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Notice of the 20212022 Annual Meeting
of Stockholders and Proxy Statement
Tuesday, April 27, 202126, 2022
Virtual Meeting at 9:00 a.m. Eastern time
www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/HBI2021 HBI2022
Forward-Looking Statements
This Proxy Statement contains “forward-looking” statements regarding Hanesbrands’ current expectations within the meaning of the applicable securities laws and regulations. These statements are subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from expectations. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the risks detailed in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the “Risk Factors” section of Hanesbrands’ Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 2, 2021.1, 2022. We assume no obligation to update any of these forward-looking statements.
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Dear Fellow Stockholders:
We are rapidly creating a new Hanesbrands, focused on growth and serving our consumers like never before. As a result, our Company finished 2021 in a far stronger operational, business and financial position than before the pandemic.
Our success is driven by our Full Potential growth plan. Launched in 2021, Full Potential is based on growing our global Champion brand, re-igniting innerwear growth, putting the consumer at the center of our Company and focusing our portfolio. Full Potential has gotten off to a very strong start. Based on our confidence in future growth and improved performance, we raised our 2024 financial targets nine months after launching the plan. We have much more to do to unlock the Full Potential of Hanesbrands, but we are pleased with the early progress and are more optimistic than ever in our future.
For more than 100 years, Hanesbrands has built iconic brands and created outstanding products. Consumers around the world know that our brands stand for quality, style, value and innovation. As a result, consumer demand for our products remains strong. Our over 59,000 passionate associates around the world are highly focused on meeting this demand, despite the unprecedented challenges of the past two years. We are deeply grateful for their commitment and hard work.
Hanesbrands built on our leadership in sustainability, corporate citizenship and social responsibility in 2021. We are proud of our long-standing commitment to environmental stewardship, workplace quality and community building around the world. We approach sustainability from a broad perspective and focus our efforts in areas addressed by the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. In 2021, we continued our commitment to make the world a more comfortable, liveable and inclusive place by establishing new, wide-ranging 2025/2030 global sustainability goals and launching a new sustainability website, www.HBISustains.com. Included on HBISustains.com are specific Taskforce on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) and Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) reports. Hanesbrands earned a peer-leading “A-” in the 2021 CDP Climate Change Report, placing us in the 94th percentile of the 13,000 reporting companies, and has been a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Energy Star Sustained Excellence Award winner for twelve consecutive years. We are members of the Fair Labor Association and the Sustainable Apparel Coalition, we have been recognized for our socially responsible business practices by such organizations as social compliance rating group, Baptist World Aid the United Way, Corporate Responsibility magazine and others. We were also recognized as one of Ethisphere’s World’s most Ethical Companies in 2021.
We also take pride in our commitment to responsible corporate governance. Our Board is composed of a group of industry-leading experts with diverse ethnicities, genders, experiences and backgrounds who work with management to drive long-term, sustainable performance and create value for our stockholders. Half of our ten directors are considered diverse, with three women and two African-Americans. We’re very proud that our Board reflects our values in that way.
Our directors engage in the Company’s strategic planning and provide independent guidance and oversight on the economic, operational, legal and sustainability risks we face. The Board has been active during the pandemic, holding a number of virtual and in-person meetings and receiving regular updates from management on the shifts in business and financial performance, as well as employee health and safety. Many Hanesbrands employees continue to work remotely with limited to no business disruption, demonstrating the effectiveness of the business continuity and cybersecurity plans regularly reviewed by the Board and the Audit Committee.
Our 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders will be held on Tuesday, April 26, 2022, at 9:00 a.m. Eastern time. This year, our Annual Meeting of Stockholders will be held entirely online in order to Hanesbrands in 2020 for their everyday apparel, trusting in the outstanding value – and comfort – provided by our great products. We can be proud that our iconic brands resonated with consumers around the world in 2020. As COVID-19 spread, we placed the highest priority on the health and safety of our associates, consumers, customers and communities and enhanced our health and safety procedures around the world. Our management team and Board of Directors acted swiftly to preserve cash, create balance sheet flexibility and build strong liquidity. We also leveraged our global supply chain to effectively serve key channels – including mass retail and e-commerce – amid shutdowns and retail closures. Most importantly, our 61,000 associates around the world met every challenge that came their way in 2020, and we are grateful for their hard work and dedication. Their efforts have put our company in excellent position for the future.
As we completed the year, Hanesbrands began making rapid progress in unlocking our full potential and delivering long-term growth and enhanced profitability. We are simplifying our company and working to move faster. We are delivering innovative products, and we are putting the consumer at the center of everything we do. We look forward to building our global Champion brand, growing our U.S. Innerwear business by appealing to younger consumers, building e-commerce excellence and streamlining our global portfolio in 2021 and beyond.
We continue to build on our legacy of strong corporate citizenship and social responsibility as one of Ethisphere’s World’s Most Ethical Companies in 2021. We are proud of our commitment to environmental stewardship, workplace quality and community building around the world. We approach sustainability from a broad perspective and focus our efforts in areas addressed by the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. In 2020, we continued our commitment to make the world a more comfortable, livable and inclusive place by establishing new, wide-ranging 2030 global sustainability goals and launching a new sustainability website, www.HBISustains.com, that increases our transparency and reporting on key metrics, in accordance with the Taskforce on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) and Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) guidelines. These efforts build upon our long-standing commitment to sustainability. Hanesbrands earned an industry-leading “A” in the 2020 CDP Climate Change Report, following strong “A-” scores in 2018 and 2019, and has been a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Energy Star Sustained Excellence Award winner for eleven consecutive years. We are members of the Fair Labor Association, the Sustainable Apparel Coalition, The Sustainability Consortium and the Corporate Eco Forum, and we have been recognized for our socially responsible business practices by such organizations as social compliance rating group Free2Work, the United Way, Corporate Responsibility magazine and others.
We also take pride in our commitment to responsible corporate governance. Our Board is composed of a group of industry-leading experts with diverse ethnicities, genders, experiences and backgrounds who work with management to drive long-term, sustainable performance and create value for our stockholders. Over half of our nine directors are considered diverse, with three women and two African-Americans. We’re very proud that our Board reflects our values in that way.
Our directors engage in the Company’s strategic planning and provide independent guidance and oversight on the economic, operational and legal risks that we face. The Board has been active during the pandemic, holding a number of virtual meetings and receiving regular updates from management on the shifts in business and financial performance, as well as employee health and safety. Many Hanesbrands employees continue to work remotely with limited to no business disruption, demonstrating the effectiveness of the business continuity and cybersecurity plans regularly reviewed by the Board and the Audit Committee.
Our 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders will be held on Tuesday, April 27, 2021, at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time. This year, in light of the public health impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Annual Meeting of Stockholders will be held entirely online. The virtual meeting will also allow for greater participation by all of our stockholders, regardless of their geographic location. Please see the Notice of Annual Meeting on page 12 for more information about how to virtually attend and participate in the Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Your vote is important. Whether or not you plan to attend the Annual Meeting of Stockholders, please vote at your earliest convenience.
We appreciate your confidence and continued support of Hanesbrands.
Sincerely yours,
RONALD L. NELSON | STEPHEN B. BRATSPIES | |||
Chairman of the Board of Directors | Chief Executive Officer | |||
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Director Nominees
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Name | Occupation | Age | Director Since | Independent | Other Current Directorships | A | C | G&N | ||||||||
Cheryl K. Beebe | Former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Ingredion Incorporated | 66 | 2020 | YES | ● Packaging Corporation of America ● The Mosaic Company ● Goldman Sachs Asset Management | M | ||||||||||
Stephen B. Bratspies | Chief Executive Officer of Hanesbrands Inc. | 54 | 2020 | NO | ||||||||||||
Geralyn R. Breig | Former Chief Executive Officer of AnytownUSA.com | 59 | 2018 | YES | M | M | ||||||||||
Bobby J. Griffin | Former President, International Operations of Ryder System, Inc. | 73 | 2006 | YES | ● United Rentals, Inc. ● WESCO International, Inc. ● Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc. | M | M | |||||||||
James C. Johnson | Former General Counsel of Loop Capital Markets LLC | 69 | 2006 | YES | ● Ameren Corporation ● Energizer Holdings, Inc. ● Edgewell Personal Care Company | C | ||||||||||
Franck J. Moison | Former Vice Chairman of the Colgate-Palmolive Company | 68 | 2015 | YES | ● United Parcel Service, Inc. | M | M | |||||||||
Robert F. Moran | Chief Executive Officer of UNATION, Inc. | 71 | 2013 | YES | C | |||||||||||
Ronald L. Nelson | Former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Avis Budget Group, Inc. | 69 | 2008 | YES | ● ViacomCBS Inc. ● Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | M | M | |||||||||
William S. Simon | Former Executive Vice President of Walmart Stores, Inc. and former President and CEO of Walmart U.S. | 62 | 2021 | YES | ● Darden Restaurants, Inc. | M | ||||||||||
Ann E. Ziegler | Former Chief Financial Officer of CDW Corporation | 63 | 2008 | YES | ● Reynolds Consumer Products Inc. ● US Foods Holding Corp ● Wolters Kluwer N.V. | C | ||||||||||
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Director Nominee Skills and Diversity
Cheryl K. Beebe | Stephen B. Bratspies | Geralyn R. Breig | Bobby J. Griffin | James C. Johnson | Franck J. Moison | Robert F. Moran | Ronald L. Nelson | William S. Simon | Ann E. Ziegler | |||||||||||
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Corporate Governance Highlights
Director Nominee Skills and Qualifications
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Accountability
Effectiveness Diversity Strategic Guidance• ● Annual election of directors • ● Majority voting for directors • ● Executive and director stock ownership guidelines • ● Hedging and pledging of company stock is prohibited • ● Annual, robust Board and committee self-evaluation process, including individual director evaluations • Over half● Half of director nominees are considered diverse (5(5 of 9)10), including three womenfemale and two African AmericansAmerican nominees• ● Board oversight of risk management • ● Regular Board review of cybersecurity risks (at least twice annually), including the Company’s adherence to the NIST cybersecurity framework, plans to mitigate cybersecurity risks and respond to data breaches • ● Board monitoring of the Company’s climate-related risks, sustainability initiatives and progress towards long-term sustainability goals • ● Succession planning for CEO and key members of senior management Item 2.
To ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm
We are asking you to ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (“PwC”) as our independent auditor for our >> See page |
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| To approve, on an advisory basis, named executive officer compensation as disclosed in this Proxy Statement
Hanesbrands’ stockholders have the opportunity to cast a non-binding, advisory “say on pay” vote on our named executive officer compensation, as disclosed in this Proxy Statement. We ask for your approval of the compensation of our named executive officers. Before considering this proposal, please read our Compensation Discussion and Analysis and the executive compensation tables and related narrative disclosure in this Proxy Statement, which explain our executive compensation programs and the Compensation Committee’s compensation decisions. >> See page | |
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COMPENSATIONESG AND SUSTAINABILITY HIGHLIGHTS
Business Strategies and Priorities
HanesbrandsWe believe it is a socially responsible leading marketer of everyday basic innerwear and activewear apparelimportant to protect the place we all call home. With this in the Americas, Europe, Australia and Asia/Pacific under some of the world’s strongest apparel brands, including Hanes, Champion, Bonds, DIM, Bali, Maidenform, Playtex, Bras N Things, Nur Die/Nur Der, JMS/Just My Size, Wonderbra, Loveable, Alternative, Berlei, L’eggs and Gear for Sports. We have a long history of innovation, product excellence and brand recognition, andmind, we take great pride in our reputation for ethical business practices and sustainability. Unlike most companies in the apparel industry, we primarily manufacture our garments in company-owned plants across the globe and operate a balanced supply chain across hemispheres, including fabric production and sewing. Owning the majority of our supply chain not only impacts cost, scale and flexibility, but also the ability to adhere to best-in-class management and environmental practices.
We operate in the global innerwear and global activewear apparel categories. These are stable, heavily-branded categories where we have a strong consumer franchise based on a global portfolio of industry-leading brands that we have built over multiple decades, through hundreds of millions of direct interactions with consumers. With the arrival of our new Chief Executive Officer, we have undertaken a comprehensive, strategic, global business review focused on building a consumer-centric company, accelerating growth across business segments, enhancing our capabilities and strengthening the foundation of our company. We remain highly confident that our strong brand portfolio, world-class supply chain capabilities and diverse category and geographic footprint will help us unlock our full potential, deliver long-term growth and create stockholder value.
We are also continuing our commitment to make the world a more comfortable, livable and inclusive place by establishing new, wide-ranging 2030 global sustainability goals and launching a new sustainability website, www.HBISustains.com, that is designed to increase our transparency and reporting on key metrics.place. We approach sustainability from a broad, holistic perspective and focus our efforts in areas addressed by the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals, such as: good health and well-being; quality education; gender equality; climate action; clean water and sanitation; affordable and clean energy; economic growth; reduced inequalities; and responsible consumption and production. Key highlightsIn light of our commitment to sustainability, we have established wide-ranging 2025/2030 global sustainability goals, include:
including:
People: By 2030, improve the lives of at least 10 million people through health and wellness programs, diversity and inclusion initiatives, improved workplace quality, and philanthropic efforts that improve local communities. | ||
Planet: By 2030, reduce direct greenhouse gas emissions by | ||
Product: By |
2020 PerformanceWe regularly report our progress against these goals and the COVID-19 Response
We began fiscal year 2020 with a focus on creating meaningful stockholder value using our strong balance sheet and Champion, International and consumer-directed growth. We started the year with strong growth performance; however, the COVID-19 global pandemic had material impactsother key metrics on our business, resultingsustainability website, www.HBISustains.com.
In working toward our climate and sustainability goals, we have established social programs like Green for Good, which provides education and growth opportunities for tens of thousands of our global employees and has donated millions to community needs in decreased net sales, earnings per sharethe form of funding and cash flowclothing donations. In recognition of our efforts, we are the only apparel company to have earned sustained excellence honors from operations. See “COVID-Related Compensation Adjustments”the U.S. EPA Energy Star Partner program for 12 years in a row. We earned a peer-leading “A-” on page 9 for further discussionthe CDP Climate disclosure in 2021. We are also very proud to have been named by Ethisphere as one of the impactWorld’s Most Ethical Companies.
Under our ESG governance framework, the Governance and Nominating Committee takes the lead in coordinating the Board’s ESG oversight activities. In that role, the Governance and Nominating Committee provides oversight of COVID-19 onmanagement’s ESG strategy and communications, as well as our business.
corporate governance policies and practices. In addition, the faceGovernance and Nominating Committee assesses whether relevant ESG risks, opportunities and disclosure obligations are regularly reviewed and considered by the other Board committees. The Audit and Compensation Committees support the Governance and Nominating Committee in its oversight role by taking the relevant ESG risks, opportunities and disclosure obligations into account as part of the pandemic, management and our Board of Directors acted swiftly to preserve cash, create balance sheet flexibility, and build strong liquidity. We took actions to adapt, including suspending our stock repurchase program, limiting discretionary spending and capital expenditures, temporarily reducing salaries and furloughing select employee groups and securing an additional $700 million in debt financing. In addition, we leveraged our large-scale global supply chain to effectively manage inventory and continue to serve key channels – including mass retail and online – while at the same time seizing the opportunity to expand our manufacturing capability to include a product line of personal protective garments (“PPE”) to meet emerging government, commercial and consumer demand.
We also committed to taking the appropriate actions to protect the health and safety of our employees, customers and communities. We enhanced our health and safety operating procedures at our offices, manufacturing facilities, distribution centers and stores by, among other things:
existing mandates under their respective charters. For example:
part of its oversight of the Company’s Global Enterprise Risk evaluation. |
COMPENSATION HIGHLIGHTS
Business Strategies and Priorities
We make everyday apparel that is known and loved by consumers around the world for comfort, style, quality, innovation and value. Among the Company’s iconic brands are Hanes, the leading basic apparel brand in the United States; Champion, an innovator at the intersection of lifestyle and athletic apparel; and Bonds, which is setting new standards for design and sustainability. We employ over 59,000 associates in 33 countries and have built a strong reputation for workplace quality and ethical business practices.
In 2021, we announced our Full Potential plan – a three-year growth plan designed to unlock the enormous opportunities of Hanesbrands, building on our iconic brands, world-class supply chain, deep consumer loyalty, broad channel distribution and global footprint. The Full Potential plan consists of four growth pillars: grow global Champion; re-ignite innerwear growth; drive consumer-centricity; and focus the portfolio. We have already made significant strides towards achieving these goals, as evidenced by our accelerated growth, the decision to sell our European Innerwear and U.S. Sheer Hosiery businesses; improvements in core e-commerce capabilities; a 30% reduction in SKUs; and our broad-based cost reduction program. We are also embarking on a number of initiatives designed to: enhance our global design and innovation capabilities to meet the needs of both current and new consumer segments; segment our supply chain to address the unique needs of each of our brands and increase speed-to-market; simplify our process and organization to make decisions faster; and modernize our technology and invest in our people and next-generation talent to accelerate results and deliver sustainable, profitable growth.
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Fiscal 2021 Performance1
● | We also increased capital returns to shareholders. In addition to our regular quarterly cash dividend, we announced a new a three-year $600 million share repurchase program. Based on our Full Potential plan targets, we expect to repurchase shares quarterly, beginning with the first quarter of 2022. | |
● | Global Champion brand sales increased 25% and 20% compared to fourth-quarter and full-year 2019, respectively. The continued growth above pre-pandemic levels is driven by strong consumer demand across channels in the U.S., continued growth in Europe, the Americas and Australia as well as the ramp-up of partners in China. | |
● | U.S. Innerwear sales increased 19% and 21% compared to the fourth-quarter and full-year 2019, respectively. For the full-year 2021, Innerwear’s market share increased approximately 150 basis points over 2019 with increased share positions in Men’s, Women’s, Kids and Socks. | |
● | We continued the execution of our Full Potential growth plan, including investment in our iconic brands and the simplification of our business portfolio. As compared to 2019, global media and marketing investment increased nearly $30 million for the quarter and $70 million for the full-year, helping drive higher point-of-sale trends and increased market share. The Company made the decision to sell its European Innerwear and U.S. Sheer Hosiery businesses, milestones in our initiative to focus our portfolio on areas with the greatest potential for growth and returns. |
In addition, we provided enhanced employee benefits to our global workforce to ensure on access to care, including onsite wellness clinics, payment of health insurance premiums for furloughed employees, free COVID-19 testing and mental health resources.
Looking forward, we believe we remain well-positioned to continue navigating the current environment. The changing landscape has not changed our priorities. It has been a catalyst to accelerate our strategic agenda to build a more consumer-centric company, accelerate growth across business segments, enhance our capabilities and strengthen the foundation of our company.
Executive Compensation Philosophy and Framework
At Hanesbrands, we emphasize a “pay-for-performance” culture, linking a substantial percentage of an executive’s compensation to our performance and stockholders’ value growth. Specifically:
We provide annual incentives designed to reward our executive officers for the attainment of short-term goals, and long-term incentives designed to reward increasing stockholder value over the short, medium and long term. | ||
Performance-based and at-risk compensation represents | ||
Performance-based and at-risk compensation represents | ||
In keeping with our pay-for-performance culture, we expect our executive officers to deliver overall results that exceed performance targets to receive above median market compensation. Below target performance is expected to result in below median market compensation. | ||
Our compensation program is designed to reward exceptional and sustained performance. By combining a three-year vesting period for most equity awards with policies prohibiting hedging or pledging of | ||
Outstanding equity awards | ||
Our Clawback Policy permits us to recoup cash- and equity-based incentive compensation payments in the event we are required to prepare an accounting restatement due to material noncompliance with any financial reporting requirement under the securities laws. Additionally, the terms of both our cash- and equity-based incentive compensation plans permit the recovery of incentive awards if a participant violates our Global Code of Conduct or engages in other activities harmful to the interests of the Company. |
1 | For reconciliations of select GAAP and non-GAAP measures, see Appendix A. Unless otherwise noted, all 2019 comparisons are rebased to exclude the exited C9 Champion mass program and the DKNY intimate apparel license; see Appendix A. |
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Fiscal 2021 NEOs
Our named executive officers for our 2021 fiscal year were:
Stephen B. Bratspies | Chief Executive Officer |
Michael P. Dastugue | Chief Financial Officer |
M. Scott Lewis | Chief Accounting Officer and Former Interim Chief Financial Officer |
Joseph W. Cavaliere | Group President, Global Innerwear |
Michael E. Faircloth | Group President, Global Operations |
Jonathan Ram | Group President, Global Activewear |
Elements of 2020Fiscal 2021 Compensation
Our named executive officers’ total direct compensation for 2020fiscal 2021 consisted principally of the following elements:
Base Salary |
●Fixed compensation component
●Reflects the individual responsibilities, performance and experience of each named executive officer |
●Provides a foundation of cash compensation for the | ||
Annual Incentive Plan(“AIP”) Awards |
●Performance-based cash compensation
● Payout determined based on Company performance against pre-established targets |
●Motivates performance by linking compensation to the achievement of key annual objectives | ||
Long-TermIncentiveProgram(“LTIP”) Awards |
● Performance-based and at-risk, time-vested compensation
●Performance Share Awards (“PSAs”) (50% of LTIP opportunity)
●Vesting on the third anniversary of the grant date
●Number of shares received ranges from 0% to 200% ofthe number of units granted based on
●Restricted Stock Unit Awards (“RSUs”) (50% of LTIP opportunity)
●Ratable vesting over a three-year service period |
●Encourages behavior that enhances the long-term growth, profitability and financial success of the Company, aligns executives’ interests with our stockholders and supports retention objectives |
In addition, we provide health, welfare and retirement plans that promote employee wellness and support employees in attaining financial security. We also provide severance benefits under limited circumstances. These severance benefits, which provide our named executive officers with income protection in the event employment is terminated without cause or terminated in certain situations following a change in control, support our executive retention goals and encourage our named executive officers’ independence and objectivity in considering potential change in control transactions. See “Post-Employment Compensation” on page 49 for additional details.
2020Fiscal 2021 Compensation Mix
The mix of compensation elements that we offer is intended to further our goals of:
achieving key annual results and strategic long-term business objectives; | ||
using an appropriate mix of cash and equity; | ||
emphasizing a “pay-for-performance” culture; | ||
effectively managing the cost of pay programs; and | ||
providing a balanced total compensation program to help ensure senior management is not encouraged to take unnecessary and excessive risks that may harm the Company. |
Our emphasis on performance-based and at-risk pay is reflected in the following chart, which illustrates the 2020fiscal 2021 total target direct compensation mix for our Chief Executive Officer and the average target direct compensation mix for our other named executive officers (“NEOs”).
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Fiscal 2021 Total Target Direct Compensation | ||
The percentage of our Chief Executive Officer’s performance-based and at-risk compensation is the highest of our named executive officers, reflecting the position’s highest level of responsibility and accountability for results. Performance-based and at-risk compensation comprises 72%74% of the average total target direct compensation of our other named executive officers. Because the value of such compensation depends on Hanesbrands’ achievement of key annual results and strategic long-term business objectives and/or is tied to changes in our stock price, our named executive officers’ actual compensation could be materially higher or lower than targeted levels.
CEO Potential Compensation Scenarios (Percentage of Total Compensation) | |
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Initial 2020 Performance Metrics
In January 2020, the Compensation Committee decided to continue to use net sales, diluted earnings per share, excluding certain unusual or nonrecurring items (“EPS-XA”), and cash flow from operations as performance metrics for our named executive officers’ performance-based pay opportunities because these metrics are key drivers of the Company’s long-term business strategy. The metrics for 2020 performance compensation were as follows:
COVID-Related Compensation Adjustments
The COVID-19 global pandemic has significantly impacted economic activity and markets throughout the world. In response, governmental authorities have implemented numerous measures in an attempt to contain the virus, such as travel bans and restrictions, quarantines, shelter-in-place orders and business shutdowns. These actions, as well as decisions we have made to protect the health and safety of our employees, consumers and communities, have adversely impacted our financial results in 2020. We faced store closure requirements and other operational restrictions with respect to some or all of our physical locations for prolonged periods of time due to, among other factors, evolving and increasingly stringent governmental restrictions including public health directives, quarantine policies or social distancing measures. In addition, many of our customers, including significant customers in our wholesale distribution channels, were forced to close many of their stores, which adversely impacted our revenues from these customers. The COVID-19 global pandemic also resulted in the temporary shutdown of many of our supply chain facilities, and we experienced significant costs associated with reopening those facilities. While these impacts were partially offset by the introduction of our PPE product offerings and cost reductions, the COVID-19 global pandemic ultimately caused significant declines in our net sales, earnings per share and cash flow from operations in 2020 that the Committee did not foresee when setting the initial 2020 performance targets in January 2020.
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Base SalaryFiscal 2021 Performance Metrics
Over the courseThe Compensation Committee decided to move away from a single set of 2020, we took numerous actions to mitigate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business, including significant cost reductions. Many cost-related actions pertained to compensation and payroll, including salary reductions, furloughs and reduced work hours (and proportionate pay). These actions resulted in base salary reductions of 30% for our executive officers during a six-week period in the second quarter of 2020.
Annual Incentive Plan (AIP)
In July 2020, after considering the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Company’s operations, the Committee determined to revise the 2020 performance targets for our Annual Incentive Plan (the “AIP”), including those applicable to our named executive officers. The Committee considered a number of factors in making this determination, including: the retail and operational challenges facing the business as a result of governmental restrictions and public health directives; the prompt action taken during the onset of the pandemic to preserve the Company’s strong liquidity position, ensure the continued payment of regular quarterly dividends to our stockholders and protect the employee workforce; the relative stability of the Company’s stock price despite volatile market conditions; the broad-based nature of the program, which covers nearly 1,000 employees globally; and the likelihood that participants in the program would not receive any payment with respect to their 2020 AIP awards under the existing performance targets. The Committee felt that adjusting the AIP performance targets mid-year in light of the unforeseen challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, rather than granting one-time discretionary awards, was most appropriate for a short-term incentive plan to motivate management to maximize shareholder value in a challenging and uncertain environment.
No changes were made to the performance metrics for the 20202021 AIP which continued to be net sales, EPS-XA and cash flow from operations. However, theLTIP awards and instead establish a separate set of metrics for each program. The Committee decided to split the annual performance period into two six-month periods, first and second quarter 2020 performance (“First Half”) and third and fourth quarter 2020 performance (“Second Half”), with First Half targets based onfelt this design change would better align the Company’s original (pre-COVID-19) 2020 operating plan and Second Half targets established in July 2020 on the basis of the Company’s then-current base case business projectionscompensation programs with current market practice.
The metrics for fiscal 2021 performance compensation were as a result of operational and economic uncertainties and challenges expected in the Second Half. Second Half maximum performance targets were set based on the Company’s original (pre-COVID-19) 2020 operating plan, and Second Half threshold performance targets were set based on the Company’s then-current downside business projectionsfollows for the Second Half. Target performance for the Second Half was set at the midpoint of the Second Half thresholdAIP and maximum performance targets.LTIP:
Under the AIP generally, a payout between 0% and 200% of the target amount would be determined by the Committee based on achievement of specified performance metrics. However, in connection with the revision of performance targets for the 2020 AIP awards, the Committee reduced the maximum overall payout percentage (based on the weighted achievement of each metric) from 200% to 125% of any named executive officer’s 2020 AIP award.
Long-Term Incentive Program (LTIP)
The Committee determined not to make any changes to our 2020 Long-Term Incentive Program (“LTIP”) awards in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. In reaching this conclusion, the Committee considered the long-term nature of this program, the significant portion of the 2020 LTIP awards that were not subject to performance metrics and the adjustments related to the COVID-19 pandemic that were made to the 2020 AIP performance targets in July 2020.
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2020Fiscal 2021 Executive Compensation
Summary of Compensation
The following table sets forth a summary of compensation earned by or paid to our named executive officers for our 2021, 2020 2019 and 20182019 fiscal years, as applicable. This table is supplemental to, and not intended to replace, the Summary Compensation Table set forth on page 53, which contains all of the information set forth below, as well as further explanation and detail in the footnotes and related narrative disclosure.
Name and Principal Position | Fiscal Year | Salary ($) | Bonus ($) | Stock Awards ($) | Option Awards ($) | Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation ($) | �� | Change in Pension Value and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings ($) | All Other Compensation ($) | Total ($) | |||||||||||||||||
Stephen B. Bratspies | 2021 | $ | 1,100,000 | $ | — | $ | 7,049,994 | $ | — | $ | 2,691,130 | $ | — | $ | 190,125 | $ | 11,031,249 | ||||||||||
Chief Executive Officer | 2020 | 458,333 | — | 2,812,505 | 655,689 | 803,150 | — | 99,388 | 4,829,065 | ||||||||||||||||||
Michael P. Dastugue | 2021 | 500,000 | — | 1,013,319 | — | 815.494 | — | 70,463 | 2,399,276 | ||||||||||||||||||
Chief Financial Officer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
M. Scott Lewis | 2021 | 375,000 | 350,000 | 225,000 | — | 532,110 | — | 90,820 | 1,572,930 | ||||||||||||||||||
Chief Accounting Officer and Former Interim Chief Financial Officer | 2020 | 361,790 | 700,000 | 175,001 | — | 439,009 | — | 40,564 | 1,716,363 | ||||||||||||||||||
Joseph W. Cavaliere | 2021 | 623,719 | — | 1,519,996 | 1,017,278 | — | 264,618 | 3,425,611 | |||||||||||||||||||
Group President, Global Innerwear | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jonathan Ram | 2021 | 637,500 | — | 1,520,000 | — | 779,816 | — | 89,418 | 3,026,734 | ||||||||||||||||||
Group President, Global Activewear | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michael E. Faircloth | 2021 | 626,667 | 1,282,004 | — | 766,564 | — | 75,519 | 2,750,754 | |||||||||||||||||||
Group President, Global Operations | 2020 | 588,511 | — | 1,282,009 | — | 415,187 | 31,843 | 75,202 | 2,392,753 | ||||||||||||||||||
2019 | 560,000 | — | — | — | 587,664 | 41,052 | 56,227 | 1,244,943 |
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Name and Principal Position | Year | Salary ($) | Bonus ($) | Stock Awards* ($) | Option Awards ($) | Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation ($) | Change in Pension Value and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings ($) | All Other Compensation ($) | Total Compensation ($) | ||||||||||
Stephen B. Bratspies | 2020 | $458,333 | $— | $2,812,505 | $655,689 | $803,150 | $— | $99,388 | $4,829,065 | ||||||||||
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Gerald W. Evans, Jr. Former Chief Executive Officer | 2020 | 666,378 | — | 6,249,987 | — | 873,481 | 306,123 | 1,373,487 | 9,469,457 | ||||||||||
2019 | 1,100,000 | — | — | — | 2,308,680 | 361,586 | 186,059 | 3,956,325 | |||||||||||
2018 | 1,100,000 | — | 6,249,987 | — | 1,303,170 | — | 179,551 | 8,832,708 | |||||||||||
M. Scott Lewis Chief Accounting Officer and | 2020 | 361,790 | 700,000 | 175,001 | — | 439,009 | — | 40,564 | 1,716,363 | ||||||||||
W. Howard Upchurch Group President, | 2020 | 598,159 | — | 1,364,999 | — | 421,994 | 67,697 | 73,942 | 2,526,791 | ||||||||||
2019 | 570,000 | — | — | — | 598,158 | 88,177 | 54,837 | 1,311,172 | |||||||||||
2018 | 570,000 | — | 1,302,000 | — | 337,640 | — | 50,317 | 2,259,956 | |||||||||||
Michael E. Faircloth Group President, | 2020 | 588,511 | — | 1,282,009 | — | 415,187 | 31,843 | 75,202 | 2,392,753 | ||||||||||
2019 | 560,000 | — | — | — | 587,664 | 41,052 | 56,227 | 1,244,943 | |||||||||||
2018 | 560,000 | — | 1,205,012 | — | 331,716 | — | 51,270 | 2,147,998 | |||||||||||
Joia M. Johnson | 2020 | 578,864 | — | 1,240,002 | — | 462,832 | — | 79,409 | 2,361,107 | ||||||||||
Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | 2019 | 550,000 | — | — | — | 654,126 | — | 59,327 | 1,263,453 | ||||||||||
2018 | 550,000 | — | 1,182,008 | — | 369,232 | — | 55,116 | 2,156,356 | |||||||||||
Notice of the 20212022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders
WHEN:
Tuesday, April 27, 2021
26, 2022
9:00 a.m., Eastern time
WHERE:
The Annual Meeting will be held exclusively online at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/HBI2021HBI2022.
PURPOSE:
1. | to elect |
2. | to vote on a proposal to ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for our |
3. | to approve, on an advisory basis, named executive officer compensation as disclosed in the Proxy Statement for our |
4. | to transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof. |
RECORD DATE:
Stockholders of record at the close of business on February 16, 202115, 2022 are entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Annual Meeting.
The Board of Directors is not aware of any matter that will be presented at the Annual Meeting that is not described above. If any other matter is properly presented at the Annual Meeting, the persons named as proxies on the proxy card will, in the absence of stockholder instructions to the contrary, vote the shares for which such persons have voting authority in accordance with their discretion on any such matter.
By Order of the Board of Directors
JOIATRACY M. JOHNSON
Chief Administrative Officer,PRESTON
General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary
and
Chief Compliance Officer
March 15, 2021
14, 2022
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
HOW TO VOTE:
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Important Notice regarding the availability of proxy materials for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on April 27, 2021.
26, 2022.
The Annual Report and Proxy Statement are available at www.proxyvote.com.
The Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials, or this Notice of the 20212022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, this Proxy Statement and our 20202021 Annual Report on Form 10-K are first being mailed to stockholders on or about March 15, 2021.14, 2022.
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Proposal 1—Election of Directors
Proposal 1—Election of Directors |
Our Board of Directors currently has nineten members. Each of our directors is elected to serve until the next annual meeting of stockholders and until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified. If a nominee is unavailable for election, proxy holders may vote for another nominee proposed by the Board or, as an alternative, the Board may reduce the number of directors to be elected at the Annual Meeting. Each nominee has agreed to serve on the Board if elected. Following is information regarding each of the nominees for election, which has been confirmed by the applicable nominee for inclusion in this Proxy Statement.
The nineten nominees for election at the Annual Meeting possess experience and qualifications that our Governance and Nominating Committee believes will allow them to make substantial contributions to the Board. In selecting nominees to the Board, we seek to ensure that our Board collectively has a balance of experience and expertise, including chief executive officer experience, chief financial officer experience, international expertise, deep experience in the consumer products industry, corporate governance expertise and expertise in other functional areas that are relevant to our business. For more information about the process by which the Governance and Nominating Committee identifies candidates for election to the Board, please see “Process for Nominating Potential Director Candidates” on page 20.
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Our Board of Directors unanimously recommends a vote FOR election of these |
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Director Nominee Skills and Qualifications
Director Nominee Age
Director Nominee Tenure
Diversity
Cheryl K. Beebe | Stephen B. Bratspies | Geralyn R. Breig | Bobby J. Griffin | James C. Johnson | Franck J. Moison | Robert F. Moran | Ronald L. Nelson | William S. Simon | Ann E. Ziegler |
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Risk Oversight/Management Experience | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ||||||||||
Financial Literacy | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ||||||||||
Industry Experience | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | |||||||||||||
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Director Nominee Age
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Nominees for Election as Directors for a One-Year Term Expiring in 2022
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Cheryl K. Beebe |
Former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Ingredion Incorporated Age: Director Since:2020 Committee Membership:Audit Independent Director
•Packaging Corporation of America • The Mosaic Company •Goldman Sachs Asset Management Former Directorships Within the Past Five Years: • Convergys Corporation |
Ms. Beebe served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Ingredion Incorporated (formerly named Corn Products International, Inc.), a manufacturer and seller of a number of ingredients to food and international customers, from 2004 to 2014. Ms. Beebe previously served Ingredion as Vice President, Finance from July 2002 to February 2004, as Vice President from February 1999 to 2004 and as Treasurer from 1997 to February 2004. She currently serves as a member and chair of the Board of Trustees for Goldman Sachs Asset Management GSTII funds and a member of the boardBoard of trusteesTrustees of Fairleigh Dickinson University, New Jersey’s largest private university.
Specific Experience and Qualifications:
Risk Oversight/ Management Experience | Served in senior leadership positions with large organizations and has experience with corporate risk management issues |
Financial Literacy | Has management experience preparing or overseeing the preparation of financial statements |
Chief Financial Officer Experience | Possesses financial acumen and an understanding of financial matters and the preparation and analysis of financial statements |
International Business Experience | Served in senior leadership positions with companies engaged in international business |
Corporate Governance Experience | Gained experience in corporate governance through service as a director of another public company |
Stephen B. Bratspies |
Chief Executive Officer of Hanesbrands Inc. Age: Director Since:2020 Committee Membership:None |
Mr. Bratspies has served as our Chief Executive Officer since August 2020. Immediately prior to joining the company, Mr. Bratspies served as Chief Merchandising Officer since 2015 for Walmart Inc., a publicly traded multinational retail company that operates a chain of supercenters, discount stores, grocery stores and warehouse clubs. He served in various capacities at Walmart since 2005, including as Executive Vice President, Food, from 2014 to 2015 and as Executive Vice President, General Merchandise, from 2013 to 2014. Earlier in his career, he served as chief marketing officer for Specialty Brands, held various management positions at PepsiCo, Inc.’s Frito-Lay North America division, and was a management consultant with A.T. Kearney.
Specific Experience and Qualifications:
Risk Oversight/ Management Experience | Served in senior leadership positions with large organizations and has experience with corporate risk management issues |
Financial Literacy | Has management experience preparing or overseeing the preparation of financial statements |
Chief Executive Officer Experience | Has experience in, and possesses an understanding of, business issues applicable to the success of a large publicly-traded company |
International Business Experience | Served in senior leadership positions with companies engaged in international business |
Extensive Knowledge of the Company’s Business | Has extensive knowledge of Hanesbrands’ business |
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Geralyn R. Breig |
Former Chief Executive Officer of AnytownUSA.com Age: Director Since:2018 Committee Membership:Audit, Governance and Nominating Independent Director
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Ms. Breig founded and served as Chief Executive Officer of AnytownUSA.com,an e-commerce marketplace, from 2018-2020.2018 to 2020. From 2014 to 2016, she served as President of Clarks, Americas Region, a division of the global, privately held footwear company C&J Clark Ltd. From 2008 to 2011, she served as President of Avon North America, a division of Avon Products Inc. She also served as Senior Vice President &and Brand President of Avon’s Global Marketing Business Unit from 2005 to 2008. Ms. Breig held several executive positions at the Campbell Soup Company from 1995 to 2005, including as President, Godiva Chocolatier International. She began her career in brand management for the Beauty Care Division at The Procter & Gamble Company and also held several managerial positions at Kraft Foods, Inc.
Specific Experience and Qualifications:
Risk Oversight/ Management Experience | Served in senior leadership positions with large organizations and has experience with corporate risk management issues |
Financial Literacy | Has management experience preparing or overseeing the preparation of financial statements |
International Business Experience | Served in senior leadership positions with companies engaged in international business |
Industry Experience | Served in senior leadership positions with companies in the consumer products industry |
Corporate Governance Experience | Gained experience in corporate governance through service as a director of another public company |
Bobby J. Griffin |
Former President, International Operations of Ryder System, Inc. Age: Director Since:2006 Committee Membership: Independent Director
•United Rentals, Inc. • WESCO International, Inc. • Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc. |
Mr. Griffin served as President, International Operations of Ryder System, Inc., a global leader in transportation and supply chain management solutions, from 2005 to 2007. Beginning in 1986, Mr. Griffin served in various other management positions with Ryder System, including as Executive Vice President, International Operations from 2003 to 2005 and Executive Vice President, Global Supply Chain Operations from 2001 to 2003.
Specific Experience and Qualifications:
Risk Oversight/ Management Experience | Served in senior leadership positions with large organizations and has experience with corporate risk management issues |
Financial Literacy | Has management experience preparing or overseeing the preparation of financial statements |
International Business Experience | Served in senior leadership positions with a company engaged in international business |
Practical Expertise | Gained substantial experience in mergers and acquisitions, procurement and distribution, strategic planning, and transportation and security through service in senior leadership positions with a large international company |
Corporate Governance Experience | Gained experience in corporate governance through service as a director of other public companies |
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James C. Johnson |
Former General Counsel of Loop Capital Markets LLC Age: Director Since:2006 Committee Membership: Independent Director
•Ameren Corporation • Energizer Holdings, Inc. • Edgewell Personal Care Company |
Mr. Johnson served as General Counsel of Loop Capital Markets LLC, a provider of a broad range of integrated capital solutions for corporate, governmental and institutional entities, from 2010 until 2013. Mr. Johnson previously served as Vice President and Assistant General Counsel of the Boeing Commercial Airplanes division of The Boeing Company, one of the world’s major aerospace firms, from 2007 until 2009. From 1998 until 2007, Mr. Johnson served as Vice President, Corporate Secretary and Assistant General Counsel of The Boeing Company. He currently serves as a trustee of the University of Pennsylvania and a Member of the Board of Overseers of the College of Arts and Sciences. In February 2018, Mr. Johnson completed the NACD Cyber-Risk Oversight Program and earned the CERT Certificate in Cybersecurity Oversight.
Specific Experience and Qualifications:
Risk Oversight/ Management Experience | Served in senior leadership positions with large organizations and has experience with corporate risk management issues; reporting to the General Counsel, had responsibility for the staff and legal affairs for Boeing Commercial Airplanes, a business with annual revenue in excess of $20 billion |
Completed NACD Cyber-Risk Oversight Program and earned the CERT Certificate in Cybersecurity Oversight, demonstrating commitment to Board-level cybersecurity risk oversight | |
Financial Literacy | Served as Vice President, Corporate Secretary and Assistant General Counsel of The Boeing Company, where he gained practical expertise in significant business and financial issues |
Corporate Governance Experience | Gained substantial experience in the oversight and administration of governance policies and programs through service as a director of other public companies, as well as through his position as Corporate Secretary of The Boeing Company; gained additional experience in executive compensation as a member of the compensation committee and as the chair of the compensation committee for two other public companies |
Franck J. Moison |
Former Vice Chairman of the Colgate-Palmolive Company Age: Director Since:2015 Committee Membership:Audit, Compensation Independent Director
•United Parcel Service, Inc.
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Mr. Moison served as Vice Chairman of the Colgate-PalmoliveColgate- Palmolive Company, a leading consumer products company, from 2016 to 2018. He also served as Chief Operating Officer of Emerging Markets & Business Development for Colgate-Palmolive from 2010 to 2016. Beginning in 1978, Mr. Moison served in various management positions with Colgate-Palmolive, including as President, Global Marketing, Supply Chain & R&D from 2007 to 2010, and President, Western Europe, Central Europe and South Pacific from 2005 to 2007. He serves as a memberdirector of the board of directors of the French American Foundation,SES-imagotag, an electronic shelf labels retailer, as Chairman of the International Advisory Board of the EDHEC Business School (Paris, London, Singapore) and as a member of the International Board of the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University.
Specific Experience and Qualifications:
Risk Oversight/ Management Experience | Served in senior leadership positions with large organizations and has experience with corporate risk management issues |
Financial Literacy | Has management experience preparing or overseeing the preparation of financial statements |
International Business Experience | Served in senior leadership positions with companies engaged in international business |
Industry Experience | Served in senior leadership positions with companies in the consumer products industry |
Corporate Governance Experience | Gained experience in corporate governance through service as a director of other public companies |
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Robert F. Moran |
Chief Executive Officer of UNATION, Inc. Age: Director Since:2013 Committee Membership:Audit (Chair) Independent Director
•UNATION, Inc.
• GNC Holdings, Inc. |
Mr. Moran has served as Chief Executive Officer of UNATION, Inc., an events and branding social media network, since 2021. From 2012 to 2013, he served as Chairman of the Board of PetSmart, Inc., a leading specialty provider of pet care products and services, and as Chief Executive Officer of PetSmart from 2009 to 2013. He joined PetSmart as President of North American Stores in 1999, and in 2001 he was appointed President and Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Moran also served as Chairman of GNC Holdings, Inc. (“GNC”), a leading global specialty retailer of health and wellness products, from 2017 to 2018 and as Interim Chief Executive Officer of GNC from 2016 to 2017. From 1998 to 1999, Mr. Moran was President of Toys “R” Us (Canada) Ltd., a subsidiary of former specialty toy retailer Toys “R” Us, Inc.
Specific Experience and Qualifications:
Risk Oversight/ Management Experience | Served in senior leadership positions with large organizations and has experience with corporate risk management issues |
Financial Literacy | Has management experience preparing or overseeing the preparation of financial statements |
Chief Executive Officer Experience | Has experience in, and possesses an understanding of, business issues applicable to the success of a large publicly-traded company |
Chief Financial Officer Experience | Possesses financial acumen and an understanding of financial matters and the preparation and analysis of financial statements |
International Business Experience | Served in senior leadership positions with companies engaged in international business |
Industry Experience | Served in senior leadership positions with companies in the consumer products industry |
Corporate Governance Experience | Gained experience in corporate governance through service as a director of other public companies |
Ronald L. Nelson |
Former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Avis Budget Group, Inc. Age: Director Since:2008 Committee Membership:Compensation, Governance and Nominating Chairman of the Board Other Current Directorships: • • Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. Former Directorships Within the Past Five Years: •Convergys Corporation |
Mr. Nelson served as Executive Chairman of Avis Budget Group, Inc., which operates five major brands in the global vehicle rental industry through Avis, Budget, Budget Truck, Payless and Zipcar, from 2016 to 2018. From 2006 to 2015, Mr. Nelson served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Avis Budget Group. Mr. Nelson was a director of Cendant Corporation (the predecessor of Avis Budget Group) from 2003 to 2006, Chief Financial Officer from 2003 until 2006 and President from 2004 to 2006. Mr. Nelson was also Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Cendant Corporation’s Vehicle Rental business from January 2006 to August 2006. From 2005 to 2006, Mr. Nelson was interim Chief Executive Officer of Cendant Corporation’s former Travel Distribution Division.
Specific Experience and Qualifications:
Risk Oversight/ Management Experience | Served in senior leadership positions with large organizations and has experience with corporate risk management issues |
Financial Literacy | Has management experience preparing or overseeing the preparation of financial statements |
Chief Executive Officer Experience | Has experience in, and possesses an understanding of, business issues applicable to the success of a large publicly-traded company |
Chief Financial Officer Experience | Possesses financial acumen and an understanding of financial matters and the preparation and analysis of financial statements |
International Business Experience | Served in senior leadership positions with companies engaged in international business |
Industry Experience | Served in senior leadership positions with companies in the consumer products industry |
Corporate Governance Experience | Gained experience in corporate governance through service as a director of other public companies |
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William S. Simon |
Former Executive Vice President of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. and former President and CEO of Walmart U.S. Age: 62 Director Since: 2021 Committee Membership:Audit Independent Director Audit Committee Financial Expert • Darden Restaurants, Inc. •Equity Distribution Acquisition Corp. Former Directorships Within the Past Five Years: • Anixter International, Inc. • Chico’s FAS, Inc. • GameStop Corp. • Academy Sports and Outdoors, Inc. |
Mr. Simon has been Senior Advisor to KKR & Co., an investment firm, since 2014, and President of WSS Venture Holdings, LLC, a consulting and investment company, since 2014. Mr. Simon served as Executive Vice President of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., a global retailer, and former President and CEO of Walmart U.S., the largest division of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., which consists of retail department stores, from 2010 to 2014. Mr. Simon also served as Executive Vice President and COO of Walmart U.S. from 2007 to 2010 and Executive Vice President of Professional Services and New Business Development from 2006 to 2007. Prior to joining Walmart, Mr. Simon held senior executive positions at Brinker International, Inc., a casual dining restaurant company, Diageo North America, Inc., a multinational alcoholic beverages company, and Cadbury Schweppes plc, a multinational confectionery company. Mr. Simon also served as Secretary of the Florida Department of Management Services and served 25 years in the U.S. Navy and Naval Reserves.
Specific Experience and Qualifications:
Risk Oversight/ Management Experience | Served in senior leadership positions with large organizations and has experience with corporate risk management issues |
Financial Literacy | Has management experience preparing or overseeing the preparation of financial statements |
Chief Executive Officer Experience | Has experience in, and possesses an understanding of, business issues applicable to the success of a large publicly-traded company |
International Business Experience | Served in senior leadership positions with companies engaged in international business |
Industry Experience | Served in senior leadership positions with companies in the retail and consumer products industries |
Corporate Governance Experience | Gained experience in corporate governance through service as a director of other public companies |
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Ann E. Ziegler |
Former Chief Financial Officer of CDW Corporation Age: Director Since:2008 Committee Membership:Compensation (Chair) Independent Director Other Current Directorships: •Reynolds Consumer Products Inc. • Wolters Kluwer N.V. • US Foods Holding Corp. Former Directorships Within the Past Five Years: •Groupon Inc. |
Ms. Ziegler served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and a member of the executive committee of CDW Corporation, a leading provider of technology solutions for business, government, healthcare and education, from 2008 until 2017. From 2005 until 2008, Ms. Ziegler served as Senior Vice President, Administration and Chief Financial Officer of Sara Lee Food and Beverage, a division of Sara Lee Corporation. From 2003 until 2005, she served as Chief Financial Officer of Sara Lee Bakery Group. From 2000 until 2003, she served as Senior Vice President, Corporate Development of Sara Lee.
Specific Experience and Qualifications:
Risk Oversight/ Management Experience | Served in senior leadership positions with large organizations and has experience with corporate risk management issues |
Financial Literacy | Has management experience preparing or overseeing the preparation of financial statements |
Chief Financial Officer Experience | Possesses financial acumen and an understanding of financial matters and the preparation and analysis of financial statements |
Corporate Governance Experience | Gained experience in corporate governance through service as a director of other public companies |
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Process for Nominating Potential Director Candidates
The Governance and Nominating Committee is responsible for screening potential director candidates and recommending qualified candidates to the full Board of Directors for nomination. The Governance and Nominating Committee will consider director candidates proposed by the Chief Executive Officer, by any director or by any stockholder. From time to time, the Governance and Nominating Committee also retains search firms to assist it in identifying and evaluating a diverse slate of director nominees. Each of the nominees for election at the Annual Meeting, other than Ms. Beebe and Mr. Bratspies, hasSimon, have been previously elected by our stockholders. The Board of Directors increased its number of members from nine to ten and elected Mr. Bratspies was appointedSimon to the Board of Directors on August 3, 2020 in connection with his election as Chief Executive Officer of Hanesbrands. Ms. Beebe was recommended by a current member of the Board of Directors and was appointed to the Board of Directors on December 8, 2020 after a director search led by Spencer Stuart.
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In evaluating potential director candidates, the Governance and Nominating Committee seeks to present candidates to the Board of Directors who have distinguished records of leadership and success in their arena of expertise and who will make substantial contributions to the Board of Directors. The Governance and Nominating Committee considers the qualifications listed in our Corporate Governance Guidelines, which include:
personal and professional ethics and integrity; | ||
diversity among the existing Board members, including racial and ethnic background and gender; | ||
specific business experience and competence, including whether the candidate has experience in, and possesses an understanding of, business issues applicable to the success of a large publicly-traded company and whether the candidate has served in policy-making roles in business, government, education or other areas that are relevant to our global activities; | ||
financial acumen, including whether the candidate, through education or experience, has an understanding of financial matters and the preparation and analysis of financial statements; | ||
the ability to represent our stockholders as a whole; | ||
professional and personal accomplishments, including involvement in civic and charitable activities; | ||
experience with enterprise level risk management; | ||
educational background; and | ||
whether the candidate has expressed a willingness to devote sufficient time to carrying out his or her duties and responsibilities effectively and is committed to service on the Board of Directors. |
Any recommendation submitted by a stockholder to the Governance and Nominating Committee should include information relating to each of the qualifications outlined above concerning the potential candidate along with the other information required by our bylaws for stockholder nominations. The Governance and Nominating Committee applies the same standards in evaluating candidates submitted by stockholders as it does in evaluating candidates submitted by other sources. Suggestions regarding potential director candidates, together with the required information described above, should be submitted in writing to Hanesbrands Inc., 1000 East Hanes Mill Road, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27105, Attention: Corporate Secretary. Stockholders who want to directly nominate a director for consideration at next year’s Annual Meeting should refer to the procedures described under “Stockholder Proposals and Director Nominations for Next Annual Meeting” on page 71.
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Although we do not have a standalone policy regarding diversity in the nomination process, as noted above, diversity is one of the criteria that our Corporate Governance Guidelines require that our Governance and Nominating Committee consider in identifying and evaluating director nominees. In applying this criteria, the Governance and Nominating Committee and the Board consider diversity to also include differences of viewpoint, professional experience, education, skill and other individual qualities and attributes that contribute to an active, effective Board. The Governance and Nominating Committee evaluates the effectiveness of its activities under this policy through its annual review of Board composition, which considers whether the current composition of the Board adequately reflects the balance of qualifications discussed above, including diversity, prior to recommending nominees for election. In this regard, the Board believes that its efforts have been effective based on the current composition of the Board, over half of which is considered diverse and which includes three womenfemale and two African-Americans.
African-American directors.
Our Corporate Governance Guidelines provide that noa director may stand for re-election to the Board of Directors after he or she has reachedwho reaches the age of 74. However, our74 should submit a letter of resignation to the Governance and Nominating Committee, hason an annual basis, to be effective upon acceptance by the authorityBoard. Such letters of resignation will be considered by the Governance and Nominating Committee upon receipt. The Board will determine whether to extendaccept any such letter of resignation, taking into account the retirement agerecommendation of an individual director for up to two periods of one year each.
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Director Independence
In order to assist our Board of Directors in making the independence determinations required by New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) listing standards, the Board of Directors has adopted categorical standards of independence. These standards, which are contained in our Corporate Governance Guidelines, are available on our corporate website, www.Hanes.com/investors (in the “Investors” section). The Board has determined that eightnine of the nineten current members of our Board of Directors, Ms. Beebe, Ms. Breig, Mr. Griffin, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Moison, Mr. Moran, Mr. Nelson, Mr. Simon and Ms. Ziegler, are independent under NYSE listing standards and under our Corporate Governance Guidelines. In determining director independence, the Board of Directors did not discuss, and was not aware of, any related person transactions, relationships or arrangements that existed with respect to any of these directors.
Our Audit Committee’s charter requires that all of the members of the Audit Committee be independent under NYSE listing standards and the rules of the Securities Exchange Commission (“SEC”). The Board has determined that each of the current members of our Audit Committee is an independent director under NYSE listing standards and meets the enhanced standards of independence applicable to audit committee members under applicable SEC rules. The Board has also determined that each of Ms. Beebe and Mr. Moran qualifies as an “audit committee financial expert” under applicable SEC rules.
Our Compensation Committee’s charter requires that all of the members of the Compensation Committee be independent under NYSE listing standards, including the enhanced independence requirements applicable to Compensation Committee members and “non-employee directors” within the meaning of Rule 16b-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). The Board has determined that each of the current members of our Compensation Committee is an independent director under NYSE listing standards and a non-employee director within the meaning of Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act.
Our Governance and Nominating Committee’s charter requires that all of the members of the Governance and Nominating Committee be independent under NYSE listing standards. The Board has determined that each of the current members of our Governance and Nominating Committee is an independent director under NYSE listing standards.
The Board’s Role and Responsibilities
Overview
The Board of Directors is elected by our stockholders to oversee their interests in the long-term health and the overall success of the Company’s business. The Board serves as the ultimate decision-making body of the Company, except for those matters reserved to or shared with our stockholders. The Board oversees the business of the Company, as conducted by the members of Hanesbrands’ senior management. In carrying out its responsibilities, the Board reviews and assesses Hanesbrands’ long-term strategy and its strategic, competitive and financial performance.
In 2020,2021, our Board of Directors met ninesix times and also held regularly scheduled executive sessions without management, presided over by our independent Chairman of the Board. In addition, during 20202021 our Audit Committee met six times, our Compensation Committee met fivefour times and our Governance and Nominating Committee met fivefour times. Directors are expected to make every effort to attend the Annual Meeting, all Board meetings and the meetings of the Committees on which they serve. All of our directors at the time of our 20202021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders attended that Annual Meeting. In 2020,2021, each director also attended over 75% of the meetings of the Board and of the committees of which he or she was a member during the period that such director served on the Board or such committee.
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Risk Oversight
The Board as a whole is ultimately responsible for the oversight of our risk management function. The Board uses its committees to assist in its risk oversight function as follows: | ||||||
The Board has delegated primary responsibility for the oversight of Hanesbrands’ risk management function to the Audit Committee. | ||||||
The Audit Committee discusses policies with respect to risk assessment and risk management, including significant financial risk exposures and the steps our management has taken to monitor, control and report such exposures. Management of Hanesbrands undertakes, and the Audit Committee reviews and discusses, an annual assessment of Hanesbrands’ risks on an enterprise-wide basis. Hanesbrands conducts a rigorous enterprise risk management program that is updated annually and is designed to bring to the Audit Committee’s attention Hanesbrands’ most material risks for evaluation, including strategic, operational, financial, sustainability, cybersecurity, legal and regulatory risks. As part of our enterprise risk management program, we have begun and will continue to evaluate the actual and potential impacts of climate-related risks and opportunities on the Company’s business, strategy and financial planning in accordance with the frameworks developed by the Taskforce on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) and Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) frameworks. | The CompensationCommittee is responsible for the oversight of risk associated with our compensation practices and policies. | The Governanceand NominatingCommittee is responsible for the oversight of Board processes and corporate governance related risks. In addition, the Governance and Nominating Committee takes the lead in coordinating the Board’s ESG oversight activities. | ||||
Our Board of Directors maintains overall responsibility for oversight regarding the work of its various committees by receiving regular reports from the committee Chairs of the work performed by their respective committees. In addition, discussions with the Board about the Company’s strategic plan, consolidated business results, capital structure, acquisition-related activities and other business include consideration of the risks associated with the particular item under consideration. The Board regularly reviews Hanesbrands’ cybersecurity and other technology risks, controls and procedures, and it receives reports from our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Digital Officer at least twice annually regarding our adherence to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) cybersecurity framework, as well as our plans to mitigate cybersecurity risks and to respond to any data breaches. Hanesbrands’ cybersecurity program is regularly audited by independent third parties against the NIST cybersecurity framework, and the Company incorporates regular information security training as part of its employee education and development program. In addition, the Company maintains cybersecurity insurance as part of its overall insurance portfolio. Our Board also regularly receives reports from our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Sustainability Officer with respect to Hanesbrands’ climate-related risks, sustainability initiatives and our progress towards our long-term sustainability goals. |
Talent Management and Succession Planning
On an annual basis, our Board plans for succession to the position of Chief Executive Officer, as well as to certain other senior management positions. To assist the Board, our Chief Executive Officer annually provides the Board with an assessment of executives holding those senior management positions and of their potential to succeed him. Our Chief Executive Officer also provides the Board with an assessment of persons considered potential successors to those senior managers. The Board considers that information, their own impressions of senior management performance and their own knowledge of the external landscape for executive talent in planning for succession in key positions.
As part of the Company’s executive leadership succession plan, the Board elected Stephen B. Bratspies as Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors, effective as of August 3, 2020. Mr. Bratspies succeeded Gerald W. Evans, Jr., who earlier in the year announced his plans to retire after a 37-year career at Hanesbrands.
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Communicating with our Board of Directors
Any stockholders or interested parties who wish to communicate directly with our Board, with our non-management directors as a group or with our independent Chairman, may do so by writing to Hanesbrands Inc., 1000 East Hanes Mill Road, Winston-Salem,Winston- Salem, North Carolina 27105, Attention: Corporate Secretary. Stockholders or other interested parties also may communicate with members of the Board by sending an e-mail to our Corporate Secretary at corporate.secretary@hanes.com. To ensure proper handling, any mailing envelope or e-mail containing the communication intended for the Board must contain a clear notation indicating that the communication is a “Stockholder/Board Communication” or an “Interested Party/Board Communication.”
The Governance and Nominating Committee has approved a process for handling communications received by the Company and addressed to the Board, the independent Chairman or to non-management directors. Under that process, our Corporate Secretary reviews all such correspondence and regularly forwards to the Board copies of all correspondence that, in her opinion, deals with the functions of the Board or its Committees or that she otherwise determines requires their attention. Advertisements, solicitations for business, requests for employment, requests for contributions, matters that may be better addressed by management or other inappropriate material will not be forwarded to our directors.
Board Leadership Structure
Our Board leadership structure consists of:
Chairman of the Board: Ronald L. Nelson; | ||
Chief Executive Officer: Stephen B. Bratspies; and | ||
Fully independent Audit, Compensation and Governance and Nominating Committees. |
Our Corporate Governance Guidelines provide that the Governance and Nominating Committee will from time to time consider whether the positions of Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer should be held by the same person or by different persons. The Board believes it is in the best interests of our Company to make this determination from time to time based on the position and direction of our Company and the constitution of the Board and management team rather than based on any self-imposed requirement, which the Board does not have. The Board determined to split the roles of Chairman and Chief Executive Officer in 2016.
Mr. Nelson has served as Chairman of the Board since 2019. He has served as a Hanesbrands director since 2008 and as Lead Director from 2015 to 2019. During his tenure, Mr. Nelson has actively served on all three Board Committees, including as Chairman of the Company’s Audit Committee. He currently serves as a member of the Company’s Compensation Committee and its Governance and Nominating Committee. The Board believes that Mr. Nelson brings significant experience and knowledge to the Chairman role. Due to his Board experience and leadership, Mr. Nelson is very well-suited to serve as the Board’s Chairman.
As detailed in the following summary, the Chairman of the Board has many important duties and responsibilities that enhance the independent oversight of management.
The Chairman of the Board chairs all meetings of the non-management and independent directors in executive session and also has other authority and responsibilities, including: | |||
● | presiding at all meetings of the Board; | ||
● | advising the Corporate Secretary regarding the agendas for meetings of the Board of Directors; | ||
● | calling meetings of non-management and/or independent directors, with appropriate notice; | ||
● | advising the Board on the retention of advisors and consultants who report directly to the Board of Directors; | ||
● | advising the Chief Executive Officer, as appropriate, on issues discussed at executive sessions of non-management and/or independent directors; | ||
● | with the Chairman of the Compensation Committee, reviewing with the Chief Executive Officer the non-management directors’ annual evaluation of his performance; |
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● | serving as principal liaison between the non-management and/or independent directors, as a group, and the Chief Executive Officer, as necessary; | ||
● | serving as principal liaison between the Board of Directors and Hanesbrands’ stockholders, as appropriate, after consultation with the Chief Executive Officer; and | ||
● | selecting an interim chair or lead independent director to preside over meetings at which he cannot be present. |
Our independent directors take an active role in overseeing Hanesbrands’ management and key issues related to strategy, risk, integrity, compensation and governance. For example, only independent directors serve on the Audit Committee, Compensation Committee and Governance and Nominating Committee. Non-management and independent directors also regularly hold executive sessions outside the presence of our Chief Executive Officer and other Hanesbrands employees. If the Chairman of the Board is not an independent director, the Board will elect one of our independent directors to serve as Lead Director. The Lead Director will undertake all of the duties of the Chairman of the Board described above during any period when the Chairman of the Board is an officer or employee of the Company.
We believe our Board’s leadership structure is best suited to the needs of the Company at this time.
Board and Committee Evaluation Process
Our Corporate Governance Guidelines require the Board to annually evaluate its own performance. In addition, the charters of each of the Audit Committee, Compensation Committee and Governance and Nominating Committee require the committee to conduct an annual performance evaluation. The Board engages in a robust written self-evaluation process to discharge these obligations. From time to time, the Board also engages a third party to conduct an external Board performance evaluation. The Governance and Nominating Committee oversees the annual assessment process on behalf of the Board and the implementation of the annual assessments by the committees.
During 2020, on the recommendation of the Governance and Nominating Committee, the Board engaged Jones Day to conduct the annual Board and committee performance evaluations. The Chair of the Board and Chair of the Governance and Nominating Committee collaborated with Jones Day to design an interview outline that covered a variety of matters, including the quality of Board materials, management succession planning, Board composition, the Company’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic and discussion of each committee’s performance, among other topics. Jones Day then held an individual, confidential interview with each director using the interview outline and presented its conclusions to the Chair of the Governance and Nominating Committee. The Chair of the Governance and Nominating Committee then discussed Jones Day’s report with the full Board.
Committees of the Board of Directors
Our Board of Directors has three standing committees: the Audit Committee, the Compensation Committee and the Governance and Nominating Committee. The following is a list of current committee memberships, which is accompanied by a description of each committee. The directors who are nominated for election as directors at the Annual Meeting will, if re-elected, retain the committee memberships described in the following list immediately following the Annual Meeting, and the chairs of the Audit Committee, the Compensation Committee and the Governance and Nominating Committee will also remain the same.
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Audit Committee | Compensation Committee | Governance and Nominating Committee | |||
Cheryl K. Beebe | Bobby J. Griffin | Geralyn R. Breig | |||
Geralyn R. Breig | Franck J. Moison | Bobby J. Griffin | |||
Franck J. Moison | Ronald L. Nelson | James C. Johnson* | |||
Robert F. Moran* |
| Ann E. Ziegler* |
| Ronald L. Nelson
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William S. Simon |
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AUDIT COMMITTEE | |||||
Members: | Mr. Moran, Chair
Mr. Simon | The Audit Committee is responsible for assisting the Board of Directors in fulfilling its oversight of:
The Audit Committee is also responsible for discussing policies with respect to risk assessment and risk management, including significant financial risk exposures and the steps our management has taken to monitor, control and report such exposures. | |||
Under SEC rules and the Audit Committee’s charter, the Audit Committee must prepare a report that is to be included in our Proxy Statement relating to the Annual Meeting of Stockholders or our Annual Report on Form 10-K. This report is provided under “Audit Committee Report” on page 31.32. In addition, the Audit Committee must review and discuss our annual audited financial statements and quarterly financial statements with management and the independent auditor and recommend, based on its review, that the Board of Directors include the annual financial statements in our Annual Report on Form 10-K.
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Members: | Ms. Ziegler, Chair
Mr. Moison Mr. Griffin | The Compensation Committee is responsible for assisting the Board of Directors in discharging its responsibilities relating to the compensation of our executive officers and the Chief Executive Officer performance evaluation process and for preparing a report on executive compensation that is to be included in our Proxy Statement relating to our Annual Meeting of Stockholders. This report is provided under “Compensation Committee Report” on page 34. The Compensation Committee is also responsible for:
The Chief Executive Officer’s compensation is approved by the independent members of the Board of Directors, upon the Compensation Committee’s recommendation. For information regarding the ability of the Compensation Committee to delegate its authority, and the role of our executive officers and the Compensation Committee’s compensation consultant in determining or recommending the amount or form of executive and director compensation, see the Compensation Discussion and Analysis that begins on page | |||
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Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation.All members of the Compensation Committee during our 20202021 fiscal year were independent directors, and no member was an employee or former employee of Hanesbrands. During our 20202021 fiscal year, no member of the Compensation Committee had a relationship that must be described under SEC rules relating to disclosure of related party transactions and no interlocking relationship existed between our Board of Directors or Compensation Committee and the board of directors or compensation committee of any other company.
During our 2021 fiscal year, Ann E. Ziegler, Ronald L. Nelson, Franck J. Moison, Bobby J. Griffin and James C. Johnson served on the Compensation Committee.
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Members: | Mr. Johnson, Chair Mr. Nelson Mr. Griffin Ms. | The Governance and Nominating Committee is responsible for:
In addition, the Governance and Nominating Committee receives an annual report on the Company’s sustainability and Global Ethics and Compliance programs, which includes information on the Company’s progress towards achieving its long-term sustainability goals. | |||
How We Make Director Compensation Decisions
The Compensation Committee is responsible for recommending changes in non-employee director compensation for approval by the Board of Directors. The Compensation Committee, with the assistance of its independent compensation consultant, annually reviews information about the compensation paid to non-employee directors at our peer group companies (our peer group companies are discussed in “How the Compensation Committee uses Peer Groups” on page 42) and relevant market trend data. The Compensation Committee considers this information as well as the scope of responsibilities of Board and committee members in recommending to the Board of Directors changes to non-employee director compensation.
Annual Compensation
In December 2019,2020, the Compensation Committee recommended, and the Board of Directors approved, the following compensation for non-employee directors for service on our Board of Directors during 2020:
fiscal 2021:
an annual cash retainer of $105,000, paid in quarterly installments; | ||
an additional annual cash retainer of $25,000 for the chair of the Audit Committee (Mr. Moran), $25,000 for the chair of the Compensation Committee (Ms. Ziegler) and $20,000 for the chair of the Governance and Nominating Committee (Mr. Johnson); | ||
an additional annual cash retainer of $5,000 for each member of the Audit Committee other than the chair (Ms. Beebe, | ||
an additional annual cash retainer of $2,500 for each member of the Compensation Committee other than the chair (Mr. |
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● | an additional annual cash retainer of $2,500 for each member of the Governance and Nominating Committee other than the chair | |
an additional annual cash retainer of $175,000 for the independent Chairman of the Board (Mr. Nelson); and | ||
an annual grant of restricted stock units with a grant date fair value of approximately $150,000 that generally vest on the one-year anniversary of the grant date and are payable upon vesting in shares of Hanesbrands common stock. |
In addition, in July 2020, the Compensation Committee recommended, and the Board of Directors approved, a one-time discretionary cash award of $25,000 for the Chairs of each of the Board Committees (Mr. Johnson, Mr. Moran and Ms. Ziegler) in consideration of their substantial additional work in facilitating the Company’s Chief Executive Officer transition.
Impact of COVID-19 on Director Compensation
In connection with actions the Company took to reduce executive compensation expense in response to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, in April 2020 the Board agreed to reduce its annual cash retainer compensation (excluding any additional cash retainers paid for committee service or chairmanships) by 30% during such time as the Company’s executive officers were also subject to salary reductions. This resulted in a reduction of $3,635 in each non-employee director’s 2020 annual cash retainer over a period of six weeks during the second quarter of 2020.
The following table summarizes the compensation paid to our non-employee directors during our 20202021 fiscal year. Neither Mr. Evans (who served as ourOur Chief Executive Officer, and a member of the Board of Directors prior to August 3, 2020) nor Mr. Bratspies, (who was elected Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors effective August 3, 2020) receiveddid not receive any additional compensation for serving as a director.
Director Compensation — 2020Fiscal 2021
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Name | ($) (1)(2) | ($) (2)(3) | ($) | ($) | ||||
Ronald L. Nelson | $281,365 | $149,998 | $— | $431,364 | ||||
Ann E. Ziegler | 153,865 | 149,998 | — | 303,864 | ||||
Robert F. Moran | 151,365 | 149,998 | — | 301,364 | ||||
James C. Johnson | 148,865 | 149,998 | — | 298,864 | ||||
Geralyn R. Breig | 106,365 | 149,998 | — | 256,364 | ||||
Bobby J. Griffin | 106,365 | 149,998 | — | 256,364 | ||||
Franck J. Moison | 106,365 | 149,998 | — | 256,364 | ||||
David V. Singer (4) | 35,717 | 50,004 | — | 85,722 | ||||
Cheryl K. Beebe (5) | 8,750 | — | — | 8,750 |
Name | Fees Earned or Paid in Cash ($) (1)(2) | Stock Awards ($) (2)(3) | All Other Compensation ($) | Total ($) | ||||||||||||
Ronald L. Nelson | $ | 285,000 | $ | 149,999 | $ | — | $ | 434,999 | ||||||||
Ann E. Ziegler | 131,875 | 149,999 | — | 281,874 | ||||||||||||
Robert F. Moran | 130,000 | 149,999 | — | 279,999 | ||||||||||||
James C. Johnson | 126,875 | 149,999 | — | 276,874 | ||||||||||||
Geralyn R. Breig | 110,625 | 149,999 | — | 260,624 | ||||||||||||
Bobby J. Griffin | 110,000 | 149,999 | — | 259,999 | ||||||||||||
Franck J. Moison | 110,625 | 149,999 | — | 260,624 | ||||||||||||
Cheryl K. Beebe | 110,000 | 149,999 | — | 259,999 | ||||||||||||
William S. Simon (4) | 64,167 | 87,509 | — | 151,676 |
(1) | Directors who join or resign from the Board or whose Committee membership changes after the start of the calendar year receive a prorated cash retainer for that calendar year based on the number of months served. |
(2) | Amounts shown include deferrals to the Hanesbrands Inc. Non-Employee Director Deferred Compensation Plan. In fiscal 2021, Mr. Griffin was the only director who elected to defer his annual cash retainer under the Non-Employee Director Deferred Compensation Plan. |
(3) | The amounts shown reflect the aggregate grant date fair value of 2021 restricted stock unit awards, computed in accordance with Topic 718 of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification. The assumptions we used in valuing these awards are described in Note 6, “Stock-Based Compensation,” to our consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 1, 2022. As of January 1, 2022, each non-employee director had 9,603 restricted stock units outstanding (other than Mr. Simon, who had 4,584 restricted stock units outstanding). No non-employee director holds stock options. |
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Director Deferred Compensation Plan
Under the Hanesbrands Inc. Non-Employee Director Deferred Compensation Plan (the “Director Deferred Compensation Plan”), a nonqualified, unfunded deferred compensation plan, our non-employee directors may defer receipt of all (but not less than all) of their cash retainers and/or awards of restricted stock units. None of the investment options available in the Director Deferred Compensation Plan provide for “above-market” or preferential earnings as defined in applicable SEC rules. The amount payable to a participant will be payable either on the distribution date elected by the participant or upon the occurrence of certain events as provided under the Director Deferred Compensation Plan.
Director Stock Ownership and Retention Guidelines
We believe that all of our directors should have a significant ownership position in Hanesbrands. To this end, our non-employee directors receive a substantial portion of their compensation in the form of restricted stock units. In addition, to promote equity ownership and further align the interests of these directors with our stockholders, we have adopted stock ownership and retention guidelines for our non-employee directors. A non-employee director may not dispose of any shares of our common stock received (on a net after-tax basis) under our stock-based compensation plans until such director holds shares of common stock with a value equal to at least five times the current annual cash retainer (excluding any additional cash retainers paid for committee service or chairmanships), and may then only dispose of shares in excess of those with that value. In addition to vested shares directly held by a non-employee director, shares held for such director in the Director Deferred Compensation Plan (including hypothetical share equivalents held in that plan) will be counted for purposes of determining whether the ownership requirements are met. All of our directors are in compliance with these stock ownership and retention guidelines.
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20212022 Director Compensation
In December 2020,2021, after reviewing information provided by FW Cook, the Compensation Committee conducted an annual review ofCommittee’s independent consultant, about the compensation paid to non-employee directors at our peer group companies, and determined that our non-employee director compensation program was competitive in the current market. Therefore, the Compensation Committee decided notrecommended, and the Board of Directors approved, effective January 1, 2022: (i) an increase in the annual cash retainer from $105,000 to recommend any changes$110,000; (ii) an increase in the grant date fair value of the annual equity retainer from $150,000 to non-employee director compensation$155,000; and (iii) an increase the additional cash retainer for 2021.
the Chair of the Governance and Nominating Committee from $20,000 to $25,000.
Related Person Transactions
Our Board of Directors has adopted a written policy setting forth procedures to be followed in connection with the review, approval or ratification of “related person transactions.” For purposes of this policy, the phrase “related person transaction” refers to any financial transaction, arrangement or relationship where: (i) Hanesbrands or any of its subsidiaries is or will be a participant; (ii) any greater than five percent stockholder, director, nominee for director or executive officer, or any of their immediate family members or affiliated entities, either currently or at any time since the beginning of the last fiscal year, has a direct or indirect material interest; and (iii) the aggregate amount involved will or may be expected to exceed $120,000 in any fiscal year; and (iv) disclosure would be required under Item 404 of Regulation S-K and related SEC rules.
year.
Each director, director nominee and executive officer must promptly notify our Chief Executive Officer and our Corporate Secretary in writing of any material interest that such person or an immediate family member or affiliated entity of such person had, has or will have in a related person transaction. The Governance and Nominating Committee is responsible for the review and approval or ratification of all related person transactions involving a director, director nominee or executive officer. At the discretion of the Governance and Nominating Committee, the consideration of a related person transaction may be delegated to the full Board of Directors, another standing committee or to an ad hoc committee of the Board of Directors comprised of at least three members, none of whom has an interest in the transaction.
The Governance and Nominating Committee, or other governing body to which approval or ratification is delegated, may approve or ratify a transaction if it determines, in its business judgment, based on its review of the available information, that the transaction is fair and reasonable to us and consistent with our best interests. Factors to be taken into account in making a determination of fairness and reasonableness may include:
the business purpose of the transaction; | ||
whether the transaction is entered into on an arm’s-length basis on terms fair to us; and | ||
whether such a transaction would violate any provisions of our Global Code of Conduct. |
If the Governance and Nominating Committee decides not to approve or ratify a transaction, the transaction may be referred to legal counsel for review and consultation regarding possible further action, including, but not limited to, termination of the transaction on a prospective basis, rescission of such transaction or modification of the transaction in a manner that would permit it to be ratified and approved by the Governance and Nominating Committee.
During 2020,2021, there were no related person transactions requiring reporting under SEC rules.
Code of Ethics
Our Global Code of Conduct, which serves as our code of ethics, applies to all directors and officers and other employees of the Company and its subsidiaries. Any waiver of applicable requirements in the Global Code of Conduct that is granted to any of our directors, to our principal executive officer, to any of our senior financial officers (including our principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller) or to any other person who is an executive officer of Hanesbrands requires the approval of the Audit Committee. Any such waiver of or amendment to the Global Code of Conduct will be disclosed on our corporate website, www.Hanes.com/investors (in the “Investors” section) or in a Current Report on Form 8-K.
Corporate Governance Documents
Copies of the written charters for the Audit Committee, Compensation Committee and Governance and Nominating Committee, as well as our Corporate Governance Guidelines, Global Code of Conduct and other corporate governance information are available on our corporate website, www.Hanes.com/investors (in the “Investors” section).
Proposal 2 — Ratification of Appointmentof Independent RegisteredPublic Accounting Firm
Proposal 2 — Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm |
The Audit Committee is directly responsible for the appointment (subject to ratification by the Company’s stockholders), retention, compensation, evaluation, oversight and termination of the Company’s independent auditor. The Audit Committee has appointed PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (“PricewaterhouseCoopers”) as our independent registered public accounting firm for our 20212022 fiscal year. While not required by law, the Board of Directors is asking our stockholders to ratify the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers as a matter of good corporate practice.
If the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers as our independent registered public accounting firm for our 20212022 fiscal year is not ratified by our stockholders, the adverse vote will be taken into consideration by the Audit Committee. However, because of the difficulty in making any substitution of our independent registered public accounting firm so long after the beginning of the current year, the appointment for our 20212022 fiscal year will stand, unless the Audit Committee finds other good reason for making a change.
PricewaterhouseCoopers has served as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm since 2006. In order to ensure continuing auditor independence, the Audit Committee periodically considers whether there should be a regular rotation of our independent registered public accounting firm. In addition, in conjunction with the mandated rotation of PricewaterhouseCoopers’ lead engagement partner, the Audit Committee oversees and confirms the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers’ new lead engagement partner. The members of the Audit Committee and the Board believe that the continued retention of PricewaterhouseCoopers as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm is in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders.
Representatives of PricewaterhouseCoopers are expected to be present at the Annual Meeting, may make a statement if they desire to do so, and will be available to respond to appropriate questions. For additional information regarding our relationship with PricewaterhouseCoopers, please refer to “Relationship with Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm” on page 32.33.
Our Board of Directors unanimously recommends a vote FOR ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers as our independent registered public accounting firm for our |
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Audit Information |
Hanesbrands’ Audit Committee is composed solely of financially literate, independent directors meeting the requirements of applicable SEC rules and NYSE listing standards. The Board of Directors has determined that each of Ms. Beebe and Mr. Moran possesses the experience and qualifications required of an “audit committee financial expert” as defined by the rules of the SEC. No member of the Audit Committee serves on the audit committees of more than three public companies.
The key responsibilities of the Audit Committee are set forth in its charter, a copy of which is available on our corporate website, www.Hanes.com/investors (in the “Investors” section). The purpose of the Audit Committee is to assist the Board of Directors in fulfilling its oversight of:
the integrity of the Company’s financial statements, financial reporting process and systems and internal control over financial reporting; | ||
the Company’s compliance with legal and regulatory requirements; | ||
the independent auditor’s qualifications and independence; and | ||
the performance of the Company’s internal audit function and independent auditor. |
Management is primarily responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal financial controls, for preparing the financial statements and for the public reporting process. PricewaterhouseCoopers, the Audit Committee-appointed independent registered public accounting firm for the Company, is responsible for expressing an opinion on the conformity of Hanesbrands’ audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended January 2, 20211, 2022 (the “2020“2021 Financial Statements”) with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. In addition, PricewaterhouseCoopers expresses its opinion on the effectiveness of Hanesbrands’ internal control over financial reporting as of January 2, 2021.
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In this context, the Audit Committee:
reviewed and discussed with management and PricewaterhouseCoopers the | ||
discussed with PricewaterhouseCoopers the matters required to be discussed by Auditing Standard No. 1301, Communications with Audit Committees, as adopted by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board; | ||
received the written disclosures and the letter from PricewaterhouseCoopers required by standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board regarding their communications with the Audit Committee concerning independence and discussed with PricewaterhouseCoopers their independence from Hanesbrands; | ||
met with the senior members of the Company’s financial management team at each regularly scheduled meeting; | ||
reviewed and discussed with management and PricewaterhouseCoopers the Company’s annual and quarterly reports on Form 10-K and Form 10-Q prior to filing with the SEC; | ||
received periodic updates from management regarding management’s process to assess the adequacy of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting and management’s assessment of the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting; | ||
reviewed and discussed with management, the internal auditors and PricewaterhouseCoopers, as appropriate, the plans for, and the scope of, the Company’s annual audit and other examinations; | ||
met in periodic executive sessions with certain members of management, the internal auditors and PricewaterhouseCoopers to discuss the results of their examinations, their assessments of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting and the overall integrity of the Company’s financial statements; | ||
reviewed and discussed with management the Company’s major financial risk exposures, the steps management has taken to monitor and control these exposures and the Company’s enterprise risk management activities generally; and | ||
reviewed and discussed with management the overall adequacy and effectiveness of the Company’s policies with respect to risk assessment and risk management, including significant financial risk exposures and the steps management has taken to monitor, control and report such exposures. |
Based on the foregoing review and discussions, the Audit Committee recommended to the Board of Directors that the 20202021 Financial Statements as audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers be included in Hanesbrands’ Annual Report on Form 10-K as of and for the fiscal year ended January 2, 2021.1, 2022.
By the members of the
Audit Committee, consisting of:
Robert F. Moran, Chair | Cheryl K. Beebe | Geralyn R. Breig | Franck J. Moison | William S. Simon |
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Relationship with Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The following table sets forth the fees billed to us by PricewaterhouseCoopers for services in the fiscal years ended January 1, 2022 and January 2, 2021 and December 28, 2019:2021.
Fiscal Year Ended | Fiscal Year Ended | ||||
January 2, 2021 | December 28, 2019 | ||||
Audit fees | $6,909,069 | $6,147,691 | |||
Audit-related fees | 131,330 | 59,778 | |||
Tax fees | 303,067 | 197,030 | |||
All other fees | 4,500 | — | |||
Total fees | $7,347,966 | $6,404,499 |
Fiscal Year Ended January 1, 2022 | Fiscal Year Ended January 2, 2021 | |
Audit fees | $6,691,488 | $6,909,069 |
Audit-related fees | 45,475 | 131,330 |
Tax fees | 197,725 | 303,067 |
All other fees | 2,900 | 4,500 |
Total fees | $6,937,588 | $7,347,966 |
In the above table, in accordance with applicable SEC rules, “Audit fees” include fees billed for professional services for the audit of our consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K and review of our financial statements included in our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, fees billed for services that are normally provided by the principal accountant in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements, fees related to services rendered in connection with securities offerings and fees for the audit of our internal control over financial reporting and consultations concerning financial accounting and reporting standards.
“Audit-related fees” are fees billed for assurance and related services that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of our financial statements and are not reported under the caption “Audit fees.” For the fiscal years ended January 1, 2022 and January 2, 2021, and December 28, 2019, these fees primarily relate to attestation services rendered in connection with regulatory filings in certain foreign jurisdictions and various other services.
“Tax fees” for the fiscal years ended January 1, 2022 and January 2, 2021 and December 28, 2019 include tax consultation, preparation and compliance services for domestic and certain foreign jurisdictions and consulting related to research and development credits.
“Other fees” for the fiscal yearyears ended January 1, 2022 and January 2, 2021 include license and subscription fees for research tools.
Our Audit Committee pre-approves all services, including both audit and non-audit services, provided by our independent registered public accounting firm. For audit services (including statutory audit engagements as required under local country laws), the independent registered public accounting firm provides management with an engagement letter outlining the scope of the audit services proposed to be performed during the year. The audit services fee proposal is approved by the Audit Committee before the audit commences. The Audit Committee may delegate the authority to pre-approve audit and non-audit engagements and the related fees and terms with the independent auditors to one or more designated members of the Audit Committee, as long as any decision made pursuant to such delegation is presented to the Audit Committee at its next regularly scheduled meeting. All audit and permissible non-audit services provided by PricewaterhouseCoopers to us during the fiscal years ended January 1, 2022 and January 2, 2021 and December 28, 2019 were pre-approved by the Audit Committee.
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Proposal 3 — Advisory Vote to ApproveNamed Executive Officer Compensation
Proposal 3 — Advisory Vote to Approve Named Executive Officer Compensation |
As required pursuant to Section 14A of the Exchange Act, Hanesbrands’ stockholders have the opportunity to cast a non-binding, advisory “say on pay” vote on our named executive officer compensation, as disclosed in this Proxy Statement. Based on the resultsAt our 2017 Annual Meeting of the stockholder advisoryStockholders, our stockholders were asked to vote on the frequency of our say on pay votes which wasand voted that such say on pay votes should be held aton an annual basis. Based on the 2017 Annual Meetingresult of Stockholders,this advisory say on pay frequency vote, and based on the Board of Directors’ recommendation, Hanesbrands currently intends to hold suchits say on pay votes on an annual basis, and the next advisory say on pay vote is expected to occur at our 20222023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
This advisory vote is not intended to address any specific element of compensation; rather, it relates to the overall compensation of our named executive officers, as well as the compensation philosophy, practices and policies described in this Proxy Statement.
We believe that our executive compensation philosophy, practices and policies have three essential characteristics. They are:
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● | focused on aligning senior management and stockholder interests in a simple, quantifiable and unifying manner;
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● | necessary to attract, retain and motivate the executive team to support the attainment of our business strategy and operating imperatives; and
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● | competitive in comparison to our peer group companies. | |
Stockholders are encouraged to review the “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” section beginning on page |
We are asking stockholders to approve the following advisory resolution:
“RESOLVED, that the stockholders approve the compensation of Hanesbrands’ named executive officers as disclosed in the Proxy Statement for Hanesbrands’ 20212022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, including the Compensation Discussion and Analysis and the executive compensation tables and related footnotes and narrative.”
Because this vote is advisory, it will not be binding on us or our Board of Directors. The vote will also not overrule any decision made by the Board of Directors or the Compensation Committee or create or imply any additional duty for the Board. We recognize, nonetheless, that our stockholders have a fundamental interest in Hanesbrands’ executive compensation practices. Thus, the Compensation Committee may take into account the outcome of the vote when considering future executive compensation arrangements.
Our Board of Directors unanimously recommends a vote FOR approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of Hanesbrands’ named executive officers. |
The Compensation Committee reviews and approves Company compensation programs on behalf of the Board. In fulfilling its oversight responsibilities, the Committee reviewed and discussed with management the Compensation Discussion and Analysis included in this Proxy Statement. Based on that review and discussion, the Compensation Committee recommended to the Board that the Compensation Discussion and Analysis be included in this Proxy Statement and Hanesbrands’ Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 2, 2021.1, 2022.
By the members of the
Compensation Committee, consisting of:
Ann E. Ziegler, Chair | Franck J. Moison | Ronald L. Nelson |
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Compensation Discussion and Analysis
Listed below are several terms that we frequently use in discussing our executive compensation program:
Frequently Used Terms | ||
AIP | Annual Incentive Plan | |
Committee (or Compensation Committee) | Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors | |
Diluted earnings per share from continuing operations, excluding actions and the tax effect on actions and excluding certain unusual or nonrecurring items and as adjusted to exclude the impact of businesses held for sale | ||
LTIP | Long-Term Incentive Program | |
Net organic sales | Net sales excluding those derived from businesses acquired within the previous 12 months of a reporting date and as adjusted for businesses held for sale | |
Operating Income XA | Operating income, excluding certain unusual or nonrecurring items and as adjusted to exclude the impact of businesses held for sale | |
PSA | Performance Share Award | |
RSU | Restricted Stock Unit | |
SERP | Supplemental Employee Retirement Plan |
Business Strategies and Priorities
Hanesbrands makes everyday apparel that is known and loved by consumers around the world for comfort, style, quality, innovation and value. Among the Company’s iconic brands are Hanes, the leading basic apparel brand in the United States; Champion, an innovator at the intersection of lifestyle and athletic apparel; and Bonds, which is setting new standards for design and sustainability. We employ over 59,000 associates in 33 countries and have built a strong reputation for workplace quality and ethical business practices. The Company, a long-time leader in sustainability, launched aggressive 2025/2030 goals to improve the lives of people, protect the planet and produce sustainable products. Hanesbrands is building on its unmatched strengths to unlock its Full Potential and deliver long-term growth that benefits all of its stakeholders.
In 2021, we announced our Full Potential plan – a socially responsible leading marketerthree-year growth plan designed to unlock the enormous opportunities of everyday basicHanesbrands, building on our iconic brands, world-class supply chain, deep consumer loyalty, broad channel distribution and global footprint. The Full Potential plan consists of four growth pillars: grow global Champion; re-ignite innerwear growth; drive consumer-centricity; and activewear apparel infocus the Americas, Europe, Australia and Asia/Pacific under some of the world’s strongest apparel brands, including Hanes, Champion, Bonds, DIM, Bali, Maidenform, Playtex, Bras N Things, Nur Die/Nur Der, JMS/Just My Size, Wonderbra, Loveable, Alternative, Berlei, L’eggs and Gear for Sports.portfolio. We have already made significant strides towards achieving these goals, as evidenced by the decision to sell our European Innerwear and U.S. Sheer Hosiery businesses; improvements in core e-commerce capabilities; a long history30% reduction in SKUs; and our broad-based cost reduction program. We are also embarking on a number of initiatives designed to: enhance our global design and innovation product excellencecapabilities to meet the needs of both current and brand recognition, and we take great pride in our reputation for ethical business practices and sustainability. Unlike most companies in the apparel industry, we primarily manufacture our garments in company-owned plants across the globe and operate a balanced supply chain across hemispheres, including fabric production and sewing. Owning the majority ofnew consumer segments; segment our supply chain not only impacts cost, scale and flexibility, but alsoto address the ability to adhere to best-in-class management and environmental practices.
We operate in the global innerwear and global activewear apparel categories. These are stable, heavily-branded categories where we have a strong consumer franchise based on a global portfoliounique needs of industry-leading brands that we have built over multiple decades, through hundreds of millions of direct interactions with consumers. With the arrivaleach of our new Chief Executive Officer, we have undertaken a comprehensive, strategic, global business review focused on building a consumer-centric company, accelerating growth across business segments, enhancingbrands and increase speed-to-market; simplify our capabilitiesprocess and strengthening the foundation of our company. We remain highly confident that our strong brand portfolio, world-class supply chain capabilities and diverse category and geographic footprint will help us unlock our full potential, deliver long-term growth and create stockholder value.
We are also continuing our commitmentorganization to make the world a more comfortable, livabledecisions faster; and inclusive place by establishing new, wide-ranging 2030 global sustainability goalsmodernize our technology and launching a new sustainability website, www.HBISustains.com, that is designedinvest in our people and next-generation talent to increase our transparencyaccelerate results and reporting on key metrics. We approach sustainability from a broad, holistic perspective and focus our efforts in areas addressed by the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals, such as: good health and well-being; quality education; gender equality; climate action; clean water and sanitation; affordable and clean energy; economic growth; reduced inequalities; and responsible consumption and production. Key highlights of our 2030 global sustainability goals include:deliver sustainable, profitable growth.
Fiscal 2021 Performance (2)
We exited 2021 with a stronger business and financial foundation, as well as a more attractive long-term growth profile relative to our pre-pandemic position. Hanesbrands delivered meaningful growth above pre-pandemic levels with full-year 2021 net sales 13% above 2019, adjusted operating profit 14% higher than 2019 and adjusted earnings per share 26% above 2019. The balance sheet also strengthened with leverage declining to 2.7 times on a net debt-to-adjusted EBITDA basis. | ||
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We also increased capital returns to shareholders. In addition to our regular quarterly cash dividend, we announced a new a three-year $600 million share repurchase program. Based on our Full Potential plan targets, we expect to repurchase shares quarterly, beginning with the first quarter of 2022. |
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2020 Performance and the COVID-19 Response
We began fiscal year 2020 with a focus on creating meaningful stockholder value using our strong balance sheet and Champion, International and consumer-directed growth. We started the year with strong growth performance; however, the COVID-19 global pandemic had material impacts on our business, resulting in decreased net sales, earnings per share and cash flow from operations. See “COVID-Related Compensation Adjustments” on page 38 for further discussion of the impact of COVID-19 on our business.
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Compensation Discussion and Analysis |
In the face of the pandemic, management and our Board of Directors acted swiftly to preserve cash, create balance sheet flexibility, and build strong liquidity. We took actions to adapt, including suspending our stock repurchase program, limiting discretionary spending and capital expenditures, temporarily reducing salaries and furloughing select employee groups and securing an additional $700 million in debt financing. In addition, we leveraged our large-scale global supply chain to effectively manage inventory and continue to serve key channels – including mass retail and online – while at the same time seizing the opportunity to expand our manufacturing capability to include a product line of personal protective garments (“PPE”) to meet emerging government, commercial and consumer demand.
We also committed to taking the appropriate actions to protect the health and safety of our employees, customers and communities. We enhanced our health and safety operating procedures at our offices, manufacturing facilities, distribution centers and stores by, among other things:
In addition, we provided enhanced employee benefits to our global workforce to ensure on access to care, including onsite wellness clinics, payment of health insurance premiums for furloughed employees, free COVID-19 testing and mental health resources.
Looking forward, we believe we remain well-positioned to continue navigating the current environment. The changing landscape has not changed our priorities. It has been a catalyst to accelerate our strategic agenda to build a more consumer-centric company, accelerate growth across business segments, enhance our capabilities and strengthen the foundation of the Company.
Executive Compensation Philosophy and Framework
At Hanesbrands, we emphasize a “pay-for-performance” culture, linking a substantial percentage of an executive’s compensation to our performance and stockholders’ value growth. Specifically:
We provide annual incentives designed to reward our executive officers for the attainment of short-term goals, and long-term incentives designed to reward increasing stockholder value over the short, medium and long term. | ||
Performance-based and at-risk compensation represents | ||
Performance-based and at-risk compensation represents | ||
In keeping with our pay-for-performance culture, we expect our executive officers to deliver overall results that exceed performance targets to receive above median market compensation. Below target performance is expected to result in below median market compensation. | ||
Our compensation program is designed to reward exceptional and sustained performance. By combining a three-year vesting period for most equity awards with policies prohibiting hedging or pledging of | ||
Outstanding equity awards | ||
Our Clawback Policy permits us to recoup cash- and equity-based incentive compensation payments in the event we are required to prepare an accounting restatement due to material noncompliance with any financial reporting requirement under the securities laws. Additionally, the terms of both our cash- and equity-based incentive compensation plans permit the recovery of incentive awards if a participant violates our Global Code of Conduct or engages in other activities harmful to the interests of the Company. |
Compensation Discussion and Analysis |
Elements of 2020Fiscal 2021 Compensation
Our named executive officers’ total direct compensation for 2020fiscal 2021 consisted principally of the following elements:
Compensation Element | Key Features | Objectives | ||
Base Salary |
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Annual Incentive Plan (“AIP”) Awards |
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Long-Term Incentive Program (“LTIP”) Awards |
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●Vesting on the third anniversary of the grant date ●Number of shares received ranges from 0% to 200% of the number of units granted based on fiscal 2021 Company performance against pre-established targets | ||||
●Restricted Stock Unit Awards (“RSUs”) (50% of LTIP opportunity) | ||||
●Ratable vesting over a three-year service period |
In addition to the above, we provide health, welfare and retirement plans that promote employee wellness and support employees in attaining financial security. We also provide severance benefits under limited circumstances. These severance benefits, which provide our named executive officers with income protection in the event employment is terminated without cause or terminated in certain situations following a change in control, support our executive retention goals and encourage our named executive officers’ independence and objectivity in considering potential change in control transactions. See “Post-Employment Compensation” on page 49 for additional details.
2020Fiscal 2021 Compensation Mix
The mix of compensation elements that we offer is intended to further our goals of:
achieving key annual results and strategic long-term business objectives; | ||
using an appropriate mix of cash and equity; | ||
emphasizing a “pay-for-performance” culture; | ||
effectively managing the cost of pay programs; and | ||
providing a balanced total compensation program to help ensure senior management is not encouraged to take unnecessary and excessive risks that may harm the Company. |
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Our emphasis on performance-based and at-risk pay is reflected in the following chart, which illustrates the 2020fiscal 2021 total target direct compensation mix for our Chief Executive Officer and the average fiscal 2021 target direct compensation mix for our other named executive officers (“NEOs”).
Performance-Based and At-Risk Compensation: | Performance-Based and At-Risk Compensation: | |
The percentage of our Chief Executive Officer’s performance-based and at-risk compensation is the highest of our named executive officers, reflecting the position’s highest level of responsibility and accountability for results. Performance-based and at-risk compensation comprises 72%74% of the average total target direct compensation of our other named executive officers. Because the value of such compensation depends on Hanesbrands’ achievement of key annual results and strategic long-term business objectives and/or is tied to changes in our stock price, the compensation actually received by our named executive officers’ actual compensationofficers could be materially higher or lower than targeted levels.
The chart below sets forth the percentage of the CEO’s fiscal 2021 total direct compensation allocable to each compensation element (base salary, AIP, LTIP) assuming threshold, target, and maximum levels of performance with respect to his AIP and LTIP awards.
CEO Potential Compensation Scenarios (Percentage of Total Compensation) | |
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Fiscal 2021 Performance Metrics
The Committee decided to move away from a single set of performance metrics for the 2021 AIP and LTIP awards and instead establish a separate set of metrics for each program to support our growth pillars and better align the Company’s compensation programs with current market practice.
In establishing the AIP performance targets for 2021, the Committee considered the continuing operating and economic uncertainty resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting difficulty in forecasting operating plans for the full 2021 fiscal year and decided to again split the annual performance period into two six-month periods, first and second quarter 2021 performance (“First Half 2021”) and third and fourth quarter 2021 performance (“Second Half 2021”), with the achievement percentage for First Half 2021 and Second Half 2021 weighted equally in determining the overall achievement percentage for the performance period. The Committee chose net organic sales, operating income (excluding actions) and net inventory as the performance metrics for both First Half 2021 and Second Half 2021 because the Committee believes these metrics are aligned with areas of strategic focus, key drivers of long-term sustainable stockholder value creation and fundamental elements of consistent, stable growth.
Due to the continuing economic and operational uncertainty resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic that make it difficult to forecast operating plans accurately over an extended period of time, the Committee decided to continue using a one-year performance period for the 2021 LTIP awards, combined with a three-year vesting period. However, the Company has since implemented a three-year performance period for all performance-based long term incentive awards, beginning in 2022. The Committee selected cash flow from operations and earnings per share (excluding actions) as the performance metrics for the 2021 LTIP because the Committee believes these metrics have the ability to align the performance of our named executive officers with stockholder value by incorporating aspects of growth, profitability and capital efficiency. In addition, the Committee believes strong cash flow from operations has the ability to enhance stockholder value in numerous ways, including strategic investment, dividends and stock repurchases.
The metrics for 2021 performance compensation were as follows for the AIP and LTIP. The metrics for the AIP were the same for both the First Half and the Second Half.
Annual Incentive Plan (AIP) Metrics | ||
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Compensation Discussion and Analysis |
Initial 2020 Performance Metrics
In January 2020, the Committee decided to continue to use net sales, diluted earnings per share, excluding certain unusual or nonrecurring items (“EPS-XA”), and cash flow from operations as performance metrics for our named executive officers’ performance-based pay opportunities because these metrics are key drivers of the Company’s long-term business strategy. The metrics for 2020 performance compensation were as follows:
COVID-Related Compensation Adjustments
The COVID-19 global pandemic has significantly impacted economic activity and markets throughout the world. In response, governmental authorities have implemented numerous measures in an attempt to contain the virus, such as travel bans and restrictions, quarantines, shelter-in-place orders and business shutdowns. These actions, as well as decisions we have made to protect the health and safety of our employees, consumers and communities, have adversely impacted our financial results in 2020. We faced store closure requirements and other operational restrictions with respect to some or all of our physical locations for prolonged periods of time due to, among other factors, evolving and increasingly stringent governmental restrictions including public health directives, quarantine policies or social distancing measures. In addition, many of our customers, including significant customers in our wholesale distribution channels, were forced to close many of their stores, which adversely impacted our revenues from these customers. The COVID-19 global pandemic also resulted in the temporary shutdown of many of our supply chain facilities, and we experienced significant costs associated with reopening those facilities. While these impacts were partially offset by the introduction of our PPE product offerings and cost reductions, the COVID-19 global pandemic ultimately caused significant declines in our net sales, earnings per share and cash flow from operations in 2020 that the Committee did not foresee when setting the initial 2020 performance targets in January 2020.
Base Salary
Over the course of 2020, we took numerous actions to mitigate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business, including significant cost reductions. Many cost-related actions pertained to compensation and payroll, including salary reductions, furloughs and reduced work hours (and proportionate pay). These actions resulted in base salary reductions of 30% for our executive officers during a six-week period in the second quarter of 2020.
Annual Incentive Plan (AIP)
In July 2020, after considering the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Company’s operations, the Committee determined to revise the 2020 performance targets for our Annual Incentive Plan (the “AIP”), including those applicable to our named executive officers. The Committee considered a number of factors in making this determination, including: the retail and operational challenges facing the business as a result of governmental restrictions and public health directives; the prompt action taken during the onset of the pandemic to preserve the Company’s strong liquidity position, ensure the continued payment of regular quarterly dividends to our stockholders and protect the employee workforce; the relative stability of the Company’s stock price despite volatile market conditions; the broad-based nature of the program, which covers nearly 1,000 employees globally; and the likelihood that participants in the program would not receive any payment with respect to their 2020 AIP awards under the existing performance targets. The Committee felt that adjusting the AIP performance targets mid-year in light of the unforeseen challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, rather than granting one-time discretionary awards, was most appropriate for a short-term incentive plan to motivate management to maximize shareholder value in a challenging and uncertain environment.
No changes were made to the performance metrics for the 2020 AIP, which continued to be net sales, EPS-XA and cash flow from operations. However, the Committee decided to split the annual performance period into two six-month periods, first and second quarter 2020 performance (“First Half”) and third and fourth quarter 2020 performance (“Second Half”), with First Half targets based on the Company’s original (pre-COVID-19) 2020 operating plan and Second Half targets established in July 2020 on the basis of the Company’s then-current base case business projections as a result of operational and economic uncertainties and challenges expected in the Second Half. Second Half maximum performance targets were set based on the Company’s original (pre-COVID-19) 2020 operating plan, and Second Half threshold performance targets were set based on the Company’s then-current downside business projections for the Second Half. Target performance for the Second Half was set at the midpoint of the Second Half threshold and maximum performance targets.
Under the AIP generally, a payout between 0% and 200% of the target amount would be determined by the Committee based on achievement of specified performance metrics. However, in connection with the revision of performance targets for the 2020 AIP awards, the Committee reduced the maximum overall payout percentage (based on the weighted achievement of each metric) from 200% to 125% of any named executive officer’s 2020 AIP award.
Long-Term Incentive Program (LTIP)
The Committee determined not to make any changes to our 2020 Long-Term Incentive Program (“LTIP”) awards in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. In reaching this conclusion, the Committee considered the long-term nature of this program, the significant portion of the 2020 LTIP awards that were not subject to performance metrics and the adjustments related to the COVID-19 pandemic that were made to the 2020 AIP performance targets in July 2020.
Fiscal 2021 Executive Compensation |
Best Practices in Executive Compensation
Hanesbrands’ executive compensation practices include a number of features we believe reflect responsible compensation and governance practices and promote the interests of stockholders.
Our practices include: • Performance-based pay - On average, approximately half of our named executive officers’ total target direct compensation is performance-based and must be earned every year based on objective performance metrics. • Significant vesting periods - Equity awards made to our executive officers generally fully vest over a period of not less than three years, and in most cases no portion of the award may vest in less than 12 months. • Robust stock ownership guidelines - Our Chief Executive Officer’s stock ownership guideline is six times his base salary, and the ownership guideline for our other named executive officers (other than Mr. Lewis, who • Clawback policy - • Prohibition on hedging and pledging - Our insider trading policy prohibits all of our directors, officers and employees from pledging our securities or engaging in “short sales” or “sales against the box” or trading in puts, calls, warrants or other derivative instruments on our securities. • Engagement of an independent compensation consultant - Our Compensation Committee engages an independent compensation consultant, who provides no other services to us, to advise on executive and non-employee director compensation matters. The independent compensation consultant reports to the Compensation Committee, who has the exclusive authority to retain or terminate the consultant. | Our practices exclude: • Repricing or replacing of underwater stock options or stock appreciation rights without stockholder approval • Providing excessive perquisites to executives • Employment agreements for our named executive officers • Gross-up payments to cover personal income taxes (other than due on relocation reimbursements as provided under a broad-based program) or excise taxes that pertain to executive or severance benefits • Single-trigger change in control severance payments • Automatic vesting of equity awards upon a change in control |
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Compensation Discussion and Analysis |
This Compensation Discussion and Analysis provides information about our compensation objectives and principles for our Chief Executive Officer, each individual who served as our Chief ExecutiveFinancial Officer during 2020, the individual who served(including as our Interim Chief Financial OfficerOfficer) during 2020fiscal 2021, and our three other most highly compensated executive officers for 2020fiscal 2021 (collectively, our “named executive officers”). Our named executive officers for our 20202021 fiscal year were:
Stephen B. Bratspies | Chief Executive Officer | |
M. Scott Lewis | Chief Accounting Officer and Former Interim Chief Financial Officer | |
Joseph W. | Cavaliere | Group President, Global Innerwear |
Jonathan Ram | Group President, Global Activewear | |
Michael E. Faircloth | Group President, Global Operations | |
Our Compensation Discussion and Analysis also contains details about how and why significant compensation decisions were made and places in context the information contained in the tables that follow this discussion.
How We Make Executive Compensation Decisions
The Compensation Committee, advised by its independent compensation consultant, is responsible for overseeing and approving the executive compensation program for the Company’s executive officers, including our named executive officers. Pursuant to its charter, the Compensation Committee may delegate any of its responsibilities, along with the authority to take action in relation to such responsibilities, to one or more subcommittees. However, the Compensation Committee made no such delegation in 2020.
fiscal 2021.
Frederic W. Cook & Co., or “FW Cook,” serves as the Compensation Committee’s executive compensation consultant. FW Cook reports directly to the Compensation Committee, and the Committee has the sole authority to terminate or replace FW Cook at any time. FW Cook assists in the development of compensation programs for our executive officers and our non-employee directors by providing compensation information from our peer group companies (which are described in “How the Compensation Committee uses Peer Groups” on page 42), relevant market trend data, information on current issues in the regulatory and economic environment, recommendations for program design and best practices and corporate governance guidance.
The Compensation Committee realizes that it is essential to receive objective advice from its compensation advisors. Prior to the retention of a compensation consultant or any other external advisor, and from time to time as the Compensation Committee deems appropriate, the Compensation Committee assesses the independence of the advisor from management, taking into consideration all factors relevant to the advisor’s independence, including the factors specified in NYSE listing standards. The Compensation Committee has assessed the independence of FW Cook based on these criteria and concluded that FW Cook’s work for the Compensation Committee does not raise any conflict of interest.
At the direction of the Compensation Committee, our management has workedworks with FW Cook to prepare information about the compensation competitiveness of our executive officers. Our Chief Executive Officer uses this information to make recommendations to the Compensation Committee regarding compensation of these officers, other than himself, and FW Cook provides guidance to the Compensation Committee about those recommendations. FW Cook also makes independent recommendations to the Compensation Committee regarding the compensation of our Chief Executive Officer without the involvement of management. The Compensation Committee uses this information and considers these recommendations in making decisions about executive compensation for all of our executive officers. All decisions regarding compensation of executive officers (other than our Chief Executive Officer) are made solely by the Compensation Committee. The Chief Executive Officer’s compensation is approved by the independent members of the Board of Directors, after reviewing the Compensation Committee’s recommendation.
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Compensation Discussion and Analysis |
In making compensation decisions, the Compensation Committee:
Determines the competitive market for total target direct compensation for each named executive officer | Evaluates the allocation among the various elements of compensation, including base salary, AIP and LTIP compensation | Determines the appropriate balance of at-risk, time-based and performance-based equity compensation within each named executive officer’s LTIP opportunity |
How the Compensation Committee uses Peer Groups
To determine what constitutes a “competitive” compensation package, the Compensation Committee considers total target direct compensation, as well as the allocation among the various elements of compensation, at our peer group companies, as well as general industry pay levels as gathered from publicly-available survey sources. Because of significant differences in the pay practices of our peer group companies, the CompensationThe Committee does not view this market data as a prescriptive determinant of individual compensation. Rather, it is used by the Compensation Committee as a general guide in its decisions on the amount and mix of total target direct compensation. Ultimately, named executive officer compensation is based on the Compensation Committee’s judgment, taking into account factors described elsewhere in this Compensation Discussion and Analysis that are particular to Hanesbrands and our named executive officers, including, most importantly, actual performance.
The Compensation Committee, with assistance from FW Cook, establishes the Company’s peer group that is used for market comparison purposes.
We seek to identify peer group companies: that have comparable business models and strategy; with whom we compete for talent, capital and customers; and that are of a similar size and complexity. In selecting new peer companies and evaluating the continued inclusion of current peers, the Compensation Committee also considers companies: | |||||
In apparel and/or other general consumer product (non-durable goods) industries | With multiple distribution channels, such as wholesale, retail and e-commerce |
Of a similar revenue size, market capitalization and margins | That consider usto be a peer for compensation purposes, plus the peer companiesidentified by our apparel peer companies | Used by us for financial comparison purposes | Used in proxy advisory firm peer groups for purposes of the chief executive officer pay-for- performance test |
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Compensation Discussion and Analysis |
In light of these parameters, for fiscal 2021 the Compensation Committee decided to modify the peer group used for purposes of determining prior year compensation by replacing Mattel,Hasbro, Inc. with Levi Strauss & Co.Under Armour, Inc. In removing Hasbro, Inc., the Committee noted its size, its performance in recent years and the fact that it is not a direct business competitor of the Company. The Committee noteddecided that Mattel narrowly fit within the Company’s selection criteria in terms of revenue size, market capitalization and margins and had undergone multiple Chief Executive Officer transitions that made year-over-year pay comparisons challenging. The Committee felt that Levi Strauss’Under Armour Inc.’s industry and business characteristics provided better overall alignment with the selection criteria. TheThus, the peer group used by the Compensation Committee for purposes of determining 2020fiscal 2021 compensation consisted of the following 17 companies:
Apparel Companies | Consumer Products Companies | |||||
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. | The Clorox Company | |||||
Carter’s, | ||||||
The Hershey Company | ||||||
Newell Brands Inc. | ||||||
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. | ||||||
L Brands, Inc. | ||||||
lululemon athletica inc. | ||||||
Levi Strauss & Co. | ||||||
PVH Corp. | ||||||
Ralph Lauren Corporation | ||||||
Tapestry, Inc. | ||||||
The Gap, Inc. | ||||||
Under Armour, Inc. | ||||||
V.F. Corporation |
Elements of 2020Fiscal 2021 Executive Compensation
Total Target Direct Compensation
Using the methodology discussed under “How We Make Executive Compensation Decisions” on page 41, the Committee determined the total target direct compensation levels of our named executive officers for fiscal 2021, as well as the relative mix of base salary, AIP opportunity and LTIP opportunity for those executives.
Following a market review of pay practices at our peer group companies and considering changes to the scope of certain officers’ individual responsibilities, the Committee approved the following increases to the total target direct compensation levels for our named executive officers:
• | Mr. Bratspies’ total target direct compensation for fiscal 2021 was increased by approximately 3.2%. His base salary and target AIP opportunity remained unchanged ($1,100,000 and 150% of base salary (or $1,650,000), respectively), and his target LTIP opportunity was increased from $6,750,000 to $7,050,000. | |
• | Mr. Lewis’ total target direct compensation for fiscal 2021 was increased by approximately 7.0%. His base salary and target AIP opportunity remained unchanged ($375,000 and 45% of base salary (or $168,750), respectively), and his target LTIP opportunity was increased from $175,000 to $225,000. In addition, the Committee determined that Mr. Lewis was eligible to receive a quarterly fee of $175,000, as well as a proportionate increase in his annual incentive opportunity, during the period in which he served as interim Chief Financial Officer (which remained unchanged from fiscal 2020). | |
• | Mr. Ram’s total target direct compensation for fiscal 2021 was increased by approximately 24.9% due to substantial movement in the market value of equivalent positions at our peer companies. His base salary was increased from $575,000 to $650,000, his target AIP opportunity was maintained at 75% of base salary (but increased from $431,250 to $478,125 as a result of his base salary increase), and his target LTIP opportunity was increased from $1,114,000 to $1,520,000. | |
• | Mr. Faircloth’s total target direct compensation for fiscal 2021 was increased by approximately 1.4%. His base salary was increased from $610,000 to $630,000, his target AIP opportunity was maintained at 75% of base salary (but increased from $457,500 to $470,000 as a result of his base salary increase), and his target LTIP opportunity remained unchanged ($1,282,000). |
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Compensation Discussion and Analysis |
In connection with Mr. Cavaliere’s appointment as Group President, Global Innerwear effective February 8, 2021, the Committee approved the following compensation for Mr. Cavaliere: an annual base salary of $700,000, a target AIP opportunity equal to 100% of base salary (or $700,000), and a target LTIP opportunity of $1,520,000.
In connection with Mr. Dastugue’s appointment as Chief Financial Officer effective May 1, 2021, the Committee approved the following compensation for Mr. Dastugue: an annual base salary of $750,000, a target AIP opportunity equal to 100% of base salary (or $750,000), and a target LTIP opportunity of $1,520,000.
The following supplemental table shows base salary, AIP and LTIP compensation at the target level for each of our named executive officers for 2022, 2021 2020 and 20192020 as approved by our Compensation Committee. This table presents information that is supplemental to, and should not be considered a substitute for, the information contained in the Summary Compensation Table that appears under “Summary Compensation Table” on page 55.53 . This supplemental table is not required by SEC rules. However, we have chosenchose to include it to provide investors with information on the total target direct compensation levels of our named executive officers and the allocation among the various elements of compensation for the two most recent years reflected in our Summary Compensation Table and for the current year. No information is provided for Mr. BratspiesMessrs. Dastugue, Cavaliere or Mr. LewisRam for 2019fiscal 2020 because each first became a named executive officer in 2020. Mr. Evans resigned effective August 3, 2020, and therefore no total target directfiscal 2021.
For a discussion of 2022 compensation was approved for him for 2021.
Usinginformation reflected in the methodology discussed under “How We Make Executivefollowing supplemental table, see “2022 Compensation Decisions” on page 41, the Compensation Committee determined the total target direct compensation levels of our named executive officers for 2020, as well as the relative mix of base salary, AIP opportunity and LTIP opportunity for those executives.51.
When setting Mr. Evans’ total target direct compensation level for 2020, the Compensation Committee considered the total compensation opportunity for chief executive officers at our peer group companies, as well as our operating performance and returns to stockholders. Based on those factors, the Compensation Committee did not recommend any changes to Mr. Evans’ total target direct compensation for 2020.
Following a market review of pay practices at our peer group companies and considering changes to the scope of certain officers’ individual responsibilities, the Compensation Committee approved the following increases to the total target direct compensation levels for certain of our other named executive officers:
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Name | Year | Base Salary/% of Value of Total Target Direct Compensation | Value at Target of AIP Compensation/% of Value of Total Target Direct Compensation | Value at Target of LTIP Compensation/% of Value of Total Target Direct Compensation | Value of Total Target Direct Compensation | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Stephen B. Bratspies(1) | 2022 | $ | 1,250,000 | 11.4 | % | $ | 2,000,000 | 18.2 | % | $ | 7,750,000 | 70.5 | % | $ | 11,000,000 | |||||||||||||
2021 | 1,100,000 | 11.2 | 1,650,000 | 16.8 | 7,050,000 | 72.0 | 9,800,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
2020 | 1,100,000 | 11.6 | 1,650,000 | 17.4 | 6,750,000 | 71.1 | 9,500,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Michael P. Dastugue(1) | 2022 | 750,000 | 21.4 | 750,000 | 21.4 | 2,000,000 | 57.1 | 3,500,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
2021 | 750,000 | 24.8 | 750,000 | 24.8 | 1,520,000 | 50.3 | 3,020,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
M. Scott Lewis(2) | 2022 | 386,000 | 43.6 | 174,000 | 19.7 | 325,000 | 36.7 | 885,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
2021 | 375,000 | 48.8 | 168,750 | 22.0 | 225,000 | 29.2 | 768,750 | |||||||||||||||||||||
2020 | 375,000 | 52.2 | 168,750 | 23.5 | 175,000 | 24.3 | 718,750 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Joseph W. Cavaliere(1) | 2022 | 750,000 | 23.4 | 750,000 | 23.4 | 1,700,000 | 53.1 | 3,200,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
2021 | 700,000 | 24.0 | 700,000 | 24.0 | 1,520,000 | 52.0 | 2,920,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Jonathan Ram | 2022 | 650,000 | 22.4 | 488,000 | 16.8 | 1,762,000 | 60.8 | 2,900,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
2021 | 650,000 | 24.5 | 478,125 | 18.3 | 1,520,000 | 57.2 | 2,648,125 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Michael E. Faircloth | 2022 | 630,000 | 25.4 | 473,000 | 19.0 | 1,382,000 | 55.6 | 2,485,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
2021 | 630,000 | 26.4 | 470,000 | 19.8 | 1,282,000 | 53.8 | 2,382,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
2020 | 610,000 | 26.0 | 457,500 | 19.5 | 1,282,000 | 54.6 | 2,349,500 |
(2) | For comparability purposes, the amounts set forth in the table above do not reflect Mr. Lewis’ additional compensation for serving as Interim Chief Financial Officer during 2020 and 2021 because we don’t view such additional amounts as a part of his normal target total direct compensation. For his service as Interim Chief Financial Officer in 2021, Mr. Lewis earned an additional $350,000 in quarterly fees and his target AIP opportunity was proportionally increased | |
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In connection with Mr. Bratspies’ appointment as Chief Executive Officer on August 3, 2020, the Compensation Committee recommended, and the Board of Directors approved, an annual base salary of $1,100,000, a target AIP opportunity of $1,650,000, and a target LTIP opportunity of $6,750,000. In addition, Mr. Bratspies was granted an inducement equity award of stock options in three tranches: (1) options to purchase 83,333 shares with a per share exercise price equal to 100% of the closing price of Hanesbrands’ common stock on the grant date ($14.32) that vest on the first anniversary of the grant date, (2) options to purchase 83,333 shares with a per share exercise price equal to 120% of the closing price of Hanesbrands’ common stock on the grant date ($17.18) that vest on the second anniversary of the grant date, and (3) options to purchase 83,334 shares with a per share exercise price equal to 140% of the closing price of Hanesbrands’ common stock on the grant date ($20.05) that vest on the third anniversary of the grant date. When recommending Mr. Bratspies’ compensation, the Compensation Committee considered the total compensation opportunity for chief executive officers at our peer group companies, as well as the Company’s strategic priorities and the desire to incentivize increased returns to stockholders.
The Compensation Committee approved, at its December 2018 meeting, LTIP awards that were intended to serve as equity incentive compensation for the following fiscal year. The supplemental table below includes the target value of the 2019 LTIP award in the row for fiscal year 2019, as this corresponds to the analysis undertaken by the Compensation Committee in determining total target direct compensation. Under SEC rules, however, we are required to include the grant date fair value of equity awards in the fiscal year in which the award is granted. Therefore, in the Summary Compensation Table on page 55, the grant date fair value for the 2019 LTIP awards is included in the stock awards column for fiscal year 2018.
In December 2019, the Compensation Committee decided to begin granting LTIP awards in January of each year so that the Committee can have the benefit of greater visibility to the financial results for the prior year and the operating plan for the upcoming year when making such decisions. In January 2020, the Compensation Committee granted the 2020 LTIP awards. Therefore, no LTIP awards were granted to our named executive officers during our 2019 fiscal year and no stock awards are shown for 2019 in the Summary Compensation Table on page 55.
Compensation Discussion and Analysis |
For a discussion of 2021 compensation information reflected in the following supplemental table, see “2021 Compensation Decisions” on page 51.
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Name | Year | Base Salary/% of Value of Total Target Direct Compensation | Value at Target of AIP Compensation/% of Value of Total Target Direct Compensation | Value at Target of LTIP Compensation/% of Value of Total Target Direct Compensation | Value of Total Target Direct Compensation | ||||||||||||||||||
Stephen B. Bratspies | 2021 | $ | 1,100,000 | 11.2 | % | $ | 1,650,000 | 16.8 | % | $ | 7,050,000 | 72.0 | % | $ | 9,800,000 | ||||||||
2020 | 1,100,000 | 11.6 | 1,650,000 | 17.4 | 6,750,000 | 71.1 | 9,500,000 | ||||||||||||||||
2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
Gerald W. Evans, Jr. | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
2020 | 1,100,000 | 12.2 | 1,650,000 | 18.3 | 6,250,000 | 69.4 | 9,000,000 | ||||||||||||||||
2019 | 1,100,000 | 12.2 | 1,650,000 | 18.3 | 6,250,000 | 69.4 | 9,000,000 | ||||||||||||||||
M. Scott Lewis | 2021 | 375,000 | 48.8 | 168,750 | 22.0 | 225,000 | 29.2 | 768,750 | |||||||||||||||
2020 | 375,000 | 52.2 | 168,750 | 23.5 | 175,000 | 24.3 | 718,750 | ||||||||||||||||
2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
W. Howard Upchurch | 2021 | 620,000 | 25.3 | 465,500 | 19.0 | 1,365,000 | 55.7 | 2,450,000 | |||||||||||||||
2020 | 620,000 | 25.3 | 465,500 | 19.0 | 1,365,000 | 55.7 | 2,450,000 | ||||||||||||||||
2019 | 570,000 | 24.8 | 427,500 | 18.6 | 1,302,000 | 56.6 | 2,299,500 | ||||||||||||||||
Michael E. Faircloth | 2021 | 630,000 | 26.4 | 472,500 | 19.8 | 1,282,000 | 53.8 | 2,384,500 | |||||||||||||||
2020 | 610,000 | 26.0 | 457,500 | 19.5 | 1,282,000 | 54.6 | 2,349,500 | ||||||||||||||||
2019 | 560,000 | 25.6 | 420,000 | 19.2 | 1,205,000 | 55.1 | 2,185,000 | ||||||||||||||||
Joia M. Johnson | 2021 | 600,000 | 25.5 | 510,000 | 21.7 | 1,240,000 | 52.8 | 2,350,000 | |||||||||||||||
2020 | 600,000 | 25.5 | 510,000 | 21.7 | 1,240,000 | 52.8 | 2,350,000 | ||||||||||||||||
2019 | 550,000 | 25.0 | 467,500 | 21.3 | 1,182,000 | 53.7 | 2,199,500 |
Metrics and Targets for our Compensation Program
A significant portion of the compensation that our named executive officers may earn is subject to the achievement of Company-wide performance metrics. We believe that the performance of our named executive officers is best viewed through their contributions to long-term stockholder value as reflected by achievement of annual performance metrics that our Compensation Committee believes to be drivers of our strategic business plans and stockholder returns. We use quantifiable performance metrics that are easily calculated and easily understood and that reinforce teamwork and internal alignment.
For 2020,fiscal 2021, the elements of our executive compensation program subject to the achievement of performance metrics consisted of:
• | the AIP; and | |
• | the PSA portion of LTIP compensation. |
Percentage Payout of Target Incentive Compensation | |
Generally, executive officers can earn incentive compensation equal to 25% of their targeted amount for performance at the threshold level, 100% of their targeted amount for performance at the target level and 200% of their targeted amount for performance at or above the maximum level. No incentive compensation is payable if performance is below the threshold level, and incentive compensation is capped at 200% of the target amount. Incentive compensation is payable on a straight line basis for performance between the threshold level and the target level, as well as between the target level and the maximum level.
As discussed on page 38 under “COVID-Related Compensation Adjustments,” in connection with the revision of performance targets for the 2020 AIP awards, the Compensation Committee reduced the maximum overall payout percentage (based on the weighted achievement of each metric) from 200% to 125% of any named executive officer’s 2020 target AIP award. No changes were made to the payout structure of the 2020 LTIP awards.
In keeping with our pay for performance culture, we expect our named executive officers to deliver overall results that exceed the target level of performance in order to receive above median market compensation. Performance below the target level of performance is expected to result in below median market compensation. |
CEO Potential Compensation Scenarios (Comparison to Peer Group) | |
The amounts earned by our named executive officers under the performance-based elements of our compensation program are based solely on our performance against pre-established metrics. The Compensation Committee selects metrics that have generally remained constant from year to year and that it considers to be key performance drivers that are important to our stockholders and aligned with our long-term business strategy, supplementing those metrics from time to time as the Compensation Committee deems necessary.
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In January 2020, the Compensation Committee established the following performance metrics for 2020 for both the AIP and the PSA portion of LTIP compensation for our named executive officers:
Initial 2020 Performance Metrics and Targets
Metric | Weighting | Threshold (25% Payout) | Target (100% Payout) | Maximum (200% Payout) | FY2020 Results | |||||
Net Sales | 20% | $6.679 billion | $6.744 billion | $6.810 billion | $6.664 billion | |||||
EPS-XA* | 40% | $1.73 | $1.77 | $1.82 | $1.45 | |||||
Cash flow from operations | 40% | $600 million | $750 million | $900 million | $448 million |
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Compensation Discussion and Analysis |
In establishing the initial performance targets for 2020 (the “Initial 2020 Targets”), the Compensation Committee determined to exclude from the measurement of EPS-XA for 2020 the effects of any share repurchases in excess of the $200 million of planned share repurchases incorporated into the Company’s 2020 operating plan and financial guidance. The Company’s share repurchases during the 2020 fiscal year did not exceed $200 million and therefore had no effect on the achievement of the EPS-XA performance measure beyond what was specifically contemplated by the Committee in establishing the EPS-XA target in January 2020.
Revised 2020 AIP Performance Metrics and Targets
As discussed on page 38 under “COVID-Related Compensation Adjustments,” in July 2020, after considering the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our operations, the Committee decided to revise the Initial 2020 Targets for the AIP. No changes were made to the performance metrics for the 2020 AIP, which continued to be net sales, EPS-XA, and cash flow from operations. However, the Committee decided to split the annual performance period into two six-month periods, first quarter and second quarter 2020 performance (“First Half”) and third and fourth quarter 2020 performance (“Second Half”), with First Half targets based on the Company’s original (pre-COVID-19) 2020 operating plan and Second Half targets established in July 2020 on the basis of operational and economic uncertainties and challenges expected in the Second Half. The revised AIP targets for 2020 (the “Revised 2020 AIP Targets”) were as follows:
First Half Targets – Weighted 50%
Metric | Weighting | Threshold (25% Payout) | Target (100% Payout) | Maximum (200% Payout) | First Half FY2020 Results | ||||||
Net Sales | 20% | $3.140 billion | $3.173 billion | $3.202 billion | $3.055 billion | ||||||
EPS-XA* | 40% | $0.63 | $0.65 | $0.67 | $0.65 | ||||||
Cash flow from operations | 40% | ($42) million | ($35) million | ($28) million | ($18) million |
Second Half Targets – Weighted 50%
Metric | Weighting | Threshold (25% Payout) | Target (100% Payout) | Maximum (200% Payout) | Second Half FY2020 Results | ||||||
Net Sales | 20% | $2.549 billion | $3.034 billion | $3.523 billion | $3.609 billion | ||||||
EPS-XA* | 40% | $0.15 | $0.62 | $1.09 | $0.80 | ||||||
Cash flow from operations | 40% | $392 million | $585 million | $778 million | $466 million |
Under the AIP generally, a payout between 0% and 200% would be determined by the Committee based on achievement of specified performance targets for each applicable 2020 AIP award. However, in connection with the revision of performance targets for the 2020 AIP awards, the Committee reduced the maximum overall payout percentage (based on the weighted achievement of each metric) from 200% to 125% of any named executive officer’s 2020 target AIP award.
Base Salary
We pay base salary to attract talented executives and to provide a fixed base of cash compensation for fulfillmentfulfilment of fundamental job responsibilities. The base salaries for our named executive officers are determined based on their experience and the scope of their responsibilities, both on an individual basis and in relation to the experience and scope of responsibilities of other executives. The Compensation Committee also considers the practices of the companies in our peer group in setting our named executive officers’ base salary. These factors result in different compensation levels among the named executive officers. Base salaries are adjusted periodically (but generally not every year) as part of the Compensation Committee’s annual review of total target direct compensation to reflect individual responsibilities, performance and experience, as well as market compensation levels.
Annual Incentive Plan (AIP)
The AIP is designed to motivate performance by linking a portion of our named executive officers’ compensation to the achievement of key annual results. As discussed in “Metrics and Targets for our Compensation Program – Revised 2020 AIP“Fiscal 2021 Performance Metrics and Targets”Metrics” on page 47,39, the performance metrics for the AIP for 2020fiscal 2021 were net organic sales EPS-XA(weighted at 40%), operating income-XA (weighted at 40%), and cash flow from operations.net inventory (weighted at 20%). Consistent with the approach taken in 2020 after considering the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Company’s operations, the Committee split the annual performance period into two six-month periods: (1) first and second quarter fiscal 2021 performance and (2) third and fourth quarter fiscal 2021 performance.
On January 25, 2021, Committee established performance targets under the AIP for the first two quarters of 2021 (“First Half”). The targets for the First Half were set in consideration of our operating plan and the expected economic environment in the upcoming year. The threshold, target, and maximum performance levels for each metric, as well as the performance results for such metrics during the First Half are set forth below:
First Half Targets – Weighted 50%
Metric | Weighting | Threshold (25% Payout) | Target (100% Payout) | Maximum (200% Payout) | First Half FY2021 Results | Metric Achievement (% of Target) | Weighted Metric Achievement (% of Target) | |||||||
Net Organic Sales ($MM)* | 40% | $2,726 | $2,870 | $3,013 | $3,234 | 200% | 80% | |||||||
Operating Income-XA ($MM)* | 40% | $337 | $375 | $412 | $447 | 200% | 80% | |||||||
Net Inventory ($MM)* | 20% | $1,777 | $1,677 | $1,577 | $1,490 | 200% | 40% | |||||||
First Half - Total Weighted Achievement (% of Target) | 200% |
On May 17, 2021, the Committee established the following performance targets under the AIP for the second two quarters of 2021 (the “Second Half”). The Second Half targets were set in alignment with the updated operating plan and in consideration of the economic recovery shown during the First Half. The threshold, target, and maximum performance levels for each metric, as well as the performance results for such metrics during the Second Half are set forth below:
Second Half Targets – Weighted 50%
Metric | Weighting | Threshold (25% Payout) | Target (100% Payout) | Maximum (200% Payout) | Second Half FY2021 Results | Metric Achievement (% of Target) | Weighted Metric Achievement (% of Target) | |||||||
Net Organic Sales ($MM)* | 40% | $3,218 | $3,387 | $3,557 | $3,511 | 173% | 69% | |||||||
Operating Income XA ($MM)* | 40% | $420 | $466 | $513 | $486 | 143% | 57% | |||||||
Net Inventory ($MM)* | 20% | $1,454 | $1,354 | $1,254 | $1,584 | 0% | 0% | |||||||
Second Half - Total Weighted Achievement (% of Target) | 126% |
* | Threshold, target, and maximum goals and achievement results for these metrics reflect adjustments to eliminate the impact of businesses held for sale during the fiscal year in accordance with the design approved by the Committee in January 2021. |
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Compensation Discussion and Analysis |
Because Mr. Bratspies did not joinBased on the Company until August 2020,performance results for the Compensation Committee felt that it was most appropriate that Mr. Bratspies’ 2020 AIP award be based solely uponFirst Half and the Second Half Revised 2020 AIP Targets. Asset forth above, the fiscal 2021 overall performance achievement as a result, Mr. Bratspies earned an AIP payment at 116.82%percentage of his target amount. When approving the 2020 AIP paymentswas 163.09%.
The threshold, target, maximum and actual payout levels for our othereach named executive officers,officer under the Compensation Committee considered the contribution of PPE sales towards the achievement of the First Half Revised 2020 AIP Targets and determined to include in the measurement of the EPS-XA for the Second Half certain charges related to excess PPE inventory that would have otherwise been excluded. As a result, our other named executive officers earned AIP payments at 90.75% of their target amounts. If no adjustments had been made to the performance targets for 2020 AIP awards, our named executive officers would have earned no payments with respect their 2020 AIP awards based on the Initial 2020 Targets.are set forth below:
Name | Threshold | Target | Maximum | Actual | ||||
Stephen B. Bratspies | $412,500 | $1,650,000 | $3,300,000 | $2,691,130 | ||||
Michael P. Dastugue (1) | $125,000 | $500,000 | $1,000,000 | $815,494 | ||||
M. Scott Lewis (2) | $81,563 | $326,250 | $652,500 | $532,110 | ||||
Joseph W. Cavaliere (1) | $155,930 | $623,719 | $1,247,438 | $1,017,278 | ||||
Jonathan Ram | $119,531 | $478,125 | $956,250 | $779,816 | ||||
Michael E. Faircloth | $117,500 | $470,000 | $940,000 | $766,564 |
(1) | The amounts for Mr. Dastugue and Mr. Cavaliere are prorated based on their hire dates. |
(2) | Mr. Lewis received additional cash compensation of $175,000 per quarter in connection with his service as Interim CFO, which amounts were included with base salary in calculating Mr. Lewis’ 2021 AIP payout opportunities. |
Long-Term Incentive Program (LTIP)
The Compensation Committee currently uses equity grants as the primary means of providing long-term incentives to our named executive officers. These LTIP awards are designed to encourage behaviors that drive the long-term growth, profitability and financial success of the Company, align executives’ interests with our stockholders and support retention objectives.
For 2020,fiscal 2021, two types of LTIP grants were awarded to our named executive officers:
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• | time-vested |
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Compensation Discussion and Analysis |
For 2020,fiscal 2021, 50% of the targeted value of the LTIP opportunity consisted of PSAs and 50% of the targeted value consisted of RSUs.* The terms of these awards are described below:
* | The actual value realized by our named executive officers as result of their |
The performance metrics for the PSA portion of the fiscal 2021 LTIP awards were cash flow from operations and EPS-XA. The threshold, target, and maximum performance levels for each metric, as well as the performance results for such metrics during the 2021 fiscal year are set forth below. The target for the cash flow from operations metric was established as a range in order to address uncertainty and volatility in the environment at the time the goal was established.
Metric | Weighting | Threshold (25% Payout) | Target (100% Payout) | Maximum (200% Payout) | FY2021 Results | Metric Achievement (% of Target) | Weighted Metric Achievement (% of Target) | |||||||
Cash Flow from Operations ($MM) | 50% | $250 | $400-450 | $600 | $623 | 200% | 100% | |||||||
EPS-XA ($MM)* | 50% | $1.37 | $1.52 | $1.67 | $1.84 | 200% | 100% | |||||||
Total Weighted Achievement (% of Target) | 200% |
Threshold, target, and maximum goals and achievement results for this metric reflects adjustments to eliminate the impact of businesses held for sale during the fiscal year in accordance with the design approved by the Committee in January 2021. |
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As discussed in “Metrics and Targets for our Compensation Program – Initial 2020 Performance Metrics and Targets” on page 46, the performance metrics for the PSA portion of the 2020 LTIP awards were net sales, EPS-XA and cash flow from operations. The Committee determined not to make any changes to the Initial 2020 Targets for the PSA portion of the 2020 LITP awards in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. We did not reach the threshold level of performance with respect to the Initial 2020 Targets, and therefore our named executive officers will not receive any shares under their 2020 PSAs.
Post-Employment Compensation
Our named executive officers are eligible to receive post-employment compensation pursuant to the Hanesbrands Inc. Pension Plan (the “Pension Plan”) and/or our defined contribution retirement program, which consists of the Hanesbrands Inc. Retirement Savings Plan (the “401(k) Plan”) and the Hanesbrands Inc. Supplemental Employee Retirement Plan (the “SERP”), and pursuant to Severance/Change in Control Agreements, or “Severance Agreements.Agreements,” or (in the case of Mr. Lewis) the Hanesbrands Inc. Salaried Employee Severance Pay Plan. Each of these arrangements is discussed below.
Pension Plan
The Pension Plan is a defined benefit pension plan under which benefits have been frozen since December 31, 2005, intended(intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code, thatCode) under which benefits have been frozen since December 31, 2005. The Pension Plan provides the benefits that had accrued for any of our U.S.-based employees including our named executive officers, as of December 31, 2005 under a plan maintained by our former parent company prior to our becoming an independent public company. Mr. Faircloth is the only named executive officer currently participating in the Pension Plan. Because the Pension Plan is frozen, no additional employees became participants in the Pension Plan after December 31, 2005, and existing participants in the Pension Plan do not accrue any additional benefits after December 31, 2005.
Defined Contribution Plans
Our defined contribution retirement program for U.S.-based employees consists of the 401(k) Plan and the SERP.
Under the 401(k) Plan, our named executive officers and generally all full-time domestic exempt and non-exempt U.S.-based salaried employees may contribute a portion of their compensation to the plan on a pre-tax basis and receive a matching employer contribution of up to a possible maximum of 4% of their eligible compensation not in excess of certain dollar limits mandated by the Internal Revenue Code. In addition, we may make a discretionary employer contribution to exempt and non-exempt salaried employees of up to an additional 4% of their eligible compensation.
The SERP is a nonqualified supplemental retirement plan that provides two types of benefits:
The “Defined Contribution Component” of the SERP provides for employer matching and discretionary contributions to U.S.-based employees whose compensation exceeds a threshold set by the Internal Revenue Code. Although, as described above, the 401(k) Plan provides for employer contributions to our named executive officers at the same percentage of their eligible compensation as provided for all employees who participate in the 401(k) Plan, compensation and benefit limitations imposed on the 401(k) Plan by the Internal Revenue Code generally prevent us from making the entire amount of the employer matching and discretionary contributions contemplated by the 401(k) Plan with respect to any employee whose compensation exceeds a threshold set by Internal Revenue Code provisions, which was | ||
The “Defined Benefit Component” of the SERP provides benefits consisting of those supplemental retirement benefits that had been accrued as of December 31, 2005 under a plan maintained by our former parent company prior to our becoming an independent public company. |
Severance Arrangements
We have entered into Severance Agreements with each of our named executive officers, other than Mr. Lewis. Severance Agreements help us attract and retain key talent and also provide important protections to us by discouraging our key executives from competing with us or soliciting our customers or employees for a specified period of time following termination. The Severance Agreements
provide our named executive officers with benefits upon the involuntary termination of their employment other than for wrongful behavior or misconduct. The Severance Agreements also contain change in control benefits for these officers to help keep them focused on their work responsibilities during the uncertainty that accompanies a potential change in control and provide benefits for a period of time after a change in control transaction. We believe the levels of benefits offered by the Severance Agreements are appropriate and competitive. Compensation that could potentially be paid to our named executive officers pursuant to the Severance Agreements is described under “Potential Payments upon Termination or Change in Control” on page 62.60. Each agreement continues
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in effect unless we give at least 18 months’ prior written notice that the agreement will not be renewed. In addition, if a change in control occurs during the term of the agreement, the agreement will automatically continue for two years after the end of the month in which the change in control occurs.
We have not entered in a Severance Agreement with Mr. Lewis, as we generally only enter into such agreements with certain members of our senior leadership team. Instead, Mr. Lewis participates in the Hanesbrands Inc. Salaried Employee Severance Pay Plan. Pursuant to the Hanesbrands Inc. Salaried Employee Severance Pay Plan, if Mr. Lewis is terminated for any reason other than for cause (as defined in the Plan), he is entitled to receive a severance benefits in an amount equal to four weeks of base salary for each year of service, with a minimum severance period of 26 weeks and a maximum severance period of 52 weeks.
We also entered into a Transition and Retirement Agreement with Mr. Evans (the “Transition Agreement”) to provide for the smooth transition to the Company’s next Chief Executive Officer. The term of the Transition Agreement began May 4, 2020 and extended until Mr. Evans’ retirement on August 3, 2020 (the “Retirement Date”). Pursuant to the Transition Agreement, Mr. Evans continued to receive an annual salary at his then-current rate and was eligible to continue participation in the Company’s standard benefit plans through the Retirement Date. In addition, Mr. Evans’ outstanding RSUs and PSAs continued their standard vesting up to and after the Retirement Date, in accordance with their terms. The Transition Agreement also provided that Mr. Evans would continue to be eligible for a 2020 AIP award, notwithstanding the fact that the Retirement Date occurred before the end of our 2020 fiscal year. In addition, the Transition Agreement provided that, except for in the event of an unapproved resignation prior to January 2, 2021 or a termination of Mr. Evans’ employment for Cause or a qualifying termination under his Severance Agreement, the Company will retain Mr. Evans as a consultant from the Retirement Date until the end of the Company’s 2021 fiscal year under a consulting agreement (the “Consulting Agreement”). Under the Consulting Agreement, Mr. Evans will provide transition and integration services and will consult with Mr. Bratspies on matters that arose while Mr. Evans was Chief Executive Officer for no more than 20% of normal business hours. Mr. Evans is entitled to a monthly consulting fee of $91,666.67 during the term of the Consulting Agreement. In order to receive payment under the Transition Agreement and the Consulting Agreement, Mr. Evans was required to execute a customary release in favor of the Company and will also be required comply with certain customary non-competition and non-solicitation covenants.
Benefit Plans and Arrangements
Our named executive officers are eligible to participate in certain of our other employee benefits plans and arrangements. These consist of the Hanesbrands Inc. Executive Deferred Compensation Plan (the “Executive Deferred Compensation Plan”), the Hanesbrands Inc. Executive Life Insurance Plan (the “Life Insurance Plan”) and the Hanesbrands Inc. Executive Disability Plan (the “Disability Plan”). In general, these benefits are designed to provide a safety net of protection against the financial catastrophes that can result from illness, disability or death and to enable executives to save for future financial needs in a tax efficient manner.
Under the Executive Deferred Compensation Plan, a group of approximately 225240 U.S.-based employees, generally at the director level and above, including our named executive officers, may defer receipt of cash and equity compensation. This benefit offers tax advantages to eligible employees, permitting them to defer payment of their compensation and defer taxation on that compensation until a future date. The amount of compensation that may be deferred is determined in accordance with the Executive Deferred Compensation Plan based on elections by each participant. Amounts deferred under the Executive Deferred Compensation Plan may, at the election of the executive, (i) earn a fixed rate of interest, which was 2.03%0.62% for 2020;2021; (ii) be deemed to be invested in a stock equivalent account (the “HBI Stock Fund”) and earn a return based on the total shareholder return of Hanesbrands’ stock; or (iii) be deemed to be invested in one of a number of other investment funds designated by us from time to time. The amount payable to participants will be payable either on the withdrawal date elected by the participant or upon the occurrence of certain events as provided under the Executive Deferred Compensation Plan. A participant may designate one or more beneficiaries to receive any portion of the obligations payable in the event of death; however, neither participants nor their beneficiaries may transfer any right or interest in the Executive Deferred Compensation Plan.
The Life Insurance Plan provides life insurance benefits to a group of approximately 7580 U.S.-based employees, generally at the level of vice president or above, including our named executive officers, who contribute materially to our continued growth, development and future business success. The Life Insurance Plan, which includes both a death benefit and a cash value, provides life insurance coverage during active employment in an amount equal to three times annual base salary, and, depending on the performance of investments in the plan, may offer continuing coverage following retirement. The Life Insurance Plan also provides executives with the opportunity to make voluntary, after-tax contributions that may be allocated by the executive into a range of investment options.
The Disability Plan provides long-term disability benefits for a group of approximately 7580 U.S.-based employees, generally at the level of vice president and above, including our named executive officers. If an eligible employee becomes totally disabled, the program will provide a monthly disability benefit equal to 1/12 of the sum of (i) 75% of the employee’s annual base salary up to an amount not in excess of $500,000 and (ii) 50% of the three-year average of the employee’s annual short-term incentive payments up to an amount not in excess of $250,000. The maximum monthly disability benefit is $41,667 and is reduced by any disability benefits that an employee is entitled to receive under Social Security, workers’ compensation, a state compulsory disability law or another plan of Hanesbrands providing benefits for disability.
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20212022 Compensation Decisions
Using the methodology discussed under “How We Make Executive Compensation Decisions” on page 41, in December 2021, the Compensation Committee (and, with respect to Mr. Bratspies’ compensation, the full Board of Directors (excluding Mr. Bratspies)) determined the total target direct compensation levels of our executive officers for 2021,2022, as well as the relative mix of base salary, AIP opportunity and LTIP opportunity for those executives.
When setting Mr. Bratspies’ total target direct Material increases to the fiscal 2022 compensation leveltargets for 2021, the Compensation Committee considered the total compensation opportunity for chiefour named executive officers at our peer group companies, as well as Mr. Bratspies’ performance and planned strategic initiatives. Based on those factors,(set forth below) from their fiscal 2021 compensation targets were generally intended to more closely align with the Compensation Committee recommended, andmarket for equivalent positions. Those amounts approved for 2022 for the Board of Directors approved, an increase of approximately 3% to Mr. Bratspies’ total target direct compensation for 2021. No changes were made to Mr. Bratspies’named executive officers are set forth below (with the base salary or target AIP opportunity, but his target LTIP opportunity was increased from $6,750,000 to $7,050,000.increases taking effect March 1, 2022):
Named Executive Officer | 2022 Base Salary ($) | 2022 AIP Target ($) | 2022 LTIP Target ($) | 2022 Total Target Direct Compensation ($) | ||||
Stephen B. Bratspies | $ 1,250,000 | $ 2,000,000 (160% of base salary | $ 7,750,000 | $ 11,000,000 | ||||
Michael P. Dastugue | 750,000 | 750,000 (100% of base salary) | 2,000,000 | 3,500,000 | ||||
M. Scott Lewis | 386,000 | 174,000 (45% of base salary) | 325,000 | 885,000 | ||||
Joseph W. Cavaliere | 750,000 | 750,000 (100% of base salary) | 1,700,000 | 3,200,000 | ||||
Jonathan Ram | 650,000 | 488,000 (75% of base salary) | 1,762,000 | 2,900,000 | ||||
Michael E. Faircloth | 630,000 | 473,000 (75% of base salary) | 1,382,000 | 2,485,000 |
Following a market review of pay practices at our peer group companies and considering changes toOn January 24, 2022, the scope of certain officers’ individual responsibilities, the Compensation Committee approved the following increases to the total target direct compensation levels for certain of our other named executive officers:
No changes were made to the total target direct compensation for Mr. Upchurch or Ms. Johnson for 2021; however, their actual 2021 total compensation will be prorated to reflect their planned retirement from the Company in August 2021 and May 2021, respectively.
In February 2021, the Compensation Committee approved the 2021 AIP and LTIP awards, continuing the overall structure of the AIP and LTIP from prior years.
Due to the continuing economic and operational uncertainty resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic that make it difficult to forecast operating plans accurately over an extended period of time, the Compensation Committee decided to set a one-year performance period for the 2021 LTIP awards, combined with a three-year vesting period. However, the Company currently intends to establish a three-year performance period for future LTIP awards, beginning in 2022.
awards.
The Compensationfiscal 2022 AIP performance metrics for our named executive officers, as approved by the Committee, consist of net organic sales (weighted 40%), operating income (excluding actions) (weighted 40%) and net inventory (weighted 20%). The Committee also approved performance metricsa new diversity, equity and targetsinclusion modifier (+/- 5%) for 2021 that will be usedthe AIP related to determine the amounts earned byrepresentation of People of Color (including Black, Hispanic, Asian, Pacific Islander, Native American, Alaskan native and Hawaiian native associates) within our composition of the U.S. workforce at the senior manager level and above.
Awards to our named executive officers under their performance-based pay opportunities. Our named executive officers can earn performance-based compensation equal to 25%our fiscal 2022 LTIP program, as approved by the Committee, once again consist of theirboth RSUs and PSAs, each targeted amount for performance at the threshold level, 100% of their targeted amount for performance at the target level and 200% of their targeted amount for performance at or above the maximum level. No performance-based compensation is payable if performance is below the threshold level, and incentive compensation is capped at 200%50% of the target amount. Performance-based compensation is payabletotal LTIP opportunity. The RSUs generally vest 33%, 33% and 34% on the first, second and third anniversaries of the grant date, respectively. The PSAs are once again subject to a straight-line basis forthree-year (rather than one-year) performance between the threshold levelperiod, and the target level, as well as between the target level and the maximum level.
The Compensation Committee decided to move away from a single set of performance metrics for the 2021PSAs include earnings per share (excluding actions) growth (weighted 50%) and cash flow from operations (weighted 50%). The PSAs will vest (subject to achievement of the applicable performance goals) on the last business day of February 2025.
The performance metrics for our 2022 AIP and 2022 LTIP were generally tied to key points in our Full Potential plan. We expect to provide additional detail regarding the 2022 AIP and LTIP awards, and instead establish a separate set of metrics for each program. The Committee felt this design change would better align the Company’sother decisions with respect to our 2022 executive compensation programs with current market practice.
The Compensation Committee chose net organic sales, operating income (excluding actions) and net inventory as the performance metrics for the 2021 AIP because the Committee believes these metrics are aligned with areas of strategic focus, key drivers of long-term sustainable stockholder value creation and fundamental elements of consistent, stable growth. In establishing the AIP performance targets for 2021, the Compensation Committee considered the continuing operating and economic uncertainty resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting difficultyprogram, in forecasting operating plans for the full 2021 fiscal year and decided to again split the annual performance period into two six-month periods, first and second quarter 2021 performance (“First Half 2021”) and third and fourth quarter 2021 performance (“Second Half 2021”), with the achievement percentage for First Half 2021 and Second Half 2021 weighted equally in determining the overall achievement percentage for the performance period. The Compensation Committee established the First Half 2021 performance targets in January 2021 and anticipates establishing the Second Half 2021 performance targets in the second quarter of 2021.
The Compensation Committee selected cash flow from operations and EPS-XA as the performance metrics for the 2021 LTIP because the Committee believes these metrics have the ability to align the performance of our namedfuture executive officers with stockholder value by incorporating aspects of growth, profitability and capital efficiency. In addition, the Committee believes strong
cash flow from operations has the ability to enhance stockholder value in numerous ways, including strategic investment, dividends and stock repurchases. In light of the long-term nature of the program, the Committee decided to again utilize a single set of performance targets for the entire 2020 LTIP performance period.
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Additional Information
Consideration of Prior Stockholder Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation
At our 20202021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, our stockholders had the opportunity to cast an advisory “say on pay” vote on our executive compensation. Our stockholders approved the compensation of our named executive officers as disclosed in the Proxy Statement for that meeting with over 90%94% support. Our Board of Directors, and the Compensation Committee in particular, consideredGiven this strong level of support, as well as the executiveCommittee did not make any changes to our compensation programspolicies or practices that were specifically driven by the result of our peer group of companies, our past operating performance and planned strategic initiatives, in making the determination that the fundamental characteristics of our executive compensation program should continue this year.“say on pay” vote.
No Tax Gross-Ups
We do not increase payments to any executive officer to cover non business-related personal income taxes, other than the personal income taxes due on relocation reimbursements, which is provided under a broad-based program. Beginning December 1, 2010, we eliminated excise tax gross-ups with respect to new or amended Severance Agreements.
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Clawbacks and Recoupment
The Compensation Committee has adopted a clawback policy in order to further align the interests of employees with the interests of our stockholders and strengthen the link between total compensation and the Company’s performance. Under this policy, in the event we are required to prepare an accounting restatement due to material noncompliance with any financial reporting requirement under the securities laws, we may, in the discretion of the Compensation Committee (as it applies to current or former executive officers) or the Chief Executive Officer (as it applies to any other employee), seek to recover, from any employee who received cash- orcash-or equity-based incentive compensation during the three-year period preceding the date on which we are required to prepare an accounting restatement, the amount by which such person’s cash- or equity-based incentive compensation for the relevant period exceeded the lower payment that would have been made based on the restated financial results.
Additionally, the documents governing both our cash-based AIP and our equity-based LTIP provide that if an employee violates our Global Code of Conduct or engages in certain activities that are harmful to the interests of the Company, we may recover any incentive compensation paid to that person within the 12-month period immediately preceding such wrongful conduct.
Stock Ownership and Retention Guidelines
We believe that our executives should have a significant ownership position in Hanesbrands. To promote such equity ownership and further align the economic interests of our executives with our stockholders, we have adopted stock ownership guidelines for our key executives, including our named executive officers.
Our Chief Executive Officer (Mr. Evans, prior to August 3, 2020, and Mr. Bratspies, effective August 3, 2020)Bratspies) is required to own Hanesbrands stock valued at six times his annual base salary; all other named executive officers are generally required to own Hanesbrands stock valued at two times (in the case of Mr. UpchurchFaircloth and Mr. Faircloth)Ram) or three times (in the case of Ms. Johnson)Mr. Cavaliere and Mr. Dastugue) his or her base salary. Mr. Lewis, who is serving as Chief Financial Officer in an interim capacity, is required to own Hanesbrands stock equal to his base salary. Until the requirements of the stock ownership guidelines are met, an executive is required to retain 50% of any shares received (on a net after-tax basis) under our stock-based compensation plans. Our named executive officers and other key executives have a substantial portion of their incentive compensation paid in the form of our common stock. In addition to shares directly held by a key executive, unvested RSUs, shares held for such executive in the 401(k) Plan, the Executive Deferred Compensation Plan and the SERP, including hypothetical share equivalents held in the latter two plans, are counted for purposes of determining whether the ownership requirements are met. All of our named executive officers are in compliance with these stock ownership and retention guidelines.
Prohibitions on Pledging, Hedging and Other Derivative Transactions
Under our insider trading policy, directors and executive officers, including our named executive officers, are required to clear in advance all transactions in our securities with Hanesbrands’ law department. Further, no director, executive officer or other employee is permitted to (i) pledge or margin our securities as collateral for a loan obligation, (ii) engage in “short sales” or “sales against the box” or trade in puts, calls or other options on our securities or (iii) purchase any financial instrument or contract that is designed to hedge or offset any risk of decrease in the market value of our securities. These provisions are part of our overall program to prevent any of our directors, officers or employees from trading on material non-public information.
Compensation Risk Assessment
The Compensation Committee, in consultation with FW Cook, annually reviews our current compensation policies and practices and believes that, in light of their overall structure, the risks arising from such compensation policies and practices are not reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on us.
Some of the key factors supporting the Compensation Committee’s conclusion include: (i) a reasonable degree of balance with respect to the mix of cash and equity compensation and short-term and longer-term performance focus; (ii) the use of multiple performance metrics in our AIP and LTIP awards; (iii) multiple year vesting for equity awards; (iv) robust executive and non-employee director stock ownership guidelines; (v) an insider trading policy that includes prohibitions on hedging and pledging of our stock; and (vi) an incentive compensation clawback policy.
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Tax Treatment of Certain Compensation
Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code limits the tax deductibility of certain compensation paid to our Chief Executive Officer and certain of our other named executive officers (and, beginning in 2018, certain former executive officers) to $1 million per year. Historically, compensation that qualified as “performance-based compensation” under Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code could be excluded from this $1 million limit. As a result, we have historically adopted policies and practices that were intended to qualify certain awards as performance-based compensation under Section 162(m) and qualify for the maximum possible tax deduction.
On December 22, 2017, the U.S. federal government enacted tax reform legislation commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which substantially modified the Internal Revenue Code and, among other things, eliminated the performance-based compensation exception under Section 162(m). As a result, we are generally no longer able to deduct compensation amounts over $1 million paid to our Chief Executive Officer and certain current or former executive officers unless it qualifies for transition relief applicable to certain arrangements in place as of November 2, 2017.
In making decisions about executive compensation, we continue to consider the impact of other regulatory provisions, including the provisions of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code regarding non-qualified deferred compensation and the “golden parachute” provisions of Section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code. We also consider how various elements of compensation will impact our financial results. In this regard, we consider the impact of applicable stock compensation accounting rules, which determine how we recognize the cost of employee services received in exchange for awards of equity instruments.
Summary of Compensation
The following table sets forth a summary of compensation earned by or paid to our named executive officers for our 2021, 2020 2019 and 20182019 fiscal years, as applicable.
Fiscal 2021 Summary Compensation Table
Name and Principal Position | Year | Salary ($) (1) | Bonus ($) | Stock Awards ($) (2) (3) | Option Awards ($) (3) | Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation ($) (1) (4) | Change in Pension Value and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings ($) (5) | All Other Compensation ($) (6) | Total Compensation ($) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stephen B. Bratspies | 2020 | $ | 458,333 | $— | $ | 2,812,505 | $ | 655,689 | $ | 803,150 | $— | $ | 99,388 | $ | 4,829,065 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Gerald W. Evans, Jr. | 2020 | 666,378 | (7) | — | 6,249,987 | — | 873,481 | 306,123 | 1,373,487 | 9,469,457 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Former Chief Executive | 2019 | 1,100,000 | — | — | — | 2,308,680 | 361,586 | 186,059 | 3,956,325 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Officer | 2018 | 1,100,000 | — | 6,249,987 | — | 1,303,170 | — | 179,551 | 8,832,708 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
M. Scott Lewis | 2020 | 361,790 | 700,000 | (8) | 175,001 | — | 439,009 | (8) | — | 40,564 | 1,716,363 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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W. Howard Upchurch | 2020 | 598,159 | — | 1,364,999 | — | 421,994 | 67,697 | 73,942 | 2,526,791 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Group President, | 2019 | 570,000 | — | — | — | 598,158 | 88,177 | 54,837 | 1,311,172 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Innerwear Americas | 2018 | 570,000 | — | 1,302,000 | — | 337,640 | — | 50,317 | 2,259,956 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michael E. Faircloth | 2020 | 588,511 | — | 1,282,009 | — | 415,187 | 31,843 | 75,202 | 2,392,753 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Group President, | 2019 | 560,000 | — | — | — | 587,664 | 41,052 | 56,227 | 1,244,943 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Global Operations | 2018 | 560,000 | — | 1,205,012 | — | 331,716 | — | 51,270 | 2,147,998 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Joia M. Johnson | 2020 | 578,864 | — | 1,240,002 | — | 462,832 | — | 79,409 | 2,361,107 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chief Administrative | 2019 | 550,000 | — | — | — | 654,126 | — | 59,327 | 1,263,453 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Officer, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | 2018 | 550,000 | — | 1,182,008 | — | 369,232 | — | 55,116 | 2,156,356 |
Name and Principal Position | Fiscal Year | Salary ($)(1) | Bonus ($)(2) | Stock Awards ($)(3) | Option Awards ($)(3) | Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation ($)(1)(5) | Change in Pension Value and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings ($)(7) | All Other Compensation ($)(8) | Total ($) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Stephen B. Bratspies | 2021 | $ | 1,100,000 | $ | — | $ | 7,049,994 | $ | — | $ | 2,691,130 | $ | — | $ | 190,125 | $ | 11,031,249 | ||||||||||||
Chief Executive Officer | 2020 | 458,333 | — | 2,812,505 | 655,689 | 803,150 | — | 99,388 | 4,829,065 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Michael P. Dastugue | 2021 | 500,000 | — | 1,013,319 | — | 815,494 | — | 70,463 | 2,399,276 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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M. Scott Lewis | 2021 | 375,000 | 350,000 | 225,000 | 532,110 | (6) | — | 90,820 | 1,572,930 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Chief Accounting Officer | 2020 | 361,790 | 700,000 | 175,001 | — | 439,009 | (6) | — | 40,564 | 1,716,363 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Joseph W. Cavaliere | 2021 | 623,719 | — | 1,519,996 | — | 1,017,278 | — | 264,618 | 3,425,611 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Jonathan Ram | 2021 | 637,500 | — | 1,520,000 | — | 779,816 | — | 89,418 | 3,026,734 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Michael E. Faircloth | 2021 | 626,667 | — | 1,282,004 | 766,564 | — | 75,519 | 2,750,754 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Group President, | 2020 | 588,511 | — | 1,282,009 | — | 415,187 | 31,843 | 75,202 | 2,392,753 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Global Operations | 2019 | 560,000 | — | — | (4) | — | 587,664 | 41,052 | 56,227 | 1,244,943 |
(1) | The amounts shown include deferrals to the 401(k) Plan and the Executive Deferred Compensation Plan. |
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(3) | The amounts shown reflect the aggregate grant date fair value of awards during the year shown, computed in accordance with Topic 718 of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification. The assumptions we used in valuing these awards are described in Note 6, “Stock-Based Compensation,” to our consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January |
Year | Grant Date Fair Value of PSAs | Grant Date Fair Value of RSUs | Total Grant Date Fair Value of Stock Awards | ||||||
Stephen B. Bratspies | 2020 | $1,406,253 | $1,406,253 | $2,812,505 | |||||
Gerald W. Evans, Jr. | 2020 | 3,124,993 | 3,124,993 | 6,249,987 | |||||
2019 | — | — | — | ||||||
2018 | 3,124,993 | 3,124,993 | 6,249,987 | ||||||
M. Scott Lewis | 2020 | 87,500 | 87,500 | 175,001 | |||||
W. Howard Upchurch | 2020 | 682,499 | 682,499 | 1,364,999 | |||||
2019 | — | — | — | ||||||
2018 | 651,000 | 651,000 | 1,302,000 | ||||||
Michael E. Faircloth | 2020 | 641,005 | 641,005 | 1,282,009 | |||||
2019 | — | — | — | ||||||
2018 | 602,506 | 602,506 | 1,205,012 | ||||||
Joia M. Johnson | 2020 | 620,001 | 620,001 | 1,240,002 | |||||
2019 | — | — | — | ||||||
2018 | 591,004 | 591,004 | 1,182,008 |
As previously discussed, no PSAs or RSUs were granted to our named executive officers during our 2019 fiscal year and no PSA or RSU awards are shown for 2019 in the Summary Compensation Table.
The amounts shown above for PSAs represent the grant date value based on the probable outcome of the performance conditions. The value of such awards at the grant date assuming that the maximum level of performance conditions was achieved was as follows: for Mr. Bratspies: $2,812,505 in 2020; for Mr. Evans: $6,249,987 in 2018 and $6,249,987 in 2020; for Mr. Lewis: $175,001 in 2020; for Mr. Upchurch: $1,302,000 in 2018 and $1,364,999 in 2020; for Mr. Faircloth: $1,205,012 in 2018 and $1,282,009 in 2020; and for Ms. Johnson: $1,182,008 in 2018 and $1,240,002 in 2020.
Fiscal
Year Grant Date Fair
Value of PSAs
($) Grant Date Fair
Value of RSUs
($) Total Grant Date
Fair Value of
Stock Awards
($) Stephen B. Bratspies 2021 $ 3,525,000 $ 3,524,995 $ 7,049,994 2020 1,406,253 1,406,253 2,812,505 Michael P. Dastugue 2021 506,659 506,659 1,013,319 M. Scott Lewis 2021 112,501 112,499 225,000 2020 87,500 87,500 175,001 Joseph W. Cavaliere 2021 760,004 759,993 1,519,996 Jonathan Ram 2021 760,004 759,996 1,520,000 Michael E. Faircloth 2021 641,001 641,003 1,282,004 2020 641,005 641,005 1,282,009 2019 — — —