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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SERVICE CONTRACTS AND EXIT PAYMENT POLICIES<br />

It is the Company’s policy that executive Directors should have contracts with an indefinite term providing for a maximum of one year’s notice.<br />

The details of the Directors’ contracts are summarised in the table below. Contracts will be available for inspection at the AGM and throughout<br />

the year at the Company’s registered office.<br />

Executive Director Date of service contract Notice period<br />

Andrew Williams April 2003 One year<br />

Kevin Thompson April 2003 One year<br />

Adam Meyers July 2008 One year<br />

The Company’s policy is to limit payments on cessation to pre-established contractual arrangements. In the event that the employment of<br />

an executive Director is terminated, any amount payable will be determined in accordance with the terms of the service contract between the<br />

Company and the employee, as well as the rules of any incentive plans. No predetermined amount is provided for in the Directors’ contracts.<br />

The UK executive Director contracts enable the Company to pay up to one year’s salary in lieu of notice, with no contractual entitlement to any<br />

other benefits, and, under the rules, the Remuneration Committee may determine the individual’s leaving status for share plan vesting purposes.<br />

If the financial year end has passed, any bonus earned is payable to the individual. Adam Meyers’ service contract permits him to remain an<br />

employee for the entire period of notice enjoying any benefits related to employment. The share plan and bonus provisions are identical to<br />

the UK. Both contracts contain appropriate non-compete restrictions for a suitable period post-employment.<br />

When considering termination payments under incentive schemes, the Committee reviews all potential incentive outcomes to ensure they are<br />

fair to both shareholders and participants. The table below summarises how the awards under the annual bonus and share plans are treated<br />

in specific circumstances under the rules of the relevant plan and the extent to which the Committee has discretion:<br />

STRATEGIC REPORT GOVERNANCE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS<br />

Annual<br />

bonus<br />

Deferred<br />

bonus<br />

Share<br />

Plans<br />

Reason for leaving Timing of payment/vesting Calculation of payment/vesting<br />

Death, injury or disability, redundancy,<br />

retirement, or any other reasons the<br />

Committee may determine<br />

After the end of the financial<br />

year, although the Committee<br />

has discretion to accelerate<br />

(e.g. in relation to death)<br />

All other reasons No bonus is payable –<br />

Death, injury or disability, redundancy, On the second anniversary Awards vest in full<br />

retirement, or any other reasons the<br />

of the award<br />

Committee may determine<br />

All other reasons Awards lapse –<br />

Injury or disability, redundancy, or<br />

any other reason the Committee may,<br />

at its discretion, determine<br />

Death<br />

On the third anniversary<br />

of the award<br />

Immediately (unless otherwise<br />

determined by the Committee<br />

at its discretion)<br />

All other reasons Awards lapse –<br />

Performance against targets will be<br />

assessed at the end of the year in the normal<br />

way and any resulting bonus normally will be<br />

pro-rated for time served during the year<br />

Awards will normally be pro-rated for time<br />

to the date of cessation of employment<br />

and performance metrics assessed as<br />

at the third anniversary<br />

Any outstanding awards normally will<br />

be pro-rated for time and performance<br />

up to the point of death<br />

<strong>Halma</strong> plc Annual Report and Accounts <strong>2016</strong> 79

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