We are pleased to invite you to attend the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of CCC
Intelligent Solutions Holdings Inc. (“CCC” or the “Company”) to be held on Thursday, May 25, 2023, at 10:00 a.m.
Central Time (the “Annual Meeting”). This year’s Annual Meeting will, once again, be conducted virtually. You will be
able to attend the meeting online by visiting www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/CCCS2023. You will be able to submit questions and vote
your shares electronically during the meeting by logging in using the 16-digit control number included on your notice of internet availability
of proxy materials.
The accompanying proxy statement provides information about the matters
we will ask you to consider at the Annual Meeting, which are:
Our Board of Directors (the “Board”) has set the record date
as April 3, 2023. Only stockholders that owned shares of the Company’s common stock at the close of business on that day are entitled
to notice of and may vote at this meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof. A list of the Company’s stockholders of record
will be available at our corporate headquarters located at 167 N. Green Street, 9th Floor, Chicago, Illinois 60607.
Your vote is important. Whether or not you plan to attend the virtual Annual
Meeting, we urge you to vote. You may vote by proxy over the Internet, by telephone, or by mail by following the instructions on the proxy
card. Voting by proxy will ensure your representation at the Annual Meeting regardless of whether you attend.
PROPOSAL 4 – AUDITOR RATIFICATION PROPOSAL
The affirmative vote of a majority of the votes properly cast is required to approve the Auditor Ratification Proposal. Abstentions
will
have no effect on the result of the Auditor Ratification Proposal. There will not be broker non-votes with respect to the Auditor Ratification
Proposal.
When
will the results of the vote be announced?
The preliminary
voting results will be announced at the virtual Annual Meeting. The final voting results will be published in a Current Report on Form
8-K filed with the SEC within four business days after the Annual Meeting.
What
is the deadline for submitting a stockholder proposal or director nomination for the fiscal year 2024 Annual Meeting?
Stockholder proposals pursuant to SEC Rule 14a-8 for inclusion in the Company’s proxy statement and form of proxy for the Company’s
annual meeting of stockholders to be held in fiscal year 2024, must be received by the Company at our principal executive offices at 167
N. Green Street, 9th Floor, Chicago, Illinois 60607 on or before December 16, 2023. Stockholders wishing to make a director nomination
or bring a proposal before the fiscal year 2024 annual meeting must provide written notice of such proposal to the Secretary at the Company’s
principal executive offices no later than February 25, 2024, and not earlier than the close of business on January 26, 2024, assuming
the Company does not change the date of the fiscal year 2024 annual meeting of stockholders by more than 30 days before or more than 60
days after the anniversary of the fiscal year 2023 Annual Meeting. If so, the Company will release an updated time frame for stockholder
proposals. Any stockholder proposal or director nomination must comply with the other provisions of the Company’s bylaws (the “Bylaws”)
and be submitted in writing to the Secretary at the Company’s principal executive offices.
In addition to satisfying the requirements of the Bylaws, to comply with the requirements set forth in Rule 14a-19 of the Exchange
Act
of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), stockholders who intend to solicit proxies in support of director nominees other
than the Board’s nominees must also provide written notice to the Secretary at the Company’s principal executive officers
that sets forth all the information required by Rule 14a-19 of the Exchange Act. Such notice must be postmarked or transmitted electronically
to the Company at the Company’s principal executive offices no later than the deadline set forth above under the advance notice provisions of the Bylaws.
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BOARD
OF DIRECTORS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Our
business and affairs are managed under the direction of our Board, which is comprised of eight directors. Our Certificate of
Incorporation (the “Charter”) provides that the authorized number of directors may be changed only by resolution of our
Board. Our Charter also provides that our Board will be divided into three classes of directors, with the classes as nearly equal in
number as possible. At each annual meeting of stockholders, a class of directors will be elected for a three-year term to succeed
the class whose term is then expiring.
The following table sets forth the director class, name, age and other information
for each member of our Board:
NAME |
CLASS |
AGE |
DIRECTOR SINCE |
CURRENT TERM EXPIRES |
EXPIRATION OF TERM FOR
WHICH NOMINATED |
Teri Williams
Director |
I |
65 |
2021 |
2025 |
|
Christopher Egan
Director |
I |
46 |
2021 |
2025 |
|
Steven Puccinelli
Director |
I |
64 |
2021 |
2025 |
|
William Ingram
Director |
II |
66 |
2021 |
2023 |
2026 |
Lauren Young
Director |
II |
40 |
2021 |
2023 |
2026 |
Githesh Ramamurthy
Chairman of the Board |
III |
62 |
2021 |
2024 |
|
Eileen Schloss
Director |
III |
69 |
2021 |
2024 |
|
Eric Wei
Presiding Director |
III |
47 |
2021 |
2024 |
|
The Board believes that in order for our Board to effectively guide us to long-term
sustainable, dependable performance, it should be composed of individuals with sophistication and experience in the many disciplines that
impact our business. In order to best serve our stockholders, our Board seeks to, as a whole, be competent in key corporate disciplines,
including risk management, crisis management, leadership, regulatory issues, reputational issues, accounting and financial acumen, business
judgment, governance, social responsibility, strategy and strategic planning. Additionally, we desire that the Board have specific knowledge
related to our industry. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and the Board believe that all directors must, at a minimum,
meet the criteria set forth in the Company’s Corporate Governance Guidelines, which specify, among other things, that the Nominating
and Corporate Governance Committee will consider criteria such as experience, qualifications, attributes, diversity and skills in light
of the Company’s business in the context of the needs of the Board. Additionally, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
considers a combination of factors for each director, including integrity, objectivity, independence, sound judgment, leadership, courage
and diversity of background and experience.
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Our Board believes that our Board should be a diverse body, and our Nominating
and Corporate Governance Committee considers a broad range of backgrounds and experiences. In making determinations regarding nominations
of directors, our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee may take into account the benefits of diverse viewpoints, reflecting differences
in race, ethnicity, gender and other unique characteristics. Our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee also considers these and
other factors as it oversees the annual Board and committee evaluations. After completing its review and evaluation of director candidates,
our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee recommends to our full Board of Directors the director nominees for selection.
The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee has determined that all of our
directors meet the criteria and qualifications set forth in the Company’s Code of Ethics, the Corporate Governance Guidelines and
the criteria set forth above for director nominees. Moreover, each director possesses the following critical personal qualities and attributes
that we believe are essential for the proper functioning of the Board to allow it to fulfill its duties for our stockholders: integrity,
objectivity, independence, sound judgment, leadership and courage; our Board as a whole exhibits a diversity of background and experience.
In addition, our directors have the confidence to assess and challenge the way things are done and recommend alternative solutions, a
keen awareness of our business and regulatory and social realities of the environment in which we operate, the independence and high performance
standards necessary to fulfill the Board’s oversight function, and the humility, professional maturity, and style to interface openly
and constructively with other directors. Finally, the director biographies and diversity and skills matrices below include a non-exclusive
list of other key experiences and qualifications that further qualify the individual to serve on the Board. These collective qualities,
skills, experiences and attributes are essential to our Board’s ability to exercise its oversight function for the Company and its
stockholders, and guide the long-term sustainable, dependable performance of the Company.
Board Diversity Matrix
(as of April 12, 2023).
Total Number of Directors |
8 |
|
Female |
Male |
Part I: Gender Identity |
|
|
Directors |
3 |
5 |
Part II: Demographic Background |
|
|
African American or Black |
1 |
|
Asian |
|
2 |
White |
2 |
3 |
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Board Experience Matrix
NAME |
PUBLIC COMPANY BOARD
EXPERIENCE |
CEO
EXPERIENCE |
SOFTWARE/
TECHNOLOGY
EXPERIENCE |
FINANCIAL
EXPERTISE |
Teri Williams |
|
|
|
|
Christopher Egan |
|
|
|
|
Steven
Puccinelli |
|
|
|
|
William Ingram |
|
|
|
|
Lauren Young |
|
|
|
|
Githesh Ramamurthy |
|
|
|
|
Eileen Schloss |
|
|
|
|
Eric Wei |
|
|
|
|
Subject to any earlier resignation or removal in accordance with the terms of
our Charter, our Bylaws and the Shareholder Rights Agreement (as defined and discussed below), our Class II directors will serve until
this Annual Meeting, our Class III directors will serve until the annual meeting of stockholders to be held in fiscal year 2024, and our
Class I directors will serve until the annual meeting of stockholders to be held in fiscal year 2025. If elected by our stockholders at
this Annual Meeting, our Class II directors will serve until the annual meeting of stockholders to be held in fiscal year 2026.
Shareholder Rights Agreement
We entered into
an Amended and Restated Registration and Shareholder Rights Agreement, effective as of July 30, 2021, by and among the Company, Dragoneer
Growth Opportunities Holdings (“Dragoneer”), Cypress Investor Holdings, L.P., GPE VIII CCC Co-Investment (Delaware) Limited
Partnership and Advent International GPE VIII-C Limited Partnership (collectively, the “Advent
Investor”), OH Cypress Aggregator, L.P. (the “OH Investor”), TCV IX, L.P., TCV IX (A), L.P., TCV IX (B), L.P.
and TCV Member Fund, L.P. (collectively, the “TCV Investor”) and the other parties thereto (the “Shareholder
Rights Agreement”). Among other things, the Shareholder Rights agreement provides that for so long as the Advent Investor
holds equity securities of the Company constituting at least 50% of the number of such securities it held immediately after the
closing of the business combination, it will be entitled to nominate six directors (at least three of whom must be independent),
with such right decreasing to four directors (at least two of whom must be independent) at such time as the Advent Investor holds at
least 25% but less than 50% of the number of such securities it held immediately after the closing of the business combination, and
decreasing to two directors (at least one of whom must be independent) at such time as the Advent Investor holds at least 10% but
less than 25% of the number of such securities it held at the closing of the business combination, and then terminating at such time
as the Advent Investor holds less than 10% of the number of such securities it held immediately after the closing of the business
combination. Each of the OH Investor and the TCV Investor will be entitled to nominate one director for so long as such holder holds
a number of equity securities of the Company constituting at least 60% of
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the number of such securities it held immediately after
the closing of the business combination, with such right terminating at such time as such holder holds less than 60% of the number
of such securities it held immediately after the closing of the business combination. Dragoneer was also entitled to nominate, at
its election, either one director or one non-voting board observer until the 2022 Annual Meeting. Additionally, for so long as at
least one director nominated by the Advent Investor is serving on the Board, the Advent Investor will have the right to have at
least one such director serve on each committee of the Board.
Pursuant to the Shareholder Rights Agreement, (i) the Advent Investor has nominated
Teri Williams, William Ingram, Eileen Schloss, Christopher Egan, Lauren Young and Eric Wei and (ii) the OH Investor has nominated Steven
Puccinelli. Dragoneer did not exercise its nomination rights under the Shareholder Rights Agreement. The TCV Investor is not currently
exercising its nomination rights under the Shareholder Rights Agreement.
Stockholder Recommendations for Director Nominees
The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee will consider stockholder recommendations
for membership on the Board. Recommendations should be in writing and may be submitted to 167 N. Green Street, 9th Floor, Chicago, Illinois
60607 Attn: Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.
When filling a vacancy on the Board, and subject to the Shareholder Rights Agreement,
the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee will identify the desired skills and experience of a new director and will recommend
to the Board individuals who it believes can strengthen the Board’s capabilities and further diversify the collective experience
represented by the then-current directors. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee may engage third parties to assist in the
search and provide recommendations. The candidates will then be evaluated based on the process outlined in our Corporate Governance Guidelines
and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee charter, and the same process will be used for all candidates, including candidates
recommended by stockholders.
Environmental,
Social and Governance (“ESG”) Initiative
We believe that to be good corporate citizens, we must understand and focus on
ESG matters that impact our stakeholders and the communities in which we operate, and to align our ESG goals, programs and initiatives
to our corporate strategy. At CCC, we are firmly committed to delivering innovations that keep people’s lives moving forward when
it matters most, while conducting our business in a responsible manner to benefit our customers, stockholders, employees and the communities
in which we live and work.
We are currently formalizing our approach to ESG to ensure that stakeholder needs
and material ESG topics have appropriate strategies and governance in place. To date we have formed a cross-functional ESG working group,
conducted an ESG issues assessment, and performed an inaugural greenhouse gas emissions assessment. We are currently finalizing a formal
framework for our ESG program that we will report on in the future. We look forward to enhancing our disclosures for ESG as we continue
to make progress on this critical initiative.
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We believe a diverse workforce at all levels and an inclusive culture are foundational
to our success and will enable us to better serve our customers. We have a Diversity Advisory Council (“DAC”) to help support
our commitment to Inclusion and Diversity (“I&D”) initiatives. The mission of the DAC is to support the development and
execution of our I&D strategy. Through the DAC, we organized several unique cultural/heritage events to celebrate and honor the diversity
of our team members and support employee-driven employee resource groups (“ERGs”) – the African American Alliance, the
Women’s Network, and the Growing Professionals ERG.
We recognize that women and people of color continue to be under-represented in
the technology and collision repair industries, and that is why we prioritize our corporate giving to those organizations whose mission
is to increase access and exposure to careers in these fields. In 2022, we continued our support of Black Girls Code and the Thurgood
Marshall College Foundation, as well as the Collision Repair Education Foundation, Collision Industry Foundation, and Women’s Industry
Network. We also introduced a Company-wide volunteer opportunity with Hour of Code whose mission is to introduce young people to computer
science, and initiated sponsorships for local chapters of the National Society of Black Engineers.
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PROPOSAL
1 – ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
Our Board recommends that the nominees below be elected
as members of the Board at the Annual Meeting.
NAME |
|
CLASS |
AGE |
DIRECTOR SINCE |
CURRENT TERM EXPIRES
FISCAL YEAR |
EXPIRATION OF TERM
FOR WHICH NOMINATED
FISCAL YEAR |
|
William Ingram
Director
|
II |
66 |
July 30, 2021 |
2023 |
2026 |
|
Lauren Young
Director
|
II |
40 |
July 30, 2021 |
2023 |
2026 |
Each nominee was recommended for re-election by the Nominating
and Corporate Governance Committee for consideration by the Board and our stockholders. If, before the Annual Meeting, any nominee becomes
unable to serve, or chooses not to serve, the Board may nominate a substitute, subject to the Shareholder Rights Agreement. If that happens,
the persons named as proxies on the proxy card will vote for the substitute. Alternatively, the Board may either let the vacancy stay
unfilled until an appropriate candidate is identified or reduce the size of the Board to eliminate the unfilled seat.
|
THE BOARD RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE “FOR” EACH OF THE DIRECTOR NOMINEES. |
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Director Nominees to Serve for a Three-Year Term Expiring
at the Fiscal Year 2026 Annual Meeting.
William Ingram
William Ingram began serving on our Board in July
2021, and served as a member of the board of directors of our predecessor entity since October 2020. From December 2015 to April 2020,
Mr. Ingram served as the Chief Financial Officer of Avalara, Inc., a cloud-based SaaS company providing compliance solutions to customers
worldwide. From April 2015 to December 2015, he served as the interim CFO for Khan Academy, a non-profit educational organization. Mr. Ingram also held various executive roles at Leap Wireless International, Inc., including Executive Vice President
and Chief of Strategy
from August 2007 to March 2014, and with the acquiring company, AT&T, from March 2014 to January 2015. Mr. Ingram also currently serves
on the board of directors of Paymentus and formerly served on the board of directors of Avalara, Inc. Mr. Ingram holds a bachelor’s
degree in economics from Stanford University and a Master of Business Administration degree from Harvard Business School.
We believe Mr. Ingram is qualified to serve on
the Board based on his professional experiences and services as a finance executive and board member.
Lauren Young
Lauren Young began serving on our Board in July
2021, and served as a member of the board of directors of our predecessor entity since December 2018. Ms. Young is a Managing Director
of Advent International Corporation, which she joined in 2011 as Vice President. Prior to Advent, Ms. Young was a member of the US buyout
fund at The Carlyle Group from 2006 through 2009 and served as an analyst at McColl partners from 2004 through 2006. Ms. Young also currently
serves on the boards of directors of Definitive Healthcare, Forescout, and Iodine Software. Ms. Young holds a bachelor’s degree
from Davidson College and a Master of Business Administration degree from Harvard Business School.
We believe Ms. Young is qualified to serve on the
Board based on her experience as an investor in, advisor to, and board member of other companies in the financial and technology industries.
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Continuing Directors
Class III Directors (terms expiring in fiscal year 2024)
Githesh Ramamurthy
Githesh Ramamurthy began serving on our Board in
July 2021, and as a member of the board of directors of our predecessor entities since 1999. Mr. Ramamurthy has served as Chairman of
the Board since 2000, and as Chief Executive Officer since 1999. Mr. Ramamurthy joined CCC in 1992 and has held various management positions
including Chief Technology Officer from 1992 until 1999 and President from 1997 until 2000. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Ramamurthy
was a founding member and head of technology for Sales Technologies, Inc., a leader in Sales Force Automation later acquired by Dun &
Bradstreet. Mr. Ramamurthy holds a bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, a master’s
degree in Computer Science from the Georgia Institute of Technology, and is an alumnus of Harvard Business School’s Executive Management
Program.
We believe Mr. Ramamurthy is qualified to serve
on the Board due to his extensive experience with the Company and extensive insurance industry, technological and financial experience.
Eileen Schloss
Eileen Schloss began serving on our Board in July
2021, and served as a member of the board of directors of our predecessor entity since August 2020. Ms. Schloss has served as an Operations
Advisor to Advent International Corporation since December 2019. Ms. Schloss also currently serves on the boards of directors of Alteryx,
Inc., Sprinklr, Inc. and Sharethrough, Inc. Prior to joining Advent, Ms. Schloss was the Executive Vice President, Human Resources and
Real Estate for Medidata Solutions, Inc. from 2012 to 2017. Ms. Schloss served as Executive Vice President, Human Resources for Rovi Corporation
from 2007 to 2012. Prior to that, Ms. Schloss served as Vice President, Administration for Caspian Networks, Inc. from 2002 to 2006. Ms.
Schloss was named NACD’s Directorship 100 in 2022. Ms. Schloss holds a bachelor’s degree in Organizational Behavior from the
University of San Francisco and a master’s degree in Technology Management from Pepperdine University and is a NACD Board Governance
Fellow.
We believe that Ms. Schloss is qualified to serve
on the Board based on her extensive experience working on public company boards and for public companies in the software industry as a
human resources professional.
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Eric Wei
Eric Wei began serving on our Board in July 2021,
and served as a member of the board of directors of our predecessor entity since 2017. Mr. Wei is a Partner at Advent International Corporation,
where he has served in various roles since 2011. Prior to joining Advent, Mr. Wei served as a Principal of Sageview Capital from 2008
through 2011 and as Vice President at Bain Capital from 2005 through 2008. Mr. Wei also serves on the boards of directors of Tekion S.A.,
Conservice, LLC, Zenoti, FinancialForce and Assembly. Mr. Wei holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from Stanford University and
a Master of Business Administration degree from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.
We believe that Mr. Wei is qualified to serve on
the Board based on his extensive experience as an advisor to, and on the boards of directors of, other companies within the technology
and FinTech industries.
Class I Directors (terms expiring in fiscal year 2025)
Teri Williams
Teri Williams began serving on our Board in July
2021, and served as a member of the board of directors of our predecessor entity since January 2021. Ms. Williams is a member of the board
of directors, President, Chief Operating Officer and owner of OneUnited Bank, where she has served in various roles since 1995. Prior
to joining OneUnited Bank, Ms. Williams held various positions with Bank of America and American Express, including serving as a Vice President of American Express. Ms. Williams holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics from Brown University and a
Master of Business
Administration degree from Harvard Business School. In addition to her roles with OneUnited Bank, Ms. Williams is currently Chair of the
Black Economic Council of Massachusetts and on the board of the 79th Street Corridor Initiative in Miami, Florida.
We believe that Ms. Williams is qualified to serve
on the Board based on her extensive experience in the financial services industry.
Christopher Egan
Christopher Egan began serving on our Board in
July 2021, and served as a member of the board of directors of our predecessor entity since 2017. Mr. Egan is a Managing Partner at Advent
International Corporation, having joined the firm in 2000. Mr. Egan serves on the board of directors of Ansira Partners, Inc., Definitive
Healthcare, NielsenIQ, and Xplor Technologies. Prior to joining Advent, Mr. Egan was an analyst in the financial sponsors group at UBS
Warburg from 1998 through 2000. Mr. Egan holds a bachelor’s degree from Dartmouth College.
We believe that Mr. Egan is qualified to serve
on the Board based on his experience on the boards of directors of other companies within the technology and FinTech industries.
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Steven Puccinelli
Steven Puccinelli began serving on our Board in
July 2021, and served as a member of the board of directors of our predecessor entities since 2017. Mr. Puccinelli has been with Oak Hill
Capital since 2015, where he is currently a Managing Partner, and is responsible for originating, structuring, and managing investments
for the firm’s Services group. Prior to joining Oak Hill, Mr. Puccinelli was Head of Private Equity for North America and Europe
at Investcorp International, Inc., where he served in various roles from 2000 until 2013. Prior to that, he spent 15 years at Donaldson,
Lufkin & Jenrette, Inc. in several positions, most recently as Managing Director and Head of the Retail and Consumer Industry Group.
Mr. Puccinelli holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of California, Berkeley and a Master of Business Administration degree
from Harvard Business School.
We believe Mr. Puccinelli is qualified to serve on
the Board based on his broad professional experience within the insurance and financial services industries and services as an executive
and board member to other technology companies.
Controlled Company; Independence Status
The Advent Investor continues to control a majority of our outstanding common stock. As a result, we are a “controlled company”
within the meaning of the corporate governance standards set forth in the listing rules of The Nasdaq Stock Market (the “ Nasdaq
Listing Rules”). Under these corporate governance standards, a company of which more than 50% of the voting power for the election
of directors is held by an individual, group or another company is a “controlled company” and may elect not to comply with
certain corporate governance standards, including the requirements:
• |
that a majority of its board of directors be comprised of independent directors, |
• |
that its board of directors have a compensation committee that is composed entirely of independent directors (subject to
limited exceptions) with a written charter addressing the committee’s responsibilities, |
• |
that its director nominees be selected or recommended for selection either by independent directors constituting a majority
of the board's independent directors or by a nomination committee comprised solely of independent directors (subject to limited exceptions) with a written charter or board resolution, as applicable, addressing the nominations process, and |
• |
there be an annual review of the adequacy of the charter of the compensation committees. |
We
currently rely on this exemption with respect to the independence of members of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee who select or recommend director nominees.
Accordingly, you may not have the same protections afforded to stockholders of companies that are subject to all of the corporate
governance requirements set forth in the Nasdaq Listing Rules.
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Board Meetings and Committees
Our Board has an Audit Committee, a Nominating and
Corporate Governance Committee, and a Human Capital and Compensation Committee. The composition, duties and responsibilities of these
committees are as set forth below. In the future, our Board may establish other committees, as it deems appropriate, to assist it with
its responsibilities.
For the year ended December 31, 2022, our Board
held 5 meetings, our Audit Committee held 8 meetings, our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee held 2 meeting and our Human Capital
and Compensation Committee held 5 meetings. Directors are expected to attend the annual meeting of stockholders and all or substantially
all of the Board meetings and meetings of committees on which they serve. In fiscal 2022, each director attended at least 75% of the aggregate
meetings of the Board and committees on which the director served during such director’s tenure.
Each of our standing committees has a written charter
which is available on the Investor Relations page of our website at https://ir.cccis.com/corporate-governance/governance-overview. Our
website is not part of this notice and proxy statement.
The table below sets forth the composition of our
Board committees as of April 12, 2023:
NAME |
Audit
Committee
|
HUMAN CAPITAL AND COMPENSATION COMMITTEE |
NOMINATING AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE |
Githesh Ramamurthy
Chairman of the Board
|
|
|
|
Teri Williams |
|
|
|
Christopher Egan |
|
|
|
Steven Puccinelli |
|
|
|
William Ingram |
(Chair)
|
|
|
Lauren Young |
|
|
|
Eileen Schloss |
|
(Chair)
|
|
Eric Wei
Presiding Director
|
|
|
(Chair)
|
Audit Committee
The members of our Audit Committee consist of William
Ingram, Teri Williams and Steve Puccinelli. William Ingram serves as the Chair of the Audit Committee. Under the Nasdaq Listing Rules
and applicable SEC rules, we are required to have at least three members of the Audit Committee. Each member of the Audit Committee qualifies
as an independent director under the corporate governance standards set forth in the Nasdaq Listing Rules and the independence requirements
of Rule 10A-3
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under the Exchange Act. Each of Mr. Ingram, Ms. Williams and Mr. Puccinelli is financially literate and each of them qualifies
as an “audit committee financial expert” as defined in applicable SEC rules.
We have adopted an Audit Committee charter, which details
the principal functions of the Audit Committee, including:
• |
assisting the Board's oversight of (1) the integrity of our financial statements, (2) our compliance
with legal and regulatory requirements, (3) our independent registered public accounting firm’s qualifications and independence, and (4) the performance of our internal audit function and independent auditors; the appointment, compensation,
retention, replacement, and oversight of the work of the independent auditors and any other independent registered public accounting firm engaged by us; |
• |
pre-approving all audit and non-audit services to be provided by the
independent auditors or any other registered public accounting firm engaged by us, and establishing pre-approval policies and procedures; reviewing and discussing with the independent auditors all relationships the auditors have with us in
order to evaluate their continued independence; |
• |
setting clear policies for audit partner rotation in compliance with applicable
laws and regulations; obtaining and reviewing a report, at least annually, from the independent registered public accounting firm describing (1) the independent auditor’s internal quality-control procedures and (2) any material issues raised
by the most recent internal quality-control review, or peer review, of the audit firm, or by any inquiry or investigation by governmental or professional authorities, within the preceding five years respecting one or more independent audits
carried out by the firm and any steps taken to deal with such issues; |
• |
meeting to review and discuss our annual audited financial statements and
quarterly financial statements with management and the independent auditor, including reviewing our specific disclosures under “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations”; reviewing and approving
any related party transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404 of Regulation S-K promulgated by the SEC prior to us entering into such transaction; and |
• |
reviewing with management, the independent auditors, and our legal advisors, as appropriate, any legal,
regulatory or compliance matters, including any correspondence with regulators or government agencies and any employee complaints or published reports that raise material issues regarding our financial statements or accounting policies and
any significant changes in accounting standards or rules promulgated by the Financial Accounting Standards Board, the SEC or other regulatory authorities. |
Human Capital and Compensation Committee
The members of the Human Capital and Compensation
Committee are Eileen Schloss, Eric Wei and William Ingram. Under the Nasdaq Listing Rules and applicable SEC rules, we are required to
have at least two (2) members of the Human Capital and Compensation Committee, all of whom must be independent. Each of Ms. Schloss, Mr.
Wei and Mr. Ingram is independent. Ms. Schloss serves as Chair of the Human Capital and Compensation Committee.
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We have adopted a Human Capital and Compensation
Committee charter, which details the principal functions of the Compensation Committee, including:
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reviewing and approving on an annual basis the corporate goals and objectives
relevant to our chief executive officer’s compensation, evaluating our chief executive officer’s performance in light of such goals and objectives and determining and approving the remuneration (if any) of our chief executive officer based on
such evaluation; |
• |
reviewing and making recommendations to our Board with respect to the
compensation, and any incentive compensation and equity based plans that are subject to Board approval of all of our other officers; |
• |
reviewing our executive compensation policies and plans; |
• |
implementing and administering our incentive compensation equity-based
remuneration plans; |
• |
assisting management in complying with our proxy statement and annual report
disclosure requirements; |
• |
approving all special perquisites, special cash payments and other special
compensation and benefit arrangements for our officers and employees; |
• |
producing a report on executive compensation to be included in our annual proxy
statement; |
• |
reviewing, evaluating and recommending changes, if appropriate, to the
remuneration for directors; |
• |
assisting management on issues relating to human capital management, including
corporate culture, diversity and inclusion, recruiting, retention, attrition, talent management, career development and progression, and employee relations; and |
• |
engaging, in partnership with the Nominating and Corporate Governance
Committee, in succession planning activities for our officers. |
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
The members of the Nominating and Corporate Governance
Committee are Githesh Ramamurthy, Eric Wei, Lauren Young and Teri Williams, of whom, Mrs. Young, Mr. Wei and Mrs. Williams are independent.
Eric Wei serves as Chair of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.
We have adopted a Nominating and Corporate Governance
Committee charter, which details the purpose and responsibilities of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, including:
• |
identifying, screening and reviewing individuals qualified to serve as
directors, consistent with criteria approved by the Board, and recommending to the Board candidates for nomination for appointment at the annual general meeting or to fill vacancies on the Board; |
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developing and recommending to the Board, and overseeing implementation of, our
Corporate Governance Guidelines; |
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coordinating and overseeing the annual self-evaluation of the Board, its
committees, individual directors and management in the governance of the Company; |
• |
reviewing on a regular basis our overall corporate governance and recommending
improvements as and when necessary; |
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monitoring the development and implementation of our ESG programs and goals;
and |
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engaging, in partnership with the Human Capital and Compensation Committee, in
succession planning activities for our officers. |
Board Leadership Structure
The following section describes our Board leadership
structure, the reasons our Board considers that this structure is appropriate at this time, the roles of various positions, and related
key governance practices. Our Board believes that the mix of experienced independent directors and directors affiliated with our principal
stockholders that currently make up our Board and our Board committee composition benefit the Company and its stockholders.
Independence
Our Board has an effective mix of independent directors
and non-independent directors. Our Board includes (i) six representatives from the Advent Investor, including Teri Williams, William Ingram,
Eileen Schloss, Christopher Egan, Lauren Young and Eric Wei and (ii) one representative from the OH Investor, Steven Puccinelli.
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
With respect to the roles of Chairman of the Board
and Chief Executive Officer, the Corporate Governance Guidelines provide that the roles may be separated or combined, and the Board will
exercise its discretion in combining or separating these positions as it deems appropriate in light of prevailing circumstances. Since
the closing of the business combination, the roles of Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer have been combined. We believe
this board leadership structure is the most appropriate for the Company at this time because of the efficiencies achieved in having the
roles of Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer combined, and because the detailed knowledge of our day-to-day operations and
business that the Chief Executive Officer possesses enhances the decision-making processes of the board of directors as a whole.
Under our Corporate Governance Guidelines, during
any period in which the roles of Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer are combined, the Board will appoint a “presiding
director” to ensure independent leadership in circumstances where it is appropriate for the Board to have a voice distinct from
management. Eric Wei currently serves as our presiding director.
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Hedging Transactions
Pursuant to our Insider Trading Policy, we prohibit
our employees, directors and officers from engaging in hedging transactions, including the use of financial instruments such as prepaid
variable forwards, equity swaps, collars and exchange funds. Such hedging transactions may permit a director, officer or employee to continue
to own Company securities obtained through employee benefit plans or otherwise, but without the full risks and rewards of ownership. When
that occurs, the director, officer or employee may no longer have the same objectives as the Company’s other stockholders. Additionally,
directors, officers and other employees are prohibited from holding our securities in a margin account or otherwise pledging our securities
as collateral for a loan.
Risk Oversight
Our Board has extensive involvement in the oversight
of risk management related to us and our business and accomplishes this oversight through the regular reporting of the Board by the audit
committee. The Audit Committee represents the Board by periodically reviewing our accounting, reporting and financial practices, including
the integrity of our financial statements, the surveillance of administrative and financial controls and our compliance with legal and
regulatory requirements. Through its regular meetings with management, including the finance, legal, internal audit and information technology
functions, the Audit Committee reviews and discusses all significant areas of our business and summarizes for the Board areas of risk
and the appropriate mitigating factors. In addition, the Board receives periodic detailed operating performance reviews from management.
We are committed to ensuring our Board and its
committees are consistently updated on threats to our business and receive consistent updates on risk mitigation processes. At periodic
meetings of our Board and its committees, management reports to and seeks guidance from our Board and its committees with respect to what
we believe are the most significant risks that could affect our business, such as legal and regulatory risks, cyber and privacy risks,
and financial, tax and audit related risks.
Code of Ethics
We have adopted a Code of Ethics that applies to
all of our employees, officers and directors, including those officers responsible for financial reporting. Our Code of Ethics is available
on the Investor Relations page of our website at https://ir.cccis.com/corporate-governance/governance-overview. We intend to disclose any amendments to the Code of Ethics, or any waivers of its requirements, on our website or in public filings.
Human Capital and Compensation Committee Interlocks and
Insider Participation
None of our executive officers currently serves,
or in the past fiscal year has served, as a member of the board or compensation committee of any entity that has one or more executive
officers serving on our Board or Human Capital and Compensation Committee.
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Communications by Stockholders and Other Interested Parties
with the Board
Stockholders and other interested parties may contact an
individual director, the Board as a group, or a specified Board committee or group, including the independent directors as a group, by
sending regular mail to:
CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings Inc.
167 N. Green Street, 9th Floor
Chicago, Illinois 60607
Telephone: (800) 621-8070
Attention: Board of Directors
c/o Chief Legal Officer
Each communication should specify which director or directors
the communication is addressed to, as well as the general topic of the communication. The Company will receive the communications and
process them before forwarding them to the addressee. The Company may also refer communications to other departments within the Company.
The Company generally will not forward to the directors a communication that is primarily commercial in nature, relates to an improper
or irrelevant topic, or requests general information regarding the Company.
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EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
Below is a list of the names, ages, positions,
and a brief account of the business experience of the individuals who serve as executive officers of the Company:
NAME |
AGE |
POSITION |
Githesh Ramamurthy* |
62 |
Chief Executive Officer |
Brian Herb |
50 |
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial and
Administrative Officer |
Mary Jo Prigge |
65 |
Executive Vice President, Chief Service
Delivery Officer |
John Goodson |
58 |
Executive Vice President, Chief Product and
Technology Officer |
Michael Silva |
56 |
Executive Vice-President, Chief Commercial
and Customer Success Officer |
Marc Fredman |
45 |
Senior Vice President, Chief
Strategy Officer |
* See “—Election of Directors”
for Mr. Ramamurthy’s biography.
Brian Herb
Brian Herb has served as our Executive Vice President, Chief
Financial and Administrative Officer since February 2020. Prior to joining CCC, Mr. Herb served in various roles with Experian, most recently
as CFO, North America from 2015 until 2020. Mr. Herb began his career in assurance services at Ernst & Young. Mr. Herb holds a bachelor’s
degree in Accounting from Miami University of Ohio and a Master of Business Administration degree from the
Kellogg School of Management
at Northwestern University.
Mary Jo Prigge
Mary Jo Prigge has served as our Executive Vice President,
Chief Service Delivery Officer since 2021. She previously served as CCC’s President of Service Operations from 2000 until 2021.
Ms. Prigge joined the Company in 1998 as Executive Vice President of Operations and has held several leadership positions over her tenure.
Prior to joining the Company, Ms. Prigge held various positions in the auto glass replacement industry, including as Senior Vice President
at Safelite Auto Glass in 1998, Vistar/USA-GLAS from 1991 to 1998, and AM International, Inc. Ms. Prigge served on the Board of Trustees
and is past Vice Chair and treasurer of the Collision Repair Education Foundation. Ms. Prigge holds a bachelor’s degree in Marketing
from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University.
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John Goodson
John Goodson has served as our Executive Vice President,
Chief Product and Technology Officer since January 2023 and served as our Senior Vice President, Chief Technology Officer from August
2021 through 2022. He previously served as CCC’s Senior Vice President, Product Development from August 2020 until August 2021.
Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Goodson Served as Senior Vice President and General Manager for Products and Customer Engagement Solutions
at Verint from May 2015 until August 2020 and held various positions, including Chief Product Officer and Chief Technology Officer at
Progress Software, from 2003 through 2015. Mr. Goodson holds a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from the Virginia Polytechnic
Institute and State University.
Michael Silva
Michael Silva has served as our Executive Vice President,
Chief Commercial and Customer Success Officer since October 2022. Prior to joining CCC, Mr. Silva served as SVP, Financial Services for Salesforce, Inc. from July 2019 through October 2022. Mr. Silva was General Manager, U.S.
Financial Services at Microsoft Inc. from 2018 through July 2019 and was General Manager, U.S. at IBM from 2017 through 2018. Prior to
IBM, Mr. Silva held various sales and operational roles at Microsoft from 2002 through 2017, including three years as Sales Director,
United Kingdom. Mr. Silva’s early career included four years at Ingenix as Vice President, Sales – U.S. and Canada. Mr. Silva
holds a bachelor’s degree in Sociology from Hobart and William Smith Colleges.
Marc Fredman
Marc Fredman has served as our Senior Vice President, Chief
Strategy Officer and has been responsible for strategy, new markets, mergers and acquisitions, and alliances since 2021. Prior to this
role, from 2017 to 2021, Mr. Fredman was Senior Vice President of Strategy, Product Management and Marketing. Mr. Fredman joined CCC in
2014 as Senior Vice President, Corporate Strategy and Development. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Fredman held various roles with The
Boston Consulting Group from 2004 to 2014, most recently serving as Principal in the technology and corporate development practices. Prior
to The Boston Consulting Group Mr. Fredman was with Bank One, most recently as Vice President of Healthcare Business Development. Mr. Fredman holds a bachelor’s degree in honors philosophy from Georgetown University and a Master of Business
Administration degree
from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.
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COMPENSATION
DISCUSSION & ANALYSIS
The following Compensation Discussion and Analysis
provides information about material elements of the compensation awarded to, earned by, or paid to the “named executive officers”
(or “NEOs”) of the Company in fiscal year 2022, who include our principal executive officer, our principal financial officer
and our three most highly compensated executive officers (other than our principal executive officer and principal financial officer),
and up to two additional individuals who would have been one of the three most highly compensated executive officers if they were serving
as an executive officer at the end of fiscal year 2022. For fiscal year 2022 the Company’s NEOs and their positions were:
Name |
Position |
Githesh Ramamurthy |
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer |
Brian Herb |
EVP, Chief Financial Officer and Administrative Officer |
Mary Jo Prigge |
EVP, Chief Service Delivery Officer |
John Goodson (1) |
EVP, Chief Product and Technology Officer |
Mike Silva (2) |
EVP, Chief Commercial and Customer Success Officer |
(1) |
During fiscal year 2022, Mr. Goodson served as the Company’s SVP, Chief Technology Officer. Mr. Goodson was promoted to
the Company’s EVP, Chief Product and Technology Officer effective as of January 5, 2023. |
(2) |
On October 17, 2022, Mr. Silva was hired as the Company’s EVP, Chief Commercial and Customer Success Officer, effective as of such date. |
Executive Summary
CCC is a
leading provider of innovative cloud, mobile, AI, telematics, hyperscale technologies and applications for the property and casualty
(“P&C”) insurance economy. Our SaaS platform connects trading partners, facilitates commerce, and supports
mission-critical, AI-enabled digital workflows. Leveraging decades of deep domain experience, our industry-leading platform
processes more than $100 billion in annual transaction value across this ecosystem, digitizing workflows and connecting more than
30,000 companies across the P&C insurance economy, including insurance carriers, collision repairers, parts suppliers,
automotive manufacturers, financial institutions and others. Founded in 1980, we have been publicly traded since August 2021.
Business Highlights
By executing our operating plan, we achieved strong financial performance for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022:
Fiscal Year 2022 Business Performance
|
Revenue |
Net Income |
Adjusted
EBITDA |
$782.4 million
|
$38.4 million
|
$305.4 million
|
+13.7% increase over 2021
|
|
Represents a 39% margin for 2022
|
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Other
business highlights for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022 include the following:
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GAAP gross profit of $568.5 million, representing gross margin of 73%. Adjusted gross profit of $604.8 million, representing adjusted gross margin of 77%. |
• |
Achieved Software Net Dollar Retention average across each quarter of 2022 of 110%. |
• |
Achieved Software Gross Dollar Retention of 99% in each quarter of 2022. |
Executive Compensation Highlights in Fiscal Year 2022
CEO Compensation
In
accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in Mr. Ramamurthy’s October 2021 equity award agreements, as further
described in the section from our fiscal year 2021 proxy statement titled “Narrative Disclosure to the Summary Compensation
Table and Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year End Table,” Mr. Ramamurthy did not participate in the 2022 Annual
Incentive Plan (“AIP”) or receive equity awards during fiscal year 2022 under the CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings
Inc. 2021 Incentive Equity Plan (as it may be amended from time to time, the “Equity Plan”).
Incentive Awards to Our Other NEOs
In fiscal year 2022, the Human Capital and Compensation Committee granted
time-based restricted stock units (“RSUs”) and performance-based restricted stock units (“PSUs”) to each of
the NEOs other than Mr. Ramamurthy. Such PSUs vest on the basis of achievement of the Company’s absolute total
shareholder return (“TSR”), revenue growth goals, and minimum EBITDA margin goals, in each case measured over a
three-year period ending December 31, 2024. See the “Equity-Based Compensation” section below for further details
regarding the equity grants made to our NEOs under the Equity Plan during fiscal year 2022.
In January 2023, the Human Capital and Compensation
Committee certified financial performance under our 2022 AIP at 114.4% of target on the basis of achievement of revenue and adjusted EBITDA
goals. Each of the NEOs participated in the 2022 AIP, other than Mr. Ramamurthy. The 2022 AIP plan design also provided for an individual
performance multiplier to be applied based on the individual performance of each executive. Mr. Herb was awarded a 100% individual performance
multiplier in recognition of his leadership in driving results and strong performance overseeing corporate functions, including finance,
legal, procurement, investor relations, and human resources; Ms. Prigge was awarded a 100% individual performance multiplier in recognition
of strong performance leading the customer service, implementation, and consulting groups; Mr. Goodson was awarded a 110% individual performance
multiplier in recognition of significant advancements achieved by the Company’s product development and technology group; and Mr. Silva was awarded a 100% individual performance multiplier in recognition of his successful onboarding and integration
with the Company. See the “Annual Incentive Plan (AIP)” section below for further details regarding
the annual incentive awards made to the NEOs under the 2022 AIP during fiscal year 2022.
Executive Appointment
Effective
October 17, 2022, we appointed Mike Silva as our EVP, Chief Commercial and Customer Success Officer. Mr. Silva’s 2022 compensation
package consisted of base salary, a sign-on bonus,
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a target opportunity under our Annual Incentive Plan, relocation reimbursements, and an initial equity grant composed
two-thirds of PSUs and one-third of RSUs. See the “Fiscal Year 2022 Executive Compensation Tabular Disclosures“
section below for further details regarding Mr. Silva’s compensation during fiscal year 2022.
Highlights of Our Executive Compensation Practices
The Human Capital and Compensation Committee has structured
our executive compensation program to ensure that our NEOs are compensated in a manner consistent with stockholder interests, competitive
pay practices and applicable requirements of regulatory bodies. The following are important features of the design and operation of the
Company’s executive compensation program:
Components of Pay
The
components of our 2022 executive compensation program consist primarily of elements that are generally available to executives, including
base salary, annual variable cash compensation, long-term incentive equity awards and broad-based benefits.
Element |
Performance Period |
Objective |
Performance Measured / Vesting
Provisions |
Base Salary |
Annual |
Recognizes an individual’s role and responsibilities, serves as an important retention vehicle and provides a stable level of
fixed compensation |
Base salary is reviewed annually by the Human Capital and Compensation Committee and set based on market competitiveness,
individual performance and internal consistency considerations |
Annual Incentive |
Annual |
Rewards achievement of annual financial objectives using formulaic pre-set goals; also
provides for the opportunity to recognize individual performance achievements |
The annual incentive award targets are reviewed annually by the Human Capital and Compensation Committee and set based on the
Company’s revenue and adjusted EBITDA targets |
RSUs |
Long-Term |
Aligns the interests of the executives to those of the stockholders and serves as an important retention vehicle |
The 2022 RSU grants generally vest 25% per year over a four-year period, beginning on the first anniversary of the grant date,
subject to continued service; unvested awards are generally forfeited upon a separation from service |
PSUs |
Long-Term |
Aligns the interests of the executives and those of the stockholders, serves as an important retention vehicle and drives
significant Company performance |
The 2022 PSU grants generally vest upon the achievement of defined TSR, revenue growth and minimum adjusted EBITDA margin
goals over a three-year measurement period ending December 31, 2024; unvested awards are generally forfeited upon a separation from service |
Target Pay Mix
To
help retain and motivate the NEOs, the Human Capital and Compensation Committee aims to offer compensation that is competitive with peers’
and the industry through cash (base salaries and annual performance-based incentive awards) and equity (long-term incentive equity awards).
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The Human Capital and Compensation Committee does
not have a formal policy for allocating total compensation among the various components. Instead, the Human Capital and Compensation Committee
uses its judgment, in consultation with Aon plc (“Aon”), the Company’s independent executive compensation consultant, to establish an appropriate balance of short- and long-term compensation for each NEO. The balance may change from year to year
based
on corporate strategy and objectives, among other considerations.
As discussed above, in accordance with the terms
and conditions set forth in his 2021 equity award agreements, Mr. Ramamurthy’s 2022 target pay mix consisted solely of base salary.
The average pay mix for the other NEOs in fiscal
year 2022 (excluding Mr. Silva, who joined the Company in October 2022) was 19% base salary, 9% target annual incentive, and 72% long-term
incentive. 81% of such NEO’s pay was variable and at risk, and 45% was tied to the achievement of pre-set performance goals.
Governance of Our Pay Program
The Human Capital and Compensation Committee regularly reviews best practices in executive compensation and
uses the following guidelines to design our executive compensation programs:
|
What We Do |
|
Stock ownership guidelines that apply to our executive officers and our board of directors |
|
Pay-for-performance philosophy and culture |
|
Majority of pay is performance-based or variable and not guaranteed |
|
Monitor dilution and overhang |
|
Engage an independent compensation consultant |
|
Independent and experienced Human Capital and Compensation Committee |
|
Assess risks of our compensation program |
|
What We Don’t Do |
|
No hedging of our stock |
|
No pledging of our stock |
|
No discounted stock option awards |
|
No supplemental executive retirement plans |
|
No excessive perquisites |
|
No single-trigger accelerated vesting upon a change in control |
Our Executive Compensation Philosophy &
Objectives
The overall objective of CCC’s executive compensation
program is to support the Company’s business objectives by attracting, retaining and engaging the highest caliber employees, including
executive officers. The goals of the Human Capital and Compensation Committee with respect to executive compensation are to:
• |
Attract, retain, motivate and reward talented executives; |
• |
Provide incentives that reward the achievement of performance goals that directly correlate to the enhancement of shareholder value; and |
• |
Align executives’ interests with those of our stockholders through long-term incentives linked to performance. |
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To achieve these goals, the Company
endeavors to maintain compensation plans that tie a substantial portion of executives’ overall compensation to key financial goals
that support the Company’s business strategy and align the interests of our executives with those of our stockholders. We believe
our executive compensation program as developed and implemented, and as presented in this proxy statement, achieved these objectives
for fiscal year 2022 compensation.
Governance of Executive Compensation
Role of the Human Capital and Compensation Committee
The Human Capital and Compensation Committee acts on behalf
of the board of directors to oversee the compensation policies and practices applicable to all our employees, including the administration
of our equity plans. The Human Capital and Compensation Committee annually assesses the performance of the Chief Executive Officer and
other executives, and, based in part on the recommendations from the Chief Executive Officer with respect to executives other than himself,
and in part on consultation with certain other executives of the Company, approves the compensation of these executives.
Role of Independent Compensation Consultant
In 2022, the Human Capital and Compensation Committee continued
to retain the services of Aon as its independent compensation consultant due to Aon’s extensive analytical and compensation expertise
in the software and services industry. In this capacity, Aon has advised the Human Capital and Compensation Committee on compensation
matters related to the executive and director compensation programs. In 2022, Aon assisted the Human Capital and Compensation Committee
by, among other things:
• |
Providing executive and non-employee director market pay analyses; |
• |
Reviewing and suggesting changes to the compensation peer group; |
• |
Developing and refining, including through the provision and use of relevant survey data, executive and employee pay programs and governance
practices; |
• |
Conducting a risk assessment of executive compensation; and |
• |
Advising on the adoption of stock ownership guidelines for executives and non-employee directors. |
The Human Capital and Compensation Committee has
the sole authority to engage and terminate Aon’s services, as well as to approve its compensation. Aon made recommendations to
the Human Capital and Compensation Committee but has no authority to make compensation decisions on behalf of the Human Capital and Compensation
Committee or the Company. Aon reported to the Human Capital and Compensation Committee and had direct access to the chairperson and the
other members of the Human Capital and Compensation Committee. Beyond data and advice related to director and executive compensation matters
and employee equity plan design and training, Aon did not provide other services to the Company in 2022.
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The Human Capital and
Compensation Committee conducted a specific review of its relationship with Aon in 2022 and determined that Aon’s work for the
Human Capital and Compensation Committee did not raise any conflicts of interest. Aon’s work has conformed to the independence
factors and guidance provided by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010, the SEC, the New York Stock
Exchange (the listing exchange on which the Company’s stock was traded through December 16, 2022), and Nasdaq (the listing
exchange on which the Company’s stock has been traded since December 19, 2022).
Role of Management
To aid the Human Capital and Compensation Committee in its
responsibilities, the Chief Executive Officer provides the Human Capital and Compensation Committee with recommendations relating to the
performance and achievements, including support of our corporate values, of each of the NEOs (other than himself). The Human Capital and
Compensation Committee gives considerable weight to the Chief Executive Officer’s performance evaluations of the other NEOs because
he has direct knowledge of the criticality of their work, performance and contributions. The Human Capital and Compensation Committee
may consult with the Chief Human Resources Officer regarding pay decisions for other executives. Executives,
including the Chief Executive Officer, do not participate in the Human Capital and Compensation Committee’s deliberations or decisions
regarding their own compensation.
Use of Market Data and Peer Group Analysis
When considering executive compensation decisions, the Human
Capital and Compensation Committee believes it is important to be informed as to current compensation practices of comparable publicly
held companies in the software and services industry, especially to understand the demand and competitiveness for attracting and retaining
an individual with each NEO’s specific expertise and experience.
For 2022, the Human Capital and Compensation Committee
believed referencing market data provided by Aon, along with other factors, was important when setting total compensation for the NEOs
because competition for executive management is intense in our industry and the retention of a talented leadership team is critical to
the Company’s success. However, while referencing the peer group compensation levels is helpful in determining market-competitive
compensation for the NEOs, the Human Capital and Compensation Committee does not directly tie any pay elements to particular benchmarks
within the peer group; rather, peer data is used as a market-check analysis and is just one factor considered in the annual compensation
approval process. Other important considerations include employee knowledge, skills and experience; individual performance; scope of responsibilities;
and any retention concerns.
2022 Peer Group
The Human Capital and Compensation Committee, with the assistance
of Aon, considered several factors in determining the composition of a peer group for purposes of evaluating the 2022 compensation of
the NEOs, including, but not limited to:
• |
Industry: U.S.-based technology and software companies; |
• |
Revenue: $200M to $2.5B; |
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• |
Organizational Complexity: Between 800 and 7,200 employees; and |
• |
Recent IPOs: Preference given to companies that first became publicly traded in the prior three years. |
Using these criteria, the following 23 companies
were identified by the Human Capital and Compensation Committee and Aon as the defined peer group for 2022 executive compensation decisions:
PEER GROUP |
Alteryx |
Black Knight |
Fair Isaac Corporation |
The Descartes
Systems Group |
Anaplan* |
Cadence Design
Systems |
Guidewire Software |
Tyler Technologies |
Aspen Technology |
CDK Global* |
Manhattan Associates |
Veeva Systems |
ANSYS |
Cloudera* |
nCino |
Verisk Analytics |
Avalara* |
Duck Creek
Technologies* |
Pegasystems |
Vertex |
Bentley Systems |
Elastic |
RealPage* |
|
* No longer publicly traded
Compensation Risk Oversight
Our Human Capital and Compensation Committee has responsibility
for establishing the Company’s compensation philosophy and objectives, determining the structure, components, and other elements
of its programs, and reviewing and approving the compensation of the NEOs. The Human Capital and Compensation Committee has conducted
a risk assessment and has concluded that the Company’s executive compensation program does not create risks that are reasonably
likely to have a material adverse effect on the Company.
Stockholder Say-on Frequency and Say-on-Pay
Votes
Pursuant to the “Say-on-Frequency Proposal”
included in this proxy statement, stockholders will be voting for the first time on whether to hold an advisory vote on the compensation
of the NEOs every one year, every two years, or every three years.
Pursuant to the “Say-on-Pay Proposal” included
in this proxy statement, stockholders will be voting for the first time to approve the compensation of the NEOs. The Human Capital and
Compensation Committee will consider the outcome of the say-on-frequency and say-on-pay stockholder advisory votes when making compensation
decisions regarding our NEOs.
Elements of Compensation
Base Salary
Base salaries
serve to provide fixed cash compensation to the NEOs for performing their ongoing responsibilities. Base salaries for the NEOs are approved
upon joining the Company by the Human Capital and Compensation Committee, and then reviewed and adjusted, as appropriate, by the Human
Capital and Compensation Committee on an annual basis, in consultation with Aon and certain other executives of the Company.
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Such annual
adjustments are based on factors that may include, but are not limited to:
• |
Each NEO’s position and specific responsibilities; |
• |
Individual performance; |
• |
Level of experience; |
• |
Achievement of corporate and strategic goals; and |
• |
A review of competitive salary and total compensation market data for comparable positions at peer companies. |
The Human Capital and Compensation Committee does
not apply any specific formulas to determine increases in base salaries for NEOs, but instead makes an annual evaluation of the factors
listed above. Increases in base salary, if any, typically take effect in March of each calendar year.
The Human Capital and Compensation Committee reviewed
the NEO’s annual base salaries based on the considerations outlined above. Based on this review, in March 2022 the Human Capital
and Compensation Committee made merit-based increases to the base salaries of the NEOs as follows:
Executive |
Base Salary Effective March |
% Increase |
2021 |
2022 |
Githesh
Ramamurthy |
$811,595 |
$844,059 |
4.0% |
Brian Herb |
$566,500 |
$589,160 |
4.0% |
Mary Jo Prigge |
$500,635 |
$520,661 |
4.0% |
John Goodson |
$470,000 |
$488,800 |
4.0% |
Mike Silva (1) |
– |
$450,000 |
– |
(1) |
Mr. Silva joined the Company in October 2022; the figure listed in this table is his 2022 base salary. |
Annual Incentive Plan (AIP)
In fiscal year 2022, the NEOs were provided short-term,
performance-based annual incentives through the 2022 AIP. The Company believes that annual incentives, among other things:
• |
Align interests of the Company, executives and investors; |
• |
Enable the Company to achieve and exceed financial goals; |
• |
Attract and retain the top talent in the industry; and |
• |
Recognize and reward individuals for contributing to the Company’s success. |
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2022 Annual Incentive Plan Opportunities
Each of the NEOs, other than Mr. Ramamurthy, participated in the 2022 AIP. The NEOs that participated in
the 2022 AIP had an established annual incentive target, which was equal to a percentage of their salary. The actual earned 2022 AIP payout,
if any, was calculated based on a combination of Company and individual performance.
For fiscal year 2022, the NEOs, other than Mr. Ramamurthy, had the following annual incentive target opportunities under the 2022 AIP.
Executive |
Annual Incentive Target (as % of salary paid) |
Githesh
Ramamurthy |
– |
Brian Herb |
50% |
Mary Jo Prigge |
50% |
John Goodson |
50% |
Mike Silva (1) |
25% |
(1) |
Mr. Silva's 2022 annual incentive target was based on his 2022 base salary. |
2022 Annual Incentive Plan Targets and Awards
In March 2022, the Human Capital and Compensation Committee established
the Company performance metrics for the 2022 AIP—revenue (weighted 60%) and adjusted EBITDA (weighted 40%). These metrics were
selected because they align with the way in which the investment community evaluates the Company’s performance and because these
metrics were among the most important factors in increasing stockholder value in fiscal year 2022. In fiscal year 2021, these two metrics
had been weighted equally; we increased the weighting on revenue to 60% for 2022 to reflect its importance to the Company’s financial
performance. The threshold and target levels, as approved, the actual achievement for 2022, and the resulting payouts on these metrics are below; linear interpolation is used for achievement between threshold and target, as
well as for above target.
METRIC |
WEIGHTING |
THRESHOLD
(30% PAYOUT)
$M |
TARGET
(100% PAYOUT)
$M |
ACTUAL
PERFORMANCE
$M |
|
Revenue |
60% |
$737.0 |
$769.4 |
$774.7
|
66.9% |
Adjusted EBITDA |
40% |
$306.2 |
$334.0 |
$341.5 |
47.5% |
Total |
100% |
– |
– |
– |
114.4% |
For the purposes of
the 2022 AIP, revenue is calculated as the Company’s total annual revenues excluding China and adjusted EBITDA is calculated
excluding China and is further adjusted to remove the impact of bonuses paid. The Human Capital and Compensation Committee
established the performance goals in relation to our annual operating plan.
As shown in the
table above, in fiscal year 2022 the Company achieved revenue (as described above) of $774.7M and adjusted EBITDA (as described
above) of $341.5 M, resulting in Company performance at 114.4% of target. Following the application of the individual performance
multipliers, the Human
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Capital and Compensation Committee certified
the 2022 AIP awards set forth in the table below for each NEO, other than Mr. Ramamurthy, who did not participate in the 2022 AIP:
NEO |
Opportunity |
Actual |
2022
AIP Salary Basis |
Annual
Incentive
Target (as %
of salary paid) |
Target Amount |
Performance Multipliers |
2022
AIP Award
Paid |
As
a % of Target |
Company |
Individual |
Githesh
Ramamurthy |
$837,033 |
– |
– |
N/A |
N/A |
– |
– |
Brian Herb |
$584,318 |
50% |
$292,159 |
114.4% |
100% |
$334,230 |
114.4% |
Mary Jo Prigge |
$516,381 |
50% |
$258,191 |
114.4% |
100% |
$295,370 |
114.4% |
John Goodson |
$484,782 |
50% |
$242,391 |
114.4% |
110% |
$305,026 |
125.9% |
Mike
Silva (1) |
$450,000 |
25% |
$112,500 |
114.4% |
100% |
$128,700 |
114.4% |
(1) |
Per the terms of his employment agreement, Mr. Silva’s annual incentive opportunity was 25% of his 2022 base salary. |
Sign-on Bonus Paid in 2022
As an
inducement for Mr. Silva to commence employment with the Company in October 2022, the Human Capital and Compensation Committee
determined that it was both reasonable and necessary to provide him with a one-time signing bonus in the amount of $250,000, subject
to repayment in the event Mr. Silva resigns before the one-year anniversary of his employment start date, pursuant to the terms
and conditions of his employment agreement. See the sections below intitled “Narrative Disclosure to the Fiscal Year 2022
Summary Compensation Table and Fiscal Year 2022 Grants of Plan Based Awards Table” and “Potential Payments Upon
Termination or Change in Control” for further details regarding Mr. Silva’s employment Agreement.
Equity-Based Compensation
A significant portion of executive pay is delivered as long-term
incentive equity awards, which are designed to align the NEO’s interests with stockholder interests, promote retention through the
reward of long-term Company performance, and encourage ownership in the Company.
In connection with the business combination, the Company’s
shareholders approved the Equity Plan, which provides for grants of stock options (including incentive stock options and non-qualified
stock options), stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units, dividend equivalents, and other stock or cash-based
awards. The Human Capital and Compensation Committee has been appointed as the “Administrator” of the Equity Plan. As permitted
under the Equity Plan, the authority to grant and amend certain awards has been delegated to a committee of certain members of our management
team.
During fiscal year 2022, the Company
used equity awards in the form of RSUs and PSUs. RSUs serve as an important retention vehicle and align the interests of management and
stockholders while being less dilutive than stock options. PSUs encourage retention, aligning the interests of management and stockholders,
and incentivize strong financial and market performance.
Our general approach is to grant equity awards on fixed dates determined in advance,
although there are occasions when grants are made on other dates, such as for new hires, mid-year promotions, and
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other periodic recognition
or special incentive events, as well as in connection with acquisitions. All required approvals are obtained in advance of, or on, the
actual grant date. Annual equity grants to NEOs are typically approved during the Company-wide performance review period. The timing
of annual equity award grants to NEOs is not coordinated in a manner that intentionally benefits
such NEOs.
The Human Capital and Compensation Committee determines
the size of equity grants according to each NEO’s position. To do so, the Human Capital and Compensation Committee generally references
the market data of peer group companies as provided by Aon, and takes into consideration each NEO’s recent performance history,
his or her potential for future responsibility and criticality of his or her work to the long-term success of the Company. The Human Capital
and Compensation Committee has the discretion to give relative weight to each of these factors as it sets the size of the equity grant
to appropriately create an opportunity for reward based on increasing stockholder value.
Our NEOs, other than Mr. Ramamurthy, each received
RSUs and PSUs in fiscal year 2022. PSUs granted to each such NEO represented 50% of their total equity grant, except that PSUs represented
67% of Mr. Silva’s initial equity grants at hire. The following equity grants were awarded to named executive officers in 2022.
Named Executive Officer |
RSUs |
PSUs |
Githesh Ramamurthy |
– |
– |
Brian Herb |
141,777 |
141,777 |
Mary Jo Prigge |
70,889 |
70,888 |
John Goodson |
82,704 |
82,703 |
Mike Silva |
87,210 |
174,419 |
2022 Performance-Based Equity Awards
The
PSUs granted to certain of our NEOs in fiscal year 2022 may be earned and vest upon the achievement of goals on two metrics measured
during the three-year period ending December 31, 2024. 50% of the 2022 PSUs are subject to performance goals relating to the
Company’s compounded average revenue growth rate (“CAGR”) and minimum adjusted EBITDA margin, and 50% of the 2022
PSUs are subject to absolute TSR goals. Each of the CAGR-based PSUs and the TSR-based PSUs may, separately, be earned and vest at a
rate between 50% and 200% of the target PSUs granted, based on linear interpolation between a threshold and maximum achievement
level of the applicable performance goal and, with respect to the CAGR-based PSUs, meeting the minimum adjusted EBITDA margin
target. For each of the CAGR-based PSUs and the TSR-based PSUs, if the Company does not meet the applicable threshold level of
performance there is no payout for the respective PSU. For further information on the grants of equity awards made to our NEOs
during fiscal year 2022, see the “Fiscal Year 2022 Grants of Plan-Based Awards” and “Outstanding Equity
Awards at 2022 Fiscal-Year End” tables below.
2023 Performance-Based Equity Awards
In the first quarter of fiscal year 2023, the Human Capital and Compensation Committee
decided that the PSU awards to be granted to our NEOs during fiscal year 2023 would use a new set of performance metrics. For PSU awards
granted in 2023, the revenue CAGR PSUs do not have an adjusted EBITDA margin requirement, but no other changes to the performance metrics
for the revenue CAGR PSUs were made (other than the establishment of new performance goals applicable
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to the performance period of the
PSUs). In addition, for PSU awards granted in 2023, no absolute TSR performance-based PSUs were granted, and a new type of PSU based on adjusted EBITDA
performance were granted instead. The Human Capital and Compensation Committee felt this change was appropriate to strengthen the alignment between
the Company’s financial performance and the NEOs' incentives and in recognition that absolute TSR may be affected by variables outside
of the control of the NEOs. Each of the CAGR-based PSUs and the adjusted EBITDA-based PSUs may, separately, be earned and vest at a rate
between 50% and 200% of the target PSUs granted, based on linear interpolation between a threshold and maximum achievement level of the
applicable performance goal. For each of the CAGR-based PSUs and the adjusted EBITDA-based PSUs, if the Company does not meet the applicable
threshold level of performance there is no payout for the respective PSU.
Additional Compensation Policies & Practices
Stock Ownership Guidelines
To
help achieve the compensation objective of linking interests of the Company’s stockholders with those of the Company’s executive
officers and directors, the Company adopted stock ownership guidelines effective as of January 1, 2023, covering its executive officers,
including the 2022 NEOs, and non-employee members of the Board. The guidelines provide that each such officer or director own and hold
shares of our stock with a value equal to a certain multiple of their annual base salary or, in the case of non-employee members of the
Board, his or her annual cash fees, multiplied by the applicable multiplier described below. Only shares held outright will be counted
toward satisfaction of these guidelines. Each covered individual is expected to meet his or her applicable ownership level within five
years of implementation of the guidelines or, if later, within five years of becoming a covered individual.
Position |
Multiple |
Chief Executive Officer |
6x Annual Base Salary |
Chief Financial Officer |
3x Annual Base Salary |
All Other Section 16
Executive Officers |
2x Annual Base Salary |
Non-Employee Directors |
3x Annual Cash Fees |
Anti-Hedging & Pledging Policies
Under the Company’s Insider Trading Policy, directors and executive officers, as well as other employees,
are prohibited from engaging in the following activities with respect to the capital stock of the Company without prior clearance from
the Chief Legal Officer:
• |
Hedging their interest in Company securities through any transaction designed to offset declines in the market value of Company securities,
including puts, calls, prepaid variable forward contracts, equity swaps, collars, and exchange funds (excluding broad-based index funds); and |
• |
Pledging any shares of our Company securities as collateral for indebtedness, including such securities in a margin account. |
Clawback Policy
The
Company has not yet adopted a clawback policy relating to the recoupment of erroneously awarded incentive-based compensation; we intend
to adopt a compliant policy once Nasdaq
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publishes its final rules pursuant to Section 954 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Customer
Protection Act.
Employment Agreements and Severance & Change-in-Control
Benefits
The Company
has entered into written employment agreements with each of our NEOs that set forth the terms of their employment, including initial
base salaries, eligibility to participate in our annual incentive plans and severance benefits, and also subjects the NEOs to
standard restrictive covenants. See the sections below titled “Narrative Disclosure to the Fiscal Year 2022 Summary
Compensation Table and Fiscal Year 2022 Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table” and “Potential Payments Upon
Termination or Change in Control” for further details regarding the NEOs' employment agreements.
Broad-Based Benefits
The Company
offers a comprehensive array of benefits to its employees, including the NEOs. Benefit programs include a variety of health
insurance plans, a 401(k) plan with matching contributions at board-approved levels, and an individual supplemental disability plan.
These benefits are offered to all eligible employees, including the NEOs, to attract and retain employees. The Company does not
offer defined benefit pension or other supplementary retirement benefits to employees. The Company also provides modest health
club/wellness and parking benefits to certain NEOs, as detailed in the “Fiscal Year 2022 Summary Compensation
Table” below. Our health club/wellness benefits are provided more broadly within the organization.
As part of the Company’s overall
compensation program all full-time employees in the U.S., including the NEOs, have the opportunity to participate in a defined contribution
401(k) plan. The Company’s 401(k) plan is intended to qualify under Section 401 of the Code so that employee contributions and
income earned on such contributions are not taxable to employees until withdrawn. The Company’s 401(k) plan provides for a matching
contribution by the Company in an amount equal to fifty cents ($0.50) for each dollar ($1.00) contributed by the participant, up to 6%
of the participant’s salary, subject to limitations imposed by the Internal Revenue Service. Matching contributions for the NEOs
for fiscal year 2022 are outlined in the footnotes to the “Fiscal Year 2022 Summary Compensation Table” below.
Accounting Implications of Executive Compensation
Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation
In addition to considering the tax consequences, the Human Capital
and Compensation Committee considers the accounting consequences of its decisions, including the impact of expenses being recognized
in connection with equity-based awards, in determining the size and form of different equity-based awards.
The Company follows
the Financial Accounting Standard Board’s Accounting Standards Codification Topic 718 (“FASB ASC Topic 718”), for share-based
payment arrangements. FASB ASC Topic 718 requires the Company to measure the compensation expense for all share-based payment arrangements,
which include the equity-based awards made by the Company and described elsewhere in this Proxy, based on the grant date “fair
value” of these awards. This calculation is performed for accounting purposes and reported in the executive compensation tables
required by the federal securities laws, even though the recipient of the awards may never realize any value from their awards.
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EXECUTIVE AND
DIRECTOR COMPENSATION
FISCAL YEAR 2022 EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION TABULAR DISCLOSURES
Fiscal Year 2022 Summary Compensation Table
The following table summarizes the compensation awarded
to, earned by, or paid to, our NEOs for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020.
year |
Salary (1) |
Bonus (2) |
Stock Awards (3) |
Option
Awards (4) |
Non-Equity
Incentive Plan
Compensation (5) |
All Other
Compensation (6) |
total |
Githesh Ramamurthy, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
|
2022 |
$836,568 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
$12,207 |
$848,775 |
2021 |
$806,140 |
$675,000 |
$131,860,500 |
$1,622,396 |
$746,800 |
$1,394,239 |
$137,105,075 |
2020 |
$782,661 |
– |
– |
– |
$704,590 |
$16,023 |
$1,503,274 |
Brian Herb, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial and Administrative Officer
|
2022 |
$583,931 |
– |
$2,775,995 |
– |
$334,230 |
$12,207 |
$3,706,363 |
2021 |
$562,693 |
$600,000 |
$3,423,750 |
– |
$260,636 |
$10,138 |
$4,857,217 |
2020 |
$473,846 |
$300,000 |
$1,560,000 |
$1,494,480 |
$247,500 |
$21,105 |
$4,096,931 |
Mary Jo Prigge (7), Executive Vice President, Chief Service Delivery Officer
|
2022 |
$516,039 |
– |
$1,388,001 |
– |
$295,370 |
$15,008 |
$2,214,418 |
John Goodson (8), Executive Vice President, Chief Product and Technology Officer
|
2022 |
$484,462 |
$27,731 |
$1,619,337 |
– |
$277,295 |
$13,293 |
$2,422,118 |
Michael Silva (9), Executive Vice President, Chief Commercial and Customer Success Officer
|
2022 |
$86,539 |
$250,000 |
$2,147,103 |
– |
$128,700 |
$13,377 |
$2,625,719 |
(1) |
Amounts in this column represent the base salary earned by each NEO with respect to each applicable fiscal year. |
(2) |
Amounts in this column represent: (i) with respect to Mr. Ramamurthy, a transaction bonus paid in fiscal year 2021 in connection with the consummation of the business combination; (ii) with respect to Mr. Herb, a
transaction bonus paid in fiscal year 2021 in connection with the consummation of the business combination and a sign-on cash bonus paid in fiscal year 2020;
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(iii) with respect to Mr. Goodson, the discretionary portion of the 2022 AIP Bonus earned with respect to fiscal year 2022; and (iv) with respect to Mr. Silva, a sign-on cash bonus paid in fiscal year
2022.
|
(3) |
Amounts in this column represent the aggregate grant date fair value of stock awards granted to the NEOs, computed in accordance with
FASB ASC Topic 718. The grant date fair value for the awards of RSUs and PSUs that are not subject to a market condition granted to certain
of our NEOs in fiscal years 2021 and 2022 is calculated using the closing market price of our common stock on the grant date. The grant
date fair value for the awards of PSUs that are subject to a market condition granted to certain of our NEOs in fiscal years 2021 and
2022 are based on a Monte Carlo valuation analysis on the probable outcome of the achievement of the performance conditions. For additional
information on the valuation assumptions for these awards, see Note 21 (Stock Incentive Plans) to our Consolidated Financial Statements
included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year-ended December 31, 2022. Assuming maximum performance of the PSUs granted to certain
of our NEOs in fiscal year 2022, the grant date fair value included in the table above would increase for Mr. Herb, Mr. Goodson, Mr. Silva
and Ms. Prigge by approximately $1,275,995, $744,329, $1,397,097, and $637,995, respectively. |
(4) |
Amounts in this column represent the aggregate grant date fair value for option awards granted to certain of our NEOs, computed in
accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718. A discussion of the methodology for determining grant date fair value may be found in Note 21 (Stock
Incentive Plans) to our Consolidated Financial Statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022. |
(5) |
Amounts in this column represent, for fiscal year 2022, performance-based annual cash incentive bonuses earned by certain of our NEOs
in fiscal year 2022 under the 2022 AIP and paid in the subsequent fiscal year, as further described in the section above titled “Compensation
Discussion and Analysis – Annual Incentive Plan (AIP).” Amounts in this column represent, for fiscal years 2021 and 2020,
performance-based annual cash incentive bonuses earned by certain of our NEOs in the applicable fiscal year under the Company’s
then-current annual incentive plan and paid in the subsequent fiscal year. |
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(6) |
The amounts in this column are comprised, for fiscal year 2022, of the following: |
NAME |
INDIVIDUAL
HEALTH/
SUPP. INSURANCE
PREMIUMS |
401(K)
Match |
Housing /
Travel
Reimb.
|
Health
Club
Reimb. |
Health
Club
Gross Up
|
HQ
Parking
Reimb. |
HQ
Parking
Gross Up
|
Total |
Githesh Ramamurthy |
$480 |
$9,150 |
– |
– |
– |
$1,440 |
$1,137 |
$12,207 |
Brian Herb |
$480 |
$9,150 |
– |
– |
– |
$1,440 |
$1,137 |
$12,207 |
Mary Jo Prigge |
$480 |
$9,150 |
– |
$1,556 |
$1,237 |
$1,440 |
$1,145 |
$15,008 |
John Goodson |
$465 |
$9,150 |
– |
$1,155 |
$481 |
$1,440 |
$601 |
$13,293 |
Michael
Silva |
$50 |
$1,038 |
$12,101 |
– |
– |
$120 |
$68 |
$13,377 |
(7) |
Ms. Prigge is a NEO for the first time in fiscal year 2022. |
(8) |
During fiscal year 2022, Mr. Goodson served as the Company’s SVP, Chief Technology Officer. Mr. Goodson was promoted to
the Company’s EVP, Chief Product and Technology Officer effective as of January 5, 2023. Mr. Goodson is a NEO for the first time
in fiscal year 2022. |
(9) |
On October 17, 2022, Mr. Silva was hired as the Company’s EVP, Chief Commercial and Customer Success Officer, effective as of such
date. Mr. Silva is a NEO for the first time in fiscal year 2022. |
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Fiscal Year 2022 Grants of Plan Based Awards
This table sets forth certain information regarding plan-based
awards granted to certain of our NEOs in fiscal year 2022.
Name/Grant
Date |
Estimated Future Payouts
Under Non-Equity Incentive
Plan Awards (1) |
Estimated Future Payouts
Under Equity Incentive Plan
Awards (2) |
All Other Stock
Awards: Number
of Shares of
Stock or Units
(3) |
Grant Date Fair
Value of Stock &
Option Awards
(4) |
Threshold |
Target |
Maximum |
Threshold (#) |
Target (#) |
Maximum (#) |
Brian
Herb,
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial and Administrative Officer
|
– |
$87,955 |
$293,185 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
3/23/2022 |
– |
– |
– |
35,445 |
70,889 |
141,778 |
– |
$750,006 |
3/23/2022 |
– |
– |
– |
35,444 |
70,888 |
141,776 |
– |
$525,989 |
3/23/2022 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
141,777 |
$1,500,001 |
Mary
Jo Prigge,
Executive Vice President, Chief Service Delivery Officer
|
– |
$77,729 |
$259,096 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
3/23/2022 |
– |
– |
– |
17,723 |
35,445 |
70,890 |
– |
$375,008 |
3/23/2022 |
– |
– |
– |
17,722 |
35,443 |
70,886 |
– |
$262,987 |
3/23/2022 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
70,889 |
$750,006 |
John
Goodson,
Executive Vice President, Chief Product and Technology Officer
|
– |
$72,973 |
$243,242 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
3/23/2022 |
– |
– |
– |
20,676 |
41,352 |
82,704 |
– |
$437,504 |
3/23/2022 |
– |
– |
– |
20,676 |
41,351 |
82,702 |
– |
$306,824 |
3/23/2022 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
82,704 |
$875,008 |
Michael
Silva,
Executive Vice President, Chief Commercial and Customer Success Officer
|
– |
$33,750 |
$112,500 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
10/19/2022 |
– |
– |
– |
43,605 |
87,210 |
174,420 |
– |
$750,006 |
10/19/2022 |
– |
– |
– |
43,605 |
87,209 |
174,418 |
– |
$647,091 |
10/19/2022 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
87,210 |
$750,006 |
(1) |
Amounts in this column represent performance-based annual cash incentive awards earned by certain of our NEOs under the 2022 AIP and
paid in the subsequent fiscal year, as further described in the section above titled “Compensation Discussion and Analysis -
Annual Incentive Plan (AIP).” The 2022 AIP does not provide for a maximum payout. |
(2) |
Amounts in this column represent awards of PSUs granted to certain of our NEOs under the Equity Plan in fiscal year 2022. |
(3) |
Amounts in this column represent awards of RSUs granted to certain of our NEOs under the Equity Plan in fiscal year 2022. |
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(4) |
Amounts in this column reflect the grant date fair value of the awards of PSUs and RSUs, as applicable, granted to certain of our
NEOs under the Equity Plan in fiscal year 2022, computed in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718. PSUs subject to a market condition were valued using a Monte Carlo valuation. |
Narrative Disclosure to the Fiscal Year 2022 Summary
Compensation Table and Fiscal Year 2022 Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table
Employment Agreements
We have entered into employment agreements with each of
our NEOs which are summarized below.
Githesh Ramamurthy
In April 2017, we entered into an employment agreement with
Mr. Ramamurthy to serve as our Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of the Board. The employment agreement provides for an initial three-year
term, with automatic one-year renewals. The employment agreement also provides for an initial annual base salary of $721,092, subject
to annual review and increase by the Board from time to time, and an annual target bonus opportunity of 100% of base salary. Mr. Ramamurthy’s
annual base salary was increased to $787,957 in March 2020, to $811,595 in March 2021 and to $844,059 in March 2022.
Under his employment agreement, Mr. Ramamurthy is subject
to certain restrictive covenants, including (i) non-competition, non-solicitation and non-hire of employees, and non-solicitation of business
relationships of CCC, in each case, during employment and for 24 months thereafter, (ii) perpetual non-disclosure of confidential
information, and (iii) assignment of intellectual property.
Mr. Ramamurthy’s employment agreement also provides
for certain severance benefits upon the occurrence of specified termination events, as described further in the “Potential Payments
Upon Termination or Change in Control” section below.
Brian Herb
In January 2020, we entered into an employment agreement
with Mr. Herb to serve as our Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Administrative Officer. The employment agreement
provides for an initial three-year term, with automatic one-year renewals. The employment agreement also provides for an annual base salary
of $550,000, subject to annual review and increase by the Board from time to time, and an annual target bonus opportunity of 50% of base
salary. Mr. Herb’s annual base salary was increased to $566,500 in March 2021 and to $589,160 in March 2022. The employment
agreement also provided for a sign-on cash bonus of $300,000, which replaced the bonus Mr. Herb would have earned from his former employer
in the second quarter of 2020.
Under his employment agreement, Mr. Herb is subject to certain
restrictive covenants, including (i) non-competition, non-solicitation and non-hire of employees, and non-solicitation of business relationships
of CCC, in each case, during employment and for 12 months thereafter, (ii) perpetual non-disclosure of confidential information, and (iii)
assignment of intellectual property.
Mr. Herb’s employment agreement also provides for
certain severance benefits upon the occurrence of specified termination events, as described further in the “Potential Payments
Upon Termination or Change in Control” section below.
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Mary Jo Prigge
In April
2017, we entered into an employment agreement with Ms. Prigge to serve as our President of Service Operations. On February 3, 2021,
Ms. Prigge was promoted to Executive Vice President, Chief Service Delivery Officer. The employment agreement provides for an
initial three-year term, with automatic one-year renewals. The employment agreement also provides for an annual base salary of
$444,808, subject to annual review and increase by the Board from time to time, and an annual target bonus opportunity of 50% of
base salary. Ms. Prigge’s annual base salary was increased to $486,054 in March 2020, to $500,635 in March 2021 and to
$520,661 in March 2022.
Under her employment agreement, Ms. Prigge is subject to
certain restrictive covenants, including (i) non-competition, non-solicitation and non-hire of employees, and non-solicitation of business
relationships of CCC, in each case, during employment and for 12 months thereafter, (ii) perpetual non-disclosure of confidential information,
and (iii) assignment of intellectual property.
Ms. Prigge’s employment agreement also provides for
certain severance benefits upon the occurrence of specified termination events, as described further in the “Potential Payments
Upon Termination or Change in Control” section below.
John Goodson
In August 2021, we entered into an employment agreement
with Mr. Goodson to serve as our Senior Vice President, Chief Technology Officer. The employment agreement provides for an initial three-year
term, with automatic one-year renewals. The employment agreement also provides for an annual base salary of $470,000, subject to annual
review and increase by the Board from time to time, and an annual target bonus opportunity of 50% of base salary. Mr. Goodson’s
annual base salary was increased to $488,800 in March 2022.
Under his employment agreement, Mr. Goodson is subject to
certain restrictive covenants, including (i) non-competition, non-solicitation and non-hire of employees, and non-solicitation of business
relationships of CCC, in each case, during employment and for 12 months thereafter, (ii) perpetual non-disclosure of confidential information,
and (iii) assignment of intellectual property.
Mr. Goodson’s employment agreement also provides for
certain severance benefits upon the occurrence of specified termination events, as described further in the “Potential Payments
Upon Termination or Change in Control” section below.
On January 5, 2023, Mr. Goodson was promoted to Executive
Vice President, Chief Product and Technology Officer.
Michael Silva
In October
2022, we entered into an employment agreement with Mr. Silva to serve as our Executive Vice President, Chief Commercial and Customer
Success Officer. The employment agreement provides for an initial three-year term, with automatic one-year renewals. The employment
agreement also provides for an annual base salary of $450,000, subject to annual review and increase by the Board from time to time,
and an annual target bonus opportunity of 25% of base salary for 2022 and 50% of base salary for each year thereafter. The
employment agreement also provided for a sign-on cash bonus of $250,000. If Mr. Silva’s employment is terminated by the
Company for cause (as
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defined therein) or by Mr. Silva without good reason (as defined therein) prior to September 30, 2023, he must
repay the sign-on bonus.
Pursuant to the employment agreement, in the event Mr. Silva
elects to relocate to Illinois, the Company will provide Mr. Silva with the following relocation benefits: (i) a mover to move his personal
belongings to Illinois, including one car; (ii) reasonable travel between his New York home and Illinois, in line with Company travel
policies; (iii) the services of the Company’s relocation department to provide corporate housing; (iv) temporary corporate housing
not to exceed a total of $42,000; (v) reimbursement of customary closing costs on Mr. Silva’s New York home and a new home
in Illinois; and (vi) IRS-related gross-up of all relocation-related costs that are considered compensation. Relocation benefits must
be used within the one-year period after Mr. Silva’s start date. If Mr. Silva voluntarily resigns from the Company within 18 months
after his start date, he must reimburse the Company for all reimbursed relocation costs and gross-up amounts.
Under his employment agreement, Mr. Silva is subject to
certain restrictive covenants, including (i) non-competition, non-solicitation and non-hire of employees, and non-solicitation of business
relationships of CCC, in each case, during employment and for 12 months thereafter, (ii) perpetual non-disclosure of confidential information,
and (iii) assignment of intellectual property.
Mr. Silva’s employment agreement also provides for
certain severance benefits upon the occurrence of specified termination events, as described further in the “Potential Payments
Upon Termination or Change in Control” section below.
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Outstanding Equity Awards at 2022 Fiscal Year-End
The following table sets forth information regarding outstanding
equity-based awards held by the NEOs as of December 31, 2022.
Name/Date |
Option Awards (1) |
Stock Awards |
Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options
Exercisable |
Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options
Unexercisable |
Option
Exercise
Price |
Option
Expiration
Date |
Number of
Shares or
Units of
Stock That
Have Not
Vested |
Market Value
of Shares
or Units of
Stock That
Have Not
Vested (2) |
Equity Incentive
Plan Awards:
Number of
Unearned Shares,
Units or Other
Rights That Have
Not Vested |
Equity Incentive
Plan Awards:
Market or
Payout Value of
Unearned Shares,
Units or Other
Rights That Have
Not Vested (2) |
Githesh
Ramamurthy,
Chief Executive Officer
|
7/10/2017
(3) |
9,365,143 |
– |
$2.50 |
7/10/2027 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
7/10/2017
(4) |
9,365,143 |
– |
$2.50 |
7/10/2027 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
1/13/2021
(5) |
442,034 |
– |
$8.58 |
1/13/2031 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
10/21/2021
(6) |
– |
– |
– |
– |
1,800,000 |
$15,660,000 |
– |
– |
10/21/2021
(7) |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
7,200,000 |
$62,640,000 |
10/21/2021
(8) |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
1,200,000 |
$10,440,000 |
Brian Herb,
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial and Administrative Officer
|
4/1/2020
(3) |
332,036 |
221,358 |
$4.05 |
4/1/2030 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
4/1/2020
(4) |
553,394 |
– |
$4.05 |
4/1/2030 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
10/21/2021 (6) |
– |
– |
– |
– |
112,500 |
$978,750 |
– |
– |
10/21/2021
(7) |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
150,000 |
$1,305,000 |
10/21/2021
(8) |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
37,500 |
$326,250 |
3/23/2022
(6) |
– |
– |
– |
– |
141,777 |
$1,233,460 |
– |
– |
3/23/2022
(7) |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
141,778 |
$1,233,469 |
3/23/2022 (8) |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
35,444 |
$308,363 |
Mary Jo Prigge,
Executive Vice President, Chief Service Delivery Officer
|
7/10/2017
(3) |
510,826 |
– |
$2.50 |
7/10/2027 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
7/10/2017
(4) |
11,625 |
– |
$2.50 |
7/10/2027 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
10/21/2021
(6) |
– |
– |
– |
– |
56,250 |
$489,375 |
– |
– |
10/21/2021
(7) |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
75,000 |
$652,500 |
10/21/2021
(8) |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
18,750 |
$163,125 |
3/23/2022
(6) |
– |
– |
– |
– |
70,889 |
$616,734 |
– |
– |
3/23/2022
(7) |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
70,890 |
$616,743 |
3/23/2022 (8) |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
17,722 |
$154,181 |
John Goodson,
Executive Vice President, Chief Product and Technology Officer
|
9/24/2020 (3) |
62,164 |
153,249 |
$4.05 |
9/24/2030 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
9/24/2020
(4) |
255,413 |
– |
$4.05 |
9/24/2030 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
10/21/2021 (6) |
– |
– |
– |
– |
65,625 |
$570,938 |
– |
– |
10/21/2021 (7) |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
87,500 |
$761,250 |
10/21/2021 (8) |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
21,875 |
$190,313 |
3/23/2022
(6) |
– |
– |
– |
– |
82,704 |
$719,525 |
– |
– |
3/23/2022
(7) |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
82,702 |
$719,507 |
3/23/2022 (8) |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
20,676 |
$179,881 |
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Name/Date |
Option Awards (1) |
Stock Awards |
Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options
Exercisable |
Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options
Unexercisable |
Option
Exercise
Price |
Option
Expiration
Date |
Number of
Shares or
Units of
Stock That
Have Not
Vested |
Market Value
of Shares
or Units of
Stock That
Have Not
Vested (2) |
Equity Incentive
Plan Awards:
Number of
Unearned Shares,
Units or Other
Rights That Have
Not Vested |
Equity Incentive
Plan Awards:
Market or
Payout Value of
Unearned Shares,
Units or Other
Rights That Have
Not Vested (2) |
Michael Silva,
Executive Vice President, Chief Commercial and Customer Success Officer
|
10/19/2022 (9) |
– |
– |
– |
– |
87,210 |
$758,727 |
– |
– |
3/23/2022
(7) |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
174,420 |
$1,517,454 |
3/23/2022 (8) |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
43,605 |
$379,364 |
(1) |
In connection with the business combination, each option granted under the Cypress Holdings’ 2017 Stock Option Plan (the “2017
Option Plan”) to purchase shares of Cypress Holdings’ stock was assumed by the Company and converted into an option under
the Equity Plan to purchase a specified number of shares of our common stock, based on the exchange ratio of 1:340.5507, rounded down
to the nearest whole number of shares. For more information on this conversion of equity awards, see Note 3 to our Consolidated Financial
Statements in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year-ended December 31, 2022. |
(2) |
Amounts in this column were calculated using our closing stock price of $8.70 as of December 30, 2022. |
(3) |
Represents grants of time-based stock options granted under the 2017 Option Plan, each of which vest 20% on each of the first five anniversaries of the applicable vesting commencement date which,
for options granted on July 10, 2017 is April 27, 2017, for options granted on April 1, 2020 is April 1, 2020, and for options granted on September 24, 2020 is August 31, 2020, in each case, subject to continued employment through the
applicable vesting date. |
(4) |
Represents awards of performance-based stock options granted under the 2017 Option Plan, 100% of which were deemed to vest in connection
with the consummation of the business combination and are fully vested. |
(5) |
Represents an award of stock options granted under the 2017 Option Plan, 100% of which were fully vested on the grant date. |
(6) |
Represents awards of RSUs granted under the Equity Plan, each of which vest 25% on each of the first four anniversaries of the applicable
vesting commencement date which, for RSUs granted on October 21, 2021 is July 30, 2021 and for RSUs granted on March 23, 2022 is March 23, 2022, subject to continued employment through the applicable vesting date. |
(7) |
Represents awards of PSUs under the Equity Plan, each of which vests based on the achievement of the Company’s Revenue CAGR and minimum adjusted EBITDA margin targets during the three-year performance
period beginning on the first day of the fiscal year in which the grant occurs, subject to continued employment through the date the Board certifies the achievement of the performance conditions. For Mr. Ramamurthy’s 2021 PSU award, 25% of
the
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target number of PSUs will vest at threshold achievement, 100% will vest at target achievement, and 150% will vest at maximum achievement. For the other PSU awards, 50% of the target number of PSUs
will vest at threshold achievement, 100% will vest at target achievement, and 200% will vest at maximum achievement. Amounts shown above reflect the number of PSUs that would vest if the maximum level of performance is achieved.
|
(8) |
Represents awards of PSUs under the Equity Plan, each of which vests based on the achievement of the Company’s TSR during, for
the 2021 PSU awards, the period beginning on August 2, 2021 and ending on December 31, 2023, and for the 2022 PSU awards, the period beginning
on January 1, 2022 and ending on December 31, 2024, in each case subject to continued employment through the date the Board certifies
the achievement of the performance conditions. For Mr. Ramamurthy’s 2021 PSU award, 25% of the target number of PSUs will vest at
threshold achievement, 100% will vest at target achievement, and 150% will vest at maximum achievement. For the other PSU awards 50% of
the target number of PSUs will vest at threshold achievement, 100% will vest at target achievement, and 200% will vest at maximum achievement.
Amounts shown above reflect the number of PSUs that would vest if the threshold level of performance is achieved. |
(9) |
Represents an award of RSUs granted under the Equity Plan to Mr. Silva, which vests two-thirds on October 19, 2023 and one-third on
October 19, 2024, subject to continued employment through the applicable vesting date. |
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2022 Options Exercised & Stock Vested
|
Option Awards |
Stock Awards |
NAME |
Number of Shares
Acquired on Exercise (1) |
Value Realized on
Exercise (2) |
Number of Shares
Acquired on Vesting (3) |
Value Realized on
Vesting (4) |
Githesh Ramamurthy |
– |
– |
600,000 |
$5,958,000 |
Brian Herb |
– |
– |
37,500 |
$372,375 |
Mary Jo Prigge |
521,076 |
$3,408,536 |
18,750 |
$186,188 |
John Goodson |
40,000 |
$202,096 |
21,875 |
$217,219 |
Michael Silva |
– |
– |
– |
– |
(1) |
Amounts in this column represent the gross number of shares of our common stock acquired by the applicable NEO upon exercise of their
applicable option award during fiscal year 2022. |
(2) |
The value realized upon exercise represents the difference between the fair market value of per share of our common stock at the time
of exercise and the exercise price per share of the stock option multiplied by the number of options exercised. |
(3) |
Amounts in this column represent RSUs granted under the Equity Plan that vested in fiscal year 2022. Without reduction for any shares
of common stock withheld to satisfy applicable tax obligations. |
(4) |
Amounts in this column represent the aggregate dollar amounts realized upon vesting, calculated by multiplying the number of shares
of our common stock underlying the awards by the closing market value of our common stock on the date of distribution of shares. |
Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control
Employment Agreements
Each of the
NEO’s employment agreements provide for certain severance benefits upon the occurrence of specified termination events, as summarized
below.
In the event Mr. Ramamurthy is terminated without “cause” or he resigns for “good reason” (each as described
generally below and defined in the employment agreement), Mr. Ramamurthy is eligible to receive (i) a monthly cash severance payment
in an amount equal to the quotient of (x) the sum of his base salary and target annual cash bonus at the time of termination, divided
by (y) 12, payable in equal monthly installments over 24 months, (ii) a lump sum cash payment equal to the pro rata portion of the amount,
if any, of the annual cash bonus that he would have been entitled to for the fiscal year in which such termination occurs had his employment
terminated after the bonus payment date, payable in accordance with the standard policies of CCC, and (iii) subsidized COBRA premiums
for up to 24 months, subject in each case to his timely execution and non-revocation of a general release of claims in favor of CCC and
compliance with the terms of the employment agreement (including the restrictive covenants contained therein).
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In the event that Mr. Ramamurthy
is terminated with “cause” or he resigns without “good reason,” he is not eligible to receive any payments in
the nature of severance or otherwise, other than base salary, reimbursement of expenses incurred prior to termination and any other benefits
earned and accrued through the date of such termination.
For the purposes of Mr. Ramamurthy’s employment agreement,
“cause” generally means his (i) gross negligence or willful and continued failure to substantially perform his duties (other
than any such failure resulting from incapacity due to physical or mental illness); (ii) willful misconduct which is demonstrably and
materially injurious to CCC; (iii) engagement in egregious misconduct involving serious moral turpitude to the extent that his credibility
and reputation no longer conform to the standard of senior executives; or (iv) commission of a material act of dishonesty or breach of
trust resulting or intending to result in his personal benefit or enrichment at the expense of CCC.
For the purposes of Mr. Ramamurthy’s employment agreement,
“good reason” generally means his voluntary resignation within 90 days following the existence of one or more of the following
conditions: (i) material change or reduction or alteration in his duties, authorities, responsibilities and status from those in effect
at the time of the effective date of the employment agreement, with the result that he makes a good faith determination (by written notice
to the Board) that he cannot continue to carry out his job in substantially the same manner as it was intended to be carried out immediately
prior to such material diminution; (ii) the failure of CCC to comply with the compensation-related provisions of his employment agreement,
other than an isolated, insubstantial or inadvertent failure not occurring in bad faith and which is promptly remedied after receipt of
written notice; (iii) a change in his reporting responsibilities such that he no longer reports to the Board; or (iv) he is required to
relocate his personal residence outside of a fifty-mile radius of CCC’s principal place of business. In order to resign for “good
reason,” Mr. Ramamurthy must provide written notice of his intention to resign for “good reason” to the Board and CCC
must fail to cure the circumstances giving rise to “good reason” within 30 days from receipt of such notice.
In the event Messrs. Herb, Silva, or Goodson, or Ms. Prigge, is terminated without “cause” or the applicable executive resigns
for “good reason” (each as described generally below and defined in the employment agreement), the applicable executive is
eligible to receive (i) a monthly cash severance payment in an amount equal to the quotient of (x) the applicable executive’s base
salary at the time of termination, divided by (y) 12, payable in equal monthly installments over 12 months, (ii) a lump sum cash payment
equal to the amount, if any, of the greater of the pro rata target annual cash bonus or the amount of the actual annual cash bonus that
the applicable executive would have been entitled to had their employment terminated after the bonus payment date, payable in accordance
with the standard policies of CCC, and (iii) subsidized COBRA premiums for up to 12 months, subject in each case to the applicable executive’s
timely execution and non-revocation of a general release of claims in favor of CCC and compliance with the terms of the employment agreement
(including the restrictive covenants contained therein).
In the event that Messrs. Herb, Silva, and Goodson, or Ms.
Prigge, is terminated with “cause” or resigns without “good reason,” the applicable NEO is not eligible to receive
any payments in the nature of severance or otherwise, other than base salary, reimbursement of expenses incurred prior to termination
and any other benefits earned and accrued through the date of such termination.
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For the purposes of Messrs. Herb, Silva, and Goodson, and
Ms. Prigge’s, employment agreement, “cause” generally means the applicable executive’s (i) conviction of, or plea
of guilty or no contest to any felony; (ii) commission of fraud involving dishonesty that is injurious to CCC; (iii) willful and continual
refusal to perform their duties for CCC; or (iv) conduct that is materially injurious to CCC.
For the purposes of Messrs. Herb, Silva, and Goodson, and
Ms. Prigge’s, employment agreement, “good reason” generally means a voluntary resignation within 90 days following the
existence of one or more of the following conditions: (i) a change in the applicable executive’s position or an assignment of duties
constituting a material reduction in the applicable executive’s position, duties or responsibilities compared with the applicable
executive’s position, duties or responsibilities on their respective hire date; or (ii) a material reduction in the applicable executive’s
base salary; provided, that for purposes of clause (i) of the definition of “good reason,” in order to resign for “good
reason,” the applicable executive must provide written notice to the Board within 30 days of being notified of the condition giving
rise to “good reason” and CCC must fail to cure within 30 days from receipt of such notice.
Incentive Equity Awards
Each of our NEO’s RSU and PSU award agreements provide
for certain treatment upon the occurrence of specified termination events or a change in control, as summarized below.
In the event an NEO’s employment is terminated as
result of their death or disability, (i) the portion of the RSUs that would have vested on the first vesting date following such termination
will vest, and any then-unvested RSUs will be forfeited, and (ii) any outstanding PSUs will vest based on target achievement and prorated
based on the number of days the applicable NEO is employed during the applicable performance period, and any then-unvested PSUs will be
forfeited.
Upon the occurrence of a change
in control, (i) to the extent the RSUs are not assumed by the surviving entity in connection with such change in control, any
unvested RSUs will immediately vest as of the date of such change in control, subject to continued employment through the date of
such change in control, and (ii) to the extent the RSUs are assumed by the surviving entity in connection with such change in
control, the assumed RSUs will be subject to the same vesting schedule as set forth in the applicable grant agreement, unless
otherwise set forth in the applicable transaction agreement; provided, that, upon a termination of the applicable NEO’s
employment without cause within the one-year period following such change in control, any unvested assumed RSUs will immediately
vest.
Upon the occurrence of a change in control, (i) to the extent the PSUs are not assumed by the surviving entity in connection with such
change in control, a number of the PSUs will vest and be settled in cash calculated based on the greater of actual or target performance
as of the date of such change in control, subject to continued employment through the date of such change in control, and after giving
effect to the foregoing calculation, any then-unvested PSUs will be immediately forfeited, or (ii) to the extent the PSUs are assumed
by the surviving entity in connection with such change in control, the PSUs will be converted into RSUs, with the number of units to be
converted calculated based on the greater of actual or target performance as of the date of such change in control, subject to continued
employment through the date of such change in control, and after giving effect to the
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foregoing calculation, any then-unvested PSUs will be immediately forfeited, and the converted RSUs will vest on December 31, 2023, subject
to continued employment through such vesting date; provided, that upon a termination of the applicable NEO’s employment without
cause within the one-year period following such change in control, any unvested converted RSUs will immediately vest.
The tables set forth below quantify the benefits described
above that would be triggered for each NEO under the following termination of employment and/or change-in-control scenarios, assuming
such event occurred on December 31, 2022 and a price per share of our common stock of $8.70 (the closing price of our common stock
as of December 30, 2022).
Involuntary Termination by the
Company Without Cause or by the Executive for Good Reason (1)
Pay Component |
Githesh
Ramamurthy |
Brian Herb |
Mary Jo Prigge |
John Goodson |
Mike Silva |
Severance Salary Continuance |
$1,688,119 |
$589,160 |
$520,661 |
$488,800 |
$450,000 |
AIP Bonus Payment |
– |
$294,580 |
$260,330 |
$244,400 |
$225,000 |
Continued Health Coverage |
$20,208 |
$15,264 |
$4,440 |
$9,000 |
$15,264 |
TOTAL |
$1,708,327 |
$899,004 |
$785,431 |
$742,200 |
$690,264 |
Termination
Upon Death or Disability (2)
Pay Component |
Githesh
Ramamurthy |
Brian Herb |
Mary Jo Prigge |
John Goodson |
Mike Silva |
Value of Accelerated Vesting of PSUs |
$55,707,840 |
$1,281,177 |
$628,638 |
$733,413 |
$1,012,136 |
Value of Accelerated Vesting of RSUs |
$5,220,000 |
$634,613 |
$317,306 |
$370,194 |
$505,766 |
TOTAL |
$60,927,840 |
$1,915,790 |
$945,945 |
$1,103,607 |
$1,517,902 |
Change-in-Control with No Assumption of Awards
by Acquiring Company (3)
Pay Component |
Githesh
Ramamurthy |
Brian Herb |
Mary Jo Prigge |
John Goodson |
Mike Silva |
Value of Accelerated Vesting of PSUs |
$83,520,000 |
$2,538,460 |
$1,269,226 |
$1,480,766 |
$1,517,445 |
Value of Accelerated Vesting of RSUs |
$15,660,000 |
$2,203,510 |
$959,297 |
$1,290,462 |
$758,727 |
TOTAL |
$99,180,000 |
$4,741,970 |
$2,228,522 |
$2,771,228 |
$2,276,172 |
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Change-in-Control
with Assumption of Awards by Acquiring Company and Subsequent Termination Without Cause (4)
Pay Component |
Githesh
Ramamurthy |
Brian Herb |
Mary Jo Prigge |
John Goodson |
Mike Silva |
Value of Accelerated Vesting of PSUs |
$83,520,000 |
$2,538,460 |
$1,269,226 |
$1,480,766 |
$1,517,445 |
Value of Accelerated Vesting of RSUs |
$15,660,000 |
$2,203,510 |
$959,297 |
$1,290,462 |
$758,727 |
TOTAL |
$99,180,000 |
$4,741,970 |
$2,228,522 |
$2,771,228 |
$2,276,172 |
(1) |
Represents the following severance payments payable to the applicable NEO (calculated based on the base salary and target annual bonus
in effect as of December 31, 2022) upon a termination without cause or for good reason in accordance with the terms of the applicable
employment agreement: (i) the monthly cash severance payment, (ii) the pro rata annual bonus payment, and (iii) the subsidized COBRA premiums
payment. |
(2) |
Represents the value of the applicable NEO’s accelerated PSU and/or RSU awards payable to the applicable NEO upon a termination
due to death or disability in accordance with the terms of the applicable award agreement. |
(3) |
Represents the value of the applicable NEO’s accelerated PSU and/or RSU awards payable to the applicable NEO upon the occurrence
of a change in control, to the extent such PSU and/or RSU awards are not assumed by the surviving entity in connection with such change
in control, in accordance with the terms of the applicable award agreement. |
(4) |
Represents the value of the applicable NEO’s accelerated PSU and/or RSU awards payable to the applicable NEO upon the occurrence
of a change in control, to the extent such PSU and/or RSU awards are assumed by the surviving entity in connection with such change in
control and the applicable NEO subsequently incurs a termination without cause within the one-year period following such change in control,
in accordance with the terms of the applicable award agreement. |
Director Compensation
We maintain
a director compensation policy. Under the policy, we pay each of the directors identified in the table below a $15,000 cash
quarterly retainer for their service on the Board. In addition, each such director is eligible to receive (a) an annual equity grant
in the form of RSUs for their Board service, with a grant date fair value equal to $250,000, which fully vests on the earlier of the
first anniversary of the grant date and the next annual meeting of the Company, subject to continued service through such vesting
date, and (b) if such director serves as chair of a committee of the Board, an additional annual equity grant in the form of RSUs
for such service, with a grant date fair value equal to $25,000, which fully vests on the earlier of the first anniversary of the
grant date and the next annual meeting of the Company, subject to continued service through such vesting date. We do not compensate
directors who are employed by us, nor by the Advent Investor, the OH Investor or the TCV Investor or their affiliates, for the
service on the Board.
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The following table provides information regarding compensation
earned by our non-employee directors for their Board service during the year ended December 31, 2022. As Chairman of the Board and Chief
Executive Officer, Mr. Ramamurthy’s compensation is reported in the table above titled “Fiscal Year 2022 Summary Compensation
Table” and the related tables under the section titled “Fiscal Year 2022 Executive Compensation Tabular Disclosures.”
NAME
|
FEES EARNED OR PAID
IN
CASH (1) |
VALUE OF OPTION
AWARDS (2) |
VALUE OF STOCK
AWARDS (3) |
TOTAL
|
Eileen Schloss |
$60,000 |
– |
$275,005 |
$335,005 |
William Ingram |
$60,000 |
– |
$275,005 |
$335,005 |
Teri
Williams |
$60,000 |
– |
$250,010 |
$310,010 |
(1) |
Represents the $15,000 quarterly retainer paid to each of our eligible non-employee directors with respect to their service on the
Board during fiscal year 2022. |
(2) |
No options were granted to our non-employee directors with respect to their service on the Board during fiscal year 2022. As of December
31, 2022: Ms. Schloss held 170,274 outstanding options, Mr. Ingram held 170,275 outstanding options, and Ms. Williams held 170,275
outstanding options. |
(3) |
Represents the aggregate grant date fair value of the RSUs granted to certain of our non-employee directors in July 2022, computed
in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718. See Note 21 to our Consolidated Financial Statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2022 for a discussion of all assumptions made by us in determining the grant date fair value of the RSUs.
As of December 31, 2022: Ms. Schloss held 27,528 outstanding RSUs, Mr. Ingram held 27,528 outstanding RSUs, and Ms. Williams held 25,026
outstanding RSUs, and in each case such RSUs will become fully vested on July 30, 2023, subject to continued service through such vesting
date. |
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