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LOGO

2045 East Innovation Circle

Tempe, Arizona 85284

April 12, 20212024

To Our Stockholders:

You are cordially invited to attend the 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Amkor Technology, Inc. The Annual Meeting willto be held on Tuesday, May 18, 202114, 2024 at 11:309:00 a.m. EDT. In light of the Covid-19 pandemic, for the safety of our stockholders, our directors, our officers and our employees, and taking into account federal, state and local guidance, weWe have determined that the Annual Meeting will be held in a virtual meeting format only, via the Internet, with no physical in person meeting.internet. You may attend the Annual Meeting, submit questions, and vote your shares electronically during the meeting via live webcast at www.meetingcenter.io/226422686.meetnow.global/MRHAM2U. You will need the 15-digit control number printed on your proxy card to participate in the Annual Meeting. We recommend that you log in at least 15 minutes before the Annual Meeting to ensure you are logged in when the meeting starts.

The actions expected to be taken at the 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders are described in detail in the attachedenclosed Proxy Statement and Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

We also encourage you to read our 2023 Annual Report.Report to Stockholders. It includes information about our Companycompany and our audited financial statements. A copy of our 2023 Annual Report to Stockholders was previously sent to you or is included with this proxy statement.the enclosed Proxy Statement.

Please use this opportunity to take part in the affairs of Amkor Technology, Inc. by voting on the business to come before this meeting. the 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Whether or not you plan to attend the virtualsuch meeting, in person, please complete, sign, date, and return the accompanying proxy in the enclosed postage-prepaid envelope or submit your proxy by internet or telephone to ensure that your shares are represented at the Annual Meeting. Returning the proxy does NOT deprive you of your right to attend the meeting online andAnnual Meeting or to vote your shares in person during the virtual Annual Meetingsuch meeting for the matters to be acted upon at thesuch meeting.

Thank you for your continuing support.

 

Sincerely,

LOGO

James J. Kim

Executive Chairman of the Board


AMKOR TECHNOLOGY, INC.

 

 

NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS

To be held on May 18, 202114, 2024

Dear Amkor Stockholder:

On Tuesday, May 18, 2021,14, 2024, Amkor Technology, Inc., a Delaware corporation, will hold its 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The meeting will begin at 11:309:00 a.m. EDT. In light of the Covid-19 pandemic, for the safety of our stockholders, our directors, our officers and our employees, and taking into account federal, state and local guidance, weWe have determined that the Annual Meeting will be held in a virtual meeting format only, via the Internet, with no physical in person meeting.internet. You may attend the Annual Meeting, submit questions, and vote your shares electronically during the meeting via live webcast at www.meetingcenter.io/226422686.meetnow.global/MRHAM2U. You will need the 15-digit control number printed on your proxy card to participate in the Annual Meeting. We recommend that you log in at least 15 minutes before the Annual Meeting to ensure you are logged in when the meeting starts.

Only stockholders of record who held shares of Amkor Technology, Inc. common stock at the close of business on March 22, 20212024 may vote at this meetingthe Annual Meeting or any adjournments or postponements that may take place. A complete list of stockholders entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting will be available for examination by the stockholders for any purpose relating to thesuch meeting at our principal executive officesoffice, located at 2045 East Innovation Circle, Tempe, Arizona 85284, for a period of at least ten10 days prior to thesuch meeting. If, due to Covid-19, our principal executive offices are closed during the ten days prior to the Annual Meeting, you may send a written request to our Corporate Secretary at our principal executive offices, and we will arrange a way for you to inspect the list.

The list also will be available at the virtual Annual Meeting at www.meetingcenter.io/226422686.meetnow.global/MRHAM2U.

At the meeting,2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, stockholders will consider and act upon the following matters:

 

 1.

Election of the eleven11 directors named in the enclosed proxy statement;

 

 2.

An advisory vote to approve the compensation of our named executive officers;

 

 3.

Approval of the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan;

4.

Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2021;2024;

4.

Shareholder proposal to report on effectiveness of the company’s diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts; and

 

 5.

Such other business as may properly come before the meeting and any adjournment or postponement.postponement thereof.

The Board of Directors recommends that you vote in favor of proposals 1, 2, and 3, and against proposal 4, as outlined in this proxy statement.

The approximate mailing date of thisthe enclosed proxy statement and proxy card is April 12, 2021.2024.

 

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

LOGO

Mark N. Rogers

Executive Vice President, General Counsel, and

Corporate Secretary

April 12, 20212024

Tempe, Arizona

 

YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT

To assure your representation at the 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, you are requested to complete, sign, and date the enclosed proxy as promptly as possible and return it in the enclosed postage-prepaid envelope or submit your proxy by internet or telephone.

Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Stockholders

Meeting to Be Held on May 18, 2021:14, 2024:

The Proxy Statement for the 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and our 2023 Annual Report to Stockholders for the year ended December 31, 20202023 are available at: www.edocumentview.com/amkr.http://www.envisionreports.com/AMKR


TABLE OF CONTENTS

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Information Concerning Solicitation and Voting

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Proposal One: Election of Directors

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Corporate Governance

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Director Compensation

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Director Compensation Table

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Executive Officers

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Executive Compensation

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Compensation Discussion and Analysis

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Summary Compensation Table

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Grants of Plan-Based Awards

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Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End

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Option Exercises and Stock Vested

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Employment, Severance, and Change in Control Arrangements

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Potential Payments upon Termination or Change in Control

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Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management

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Pay versus Performance

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Pay Ratio

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Proposal Two: Advisory Vote to Approve the Compensation of Our Named Executive Officers

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Proposal Three: Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

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Report of the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors

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Proposal Four: Shareholder Proposal to Report on Effectiveness of the Company’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Efforts

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Incorporation by Reference

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Delinquent Section 16(a) Reports

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Delivery of Voting Materials to Stockholders Sharing an Address

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Annual Report on Form 10-K

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AMKOR TECHNOLOGY, INC.

 

 

PROXY STATEMENT

 

 

INFORMATION CONCERNING SOLICITATION AND VOTING

This proxy statement isand the accompanying proxy card are furnished in connection with the solicitation of proxies by the Board of Directors (the “Board of Directors” or the “Board”) of Amkor Technology, Inc. (“Amkor”Amkor,” “we,” “us,” or the “Company”). Our principal executive office is located at 2045 East Innovation Circle, Tempe, Arizona 85284, telephone number (480) 821-5000. The proxies will be voted at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) to be held on Tuesday, May 18, 2021,14, 2024 at 11:309:00 a.m. EDT and any adjournment or postponement.postponement thereof (the “Annual Meeting”).

The Annual Meeting will be held virtually, via the Internet,internet, at www.meetingcenter.io/226422686.meetnow.global/MRHAM2U. At our virtual Annual Meeting, stockholders will be able to attend, vote, and submit questions via the Internet.internet.

We intend to mail definitive copies of these proxy materials on or about April 12, 20212024 to stockholders of record who held our common stock at the close of business on March 22, 2021.2024 (the “Record Date”).

The following is important information regarding the Annual Meeting and this proxy statement.

 

Q:

How can I attend the Annual Meeting?

 

A:

In light of the Covid-19 pandemic, for the safety of our stockholders, our directors, our officers and our employees, and taking into account federal, state and local guidance, weWe have determined that the Annual Meeting will be held in a virtual meeting format only, with no physical in-person meeting.via the internet. You may attend the Annual Meeting, submit questions, and vote your shares electronically during the meetingAnnual Meeting via live webcast at www.meetingcenter.io/226422686.meetnow.global/MRHAM2U. Stockholders as of the Record Date who attend and participate in the virtual Annual Meeting will have an opportunity to submit questions live via the internet during a designated portion of the Annual Meeting. You will need the 15-digit control number printed on your proxy card to submit questions or otherwise participate in the Annual Meeting.

Stockholders asIn advance of our Record Date (as defined below) who attend and participate in our virtualthe Annual Meeting, will have an opportunitywe encourage you to submit questions live via the Internet during a designated portion of the meeting. Stockholders must have available their 15-digit control number printed on their proxy card to submit questions.

carefully review our admission procedures at meetnow.global/MRHAM2U. We also recommend that you log in at least 15 minutes before the Annual Meetingstart to ensure you are logged in when the meeting starts. We encourage you to carefully review the procedures needed to gain admission to our virtual Annual Meeting in advance at www.meetingcenter.io/226422686.starts. If you encounter any technical difficulties accessing the virtual meetingAnnual Meeting during check-in or at any other time during the meeting,Annual Meeting, please call the technical support phone number that will be posted on the virtual meetingAnnual Meeting login page.

 

Q:

What may I vote on?

 

A:1.

The election of eleven11 nominees named in this proxy statement to serve on our Board of Directors;Directors (“Proposal One”);

 2.

An advisory vote to approve the compensation of our named executive officers;officers (“Proposal Two”);

 3.

Approval of the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan; and

4.

The ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2021.2024 (“Proposal Three”); and

 

Q:4.

Shareholder proposal to report on effectiveness of the company’s diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts (“Proposal Four”).

Q:

How does the Board recommend I vote on the proposals?

 

A:

The Board recommends a vote FOR each of the director nominees, FOR the approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of our named executive officers, FOR the approval of the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan,Proposal One, Proposal Two, and FOR the ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2021.Proposal Three and a vote AGAINST Proposal Four.

 

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Who is entitled to vote?

 

A:

Stockholders of record as of the close of business on March 22, 2021 (the “Record Date”)the Record Date are entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. Each stockholder is entitled to one vote for each share of common stock held on the Record Date. As of the Record Date, 244,128,747246,155,251 shares of Amkor’s common stock were outstanding.

 

Q:

How do I vote?

 

A:

Registered holders may vote:

In person at the virtual Annual Meeting by following the instructions at www.meetingcenter.io/226422686, using the 15-digit control number printed on your proxy card;

At the virtual Annual Meeting, by following the instructions at meetnow.global/MRHAM2U, using the 15-digit control number printed on your proxy card;

 

By mail, by signing and dating each proxy card you receive and returning it in the postage-prepaid envelope; or

 

By internet or telephone, following the instructions on the proxy card.

If your shares are held by a bank, brokerage firm, or other record holder, please refer to your proxy card or other information provided to you for instructions on how to vote.

If you hold your shares through a broker and do not provide your broker with specific voting instructions, under the rules that govern brokers in such circumstances, your broker will have the discretion to vote such shares on routine matters but not on non-routine matters. Even though we are a Nasdaq-listed Company,company listed on the Nasdaq Global Select Market (“Nasdaq”), the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) rules govern how a broker licensed by the NYSE can vote shares it holds on behalf of stockholders of Nasdaq-listed companies. As a result:result, your broker:

will not have the authority to exercise discretion to vote your shares with respect to Proposal One, Proposal Two, or Proposal Four because NYSE rules treat those matters as non-routine; and

 

Your broker will not have the authority to exercise discretion to vote your shares with respect to the election of directors, the advisory vote to approve the compensation of our named executive officers, or the approval of the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan because NYSE rules treat those matters as non-routine.

Your broker will have the authority to exercise discretion to vote your shares with respect to the ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2021Proposal Three because that matter is treated as routine under NYSE rules.

Because the proposals to be acted upon at the Annual Meeting include both routine and non-routine matters, we anticipate that brokers may return proxy cards that vote uninstructed shares “FOR” or “AGAINST” the ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for 2021,Proposal Three, but expressly state that the broker is NOT voting on the election of directors, the advisory vote to approve the compensation of our named executive officers,Proposal One, Proposal Two, or the approval of the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan.Proposal Four. A broker’s withholding of a vote, in this case with respect to the election of directors, the advisory vote with respect to the compensation of our named executive officers, and the approval of the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan,Proposal One, Proposal Two, or Proposal Four, is referred to as a “broker non-vote”.non-vote.” Broker non-votes will not be counted as present or represented for purposes of determining whether stockholder approval of a matter has been obtained and thus will not have an effect on the outcome of the vote.

If you abstain from voting on the approval (on an advisory basis) of the compensation of our named executive officers (Proposal Two)Proposal Two, Proposal Three, or the approval of the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan (Proposal Three),Proposal Four, the abstention will have the same effect as a vote against the proposal. If you abstain from voting on the election of directors (Proposal One), or on the ratification of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for 2021 (Proposal Four),Proposal One, the abstention will not have an effect on the outcome of the vote.

 

Q.Q:

What is the voting requirement to approve each of the proposals?

 

A.A:

InUnder Proposal One, the election of directors (Proposal One), the eleven11 directors receiving the highest number of affirmative votes cast will be elected. Approval,The approval, on an advisory basis, of Proposal Two and the compensation of our named executive

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officers (Proposal Two), approval of the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan (Proposal Three),Proposal Three and ratification of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2020 (Proposal Four), requireProposal Four each requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares present in person or represented by proxy and entitled to vote on that proposal at the Annual Meeting. Abstentions are not counted in the tally of votes FOR or AGAINST a proposal.proposal but are counted as present in person or represented by proxy and entitled to vote. A withheld vote is the same as an abstention.

 

Q:

What is a “quorum”?

 

A:

A “quorum” is a majority of the outstanding shares entitled to vote at thea meeting being present at the meeting or represented by proxy. There must be a quorum for thea meeting to be held and action to be validly taken. If

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you submit a properly executed proxy, even if you abstain from voting, then your shares will be counted toward the presence of a quorum.quorum at the Annual Meeting. If a broker indicates on a proxy that it does not have discretionary authority to vote certain shares on a particular matter (broker non-votes)(resulting in a broker non-vote), those shares will not be counted as present or represented for purposes of determining whether stockholder approval of that matter has been obtained but will be counted for purposes of establishing a quorum. Virtual attendance at our Annual Meeting constitutes presence in person for purposes of quorum at the meeting.establishing a quorum.

 

Q:

How can I change my vote or revoke my proxy?

 

A:

If you are a registered holder, you have the right to revoke your proxy and change your vote at any time before the meetingAnnual Meeting by: (i) submitting a later-dated proxy by mail, internet, or telephone; (ii) mailing a written notice of revocation to the attention of Amkor’s Corporate Secretary, Amkor Technology, Inc., Attention: Corporate Secretary, 2045 East Innovation Circle, Tempe, Arizona 85284; or (iii) attending and voting in person at the virtual Annual Meeting. Attendance at the virtual Annual Meeting, in and of itself, will not constitute a revocation of a proxy. If your shares are held by a bank, brokerage firm, or other record holder, please contact that firm or holder for instructions on how to change your vote or revoke your proxy.

 

Q:

What does it mean if I get more than one proxy card?

 

A:

It means you hold shares registered in more than one account. Submit all proxies to ensure that all your shares are voted.

 

Q:

Who can attend the Annual Meeting?

 

A:

All stockholders as of the Record Date and persons holding a valid proxy for the Annual Meeting may attend the virtual Annual Meeting via live webcast by following the instructions at www.meetingcenter.io/226422686 andmeetnow.global/MRHAM2U. All attendees will need the 15-digit control number printed on their proxy card.card in order to be admitted to the Annual Meeting.

 

Q:

How will voting on any other business be conducted?

 

A:

Although we do not know of any business to be considered at the Annual Meeting other than the proposals described in this proxy statement, if any other business is properly presented at the Annual Meeting, your proxy gives authority to James J. Kim, Amkor’s Executive Chairman, and Giel Rutten, Amkor’s President and Chief Executive Officer, to vote your shares on such matters at their discretion.

 

Q:

How and when may I submit proposals for the 20222025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders?

 

A:

To have your proposal included in our proxy statement and form of proxy for the 2022Company’s 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “2025 Annual Meeting”), we must receive your written proposal no later than December 13, 2021.2024. You may submit proposals after this date for consideration at the 20222025 Annual Meeting, of Stockholders, but we are not required to include any proposal submitted after this date in the proxy statement for the 2025 Annual Meeting or the related proxy card.

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If you intend to submit a proposal or nomination for director for the 20222025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (but not seek inclusion of such proposal or nomination in the Company’s proxy materials), you must comply with the advance notice provisions in our bylaws.bylaws (the “Bylaws”). To be timely, we must receive written notice of your proposal no earlier than January 18, 202214, 2025 and no later than February 17, 2022.13, 2025.

All proposals must, under law, be an appropriate subject for stockholder action and must be submitted in writing to Amkor’s Corporate Secretary, Amkor Technology, Inc., 2045 East Innovation Circle, Tempe, Arizona 85284. You should also be aware of certain other requirements you must meet to have your proposal brought before the 20222025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.Meeting. These requirements are explained in Rule 14a-8 of under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and in our bylaws.the Bylaws.

 

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Q:

Who is soliciting proxies?

 

A:

This solicitation of proxies is made by the Board of Directors. All related costs will be borne by Amkor.

We have retained the services of Georgeson Inc.Computershare Trust Company, N.A. to aid in the distribution of our Annual Meeting materials to brokers, bank nominees, and other institutional owners. We estimate we will pay Georgeson Inc. a fee of approximately $1,500 for such services.

Proxies may also be solicited by certain of Amkor’s officers and regular employees, without additional compensation, in person or by telephone or facsimile.

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PROPOSAL ONE

ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

At the Annual Meeting, the terms of our eleven11 incumbent directors will expire. Each of these eleven11 incumbent directors has been nominated to stand for election to the Board of Directors this year. Unless otherwise instructed, the proxy holders will vote the proxies received by them for the election of the eleven11 nominees named below. Each nominee has consented to be named as a nominee in this proxy statement and to serve as a director if elected. Should any nominee become unable or decline to serve as a director or should additional persons be nominated at the meeting,Annual Meeting, the proxy holders intend to vote all proxies received by them in such a manner as will assure the election of as many nominees identified below as possible (and, if additional nominees have been designated by the Board to fill any vacancies, in such manner as to elect such additional nominees). Our nominees for the election of directors include seveneight independent directors, as defined in the applicable rules for companies traded on Nasdaq. At the recommendation of ourthe Nominating and Governance Committee of the Board (the “Nominating and Governance Committee”), the Board has selected the nominees to serve as directors for a one-year term until our next annual meeting and until their successor is duly elected and qualified or until their earlier resignation or removal. We expect that each nominee will be able to serve as a director.

Required Vote

Directors are elected by a plurality of votes cast, so the eleven11 candidates receiving the highest number of affirmative votes cast will be elected as directors. Votes withheld and broker non-votes are not counted toward the total votes cast in favor of a nominee.

Summary Information – Nominees for the Board of Directors

The Board considers various qualifications, characteristics, and other factors when evaluating individual directors, as well as the composition of the Board as a whole. As part of this process, the Board and itsthe Nominating and Governance Committee review the particular experiences, qualifications, attributes, and skills of each nominee to determine if that person should stand for election to serve as a director of the Company.

Below is summary information, as of April 1, 2024, about the skills, experience, diversity, skillsindependence, tenure, and experience ofage for the slate of eleven11 director nominees and additional information regarding their independence, gender, age and tenure, and following the summary information areas a group, followed by biographies offor the nominees. The biographies ofbiography for each of the nominees containcontains information regarding the person’s experience and director positions held currently or during the last five years and information regarding involvement in certain legal or administrative proceedings, to the extent applicable. TheyThe biographies also highlight the particular experiences, qualifications, attributes, or skills that caused the Nominating and Governance Committee and the Board to conclude that the person should be nominated to serve as a director of the Company.

 

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Director Skills, Experience, and Diversity


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Skills and Experience

Executive Management

Other Public Company Board Experience

Public Company CEO Experience

Corporate Governance

Finance or Accounting

Human Capital Management

Semiconductor Industry

Technology

Manufacturing

International Business

Gender

Male

Female

Non-Binary

Did Not Disclose Gender

Demographic Background

African American or Black

Alaskan Native or Native American

Asian

Hispanic or Latinx

Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander

White

Two or More Races or Ethnicities

LGBTQ+

Did Not Disclose Demographic Background

LOGOIndependence, Tenure, Age

 

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The slate of director nominees includes diverse candidates with a broad range of skills and experience. The tenure of director nominees, with a majority of the nominees having served for fewer than ten10 years, evidences ademonstrates the Board’s desire to balance between experience and refreshment of the Board of Directors.refreshment. The age of director nominees is fairly distributed over three age ranges, two of the eleven11 nominees areself-identify as female, and three of the eleven11 nominees areself-identify as ethnically diverse.

The Board unanimously recommends a vote FOR the

election of each of the nominees for director below.

Nominees for the Board of Directors

The following table sets forth, as of April 1, 2024, the names, ages, and positions with the ages as of March 31, 2021Company of our eleven11 incumbent directors who are being nominated for re-election to the Board of Directors.

 

Name

  Age   

Position

James J. Kim

   8588   Executive Chairman of the Board

Susan Y. Kim

   5861   Executive Vice Chairman of the Board

Giel Rutten

   6366   President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director

Douglas A. Alexander (1)(4)

   5962   Director

Roger A. Carolin (1)(2)(3)(4)

   6568   Director

Winston J. Churchill (1)(3)(4)

   8083   Lead Independent Director

Daniel Liao (4)

   6770   Director

MaryFrances McCourt (2)(4)

   5962   Director

Robert R. Morse (2)(3)(4)

   6568   Director

Gil C. Tily (1)(4)

   6770   Director

David N. Watson (3)(4)

   6265   Director

 

Notes

 

(1)

Member of the Nominating and Governance Committee.

 

(2)

Member of the Audit Committee.Committee of the Board (the “Audit Committee”).

 

(3)

Member of the Compensation Committee.Committee of the Board (the “Compensation Committee”).

 

(4)

Qualifies as “independent”independent under the definition set forth in the Nasdaq listing standards and U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) regulations, as determined by the Board of Directors.

Biographies of Nominees for the Board of Directors

James J. Kim.James J. Kim was appointed as Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors in October 2009. Mr. Kim served as our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer from September 1997 until October 2009. Mr. Kim founded our predecessor, Amkor Electronics, Inc., in 1968 and served as its Chairman from 1970 to April 1998. James J.Mr. Kim is the father of Susan Y. Kim, Executive Vice Chairman of our Board.

As a result of these and other professional experiences, andincluding his more than 50 years of service as our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Kim has a comprehensive understanding of the semiconductor industry and broad executive management experience in our business andbusiness. He also possesses particular knowledge and experience in strategic planningthe manufacturing, international business, and customer relationships, manufacturing and operations, and the finance areas relevant to the Company, which are amongCompany. The Board believes that the key attributes thatabove skills and experiences qualify Mr. Kim for election to our Board.

Susan Y. Kim. Susan Y. Kim has been a director of Amkor since February 2015 and has served as Executive Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors since August 2020. Ms. Kim served as Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors from May 2020 to August 2020. Ms. KimShe is an active philanthropist who also sits on the Board of

 

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Board of Trustees of the Catholic Foundation of Greater Philadelphia and the Council of Emeritus Directors of the Philadelphia Orchestra.Philadelphia. In the past, she has served on numerous boards of directors, including the National Constitution Center, The Franklin Institute, the Gesu School, The Shipley School, and EB Games Corp. Ms. Kim holds a B.A. in Sociology from Hamilton College. Susan Y. KimCollege and is the daughter of James J. Kim, our Executive Chairman.Mr. Kim.

As a result of these and other professional experiences, including her experience in the semiconductor industry, human capital management experience, and service as a director on numerous boards, including athe board of an international publicly traded consumer electronics company, andthe boards of several educational institutions and charitable organizations, and numerous other professional experiences,boards, Ms. Kim possesses particular knowledge and experience that qualify her for election to our Board.

Giel Rutten.Giel Rutten was appointed President, Chief Executive Officer, and a director of the Company in June 2020. Mr. Rutten joined Amkor in February 2014 as Executive Vice President of Advanced Products and served in that role until he was appointed Executive Vice President of the Company in February 2020. Before joining Amkor, he served as Chief Executive Officer of Ledzworld, an LED technology company. Prior to that, he served as Senior Vice President for the Home Business Unit of NXP B.V. (formerly Philips Semiconductors). Mr. Rutten first joined Philips Semiconductors in 1984 and took on various key management positions in the areas of general management, sales and marketing, operations, and engineering in Europe, Asia, and the United States. Mr. Rutten holds a Master’s degree in Physics and Chemistry from the University of Nijmegen, the Netherlands and has more than 3035 years of experience in the global semiconductor industry.

As a result of these and other professional experiences, Mr. Rutten has a comprehensive understanding of the semiconductor industry and broad executive management experience in our business and possesses particular knowledge and experience in strategic planning, business development, technology, manufacturing, and operations relevant to ourinternational business, which are among the key attributes that qualify Mr. Rutten for election to our Board.

Douglas A. Alexander.Douglas A. Alexander has been a director of Amkor since February 2018. Mr. Alexander was an original member of the advisory board of Actua Corporation (formerly named ICG Group, Inc.), a multi-vertical cloud technology company. Mr. Alexander joined Actua full-time in September 1997 as Managing Director and was appointed President in January 2009, where he served until December 2017. During his tenure at Actua, Mr. Alexander served in many senior management roles, including as: CEO of WiseWire Technologies, which was acquired by Lycos; CEO of ICG Europe; CEO of Traffic.com, which was acquired by Navteq; and CEO of Channel Intelligence, which was acquired by Google. Mr. Alexander has served on the boards of directors for GovDelivery, Procurian, and Bolt, and currently serves on the board of SponsorHouse, Inc., d/b/a Hookit. Mr. Alexander has alsoHookit and served as the Co-Chairman of the Philadelphia National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) and is Chairman of. He also serves on the Management & Technology Executive Board at the University of Pennsylvania.Pennsylvania (“UPenn”), where he previously served as Chairman. Mr. Alexander holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of PennsylvaniaUPenn and a B.S. in Economics from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania.UPenn.

As a result of these and other professional experiences, Mr. Alexander possesses particular knowledge and experience in the technology, mergers and acquisitions and executive management, corporate governance, international business, and the finance, human capital management, and technology areas relevant to our business, which are among the key attributes that qualify Mr. Alexander for election to our Board.

Roger A. Carolin.Roger A. Carolin has been a director of Amkor since February 2006. Mr. Carolin is currently a Venture Partner at SCP Partners, a multi-stage venture capital firm that invests in technology-oriented companies, a position he has held since 2004. Mr. Carolin works to identify attractive investment opportunities and assists portfolio companies in the areas of strategy development, operating management, and intellectual property. Mr. Carolin co-founded CFM Technologies, Inc., a global manufacturer of semiconductor process equipment, and served as its Chief Executive Officer for 10 years until the company was acquired. Mr. Carolin formerly worked for Honeywell, Inc. and General Electric Co., where he developed test equipment and advanced computer systems for on-board missile applications. Mr. Carolin is a director of InnovationInnovative Solutions and

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Support, Inc. and FourthWall Media, Inc. Mr. Carolin holds a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from Duke University and an M.B.A. from the Harvard Business School.

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As a result of these and other professional experiences and his prior service on our Board, Mr. Carolin has a significant understanding of the semiconductor industry and our business and possesses particular knowledge and experience in executive management, corporate governance, and the technology, new business opportunities, semiconductor supply chain, operations, managementmanufacturing, and finance areas relevant to our business, which are among the key attributes that qualify Mr. Carolin for election to our Board.

Winston J. Churchill. Winston J. Churchill has been a director of Amkor since July 1998 and was appointed Lead Independent Director in August 2013. Mr. Churchill is the managing general partner of SCP Partners a multi-stage venture capital firm that invests in life science companies. Mr. Churchill is alsoand the Chairman of CIP Capital Management, Inc., an SBA-licensed private equity fund. Previously, Mr. Churchill was a managing partner of Bradford Associates, which managed private equity funds on behalf of Bessemer Securities Corporation and Bessemer Trust Company. From 1967 to 1983, Mr. Churchill practiced law at the Philadelphia firm of Saul Ewing, LLP, where he served as Chairman of the Banking and Financial Institutions Department, Chairman of the Finance Committee, and was a member of the Executive Committee. Mr. Churchill is a director of Recro Pharma,Societal CDMO, Inc., Baudax Bio, Inc., Innovativeand of various SCP Partners portfolio companies, and he served as a director of INDUS Realty Trust, Inc. (formerly Griffin Industrial Realty, Inc.) from 1997 to 2017, and of Innovation Solutions and Support, Inc. and of various SCP portfolio companies.from 1990 to 2023. In addition, he serves on the boards of a number of charities and as a trustee of educational institutions, including the Gesu School and as Chairman of the Young Scholars Charter School. He is a Trustee Fellow of Fordham University and a former Trustee of Georgetown University. From 1989 to 1993, Mr. Churchill served as Chairman of the Finance Committee of the Pennsylvania Public School Employees’ Retirement System.

As a result of these and other professional experiences and his prior service on our Board, Mr. Churchill has a significant understanding of our business and the semiconductor industry and possesses particular knowledge and experience in executive management, corporate governance, and the technology, corporate governance, finance, and legalhuman capital management areas relevant to our business, which are among the key attributes that qualify Mr. Churchill for election to our Board.

Daniel Liao.Daniel Liao has been a director of Amkor since May 2019. Mr. Liao is currentlyhas served as the Co-Founder of Eunodata Co., Ltd., an integrated data service provider for the semiconductor manufacturing industry, since January 2023. He served as the Senior Advisor of Asia Pacific Regions for Lam Research Corporation (“Lam”), a position that he has held sincesemiconductor processing equipment company, from February 2020.2020 to February 2022. Previously, Mr. Liao served as a senior executive at Lam Research, a semiconductor processing equipment company, from 1993 until his retirement in February 2020, at which time he was serving as Chairman of Lam Asia Pacific Operations (Taiwan, China, and Southeast Asia regions). During his career at Lam, he was a major contributor to the global product development, strategic planning, and growth of Lam’s Asia Pacific business. Prior to joining Lam, Mr. Liao held engineering management and technology leadership positions at Integrated Device Technology, Inc. in Santa Clara from 1988 to 1993 and Intel Corporation in Livermore and Santa Clara from 1984 to 1988. Mr. Liao is also a member of the board of directors of Photronics, Inc., a global provider of photomask products and services. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from National Cheng Kung University in Taiwan and a Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering and Applied Physics from Case Western Reserve University.

As a result of these and other professional experiences, Mr. Liao has a thorough understanding of the semiconductor industry and broad management experience and possesses particular knowledge and experience in product development, strategic planning,executive management, corporate governance, international business, and the human capital management, technology, and manufacturing areas relevant to our business, which are among the key attributes that qualify Mr. Liao for election to our Board.

MaryFrances McCourt. MaryFrances McCourt has been a director of Amkor since February 2018. From April 2022 through September 2023, Ms. McCourt isserved as the Chief Financial Officer of the University of

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Chicago (“UChicago”), where she oversaw the financial services, controllership, treasury and capital markets, human resources, information technology services, risk management, compliance, internal audit, and shared services functions at UChicago. Prior to joining UChicago in 2022, Ms. McCourt was the Senior Vice President forof Finance and Treasurer at the University of Pennsylvania (“UPenn”). In her role,UPenn and served in similar management roles since joining UPenn in March 2016. At UPenn, Ms. McCourt leadsled UPenn’s cash and short-term investment and capital financing strategies, and overseesoversaw UPenn’s financial functions. Ms. McCourt isfunctions, was responsible for the University’sUPenn’s multi-year financial planning efforts, and collaboratescollaborated closely with UPenn Medicine leadership on its growth and financial planning. She directly managesplanning, and managed the strategic and operational direction of a variety of functions, including the Comptroller’s Office, financial training, global support services, research services, risk management and insurance, student registration and financial services, and the Treasurer’s Office. Prior to joining UPenn, Ms. McCourt was the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Indiana University. Ms. McCourt has also served in financial management positions for Agilysis,Agilysys, Inc., a diversified enterprise focused on technology and enterprise

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system solutions. She earned her bachelor’sBachelor’s degree magna cum laude from Duke University and an M.B.A. from Case Western University.

As a result of these and other professional experiences, Ms. McCourt possesses particular knowledge and experience in executive management and the finance treasury and executivehuman capital management areas relevant to our business, which are among the key attributes that qualify Ms. McCourt for election to our Board.

Robert R. Morse.Robert R. Morse has been a director of Amkor since February 2013. Mr. Morse is currently servinghas served as Executive Chairman of Bridge Investment Group Partners and its affiliates,Holdings, Inc., a real estate fund manager, and as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of PMC Partners, a private equity firm. Prior to that,since January 2011. Previously, Mr. Morse served in various positions with CitiCitigroup, Inc. (“Citi”) and Salomon Smith Barney since the 1980s, including Chief Executive Officer of Citi’s Asia Institutional Client Group and Global Head of Investment Banking. Mr. Morse is a graduate of Yale University, the Harvard GraduateBusiness School, of Business and the Harvard Law School.

As a result of these and other professional experiences, Mr. Morse possesses particular knowledge and experience in executive management, corporate governance, international business, and the accounting, finance, human capital markets, mergersmanagement, technology, and acquisitions and international operationsmanufacturing areas relevant to our Company, which are among the key attributes that qualify Mr. Morse for election to our Board.

Gil C. Tily. Gil C. Tily has been a director of Amkor since May 2019 upon his retirement2019. Mr. Tily served as Amkor’s Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary.Secretary from May 2008 until his retirement in June 2019. Prior to that, he served as General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of the Company from June 2007 to May 2008. Since July 2020, Mr. Tily has also served, in his capacity as a director, in the Board’s newly-created Strategic Oversight Role, through which he provides additional strategic oversight of the management and business of the Company. Prior to joining Amkor in June 2007, Mr. Tily was a partner in the law firm of Dechert LLP, where he worked for 28 years. Mr. Tily holds an A.B. in Politics from Princeton University and a J.D. from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law.

As a result of these and other professional experiences, Mr. Tily has a thorough understanding of the semiconductor industry and broad executive management experience in our business and possesses particular knowledge and experience in our operations, executivecorporate governance, international business, and the human capital management and corporate governance, finance and legal areas relevant to our business, which are among the key attributes that qualify Mr. Tily for election to our Board.

David N. Watson. David N. Watson has been a director of Amkor since August 2014. Mr. Watson is currently serving as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Comcast Cable.Cable Communications, LLC (“Comcast Cable”). Prior to his current role, Mr. Watson served as the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Comcast Cable, where he was responsible for day-to-day operations of the cable division, including sales and marketing of cable video, high-speed Internetinternet, and voice services, as well as oversight of the three operating divisions and Comcast Spotlight, the advertising sales unit. Before joining Comcast Cable in 1991, he served for seven years with Comcast Cellular Communications, Inc., first as Senior Vice President of sales and marketing and later as President. Previously, he headed sales and marketing efforts at Bell Atlantic

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Mobile and Metrophone. In November 2021, Mr. Watson was inducted into the Cable Hall of Fame, which celebrates the most influential leaders in the content and connectivity industry.

As a result of these and other professional experiences, Mr. Watson has broad executive management experience and possesses particular knowledge and experience in corporate governance and the marketing,human capital management and technology and operations areas relevant to our business, which are among the key attributes that qualify Mr. Watson for election to our Board.

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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

Board and Committee Meetings

The Board of Directors held sevenfour meetings during 2020.2023. All directors attended at least 75%of all Board of Directors and applicable committee meetings. The standing committees of the Board and membership are as follows:

Audit Committee

The Board has established an Audit Committee is a Compensation Committee and a Nominating and Governance Committee. In addition,separately-designated, standing audit committee established in August 2020accordance with Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Board temporarily established a Capital Allocation Committee, which was dissolved in October 2020 upon completion of its responsibilities.

All committee members are appointed by the Board of Directors.

Audit Committee

We have a separately designated Audit Committee.Exchange Act. The current members of the Audit Committee are Mr. Carolin, Ms. McCourt, and Mr. Morse. Mr. Carolin currently serves as the Chairman of the Audit Committee.

Our Board of Directors has determined that each of Mr. Carolin, Ms. McCourt, and Mr. Morse meets the independence and financial sophistication requirements set forth in the Nasdaq listing standards and SEC regulations. In addition, the Board has determined that each of Mr. Carolin, Ms. McCourt and Mr. Morsealso qualifies as an “audit committee financial expert” as defined in SEC regulations. If re-elected to the Board, it is expected that Mr. Carolin, Ms. McCourt and Mr. Morse will serve on the Audit Committee, with Mr. Carolin serving as Chairman of the Audit Committee. The responsibilities of the Audit Committee include:include, but are not limited to:

pre-approving all audit, audit-related, and non-audit services provided to Amkor by Amkor’s independent registered public accounting firm;

 

pre-approving all audit, audit-related and non-audit services provided to Amkor by Amkor’s independent registered public accounting firm;

appointing, compensating, retaining, and overseeing the work of the independent registered public accounting firm;

 

reviewing and providing guidance with respect to the external audit and Amkor’s relationship with its independent registered public accounting firm;

 

reviewing and discussing with management and the independent registered public accounting firm the contents of periodic reports filed with the SEC and Amkor’s earnings releases;

 

reviewing and providing guidance regarding Amkor’s internal audit function;

reviewing and approving related party transactions (unless such review and approval is conducted by another independent body of the Board of Directors);

 

reviewing and providing guidance regarding Amkor’s internal audit function;

discussing with management and internal audit representatives the activities, organizational structure, and qualifications of our internal audit function;

 

reviewing any significant findings presented by management or internal auditors regarding the effectiveness of, or any deficiencies in, the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting and any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in our internal control over financial reporting and reviewing before release the disclosure regarding Amkor’s system of internal control over financial reporting required under SEC rules to be contained in Amkor’s periodic filings and the attestations or reports by the independent auditorsregistered public accounting firm relating to such disclosure;

 

overseeing compliance with theSEC disclosure requirements of the SEC for disclosure ofregarding Audit Committee membership, member qualifications, and related activities and the services provided by our independent registered public accounting firm and Audit Committee members, member qualifications and activities;firm;

 

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reviewing any legal matters that our general counsel has concluded could have a significant impact on our financial statements;

 

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reviewing our policies and practices with respect to financial risk assessment, and financial risk management;management, and cybersecurity and information security and discussing with management the steps that have been taken to monitor and control such risks;

 

instituting special investigations as and when the Audit Committee determines appropriate and necessary;

 

annually reviewingengaging and determining funding for outside legal, accounting, or other advisors as and when the Audit Committee determines appropriate and necessary for the conduct of its own charter, structure, processes and membership requirements; andduties;

 

providing appropriate funding, as determined by the Audit Committee, for (i) compensation to the independent auditors for the purpose of rendering or issuing an audit report or performing other audit, review, or attest services for the Company and (ii) for the payment of ordinary administrative expenses that are necessary or appropriate in carrying out its duties;

annually reviewing the adequacy of the Audit Committee’s charter;

periodically reviewing and re-examining the Audit Committee’s structure, processes, and membership requirements and making recommendations to the Board regarding any proposed changes;

annually reviewing and approving the Company’s decision to enter into swaps that are exempt from mandatory exchange execution and clearing pursuant to the “end-user” and “treasury affiliate” exceptions, the Company’s policy regarding the use of such swaps, and any related transactions;

reviewing and approving the audit committee report for inclusion in our annual proxy statement; and

establishing procedures for the confidential, anonymous submission by employees of concerns about questionable accounting or auditing matters.

The Board of Directors has adopted a written charter for the Audit Committee, a copy of which is available on our website under the heading “Company Overview > Corporate Governance” at https://ir.amkor.com. During 2020,2023, the Audit Committee met eleveneight times. In executing itstheir responsibilities, Audit Committee members regularly communicate with our management and independent registered public accounting firm.

Compensation Committee

The current members of the Compensation Committee are Messrs. Churchill, Carolin, Morse, and Watson. Mr. Churchill currently serves as the Chairman of the Compensation Committee. Our Board of Directors has determined that each of Messrs. Churchill, Carolin, Morse, and Watson meets the independence requirements set forth in the Nasdaq listing standards and SEC regulations. The responsibilities of the Compensation Committee include:include, but are not limited to:

 

annually reviewing and approving the compensation, including annual base salaries and annual incentive opportunities, and benefits of, and compensation policies for, our executive officers;

reviewing, approving, and/or making recommendations to the Board regarding director compensation;

 

reviewing, approving, and/or making recommendations to the Board regarding all forms of compensation to be provided to our Chief Executive Officer and all of our other executive officers, and reviewing, approving and/or making recommendations to the Board regarding general compensation goals, guidelines and bonus criteria for our employees;officers;

 

conducting an annual performance review of, and setting annual performance goals for, the Chief Executive Officer and reporting to the Board regarding such matters;

 

reviewing, approving, and/or making recommendations to the Board regarding general compensation goals, guidelines, and bonus criteria for our employees;

administering and interpreting the terms and conditions of all current and future equity incentive plans;

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administering and interpreting the terms and conditions of the Company’s Excess Compensation Recovery Policy (the “Clawback Policy”), including acting as “Administrator” (as defined in the Clawback Policy) of the Clawback Policy, which includes making all determinations necessary, appropriate or advisable for the administration of the Clawback Policy, and consulting with the full Board or such other committees of the Board as necessary or appropriate as to matters within the scope of such other committee’s responsibility and authority;

 

reviewing the Clawback Policy and recommending any proposed changes to the Board;

reviewing, approving, and/or making recommendations to the Board, as appropriate, regarding other plans that provide for compensation to our employees, directors, and directors;consultants;

 

reviewing and approving any material amendments to ourthe Amkor Technology, Inc. 401(k) plan;Plan (the “401(k) Plan”);

 

assessing and monitoring risks related to the Company’s compensation policies and practices,practices;

 

reviewing and approvingdiscussing with management the compensation discussion and analysis and compensation committee report for inclusiondisclosures in our annual proxy statement;

 

authorizing the repurchase of shares from terminated employees;

 

periodically reviewing and re-examining the Compensation Committee’s structure, processes and membership and making recommendations to the Board for any proposed changes; and

annually reviewing the adequacy of the Compensation Committee’s charter;

periodically reviewing and re-examining the Compensation Committee’s structure, processes, and membership and making recommendations to the Board for any proposed changes; and

any other functions as may be authorized by the Board or pursuant to the Company’s equity compensation plans.

When appropriate, the Compensation Committee may form and delegate authority to subcommittees to carry out any of the responsibilities under its charter.

In addition, periodically, or as deemed appropriate, the Compensation Committee shall, with advice from independent compensation consultants and review of comparative data:shall: (i) review and discuss with the Board the Company’s philosophy, processes, and procedures for the consideration and determination of non-employee

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director compensation; and (ii) evaluate the amount and type of director compensation, including the allocation between cash and equity-based compensation;compensation. In its review of director compensation, the Compensation Committee may consider, among other information, comparative data, advice, and (iii) recommendrecommendations from independent compensation consultants, the Company’s management team, and other advisors.

The Compensation Committee’s executive compensation determinations are subjective and the result of its business judgment, which is informed by the experience of its members and input provided by its independent compensation consultant, our CEO (other than with respect to his own compensation), and other members of management. Our Corporate Secretary and our law and human resources departments support the Compensation Committee in recommending director compensation and creating director compensation programs. In addition, the Compensation Committee can engage outside advisors, experts, and others for further assistance.

The Compensation Committee conducted an assessment of its independent compensation consultant, Frederic W. Cook & Co., Inc. (“F.W. Cook”), with respect to the Boardfactors set forth in Nasdaq and SEC rules. As a result of such assessment, the appropriate levelCompensation Committee concluded that the work performed by F.W. Cook for the Compensation Committee in 2023 did not raise any conflicts of director compensation.interest.

The Board has adopted a written charter for the Compensation Committee, a copy of which is available on our website under the heading “Company Overview > Corporate Governance” at https://ir.amkor.com. During 2020,2023, the Compensation Committee met seveneight times.

Nominating and Governance Committee

The current members of the Nominating and Governance Committee are Messrs. Churchill, Alexander, Carolin, and Carolin.Tily. Mr. Churchill currently serves as the Chairman of the Nominating and Governance Committee.

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Our Board of Directors has determined that each of Messrs. Churchill, Alexander, Carolin, and CarolinTily meets the independence requirements set forth in the Nasdaq listing standards and SEC regulations. The responsibilities of the Nominating and Governance Committee include:include, but are not limited to:

 

evaluating the current composition, organization, and governance of the Board and its committees, including through a review of the appropriateness of the continued service of any Board member who changes the position or responsibility that he or she held when he or she was elected to the Board, and making recommendations regarding such matters to the Board;

 

periodically assessing desired Board qualifications, expertise, and characteristics for potential Board members andmembers;

identifying, evaluating, and proposing nominees for election to the Board and, as necessary, filling any newly created directorship or vacancy on the Board;

 

developing policies and procedures regarding the review and recommendation of nominees for director;

 

overseeingreviewing stockholder proposals relating to corporate governance and other matters and recommending to the Board of Directors’ performance evaluation process;the Company’s response to such proposals;

 

reviewing the disclosures in our annual proxy statement regarding the policies and procedures related to stockholder communications with the Board and nomination of candidates to the Board;

annually reviewing the Nominating and Governance Committee’s own performance and overseeing the performance evaluation process for the Board and its committees;

evaluating and making recommendations to the Board of Directors concerning the appointment of directors to Board committees, the selection of committee chairs, and the proposal of a slate of nominees for election to the Board of Directors;

 

evaluating and recommending termination of individual directors in accordance with the Board’s governance principles;Company’s Corporate Governance Guidelines (the “Corporate Governance Guidelines”) and the Bylaws;

 

periodicallyannually reviewing and re-examiningthe adequacy of the Nominating and Governance Committee’s charter,charter;

periodically reviewing and re-examining the Nominating and Governance Committee’s structure, processes, and membership and recommending any proposed changes to the Board of Directors;

periodically reviewing the Corporate Governance Guidelines and membershipthe Company’s Insider Trading Policy, Code of Business Conduct (the “Code of Business Conduct”), Director Code of Ethics (the “Director Code of Ethics”), Policy on Fair Disclosure, and making recommendationscorporate governance procedures and recommending any proposed changes to the Board;

reviewing and recommending to the Board proposed changes to the Company’s Certificate of Directors;Incorporation and the Bylaws;

 

developing and recommending Corporate Governance Guidelines for the Board of Directors and periodically reviewing these guidelines as well as our corporate governance practices and procedures;

periodically reviewing our Code of Business Conduct;

monitoring and periodically reviewing the Company’s new director orientation program; and

 

reviewing the succession planning for the Company’s senior executive officers, including, but not limited to, the Chief Executive Officer of the Company;

periodically reviewing and making recommendations, as appropriate, regarding continuing education for members of the Board.Board; and

reviewing and overseeing matters related to environmental, social, and governance (“ESG”) issues and periodically reporting to the Board with respect thereto.

The Board has adopted a written charter for the Nominating and Governance Committee, which is available on our website under the heading “Company Overview > Corporate Governance” at https://ir.amkor.com. During 2020,2023, the Nominating and Governance Committee met fiveeight times.

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The Nominating and Governance Committee’s goal is to ensure that the Board of Directors is made up of individuals of high integrity, personal character, and ethical standards and that the Board reflects a diverse range of professional backgrounds and experience relevant to our business. In the biographies of each of the nominees to the Board described above, we highlighted the experiences and qualifications that were among the most important to the Nominating and Governance Committee and the Board in concluding that each such nominee should

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serve on our Board. The Nominating and Governance Committee determines the required selection criteria and qualifications of director nominees based upon the needs of our Company at the time nominees are considered. TheWhen evaluating a director nominee, the Nominating and Governance Committee considers, among other factors, includingthe director nominee’s character, judgment, independence, age, expertise, length of service, other commitments, and diversity in experience and background, including (but not limited to) race, gender or gender identity, sexual orientation, professional background, and geographic and industry experience, thatand whether such factors will strengthen the Board’s collective qualifications, skills, and experience and contribute toenhance the Board’s performance of its responsibilities in the oversight of our business.

The Nominating and Governance Committee will consider the above factors, for nominees identified by the Nominating and Governance Committee. The Nominating and Governance Committee uses the same process, for evaluating all director nominees, regardless of the original source of nomination. The Nominating and Governance Committee does not currently use the services of any third partythird-party search firm to assist in the identification or evaluation of Board member candidates. The Nominating and Governance Committee may, however, use such services in the future as it deems necessary or appropriate.

It is the policy of the Nominating and Governance Committee to consider both recommendations and nominations from stockholders for candidates to the Board of Directors. Stockholders wishing to recommend a candidate for consideration by the Nominating and Governance Committee for election to the Board of Directors can do so by writing to our Corporate Secretary at our principal executive offices.office. Stockholders shall givemust provide (i) such candidate’s name, home address, and business contact information,address, (ii) a representation that the nominating person intends to appear in person or by proxy at the meeting to nominate the candidate, (iii) if known, the class and total number of shares of Amkor stock beneficially owned by the candidate, (iv) the total number of shares of Amkor stock that will be voted by the nominating stockholder for such candidate, (v) a description of all arrangements or understandings between the nominating person and the candidate and any other person (naming such person) pursuant to which the nomination is being made, (v)(vi) detailed biographical data and qualifications, including such candidate’s age, and principal occupation, (vi)and other information required to be disclosed in solicitations of proxies for election of directors pursuant to the Exchange Act, applicable Nasdaq listing standards, and other applicable law, (vii) written indication of the candidate’s willingness to serve if elected, (vii)(viii) the nominating person’s name and address (viii) evidence of the nominating person’s ownershipperson and any other beneficial owner of such stock, (ix) the class and number of shares of Amkor stock owned by the nominating person and (ix)any other beneficial owner of such stock, and (x) a representation whether the nominating person or any other beneficial owner intends, or is part of a group which intends, to deliver a proxy statement and/or form of proxy to holders of at least the percentage of Amkor’s outstanding stock required to elect the candidate and/or otherwise to solicit proxies from stockholders in support of the nomination. Nominations for consideration at the 20222025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders must be received by our Corporate Secretary no earlier than January 14, 2025 and no later than February 17, 2022.13, 2025.

Capital Allocation Committee

In August 2020, the Board temporarily constituted the Capital Allocation Committee, a special committee of independent directors with the purpose of reviewing, and recommending to the full Board any changes to, the Company’s capital allocation policy. The Capital Allocation Committee consisted of Messrs. Carolin, Churchill and Morse. During 2020, the Capital Allocation Committee met five times. The Capital Allocation Committee was dissolved in October 2020 upon completion of its responsibilities.

Director Independence

The Board of Directors has determined that each of Messrs. Alexander, Carolin, Churchill, Liao, Morse, Tily, and Watson and Ms. McCourt is independent under the Nasdaq listing standards and SEC rules. In reaching a determination that Mr. Churchill is independent under the Nasdaq listing standards and SEC rules, the Board of Directors considered certain relationships between entities affiliated with Mr. Churchill and entities affiliated with James J.Mr. Kim. These relationships include transactions, investments, or partnerships in which Mr. Churchill and Mr. Kim, or entities affiliated with them, have a direct or indirect financial interest. None of these relationships involved Amkor. The Board determined that Mr. Churchill satisfies the independence requirements set forth by both Nasdaq and the SEC. In reaching a determination that Mr. Morse is independent under the Nasdaq listing standards and SEC rules, the Board considered investments which Mr. Kim has in funds affiliated with an entity

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in which Mr. Morse has an interest. These investments do not involve Amkor. The Board determined that Mr. Morse satisfies the independence requirements set forth by both Nasdaq and the SEC.

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Communications with the Board of Directors

Although we do not currentlyWe have a formal policy regardingprocess by which our stockholders can send communications withto the Board, and that process was designed to enable the Board or individual directors, as applicable, to hear the views of Directors,our stockholders so that appropriate responses can be provided to our stockholders in a timely manner. Stockholders may communicate with the Board of Directors by writing to us at Amkor Technology, Inc., Attention: Corporate Secretary, 2045 East Innovation Circle, Tempe, Arizona 85284. Stockholders who would like their submission directed to a particular Board member may so specify, and the communication will be forwarded, as appropriate.

Corporate Governance Guidelines and Codes of Ethics

Our Board has adopted the Corporate Governance Guidelines, athe Code of Business Conduct, which applies to all of our officers and employees worldwide, and a separatethe Director Code of Ethics, which applies to our directors. These documents are available on our website under the heading “Company Overview > Corporate Governance” at https://ir.amkor.com.

Board Leadership Structure

As part of its review of Amkor’s overall corporate governance practices, the Board of Directors periodically reviews its leadership structure. James J. Kim, Amkor’s founder, serves as the Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors. Amkor has a separate President and Chief Executive Officer, Giel Rutten, who is also a member of the Board of Directors. As a result of this structure, Amkor continues to benefit from Mr. Kim’s extensive experience in the semiconductor industry and management expertise based on his longstanding leadership role. Amkor also benefits from the expertise and broad management experience that our President and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Rutten, brings to the Board.

Mr. John T. Kim served as Vice Chairman of the Board through May 2020, at which time he concluded his service as a member of the Board and Ms. Susan Y. Kim was appointed to the role of Vice Chairman of the Board. Ms. Kim servedserves as Vice Chairman of the Board from May 2020 to August 2020, when she was appointed Executive Vice Chairman of the Board. In addition to her prior duties as Vice Chairman, which include assistingthis role, she assists the Chairman of the Board, presidingpresides over meetings of the Board in the absence of the Chairman, works closely with the Company’s senior executives in formulating Company strategy, and performs such other duties and responsibilities as set forth in the bylawsBylaws or determined by the Board or the Chairman from time to time, in her role as Executive Vice Chairman, Ms. Kim works closely with the Company’s senior executives in formulating Company strategy.time.

The Board has established the position of Lead Independent Director of the Board. The Lead Independent Director is responsible for coordinating the activities and agenda for the Board’s independent directors, serving as liaison between the Chairman and the Board’s independent directors, advising the Chairman regarding the flow of information from management necessary for the independent directors to effectively and responsibly perform their duties, consulting with the Chief Executive Officer regarding any concerns of the other directors, consulting with significant stockholders and other interested parties when appropriate, and such other responsibilities as set forth in ourthe Corporate Governance Guidelines. The independent directors have designated Winston J.Mr. Churchill to serve as Lead Independent Director of the Board.

We believe this Board structure is effective for Amkor and reflects an appropriate allocation of leadership responsibilities.

Executive Sessions

Consistent with our Corporate Governance Guidelines, the non-employee directors of the Board regularly hold executive sessions. The Audit Committee, in accordance with its charter, meets separately with our Chief Financial Officer throughout the year to review our financial affairs and meets separately in sessions with theour independent registered public accounting firm, internal auditors, general counsel, and other members of

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management at such times as the Audit Committee deems appropriate to fulfill its responsibilities under theits charter. The Nominating and Governance Committee and the Compensation Committee also meet in executive session as deemed appropriate.

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Risk Oversight

The Board is responsible for overseeing Amkor’s risk management process and views risk oversight as one of the important functions it performs as a Board of Directors.performs. While the Board is ultimately responsible for risk oversight, Board committees assist the Board in administering and fulfilling this oversight responsibility through periodic meetings and discussions with management and Company advisors and report to the full Board with respect to certain categories of risk.

With the assistance of the Nominating and Governance Committee, the Board has identified certain categories of risk to the Company, assigned oversight responsibility with respect to those risks to the Board as a whole, and delegated to its committees specific categories of risk based on the particular functions and responsibilities of such committees. The Board’s role in risk oversight has not affected its leadership structure.

As part of its overall responsibility for risk oversight, the Board directly oversees, among other areas, business strategy, customer and industry trends, financial performance, liquidity and capital expenditures, operations, insurance coverage, intellectual property, cybersecurity, research and development, labor and human resources, and litigation. Senior management regularly, and at least annually, briefs the Board regarding cybersecurity and other information security matters relevant to the Company. The Audit Committee is responsible for, among other areas, reviewing the Company’s practices with respect to cybersecurity, information security, and financial risk oversight, including issueswhich includes overseeing risks related to financial reporting and accounting, internal controls, disaster recovery, fraud, and taxes. The Compensation Committee assesses and monitors risks related to our compensation practices and other related areas. The Nominating and Governance Committee has responsibility for oversight of risks related to, among other areas, ESG and the Company’s corporate governance policies and practices that help position the Board to effectively carry out its risk oversight responsibility. In August 2020, the Board temporarily constituted the Capital Allocation Committee, a special committee of independent directors, with the purpose of reviewing, and recommending to the full Board any changes to, the Company’s capital allocation policy. The Capital Allocation Committee was dissolved in October 2020 upon completion of its responsibilities.

Amkor’s management is responsible for day-to-day risk management.management, which includes administration of the Company’s Enterprise Risk Management Program (the “ERM Program”). The ERM Program was instituted to formalize a practice for identifying and assessing the risks to Amkor’s business and to provide a top-down, holistic view of the risks that affect Amkor’s ability to achieve its objectives. Management’s ongoing risk management responsibilities also include identifying, evaluating, and addressing potential risks that may exist at the enterprise, strategic, financial, and operating levels and the development of processes for mitigating these risks. At periodic meetings of the Board and its committees and in other meetings and discussion,discussions, management reports to, and seeks guidance from, the Board and its committees, as applicable, with respect to matters that could affect the Company’s risk profile, strategic plans, risk mitigation strategies, and other aspects of the Company’s business. The Board oversees and monitors management in the execution of its risk oversight role. Effective July 2020,We believe that our Lead Independent Director’s understanding of our business, his specific knowledge and experience in corporate governance and legal areas relevant to our business, and his service on other boards of directors enables him to appropriately support the Board in its efforts to oversee risks affecting the Company. Additionally, the Board has created a new Strategic Oversight Role, the purpose of which is to provide additional strategic oversight of the management and business of the Company with respect to the CEO leadership transition,transitions, strategic initiatives, business risk, and succession planning. At such time, theThe Board has appointed Mr. Tily in his capacity as a director, to serve in the Strategic Oversight Role.Role in his capacity as a director.

Annual Meeting Attendance

All directors are encouraged, but not required, to attend our Annual Meeting.annual meetings of stockholders. All of the directors who were serving on the Board at the time of the 20202023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “2023 Annual Meeting”) attended the 20202023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.Meeting.

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Certain Relationships and Related Transactions

Related Party Transactions

As of February 28, 2021, Mr. James J. Kim, the Executive Chairman of our Board of Directors, and members of his immediate family andSince January 1, 2023, there have been no related trusts and affiliates beneficially owned approximately 58.2% of our outstanding common stock.party transactions that are required to be reported under SEC rules.

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Review and Approval of Related Party Transactions

We reviewhave a written policy on related party transactions that governs all relationships and transactions in which we and our directors, executive officers, or their immediate family members are participantsparticipants. As required under SEC rules, transactions between the Company and related persons that are determined to determine whether such persons have a directbe directly or indirectindirectly material interest.to the related person must be disclosed in our proxy statement. Management is primarily responsible for the development and implementation of processes and controls to obtain information from theour directors and executive officers with respect to transactions between the Company and related party transactionsparties and for then determining, based on the facts and circumstances, whether we or a related party havehas a direct or indirect material interest in the transaction. As required under SEC rules, transactions that are determined to be directly or indirectly material to us or a related party are disclosed in our proxy statement. In addition, pursuant to the Audit Committee Charter,Committee’s charter, the Audit Committee reviews and approves related party transactions in accordance with Nasdaq rules. In the course of its review and approval of a disclosable related party transaction, the Audit Committee considers:

 

whether the transaction is in the best interest of the Company and its stockholders;

 

the nature of the related party’s interest in the transaction;

 

the material terms of the transaction, including, without limitation, the amount and type of transaction;

 

the importance of the transaction to the related party;

 

whether the transaction would impair the judgment of a director or executive officer to act in our best interest; and

 

any other matters the Audit Committee deems appropriate.

Any member of the Audit Committee who is a related party with respect to a transaction under review may not participate in the deliberations or vote respectingregarding approval of the transaction, provided, however, that such director may be counted in determining the presence of a quorum at an Audit Committee meeting.

Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation

During 2020,2023, the Compensation Committee of our Board of Directors consisted of Messrs. Churchill, Carolin, Morse, and Watson. No member of the Compensation Committee was an officer or employee of Amkor or any of Amkor’s subsidiaries during 20202023 or had any relationship requiring disclosure under SEC regulations. None of Amkor’sthe Compensation Committee members or our executive officers has served on the board of directors or on the compensation committee of any other entity whose executive officers served on our Board of Directors or on our Compensation Committee.

Anti-Hedging, Anti-Pledging, and Clawback Policies

The Company’s policies prohibit directors, officers, and employees from engaging in hedging or derivative transactions with respect to Company securities. The policies specifically identify as prohibited transactions short sales, failing to deliver sold securities, put or call options, swaps, spread bets, collars, and forward sales contracts. The policies also prohibit placing Company securities in a margin account or pledging Company securities as collateral for a loan. In addition, the Company’s Clawback Policy allowsrequires the Company to recoup all or a portion of a participant’s awardan executive officer’s incentive-based compensation, including awards granted pursuant to the Company’sAmkor Technology, Inc. Amended and Restated Executive Incentive Bonus Plan (the “Executive Bonus Plan”) and performance-based equity awards granted under the Company’s stock incentive plans, if the Company is required

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to restate its financial statements resulting in the Company’s financial resultsperformance being reduced (such that the awardincentive-based compensation or any portion thereof would not have been paid) and certain other requirements are met. For more information about the Company determines thatClawback Policy, please refer to the participant engaged in intentional misconduct or fraud that resulted in such restatement.“Compensation Discussion and Analysis” section of this proxy statement (the “CD&A”).

 

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DIRECTOR COMPENSATION

Non-Employee Director Compensation Policy

Our director compensation program is designed to provide an appropriate incentive to attract and retain highly qualified non-employee directors and to align their interests with the long-term interests of our stockholders. The Compensation Committee is responsible for reviewing the equity and cash compensation for directors on an annual basis and making recommendations to the Board if it determines changes are needed. The Compensation Committee periodically reviews and considers information from its independent compensation consultant regarding the amounts and typetypes of compensation paid to non-employee directors at companies within the same peer group the Compensation Committee utilizes to assessconsiders when assessing executive compensation. For 2020,In February 2023, in connection with its periodic evaluation of our director compensation program, the Compensation Committee recommended no changes toadopted the director compensation program.Amended and Restated Amkor Technology, Inc. Non-Employee Director Compensation Policy (as amended and restated, the “Director Compensation Policy”).

Annual Retainer and Fees

During 2020, 2023, non-employee directors received an annual cash retainer, which was paid quarterly, and certain directors received fees for serving in certain Board positions. The cash retainerpositions and the fees were pro-rated for service lasting for less than a year. Non-employee directors also received fees for attendance at Board and committee meetings.meetings, in each case pursuant to the Director Compensation Policy. Cash retainers and the fees are pro-rated for directors whose service lasts for less than a year. The 2023 cash compensation structure for our non-employee directors for 2020under the Director Compensation Policy is set forth in the following table.table:

 

Annual Retainer for Board Members

  $60,000  $60,000 

Additional Annual Retainers:

  

Lead Independent Director

   25,000   $25,000 

Executive Vice Chairman (1)

   100,000 

Vice Chairman (1)

   25,000 

Executive Vice Chairman

  $150,000 

Strategic Oversight Role

  $75,000 

Audit Committee Chairman

   25,000   $25,000 

Compensation Committee Chairman

   15,000   $15,000 

Nominating and Governance Committee Chairman

   10,000   $10,000 

Strategic Oversight Role (2)

   75,000 

Capital Allocation Committee (3)

   10,000 

Fee per Board and Committee Meeting attended in person

   2,000 

Fee per Board and Committee Meeting attended telephonically

   1,000 

Fee per Board and Committee meeting – regular (quarterly) meetings (1)

  $2,000 

Fee per Board and Committee meeting – other (1)

  $1,000 

 

Notes

 

(1)

Mr. John T. Kim served as Vice Chairman of the Board through May 2020,Directors were compensated for attendance at which time he concluded his service as a memberall regular meetings of the Board and Ms. Susan Y. Kim was appointed toits committees at a rate of $2,000 per meeting and were compensated for attendance at all other meetings at the rolerate of Vice Chairman of the Board. In August 2020, the Board appointed Ms. Susan Y. Kim as Executive Vice Chairman of the Board. In light of her increased responsibilities in such position, and the expected time commitment, the historical pay practices of the Company with respect to this function, and the previous advice of the Compensation Committee’s independent consultant with respect to this position, the Board established the annual fee for such role at $100,000.$1,000 per meeting.

(2)

Effective July 2020, the Board created a new Strategic Oversight Role, the purpose of which is to provide additional strategic oversight of the management and business of the Company with respect to the CEO leadership transition, strategic initiatives, business risk and succession planning. At such time, the Board appointed Mr. Tily, in his capacity as a director, to serve in the Strategic Oversight Role and approved the payment of an annual fee of $75,000 for Mr. Tily’s service in this role.

(3)

During 2020, the Board temporarily constituted the Capital Allocation Committee, a special committee of independent directors with the purpose of reviewing, and recommended to the full Board any changes to, the Company’s capital allocation policy. The Capital Allocation Committee consisted of Messrs. Carolin, Churchill and Morse, each of whom was paid, in addition to the regular committee attendance fees, an additional one-time fee of $10,000 in recognition of their extraordinary efforts serving on such committee.

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In addition to the cash retainer and fees described above, we also reimburse directors for travel and other reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by them in attending Board and committee meetings. Directors who are also employees or officers of Amkor, including Mr. James J. Kim, our Executive Chairman, and Mr. Giel Rutten, our President and Chief Executive Officer, do not receive annual retainers or meeting fees for their service on our Board of Directors.

Equity Compensation

Upon re-election to the Board of Directors at our 2020the 2023 Annual Meeting, each non-employee director was granted an option to purchase 20,000 sharesequity award of our common stock with an exercise price equal to its then fair market value of $9.83 per share and was grantedtime-vested restricted stock havingunits (“RSUs”) with a fair market value on the grant date of $60,000, in each case automatically under$185,000, rounded down such that only whole shares are issued, pursuant to the Director Compensation Policy and the terms of the Amkor Technology, Inc. Second Amended and Restated 20072021 Equity Incentive Plan (as amended, the “2007“2021 Equity Plan”). Additionally, the 2007 Equity Plan provides that when an individual first becomes a non-employee director, such director is automatically granted an initial grant of an option to purchase 20,000 shares of our common stock with an exercise price equal to its then fair market value and an initial grant of restricted stock having a fair market value on the grant date of $60,000, in each case pro-rated for the period of service from the date on which such individual first becomes a directorSubject to the dateterms and conditions of the Company’s next annual meeting.RSU award agreement for non-employee directors: (i) the RSUs will

Automatic director option grants

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vest and restrictions on automatic restricted stock grants lapse, in full on the earlier of the first anniversary of the grant date or the date of the Company’s first annual meeting of the Companystockholders immediately following the grant date,date; and (ii) upon the Company’s payment of a cash dividend, dividend equivalent units (“DEUs”) accrue with respect to the underlying RSUs, with DEUs representing additional RSUs subject to the director’s continuous service on the Board. Vested options remain exercisable for a period of two years following the date on which the director ceases to be a member of the Board or the tenth anniversary of the grant date, whichever is sooner. Subject to certain customary exceptions, unvested options and restricted stock for which restrictions have not yet lapsed are forfeited if a director ceases to be a member of the Board of Directors. In the event of a change in control, the options and restricted stock will be treatedsame vesting provisions as the plan administrator determines in accordance with the 2007 Equity Plan, including, without limitation, assumption or grant of a substitute award by the successor or acquiring Company. If the successor or acquiring Company does not either assume or provide a substitute award, each option award will immediately vest and become exercisable in full and the restrictions on each restricted stock award will immediately lapse.underlying RSUs.

OurUnder our stock ownership guidelines, for each non-employee directors require non-employee directors director is expected to directly or indirectly own shares of our common stock equal in value to five times theirthe annual cash retainer (within a five-year period). Non-employee directors arefor non-employee directors. Each non-employee director is expected to achieve the ownership guideline within five years after the date on which such director became subject to the ownership guideline and to retain 50% of the after-tax shares of common stock acquired or retained upon the exercise of a stock option or vesting of a restricted stock award (“RSA”) or restricted stock unit until such director satisfies the stock ownership guidelines. As of December 31, 2020,2023, all of our non-employee directors either owned more than the minimum level of our common stock or arewere otherwise in compliance with the stock ownership guidelines.

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Summary Director Compensation Table for 2020

The following table shows compensation information for our Executive Chairman and non-employee directors for the year ended December 31, 2020.2023.

 

Name

 Fees
Earned
or Paid
in Cash
($)
 Stock
Awards

($)(2)(5)
 Option
Awards
($)(3)(4)(5)
 Non-Equity
Incentive
Plan
Compensation
($)
 All Other
Compensation
($)
 Total ($)  Fees
Earned
or Paid
in Cash
($)
 Stock
Awards
($)(2)(3)
 Non-Equity
Incentive
Plan
Compensation
($)
 All Other
Compensation
($)(4)(5)
 Total ($) 

James J. Kim, Executive Chairman (1)

  846,000   —       —       1,660,500   96,593 (6)   2,603,093  900,000  973,977  789,750  235,063  2,898,790 

Susan Y. Kim, Executive Vice Chairman

  157,562   60,000   97,690   —       —       315,252  224,000  184,990   —   9    408,999 

John T. Kim (Former Director) (7)

  17,000   —       —       —       —       17,000 

Douglas A. Alexander

  102,000   60,000   97,690   —       —       259,690  100,000  184,990   —    —   284,990 

Roger A. Carolin

  146,000   60,000   97,690   —       —       303,690  129,000  184,990   —   9    313,999 

Winston J. Churchill, Lead Independent Director

  170,000   60,000   97,690   —       —       327,690  154,000  184,990   —   9    338,999 

Daniel Liao

  99,000   60,000   97,690   —       —       256,690  94,000  184,990   —   9    278,999 

MaryFrances McCourt

  105,000   60,000   97,690   —       —       262,690  96,000  184,990   —   9    280,999 

Robert R. Morse

  120,000   60,000   97,690   —       —       277,690  101,000  184,990   —   9    285,999 

Gil C. Tily

  143,500   60,000   97,690   —       619,662 (8)   920,852  177,000  184,990   —   9    361,999 

David N. Watson

  99,000   60,000   97,690   —       —       256,690  84,000  184,990   —   9    268,999 

 

Notes

 

(1)

Mr. James J. Kim is an employee and is compensated for his services as our Executive Chairman of the Board as an employee, rather than as a non-employee director. He does not earn fees for his service as a member of the Board. His compensation is approved annually by the Compensation Committee. Mr. James J. Kim’s 2020 2023 non-equity incentive compensation opportunity was based on the same performance criteria approved by the Compensation Committee for our executive officers, as described below in the Compensation DiscussionCD&A. Mr. Kim received an equity award consisting of RSUs and Analysis. Asperformance-vested restricted stock units (“PSUs”) in 2023 in connection with his service as an employee Mr. James J. Kimand is also provided health and welfare benefits generally available to our employees.

 

(2)

The amounts in the Stock Awards column reflect the aggregate grant date fair value of restricted stock awards forRSUs and PSUs granted during the year ended December 31, 2020,2023, calculated in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 718, Compensation-StockCompensation -Stock Compensation (“FASB ASC 718”)., which is derived using the closing price of our common stock on the date of grant and excluding the impact of estimated forfeitures related to service-based vesting conditions. Assumptions used in the calculation of these amounts are included in Note 2 to our Consolidated Financial Statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February 19, 2021.16, 2024 (the “Form 10-K”) and are incorporated by reference herein. For a description of the vesting schedule relating to the restricted stock, see “EquityRSUs awarded to

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our directors, please refer to the “Director Compensation—Equity Compensation” above. Pursuantsection of this proxy statement. For the PSUs awarded to SEC rules,Mr. Kim, the valuation was based upon a 100% attainment, which represents the probable outcome of the performance conditions for those awards, consistent with the estimate of aggregate compensation cost to be recognized over the service period determined as of the grant date under FASB ASC 718. The value of the 2023 PSU awards at the grant date for Mr. Kim, assuming that the highest level of the performance conditions will be achieved, was $1,468,229. The amounts shown excludefor the impactRSUs and (in the case of estimated forfeitures relatedMr. Kim only) PSUs reported in the table above reflect the accounting expense for these awards on the grant date and do not correspond to service-based vesting conditions.the actual value, if any, that will be recognized by the applicable director. The values for the RSUs and PSUs awarded to Mr. Kim and included in the Stock Awards column also reflect that, pursuant to the terms and conditions of the applicable equity award agreements, he does not have any dividend equivalent rights with respect to such RSUs and PSUs.

 

(3)

The amountsAs compensation for his service as an employee, Mr. Kim received 9,279 RSUs and 27,839 PSUs in the Option Awards column reflect the aggregate grant date fair value of such awards for the year ended December 31, 2020, calculated in accordance with FASB ASC 718. Assumptions used in the calculation of these amounts are included in Note 22023. Pursuant to our Consolidated Financial Statements included inDirector Compensation Policy and upon re-election, our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February 19, 2021. Pursuant to SEC rules, the amounts shown exclude the impact of estimated forfeitures related to service-based vesting conditions.

(4)

Under our director compensation program, non-employee directors received an annual grant of 20,000 stock options upon re-election. For 2020, stock options were granted on May 19, 2020 with an exercise price of $9.83, the closing price of our common stockRSUs having a fair market value on the grant date of grant. The options will become fully exercisable on May 19, 2021.

(5)

$185,000 in 2023. As discussed in the “Director Compensation - Equity Compensation” section of this proxy statement, pursuant to the terms of the RSU award agreement for non-employee directors, upon the Company’s payment of a cash dividend, DEUs accrue with respect to the underlying RSUs, with each DEU representing an additional RSU and subject to the same vesting provisions as the underlying RSU. Total stock options outstanding as of December 31, 20202023 for Amkor’s directors (other than Mr. Rutten, whose compensation information is provided onin the Summary Compensation Table) are as follows: Mr. James J. Kim — 450,000; Ms. Susan Y. Kim — 125,000;145,000; Mr. Alexander — 64,657;84,657; Mr. Carolin — 160,000;140,000; Mr. Churchill

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100,000;40,000; Mr. Liao — 40,000;60,000; Ms. McCourt — 46,657;20,000; Mr. Morse — 160,000;140,000; Mr. Tily — 115,000;20,000; and Mr. Watson — 140,000. Total stock awards outstanding held by Amkor’s directors (other than Mr. Rutten, whose information is provided on the Summary Compensation Table) as160,000. As of December 31, 2020 are as follows:2023, Mr. James J. Kim — 0; Ms. Susan Y. Kim — 6,106; Mr. Alexander — 6,106; Mr. Carolin — 6,106; Mr. Churchill — 6,106; Mr. Liao — 6,106; Ms. McCourt — 6,106; Mr. Morse — 6,106; Mr. Tily — 6,106;held 22,527 RSUs and Mr. Watson — 6,106.60,083 PSUs, and each of Amkor’s non-employee directors held 8,550 RSUs, which include rounded underlying DEUs accrued through December 31, 2023.

 

(6)(4)

This amount reflects reimbursements by the Company for certain personal travel expenses by Mr. James J. Kim and his family in accordance with Company policy, as approved by the Compensation Committee. This reimbursement is calculated based on actual expenses incurred.

 

(7)(5)

Mr. John T. Kim concluded his service as a memberThis amount reflects the cash payment of fractional DEUs upon the release of the Board effective May 19, 2020, the date of our last Annual Meeting.annual RSUs and DEUs.

 

(8)

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With respect to Mr. Tily’s “Other Compensation,” $586,538 relates to severance payments made under his retirement agreement and $33,124 relates to the cost to the Company of continued health care premiums provided to Mr. Tily pursuant to his retirement agreement. The terms of Mr. Tily’s retirement agreement were previously disclosed.

EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

The name, age, position, and a brief account of the business experience of our Chief Executive Officer and each of our other executive officers as of March 31, 2021April 1, 2024 is set forth below. The present term of office for the officers named below will generally expire on the earliest of their retirement, resignation, or removal. There are no family relationships among our executive officers.

 

Name

  Age   

Position

Giel Rutten

   6366   President and Chief Executive Officer

Megan Faust

   4750   Executive Vice President, and Chief Financial Officer, and Treasurer

Mark N. Rogers

   5558   Executive Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary

John C. StoneFarshad Haghighi

   6461   Executive Vice President, Chief Sales Officer

YoungKuk ParkKevin K. Engel

   6252   Executive Vice President, of Worldwide Manufacturing Operations and President, Amkor Technology KoreaBusiness Units

Giel Rutten.For a brief biography on Mr. Rutten, please see “Proposal One — Election of Directors.”

Megan Faust.Megan Faust has served as our Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since November 2019, was appointed Treasurer in February 2022, and served as Corporate Vice President and Chief Financial Officer from September 2016 until then.to November 2019. Previously, Ms. Faust had served as the Company’s Senior Vice President, Corporate Controller from March 2013 to September 2016 and in various other roles in the Finance Department since 2013 and Corporate Controller since 2010.joining the Company in 2005. Prior to joining the Company, in 2005, Ms. Faust served as an auditor with KPMG LLP for 10 years. Ms. Faust was appointed tohas also served on the board of directors of Rogers Corporation insince December 2020.2020 and serves as a member of its compensation and organization and audit committees. She holds an M.B.A. from Arizona State University and a Bachelor’s degree in Accountancy from Northern Arizona University and is a Certified Public Accountant in the State of Arizona.

Mark N. Rogers. Mark N. Rogers was appointed Executive Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary in June 2019. Mr. Rogers has more than 2830 years of corporate legal and transaction experience, including more than four years at ON Semiconductor Corporation, a semiconductor manufacturing company, where he served most recently, from February 2017 throughto June 2019, as Senior Vice President, Assistant General Counsel, and Assistant Corporate Secretary. Mr. Rogers’ work experience also includes more than 11 years with Insight Enterprises, Inc., from April 2003 through December 2014, as Associate General Counsel and in other positions in the law department. Mr. Rogers holds an A.BA.B. in History and an A.B. in French Civilization from Brown University and a J.D. from New York University School of Law.

John C. Stone.    John C. StoneFarshad Haghighi.  Farshad Haghighi has served as our Executive Vice President, Chief Sales Officer since July 2020.August 2022. Before being appointed to his current role, Mr. Haghighi served as Executive Vice President, Worldwide Sales and Marketing from October 2021 to August 2022. Prior to assuming his current position,that time, he served as our ExecutiveCorporate Vice President, North America and

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EuropeWest Region Sales & Marketing from February 2020March 2018 to July 2020 and as our Executive Vice President of Worldwide Sales & Marketing from July 2013 to February 2020.October 2021. Previously, Mr. StoneHaghighi served as Corporate Vice President forof U.S. IDMFabless Sales sincefrom January 2011 and asto March 2018, Senior Vice President of Southwest RegionWestern Sales since 2006. Mr. Stone has also heldfrom 2010 to 2011, and in various other senior sales management and engineering positions since joining Amkor in 2002. He1994. Mr. Haghighi has over 3035 years of industry experience in semiconductor package, process, and manufacturing engineering, sales, and sales management, including executivewith National Semiconductor Corporation and management positions with ChipPAC, Kyocera America, Sumitomo America and General Electric Ceramics.Fairchild Semiconductor Corporation. Mr. StoneHaghighi holds a Bachelor’sBachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from PurdueSan Jose State University.

YoungKuk Park.    YoungKuk Park was appointedKevin K. Engel. Kevin K. Engel has served as our Executive Vice President, of Worldwide Manufacturing Operations and as President of our subsidiary Amkor Technology Korea, Inc. (“ATK”) in March 2019. PriorBusiness Units since February 2023. Before being promoted to assuming his current role, Mr. ParkEngel served as Corporate Vice President, of Manufacturing at Amkor Technology Korea since 2018, andFlip Chip/Wafer Level Business Unit from January 2020 to February 2023. Previously, he served as Corporateour Senior Vice President, of Manufacturing at Amkor Technology PhilippinesBump Services from August 2016 to 2018.January 2020. Prior to his role in the Philippines,that time, Mr. ParkEngel served as Corporateour Vice President, Bump Services from January 2013 to August 2016 and Head of Corporate Manufacturing in Korea. Sincevarious similar roles since joining Amkor,the

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Company in August 2004. Mr. ParkEngel has also held various key management positions in operations, industrial engineering, quality assurance, research and development, human resources, and process engineering. Mr. Park has overnearly 30 years of experience in the electronics and semiconductor industry, andincluding nearly 20 years of service with the Company. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering from Auburn University and has completed executive education programs at the DepartmentStanford University Graduate School of Electronics Engineering at KonkukBusiness and Harvard University in Seoul, Korea.Business School.

EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

Compensation Discussion and Analysis

The CD&A contains material information regarding our executive compensation program and explains the material factors underlying disclosures that are contained in this proxy statement with respect to the compensation of our Chief Executive Officer, our Chief Financial Officer, and our three most highly-compensated executive officers (other than the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer) for the year ended December 31, 2023 (collectively, “NEOs”), each of whom is identified below:

Name

Position Held

Giel Rutten

President and Chief Executive Officer

Megan Faust

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Treasurer

Mark N. Rogers

Executive Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary

Farshad Haghighi

Executive Vice President, Chief Sales Officer

Kevin K. Engel (1)

Executive Vice President, Business Unit

(1)

Kevin K. Engel was promoted to Executive Vice President, Business Units, on February 7, 2023.

In addition to providing compensation information for 2023 for the NEOs listed above, certain sections of this CD&A contain 2023 compensation information for our Executive Chairman, James J. Kim, where appropriate. Mr. Kim is an employee of the Company, but he is not an executive officer of the Company.

Executive Summary

The primary objectives of our executive compensation program are to attract highly qualified individuals for positions of substantial responsibility and to provide incentives for them to perform to the best of their abilities to promote the success of our business and build long-term value for our stockholders. The outsourced semiconductor packaging and test market is very competitive.competitive, and the Company’s operations and customers are global. To compete effectively, we need key senior management with the talent, leadership, and commitment to manage and operate our business, develop effective business strategies, differentiate our products and services, and anticipate and respond effectively to new challenges. To achieve these objectives, we offer a competitive compensation package consisting primarily of base salary, performance-based annual cash bonus opportunities, and equity-based awards. Historically, our executive compensation program has had an emphasis on cash compensation to minimize long-term shareholder dilution, among other considerations.

In determining the compensation of our named executive officersNEOs for 2020,2023, the Compensation Committee considered the tenure of the NEOs in their current roles, individual performance, the value of individual unvested equity holdings, prior equity awards, the economic environment, the uncertainty arising from the Covid-19 pandemic, the Company’s outlook for 2020,2023 and its capital investments in future areas of growth, the Company’s financial results, the views of our Executive Chairman, the contributions of our named executive officers that are not fully reflected in our financial results, the highly competitive nature of the Company’s industry, the Company’s international scope, and compensation data provided from time to time by the Compensation Committee’s independent compensation consultant. The Compensation Committee recognizes the need to attract, retain, and motivate a team of highly qualified and dedicated senior executives who are critical to the long-term success of the Company.

The Compensation Committee also considers the results of the Company’s advisory vote regarding the compensation of our named executive officers,NEOs, which is held on an annual basis consistent with the preference expressed by our stockholders. TheA substantial majority of our stockholders approved the compensation of theour 2022 named

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executive officers at our lastthe 2023 Annual Meeting, with approximately 82%more than 80% of the votes cast votingbeing in favor of approval. We view the result of this non-binding vote as an indication that our shareholdersstockholders are generally supportive of our executive compensation program and policies.

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Objectives and Philosophy of Our Executive Compensation Program

The objectives of our executive compensation program guide our Compensation Committee in designing pay packages with a mix of fixed and variable compensation to enable the Company to recruit, motivate, and retain key executives while maintaining a competitive cost structure. The Compensation Committee reviews proposed compensation packages with our Chief Executive Officer in determining compensation packages for our key executives (other than our Chief Executive Officer). The Compensation Committee and Chief Executive Officer also consult with the Executive Chairman in determining compensation packages.Chairman.

Given the competitive and highly cyclical nature of our business, the Compensation Committee retains the flexibility to design an executive compensation structure that allows for a mix of cash, equity, and other forms of compensation (e.g.(e.g., benefits) thatbenefits and post-termination compensation), which meets the overall objectives of our executive compensation program objectives.program. The Compensation Committee does not target a specific market level nor does it have an intended level for short-term versus long-term and cash versus non-cash compensation atas a specific percentage of an executive officer’sa NEO’s overall compensation opportunity. Instead, the Compensation Committee retains the flexibility to allocate compensation opportunities within these categories as it deems appropriate to achieve our overall compensation objectives.

Historically, the Compensation Committee and our Chief Executive Officer, in consultation with our Executive Chairman, have evaluated and monitored the effectiveness of our overall executive compensation arrangements on an ongoing basis. The Compensation Committee retains FWF.W. Cook an independent compensation consultant, to assist with reviewing the Company’s compensation structure for executives, including the standard elements of base salary,salaries, performance-based annual cash bonuses, and equity incentive programs, and the selection of comparison companies for providing data to be used when evaluating our executive compensation arrangements. The Compensation Committee has considered the data provided by its compensation consultant from time to time as part of its determination of whether the overall level of compensation for each of our named executive officersNEOs is reasonable in light of market conditions. The Compensation Committee does not use the data to establish any element of compensation at a particular benchmark or percentile level.

The Compensation Committee reviews and approves the compensation for our executive officers, including our Chief Executive Officer. It is the practice of the Compensation Committee to review with the other independent directors and the Executive Chairman our Chief Executive Officer’s compensation. In setting our executive officers’ overall compensation, the Compensation Committee generally considers a variety of factors related to the Company’s performance, including, in the case of our 20202023 annual bonus program for executives, an anticipated return toprojections for continued growth in 2020 following an inventory correction2023, the Company’s strong performance in the semiconductor market in 20192022, and balancing incentives for revenue with incentives for operating income. Other factors typically considered by the

The Company has entered into Executive Severance Agreements with Mr. Rutten and each of our U.S.-based NEOs (the “Executive Severance Agreements”). The Compensation Committee includebelieves that the achievementCompany’s post-termination compensation and related arrangements with our NEOs are aligned with a normal market range of financialpractices related to, and operating businessconsistent with, the principal objectives of our fiduciarycompensation programs. For more information about the Executive Severance Agreements, please refer to the “Post-Termination Compensation” subsection of this CD&A and corporate responsibilities, competitive practicesthe “Employment, Severance, and trends, regulatory requirements and individual performance.Change in Control Arrangements” section of this proxy statement.

Compensation of our NewOur Chief Executive Officer

As previously disclosed, on June 17, 2020, the Board appointed Giel Rutten as President and Chief Executive Officer, succeeding Stephen D. Kelley, and elected Mr. Rutten as a director. Inin recognition of Mr. Rutten’s achievements in driving Company performance and stockholder value in his previous role of Executive Vice President, and the Board’s desire to retain Mr. Rutten as President and Chief Executive Officer, in connection with Mr. Rutten’s appointment as President and Chief Executive Officer, the

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Company entered into an employment offer letter with Mr. Rutten in June 2020 setting forth the terms of his employment, (thewhich was amended by his Executive Severance Agreement in November 2022 (such offer letter, as amended by Mr. Rutten’s Executive Severance Agreement, the “Rutten Agreement”). The Company also granted a mix of options and RSAs in 2020, with three-year quarterly vesting that reflected the majority of Mr. Rutten’s equity compensation awards during 2020, 2021, and 2022.

The Compensation Committee and Executive Chairman consideredcreated a number of factors when evaluating2023 compensation program for Mr. Rutten’s CEO promotion compensation, including providing an appropriateRutten intended to provide a new incentive for his continued service, recognizing that the June 2020 equity awards provided to Mr. Rutten upon his promotion to President and Chief Executive Officer had been earned and were fully vested as of July 2023. The 2023 total compensation provided to the CEO, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table, was designed to be highly performance going forward.based, with approximately 73% of target equity awards at risk for achievement of multi-year earnings per share or for execution of strategies related to the ramp of new operations in the Company’s new facility in Vietnam and related to expanding the Company’s advanced packaging capacity for 2.5D technology. The material elements of the Rutten AgreementMr. Rutten’s compensation are summarized below.

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Base Salary. Mr. Rutten’s base salary was set at $850,000, effective June 17, 2020, and is subject to periodic adjustmentperiodically adjusted at the discretion of the Board. For 2023, his annual base salary was $1,000,000.

Annual Incentive Bonus. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Company’s Executive Bonus Plan, Mr. Rutten is eligible each year for a cash bonus with a target amount equal to 135% of his then-current salary, pro-rated for 2020.salary.

Equity Awards.In connection with his appointment as President and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Rutten received the following equity awards under the Company’s 2007 Equity Plan: (i) an option to purchase 375,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at a purchase price per share equal to the fair market value of such shares on the grant date; and (ii) 375,000 restricted shares of the Company’s common stock. The option and restricted stock awards will vest quarterly over three years at the rate of 31,250 restricted shares and 31,250 option shares per quarter. In addition, each award will vest in full upon Mr. Rutten’s death or the termination of his employment by the Company due to his disability. In the event of a Change in Control (as defined in the 2007 Equity Plan), each award will be treated as the plan administrator determines in accordance with the 2007 Equity Plan. If the successor or acquiring company does not assume or provide a substitute for the awards, the awards will fully vest in connection with such Change in Control. The Compensation Committee setsets Mr. Rutten’s equity compensation after consideration of the likelyvalue of his previous equity awards, new market data for chief executive officers in similar companies, and his performance as the Chief Executive Officer of the Company. Entering 2023, Mr. Rutten had served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company during a period of significant stock price appreciation. Mr. Rutten was granted certain RSU awards and PSU awards in February 2023 and in December 2023. The combined values of the RSU and PSU awards in February 2023 and December 2023 resulted in approximately 73% of the chief executive officer’s target equity awards being contingent on the achievement of future performance goals.

On February 16, 2023, Mr. Rutten was granted 55,679 RSUs, subject to the terms and conditions of the Company’s form of RSU award agreement for employees under the 2021 Equity Plan (the “RSU Award Agreement”) and 167,037 PSUs, at target level of achievement and subject to the terms and conditions of the Company’s form of PSU award agreement for employees under the 2021 Equity Plan (the “PSU Award Agreement”). The number of PSU Awards that Mr. Rutten will ultimately earn from the February 2023 PSUs will be determined based on the achievement of a performance goal based on the Company’s two-year cumulative earnings per share for the 2023 and 2024 Performance Period (the “2023-2024 Performance Period”). Two-year cumulative earnings per share was chosen as a performance metric to require ongoing profit generation over multiple years and was set higher than prior performance to require profit growth. The Company believes that increasing multi-year earnings per share will benefit stockholders with stock price growth or other capital returns. The percentage of the February 2023 PSU awards earned can range from 0% to 200% of the stated target amount of PSUs, with the final amount to be determined no later than March 31, 2025. The funding schedule for Mr. Rutten was the same as for other NEOs (with linear interpolation when performance is between points shown):

% 2-Year Cumulative Earnings Per Share Goal Achieved

   <70  70  100  160

% Target PSUs Earned

   —   50  100  200

On December 14, 2023, Mr. Rutten was granted 43,857 RSUs, which will vest in full on July 1, 2024 or in the valueevent Mr. Rutten is terminated by the Company without “Cause” (as defined in the 2021 Equity Plan), subject to the terms and conditions of our stock price overan RSU award agreement (the “Rutten RSU Award Agreement”), and 106,638

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PSUs, subject to the vesting period.terms and conditions of a PSU award agreement (the “Rutten PSU Award Agreement”). The PSU awards made to Mr. Rutten in December 2023 were in recognition that the equity awards granted to him in connection with his June 2020 promotion to President and Chief Executive Officer became fully vested during 2023 and also to reward and drive financial and operational performance related to critical and significant geographic expansion of the Company’s manufacturing footprint and to expanding the Company’s advanced packaging capacity in support of end markets with high growth potential. The December 2023 PSUs granted to Mr. Rutten will become fully vested based on the achievement of either of two performance goals during a performance period beginning on December 14, 2023 and ending on December 31, 2024 (the “2024 Performance Period”), except that these PSUs will become fully vested in the event of the termination of Mr. Rutten’s employment by the Company without Cause. The Company is not able to provide specific performance goals because it believes that providing them would result in competitive harm. The Company believes that the performance goals are set at rigorous but achievable levels.

Severance Terms.Upon termination of Mr. Rutten’s employment by the Company without “cause”“Cause” or by Mr. Rutten for “good reason,“Good Reason,” each as defined in the Rutten Agreement, subject to the execution and non-revocation of a release of all claims against the Company, and subject to Mr. Rutten abiding by the terms of certain restrictive covenants, Mr. Rutten will be entitled to: continuationto post-termination compensation under various scenarios. For more information about the post-termination compensation payable to our NEOs, please refer to the “Employment, Severance, and Change in Control Arrangements” and the “Potential Payments upon Termination or Change in Control” sections of his then-current base salary for an 18-month period; a pro-rata bonus for the year of termination determined based on the actual bonus, if any, he would have been paid for such year absent such termination; and payment of health insurance premiums for up to 18 months.this proxy statement.

Other Benefits.Mr. Rutten is eligible for housing-related benefitsand a transport allowance associated with his posting in Singapore, executive health insurance coverage, and for participation in various other employee benefit plans and programs, as in effect from time to time, on the same terms and conditions as apply to the Company’s executive officers or Singapore-based personnel generally.

At WillAt-Will Employment. Mr. Rutten’s employment with the Company continues to beis on an at willat-will basis.

Departure of Former CEO

On June 17, 2020, Mr. Stephen D. Kelley ceased serving as the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer and member of the Board. Mr. Kelley entered into a Separation and Release Agreement with the Company effective July 4, 2020. Pursuant to the agreement, Mr. Kelley will serve as a consultant to the Company for a period of twelve months from his separation date. The agreement provides for him to receive: (i) a lump sum of $470,000 and continuation of his base salary for a 30-month period; (ii) a lump sum amount equal to the bonus he would have been paid, if any, under the Company’s Executive Bonus Plan when payments are made to participants generally under the plan; (iii) a lump sum of $1,062,500, which is the prorated amount of his annual service bonus that would have been due to him in January 2021; (iv) costs of outplacement services for up to six months; and (v) payment of health insurance premiums for up to 18 months. Further, Mr. Kelley’s unvested stock options and shares of restricted stock and vested stock options were treated in accordance with the terms of the applicable award agreements. The agreement also contains confidentiality, non-competition, non-solicitation, non-disparagement and other customary provisions and includes a general release by Mr. Kelley.

In February 2021, pursuant to the terms of his Separation and Release Agreement, Mr. Kelley was paid $951,750 for amounts earned in 2020 under the Executive Bonus Plan, which reflected the Company’s actual performance and his pro-rated service during 2020.

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Risk Assessment

In connection with the preparation of this proxy statement, theThe Compensation Committee has reviewed and evaluated the Company’s executive compensation and general compensation policies and practices. The Compensation Committee concluded that the Company’s compensation policies and practices do not create risks that are reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the Company. As part of that process, the Compensation Committee evaluated whether such policies and practices create risks that are reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the Company. The Compensation Committee considered a number of factors, including the key components of the Company’s compensation programs, and the relative weighting of those components as part of overall compensation, as well as theand considerations enumerated by the SEC. The Compensation Committee also considered the facts that base salary, which represents a meaningful portion of each executive’s overall compensation opportunity, is not performance-based and, based on information provided by the Company’s compensation consultant, the determination that total compensation of the Company’s executives is all well within market norms. Prior to the Compensation Committee’s review, members of the executive management team (in consultation with the Company’s outside legal counsel) also reviewed the Company’s compensation policies and practices and considered whether those policies and practices are likely to encourage inappropriate risk-taking by executives or other employees. Based on the foregoing, the Compensation Committee concluded that the Company’s compensation policies and practices do not create risks that are reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the Company.

Independence of Compensation Committee

All members of the Compensation Committee have been determined by the Board of Directors to be independent directors in accordance with Nasdaq and SEC rules. The Compensation Committee operates under a written charter that has been approved by the Board of Directors, a copy of which is available on our website under the heading “Company Overview > Corporate Governance” at https://ir.amkor.com.

Our Compensation Program Rewards Individual and Company Performance

Our compensation program is designed to reward high levels of performance at companythe Company and individual levels. Our key executive incentive compensation components currently consist of cash bonuses and equity grants, both of which are designed to reward our company-wide performance and superior individual performance. In addition, given the volatility of our industry and the impact that volatility has on our variable pay, we also strive to provide competitive base salaries in order to ensure a baseline level of stable income and health and welfare benefits in order to promote the well-being of our executives.

Our Chief Executive Officer reviews the performance of each of his direct reports on an ongoing basis. Based on this ongoingcontinual assessment of performance, our Chief Executive Officer makes recommendations to the Compensation Committee regarding the compensation (other than his own) of our executive officers.

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Our compensation program is designed to reward performance rather than longevity of service. We do not maintain a pension program for our U.S.-based executives.NEOs. Our U.S.-based executivesNEOs are eligible to participate in the 401(k) plan thatPlan, which is generally available to U.S. employees. All salary increases and non-benefit related compensation other than base salary are structured in a manner that rewards performance, not length of service.

Our long-term incentive program has historically consisted of grants of stock optionoptions, RSUs, and restricted stock grantsRSAs that vest over time.time and PSUs that vest based on the attainment of performance goals. The intrinsic nature of a stock option is that it will only provide value to the executives to the extent our stock price increases over the life of the stock option. Restricted stock providesRSAs and RSUs provide a base level of long-term incentive compensation vesting over time that promotes the retention of key employees and ties executive compensation to the creation of long-term stockholder value through appreciation in the Company’s stock price. The Compensation Committee believes that PSUs strengthen the link between executive pay and Company performance and reward executives for achievement of the Company’s long-term performance goals. The PSUs granted on February 16, 2023 (the “February 2023 PSUs”) allow up to a 200% target payout based on the degree to which a basic cumulative earnings per share performance goal is achieved for the 2023-2024 Performance Period. For the PSUs granted on February 24, 2022, the performance period began on January 1, 2022 and ended on December 31, 2023 (the “2022-2023 Performance Period”). The Company believes that increasing multi-year earnings per share will benefit stockholders with stock price growth or other capital returns.

On December 14, 2023, the Company made a special grant of PSUs to NEOs that become fully vested based on the achievement of either of two performance goals during the 2024 Performance Period. These performance goals are designed to incentivize achievement related to the geographic expansion of the Company’s manufacturing footprint and expanding the Company’s advanced packaging capacity in support of end markets with high growth potential. For discussion of the performance goals for the PSUs, please refer to the Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table.

Timing of Grants. The Compensation Committee has not granted, nor does it intend in the future to grant, equity awards to executives in anticipation of the release of material nonpublic information that is likely to result in changes to the price of our common stock, such as a significant positive or negative earnings announcement. In addition, discretionary equity awards may not be made during certain “blackout” periods established in connection with the public release of earnings information. Similarly, the Compensation Committee has not timed, nor does it intend in the future to time, the release of material nonpublic information based on equity award grant dates.

Elements of ourOur Compensation Program

The Company provides two main types of compensation —compensation: fixed compensationcompensation; and variable compensation. Fixed elements of compensation are not correlated directly to any measure of the Company’s performance and

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include such items such as (i) base salary, (ii) 401(k) Plan matching contributions, (iii) health and welfare benefits, post-termination compensation pursuant to the Executive Severance Agreements, and (iv) limited perquisites and supplemental benefits. Variable elements of compensation are based on performance and include such items as annual performance bonuses and equity awards, in the form of options to purchase shares of our common stock, restricted stock,such as PSUs or similarother equity-based incentives. Although the Company does not have a policy obligating us to provide severance benefits to terminated executives or employees, the Company has provided severance benefits to certain executives and other employees on a discretionary basis.

Base Salary

The Compensation Committee believes that the primary purpose of base salaries is to provide a stable source of income in order to attract and retain key executives. We also use base salary increases to reward high performing executives and to recognize increases in the scope of an individual’s responsibilities. We seek to set base salaries at a level that is sufficient to be attractive to current and prospective executives. The primary factors we consider when setting base salaries include the experience and expertise of the individual, the value of the position to our organization and ongoing strategy, the competitive market environment, internal equity considerations, and the input of our Chief Executive Officer (with respect to other NEOs) and our Executive Chairman.

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In February 2020, our then-Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Kelley, recommended, and2023, the Compensation Committee approved an increase inbase salary increases for our NEOs as follows: Mr. Rutten’s base salary was increased from $485,000$950,000 to $500,000 (to be paid in Singapore Dollars) in recognition of$1,000,000; Ms. Faust’s base salary was increased from $590,000 to $600,000; Mr. Rutten’s performance in 2019Rogers’ base salary was increased from $540,000 to $550,000; and the contribution heMr. Haghighi’s base salary was expectedincreased from $525,000 to make to the Company in 2020. Mr. Kelley did not recommend, and the Compensation Committee did not approve, increases in the base salaries of any of our other named executive officers.$550,000.

With respect to Mr. Kelley, inIn February 20202024, the Compensation Committee approved an increase in base salary from $895,000 to $940,000, in consideration of Mr. Kelley’s performance as President and Chief Executive Officer.

Upon Mr. Rutten’s promotion to CEO in 2020, the Compensation Committee increased his salary to $850,000 based on his industry experience, tenure with the Company, and the salary of his predecessor, whose salary reflected long tenure in the role.

In February 2021, the Compensation Committee approved salary increases for certain of our named executive officersNEOs as follows: Ms. Faust’s base salary was increased from $450,000$600,000 to $550,000,$610,000; Mr. Rogers’ base salary was increased from $500,000$550,000 to $520,000, and$560,000; Mr. Stone’sHaghighi’s base salary was increased from $550,000 to $570,000.$560,000; and Mr. Engel’s base salary was increased from $450,000 to $500,000.

Annual Incentive Opportunities

We have generally paid cash bonuses to our executives based on the executive’s performance and our financial results. Cash bonuses, if any, are typically paid in the year following the year during which performance was measured. The primary purpose of cash bonuses is to focus the attention of key executives on our operational and financial performance. In addition, our cash bonus program allows us to set individual and Company-wide goals that are viewed as critical to our overall success on an ongoing basis. This provides us with the flexibility to adapt our focus and goals as business priorities and executives’ roles change over time. Bonuses are paid to executives with respect to the financial performance goals for a given year only if the performance goals approved by the Compensation Committee are achieved. Furthermore, even if such performance goals are achieved, the Compensation Committee retains the discretion to reduce an executive’s earned bonus based on such factors as it determines relevant.

Bonus opportunities and related performance targets for the named executive officersNEOs for 20202023 were established by the Compensation Committee under the Company’s Executive Bonus Plan. The Compensation Committee set target bonus opportunities for the Company’s Executive Bonus Plan in February 2020.2023. In setting the target bonus

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opportunities for 2020,2023, the Compensation Committee considered, among other factors, alignment of executive compensation with creation of stockholder value, anthe Company’s anticipated return to growth in 2020 following an inventory correction in the semiconductor market in 20192023, and how to balancebalancing incentives for revenue with incentives for operating income. For 2020,2023, the Executive Bonus Plan provided each participant with a target bonus amount that could be earned based on achievement of goals for the following performance goals:measures: (i) Net SalesRevenue (weighted at 35%); (ii) Operating Income (weighted at 35%); and (iii) Discretionary/Individual Performance (weighted at 30%). The weightings reflect a desire to reward profitable and balanced growth, as well as a recognition that measurement of financial performance exclusively does not capture the totality of NEO performance in a large multi-national enterprise with the Company’s international footprint and scope of operations. For purposes of the Executive Bonus Plan, Net SalesRevenue and Operating Income were determined based on net sales and operating income (as defined under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”)), respectively, as reported in our audited consolidated financial statements, to be adjusted for extraordinary items such as legal settlements and accruals, sales, costs, and other charges associated with mergers and acquisitions, and other items as approved by the Compensation Committee.

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The following table sets forth the target bonus levels for 2020. Upon assuming the CEO role in 2020, Mr. Rutten’s target bonus was set at the same level as our former President and CEO.2023.

 

Name

  Target Bonus as
a

Percentage of

Base Pay

James J. Kim

   135%

Executive Chairman (1)

  

Giel Rutten

  135135%

President and Chief Executive Officer (2)

  

Stephen D. Kelley

135

Former President and Chief Executive Officer (3)

Megan Faust

  7585%

Executive Vice President, and Chief Financial Officer, and Treasurer

  

Mark N. Rogers

  7585%

Executive Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary

  

John C. StoneFarshad Haghighi

  7585%

Executive Vice President, Chief Sales Officer (4)

  

YoungKuk ParkKevin K. Engel

  7585%

Executive Vice President, of Worldwide Manufacturing Operations and President, Amkor Technology KoreaBusiness Units

  

 

Notes

 

(1)

While Mr. James J. Kim is an employee, he is not an executive officer. He has been included here because his incentive compensation for 20202023 was established based on the same performance criteria approved by the Compensation Committee for our executive officers.

(2)

In connection with his promotion to President and Chief Executive Officer, effective June 17, 2020, Mr. Rutten’s bonus target was increased from 75% to 135%. His 2020 bonus payment was prorated based on the effective date of his new bonus target.

(3)

Pursuant to the terms of his Separation and Release Agreement, Mr. Kelley received a lump sum amount equal to the bonus he would have been paidWith respect to each of the Revenue and Operating Income performance measures under the Executive Bonus Plan when payments were made to participants generally under the plan.

(4)

Mr. Stone’s title was changed from Executive Vice President, Worldwide Sales & Marketing to Executive Vice President, North America and Europe Sales & Marketing in February 2020, and was then changed to Executive Vice President, Chief Sales Officer in July 2020.

For 2020, the Executive Bonus Plan used the following payout formula:for 2023:

 

a threshold, target, and maximum level of performance was establishedestablished;

no payout would be made with respect to (i) Net Sales and (ii) Operating Income;

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0% of the target bonus amount was to be paid if less thansuch performance measure unless the threshold levelslevel of performance were achieved with respect to the Net Sales and Operating Income performance goals;was exceeded;

 

100% of the target bonus amount was towould be paid if the target levelslevel of performance were achieved with respect to the Net Saleswas achieved; and Operating Income performance goals; and

 

150%200% of the target bonus amount was towould be paid if the maximum levelslevel of performance werewas achieved withor exceeded.

With respect to the Net SalesIndividual Performance measure under the Executive Bonus Plan, an attainment percentage between 0% and Operating200% was assigned to each NEO based on the NEO’s individual performance during 2023.

For 2023, a NEO’s bonus under the Executive Bonus Plan was calculated based on the following formula:

[Base Salary] x [Target Bonus %] x [(Revenue Attainment % x 35%) + (Operating Income Attainment % x 35%) + (Individual Performance Attainment % x 30%)] = [Bonus Payout]

For 2023, the threshold performance goals.

For 2020,goal for the Net Sales thresholdRevenue performance measure under the Executive Bonus Plan was $4,325$6,400 million, the target was $4,600$7,200 million, and the maximum level of performance was $4,800$7,700 million. The Operating Income threshold performance goal was $233$600 million, the target was $333$720 million, and the maximum level of performance was $403$900 million.

A similar scale of 0% to 150%200% was set for the Individual Performance goals.measure. The Net Sales,Revenue, Operating Income, and Individual Performance goalsmeasures operated independently. In the event that the attainment for any performance for either goalmeasure was greater than the threshold but less than the target, or greater than the target but less than the maximum, the payout for the metricsuch measure would be pro-rated on a straight-line basis. In all events, under the Executive Bonus Plan, the payout for each performance metric ismeasure was capped at 150%200%, and participants arewere capped at an aggregate bonus equal to 150%200% of their target bonus amount.

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In February 2021,2024, the Compensation Committee consideredconfirmed the Net SalesRevenue attainment for 2020,2023, which was $5,051$6,503 million, and the Operating Income attainment for 2020,2023, which was $457 million. The$470 million, resulting in an attainment for each of these performance goals exceeded the maximum level of performance established by the Compensation Committee, resulting in a maximum payout of 150% for each of the Net SalesRevenue and Operating Income performance goalscomponents of 13% and 0%, respectively, in accordance with the pre-established payout formula. The Compensation Committee also considered the individual performance of each of our named executive officersNEOs and Mr. James J. Kim during 2020.2023. In light of the Company’s achievement of several significant financial milestones during 20202023, including market share growth, outperformance against the semiconductor industry, financial discipline and management, maintaining profitability in a cyclical downturn, expansion of the Company’s manufacturing footprint with advanced packaging capacity, progress on planning for a manufacturing facility in the United States, and progress on key strategicdeveloping and implementing ESG initiatives, despite the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic,including a net-zero commitment, the Compensation Committee determined that achievement of the Individual Performance goalmeasure for each of our named executive officersNEOs and Mr. James J. Kim should be set at 150%200% of the potential target for 2020.2023, consistent with the maximum under the formula and recognizing that Individual Performance attainment only relates to 30% of the target Executive Bonus Plan award. As a result of these considerations, based on the level of achievement in 20202023 and in accordance with the pre-established payout formula, the Compensation Committee approved below target bonuses for the named executive officersNEOs and Mr. James J. Kim as set forth below:

 

Name

  2020 Target Bonus   2020 Actual Bonus   2020 Actual Bonus
(as % of Target)
   2023 Target Bonus   2023Actual Bonus   2023 Actual Bonus
(as % of Target)
 

James J. Kim

  $1,107,000   $1,660,500        150%   $1,215,000   $789,750    65% 

Giel Rutten (1)

   792,910    1,189,365    150% 

Stephen D. Kelley (2)

   1,269,000    951,750    75% 

Giel Rutten

  $1,350,000   $877,500    65% 

Megan Faust

   337,500    506,250    150%   $510,000   $331,500    65% 

Mark N. Rogers

   375,000    562,500    150%   $467,500   $303,875    65% 

John C. Stone

   412,500    618,750    150% 

YoungKuk Park (3)

   300M (KW   450M (KW   150% 

Farshad Haghighi

  $467,500   $303,875    65% 

Kevin K. Engel

  $382,500   $248,625    65% 

Notes

(1)

Mr. Rutten’s target bonus and actual bonus give effect to his change in salary and bonus percentage in June 2020 as a result of his appointment as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company.

(2)

Mr. Kelley’s target bonus and actual bonus give effect to the increase in his base pay in February 2020 and his actual bonus reflects the terms of his Separation and Release Agreement dated June 17, 2020.

(3)

The amount reflected in the 2020 Actual Bonus column is the amount that Mr. Park was entitled to receive under the Executive Bonus Plan, based on the level of achievement in 2020. As discussed in the immediately following paragraph, Mr. Park’s actual bonus payment, which is reflected in the 2020 Summary Compensation Table, was reduced by (i) the amount of his bonus payment for 2020 under the ATK Bonus Program (described below) and (ii) the amount of the Company’s contributions on behalf of Mr. Park to the ATK defined contribution plan.

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ATK Bonus Program

Mr. Park, whose principal place of employment is in Korea, is the only named executive officer who participates in the ATK Bonus Program, which is a discretionary cash bonus program available to all employees of Amkor Technology Korea, Inc. (“ATK”). In order to avoid duplication of bonus payments for Mr. Park, who is also eligible for the Company’s Executive Bonus Plan, any amounts payable to Mr. Park under the ATK Bonus Program reduce the payments for which he is eligible under the Executive Bonus Plan. Based on ATK performance, $53,332 earned under the ATK Bonus Program offset the amount earned by Mr. Park under the Company’s Executive Bonus Plan in 2020.

Long-Term Incentive Compensation

The Company has granted equity-based awards to executives from time to time, typically in the form of stock options, RSAs, RSUs, or restricted stock with time-based vesting requiring continued service through each vesting date.PSUs. The primary purpose of granting equity-based awards is to align our executives and stockholders with a common goal of long-term stockholder value creation. The Compensation Committee believes that stock options issued with exercise prices equal to fair market value on the date of grant that have a time-based vesting requirement can be an effective retention and incentive tool because the stock options only produce value to the extent that the executive continues to be employed by us and the stock price increases, which in turn creates value for all stockholders. The Compensation Committee also believes that restricted stock grants are an appropriate incentive compensation tool because theyRSAs, RSUs, and PSUs provide a base level of long-term incentive compensation vesting over time that promotes the retention of key employees and ties executive compensation to the creation of long-term stockholder value through appreciation in the Company’s stock price.price or other appropriate performance measures.

Historically, theThe Chief Executive Officer typically consultedconsults with other senior executive officers, the Chairman of the Compensation Committee, and our Executive Chairman regarding his recommendations for the number of stock option and restricted stocklong-term incentive awards granted to our executive officers (other than the Chief Executive Officer) and the frequency of grants.himself). The Compensation Committee, with the assistance of data provided periodically by its compensation consultant, reviews the recommendations from the Chief Executive Officer and makes awards as it deems appropriate. Although a number of factors are considered, the number of stock option and restricted stockequity awards granted to our executive officers isare determined on a case-by-case and discretionary basis, rather than onpursuant to a formula basis.formula. Factors considered include individual performance potential, retention, the amount that vests annually, and competitive market-based compensation packages. Awards are typically granted to our executive officers each February and may also be granted at other times during the year, such as in connection with a promotion, when a newly hired executive begins employment with the Company or to incentivize achievement of specific operational or financial goals. The number of stock option and restricted stockshares underlying equity awards granted to our Chief Executive Officer and the frequency of grants to him isare determined in the discretion of the Compensation Committee. It is the practice of the Compensation Committee to review such grants to the Chief Executive Officer with the other independent members of the Board and the Executive Chairman.

As discussed above

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On February 16, 2023, the Compensation Committee granted PSUs and RSUs under the section titled “Chief2021 Equity Plan to our Executive Officer Compensation,” in connection with his appointment in June 2020,Chairman and our new ChiefNEOs as follows: Mr. Kim, 27,839 PSUs and 9,279 RSUs; Mr. Rutten, 167,037 PSUs and 55,679 RSUs; Ms. Faust, 50,111 PSUs and 16,703 RSUs; Mr. Rogers, 22,271 PSUs and 7,423 RSUs; Mr. Haghighi, 22,271 PSUs and 7,423 RSUs; and Mr. Engel, 16,703 PSUs and 5,567 RSUs. For each of our Executive Officer was awardedChairman, Mr. Rutten, Ms. Faust, Mr. Rogers, Mr. Haghighi, and Mr. Engel, the followingaggregate value of the foregoing equity awards was allocated as 75% PSUs and 25% RSUs to emphasize the performance-based element that aligns with the two-year earnings per share goal underlying the PSUs. The allocation between these two forms of equity awards was to emphasize a performance-based requirement to earn equity awards rather than using equity as a retention-oriented incentive.

On December 14, 2023, the Compensation Committee granted PSUs and RSUs under the Company’s 20072021 Equity Plan: (i) an optionPlan to purchase 375,000 sharesour NEOs as follows: Mr. Rutten, 106,638 PSUs and 43,857 RSUs; Ms. Faust, 18,023 PSUs; Mr. Rogers, 8,260 PSUs; Mr Haghighi, 8,260 PSUs; and Mr. Engel, 8,260 PSUs. Such equity awards were granted as part of the 2023 compensation program to incentivize achievement of certain performance goals related to geographic expansion of the Company’s common stock atmanufacturing footprint and expanding the Company’s advanced packaging capacity in support of high growth potential end markets.

Description of 2023 PSUs. Under the PSU Award Agreement, for the February 2023 PSUs granted to our Executive Chairman, Mr. Rutten, Ms. Faust, Mr. Rogers, Mr. Haghighi, and Mr. Engel under the 2021 Equity Plan, the number of February 2023 PSU awards that a purchase pricerecipient will ultimately earn will be determined based on the achievement of a performance goal based on the Company’s two-year cumulative earnings per share equalfor the 2023-2024 Performance Period. Two-year cumulative earnings per share was chosen as a performance metric to require ongoing profit generation over multiple years and was set higher than prior performance to require profit growth. The Company believes that increasing multi-year earnings per share will benefit stockholders with stock price growth or other capital returns. The percentage of the February 2023 PSUs earned can range from 0% to 200% of the stated amount of PSUs, with the final amount to be determined no later than March 31, 2025, with receipt subject to the fair market valuerecipient’s continued employment through the date of such sharesdetermination. For additional information regarding the February 2023 PSUs, please refer to the Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table. The funding schedule was the same for all February 2023 PSUs granted to Mr. Rutten and the NEOs (with linear interpolation when performance is between the points shown):

% 2-Year Cumulative Earnings Per Share Goal Achieved

   <70  70  100  160

% Target PSUs Earned

   —   50  100  200

The Company also issued PSUs in December 2023 to Mr. Rutten, Ms. Faust, Mr. Rogers, Mr. Haghighi, and Mr. Engel. PSU earnout will be based on the grant date; and (ii) 375,000 restricted sharesachievement of either of two internal performance goals related to geographic expansion of the Company’s common stock.manufacturing footprint and expanding the Company’s advanced packaging capacity in support of end markets with high growth potential during the 2024 Performance Period. The optionCompany is not able to provide specific performance goals because it believes that providing them would result in competitive harm. The Company believes that the performance goals are set at rigorous but achievable levels. For additional information regarding the 2023 PSUs, please refer to the Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table. For a discussion of the material post-employment compensation provisions under the PSU Award Agreement, and restricted stock awardsthe Rutten PSU Award Agreement, please refer to the “Employment, Severance, and Change in Control Arrangements” section of this proxy statement.

Description of 2023 RSUs. Under the RSU Award Agreement, the RSUs granted in February 2023 will vest quarterly over three yearsin four equal installments beginning on February 16, 2024 and ending on February 16, 2027, subject to the recipient’s continued employment with the Company at the ratetime of 31,250 restricted shares and 31,250 option shares per quarter. In addition, each awardvesting. Under the Rutten RSU Award Agreement, the RSUs granted to Mr. Rutten in December 2023 will vest in full uponon July 1, 2024, subject to Mr. Rutten’s continued employment with the Chief Executive Officer’s death orCompany at the terminationtime of his employmentvesting, except in the event Mr. Rutten is terminated by the Company duewithout Cause (as defined in the 2021 Equity Plan), in which case the RSUs will become fully vested. For a discussion of the material post-employment compensation provisions under the RSU

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Award Agreement, and the Rutten RSU Award Agreement, please refer to his disability.the “Employment, Severance, and Change in Control Arrangements” section of this proxy statement.

Performance Attainment - 2022 PSUs. On February 24, 2022, the Compensation Committee awarded PSUs to our Executive Chairman and our NEOs, other than Mr. Rutten. The 2022 PSUs were earned based on 2022 and 2023 cumulative two-year earnings per share relative to a goal set at the start of 2022. The target number of 2022 PSUs was as follows: Mr. Kim, 32,244 PSUs; Ms. Faust, 41,197 PSUs; Mr. Rogers, 22,570 PSUs; Mr. Haghighi, 22,570 PSUs; and Mr. Engel, 11,285 PSUs. The 2022 PSUs vested based on the level of achievement of an earnings per share performance goal for the 2022-2023 PSU Performance Period according to the following terms:

a threshold, target, and maximum level of performance was established

no PSUs would be earned unless the threshold level of performance was achieved

50% of the PSUs awarded would be earned if 70% of the target earnings per share was achieved

100% of the PSUs awarded would be earned if 100% of the target earnings per share was achieved

200% of the PSUs awarded would be earned if 160% of the target earnings per share was achieved or exceeded

Straight-line interpolation would be used to determine attainment between the threshold (70%) and maximum (160%) levels of performance

The threshold, target, and maximum two-year cumulative earnings per share performance goals for the 2022 PSUs were $4.54, $6.49, and $10.38, respectively. In all events, the maximum number of 2022 PSUs earned was capped at 200% of the PSUs awarded. On February 20, 2024, the Compensation Committee determined that the two-year cumulative earnings per share for the 2022-2023 Performance Period was $4.59, or 71% of the target earnings per share for the 2022-2023 PSU Performance Period, which funded a formulaic payout of 51% for the 2022 PSUs. Accordingly, 51% of the target number of 2022 PSUs awarded to recipients vested in accordance with the terms of the applicable PSU Award Agreement.

2024 Long-Term Incentive Awards. In February 2024, the Compensation Committee granted long-term incentive awards in the form of RSUs and PSUs to our Executive Chairman and the NEOs pursuant to the 2021 Equity Plan. The RSUs granted in February 2024 will vest in three equal installments on the anniversary of the grant date subject to the recipient’s continued employment with the Company at the time of vesting. The PSUs granted in February 2024 are divided evenly between PSUs based on earnings per share in 2024, 2025, and 2026, and PSUs based on relative total shareholder return over a three-year period, compared to the components of the PHLX Semiconductor Index (the “SOX”) over a three-year period.

Post-Termination Compensation

Executive Severance Agreements

As discussed elsewhere in this CD&A, in November 2022, the Company entered into the Executive Severance Agreements with each of its NEOs (in February 2023 for Mr. Engel). For details regarding the post-termination compensation payable to our NEOs, please refer to the “Compensation of Our Chief Executive Officer” subsection of this CD&A and the “Employment, Severance, and Change in Control Arrangements” and “Potential Payments upon Termination or Change in Control” sections of this proxy statement.

Rationale for Post-Termination Compensation Arrangements

Given the uncertainty inherent in change in control transactions, the Compensation Committee believes that it is in the best interests of our stockholders for management to remain neutral as to whether there is a change in

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control transaction, through the use of severance. Management may be less inclined to resist change in control transactions that are in the best interests of our stockholders when they have the added security that comes with change in control arrangements. Additionally, the Compensation Committee believes that our post-termination compensation and related arrangements with our NEOs are aligned with existing market practices. The severance benefits for each NEO under the applicable Executive Severance Agreement are predicated upon the NEO being terminated without Cause (i.e., “double trigger”). These benefits are also available to Mr. Rutten in the event that he resigns for Good Reason, and to our other NEOs under similar circumstances in the event of a Change in Control (as definedControl. For those NEOs, our change in control provisions do not include excise tax gross-ups, and our severance benefits are subject to the NEO signing a general release and waiver and complying with certain restrictive covenants. For all NEOs, the restrictive covenants include non-solicitation and (except for Mr. Haghighi, who resides in California) non-competition obligations for 12 months following a separation from service and certain non-disparagement, confidentiality, and intellectual property assignment obligations for an indefinite period. We believe that the restrictive covenants we have with our NEOs serve the best interests of the Company and its stockholders.

Our equity award agreements also generally provide for partial (in the case of PSUs) or full (in the case of all other equity awards) vesting of underlying equity awards in the 2007 Equity Plan), each award will be treated as the plan administrator determines in accordance with the 2007 Equity Plan. If the successor or acquiring company does not assume or provide a substitute for the awards, the awards will fully vest in connection with such Change in Control.

In light of the equity grants made in 2019, including those made in connection with new hirings and promotions, and consistent with the historical compensation philosophy of our Executive Chairman and Compensation Committee that equity compensation should not be the primary component of our compensation

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program, none of our other named executive officers were awarded equity-based long-term incentive awards during 2020.

In February 2021, the Compensation Committee began a shift away from stock options toward the useevent of a mixNEO’s death or disability. Similarly, the RSU Award Agreement and PSU Award Agreement provide for partial vesting of performance-vested restricted stock units (“PSUs”) and time-vested restricted stock units (“RSUs”), withunderlying equity awards in the event of a focus on PSUs, in order to provide recipients with incentives that are more closely aligned with the Company’s key priorities.NEO’s retirement. The Compensation Committee granted, effective February 11, 2021, PSUs and RSUsapproved these provisions to our Executive Chairman and certain of our named executive officers as follows: Mr. Kim, 32,680 target PSUs and 10,893 RSUs; Ms. Faust, 22,876 target PSUs and 7,625 RSUs; Mr. Rogers, 19,608 target PSUs and 6,536 RSUs; and Mr. Stone, 19,608 target PSUs and 6,536 RSUs. Subject torecognize the termsunique impact of the applicable award agreements,leadership decisions made by our NEOs on the PSU awards will vest based upon the attainment of a two-year cumulative GAAP EPS goal, subject to adjustment for material acquisitions and divestitures as set forth in the award agreements, and grantees are given the opportunity to earn between 0% and 200% of target. Subject to the termslong-term direction of the executed award agreements, the RSU awards will vest in four equal installments on February 11, 2022, February 11, 2023, February 11, 2024, and February 11, 2025, at the rate of 25% per installment, such that 100% of the RSU awards will be vested on February 11, 2025.Company.

In February 2021, Mr. Rutten was granted 50,000 restricted shares of the Company’s common stock under the Company’s 2007 Equity Incentive Plan. Subject to the terms of the applicable award agreement, the award will vest in ten equal quarterly installments, at the rate of 5,000 shares per quarter, beginning with the initial vesting on April 30, 2021, and ending with the final vesting on July 30, 2023.

Timing of Grants.    The Compensation Committee has not granted, nor does it intend in the future to grant, stock options to executives in anticipation of the release of material nonpublic information that is likely to result in changes to the price of our common stock, such as a significant positive or negative earnings announcement. In addition, discretionary stock option grants may not be made during certain “blackout” periods established in connection with the public release of earnings information. Similarly, the Compensation Committee has not timed, nor does it intend in the future to time, the release of material nonpublic information based on stock option grant dates.

Stock Ownership Guidelines

Our named executive officers are expected to own shares of our common stock equal in value to a multiple of the executive’s salary or a specified number of shares, whichever is less. The Chief Executive Officer is expected to hold the lesser of 100% of his annual base salary or 100,000 shares. Each other named executive officer of the Company is expected to hold the lesser of 50% of his/her annual base salary or 50,000 shares. Executive officers have five years from the date on which they first become subject to the stock ownership requirement to achieve this ownership level. As of February 28, 2021, each named executive officer owned the required number of shares or was otherwise in compliance with the stock ownership guidelines.

Clawback Policy

Participants in our Executive Bonus Plan are subject to our Clawback Policy, which allows the Company to recoup all or a portion of a participant’s award granted pursuant to the Executive Bonus Plan if the Company is required to restate its financial statements resulting in the financial results being reduced (such that the award or any portion thereof would not have been paid) and the Company determines that the participant engaged in intentional misconduct or fraud that resulted in such restatement.

Severance Benefits

Although we do not have a policy obligating us to provide severance benefits to terminated executives or employees, the Company has provided severance benefits to certain executives and other employees on a

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discretionary basis. Mr. Rutten’s compensation arrangement (described above) includes a provision regarding severance benefits payable upon his termination of employment under certain circumstances. These severance benefits are described further in the “Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control” section below.

With the exception of the foregoing,post-termination compensation arrangements discussed in this CD&A, we do not have any employment, severance, change-in-control,or change-in-controlother post-employment compensation arrangements in place with any of our current named executive officers.NEOs.

Other Compensation Elements

Health, Welfare, and WelfareRetirement Benefits. Our executivesNEOs are eligible to participate in health and welfare benefit programs that are generally available to substantially all salaried, full-time employees, as determined by, and subject to, the laws of the country of their employment.

Retirement Benefits.    We do not have Additionally, the 401(k) Plan is a pension plan in place for U.S. employees or executives. We do offer a tax-qualified 401(k) savings plan that, subject to Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) limits, allows U.S. executives and employees to contribute a portion of their cash compensation on a pre-tax basis to an account that is eligible to receive matching contributions. We match employee contributions at a rate of 100% of the amount of compensation deferred by each participant, up to a maximum matching contribution of $10,000 per year. All of the NEOs participate in the 401(k) Plan except for Mr. Rutten, who lives and works in Singapore.

Perquisites and Personal Benefits. We have a relocation program and provide certain payments and benefits under this program to all eligible employees, including the NEOs. A housing allowance, tax gross-up, tax equalization, and similar benefits may also be available for employees on expatriate assignments. In addition to the health and welfare benefits generally available to all salaried, full-time employees, the Company also pays for our executive officers to obtain an annual medical screening. screening and offers a plan with increased health insurance coverage to our CEO.

Although it makes upthey comprise a small portion of the total compensation for our named executive officers,NEOs, the purpose of this compensation elementthese benefits is to promote the continuous well-being of our executives and to ensure that our most critical employeesthey are able to devote their attention to our ongoing success.

Stock Ownership Guidelines

In order to align the interests and objectives of our directors and officers with those of our stockholders, and to further promote the Company’s longstanding commitment to sound corporate governance, the Company has

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established guidelines for Company stock ownership and retention. Each NEO is expected to own shares of our common stock equal in value to a multiple of such NEO’s salary. The Chief Executive Officer is expected to hold 300% of his annual base salary. Each other NEO is expected to hold 100% of the NEO’s annual base salary. Executive officers have five years from the date on which they first become subject to the stock ownership guidelines to achieve this ownership level. As of March 1, 2024, each NEO either owned more than the minimum stock ownership level, or was otherwise in compliance with, the Company’s stock ownership guidelines.

Anti-Hedging, Anti-Pledging, and Clawback Policies

On November 15, 2023, pursuant to applicable Nasdaq and SEC requirements, the Company adopted the Clawback Policy, which requires the Company to recoup all or a portion of a participant’s incentive-based compensation, including awards granted pursuant to the Executive Bonus Plan and the 2021 Equity Plan, if the Company is required to restate its financial statements resulting in the Company’s financial performance being reduced (such that the incentive-based compensation or any portion thereof would not have been paid) and certain other requirements are met. Pursuant to the Clawback Policy, in the event that the Company is required to prepare an Accounting Restatement (as defined in the Clawback Policy), the Company will recover the amount of any Erroneously Awarded Compensation (as defined in the Clawback Policy) received by any current or former executive officer of the Company with respect to the three-year period before such Accounting Restatement.

The Company’s policies also prohibit directors, officers, and employees from engaging in hedging or derivative transactions with respect to Company securities. For a description of these anti-hedging and anti-pledging policies, please refer to the “Corporate Governance” section of this proxy statement.

Tax and Accounting Considerations

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Tax Act”) eliminated the “performance-based compensation” exemption from the $1 million cap on deductibility under Section 162(m) (“Section 162(m)”) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, (the “Code”), effective January 1, 2018.

Notwithstanding the Tax Act, the Compensation Committee retains the flexibility to pay compensation that is not entirely deductible where the Compensation Committee determines doing so to be appropriate.

For accounting purposes, time-based equity awards are measured at their grant date fair value at the date of grant with the resulting compensation expense recognized ratably over the service period, which is generally the vesting period of the award.

Compensation Committee Report

The Compensation Committee has reviewed and discussed this CD&A with management the Compensation Discussion and Analysis for the year ended December 31, 2020.management. Based on such review and discussion, the Compensation Committee recommended to the Board of Directors and the Board of Directors has approved, that the Compensation Discussion and AnalysisCD&A be included in this proxy statement.statement, and such recommendation was approved by the Board of Directors.

This report is submitted by the Compensation Committee.

Winston J. Churchill, ChairChairman

Roger A. Carolin

Robert R. Morse

David N. Watson

 

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2020 Summary Compensation Table

The following table sets forth compensation earned for services rendered to us and our subsidiaries by our Principal Executive Officer, Principal Financial Officer, and our three most highly compensated executive officers (other than our Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer) who were servingNEOs. Except as executive officers at the end of 2020 (collectively, our “named executive officers”).otherwise expressly provided below, amounts are in U.S. Dollars.

 

Name and Principal Position

 Year Salary ($) Bonus ($)(1) Stock
Awards
($)(2)
 Option
Awards

($)(3)
 Non-Equity
Incentive
Plan
Compensation
($)(4)
 All Other
Compensation
($)(5)
 Total ($)  Year Salary
($)
 Stock
Awards
($)(1)
 Non-Equity
Incentive
Plan
Compensation
($)(2)
 All Other
Compensation
($)(3)
 Total ($) 

Giel Rutten

  2020   688,258(6)   —       5,313,750  2,416,275  1,189,365(7)   128,497(8)   9,736,145 2023  1,000,000  10,831,472  877,500  135,274(4)  12,844,246 

President and

  2019   485,000   —       —       624,270  381,937(9)   173,778(10)   1,664,985 2022  950,000  966,460  1,500,525  140,668(4)  3,557,653 

Chief Executive Officer

  2018   503,929(9)   —       —       —       289,945   105,968   899,842 2021  850,000  1,147,500  1,721,250  113,885(4)  3,832,635 

Stephen D. Kelley

  2020   504,077   1,062,500  —       —       951,750   570,882   3,089,209

Former President and

  2019   893,519   2,125,000  —       —       1,268,663   14,138   4,301,320

Chief Executive Officer

  2018   858,656   2,125,000  —       —       920,675   15,091   3,919,422

Megan Faust

  2020   467,308   —       —       —       506,250   11,708   985,266 2023  600,000  2,350,482  331,500  12,281  3,294,263 

Executive Vice President and

  2019   383,654   —       —       624,270  302,127   17,302   1,327,353

Chief Financial Officer

  2018   372,692   75,000  —       —       223,031   11,077   681,800

Executive Vice President,

 2022  590,000  1,270,637  552,240  20,281  2,433,158 

Chief Financial Officer, and Treasurer

 2021  550,000  688,713  618,750  10,000  1,867,463 

Mark N. Rogers

  2020   519,231   —       —       —       562,500   10,000   1,091,731 2023  550,000  1,052,907  303,875  10,000  1,916,782 

Executive Vice President,

  2019   259,615   400,000  —       640,120  337,500   —       1,637,235 2022  540,000  684,164  505,440  10,000  1,739,604 

General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

        

John C. Stone

  2020   571,154   —       —       —       618,750   12,759   1,202,663

General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary

 2021  520,000  590,332  585,000  10,205  1,705,537 

Farshad Haghighi

 2023  550,000  1,052,907  303,875  23,540  1,930,322 

Executive Vice President,

  2019   550,000   —       —       624,270  433,125   11,916   1,619,311 2022  525,000  684,164  491,400  10,000  1,710,564 

Chief Sales Officer

  2018   549,039   —       —       —       327,113   12,452   888,604 2021  439,250(5)  245,964  376,863(6)  10,000  1,072,077 

YoungKuk Park (11)

  2020   338,972   67,455  —       —       217,548(12)   135,938   759,913

Executive Vice President of

        

Worldwide Manufacturing Operations and President, Amkor Technology Korea

        

Kevin K. Engel (7)

 2023  450,000  858,101  248,625  18,654  1,575,380 

Executive Vice President

Business Units

 

Notes

 

(1)

For Mr. Kelley, the amounts listed in the Bonus column reflect the service bonuses paid for the periods of: January 1, 2020 through June 30, 2020; January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2019; and January 1, 2018 through December 31, 2018. For Ms. Faust, the amount listed in the Bonus column reflects a discretionary bonus for performance in 2018 on key strategic corporate initiatives. For Mr. Rogers, the amount listed in the Bonus column reflects a sign on bonus pursuant to the terms of his offer letter. For Mr. Park, the amount listed in the Bonus column reflects a discretionary bonus of $14,123 paid to all employees of ATK for exceptional performance during 2020, plus $53,332 that was earned in 2020 under the ATK Bonus Program, which amounts were converted from Korean Won based on the average exchange rate for the year ended December 31, 2020, which was 1,180.04.

(2)

The amounts in the Stock Awards column reflect the aggregate grant date fair value of restricted stock awards granted during the year ended December 31, 2020,RSAs, RSUs, and PSUs calculated in accordance with FASB ASC 718, which is derived using the closing price of our common stock on the date of grant and excluding the impact of estimated forfeitures related to service-based vesting conditions. The valuations for the RSUs and PSUs awarded to the NEOs and included in the Stock Awards column also reflect that, pursuant to the terms and conditions of the applicable equity award agreements, the NEOs do not have any dividend equivalent rights with respect to such RSUs and PSUs. Assumptions used in the calculation of these amounts are included in Note 2 to our Consolidated Financial Statements included in our Annual Reportthe Form 10-K and are incorporated by reference herein. These amounts reflect the accounting expense for these awards on Form 10-K filedthe grant date and do not correspond to the actual value, if any, that will be recognized by the NEOs. For the PSUs, the valuation was based upon the assumption that the target level of performance will be achieved, which represents the probable outcome of the performance conditions for those awards, consistent with the SECestimate of aggregate compensation cost to be recognized over the service period determined as of the grant date under FASB ASC 718. On February 20, 2024, the Compensation Committee determined that 51% of the 2022 PSUs would vest on February 19,20, 2024 pursuant to the relevant PSU award agreement. The value of the 2023 PSU awards at the grant date for each of the NEOs receiving such awards, assuming that the highest level of the performance conditions will be achieved, is as follows: Mr. Rutten — $12,343,515; Ms. Faust —$3,240,136; Mr. Rogers — $1,448,309; Mr. Haghighi — $1,448,309; and Mr. Engel —$1,154,653.

(2)

Represents amounts earned pursuant to the terms of the Executive Bonus Plan with respect to the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022, and 2021.

(3)

See the “All Other Compensation Table” below for additional information.

(4)

A portion of Mr. Rutten’s All Other Compensation was converted from Singapore Dollars using the following exchange rates: (i) for 2023, the average exchange rate for the period of January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023, which was SGD 1.34 to $1; (ii) for 2022, the average exchange rate for the period of January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2022, which was SGD 1.38 to $1; and (iii) for 2021, the average exchange rate for the period of January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021, which was SGD 1.34 to $1.

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(5)

Mr. Haghighi’s 2021 Salary reflects salary earned prior to and following his appointment as Executive Vice President, Worldwide Sales and Marketing in October 2021, at which time his base salary was increased from $419,000 to $500,000.

(6)

For Mr. Haghighi, the amount listed in this column for 2021 gives effect to his change in salary and bonus percentage in October 2021 as a result of his appointment as Executive Vice President, Worldwide Sales and Marketing.

(7)

Mr. Engel was not a NEO prior to 2023, and therefore only information related to 2023 is presented.

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All Other Compensation Table

All Other Compensation amounts in the Summary Compensation Table for 2023 consist of the following:

Name

 Defined
Contribution
Plan
Employer
Contributions

($)
  Housing
Payments

($)
  Tax-Related
Payments

($)
  Other
Payments

($)
  Total
($)
 

Giel Rutten (1)

  —    79,846(2)   13,777(3)   41,651(4)   135,274 

Megan Faust

  10,000   —    —    2,281(5)   12,281 

Mark N. Rogers

  10,000   —    —    —    10,000 

Farshad Haghighi

  10,000   —    —    13,540(5)   23,540 

Kevin K. Engel

  10,000   —    —    8,654(5)   18,654 

Notes

(1)

A portion of Mr. Rutten’s 2023 Housing Payments, Tax-Related Payments, and Other Payments was converted from Singapore Dollars based on the average exchange rate for the period of January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023, which was SGD 1.34 to $1.

(2)

Includes apartment rental expenses and payments made to, or on behalf of, Mr. Rutten related to his assignment to Singapore, including utilities associated with his lease.

(3)

Includes payments made to, or on behalf of, Mr. Rutten for tax preparation services, including $754 in tax gross-up payments related to such services, and $10,081 in tax equalization payments.

(4)

Includes payments made to, or on behalf of, Mr. Rutten related to his assignment to Singapore for spousal travel benefits of $18,556, a transportation allowance of $17,518, mobile phone expenses, and executive medical health insurance premiums.

(5)

Other payments include the cost to the Company of a comprehensive annual physical examination made available to our executive officers. For Mr. Haghighi and Mr. Engel, payments include $10,577 and $8,654 related to the buyback of paid time off, respectively.

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Grants of Plan-Based Awards

The following table sets forth certain information with respect to each award granted to the NEOs under any plan for the year ended December 31, 2023.

     Date of
Compensation
Committee
Action if
Different
from Grant
Date
   Estimated Future Payouts
under
Non-Equity Incentive Plan
Awards (1)
  Estimated Future Payouts
under

Equity Incentive Plan
Awards (2)
  All
Other
Stock
Awards:
Numbers
of
Shares
of Stock

(#)(3)
  Grant
Date Fair
Value of

Stock
and
Option
Awards

($)(4)
 

Name

 Grant
Date
   Threshold
($)
  Target
($)
  Maximum
($)
  Threshold
(#)
  Target
(#)
  Maximum
(#)
 

Giel Rutten

  2/16/2023   2/7/2023          55,679   1,439,302 
  2/16/2023   2/7/2023       83,518   167,037   334,074    4,404,766 
  2/7/2023     0   1,350,000   2,700,000      
  12/14/2023           43,857   1,453,421 
  12/14/2023         106,638     3,533,983 

Megan Faust

  2/16/2023   2/7/2023          16,703   431,773 
  2/16/2023   2/7/2023       25,055   50,111   100,222    1,321,427 
  2/7/2023     0   510,000   1,020,000      
  12/14/2023         18,023     597,282 

Mark N. Rogers

  2/16/2023   2/7/2023          7,423   191,885 
  2/16/2023   2/7/2023       11,135   22,271   44,542    587,286 
  2/7/2023     0   467,500   935,000      
  12/14/2023         8,260     273,736 

Farshad Haghighi

  2/16/2023   2/7/2023          7,423   191,885 
  2/16/2023   2/7/2023       11,135   22,271   44,542    587,286 
  2/7/2023     0   467,500   935,000      
  12/14/2023         8,260     273,736 

Kevin K. Engel

  2/16/2023   2/7/2023          5,567   143,907 
  2/16/2023   2/7/2023       8,351   16,703   33,406    440,458 
  2/7/2023     0   382,500   765,000      
  12/14/2023         8,260     273,736 

Notes

(1)

Represents each NEO’s threshold, target, and maximum bonus opportunity under the Executive Bonus Plan. The threshold amount assumes attaining, but not exceeding, the threshold level for each of the Operating Income and Revenue goals and 0% attainment of the Individual Performance goal.

(2)

The amounts in the “Threshold” column represent the minimum number of PSUs that would vest, if any, under the PSU Award Agreement, assuming that certain threshold performance goals are achieved. The amounts in the “Target” column represent the total number of PSUs granted that would vest if the target level of performance is achieved, which would result in the vesting of all of the PSUs granted. The amounts in the “Maximum” column represent the total number of PSUs granted that would vest if the performance attainment level reaches or exceeds 160% of the target level, which would result in the vesting of two times the number of PSUs originally granted. As discussed in the CD&A, the performance goals for the February 2023 PSUs are based on cumulative two-year earnings per share for 2023 and 2024, while earnout of the December 2023 PSUs is based on achievement of one of two internal goals related to related to geographic expansion of the Company’s manufacturing footprint and expanding the Company’s advanced packaging capacity in support of end markets with high growth potential. For the February 2023 PSUs, under the PSU Award Agreement earnings per share is calculated by dividing the Company’s net income, as determined under GAAP, by the weighted average number of outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock, subject to certain adjustments approved by the Board or the Compensation Committee. The actual number of PSUs that will become vested if the Company’s earnings per share is achieved at a level falling between the threshold, target, and maximum attainment levels will be determined using linear interpolation. If less than 70% of the target level for earnings per share is attained, none of the PSUs will vest, and the entire PSU award will be forfeited. For the PSUs granted in December 2023, the PSUs will become fully vested on the

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achievement of either of two performance goals during the 2024 Performance Period beginning on December 14, 2023 and ending on December 31, 2024.

(3)

This column represents RSU awards made to the NEOs during the year ended December 31, 2023 pursuant to the 2021 Equity Plan. The RSUs granted to the NEOs on February 16, 2023 will vest in four equal annual installments beginning on February 16, 2024 and ending on February 16, 2027, subject to the applicable NEO’s continued employment with the Company at the time of vesting. The RSUs granted to Mr. Rutten on December 14, 2023 will vest in full on July 1, 2024, subject to Mr. Rutten’s continued employment with the Company at the time of vesting, except that the RSUs will become fully vested in the event that Mr. Rutten is terminated by the Company without Cause or upon Mr. Rutten’s death or disability, as well as if Mr. Rutten is terminated without Cause within twenty-four (24) months following a Change of Control (as defined in the Rutten RSU Award Agreement), and will vest in part (on a pro rata basis) in the event of Mr. Rutten’s retirement.

(4)

The amounts listed in this column reflect the aggregate grant date fair value of RSUs and PSUs granted during the year ended December 31, 2023 under the 2021 Equity Plan, calculated in accordance with FASB ASC 718 and excluding the impact of estimated forfeitures related to any service-based vesting condition. Assumptions used in the calculation of these amounts are included in Note 2 to our Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Form 10-K and are incorporated by reference herein. For the PSUs, the valuation was based upon the assumption that the target level of performance will be achieved, which represents the probable outcome of the performance conditions for those awards, consistent with the estimate of aggregate compensation cost to be recognized over the service period determined as of the grant date under FASB ASC 718. These amounts reflect the accounting expense for these awards and do not correspond to the actual value, if any, that will be recognized by the named executive officers.

(3)

The amounts in the Option Awards column reflect the aggregate grant date fair value of option awards for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, calculated in accordance with FASB ASC 718 and excluding the impact of estimated forfeitures related to service-based vesting conditions. Assumptions used in the calculation of these amounts are included in Note 2 to our Consolidated Financial Statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February 19, 2021. These amounts reflect the

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accounting expense for these awards and do not correspond to the actual value, if any, that will be recognized by the named executive officers.

(4)

Represents amounts earned pursuant to the terms of the Executive Bonus Plan with respect to the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018.

(5)

See the “2020 All Other Compensation Table” below for additional information.

(6)

Mr. Rutten’s 2020 Salary reflects salary earned prior to and following his appointment as President and Chief Executive Officer in June 2020, at which time his base salary was increased from $500,000 to $850,000.

(7)

Mr. Rutten’s 2020 Bonus gives effect to his change in salary and bonus percentage in June 2020 as a result of his appointment as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company.

(8)

A portion of Mr. Rutten’s 2020 other compensation was converted from Singapore Dollars using the average exchange rate for the period of January 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020, which was 1.38.

(9)

A portion of Mr. Rutten’s 2018 salary was converted from Singapore Dollars based on the average exchange rate for the period from June 1, 2018 through December 31, 2018, which was 1.37. Mr. Rutten’s 2019 Bonus was converted from Singapore dollars based on the agreed upon exchange rate of 1.37.

(10)

A portion of Mr. Rutten’s other compensation was converted from Singapore dollars based on the average exchange rate for the period of January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2019, which was 1.36.

(11)

Mr. Park’s 2020 compensation, other than amounts earned under the Company’s Executive Bonus Plan, was converted from Korean Won based on the average exchange rate for the year ended December 31, 2020, which was 1,180.04.

(12)

The amount earned by Mr. Park pursuant to the terms of the Executive Bonus Plan was converted from Korean Won based on the spot rate as of February 2, 2021, which was 1,117.45. The amount earned in 2020 by Mr. Park pursuant to the terms of the Executive Bonus Plan was reduced by (i) the amount earned in 2020 by Mr. Park under the ATK Bonus Program, which was $53,332 and (ii) the amount of Company contributions in 2020 to the ATK defined contribution plan on Mr. Park’s behalf, which was $131,823.

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2020 All Other Compensation Table

All Other Compensation amounts in the Summary Compensation Table consist of the following:

Name

 Year  Auto
Fringe
($)(1)
  401(k) Match
and Employer
Contributions
to ATK
Defined
Contribution
Plan ($)(2)
  Executive
Medical
Exam
($)(3)
  Relocation
and  Housing
Payments

($)(4)
  Tax
Related
Payments

($)(5)
  Separation
Related
Payments
($)(6)
  Other
($)
  Total
($)
 

Giel Rutten

  2020   17,518   —       —       72,692(7)   38,287(7)   —       —     128,497
  2019   17,518   —       —       97,074(8)   59,186(8)   —       —     173,778
  2018   7,308(9)   10,000  —       79,850(9)   8,810   —       —     105,968

Stephen D. Kelley

  2020   —       10,000  845  —       —       560,037  —     570,882
  2019   —       10,000  4,138  —       —       —       —     14,138
  2018   —       10,000  5,091  —       —       —       —     15,091

Megan Faust

  2020   —       10,000  1,708  —       —       —       —     11,708
  2019   —       10,000  7,302  —       —       —       —     17,302
  2018   —       10,000  1,077  —       —       —       —     11,077

Mark N. Rogers

  2020   —       10,000  —       —       —       —       —     10,000
  2019   —       —       —       —       —       —       —     —     

John C. Stone

  2020   —       10,000  2,759  —       —       —       —     12,759
  2019   —       10,000  1,916  —       —       —       —     11,916
  2018   —       10,000  2,452  —       —       —       —     12,452

YoungKuk Park (10)

  2020   3,038(11)   131,823  898  —       —       —       179(12)   135,938

Notes

(1)

With respect to Mr. Rutten, amounts in this column represent the cost to the Company for automobile related items including lease payments, parking fees and insurance premiums.

(2)

Amounts in this column, except with respect to Mr. Park, represent our matching contributions to the participants’ 401(k) accounts. With respect to Mr. Park, the amount in this column represents contributions made to the ATK Defined Contribution Plan on behalf of Mr. Park, who is an employee of ATK.

(3)

Represents the cost to the Company of a comprehensive annual physical examination made available to our executive officers.

(4)

Represents payments made to or on behalf of Mr. Rutten for relocation and housing expenses related to his assignment to Singapore.

(5)

Represents payments made to or on behalf of Mr. Rutten pursuant to our expatriate tax equalization program.

(6)

The amount reflected in this column for Mr. Kelley includes $470,000 of separation payments made to Mr. Kelley and $90,037 for the lump sum cash payout of accrued paid time off, each pursuant to the terms of his Separation and Release Agreement.

(7)

A portion of Mr. Rutten’s 2020 Relocation and Housing Payments and Tax Related Payments was converted from Singapore Dollars based on the average exchange rate for the period of January 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020, which was 1.38.

(8)

A portion of Mr. Rutten’s 2019 Relocation and Housing Payments and Tax Related Payments was converted from Singapore Dollars based on the average exchange rate for the period of January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2019, which was 1.36.

(9)

Mr. Rutten’s 2018 Auto Fringe and a portion of his Relocation and Housing Payments was converted from Singapore Dollar based on the average exchange rate for the period from June 1, 2018 through December 31, 2018, which was 1.37.

(10)

Amounts were converted from Korean Won based on the average exchange rate for the year ended December 31, 2020, which was 1,180.04.

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(11)

The amount reported for Mr. Park reflects use of a Company-provided car service. The value attributed to Mr. Park for the Company-provided car service is based on the Company’s aggregate incremental direct operating costs, including cost of fuel, maintenance, tolls and other miscellaneous trip-related variable costs. The amount was converted from Korean Won based on the average exchange rate for the year ended December 31, 2020 which was 1,180.04.

(12)

The amount reported for Mr. Park represents company-paid premiums for insurance for which the Company is not the beneficiary.

Grants of Plan-Based Awards in 2020

The following table sets forth certain information with respect to each award granted to the named executive officers under any plan for the year ended December 31, 2020.

     Date of
Compensation
Committee
Action if
Different
from Grant
Date
  Estimated Future Payouts
Under

Non-Equity Incentive Plan
Awards (1)
  All
Other
Stock
Awards:
Numbers
of
Shares
of Stock

(#)
  All Other
Option
Awards:
Numbers
of
Securities
Underlying
Options

(#)(2)
  Exercise
or Base
Price of
Option
Awards
($/Sh)
  Grant
Date Fair
Value of

Stock
and
Option
Awards

($)(3)
 

Name

 Grant
Date
  Threshold
($)
  Target
($)
  Maximum
($)
 

Giel Rutten

  7/30/2020   6/22/2020(4)      —       —       375,000   —          5,313,750
  7/30/2020   6/22/2020(4)      —       —       —       375,000   14.17   2,416,275 
  2/2/2020   —          792,910   1,189,365  —       —          —     

Stephen D. Kelley

  2/2/2020   —          1,269,000   1,903,500  —       —          —     

Megan Faust

  2/2/2020   —          337,500   506,250  —       —          —     

Mark N. Rogers

  2/2/2020   —          375,000   562,500  —       —          —     

John C. Stone

  2/2/2020   —          412,500   618,750  —       —          —     

YoungKuk Park(5)

  2/2/2020   —          268,468   402,703  —       —          —     

Notes

(1)

Represents each named executive officer’s threshold, target and maximum bonus opportunity under the Executive Bonus Plan for 2020. The threshold amount assumes threshold attainment of the Operating Income and Revenue goals and no attainment of the Individual Performance goal.

(2)

NEOs. For further information regarding these awards, seeplease refer to the “Compensation Discussion &and Analysis — Long-Term Incentive Compensation” above.section of this proxy statement.

(3)

The amounts listed in this column reflect the aggregate grant date fair value of options granted during the year ended December 31, 2020, calculated in accordance with FASB ASC 718 and excluding the impact of estimated forfeitures related to service-based vesting conditions. Assumptions used in the calculation of these amounts are included in Note 2 to our Consolidated Financial Statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February 19, 2021. These amounts reflect the accounting expense for these awards and do not correspond to the actual value, if any, that will be recognized by the named executive officers.

(4)

The Compensation Committee approved these equity awards at a meeting held on June 22, 2020, but in accordance with the terms of the Company’s Equity Award Policy the awards were granted on July 30, 2020, which was the first day of the next open trading window following the Compensation Committee’s approval.

(5)

The Threshold, Target and Maximum amounts estimated for Mr. Park were converted from Korean Won based on the spot rate as of February 2, 2021, which was 1,117.45.

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Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End

The following table shows the number of shares covered by both exercisable and non-exercisable stock options and the number of restricted sharesRSUs and PSUs held by our named executive officersNEOs as of December 31, 2020.2023.

 

   Option Awards          Stock Awards 

Name

  Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options
Exercisable
(#)
   Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options
Unexercisable
(#)
  Option
Exercise
Price ($)
   Option
Expiration
Date
   Number of
Shares or
Units of Stock That

Have Not
Vested
(#)
  Market Value of
Shares or
Units of Stock That
Have Not
Vested
($)(1)
 

Giel Rutten

   31,250   343,750(2)   14.17   7/30/2030        
   18,750   84,375(3)   9.48   2/15/2029        
   29,037   9,375(4)   9.86   2/27/2027        
                  343,750(5)   5,183,750

Stephen D. Kelley

       28,125(6)   9.86   2/27/2027        
                  12,500(7)   188,500

Megan Faust

   65,625   84,375(3)   9.48   2/15/2029        
   62,500   7,500(4)   9.86   2/27/2027        
   39,000   (8)   8.88   9/12/2026        

Mark N. Rogers

   75,000   125,000(9)   7.40   6/10/2029        

John C. Stone

   65,625   84,375(3)   9.48   2/15/2029        
   18,750   9,375(4)   9.86   2/27/2027        

YoungKuk Park

   56,250   93,750(10)   7.31   5/15/2029        
     Option Awards        Stock Awards 

Name

 Grant
Date
  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
Expiration
Date
  Number of
Shares or
Units of
Stock That
Have Not
Vested (#)(1)
  Market
Value of
Shares or
Units of
Stock That
Have Not
Vested

($)(2)
  Equity
Incentive Plan
Awards:
Number of
Unearned
Shares, Units, or
Other Rights
That Have Not
Vested (#)(3)
  Equity
Incentive
Plan
Awards:
Market or
Payout Value
of Unearned
Shares,
Units, or
Other Rights
That Have
Not Vested
($)(2)
 

Giel Rutten

  2/15/2019   10,625   —    —    9.48   2/15/2029     
  7/30/2020   102,500   —    —    14.17   7/30/2030     
  2/24/2022        32,244(4)   1,072,758   
  2/16/2023        55,679(5)   1,852,440   
  2/16/2023          83,518(6)   2,778,644 
  12/14/2023        43,857(7)   1,459,122   
  12/14/2023          106,638(8)   3,547,846 

Megan Faust

  2/15/2019   8,200   —    —    9.48   2/15/2029     
  2/11/2021        3,812(9)   126,825   
  2/24/2022        10,479(4)   348,636   
  2/24/2022          41,917(10)   1,394,579 
  2/16/2023        16,703(5)   555,709   
  2/16/2023          25,055(6)   833,580 
  12/14/2023          18,023(8)   599,625 

 

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     Option Awards        Stock Awards 

Name

 Grant
Date
  Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options
Exercisable
(#)
  Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options
Unexercisable
(#)
  Equity
Incentive
Plan
Awards:
Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Unearned
Options (#)
  Option
Exercise
Price ($)
  Option
Expiration
Date
  Number of
Shares or
Units of
Stock That
Have Not
Vested (#)(1)
  Market
Value of
Shares or
Units of
Stock That
Have Not
Vested

($)(2)
  Equity
Incentive Plan
Awards:
Number of
Unearned
Shares, Units, or
Other Rights
That Have Not
Vested (#)(3)
  Equity
Incentive
Plan
Awards:
Market or
Payout Value
of Unearned
Shares,
Units, or
Other Rights
That Have
Not Vested
($)(2)
 

Mark N. Rogers

  6/10/2019   150,000   —    —    7.40   6/10/2029     
  2/11/2021        3,268(9)   108,726   
  2/24/2022        5,642(4)   187,709   
  2/24/2022          22,570(10)   750,904 
  2/16/2023        7,423(5)   246,963   
  2/16/2023          11,135(6)   370,461 
  12/14/2023          8,260(8)   274,810 

Farshad Haghighi

  2/11/2021        1,337(9)   44,482   
  2/24/2022        5,577(4)   185,547   
  2/24/2022          22,570(10)   750,904 
  2/16/2023        7,357(5)   244,767   
  2/16/2023          11,135(6)   370,461 
  12/14/2023          8,260(8)   274,810 

Kevin K. Engel

  2/11/2021        1,607(9)   53,465   
  2/24/2022        2,790(4)   92,823   
  2/24/2022          11,285(10)   375,452 
  2/16/2023        5,520(5)   183,650   
  2/16/2023          8,351(6)   277,838 
  12/14/2023          8,260(8)   274,810 

Notes

 

(1)

This column represents unvested RSUs outstanding as of December 31, 2023.

(2)

The market value of the unvested shares of restricted stock is based onamounts in this column are calculated by multiplying the closing market price of our common stock onas of December 29, 2023 ($33.27) by the number of RSUs or PSUs, as applicable, listed for the specified NEO. The amounts in this column do not necessarily represent the fair value for expensing purposes or the fair value of awards that were expected to vest as of December 31, 2020.

(2)

This stock option was granted on July 30, 2020 and vests in equal quarterly installments at the rate of 8.33% per quarter over three years.2023.

 

(3)

This stock option was granted on February 15, 2019 and vests over four yearscolumn represents unvested awards of PSUs outstanding as follows: 25% of the sharesDecember 31, 2023 that remain subject to a performance condition and assuming achievement of such performance condition: (i) for the option vest onPSUs granted in 2022 and December 2023, at the first anniversaryTarget level of performance; and (ii) for the grant date and 1/16thFebruary 2023 PSUs, at the threshold level of the shares subject to the option vest quarterly thereafter.performance.

 

(4)

This stock optionRSU award was granted on February 27, 201724, 2022 and vests annually at a rate of 25% over four years as follows: 25% of the shares subject to the option vest on the first anniversary of the grant date and 1/16th of the shares subject to the option vest quarterly thereafter.years.

 

(5)

The restricted stockThis RSU award was granted on July 30, 2020February 16, 2023 and vests in equal quarterly installmentsannually at thea rate of 8.33% per quarter25% over threefour years.

 

(6)

This stock optionPSU award was granted on February 27, 201716, 2023 and will vest, if at all, based on the Company’s achievement of an earnings per share performance goal for the 2023-2024 Performance Period.

(7)

This RSU award was granted on December 14, 2023 and vests in equal quarterly installmentsfull on July 1, 2024.

(8)

This PSU award was granted on December 14, 2023 and will vest, if at all, based on the Company’s achievement of the performance goal for the 2024 Performance Period.

(9)

This RSU was granted on February 11, 2021 and vests annually at a rate of 6.25% per quarter25% over four years.

 

(7)(10)

The restricted stockThis PSU award was granted on February 27, 201724, 2022 and vests in equal quarterly installmentswill vest, if at the rate of 6.25% per quarter over four years.

(8)

This stock option was granted on September 12, 2016 and vests over four years as follows: 25% of the shares subject to the option vestall, based on the first anniversaryCompany’s achievement of an earnings per share performance goal for the grant date and 1/16th of the shares subject to the option vest quarterly thereafter.

(9)

This stock option was granted on June 10, 2019 and vests over four years as follows: 25% of the shares subject to the option vest on the first anniversary of the grant date and 1/16th of the shares subject to the option vest quarterly thereafter.2022-2023 Performance Period.

 

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(10)

This stock option was granted on May 15, 2019 and vests over four years as follows: 25% of the shares subject to the option vest on the first anniversary of the grant date and 1/16th of the shares subject to the option vest quarterly thereafter.

2020 Option Exercises and Stock Vested

The following table shows, with respect to our NEOs, the number of shares underlying stock options that were exercised, and the number of shares underlying RSAs, RSUs, and PSUs that vested, during the year ended December 31, 2023.

 

  Number of
Shares
Acquired
on Exercise (#)
   Value Realized
on Exercise ($)(1)
   Number  of
Shares
Acquired
on  Vesting(#)
   Value Realized
on  Vesting ($)(2)
   Number of
Shares
Acquired
on Exercise (#)
   Value Realized
on Exercise ($)(1)
   Number of
Shares
Acquired
on Vesting (#)
   Value Realized
on Vesting ($)(2)
 

Giel Rutten

   114,713    498,822    31,250    370,313    60,000    830,898    119,498    3,203,864 

Stephen D. Kelley

   421,875    1,505,130    50,000    601,688 

Megan Faust

   86,000    413,265    —        —        48,300    794,990    47,033    1,200,875 

Mark N. Rogers

   —        —        —        —        —     —     39,201    1,001,197 

John C. Stone

   28,125    151,600    —        —     

YoungKuk Park

   —        —        —        —     

Farshad Haghighi

   6,250    108,831    17,431    444,893 

Kevin K. Engel

   6,250    98,727    19,601    500,611 

 

Notes

 

(1)

This column represents the difference between the aggregate market value of the shares for which the option was exercised and the aggregate exercise price for such shares.

 

(2)

This column represents the product of the number of shares acquired on vesting multiplied by the per share market value of our common stock on the applicable vesting date.

Potential Payments Upon Termination orEmployment, Severance, and Change in Control Arrangements

As discussed in the CD&A and elsewhere in this proxy statement, the Company entered into Executive Severance Agreements with each of Mr. Rutten, Ms. Faust, Mr. Haghighi, Mr. Rogers, and Mr. Engel.

Mr. Rutten

Pursuant to his employment offer letter, dated June 24, 2020, ifthe Rutten Agreement, upon termination of Mr. Rutten’s employment is terminated by Amkorthe Company has without “cause”“Cause” or by Mr. Rutten for “good reason,“Good Reason,heeach as defined in the Rutten Agreement, Mr. Rutten will be entitled to: continuation of his(i) where such termination occurs within three months prior, or twenty-four months after, a Change in Control: (A) a lump sum equal to two times Mr. Rutten’s then-current base salary and target bonus, (B) a pro-rata target bonus for the year of termination, (C) a lump sum payment of health insurance premiums for eighteen months, (D) full-vesting acceleration for time-vesting equity awards, and (E) payment of salary, unused vacation time, and vested benefits earned prior to termination; or (ii) in all other cases: (A) continuation of Mr. Rutten’s then-current base salary and target bonus for an 18-month period;eighteen-month period (or 1.5 times the sum of his annual base salary and target bonus), (B) a pro-rata bonus for the year of termination determined based on the actual bonus, if any, he would have been paid for such year absent such termination; paymenttermination, (C) bi-weekly installment payments of health insurance premiums for up to 18 months;eighteen months, (D) vesting acceleration of the portion of all unvested time-vesting equity awards that would have vested within eighteen months after a termination, and (E) payment of salary, unused vacation time, and vested benefits earned prior to termination.

With respect to equity awards, in The Compensation Committee believes that the event Mr. Rutten’s employment is terminated due to death or disability, each award will vest in full. In the event Mr. Rutten’s employment is terminated by the Company for “cause” or by him without “good reason,” any unvested award will be forfeited in accordance with the standard terms and conditions of the 2007 Equity Plan. If,Rutten Agreement, including the events triggering post-termination payments to Mr. Rutten, are appropriate in connection withlight of his unique leadership capabilities and the impact of his termination on the Company’s long-term success.

Other NEOs

Under the Executive Severance Agreements for Ms. Faust, Mr. Rogers, Mr. Haghighi, and Mr. Engel in the case of a termination by the Company without Cause or following a “change in control”termination by the applicable NEO for “Good Reason” (as defined in the 2007 Equity Plan), his employmentapplicable Executive Severance Agreement) within three months prior, or twenty-four months

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after, a Change in Control, the applicable NEO is entitled to: (i) a lump sum equal to 1.5 times the applicable NEO’s then-current base salary and target bonus; (ii) a pro-rata target bonus for the year of termination; (iii) a lump sum payment of health insurance premiums for eighteen months; (iv) full-vesting acceleration for time-vesting equity awards; and (v) payment of salary, unused vacation time, and vested benefits earned prior to termination.

If the applicable NEO is terminated by the Company without “cause” and“Cause,” as such term is defined in the applicable Executive Severance Agreement, other than due to his death or disability or by him for “good reason,” each award will be treated as the plan administrator determines in accordance with the 2007 Equity Plan, including, without limitation, assumption or grant of a substitute award by the successor or acquiring company. If the successor or acquiring company does not assume or provide a substitute for the awards, the awards will fully vest in connection with a Change in Control, the applicable NEO is entitled to: (i) continuation of such change in control. The grant date will beNEO’s then-current base salary and target bonus for a twelve-month period; (ii) a pro-rata bonus for the year of termination determined based on the dateactual bonus, if any, such NEO would have been paid for such year absent such termination; (iii) bi-weekly installment payments of approval byhealth insurance premiums for twelve months; and (iv) payment of salary, unused vacation time, and vested benefits earned prior to termination.

Under the Compensation Committee, or, ifExecutive Severance Agreements for Ms. Faust, Mr. Rogers, and Mr. Engel the Company is in a blackout period on such date, the first day of the next open trading window following such approval.

Mr. Rutten’s right to receive severance benefits, as described above, is contingent upon histhe applicable NEO’s compliance with certain non-competition and non-solicitation obligations for 18twelve months following his termination of employment,a separation from service and certain non-disparagement, confidentiality, and intellectual property assignment obligations for an indefinite period. The restrictive covenants under the Executive Severance Agreement for Mr. Haghighi, who resides in California, are generally similar to those applicable to Ms. Faust, Mr. Rogers, and Mr. Engel except that the non-competition and non-solicitation covenants under his Executive Severance Agreement expire upon his separation from service.

WithPost-Termination Compensation Provisions - Equity Award Agreements

Subject to the exceptionterms of the foregoing, noneRutten Agreement and the Executive Severance Agreements described above, and as discussed in the CD&A and elsewhere in this proxy statement, our standard forms of equity award agreements for our U.S. executives hasNEOs include post-termination vesting under certain circumstances.

RSUs. Under the RSU Award Agreement and the Rutten RSU Award Agreement, unvested RSUs will vest in full upon the NEO’s death or disability. Unvested RSUs will also vest in part (on a pension benefitpro rata basis) if the NEO retires on or post-retirement health coverage arrangement providedafter the date on which the sum of (i) the NEO’s age (rounded down to the nearest whole month) plus (ii) the number of years (rounded down to the nearest whole month) of service with the Company equals or is greater than 75. In such an event, unvested RSUs in the tranche that is next scheduled to vest will automatically vest pro rata upon the NEO’s retirement. RSU vesting following certain involuntary terminations of employment (including in connection with a Change in Control) for Mr. Rutten and our other NEOs are governed by Amkor.the Rutten Agreement and the Executive Severance Agreements, respectively, and are discussed above. Under the Rutten RSU Award Agreement, unvested RSUs will also vest at 100% in the event Mr. Rutten is terminated by the Company without Cause.

PSUs. Under the PSU Award Agreement, unvested PSUs will vest in part (on a pro rata basis) in the event of the NEO’s death or disability. Unvested PSUs will similarly vest on a pro rata basis in the event of the NEO’s retirement unless the retirement occurs within the six-month period following the Date of Grant (as defined in the PSU Award Agreement), in which case the unvested PSUs will be forfeited. In the event of a Change in Control (as defined in the 2021 Equity Plan), unvested PSUs will vest at 100% or greater (depending upon the level of achievement of the Performance Goal (as defined in the PSU Award Agreement)), in each case, in accordance with the terms of the PSU Award Agreement. Under the Rutten PSU Award Agreement, unvested PSUs will become fully vested in the event Mr. Rutten is terminated by the Company without Cause.

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Post-Employment Compensation

AsExcept as described in the Compensation DiscussionCD&A and Analysis above, our named executive officersNEOs are employees at will and other than Mr. Rutten (as described above), do not have employment change-in-controlagreements or severance agreementsother similar arrangements with us. The information and related tables presented below reflect the amount of compensation that would become payable to our named executive officers

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Potential Payments upon certain events if the named executive officer’s employment had terminated,Termination or a changeChange in control had occurred on December 31, 2020. The figures shown in the tables presented below are based, where applicable, on Amkor’s closing stock price on that date and any actual amounts paid under these scenarios, should they occur in the future, may be different. For purposes of this section, we have excluded amounts that would become payable under programs that are generally available to Amkor’s salaried employees (e.g., our 401(k) plan and Company-provided life insurance).Control

Cash Payments upon Termination of Service

Except as described above with respect to Mr. Rutten, Amkor does not have any executive contracts or agreements that provide forFor a discussion of the cash severance payments for terminationspayable to our NEOs upon termination, please refer to the “Employment, Severance, and Change in Control Arrangements” section of any kind for U.S.-based executives. Furthermore, there is no policy that obligates us to pay severance under any circumstances. In the past, we have had an informal and discretionary practice regarding severance payments where employees whose service is involuntarily terminated due to a reduction in force have generally received three weeks of base salary pay for their first year of service and one week of base salary for every year of service thereafter. This practice and formula has been used typically for non-executive officers. For executives, informal and discretionary past practice has generally ranged from providing six to twelve months of base salary and in one case, approximately 24 months of base salary.this proxy statement.

Treatment of Equity upon Termination and Change in Controlof Service

The following table shows the additional vesting, if any, for unvested equity awards and the exercise periods for vested stock option awards, if applicable, shouldupon a termination of employment in the following events occur.various circumstances listed.

 

Treatment of Outstanding Stock Options and Restricted StockEquity Awards upon Various Termination Events

Award TypeVoluntary

Resignation
(1)
Retirement
(2)

VoluntaryInvoluntary

ResignationNot for

Cause
(3)

 For Cause
Termination
Change in
Control
(4)
DeathDisability

Normal

Retirement

(1)Options

 Involuntary
Not for
Cause
For Cause
Termination
Change in
Control
DeathDisability

No additional vestingForfeiture of Restricted Stock or Stock Options;
unvested option;
up to 3 months
to
exercise vested Stock Options


option
 No additional vestingForfeiture of Restricted Stock or Stock Options;
unvested option; up
to 24 months to
exercise vested
option

CEO:

Acceleration
of options that
would have vested
within 18 months;
up to 24 months to
exercise vested Stock Optionsoption

Other NEOs:
Forfeiture of
unvested option;
up to
3 months to
exercise vested
option

 No additional
vestingForfeiture of
Restricted Stock
or Stock
Options; up to
3 months to
exercise vested
Stock Options
No additional
vesting of
Restricted
Stock or
Stock
Options; up
to 3 months
to exercise
vested Stock
Options
Accelerated
vesting of
Restricted Stock
and Stock Options
(if not assumed);

unvested option;
up to 3 months
to

exercise vested
Stock Options

option
 Accelerated
vesting of
Restricted Stock
and Stock
Options;

vesting;

up to 24
months to
exercise
vested Stock
Options

option

 Accelerated
vesting of
Restricted Stock
and Stock
Options;

vesting;

up to 24
 months
to

exercise vested
option

Accelerated

vesting; up to 24

months to
exercise

vested

option

RSUForfeiture of all
unvested RSUs
Pro rata vesting
(next tranche only)

CEO:

Accelerated vesting of RSUs that would have vested Stock
Optionswithin 18 months

Other NEOs: Forfeiture of all unvested RSUs

December 2023 RSUs - full vesting

Forfeiture of all
unvested
RSUs
Accelerated
vesting
Accelerated

vesting

Accelerated

vesting

PSUForfeiture of all
unvested PSUs
Pro rata vesting at
determination date
(if retirement is
more than 6 months
after grant date)

Forfeiture of all unvested PSUs

CEO:

December 2023
PSUs - full vesting

Forfeiture of all
unvested
PSUs
Vesting on
determination
date at greater of
target or actual
attainment (if
award assumed
and employment
terminated
without cause or
with Good Reason
prior to
determination
date)
Pro rata
vesting at
determination
date
Pro rata vesting
at determination
date

 

Notes

 

(1)

Normal retirement is definedDoes not include resignations for “Good Reason” as discussed in Note 4 below.

(2)

“Retirement” generally means a voluntary termination of serviceemployment on or after the date when the sum of (i) the executive’sNEO’s age (rounded down to the nearest whole month), plus (ii) and the number of years (rounded down to the

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nearest whole month) that the executiveNEO has provided services to the Company equals or is greater than seventy-five (75).exceeds 75. As of December 31, 2023, Mr. Rutten, Mr. Haghighi and Mr. Engel would have been eligible for benefits with respect to Retirement.

Based

(3)

Does not include terminations in connection with a Change in Control. The Rutten Agreement provides for accelerated vesting of options that would have vested within eighteen months after a termination without Cause or for Good Reason (other than in connection with a Change in Control). For all other NEOs, the vesting terms are governed by the Company’s applicable forms of equity award agreement.

(4)

Under the Rutten Agreement and the Executive Severance Agreements for our other NEOs, in the event that the applicable NEO is terminated by the Company other than for Cause or by the NEO for Good Reason during the period beginning 90 days before a Change in Control and ending on the second anniversary of the Change in Control (a “Qualifying CIC Termination”), the applicable NEO’s unvested time-based equity awards will immediately and fully vest, and any vested options will remain exercisable until the earlier of twenty-four months following termination or the option’s original expiration date. Under the PSU Award Agreement, if the PSUs are assumed by the acquiring or successor company and, prior to the Determination Date (as defined in the PSU Award Agreement), the NEO’s employment is terminated by the Company other than for Cause or by the NEO for Good Reason, then a number of PSUs will vest on the Determination Date based on the higher of (i) 100% achievement of the Performance Goal (as defined in the PSU Award Agreement) and (ii) the actual percentage of the Performance Goal that had been achieved at the time of the Change in Control. “Good Reason” is defined in both the PSU Award Agreement and the RSU Award Agreement as: (i) a material reduction in the NEO’s authority, duties, or responsibilities; (ii) a material reduction in the NEO’s base salary or bonus opportunity (other than certain pay reductions not specific to the NEO); or (iii) any material breach by the Company of any material provision of the PSU Award Agreement or RSU Award Agreement, as applicable. Under the Rutten Agreement and the Executive Severance Agreements, the definition of “Good Reason” includes, in addition to the first and second events described above, a relocation of the NEO’s principal place of employment by more than 50 miles. Under the Rutten Agreement, the definition of “Good Reason” also includes a change in Mr. Rutten’s title or requiring Mr. Rutten to report to anyone other than the Board of Directors.

Post-Termination Compensation Table

In the table below, we summarize the estimated payments that will be made to each of our NEOs upon a termination of employment in the various circumstances listed. The table should be read together with the CD&A, the above table regarding the treatment of equity awards as outlinedupon termination, and other information regarding post-termination compensation for the NEOs set forth above in this “Potential Payments upon Termination or Change in Control” section and in the preceding“Employment, Severance, and Change in Control Arrangements” section of this proxy statement. Unless noted otherwise in the table, the followingmaterial assumptions that we used in creating the table shows the value attributable to the acceleration of vesting for outstanding restricted stock and stock options held by each named executive officerare as of December 31, 2020 under each acceleration event described above. The value shown is based on a termination date or a change in control as of December 31, 2020 using the closing price of our common stock on December 31, 2020, which was $15.08.follows:

 

Date of Termination. Any triggering event (e.g., termination, resignation, Change in Control, death, or disability) is assumed to have occurred on December 31, 2023, with base salaries in effect at the end of the 2023 fiscal year being used for purposes of the payout calculation.

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Price per Share of Common Stock. Calculations requiring a per share stock price are made using the closing price of our common stock on December 29, 2023, which was $33.27. Any actual amounts paid under these scenarios, should they occur in the future, may be different.


  Value of Accelerated Vesting of Unvested Shares of Restricted Stock and Unvested Stock Options 

Name

 Voluntary
Resignation  ($)
 Normal
Retirement ($)
 Involuntary
Not for
Cause ($)
 For Cause
Termination ($)
 Change-in
Control ($)
  Death ($)  Disability ($) 

Giel Rutten

 —     —     —     —      6,018,000   6,018,000   6,018,000 

Stephen D. Kelley    

 —     —     —     —      335,313   335,313   335,313 

Megan Faust    

 —     —     —     —      511,650   511,650   511,650 

Mark N. Rogers

 —     —     —     —      960,000   960,000   960,000 

John C. Stone

 —     —     —     —      521,438   521,438   521,438 

YoungKuk Park

 —     —     —     —      728,438   728,438   728,438 

Generally Available Compensation and Benefits. For purposes of this section, we have excluded amounts that would become payable under programs that are generally available to Amkor’s salaried employees (e.g., the 401(k) Plan and Company-provided life insurance) and other post-termination compensation generally available to Amkor’s salaried employees (e.g., earned but unpaid salary and accrued but unused vacation time).

 

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Assumption of Equity Awards Following a Change in Control. Except as otherwise set forth in the table below, the values shown for a Change in Control assume that a Qualifying CIC Termination has occurred for purposes of the Executive Severance Agreements.

Performance Goal Attainment. The values included in the table below and attributable to the settlement of PSUs and payments made under the Executive Bonus Plan assume an actual attainment of 100% for the applicable performance period.

Restrictive Covenants. To the extent that that we have any post-termination compensation arrangement that requires any of our NEOs to execute a general release of claims in favor of Amkor or to comply with the terms of any non-competition, non-solicitation, confidentiality, or similar restrictive covenant as a condition to receiving post-termination compensation payments pursuant to such arrangement, we have assumed that the NEO has complied with all such requirements.

Executive Bonus Plan. We describe the Executive Bonus Plan in the CD&A under “Elements of Our Compensation Program — Annual Incentive Opportunities.” Amounts earned by and paid to the NEOs during 2023 under the Executive Bonus Plan are disclosed in the Summary Compensation Table.

   Post-Termination Compensation Payments and Benefits Table 

Name

  Voluntary
Resignation
($)(1)
   Retirement
($)(2)
   Involuntary
Not for
Cause
Termination
($)(3)
   For Cause
Termination
($)
   Change in
Control
($)(4)
   Death ($)   Disability
($)
 

Giel Rutten

       3,552,737    10,261,170        19,546,281    7,328,223    7,328,223 

Megan Faust 

       —     1,174,734        6,918,769    3,287,273    3,287,273 

Mark N. Rogers

       —     1,074,321        4,346,976    1,677,580    1,677,580 

Farshad Haghighi

       1,248,091    1,087,264        4,297,787    1,608,978    1,608,978 

Kevin K. Engel

       744,017    890,100        3,219,134    996,044    996,044 

Notes

(1)

Does not include resignations for “Good Reason” as discussed in Note 4 below.

(2)

As of December 31, 2023, Mr. Rutten, Mr. Haghighi, and Mr. Engel would have been eligible for benefits with respect to Retirement.

(3)

The amounts shown in the table for Mr. Rutten include, pursuant to the Rutten Agreement: (i) continuation of Mr. Rutten’s then-current base salary and target bonus for an eighteen-month period; (ii) a pro-rata bonus for the year of termination determined based on the actual bonus, if any, he would have been paid for such year absent such termination; (iii) payment of health insurance premiums for eighteen months; and (iv) full-vesting acceleration of the portion of all unvested time-vesting equity award that would have vested within eighteen months after a termination. The amounts shown in the table for each of Ms. Faust, Mr. Rogers, Mr. Haghighi, and Mr. Engel include, pursuant to their respective Executive Severance Agreements: (i) continuation of such NEO’s then-current base salary and target bonus for a twelve-month period; (ii) a pro-rata bonus for the year of termination determined based on the actual bonus, if any, such NEO would have been paid for such year absent such termination; and (iii) payment of health insurance premiums for twelve months.

(4)

The amounts shown in the table for Mr. Rutten include, pursuant to the Rutten Agreement: (i) a lump sum equal to two times Mr. Rutten’s then-current base salary and target bonus; (ii) a pro-rata target bonus for the year of termination; (iii) payment of health insurance premiums for eighteen months; and (iv) full-vesting acceleration for time-vesting equity awards. The amounts shown in the table for each of Ms. Faust, Mr. Rogers, Mr. Haghighi, and Mr. Engel include, pursuant to their respective Executive Severance Agreements: (i) a lump sum equal to 1.5 times the applicable NEO’s then-current base salary and target bonus; (ii) a pro-rata target bonus for the year of termination; (iii) payment of health insurance premiums for eighteen months; and (iv) full-vesting acceleration for time-vesting equity awards.

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SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENTSecurity Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management

The following table sets forth certain information regardingpresents the beneficial ownership of our outstanding common stock asby beneficial owners of February 28, 2021 by:

each person or entity who is known by us to beneficially ownmore than 5% or more of our outstanding common stock;

stock, each of our directors;directors and

each named NEOs, and all of our directors and executive officer.

Beneficial Ownershipofficers as a group. This information is as of March 1, 2024, except as otherwise indicated in the notes to the table.

 

Name and Address†

  Number of
Shares
(a)
   Percentage
Ownership
(%)
 

James J. Kim Family Group(b)

   142,419,869    58.2 

915 Investments LP(c)

   49,594,980    20.3 

Sujochil(c)

   19,484,809    8.0 

Dimensional Fund Advisors LP(d)

Building One

6300 Bee Cave Road

Austin, TX 78746

   16,722,945    6.9 

Douglas A. Alexander(e)

   64,655    * 

Roger A. Carolin(f)

   176,489    * 

Winston J. Churchill(g)

   97,406    * 

Megan Faust(h)

   186,719    * 

Stephen D. Kelley(i)

   651,825    * 

James J. Kim(j)

   72,010,820    29.5 

John T. Kim(k)

   67,629,458    27.7 

Susan Y. Kim(l)

   67,934,579    27.8 

Daniel Liao(m)

   34,313    * 

MaryFrances McCourt

   40,498    * 

Robert R. Morse(n)

   186,489    * 

YoungKuk Park(o)

   67,589    * 

Mark N. Rogers(p)

   40,000    * 

Giel Rutten(q)

   461,537    * 

John C. Stone(r)

   36,391    * 

Gil C. Tily(s)

   147,489    * 

David N. Watson(t)

   156,489    * 

All directors and executive officers (17 individuals)(u)

   144,767,758    58.9 

Name and Address†

  Number of
Shares
(1)
   Percentage
Ownership
(%)
 

James J. Kim Family Group (2)

   132,643,013    53.8 

John T. Kim (2)(3)

   70,426,981    28.6 

Susan Y. Kim (2)(10)

   63,812,540    25.9 

915 Investments, LP (2)

   39,594,980    16.1 

Sujochil, LP (2)

   19,484,809    7.9 

Kim Capital Partners - KCP, LLC (2)

   16,710,668    6.8 

James J. Kim (2)(11)

   12,386,916    5.0 

BlackRock, Inc. (4)

55 East 52nd Street

New York, NY 10055

   14,920,491    6.1 

Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (5)

Building One

6300 Bee Cave Road

Austin, TX 78746

   14,862,198    6.0 

The Vanguard Group, Inc. (6)

100 Vanguard Blvd.

Malvern, PA 19355

   14,756,992    6.0 

Douglas A. Alexander (7)

   116,632    * 

Roger A. Carolin (8)

   188,392    * 

Winston J. Churchill (9)

   63,203    * 

Kevin K. Engel

   4,921    * 

Megan Faust (12)

   55,823    * 

Farshad Haghighi

   18,265    * 

Daniel Liao (13)

   86,216    * 

MaryFrances McCourt (14)

   69,901    * 

Robert R. Morse (15)

   231,338    * 

Mark N. Rogers (16)

   180,280    * 

Giel Rutten (17)

   232,601    * 

Gil C. Tily (18)

   149,218    * 

David N. Watson (19)

   208,392    * 

All directors and executive officers (15 individuals) (20)

   77,804,638    31.4 

 

Notes

 

*

Represents less than 1%.

 

The address for each person or entity is c/o Amkor Technology, Inc., 2045 East Innovation Circle, Tempe, Arizona 85284 unless otherwise noted.

 

(a)(1)

The number and percentage of shares beneficially owned is determined in accordance with Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act. The information is not necessarily indicative of beneficial ownership for any other purpose. Under this rule, beneficial ownership includes any share over which the individual or entity has voting power or investment power. In computingpower, which includes the power to dispose of or to direct the disposition of such share. A person is deemed to be a beneficial owner of any shares of which that person has a right to acquire beneficial ownership within 60 days. The number of shares beneficially owned by a person and the

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percentage ownership of that person includes shares of our common stock subject toissuable upon: (i) the exercise of options held by that person

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that will becomeare exercisable within 60 days of February 28, 2021March 1, 2024; (ii) the vesting of RSUs that vest within 60 days of March 1, 2024; and (iii) the vesting of PSUs for which the performance criteria has been achieved and that vest within 60 days of March 1, 2024. Securities that can be so acquired are deemed outstanding.to be outstanding for purposes of computing such person’s ownership percentage, but not for purposes of computing any other person’s percentage. Under these rules, more than one person may be deemed to be a beneficial owner of the same securities, and a person may be deemed to be a beneficial owner of securities as to which such person has no economic interest. The information contained in the table is not necessarily indicative of beneficial ownership for any other purpose, and the inclusion of any shares in the table does not constitute an admission of beneficial ownership of those shares. Unless otherwise indicated and subject to applicable community property laws, each person or entity has sole voting and investment power with respect to shares shown as beneficially owned.

 

(b)(2)

As reported by James J. Kim and other reporting persons on a Schedule 13D/A filed with the SEC onof March 16, 2021 (the “Kim Schedule 13D”), Mr.1, 2024, James J. Kim, our Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors, members of Mr. Kim’s immediate family, entitiesLiam E. Blaney, an employee of Susan Y. Kim, partnerships owned by Mr. Kim and members of his immediate family, limited liability companies owned by members of Mr. Kim’s immediate family (the “Kim LLCs”), and trusts created by Mr. Kim and members of his immediate family for the benefit of Mr. Kim and members of his immediate family each of which trusts is so named(the “Kim Trusts” and designated incollectively with the foregoing persons and entities, the “James J. Kim Schedule 13D (“the “Kim Trusts”Family Group”), directly own directly 142,419,869132,643,013 shares, or approximately 58.2%53.8%, of our outstanding common stock. Of this total number of shares, 530,000595,000 of them are shares underlying options exercisable within 60 days of February 28, 2021.

According to the Kim Schedule 13D, of the 142,419,869 shares beneficially owned, 51,184,857 shares are held by James J. Kim individually, of which 325,000 shares are issuable upon the exercise of stock options exercisable within 60 days of February 28, 2021; 20,825,963 shares are held by James J.March 1, 2024. Of the 132,643,013 shares beneficially owned: 1,262,787 shares are held by Mr. Kim individually; 11,124,129 shares are held by Mr. Kim in his capacity as trustee of certain Kim Trusts, all of which are subject to shared investment power and shared voting power; 39,594,980 shares are held by 915 Investments, LP, a partnership in which Susan Y. Kim is the sole general partner (the “915 Partnership”); 715,000 shares are held by Mr. Kim’s spouse, Agnes C. Kim, all of which Mrs. Kim has sole voting and investment power; 44,694,216 shares are held by Mr. Kim’s son, John T. Kim, individually, of which 36,360,155 shares are subject to shared voting power and 38,838,480 shares are subject to shared investment power; 25,732,765 shares are held by John T. Kim in his capacity as trustee of certain Kim Trusts, of which 7,539,500 shares are subject to shared voting power, 10,101,032 shares are shares as to which he has no voting power, and 18,138,764 shares are subject to shared investment power; 2,487,071 shares are held by David D. Kim individually, of which he has shared investment power and no voting power as to 2,487,071 shares; 2,698,513 shares are held by David D. Kim in his capacity as trustee of certain Kim Trusts, of which 1,335,113 shares are subject to shared voting and investment power; 43,226,706 shares are held by Susan Y. Kim individually, of which 36,195,477 shares are subject to shared voting power and 38,673,802 shares are subject to shared investment power; 20,585,834 shares are held by Susan Y. Kim in her capacity as trustee of certain Kim Trusts, of which 7,539,500 shares are subject to shared voting power, 2,929,903 shares are shares as to which she has no voting power, and 9,690,829 shares are subject to shared investment power; 1,150,000 shares are held by The James and Agnes Kim Foundation, Inc. (the “Foundation”); 164,678 shares are held by Liam E. Blaney, as manager of Susins, LLC, all of which are subject to shared voting power and shared investment power; 2,478,325 shares are held by Sujoda Investments, LP, a partnership established for the benefit of members of James J. Kim’s family (the “Sujoda Partnership”); 19,484,809 shares are held by Sujochil, LP, a partnership established for the benefit of members of Mr. Kim’s family (the “Sujochil Partnership”); 164,678 shares are held by Susins, LLC; and 16,710,668 shares are held by Kim Capital Partners -KCP, LLC. Each of the individuals and entities comprising the James J. Kim Family Group may be deemed members of a group under Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act, and 4,622,043 shares are shares as to which he has no voting power; 49,594,980 shares are held by 915 Investments, LP, a partnership in which James J. Kim is the sole general partner (the “915 Partnership”); 23 shares are held by his spouse, Agnes C. Kim; 27,730,863 shares are held by John T. Kim individually, of which 100,000 shares are issuable upon the exercise of stock options exercisable within 60 days of February 28, 2021 and 25,674,640 shares are subject to shared voting and investment power; 39,898,595 shares are held by John T. Kim in his capacity as trustee of certain Kim Trusts, of which 17,659,500 shares are subject to shared voting power, 10,101,032 shares are shares as to which he has no voting power and 32,304,594 shares are subject to shared investment power; 6,205,472 shares are held by David D. Kim individually, 6,189,831 of which are subject to shared voting and investment power; 2,698,513 shares are held by David D. Kim in his capacity as trustee of certain Kim Trusts 1,335,113 of which are subject to shared voting and investment power; 30,293,021 shares are held by Susan Y. Kim individually, of which 105,000 shares are issuable upon the exercise of stock options exercisable within 60 days of February 28, 2021 and 25,674,640 shares are subject to shared voting and investment power; 37,641,558 shares are held by Susan Y. Kim in her capacity as trustee of certain Kim Trusts, of which 17,659,500 shares are subject to shared voting power, 10,961,950 shares are shares as to which she has no voting power and 33,558,493 shares are subject to shared investment power; 1,150,000 shares are held by The James and Agnes Kim Foundation, Inc. (the “Foundation”); 6,189,831 shares are held by Sujoda Investments, LP, a partnership established for the benefit of members of Mr. Kim’s family (the “Sujoda Partnership”) and 19,484,809 shares are held by Sujochil, LP, a partnership established for the benefit of members of Mr. Kim’s family (the “Sujochil Partnership”).

Each of the individuals named above in this footnote (b) (individually and as trustee of any of the Kim Trusts), the Sujoda Partnership, the Sujochil Partnership, the 915 Partnership, the Foundation and the Kim Trusts may be deemed members of a group under Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act consisting of members of James J. Kim’s family, the Kim Trusts, the Sujoda Partnership, the Sujochil Partnership, the 915 Partnership and the Foundation (collectively, the “James J. Kim Family Group”), which each may exercise voting and/or investment power in one or more capacities with respect to the shares of common stock in concert with other members of the James J. Kim Family Group. None of the trust agreements for the Kim Trusts or other relevant governing documents prohibit the persons authorized to vote shares of common stock of the Company from voting the shares of common stock of the Company held by them, in their discretion, in concert with other members of the James J. Kim Family Group. James J. Kim disclaims beneficial ownership of: (i) all of the shares held by Agnes C. Kim; and (ii) shares that are held in his capacity as trustee for the Kim Trusts.

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In June of 2013, the 915 Partnership acquired 49,594,980 shares of common stock in exchange for convertible notes issued by the Company in 2009 (the “Convert Shares”). The Convert Shares are subject to a voting agreement (the “Voting Agreement”) that requires the James J. Kim Family Group to vote the Convert Shares in a “neutral manner” on all matters submitted to the Company’s stockholders for a vote, which means that the Convert Shares must be voted in the same proportion as all of the other outstanding securities (excluding the other shares owned by the James J. Kim Family Group) that are actually voted on a proposal submitted to our stockholders for approval. The James J. Kim Family Group is not required to vote in a “neutral manner” any Convert Shares that, when aggregated with all other voting shares held by the James J. Kim Family Group, represent 41.6% or less of the total then-outstanding voting shares of our common stock. The Voting Agreement terminates upon the earliest of (i) such time as no principal amount of the Convert Shares remain outstanding and the James J. Kim Family Group no longer beneficially owns any of the Convert Shares, (ii) the consummation of a Change of Control (as defined in the Voting Agreement), or (iii) the mutual agreement of the James J. Kim Family Group and the Company. As a result of an underwritten secondary offering on September 6, 2023, the 915 Partnership sold 10,000,000 shares of common stock and currently holds 39,594,980 Convert Shares.

James J. Kim and Agnes C. Kim are husband and wife. James J.wife and Agnes C. Kim are the parents of Susan Y. Kim, David D. Kim, and John T. Kim. John T. Kim is the sole trustee of The John T. Kim Trust of December 31, 1987, has as its sole trustee, John T. Kim. John T. Kim is the parent of Allyson Lee Kim and Jason Lee Kim, and is the co-trustee of various Kim Trusts along with Susan Y. Kim or James J. Kim.Kim, and a manager of one of the Kim LLCs along with Liam E. Blaney. Susan Y. Kim is the parent of Alexandra Kim Panichello,Hays, Jacqueline Mary Panichello, and Dylan James Panichello, and is the co-trustee of various Kim Trusts along with John T. Kim

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or James J. Kim, and is a manager of one of the Kim LLCs along with John T. Kim. David D. Kim is the sole trustee of the James J. Kim 2008 Trust FBO Descendants of David D. Kim dated 2/5/08 and a co-trustee of the Irrevocable Deed of Trust of James J. Kim f/b/o Children of David D. Kim dated 11/11/05. James J. Kim and Susan Y. Kim are co-trustees of the Susan Y. Kim Qualified Annuity Trust under the Susan Y. Kim 2018-1 Irrevocable Trust Agreement dated 8/29/18, the James J. Kim 2018-12021 Qualified Annuity Trust U/A dated 8/30/18, the James J. Kim 2019-1 Qualified Annuity Trust U/A dated 9/10/19, the James J. Kim 2020-1 Qualified Annuity Trust U/A dated 4/1/20 and the Qualified Annuity Trust under the Susan Y. Kim 2020-1 Irrevocable Trust Agreement dated 4/1/20.12/15/21. John T. Kim and Susan Y. Kim are co-trustees of the Qualified AnnuityFamily Trust under the John T. Kim 2018 Irrevocable Trust Agreement dated 2/6/18, and the Susan Y.Irrevocable Deed of Trust of James J. Kim 2015Dated 12/24/92 fbo Alexandra Kim Panichello, the Irrevocable Deed of Trust of James J. Kim Dated 10/3/94 fbo Jacqueline Mary Panichello, the Irrevocable Deed of Trust of James J. Kim Dated 10/15/01 fbo Dylan James Panichello, the Irrevocable Deed of Trust of James J. Kim Dated 10/15/01 fbo Allyson Lee Kim, the Irrevocable Deed of Trust of James J. Kim Dated 11/17/03 fbo Jason Lee Kim, the John T. Kim 2007 Children’s Trust U/A dated 3/16/15.Dated 12/28/07, the James J. Kim 2008 Trust fbo Alexandra Kim Panichello Dated 2/5/08, the James J. Kim 2008 Trust fbo Jacqueline Mary Panichello Dated 2/5/08, the James J. Kim 2008 Trust fbo Dylan James Panichello Dated 2/5/08, and the James J. Kim 2008 Trust fbo the Descendants of John T. Kim Dated 2/5/08. James J. Kim and John T. Kim are co-trustees of the John T. Kim 2012 Generation-Skipping Trust U/A dated 12/11/12 and the Family Trust under the John T. Kim Irrevocable Trust Agreement dated 12/11/12. Susan Y. Kim is the sole trustee of the 2023 Grantor Retained Annuity Trust of Agnes C. Kim 2020-1 Qualifieddated 4/26/23, the 2023 Grantor Retained Annuity Trust U/Aof James J. Kim dated 12/16/20.4/26/23, and the 2023 Grantor Retained Annuity Trust of Susan Y. Kim dated 9/15/23. The trustees of each Kim Trust may be deemed to be the beneficial owners of the shares held by such Kim Trust. None of the Kim Trusts owns more than five percent of the outstanding shares of the common stock of the Company. James J.Susan Y. Kim, as general partner of the 915 Partnership, has voting and investment power with respect to all of the securities held by the 915 Partnership. The limited partners of the 915 Partnership are James J. Kim, Agnes C. Kim, the children of James J. Kim, Sujoda Partnership, and Sujoda Investments II, LP. The general partner of Sujoda Investments II, LP is Sujoda Management, LLC (“Sujoda Management”), and the limited partners are the children of James J. Kim. Sujoda Management, LLC is the general partner of Sujoda Partnership. The sole members of Sujoda Management, LLC are John T. Kim, Susan Y. Kim, and David D. Kim. TheSujoda Management is the general partner of the Sujoda Partnership, and the limited partners of Sujoda Partnership are descendantsthe grandchildren of James J. Kim. The sole members of Sujoda Management are John T. Kim, Susan Y. Kim, and David D. Kim. Susan Y. Kim has sole voting power of Sujoda Management. The general partners of the Sujochil Partnership are John T. Kim and Susan Y. Kim. The limited partners of the Sujochil Partnership are John T. Kim, Susan Y. Kim, two irrevocable trusts created by Susan Y. Kim for her descendants, two irrevocable trusts created by John T. Kim for his descendants, the 915 Partnership, Agnes

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C. Kim, and James J. Kim. In addition, allAll of the directors and officers of the Foundation are members of the James J. Kim Family Group. Accordingly,The members of the 915 Partnership, the Sujoda Partnership, the Sujochil Partnership, and the FoundationJames J. Kim Family Group might each be expected to vote his, her, or its shares of common stock in concert with the other members of the James J. Kim Family Group.

The James J. Kim Family Group may be deemed to have beneficial ownership of 142,419,869132,643,013 shares, or approximately 58.2%53.8%, of the outstanding shares of the common stock of the Company. Each of the foregoing persons statedindividuals who are members of the James J. Kim Family Group states that the filing of theirhis or her beneficial ownership reporting statements shall not be construed as an admission that such person is, for the purposes of SectionSections 13 or 13(g)and 16 of the Exchange Act and the rules promulgated thereunder, the beneficial owner of the shares of common stock reported as beneficially owned by the other members of such persons.group.

 

(c)(3)

As reported byOf the Kim Schedule 13D.

(d)

The Dimensional Fund Advisors LP reported in a Schedule 13G/A filed with the SEC on February 12, 2021 that it beneficially owns these shares as of December 31, 2020.

(e)

Includes 44,657 shares issuable upon the exercise of stock options exercisable by Mr. Alexander within 60 days of February 28, 2021.

(f)

Includes 140,000 shares issuable upon the exercise of stock options exercisable by Mr. Carolin within 60 days of February 28, 2021.

(g)

Includes 80,000 shares issuable upon the exercise of stock options exercisable by Mr. Churchill within 60 days of February 28, 2021.

(h)

Includes 179,500 shares issuable upon the exercise of stock options exercisable by Ms. Faust within 60 days of February 28, 2021.

(i)

As of May 28, 2020, the filing date of the last Section 16 report made by the Company on behalf of Mr. Kelley. Includes 365,625 shares issuable upon the exercise of stock options exercisable by Mr. Kelley within 60 days of May 28, 2020.

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(j)

Includes 325,000 shares issuable upon the exercise of options exercisable within 60 days of February 28, 2021. As reported by the Kim Schedule 13D, of the 51,184,857 shares owned by James J. Kim individually, 49,594,980 shares are held by 915 Investments, LP, a partnership in which Mr. Kim is the sole general partner and of the 20,825,963 shares held by Mr. Kim in his capacity as trustee of certain Kim Trusts, he has shared investment power as to all such shares and no voting power as to 4,622,043 shares. Said number does not include 23 shares owned by Agnes C. Kim, Mr. Kim’s spouse, of which Mrs. Kim has sole voting and investment power. Mr. James J. Kim disclaims beneficial ownership of such 23 shares, shares that are held in his capacity as trustee, and the shares held by 915 Investments, L.P. other than the shares attributed to his proportional ownership.

(k)

Includes 100,0000 shares issuable upon exercise of stock options exercisable within 60 days of February 28, 2021. As reported by the Kim Schedule 13D, of the 27,730,86344,694,216 shares held by John T. Kim individually, 6,189,8312,478,325 shares are held by the Sujoda Investments, L.P., a limited partnership established for the benefit of members of the James J. Kim Family,Partnership with respect to which Susan Y. Kim, John T. Kim, hasand David D. Kim have shared voting and investment power, andpower; 19,484,809 shares are owned by the Sujochil LP, a partnership established for the benefit of members of the James J. Kim family,Partnership, of which John T. Kim is a general partner and a limited partner and has shared voting and investment power; and 16,710,668 shares are owned by Kim Capital Partners - KCP, LLC, of which John T. Kim has shared voting and investment power. 39,898,59525,732,765 shares are held by John T. Kim in his capacity as trustee of certain Kim Trusts, of which 17,659,5007,539,500 shares are subject to shared voting power and 32,304,59418,138,764 shares are subject to shared investment power, and John T. Kim has no voting power as to 10,101,032 shares. For more information regarding the shares beneficially owned by John T. Kim as a member of the James J. Kim Family Group, see footnote (2) above. John T. Kim disclaims beneficial ownership ofof: (i) shares that are held in his capacity as trustee and totrustee; (ii) all shares held by the Sujoda Investments, L.P.Partnership and the Sujochil LP,Partnership, other than the shares attributable to his proportional ownership of such entities.entities; and (iii) all shares held by the Kim LLCs of which he is a manager.

 

(l)(4)

BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”) reported in a Schedule 13G/A (Amendment No. 1) filed with the SEC on January 29, 2024 that it beneficially owns these shares as of December 31, 2023. According to the amended filing, BlackRock has sole voting power with respect to 14,524,969 of these shares and sole dispositive power with respect to 14,920,491 shares.

(5)

Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (“Dimensional Fund”) reported in a Schedule 13G/A (Amendment No. 6) filed with the SEC on February 9, 2024 that it beneficially owns these shares as of December 29, 2023. According to the amended filing, Dimensional Fund has sole voting power with respect to 14,558,302 of these shares and sole dispositive power with respect to 14,862,198 shares.

(6)

The Vanguard Group, Inc. (“Vanguard”) reported in a Schedule 13G/A (Amendment No. 1) filed with the SEC on February 13, 2024 that it beneficially owns these shares as of December 29, 2023. According to the amended filing, Vanguard has sole voting power with respect to no shares, shared voting power with respect to 72,307 of the shares, sole dispositive power with respect to 14,568,784 shares, and shared dispositive power with respect to 188,208 of the shares.

(7)

Includes 105,00084,657 shares underlying options that are exercisable by Mr. Alexander within 60 days of March 1, 2024 and includes 8,883 shares issuable pursuant to RSUs and DEUs, the settlement of which has been deferred at the election of Mr. Alexander until his retirement from the Board or would vest within 60 days of March 1, 2024 if Mr. Alexander ceases to serve as a member of the Board or in the event of a change in control.

(8)

Includes 140,000 shares underlying options that are exercisable by Mr. Carolin within 60 days of March 1, 2024.

(9)

Includes 40,000 shares underlying options that are exercisable by Mr. Churchill within 60 days of March 1, 2024.

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(10)

Includes 145,000 shares issuable upon exercise of stock options exercisable within 60 days of February 28, 2021. As reported byMarch 1, 2024. Of the Kim Schedule 13D, of the 30,293,02143,226,706 shares held individually by Susan Y. Kim, 6,189,8312,478,325 shares are owned by the Sujoda Investments, L.P., a limited partnership established for the benefit of members of the James J. Kim family,Partnership, with respect to which Susan Y. Kim has sharedsole voting and shared investment power, andpower; 19,484,809 shares are owned by the Sujochil LP, a partnership established for the benefit of members of the James J. Kim family,Partnership, of which Susan Y. Kim is a general partner and a limited partner and has shared voting and investment power; and 16,710,668 shares are owned by Kim Capital Partners - KCP, LLC, of which Susan Y. Kim has shared voting and investment power. 37,641,55820,585,834 shares are held by Susan Y. Kim in her capacity as trustee of certain Kim Trusts, of which 17,659,5007,539,500 shares are subject to shared voting power and 33,558,4939,690,829 shares are subject to shared investment power, and Susan Y. Kim has no voting power as to 10,961,9502,929,903 shares. For more information regarding the shares beneficially owned by Susan Y. Kim as a member of the James J. Kim Family Group, see footnote (2) above. Susan Y. Kim disclaims beneficial ownership ofof: (i) shares that are held in her capacity as trustee and totrustee; (ii) all shares held by the Sujoda Investments, L.P.Partnership and the Sujochil LP,Partnership, other than the shares attributable to her proportional ownership of such entities.entities; (iii) all shares held by the Kim LLCs of which she is a manager; and (iv) except with respect to any such shares attributed to Susan Y. Kim’s proportional ownership, the shares held by the 915 Partnership.

 

(m)(11)

Includes 20,000450,000 shares issuable uponunderlying options that are exercisable within 60 days of March 1, 2024. For more information regarding the exerciseshares beneficially owned by Mr. Kim as a member of stockthe James J. Kim Family Group, see footnote (2) above. James J. Kim disclaims beneficial ownership of: (i) all of the shares held by Agnes C. Kim; and (ii) shares that are held in his capacity as trustee for the Kim Trusts.

(12)

Includes 2,800 shares underlying options that are exercisable by Ms. Faust within 60 days of March 1, 2024.

(13)

Includes 60,000 shares underlying options that are exercisable by Mr. Liao within 60 days of February 28, 2021.March 1, 2024.

 

(n)(14)

Includes 20,000 shares underlying options that are exercisable by Ms. McCourt within 60 days of March 1, 2024.

(15)

Includes 140,000 shares issuable upon the exercise of stockunderlying options that are exercisable by Mr. Morse within 60 days of February 28, 2021.March 1, 2024.

 

(o)(16)

Includes 68,625150,000 shares issuable upon the exercise of stockunderlying options exercisable by Mr. Park within 60 days of February 28, 2021.

(p)

Includes 37,500 shares issuable upon the exercise of stock optionsthat are exercisable by Mr. Rogers within 60 days of February 28, 2021.March 1, 2024.

 

(q)(17)

Includes 36,53798,125 shares issuable upon the exercise of stockunderlying options that are exercisable by Mr. Rutten within 60 days of February 28, 2021.March 1, 2024.

 

(r)(18)

Includes 9,37520,000 shares issuable upon the exercise of stockunderlying options exercisable by Mr. Stone within 60 days of February 28, 2021.

(s)

Includes 10,938 shares issuable upon the exercise of stock optionsthat are exercisable by Mr. Tily within 60 days of February 28, 2021.March 1, 2024.

 

(t)(19)

Includes 120,000160,000 shares issuable upon the exercise of stockunderlying options that are exercisable by Mr. Watson within 60 days of February 28, 2021.March 1, 2024.

 

(u)(20)

Includes 1,779,657This number includes shares of common stock issuable uponupon: (i) the exercise of stock options that are exercisable within 60 days of February 28, 2021.March 1, 2024; (ii) the vesting of RSUs that vest within 60 days of March 1, 2024; and (iii) the vesting of PSUs for which the performance criteria has been achieved and that vest within 60 days of March 1, 2024.

 

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PAY VERSUS PERFORMANCE
Pay versus Performance Table
References to “PEO 1” and “PEO 2” in the Pay versus Performance Table below (the “PVP Table”) refer, respectively, to Stephen D. Kelley, who served as our CEO from January 1, 2020 through June 16, 2020, and Mr. Rutten, who has served as our CEO since June 17, 2020.
Fiscal Year
 
Summary
Compensation
Table Total
for PEO 1
($)(1)
  
Compensation
Actually Paid
to PEO 1
($)(1)(5)
  
Summary
Compensation
Table Total
for PEO 2
($)(1)
  
Compensation
Actually Paid
for PEO 2
($)(1)(5)
  
Average
Summary
Compensation
Table Total
for
Non-PEO

NEOs ($)(2)
  
Average
Compensation
Actually Paid
to
Non-PEO

NEOs
($)(2)(5)
  
Value of Initial Fixed

$100 Investment Based

on:
  
Net
Income
($)
  
Revenue
($)
 
 
Total
Shareholder
Return
($)(3)
  
Peer Group
Total
Shareholder
Return
($)(3)(4)
 
2023  0   0   12,844,246   9,731,165   2,179,187   1,688,755   263.98   238.72   362,131   6,503,065 
2022  0   0   3,557,653   2,422,045   1,696,477   1,525,867   188.13   142.94   767,042   7,091,585 
2021  0   0   3,832,635   9,781,399   1,614,653   2,716,806   192.55   219.51   645,607   6,138,329 
2020  3,089,209   3,055,134   9,736,145   9,951,398   1,009,893   1,045,233   116.30   153.66   340,499   5,050,589 
Notes
(1)For 2020, the amounts include compensation data for Mr. Kelley and Mr. Rutten, each of whom served as CEO of the Company during 2020. For all other years, Mr. Rutten was the CEO for the entire year.
(2)Includes compensation data for NEOs other than the CEO as follows: (i) for 2020 - Ms. Faust, Mr. Rogers, YoungKuk Park, and John C. Stone; (ii) for 2021 - Ms. Faust, Mr. Rogers, Mr. Haghighi, and Mr. Stone; (iii) for 2022 - Ms. Faust, Mr. Rogers, Mr. Haghighi, and Steve Shin; and (iv) for 2023 - Ms. Faust, Mr. Rogers, Mr. Haghighi, and Mr. Engel.
(3)Total shareholder return (“TSR”) data include amounts associated with the reinvestment of dividends.
(4)
The peer group TSR set forth in the PVP Table utilizes the SOX, which the Company uses in the stock performance graph required by Item 201(e) of Regulation
S-K
(“Regulation
S-K”)
promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The amounts reported are based on a hypothetical investment of $100 in the common stock of the Company on December 31, 2019.
(5)Amounts included in this column were calculated based on the following adjustments:
  
PEO 1 ($)
 
  
2023
  
2022
  
2021
  
2020
 
Summary Compensation Table Total           3,089,209 
Grant Date Fair Value of Option Awards and Stock Awards Granted in Fiscal Year            
Fair Value at Fiscal
Year-End
of Outstanding and Unvested Option Awards and Stock Awards Granted in Fiscal Year
            
Change in Fair Value of Outstanding and Unvested Option Awards and Stock Awards Granted in Prior Fiscal Years           69,280 
Fair Value at Vesting of Option Awards and Stock Awards Granted in Fiscal Year That Vested during Fiscal Year            
Change in Fair Value as of Vesting Date of Option Awards and Stock Awards Granted in Prior Fiscal Years for Which Applicable Vesting Conditions Were Satisfied during Fiscal Year           (103,355
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PEO 1 ($)
 
  
2023
  
2022
  
2021
  
2020
 
Fair Value as of Prior Fiscal
Year-End
of Option Awards and Stock Awards Granted in Prior Fiscal Years That Failed to Meet Applicable Vesting Conditions during Fiscal Year
            
Value of Dividends or Other Earnings Paid on Stock or Option Awards Not Otherwise Reflected in Fair Value or Total Compensation            
                
Compensation Actually Paid (“CAP”)           3,055,134 
                
  
PEO 2 ($)
 
  
2023
  
2022
  
2021
  
2020
 
Summary Compensation Table Total  12,844,246   3,557,653   3,832,635   9,736,145 
Grant Date Fair Value of Option Awards and Stock Awards Granted in Fiscal Year  (10,831,472  (966,460  (1,147,500  (7,730,025
Fair Value at Fiscal
Year-End
of Outstanding and Unvested Option Awards and Stock Awards Granted in Fiscal Year
  6,806,221   1,022,607   873,600   7,396,528 
Change in Fair Value of Outstanding and Unvested Option Awards and Stock Awards Granted in Prior Fiscal Years  294,201   (91,130  4,289,305   103,252 
Fair Value at Vesting of Option Awards and Stock Awards Granted in Fiscal Year That Vested during Fiscal Year        335,100   502,633 
Change in Fair Value as of Vesting Date of Option Awards and Stock Awards Granted in Prior Fiscal Years for Which Applicable Vesting Conditions Were Satisfied during Fiscal Year  617,969   (1,100,625  1,598,259   (57,135
Fair Value as of Prior Fiscal
Year-End
of Option Awards and Stock Awards Granted in Prior Fiscal Years That Failed to Meet Applicable Vesting Conditions during Fiscal Year
            
Value of Dividends or Other Earnings Paid on Stock or Option Awards Not Otherwise Reflected in Fair Value or Total Compensation            
                
CAP  9,731,165   2,422,045   9,781,399   9,951,398 
                
  
Non-PEO
NEOs ($)
 
  
2023
  
2022
  
2021
  
2020
 
Summary Compensation Table Total  2,179,187   1,696,477   1,614,653   1,009,893 
Grant Date Fair Value of Option Awards and Stock Awards Granted in Fiscal Year  (1,328,599  (745,259  (528,835   
Fair Value at Fiscal
Year-End
of Outstanding and Unvested Option Awards and Stock Awards Granted in Fiscal Year
  658,207   584,285   856,121    
Change in Fair Value of Outstanding and Unvested Option Awards and Stock Awards Granted in Prior Fiscal Years  106,092   41,724   443,079   106,325 
Fair Value at Vesting of Option Awards and Stock Awards Granted in Fiscal Year That Vested during Fiscal Year            
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Non-PEO
NEOs ($)
 
  
2023
  
2022
  
2021
  
2020
 
Change in Fair Value as of Vesting Date of Option Awards and Stock Awards Granted in Prior Fiscal Years for Which Applicable Vesting Conditions Were Satisfied during Fiscal Year  73,868   (51,360  331,788   (70,985
Fair Value as of Prior Fiscal
Year-End
of Option Awards and Stock Awards Granted in Prior Fiscal Years That Failed to Meet Applicable Vesting Conditions during Fiscal Year
            
Value of Dividends or Other Earnings Paid on Stock or Option Awards Not Otherwise Reflected in Fair Value or Total Compensation            
                
CAP  1,688,755   1,525,867   2,716,806   1,045,233 
                
CAP versus TSR
The table below discloses information reflecting the relationship between the CAP to our NEOs and the Company’s TSR. CAP generally increases in years when our stock price increases and is lower in years when the stock price decreases.
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CAP versus Net Income
The table below discloses information reflecting the relationship between the CAP to our NEOs and the Company’s net income.
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CAP versus Revenue
The table below discloses information reflecting the relationship between the CAP to our NEOs and the Company’s revenue.
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Most Important Performance Measures
The list below contains the financial performance measures that the Company considers the most important in linking CAP to our PEO and other NEOs, for 2023, to Company performance. The below financial performance measures are not ranked.
Performance Measures
Revenue
Operating Income
Earnings Per Share
PAY RATIO

Federal law requires that we disclose

For 2023, our last completed fiscal year:
the median of the annual total compensation of all employees of the Company (other than our CEO) was $18,109; and
the annual total compensation of Mr. Rutten was $12,844,246.
Based on this information, for 2023, the ratio of our CEO’s total compensation to the annual total compensation of ourMr. Rutten to the median employee (determined onof the basisannual total compensation of compensation and by excluding the CEO). all employees was 709 to 1.
The pay ratio included in this informationabove is a reasonable estimate calculated in a manner consistent with Item 402(u) of Regulation
S-K. Given
We describe the different methodologiesmethodology and the material assumptions, adjustments, and estimates that companies may usewe used to calculate the total compensation of our CEO for 2023, to identify the median of the annual total compensation of all of our employees, and to determine the annual total compensation of the “median employee” below. Because SEC rules for identifying the median employee and calculating the pay ratio based on that employee’s annual total compensation allow companies to adopt a variety of methodologies, to apply certain exclusions, and to make reasonable estimates and assumptions that reflect their compensation practices, the pay ratio reported below shouldby other companies may not be usedcomparable to the pay ratio reported above, as a basis for comparison between companies. other companies may have different employment and compensation practices and may utilize different methodologies, exclusions, estimates, and assumptions in calculating their own pay ratios.
To identify our median employee, we collected data from our global workforce, consisting of all U.S. and
non-U.S.
full-time, part-time, seasonal, and temporary employees of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries as of December 31, 2019 (which is2023. We utilized compensation as reported to the date we chose to identify our median employee). As the number of employees excluding our CEO was an even number, the median employee was determined using the average of the annual total compensation of two employees. For 2020, one of the two employees previously used to determine the median employee compensation experienced changes in employment circumstances resulting in significant changes to their compensation during 2020 that would significantly impact the pay ratio calculation. Therefore, we have substituted an employee with substantially similar compensation to that of the original employee, based on the compensation measures used to select the median employee. No assumptions, adjustments, or estimates with respect to compensation were made. We used actual payroll records,local tax authorities for each jurisdiction, as maintained in the ordinary course, to determine annual compensation and to identify our median employee. However, we excluded employees who are required to be included in the Company’s payroll records but received no compensation from the Company during the year ended December 31, 2023, including, but not limited to, seconded employees and employees who were on a long-term leave of absence during that year. We did not annualize the compensation of permanent employees who were hired in 2023 but did not work for us or our consolidated subsidiaries for the entire fiscal year. We also utilized the Company’s calculated spot exchange rate as of December 31, 2023 to convert pay received by our international employees to U.S. dollars, but we did not make any
cost-of-living
adjustments in identifying the median employee. The median employee’s total compensation was calculated using the same methodology used to calculate the annual total compensation of theour CEO as set forth in the Summary Compensation Table included in the Executive Compensation section ofTable. Using this proxy statement. Due to our change of CEO during 2020,methodology, for purposes of calculating the pay ratio for 20202023 compensation, we annualized the partial-year compensation of our former CEO, Steve Kelley, who was serving as our CEO on December 31, 2019, the date we identified our median employee. Mr. Kelley’s annual total compensation does not include the separation payments made to Mr. Kelley, as including those payments would have resulted in duplication of Mr. Kelley’s annualized compensation. For 2020,determined that the median employee’s total compensationemployee was $20,541 and the total compensation of the CEO, calculated as discussed above, was $5,137,513. Accordingly, the CEO’s annual total compensation is reasonably estimated to be 250 times that of the median employee.
a full-time employee located in Taiwan.
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PROPOSAL TWO

ADVISORY VOTE TO APPROVE THE COMPENSATION OF

OUR NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer ProtectionAs required by Section 14A of the Exchange Act, we are asking for stockholder approval of 2010, or the Dodd-Frank Act, enables our stockholders to vote to approve, on an advisory or nonbinding basis, the2023 compensation of our named executive officers as disclosed in accordance with the SEC’s rules in the “Executive Compensation” section of this proxy statement.NEOs. This proposal, commonly known as a “say-on-pay” proposal, pursuant to Section 14A of the Exchange Act, gives our stockholders the opportunity to express their views on our named executive officers’NEOs’ compensation as a whole. This vote is not intended to address any specific item of compensation or any specific named executive officer,NEO, but rather the overall compensation of all of our named executive officersNEOs and the philosophy,executive compensation policies and practices described in this proxy statement. The Board has adopted a policy providing for an annual advisory vote to approve the compensation of our NEOs and, unless the Board modifies its current policy, the next advisory vote will be at the 2025 Annual Meeting.

The annual say-on-pay vote is advisory and, therefore, not binding on the Company, the Compensation Committee, or our Board of Directors. The say-on-pay vote will, however, provide information to us regarding investor sentiment about our executive compensation philosophy, policies and practices, which the Compensation Committee will be able to consider when determining executive compensation for the remainder of the current fiscal year and beyond. Our Board of Directors and ourthe Compensation Committee value the opinions of our stockholders, and if there are a significant number of negative votes with respect to the extent there is any significant vote against the named executive officer compensation as disclosed in this proxy statement, we will consider our stockholders’ concerns anda say-on-pay proposal, the Compensation Committee will evaluateseek to understand the concerns that influenced the voting and will consider whether any actions are necessary to address those concerns.

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We believe that the information provided within the Executive Compensation section“Executive Compensation” and “Pay versus Performance” sections of this proxy statement demonstrates that our executive compensation program was designed appropriately and is working to ensurepromotes long-term value creation by aligning management’s interests are aligned with the interests of our stockholders’ interests to support long-term value creation.stockholders. Accordingly, we are asking 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 Company’s named executive officers, as disclosed pursuant to Item 402 of Regulation S-K, including the Compensation Discussion and Analysis,CD&A, the compensation tables, the narrative discussion, and the other related disclosure.”

The Board unanimously recommends a vote “FOR” the advisory vote approving the compensation of our named executive officersNEOs as described in this proxy statement. The affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the shares present and entitled to vote is necessary for approval.

PROPOSAL THREE

APPROVAL OF THE 2021 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

We are asking our stockholders to approve the Company’s 2021 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2021 Plan”). The 2021 Plan was approved by the Board on March 25, 2021, subject to further approval by our stockholders at our Annual Meeting. The 2021 Plan is intended to continue our long-term equity compensation program, which is currently implemented under the Company’s existing 2007 Equity Plan, by replenishing the number of shares that can be granted in the form of equity awards to our employees pursuant to a new plan that provides for strong equity plan governance features. If approved, the 2021 Plan will become effective on the date of approval by our stockholders (the “Effective Date”) and will replace and supersede the Company’s 2007 Equity Plan.

The purpose of the 2021 Plan is to: (i) attract and retain the best available personnel for positions of substantial responsibility; (ii) provide incentives to individuals who perform services for the Company or its subsidiaries; and (iii) promote the success of the Company’s business.

The Board believes that equity-based long-term incentive compensation programs align the interests of management, employees and our stockholders to create long-term stockholder value. The Board believes that the 2021 Plan will increase our ability to achieve this objective by allowing for several different forms of long-term incentive awards, which will help us to recruit, reward, motivate and retain talented personnel, which is essential to our continued success. In addition, the Board recognizes that employees are our most valuable asset and that the awards permitted under the 2021 Plan are vital to attract and retain outstanding and highly skilled individuals in the extremely competitive labor markets in which we compete. Such awards also are crucial to our ability to motivate employees to achieve our goals.

If approved, the maximum number of shares reserved for issuance under the 2021 Plan will be 23,100,000 shares of our common stock (composed of 2,890,626 shares that remained available for issuance under the 2007 Equity Plan as of December 31, 2020, plus 20,209,374 “new” shares), less (i) one share for every one share that was subject to an option or stock appreciation right (“SAR”) granted under the 2007 Equity Plan after December 31, 2020 and prior to the Effective Date and (ii) one and a half shares for every one share that was subject to an award other than an option or stock appreciation right granted under the 2007 Equity Plan after December 31, 2020 and prior to the Effective Date. After the Effective Date of the 2021 Plan, no further awards will be granted under the 2007 Equity Plan, but all outstanding awards under the 2007 Equity Plan will continue in full force and effect, subject to their original terms.

The Board of Directors unanimously recommends a vote “FOR” the adoption of the 2021 Plan.

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Key Corporate Governance Features of the 2021 Plan

The 2021 Plan contains a number of provisions that we believe are consistent with the interests of stockholders and promote sound equity plan governance practices, including the following:

Award Caps – The 2021 Plan imposes caps on the annual number of awards that participants may be granted.

No “Evergreen” Provisions – The 2021 Plan does not allow for automatic increases in the number of shares available under the plan.

No Repricing of Stock Options or SARs – The exercise price of stock options or SARs may not be reduced, directly or indirectly, including in the form of an exchange for cash or another award for “underwater” awards, without prior approval of our stockholders.

No Discounted Stock Options or SARs – The 2021 Plan prohibits granting stock options or SARs with an exercise price that is less than the fair market value of our common stock on the date of grant.

No Liberal Share Recycling – Shares retained by or delivered to the Company to pay the exercise price of a stock option or stock appreciation right, or to satisfy tax withholding obligations in connection with the exercise or vesting/settlement of any awards, will not become available for future grant or sale under the 2021 Plan.

No Dividends or Dividend Equivalents on Unearned Awards – The 2021 Plan prohibits the current payment of dividends or dividend equivalent rights on unvested awards.

No Single-Trigger Change in Control Vesting – If awards granted under the 2021 Plan are assumed by the successor entity in connection with a change in control of the Company, such awards will not automatically vest and pay out upon the change in control.

Non-Employee Director Limits – The 2021 Plan provides that the aggregate grant date fair value of awards granted to, plus the total cash compensation paid to, any non-employee director in any single fiscal year may not exceed $750,000.

No Tax Gross-ups – Participants under the 2021 Plan are not entitled to any tax gross-up payments for any excise or penalty taxes pursuant to Sections 4999 or 409A of the Code that may be incurred in connection with awards under the plan.

Key Data

The following table includes information regarding the number of shares reserved for outstanding awards under the 2007 Equity Plan, our only active employee equity incentive plan, as of December 31, 2020 (and without giving effect to approval of the 2021 Plan or any awards granted after December 31, 2020) and the number of shares remaining available for future grant of awards under the 2007 Equity Plan as of December 31, 2020.

   

Total number of
shares to be issued
upon exercise
of outstanding
options and SARs

  

Weighted average
exercise price of
outstanding
options and SARs

  

Weighted
average
remaining term
of outstanding
options and
SARs

  

Total number of
full-value
awards
outstanding

  

Shares remaining
available for
future grant
under the 2007
Equity Plan

2007 Equity Plan

  4,365,667  $9.70  7.47 years  411,204  2,890,625

On March 22, 2021, the last reported price of the Company’s common stock on the Nasdaq Stock Market was $23.92.

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Summary of the 2021 Plan

A summary of certain material terms of the 2021 Plan is set forth below. This summary is qualified in its entirety by the terms of the 2021 Plan, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit A.

Summary of 2021 Plan

Purpose. The purpose of the 2021 Plan is to: (i) attract and retain the best available personnel for positions of substantial responsibility; (ii) provide incentives to individuals who perform services for the Company or its subsidiaries; and (iii) promote the success of the Company’s business.

General. The 2021 Plan provides for the grant of the following types of incentive awards: (i) stock options; (ii) restricted stock; (iii) restricted stock units; (iv) SARs; (v) performance units and performance shares; (vi) Other Stock-Based Awards (as defined below); and (vii) cash awards. Each of these is referred to individually as an “Award.” The individuals who will be eligible for Awards under the 2021 Plan include employees, directors and consultants who provide services to the Company or its subsidiaries. As of January 2021, approximately 29,275 employees, 1 consultant and 9 directors would be eligible to participate in the 2021 Plan.

Number of Shares of Common Stock Available Under the 2021 Plan. The number of shares authorized and available for issuance under the 2021 Plan is 23,100,000 shares, less one (1) share for every one (1) share that was subject to an option or stock appreciation right granted under the Company’s 2007 Equity Plan after December 31, 2020 and prior to the effective date of the 2021 Plan and one and a half (1.5) shares for every one (1) share that was subject to an award other than an option or stock appreciation right granted under the Prior Plan after December 31, 2020 and prior to the Effective Date. The shares may be authorized, but unissued, or reacquired common stock.

Any shares subject to restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance units, performance shares or Other Stock-Based Awards (as defined below) will be counted against the share reserve as one and a half (1.5) shares for every one (1) share subject to such Award. If an Award expires, is forfeited, is settled in cash (in whole or in part) or becomes unexercisable without having been exercised in full (or if an award granted under the 2007 Equity Plan (or any portion thereof), expires, is forfeited, is settled in cash (in whole or in part) or becomes unexercisable without having been exercised in full, in each case after December 31, 2020), the shares subject to such Award (or shares subject to such award under the 2007 Equity Plan that have expired, become forfeited, become settled in cash (in whole or in part) or become unexercisable without having been exercised in full, in each case after December 31, 2020) will become available for future grant under the 2021 Plan. Shares used to pay the exercise price of an Award or to satisfy the tax withholding obligations related to an Award and shares reacquired by the Company on the open market or otherwise using cash proceeds from the exercise of options will not become available for future grant under the 2021 Plan. Each stock settled SAR will count against the share reserve based on the number of shares underlying the exercised portion of such Award rather than the number of shares actually issued in settlement of such Award. Any shares issued by the Company through substitute awards (i.e., the assumption or substitution of outstanding grants from an acquired company) will not reduce the number of shares available for Awards under the 2021 Plan (or otherwise count against the Award limits set forth therein or, upon forfeiture of such awards, be added to the shares available for Awards under the 2021 Plan).

If we declare an extraordinary dividend or other extraordinary distribution or engage in a recapitalization, stock split, reverse stock split, reorganization, merger, consolidation, split-up, spin-off, combination or other change in our corporate structure affecting our common stock, the Administrator (as defined below) will equitably adjust the number, class and/or kind of shares of common stock which have been authorized for issuance under the 2021 Plan, the number, class and/or kind of shares covered by each outstanding Award and/or the price per share covered by each such outstanding Award, in order to prevent dilution or enlargement of the

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benefits or potential benefits intended to be made available under the 2021 Plan. Moreover, in the event of any such event or in the event of a change in control of the Company, the Administrator may provide in substitution for any or all outstanding Awards such alternative consideration (including cash), if any, as it, in good faith, may determine to be equitable in the circumstances and shall require in connection therewith the surrender of all Awards so replaced in a manner that complies with Section 409A of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as amended) (the “Code”).

Administration of the 2021 Plan. The Board, or a committee of directors or other individuals satisfying applicable laws and appointed by the Board (referred to herein as the “Administrator”), will administer the 2021 Plan. To make grants to certain officers and key employees, the members of the administrative committee must qualify as “non-employee directors” under Rule 16b-3 of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”). Subject to the terms of the 2021 Plan, the Administrator has the sole discretion to, among other items: (i) select the employees, consultants, and directors who will receive Awards; (ii) determine the terms and conditions of Awards; (iii) interpret the provisions of the 2021 Plan and outstanding Awards; (iv) mutually agree with a participant regarding the method of payment with respect to the exercise price or withholding taxes due with respect to any Award that differs from the default method identified in the 2021 Plan; and (v) make all other determinations deemed necessary or advisable for administering the 2021 Plan. The Administrator may not take any action with respect to an option or a stock appreciation right that would be treated as a repricing under the rules and regulations of the principal U.S. national securities exchange on which the shares are listed (the Nasdaq Global Select Market) without stockholder approval.

Options. The Administrator may grant nonstatutory stock options and incentive stock options under the 2021 Plan. The Administrator determines the number of shares subject to each option, although the 2021 Plan provides that a participant may not receive options covering more than 2,000,000 shares in any fiscal year, except in connection with his or her initial service as an employee with the Company or a subsidiary, in which case he or she may be granted an option to purchase up to an additional 2,000,000 shares. The Administrator determines the exercise price of options granted under the 2021 Plan, provided the exercise price must be at least equal to the fair market value of our common stock on the date of grant. In addition, the exercise price of an incentive stock option granted to any participant who owns more than 10% of the total voting power of all classes of our outstanding stock must be at least 110% of the fair market value of the common stock on the grant date. The term of an option may not exceed ten (10) years, except that, with respect to any participant who owns more than 10% of the total voting power of all classes of our outstanding stock, the term of an incentive stock option may not exceed five (5) years. The Administrator will determine the acceptable form of consideration for exercising an option, including the method of payment of the exercise price.

After a termination of service with us other than as a result of the participant’s death, disability or retirement, the participant will be able to exercise the vested portion of his or her option for the period of time stated in the Award agreement, which, unless otherwise set forth in the Award agreement, shall be until the earlier of (i) the expiration of the term of the option or (ii) the expiration of three (3) months after the date of termination of service. In the event of a termination of service due to the participant’s death, disability or retirement, the participant will be able to exercise the vested portion of his or her option for the period of time stated in the Award agreement, which, unless otherwise set forth in the Award agreement, shall be until the earlier of (i) the expiration of the term of the option or (ii) the expiration of twenty-four (24) months after the date of retirement, death or disability, as applicable. In no event may an option be exercised later than the expiration of its term. In the event of a termination of service for “cause” (as defined in the 2021 Plan), the participant will be prohibited from exercising his or her vested options from and after the time of such termination.

Restricted Stock. Awards of restricted stock are rights to acquire or purchase shares of our common stock, which vest in accordance with the terms and conditions established by the Administrator in its sole discretion. The Administrator will determine the number of shares granted pursuant to an Award of restricted stock, but no participant will be granted a right to purchase or acquire more than 1,000,000 shares of restricted stock during

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any fiscal year, except that a participant may be granted up to an additional 1,000,000 shares of restricted stock in connection with his or her initial employment with the Company or a subsidiary. During the vesting period, holders will have voting and dividend rights with respect to their unvested shares of restricted stock unless otherwise provided in the Award agreement; provided, however, that any such dividends will be subject to the same forfeiture restrictions as the underlying shares of restricted stock.

Restricted Stock Units. Awards of restricted stock units result in a payout to a participant only if the vesting criteria the Administrator establishes are satisfied. Each restricted stock unit has the value of one share of our common stock. Upon satisfying the applicable vesting criteria, the participant will be entitled to the payout specified in the Award agreement. Unless provided otherwise by the Award agreement, vested restricted stock units may be settled in cash, shares or a combination thereof. The Administrator determines the number of restricted stock units granted to any participant, but no participant may be granted more than 1,000,000 restricted stock units during any fiscal year, except that a participant may be granted up to an additional 1,000,000 restricted stock units in connection with his or her initial employment with the Company or a subsidiary.

Stock Appreciation Rights. The Administrator may grant SARs, which are generally the right to receive the appreciation in fair market value of common stock between the date of grant and the exercise date. Unless otherwise provided in the Award agreement, SARs may be settled in either cash or shares of common stock, or a combination thereof. SARs will become exercisable at the times and on the terms established by the Administrator. The Administrator, subject to the terms of the 2021 Plan, will have complete discretion to determine the terms and conditions of SARs; provided, however, that the base price may not be less than 100% of the fair market value of a share on the date of grant (provided that in certain circumstances, SARs may be granted with a per share base price of less than 100% of the fair market value per share on the date of grant, pursuant to, and consistent with, Section 424(a) of the Code. The term of an SAR may not exceed ten (10) years. No participant will be granted SARs covering more than 1,000,000 shares during any fiscal year, except that a participant may be granted SARs covering up to an additional 1,000,000 shares in connection with his or her initial employment with the Company or a subsidiary. After termination of service, a participant will be able to exercise the vested portion of his or her SARs for the period of time stated in the Award agreement, which, unless otherwise set forth in the Award agreement, shall be the same periods of time applicable to options as described above.

Performance Units and Performance Shares. The Administrator may grant performance units and performance shares, which are Awards that will result in a payment to a participant only if the performance goals and other vesting criteria the Administrator establishes are achieved. The Administrator will establish performance and other vesting criteria in its discretion, which, depending on the extent to which they are met, will determine the number and/or the value of performance units and performance shares to be paid out to participants. During any fiscal year, no participant (x) will receive more than 1,000,000 performance shares or (y) more than 1,000,000 performance units, except that a participant may be granted performance shares covering up to an additional 1,000,000 shares and/or performance units covering up to an additional 1,000,000 shares in connection with his or her initial employment with the Company or a subsidiary. Performance units will have an initial value established by the Administrator on or before the date of grant. Unless otherwise provided in an Award agreement, earned performance units/shares may be paid in the form of cash, in shares of common stock or in a combination thereof.

Other Awards. The Administrator may grant to participants any type of award in addition to options, SARs, restricted stock, restricted stock units and performance shares/units (i) that is payable in, or valued in whole or in part by reference to, shares of common stock (an “Other Stock-Based Award”) or (ii) that is payable in cash, as determined by the Administrator to be consistent with the purposes of the 2021 Plan. The Administrator will have complete discretion in determining the number of Other Stock-Based Awards and the amount of cash awards granted to each participant, provided that during any fiscal year (i) no participant may be granted more than 1,000,000 Other Stock-Based Awards and (ii) no participant may be granted a cash award in excess of $3,000,000. Notwithstanding the foregoing limitations, in connection with his or her initial employment with the

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Company or a subsidiary, an employee may be granted up to an additional 1,000,000 Other Stock-Based Awards. The Administrator may, in its sole discretion, provide the right to accrue dividends or dividend equivalents in a grant of Other Stock-Based Awards, which will be subject to the same vesting, forfeiture and settlement criteria as the underlying Other Stock-Based Awards.

Grants to Non-Employee Directors. The 2021 Plan provides automatic, non-discretionary option and restricted stock grants to non-employee directors. Each person who first becomes a non-employee director after the approval of the 2021 Plan by stockholders will be granted an option to purchase twenty thousand (20,000) shares on or about the date on which such person first becomes a non-employee director and an award of restricted stock equal to $60,000 divided by the fair market value of a share on the date such person first becomes a non-employee director, with such amounts pro-rated based on the number of days remaining in the year from the date the individual becomes a director until the next annual meeting of the stockholders of the Company. In addition, on an annual basis, each non-employee director will be granted an option to purchase twenty thousand (20,000) shares and restricted stock having a fair market value of sixty thousand dollars ($60,000) on the date of the annual meeting of the stockholders of the Company. The exercise price of options granted to non-employee directors may not be less than 100% of the fair market value of a share on the date of grant, and the term will be ten (10) years. Options granted to non-employee directors will vest and become exercisable as to one hundred percent (100%) of the shares subject to the option on the earlier of the first anniversary of the date of grant or the date of the first annual meeting of the stockholders of the Company immediately following the date of grant, in either case, subject to the non-employee director’s continued service as a director until immediately prior to such date. The period of restriction applicable to restricted stock granted to non-employee directors will lapse on the earlier of the first anniversary of the date of grant or the date of the first annual meeting of the stockholders of the Company immediately following the date of grant, in either case, subject to the non-employee director’s continued service until immediately prior to such date. The Administrator has the authority to adjust the terms of these automatic option grants and automatic restricted stock grants, including the number of shares subject to the Award and the exercise prices, for Awards to be granted following the date the Administrator determines to make such adjustment. Non-employee directors are also eligible to receive discretionary Awards under the 2021 Plan. Under the 2021 Plan non-employee directors may not be awarded compensation for service as a non-employee director with a total value of more than $750,000 in any given fiscal year. Such amount includes the sum of (i) cash compensation and (ii) the grant date fair value of equity compensation awarded to the non-employee director. This limitation does not apply to the extent a non-employee director has been or becomes an employee of the Company during such fiscal year.

Performance Goals. The granting or vesting of Awards may be made subject to the attainment of performance goals that must be met by the end of a specified period and that are substantially uncertain of being met at the time the Award is granted. Any performance goals may be used to measure the performance of the Company or a subsidiary as a whole or a business unit or division of the Company or a subsidiary and may be measured relative to a peer group or index. The performance goals may differ from participant to participant and from Award to Award. Any criteria used may be: (i) measured in absolute terms; (ii) compared to another company or companies; or (iii) measured on a pre-tax or post-tax basis (if applicable). The performance goals may be based on one or more of the following criteria: (i) revenue or net revenue; (ii) cash or cash equivalents on hand; (iii) free cash flow; (iv) earnings per share; (v) earnings; (vi) earnings before interest and taxes; (vii) earnings before interest, taxes and depreciation; (viii) earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization; (ix) gross or net margin; (x) gross profit or gross profit dollars; (xi) cash or net cash from operations; (xii) net income; (xiii) operating cash flow; (xiv) expenses or operating expenses; (xv) operating income; (xvi) profit; (xvii) return on assets; (xviii) return on equity; (xix) return on capital or return on invested capital; (xx) sales or return on sales; (xxi) revenue growth; (xxii) total shareholder return; (xxiii) market share; (xiv) customer satisfaction; (xxv) stock price; or (xxvi) any other financial or other measurement deemed appropriate by the Administrator.

Transferability of Awards. Awards granted under the 2021 Plan are generally not transferable, and all rights with respect to an Award granted to a participant generally will be available during a participant’s lifetime only to the participant.

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Change in Control. In the event of a change in control of the Company, each outstanding Award will be treated as the Administrator determines. Unless otherwise provided in an Award agreement, in the event Awards are not assumed or substitute awards are not granted in connection with a change in control, the participant will fully vest in and have the right to exercise all of his or her outstanding options or SARs, including shares as to which such Awards would not otherwise be vested or exercisable, all restrictions on restricted stock, restricted stock units and other performance-based Awards will lapse, and, with respect to performance shares and performance units, all performance goals or other vesting criteria will be deemed achieved at target levels and all other terms and conditions met. In addition, if an option or SAR is not so assumed or substituted, the Administrator will notify participants in writing or electronically that each option or SAR will be fully vested and exercisable for a period of time determined by the Administrator in its sole discretion, and the option or SAR will terminate immediately prior to such change in control (provided that any holder of an option or SAR that is in-the-money will receive a payment in respect of such Award equal to the excess of the per share common stock consideration in such change in control over the exercise price or base price, as applicable, of the Award, multiplied by the number of shares subject to such Award).

With respect to Awards granted to non-employee directors that are assumed or substituted, if on the date of or following the assumption or substitution, the non-employee director is terminated other than upon a voluntary resignation (unless the resignation is at the request of the Company’s acquirer), then the non-employee director will fully vest in and have the right to exercise all of his or her outstanding options or SARs, including shares as to which such Awards would not otherwise be vested or exercisable, all restrictions on restricted stock, restricted stock units and Other Stock-Based Awards will lapse, and, with respect to performance shares and performance units, all performance goals and other vesting criteria will be deemed achieved at target levels and all other terms and conditions met.

Termination for Cause. If a Participant’s employment or service relationship with the Company or any Subsidiary is terminated for cause (as defined in the 2021 Plan), all unvested Awards will be forfeited immediately upon such termination and the Participant will not be entitled to any payment in consideration therefor.

Withholding Arrangements. The Administrator, in its sole discretion and pursuant to such procedures as it may specify from time to time, and subject to any Company insider trading policy (including black-out periods), may permit a participant to satisfy tax withholding obligations, in whole or in part by (without limitation) (i) deducting an amount sufficient to satisfy such withholding obligation from any payment of any kind otherwise due to a participant, (ii) paying cash, (iii) retaining or reacquiring shares underlying an Award, valued on the date of delivery, (iv) delivering to the Company already-owned shares, including shares delivered by attestation, (v) selling a sufficient number of shares otherwise deliverable to the participant, either voluntarily by the participant or mandatorily by the Company, (vi) accepting delivery of a promissory note (other than with respect to a Participant who is subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act) or any other lawful consideration, (vii) any other method of withholding approved by the Administrator, or (viii) any combination of the foregoing payment forms. The amount withheld pursuant to any of the foregoing payment forms shall be determined by the Company and may be up to, but no greater than, the aggregate amount of such obligations based on the maximum statutory withholding rates in the applicable participant’s jurisdiction for all taxes that are applicable to such income. Unless otherwise determined by the Administrator, any participant who is subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act at the time the tax withholding obligation becomes due, shall satisfy his or her tax withholding obligations by clause (iii) of the foregoing methods.

Amendment and Termination of the 2021 Plan. The Board will have the authority to amend, alter, suspend or terminate the 2021 Plan, except that stockholder approval will be required for any amendment to the 2021 Plan to the extent required by any applicable laws. Except as set forth in the 2021 Plan, no amendment, alteration, suspension or termination of the 2021 Plan will impair the rights of any participant, unless mutually agreed otherwise between the participant and the Administrator. The 2021 Plan will terminate on the tenth anniversary of the Effective Date, unless the Board terminates it earlier.

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New Plan Benefits. Grants of awards will be made from time to time by the Administrator to those persons whom the Administrator determines in its discretion should receive grants of awards. Accordingly, the benefits and amounts that may be received in the future by persons eligible to participate in the 2021 Plan are not presently determinable. The table below sets forth the benefits that will be received by our directors under the 2021 Plan at the 2021 annual meeting of our stockholders if the 2021 Plan is approved. Such amounts represent a grant of 20,000 stock options and restricted stock having a fair market value of $60,000 to each non-employee director.

Amkor Technology, Inc. 2021 Equity Incentive Plan 

Name and Position

  Number of Options   Restricted Stock
(Fair  Market Value in ($))
 

James J. Kim, Executive Chairman of the Board

   20,000    60,000 

Susan Y. Kim, Executive Vice Chairman of the Board

   20,000    60,000 

Douglas A. Alexander, Director

   20,000    60,000 

Roger A. Carolin, Director

   20,000    60,000 

Winston J. Churchill, Director

   20,000    60,000 

Daniel Liao, Director

   20,000    60,000 

MaryFrances McCourt, Director

   20,000    60,000 

Robert R. Morse, Director

   20,000    60,000 

Gil C. Tily, Director

   20,000    60,000 

David N. Watson, Director

   20,000    60,000 

Summary of U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences

The following discussion is a summary of certain U.S. federal income tax considerations that may be relevant to participants in the 2021 Plan. The discussion is for general informational purposes only and does not purport to be complete or address specific federal income tax considerations that may apply to a participant based on his or her particular circumstances, nor does it address any U.S. state, local or non-U.S. income tax or other tax considerations that may be relevant to a participant.

PARTICIPANTS ARE URGED TO CONSULT THEIR OWN TAX ADVISORS WITH RESPECT TO THE PARTICULAR U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES TO THEM OF PARTICIPATING IN THE 2021 PLAN, AS WELL AS WITH RESPECT TO ANY APPLICABLE U.S. STATE, LOCAL, OR NON-U.S. INCOME TAX OR OTHER TAX CONSIDERATIONS.

Incentive Stock Options. Upon the grant of an incentive stock option (as defined in Section 422(b) of the Code), the option holder does not recognize any income and the Company (or a subsidiary, as applicable) is not entitled to a deduction. In addition, no income for regular income tax purposes will be recognized by an option holder upon the exercise of an incentive stock option if the requirements of the Code are satisfied, including, without limitation, the requirement that the option holder remain employed by the Company or a subsidiary during the period beginning on the date of grant and ending on the day three months (or, in the case of the option holder’s disability, one year) before the date the option is exercised. If an option holder has not remained an employee of the Company or a subsidiary during the period beginning on the date of grant of an incentive stock option and ending on the day three months (or one year in the case of the option holder’s disability) before the date the option is exercised, the exercise of such option will be treated as the exercise of a non-qualified stock option and will have the tax consequences described below in the section entitled “Non-Qualified Stock Options.”

The U.S. federal income tax consequences of a disposition of the shares of common stock acquired pursuant to the exercise of an incentive stock option depends upon when the disposition of such shares occurs.

If the disposition of such shares occurs more than two years after the date of grant of the incentive stock option and more than one year after the date of exercise, any gain or loss recognized upon such disposition will

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be long-term capital gain or loss and neither the Company nor a subsidiary, as applicable, will be entitled to any income tax deduction with respect to such incentive stock option.

If the disposition of such shares occurs within two years after the date of grant of the incentive stock option or within one year after the date of exercise (a “Disqualifying Disposition”), the excess, if any, of the amount realized over the option price will be treated as taxable ordinary income to the option holder and, subject to Section 162(m) of the Code, the Company or a subsidiary, as applicable, will be entitled to a deduction equal to the amount of ordinary income recognized by the option holder on such disposition. The amount of ordinary income recognized by the option holder in a Disqualifying Disposition (and the corresponding deduction, if any, to the Company or a subsidiary, as applicable) is limited to the lesser of the gain on such sale and the difference between the fair market value of the shares on the date of exercise and the option price. Any gain realized in excess of this amount will be treated as short-term or long-term capital gain (depending upon whether the shares have been held for more than one year). If the option price exceeds the amount realized upon such a disposition, the difference will be short-term or long-term capital loss (depending upon whether the shares have been held for more than one year).

Optionholders who are subject to the Alternative Minimum Tax (“AMT”) may incur taxable income as a result of the exercise of an incentive stock option. Such optionholders are advised to consult their tax advisors regarding the impact of the AMT.

Except as provided in the paragraph immediately below, if an option holder elects to tender shares of common stock in partial or full payment of the option price for shares to be acquired upon the exercise of an incentive stock option, the option holder will not recognize any gain or loss on such tendered shares. No income will be recognized by the option holder in respect of the shares received by the option holder upon the exercise of an incentive stock option if the requirements of the Code described above are met (except for the AMT, if applicable). The number of shares received equal to the number of shares surrendered will have a tax basis equal to the tax basis of the surrendered shares. Shares of common stock received in excess of the number of shares surrendered will have a tax basis of zero. The holding period of the shares received equal to the number of shares tendered will be the same as such tendered shares’ holding period, and the holding period for the excess shares received will begin on the day after exercise. Solely for purposes of determining whether a Disqualifying Disposition has occurred with respect to such shares received upon the exercise of the incentive stock option, all shares are deemed to have been acquired on the date of exercise.

If an option holder tenders shares of common stock that were previously acquired upon the exercise of an incentive stock option in partial or full payment of the option price for shares to be acquired upon the exercise of another incentive stock option, and the tender of such shares occurs within two years after the date of grant of the first such incentive stock option or within one year after such shares were transferred to the option holder on the exercise of such incentive stock option, the tender of such shares will be a Disqualifying Disposition with the tax consequences described above regarding Disqualifying Dispositions. The shares of common stock acquired upon such exercise will be treated as shares of common stock acquired upon the exercise of an incentive stock option.

Non-Qualified Stock Options. Upon the grant of a non-qualified stock option, an option holder does not recognize taxable income, and the Company (or a subsidiary, as applicable) is not entitled to a deduction. Upon the exercise of a non-qualified stock option, an option holder will recognize compensation taxable as ordinary income equal to the excess of the fair market value of the shares received over the option price of the non-qualified stock option and, subject to Section 162(m) of the Code, the Company (or a subsidiary, as applicable) will be entitled to a corresponding deduction. An option holder’s tax basis in the shares of common stock received upon the exercise of a non-qualified stock option will be equal to the amount paid for such shares plus the amount required to be included in income, and the option holder’s holding period for purposes of determining capital gain or loss on such shares will begin on the date after such exercise. Upon the sale of the shares received from the exercise of a non-qualified stock option, the option holder will recognize short-term or long-term capital gain or loss, depending upon whether the shares have been held for more than one year. The

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amount of such gain or loss will be equal to the difference between the amount realized in connection with the sale of the shares and the option holder’s tax basis in such shares.

If a non-qualified stock option is exercised in whole or in part with shares of common stock held by the option holder, the option holder will not recognize any gain or loss on such tendered shares. The number of shares received by the option holder upon such an exchange that are equal in number to the number of tendered shares will retain the tax basis and the holding period of the tendered shares for capital gain purposes, and the number of shares received by the option holder upon such exchange that are in excess of the number of shares tendered will have a tax basis equal to the fair market value of such shares on the date of exercise (and the holding period for purposes of determining capital gain or loss on such shares will begin on the date after exercise).

Stock Appreciation Rights. Upon the grant of an SAR, a participant does not recognize taxable income, and the Company (or a subsidiary, as applicable) is not entitled to a deduction. Upon exercise or settlement of an SAR, a participant will recognize compensation taxable as ordinary income in an amount equal to the cash or the fair market value of the shares received and, subject to Section 162(m) of the Code, the Company (or a subsidiary, as applicable) will be entitled to a corresponding deduction. A participant’s tax basis in shares of common stock received upon the exercise of an SAR will be equal to the fair market value of such shares on the exercise date, and the participant’s holding period for purposes of determining capital gain or loss on such shares will begin on the date after exercise or settlement. Upon the sale of shares of common stock received in exercise of an SAR, the participant will recognize short-term or long-term capital gain or loss, depending on whether the shares have been held for more than one year. The amount of such gain or loss will be equal to the difference between the amount realized in connection with the sale of the shares and the participant’s tax basis in such shares.

Restricted Stock. Restricted stock will generally be considered subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture for federal income tax purposes. If a participant who receives such restricted stock does not make the election described below, the participant will not recognize any taxable income upon the grant of restricted stock and the Company or a subsidiary, as applicable, is not entitled to a deduction at such time. When the forfeiture restrictions with respect to the restricted stock lapse, the participant will recognize compensation taxable as ordinary income equal to the fair market value of the shares at that time, less any amount paid for the shares and, subject to Section 162(m) of the Code, the Company (or a subsidiary, as applicable) will be entitled to a corresponding deduction. A participant’s tax basis in restricted stock will be equal to the fair market value of such restricted stock on the date on which the forfeiture restrictions lapse, and the participant’s holding period for purposes of determining capital gain or loss on the shares will begin after such date. Upon a sale of the shares, the participant will recognize short-term or long-term capital gain or loss, depending upon whether the shares have been held for more than one year at the time of sale. Such gain or loss will be equal to the difference between the amount realized upon the sale of the shares and the participant’s tax basis in such shares.

Participants granted restricted stock may make an election under Section 83(b) of the Code to recognize compensation taxable as ordinary income with respect to the shares when such shares are received rather than when the forfeiture restrictions lapse. The amount of such compensation income will be equal to the fair market value of the shares on the date of grant (valued without taking into account restrictions other than restrictions that by their terms will never lapse), less any amount paid for the shares. Subject to Section 162(m) of the Code, the Company (or a subsidiary, as applicable) will be entitled to a corresponding deduction. By making a Section 83(b) election, the participant will recognize no additional ordinary compensation income with respect to the shares when the forfeiture restrictions lapse and will instead recognize short-term or long-term capital gain or loss with respect to the shares when they are sold, depending upon whether the shares have been held for more than one year. The participant’s tax basis in the shares with respect to which a Section 83(b) election is made will be equal to their fair market value on the date of grant, and the participant’s holding period for purposes of determining capital gain or loss on such shares will begin after that date. If the shares are subsequently forfeited, the participant will not be entitled to a deduction as a result of such forfeiture, but will be entitled to claim a short-term or long-term capital loss (depending upon whether the shares have been held for more than one year

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prior to forfeiture) with respect to the shares, but only to the extent of the consideration paid, if any, by the participant for such shares.

Generally, during the restriction period, dividends and distributions paid with respect to restricted stock will be treated as compensation taxable as ordinary income (not dividend income) received by the participant and, subject to Section 162(m) of the Code, the Company (or a subsidiary, as applicable) will receive a corresponding deduction. Dividend payments received with respect to shares of restricted stock for which a Section 83(b) election has been made or which are paid after the restriction period lapses generally will be treated and taxed as dividend income.

Restricted Stock Units; Performance Shares; Performance Units. Upon the grant of a restricted stock unit award, performance share award or performance unit award, a participant does not recognize taxable income and the Company (or a subsidiary, as applicable) is not entitled to a deduction. When the award is settled, the participant will recognize compensation taxable as ordinary income equal to the fair market value of the cash or shares received on the settlement date and, subject to Section 162(m) of the Code, the Company (or a subsidiary, as applicable) will be entitled to a corresponding deduction. A participant’s tax basis in any shares of common stock received in settlement of restricted stock units, performance shares or performance units will be equal to the fair market value of such shares, and the participant’s holding period for purposes of determining capital gain or loss on such shares will begin after such date. Upon the sale of such shares, the participant will recognize short-term or long-term capital gain or loss, depending upon whether the shares have been held for more than one year. Such gain or loss will be equal to the difference between the amount realized upon the sale of the shares and the tax basis in the shares.

Other Stock-Based Awards; Cash Awards. The tax treatment of Other Stock-Based Awards will generally be governed by the principles set forth in Sections 61, 83 and 451 of the Code. This tax treatment will vary depending on the type of award but should generally be analogous to the tax treatment of stock options, SARs, restricted stock, restricted stock units and performance shares/units, as described above, as the case may be. Accordingly, in most cases, an Other Stock-Based Award, if payable in shares, will be subject to ordinary income taxation when the forfeiture restrictions, if any, in respect of any such award lapse and the shares are transferred to the participant, whichever occurs later, and, if an Other Stock-Based Award is payable in cash, such award will be taxable upon the actual or constructive receipt of any such cash payment. A participant will generally incur ordinary income at the time of actual or constructive receipt of cash in respect of a cash award in an amount equal to the cash so received. Generally, subject to Code Section 162(m), the Company (or a subsidiary, as applicable) will be entitled to a deduction at the time the participant recognizes ordinary income in respect of an Other Stock-Based Award or cash award, equal to the amount of ordinary income recognized by the participant. A participant’s tax basis in any shares received in respect of an Other Stock-Based Award will generally be equal to the fair market value of such shares when the forfeiture restrictions lapse or the shares are transferred, whichever occurs later. The participant’s holding period for purposes of determining capital gain or loss on the shares will generally begin after the forfeiture restrictions lapse or after the shares are transferred, whichever occurs later. Upon the sale of such shares, the participant will recognize short-term or long-term capital gain or loss, depending upon whether the shares have been held for more than one year. Such gain or loss will be equal to the difference between the amount realized upon the sale of the shares and the tax basis of the shares.

Please see the section above entitled “Restricted Stock” for the general federal income tax treatment of common stock that is received in settlement of Other Stock-Based Awards and which is subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture for federal income tax purposes upon receipt.

Section 162(m). Under Section 162(m) of the Code, the Company (or a subsidiary, as applicable) generally may not deduct remuneration paid to our Chief Executive Officer, our Chief Financial Officer, our three next highest paid executive officers (as disclosed on the Company’s proxy statement), or any other individual who was designated a “Covered Employee” (as defined under Section 162(m) of the Code) during any taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2017, to the extent that such remuneration exceeds $1,000,000 for any taxable year.

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Section 409A. Section 409A of the Code contains certain restrictions on the ability to defer receipt of compensation to future tax years. Any Award that provides for the deferral of compensation, such as restricted stock units, performance shares or performance units that are settled more than two and one-half months after the end of the year in which they vest, must comply with Section 409A of the Code in order to avoid the adverse tax consequences set forth below. If the requirements of Section 409A of the Code are not met, all amounts deferred under the 2021 Plan during the taxable year and all prior taxable years (to the extent not already included in gross income) will generally be included in the participant’s taxable income in the later of the year in which such violation occurs or the year in which such amounts are no longer subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture, even if such amounts have not been actually paid to the participant. In addition, such violation will result in an additional tax to the participant of 20% of the deferred amount plus interest computed from the date the award was required to be taken into income under Section 409A of the Code, as described.

EQUITY COMPENSATION PLAN

The following table summarizes our equity compensation plan as of December 31, 2020:

  (a)
Number of Securities  to be
Issued Upon Exercise of
Outstanding Options
(In thousands)
  (b)
Weighted Average
Exercise Price of
Outstanding
Options
  (c)
Number of  Securities
Remaining Available for
Future Issuance Under Equity

Compensation Plans
(Excluding Securities

Reflected in Column(a))
(In thousands)
 

Equity compensation plan approved by stockholders (1)

  4,366  $9.70   2,891 

Equity compensation plan not approved by stockholders

  —     —     —   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total equity compensation plans

  4,366    2,891 
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

(1)

As of December 31, 2020, a total of 2.9 million shares were reserved for issuance under the 2007 Equity Plan. Shares available for issuance under our 2007 Equity Plan can be granted pursuant to stock options, restricted stock, restricted stock units, stock appreciation rights, performance units and performance shares.

PROPOSAL FOUR

RATIFICATION OF APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED

PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

The Audit Committee has the sole authority and responsibility to select, oversee, and when appropriate, replace Amkor’s independent registered public accounting firm. The Audit Committee actively engaged with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP’s engagement partners throughout the year and considered, among other factors:

 

the professional qualifications of the lead audit partner and other key engagement partners relative to the current and ongoing needs of the Company led by the Audit Committee’s process to rotate and select the lead audit partner and other key engagement partners at least every five years or as otherwise required by applicable law or regulation, and which was done most recently in February 2021 for the lead audit partner;

 

historical and recent performance on the Company’s audits, including the extent and quality of communications with the Audit Committee related thereto;

 

the appropriateness of fees relative to both efficiency and audit quality;

 

independence policies and processes for maintaining its independence;

 

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tenure as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm and its related depth of understanding of the Company’s businesses, operations, and systems, and accounting policies and practices;

 

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capability, expertise, and efficiency in handling the breadth and complexity of the Company’s operations across the globe; and

 

the relative benefits, challenges, overall advisability, and potential impact of selecting a different independent registered public accounting firm.

The Audit Committee has approved the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2021.2024.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP has served as our independent registered public accounting firm since 2000. The Board of Directors expects that representatives of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP will attend the Annual Meeting, have an opportunity to make a statement if they desire to do so, and will be available to respond to appropriate questions.

We are asking our stockholders to ratify the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm. Although ratification is not required by our bylawsthe Bylaws or otherwise, the Board is submitting the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP to our stockholders for ratification as a matter of good corporate practice.practice and because the Audit Committee values the views of our stockholders regarding our independent registered public accounting firm. If the selection is not ratified, the Audit Committee may reconsider the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. Even if the selection is ratified, the Audit Committee, in its discretion, may select a different independent registered public accounting firm at any time during the year if it determines that such a change would be in the best interests of ourthe Company and our stockholders.

The Board unanimously recommends a vote “FOR” the ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2021.2024. The affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the shares present and entitled to vote is necessary for ratification.

Fees Paid to PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

The following table shows the fees paid by us to PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, our independent registered public accounting firm, or any such fees accrued by us, for years 2020the 2023 and 2019.2022 fiscal years.

 

   Year Ended
December 31,
 
   2020   2019 
   (In thousands) 

Audit fees

  $3,892   $3,991 

Audit-related fees

   —      —   

Tax fees (1)

   368    906 

All other fees (2)

   3    3 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $4,263   $4,900 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
   Year Ended
December 31,
 
   2023   2022 
   (In thousands) 

Audit fees

  $4,321   $4,174 

Audit-related fees (1)

       4 

Tax fees (2)

   439    408 

All other fees (3)

   2    1 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Fees

  $4,762   $4,587 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

Notes

 

(1)

Audit-related fees include fees billed for financial due diligence services rendered.

(2)

Tax fees consist primarily of fees associated withbilled for professional services rendered for tax compliance, tax advice, and planning services.tax planning.

 

(2)(3)

All other fees include a license fee for access to accounting and reporting research tools in both 2020for 2023 and 2019.2022.

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Policy on Audit Committee’s Pre-Approval of Audit and Permissible Non-Audit Services of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

OurThe Audit Committee is required to pre-approve the audit and non-audit services performed by our independent registered public accounting firm, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, in accordance with the Amkor Audit and Non-Audit Services Pre-Approval Policy. This policy Policy (the “Pre-Approval Policy”). The Pre-Approval Policy provides for pre-approval of audit, audit-related,

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tax services, and other services specifically described by the Audit Committee. The policyPre-Approval Policy also provides for the general approval of additional individual engagements, which, if they exceed certain pre-established thresholds, must be separately approved by the Audit Committee.

This policyThe Pre-Approval Policy authorizes the Audit Committee to delegate to one or more of its members pre-approval authority with respect to permitted services, provided that any such pre-approval decisions must be reported to the Audit Committee. All of the services provided by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP during the year ended December 31, 20202023 were approvedpre-approved by the Audit Committee.Committee pursuant to the Pre-Approval Policy. Additionally, the Audit Committee concluded that the provision of such services by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP was compatible with the maintenance of that firm’s independence in the conduct of its auditing functions.

REPORT OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

The role of the Audit Committee is to oversee Amkor’s accounting and financial reporting processes on behalf of the Board of Directors. The Audit Committee is composed solely of independent directors, as defined in the Nasdaq listing standards and SEC regulations, and it operates under a written charter adopted by the Board of Directors. The Audit Committee reviews and reassesses the adequacy of the Audit Committee Charter on an annual basis.

The Audit Committee’s overall responsibility is one of oversight. Management is responsible for the consolidated financial statements as well as for maintaining effective internal controls over financial reporting and disclosure controls and procedures and for compliance with laws, and regulations, and applicable ethical business standards.

In performing its oversight function, the Audit Committee:

(1) reviewed and discussed with management Amkor’s audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2020;2023;

(2) met with Amkor’s internal auditors and independent registered public accounting firm, with and without management present, to discuss the results of their audits and the overall quality of the Company’s financial reporting, and the matters required to be discussed by the applicable requirements of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (“PCAOB”); and

(3) received the written disclosures and the letter from Amkor’s independent registered public accounting firm required by the applicable requirements of the PCAOB and discussed with the independent registered public accounting firm such firm’s independence. The Audit Committee considered whether the provision of non-audit services by Amkor’s independent registered public accounting firm is compatible with maintaining the independence of the independent registered public accounting firm. The Audit Committee concluded that the independent registered public accounting firm is independent from Amkor and its management.

Based on all of the foregoing, the Audit Committee recommended to the Board of Directors that the audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 20202023 be included in our Annual Report on the Form 10-K and filed with the SEC on February 19, 2021.10-K.

The foregoing report has been furnished by the following directors and members of the Audit Committee:

Roger A. Carolin, ChairChairman

MaryFrances McCourt

Robert R. Morse

 

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PROPOSAL FOUR

SHAREHOLDER PROPOSAL TO REPORT ON THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE COMPANY’S DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION EFFORTS

As You Sow on behalf of one of our stockholders has submitted the following proposal. The Company will provide the name, address and share ownership information of the proponent of Proposal Four promptly upon receipt by the Corporate Secretary of an oral or written request for that information:

RESOLVED: Shareholders request that Amkor Technology Inc. (Amkor Technology) report to shareholders on the effectiveness of the Company’s diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts. The report should be done at reasonable expense, exclude proprietary information, and provide transparency on outcomes, using quantitative metrics for workforce diversity, hiring, promotion, and retention of employees, including data by gender, race, and ethnicity.

SUPPORTING STATEMENT: Quantitative data is sought so that investors can assess and compare the effectiveness of companies’ diversity, equity, and inclusion programs.

It is advised that this content be provided through Amkor Technology’s existing sustainability reporting infrastructure. An independent report specific to this topic is not requested.

WHEREAS: More than half of the S&P 500 and over one-third of the Russell 1000 have released, or have committed to release, their consolidated EEO-1 forms, a best practice in diversity data reporting. Companies that release, or have committed to release, more inclusion data than Amkor Technology include Salesforce, Microsoft, Texas Instruments, and Raytheon Technologies.

As You Sow and Whistle Stop Capital released research in November 2023 that reviewed the EEO-1 reports of 1,641 companies against financial performance metrics from 2016-2021.1 With the information technology sector, statistically significant positive correlations were found between manager diversity and mean free cash flow per share, income after tax, income after tax compound annual growth rate over five years, net profit margin, mean return on equity, and return on invested capital.

As of the date of the filing this proposal, Amkor Technology had not yet released its consolidated EEO-1 form, nor had it shared sufficient hiring, retention, or promotion data to allow investors to determine the effectiveness of its diversity and inclusion programs.

As detailed below, inclusion indicators are also important in assessing Amkor Technology’s workplace equity efforts, and if the Company will be able to successfully build, utilize, and maintain a diverse management team.

Hiring: Studies conducted by economists at the University of Chicago and UC Berkeley found that “discriminating companies tend to be less profitable,” stating “it is costly for firms to discriminate against productive workers.”2

Promotion: Without equitable promotional practices, companies will be unable to build the necessary employee pipelines for diverse management. Women and employees of color experience “a broken rung” in their careers; for every 100 men who are promoted, only 87 women are. Whereas women of color comprise 18 percent of the entry-level workforce and only 6 percent of executives.3

1

https://www.asyousow.org/report-page/2023-positive-relationships-linking-workforce-diversity-and-financial-performance

2

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/29/business/economy/hiring-racial-discrimination.html

3

https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/diversity-and-inclusion/women-in-the-workplace

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Retention: Retention rates indicate if employees believe a company represents their best opportunity. Morgan Stanley has found that employee retention above industry average can indicate a competitive advantage and higher levels of future profitability.4

Statement in Opposition to the Shareholder Proposal to Report on the Effectiveness of the Company’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Efforts

The Board, after review by its directors and Nominating and Governance Committee, recommends a vote against this proposal.

The proposal calls for the Company to report to stockholders on the effectiveness of the Company’s diversity, equity, and inclusion (“DEI”) efforts and to provide transparency on outcomes using quantitative metrics for workforce diversity, hiring, promotion, and retention of employees, including data by gender, race, and ethnicity.

Amkor promotes a positive work environment for all of its employees and does not believe that reporting on the requested categories would benefit its stockholders, create more opportunity for potential employees or increase avenues for development, advancement or promotion of our existing employees. Our workforce is global, and the request, anchored in labor and employment reporting required at the national level in the United States, would not provide meaningful information to stockholders about the work Amkor does to hire and retain the dynamic professionals we need in Asia, Europe, and the United States to provide service to our customers, provide opportunity to our employees, and provide long-term value creation to our stockholders.

Amkor is committed to a positive work environment.

At Amkor, we believe in the power of a positive work environment to fulfill our purpose of providing agile and dependable manufacturing and supply chain solutions to our customers. Amkor strives to foster a diverse, equitable, and inclusive culture. We believe that by leveraging the varied backgrounds of our diverse workforce, which includes nearly 29,000 employees, we can better deliver the products and services our customers need. We recognize that the wide array of races, ethnicities, abilities, ages, religions, sexual orientations, genders and political views in our communities serves as a catalyst for innovation and creativity that contributes to meeting the needs of our customers and employees and the creation of long-term value for stockholders.

Our global workforce spans 12 countries, reflecting various cultures, backgrounds, ages, genders and ethnicities. While Amkor’s employees represent a global and diverse workforce, approximately 96%, 3% and 1% of its employees reside in the Asia-Pacific region, Europe and the United States, respectively. The large concentration of Amkor’s employees in Asia-Pacific creates a globally diverse workforce but limits Amkor’s ability to create a racially and ethnically diverse workforce when measured facility by facility or even regionally. Amkor addresses this dynamic through intentional, thoughtful and conscientious strategies that are tailored to the specific needs of its employees in the context of their regions and cultures.

Amkor’s Code of Business Conduct prohibits discrimination based on characteristics such as race, color, religion, gender or gender identity, sexual orientation, age, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, veteran status, pregnancy, genetic information and disability and prohibits harassment based on these characteristics. Amkor’s Code of Business Conduct also prohibits retaliation against anyone for reporting a suspected violation of the Code. In the United States, Amkor requires leaders who manage, supervise or direct the work of others to complete at least two hours of training every two years on the topic of preventing harassment, and all non-management or individual contributor employees in the United States are required to complete at least one hour of training on the same topic every two years. We provide employees with access, through an online internal platform, to thousands of training courses in fifteen skill areas, including DEI, management, and professional improvement.

4

https://www.morganstanley.com/im/publication/insights/articles/article_culturequantframework_us.pdf, p. 2

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Requiring Amkor to prepare a separate report with this information would place an undue administrative burden on the Company and would not provide meaningful additional information to stockholders.

We believe our existing disclosures provide meaningful information that allows stockholders to determine the effectiveness of our policies related to workplace diversity, hiring, promotion, and retention. We do not believe the standalone report requested by this proposal would provide meaningful additional information to stockholders to merit the resources required to provide the report. Moreover, the metrics that the proposal requests be included in the report are not sufficiently tailored to account for Amkor’s unique characteristics, its geographically diverse manufacturing footprint, and the needs of its employees. We continuously evaluate our practices and make enhancements when appropriate. For these reasons, we believe this proposal is not in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders.

The Board unanimously recommends a vote “AGAINST” this proposal. The affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the shares present and entitled to vote is necessary for ratification.

INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

The information contained above under the captions “Compensation Committee Report” and “Report of the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors” shall not be deemed to be “soliciting material” or to be “filed” with the SEC or subject to Regulation 14A or 14C under the Exchange Act, other than as provided therein, or to the liabilities of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, except to the extent that we specifically request such information be treated as soliciting material or specifically incorporate it by reference into a document filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act. In addition, this proxy statement contains references to several website addresses. The information on thesesuch websites is not part of this proxy statement.

DELINQUENT SECTION 16(a) REPORTS

Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act requires our directors, officers, and persons who own more than 10% of a registered class of our equity securities to file with the SEC initial reports of beneficial ownership and reports of changes in beneficial ownership of any of our equity securities. To our knowledge, based solely on a review of Forms 3, 4, and 5 and amendments thereto filed electronically with the SEC during the year ended December 31, 2020,2023, and a representation from each of our directors and officers that no other reports were required, all directors, officers, and beneficial owners of greater than 10% of any class of our equity securities registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act made all filings required under Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act during 20202023 on a timely basis, except that, due to an inadvertent oversight, a late Form 4 for Ms. McCourt was filed on January 29, 2021 with respect to one transaction.basis.

DELIVERY OF VOTING MATERIALS TO STOCKHOLDERS SHARING AN ADDRESS

To reduce the expense of delivering duplicate voting materials to our stockholders who may hold shares of Amkor common stock in more than one stock account, we are delivering only one set of the proxy solicitation materials to certain stockholders who share an address, unless otherwise requested. A separate proxy card is included in the voting materials for each of these stockholders. We will promptly deliver, upon written or oral request, a separate copy of the annual reportForm 10-K or this proxy statement to a stockholder at a shared address to which a single copy of the documents was delivered. To obtain an additional copy, you may contact our Corporate Secretary by writing to Corporate Secretary,us at Amkor Technology, Inc., Attention: Corporate Secretary, 2045 East Innovation Circle, Tempe, Arizona 85284, or contactcontacting us by telephone at (480) 821-5000. Similarly, Conversely, if you share an address with another stockholder and have received multiple copies of our proxy materials, you may contact us at the address or telephone number specified above to request that only a single copy of these materials be delivered to your address in the future. Stockholders sharing a single address may revoke their consent to receive a single copy of our proxy materials in the future at any time by contacting us at the address or telephone number listed above.

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ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K

Our annual report on The Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020 is being mailed prior to or with this proxy statement to stockholders entitled to notice of the Annual Meeting.

WE WILL PROVIDE EACH BENEFICIAL OWNER OF OUR SECURITIES AS OF THE RECORD DATE WITH A COPY OF THE COMPANY’S 2020 ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K, INCLUDING THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SCHEDULES THERETO, WITHOUT CHARGE, BY FIRST CLASS MAIL, PROMPTLY UPON RECEIPT OF A WRITTEN OR ORAL REQUEST FROM SUCH PERSON. SUCH REQUEST SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO AMKOR’S CORPORATE SECRETARY, AMKOR TECHNOLOGY, INC., 2045 EAST INNOVATION CIRCLE, TEMPE, ARIZONA 85284, TELEPHONE: (480) 821-5000.

 

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Exhibit A

AMKOR TECHNOLOGY, INC.

2021 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

1. Purposes of the Plan. The purposes of this Plan are:

to attract and retain the best available personnel for positions of substantial responsibility,

to provide incentives to individuals who perform services to the Company or its Subsidiaries, and

to promote the success of the Company’s business.

The Plan permits the grant of Incentive Stock Options, Nonstatutory Stock Options, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, Stock Appreciation Rights, Performance Units, Performance Shares, Other Stock-Based Awards and Cash Awards as the Administrator may determine.

2. Definitions. As used herein, the following definitions will apply:

(a) “Administrator” means the Board or any of its Committees as will be administering the Plan, in accordance with Section 4 of the Plan.

(b) “Applicable Laws” means the requirements relating to the administration of equity-based awards under applicable U.S. or non-U.S. federal, state, and local laws and the rules of any stock exchange or quotation system on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted.

(c) “Award” means, individually or collectively, a grant under the Plan of Options, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, Stock Appreciation Rights, Performance Units, Performance Shares, Other Stock-Based Awards and Cash Awards as the Administrator may determine.

(d) “Award Agreement” means the written or electronic agreement setting forth the terms and provisions applicable to each Award granted under the Plan. The Award Agreement is subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan.

(e) “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

(f) “Cash Award” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11.

(g) “Cause” means, in the case of any Participant who is party to an employment agreement, change of control, severance-benefit or similar agreement that contains a definition of “Cause,” the definition set forth in such agreement applies. In every other case, “Cause” means, as determined in the sole discretion of the Administrator for Officers and in the sole discretion of the Company for other Participants, termination of a Participant’s employment or other service because of: (i) the Participant’s commission of, or guilty plea or plea of no contest to, a felony (or a crime of similar magnitude under applicable laws outside the United States) or any crime that involves moral turpitude; (ii) conduct by the Participant that constitutes fraud or embezzlement or any acts of intentional dishonesty in relation to his or her duties to the Company; (iii) the Participant having engaged in gross negligence or intentional misconduct which causes, or in the reasonable judgment of the Company, is reasonably likely to cause, either reputational or economic harm to the Company or its affiliates; or (iv) the Participant’s material breach of his or her obligations under any employment or similar agreement or any written Company policy, including any code of conduct, which is not cured, if curable, within ten (10) days after the Administrator, with respect to Officers, or the Company, with respect to other Participants, notifies the Participant of such breach (which notice specifies in reasonable detail the grounds constituting Cause).

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(h) “Change in Control” means, unless otherwise provided in an Award Agreement, the occurrence of any of the following events:

(i) Any “person” (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act) becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 of the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing more than fifty percent (50%) of the total voting power represented by the Company’s then outstanding voting securities (“Voting Securities”), other than (x) an employee benefit plan of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (y) the James J. Kim Family Group, as defined in the Company’s Proxy Statement most recently filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as of the date of determination, or comparable term (the “James J. Kim Family Group”) or (z) any entity in which any member or members of the James J. Kim Family Group (individually or collectively) own, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the voting power);

(ii) The consummation of the sale or disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets other than to (x) any member or members of the James J. Kim Family Group or (y) any entity in which any member or members of the James J. Kim Family Group (individually or collectively) own, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the voting power;

(iii) A change in the composition of the Board occurring within a twenty-four (24)-month period, as a result of which a majority of the Directors are not Incumbent Directors. “Incumbent Directors” means Directors who either (x) are Directors as of the Effective Date or (y) are elected, or nominated for election, to the Board with the affirmative votes of at least a majority of the Incumbent Directors at the time of such election or nomination (but will not include an individual whose election or nomination is in connection with an actual or threatened proxy contest relating to the election of Directors to the Company); or

(iv) The consummation of a merger or consolidation of the Company with any other corporation, other than a merger or consolidation (x) which would result in the Voting Securities outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the surviving entity or its parent) at least fifty percent (50%) of the total voting power represented by the voting securities of the Company or such surviving entity or its parent outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation or (y) involving any entity in which any member or members of the James J. Kim Family Group (individually or collectively) own, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the voting power.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to any Award that constitutes “non-qualified deferred compensation” within the meaning of Code Section 409A, no event shall be a Change in Control unless such event satisfies the requirements of Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(i)(5).

(i) “Code” means the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. Any reference to a section of the Code (or a regulation thereunder) herein will be a reference to any successor or amended section of the Code (or such regulation).

(j) “Committee” means a committee of Directors or of other individuals satisfying Applicable Laws appointed by the Board in accordance with Section 4 hereof.

(k) “Common Stock” means the common stock of the Company (and any stock or other securities into which such Common Stock may be converted or into which it may be exchanged pursuant to Section 16(a) hereof).

(l) “Company” means Amkor Technology, Inc., a Delaware corporation, or any successor thereto.

(m) “Consultant” means any natural person, including an advisor, engaged by the Company or a Subsidiary to render services to such entity, so long as such person (i) renders bona fide services that are not in connection with the offer and sale of the Company’s securities in a capital raising transaction, (ii) does not

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directly or indirectly promote or maintain a market for the Company’s securities; and (iii) otherwise qualifies as a consultant under the applicable rules of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for registration of shares of stock on a Form S-8 registration statement. Service solely as a Director or payment of a fee for such service will not cause a Director to be considered a “Consultant” for purposes of the Plan.

(n) “Director” means a member of the Board.

(o) “Disability” unless otherwise defined in an Award Agreement, means, with respect to a Participant, the inability of such Participant to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or that has lasted or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than twelve (12) months, as provided in Section 22(e)(3) and 409A(A)(2)(C)(i) of the Code, and will be determined by the Administrator on the basis of such medical evidence as the Administrator deems warranted under the circumstances.

(p) “Effective Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 21.

(q) “Employee” means any person, including Officers and Directors, employed by the Company or any Subsidiary or Parent of the Company. Service solely as a Director or payment of a fee for such service, will not cause a Director to be considered an “Employee” for purposes of the Plan.

(r) “Exchange Act” means the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Any reference to a section of the Exchange Act (or a rule or regulation issued thereunder) herein will be a reference to any successor or amended section of the Exchange Act (or such rule or regulation)

(s) “Fair Market Value” means, as of any date, the value of the Common Stock determined as follows:

(i) If the Common Stock is listed on any established stock exchange or a national market system, including without limitation the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Global Select Market or the Nasdaq Capital Market, its Fair Market Value shall be the closing sales price for such stock (or, if no closing sales price was reported on that date, as applicable, on the last trading date such closing sales price was reported) as quoted on such exchange or system on the day of determination, as reported in The Wall Street Journal or such other source as the Administrator deems reliable;

(ii) If the Common Stock is regularly quoted by a recognized securities dealer but selling prices are not reported, its Fair Market Value shall be the mean between the high bid and low asked prices for the Common Stock on the day of determination (or, if no bids and asks were reported on that date, as applicable, on the last trading date such bids and asks were reported); or

(iii) In the absence of an established market for the Common Stock, the Fair Market Value thereof shall be determined in good faith by the Administrator in accordance with Section 409A of the Code.

(t) “Incentive Stock Option” means an Option that by its terms qualifies and is otherwise intended to qualify as an incentive stock option within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder.

(u) “Nonstatutory Stock Option” means an Option that by its terms does not qualify or is not intended to qualify as an Incentive Stock Option.

(v) “Non-Employee Director” means a member of the Board who meets the definition of “non-employee director” under Rule 16b-3.

(w) “Officer” means a person who is an officer of the Company within the meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

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(x) “Option” means a right to purchase a specified number of shares of Common Stock at a specified price awarded under Section 6.

(y) “Other Stock-Based Award” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11.

(z) “Parent” means a “parent corporation” of the Company, whether now or hereafter existing, as defined in Section 424(e) of the Code.

(aa) “Participant” means the holder of an outstanding Award.

(bb) “Performance Goals” will have the meaning set forth in Section 13.

(cc) “Performance Period” means any fiscal year of the Company or such other period as determined by the Administrator in its sole discretion.

(dd) “Performance Share” means an Award denominated in Shares which may be earned in whole or in part upon attainment of Performance Goals as the Administrator may determine pursuant to Section 10.

(ee) “Performance Unit” means an Award which may be earned in whole or in part upon attainment of Performance Goals as the Administrator may determine and which may be settled for cash, Shares or other securities or a combination of the foregoing pursuant to Section 10.

(ff) “Period of Restriction” means the period during which Restricted Stock is subject to forfeiture. Restrictions may be based on the passage of time, the attainment of Performance Goals, or the occurrence of other events as determined by the Administrator.

(gg) “Plan” means this 2021 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended from time to time.

(hh) “Prior Plan” means the Company’s Second Amended and Restated 2007 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended or amended and restated from time to time.

(ii) “Restricted Stock” means Shares issued pursuant to a Restricted Stock Award under Section 7, or issued pursuant to the early exercise of an Option.

(jj) “Restricted Stock Unit” means an unfunded and unsecured commitment by the Company to deliver one Share (or the cash equivalent) to a Participant, granted pursuant to Section 8.

(kk) “Retirement” means, unless otherwise provided in an Award Agreement, a Participant’s voluntary termination of employment, with the approval of the Administrator in its discretion, at a time when (i) the Participant is in good standing with the Company and (ii) the sum of the Participant’s age (rounded down to the nearest whole month) and years of service with the Company and its Subsidiaries (rounded down to the nearest whole month) equals or exceeds 75.

(ll) “Rule 16b-3” means Rule 16b-3 of the Exchange Act.

(mm) “Section 16(b)” means Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act.

(nn) “Service Provider” means an Employee, Director, or Consultant.

(oo) “Share” means a share of the Common Stock, as adjusted in accordance with Section 16.

(pp) “Stock Appreciation Right” means an Award, granted alone or in connection with an Option, that pursuant to Section 9 is designated as a Stock Appreciation Right.

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(qq) “Subsidiary” means a “subsidiary corporation” of the Company, whether now or hereafter existing, as defined in Section 424(f) of the Code.

(rr) “Tax-Related Items” means any U.S. and non-U.S. federal, state and/or local taxes (including, without limitation, income tax, social insurance contributions, fringe benefit tax, employment tax, stamp tax, and any other employer tax liability which has been transferred to a Participant) for which a Participant is liable in connection with Awards and/or Shares.

3. Stock Subject to the Plan.

(a) Subject to the provisions of Section 16 of the Plan and the share counting provisions in this Section 3, as of the Effective Date, the maximum aggregate number of Shares that shall be authorized and available for Awards granted under the Plan shall be 23,100,000 Shares, less one (1) Share for every one (1) Share that was subject to an option or stock appreciation right granted under the Prior Plan after December 31, 2020 and prior to the Effective Date and one and a half (1.5) Shares for every one (1) Share that was subject to an award other than an option or stock appreciation right granted under the Prior Plan after December 31, 2020 and prior to the Effective Date. After the Effective Date, no awards may be granted under the Prior Plan. The Shares may be authorized, but unissued, or reacquired Common Stock. Any Shares issued by the Company through substitute awards (i.e., the assumption or substitution of outstanding grants from an acquired company) shall not reduce the number of Shares available for Awards under the Plan (and such substitute awards shall not otherwise count against the Award limits set forth herein or be added to the Shares available for Awards under the Plan under Section 3(c) to the extent permitted under the stock exchange rules on which the Common Stock is listed).

(b) Full Value Awards. Any Shares subject to Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, Performance Units, Performance Shares or Other Stock-Based Awards will be counted against the numerical limits of this Section 3 as one and a half (1.5) Shares for every one (1) Share subject thereto. Further, if any Award (or portion thereof) of Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, Performance Units, Performance Shares or Other Stock-Based Awards is forfeited (or if any award of restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance units, performance shares or other stock based awards granted under the Prior Plan is forfeited after December 31, 2020) and Shares in respect thereof would otherwise return to the Plan pursuant to Section 3(c), one and a half (1.5) times the number of Shares covered by the portion of such Award so forfeited (or one and a half (1.5) times the number of Shares covered by awards granted under the Prior Plan that are forfeited after December 31, 2020) will return to the Plan and will again become available for issuance.

(c) Lapsed Awards. If an Award (or any portion thereof) expires, is forfeited, is settled in cash (in whole or in part) or becomes unexercisable without having been exercised in full (or if an award granted under the Prior Plan (or any portion thereof), expires, is forfeited, is settled in cash (in whole or in part) or becomes unexercisable without having been exercised in full, in each case after December 31, 2020) the Shares subject to such Award (or Shares subject to such award under the Prior Plan that have expired, become forfeited, become settled in cash (in whole or in part) or become unexercisable without having been exercised in full, in each case after December 31, 2020) will become available for future grant or sale under Section 3(a) of the Plan in accordance with Section 3(b) (unless the Plan has terminated). With respect to stock-settled Stock Appreciation Rights, each such Stock Appreciation Right shall count against the limit described in Section 3(a) based on the number of Shares underlying the exercised portion of such Award rather than the number of Shares actually issued in settlement of such Award. Shares used to pay the exercise price of an Award or to satisfy the tax withholding obligations related to an Award and Shares reacquired by the Company on the open market or otherwise using cash proceeds from the exercise of Options will not become available for future grant or sale under the Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing and, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 16, the maximum number of Shares that may be issued upon the exercise of Incentive Stock Options will equal 23,100,000 Shares.

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(d) Share Reserve. The Company, during the term of this Plan, will at all times reserve and keep available such number of Shares as will be sufficient to satisfy the requirements of the Plan.

4. Administration of the Plan.

(a) Procedure.

(i) Multiple Administrative Bodies. Different Committees with respect to different groups of Service Providers may administer the Plan.

(ii) Rule 16b-3. To the extent desirable to qualify transactions hereunder as exempt under Rule 16b-3, the Plan will be administered by a Committee, each member of which satisfies the independence requirements of Rule 16b-3.

(iii) Other Administration. Other than as provided above, the Plan will be administered by (A) the Board or (B) a Committee, which Committee will be constituted to satisfy Applicable Laws.

(b) Powers of the Administrator. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, and in the case of a Committee, subject to the specific duties delegated by the Board to such Committee, the Administrator will have the authority, in its discretion:

(i) to determine the Fair Market Value;

(ii) to select the Service Providers to whom Awards may be granted hereunder;

(iii) to determine the number of Shares to be covered by each Award granted hereunder;

(iv) to approve forms of Award Agreements for use under the Plan;

(v) to determine the terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan, of any Award granted hereunder (such terms and conditions include, but are not limited to, the exercise or base price, the time or times when Awards may become vested or be exercised (which may be based on Performance Goals), any vesting acceleration or waiver of forfeiture restrictions (such as upon termination due to death, Disability, Retirement, a Change in Control or otherwise), and any restriction or limitation regarding any Award or the Shares relating thereto, based in each case on such factors as the Administrator will determine);

(vi) to construe and interpret the terms of the Plan and Awards granted pursuant to the Plan;

(vii) to prescribe, amend and rescind rules and regulations relating to the Plan, including rules and regulations relating to sub-plans established for the purpose of satisfying Applicable Laws;

(viii) to modify or amend each Award either pursuant to an amendment to an Award Agreement or any action contemplated under Section 22(c) of the Plan, provided that, except as otherwise set forth in the Plan, no such amendment to the Award Agreement or action with respect to the Plan shall impair the rights of any Participant with respect to outstanding Awards, unless mutually agreed otherwise between the Participant and the Administrator, which agreement must be in writing (which may include e-mail) and signed by the Participant and the Company, or any such amendment of the Award Agreement or action taken with respect to the Plan is determined by Administrator to be necessary or desirable to facilitate compliance with Applicable Law. Notwithstanding the previous sentence, subject to Section 16, without stockholder approval, the Administrator may not (1) modify or amend an Option or Stock Appreciation Right to reduce the exercise price or base price of such Option or Stock Appreciation Right, as applicable, after it has been granted, (2) cancel any outstanding Option or Stock Appreciation Right and replace it with a new Option or Stock Appreciation Right

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with a lower exercise price or base price, as applicable, (3) cancel any outstanding Option or Stock Appreciation Right and replace it with another Award or (4) take any other action with respect to an Option or Stock Appreciation Right that would be treated as a repricing under the rules and regulations of the principal U.S. national securities exchange on which the Shares are listed;

(ix) to allow Participants to satisfy withholding obligations for Tax-Related Items in such manner as prescribed in Section 18 and to mutually agree with a Participant on a method to pay the exercise price and Tax-Related Items that differs from any default method in the Plan;

(x) to authorize any person to execute on behalf of the Company any instrument required to effect the grant of an Award previously granted by the Administrator;

(xi) Subject to compliance with Applicable Law, including Section 409A of the Code, to allow a Participant to defer the receipt of the payment of cash or the delivery of Shares that would otherwise be due to such Participant under an Award pursuant to such procedures as the Administrator may determine;

(xii) to determine whether any Award, other than an Option or Stock Appreciation Right, will provide Participants with a right to dividend equivalents; and

(xiii) to make all other determinations deemed necessary or advisable for administering the Plan.

(c) Effect of Administrator’s Decision. The Administrator’s decisions, determinations and interpretations will be final and binding on all Participants, any other holders of Awards and on all other persons.

5. Eligibility. Nonstatutory Stock Options, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, Stock Appreciation Rights, Performance Units, Performance Shares, Other Stock-Based Awards and Cash Awards as the Administrator determines may be granted to Service Providers. Incentive Stock Options may be granted only to Employees.

6. Stock Options.

(a) Limitations.

(i) Each Option will be designated in the Award Agreement as either an Incentive Stock Option or a Nonstatutory Stock Option. However, notwithstanding such designation, to the extent that the aggregate Fair Market Value of the Shares with respect to which Incentive Stock Options are exercisable for the first time by the Participant during any calendar year (under all plans of the Company and any Parent or Subsidiary) exceeds one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000), such Options will be treated as Nonstatutory Stock Options. For purposes of this Section 6(a), Incentive Stock Options will be taken into account in the order in which they were granted. The Fair Market Value of the Shares will be determined as of the time the Option with respect to such Shares is granted.

(ii) The following limitations will apply to grants of Options:

(1) No Participant will be granted, in any fiscal year, Options to purchase more than 2,000,000 Shares.

(2) In connection with his or her initial service as an Employee, an Employee may be granted Options to purchase up to an additional 2,000,000 Shares, which will not count against the limit set forth in Section 6(a)(ii)(1) above.

(3) If an Option is cancelled in the same fiscal year in which it was granted (other than in connection with a transaction described in Section 16), the cancelled Option, as applicable, will be counted against the limits set forth in subsections (1) and (2) above.

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(b) Term of Option. The Administrator will determine the term of each Option in its sole discretion; provided, however, that the term will be no more than ten (10) years from the date of grant thereof. Moreover, in the case of an Incentive Stock Option granted to a Participant who, at the time the Incentive Stock Option is granted, owns stock representing more than ten percent (10%) of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary, the term of the Incentive Stock Option will be five (5) years from the date of grant or such shorter term as may be provided in the Award Agreement.

(c) Option Exercise Price and Consideration.

(i) Exercise Price. The per share exercise price for the Shares to be issued pursuant to exercise of an Option will be determined by the Administrator, but will be no less than one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant. In addition, in the case of an Incentive Stock Option granted to an Employee who, at the time the Incentive Stock Option is granted, owns stock representing more than ten percent (10%) of the voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary, the per Share exercise price will be no less than one hundred ten percent (110%) of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 6(c), Options may be granted with a per Share exercise price of less than one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant pursuant to a transaction described in, and in a manner consistent with, Section 424(a) of the Code.

(ii) Waiting Period and Exercise Dates. At the time an Option is granted, the Administrator will fix the period within which the Option may be exercised and will determine any conditions that must be satisfied before the Option may be exercised.

(iii) Form of Consideration. The Administrator will determine the acceptable form of consideration for exercising an Option, including the method of payment to the extent permitted by Applicable Laws. In all events, the exercise price of an Option must be paid to the Company within three days after the date of exercise.

(d) Exercise of Option.

(i) Procedure for Exercise; Rights as a Stockholder. Any Option granted hereunder will be exercisable according to the terms of the Plan and at such times and under such conditions as determined by the Administrator and set forth in the Award Agreement. An Option may not be exercised for a fraction of a Share.

An Option will be deemed exercised when the Company receives: (i) notice of exercise (in such form as the Administrator specifies from time to time) from the person entitled to exercise the Option and (ii) full payment for the Shares with respect to which the Option is exercised (including the satisfaction in full of any withholding obligation for Tax-Related Items). Full payment may consist of any consideration and method of payment authorized by the Administrator and permitted by the Award Agreement and the Plan. Shares issued upon exercise of an Option will be issued in the name of the Participant or, if requested by the Participant, in the name of the Participant and his or her spouse. Until the Shares are issued (as evidenced by the appropriate entry on the books of the Company or of a duly authorized transfer agent of the Company), no right to vote or receive dividends or any other rights as a stockholder will exist with respect to the Shares subject to an Option, notwithstanding the exercise of the Option. The Company will issue (or cause to be issued) such Shares promptly after the Option is exercised. No adjustment will be made for a dividend or other right for which the record date is prior to the date the Shares are issued, except as provided in Section 16 of the Plan.

Exercising an Option in any manner will decrease the number of Shares thereafter available, both for purposes of the Plan and for acquisition under the Option, by the number of Shares as to which the Option is exercised.

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(ii) Termination of Relationship as a Service Provider. If a Participant ceases to be a Service Provider, other than upon the Participant’s termination as the result of the Participant’s Retirement, death or Disability, the Participant may exercise his or her Option within such period of time as is specified in the Award Agreement to the extent that the Option is vested on the date of termination (but in no event later than the expiration of the term of such Option as set forth in the Award Agreement). Unless otherwise specified in the Award Agreement, the vested portion of the Option will remain exercisable until the earlier of (A) the expiration of the term of the Option or (B) the expiration of a period of three (3) months after the termination of the Participant’s status as a Service Provider. Unless otherwise provided by the Administrator, if on the date of termination the Participant is not vested with respect to all of his or her Option, the Shares covered by the unvested portion of the Option will be immediately forfeited and revert to the Plan. If after termination the Participant does not exercise his or her vested Option within the time specified by the Administrator, the Option will terminate, and the Shares covered by such Option will revert to the Plan.

(iii) Disability of Participant. If a Participant ceases to be a Service Provider as a result of the Participant’s Disability, the Participant may exercise his or her Option within such period of time as is specified in the Award Agreement to the extent the Option is vested on the date of termination (but in no event later than the expiration of the term of such Option as set forth in the Award Agreement). Unless otherwise specified in the Award Agreement, the vested portion of the Option will remain exercisable until the earlier of (A) the expiration of the term of the Option or (B) twenty-four (24) months after Participant ceases to be a Service Provider. Unless otherwise provided by the Administrator, if on the date of termination the Participant is not vested with respect to all of his or her Option, the Shares covered by the unvested portion of the Option will be immediately forfeited and revert to the Plan. If after termination the Participant does not exercise his or her vested Option within the time specified herein, the Option will terminate, and the Shares covered by such Option will revert to the Plan.

(iv) Death of Participant. If a Participant dies while a Service Provider, the Option may be exercised following the Participant’s death within such period of time as is specified in the Award Agreement to the extent that the Option is vested on the date of death (but in no event may the option be exercised later than the expiration of the term of such Option as set forth in the Award Agreement), by the Participant’s designated beneficiary, provided such beneficiary designation has been permitted by the Administrator and such beneficiary has been designated prior to Participant’s death in a form acceptable to the Administrator. If the Administrator has not permitted the designation of a beneficiary or no such beneficiary has been designated by the Participant, then such Option may be exercised by the personal representative of the Participant’s estate or by the person(s) to whom the Option is transferred pursuant to the Participant’s will or in accordance with the laws of descent and distribution. Unless otherwise specified in the Award Agreement, the vested portion of the Option will remain exercisable until the earlier of (A) the expiration of the term of the Option or (B) twenty-four (24) months after Participant ceases to be a Service Provider. Unless otherwise provided by the Administrator, if at the time of death the Participant is not vested with respect to all of his or her Option, the Shares covered by the unvested portion of the Option will be immediately forfeited and revert to the Plan. If the vested Option is not so exercised within the time specified herein, the Option will terminate, and the Shares covered by such Option will revert to the Plan.

(v) Retirement of Optionee. If a Participant ceases to be a Service Provider as a result of the Participant’s Retirement, the Participant may exercise his or her Option within such period of time as is specified in the Award Agreement to the extent the Option is vested on the date of Retirement (but in no event later than the expiration of the term of such Option as set forth in the Award Agreement). Unless otherwise specified in the Award Agreement, the vested portion of the Option will remain exercisable until the earlier of (A) the expiration of the term of the Option or (B) twenty-four (24) months after Participant ceases to be a Service Provider. Unless otherwise provided by the Administrator, if on the date of Retirement the Participant is not vested with respect to all of his or her Option, the Shares covered by the unvested portion of the Option will be immediately forfeited and revert to the Plan. If after Retirement, the Participant does not exercise his or her vested Option within the time specified herein, the Option will terminate, and the Shares covered by such Option will revert to the Plan.

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(vi) Other Termination. A Participant’s Award Agreement may also provide that if the exercise of an Option following the termination of Participant’s status as a Service Provider (other than upon the Participant’s death or Disability) would result in liability under Section 16(b), then the Option will terminate on the earlier of (A) the expiration of the term of the Option set forth in the Award Agreement or (B) the 10th day after the last date on which such exercise would result in such liability under Section 16(b). Finally, a Participant’s Award Agreement may also provide that if the exercise of the Option following the termination of the Participant’s status as a Service Provider (other than upon the Participant’s death or Disability) would be prohibited at any time solely because the issuance of Shares would violate the registration requirements under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, then the Option will terminate on the earlier of (A) the expiration of the term of the Option or (B) the expiration of a period of three (3) months after the termination of the Participant’s status as a Service Provider during which the exercise of the Option would not be in violation of such registration requirements.

(vii) Termination for Cause. Unless otherwise provided in a written agreement, notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary, if a Participant’s employment or service relationship with the Company or any Subsidiary is terminated for Cause, the Participant will be prohibited from exercising his or her vested Options from and after the time of such termination.

7. Restricted Stock.

(a) Grant of Restricted Stock. Subject to the terms and provisions of the Plan, the Administrator, at any time and from time to time, may grant Shares of Restricted Stock to Service Providers in such amounts as the Administrator, in its sole discretion, will determine.

(b) Restricted Stock Agreement. Each Award of Restricted Stock will be evidenced by an Award Agreement that will specify the Period of Restriction, the number of shares granted, and such other terms and conditions as the Administrator, in its sole discretion, will determine. During any fiscal year no Participant will receive more than an aggregate of 1,000,000 shares of Restricted Stock. Notwithstanding the foregoing limitation, in connection with his or her initial service as an Employee, an Employee may be granted an aggregate of up to an additional 1,000,000 shares of Restricted Stock without impacting the limit in the immediately preceding sentence. If Restricted Stock is cancelled in the same fiscal year in which it was granted (other than in connection with a transaction described in Section 16), the cancelled Restricted Stock, as applicable, will be counted against the limits set forth in the two immediately preceding sentences. Unless the Administrator determines otherwise, the Company as escrow agent will hold shares of Restricted Stock until the restrictions on such shares have lapsed.

(c) Transferability. Shares of Restricted Stock may not be sold, transferred, pledged, assigned, or otherwise alienated or hypothecated until the end of the applicable Period of Restriction.

(d) Other Restrictions. The Administrator, in its sole discretion, may impose such other restrictions on shares of Restricted Stock as it may deem advisable or appropriate.

(e) Removal of Restrictions. Except as otherwise provided in this Section 7, shares of Restricted Stock covered by each Restricted Stock Award made under the Plan will be released from escrow as soon as practicable after the last day of the Period of Restriction.

(f) Voting Rights. During the Period of Restriction, Service Providers holding shares of Restricted Stock granted hereunder may exercise full voting rights with respect to those shares, unless the Administrator determines otherwise.

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such Shares unless otherwise provided in the Award Agreement; provided, however, that if (x) any such dividends or distributions are paid in Shares or other property, the Shares or other property will be subject to the same restrictions on transferability and forfeitability as the shares of Restricted Stock with respect to which they were paid and (y) any such dividends are paid in cash, such cash dividends will be withheld (in the Company’s general assets) and paid only upon the vesting of the underlying shares of Restricted Stock (with such cash dividends to be forfeited upon the forfeiture of the underlying shares of Restricted Stock).

(h) Return of Restricted Stock to Company. On the date set forth in the Award Agreement, the Restricted Stock for which restrictions have not lapsed will revert to the Company and again will become available for grant under the Plan.

(i) Performance Restrictions. The Administrator, in its discretion, may set restrictions based upon the achievement of Performance Goals.

8. Restricted Stock Units.

(a) Grant. Restricted Stock Units may be granted at any time and from time to time as determined by the Administrator. Each Restricted Stock Unit Award will be evidenced by an Award Agreement that will specify such other terms and conditions as the Administrator, in its sole discretion, will determine, including all terms, conditions, and restrictions related to the grant, the number of Restricted Stock Units and the form of payout, which subject to Section 8(d), may be left to the discretion of the Administrator. During any fiscal year of the Company, no Participant will receive more than an aggregate of 1,000,000 Restricted Stock Units. Notwithstanding the limitation in the previous sentence, in connection with his or her initial service as an Employee, an Employee may be granted an aggregate of up to an additional 1,000,000 Restricted Stock Units. If Restricted Stock Units are cancelled in the same fiscal year in which they were granted (other than in connection with a transaction described in Section 16), the cancelled Restricted Stock Units, as applicable, will be counted against the limits set forth in the two immediately preceding sentences.

(b) Vesting Criteria and Other Terms. The Administrator will set vesting criteria in its discretion, which, depending on the extent to which the criteria are met, will determine the number of Restricted Stock Units that will be paid out to the Participant.

(c) Earning Restricted Stock Units. Upon meeting the applicable vesting criteria, the Participant will be entitled to receive a payout as specified in the Award Agreement.

(d) Form and Timing of Payment. Payment of vested Restricted Stock Units will be made on the date(s) or upon the event(s) set forth in, and subject to, the Award Agreement. Unless otherwise provided in an Award Agreement, vested Restricted Stock Units may be settled in cash, Shares, or a combination thereof.

(e) Cancellation. On the date set forth in the Award Agreement, all unearned Restricted Stock Units will be forfeited to the Company.

(f) Performance Restrictions. The Administrator, in its discretion, may set restrictions based upon the achievement of Performance Goals.

(g) Dividend Equivalents. The Committee may, in its sole discretion, provide in an Award Agreement evidencing a grant of Restricted Stock Units the right to accrue dividend equivalents, which dividend equivalents will be subject to the same vesting, forfeiture and settlement criteria as the underlying Restricted Stock Units.

9. Stock Appreciation Rights.

(a) Grant of Stock Appreciation Rights. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan, a Stock Appreciation Right may be granted to Service Providers at any time and from time to time as will be determined by the Administrator, in its sole discretion.

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(b) Number of Shares. The Administrator will have complete discretion to determine the number of Stock Appreciation Rights granted to any Participant, provided that during any fiscal year, no Participant will be granted Stock Appreciation Rights covering more than 1,000,000 Shares. Notwithstanding the limitation in the previous sentence, in connection with his or her initial service as an Employee, an Employee may be granted Stock Appreciation Rights covering up to an additional 1,000,000 Shares. If Stock Appreciation Rights are cancelled in the same fiscal year in which they were granted (other than in connection with a transaction described in Section 16), the cancelled Stock Appreciation Rights, as applicable, will be counted against the limits set forth in the two immediately preceding sentences.

(c) Base Price and Other Terms. The Administrator, subject to the provisions of the Plan, will have complete discretion to determine the terms and conditions of Stock Appreciation Rights granted under the Plan; provided, however, that the base price will be not less than one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of grant. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 9(c), Stock Appreciation Rights may be granted with a per Share base price of less than one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant pursuant to a transaction described in, and in a manner consistent with, Section 424(a) of the Code.

(d) Stock Appreciation Right Agreement. Each Stock Appreciation Right Award will be evidenced by an Award Agreement that will specify the base price, the term of the Stock Appreciation Right, the conditions of exercise, and such other terms and conditions as the Administrator, in its sole discretion, will determine.

(e) Expiration of Stock Appreciation Rights. A Stock Appreciation Right granted under the Plan will expire upon the date determined by the Administrator, in its sole discretion, and set forth in the Award Agreement; provided, however, that the term will be no more than ten (10) years from the date of grant thereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the rules of Section 6(d) also will apply to Stock Appreciation Rights.

(f) Payment of Stock Appreciation Right Amount. Upon exercise of a Stock Appreciation Right, a Participant will be entitled to receive payment from the Company in an amount determined by multiplying:

(i) The difference between the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of exercise over the base price; times

(ii) The number of Shares with respect to which the Stock Appreciation Right is exercised.

Unless otherwise provided in an Award Agreement, the payment upon Stock Appreciation Right exercise may be in cash, in Shares of equivalent value, or in some combination thereof.

10. Performance Units and Performance Shares.

(a) Grant of Performance Units/Shares. Performance Units and Performance Shares may be granted to Service Providers at any time and from time to time, as will be determined by the Administrator, in its sole discretion. The Administrator will have complete discretion in determining the number of Performance Units and Performance Shares granted to each Participant, provided that during any fiscal year, (i) no Participant will be granted more than 1,000,000 Performance Units and (ii) no Participant will be granted more than 1,000,000 Performance Shares. Notwithstanding the foregoing limitations, in connection with his or her initial service, an Employee may be granted up to an additional 1,000,000 Performance Shares and up to an additional 1,000,000 Performance Units without impacting such limitations. If Performance Units/Shares are cancelled in the same fiscal year in which they were granted (other than in connection with a transaction described in Section 16), the cancelled Performance Units/Shares, as applicable, will be counted against the limits set forth in the two immediately preceding sentences.

(b) Value of Performance Units/Shares. Each Performance Unit will have an initial value that is established by the Administrator on or before the date of grant.

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(c) Performance Objectives and Other Terms. The Administrator will set performance objectives and other vesting provisions (including, without limitation, continued status as a Service Provider) in its discretion which, depending on the extent to which they are met, will determine the number or value of Performance Units/Shares that will be paid out to the Service Providers. Each Award of Performance Units/Shares will be evidenced by an Award Agreement that will specify the Performance Period, and such other terms and conditions as the Administrator, in its sole discretion, will determine.

(d) Earning of Performance Units/Shares. After the applicable Performance Period has ended, the holder of Performance Units/Shares will be entitled to receive a payout of the number of Performance Units/Shares earned by the Participant over the Performance Period, to be determined as a function of the extent to which the corresponding performance objectives and other vesting provisions have been achieved all as set forth, and subject to, the applicable Award Agreement. After the grant of a Performance Unit/Share, the Administrator, in its sole discretion, may reduce or waive any performance objectives or other vesting provisions for such Performance Unit/Share.

(e) Form and Timing of Payment of Performance Units/Shares. Payment of earned and vested Performance Units/Shares will be made on the date(s) or upon the event(s) as set forth in, and subject to, the applicable Award Agreement. Unless otherwise provided in an Award Agreement, vested and earned Performance Units/Shares may be paid in the form of cash, in Shares (which have an aggregate Fair Market Value equal to the value of the earned Performance Units/Shares at the close of the applicable Performance Period or on the date of settlement (or based on another formulation), as set forth in the Award Agreement) or in a combination thereof.

(f) Cancellation of Performance Units/Shares. On the date set forth in the Award Agreement, all unearned or unvested Performance Units/Shares will be forfeited to the Company, and again will be available for grant under the Plan.

(g) Performance Restrictions. The Administrator, in its discretion, may set restrictions based upon the achievement of Performance Goals.

(h) Dividend Equivalents. The Committee may, in its sole discretion, provide in an Award Agreement evidencing a grant of Performance Units/Shares the right to accrue dividend equivalents, which dividend equivalents will be subject to the same vesting, forfeiture and settlement criteria as the underlying Performance Units/Shares.

11. Other Awards. The Administrator is authorized, subject to limitations under Applicable Law, to grant to Participants any type of award (in addition to those Awards provided in Sections 6 through and including 10 hereof) (i) that is payable in, or valued in whole or in part by reference to, shares of Common Stock (any such Award, an “Other Stock-Based Award”) or (ii) that is payable in cash (any such Award, a “Cash Award”), in each case, as deemed by the Administrator to be consistent with the purposes of the Plan. Other Stock-Based Awards and Cash Awards shall be subject to such terms and conditions as may be determined by the Administrator, consistent with the terms and purposes of the Plan. The Administrator will have complete discretion in determining the number of Other Stock-Based Awards and the amount of Cash Awards granted to each Participant, provided that during any fiscal year (i) no Participant shall be granted more than 1,000,000 Other Stock-Based Awards and (ii) no Participant shall be granted a Cash Award in excess of $3,000,000. Notwithstanding the foregoing limitations, in connection with his or her initial service, an Employee may be granted up to an additional 1,000,000 Other Stock-Based Awards without impacting such limitations. If Other Stock-Based Awards are cancelled in the same fiscal year in which they were granted (other than in connection with a transaction described in Section 16), the cancelled Other Stock-Based Awards, as applicable, will be counted against the limits set forth in the two immediately preceding sentences. The Committee may, in its sole discretion, provide in an Award Agreement evidencing a grant of Other Stock Based Awards the right to accrue dividends or dividend equivalents, which dividends or dividend equivalents will be subject to the same vesting, forfeiture and settlement criteria as the underlying Other Stock Based Awards.

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12. Formula Option and Restricted Stock Grants to Non-Employee Directors.

(a) General. All grants of Options and Restricted Stock to Non-Employee Directors pursuant to this Section 12 will be automatic and nondiscretionary, except as otherwise provided herein, and will be made in accordance with the following provisions:

(b) Type of Awards. All Options granted pursuant to this Section will be Nonstatutory Stock Options and, except as otherwise provided herein, will be subject to the other applicable terms and conditions of the Plan (including, without limitation, Section 6(d)(ii)-(vi)). Except as otherwise provided herein, all Restricted Stock granted pursuant to this Section will be subject to the other applicable terms and conditions of the Plan.

(c) No Discretion. No person will have any discretion to select which Non-Employee Directors will be granted awards of Options and Restricted Stock under this Section or to determine the number of Shares to be covered by such Awards (except as provided in Sections 12(i) and 16).

(d) Initial Award. Each person who first becomes a Non-Employee Director will be automatically granted: (i) an Option to purchase a number of Shares equal to the product of (I) 20,000 multiplied by (II) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days in the period beginning on the date such person first becomes a Non-Employee Director and ending on the date of the first annual meeting of the stockholders of the Company thereafter, and the denominator of which is 365 (the “Fraction”) rounded down to the nearest whole number (the “Initial Option”) and (ii) an Award of Restricted Stock equal to the product of (I) $60,000 divided by the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date such person first becomes a Non-Employee Director multiplied by (II) the Fraction rounded down to the nearest whole number (the “Initial Restricted Stock Award”). The Initial Option and the Initial Restricted Stock Award shall be granted on or about the date on which such person first becomes a Non-Employee Director, whether through election by the stockholders of the Company or appointment by the Board to fill a vacancy; provided, however, that an existing Director who becomes a Non-Employee Director (due to the termination of employment or otherwise), will not receive an Initial Option or an Initial Restricted Stock Award.

(e) Annual Option. Each Non-Employee Director will be automatically granted an Option to purchase twenty thousand (20,000) Shares (an “Annual Option”) on each date of the annual meeting of the stockholders of the Company.

(f) Option Terms. The terms of each Option granted pursuant to this Section 12 will be as follows:

(i) The term of the Option will be ten (10) years, subject to earlier termination as set forth in the Award Agreement.

(ii) The exercise price per Share will be one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant of the Option.

(iii) Subject to Section 16, the Option will vest and become exercisable as to one hundred percent (100%) of the Shares subject to the Option on the earlier of the first anniversary of the date of grant or the date of the first annual meeting of the stockholders of the Company immediately following the date of grant, in either case, provided that the Participant continues to serve as a Director until immediately prior to such date.

(g) Annual Restricted Stock Award. Each Non-Employee Director will be automatically granted Restricted Stock having a Fair Market Value of sixty thousand dollars ($60,000) (an “Annual Restricted Stock Award”) on each date of the annual meeting of the stockholders of the Company.

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on the earlier of the first anniversary of the date of grant or the date of the first annual meeting of the stockholders of the Company immediately following the date of grant, in either case, provided that the Participant continues to serve as a Director until immediately prior to such date.

(i) Adjustments. Subject to Section 4(b)(viii), the Administrator in its discretion may change and otherwise revise the terms of Options and Restricted Stock to be granted under this Section 12, including, without limitation, the number of Shares and exercise prices thereof, for Options and Restricted Stock granted on or after the date the Administrator determines to make any such change or revision.

(j) Other Awards. Nothing in this Section 12 will limit the ability of the Administrator to grant any other Award under the Plan to Non-Employee Directors in addition to the Options and Restricted Stock that are granted to them under this Section 12; provided that in no event may any Non-Employee Director be awarded compensation by the Company for service as a Non-Employee Director with a total value of more than $750,000 in any given fiscal year, which such amount to include the sum of (i) cash compensation and (ii) the grant date fair value of equity compensation awarded to the Non-Employee Director, provided, however, that the limitation contained herein will not apply to the extent a Non-Employee Director has been or becomes an employee of the Company during such fiscal year.

13. Performance Goals. The granting or vesting of Awards may be made subject to the attainment of performance goals that must be met by the end of a specified period and that are substantially uncertain of being met at the time the Award is granted (“Performance Goals”). The Performance Goals may be based on one or more of the following criteria: (i) revenue or net revenue, (ii) cash or cash equivalents on hand, (iii) free cash flow, (iv) earnings per share, (v) earnings, (vi) earnings before interest and taxes, (vii) earnings before interest, taxes and depreciation, (viii) earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, (ix) gross or net margin, (x) gross profit or gross profit dollars, (xi) cash or net cash from operations, (xii) net income, (xiii) operating cash flow, (xiv) expenses or operating expenses, (xv) operating income, (xvi) profit, (xvii) return on assets, (xviii) return on equity, (xix) return on capital or return on invested capital, (xx) sales or return on sales, (xxi) revenue growth, (xxii) total shareholder return, (xxiii) market share, (xiv) customer satisfaction, (xxv) stock price, or (xxvi) any other financial or other measurement deemed appropriate by the Administrator. Any Performance Goals may be used to measure the performance of the Company or a Subsidiary as a whole or a business unit or division of the Company or a Subsidiary and may be measured relative to a peer group or index. The Performance Goals may differ from Participant to Participant and from Award to Award. Any criteria used may be (i) measured in absolute terms, (ii) compared to another company or companies or (iii) measured on a pre-tax or post-tax basis (if applicable). If the Administrator determines that a change in the business, operations, corporate structure or capital structure of the Company, or the manner in which it conducts its business, or other events or circumstances render the applicable Performance Goals unsuitable or requires an adjustment to the Performance Goals or achievement with respect to the Performance Goals, the Administrator may in its discretion modify such Performance Goals or the actual levels of achievement regarding the Performance Goals, in whole or in part, as the Administrator deems appropriate and equitable.

14. Leaves of Absence/Transfer Between Locations/Changes in Service Provided. Unless the Administrator provides otherwise or except as required by Applicable Laws, service as a Director, Consultant or Employee shall constitute continued employment or service, as applicable, with respect to Awards, including where there is a transition from one role to another with no break in service. Unless the Administrator provides otherwise or except as required by Applicable Laws, vesting of Awards granted hereunder will be suspended during any unpaid leave of absence. A Service Provider will not cease to be an Employee in the case of (i) any leave of absence approved by the Company or (ii) transfers between locations of the Company or between the Company or any Subsidiary. For purposes of Incentive Stock Options, no such leave may exceed ninety (90) days, unless reemployment upon expiration of such leave is guaranteed by statute or contract. If reemployment upon expiration of a leave of absence approved by the Company is not so guaranteed, then three (3) months following the ninety-first (91st) day of such leave any Incentive Stock Option held by the Participant will cease to be treated as an Incentive Stock Option and will be treated for tax purposes as a Nonstatutory Stock Option.

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15. Transferability of Awards. Unless determined otherwise by the Administrator, an Award may not be sold, pledged, assigned, hypothecated, transferred, or disposed of in any manner other than by will or by the laws of descent or distribution and may be exercised, during the lifetime of the Participant, only by the Participant. If the Administrator makes an Award transferable, such Award will contain such additional terms and conditions as the Administrator deems appropriate (provided that such transfer shall be for no consideration and shall be for estate planning or similar purposes).

16. Adjustments; Dissolution or Liquidation; Merger or Change in Control.

(a) Adjustments. Subject to any required action by the stockholders of the Company, the number, class and kind of shares of Common Stock which have been authorized for issuance under the Plan (including the maximum Share amounts with respect to any Award), the number, class and kind of Shares covered by each outstanding Award or the price per Share covered by each such outstanding Award, shall be equitably adjusted for any extraordinary dividend or other extraordinary distribution (whether in the form of cash, Shares, other securities, or other property), recapitalization, stock split, reverse stock split, reorganization, merger, consolidation, split-up, spin-off, combination or other change in the corporate structure of the Company affecting the Shares such that an adjustment is appropriate in order to prevent dilution or enlargement of the benefits or potential benefits intended to be made available under the Plan. Such adjustment shall be made by the Administrator, whose determination in that respect shall be final, binding and conclusive. Moreover, in the event of any such transaction or event or in the event of a Change in Control, the Administrator may provide in substitution for any or all outstanding Awards such alternative consideration (including cash), if any, as it, in good faith, may determine to be equitable in the circumstances and shall require in connection therewith the surrender of all Awards so replaced in a manner that complies with Section 409A of the Code. Notwithstanding the preceding, the number of Shares subject to any Award always shall be a whole number. Except as expressly provided herein, no issuance by the Company of shares of stock of any class, or securities convertible into shares of stock of any class, shall affect, and no adjustment by reason thereof shall be made with respect to, the number or price of Shares subject to an Award.

(b) Dissolution or Liquidation. In the event of the proposed dissolution or liquidation of the Company, the Administrator will notify each Participant as soon as practicable prior to the effective date of such proposed transaction. To the extent it has not been previously exercised, an Award will terminate immediately prior to the consummation of such proposed action.

(c) Change in Control. In the event of a merger or Change in Control, each outstanding Award will be treated as the Administrator determines, including, without limitation, that each Award be assumed or an equivalent option or right substituted by the successor or acquiring company or a parent or subsidiary of the successor or acquiring company. The Administrator will not be required to treat all Awards similarly in the transaction.

Unless otherwise provided in an Award Agreement, in the event that the successor or acquiring company (or its parent) does not assume or substitute for the Award, the Participant will fully vest in and have the right to exercise all of his or her outstanding Options and Stock Appreciation Rights, including Shares as to which such Awards would not otherwise be vested or exercisable, all restrictions on Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units and Other Stock-Based Awards will lapse, and, with respect to Awards with performance-based vesting, all Performance Goals or other vesting criteria will be deemed achieved at one hundred percent (100%) of target levels and all other terms and conditions met. In addition, if an Option or Stock Appreciation Right is not assumed or substituted for in the event of a Change in Control, the Administrator will notify the Participant in writing or electronically that the Option or Stock Appreciation Right will be fully vested and exercisable for a period of time determined by the Administrator in its sole discretion, and the Option or Stock Appreciation Right will terminate immediately prior to such Change in Control to the extent not exercised in full or terminated earlier (provided that any such non-assumed/non-substituted Option or Stock Appreciation Right that is not fully exercised as of immediately prior to such Change in Control (x) with an exercise price or base price, as

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applicable, that is less than the per Share consideration in such Change in Control will be cancelled in exchange for a payment equal to the excess of the per Share consideration in such Change in Control over the exercise price or base price, as applicable, of such Award, multiplied by the number of Shares underlying such Award and (y) with an exercise price or base price, as applicable, equal to or greater than the per Share consideration in such Change in Control shall be cancelled with no payment due the holder thereof).

For the purposes of this Section 16(c), an Award will be considered assumed if, following the Change in Control, the Award confers the right to purchase or receive, for each Share subject to the Award immediately prior to the Change in Control, the consideration (whether stock, cash, or other securities or property) received in the Change in Control by holders of Common Stock for each Share held on the effective date of the transaction (and if holders were offered a choice of consideration, the type of consideration chosen by the holders of a majority of the outstanding Shares); provided, however, that if such consideration received in the Change in Control is not solely common stock of the successor or acquiring company or its parent, the Administrator may (but shall not be required to), with the consent of the successor or acquiring company, provide for the consideration to be received upon the exercise of an Option or Stock Appreciation Right or upon the payout of a Restricted Stock Unit, Performance Unit, Performance Share or Other Stock-Based Award, for each Share subject to such Award, to be solely common stock of the successor or acquiring company or its parent equal in fair market value to the per share consideration received by holders of Common Stock in the Change in Control.

Notwithstanding anything in this Section 16(c) to the contrary, an Award that vests, is earned or paid-out upon the satisfaction of one or more Performance Goals will not be considered assumed if the Company or its successor or acquiror modifies any of such Performance Goals without the Participant’s consent; provided, however, a modification to such Performance Goals only to reflect the successor company’s post-Change in Control corporate structure will not be deemed to invalidate an otherwise valid Award assumption.

Notwithstanding anything in this Section 16, Awards that are considered “non-qualified deferred compensation” within the meaning of Code Section 409A shall only become vested and settled if such action would not violate Code Section 409A.

(d) Non-Employee Director Awards. With respect to Awards granted to a Non-Employee Director that are assumed or substituted for, if on the date of or following such assumption or substitution the Participant’s status as a Director or a director of the successor or acquiring company, as applicable, is terminated other than upon a voluntary resignation by the Participant (unless such resignation is at the request of the successor or acquirer), then the Participant will fully vest in and have the right to exercise Options or Stock Appreciation Rights as to all of the Shares underlying such Award, including those Shares which would not otherwise be vested or exercisable, all restrictions on Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units and Other Stock-Based Awards will lapse, and, with respect to Performance Units and Performance Shares, all Performance Goals or other vesting criteria will be deemed achieved at one hundred percent (100%) of target levels and all other terms and conditions met.

17. Termination for Cause. Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary, if a Participant’s employment or service relationship with the Company or any Subsidiary is terminated for Cause, all unvested Awards will be forfeited immediately upon such termination and the Participant will not be entitled to any payment in consideration therefor.

18. Tax Withholding.

(a) Withholding Requirements. Each Participant must pay the Company or a Subsidiary, as applicable, or make provision satisfactory to the Administrator for payment of, any Tax-Related Items required by Applicable Law to be withheld in connection with such Participant’s Awards and/or Shares by the date of the event creating the liability for Tax-Related Items.

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(b) Withholding Arrangements. The Administrator, in its sole discretion and pursuant to such procedures as it may specify from time to time, and subject to any Company insider trading policy (including black-out periods) may permit a Participant to satisfy such withholding obligation for Tax-Related Items, in whole or in part by (without limitation) (a) deducting an amount sufficient to satisfy such withholding obligation from any payment of any kind otherwise due to a Participant, (b) accepting a payment from the Participant in cash, by wire transfer of immediately available funds, or by check made payable to the order of the Company or a Subsidiary, as applicable, (c) delivering to the Company already-owned Shares, including Shares delivered by attestation, (d) retaining or reacquiring Shares underlying an Award, valued on the date of delivery, (e) selling a sufficient number of Shares underlying an Award, either voluntarily by the Participant or mandatorily by the Company, (f) accepting delivery of a promissory note (other than with respect to a Participant who is subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act) or any other lawful consideration, (g) any other method of withholding approved by the Administrator or (h) any combination of the foregoing payment forms. The amount withheld pursuant to any of the foregoing payment forms shall be determined by the Company and may be up to, but no greater than, the aggregate amount of such obligations based on the maximum statutory withholding rates in the applicable Participant’s jurisdiction for all Tax-Related Items that are applicable to such taxable income. Notwithstanding the foregoing, and unless otherwise determined by the Administrator, any Participant who is subject to the requirements of Section 16 of the Exchange Act at the time the tax withholding obligation becomes due, shall satisfy any withholding obligation for Tax-Related Items under clause (d) of the foregoing methods. If any withholding obligation for Tax-Related Items will be satisfied under clause (e) of the foregoing methods, each Participant’s acceptance of an Award under the Plan will constitute the Participant’s authorization to the Company and instruction and authorization to any brokerage firm selected by the Company to effect the sale to complete the transactions described in clause (e).

19. No Effect on Employment or Service. Neither the Plan nor any Award will confer upon a Participant any right with respect to continuing the Participant’s relationship as a Service Provider with the Company or any Subsidiary, nor will they interfere in any way with the Participant’s right or the Company’s or any Subsidiary’s right to terminate such relationship at any time, with or without cause, to the extent permitted by Applicable Laws.

20. Date of Grant. The date of grant of an Award will be, for all purposes, the date on which the Administrator makes the determination granting such Award, or such other later date as is determined by the Administrator. Notice of the determination will be provided to each Participant within a reasonable time after the date of such grant.

21. Term of Plan. The Plan will become effective upon its approval by the Company’s stockholders (the “Effective Date”). Unless sooner terminated under Section 22, the Plan will continue in effect until the 10th anniversary of the Effective Date, provided, however, that no Incentive Stock Options shall be granted after the 10th anniversary of the Plan’s most recent approval by the Board.

22. Amendment and Termination of the Plan.

(a) Amendment and Termination. The Board may at any time amend, alter, suspend or terminate the Plan.

(b) Stockholder Approval. The Company will obtain stockholder approval of any Plan amendment to the extent necessary to comply with Applicable Laws.

(c) Effect of Amendment or Termination. Any amendment, alteration, suspension, or termination of the Plan shall be subject to the provisions set forth in Section 4(b)(viii). Termination of the Plan will not affect the Administrator’s ability to exercise the powers granted to it hereunder with respect to Awards granted under the Plan prior to the date of such termination.

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23. Conditions Upon Issuance of Shares.

(a) Legal Compliance. Shares will not be issued pursuant to an Award unless (i) all Award conditions have been met or removed to the Company’s satisfaction, (ii) as determined by the Company, all other legal matters regarding the issuance and delivery of such Shares have been satisfied, including, without limitation, any applicable securities laws and stock exchange or stock market rules and regulations, (iii) any approvals from governmental agencies that the Company determines are necessary or advisable have been obtained, and (iv) the Participant has executed and delivered to the Company such representations or agreements as the Administrator deems necessary or appropriate to satisfy Applicable Law.

(b) Investment Representations. As a condition to the receipt of Shares in respect of an Award, the Company may require the person receiving such Shares to represent and warrant at the time of any such receipt that the Shares are being purchased only for investment and without any present intention to sell or distribute such Shares if, in the opinion of counsel for the Company, such a representation is required.

24. Inability to Obtain Authority. The inability or impracticability of the Company to obtain or maintain authority from any regulatory body having jurisdiction, which authority is deemed by the Company’s counsel to be necessary to the lawful issuance and sale of any Shares hereunder, will relieve the Company of any liability in respect of the failure to issue or sell such Shares as to which such requisite authority will not have been obtained, and will constitute circumstances in which the Administrator may determine to amend or cancel Awards pertaining to such Shares, with or without consideration to the Participant.

25. Stockholder Approval. The Plan will be subject to approval by the stockholders of the Company within twelve (12) months after the date the Plan is adopted. Such stockholder approval will be obtained in the manner and to the degree required under Applicable Laws.

26. Non-U.S. Participants. The Administrator may modify Awards granted to Participants who are nationals of a country other than the United States or employed outside the United States or both, establish subplans or procedures under the Plan or take any other action as the Administrator may deem necessary or desirable to further the purposes of the Plan or address Applicable Law, including (a) differences in laws, rules, regulations or customs of such jurisdictions with respect to tax, securities, currency, employee benefit or other matters, (b) listing and other requirements of any non-U.S. securities exchange, and (c) any necessary local governmental or regulatory exemptions or approvals.

27. Code Section 409A. The Plan and all Awards are intended to comply with, or be exempt from, Code Section 409A and all regulations, guidance, compliance programs and other interpretative authority thereunder, and shall be interpreted in a manner consistent therewith. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, in the event any Award is subject to Code Section 409A, the Administrator may, in its sole discretion and without a Participant’s prior consent, amend the Plan or Awards, adopt policies and procedures, or take any other actions as deemed appropriate by the Administrator to (i) exempt the Plan or any Award from the application of Code Section 409A, (ii) preserve the intended tax treatment of any such Award or (iii) comply with the requirements of Code Section 409A. In the event that a Participant is a “specified employee” within the meaning of Code Section 409A, and a payment or benefit provided for under the Plan would be subject to additional tax under Code Section 409A if such payment or benefit is paid within six (6) months after such Participant’s separation from service, then such payment or benefit shall not be paid (or commence) during the six (6) month period immediately following such Participant’s separation from service except as provided in the immediately following sentence. In such an event, any payments or benefits that would otherwise have been made or provided during such six (6) month period and which would have incurred such additional tax under Code Section 409A shall instead be paid to the Participant in a lump-sum cash payment, without interest, on the earlier of (i) the first business day following the six (6) month anniversary of such Participant’s separation from service or (ii) the tenth business day following such Participant’s death. Notwithstanding anything contained

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herein to the contrary, in no event shall the Company or any Subsidiary have any liability or obligation to any Participant or any other person in the event that the Plan or any Award granted hereunder is not exempt from, or compliant with, Code Section 409A.

28. Clawback Policy. All Awards granted under the Plan may be subject to recoupment in accordance with the Company’s clawback policy, as may be adopted or amended from time to time, and any future clawback policy that the Company is required to adopt (or amend) pursuant to the listing standards of any national securities exchange or association on which the Company’s securities are listed or as is otherwise required by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act or other applicable law. No recovery of compensation under such a clawback policy will be an event giving rise to a right to voluntary terminate employment upon a “resignation for good reason,” or for a “constructive termination” or any similar term under any plan of or agreement with the Company.

29. Indemnification. Neither the Board nor the Administrator, nor any member of either, nor any employees of the Company or any Subsidiary, or other affiliate, shall be liable for any act, omission, interpretation, construction or determination made in good faith in connection with their responsibilities with respect to this Plan, and the Company hereby agrees to indemnify the members of the Board, the members of the Committee, and the employees of the Company and its parent or subsidiaries in respect of any claim, loss, damage or expense (including reasonable counsel fees) arising from any such act, omission, interpretation, construction or determination to the full extent permitted by law.

30. Governing Law. The Plan shall be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, without reference to principles of conflicts of laws.

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To our Stockholders:You are cordially invited to attend the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Amkor Technology, Inc. The Annual Meeting will be held on Tuesday, May 18, 2021,14, 2024, at 11:309:00 a.m., EDT. In light of the Covid-19 pandemic, for the safety of our stockholders, our directors, our officers and our employees, and taking into account federal, state and local guidance, weWe have determined that the Annual Meeting will be held in a virtual meeting format only, via the Internet, with no physical in person meeting.Internet. You may attend the Annual Meeting, submit questions, and vote your shares electronically during the meeting via live webcast at www.meetingcenter.io/226422686, using the passcode AMKR2021.meetnow.global/MRHAM2U. You will need the 15-digit control number printed on your proxy card to participate in the Annual Meeting. We recommend that you log in at least 15 minutes before the Annual Meeting to ensure you are logged in when the meeting starts.Thestarts. The actions expected to be taken at the 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders are described in detail in the attached Proxy Statement and Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders.WeStockholders. We also encourage you to read our 2023 Annual Report.Report to Stockholders. It includes information about our Companycompany and our audited financial statements. A copy of our 2023 Annual Report to Stockholders was previously sent to you or is included with this Proxy Statement.PleaseStatement. Please use this opportunity to take part in the affairs of Amkor Technology, Inc. by voting on the business to come before this meeting.the 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Whether or not you plan to attend the virtualsuch meeting, in person, please complete, sign, date, and return the accompanying proxy in the enclosed postage-prepaid envelope or submit your proxy by internet or telephone to ensure that your shares are represented at the 2024 Annual Meeting.Meeting of Stockholders. Returning the proxy does NOT deprive you of your right to attend the meeting online and2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or to vote your shares in person during the virtual Annual Meetingsuch meeting for the matters to be acted upon at the meeting.Thanksuch meeting. Thank you for your continuing support.Sincerely,support. Sincerely, Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Stockholders Meeting to Be Held on May 18, 2021.14, 2024. The Proxy Statement for the 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and our 2023 Annual Report to Stockholders for the year ended December 31, 20202023 are available at: www.edocumentview.com/amkr.Jameswww.envisionreports.com/AMKR. James J. KimExecutiveKim Executive Chairman of the BoardqIFBoard IF VOTING BY MAIL, SIGN, DETACH, AND RETURN THE BOTTOM PORTION IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE. qProxyProxy — Amkor Technology, Inc. +2045+ 2045 East Innovation Circle Tempe, Arizona 85284THIS85284 THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THE ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS TO BE HELD ON MAY 18, 2021The14, 2024 The undersigned hereby appoints James J. Kim and Giel Rutten as proxies (each with power to act alone and with full power of substitution) of the undersigned to represent and vote the shares of stock which the undersigned is entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Amkor Technology, Inc. to be held on May 18, 2021,14, 2024, and at any postponement or adjournment thereof, as hereinafter specified, and, in their discretion, upon such other matters as may properly come before the meeting.IFmeeting. IF THIS CARD IS PROPERLY EXECUTED, SHARES WILL BE VOTED IN THE MANNER DIRECTED HEREIN BY THE UNDERSIGNED. IF NO DIRECTION IS MADE, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED FOR ALL NOMINEES, FOR PROPOSALS 2 AND 3, ANDAGAINST PROPOSAL 4, AND IN SAID PROXIES’ DISCRETION REGARDING SUCH OTHER MATTERS AS MAY PROPERLY COME BEFORE THE MEETING.YouMEETING. You are encouraged to specify your choice by marking the appropriate boxes on the reverse side. On matters which you do not specify a choice, your shares will be voted in accordance with the recommendation of Amkor’s Board of Directors. Please mark, sign, date, and return this proxy promptly using the enclosed envelope.CONTINUEDenvelope. CONTINUED AND TO BE SIGNED ON THE REVERSE SIDE.C SIDE. C Non-Voting ItemsChange Items Change of Address — Please print new address below.+