Investor Presentaiton
BOOHOO GROUP PLC
DIRECTORS' REMUNERATION REPORT
CONTINUED
ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS 2021
The table below sets out the total remuneration of the CEO over the period since admission, as disclosed in the Single Figure table in each year's
Directors' Remuneration Report. Mahmud Kamani and Carol Kane served as Joint CEOs until John Lyttle's appointment in March 2019.
DIRECTORS' INTERESTS IN SHARES
The table below sets out the beneficial and non-beneficial interests in the number of ordinary shares as at the
year end.
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2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
Mahmud Carol Mahmud Carol
Kamani Kane Kamani Kane
Mahmud Carol Mahmud Carol Mahmud Carol
Kamani Kane Kamani Kane Kamani
John
John
Kane Lyttle
Lyttle
Name of director
Beneficially
owned at
29 February
2020
Mahmud Kamani 152,679,880
Free share
award
under NED
remuneration
policy
Total
Shares
acquired
during the
Shares
disposed of
during the
Beneficially
owned at
year
year
28 February
2021
Total Single Figure (£k)
217
235
379
390
396
410
893
914
Annual bonus payment
0%
0%
90%
90%
100%
100% 100%
100%
1,062
100%
1,072 2,702
1,578
Carol Kane
31,330,421
5,300,000
2,000,000
157,979,880
33,330,421
As a % of Outstanding
share capital share options
12.55%
Shares held
under SIP
SAYE
options
granted
interests in
shares at 28
February
2021
157,979,880
2.65%
100% 100%
100%
John Lyttle
Neil Catto
73,910
5,825
79,735
357,446
0.01% 1,005,038
1,858
12,367
33,330,421
8,297 367,601
8,297 1,105,437
(% of maximum)
LTIP vesting level
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
(% of maximum)1
Pierre Cuilleret
lain McDonald
Shaun McCabe
Brian Small
214,481
468,481
2,855
217,336
0.02%
217,336
46,770
2,855
2,855
5,711
150,000
621,336
0.05%
621,336
100,000
10,000
102,855
0.01%
102,855
62,481
0.01%
62,481
GROWTH SHARE PLAN
1. During their tenure as Joint CEOs, Mahmud Kamani and Carol Kane did not participate in long-term incentive arrangements. For John Lyttle, there were no long-term incentives
which vested in respect of FY2020 or FY2021. This excludes the shares he received as compensation for the loss of short and long-term incentives which lapsed on leaving his previous
employer, as disclosed in last year's Directors' Remuneration Report.
CHIEF EXECUTIVE'S REMUNERATION COMPARED TO ALL OTHER EMPLOYEES
OF THE GROUP
Percentage change of Chief Executive's base salary in the year compared to that of all employees:
Percentage increase in Chief Executive's annualised base salary
Average percentage increase in all employees' base salaries
0%
5.9%
The Chief Executive's total single figure remuneration ratio to the equivalent pay for the lower quartile, median and upper quartile UK employees,
calculated using option A of the Companies (Miscellaneous Reporting) Requirements 2018 is as follows:
Year
2021
20201
25th percentile ratio
76:1
151:1
50th percentile ratio
75th percentile ratio
65:1
130:1
49:1
95:1
1. Prior year numbers restated based on total single figure remuneration and not basic pay as previously reported
Option A was chosen as it represents the most accurate means of identifying the relevant employees at each percentile level. The workforce
comparison is based on data for the years ended 28 February. The median is considered to be representative of the wider pay and reward of the
UK workforce. As indicated in the table, there has been a significant reduction in the pay ratio reported for 2021 when compared to that reported
for 2020. This is primarily a consequence of the notably lower total single figure remuneration reported for the CEO for 2021 as a result of his
having no long-term incentive award vesting in respect of 2021. (In 2020, his single figure remuneration included the value of the buyout award he
received on joining boohoo.) The group believes that the median pay ratio accurately reflects the comparison between the CEO's remuneration and
the
pay for UK employees and is consistent with wider pay, reward and progression policies affecting UK employees. There is an obvious differential
between the pay for the CEO and for the wider employee base, with the CEO's remuneration reflecting market norms for leaders of listed
companies. For all employees, we strive to offer a competitive pay and benefits package relevant to the roles performed. This includes participation
in the SIP and SAYE share schemes (offered to all eligible employees) and, at more senior levels, participation in additional bonus and long-term
incentive schemes.
Pay data £000
Chief Executive remuneration
UK employees 25th percentile
UK employees 50th percentile
UK employees 75th percentile
2020
As explained in last year's report, John Lyttle, Chief Executive, has subscribed for 1,950 A ordinary shares of 0.1 pence each ('A Ordinary Shares)
in boohoo Holdings Limited, an intermediary holding company of the group, as part of a Growth Share Plan.
The value of the award under the Growth Share Plan is directly linked to the creation of significant growth in shareholder value as set out below:
The value of the award will be determined by the compound annual growth rate ('CAGR') in market capitalisation of the group over the five-year
period starting on the date John joined as Chief Executive, 15 March 2019 ('the Period').
.
The CAGR will be calculated using a base market capitalisation of £2.037 billion, being the market capitalisation on the date of the
announcement on 17 September 2018 that John would be joining the group.
The value of the award under the Growth Share Plan is capped at £50 million of gross s value before tax in the event of achieving CAGR of at least
23% at the end of the Period. CAGR of less than 10% yields nil value.
The Growth Share Plan provides for adjustments to be made for increases in market capitalisation arising from corporate events, such as the issue
of shares for acquisitions, so that the benefits derived from the Growth Share Plan only arise from organic growth and the Growth Share Plan
also provides clawback and malus provisions, which allow repayment in defined circumstances.
As explained in the Annual Statement by the Chairman of the Remuneration Committee on page 66, John Lyttle has agreed to an amendment
to the terms of his award under the Growth Share Plan such that the vesting of the award is also subject to the Committee being satisfied that
the Agenda for Change programme has been successfully implemented over the performance period.
MANAGEMENT INCENTIVE PLAN
In line with the announcement to the market on 26 June 2020, Mahmud Kamani, Carol Kane and Neil Catto have subscribed for 1,950, 1,950 and
390 B ordinary shares of 0.1 pence each ('B Ordinary Shares), respectively, in boohoo Holdings Limited, an intermediary holding company of the
group, as part of a Management Incentive Plan (the MIP').
The value of the award under the MIP is directly linked to the creation of significant growth in shareholder value as set out below:
.
2021
Total pay and
Base salary
benefits
Base salary
(annualised)
Total pay and
.
615
1,578
615
benefits
2,702
19
21
18
21
24
19
21
29
32
26
29
18
The value of the award will be determined by the achievement of stretching targets of market capitalisation growth of the group over the three-
year period starting on 16 June 2020 ('the Period').
The value of the award under the MIP is capped at £50 million of gross value before tax for Mahmud and Carol and £10 million for Neil in the
event of achieving a market capitalisation of £7.554 billion (18% CAGR and 66% growth in market capitalisation from 16 June 2020). A market
capitalisation of less than £6.295 billion (11% CAGR) yields nil value.
The MIP provides for adjustments to be made for increases in market capitalisation arising from corporate events, such as the issue of shares for
acquisitions, so that the benefits derived from the MIP only arise from organic growth and the MIP also provides clawback and malus provisions,
which allow repayment in defined circumstances.
As explained in the Annual Statement by the Chairman of the Remuneration Committee on page 71, the executive directors have agreed to
an amendment to the terms of their MIP awards such that the vesting of the awards is also subject to the Committee being satisfied that the
Agenda for Change programme has been successfully implemented over the performance period.
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