erroneously awarded Incentive-Based Compensation based on violation of applicable Dutch law, the Company shall obtain an opinion of Dutch counsel, acceptable to the NYSE, that recovery would result in such a violation, and shall provide such opinion to the NYSE.
C.Recovery from Certain Tax-Qualified Retirement Plans
Recovery would likely cause an otherwise tax-qualified retirement plan, under which benefits are broadly available to employees of the Company, to fail to meet the requirements of 26 U.S.C. 401(a)(13) or 26 U.S.C. 411(a) and regulations thereunder.
6.PROHIBITION AGAINST INDEMNIFICATION
The Company shall not indemnify any Executive Officer or former Executive Officer against the loss of erroneously awarded Incentive-Based Compensation.
7.DISCLOSURE
The Company shall file all disclosures with respect to recoveries under this Policy in accordance with the requirements of the U.S. Federal securities laws, including the disclosure required to be included in applicable Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) filings.
8.DEFINITIONS
Unless the context otherwise requires, the following definitions apply for purposes of this Policy:
“Executive Officer” means the Company’s president, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer (or if there is no such accounting officer, the controller), any vice-president of the Company in charge of a principal business unit, division, or function (such as sales, administration, or finance), any other officer who performs a policy-making function, or any other person who performs similar policymaking functions for the Company. Executive officers of the Company’s parent(s) or subsidiaries, as applicable, are deemed Executive Officers of the Company if they perform such policy making functions for the Company. Policy-making function is not intended to include policymaking functions that are not significant. Identification of an Executive Officer for purposes of this Policy will include at a minimum executive officers, if any, identified pursuant to U.S. 17CFR 229.401(b). As of the date of this Policy, Executive Officers include (i) each of the members of the Company's senior management identified from time to time in the Company’s annual reports on Form 20-F, and (ii) the Company’s principal accounting officer.
“Financial Reporting Measures” means any of the following: (i) measures that are determined and presented in accordance with the accounting principles used in preparing the Company’s financial statements, and any measures that are derived wholly or in part from such measures, (ii) stock price and (iii) TSR. A Financial Reporting Measure need not be presented within the Company’s financial statements or included in a filing with the SEC.
“Incentive-Based Compensation” means any compensation that is granted, earned, or vested based wholly or in part upon the attainment of a Financial Reporting Measure.
9.AMENDMENT; TERMINATION
The Board, upon recommendation of the Compensation Committee, may amend this Policy from time to time and may terminate this Policy at any time, in each case in its sole discretion.
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10.EFFECTIVENESS; OTHER RECOUPMENT RIGHTS
This Policy shall be effective as of December 1, 2023. Any right of recoupment under this Policy is in addition to, and not in lieu of, any other remedies or rights of recoupment that may be available to the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates under applicable law or pursuant to the terms of any similar policy or similar provision in any employment agreement, equity award agreement or similar agreement. In the event of a conflict between this Policy and the Company’s Remuneration Policy, this Policy shall prevail.