Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
Founders Grants
The Talent, Culture, and Compensation Committee (the “Committee”) of the Board of Directors of GE HealthCare Technologies Inc. (the “Company”) approved the grant of one-time equity awards (the “Founders Grants”) on February 1, 2023 to approximately 8,200 leaders of the Company, including the Company’s chief executive officer (“CEO”) and the Company’s named executive officers who are currently employed by the Company (“NEOs”), in recognition of the pivotal role leadership will play at a critical time following the Company’s spin-off as a standalone public company.
The Founders Grants were in the form of restricted stock units (“RSUs”) pursuant to the GE HealthCare Founders Restricted Stock Unit Grant Agreement and non-qualified stock options (“Options”) pursuant to the GE HealthCare Founders Stock Option Grant Agreement, in each case under the Company’s 2023 Long-Term Incentive Plan.
The Founders Grants will vest over a three-year period, with 50% vesting on February 1, 2025 and 50% vesting on February 1, 2026 if the grantee remains employed on the applicable vesting date, with limited exceptions for terminations due to death, disability, or a transfer to a successor employer in connection with the transfer of a business operation by the Company. Unvested RSUs and Options will be forfeited in the event of any other termination of employment, including retirement. Vested Options are exercisable after termination of employment (other than a termination for cause) until the earlier of ninety (90) days following termination of employment or the Option expiration date of February 1, 2033.
For the approximately 700 recipients who regularly receive equity grants as part of their ongoing compensation, including our executive officers, the Founders Grants were consistently applied based on a percentage of annual LTI target. For the approximately 7,500 recipients who do not regularly receive equity grants as part of their ongoing compensation, the Founders Grants were consistently applied based on a percentage of salary. Specifically, the Founders Grants made to the CEO and NEOs were as follows:
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Executive | Number of RSUs | Number of Options |
Peter J. Arduini | 21,425 | 188,127 |
Helmut Zodl | 5,356 | 47,031 |
Jan Makela | 4,910 | 43,112 |
These descriptions of the terms of the GE HealthCare Founders Restricted Stock Unit Grant Agreement and the GE HealthCare Founders Stock Option Grant Agreement set forth under this Item 5.02, including the addendum to each of these agreements, are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the agreements, which are filed as Exhibits 10.1, 10.2, and 10.3, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K, and are incorporated herein by reference.
One GE HealthCare Annual Bonus Plan
The Committee adopted the One GE HealthCare Annual Bonus Plan (the “Bonus Plan”) on February 2, 2023 to provide annual cash incentive opportunities to the Company’s executive officers and other employees. The Committee will establish targets for awards to executive officers under the Bonus Plan designed to drive Company, segment, region, and individual performance, as applicable, based on the Company’s financial, strategic, and operational priorities.
This description of the terms of the Bonus Plan set forth under this Item 5.02 is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Bonus Plan, which is filed as Exhibit 10.4 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, and is incorporated herein by reference.