Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
OnMarch 8, 2022 , the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company (the "Committee") approved the grant under theAmended and Restated Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc. andHudson Pacific Properties, L.P. 2010 Incentive Award Plan (the "Plan") toVictor J. Coleman ,Mark T. Lammas andHarout K. Diramerian (collectively, the "Executives") of performance units of theOperating Partnership (such units, the "Performance Units"), as well as distribution rights. The Performance Units were granted effectiveMarch 8, 2022 ; the following is a brief description of the material terms and conditions of the Performance Units. General Description of Performance Units Performance Units may be issued to eligible participants for the performance of services to or for the benefit of theOperating Partnership . Performance Units that have not vested generally receive quarterly per-unit distributions equal to ten percent of the distributions made with respect to an equivalent number of common units in theOperating Partnership ("Common Units"), which equal the per-share distributions on the common stock of the Company ("Common Stock"). Initially, Performance Units do not have full parity with Common Units with respect to liquidating distributions. If such parity is reached, vested Performance Units may be converted into an equal number of Common Units at any time thereafter, and, upon conversion, enjoy all the rights of Common Units. Common Units are redeemable for cash based on the fair market value of an equivalent number of shares of Common Stock, or, at the election of the Company, an equal number of shares of Common Stock, each subject to adjustment in the event of stock splits, specified extraordinary distributions or similar events. A partner's initial capital account balance is equal to the amount the partner paid (or contributed) to theOperating Partnership for its units and is subject to subsequent adjustments, including with respect to the partner's share of income, gain or loss of theOperating Partnership . Because a holder of Performance Units generally will not pay for such units, the initial capital account balance attributable to such units will be zero. However, theOperating Partnership is required to allocate income, gain, loss and deduction to the partners' capital accounts in accordance with the terms of the Fifth Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of theOperating Partnership (as may be amended from time to time, the "Partnership Agreement"), subject to applicable Treasury Regulations. The Partnership Agreement provides that holders of Performance Units generally will receive special allocations of gain in the event of an actual sale or "hypothetical sale" of assets of theOperating Partnership ahead of the allocation of gain to the Company or other limited partners with respect to their Common Units. The amount of such allocation will, to the extent of any such gain, be equal to the difference between the capital account balance of a holder of Performance Units attributable to such units and the Company's capital account balance attributable to an equivalent number of Common Units. If and when such gain allocation is fully made, a holder of Performance Units will have achieved full parity with holders of Common Units. To the extent that, upon an actual sale or a "hypothetical sale" of theOperating Partnership's assets as described above, there is not sufficient gain to allocate to a holder's capital account with respect to Performance Units, or if such actual sale or "hypothetical sale" does not occur, such units will not achieve parity with Common Units. In order to achieve full parity with Common Units, Performance Units must be fully vested and the holder's capital account balance in respect of each such Performance Unit must be equal to the per-unit capital account balance with respect to the Common Units owned, directly and indirectly, by the Company. The term "hypothetical sale" refers to circumstances that are not actual sales of theOperating Partnership's assets but that require certain book adjustments to the value of theOperating Partnership's assets and the partners' capital account balances. Specifically, the Partnership Agreement provides that, from time to time, in accordance with applicable Treasury Regulations, theOperating Partnership will adjust the book value of its assets to equal their respective fair market values, and adjust the partners' capital accounts, in accordance with the terms of the Partnership Agreement, as if theOperating Partnership sold its assets for an amount equal to their value.Times for making such adjustments generally include the liquidation of theOperating Partnership , the acquisition of an additional interest in theOperating Partnership by a new or existing partner in exchange for more than a de minimis capital contribution, the distribution by theOperating Partnership to a partner of more than a de minimis amount of partnership property as consideration for an interest in theOperating Partnership , or in connection with the grant of an interest in theOperating Partnership (other than a de minimis interest) as consideration for the performance of services to or for the benefit of theOperating Partnership (including the grant of a Performance Unit). --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Performance Units
Vesting. A portion of each Performance Unit award is eligible to vest based on the achievement of our total shareholder return compared to the total shareholder return of the FTSE NAREIT Equity Office Index (the "Relative TSR Performance Units") over a three-year performance period beginningJanuary 1, 2022 and endingDecember 31, 2024 (the "performance period") and the remaining portion of each Performance Unit award generally is eligible to vest based on the achievement of operational performance metrics (the "Operational Performance Units") over a one-year performance period beginningJanuary 1, 2022 and endingDecember 31, 2022 . The following table shows the dollar-denominated value of the Relative TSR Performance Units and the Operational Performance Units awarded to each Executive; the number of Performance Units actually granted will be determined by dividing the dollar-denominated value by the per share grant-date fair value, at maximum, of the applicable portion. Name Relative TSR Performance Units Operational Performance Units Victor J. Coleman$2,000,000 $2,000,000 Mark T. Lammas$875,000 $875,000 Harout K. Diramerian$312,500 $312,500 A percentage of the Relative TSR Performance Units will vest based on the Company's total shareholder return as compared to the total shareholder return of the FTSE NAREIT Equity Office Index achieved over the three-year performance period, as set forth in the following table: Relative TSR Performance Vesting Percentage "Below Threshold" 0 % "Threshold Level" 15 % "Target Level" 40 % "Maximum Level" 100 % If our relative total shareholder return falls between the "Threshold", "Target" and "Maximum" levels, then the percentage that vests will be determined using straight-line interpolation between the applicable levels.
The operational performance metrics that apply to the Operational Performance Units, and their respective weightings, are as follows:
Operational Goal Percentage of Operational Performance Units Leasing Volume 40 % LEED Certification 15 % Fitwel Certification 15 % G&A to Consolidated Gross Assets
30 %
With respect to each operational performance metric, the applicable portion of the Operational Performance Units is eligible to vest based on the achievement of performance goals at the "Threshold", "Target" and "Maximum" levels, as follows: Operational Performance Vesting Percentage "Below Threshold" 0 % "Threshold Level" 25 % "Target Level" 50 % "Maximum Level 100 %
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If performance with respect to an operational performance metric falls between the "Threshold", "Target" and "Maximum" levels, then the percentage that is eligible to vest will be determined using straight-line interpolation between the applicable levels. The number of Operational Performance Units that become eligible to vest based on the achievement of operational performance metrics may be adjusted downwards based on our achievement of absolute total shareholder return goals over the three-year performance period commencingJanuary 1, 2022 and endingDecember 31, 2024 , by applying the applicable vesting percentage as set forth in the following table. Absolute TSR Performance Vesting Percentage "Threshold Level" 60 % "Target Level" 80 % "Maximum Level" 100 %
If our absolute total shareholder return falls between the "Threshold", "Target" and "Maximum" levels, then the vesting percentage will be determined using straight-line interpolation between the applicable levels.
Certain Terminations of Employment; Change in Control. If an Executive's employment is terminated by the Company other than for "cause", by the Executive for "good reason" or due to death or "disability" (each, as defined in the Executive's employment agreement), or the performance period ends upon a change in control, then (i) the number of Relative TSR Performance Units that vest will equal the greater of (x) the 40% of the Relative TSR Performance Units and (y) the number of Relative TSR Performance Units that would vest based on actual achievement of relative total shareholder return performance through the qualifying termination and (ii) the number of Operational Performance Units that vest will equal the greater of (x) 50% of the Operational Performance Units and (y) the number of Operational Performance Units that would vest based on actual achievement of each operational performance goal through the qualifying termination and if a pro-rated TSR performance goal is achieved. Any Relative TSR Performance Units or Operational Performance Units that do not become fully vested will automatically be cancelled and forfeited as of the date of the qualifying termination without payment of any consideration therefor, and the Executive will have no further right to or interest in such Performance Units. Upon an Executive's termination of employment for any other reason, any then-unvested Performance Units automatically will be cancelled and forfeited by the Executive. In addition to these Performance Units, each award entitles its holder to a cash payment equal to the aggregate distributions that would have been paid during the three-year performance period on the total number of Performance Units that vest, had such Performance Units been vested throughout the performance period, but reduced by the aggregate amount of the distributions received during the performance period on the total number of Performance Units granted. The foregoing description of the awards of the Performance Units is a summary only and does not describe all terms and conditions applicable to these awards. The description is subject to and qualified in its entirety by the terms of the form of Performance Unit Agreement, a copy of which is filed herewith as Exhibit 10.1.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
Exhibit No. Description 10.1 Form of Performance-Based LTIP Unit Agreement
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