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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On March 22, 2021, the Compensation Committee (the “Committee”) of the Board of Directors of salesforce.com, inc. (the “Company”) approved cash bonuses pursuant to the Company’s Gratitude Bonus Plan to Mr. Marc Benioff, our principal executive officer, Ms. Amy Weaver, our principal financial officer, and Messrs. Parker Harris, Srinivas Tallapragada, and Bret Taylor, each a named executive officer in the Company’s 2020 Proxy Statement. The bonus amounts were based primarily on the achievement of specific corporate performance goals as well as individual performance during the Company’s fiscal year 2021, from February 1, 2020 to January 31, 2021, net of mid-year bonus payouts made on September 30, 2020.
The following table sets forth the bonus amounts to be paid on or about April 15, 2021 to the Company’s Named Executive Officers as approved by the Committee:
Name
Position
Bonus Amount
Marc Benioff (1)
Chair of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
$2,049,100
Amy Weaver (2)
President and Chief Financial Officer
$543,983
Parker Harris (3)
Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer
$661,000
Srinivas Tallapragada (4)
President and Chief Engineering Officer
$627,950
Bret Taylor (5)
President and Chief Operating Officer
$661,000
(1)
Mr. Benioff’s mid-year bonus payout on September 30, 2020 was $775,000.
(2)
Ms. Weaver’s mid-year bonus payout on September 30, 2020 was $200,000.
(3)
Mr. Harris’s mid-year bonus payout on September 30, 2020 was $250,000.
(4)
Mr. Tallapragada’s mid-year bonus payout on September 30, 2020 was $237,500.
(5)
Mr. Taylor’s mid-year bonus payout on September 30, 2020 was $250,000.
Mr. Mark Hawkins, the Company’s former President and Chief Financial Officer will also receive a cash bonus under the Gratitude Bonus Plan of $661,000 on or about April 15, 2021, pursuant to his transition agreement with the Company. His mid-year bonus payout on September 30, 2020 was $250,000.
Also on March 22, 2021, the Committee approved compensation arrangements for Mr. Benioff, Ms. Weaver, and Messrs. Harris, Tallapragada, and Taylor for fiscal year 2022 in the below amounts. The table below sets forth the annual base salary and annual target bonus for each of the foregoing executives that are effective as of February 1, 2021. The bonus amounts will be determined based upon achievement of a mix of Company and individual performance objectives pursuant to the Company’s Gratitude Bonus Plan.
Name
Annual Base Salary for Fiscal Year 2022
Annual Target Bonus for Fiscal Year 2022
Marc Benioff
$1,550,000
200%
Amy Weaver
$1,000,000
100%
Parker Harris
$1,000,000
100%
Srinivas Tallapragada
$1,000,000
100%
Bret Taylor
$1,000,000
150%
Additionally, on March 22, 2021, the Committee approved stock option, restricted stock unit and performance-based restricted stock unit awards to the Named Executive Officers as set forth below. The stock options grant the right to purchase shares of common stock at a price of $215.17, the fair market value on the grant date. Both the stock option and restricted stock unit grants are subject in each case to the Company’s standard four-year vesting schedule. The performance-based restricted stock
units are subject to vesting based on a performance-based condition and a service-based condition, as described in more detail below.
Name
Stock Options (#)
Restricted Stock Units (#)
Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units (target #)
Marc Benioff
158,261
n/a
65,694
Amy Weaver
105,508
13,943
14,599
Parker Harris
105,508
13,943
14,599
Srinivas Tallapragada
105,508
13,943
14,599
Bret Taylor
131,884
17,429
18,249
The performance-based restricted stock unit awards granted to the Named Executive Officers provide that, if the officer remains employed through April 15, 2024, his or her shares will vest in a percentage of the target number of shares shown above, between zero and 200 percent, depending on how the Company’s total shareholder return (“TSR”) ranks over the three-year period from the grant date (the “Performance Period”), relative to the companies in the NASDAQ-100 Index as of the grant date (the “Index Group”). If the Company’s TSR over the Performance Period is at the 60th percentile when ranked against the TSRs of the companies in the Index Group, 100 percent of the target number of shares will be eligible to vest. For every percentile by which the Company’s TSR ranking within the Index Group exceeds the 60th percentile, the number of shares eligible to vest will increase by 2 22/39 percent of target, up to a maximum payout of 200 percent of target if the Company’s TSR ranking is at the 99th percentile. For every percentile by which the Company’s TSR ranking within the Index Group is below the 60th percentile, the number of shares eligible to vest will decrease by 3 1/3 percent of target, with no payout if the Company’s TSR ranking is below the 30th percentile. Additionally, if the Company’s absolute TSR over the Performance Period is negative, in no event will the number of shares eligible to vest exceed 100 percent of the target amount, even if the Company’s TSR ranks above the 60th percentile within the Index Group. Special vesting rules apply in the event of a change of control.
Signature
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Dated:
March 26, 2021
salesforce.com, inc.
/s/ TODD MACHTMES
Todd Machtmes Executive Vice President and General Counsel
