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Guidelines for executive remuneration

The CEO and the other members in Group Management fall within the provisions of these guidelines and are hereinafter referred to as “senior executives”. The guidelines are forward-looking, i.e. they are applicable to remuneration agreed, and amendments to remuneration already agreed, after adoption of the guidelines by the Meeting 2020. These guidelines do not apply to remuneration decided or approved by the general meeting. 

The guidelines’ promotion of the Company’s business strategy, long-term interests and sustainability

For more information regarding the Company’s business strategy, please see the most recent Annual Report on Epiroc group’s website: Link.

 

A prerequisite for the successful implementation of the Company’s business strategy and safeguarding of its long-term interests, including its sustainability, is that the Company is able to recruit and retain qualified personnel. To this end, it is necessary that the Company offers competitive remuneration.

 

Long-term share-related incentive programs have been implemented in the Company. Such programs have been resolved, and any future such program will be resolved, by the general meeting and are therefore excluded from these guidelines. For more information on the existing programs, please see the annual report or Epiroc group’s website: Link.

 

Types of remuneration, etc.

The remuneration may consist of a base salary, annual variable compensation, pension contributions and additional benefits and shall be on market terms. Additionally, the general meeting may – irrespective of these guidelines – resolve on, among other things, share-related or share price-related remuneration.

 

Base salary

The base salary shall reflect the position, competence and individual performance.

 

Variable cash remuneration

The satisfaction of criteria for awarding variable cash remuneration shall be measured over a period of one year. The variable cash remuneration compensation is limited to a maximum of 70% of the base salary. The variable cash remuneration shall be linked to criteria that can be financial or non-financial. The financial goals may be in relation to, for example, value creation, development of revenues, operating profit or working capital. The goals may be individualized, quantitative or qualitative objectives. The objective with the variable cash remuneration is to promote the fulfillment of annual short term goals in line with the Company’s business strategy and long-term interests, including its sustainability.

 

Further variable cash remuneration may be awarded in extraordinary circumstances, provided that such extraordinary arrangements are limited in time and only made on an individual basis, either for the purpose of recruiting or retaining executives, or as remuneration for extraordinary performance beyond the individual’s ordinary tasks. Any resolution on such remuneration shall be made by the Board of Directors based on a proposal from the remuneration committee.

 

To which extent the criteria for awarding variable cash remuneration has been satisfied shall be evaluated/determined when the measurement period has ended. The remuneration committee is responsible for the evaluation so far as it concerns variable remuneration to the CEO. For variable cash remuneration to other executives, the CEO is responsible for the evaluation.

 

Pension benefits

The pension benefits shall be defined contribution to a maximum of 35% of the base salary. Variable cash remuneration shall not qualify for pension benefits if not stipulated by mandatory law or by collective agreement covering the executive.

 

Other benefits

Other benefits may include, for example, life insurance, private medical insurance and company cars. Premiums and other costs relating to such benefits may amount to not more than 15% of the base salary.

 

Conditions for expatriates etc.

For a senior executive working on an international assignment outside of own home country certain other benefits apply in compliance with the Company’s Conditions for Expatriate Employees. For executives employed in other countries than Sweden the pension and other benefits will be according to local market practice.

 

Termination of employment

In case of termination of employment of a senior executive by the Company, the compensation can amount to a maximum of 24 months base salary depending on age, length of employment and possible income from other economic activity or employment. When the executive terminates the employment, the period of notice is six months. The executive will in the latter case not be entitled to severance pay unless bound by a non-compete obligation.

 

Salary and employment conditions for employees

In the preparation of the Board of Directors’ proposal for these remuneration guidelines, salary and employment conditions for other employees of the Company have been taken into account. This is done by including information on the employees’ total remuneration, the components of the remuneration and increase and growth rate over time, in the remuneration committee’s and the Board of Directors’ basis of decision when evaluating whether the guidelines and the limitations set out herein are reasonable.

 

The decision-making process to determine, review and implement the guidelines

The remuneration committee’s tasks include preparing the Board of Directors’ decision to propose guidelines for senior executive remuneration. The Board of Directors shall prepare a proposal for new guidelines at least every fourth year and submit it to the general meeting. The guidelines shall be in force until new guidelines are adopted by the general meeting. The remuneration committee shall also monitor and evaluate programs for variable remuneration for the executive management, the application of the guidelines for senior executive remuneration as well as the current remuneration structures and compensation levels in the Company.

 

Deviations from these guidelines

The Board of Directors may resolve to deviate from these guidelines, in whole or in part, if in a specific case there is special cause for the deviation and the Board deems a deviation is reasonable to serve the Company’s long-term interests or to ensure the Company’s financial viability. As set out above, the remuneration committee’s tasks include preparing the Board of Directors’ resolutions in remuneration-related matters. This includes any resolutions to deviate from the guidelines.

 

Further information provided in connection with the guidelines

Further information on senior executive remuneration may be found in the annual report.

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