Exhibit Number
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Description of Exhibits
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RADWARE LTD.
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Date: June 23, 2022
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By:
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/s/ Gadi Meroz
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Gadi Meroz
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Vice President & General Counsel
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To elect Mr. Roy Zisapel, Ms. Naama Zeldis and Mr. Meir Moshe as Class II directors of the Company until the annual general meeting of shareholders to be held in 2025;
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To approve amendments to the Company's Compensation Policy for Executive Officers and Directors;
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To approve the compensation terms of, including grant of equity-based awards to, the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company; and
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To approve the reappointment of Kost Forer Gabbay & Kasierer, a member of Ernst & Young Global, as the Company’s auditors, and to authorize the Board of Directors to delegate to the Audit Committee the authority to fix their
remuneration in accordance with the volume and nature of their services.
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To elect Mr. Roy Zisapel, Ms. Naama Zeldis and Mr. Meir Moshe as Class II directors of the Company until the annual general meeting of shareholders to be held in 2025;
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To approve amendments to the Company's Compensation Policy for Executive Officers and Directors;
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To approve the compensation terms of, including grant of equity-based awards to, the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company; and
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To approve the reappointment of Kost Forer Gabbay & Kasierer, a member of Ernst & Young Global, as the Company’s auditors, and to authorize the Board of Directors to delegate to the Audit Committee the authority to fix their
remuneration in accordance with the volume and nature of their services.
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By Order of the Board of Directors
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/s/ Roy Zisapel
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ROY ZISAPEL
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President and Chief Executive Officer
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PURPOSE OF THE MEETING.
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"we", "us", "our", "Radware", or the "Company" are to Radware Ltd. and its subsidiaries;
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"dollars" or "$" are to United States dollars;
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"NIS" or "shekel" are to New Israeli Shekels;
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the "Companies Law" or the "Israeli Companies Law" are to the Israeli Companies Law, 5759-1999;
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“including” or “include,” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation”;
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the "SEC" are to the United States Securities and Exchange Commission;
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"ordinary shares" or “shares” are to our ordinary shares, NIS 0.05 par value per share; and
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"2020 Annual Report" is to the annual report on Form 20-F we filed with the SEC on April 20, 2021.
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"2021 Annual Report" is to the annual report on Form 20-F we filed with the SEC on April 11, 2022.
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To elect Mr. Roy Zisapel, Ms. Naama Zeldis and Mr. Meir Moshe as Class II directors of the Company until the annual general meeting of shareholders to be held in 2025;
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To approve amendments to the Company's Compensation Policy for Executive Officers and Directors;
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To approve the compensation terms of, including grant of equity-based awards to, the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company; and
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To approve the reappointment of Kost Forer Gabbay & Kasierer, a member of Ernst & Young Global, as the Company’s auditors, and to authorize the Board of Directors to delegate to the Audit Committee the authority to fix their
remuneration in accordance with the volume and nature of their services.
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By Internet — You can vote over the Internet at www.proxyvote.com by following the instructions
therein or, if you received your proxy materials by mail, by following the instructions on the proxy card. You will need to enter your control number, which is a 16-digit number located in a box on your proxy card that is included with
your proxy materials.
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By Telephone — You may vote and submit your proxy by calling toll-free 1-800-690-6903 in the United
States and providing your control number, which is a 16-digit number located in a box on your proxy card that is included with your proxy materials.
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By Mail — If you received your proxy materials by mail or if you requested paper copies of the proxy
materials, you can vote by mail by marking, dating, signing and returning the proxy card in the postage-paid envelope.
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Name
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Number of Ordinary Shares Beneficially Owned*
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Percentage of Outstanding Ordinary Shares**
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Artisan Partners (1)
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4,097,761
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9.14
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%
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Senvest (2)
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3,180,659
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7.09
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%
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Nava Zisapel (3)
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3,060,176
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6.82
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%
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Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (4)
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2,398,808
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5.35
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%
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Yehuda Zisapel (5)
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1,799,111
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4.01
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%
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Roy Zisapel (6)
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1,452,284
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3.24
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%
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All directors and executive officers as a group consisting of 13 persons, including Yehuda Zisapel and Roy Zisapel (7) (8)
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3,542,202
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7.84
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%
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Class
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Term expiring at
the annual meeting for the year |
Directors
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Class I
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2024
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Yehuda Zisapel, Yair Tauman and Yuval Cohen
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Class II
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2025
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Roy Zisapel, Naama Zeldis and Meir Moshe
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Class III
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2023
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Gabi Seligsohn and Stanley Stern
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Name of Body
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No. of Meetings in 2021 **
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Average Attendance Rate
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Board of Directors
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23
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98.55
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%
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Audit Committee
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11
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100
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%
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Compensation Committee
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10
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100
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%
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Country of Principal Executive Office - Israel
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Foreign Private Issuer - Yes
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Disclosure Prohibited under Home Country Law - No
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Total Number of Directors – 8
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Female
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Male
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Non-Binary
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Did Not Disclose Gender
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Part I: Gender Identity
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Directors
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1
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7
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--
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0
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Part II: Demographic Background
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Underrepresented Individual in Home Country Jurisdiction
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0
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LGBTQ+
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0
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Did Not Disclose Demographic Background
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0
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Salaries, fees, commissions and bonuses
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Pension, retirement
and other similar benefits |
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2020 - All directors and executive officers as a group,
consisting of 16 persons* |
$
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3,710,200
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$
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542,300
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2021 - All directors and executive officers as a group,
consisting of 13 persons** |
$
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3,864,790
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$
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531,240
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Changing the targeted ratio between Fixed and Variable Pay (as such terms are defined in the Compensation Policy) to allow a higher portion of Variable Pay to our CEO; and
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Changing the cap on the fair market value of the equity-based compensation payable to Executives (as such term is defined in the Compensation Policy). In particular, the current cap in the Compensation Policy was based on the fair
market value of the equity-based grants measured on a linear basis per year of vesting. Since, as described in Proposal 3 below, we are proposing to move away from equity-based grants tied to the number of shares (underlying the grants) to
grants that are based on the total fair market value on the grant date, and that, as proposed, a higher portion of such grants is tied to performance-based criteria measured over a three-year period, we propose to adjust the cap applicable
to our CEO to better reflect the same.
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2021 was a record year resulting from increased demand for Radware’s security solutions
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Record revenue of $286.5 million, up 15% year-over-year – exceeding high-end of our guidance
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ARR (annual recuring revenue) of $190 million, up 9% year-over-year
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Subscription revenue CAGR for the last six years was 39%
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Operating income of $39 million, representing a year-over-year increase of 195%
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Record cash flow from operations of $72 million
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Authorized the repurchase of up to $80 million of shares (it should be noted that, as previously disclosed, our Board of Directors authorized a new plan to repurchase an additional $80 million in 2022).
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Radware’s total shareholder return (TSR) in 2021 outperformed the S&P 500, Russell 3000, and the Nasdaq CTA Cybersecurity indices (for details, see the chart under “Proposed CEO Compensation – Reasons” below)
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Shareholder Feedback
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Radware Response
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What is Radware’s philosophy around shareholder dilution?
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While our Compensation Committee and Board of Directors manage our equity incentive plans to monitor, among other things, long-term shareholder dilution, burn rate
and equity-based compensation expense, we do so while maintaining our ability to attract, reward and retain key talent in a hypercompetitive global market and do not target any specific dilution level.
Instead, we examine a number of factors including equity grant levels, pay mix between cash and equity, and total compensation as compared to global technology
companies in which we compete for business and executive talent to ensure our practices are competitive and successful in attracting, retaining and motivating the talent needed to successfully run our business and create shareholder value.
In comparison to the Security Peer Group, Radware’s equity usage was conservative. As more fully detailed under “Proposed CEO Compensation – Reasons” below,
Radware’s 2021 dilution was in the bottom decile against the companies in the Security Peer Group.
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Proxy advisory firm, Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS), promotes 10% dilution for Israeli foreign private issuers.
Does Radware seek to manage dilution to this level?
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Radware exercises a disciplined and conservative approach to equity usage, but does not manage dilution to any prescribed level defined by ISS.
We believe the ISS guideline is intended to apply broadly and does not recognize company size, industry practices, and the need for companies like Radware to
compete globally for executive talent.
ISS’ 10% dilution guideline is applied to proposals related to equity awards by Israeli foreign private issuers. Our understanding is that ISS applies a different
framework to evaluate CEO compensation for domestic U.S. issuers. This alternative ISS framework emphasizes the relationship between pay-and-performance relative to a peer group of industry competitors, which is more in line with how the
Compensation Committee evaluates our CEO’s pay. It is important to note that the said ISS approach, if implemented, will have severe detrimental implications on the company’s ability to hire key talent throughout the company in today’s
market, where senior talent expects a meaningful part of its compensation to be equity based.
In particular, while our dilution slightly exceeds the 10% ISS guideline, it is in the bottom decile compared to the global Security Peer Group that Radware
competes with for business and executive talent. This underscores the marked difference between ISS’ generic guideline for Israeli companies and the competitive market in which we compete for business and talent.
Further, our Compensation Committee took note that our Board of Directors approved $80 million stock repurchase programs in 2021 and 2022. The value of our share
buybacks as a percent of ordinary shares outstanding ranks highest among the 21-company Security Peer Group over the past two years. We recognize the repurchases increase our dilution; however, we made and will continue to make strategic
capital decisions that we believe are in the best interest of our shareholders and this philosophy has been at the heart of our share buyback programs (which, over the past seven years, have totaled at more than $210 million).
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The design for the performance shares of the 2021 Proposed Grant allowed for the entire award to be earned in one-year if the
performance criteria was achieved.
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At the December 2021 Annual General Meeting, Radware proposed a grant of 50,000 RSUs and 50,000 PSUs to Mr. Zisapel. The vesting of the PSUs was subject to the
company’s closing share price on Nasdaq reaching $44.00 or more for 30 consecutive trading days at any time during the three (3) year period following the date of grant.
The PSUs proposal in 2021, which was rejected by shareholders, was similar to the design that was approved by a majority of disinterested shareholders in the prior
year. The goal was to incentivize our CEO to grow shareholder value which aligns with our compensation philosophy, while, at the same time, be consistent with past practice.
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Prefer a longer forward-looking performance period.
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• In response
to shareholder feedback, we are proposing a modified PSU design for 2022, 2023 and 2024. These changes are intended to transition from a one-year to a three-year forward looking performance period and are tied to relative performance of
our TSR (instead of our share price reaching a specified level).
• 2022 PSU design:
o 20% of the target value is
earned based on 2022 performance
o 30% of the target value is
earned based on 2022-2023 performance
o 50% of the target value is
earned based on 2022-2024 performance
• 2022 marks an
important transition year in terms of PSU design, which is why the performance period for 2022 is bifurcated. Beginning in 2023, the PSU design will measure a full three-year performance period.
See “Proposed CEO Compensation – Description” below for additional details.
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Enhance the performance orientation of the overall compensation package. The CEO’s 2022 target total direct compensation will be 78% performance-based compared to the design that was proposed last year, which was 53% performance-based.
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Increase base salary to $450,000 (reflecting a 12.5% increase) to align with competitive market rates. This marks the first increase in the CEO’s salary since 2012.
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Simplify the bonus program and focus on metrics that we believe are of importance to our investors. This is accomplished by reducing the number of financial performance metrics from six to three (ARR, Bookings, and Adjusted EBITDA).
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No change in the target bonus opportunity ($600,000). However, the actual payout, based on performance, could reach $900,000 for overperformance.
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Move away from our historical approach where annual equity grants were based on a fixed number of shares and move to an approach that determines equity grants based on a target dollar value. This is a more common market approach to
manage dilution and ensure competitive pay levels.
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The long-term incentive structure in 2022 will be composed of 71% PSU, 10% performance-based share options, and 19% RSU, resulting in 81% of the awards being performance-based (see below for the long-term incentive structure in 2023 and
2024).
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PSUs will measure Radware’s TSR against companies in the Nasdaq CTA cybersecurity index (comprised of 41 security companies of which Radware is included at this time). In 2022, performance will be measured 20% on 2022 performance, 30% on
2022-2023 performance and 50% on 2022-2024 performance. Beginning in 2023, performance will be measured entirely on three-year performance period. This will enable a fair transition for our CEO.
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TSR measurement and payout will follow market best practices. Target payout can only be earned if Radware’s TSR exceeds the comparator group 55th percentile, which means Radware must outperform the market median in order to
achieve a target payout. Further, the payout will not exceed 100% of target if Radware’s absolute TSR performance is negative during the measured performance period, regardless of Radware’s percentile ranking how that compares against the
comparator group.
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In order to maintain emphasis on absolute shareholder value growth, the Compensation Committee allocated 10% (15% in 2023 and 2024) of the target long-term incentive value to performance-based share options. These share options have both
service and performance requirements. They will vest over a three-year period but will be earned only if our share price exceeds 120% of the exercise price (which is the price of our shares on the date of grant) for at least 20 consecutive
trading days. This design further strengthens the alignment between our CEO and other long-term investors.
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The combination of PSU and performance-based share options balances absolute and relative TSR performance, which aligns with our compensation philosophy and is in direct response to feedback from some of our shareholders and their
advisors.
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Base Salary: Gross base salary in NIS equivalent to $400,000 per annum, which salary includes payment for managing our entire on-going North America activities;
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Annual Bonus: Annual bonus of up to a maximum of $600,000 (or the equivalent in NIS). As previously disclosed in more detail, there are currently six (6) milestones and criteria of the annual
bonus: (1) Revenues (achievement of the revenue target set in the annual budget will entitle to up to 15% of the annual bonus); (2) Bookings (achievement of the bookings target set in the annual budget will entitle to up to 25% of the
annual bonus); (3) Profitability (achievement of the profitability target set in the annual budget will entitle to up to 20% of the annual bonus); (4) Business Development (achievement of the business development target set in the annual
budget will entitle to up to 10% of the annual bonus); (5) Product Development and Quality (achievement of the product development and quality targets set in the product roadmap will entitle to up to 30% of the annual bonus); and (6)
Overall Performance (achievement and performance of individual key performance indicators (KPIs) will entitle to up to 10% of the annual bonus).
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Equity-Based Grants: Mr. Zisapel was granted, from time to time (typically, on an annual basis), equity-based compensation. As previously disclosed in more detail:
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The most recent grant to Mr. Zisapel was made in November 2020, when, following the approval of our shareholders, we granted him 45,000 RSUs (that generally become vested in four equal annual installments) as well as 60,000
performance-based RSUs (that generally become fully vested if our closing share price on Nasdaq reaches $32.00 or more for 30 consecutive trading days at any time during the four (4) year period following the date of the grant).
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In December 2021, the 2021 Proposed Grant (as described above), was rejected by our shareholders.
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Other Key Benefits: Company car and all related expenses, except related taxes; contributions for the benefit of Mr. Zisapel to the Company’s Managers Life Insurance Policy and Work Disability
Insurance; vacation and recreation pay; Education Fund (“Keren Hishtalmut” in Hebrew); medical insurance; and
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Other Key Terms: Mr. Zisapel’s employment agreement contains customary confidentiality provisions as well as an undertaking of Mr. Zisapel not to compete with us for 30 months following termination of his employment.
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Element
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Proposed Target
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Background of Proposed Updates
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Base Salary
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$450,000
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• Proposed
increase of 12.5% compared to current salary of $400,000.
• The first increase
in salary since 2012.
• Base salary of our
CEO was at the Security Peer Group (as defined below) 18th percentile, despite the fact that he is the longest tenured CEO in the group. If approved, this increase positions our CEO at the Security Peer Group’s 40th
percentile.
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Annual Bonus
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$600,000 target
Actual payouts can range from 0% of target ($0) for underperformance to 150% of target ($900,000) for overperformance
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• No change in
target bonus opportunity; however, we propose changes to (i) bonus plan design, to consolidate the number of financial performance metrics from 6 to 3 in an effort to emphasize those metrics that we believe are of the importance to our
investors (ARR, Bookings and Adjusted EBITDA) and (ii) maximum payout (150% of target) in case of overperformance.
• The market study
conducted by FW Cook revealed that the majority of companies in the Security Peer Group established a maximum payout under the bonus plan between 150% and 200% of target. The CEO’s maximum payout was set at the lower end (150% of target).
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Equity Awards
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$7,725,000 total grant value in 2022
$5,000,000 total grant value in 2023 and 2024
Mix of time-based RSUs, performance-based RSUs (PSUs) and performance-based share options
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• No equity awards
were granted to our CEO in 2021.
• Radware is moving
away from our historical approach where annual equity grants were based on a fixed number of shares (including PSUs tied to our share price reaching a specified target) and propose to adopt an approach that determines equity grants based
on a target dollar value (including PSUs tied to our TSR), which we believe is the more common market approach to manage dilution and ensure competitive pay levels.
• In the proposed
plan PSU awards transition from a one-year to a three-year forward-looking performance period.
• Under this
proposed new approach, we will target a total grant value of $7.725 million in 2022. In 2023 and 2024, the total target grant value will be $5.0 million, respectively.
• In 2022, there
will be a temporary enhancement to the PSU grant value (and vesting milestones) in connection with the transition from our historical approach to a three-year performance period in response to investor feedback.
• Focus on both
absolute shareholder value creation (performance-based share options) and relative TSR performance (PSUs).
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2021 Proposed
Grant (rejected)
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Proposed
2022 Grant
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2021 Proposed
Grant (rejected)
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Proposed
2022 Grant
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Annual Recurring Revenues (ARR): Achievement (including overachievement) of the ARR target set in the
annual budget of the Company approved by the Board of Directors for the applicable year (the "Annual Budget") will entitle our CEO to up to 25% of the annual bonus;
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Bookings: Achievement (including overachievement) of the "bookings" target set in the Annual Budget
(bookings is generally defined in our budget to mean funds that are expected to be received from customers based on contracts or firm accepted orders for services and/or products recorded in our ERP system) will entitle our CEO to up to
40% of the annual bonus; and
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Adjusted EBITDA: Achievement (including overachievement) of the EBITDA target (adjusted to exclude
share based compensation) set in the Annual Budget will entitle our CEO to up to 25% of the annual bonus.
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Overall Performance: Achievement and performance of
individual key performance indicators (KPIs) set by our Compensation Committee will entitle our CEO to up to 10% of the annual bonus.
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Metrics Target
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Weight
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Performance
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Threshold
(50% payout) |
Target
(100% payout) |
Maximum
(150% payout) |
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Bookings
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40%
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95% of Target
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100% of 2022 Annual Budget
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108% of Target
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ARR
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25%
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95% of Target
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100% of 2022 Annual Budget
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108% of Target
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Adjusted EBITDA
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25%
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90% of Target
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100% of 2022 Annual Budget
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108% of Target
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Overall Performance (KPIs)
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10%
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As determined by the Compensation Committee
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Grant Date: The date of the Meeting for the 2022 Grants, whereas the grant date for the 2023 Grants and 2024 Grants will be on January 1, 2023 and January 1, 2024, respectively.
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Allocation and Number of RSUs, PSUs and PSOs: The allocation and actual number of RSUs, PSUs and PSOs to be granted on each Grant Date will be as follows:
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The RSUs will represent (i) approximately 19.4% of the Total Grant Value for the 2022 Grants and (ii) 30% of the Total Grant Value for each of the 2023 and 2024 Grants, with the actual number of RSUs granted each year with the foregoing
value would be determined based on the closing price of our ordinary shares on the Nasdaq on the applicable Grant Date. For example, for the 2022 Grants and the 2023 Grants, the number of RSUs will
each represent a grant value of $1,500,000;
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The PSUs will represent (i) approximately 70.9% of the Total Grant Value for the 2022 Grants and (ii) 55% of the Total Grant Value for each of the 2023 and 2024 Grants, with the actual number of PSUs granted each year with the foregoing
value would be determined based on a valuation methodology generally used for such awards (e.g., Monte Carlo method) as of the applicable Grant Date. For example, for the 2022 Grants and the 2023
Grants, the number of PSUs will represent a grant value of $5,475,000 and $2.750,000, respectively; and
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The PSOs will represent (i) approximately 9.7% of the Total Grant Value for the 2022 Grants and (ii) 15% of the Total Grant Value for each of the 2023 and 2024 Grants, with the actual number of PSOs granted each year with the foregoing
value would be determined based on the closing price of our ordinary shares on the Nasdaq on the applicable Grant Date (using a 4:1 ratio) as of the applicable Grant Date. For example, for the 2022
Grants and the 2023 Grants, the number of PSOs will each represent a grant value of $750,000.
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PSOs – Exercise Price: The PSOs would have an exercise price equal to the closing price of our ordinary shares on the Nasdaq on the applicable Grant Date.
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Vesting - RSUs:
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General: The RSUs will vest within three years following the applicable Grant Date, in three equal annual installments (except that the vesting of the RSUs in the 2022 Grants will be deemed to start on January 1, 2022).
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“Double-trigger” Vesting: Vesting of 50% of the then-unvested RSUs would accelerate upon a Change of Control of the Company or similar Transaction (such terms to be defined in Mr. Zisapel’s grant agreement) that is followed by
termination of Mr. Zisapel’s employment within 12 months thereof, either (i) by the Company, other than for Cause, or (ii) by Mr. Zisapel, for Good Reason (such term to be defined in Mr. Zisapel’s grant agreement and include, among other
things, diminution of his duties, responsibilities or authorities).
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Vesting (including Eligibility/Performance Criteria) - PSUs:1
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General: The vesting of the PSUs would be dependent upon the performance of our relative total shareholder return (TSR), as measured by our Company’s share price, relative to the performance of the companies in the Nasdaq CTA
Cybersecurity Index (as such index may change from time to time), of which Radware is a member.
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With respect to the 2022 Grants: 20% of the PSUs would either partially or fully vest (if the performance condition is met at or above the threshold level set in the table below titled Performance Payout Level) or would expire (if the
performance condition is not met) at the end of 2022 based on a one-year performance period, 30% of the PSUs would either partially or fully vest (if the performance condition is met at or above the threshold level set in the table below)
or would expire (if the performance condition is not met) at the end of 2023 based on a two-year performance period, and 50% of the PSUs would either partially or fully vest (if the performance condition is met at or above the threshold
level set in the table below) or would expire (if the performance condition is not met) at the end of 2024 based on a three-year performance period2; and
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With respect to the 2023 and 2024 Grants: All (100%) of the PSUs would either partially or fully vest (if the performance condition is met at or above the threshold level set in the table below titled Performance Payout Level) or would
expire (if the performance condition is not met) at the end of the three-year anniversary of each Grant Date based on a three-year performance period3.
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Radware TSR Percentile Rank
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Payout
(% of Target)* |
< 30th Percentile
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0%
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30th Percentile
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50% (Threshold)
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55th Percentile
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100% (Target) **
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75th Percentile
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150% (Maximum)
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> 75th Percentile
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150%
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“Double-trigger” Vesting: Vesting of all (100%) of the then-unvested PSUs would accelerate upon a Change of Control of the Company or similar that is followed by termination of Mr. Zisapel’s employment within 12 months thereof, either
(i) by the Company, other than for Cause, or (ii) by Mr. Zisapel, for Good Reason, except that the actual pay-out level will be based on the extent to which our Company’s share price meets the various performance levels (threshold level
through maximum level) relative to the companies in the Nasdaq CTA Cybersecurity Index from the Grant Date of the relevant PSUs until the date of the Change of Control or similar Transaction.
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Vesting (including Eligibility/Performance Criteria) – PSOs:
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General: The PSOs will vest over a three-year period following the applicable Grant Date (except that the vesting of the PSOs in the 2022 Grants will be deemed to start on January 1, 2022) in three equal annual installments. However,
they would be earned only if the Company’s closing share price on Nasdaq exceeds 120% of the price on the applicable Grant Date (i.e., 120% of the appliable exercise price) for at least 20 consecutive trading days at any time during the
three-year period following the applicable Grant Date.
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“Double-trigger” Vesting: Vesting of 50% of the then-unvested PSOs would accelerate upon a Change of Control of the Company or similar Transaction that is followed by termination of Mr. Zisapel’s employment within 12 months thereof,
either (i) by the Company, other than for Cause, or (ii) by Mr. Zisapel, for Good Reason.
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Exercise Period: 62 months following the applicable Grant Date.
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“Clawback” Conditions: The proposed compensation terms for Mr. Zisapel would be subject, in the case of the annual bonus, to a potential repayment obligation to our Company or cancellation (as
applicable), under certain circumstances, as described in our Compensation Policy.
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Hedging/Pledging Restrictions: Consistent with our Insider Trading Policy, and to ensure that the equity portion of Mr. Zisapel’s compensation package serves solely to motivate him to create value
for our shareholders, he will be prohibited from creating “short” positions or engaging in other hedging activity with respect to our ordinary shares. For a similar reason, Mr. Zisapel will generally be prohibited from pledging the equity
to be granted to him pursuant to this Proposal 3 as collateral for a loan that may be received by him.
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Discretion: While the Compensation Committee currently intends to follow the PSU design in subsequent years, it will re-assess and may adjust the reference index and payout curve based on future
circumstances (subject to any required corporate approvals under Israeli law).
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Other Terms: All other terms and conditions in connection with the above (i) equity-based grants shall be as set forth in the Company’s Key Employee Stock Option Plan 1997, as amended (or any
other successor plan adopted by the Company prior to the applicable Grant Date) and the award agreements approved by our Compensation Committee and Board of Directors, and (ii) annual bonus shall be as set forth in the bonus plan approved
by our Compensation Committee and Board of Directors for other senior employees, including, in each case, entitlement in the case of cessation of service, disability and death.
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The Importance of Mr. Zisapel’s Services to the Company. This element is demonstrated by Mr. Zisapel playing a key role in most aspects of our operations, starting from
formulating our strategic vision, driving our on-going shift into our cloud-based and subscription offering model and leading our M&A activities, including the recent spinoff of our Cloud Native Protector (CNP) business to form a new
company called SkyHawk Security followed by a $35 million investment by funds affiliated with Tiger Global Management.
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Retention Risks. The market for CEO talent is competitive. Mr. Zisapel has decades of leadership experience, as well as in depth knowledge of our business, our history and the
security industry. Furthermore, as a global company, our executive pay programs are designed to compete in a global labor market.
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The Contribution of Mr. Zisapel to Our Business and Success. To illustrate Mr. Zisapel's contribution to our success, the below charts indicate our Company’s growth in the past
several years and the shareholder value created in that period:
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The Effective Freeze on Mr. Zisapel's Compensation. Our Compensation Committee and Board of Directors considered the fact that:
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Mr. Zisapel's salary has not been modified since 2012;
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Mr. Zisapel's annual bonus has not been modified since October 2019; and
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Mr. Zisapel has not received any equity-based grants since November 2020.
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The Compensation Levels of other Senior Managers in our Industry.
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In evaluating Mr. Zisapel's compensation, our Compensation Committee and Board of Directors reviewed, with the assistance of FW Cook, benchmark information relating to the compensation of chief executive officers of other comparable
companies.
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In particular, FW Cook assisted the Compensation Committee in developing a peer group of companies traded in various public markets that we may compete with for business, executive talent and/or investor capital. As part of the peer
group selection process, our Compensation Committee evaluated, with the assistance of FW Cook, several criteria, including, global technology industry companies, with emphasis on security and broader companies offering Software-as-a-Service
(SaaS) solutions; companies from industries outside of our competitive profile with similar revenue size (generally, between 50% to 200% of our total revenues in 2021); and other companies with similar market capitalization, performance and
growth rates. We refer to the following companies as the “Security Peer Group”:4
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Peer Company
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Headquarters
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Industry
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A10 Networks
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United States
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Security / SaaS
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Allot
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Israel
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Security / SaaS
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CyberArk Software
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Israel
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Security / SaaS
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Fastly
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United States
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Security / SaaS
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Fiverr International
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Israel
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Internet and Direct Marketing
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Mandiant
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United States
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Security / SaaS
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Mimecast Limited
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United Kingdom
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Security / SaaS
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Mitek Systems
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United States
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Security / SaaS
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Model N
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United States
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Other Application Software
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OneSpan
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United States
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Security / SaaS
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Perion Network
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Israel
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Advertising
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Ping Identity
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United States
|
Security / SaaS
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Progress Software
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United States
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Security / SaaS
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Qualys
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United States
|
Security / SaaS
|
Rapid7
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United States
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Security / SaaS
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SailPoint Technologies
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United States
|
Security / SaaS
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Secureworks
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United States
|
Security / SaaS
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Telos
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United States
|
Security / SaaS
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Tenable Holdings
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United States
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Security / SaaS
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Tufin Software Technologies
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Israel
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Security / SaaS
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Varonis Systems
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United States
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Security / SaaS
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✔ |
Performance-Based and Retention Incentives.
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The redesigned CEO compensation program provides strong alignment between executive pay and shareholder interests and incorporates governance best practices. The proposed annual bonus and equity-based grants contain inherent incentives
to reward for performance and the structure of the equity-based grants also includes important retention incentives. In particular, if Proposal 3 is approved, the vast majority of the compensation received by Mr. Zisapel is not guaranteed
and is rather tied to his continued employment as well as our share price (through the proposed equity-based grants) and operating results (through the annual cash bonus), assuring a strong correlation between pay and performance:
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The milestones and criteria of the annual bonus are tied to thresholds and targets set in the Company’s annual budget and roadmap, which, based on past experience, are not easily achieved. For example, in 2019, 2020 and 2021, Mr. Zisapel
received 73%, 66% and 100% of the maximum annual bonus for that year, respectively.
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Similarly, vesting of the PSUs is tied to the performance of our TSR relative to the performance of the companies in the Nasdaq CTA Cybersecurity Index. While, in 2021, Radware’s TSR outperformed these companies (83rd
percentile), in the three year period ending 2021, Radware’s TSR underperformed these companies (36th percentile).
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Use of Shares & Dilution.
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General: While our Compensation Committee and Board of Directors manage our equity incentive plans to monitor, among other things, long-term shareholder dilution, burn rate and
equity-based compensation expense, we do so while maintaining our ability to attract, reward and retain key talent in a hypercompetitive market and do not target any specific dilution level. Instead, we examine a number of factors including
equity grant levels, pay mix between cash and equity, and total compensation as compared to global technology companies in which we compete for business and executive talent to ensure our practices are competitive and successful in
attracting, retaining and motivating the talent needed to successfully run our business and create shareholder value.
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Burn Rate & Dilution Levels: Below is a summary analysis of certain burn rate and dilution metrics considered by our Compensation Committee and Board of Directors:
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Year Ended December 31,
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2021
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2020
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2019
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Options and RSUs granted
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1,438,630
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2,143,743
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2,010,379
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3-Year
Average |
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Weighted average shares outstanding
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45,919,835
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46,460,974
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46,816,899
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Burn rate
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3.1
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%
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4.6
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%
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4.3
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%
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4.0
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%
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As of December 31,
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2021
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2020
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2019
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Issued Overhang*
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8.7
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%
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10.7
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%
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10.8
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%
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Total Overhang**
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10.3
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%
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12.5
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%
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14.5
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%
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ISS Policy: Our Compensation Committee and Board of Directors considered the voting guidelines of U.S. proxy advisory firm Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. (“ISS”). In particular, according to ISS’ Israel Proxy Voting Guidelines,
ISS (i) supports a general guideline for Israeli companies to maintain dilution level of below 10% and (ii) may support a proposal if the three-year average burn rate is equal to or below 1% and the total potential dilution from outstanding
and proposed plans does not exceed 15%. To that end, our Compensation Committee and Board of Directors believed that this ISS guideline is intended to apply broadly and fails to recognize company size, industry practices, and the need for
companies like Radware to compete globally for executive talent. Moreover, based on data compiled by FW Cook at the time of the peer group review, the Compensation Committee also took into account the following:
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While our Total Overhang of 10.3% in 2021 is slightly above the aforesaid ISS guideline of 10%, it is conservative relative to the technology companies in the Security Peer Group (7th percentile).
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While our three-year average burn rate of 4.0% is higher than the aforesaid ISS guideline of 1% (in case of dilution level of between 10% and 15%), it is conservative relative to the technology companies in the Security Peer Group, where
the three-year average burn rate ranges from 1.6% to 7.5%.
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Moreover, our three-year average burn rate of 4.0% translates to an average annual $16 million of equity compensation expenses, which is conservative relative to the average annual expense of the technology companies in the Security Peer
Group (26th percentile). Similarly, our total equity compensation expenses per employee and as a percent of market capitalization are also conservative (25th percentile and 17th percentile, respectively)
relative to these indicators for the technology companies in the Security Peer Group.
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We have continually implemented buy-back programs worth over $210 million in the past seven years. Most recently, in each of 2021 and 2022, we announced $80 million share repurchase programs, which we believe ranks us as the highest
among the technology companies in the Security Peer Group over the past two years. While we recognize these repurchases increase our dilution levels, we believe these strategic capital decisions are in the best interest of our shareholders.
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Our Compensation Policy. Our Compensation Committee and Board of Directors considered our Compensation Policy and other elements of compensation payable to Mr. Zisapel,
including other factors set forth in the Companies Law. In reaching their decision, our Compensation Committee and Board of Directors believed that the proposed compensation package to our CEO, taken as a whole, creates the optimal balance
between various elements, including the retention needs of our Company and introducing performance-based metrics designed to incentivize for creating shareholder value in the long-term.
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Disinterested Vote. Our Compensation Committee and Board of Directors considered that the proposed compensation described above is the result of a careful deliberation process,
with the assistance of an independent compensation consultant, was approved solely by disinterested directors and, as required by Israeli law, will be subject to approval by a special majority of disinterested shareholders (see under
“Required Vote” below).
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We must receive the written shareholder proposal (i) not less than 90 calendar days prior to the first anniversary of the 2022 AGM, and (ii) not more than 150 days prior to the first anniversary of the 2022 AGM; provided that if the date
of the Next AGM is advanced by more than 30 calendar days prior to, or delayed (other than as a result of adjournment) by more than 30 calendar days after, the anniversary of the 2022 AGM, proposal by the shareholder to be timely must be so
delivered not later than the earlier of (i) the 7th calendar day following the day on which we call and provide notice of the Next AGM (or such earlier time permitted by applicable law) and (ii) the 14th calendar day following the day on
which public disclosure of the date of such meeting is first made (or such earlier time permitted by applicable law); and
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The written shareholder proposal must be in English and set forth various information required under our Articles of Association about, among other things, the proposing shareholder and the shareholder proposal as well as any other
information reasonably requested by the Company. The Company shall be entitled to publish information provided by a proposing shareholder, and the proposing shareholder shall be responsible for the accuracy thereof. In addition, shareholder
proposals must otherwise comply with applicable law and our Articles of Association. Radware may disregard shareholder proposals that are not timely and validly submitted.
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By Order of the Board of Directors
/s/Roy Zisapel
ROY ZISAPEL
President and Chief Executive Officer
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A. |
Overview and Objectives |
1.
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Introduction
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2.
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Objectives
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•
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Compensation should be aligned with our long-term goals. Promoting the Company's
goals and purposes, its work program and its policy with a long-term view;
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•
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Compensation should serve to attract and retain the best executives, while maintaining our risk policy. Creating appropriate incentives to attract, retain, reward, and motivate highly skilled individuals while considering, among others, the Company's risk management policy. To that end, this Policy is
designed, among others, to align the interests of the Executives with those of Radware and, at the same, creating appropriate balances, such as imposing limitations on cash bonus, commissions and equity based compensation ("Variable
Pay") so as to ensure adequate control of risks;
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•
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Compensation should be appropriate for our business. Creating a compensation package that matches the Company's size and
nature of operations, while taking into account the Company's global nature with a global workforce;
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•
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Compensation should be competitive. Providing a competitive compensation package to
attract, retain, reward, and motivate highly skilled individuals, including by providing increased rewards for superior individual and corporate performance; and
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•
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Compensation should be correlated to individual as well as overall performance. With
respect to Variable Pay, compensating based on the individual's contribution to achieving the Company's objectives and generating its profits, with a long-term perspective and in accordance with the individual's role and contribution to
the Company.
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3.
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Process and Elements of Compensation
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•
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the educational, professional experience and accomplishments of the Executive;
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•
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his or her position, responsibilities and prior compensation arrangements. This includes additional compensation for such additional duties and positions in Radware which go beyond the
Executive's capacity according to his or her employment agreement;
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•
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compensation for comparably situated executives;
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•
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the Executive's past performance and expected contribution to our future growth and profitability;
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•
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existing and previous employment agreements with the Executive;
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•
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the relation between the compensation of the Executive and that of other employees in Radware; and
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•
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any requirements prescribed by applicable law (including, for purposes of this Policy, applicable securities laws and stock exchange regulations) from time to time.
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4.
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Overall Compensation - Ratio between Fixed and Variable Pay
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Range for Fixed Pay* out of the Total Compensation
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Range for Variable Pay out of the Total Compensation**
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CEO
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60-
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Non-Sales Executives
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30-60%
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40-70%
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Sales Executives
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10-50%
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50-90%
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5.
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Intra-Company Compensation Ratio
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B. |
Base Salary, Benefits and Perquisites
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1.
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Base Salary
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2.
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Benefits and Perquisites
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•
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Vacation of up to 24 days per annum;
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•
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Sick days of up to 30 days per annum;
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•
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Convalescence pay according to applicable law;
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•
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Monthly contribution for a study fund, as allowed by applicable law and with reference to the practice in peer group companies;
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•
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Radware shall contribute on behalf of the Executive to an insurance policy or a pension fund, or to a policy and a fund, as allowed by law and with reference to the practice in peer
group companies;
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•
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Radware shall contribute on behalf of the Executive to funds toward work disability insurance, as allowed by applicable law and with reference to the practice in peer group companies;
and
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•
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Life and health insurance.
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C. |
Cash Bonuses and Commissions
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1.
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The Objective
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2.
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Bonuses and Commissions
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•
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The annual bonus of our CEO will be based upon achievement of milestones and targets and the measurable results of the Company, as compared to our budget and/or work plans (including
product roadmap or the like) for the relevant year.
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•
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Such measurable criteria will initially be determined at the beginning of each fiscal year (or start of employment, as applicable) and may include (but is not limited to) any one or
more of the following criteria: financial results of the Company, including profits and revenues; product releases; software quality; efficiency metrics; internal and external customer satisfaction; execution of projects, etc.
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•
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A portion of up to 10% of the annual bonus may be based on the achievement and performance of individual key performance indicators (KPIs), as approved by the Compensation Committee and
the Board.
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•
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In any case, the total amount of the annual bonus for the CEO will not exceed
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•
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The annual bonus of the Non-Sales Executives will be based upon achievement of milestones and targets and the measurable results of the Company, as compared to our budget and/or work
plan for the relevant year.
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•
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Such measurable criteria will initially be determined at the beginning of each fiscal year (or start of employment, as applicable) and may include (but is not limited to) any one or
more of the following criteria: financial results of the Company, including profits and revenues; product releases; software quality; efficiency metrics; internal and external customer satisfaction; execution of projects, etc.
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•
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A portion of the annual bonus may be based on the achievement and performance of pre-determined individual KPIs.
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•
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In any case, the total amount of the annual bonus for any Non-Sales Executive will not exceed the amount of one annual base salary of such Executive.
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The annual bonus and/or commissions of the Sales Executives will be comprised from bonuses and commissions based upon achievement of targets of revenues and/or gross profit generated by
the individual and/or his/her team or division and/or the Company, as initially determined at the beginning of each fiscal year (or start of employment, as applicable).
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•
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In any case, the total amount of the annual bonus and commissions for any Sales Executive will not exceed the amount of four annual base salaries of such Executive.
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3.
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Board's Discretion; Special Bonus
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•
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Executives may receive a special bonus based on outstanding personal achievement as shall be approved by the Compensation Committee and the Board. Similarly, the Board may, in
extraordinary conditions, reduce the bonus and commissions to which an Executive would otherwise be entitled. However, in both cases, such increase or decrease may be by no more than 20% of the bonus or commissions described above (as
applicable) for any year.
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4.
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Compensation Recovery ("Clawback")
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•
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In the event of an accounting restatement, Radware shall be entitled to recover from any Executive bonus or commissions in the amount of the excess over what would have been paid under
the accounting restatement, with a three-year look-back. The compensation recovery will not apply to former Executives of Radware.
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•
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Notwithstanding the aforesaid, the compensation recovery will not be triggered in the event of a financial restatement required due to changes in the applicable financial reporting
standards.
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•
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Nothing in this Section 4 derogates from any other "clawback" or similar provisions regarding disgorging of profits imposed on Executives by virtue of applicable law or other Company
practices.
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D. |
Equity Based Compensation
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1.
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The Objective
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2.
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General guidelines for the grant of awards
|
•
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The equity based compensation may be in a form of a mixture of various types of equity based instruments, which includes, without limitation, stock options and restricted stock units.
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•
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The equity based compensation shall be granted from time to time and individually determined and awarded according to the performance, educational background, prior business experience,
aptitude, qualifications, role and the personal responsibilities of the Executive.
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•
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Equity based compensation for Radware's Executives shall vest over a minimum of three (3) years.
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•
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The fair market value of the equity based compensation for the Executives will be determined according to acceptable valuation practices at the time of grant. Such fair market value
shall not exceed (i) in the case of Executives (excluding the CEO) - the equivalent of five (5) annual
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•
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The vesting and/or the grant of such equity based compensation may be contingent upon various performance conditions, including, without limitation, Total Shareholder Return (“TSR”) or the increase in the market price of Radware's ordinary shares.
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•
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The Board may, following approval by the Compensation Committee, (1) extend the period of time for which an award of an Executive is to remain exercisable, (2) make provisions with
respect to the acceleration of the vesting period of any Executive's awards, including, without limitation, in connection with a corporate transaction involving a change of control, and (3) for the sake of clarity, permit the grant of
equity-based awards by any subsidiaries of Radware (whether wholly owned or not) to Executives; provided that the aforesaid principles (including vesting period and Equity Cap) shall apply, subject to applicable changes.
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E. |
Retirement and Termination of Service Arrangements
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•
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Radware may provide an Executive a prior notice of termination of up to six (6) months, during which the Executive may be entitled to all or a portion of his or her compensation
elements, and to the continuation of vesting of his options or other awards. Unless the Company decides to release the Executive from this obligation, the Executive will be required to continue performing all roles and responsibilities
during the notice period.
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•
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Radware may provide an additional adaptation or transition period during which the Executive will be entitled to up to six (6) months of continued base salary, benefits and perquisites.
Additionally, the Board may, upon approval by the Compensation Committee, approve to extend the vesting of Executive's options or other awards during such period. In this regard, the Compensation Committee and Board of Directors shall
take into consideration the Executive's term of employment, the Executive's compensation during employment with the Company, the Company's performance during such period, and the contribution of the Executive in achieving the Company's
goals and the circumstances of termination.
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•
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Radware may provide additional retirement and terminations benefits and payments as may be required by applicable law (e.g., mandatory severance pay under Israeli labor laws), or which
will be comparable to customary market practices, including, without limitation, release of pension and provident funds and/or manager insurance policies contributed and accrued to the benefit of such Executive through the date of
termination (or, if and when there is a shortfall in the amount of such funds, including in the case of resignation, supplementing such shortfall amount) to the Executive and/or any person designated by him or her.
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F. |
Exculpation, Indemnification and Insurance
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•
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Except as may be otherwise approved from time to time by the shareholders, Radware may exempt its Directors and Executives from the duty of care.
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•
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Radware may indemnify the Directors and Executives to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, for any liability and expense that may be imposed on them, as shall be provided in
an indemnity agreement between such individuals and Radware.
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•
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Radware will provide "Directors and Officers Insurance" for its Directors and Executives, with aggregate coverage that will not exceed the higher of (A) US$50 million and (B) 25% of its
shareholders’ equity, unless otherwise determined by the shareholders from time to time.
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Radware may also purchase such D&O insurance with respect to specific events, such as public offerings, or with respect to periods of time following which the then existing
insurance coverage ceases to apply, such as “run-off” coverage in connection with a change in control; provided that the aggregate coverage therefor shall not exceed the aggregate coverage at such time for the D&O Insurance.
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G. |
Non-Employee Directors Compensation
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The non-employee members of Radware's board may (and, in the case of statutory external directors, shall) be entitled to remuneration and refund of expenses according to the provisions
of the Companies Regulations (Rules on Remuneration and Expenses of Outside Directors), 5760-2000, as amended by the Companies Regulations (Relief for Public Companies Traded in Stock Exchange Outside of Israel), 2000, as such
regulations may be amended from time to time.
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•
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It is hereby clarified that such non-employee directors may be granted equity based compensation which shall vest over a period of not less than three (3) years, and having a fair
market value (determined according to acceptable valuation practices at the time of grant) not to exceed, with respect to each director, US$450,000 per year of vesting, on a linear basis, subject to applicable law and regulations.
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H. |
Miscellaneous
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•
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This Policy will remain in effect for a period of three years since the last date this Policy (or an amendment thereto) was approved. The Compensation Committee and the Board shall
review and reassess the adequacy of this Policy from time to time, as required by the Companies Law.
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This Policy is designed solely for the benefit of Radware and none of the provisions thereof are intended to provide any rights or remedies to any person other than Radware. In
particular, this Policy does not, and shall not be deemed to, grant any rights to the Company’s directors and Executives to receive any elements of compensation set forth in this Policy. The elements of compensation to which a director
or Executive will be entitled will be exclusively those that are determined and approved specifically in relation to him or her in accordance with the approval requirements of the Companies Law.
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Election of Class II directors (until the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders to be held in 2025).
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Mr. Roy Zisapel
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Ms. Naama Zeldis
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To approve the reappointment of Kost Forer Gabbay & Kasierer, a member of Ernst & Young Global, as the Company’s auditors, and to
authorize the Board of Directors to delegate to the Audit Committee the authority to fix their remuneration in accordance with the volume and nature of their services.
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Mr. Meir Moshe
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To approve amendments to Company’s Compensation Policy.
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MPORTANT INSTRUCTION (PERSONAL INTEREST): If you are unable to make the aforesaid confirmations for any reason or
have questions about whether you are a controlling shareholder or have a personal interest, please contact Adv. Gadi Meroz at telephone number: +972-72-391-7045; fax number: +972-3-766-8982; or email gadime@Radware.com or, if you
hold your shares in "street name", you may also contact the representative managing your account, who could then contact the Company's General Counsel on your behalf.
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Please confirm that you ARE NOT a “controlling shareholder” and DO NOT have a "personal interest" in Proposal 2 by checking the "YES" box. If
you cannot confirm the same, check the "NO" box. As described under the heading "Required Vote" in item 2 of the Proxy Statement, "personal interest" generally means that you have a personal benefit in the matter which is not solely a
result of shareholdings in Radware.
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To approve compensation terms of the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company
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Please confirm that you ARE NOT a “controlling shareholder” and DO NOT have a "personal interest" in Proposal 3 by checking the "YES" box. If
you cannot confirm the same, check the "NO" box. As described under the heading "Required Vote" in item 3 of the Proxy Statement, "personal interest" generally means that you have a personal benefit in the matter which is not solely a
result of shareholdings in Radware.
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Please sign exactly as your name(s) appear(s) hereon. When signing as attorney, executor, administrator, or other fiduciary, please give full
title as such. Joint owners should each sign personally. All holders must sign. If a corporation or partnership, please sign in full corporate or partnership name by authorized officer.
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Signature [PLEASE SIGN WITHIN BOX]
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