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The report outlines our remuneration policy, provides context for the remuneration considerations and presents an implementation report on the remuneration outcomes based on our policy. The Group’s total remuneration consists of fixed (guaranteed pay) and variable (short-term and long-term incentives) components.
The remuneration committee contracted the services of PwC for independent external advice and Deloitte verified the extent to which the performance conditions of incentive schemes were met. During the year, the remuneration committee considered the following key matters:
The STI scheme is not a profit share scheme, but a scheme that incentivises performance towards achieving financial and non-financial targets set for each financial year. The financial targets set at the beginning of FY2019, were derived from the budget for the year upon conclusion of a bottom-up budgeting process, which took into account the Group’s order book and prevailing market conditions. The financial targets for FY2019 were lower than that of the previous year, cognisant of the market conditions in the oil and gas and power and water sectors. The EBIT target decreased to R805 million in FY2019, from R872 million in FY2018 and the diluted HEPS for continuing operations target decreased to 94 cents, from 117 cents. The actual financial results were close to the targets for FY2019, with EBIT at 98% and diluted continuing HEPS at 107% of target, which together with performance measured against the cash and return targets, translated into the financial component for STI performance outcomes, as detailed in this report.
The financial targets for the year were stretching considering the difficult trading environment and the scheme participants performed well to achieve the financial results reported for the year. The remuneration committee furthermore considered the STI payment in the context of total reward for the year, and not in isolation. In this regard, 50% of the LTI for the performance period ended 30 June 2019 has been forfeited.
Given the changes introduced to the remuneration policy in 2015 and subsequent shareholder support for this policy, as well as the policy’s general alignment with King IV™, no policy changes were introduced during the year. The Group’s remuneration policy and implementation report respectively received the support of 99,8% and 99,9% of shareholders who voted at the AGM in November 2018. We believe our remuneration policy is best practise and that its application encourages a performance culture in the Group that will lead to sustained shareholder value creation.
As required by the Companies Act and King IV™, the following resolutions will be tabled for shareholder voting at the AGM on 28 November 2019, details of which can be found in the AGM notice:
I would like to thank my fellow remuneration committee members for their contribution and support. Remuneration is a complex and controversial matter and I am satisfied that the remuneration committee discharged its obligations in a responsible and professional manner.
RALPH HAVENSTEIN
Chairman
The remuneration report has been prepared by the remuneration committee in line with the principles outlined in King IV™ and has been approved by the Board. The report covers executive director, prescribed officer and non-executive director remuneration.
The remuneration report outlines the remuneration policy that guides the remuneration committee’s decisions, and the remuneration outcome from the application of the remuneration policy during FY2019.
Murray & Roberts believes that directors, senior executives and employees should be paid fair, competitive and appropriately structured remuneration in the best interests of shareholders. It also recognises that its remuneration philosophy has a direct effect on the behaviour of employees and that it has to support delivery of the Group’s business strategy. The remuneration policy continues to be driven by the principles of developing a performance culture and motivating and retaining key and critical talent.
The Murray & Roberts remuneration policy is aligned to the Group strategy, which aims to deliver enhanced shareholder value through growth in profitability and cash flows. This strategy focuses the Group on selected international natural resource market sectors, the diversification of the Group’s business model, the delivery of project, commercial management and safety excellence, enhanced performance and diversity of the Group’s employees.
Murray & Roberts’ remuneration policy applies to all businesses in the Group to ensure consistency and fairness in remuneration. Some flexibility, however, is allowed to acknowledge differences across businesses with varying market conditions, and external benchmarking per business platform.
To give effect to the general remuneration philosophy that executive directors, prescribed officers and salaried employees should be paid fair, competitive and appropriately structured remuneration in the best interests of the Company and shareholders, the following broad principles are applied:
The remuneration committee ensures that the mix of remuneration components supports the Group’s strategic objectives. Murray & Roberts has the following remuneration components:
The Company seeks to position guaranteed pay at the median against appropriate benchmarks, however, for total remuneration the policy is to position at the 75th percentile for executives, senior management and key talent and critical skills, where the 75th percentile is achieved at between “on-target” and “stretch” performance. This policy supports the underlying principle of paying for performance and the focus on variable pay.
The table below summarises the key components of executive directors’ and prescribed officers’ remuneration, the link to strategy, how each component operates and the maximum opportunity for each element.
GUARANTEED PAY
is a fixed component, which reflects individual contribution and market value for respective roles, with internal and external equity being cornerstones for setting guaranteed pay.
Operation
Maximum opportunity
BENEFITS
are provided at competitive levels to attract and retain suitably qualified and experienced executives.
Operation
Maximum opportunity
RETIREMENT FUND
contributions are made to provide competitive post-employment income to attract and retain suitably qualified and experienced executives.
Operation
Maximum opportunity
SHORT-TERM INCENTIVES
drive Company and team financial performance, as well as individual performance for non-financial measures, in order to deliver sustained shareholder value. It also provides alignment with shareholders through a deferred component.
Operation
Maximum opportunity
LONG-TERM INCENTIVES
provide general alignment between the executives and shareholders of the Group. They also motivate and reward executives who have contributed to the Group’s value creation over the long term and support the retention and attraction of executives.
Operation
Forfeitable Share Plan
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ONLINE A summary of the salient features of the FSP is available in the 2012 integrated report. |
Long Term Cash Settled Incentive Plan
Letsema Vulindlela Black Executives Trust
Clough Phantom Share Plan
Maximum opportunity
EXECUTIVE SHARE OWNERSHIP
aims to better align the interests of executives with those of shareholders by encouraging executives to build a meaningful shareholding in the Company.
Operation
Maximum opportunity
The table below shows the performance measures set for FY2019, which will again be applied for FY2020. The weightings presented below are for the executive directors. Targets are set every year following a bottom-up business planning process taking account of strategic goals and the prevailing market conditions.
Metric | Weighting for Group chief executive and financial director |
Rationale | |||
FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE MEASURES | |||||
EBIT | 20% | A key indicator of the underlying profit performance of the Group, encouraging performance in terms of both revenues and costs. | |||
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Continuing Diluted HEPS | 20% | A key indicator of the value add for shareholders. | |||
Net Cash | 10% | A key indicator of the Group’s liquidity and ability to meet its debt requirements. | |||
Free Cash Flow | 10% | A key indicator of the Group’s ability to generate cash after providing for maintaining or expanding its asset base. FCF is an indication of the ability of the Group to pursue opportunities that enhance shareholder value. | |||
ROICE | 10% | A key indicator of the effective use of shareholder capital. | |||
INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE MEASURES | |||||
Leadership | 7,5% | A key indicator of the extent to which strategy implementation, transformation & diversity and leadership succession & development objectives are achieved. | |||
Relationship | 7,5% | A key indicator of the extent to which stakeholder engagement and employee relations objectives are achieved. | |||
Operational | 7,5% | A key indicator of the extent to which governance, commercial management and project performance objectives are achieved. | |||
Risk | 7,5% | A key indicator of the extent to which health, wellness & safety, risk management and environmental objectives are achieved. |
FOR AWARDS MADE UP TO SEPTEMBER 2017
METRIC AND WEIGHTING | RATIONALE | VESTING | |||
ROICE 50% |
A key indicator of the effective use of shareholder capital. | 30% vests for threshold performance and 100% vests for target, where threshold performance is WACC and target performance is WACC + 4%. Linear vesting will be applied between these points. | |||
TSR relative to a peer group of
companies 25% |
TSR measures the total returns to the Group’s shareholders, and provides close alignment with shareholder interests. | A peer group of South African listed companies is used to evaluate TSR. TSR is weighted for each of the peer companies according to their market capitalisation at the beginning of the performance period. 30% vests for threshold performance and 100% vests for target performance against a market cap weighted index of the peer companies. Threshold is 90% of the combined peer TSR Compound Annual Growth Rate ("CAGR") and target is the combined peer TSR CAGR plus 5%. Linear vesting will be applied between these points. |
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Free Cash Flow per Share (“FCFPS”) 25% |
A key indicator of the Group’s ability to generate cash after providing for maintaining or expanding its asset base. FCFPS is an indication of the Group’s ability to pursue opportunities that enhance shareholder value. |
30% vests at threshold performance and 100% vests at target, where target performance is 120% of cumulative budgeted FCFPS and threshold performance is 80% of budget. Linear vesting will be applied between these points. |
FOR AWARDS MADE FROM SEPTEMBER 2018
The remuneration committee considered the FSP performance metrics and decided to introduce new performance metrics as from the September 2018 FSP awards, as the relevance of TSR and ROICE has diminished.
Subsequent to the Company’s divestment from its Infrastructure and Building (“I&B”) business in 2017, its listing on the JSE was moved from the Heavy Construction sub-sector to the Diversified Industrial sub-sector. Murray & Roberts is now in a unique position, without true comparator companies in the market to benchmark TSR performance.
The Group’s capital expenditure is also primarily project related and short term in nature, and in the context of the natural resources markets with its volatile business cycles, the relevance of ROICE as a performance measure has reduced.
After obtaining external advice, the Remuneration Committee introduced new stretching FSP performance targets, that are independently measurable and industry relevant.
METRIC AND WEIGHTING | RATIONALE | VESTING | |||
EBIT margin (Earnings before interest and tax divided by revenue) 50% |
A key indicator of the underlying profit performance of the Group, encouraging performance in terms of both revenues and cost control. | 30% vests for threshold performance and 100% vests for target performance, where threshold performance is 3% EBIT margin and target performance is 5% EBIT margin. Linear vesting will be applied between these points. | |||
Conversion ratio of EBITDA into cash (Operating cash flow plus dividends received divided by earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation) 50% |
A key indicator of the ability of the Group to convert profits into cash, which requires good working capital management |
30% vests for threshold performance and 100% vests for target performance, where threshold performance is 60% conversion ratio and target performance is 80% conversion ratio. Linear vesting will be applied between these points. |
For STI and LTI awards made from August 2015, the remuneration committee introduced clawback provisions, where the committee may reduce or clawback STI and LTI awards in the following circumstances:
These clawback provisions apply whether or not awards are made in the form of cash or equity, and whether or not the equity has vested.
There are differences in the structure of the remuneration policy for the executive directors, prescribed officers and other salaried employees, which are necessary to reflect the different levels of responsibility and market practices. The key difference is the increased emphasis on incentives or variable performance-related pay in senior roles. Lower maximum variable incentive pay limits, as a percentage of guaranteed pay, apply for roles below executive level, driven by market benchmarks and the relative impact of the role. Only the most senior executives in the Group participate in the FSP and LTCSIP schemes, where these plans are targeted at those individuals who have the greatest responsibility for Group performance. As Murray & Roberts believes that all employees should be aligned with key business drivers, participation in the STI also includes middle management, junior management and general employees, subject to the meeting of individual performance targets.
Executive directors and prescribed officers do not have fixed-term contracts, but are subject to notice periods of three months. The employment contracts include pay in lieu of notice provisions which may be invoked at the discretion of the Group. Normal retirement of executive directors and senior management is at age 63, however, this is subject to specific legislation in the countries within which Murray & Roberts operates.
As at 30 June 2019, there was no material liability to the Group with respect to the termination of employment of any executive director or prescribed officer. The contracts of employment do not include provisions entitling the individual to a specified payment on termination of employment or on a change of control of Murray & Roberts, other than as stipulated in the LTI schemes. The only provision in the contract of employment for executive directors and prescribed officers (other than the Oil & Gas business platform CEO) relating to a payment on termination of employment is that, where termination occurs during the first year of employment, any payment to which the individual is entitled by law will be limited to a maximum of 25% of annual Total Fixed Cost of Employment (“TFCE”).
Any LTI entitlements awarded to an executive director or prescribed officer under the Group’s LTI schemes will be determined based on the relevant plan rules. Employees terminating employment due to resignation or dismissal on grounds of misconduct, poor performance or dishonest or fraudulent conduct or due to absconding, will forfeit all unvested LTI awards and deferred STI into LTI awards. Employees terminating employment due to death, retirement, retrenchment, ill-health, disability, injury or the sale of the employer company will be classified as good leavers and a portion of the LTI awards and deferred STI into LTI awards will vest on the date of termination of employment. This portion will reflect the number of months served since the award date, to the date of termination of employment over the total number of months in the vesting period and the extent to which the performance conditions imposed have been met. The remainder of the awards will lapse.
No agreements have been entered into with the executive directors or prescribed officers regarding restraint of trade, other than the Oil & Gas business platform CEO, who has a non-competition clause in his contract of employment.
There are currently no retention schemes in place for executive directors or prescribed officers.
TOTAL REMUNERATION SCENARIOS AT DIFFERENT PERFORMANCE LEVELS
The charts below illustrate the total potential remuneration for the executive directors.
GROUP CHIEF EXECUTIVE1 (R million) | GROUP CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER1 (R million) | |
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1 Assumptions: Minimum = guaranteed pay only (salary, benefits and retirement fund contributions). Expected = on-target STI allocation and expected value (50%) of LTI award. Maximum = stretch STI allocation and face value of LTI award. Guaranteed pay levels (on which other elements of the package are calculated) are based on those applying on 1 July 2019. |
Non-executive directors receive a fee for their contribution to the Board and its committees of which they are members. This fee structure reflects the skill and experience brought to the Group by each non-executive director, responsibilities undertaken, the time commitment involved and the importance of attendance and contribution to Board and committee meetings. The fee structure is reviewed annually.
Fees are benchmarked against companies listed on the JSE which are of a similar size and nature, in terms of market capitalisation and sector. This includes companies in the construction, mining and industrial sectors. It is the Company’s policy to align fees to the upper quartile of the benchmark, in alignment with the total remuneration policy for executives and in order to ensure that suitably qualified and experienced non-executive directors are attracted to the Group.
The remuneration committee assists the Board to fulfil its corporate governance supervision responsibilities and to align the remuneration policy with the Company’s business strategy. The key focus in this regard is to attract, retain, motivate and reward directors, senior executives and employees through the payment of fair, competitive and appropriately structured remuneration, in the best interests of the Company and shareholders. The committee operates under terms of reference reviewed and approved annually by the Board.
Ralph Havenstein chairs this committee. Ntombi Langa- Royds, Suresh Kana and Alex Maditsi serve as members of the committee. The Group chief executive and Group financial director attend meetings in an ex officio capacity. The executives who attend meetings in an ex officio capacity do not participate in any discussions or decisions pertaining to their own remuneration. Specialised advice is sought from time to time.
The chairman of the committee reports to the Board on the committee’s deliberations and decisions. The committee assists the Board by submitting reports and recommendations on the Group’s employment framework and policies, and remuneration philosophy.
The committee is responsible for considering and approving proposals regarding guaranteed pay, benefits, short-term incentives, long-term incentives and related matters pertaining to executive directors of the Group, prescribed officers, all managing directors of the Group’s businesses and other senior Group executives. It also considers and approves the remuneration and benefits paid to general employees. It has responsibility for oversight of the Group pension, provident and other benefit plans.
The functions, role and mandate of the Group chief executive are considered by the committee and his performance is assessed. Succession planning to the Group chief executive and senior executives is also considered by the committee, as well as the Group’s leadership succession and development strategy and employment equity status.
The committee oversees the preparation of the remuneration report and recommends the report to the Board, ensuring that this report is accurate, complete and transparent and provides a clear explanation of how the remuneration policy has been implemented. The committee ensures that the remuneration policy and implementation report are put to a non-binding advisory vote of shareholders at the annual general meeting.
The committee evaluated its performance and effectiveness by way of self-assessment questionnaires. Based on the results, the committee believes that it functions effectively and has complied with its terms of reference in all material respects.
The implementation report details the outcomes of implementing the approved remuneration policy detailed in the previous section.
The table below includes the total remuneration for the reported financial year and the previous financial year. The table includes guaranteed pay, the short-term incentive (excluding the 30% deferred STI) paid and the long-term incentives that will vest due to performance in the financial year (including the 30% deferred STI award).
PAYMENT IN RAND (R’000)
EMPLOYEE | Guaranteed pay | STI | LTI | Other | Total remuneration | |||||||||||||||
NAME | 2019 | 2018 | 2019 | 2018 | 2019 | 2018 | 2019 | 2018 | 2019 | 2018 | ||||||||||
da Costa, Mike1 | 3 942 | – | 2 537 | – | 1 088 | – | 2 800 | – | 10 367 | – | ||||||||||
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Fenn, Orrie2 | 407 | 4 880 | – | 3 115 | – | 2 920 | 8 | 70 | 415 | 10 985 | ||||||||||
Grobler, Daniël | 4 452 | 4 200 | 2 887 | 3 306 | 2 491 | 2 721 | – | – | 9 830 | 10 227 | ||||||||||
Harrison, Steve | 3 500 | 3 340 | 640 | 1 880 | 2 072 | 2 093 | – | – | 6 212 | 7 313 | ||||||||||
Henstock, Ian | 4 100 | 3 900 | 3 139 | 2 987 | 2 110 | 2 298 | 73 | 61 | 9 422 | 9 246 | ||||||||||
Laas, Henry | 6 996 | 6 600 | 6 048 | 6 363 | 8 700 | 9 381 | 101 | 475 | 21 845 | 22 819 | ||||||||||
Mdluli, Thokozani | 3 200 | 2 670 | 1 317 | 1 159 | 1 736 | 1 771 | – | – | 6 253 | 5 600 |
1 Mike da Costa appointed 1 August 2018.
2 Orrie Fenn retired 31 July 2018.
PAYMENT IN AU$ (AU$’000)
EMPLOYEE | Guaranteed pay | STI | LTI | Other | Total remuneration | |||||||||||||||
NAME | 2019 | 2018 | 2019 | 2018 | 2019 | 2018 | 2019 | 2018 | 2019 | 2018 | ||||||||||
Bennett, Peter | 894 | 894 | 363 | 372 | 156 | 159 | – | 61 | 1 413 | 1 486 |
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The single total figure of remuneration is calculated as set out below.
GUARANTEED PAY |
2019 | 2018 | |||
Guaranteed pay earned for the period including benefits and retirement fund contributions. The average remuneration adjustment for executive directors and prescribed officers for FY2019 (effective 1 July 2019) was 5,58% (FY2018: 5,60%). The total adjustment was aligned to the average Murray & Roberts increase awarded in March 2019 for other salaried employees of 5,45%. |
Guaranteed pay earned for the period including benefits and retirement fund contributions. The average remuneration adjustment for executive directors and prescribed officers for FY2018 (effective 1 July 2018) was 5,60% (FY2017: 5,91%). The total adjustment was aligned to the average Murray & Roberts increase awarded in March 2018 for other salaried employees of 5,75%. |
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STI |
STI awarded for FY2019 performance. 70% of the award is payable in cash in September 2019, and 30% deferred as an LTI award, which will vest one third each year from FY2020 to FY2022. |
STI awarded for FY2018 performance. 70% of the award was payable in cash in September 2018, and 30% deferred as an LTI award, which will vest one third each year from FY2019 to FY2021. The STI for the Group chief executive and Group financial director includes an ex gratia amount of R1,5 million and R1,1 million respectively in view of their contribution in respect of corporate action activity during FY2018. |
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LTI |
The value of LTI awards under the November 2016 FSP that vest 1 November 2019, based on performance during the three-year period to 30 June 2019. The value of that award is based on a share price on 30 June 2019 of R14,50. 50% of the November 2016 FSP awards lapsed due to the actual ROICE being below threshold. TSR and FCF targets were met. |
The value of LTI awards under the September 2015 FSP that vested on 15 September 2018, based on performance during the three-year period to 30 June 2018. The value of these award was based on a share price on 30 June 2018 of R17,51. 50% of the September 2015 FSP awards lapsed due to the actual ROICE being below threshold. TSR and FCF targets were met. No LTI vesting occurred for Peter Bennett under either the CPSP or LTCSIP as he only joined these plans in FY2016 and FY2017 respectively. The 30 August 2011 Share Option Scheme allocation that vested on 30 August 2017 carried no value as the performance condition was not achieved and consequently lapsed. |
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OTHER |
The benefit to Henry Laas consists of a fringe benefit on the use of a company vehicle. The benefit to Ian Henstock and Orrie Fenn represents payment to them to secure private life cover. The payment to Mike da Costa represents a sign-on bonus of R1,3 million in September 2018 as well as R1,5 million in lieu of foregone long-term incentives at his previous employer. |
The benefit to Henry Laas consists of a fringe benefit on the use of a company vehicle and accumulated leave pay-out. The benefit to Ian Henstock and Orrie Fenn represents payment to them to secure private life cover. The benefit to Peter Bennett represents payment of accumulated leave. |
Financial performance key performance indicators (“KPIs”) are measured against audited annual financial results, net of STI accruals. Non-financial individual performance KPIs are based on a formal performance and development evaluation conducted by the Group chief executive for the executives and by the remuneration committee and Board chairman for the Group chief executive.
Performance below threshold attracts no STI payment for the specific component of the STI below threshold, where threshold for financial targets is 80% of target.
Non-financial individual performance is assessed against suitable KPIs and is rated on a sliding scale from 1 to 5, where a score of 2 represents threshold performance, 3 on-target performance, 4 excellent performance and 5 stretch performance.
Performance against the FY2019 Group targets are summarised below, where the outcome represents the overall Group performance expressed as a percentage achievement against target for the specific KPI.
KPA | KPI | OUTCOME | COMMENTS | |||||
FINANCIAL | ||||||||
Weighting 70% |
Profitability – EBIT (Weighting 20%) |
98% | EBIT of R791 million achieved relative to target of R805 million for continuing operations. | |||||
Profitability – Diluted
HEPS (Weighting 20%) |
107% | Diluted HEPS from continuing operations of 101 cents achieved relative to target of 94 cents. | ||||||
Cash flow – net cash (Weighting 10%) |
735% (capped at 120%) |
Adjusted net cash of R757 million achieved relative to target of R103 million. | ||||||
Cash flow – FCF (Weighting 10%) |
240% (capped at 120%) |
Adjusted free cash flow of R389 million relative to target of R162 million. | ||||||
Returns (Weighting 10%) |
64% (below threshold) |
ROICE of 9% achieved relative to WACC plus 1,5% (on target) or 14%. Performance of less than WACC compared to target attracts no STI payment for the element. |
Strategy implementation
Transformation & diversity
Leadership succession & development
Maintained strategic direction of the New Strategic Future plan. International expansion strategy gained momentum with the acquisition of Terra Nova Technologies (Underground Mining platform) and Saulsbury’s EPC division (Oil & Gas platform). All projects in the Middle East are now completed and closing of businesses is progressing well.
In South Africa, achieved level 2 BBBEE. Diversity is an area of focus with relevant specific transformation initiatives underway in various geographic regions.
Performance management and succession planning is effectively applied across the Group. Leadership development and technical training is a main area of focus, with extensive development and training provided during the year.
Stakeholder engagement
Employee relations
Maintained good relationships with all key internal external stakeholders. Public relations and investor relations were well managed against the background of the bid by ATON to acquire control of Murray & Roberts.
The employee relations plans to mitigate the increased level of labour unrest in South Africa are embedded in the Group companies with limited instability during the year.
Employee experience surveys were conducted by most businesses and yielded positive results.
Good governance
Commercial management
Project performance
Group-wide compliance with good governance practices with adherence to policy and authority frameworks – verified by internal audit. King IV™ compliant.
Commercial risk on Medupi and Kusile and all other projects well managed. Dubai Airport arbitration outcome was inconclusive in many respects and claims between parties to be finally agreed in settling the project final account. Further improvement made in contract management and lessons learnt practices across all operations, especially considering the increased level of EPC projects in order book. Significant increase in the Group’s order book approaching record levels.
Global portfolio of more than 100 projects with only one major loss-making project in South Africa.
Health, wellness & safety
Risk management
Environment
No fatal incidents suffered during the year, the first in the history of the Group.
LTIFR of 0.71 and TRCR of 4.01 were industry leading performances.
Risk management practices and internal audit are well-established disciplines and no material findings were reported. Opportunity Management System, based on Group risk tolerance framework, was upgraded.
Environmental reporting and awareness has improved. No major environmental incidents were reported.
THE STI BREAKDOWN FOR THE GROUP CHIEF EXECUTIVE FOR FY2019 IS SET OUT BELOW
R'000 | ||
Financial (70%) |
6 016 600 | |
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1 888 960 | |
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1 329 240 | |
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1 399 200 | |
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1 399 200 | |
Non-financial (30%) |
2 623 500 | |
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787 050 | |
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787 050 | |
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524 700 | |
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524 700 | |
Total STI (of which 30% is deferred into the FSP) | 8 640 100 |
* | Total STI of R8 640 100 includes 30% which is deferred into the FSP (R2 592 000), the cash portion of the STI is R6 048 100. |
The three-year performance period for the November 2016 FSP award ended on 30 June 2019. The November 2016 FSP award comprised 4 413 236 shares, with a total of 1 716 000 shares awarded to the executive directors and prescribed officers. Half of the award was subject to the ROICE performance condition, 25% to relative TSR performance and 25% to FCFPS performance. The ROICE of 6,4% for the three year performance period was below threshold – the target was 16,9%, or WACC plus 4%. The Group’s TSR over the performance period was at a positive compound rate of 7,6% compared to the weighted negative compound rate of 33,9% for the peer group. Cumulative free cash flow per share was above 120% of budgeted free cash flow over the performance period at 242 cents per share. The performance in ROICE resulted in 50% of the November 2016 FSP award being forfeited and these shares lapsed on 26 August 2019. The remaining 50% of the November 2016 FSP award vests on 1 November 2019. The calculation of the vesting percentage of these awards were audited by the Company’s external auditors.
An allocation of forfeitable shares was made in September 2019 under the FSP.
The September 2019 FSP is the annual allocation of forfeitable shares to senior executives including the executive directors and prescribed officers and will vest in 2022. A total number of 6 700 000 forfeitable shares were allocated, of which 2 704 000 forfeitable shares to the value of R31 million were allocated to the executive directors and prescribed officers. The allocation took job grade, individual performance and retention risk into consideration.
The vesting of the September 2019 FSP award is subject to meeting performance conditions for the three year performance period from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2022, as shown in the table below.
30% of the award will vest at threshold and 100% at target, with no vesting for below-threshold performance. Linear vesting will apply between these points. The remuneration committee considers the performance targets to be stretching in the context of the Group’s business strategy and the market conditions.
SEPTEMBER 2019 FSP AWARD PERFORMANCE CONDITIONS
CRITERIA | PERFORMANCE CONDITION | WEIGHTING | THRESHOLD | TARGET FOR MAXIMUM VESTING | |||||||
EBIT margin | Earnings before interest and tax divided by revenue | 50% | 3% | 5% | |||||||
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Conversion ratio of EBITDA into cash | Operating cash flow plus dividends received divided by Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation | 50% | 60% | 80% |
The September 2019 FSP award was settled through the use of shares that lapsed under the November 2016 FSP, treasury shares as well as shares bought on market, thereby not resulting in any dilution to shareholders.
In terms of the scheme rules, the aggregate number of shares at any one time which may be allocated under the Share Option Scheme and the FSP may not exceed 5,0% of the number of shares in issue. This represents 22 236 806 shares. As at 30 June 2019, there were no shares allocated under the Share Option Scheme and 13 589 466 shares under the FSP, which is less than the aggregate cap. This includes FSP awards under the STI deferral. It should be noted that these shares were not allocated by way of an issue of new shares and as such are not dilutive to shareholders.
The maximum number of shares allocated to any participant in respect of all unvested awards under the FSP and the Share Option Scheme, will not exceed 2 223 681 shares. This represents 0,50% of the number of shares currently in issue. As at 30 June 2019, the Group chief executive had the highest number of unvested awards at 1 923 326 awards, representing 0,43% of the shares currently in issue, which is less than the cap.
This limit was set in 2012, when the share price was trading at higher levels and the subsequent reduction in the share price has led to an increase in the number of shares awarded to achieve the award value as per the remuneration policy. As the Group chief executive will reach the limit in FY2020, he has been awarded 1 072 500 forfeitable shares under the FSP, instead of 1 222 500 in terms of the policy.
The difference of 150 000 shares to the value of R1,72 million has been awarded as cash-settled conditional rights on 1 September 2019 with a mandatory share purchase. The cash-settled conditional rights will not result in a more favourable financial outcome compared to the FSP. This award, including performance conditions, will mirror the FSP award and does not cause any shareholder dilution. In terms of this award, the Group chief executive must acquire shares with the after-tax cash payment and is hence in the same share ownership position he would have been under the FSP.
Long term cash settled awards were made to executives operating outside South Africa in October 2019 under the LTCSIP.
The October 2019 LTCSIP award is the annual allocation of awards to senior executives outside South Africa, including the Oil & Gas Platform CEO, and will vest in 2022. The allocation took job grade, individual performance and retention risk into consideration.
The vesting of these awards is subject to meeting the same performance conditions as the September 2019 FSP awards, over the three year performance period from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2022.
Thirty percent of the award will vest at threshold and 100% at target, with no vesting for below-threshold performance. Linear vesting will apply between these points.
The Oil & Gas Platform CEO was awarded a cash settled long term incentive to the value of AU$910 800 on 1 October 2019 (October 2018: AU$897 600).
FSP AWARDS AND STI DEFERRED INTO FSP AWARDS
NAME | Date awarded |
Opening balance |
Number of shares allocated |
Value at grant date (R’000) |
Number settled in the year |
Number forfeited in the year |
Closing balance |
Settlement date |
Settlement value (R’000) |
Estimated value (R’000) |
Fenn, O | Sep 2015 | 333 500 | – | – | 162 118 | 171 382 | – | Sep 2018 | 2 592 | – |
Nov 2016 | 366 000 | – | – | 106 750 | 259 250 | – | Sep 2018 | 1 706 | – | |
Grobler, D | Sep 2015 | 149 000 | – | – | 74 500 | 74 500 | – | Sep 2018 | 1 202 | – |
Nov 2016 | 173 000 | – | – | – | – | 173 000 | – | 1 254 | ||
Sep 2017 | 405 000 | – | – | – | – | 405 000 | – | 2 936 | ||
Sep 2018 | – | 361 000 | 5 848 | – | – | 361 000 | – | 2 617 | ||
STI 2015 | 9 193 | – | – | 9 193 | – | – | Sep 2018 | 143 | – | |
STI 2016 | 45 432 | – | – | 22 715 | – | 22 717 | Sep 2018 | 352 | 329 | |
STI 2017 | 54 942 | – | – | 18 312 | – | 36 630 | Sep 2018 | 284 | 531 | |
STI 2018 | – | 89 895 | 1 417 | – | – | 89 895 | – | 1 303 | ||
Harrison, S | Sep 2015 | 147 000 | – | – | 73 500 | 73 500 | – | 1 186 | – | |
Nov 2016 | 248 000 | – | – | – | – | 248 000 | – | 1 798 | ||
Sep 2017 | 253 000 | – | – | – | – | 253 000 | – | 1 834 | ||
Sep 2018 | – | 223 000 | 3 613 | – | – | 223 000 | – | 1 617 | ||
STI 2015 | 7 661 | – | – | 7 661 | – | – | Sep 2018 | 119 | – | |
STI 2016 | 18 338 | – | – | 9 168 | – | 9 170 | Sep 2018 | 142 | 133 | |
STI 2017 | 35 317 | – | – | 11 771 | – | 23 546 | Sep 2018 | 183 | 341 | |
STI 2018 | – | 51 133 | 806 | – | – | 51 133 | – | 741 | ||
Henstock, I | Sep 2015 | 262 500 | – | – | 131 250 | 131 250 | – | 2 118 | – | |
Nov 2016 | 291 000 | – | – | – | – | 291 000 | – | 2 110 | ||
Laas, H | Sep 2015 | 760 000 | – | – | 380 000 | 380 000 | – | 6 133 | – | |
Nov 2016 | 842 500 | – | – | – | – | 842 500 | – | 6 108 | ||
Sep 2018 | – | 770 500 | 12 482 | – | – | 770 500 | – | 5 586 | ||
STI 2015 | 24 600 | – | – | 24 600 | – | – | Sep 2018 | 382 | – | |
STI 2016 | 117 430 | – | – | 58 715 | – | 58 715 | Sep 2018 | 911 | 851 | |
STI 2017 | 117 860 | – | – | 39 282 | – | 78 578 | Sep 2018 | 609 | 1 139 | |
STI 2018 | – | 173 033 | 2 727 | – | – | 173 033 | – | 2 509 | ||
Mdluli, T | Sep 2015 | 145 500 | – | – | 72 750 | 72 750 | – | 1 174 | – | |
Nov 2016 | 161 500 | – | – | – | – | 161 500 | – | 1 171 | ||
Sep 2017 | 165 500 | – | – | – | – | 165 500 | – | 1 200 | ||
Sep 2018 | – | 167 000 | 2 705 | – | – | 167 000 | – | 1 211 | ||
STI 2015 | 6 974 | – | – | 6 974 | – | – | Sep 2018 | 108 | – | |
STI 2016 | 22 768 | – | – | 11 384 | – | 11 384 | Sep 2018 | 177 | 165 | |
STI 2017 | 25 735 | – | – | 8 577 | – | 17 158 | Sep 2018 | 133 | 249 | |
STI 2018 | – | 31 532 | 497 | – | – | 31 532 | – | 457 | ||
da Costa, M | Sep 2018 | – | 274 000 | 4 439 | – | – | 274 000 | – | 1 987 |
CASH SETTLED CONDITIONAL RIGHTS
NAME | Date awarded |
Opening balance |
Number of shares allocated |
Value at grant date (R’000) |
Number settled in the year |
Number forfeited in the year |
Closing balance |
Settlement date |
Settlement value (R’000) |
Estimated value (R’000) |
Laas, H | Sep 2017 | 864 000 | – | 12 537 | – | – | 864 000 | – | 6 264 |
LONG TERM CASH SETTLED INCENTIVE PLAN (LTCSIP)
NAME | Date awarded |
Opening balance |
Number of shares allocated |
Value at grant date (R’000) |
Number settled in the year |
Number forfeited in the year |
Closing balance |
Settlement date |
Settlement value (R’000) |
Estimated value (R’000) |
Bennett, P | Oct 2017 | 880 | – | – | – | – | 880 | – | 440 | |
Oct 2018 | – | 898 | 898 | – | – | 898 | – | 449 |
Executives receive dividend payments on the FSP and Conditional Rights allocations held from the award date.
For the FSP, Conditional Rights and LTCSIP performance conditions, a vesting percentage of 50% is applied to calculate the estimated value.
LETSEMA VULINDLELA BLACK EXECUTIVES TRUST
NAME | Date awarded |
Number of shares allocated |
Strike price |
Condition | Number forfeited in the year |
Closing balance |
Vesting date |
Estimated value |
Mdluli, T | 24 Aug 2010 | 11 500 | 41,02 | Standard | – | 11 500 | 31 Dec 2021 | – |
20 Apr 2011 | 10 000 | 25,16 | Hurdle | – | 10 000 | 31 Dec 2021 | – | |
30 Aug 2011 | 25 500 | 27,70 | Standard | – | 25 500 | 31 Dec 2021 | – |
The remuneration policy for the non-executive directors set out in the remuneration policy report was applied in FY2019. The remuneration of non-executive directors for the year ended 30 June 2019 was:
NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS’ REMUNERATION
NAME | Directors’ fees R’000 |
Non- attendance R’000 |
Special board R’000 |
Committee fees R’000 |
Lead independent fee R’000 |
Chairman’s fees R’000 |
Total 2019 R’000 |
Total 2018 R’000 |
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DD Barber1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 179 | |||
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R Havenstein | – | – | 362 | 17 | 1 103 | – | 1 482 | 1 148 | |||
SP Kana | – | – | – | – | – | 1 568 | 1 568 | 1 424 | |||
NB Langa-Royds | 318 | (11) | 259 | 519 | – | – | 1 085 | 844 | |||
A Maditsi | 318 | – | 259 | 327 | – | – | 904 | 639 | |||
E Mashilwane | 318 | (11) | 209 | 267 | – | – | 783 | 570 | |||
D Radley | 318 | – | 362 | 403 | – | – | 1 083 | 771 | |||
XH Mkhwanazi | 318 | (31) | 259 | 327 | – | – | 873 | 716 | |||
M Sello2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 472 | |||
Total | 1 590 | (53) | 1 710 | 1 860 | 1 103 | 1 568 | 7 778 | 6 763 |
NAME | Directors’ fees AU$’000 |
Non- attendance AU$’000 |
Special board AU$’000 |
Committee fees AU$’00 |
Chairman’s fees AU$’000 |
Total 2019 AU$’000 |
Total 2018 AU$’000 |
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K Spence | 100 | (2) | 102 | 41 | – | 241 | 189 |
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1. Retired on 31 October 2017.
2. Retired on 2 November 2017.
The Chairman’s fee includes attendance at committee meetings, excluding the Independent Board.
INDEPENDENT BOARD | Committee fees 2019 R’000 |
Committee fees 2018 R’000 |
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R Havenstein | 1 008 | 500 | ||
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SP Kana | 958 | 400 | ||
A Maditsi | 696 | 400 | ||
D Radley | 699 | 400 | ||
Total | 3 361 | 1 700 |
In accordance with King IV™, the remuneration committee reviews and recommends fee structures to the Board for approval (excluding recommendation on their own fees) before submitting recommendations for approval by shareholders at the annual general meeting.
An inflation-linked increase to the non-executive directors’ fees is proposed for 2020.
The proposed fees (excluding Value Added Tax) are tabled below:
Previous per annum |
Proposed per annum |
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DIRECTOR FEES | |||
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Chairman | Includes director and committee fees1 | R1 590 000 | R1 677 000 |
Lead independent director | Includes director and relevant committee fees | R1 120 000 | R1 181 000 |
Resident director | Per annum2&3 | R322 000 | R340 000 |
Non-resident director | Per annum3,4&5 | AU$100 000 | AU$101 500 |
COMMITTEE FEES | |||
Audit & sustainability | Chairman | R298 000 | R314 000 |
Resident member | R160 000 | R168 500 | |
Non-resident member | AU$10 000 | AU$10 300 | |
Health, safety & environment | Chairman | R216 000 | R228 000 |
Resident member | R110 500 | R116 500 | |
Non-resident member | AU$10 000 | AU$10 150 | |
Nomination | Member | R70 500 | R74 500 |
Remuneration & human resources | Chairman | R216 000 | R228 000 |
Member | R110 500 | R116 500 | |
Risk management | Chairman (Rand) | R216 000 | R228 000 |
Chairman (AU$) | AU$21 600 | AU$21 950 | |
Resident member | R110 500 | R116 500 | |
Non-resident member | AU$10 000 | AU$10 150 | |
Social & ethics | Chairman | R216 000 | R228 000 |
Resident member | R110 500 | R116 500 | |
Non-resident member | AU$10 000 | AU$10 150 | |
AD HOC MEETINGS | |||
Board | Resident member | R53 000 | R56 000 |
Non-resident member | AU$17 000 | AU$17 260 | |
Committee | Resident member | R27 000 | R28 500 |
Non-resident member | AU$8 900 | AU$9 040 |
1. Includes fees for chairing the nomination committee and attending all Board committees.
2. Calculated on the basis of five meetings per annum.
3. A deduction of R28 500 or AU$9 040 per meeting will apply for non-attendance at a scheduled Board meeting.
4. A deduction of R11 600 or AU$1020 per meeting will apply for non-attendance at a scheduled Committee meeting.
5. Australian resident non-executive directors will receive an annual travel allowance of AU$25 400 to compensate for the time spent travelling to attend meetings.
In terms of section 66(8) of the Companies Act, shareholders are referred to special resolution 1 included in the loose insert of the printed report, regarding approval of the proposed non-executive director fee structure for FY2020.