 Index, respectively, subject to a maximum funding percentage. The PBUs "cliff vest" after the completion of the three-year performance period. The restricted stock units vest in three equal annual installments and will be settled within 60 days of those vesting dates. The stock options vest in three equal annual installments and have a five-year term from the grant date.
Notably, there was no 2015-2017 PBU performance period due to the announcement in 2015 of the separation. We did not believe that a three-year performance period based on Grace’s 2014 performance was appropriate given this transaction. Accordingly, we selected RSUs as the stock component of the 2015 LTIP Awards. As a result, we did not set a three-year performance goal and we granted RSUs instead of PBUs. This was a non-recurring action in connection with the separation and we returned to performance awards for the 2016-2018 cycle.
PBUs are designed to align leadership focus with our expectations for the ongoing success of our business and for driving long-term stockholder value. Specifically, the value of an individual performance-based unit award at vesting is based upon the:
Individual’s performance-based unit target share amount;
Growth in our LTIP Adjusted EPS over the three-year performance period;
Total Shareholder Return (or "TSR") for the three-year performance period as compared to a similar figure for the Russell 1000 Index; and
Value of Grace common stock on the payout date.
The value of a restricted stock unit at vesting is equal to the value of Grace common stock at that time, and the value of stock options is directly related to the increase in value of our stock, so both restricted stock units and stock options provide direct alignment between the interests of our executive officers and stockholders.
1Where to find further information on non-GAAP performance measures:measures: For a discussion of our non-GAAP performance measures, definitions, reconciliations, and other important information, see Annex A to this proxy statement, which includes cross-references to the Company's 2017Company’s 2020 Annual Report on Form 10-K for GAAP and non-GAAP information.Original Filing. Non-GAAP performance measures include: Adjusted Net Sales; Adjusted EBIT; Adjusted EPS; and Adjusted Free Cash Flow; Adjusted Net Sales; and Adjusted EPS.Flow. These non-GAAP financial measures do not purport to represent income or liquidity measures as defined under GAAP, and should not be considered as alternatives to such measures as an indicator of our performance.
•Adjusted EBIT1 of $312.2 million declined 34.0%, primarily due to lower gross profit, an approximately $19 million impact from hurricane-related costs and lower income from our ART joint venture, partially offset by lower operating expenses;
•Adjusted EPS1 of $2.64 decreased 39.7%, including hurricane-related costs of approximately $0.21 per share; and;
•Adjusted Free Cash Flow1 was $236.9 million, down 4.2%, reflecting strong execution of cash and cost management actions in response to the pandemic.
The following charts illustrate key performance metrics used in our compensation program:
2020 Executive Compensation Program Summary
CEO and NEO Compensation Mix At Target
The majority of compensation paid to our CEO and the other NEOs is at risk. As shown in the following graphics, 66% of our CEO’s target compensation is at risk, 64% is long-term oriented, and 50% is performance-based. For our other NEOs, 56% of target compensation is at risk, 44% is long-term oriented, and 45% is performance-based.
Elements of CEO and NEO Compensation
Our compensation programs are a key element of our high-performance culture. The compensation of our NEOs is directly linked to our success in delivering value to our customers and investors. Our leaders are expected to drive performance and be role models for delivering results the right way. The following table provides an overview of our executive compensation program structure and outcomes:
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| Component and Proportion of Mix | Metrics & Weightings | Outcomes |
Base Salary 18% of CEO pay 33% of other NEO pay | N/A | N/A |
Annual Incentive Cash Plan (AICP) 18% of CEO pay 23% of other NEO pay | Performance-based cash (100%) Adjusted EBIT (50%) Adjusted Net Sales (25%) Adjusted Free Cash Flow (25%) | Pre-COVID-19 goals resulted in calculated payout at 16% of target. Board exercised discretion to increase payout from 16% to an average of 60% for NEOs based on individual performance. |
Long-Term Incentive 64% of CEO pay 44% of other NEO pay | PBUs (50%) Adjusted EPS (100%) Relative TSR Modifier (+/- 25%) Stock Options (25%) RSUs (25%) | Board exercised discretion to bifurcate Adjusted EPS performance period with pro-rated payout opportunities; (1) one for the period 2018-2019 and (2) the second for 2020 calendar year. The 2018-2020 LTIP cycle earned at 55% of target overall (2018-2019 earned at 109% and 2020 earned at 0%). Relative TSR metric continued through full three-year period, resulting in 25% downward payout adjustment. |
Annual Say-On-Pay Vote Results and Shareholder Engagement
At our annual meeting in May 2020, approximately 99% of the shareholder votes cast supported our executive compensation program in an advisory “say-on-pay” vote. Based on its review and consideration of the 2020 shareholder advisory vote, the committee believes these results indicate strong support for our compensation policies and structure and confirm the importance of our maintaining a strong link between pay and performance in our compensation philosophy and market-best practices.
The committee welcomes the continued input of shareholders. Each year, the Company engages with a broad set of shareholders on a wide range of topics including strategy, operations, financial results, and sustainability and social responsibility. The Company has also sought the input of shareholders on our executive compensation program by means of the annual advisory “say-on-pay” vote, or in specific discussions about “say-on-pay” or our compensation programs and policies.
Upcoming 2021 Long Term Compensation Program Design Changes
We continue to evolve our compensation program in response to shareholder feedback, our business strategy, evolving market expectations, and peer benchmarking data. For 2021, we are making the following changes to our long-term incentive program:
•Eliminating stock options and basing long-term incentive compensation on an even mix (at target) of PBUs and RSUs
•Updating our relative TSR performance group to the Russell 3000 Chemicals Sector, rather than the full Russell 1000 index as used in 2020 and prior awards, to improve the comparison of our performance against relevant peers
•Implementing a narrow EPS target range for 2021-2023 PBUs only to allow for greater uncertainty in goal-setting given the current pandemic-affected business conditions
•Lowering the threshold performance from 85% to 80% of target, aligned with market practice
We believe that these adjustments are in the best interests of shareholders and align well with evolving market expectations for executive compensation.
Compensation Governance Best Practices
The following are some of the key elements of our Executive Compensation Program.
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 What We Do | |  What We Don’t Do |
We fosterCarefully align compensation with shareholder interests | | No individual severance agreements (excluding change in control termination protection arrangements) |
| Foster direct pay-for-performance linkage | | We conductNo granting options below fair market value |
| Conduct thorough assessments of executive and Company performance | | No option repricing without shareholder approval |
We haveHold an annual say-on-pay vote | | No tax gross-ups, except on relocations |
Maintain robust share ownership guidelines, which are reviewed annually (for additional information, see “Proposal One—Election of Directors—Corporate Governance—Share Ownership Guidelines”) | | No hedging or pledging of Grace securities by directors or executive officers* |
| Benchmark peer and industry data annually for competitive analysis of CEO / other NEO compensation | | Limited transferability of stock incentive compensation |
Provide appropriate mix of compensation; with a significant portion of compensation "at-risk"“at-risk” | | Our Compensation Committee has discretion to limit certain incentive compensation payoutsNo excessive perquisites |
We carefully alignStructure our compensation with stockholder interestsplans to mitigate risk | | Our Board of Directors committees are composed entirely of independent directors |
Our compensation plan structure mitigates risk | | We have a well-designed succession plan |
We offer very limited executive personal benefits | | We have aInclude clawback policy for misconduct leading to a restatement of financial results |
Our stockholders have an annual say-on-pay vote | | Our Compensation Committee has an independent compensation consultant |
We maintain robust stock ownership guidelinesHave an entirely independent Compensation Committee | | We proposed |
Include double trigger change in control equity treatment in 2018our current stock incentive plan | | |
What We Don't DoRetain an independent compensation consultant for the Compensation Committee | | |
* See “Policy regarding Hedging and Pledging” under “Corporate Governance” which disclosure is incorporated by reference in this Compensation Discussion and Analysis.
2020 Executive Compensation Elements, Targets and Results
The principal components of compensation under our executive compensation program are annual base salary, annual cash incentive awards, and long-term incentive awards, which, in 2020, consisted of PBUs, RSUs, and stock options. We use this mix of fixed and variable pay components with different payout forms (cash, full-value stock awards and stock options) to reward annual and sustained, long-term performance. These components afford the committee the appropriate mechanisms to reward management for Grace performance and align our executives’ interests with those of our shareholders. We continuously evaluate best practices and market data to ensure alignment between pay and performance in our compensation plan design.
Base Salary
The committee reviews base salaries and market movement for executive officers annually, but also when roles change significantly. The committee considers individual performance, achievement of individual strategic objectives, changes in the breadth or scope of responsibilities, and its review of competitive compensation information described above.
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| Named Executive Officer | | Base Salary Rate as of 12/31/2020
($) | | Base Salary Rate as of 12/31/2019
($) | | Percentage Increase in Base Salary Rate
(%) |
| Hudson La Force | | 925,000 | | 850,000 | | 8.8 |
| William C. Dockman | | 470,004 | | 415,000 | | 13.3 |
| Elizabeth C. Brown | | 420,000 | | 420,000 | | — |
| Keith N. Cole | | 380,004 | | 370,000 | | 2.7 |
| Mark A. Shelnitz | | 462,000 | | 450,000 | | 2.7 |
•Mr. La Force became President and CEO of the Company in 2018. His increase in base salary in the table above reflects an adjustment to better match peer group and broader industry compensation for similarly situated CEOs.
•Mr. Dockman was promoted to CFO in May 2019, and his increase in base salary reflects his promotional increase to better align with peer group and broader industry compensation for this position.
•Mr. Cole, who had not received a salary increase since 2018, received a modest increase in base salary in-line with general market movement.
•Mr. Shelnitz, who had not received a salary increase since 2018, received a modest increase in base salary in-line with general market movement.
Annual Incentive Compensation
The AICP is a cash-based, pay-for-performance incentive plan. Its purpose is to motivate and reward upper- and middle-level employees, including executive officers, for their contributions to our performance.
In 2020 prior to the pandemic, the AICP was based on earnings, cash generation, and revenue performance metrics, with the belief that those metrics closely aligned with short-term milestones in the Company’s strategy to achieve long-term value creation. Consistent with the 2019 AICP, the 2020 AICP used the following metrics to quantify performance:
•Adjusted EBIT (weighted 50%) — demonstrates our effectiveness at growing the Company profitably through our focus on value selling, manufacturing excellence, and operating cost productivity.
•Adjusted Net Sales (weighted 25%) — emphasizes the importance of top-line growth in measuring our market segment performance and confirmation of our ability to earn the confidence and trust of our customers.
•Adjusted Free Cash Flow (weighted 25%) — reflects how well we manage our business as a whole; including net sales and profit growth and the investment required to support that growth.
The committee established 2020 AICP targets in February 2020 prior to the pandemic, based on the performance targets in our 2020 annual operating plan and after considering the general economic environment in which we expected to be operating during the year.
Payouts under the AICP are determined using the following process:
In setting the actual amount of the AICP incentive pool, the committee has discretion to adjust the performance objectives, adjust the calculation of each performance measure, or adjust the size of the AICP incentive pool irrespective of the achievement of performance objectives in consideration of unforeseeable or one-time events occurring during the course of the year.
The 2020 AICP target percentages for our NEOs remained the same as the end of 2019.
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| Named Executive Officer | | AICP Target as Percentage of Base Salary in 2020 (%) | | AICP Target as Percentage of Base Salary in 2019 (%) |
| Hudson La Force | | 100 | | 100 |
| William C. Dockman | | 70 | | 70 |
| Elizabeth C. Brown | | 70 | | 70 |
| Keith N. Cole | | 70 | | 70 |
| Mark A. Shelnitz | | 70 | | 70 |
Actual awards for executive officers may range from $0 to an amount equal to 200% of the target amount, based on the factors described above.
2020 AICP Performance Targets (For results in these three AICP target categories, see further below.)
The amount of the AICP incentive pool is the sum of the amounts funded in the Adjusted EBIT Pool, the Adjusted Free Cash Flow Pool, and the Adjusted Net Sales Pool. The funding of each pool is determined independently by reference to the Adjusted EBIT Target, Cash Target and Sales Target set forth in the Grace annual operating plan for the one-year performance period as follows:
2020 AICP Performance Target—Adjusted EBIT
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Percentage Funded in
Adjusted EBIT Pool
(%)* | | Grace Performance as a Percentage of Adjusted EBIT Target
(%) | | Grace Adjusted EBIT Target
(in millions $) |
| 200 | | 120 or above | | 624 |
| 150 | | 110 | | 572 |
| 100 | | 100 | | 515-520 |
| 75 | | 93 | | 476 |
| 50 | | 85 | | 438 |
| — | | Below 85 | | Below 438 |
* Actual amount funded to the Adjusted EBIT Pool is prorated on a straight-line basis for performance that falls between the performance targets set forth in the table.
2020 AICP Performance Target—Adjusted Free Cash Flow
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Percentage Funded in
Adjusted Free Cash Flow Pool
(%)* | | Grace Performance as a Percentage of Adjusted Free Cash Flow Target (%) | | Grace Adjusted Free Cash Flow Target
(in millions $) |
| 200 | | 120 or above | | 330 |
| 150 | | 110 | | 303 |
| 100 | | 100 | | 265-275 |
| 75 | | 93 | | 245 |
| 50 | | 85 | | 225 |
| — | | Below 85 | | Below 225 |
* Actual amount funded to the Adjusted Free Cash Flow Pool is prorated on a straight-line basis for performance that falls between the performance targets set forth in the table.
2020 AICP Performance Target—Adjusted Net Sales
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Percentage Funded in
Adjusted Net Sales Pool
(%)* | | Grace Performance as a Percentage of Adjusted Net Sales Target
(%) | | Grace Adjusted Net Sales Target
(in millions $) |
| 200 | | 110 or above | | 2,217 |
| 150 | | 105 | | 2,116 |
| 100 | | 100 | | 2,015 |
| 75 | | 95 | | 1,914 |
| 50 | | 90 | | 1,814 |
| — | | Below 90 | | Below 1,814 |
* Actual amount funded to the Adjusted Net Sales Pool is prorated on a straight-line basis for performance that falls between the performance targets set forth in the table.
2020 AICP Component Results and Funding
Grace’s 2020 AICP results for the one-year performance period were as follows:
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(in millions $) | Funding Level (percentage of target) | Weight | AICP Incentive Pool Contribution |
| 2020 AICP Adjusted EBIT | | 312.2 | 0% | 50% | 0% |
| 2020 AICP Adjusted Free Cash Flow | | 236.9 | 65% | 25% | 16% |
| 2020 AICP Adjusted Net Sales | | 1,734.5 | 0% | 25% | 0% |
| | | | Total | 16% |
As a result of performance delivered against criteria established prior to COVID-19 and Hurricanes Laura and Delta, the AICP Incentive Pool for the CEO and his Leadership Team (including NEOs) funded at 16% of target.
Leadership Team Actions and Individual NEO Contributions to Value Delivered
Our executive team remained focused on employee safety and well-being, meeting our customers’ expectations and protecting shareholder value despite the challenges imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic and Gulf Coast Hurricanes. In early 2021, the Board and the committee evaluated each NEO’s performance in the response to COVID-19 and Hurricanes Laura and Delta, and their contributions towards managing the pandemic, meeting customer and shareholder needs, delivering financial results, advancing the Grace Value Model, managing human capital risk, promoting diversity and reinforcing our inclusive culture, and taking actions to manage our environmental footprint.
Our executives demonstrated strong leadership, working hard to ensure the safety and well-being of our employees while proactively managing our business. In determining AICP payouts to the NEOs in respect of 2020 performance,
considerations made by the Board and the committee focused on the NEOs’ continued leadership in the face of internal and external challenges and included:
•Immediate implementation of Grace’s global pandemic response plan designed to ensure employee health and safety and continuity of our business and manufacturing operations. Successful execution of our business continuity plan resulted in no customer disruptions as a result of the pandemic, a seamless transition to a remote work environment for nearly half of our employees, a new technology platform to support virtual customer business requirements and global communication, and the development of worksite safety protocols to protect our essential employees onsite.
•A proactive response to maximize cash flow, including lower capital spending, improved working capital, and reduced operating costs. This organizational priority was reinforced across the company by resetting the AICP metric below the Leadership Team to focus solely on adjusted free cash flow. As a result of these actions and our collective focus, we delivered adjusted free cash flow at more than 95% of 2019 levels and remain well placed for future growth and investments.
•The safe and successful launch of two significant capacity expansions which maintain our growth momentum and strong strategic position.
•A quick, effective and comprehensive response following Hurricanes Laura and Delta, focused on supporting our affected employees, promptly and safely restoring our manufacturing operations and minimizing the impact experienced by our customers.
•A commitment to our employees who worked tirelessly this year, with no layoffs and limited furloughs, no salary reductions, participation in a revised AICP which paid at an average of 71% of target (excluding our CEO and his Leadership Team), continued investments in employee development and the hiring of critical talent. This resulted in exceptionally high levels of engagement and productivity during the pandemic, ensuring we were able to meet the needs of our customers and that we are positioned well for future growth with a committed workforce.
As noted above, the committee approved the 2020 AICP goals in February 2020. Upon reviewing the plan during the year, the committee accepted that the performance goals no longer aligned with Grace’s operating plan given the impact of COVID-19 and Hurricanes Laura and Delta, and with continued uncertainty of COVID-19 no changes would be made to the pre-pandemic metrics or plan design for the CEO and his Leadership Team. Instead performance would be assessed holistically at year-end with consideration given to the application of discretion to provide appropriate payouts to participants.
In February 2021, the committee evaluated the formulaic AICP payout based on the goals approved in February 2020 and determined that the result did not fully represent the results that the executive team had delivered. After careful consideration of the above factors, the committee determined with the advice of its independent compensation consultant, it was appropriate to apply discretion to increase payouts from 16% of target to an average of approximately 60% of target for the CEO and his Leadership Team (including all NEOs) based on their individual contributions. The committee believed that these payouts, which remained both below target and below the payouts made to the broader employee population, were more appropriate reflections of both collective and individual NEO performance delivered during the year.
The following table describes the calculations for the AICP payout for each NEO, with the Individual Performance Adjustment reflecting the committee’s upward discretionary adjustment to AICP payouts:
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| Name | | Target Payout
($) | Calculated AICP Incentive Pool Funding
(%) | Calculated AICP Funding
($)(a) | Individual Performance Adjustment
($)(b) | Final Payout
($) | Final Payout as Percentage of Target
(%) |
| Hudson La Force | | 906,353 | 16 | 145,016 | 398,795 | 543,811 | 60 |
| William C. Dockman | | 319,430 | 16 | 51,109 | 140,549 | 191,658 | 60 |
| Elizabeth C. Brown | | 294,000 | 16 | 47,040 | 157,584 | 204,624 | 70 |
| Keith N. Cole | | 264,262 | 16 | 42,282 | 116,276 | 158,558 | 60 |
| Mark A. Shelnitz | | 321,312 | 16 | 51,410 | 108,603 | 160,013 | 50 |
(a)Disclosed in the Summary Compensation Table as Non-Equity Incentive Program compensation
(b)Disclosed in the Summary Compensation Table as Bonus compensation
Long-Term Incentive Compensation
Our Long-Term Incentive Plans, or LTIPs, are designed to motivate and reward LTIP participants, including our NEOs, for their contributions to our performance over a multi-year period, align their financial interests with those of our shareholders, and guide their behavior accordingly by making a significant portion of their total compensation variable and dependent upon our sustained financial performance. The goals of the LTIP are long-term operational excellence, increased quality of earnings, and shareholder value creation.
The target value of the LTIP award for each LTIP participant, with the exception of the CEO, was determined by the committee based on the recommendation of the CEO. The target value of the CEO’s LTIP award was determined by the committee without recommendation from the CEO. These target award values were determined by reviewing current market compensation data (as discussed above), historical long-term incentive target values, the level of dilution represented by outstanding equity awards, and internal pay equity considerations. These grant award values were determined in February 2020, before the breadth and depth of the effects of the pandemic were generally understood by the marketplace.
Set forth below is a discussion of our 2020 LTIP grants, followed by information on our 2018-2020 PBU performance period.
2020 LTIP Grants
During 2020, our LTIP grants consisted of three components: PBUs, RSUs, and stock options. The PBUs consist of a target award of shares that can be increased, decreased, or forfeited based on Grace’s results over a three-year performance period as compared to baseline performance during the year prior to the performance period. The number of PBU shares to be paid out is based upon EPS growth targets, subject to adjustment, up or down, by a factor of 25% if relative TSR for the three-year performance period is above the 75th percentile or below the 25th percentile of the Russell 1000 Index, respectively, subject to a maximum funding percentage. The PBUs “cliff vest” after the completion of the three-year performance period. The RSUs vest in three equal annual installments and will be settled within 60 days of each applicable vesting date. The stock options vest in three equal annual installments beginning on the first anniversary of the grant and have a ten-year term from the grant date.
LTIP grants for 2020 consisted of three components:
•PBUs (approximately 50% of 2020 LTIP Value);
•RSUs (approximately 25% of 2020 LTIP Value); and
•Stock Options (approximately 25% of 2020 LTIP Value).
Grants for the 2020 LTIP were made on February 27, 2020, before the breadth and depth of the effects of the pandemic were understood.
2020-2022 PBUs
The PBUs are share-denominated and the actual number of shares earned by an NEO can vary based on the achievement of specified business performance objectives. The value of the PBUs also varies based on the value of our stock and the amount of dividends paid on that stock. Accordingly, PBUs align leadership focus with our expectations for the ongoing success of our business and for increasing long-term shareholder value. Specifically, the amount of an individual payout under a 2020 PBU award is based upon:
•the individual’s PBU target share amount;
•the growth in our LTIP Adjusted EPS over the three-year performance period;
•the TSR for the three-year performance period as compared to the Russell 1000 Index; and
•the value of Grace common stock on the payout date.
Payouts to executives who are subject to the share ownership guidelines, including the NEOs, are payable in shares of common stock.
2020 LTIP Performance Target — LTIP Adjusted EPS
The committee selected Adjusted EPS as the primary performance measure for the PBUs, reflecting our focus on long-term operational excellence and quality of earnings. The committee believes that employing Adjusted EPS in the LTIP aligns internal leadership focus with the Board’s expectations for the ongoing success of our business and driving long-term shareholder value.
In determining cumulative LTIP Adjusted EPS growth, Adjusted EPS for the performance period may be adjusted in the discretion of the committee to eliminate the effect of changes in accounting, like our adoption of mark-to-market pension accounting, or significant changes in our business. In order to earn 100% of the target share amount, our LTIP Adjusted EPS for 2022 must reach $5.51, as reflected in the following table (Adjusted EPS at the end of fiscal year 2019 was $4.38):
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Percentage of PBU Award Funded per Adjusted EPS Performance
(%)* | | Grace Performance as a Percentage of Adjusted EPS Target
(%) | | Grace Adjusted EPS Target
($) |
| 200 | | 120 | | 6.61 |
| 150 | | 110 | | 6.06 |
| 100 | | 100 | | 5.51 |
| 83 | | 95 | | 5.23 |
| 67 | | 90 | | 4.96 |
| 50 | | 85 | | 4.68 |
| 0 | | Below 85 | | Below 4.68 |
* Actual amount funded per LTIP Adjusted EPS Performance is prorated on a straight-line basis for performance that falls between the performance targets set forth in the table. Figures in the table may be rounded.
2020 LTIP Performance Targets — Total Shareholder Return
The committee has selected TSR as the second performance measure for PBU awards, which provides enhanced alignment with actual shareholder value creation. We calculate TSR as the growth in stock price based upon 20-business-day average closing prices at the beginning and end of the performance period, plus dividends reinvested, compared to the same figure for the Russell 1000 Index. The number of PBU shares to be paid out based upon EPS targets as shown in the above table, is subject to adjustment, up or down, by a factor of 25% if relative TSR for the three-year period 2020-2022 is above the 75th percentile or below the 25th percentile of the Russell 1000 Index, respectively, subject to maximum funding of 200%. The committee chose the Russell 1000 Index in 2016 as it is a broad representation of similarly-sized companies including a majority of the Company’s peers.
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We do not provide tax gross-ups, except for relocationsGrace TSR relative to Russell 1000 TSR | | We do not permit hedging or pledging of Grace securities by executivesAdjustment to PBU Award as calculated based upon EPS Target |
We do not have individual severance agreementsAbove 75th Percentile | | We limit transferabilityIncrease of stock incentive compensation25% of PBU Award |
We do not grant options below fair market valueBetween 25th and 75th Percentile | | We do not grant excessive perquisitesNo Adjustment to PBU Award |
We do not permit option repricing without stockholder approvalBelow 25th Percentile | | We do not guarantee annual salary increasesDecrease of 25% of PBU Award |
RSUs
RSUs represent approximately 25% of the value of our 2020 LTIP awards. The value of an RSU is directly related to the value of Grace common stock, so RSUs provide direct alignment between the interests of our executive officers and shareholders. RSUs granted in 2020 vest in three equal installments beginning on the anniversary of the grant date, generally subject to continued employment of the holder of the RSUs. Payments in respect of RSUs are made in shares of common stock.
Stock Options
Stock options represent approximately 25% of the value of our 2020 LTIP awards. The value of stock options is directly related to the increase in the value of our stock, so stock options provide direct alignment between the interests of our executive officers and shareholders. In determining the value of stock option awards, the committee uses an analysis of stock option value based on an adjusted Black-Scholes option pricing model and reviews this analysis with WTW. The committee approved the stock option grants included in the 2020 LTIP on February 27, 2020. The exercise price of the stock options was $55.405 which was the average of the high and low trading prices of Grace common stock on the NYSE on February 27, 2020. The term of the stock options is ten years and they vest over three years in equal annual installments, generally subject to the continued employment of the holder of the stock options.
Effect of Dividends on LTIP Awards
Following common market practice, the committee approved “dividend equivalent” accruals for holders of unvested RSUs and PBUs (which would be paid to holders only following vesting of the underlying award). Dividend equivalents accrue quarterly (based on target levels, in the case of PBUs) throughout the vesting period on all unvested PBUs and RSUs. In the case of PBUs we then adjust these dividend equivalents for actual Company performance (financial results) at the end of the performance period to correspond with the number of PBUs earned. In the event an employee leaves the Company before dividend equivalents are paid, for retirement, disability, or voluntary/involuntary termination, proration rules would apply to the dividend equivalents and any resulting unvested dividends would be forfeited. We do not provide dividend equivalents for stock option awards.
2018-2020 Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan (or “2018 LTIP”) — PBUs
PBUs represented approximately 50% of the value of our 2018 LTIP awards. The PBUs are share-denominated and the actual number of shares earned by the NEOs in respect of the 2018 PBUs was determined based on the achievement of specified business performance objectives through December 31, 2020. Specifically, the realized value of an individual payout under a 2018 PBU award was based upon:
•the individual’s PBU target share amount;
•the growth in our LTIP Adjusted EPS over the three-year performance period;
•the TSR for the three-year performance period as compared to the Russell 1000; and
•the value of Grace common stock on the payout date.
Payouts to the NEOs in respect of PBUs are made in shares of Grace common stock. The three-year EPS targets are set taking into account anticipated repurchases by the Company of its common stock; the committee has discretion to adjust for share repurchases above or below such anticipated levels.
2018 LTIP Performance Target — LTIP Adjusted EPS
The committee selected Adjusted EPS as the primary performance measure for the 2018 PBUs, reflecting our focus on long-term operational excellence and quality of earnings. The Adjusted EPS targets were reflective of a baseline Adjusted EPS of $3.36. In order to earn 100% of the target share amount, our cumulative annual LTIP Adjusted EPS growth from the 2017 baseline performance to 2020 actual performance had to reach $4.75 (approximately 141% of the $3.36 baseline amount), as reflected in the following table:
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Percentage of PBU Award Funded per Adjusted EPS Performance
(%)* | | Grace Performance as a Percentage of Adjusted EPS Target
(%) | | Grace Adjusted EPS Target
($) |
| 200 | | 120 | | 5.70 |
| 150 | | 110 | | 5.23 |
| 100 | | 100 | | 4.75 |
| 83 | | 95 | | 4.51 |
| 67 | | 90 | | 4.28 |
| 50 | | 85 | | 4.04 |
| 0 | | Below 85 | | 4.04 |
* Actual amount funded per Adjusted EPS Performance is prorated on a straight-line basis for performance that falls between the performance targets set forth in the table. Figures in the table may be rounded.
2018 LTIP Performance Target — TSR
The committee selected TSR as the second performance measure for 2018 PBU awards, which provided enhanced alignment with actual shareholder value creation. We calculate Total Shareholder Return as the growth in stock price between the first and last business day of the performance period plus dividends reinvested compared to the same figure for the Russell 1000 Index. The number of PBU shares to be paid out based upon EPS targets as shown in the above table was subject to adjustment, up or down, by a factor of 25% if relative TSR for the three-year period 2018-2020 is above the 75th percentile or below the 25th percentile of the Russell 1000 Index, respectively, subject to a maximum funding percentage of 200. The committee chose the Russell 1000 Index as it is a broad representation of similarly-sized companies, including a majority of the Company’s peers.
2018-2020 LTIP Adjusted EPS and Total Shareholder Return Results and 2018-2020 PBU Payouts
Based on the final EPS results, the formulaic payout of the 2018-2020 PBUs was 0% based on the direct impact of COVID-19 on our 2020 performance. The committee believed that this result did not accurately reflect the achievements of the executive team over the performance period, and with the advice of its independent compensation consultant, explored ways to more effectively balance pay and performance alignment.
The committee determined that it was important to recognize the financial accomplishments that the executive team had achieved through the first two years of the performance period prior to the pandemic, while holding the executive team accountable for the Company’s financial performance in the final year of the period. The committee also determined that it was important to hold the executive team accountable for relative shareholder value creation across the full performance period. The committee concluded that it was appropriate to bifurcate the three-year performance period to reflect the unanticipated impact of COVID-19.
Through bifurcating the performance period, the committee believed the adjusted award enabled appropriate recognition of the above target performance delivered in the first two years of the performance period. The first period included 2018 and 2019, and the second period related to 2020. The target opportunity was pro-rated for the two periods, with the 2018-2019 period having two-thirds of the original opportunity and 2020 having one-third. The relative TSR modifier, measured over the original three-year performance period, continued to have effect for the full award. The Adjusted EPS goal was not modified; rather, payout in respect of the 2018-2019 period was based on progress towards the pro-rated original 2020 goal.
Achievement related to the adjusted award segment pertaining to 2018 and 2019 was assessed based on progress towards achieving the 2020 target goal, pro-rated for the length of the segment performance period.
The target goal of $4.75 for 2020 represented a $1.39 improvement in Adjusted EPS compared to 2017 Adjusted EPS of $3.36 (Adjusted EPS for 2017 of $3.40 was further adjusted downward by $0.04 for stock-based compensation changes driven by Accounting Standards Update 2016-09). In 2019, the Company achieved Adjusted EPS of $4.38, a $1.02 improvement over the 2017 Adjusted EPS baseline. This represented the Company achieving 73% progress towards the 2020 target by the end of 2019 ($1.02 two-year improvement divided by the $1.39 three-year improvement goal).
Awards are also subject to a relative TSR modifier which adjusts the payout depending on the Company’s stock price performance when compared to the Russell 1000 index. Given this measure is, by design, self-calibrating (given the fact the Company’s TSR peers were also affected by COVID-19 and other environmental impacts in 2020) the committee did not believe it was necessary to adjust for the impact of COVID-19. Our TSR performance for the three-year period relative to the constituents in the Russell 1000 over the same period was in the lowest quartile, resulting in an additional 25% reduction in the number of PBUs earned in accordance with our program design (in other words, the number of earned PBUs was multiplied by 75%).
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| Threshold | Target | Maximum | Actual |
| Performance | < 25th Percentile | 25th – 75th Percentile | > 75th Percentile | 24th Percentile |
| Modifier | 75% | 100% | 125% | 75% |
As a result of the bifurcated performance period, Adjusted EPS performance and the relative TSR modifier, all plan participants (including NEOs) each received shares representing approximately 55% of their target PBU award.
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| | 2018 and 2019 Segment | | 2020 Segment |
| Weighting | | 2/3 | | 1/3 |
| Achievement (% of Target) | | 109% (a) | | 0% (b) |
| Weighted Achievement | | 73% of target |
| Relative TSR Modifier | | 75% (25% reduction in earned payout) |
| With TSR Modifier | | 55% of target |
(a)The committee divided: (i) the 73% progress made towards the 2020 goal within the 2018-2019 period by (ii) the proportion of performance period represented by the 2018-2019 period, which is approximately 67% of the cycle, to arrive at a payout for this two-year segment of 109% (that is, 73%/67%).
(b)The Company’s Adjusted EPS performance of $2.64 in 2020 fell below threshold performance and resulted in a 0% payout for the 2020 award segment.
Earned shares, and their value as of the payment date, for each executive related to the 2018-2020 PBUs are shown in the table below.
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| Name | | Target PBU Payout
(Units) | Adjusted EPS Funding for 2018-2020(a) | Relative TSR Modifier Factor for 2018-2020 | Final PBU Payout as Percentage of Target | Final PBU Payout (Shares) | Actual Value of 2018-2020 PBU Payout(b)
($) |
| Hudson. La Force | | 9,653 | 73% | 75% | 55% | 5,310 | 314,671 |
| William C. Dockman | | 1,768 | 73% | 75% | 55% | 973 | 57,660 |
| Elizabeth C. Brown | | 3,713 | 73% | 75% | 55% | 2,043 | 121,068 |
| Keith N. Cole | | 3,342 | 73% | 75% | 55% | 1,839 | 108,979 |
| Mark A. Shelnitz | | 4,084 | 73% | 75% | 55% | 2,247 | 133,157 |
(a)Based on weighted average of performance across each segment of the bifurcated performance period.
(b)The actual values of the PBU payouts were determined based on the closing price of Grace common stock on the February 26, 2021, payment date of $59.26.
Other Components and Features of our Executive Compensation Program
Pension Plan/Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan
As described below under the caption “—Compensation Tables—Pension Benefits,” payments under our tax-qualified pension plan are calculated using annual compensation, including base salary and AICP awards, and years of credited Grace service. The committee has also implemented a Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan, generally referred to as a SERP, which applies to approximately 50 executive employees, including the NEOs whose annual compensation exceeds the amount that can be taken into account for purposes of calculating benefits under tax-qualified pension plans. Under this plan, each such employee will receive the full pension to which that employee would be entitled in the absence of the limitations described above and other limitations imposed under federal income tax law. The SERP is unfunded and is not qualified for tax purposes. The defined benefit pension plan and SERP have been closed to new entrants since January 1, 2017. Furthermore, in January 2021, Grace announced both plans will be frozen as of December 31, 2024 and as of January 1, 2025, all participants will be moved to a defined contribution retirement plan already in place for new hires as of January 1, 2017.
Savings and Investment Plan/Replacement Payment Plan
We generally offer a tax-qualified 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan, or S&I Plan, to employees under which they may save a portion of their annual compensation in investment accounts on a pre- or post-tax basis. During 2020, we matched 100% of employee savings under the S&I Plan up to 6% of the employee’s base salary and annual incentive compensation. The committee believes that a 401(k) plan with a meaningful Company match is an effective recruiting and retention tool for our employees, including our NEOs. The committee has also implemented
an S&I Plan Replacement Payment Plan that currently applies to approximately 45 executive employees, including the NEOs, whose annual compensation exceeds the amount that can be taken into account for purposes of calculating benefits under tax-qualified savings plans, including the S&I Plan. Under the Replacement Plan, each such employee will receive the full matching payments to which that employee would be entitled in the absence of the limitations described above and other limitations imposed under federal income tax law.
Executive Personal Benefits
The committee believes that executive personal benefits should be limited. Executive officers, including the NEOs, are eligible to participate in an executive physical examination program that offers executives an annual comprehensive physical examination. Our CEO has access to corporate aircraft for reasonable personal travel and would be responsible for paying income taxes on the value of such travel as determined by the Internal Revenue Service.
Change in Control Severance Agreements
As described below under the caption “—Compensation Tables—Termination and Change in Control Arrangements,” we have entered into change in control severance agreements with each of the NEOs. We base the provisions in these agreements on competitive practice and design them to ensure that the NEOs’ interests remain aligned with the interests of our shareholders if a change in control occurs. Payments under these agreements are triggered by the involuntary termination of the executive officer’s employment without cause (including constructive termination caused by a material reduction in his or her authority or responsibility or by certain other circumstances) following a change in control, commonly referred to as a “double-trigger” arrangement. A change in control situation often undermines an executive officer’s job security, and it is to our benefit and our shareholders’ benefit to encourage our executive officers (including the NEOs) to seek out beneficial transactions and to remain employed through the closing of any transaction, even though their future employment at Grace may be uncertain. The change in control severance agreements are designed to reinforce and encourage the continued attention and dedication of the NEOs to their assigned duties without distraction in the face of potentially adverse circumstances arising from the possibility of a change in control of Grace. Certain terms of these agreements are described below under the caption “—Compensation Tables—Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control.”
Severance Arrangements
Grace maintains the Severance Plan for Leadership Team Officers of W. R. Grace & Co. (the “Executive Severance Plan”), which provides that, if the employment of an executive officer (including our NEOs) is terminated without cause without a change in control, he or she will be entitled to cash severance equal to the sum of his or her base salary and target bonus (two times the sum, in the case of the CEO). The Executive Severance Plan also provides that, upon a termination without cause not due to a change in control, an executive officer will be entitled to a prorated annual bonus for the year of termination if he or she has completed at least three months of employment in the applicable year. Payments under the Executive Severance Plan are contingent upon the executive officer’s execution and non-revocation of a release of claims and non-compete and non-solicitation of employees covenants, in favor of Grace. We designed our severance arrangements to encourage and reinforce the continued attention and dedication of our executive officers to their assigned duties, without undue concern regarding their job security. See below under “—Compensation Tables—Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control” and under “—Termination and Change in Control Arrangements” in that section.
Executive Salary Protection Plan
As described below under the caption “—Compensation Tables—Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control,” our Executive Salary Protection Plan (“ESPP”) provides payments to our NEOs, or their respective beneficiaries, in the event of their disability or death prior to age 70 while employed by Grace. We designed the plan to encourage the continued attention and dedication of our executive officers (including our NEOs) to their assigned duties without undue concern regarding their ability to earn a living and support their families in the event of death or disability.
Vesting under the 2018 Stock Incentive Plan
Under the 2018 Stock Incentive Plan, subject to change in control provisions thereof, stock incentives shall vest no earlier than the first anniversary of the date the stock incentive is granted; provided, however, that, stock incentives that result in the issuance of an aggregate of up to 5% of the shares of Common Stock available under the Plan may be granted to any one or more NEOs without respect to such minimum vesting provisions and nothing therein shall preclude the committee from accelerating or maintaining the vesting of any stock incentives in connection with a named executive officer’s death, disability, retirement or other termination of Service.
Executive Compensation Program Philosophy, Objectives, and Processes
Alignment between Pay and Performance
The committee believes that the Company’s executive compensation program provides a strong linkage between pay and performance and is well-aligned with stockholdershareholder interests. Our measures of performance under our AICP and LTIP — earnings, cash flow, sales,Adjusted Net Sales, Adjusted EBIT, Adjusted Free Cash Flow, EPS and TSR, — are accepted measures of financial success by the investment community, and similar measures are also are used by our peer companies in various forms of incentives. The committee sets targets for these measures based on the macroeconomic environment, competitive dynamics, and factors unique to the Company. The committee designs these targets which, if attained, represent excellent performance by the Company. If the Company achieves or exceeds these targets, the committee believes executives generally should be rewarded with higher payouts of awards, and if targets are not met, executives generally should receive lower or no awards.
Our CEO Pay At-A-Glance
Mr. Festa's total direct compensation (total compensation less pension changes and other annual compensation) for 2017 was $6,445,988, a decrease of 0.1% compared with the prior year. The chart below shows the components of pay awarded in 2017 compared with the prior year. For more details about the structure of Mr. Festa's compensation, see "—Compensation Tables—Summary Compensation Table." Although Mr. Festa's total direct compensation decreased slightly year-over-year, his AICP payment was higher for 2017 due to the Company's operating performance, particularly 2017 AICP Adjusted Free Cash Flow and 2017 AICP Adjusted Net Sales. The Fair Market Value of Mr. Festa’s 2016 RSU grants included $125,437 in incremental fair value due to the adjustment of a previously granted RSU award as a result of the separation in 2016. If the latter were excluded, Mr. Festa's compensation increased approximately 2% year-over-year.
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| Compensation Element | | 2017 ($) | | 2016 ($) | | Percentage Increase (Decrease)
(%) |
| Base Salary | | 975,000 |
| | 975,000 |
| | — |
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| Annual Cash Incentive | | 1,218,800 |
| | 1,023,750 |
| | 19.1 |
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| Fair Market Value of Stock Option Grant | | 1,064,660 |
| | 1,141,283 |
| | (6.7 | ) |
| Fair Market Value of PBU Grant | | 2,125,019 |
| | 2,124,966 |
| | N/A |
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| Fair Market Value of RSU Grant | | 1,062,509 |
| | 1,187,954 |
| | (10.6 | ) |
| Total Direct Compensation | | 6,445,988 |
| | 6,452,953 |
| | (0.1 | ) |
Overview of Our Executive Compensation Program and Philosophy
Key Objectives
The key objectives of the Grace executive compensation program for executive officers are to incentivize and motivate our executive officers to improve our performance, deliver our growth plan, and increase stockholdershareholder value; and to enable us to compete effectively with other firms in attracting, motivating and retaining executives. We designed the incentive compensation portion of the program to closely align the financial interests of our executive officers with those of our stockholders.shareholders. Because executive officers have a substantial ability to influence business success, we believe that the portion of compensation that is at-risk based on organization-wide performance should increase as the level of responsibility increases.
We also expect the executive compensation program to be effectuatedapplied consistently with our culture of ethical conduct, personal integrity, and compliance with both our policies and applicable law. We requireexpect our executive officers to set anlead by example, formodeling our employees and our other business associates in emphasizing the Grace Core Values in their daily business conduct. The Grace Core Values consist of a commitment to teamwork, performance, integrity, speed and innovation, which, with our overall commitment to safety, are the foundation of our corporate culture.
StockShare Ownership Guidelines
Our Board has designed and implemented stockshare ownership guidelines to align the long-term financial interests of our directors and executive officers with the long-term interests of our stockholders.shareholders. The guidelines are set forth under "Proposal“Proposal One—Election of Directors—Corporate Governance—StockShare Ownership Guidelines."Guidelines” and are incorporated herein by reference.
Annual Say-On-Pay Vote Results
At our annual meeting in May 2017, approximately 90% of the stockholder votes cast supported our executive compensation program in an advisory “say-on-pay” vote. Based on its review and consideration of the 2017 stockholder advisory vote, the committee believes these results indicate strong support for our compensation policies and confirm the importance of our maintaining a strong link between pay and performance in our compensation philosophy and market-best practices. The committee welcomes the continued input of stockholders by means of the annual advisory "say-on-pay" vote and the Company remains committed to stockholder engagement. (See "Proposal One—Election of Directors—Corporate Governance—Stockholder Engagement.")
How We Set Compensation — Elements and Target Mix
Our Board of Directors has delegated to the committee, the authority for approving and administering the compensation program for executive officers (including the "named executive officers"NEOs in the Summary Compensation Table set forth under "—“—Compensation Tables"Tables”) to the committee.. Our Board has appointed all of the independent members of our Board to serve as members of the committee.
Elements of Compensation
The following table outlines the major elements of compensation in 20172020 for the named executive officers:
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| Compensation Element | | Definition | | Rationale |
| Base Salary | | Fixed cash compensation paid monthly
| | Payment for completion of day-to-day responsibilities |
| Annual Incentive Compensation Plan | | Variable cash compensation earned by annual personalindividual performance and achievement of pre-established annual corporate financial performance goals | | Builds accountability for achieving annual financial and business results and personalindividual performance goals |
| Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan (Stock Options) | | Equity compensation with staggered vesting that increases in value with increases in stock price; value is equivalent to approximately 25% of executive officer'sofficer’s long-term incentive grant value for the year | | Builds accountability for sustained financial results; Aligns long-term interests of executive officers and stockholders;shareholders; Encourages executive retention |
Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan (Performance-Based Units)
(PBUs) | | Equity compensation subject to performance-based vesting criteria over a three-year period; value is equivalent to approximately 50% of executive officer'sofficer’s long-term incentive grant value for the year | | Builds accountability for sustained financial results; Aligns long-term interests of executive officers and stockholders;shareholders; Encourages executive retention |
Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan (Restricted Stock Units)(RSUs) | | Equity compensation with staggered vesting that increases in value with increases in stock price; value is equivalent to approximately 25% of executive officer’s long-term incentive grant value for the year | | Builds accountability for sustained financial results; Aligns long-term interests of executive officers and stockholders;shareholders; Encourages executive retention |
| U.S. Defined Contribution Retirement Plans | | Savings and Investment Plan (401(k))-Standard tax-qualified defined contribution retirement benefit subject to limitations on compensation and benefits under the U.S. Tax Code | | Provides U.S. employees with the opportunity to save for retirement on a tax-advantaged basis with matched contributions from Grace |
| | Savings and Investment Plan Replacement Payment Plan (nonqualified) provides benefits in excess of those permitted under the Savings and Investment Plan | | Provides certain highly-paid U.S. employees with the opportunity for the same level of Grace match as other participants in the Savings and Investment Plan, notwithstanding U.S. Tax Code limitations |
| U.S. Defined Benefit Retirement Plans | | Retirement Plan for Salaried Employees (“Pension PlanPlan”) - Standard tax-qualified pension plan subject to limitations on compensation and benefits under the U.S. Tax Code | | Provides U.S. employees with retirement income |
| | Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan (nonqualified)
| | Provides certain highly-paid U.S. employees with the same benefit formula as other participants in the Pension Plan, notwithstanding U.S. Tax Code limitations |
Target Compensation Mix
As determined by the committee, and informed by market practices, our compensation mix at target (shown belowabove for both our CEO and, collectively, for the other named executive officers)NEOs) is largely incentive-based. The charts further below include annualized 20172020 base salary, target AICP, and grant date fair values for the LTIPs granted in 2017.2020 LTIP grants. The charts below illustrate how the mix of target total direct compensation for our named executive officersNEOs emphasizes incentive compensation, with a significant focus on long-term incentives tied to our long-term performance. Further, the charts indicate the high
percentage of executive compensation that is "at-risk,"“at-risk,” demonstrating the linkage of stockholdershareholder interests and executive officer performance goals.
CEO Compensation Mix At Target Other NEO Compensation Mix At Target |
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CEO Compensation Mix At Target | Other NEO Compensation Mix At Target |
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Compensation Benchmarking
In order to gauge market compensation levels and practices, the committee has retained the services of Willis Towers Watson, anWTW, a leading independent risk managementglobal advisory, broking and human resources consulting firm.solutions company. Periodically, the committee consults with Willis Towers WatsonWTW for an assessment of our executive officer compensation program relative to the competitive market.
The committee, with the assistance of WTW, has selected the companies below as our compensation peer group based upon their industry (those being chemicals, materials and specialty chemicals), size and global scope, revenues, profitability, market capitalization, market for talent, and the availability of public information regarding their compensation practices. The committee relies upon the compensation data gathered from the peer group as well as published broad industry survey data, reflecting the chemicals and general manufacturing industries, to represent the competitive market for executive talent for our executive officers, and does not focus on any specific data or benchmark for guidance when making pay decisions. The committee reviews the composition of our compensation peer group regularlyannually to ensure that it remains suitable and appropriate.appropriate and removes companies that are no longer public entities.
Peer Group
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| Albemarle Corp. | | Hexcel Corp. |
| Ashland Global Holdings Inc. | | International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. |
Ashland Global Holdings Inc.Cabot Corp. | | Minerals Technologies Inc. |
Cabot Corp.Celanese Corporation | | NewMarket Corporation |
Celanese CorporationElement Solutions Inc. | | OlinPQ Corporation |
| Ferro Corporation | | Platform Specialty Products Corporation |
FMC Corp. | | RPM International Inc. |
HB Fuller Co.FMC Corp. | | A. Schulman Inc. |
GCP Applied Technologies Inc. | | Sensient Technologies Corporation |
Hexcel Corp.HB Fuller Co. | | Valspar Corp.Stepan Company |
When reviewing the appropriateness of including companies in our peer group based on revenues, we take into accountconsider the revenuestotal net sales of Advanced Refining Technologies LLC (or “ART”), our joint venture with Chevron Products Company, a division of Chevron U.S.A. Inc. (ART)., given our significant managerial responsibilities in connection therewith. Net sales of ART, an unconsolidated affiliate in which we have a 50% interest, were $447.3$481.9 million during 2017.2020. We also consider total ART revenuesnet sales in survey benchmarking.
Contributions of the Committee, CEO and Consultant in our Executive Compensation Process
Role of the Compensation Committee
Pursuant to a delegation from our Board, of Directors, the committee is responsible for reviewing and approving the compensation of all executive officers, including:
•base salary;salary
•annual incentive compensation;compensation
•long-term incentive compensation;compensation
•employment agreements;agreements
•severance arrangements;arrangements
•change in control agreements; andagreements
•any special or supplemental benefits not generally available to salaried employees.employees
The committee implements a highly-focusedoversees executive development and succession planning for the CEO and the other executive officers; reviews management’s goal setting process; identifies important year-over-year and multi-year targets; and commits the executive compensation program to a rigorous review annually. The committee reviews and approves all corporate goals and objectives used in determining the incentive compensation of each executive officer. Also, the committee oversees the development of succession plans for the CEO and the other named executive officers.officer including our NEOs. Our human resources department and legal services group provide advice and legal and administrative assistance to aid the committee in meeting its responsibilities.
The committee reviews the distribution of peer group pay practices and broad industry data and determines the appropriate positioning of each executive officer'sofficer’s compensation based on several factors, including:
the•the executive officer’s role and level of responsibility;responsibility
•the executive officer'sofficer’s individual performance in that role;role
•the need to attract, retain and motivate and retainthe talent required for world-class leadership;leadership
•the economic and business environment in which Grace operates;operates
•the importance of the executive officer to Grace’s objectives and strategy;strategy
•internal comparisons of pay and roles within the executive officer group;
•legal and governance requirements and standards related to executive compensation, including internal pay equity with other salaried employees; andemployees
•with respect to executive officers other than the CEO, the CEO’s recommendation of appropriate compensation levels.levels
The committee’s compensation philosophy is to attract, retain and motivate employees to deliver results and increase shareholder value, performing in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders. The committee conducts an annual evaluation of each executive officer'sreviews compensation policies and plans to ensure that this philosophy is supported and that such policies and plans allow the Company to compete effectively with other firms in attracting, motivating and retaining the talent required.
Each year, the committee evaluates the leadership ability, business experience, technical skill, and potential to contribute to Grace’s overall performance.performance, of each executive officer (including our NEOs). In addition, since the number of executive officers is small, the committee is able to spend considerable time with each executive officer outside committee meetings, so the committee members are able to develop strong personalholistic views of each executive officer’s performance and potential. The committee also reviews each executive officer'sofficer’s existing compensation. This information, presented in the form of a "tally“tally sheet,"” reflects all compensation payable or potentially payable to each executive officer under our compensation program. For each executive officer, the committee reviews the tally sheet, the peer group information, and broad industry data to provide context to the compensation decision.decisions. The committee then reviews the recommendation of the CEO, as discussed below, solely with respect to the other
executive officers, and makes the compensation determination based on its individual evaluation of each executive officer.
The committee'scommittee’s process for determining the compensation of the CEO is similar to the process it applies to other executive officers. The committee reviews and approves corporate goals and objectives used in determining the compensation of the CEO. The committee evaluates the CEO'sCEO’s performance in light ofconsidering those goals and objectives as well as market data and has sole authority to determine the CEO'sCEO’s compensation based on this evaluation. The CEO plays no part in the committee'scommittee’s deliberations concerning, or approval of, histhe CEO’s own compensation. The committee believes the CEO'sCEO’s compensation should be higher than the compensation of other executive officers because the CEO is uniquely positioned to influence all aspects of our operations and performance and the resulting return to our stockholders.shareholders. In addition, the committee believes that a competitive compensation package that aligns the interests of the CEO with Grace's stockholdersGrace’s shareholders is the most effective way to incentivize the CEO and maximize companyCompany performance. The committee'scommittee’s view is consistent with the practices of the compensation peer group companies and the broad industry data that itthe committee has reviewed.reviewed, as described in greater detail in the section below titled “Role of the Compensation Consultant.”
RoleEffect of Dividends on LTIP Awards
Following common market practice, the committee approved “dividend equivalent” accruals for holders of unvested RSUs and PBUs (which would be paid to holders only following vesting of the Chief Executive Officer
The CEO proposes compensationunderlying award). Dividend equivalents accrue quarterly (based on target levels, in the case of PBUs) throughout the vesting period on all unvested PBUs and RSUs. In the case of PBUs we then adjust these dividend equivalents for actual Company performance (financial results) at the other executive officers. The CEO bases his recommendations for the other executive officers on his personal reviewend of the factors considered by the committee, as described above. Although the committee affords the CEO’s recommendations significant weight, the committee retains full discretion when determining executive officer compensation. Although not a member of the committee, the CEO attends committee meetings and participates in committee deliberations regarding compensation levels for the other executive officers. The CEO is excused from deliberations regarding his own compensation and from the "executive session" portion of each meeting when the committee meets alone or alone with its outside advisors. The CEO is also excused when the committee meets separately with internal advisors from our human resources group.
Role of the Compensation Consultant
In orderperformance period to add rigor in the process of setting executive officer compensation and to inform the committee of market trends, the committee has engaged the services of Willis Towers Watson to analyze our executive compensation structure and plan designs, and to assess whether our compensation program is competitive and supports the committee’s goal to align the interests of our executive teamcorrespond with the interestsnumber of our stockholders.
Specific services provided by Willis Towers Watson in 2017 included:
participation in selected committee meetings;
review of our pay-for-performance alignment;
review of risk factors associated withPBUs earned. In the design and administration ofevent an employee leaves the Company's executive compensation program;
review of companies included in the compensation peer group;
preparation of market compensation dataCompany before dividend equivalents are paid, for executives and outside directors;
review of the CEO’s compensation recommendations for the other named executive officers;
presentation of recommendations for the CEO’s compensationretirement, disability, or voluntary/involuntary termination, proration rules would apply to the committee;dividend equivalents and any resulting unvested dividends would be forfeited. We do not provide dividend equivalents for stock option awards.
assessment of the share usage under our long-term incentive plan versus the peer group;
advice on incentive compensation plan design;
advice on current market trends and practices; and
review of compensation disclosure.
We expect Willis Towers Watson and our executive officers, including our CEO, Chief Human Resources Officer and General Counsel, and their respective subordinates, to meet, exchange information and otherwise cooperate in the performance of their respective duties outside committee meetings.
During 2017, the Company paid fees to Willis Towers Watson for services rendered in respect of executive officer and director compensation in the amount of $194,632. In addition, management engaged Willis Towers Watson to provide additional services to the Company in an amount equal to
$374,122 during 2017. These services included human capital and broking, and data, surveys and technology.
The committee has the sole authority to approve the independent compensation consultant’s fees and terms of engagement. The committee annually reviews its relationship with Willis Towers Watson to ensure independence. The process includes a review of the services Willis Towers Watson provides, the quality of those services, and fees associated with the services during 2017 as well as consideration of the factors impacting independence that the NYSE rules require. In its review, the committee noted no conflicts of interest related to the work of Willis Towers Watson and has determined the consultant to be independent.
Application of the Compensation Program for 2017 — Elements, Targets and Results
Base Salary
The committee generally reviews base salaries for executive officers annually, but also when roles change significantly. The committee takes into account individual performance, achievement of individual strategic objectives, changes in the breadth or scope of responsibilities, and its review of competitive compensation information described above. In 2017, the committee maintained base salaries for the named executive officers continuing in their positions at the 2016 levels, as set forth in the following table, since the committee determined that such compensation levels were competitive within our peer group. In keeping with the committee’s view that a substantial portion of executive compensation should be at risk, Mr. Festa has not had an increase in base salary since 2011.
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| Named Executive Officer | | Base Salary Rate as of 12/31/2017 ($) | | Base Salary Rate as of 12/31/2016 ($) | | Percentage Increase in Base Salary Rate (%) |
| A. E. Festa | | 975,000 | | 975,000 | | — |
| T. E. Blaser | | 450,000 | | 450,000 | | — |
| H. La Force | | 600,000 | | 600,000 | | — |
| M. A. Shelnitz | | 425,000 | | 425,000 | | — |
| E. C. Brown | | 375,000 | | 375,000 | | — |
Annual Incentive Compensation
The AICP is a cash-based, pay-for-performance incentive plan. Its purpose is to motivate and reward upper- and middle-level employees, including executive officers, for their contributions to our performance. The amount of an individual incentive award payment under the AICP is based upon:
the individual's AICP target amount;
the funding of the AICP incentive pool based on our performance; and
the individual's personal performance.
The committee established 2017 AICP targets in February 2017, based on the performance targets in our 2017 annual operating plan and after considering the general economic environment in which we expected to be operating during the year.
In 2017, the committee emphasized earnings, cash generation, and revenue performance in setting the annual incentive compensation plan goals. Consistent with 2016, earnings remained weighted for half of the plan, reflecting an emphasis on margins and controlling costs. The committee viewed strong cash performance as critical to our strategic direction in 2017 and a key component in our future plans and consequently weighted cash generation at 25% for 2017. The committee also gave sales equal weight at 25% for 2017 to stress the importance of revenue growth.
For earnings, the committee used "Adjusted EBIT."
For cash generation, the committee used "Adjusted Free Cash Flow."
For revenue growth, the committee used "Adjusted Net Sales."
Adjusted EBIT demonstrates our effectiveness at growing the Company profitably through our focus on value selling, manufacturing excellence, and operating cost productivity. Adjusted Free Cash Flow reflects how well we manage our business as a whole; including net sales and profit growth and the investment required to support that growth. Adjusted Net Sales emphasizes the importance of top-line growth in measuring our market segment performance and confirmation of our ability to earn the confidence and trust of our customers.
In setting the actual amount of the Corporate AICP incentive pool, the committee has discretion to adjust the performance objectives, adjust the calculation of each performance measure or adjust the size of the AICP incentive pool irrespective of the achievement of performance objectives.
The 2017 AICP targets for our named executive officers remained substantially the same as in 2016.
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| Named Executive Officer | | AICP Target as Percentage of Base Salary in 2017 | | AICP Target as Percentage of Base Salary in 2016 | |
| A. E. Festa | | 125 | % | | 125 | % | |
| T. E. Blaser | | 70 | % | | 70 | % | |
| H. La Force | | 85 | % | | 84.5 | % | (1) |
| M. A. Shelnitz | | 70 | % | | 70 | % | |
| E. C. Brown | | 70 | % | | 70 | % | |
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(1) | Reflects Mr. La Force's 2016 blended AICP target. Effective February 2016, Mr. La Force's AICP target increased from 80% to 85% of his base salary. |
Actual awards for executive officers may range from $0 to an amount equal to 200% of the target amount, based on the factors described above.
2017 AICP Performance Targets (For results in these three AICP target categories, see below.)
The amount of the AICP incentive pool is the sum of the amounts funded in the Adjusted EBIT Pool, Adjusted Free Cash Flow Pool and the Adjusted Net Sales Pool. The funding of each pool is determined independently by reference to the Adjusted EBIT Target, Cash Target and Sales Target set forth in the Grace annual operating plan for the one-year performance period as follows:
2017 AICP Performance Target—Adjusted EBIT
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Percentage Funded in Adjusted EBIT Pool* (%) | | Grace Performance as a Percentage of Adjusted EBIT Target (%) | | Grace Adjusted EBIT Target (in millions $) |
| 200 | | 120 or above | | 498 or above |
| 150 | | 110 | | 457 |
| 100 | | 100 | | 415 |
| 75 | | 93 | | 384 |
| 50 | | 85 | | 353 |
| — | | Below 85 | | Below 353 |
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* | Actual amount funded to the Adjusted EBIT Pool is prorated on a straight line basis for performance that falls between the performance targets set forth in the table. |
2017 AICP Performance Target—Adjusted Free Cash Flow
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Percentage Funded in Cash Pool (%)* | | Grace Performance as a Percentage of Cash Target (%) | | Grace Cash Target (in millions $) |
| 200 | | 120 or above | | 318 or above |
| 150 | | 110 | | 292 |
| 100 | | 100 | | 265 |
| 75 | | 93 | | 245 |
| 50 | | 85 | | 225 |
| — | | Below 85 | | Below 225 |
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* | Actual amount funded to the Adjusted Free Cash Flow Pool is prorated on a straight line basis for performance that falls between the performance targets set forth in the table. |
2017 AICP Performance Target—Adjusted Net Sales
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Percentage Funded in Sales Pool (%)* | | Grace Performance as a Percentage of Sales Target (%) | | Grace Sales Target (in millions $) |
| 200 | | 110 | | 1,815 |
| 150 | | 105 | | 1,733 |
| 100 | | 100 | | 1,650 |
| 75 | | 98 | | 1,617 |
| 50 | | 95 | | 1,568 |
| — | | Below 95 | | Below 1,568 |
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* | Actual amount funded to the Adjusted Net Sales Pool is prorated on a straight line basis for performance that falls between the performance targets set forth in the table. |
2017 AICP Results in Performance Target Categories
Grace's 2017 AICP results for the one-year performance period were as follows:
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2017 AICP Adjusted EBIT | | 414.0 |
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2017 AICP Adjusted Free Cash Flow | | 274.0 |
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2017 AICP Adjusted Net Sales | | 1,683.6 |
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2017 AICP Funding
Our 2017 AICP Adjusted Free Cash Flow and AICP Adjusted Net Sales were well above our 2017 annual operating plan, while our AICP Adjusted EBIT was 1% below plan. This aggregate performance resulted in 100% of the Corporate Target AICP Incentive Pool being funded, following a downward adjustment by exercise of committee discretion to reflect receipt of business interruption insurance proceeds that exceeded amounts forecast in our annual operating plan, as shown the following table:
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| 2017 AICP Adjusted EBIT (in millions) | | $ | 414.0 |
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| Interpolated Portion of AICP Incentive Pool funded in respect of Adjusted EBIT Target | | 99 | % |
| 2017 AICP Adjusted Free Cash Flow (in millions) | | $ | 274.0 |
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| Interpolated Portion of AICP Incentive Pool funded in respect of Adjusted Free Cash Flow Target | | 117 | % |
| 2017 AICP Adjusted Net Sales (in millions) | | $ | 1,683.6 |
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| Interpolated Portion of AICP Incentive Pool funded in respect of Net Sales Target | | 120 | % |
| Calculated AICP Incentive Pool Percentage | | 108 | % |
| Downward adjustment in committee discretion relating to insurance proceeds received | | 8 | % |
| Percentage of Target AICP Incentive Pool funded | | 100 | % |
The above table reflects the Corporate Target AICP Incentive Pool funding and is a combination of AICP results for all eligible employees (both functional and operational), including the named executive officers.
Executive Officer Annual2018-2020 Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan (EAICP)(or “2018 LTIP”) —Funding of Payments PBUs
The Executive Officer Annual Incentive Compensation Plan, or EAICP, applicable to all executive officers, provides for performance-based incentives designed to meet the requirements for tax deductibility under Section 162(m) of the Tax Code. AICP payments to executive officers are funded from the EAICP incentive pool. The EAICP incentive pool is funded at 200% of the aggregate of the executive officers' AICP target awards if Grace meets the performance targets that the committee establishes for a specified year. In setting the actual amount of executive officers' AICP awards, the committee has the discretion to reduce, but not increase, the amount of the EAICP incentive pool and the amounts, based on the EAICP incentive pool, of individual AICP payments to executive officers. For 2017, the EAICP performance target was $150 million in Adjusted Free Cash Flow. Since actual Grace performance in respect of the Adjusted Free Cash Flow performance target was $274 million, the EAICP incentive pool was fully funded. The committee exercised its discretion to reduce actual awards to the named executive officers in line with AICP performance to the amounts reflected in the table below.
2017 AICP payments to the named executive officers are as set forth below:
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A. E. Festa | | 1,218,800 |
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T. E. Blaser | | 315,000 |
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H. La Force | | 510,000 |
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M. A. Shelnitz | | 297,500 |
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E. C. Brown | | 262,500 |
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Long-Term Incentive Compensation
Our Long-Term Incentive Plans, or LTIPs, are designed to motivate and reward LTIP participants, including our named executive officers, for their contributions to our performance over a multi-year period, align their financial interests with those of our stockholders, and guide their behavior accordingly by making a significant portion of their total compensation variable and dependent upon our sustained financial performance. We seek long-term operational excellence, quality of earnings and stockholder value creation. The target value of the LTIP award for each LTIP participant, with the exception of the CEO, was determined by the committee based on the recommendation of the CEO. The target value of the CEO’s LTIP award was determined by the committee. These target award values were determined by reviewing current market compensation data (as discussed earlier in this report), historical long-term
incentive target values, the level of dilutionPBUs represented by outstanding equity awards and internal pay equity considerations.
LTIP grants for 2017 consisted of three components:
Performance-Based Units (50%);
Restricted Stock Units (25%); and
Stock Options (25%).
2017-2019 Performance-Based Units (50% of 2017 LTIP Value)
Performance-based units, or PBUs, representapproximately 50% of the value of our 20172018 LTIP awards. The PBUs are share-denominated and the actual number of shares earned by a named executive officer can varythe NEOs in respect of the 2018 PBUs was determined based on the achievement of specified business performance objectives. The value of the PBUs also varies based on the value of our stock and the amount of dividends paid on that stock. Accordingly, PBUs align leadership focus with our expectations for the ongoing success of our business and for increasing long-term stockholder value.objectives through December 31, 2020. Specifically, the amountrealized value of an individual payout under a performance-based unit2018 PBU award iswas based upon:
•the individual’s performance-based unitPBU target share amount;
•the growth in our LTIP Adjusted EPS over the three-year performance period;
•the Total Shareholder ReturnTSR for the three-year performance period as compared to the Russell 1000 Index;1000; and
•the value of Grace common stock on the payout date.
Payouts to executive officers whothe NEOs in respect of PBUs are subject to our stock ownership guidelines, including the named executive officers, are payablemade in shares of Grace common stock. PayoutsThe three-year EPS targets are set taking into account anticipated repurchases by the Company of its common stock; the committee has discretion to other participants are payable in cash. PBUs "cliff vest" after a three-year performance period.adjust for share repurchases above or below such anticipated levels.
2018 LTIP Performance Target — LTIP Adjusted EPS
The committee selected Adjusted EPS as the primary performance measure for the 2018 PBUs, reflecting our focus on long-term operational excellence and quality of earnings. In determining cumulative LTIPThe Adjusted EPS growth,targets were reflective of a baseline Adjusted EPS for the performance period may be adjusted in the discretion of the committee to eliminate the effect of changes in accounting, like our adoption of mark-to-market pension accounting, or significant changes in our business, like a significant acquisition or divestment.$3.36. In order to earn 100% of the target share amount, our cumulative annual LTIP Adjusted EPS for 2019 mustgrowth from the 2017 baseline performance to 2020 actual performance had to reach $3.80,$4.75 (approximately 141% of the $3.36 baseline amount), as reflected in the following table:
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Percentage of PBU Award Funded per Adjusted EPS Performance
(%)* | | Grace Performance as a Percentage of Adjusted EPS Target
(%) | | Grace Adjusted EPS Target
($) |
| 200 | | 120 | | 5.70 |
| 150 | | 110 | | 5.23 |
| 100 | | 100 | | 4.75 |
| 83 | | 95 | | 4.51 |
| 67 | | 90 | | 4.28 |
| 50 | | 85 | | 4.04 |
| 0 | | Below 85 | | 4.04 |
2017* Actual amount funded per Adjusted EPS Performance is prorated on a straight-line basis for performance that falls between the performance targets set forth in the table. Figures in the table may be rounded.
2018 LTIP Performance Target—Adjusted EPS
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| Percentage of PBU Award Funded per Adjusted EPS Performance (%)* | | Grace Performance as a Percentage of Adjusted EPS Target (%) | | Grace Adjusted EPS Target ($) |
| 200 | | 120 | | 4.56 |
| 150 | | 110 | | 4.18 |
| 100 | | 100 | | 3.80 |
| 83 | | 95 | | 3.61 |
| 67 | | 90 | | 3.42 |
| 50 | | 85 | | 3.23 |
| — | | Below 85 | | Below 3.23 |
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* | Actual amount funded per Adjusted EPS Performance is prorated on a straight line basis for performance that falls between the performance targets set forth in the table. Figures in the table may be rounded. |
2017 LTIP Performance Targets—Total Shareholder Return TSR
The committee has selected Total Shareholder ReturnTSR as the second performance measure for performance-based unit2018 PBU awards, which providesprovided enhanced alignment with actual stockholdershareholder value creation. We calculate Total Shareholder Return as the growth in stock price between the first and last business day of the performance period plus dividends reinvested compared to the same figure for the Russell 1000 Index. The number of performance-based unitPBU shares to be paid out based upon EPS targets as shown in the above table iswas subject to adjustment, up or down, by a factor of 25% if relative Total Shareholder ReturnTSR for the three-year period 2017-20192018-2020 is above the 75th percentile or below the 25th percentile of the Russell 1000 Index, respectively, subject to a maximum funding percentage of 200. The committee chose the Russell 1000 Index as it is a broad representation of similarly-sized companies, including a majority of the Company'sCompany’s peers.
2018-2020 LTIP Adjusted EPS and Total Shareholder Return Results and 2018-2020 PBU Payouts
Based on the final EPS results, the formulaic payout of the 2018-2020 PBUs was 0% based on the direct impact of COVID-19 on our 2020 performance. The committee believed that this result did not accurately reflect the achievements of the executive team over the performance period, and with the advice of its independent compensation consultant, explored ways to more effectively balance pay and performance alignment.
The committee determined that it was important to recognize the financial accomplishments that the executive team had achieved through the first two years of the performance period prior to the pandemic, while holding the executive team accountable for the Company’s financial performance in the final year of the period. The committee also determined that it was important to hold the executive team accountable for relative shareholder value creation across the full performance period. The committee concluded that it was appropriate to bifurcate the three-year performance period to reflect the unanticipated impact of COVID-19.
Through bifurcating the performance period, the committee believed the adjusted award enabled appropriate recognition of the above target performance delivered in the first two years of the performance period. The first period included 2018 and 2019, and the second period related to 2020. The target opportunity was pro-rated for the two periods, with the 2018-2019 period having two-thirds of the original opportunity and 2020 having one-third. The relative TSR modifier, measured over the original three-year performance period, continued to have effect for the full award. The Adjusted EPS goal was not modified; rather, payout in respect of the 2018-2019 period was based on progress towards the pro-rated original 2020 goal.
Achievement related to the adjusted award segment pertaining to 2018 and 2019 was assessed based on progress towards achieving the 2020 target goal, pro-rated for the length of the segment performance period.
The target goal of $4.75 for 2020 represented a $1.39 improvement in Adjusted EPS compared to 2017 Adjusted EPS of $3.36 (Adjusted EPS for 2017 of $3.40 was further adjusted downward by $0.04 for stock-based compensation changes driven by Accounting Standards Update 2016-09). In 2019, the Company achieved Adjusted EPS of $4.38, a $1.02 improvement over the 2017 Adjusted EPS baseline. This represented the Company achieving 73% progress towards the 2020 target by the end of 2019 ($1.02 two-year improvement divided by the $1.39 three-year improvement goal).
Awards are also subject to a relative TSR modifier which adjusts the payout depending on the Company’s stock price performance when compared to the Russell 1000 index. Given this measure is, by design, self-calibrating (given the fact the Company’s TSR peers were also affected by COVID-19 and other environmental impacts in 2020) the committee did not believe it was necessary to adjust for the impact of COVID-19. Our TSR performance for the three-year period relative to the constituents in the Russell 1000 over the same period was in the lowest quartile, resulting in an additional 25% reduction in the number of PBUs earned in accordance with our program design (in other words, the number of earned PBUs was multiplied by 75%).
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| Threshold | Target | Maximum | Actual |
| Performance | < 25th Percentile | 25th – 75th Percentile | > 75th Percentile | 24th Percentile |
| Modifier | 75% | 100% | 125% | 75% |
As a result of the bifurcated performance period, Adjusted EPS performance and the relative TSR modifier, all plan participants (including NEOs) each received shares representing approximately 55% of their target PBU award.
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Grace TSR relative to Russell 1000 TSRWeighting | | Adjustment to PBU Award as calculated based upon EPS Target2/3 | | 1/3 |
Above 75th PercentileAchievement (% of Target) | | Increase of 25% of PBU Award109% (a) | | 0% (b) |
Between 25th and 75th PercentileWeighted Achievement | | No Adjustment to PBU Award73% of target |
Below 25th PercentileRelative TSR Modifier | | Decrease75% (25% reduction in earned payout) |
| With TSR Modifier | | 55% of 25% of PBU Awardtarget |
Restricted Stock Units (25%(a)The committee divided: (i) the 73% progress made towards the 2020 goal within the 2018-2019 period by (ii) the proportion of LTIP Value)
RSUs represent 25%performance period represented by the 2018-2019 period, which is approximately 67% of the cycle, to arrive at a payout for this two-year segment of 109% (that is, 73%/67%).
(b)The Company’s Adjusted EPS performance of $2.64 in 2020 fell below threshold performance and resulted in a 0% payout for the 2020 award segment.
Earned shares, and their value as of our 2017 LTIP awards. The value of a restricted stock unit is directlythe payment date, for each executive related to the value2018-2020 PBUs are shown in the table below.
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| Name | | Target PBU Payout
(Units) | Adjusted EPS Funding for 2018-2020(a) | Relative TSR Modifier Factor for 2018-2020 | Final PBU Payout as Percentage of Target | Final PBU Payout (Shares) | Actual Value of 2018-2020 PBU Payout(b)
($) |
| Hudson. La Force | | 9,653 | 73% | 75% | 55% | 5,310 | 314,671 |
| William C. Dockman | | 1,768 | 73% | 75% | 55% | 973 | 57,660 |
| Elizabeth C. Brown | | 3,713 | 73% | 75% | 55% | 2,043 | 121,068 |
| Keith N. Cole | | 3,342 | 73% | 75% | 55% | 1,839 | 108,979 |
| Mark A. Shelnitz | | 4,084 | 73% | 75% | 55% | 2,247 | 133,157 |
(a)Based on weighted average of Grace common stock, so restricted stock units provide direct alignment betweenperformance across each segment of the interestsbifurcated performance period.
(b)The actual values of our executive officers and stockholders. RSUs granted in 2017 vest in three equal installments beginningthe PBU payouts were determined based on the anniversary of the grant date, generally subject to continued employment of the holder of the restricted stock units. Payouts to executives who are subject to the stock ownership guidelines, including the named executive officers, are payable in shares of common stock. Payouts to other participants are payable in cash.
Stock Options (25% of LTIP Value)
Stock options represent 25% of the value of our 2017 LTIP awards. The value of stock options is directly related to the increase in the value of our stock, so stock options provide direct alignment between the interests of our executive officers and stockholders. In determining the value of stock option awards, the committee uses an analysis of stock option value based on an adjusted Black-Scholes option pricing model and reviews this analysis with Willis Towers Watson. The committee approved the stock option grants included in the 2017 LTIP on February 23, 2017. The exerciseclosing price of the stock options was $71.41, which was the average of the high and low trading prices of Grace common stock on the NYSE on February 23, 2017.26, 2021, payment date of $59.26.
Other Components and Features of our Executive Compensation Program
Pension Plan/Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan
As described below under the caption “—Compensation Tables—Pension Benefits,” payments under our tax-qualified pension plan are calculated using annual compensation, including base salary and AICP awards, and years of credited Grace service. The termcommittee has also implemented a Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan, generally referred to as a SERP, which applies to approximately 50 executive employees, including the NEOs whose annual compensation exceeds the amount that can be taken into account for purposes of calculating benefits under tax-qualified pension plans. Under this plan, each such employee will receive the full pension to which that employee would be entitled in the absence of the stock optionslimitations described above and other limitations imposed under federal income tax law. The SERP is five yearsunfunded and is not qualified for tax purposes. The defined benefit pension plan and SERP have been closed to new entrants since January 1, 2017. Furthermore, in January 2021, Grace announced both plans will be frozen as of December 31, 2024 and as of January 1, 2025, all participants will be moved to a defined contribution retirement plan already in place for new hires as of January 1, 2017.
Savings and Investment Plan/Replacement Payment Plan
We generally offer a tax-qualified 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan, or S&I Plan, to employees under which they vest overmay save a portion of their annual compensation in investment accounts on a pre- or post-tax basis. During 2020, we matched 100% of employee savings under the S&I Plan up to 6% of the employee’s base salary and annual incentive compensation. The committee believes that a 401(k) plan with a meaningful Company match is an effective recruiting and retention tool for our employees, including our NEOs. The committee has also implemented
an S&I Plan Replacement Payment Plan that currently applies to approximately 45 executive employees, including the NEOs, whose annual compensation exceeds the amount that can be taken into account for purposes of calculating benefits under tax-qualified savings plans, including the S&I Plan. Under the Replacement Plan, each such employee will receive the full matching payments to which that employee would be entitled in the absence of the limitations described above and other limitations imposed under federal income tax law.
Executive Personal Benefits
The committee believes that executive personal benefits should be limited. Executive officers, including the NEOs, are eligible to participate in an executive physical examination program that offers executives an annual comprehensive physical examination. Our CEO has access to corporate aircraft for reasonable personal travel and would be responsible for paying income taxes on the value of such travel as determined by the Internal Revenue Service.
Change in Control Severance Agreements
As described below under the caption “—Compensation Tables—Termination and Change in Control Arrangements,” we have entered into change in control severance agreements with each of the NEOs. We base the provisions in these agreements on competitive practice and design them to ensure that the NEOs’ interests remain aligned with the interests of our shareholders if a change in control occurs. Payments under these agreements are triggered by the involuntary termination of the executive officer’s employment without cause (including constructive termination caused by a material reduction in his or her authority or responsibility or by certain other circumstances) following a change in control, commonly referred to as a “double-trigger” arrangement. A change in control situation often undermines an executive officer’s job security, and it is to our benefit and our shareholders’ benefit to encourage our executive officers (including the NEOs) to seek out beneficial transactions and to remain employed through the closing of any transaction, even though their future employment at Grace may be uncertain. The change in control severance agreements are designed to reinforce and encourage the continued attention and dedication of the NEOs to their assigned duties without distraction in the face of potentially adverse circumstances arising from the possibility of a change in control of Grace. Certain terms of these agreements are described below under the caption “—Compensation Tables—Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control.”
Severance Arrangements
Grace maintains the Severance Plan for Leadership Team Officers of W. R. Grace & Co. (the “Executive Severance Plan”), which provides that, if the employment of an executive officer (including our NEOs) is terminated without cause without a change in control, he or she will be entitled to cash severance equal to the sum of his or her base salary and target bonus (two times the sum, in the case of the CEO). The Executive Severance Plan also provides that, upon a termination without cause not due to a change in control, an executive officer will be entitled to a prorated annual bonus for the year of termination if he or she has completed at least three yearsmonths of employment in equal annual installments, generallythe applicable year. Payments under the Executive Severance Plan are contingent upon the executive officer’s execution and non-revocation of a release of claims and non-compete and non-solicitation of employees covenants, in favor of Grace. We designed our severance arrangements to encourage and reinforce the continued attention and dedication of our executive officers to their assigned duties, without undue concern regarding their job security. See below under “—Compensation Tables—Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control” and under “—Termination and Change in Control Arrangements” in that section.
Executive Salary Protection Plan
As described below under the caption “—Compensation Tables—Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control,” our Executive Salary Protection Plan (“ESPP”) provides payments to our NEOs, or their respective beneficiaries, in the event of their disability or death prior to age 70 while employed by Grace. We designed the plan to encourage the continued attention and dedication of our executive officers (including our NEOs) to their assigned duties without undue concern regarding their ability to earn a living and support their families in the event of death or disability.
Vesting under the 2018 Stock Incentive Plan
Under the 2018 Stock Incentive Plan, subject to change in control provisions thereof, stock incentives shall vest no earlier than the continued employmentfirst anniversary of the holderdate the stock incentive is granted; provided, however, that, stock incentives that result in the issuance of an aggregate of up to 5% of the shares of Common Stock available under the Plan may be granted to any one or more NEOs without respect to such minimum vesting provisions and nothing therein shall preclude the committee from accelerating or maintaining the vesting of any stock options.incentives in connection with a named executive officer’s death, disability, retirement or other termination of Service.
Executive Compensation Program Philosophy, Objectives, and Processes
Alignment between Pay and Performance
The committee believes that the Company’s executive compensation program provides a strong linkage between pay and performance and is well-aligned with shareholder interests. Our measures of performance under our AICP and LTIP — Adjusted Net Sales, Adjusted EBIT, Adjusted Free Cash Flow, EPS and TSR, are accepted measures of financial success by the investment community, and similar measures are also used by our peer companies in various forms of incentives. The committee sets targets for these measures based on the macroeconomic environment, competitive dynamics, and factors unique to the Company. The committee designs these targets which, if attained, represent excellent performance by the Company. If the Company achieves or exceeds these targets, the committee believes executives generally should be rewarded with higher payouts of awards, and if targets are not met, executives generally should receive lower or no awards.
Key Objectives
The key objectives of the Grace executive compensation program for executive officers are to incentivize and motivate our executive officers to improve our performance, deliver our growth plan, and increase shareholder value; and to enable us to compete effectively with other firms in attracting, motivating and retaining executives. We designed the incentive compensation portion of the program to closely align the financial interests of our executive officers with those of our shareholders. Because executive officers have a substantial ability to influence business success, we believe that the portion of compensation that is at-risk based on organization-wide performance should increase as the level of responsibility increases.
We also expect the executive compensation program to be applied consistently with our culture of ethical conduct, personal integrity, and compliance with both our policies and applicable law. We expect our executive officers to lead by example, modeling our Grace Core Values in their daily business conduct. The Grace Core Values consist of a commitment to teamwork, performance, integrity, speed and innovation, which, with our overall commitment to safety, are the foundation of our corporate culture.
Share Ownership Guidelines
Our Board has designed and implemented share ownership guidelines to align the long-term financial interests of our directors and executive officers with the long-term interests of our shareholders. The guidelines are set forth under “Proposal One—Election of Directors—Corporate Governance—Share Ownership Guidelines” and are incorporated herein by reference.
How We Set Compensation — Elements and Target Mix
Our Board has delegated to the committee, the authority for approving and administering the compensation program for executive officers (including the NEOs in the Summary Compensation Table set forth under “—Compensation Tables”). Our Board has appointed all of the independent members of our Board to serve as members of the committee.
Elements of Compensation
The following table outlines the major elements of compensation in 2020 for the NEOs:
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| Compensation Element | | Definition | | Rationale |
| Base Salary | | Fixed cash compensation paid monthly | | Payment for completion of day-to-day responsibilities |
| Annual Incentive Compensation Plan | | Variable cash compensation earned by annual individual performance and achievement of pre-established annual corporate financial performance goals | | Builds accountability for achieving annual financial and business results and individual performance goals |
| Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan (Stock Options) | | Equity compensation with staggered vesting that increases in value with increases in stock price; value is equivalent to approximately 25% of executive officer’s long-term incentive grant value for the year | | Builds accountability for sustained financial results; Aligns long-term interests of executive officers and shareholders; Encourages executive retention |
| Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan (PBUs) | | Equity compensation subject to performance-based vesting criteria over a three-year period; value is equivalent to approximately 50% of executive officer’s long-term incentive grant value for the year | | Builds accountability for sustained financial results; Aligns long-term interests of executive officers and shareholders; Encourages executive retention |
| Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan (RSUs) | | Equity compensation with staggered vesting that increases in value with increases in stock price; value is equivalent to approximately 25% of executive officer’s long-term incentive grant value for the year | | Builds accountability for sustained financial results; Aligns long-term interests of executive officers and shareholders; Encourages executive retention |
| U.S. Defined Contribution Retirement Plans | | Savings and Investment Plan (401(k))-Standard tax-qualified defined contribution retirement benefit subject to limitations on compensation and benefits under the U.S. Tax Code | | Provides U.S. employees with the opportunity to save for retirement on a tax-advantaged basis with matched contributions from Grace |
| | Savings and Investment Plan Replacement Payment Plan (nonqualified) provides benefits in excess of those permitted under the Savings and Investment Plan | | Provides certain highly-paid U.S. employees with the opportunity for the same level of Grace match as other participants in the Savings and Investment Plan, notwithstanding U.S. Tax Code limitations |
| U.S. Defined Benefit Retirement Plans | | Retirement Plan for Salaried Employees (“Pension Plan”) - Standard tax-qualified pension plan subject to limitations on compensation and benefits under the U.S. Tax Code | | Provides U.S. employees with retirement income |
| | Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan (nonqualified)
| | Provides certain highly-paid U.S. employees with the same benefit formula as other participants in the Pension Plan, notwithstanding U.S. Tax Code limitations |
Target Compensation Mix
As determined by the committee, and informed by market practices, our compensation mix at target (shown above for both our CEO and, collectively, for the other NEOs) is largely incentive-based. The charts further below include 2020 base salary, target AICP, and grant date fair values for the 2020 LTIP grants. The charts illustrate how the mix of target total direct compensation for our NEOs emphasizes incentive compensation, with a significant focus on long-term incentives tied to our long-term performance. Further, the charts indicate the high percentage of executive compensation that is “at-risk,” demonstrating the linkage of shareholder interests and executive officer performance goals.
Compensation Benchmarking
In order to gauge market compensation levels and practices, the committee has retained the services of WTW, a leading independent global advisory, broking and solutions company. Periodically, the committee consults with WTW for an assessment of our executive officer compensation program relative to the competitive market.
The committee, with the assistance of WTW, has selected the companies below as our compensation peer group based upon their industry (those being chemicals, materials and specialty chemicals), size and global scope, revenues, profitability, market capitalization, market for talent, and the availability of public information regarding their compensation practices. The committee relies upon the compensation data gathered from the peer group as well as published broad industry survey data, reflecting the chemicals and general industries, to represent the competitive market for executive talent for our executive officers, and does not focus on any specific data or benchmark for guidance when making pay decisions. The committee reviews the composition of our compensation peer group annually to ensure that it remains suitable and appropriate and removes companies that are no longer public entities.
Peer Group
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| Albemarle Corp. | | Hexcel Corp. |
| Ashland Global Holdings Inc. | | International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. |
| Cabot Corp. | | Minerals Technologies Inc. |
| Celanese Corporation | | NewMarket Corporation |
| Element Solutions Inc. | | PQ Corporation |
| Ferro Corporation | | RPM International Inc. |
| FMC Corp. | | Sensient Technologies Corporation |
| HB Fuller Co. | | Stepan Company |
When reviewing the appropriateness of including companies in our peer group based on revenues, we consider the total net sales of Advanced Refining Technologies LLC (or “ART”), our joint venture with Chevron Products Company, a division of Chevron U.S.A. Inc., given our significant managerial responsibilities in connection therewith. Net sales of ART, an unconsolidated affiliate in which we have a 50% interest, were $481.9 million during 2020. We also consider total ART net sales in survey benchmarking.
Contributions of the Committee, CEO and Consultant in our Executive Compensation Process
Role of the Compensation Committee
Pursuant to a delegation from our Board, the committee is responsible for reviewing and approving the compensation of all executive officers, including:
•base salary
•annual incentive compensation
•long-term incentive compensation
•employment agreements
•severance arrangements
•change in control agreements
•any special or supplemental benefits not generally available to salaried employees
The committee oversees executive development and succession planning for the CEO and the other executive officers; reviews management’s goal setting process; identifies important year-over-year and multi-year targets; and commits the executive compensation program to a rigorous review annually. The committee reviews and approves all corporate goals and objectives used in determining the incentive compensation of each executive officer including our NEOs. Our human resources department and legal services group provide advice and legal and administrative assistance to aid the committee in meeting its responsibilities.
The committee reviews the distribution of peer group pay practices and broad industry data and determines the appropriate positioning of each executive officer’s compensation based on several factors, including:
•the executive officer’s role and level of responsibility
•the executive officer’s individual performance in that role
•the need to attract, retain and motivate the talent required for world-class leadership
•the economic and business environment in which Grace operates
•the importance of the executive officer to Grace’s objectives and strategy
•internal comparisons of pay and roles within the executive officer group;
•legal and governance requirements and standards related to executive compensation, including internal pay equity with other salaried employees
•with respect to executive officers other than the CEO, the CEO’s recommendation of appropriate compensation levels
The committee’s compensation philosophy is to attract, retain and motivate employees to deliver results and increase shareholder value, performing in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders. The committee reviews compensation policies and plans to ensure that this philosophy is supported and that such policies and plans allow the Company to compete effectively with other firms in attracting, motivating and retaining the talent required.
Each year, the committee evaluates the leadership ability, business experience, technical skill, and potential to contribute to Grace’s overall performance, of each executive officer (including our NEOs). In addition, since the number of executive officers is small, the committee is able to spend considerable time with each executive officer outside committee meetings, so the committee members are able to develop strong holistic views of each executive officer’s performance and potential. The committee also reviews each executive officer’s existing compensation. This information, presented in the form of a “tally sheet,” reflects all compensation payable or potentially payable to each executive officer under our compensation program. For each executive officer, the committee reviews the tally sheet, the peer group information, and broad industry data to provide context to the compensation decisions. The committee then reviews the recommendation of the CEO, as discussed below, solely with respect to the other
executive officers, and makes the compensation determination based on its individual evaluation of each executive officer.
The committee’s process for determining the compensation of the CEO is similar to the process it applies to other executive officers. The committee reviews and approves corporate goals and objectives used in determining the compensation of the CEO. The committee evaluates the CEO’s performance considering those goals and objectives as well as market data and has sole authority to determine the CEO’s compensation based on this evaluation. The CEO plays no part in the committee’s deliberations concerning, or approval of, the CEO’s own compensation. The committee believes the CEO’s compensation should be higher than the compensation of other executive officers because the CEO is uniquely positioned to influence all aspects of our operations and performance and the resulting return to our shareholders. In addition, the committee believes that a competitive compensation package that aligns the interests of the CEO with Grace’s shareholders is the most effective way to incentivize the CEO and maximize Company performance. The committee’s view is consistent with the practices of the compensation peer group companies and the broad industry data that the committee has reviewed, as described in greater detail in the section below titled “Role of the Compensation Consultant.”
Effect of Dividends on LTIP Awards
In January of 2016, Grace announced that it would commence paying a regular quarterly cash dividend per share of common stock. The Company paid the first such dividend in June 2016 and increased the dividend in the first quarter of 2017. Following common market practice, the committee approved “dividend equivalent” paymentsaccruals for holders of unvested restricted stock unitsRSUs and PBUs (which would be paid to holders only following unit vesting)vesting of the underlying award). Unvested PBUs and restricted stock units are “stock equivalents” and not actual stock, so holders accrue corresponding dividend equivalents. Dividend equivalents will accrue quarter by quarter,quarterly (based on target levels, in the case of PBUs) throughout the vesting period on all unvested PBUs and restricted stock units. Those who holdRSUs. In the case of PBUs will accrue dividend equivalents at a target level for any outstanding PBUs. We willwe then adjust these dividend equivalents for actual companyCompany performance (financial results) at the end of the performance period to correspond with the number of PBUs earned. In the event an employee leaves the Company before dividend equivalents are paid, for retirement,
disability, or voluntary/involuntary termination, proration rules would apply to the dividend equivalents and any resulting unvested dividends would be forfeited. Consistent with common market practice, we willWe do not provide dividend equivalents for stock option awards.
2018-2020 Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan (or “2018 LTIP”) — PBUs
PBUs represented approximately 50% of the value of our 2018 LTIP awards. The PBUs are share-denominated and the actual number of shares earned by the NEOs in respect of the 2018 PBUs was determined based on the achievement of specified business performance objectives through December 31, 2020. Specifically, the realized value of an individual payout under a 2018 PBU award was based upon:
•the individual’s PBU target share amount;
•the growth in our LTIP Adjusted EPS over the three-year performance period;
•the TSR for the three-year performance period as compared to the Russell 1000; and
•the value of Grace common stock on the payout date.
Payouts to the NEOs in respect of PBUs are made in shares of Grace common stock. The three-year EPS targets are set taking into account anticipated repurchases by the Company of its common stock; the committee has discretion to adjust for share repurchases above or below such anticipated levels.
2018 LTIP Performance Target — LTIP Adjusted EPS
The committee selected Adjusted EPS as the primary performance measure for the 2018 PBUs, reflecting our focus on long-term operational excellence and quality of earnings. The Adjusted EPS targets were reflective of a baseline Adjusted EPS of $3.36. In order to earn 100% of the target share amount, our cumulative annual LTIP Adjusted EPS growth from the 2017 baseline performance to 2020 actual performance had to reach $4.75 (approximately 141% of the $3.36 baseline amount), as reflected in the following table:
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Percentage of PBU Award Funded per Adjusted EPS Performance
(%)* | | Grace Performance as a Percentage of Adjusted EPS Target
(%) | | Grace Adjusted EPS Target
($) |
| 200 | | 120 | | 5.70 |
| 150 | | 110 | | 5.23 |
| 100 | | 100 | | 4.75 |
| 83 | | 95 | | 4.51 |
| 67 | | 90 | | 4.28 |
| 50 | | 85 | | 4.04 |
| 0 | | Below 85 | | 4.04 |
* Actual amount funded per Adjusted EPS Performance is prorated on a straight-line basis for performance that falls between the performance targets set forth in the table. Figures in the table may be rounded.
2018 LTIP Performance Target — TSR
The committee selected TSR as the second performance measure for 2018 PBU awards, regardlesswhich provided enhanced alignment with actual shareholder value creation. We calculate Total Shareholder Return as the growth in stock price between the first and last business day of whether theythe performance period plus dividends reinvested compared to the same figure for the Russell 1000 Index. The number of PBU shares to be paid out based upon EPS targets as shown in the above table was subject to adjustment, up or down, by a factor of 25% if relative TSR for the three-year period 2018-2020 is above the 75th percentile or below the 25th percentile of the Russell 1000 Index, respectively, subject to a maximum funding percentage of 200. The committee chose the Russell 1000 Index as it is a broad representation of similarly-sized companies, including a majority of the Company’s peers.
2018-2020 LTIP Adjusted EPS and Total Shareholder Return Results and 2018-2020 PBU Payouts
Based on the final EPS results, the formulaic payout of the 2018-2020 PBUs was 0% based on the direct impact of COVID-19 on our 2020 performance. The committee believed that this result did not accurately reflect the achievements of the executive team over the performance period, and with the advice of its independent compensation consultant, explored ways to more effectively balance pay and performance alignment.
The committee determined that it was important to recognize the financial accomplishments that the executive team had achieved through the first two years of the performance period prior to the pandemic, while holding the executive team accountable for the Company’s financial performance in the final year of the period. The committee also determined that it was important to hold the executive team accountable for relative shareholder value creation across the full performance period. The committee concluded that it was appropriate to bifurcate the three-year performance period to reflect the unanticipated impact of COVID-19.
Through bifurcating the performance period, the committee believed the adjusted award enabled appropriate recognition of the above target performance delivered in the first two years of the performance period. The first period included 2018 and 2019, and the second period related to 2020. The target opportunity was pro-rated for the two periods, with the 2018-2019 period having two-thirds of the original opportunity and 2020 having one-third. The relative TSR modifier, measured over the original three-year performance period, continued to have effect for the full award. The Adjusted EPS goal was not modified; rather, payout in respect of the 2018-2019 period was based on progress towards the pro-rated original 2020 goal.
Achievement related to the adjusted award segment pertaining to 2018 and 2019 was assessed based on progress towards achieving the 2020 target goal, pro-rated for the length of the segment performance period.
The target goal of $4.75 for 2020 represented a $1.39 improvement in Adjusted EPS compared to 2017 Adjusted EPS of $3.36 (Adjusted EPS for 2017 of $3.40 was further adjusted downward by $0.04 for stock-based compensation changes driven by Accounting Standards Update 2016-09). In 2019, the Company achieved Adjusted EPS of $4.38, a $1.02 improvement over the 2017 Adjusted EPS baseline. This represented the Company achieving 73% progress towards the 2020 target by the end of 2019 ($1.02 two-year improvement divided by the $1.39 three-year improvement goal).
Awards are vested or unvested.also subject to a relative TSR modifier which adjusts the payout depending on the Company’s stock price performance when compared to the Russell 1000 index. Given this measure is, by design, self-calibrating (given the fact the Company’s TSR peers were also affected by COVID-19 and other environmental impacts in 2020) the committee did not believe it was necessary to adjust for the impact of COVID-19. Our TSR performance for the three-year period relative to the constituents in the Russell 1000 over the same period was in the lowest quartile, resulting in an additional 25% reduction in the number of PBUs earned in accordance with our program design (in other words, the number of earned PBUs was multiplied by 75%).
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| Threshold | Target | Maximum | Actual |
| Performance | < 25th Percentile | 25th – 75th Percentile | > 75th Percentile | 24th Percentile |
| Modifier | 75% | 100% | 125% | 75% |
As a result of the bifurcated performance period, Adjusted EPS performance and the relative TSR modifier, all plan participants (including NEOs) each received shares representing approximately 55% of their target PBU award.
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| | 2018 and 2019 Segment | | 2020 Segment |
| Weighting | | 2/3 | | 1/3 |
| Achievement (% of Target) | | 109% (a) | | 0% (b) |
| Weighted Achievement | | 73% of target |
| Relative TSR Modifier | | 75% (25% reduction in earned payout) |
| With TSR Modifier | | 55% of target |
(a)The committee divided: (i) the 73% progress made towards the 2020 goal within the 2018-2019 period by (ii) the proportion of performance period represented by the 2018-2019 period, which is approximately 67% of the cycle, to arrive at a payout for this two-year segment of 109% (that is, 73%/67%).
(b)The Company’s Adjusted EPS performance of $2.64 in 2020 fell below threshold performance and resulted in a 0% payout for the 2020 award segment.
Earned shares, and their value as of the payment date, for each executive related to the 2018-2020 PBUs are shown in the table below.
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| Name | | Target PBU Payout
(Units) | Adjusted EPS Funding for 2018-2020(a) | Relative TSR Modifier Factor for 2018-2020 | Final PBU Payout as Percentage of Target | Final PBU Payout (Shares) | Actual Value of 2018-2020 PBU Payout(b)
($) |
| Hudson. La Force | | 9,653 | 73% | 75% | 55% | 5,310 | 314,671 |
| William C. Dockman | | 1,768 | 73% | 75% | 55% | 973 | 57,660 |
| Elizabeth C. Brown | | 3,713 | 73% | 75% | 55% | 2,043 | 121,068 |
| Keith N. Cole | | 3,342 | 73% | 75% | 55% | 1,839 | 108,979 |
| Mark A. Shelnitz | | 4,084 | 73% | 75% | 55% | 2,247 | 133,157 |
(a)Based on weighted average of performance across each segment of the bifurcated performance period.
(b)The actual values of the PBU payouts were determined based on the closing price of Grace common stock on the February 26, 2021, payment date of $59.26.
Other Components and Features of our Executive Compensation Program
Pension Plan/Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan
As described below under the caption "—“—Compensation Tables—Pension Benefits,"” payments under our tax-qualified pension plan are calculated using annual compensation, including base salary and AICP awards, and years of credited Grace service. The committee has also implemented a Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan, generally referred to as a SERP, which applies to approximately 5550 executive employees, including the executive officers,NEOs whose annual compensation exceeds the amount that can be taken into account for purposes of calculating benefits under tax-qualified pension plans. Under this plan, each such employee will receive the full pension to which that employee would be entitled in the absence of the limitations described above and other limitations imposed under federal income tax law. The SERP is unfunded and is not qualified for tax purposes. The defined benefit pension plan and SERP have been closed to new entrants since January 1, 2017. Furthermore, in January 2021, Grace announced both plans will be frozen as of December 31, 2024 and as of January 1, 2025, all participants will be moved to a defined contribution retirement plan already in place for new hires as of January 1, 2017.
Savings and Investment Plan/Replacement Payment Plan
We generally offer a tax-qualified 401(k)-type Savings and Investment Plan, or S&I Plan, to employees under which they may save a portion of their annual compensation in investment accounts on a pre- or post-tax basis. During 2017,2020, we matched 100% of employee savings under the S&I Plan up to 6% of the employee'semployee’s base salary and annual incentive compensation. The committee believes that a 401(k)-type plan with a meaningful companyCompany match is an effective recruiting and retention tool for our employees, including our executive officers.NEOs. The committee has also implemented
an S&I Plan Replacement Payment Plan that currently applies to approximately 5545 executive employees, including the executive officers,NEOs, whose annual compensation exceeds the amount that can be taken into account for purposes of calculating benefits under tax-qualified savings plans.plans, including the S&I Plan. Under this plan,the Replacement Plan, each such employee will receive the full matching payments to which that employee would be entitled in the absence of the limitations described above and other limitations imposed under federal income tax law.
Executive Personal Benefits
The committee believes that executive personal benefits should be limited. Executive officers, including the NEOs, are eligible to participate in an executive physical examination program that offers executives an annual comprehensive physical examination. Mr. FestaOur CEO has access to corporate aircraft for reasonable personal travel though he isand would be responsible for paying income taxes on the value of such travel as determined by the Internal Revenue Service. In connection with joining Grace, Mr. Blaser received certain benefits in 2017 related to relocation, at Grace's request, to Maryland.
Change in Control Severance Agreements
As described below under the caption "—“—Compensation Tables—Termination and Change in Control Arrangements,"” we have entered into change in control severance agreements with each of the named executive officers.NEOs. We base the provisions in these agreements on competitive practice and design them to ensure that the executive officers'NEOs’ interests remain aligned with the interests of our stockholdersshareholders if a potential change in control occurs. Payments under these agreements are triggered by the involuntary termination of the executive officer'sofficer’s employment without cause (including constructive termination caused by a material reduction in his or her authority or responsibility or by certain other circumstances) following a change in control.control, commonly referred to as a “double-trigger” arrangement. A change in control situation often undermines an executive officer'sofficer’s job security, and it is to our benefit and our stockholders'shareholders’ benefit to encourage our executive officers (including the NEOs) to seek out beneficial transactions and to remain employed through the closing of any transaction, even though their future employment at Grace may be uncertain. The change in control severance agreements are designed to reinforce and encourage the continued attention and dedication of the executive officersNEOs to their assigned duties without distraction in the face of potentially adverse
circumstances arising from the possibility of a change in control of Grace. Certain terms of these agreements are described below under the caption "—“—Compensation Tables—Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control."”
Severance Arrangements
Grace maintains the Severance Plan for Leadership Team Officers of W. R. Grace & Co. (the “Executive Severance Plan”), which provides that, if the employment of an executive officer (including our NEOs) is terminated without cause without a change in control, he or she will be entitled to cash severance equal to the sum of his or her base salary and target bonus (two times the sum, in the case of the CEO). The Executive Severance Plan also provides that, upon a termination without cause not due to a change in control, an executive officer will be entitled to a prorated annual bonus for the year of termination if he or she has completed at least three months of employment in the applicable year. Payments under the Executive Severance Plan are contingent upon the executive officer’s execution and non-revocation of a release of claims and non-compete and non-solicitation of employees covenants, in favor of Grace. The Executive Severance Plan replaced, and each executive officer has waived all rights under, all individual agreements or arrangements that provided for cash severance to an executive officer if the employment of such executive officer is terminated without cause not due to a change in control. We designed our severance arrangements to encourage and reinforce the continued attention and dedication of our executive officers to their assigned duties, without undue concern regarding their job security. The Executive Severance Plan meets these goals and in addition, equalizes the severance arrangements for all of the named executive officers, with the exception noted for the CEO. See below under “—Compensation Tables—Termination and Change in Control Arrangements” and "—Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control.”Control” and under “—Termination and Change in Control Arrangements” in that section.
Executive Salary Protection Plan
As described below under the caption "—“—Compensation Tables—Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control,"” our Executive Salary Protection Plan (“ESPP”) provides payments to our named executive officers,NEOs, or their respective beneficiaries, in the event of their disability or death prior to age 70 while employed by Grace. We designed the plan to encourage the continued attention and dedication of our executive officers (including our NEOs) to their assigned duties without undue concern regarding their ability to earn a living and support their families in the event of death or disability.
Vesting under the 2018 Stock Incentive Plan
Under the 2018 Stock Incentive Plan, subject to change in control provisions thereof, stock incentives shall vest no earlier than the first anniversary of the date the stock incentive is granted; provided, however, that, stock incentives that result in the issuance of an aggregate of up to 5% of the shares of Common Stock available under the Plan may be granted to any one or more NEOs without respect to such minimum vesting provisions and nothing therein shall preclude the committee from accelerating or maintaining the vesting of any stock incentives in connection with a named executive officer’s death, disability, retirement or other termination of Service.
Executive Compensation Program Philosophy, Objectives, and Processes
Alignment between Pay and Performance
The committee believes that the Company’s executive compensation program provides a strong linkage between pay and performance and is well-aligned with shareholder interests. Our measures of performance under our AICP and LTIP — Adjusted Net Sales, Adjusted EBIT, Adjusted Free Cash Flow, EPS and TSR, are accepted measures of financial success by the investment community, and similar measures are also used by our peer companies in various forms of incentives. The committee sets targets for these measures based on the macroeconomic environment, competitive dynamics, and factors unique to the Company. The committee designs these targets which, if attained, represent excellent performance by the Company. If the Company achieves or exceeds these targets, the committee believes executives generally should be rewarded with higher payouts of awards, and if targets are not met, executives generally should receive lower or no awards.
Key Objectives
The key objectives of the Grace executive compensation program for executive officers are to incentivize and motivate our executive officers to improve our performance, deliver our growth plan, and increase shareholder value; and to enable us to compete effectively with other firms in attracting, motivating and retaining executives. We designed the incentive compensation portion of the program to closely align the financial interests of our executive officers with those of our shareholders. Because executive officers have a substantial ability to influence business success, we believe that the portion of compensation that is at-risk based on organization-wide performance should increase as the level of responsibility increases.
We also expect the executive compensation program to be applied consistently with our culture of ethical conduct, personal integrity, and compliance with both our policies and applicable law. We expect our executive officers to lead by example, modeling our Grace Core Values in their daily business conduct. The Grace Core Values consist of a commitment to teamwork, performance, integrity, speed and innovation, which, with our overall commitment to safety, are the foundation of our corporate culture.
Share Ownership Guidelines
Our Board has designed and implemented share ownership guidelines to align the long-term financial interests of our directors and executive officers with the long-term interests of our shareholders. The guidelines are set forth under “Proposal One—Election of Directors—Corporate Governance—Share Ownership Guidelines” and are incorporated herein by reference.
How We Set Compensation — Elements and Target Mix
Our Board has delegated to the committee, the authority for approving and administering the compensation program for executive officers (including the NEOs in the Summary Compensation Table set forth under “—Compensation Tables”). Our Board has appointed all of the independent members of our Board to serve as members of the committee.
Elements of Compensation
The following table outlines the major elements of compensation in 2020 for the NEOs:
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| Compensation Element | | Definition | | Rationale |
| Base Salary | | Fixed cash compensation paid monthly | | Payment for completion of day-to-day responsibilities |
| Annual Incentive Compensation Plan | | Variable cash compensation earned by annual individual performance and achievement of pre-established annual corporate financial performance goals | | Builds accountability for achieving annual financial and business results and individual performance goals |
| Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan (Stock Options) | | Equity compensation with staggered vesting that increases in value with increases in stock price; value is equivalent to approximately 25% of executive officer’s long-term incentive grant value for the year | | Builds accountability for sustained financial results; Aligns long-term interests of executive officers and shareholders; Encourages executive retention |
| Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan (PBUs) | | Equity compensation subject to performance-based vesting criteria over a three-year period; value is equivalent to approximately 50% of executive officer’s long-term incentive grant value for the year | | Builds accountability for sustained financial results; Aligns long-term interests of executive officers and shareholders; Encourages executive retention |
| Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan (RSUs) | | Equity compensation with staggered vesting that increases in value with increases in stock price; value is equivalent to approximately 25% of executive officer’s long-term incentive grant value for the year | | Builds accountability for sustained financial results; Aligns long-term interests of executive officers and shareholders; Encourages executive retention |
| U.S. Defined Contribution Retirement Plans | | Savings and Investment Plan (401(k))-Standard tax-qualified defined contribution retirement benefit subject to limitations on compensation and benefits under the U.S. Tax Code | | Provides U.S. employees with the opportunity to save for retirement on a tax-advantaged basis with matched contributions from Grace |
| | Savings and Investment Plan Replacement Payment Plan (nonqualified) provides benefits in excess of those permitted under the Savings and Investment Plan | | Provides certain highly-paid U.S. employees with the opportunity for the same level of Grace match as other participants in the Savings and Investment Plan, notwithstanding U.S. Tax Code limitations |
| U.S. Defined Benefit Retirement Plans | | Retirement Plan for Salaried Employees (“Pension Plan”) - Standard tax-qualified pension plan subject to limitations on compensation and benefits under the U.S. Tax Code | | Provides U.S. employees with retirement income |
| | Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan (nonqualified)
| | Provides certain highly-paid U.S. employees with the same benefit formula as other participants in the Pension Plan, notwithstanding U.S. Tax Code limitations |
Target Compensation Mix
As determined by the committee, and informed by market practices, our compensation mix at target (shown above for both our CEO and, collectively, for the other NEOs) is largely incentive-based. The charts further below include 2020 base salary, target AICP, and grant date fair values for the 2020 LTIP grants. The charts illustrate how the mix of target total direct compensation for our NEOs emphasizes incentive compensation, with a significant focus on long-term incentives tied to our long-term performance. Further, the charts indicate the high percentage of executive compensation that is “at-risk,” demonstrating the linkage of shareholder interests and executive officer performance goals.
Compensation Benchmarking
In order to gauge market compensation levels and practices, the committee has retained the services of WTW, a leading independent global advisory, broking and solutions company. Periodically, the committee consults with WTW for an assessment of our executive officer compensation program relative to the competitive market.
The committee, with the assistance of WTW, has selected the companies below as our compensation peer group based upon their industry (those being chemicals, materials and specialty chemicals), size and global scope, revenues, profitability, market capitalization, market for talent, and the availability of public information regarding their compensation practices. The committee relies upon the compensation data gathered from the peer group as well as published broad industry survey data, reflecting the chemicals and general industries, to represent the competitive market for executive talent for our executive officers, and does not focus on any specific data or benchmark for guidance when making pay decisions. The committee reviews the composition of our compensation peer group annually to ensure that it remains suitable and appropriate and removes companies that are no longer public entities.
Peer Group
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| Albemarle Corp. | | Hexcel Corp. |
| Ashland Global Holdings Inc. | | International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. |
| Cabot Corp. | | Minerals Technologies Inc. |
| Celanese Corporation | | NewMarket Corporation |
| Element Solutions Inc. | | PQ Corporation |
| Ferro Corporation | | RPM International Inc. |
| FMC Corp. | | Sensient Technologies Corporation |
| HB Fuller Co. | | Stepan Company |
When reviewing the appropriateness of including companies in our peer group based on revenues, we consider the total net sales of Advanced Refining Technologies LLC (or “ART”), our joint venture with Chevron Products Company, a division of Chevron U.S.A. Inc., given our significant managerial responsibilities in connection therewith. Net sales of ART, an unconsolidated affiliate in which we have a 50% interest, were $481.9 million during 2020. We also consider total ART net sales in survey benchmarking.
Contributions of the Committee, CEO and Consultant in our Executive Compensation Process
Role of the Compensation Committee
Pursuant to a delegation from our Board, the committee is responsible for reviewing and approving the compensation of all executive officers, including:
•base salary
•annual incentive compensation
•long-term incentive compensation
•employment agreements
•severance arrangements
•change in control agreements
•any special or supplemental benefits not generally available to salaried employees
The committee oversees executive development and succession planning for the CEO and the other executive officers; reviews management’s goal setting process; identifies important year-over-year and multi-year targets; and commits the executive compensation program to a rigorous review annually. The committee reviews and approves all corporate goals and objectives used in determining the incentive compensation of each executive officer including our NEOs. Our human resources department and legal services group provide advice and legal and administrative assistance to aid the committee in meeting its responsibilities.
The committee reviews the distribution of peer group pay practices and broad industry data and determines the appropriate positioning of each executive officer’s compensation based on several factors, including:
•the executive officer’s role and level of responsibility
•the executive officer’s individual performance in that role
•the need to attract, retain and motivate the talent required for world-class leadership
•the economic and business environment in which Grace operates
•the importance of the executive officer to Grace’s objectives and strategy
•internal comparisons of pay and roles within the executive officer group;
•legal and governance requirements and standards related to executive compensation, including internal pay equity with other salaried employees
•with respect to executive officers other than the CEO, the CEO’s recommendation of appropriate compensation levels
The committee’s compensation philosophy is to attract, retain and motivate employees to deliver results and increase shareholder value, performing in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders. The committee reviews compensation policies and plans to ensure that this philosophy is supported and that such policies and plans allow the Company to compete effectively with other firms in attracting, motivating and retaining the talent required.
Each year, the committee evaluates the leadership ability, business experience, technical skill, and potential to contribute to Grace’s overall performance, of each executive officer (including our NEOs). In addition, since the number of executive officers is small, the committee is able to spend considerable time with each executive officer outside committee meetings, so the committee members are able to develop strong holistic views of each executive officer’s performance and potential. The committee also reviews each executive officer’s existing compensation. This information, presented in the form of a “tally sheet,” reflects all compensation payable or potentially payable to each executive officer under our compensation program. For each executive officer, the committee reviews the tally sheet, the peer group information, and broad industry data to provide context to the compensation decisions. The committee then reviews the recommendation of the CEO, as discussed below, solely with respect to the other
executive officers, and makes the compensation determination based on its individual evaluation of each executive officer.
The committee’s process for determining the compensation of the CEO is similar to the process it applies to other executive officers. The committee reviews and approves corporate goals and objectives used in determining the compensation of the CEO. The committee evaluates the CEO’s performance considering those goals and objectives as well as market data and has sole authority to determine the CEO’s compensation based on this evaluation. The CEO plays no part in the committee’s deliberations concerning, or approval of, the CEO’s own compensation. The committee believes the CEO’s compensation should be higher than the compensation of other executive officers because the CEO is uniquely positioned to influence all aspects of our operations and performance and the resulting return to our shareholders. In addition, the committee believes that a competitive compensation package that aligns the interests of the CEO with Grace’s shareholders is the most effective way to incentivize the CEO and maximize Company performance. The committee’s view is consistent with the practices of the compensation peer group companies and the broad industry data that the committee has reviewed, as described in greater detail in the section below titled “Role of the Compensation Consultant.”
Role of the Chief Executive Officer
The CEO proposes compensation levels for the other executive officers. The CEO bases his recommendations for the other executive officers and NEOs on his personal review of the factors considered by the committee, as described above. The committee affords the CEO’s recommendations significant weight but retains full discretion when determining executive officer compensation. Although not a member of the committee, the CEO attends committee meetings and participates in committee deliberations regarding compensation levels for the other executive officers. The CEO is excused from deliberations regarding his own compensation and from the “executive session” portion of each meeting when the committee meets alone or alone with its outside advisors.
Role of the Compensation Consultant
In order to add rigor in the process of setting executive officer compensation and to inform the committee of market trends, the committee has engaged the services of WTW to analyze our executive compensation structure and plan designs, and to assess whether our compensation program is competitive and supports the committee’s goal to align the interests of our executive team with the interests of our shareholders.
Specific services provided by WTW in 2020 included:
•participation in committee meetings
•review of our pay-for-performance alignment
•review of risk factors associated with the design and administration of our executive compensation program
•review of companies included in our compensation peer group
•preparation of market compensation data for executives and outside directors
•pandemic-specific studies and advice, including comparative information
•review of the CEO’s compensation as well as compensation recommendations for the other NEOs
•presentation of recommendations for the CEO’s compensation to the committee
•assessment of the share usage under our long-term incentive plan versus our peer group
•advice on incentive compensation plan design
•advice on current market trends and practices
•review of compensation disclosure
We expect WTW and our executive officers, including our CEO and our CHRO, to meet, exchange information, and otherwise cooperate in the performance of their respective duties outside committee meetings.
During 2020, the Company paid fees to WTW for services rendered in respect of executive officer and director compensation in the amount of $266,000. In addition, management engaged WTW to provide additional services to
the Company in an amount equal to $134,400 during 2020. These services included human capital and broking, and data, surveys and technology.
The committee has the sole authority to approve the independent compensation consultant’s fees and terms of engagement. The committee annually reviews its relationship with WTW to ensure independence. The process includes a review of the services WTW provides, the quality of those services, and fees associated with the services during 2020 as well as consideration of the factors impacting independence that the NYSE rules require. In its review, the committee noted no conflicts of interest related to the work of WTW and has determined the consultant to be independent.
Compensation Policies and Practices Relating to Risk Management
We do not believe that risks arising from our compensation policies and practices for our employees are reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on Grace through excessive risk-taking incentives or otherwise. Our compensation program, though tailored to our specific needs, is generally similar to compensation programs used by other companies in our industry. We have many years of experience with the various components of our compensation program, including our incentive plans under which payments may vary based on the performance of the business. We believe these plans, backed by our corporate ethics program and the Grace Core Values, have been successful in aligning the interests of our executives and senior employees with the interests of our stockholdersshareholders and in encouraging the responsible pursuit of corporate objectives by our employees.
In order to ensure that our executive officer compensation program does not encourage excessive risk-taking, the committee conducts a periodic risk assessment of our compensation plans, including their design, structure and administration. In 2017,2020, the committee reviewed risk factors associated with the design and administration of the Company'sCompany’s executive compensation program with Willis Towers Watson.WTW. The committee believes that several elements of our compensation programs mitigate risk, including the use of performance measures based on reasonable targets, the balance of the compensation elements, between time-based and performance-based compensation, the implementation of stockshare ownership guidelines, and hedging/pledging prohibitions, the use of severance and change in control agreements to maintain our executives’ focus in times of uncertainty, and the committee'scommittee’s oversight and discretion regarding incentive compensation.
In addition, as discussed above, to reinforce the alignment of management’s interests with those of our shareholders, and support good governance practices, the Board has adopted an Executive Compensation Recovery Policy (“Clawback”) that applies to all of our NEOs. For additional information, see “Clawback Policy” above.
Deductibility of Executive Compensation
Section 162(m) of the TaxInternal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, limits the tax deduction for compensation expense each year in excess of $1 million paid to certain executive officers unless suchofficers. As in effect prior to the 2018 tax year, there was an exception from Section 162(m) for “performance-based” compensation is “performance-based” andthat satisfies certain other conditions. Effective with the 2018 tax year, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 eliminated the exception under Section 162(m) for performance-based compensation, unless there was a binding written arrangement with respect to such compensation in place on November 2, 2017. According to the IRS, whether a written arrangement is binding for such purpose will be determined under applicable state law. While the design of the AICP and LTIP was structured to provide flexibility in determining whether compensation payable thereunder may be tax deductible, deductibility iswas only one criterion we considerconsidered when establishing compensationsuch plans. We structured the Grace AICPs and LTIPs with the intention that the compensation payable thereunder will generally qualify as deductible “performance-based” compensation. However, the rules governing Section 162(m) of the Code are complex and subject to different interpretations. Therefore, there is no certainty that awards intended to constitute “performance-based compensation” will, in fact, meet that exception. In addition, we believe that it is important to preserve the ability to structure compensation plans to meet a variety of corporate objectives even if the compensation is not deductible. Tax reform legislation will eliminate the exception for performance-based compensation under Section 162(m) effective for our 2018 tax year.
Compensation Committee Report
We, the undersigned members of the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Grace, have reviewed Grace'sGrace’s Compensation Discussion and Analysis for 20172020 and have discussed it with Grace management. Based on our review and this discussion, we recommend to the Board that the Compensation Discussion and Analysis be included in this Proxy Statement.
COMPENSATION COMMITTEE
Jeffry N. Quinn,Diane H. Gulyas, Chair
H. Furlong Baldwin
Robert F. Cummings, Jr.
Julie Fasone Holder
Diane H. GulyasHenry R. Slack
Christopher J. Steffen
Mark E. Tomkins
Shlomo Yanai
Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation
During 2017,2020, the Compensation Committee of the Board was composed of Messrs. Baldwin, Cummings, Quinn (Chair), Tomkins and Steffen, and Mses. Fasone Holder, Gulyas and Gulyas.Reiland, and Messrs. Cummings, Quinn, Slack, Tomkins, Steffen, and Yanai. Ms. Gulyas chaired the Compensation Committee during 2020. None of these persons is a current or former Grace officer or employee, nor did we have any reportable related party transactions with any of these persons.persons; except that Ms. Reiland and Mr. Slack were included on the slate of director nominees recommended by our Board in the Proxy Statement for our 2019 Annual Meeting of Shareholders pursuant to a letter agreement with 40 North. See “Agreements with Certain of our Shareholders,” above. Ms. Reiland resigned from our Board effective October 13, 2020. None of our executive officers serves or in the past has served as a member of the board of directors or compensation committee of any entity that has one or more of its executive officers serving, or in the past having served, on our Board of Directors or theour Compensation Committee.
Compensation Tables
Summary Compensation Table
The following table sets forth the compensation we paid for the periods indicated to our Chief Executive Officer, our Chief Financial Officer and each of our other three most highly compensated executive officers who were executive officersNEOs as of December 31, 2017, determined by reference to2020.
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| Name and Principal Position | | Year | | Salary
($) | | Bonus
($)(a) | | Stock Awards(b)
($) | | Option Awards(b)
($) | | Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation
($) | | Change in Pension Value and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings(d)
($) | | All Other Compensation(e)
($) | | Total
($) |
| AICP(c) |
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H. La Force
President & Chief Executive Officer | | 2020 | | 906,250 | | | 398,795 | | | 2,399,979 | | | 807,321 | | | 145,016 | | | 1,134,000 | | | 179,879 | | | 5,971,240 | |
| 2019 | | 850,000 | | | — | | | 2,099,966 | | | 693,209 | | | 697,000 | | | 1,021,000 | | | 168,849 | | | 5,530,024 | |
| 2018 | | 667,243 | | | — | | | 975,011 | | | 325,189 | | | 692,700 | | | 124,000 | | | 83,584 | | | 2,867,727 | |
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W. C. Dockman
Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer | | 2020 | | 456,250 | | | 140,549 | | | 600,036 | | | 201,833 | | | 51,109 | | | 676,000 | | | 50,497 | | | 2,176,274 | |
| 2019 | | 377,650 | | | — | | | 574,938 | | | 123,789 | | | 203,580 | | | 625,000 | | | 42,730 | | | 1,947,687 | |
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E. C. Brown Senior Vice President, Human Resources and Information Technology and Chief Human Resources Officer | | 2020 | | 420,000 | | | 157,584 | | | 412,490 | | | 138,758 | | | 47,040 | | | 309,000 | | | 60,785 | | | 1,545,657 | |
| 2019 | | 397,083 | | | — | | | 562,506 | | | 185,675 | | | 227,949 | | | 236,000 | | | 62,916 | | | 1,672,129 | |
| 2018 | | 390,000 | | | — | | | 374,989 | | | 125,073 | | | 320,800 | | | 76,000 | | | 57,941 | | | 1,344,803 | |
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K. N. Cole Senior Vice President, Public Affairs & Environment, Health, Safety & Chief Sustainability Officer | | 2020 | | 377,500 | | | 116,276 | | | 337,528 | | | 113,530 | | | 42,282 | | | 246,000 | | | 54,719 | | | 1,287,835 | |
| 2019 | | 370,000 | | | — | | | 525,011 | | | 173,298 | | | 212,380 | | | 293,000 | | | 53,875 | | | 1,627,564 | |
| 2018 | | 365,000 | | | — | | | 337,551 | | | 112,565 | | | 300,500 | | | 90,000 | | | 42,824 | | | 1,248,440 | |
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M. A. Shelnitz Former Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary | | 2020 | | 459,000 | | | 108,603 | | | 412,490 | | | 138,758 | | | 51,410 | | | 755,000 | | | 916,110 | | | 2,841,371 | |
| 2019 | | 450,000 | | | — | | | 412,447 | | | 136,166 | | | 258,300 | | | 1,488,000 | | | 70,083 | | | 2,814,996 | |
| 2018 | | 443,750 | | | — | | | 412,494 | | | 137,580 | | | 365,400 | | | — | | | 53,615 | | | 1,412,839 | |
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(a)Amounts contained in this column represent amounts paid in the total compensationCompensation Committee’s exercise of discretion that were in excess of the amounts earned by such individuals for 2017 (reduced bymeeting the amount set forth in the table belowperformance measures under the caption "Change2020 AICP. See "Compensation Discussion and Analysis – Annual Incentive Compensation" above for additional information regarding our NEOs’ 2020 bonus awards.
(b)In the “Stock Awards” column, the amounts reflect the aggregate grant date fair value of: (i) RSU awards; and (ii) PBU awards, to each executive officer, computed in Pension Value and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings").
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| Name and Principal Position | | Year | | Salary ($) | | Bonus ($) | | Stock Awards(a) ($) | | Option Awards(a) ($) | | Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation ($) | | Change in Pension Value and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings(c) ($) | | All Other Compensation(d) ($) | | Total ($) |
| AICP(b) |
A. E. Festa Chairman & Chief Executive Officer | | 2017 | | 975,000 |
| | — |
| | 3,187,528 |
| | 1,064,660 |
| | 1,218,800 |
| | 1,063,000 |
| | 192,123 |
| | 7,701,111 |
|
| | 2016 | | 975,000 |
| | — |
| | 3,312,920 |
| | 1,141,283 |
| | 1,023,750 |
| | 799,000 |
| | 142,848 |
| | 7,394,801 |
|
| | 2015 | | 975,000 |
| | — |
| | 2,124,975 |
| | 2,131,941 |
| | 1,084,688 |
| | 282,000 |
| | 129,703 |
| | 6,728,307 |
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T. E. Blaser Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer | | 2017 | | 450,000 |
| | — |
| | 562,497 |
| | 187,877 |
| | 315,000 |
| | 138,000 |
| | 117,739 |
| | 1,771,113 |
|
| | 2016 | | 397,500 |
| | — |
| | 1,062,494 |
| | 482,934 |
| | 235,500 |
| | 62,000 |
| | 76,303 |
| | 2,316,731 |
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H. La Force President & Chief Operating Officer | | 2017 | | 600,000 |
| | — |
| | 825,000 |
| | 275,565 |
| | 510,000 |
| | 329,000 |
| | 65,439 |
| | 2,605,004 |
|
| | 2016 | | 591,667 |
| | — |
| | 849,371 |
| | 295,388 |
| | 420,000 |
| | 207,000 |
| | 58,392 |
| | 2,421,818 |
|
| | 2015 | | 500,000 |
| | — |
| | 412,533 |
| | 413,844 |
| | 356,000 |
| | 80,000 |
| | 49,266 |
| | 1,811,643 |
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M. A. Shelnitz Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary | | 2017 | | 425,000 |
| | — |
| | 412,536 |
| | 137,776 |
| | 297,500 |
| | 593,000 |
| | 43,888 |
| | 1,909,700 |
|
| | 2016 | | 425,000 |
| | — |
| | 578,708 |
| | 201,403 |
| | 249,900 |
| | 442,000 |
| | 42,918 |
| | 1,939,929 |
|
| | 2015 | | 425,000 |
| | — |
| | 274,958 |
| | 275,896 |
| | 264,775 |
| | 57,000 |
| | 40,215 |
| | 1,337,844 |
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E. C. Brown Vice President & Chief Human Resources Officer | | 2017 | | 375,000 |
| | — |
| | 374,974 |
| | 125,260 |
| | 262,500 |
| | 130,000 |
| | 38,685 |
| | 1,306,419 |
|
| | 2016 | | 375,000 |
| | — |
| | 535,983 |
| | 187,971 |
| | 220,500 |
| | 103,000 |
| | 61,491 |
| | 1,483,945 |
|
| | 2015 | | 372,595 |
| | — |
| | 898,111 |
| | 381,534 |
| | 233,625 |
| | 49,000 |
| | 174,159 |
| | 2,109,024 |
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(a)accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718, “Compensation-Stock Compensation.” In the “Option Awards” column, the amounts reflect the aggregate grant date fair value of option awards to each NEO computed in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718.
| In the “Stock Awards” column, the amounts reflect the aggregate grant date fair value of: (i) restricted stock unit awards; and (ii) performance-based unit awards, to each executive officer, computed in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718, “Compensation-Stock Compensation.” In the “Option Awards” column, the amounts reflect the aggregate grant date fair value of option awards to each executive officer computed in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718. |
In the case of restricted stock unitRSU awards, the amounts shown in the Stock Awards column are based on an estimate of aggregate compensation cost to be recognized over the service period determined as of the grant date under FASB ASC Topic 718, excluding the effect of estimated forfeitures.
In the case of performance-based unitPBU awards, the amounts shown in the Stock Awards column are based on an estimate of aggregate compensation cost to be recognized over the service period determined as of the grant date under FASB ASC Topic 718 assuming the target level of performance conditions is achieved and excluding the effect of estimated forfeitures. The values of the performance-based unitPBU awards at the grant date if the highest level of performance conditions is achieved would be as follows: Mr. Festa — $4,250,038; Mr. Blaser — $749,948; Mr. La Force — $1,100,000;$3,199,971; Mr. Dockman — $800,048; Ms. Brown — $549,950; Mr. Cole — $450,000; and Mr. Shelnitz — $550,000; and Ms. Brown — $500,012.$549,950.
In the case of stock options, Grace values the options using a Black-Scholes option-pricing model, which was developed for use in estimating the fair value of traded options, as discussed under "Application of the Compensation Program for 2017—“2020 Executive Compensation—Elements, Targets, and Results—Long-Term Incentive Compensation—Stock Options"Options” in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis above.
The assumptions used to calculate the compensation expense for 20172020 are described in the Company’s Annual Report on2020 Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017,Original Filing in Item 8 (Financial Statements and Supplementary Data) in the Financial Supplement under Note 15 (Stock Incentive Plans) to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
(c)The amount consists of earned payments pursuant to the AICP. Amounts contained in this column in respect of 2020 exclude amounts paid in the Committee’s exercise of discretion that were in excess of the amounts earned by meeting the performance measures under the 2020 AICP.
(d)The 2020 amount consists of the aggregate change in the actuarial present value of the individual’s accumulated benefit under the Grace Pension Plan and SERP from December 31, 2019 to December 31, 2020, assuming retirement at age 62 with benefits payable on a straight-life annuity basis, based on assumptions used for financial reporting purposes under generally accepted accounting principles, including a 2.41% discount rate determined as set forth in the Company’s 2020 Form 10-K Original Filing in Item 8 (Financial Statements which informationand Supplementary Data) under Note 8 (Pension Plans and Other Retirement Plans) to the Consolidated Financial Statements. Although
these amounts appear as a lump sum, they are generally paid as an annuity. The amount reported is incorporated hereinan accounting value and was not realized by reference.
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(b) | The 2017 amount consists of earned payments pursuant to the 2017 Annual Incentive Compensation Plan (AICP). |
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(c) | The 2017 amount consists of the aggregate change in the actuarial present value of the individual's accumulated benefit under the Grace Pension Plan and Grace Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan (SERP) from December 31, 2016 to December 31, 2017, assuming retirement at age 62 with benefits payable on a straight life annuity basis, based on assumptions used for financial reporting purposes under generally accepted accounting principles, including a 3.57% discount rate determined as set forth in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017, in Item 8 (Financial Statements and Supplementary Data) in the Financial Supplement under Note 8 (Pension Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans) to the Consolidated Financial Statements, which information is incorporated herein by reference. Negative amounts are not reflected in the table pursuant to SEC rules. Although these amounts appear as a lump sum, they are generally paid as an annuity. The amount reported is an accounting value and was not realized by the individual in cash during 2017. The amounts include benefits that the individual may not currently be entitled to receive |
the individual in cash during 2020. The amounts include benefits that the individual may not currently be entitled to receive because the executive is not vested in such benefits. No executive officerNEO received preferential or above market earnings on nonqualified deferred compensation.compensation in 2020.
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| Name | | Change in Pension Plan Value
($) | | Change in SERP Value
($) | | Total Change in Pension Value
($) |
| H. La Force | | 156,000 | | 978,000 | | 1,134,000 |
| W. C. Dockman | | 218,000 | | 458,000 | | 676,000 |
| E. C. Brown | | 105,000 | | 204,000 | | 309,000 |
| K. N. Cole | | 103,000 | | 143,000 | | 246,000 |
| M. A. Shelnitz | | 248,000 | | 507,000 | | 755,000 |
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| Name | | Change in Pension Plan Value ($) | | Change in SERP Value ($) | | Total Change in Pension Value ($) |
| A. E. Festa | | 126,000 |
| | 937,000 |
| | 1,063,000 |
|
| T. E. Blaser | | 52,000 |
| | 86,000 |
| | 138,000 |
|
| H. La Force | | 92,000 |
| | 237,000 |
| | 329,000 |
|
| M. A. Shelnitz | | 245,000 |
| | 348,000 |
| | 593,000 |
|
| E. C. Brown | | 57,000 |
| | 73,000 |
| | 130,000 |
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(d) (e)The 20172020 amount of All Other Compensation consists of the following:
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| Name | | Personal Benefits*
($) | | S&I Plan Matching Payments
($) | | S&I Plan Replacement Payments
($) | | Dividend Equivalents**
($) | | Liability Insurance
($) | | Severance Related Payments*** ($) | | Total
($) |
| H. La Force | | 36,019 | | 17,100 | | 79,095 | | 45,389 | | 2,276 | | — | | 179,879 |
| W. C. Dockman | | — | | 16,365 | | 22,490 | | 9,366 | | 2,276 | | — | | 50,497 |
| E. C. Brown | | — | | 17,100 | | 21,777 | | 19,632 | | 2,276 | | — | | 60,785 |
| K. N. Cole | | — | | 16,443 | | 18,293 | | 17,707 | | 2,276 | | — | | 54,719 |
| M. A. Shelnitz | | — | | 17,100 | | 25,938 | | 23,685 | | 2,276 | | 847,111 | | 916,110 |
* Consists of our aggregate incremental cost of providing perquisites and other personal benefits or property if the aggregate amount of perquisites and other personal benefits provided to the individual equaled or exceeded $10,000. For Mr. La Force, the amount relates to the incremental cost associated with his personal use of a Grace-provided aircraft and consists of $36,019 computed by aggregating the direct operating costs for the use of the aircraft by Mr. La Force, including the costs for maintenance, engine costs, pilot fees, catering, de-icing, landing fees, flight time on an hourly basis (including taxi time), fuel, and surtax.
** Consists of dividend equivalents on vested awards in 2020.
*** In connection with Mr. Shelnitz’s mutually agreed departure from Grace on December 31, 2020, he received a $785,400 severance payment, a $26,173 lump sum payment for health benefits coverage, and a $35,538 lump sum payment for unused vacation.
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| Name | | Personal Benefits* ($) | | S&I Plan Matching Payments ($) | | S&I Plan Replacement Payments ($) | | Dividend Equivalents** ($) | | Liability Insurance ($) | | Relocation Payments*** ($) | | Total ($) |
| A. E. Festa | | 58,190 |
| | 16,200 |
| | 103,725 |
| | 12,334 |
| | 1,674 |
| | — |
| | 192,123 |
|
| T. E. Blaser | | — |
| | 16,200 |
| | 22,680 |
| | 466 |
| | 1,674 |
| | 76,719 |
| | 117,739 |
|
| H. La Force | | — |
| | 16,200 |
| | 45,000 |
| | 2,565 |
| | 1,674 |
| | — |
| | 65,439 |
|
| M. A. Shelnitz | | — |
| | 16,200 |
| | 24,294 |
| | 1,720 |
| | 1,674 |
| | — |
| | 43,888 |
|
| E. C. Brown | | — |
| | 16,200 |
| | 19,530 |
| | 1,281 |
| | 1,674 |
| | — |
| | 38,685 |
|
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* | Consists of our aggregate incremental cost of providing perquisites and other personal benefits or property if the aggregate amount of personal benefits provided to the individual equaled or exceeded $10,000. For Mr. Festa, amount consists of a physical examination, and personal use of Grace-provided aircraft in the amount of $55,995, calculated based on personal-use flight hours as a percentage of total flight hours charged to Grace. |
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** | Consists of dividend equivalents paid on vested awards in 2017. |
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*** | Amount includes relocation expenses (including tax gross up) in the amount of $76,719 for Mr. Blaser. |
Grants of Plan-Based Awards in 20172020
The following table provides information regarding grants under our Annual Incentive Compensation Plan, or AICP and Long Term Incentive Plan, or LTIP to the executive officers named in the Summary Compensation Table above during 2017.2020.
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| Name | | Plan | | Grant
Date | | Estimated Possible Payouts Under Non-Equity Incentive Plan Awards(a) | | Estimated Future Payouts Under Equity Incentive Plan Awards(b) | | All Other Stock Awards: Number of Shares of Stock
(#)(c) | | All Other Option Awards: Number of Securities Underlying Options
(#)(d) | | Exercise or Base Price of Option Awards
($/Sh)(e) | | Closing Price on Grant Date
($/Sh) | | Grant Date Fair Value of Stock and Option Awards
($)(f) |
| Threshold
($) | Target
($) | Maximum
($) | Threshold
(#) | Target
(#) | Maximum (#) | |
| H. La Force | | 2020 AICP | | n/a | | 453,177 | 906,353 | 1,812,706 | | — | — | — | | — | | — | | — | | — | | — |
| | 2020 LTIP (Option) | | 2/27/2020 | | — | — | — | | — | — | — | | — | | 83,747 | | 55.41 | | 54.24 | | 807,321 |
| | 2020 LTIP (RSU) | | 2/27/2020 | | — | — | — | | — | — | — | | 14,439 | | — | | — | | — | | 799,993 |
| | 2020 LTIP (PBU) | | 2/27/2020 | | — | — | — | | 14,439 | 28,878 | 57,756 | | — | | — | | — | | — | | 1,599,986 |
| W. C. Dockman | | 2020 AICP | | n/a | | 159,715 | 319,430 | 638,860 | | — | — | — | | — | | — | | — | | — | | — |
| | 2020 LTIP (Option) | | 2/27/2020 | | — | — | — | | — | — | — | | | | 20,937 | | 55.41 | | 54.24 | | 201,833 |
| | 2020 LTIP (RSU) | | 2/27/2020 | | — | — | — | | — | — | — | | 3,610 | | — | | — | | — | | 200,012 |
| | 2020 LTIP (PBU) | | 2/27/2020 | | — | — | — | | 3,610 | 7,220 | 14,440 | | — | | — | | — | | — | | 400,024 |
| E. C. Brown | | 2020 AICP | | n/a | | 147,000 | 294,000 | 588,000 | | — | — | — | | — | | — | | — | | — | | — |
| | 2020 LTIP (Option) | | 2/27/2020 | | — | — | — | | — | — | — | | — | | 14,394 | | 55.41 | | 54.24 | | 138,758 |
| | 2020 LTIP (RSU) | | 2/27/2020 | | — | — | — | | — | — | — | | 2,482 | | — | | — | | — | | 137,515 |
| | 2020 LTIP (PBU) | | 2/27/2020 | | — | — | — | | 2,482 | 4,963 | 9,926 | | — | | — | | — | | — | | 274,975 |
| K. N. Cole | | 2020 AICP | | n/a | | 132,131 | 264,262 | 528,524 | | — | — | — | | — | | — | | — | | — | | — |
| | 2020 LTIP (Option) | | 2/27/2020 | | — | — | — | | — | — | — | | — | | 11,777 | | 55.41 | | 54.24 | | 113,530 |
| | 2020 LTIP (RSU) | | 2/27/2020 | | — | — | — | | — | — | — | | 2,031 | | — | | — | | — | | 112,528 |
| | 2020 LTIP (PBU) | | 2/27/2020 | | — | — | — | | 2,031 | 4,061 | 8,122 | | — | | — | | — | | — | | 225,000 |
| M. A. Shelnitz | | 2020 AICP | | n/a | | 160,656 | 321,312 | 642,624 | | — | — | — | | — | | — | | — | | — | | — |
| | 2020 LTIP (Option) | | 2/27/2020 | | — | — | — | | — | — | — | | — | | 14,394 | | 55.41 | | 54.24 | | 138,758 |
| | 2020 LTIP (RSU) | | 2/27/2020 | | — | — | — | | — | — | — | | 2,482 | | — | | — | | — | | 137,515 |
| | 2020 LTIP (PBU) | | 2/27/2020 | | — | — | — | | 2,482 | 4,963 | 9,926 | | — | | — | | — | | — | | 274,975 |
(a)The amounts earned by our NEOs in 2020 based on actual achievement of the 2020 performance objectives under the AICP are shown in the "Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation" column of the 2020 Summary Compensation Table above, and amounts paid to our NEOs in 2020 in excess of the amounts earned by meeting the 2020 performance objectives as a result of the Committee's exercise of discretion were reportable as "Bonus" in the Summary Compensation Table. See "Compensation Discussion and Analysis – Annual Incentive Compensation" above for additional information regarding the 2020 AICP.
(b)Pursuant to the terms of the grants, the number of PBUs that are earned, if any, would be determined after the close of the performance period based on performance for fiscal years 2020 to 2022, inclusive, and would be payable in early 2023, generally subject to continued employment.
(c)These 2020 LTIP RSUs vest in one-third increments on February 27, 2021, February 27, 2022, and February 27, 2023, generally subject to continued employment.
(d)Options awarded under the 2020 LTIP are exercisable in one-third increments on February 27, 2021, February 27, 2022, and February 27, 2023, generally subject to continued employment.
(e)The exercise price was determined based on the average of the high and low trading prices of Grace common stock on the NYSE on the grant date.
(f)The grant date fair value is generally the amount that Grace would expense in its financial statements over the award’s service period but does not include a reduction for forfeitures.
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| Name | | Plan | | Grant Date | | Estimated Possible Payouts Under Non-Equity Incentive Plan Awards(a) | | Estimated Future Payouts Under Equity Incentive Plan Award(s) | | All Other Stock Awards: Number of Shares of Stock (#)(c) | All Other Option Awards: Number of Securities Underlying Options (#)(d) | | Exercise or Base Price of Option Awards ($/Sh)(e) | | Closing Price on Grant Date ($/Sh) | | Grant Date Fair Value of Stock and Option Awards ($)(f) |
| | Threshold ($) | Target ($) | Maximum ($) | Threshold (#)(b) | Target
(#)(b) | Maximum (#)(b) |
| A. E. Festa | | 2017 AICP | | n/a | | 609,375 |
| 1,218,750 |
| 2,437,500 |
| | — |
| — |
| — |
| | — |
| — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | | 2017 LTIP (Option) | | 2/23/2017 | | — |
| — |
| — |
| | — |
| — |
| — |
| | — |
| 81,834 |
| | 71.41 |
| | 71.06 |
| | 1,064,660 |
|
| | | 2017 LTIP (RSU) | | 2/23/2017 | | — |
| — |
| — |
| | — |
| — |
| — |
| | 14,879 |
| — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 1,062,509 |
|
| | | 2017 LTIP (PBU) | | 2/23/2017 | | — |
| — |
| — |
| | 14,879 |
| 29,758 |
| 59,516 |
| | — |
| — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 2,125,019 |
|
| T. E. Blaser | | 2017 AICP | | n/a | | 157,500 |
| 315,000 |
| 630,000 |
| | — |
| — |
| — |
| | — |
| — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
|
| | | 2017 LTIP (Option) | | 2/23/2017 | | — |
| — |
| — |
| | — |
| — |
| — |
| | — |
| 14,441 |
| | 71.41 |
| | 71.06 |
| | 187,877 |
|
| | | 2017 LTIP (RSU) | | 2/23/2017 | | — |
| — |
| — |
| | — |
| — |
| — |
| | 2,626 |
| — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 187,523 |
|
| | | 2017 LTIP (PBU) | | 2/23/2017 | | — |
| — |
| — |
| | 2,626 |
| 5,251 |
| 10,502 |
| | — |
| — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 374,974 |
|
| H. La Force | | 2017 AICP | | n/a | | 255,000 |
| 510,000 |
| 1,020,000 |
| | — |
| — |
| — |
| | — |
| — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
|
| | | 2017 LTIP (Option) | | 2/23/2017 | | — |
| — |
| — |
| | — |
| — |
| — |
| | — |
| 21,181 |
| | 71.41 |
| | 71.06 |
| | 275,565 |
|
| | | 2017 LTIP (RSU) | | 2/23/2017 | | — |
| — |
| — |
| | — |
| — |
| — |
| | 3,851 |
| | | — |
| | — |
| | 275,000 |
|
| | | 2017 LTIP (PBU) | | 2/23/2017 | | — |
| — |
| — |
| | 3,851 |
| 7,702 |
| 15,404 |
| | — |
| — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 550,000 |
|
| M. A. Shelnitz | | 2017 AICP | | n/a | | 148,750 |
| 297,500 |
| 595,000 |
| | — |
| — |
| — |
| | — |
| — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
|
| | | 2017 LTIP (Option) | | 2/23/2017 | | — |
| — |
| — |
| | — |
| — |
| — |
| | — |
| 10,590 |
| | 71.41 |
| | 71.06 |
| | 137,776 |
|
| | | 2017 LTIP (RSU) | | 2/23/2017 | | — |
| — |
| — |
| | — |
| — |
| — |
| | 1,926 |
| — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 137,536 |
|
| | | 2017 LTIP (PBU) | | 2/23/2017 | | — |
| — |
| — |
| | 1,926 |
| 3,851 |
| 7,702 |
| | — |
| — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 275,000 |
|
| E. C. Brown | | 2017 AICP | | n/a | | 131,250 |
| 262,500 |
| 525,000 |
| | — |
| — |
| — |
| | — |
| — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
|
| | | 2017 LTIP (Option) | | 2/23/2017 | | — |
| — |
| — |
| | — |
| — |
| — |
| | — |
| 9,628 |
| | 71.41 |
| | 71.06 |
| | 125,260 |
|
| | | 2017 LTIP (RSU) | | 2/23/2017 | | — |
| — |
| — |
| | — |
| — |
| | | 1,750 |
| — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 124,968 |
|
| | | 2017 LTIP (PBU) | | 2/23/2017 | | — |
| — |
| — |
| | 1,751 |
| 3,501 |
| 7,002 |
| | — |
| — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 250,006 |
|
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| Actual payments pursuant to the 2017 AICP are reflected in the Summary Compensation Table above. |
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(b) | Pursuant to the terms of the grants, the number of PBUs that are earned, if any, would be determined after the close of the performance period based on performance for fiscal years 2017 to 2019 and would be payable in early 2020, generally subject to continued employment. |
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(c) | 2017 LTIP RSUs vest in one-third increments on February 23, 2018, February 22, 2019 and February 21, 2020, generally subject to continued employment. |
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(d) | Options awarded under the 2017 LTIP are exercisable in one-third increments on February 23, 2018, February 22, 2019, and February 21, 2020, generally subject to continued employment. |
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(e) | The exercise price was determined based on the average of the high and low trading prices of Grace common stock on the NYSE on the grant date. |
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(f) | The grant date fair value is generally the amount that Grace would expense in its financial statements over the award’s service period, but does not include a reduction for forfeitures. |
Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year End 20172020
The following table provides information regarding outstanding stock options, restricted stock units,RSUs, and performance based unitsPBUs held by the executive officers named in the Summary Compensation Table aboveNEOs as of December 31, 2017.2020.
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| | Option Awards | | Stock Awards |
| Name | | Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options
(#)
Exercisable | | Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options
(#)
Unexercisable | | Option Exercise Price
($) | | Option Expiration Date | | Number of Units of Stock That Have Not Vested (#) | | Market Value of Units of Stock That Have Not Vested ($) | | Equity Incentive Plan Awards: Number of Unearned Units That Have Not Vested
(#) | | Equity Incentive Plan Awards: Payout Value of Unearned Units That Have Not Vested
($) | |
| H. La Force | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 1,609 | | | 88,205 | | (a) | — | | | — | | |
| | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 5,974 | | | 327,495 | | (b) | — | | | — | | |
| | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 14,439 | | | 791,546 | | (c) | — | | | — | | |
| | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 17,922 | | | 982,484 | | (f) |
| | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 28,878 | | | 1,583,092 | | (g) |
| | — | | | 83,747 | | (h) | 55.405 | | | 2/27/2030 | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | |
| | 12,845 | | | 25,688 | | (i) | 78.115 | | | 2/23/2029 | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | |
| | 17,698 | | | 8,848 | | (j) | 67.335 | | | 2/22/2023 | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | |
| | 21,181 | | | — | | | 71.410 | | | 2/23/2022 | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | |
| | 22,893 | | | — | | | 68.470 | | | 2/25/2021 | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | |
| W. C. Dockman | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 294 | | | 16,117 | | (d) | — | | | — | | |
| | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 1,066 | | | 58,438 | | (b) | — | | | — | | |
| | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 3,610 | | | 197,900 | | (c) | — | | | — | | |
| | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 2,664 | | | 146,040 | | (e) | — | | | — | | |
| | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 3,200 | | | 175,424 | | (f) |
| | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 7,220 | | | 395,800 | | (g) |
| | — | | | 20,937 | | (h) | 55.405 | | | 2/27/2030 | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | |
| | 2,294 | | | 4,587 | | (i) | 78.115 | | 2/23/2029 | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | |
| | 3,123 | | | 1,561 | | (k) | 70.715 | | 5/8/2023 | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | |
| | 4,814 | | | — | | | 71.410 | | 2/23/2022 | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | |
| | 4,683 | | | — | | | 68.470 | | 2/25/2021 | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | |
| E. C. Brown | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 618 | | | 33,879 | | (a) | — | | | — | | |
| | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 1,600 | | | 87,712 | | (b) | — | | | — | | |
| | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 2,482 | | | 136,063 | | (c) | — | | | — | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4,801 | | | 263,191 | | (f) |
| | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 4,963 | | | 272,072 | | (g) |
| | — | | | 14,394 | | (h) | 55.405 | | 2/27/2030 | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | |
| | 3,441 | | | 6,880 | | (i) | 78.115 | | 2/23/2029 | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | |
| | 6,807 | | | 3,403 | | (j) | 67.335 | | 2/22/2023 | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | |
| | 9,628 | | | — | | | 71.410 | | 2/23/2022 | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | |
| | 14,568 | | | — | | | 68.470 | | 2/25/2021 | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | |
| K. N. Cole | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 557 | | | 30,535 | | (a) | — | | | — | | |
| | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 1,493 | | | 81,846 | | (b) | — | | | — | | |
| | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 2,031 | | | 111,339 | | (c) | — | | | — | | |
| | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 4,481 | | | 245,648 | | (f) |
| | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 4,061 | | | 222,624 | | (g) |
| | — | | | 11,777 | | (h) | 55.405 | | 2/27/2030 | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | |
| | 3,211 | | | 6,422 | | (i) | 78.115 | | 2/23/2029 | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | |
| | 6,126 | | | 3,063 | | (j) | 67.335 | | 2/22/2023 | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | |
| | 8,665 | | | — | | | 71.410 | | 2/23/2022 | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | |
| | 9,365 | | | — | | | 68.470 | | 2/25/2021 | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | |
| M. A. Shelnitz (l) | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 2,359 | | | 129,320 | | |
| | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 1,688 | | | 92,536 | | |
| | — | | | 3,998 | | | 55.405 | | | 12/31/2023 | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | |
| | 2,523 | | | 5,046 | | | 78.115 | | | 12/31/2023 | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | |
| | 7,488 | | | 3,743 | | | 67.335 | | 2/22/2023 | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | |
| | 10,590 | | | — | | | 71.410 | | 2/23/2022 | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | |
| | 15,609 | | | — | | | 68.470 | | 2/25/2021 | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | |
(a)Market value of RSUs that have not been earned is based on the December 31, 2020, closing market price of Grace common stock of $54.82 per share. Such RSUs vested in full based on continued employment with Grace on February 22, 2021.
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| | | Option Awards | | Stock Awards |
| Name | | Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options (#) Exercisable | | Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options (#) Unexercisable | | Option Exercise Price ($) | | Option Expiration Date | | Number of Units of Stock That Have Not Vested (#) | | Market Value of Units of Stock That Have Not Vested ($) | | Equity Incentive Plan Awards: Number of Unearned Units That Have Not Vested (#) | | Equity Incentive Plan Awards: Payout Value of Unearned Units That Have Not Vested ($) | |
| A. E. Festa | | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 27,489 |
| | 1,927,804 |
| (a) | — |
| | — |
| |
| | | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 10,345 |
| | 725,495 |
| (b) | — |
| | — |
| |
| | | | | | | | | | | 14,879 |
| | 1,043,464 |
| (c) | | | | |
| | | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 31,035 |
| | 2,176,485 |
| (e) |
| | | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 29,758 |
| | 2,086,929 |
| (f) |
| | | — |
| | 81,834 |
| (g) | 71.410 | | 2/23/2022 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| |
| | | 29,484 |
| | 58,967 |
| (h) | 68.470 | | 2/25/2021 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| |
| | | 91,632 |
| | 45,815 |
| (i) | 77.310 | | 5/7/2020 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| |
| | | 91,127 |
| | — |
| | 74.700 | | 5/8/2019 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| |
| | | 90,492 |
| | — |
| | 61.730 | | 5/2/2018 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| |
| T. E. Blaser | | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 7,656 |
| | 536,915 |
| (d) | — |
| | — |
| |
| | | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 1,825 |
| | 127,987 |
| (b) | — |
| | — |
| |
| | | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 2,626 |
| | 184,161 |
| (c) | — |
| | — |
| |
| | | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 5,477 |
| | 384,102 |
| (e) |
| | | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 5,251 |
| | 368,253 |
| (f) |
| | | | | 14,441 |
| (g) | 71.410 |
| | 2/23/2022 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| |
| | | 5,203 |
| | 10,406 |
| (h) | 68.470 |
| | 2/25/2021 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| |
| | | 7,273 |
| | 14,546 |
| (j) | 65.310 |
| | 2/11/2021 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| |
| H. La Force | | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 5,337 |
| | 374,284 |
| (a) | — |
| | — |
| |
| | | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 2,677 |
| | 187,738 |
| (b) | — |
| | — |
| |
| | | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 3,851 |
| | 270,071 |
| (c) | — |
| | — |
| |
| | | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 8,033 |
| | 563,354 |
| (e) |
| | | — |
| | — |
| | | | | | | | | | 7,702 |
| | 540,141 |
| (f) |
| | | — |
| | 21,181 |
| (g) | 71.410 | | 2/23/2022 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| |
| | | 7,631 |
| | 15,262 |
| (h) | 68.470 | | 2/25/2021 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| |
| | | 17,787 |
| | 8,893 |
| (i) | 77.310 | | 5/7/2020 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| |
| | | 17,689 |
| | — |
| | 74.700 | | 5/8/2019 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| |
| | | 19,566 |
| | — |
| | 61.730 | | 5/2/2018 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| |
| M. A. Shelnitz | | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 3,557 |
| | 249,452 |
| (a) | — |
| | — |
| |
| | | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 1,825 |
| | 127,987 |
| (b) | — |
| | — |
| |
| | | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 1,926 |
| | 135,070 |
| (c) | — |
| | — |
| |
| | | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 5,477 |
| | 384,102 |
| (e) |
| | | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 3,851 |
| | 270,071 |
| (f) |
| | | — |
| | 10,590 |
| (g) | 71.410 | | 2/23/2022 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| |
| | | 5,203 |
| | 10,406 |
| (h) | 68.470 | | 2/25/2021 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| |
| | | 11,858 |
| | 5,929 |
| (i) | 77.310 | | 5/7/2020 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| |
| | | 11,792 |
| | — |
| | 74.700 | | 5/8/2019 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| |
| | | 13,451 |
| | — |
| | 61.730 | | 5/2/2018 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| |
| E. C. Brown | | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 3,234 |
| | 226,800 |
| (a) | — |
| | — |
| |
| | | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 6,468 |
| | 453,601 |
| (a) | — |
| | — |
| |
| | | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 1,704 |
| | 119,502 |
| (b) | — |
| | — |
| |
| | | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 1,750 |
| | 122,728 |
| (c) | — |
| | — |
| |
| | | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 5,112 |
| | 358,505 |
| (e) |
| | | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 3,501 |
| | 245,525 |
| (f) |
| | | | | 9,628 |
| (g) | 71.410 | | 2/23/2022 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| |
| | | 4,856 |
| | 9,712 |
| (h) | 68.470 | | 2/25/2021 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| |
| | | 10,780 |
| | 5,390 |
| (i) | 77.310 | | 5/7/2020 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| |
| | | 7,999 |
| | — |
| | 75.010 | | 1/6/2020 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
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(c)Market value of RSUs that have not been earned is based on the December 31, 2020, closing market price of Grace common stock of $54.82 per share. One-third of these RSUs vested on February 27, 2021, and the remaining RSUs will generally be earned or forfeited in equal increments based on continued employment with Grace through February 27, 2022 and February 27, 2023.
(d)Market value of RSUs that have not been earned is based on the December 31, 2020, closing market price of Grace common stock of $54.82 per share. The remaining RSUs will generally be earned or forfeited based on continued employment with Grace through May 7, 2021.
(e)Market value of RSUs that have not been earned is based on the December 31, 2020, closing market price of Grace common stock of $54.82 per share. The remaining RSUs will generally be earned or forfeited based on continued employment with Grace through May 8, 2021.
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(a) | Market value of restricted stock units that have not been earned is based on the December 29, 2017, closing market price of Grace common stock of $70.13 per share. The restricted stock units will generally be earned or forfeited based on continued employment with Grace through May 7, 2018. |
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(b) | Market value of restricted stock units that have not been earned is based on the December 29, 2017, closing market price of Grace common stock of $70.13 per share. The restricted stock units will generally be earned or forfeited in one-third increments based on continued employment with Grace through the respective payout dates, which are expected to be on or after February 23, 2018, and February 25, 2019. |
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(c) | Market value of restricted stock units that have not been earned is based on the December 29, 2017, closing market price of Grace common stock of $70.13 per share. The restricted stock units will generally be earned or forfeited in one-third increments based on continued employment with Grace through the respective payout dates, which are expected to be on or after February 23, 2018, February 22, 2019, and February 21, 2020. |
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(d) | Market value of restricted stock units that have not been earned is based on the December 29, 2017, closing market price of Grace common stock of $70.13 per share. The restricted stock units will generally be earned or forfeited based on continued employment with Grace through February 11, 2019. |
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(e) | Market value of PBUs that have not been earned is based on the December 29, 2017 closing market price of Grace common stock of $70.13 per share. Pursuant to the terms of the grants, the PBUs would be earned or forfeited based on Grace performance from fiscal year 2016 through fiscal year 2018. Performance for fiscal year 2017 was at a level in excess of one-third of the performance threshold; therefore, the target amounts are shown. |
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(f) | Market value of PBUs that have not been earned is based on the December 29, 2017 closing market price of Grace common stock of $70.13 per share. Pursuant to the terms of the grants, the PBUs would be earned or forfeited based on Grace performance from fiscal year 2017 through fiscal year 2019. Performance for fiscal year 2017 was at a level in excess of one-third of the performance threshold; therefore, the target amounts are shown. |
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(g) | Options are exercisable in one-third increments on February 23, 2018, February 22, 2019 and February 21, 2020. |
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(h) | Options are exercisable in one-third increments on February 24, 2017, February 23, 2018 and February 25, 2019. |
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(i) | Options are exercisable in one-third increments on May 6, 2016, May 5, 2017, and May 7, 2018. |
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(j) | Options are exercisable in one-third increments on February 11, 2017, February 11, 2018 and February 11, 2019. |
(f)Market value of PBUs granted in February 2019 that have not been earned is based on the December 31, 2020, closing market price of Grace common stock of $54.82 per share. Pursuant to the terms of the grants, the PBUs would be earned or forfeited based on Grace performance from fiscal year 2019 through fiscal year 2021.
(g)Market value of PBUs granted in February 2020 that have not been earned is based on the December 31, 2020, closing market price of Grace common stock of $54.82 per share. Pursuant to the terms of the grants, the PBUs would be earned or forfeited based on Grace performance from fiscal year 2020 through fiscal year 2022.
(h)One-third of these options vested on February 27, 2021. The remaining options will become exercisable in equal increments on February 27, 2022, and February 27, 2023.
(i)One-half vested on February 25, 2021 and the remaining options will become exercisable on February 25, 2022.
(j)These remaining options became fully exercisable on February 21, 2021.
(k)Remaining options became exercisable May 7, 2021.
(l)Given that Mr. Shelnitz terminated employment with Grace effective as of the close of business on December 31, 2020, and was retirement eligible at such time, his awards outstanding as of December 31, 2020 are shown here, prorated where applicable. For additional information regarding the compensation and benefits payable to Mr. Shelnitz in connection with his mutually agreed departure from Grace, including treatment of his awards, see the sections entitled “Option Exercises and Stock Vested in 2020” and “Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control” below.
Option Exercises and Stock Vested in 20172020
The following table provides information regarding the exercise of options and the vesting of stock awards (PBUs and RSUs) held by the executive officers namedNEOs during 2020.
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| | | Option Awards | | Stock Awards |
| Name | | Number of Shares Acquired on Exercise
(#) | | Value Realized on Exercise
($) | | Number of Shares Acquired on Vesting
(#) | | Value Realized on Vesting
($)(a) |
| H. La Force | | — | | — | | 11,189 | | 672,057 |
| W. C. Dockman | | — | | — | | 1,798 | | 122,653 |
| E. C. Brown | | — | | — | | 4,045 | | 243,770 |
| K. N. Cole | | — | | — | | 3,668 | | 221,004 |
| M. A. Shelnitz | | — | | — | | 5,902 | | 346,693 |
(a)The values in this column include all stock award vesting events, including the Summary Compensation Table above during 2017.2018-2020 PBUs valued at a closing stock price for Grace common stock of $59.26 on February 26, 2021. The values of the PBU payout amounts as of the February 26, 2021, payment date, based on the closing price of Grace common stock on that date of $59.26 were: for Mr. La Force — $314,671; for Mr. Dockman — $57,660; for Ms. Brown — $121,068; for Mr. Cole — $108,979; and for Mr. Shelnitz — $133,157. For Mr. Shelnitz, the value includes prorated RSUs that vested on December 31, 2020 as well.
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| | | Option Awards | | Stock Awards |
| Name | | Number of Shares Acquired on Exercise (#) | | Value Realized on Exercise ($) | | Number of Shares Acquired on Vesting (#) | | Value Realized on Vesting ($) |
| A. E. Festa | | 80,560 |
| | 2,615,824 |
| | 24,185 |
| | 1,733,934 |
|
| T. E. Blaser | | — |
| | — |
| | 913 |
| | 64,869 |
|
| H. La Force | | 29,783 |
| | 976,287 |
| | 5,029 |
| | 360,336 |
|
| M. A. Shelnitz | | 26,853 |
| | 870,413 |
| | 3,373 |
| | 241,669 |
|
| E. C. Brown | | — |
| | — |
| | 2,512 |
| | 179,839 |
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Pension Benefits
The following table provides information regarding benefits under our Retirement Plan for Salaried Employees, or Pension Plan and our Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan, or SERP for the executive officers namedNEOs.
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| Name | | Plan Name | | Number of Years Credited Service
(years) | | Present Value of Accumulated Benefit
($)(a) | | Payments During Last Fiscal Year
($) |
| H. La Force | | Pension Plan | | 12.75 | | 730,000 | | — |
| | SERP | | 12.75 | | 2,943,000 | | — |
| W. C. Dockman | | Pension Plan | | 21.17 | | 1,379,000 | | — |
| | SERP | | 21.17 | | 1,521,000 | | — |
| E. C. Brown | | Pension Plan | | 5.92 | | 359,000 | | — |
| | SERP | | 5.92 | | 544,000 | | — |
| K. N. Cole | | Pension Plan | | 6.83 | | 445,000 | | — |
| | SERP | | 6.83 | | 591,000 | | — |
| M. A. Shelnitz | | Pension Plan | | 37.17 | | 2,391,000 | | — |
| | SERP | | 37.17 | | 4,445,000 | | — |
(a)Amounts comprise the actuarial present value of the individual's accumulated benefit under the Pension Plan and SERP as of December 31, 2020, assuming retirement at age 62 with benefits payable on a straight-life annuity basis, based on assumptions used for financial reporting purposes under generally accepted accounting principles, including a 2.41% discount rate determined as set forth in the Summary Compensation Table above.Company's 2020 Form 10-K Original Filing, in Item 8 (Financial Statements and Supplementary Data) under Note 8 (Pension Plans and Other Retirement Plans) to the Consolidated Financial Statements. The Pension Plan and SERP provide for a reduction in pension benefits to individuals who elect early retirement ranging from a 17% reduction for retirement at age 55 to no reduction for retirement at age 62. Although these amounts appear as a lump sum, they are generally paid as an annuity. The amounts reported are accounting values and were not realized by the individuals in cash during 2020.
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| Name | | Plan Name | | Number of Years Credited Service (years) | | Present Value of Accumulated Benefit ($)(a) | | Payments During Last Fiscal Year ($) |
| A. E. Festa | | Pension Plan | | 14.08 |
| | 704,000 |
| | — |
|
| | | SERP | | 14.08 |
| | 5,633,000 |
| | — |
|
| T. E. Blaser | | Pension Plan | | 1.83 |
| | 87,000 |
| | — |
|
| | | SERP | | 1.83 |
| | 113,000 |
| | — |
|
| H. La Force | | Pension Plan | | 9.75 |
| | 414,000 |
| | — |
|
| | | SERP | | 9.75 |
| | 980,000 |
| | — |
|
| M. A. Shelnitz | | Pension Plan | | 34.17 |
| | 1,798,000 |
| | — |
|
| | | SERP | | 34.17 |
| | 2,994,000 |
| | — |
|
| E. C. Brown | | Pension Plan | | 2.92 |
| | 134,000 |
| | — |
|
| | | SERP | | 2.92 |
| | 148,000 |
| | — |
|
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(a) | Amounts comprise the actuarial present value of the individual's accumulated benefit under the Pension Plan and SERP as of December 31, 2017, assuming retirement at age 62 with benefits payable on a straight life annuity basis, based on assumptions used for financial reporting purposes under generally accepted accounting principles, including a 3.57% discount rate determined as set forth in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017, in Item 8 (Financial Statements and Supplementary Data) in the Financial Supplement under Note 8 (Pension Plans and Other Postretirement Benefits Plans) to the Consolidated Financial Statements. The Pension Plan and SERP provide for a reduction in pension benefits to individuals who elect early retirement ranging from a 17% reduction for retirement at age 55 to no reduction for retirement at age 62. Although these amounts appear as a lump sum, they are generally paid as an annuity. The amounts reported are accounting values and were not realized by the individuals in cash during 2017. The amounts include benefits that the individuals may not currently be entitled to receive because the individuals are not vested in such benefits. |
Retirement Plan for Salaried Employees
Full-timeCertain full-time salaried employees who are 21 or older and who have one or more years of service (including each of the NEOs) are eligible to participate in our Retirement Plan for Salaried Employees, also called the Pension Plan. Under this basicqualified retirement plan, pension benefits are based upon (a) the employee’s average annual compensation for the 60 consecutive months in which his or her compensation is highest during the last 180 months of continuous participation, and (b) the number of years of the employee’s credited Grace service. At age 62, a participant is entitled to full benefits under the Pension Plan, but a participant may elect reduced payments upon early retirement beginning at age 55. For purposes of the Pension Plan, compensation generally includes base salary and AICP awards; however, for 2017,2020, federal income tax law limits to $270,000$285,000 the annual compensation on which benefits under the Pension Plan may be based. As of December 31, 2017, Mr. Festa, Mr. Blaser2020, Messrs. La Force and Mr. Shelnitz areDockman, and Ms. Brown were eligible for early retirement under the Pension Plan, and Messrs. Cole and Shelnitz were eligible for regular retirement under the Pension Plan. The Pension Plan is further described in Item 8 (Financial Statements and Supplementary Data) in the Financial Supplement under Note 8 (Pension Plans and Other Postretirement BenefitsRetirement Plans) to the Consolidated Financial Statements and in Item 7 (Management's(Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations under the caption "Financialcaptions “Financial Condition, Liquidity, and Capital Resources—EmployeeResources” and “Employee Benefit Plans—Defined Benefit Pension Plans"Plans”) in the Financial Supplement of the Company's Annual Report onCompany’s 2020 Form 10-K forOriginal Filing. This benefit plan was closed to new entrants effective January 1, 2017. In January 2021, Grace announced the year endedPension Plan will be frozen as of December 31, 2024 and effective January 1, 2025 all participants will be moved to a defined contribution plan already in place for new hires as of January 1, 2017.
Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan
We also have an unfunded, nonqualified SERP, under which an employee will receive the full pension to which he or she would be entitled in the absence of the limitations described above and other limitations imposed under federal income tax law. With respect to payments, the SERP generally operates in the same manner as the Pension Plan. As of December 31, 2017, Mr. Festa, Mr. Blaser2020, Messrs. La Force and Mr. Shelnitz areDockman, and Ms. Brown were eligible for early retirement under the SERP, and Messrs. Cole and Shelnitz were eligible for regular retirement under the SERP. The SERP is further
described in Item 8
(Financial (Financial Statements and Supplementary Data) in the Financial Supplement under Note 8 (Pension Plans and Other Postretirement BenefitsRetirement Plans) to the Consolidated Financial Statements and in Item 7 (Management's(Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations under the caption "Financialcaptions “Financial Condition, Liquidity, and Capital Resources—EmployeeResources” and “Employee Benefit Plans—Defined Benefit Pension Plans"Plans”) of the Company’s 2020 Form 10-K Original Filing. Like the Pension Plan, the SERP was closed to new entrants since January 1, 2017. In January 2021, Grace announced the SERP will be frozen as of December 31, 2024 and effective January 1, 2025 all eligible participants will be moved to a defined contribution plan already in the Financial Supplement.place for eligible new hires as of January 1, 2017.
Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plan
The following table summarizes the compensation deferred by the named executive officerNEO pursuant to the provisions of Grace’s incentive compensation plan as in effect in 1998, under which certain employees were permitted to voluntarily defer receipt of shares of Grace common stock. Deferred shares under the plan are fully vested and may be distributed to the plan beneficiary upon retirement or termination of service with us. Since 1998, executives may no longer defer receipt of shares under the plan, although existing balances remain in place. In 2020, Mr. Shelnitz was the only NEO who participated in this deferred compensation plan.
Fiscal Year 20172020 Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation
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| Name | | Executive Contributions in Fiscal Year 2020
($) | | Registrant Contributions in Fiscal Year 2020
($) | | Aggregate Earnings in Fiscal Year 2020
($)(a) | | Aggregate Withdrawals/ Distributions in Fiscal Year 2020
($) | | Aggregate
Balance at
Fiscal Year
2020 End
($)(b) | |
| M. A. Shelnitz | | — | | — | | (165,692) | | — | | 692,054 | |
(a)Amount represents the change in value of shares of Grace common stock held in the plan (from December 31, 2019 to December 31, 2020). The total number of shares of Grace common stock held in the plan by Mr. Shelnitz as of December 31, 2020, was 12,624.1197 (which includes additional shares purchased with dividends paid on those shares during 2020).
(b)Amount represents the value of 12,624.1197 shares of Grace common stock deferred under the plan based on the closing price of Grace common stock on December 31, 2020, of $54.82.
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| Name | | Executive Contributions in Fiscal Year 2017 ($) | | Registrant Contributions in Fiscal Year 2017 ($) | | Aggregate Earnings in Fiscal Year 2017 ($) | | Aggregate Withdrawals/ Distributions in Fiscal Year 2017 ($) | | Aggregate Balance at Fiscal Year 2017 End ($) | |
| M. A. Shelnitz | | — |
| | — |
| | 39,274 |
| (a) | — |
| | 836,249 |
| (b) |
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(a) | Amount represents the change in value of shares of Grace common stock held in the plan (from December 31, 2016 to December 31, 2017). The total number of shares of Grace common stock held in the plan as of December 31, 2017 was 11,924.2644 (which includes additional shares purchased with dividends paid on those shares during 2017). |
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(b) | Amount represents the value of 11,924.2644 shares of Grace common stock deferred under the plan based on the closing price of Grace common stock on December 31, 2017, of $70.13. |
Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control
The following table sets forth potential payments to executive officers named in the Summary Compensation Table aboveNEOs in the event of the listed events,certain occurrences, calculated under the assumption that employment terminated on the last day of 2017.2020. The following table does not include payments pursuant to contracts, agreements, plans and arrangements that do not discriminate in scope, terms or operation, in favor of executive officersthe NEOs and that are available generally to all salaried employees. The value of payments to be made following termination of employment pursuant to the Pension Plan and SERP are described above under the caption "—“—Pension Benefits."” The value of payments to be made following termination of employment pursuant to Mr. Shelnitz'sShelnitz’s deferred shares arrangement are described above under the caption "—“—Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plan."”
| | | Name | | Involuntary Termination Without Cause ($)(a) | | Change in Control ($)(b) | | Involuntary Termination Without Cause Following Change in Control ($)(c)(d)(e) | Death ($)(c)(d)(f) | | Disability ($)(c)(d)(g) | Name | | Involuntary Termination Without Cause
($)(a) | | Change in Control
($)(b) | | Involuntary Termination Without Cause or for Good Reason within Two Years Following Change in Control
($)(c)(e) | | Death
($)(d)(f) | | Disability
($)(d)(g) |
| A. E. Festa | | 4,387,500 |
| | 7,800,000 |
| | 12,309,949 |
| 5,484,949 |
| | 4,866,199 |
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| T. E. Blaser | | 765,000 |
| | 2,610,000 |
| | 3,473,207 |
| 1,313,207 |
| | 998,207 |
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| H. La Force | | 1,110,000 |
| | 3,840,000 |
| | 4,896,469 |
| 1,656,469 |
| | 1,236,469 |
| H. La Force | | 5,603,433 | | 4,063,870 | | 10,538,870 | | 2,365,933 | | 2,232,183 |
| W. C. Dockman | | W. C. Dockman | | 1,263,080 | | 1,043,027 | | 3,769,050 | | 699,075 | | 605,074 |
| E. C. Brown | | E. C. Brown | | 1,194,645 | | 904,867 | | 3,340,867 | | 690,645 | | 606,645 |
| K. N. Cole | | K. N. Cole | | 1,063,826 | | 792,758 | | 2,996,781 | | 607,822 | | 531,821 |
M. A. Shelnitz | | 687,500 |
| | 2,465,000 |
| | 3,131,120 |
| 1,091,120 |
| | 793,620 |
| | 1,226,054 | | 440,654 | | 3,120,254 | | 671,654 | | 579,254 |
| E. C. Brown | | 672,500 |
| | 2,175,000 |
| | 3,191,253 |
| 1,391,253 |
| | 1,128,753 |
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(a)Consists of minimum severance payments pursuant to the Executive Severance Plan. Amount excludes AICP payments that executive officers may receive in the discretion of the Compensation Committee as described below under “—Termination and Change in Control Arrangements” (includes prorated equity amounts for executive officers, all of whom are retirement-eligible). See “— Effect of Employee Termination—LTIP—2014 Stock Incentive Plan and 2018 Stock Incentive Plan—PBU and RSU Awards,” below.
(b)For stock options and stock awards granted under the 2014 Stock Incentive Plan, upon a change in control, stock options immediately become fully vested and exercisable and stock awards become fully vested. For stock options and stock awards granted under the 2018 Stock Incentive Plan, upon a change in control followed by a termination event other than for cause or resignation for good reason that occurs within two years following the change in control, stock options become fully vested and exercisable and stock awards become fully vested. Stock awards are valued at the December 31, 2020, Grace common stock price of $54.82. PBUs granted in 2018 are valued at 55% of target levels, the payout determined in February 2021, and PBUs granted in 2019 and 2020 are valued at target. The foregoing assumes all conditions are fulfilled.
(c)Includes the amounts in footnote “b” above plus the amounts in footnote “e” below.
(d)Includes prorated equity amounts. See “— Effect of Employee Termination—LTIP—2014 Stock Incentive Plan and 2018 Stock Incentive Plan—PBU and RSU Awards,” below.
(e)Includes contractual payments pursuant to each executive’s respective Change in Control Severance Agreement calculated under the assumption that no excise tax will apply and excludes AICP payments that executive officers may receive under certain circumstances in the discretion of the Compensation Committee as described below under “—Termination and Change in Control Arrangements—Annual Incentive Compensation Plan” as follows:
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(a) | Consists of minimum severance payments pursuant to the Severance Plan for Leadership Team Officers of W. R. Grace & Co. Amount excludes LTIP payments (in amounts set forth below in footnote (c)) and/or AICP payments that executive officers may receive in the discretion of the Grace Compensation Committee as described below under “—Termination and Change in Control Arrangements.” |
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(b) | Upon change in control, stock options immediately become fully vested and exercisable. Amount shown represents the in-the-money value of unvested stock options as of December 31, 2017. |
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(c) | Includes the value of a pro-rated number of shares to be issued under the 2017-2019 and the 2016-2018 Performance-based Units (PBUs) calculated as described below under the 2014 Long Term Incentive Plan under the assumption that the PBUs pay out at the target amount. See below under "—Long Term Incentive Plan (2014 Stock Incentive Plan-Performance-Based Unit (PBU) and Restricted Stock Unit (RSU) Awards).” |
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| Name | | 2017-2019 PBUs ($) | | 2016-2018 PBUs ($) |
| A. E. Festa | | 695,573 |
| | 1,450,845 |
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| T. E. Blaser | | 122,739 |
| | 256,042 |
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| H. La Force | | 180,029 |
| | 375,532 |
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| M. A. Shelnitz | | 90,015 |
| | 256,042 |
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| E. C. Brown | | 81,834 |
| | 238,979 |
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(d) | Includes the value of a prorated number of RSUs under the 2014 Long Term Incentive Plan. See below under “—Long Term Incentive Plan (2014 Stock Incentive Plan—Performance-Based Unit (PBU) and Restricted Stock Unit (RSU) Awards).” |
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| Name | | 2015-2017 RSUs ($) | | 2016-2018
RSUs
($) | | 2017-2019 RSUs ($) | | Other RSUs ($) |
| A. E. Festa | | 1,713,432 |
| | 302,277 |
| | 347,821 |
| | — |
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| T. E. Blaser | | — |
| | 80,003 |
| | 61,387 |
| | 343,035 |
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| H. La Force | | 332,663 |
| | 78,221 |
| | 90,024 |
| | — |
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| M. A. Shelnitz | | 221,713 |
| | 53,326 |
| | 45,023 |
| | — |
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| E. C. Brown | | 201,580 |
| | 49,790 |
| | 40,909 |
| | 403,160 |
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(e) | Includes contractual payments pursuant to each executive’s respective Change in Control Severance Agreement calculated under the assumption that no excise tax will apply and excludes AICP payments that executive officers may receive under certain circumstances in the discretion of the Grace Compensation Committee as described below under “—Termination and Change in Control Arrangements—Annual Incentive Compensation Plan” as follows:
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| Name | | Change in Control Severance Payments
($)
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A. E. Festa | | 7,800,000 |
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T. E. Blaser | | 2,610,000 |
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| H. La Force | | 3,840,0006,475,000 |
| W. C. Dockman |
| 2,726,023 |
| E. C. Brown | | 2,436,000 |
| K. N. Cole | | 2,204,023 |
| M. A. Shelnitz | | 2,465,000 |
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E. C. Brown | | 2,175,000 |
2,679,600 |
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(f) | Includes the sum of payments under the Grace Executive Salary Protection Plan (“ESPP”) during the first year following death. Amount excludes AICP payments that executive officers may receive under certain circumstances in the discretion of the Grace Compensation Committee as described below under “—Termination and Change in Control Arrangements.” During subsequent years after death until the specified termination year (reflecting the executive officer’s age as of December 31, 2017), the sum of payments each year would be as follows: |
(f)Includes the sum of payments under the Grace Executive Salary Protection Plan (“ESPP”), described below, during the first year following death. Amount excludes AICP payments that executive officers may receive under certain circumstances in the discretion of the Compensation Committee as described below under “—Termination and Change in Control Arrangements.” During subsequent years after death until the specified termination year (reflecting the executive officer’s age as of December 31, 2020), the sum of payments each year would be as follows: | | | Name | | ESPP Payments Each Year Following Year of Death ($) | | Year of Termination of Payments* | Name | | ESPP Payments Each Year Following Year of Death
($) | | Year of Termination of Payments* |
| A. E. Festa | | 487,500 |
| | 2025 | |
| T. E. Blaser | | 225,000 |
| | 2027 | |
| H. La Force | | 300,000 |
| | 2028 | H. La Force | | 462,500 | | 2028 |
| W. C. Dockman | | W. C. Dockman | | 235,002 | | 2024 |
| E. C. Brown | | E. C. Brown | | 210,000 | | 2027 |
| K. N. Cole | | K. N. Cole | | 190,002 | | 2024 |
| M. A. Shelnitz | | 212,500 |
| | 2024 | M. A. Shelnitz | | 231,000 | | 2024 |
| E. C. Brown | | 187,500 |
| | 2028 | |
* Payments terminate 10ten years following death; however, if the executive officer is over age 55 at the time of death, the duration of payments is reduced.
(g)Includes sum of payments under the ESPP during the first 12-month period following disability, assuming the executive officer remains disabled for at least 12 consecutive months as reflected in the following table. Amounts reflect the offset of expected payments under Grace’s long-term and short-term disability plans that are based, in part, on the duration of the executive officer’s employment. Amount excludes AICP payments executive officers may receive under certain circumstances in the discretion of the Compensation Committee as described below under “—Termination and Change in Control Arrangements—Annual Incentive Compensation Plan.” During subsequent
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(g) | Includes sum of payments under the ESPP during the first 12-month period following disability, assuming the executive officer remains disabled for at least 12 consecutive months as reflected in the following table. Amounts reflect the offset of expected payments under Grace’s long-term and short-term disability plans that are based, in part, on the duration of the executive officer’s employment. Amount excludes AICP payments executive officers may receive under certain circumstances in the discretion of the Grace Compensation Committee as described below under “—Termination and Change in Control Arrangements—Annual Incentive Compensation Plan.” During subsequent 12-month periods after disability until the specified termination year or earlier death or end of disability, the sum of payments each year would be:
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| Name | | ESPP Payments During 12-Month Period Following Disability ($) | | ESPP Payments During Subsequent 12-Month Periods ($) | | Year of Termination of Payments |
| A. E. Festa | | 356,250 | | 225,000 | | 2024 |
| T. E. Blaser | | 135,000 | | 45,000 | | 2026 |
| H. La Force | | 180,000 | | 60,000 | | 2029 |
| M. A. Shelnitz | | 127,500 | | 42,500 | | 2023 |
| E. C. Brown | | 112,500 | | 37,500 | | 2028 |
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| Name | | ESPP Payments During 12-Month Period Following Disability
($) | | ESPP Payments During Subsequent 12-Month Periods
($) | | Year of Termination of Payments |
| H. La Force | | 328,750 | | 195,000 | | 2029 |
| W. C. Dockman | | 141,001 | | 47,000 | | 2024 |
| E. C. Brown | | 126,000 | | 42,000 | | 2028 |
| K. N. Cole | | 114,001 | | 38,000 | | 2023 |
| M. A. Shelnitz | | 138,600 | | 46,200 | | 2023 |
(h)The amounts set forth in the table above for Mr. Shelnitz (which are calculated based on certain assumptions) are greater than the actual amounts that the Company paid to him upon his termination at December 31, 2020. The actual amounts that we paid to Mr. Shelnitz can be found in the “Summary Compensation Table” and the “Option Exercises and Stock Vested in 2020” table. Mr. Shelnitz remains eligible to also receive pro-rated 2019 and 2020 PBU awards at the approved payout level, if any, determined by the Committee after the end of the respective performance cycle.
Termination and Change in Control Arrangements
Change in Control Severance Agreements
We have entered into change in control severance agreements with all of our executive officers (including the NEOs), which renew automatically unless the Grace Board of Directors elects not to renew them. These agreements generally provide that in the event of the involuntary termination of the individual’s employment without cause (including constructive termination caused by a material reduction in his or her authority or responsibility or by certain other circumstances) following a “change in control,” he or she will generally receive a severance payment equal to three times the sum of his or her annual base salary plus target annual incentive compensation, subject to reduction, pro rata incompensation. In addition, the case of an executive officer who is within 36 months of normal retirement age (65) or, under certain circumstances, to minimizewould also receive a prorated target annual incentive bonus for the effect of certain excise taxes if applicable. year in which the change in control occurs and continued Company-provided health insurance.For purposes of the severance agreements, “change in control” means the acquisition of 20% or more of the outstanding Grace common stock (but not if such acquisition is the result of the sale of common stock by Grace that has been approved by Grace’s Board of Directors)Board), the failure of Board-nominated directors to constitute a majority of any class of Grace’s Board, of Directors, the occurrence of a transaction in which the stockholdersshareholders of Grace immediately preceding such transaction do not own more than 50% of the combined voting power of the entity resulting from such transaction, or the liquidation or dissolution of Grace. The severance amount would be paid in a single lump-sum after termination. Our change in control severance agreements do not provide for any “gross up” or other payments in respect of taxes owed by our executive officers following a termination of employment. The description of the severance agreements in this Proxy Statement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the form of such agreement, which has been filed with the SEC. Further, the change in control severance agreements may be amended in connection with the Merger Agreement.
Severance Arrangements (Without a Change in Control)
Grace maintains the Executive Severance Plan, for Leadership Team Officers of W. R. Grace & Co. (the “Executive Severance Plan”), which provides that, if the employment of an executive officer is terminated without cause withoutthat is not because of a change in control, he or she will be entitled to cash severance equal to one times (two times, in the case of the CEO) the sum of his or her base salary and target bonus. The Executive Severance Plan also provides that, upon a termination without cause not due to a change in control, an executive officer will be entitled to a prorated target annual bonus for the year of termination if he or she has completed at least three months of employment in the applicable year. Payments under the Executive Severance Plan are contingent upon the executive officer’s execution and non-revocation of a release of claims and non-compete and non-solicitation of employees covenants with a duration of 24 months, in favor of Grace. The Executive Severance Plan replaced, and each executive officer has waived all rights under, all individual agreements or arrangements that provided for cash severance to an executive officer if the employment of such executive officer were terminated without cause not due to a change in control.
Our severance arrangements are designed to encourage and reinforce the continued attention and dedication of our executive officers to their assigned duties without undue concern regarding their job security. The Executive Severance Plan meets these goals and, in addition, equalizes the non-change in control severance arrangements for all of the named executive officers,NEOs, with the exceptions noted for the CEO. The description of the severance arrangements in this Proxy Statement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of the
Executive Severance Plan, which the Company filed with the SEC.
Executive Salary Protection Plan
All executive officers (including the NEOs) participate in the Executive Salary Protection Plan which provides that, in the event of a participant’s disability or death prior to age 70, we will continue to pay all or a portion of base salary to the participant or a beneficiary for a period based on the participant’s age at the time of disability or death. Payments under the plan may not exceed 100% of base salary for the first year and 60% thereafter in the case of disability (50% in the case of death). Any payment under the plan as a result of disability would be reduced by the amount of disability income received under Grace’s long-term and short-term disability plans that are generally applicable to U.S. salaried employees. The payments would be paid in installments in the form of salary continuation. The description of the plan in this Proxy Statement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of the Executive Salary Protection Plan, which the Company filed with the SEC.
Annual Incentive Compensation Plan
An employee who voluntarily terminates his or her employment prior to an AICP payout date will generally not receive an AICP payment. Under the Executive Severance Plan, an executive officer who completes at least three months of employment in the calendar year in which he or she qualifies for severance under the Executive Severance Plan, would receive a pro rata amount of any bonus the executive officer is eligible to receive for that year under the AICP. This pro rata amount would reflect the executive officer'sofficer’s completed months of service in that year. The amount of any such bonus would depend on the extent that the applicable business performance goals are met (and will be subject to any applicable committee approvals); and also on the executive officer'sofficer’s individual performance while still employed by Grace, provided that the individual performance criteria won’t be used to reduce, or increase, the amount of the executive'sexecutive’s bonus entitlement by more than 25%, based on the determination of the executive'sexecutive’s former management at Grace. Any pro rata bonus to which he or she becomes entitled would be paid at the same time as bonuses are paid to actively employed eligible employees (normally in March after the calendar year to which the bonus relates).
Long TermEffect of Employee Termination—2014 Stock Incentive Plan (2014and 2018 Stock Incentive Plan—Performance-Based Unit (PBU)
Our 2018 Stock Incentive Plan was approved by our Shareholders at our 2018 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. One key difference between our 2014 and Restricted2018 plans is that under the 2018 Stock Unit (RSU) Awards)Incentive Plan, payments are triggered by the involuntary termination of the executive officer’s employment without cause (including constructive termination caused by a material reduction in his or her authority or responsibility or by certain other circumstances) within two years following a change in control, commonly referred to as a “double-trigger” arrangement.
PBU and RSU Awards
An employee whose employment terminates prior to the payout date will forfeit any unpaid PBU or RSU award payment if employment terminates for any of the following reasons:
•voluntary termination without the consent of the Compensation Committee;
•retirement under a Grace retirement plan prior to age 62 without the consent of the Compensation Committee (except that for awards made after January 1, 2016, for those who leave Grace due to early retirement, with early retirement being defined as retirement with a minimum age of 55 and combined age and years of service of at least 60, PBU and RSU awards will vest on a pro-rata basis, based on the number of completed months of service from the grant date through the retirement date); or
•termination for cause.
An employee whose employment terminates prior to the payout date will receive a PBU or RSU award payment if employment terminates for any of the following reasons:
•retirement under a Grace retirement plan either at or after age 62;62 (prorated in accordance with the relevant plan);
•death or disability;disability (prorated in accordance with the relevant plan); or
involuntary termination after•in certain cases, in connection with a change in control of Grace (“change—
◦Under the 2014 Stock Incentive Plan, “change in control” means that a person beneficially owns 20% or more of the outstanding Grace common stock (but not if such ownership is the result of the sale of Grace common stock by Grace that has been approved by Grace’s Board of Directors or pursuant to a plan of reorganization that is confirmed and effective), the failure of Board-nominated directors to constitute a majority of any class of the Grace Board, of Directors, the occurrence of a corporate transaction in which the stockholdersshareholders of Grace immediately preceding such transaction do not own more than 50% of the combined voting power of the entity resulting from such transaction, or the liquidation or dissolution of Grace).Grace. In accordance with the terms of the 2014 Plan, all restrictions and deferral limitations applicable to PBUs and RSUs lapse, and the PBUs and RSUs become free of all restrictions and become fully vested and transferable to the full extent of the original grant.
◦Under the 2018 Stock Incentive Plan: (a) “change in control” has a similar meaning compared to the 2014 Stock Incentive Plan definition, except that: (i) “a majority of the” Grace Board replaces “a majority of any class of the” Grace Board; and (ii) the definition of Board-nominated directors is expanded to include certain new members; and (b) the Compensation Committee has full and final authority to determine whether a change in control event has occurred.
◦The 2018 Stock Incentive Plan differs from the 2014 Stock Incentive Plan with respect to treatment of awards upon a change in control.
In accordance with the terms of the 2014 Plan, upon a change in control, stock options immediately become fully vested and exercisable and stock awards become fully vested.
In accordance with the terms of the 2018 Plan —
(a)Stock Incentives Not Assumed. If a change in control occurs and an employee’s PBUs or RSUs are not continued, converted, assumed, or replaced with a substantially similar award by (i) the Company, or (ii) a successor entity (an “Assumption”), and provided that the employee has not had a termination of service, then immediately prior to the change in control such stock incentives shall become fully vested, exercisable and/or payable, as applicable, and all forfeiture, repurchase and other restrictions on such stock incentives shall lapse, in which case, such stock incentives shall be canceled upon the consummation of the change in control in exchange for the right to receive the change in control consideration payable to other holders of Common Stock (subject to certain additional provisions if Section 409A of the Code is applicable).
(b)Stock Incentives Assumed. If a change in control occurs and an employee’s PBUs or RSUs are subject to Assumption, and, within twenty-four (24) months following such change in control (i) such employee’s employment or service with the Company or a successor is terminated other than for cause or (ii) such employee voluntarily terminates his or her employment or service with the Company or a successor entity with good reason, then such employee’s remaining unvested PBUs and RSUs (including any substituted stock incentives) shall become fully vested, exercisable and/or payable, as applicable, and all forfeiture, repurchase and other restrictions on such stock incentives (including any substituted stock incentives) shall lapse, on the date of termination.
•In the discretion of the Compensation Committee, an employee whose employment terminates for a reason that is not described above (i.e. involuntary termination not for cause or transfer to the buyer of a Grace business unit) prior to the payout date may receive a PBU or RSU award payment. IfFor an employee whose employment terminates prior to the end of a PBU or RSU performance period receives a PBU or RSU award payment for that performance period,payout date, the amount of the PBU or RSU award payment will generally be prorated for the period of the employee’s service during the performance period and paid at the time the award is paid to active Grace employees. The description of the Amended and Restated 2011 and 2014 Stock Incentive Plans and the PBU Awards and RSU Awards in this Proxy Statement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the text of the Amended and Restated 2011 and 2014 Stock Incentive Plans, the Form of Performance-based Unit Grant Agreement and the Form of Restricted Stock Unit Grant Agreement, which are filed with the SEC.prorated.
Long Term Incentive Plan (Amended and Restated 2011 and 2014 Stock Incentive Plans
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Stock Option Awards)Awards
Any stock option held by an employee whose employment terminates prior to exercise will terminate:terminate as follows (unless such options would sooner terminate in accordance with the applicable term):
•when employment terminates, if the employee voluntarily terminated employment terminates voluntarily, without the consent of the Compensation Committee, or was terminated for cause, except thatthat:
◦for awards madestock options granted after January 1, 2016, for those who leave Graceterminations due to retirement being defined(defined as retirement with a minimum age of 55 and combined age and years of service of at least 60, Stock Option awards60), stock options will vest on a pro-rata basis, based on the number of completed months of service from the grant date through the retirement date;date (provided that employees age 62 and older will fully vest in outstanding stock options upon retirement if the first tranche is vested); and
A◦a participant who voluntarily leaves the companyterminates employment may exercise vested stock option awards any time within 45 days following the last day of employment (rather than the previous requirement to exercise by the last day of employment).employment.
three•three years after employment terminates, if employment terminates due to death or incapacity;
•for awards made prior to January 1, 2016, three years after employment terminates, if employment terminates due to retirement with a minimum age of 55 and at least one year of service under a Grace retirement plan, provided the employee continues to serve Grace until the first installment of the stock option becomes exercisable;plan; or
•three months (subject to extension by the Compensation Committee for up to three years) after employment terminates, if employment terminates for another reason; however, if the
holder dies or becomes incapacitated during the three-month period (or such longer period as the Compensation Committee approves) the option shall terminate three years after employment termination.
In the event of a Change in Control (as described above), any Grace stock options outstanding under the Amended and Restated 2011 and 2014 Stock Incentive Plans that are not exercisable and vested, shall become fully exercisable and vested to the full extent of the original grant. For purposesIn the event of a Change in Control (as described above), any Grace stock options outstanding under the Amended2018 Stock Incentive Plans that are not exercisable and Restated 2011vested, shall be treated in the same manner as stated above for the PBUs and RSUs (i.e., shall vest immediately if not assumed, or if assumed, “double-trigger” upon a qualifying termination of employment within two years following a Change in Control).
The descriptions of the 2014 Stock Incentive Plans, “change in control” means:
Plan, the acquisition of 20% or more of the outstanding common stock of Grace (but not if such acquisition is the result of the sale of Grace common stock by Grace that has been approved by Grace’s Board of Directors);
the failure of Board-nominated directors to constitute a majority of any class of the Grace Board of Directors;
the occurrence of a transaction in which the stockholders of Grace immediately preceding such transaction do not own more than 50% of the combined voting power of the entity resulting from such transaction; or
the liquidation or dissolution of Grace.
The description of the Amended and Restated 2011 and 20142018 Stock Incentive Plans—Plan, and the respective PBU Awards, RSU Awards, and Stock Option Awards contained in this Proxy Statement doesdo not purport to be complete and isare qualified in itstheir entirety by reference to the textfull texts of the Amended and Restated 2011 and 2014 Stock Incentive PlansPlan, the 2018 Stock Incentive Plan, and the FormForms of Performance-Based Unit Grant Agreements, Restricted Stock Unit Grant Agreements, and Stock Option Grant Agreement,Agreements, which are filed with the SEC.
Pay ratio disclosure
The median of the annual total compensation of all employees of the Company for 2017,2020, except for our CEO, was $103,585.$110,216. The annual total compensation of our CEO for 20172020 was $7,701,111.$5,971,240 (determined as described in the last sentence, below). The ratio of our CEO pay to our median worker pay for 20172020 was 74:54:1. We chose the date of October 1, 2017,2020, for identifying our median employee. We selected Annual Base SalaryThe Company used annual base salary as theits Consistently Applied Compensation Measure. The Company reviewed a variety of pay definitions and we determined annual base salaryMeasure to be a reasonable measure, as other definitions did not materially affect the outcome. We then determineddetermine our median employee based on annual salary. With our median employee identified, weemployee. We then determined that person’s Summary Compensation Table pay. Summary Compensation Table pay, includes base salary, bonus, equity awards, non-equity incentive plan compensation, changecomputed in pension value and certain other compensation.
accordance with Item 402 of Regulation S-K.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS79 W. R. GRACE & CO.
ABOUT THE ANNUAL MEETING AND THE VOTING PROCESS
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| Question and Answers about the Annual Meeting and the Voting Process |
Quick Reference Guide
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| 1. | Why am I receiving these materials? | 18. | Proxy cards & voting instruction cards |
| 2. | Notice of internet availability | 19. | Multiple sets of proxy materials |
| 3. | What is included in the proxy materials? | 20. | Who can attend the meeting? |
| 4. | Internet access to meeting materials | 21. | What do I need to attend the meeting? |
| 5. | What am I voting on? | 22. | Will there be a presentation? |
| 6. | Board voting recommendations | 23. | Can I bring a guest to the meeting? |
| 7. | Will any other matters be voted on? | 24. | Votes necessary to hold the meeting |
| 8. | Who can vote? Number of votes per share | 25. | How proxies are solicited; costs |
| 9. | How do I vote? | 26. | Nominations of directors |
| 10. | Can I change my vote or revoke my proxy? | 27. | Stockholder proposals - Rule 14a-8 |
| 11. | What is the deadline for voting shares? | 28. | Requirements for 2019 proposals |
| 12. | Is my voting privacy protected? | 29. | Grace corporate governance materials |
| 13. | Who will count the votes? | 30. | Obtaining governance materials |
| 14. | Record and beneficial owners | 31. | Business ethics and conflicts policies |
| 15. | Why is it important for me to vote? | 32. | How and where to obtain more information |
| 16. | What is the effect of not voting? | 33. | Multiple stockholders in household |
| 17. | Vote required to approve each proposal | | |
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| 1 | Why am I receiving these materials? | 18 | Proxy cards & voting instruction cards |
| 2 | Notice of internet availability | 19 | Multiple sets of proxy materials |
| 3 | What is included in the proxy materials? | 20 | Who can attend the meeting? |
| 4 | Internet access to meeting materials | 21 | What do I need to attend the meeting? |
| 5 | What am I voting on? | 22 | Can I bring a guest to the meeting? |
| 6 | Board voting recommendations | 23 | Will there be a presentation? |
| 7 | Will any other matters be voted on? | 24 | Votes necessary to hold the meeting |
| 8 | Who can vote? Number of votes per share | 25 | How proxies are solicited; costs |
| 9 | How do I vote? | 26 | Nominations of directors |
| 10 | Can I change my vote or revoke my proxy? | 27 | Shareholder proposals — Rule 14a-8 |
| 11 | What is the deadline for voting shares? | 28 | Requirements for future proposals |
| 12 | Is my voting privacy protected? | 29 | Grace corporate governance materials |
| 13 | Who will count the votes? | 30 | Obtaining governance materials |
| 14 | Record and beneficial owners | 31 | Business ethics and conflicts policies |
| 15 | Why is it important for me to vote? | 32 | How and where to obtain more information |
| 16 | What is the effect of not voting? | 33 | Multiple shareholders in household |
| 17 | Vote required to approve each proposal | | |
Question 1: Why am I receiving these materials?
We are providing these proxy materials to you because our records indicate that you owned shares of Grace common stock as of March 13, 2018,May 19, 2021, the record date for our 2018 Annual Meeting of StockholdersShareholders to be held on Wednesday, May 9, 2018July 7, 2021, at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time at the Ten Oaks Ballroom and Conference Center, 5000 Signal Bell Lane, Clarksville, Maryland 21029. These materials were first made available on the internet or mailed to stockholdersshareholders on or about March 28, 2018. StockholdersMay 24, 2021. Shareholders are welcome to attend the Annual Meeting and are requested to vote on the proposals described in this Proxy Statement. This Proxy Statement will provide you with the information necessary to make an informed voting decision on the proposals to be presented at the Annual Meeting.
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Question 2: | Why did I receive a notice in the mail regarding the internet availability of proxy materials instead of a full set of proxy materials? |
Question 2: Why did I receive a notice in the mail regarding the internet availability of proxy materials instead of a full set of proxy materials?
In accordance with rules and regulations adopted byof the SEC, instead of mailing a printed copy of our proxy materials to each stockholdershareholder of record, we may furnish proxy materials, including this Proxy Statement and our 20172020 Annual Report to Stockholders,Shareholders, by providing access to such documents via the internet. This e-proxy process expedites stockholders’shareholders’ receipt of proxy materials, lowers our costs and reduces the environmental impact of our Annual Meeting.
Most stockholdersshareholders will not receive printed copies of the proxy materials unless they request them. Instead, we have mailed a Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials that will tell you how to access and review all of the proxy materials on the internet. The notice also tells you how to vote on the internet. If you would like to receive a paper or
e-mail copy of our proxy materials, you should follow the instructions for requesting such materials in the notice.
Question 3:What is included in a full set of proxy materials?
The proxy materials include:
•Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting (including the Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders)Shareholders);
2017•2020 Annual Report to Stockholders,Shareholders, which includes our audited consolidated financial statements;statements, our 2020 Form 10-K/A; and
◦If you are a stockholdershareholder of record, the proxy card; or
◦If you hold shares through a broker, bank, financial institution or other nominee or intermediary that serves as stockholdershareholder of record, a voting instruction card.
Question 4: Can I access the Annual Meeting materials via the internet?
The Grace Notice of 20182021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders,Shareholders, Proxy Statement for the 20182021 Annual Meeting of StockholdersShareholders and 20172020 Annual Report (and 2020 Form 10-K/A) are available at: proxymaterials.grace.com and at http://investor.grace.com.investor.grace.com.
Question 5:What am I voting on?
You are voting on FOUR proposals:
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Proposal One: | Election of three directors for a term of three years, with the following as our Board’s nominees: |
Robert F. Cummings, Jr.Proposal One: Election of two Class I directors for a term of three years, with the following as our Board’s nominees:
Hudson La Force
Mark E. Tomkins
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Proposal Two: | The ratification of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Grace’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2018; and |
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Proposal Three: | An advisory vote to approve the compensation of Grace's named executive officers as described in this Proxy Statement. |
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Proposal Four: | The approval of the W. R. Grace & Co. 2018 Stock Incentive Plan as described in this Proxy Statement and attached hereto as Annex B. |
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Question 6: | What are the voting recommendations of our Board? |
Proposal Two: The ratification of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Grace’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2021;
Proposal Three: An advisory vote to approve the compensation of Grace’s named executive officers as described in this Proxy Statement; and
Proposal Four: An advisory vote on whether the advisory vote on named executive officer compensation should occur every one, two or three years.
Question 6: What are the voting recommendations of our Board?
Our Board of Directors is soliciting this proxy and recommends the following votes:
FOR
each of the director nominees;
FOR
ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2018;2021;
FOR
the advisory approval of the compensation of our named executive officers as disclosed in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis section and accompanying compensation tables and narrative contained in this Proxy Statement; and
FOR the approval
a frequency of the W. R. Grace & Co. 2018 Stock Incentive Plan as described in this Proxy Statement and attached hereto as Annex B.ONE YEAR for future non-binding shareholder advisory votes to approve compensation of our named executive officers.
Question 7:Will any other matters be voted on?
We are not aware of any other matters on which you will be asked to vote at the Annual Meeting. If other matters are properly brought before the Annual Meeting, the proxy holders will use their discretion to vote on these matters as they may arise. Furthermore, if a nominee is unable to serve or for good cause will not serve as director, then the proxy holders will vote for a Board-nominated substitute.
Question 8:Who can vote? Number of votes per share
If you hold shares of Grace common stock as of the close of business on March 13, 2018,May 19, 2021, then you are entitled to one vote per share at the Annual Meeting. There is no cumulative voting.
Question 9:How do I vote?
If you are the record holder of shares of Grace common stock, you may vote by following the instructions below. Technically speaking, when you vote via the internet, by telephone or by mail, you are authorizing a proxy to vote your shares at the Annual Meeting. We use the commonly recognized word "vote"“vote” in this Proxy Statement to cover this procedure. If you hold shares through a broker, bank, financial institution or other nominee or intermediary that serves as stockholdershareholder of record, you may cast your vote by complying with the instructions of your nominee or intermediary set forth on the voting instruction card.
Vote via the internet
You may authorize a proxy to vote your shares via the internet at www.proxypush.com/gra as instructed on the Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials at or before 11:59 p.m., Eastern Time, on May 8, 2018.July 6, 2021. We provide voting instructions on the website for you to follow. Internet voting is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. You will be given the opportunity to confirm that your instructions have been recorded properly. If you authorize a proxy to vote your shares via the internet, you do not need to return a proxy card. Please see the notice or proxy card for internet voting instructions. We encourage you to vote this way as it is the most cost-effective method and it reduces the environmental impact of the Annual Meeting.
Vote by telephone
You may authorize a proxy to vote your shares by toll-free telephone by calling 1-866-883-3382 in the USA, U.S. territories and Canada, on a touch tone telephone and following the instructions provided on the telephone line at or before 11:59 p.m., Eastern Time, on May 8, 2018.July 6, 2021. Telephone voting is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Easy-to-follow voice prompts allow you to authorize a proxy to vote your shares and confirm that your instructions have been recorded properly. If you authorize a proxy to vote your shares by telephone, you do not need to return a proxy card. Please see the proxy card for telephone voting instructions.
Vote by mail
If you have received a paper proxy card or voting instruction card and choose to vote your shares by mail, simply mark your proxy card or voting instruction card, sign and date it, and return it in the postage-paid envelope provided so that it is received by our transfer agent before the close of business on May 8, 2018.July 6, 2021.
Vote in-person
You may attend the Annual Meeting in person and complete a written ballot. If you hold shares through a broker, bank, financial institution or other nominee or intermediary that serves as stockholdershareholder of record, you must obtain a written proxy, executed in your favor, from the record holder to be able to vote in person at the Annual Meeting.
Question 10:Can I change my vote or revoke my proxy?
Yes.
You can change your vote or revoke your proxy by:
•entering a new vote by internet or telephone at or before 11:59 p.m., Eastern Time, on May 8, 2018;July 6, 2021;
•returning a later-dated proxy card by mail that is received by our transfer agent before thetheir close of business on May 8, 2018;July 6, 2021;
•notifying our Corporate Secretary, Mark A. Shelnitz,Cherée H. Johnson, by written revocation letter to the address listed on the front page of this Proxy Statement before the Annual Meeting; or
•by attending the Annual Meeting and completing and submitting a written ballot.
If you hold shares through a broker, bank, financial institution or other nominee or intermediary that serves as stockholdershareholder of record, you can change your vote or revoke your proxy by complying with the instructions of your nominee or intermediary set forth on the voting instruction card.
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Question 11: | What is the deadline for voting my shares if I do not intend to vote in person at the Annual Meeting? |
Question 11: What is the deadline for voting my shares if I do not intend to vote in person at the Annual Meeting?
If you do not intend to vote in person at the Annual Meeting, your signed proxy card must be received by our transfer agent before the close of business on May 8, 2018.July 6, 2021. You may also authorize a proxy to vote your shares by internet or by telephone at or before 11:59 p.m., Eastern Time, on May 8, 2018.July 6, 2021. If you hold shares through a broker, bank, financial institution or other nominee or intermediary that serves as stockholdershareholder of record, you must comply with the instructions of your nominee or intermediary set forth on the voting instruction card.
Question 12:Is my voting privacy protected?
Proxy instructions, ballots and voting tabulations that identify individual stockholdersshareholders are handled in a manner that protects your voting privacy. Your vote will not be disclosed, either within Grace or to third parties, except: (1) as necessary to meet applicable legal requirements; (2) to allow for the tabulation of votes and certification of the votes; and (3) to facilitate a successful proxy solicitation.
Question 13:Who will count the votes?
Our transfer agent, EQ Shareowner Services, has been appointed as inspectors of election. Its representative will attend the Annual Meeting and will count the votes.
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Question 14: | What is the difference between holding shares as a stockholder of record versus as a beneficial owner? |
Question 14: What is the difference between holding shares as a shareholder of record versus as a beneficial owner?
Many of our stockholdersshareholders hold their shares as beneficial owner through a broker, bank, financial institution or other nominee or intermediary that serves as stockholdershareholder of record, rather than directly in their own name as stockholdershareholder of record. As summarized below, there are some differences between shares held directly as stockholdershareholder of record and those owned beneficially through a nominee or intermediary that serves as stockholdershareholder of record:
StockholdersShareholders of Record
If your shares are registered directly in your name with our transfer agent, EQ Shareowner Services, you are considered the stockholdershareholder of record with respect to those shares, and the Notice of Annual Meeting and proxy materials are being provided or sent directly to you. As the stockholdershareholder of record, you have the right to grant your voting proxy directly to us, or to vote in person at the Annual Meeting. If you have requested printed proxy materials, we have enclosed a proxy card for you to use.
Beneficial Owners
If your shares are held in a stock brokerage account or by a bank, financial institution or other nominee or intermediary, you are considered the beneficial owner of shares held in “street name,” and the Notice of Annual Meeting and these proxy materials are being forwarded to you by your nominee or intermediary who is considered the stockholdershareholder of record with respect to those shares. As the beneficial owner, you have the right to direct your
nominee or intermediary on how to vote and are also welcome to attend the Annual Meeting. However, since you are not the stockholdershareholder of record, you may not vote these shares in person at the Annual Meeting unless you request, complete and deliver a legal proxy from your nominee or intermediary. If you requested printed proxy materials, your nominee or intermediary should have enclosed a voting instruction card for you to use in directing the nominee or intermediary regarding how to vote your shares. If a voting instruction card was not included in the printed proxy materials, please contact your nominee or intermediary to determine how to provide voting instructions.
Question 15:Why is it important for me to vote?
If you do not vote, your shares may not be represented at the Annual Meeting. This may result in matters not receiving the number of votes necessary for their approval.
Question 16:What is the effect of not voting?
Shares you own in “street name” through a broker, bank, financial institution or other nominee or intermediary and you do not vote:
In the absence of your voting instructions, your broker, bank, financial institution or other nominee or intermediary may or may not vote your shares at its discretion depending on the proposals before the Annual Meeting. We understand that your nominee or intermediary may vote your shares at its discretion on “routine matters” and that your nominee or intermediary may not vote your shares on proposals that are not “routine.” When your broker submits a proxy for your shares but does not indicate a vote for a particular proposal because of the absence of voting instructions, a “broker non-vote” occurs. Broker non-voted shares count toward the quorum requirement, but are not counted as voted for or against a proposal, or as abstentions, nor are they counted to determine the number of votes present for a particular proposal.
We believe that Proposal Two (Ratification of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent registered public accountants) is a routine matter on which nominees or intermediaries can vote on behalf of their clients if clients do not furnish voting instructions. Proposals One, Three and Four are non-routine matters so your nominee or intermediary is not entitled to vote your shares on these proposals without your instructions.
Shares you own that are directly registered in your name and you return a proxy card without giving specific voting instructions:
If you are a stockholdershareholder of record and you sign and return a proxy card without giving specific voting instructions, your shares will count toward the quorum requirement and the proxy holders will vote your shares in the manner recommended by our Board of Directors on all matters presented in this Proxy Statement and the proxy holders may vote in their discretion for any other matters properly presented for a vote at the Annual Meeting.
Shares you own that are directly registered in your name and you do not return a proxy card and you do not vote:
In this case, your unvoted shares will not be represented at the Annual Meeting and will not count toward the quorum requirement. If a quorum is obtained, your unvoted shares will not impact Proposal One or whether stockholdersshareholders approve or reject Proposals Two, Three orand Four.
Question 17: What vote is required to approve each proposal, assuming a quorum is present at the Annual Meeting?
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Question 17: | What vote is required to approve each proposal, assuming a quorum is present at the Annual Meeting? |
The required vote to approve each proposal will depend on the proposal.
•Proposal One:In January 2015, we adopted a majority voting standard for the election of directors. Under this voting standard, once a quorum has been established with respect to an election that is not contested, directors are elected by a majority of the votes cast. This means that the number of shares voted FOR a director nominee must exceed the number of shares voted AGAINST that director nominee. Abstentions and broker non-votes are not counted as a vote cast either FOR or AGAINST a director nominee. Under our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, our By-laws and the Delaware General Corporation Law, a director holds office until a successor is elected and qualified or until his or her earlier resignation or removal. If a director standing for re-election is not elected by the requisite majority of the votes cast in an
uncontested election, that director must tender his or her resignation following certification of the stockholdershareholder vote. The Nominating and Governance Committee of our Board of Directors will make a recommendation to our Board of Directors on whether to accept or reject the resignation, or whether other action should be taken. Our Board of Directors will consider and act on the committee’s recommendation and publicly disclose its decision and the rationale behind it within 90 days from the date of the certification of the election results. Any director who offers his or her resignation will not participate in the committee’s or our Board of Directors’Board’s decision. In a contested election, where the number of nominees exceeds the number of directors to be elected as provided in our By-laws, directors will be elected by a plurality of the votes cast. The election of directors at the Annual Meeting is uncontested and, therefore, the majority voting standard will apply.
•Proposal Two:The affirmative vote of a majority of the shares present, in person or by proxy, and entitled to vote is required to approve the ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Grace'sGrace’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2018.2021. This means that abstentions will have the same effect as votes against the proposal. We do not expect broker non-votes (described above) on Proposal Two since we believe this is a "routine"“routine” matter.
•Proposal Three:The affirmative vote of a majority of the shares present, in person or by proxy, and entitled to vote is required to approve the advisory vote on the compensation of our named executive officers. This means that abstentions will have the same effect as votes against the proposal. Broker non-votes will have no effect on the outcome of the vote. Because your vote is advisory, it will not be binding on our Board or Grace. However,Grace; however, our Board will review the voting results and take them into consideration when making future decisions regarding executive compensation.
•Proposal Four: The frequency of the advisory vote on the compensation of our named executive officers that receives the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares present, in person or by proxy, and entitled to vote is required to approve- every one year, every two years or every three years - will be the W. R. Grace & Co. 2018 Stock Incentive Plan. This meansfrequency that abstentions will have the same effect as votes against the proposal. Broker non-votes will have no effect on the outcomeshareholders approve. If none of the vote.frequencies receives a majority of the votes, then the frequency that receives the greatest number of votes will be deemed to be the frequency that the shareholders approve. Because your vote is advisory, it will not be binding on our Board or Grace; however, our Board will review the voting results and take them into consideration when making future related decisions.
Question 18:What shares are covered by my proxy card or voting instruction card?
The shares covered by your proxy card represent the shares of Grace common stock that are registered directly in your name with our transfer agent, EQ Shareowner Services. If your shares are held in a brokerage account or by a bank, financial institution or other nominee or intermediary, you will not receive a proxy card; you are considered the beneficial owner of shares and your nominee or intermediary should have enclosed a voting instruction card for you to use in directing how to vote your shares.
Question 19:What does it mean if I get more than one set of proxy materials?
It means your shares are held in more than one account. You should vote the shares represented by the proxy materials using one of the four ways to vote. To provide better stockholdershareholder services, we encourage you to register all of your shares that are held directly in the same name and address. You may do this by contacting our transfer agent, EQ Shareowner Services, toll-free at 1-800-648-8392 or 1-651-450-4064 (Outside the U.S.).
Question 20:Who can attend the Annual Meeting?
All stockholdersshareholders of record and their duly appointed proxies and all beneficial owners of shares held through a broker, bank, financial institution or other nominee or intermediary that serves as stockholdershareholder of record, as of the close of business on March 13, 2018,May 19, 2021, may attend the Annual Meeting. Notably, restrictions and prohibitions may apply in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic.
Question 21:What do I need to do to attend the Annual Meeting?
To attend the Annual Meeting, please follow these instructions:
•If shares you own are registered in your name, bring your proof of ownership of Grace common stock;
•If you hold shares through a broker, bank, financial institution or other nominee or intermediary that serves as stockholdershareholder of record, bring proof of your beneficial ownership of the shares through such nominee or intermediary as of the close of business on March 13, 2018,May 19, 2021, the record date for the Annual Meeting;
•Bring a form of photo identification; and
•Do not bring cameras, recording devices or other electronic devices as they will not be permitted at the Annual Meeting.
Question 22:Will there be a management presentation at the Annual Meeting?
No, there will be no management presentation; however, our Board of Directors and management will be available to respond to questions from stockholders in attendance at the Annual Meeting.
Question 23:Can I bring a guest to the Annual Meeting?
While bringingA person who may attend the Annual Meeting in person in accordance with the answers to both Questions 20 and 21 above may bring a single guest solelyif, in order to accompany a person describedattend the meeting or to participate in the answer to Question 20 above is not strictly prohibited, pleasemeeting, that person requires the assistance of such guest. Please be aware that seating is limited at the Annual Meeting and that stockholdersshareholders of record, their duly appointed proxies and beneficial owners have priority.
Question 23: Will there be a management presentation at the Annual Meeting?
No, there will be no management presentation; however, our Board and management will be available to respond to questions from shareholders in attendance at the Annual Meeting.
Question 24:How many votes must be present to hold the Annual Meeting?
A majority of the shares entitled to vote generally in the election of directors outstanding on March 13, 2018,May 19, 2021, the record date, constitutes a quorum for voting at the Annual Meeting. If you vote, or authorize a proxy to vote, then your shares will be part of the quorum. Abstentions and broker non-votes (as described above) will be counted in determining the quorum. On the record date, 67,438,80466,253,645 shares of Grace common stock were outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting.
Question 25:How are proxies solicited and how are costs of solicitation managed?
We will primarily solicit proxies by mail and/or electronic communications, and we will cover the expense of such solicitation. MacKenzie Partners, Inc. will help us solicit proxies from brokers, banks, financial institutions and other nominees, intermediaries or stockholders,shareholders, and provide advisory and consulting services, at a cost to Grace of up to $35,000, plus reimbursement of expenses. Our directors, officers, and employees may also solicit proxies for no additional compensation. We may reimburse nominees or intermediaries for reasonable expenses that they incur in sending these proxy materials to you if a nominee or intermediary holds your shares.
Question 26: How do I recommend someone to be considered for nomination by the Board as a director?
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Question 26: | How do I recommend someone to be considered for nomination by the Board of Directors as a director? |
You may recommend any person as a candidate for nomination by our Board of Directors as a director by writing to Mark A. Shelnitz,Cherée H. Johnson, our Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary. Your letter must include all of the information required by our By-laws for director nominations including, but not limited to, the candidate’s name, biographical data, and qualifications, as well as the written consent of the person to serve as a director and appear in the proxy statement. The Nominating and Governance Committee reviews all submissions of recommendations from stockholders.shareholders. The Nominating and Governance Committee will determine whether the candidate is qualified to serve on our Board of Directors by evaluating the candidate using the criteria contained under the caption “Director Qualifications” in Section 32 of the Grace Corporate Governance Principles and shall make a determination as to whether to nominate the candidate for election or to fill a vacancy on our Board that arises during the year in which the recommendation is received. Copies of our Corporate Governance Principles are provided at our website at www.grace.com/en-us/corporate-leadership/Pages/Governance.aspx,, or you may request a copy of these materials
by contacting Grace Shareholder Services at the address or phone number provided in the Questions and Answers section of this Proxy Statement and these materials will be mailed to you at no cost.
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Question 27: | When are stockholder proposals to be included in the Grace proxy materials for the 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders pursuant to Rule 14a-8 due to Grace? |
Question 27: When are shareholder proposals to be included in the Grace proxy materials for the 2022 Annual Meeting of Shareholders pursuant to Rule 14a-8 due to Grace?
Pursuant to Rule 14a-8 of the Exchange Act, we must receive stockholdershareholder proposals in writing by November 28, 2018,January 24, 2022, to consider them for inclusion in our proxy materials for the 20192022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.Shareholders.
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Question 28: | What are the requirements for proposing business for the 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, including stockholder nominations for director candidates, that is not submitted for inclusion in the Grace proxy materials? |
Question 28: What are the requirements for proposing business for the 2022 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, including shareholder nominations for director candidates, that is not submitted for inclusion in the Grace proxy materials?
A stockholdershareholder who intends to propose business, including stockholdershareholder nominations for director candidates, at the 20192022 Annual Meeting, other than pursuant to Rule 14a-8 of the Exchange Act must comply with the requirements set forth in our current By-laws. Among other things, a stockholdershareholder must give us written notice of the intent to propose business for the 20192022 Annual Meeting not earlier than the close of business on the 120th day prior to, and not later than the close of business on the 90th day prior to, the first anniversary of the preceding year'syear’s annual meeting of stockholders.shareholders. Therefore, based upon the Annual Meeting date of May 9, 2018,July 7, 2021, Grace’s Corporate Secretary must receive notice of a stockholder'sshareholder’s intent to propose business for the 20192022 Annual Meeting, no sooner than the close of business on JanuaryMarch 9, 2019,2022, and no later than the close of business on FebruaryApril 8, 2019.2022. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the date of the 20192022 Annual Meeting is more than 30 days before or more than 60 days after the anniversary date of the 20182021 Annual Meeting, then notice by the stockholdershareholder to be timely must be delivered not earlier than the close of business on the 120th day prior to the date of the 20192022 Annual Meeting and not later than the close of business on the later of (i) the 90th day prior to the date of the 20192022 Annual Meeting or (ii) if the first public announcement of the date of the 20192022 Annual Meeting is less than 100 days prior to the date of the 20192022 Annual Meeting, on the 10th day following the day on which we first make a public announcement of the date of the 20192022 Annual Meeting.
If the notice is received after the close of business FebruaryApril 8, 2019,2022, or any otherwise applicable deadline, then the notice will be considered untimely and we are not required to present the stockholdershareholder proposal at the 20192022 Annual Meeting. A copy of our By-laws and the Grace Corporate Governance Principles are provided at our website at www.grace.com/en-us/corporate-leadership/Pages/Governance.aspx,, or you may request a copy of these materials by contacting Grace Shareholder Services at the address or phone number provided below and these materials will be mailed to you at no cost.
Question 29:Where can I find Grace corporate governance materials?
We have provided our Corporate Governance Principles, Business Ethics and Conflicts of Interest policies, and the Charters for the Audit, Compensation, Nominating and Governance, and Corporate Responsibility Committees of our Board of Directors on our website at www.grace.com/en-us/corporate-leadership/Pages/Governance.aspx.Governance.aspx. Our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (including our Annual ReportReports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K and Section 16 insider trading transactions)transactions forms) are available at www.sec.gov.
Our Business Ethics and Conflicts of Interest policies are applicable to the members of our Board of Directors and to all of our employees, including, but not limited to, our principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer, orand controller, or any person performing similar functions. Any amendments to or waivers of our Business Ethics and Conflicts of Interest policies that our Board of Directors approves will be disclosed on our website. We are not including the information contained on our website as part of, or incorporating it by reference into, this Proxy Statement.
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Question 30: | How can I obtain Grace corporate governance materials if I do not have access to the internet? |
Question 30: How can I obtain Grace corporate governance materials if I do not have access to the internet?
You may receive a copy of our corporate governance materials free of charge by:
•contacting Grace Shareholder Services at 410-531-4167; or
•writing to:
W. R. Grace & Co.
Attention: Grace Shareholder Services
7500 Grace Drive
Columbia, Maryland 21044
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Question 31: | What is the process for reporting possible violations of the Grace Business Ethics and Conflicts of Interest policies? |
Question 31: What is the process for reporting possible violations of the Grace Business Ethics and Conflicts of Interest policies?
Employees and other interested persons may anonymously report a possible violation of the Grace Business Ethics and Conflicts of Interest policies by calling The Network,NAVEX Global, a third partythird-party service, at 866-458-3947 in the U.S. and Canada, or by email to reportline@tnwinc.com.via the website at www.grace.ethicspoint.com. Toll-free telephone numbers for other countries can be found at www.grace.com/https://grace.com/sustainability/en-us/corporate-leadership/Values-Ethics-Governance/Pages/Governance.aspx. Ethics-and-Business-Conduct.aspx. Reports of possible violations of the Grace Business Ethics and Conflicts of Interest policies may also be made to Mark A. Shelnitz,Cherée H. Johnson, our Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer, at W. R. Grace & Co., 7500 Grace Drive, Columbia, Maryland 21044. Reports may be made anonymously, subject to certain restrictions outside the U.S.
Reports of possible violations of the Grace Business Ethics and Conflicts of Interest policies that the complainant wishes to go directly to our Board may be addressed to the ChairmanChair of the Nominating and Governance Committee, Christopher J. Steffen. Mr. Steffen can be contacted with a letter to his attention at W. R. Grace & Co., 7500 Grace Drive, Columbia, Maryland 21044.
Reports of possible violations of financial or accounting policies may be made to the ChairmanChair of the Audit Committee, Mark E. Tomkins. Mr. Tomkins can be contacted with a letter to his attention at W. R. Grace & Co., 7500 Grace Drive, Columbia, Maryland 21044.
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Question 32: | How do I obtain more information about W. R. Grace & Co.? What is the complete mailing address of the principal executive offices of W. R. Grace & Co.? |
Question 32: How do I obtain more information about W. R. Grace & Co.? What is the complete mailing address of the principal executive offices of W. R. Grace & Co.?
To obtain additional information about Grace, you may contact Grace Shareholder Services by:
•visiting our website at investor.grace.com/resources/contact-ir;
•http://investor.grace.com/investor-relations-contacts;
contacting Grace Shareholder Services at 410-531-4167; or
•writing to:
W. R. Grace & Co.
Attention: Grace Shareholder Services
7500 Grace Drive
Columbia, Maryland 21044
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Question 33: | If more than one stockholder lives in my household, how can I obtain an extra copy of this Proxy Statement? |
Question 33: If more than one shareholder lives in my household, how can I obtain an extra copy of this Proxy Statement?
Pursuant to the rules of the SEC, a company may deliver to multiple stockholdersshareholders sharing the same address a single copy of its Proxy Statement and Annual Report or multiple copies of the Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials in a single envelope unless the company has received prior instructions to the contrary. This procedure is referred to as householding. Upon written or oral request, we will promptly mail a separate copy of our Proxy
Statement and Annual Report or a separate copy of our Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials in separate envelopes to any stockholdershareholder at a shared address to which a single copy of the Proxy Statement and Annual Report or Notices of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials were delivered in a single envelope. Conversely, upon written or oral request, we will cease delivering separate copies of the Proxy Statement and Annual Report, or a separate copy of our Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials in separate envelopes to any stockholdersshareholders at a shared address to which multiple copies of either document were delivered in the past. You may contact us with your request by calling or writing to Grace Shareholder Services at the address or phone number provided above. We will mail such materials that you request at no cost to you. You can also access this Proxy Statement and the Annual Report online at proxymaterials.grace.com. StockholdersShareholders who hold their shares in “street name,” that is, through a broker, bank, financial institution or other nominee or intermediary as holder of record, and who wish to change their householding instructions or obtain copies of these documents, should follow the instructions on their voting instruction card or contact the holders of record.
Annual Report
Our 20172020 Annual Report, containing audited financial statements, accompanies this Proxy Statement. StockholdersShareholders may also obtain a copy of our 2020 Form 10-K, as amended (including the financial statements and any financial statement schedules), without charge, upon written request to:
W. R. Grace & Co.
Attention: Grace Shareholder Services
7500 Grace Drive
Columbia, MarylandMD 21044
Other Matters
Our Board knows of no other matters that will be presented at the Annual Meeting, but if other matters do properly come before the Annual Meeting, it is intended that the persons named in the proxy will vote according to their best judgment.
The expenses of preparing, printing and mailing this notice of meeting and proxy materials, making them available over the internet, and all other expenses of soliciting proxies will be borne by us. MacKenzie Partners, Inc. (“MacKenzie”) will perform customary proxy solicitation services for us, including distribution of solicitation materials to our stockholdersshareholders and providing information to our stockholdersshareholders from the materials via telephone, mail and electronic communications. We will pay MacKenzie a fee of up to $35,000 covering these proxy solicitation services, together with advisory and consulting services, and we will reimburse them for reasonable expenses that they incur in providing such services. In addition, our directors, officers, and other employees, who will receive no compensation in addition to their regular salary or other compensation, may solicit proxies by personal interview, mail, telephone, facsimile, e-mail, internet, text message, or other means of electronic transmission.
On behalf of the Board of Directors,
Mark A. Shelnitz
Cherée H. Johnson
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
Dated: May 24, 2021
Dated: March 28, 2018
Important Information Concerning GAAP and Non-GAAP Financial MeasuresMeasures; Certain Definitions; and our Forward-looking Statements Notice
In this Proxy Statement, we present financial information in accordance with U.S. GAAP, as well as non-GAAP financial information. StockholdersSee the information below in this Annex. Shareholders are also directed to Part II, Item 8 on page 26pages 58 through 115, inclusive, of our Annual Report on2020 Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017, our "2017 Form 10-K", and the information incorporated therein from the Financial Supplement of our 2017 Form 10-K,Original Filing for financial information presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP. For information on non-GAAP financial measures, stockholdersshareholders should refer to the "Resultsinformation below and the “Results of Operations"Operations” section of Management'sManagement’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in that Financial Supplementour 2020 Form 10-K Original Filing on pages F-6031 through F-73.47, inclusive.
We believe that the non-GAAP financial information provides useful supplemental information about the performance of our businesses, improves period-to-period comparability, and provides clarity on the information our management uses to evaluate performance and determine compensation. In our 20172020 Form 10-K Original Filing, and below, we have provided reconciliations of these non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable financial measure calculated and presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered as a substitute for financial measures calculated in accordance with U.S. GAAP, and the financial results calculated in accordance with U.S. GAAP and reconciliations from those results should be evaluated carefully.
How we define, calculate and use certain non-GAAP financial measures
We define Adjusted EBIT (a non-GAAP financial measure) to be net income from continuing operations attributable to W. R. Grace & Co. shareholders adjusted for interest income and expense; income taxes; costs related to legacy product, environmental and other claims;matters; restructuring and repositioning expenses and asset impairments; pension costs other than service and interest costs, expected returns on plan assets, and amortization of prior service costs/credits; income and expense items related to divested businesses, product lines, and certain other investments; gains and losses on sales and exits of businesses, product lines, and certain other investments; third-party acquisition-related costs and the amortization of acquired inventory fair value adjustment; gains and losses on modification or extinguishment of debt; the effects of these items on equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliate; and certain other items that are not representative of underlying trends.
We define Adjusted Free Cash Flow (a non-GAAP financial measure) to be net cash provided by or used for operating activities from continuing operations minus capital expenditures plus cash flows related to legacy product, environmental and other claims;matters; cash paid for restructuring and repositioning; capital expenditures related to repositioning; cash paid for third-party acquisition-related costs; andcash flows related to debt modification; accelerated payments under defined benefit pension arrangements.arrangements; and certain other items that are not representative of underlying trends.
We define Adjusted Net Sales (a non-GAAP financial measure) as net sales adjusted for the difference between actual foreign currency exchange rates and our annual operating plan exchange rates.
We define Adjusted Earnings Per Share (EPS) (a non-GAAP financial measure) to be diluted EPS from continuing operations adjusted for costs related to legacy product, environmental and other claims;matters; restructuring and repositioning expenses and asset impairments; pension costs other than service and interest costs, expected returns on plan assets, and amortization of prior service costs/credits; income and expense items related to divested businesses, product lines, and certain other investments; gains and losses on sales and exits of businesses, product lines and certain other investments; third-party acquisition-related costs and the amortization of acquired inventory fair value adjustment; certain discrete tax items;gains and losses on modification or extinguishment of debt; certain other items that are not representative of underlying trends.trends; certain discrete tax items; and income tax expense related to historical tax attributes.
“Legacy matters” include legacy (i) product, (ii) environmental, and (iii) other liabilities, relating to past activities of Grace.
In the 2020 first quarter, the definition of Adjusted EBIT was modified to adjust for the effects of interest and taxes on equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliate. We made these changes to provide clarity about the impacts of these items on our equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliate and to improve consistency in our application of non-GAAP financial measures. Previously reported amounts were revised to conform to the current presentation.
We use Adjusted EBIT, Adjusted Free Cash Flow, Adjusted Net Sales, and Adjusted EPS as performance measures in determining certain incentive compensation.
Adjusted EBIT, Adjusted Free Cash Flow, Adjusted Net Sales, and Adjusted EPS are non-GAAP financial measures; do not purport to
represent income measures as defined under U.S. GAAP,GAAP; and should not be used as alternatives to such measures as an indicator of our performance. We provide these measures to investors and others to improve the period-to-period comparability and peer-to-peer comparability of our financial results, and to ensure that investors and others understand the information we use to evaluate the performance of our businesses. They distinguish the operating results of our current business base from the costs of our legacy product, environmental and other claims;matters; restructuring and repositioning activities; divested businesses; and certain other items. These measures may have material limitations due to the exclusion or inclusion of amounts that are included or excluded, respectively, in the most directly comparable measures calculated and presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP, and thus investors and others should review carefully theour financial results calculated in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
Adjusted EBIT has material limitations as an operating performance measure because it excludes costs related to legacy product, environmental and other claims,matters, and may exclude income and expenses from restructuring, repositioning, and repositioningother activities, and divested businesses, which historically have been material components of our net income. Adjusted EBIT should be evaluated together with net income and net income attributable to Grace shareholders, measured under U.S. GAAP, for a complete understanding of our results of operations.
See below for financial measure reconciliations.
Numbers are subject to rounding. Notably, how we define, calculate and use non-GAAP financial measures can naturally change over time based upon changes in facts and circumstances as businesses and practices evolve.
Reconciliations
Adjusted Net Sales
As set forth in theThe following table for 2017 and 2016,reconciles our Net sales (GAAP) to Adjusted Net Sales were as follows.(non-GAAP). We adjust net sales to take into account foreign currency fluctuations during the year because when we prepare our internal annual operating
plan in advance, we budget at certain forecasted exchange rates, which naturally change during the course of the year.
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| (in millions) | | 2017 | | 2016 | |
| (In millions) | | (In millions) | | 2020 | | 2019 |
| Net sales | | $ | 1,716.5 |
| | $ | 1,598.6 |
| Net sales | | $1,729.8 | | $1,958.1 |
| Currency adjustment | | (32.9 | ) | | (0.3 | ) | Currency adjustment | | 4.7 | | 23.0 |
| AICP Adjusted Net Sales | | $ | 1,683.6 |
| | $ | 1,598.3 |
| AICP Adjusted Net Sales | | $1,734.5 | | $1,981.1 |
Adjusted Free Cash Flow
As set forth in theThe following table for 2017 and 2016,reconciles our Net cash provided by (used for) operating activities (GAAP) to our Adjusted Free Cash Flow was as follows.(non-GAAP).
| | | | | Year Ended December 31, | | Year Ended December 31, |
| (In millions) | | 2017 | | 2016 | (In millions) | | 2020 | | 2019 |
| Cash flow measure: | | | | | |
| Net cash provided by (used for) operating activities from continuing operations | | $ | 319.2 |
| | $ | 267.5 |
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| Net cash provided by (used for) operating activities | | Net cash provided by (used for) operating activities | | $349.6 | | $392.1 |
| Capital expenditures | | (125.2 | ) | | (116.9 | ) | Capital expenditures | | (155.5) | | (194.1) |
| Free Cash Flow | | 194.0 |
| | 150.6 |
| Free Cash Flow | | 194.1 | | 198.0 |
| Cash paid for legacy product, environmental and other claims | | 54.5 |
| | 24.6 |
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| Cash paid for restructuring | | 13.8 |
| | 16.0 |
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| Cash paid for legacy matters | | Cash paid for legacy matters | | 21.0 | | 19.3 |
| Cash paid for repositioning | | 11.0 |
| | 35.5 |
| Cash paid for repositioning | | 10.7 | | 16.8 |
| Cash paid for third-party acquisition-related costs | | 0.7 |
| | 2.3 |
| Cash paid for third-party acquisition-related costs | | 5.1 | | 2.9 |
| Cash paid for taxes related to repositioning | | — |
| | 5.0 |
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| Capital expenditures related to repositioning | | — |
| | 2.0 |
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| Cash paid for restructuring | | Cash paid for restructuring | | 3.1 | | 10.2 |
| Cash paid related to modification of debt | | Cash paid related to modification of debt | | 2.6 | | — |
| Other items | | Other items | | 0.3 | | — |
| Adjusted Free Cash Flow | | $ | 274.0 |
| | $ | 236.0 |
| Adjusted Free Cash Flow | | $236.9 | | $247.2 |
Adjusted EPS and
The following tables reconcile our Diluted EPS (GAAP) to our Adjusted EPS (non-GAAP):
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| 2020 |
| (In millions, except per share amounts) | Pre-Tax | | Tax Effect | | After-Tax | | Per Share |
| Diluted Earnings Per Share | | | | | | | $(0.03) |
| Pension MTM adjustment and other related costs, net | $94.6 | | $22.6 | | $72.0 | | 1.09 |
| Loss on early extinguishment of debt | 39.4 | | 9.5 | | 29.9 | | 0.45 |
| Costs related to legacy matters | 39.4 | | 9.5 | | 29.9 | | 0.45 |
| Restructuring and repositioning expenses | 36.9 | | 8.7 | | 28.2 | | 0.43 |
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| Inventory write-offs and disposal costs | 20.7 | | 5.0 | | 15.7 | | 0.24 |
| Other items | 5.2 | | 1.3 | | 3.9 | | 0.06 |
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| Discrete tax items | | | 3.1 | | (3.1) | | (0.05) |
| Adjusted EPS | | | | | | | $2.64 |
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| 2019 |
| (In millions, except per share amounts) | Pre-Tax | | Tax Effect | | After-Tax | | Per Share |
| Diluted Earnings Per Share | | | | | | | $1.89 |
| Costs related to legacy matters | $103.5 | | $25.2 | | $78.3 | | 1.17 |
| Pension MTM adjustment and other related costs, net | 85.9 | | 24.0 | | 61.9 | | 0.93 |
| Restructuring and repositioning expenses | 13.7 | | 3.0 | | 10.7 | | 0.16 |
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| Benefit plan adjustment | 5.0 | | 1.1 | | 3.9 | | 0.06 |
| Inventory write-offs and disposal costs | 3.6 | | — | | 3.6 | | 0.05 |
| Third-party acquisition-related costs | 3.6 | | 0.9 | | 2.7 | | 0.04 |
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| Income tax expense related to historical tax attributes(1) | | | (8.6) | | 8.6 | | 0.13 |
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| Discrete tax items | | | 3.6 | | (3.6) | | (0.05) |
| Adjusted EPS | | | | | | | $4.38 |
Adjusted EBIT
For reconciliations of Adjusted EPS andThe following table reconciles our Adjusted EBIT see the "Results of Operations" section(non-GAAP) to Net income (loss) attributable to W. R. Grace & Co. shareholders (GAAP).
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| (In millions) | | 2020 | | 2019 |
| Adjusted EBIT | | $312.2 | | $473.1 |
| Pension MTM adjustment and other related costs, net | | (94.6) | | (85.9) |
| Loss on early extinguishment of debt | | (39.4) | | — |
| Costs related to legacy matters | | (39.4) | | (103.5) |
| Restructuring and repositioning expenses attributable to W. R. Grace & Co. shareholders | | (36.9) | | (13.7) |
| Inventory write-offs and disposal costs | | (20.7) | | (3.6) |
| Third-party acquisition-related costs | | (5.2) | | (3.6) |
| Taxes and interest included in equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliate | | (0.7) | | 0.1 |
| Benefit plan adjustment | | — | | (5.0) |
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| Interest expense, net | | (74.9) | | (74.8) |
| (Provision for) benefit from income taxes | | (2.2) | | (56.8) |
| Net income (loss) attributable to W. R. Grace & Co. shareholders | | $(1.8) | | $126.3 |
Rounding
Numbers used in Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations on pages F-60 through F-73 of the Financial Supplementthis Proxy Statement are subject to our 2017 Form 10-K.
rounding.
Forward-Looking Statements
This Proxy Statement contains and our other public communications may contain, forward-looking statements;statements, that is, information related to future, not past, events. Such statements generally include the words "believes," "plans," "intends," "targets," "will," "expects," "suggests," "anticipates," "outlook," "continues"“believes,” “plans,” “intends,” “targets,” “will,” “expects,” “suggests,” “anticipates,” “outlook,” “continues,” or similar expressions. Forward-looking statements include, without limitation, statements regarding: expected financial positions; results of operations; cash flows; financing plans; business strategy; operating plans; capital and other expenditures; impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business; competitive positions; growth opportunities for existing products; benefits from new technology andtechnology; benefits from cost reduction initiatives, plans and objectives;initiatives; succession planning; and markets for securities.securities; the anticipated timing of closing of the proposed transaction between Grace and affiliates of Standard Industries Holdings Inc. and the potential benefits of the proposed transaction. For these statements, we claim the protectionprotections of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act.Act of 1934, as amended. We are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results or events to
differ materially from our projections or that could cause other forward-looking statements to prove incorrect. Factors that could cause actual results or events to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements include, without limitation: risks related to foreign operations, especially in areas of active conflicts and in emerging regions; the costs and availability of raw materials, energy and transportation; the effectiveness of our research and development and growth investments; acquisitions and divestitures of assets and businesses; developments affecting our outstanding indebtedness; developments affecting our pension obligations; legacy matters (including product, environmental, and other legacy liabilities) relating to past activities of Grace; our legal and environmental proceedings; environmental compliance costs; our abilitycosts (including existing and potential laws and regulations pertaining to realize the anticipated benefits of the separation transaction;climate change); the inability to establish or maintain certain business relationships; the inability to hire or retain key personnel; natural disasters such as storms and floods,floods; fires and force majeure events; the economics of our customers’ industries, including the petroleum refining, petrochemicals, and plastics industries, and shifting consumer preferences; public health and safety concerns, including pandemics and quarantines; changes in tax laws and regulations; international trade disputes, tariffs and sanctions; the potential effects of cyberattacks; the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstance that could give rise to the termination of the merger agreement between Grace and those additionalStandard Industries Holdings Inc.’s affiliates; the failure to obtain Grace shareholder approval of the transaction or the failure to satisfy any of the other conditions to the completion of the transaction; risks relating to the financing required to complete the transaction; the effect of the announcement of the transaction on the ability of Grace to retain and hire key personnel and maintain relationships with its customers, vendors and others with whom it does business, or on its operating results and businesses generally; risks associated with the disruption of management’s attention from ongoing business operations due to the transaction; the ability to meet expectations regarding the timing and completion of the transaction; significant transaction costs, fees, expenses and charges; the risk of litigation and/or regulatory actions related to the transaction; the effects of the transaction on the previously announced fine chemicals business acquisition, which is pending as of the date of this Proxy Statement, and the integration thereof; other business effects, including the effects of industry, market, economic, political, regulatory or world health conditions (including new or ongoing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic), and other factors set forthdetailed in our most recentGrace’s Annual Report on Form 10-K quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, and current reports on Form 8-K, which have been filed with the SecuritiesSEC for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020, as amended, and Exchange CommissionGrace’s other filings with the SEC, which are available at http://www.sec.gov and are readily available on the internetGrace’s website at www.sec.gov.www.grace.com. Our reported results should not be considered as an indication of our future performance. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on our projections andthese forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the dates those projections and statements are made.date hereof. We undertake no obligation to release publicly release any revisions to our projections and forward-looking statements, or to update them to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date of this document. In addition to general economic, business and market conditions, wedates those statements are subject to other risks and uncertainties, including, without limitation, the Risk Factors set forth in our most recent Form 10-K.made.
ANNEX B
95 W. R. GRACE & CO.
2018 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
1.
Purposes. The purposes of the Plan are: (a) to enable the Company to provide Key Persons with long-term incentive compensation that closely aligns the interests of our Key Persons with those of our stockholders; and (b) to enable the Company to compete effectively with other organizations offering similar or other incentives, in attracting, motivating and retaining Key Persons.
2. Definitions. When used in this Plan, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth in this Section 2.
Board of Directors: The Board of Directors of the Company.
Cessation of service (or words of similar import): When a person ceases to be an employee of the Company or a Subsidiary, or ceases to serve as a Director, as appropriate. For purposes of this definition, if an entity that was a Subsidiary ceases to be a Subsidiary, persons who immediately thereafter remain employees of that entity (and are not employees of the Company or an entity that is a Subsidiary) shall be deemed to have ceased service.
Change in Control: Shall be deemed to have occurred if (a) the Company determines that any "person" (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act), other than a trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company or a corporation owned, directly or indirectly, by the stockholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of stock of the Company, has become the "beneficial owner" (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of twenty (20%) percent or more of the outstanding Common Stock of the Company (provided, however, that a Change in Control shall not be deemed to have occurred if such person has become the beneficial owner of twenty (20%) percent or more of the outstanding Common Stock as the result of a sale of Common Stock by the Company that has been approved by the Board of Directors); (b) individuals who are "Continuing Directors" (as defined below) cease to constitute a majority of the Board of Directors; (c) there occurs a reorganization, merger, consolidation or other corporate transaction involving the Company (a "Corporate Transaction"), in each case, with respect to which the stockholders of the Company immediately prior to such Corporate Transaction do not, immediately after the Corporate Transaction, own fifty (50%) percent or more of the combined voting power of the corporation resulting from such Corporate Transaction; or (d) the stockholders of the Company approve a complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company. “Continuing Director” for purposes of the above means (i) any member of the Board of Directors who was such a member on the date on which this Plan was approved by the Committee and any successor to such a Continuing Director who is approved as a nominee or elected to succeed a Continuing Director by a majority of Continuing Directors who are then members of the Board of Directors and (ii) any new member who is nominated or elected to become a director of the Board of Directors by a majority of Continuing Directors who are then members of the Board of Directors. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a Change in
Control constitutes a payment event with respect to any Stock Incentive (or any portion of an Stock Incentive) that provides for the deferral of compensation that is subject to Section 409A, to the extent required to avoid the imposition of additional taxes under Section 409A, the transaction or event described in subsection (a), (b), (c) or (d) with respect to such Stock Incentive (or portion thereof) shall only constitute a Change in Control for purposes of the payment timing of such Stock Incentive if such transaction also constitutes a “change in control event,” as defined in Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(i)(5).
The Committee shall have full and final authority, which shall be exercised in its sole discretion, to determine conclusively whether a Change in Control has occurred pursuant to the above definition, the date of the occurrence of such Change in Control and any incidental matters relating thereto; provided that any exercise of authority in conjunction with a determination of whether a Change in Control is a “change in control event” as defined in Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(i)(5) shall be consistent with such regulation.
Code: The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the rules and regulations issued thereunder.
Committee: The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company or any other committee or entity designated by the Board of Directors to administer stock incentive and stock option plans of the Company and the Subsidiaries generally or this Plan specifically. However, the grant of Stock Incentives to individuals who are subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act may only be made by a Committee which consists of not less than two (2) members of the Board of Directors of the Company, each of whom is a "non-employee director" within the meaning of Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act.
CommonStock: The common stock of the Company, par value $.01 per share, or such other class of shares or other securities or property as may be applicable pursuant to the provisions of Section 9.
Company: W. R. Grace & Co., a Delaware corporation.
Continuing Director: The meaning set forth in the definition of “Change in Control” above.
Corporate Transaction: The meaning set forth in the definition of "Change in Control" above.
Director: A member of the Board of Directors of the Company who is not an employee of the Company.
Effective Date: The date that the Plan becomes effective in accordance with Section 11.
Exchange Act: The Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Fair Market Value: The value of a share of Common Stock as of any given date determined as follows: (a) the mean between the high and low sales prices of a share of Common Stock in New York Stock Exchange composite transactions on the applicable date, as reported in The Wall Street Journal or another newspaper of general circulation, or, if no sales of shares of Common Stock were reported for such date, on the next preceding date for which such sales were so reported, or, if the shares are not traded on the New York Stock Exchange, (b) the fair market value of a
share of Common Stock determined in accordance with any other reasonable method approved by the Committee in such a manner as to comply with Code Section 409A.
Full Value Award: Any Stock Incentive that is settled in shares of Common Stock other than: (a) an Option, (b) a SAR or (c) any other Stock Incentive for which the Key Person pays the intrinsic value existing as of the date of grant (whether directly or by forgoing a right to receive a payment from the Company or any Subsidiary).
Incentive Stock Option: An Option that states that it is an incentive stock option and that is intended to meet the requirements of Section 422 of the Code and the regulations thereunder applicable to incentive stock options, as in effect from time to time.
Issuance (or words of similar import): The issuance of authorized but unissued Common Stock or the transfer of issued Common Stock held by the Company or a Subsidiary.
Key Person: Either (i) an employee of the Company or a Subsidiary who, in the opinion of the Committee, has contributed or can contribute significantly to the growth and successful operations of the Company or one or more Subsidiaries, as determined by the Committee, or (ii) a Director. The grant of a Stock Incentive to an employee shall be deemed a determination by the Committee that such person is a Key Person.
Net Exercise Option: An Option described in Section 7 hereof.
Nonstatutory Stock Option: An Option that is not an Incentive Stock Option.
Option: An option granted under this Plan to purchase shares of Common Stock.
Option Agreement: An agreement setting forth the terms of an Option.
Performance Award: A Stock Incentive that is awarded in accordance with the provisions of Section 16 of this Plan.
Performance Measure: One or more of the following criteria, or such other operating objectives, with respect to a Performance Award, selected by the Committee to measure performance of the Company or any Subsidiary or other business division of same for a Performance Period, whether in absolute or relative terms: basic or diluted earnings per share of Common Stock; revenue; operating income; net income (either before or after taxes); earnings and/or net income before interest and taxes; earnings and/or net income before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization; return on capital; return on equity; return on assets; net cash provided by operations; free cash flow; Common Stock price; economic profit; economic value added; total stockholder return; gross margins and costs. Each such measure shall be determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles as consistently applied and as determined by the Committee, and adjusted to omit the effects of extraordinary items, gain or loss on the disposal of a business segment, unusual or infrequently occurring events and transactions and cumulative effects of changes in accounting principles.
Performance Award Agreement. An agreement setting forth the terms of a Performance Award.
Performance Period: period of not less than one (1) year over which the achievement of targets for Performance Measures is determined.
Permitted Transferee: shall mean, with respect to a Key Person, any “family member” of the Key Person, as defined in the General Instructions to Form S-8 Registration Statement under the Securities Act (or any successor form thereto), after taking into account applicable law.
Plan: The 2018 Stock Incentive Plan of the Company herein set forth, as the same may from time to time be amended.
Retirement: The resignation or other separation from Service (except for termination for “cause”) of an employee of the Company who is a Key Person, on or after attaining age 55, provided that the total of his or her age and years of Service equals at least 60.
SAR: A “stock appreciation right” granted under this Plan entitling the holder to, upon exercise of such right, an amount in cash, shares of Common Stock, or a combination of cash and shares, equal in value to the product of (i) the excess, if any, of the Fair Market Value of one share of Common Stock over the exercise price of the applicable SAR, multiplied by (ii) the number of shares of Common Stock in respect of which the SAR has been exercised.
SAR Agreement. An agreement setting forth the terms of a SAR.
Service: Service to the Company or a Subsidiary as an employee or as a Director (as appropriate). “To serve” has a correlative meaning.
Stock Award: An issuance of shares of Common Stock or an undertaking (other than an Option or SAR) to issue such shares in the future including, without limitation, a “restricted stock unit” granted under this Plan.
Stock Incentive: A stock incentive granted under this Plan in one of the forms provided for in Section 3.
Stock Incentive Agreement: An agreement setting forth the terms of any Stock Incentive (including for the avoidance of doubt an Option Agreement).
Subsidiary: A corporation (or other form of business association) of which shares (or other ownership interests) having fifty (50%) percent or more of the voting power regularly entitled to vote for directors (or equivalent management rights) are owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company, or any other entity designated as such by the Board of Directors with respect to whose employees Common Stock would constitute “service recipient stock” as defined under Treasury Regulations Section 1.409A-1(b)(5)(iii) or any successor provision; provided, however, that in the case of an Incentive Stock Option, the term "Subsidiary" shall mean a Subsidiary (as defined by the preceding clause) that is also a "subsidiary corporation" as defined in Section 424(f) of the Code and the regulations thereunder, as in effect from time to time.
3. Grants ofStock Incentives. (a)Subject to the provisions of this Plan, the Committee may at any time and from time to time, grant Stock Incentives under this Plan to, and only to, Key Persons.
(b) The Committee may grant a Stock Incentive to be effective at a specified future date or upon the future occurrence of a specified event. For the purposes of this Plan, any such Stock Incentive shall be deemed granted on the date it becomes effective. An agreement or other commitment to grant a Stock Incentive that is to be effective in the future shall not be deemed the grant of a Stock Incentive until the date on which such Stock Incentive becomes effective.
(c)A Stock Incentive may be granted in the form of:
(i)a Stock Award, or
(i)an Option or SAR, or
(ii)a Net Exercise Option, or
(iii)a combination of a Stock Award, an Option, SAR and/or Net Exercise Option.
(d)Vesting. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary, but subject to Section 15 of the Plan, Stock Incentives granted under the Plan shall vest no earlier than the first anniversary of the date the Stock Incentive is granted; provided, however, that, notwithstanding the foregoing: (i) Stock Incentives that result in the issuance of an aggregate of up to 5% of the shares of Common Stock available pursuant to Section 4(a) may be granted to any one or more Key Persons without respect to such minimum vesting provisions and (ii) the limitations set forth in the immediately preceding clause (i) notwithstanding, nothing herein shall preclude the Committee from taking action, in its sole discretion, to accelerate or maintain the vesting of any Stock Incentives in connection with a Key Person’s death, disability, Retirement or other termination of Service.
4. Stock Subject to this Plan.
(a)Subject to the provisions of paragraphs (b) and (c) of this Section 4 and the provisions of Section 10, the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock which may be issued or transferred pursuant to Stock Incentives (including, without limitation, Incentive Stock Options) under the Plan is 7,200,000 (plus a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the number of shares of Common Stock subject to awards outstanding under the Grace 2014 Stock Incentive Plan that are terminated, canceled, forfeited, or expire, or under which the shares otherwise cease to be issuable); provided, however, that such aggregate number of Shares available for issuance under the Plan shall be reduced by 3.19 shares of Common Stock for each share of Common Stock delivered in settlement of any Full Value Award. Authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock and issued shares of Common Stock held by the Company or a Subsidiary, whether acquired specifically for use under this Plan or otherwise, may be used for purposes of this Plan.
(b) If any shares of Common Stock subject to a Stock Incentive that is not a Full Value Award are terminated, canceled, forfeited, or expire, or such Stock Incentive is settled for cash (in whole or in part), the shares of Common Stock subject to such Stock Incentive shall, to the extent of such termination, cancellation, forfeiture, expiration or cash settlement, again be added back to the shares of Common Stock authorized for grant under Section 4(a). To the extent that a Full Value Award is terminated, canceled, forfeited or expires or such Full Value Award is settled for cash (in whole or in part), the shares of Common Stock available under the Plan shall be increased by 3.19
shares of Common Stock for each share of Common Stock subject to such Full Value Award that is terminated, canceled, forfeited, expired or settled in cash. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, however, the following shares of Common Stock shall not be added back to the shares of Common Stock authorized for grant under Section 4(a) and shall not be available for future grants of Stock Incentives: (i) shares of Common Stock tendered by a Key Person or withheld by the Company in payment of the exercise price of an Option; (ii) shares of Common Stock tendered by the Key Person or withheld by the Company to satisfy any tax withholding obligation with respect to a Stock Incentive; (iii) shares of Common Stock subject to a SAR that are not issued in connection with the stock settlement of the SAR on exercise thereof; and (iv) shares of Common Stock purchased on the open market with the cash proceeds from the exercise of Options. In addition, notwithstanding the other provisions of this Section 4(b), no shares of Common Stock may again be optioned, granted or awarded if such action would cause an Incentive Stock Option to fail to qualify as an incentive stock option under Section 422 of the Code.
(c)The maximum number of shares of Common Stock that may be subject to Stock Incentives granted to any one Key Person during any one calendar year shall be limited to One Million (1,000,000) shares of Common Stock (subject to adjustment as provided in Section 10). In addition, the maximum Fair Market Value (measured at the grant date) under Stock Incentives granted to any Director during any one calendar year, shall not exceed $750,000.
5. Stock Awards. Stock Incentives in the form of Stock Awards shall be subject to the following provisions:
(a) Shares of Common Stock subject to a Stock Award may be issued to a Key Person at the time the Stock Award is granted, or at any time subsequent thereto, or in installments from time to time, subject to such terms and conditions including risks of forfeiture, as provided in the Stock Incentive Agreement. Any Stock Incentive Agreement for a Stock Award may provide that the value of any shares of Common Stock subject to such Stock Award to be issued subsequent to the grant date may be paid in cash, on each date on which shares would otherwise have been issued, in an amount equal to the Fair Market Value on such date of the shares that would otherwise have been issued.
(b) The material terms of each Stock Award shall be determined by the Committee. Each Stock Award shall be evidenced by a written instrument consistent with this Plan. It is intended that a Stock Award would be made contingent upon the attainment of one or more specified objectives (which objectives may, for the avoidance of doubt, relate solely to the continued provisions of Service by the recipient of a Stock Award) and may be made subject to restrictions on the sale or other disposition of the Stock Award or the shares subject thereto for a period of one or more years (or such other shorter or longer period as the Committee may determine).
(c) A Stock Award shall be granted for such lawful consideration as may be provided therein.
6. Options and SARs.Stock Incentives in the form of Options and SARs shall be subject to the following provisions:
(a) Options. The Option exercise price per share of Common Stock shall not be less than one hundred (100%) percent of the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the date the Option is granted; and such exercise price per share of Common Stock shall not be reduced, by action of the Board of Directors or otherwise, at any time after the date the Option is granted (subject to Section 10 hereof). The exercise price and any withholding tax that may be due on the exercise of an Option may be paid in cash, or, if so provided in the Option Agreement, (i) in shares of Common Stock (including shares issued pursuant to the Option being exercised), or (ii) in a combination of cash and such shares; provided, however, that (A) no shares of Common Stock delivered in such payment may be "immature shares," as determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in effect at the time, (B) any shares of Common Stock delivered to the Company in such payment shall be valued at their Fair Market Value on the date of exercise; and (C) for the avoidance of doubt, payment may be made in cash through a “cashless exercise,” to the extent permitted by applicable law, by delivering a properly executed exercise notice to the Company, together with a copy of irrevocable instructions to a broker to deliver promptly to the Company the amount of sale proceeds of shares of Common Stock otherwise deliverable under the exercised Option, as is necessary to pay the Option exercise price if applicable, and, if requested, the minimum amount of any federal, state, local or foreign withholding taxes due in respect of the Option (and to facilitate the foregoing, the Company may, to the extent permitted by applicable law, enter into agreements for coordinated procedures with one or more brokerage firms). No indication of ownership of shares of Common Stock shall be issued upon the exercise of an Option until the Option exercise price due for such shares has been paid in full and arrangements have been made for any tax withholding due in respect of the Option, as applicable.
(b) SARs. The SAR exercise price per share of Common Stock (which is subtracted from the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the exercise date to determine the amount payable under the SAR) shall not be less than one hundred (100%) percent of the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the date the SAR is granted; and such exercise price per share of Common Stock shall not be reduced, by action of the Board of Directors or otherwise, at any time after the date the SAR is granted (subject to Section 10 hereof). Any withholding tax that may be due on the exercise of the SAR may be paid in cash or through withholding on the amounts that would otherwise be paid pursuant to the SAR.
(c) Each Option or SAR shall be exercisable during the life ofthe holder only by the holder and, after the holder’s death, only by his or her estate or by a person who acquires the right to exercise the Option or SAR by will or the laws of descent and distribution. Unless otherwise provided in the applicable Stock Incentive Agreement, an Option or SAR, to the extent that it shall not have been exercised or canceled, shall terminate as follows after the holder ceases to serve: (i) if the holder shall voluntarily cease to serve without the consent of the Committee the Option or SAR shall terminate 45 calendar days after such cessation, (ii) if the holder shall have his service terminated for “cause”, the Option or SAR shall terminate immediately upon cessation of service; (iii) if the holder shall cease to serve by reason of death, incapacity or Retirement, the Option or SAR shall terminate three (3) years after the date on which the holder ceased to serve; and (iv) except as provided in the next sentence, in all other cases the Option or SAR shall terminate three (3) months after the date on which the holder ceased to serve unless the Committee shall approve a longer period (which approval may be given before or after cessation of service but not after termination of the Option or SAR) not to exceed three (3) years. If the holder shall die or become incapacitated during the three (3) month period (or such longer period as the Committee may approve) referred to in the preceding clause (iii), the Option or SAR shall terminate three (3) years
after the date on which he ceased to serve. A leave of absence for military or governmental service or other purposes shall not, if approved by the Committee (which approval may be given before or after the leave of absence commences but not after termination of the Option or SAR), be deemed a cessation of service within the meaning of this paragraph (c). Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this paragraph (c) or any other provision of this Plan, no Option or SAR shall be exercisable after expiration of a period of ten (10) years from the date the Option or SAR is granted and no Incentive Stock Option shall be exercisable after expiration of a period of ten (10) years from the date the Incentive Stock Option is granted.
(d) No restricted stock unit, Option (including a Net Exercise Option) or SAR, nor any right thereunder, may be assigned or transferred except to Permitted Transferees, or by will or the laws of descent and distribution and except, in the case of a Nonstatutory Stock Option or SAR, pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order (as defined in the Code). Notwithstanding the forgoing, the Committee in its sole discretion, may determine to permit a Key Person or a Permitted Transferee of such Key Person to transfer an Option other than an Incentive Stock Option (unless such Incentive Stock Option is intended to become a Nonstatutory Stock Option) or SAR to any one or more Permitted Transferees of such Key Person, subject to the following terms and conditions: (i) an Option or SAR transferred to a Permitted Transferee shall not be assignable or transferable by the Permitted Transferee other than (A) to another Permitted Transferee of the applicable Key Person or (B) by will or the laws of descent and distribution or, subject to the consent of the Committee, pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order; (ii) an Option or SAR transferred to a Permitted Transferee shall continue to be subject to all the terms and conditions of the Option or SAR as applicable to the original Key Person (other than the ability to further transfer the Option or SAR to any person other than another Permitted Transferee of the applicable Key Person); (iii) any transfer of an Option or SAR to a Permitted Transferee shall be without consideration, except as required by applicable law; and (iv) the Key Person (or transferring Permitted Transferee) and the receiving Permitted Transferee shall execute any and all documents requested by the Committee, including, without limitation documents to (A) confirm the status of the transferee as a Permitted Transferee, (B) satisfy any requirements for an exemption for the transfer under applicable law and (C) evidence the transfer.
(e) An Option may, but need not, be an Incentive Stock Option; provided, however,that (i) no Incentive Stock Option may be granted more than ten (10) years after the earlier of adoption of the Plan by the Committee or approval by the Company’s stockholders; (ii) the exercise price of any Incentive Stock Option granted to a Key Person who owns (within the meaning of Section 422(b)(6) of the Code, after the application of the attribution rules in Section 424(d) of the Code) more than ten (10%) percent of the total combined voting power of all classes of shares of stock of the Company or any parent or Subsidiary of the Company shall be not less than one hundred ten (110%) percent of the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on the grant date and the term of such stock option shall not exceed five (5) years; (iii) the aggregate Fair Market Value (determined as of the time an Incentive Stock Option is granted) of the shares subject to each installment becoming exercisable for the first time in any calendar year under Incentive Stock Options granted (under all plans, including this Plan, of his employer corporation and its parent and subsidiary corporations) to the Key Person to whom such Incentive Stock Option is granted shall not exceed One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000); (iv) Incentive Stock Options shall only be issued to Key Persons who are employees of the Company or of a Subsidiary; and (v) no Option issued under the Plan shall be an Incentive Stock Option unless the Plan is approved by the stockholders of the Company within twelve (12) months of its adoption by the Committee.
(f) The material terms of each Option or SAR shall be determined by the Committee. Each Option or SAR shall be evidenced by a written instrument consistent with this Plan (i.e., an Option or SAR Agreement, as applicable) and, in the case of an Option, shall specify whether the Option is an Incentive Stock Option or a Nonstatutory Stock Option. An Option or SAR may include restrictions and limitations in addition to those provided for in this Plan.
(g) Subject to the other provisions of this Section 6, Options shall be granted for such lawful consideration as may be provided for in the Option Agreement.
(h) Subject to Section 10 hereof, without the approval of the Company’s stockholders, (i) no transaction or series of transactions shall have the effect of exchanging all or any portion of any Option or SAR granted under this Plan (any such award, a "Previously Granted Option") for, or replacing all or any portion ofany Previously Granted Option with, a new Option or SAR (as applicable), where the exercise price per share of Common Stock under the new Option or SAR is less than such exercise price applicable under the Previously Granted Option, (ii) the Committee shall not authorize the amendment of any outstanding Option or SAR to reduce its price per share of Common Stock, or (iii) the Company shall not cancel any Option or SAR in exchange for cash or another Stock Incentive when the Option or SAR exercise price per share of Common Stock exceeds the Fair Market Value of the underlying shares of Common Stock.
7.Net Exercise Options. A “Net Exercise Option” is an Option that is a Nonstatutory Stock Option, where the applicable Option Agreement specifies that the Company will reduce the number of shares issued under the Option upon exercise by the minimum whole number of shares with a Fair Market Value sufficient to pay the aggregate exercise price of the exercised shares. (If the Fair Market Value of the whole number of shares withheld exceeds the aggregate exercise price of the exercised shares, the excess fractional share shall be forfeited by the Option holder.)
8.Combination of Stock Awards, Options and/or SARs. Stock Incentives authorized by paragraph (c)(iv) of Section 3 in the form of combinations of Stock Awards, Options and/or SARs shall be subject to the following provisions:
(a) A Stock Incentive may be a combination of any form of Stock Award and any form of Option and/or SAR; provided, however, that the terms and conditions of such a Stock Incentive pertaining to a Stock Award are consistent with Section 5 and the terms and conditions ofsuch a Stock Incentive pertaining to an Option or SAR are consistent with Section 6 and in the case of an Incentive Stock Option, the combination is not in violation of Treasury Regulations Section 1.422-5(d).
(b) Such a combination Stock Incentive shall be subject to such other terms and conditions as may be specified therein, including, without limitation, a provision terminating, in whole or in part, a portion thereof upon the exercise in whole or in part of another portion thereof.
(c) The material terms of each combination Stock Incentive shall be determined by the Committee. Each combination Stock Incentive shall be evidenced by a written instrument consistent with this Plan.
9.Performance Awards. The Committee, in its discretion, may authorize the granting, vesting, payment and/or delivery of any form of Stock Incentive as Performance Awards to such Key Persons upon achievement of such targets for Performance Measures during a Performance Period as are selected by the Committee. The Committee, in its discretion, shall determine the Key Persons eligible for Performance Awards, the targets for Performance Measures to be achieved during each Performance Period, and the type, amount, and terms and conditions of any Performance Awards. Performance Awards may be granted either alone or in addition to other Stock Incentives made under the Plan
10. Adjustment and Dividend Provisions. (a)In the event that any reclassification, split-up (whether by a dividend payable in Common Stock or otherwise), or consolidation of the Common Stock shall be effected, or the outstanding shares of Common Stock are, in connection with a merger or consolidation of the Company or a sale by the Company of all or a part of its assets, exchanged for a different number or class of shares of stock or other securities or property of the Company or for shares of the stock or other securities or property of any other corporation or person, then (i) the number, kind, and class of shares or other securities or property that may be issued pursuant to Stock Incentives thereafter granted, (ii) the number, kind and class of shares or other securities or property that have not been issued under outstanding Stock Incentives, (iii) the purchase price to be paid (or exercise price, in the case of Options or SARs) per share or other unit under outstanding Stock Incentives, and (iv) the price to be paid per share or other unit by the Company or a Subsidiary for shares or other securities or property issued pursuant to Stock Incentives that are subject to a right of the Company or a Subsidiary to re-acquire such shares or other securities or property; shall in each case be equitably adjusted as determined by the Committee.
(b)In the event that there shall occur any spin-off or other distribution of assets of the Company to its stockholders (including without limitation an extraordinary dividend), then (i) the number, kind and class of shares or other securities or property that may be issued pursuant to Stock Incentives thereafter granted, (ii) the number, kind and class of shares or other securities or property that have not been issued under outstanding Stock Incentives, (iii) the purchase price to be paid (or exercise price, in the case of Options or SARs) per share or other unit under outstanding Stock Incentives, and (iv) the price to be paid per share or other unit by the Company or a Subsidiary for shares or other securities or property issued pursuant to Stock Incentives that are subject to a right of the Company or a Subsidiary to re-acquire such shares or other securities or property; shall in each case be equitably adjusted as determined by the Committee.
(c)Dividends. In the event that a dividend or dividend equivalent is to be paid (in cash or in stock) in respect of an unvested Stock Incentive, such dividends or dividend equivalents shall be retained by the Company and shall be paid to the Key Person subject to the same restrictions and vesting as are applicable to the underlying Stock Incentive. The Company shall not pay cash dividends or dividend equivalents (in cash or in stock) on Options or SARs.
11.Term.Effective as of and after the date that this Plan is approved by the stockholders (the “Effective Date”), Stock Incentives may be awarded hereunder. This Plan shall terminate, and no Stock Incentives shall be issued hereunder, as of the first business day on or after the ten-year anniversary of the Effective Date.
12. Administration. (a) This Plan shall be administered by the Committee, which shall have full authority to act in the matter of selection of Key Persons and in granting Stock Incentives
to them and such other authority as is granted to the Committee by this Plan. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan, the Board of Directors may exercise any and all powers of the Committee with respect to this Plan, except to the extent that the possession or exercise of any power by the Board of Directors would cause any Stock Incentive to become subject to, or to lose an exemption from, Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act.
(b)The Committee may establish such rules and regulations, not inconsistent with the provisions of this Plan, as it deems necessary to determine eligibility to be granted Stock Incentives under this Plan and for the proper administration of this Plan, and the Committee may amend or revoke any rule or regulation so established. The Committee may make such determinations and interpretations under or in connection with this Plan as it deems necessary or advisable. All such rules, regulations, determinations and interpretations shall be binding and conclusive upon the Company, its Subsidiaries, its stockholders and its directors, officers and employees, and upon their respective legal representatives, beneficiaries, successors and assigns, and upon all other persons claiming under or through any of them.
(c) The Committee shall have full and final authority, which shall be exercised in its sole discretion, to accelerate wholly or partially the vesting or lapse of all forfeiture, repurchase and other restrictions on any outstanding Stock Incentives or portion thereof in connection with any Key Person’s death, disability, Retirement or termination of Service.
(d) Members of the Board of Directors and members of the Committee acting under this Plan shall be fully protected in relying in good faith upon the advice of counsel and shall incur no liability in the performance of their duties, except as otherwise provided by applicable law.
13. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this Plan or in any instrument executed pursuant hereto shall confer upon any person any right to continue in the service of the Company or a Subsidiary, or shall affect the right of the Company or of a Subsidiary to terminate the service of any person with or without cause.
(b)No shares of Common Stock shall be issued pursuant to a Stock Incentive unless and until all legal requirements applicable to the issuance of such shares have, in the opinion of counsel to the Company, been complied with. In connection with any such issuance, the person acquiring the shares shall, if requested by the Company, give assurances, satisfactory to counsel to the Company, in respect of such matters as the Company or a Subsidiary may deem desirable to assure compliance with all applicable legal requirements.
(c) No person (individually or as a member of a group), and no beneficiary or other person claiming under or through him, shall have any right, title or interest in or to any shares of Common Stock allocated or reserved for the purposes of this Plan or subject to any Stock Incentive, except as to such shares of Common Stock, if any, as shall have been issued to him.
(d) In the case of a grant of a Stock Incentive to a Key Person who is employed by a Subsidiary, such grant may provide for the issuance of the shares covered by the Stock Incentive to the Subsidiary, for such consideration as may be provided or as a contribution to the Subsidiary’s capital, upon the condition or understanding that the Subsidiary will transfer the shares to the Key Person in accordance with the terms of the Stock Incentive.
(e) In the event the laws of a country in which the Company or a Subsidiary has employees prescribe certain requirements for Stock Incentives to qualify for advantageous tax treatment under the laws of that country (including, without limitation, laws establishing options analogous to Incentive Stock Options), the Committee, may, for the benefit of such employees, amend, in whole or in part, this Plan and may include in such amendment additional provisions for the purposes of qualifying the amended plan and Stock Incentives granted thereunder under such laws; provided, however,that (i) the terms and conditions of a Stock Incentive granted under such amended plan may not be more favorable to the recipient than would be permitted if such Stock Incentive had been granted under this Plan as herein set forth, (ii) all shares allocated to or utilized for the purposes of such amended plan shall be subject to the limitations of Section 4, and (iii) the provisions of the amended plan may restrict but may not extend or amplify the provisions of Sections 10 and 14.
(f) The Company or a Subsidiary may make such provisions as either may deem appropriate for the withholding of any taxes that the Company or a Subsidiary determines is required to be withheld in connection with any Stock Incentive.
(g) Nothing in this Plan is intended to be a substitute for, or shall preclude or limit the establishment or continuation of, any other plan, practice, or arrangement for the payment of compensation or benefits to directors, officers, or employees generally, or to any class or group of such persons, that the Company or any Subsidiary now has or may hereafter put into effect, including, without limitation, any incentive compensation, retirement, pension, group insurance, stock purchase, stock bonus, or stock option plan.
(h) Stock Incentives under the Plan are intended to be either exempt from Code Section 409A or in compliance with Code Section 409A and the Plan shall be so administered and interpreted (including, for the avoidance of doubt, that (i) the exercise price per share of Common Stock of any Option or SAR shall be established (and adjusted, as applicable) in a manner that satisfies the requirements of Code Section 409A and (ii) for any Stock Incentive that constitutes “nonqualified deferred compensation” within the meaning of Code Section 409A, (x) each payment under a Stock Incentive shall be treated as a separate payment for purposes of Code Section 409A, (y) a recipient thereof shall not be considered to have experienced a cessation of service unless the recipient has experienced a “separation from service” within the meaning of Code Section 409A and (z) in the event that the recipient is a “specified employee” within the meaning of Code Section 409A (as determined in accordance with the methodology established by the Company), any such compensation that would otherwise be payable during the six-month period immediately following the recipient’s cessation of service by reason of such cessation of service shall instead be paid or provided on the first business day following the date that is six (6) months following the recipient’s cessation of service. Any Stock Award which is not intended to meet the requirements for a “short-term deferral” under Treasury Regulations Section 1.409A-1(b)(4) or is otherwise not exempt from Section 409A will be issued pursuant to an agreement that complies with Section 409A. The Committee shall take no action under the Plan that would cause a Stock Incentive under the Plan to fail to either be exempt from Code Section 409A or in compliance with Code Section 409A. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Stock Incentive recipients are solely responsible for the tax consequences to them of Stock Incentives under the Plan, including any tax consequences under Code Section 409A.
(i)Claw-Back. All Stock Incentives (including any proceeds, gains or other economic benefit actually or constructively received by a Key Person upon any receipt, vesting or exercise
of any Stock Incentive or upon the receipt or resale of any shares of Common Stock underlying the Stock Incentive) shall be subject to the provisions of any claw-back policy implemented by the Company, including, without limitation, any claw-back policy adopted to comply with the requirements of applicable law, including, without limitation, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and any rules or regulations promulgated thereunder, whether or not such claw-back policy was in place at the time of grant of a Stock Incentive, to the extent set forth in such claw-back policy and/or in an applicable Stock Incentive Agreement.
(j) Personal Data. As a condition of receipt of any Stock Incentive, each Key Person explicitly and unambiguously consents to the collection, use and transfer, in electronic or other form, of personal data as described in this Section 13(j) by and among, as applicable, the Company and its Subsidiaries for the exclusive purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Key Person’s participation in the Plan. The Company and its Subsidiaries may hold certain personal information about a Key Person, including but not limited to, the Key Person’s name, home address and telephone number, date of birth, social security or insurance number or other identification number, salary, nationality, job title(s), any shares of stock held in the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, details of all Stock Incentives, in each case, for the purpose of implementing, managing and administering the Plan and Stock Incentives (the “Data”). The Company and its Subsidiaries may transfer the Data amongst themselves as necessary for the purpose of implementation, administration and management of a Key Person’s participation in the Plan, and the Company and its Subsidiaries may each further transfer the Data to any third parties assisting the Company and its Subsidiaries in the implementation, administration and management of the Plan. These recipients may be located in the Key Person’s country, or elsewhere, and the Key Person’s country may have different data privacy laws and protections than the recipients’ country. Through acceptance of an Stock Incentive, each Key Person authorizes such recipients to receive, possess, use, retain and transfer the Data, in electronic or other form, for the purposes of implementing, administering and managing the Key Person’s participation in the Plan, including any requisite transfer of such Data as may be required to a broker or other third party with whom the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or the Key Person may elect to deposit any Shares. The Data related to a Key Person will be held only as long as is necessary to implement, administer, and manage the Key Person’s participation in the Plan. A Key Person may, at any time, view the Data held by the Company with respect to such Key Person, request additional information about the storage and processing of the Data with respect to such Key Person, recommend any necessary corrections to the Data with respect to the Key Person or refuse or withdraw the consents herein in writing, in any case without cost, by contacting his or her local human resources representative. The Company may cancel Key Person’s ability to participate in the Plan and, in the Administrator’s discretion, the Key Person may forfeit any outstanding Stock Incentives if the Key Person refuses or withdraws his or her consents as described herein. For more information on the consequences of refusal to consent or withdrawal of consent, Key Persons may contact their local human resources representative.
14.Acquisitions by the Company. If the Company or any Subsidiary should purchase stock or assets or otherwise acquire the whole or part of the business of another entity, or merge or consolidate with another entity (as part of a transaction that is not a Change in Control as defined herein), the Company, upon the approval of the Committee, (a) may assume, in whole or in part and with or without modifications or conditions, any stock incentives granted by the acquired entity to its directors, officers, employees or consultants in their capacities as such, or (b) may grant new Stock Incentives in substitution therefor. Any such assumed or substitute Stock Incentives may
contain terms and conditions inconsistent with the provisions of this Plan (including the limitations set forth in paragraph (a) of Section 4), including additional benefits for the recipient; provided, however,that if such assumed or substitute Stock Incentives are Incentive Stock Options, such terms and conditions are permitted under the plan of the acquired entity. For the purposes of any applicable plan provision involving time or a date, a substitute Stock Incentive shall be deemed granted as of the date of grant of the original stock incentive.
15.Change in Control Provisions. Unless otherwise provided in a Stock Incentive Agreement and notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan to the contrary:
(a)Stock Incentives Not Assumed. If a Change in Control occurs and a Key Person’s Stock Incentives are not continued, converted, assumed, or replaced with a substantially similar award by (i) the Company, or (ii) a successor entity or its parent or subsidiary (an “Assumption”), and provided that the Key Person has not had a termination of Service, then immediately prior to the Change in Control such Stock Incentives shall become fully vested, exercisable and/or payable, as applicable, and all forfeiture, repurchase and other restrictions on such Stock Incentives shall lapse, in which case, such Stock Incentives shall be canceled upon the consummation of the Change in Control in exchange for the right to receive the Change in Control consideration payable to other holders of Common Stock (A) which may be on such terms and conditions as apply generally to holders of Common Stock under the Change in Control documents (including, without limitation, any escrow, earn-out or other deferred consideration provisions) or such other terms and conditions as the Committee may provide, and (B) determined by reference to the number of shares subject to such Stock Incentives and net of any applicable exercise price; provided that to the extent that any Stock Incentives constitute “nonqualified deferred compensation” that may not be paid upon the Change in Control under Section 409A without the imposition of taxes thereon under Section 409A, the timing of such payments shall be governed by the applicable Stock Incentive Agreement (subject to any deferred consideration provisions applicable under the Change in Control documents); and provided, further, that if the amount to which a Key Person would be entitled upon the settlement or exercise of such Stock Incentive at the time of the Change in Control is equal to or less than zero, then such Stock Incentive may be terminated without payment. The Committee shall determine whether an Assumption of an Award has occurred in connection with a Change in Control.
(b)Stock Incentives Assumed. If a Change in Control occurs and a Key Person’s Stock Incentives are subject to Assumption, and, within twenty-four (24) months following such Change in Control (i) such Key Person’s employment or service with the Company or a successor entity or its parent or subsidiary is terminated other than for “cause” (as defined in the Stock Incentive Agreement relating to such Stock Incentive, or if such Agreement does not set forth such a definition, as such term is reasonably defined by the Committee or the successor thereto), or (ii) such Key Person voluntarily terminates his or her employment or service with the Company or a successor entity or its parent or subsidiary with “good reason” (as defined in the Stock Incentive Agreement relating to such Stock Incentive, or if such Agreement does not set forth such a definition, as such term is reasonably defined by the Committee or the successor thereto), then such Key Person’s remaining unvested Stock Incentives (including any substituted Stock Incentives) shall become fully vested, exercisable and/or payable, as applicable, and all forfeiture, repurchase and other restrictions on such Stock Incentives (including any substituted Stock Incentives) shall lapse, on the date of termination.
(c)The Committee shall take such action as it deems appropriate and equitable to effectuate the purposes of this Plan and to protect the grantees of Stock Incentives, which action may include, without limitation, any one or more of the following, provided such action is in compliance with Code Section 409A if applicable: (i) acceleration or change of the exercise and/or expiration dates of any Option or SAR to require that exercise be made, if at all, prior to the Change in Control; (ii) cancellation of any Stock Incentives upon payment to the holder in cash of the Fair Market Value of the shares subject to such Stock Incentives as of the date of (and, to the extent applicable, as established for purposes of) the Change in Control, less the aggregate exercise price, if applicable, of the Option or SAR; and (iii) in any case where equity securities of another entity are proposed to be delivered in exchange for or with respect to shares of Common Stock of the Company, arrangements to have such other entity replace the Stock Incentives granted hereunder with awards with respect to such other securities, with appropriate adjustments in the number of shares subject to, and the exercise prices under, the Stock Incentives (as applicable).
16.Amendments and Termination. (a)Anytime subsequent to the Effective Date, this Plan may be amended or terminated by the Committee; provided, however, that, without the approval of the stockholders of the Company, no amendment shall be made that (i) causes this Plan to cease to comply with applicable law; (ii) permits any person who is not a Key Person to be granted a Stock Incentive (except as otherwise provided in Section 14); (iii) increases the maximum number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued pursuant to Stock Incentives granted under this Plan (subject to the provisions of Section 4(b) and (c) and the provisions of Section 10); (iv) amends the provisions of paragraph (a) of Section 4, paragraphs (a), (b), or (e) of Section 6 to permit shares to be valued at, or to have a purchase price of, respectively, less than the percentage of Fair Market Value specified therein; (v) amends Section 11 to extend the date set forth therein; or (vi) amends this Section 16.
(b)The Committee may amend, modify or terminate any Stock Incentive Agreement, subject to applicable law and to the other provisions of this Plan including subsection (c) below.
(c)No amendment or termination of this Plan shall adversely affect any holder’s rights under any Stock Incentive previously granted to, and accepted by, the holder; and no amendment to any such Stock Incentive shall adversely affect any holder’s rights thereunder; without the consent of the holder thereof.
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| 2. | Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for 2018 2021 | | ¨o | FORFor | ¨o | AGAINSTAgainst | ¨o | ABSTAINAbstain | | |
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| 3. | Advisory vote to approve the compensation of Grace'sGrace’s named executive officers, as described in our proxy materials | | ¨o | FORFor | ¨o | AGAINSTAgainst | ¨o | ABSTAINAbstain | | |
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W. R. GRACE & CO.
ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERSSHAREHOLDERS
Wednesday, May 9, 2018July 7, 2021
9:00 a.m. Eastern Time
Ten Oaks Ballroom and Conference Center
5000 Signal Bell Lane
Clarksville, Maryland 21029
Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials
for the StockholderShareholder Meeting To Be Held on May 9, 2018:July 7, 2021:
The Notice of Annual Meeting of StockholdersShareholders and Proxy Statement, and Annual Report and Form 10-K/A
are available at proxymaterials.grace.com
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| We intend to hold our Annual Meeting in person at the Ten Oaks Ballroom and Conference Center as indicated in our Notices and Proxy Statement. We continue to monitor the uncertainties surrounding public health and travel concerns relating to the COVID-19 pandemic. We are keeping open the options of: (i) relocating and / or adjourning our Annual Meeting to our headquarters at 7500 Grace Drive in Columbia, MD, in which event the meeting would commence / recommence there at 9:45 a.m.; or (ii) holding a virtual-only meeting. Please monitor our website at www.grace.com and our filings on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov for further information. We encourage you to review the Proxy Materials and vote in advance of the Annual Meeting. |
Proxy Solicited by Board of Directors for Annual Meeting — July 7, 2021
— May 9, 2018
Fred FestaHudson La Force and Mark Shelnitz,Cherée H. Johnson, or either of them, each with the power of substitution, are hereby appointed as proxies and are hereby authorized to represent and vote all the shares of the undersigned as designated on the reverse side of this ballot, with all the powers which the undersigned would possess if personally present, at the Annual Meeting of StockholdersShareholders of W. R. Grace & Co. to be held on Wednesday, May 9, 2018,July 7, 2021, at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time or at any postponement or adjournment thereof. The undersigned hereby acknowledges receipt of the accompanying Notice of 20182021 Annual Meeting of StockholdersShareholders and Proxy Statement and revokes any proxy heretofore given with respect to such meeting or any postponement or adjournment thereof.
The shares represented by this proxy, when properly executed, will be voted in the manner directed herein. If no such directions are indicated, the shares represented by this proxy, when properly executed, will be voted FOR all the nominees, and FOR Proposals 2 and 3, and 1 Year for Proposal 4.
In their discretion, the Proxies are authorized to vote upon such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any postponement or adjournment thereof.
See reverse for voting instructions.
