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2021

Proxy Statement

Annual Meeting of Stockholders


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In 2020, we received several awards recognizing our culture, workplace and commitments to responsible business Achieved designation by Modern Retail Awards for Most Responsible Retailer 100% rating for equality and inclusion for the 13th consecutive year Corporate Equality Index Member of the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index Recognized by Forbes as one of the World’s Best Employers Recognized as pioneers for action on climate change in CDP’s A List

Letter to Our Stockholders

Dear Fellow Stockholders:

A year marked by numerous challenges, including a global pandemic and civil unrest, presented eBay with unparalleled opportunities to show up for our customers, employees and communities. We are proud that our shared values of transparency, responsibility and performance have supported eBay’s mission to empower people and create economic opportunity throughout 2020. As your Board of Directors, we are focused on creating value for you – our stockholders – in increasingly competitive markets and during these unsettled times. Drawing heavily on your input, we are working to realize the vision for a tech-led reimagination of eBay, a marketplace that can compete and win well into the future.

Renewed Focus and Reimagination

A transformational period since the start of 2020 saw the sale of StubHub and the agreement to transfer eBay Classifieds to Adevinta, and now eBay moves forward with renewed focus on our core Marketplaces business. During 2020 we also brought eBay alum and leading e-commerce executive Jamie Iannone back to the company as CEO and aligned with Jamie and his management team on our strategic direction toward a tech-led reimagination of eBay. The full eBay Board unanimously supported Jamie’s selection as CEO, and we believe Jamie is the ideal CEO to lead eBay’s next chapter of growth and success. We are also extremely optimistic that our Marketplaces strategies will position eBay for long-term growth and maximize value for you.

$4.1B$9.2B+13%$5.6BVision

Successful closing

of the sale of StubHub

for $4.1 billion in

2020 exhibiting swift

execution to obtain

pre-pandemic

valuation

Agreed to the transfer

of eBay Classifieds

to Adevinta for $9.2

billion and watched the

expected value of the

combined companies

appreciate

Increased the rate
of quarterly cash
dividends by 13% in
March 2021, following
14% increase in
March 2020

Capital returned to

stockholders in 2020,

including $5.1 billion in

stock buybacks and

nearly $450 million in

cash dividends

Click here to view

Jamie Iannone’s

letter to stockholders

Valuing Stockholder Perspectives

The Board actively seeks stockholder input through numerous channels throughout the year as illustrated in the graphic below, and Board decisions are informed by investor perspectives. Feedback received from our investors influenced the development of the company’s current capital allocation objectives, while the company’s strategic vision became the focus of heightened discussions with stockholders throughout 2019 and 2020. Outcomes of these discussions included commitments to portfolio and operational reviews. The Board also takes your feedback into account by reviewing your votes at our annual meeting. For example, in 2019, we made it easier for stockholders to call special meetings after a significant minority of stockholders indicated they did not support our previous ownership requirement with their votes at the 2018 annual meeting.

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Spring Summer Fall Winter Proxy season engagement to update stockholders and obtain feedback on corporate governance and other matters on the Annual Meeting agenda. Review proxy season feedback and votes from the Annual Meeting. Respond to stockholders as appropriate. Annual ESG engagement by a cross-functional management team to obtain stockholder input on corporate governance, sustainability, executive compensation, DE&I, risk management and compliance. Board reviews the outcomes of stockholder ESG engagement with management and considers proactive changes based on feedback.

The Board salutes our founder Pierre Omidyar for his vision, leadership and 25 years of service, as we remain focused on realizing his vision of empowering people and creating economic opportunity in the years ahead.

– PAUL S. PRESSLER, CHAIR OF THE BOARD



Director Succession

Pierre Omidyar Founder and Director Emeritus 100% Positive Feedback Member since 1995 Location United States

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The Board is committed to rigorous self-evaluation and to refreshing its membership with skills and experience that align with our long-term strategic vision. At the 2020 Annual Meeting, long-serving directors, Board Chair Tom Tierney and Audit Committee Chair Fred Anderson, both retired from the Board. As a result of thoughtful succession planning, Paul Pressler assumed the role of Chair of the Board, Perry Traquina became Audit Committee Chair and Adriane Brown stepped into Paul’s former role as Chair of the Compensation Committee. In September 2020, our founder Pierre Omidyar and director Jesse Cohn left the Board upon the conclusion of our previously announced director search to add additional technology and financial expertise. We thank each of the directors who departed the Board in 2020 for their tremendous contributions.

Upon his retirement, we recognized Pierre with the honorary title of Founder and Director Emeritus. And with eBay’s 25-year milestone, we would be remiss not to take a moment to celebrate the remarkable journey from the sale of a broken laser pointer in 1995 to $100 billion in GMV in 2020. Through the dotcom bubble, its crash, a great recession, ever-changing dynamics in the e-commerce market and now a global pandemic, eBay remains one of the best ideas on the Internet and firmly rooted in the principles of the Power of All of Us, including a commitment to creating economic opportunity for all and the belief that people are basically good.

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A broken laser pointer (Pierre’s first sale) Introduced “Buy It Now” Launched “The Power of All of Us” $50 Billion Annual GMV eBay for Charity Reaches $1 Billion 1995 1998 2000 2004 2004 2006 2010 2011 2019 2020 $100 billion GMV 19 million sellers eBay Goes Public 10 Million Sellers 1 Billion Items Sold Annually 100 Million Active Buyers eBay’s 25th Anniversary 185 million buyers 12,000+ employees

Strength from Diversity

We believe Board leadership is enhanced by the range of perspectives represented on the Board, and our recruiting priorities reflect a commitment to refreshment and diversity. The Board’s nominees include our CEO and 12 independent, highly qualified directors, who together have the diverse experience and expertise necessary to oversee the strategic and operational direction of the Company and management’s execution of our plans. Of these nominees, 12 have been added to the board since 2015. Average tenure is approximately five years, and four women have joined the Board in recent years. Each of our Board members is dedicated, engaged and committed to fostering an atmosphere of collegiality that invites robust discussion to support eBay’s overarching objective of creating stockholder value over the long term.

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New Independent Directors Carol Hayles and Mohak Shroff add valuable financial and technology expertise 5 Women Directors 8 Technology Executives 3 Racially Diverse 3 Financial Experts

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Sustainable Values

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eBay exists to empower people and create economic opportunity. As Board members we, and the thousands of eBay employees, deeply share the sentiment that the company’s purpose links us to something bigger than any one of us. To ensure the achievement of our long-term business goals, we focus our sustainability initiatives on the matters that are material to our business and where we can be most impactful to our stakeholders. We have measurable and transparent goals to evaluate our progress and to hold ourselves accountable to important milestones – such as 100% renewable energy by 2025, maintaining gender pay equity, and raising significant amounts for philanthropic causes. In 2021, with the support of the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee, which oversees our Impact programs, the company formed a senior management ESG Council designed to further link a sustainability mindset with our strategic planning and business operations.

eBay Impact Report Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Report

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Engaging Virtually

This year will be our second virtual annual meeting. This format offers the key features of an in-person meeting without putting anyone at risk of COVID-19. Although this decision was driven by the public health crisis, we hope it will also improve your ability to attend and participate while saving stockholders the time and expense of travel. In the virtual meeting, participants will join via a website where they can listen to the speakers, view any presentations, submit questions and comments, hear the company’s responses, and vote their shares electronically.

Thank you for your investment in eBay. We are proud to represent stockholder interests in this great company and look forward to meeting with you at the 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

Tuesday June 15, 2021 8:00 a.m. (PST) Link To Virtual Meeting Live Q &A with our CEO and Board Chair



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Sincerely, Your Board of Directors Anthony J. Bates Adriane M. Brown Diana Farrell Logan D. Green Bonnie S. Hammer E. Carol Hayles Jamie J. Iannone Kathleen C. Mitic Matthew J. Murphy Paul S. Pressler Mohak Shroff Robert H. Swan Perry M. Traquina

eBay exists to empower people and create economic opportunity.

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Volume (GMV)*
Revenue*Global Active
Buyers**
Revenue from
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$100M+ Response to COVID-19 For details, please see page 29. Employees Communities Customers

Our purpose links us to something bigger than ourselves. The good that emerges is impact—and that’s what we deliver, every day.

Economic Opportunity

Champions of inclusive commerce, eBay Seller School assists sellers in transforming their business, and we help small businesses grow globally, including through eBay’s Retail Revival and Up and Running programs.

eBay for Charity

eBay hosts one of world’s largest and most active fundraising platforms, partnering with charity organizations to help them reach their fundraising goals.

eBay Foundation

eBay Foundation applies its resources and the eBay platform, along with engaged eBay employees, to help create a more equitable global economy.

Sustainable Commerce

Circular commerce has been a part of our eBay brand since we were founded 25 years ago. We continually strive to integrate best practices at our facilities to reduce our environmental footprint.

Trusted Marketplace

eBay created a trusted, transparent marketplace that’s based on the strong ethical values we follow as a business.

Goals: We are continuously working to quantify, track and manage our environmental footprint. Renewable Energy Source 100 percent renewable energy in our electricity supply by 2025 for eBay-controlled data centers and offices. Carbon Emissions Achieve 50% absolute reduction in Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by 2025 and 75% reduction by 2030 from our 2016 baseline.

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* GMV, Revenue, and Revenue from International Operations represent FY 2020. ** Global Active Buyers and Approximate number of live listings as of the end of Q4 2020.

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Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders

To our Stockholders:

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that theThe 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of eBay Inc., a Delaware corporation, will be heldconducted virtually on Thursday, May 18, 2017 at 8:00 a.m. Pacific Time at 2025 Hamilton Avenue, San Jose, California 95125.the Internet. There will be no in-person meeting.

 

Date and Time
Tuesday, June 15, 2021
8:00 a.m. Pacific Time
Web Address www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/ EBAY2021

Record Date

You are eligible to vote if you were a
stockholder at the close of business
on April 19, 2021.

Proposals Requiring Your Vote

DescriptionBoard’s Voting RecommendationFor Further Details

Items1

Election of Business

  To vote on the election of 12 director nominees13 directors named in the proxy statementthis Proxy Statement to our Board of Directors to hold office until our 20182022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

Stockholders
(LOGO)FOR each director nomineePage 3
2Ratification of appointment of independent auditors

(LOGO)FOR  To approve, on an advisory basis, named executive officer compensation.

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  To approve, on an advisory basis, the frequency with which the advisoryAdvisory vote to approve named executive officer compensation should be held.

(LOGO)FORPage 44
4, 5Stockholder proposals,  if properly presented

(LOGO) AGAINST  To ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent auditors for our fiscal year ending December 31, 2017.

  To consider a stockholder proposal regarding action by written consent.

Record Date

Our Board of Directors has fixed the close of business on March 20, 2017 as the record date for identifying those stockholders entitled to notice of and to vote at this Annual Meeting and at any adjournment or postponement of this Annual Meeting.

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Stockholders as of the record date will also transact on such other business as may properly come before the Annual Meeting or any adjournment or postponement of the Annual Meeting. The items of business are described more fully in the accompanying proxy statement.Proxy Statement. We will be providing access to our proxy materials over the Internetinternet under the Securities and Exchange Commission’sCommission (“SEC”) “notice and access” rules. As a result, on or about April 3, 2017,26, 2021, we are mailing to many of our stockholders a notice instead of a paper copy of the proxy statementProxy Statement and our 20162020 Annual Report.

Your vote is important. Regardless of whether you plan to participate in the Annual Meeting, we hope you will vote as soon as possible. You may cast your vote over the Internet, by telephone, by mail or during the Annual Meeting.

IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIALS FOR THE STOCKHOLDER

MEETING TO BE HELD ON MAY 18, 2017: THE PROXY STATEMENT AND THE ANNUAL  REPORT ARE AVAILABLE AT

https://investors.ebayinc.com/annuals.cfm

This proxy statement will also be available in interactive form at https://iiwisdom.com/ebay-2017.

By Order of the Board of Directors

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Marie Oh Huber

Secretary


Table of Contents

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Proxy Statement Summary

Proxy Statement Summary

This summary highlights information contained elsewhere in this Proxy Statement. This summary does not contain all of the information that you should consider, and you should read the entire Proxy Statement carefully before voting.

Meeting Information

Date

Thursday, May 18, 2017

Time

8:00 a.m. Pacific Time

Location

2025 Hamilton Avenue, San Jose, CA 95125

Record Date

March 20, 2017

How to Vote

YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT. You are eligible to vote if you were a stockholder at the close of business on March 20, 2017 (the “Record Date”). Even if you plan to attend the meeting, please vote as soon as possible using any of the following methods. In all cases, you should have your notice, or if you requested to receive printed proxy materials, your proxy card or voting instruction form on hand and follow the instructions:

 

By Internet By TelephoneBy Mail
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You can vote your shares online at

www.proxyvote.com.

You can vote your shares by calling

+1 (800) 690-6903.

If you requested to receive printed proxy materials, you can vote by mail by marking, dating

Date and signingsign your proxy card or voting instruction form and returningreturn it in the postage-paid envelope.

By Order of the Board of Directors

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Marie Oh Huber

Secretary

Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Stockholder Meeting to be Held on June 15, 2021: the Proxy Statement and the Annual Report are Available at Proposals Requiring Yourhttps://investors.ebayinc.com/financial-information/annual-reports/default.aspx

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New in this
Proxy Statement

Special Meeting Threshold

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Board Sustainability Oversight

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Response to COVID-19

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Management ESG Council

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ESG Performance Goals

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 N E W  Adopted or modified in recent years in response to stockholder feedback or as part of ongoing assessment of governance best practices.

Forward-Looking Statements. Certain statements in this proxy statement, other than purely historical information, including estimates, projections, statements relating to our business plans, objectives and expected operating results, and the assumptions upon which those statements are based, are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Forward-looking statements may appear throughout this proxy statement. These forward-looking statements generally are identified by the words “believe,” “project,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “intend,” “strategy,” “future,” “opportunity,” “plan,” “may,” “should,” “will,” “would,” “will be,” “will continue,” “will likely result,” and similar expressions. Forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and assumptions that are subject to risks and uncertainties which may cause actual results to differ materially from the forward- looking statements. We undertake no obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise. Information on our website should not be deemed incorporated into or part of this proxy statement.

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Board of Directors

Proposal 1Election of Directors

At the Annual Meeting, 13 directors will be elected to serve for a one-year term.

The nominees are currently members of the Board, and each of the nominees has been elected previously by stockholders, except for E. Carol Hayles and Mohak Shroff, who joined the Board on September 10, 2020. Each of the nominees has consented to serving as a nominee and being named as a nominee in this Proxy Statement and to serving as a director if elected. Twelve of 13 of the nominees are currently independent directors under the listing standards of The Nasdaq Stock Market and our Corporate Governance Guidelines. If elected at the Annual Meeting, each of the nominees will serve a one-year term until our 2022 Annual Meeting and will hold office until his or her successor is elected and qualified, or until his or her earlier death, resignation, retirement, or removal.

Our bylaws provide that in the event of an uncontested election, each director shall be elected by the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast with respect to such director—i.e., the number of shares voted “FOR” a director nominee must exceed the number of votes cast “AGAINST” that nominee. The Company has a resignation policy that would apply to any nominee who does not receive the vote required for election. For more details, please see Corporate Governance – Governance Policies and Practices – Majority Vote Standard for Election of Directors and Director Resignation Policy for Uncontested Elections.

       The Board recommends a vote FOReach of the director nominees.

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2021 Board Nominees

Summary Information

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       Company
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Anthony J. Bates INDEPENDENT

Chief Executive Officer, Genesys

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2015

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Adriane M. Brown INDEPENDENT

Managing Partner, Flying Fish Ventures

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2017

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Diana Farrell INDEPENDENT

Former President and Founding CEO, JPMorgan Chase Institute

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2017

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Logan D. Green INDEPENDENT

Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, Lyft

37

2016

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Bonnie S. Hammer INDEPENDENT

Vice Chairman, NBCUniversal

70

2015

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E. Carol Hayles INDEPENDENT

Former Chief Financial Officer, CIT Group, Inc.

60

2020

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Jamie Iannone

President and Chief Executive Officer, eBay Inc.

48

2020

    

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Kathleen C. Mitic INDEPENDENT

Co-Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, SomethingElse

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2011

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Matthew J. Murphy INDEPENDENT

President and Chief Executive Officer, Marvell Technology

48

2019

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Paul S. Pressler INDEPENDENT

Chair of eBay Board; Operating Advisor, Clayton, Dubilier & Rice

64

2015

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Mohak Shroff INDEPENDENT

Head of Engineering, LinkedIn

42

2020

    

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Robert H. Swan INDEPENDENT

Former Chief Executive Officer, Intel Corporation

60

2015

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Perry M. Traquina INDEPENDENT

Former Chairman and CEO, Wellington Management Company

65

2015

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Nomination Process

Our Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee and Board have evaluated each of the director nominees recommended by our Board against the factors and principles eBay uses to select director nominees. Based on this evaluation, our Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee and the Board have concluded that it is in the best interests of eBay and its stockholders for each of the proposed nominees to serve as a director of eBay. The Board believes that all of these nominees have a strong track record of being responsible stewards of stockholders’ interests and bring extraordinarily valuable insight, perspective, and expertise to the Board. Additional reasons that the Board recommends supporting the election of the director nominees include:

 

·All of the nominees have high-level managerial experience in relatively complex organizations.
·Each nominee has highly relevant professional experience in the management, technology, and innovation fields.
·The Board believes each nominee is an individual of high character and integrity and is able to contribute to strong board dynamics.
·Each of these nominees has experience and expertise that complement the skill sets of the other nominees.
·Each nominee is highly engaged and able to commit the time and resources needed to provide active oversight of eBay and its management. During 2020, our Board held ten meetings, and each Board member attended at least 75% of the aggregate number of meetings of the Board and the committees on which he or she served. None of the nominees serves on the boards of more than two other public companies, and each of the nominees who is currently an executive officer of a publicly traded company does not serve on any other boards beyond eBay and the Board of his or her own company.

In addition to these attributes, in each individual’s biography set forth below, we have highlighted specific experience, qualifications, and skills that led the Board to conclude that each individual should serve as a director of eBay. For additional information regarding the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee’s approach to Board refreshment and nominations, please see Corporate Governance – Board Composition and Independence – Director Nomination Process.

Diversity

Our director nominees exhibit the following diverse mix of characteristics:

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Tenure 1 4 Age 1 4 Gender and Ethnicity 5 Women >8 years <4 years >65 years <50 years 8 4-8 years 5 Years Average 8 50-65 years 46% Diversity 3 Ethnic Minorities Skills and Experience Technology Industry Management 8/13 11/13 E-Commerce/Retail Entrepreneurship 5/13 2/13 Public Policy Strategy 1/13 10/13 Transactions/M&A Product, Marketing and Media 2/13 5/13 Leadership Investment/Finance

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Anthony J. Bates

Age: 54

Director Since: 2015

Committees:

·   Compensation Committee

·   Risk Committee

Other Public

Company Boards:

·   VMware, Inc. (since 2016)

Experience

Mr. Bates is CEO of Genesys, which provides customer-experience and call-center technology. He was Vice Chairman of the board of Social Capital Hedosophia Holdings Corp. (“Social Capital,” a special purpose acquisition company) from 2017 to 2019. From May 2017 through June 2018, Mr. Bates held the position of Chief Executive Officer of Growth at Social Capital. He also has been a member of the board of directors of VMware, Inc. since 2016, where he is chair of the Mergers & Acquisitions committee. He was formerly a member of the board of directors of GoPro, Inc.

Mr. Bates was President of GoPro, a technology company that manufactures action cameras, from 2014 to 2016, and helped with the initial public offering of the company. Before joining GoPro, Mr. Bates was the Executive Vice President of Microsoft Corp.’s Business Development and Evangelism group, responsible for the company’s relationships with key original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), strategic innovation partners, independent software vendors and developers. Mr. Bates also led Microsoft’s corporate strategy team.

Mr. Bates was also the President of Microsoft’s Skype Division and the Chief Executive Officer of Skype, Inc. prior to its acquisition in October of 2011. Preceding Skype, Mr. Bates held senior positions with both Cisco Systems, Inc. and MCI Internet. Mr. Bates previously served as a member of the boards of YouTube, Inc. and LoveFilm.

Director Qualifications

·Technology and Retail Industry Experience: Executive leadership in the technology industry, including the management of worldwide operations, sales, service and support areas. Technical skills, as evidenced by his 10 patents in network innovations and his 12 requests for comments published with the Internet Engineering Task Force. Retail industry experience from his prior employment at GoPro, a consumer products company, YouTube, and LoveFilm, a provider of DVD-by-mail and streaming video on demand.
·Management, Leadership and Strategy Experience: Current serves on board of VMware, Inc.; formerly on board of Social Capital Hedosophia Holdings Corp.; and formerly President and a board member of GoPro. Former Executive Vice President, Business Development and Evangelism at Microsoft Corporation, former Chief Executive Officer of Skype Inc. and former Senior Vice President of Cisco Systems, Inc.

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Adriane M. Brown

Age: 62

Director Since: 2017

Committees:

·   Compensation Committee (Chair)

·   Risk Committee

Other Public

Company Boards:

·   Axon Enterprise, Inc. (since 2020)

·   American Airlines Group, Inc. (since 2021)

Experience

Ms. Brown joined Flying Fish Ventures, as a Venture Partner in November 2018 and became a Managing Partner of the venture capital firm in February 2021. Prior to that, Ms. Brown served as President and Chief Operating Officer for Intellectual Ventures (“IV”), an invention and investment company that commercializes inventions, from January 2010 through July 2017, and served as a Senior Advisor until December 2018. Before joining IV, Ms. Brown served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Honeywell Transportation Systems. Over the course of 10 years at Honeywell, she held leadership positions serving the aerospace and automotive markets globally. Prior to Honeywell, Ms. Brown spent 19 years at Corning, Inc., ultimately serving as Vice President and General Manager, Environmental Products Division, having started her career there as a shift supervisor.

Ms. Brown serves on the boards of directors of American Airlines Group, Inc., Axon Enterprise, Inc., Washington Research Foundation, and the Pacific Science Center. Ms. Brown previously served on the boards of directors of Allergan Plc and Raytheon Company until 2020.

Ms. Brown holds a Doctorate of Humane Letters and a bachelor’s degree in environmental health from Old Dominion University, and is a winner of its Distinguished Alumni Award. She also holds a master’s degree in management from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology where she was a Sloan Fellow.

Director Qualifications

·Leadership and Strategy Experience: Leadership of global technology and commercial businesses at Honeywell Transportation, Corning, Allergan and Raytheon. Experience driving business strategy, growth and development, innovation and R&D, manufacturing and sales, and customer service and expansion.
·Investment/Finance, Management and Technology Industry Experience: President and Chief Operating Officer for IV from January 2010 to July 2017. During her tenure at IV, the company delivered more than $3 billion in revenue, invented technology enabling 14 companies and joint ventures, acquired 50 customers and established Global Good and Research, a global health invention and innovation project.

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Diana Farrell

Age: 56

Director Since: 2017

Committees:

·   Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee

·   Risk Committee

Other Public

Company Boards:

·   None

Experience

Ms. Farrell is the retired Founding President and Chief Executive Officer of the JPMorgan Chase Institute. From 2014 to 2020, she was the President and Chief Executive Officer of the institute. Previously, Ms. Farrell was a Senior Partner at McKinsey & Company where she was the Global Head of the McKinsey Center for Government and the McKinsey Global Institute.

Ms. Farrell served in the White House as Deputy Director of the National Economic Council and Deputy Assistant to the President on Economic Policy for 2009-2010. During her tenure, she led interagency processes and stakeholder management on a broad portfolio of economic and legislative initiatives. Ms. Farrell coordinated policy development and stakeholder engagement for economic recovery, innovation and competition, and she led financial policy initiatives including the passage of major legislation. She also served as a member of the President’s Auto Recovery Task Force.

Ms. Farrell serves on the boards of directors of The Urban Institute and the National Bureau of Economic Research. In addition, Ms. Farrell is a Trustee of the Trilateral Commission and a Trustee Emeritus of Wesleyan University, and she serves as Co-Chair of the World Economic Forum’s Council on the Future of Fiscal and Monetary Policy. Ms. Farrell is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, the Bretton Woods Committee, the National Academies of Science’s Committee on National Statistics, the Aspen Economic Strategy Group and the Economic Club of New York.

Ms. Farrell holds an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School and has a B.A. from Wesleyan University, where she was awarded a Distinguished Alumna award.

Director Qualifications

·Policy Experience: Previously global head of the McKinsey Global Institute and McKinsey Center for Government, a leading economic advisor to the President of the United States. Member of several economic and international policy groups and a trustee leading economic think tanks.
·Financial Expertise: Former Chief Executive Officer and founding President of the JPMorgan Chase Institute. Led research on global capital markets at McKinsey Global Institute, and interagency process on financial policy as Deputy Director of the National Economic Council.
·Leadership and Strategy Experience: Former Senior Partner at McKinsey & Company and Deputy Director of the National Economic Council. Service on non-profit boards and leadership of economic and policy organizations.

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Logan D. Green

Age: 37

Director Since: 2016

Committees:

·   Compensation Committee

Other Public

Company Boards:

·   Lyft, Inc. (since 2019)

Experience

Mr. Green has served as the Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of Lyft, Inc., a rideshare company, since 2012, where he is also a member of the Board of Directors. Lyft grew out of Zimride, a rideshare company previously co-founded by Mr. Green in 2007. Zimride was acquired by Enterprise Rent-A-Car. Mr. Green received his B.A. in Business Economics from the University of California, Santa Barbara.

Director Qualifications

·Technology and E-Commerce Industry, Leadership, Management, Strategy and Entrepreneurship Experience: CEO and Co-Founder of Lyft, a publicly traded, on-demand transportation company.

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Bonnie S. Hammer

Age: 70

Director Since: 2015

Committees:

·   Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee

Other Public

Company Boards:

·   IAC/InteractiveCorp (since 2014)

Experience

Ms. Hammer is Vice Chairman, NBCUniversal. Previously, Ms. Hammer served as Chairman, NBCUniversal Content Studios, where she oversaw Universal Television, Universal Content Productions and NBCUniversal International Studios. Prior to her tenure as Chairman of Content Studios, Ms. Hammer was Chairman, Direct-to-Consumer and Digital Enterprises, where she built the brand identity and greenlit the initial content slate for Peacock, NBCUniversal’s streaming service. Prior to this role, Ms. Hammer served as Chairman of NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment from February 2013 to January 2019. In this capacity, Ms. Hammer had executive oversight over a number of leading cable brands (the USA, Syfy, E! Entertainment, Bravo, Oxygen and Universal Kids networks), as well as Universal Cable Productions, which created original scripted content for cable, broadcast and streaming platforms, and Wilshire Studios, which produced original reality programming.

Prior to her tenure as Chairman of NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment, Ms. Hammer served as Chairman of NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment and Cable Studios from November 2010. In this capacity, Ms. Hammer had executive oversight over well-known cable brands (the USA, Syfy, E! Entertainment, Chiller, Cloo and Universal HD networks), as well as Universal Cable Productions and Wilshire Studios. Prior to joining NBCUniversal in May 2004, Ms. Hammer served as President of Syfy from 2001 to 2004 and held other senior executive positions at Syfy and USA Network from 1989 to 2000. Earlier in her career, she was an original programming executive at Lifetime Television Network from 1987 to 1989.

Ms. Hammer also serves on the board of directors of IAC/InteractiveCorp. In addition to her for-profit affiliations, Ms. Hammer currently sits on the Board of Governors for the Motion Picture & Television Fund Foundation and serves on the strategic planning committee for Boston University’s College of Communication.

Ms. Hammer holds a bachelor’s degree in communications and a master’s degree in media and new technology from Boston University. In 2017, Boston University awarded her an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters.

Director Qualifications

·Product, Marketing and Media Experience: Industry leader in media for over 40 years, with expertise in network programming, production, marketing, and multiplatform branding.
·Leadership, Strategy and Management Experience: Vice Chairman, NBCUniversal and previous executive roles including oversight of NBCUniversal’s innovative streaming service, prominent cable brands and production studios.

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E. Carol Hayles

Age: 60

Director Since: 2020

Committees:

·   Audit Committee

Other Public

Company Boards:

·   Blucora, Inc. (since 2018)

·   Webster Financial Corporation (since 2018)

Experience

Ms. Hayles was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of CIT Group Inc., a financial services company from November 2015 to May 2017, during which time she was responsible for overseeing all financial operations. She served as Controller and Principal Accounting Officer of CIT Group Inc. from July 2010 to November 2015, where she was responsible for managing the financial accounting and reporting functions, including SEC and regulatory reporting.

Prior to CIT, Ms. Hayles spent 24 years in various finance roles at Citigroup, Inc., most recently as Deputy Controller. She began her career at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP in Toronto, Canada. She was a Canadian Chartered Accountant from 1985 to 2009, and she received her BBA from York University in Toronto.

Director Qualifications

·Investment/Finance, Management, Transactions/M&A and Leadership Experience: Chief Financial Officer of CIT Group and executive role with Citigroup.

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Jamie Iannone

Age: 48

Director Since: 2020

Committees:

· None

Other Public

Company Boards:

· None

Experience

Mr. Iannone has been President and Chief Executive Officer of eBay since April 2020.

Earlier in 2020, Mr. Iannone served as Chief Operating Officer of Walmart eCommerce, where he also was responsible for Store No. 8, Walmart’s incubation hub. Since 2014, Mr. Iannone held leadership roles at Walmart Inc. including CEO of SamsClub.com and Executive Vice President of membership and technology, Sam’s Club, a $57 billion business. In those roles, Mr. Iannone grew the SamsClub.com business and Sam’s Club’s membership base.

Before Walmart Inc., Mr. Iannone was Executive Vice President of Digital Products at Barnes & Noble, Inc., where he was responsible for all NOOK devices, software, accessories and retail integration and experiences; books and digital content; and third-party partnerships.

Mr. Iannone held various roles at eBay from 2001 to 2009, including leading Product Marketing, Search, and Buyer Experience.

He previously worked at Epinions.com and Booz Allen Hamilton. Mr. Iannone also served on the Board of Directors of The

Children’s Place.

He earned a Bachelor of Science in operations research, engineering and management systems from Princeton University and a Master of Business Administration from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

Director Qualifications

·Technology Industry, Management, Strategy and Leadership Experience: Executive with three large, innovative global technology companies: eBay, Walmart, and Barnes and Noble. Board experience at The Children’s Place.
·E-Commerce and Retail Industry Experience: Leader with an array of online and offline retail businesses, including eBay, SamsClub.com, Sam’s Club, Barnes and Noble, The Children’s Place, and Epinions.com.
·Product and Media Experience: Delivered innovative product experiences in executive roles at eBay, SamsClub.com and Sam’s Club, and Barnes and Noble. Led media partnerships, books, digital content, and NOOK software at Barnes and Noble.

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Kathleen C. Mitic

Age: 51

Director Since: 2011

Committees:

·   Compensation Committee

·   Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee (Chair)

Other Public

Company Boards:

·   RH (f/k/a Restoration Hardware Holdings, Inc.) (since 2013)

·   TCV Acquisition Corp. (since 2021)

Experience

Ms. Mitic is Co-CEO and Co-Founder of SomethingElse, a direct-to-consumer beverage company. From 2012 to 2017, Ms. Mitic was the Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of Sitch, a startup building mobile consumer products.

From 2010 to 2012, Ms. Mitic served as Director of Platform and Mobile Marketing at Facebook, where she was responsible for developing and growing global developer and partner products. Prior to joining Facebook, Ms. Mitic served as Senior Vice President, Product Marketing at Palm, expanding the company product lines and international footprint through its acquisition by Hewlett-Packard in 2010.

Prior to Palm, Ms. Mitic spent 15 years in leadership positions at various consumer technology companies. These experiences include at NetDynamics (acquired by Sun Microsystems) where she launched the industry’s first application server, at Four11 where she built the email service RocketMail (now Yahoo! Mail) and at Yahoo! where she served as Vice President and General Manager.

Ms. Mitic currently serves on the boards of directors of RH (formerly known as Restoration Hardware Holdings, Inc.) and TCV Acquisition Corp. She also serves on the board of directors of Headspace, a health and wellness technology company, DVx Ventures, and the non-profit organization Lean In.

Ms. Mitic received her B.A. from Stanford University and her M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.

Director Qualifications

·Product, Marketing and Media Experience: Expertise in global products, marketing and media through work leading Global Platform and Mobile Marketing at Facebook, Inc. and the Global Products Marketing group at Palm, Inc., and as Vice President and General Manager at Yahoo! Inc.
·Technology Industry, Entrepreneurship and Leadership Experience: Consumer-facing executive positions in technology industry (listed above) for over twenty years. Entrepreneurial experience building and operating technology companies as Co-Founder and Co-Chief Executive Officer of Sitch, Inc. and former Vice President and General Manager of Yahoo! Inc.

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Matthew J. Murphy

Age: 48

Director Since: 2019

Committees:

·   Audit Committee

·   Risk Committee

Other Public

Company Boards:

·   Marvell Technology Group Ltd. (since 2016)

Experience

Mr. Murphy is President and Chief Executive Officer of Marvell Technology Group Ltd. (“Marvell”), a semiconductor company. He has led Marvell since joining in July 2016 and also serves as a member of Marvell’s board of directors. In his role as CEO, Mr. Murphy is responsible for leading new technology development, directing ongoing operations and driving Marvell’s growth strategy.

Prior to joining Marvell, Mr. Murphy worked for Maxim Integrated Products, Inc., a company that designs, manufactures and sells analog and mixed-signal integrated circuits. He advanced there through a series of business leadership roles over two decades. Most recently, he served as Executive Vice President of Business Units and Sales & Marketing, overseeing all product development and go-to-market activities. Prior to that, he served as the Senior Vice President of the Communications and Automotive Solutions Group and Vice President of Worldwide Sales and Marketing.

Mr. Murphy is a recipient of a Silicon Valley Business Journal 2019 C-Suite award for CEO of a Large Public Company, and was a “40 Under 40” honoree in 2011. In 2018, Institutional Investor named him All-America Executive Team Best CEO in the semiconductor category. He also served as the Chairman of the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) in 2018.

Mr. Murphy earned a B.A. from Franklin & Marshall College, and is also a graduate of the Stanford Executive Program. He serves on the boards of directors of the SIA and Global Semiconductor Alliance.

Director Qualifications

·Technology Industry, Product, Leadership, Management and Strategy Experience: Chief Executive Officer of Marvell, management and executive positions with Maxim Integrated Products, Inc., and board membership at Global Semiconductor Alliance and Semiconductor Industry Association.

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Paul S. Pressler

Chair of the Board

Age: 64

Director Since: 2015

Committees:

·   Compensation Committee

·   Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee

Other Public

Company Boards:

·   None

Experience

Mr. Pressler has been an Operating Advisor of Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, LLC, a private equity investment firm, since 2020. He was previously a partner of Clayton, Dubilier & Rice from 2009 to 2020. Previously, Mr. Pressler was Chairman of David’s Bridal, Inc. from 2012 to 2018, AssuraMed Holding, Inc. from 2010 to 2013 and SiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc. from to 2013 to 2017. Mr. Pressler served as President and Chief Executive Officer of The Gap, Inc. for five years, from 2002 to 2007. Before that, he spent 15 years in senior leadership roles with The Walt Disney Company, including Chairman of the global theme park and resorts division, President of Disneyland, and President of The Disney Stores.

Mr. Pressler currently serves on the board of directors of Wilsonart, Inc. and MOD Super Fast Pizza, LLC.

Mr. Pressler received his B.S. from the State University of New York at Oneonta.

Director Qualifications

·Investment/Finance Experience and Transactions/M&A Expertise: Operating Advisor and former partner at private equity firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice since 2009.
·Leadership, Management, Retail Industry and Strategy Experience: Formerly Chairman of David’s Bridal, Chairman of SiteOne Landscape Supply, Chairman of AssuraMed, President and Chief Executive Officer of The Gap, and 15 years in senior leadership at The Walt Disney Company, including President of The Disney Stores.

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Mohak Shroff

Age: 42

Director Since: 2020

Committees:

·   None

Other Public

Company Boards:

·   None

Experience

Mr. Shroff is Sr. Vice President and Head of Engineering at LinkedIn. His teams are responsible for building, scaling, and protecting LinkedIn. In his time at LinkedIn, he has played several key roles, from serving as head of product engineering, to working with the infrastructure and monetization teams, to leading Project Inversion.

Prior to joining LinkedIn in 2008, Mr. Shroff served as key technical leader on the Ariba Supplier Network engineering team. Mr. Shroff holds a BS in computer science from University of Texas at Austin.

Director Qualifications

·Technology Industry, Product, Management, Strategy and Leadership Experience: Executive and technology leader with LinkedIn.

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Robert H. Swan

Age: 60

Director Since: 2015

Committees:

·   Audit Committee

·   Risk Committee (Chair)

Other Public

Company Boards:

·   None

Experience

Mr. Swan is the former CEO of Intel Corporation (“Intel”), a multinational technology company. He first served as Intel’s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer from 2016 and added interim CEO to his duties in June 2018 to January 2019, then served as a director and CEO from January 2019 to February 2021. Mr. Swan served as an Operating Partner of General Atlantic, a leading global growth equity firm. From 2006 to 2015, Mr. Swan served as Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer at eBay, where he oversaw all aspects of the Company’s finance function, including controllership, financial planning and analysis, tax, treasury, audit, mergers and acquisitions, and investor relations. Prior to eBay, Mr. Swan served as Chief Financial Officer at Electronic Data Systems Corp., TRW Inc., and Webvan Group, Inc. He also served as Chief Operating Officer and CEO of Webvan Group. He previously served on the board of directors of Applied Materials, Inc. from 2009 to 2016, and AppDynamics from 2016 to 2017.

Mr. Swan began his career at General Electric, where he spent 15 years in numerous senior finance roles, including divisional Chief Financial Officer for GE Transportation Systems, GE Healthcare Europe, and GE Lighting.

Mr. Swan received his B.S. from the University at Buffalo and his M.B.A. from the State University of New York at Binghamton.

Director Qualifications

·Investment/Finance and Transactions/M&A Expertise: Former Chief Financial Officer of Intel, eBay and Electronic Data Systems.
·Leadership, Management, Strategy Experience and Technology and E-Commerce/Retail Industry Experience: Former Chief Executive Officer of Intel and executive roles at eBay, Intel, and Electronic Data Systems.

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Perry M. Traquina

Age: 65

Director Since: 2015

Committees:

·   Audit Committee (Chair)

·   Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee

Other Public

Company Boards:

·   Morgan Stanley (since 2015)

·   The Allstate Corporation (since 2016)

Experience

Mr. Traquina is the former Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, and Managing Partner of Wellington Management Company LLP, a global investment management firm. Mr. Traquina held this position for a decade until his retirement from the firm in 2014. During his 34-year career at Wellington, he was an investor for 17 years and a member of the management team for the other half of his time at the firm.

Mr. Traquina received his B.A. from Brandeis University and his M.B.A. from Harvard University.

Director Qualifications

·Investment/Finance Experience: More than 34 years of leadership at Wellington Management Company LLP.
·Leadership and Management Experience: Former Chairman, CEO, and Managing Partner of Wellington Management Company LLP, and current service on boards of directors of Morgan Stanley and The Allstate Corporation.

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Corporate Governance

Highlights

eBay is committed to transparency and accountability, as demonstrated by the following governance features:

 (Graphic)(Graphic) (Graphic)  (Graphic)

DescriptionBoard Composition
and Independence

ü Board’s Voting
Recommendation  Diverse experience and perspectives

ü

Page
Reference
(for more detail)

Proposal 1. Election of 12 directors named in this Proxy Statement  Commitment to our Board to hold office until our 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders

FOR each Director nominee19

Proposal 2. Advisory vote to approve named executive officer compensation

FOR28

Proposal 3. Advisory vote to approve the frequency with which the advisory vote to approve named executive officer compensation should be held

EVERY YEAR

29

Proposal 4. Ratification of appointment of independent auditors

FOR

30

Proposal 5. Stockholder proposal regarding right to act by written consent

AGAINST33

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Proxy Statement Summaryrefreshment

Corporate Governance

The Board of Directors (the “Board”) of eBay Inc. (“eBay” or the “Company”) is responsible for (1) providing advice and oversight of the strategic and operational direction of the Company; and (2) overseeing the Company’s executive management, each to ensure the Company operates in ways that support the long-term interest of our stockholders and the stakeholders we serve. The following is a list of governance provisions that demonstrate eBay’s commitment to transparency and accountability:

ü   Strong Board independence (10(12 of 1213 directors are independent)

 

   Declassified Board with all members standing for election annually

Leadership Structure
and Effectiveness

ü    Majority vote standard for uncontested director elections

  Separate Board Chair and CEO roles

ü    Stockholder right to call a special meeting  Risk Committee

ü   Robust self-evaluation process

Board Oversight and
Stockholder proxy access

Engagement

ü   Strategy and Risk Oversight

ü   Oversight of sustainability
initiatives
 N E W 

ü   Strong stockholder engagement practices

Board Governance
Policies & Practices
   Separate Chairman and CEO roles

ü    Independent Chairman with robust responsibilities

  Clawback policy

ü    Simple majority vote standard for bylaw/charter amendments and transactions

   Clawback policy

   Stock  Robust stock ownership requirements for our executive officers and directors

ü   Anti-hedging and anti-pledging policies

2017Stockholder Rights

Our Board is committed to good corporate governance and believes in maintaining policies and practices that serve the interests of all stockholders, including governance provisions that protect and empower stockholders.

ü   Special Meetings – Stockholders representing 20% or more of eBay common stock can call a special meeting of stockholders.  N E W 

ü   Annual Election of Board of Directors – All directors are elected annually by the stockholders, and stockholders can remove directors with or without cause.

ü Majority Voting for Election of Board of Directors – We have adopted a majority voting standard for the election of directors in uncontested elections.

ü Proxy Access for Director NomineesNominations – We have adopted a proxy access bylaw provision that allows an eligible stockholder or group of stockholders to nominate candidates for election to the Board that are included in our proxy statement and ballot.

ü   Majority Voting for Charter and Bylaw Amendments – Our charter and bylaw provisions do not have supermajority voting provisions. Stockholders can approve binding charter and bylaw amendments with a majority vote.

ü   Independent Board Leadership – We have separated the roles of Chair of the Board and CEO, and the Chair of the Board is an independent director. When our Board Chair is not independent, we require a Lead Independent Director with robust responsibilities.

ü   Stockholder Engagement – Stockholders can communicate directly with the Board and/or individual directors. In addition, management and members of the Board regularly engage with stockholders to solicit their views on important issues such as corporate governance and executive compensation.

 N E W  Adopted or modified in recent years in response to stockholder feedback or as part of ongoing assessment of governance best practice.

 

Name and Primary Occupation

 Age Director
since
 Independent Committee
Memberships*
 

Other Public
Company

Boards

Fred D. Anderson Jr.

Co-Founder, Elevation Partners

Co-Founder, NextEquity Partners

 72 2003 YES 

Audit (Chair)

 1

Edward W. Barnholt

Former President and CEO,

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

 73 2005 YES 

Compensation

(Chair)

 2

Anthony J. Bates

Former President, GoPro, Inc.

 49 2015 YES 

Compensation

 2

Logan D. Green

Co-Founder and CEO, Lyft Inc.

 33 2016 YES 

Corporate

Governance

 None

Bonnie S. Hammer

Chairman, NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment

 66 2015 YES 

Compensation

 1

Kathleen C. Mitic

Founder and CEO, Sitch, Inc.

 47 2011 YES 

Compensation

Governance (Chair)

 1

Pierre M. Omidyar

Founder, eBay

 49 1996 YES 

None

 1

Paul S. Pressler

Partner, Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, LLC

Interim CEO and Chairman, David’s Bridal

 60 2015 YES 

Audit

Governance

 1

Robert H. Swan

Chief Financial Officer, Intel Corporation

 56 2015 NO 

None

 None

Thomas J. Tierney

Chairman, eBay Inc.

Chairman and Co-Founder, The Bridgespan Group

 63 2003 YES 

Compensation

Governance

 None

Perry M. Traquina

Former Chairman, CEO, and Managing Partner, Wellington Management Company LLP

 60 2015 YES 

Audit

Governance

 2

Devin N. Wenig

President and CEO, eBay

 50 2015 NO 

None

 None

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Board Composition and Independence

The Board has developed a set of guiding principles relating to Board membership. The Board believes that in light of the rapidly changing environment in which the Company operates, the Board must be comprised of members with highly relevant professional experience. In addition, although the Board does not have term limits, the Board believes that a certain amount of director turnover is to be expected and is desirable.

Ongoing Assessment of Composition

Commitment to Board Refreshment

Our Board has shown an ongoing commitment to Board refreshment and to having highly qualified, independent perspectives in the boardroom. Of our 13 current directors, 12 were added since 2015. Our directors have an average tenure of 5 years. This experience balances the institutional knowledge of our longer-tenured directors with the fresh perspectives brought by our newer directors. A goal of our board refreshment is enhancing the diversity of skills and experience of the Board.

Nominating Process

The Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee considers nominee recommendations from a variety of sources, including nominees recommended by stockholders. The Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee has from time to time retained an executive search firm to help facilitate the screening and interview process of director nominees, as it did for the search process that identified directors Hayles and Shroff in 2020. The Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee expects that qualified candidates will have high-level managerial experience in a relatively complex organization or be accustomed to dealing with complex problems, and will be able to represent the interests of the stockholders as a whole rather than special interest groups or constituencies.

 

Director Selection Principles

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Proxy Statement Summary

Executive Compensation

FollowingThe Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee considers a number of factors in determining the 2015 Spin-Offslate of PayPal (the “Spin-Off”), we conducted an extensive review ofdirector nominees for election to the Company’s compensation philosophy and executive compensation program for 2016Board that it recommends to determine whether they continuedthe Board, with each candidate being reviewed relative to be properly aligned with our business goals, culture, and importantly, stockholder interests. Following this review, the Compensation Committee and our CEO remained committed to our existing executive compensation program, which is designed to align with our business goals and culture, serves the long-term interests of our stockholders and is highly performance based. We believe that our pay-for-performance driven executive compensation program ensures that our executives’ compensation is tied to delivering results that support the Company’s business strategy and objectives.

Our Compensation Program

The goals of our executive compensation program are to:

align compensation with our business objectives, performance and stockholder interests,

motivate executive officers to enhance short-term results and long-term stockholder value,

position us competitively among the companies against which we recruit and compete for talent, and

enable us to attract, reward and retain executive officers and other key employees who contribute to our long-term success.

How We Pay Our Executive Officers

We achieve these objectives primarily by employing the following elements of pay for our executive officers:

long-term equity compensation,

an annual cash incentive, and

base salary.

Our executive officers also participate in our broad-based retirement savings and benefit programs and receive limited perquisites.

For 2016, we chose to continue to use a mix of equity and cash compensation vehicles to compensate our executive officers. We also decided to increase the weight of performance-based restricted stock units (“PBRSUs”) and eliminate the use of stock options. Our incentive compensation is dependent on financial targets that the Compensation Committee believes correlate with operating performance over one- and multi-year performance periods and long-term stock performance.

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principles.

 

 

ü   The Board should be composed of directors chosen on the basis of their character, integrity, judgment, skills, background, and experience of particular relevance to the Company.

ü   Directors should have high-level managerial experience in a relatively complex organization or be accustomed to dealing with complex problems.

ü   Directors should also represent the balanced, best interests of the stockholders as a whole, rather than special interest groups or constituencies.

ü   Each director should be an individual of the highest character and integrity, with the ability to work well with others and with sufficient time available to devote to the affairs of the Company in order to carry out the responsibilities of a director.

ü   In addressing the overall composition of the Board, characteristics such as gender, race, age, international background, and expertise should be considered.

ü   The Board should be composed of directors who are highly engaged with our business.

ü   The Board should include individuals with highly relevant professional experience.

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The following chart shows the breakdown of 2016 compensation for our CEO, Devin Wenig,Board Composition and illustrates the predominance of equity incentives and performance-based components in our executive compensation program.

DEVIN WENIGIndependence   /   Corporate Governance

 

Diversity of Skills and Experience

LOGO             In planning for succession, the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee considers the overall mix of skills and experience of the Board and the types of skills and experience desirable for future Board members, in light of the Company’s business and long-term strategy. Experiences, qualifications, skills and attributes prioritized by the committee include the following.

 

Our Compensation Practices+ Technology industry experience

+ Retail and e-commerce industry experience

+ Strategy experience in either established or growth markets

+ Investment and finance experience

+ Leadership experience, including public company governance

+ Entrepreneurship

+ Transactional experience, including mergers and acquisitions

We believe our compensation practices align with and support the goals of our executive compensation program and demonstrate our commitment to sound compensation and governance practices.

What We DoWhat We Don’t Do

+ We align executive compensation with the interests of our stockholders

Management experience, including talent and culture development

+  Emphasize pay-for-performance alignment

Product, marketing and media experience

+  DeliverGovernment and public policy experience

+ Global business experience

+ Sustainable business practices experience

+ Financial expertise, including expertise gained as a majority of total compensation opportunity through performance-based compensation: PBRSUs and annual cash incentives

 Set meaningful stock ownership requirements for executive officers

We avoid excessive risk-taking

 Maintain a clawback policy

 Use multiple performance measures, caps on incentive payments, and overlapping two-year performance periods for PBRSU awards

We adhere to compensation best practices

 Retain an independent compensation consultant for the Compensation Committee

 Prohibit hedging and pledging transactions by executive officers and directors

 Provide only limited perquisites to executive officers that are not available to all employees

×       Tax gross-ups for change in control benefits

×       Automatic “single trigger” acceleration of equity upon a change in control

×       Repricingchief financial officer or buyout of underwater stock options without stockholder approvalother sophisticated experience

 

4Further Diversity Priorities (Gender and Race)

In addition to skills and experience, the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee considers gender, race, age and national origin in evaluating potential Board members. When searching for new directors, the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee actively seeks out women and individuals from underrepresented groups to include in the pool from which Board nominees are chosen.

 

Stockholder Nominations and Proxy Access


Stockholders wishing to submit recommendations or director nominations pursuant to the advance notice procedures set forth in our bylaws for our 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders should submit their recommendations or nominations to the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee in care of our Corporate Secretary. Such nominations should be in accordance with the time limitations, procedures, and requirements described under the heading “May I propose actions for consideration at next year’s Annual Meeting or nominate individuals to serve as directors?” in the section entitled “Questions and Answers About the Proxy Materials and Our 2021 Annual Meeting.”

Our “Proxy Access” bylaw provision permits an eligible stockholder or group of up to 20 stockholders to nominate candidates for election to our Board. Proxy access candidates will be included in our proxy statement and ballot. The proxy access bylaw provision provides that holders of at least 3% of eBay common stock, which can comprise up to 20 stockholders, holding such stock continuously for at least three years, can nominate two individuals or 20% of the Board, whichever is greater, for election at an annual meeting of stockholders. Our bylaws provide details regarding the time frames and procedures that must be followed and other requirements that must be met to nominate directors through this process.

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Corporate GovernanceDirector Independence

Overview

The Board is responsible for (1) providing advice and oversight of the strategic and operational direction of the Company and (2) overseeing the Company’s executive management, each to ensure the Company operates in ways that support the long-term interest of our stockholders and the other stakeholders we serve. To do this effectively, the Board has adopted clear and specific governance guidelines (“Corporate Governance Guidelines”) that, along with our Bylaws, Board committee charters, and our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics (“Code of Business Conduct”), provide the framework for the governance of the Company.

The following is a list of governance provisions that demonstrate eBay’s commitment to transparency and accountability:

   Strong Board independence (10 of 12 directors are independent)

   Declassified Board with all members standing for election annually

   Majority vote standard for uncontested director elections

   Stockholder right to call a special meeting

   Stockholder proxy access

   Strong stockholder engagement practice

   Separate Chairman and CEO roles

   Independent Chairman with robust responsibilities

   Simple majority vote standard for bylaw/charter amendments and transactions

   Clawback policy

   Stock ownership requirements for our executive officers and directors

   Anti-hedging and anti-pledging policies

Our Corporate Governance Guidelines, the charters of our principal Board committees, and our Code of Business Conduct can be found on our investor relations website athttps://investors.ebayinc.com/corporate-governance.cfm. Any changes in these governance documents will be reflected in the same location on our website. Information contained on our investor relations website is not part of this Proxy Statement.

Independence

The rules of The NASDAQNasdaq Stock Market require listed companies to have a board of directors with at least a majority of independent directors. These rules have both objective tests and a subjective test for determining who is an “independent director.”

 

Objective testtests

The objective tests state, for example, that a director is not considered independent if he or she is an employee of the Company, or is a partner in, or a controlling stockholder or executive officer of, an entity to which the Company made, or from which the Company received, payments in the current or any of the past three fiscal years that exceed 5% of the recipient’s consolidated gross revenue for that year.

Subjective test

The subjective test requires our Board to affirmatively determine that a director does not have a relationship that would interfere with the director’s exercise of independent judgment in carrying out his or her responsibilities.

On a quarterly basis, each

Each member of our Board is required to complete a questionnaire designedprovide information to provide informationsupplement the Company’s own due diligence to assist the Board in determining whether the director is independent under the listing standards of The NASDAQNasdaq Stock Market and our Corporate Governance Guidelines, and whether members of our Audit Committee and Compensation Committee satisfy additional SecuritiesSEC and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and NASDAQNasdaq independence requirements.

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Our Board has adopted guidelines setting forth certain categories of transactions, relationships, and arrangements that it has deemed immaterial for purposes of making its determination regarding a director’s independence, and does not consider any such transactions, relationships, and arrangements in making its subjective determination.

 

10 of our 12 Directors are Independent

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Our Board has determined that each12 of the following directors isour 13 Directors are independent under the listing standards of The NASDAQNasdaq Stock Market and under eBay’s Corporate Governance Guidelines:Guidelines. Jamie Iannone, who joined the Board and became our President and Chief Executive Officer on April 27, 2020, is not an independent director.

 

Fred D. Anderson Jr.

Edward W. Barnholt

Anthony J. Bates

Logan D. Green

Bonnie S. Hammer

Kathleen C. Mitic

Pierre M. Omidyar

Paul S. Pressler

Thomas J. Tierney

Perry M. Traquina

In accordance with the rules of The Nasdaq Stock Market, the Board limits membership on the Audit Committee, the Compensation Committee, and the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee to independent directors.

Our Corporate Governance Guidelines require any director who has previously been determined to be independent to inform the ChairmanChair of the Board and our Corporate Secretary of any change in his or her principal occupation or status as a member of the board of any other public company, including retirement, or any change in circumstance that may cause his or her status as an independent director to change.

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Board of Directors and Committees

Board Leadership Structure and Effectiveness

Board Leadership

In accordance with our Bylaws,bylaws, our Board elects our ChairmanChair of the Board and appoints our CEO. Our Corporate Governance Guidelines require that the roles of ChairmanChair of the Board and CEO be held by separate individuals and require the appointment of a lead independent director if the ChairmanChair of the Board is not an independent director. Mr. Tierney has served as our Chairman of the Board since July 2015. The Board believes that the separation of the offices of the ChairmanChair of the Board and CEO is appropriate at this time as it aids in the Board’s oversight of management and it allows our CEO to focus primarily on his management responsibilities. Director Pressler has served as our Chair of the Board since June 2020.

All directors are elected annually. We do not have a classified board.

Committee Structure

The Board has threefour principal committees: the Audit Committee, the Compensation Committee, and the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee and the Risk Committee.

The purpose of the Board committees is to help the Board effectively and efficiently fulfill its responsibilities, but they do not displace the oversight of the Board as a whole. Each committee meets regularly and has a written charter that has been approved by the Board. In addition, a member of each committee periodically reports to the Board on any significant matters discussed by the committee.

Board of Directors

Chairman of the Board: Thomas J. Tierney (Independent)

Audit Committee

Chair: Fred D. Anderson Jr.

All Members Independent

Compensation Committee

Chair: Edward W. Barnholt

All Members Independent

Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee

Chair: Kathleen C. Mitic

All Members Independent

During 2016, our Board held five meetings, and each Board member attended at least 75% of the aggregate of all of the Board meetings and committee meetings for the committees on which such director served.

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Audit Committee

Each member of the Audit Committee is independent in accordance with the audit committee independence requirements of the listing rules of The NASDAQ Stock Market and the applicable rules and regulations of the SEC. Our Board has determined that Mr. Anderson is an “audit committee financial expert” as defined by the SEC.

Audit Committee

Nine Meetings in 2016

All independent

Key Responsibilities

Fred D. Anderson Jr. (Chair)

Paul S. Pressler

Perry M. Traquina

  Meet with our independent auditors to review the results of the annual audit and to discuss our financial statements, including the independent auditors’ judgment about the quality of accounting principles, the reasonableness of significant judgments, the clarity of the disclosures in our financial statements, and any other matters required to be communicated to the Audit Committee by the independent auditors under generally accepted auditing standards;

  Meet with our independent auditors to review the interim financial statements prior to the filing of our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q;

  Decide whether to appoint, retain, or terminate our independent auditors, including the sole authority to approve all audit engagement fees and terms;

  Oversee the independence of the independent auditors, evaluate together with the Board the independent auditors’ performance, and review and approve the fees of the independent auditors; and

  Receive and consider the independent auditors’ comments as to controls, adequacy of staff, and management performance and procedures in connection with audit and financial controls, including our system to monitor and manage business risks and our legal and ethical compliance programs.

Other Duties

  Prepare Audit Committee Report for inclusion in our proxy statement;

  Approve audit and non-audit services provided to us by our independent auditors;

  Consider conflicts of interest and review all transactions with related persons involving executive officers or Board members that are reasonably expected to exceed specified thresholds;

  Review and discuss with management our major risk exposures, including financial, operational, privacy, security, cybersecurity, competition, legal, and regulatory risks, and the steps we have taken to detect, monitor, and actively manage such exposures;

  Review with our General Counsel and Secretary significant legal, compliance, and regulatory matters that could have a material impact on our financial statements or our business, including material notices to or inquiries received from governmental agencies; and

  Determine the compensation of our Vice President, Internal Audit, who meets with the Audit Committee regularly without other members of management present.

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The Audit Committee also has primary responsibility for the oversight of risks facing our business. See “Corporate Governance – Our Corporate Governance Practices – Risk Oversight – Audit Committee’s Role in Risk Oversight.”

You can view our Audit Committee Charter on the corporate governance section of our investor relations website athttps://investors.ebayinc.com/corporate-governance.cfm.

Compensation Committee

The members of our Compensation Committee are all independent in accordance with the rules and regulations of The NASDAQ Stock Market, the Exchange Act and Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code.

Compensation Committee

Eight Meetings in 2016

All independent

Key Responsibilities

Edward W. Barnholt (Chair)

Anthony J. Bates

Bonnie S. Hammer

Kathleen C. Mitic

Thomas J. Tierney

  Review and approve all compensation programs applicable to directors and executive officers, the overall strategy for employee compensation, and the compensation of our CEO and our other executive officers;

  Oversee and monitor compliance with the Company’s stock ownership guidelines applicable to directors and executive officers;

  Review the Compensation Discussion and Analysis contained in our proxy statement and prepare the Compensation Committee Report for inclusion in our proxy statement; and

  Review and consider whether to recommend adjustments to executive compensation.

Other Duties

  Assess on an annual basis the independence of its compensation consultants, outside legal counsel, and other compensation advisers.

The Compensation Committee Charter permits the Compensation Committee to, in its discretion, delegate all or a portion of its duties and responsibilities to a subcommittee of the Compensation Committee.

Additional disclosure regarding the role of the Compensation Committee in compensation matters, including the role of consultants in compensation decisions, can be found under “Compensation Discussion and Analysis — Compensation Decisions for 2016” and “Compensation Discussion and Analysis — Further Considerations for Setting Executive Compensation — Role of Consultants in Compensation Decisions” below.

You can view our Compensation Committee Charter on the corporate governance section of our investor relations website athttps://investors.ebayinc.com/corporate-governance.cfm.

Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation. All members of the Compensation Committee during 2016 were independent directors, and no member was an employee or former employee of eBay. No Compensation Committee member had any relationship requiring disclosure under Item 404 of Regulation S-K promulgated by the SEC. During 2016, none of our executive officers served on the Compensation Committee (or its equivalent) or board of directors of another entity whose executive officer served on our Compensation Committee or Board.

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Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee

All members of our Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee are independent under the listing standards of The NASDAQ Stock Market. Mr. Green joined the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee in March 2017.

Corporate Governance
and Nominating
Committee
Four Meetings in 2016

All independent

Key Responsibilities

Kathleen C. Mitic (Chair)

Logan D. Green

Paul S. Pressler

Thomas J. Tierney

Perry M. Traquina

  Make recommendations to the Board as to the appropriate size of the Board or any Board committee;

  Review the qualifications of candidates for the Board; and

  Make recommendations to the Board on potential Board and Board committee members (whether as a result of vacancies, including any vacancy created by an increase in the size of the Board, or as part of the annual election cycle).

Other Duties

  Establish procedures for the oversight of the evaluation of the Board and management;

  Review correspondence received from stockholders; and

  Review our Corporate Governance Guidelines on an annual basis.

Director Nominations.The Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee considers nominee recommendations from a variety of sources, including nominees recommended by stockholders. The Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee has from time to time retained an executive search firm to help facilitate the screening and interview process of director nominees. The Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee expects that qualified candidates will have high-level managerial experience in a relatively complex organization or be accustomed to dealing with complex problems, and will be able to represent the interests of the stockholders as a whole rather than special interest groups or constituencies.

Among other factors, the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee considers each candidate relative to the following attributes:

Character

Integrity

Judgment

Skills

Background

Experience of particular relevance to the Company

Ability to work with others to solve complex problems

Availability and willingness to devote sufficient time to Board activities

The Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee also considers the interplay of a candidate’s background and expertise with that of other Board members, and the extent to which a candidate may be a desirable addition to any committee of the Board. The Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee also values diversity as a factor in selecting nominees to serve on the Board.

Our Corporate Governance Guidelines provide that the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee should consider diversity (including gender and race), age, international background, and expertise in evaluating potential Board members. When searching for new directors, the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee actively seeks out qualified women and individuals from minority groups to include in the pool from which Board nominees are chosen. Finally, the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee also takes into account the set of guiding principles relating to Board membership described in “Our Corporate Governance Practices — Succession Planning” below.

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You can view our Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee Charter on the corporate governance section of our investor relations website athttps://investors.ebayinc.com/corporate-governance.cfm.

Stockholder Rights

Our Board is committed to good corporate governance and believes in maintaining policies and practices that serve the interests of all stockholders, including governance provisions that protect and empower stockholders, including:

Special Meeting – Stockholders representing 25% or more of eBay common stock can call a special stockholders meeting.

Annual Election of Board of Directors – All directors are elected annually by the stockholders, and stockholders can remove directors with or without cause.

Majority Voting for Election of Board of Directors – We have adopted a majority voting standard for the election of directors in uncontested elections.

Proxy Access for Director Nominations – We have adopted a proxy access bylaw provision that allows an eligible stockholder or group of stockholders to nominate candidates for election to the Board that are included in our proxy statement and ballot.

Majority Voting for Charter and Bylaw Amendments – Our charter and bylaw provisions do not have supermajority voting provisions. Stockholders can approve binding charter and bylaw amendments with a majority vote.

No Stockholder Rights Plan – We do not have a stockholder rights plan (also known as a “poison pill”).

Independent Board Leadership – We have separated the roles of Chairman of the Board and CEO. The Chairman of the Board is an independent director – as are all of the chairs of the committees of the Board.

Stockholder Engagement – Stockholders can communicate directly with the Board and/or individual directors. (See “Contacting the Board or Individual Directors” below.) In addition, management and members of the Board regularly engage with stockholders to solicit their views on important issues such as corporate governance and executive compensation.

Stockholder Engagement on Corporate Governance and Our Executive Compensation Program

We have a practice of regularly engaging with stockholders to seek their feedback on our corporate governance practices and our executive compensation program. After we file our proxy statement, we engage with our largest stockholders about important topics to be addressed at our annual meeting. In the fall, we conduct an additional cycle of stockholder engagement where we focus on our corporate governance practices and executive compensation program, as well as anything else resulting from matters voted on at our annual meeting. Following each round of stockholder engagement, we provide an overview of the discussions and feedback to the applicable Committees, which is also discussed with the Board.

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Gender Pay Equity and Global Diversity & Inclusion.At our 2016 annual meeting, stockholders considered a stockholder proposal to publish a report on gender pay equity. Prior to receiving this stockholder proposal, we had begun the process of conducting an extensive global study of gender pay equity that considered the main components of compensation, including salary, bonus and stock. While the proposal did not pass, it garnered significant support. In October 2016, we publicly disclosed key findings of our pay equity study, including that women earn the same as men in the U.S. in terms of salary. As part of our fall governance outreach, we updated our stockholders on the results of our gender pay equity study. In addition, in March 2017, we publicly disclosed our first Global Diversity & Inclusion report since the Spin-Off of PayPal and the sale of our Enterprise segment. The report included both quantitative information on our global gender diversity and U.S. racial and ethnic diversity and qualitative information on our strategic approach, programs and initiatives.

Our Corporate Governance Practices

We believe that strong corporate governance practices that provide meaningful rights to our stockholders and ensure Board accountability are key to our relationship with our stockholders. To help our stockholders understand our commitment to this relationship and our governance practices, the Board has adopted a set of Corporate Governance Guidelines to set a framework within which the Board will conduct its business. Our Corporate Governance Guidelines are summarized below along with certain other of our governance practices.

Meetings of the Board of Directors and Committees

Executive Sessions among Independent Directors. At least several times a year, the independent directors meet in executive session. The Chairman leads these discussions.

Outside Advisors. The Board and each of its committees may retain outside advisors of its choosing at the Company’s expense. Neither the Board nor any committee is required to obtain management’s consent to retain outside advisors.

 

Board of Directors

Chair of the Board: Paul S. Pressler (Independent)

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Audit Committee

Chair: Perry M. Traquina

All Members Independent

Compensation
Committee

Chair: Adriane M. Brown

All Members Independent

Corporate Governance
and Nominating
Committee

Chair: Kathleen C. Mitic

All Members Independent

Risk Committee

Chair: Robert H. Swan

All Members Independent

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Audit Committee

Each member of the Audit Committee is independent in accordance with the audit committee independence requirements of the listing rules of The Nasdaq Stock Market and the applicable rules and regulations of the SEC. Our Board has determined that each of Messrs. Traquina and Swan and Ms. Hayles is an “audit committee financial expert” as defined by SEC rules.

MembersKey Responsibilities

Perry M. Traquina (Chair)

Carol Hayles

Matthew Murphy

Robert Swan

Meetings in 2020: 9

·   Meets with our independent auditors to review the results of the annual audit and to discuss our financial statements

·   Oversees the independence of the independent auditors, evaluates, together with the Board, the independent auditors’ performance, and reviews and approves the fees of the independent auditors

·   Receives and considers the independent auditors’ comments as to controls, adequacy of staff, and management performance and procedures in connection with audit and financial controls

·   Considers conflicts of interest and reviews all transactions with related persons involving executive officers or Board members that are reasonably expected to exceed specified thresholds

·   Receives periodic updates on our legal and ethical compliance programs

·   Reviews and discusses with management our financial risk exposures, including credit and counterparty risks, market risk, asset and liability risk, liquidity risk, foreign currency risk, and investment policy and risk, and the steps we have taken to detect, monitor, and actively manage such exposures

·   Reviews and evaluates the compensation and performance of the Head of Internal Audit, reviews and approves the internal audit plan, receives regular reports on internal audit activities and meets directly with the Head of Internal Audit without other members of management present

You can view our Audit Committee Charter on the corporate governance section of our investor relations website at
https://investors.ebayinc.com/corporate-governance/governance-documents.

Compensation Committee

The members of our Compensation Committee are all independent in accordance with the rules and regulations of The Nasdaq Stock Market and the Exchange Act and Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code.

MembersKey Responsibilities

Adriane M. Brown
(Chair)

Anthony J. Bates

Logan Green

Kathleen C. Mitic

Paul S. Pressler

Meetings in 2020: 8

·   Reviews and approves the compensation of our CEO and our other executive officers

·   Oversees global compensation strategy for all employees and broad-based equity plans

·   Reviews and approves the Compensation Discussion and Analysis

·   Assesses on an annual basis the independence of its compensation consultants and other compensation advisers

·   Reviews risk assessment of our compensation programs to ensure that our compensation programs do not incent employees to take unacceptable risk

The Compensation Committee Charter permits the Compensation Committee to, in its discretion, delegate all or a portion of its duties and responsibilities to a subcommittee of the Compensation Committee. You can view our Compensation Committee Charter on the corporate governance section of our investor relations website at https://investors.ebayinc.com/corporate-governance/governance-documents.

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Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee

All members of our Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee are independent under the listing standards of The Nasdaq Stock Market.

MembersKey Responsibilities

Kathleen C. Mitic (Chair)

Diana Farrell

Bonnie S. Hammer

Paul S. Pressler

Perry M. Traquina

Meetings in 2020: 4

·   Makes recommendations to the Board as to the appropriate size of the Board and Board committees

·   Reviews the qualifications of candidates for the Board

·   Makes recommendations to the Board on potential Board and Board committee members

·   Assesses the responsibilities of key Board committees and makes recommendations to the Board

·   Establishes procedures for the oversight of the evaluation of the Board and management

·   Reviews correspondence received from stockholders and receives reports on stockholder feedback obtained through outreach program

·    Oversees the Company’s policies and programs concerning responsible business and philanthropy and sustainability reporting  N E W 

·    Reviews the Company’s political spending and related activities

The Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee takes into account the set of guiding principles relating to Board membership described in “Board Composition and Independence.”

You can view our Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee Charter on the corporate governance section of our investor relations website at https://investors.ebayinc.com/corporate-governance/governance-documents.

Risk Committee

The Risk Committee Charter requires a majority of the committee members to be independent under the listing standards of the Nasdaq Stock Market. Currently, all members of our Risk Committee are independent under the Nasdaq Stock Market listing standards.

MembersKey Responsibilities

Board Member Attendance at Annual MeetingRobert H. Swan (Chair)
Anthony J. Bates

Adriane M. Brown

Diana Farrell

Matthew Murphy

Meetings in 2020: 3

·   Oversees the Company’s management of key risks such as information security and regulatory compliance (including privacy, anti-money laundering and foreign assets control), as well as the guidelines, policies and processes for monitoring and mitigating such risks

·   Reviews and discusses with management the Company’s enterprise risk management function and structure, and the guidelines, policies and processes for risk assessment and risk management

·   Reviews and discusses with management the tone and culture within the Company regarding risk, including open risk discussions, and integration of risk management into the Company’s behaviors, decision making, and processes

·   Receives reports from the Company’s corporate audit and compliance staff on the results of risk management reviews and assessment

Absent exigent circumstances, all Board members are expected to attend eBay’s annual meeting of stockholders in person or by telephone or video call. All

You can view our Risk Committee Charter on the corporate governance section of our directors serving oninvestor relations website at https://investors.ebayinc.com/corporate-governance/governance-documents.

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Board and Committee Effectiveness

We believe in strong corporate governance practices that provide meaningful rights to our stockholders and ensure Board accountability. Our Corporate Governance Guidelines set forth a framework within which our Board at the timeconducts its business and demonstrates our commitment to good governance and a productive relationship with our stockholders. Principle features of our last annual meetingCorporate Governance Guidelines are summarized below along with certain other of stockholders, which was held in April 2016, attended that meeting.our governance practices.

 

Board and Committee Effectiveness; Director Assessment; Board Education

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Engaged Independent Oversight Annual Governance Review Review and update corporate governance practices in context of Board operations and stakeholder feedback Annual Self-Evaluation Formal Board and committee self-evaluations conducted by independent Chairs Feedback incorporated into Board practices Stockholder Outreach Regular fall and spring governance outreach with significant stockholders Board Annual Self-Evaluations It is important that the Board and its committees are performing effectively and in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders. The Board and each committee perform an annual self-assessment toannually evaluate its effectiveness in fulfilling its obligations. As part of this annual self-assessment,self-evaluation, directors are able to provide feedback on the performance of other directors. The ChairmanChair of the BoardCorporate Governance and Nominating Committee leads the Board in its review of the results of the annual self-assessmentself-evaluation. Self-Evaluation Questionnaire Provides director feedback on the Board and takes further actioneach of the Committees as needed. Inwell as each director Results Analyzed Results of the self-evaluations are analyzed and discussed with Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee Individual Discussions The Chair of our Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee engages with individual directors as appropriate Summary of Results Summary of Board and Committee self- evaluation results provided to full Board Ongoing Feedback Directors are encouraged to provide ongoing feedback in addition to the Companyannual self-evaluation Feedback Incorporated Policies and practices updated as appropriate as a result of the annual self-evaluation and ongoing feedback Review of Process Our Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee periodically reviews the self-evaluation process Director Recruitment Seek directors with diverse perspectives and expertise relevant to our long-term business strategy Emphasis on adding directors with diverse backgrounds to the Board Diverse, Independent Board with Mix of Tenures All directors except our CEO are independent Board includes five female and three racially diverse directors Directors possess wide range of expertise to foster diverse perspectives Director Education eBay provides membership in the National Association of Corporate Directors to all directors and sponsors attendance at additional educational programs Directors provided updates on relevant eBay compliance training Incorporation of Feedback Board membersOperations Robust oversight of corporate strategy Executive sessions scheduled for each regular Board meeting Director product showcases Open access to assist them in remaining currentsenior management and information Access to third-party advisors Frequent informal Board calls Substantial opportunity to engage with exemplary boardemployees at company-wide events Engagement with management outside of Board meetings through working groups Accountability to Stockholders Proxy access for director candidates nominated by stockholders Majority voting standard for uncontested director elections Annual director elections All directors are expected to attend the Annual Meeting of Stockholders, and committeewith the exception of now- retired Directors Anderson and Omidyar, all attended the 2020 Annual Meeting Governance Principles Independent Chair Stock ownership guidelines for directors Prohibition on stock hedging and pledging Commitment to strong governance practices and developmentsrecognition of the importance of strong governance to value creation and risk oversight

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Board Oversight and Stockholder Engagement

Strategy Oversight

One of the Board’s key responsibilities is overseeing the Company’s strategy, and the Board has deep experience and expertise in corporate governance.

the area of strategy development and insights into the most important issues facing the Company. Setting the strategic course of the Company involves a high level of constructive engagement between management and the Board. The Board also has developed a set of guiding principles relating to Board membership. The Board believes that in light of the rapidly changing environment in whichregularly discusses eBay’s key priorities, taking into consideration and adjusting the Company’s businesses operate,long-term strategy with global economic, customer and other significant trends, as well as changes in the Board must add members with highly relevant professional experience. In addition,e-commerce industry and the Board believes that a certain amount of director turnover is to be expected and desirable, and while it does not have term limits, the Board believes that up to nine to 12 years will generally be the expected time commitment from any individual director.

Corporate Governance |Our Corporate Governance Practices

regulatory landscape.

 

Succession Planning

·
At least annually, the Board conducts an extensive review of the Company’s long-term strategic plans, its annual operating plan and capital structure.
·Throughout the year and at almost every Board meeting, the Board receives information and updates from management and actively engages with senior leaders with respect to the Company’s strategy, including the strategic plans for our businesses and the competitive environment.
·eBay’s independent directors also hold regularly scheduled executive sessions without Company management present, at which strategy is discussed.
·The Board also regularly discusses and reviews feedback on strategy from our stockholders and stakeholders.

Management Succession Planning and Workforce Culture

The Board recognizes the importance of effective executive leadership to eBay’s success. We conduct a review process at least annually that includes succession plans for our senior leadership positions. These succession plans are reviewed and approved by ourthe Board. In conducting its review, the Board considers, among other factors, organizational and operational needs, competitive challenges, leadership/management potential and development, and emergency situations.

 

Board Connection to eBay Workforce Culture

The Board is intently focused on fostering a culture of leadership, development and excellence

Our workforce culture is linked to eBay’s mission of empowering people and creating economic opportunity for all. This shared purpose has influenced our culture for 25 years and motivates our employees every day. We are rooted in core beliefs of empowering our community, innovating boldly, delivering with impact, being for everyone and acting with integrity. The Board views eBay’s workforce culture as an asset and oversees eBay’s employee engagement and other workforce development programs.

Culture & Employee Engagement

Board Connection

Management Accessibility and Engagement

Risk ·  Our new CEO worked across the company on a recommitment to “Our DNA”, a framework to link all employees to our purpose, our role in people’s lives, our strategic vision and our beliefs

·  Regular rhythm of employee “All Hands” meetings with the CEO and senior leaders

·  Learning sessions with the initiative and business leaders

Learning and Development

·  Strong culture of 360 feedback, professional development with opportunities for stretch assignments, leader and instructor-led training and self-directed learning

·  Company-wide program on doing business with integrity led by eBay C-Suite ethical leadership training for people managers; expanded “tone from the top” program

Succession Planning

·  Robust succession planning at most senior level

Oversight of Development Programs

·  People program accomplishment review

·  Annual People (human capital management) review with Chief People Officer

Engagement with Employees

·  Participation in employee “All Hands” meetings, including International Women’s Day and Conscious Inclusion programs

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Enterprise Risk is inherent with every business, and how well a business manages risk can ultimately determine its success. We face a number of risks, includingSustainability Oversight

eBay faces economic, financial, legal and regulatory, operational and other risks, such as the impact of competition. Management is responsible forcompetition and sustainability risks, including social, environmental and reputational factors that are integral to the day-to-day managementstrength of the risksour brands. The Board recognizes that our ability to manage risk can influence whether we face, while theachieve our strategic and operating objectives. The Board, as a whole and through its committees, has responsibility for the oversight of risk management.management, while management is responsible for the day-to-day management of the risks that we face. In its risk oversight role, the Board is responsible for satisfying itself that the risk management framework and supporting processes as implemented by management are adequate and functioning as designed. The Board also influences risk management by fostering a corporate culture of integrity and risk awareness.

Audit Committee’s Role in Risk Oversight.While the

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Board is ultimatelyof Directors Ultimately responsible for risk oversight at eBay,and direct oversight of major risks Human capital management Strategic and competitive Operational planning and execution Determines risk oversight responsibilities of its committees Risk Committee Assists the Board has delegatedin its oversight of the Enterprise Risk Management (“ERM”) program for key risks such as information security and regulatory compliance (including privacy, anti-money laundering and foreign assets control). Audit Committee Oversight of financial risks facing the Company’s businesses, including tax, credit, market, liquidity and investment policy risk. Oversight of ethics and compliance program and responsibility for review of related party transactions. Compensation Committee Promotes appropriate level of risk taking by management through the design and administration of our compensation programs. Oversight of management’s global compensation and employee retention strategies. Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee Influences culture of the board and tone from the top through Board composition recommendations. Oversight of eBay sustainability initiatives, including eBay Impact. Senior Management Guides programs and reports to Board and committees on strategies and progress Promotes a workforce culture of risk awareness Determines with Board appropriate risk tolerances ERM Program With oversight from the Risk Committee, identifies, assesses, prioritizes and manages our major risk exposures. Internal Audit Reporting directly to the Audit Committee, supplies independent assurance of design and effectiveness of risk management. eBay Impact With oversight from the primary responsibilityCorporate Governance and Nominating Committee, team of key functional leaders implementing policies and programs for the oversight of risks facing our businesses. The Audit Committee’s charter provides that it will reviewsustainability and discuss with management our major risk exposures, including financial, operational, privacy, security, cybersecurity, competition, legal,philanthropy. Business Functions, Operations and regulatory risks,Commerce Platforms Our People, Culture and the steps we have taken to detect, monitor,Beliefs

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Board Oversight and actively manage such exposures, as well as management’s risk assessmentStockholder Engagement   /   Corporate Governance

Risk Management and Sustainability

Our risk management policies. The Audit Committee reviews with our General Counsel any significant legal, compliance,framework, including ERM and regulatory matters that could have a material impact on our financial statements or our business, including material notices to or inquiries received from governmental agencies. We also haveImpact sustainability programs, is embedded an enterprise risk management (“ERM”) program across our core businesses, aligned with oversight of our Company-wide initiative involvingcompany-wide initiatives by the Audit Committee,Board and its committees as illustrated above. Our approach to risk management and other personnel. The ERM framework is designed to identify, assess, prioritize and manage our major risk exposures which could affect our ability to execute on our corporate strategy and fulfill our business objectives. The ERM program is designed toThese programs enable the Audit CommitteeBoard to establish a mutual understanding with management of the effectiveness of the Company’s risk management practices and capabilities, to review the Company’s risk exposure and risk tolerance, and to elevate certain key risks for oversight at the Board level.

Management’s Role in Risk Oversight.Our Vice President, Internal Audit is responsible for

Management collaborates internally, with oversight from the Board, and periodically engages independent advisors to update risk assessments. Key risks encompassed by the ERM program include, without limitation, information security, data privacy, human capital management and regulatory compliance (including privacy, anti-money laundering and foreign assets control). As a result of our internal audit function and our risk governance framework, which includesmost recent sustainability risk assessment, monitoring,eBay’s Impact team focuses its efforts on several key areas, including Economic Opportunity, Sustainable Commerce, Culture & Workforce and reporting. The Vice President, Internal Audit reports directly to the Audit Committee, and the Audit Committee reviews and evaluates the compensation and performancemaintaining a Trusted Managed Marketplace.

Key members of the Vice President, Internal Audit and provides the Vice President, Internal Audit with direct access to the Audit Committee. The Vice President, Internal Audit facilitates the Audit Committee’smanagement, as appropriate, periodically review and approval of the internal audit plan and provides regular reporting on audit activities. In addition, through consultation with management, the Vice President, Internal Audit periodically assesses the major risks facing eBay and coordinates with the executives responsible for such risks through the risk governance process. The Vice President, Internal Audit periodically reviews with the AuditRisk Committee the major risks facing eBay and the steps management has taken to detect, monitor, and actively manage those risks within the agreed risk tolerance. Likewise, the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee receives periodic updates on eBay sustainability initiatives. The executiveexecutives responsible for managing a particular risk may(in the case of cybersecurity risks, our Chief Technology Officer and Chief Information Security Officer) also report to the Audit CommitteeBoard or its committees, as appropriate, on how the risk is being managed and progress towards agreed mitigation goals.

In addition to the general oversight responsibility that has been delegated to the Audit Committee, other committees review the risks within their areas of responsibility and expertise. For example, the Compensation Committee reviews the risks associated with our compensation policies and practices and our succession planning process.

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Risk AssessmentManagement works across the organization to help our business groups and functions prioritize risk management as part of Compensation Policiesthe company’s strategy. Through the combination of the ERM program and Practices.our Impact sustainability efforts, we believe that our risk management framework appropriately addresses the spectrum of risks facing our businesses, including but not limited to each of the material issues identified by the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board as being applicable to companies in our industry.

Spotlight on eBay’s Response to COVID-19 We have assessed N E W 

eBay responded to the compensation policies and practices forglobal pandemic in 2020 by allocating over $100 million to relief efforts to support our employees, customers and concluded that they do not createbroader stakeholder communities as outlined below. The Board’s oversight of the risks that are reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect onpresented by the Company. This analysis was presented todynamic environment included the Audit Committee and the Compensation Committee, both of which agreed with this conclusion.

Corporate Hotline. We have established a corporate hotline that is operated by a third party and allows any employee to confidentially and anonymously (where legally permissible) lodge a complaint about any accounting, internal control, auditing, or other matters of concern.following activities:

 

·Board-level discussion of the pandemic in the context of strategy, capital allocation and operational planning
·Risk Committee reviews of management’s strategies to detect, monitor and manage risks to employees and cybersecurity resulting from the pandemic
·Audit Committee discussion of financial risks stemming from the impact on our customers
·Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee discussion of the activities of eBay Foundation
·Compensation Committee discussion of the impacts of COVID-19 on executive compensation

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EmployeesCommunities  Customers

Conflictsü   Provided equipment, training and resources to enable work-from-home dynamics

ü   Increased flexibility to balance personal and professional responsibilities

ü   Expanded our Employee Assistance Program for mental health support and provided mental health support training for managers

ü   Invested in additional care benefits

ü   Gave employees additional day of Interestleave

ü   Made assistance payments to all employees to support individual needs and wellbeing

ü   Advocated for small business relief

ü   eBay Foundation granted $15 million to support small businesses, untapped communities and broader COVID-19 relief efforts

ü   Matched up to $1M in donations made to Feeding America, Direct Relief and Opportunity Fund through eBay for Charity

ü   Offered U.S. shoppers the opportunity to buy Gifts That Give Back to support relief efforts

ü   Partnered with the NHS and DHSC in the U.K. to pilot new platform to supply primary care and social care providers access to PPE for free

ü   Deferred fees for hundreds of thousands of eBay sellers to support their cash flow needs

ü   Provided eBay Store subscribers with up to 100,000 extra listings for free

ü   Extended protections for Seller Performance Standards

ü   Invited brick-and-mortar retailers to keep their businesses going on eBay through small business accelerator program “Up & Running,” which launched adaptations in over 25 markets worldwide

ü   Blocking or quickly removing items that make false health claims or offer products at inflated prices – over 50 million listings globally to date

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eBay Impact

Many of our Impact sustainability initiatives involve cross-company collaboration on goal setting, impact measurement and reporting, which is published annually on the eBay Impact website. To advance our strategies, manage environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) risks and capitalize on opportunities, eBay has formed the ESG Council, which is composed of key members of our management team and engages with numerous critical partners across the company.  N E W  This Council is chaired by our Chief Sustainability Officer and is key to eBay executing on our company’s low-carbon transition plan, which is currently focused on achieving 100% renewable energy in our electricity supply by 2025. We also published our first Task Force for Climate-Related Financial Disclosure report this year, addressing the investor need for increased disclosure on climate risks and opportunities. For more information please visit our eBay Impact website at https://www.ebayinc.com/impact/.

Our purpose links us to something bigger than ourselves. The good that emerges is impact.

Economic Opportunity

Champions of inclusive commerce, eBay Seller School assists sellers in transforming their business, and we help small businesses grow globally, including through eBay’s Retail Revival and Up and Running programs.

From 2011 to 2018, the number of eBay’s commercial sellers in less-advantaged communities grew 26% percent compared to a 0.9% decrease in the overall number of business enterprises in those communities.

eBay for CharityeBay hosts one of world’s largest and most active fundraising platforms, partnering with charity organizations to help them reach their fundraising goals.In 2020, for the third year in a row, eBay for Charity broke our previous records, raising a total of nearly $123 million globally in charitable donations through the eBay marketplace.
eBay FoundationeBay Foundation leverages its voice and resources to amplify the work of those addressing and removing barriers to entrepreneurship. We also support our employees with meaningful giving and volunteering opportunities.To date, eBay Foundation has provided over $65 million in total giving, which has supported over 1,800 unique grantees. In 2020, eBay Foundation increased the employee matching gifts cap to $5,000 per employee and engaged 43% of employees in one or more program.
Sustainable Commerce

Circular commerce has been a part of our eBay brand since we were founded 25 years ago. We continually strive to integrate best practices at our facilities to reduce our environmental footprint.

Through the sale of pre-owned apparel and electronics, eBay has helped avoid over 3.1 million metric tons of carbon emissions since 2016. In 2019, eBay continued to make progress on our environmental goals, achieving 64% renewable energy globally and in 2020, earned inclusion in the CDP Climate A List for the first time.

Trusted Marketplace

eBay created a trusted, transparent marketplace that’s based on the strong ethical values we follow as a business.

eBay earned a 100% rating on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s Corporate Equality Index 2020—our 13th year on the Index. eBay was also recognized by the US Department of Homeland Security for its partnership with the Intellectual Property Rights Center, as part of their “E-Commerce Working Group” efforts to combat the sale and distribution of counterfeit and dangerous goods on the Internet.

Goals: We are working to better understand, track and quantify our environmental footprint.
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Renewable Energy

Source 100 percent renewable energy in our electricity supply by 2025 for eBay-controlled data centers and offices.

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Carbon Emissions

Achieve 50% absolute reduction in Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by 2025 and 75% reduction by 2030 from our 2016 baseline.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Highlights

eBay is committed to being a richly diverse, truly equitable and fearlessly inclusive place for the world to work, grow, buy and sell. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DE&I) goes well beyond a moral necessity – it’s the foundation of our business model and critical to our ability to thrive in an increasingly competitive global landscape. To accomplish this lofty goal, we focus our energy and resources across three global and strategic areas: our workforce (who and how we hire), workplace (how do we build a more inclusive environment) and marketplace (how do we better serve the needs of our buyers and sellers as well as the communities we serve). Equity is at the forefront of all we do as we deliver across each of these strategic areas. In our most recent Diversity, Equity and Inclusion report (for calendar year 2020), we shared the results of our fifth gender pay equity study, which found that we have 100% gender pay equity in the US and 99.7% globally.

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Stockholder Engagement

Why We Engage

Our directors and management are committed to maintaining a robust dialogue with stockholders. We routinely engage with stockholders throughout the year in order to:

·Provide transparency into our business, our performance and our governance and compensation practices
·Discuss with our stockholders the issues that are important to them, hear their expectations for us and share our views
·Assess emerging issues that may affect our business, inform our decision making, enhance our corporate disclosures and help shape our practices

After we file our proxy statement, we engage with our largest stockholders about important topics to be addressed at our annual meeting. In the fall, we conduct an additional cycle of stockholder ESG engagement. Following each round of stockholder engagement, we provide an overview of the discussions and feedback to the applicable Board committees, which is also discussed with the Board. Since January 2020, we have offered to meet on ESG matters with nearly 50 investors representing more than 50% of our outstanding shares, which resulted in approximately 30 conference calls with investors representing more than 35% of our outstanding shares.

How We Engage

Board

The Chair of the Board and other directors are available for engagement with large stockholders, including participating in joint corporate governance and investor relations meetings. The Board receives feedback from management’s engagement with stockholders through a cadence of management reports throughout the year.

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Outcomes from Stockholder Engagement

Stockholder feedback is thoughtfully considered and has led to modifications in our governance practices, executive compensation program and disclosure. Some of the actions we have taken that are informed by stockholder feedback over the last several years include:

·   Refreshed Board membership to include investor-recommended nominees in 2019

·   Instituted eBay’s first-ever dividend program and expanded return of capital through disciplined stock buybacks

·   Initiated a strategic portfolio review that resulted in the sale of StubHub and agreement to sell eBay Classifieds

·   Conducted review, resulting in a three-year plan for significant margin expansion

·   Reorganized our executive leadership team and launched other important strategic and business initiatives

·   Reduced the threshold for calling a special meeting from 25 percent to a 20 percent standard

·   Adopted a mainstream proxy access bylaw

·   Increased stock ownership requirement for chief executive officer

·   Committed to enhancing the Board’s oversight of eBay’s political spending governance

Investor Relations

We provide institutional investors with many opportunities to provide feedback to our Board and management. We participate in:

ü Webcast events

ü One-on-one meetings

ü Investor conferences throughout the year

To learn more about our engagement, you may visit our investor relations website at https://investors.ebayinc.com.

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ESG Team

We engage with governance representatives of our major stockholders through conference calls that occur during and outside of the proxy season. Members of eBay’s corporate governance, investor relations, sustainability, corporate compliance, DE&I and executive compensation teams discuss, among other matters, company performance, emerging governance practices, the reasons behind a stockholder’s voting decisions at prior meetings, executive compensation programs and sustainable business practices.

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Governance Policies and Practices

Contacting the Board or Individual Directors

Stockholders may contact the Board, individual directors or groups of directors (such as all of our independent directors) at the following address:

    c/o Corporate Secretary, eBay Inc., 2025 Hamilton Avenue, San Jose, California 95125

The Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee has delegated responsibility for initial review of stockholder communications to our Corporate Secretary. This process assists the Board in reviewing and responding to stockholder communications in an appropriate manner. The Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee has instructed our Corporate Secretary to review correspondence directed to the Board and its principal committees. It is at her discretion to determine whether to forward items solely related to complaints by users with respect to ordinary course of business, customer service and satisfaction issues, or matters she deems to be of a commercial or frivolous nature or otherwise inappropriate for the Board’s or its committees’ consideration.

Governance Documents

Our Corporate Governance Guidelines, the charters of our principal Board committees, and our Code of Business Conduct can be found on our investor relations website at https://investors.ebayinc.com/corporate-governance/governance-documents. Any changes in these governance documents will be reflected in the same location on our website. Information contained on our investor relations website is not part of this Proxy Statement.

Majority Vote Standard for Election of Directors

Our bylaws provide that in the event of an uncontested election, each director shall be elected by the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast with respect to such director—i.e., the numbers of shares voted “FOR” a director nominee must exceed the number of votes cast “AGAINST” that nominee. “ABSTAIN” votes will be counted as present for purposes of this vote but are not counted as votes cast. Broker non-votes will not be counted as present and are not considered votes on the proposal. As a result, abstentions and broker non-votes will have no effect on the vote for Proposal 1: Election of Directors.

Director Resignation Policy for Uncontested Elections

If a nominee who is serving as a director (an “Incumbent Director”) fails to receive the required number of votes for election in accordance with our bylaws in an uncontested election, under Delaware law, the Incumbent Director would continue to serve on the Board as a “holdover director” until his or her successor is elected and qualified, until he or she is re-nominated after consideration by the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee as described further below or until his or her earlier death, resignation, retirement, or removal pursuant to our bylaws. Our Corporate Governance Guidelines provide that, in considering whether to nominate any Incumbent Director for election, the Board will take into account whether the Incumbent Director has tendered an irrevocable resignation that is effective upon the Board’s acceptance of such resignation in the event the director fails to receive the required vote to be elected, as described above. Each of our Incumbent Directors has tendered an irrevocable resignation. In the case of a proposed nominee who is not an Incumbent Director, the Board will take into account whether he or she has agreed to tender such a resignation prior to being nominated for election.

In the case of an uncontested election, if a nominee who is an Incumbent Director does not receive the required vote for election, the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee or another committee of the Board will decide whether to accept or reject such director’s resignation (if the director has tendered such a resignation), or whether to take other action, within 90 days after the date of the certification of the election results (subject to an additional 90-day period in certain circumstances). In reaching its decision, the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee will review factors it deems relevant, which may include any stated reasons for “AGAINST” votes, whether the underlying cause or causes of the “AGAINST” votes are curable, criteria considered by the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee in evaluating potential candidates for the Board, the length of service of the director, the size and holding period of such director’s stock ownership in the Company, and the director’s contributions to the Company. The Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee’s

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decision will be publicly disclosed in a filing with the SEC. If a nominee who was not already serving as a director fails to receive the required votes to be elected at the Annual Meeting, he or she will not become a member of the Board. All of the director nominees are currently serving on the Board and each director nominee has submitted an irrevocable resignation of the type described above.

Stock Ownership Guidelines

Our Board has adopted stock ownership guidelines to better align the interests of our directors and executive officers with the interests of our stockholders and further promote our commitment to sound corporate governance. Under these guidelines, our executive officers are required to achieve ownership of eBay common stock valued at three times their annual base salary (six times in the case of our CEO). For the executive officers, these guidelines are initially calculated using the executive officer’s base salary as of the date the person is first appointed as an executive officer. These guidelines are then recalculated each January 1st immediately following the third anniversary of the most recent calculation. In addition, these guidelines will also be recalculated as of the date on which an executive officer’s pay grade changes. Our directors (except for our CEO) are required to achieve ownership of eBay common stock valued at three times the amount of the annual retainer payable to directors.

Each of our executive officers is required to retain 50% of any shares received (net of any shares sold or withheld to pay any applicable exercise price or satisfy tax withholding obligations) as the result of the exercise, vesting or payment of any eBay equity awards granted to the executive officer until the stock ownership guidelines are met. Each of our non-employee directors is required to retain 25% of the shares received (net of any shares sold or withheld to pay any applicable exercise price or satisfy tax obligations) as the result of the exercise, vesting or payment of any eBay equity awards granted to the director until the stock ownership guidelines are met. Our stock ownership guidelines can be found on our investor relations website at https://investors.ebayinc.com/corporate-governance/governance-documents.

The ownership levels of our executive officers and directors as of April 1, 2021 are set forth in the section entitled “Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management.”

Hedging and Pledging Policy

The Company’s insider trading policy prohibits directors, executive officers, and other employees from entering into any hedging or monetization transactions relating to our securities or otherwise trading in any instrument relating to the future price of our securities, such as a put or call option, futures contract, short sale, collar, or other derivative security. The policy also prohibits directors and executive officers from pledging eBay common stock as collateral for any loans.

Clawbacks

In 2012, we implemented changes to the eBay Incentive Plan and the Company’s equity incentive plans to provide that awards made under those plans are subject to a clawback provision. In January 2014, the terms of the clawback were adopted by the Compensation Committee subject to amendment to comply with the SEC rules to be issued in accordance with the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010, or the Dodd-Frank Act.

Conflicts of Interest/Code of Business Conduct

We expect our directors, executive officers, and other employees to conduct themselves with the highest degree of integrity, ethics, and honesty. Our credibility and reputation depend uponon the good judgment, ethical standards, and personal integrity of each director, executive officer, and employee. Our Code of Business Conduct requires that directors, executive officers, and other employees disclose actual or potential conflicts of interest and recuse themselves from related decisions. In order to better protect us and our stockholders, we regularly review our Code of Business Conduct and related policies to ensure that they provide clear guidance to our directors, executive officers, and employees.

The Company also has practices that address potential conflicts in circumstances where a non-employee director is a control person of an investment fund that desires to make an investment in or acquire a company that may compete with one of the Company’s businesses. Under those circumstances, the director is required to notify the Company’s CEO and General Counsel of the proposed transaction, and the Company’s senior management then assesses the nature and degree to which the investee company is competitive with the Company’s businesses, as well as the potential overlaps between the Company and the investee company. If the Company’s senior management determines that the competitive situation and potential overlaps between eBay and the investee company are acceptable, approval of the transaction by the Company would be conditioned upon the director agreeing to certain limitations (including refraining from joining the board of directors of the

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investee company or conveying any confidential or proprietary material between the Company and the investee company, abstaining from being the primary decision-maker for the investment fund with respect to the investee company, and recusing himself/herself from portions of Company Board meetings that contain competitive information reasonably pertinent to the investee company). All transactions by investment funds in which a non-employee director is a control person also remain subject in all respects to the Board’s written policy for the review of related person transactions, discussed under the section entitled “Certain Transactions with Directors and Officers” below.

Director Nominations

Stockholders wishing to submit recommendations or director nominations pursuant to the advance notice procedures set forth in our Bylaws for our 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders should submit their proposals to the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee in care of our Corporate Secretary. Such submissions should be in accordance with the time limitations, procedures, and requirements described under the heading “May I propose actions for consideration at next year’s Annual Meeting or nominate individuals to serve as directors?Officers. in the section entitled “Questions and Answers about the Proxy Materials and our 2017 Annual Meeting” below.

Proxy Access for Director Nominations. In March 2016, our Board adopted a “Proxy Access for Director Nominations” bylaw provision, which permits an eligible stockholder or group of up to 20 stockholders to nominate candidates for election to our Board. Proxy access candidates will be included in our proxy statement and ballot. The proxy access bylaw provision provides that holders of at least 3% of eBay common stock, which can comprise up to 20 stockholders, holding such stock continuously for at least three years, can nominate two individuals or 20% of the Board, whichever is greater, for election at an annual

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stockholders meeting. Our Bylaws provide details regarding the time frames and procedures that must be followed and other requirements that must be met to nominate directors through this process.

Additional Governance Provisions

Stock Ownership Guidelines. Our Board has adopted stock ownership guidelines to better align the interests of our directors and executive officers with the interests of our stockholders and further promote our commitment to sound corporate governance. Under these guidelines, our executive officers are required to achieve ownership of eBay common stock valued at three times their annual base salary (seven times in the case of our CEO). Our non-employee directors are required to achieve ownership of eBay common stock valued at three times the amount of the annual retainer payable to directors as of the later of (i) July 1, 2016 or (ii) the year the director is first elected to the Board. Thereafter, these guidelines will be recalculated each June 1 (based on the value of each director’s annual retainer payable for that year). Our stock ownership guidelines can be found on our investor relations website at https://investors.ebayinc.com/corporate-governance.cfm.

The ownership levels of our executive officers and directors as of March 20, 2017 are set forth in the section entitled “Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management” below.

Hedging and Pledging Policy. The Company’s insider trading policy prohibits directors, executive officers, and other employees from entering into any hedging or monetization transactions relating to our securities or otherwise trading in any instrument relating to the future price of our securities, such as a put or call option, futures contract, short sale, collar, or other derivative security. The policy also prohibits directors and executive officers from pledging eBay common stock as collateral for any loans.

Clawbacks. In 2012, we implemented changes to the eBay Incentive Plan and the Company’s equity incentive plans to provide that awards made under those plans are subject to a clawback provision. In January 2014, the terms of the clawback were adopted by the Compensation Committee subject to amendment to comply with the SEC rules to be issued in accordance with the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010, or the Dodd-Frank Act.

Contacting the Board or Individual Directors

Stockholders may contact the Board or individual directors at the following address:

c/o Corporate Secretary, eBay Inc., 2025 Hamilton Avenue, San Jose, California 95125.

The Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee has delegated responsibility for initial review of stockholder communications to our Corporate Secretary. This process assists the Board in reviewing and responding to stockholder communications in an appropriate manner. The Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee has instructed our Corporate Secretary to review correspondence directed to the Board and its principal committees. It is at her discretion to determine whether to forward items solely related to complaints by users with respect to ordinary course of business, customer service and satisfaction issues, or matters she deems to be of a commercial or frivolous nature or otherwise inappropriate for the Board’s or its committees’ consideration.Hotline

Auditor Independence

We have takenestablished a numbercorporate hotline that is operated by a third party and allows any employee to confidentially and anonymously (where legally permissible) submit a complaint about any accounting, internal control, auditing, or other matters of steps to ensure continued independence of our outside auditors. Our independent auditors report directly to the Audit Committee, and we limit the use of our auditors for non-audit services. The fees for services provided by our auditors in 2016 and 2015 and our policy on pre-approval of non-audit services are described under “Proposal 4 — Ratification of Appointment of Independent Auditors” below.

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Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management

The following table sets forth certain information known to us with respect to beneficial ownership of our common stock as of March 20, 2017 by (1) each stockholder known to us to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of our common stock, (2) each director and nominee for director, (3) each of the executive officers named in the 2016 Summary Compensation Table below, and (4) all executive officers and directors as a group. Unless otherwise indicated below, the address for each of our executive officers and directors is c/o eBay Inc., 2025 Hamilton Avenue, San Jose, California 95125.

     Shares Beneficially Owned (1) 

Name of Beneficial Owner

    Number     Percent 

Pierre M. Omidyar (2)

     70,368,858      6.52

The Vanguard Group (3)

     66,983,234      6.21

BlackRock, Inc. (4)

     60,506,773      5.61

Devin N. Wenig (5)

     1,295,040      * 

Scott F. Schenkel (6)

     262,319      * 

Harry A. Lawton (7)

     71,010      * 

Stephen Fisher (8)

     122,941      * 

Raymond J. Pittman (9)

     120,889      * 

Fred D. Anderson Jr. (10)

     21,616      * 

Edward W. Barnholt (11)

     20,116      * 

Anthony J. Bates (12)

     14,686      * 

Logan D. Green (13)

     1,000      * 

Bonnie S. Hammer (14)

     12,417      * 

Kathleen C. Mitic (15)

     22,286      * 

Paul S. Pressler (16)

     22,916      * 

Robert H. Swan (17)

     352,405      * 

Thomas J. Tierney (18)

     34,108      * 

Perry M. Traquina (19)

     18,666      * 

All directors and executive officers as a group of (20 persons) (20)

     73,324,080      6.78

*Less than one percent

(1)This table is based upon information supplied by officers, directors, and principal stockholders and any Schedules 13D and 13G filed with the SEC. Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the SEC and generally includes voting or investment power with respect to securities. Unless otherwise indicated in the footnotes to this table, the persons and entities named in the table have sole voting and sole investment power with respect to all shares beneficially owned, subject to community property laws where applicable. Shares of our common stock subject to options that are currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days of March 20, 2017, deferred stock units (“DSUs”) that are vested or scheduled to vest within 60 days of March 20, 2017 and restricted stock units (“RSUs”), that are scheduled to vest within 60 days of March 20, 2017, are deemed to be outstanding for the purpose of computing the percentage ownership of the person holding those options, but are not treated as outstanding for the purpose of computing the percentage ownership of any other person. The percentage of beneficial ownership is based on 1,079,284,521 shares of common stock outstanding as of Mach 20, 2017.

(2)Mr. Omidyar is our founder and a member of our Board. Includes 70,000 shares held by his spouse.

(3)The Vanguard Group and its affiliates and subsidiaries have beneficial ownership of an aggregate of 66,983,234 shares of the Company’s common stock; The Vanguard Group has sole power to vote 1,642,711 shares of the Company’s common stock and sole power to dispose of 65,148,670 shares of the Company’s common stock. The address for The Vanguard Group is 100 Vanguard Boulevard, Malvern, Pennsylvania 19355.

(4)BlackRock, Inc., and its affiliates and subsidiaries have beneficial ownership of an aggregate of 60,506,773 shares of the Company’s common stock; BlackRock, Inc. has sole power to vote 50,816,157 shares of the Company’s common stock and sole power to dispose of 60,448,146 shares of the Company’s common stock. The address for BlackRock, Inc. is 55 East 52nd Street, New York, New York 10055.

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(5)Mr. Wenig is our President and CEO and a member of our Board. Includes 799,356 shares Mr. Wenig has the right to acquire pursuant to outstanding options exercisable within 60 days of March 20, 2017 and 61,392 RSUs scheduled to vest within 60 days of March 20, 2017.

(6)Mr. Schenkel is our Senior Vice President, Finance and CFO. Includes 152,541 shares Mr. Schenkel has the right to acquire pursuant to outstanding options exercisable within 60 days of March 20, 2017 and 19,493 RSUs scheduled to vest within 60 days of March 20, 2017.

(7)Mr. Lawton is our Senior Vice President, North America. Includes 34,564 shares Mr. Lawton has the right to acquire pursuant to outstanding options exercisable within 60 days of March 20, 2017.

(8)Mr. Fisher is our Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer. Includes 12,408 shares Mr. Fisher has the right to acquire pursuant to outstanding options exercisable within 60 days of March 20, 2017 and 10,919 RSUs scheduled to vest within 60 days of March 20, 2017.

(9)Mr. Pittman is our Senior Vice President and Chief Product Officer. Includes 14,887 shares Mr. Pittman has the right to acquire pursuant to outstanding options exercisable within 60 days of March 20, 2017 and 10,973 RSUs scheduled to vest within 60 days of March 20, 2017.

(10)Includes 178 DSUs and 8,706 RSUs that are scheduled to vest within 60 days of March 20, 2017. The address for Mr. Anderson is c/o Elevation Partners, 3000 Sand Hill Road, Suite 4-140, Menlo Park, CA 94025.

(11)Includes 178 DSUs and 8,706 RSUs that are scheduled to vest within 60 days of March 20, 2017.

(12)Includes 140 shares owned through a trust and 8,706 RSUs that vested or are scheduled to vest within 60 days of March 20, 2017.

(13)The address for Mr. Logan is c/o Lyft, 185 Berry Street, Suite 5000, San Francisco, CA 94107.

(14)Includes 8,706 RSUs that are scheduled to vest within 60 days of March 20, 2017. The address for Ms. Hammer is c/o NBCUniversal, 30 Rockefeller Plaza, Suite 2187E, New York, New York 10112.

(15)Includes 178 DSUs and 8,706 RSUs that are scheduled to vest within 60 days of March 20, 2017. The address for Ms. Mitic is c/o Sitch, 364 University Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94301.

(16)Includes 8,706 RSUs that are scheduled to vest within 60 days of March 20, 2017. The address for Mr. Pressler is c/o Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, LLC, 375 Park Avenue, 18th Floor, New York, NY 10152.

(17)Includes 41,444 options exercisable as of March 20, 2017 and 8,706 RSUs that are scheduled to vest within 60 days of March 20, 2017. The address for Mr. Swan is c/o Intel Corporation 2200 Mission College Blvd., Santa Clara, CA 95054-1549.

(18)Includes 178 DSUs and 12,664 RSUs that are scheduled to vest within 60 days of March 20, 2017. The address for Mr. Tierney is c/o The Bridgespan Group, 2 Copley Place, 7th Floor, Suite 3700B, Boston, Massachusetts 02116.

(19)Includes that 8,706 RSUs that are scheduled to vest within 60 days of March 20, 2017. The address for Mr. Traquina is c/o eBay Inc., 2025 Hamilton Avenue, San Jose, CA, 95125.

(20)Includes 1,307,360 shares subject to options exercisable within 60 days of March 20, 2017. Also, includes 712 DSUs and 227,588 RSUs scheduled to vest within 60 days of March 20, 2017.

Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance

Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act requires our directors, executive officers, and holders of more than 10% of our common stock to file reports regarding their ownership and changes in ownership of our securities with the SEC and to furnish us with copies of all Section 16(a) reports that they file.

We believe that during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016, our directors, executive officers, and holders of more than 10% of our common stock complied with all applicable Section 16(a) filing requirements, except for a late Form 4 filed on March 4, 2016 to report a purchase of common stock shares on the open market for Mr. Pressler.

In making this statement, we have relied upon a review of the copies of Section 16(a) reports furnished to us and the written representations of our directors, executive officers, and holders of more than 10% of our common stock.

Certain Transactions with Directors and Officers

 

Certain Transactions with Directors and Officers

Our Audit Committee reviews and approves the Code of Business Conduct, which applies to our directors, officers, and employees and reviews our programs that are designed to ensure compliance with the Code of Business Conduct. The Audit Committee also reviews and approves all transactions with related persons that are required to be disclosed in this section of our Proxy Statement. The charter of our Audit Committee and our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics may be found on our investor relations website athttps://investors.ebayinc.com/corporate-governance.cfmcorporate-governance/governance-documents/.

Our Board has adopted a written policy for the review of related person transactions. For purposes of the policy, a related person transaction includes transactions in which (1) the amount involved is more than $120,000, (2) eBay is a participant, and (3) any related person has a direct or indirect material interest. The policy defines a “related person” to include directors, nominees for director, executive officers, beneficial holders of more than five percent5% of eBay’s outstanding common stock and their respective family members. Pursuant to the policy, all related person transactions must be approved by the Audit Committee or, in the event of an inadvertent failure to bring the transaction to the Audit Committee for pre-approval, ratified by the Audit Committee. In the event that a member of the Audit Committee has an interest in a related person transaction, the transaction must be approved or ratified by the disinterested members of the Audit Committee. In deciding whether to approve or ratify a related person transaction, the Audit Committee will consider the following factors:

 

Whether the terms of the transaction are (a) fair to eBay and (b) at least as favorable to eBay as would apply if the transaction did not involve a related person;
·Whether the terms of the transaction are (a) fair to eBay and (b) at least as favorable to eBay as would apply if the transaction did not involve a related person;
·Whether there are demonstrable business reasons for eBay to enter into the transaction;
·Whether the transaction would impair the independence of an outside director under eBay’s director independence standards; and
·Whether the transaction would present an improper conflict of interest for any director or executive officer, taking into account the size of the transaction, the overall financial position of the related person, the direct or indirect nature of the related person’s interest in the transaction and the ongoing nature of any proposed relationship, and any other factors the Audit Committee deems relevant.

 

Whether there are demonstrable business reasons for eBay to enter into the transaction;

Whether the transaction would impair the independence of an outside director under eBay’s director independence standards; and

Whether the transaction would present an improper conflict of interest for any director or executive officer, taking into account the size of the transaction, the overall financial position of the related person, the direct or indirect nature of the related person’s interest in the transaction and the ongoing nature of any proposed relationship, and any other factors the Audit Committee deems relevant.

We have entered into indemnification agreements with each of our directors and executive officers. These agreements require us to indemnify such individuals, to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law, for certain liabilities to which they may become subject as a result of their affiliation with eBay.

Since January 1, 2016,2020, there were no related person transactions, and we are not aware of any currently proposed related person transactions, that would require disclosure under SEC rules.

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Compensation of Directors

The Compensation Committee is responsible for reviewing and making recommendations to the Board regarding compensation paid to all directors who are not employees of eBay, or any parent, subsidiary, or affiliate of eBay, for their Board and committee services.

Except for Mr. Omidyar, eBay’s founder and member of the Board until September 2020, annual compensation to continuing non-employee directors consisted of (a) RSUs with a grant date value equal to $250,000 or, for a non-employee director serving as the Chair of the Board, $350,000, in each case rounded up to the nearest whole share, granted at the time of the annual meeting and (b) an annual cash retainer of $80,000 plus additional fees for chair and committee service paid in quarterly installments (or, at the non-employee director’s discretion, paid in additional common stock of an equivalent value rounded up to the nearest whole share). Effective in September 2020, the annual equity award and retainer are pro-rated in the event that a director serves for a portion of a year. The annual equity award is granted on the date of the director’s appointment unless the director is appointed more than 9 months since the last annual meeting (in which case, the director will receive cash in lieu of a grant).

We previously issued Deferred Stock Units (“DSUs”) as equity compensation for our non-employee directors. Since January 1, 2017, RSUs have been granted in lieu of DSUs as compensation for non-employee directors. DSUs granted prior to August 1, 2013 are payable in Company common stock or cash (at our election) following the termination of a non-employee director’s service on the Board. DSUs granted on or after August 1, 2013 are payable solely in Company common stock following the termination of a non-employee director’s service on the Board. In the event of a change in control of eBay, any equity awards granted to our non-employee directors will accelerate and become fully vested.

The following table sets forth annual retainers paid to our non-employee directors who serve as Chair of the Board; the Chairs of the Audit, Compensation, Corporate Governance and Nominating, and Risk Committees; and the members of those Committees. Directors with an interest and background in technology who meet regularly with our senior technologists and report significant matters to the Board do not receive any additional compensation for such service.

 2020
RoleAnnual Retainer
All Independent Directors $80,000
Board Chair $ 100,000
Lead Independent Director (if applicable)          $25,000
Committee Chairs   
Audit $25,000
Compensation $15,000
Corporate Governance & Nominating $15,000
Risk $15,000
Committee Members   
Audit $18,000
Compensation $15,000
Corporate Governance & Nominating $10,000
Risk $10,000

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Proposals Requiring Your Vote2020 Director Compensation Table

The following table and footnotes summarize the total compensation paid by the Company to non-employee directors for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020.

 

 

Name (a)

Fees Earned or
Paid in Cash

($)(b)

Stock
Awards
($)(c)(1)
Option
Awards
($)(d)

All Other
Compensation
($)(e)

 

Total
($)(f)

Fred D. Anderson Jr.(2)92,25092,250
Anthony J. Bates105,000250,000355,000
Adriane M. Brown108,041250,000358,041
Jesse A. Cohn(3)75,604250,000325,604
Diana Farrell92,500250,000342,500
Logan D. Green91,250250,000341,250
Bonnie S. Hammer93,750250,000343,750
E. Carol Hayles(4)5,385200,000205,385
Kathleen C. Mitic120,000250,000370,000
Matthew J. Murphy87,000250,000337,000
Pierre M. Omidyar(5) 28,92728,927
Paul S. Pressler144,423350,000494,423
Mohak Shroff(6)4,396200,000204,396
Robert H. Swan109,500250,000359,500
Thomas J. Tierney(7)153,750153,750
Perry M. Traquina114,250250,000364,250

(1)In connection with the non-employee director’s service to the Company, the non-employee director was granted RSUs. The number of RSUs granted represents the quotient of (A) $250,000 (and an additional $100,000 with respect to the additional award to Mr. Pressler, the non-employee director serving as Chair of the Board) divided by (B) the Company’s closing stock price on the date of grant, rounded up to the nearest whole RSU. 100% of the RSUs vest on the earlier of: (i) the one-year anniversary of the date of grant or (ii) the date of the Company’s first annual meeting of stockholders that occurs after the date of grant, provided the non-employee director continues to provide service to the Company through such date. The stock awards granted to Ms. Hayles and Mr. Shroff reflect a pro-rated annual RSU award they received when they joined the Board of Directors.
(2)Mr. Anderson retired from the Board in June 2020. The cash fees paid to Mr. Anderson reflect a pro-rated payment of the annual retainer for the period of 2020 during which he provided service to the Company.
(3)Mr. Cohn resigned from the Board in September 2020. The cash fees paid to Mr. Cohn reflect a pro-rated payment of the annual retainer for the period of 2020 during which he provided service to the Company.
(4)Ms. Hayles was appointed to the Board in September 2020.
(5)Mr. Omidyar retired from the Board in September 2020.
(6)Mr. Shroff was appointed to the Board in September 2020.
(7)Mr. Tierney retired from the Board in June 2020. The fees earned by Mr. Tierney reflect a pro-rated payment of the annual retainer for the period of 2020 during which he provided service to the Company.

Fees Earned or Paid in Cash (Column (b))

The amounts reported in the Fees Earned or Paid in Cash column reflect the cash fees earned by each non-employee director in 2020, which includes fees with respect to which the following directors elected to receive shares in lieu of cash.

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2020 Director Compensation Table   /   Compensation of Directors

 

Proposal Snapshot

What is being voted on. Election of 12 directors named in this Proxy Statement to our Board to hold office until our 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

 

Name

Fees Forgone

($)

Shares Received

(#)

Adriane M. Brown81,0411,745
Jesse A. Cohn20,000596
Paul S. Pressler30,000894
Robert H. Swan109,5002,573
Thomas J. Tierney153,7503,762
Perry M. Traquina114,2502,681

Stock Awards (Column (c))

 

Board recommendation. The Board recommends a voteFOR each of the named nominees.

At the Annual Meeting, 12 directors will be elected to serve for a one-year term until our 2018 Annual Meeting and until their successors are elected and qualified.

Our Board is currently composed of 12 members, 10 of whom are currently independent directors under the listing standards of The NASDAQ Stock Market.

The termamounts reported in the Stock Awards column reflect the aggregate grant date fair value of officeRSUs granted in 2020. The grant date fair value of each ofRSU was calculated using the nominees standing for election at the Annual Meeting expires at the upcoming Annual Meeting. All of the nominees are currently members of the Board and each of the nominees has been elected previously by the stockholders except Logan D. Green, who joined the Board in June 2016. Mr. Green was recommended as a nominee by the Chairfair value of our Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee and our CEO. Each of the nominees has consented to serving as a nominee and being named as a nominee in this Proxy Statement and to serving as a director if elected. If elected at the Annual Meeting, each of the nominees will serve a one-year term until our 2018 Annual Meeting and until his or her successor is elected and qualified, or until his or her earlier death, resignation, or removal.

Majority Vote Standard for Election of Directors. Our Bylaws provide that in the event of an uncontested election, each director shall be elected by the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast with respect to such director—i.e., the numbers of shares voted “FOR” a director nominee must exceed the number of votes cast “AGAINST” that nominee. “ABSTAIN” votes will be counted as present for purposes of this vote but are not counted as votes cast. Broker non-votes will not be counted as present and are not entitled to votecommon stock on the proposal. As a result, abstentions and broker non-votes will have no effect on the vote for this proposal.

Director Resignation Policy for Uncontested Elections. If a nominee who is serving as a director (an “Incumbent Director”) fails to receive the required number of votes for re-election in accordance with our Bylaws in an uncontested election, under Delaware law the Incumbent Director would continue to serve on the Board as a “holdover director” until his or her successor is elected and qualified, or until his or her earlier resignation or removal pursuant to our Bylaws. Our Corporate Governance Guidelines provide that, in considering whether to nominate any Incumbent Director for re-election, the Board will take into account whether the Incumbent Director has tendered an irrevocable resignation that is effective upon the Board’s acceptance of such resignation in the event the director fails to receive the required vote to be re-elected, as described above. Each of our Incumbent Directors has tendered an irrevocable resignation. In the case of a proposed nominee who is not an Incumbent Director, the Board will take into account whether he or she has agreed to tender such a resignation prior to being nominated for re-election.

In the case of an uncontested election, if a nominee who is an Incumbent Director does not receive the required vote for re-election, the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee or another committee of the Board will decide whether to accept or reject such director’s resignation (if the director has tendered such a resignation), or whether to take other action, within 90 days after the date of the certification of the election results (subject to an additional 90-day periodgrant calculated in certain circumstances). In reaching its decision, the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee will review factors it deems relevant, which may include any stated reasons for “AGAINST” votes, whether the underlying cause or causes of the “AGAINST” votes are curable, criteria considered by the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee in evaluating potential candidates for the Board, the length of service of the director, the size and holding

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period of such director’s stock ownership in the Company, and the director’s contributions to the Company. The Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee’s decision will be publicly disclosed in a filingaccordance with the SEC. If a nominee who was not already servingFinancial Accounting Standards Board’s Accounting Standards Codification Topic 718, Compensation— Stock Compensation. Each non-employee director (other than Mr. Omidyar) providing service as a director fails to receivethrough June 29, 2020, the required votes to be elected at thedate of our 2020 Annual Meeting, he or she will not becomewas granted 4,873 RSUs with a membervalue of $250,000 on such date (or, in the case of Mr. Pressler, our Chair of the Board. AllBoard, 6,822 RSUs with a value of $350,000 on such date). On October 15, 2020, Ms. Hayles and Mr. Shroff received a pro-rated annual award of 3,898 RSUs with a value of $200,000. Such RSUs become fully vested upon the earlier of (i) the first anniversary of the director nominees are currently serving ongrant date, and (ii) the Board and each director nominee has submitted an irrevocable resignationfirst annual meeting of the type described above.stockholders of the Company that occurs after the grant date.

As of December 31, 2020, each individual who served as a non-employee director during 2020 held the aggregate numbers of DSUs and RSUs as set forth below. There were no outstanding options held by non-employee directors as of December 31, 2020.

 

Name

DSUs

Held as of
12/31/20

(#)

Total RSUs
Held as of
12/31/20

(#)

Anthony J. Bates5,8104,873
Adriane M. Brown4,873
Diana Farrell4,873
Logan D. Green4,873
Bonnie S. Hammer3,7114,873
E. Carol Hayles3,898
Kathleen C. Mitic25,2124,873
Matthew J. Murphy4,873
Paul S. Pressler1,1286,822
Mohak Shroff3,898
Robert H. Swan8364,873
Perry M. Traquina6,1984,873

All Other Compensation (Column (e))

The amount reported in the All Other Compensation column for Mr. Omidyar consists of that portion of the premiums paid by eBay for health insurance coverage for the benefit of Mr. Omidyar. Other than this benefit, the Company provides no other reportable compensation or benefits to non-employee directors.

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Audit Matters

 

Proposal 2

Background to the Board’s Recommendation in FavorRatification of eBay’s NomineesAppointment of Independent Auditors

The Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee considers a number of factors and principles in determining the slate of director nominees for election to the Company’s Board that it recommends to the Board, as discussed in the section titled “Corporate Governance – Board of Directors and Committees – Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee,” above. In particular, the Board considers the following factors and principles to evaluate and select nominees:

The Board should be composed of directors chosen on the basis of their character, integrity, judgment, skills, background, and experience of particular relevance to the Company.

Directors should have high-level managerial experience in a relatively complex organization or be accustomed to dealing with complex problems.

Directors should also represent the balanced, best interests of the stockholders as a whole, rather than special interest groups or constituencies.

Each director should be an individual of the highest character and integrity, with the ability to work well with others and with sufficient time available to devote to the affairs of the Company in order to carry out the responsibilities of a director.

In addressing the overall composition of the Board, characteristics such as diversity (including gender, race and age), international background, and expertise should be considered.

The Board should be composed of directors who are highly engaged with our business.

The Board should include individuals with highly relevant professional experience.

Our Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee and Board have evaluated each of the director nominees against the factors and principles eBay uses to select director nominees. Based on this evaluation, our Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee and the Board have concluded that it is in the best interests of eBay and its stockholders for each of the proposed nominees listed below to serve as a director of eBay. The Board believes that all of these nominees have a strong track record of being responsible stewards of stockholders’ interests and bring extraordinarily valuable insight, perspective, and expertise to the Board. Additional reasons that the Board recommends supporting the election of the director nominees include:

All of the nominees have high-level managerial experience in relatively complex organizations.

Each nominee has highly relevant professional experience in the management, technology, and innovation fields.

Each nominee is highly engaged and able to commit the time and resources needed to provide active oversight of eBay and its management. None of the nominees sits on the boards of more than three other public companies, and each of our directors attended at least 75% of the aggregate of all of our Board meetings and committee meetings for committees on which such director served during 2016.

The Board believes each nominee is an individual of high character and integrity and is able to contribute to strong board dynamics.

Each of these nominees has experience and expertise that complement the skill sets of the other nominees.

In addition to these attributes, in each individual’s biography set forth below, we have highlighted specific experience, qualifications, and skills that led the Board to conclude that each individual should serve as a director of eBay.

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Nominees for Election for a One-Year Term Expiring at Our 2017 Annual Meeting

Fred D. Anderson Jr., 72

Director Since: 2003

eBay Board Committees:

  Audit Committee (Chair; Audit Committee Financial Expert)

Other Public Company Boards:

  Yelp Inc. (since 2011)

Director Qualifications

Financial Expertise: Extensive financial experience, having served as the Chief Financial officer of Apple Inc., one of the world’s largest consumer electronics companies, for eight years, and the Chief Financial Officer of Automatic Data Processing, one of the world’s largest providers of business processing solutions, for four years.

Technology Industry Experience: Former Chief Financial Officer of two large, innovative global technology companies, as well as extensive experience as a board member of public technology companies.

Transactional Experience: Significant experience in all aspects of analyzing and executing sophisticated corporate transactions with very large and sophisticated technology businesses and at Elevation Partners.

Leadership: Co-Founder and Managing Director of Elevation Partners and NextEquity Partners.

Experience

Mr. Anderson serves as a Managing Director of NextEquity Partners, a firm he co-founded in July 2015, and Elevation Partners, a firm he co-founded in July 2004, focusing on venture and private equity investments in technology and digital media companies. From 1996 until 2004, Mr. Anderson served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Apple Inc. From 1992 until 1996, Mr. Anderson served as Corporate Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Automatic Data Processing, Inc. Prior to that, Mr. Anderson was the Chief Operating Officer and President of MAI Systems. Mr. Anderson currently serves on the Board of Directors of Yelp Inc.

On April 24, 2007, the SEC filed a complaint against Mr. Anderson and another former officer of Apple. The complaint alleged that Mr. Anderson failed to take steps to ensure that the accounting for an option granted in 2001 to certain executives of Apple, including himself, was proper. Simultaneously with the filing of the complaint, Mr. Anderson settled with the SEC, neither admitting nor denying the allegations in the complaint. In connection with the settlement, Mr. Anderson agreed to a permanent injunction from future violations of Sections 17(a)(2) and 17(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act and Rules 13b2-2 and 16a-3 thereunder, and from aiding and abetting future violations of Sections 13(a), 13(b)(2)(A), 13(b)(2)(B), and 14(a) of the Exchange Act and Rules 12b-20, 13a-1, 13a-13, and 14a-9 thereunder. He also agreed to disgorge approximately $3.5 million in profits and interest from the option he received and to pay a civil penalty of $150,000. Under the terms of the settlement, Mr. Anderson may continue to act as an officer or director of public companies.

Mr. Anderson was formerly a Certified Public Accountant with Coopers & Lybrand and a captain in the U.S. Air Force. Mr. Anderson also serves on the Board of Trustees for Whittier College and also serves on the Advisory Board for Stanford Athletics. Mr. Anderson received his B.A. from Whittier College and his M.B.A. from the University of California, Los Angeles.

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Edward W. Barnholt, 73

Director Since: 2005

eBay Board Committees:

  Compensation Committee (Chair)

Other Public Company Boards:

  Adobe Systems Incorporated (since 2005)

  KLA-Tencor Corporation (since 1997)

Director Qualifications

Technology Industry Experience: Over 49 years working in the technology sector at some of the largest and most complex companies in the industry, including Agilent Technologies, Inc. and Hewlett-Packard Company.

Transactional/M&A Experience: Helped lead the spin-off of Agilent from Hewlett-Packard Company in 1999.

Leadership: Mr. Barnholt has extensive leadership experience as Chief Executive Officer of Agilent Technologies for six years and extensive experience serving as a Chairman and board member of companies, including KLA-Tencor (where he also serves as the Non-Executive Chairman and the Chairman of the Nominating and Governance Committee) and Adobe Systems (where he also serves on the Compensation Committee and is the Chair of the Nominating and Governance Committee).

Experience

Mr. Barnholt served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Agilent Technologies, Inc., a measurement company, from 1999 until his retirement in 2005. He helped lead Agilent’s spin-off from Hewlett-Packard Company in 1999. From 1966 to 1999, Mr. Barnholt held various positions at Hewlett-Packard Company. Mr. Barnholt currently serves on the Board of Directors of KLA-Tencor Corporation and Adobe Systems Incorporated.

Mr. Barnholt also serves on the Board of Trustees of the David and Lucile Packard Foundation. Mr. Barnholt received his B.S. and M.S. from Stanford University.

Anthony J. Bates, 49

Director Since: 2015

eBay Board Committees:

  Compensation Committee

Other Public Company Boards:

  GoPro, Inc. (since 2014)

  VMware, Inc. (since February 2016)

Director Qualifications

Technology Industry Experience: Extensive executive leadership experience in the technology industry, including the management of worldwide operations, sales, service and support areas.

Leadership: As a board member of GoPro, Inc. and its former President, former Executive Vice President, Business Development and Evangelism at Microsoft Corporation, former Chief Executive Officer of Skype Inc. and former Senior Vice President of Cisco Systems, Inc., Mr. Bates brings strong leadership expertise to the board.

Experience

Mr. Bates was the President of GoPro, Inc., which makes and sells versatile capture devices to enable people to capture photo and video content, from June 2014 until December 2016. From June 2013 until March 2014, Mr. Bates was the Executive Vice President, Business Development and Evangelism, of Microsoft Corporation, a software company. Mr. Bates was the Chief Executive Officer of Skype Inc., a provider of software applications and related Internet communications products, from October 2010 until its acquisition by Microsoft in 2011, subsequent to which Mr. Bates served as the President of Microsoft’s Skype Division until June 2013. From 1996 to 2010, Mr. Bates served in various roles at Cisco Systems, Inc., a networking equipment provider, most recently as Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Enterprise Group. Mr. Bates currently serves on the Board of Directors of GoPro, Inc. and VMware, Inc., a cloud and virtualization software and services company.

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Logan D. Green, 33

Director Since:2016

eBay Board Committees:

  Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee

Other Public Company Boards:

  None

Director Qualifications

Technology Industry Experience: Extensive executive and entrepreneurial leadership experience in the technology industry.

Leadership: As Chief Executive Officer and co-founder of Lyft Inc., an on-demand transportation company operating in 300 cities across the U.S., Mr. Green brings strong leadership experience to the Board.

Experience

Mr. Green has served as the Chief Executive Officer and co-founder of Lyft Inc. the on-demand transportation company since 2012. Lyft Inc. grew out of Zimride, a rideshare company previously co-founded by Mr. Green in 2007. Zimride was acquired by Enterprise Rent-a-car. Prior to founding Zimride, Mr. Green created the first car-share program at UC Santa Barbara and served on the Board of the Santa Barbara Metropolitan Transit District.

Mr. Green received his B.A. in Business Economics from the University of California, Santa Barbara.

Bonnie S. Hammer, 66

Director Since: 2015

eBay Board Committees:

  Compensation Committee

Other Public Company Boards:

  IAC/InteractiveCorp (since 2014)

Director Qualifications

Media Experience: Industry leader in media for over 40 years, with expertise in network programming, production, marketing, and multiplatform branding.

Leadership: As Chairman of NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment, Ms. Hammer’s executive oversight of prominent cable brands and production studios provides the board with strong leadership experience.

Experience

Ms. Hammer has been Chairman of NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment, a division of the cable network and entertainment company, NBCUniversal, since 2010. In this capacity, Ms. Hammer has executive oversight of leading cable brands including USA Network, Bravo, Syfy, E! Entertainment, Oxygen and Sprout. She also oversees two Hollywood studios: Universal Cable Productions, which produces scripted content for linear television networks and digital streaming outlets, and Wilshire Studios, which specializes in the production of unscripted content.

When Ms. Hammer joined NBCUniversal in 2004, she was named President of USA Network and Syfy, having served as President of Syfy from 2001 to 2004. She held other senior executive positions at Syfy and USA Network from 1989 to 2000. Before that, she was an original programming executive at Lifetime Television Network from 1987 to 1989. Ms. Hammer has served on the boards of ShopNBC, a 24-hour TV Shopping network, the International Radio and Television Society, and the Ad Council. Ms. Hammer also serves on the Board of Directors of IAC/InteractiveCorp and currently holds an advisory role with Boston University’s College of Communication. Ms. Hammer also serves as a Governor on the Board of Governors for the Motion Picture & Television Fund.

Ms. Hammer holds a bachelor’s degree in communications and a master’s degree in media and new technology from Boston University.

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Kathleen C. Mitic, 47

Director Since: 2011

eBay Board Committees:

  Compensation Committee

  Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee (Chair)

Other Public Company Boards:

  Restoration Hardware Holdings, Inc. (since 2013)

Director Qualifications

Product and Marketing Experience: Ms. Mitic has expertise in global products and marketing. Ms. Mitic led Global Platform and Mobile Marketing at Facebook, Inc., one of the world’s most recognized social networking companies, and led Global Products Marketing at Palm, Inc.

Leadership: Ms. Mitic has served in executive positions within the industry as listed above, including at major global consumer-facing technology companies, for the past fourteen years. She has experience building and operating technology companies as the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Sitch, Inc. and the Vice President and General Manager of Yahoo! Inc. Her extensive experience as an entrepreneur is particularly relevant to our Company.

Experience

Ms. Mitic is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Sitch, Inc. (formerly known as Three Koi Labs, Inc.), a mobile start-up company formed in 2012. From 2010 to 2012, Ms. Mitic served as Director of Platform and Mobile Marketing for Facebook, Inc., a social networking service. From 2009 to 2010, Ms. Mitic served as Senior Vice President, Product Marketing of Palm, Inc., a smartphone manufacturer.

Ms. Mitic currently serves on the Board of Directors of Restoration Hardware Holdings, Inc. (where she serves as a member of the Audit Committee). She also serves on the Board of Directors of Sitch, Inc. and Special Olympics International.

Ms. Mitic received her B.A. from Stanford University and her M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.

Pierre M. Omidyar, 49

Director Since: 1996

eBay Board Committees:

  None

Other Public Company Boards:

  PayPal Holdings, Inc. (since 2015)

Director Qualifications

Technology Industry Experience: Mr. Omidyar has extensive experience as a technologist and innovator in our industry. His knowledge of the industry and long history of driving innovation provide important expertise to our technology-driven and innovation-focused Company.

Leadership: As the founder of eBay, Mr. Omidyar brings to the Board a deep understanding of the business and a long-standing history as a leader within our Company and the technology industry. In addition to eBay, Mr. Omidyar serves on the Board of Directors of PayPal Holdings Inc. and founded several other innovative businesses, including the Omidyar Network and First Look Media. His extensive experience as an entrepreneur is particularly relevant to our Company.

Experience

Pierre M. Omidyar is a philanthropist, technologist, and innovator. Mr. Omidyar founded eBay in September 1995 and has served as a Board member of eBay Inc. since May 1996, and as Chairman of the Board from May 1996 to July 2015. He has served as director of PayPal Holdings Inc. since July 2015.

Mr. Omidyar is an active philanthropist and is deeply engaged in the philanthropic organizations he founded with his wife, including: Democracy Fund, HopeLab, Humanity United, Omidyar Network, and Ulupono Initiative. In addition, Mr. Omidyar is co-founder and publisher of Civil Beat, a nonprofit news service dedicated to serving Hawaii’s public interest through investigative journalism. He is also the founder and publisher of First Look Media, a new-model media company devoted to supporting independent voices, from fearless investigative journalism and documentary filmmaking to smart, provocative entertainment. Mr. Omidyar serves on the Board of Trustees of Omidyar-Tufts Microfinance Fund, Punahou School, and Santa Fe Institute.

Mr. Omidyar received his B.S. from Tufts University.

Proposals Requiring Your Vote |Proposal 1 — Election of Directors

Paul S. Pressler, 60

Director Since: 2015

eBay Board Committees:

  Audit Committee

  Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee

Other Public Company Boards:

  SiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc. (since 2013)

Director Qualifications

Financial Expertise: Mr. Pressler has been a partner at the private equity firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, LLC (“CD&R”) since 2009.

Leadership: As the Chair of the Board of Directors of AssuraMed, Mr. Pressler worked closely with CD&R management to improve AssuraMed’s business performance, which ultimately resulted in the sale of AssuraMed to Cardinal Health. Additionally, Mr. Pressler serves as Chairman and Interim Chief Executive Officer of David’s Bridal, Inc., and Chairman of SiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc. He also serves on the Board of Directors of The DryBar, Inc, and Drive Devilbiss Healthcare. He previously served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Gap Inc. and spent 15 years in senior leadership roles at The Walt Disney Company, including President of The Disney Stores.

Experience

Mr. Pressler has been a Partner of Clayton, Dubilier & Rice LLC, a private equity investment firm, since 2009. He is currently Chairman and Interim Chief Executive Officer of David’s Bridal, a retail company specializing in formalwear, and Chairman of SiteOneLandscape Supply, a company specializing in green industry supplies. He also served as Chairman of AssuraMed from 2010 to 2013. Mr. Pressler served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Gap Inc. for five years, from 2002 to 2007. Before that, he spent 15 years in senior leadership roles with The Walt Disney Company, including Chairman of the global theme park and resorts division, President of Disneyland, and President of The Disney Stores.

Mr. Pressler received his B.S. from the State University of New York at Oneonta.

Robert H. Swan, 56

Director Since: 2015

eBay Board Committees:

  None

Other Public Company Boards:

  None

Director Qualifications

Financial Expertise: Mr. Swan has been an Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Intel Corporation since 2016.

Leadership: Mr. Swan brings extensive business leadership expertise to the Board. He previously served as an Operating Partner of General Atlantic. He also served as the Senior Vice President, Finance, and Chief Financial Officer at eBay Inc. In addition, Mr. Swan served as CFO at Electronic Data Systems Corp., TRW, Inc., and Webvan Group, Inc.

Experience

Mr. Swan joined Intel Corporation, a multinational technology company, in 2016 and serves as its Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. From 2015 to 2016, Mr. Swan served as an Operating Partner of General Atlantic, a global equity firm. From 2006 to 2015, Mr. Swan served as Senior Vice President, Finance, and Chief Financial Officer at eBay, where he oversaw all aspects of the Company’s finance function, including controllership, financial planning and analysis, tax, treasury, audit, mergers and acquisitions, and investor relations. Prior to eBay, Mr. Swan served as Chief Financial Officer at Electronic Data Systems Corp., TRW, Inc., and Webvan Group, Inc.

Mr. Swan began his career at General Electric, where he spent 15 years in numerous senior finance roles, including divisional Chief Financial Officer for GE Transportation Systems, GE Healthcare Europe, and GE Lighting.

Mr. Swan received his B.S. from the State University of Buffalo and his M.B.A. from the State University of New York at Binghamton.

Proposals Requiring Your Vote |Proposal 1 — Election of Directors

Thomas J. Tierney, 63

Director Since: 2003

eBay Board Committees:

  Compensation Committee

  Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee

  Chairman of the Board

Other Public Company Boards:

  None

Director Qualifications

Nonprofit and Philanthropic Leader: Mr. Tierney is a social entrepreneur and recognized leader in the non-profit world. He frequently speaks and writes on a variety of topics related to non-profit leadership and philanthropy. Mr. Tierney also is Chair of the Harvard Business School Initiative on Social Enterprise and serves on the Harvard Business School’s Dean’s Advisory Board.

Management and Strategy/Leadership Consulting Experience: Mr. Tierney has extensive management experience as Chairman of The Bridgespan Group and Chief Executive of Bain & Company. Over 35 years of experience providing strategy and leadership consulting to CEOs across a range of industries.

Leadership: Mr. Tierney helped lead Bain & Company through a highly successful turnaround.

Experience

Mr. Tierney is Chairman and co-founder of The Bridgespan Group, a non-profit organization that collaborates with mission-driven leaders and organizations to help accelerate social impact, and he has been its Chairman of the Board since late 1999. From 1980 to 2000, he held various positions at Bain & Company, including serving as its CEO from 1992 to 2000.

Mr. Tierney currently serves on many charitable boards, including the global board of The Nature Conservancy (where he currently serves as the Chairman), and The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.

Mr. Tierney received his B.A. from the University of California at Davis and his M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.

Perry M. Traquina, 60

Director Since: 2015

eBay Board Committees:

  Audit Committee

  Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee

Other Public Company Boards:

  Morgan Stanley (since 2015)

  Allstate Corporation (since 2016)

Director Qualifications

Investment/Finance Experience: Mr. Traquina brings significant expertise in finance and global investment management with more than 34 years of experience at Wellington Management Company LLP.

Leadership: Mr. Traquina’s experience as a former Chairman, CEO, and Managing Partner of Wellington Management Company LLP adds to the strong leadership expertise of the Board. He also serves on the Board of Directors of Morgan Stanley and Allstate Corporation.

Experience

Mr. Traquina is the former Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, and Managing Partner of Wellington Management Company LLP, a global investment management firm. Mr. Traquina held this position for a decade until his retirement from the firm in 2014. During his 34-year career at Wellington, he was an investor for 17 years and a member of the management team for the other half of his time at the firm.

Mr. Traquina received his B.A. from Brandeis University and his M.B.A. from Harvard University.

Proposals Requiring Your Vote |Proposal 1 — Election of Directors

Devin N. Wenig, 50

Director Since: 2015

eBay Board Committees:

  None

Other Public Company Boards:

  None

Director Qualifications

Technology Industry Experience: Mr. Wenig was President of eBay’s Marketplaces business from 2011 to July 2015. Mr. Wenig was also CEO of Thomson Reuters Markets, which included significant software and internet businesses.

Marketing Expertise: Mr. Wenig previously served in a number of marketing leadership positions at Reuters, including Managing Director of Marketing at Reuters Information, Executive Vice President of Marketing at Reuters America, and Executive Vice President of Marketing at Reuters Holding Switzerland SA.

Leadership: Mr. Wenig brings significant leadership experience to the Board, because he is the President and CEO of eBay, and he previously served as CEO of Thomson Reuters Markets and was a member of the Board of Directors of Reuters Group PLC (Reuters).

Experience

Mr. Wenig has been President and CEO at eBay since July 2015. From 2011 to July 2015, Mr. Wenig served as President of eBay’s Marketplaces business. Previously, Mr. Wenig spent 18 years at Thomson Reuters, where he served as CEO of its largest division, Thomson Reuters Markets, from 2008 to 2011. In that role, he led the global financial services and media businesses, which provide information, analytics and technology services to professionals in the financial services, media, and corporate markets globally, as well as to individuals through its consumer media arm.

From 2006 to 2008, Mr. Wenig was Chief Operating Officer of Reuters, a provider of financial market data. In that role, he led Reuters’ consumer media and Internet strategy and was responsible for the company’s data, information, and analytical products, as well as the sales, information technology, and global marketing functions.

Prior to that, Mr. Wenig served on the Reuters Board of Directors and was president of Reuters’ Business Divisions from 2003 to 2006, where he was responsible for leading the revitalization of Reuters and its four business segments.

Mr. Wenig currently is a member of the Business Council. He also serves as the co-chair of the World Economic Forum’s Consumer Industries Steering Committee and as a Trustee of the Paley Center for Media.

Mr. Wenig received his B.A. from Union College and his J.D. from Columbia University School of Law.

Proposals Requiring Your Vote |Proposal 2 — Advisory Vote to Approve Named Executive Officer Compensation

Proposal 2 — Advisory Vote to Approve Named Executive Officer Compensation

Proposal Snapshot

What is being voted on. Advisory vote to approve named executive officer compensation.

Board recommendation.The Board recommends a voteFOR Proposal 2.

In accordance with the requirements of Section 14A of the Exchange Act, we are asking stockholders to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of our named executive officers as described in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, compensation tables, and related narrative discussion of such compensation included in this Proxy Statement

As discussed in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, the Compensation Committee of the Board is committed to an executive compensation program that is aligned with our business goals, culture, and stockholder interests. We believe a competitive compensation program that is highly performance-based is key to delivering long-term stockholder returns.

Our executive compensation program is designed to:

align compensation with our business objectives, performance and stockholder interests;

motivate executive officers to enhance short-term results and long-term stockholder value;

position us competitively among the companies against which we recruit and compete for talent; and

enable us to attract, reward and retain executive officers and other key employees who contribute to our long-term success.

To achieve these objectives, our executive compensation program has three principal components: long-term equity compensation, an annual cash incentive, and base salary. The Compensation Committee seeks to have our named executive officers’ total compensation heavily weighted to variable, performance-based compensation by delivering a majority of compensation in the form of performance-based restricted stock units and annual cash incentives. Performance-based restricted stock units are granted based on our achievement of financial performance goals over a two-year performance period. Under our annual cash incentive plan, 75% of each named executive officer’s target bonus for 2016 was based on Company financial performance with the remaining 25% based on individual performance; there is no payout for individual performance unless thresholds for Company performance are met. We also granted time-based restricted stock units, the value of which depends on the performance of the Company’s stock.

The Compensation Committee believes that the goals of our executive compensation program are appropriate and that the program is properly structured to achieve those goals. We have engaged in ongoing discussions with our investors, who generally support those goals and the program, and we believe our stockholders as a whole should support them as well.

We are asking our stockholders to indicate their support for the compensation of our named executive officers as described in this Proxy Statement. This proposal, commonly known as a “say-on-pay” proposal, gives our stockholders the opportunity to express their views on the compensation of our named executive officers. This vote is not intended to address any specific item of compensation, but rather the overall compensation of our named executive officers and the philosophy, policies, and practices described in this Proxy Statement. Accordingly, we ask our stockholders to vote “FOR” the following resolution at the Annual Meeting:

“RESOLVED, that the Company’s stockholders approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the named executive officers, as disclosed in the Company’s Proxy Statement for the 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders pursuant to the compensation disclosure rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, the 2016 Summary Compensation Table, and the other related tables and disclosures.”

While the say-on-pay vote is advisory, and therefore not binding on the Company, the Board and the Compensation Committee value the opinions of our stockholders and will take into account the outcome of this vote in considering future compensation arrangements. It is expected that the next say-on-pay vote will occur at the 2018 annual meeting.

Proposals Requiring Your Vote |Proposal 3 — Advisory Vote to Approve the Frequency with which the Advisory Vote to Approve Named Executive Officer Compensation Should Be Held

Proposal 3 — Advisory Vote to Approve the Frequency with which the Advisory Vote to Approve Named Executive Officer Compensation Should Be Held

Proposal Snapshot

What is being voted on. Advisory vote to approve the frequency with which the advisory vote to approve named executive officer compensation should be held.

Board recommendation. The Board recommends a frequency ofEVERY YEARfor Proposal 3.

We are asking stockholders to indicate how frequently we should seek an advisory vote on the compensation of our named executive officers (i.e., the frequency of a say-on-pay vote). This proposal is commonly known as a “say-on-frequency” proposal. Stockholders may indicate whether they would prefer an advisory vote on executive compensation every year, every two years, or every three years, or they may abstain from voting on this proposal. We have historically solicited an advisory vote on executive compensation every year, and the Board believes that continuing to hold such a vote every year is advisable for a number of reasons, including the following:

an annual advisory vote enables our stockholders to provide the Company with input regarding the compensation of our named executive officers on a timely basis; and

an annual advisory vote on compensation of our named executive officers is consistent with our policy of seeking input from our stockholders on corporate governance matters and our compensation philosophy, policies, and practices for our named executive officers.

Stockholders are not voting to approve or disapprove the Board’s recommendation. Instead, you may cast your vote on your preferred voting frequency by choosing any of the following four options with respect to this proposal: “every year,” “every two years,” “every three years,” or “abstain.” For the reasons discussed above, we are asking our stockholders to vote for a frequency of “every year.”

The say-on-frequency vote is advisory and therefore not binding on the Company, the Board, or the Compensation Committee. The Board and the Compensation Committee value the opinions of our stockholders and will take into account the outcome of this vote in considering the frequency with which the advisory vote on compensation of our named executive officers will be held in the future.

Proposals Requiring Your Vote |Proposal 4 — Ratification of Appointment of Independent Auditors

Proposal 4 — Ratification of Appointment of Independent Auditors

Proposal Snapshot

What is being voted on. Ratification of appointment of independent auditors.

Board recommendation. The Board and the Audit Committee recommend a voteFOR Proposal 4.

The Audit Committee is responsible for the appointment, compensation, retention, and oversight of the independent auditors retained to audit our consolidated financial statements. We have appointed PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (“PwC”) as our independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017.2021. PwC has auditedserved as our historical consolidated financial statements for all annual periodsauditors since our incorporation in 1996.1997. In order to assure continuing auditor independence, the Audit Committee periodically considers whether there should be a regular rotation of the independent audit firm. Further, in conjunction with the mandated rotation of the independent audit firm’s lead engagement partner, the Audit Committee will continue to be directly involved in the selection and evaluation of PwC’s lead engagement partner. The Board and the Audit Committee believe that the continued retention of PwC to serve as our independent auditors is in the best interests of eBay and our stockholders. We expect that representatives of PwC will be present at the Annual Meeting, will have an opportunity to make a statement if they wish, and will be available to respond to appropriate questions.

Our Bylawsbylaws do not require the stockholders to ratify the appointment of PwC as our independent auditors. However, we are submitting the appointment of PwC to our stockholders for ratification as a matter of good corporate practice. If the stockholders do not ratify the appointment, the Audit Committee will reconsider whether or not to retain PwC. Even if the appointment is ratified, the Audit Committee, in its discretion, may change the appointment at any time during the year if it determines that such a change would be in the best interests of eBay and our stockholders.

 

        The Board and the Audit and Other Professional FeesCommittee recommend a vote FOR

this proposal.

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Audit and Other Professional Fees

During the fiscal years ended December 31, 20162020 and December 31, 2015,2019, fees for services provided by PwC were as follows (in thousands):

 

Year Ended
December 31,
    

Year Ended December  31,

20202019
    2016    2015

Audit Fees (1)

     $9,362          $15,951     
Audit Fees$19,481$14,722

Audit-Related Fees

     1,609          1,447     

Tax Fees

     70          280     4,5002,450

All Other Fees (2)

     512          2,360     
All Other Fees(1)588596

Total

     $11,553          $20,038     $24,569$17,768

 

(1)Higher in 2015 due to distribution of PayPal ($4.4 million), sale of our Enterprise segment ($3.1 million) and additional work on eBay discontinued operations ($2.0 million)

(2)For 20152020 and 2016,2019, includes approximately $0.5 million and $0.4$0.5 million, respectively, of lease payments to PwC Russia for office space in Russia pursuant to a sublease arrangement negotiated on an arm’s-length basis.

“Audit Fees” consist of fees incurred for services rendered for the audit of eBay’s annual financial statements, review of financial statements included in eBay’s quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, other services normally provided in connection with statutory and regulatory filings, for attestation services related to compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, and services rendered in connection with securities offerings. “Audit-Related Fees” consist of fees incurred for due diligence procedures in connection with acquisitions and divestitures and consultation regarding financial accounting and reporting matters. “Tax Fees” consist of fees incurred for transfer pricing consulting services, tax planning and advisory services, and tax compliance services. “All Other Fees” consist of fees incurred for permitted services not included in the category descriptions provided above with respect to “Audit Fees,” “Audit-Related Fees,” and “Tax Fees,” and include fees for consulting services, compliance-related services, and software licenses, as well as the lease payments described above.

Proposals Requiring Your Vote |Proposal 4 — Ratification of Appointment of Independent Auditors

 

The Audit Committee has determined that the non-audit services rendered by PwC were compatible with maintaining its independence. All such non-audit services were pre-approved by the Audit Committee pursuant to the pre-approval policy set forth below.

Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policy

Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policy

The Audit Committee has adopted a policy requiring the pre-approval of any non-audit engagement of PwC. In the event that we wish to engage PwC to perform accounting, technical, diligence, or other permitted services not related to the services performed by PwC as our independent registered public accounting firm, our internal finance personnel will prepare a summary of the proposed engagement, detailing the nature of the engagement, the reasons why PwC is the preferred provider of such services, and the estimated duration and cost of the engagement. This information will be provided to our Audit Committee or a designated Audit Committee member, who will evaluate whether the proposed engagement will interfere with the independence of PwC in the performance of its auditing services and decide whether the engagement will be permitted.

On an interim basis, any non-audit engagement may be presented to the Chair of the Audit Committee for approval and to the full Audit Committee at its next regularly scheduled meeting.

 

Auditor Independence

We have taken a number of steps to ensure continued independence of our outside auditors. Our independent auditors report directly to the Audit Committee, and we limit the use of our auditors for non-audit services. The fees for services provided by our auditors in 2019 and 2020 and our policy on pre-approval of non-audit services are described above.

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Audit Committee Report

Audit Matters   /   Audit Committee Report

Audit Committee Report

We constitute the Audit Committee of the Board. The Audit Committee’s responsibility is to provide assistance and guidance to the Board in fulfilling its oversight responsibilities to eBay’s stockholders with respect to:

 

eBay’s corporate accounting and reporting practices;
·eBay’s corporate accounting, reporting and financial controls practices;
·eBay’s compliance with legal and regulatory requirements;
·The independent auditors’ qualifications and independence;
·The performance of eBay’s internal audit function and independent auditors;
·The quality and integrity of eBay’s financial statements and reports;
·Reviewing and approving all audit engagement fees and terms, as well as all non-audit engagements with the independent auditors; and
·Producing this report.

 

eBay’s compliance with legal and regulatory requirements;

The independent auditors’ qualifications and independence;

The performance of eBay’s internal audit function and independent auditors;

The quality and integrity of eBay’s financial statements and reports;

Reviewing and approving all audit engagement fees and terms, as well as all non-audit engagements with the independent auditors; and

Producing this report.

The Audit Committee members are not professional accountants or auditors, and these functions are not intended to replace or duplicate the activities of management or the independent auditors. Management has primary responsibility for preparing the financial statements and designing and assessing the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting. Management and the internal auditing departmentaudit function are responsible for maintaining appropriate accounting and financial reporting principles and policies and internal controls and procedures that provide for compliance with accounting standards and applicable laws and regulations.

PwC, eBay’s independent auditors, areis responsible for planning and carrying out an audit of eBay’s financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and eBay’s internal control over financial reporting, expressing an opinion on the conformity of eBay’s audited financial statements with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) as well as the effectiveness of eBay’s internal control over financial reporting, reviewing eBay’s quarterly financial statements prior to the filing of each quarterly report on Form 10-Q, and other procedures.

During 20162020 and in early 2017,2021, in connection with the preparation of eBay’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016,2020, and in fulfillment of our oversight responsibilities, we did the following, among other things:

 

Discussed with PwC the overall scope of and plans for their audit;
·Discussed with PwC the overall scope of and plans for their audit;
·Reviewed, upon completion of the audit, the financial statements to be included in the Form 10-K and management’s report on internal control over financial reporting and discussed the audited financial statements and eBay’s internal control over financial reporting with senior management;
·Conferred with PwC and senior management of eBay regarding the scope, adequacy, and effectiveness of internal accounting and financial reporting controls (including eBay’s internal control over financial reporting) in effect;
·Instructed PwC that the independent auditors are ultimately accountable to the Board and the Audit Committee, as representatives of the stockholders;
·Discussed with PwC, both during and after completion of their audit processes, the results of their audit, including PwC’s assessment of the quality and appropriateness, not just acceptability, of the accounting principles applied by eBay, the reasonableness of significant judgments, the nature of significant risks and exposures, the adequacy of the disclosures in the financial statements, as well as other matters required to be communicated under generally accepted auditing standards, including the matters required by applicable accounting standards; and
·Obtained from PwC, in connection with the audit, a timely report relating to eBay’s annual audited financial statements describing all critical accounting policies and practices used, all alternative treatments of financial information within GAAP that were discussed with management, ramifications of the use of such alternative disclosures and treatments, the treatment preferred by PwC, and any material written communications between PwC and management.

 

Reviewed, upon completion of the audit, the financial statements to be included in the Form 10-K and management’s report on internal control over financial reporting and discussed the audited financial statements and eBay’s internal control over financial reporting with management;

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Audit Committee Report   /   Audit Matters

 

Conferred with PwC and with senior management of eBay regarding the scope, adequacy, and effectiveness of internal accounting and financial reporting controls (including eBay’s internal control over financial reporting) in effect;

Instructed PwC that the independent auditors are ultimately accountable to the Board and the Audit Committee, as representatives of the stockholders;

Discussed with PwC, both during and after completion of their audit processes, the results of their audit, including PwC’s assessment of the quality and appropriateness, not just acceptability, of the accounting principles applied by eBay, the reasonableness of significant judgments, the nature of significant risks and exposures, the adequacy of the disclosures in the financial statements, as well as other matters required to be communicated under generally accepted auditing standards, including the matters required by applicable accounting standards; and

Obtained from PwC, in connection with the audit, a timely report relating to eBay’s annual audited financial statements describing all critical accounting policies and practices to be used, all alternative treatments of financial information within generally accepted accounting principles that were discussed with management, ramifications of the use of such alternative disclosures and treatments, the treatment preferred by PwC, and any material written communications between PwC and management.

Our Audit Committee held nine meetings in 2016.2020. Throughout the year, we conferred with PwC, eBay’s internal audit team,function, and senior management in separate executive sessions to discuss any matters that the Audit Committee, PwC, the internal audit team,function, or senior management believed should be discussed privately with the Audit Committee. We have direct and private access to both the internal and externalindependent auditors of eBay.

We have discussed with PwC the matters required to be discussed by the statement on Auditing Standards No. 16 (Communication with Audit Committees).applicable requirements of the PCAOB and the SEC. The Audit Committee has also received the written disclosures and thea letter from PwC required by the applicable Public Company Accounting Oversight BoardPCAOB requirements for independent accountant communications with audit committees concerning auditor independence, and has discussed the independence of PwC with that firm. We have concluded that PwC’s provision to eBay and its affiliates of the non-audit services reflected under “Audit-Related Fees,” “Tax Fees,” and “All Other Fees” above is compatible with PwC’s obligation to remain independent.

We have also established procedures for the receipt, retention, and treatment of complaints received by eBay regarding accounting, internal accounting controls, or auditing matters and for the confidential anonymous submission by eBay employees of concerns regarding questionable accounting or auditing matters.

After reviewing the qualifications of the current members of the Audit Committee, and any relationships they may have with eBay that might affect their independence from eBay, the Board determined that each member of the Audit Committee meets the independence requirements of The NASDAQNasdaq Stock Market and of Section 10A of the Exchange Act, that each member is able to read and understand fundamental financial statements, and that Mr. AndersonMessrs. Swan and Traquina and Ms. Hayles each qualifies as an “audit committee financial expert” under the applicable rules promulgated pursuant to the Exchange Act. The Audit Committee operates under a written charter adopted by the Board. The current Audit Committee Charter is available on the corporate governance section of eBay’s investor relations website at https://investors.ebayinc.com/corporate-governance.cfm.corporate-governance/governance-documents/. Any future changes in the Audit Committee charter or key practicesCharter will also be reflected on the website.

Based on ourthe reviews and discussions described above, we recommended to the Board, and the Board approved, the inclusion of the audited financial statements in eBay’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016,2020, which eBay filed with the SEC on February 6, 2017.4, 2021. We have also approved the appointment of PwC as our independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017.

AUDIT COMMITTEE2021.

 

LOGOLOGOLOGO
Fred D. AndersonPaul S. Pressler

Audit Committee

E. Carol Hayles Matthew J. Murphy Robert H. Swan Perry M. Traquina

Proposals Requiring Your Vote |Proposal 5 — Stockholder Proposal regarding Right to Act by Written Consent

 

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Proposal Snapshot

 
 

What is being voted on. Stockholder Proposal Regarding Right to Act by Written Consent.

Board recommendation. The Board recommends a voteAGAINST the stockholder proposal based on the reasons set forth in eBay’s Statement of Opposition following the stockholder proposal.

John Chevedden, whose address is 2215 Nelson Avenue, Redondo Beach, California, has advised the Company that he intends to present the following stockholder proposal at the 2017 Annual Meeting. Mr. Chevedden has indicated that he holds no fewer than 100 shares of eBay common stock.

The text of the stockholder proposal and supporting statement appear exactly as received by eBay unless otherwise noted. All statements contained in the stockholder proposal and supporting statement are the sole responsibility of the proponent. The stockholder proposal may contain assertions about the Company or other matters that we believe are incorrect, but we have not attempted to refute all of those assertions.

The stockholder proposal will be voted on at the 2017 Annual Meeting only if properly presented by or on behalf of the proponent. Adoption of this proposal requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares present in person or represented by proxy. Abstentions will be counted as present for purposes of this vote and therefore will have the same effect as a vote against this stockholder proposal. Broker non-votes will not be counted as present and are not entitled to vote on this proposal.

Proposal [4] – Right to Act by Written Consent

Resolved, Shareholders request that our board of directors undertake such steps as may be necessary to permit written consent by shareholders entitled to cast the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize the action at a meeting at which all shareholders entitled to vote thereon were present and voting. This written consent is to be consistent with applicable law and consistent with giving shareholders the fullest power to act by written consent consistent with applicable law. This includes shareholder ability to initiate any topic for written consent consistent with applicable law.

This proposal topic won majority shareholder support at 13 major companies in a single year. This included 67%-support at both Allstate and Sprint. Hundreds of major companies enable shareholder action by written consent. EBAY shareholder gave 46% support to this topic previously which means that the overwhelming number of shareholders who are well versed in the reasons for and against written consent supported this proposal topic.

Taking action by written consent in lieu of a meeting is a means shareholders can use to raise important matters outside the normal annual meeting cycle. A shareholder right to act by written consent and to call a special meeting are 2 complimentary ways to bring an important matter to the attention of both management and shareholders outside the annual meeting cycle. Taking action by written consent saves the expense of holding a special shareholder meeting. Also our company requires 25% of shareholders to aggregate their shares to call a special meeting – a much higher hill to climb than the 10% of shareholders permitted by Delaware law.

Please vote to enhance shareholder value:

Right to Act by Written Consent — Proposal [4]

eBay’s Statement of Opposition

The Board has carefully considered this proposal and does not believe that it is in the best interests of eBay and its stockholders. The Board therefore recommends a voteAGAINST this proposal.

Proposals Requiring Your Vote |Proposal 5 — Stockholder Proposal regarding Right to Act by Written Consent

eBay regularly engages with and solicits the feedback of its stockholders and is proud of its track record of responsiveness to stockholders. The Board is committed to good corporate governance and believes in maintaining policies and practices that serve the interests of all stockholders. We understand that corporate governance is not static – we monitor and evaluate trends and developments in corporate governance and compare and evaluate them against our current practices. The Board recognizes that some stockholders may view the ability to act by written consent as an important right. However, the Board believes that eBay’s existing Bylaw provision that provides stockholders with the right to call special meetings offers a transparent and equitable mechanism for stockholders to raise matters for consideration by the Company, whereas this proposal’s written consent right would enable a limited group of stockholders to act without the same required transparency to all stockholders.

The Board recommends that stockholders vote against this proposal because it believes the written consent process, as set forth in this proposal, is less transparent and less democratic than holding a stockholders meeting, and thus deprives stockholders of a forum for discussion or opportunity to ask questions about proposed actions. Matters that are so important as to require stockholder approval should be communicated in advance so they can be considered and voted upon by all stockholders. This proposal would allow a group of stockholders to take action by written consent without prior communication to all stockholders of the proposed action or reasons for the action. The Board believes that, if implemented, this proposal would disenfranchise stockholders who will not have the opportunity to participate in the process.

eBay’s stockholders have the right to call a special meeting at a twenty-five percent threshold, which is the most common threshold among S&P 500 companies that provide their stockholders with that right. This threshold is half of what would be necessary for stockholders to act by written consent under this proposal. Therefore, any coalition of stockholders proposing to act by written consent could call a special meeting. This right to call a special meeting, along with our established stockholder communication and engagement practices, provides stockholders with opportunities to raise important matters and propose actions for stockholder consideration outside the annual meeting process.

Stockholder meetings offer important protections and advantages that are absent from the written consent process under this proposal. The protections and advantages of stockholder meetings include:

The meeting and the stockholder vote take place in a transparent manner on a specified date that is publicly announced well in advance, giving all interested stockholders a chance to express their views and cast their votes.

The meeting provides stockholders with a forum for open discussion and consideration of the proposed stockholder action.

Accurate and complete information about the proposed stockholder action is widely distributed in a proxy statement before the meeting, which promotes a well-informed discussion and consideration of the merits of the proposed action.

The Board is able to analyze and provide a recommendation with respect to actions proposed to be taken at a stockholder meeting.

In contrast, adoption of this proposal would make it possible for the holders of a bare majority of shares of eBay common stock outstanding to take significant corporate actions without any prior notice to the Company, the Board or the other eBay stockholders – actions that may have important ramifications for both eBay and its stockholders. This approach would effectively disenfranchise all of those stockholders who do not have (or are not given) the opportunity to participate in the written consent.

Proposals Requiring Your Vote |Proposal 5 — Stockholder Proposal regarding Right to Act by Written Consent

The Board also believes that eBay’s strong corporate governance practices make adoption of this proposal unnecessary. In addition to giving stockholders the right to call special meetings, eBay has many other governance provisions that protect and empower stockholders, including:

Annual Election of Board of Directors – All eBay directors are elected annually by the stockholders, and stockholders can remove directors with or without cause.

Majority Voting for Election of Board of Directors – eBay has adopted a majority voting standard for the election of directors in uncontested elections.

Proxy Access for Director Nominations – eBay has adopted a proxy access bylaw provision that allows an eligible stockholder or group of stockholders to nominate candidates for election to the Board that be included in eBay’s proxy statement and ballot.

Majority Voting for Charter and Bylaw Amendments – eBay’s charter and Bylaw provisions do not have supermajority voting provisions — stockholders can approve binding charter and bylaw amendments with a majority vote.

No Stockholder Rights Plan – eBay does not have a stockholder rights plan (also known as a “poison pill”).

Independent Board Leadership – eBay has separated the roles of Chairman of the Board and CEO. The Chairman of the Board is an independent director – as are all of the chairs of the committees of the Board.

Stockholder Engagement – Stockholders can communicate directly with the Board and/or individual directors. In addition, management and members of the Board regularly engage with stockholders to solicit their views on important issues such as executive compensation and corporate governance.

In summary, the Board believes the adoption of this proposal is unnecessary because of eBay’s commitment to good corporate governance, the right of stockholders to call special meetings and the ability of stockholders to nominate directors through proxy access. The Board also believes that this written consent proposal would circumvent the protections, procedural safeguards and advantages provided to all stockholders by stockholder meetings.

The Board of Directors Recommends a VoteAGAINST Proposal 5.

Unless you specify otherwise, the Board intends the accompanying proxy to be voted against this item.

Our Executive Officers

Our Executive Officers

Executive officers are appointed annually by the Board and serve at the discretion of the Board. Set forth below is information regarding our executive officers as of March 20, 2017.April 26, 2021.

 

Jamie Iannone

Age: Name48

Position: Age

PositionBiography

Devin N. Wenig

50President and Chief Executive Officer

Biography

Mr. Wenig’sIannone’s biography is set forth under the heading “Proposal 1 – Election“Board of Directors,”Directors” above.

Stephen Fisher

Andy Cring

Age: 51

Position: Interim Chief Financial Officer

Biography

Mr. Cring has served eBay as Interim Chief Financial Officer since September 2019. Prior to that, he was eBay’s Vice President, Global Financial Planning, beginning in 2013. Before joining eBay, Mr. Cring was Senior Vice President for Global Financial Planning and Analysis at Yahoo! for three years and was in the Finance group at General Electric for 16 years.

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Cornelius Boone

Age: 41

Position: Senior Vice President, Chief TechnologyPeople Officer

Biography

Mr. FisherBoone serves eBay as Senior Vice President, Chief Technology Officer. He has servedPeople Officer since February 2021. Before that, he was Vice President, Human Resources at American Airlines from 2018 to 2021. Prior to American Airlines, Mr. Boone was Vice President, Human Resources at Walmart from 2016 to 2018, and Vice President, Human Resources at Walmart Global eCommerce from 2014 to 2016. Before that, he spent four years with Walmart in that capacity since July 2015. He joined eBay in September 2014 as various positions.

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Our Executive Officers

Marie Oh Huber

Age: 59

Position: Senior Vice President, Chief TechnologyLegal Officer, eBay Marketplaces. Prior to joining eBay, Mr. Fisher spent 10 years at Salesforce.com, an enterprise cloud computing company, most recently as its Executive Vice President, Technology.

Mr. Fisher currently serves on the Board of Directors of Vonage Holdings Corp. and Safeguard Scientifics, Inc.

Marie Oh Huber

55Senior Vice President, Legal Affairs, General Counsel and Secretary

Biography

Ms. Huber serves eBay as Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Affairs,Officer, General Counsel and Secretary. She joined eBay in May 2015 and assumed her current role upon the Spin-Off.in July 2015. Prior to joining eBay, Ms. Huber spent 15 years at Agilent Technologies, a research, developmenttechnology and manufacturinglife sciences company, most recently as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary.

Harry A. Lawton

42Senior Vice President, North America

Mr. Lawton serves eBay as Senior Vice President, North America. He joined eBay in May 2015. Prior to joining eBay, Mr. Lawton Before Agilent, she spent 10ten years at Home Depot, a home improvement retail company, most recently as Senior Vice President of Merchandising.Hewlett-Packard Company in various positions, and prior to HP she started her career at large law firms in New York and San Francisco.

 

Mr. Lawton currently serves on the Board of Directors of Buffalo Wild Wings.

Jae Hyun Lee

52Senior Vice President, Asia PacificMr. Lee serves eBay as Senior Vice President, eBay Asia Pacific. He has served in that capacity since July 2015. He joined eBay in May 2002 and has held a number of executive roles, most recently as Senior Vice President, eBay Marketplaces Asia Pacific from March 2007 to July 2015. Prior to joining eBay, Mr. Lee spent almost eight years at Boston Consulting Group with various roles all over the world.

Raymond J. Pittman

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Julie Loeger

Age: 57

Position: Senior Vice President, Chief ProductGrowth Officer

Mr. Pittman

Biography

Julie A. Loeger serves eBay as Senior Vice President, Chief Growth Officer. She assumed her current role in January 2021. Prior to joining eBay, Ms. Loeger spent 29 years at Discover, a financial company, most recently as Executive Vice President, President – U.S. Cards, a position she held since 2018. At Discover, Ms. Loeger held leadership positions in many areas, including Rewards, Portfolio Marketing, Acquisition, Brand Management and Product Officer. He has served in that capacity since July 2015. He joined eBay in November 2013 as Development. Prior to joining Discover, she held various marketing positions at Anheuser Busch, Inc.

Pete Thompson

Age: 52

Position: Senior Vice President, Chief Product Officer eBay Marketplaces. Prior to joining eBay,

Biography

Mr. Pittman spent almost four years at Apple, a multinational technology company, most recently as head of Apple’s worldwide e-commerce platform.

Scott F. Schenkel

49Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial OfficerMr. Schenkel servesThompson has served eBay as Senior Vice President Finance and Chief Financial Officer. He has served in that capacityProduct Officer since July 2015. He has been with eBay since March 2007 and has held a number of executive roles, most recently as Senior2019. Before that, he was Vice President Financefor Alexa Voice Services at Amazon from October 2017. Prior to that, Mr. Thompson was Executive Vice President and Chief FinancialOperating Officer for eBay Marketplacesat TiVo from March 2010 until July 2015September 2016 and as Vice President Finance and Chief Financial Officer for eBay Marketplaces– Product at Sonos, Inc. from September 2008 to March 2010. Prior to joining eBay, Mr. Schenkel spent over 16 years in finance with General Electric, in a variety of roles around the world.

Jeremy P. Todd

49Senior Vice President, EMEAMr. Todd serves eBay as Senior Vice President, EMEA. He has served in that capacity since July 2014. He joined eBay in July 2012 as Vice President, eBay Marketplaces Strategy and was Senior Vice President, eBay Marketplaces EMEA from July 2014 to July 2015. Prior to joining eBay, Mr. Todd spent two yearsSonos, he worked at Reardon Commerce, a company focused on online consumerEricsson from September 2013 to September 2015 and commerce, as it Chief Product Officer and four years at Google leading Product Management for Travel and other advertising and analytical areas.Microsoft from January 2006 to September 2013 in various positions.

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Kristin Yetto

50Senior Vice President, Chief People OfficerMs. Yetto serves eBay as Senior Vice President, Chief People Officer. She has served in that capacity since July 2015. She has been with eBay since March 2003 and has held a number of executive roles, most recently as Senior Vice President of Human Resources for eBay Marketplaces from March 2010 until July 2015. Prior to joining eBay, Ms. Yetto served at an HR Business Partner at Palm. Before Palm, Ms. Yetto was a Director of Global Services for Seagate Technology.

Message from theExecutive Compensation Committee

 

Proposal 3

Advisory Vote to Approve Named Executive Officer Compensation

Message from the Compensation Committee

Dear eBay Stockholder,

2016 represented eBay’s first full year as a standalone company following the 2015 Spin-Off of PayPal. During the year, under the leadership of CEO Devin Wenig, the Company made solid progress against its long-term strategic plan as it began to deliver on its commitment to drive the best choice, the most relevance and the most powerful selling platform.

At the same time, Mr. Wenig and his leadership team focused on building a values-based culture that is inventive, bold, courageous, diverse and inclusive. Our commitment to being a great company and a great place to work enables us to attract and retain talent.

We believe we are off to a good start. While there is still much work ahead of us, we are very pleased with the progress eBay made over the past year.

As the Compensation Committee of your Board of Directors, we remain committed to ensuring that the Company’s executive compensation program serves the long-term interests of our stockholders and is highly performance-based. The cornerstone of our program is pay-for-performance, and we believe that the executive compensation program ensures that our executives’ compensation is clearly tied to delivering results that align with the Company’s business strategy and objectives.

The Company regularly engages with stockholders to exchange views and, importantly, solicit feedback on our compensation approach. In 2016, some of us had the opportunity to participate in these discussions, which provided helpful insights as we consider the progression of our compensation program. Following our internal analysis and stockholder feedback, we believe that eBay’s executive compensation program continues to be appropriate and effective in driving strategy and aligning pay with performance.

The Compensation Discussion and Analysis, which follows, provides additional details about the Company’s compensation approach and decisions for 2016. We believe that our 2016 programs created the proper incentives and rewards for our executive officers while creating long-term value for our stockholders. We look forward to continuing to serve you in 2017 and encourage you to contact us with any questions or feedback.

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LOGOLOGOLOGOLOGO

Edward W. Barnholt

Anthony J. Bates

Bonnie S. Hammer

Kathleen C. Mitic

Thomas J. Tierney

 

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In accordance with the requirements of Section 14A of the Exchange Act, we are asking stockholders to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of our named executive officers as described in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, |Executive Summarycompensation tables, and related narrative discussion of such compensation included in this Proxy Statement.

As discussed in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis,

Executive Summary

Following the 2015 Spin-Off of PayPal, we conducted an extensive reviewCompensation Committee of the Company’s compensation philosophy andBoard is committed to an executive compensation program for 2016 to determine whether they continued to be properlythat is aligned with our business goals, culture, and importantly, stockholder interests. FollowingWe believe a competitive compensation program that is highly performance-based is key to delivering long-term stockholder returns.

The Compensation Committee believes that the goals of our executive compensation program are appropriate and that the program is properly structured to achieve those goals, particularly in light of our annual evaluation of, and periodic refinements to the program. We have engaged in ongoing discussions with our investors, who generally support those goals and the program, and we believe our stockholders as a whole should support them as well.

We are asking our stockholders to indicate their support for the compensation of our named executive officers as described in this review,Proxy Statement. This proposal, commonly known as a “say-on-pay” proposal, gives our stockholders the opportunity to express their views on the compensation of our named executive officers. This vote is not intended to address any specific item of compensation, but rather the overall compensation of our named executive officers and the philosophy, policies, and practices described in this Proxy Statement. Accordingly, we ask our stockholders to vote “FOR” the following resolution at the Annual Meeting:

“RESOLVED, that the Company’s stockholders approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the named executive officers, as disclosed in the Company’s Proxy Statement for the 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders pursuant to the compensation disclosure rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, the 2020 Summary Compensation Table, and the other related tables and disclosures.”

While the say-on-pay vote is advisory, and therefore not binding on the Company, the Board and the Compensation Committee value the opinions of our stockholders and will take into account the outcome of this vote in considering future compensation arrangements. It is expected that the next say-on-pay vote will occur at the 2022 Annual Meeting.

      The Board recommends a vote FOR this proposal.

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Compensation Discussion and Analysis

This Compensation Discussion and Analysis describes the compensation of our CEO remained committed“named executive officers” (“NEOs”) for 2020:

Jamie Iannone, President and Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”)(1)

Andrew J. Cring, Interim Chief Financial Officer (“Interim CFO”)

Jae Hyun Lee, Senior Vice President, International

Peter B. Thompson, Senior Vice President, Chief Product Officer

Kristin A. Yetto, Senior Vice President, Chief People Officer(2)

Scott F. Schenkel, former Interim Chief Executive Officer (“Interim CEO”)(3)

Wendy Jones, former Senior Vice President, Global Operations(4)

(1)Mr. Iannone was appointed by the Board of Directors in April 2020.
(2)Ms. Yetto stepped down from her role in January 2021 and then served as a senior advisor until March 2021.
(3)Mr. Schenkel served as the Interim CEO from September 2019 until April 2020 and after such time, served as a senior advisor to Mr. Iannone until June 2020. Prior to serving as Interim CEO, Mr. Schenkel was our CFO.
(4)Ms. Jones departed the Company in December 2020.

Executive Summary

Within our existing executive compensation program, which is designedwe strive to align with our business goals and culture, serves the long-term interests of our stockholders and is highly performance based.our executives. We also believe in creating incentives that reflect our pay-for-performance driven executivephilosophy, both in periods of success and during years where our financial performance falls short of our targets. In our view, our compensation program ensurespractices, including incentive compensation, play an important role in reinforcing our performance-driven culture. 2020 was an extraordinary year with the global pandemic influencing changes in consumer behavior that positively impacted the e-commerce market. Due in large part to the strategies of and execution by our executives’ compensation is tied to delivering results that supportmanagement team, the Company’s business strategyCompany seized this opportunity and objectives.significantly exceeded short-term and long-term financial performance targets. Notable achievements of the management team in 2020 include:

 

·Designed and implemented eBay’s $100+ million response to COVID-19 to support our employees, customers and communities

Our Compensation Program

·Responded to intense consumer demand, delivering our highest site availability in the last six years while more than 100 days in 2020 exceeded peak 2019 traffic levels
·Drove remarkable results in our portfolio review, including the sale of StubHub to viagogo and the agreement to transfer eBay Classifieds to Adevinta
·Enabled more GMV growth in 2020 than during the prior seven years combined, delivering 17% growth for the year for a total of $100 billion
·Despite the unprecedented operating environment, continued to execute against key growth strategies, keeping our Managed Payments and Advertising initiatives on-track to drive revenue growth that outpaced GMV (19% revenue growth for the year)

Consistent with our pay-for-performance philosophy, our incentive compensation programs rewarded our NEOs for this success. As discussed in more detail below, payouts for our 2019-2020 long-term, performance-based equity program and 2020 annual cash incentive plan were above target. These payouts correlate with shareholder value creation, with the price of eBay stock appreciating significantly during 2020, as well as over the course of the 2019-2020 performance cycle.

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Executive Compensation   /   Compensation Discussion and Analysis

CEO Transition

Following the departure of our prior CEO, an independent committee of the Board led the search to identify the right candidate to lead the Company’s next chapter of growth and success, which concluded with the appointment of new CEO, Jamie Iannone, in April 2020. Mr. Iannone’s new-hire compensation package includes customary elements of our compensation program (salary, annual cash incentive and target long-term equity incentives), as well as one-time, transition compensation components. Notably, a significant portion of Mr. Iannone’s one-time, new-hire equity was granted in the form of total shareholder return performance stock units (“TSR PSUs”). For details of Mr. Iannone’s 2020 compensation, please see 2020 NEO Target Compensation – Determining 2020 Compensation for Our New CEO.

Prior to Mr. Iannone being named CEO, Mr. Schenkel (previously our CFO) served as Interim CEO starting in September 2019. For discussion of the Board’s determinations regarding Mr. Schenkel’s 2020 compensation as Interim CEO, please see 2020 NEO Target Compensation – Target Value of Equity Awards, Target Cash Incentive Award, and Salary for Other NEOs.

Following a period of transition, during which time Mr. Schenkel served in a Senior Advisor capacity, the Company provided Mr. Schenkel with severance contractually required by his offer letter agreement, which we entered into with Mr. Schenkel in 2014 when he became our CFO at the time of our separation for PayPal Holdings, Inc. We discuss the terms of Mr. Schenkel’s severance arrangement below in Severance and Change in Control Arrangements with Executive Officers and Clawbacks. As discussed below under Compensation Program Updates, in connection with Mr. Iannone’s appointment, we amended the Company’s SVP and Above Standard Severance Plan (“Standard Severance Plan”) to include our CEO.

Compensation Program Updates

During a period of evolution, including leadership transitions, our compensation plans provided flexibility to make decisions to address the changes in our business. Consistent with best practices, we continue to evaluate plan designs annually to determine their appropriateness.

PBRSUs. For the 2020-2021 PBRSU performance cycle, the Compensation Committee removed the modifier related to our Managed Payments initiative (“Payments Modifier”) from the design of performance-based restricted stock units (“PBRSUs”). When we included the Payments Modifier, we intended this change to be temporary. Now that the Managed Payments initiative has launched, we believe that there is no need to retain the Payments Modifier because continued growth related to the initiative will be measured in the other performance metrics retained in our incentive programs. A consequence of the removal of the Payments Modifier is that the maximum payout of the 2020-2021 PBRSU performance cycle is 240% compared to 330% for the 2019-2020 PBRSU performance cycle that included the Payments Modifier.

Severance Arrangements. In connection with Mr. Iannone joining eBay, the Compensation Committee added the CEO position as a participant under our Standard Severance Plan. Following a transition period, upon a qualifying separation event, the treatment of Mr. Iannone’s outstanding equity awards would be determined pursuant to the Standard Severance Plan, which significantly reduces the percentage of outstanding equity awards that would vest compared to the arrangements the Company had with Mr. Schenkel and our prior CEO.

ESG Performance Goals.  N E W Beginning in 2021, the qualitative assessment of individual performance within our annual cash incentive plan (“eIP”), which accounts for 25% of the incentive opportunity for our NEOs, will include sustainability and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion factors. This change follows our new CEO’s initiative to influence a collective recommitment to our DNA and creates a meaningful incentive for our NEOs to inspire employees to live our Beliefs of empowering our community, innovating boldly, delivering with impact, being for everyone and acting with integrity.

Our Compensation Program

The goalsobjectives of our executive compensation program are to:

 

align
üalign compensation with our business objectives, performance and stockholder interests,
ümotivate executive officers to enhance short-term results and long-term stockholder value,
üposition us competitively among the companies against which we recruit and compete for talent, and
üenable us to attract, reward and retain executive officers and other key employees who contribute to our long-term success.

 

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position us competitively among the companies against which we recruit and compete for talent, and

 

enable us to attract, reward and retain executive officers and other key employees who contribute to our long-term success.

How We Pay Our Executive Officers

We achieve these objectives primarily by employing the followingcore elements of pay for our executive officers:compensation programs as illustrated in the graphic below.

 

Executive Compensation Program Components Long-term Equity Incentives include our RSU and PBRSU programs which align executive incentives with the long-term interests of our stockholders Time-based Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) promote retention since executives must remain with the Company in order to enjoy the growth in equity value Performance-based Restricted Stock Units (PBRSUs) hold executives accountable for the long-term performance of the Company and time-based vesting at the end of the performance period focuses the executive on stock performance Annual Cash Incentive (eIP) aligns executive compensation

with annual Company and individual performance, and motivates executives to enhance annual results Base Salary re?ects the scope of executives’ roles and responsibilities and compensates for expected day-to-day performance Performance-based Incentives include our Annual Cash Incentive and PBRSUs which hold executives accountable for achieving performance targets

How We Pay Our CEO

The following graphics illustrate the predominance of equity incentives and performance-based components in Mr. Iannone’s 2020 target pay mix in our core compensation program. In addition to annual and long-term incentives in line with our core compensation program, in 2020, Mr. Iannone also received the one-time, new-hire compensation as outlined below in 2020 NEO Target Compensation – Determining 2020 Compensation for Our New CEO. These one-time, new-hire components are not reflected in the graphics below.

 

an annual cash incentive, and

Base Salary Annual Cash 7% 32% 13% 48% Incentive (eIP) Mr. Iannone’s compensation is highly weighted to Company performance. Over 93% of his compensation is based on Company performance goals or is otherwise at-risk based on the price of Company stock. RSUs PBRSUs 61% Performance-Based

2020 Target Compensation (USD$ in thousands)
Base Salary1,000 
Annual Cash Incentive (eIP)2,000*
Equity Awards12,000 

* Mr. Iannone’s offer letter agreement provided for a minimum 2020 eIP payout of $1,500,000.

 

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base salary.

OurExecutive Compensation   /   Compensation Discussion and Analysis

Incentive Compensation Correlates with Performance

In 2020, we continued to compensate our executive officers also participate in our broad-based retirement savings and benefit programs and receive limited perquisites.

For 2016, we chose to continue to useusing a mix of equity and cash compensation vehicles to compensate our executive officers. We also decided to increase the weight of performance-based restricted stock units (“PBRSUs”) and eliminate the use of stock options.vehicles. Our incentive compensation is dependent ontied to financial targets that the Compensation Committee believes correlate with operating performance over one- and multi-year performance periods and long-term stock performance. Performance targets are generally set in a manner consistent with the current year budget and multi-year strategic plan.

PlanPerformance MetricsCompensation Committee Rationale
Annual Cash
Incentive
(eIP)

·FX-neutral revenue (threshold)

·Non-GAAP net income

·Individual performance

·A minimum revenue threshold must be met before any incentive is paid

·Non-GAAP net income is directly affected by management decisions and provides the most widely followed measure of financial performance

PBRSUs

·FX-neutral revenue

·Non-GAAP operating margin dollars

·ROIC Modifier

·Payments Modifier (for 2019-2020 cycle)

·Key drivers of our long-term success and stockholder value, and directly affected by management decisions

·Incentivizes profitable growth and efficient use of capital

·Incentivizes achievement of establishment and acceleration of payments intermediation

 

38Annual Cash Incentive Plan Financial Goals and Plan Performance

The following graphs show the goals and results achieved for the 2020 performance period under the financial component of our eIP, which accounted for 75% of our NEOs’ award opportunities. In 2020, the eIP’s financial performance goals were adjusted to exclude the impacts of the StubHub business that was sold to viagogo in February 2020 and for the eBay Classifieds business, which we agreed to transfer to Adevinta in July 2020, as both business were classified as discontinued operations in our financial statements during 2020.

 


 

Threshold FX-neutral revenue (threshold) ($ billions) $8.011B $10.271B Non-GAAP net income ($ billions) Threshold Target Maximum $2.452B $1.700B $1.790B $1.933B

2020 eIP Financial Results

As discussed above, driven by the impacts of the pandemic and management performance, the Company dramatically exceeded financial expectations in 2020. FX-Neutral revenue surpassed the threshold requirement of the eIP by more than $2 billion, and Non-GAAP net income performance was more than 25% greater than the maximum performance hurdle. As a result, the financial component of the eIP paid out at 200% of target.

Historical eIP Payouts

The graphic below shows the payouts (as a percentage of target award values) for the financial component of the eIP for the prior three plan years. eIP payouts have remained tightly correlated to performance. Specifically, in 2018, the eIP financial component paid out at 78% when the FX-neutral revenue threshold was achieved and non-GAAP net income was below target. In both 2017 and 2019, the eIP financial component paid out at 122% when the FX-neutral revenue thresholds and non-GAAP net income targets were exceeded.

Average payout for 2019 122% prior three 2018 78% years 107% 2017 122%

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PBRSU Financial Goals and Performance

The following graphs show the goals and results achieved for the 2019-2020 performance period, which were used to calculate the performance vesting of PBRSUs at the end of the two-year performance period. Like the eIP performance goals, the PBRSU performance goals were adjusted to exclude the StubHub and eBay Classifieds businesses.

$20.76B $20.16B $18.7B $21.10B FX-neutral revenue ($ billions) Threshold Target Maximum $6.37B Non-GAAP operating margin dollars ($ billions) 24.6% Return on invested capital (modifier) (%) 17% 21.7% 26% $5.6B $5.90B $6.37B Payments Modifier -40pts 45pts >+45pts

2019-2020 PBRSU Financial Results

The Company’s financial performance dramatically exceeded expectations over the course of the 2019-2020 PBRSU performance period. Both FX-neutral revenue and Non-GAAP operating margin surpassed the maximum performance levels required by the Compensation Committee to earn the maximum 200% base payout. In addition, performance relative to the measures for both the return on invested capital modifier and the Payments Modifier yielded upward adjustments to the base payout percentage. As a result, the final payout percentage for this cycle of PBRSUs was 316% of the target awards.

Please note that due to transitions in our senior management team in 2020, not all NEOs received a 316% payout with respect to the 2019-2020 PBRSU cycle. Mr. Iannone joined the Company in 2020 and therefore did not receive an award of 2019-2020 PBRSUs. Because PBRSUs are only awarded to Senior Vice Presidents and above, Mr. Cring as a Vice President of the Company does not participate in the PBRSU program. Pursuant to Mr. Schenkel’s severance arrangement, he received cash compensation for the target value of his 2019-2020 PBRSUs. Pursuant to our Standard Severance Plan, Ms. Jones received cash compensation equal to half of her 2019-2020 PBRSUs payout, and the other half was forfeited under time-vesting restrictions.

Historical PBRSU Payouts

Throughout the history of the PBRSU program, payouts have remained tightly correlated to performance. The graphic below shows the payouts for the three PBRSU cycles prior to the recently completed 2019-2020 PBRSU cycle, specifically a 117% payout for the 2016-2017 PBRSU cycle when both target FX-neutral revenue and non-GAAP operating margin target goals were exceeded, and 86% payouts for the 2017-2018 and 2018-2019 cycles when the Company fell short of both target goals.

Average payout for 2018-2019 86% three prior 2017-2018 86% cycles 2016-2017 117% 96%

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Say-on-Pay Results and Stockholder Engagement

In 2020, our stockholders once again overwhelmingly approved our executive compensation program through the “say-on-pay” vote, with approximately 88% of the votes cast in favor. This is in line with the high stockholder support our executive compensation program received in both 2019 and 2018, each time with 90% or more of the votes cast in favor of the program.

Say-on-Pay 88% 2020 2019 2018 88% 90% 93%

We regularly review the Company’s compensation philosophy and executive compensation program to assess whether they continue to be properly aligned with our business goals, culture and, importantly, stockholder interests. We also engage with our stockholders at least twice a year to solicit feedback on our compensation philosophy and executive compensation program. In 2020, the Compensation Committee reviewed our programs on three occasions, including at our March meeting in connection with the appointment of Mr. Iannone. After conducting these reviews and considering the feedback received from stockholders, we determined that the Company’s executive compensation philosophy, compensation objectives, and overall program continue to be appropriate. With the introduction of the modifications approved during 2020 and 2021 (described above), the Compensation Committee determined that the core elements of our executive compensation program should remain in place for 2021.

Our Compensation Practices

We believe our compensation practices align with and support the goals of our executive compensation program and demonstrate our commitment to sound compensation and governance practices.

What We Do

What We Don’t Do

ü   Align executive compensation with the interests of our stockholders

·  Pay-for-performance emphasized

·Majority of total compensation comprises performance-based compensation

·Equity/cash compensation ratio significantly favors equity

·  Meaningful stock ownership requirements

ü   Avoid excessive risk-taking

·Robust clawback policy

·Multiple performance measures, caps on incentive payments, and overlapping two-year performance periods for PBRSU awards

ü   Adhere to compensation best practices

·Compensation benchmarked at or around the 50th percentile of peer group

·Independent compensation consultant engaged

·Limited perquisites for executive officers that are not available to all employees

   No tax gross-ups for change in control benefits

   No automatic “single- trigger” acceleration of equity awards upon a change in control

   No repricing or buyout of underwater stock options without stockholder approval

   No hedging and pledging transactions

CD&A Roadmap

Our Compensation Discussion and Analysis is presented as follows:

1Elements of Our Executive Compensation Program provides a description of our executive compensation practices, programs, and processes.
22020 NEO Target Compensation discusses how we determine the mix of the elements in our compensation program to achieve our total target compensation.
32020 Compensation Design and Determinations explains executive compensation decisions relating to the performance-based pay of our executive officers in 2020.
4Further Considerations for Setting Executive Compensation discusses the role of the Company’s compensation consultant, peer group considerations, and the impact of accounting and tax requirements on compensation.
5Severance and Change in Control Arrangements with Executive Officers and Clawbacks discusses the Company’s severance and change in control plans and other arrangements with executive officers.

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Elements of Our Executive Compensation Program

The following chart showsprovides a summary of the breakdowncore elements of 2016our 2020 executive compensation program.

Cash Short-Term Incentives Long-Term Incentives (Equity) Compensation Elements Performance Metrics Performance and Vesting Periods Why We Pay Base Salary o Assessment and Target Positioning Strategy o N/A o Rewards executives’ current contributions to the Company o Reflects the scope of executives’ roles and responsibilities Annual Cash Incentive Awards Threshold company performance measures: o FX-neutral revenue (threshold) o Non-GAAP net income (threshold) If BOTH thresholds are met, then payout based on o Total non-GAAP net income (75%) o Individual performance (25%) o Annual o Aligns executive compensation with annual Company and individual performance o Motivates executives to enhance annual results Equity Incentive Awards Time-based RSUs: o Time-based vesting only PBRSUs: o FX-neutral revenue o Non-GAAP operating margin dollars o Return on invested capital modifier o Payments modifier (for 2019-2020 PBRSU performance period) TSR PSUs (for Mr. Iannone only): o Total Shareholder Return relative to S&P 500 Time-based RSUs: o Quarterly vesting over a four-year period subject to continued employment PBRSUs: o For CEO and CFO: 100% PBRSU awards granted will vest more than 14 months following the end of the applicable two-year performance o For other NEOs: One-half of the PBRSUs vest in March following the end of the applicable performance period, and the other half of the award vests in March of the following year, more than 14 months following the completion of the performance period o Half earned over a two-year performance period and the other half earned over a three-year performance period o Aligns executive incentives with the long-term interests of our stockholders o Positions award guidelines at target level with the median of the market levels paid to peer group executives o Recognizes individual executive’s recent performance and potential future contributions o Retains executives for the long term o Provides a total compensation opportunity with payouts varying based on our operating and stock price performance o Directly links Mr. Iannone’s performance over two and three-year periods to the creation of stockholder value

We chose a mix of equity and cash compensation vehicles to compensate executive officers based on sustainable long-term value drivers of Company performance over one- and multi-year periods and individual contributions to the Company.

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Our executive officers were also eligible to receive a comprehensive set of benefits:

·health and welfare benefits plans;
·employee stock purchase plan;
·limited personal use of the corporate airplane (CEO and CFO only; with reimbursement required by the CFO and voluntarily provided by the CEO);
·broad-based 401(k) retirement savings plan and a VP and above deferred compensation plan (each plan is available to U.S.-based employees only); and
·certain other limited perquisites (such as IT and security services for our CEO).

We provide certain executive officers with limited perquisites and other personal benefits not available to all employees that we believe are reasonable and consistent with our overall compensation program and philosophy. These benefits are provided to enable the Company to attract and retain these executive officers. We periodically review the levels of these benefits provided to our executive officers.

The Compensation Committee encouraged Mr. Iannone (and Mr. Schenkel in the interim CEO position) to use the corporate airplane for personal travel to reduce possible security concerns. The Company does not grant bonuses to cover, reimburse, or otherwise “gross-up” any income tax owed for personal travel on the corporate airplane.

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2020 NEO Target Compensation

When making compensation decisions for our CEO, Devin Wenig,NEOs, the Compensation Committee evaluated each individual based on his or her leadership, competencies, innovation, and illustratesboth past and expected future contributions toward the predominance of equity incentivesCompany’s financial, strategic, and performance-based componentsother priorities. The Company’s performance was reflected in our executive compensation program.

DEVIN WENIGprogram, holding leadership accountable for Company performance.

 

Long-Term Equity Incentive Compensation

LOGO             The value of annual equity awards is determined within guidance that the Compensation Committee reviews on an annual basis for each position. This guidance is based on our desired pay positioning relative to companies with which we compete for talent. The midpoint of the guidance, or the median target award, reflects the 50th percentile of the competitive market.

In 2020, the Compensation Committee reviewed equity award guidance by position based on the following:

 

·equity compensation practices of technology companies in our peer group, as disclosed in their public filings (see page 65 for our 2020 peer group), and

Our 2016 Company Performance

·equity compensation practices for comparable technology companies that are included in proprietary third-party surveys.

As discussed

The Compensation Committee is also cognizant of dilution of our shareholders resulting from equity compensation, and it carefully considers share usage each year and sets an upper limit on the number of shares that can be used for equity compensation, including awards to executive officers and the overall employee population.

Each executive officer’s individual contribution and impact, projected level of contribution and impact in the future, and competitive positioning are considered using a score card when determining individual awards. The score card evaluates each executive with respect to factors, including business unit performance (or in the case of our CEO, Company performance), organizational development, and strategic and operational excellence. The retention value of current year awards and the total value of unvested equity from previous awards are also considered.

Based on CEO assessments and the score card evaluation, the Compensation Committee approved individual compensation arrangements for each NEO based on the factors and guidelines described above and in this section.

Annual Cash Incentive Compensation

The Compensation Committee also assesses annual cash incentive award opportunities against data from public filings of our peer group companies and general industry data for comparable technology companies that are included in proprietary third-party surveys, and it approves target annual cash incentive opportunities for our NEOs at approximately the 50th percentile based on that data. The Compensation Committee reviews market data annually, and periodically adjusts incentive opportunities to the extent necessary where our practices are inconsistent with such market data.

Base Salary

The Compensation Committee reviews market data annually and approves each executive officer’s base salary for the year. Increases, if any, generally become effective on or around April 1st of the year. We assess competitive market data on base salaries from public filings of our peer group companies and general industry data for comparable technology companies that are included in proprietary third-party surveys. When considering the competitive market data, we also recognize that the data is historical and does not necessarily reflect those companies’ current pay practices. We assess each executive officer’s base salary against the 50th percentile of the salaries paid to comparable executives at peer group companies and also consider individual performance, levels of responsibility, expertise, and prior experience in our evaluation of base salary adjustments.

Determining 2020 Compensation for Our New CEO

In 2020, we appointed our new CEO, Jamie Iannone, to lead the Company’s next chapter of growth and success. The Compensation Committee focused on developing a compelling compensation arrangement for Mr. Iannone that is consistent with our pay for performance philosophy and that would reward Mr. Iannone for creating shareholder value in both the short and long term. The Compensation Committee considered many factors in setting the various components of Mr. Iannone’s new- hire compensation arrangements, including the belief that Mr. Iannone’s track record of innovation, execution, and operational excellence would drive Company performance.

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Mr. Iannone’s 2020 compensation package includes customary elements of our compensation program (salary, annual cash incentive and $12,000,000 in equity incentives consisting of 40% RSUs and 60% PBRSUs). In addition, Mr. Iannone’s 2020 compensation package includes transition compensation components, including $5,000,000 in cash compensation (paid over two years) and $11,000,000 in equity awards. These components were designed to entice Mr. Iannone to join eBay, to deliver take-home compensation in the first years of Mr. Iannone’s tenure approximating that of a CEO in our peer group and to compensate for value he forfeited when leaving his prior employer. RSUs represent $6,500,000 of Mr. Iannone’s transition equity and, notably, $4,500,000 was granted in the form of TSR PSUs. The TSR PSUs are a new form of award designed specifically for Mr. Iannone to provide a strong incentive based on performance goals relating to eBay’s total shareholder return performance relative to that of the S&P 500 index. We discuss the design of each of these compensation elements in more detail below under 2020 Incentive Compensation Design and Determinations.

The graphic below details Mr. Iannone’s target annual compensation for 2020 without regard to the one-time, transition equity or cash awards.

Name

2020 Base

Salary

Year-
Over-Year
Change for
Base Salary

($)

2020 Target
Annual Cash
Incentive
Award

Year-Over-
Year Change
for Target
Annual Cash
Incentive

Award

($)

2020 Target

Value of
Equity
Awards

($)

Year-Over-
Year Change
for Target
Value of
Equity Awards
($)

Mr. Iannone$1,000,000N/A200%N/A$12,000,000N/A

Target Value of Equity Awards, Target Cash Incentive Award, and Salary for Other NEOs

The Compensation Committee considered many factors in approving the various components of the other NEOs’ compensation, including those set forth below, using a score card as described above. In evaluating performance against these factors, the Compensation Committee assigned no specific weighting to any one of the factors, instead evaluating individual performance in a holistic manner:

·Performance against target financial results for the NEO’s business unit or function
·Defining business unit or function strategy and executing against relevant goals
·Recognition of the interconnection between the eBay business units and functions and the degree to which the NEO supported and drove the success of other business units or functions and the overall business
·Driving innovation and execution for the business unit or function
·Organization development, including hiring, developing, and retaining the senior leadership team of the business unit or function
·Achievement of strategic or operational objectives, including control of costs in an environmentally and socially responsible manner

The Compensation Committee reviewed and approved the target value of equity awards, target annual cash incentive award, and salary for our NEOs based on available market data as well as Company and individual performance.

With the Board’s appointment of Mr. Schenkel to the Interim CEO role and Mr. Cring to the Interim CFO role, the Compensation Committee focused on incentivizing them for leading the Company during the transition while remaining committed to the philosophy of tying compensation to Company performance. With respect to Mr. Schenkel and Mr. Cring, starting in October 2019, we implemented a special pay structure in the form of monthly performance bonuses designed to align their cash compensation to their interim roles ($125,000 for Mr. Schenkel and $70,000 for Mr. Cring).

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The Compensation Committee limits the use of out-of-cycle compensation for executive officers to extraordinary circumstances only. In recognition of Mr. Cring serving as interim CFO for the full 2020 fiscal year, the Compensation Committee approved an adjustment to the amount of the monthly performance bonuses for 2020 to recognize the actual Company and individual performance under the eIP. The adjustment to the 2020 monthly performance bonuses was a one-time payment of $432,000.

The following table shows target compensation for our NEOs other than Mr. Iannone:

Name

 

2020

Annual Base

Salary

  

Year-
Over-Year
Change for
Base Salary

($)

  

2020 Target
Annual Cash
Incentive

Award

  Year-Over-
Year Change
for Target
Annual Cash
Incentive
Award
($)
 

2020 Target

Value of
Equity
Awards

($)

  Year-Over-
Year Change
for Target
Value of
Equity
Awards
($)
 
Mr. Cring $455,000(1)  3.4%   55%               No Change $2,500,000(2)  79%(3)
Mr. Lee $692,550(4)  2.6%   75%  No Change $5,500,000(5)  29%
Mr. Thompson $645,000   3.2%   65%  No Change $5,000,000(5)  25%(6)
Ms. Yetto $695,000   3.0%   75%  No Change $4,500,000(5)  50%(7)
Mr. Schenkel $750,000(1)  No Change   100%  No Change $10,000,000(5)(8)  83%
Ms. Jones $620,000   3.3%   75%  No Change $3,500,000(5)  66%

(1)Does not include monthly performance bonuses.
(2)Reflects 100% RSUs since Mr. Cring is not eligible for the PBRSU program due to his position as a VP.
(3)In 2019. Mr. Cring received a supplemental grant of RSUs in the amount of $3,000,000 in recognition of the additional responsibilities of the Interim CFO position. The year over year value increase does not reflect this one-time award in 2019.
(4)Mr. Lee’s base salary is reported in U.S. dollars on an FX-neutral basis.
(5)For the PBRSU portion of the award, if performance targets are met, 50% of the achieved portion of the award will vest on March 15, 2021 and the remaining 50% of the achieved portion of the award will vest on March 15, 2022.
(6)In 2019, Mr. Thompson received a new hire grant of RSUs in the amount of $4,000,000 that was a one-time award, in addition to his target Annual award of $4,000,000. The year over year value increase does not reflect this one-time award in 2019.
(7)In 2019. Ms. Yetto received a supplemental grant of PBRSUs in the amount of $1,500,000 and supplemental grant of RSUs in the amount of $1,500,000 to recognize the critical nature of the Chief People Officer role. The year over year value increase does not reflect these one-time awards in 2019.
(8)In 2019. Mr. Schenkel received a supplemental grant of PBRSUs in the amount of $4,000,000 and RSUs in the amount of $4,000,000 in recognition of the additional responsibilities of the Interim CEO position. The year over year value increase does not reflect these one-time awards in 2019.

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2020 Compensation Design and Determinations

Our executive compensation program is highly performance-based, with payouts for elements under the performance-based program dependent on meeting financial and operational targets over one- and multi-yeardesignated performance periods. For 2016,2020, we selected financial metrics and targets that the Compensation Committee believes incentivize our management team to achieve our strategic objectives and drive the Company’s financial performance and long-term stock performance, including FX-neutral revenue, non-GAAP operating margin dollars, return on invested capital, payment intermediation usage and non-GAAP net income.

In 2016, we made great progress against our key strategic priorities to drive the best choice, the most relevance, and the most powerful selling platform. To drive the best choice

New-Hire Compensation Design for our consumers, we actively managed inventory, marketed around key retail moments, and launched integrations with partners to help enable small- and medium-sized merchants scale their businesses on eBay. We developed and began to roll out new consumer experiences to deliver a relevant shopping experience that is built on our structured data re-platforming effort. We also made a number of platform improvements that are designed to build the most powerful selling platform, including launching our Seller Hub product, releasing a revamped set of seller APIs, and improving our listing flows.Mr. Iannone

The following charts showCompensation Committee was deliberate in the Company’s 2016 financial resultscreation of a new-hire compensation arrangement that impactedwould reward Mr. Iannone for creating shareholder value. In addition to the Company’s executivecore elements of our compensation program.

2015-2016 Performance-Based Restricted Stock Unit (“PBRSU”) Program

Awards were earned at 126% of target based on Company performance:

Foreign-exchange neutral
(FX-neutral) revenue ($ billions)
Non-GAAP operating margin
dollars ($ billions)
Return on Invested Capital (%)
Modifier
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2016 Annual Cash Incentive Award (the eBay Incentive Plan (eIP))

Company performance component paid at 112% of target based onCommittee granted the following performance:

FX-neutral revenue
($ billions)
Non-GAAP net income
($ billions)
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Our Compensation Practices

We believe our compensation practices align with and support the goals of our executive compensation program and demonstrate our commitmentone-time, transition awards to sound compensation and governance practices.

What We DoWhat We Don’t Do

We align executive compensation with the interests of our stockholders

  Emphasize pay-for-performance alignment

  Deliver a majority of total compensation opportunity through performance-based compensation: PBRSUs and annual cash incentives

  Set meaningful stock ownership requirements for executive officers

We avoid excessive risk-taking

  Maintain a clawback policy

  Use multiple performance measures, caps on incentive payments, and overlapping two-year performance periods for PBRSU awards

We adhere to compensation best practices

  Retain an independent compensation consultant for the Compensation Committee

  Prohibit hedging and pledging transactions by executive officers and directors

  Provide only limited perquisites to executive officers that are not available to all employees

×        Tax gross-ups for change in control benefits

×        Automatic “single trigger” acceleration of equity upon a change in control

×        Repricing or buyout of underwater stock options without stockholder approval

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Compensation Discussion and Analysis |IntroductionMr. Iannone:

 

IntroductionTSR PSUs.

This Compensation DiscussionA TSR PSU award was granted valued at a target value of $4,500,000, 50% of which may be earned over a two- year performance period and Analysis is presented as follows:

Elements of Our Executive Compensation Program provides a description of our executive compensation practices, programs, and processes.

Compensation Decisions for 2016 explains executive compensation decisions made for 2016.

2016 Business Results highlights results50% of which may be earned over a three-year performance period. In each case, TSR PSUs may be earned based on performance goals relating to eBay’s total shareholder return relative to that affected executive compensation.

Severance and Change in Control Arrangements with Executive Officers and Clawbacks discusses the Company’s severance and change in control plans and other arrangements with executive officers.

Further Considerations for Setting Executive Compensation discusses the role of the Company’s compensation consultant, peer group considerations, and the impact of accounting and tax requirements on compensation.

This Compensation Discussion and Analysis describes the compensation of our “named executive officers” (“NEOs”) for 2016:

Devin Wenig, President and Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”)

Scott Schenkel, Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”)

Stephen Fisher, Senior Vice President, Chief Technology Officer

Harry Lawton, Senior Vice President, North America

Raymond Pittman, Senior Vice President, Chief Product Officer

Review of Elements of Executive Compensation Program; 2016 “Say on Pay” Vote and Investor Feedback

We conducted an extensive review of the Company’s compensation philosophyS&P 500 index and executive compensation program for 2016 to assess whether theyMr. Iannone’s continued to be properly aligned with our business goals, culture and, importantly, stockholder interests. After conducting this review and considering the feedback received during the Company’s regular engagement with stockholders by management of the Company and members of the Board, we determined that the Company’s executive compensation philosophy, compensation objectives, and overall program continued to be appropriate. In addition, we decided to increase the weight of PBRSUs and eliminate stock options from the mix of equity for our executive officers.

In 2016, our stockholders once again overwhelmingly approved our executive compensation programemployment through the “say on pay” vote, with 93%end of the votes cast in favor. As a result, the Compensation Committee did not make any specific changeseach performance period. The number of TSR PSUs earned will be equal to the Company’s executive compensation program in responsetarget number of TSR PSUs granted multiplied by the applicable vesting percentage correlated to the 2016 “say on pay” vote.

  Elements of Our Executive Compensation Program

The goals of our executive compensation program are to:

align compensationrelative TSR percentile for the measurement period in accordance with our business objectives, performance, and stockholder interests,

motivate executive officers to enhance short-term results and long-term stockholder value,

position us competitively among the companies against which we recruit and competetable set forth below. No PSUs will be earned if the relative TSR percentile for talent, and

enable us to attract, reward, and retain executive officers and other key employees who contribute to our long-term success.

To achieve these goals, we have three principal components of our executive compensation program: equity compensation, an annual cash incentive, and base salary. We seek to ensure that total compensation for our executive officersthe measurement period is heavily weighted to variable, performance-based compensation by delivering a majority of compensation inbelow the form of PBRSUs and annual cash incentives.

Compensation Discussion and Analysis |Elements of Our Executive Compensation Program

The Compensation Dashboard below provides a snapshot of the key elements of our 2016 executive compensation program and describes why each element is provided. Additional information about these key elements is included in the sections following the dashboard.

COMPENSATION DASHBOARD

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Short-Term IncentivesLong-Term IncentivesBenefits
CashEquity

Base Salary

Annual Cash Incentive Awards

 Aligns executive incentives with the long-term interests of our stockholders

 Positions award guidelines at target level with the median of the market levels paid to peer group executives

 Recognizes individual executive’s recent performance and potential future contributions

 Retains executives for the long term

 Provides a total compensation opportunity with payouts varying based on our operating and stock price performance

 Health and welfare benefit plans

 Employee stock purchase plan

 Retirement savings plans

 Deferred compensation plan

 Limited personal use of the corporate airplane with reimbursement required (CEO and CFO only)

 Certain other limited perquisites

 Rewards individuals’ current contributions to the Company

 Reflects the scope of their roles and responsibilities

 Compensates for expected day-to-day performance

 Aligns executive compensation with annual Company and individual performance

 Motivates executives to enhance annual results

We chose a mix of equity and cash compensation vehicles to compensate executive officers based on long-term value drivers of Company performance over one- and multi-year periods and individual contributions to the Company. Our executive officers also were eligible to participate in our broad-based retirement savings (which include a 401(k) program open to all employees in the United States and an unmatched deferred compensation program available to vice presidents and above in the United States) and benefit programs and received limited perquisites.

Compensation Discussion and Analysis |Elements of Our Executive Compensation Programthreshold level specified below.

 

 

Performance LevelsRelative TSR PercentileApplicable Vesting Percentage

Equity Incentive AwardsBelow Threshold

Below 25th0%
Threshold25th50%
Target50th100%
Maximum75th or above200%

Beginning in 2016, we decided

RSUs. An RSU award was granted at a value of $6,500,000. This RSU award vests over two years, 50% on the first anniversary of the date of grant and 50% on the second anniversary of the date of grant, subject to increaseMr. Iannone’s continued employment.

New-Hire Cash. The Company paid a 2020 equity transition/buyout payment of $3,500,000, subject to repayment upon Mr. Iannone’s termination of employment for cause or resignation other than for good reason within one year after his hire. On the weightfirst anniversary of PBRSUs and eliminate stock options fromMr. Iannone’s hire date, the mixCompany will pay an equity transition/bonus payment of equity$1,500,000, subject to repayment upon Mr. Iannone’s termination of employment for our executive officers.cause or resignation other than for good reason prior to the second anniversary of his hire date, less 1/24th for every full month of active employment following his hire date.

For 2016, once the valuediscussion of the Compensation Committee’s determinations in granting these awards, please see 2020 NEO Target Compensation – Determining 2020 Compensation for Our New CEO above.

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2020 Long-Term Equity Incentive Awards

In 2020, our NEOs received equity-related compensation as part of the Company’s standard annual equity incentive awards has been set for each executive officer,award. In general, the formula used to allocate the annual target equity awards is as follows:

 

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Annual Equity Awards: Value

The value of annual equity awards is determined within guidelines that the Compensation Committee approves on an annual basis for each position. These guidelines are based on our desired pay positioning relative to companies with which we compete for talent. The midpoint of the guidelines, or the median target award, reflects the 50th percentile of the competitive market.

In 2016, the Compensation Committee approved equity award guidelines by position based on the following:60% PBRSUs 40% Time-based RSUs

 

equity compensation practices of technology companies in our peer group, as disclosed in their public filings (see page 57 for our 2016 peer group), and

equity compensation practices for comparable technology companies that are included in proprietary third-party surveys.

The Compensation Committee is also cognizant of dilution resulting from equity compensation, and so it carefully considers share usage each year and sets an upper limit on the number of shares that can be used for equity compensation, including awards to executive officers and the overall employee population.Time-based RSUs

Each executive officer’s individual contribution and impact, projected levelofficer receives a portion of contribution and impact inhis or her annual equity award as a grant of RSUs that vest on a quarterly basis over a four-year period subject to continued employment. For newly hired executive officers, 25% of the future, and competitive positioning are considered when determining individual awards. The retention valueinitial grant of current year awardsRSUs vest on the first anniversary of the date of grant and the total value of unvested equity from previous awards are also considered. The individual awards can be higher or lower thanremainder vest on a quarterly schedule. This vesting schedule is aligned with market practice and helps enable the median target award by an amount ranging from zeroCompany to three times the median target award. The Compensation Committee limits the use of special equity-related compensation for executive officers to extraordinary circumstances only. In 2016, none of our NEOs received equity-related compensation beyond the standard annual equity award.remain competitive in attracting talent.

PBRSU Program

Plan Design and Performance Periods.The PBRSU Program is a key component of the annual equity compensation for each executive officer. At the beginning of each performance period, executive officers receive PBRSU grants that are subject to performance- and time-based vesting requirements.

Compensation Discussion and Analysis |Elements of Our Executive Compensation Program

Performance Period and Vesting

 

Each PBRSU cycle has a two-year performance period. The performance goals for each cycle are approved by the Compensation Committee at the beginning of the performance period. Each executive officer is awarded a target number of shares subject to the PBRSU award at the beginning of the performance period. PBRSU awards granted in 2020 are based on the 2020-2021 performance cycle.

 

The post-performance-period vesting feature subjects 100% of the CEO and CFO PBRSU awards to at least three years of stock price volatility before the shares vest.

If the Company’s actual performance exceeds or falls short of the target performance goals, the actual number of shares subject to the PBRSU award will be increased or decreased formulaically.

Under the PBRSU program, under which PBRSUs are awarded to executives at the level of Senior Vice President and above, 100% of any PBRSU awards granted to ourthe CEO and CFO will vest, if at all, more than 14 months following the end of the applicable two-year performance period. This provision subjects 100% of the CEO and CFO PBRSU awards to a full three years of stock price volatility before the shares vest. For all executive officersSVPs other than the CEO and CFO, one-half of the PBRSUs vest in March following the end of the applicable performance period, and the other half of the award vests in March of the following year, more than one full year14 months following the completion of the performance period. The Compensation Committee believes that the post-performance periodpost- performance-period vesting feature of the PBRSUs provides an important mechanism that helps to retain executive officers and align their interests with long-term stockholder value.

 

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Performance Measures and Rationale.Rationale

As discussed above, the number of shares subject to a target PBRSU award are adjusted based on whether the Company’s actual performance exceeds or falls short of the target performance goals for the applicable performance period.

Compensation Discussion and Analysis |Elements of Our Executive Compensation Program

 

The following table outlines the performance measures for the 2015-20162019-2020 and 2016-20172020-2021 performance periods and the rationale for their selection:

Performance Measures

FX-neutral revenue(1)selection.

 

Performance Measures

FX-neutral revenue(1)— weighted 50% of award opportunity with a payout range of 0% to 200% of target (50% at threshold, 100% at target and 200% at maximum performance)

Non-GAAP operating margin dollars(2) — weighted 50% of award opportunity with a payout range of 0% to 200% of target (50% at threshold, 100% at target and 200% at maximum performance)

 

Return on invested capital (modifier)— can modify awards earned based on FX-neutral revenue and Non-GAAP operating margin up or down by as much as 20%

 

Payments (modifier)(3)— had the ability to adjust the total modification upwards to a maximum modification of 65% and downwards to a maximum of negative 60%

Rationale

The Compensation Committee believes these measures are key drivers of our long-term business success and stockholder value, and are directly affected by the decisions of the Company’s management.

 

Both FX-neutral revenue and non-GAAP operating margin dollars measures are used to help ensure that leaders are accountable for driving profitable growth, and making appropriate tradeoffs between investments that increase operating expense and future growth in revenue.

 

The return on invested capital modifier is used to hold leaders accountable for the efficient use of capital.

 

Starting in 2018, we added the Payments Modifier to the PBRSU Program design. The Payments Modifier was used in the 2019-2020 performance cycle to incentivize the senior leadership team to work cross-functionally on a critical growth initiative and profit driver that impacts multiple areas of the business. Given the importance of the success of the Managed Payments initiative to the Company’s success generally, as well as the priority placed on this initiative in the Company’s operational strategy for 2019 and 2020, our Compensation Committee determined that payout of PBRSUs should be subject to achievement in growing the use of our intermediation platform, as well as our existing Company financial performance metrics. The 2020-2021 PBRSUs do not contain a Payments Modifier as we believe, given the success and growth of the platform, that the other metrics will now accurately capture the performance of the Managed Payments initiative.

Targets

The two-year performance targets are generally set in a manner consistent with the current year budget and multi-year strategic plan.

At the time the performance targets were set, the target goals were designed to be achievable with strong management performance, while the maximum goals were designed to be very difficult to achieve.

 

(1)Calculated on a fixed foreign exchange basis (referred to as FX-neutral).basis.

(2)Non-GAAP operating margin dollars excludes certain items, primarily stock-based compensation expense and related employer payroll taxes, amortization of acquired intangible assets, impairment of goodwill, separation expenses, and certain one-time gains, losses and/or expenses.
(3)Applicable only to the 2018-2019 and 2019-2020 PBRSU cycles. Measures performance based on market launch thresholds and then percentage of intermediated GMV.

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Calculation Mechanics

To receive any shares subject to a PBRSU award, at least one of the FX-neutral revenue or non-GAAP operating margin dollars minimum performance thresholds must be met. Each of the minimum performance thresholds are independent and, if any of the FX-neutral revenue or non-GAAP operating margin dollar performance thresholds are met, the award is adjusted with respect to that performance measure in accordance with the percentages outlined in the illustration below.above. If the minimum performance threshold for either FX-neutral revenue or non-GAAP operating margin dollars is not met, then no shares are awarded for that performance measure. At the time the performance targets were set, the target goals were designed to be achievable with strong management performance, while the maximum goals were designed to be very difficult to achieve.

The following chart shows the minimum, target, and maximum payout percentage for FX-neutral revenue and non-GAAP operating margin dollars:

   Minimum  Target  Maximum

FX-neutral revenue

    25%    50%    100%

Non-GAAP operating margin dollars

    25%    50%    100%

The number of shares awarded is determined by comparing our actual performance for FX-neutral revenue and non-GAAP operating margin dollars over the performance period against the minimum, target, and maximum performance levels and converting the result into a payout percentage. The FX-neutral revenue and non-GAAP operating margin dollars measures are then added together and this total is multiplied by the third measure, return on invested capital, with the modification multiplier determined in accordance with the table below:

   Minimum  Target  Maximum

Return on invested capital (modifier)

    80%    100%    120%

The target award is multiplied by the percentage resulting from this calculation to determine the actual number of PBRSUs awarded. The Compensation Committee may approve adjustments to the calculations of the performance measures due to material events not contemplated at the time the targets were set (such as major acquisitions)acquisitions or unusual or extraordinary corporate transactions, events, or developments) and the Compensation Committee may apply negative discretion to reduce the

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payout levels of the awards. Shares that vest under

The 2019-2020 PBRSU performance cycle reflected the impact of the Payments Modifier, which provided the possibility of a maximum payout of 330%. The 2020-2021 PBRSU awards aredo not include a Payments Modifier which means awards will range from 0% to 240% of the initial grant, based on eBay’s FX-neutral revenue, non-GAAP operating margin dollars, and return on invested capital for the two-year performance period.grant.

 

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FX-neutral revenue Payout (50% - 200%) x .5 + Non-GAAP operating $ margin Payout (50% - 200%) x .5 Modifier (80% - 120%) = Total Payout % (0% - 240%)* Total Payout % Target Shares Awarded = Total Shares Earned (subject to additional vesting periods) * The potential range of modification for the 2019-2020 PBRSU performance cycle was 40% to 165% due to the inclusion of the Payment Modifier, which provided for a possible payout range of 0% to 330%.

2020-2021 PBRSU Timeline

March 15 50% vesting for all NEOs except CEO and CFO March 15 100% vesting for CEO and CFO 50% vesting for all other NEOs 2020-2021 Performance Period 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

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2019-2020 PBRSU Cycle Performance and Shares Earned

As discussed in the Executive Summary above, each executive officer receives a portion of his or her equity award as a grant of RSUs that vest over a four-yearthe Company’s financial performance during the 2019-2020 performance cycle was extraordinary. The following graphic illustrates the payout calculation for the 2019-2020 PBRUSs based on performance above maximum for both the Revenue and Operating Margin measures, and upward modification under both the Return on Invested Capital modifier and the Payments Modifier:

FX-neutral revenue (200% x .5) = 100% Non-GAAP operating Payout % (200% x .5) = 100% = 200% Modifier Adjustment % (ROIC + Payments) = 158% Total Payout % 316%

For the 2019-2020 performance period, subjectactual awards under the PBRSU Program could range from 0% to continued employment. Beginning with awards granted on or after February 15, 2016, we moved from annual vesting over four years to quarterly vesting over four years. For newly hired executive officers, 25%330% of the initial grant of time-based RSUs vesttarget awards. Based on the first anniversaryCompany’s financial performance during the 2019-2020 performance period, the PBRSU payout percentage was 316% of target and our NEOs received the date of grant and the remainder vest on the quarterly schedule. This change is aligned with the current market practices of many companies in our peer group and will help enable the Company to remain competitive in attracting talent.following awards:

Name

Percentage of

Target

Target
Shares

Shares
Awarded for
2019-2020

Performance

Cycle

Vesting Schedule

Mr. Iannone*N/AN/AN/AN/A
Mr. Cring**N/AN/AN/AN/A
Mr. Lee316%91,080287,81350% on March 15, 2021; 50% on March 15, 2022
Mr. Thompson316%59,729188,74450% on March 15, 2021; 50% on March 15, 2022
Ms. Yetto***316%106,891337,776N/A

 

*Due to his hire date, Mr. Iannone did not receive a grant for the 2019-2020 PBRSU performance period.

Annual Cash Incentive Awards (the eBay Incentive Plan (eIP))

**Mr. Cring is not eligible for our PBRSU program due to his position as VP.
***Ms. Yetto departed the Company in March 2021. In accordance with the terms of the Ms. Yetto’s offer letter agreement, her 2019-2020 PBRSU award was deemed earned prior to her separation date using actual Company performance, and such shares were paid to her in a cash lump sum using certain value assumptions.

In accordance with the terms of Mr. Schenkel’s offer letter agreement, his 2019-2020 PBRSU award was deemed earned prior to his separation date assuming achievement of target performance, and such shares were paid to him in a cash lump sum using certain value assumptions. In accordance with our Standard Severance Plan, for the 2019-2020 PBRSU performance period, Ms. Jones received a cash payment equal to 50% of the earned shares based on actual Company performance. Please see discussion below under Severance and Change in Control Arrangements with Executive Officers and Clawbacks.

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2020 Annual Cash Incentive Awards (eIP)

Plan Design and Performance Period.

The eBay Incentive Plan (“eIP”)eIP is a broad-based short-term cash incentive plan. The Compensation Committee has set an annual performance period under the plan.

The plan is designed to support a tight link between

In the first quarter of the year, the Compensation Committee approves Company performance measures based on business criteria and any incentive payouts. The annual cash incentives payable for 2016 had both a FX-neutral revenue threshold and a non-GAAP net income minimumtarget levels of performance. After the end of each year, the Compensation Committee approves the actual performance threshold. Unless both of these minimum performance thresholds are met, there is no incentive payout. If both minimum performance thresholds are met,against the Company uses total non-GAAP net incomefinancial performance measures to determine the payout percentage of the Company financial performance componentfor that portion of the annual cash incentive.

Additionally, if the minimum performance thresholds are met, 75% of executive officers’ payouts under the plan are based on the Company’s performance as described above. To facilitate differentiation based on individual performance, the remaining 25% of awards are based on individual performance. As discussed in more detail below, the Compensation Committee considers many factors in determining the CEO’s individual performance, but does not assign specific weighting to these factors. The CEO partners with the Compensation Committee to similarly assess the individual performance of the other executive officers. In circumstances where the Company’s financial performance is above its minimum performance threshold but below the target performance threshold, a modifier is applied to the individual performance component to reduce it proportionately based on the Company financial performance component. For example, if the Company exceeded the FX-neutral revenue minimum performance threshold but total non-GAAP net income was 90% of the target performance threshold, then the individual performance component would be calculated as follows: target incentive amount x 25% x individual performance score x 90%. The maximum payout for both the Company financial performance and the individual performance components of the annual incentive plan is 200% of target.

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Performance Measures and Rationale.Rationale

The following table provides information on the Company performance measures set in 20162020 and rationale for their selection:

 

Performance Measures(1)

RationaleTarget

Company financial performance measure

FX-neutral revenue (threshold)

The Compensation Committee believes that a minimum revenue threshold should be met before any cash incentive is paid. Once the minimum revenue threshold has been met, the Company financial performance component of the annual cash incentive payment is paid based on results in relation to the Non-GAAPnon-GAAP net income goal.

Targets are set based primarily on the Company’s Board-approved budget for the year.

Non-GAAP net income(2)

Non-GAAP net income is the key measure of short- and intermediate-term results for the Company given that it can be directly affected by the decisions of the Company’s management and provides the most widely followed measure of financial performance.

Individual measure

Targets are set based primarily on the Company’s Board-approved budget for the year.

Individual measure

Individual performance

The Compensation Committee believes that a portion of the compensation payable under this plan should be differentiated based on individual performance for which a review is conducted at the end of the year.

·CEO’s assessment of the individual performance of the executive officers who are his direct reports.

·In making its determination of the individual performance of each executive officer, the Compensation Committee does not give any specific weighting to individual goals.

·  A downward modifier to individual performance is applied if the Company fails to achieve target performance, regardless of individual goal achievement.

 

(1)Both minimum FX-neutral revenue and minimum non-GAAP net income performance thresholds must be met in order for there to be any incentive payout based on Company performance or individual performance, with the payout level for Company financial performance component based on the amount of non-GAAP net income.

(2)Non-GAAP net income excludes certain items, primarily stock-based compensation expense and related employer payroll taxes, amortization or impairment of acquired intangible assets, impairment of goodwill, amortization of the deferred tax asset associated with the realignment of itsthe Company’s legal structure and related foreign exchange effects, significant gains or losses and transaction expenses from the acquisition or disposal of a business and certain gains or losses on investments. Non-GAAP net income is calculated quarterly, is publicly disclosed as part of our quarterly earnings releases, and is a basis of third-party analysts’ estimates of the Company’s results.

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Executive Compensation   /   Compensation Discussion and Targets.Analysis In the first quarter of the year, the Compensation Committee approves

Calculation Mechanics

The plan is designed to support a tight link between Company performance measures based on business criteria and target levels of performance. Targets are set based primarily on the Company’s Board-approved budget for the year.

any incentive payouts. The Compensation Committee also assesses annual cash incentives payable for 2020 had both a FX-neutral revenue threshold and a non-GAAP net income minimum performance threshold. Unless both of these minimum performance thresholds are met, there is no incentive award opportunities against data from public filings of our peer group companies and general industry data for comparable technology companies thatpayout. If both minimum performance thresholds are included in proprietary third-party surveys, and it approves target annual cash incentive opportunities for our NEOs at approximately the 50th percentile based on that data. We review market data annually, but only periodically adjust incentive opportunities.

After the end of each year, the Compensation Committee approves the actual performance againstmet, the Company financial performance measuresuses total non-GAAP net income to determine the payout percentage for that portionof the Company financial performance component of the annual cash incentive plan. (from 50% at threshold to 200% for maximum performance). When the minimum performance thresholds are met, 75% of executive officers’ payouts under the plan are based on the Company’s performance as described above and, to facilitate differentiation based on individual performance, the remaining 25% of awards are generally based on individual performance.

As discussed in more detail below, the Compensation Committee considers many factors in determining the CEO’s individual performance, but does not assign specific weighting to these factors. The CEO partners with the Compensation Committee to similarly assess the individual performance of the other executive officers. Consistent with our commitment to aligning executive compensation with Company performance, in circumstances where the Company’s financial performance is above its minimum performance threshold and below the target performance threshold, a modifier is applied to the individual performance component to reduce it proportionately based on the Company financial performance component. For example, if the Company exceeded the FX-neutral revenue minimum performance threshold and total non-GAAP net income was 90% of the target performance threshold, then the individual performance component would be reduced by 10%. The maximum payout for both the individual performance component of the annual incentive plan is 200% of target.

Individual Performance

With respect to individual performance, our CEO presents the Compensation Committee with his assessment of the individual performance of the executive officers who are his direct reports and recommends a bonus payout percentage for the individual performance component of the annual incentive plan based on his assessment. The Compensation Committee reviews his assessments and payout recommendations, along with the score card evaluation and makes a subjective determination of the level of individual performance and payouts for each of those executive officers. In addition, the Compensation Committee (with input from the ChairmanChair of the Board and other independent members of the Board) makes a subjective determination of the individual performance of the CEO. In making its determination of the individual performance of each executive officer, the Compensation Committee does not give any specific weighting to individual goals.

Base Salary

Assessment and Target Positioning Strategy. We review market data and approve each executive officer’s base salary for In addition, as described above, when the year. Increases generally become effective on or around April 1stCompany fails to achieve target performance, a downward modifier is applied to individual performance regardless of the year. We assess competitive market data on base salaries from public filings of our peer group companies and general industry data for comparable technology companies that are includedindividual goal achievement in proprietary third-party surveys. When considering the competitive market data, we also recognize that the data is historical and does not necessarily reflect those companies’ current pay practices. We assess each executive officer’s base salary

Compensation Discussion and Analysis |Compensation Decisions for 2016order to take a more holistic approach to assessing performance.

 

against2020 Performance and Payouts

We discuss the 50th percentile of the salaries paid to comparable executives at peer group companies and also consider individual performance, levels of responsibility, expertise, and prior experience in our evaluation of base salary adjustments.

Perquisites

We provide certain executive officers with limited perquisites and other personal benefits not available to all employees that we believe are reasonable and consistent with our overall compensation program and philosophy. These benefits are provided to enable the Company to attract and retain these executive officers. We periodically review the levels of these benefits provided to our executive officers.

Mr. Wenig and Mr. Schenkel have access to the corporate airplane for up to 50 hours and 20 hours of personal use, respectively, subject to Mr. Wenig and Mr. Schenkel fully reimbursing the Company for the incremental costs associated with such use. The Company does not grant bonuses to cover, reimburse, or otherwise “gross-up” any income tax owed for personal travel on the corporate airplane.

  Compensation Decisions for 2016

When making compensation decisions for our NEOs, the Compensation Committee evaluated each individual based on his or her leadership, competencies, innovation, and both past and expected future contributions toward the Company’s financial strategic, and other priorities. Under the leadership of Mr. Wenig, the Company made solid progress during the year against its long-term strategic plan as it began to deliver on its commitment to drive the best choice, the most relevance, and the most powerful selling platform. At the same time, Mr. Wenig and his leadership team focused on building a values-based culture that is inventive, bold, courageous, diverse and inclusive.

In addition, the Compensation Committee considered retention concerns as well as the total value of each NEO’s unvested equity awards. Based on its assessment, the Compensation Committee approved individual compensation arrangements for each NEO based on the factors and guidelines described above and in this section.

Determining 2016 Target Compensation for our CEO

The Compensation Committee takes a multi-year view of Mr. Wenig’s total compensation, with the objective of rewarding his leadership of the Company and tying his compensation to Company results and stock price performance. In doing so, the Compensation Committee has sought to focus Mr. Wenig’s attention on the longer-term performance of the Company.

The Compensation Committee considered many factors in setting the various components of Mr. Wenig’s compensation, including the factors set forth below. In evaluating performance against these factors, the Compensation Committee assigned no specific weighting to these factors and it evaluated individual performance in a holistic manner.

Providing leadership and vision to improve eBay’s position as a leading ecommerce player

Execution against the Company’s long-term strategic plan to drive the best choice, the most relevance, and the most powerful selling platform

Driving innovation and execution across eBay

Performance against target financial goals and operating goals including initiatives related to structured data, the shopping experience, mobile applications, and shipping

Building an excellent executive management team and a values-based culture that is inventive, bold, courageous, diverse, and inclusive to enable eBay to attract and retain top talent

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The Compensation Committee also reviewed and approved the salary, target annual cash incentive award, and target value of equity awards for our CEO considering available market data as well as Company and individual performance.

The Compensation Committee determined that Mr. Wenig’s base salary and target annual cash incentive award remained competitive without an increase and that his overall cash compensation was consistent with creating an ownership culture by focusing his compensation mix on equity rather than cash.

In determining Mr. Wenig’s 2016 equity award, the Compensation Committee recognized the strength of Mr. Wenig’s leadership team, his focus on shaping eBay’s culture to embrace innovation, risk-taking and diversity in the workforce and the marketplace, the over-delivery of financial results against targets, the execution against the long-term strategic plan to drive future growth, and engagement with current and potential investors. They also considered the year-over-year increase in the value of equity grants awarded in the prior year to CEOs of other large, public companies in the Internet and technology space.

The following table outlines Mr. Wenig’s 2016 compensation:

   2016  2015  

Year-Over-Year

Change ($)

  

Year-Over-Year

Change (%)

Base Salary

   $1,000,000   $1,000,000    No change    No change

Target Annual Cash Incentive Award

(percentage of base salary)

   

 

 

 

200%

 

   

 

 

 

200%

 

   

 

 

 

No change

 

   

 

 

 

No change

 

Target Value of Equity Awards

   $12,500,000*   $11,000,000   $1,500,000*    14%

*Allocated in accordance with the Company’s 2016 allocation: 60% PBRSUs and 40% RSUs. For the PBRSU portion of the award, if performance targets are met, the achieved portion of the award will vest 100% on March 15, 2019.

Breakdown of 2016 Compensation for our CEO

The following chart shows the breakdown of reported 2016 compensation for Mr. Wenig. This chart illustrates the predominance of equity incentives and performance-based components in our executive compensation program.

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Summary of Target Value of Equity Awards, Target Cash Incentive Award, and Salary for other NEOs

The Compensation Committee considered many factors in approving the various components of the other NEOs’ compensation, including the factors set forth below. In evaluating performance against these factors, the Compensation Committee assigned no specific weighting to these factors and it evaluated individual performance in a holistic manner.

Performance against target financial results for the NEO’s business unit or function

Defining business unit or function strategy and executing against relevant goals

Recognition of the interconnection between the eBay business units and functions and the degree to which each executive supported and drove the success of other business units or functions and the overall business

Organization development, including hiring, developing, and retaining the senior leadership team of the business unit or function

Achievement of strategic or operational objectives, including control of costs

Driving innovation and execution for the business unit or function

The Compensation Committee reviewed and approved the target value of equity awards, target annual cash incentive award, and salary for our NEOs based on available market data as well as Company and individual performance.

The Compensation Committee determined that the target annual cash incentive award and base salary for our other NEOs remained competitive without an increase and that their overall cash compensation was consistent with creating an ownership culture by focusing the compensation mix on equity rather than cash. The Committee determined equity awards based on delivery against business metrics, financial targets and Company-level leadership. The decreases in the total target value of 2016 equity awards compared to 2015 equity awards for Mr. Schenkel and Mr. Lawton reflect the fact that each received equity awards in 2015 that recognized either a new position in the Company or a new hire grant.

The following chart shows the compensation arrangements for our other NEOs:

NAME

 2016 Base
Salary
  

Year-Over-Year

Change for Base
Salary ($)

  2016 Target
Annual Cash
Incentive Award
  

Year-Over-

Year

Change

for Target

Annual Cash
Incentive

Award ($)

  2016 Target
Value of
Equity
Awards*
   

Year-Over-

Year

Change
for Target
Value of
Equity
Awards ($)

 

Scott Schenkel

 $650,000   No Change   100  No Change  $6,000,000**   ($2,000,000

Stephen Fisher

 $625,000   No Change   75  No Change  $7,000,000***   $3,500,000**** 

Harry Lawton

 $650,000   No Change   75  No Change  $3,500,000***   ($2,500,000

Raymond Pittman

 $580,000   n/a   75  n/a  $5,500,000***    n/a 

*Allocated in accordance with the Company’s 2016 allocation: 60% PBRSUs and 40% RSUs.

** For the PBRSU portion of the award, if performance targets are met, 100% of achieved portion of the award will vest on March 15, 2019.

*** For the PBRSU portion of the award, if performance targets are met, 50% of the achieved portion of the award will vest on March 15, 2018 and the remaining 50% of achieved portion of the award will vest on March 15, 2019.

**** Mr. Fisher had recently joined the Company at the time of his 2015 grant. As a result, Mr. Fisher’s 2015 grant was lower than typical due to the timing of this grant and his hire date. The target value of Mr. Fisher’s equity awards for 2016 reflects a full year of employment.

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  2016 Business Results

The following is a summary of the business results that directly affected 2016 executive compensation, including performance-based equity awards and annual cash incentive awards.

PBRSUs

2015-2016 PBRSU Award

The following graphs show the goals and results achieved for the 2015-2016 performance period:

Foreign-exchange neutral
(FX-neutral) revenue ($ billions)
Non-GAAP operating margin
dollars ($ billions)
Return on Invested Capital (%)
Modifier
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The performance goals for the 2015-20162020 eIP performance period and corresponding performance results above in the Executive Summary. The financial performance goals were set in early 2015, before the impact of the completion of the Spin-Off of PayPal and the sale of eBay Enterprise were known. In early 2016, the Committee modified the performance goals for the 2015 component of the 2015-2016 performance period because the Committee determined that it was appropriate to adjust the performance goals to reflect the impact of the eBay Enterprise sale. The Committee also modified the non-GAAP operating margin performance goal, which was partially based on the Company’s pre-Spin-Off hedging strategy for the combined entity, to account for foreign-exchange rate impact and certain costs related to the Spin-Off of PayPal.

The targets for the 2015-2016 performance period were lower than the Company’s actual results for the 2014-2015 performance period. This is because the actual results for the 2014-2015 performance period included the performance of eBay, PayPal, and Enterprise for 2014, whereas the 2015-2016 targets were based solely on the performance of eBay.

Following the end of the performance period, as part of its review of the Company’s financial performance against the PBRSU targets and in accordance with its authority under the plan, the Committee considered whether the impact of any significant corporate events not contemplated at the time the targets were set should lead to an adjustment of any of the performance result. The Committee determined that it was appropriate to adjust the calculation of return on invested capital for 2016 to remove the impact of a non-cash deferred tax asset related to a legal structure realignment.

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Actual awards under the PBRSU plan could range from 0% to 240% of the target awards. Based on the Company’s financial performance during the 2015-2016 performance period, the actual PBRSU awards were 126% of target and our NEOs received the following awards:

Name

  Percentage of
Target
 Size of Award for 2015-2016
Performance Cycle
  Vesting Schedule

Devin Wenig

    126%   282,494  

100% on March 1, 2018

Scott Schenkel

    126%   196,426  

100% on March 1, 2018

Stephen Fisher

    126%   91,711  

50% on March 1, 2017; 50% on March 1, 2018

Harry Lawton

    126%   75,740  

50% on March 1, 2017; 50% on March 1, 2018

Raymond Pittman

    126%   65,508  

50% on March 1, 2017; 50% on March 1, 2018

Annual Cash Incentive Awards

2016 Annual Cash Incentive Goals and Plan Performance.

The following graphs show the goals and results achieved for the 2016 performance period:

FX-neutral revenue

($ billions)

Non-GAAP net income

($ billions)

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The performance goals for the 2016 performance period were set in early 20162020 based primarily on the Company’s budget for the year. The performance goal for FX-neutral revenue is a minimum revenue threshold that must be met for the annual cash incentive payment to be paid based on actual results in relation to the Non-GAAP net income performance goals. The target for Non-GAAP net income for 2016 was lower than the actual results for Non-GAAP net income in 2015 because the 2016 target reflected the anticipated foreign-exchange rate impact of a stronger U.S. dollar and certain Spin-Off related costs.

In early 2017,2021, as part of its review of the Company’s financial performance against the annual cash incentive plan targets and in accordance with its authority under the cash incentive plan, the Compensation Committee considered whether the impact of any significant corporate events not contemplated at the time the targets were set should lead to an adjustment of any of the performance results. Theresults and made appropriate adjustments for two significant divestitures. Based on above-threshold performance for FX-neutral revenue and above-maximum performance for Non-GAAP net income, the Company financial performance component was certified by the Compensation Committee determined that it was appropriate to adjust non-GAAP net income to remove the impactat 200% of incremental interest expense from the Company’s 2016 offering of institutional and retail bonds and to eliminate the gain realized from de-designation of certain foreign exchange hedges related to the realignment of our legal structure in 2016.target for all NEOs.

In addition, the

The Compensation Committee reviewed Mr. Wenig’sIannone’s performance for the purpose of determining the individual portion of his 20162020 annual cash incentive award, with input from the entire Board. The Compensation Committee didMr. Iannone’s offer letter provided that his 2020 annual cash incentive award would not assign fixed weightings to specific individual goals or performance criteria. Instead, it took a holistic view of performance during the yearbe prorated and the Company’s positioning for the future.would be at least $1,500,000. The Compensation Committee considered the strong financial results in 2016 and the solid positioningfactors listed above when assessing Mr. Iannone’s individual performance. Mr. Iannone’s individual component of the core eBay business, StubHub and Classifieds. As a result, the individual performance component of Mr. Wenig’s annual cash incentive award was established at 150%200% of target, and histarget. Mr. Iannone’s total earned annual incentive award for 20162020 including the Company financial component and the individual component, was 121.5%200% of target.

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The payout level underFor the annual cash incentive plan could range from 0%-200% of target. The Company performance component (75%) ofother NEOs, the annual cash incentive plan was based on the Company’s non-GAAP net income for 2016 (and the achievement of the FX-neutral revenue threshold) and paid at 112% of target. The individual performance component (25%) was recommended by Mr. Iannone based on his assessment of each NEO’s individualexecutive’s performance using the score card factors described above, which the Compensation Committee reviewed and approved in light of management’s strong performance in 2020 (as discussed above in the totalExecutive Summary). The earned annual incentive award for 2016 for each of our NEOs were paid at between 105.3% and 121.5% of targetfor 2020 was as follows:

 

Name

  Annual Cash Incentive Target
as Percentage of Base Salary
  

Annual cash

Incentive Award for 2016

Devin Wenig

    200%   $2,430,000

Scott Schenkel

    100%   $789,750

Stephen Fisher

    75%   $493,359

Harry Lawton

    75%   $513,094

Raymond Pittman

    75%   $457,837

Name

Annual Cash
Incentive Target
as Percentage of

Base Salary

Annual Cash
Incentive
Award for

2020

 

Company
Performance
Payout %

Performance
Payout as %
of Target

Mr. Iannone200%$4,000,000 200%200%
Mr. Cring55%$   515,308*200%200%
Mr. Lee75%$1,262,402 200%174%
Mr. Thompson65%$   863,750 200%200%
Ms. Yetto75%$1,074,519 200%200%
Mr. Schenkel100%$   778,846**200%200%
Ms. Jones75%$   816,072***200%175%

*In accordance with Mr. Cring’s interim CFO letter agreement, Mr. Cring received a monthly performance bonus that is based on the difference of his annual target cash opportunity and the CFO position. In recognition that Mr. Cring served as interim CFO for the full 2020 fiscal year, the Compensation Committee approved an adjustment to the amount of the monthly performance bonuses for 2020 to recognize the actual Company financial component payout and actual individual bonus payout percentage under the eIP. These amounts are not included in the payout described above but are captured in the discretionary “Bonus” column of the Summary Compensation Table.
**In accordance with Mr. Schenkel’s offer letter agreement, his eIP payout was based on the actual performance of the Company for the full year (and did not take into account any individual performance factors), but prorated for the time that he was employed during 2020. Please see discussion below under Severance and Change in Control Arrangements with Executive Officers and Clawbacks.
***In accordance with our Standard Severance Plan, Ms. Jones’ eIP payout was based on the actual performance of the Company for the full year and target individual performance, but prorated for the time that she was employed during 2020. Please see discussion below under Severance and Change in Control Arrangements with Executive Officers and Clawbacks.

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Further Considerations for Setting Executive Compensation

Role of Consultants in Compensation Decisions

Pay Governance LLC (“Pay Governance”) serves as the Compensation Committee’s independent compensation consultant. It provides the Compensation Committee with advice and resources to help the Compensation Committee assess the effectiveness of the Company’s executive compensation strategy and programs. Pay Governance reports directly to the Compensation Committee, and the Compensation Committee has the sole power to terminate or replace Pay Governance at any time.

As part of its engagement, the Compensation Committee has directed Pay Governance to work with our Senior Vice President, Chief People Officer and other members of management to obtain information necessary for Pay Governance to form recommendations and evaluate management’s recommendations to the Compensation Committee. Pay Governance also meets with the Compensation Committee during its regular meetings, in executive session (where no members of management are present), and with the Compensation Committee chair and other members of the Compensation Committee outside of the Compensation Committee’s regular meetings. As part of its engagement in 2020, Pay Governance provided a market overview of executive compensation, evaluated the Company’s peer group composition, evaluated compensation levels at the peer group companies, assessed and proposed equity and cash compensation guidelines for various executive job levels, assessed compensation for the Company’s executive officers, advised on the framework for the Company’s long-term incentive awards, and assessed Board compensation. Pay Governance also provided guidance to the Compensation Committee with respect to the leadership transition. Pay Governance does not provide any other services to the Company.

Compensation Consultant Conflict of Interest Assessment

The Compensation Committee recognizes that it is essential to receive objective advice from its compensation advisors. To that end, the Compensation Committee closely examines the procedures and safeguards that its compensation advisor takes to ensure that its services are objective. The Compensation Committee has assessed the independence of Pay Governance pursuant to SEC rules and concluded that Pay Governance’s work for the Compensation Committee does not raise any conflict of interest.

Risk Assessment of Compensation Policies and Practices

We have assessed the compensation policies and practices for our employees and concluded that they do not create risks that are reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the Company. This analysis was presented to the Compensation Committee, which agreed with this conclusion.

Peer Group Considerations

To set total compensation guidelines, we review market data of companies that are comparable to eBay and that we believe compete with eBay for executive talent, business, and capital. We review both specific data from peer group companies’ public filings and general industry data for comparable technology companies that are included in proprietary third party surveys. We believe that it is necessary to consider this market data in making compensation decisions to attract and retain talent. We also recognize that, at the executive level, we compete for talent against larger global companies, as well as smaller, non-public companies.

To assess whether the peer group continues to reflect the markets in which we compete for executive talent, the Compensation Committee reviews and approves the peer group each year with the assistance of its compensation consultant. In deciding whether a company should be included in the peer group, the Compensation Committee generally considers the following screening criteria:

·revenue;
·market value;
·historical growth rates;
·primary line of business;
·whether the company has a recognizable and well-regarded brand; and
·whether we compete with the company for talent.

For each member of the peer group, one or more of the factors listed above was relevant to the reason for inclusion in the group, and, similarly, one or more of these factors may not have been relevant to the reason for inclusion in the group.

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Our

The Compensation Committee evaluates the Company’s peer group on an annual basis. The peer group consisted of the following companies for 2020:

Adobe Inc.

Expedia Group, Inc.

PayPal Holdings, Inc.

Alphabet Inc.Facebook, Inc.salesforce.com, Inc.
Amazon.com, Inc.Intel CorporationSymantec Corporation
Booking Holdings Inc.Intuit Inc.Twitter, Inc.
Cisco Systems, Inc.Microsoft Corporation
Electronic Arts Inc.Netflix, Inc.

For 2021, the Compensation Committee removed NortonLifeLock Inc. due to the sale of their enterprise security business in 2019 resulting in their smaller size. The Compensation Committee also added Walmart Inc. and Etsy Inc. to the peer group for 2021 due to the retail ecommerce sector increasingly becoming a talent competitor.

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Severance and Change in Control Arrangements with Executive Officers and Clawbacks

The objective in creating theof our severance and change in control arrangements described below wasis to provide fair and reasonable severance that wouldwill also serve as a retention incentive for those impacted by a change in control or similar transactions. We believe that these protections help the Company attract and retain highly talented executive officers.

In advance of the Spin-Off of PayPal

Severance Arrangements Outside a Change in 2015, we adopted the eBay Inc.Control

The Company’s SVP and Above Standard Severance Plan and Summary Plan Description (the “Standard(“Standard Severance Plan”) and the eBay Inc. Change, which covers officers employed as a senior vice president or in Control Severance Plan for Key Employees and Summary Plan Description (the “Change in Control Severance Plan”). In considering the protections included in these plans, we conducted a comprehensive review of protections provided tomore senior executives of our peer group and took into account the information about candidates’ expectations learned in the course of recruiting efforts in 2015 for talented senior leaders to complete our leadership team. When considering whether to enter into arrangements outside these plans, the Compensation Committee was also mindful that newly recruited executives were either leaving relatively secure employment arrangements or turning down attractive alternative offers and determined that these protections should be extended to certain, then-current executives in order to maintain internal alignment.

Severance Arrangements Outside a Change in Control

The Company’s Standard Severance Planposition, provides severance protection outside of a change in control period if a participant is terminated without cause and signs and does not revoke a waiver of claims against the Company. Mr. FisherMessrs. Iannone, Thompson and Mr. PittmanLee participate, and prior to her termination Ms. Jones participated, in the Standard Severance Plan. For Mr. Iannone, the Standard Severance Plan also covers his resignation for good reason and provides enhanced benefits for the role of CEO. Further, in the event of a qualifying termination of Mr. Iannone under the Standard Severance Plan within two years of his hire date, his offer letter agreement provides for acceleration of certain of his new-hire equity awards above the normal acceleration provisions of the Standard Severance Plan.

Mr. Wenig,Cring participates in the Company’s VP Standard Severance Plan (“VP Severance Plan”), which also provides severance protection outside of a change in control period. In May 2020, the Compensation Committee approved enhanced severance protections for Mr. Cring in recognition of his responsibilities as the Interim CFO.

Ms. Jones separated from the Company in December 2020, and was paid severance pursuant to the Standard Severance Plan. Details of Ms. Jones’ severance package are provided in the footnotes to the Executive Compensation Tables – Summary Compensation Table below.

Neither Mr. Schenkel and Mr. Lawton do not participateor Ms. Yetto participated in the Standard Severance Plan. Mr. Wenig and Mr. SchenkelBoth entered into offer lettersletter agreements with the Company in 2014 in connection with their appointmentappointments to their current roles at the Company, whichleadership team around the time of the Company’s separation of PayPal Holdings, Inc (in 2014 and 2015, respectively). The offer letters provided for certain severance arrangements if they are respectively terminatedbenefits for a termination without cause or resignresignation for good reason not in connection with a change in control, and signif the applicable executive signed and dodid not revoke a waiver of claims against the Company.

Mr. Lawton, whoSchenkel separated from the Company in June 2020, and was hired a few months beforepaid severance pursuant to his offer letter agreement. Details of Mr. Schenkel’s severance package are provided in the Spin-Offfootnotes to the Executive Compensation Tables – Summary Compensation Table below. Ms. Yetto separated from the Company in March 2021, and was paid severance pursuant to her offer letter agreement. Details of PayPal, does not participateher severance benefits are provided in Executive Compensation Tables—Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control below.

In addition to the benefits provided under the Standard Severance Plan, because hisunder the terms of Mr. Lee’s offer letter provided severance arrangements if he is terminated without cause or resigns for good reason notagreement entered into in connection with his appointment to his role of Senior Vice President, General Manager, Markets (which is still effective in his new role as SVP, International), Mr. Lee is entitled to receive a changeseparation payment in control, andthe event he signs and does not revoke a waiver of claims againstvoluntarily terminates his employment with the Company.

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The following chart describes the severance benefits that each of our NEOs would receive if terminated outside ofSeverance Arrangements in Connection with a changeChange in control.Control

Standard Severance Plan
Participants

Mr. Wenig and

Mr. Schenkel

Mr. Lawton

Cash

Elements

Severance1x salary and 1x target cash incentive award2x salary and 2x target cash incentive award1-1.5x salary and1-1.5x target cash incentive award(1)
eIPProrated payment for year in which termination occurs(2)
Health Premium2x the cost of 12 months of health insurance coverageNo paymentNo payment
Make Good AwardPayment of any unpaid cash “make good” awardsn/aSame as Plan

Equity

Elements

Options and RSUs100% acceleration of awards that would have otherwise vested within 12 months of termination date(3)
PBRSUs100% acceleration of awards that would have otherwise vested within 12 months of termination date(3)(4)(5)

(1)Mr. Lawton’s severance payment is equal to one and half times salary and one and half times target cash incentive award if his termination is after the one-year anniversary but before the second anniversary of the commencement of his employment. If his termination is after the second anniversary of the commencement of his employment, then his severance payment is equal to one times salary and one times target cash incentive award.

(2)For Mr. Wenig and Mr. Schenkel and Mr. Lawton, based only on actual performance with respect to the Company performance element for the full year. For Standard Severance Plan Participants, based on actual performance with respect to the Company performance element for the full year and target performance with respect to the Individual performance element.

(3)For Mr. Wenig, Mr. Schenkel and Mr. Lawton, the Company shall pay cash in lieu of accelerated vesting. For Standard Severance Plan Participants, the Company can elect to pay cash in lieu of accelerated vesting. The cash value of such unvested equity is determined using the average closing price of the Company’s common stock for the ten consecutive trading days ending on and including the trading day immediately prior to his or her termination date.

(4)For Standard Severance Plan Participants, this includes the actual amount of shares that would have been granted with respect to PBRSUs for performance periods completing on or before the first anniversary of the date of his or her termination.

(5)For Mr. Wenig, Mr. Schenkel and Mr. Lawton, this includes the target amount of shares with respect to PBRSUs for performance periods for which achievement has not yet been determined.

Severance Arrangements in connection with a Change in Control

The Company has not entered into any arrangements with any of its executive officers to provide “single trigger” severance payments upon a change in control.

The Company’s equity incentive plans generally provide for the acceleration of vesting of awards granted under the plans upon a change in control only if the acquiring entity does not agree to assume or continue the awards. These provisions generally apply to all holders of awards under the equity incentive plans.

The Company’s Change in Control Severance Plan provides severance protection for executives at the level of VP or in a more senior position in connection with a change in control if a participant is terminated without cause or resigns for good reason and signs and does not revoke a waiver of claims against the Company. Mr. FisherMessrs. Iannone, Cring, Thompson and Mr. PittmanLee participate, and prior to her termination Ms. Jones participated, in the Change in Control Severance Plan.

Mr. Wenig,

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Neither Mr. Schenkel and Mr. Lawton do not participatenor Ms. Yetto participated in the Change in Control Severance Plan. Mr. Wenig and Mr. Schenkel entered intoTheir offer letters with the Company in 2014 in connection with their appointment to their current roles at the Company, whichletter agreements provided for change in control arrangementscertain severance benefits if they are respectivelywere terminated without cause or resignresigned for good reason in connection with a change in

Compensation Discussion and Analysis |Severance and Change In Control Arrangements with Executive Officers and Clawbacks

control, and sign and do not revoke a waiver of claims against the Company. Mr. Lawton, who was hired a fewninety days preceding or the twenty-four months before the Spin-Off of PayPal, does not participate in the Change in Control Severance Plan because his offer letter provided change in control arrangements if he is terminated without cause or resigns for good reason in connection withfollowing, a change in control, and signssigned and doesdid not revoke a waiver of claims against the Company.

The following chart describes

Please see Executive Compensation Tables—Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control for further information regarding the severanceStandard Severance Plan, Mr. Cring’s benefits that eachunder the VP Severance Plan, the Change in Control Severance Plan and the relevant provisions of the offer letter agreements with certain of our NEOs would receive if they are terminated in connection with a change in control.NEOs.

 

Change in Control Severance

Clawbacks

Plan Participants

Mr. Wenig and

Mr. Schenkel

Mr. Lawton

Cash

Elements

Severance2x salary and 2x target cash incentive award
eIP1x target cash incentive awardProrated payment for year in which termination occurs(1)Prorated payment for year in which termination occurs(1)
Health Premium2x the cost of 24 months of health insurance coverageNo paymentNo payment
Make Good AwardPayment of any unpaid cash “make good” awardsn/aSame as Plan

Equity

Elements

Options and RSUs100% acceleration of awards(2)
PBRSUs100% acceleration of awards(2)(3)

 

(1)For Mr. Wenig and Mr. Schenkel and Mr. Lawton, based only on actual performance with respect to the Company performance element for the full year. For Change in Control Severance Plan Participants, based on target performance with respect to both the Company performance element and the Individual performance element.

(2)For Mr. Wenig, Mr. Schenkel and Mr. Lawton, the Company shall pay cash in lieu of accelerated vesting. For Change in Control Severance Plan Participants, the Company can elect to pay cash in lieu of accelerated vesting. The cash value of such unvested equity is determined using the average closing price of the Company’s common stock for the ten consecutive trading days ending on and including the trading day immediately prior to his or her termination date.

(3)This payment includes the target amount of shares subject to PBRSUs for performance periods for which achievement has not yet been determined.

Clawbacks

The Compensation Committee has adopted a clawback policy that covers each officer employed as a vice presidentVice President or in a more senior position and applies to incentive compensation, which includes any cash incentive award, equity award, or equity-based award paid or awarded to any covered employee during the period in which he or she is designated as a covered employee. For all covered employees, the occurrence of either of the following events is covered: (a) an action or omission by the covered employee that constitutes a material violation of the Company’s Code of Business Conduct or (b) an action or omission by the covered employee that results in material financial or reputational harm to the Company. In addition, for covered employees that are employed as a senior vice presidentSenior Vice President or in a more senior position or a vice presidentVice President who is a member of the finance function, the following event is also covered: a material restatement of all or a portion of the Company’s financial statements that is the result of a supervisory or other failure by the covered employee.

Compensation Discussion and Analysis |Further Considerations for Setting Executive Compensation

 

Under the clawback policy, the Compensation Committee has the authority and discretion to determine whether an event covered by the policy has occurred and, depending on the facts and circumstances, may (but need not) require the full or partial forfeiture and/or repayment of any incentive compensation covered by the policy that was paid or awarded to a covered employee. The forfeiture and/or repayment may include all or any portion of the following:

 

Any incentive compensation that is greater than the amount that would have been paid to the covered employee had the covered event been known;

Any outstanding or unpaid incentive compensation, whether vested or unvested, that was awarded to the covered employee; and

·Any incentive compensation that is greater than the amount that would have been paid to the covered employee had the covered event been known;
·Any outstanding or unpaid incentive compensation, whether vested or unvested, that was awarded to the covered employee; and
·Any incentive compensation that was paid to or received by the covered employee (including gains realized through the exercise of stock options) during the twelve-month period preceding the date on which the Company had actual knowledge of the covered event or the full impact of the covered event was known, or such longer period of time as may be required by any applicable statute or government regulation.

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  Further Considerations for Setting Executive Compensation

Role of Consultants in Compensation Decisions

Pay Governance serves as the Compensation Committee’s independent compensation consultant. It provides the   /   Compensation Committee with advice and resources to help the Compensation Committee assess the effectiveness of the Company’s executive compensation strategy and programs. Pay Governance reports directly to the Compensation Committee, and the Compensation Committee has the sole power to terminate or replace Pay Governance at any time.

As part of its engagement, the Compensation Committee has directed Pay Governance to work with our Senior Vice President, Chief People Officer and other members of management to obtain information necessary for Pay Governance to form recommendations and evaluate management’s recommendations to the Compensation Committee. Pay Governance also meets with the Compensation Committee during its regular meetings, in executive session (where no members of management are present), and with the Compensation Committee chair and other members of the Compensation Committee outside of the Compensation Committee’s regular meetings. As part of its engagement in 2016, Pay Governance provided an environmental scan of executive compensation, evaluated the Company’s peer group composition, evaluated compensation levels at the peer group companies, assessed and proposed equity and cash compensation guidelines for various executive job levels, assessed compensation for the Company’s executive officers, advised on the framework for the Company’s long-term incentive awards, and assessed Board compensation. Pay Governance does not provide any other services to the Company.

Compensation Consultant Conflict of Interest Assessment

The Compensation Committee recognizes that it is essential to receive objective advice from its compensation advisors. To that end, the Compensation Committee closely examines the procedures and safeguards that its compensation advisor takes to ensure that its services are objective. The Compensation Committee has assessed the independence of Pay Governance pursuant to SEC rules and concluded that Pay Governance’s work for the Compensation Committee does not raise any conflict of interest.

Peer Group Considerations

To set total compensation guidelines, we review market data of companies that are comparable to eBay and that we believe compete with eBay for executive talent, business, and capital. We review both specific data from peer group companies’ public filings and general industry data for comparable technology companies that are included in proprietary third party surveys. We believe that it is necessary to consider this market data in making compensation decisions to attract and retain talent. We also recognize that, at the executive level, we compete for talent against larger global companies, as well as smaller, non-public companies.

Compensation Discussion and Analysis |Further Considerations for Setting Executive CompensationReport

 

To assess whether the peer group continues to reflect the markets in which we compete for executive talent, the Compensation Committee reviews and approves the peer group each year with the assistance of its compensation consultant. In deciding whether a company should be included in the peer group, the Compensation Committee generally considers the following screening criteria:

revenue;

market value;

historical growth rates;

primary line of business;

whether the company has a recognizable and well-regarded brand; and

whether we compete with the company for talent.

For each member of the peer group, one or more of the factors listed above was relevant to the reason for inclusion in the group, and, similarly, one or more of these factors may not have been relevant to the reason for inclusion in the group.

A part of its annual review following the Spin-Off of PayPal, the Compensation Committee determined that several financial services companies were no longer relevant for eBay as a stand-alone company and added several technology companies that it believed were relevant following the Spin-Off based on the peer group selection criteria noted above. The companies removed from the peer group were American Express Company, Capital One Financial Corp., Charles Schwab & Co., Inc., MasterCard Incorporated and Visa Inc. The companies added to peer group were Electronic Arts Inc., LinkedIn Corporation, Netflix, Inc., PayPal Holdings, Inc., salesforce.com, inc., The Priceline Group Inc., and Twitter, Inc. As a result of these changes, the peer group consisted of the following companies for 2016:

Adobe Systems Incorporated

Alphabet Inc.

Amazon.com, Inc.

Cisco Systems, Inc.

Electronic Arts Inc.

Facebook, Inc.

Intel Corporation

Intuit Inc.

LinkedIn Corporation

Microsoft Corporation

Netflix, Inc.

PayPal Holdings, Inc.

salesforce.com, inc.

Symantec Corporation

The Priceline Group Inc.

Twitter, Inc.

Yahoo! Inc.

Impact of Accounting and Tax Requirements on Compensation

We are limited by Section 162(m) of the Code to a deduction for federal income tax purposes of up to $1 million of compensation paid to our CEO and any of our other three most highly compensated executive officers, other than our CFO, in a taxable year. Compensation above $1 million may be deducted if, by meeting certain technical requirements, it can be classified as “performance-based compensation.” The annual cash incentive program was last approved by our stockholders in 2015. Under the annual cash incentive program, the portion of the awards attributable to Company performance is intended to qualify as “performance-based compensation” under Section 162(m). Certain grants under the 2008 Equity Incentive Award Plan, which was last approved by our stockholders in 2016, are also intended to qualify as “performance-based compensation.” Although the Compensation Committee uses the requirements of Section 162(m) as a guideline, deductibility is not the sole factor it considers in assessing the appropriate levels and types of executive compensation. The Compensation Committee expressly retains the full discretion to forgo deductibility when the Compensation Committee believes it to be in the interests of the Company and our stockholders.

Compensation | Compensation Committee

Compensation Committee Report

The Compensation Committee reviews and approves Company compensation programs on behalf of the Board. In fulfilling its oversight responsibilities, the Compensation Committee reviewed and discussed with management the Compensation Discussion and Analysis set forth in this Proxy Statement. Based upon the review and discussions referred to above, the Compensation Committee recommended to the Board that the Compensation Discussion and Analysis be included in this Proxy Statement and eBay’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016.

COMPENSATION COMMITTEE2020.

 

LOGOLOGOLOGOLOGOLOGO

Edward W. Barnholt

Anthony J. Bates

Bonnie S. Hammer

Kathleen C. Mitic

Thomas J. Tierney

Compensation Committee

 

Anthony J. Bates Adriane M. Brown Logan D. Green Kathleen C. Mitic Paul S. Pressler

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Executive Compensation Tables

2020 Summary Compensation Table

 

Compensation Tables

2016 Summary Compensation Table

The following table, footnotes, and narrative summarize the total compensation earned by each of our named executive officers, or NEOs, for the fiscal year ended December 31, 20162020 and, to the extent required under the SEC executive compensation disclosure rules, the fiscal years ended December 31, 20152019 and 2014.2018.

 

Name and Principal

Position (a)

 Year
(b)
  Salary
($) (c)
  Bonus
($) (d)
  Stock
Awards
($) (e)
  Option
Awards
($) (f)
  Non- Equity
Incentive Plan
Compensation
($) (g)
  Change in
Pension Value
and
Nonqualified
Deferred
Compensation
Earnings ($) (h)
  All Other
Compensation
($) (i)
  

Total

($)

 

Devin N. Wenig

President and Chief

Executive Officer

  2016   1,000,000   0   12,500,033   0   2,430,000   0   11,159   15,941,192 
  2015   942,308   0   9,188,884   1,667,333   2,695,000   0   15,902   14,509,427 
  2014   823,077   0   6,993,672   1,364,467   1,303,188   0   11,261   10,495,665 

Scott F. Schenkel

Senior Vice President,

Finance and Chief

Financial Officer

  2016   650,000   0   5,972,030   0   789,750   0   10,746   7,422,526 
  

 

 

2015

 

 

 

 

 

  621,154   0   6,857,377   1,192,618   888,250   0   12,746   9,572,145 

Stephen Fisher

Senior Vice President,

Chief Technology

Officer

  2016   625,000   200,000   6,967,348   0   493,359   0   10,600   8,296,307 
  

 

 

2015

 

 

 

 

 

  625,000   200,000   2,888,421   473,879   535,547   0   2,513,912   7,236,759 

Harry A. Lawton

Senior Vice President,

North America

  2016   650,000   300,000   3,483,686   0   513,094   0   10,600   4,957,380 
  

 

2015

 

 

 

  400,000   300,000   5,324,787   395,163   342,750   0   4,084,769   10,847,469 

Raymond J. Pittman

Senior Vice President,

Chief Product Officer

  2016   580,000   0   5,474,346   0   457,837   0   10,600   6,522,783 

 

 

 

 

 

Name and Principal Position (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Year
(b)

 

 

 

 

 

Salary
($) (c)

 

 

 

 

 

Bonus
($) (d)

 

 

 

 

Stock
Awards
($) (e)

 

 

 

 

Option
Awards
($) (f)

 

 

 

Non-Equity
Incentive Plan
Compensation

($) (g)

Change in
Pension Value
and Nonqualified
Deferred
Compensation

Earnings

($) (h)

 

 

 

 

All Other
Compensation

($) (i)

 

 

 

 

 

Total
($)

Jamie Iannone(1)2020673,0773,500,00026,586,6244,000,00076,13834,835,839
Chief Executive         
Officer         
Andrew J. Cring2020468,4621,272,0002,057,770515,30832,9214,346,460

Interim Chief

Financial Officer

2019440,000210,0004,947,044312,18011,2005,920,424
Jae Hyun Lee(2)2020709,5804,524,216924,672611,7916,770,259
SVP, International2019711,7355,719,824580,6831,483,7538,495,994
 2018653,2384,648,404367,814357,3766,026,832
Peter B. Thompson2020664,4231,750,0004,112,662863,75034,8737,425,708

SVP, Chief Product

Officer

2019240,3853,500,0007,852,346182,0319,61511,784,377
Kristin A. Yetto2020716,3463,701,1081,074,51911,6585,503,631

SVP, Chief People

Officer

2019637,5007,302,044616,78111,2008,567,525
Scott F. Schenkel(3)2020389,423858,6968,225,324778,84632,545,93442,798,223
Former Interim Chief2019750,000375,00015,515,744967,50039,01217,647,255
Executive Officer2018736,5387,251,530574,50011,0008,573,568
Wendy Jones(4)2020621,7692,878,000816,07211,795,39716,111,238
Former SVP, Global2019600,00039,2312,826,000524,25011,2004,000,681
Operations2018554,23110,897,299324,22511,00011,786,755

 

(1)Mr. Iannone was appointed as President and Chief Executive Officer effected as of April 27, 2020.

Bonus (Column (d))(2)

Mr. Lee’s base salary was converted from Singapore dollars to U.S. dollars based on Company FX planning rates.
(3)Mr. Schenkel served as the Interim CEO until Mr. Iannone’s appointment as CEO. Effective as of April 27, 2020, Mr. Schenkel assumed the role of Senior Advisor until his departure from the Company on June 19, 2020.
(4)Ms. Jones departed the Company on December 16, 2020.

Mr. Fisher and Mr. Lawton received these supplemental cash payments pursuant to their offer letters.

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Bonus (Column (d))

Mr. Iannone received an equity transition payment of $3,500,000, subject to repayment if he leaves prior to the first anniversary of his start date and partial repayment if he leaves prior to the end of his third year of employment.

Beginning in October 2019, Mr. Cring received a monthly performance bonus in the amount of $70,000 for each month he served as Interim CFO. In recognition that Mr. Cring served as interim CFO for the full 2020 fiscal year, the Compensation Committee approved an adjustment to the amount of the monthly performance bonuses for 2020 to recognize the actual Company financial component payout and actual individual bonus payout percentage under the eIP. The adjustment to the 2020 monthly performance bonuses was a one-time payment of $432,000.

In 2020, Mr. Thompson received an equity transition payment of $1,750,000, subject to repayment if he leaves prior to the first anniversary of his start date and partial repayment if he leaves prior to the end of his third year of employment.

Beginning in October 2019, Mr. Schenkel received a monthly performance bonus in the amount of $125,000 for each month he served as Interim CEO.

Stock Awards (Column (e))

The amounts reported in the Stock Awards column represent the aggregate grant date fair value of time-based restricted stock units, or RSUs, and performance-based restricted stock units, or PBRSUs, granted to each of our NEOs in 2016, 2015, and 2014, respectively,each of the applicable years, calculated in accordance with the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s Accounting Standards Codification Topic 718, Compensation — Stock Compensation. The grant date fair value of RSUs is determined using the fair value of our common stock on the date of grant, and the grant date fair value of PBRSUs and TSR PSU award is calculated based on the fair value of our common stock on the date of grant and the probable outcome of the performance measures for the applicable performance period as of the date on which the PBRSUs and TSR PSUs are granted. This estimated fair value for PBRSUs and TSR PSUs is different from (and lower than) the maximum value of PBRSUs set forth below. The equity incentive awards included in this column were all awarded under the Company’s 2008 Equity Incentive Award Plan, as amended and restated.

RSUs:RSUs: For 2016, RSU awards were granted to our NEOs in connection with the Company’s annual equity grant inon April 1, 2020 with a grant date value of $5,000,018$2,057,770 for Mr. Wenig, $2,388,812Cring, $1,809,686 for Mr. Lee, $1,645,065 for Mr. Thompson, $1,480,443 for Ms. Yetto, $3,290,130 for Mr. Schenkel $2,786,939and $1,151,200 for Ms. Jones. On May 7, 2020, Mr. Fisher, $1,393,470 for Mr. Lawton,Iannone was granted two new hire RSU awards with grant date values of $5,024,966 and $2,189,748 for Mr. Pittman.

Compensation Tables |2016 Summary Compensation Table$6,804,662, respectively.

 

PBRSUs:PBRSUs: PBRSUs provide an opportunity for our NEOs to receive time-based RSUs if the performance measures for a particular time period — typically 24 months — are met. The TSR PSU award is a one-time award specific to Mr. Iannone. For a description of the performance measures for the 2016-20172020-2021 PBRSU awards and TSR PSU awards, see “CompensationCompensation Discussion and Analysis — Elements of Our Executive Compensation Program — Equity Incentive Awards — PBRSU Program” above.

For 2016,2020, PBRSU awards were granted were to our NEOs in connection with the Company’s annual equity grant inon April 1, 2020 with a grant date value of $7,500,015$2,714,530 for Mr. Wenig, $3,583,218Lee, $2,467,597 for Mr. Thompson, $2,220,665 for Ms. Yetto, $4,935,194 for Mr. Schenkel $4,180,409and $1,726,800 for Ms. Jones. On May 7, 2020, Mr. Fisher, $2,090,216 forIannone was granted a PBRSU award with a grant date value of $7,537,448. Mr. Lawton, and $3,284,598 for Mr. Pittman.Iannone also received a TSR PSU award with a grant date value of $7,219,548.

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Assuming the highest level of performance is achieved under the applicable performance measures for the 2016-20172020-2021 PBRSU awards (including the TSR PSU award for Mr. Iannone), the maximum possible value of the PBRSU awards allocated to our NEOs for such performance period using the fair value of our common stock on the date that such awards were granted is presented below:

 

Name

  Maximum Value
of PBRSUs (as
of Grant Date)
 

Mr. Wenig

  $18,000,037 

Mr. Schenkel

  $8,599,723 

Mr. Fisher

  $10,032,981 

Mr. Lawton

  $5,016,519 

Mr. Pittman

  $7,883,036 

 

Name

 Maximum Value
of PBRSUs
(as of Grant Date)
Mr. Iannone           $27,511,728
Mr. Cring(1)  N/A
Mr. Lee $6,514,872
Mr. Thompson $5,922,233
Ms. Yetto $5,329,596
Mr. Schenkel $11,844,466
Ms. Jones $4,144,320

(1)Mr. Cring is not eligible for our PBRSU program due to his position as VP.

The value that our NEOs received in 20162020 from the vesting of stock awards is reflected in the 20162020 Option Exercises and Stock Vested table below. Additional information on all outstanding stock awards as of December 31, 20162020 is reflected in the 20162020 Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End table below.

 

Option Awards (Column (f))

The amounts reported in the Option Awards column represent the grant date fair value of stock option awards granted to each of our NEOs in 2015 and 2014, respectively, calculated in accordance with the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s Accounting Standards Codification Topic 718, Compensation — Stock Compensation. The assumptions used by the Company in calculating these amounts are incorporated herein by reference to Note 14 to the Company’s consolidated financial statements in its Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016.(Column (f))

ForSince 2016, in accordance with our revised equity guidelines, no option awards were granted to our NEOs.

The value that our NEOs received in 20162020 from the exercise of previously granted stock options is reflected in the 20162020 Option Exercises and Stock Vested table below. Additional information on all outstanding option awards as of December 31, 20162020 is reflected in the 20162020 Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End table below.

 

Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation (Column (g))

The amounts reported in the Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation column represent amounts earned by each of our NEOs under the annual cash incentive plan for services they rendered in 2016, 2015, and 2014, respectively.each of the applicable years. See “CompensationCompensation Discussion and Analysis — Elements of Our Executive Compensation Program — Annual Cash Incentive Awards (the eBay Incentive Plan (eIP))” above for more information.

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All Other Compensation (Column (i))

All Other Compensation (Column (i))

General

The amounts reported in the All Other Compensation column reflect:

 

a)An amount of $10,600$11,400 for each of our NEOs, which representsMr. Cring, Mr. Thompson, Ms. Yetto, Mr. Schenkel, and Ms. Jones representing the maximum matching contributions made by the Company to the Company’s 401(k) savings plan for the benefit of our U.S.-based NEOs, which also is the same maximum amount applicable to each participating employee for 2016;2020. Mr. Lee is not eligible to participate in the Company’s 401(k) savings plan and therefore did not receive any matching contributions under the plan, and Mr. Iannone did not participate in the plan.
b)In his role as SVP, International, Mr. Lee was provided certain expatriate allowances due to extended travel and temporary relocations, totaling $611,791.
c)Mr. Iannone was permitted personal airplane usage in 2020. $52,063 is included in the amount for Mr. Iannone to reflect his personal airplane use. This amount is the cost of fuel, oil, lubricants, and other additives related to the applicable trips times two. Mr. Iannone also received security and IT support in the amount of $24,075.
d)Mr. Cring received security and IT support in the amount of $19,921. Mr. Cring also received COVID-19 support payments in the amount of $2,400 that were applicable to all employees at the VP level and below.
e)Mr. Thompson received security and IT support in the amount of $23,473.

 

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Thef)Mr. Schenkel received severance payments consistent with his 2014 offer letter in the amount of $32,462,828 in exchange for his execution and non-revocation of a release of claims against the Company. This amount includes (i) two times his annual base salary which equals $1,500,000; (ii) two times his annual target bonus amount which equals $1,500,000; (iii) a prorated portion of the award under the eIP that Mr. Schenkel otherwise would have earned and been paid (using his accrued eligible compensation under the eIP through the last day of employment) for the 2020 fiscal year under the eIP which equals $778,846 (which is reflected in the “Non-Equity Plan Compensation” column of the Summary Compensation Table); (iv) the amount of $5,223,508, which is the dollar value of certain information technology support services provided byoutstanding and unvested RSU awards that were treated as vested under the Company2014 offer letter; (v) the amount of $23,600,600, which is the dollar value of outstanding and unvested PBRSU awards that were treated as vested under the 2014 offer letter; and (vi) the amount of $638,719, which is the dollar value of dividend equivalents associated with the equity awards that were treated as vested under the 2014 offer letter. Consistent with his 2014 offer letter, the 10-day average price immediately prior to his June 19, 2020 departure date was used to value his equity at a conversion price of $48.51. In addition to contractual severance, Mr. Schenkel received $71,005 for computer equipment located ataccrued paid time off.
g)Ms. Jones received severance payments consistent with the residencesStandard Severance Plan in the amount of Mr. Wenig$11,725,974 in exchange for her execution and Mr. Schenkel.non-revocation of a release of claims against the Company. This amount includes (i) one times her annual base salary which equals $620,000; (ii) one times her annual target bonus amount which equals $465,000; (iii) a prorated portion of the award under the eIP that Ms. Jones otherwise would have earned and been paid (using her accrued eligible compensation under the eIP through the last day of employment) for the 2020 fiscal year under the eIP which equals $816,072 (which is reflected in the “Non-Equity Plan Compensation” column of the Summary Compensation Table); (iv) the amount of $2,405,317, which is the dollar value of outstanding and unvested RSU awards that were treated as vested under the Standard Severance Plan; (v) the amount of $8,015,400, which is the dollar value of outstanding and unvested PBRSU awards that were treated as vested under the Standard Severance Plan; (vi) a COBRA premiums payment in the amount of $59,012; and (vii) the amount of $161,245, which is the dollar value of dividend equivalents associated with the equity awards that were treated as vested under the Standard Severance Plan. The conversion prices of for the value of Ms. Jones’ equity was determined in a manner consistent with the Standard Severance Plan. In addition to contractual severance, Ms. Jones received $57,636 for accrued paid time off.

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20162020 Grants of Plan-basedPlan-Based Awards

The

The following table, footnotes, and narrative set forth certain information regarding grants of plan-based awards to each of our NEOs for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016.

        

 

Estimated Future Payouts

Under Non-Equity Incentive
Plan Awards

  Estimated Future Payouts
Under Equity Incentive

Plan Awards
  

All Other

Stock

Awards:

Number
of Shares
of Stock
or Units
(#)(j)

  

All Other

Option

Awards:

Number of

Securities

Underlying

Options

(#)(k)

  

Exercise

or Base

Price of
Option

Awards

($/Sh)(l)

  

Grant

Date Fair

Value

($)(m)

 

Name (a)

 Approval
Date (b)
  Grant
Date (c)
  Threshold
($)(d)
  Target
($)(e)
  Maximum
($)(f)
  Threshold
(#)(g)
  Target
(#)(h)
  Maximum
(#)(i)
     

Devin N. Wenig

            

RSUs

  1/13/2016   4/1/2016                     209,381         5,000,018 

eIP - Company Performance

  N/A   N/A   750,000   1,500,000   3,000,000                      

eIP – Individual Performance

  N/A   N/A      500,000   1,000,000                      

PBRSUs (2016-2017 Performance period)

  1/13/2016   4/1/2016            125,629   314,071   753,771            7,500,015 

Scott F. Schenkel

            

RSUs

  1/13/2016   4/1/2016                     100,034         2,388,812 

eIP – Company Performance

  N/A   N/A   243,750   487,500   975,000                      

eIP – Individual Performance

  N/A   N/A      162,500   325,000                      

PBRSUs(2016-2017 Performance period)

  1/13/2016   4/1/2016            60,021   150,051   360,123            3,583,218 

Stephen Fisher

            

RSUs

  1/13/2016   4/1/2016                     116,706         2,786,939 

eIP – Company Performance

  N/A   N/A   175,781   351,562   703,124                      

eIP – Individual Performance

  N/A   N/A      117,187   234,374                    

PBRSUs(2016-2017 Performance period)

  1/13/2016   4/1/2016            70,024   175,059   420,142            4,180,409 

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Estimated Future Payouts
Under Non-Equity Incentive

Plan Awards

  Estimated Future Payouts
Under Equity Incentive

Plan Awards
  

All Other

Stock

Awards:

Number
of Shares
of Stock
or Units
(#)(j)

  

All Other

Option

Awards:

Number of

Securities

Underlying

Options

(#)(k)

  

Exercise

or Base

Price of
Option

Awards

($/Sh)(l)

  

Grant

Date Fair

Value

($)(m)

 

Name (a)

 Approval
Date (b)
  Grant
Date (c)
  Threshold
($)(d)
  Target
($)(e)
  Maximum
($)(f)
  Threshold
(#)(g)
  Target
(#)(h)
  Maximum
(#)(i)
     

Harry A. Lawton

            

RSUs

  1/13/2016   4/1/2016                     58,353         1,393,470 

eIP – Company Performance

  N/A   N/A   182,813   365,625   731,250                      

eIP – Individual Performance

  N/A   N/A      121,875   243,750                      

PBRSUs(2016-2017 Performance period)

  1/13/2016   4/1/2016            35,012   87,530   210,072            2,090,216 

Raymond J. Pittman

            

RSUs

  1/13/2016   4/1/2016                     91,698         2,189,748 

eIP – Company Performance

  N/A   N/A   163,125   326,250   652,500                      

eIP – Individual Performance

  N/A   N/A      108,750   217,500                      

PBRSUs(2016-2017 Performance period)

  1/13/2016   4/1/2016            55,019   137,546   330,111            3,284,598 

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         All Other   
         StockAll Other  
         Awards:Option  
         NumberAwards:Exercise 
   Estimated Future PayoutsEstimated Future PayoutsofNumber ofor Base 
   Under Non-Equity IncentiveUnder Equity IncentiveSharesSecuritiesPrice ofGrant
   Plan AwardsPlan Awardsof StockUnderlyingOptionDate Fair
 ApprovalGrantThresholdTargetMaximumThresholdTargetMaximumor UnitsOptionsAwardsValue
Name (a)Date (b)Date (c)($)(d)($)(e)($)(f)(#)(g)(#)(h)(#)(i)(#)(j)(#)(j)($/Sh)(l)($)(m)
Mr. Iannone            
eIP - Company
Performance
N/AN/A750,0001,500,0003,000,000
eIP - Individual
Performance
N/AN/A500,0001,000,000
PBRSUs
(2020-2021
Performance
period)
4/5/205/7/2072,878182,196437,2707,537,449
TSR PSUs4/5/205/7/2056,937113,873227,7467,219,548
RSUs4/5/205/7/20121,464  5,024,966
RSUs4/5/205/7/20164,4836,804,662
Mr. Cring            
eIP - Company
Performance
N/AN/A96,620193,240386,481
eIP - Individual
Performance
N/AN/A64,413128,827
RSUs1/8/204/1/2071,5002,057,770
Mr. Lee            
eIP - Company
Performance
N/AN/A199,569399,139798,278
eIP - Individual
Performance
N/AN/A133,046266,093
PBRSUs
(2020-2021
Performance period)
1/8/204/1/2037,72894,320226,3682,714,530
RSUs1/8/204/1/2062,8801,809,686

 

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Estimated Future Payouts Under Non-Equity Incentive Plan Awards (Annual Cash Incentive Plan)

(Columns (d), (e), and (f))

 

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         All Other   
         StockAll Other  
         Awards:Option  
         NumberAwards:Exercise 
   Estimated Future PayoutsEstimated Future PayoutsofNumber ofor Base 
   Under Non-Equity IncentiveUnder Equity IncentiveSharesSecuritiesPrice ofGrant
   Plan AwardsPlan Awardsof StockUnderlyingOptionDate Fair
 ApprovalGrantThresholdTargetMaximumThresholdTargetMaximumor UnitsOptionsAwardsValue
Name (a)Date (b)Date (c)($)(d)($)(e)($)(f)(#)(g)(#)(h)(#)(i)(#)(j)(#)(j)($/Sh)(l)($)(m)
Mr. Thompson            
eIP - Company
Performance
N/AN/A161,953323,906647,812
eIP - Individual
Performance
N/AN/A107,969215,937
PBRSUs
(2020-2021
Performance
period)
1/8/204/1/2034,29685,740205,7762,467,597
RSUs1/8/204/1/2057,1601,645,065
Ms. Yetto            
eIP - Company
Performance
N/AN/A201,472402,945805,889
eIP - Individual
Performance
N/AN/A134,315268,630
PBRSUs
(2020-2021
Performance
period)
1/8/204/1/2030,86477,160185,1842,220,665
RSUs1/8/204/1/2051,4401,480,443
Mr. Schenkel            
eIP - Company
Performance
N/AN/A194,712389,423778,846
eIP - Individual
Performance
N/AN/A
PBRSUs
(2020-2021
Performance
period)
1/8/204/1/2068,592171,480411,5524,935,194
RSUs1/8/204/1/20114,3203,290,130
Ms. Jones            
eIP - Company
Performance
N/AN/A174,873349,745699,490
eIP - Individual
Performance
N/AN/A116,582233,163
PBRSUs
(2020-2021
Performance
period)
1/8/204/1/2024,00060,000144,0001,726,800
RSUs1/8/204/1/2040,0001,151,200

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Estimated Future Payouts Under Non-Equity Incentive Plan Awards (Annual Cash Incentive Plan) (Columns (d), (e), and (f))

The amounts reported under these columns relate to the possible awards under the annual cash incentive plan. In 2016,2020, the total annual target incentive amounts under the annual cash incentive plan for the NEOs were as follows:

 

Mr. Wenig

  $2,000,000 

Mr. Schenkel

  $650,000 

Mr. Fisher

  $468,750 

Mr. Lawton

  $487,500 

Mr. Pittman

  $435,000 
Mr. Iannone$2,000,000
Mr. Cring$   257,654
Mr. Lee$   532,185
Mr. Thompson$   431,875
Ms. Yetto$   537,260
Mr. Schenkel$   389,423
Ms. Jones$   466,327

The total 20162020 annual target incentive amounts under the annual cash incentive plan for the NEOs were allocated 75% to Company performance and 25% to individual performance. No payment occurs for the individual performance component of the annual cash incentive plan unless the minimum thresholds for both FX-neutral revenue and non-GAAP net income are met; for 2016,2020, both these Company performance thresholds were met.

Actual payouts to our NEOs under the annual cash incentive plan for the fiscal year ended December 31, 20162020 are reflected in the Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation column in the 20162020 Summary Compensation Table above.

eIP—Company Performance:The amounts shown in the rows entitled “eIP – Company Performance” reflect estimated payouts for the fiscal year ended December 31, 20162020 under the annual cash incentive plan for the portion of the award payable based on the Company’s performance, as follows:

 

·Threshold:The amounts shown in this column reflect the minimum payment levels if the minimum FX-neutral revenue and non-GAAP net income thresholds are met, which are 50% of the amounts shown under the Target column.

·Target:The amounts shown in this column reflect the target payment levels if target non-GAAP net income is met.

·Maximum:The amounts shown in this column represent the maximum amounts payable based on Company performance, which are 200% of the amounts shown under the Target column.

eIP—Individual Performance:The amounts shown in the rows entitled “eIP – Individual Performance” reflect estimated payouts for the fiscal year ended December 31, 20162020 under the annual cash incentive plan for the portion of the award payable based on individual performance, as follows:

 

·Threshold:Although there are no thresholds under the annual cash incentive plan for individual performance, there is no payout for individual performance unless the minimum thresholds for both Company-wide FX-neutral revenue and non-GAAP net income are met. In addition, in circumstances where the Company’s financial performance is above its thresholds but below its targets, a modifier is applied to the individual performance component to reduce it proportionately based on the Company financial performance component.

·Target:The amounts shown in this column reflect 100% of the target award for individual performance.

·Maximum:The amounts shown in this column are 200% of the amounts shown under the Target column.

See “CompensationCompensation Discussion and Analysis — Elements of Our Executive Compensation Program — Annual Cash Incentive Awards (the eBay Incentive Plan (eIP))” above.

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Estimated Future Payouts Under Equity Incentive Plan Awards (PBRSUs) (Columns (g), (h), and (i))

Estimated Future Payouts Under Equity Incentive Plan Awards (PBRSUs) (Columns (g), (h), and (i))

The amounts shown reflect estimated payouts of PBRSUs for the 2016-20172020-2021 performance period, as follows:

 

·Threshold:Threshold: The amounts shown in this column reflect the awards if the minimum FX-neutral revenue and non-GAAP operating margin dollar thresholds are met and the lowest return on invested capital and the Payments modifier is applied, and are 40%20% of the amounts shown under the Target column.

·Target:Target: The amounts shown in this column reflect the awards if the target FX-neutral revenue and non-GAAP operating margin dollar amounts are at target,met, and the target return on invested capital and the Payments modifier is applied.

·Maximum:Maximum: The amounts shown in this column reflect the awards if the maximum FX-neutral revenue and non-GAAP operating margin dollar amounts are met and the maximum return on invested capital and the Payments modifier is applied, and are 240% of the amounts shown under the Target column.

Mr. Iannone’s TSR PSU award is also reflected. For further discussion of the PBRSUs and TSR PSUs, including their vesting schedules, see “CompensationCompensation Discussion and Analysis — Elements of Our Executive Compensation Program — Equity Incentive Awards — PBRSU Program”Program above.

 

All Other Stock Awards: Number of Shares or Stock Units (RSUs) (Column (j))

The awards reflect the number of RSUs on the grant date. RSU awards granted to our NEOs in 20162020 generally vest over afour-year period with 1/16th of the shares underlying the RSU award vesting on June 15, 2016,2020 and additional 1/16th of the shares underlying the RSU award vesting each quarter thereafter. Mr. Iannone’s transition RSU award vests over a two-year period.

 

Grant Date Fair Value (Column (m))

The grant date fair value of each RSU award was calculated using the fair value of our common stock on the date of grant. The estimated fair value of PBRSUs and TSR PSUs was calculated based on the fair value of our common stock on the date of grant and the probable outcome of theapplicable performance measures for the 2016-2017 performance period as of the date on which those PBRSUsthe awards were granted for accounting purposes.

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2020 Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End

 

2016 Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End

The following table and footnotes set forth certain information regarding outstanding equity awards for each of our NEOs as of December 31, 2016.2020.

 

  Option Awards  Stock Awards 

Name

 Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options (#)
Exercisable
  Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options (#)
Unexercisable
  

Equity
Incentive
Plan
Awards:
Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Unearned
Options

(#)

  

Option
Exercise
Price

($)

  Option
Grant
Date
  Option
Expiration
Date
  

Number of
Shares or
Units of
Stock That
Have Not
Vested

(#)

  Market
Value
Shares
or Units
of Stock
That
Have Not
Vested
($)
(1)
  Stock
Grant
Date
  Equity
Incentive
Plan
Awards:
Number of
Unearned
Shares,
Units or
Other
Rights
That Have
Not Vested
(#)
  

Equity
Incentive
Plan
Awards:
Market or
Payout
Value of
Unearned
Shares,
Units or
Other
Rights
That Have
Not Vested

($)(1)

 

Devin N. Wenig

  134,207   0   0   13.69   10/14/2011   10/14/2018      
  83,108   0   0   14.86   4/2/2012   4/2/2019      
  134,207   0   0   14.67   4/13/2012   4/13/2019      
  127,932   11,631(2)   0   22.63   4/1/2013   4/1/2020      
  84,654   42,328(2)   0   22.76   4/1/2014   4/1/2021      
  62,450   48,643(2)   0   20.41   10/15/2014   10/15/2021      
  93,581   131,014(2)   0   23.21   4/1/2015   4/1/2022      
  16,698   30,446(2)   0   26.92   7/17/2015   7/17/2022      
         17,444(3)   517,912   4/1/2013   
         31,746(3)   942,539   4/1/2014   
         27,796(3)   825,263   10/15/2014   
         84,224(3)   2,500,611   4/1/2015   
         17,678(3)   524,860   7/17/2015   
         170,122(4)   5,050,922   4/1/2016   
         38,624(5)   1,146,747   4/1/2014   
         33,818(5)   1,004,056   10/15/2014   
         235,826(6)   7,001,674   3/16/2015   
         46,668(6)   1,385,573   7/20/2015   
                                       753,771(7)   22,379,461 

 

Name

Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options (#)
Exercisable

Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options (#)
Unexercisable

Equity
Incentive
Plan Awards:
Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Unearned
Options (#)

Option
Exercise

Price ($)

Option
Grant
Date

 

Option
Expiration

Date

Number

of
Shares
or Units
of Stock

That
Have
Not
Vested

(#)

Market
Value
Shares
or Units
of Stock

That
Have Not
Vested

($)(1)

Stock
Grant
Date

Equity
Incentive

Plan
Awards:
Number
of
Unearned
Shares,
Units or
Other
Rights
That
Have Not
Vested

(#)

Equity
Incentive

Plan
Awards:
Market
or Payout
Value of

Unearned
Shares,
Units or
Other
Rights
That
Have Not
Vested

($)(2)

Mr. Iannone121,4646,103,5665/7/2020  
       164,4838,265,2715/7/2020  
          665,01633,417,074
Mr. Cring11,95923.214/1/20154/1/2022     
       2,816141,5044/1/2017  
       93947,1854/1/2017  
       14,440725,6105/15/2018  
       28,1251,413,2814/1/2019  
       59,0872,969,12210/15/2019  
       58,0942,919,2244/1/2020  
Mr. Lee8,31923.214/1/20154/1/2022     
       3,004150,9514/1/2017  
       6,017302,3549/15/2017  
       14,440725,6104/1/2018  
       34,1551,716,2894/1/2019  
       51,0902,567,2734/1/2020  
       29,803(3)1,497,6014/1/2018  
       287,813(4)14,462,6034/1/2019  
          226,36811,374,992
Mr. Thompson      27,3761,375,6448/15/2019  
       68,4403,439,1108/15/2019  
       46,4432,333,7614/1/2020  
       188,744(4)9,484,3868/15/2019  
          205,77610,340,244

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Executive Compensation   /   Executive Compensation Tables |2016 Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End

 

  Option Awards  Stock Awards 

Name

 Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options (#)
Exercisable
  Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options (#)
Unexercisable
  

Equity
Incentive
Plan
Awards:
Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Unearned
Options

(#)

  

Option
Exercise
Price

($)

  Option
Grant
Date
  Option
Expiration
Date
  

Number of
Shares or
Units of
Stock That
Have Not
Vested

(#)

  Market
Value
Shares
or Units
of Stock
That
Have Not
Vested
($)
(1)
  Stock
Grant
Date
  Equity
Incentive
Plan
Awards:
Number of
Unearned
Shares,
Units or
Other
Rights
That Have
Not Vested
(#)
  

Equity
Incentive
Plan
Awards:
Market or
Payout
Value of
Unearned
Shares,
Units or
Other
Rights
That Have
Not Vested

($)(1)

 

Scott F. Schenkel

  10,157   0(2)   0   14.86   4/2/2012   4/2/2019      
  25,587   2,327(2)   0   22.63   4/1/2013   4/1/2020      
  28,782   14,392(2)   0   22.76   4/1/2014   4/1/2021      
  26,579   20,673(2)   0   20.41   10/15/2014   10/15/2021      
  35,353   49,494(2)   0   23.21   4/1/2015   4/1/2022      
  5,009   9,135(2)   0   26.92   7/17/2015   7/17/2022      
  0   94,288(8)   0   26.92   7/17/2015   7/17/2022      
         3,489(3)   103,588   4/1/2013   
         10,792(3)   320,414   4/1/2014   
         11,813(3)   350,728   10/15/2014   
         31,817(3)   944,647   4/1/2015   
         5,304(3)   157,476   7/17/2015   
         47,144(8)   1,399,705   7/17/2015   
         81,277(4)   2,413,114   4/1/2016   
         13,132(5)   389,889   4/1/2014   
         14,373(5)   426,734   10/15/2014   
         89,091(6)   2,645,112   3/16/2015   
         107,335(6)   3,186,776   7/20/2015   
                                       360,123(7)   10,692,052 

Compensation Tables |2016 Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End

  Option Awards  Stock Awards 

Name

 Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options (#)
Exercisable
  Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options (#)
Unexercisable
  

Equity
Incentive
Plan
Awards:
Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Unearned
Options

(#)

  

Option
Exercise
Price

($)

  Option
Grant
Date
  Option
Expiration
Date
  

Number of
Shares or
Units of
Stock That
Have Not
Vested

(#)

  Market
Value
Shares
or Units
of Stock
That
Have Not
Vested
($)
(1)
  Stock
Grant
Date
  Equity
Incentive
Plan
Awards:
Number of
Unearned
Shares,
Units or
Other
Rights
That Have
Not Vested
(#)
  

Equity
Incentive
Plan
Awards:
Market or
Payout
Value of
Unearned
Shares,
Units or
Other
Rights
That Have
Not Vested

($)(1)

 

Stephen Fisher

  6,949   48,643(9)   0   20.41   10/15/2014   10/15/2021      
  3,639   50,951(2)   0   23.21   4/1/2015   4/1/2022      
         27,796(3)   825,263   10/15/2014   
         185,301(3)   5,501,587   10/15/2014   
         32,753(3)   972,437   4/1/2015   
         94,823(4)   2,815,295   4/1/2016   
         33,818(5)   1,004,056   4/1/2014   
         91,711(6)   2,722,900   3/16/2015   
                                       420,142(7)   12,474,016 

Harry A. Lawton

  27,051   45,082(9)   0   24.37   6/15/15   6/15/2022      
         90,163(3)   2,676,939   6/15/2015   
         27,049(3)   803,085   6/15/2015   
         47,411(3)   1,407,633   4/1/2016   
         45,082(6)   1,338,485   3/16/2015   
                                       210,072(7)   6,237,038 

Raymond J. Pittman

  4,178   11,491(9)   0   20.94   12/15/2013   12/15/2020      
  2,116   8,466(2)   0   22.76   4/1/2014   4/1/2021      
  5,199   36,394(2)   0   23.21   4/1/2015   4/1/2022      
         6,267(3)   186,067   12/15/2013   
         125,645(3)   3,730,400   12/15/2013   
         6,348(3)   188,472   4/1/2014   
         23,395(3)   694,598   4/1/2015   
         74,504(4)   2,212,024   4/1/2016   
         7,725(5)   229,355   4/1/2014   
         65,508(6)   1,944,933   3/16/2015   
                                       330,111(7)   9,800,996 

Compensation Tables |2016 Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End

 

Name

Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options (#)
Exercisable

Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options (#)
Unexercisable

Equity
Incentive
Plan Awards:
Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Unearned
Options (#)

Option
Exercise

Price ($)

Option
Grant
Date

 

Option
Expiration

Date

Number

of
Shares
or Units
of Stock

That
Have
Not
Vested

(#)

Market
Value
Shares
or Units
of Stock

That
Have Not
Vested

($)(1)

Stock
Grant
Date

Equity
Incentive

Plan
Awards:
Number
of
Unearned
Shares,
Units or
Other
Rights
That
Have Not
Vested

(#)

Equity
Incentive

Plan
Awards:
Market
or Payout
Value of

Unearned
Shares,
Units or
Other
Rights
That
Have Not
Vested

($)(2)

Ms. Yetto      2,816141,5044/1/2017  
       12,996653,0494/1/2018  
       25,3131,271,9784/1/2019  
       29,5441,484,58610/15/2019  
       41,7952,100,1994/1/2020  
       26,822(3)1,347,8064/1/2018  
       213,300(4)10,718,3254/1/2019  
       124,476(4)6,254,91910/15/2019  
          185,1849,305,496
Mr. Schenkel(5)
Ms. Jones(6)

 

(1)Market Value is calculated based on a price per share of $29.69,$50.25, which was the closing price of our common stock on December 30, 2016.31, 2020.

(2)Becomes fully vested after four years, with 12.5% vesting on the six-month anniversary of the date of grant, and 1/48th vesting monthly thereafter.

(3)(2)Becomes fully vested after four years, with 25% vesting on each of the four annual anniversaries of the date of grant.

(4)Becomes fully vested after four years, with 1/16th vesting on June 15, 2016, and additional 1/16th vesting each quarter thereafter.

(5)Earned in connection with achievement with respect to the 2014-2015 PBRSU performance period; 50% vested on March 1, 2016, and the remaining 50% vested on March 1, 2017.

(6)Earned in connection with achievement with respect to the 2015-2016 PBRSU performance period; for Mr. Wenig and Mr. Schenkel, 100% vests on March 1, 2018, and for the other NEOs, 50% vested on March 1, 2017, and the remaining 50% vests on March 1, 2018.

(7)To be earned in connection with achievement with respect to the 2016-2017 PBRSU performance period; for Mr. Wenig and Mr. Schenkel, 100% vests on March 15, 2019, and for the other NEOs, 50% vests on March 15, 2018, and the remaining 50% vests on March 15, 2019. In accordance with the SEC executive compensation disclosure rules, represents the estimated future awardvalue of PBRSUs assuming performance is achieved at the maximum performance level underin the 2016-20172020-2021 performance period, which assumption is based on Company performance through 2016.2020, as well as TSR PSUs for Mr. Iannone. PBRSUs are earned based on the Company’s FX-neutral revenue and non-GAAP operating margin dollars during the performance period (with the application of a return on invested capital modifier). TSR PSUs are earned based on performance goals relating to eBay’s total shareholder return relative to that of the S&P 500 index. See “CompensationCompensation Discussion and Analysis — Elements of Our Executive Compensation Program — PBRSU Program”Equity Incentive Awards above for a more detailed discussion of these awards and related performance measures.

(8)Becomes fully vested after three years,(3)Earned in connection with 100% vesting on the third anniversaryachievement of the date2018-2019 PBRSU performance period; 50% vested on March 15, 2020 and the remaining 50% vested on March 15, 2021.
(4)Earned in connection with achievement of grant.the 2019-2020 PBRSU performance period; 50% vested on March 15, 2021 and the remaining 50% vests on March 15, 2022.
(5)In connection with Mr. Schenkel’s termination of employment on June 19, 2020, the Company cancelled his outstanding RSUs and PBRSUs. Mr. Schenkel had a 90-day post-termination exercise period with respect to his vested, outstanding options.
(6)In connection with Ms. Jones’ termination of employment on December 16, 2020, the Company cancelled her outstanding RSUs and PBRSUs. Ms. Jones had no option awards at the time of her termination.

 

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(9)Becomes fully vested after four years, with 25% vesting on the one-year anniversary of the date of grant, and 1/48th vesting monthly thereafter.

Executive Compensation Tables   /   2016 OptionExecutive Compensation

2020 Options Exercises and Stock Vested

The following table and footnotes set forth the number of shares acquired and the value realized upon exercise of stock options and the vesting of stock awards byfor each of our NEOs for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016.2020.

 

   Option Awards  Stock Awards

Name

  

Number of

Shares Acquired
on Exercise

(#)

  

Value Realized
on Exercise

($)(1)

  

Number of

Shares Acquired
on Vesting

(#)

  

Value Realized
on Vesting

($)(2)

Devin N. Wenig

    0    0    234,513    5,945,648

Scott F. Schenkel

    0    0    83,972    2,156,659

Stephen Fisher

    49,631    428,962    173,170    5,103,605

Harry A. Lawton

    0    0    50,017    1,248,699

Raymond J. Pittman

    70,084    490,802    176,532    5,073,763
 Option AwardsStock Awards

 

Name

Number of
Shares Acquired

on Exercise

(#)

Value Realized
on Exercise

($)(1)

Number of
Shares Acquired

on Vesting

(#)

Value Realized
on Vesting

($)(2)

Mr. Iannone
Mr. Cring47,489774,89677,3813,581,847
Mr. Lee143,1805,644,337
Mr. Thompson54,2682,927,222
Ms. Yetto122,4541,274,569111,4094,477,877
Mr. Schenkel(3)210,1444,814,041160,8875,792,474
Ms. Jones(4)150,6515,803,421

 

(1)Value realized on exercise of stock options is based on the fair market value of our common stock on the date of exercise minus the exercise price and does not reflect actual proceeds received.

(2)Value realized on vesting of stock awards is based on the fair market value of our common stock on the vesting date and does not reflect actual proceeds received.
(3)In connection with Mr. Schenkel’s termination of employment on June 19, 2020, the Company cancelled his outstanding RSUs and PBRSUs. Mr. Schenkel had a 90-day post-termination exercise period with respect to his vested, outstanding options.
(4)In connection with Ms. Jones’ termination of employment on December 16, 2020, the Company cancelled her outstanding RSUs and PBRSUs. Ms. Jones had no option awards at the time of her termination.

Compensation Tables |Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control

 

Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control

The following table, footnotes, and narrative set forth our payment obligations pursuant to the compensation arrangements for each of our NEOs, under the circumstances described below, assuming that their employment was terminated or a change in control occurred on December 31, 2016.2020. Because Mr. Schenkel and Ms. Jones terminated prior to December 31, 2020, they are not discussed in this section. Details of Mr. Schenkel and Ms. Jones’ severance packages are provided above in the footnotes to Executive Compensation Tables – Summary Compensation Table.

 

Name

 Voluntary
Termination
($)(a)
 Change
in Control
($)(b)
 Involuntary
Termination
Outside of
a Change in
Control
($)(c)
(1)
 

Involuntary
Termination
in Connection
with a Change
in Control

($)(d) (1)

 Death or
Disability
($)(e)

Devin N. Wenig

   0   0   15,310,420   38,489,473   17,835,003

Scott F. Schenkel

   0   0   6,041,309   19,830,126   10,700,895

Stephen Fisher(2)

   0   0   8,772,703   22,012,674   15,203,597

Harry A. Lawton

   0   0   4,833,336   12,330,526   6,461,286

Raymond J. Pittman(2)

   0   0   9,920,215   15,789,770   10,103,836

Name

 

Voluntary
Termination

($)(a)

Change
in Control

($)(b)

Involuntary
Termination
Outside of
a Change in
Control ($)(c)(1)

Involuntary
Termination
in Connection
with a Change
in Control

($)(d)(1)

 

Death or
Disability
($)(e)

Mr. Iannone29,522,76838,139,30915,337,974
Mr. Cring6,282,57311,452,6833,306,078
Mr. Lee2,495,35622,414,05729,875,24023,215,159
Mr. Thompson15,237,47924,171,40517,016,757
Ms. Yetto27,219,47631,543,29225,117,046

 

(1)With respect to Mr. Wenig, Mr. SchenkelIannone and Mr. Lawton,Ms. Yetto, an involuntary termination includes a termination without cause or resignation for good reason. With respect to Mr. FisherLee and Mr. Pittman,Thompson, under the Company’s Standard Severance Plan, an involuntary termination outside of a change in control includes only a termination without cause, and under the Company’s Change in Control Severance Plan, an involuntary termination in connection with a change in control includes termination without cause or resignation for good reason. With respect to Mr. Cring, under the Company’s VP Severance Plan, an involuntary termination includes only a termination without cause, and under the Company’s Change in Control Severance Plan, an involuntary termination in connection with a change in control includes termination without cause or resignation for good reason.

 

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(2)Mr. Fisher’s and Mr. Pittman’s Death or Disability Benefit are each presented as though their employment terminated outside a change in control. In the event their employment is terminated in connection with a change in control, Mr. Fisher’s Death or Disability Benefit would be $19,255,837 and Mr. Pittman’s Death or Disability Benefit would be $13,261,330.

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Voluntary Termination (Column (a))

Mr. Lee’s offer letter agreement provides for severance benefits upon a voluntary termination. This separation payment is intended to replicate benefits offered under a retirement program in which Mr. Lee formerly participated when he was employed with the Company in Korea. The benefit is equal to three times his average monthly salary multiplied by his years of service since January 1, 2013.

Change in Control (Column (b))

The Company has not entered into any arrangements with any of its executive officers to provide “single trigger” severance payments upon a change in control.

The Company’s equity incentive plans generally provide for the acceleration of vesting of awards granted under the plans upon a change in control (as defined in the applicable plan) only if the acquiring entity does not agree to convert, assume, or continuereplace the awards. These provisions generally apply to all holders of awards under the equity incentive plans.

The amounts reported in the Change in Control column assume that, in a change in control transaction, the acquiringsuccessor entity would convert, assume, or continuereplace outstanding equity awards. If the acquiringsuccessor entity does not convert, assume, or continuereplace any outstanding equity awards and all the unvested and outstanding awards are fully accelerated upon a change in control, the aggregate value of accelerated vesting of such awards to each of the NEOs that were executive officers of the Company as of December 31, 2016,2020, calculated based on the closing price of our common stock on December 30, 2016,31, 2020, would be as follows:

 

Name

Acceleration Value of
All Outstanding Equity


Awards as of 12/31/1620

($)(*)

Mr. Wenig

Iannone
23,597,83929,246,304

Mr. Schenkel

Cring
11,876,5238,215,925

Mr. Fisher

Lee
17,097,70926,162,261

Mr. Lawton

Thompson
7,726,25920,941,336

Mr. Pittman

Ms. Yetto
11,719,70527,849,656

 

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(*)Excludes all shares subject to PBRSUs with respect to 2015/2016 performance period, as shares subject to such PBRSUs were not outstanding as of 12/31/2016.

Executive Compensation Tables   |/   Executive CompensationPotential Payments Upon

Involuntary Termination oroutside of a Change in Control (Column (c))

Involuntary Termination outside of a Change in Control (Column (c))

The Company’s Standard Severance Plan, which covers officers employed as a senior vice president or in a more senior position, provides severance protection outside of a change in control period if a participant is terminated without cause (or resigns for good reason for Mr. Iannone) and signs and does not revoke a waiver of claims against the Company. Mr. FisherMessrs. Iannone, Thompson and Mr. PittmanLee participate in the Standard Severance Plan. In addition to his potential benefits under the Standard Severance Plant, under the terms of Mr. Iannone’s offer letter agreement, if a severance-qualifying termination occurs within two years following his start date, then his PBRSUs and TSR PSUs that vest under the terms of the Standard Severance Plan will be deemed earned at target and his 2020 target equity compensation (a combination of RSUs and PBRSUs with a grant value of $12,000,000) will vest in full.

Since Mr. Wenig,Cring is at the VP level, he is eligible to participate in the Company’s VP Severance Plan, which also provides severance protection outside of a change in control period. Effective May 22, 2020, the Compensation Committee approved enhanced severance protection for Mr. SchenkelCring in recognition of his responsibilities as the Interim CFO. Under the VP Severance Plan, if Mr. Cring is terminated without cause and signs and does not revoke a waiver of claims against the Company, then he is entitled to lump sum payment of one year of the target cash compensation (i.e., one year of annual salary and target eIP payment) and an amount equal to 4 months of COBRA coverage. In addition, Mr. Lawton doCring would also receive a prorated eIP payment based on actual Company performance and target individual performance for the year in which the termination occurs, the value of the equity that would have vested in the 12-month period after the termination date, and a $2,000,000 transition bonus.

Ms. Yetto did not participate in the Standard Severance Plan. Mr. Wenig and Mr. SchenkelMs. Yetto entered into an offer lettersletter agreement with the Company in 20142015 in connection with theirher appointment to their current roles at the Company, whichleadership team after the separation of PayPal Holdings, Inc. The offer letter provided for certain severance arrangements if they are respectively terminatedbenefits upon a termination without cause or resignresignation for good reason not in connection with a change in control, and signif she signed and dodid not revoke a waiver of claims against the Company. Mr. Lawton, whoMs. Yetto separated from the Company in March 2021, and was hired a few months before the Spin-Off of PayPal, does not participate in the Standard Severance Plan because hispaid severance pursuant to her offer letter provided severance arrangements if he is terminated without cause or resigns for good reason not in connection with a change in control, and he signs and does not revoke a waiver of claims against the Company.agreement.

The following charttable describes the severance benefits (other than certain accrued benefits which are paid (such as earned but unpaid bonuses, payment of unreimbursed expenses, etc.)) that each of our NEOs (except Mr. Cring) would receive if terminated outside of a change in control.

 

  Standard Severance Plan
Participants
Ms. Yetto

Mr. Wenig and

Mr. Schenkel

 Mr. LawtonSeverance

Cash

Elements

Severance1x salary and 1x target cash incentive awardbonus
For the CEO, 2x salary and 2x target cash incentive award
bonus1-1.5xFor Ms. Yetto, 1x salary and 1-1.5x1x cash target cash 
incentive award (1)
 eIPProrated payment for year in which termination occurs (2)(1)
Cash
Elements
Health Premium2x theThe cost of 1224 months of health insurance coverageNo payment
For the CEO, 48 months of health coverage
No payment
 Make Good AwardMake-Good PaymentPayment of any unpaid cash “make
“make good” awards
n/a
 Same as Standard Severance Plan

EquityRSUs(2)

Elements

Options and RSUs100% acceleration of awards that would have otherwise vested within 12 months of
Equitytermination date(3)
Elements

PBRSUs

and TSR PSUs(2)

100% acceleration of awards that would have otherwise vested within 12 months of
termination date(3)(4)

 

(1)Mr. Lawton’s severance payment is equal to one and half times salary and one and half times target cash incentive award if his termination is after the one-year anniversary but before the second anniversary of the commencement of his employment. If his termination is after the second anniversary of the commencement of his employment, then his severance payment is equal to one times salary and one times target cash incentive award.

(2)For Mr. Wenig, Mr. Schenkel and Mr. Lawton,Ms. Yetto, based only on actual performance with respect to the Company performance element for the full year. For Standard Severance Plan Participants, based on actual performance with respect to the Company performance element for the full year and target performance with respect to the individual performance element.

(3)(2)For Mr. Wenig, Mr. SchenkelMs. Yetto and Mr. Lawton,the participants in the Standard Severance Plan, a lump sum amount equal to the dividend equivalents that have already accrued and would have vested in connection with applicable shares. In addition, Ms. Yetto would receive an amount equal to dividend equivalents that have not yet accrued, but would have accrued for the next 12 months, notwithstanding the termination.
(3)For Ms. Yetto, the Company shall pay cash based on the value of the shares that would have vested in lieu of accelerated vesting. Pursuant to her offer letter, Ms. Yetto’s outstanding PBRSUs would be treated as vested at the time of termination. For Standard Severance Plan Participants, the Company can elect to pay cash in lieu of accelerated vesting. The cash value of such unvested equity is determined using the average closing price of the Company’s common stock for the ten consecutive trading days ending on and including the trading day immediately prior to his or her termination date. For Mr. Iannone, his 2020 target equity compensation (a combination of RSUs and PBRSUs with a grant value of $12,000,000) would vest in full.

 

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(4)For Standard Severance Plan Participants, this includes the actual amount of shares that would have been granted with respect to PBRSUs for performance periods completing on or before the first anniversary of the date of his or her termination. For Mr. Wenig, Mr. Schenkel and Mr. Lawton, this includes the target amount of shares with respect to PBRSUs for performance periods for which achievement has not yet been determined.

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Involuntary Termination in Connection with a Change in Control (Column (d))

The Company has not entered into any arrangements with any of its executive officers to provide “single trigger” severance payments upon a change in control.

The Company’s equity incentive plans generally provide for the acceleration of vesting of awards granted under the plans upon a change in control only if the acquiring entity does not agree to assume or continue the awards. These provisions generally apply to all holders of awards under the equity incentive plans.

The Company’s Change in Control Severance Plan provides severance protection for executives at the level of Vice President or in a more senior position in connection with a change in control if a participant is terminated without cause or resigns for good reason and signs and does not revoke a waiver of claims against the Company. Mr. FisherMessrs. Iannone, Cring, Thompson and Mr. PittmanLee participate in the Change in Control Severance Plan.

Compensation Tables |Potential Payments Upon In such an event, Mr. Cring would also be paid the $2,000,000 transition bonus described under Involuntary Termination oroutside of a Change in Control (Column (c)) above.

 

Mr. Wenig, Mr. Schenkel, and Mr. Lawton doMs. Yetto did not participate in the Change in Control Severance Plan. Mr. Wenig and Mr. Schenkel entered intoHer offer letters with the Company in 2014 in connection with their appointment to their current roles at the Company, whichletter agreement provided for change in control arrangementscertain severance benefits if they are respectivelyshe was terminated without cause or resignresigned for good reason in connection withthe ninety days preceding or the twenty-four months following, a change in control, and signsigned and do not revoke a waiver of claims against the Company. Mr. Lawton, who was hired a few months before the Spin-Off of PayPal, does not participate in the Change in Control Severance Plan because his offer letter provided change in control arrangements if he is terminated without cause or resigns for good reason in connection with a change in control, and signs and doesdid not revoke a waiver of claims against the Company.

The following charttable describes the severance benefits that each of our NEOs would receive if they are terminated in connection with a change in control.

 

Change in Control Severance
Plan Participants
Ms. Yetto
Severance2x salary and 2x bonus
For Mr. Cring, 1x salary and 1x bonus
2x base salary and 2x bonus
(determined as the greater of base salary or target bonus opportunity)
eIP1x target cash incentive award(1)Prorated payment for year in which
termination occurs(1)
    

Change in ControlCash Elements

Severance Plan
Participants

Health Premium

For Mr. WenigLee and

Mr. Schenkel

Mr. Lawton

Cash

Elements

Severance2x salary and 2x target cash incentive award
eIP1x target cash
incentive award (1)
Prorated payment for year in which termination occurs (1)Prorated payment for year in which termination occurs(1)
Health Premium2xThompson, the cost
of 24 months of health insurance coverage
No payment
For Mr. Iannone, the cost of 48 months of
health coverage

For Mr. Cring, the cost of 12 months of
health coverage

No payment
 Make Good AwardMake-Good Payment Payment of any unpaid cash “make
“make good” awards
n/aSame as Change in Control Severance Plan

Equity

Elements

Options and RSUs100% acceleration of awards(2)
ElementsPBRSUs and TSR PSUs100% acceleration of awards(2)(3)

 

(1)For Mr. Wenig, Mr. SchenkelMs. Yetto and Mr. Lawton,Iannone, based only on actual performance with respect to the Company performance element for the full year. For Change in Control Severance Plan Participants, based on target performance with respect to both the Company performance elementcomponent and the Individualindividual performance element.component.

(2)For Mr. Wenig, Mr. Schenkel and Mr. Lawton,Ms. Yetto, the Company shallwill pay cash based on the value of the shares that would have vested in lieu of accelerated vesting. For Change in Control Severance Plan Participants, the Company can elect to pay cash in lieu of accelerated vesting. The cash value of such unvested equity is determined using the average closing price of the Company’s common stock for the ten consecutive trading days ending on and including the trading day immediately prior to his or her termination date.

(3)This payment includes the target amount of shares subject to PBRSUs and TSR PSUs for performance periods for which achievement has not yet been determined.

 

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Death or Disability (Column (e))

Mr. Wenig, Mr. SchenkelExecutive Compensation Tables   /   Executive Compensation

Death or Disability (Column (e))

Messrs. Iannone, Thompson and Mr. LawtonLee

Pursuant to their respective offers letters,the Standard Severance Plan, if, Mr. Wenig’s, Mr. Schenkel’s or Mr. Lawton’soutside a change in control, the participant’s employment respectively, terminates due to his death or disability (as defined in the Standard Severance Plan) then the applicable offer letter), heexecutive will be entitled to receive, within 3060 days of his termination date, athe full vesting (or payment of cash payment equal toin lieu of vesting at the valueelection of anythe Company) of his outstanding and unvested equity awards, including the target amount of shares subject to TSR PSUs or PBRSUs for performance periods for which achievement has not yet been determined, that would have otherwise vested within 24 months of his termination date (where the value of such unvested equity is determined using the average closing price of the Company’s common stock for the 10 consecutive trading days ending on and including the trading day immediately prior to his termination date).

Mr. Fisher and Mr. Pittman

Pursuant to the Standard Severance Plan, if, outside a change in control, Mr. Fisher’s or Mr. Pittman’s employment, respectively, terminates due to his death or disability (as defined in the Standard Severance Plan) then he is entitled to receive the vesting (or payment of cash in lieu of vesting at the election of the Company) of his unvested equity, including the target amount of shares subject to PBRSUs for performance periods for which achievement has not yet been determined, that would have otherwise vested within

Compensation Tables |Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control

24 months of hisher termination date (where the cash value of such unvested equity is determined using the average closing price of the Company’s common stock for the 10ten consecutive trading days ending on and including the trading day immediately prior to his termination date).

Pursuant to the Change in Control Severance Plan, if, in connection with a change in control, Mr. Fisher’s or Mr. Pittman’seither the Participant’s employment respectively, terminates due to his death or disability (as defined in the Change in Control Severance Plan) then hethe applicable executive is entitled to receive, within 60 days of his termination date, the full vesting (or payment of cash in lieu of vesting at the election of the Company) of all his outstanding and unvested equity, including the target amount of shares subject to TSR PSUs or PBRSUs for performance periods for which achievement has not yet been determined (where the cash value of such unvested equity is determined using the average closing price of the Company’s common stock for the ten consecutive trading days ending on and including the trading day immediately prior to his termination date).

Mr. Cring

Pursuant to the VP Severance Plan, if, outside a change in control, Mr. Cring’s employment terminates due to his death or disability (as defined in the VP Severance Plan) then he will be entitled to receive, within 60 days of his termination date, one half of the vesting (or payment of cash in lieu of vesting at the election of the Company) of all his outstanding and unvested equity awards that would have otherwise vested within 12 months of his termination date.

Pursuant to the Change in Control Severance Plan, if, in connection with a change in control, Mr. Cring’s employment terminates due to his or her death or disability (as defined in the Change in Control Severance Plan) then he is entitled to receive, within 60 days of his termination date, the vesting (or payment of cash in lieu of vesting at the election of the Company) of all his outstanding and unvested equity awards.

Ms. Yetto

Pursuant to Ms. Yetto’s offer letter, if Ms. Yetto’s employment terminated due to death or disability (as defined in the offer letter), she would have been entitled to receive, within 30 days of her termination date, a cash payment equal to the value of any outstanding and unvested equity awards, including the target amount of shares subject to PBRSUs for performance periods for which achievement hashad not yet been determined, that would have otherwise vested within 24 months of her termination date (where the cash value if applicable, of such unvested equity iswould have been determined using the average closing price of the Company’s common stock for the 10ten consecutive trading days ending on and including the trading day immediately prior to hisher termination date).

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Executive Compensation Of Directors   /   CEO Pay Ratio

 

CEO Pay Ratio

As required by Section 953(b) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, we are providing the following disclosure about the relationship of the annual total compensation of our employees to the annual total compensation of Mr. Iannone, our CEO. Because we had two CEOs during 2020, (Mr. Schenkel was the interim CEO prior to Mr. Iannone’s appointment), SEC rules allow us the option of calculating the compensation provided to each CEO during 2020 for the time each served as CEO and combine those amounts, or the CEO serving in that position on the date we selected to identify the median employee and annualize that CEO’s compensation. Because Mr. Iannone is our new CEO, we think it is more appropriate to use his annualized compensation. We believe that the pay ratio disclosed below is a reasonable estimate calculated in a manner consistent with Item 402(u) of Regulation S-K. SEC rules for identifying the median employee and calculating the pay ratio allow companies to apply various methodologies and assumptions and, as result, the pay ratio reported by us may not be comparable to the pay ratio reported by other companies.

To better understand this disclosure, we think it is important to give context to our operations. eBay is a global commerce leader with operations requiring a wide range of talents and roles. As a global organization, we strive to create a competitive total compensation program in the locations we operate. As a result, our compensation program varies by local market in order to allow us to provide a competitive total compensation package.

2020 Ratio Calculation

·This year, we were required to determine a new median employee for purposes of the calculation. The median employee’s annual total compensation was $124,919.
·Mr. Iannone’s annual total compensation, as reported in the 2020 Summary Compensation Table (plus an increase to annualize his base salary), was $35,153,379. Mr. Iannone’s base salary was the only component required to be annualized, and this amount is $991,000. Under the terms of Mr. Iannone’s offer letter, his bonus was not prorated.
·Based on this information and the disclosures provided in this section, the ratio of the annual total compensation of Mr. Iannone to the median employee’s annual total compensation is 281:1.

In determining the annual total compensation of the median employee, we calculated such employee’s compensation in accordance with Item 402(c)(2)(x) of Regulation S-K as required pursuant to SEC executive compensation disclosure rules. This calculation is the same calculation used to determine total compensation for purposes of the 2020 Summary Compensation Table with respect to each of Directorsthe NEOs. For purposes of this disclosure, we converted employee compensation from local currency to U.S. dollars using the exchange rate the Company used for 2021 internal budgeting purposes.

Identification of Median Employee

As permitted by SEC rules, for the past three years, we have used the same median employee because we do not believe there has been a change in our employee population or employee compensation program that would significantly impact the CEO pay ratio disclosure. As required by the SEC rules, this year, we are identifying a new median employee using the same methodology as in previous years. To identify our median employee, we elected to use total target direct compensation which we calculated as salary, target bonus and target annual equity awards. We chose this compensation measure because we believe it is the most accurate reflection of pay at eBay.

We selected November 6, 2020 as the date on which to determine our median employee. As of that date, we had approximately 12,500 employees, with approximately 5,900 employees located in the United States and 6,600 employees located outside of the United States. The pay ratio disclosure rules provide an exemption for companies to exclude non-U.S. employees from the median employee calculation in an amount of up to five percent (5%) of the company’s total number of employees, provided that, if a company excludes any non-U.S. employees in a particular jurisdiction it must exclude all non-U.S. employees in that jurisdiction. We applied this de minimis exemption when identifying the median employee by excluding 549 employees in 17 jurisdictions, as set forth below. After taking into account the de minimis exemption, approximately 12,000 employees (or 96% of the population) were considered for identifying the median employee.

Our calculation excluded the following approximate number of employees from the following locations: Belgium (13); Czech Republic (22); France (30); Hong Kong (22); India (66); Italy (62); Japan (162); Luxembourg (28); Malaysia (38); Mexico (11); Russian Federation (12); Singapore (30); South Africa (8); Spain (33); Taiwan (2); Thailand (2); and Vietnam (8).

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Stockholder Proposals

Proposal 4Executive Compensation

Jing Zhao has advised the Company that he intends to present the following stockholder proposal at the 2021 Annual Meeting. Mr. Zhao has indicated that he holds the requisite number of shares of eBay common stock in accordance with Rule 14a-8 requirements. eBay will provide the address of the proponent promptly upon a stockholder’s oral or written request.

The text of the stockholder proposal and supporting statement appear exactly as received by eBay unless otherwise noted. All statements contained in the stockholder proposal and supporting statement are the sole responsibility of the proponent. The stockholder proposal may contain assertions about the Company or other matters that we believe are incorrect, but we have not attempted to refute all of those assertions.

The stockholder proposal will be voted on at the 2021 Annual Meeting only if properly presented by or on behalf of the proponent.

“Stockholder Proposal to improve executive compensation program

Resolved: stockholders recommend that eBay Inc. improve the executive compensation program to include the CEO pay ratio factor.

Supporting Statement

eBay’s 2020 Proxy Statement incorrectly claims that “In 2019, our stockholders once again overwhelmingly approved our executive compensation program through the ‘say-on-pay’ vote, with approximately 90% of the votes cast in favor.” (p. 51). In fact, the voting results are: 496,131,141 Votes For, 65,463,448 Votes Against, 712,812 Abstentions, 53,404,477 Broker Non-Votes (https://d18rn0p25nwr6d.cloudfront.net/CIK-0001065088/89d5d9f4-249c-4afe-a711-f2b61d0dcceb. pdf). Only 88% voted for (far below the usual 95% level), and 12% voted against (far above the usual 5% level) eBay’s executive compensation program. The negative votes jumped 71% from 7% in 2018 and 2017 (2020 Proxy Statement p. 51).

Section 953(b) of the Dodd-Frank Act directed the SEC to amend Item 402 of Regulation S-K to require each company to disclose the annual total compensation of the CEO, the median of the annual total compensation of all employees (except the CEO), and the ratio of these two amounts (CEO pay ratio). eBay’s CEO pay ratio is 135 to 1 in 2019 (Ibid p. 85). The executive compensation program lists four goals (Ibid p. 49) and five points of discussion and analysis (Ibid p. 52) without any consideration of the CEO pay ratio factor.

There is no rational methodology or program to decide the executive compensation. For example, Twitter’s CEO pay ratio is less than 0.001:1 in 2018 and 2019, Amazon’s CEO pay ratio is 58:1 in 2018 and 2019. JCPenney’s alarming CEO pay ratio 1294:1 in 2018 is the main cause to its bankruptcy. The executive compensations of big Japanese and European companies are much less than big American companies.

The world has changed. America’s ballooning executive compensation is no longer sustainable for the economy. Reducing the CEO pay ratio should be included to the executive compensation program consideration. The Compensation Committee is responsible for reviewinghas the flexibility to include other social and making recommendations toeconomic factors, especially under the Board regarding compensation paid to all directors who are not employees of eBay, or any parent, subsidiary or affiliate of eBay, for their Boardcurrent social and committee services.economic crisis.”

Except for Mr. Omidyar, eBay’s founder and member of the Board, 2016 annual compensation to continuing non-employee directors consisted of (a) Company common stock with a grant date value equal to $220,000 or for a non-employee director serving as the Chairman of the Board $320,000, in each case rounded up to the nearest whole share, granted at the time of the annual meeting and (b) an annual cash retainer of $80,000 paid in quarterly installments (or, at the non-employee director’s discretion, paid in additional common stock of an equivalent value rounded up to the nearest whole share). The annual retainer is pro-rated in the event that a director serves for a portion of a year.

Deferred Stock Units (“DSUs”) granted prior to August 1, 2013 are payable in stock or cash (at our election) following the termination of a non-employee director’s service on the Board. DSUs granted on or after August 1, 2013 are payable solely in stock following the termination of a non-employee director’s service on the Board. Since January 1, 2016, RSUs have been granted in lieu of DSUs as compensation for non-employee directors. In the event of a change in control of eBay, any equity awards granted to our non-employee directors will accelerate and become fully vested and exercisable.

The following table sets forth annual retainers paid to our non-employee directors who serve as Chairman of the Board; the Chairs of the Audit, Compensation, and Corporate Governance and Nominating Committees; and the members of those Committees. Directors with an interest and background in technology who meet regularly with our senior technologists and report significant matters to the Board do not receive any additional compensation for such service.

 

Role

  2016
Annual Retainer

All Independent Directors

   $80,000

Board Chairman

   $100,000

Lead Independent Director (if applicable)

   $25,000

Committee Chairs

   

Audit

   $20,000

Compensation

   $15,000

Corporate Governance & Nominating

   $15,000

Committee Members

   

Audit

   $18,000

Compensation

   $12,000

Corporate Governance & Nominating

   $10,000

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Compensation Of Directors |Stockholder Proposals2016 Director Compensation Table   /   Board Statement in Opposition

 

2016 Director Compensation TableBoard Statement in Opposition

The following tableBoard carefully considered this proposal and footnotes summarizedoes not believe its adoption is in the total compensation paid by the Company to non-employee directors for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016.best interests of eBay and its stockholders. The Board therefore recommends a vote AGAINST this proposal.

 

Name (a)

  Fees Earned or
Paid in Cash
($)(b)
  Stock
Awards
($)(c)
  Option
Awards
($)(d)
  All Other
Compensation
($)(e)
  Total
($)(f)

Fred D. Anderson

    118,000    220,000(2)            338,000

Edward W. Barnholt

    107,000    220,000(2)            327,000

Anthony J. Bates

    92,000    220,000(2)            312,000

Logan D. Green(1)

    42,200                42,200

Bonnie S. Hammer

    92,000    220,000(2)            312,000

Kathleen C. Mitic

    117,000    220,000(2)            337,000

Pierre M. Omidyar

                24,654    24,654

Paul S. Pressler

    108,000    220,000(2)            328,000

Robert H. Swan

    80,000    220,000(2)            300,000

Thomas J. Tierney

    202,000    220,000(2)            422,000

Perry M. Traquina

    108,000    220,000(2)            328,000

The Board’s Compensation Committee designed an executive compensation program that aligns the interests of our executives with those of our stockholders. We believe in creating incentives that reflect our pay-for-performance philosophy, both in periods of success and during years where our financial performance falls short of our targets. In our view, our compensation practices, including incentive compensation, play an important role in reinforcing our performance-driven culture. For more on our executive compensation program, please see page 45 of this proxy statement.

 

(1)Mr. Green was appointed to the Board on June 21, 2016.
(2)In connection with the non-employee director’s service to the Company, the non-employee director was granted restricted stock units. The number of restricted stock units granted represents the quotient of (A) $220,000 divided by (B) the Company’s closing stock price on the date of grant, rounded up to the nearest whole restricted stock unit. 100% of the restricted stock units vest on the earlier of: (i) the one-year anniversary of the date of grant or (ii) the date of the Company’s first annual meeting of stockholders that occurs after the date of grant, provided the non-employee director continues to provide service to the Company through such date.

Compensation Of Directors |2016 Director Compensation Table

Our executive compensation program is designed to achieve the following objectives:

 

·align compensation with our business objectives, performance and stockholder interests;

Fees Earned or Paid in Cash (Column (b))

·motivate executive officers to enhance short-term results and long-term stockholder value;
·position us competitively among the companies against which we recruit and compete for talent; and
·enable us to attract, reward and retain executive officers and other key employees who contribute to our long-term success.

Additionally, our executive compensation program is predominantly variable, at-risk and performance-based, and the Compensation Committee has put in place a number of risk-mitigating measures to further strengthen the alignment with stockholder interests.

To meet our goals, we do the following:

üMake a majority of our executives’ compensation performance-based, including performance-based restricted stock units and annual cash incentives
üEnsure that the equity/cash compensation ratio significantly favors equity
üImpose meaningful stock ownership requirements
üHave a robust clawback policy
üEnforce multiple performance measures, caps on incentive payments, and overlapping two-year performance periods for performance-based equity awards
üBenchmark our compensation at or around the 50th percentile of our peer group
üEngage an independent compensation consultant
üLimit perquisites for executive officers that are not available to all employees

We also regularly review eBay’s compensation philosophy and executive compensation program to assess whether they continue to be aligned with stockholder interests, our business goals, and our culture. We engage with stockholders at least twice a year to solicit their feedback on our compensation program.

Though SEC rules require disclosure of the ratio of annual CEO compensation to the annual compensation of a median employee, the Board does not believe the pay ratio should generally guide our compensation principles or that our compensation program should be changed as described in this proposal. Shareholders have an annual opportunity to vote, on an advisory basis, to approve our executive compensation and have overwhelmingly endorsed our Company’s pay practices. At the 2020 annual meeting of stockholders, approximately 88% of votes cast supported our advisory proposal to approve the Company’s executive compensation, similar to levels of support at our 2019 and 2018 meetings.

For these reasons, the Board recommends a vote against this proposal.

     The Board of Directors recommends a vote AGAINST this proposal.

Unless you specify otherwise, the Board intends the accompanying proxy to be voted against this item.

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Stockholder Proposals

Proposal 5Right to Act by Written Consent

John Chevedden has advised the Company that he intends to present the following stockholder proposal at the 2021 Annual Meeting. Mr. Chevedden has indicated that he holds the requisite number of shares of eBay common stock in accordance with Rule 14a-8 requirements. eBay will provide the address of the proponent promptly upon a stockholder’s oral or written request.

The amounts reportedtext of the stockholder proposal and supporting statement appear exactly as received by eBay unless otherwise noted. All statements contained in the Fees Earnedstockholder proposal and supporting statement are the sole responsibility of the proponent. The stockholder proposal may contain assertions about the Company or Paid in Cash column reflect the cash fees earned by each non-employee director in 2016, which includes fees with respectother matters that we believe are incorrect, but we have not attempted to which the following directors elected to receive shares in lieurefute all of cash.those assertions.

 

Name

  Fees
Forgone
($)
   Shares
Received
(#)
 

Fred D. Anderson

        

Edward W. Barnholt

        

Anthony J. Bates

        

Logan D. Green

        

Bonnie S. Hammer

        

Kathleen C. Mitic

        

Pierre M. Omidyar

        

Paul S. Pressler

   108,000    3,762 

Robert H. Swan

   80,000    2,786 

Thomas J. Tierney

   202,000    7,034 

Perry M. Traquina

   108,000    3,762 

The stockholder proposal will be voted on at the 2021 Annual Meeting only if properly presented by or on behalf of the proponent.

“Proposal 5 — Adopt a Mainstream Shareholder Right — Written Consent

Shareholders request that our board of directors take the steps necessary to permit written consent by shareholders entitled to cast the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize the action at a meeting at which all shareholders entitled to vote thereon were present and voting. This includes shareholder ability to initiate any appropriate topic for written consent.

Hundreds of major companies enable shareholder action by written consent. This proposal topic won majority shareholder support at 13 large companies in a single year. This included 67%-support at both Allstate and Sprint. This proposal topic also won 63%-support at Cigna Corp. (Cl) in 2019. This proposal topic would have received higher votes than 63% to 67% at these companies if more shareholders had access to independent proxy voting advice.

This proposal topic already won 48%-support at the 2017 EBAY annual meeting. This 48%-support most likely represented at least 55%-support from the shares that have access to independent proxy voting advice.

Management is opposed to independent shareholder views on this proposal topic. Management hid the title of this proposal from shareholders in its introduction to the annual meeting. Plus EBAY management forced EBAY shareholders to pay for glossy advertising against this proposal topic in 2017 and 2020.

Meanwhile management had the gall to state, “Our Board members are dedicated, engaged and committed to fostering ... robust discussion.”

Meanwhile Mr. Paul Pressler, the chair of the Governance Committee responsible for these shenanigans, was promoted to Chair of the Board. And Mr. Pressler was apparently unaware of the basic fact that written consent can be structured so that all shareholders received notice.

And Mr. Pressler was responsible for the conduct of the 2020 EBAY online shareholder meeting which had a total of 6-minutes of Q&A with vague answers and ended with “No further questions.” At least 10 questions remained unanswered.

A shareholder right to act by written consent affords EBAY management strong protection for a holdout management mentality during the current rapid changing business environment. Due to the low shareholder participation in EBAY annual meeting elections any action taken by written consent would still need 62% supermajority approval from the shares that normally cast ballots at the EBAY annual meeting to equal a majority from the EBAY shares outstanding.

The avalanche of bare bones online shareholder meetings in 2020 makes the shareholder right to act by written consent more valuable. Shareholders are so restricted in online meetings that management will never want a return to the more transparent in-person shareholder meeting format.

Shareholders are restricted in making their views known at online shareholder meetings because all constructive questions and comments can be screened out by management. For instance the Goodyear shareholder meeting was spoiled by a trigger-happy management mute button for shareholders. And AT&T, with 3000 institutional shareholders, would not even allow shareholders to speak.

Please vote yes:

Adopt a Mainstream Shareholder Right — Written Consent — Proposal 5”

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Compensation Of Directors |Stockholder Proposals2016 Director Compensation Table   /   Board Statement in Opposition

 

Board Statement in Opposition

The Board has carefully considered this proposal, which is substantially the same as a proposal rejected by stockholders at our 2020 annual meeting, and does not believe that its adoption is in the best interests of eBay and its stockholders. The Board therefore recommends a vote AGAINST this proposal. As further discussed below, eBay believes that creating a new written consent right is unnecessary under eBay’s current governance practices and that written consent is less transparent and protective of investors than stockholder meetings. In particular, written consent is redundant to the current ability of stockholders owning 20 percent of our shares to call special stockholder meetings. Furthermore, stockholders enjoy many procedural protections and have robust opportunities through eBay’s stockholder engagement program to raise priorities and concerns with management and the Board.

 

·eBay Recently Made It Easier for Stockholders to Call Special Meetings between Annual Meetings. In 2019, following engagement with stockholders, the Board reduced the threshold for calling a special meeting from 25 percent to a 20 percent standard. In 2018, we also modified certain procedures and requirements in our bylaws with respect to stockholder called special meetings to expand the availability of this mechanism.

·Stock Awards (Column (c))eBay Stockholders Have Previously Opposed a New Written Consent Right.

eBay’s stockholders considered and rejected stockholder proposals for written consent in 2020, 2017, 2015 and 2014. We believe this was due to eBay’s strong governance practices, responsiveness to stockholders, existing special meeting rights, and the downsides to stockholders of written consent relative to annual or special meetings.
·Written Consent is a Redundant Right. A right to act by written consent would be redundant because eBay stockholders already can call special meetings. Our 20 percent stock ownership threshold for calling a special meeting – approved just last year by stockholders – is lower than the most common threshold among S&P 500 companies that provide the right for stockholder to call a special meeting, which is 25 percent.
·Action at Stockholder Meetings is More Transparent and Protective of Stockholder Interests than Written Consent. The Board believes that a stockholder meeting framework (whether at an annual or specially called stockholder meeting) better serves stockholders’ interests than action by written consent. A stockholder meeting is more transparent and orderly than written consent procedures. For example, a meeting date is publicly announced well in advance, giving all stockholders a chance to express their views and cast votes, and action is not effective until such stockholder meeting has occurred, and all stockholder votes are counted. Stockholders also have greater ability in a meeting framework to change their mind and their votes prior to action being effective. Complete information about the proposed stockholder action is widely distributed beforehand through proxy statement materials, facilitating open and informed discussion prior to and in connection with the meeting. The meeting process also gives the Board time to analyze and provide a recommendation on the proposal and promotes well informed decision-making by stockholders and directors.
·Written Consent Rights May Disenfranchise Stockholders and Have Other Potentially Negative Consequences. Unlike a stockholder meeting, the written consent process does not guarantee that all stockholders are informed of the proposed action or can participate in the decision. Under written consent mechanisms contemplated by the proposal, holders of a bare majority of eBay shares outstanding could disenfranchise other stockholders by taking significant corporate action without giving the remaining stockholders prior notice of their intended action. Moreover, action by written consent could impose significant financial and administrative burdens on the Company and may be used to promote actions that are not in the best long-term interests of all stockholders.
·eBay’s Responsiveness to Stockholders and Commitment to Good Governance Make New Written Consent Rights Unnecessary. The ability to act by written consent is unnecessary because eBay’s robust stockholder engagement program and its commitment to best practices in corporate governance make the Company highly responsive to stockholder priorities and concerns. Throughout the year, eBay’s Board and management meet with all types of stockholder groups to get feedback and regularly incorporate feedback into business and governance decisions.

The amounts reportedBy way of example, partly in response to feedback received from investors, eBay recently refreshed its Board membership to include investor-recommended nominees, instituted eBay’s first-ever dividend program, expanded return of capital through disciplined stock buybacks, conducted strategic portfolio reviews that remain underway, regularly reviews its operations, scaled its growth initiatives, committed to focusing on increasing volume, revenues, margins and cash flow while continuing to invest in long-term profitable growth, re-organized its executive leadership team and launched other important strategic and business initiatives.

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Board Statement in Opposition   /   Stockholder Proposals

Another example of eBay’s responsiveness to stockholder views relates to the Stock Awards column reflectspecial meeting ownership threshold. Given the aggregate grant date fair value2018 vote in which a majority of RSU awards granted in 2016. The grant date fair value of each RSU award was calculated using the fair valuestockholders supported eBay’s 25 percent special meeting threshold with a meaningful minority having other views, eBay reached out to engage stockholders representing more than 55 percent of our common stockoutstanding shares to determine the prevailing stockholder views on the dateissue. These perspectives led the Board to propose lowering the threshold to 20 percent at last year’s annual meeting. The overwhelming stockholder approval of the grant. Each non-employee director (other than Mr. Omidyar) providing service asproposal reflected the Board’s collaborative approach, and during that outreach process, stockholders did not request that the company implement a director through April 27, 2016, the date of our 2016 Annual Meeting, was granted 8,706 RSUs with a value of $220,000 on such date. Such RSUs become fully vested upon the earlier of (i) the first anniversary of the grant date, and (ii) the first annual meeting of the stockholders of the Company that occurs after the grant date.written consent right.

As of December 31, 2016, each individual who served as a non-employee director during 2016 held the following aggregate numbers of DSUs, RSUs and options:

Name

  

DSUs
Held as of
12/31/16

(#)

  Total RSUs
Held as of
12/31/16
(#)
  

Total Options
Held as of
12/31/16

(#)

Fred D. Anderson

    44,402    8,706    

Edward W. Barnholt

    52,453    8,706    

Anthony J. Bates

    5,810    8,706    

Logan D. Green

            

Bonnie S. Hammer

    3,711    8,706    

Kathleen C. Mitic

    25,212    8,706    

Pierre M. Omidyar

        0    

Paul S. Pressler

    1,128    8,706    

Robert H. Swan

    836    8,706    167,052

Thomas J. Tierney

    52,784    12,664    6,014

Perry M. Traquina

    6,198    8,706    

 

·

All Other Compensation (Column (e))eBay has Strong Corporate Governance Practices. Our continual engagement with stockholders referred to above complements the eBay’s good-governance practices, which include the following:

The amount reported

üProxy Access for Director Nominations – Eligible stockholders can include their own nominees for the Board in our proxy statement and ballot in accordance with our bylaws.
üAnnual Election of Board of Directors – All eBay directors are elected annually by the stockholders.
üMajority Voting for Election of Board of Directors – eBay has a majority voting standard for election of directors in uncontested elections.
üStockholder Rights to Amend Bylaws – eBay stockholders have the ability to propose and enact binding amendments to eBay’s bylaws in addition to non-binding proposals for bylaw amendments.
üMajority Voting for Charter and Bylaw Amendments – eBay has no supermajority voting provisions; stockholders can approve charter and bylaw amendments with a majority vote.
üIndependent Board Leadership – The roles of Chair of the Board and CEO are separate at eBay. The Chair of the Board is an independent director, as are all chairs of Board committees.
üActive Board Oversight on Strategy, Sustainability and Risk with Regular Board Refreshment – The Board is actively engaged in decisions regarding corporate strategy and sustainability-related initiatives (including eBay Impact and our transparency towards ESG-focused investors) and oversight of our integrated risk management program. Since 2016 through the end of 2020, six current independent directors have joined the Board, adding complementary and relevant skillsets, leadership and diversity.

Concluding Statement

In summary, a written consent right is unnecessary given eBay’s strong governance practices and procedural safeguards for stockholders, such as special meeting rights, and its robust communication with stockholders and responsiveness. Moreover, the All Other Compensation columnproposal’s lack of procedural protections could lead to an unfair process to push through major corporate changes without an opportunity for Mr. Omidyar consists of that portionall stockholders to participate.

       The Board of Directors recommends a vote AGAINST this proposal.

Unless you specify otherwise, the premiums paid by eBay for health insurance coverage forBoard intends the benefit of Mr. Omidyar. Other thanaccompanying proxy to be voted against this benefit, the Company provides no other reportable compensation or benefits to non-employee directors.

Equity Compensation Plan Informationitem.

 

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Equity Compensation Plan Information

The following table gives information about shares of our common stock that may be issued upon the exercise of options and rights under our equity compensation plans as of December 31, 2016.2020. We refer to these plans and grants collectively as our Equity Compensation Plans.

 

Plan Category

 

(a)

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

 

(c)

Number of Securities
Remaining Available
for Future Issuance
Under Equity
Compensation Plans
(Excluding Securities
Reflected in Column(a))

Equity compensation plans approved by security holders

   47,510,126(1)  $20.7918(2)   112,331,467(3)

Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders

   3,720      

Total(4)

   47,513,846  $20.7918   112,331,467

Plan Category

(a)
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

 

(c)
Number of Securities
Remaining Available for
Future Issuance Under
Equity Compensation
Plans (Excluding
Securities Reflected in

Column (a))

 

Equity compensation plans approved by security holders24,573,489(1)$22.5169(2)51,658,063(3)
Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders—     —     —     
Total24,573,489     $22.5169     51,658,063     

 

(1)Includes (a) 42,642,77422,949,214 shares of our common stock issuable pursuant to RSUs under our 2008 Equity Incentive Award Plan, as amended and restated, or our 2008 Plan, and our terminated plans, (b) 4,867,35294,434 shares of our common stock issuable pursuant to stock options under our 2008 Plan and our terminated plans, and (c) 259,632109,993 shares of our common stock issuable pursuant to DSUs under our 2008 Plan and a terminated plan. RSUs and DSUs, each represent an unfunded, unsecured right to receive shares of Company common stock (or, with respect to DSUs granted prior to August 1, 2013, the equivalent value thereof in cash or property). The value of RSUs and DSUs varies directly with the price of our common stock.

(2)Does not include outstanding RSUs or DSUs.

(3)Includes 19,647,0695,541,370 shares of our common stock reserved for future issuance under our Employee Stock Purchase Plan as of December 31, 2016.2020.

 

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Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management

The following table sets forth certain information known to us with respect to beneficial ownership of our common stock as of April 1, 2021 by (1) each stockholder known to us to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of our common stock, (2) each of our directors, (3) each of the executive officers named in the 2020 Summary Compensation Table included above, and (4) all executive officers and directors as a group. Unless otherwise indicated below, the address for each of our executive officers and directors is c/o eBay Inc., 2025 Hamilton Avenue, San Jose, California 95125.

 Shares Beneficially Owned(1)
Name of Beneficial OwnerNumberPercent
The Vanguard Group(2)50,379,9137.40
BlackRock, Inc.(3)44,386,7876.52
Jamie Iannone(4)112,820*
Andrew J. Cring(5)136,063*
Jae H. Lee(6)410,490*
Peter B. Thompson(7)49,853*
Kristin A. Yetto(8)8,000*
Scott F. Schenkel(9)63,503*
Wendy E. Jones(10)
Anthony J. Bates(11)34,687*
Adriane M. Brown15,737*
Diana Farrell13,478*
Logan D. Green21,001*
Bonnie S. Hammer32,418*
E. Carol Hayles73*
Kathleen C. Mitic31,457*
Matthew J. Murphy(12)12,872*
Paul S. Pressler52,438*
Mohak Shroff
Robert H. Swan248,446*
Perry M. Traquina50,155*
All directors and executive officers as a group (22 persons)(13)1,417,080*
(*)Less than one percent.
(1)This table is based upon information supplied by officers, directors, and principal stockholders and any Schedules 13D and 13G filed with the SEC. Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the SEC and generally includes voting or investment power with respect to securities. Unless otherwise indicated in the footnotes to this table, the persons and entities named in the table have sole voting and sole investment power with respect to all shares beneficially owned, subject to community property laws where applicable. Shares of our common stock subject to options that are currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days of April 1, 2021 and restricted stock units (“RSUs”) that are scheduled to vest within 60 days of April 1, 2021 are deemed to be outstanding for the purpose of computing the percentage ownership of the person holding those options and RSUs, but are not treated as outstanding for the purpose of computing the percentage ownership of any other person. The percentage of beneficial ownership is based on 681,125,559 shares of common stock outstanding as of April 1, 2021.

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Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management

(2)The Vanguard Group and its affiliates and subsidiaries (collectively, “Vanguard”) have beneficial ownership of an aggregate of 50,379,913 shares of the Company’s common stock. Vanguard has shared power to vote 1,171,118 shares of the Company’s common stock, sole power to dispose of 47,390,835 shares of the Company’s common stock and shared power to dispose of 2,989,078 shares of the Company’s common stock. The address for The Vanguard Group is 100 Vanguard Boulevard, Malvern, Pennsylvania 19355.
(3)BlackRock, Inc., and its affiliates and subsidiaries (“BlackRock”) have beneficial ownership of an aggregate of 44,386,787 shares of the Company’s common stock. BlackRock has sole power to vote 36,629,417 shares of the Company’s common stock and sole power to dispose of 44,386,787 shares of the Company’s common stock. The address for BlackRock, Inc. is 55 East 52nd Street, New York, New York 10055.
(4)Excludes 1,118Mr. Iannone is our President and CEO. Includes 112,608 RSUs scheduled to vest within 60 days of April 1, 2021.
(5)Mr. Cring is our Interim CFO. Includes 11,959 shares subject to options in each case, issuedexercisable within 60 days of April 1, 2021, and outstanding pursuant4,924 RSUs scheduled to equity compensation plans assumed by us in acquisitions. Asvest within 60 days of April 1, 2021.
(6)Mr. Lee is our SVP, International. Includes 8,319 shares subject to options exercisable within 60 days of April 1, 2021.
(7)Mr. Thompson is our SVP, Chief Product Officer. Includes 8,711 RSUs scheduled to vest within 60 days of April 1, 2021.
(8)Ms. Yetto’s employment with the Company was terminated on March 16, 2021.
(9)Mr. Schenkel’s employment with the Company was terminated on June 19, 2020.
(10)Ms. Jones’ employment with the Company was terminated on December 31, 2016, the16, 2020.
(11)Includes 140 shares owned through a trust.
(12)Includes 6,000 shares owned through a trust.
(13)Includes 20,278 shares subject to options under these plans had a weighted average exercise priceexercisable within 60 days of $1.18 per share. We cannot make subsequent grants or awardsApril 1, 2021, and 128,705 RSUs scheduled to vest within 60 days of our equity securities under these plans.April 1, 2021.

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Questions and Answers aboutAbout the Proxy Materials and our 2017Our 2021 Annual Meeting

Questions and Answers about the Proxy Materials and our 2017 Annual Meeting

Why am I receiving these materials?

Our Board has made these proxy materials available to you on the Internet, or, upon your request, delivered to you in the mail in connection with the Board’s solicitation of proxies for use at our 20172021 Annual Meeting, which will take place on May 18, 2017.June 15, 2021. Stockholders are invited to attend the Annual Meeting and are requested to vote on the proposals described in this Proxy Statement. This Proxy Statement is available to you on the Internet, and on or around April 3, 2017 weWe mailed the Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials (“Notice”) to our stockholders.stockholders on or around April 26, 2021.

What information is contained in these materials?

The information included in this Proxy Statement relates to the proposals to be voted on at the Annual Meeting, the voting process, the compensation of our most highly paid executive officers and our directors, and certain other required information. Our 20162020 Annual Report, which includes our audited consolidated financial statements, is also included with these proxy materials. If you received a paper copy of these materials, the proxy materials also included the accompanying proxy card andor voting instruction form for the Annual Meeting. If you received the Notice instead of a paper copy of the proxy materials, voting instructions can be found in the Notice or below.

Why did I receive a notice in the mail regarding the Internet availability of proxy materials instead of a full set of proxy materials?

We are distributing our proxy materials to certain stockholders over the Internet under the “notice and access” approach in accordance with SEC rules. As a result, we mailed to many of our stockholders the Notice instead of a paper copy of the proxy materials. All stockholders receiving the Notice will have the ability to access the proxy materials over the Internet and request to receive a paper copy of the proxy materials by mail.mail or email. Instructions on how to access the proxy materials over the Internet or to request a paper or email copy may be found in the Notice. In addition, the Notice contains instructions on how you may request access to proxy materials in printed form by mail or electronicallyemail on an ongoing basis.

This approach conserves natural resources and reduces our printing and distribution costs, while providing a timely and convenient method of accessing the materials and voting.

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What proposals will be voted on at the Annual Meeting? What are the Board’s voting recommendations?

The following chart describes the proposals to be considered at the Annual Meeting and the Board’s voting recommendations.

 

PROPOSAL

  THE BOARD’S VOTING
RECOMMENDATION
  PAGE REFERENCE
  (FOR MORE DETAIL)  

1.

  Election of 12 director nominees named in this Proxy Statement  

“FOR” each nominee named

in this Proxy Statement

  19

2.

  Advisory vote to approve named executive officer compensation  “FOR” the approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of our named executive officers  28

3.

  Advisory vote on the frequency with which the advisory vote to approve named executive officer compensation should be held  “EVERY YEAR” on the frequency of an advisory vote on the compensation of our named executive officers  29

4.

  Ratification of appointment of independent auditors  “FOR” the ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent auditors for our fiscal year ending December 31, 2017  30

5.

  Stockholder proposal regarding right to act by written consent  “AGAINST” the proposal regarding action by written consent  33

Proposal(s)

The Board’s Voting Recommendation

Page Reference
(For more detail)
1Election of 13 directors named in this Proxy StatementFOR each nominee named in this Proxy Statement3
2Ratification of Appointment of Independent AuditorsFOR the ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent auditors for our fiscal year ending December 31, 202138
3Say-on-Pay: Advisory Vote to Approve Named Executive Officer CompensationFOR the approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of our named executive officers44
4, 5Stockholder Proposals, if properly presentedAGAINST the proposals regarding executive compensation and right to act by written consent85, 87

At the time the Notice was mailed, our management and the Board were not aware of any other matters to be presented at the Annual Meeting other than those set forth in this Proxy Statement and in the Notice.

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How many shares are entitled to vote?

Each share of eBay common stock outstanding as of the close of business on March 20, 2017,April 19, 2021, the record date, is entitled to one vote at the Annual Meeting. At the close of business on March 20, 2017, 1,079,284,521April 19, 2021, 681,261,776 shares of common stock were outstanding and entitled to vote. You may vote all of the shares owned by you as of the close of business on the record date of March 20, 2017,April 19, 2021, and you are entitled to cast one vote per share of common stock held by you on the record date. These shares include shares that are (1) held of record directly in your name, including shares purchased or acquired through eBay’s equity incentive plans and (2) held for you as the beneficial owner through a stockbroker,broker, bank, or other nominee.

What is the difference between holding shares as a stockholder of record and as a beneficial owner?

Most stockholders of eBay hold their shares beneficially through a broker, bank, or other nominee rather than directly in their own name. There are some distinctions between shares held of record and shares owned beneficially, specifically:

 

·Shares held of record.If your shares are registered directly in your name with eBay’s transfer agent, Computershare Shareowner Services LLC, you are considered the stockholder of record with respect to those shares, and the Notice was sent directly to you by eBay. As a stockholder of record, you have the right to grant your voting proxy directly to eBay or to vote at the Annual Meeting. If you do not wish to grant your voting proxy directly to eBay or to vote at the Annual Meeting, you are considered the stockholder of record with respect to those shares, and the Notice was sent directly to you by eBay. As a stockholder of record, you have the right to grant your voting proxy directly to eBay or to vote in person at the Annual Meeting. If you requested to receive printed proxy materials, eBay has sent you a proxy card for you to use. You may also

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submit voting instructions via the Internet or by telephone by following the instructions on the Notice, and as described below under “How can I vote my shares without attending the Annual Meeting?” If you requested printed copies of the proxy materials, eBay has sent you a proxy card for you to use to direct the proxyholders regarding how to vote your shares.
·Shares owned beneficially. If your shares are held in a brokerage account or by a broker, bank, or other nominee, you are considered the beneficial owner of shares held in street name, and the Notice was forwarded to you by your broker, bank, or other nominee, which is considered the stockholder of record with respect to those shares. As a beneficial owner, you have the right to direct your broker, bank, or other nominee on how to vote the shares in your account. You may also vote these shares by attending the Annual Meeting. If you do not wish to vote at or will not be attending the Annual Meeting, you may vote by proxy as described in the Notice and below under “How can I vote my shares without attending the Annual Meeting?” If you requested printed copies of the proxy materials, your broker, bank, or other nominee has enclosed a voting instruction form for you to use to direct the broker, bank, or other nominee regarding how to vote your shares. Please instruct your broker, bank, or other nominee how to vote your shares using the voting instruction form you received from them.

 

Shares owned beneficially. If your shares are held in a brokerage account or by a broker, bank, or other nominee, you are considered the beneficial owner of shares held in street name, and the Notice was forwarded to you by your broker, bank, or other nominee, which is considered the stockholder of record with respect to those shares. As a beneficial owner, you have the right to direct your broker, bank, or other nominee on how to vote the shares in your account, and you are also invited to attend the Annual Meeting. However, because you are not the stockholder of record, you may not vote these shares in person at the Annual Meeting unless you request and receive a valid proxy from your broker, bank, or other nominee. If you do not wish to vote in person or will not be attending the Annual Meeting, you may vote by proxy as described in the Notice and below under “How can I vote my shares without attending the Annual Meeting?” If you requested printed copies of the proxy materials by mail, your broker, bank, or other nominee has enclosed a voting instruction form for you to use to direct the broker, bank, or other nominee regarding how to vote your shares. Please instruct your broker, bank, or other nominee how to vote your shares using the voting instruction form you received from them.

Can I attend the Annual Meeting?

You are invited to attend the Annual Meeting, which will be held virtually, if you are a stockholder of record or a beneficial owner as of March 20, 2017. All stockholders must bring proof of identification. If you are a stockholder of record, your name will also be verified against the list ofApril 19, 2021. Only stockholders of record prioror beneficial owners as of April 19, 2021 can vote, ask questions, or make comments. To join as a stockholder, you must go to admittancewww.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/EBAY2021 (“Meeting Website”) and log in using the control number on the Notice, your proxy card or your voting instruction form. We encourage you to join 15 minutes before the start time of 8:00 a.m. Pacific Time, June 15, 2021, to ensure you can connect. If you have difficulty with the Meeting Website, please call 1-800-586-1548 (US) or 1-303-562-9288 (International) for technical assistance. A recording of the Annual Meeting. If you hold your shares in a brokerage account or through a broker, bank, or other nominee, you will need to provide proof of ownership by bringing either a copy of the Notice provided by your broker or a copy of a brokerage statement showing your share ownership as of March 20, 2017. Whether or not you attend the Annual Meeting the event will be made available via webcast on our investor relations website athttps://investors.ebayinc.com, and the webcast will be archived for a period ofat least 90 days following the date of the Annual Meeting. Since seatingYou may find a link to it at http://investors.ebayinc.com.

Even if you plan on attending the Annual Meeting, we encourage you to vote your shares in advance using one of the methods described in this Proxy Statement to ensure that your vote will be limited, admissionrepresented at the Annual Meeting. We reserve the right to eject an attendee or cut off speaking privileges for behavior likely to cause disruption or annoyance or for failure to comply with reasonable requests or the rules of conduct for the meeting, including time limits applicable to attendees who are permitted to speak.

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How can I participate in the Annual Meeting?

We intend to hold the Annual Meeting virtually. A virtual meeting is one held by means of remote communication. Stockholders will be able to join the meeting via the Meeting Website where they can listen to the speakers, view any presentations, submit questions and comments, hear the company’s responses, and vote their shares electronically. A list of stockholders entitled to vote, as well as rules of conduct and instructions to vote and to ask questions or make comments, will be available at the Meeting Website during the meeting.

No recording of the Annual Meeting is allowed, including audio and video recording.

We will endeavor to answer as many questions submitted by shareholders as time permits. We reserve the right to edit profanity or other inappropriate language and to exclude questions regarding topics that are not pertinent to meeting business or company business. If we receive substantially similar questions, we may group such questions together and provide a single response to avoid repetition.

In the event of technical difficulties with the Annual Meeting, we expect that an announcement will be made on www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/EBAY2021. If necessary, the announcement will provide updated information regarding the date, time, and location of the Annual Meeting. Any updated information regarding the Annual Meeting will also be posted on a first-come, first-served basis.our investor relations website at https://investors.ebayinc.com.

How can

Can I vote my shares in person at the Annual Meeting?

Shares held directly in your name as the stockholder of record, as well as shares held in street name through a broker, bank, or other nominee, may be voted in person at the Annual Meeting. If you choose to vote in person, please bring proof of identification. Even if you plan to attend the Annual Meeting, eBay recommends that you submit a proxy as described in the Notice and below under “How can I vote my shares without attending the Annual Meeting?” so that your vote will be counted if you later decide not to attend the Annual Meeting. Shares held in street name through a brokerage account or by a broker, bank, or other nominee may be voted in person by you only if you obtain a valid proxy from your broker, bank, or other nominee giving you the right to vote the shares.

How can I vote my shares without attending the Annual Meeting?

If you are a stockholder of record, you may vote by proxy. You can vote by proxy over the Internet by following the instructions provided in the Notice, or, if you requested to receive printed proxy materials, you can also vote by mailtelephone or telephonemail pursuant to instructions provided on the proxy card.

If you hold shares beneficially in street name, you may also vote through a voting instruction form over the Internet by following the instructions provided in the Notice, or, if you requested to receive printed proxy materials, you can also vote by telephone or mail by following the voting instruction form provided to you by your broker, bank, or other nominee.

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Can I change my vote or revoke my proxy?

If you are the stockholder of record, you may change your proxy instructions or revoke your proxy at any time before your proxy is voted at the Annual Meeting. Proxies may be revoked by any of the following actions:

 

filing a timely written notice of revocation with our Corporate Secretary at our principal executive office (2025 Hamilton Avenue, San Jose, California 95125);
·filing a timely written notice of revocation with our Corporate Secretary at our principal executive office (2025 Hamilton Avenue, San Jose, California 95125);
·submitting a new proxy at a later date via the Internet, by telephone, or by mail following the instructions provided in the Notice or, if requested, the proxy card; or
·attending the Annual Meeting and voting (attendance at the Annual Meeting will not, by itself, revoke a proxy).

 

submitting a new proxy at a later date via the Internet, by telephone, or by mail following the instructions provided in the Notice or, if requested, the proxy card; or

attending the Annual Meeting and voting in person (attendance at the Annual Meeting will not, by itself, revoke a proxy).

If your shares are held in a brokerage account or by a broker, bank, or other nominee, you should follow the instructions provided by your broker, bank, or other nominee.

Only the latest validly executed proxy that you submit will be counted.

How are votes counted?

You may vote “FOR,” “AGAINST,” or “ABSTAIN” with respect to each of the director nominees named in this proxy statement.Proxy Statement. If you elect to abstain from voting on the election of directors, the abstention will not have any effect on the election of directors. In tabulating the voting results for the election of directors, only “FOR” and “AGAINST” votes are counted.

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You may vote “FOR,” “AGAINST,” or “ABSTAIN” with respect to:

 

the advisory vote to approve named executive officers compensation;
·the ratification of the appointment of independent auditors;
·the advisory vote to approve named executive officers’ compensation; and
·the stockholder proposals.

 

the ratification of the appointment of independent auditors; and

the stockholder proposal regarding right to act by written consent.

If you elect to abstain from voting on any of these proposals, the abstention will have the same effect as an “AGAINST” vote with respect to such proposal.

You may vote “EVERY YEAR,” “EVERY TWO YEARS,” “EVERY THREE YEARS,” or “ABSTAIN” with respect to:

the advisory vote to approve the frequency with which the advisory vote to approve named executive officers compensation should be held.

If you elect to abstain from voting on this proposal, the abstention will not have any effect on the advisory vote.

If you provide specific instructions with regard to certain items,proposals, your shares will be voted as you instruct on such items.proposals. If no instructions are indicated, on a properly executed proxy card or over the telephone or Internet, the shares will be voted as recommended by our Board.

Who will count the votes?

A representative of Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. will tabulate the votes and act as the inspector of election.

What is the quorum requirement for the Annual Meeting?

The quorum requirement for holding the Annual Meeting and transacting business is a majority of the outstanding shares entitled to be voted at the Annual Meeting. The shares may be present in person or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting. Abstentions and broker non-votes are counted as present for the purpose of determining the presence of a quorum.

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What is the voting requirement to approve each of the proposals? What effect will abstentions and broker non-votes have?

The following chart describes the proposals to be considered at the Annual Meeting, the vote required to elect directors to the Board and to adopt each of the other proposals, and the manner in which votes will be counted. Shares voted “ABSTAIN” and shares not represented at the meeting have no effect on the election of directors nor the advisory vote on the frequency of the advisory vote to approve named executive officers compensation. directors.

For each of the other proposals, abstentions have the same effect as “AGAINST” votes. If you are a beneficial holder and do not provide specific voting instructions to your broker, the organization that holds your shares will not be authorized to vote your shares, which would result in “broker non-votes,” on proposals other than the ratification of the selectionappointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent registered public accounting firmauditors for 2017.2021. Accordingly, we encourage you to vote promptly, even if you plan to attend the Annual Meeting.

 

Proposal

Voting Options

Vote Required to Adopt the Proposal

Effect of
Abstentions
Effect of Broker
Non-votes*

PROPOSAL

VOTING
OPTIONS
VOTE REQUIRED TO
ADOPT THE PROPOSAL
EFFECT OF
ABSTENTIONS

EFFECT OF
BROKER

NON-VOTES*

Election of 1213 director nominees named in this Proxy Statement

For, against or abstain on each nomineeA nominee for Directordirector will be elected if the votes cast for such nominee exceed the votes cast against such nominee.nomineeNo effectNo effect

Advisory vote to approve named executive officers compensation

Ratification of appointment of independent auditorsFor, against or abstainThe affirmative vote of a majority of the shares of common stock represented at the Annual Meeting in person or by proxy and entitled to vote thereon.thereonTreated as votes againstNo effectBrokers have discretion to vote

Advisory vote on the frequency with which the advisory vote to approve named executive officers compensation should be held

Every Year, Every Two Years, Every Three Years, or abstainThe frequency receiving the greatest number of affirmative votes of the shares of common stock represented at the Annual Meeting and entitled to vote thereon.No effectNo effect

Ratification of appointment of independent auditors

For, against or abstainThe affirmative vote of a majority of the shares of common stock represented at the Annual Meeting in person or by proxy and entitled to vote thereon.thereonTreated as votes againstBrokers have discretion to voteNo effect

Stockholder proposal regarding right to act by written consent

proposals, if properly presentedFor, against or abstainThe affirmative vote of a majority of the shares of common stock represented at the Annual Meeting in person or by proxy and entitled to vote thereon.thereonTreated as votes againstNo effect

 

*A broker non-vote occurs when shares held by a broker, bank, or other nominee in “street name” for a beneficial owner are not voted with respect to a particular proposal because the broker, bank, or other nominee (1) has not received voting instructions from the beneficial owner and (2) lacks discretionary voting power to vote those shares with respect to that particular proposal.

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What happens if a nominee who is duly nominated does not receive a majority vote?

Each current director who is standing for re-electionelection at the Annual Meeting has tendered an irrevocable resignation from the Board that will become effective if (1) the election is uncontested and (2) the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee or another committee of the Board comprised of independent directors determines to accept such resignation after the director fails to receive a majority of votes cast. This determination will be made within 90 days of the Annual Meeting (subject to an additional 90-day period in certain circumstances) and will be publicly reported promptly after it is made.

Where can I find the voting results of the Annual Meeting?

We will publishreport the voting results in a Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC subsequent to the Annual Meeting.

Who will bear the cost of soliciting votes for the Annual Meeting?

eBay will pay the entire cost of the solicitation of proxies. eBay has retained the services of D.F. King & Co.,

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Inc.,Morrow Sodali LLC a professional proxy solicitation firm, to aid in the solicitation of proxies. eBay expects that it will pay D.F. KingMorrow Sodali LLC its customary fees, estimated not to exceed approximately $17,500 in the aggregate, plus reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in the process of soliciting proxies. eBay has agreed to indemnify D.F. KingMorrow Sodali against certain liabilities relating to or arising out of their engagement. In addition, eBay may reimburse brokerage firms and other persons representing beneficial owners of shares for their expenses in forwarding solicitation materials to such beneficial owners. eBay must also pay banks, brokerage houses, fiduciaries, and custodians holding in their names shares of our common stock beneficially owned by others certain fees associated with:

 

Forwarding the Notice to beneficial owners;
·forwarding the Notice to beneficial owners;
·forwarding printed proxy materials to beneficial owners who specifically request them; and
·obtaining beneficial owners’ voting instructions.

 

Forwarding printed proxy materials to beneficial owners who specifically request them; and

Obtaining beneficial owners’ voting instructions.

Solicitations may also be made by personal interview, mail, telephone, facsimile, email, Twitter, other electronic channels of communication, in particular LinkedIn, eBay’s investor relations website, other eBay-hosted websites and blogs, or otherwise by directors, officers, and other employees of eBay, but eBay will not additionally compensate its directors, officers, or other employees for these services.

May I propose actions for consideration at next year’s Annual Meeting or nominate individuals to serve as directors?

You may submit proposals for consideration at future annual stockholder meetings. To be considered for inclusion in the proxy materials for our 20182022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, your proposal (other than a proposal for director nomination) must be received by our Corporate Secretary at our principal executive office no later than December 1, 2017.27, 2021.

Your proposal must comply with the procedures and requirements set forth in Rule 14a-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Your proposal should be sent via registered, certified or express mail to our Corporate Secretary at our principal executive office (2025 Hamilton Avenue, San Jose, California 95125); no facsimile submissions will be accepted.

A stockholder proposal or a nomination for director that is received after this date will generally not be included in our proxy materials, but will otherwise be considered at the 20182022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders so long as it is submitted to our Corporate Secretary at our principal executive office no earlier than January 18, 2018February 15, 2022 and no later than FebruaryMarch 17, 20182022 and otherwise in accordance with our Bylaws. bylaws.

Our Bylawsbylaws also provide that, under certain circumstances, a stockholder or group of stockholders may include director candidates that they have nominated in the proxy materials for our annual meetings. These proxy access provisions of our Bylawsbylaws provide, among other things, that a stockholder, or a group of up to 20 stockholders, owning 3% or more of the Company’s outstanding stock continuously for at least three years, may nominate, and include in our proxy materials for an annual meeting, two individuals to serve as directors or 20% of the Board, whichever is greater. The nominating stockholder or group of stockholders also must deliver the information required by, and each nominee must meet the qualifications required by, our Bylaws.bylaws. Requests to include stockholder-nominated candidates in the Company’s proxy materials for the 20182022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders must be received by the Corporate Secretary at the above address notno earlier than the close of business on January 18, 2018February 15, 2022 and notno later than close of business on FebruaryMarch 17, 2018.2022. We advise you to review our Bylaws,bylaws, which contain these and other requirements with respect to advance notice of stockholder proposals and director nominations and proxy access nominations, including certain information that must be included concerning the stockholder and each proposal and nominee. Failure to comply with the requirements, procedures and deadlines in our Bylawsbylaws may preclude presentation and consideration of the matter or nomination of the applicable candidate for election at the 20182022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Our Bylawsbylaws were filed with the SEC as an

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Questions and Answers About the Proxy Materials and Our 2021 Annual Meeting

exhibit to our Annual Report on Form 8-K on March 18, 2016,10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 and can be viewed by visiting our investor relations website athttps://investors.ebayinc.com/sec.cfmfinancial-information/annual-reports/default.aspx. . You may also obtain a copy by writing to our Corporate Secretary at our principal executive office (2025 Hamilton Avenue, San Jose, California 95125).

Questions and Answers about the Proxy Materials and our 2017 Annual Meeting

 

How can I get electronic access to the Proxy Statement and Annual Report?

The Notice, proxy card or voting instruction form will contain instructions on how to:

 

View our proxy materials for the Annual Meeting on the Internet and vote your shares; and
·view our proxy materials for the Annual Meeting on the Internet and vote your shares; and
·instruct us to send our future proxy materials to you electronically by email.

 

Instruct us to send our future proxy materials to you electronically by email

Our proxy materials are also available on our investor relations website at

https://investors.ebayinc.com/annuals.cfmfinancial-information/annual-reports/default.aspx.

You can choose to receive future proxy materials electronically by visiting our investor relations website athttps://investors.ebayinc.com/annuals.cfmfinancial-information/annual-reports/default.aspx. If you choose to receive future proxy materials electronically, you will receive an email next year with instructions containing a link to those materials and a link to the proxy voting site. Your choice to receive proxy materials electronically will remain in effect until you contact eBay Investor Relations and tell us otherwise. You may visit our investor relations website athttps://investors.ebayinc.comor contact eBay Investor Relations by mail at 2025 Hamilton Avenue, San Jose, California 95125 or atir@ebay.comor by telephone at (408) 376-7493.

Our Proxy Statement will also be available in an interactive form athttps://www.iiwisdom.com/ebay-2017.

How do I obtain a paper copy of the proxy materials?

If you would like to receive a paper copy of our proxy materials, please follow the instructions included in the Notice.

How do I obtain a separate set of proxy materials if I share an address with other stockholders?

eBay has adopted an SEC-approved procedure called “householding.” Under this procedure, we are delivering a single copy of the Notice and, if applicable, the proxy materials to multiple stockholders who share an address, unless otherwise requested from one or more of the stockholders. This procedure reduces the environmental impact of our annual meetings and reduces our printing and mailing costs. Stockholders who participate in householding will continue to be able to access and receive separate proxy cards. If you reside at such an address and wish to receive a separate copy of the Notice and, if applicable, the proxy materials, including our annual report, you may contact eBay Investor Relations by mail at 2025 Hamilton Avenue, San Jose, California 95125 or atir@ebay.com or by telephone at (408) 376-7493 and we will promptly deliver a separate copy of the Notice and, if applicable, the proxy materials. You may also contact eBay Investor Relations if you would like to receive separate copies in the future, or if you are receiving multiple copies of our proxy materials and would like to receive only one copy in the future. Stockholders who hold shares in street name (as described above) may contact their broker, bank, or other nominee to request information about householding.

Other Matters

 

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Other Matters

The Board knows of no other matter that will be presented for consideration at the Annual Meeting. If any other matters are properly brought before the meeting, the persons named in the accompanying proxy intend to vote on those matters in accordance with their best judgment.

Stockholders are urged to vote via the Internet or by telephone by following the instructions in the Notice or, if applicable, the proxy card or voting instruction form.

By Order of the Board of Directors

 

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Marie Oh Huber

Secretary April 26, 2021

March 31, 2017

Copies of this Proxy Statement and our annual report for the year ended December 31, 20162020 are available by visiting our investor relations website athttps://investors.ebayinc.com/annuals.cfmfinancial-information/annual-reports/default.aspx. This proxy statement will also be available in interactive form athttps://www.iiwisdom.com/ebay-2017.

You may also obtain copies free of charge by making an online request by visiting our investor relations website athttps://investors.ebayinc.com/printed-materials.cfm, or by contacting investor relations by mail at 2025 Hamilton Avenue, San Jose, California 95125 or atir@ebay.com.

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Proxy Statement designed by 2engage LLC   /   www.2engagefm.com

 

2025 HAMILTON AVENUE
SAN JOSE, CA 95125
VOTE BY INTERNET Before The Meeting - Go to www.proxyvote.com
Use the Internet to transmit your voting instructions and for electronic delivery of information up until 11:59 P.M. Eastern Time on May 17, 2017.June 14, 2021. Have your proxy card in hand when you access the web site and follow the instructions to obtain your records and to create an electronic voting instruction form.
ELECTRONIC DELIVERY OF FUTURE PROXY MATERIALS
If you would like During The Meeting - Go to reducewww.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/EBAY2021 You may attend the costs incurred by our company in mailing proxy materials, you can consent to receiving all future proxy statements, proxy cards and annual reports electronicallymeeting via e-mail or the Internet. To sign up for electronic delivery, please follow the instructions above to vote using the Internet and when prompted, indicatevote during the meeting. Have the information that you agree to receive or access proxy materials electronicallyis printed in future years.
the box marked by the arrow available and follow the instructions. VOTE BY PHONE -1-800-690-6903
Use any touch-tone telephone to transmit your voting instructions up until 11:59 P.M. Eastern Time on May 17, 2017.June 14, 2021. Have your proxy card in hand when you call and then follow the instructions.
VOTE BY MAIL
Mark, sign and date your proxy card and return it in the postage-paid envelope we have provided or return it to Vote Processing, c/o Broadridge, 51 Mercedes Way, Edgewood, NY 11717. All proxy cards will be accepted up until 11:59 P.M. Eastern Time on May 17, 2017.
TO VOTE, MARK BLOCKS BELOW IN BLUE OR BLACK INK AS FOLLOWS:
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DETACH AND RETURN THIS PORTION ONLY
THIS PROXY CARD IS VALID ONLY WHEN SIGNED AND DATED.
EBAY INC.
The Board of Directors recommends that you vote “FOR” each of the Board of Directors’ nominees below:
Proposal 1 - Election of 12 director nominees named in the proxy statement.
Nominees:
For Against Abstain
1a. Fred D. Anderson Jr.
1b. Edward W. Barnholt
1c. Anthony J. Bates
1d. Logan D. Green
1e. Bonnie S. Hammer
1f. Kathleen C. Mitic
1g. Pierre M. Omidyar
1h. Paul S. Pressler
1i. Robert H. Swan
1j. Thomas J. Tierney
1k. Perry M. Traquina
1l. Devin N. Wenig
The Board of Directors recommends you vote “FOR” proposal 2 below:
Proposal 2 - Advisory vote to approve named executive officer compensation.
For Against Abstain
The Board of Directors recommends you vote “Every year” on proposal 3 below:
Every Year Every 2 Years Every 3 Years Abstain
Proposal 3 - Advisory vote to approve the frequency with which the advisory vote to approve named executive officer compensation should be held.
The Board of Directors recommends you vote “FOR” proposal 4 below:
For Against Abstain
Proposal 4 - Ratification of appointment of independent auditors.
The Board of Directors recommends you vote “AGAINST” proposal 5 below:
Proposal 5 - Consideration of a stockholder proposal regarding right to act by written consent.
NOTE: Such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any continuation or adjournment thereof. If this proxy is signed and returned, it will be voted in accordance with your instructions.
Please sign exactly as your name(s) appear(s) hereon. When signing as attorney, executor, administrator, or other fiduciary, please give full title as such. Joint owners should each sign personally. All holders must sign. If a corporation or partnership, please sign in full corporate or partnership name by authorized officer.
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Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Annual Meeting:
The Notice and Proxy Statement and Annual Report are available at www.proxyvote.com.
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PROXY SOLICITED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
TO BE HELD ON MAY 18, 2017
TheJUNE 15, 2021The undersigned hereby appoints DEVIN N. WENIG, SCOTT F. SCHENKELJAMIE IANNONE, ANDY CRING and MARIE OH HUBER, and each of them, as attorneys and proxies of the undersigned, with full power of substitution, to vote all shares of stock of eBay Inc. that the undersigned may be entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of eBay Inc., a Delaware corporation, to be held virtually at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/EBAY2021, on Thursday, May 18, 2017,Tuesday, June 15, 2021, at 8:00 a.m., Pacific Time at 2025 Hamilton Avenue, San Jose, CA 95125, for the purposes listed on the reverse side and at any and all continuation(s) and adjournment(s) of that meeting, with all powers that the undersigned would possess if personally present, upon and in respect to the instructions indicated on the reverse side, with discretionary authority as to any and all other matters that may properly come before the meeting.
THISmeeting.THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED AS SPECIFIED, OR IF NO CHOICE IS SPECIFIED: FOR THE ELECTION OF EACH OF THE DIRECTOR NOMINEES NAMED IN THE PROXY STATEMENT, FOR PROPOSALS 2 AND 4, EVERY YEAR FOR PROPOSAL 3, AND AGAINST PROPOSALSTOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS 4 AND 5, AND AS SAID PROXIES DEEM ADVISABLE ON SUCH OTHER MATTERS AS MAY PROPERLY COME BEFORE THE MEETING AND ANY CONTINUATION(S) AND ADJOURNMENT(S) THEREOF.
PLEASE VOTE, SIGN, DATE AND PROMPTLY RETURN THIS PROXY IN THE ENCLOSED RETURN ENVELOPE THAT IS POSTAGE PREPAID IF MAILED IN THE UNITED STATES.
Continued and to be signed on reverse side
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