2. Payments, accruals and awards to executive directors

The Board is wholly responsible for the formulation, development and effective implementation of Group strategy. In turn, the Board delegates operational strategy implementation and general executive management of the business to its executive directors. As such, in terms of section 38 of the Companies Act 2008, the executive directors of the Board are identified as prescribed officers, and their remuneration is detailed below.

Total remuneration of executive directors

Fixed base salary and benefits

Short-

term

annual

bonus

R’000

% of

total

remune-

ration

R’000

Total

remune-

ration

R’000

Long-

term

share

awards

expense*

R’000

Fees for
Board
meetings
R’000

Base
salary
R’000

Retire-
ment
and
medical
contri-
butions
R’000

Other
benefits
R’000

Total
fixed
remune-
ration
R’000

% of
total
remune-
ration
R’000

2015

Richard Brasher

1.5

7 370.5

1 215.5

1 144.7

9 732.2

52.0

9 000.0

48.0

18 732.2

11 771.2

Richard van Rensburg

1.5

3 422.5

622.0

735.1

4 781.1

74.9

1 600.0

25.1

6 381.1

3 745.6

Bakar Jakoet

1.5

2 904.0

497.5

292.3

3 695.3

69.8

1 600.0

30.2

5 295.3

3 125.8

Jonathan Ackerman

1.5

2 046.6

374.4

264.0

2 686.5

72.9

1 000.0

27.1

3 686.5

1 753.0

Suzanne Ackerman-Berman

1.5

2 083.5

351.5

263.0

2 699.5

73.0

1 000.0

27.0

3 699.5

1 753.0

Total

7.5

17 827.1

3 060.9

2 699.1

23 594.6

14 200.0

 

37 794.6

22 148.6

% increase on prior year

6.9

5.6

2014

Richard Brasher

1.5

7 000.0

948.5

1 969.4

9 919.4

65.4

5 250.0

34.6

15 169.4

3 973.3

Richard van Rensburg

1.5

3 229.3

559.7

261.7

4 052.2

83.5

800.0

16.5

4 852.2

1 603.3

Bakar Jakoet

1.5

2 670.0

468.4

243.7

3 383.6

80.9

800.0

19.1

4 183.6

1 851.4

Jonathan Ackerman

1.5

1 947.0

357.5

261.4

2 567.4

83.7

500.0

16.3

3 067.4

516.5

Suzanne Ackerman-Berman

1.5

1 827.3

343.5

256.0

2 428.3

82.9

500.0

17.1

2 928.3

605.9

Total

7.5

16 673.6

2 677.6

2 992.2

22 350.9

7 850.0

 

30 200.9

8 550.4

* The expense of the long-term share awards is determined in accordance with IFRS 2: Share-based Payments. The payment cost is the value of the share-based payment award amortised on a straight-line basis over the vesting term of the award. The amounts in the column represent the current year’s charge, as recorded in the statement of comprehensive income. The column is for information only, given that the value was neither received by nor accrued to the directors during the period. The long-term share awards will vest in the future only if all the criteria set out in the rules of the 1997 Employee Share Option Scheme and the Forfeitable Share Plan are met.

The cost of the long-term incentive share awards is the IFRS 2 share-based payment cost related to the forfeitable shares and share options issued to executive directors. The cost is recognised on a straight-line basis over the term of the awards, and this cost therefore relates to all awards which have not yet reached the end of their vesting term – both those issued in prior years and in the current year. The cost of awards issued to executive directors recognised in the current year is R15.6 million.

The remuneration committee does not currently target an optimum level of fixed versus variable remuneration, although the scope and breadth of the strategic role performed by each executive director is considered when allocating long-term incentive share awards. The remuneration committee is in the process of developing formal guidelines in this regard.

As detailed above, total fixed benefits include payments made and costs accrued in the current year, and variable incentives include the related cost of share awards issued in current and prior periods.

Share awards granted to executive directors – PIK

Calendar

year

granted

Award

grant

price

R

Balance

held at

3 March

2014

Granted

during the

period

Forfeited

during

the

period

Balance

held at

1 March

2015

Available

for

take-up

Richard Brasher

Share options

2012

42.24

1 000 000

1 000 000****

Nov 2017

42.24

1 000 000

1 000 000*

Nov 2017

Forfeitable shares

2014

800 000

800 000**

Aug 2017

2 000 000

800 000

2 800 000

Richard van Rensburg

Share options

2011

36.55

400 000

400 000*

May 2016

Forfeitable shares

2014

250 000

250 000**

Aug 2017

400 000

250 000

650 000

Bakar Jakoet

Share options

2003

12.00

250 000

250 000

Now

2007

31.15

5 779

5 779

Now

2008

26.55

7 907

7 907

Now

26.14

105 000

105 000

Now

26.14

45 000

45 000

Aug 2015

2009

28.20

12 413

12 413

Now

2010

42.28

1 799

1 799

Now

41.23

500 000

(500 000)***

Forfeited

2011

41.70

200 000

200 000

Now

41.70

300 000

300 000

Apr 2016

Forfeitable shares

2014

250 000

250 000**

Aug 2017

1 427 898

250 000

(500 000)

1 177 898

*

The exercising of these binary options is subject to specific performance criteria relating to the growth of the Company ’s share price over the term of the option. If the share price performance criteria are not met, the options are forfeited.

**

The exercising of these forfeitable shares is subject to performance criteria related to the growth in HEPS of Pick n Pay Stores Limited. If the performance hurdles are not met, the shares will be forfeited. These shares are held in a CSDP account on behalf of the director until the vesting conditions have been met. For further details on the forfeitable share plan, refer to here.

***

Binary options granted under the May 2010 binary scheme were forfeited in May 2014 due the performance criteria not having been met.

***

A detailed review was done by the remuneration committee of all share options held by executive directors in the interest of achieving fair and balanced reward. As a result, it was agreed to amend the vesting period of performance share options issued to Richard Brasher during November 2012. The vesting period has been adjusted from three equal instalments vesting after three, five and seven years, to one instalment vesting after five years.

Share awards granted to executive directors – PIK (continued)

Calendar

year

granted

Award

grant

price

R

Balance

held at

3 March

2014

Granted

during the

period

Forfeited

during the

period

Balance

held at

1 March

2015

Available

for

take-up

Jonathan Ackerman

Share options

2005

20.7

6 441

6 441

Now

2006

28.00

14 286

14 286

Now

2007

31.15

14 446

14 446

Now

2008

26.56

9 414

9 414

Now

26.14

25 000

25 000

Aug 2015

26.14

25 000

25 000

Aug 2016

26.14

25 000

25 000

Aug 2017

26.14

25 000

25 000

Aug 2018

2009

28.20

8 667

8 667

Now

2010

42.27

1 560

1 560

Now

41.23

400 000

(400 000)**

Forfeited

Forfeitable shares

2014

150 000

150 000*

Aug 2017

554 814

150 000

(400 000)

304 814

Suzanne Ackerman-Berman

Share options

2004

21.00

10 000

10 000

Now

2007

31.15

122 408

122 408

Now

2008

26.56

4 519

4 519

Now

26.14

25 000

25 000

Aug 2015

26.14

25 000

25 000

Aug 2016

26.14

25 000

25 000

Aug 2017

26.14

25 000

25 000

Aug 2018

2009

28.20

8 867

8 867

Now

2010

42.27

1 421

1 421

Now

41.23

400 000

(400 000)**

Forfeited

Forfeitable shares

2014

150 000

150 000*

Aug 2017

647 215

150 000

(400 000)

397 215

*

The exercising of these forfeitable shares is subject to performance criteria related to the growth in HEPS of Pick n Pay Stores Limited. If the performance hurdles are not met, the shares will be forfeited. These shares are held in a CSDP account on behalf of the director until the vesting conditions have been met. For further details on the forfeitable share plan, refer to here

**

Binary options granted under the May 2010 binary scheme were forfeited in May 2014 due the performance criteria not having been met.

Share awards granted to executive directors – PWK

Calendar

year

granted

Award

grant

price

R

Balance

held at

3 March

2014

Granted

during the

period

Balance

held at

1 March

2015

Available

for

take-up

Richard van Rensburg

Share options

2011

15.2

1 000 000

1 000 000

Now

1 000 000

1 000 000

Bakar Jakoet

Share options

2005

11.5

400

400

Now

2008

11.3

600

600

Now

2010

16.0

400

400

Now

2014

22.6

400

400

Now

1 400

400

1 800

Jonathan Ackerman

Share options

2010

16.0

1 000

1 000

Now

2012

20.0

400

400

Now

1 400

1 400

Suzanne Ackerman-Berman

Share options

2011

15.4

400

400

Now

400

400

3. Payments, accruals and awards to non-executive directors

Directors’

fees

R’000

Lead

director

R’000

Audit

committee

R’000

Remune-

ration

committee

R’000

Nomina-

tions

committee

R’000

Corporate

finance

committee

R’000

Social

and ethics

committee

R’000

Employee

share trust

R’000

Total

R’000

2015

Gareth Ackerman^

3 450.0

3 450.0

John Gildersleeve

320.0

70.0

390.0

David Friedland**

320.0

65.0

385.0

Hugh Herman

320.0

107.0

107.0

140.0

31.0

705.0

Audrey Mothupi

320.0

107.0

427.0

Lorato Phalatse

320.0

65.0

70.0

455.0

David Robins

320.0

320.0

Ben van der Ross

320.0

107.0

70.0

65.0

31.0

593.0

Jeff van Rooyen

320.0

265.0

585.0

6 010.0

107.0

586.0

280.0

195.0

70.0

62.0

7 310.0

2014

Gareth Ackerman*^

3 450.0

3 450.0

John Gildersleeve#

107.7

107.7

David Friedland@

64.1

64.1

Hugh Herman

300.0

100.0

100.0

130.0

100.0

29.0

759.0

Audrey Mothupi@

64.1

64.1

Lorato Phalatse

300.0

30.0

100.0

65.0

495.0

David Robins

300.0

300.0

Ben van der Ross

300.0

100.0

65.0

100.0

29.0

594.0

Jeff van Rooyen

300.0

250.0

150.0

700.0

5 185.9

100.0

450.0

195.0

30.0

450.0

65.0

58.0

6 533.9

^

Gareth Ackerman is Chairman of the nominations committee, share trust and a member of the remuneration committee, but his annual fee incorporates all committee work.

*

Gareth Ackerman also received an amount of R169 600 to reimburse him for travel expenses personally incurred during 2014.

#

Appointed October 2013.

@

Appointed December 2013

**

David Friedland received consultancy fees of R107 000 in the current period for services rendered to the audit and risk committee.

4. Directors’ interest in shares – Pick n Pay Stores Limited

How

held*

Balance

held

2014

Additions

during

the

period

Beneficial

ownership

on issue of

forfeitable

shares

Average

purchase

price per

share

R

Disposals

and

other

move-

ments

during

the

period

Average

selling

price

per share

R

Balance

held

2015

Beneficial/

non-

beneficial

interest

2015

Gareth Ackerman

direct

43

43

Beneficial

indirect

30 000

58.09

30 000

Non-

beneficial

indirect

71 900

58.66

71 900

Non-

beneficial

Richard Brasher

direct

800 000

800 000

Beneficial

Richard van Rensburg

direct

250 000

250 000

Beneficial

Bakar Jakoet

direct

500 000

250 000

750 000

Beneficial

indirect

530

530

Non-

beneficial

Jonathan Ackerman

direct

43

150 000

150 043

Beneficial

Suzanne Ackerman-Berman

direct

2 500

150 000

152 500

Beneficial

indirect

4 651

4 651

Beneficial

indirect

30 000

58.09

30 000

Non-

beneficial

indirect

71 900

58.66

71 900

Non-

beneficial

Jeff van Rooyen

direct

3 800

59.00

3 800

Beneficial

2014

Gareth Ackerman

direct

43

43

Beneficial

Bakar Jakoet

direct

500 000

500 000

Beneficial

indirect

530

530

Non-

beneficial

Jonathan Ackerman

direct

43

43

Beneficial

Suzanne Ackerman-Berman

direct

2 500

2 500

Beneficial

indirect

4 651

4 651

Beneficial

*

Direct interests represent a holding in the director’s personal capacity and indirect interests represent a holding by a family trust of which the director is a trustee, or a spouse and minor children.


For directors’ interest in shares of Pick n Pay Holdings Limited RF, please refer to here.