Notice of 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders
DATE AND TIME | PLACE | RECORD DATE |
9:00 a.m. CDT on Wednesday, | Live webcast online at | March 10, 2023 |
May 3, 2023 | ||
To Our Stockholders:
It is my pleasure to invite you to attend our annual meeting of stockholders of AptarGroup, Inc. ("Aptar") on May 3, 2023. At the meeting, we will review Aptar's performance for fiscal year 2022 and vote on the following matters:
ITEMS OF BUSINESS
Board Voting | |
Recommendation | |
Proposal No. 1: To elect the four director nominees named in the proxy statement to terms of office expiring at the annual meeting in 2026 | FOR each |
Proposal No. 2: To approve, on an advisory basis, Aptar's executive compensation | FOR |
Proposal No. 3: To approve, on an advisory basis, the frequency of the advisory vote on Aptar's executive compensation | For 1 YEAR |
Proposal No. 4: To approve an amendment to the 2018 Equity Incentive Plan | FOR |
Proposal No. 5: To ratify the appointment of the independent registered public accounting firm for 2023 | FOR |
We will also transact any other business that is properly raised at the meeting or any postponements or adjournments of the meeting.
YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT
The vote of each stockholder is important to us. Whether or not you expect to attend the virtual annual meeting, I urge you to vote by the Internet or by telephone as soon as possible. If you received a printed copy of the proxy materials, you may also complete, sign and date your proxy card and return it in the envelope that was included with the printed materials.
Internet
(Preferred)
Visit www.proxyvote.com up until 11:59 p.m. EDT,
on May 2, 2023
Telephone
Call the telephone number on your proxy card
Mark, sign and date your proxy card and return it in the
Mail pre-addressed postage paid envelope we have provided or return it to:
Vote Processing, c/o Broadridge 51 Mercedes Way Edgewood, NY 11717
We look forward to your attendance at the virtual annual meeting on May 3, 2023 and addressing your questions and comments. Sincerely,
Kimberly Y. Chainey
Executive Vice President,
Chief Legal Officer and Secretary
Table of Contents
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PROPOSAL 1-ELECTION OF DIRECTORS | 13 |
Nominees for Election | 14 |
Directors Whose Present Terms Continue | 16 |
Corporate Governance | 20 |
Board Meeting Attendance | 27 |
Board Compensation | 29 |
PROPOSAL 2-ADVISORY VOTE TO APPROVE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION | 31 |
PROPOSAL 3-ADVISORY VOTE ON THE FREQUENCY OF THE ADVISORY VOTE ON EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION | 32 |
PROPOSAL 4-APPROVAL OF AN AMENDMENT TO THE 2018 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN | 33 |
PROPOSAL 5-RATIFICATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP AS THE INDEPENDENT REGISTERED | |
PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR 2023 | 40 |
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm Fees | 41 |
EXECUTIVE OFFICER COMPENSATION | 42 |
Compensation Discussion and Analysis | 42 |
Compensation Committee Report | 56 |
2022 Summary Compensation Table | 57 |
2022 Grants of Plan-Based Awards | 59 |
2022 Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End | 60 |
2022 Option Exercises and Stock Vested | 62 |
Employment Agreements | 63 |
Pension Benefits | 65 |
Potential Payments upon Termination of Employment | 67 |
CEO Pay Ratio | 70 |
Pay Versus Performance | 71 |
EQUITY COMPENSATION PLAN INFORMATION | 76 |
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS, DIRECTORS AND MANAGEMENT | 77 |
TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PERSONS | 79 |
DELINQUENT SECTION 16(a) REPORTS | 80 |
AUDIT COMMITTEE REPORT | 81 |
OTHER MATTERS | 82 |
Proxy Solicitation | 82 |
Annual Report/Form 10-K | 82 |
Stockholder Proposals and Nominations | 82 |
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS | 83 |
How do I attend? | 83 |
Who is entitled to vote? | 83 |
May stockholders ask questions at the virtual annual meeting? | 83 |
What if I have technical difficulties or trouble accessing the virtual annual meeting? | 83 |
What am I voting on and how does the Board of Directors recommend I vote on the proposals? | 84 |
How do I vote? | 84 |
What is a quorum? | 85 |
How are shares in a 401(k) plan voted? | 85 |
How are shares held in a broker account voted? | 85 |
How many votes are required to approve each proposal? | 85 |
Who will count the votes? | 85 |
How can I help reduce the environmental impact of the annual meeting? | 85 |
APPENDIX A - 2018 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN | A-1 |
Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to Be Held on May 3, 2023: The Proxy Statement and the 2022 Annual Report/Form 10-K are available at www.proxyvote.com.
You may attend the virtual annual meeting at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/ATR2023. To participate in the annual meeting, you will need the 16- digit control number that appears on your Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials, proxy card or the instructions that accompanied your proxy materials. Refer to the "Frequently Asked Questions" section of the proxy statement for detailed procedures regarding attending, submitting questions and voting at the virtual annual meeting.
A list of stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting will be available for examination during normal business hours for ten days prior to the meeting for any purpose germane to the meeting at Aptar's corporate headquarters at 265 Exchange Drive, Suite 301, Crystal Lake, Illinois 60014.
2023 Proxy Statement 1
Electronic Delivery of Materials
Help us "go green" and reduce costs. For those stockholders who are still receiving paper copies of our proxy statement and annual report, please consider requesting electronic delivery or a Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials ("Notice"), which will reduce the amount of paper materials needed to conduct our annual meeting. You may do so by following the instructions below.
AptarGroup, Inc. ("Aptar" or "Company") is pleased to take advantage of the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") rule allowing companies to furnish proxy materials to their stockholders over the Internet. We believe that this e-proxy process expedites stockholders' receipt of proxy materials, while also lowering the costs and reducing the environmental impact of our annual meeting. On March 24, 2023, we mailed to most of our stockholders a Notice containing instructions on how to access our proxy statement and annual report and vote online. On the same date, we mailed to all other stockholders a copy of the proxy statement and annual report by mail unless they have elected to receive the annual meeting materials over the Internet.
HOW TO ENROLL
Stockholders of Record
(your shares of common stock are registered directly in your name with EQ Shareowner Services, our transfer agent)
Visit www.proxyvote.com or scan the QR code above to vote your shares. When prompted, indicate that you agree to receive or access proxy materials electronically in the future.
Beneficial Owners
(your shares are held in "street name" in an account at a brokerage firm, bank, broker-dealer or other similar organization) Follow the instructions provided by your broker, bank or other intermediary to opt into electronic delivery.
2 2023 Proxy Statement
Proxy Summary
This summary highlights information contained elsewhere in this proxy statement. This summary does not contain all of the information that you should consider, and you should read the entire proxy statement carefully before voting.
BOARD AND GOVERNANCE HIGHLIGHTS
Board Independence
91%
INDEPENDENT
Tenure | |
LESS THAN FIVE YEARS | 7 YR |
MORE THAN FIVE YEARS | |
AVG. TENURE | |
Board Diversity
Best Practices
Separate independent Chairman | All Committees are chaired by | Director age limits | |||
& CEO | women | ||||
Directors and executive officers | Stock ownership requirements | Majority voting for directors and | |||
are prohibited from hedging or | for directors and executive | director resignation policy in | |||
pledging stock | officers | uncontested elections | |||
Annual "Say-on-Pay Vote" on | Independent directors meet | Annual Board and Committee | |||
executive compensation | regularly in executive session | self-evaluations | |||
Our Nominees at a Glance | |||||
Committees | |||||
2023 Proxy Statement 3 | |||||
Other | Management | |||||
Name and Primary | Director | Public | Corporate | |||
Age | Company | Audit | Development and | |||
or Former Occupation | Since | Boards | Compensation | Governance |
GEORGE L. FOTIADES
Independent Director | 69 | 2011 | 1 |
Former President and CEO of Cantel Medical | |||
Corp |
CANDACE MATTHEWS
Independent Director | 64 | 2021 | 2 | C | ||
Former Chief Reputation Officer of Amway Corp | ||||||
B. CRAIG OWENS | ||||||
Independent Director | 68 | 2018 | 1 | M | M | |
Former CFO and Chief Administrative Officer of | ||||||
Campbell Soup Company | ||||||
JULIE XING | ||||||
Independent Director | 54 | 2023 | - | |||
Executive Chair of Mundipharma China | ||||||
C= Committee Chair; M = Committee Member
OUR EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION PHILOSOPHY AND OBJECTIVES
Our compensation philosophy is designed to fairly reward our executives for growing our business and increasing value for stockholders, and to retain our experienced management team.
Significant amount of pay that is performance-based and/or at-risk,with emphasis on performance- based pay to reward short-and long-termperformance measured against pre-establishedobjectives and a substantial amount provided in equity
Employment and change-in-control | Absence of tax gross-up agreements with | |
agreements that are designed to be | named executive officers, other than those | |
competitive in markets in which we compete for | related to relocation benefits or expatriate | |
executive talent | assignments | |
Stock ownership guidelines, limits on
executive officer stock trading and prohibition of
hedging or pledging Aptar equity securities
Use of an independent compensation
consultant
Limited perquisites other than common
perquisites provided in the context of expatriate
assignments or related to relocation
- 2023 Proxy Statement
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