SNAM Remuneration Report 2015 - Managers with strategic responsibilities

Fixed remuneration

Fixed remuneration is determined on the basis of assigned positions and responsibilities, by considering the average market salary levels of large Italian companies for positions of a similar level of responsibility and managerial complexity. This remuneration may be adjusted periodically as part of the annual salary review process that applies to all managerial staff. Given the reference context and current market trends, and in line with 2014, the guidelines for 2015 set out selective criteria while still maintaining high levels of competitiveness and motivation. In particular, the proposed actions will concern adjustments aimed at those who hold positions for which the scope of responsibility has increased or which are positioned beneath the median market benchmarks.

Furthermore, in their capacity as Snam executives, managers with strategic responsibilities receive travel allowances for work-related travel undertaken both in Italy and abroad, in line with the provisions of the National Collective Labour Agreement and supplementary company agreements.

Short-term variable incentives

The Annual Variable Incentive Plan (IMA) provides for compensation determined with reference to Snam’s performance and individual performance, with a target incentive level (performance = 100) and a maximum incentive level (performance = 130), which vary according to the level of the post held, up to a maximum of 40% and 52% respectively of fixed remuneration. A threshold level (performance = 85) has been set, below which no short-term incentive is paid.

For managers with strategic responsibilities, the annual variable incentive is determined partly (50%) by the corporate results with respect to the targets assigned to the Chief Executive Officer by the Board of Directors on 25 February 2015, and partly (50%) by a series of individual targets (focused on economic/financial, operational and industrial performance, internal efficiency and sustainability issues) assigned according to the scope of responsibility of the position held, in line with the provisions of the Company’s Performance Plan.

Long-term variable incentives

Managers with strategic responsibilities, in line with the provisions for the Chief Executive Officer, take part in the Long-Term Incentive Plans with the following characteristics:

2015 Deferred Monetary Incentive Plan (IMD), linked to the Company’s performance measured in terms of EBITDA, which maintains the same performance conditions and characteristics described in the paragraph devoted to the remuneration of the Chief Executive Officer. For managers with strategic responsibilities, the base incentive to be attributed to a target depends on the level of the position held, and can be up to a maximum of 32.5% of fixed remuneration. The incentive to be paid at the end of the three-year reference period (vesting period) is determined as a percentage between 0% and 170% of the assigned value, according to the results achieved.
2015 Long-Term Monetary Incentive Plan (IMLT) provided for managers that have a greater impact on the corporate results. This plan maintains the same performance conditions and characteristics as the Plan provided for the CEO (see Market Benchmarks and Pay Mix). For managers with strategic responsibilities, the base incentive to be awarded depends on the level of the position held, and can be up to a maximum of 35% of fixed remuneration. The incentive to be paid at the end of the three-year reference period (vesting period) is determined as a percentage between 0% and 130% of the assigned value, according to the results achieved.

Indemnities provided in the event of termination of office or employment

Managers with strategic responsibilities are provided with the employment termination indemnities established by the relevant National Collective Labour Agreement and any supplementary indemnities are individually agreed at the time of termination in accordance with the criteria established by Snam for cases of assisted redundancy.

The impact of any termination of employment of managers with strategic responsibilities on the benefits allocated under the existing long-term incentive plans is described in the relevant allocation rules. In particular, the Deferred Monetary Incentive Plans (IMD) and the Long-Term Monetary Incentive Plan (IMLT), which contain provisions to encourage the retention of personnel, provide, in cases of consensual termination of employment during the course of the vesting period, for the beneficiary to retain the right to the incentive at a reduced level for the period between the awarding of the base incentive and the occurrence of the termination. No payment is due in cases of unilateral termination by the Company, or of voluntary resignation or termination for just cause, or for the achievement of results that are objectively inadequate.

Benefits

In accordance with the policy applied in 2014 and in compliance with the provisions of national bargaining and supplementary agreements for Snam’s executives, managers with strategic responsibilities will be registered with the supplementary pension fund (FOPDIRE) and the supplementary healthcare fund (FISDE), and will be given forms of life and disability insurance cover, as well as a car for both business and private use.