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LETTER TO STOCKHOLDERS |
"YOUR VOTE |
TO OUR STOCKHOLDERS: You are cordially invited to attend the 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "Annual Meeting") of The matters expected to be acted upon at the Annual Meeting are described in the accompanying Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders and Proxy Statement (the "Proxy Statement"). Your vote is important. Whether or not you plan to attend the Annual Meeting virtually, please cast your vote as soon as possible by Internet, telephone or, if you received a paper proxy card by mail, by completing and returning the enclosed proxy card in the postage-prepaid envelope to ensure that your shares will be represented. Your vote by proxy will ensure your representation at the Annual Meeting regardless of whether or not you attend virtually. Returning the proxy does not affect your right to attend the Annual Meeting virtually or to vote your shares virtually during the Annual Meeting. We would also like to recognize Sincerely, Chairperson of the Board of Directors IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIALS FOR THE ANNUAL MEETING TO BE HELD ON |
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NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS |
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PLACE: | You are cordially invited to attend the 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of |
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ITEMS OF BUSINESS: | 1. | Elect one Class II director of |
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3. | Approve, on a non-binding advisorybasis, the compensation of our named executive officers as disclosed in this Proxy Statement. | |||
4. | Transact such other business as may properly come before the Annual Meeting or approve any adjournments or postponements thereof. | |||
RECORD DATE: | Only stockholders of record at the close of business on |
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PROXY VOTING: | Each share of Class A common stock that you own represents one vote and each share of Class B common stock that you own represents 20 votes. For questions regarding your stock ownership, you may contact us through our website athttps://investor.onepeloton.comor, if you are a registered holder, our transfer agent, |
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This notice of the Annual Meeting, Proxy Statement, and form of proxy are being distributed and made available on or about |
WHETHER OR NOT YOU PLAN TO ATTEND THE ANNUAL MEETING, WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO VOTE AND SUBMIT YOUR PROXY THROUGH THE INTERNET OR BY TELEPHONE OR REQUEST AND SUBMIT YOUR PROXY CARD AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, SO THAT YOUR SHARES MAY BE REPRESENTED AT THE MEETING. |
By Order of the Board of Directors, |
TAMMY ALBARRÁN |
Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary |
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INFORMATION ABOUT SOLICITATION AND VOTING | 6 | |||
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GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE MEETING | 6 |
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SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This proxy statement includes forward-looking statements, which are statements in the future tense and statements other than statements of historical facts. These statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding execution of and the expected benefits from our restructuring initiatives and cost-saving measures, our future operating results and financial position, our business strategy and plans, market growth, our objectives for future operations, and our social responsibility and ESG initiatives. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terms such as "aim, "anticipate," "believe," "contemplate," "continue," "could," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "may," "plan," "potential," "predict, "project," "seek," "should," "target," or "will" or the negative of these terms or other similar expressions, although not all forward-looking statements contain these words.
Forward-looking statements are based upon various estimates and assumptions and are subject to risks and uncertainties. Accordingly, actual results could differ materially due to a variety of factors. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: our ability to achieve and maintain future profitability; our ability to attract and maintain Subscribers; our ability to accurately forecast consumer demand for our products and services and adequately manage our inventory; our ability to execute and achieve the expected benefits of our restructuring initiative and other cost-saving measures; our ability to effectively manage our growth and costs; our ability to anticipate consumer preferences and successfully develop and offer new products and services in a timely manner, or effectively manage the introduction of new or enhanced products and services; demand for our products and services and growth of the connected fitness products market; our ability to maintain the value and reputation of the Peloton brand; disruption or failure of information technology systems or websites; our reliance on a limited number of suppliers, contract manufacturers and logistics partners; our lack of control over suppliers, contract manufacturers, and logistics partners; our ability to predict our long-term performance and declines in our revenue growth as our business matures; the effects of increased competition in our markets and our ability to compete effectively; any declines in sales of our Connected Fitness Products; our dependence on third-party licenses for use of music in our content; actual or perceived defects in, or safety of, our products, including any impact of product recalls or legal or regulatory claims, proceedings or investigations involving our products; our ability to maintain, protect, and enhance our intellectual property; our ability to stay in compliance with laws and regulations that currently apply or become applicable to our business both in
All forward-looking statements contained herein are based on information available to us as of the date hereof and you should not rely upon forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. The events and circumstances reflected in the forward-looking statements may not be achieved or occur. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results, performance, or achievements. We undertake no obligation to update any of these forward-looking statements for any reason after the date of this proxy statement or to conform these statements to actual results or revised expectations, except as required by law. Undue reliance should not be placed on forward-looking statements.
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PROXY SUMMARY |
MEETING INFORMATION Your vote is important. Please submit your proxy as soon as possible (see "Voting Instructions; Voting of |
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www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/PTON2024using your 16-digitcontrol number included on your Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials or on your proxy card |
VOTING METHODS
You may vote in advance of the virtual meeting using one of these voting methods:
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CALL TOLL FREE Follow instructions shown on proxy card |
MAIL SIGNED PROXY CARD If you received paper materials, mail to: Vote Processing, c/o |
VOTING AGENDA / VOTING MATTERS
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The election of the Class II director named in this Proxy Statement |
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The ratification of the appointment of |
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The approval, on a non-binding advisorybasis, of the compensation of our named executive officers as disclosed in this Proxy Statement |
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WHO WE ARE
Peloton is a leading global fitness company with a highly engaged community of over 6.4 million Members as of
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GOVERNANCE AND BOARD HIGHLIGHTS
We are committed to good corporate governance, which strengthens the accountability of our board of directors (the "Board") and promotes the long-term interests of our stockholders. The list below highlights our independent board oversight and leadership practices, as discussed further in this Proxy Statement.
INDEPENDENT BOARD AND LEADERSHIP PRACTICES •Majority of directors are independent (4 out of 6 current directors) •Independent Chairperson of the Board with well-defined rights and responsibilities •All Board committees are composed solely of independent directors •The Board is focused on enhancing diversity and refreshment, with one third of our current directors having joined since 2022 •Comprehensive risk oversight practices, including related to cybersecurity, data privacy, safety, legal and regulatory matters, compensation, and other critical evolving areas •Our nominating, governance, and corporate responsibility committee oversees our programs relating to corporate responsibility and sustainability, including environmental, social, and corporate governance ("ESG") matters and related risks •Independent directors hold regular executive sessions •Directors maintain open communication and strong working relationships among themselves and have regular access to management •Directors conduct a robust annual self-assessment process for the Board, Board committees, and individual directors •The Board is subject to a related party transactions policy for any direct or indirect involvement of a director in the Company's business activities |
ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL, AND GOVERNANCE HIGHLIGHTS
We are proud to be a company that leads with purpose-empowering movement and inspiring connection for our millions of Members around the world. We continue to take action on the principles that matter to us and remain committed to improving access to physical fitness and mental well-being through our products, content, and community experiences, supporting our team members' well-being and development, and accelerating efforts to reduce our environmental impacts.
In our 2024 ESG Report, we share updates on key ESG topics for our business, including but not limited to carbon emissions data, progress against our environmental sustainability targets, ongoing efforts to foster diversity, equity, and inclusion across our business and Member community, and practices we employ to ensure we're operating with integrity.
For additional information on our ESG practices, please see page 22 below. Our 2024 ESG Report will be available on our investor website athttps://investor.onepeloton.com/esg.
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COMPENSATION PHILOSOPHY AND HIGHLIGHTS
We strive to design our executive compensation program to balance the goals of attracting, motivating, rewarding, and retaining our executive officers, including our named executive officers, with the goal of promoting the interests of our stockholders. Our executive compensation policies and practices are designed to ensure that our compensation program is consistent with our short-term and long-term goals and include:
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an independent compensation committee; |
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an independent compensation consultant that provides analysis and advice to our compensation committee; |
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annual executive compensation review; |
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total direct compensation that is comprised mostly of at-riskcompensation; |
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multi-year vesting requirements; |
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a pay-for-performancephilosophy that includes the use of performance stock units ("PSUs") beginning in our fiscal year ended |
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maintaining a compensation recovery (clawback) policy; |
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no annual cash bonus program; and |
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"double-trigger" change in control arrangements. |
We structured the annual compensation of our executive officers for our fiscal year ended
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Fixed cash compensation based on executive officer's role, responsibilities, competitive market positioning, and individual performance |
•Attract and retain key executive talent •Drive top-tierperformance through individual contributions |
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LONG-TERM INCENTIVE COMPENSATION |
Long-term equity awards granted in the form of restricted stock unit awards and, in limited circumstances where elected pursuant to our Equity Choice Program, time-based options to acquire shares of our Class A common stock |
•Attract and retain key executive talent •Drive top-tierperformance through long-term individual contributions and focus on sustained success aligned with stockholder interests |
Our primary goals are to align the interests of executive officers and stockholders and to link pay to performance. To that end, a substantial portion of our named executive officer target total direct compensation awarded in Fiscal 2024 was contingent (rather than fixed), with the ultimate value of the award subject to variability commensurate with our actual performance. We believe the use of equity awards strongly links the interests of our executive officers to the interests of our stockholders.
FISCAL YEAR 2025 COMPENSATION
PSU AWARDS BEGINNING IN FISCAL 2025
While Fiscal 2024 long-term incentive compensation was tied solely to restricted stock unit ("RSU") awards, we have decided to move to a mix of RSU awards and PSU awards in Fiscal 2025. These PSU awards will be contingent on Free Cash Flow, a non-GAAPfinancial metric aligned with Peloton's stockholders' interest and internal financial
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goals. Additionally, we have made the decision to select a new peer benchmark set of companies for Fiscal 2025 that more closely aligns with our current cost structure, market capitalization, and growth profile for compensation purposes.
COMPETITIVE POSITIONING FOR FISCAL 2025
The compensation committee, in consultation with the committee's independent compensation consultant
In evaluating and updating the companies comprising the compensation peer group for Fiscal 2025, the compensation committee, in collaboration with Compensia, considered the following primary criteria:
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companies with a primary focus on hardware and software and companies with a strong consumer orientation and/or subscription model, with a secondary focus on consumer/entertainment companies; |
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companies with similar revenues - within a range of approximately 0.5x to approximately 2.0x of our Fiscal 2024 revenues of approximately |
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companies with similar market capitalizations - within a range of approximately 0.3x to approximately 3.0x our 30-dayaverage market capitalization of approximately |
After a review of the compensation peer group companies, the compensation committee elected to make the following changes to our compensation peer group for Fiscal 2025 due primarily to changing revenue and market capitalization ranges:
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The companies comprising the Fiscal 2025 compensation peer group are as follows:
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Please refer to the "Compensation Discussion and Analysis" section of this Proxy Statement, beginning on page 45 below, for a full description of our executive compensation philosophy, policies, and practices.
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PROXY STATEMENT FOR THE 2024 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS |
INFORMATION ABOUT SOLICITATION AND VOTING
The accompanying proxy is solicited on behalf of the Board of
INTERNET AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIALS
In accordance with
GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE MEETING
PURPOSE OF THE ANNUAL MEETING
You are receiving this Proxy Statement because our Board is soliciting your proxy to vote your shares at the Annual Meeting with respect to the proposals described in this Proxy Statement. This Proxy Statement includes information that we are required to provide to you pursuant to the rules and regulations of the
RECORD DATE; QUORUM
Only holders of record of our Class A common stock and Class B common stock at the close of business on
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Class B common stock outstanding on such date. The holders of a majority of the voting power of the shares of our Class A common stock and Class B common stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting, present in person (virtually) or represented by proxy, shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at the Annual Meeting. In order to hold the Annual Meeting and conduct business a quorum must be present. If a quorum is not present at the Annual Meeting, the chairperson of the meeting may adjouthe meeting. Your shares are counted as present at the Annual Meeting if you are present (virtually) at the Annual Meeting or if you have properly submitted a proxy.
VOTING RIGHTS; REQUIRED VOTE
In deciding all matters at the Annual Meeting, as of the close of business on the Record Date, each share of Class A common stock represents one vote, and each share of Class B common stock represents 20 votes. We do not have cumulative voting rights for the election of directors. You may vote all shares owned by you as of the Record Date, including (i) shares held directly in your name as the stockholder of record and (ii) shares held for you as the beneficial owner in street name through a broker, bank, trustee, or other nominee.
Stockholder of Record: Shares Registered in Your Name. If, on the Record Date, your shares were registered directly in your name with our transfer agent,
Beneficial Owner: Shares Registered in the
The Class II director will be elected by a plurality of the votes cast, which means that the individual nominated for election to our Board at the Annual Meeting receiving the highest number of "FOR" votes from holders of our Class A common stock and our Class B common stock, voting together as a single class, will be elected. You may vote "FOR" the nominee or "WITHHOLD" authority to vote for the nominee. Proposal 2, ratification of the appointment of
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RECOMMENDATIONS OF OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS ON EACH OF THE PROPOSALS SCHEDULED TO BE VOTED ON AT THE ANNUAL MEETING
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The approval, on a non-binding advisory basis, of the compensation of our named executive officers as disclosed in this Proxy Statement |
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None of our non-employeedirectors has any substantial interest in any matter to be acted upon, except with respect to the director so nominated. None of our executive officers has any substantial interest in any matter to be acted on.
WITHHELD VOTES, ABSTENTIONS AND BROKER NON-VOTES
A "vote withheld," in the case of the proposal regarding the election of the Class II director, or an "abstention," in the case of (i) the proposal regarding the ratification of the appointment of
Brokers, banks, and other nominees have limited discretionary authority to vote shares that are beneficially owned. While a broker, bank or other nominee is entitled to vote shares held for a beneficial owner on "routine" matters without instructions from the beneficial owner of those shares, absent instructions from the beneficial owner of such shares, a broker, bank, or other nominee is not entitled to vote shares held for a beneficial owner on "non-routine"matters. Broker non-votesoccur when shares held by a broker, bank or other nominee for a beneficial owner are voted on at least one proposal at a meeting but are not voted with respect to other proposals because the nominee did not receive voting instructions from the beneficial owner and lacked discretionary authority to vote the shares on such proposals. Under
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VOTING INSTRUCTIONS; VOTING OF PROXIES
VOTE BY INTERNET AT THE ANNUAL MEETING |
VOTE BY TELEPHONE OR INTERNET |
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You may vote via the virtual meeting website-any stockholder can attend the Annual Meeting by visitingwww.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/PTON2024, where stockholders may vote and submit questions during the meeting. The meeting starts at |
You may vote by telephone or through the Internet-in order to do so, please follow the instructions shown on your Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials or proxy card. |
You may vote by mail-if you request or receive a paper proxy card by mail, simply complete, sign, and date the enclosed proxy card and promptly retuit in the envelope provided or, if the envelope is missing, please mail your completed proxy card to Vote Processing, c/o |
Votes submitted by telephone or through the Internet must be received by
All proxies will be voted in accordance with the instructions specified on the signed proxy card. If you sign a physical proxy card and retuit without instructions as to how your shares should be voted on a particular proposal at the Annual Meeting, your shares will be voted in accordance with the recommendations of our Board stated above.
If you hold your shares in street name and do not vote, your shares may constitute "broker non-votes"(as described above) with respect to certain proposals and will not be counted in determining the number of shares necessary for approval of such proposals. However, broker non-voteswill be counted for the purpose of establishing a quorum for the Annual Meeting.
If you receive more than one proxy card or Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials, your shares are registered in more than one name or are registered in different accounts. To make certain all of your shares are voted, please follow the instructions included on each Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials or proxy card and vote each of your shares. If you requested or received paper proxy materials and you intend to vote by mail, please complete, sign, and retueach proxy card you received to ensure that all of your shares are voted.
We strongly recommend that you vote your shares in advance of the Annual Meeting as instructed above, even if you plan to attend the Annual Meeting virtually.
REVOCABILITY OF PROXIES
A stockholder of record who has given a proxy may revoke it at any time before it is exercised at the Annual Meeting by:
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delivering to our Corporate Secretary by mail a written notice stating that the proxy is revoked; |
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signing and delivering a proxy bearing a later date; |
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Please note, however, that if your shares are held of record by a broker, bank, or other nominee and you wish to revoke a proxy, you must contact that firm to revoke any prior voting instructions.
EXPENSES OF SOLICITING PROXIES
We are soliciting proxies and will pay the expenses of soliciting proxies, including preparation, assembly, printing, and mailing of the Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials or this Proxy Statement, proxy card and our annual report, as applicable, and any other information furnished to stockholders. Following the original mailing of the soliciting materials, we and our agents, including directors, officers, and other employees, without additional compensation, may solicit proxies by mail, e-mail,telephone, by other similar means, or in person. In addition, we have engaged the firm of
VOTING RESULTS
Voting results will be tabulated and certified by the inspector of elections appointed for the Annual Meeting. The preliminary voting results will be announced at the Annual Meeting. The final results will be tallied by the inspector of elections and filed with the
PARTICIPATING IN THE ANNUAL MEETING
To participate in the virtual meeting, visitwww.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/PTON2024and enter the 16-digitcontrol number included on your proxy card or on the instructions that accompanied your proxy materials. Beneficial owners who hold shares in street name and do not have a control number may gain access to the meeting by logging into their broker, brokerage firm, bank, or other nominee's website and selecting the shareholder communications mailbox to link through to the meeting. Instructions should also be provided on the voting instruction card provided by your broker, bank, or other nominee.
As part of the Annual Meeting, we will hold a live Q&A session, during which we intend to answer appropriate questions submitted during the meeting and that relate to the matters to be voted on at the Annual Meeting. If you wish to submit questions prior to the Annual Meeting, please visitwww.proxyvote.comand follow the instructions on your Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials or proxy card. If you wish to submit a question during the Annual Meeting, log into the virtual meeting platform atwww.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/PTON2024, type your question into the "Ask a Question" field, and click "Submit." Our Annual Meeting, including the Q&A session, will follow "Rules of Conduct," which will be available on our Annual Meeting web portal. If your question is properly submitted during the relevant portion of the meeting agenda pursuant to the "Rules of Conduct," we will respond to your question during the live webcast, subject to time constraints. To provide access to all stockholders, each stockholder will be limited to two questions, and if multiple questions are submitted on the same subject, we will consolidate them for a single response to avoid repetition. We reserve the right to exclude questions that are irrelevant to the proposals that are the subject of the Annual Meeting or irrelevant to the business of Peloton; that are derogatory or in bad taste; that relate to pending or threatened litigation or on-goingregulatory matters; that are personal grievances; or that are otherwise inappropriate (as determined by the secretary of the Annual Meeting). Only validated stockholders or proxy holders will be able to ask questions in the designated field on the web portal. A webcast replay of the Annual Meeting, including the Q&A session, will be archived on the virtual meeting platform atwww.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/PTON2024until the date of the 2025 annual meeting of stockholders.
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If we experience technical difficulties during the meeting (e.g., a temporary or prolonged power outage), we will determine whether the meeting can be promptly reconvened (if the technical difficulty is temporary) or whether the meeting will need to be reconvened on a later day (if the technical difficulty is more prolonged). In any such situation, we will promptly notify stockholders of the decision viawww.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/PTON2024.If you encounter technical difficulties accessing our meeting or asking questions during the meeting, please contact the support line noted on the login page of the virtual meeting website.
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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE |
BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS; CORPORATE GOVERNANCE STANDARDS AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE
We are committed to good corporate governance practices. These practices provide an important framework within which our Board and management can pursue our strategic objectives for the benefit of our stockholders.
INDEPENDENCE OF DIRECTORS
The listing rules of the
In addition, audit committee members must also satisfy the independence criteria set forth in Rule 10A-3under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"). In order to be considered independent for purposes of Rule 10A-3,a member of an audit committee of a listed company may not, other than in their capacity as a member of the audit committee, the board of directors, or any other board committee: accept, directly or indirectly, any consulting, advisory, or other compensatory fee from the listed company or any of its subsidiaries; or be an affiliated person of the listed company or any of its subsidiaries.
Our Board conducts an annual review of the independence of our directors, including a review of all commercial transactions, relationships, and arrangements between us and our subsidiaries, affiliates, and executive officers with entities associated with our directors or members of their immediate family that occur in a given year. Based on its review in
As of the date of this Proxy Statement,
BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND COMMITTEE SELF-EVALUATIONS
Throughout the year, our Board discusses corporate governance practices with our stockholders, management and third-party advisors to ensure that the Board and its committees follow practices that are designed to ensure fair and effective governance for the Company and its stockholders. Based on an
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evaluation process recommended and overseen by our nominating, governance, and corporate responsibility committee pursuant to the committee's authority set forth in its charter, the Board conducts an annual self-evaluation, including an evaluation of each committee and the contributions of individual directors, in order to determine whether the Board and its committees are functioning effectively. The results of the annual self-evaluation are reviewed and addressed by the nominating, governance, and corporate responsibility committee and then by the full Board.
BOARD LEADERSHIP STRUCTURE
The nominating, governance, and corporate responsibility committee periodically considers the leadership structure of our Board and makes recommendations to our Board with respect thereto as appropriate, including whether the roles of CEO and Chairperson of the Board should be separated or combined.
Currently, upon the recommendation of the nominating, governance, and corporate responsibility committee, our Board has determined that the roles should be separated, with
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calling meetings of the independent directors, as needed; |
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chairing executive sessions of the independent directors and providing feedback and perspective to the CEOs about discussions among the independent directors; |
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helping to facilitate communication between the CEOs and the other independent directors; |
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In addition, as applicable, the Chairperson of the Board performs other functions and responsibilities as requested by our Board, including providing leadership and support from time to time to the CEOs, the committee chairs, the corporate secretary, and other members of management with respect to best practices in board governance (including the effectiveness of Board meetings), succession planning for Board members as well as key members of management, and stockholder and stakeholder engagement.
Our Board believes that its independence and oversight of management is maintained effectively through this leadership structure, the composition of our Board, and sound corporate governance policies and practices.
Pursuant to our Corporate Governance Guidelines, if in the future the position of chairperson and CEO are held by the same person, our Board intends to designate a "lead independent director" to preside over periodic meetings of our independent directors, serve as a liaison between the Chairperson of the Board and the independent directors, and perform any additional duties as our Board may otherwise determine and delegate.
PRESIDING DIRECTOR OF NON-EMPLOYEEDIRECTOR MEETINGS
The non-employeedirectors meet in regularly scheduled executive sessions without management to promote open and honest discussion. The Chairperson of the Board,
BOARD GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE
We are committed to strong corporate governance. Our Board regularly reviews our governance structure, including our classified board. Our Board is divided into three classes, with each class serving a three-year term. We believe this structure encourages our directors to make decisions in the short- and long-term
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interests of our stockholders, and that it continues to be the appropriate structure for the Company's Board. In contrast, annual election of all directors can, in some cases, lead to short-term focus or a concentration on only immediate results, which can discourage or impair long-term investments, improvements and initiatives that may be in the best interests of stockholders.
The Company's classified board structure also fosters stability and continuity on the Board and ensures that, at any given time, the Board consists of experienced directors who are familiar with our business, strategic goals, history, and culture. We believe our current three-year terms enable our existing and future directors to develop substantive knowledge about our specific operations and goals, which better positions them to make strategic decisions that are in the best interest of our stockholders. Further, this structure strengthens our non-managementdirectors' independence from parties whose short-term goals may not be in the best interests of all of our stockholders.
All directors, regardless of the length of their term, have a fiduciary duty under the law to act in a manner they believe to be in the best interests of the Company and all of our stockholders. We believe that our classified board structure still provides for accountability to stockholders, while also reducing the Company's vulnerability to certain potentially abusive short-term takeover tactics.
BOARD REFRESHMENT
In the past two years, we have made a number of changes intended to refresh the composition of our Board and ensure that our directors have the breadth of experience and expertise necessary to advise our Company on corporate strategy, risk management, corporate governance, and other critical matters. The Board has welcomed two new directors since
DIRECTOR COMMITMENT
Our Board believes that each of our directors, including our director nominee, has demonstrated the ability to devote sufficient time and attention to Board duties and to otherwise fulfill the responsibilities required of directors. Our Board has considered and determined that none of our directors is currently overcommitted with regard to the number of boards on which he or she serves. See each director's biography beginning on page 27 for the list of outside public company boards on which each director serves. Our Board and our nominating, governance, and corporate responsibility committee believe that
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COMMITTEES OF OUR BOARD
Our Board has established an audit committee, a compensation committee, and a nominating, governance, and corporate responsibility committee. The composition and responsibilities of each committee are described below.
Each of these committees has a written charter approved by our Board. Copies of the charters for each committee are available, without charge, upon request in writing to
AUDIT COMMITTEE
Our audit committee is composed of
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reviewing and discussing with management our quarterly and annual financial results, earnings guidance, earnings press releases, and other public announcements regarding our operating results prior to distribution to the public; |
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selecting, appointing, compensating, and overseeing the work of the independent registered public accounting firm; |
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reviewing the qualification, performance, and continuing independence of the independent registered public accounting firm; |
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discussing the scope and results of the audit with the independent registered public accounting firm and reviewing, with management and that firm, our interim and annual financial results; |
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establishing procedures for the receipt, retention and treatment of complaints received by us regarding accounting, internal accounting controls or auditing matters, and for the confidential and anonymous submission by our employees of concerns regarding questionable accounting or auditing matters; |
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establishing procedures for employees to anonymously submit concerns about questionable accounting or audit matters; |
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overseeing our internal audit function; |
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overseeing and considering the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting; |
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reviewing proposed waivers of the code of conduct for directors, executive officers, and employees (with waivers for directors or executive officers to be approved by the Board); |
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reviewing with management the Company's significant risks, including financial risk, enterprise exposures, cybersecurity risks, and safety of the Company's products and services, customers, and employees, reviewing our policies for risk assessment and risk management, and steps management has taken to monitor or mitigate these risks; |
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reviewing and approving or ratifying related party transactions that are material or otherwise implicate disclosure requirements; and |
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approving or, as permitted, pre-approvingall audit and non-auditservices to be performed by the independent registered public accounting firm. |
COMPENSATION COMMITTEE
Our compensation committee is composed of
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reviewing and approving the compensation and the terms of any compensatory agreements of our executive officers; |
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reviewing and recommending to our Board the compensation of our non-employeedirectors; |
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reviewing and approving the selection of our peer companies for compensation assessment purposes; |
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administering our equity incentive compensation plans; |
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reviewing our compensation-related risk exposures and management's mitigation measures; |
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reviewing succession plans for senior management positions, including our CEOs; |
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overseeing matters relating to equitable pay practices; |
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reviewing and approving any Company policy regarding the recoupment or clawback of compensation paid to employees and any amendments thereto; |
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reviewing and approving, or making recommendations to our Board, with respect to, incentive compensation and equity plans; and |
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establishing our overall compensation philosophy. |
NOMINATING, GOVERNANCE, AND CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY COMMITTEE
Our nominating, governance, and corporate responsibility committee is composed of
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identifying and recommending candidates for membership on our Board; |
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recommending directors to serve on Board committees; |
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advising the Board on certain corporate governance matters; |
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developing policies regarding director nomination processes, if and as the committee determines it appropriate; |
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developing policies and programs for new director orientation and continuing director education, if and as the committee determines it appropriate; |
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developing and overseeing any program relating to corporate responsibility and sustainability, including environmental, social, and corporate governance matters and related risks, controls, and procedures; and |
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overseeing the evaluation of our Board, each of its committees, and individual directors on an annual basis. |
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OUR BOARD'S ROLE IN RISK OVERSIGHT
Our Board, as a whole, has responsibility for overseeing our risk management processes, although the committees of our Board oversee and review risk areas that have been delegated to them by our Board.
Committees of our Board meet with key management personnel, representatives of outside advisors and our independent auditor, as applicable, to oversee risks associated with their respective principal areas of focus, as described below. We believe this division of responsibilities is an effective approach for addressing the risks we face and that our Board leadership structure supports this approach.
Our Board also reviews strategic, operational, compliance and financial risk in the context of discussions, question and answer sessions, and reports from the management team at each regular Board meeting, receives reports on all significant committee activities at each regular Board meeting, and evaluates the risks inherent in significant transactions. Our audit committee assists our Board in fulfilling its oversight responsibilities with respect to risk management.
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The risk oversight responsibility of our Board and its committees is supported by management level committees, which include our enterprise risk management committee, executive product safety committee, and our disclosure committee. Management also engages with the Board and its committees through additional reporting to the Board across other functional areas, including cybersecurity and data privacy.
The enterprise risk management committee implements our overall enterprise risk management reporting processes in a manner designed to provide our Board and our personnel responsible for risk assessment across the organization with visibility into the identification, assessment, and management of critical risks and management's risk mitigation strategies. The enterprise risk management committee meets at least three times per year and its co-chairsprovide an update on material enterprise risks to the audit committee and Board at least annually, or as requested.
The executive product safety committee is a management level committee that informs the enterprise risk management program and is responsible for oversight of the Company's product safety compliance program, policies, and major processes. The committee has oversight of technical risks throughout the product development lifecycle, up to and including member experience, through ongoing monitoring of safety-related data for our products. The committee is composed of senior leaders across our Legal, Technology, and Product teams and co-chairedby our VP, Safety, Ethics and Compliance and our SVP, Global Hardware Operations and Product Safety. The co-chairsadvise senior leadership on product safety matters and provide updates to the audit committee at least four times per year to discuss product safety, including safety measures and risk mitigation as appropriate.
Our disclosure committee reports to the audit committee and assists our CEOs, Chief Financial Officer ("CFO"), and our audit committee in preparing the disclosures required under
We are committed to the protection of the personal data of our employees, Members, partners, and other applicable individuals. Our information security team works to identify and prevent cybersecurity risks, while our privacy team is responsible for the development, creation, maintenance and enforcement of our privacy policies, standards, and procedures. Our Senior Vice President, Chief Security and Trust Officer administers our information security program and our Vice President, Privacy Compliance administers our data privacy program, in each case with regular updates to and with oversight by the Audit Committee. Regular updates to the Audit Committee include reports summarizing threat detection and mitigation plans, audits of internal controls, employee trainings, and other cybersecurity and privacy priorities and initiatives, as well as timely updates on material incidents. In the event of a data breach, we have documented response procedures, and overall, we believe in implementing effective cybersecurity and privacy practices to counteract evolving risks. We structure our security program to align with the
RELATIONSHIP OF COMPENSATION POLICIES AND PROGRAMS TO RISK MANAGEMENT
The compensation committee has responsibility for establishing our compensation philosophy and objectives, determining the structure, components, and other elements of our programs, and reviewing and approving the compensation of our named executive officers. With the advice of its independent compensation consultant, the compensation committee determined that our compensation programs do not create risks that are reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on us.
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COMPENSATION COMMITTEE INTERLOCKS AND INSIDER PARTICIPATION
The members of our compensation committee during Fiscal 2024 included
BOARD AND COMMITTEE MEETINGS AND ATTENDANCE
Our Board and its committees meet regularly throughout the year, and also hold special meetings and act by written consent from time to time. During Fiscal 2024, our Board met eight times, the audit committee met seven times, the compensation committee met four times, and the nominating, governance, and corporate responsibility committee met four times. During Fiscal 2024, each member of our Board attended at least 75% of the aggregate of all meetings of our Board and of all meetings of committees of our Board on which such member served.
BOARD ATTENDANCE AT ANNUAL STOCKHOLDER MEETING
Our policy is to invite and encourage each member of our Board to be present at our annual meetings of stockholders. Each member of our Board attended the meeting held virtually on
COMMUNICATION WITH DIRECTORS
Stockholders and interested parties who wish to communicate with our Board, non-managementmembers of our Board as a group, a committee of our Board, or a specific member of our Board (including our chairperson or lead independent director, if any) may do so by letters addressed to the attention of our Corporate Secretary.
All communications are reviewed by the Corporate Secretary and provided to the members of our Board as appropriate. Unsolicited items, sales materials, abusive, threatening, or otherwise inappropriate materials, and other routine items and items unrelated to the duties and responsibilities of our Board will not be provided to directors.
The address for these communications is:
c/o Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary
CODE OF CONDUCT
We have adopted a Code of Conduct that applies to all of the members of our Board, officers, employees, agents and contractors, subsidiaries, and affiliates. In addition, we have adopted a Supplier Code of Conduct that applies to our suppliers when providing products or services to the Company. The Supplier Code of Conduct establishes standards and guiding principles across several risk areas that Peloton expects our partners to meet. Both policies are posted on the "Investors" section of our website, which is located athttps://investor.onepeloton.comunder "Documents & Charters" in the "Governance" section of our website. We intend to satisfy the disclosure requirement under applicable
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CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND OUR ESG ROADMAP
At Peloton, we use technology to create positive outcomes that enable people to be the best version of themselves anytime, anywhere. We bring our purpose to life by supporting the well-being of our people, our community, and our planet. We're focused on fostering a culture of inclusion and connection among our team members, supporting access to physical and mental well-being within our communities, and improving the environmental sustainability of our business practices.
Central to how we deliver on our ambitions, and underpinning our culture, are our five core values:
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Put Members first |
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Together we go far |
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Operate with a bias for action |
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Be the best place to work |
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Empower teams of smart creatives |
Our 2024 ESG Report is our fourth annual report outlining our continued efforts across key areas of importance to our business and stakeholders, and progress made on our commitments during Fiscal 2024.
Our People
At Peloton, we are committed to providing our team members with opportunities and resources that enable a fulfilling and healthy experience. As our company continues to evolve, our commitment to our team members remains as strong as ever. We employ strategies to understand and meet our team's needs and prioritize their well-being, investing in their personal and professional development, pay equity, and competitive health care benefits. Our goal is to cultivate an enriching, equitable, and inclusive experience.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
At Peloton, we aspire to be a holistically inclusive company. Our DEI team leverages data-driven insights and the passion of our global team member community to shape strategies and programs that prioritize accessibility, inclusivity, and foster belonging for everyone.
Today, we are proud to have ten Employee Resource Groups ("ERGs") that are team member-ledand supported by executive sponsors. These groups help strengthen a diverse and inclusive workplace aligned with our organizational mission, values, goals, business practices, and overall DEI strategy. They drive engagement throughout the business by honoring and celebrating the many communities at Peloton. We do this year round by delivering resources, development opportunities, and programs that are open to all of our team members.
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ACE@Peloton ( |
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Black@Peloton; |
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Jewish@Peloton; |
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LHIT@Peloton (Latinx/Hispanics in Tech); |
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The Parenthood Journey; |
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Peloton Pride + Allies; |
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Thrive (mental health, neurodiversity, and disability); |
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Transgender + Gender Nonconforming (TGNC)@Peloton; |
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Veterans@Peloton; and |
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Our Communities
We understand the life-changing power of movement, connection, and community. That's why we're committed to making our products, content and experiences continuously more accessible for anyone, anywhere, shaping experiences that celebrate the diversity of our Members and investing in community partnerships to advance wellbeing and access to physical fitness and mental health.
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Looking to the broader communities where we have a presence, as a global leader in connected fitness, we recognize our responsibility to help improve access to wellbeing through physical fitness and mental health. Through our global Wellbeing for Life program, we continue to support leading, action-oriented nonprofit organizations that support increased access to and engagement with physical fitness and mental health in the markets where we operate. We actively leverage Peloton's suite of resources to support our partners, including financial and in-kindcontributions and non-monetaryassets. In our 2024 ESG Report, we share partner highlights and details on progress toward our goal to reach 500,000 people between fiscal years 2022 and 2025 through global community engagement programming.
Our Planet
We continue to advance efforts to integrate sustainability considerations throughout our business and make progress on our overarching goals.
Several key developments this year have helped us advance towards these goals. We continue to engage in voluntary emissions disclosure via the CDP Climate questionnaire and reporting through our annual ESG Report, including Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions. We have also made progress on developing carbon footprint reports for each of our key connected fitness products, including a carbon footprint analysis of our Bike and Peloton Certified Refurbished Bike products. We also continue to procure renewable energy certificates ("RECs") that are Green-ecertified, affirming our commitment to reducing carbon emissions associated with our business.
In 2023, we committed to set near-term science-based emissions reduction targets. We are currently developing our targets and intend to submit them for SBTi validation in 2025. We know that businesses can play a crucial role in helping combat climate change, and we continue to take steps to proactively reduce our carbon footprint while we prepare to submit our targets.
Additionally, we continue to make progress toward advancing circularity principles across our product and service offerings. We understand that designing responsibly and efficiently, keeping materials in use and creating a next life for our products should help reduce associated environmental impacts and support overall carbon emissions reductions. The introduction and expansion of models such as Peloton Rental and Peloton Certified Refurbished is giving our products a second life and offering a way for Members to experience Peloton via the sharing economy. Along with creating more financially accessible and flexible options for Members, these programs help us build circularity into our business approach by extending the useful life of our fitness equipment and keeping valuable materials in use. We also launched the Peloton History Summary in Fiscal 2024 to enhance the buying experience for the growing number of Peloton subscribers who purchase their equipment on the secondary market.
Operating with Integrity
Peloton is committed to operating with integrity in all our business activities. Through carefully developed resources, practices, and governance structures, we aim to foster trust, accountability, and an environment in which our leaders, team members, and business partners are informed and equipped to uphold our values and standards at all times. This commitment informs our approach to corporate governance, our culture of compliance, responsible supply chain practices, and public sector engagement.
Our nominating, governance, and corporate responsibility committee provides Board oversight of programs relating to corporate responsibility and sustainability, including environmental, social, and corporate governance matters. Our Vice President, ESG Strategy continues to provide regular updates to the nominating, governance, and corporate responsibility committee of our Board.
We also maintain a management-level
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We will continue to review our approach to governance over ESG strategy, execution, and disclosure. As we evolve and build, we will seek regular engagement with our stakeholders to maintain a comprehensive view of our own organization, our value chain, and our role in our communities and society.
For more information, please see our most recent ESG Report athttps://investor.onepeloton.com/esg.
Neither our 2024 ESG Report nor any other information contained on our website is incorporated by reference into this proxy statement or any other Peloton filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), or the Exchange Act.
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NOMINATION TO THE BOARD
Candidates for nomination to our Board are selected by our Board based on the recommendation of the nominating, governance, and corporate responsibility committee in accordance with the committee's charter, our restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws, and the criteria approved by our Board regarding director candidate qualifications. In recommending candidates for nomination, the nominating, governance, and corporate responsibility committee considers candidates recommended by directors, officers, employees, stockholders, and others, using the same criteria to evaluate all candidates. Evaluations of candidates generally involve a review of background materials, internal discussions, and interviews with selected candidates as appropriate and, in addition, the committee may engage consultants or third-party search firms to assist in identifying and evaluating potential nominees.
Additional information regarding the process for properly submitting stockholder nominations for candidates for membership on our Board is set forth below under "Additional Information-Nominations and Proposals to Be Included in Proxy Materials or Presented at the Next Annual Meeting" and the nominating, governance, and corporate responsibility committee evaluates such candidates in the same manner it evaluates all other candidates.
DIRECTOR QUALIFICATIONS; DIVERSITY
With the goal of developing a diverse, experienced and highly qualified Board, the nominating, governance, and corporate responsibility committee is responsible for developing and recommending to our Board the desired qualifications, expertise, and characteristics of members of our Board, including any specific minimum qualifications that the committee believes must be met by a committee-recommended nominee for membership on our Board and any specific qualities or skills that the committee believes are necessary for one or more of the members of our Board to possess. We value diversity on a company-wide basis and seek to achieve a mix of directors that represents a diversity of background and experience, including with respect to age, gender, race, ethnicity, and occupation. Although the Board does not establish specific goals with respect to diversity, our Board's overall diversity is a significant consideration in the director nomination process and we endeavor to recruit nominees from a diverse candidate pool.
Because the identification, evaluation, and selection of qualified directors is a complex and subjective process that requires consideration of many intangible factors, and will be significantly influenced by the particular needs of our Board from time to time, our Board has not adopted a specific set of minimum qualifications, qualities or skills that are necessary for a nominee to possess, other than those that are necessary to meet
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OUR BOARD EXPERIENCE
The matrix below and the biographical description of the director set forth in Proposal No. 1 include the primary individual experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills of each of our directors that contributed to the conclusion that they should serve as a member of our Board at this time.
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EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP Provides judgment and experience as a current or former "C-Level"executive of a publicly traded entity or large private company. |
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PUBLIC COMPANY BOARD EXPERIENCE (OTHER THAN PELOTON) Provides knowledge of public company board practices or perspectives from other public company boards, including current or prior experience. |
6/6 |
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TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION Leadership experience and expertise in technology, science, or innovation; knowledge of IT solutions; knowledge of how to anticipate technological trends; experience with technology risk management; and/or experience with media and entertainment technology or developing online platforms. |
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CORPORATE CONSUMER PRODUCT STRATEGY Experience and expertise in strategic planning, consumer product strategy, risk management, and/or mergers and acquisitions. |
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SALES AND MARKETING Experience and expertise in retail, consumer brand strategy development, advertising, building brand awareness, customer data analytics, and/or digital commerce. |
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SUPPLY CHAIN/DISTRIBUTION/LOGISTICS EXPERIENCE Experience in direct and indirect procurement, demand and supply planning, and and/or logistics. Competence in supply chain IT systems, supply chain finance, manufacturing, third party management, organizational design, and/or online sales. |
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GLOBAL BUSINESS EXPERIENCE Service in a leadership role with multinational companies and experience scaling business in global markets, including international supply chain management. |
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Experience in human resources, including diversity, equity and inclusion programs, talent acquisition, and/or learning and development. |
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FINANCE AND ACCOUNTING Experience in the finance function of an enterprise, including an in-depthunderstanding of financial management, financial reporting and capital allocation processes. |
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COMPLIANCE & RISK MANAGEMENT Experience with compliance and risk management, including with respect to legal and regulatory matters, cybersecurity, data privacy, and/or corporate ethics. |
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ESG AND CLIMATE RISKS Experience in overseeing and managing ESG practices and initiatives and skills and knowledge in climate-related strategic planning, risk mitigation and management. |
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OUR BOARD DIVERSITY
The matrix below as required by Nasdaq rules sets forth the self-identified gender identity and demographic diversity attributes of each of our directors as of
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Directors may identify as one or more of the listed categories, resulting in the demographic totals exceeding the number of directors listed. |
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Our Board is currently divided into three classes. Each class serves for three years, with the terms of office of the respective classes expiring in successive years. Directors in Class II will stand for election at the Annual Meeting. The terms of office of directors in Class III and Class I do not expire until the annual meetings of stockholders held in 2025 and 2026, respectively.
At the recommendation of our nominating, governance, and corporate responsibility committee, our Board proposes that the Class II nominee named below, who is currently serving as a director in Class II, be elected as a Class II director for a three-year term expiring at the 2027 annual meeting of stockholders and until such director's successor is duly elected and qualified or until such director's earlier death, resignation, disqualification, or removal.
Shares represented by proxies will be voted "FOR" the election of the nominee named below unless the proxy is marked to withhold authority to so vote. If the nominee for any reason is unable to serve or will not serve for good cause, the proxies may be voted for such substitute nominee as the proxy holder might determine. The nominee has consented to being named in this Proxy Statement and to serve if elected, and management and the Board have no reason to believe that such nominee will be unable to serve.
OUR BOARD UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS A VOTE "FOR"THE ELECTION OF THE CLASS II DIRECTOR |
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NOMINEE TO OUR BOARD
The nominee and his age, occupation, and length of service on our Board as of the date of this Proxy Statement are provided in the table below and in the additional biographical description set forth in the text below the table.
NAME OF DIRECTOR |
AGE | POSITION | DIRECTOR SINCE | |||
CLASS II DIRECTOR: |
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Director |
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(1) |
Chairperson of the compensation committee |
(2) |
Chairperson of the Board |
DIRECTOR AGE:66 DIRECTOR SINCE: COMMITTEES: •Compensation (Chair) |
Chairperson of the Board, since SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE We believe OTHER CURRENT PUBLIC BOARD DIRECTORSHIPS • • • |
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CONTINUING DIRECTORS
The directors who are serving for terms that end after the Annual Meeting and their ages, occupations, and length of service on our Board as of the date of this Proxy Statement are provided in the table below and in the additional biographical descriptions set forth in the text below the table.
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CLASS I DIRECTORS: |
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64 |
Director |
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PAMELA THOMAS-GRAHAM(3)(4) |
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Director |
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CLASS III DIRECTORS: |
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Interim Co-CEO and Co-President, Director |
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55 |
Interim Co-CEO andCo-President, Director |
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(1) |
Chairperson of the audit committee |
(2) |
Member of the compensation committee |
(3) |
Chairperson of the nominating, governance, and corporate responsibility committee |
(4) |
Member of the audit committee |
DIRECTOR AGE:50 DIRECTOR SINCE: COMMITTEES: •None |
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE We believe OTHER CURRENT PUBLIC BOARD DIRECTORSHIPS • • |
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SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE We believe OTHER CURRENT PUBLIC BOARD DIRECTORSHIPS • • |
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DIRECTOR AGE:61 DIRECTOR SINCE: COMMITTEES: •Compensation •Nominating, Governance, and Corporate Responsibility (Chair) |
PAMELA THOMAS-GRAHAM From 2008 to 2010, she served as a Managing Director at SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE We believe OTHER CURRENT PUBLIC BOARD DIRECTORSHIPS • • |
There are no family relationships among our directors and executive officers.
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NON-EMPLOYEEDIRECTOR COMPENSATION
Under our current compensation practices, our non-employeedirectors receive equity compensation for their service as directors, which we believe reinforces alignment with our stockholders and is consistent with our overall compensation philosophy. Through
Our compensation arrangements for non-employeedirectors are reviewed periodically by our compensation committee and our Board. In addition, at the compensation committee's direction, Compensia, the compensation committee's independent compensation consultant, provides a competitive analysis of director compensation levels, practices, and design features as compared to the general market as well as our compensation peer group.
Initial Equity Grant. Each non-employeedirector appointed to our Board is granted an initial equity award having an aggregate value of
Annual Equity Grant. On the date of each annual meeting of stockholders, each non-employeedirector who is serving on our Board and will continue to serve on our Board immediately following the date of such annual meeting, will automatically be granted RSUs having an aggregate value of
As part of our
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In addition, in
The following table provides information for the fiscal year ended
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RSU AWARDS ($)(1)(5) |
TOTAL ($) |
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$ |
448,113.60 |
(2) |
$ |
448,113.60 |
(2) |
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$ |
874,438.40 |
(2) |
$ |
874,438.40 |
(2) |
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$ |
338,686.92 |
$ |
338,686.92 |
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$ |
410,788.24 |
(3) |
$ |
410,788.24 |
(3) |
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PAMELA THOMAS-GRAHAM |
$ |
354,321.00 |
$ |
354,321.00 |
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$ |
348,100.72 |
(3) |
$ |
348,100.72 |
(3) |
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$ |
338,686.92 |
(4) |
$ |
338,686.92 |
(4) |
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TOTAL |
(1) |
The amounts reported in this column represent the aggregate grant date fair value of RSU awards made to directors in Fiscal 2024 computed in accordance with Financial Accounting Standard Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 718, or ASC 718. These amounts do not reflect the actual economic value realized by the director, which will vary depending on the performance of our Class A common stock. There were no fees earned or paid in cash or option awards awarded to or earned by directors in Fiscal 2024. |
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(3) |
On |
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The following table sets forth information regarding the aggregate number of shares of our Class A common stock and Class B common stock underlying outstanding stock options and RSUs held by our non-employeedirectors as of |
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NUMBER OF SHARES UNDERLYING UNEXERCISED STOCK OPTIONS HELD AT FISCAL YEAR END |
NUMBER OF FISCAL |
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472,319 | (1) | 78,151 | |||||
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0 | 150,693 | ||||||
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40,435 | 28,509 | ||||||
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40,435 | 39,502 | ||||||
PAMELA THOMAS-GRAHAM |
383,554 | (2) | 29,825 | |||||
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24,859 | 30,122 | ||||||
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0 | 0 |
(1) |
450,000 of these unexercised options are options to purchase shares of our Class B common stock. |
(2) |
368,116 of these unexercised options are options to purchase shares of our Class B common stock. |
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PROPOSAL NO. 2 RATIFICATION OF APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM |
Our audit committee has appointed
INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FEES AND SERVICES
We regularly review the services and fees from our independent registered public accounting firm. These services and fees are also reviewed with and pre-approvedby our audit committee annually. In accordance with standard policy,
During the fiscal years ended
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"Audit fees" include fees for audit services primarily related to the audit of our annual consolidated financial statements; the review of our quarterly consolidated financial statements; comfort letters, consents, and assistance with and review of documents filed with the |
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"Audit-related fees" include fees for assurance and related services that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of our financial statements. |
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"Tax fees" include fees for tax compliance and advice. Tax advice fees encompass a variety of permissible tax services, including technical tax advice related to federal and state and international income tax matters, assistance with sales tax and assistance with tax audits. |
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POLICY ON AUDIT COMMITTEE PRE-APPROVALOF AUDIT AND PERMISSIBLE NON-AUDITSERVICES OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
Our audit committee's policy is to pre-approveall audit and permissible non-auditservices provided by the independent registered public accounting firm, the scope of services provided by the independent registered public accounting firm, and the fees for the services to be performed. These services may include audit services, audit-related services, tax services, and other services. In addition, the audit committee has established procedures by which the chairperson of the audit committee may pre-approvesuch services up to
All of the services relating to the fees described in the table above were approved by our audit committee.
OUR BOARD UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS A VOTE "FOR" |
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REPORT OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE |
The information contained in the following report of our audit committee is not considered to be "soliciting material," "filed" or incorporated by reference in any past or future filing by us under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act, unless and only to the extent that we specifically incorporate it by reference.
The principal purpose of the audit committee is to assist the Board in its general oversight of our accounting practices, system of internal controls, audit processes and financial reporting processes. The audit committee is responsible for appointing and retaining our independent auditor and approving the audit and non-auditservices to be provided by the independent auditor. The audit committee's function is more fully described in its charter.
Our management is responsible for preparing our financial statements and ensuring they are complete and accurate and prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
Our audit committee has reviewed and discussed with our management and
Our audit committee has received and reviewed the written disclosures and the letter from
Based on the review and discussions referred to above, our audit committee recommended to our Board that the audited consolidated financial statements be included in our annual report on Form 10-Kfor the fiscal year ended
Members of our audit committee rely without independent verification on the information provided to them and on the representations made by management and the independent auditor. Accordingly, the audit committee's oversight does not provide an independent basis to determine that management has maintained the appropriate accounting and financial reporting principles or appropriate internal controls and procedures designed to assure compliance with accounting standards and applicable laws and regulations. Furthermore, the audit committee's consideration and discussions do not assure that the audit of the company's consolidated financial statements have been carried out in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB, that the consolidated financial statements are presented in accordance with the accounting principles generally accepted in the United Statements and that
SUBMITTED BY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE
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The names of our executive officers, their ages as of the date of this proxy statement, and their positions are shown below.
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Chief Financial Officer |
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Chief Product Officer |
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Chief Content Officer |
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SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND |
The following table sets forth certain information with respect to the beneficial ownership of our common stock as of
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each of our named executive officers; |
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each stockholder known by us to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of our outstanding shares of our Class A common stock or Class B common stock. |
We have determined beneficial ownership in accordance with the rules of the
Applicable percentage ownership is based on 363,136,266 shares of Class A common stock and 18,141,608 shares of Class B common stock outstanding as of
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977,720 |
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ENTITIES AFFILIATED WITH TCV(14) |
6,218,039 |
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15,602,635 |
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30,339,386 |
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20,683,306 |
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26,259,325 |
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38,075,066 |
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Percentage of total voting power represents voting power with respect to all shares of our Class A common stock and Class B common stock, as a single class. The holders of our Class B common stock are entitled to 20 votes per share, and holders of our Class A common stock are entitled to one vote per share. |
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Represents (i) 141,522 shares of Class A common stock, (ii) 22,319 shares underlying options to purchase shares of Class A common stock that are exercisable within 60 days of |
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Represents (i) 71,834 shares of Class A common stock, (ii) 798,954 shares of Class A common stock held of record by |
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Represents (i) 84,328 shares of Class A common stock and (ii) 40,435 shares underlying options to purchase shares of Class A common stock that are exercisable within 60 days of |
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Represents (i) 73,447 shares of Class A common stock and (ii) 16,573 shares underlying options to purchase shares of Class A common stock that are exercisable within 60 days of |
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Represents (i) 77,349 shares of Class A common stock, (ii) 15,438 shares underlying options to purchase shares of Class A common stock that are exercisable within 60 days of |
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Represents (i) 31,337 shares of Class A common stock and (ii) 582,295 shares of Class A common stock underlying RSUs to acquire Class A common stock that are vested and settled within 60 days of |
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Represents (i) 171,466 shares of Class A common stock, (ii) 238,013 shares of Class A common stock underlying RSUs to acquire Class A common stock that are vested and settled within 60 days of |
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Represents (i) 1,623,790 shares of Class B common stock, (ii) 106,000 shares of Class A common stock held of record by |
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Represents (i) 100,269 shares of Class A common stock, (ii) 348,086 shares underlying options to purchase shares of Class A common stock that are exercisable within 60 days of |
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Represents (i) 6,383,471 shares underlying options to purchase shares of Class A common stock that are exercisable within 60 days of |
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Represents (i) 164,261 shares of Class A common stock, (ii) 129,018 shares underlying options to purchase shares of Class A common stock that are exercisable within 60 days of |
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Includes all Directors and Executive Officers as of |
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Represents (i) 2,602,444 shares of Class A common stock held of record by |
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Based solely on information contained in a Schedule 13G/A filed with the |
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Based solely on information contained in a Schedule 13G/A filed with the |
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Based solely on information contained in a Schedule 13G/A filed with the |
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PROPOSAL NO. 3 NON-BINDINGADVISORY VOTE ON THE COMPENSATION OF OUR NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS |
In accordance with the rules of the
This proposal, commonly known as a Say-on-Payproposal, gives our stockholders the opportunity to express their views on the compensation of our named executive officers. This vote is not intended to address any specific item of compensation, but rather the overall compensation of our named executive officers and the philosophy, policies, and practices described in this Proxy Statement. The non-bindingadvisory vote on the compensation of our named executive officers, as disclosed in this Proxy Statement, will be determined by the vote of a majority of the voting power of the shares present or represented at the Annual Meeting and voting affirmatively or negatively on the proposal.
Stockholders are urged to read the "Executive Compensation" section of this Proxy Statement, which discusses how our executive compensation policies and procedures implement our compensation philosophy and contains tabular information and narrative discussion about the compensation of our named executive officers. The compensation committee and the Board believe that these policies and procedures are effective in implementing our compensation philosophy and in achieving our goals. Accordingly, we ask our stockholders to vote "FOR" the following resolution at the Annual Meeting:
"RESOLVED, that our stockholders approve, on a non-bindingadvisory basis, the compensation of the named executive officers, as disclosed in the Proxy Statement pursuant to Item 402 of Regulation S-K,including the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, the compensation tables and narrative discussion and the other related disclosures."
After careful consideration, our Board recommends a vote for the proposal, on a non-bindingadvisory basis, approving the compensation of our named executive officers and our compensation philosophy, policies, and practices as described herein.
As an advisory vote, this proposal is not binding. However, our Board and the compensation committee value the opinions expressed by stockholders in their vote on this proposal and will consider the outcome of the vote and stockholder feedback when making future decisions regarding the compensation of our named executive officers.
Per the results of our prior "Say-on-Frequency"vote at our 2020 annual meeting of stockholders, we currently hold a "Say-on-Pay"vote every three years. In accordance with
OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR THE PROPOSAL, ON AN ADVISORY BASIS, APPROVING THE COMPENSATION OF OUR NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND OUR COMPENSATION PHILOSOPHY, POLICIES AND PRACTICES AS DESCRIBED IN THIS PROXY STATEMENT. |
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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION COMPENSATION DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS |
This Compensation Discussion and Analysis ("CD&A") describes the compensation program for our named executive officers for Fiscal 2024. Our named executive officers and their positions during Fiscal 2024 were:
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During Fiscal 2024, the following transitions occurred with respect to our named executive officers:
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This CD&A describes the material elements of our executive compensation program during Fiscal 2024. It also provides an overview of our executive compensation philosophy, core principles, and objectives. Finally, it analyzes how and why the compensation committee of our Board arrived at the specific compensation determinations for our named executive officers in Fiscal 2024, including the key factors that the compensation committee considered in deciding our executives' compensation.
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WHO WE ARE
Peloton is a leading global fitness company with a highly engaged community of over 6.4 million Members as of
FISCAL 2024 BUSINESS HIGHLIGHTS
We entered Fiscal 2024 with the goal of restoring growth in the business, stabilize cash flow and refinance our debt. Our business faced growth challenges, so we took the necessary steps to reduce our cost structure to align with the size of our business through a restructuring program announced in
Our Fiscal 2024 results reflect the substantial progress that we made toward stabilizing cash flow and improving profitability, including:
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2.98 million Ending Paid Connected Fitness Subscriptions as of |
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Average Net Monthly Paid Connected Fitness Subscription Chuof 1.4%; |
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Adjusted Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization ("EBITDA") of |
Please refer to Annex A for descriptions and reconciliations for each above non-GAAP financialmeasure (Free Cash Flow and Adjusted EBITDA) to their most directly comparable GAAP financial measure.
In Fiscal 2025, we will continue to focus on cost efficiencies and managing the business toward profitable growth, while investing in product and content innovation to drive long-term growth. Our goals include to:
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realize expected cost savings from the restructuring plan announced in |
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achieve sustained positive adjusted EBITDA; |
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launch new product and content offerings, including social features like Private teams, the Strength+ app, personalized workout plans, game-inspired fitness content, and expanded Entertainment options on hardware; |
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continue expanding Peloton for Business; |
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reduce our retail store footprint; and |
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continue improving Member Support and the overall hardware delivery experience. |
With a significantly improved cost profile, we believe we're well positioned to drive Peloton toward meaningful and consistent profitability.
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FISCAL 2024 EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION HIGHLIGHTS Consistent with our performance and compensation objectives, the compensation committee and our Board took the following actions relating to the compensation of our named executive officers for and during Fiscal 2024: •Base Salary- The compensation committee reviews the base salaries of our executive officers on an annual basis and considers potential changes based on market data and individual performance and responsibilities, among other factors. In •No Annual Cash Bonus Program- For Fiscal 2024, we continued our historical practice of not maintaining a formal annual cash bonus plan for our executive officers, including our named executive officers. Our executive compensation program includes "fixed" pay in the form of annual base salaries and "variable" pay in the form of long-term incentive compensation in the form of equity awards. •Regular Long-Term Equity Awards- We believe providing long-term incentive compensation in the form of equity awards motivates and rewards individual initiative and effort, and the compensation committee designed our Fiscal 2024 executive compensation program so that a meaningful portion of our executive officers' target annual total direct compensation was both "at-risk"and variable in nature. We view these equity awards as variable and at risk because the ultimate value of these awards is based on our stock price performance over an extended period of time. During Fiscal 2024, the compensation committee approved "refresh" equity awards for our named executive officers who were employed by us in All equity awards were granted pursuant to the •New Hire Equity Award for Mr.Caldwell- On •Transition Agreement with Mr.Cortese- In connection with the mutual decision of the Company and •Transition Agreement with Mr.McCarthy- |
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Agreement"), pursuant to which Following his termination of employment (as described in the McCarthy Transition Agreement) and timely execution of a release of claims in favor of the Company as set forth in the McCarthy Transition Agreement, •Compensation Arrangements with Interim Co-CEOs- In connection with their appointments as Interim Co-CEOs,our Board approved the following compensation arrangements for each of •base salary at a monthly rate of •the grant of an RSU award with a fair market value of In In establishing these compensation arrangements, our Board took into consideration the requisite experience and skills that would be needed to manage our business on an interim basis as we continue to execute on our Restructuring Plan in a dynamic and volatile environment and identify a qualified individual to serve as our permanent CEO and President in a highly competitive market for executives with the requisite experience, skills, and vision to lead our Company. |
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PAY AND PERFORMANCE
We strive to design our executive compensation program to balance the goals of attracting, motivating, rewarding, and retaining our executive officers, including our named executive officers, with the goal of promoting the interests of our stockholders. To ensure this balance and to motivate and reward individual initiative and effort, we seek to ensure that our program is designed so that a meaningful portion of our executive officers' annual target total direct compensation is both "at-risk" and variable innature. While we do not determine either "variable" or "fixed" pay for each executive officer with reference to a specific percentage of target total direct compensation, consistent with our "pay-for-performance" philosophy,generally, we seek to emphasize variable pay over fixed pay.
Generally, this philosophy is reflected in the target total direct compensation opportunities of our named executive officers. In Fiscal 2024, a substantial majority of the target total direct compensation granted to most of our executive officers consisted of variable pay consisting of long-term incentive compensation in the form of RSU awards that may be settled for shares of our Class A common stock. We view these RSU awards as variable and at-riskbecause the ultimate value of these awards is based on stock price performance over an extended period of time.
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These variable pay elements ensured that a substantial majority of most of our named executive officers' target total direct compensation for Fiscal 2024 was contingent (rather than fixed) in nature, with the amounts ultimately payable subject to variability above or below grant levels commensurate with our actual performance.
As we continue to mature as a public company, we believe that the compensation elements provided to all of our executive officers, including our named executive officers, will continue to emphasize "at-risk" andvariable pay that should enable us to provide a balanced set of incentives for our executive officers to meet our business objectives and drive long-term growth.
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION-RELATED POLICIES AND PRACTICES
We endeavor to maintain sound governance standards consistent with our executive compensation policies and practices. The compensation committee evaluates our executive compensation program on a regular basis to ensure that it is consistent with our short-term and long-term goals given the dynamic nature of our business and the market in which we compete for executive talent. The following summarizes our executive compensation and related policies and practices:
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Maintain an Independent Compensation Committee with Independent Compensation Consultant.The compensation committee consists solely of independent directors who establish our compensation practices. The compensation committee consults with an independent compensation consultant on compensation levels and practices. |
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Annual Executive Compensation Review.The compensation committee conducts an annual review and approval of our compensation strategy, including a review and determination of our compensation peer group used for comparative purposes and a review of our compensation-related risk profile to ensure that our compensation programs do not encourage excessive or inappropriate risk-taking and that the level of risk that they do encourage is not reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on our Company. |
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Multi-Year Vesting Requirements.The annual equity awards granted to our named executive officers vest over multi-year periods, consistent with current market practice and our retention objectives. |
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"Pay-for-Performance"Philosophy.The majority of our named executive officers' compensation is directly linked to corporate performance; we also structure their target total direct compensation opportunities with a significant long-term equity element, thereby making a substantial portion of each named executive officer's target total direct compensation dependent upon our stock price performance. Because the majority of our named executive officers' compensation is in the form of variable, "at-risk"pay, our named executive officers are incentivized to drive financial performance and further enhance their focus on long-term growth. |
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Clawback Policy.We have adopted a clawback policy that complies with the requirements of Exchange Act Rule 10D-1and the applicable Nasdaq listing standards for compensation recovery policies (the "Clawback Policy"). The Clawback Policy applies to erroneously-awarded incentive compensation (including equity awards) received by current and former executive officers on or after |
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"Double-Trigger" Change in Control Arrangements.Under our Severance Plan, all change in control payments and benefits are based on a "double-trigger" arrangement (that is, they require both a change in control of the Company and a qualifying termination of employment before payments and benefits are paid). |
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Maintain an Independent Compensation Committee with Independent Compensation Consultant.The compensation committee consists solely of independent directors who establish our compensation policies and practices. The compensation committee consults with an independent compensation consultant on compensation levels, policies, and practices. |
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No Executive Retirement Plans.We do not currently offer, nor do we have plans to offer, defined benefit pension plans or any nonqualified deferred compensation plans or arrangements to our named executive officers other than the plans and arrangements that are available to all employees. Our named executive officers are eligible to participate in our tax-qualifiedSection 401(k) retirement savings plan (the "Section 401(k) Plan") on the same basis as our other employees. |
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Perquisites.We provide only limited perquisites or other personal benefits to our named executive officers. |
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No Excise Tax Payments on Change in Control Compensation Arrangements.We do not provide any "golden parachute" excise tax reimbursement payments (including "gross-ups")on payments or benefits contingent upon a change in control of the Company. |
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STOCKHOLDER ADVISORY VOTE ON NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICER COMPENSATION AND STOCKHOLDER ENGAGEMENT
Our most recent non-bindingstockholder advisory vote on the compensation of our named executive officers (a "Say-On-Pay")vote was held at our 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. At that time, 75.2% of the votes cast on our Say-on-Payproposal were voted in favor of our executive compensation program.
In evaluating our compensation practices in Fiscal 2024, the compensation committee was mindful of the level of support our stockholders expressed for our philosophy and practice of linking executive compensation to stockholder value creation. Our executive compensation program is grounded in a compensation philosophy aimed at achieving strong alignment between our long-term strategic goals and our stockholders' interests. Although we have not made any substantial changes to our executive compensation program since our most recent Say-on-Payvote, comments received from our stockholders during periodic discussions and otherwise informs our Board's and the compensation committee's deliberations as it reviews the incentive structures used in our executive compensation program on an ongoing basis.
We value the opinions of our stockholders. Our Board and the compensation committee consider, and will continue to consider, the outcome of Say-on-Payvotes, as well as any comments received from our stockholders throughout the year, when evaluating our executive compensation program and making compensation decisions for our executive officers, including our named executive officers.
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Stockholders are invited to express their views to the compensation committee on our executive compensation program as described under "Communication with Directors" in this Proxy Statement. In addition, the Say-on-Payproposal which is contained in Proposal 3 provides stockholders with an opportunity to communicate their views on our executive compensation program.
At our 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, we conducted a non-bindingstockholder advisory vote on the frequency (commonly known as a "Say-on-Frequency"vote) of future Say-on-Payvotes. Our stockholders expressed a preference for holding future Say-on-Payvotes on a triennial, rather than an annual or biennial, basis. In recognition of this preference and other factors considered, our Board determined that, until the next Say-on-Frequencyvote, we will hold triennial Say-on-Payvotes.
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION PHILOSOPHY AND OBJECTIVES
Our executive compensation program is guided by our overarching philosophy of paying for demonstrable performance. Consistent with this philosophy, we have designed our executive compensation program to achieve the following primary objectives:
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Provide market competitive compensation and benefit levels that will attract, motivate, reward, and retain a highly talented team of executives within the context of responsible cost management; |
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Incentivize executives to model our values of putting Members first, operating with a bias for action, empowering teams of smart creatives, going far together, and being the best place to work; |
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Align the interests and objectives of our executives with those of our stockholders by linking their long-term incentive compensation opportunities to stockholder value creation; and |
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Offer total compensation opportunities to our executives that, while competitive, are internally consistent and fair. |
Through Fiscal 2024, the compensation committee structured the annual compensation of our executive officers, including our named executive officers, using two principal elements: base salary and long-term incentive compensation opportunities in the form of equity awards. The design of our executive compensation program is influenced by a variety of factors, with the primary goals being to align the interests of our executive officers and stockholders and to link pay with performance. More specifically, we seek to align our longer-term incentive compensation with the objective of enhancing stockholder value over the long term. We believe the use of equity awards strongly links the interests of our executive officers to the interests of our stockholders.
In addition, our total compensation packages must be competitive with other companies in our industry to ensure that we can continue to attract, motivate, reward, and retain the executive officers who we believe are critical to our success. Keeping this in mind, the compensation committee seeks to accomplish our executive compensation goals while maintaining appropriate levels of internal pay equity, both between our CEOs and our other executive officers, and between our executive officers and other non-executiveemployees.
To date, the compensation committee has not adopted policies or employed guidelines for allocating compensation between current and long-term compensation, between cash and non-cash compensation, or among different forms of non-cashcompensation.
COMPENSATION-SETTING PROCESS
ROLE OF THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE
The compensation committee has the overall responsibility for overseeing our compensation and benefits policies generally, and overseeing and evaluating the compensation plans, policies, and practices applicable to our executive officers, including our named executive officers. In addition, the compensation committee also makes recommendations to our
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In carrying out its responsibilities, the compensation committee evaluates our compensation policies and practices with a focus on the degree to which these policies and practices reflect our executive compensation philosophy, develops strategies, and makes decisions that it believes further our philosophy or align with developments in best compensation practices and reviews the performance of our executive officers when making decisions with respect to their compensation.
The compensation committee conducts an evaluation of our executive compensation program each year to determine if any changes are appropriate. In addition, the compensation committee conducts an annual review of the compensation arrangements of our executive officers, including our named executive officers, typically during the first quarter of the fiscal year.
The compensation committee has delegated authority to CEOs and our
SETTING TARGET TOTAL DIRECT COMPENSATION
The compensation committee reviews the compensation arrangements of our executive officers, including our named executive officers, including base salary levels and long-term incentive compensation opportunities at the beginning of each fiscal year, or more frequently as warranted.
The compensation committee does not rely upon a specific target or benchmark compensation to formulaically set the target total direct compensation of our executive officers, including our named executive officers. In making decisions about the compensation of our executive officers, the members of the compensation committee exercise their own judgment relying primarily on their general experience and subjective considerations of various factors, including the following:
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our performance as measured against the financial, operational, and strategic objectives established by the compensation committee and our Board; |
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each individual executive officer's knowledge, skills, experience, qualifications, and tenure relative to other similarly situated executives at the companies in our compensation peer group and in selected broad-based compensation surveys; |
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the scope of each executive officer's role and responsibilities compared to other similarly situated executives at the companies in our compensation peer group and in selected broad-based compensation surveys; |
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the prior performance of each individual executive officer, based on a subjective assessment of their contributions to our overall performance, ability to lead their business unit or function and work as part of a team; |
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the potential of each individual executive officer to contribute to our long-term financial, operational, and strategic objectives; |
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our financial performance relative to our peers; |
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the compensation practices of our compensation peer group and as reflected in selected broad-based compensation surveys and the positioning of each executive officer's compensation in a ranking of executive officer compensation levels based on an analysis of competitive market data; |
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These factors provide the framework for compensation decision-making and final decisions regarding the compensation opportunity for each executive officer. No single factor is determinative in setting compensation levels, nor is the impact of any individual factor on the determination of pay levels quantifiable.
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The compensation committee does not weigh these factors in any predetermined manner, nor does it apply any formulas in developing its compensation decisions. In making their decisions, which are subjective in nature, the members of the compensation committee consider all of this information in view of their individual experience, knowledge of our company, knowledge of the competitive market, knowledge of each executive officer, and business judgment.
The compensation committee does not use benchmarking in a formulaic manner against other companies' compensation programs or practices to establish our compensation levels or make specific compensation decisions with respect to our executive officers. Instead, in making its determinations, with the assistance of its independent compensation consultant, the compensation committee reviews surveys and other publicly available information summarizing the compensation paid at a representative group of peer companies, to the extent that the executive positions at these companies are considered comparable to our positions and informative of the competitive environment to gain a general understanding of market compensation levels.
ROLE OF MANAGEMENT
In discharging its responsibilities, the compensation committee works with members of our management, including our CEOs. Our management assists the compensation committee by providing information on corporate and individual performance, market compensation data, and management's perspective on compensation matters. The compensation committee solicits and reviews our CEOs' proposals with respect to program structures, as well as their recommendations for adjustments to annual cash compensation, long-term incentive compensation, and other compensation-related matters for our executive officers, including our named executive officers (except with respect to his or her own compensation), based on the CEOs' evaluation of their performance for the prior fiscal year.
At the beginning of each fiscal year, our CEOs review the performance of our other executive officers based on such individual's level of success in accomplishing the business objectives established for them for the prior fiscal year and their overall performance during that year, and then share these evaluations with, and make recommendations to, the compensation committee for each element of compensation as described above. The annual individual business objectives for each executive officer are developed through mutual discussion and agreement between our CEOs and the executive officers and are reviewed with our Board.
The compensation committee reviews and discusses our CEOs' proposals and recommendations and considers them as one factor in determining and approving the compensation of our executive officers. Our CEOs also attend meetings of the compensation committee at which executive compensation matters are addressed, except with respect to discussions involving their own compensation.
COMPENSATION CONSULTANT
Pursuant to its charter, the compensation committee has the authority to engage external advisors, including compensation consultants, legal counsel, and other advisors to assist it in discharging the responsibilities of our Board relating to the compensation of our executive officers, including our named executive officers. In Fiscal 2024, the compensation committee continued to engage Compensia, a national compensation consultant, to advise on various executive and director compensation-related matters, which included providing information, analysis, and other advice during Fiscal 2024, including assistance with the development of a modified compensation peer group.
Other than advising the compensation committee, neither Compensia nor any of its affiliates maintain any other direct or indirect business relationships with us or any of our subsidiaries. The compensation committee has considered the independence of Compensia, consistent with the requirements of Nasdaq, and has determined that Compensia is independent. Further, pursuant to
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During Fiscal 2024, Compensia worked with the compensation committee as requested and provided various services, including the following:
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the review, analysis, and updating of our compensation peer group; |
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the review and analysis of the base salary levels and long-term incentive compensation opportunities of our executive officers, including our named executive officers, against competitive market data based on the companies in our compensation peer group and in selected broad-based compensation surveys; |
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an update on regulatory developments and market trends; |
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an analysis of competitive market data for the interim CEO position, which was based on compensation peer group data; |
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the review and analysis of incentive compensation program design considerations; |
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the review and analysis of the Company's equity incentive compensation plan and the projected funding requirements for such plan; |
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the review of the Company's initial pay-versus-performancedisclosure; and |
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COMPETITIVE POSITIONING FOR FISCAL 2024
As part of the Compensation Committee's annual review and determination of our compensation peer group, Compensia developed an updated compensation peer group in
In evaluating and updating the companies comprising the compensation peer group, Compensia, our compensation consultant, considered the following primary criteria:
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companies with a primary focus on technology companies with a strong consumer orientation and/or subscription model, with a secondary focus on consumer/entertainment companies; |
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companies with similar revenues - within a range of approximately |
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companies with similar market capitalizations - within a range of approximately 0.3x to approximately 3.0x our 30-dayaverage market capitalization of |
After a review of the peer group companies, the compensation committee elected to make the following changes to our compensation peer group for Fiscal 2024 due primarily to changing revenue and market capitalization ranges:
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The compensation committee used data drawn from the companies in our compensation peer group, as well as data from a custom data cut of participating peer group companies drawn from the Radford Global Compensation Database and a sample of other technology companies similar to our Company in size and industry focus and a broad survey cut covering
The compensation committee believes that peer group comparisons are useful guides to measure the competitiveness of our executive compensation program and related policies and practices. The compensation committee reviews our compensation peer group annually and makes adjustments to its composition if warranted, taking into account changes in both our business and the businesses of the companies in the peer group.
COMPENSATION ELEMENTS
The principal elements of our Fiscal 2024 executive compensation program are described in detail below. The compensation committee considers the factors described under "Compensation-Setting Process-Setting Target Total Direct Compensation" above to determine the form and amount of each element of compensation for our former CEO, our current Interim Co-CEOsand Co-Presidents,and our other executive officers, including our other named executive officers.
BASE SALARY
Base salary represents the fixed portion of the compensation of our executive officers and is an important element of compensation intended to attract and retain highly talented individuals and motivate top-tierperformance through individual contributions. Generally, we use base salary to provide each executive officer, including each named executive officer, with a specified level of cash compensation during the year with the expectation that they will perform their responsibilities to the best of their ability and in our best interests.
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The actual base salaries paid to our named executive officers with respect to Fiscal 2024 are set forth in the "Fiscal 2024 Summary Compensation Table" below.
SHORT-TERM INCENTIVE COMPENSATION
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LONG-TERM INCENTIVE COMPENSATION
We view long-term incentive compensation in the form of equity awards as a critical element of our executive compensation program. In Fiscal 2024, we granted the following types of equity awards to our named executive officers:
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Regular "refresh" equity awards (the "Refresh Grants"). The Refresh Grants were part of our regular practice of splitting annual equity awards for each fiscal year into two separate grants, the total value of which is intended to align with competitive market compensation. The Refresh Grants are awarded to incentivize and reward our executive officers, including our named executive officers, for long-term corporate growth based on the value of our Class A common stock and, thereby, to align their interests with the interests of our stockholders. |
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Our Former CEO did not receive any equity award grants in Fiscal 2024 in his role as our CEO.
The realized value of each of these equity awards bears a direct relationship to our stock price, and, therefore, the compensation committee believes these awards are an incentive for our executive officers to create value for our stockholders over, in most cases, a multi-year period. Equity awards also help us retain our executive officers in a highly competitive market.
To date, the compensation committee has not applied a rigid formula in determining the size of these equity awards. The compensation committee determines the amount of the equity award for each executive officer, including each named executive officer, after taking into consideration an analysis of market compensation data from the companies in our compensation peer group, the amount of equity compensation held by him or her at the time of grant (including the current economic value of his or her unvested equity and the ability of these unvested holdings to satisfy our retention objectives), if applicable, our contemplated equity budget and potential award ranges for our employees, including our executive officers, the projected impact of the proposed awards on our earnings, the proportion of our total shares outstanding used for annual employee long-term incentive compensation awards (our "burate") in relation to the companies in our compensation peer group, the potential voting power dilution to our stockholders (our "overhang") in relation to the companies in our compensation peer group, the recommendations of our CEOs (except with respect to his or her own equity awards, if any), and the other relevant factors described in "Compensation-Setting Process-Setting Target Total Direct Compensation" above.
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The equity awards the compensation committee granted to our named executive officers during Fiscal 2024 were as follows:
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us or any of our subsidiaries on such date. For purposes of these Refresh Grants, the first quarterly vesting dates occur on each of
New Hire Equity Award for
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The equity awards granted to our named executive officers during Fiscal 2024 are set forth in the "Fiscal 2024Summary Compensation Table" and the "Fiscal 2024 Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table" below.
FISCAL YEAR 2025 COMPENSATION
PSU AWARDS BEGINNING IN FISCAL 2025
While Fiscal 2024 long-term incentive compensation was tied solely to restricted stock unit ("RSU") awards, we have decided to move to a mix of RSU awards and PSU awards in Fiscal 2025. These PSU awards will be contingent on Free Cash Flow, a non-GAAPfinancial metric aligned with Peloton's stockholders' interest and internal financial goals. Additionally, we have made the decision to select a new peer benchmark set of companies for Fiscal 2025 that more closely aligns with our current cost structure, market capitalization, and growth profile for compensation purposes.
COMPETITIVE POSITIONING FOR FISCAL 2025
The compensation committee, in consultation with the committee's independent compensation consultant Compensia, developed a new, go-forwardpeer group for Fiscal 2025 that consists of relevant software, hardware and content companies that are similar to us in terms of revenue, market capitalization, and industry focus. We believe that the new peer group more closely aligns with our current business practices and growth forecasts and was used to prepare a competitive market analysis of our executive compensation program. An analysis by Compensia of the compensation practices at our new peer group was made available to the compensation committee to inform its decisions in
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described in our 2025 proxy statement, as applicable. The go-forwardpeer group for Fiscal 2025 is distinct from the peer group developed by the compensation committee in 2023 for purposes of making decisions about the Fiscal 2024 compensation of our executive officers, including our named executive officers, as described in this Proxy Statement. For additional detail regarding the peer group for Fiscal 2024, please refer to the "-Competitive Positioning for Fiscal 2024" section of this Proxy Statement, beginning on page 54 above.
In evaluating and updating the companies comprising the compensation peer group for Fiscal 2025, the Compensation Committee, in collaboration with Compensia, considered the following primary criteria:
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companies with a primary focus on hardware and software and companies with a strong consumer orientation and/or subscription model, with a secondary focus on consumer/entertainment companies; |
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companies with similar revenues - within a range of approximately 0.5x to approximately 2.0x of our Fiscal 2024 revenues of approximately |
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companies with similar market capitalizations - within a range of approximately 0.3x to approximately 3.0x our 30-dayaverage market capitalization of approximately |
After a review of the compensation peer group companies, the compensation committee elected to make the following changes to our compensation peer group for Fiscal 2025 due primarily to changing revenue and market capitalization ranges:
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HEALTH AND WELFARE BENEFITS
Our executive officers, including our named executive officers, are eligible to participate in the same employee benefit plans, and on the same terms and conditions, as all other full-time, salaried
We also maintain a Section 401(k) Plan that provides eligible
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We design our employee benefits programs to be affordable and competitive in relation to the market as well as compliant with applicable laws and practices. We adjust our employee benefits programs as needed based upon regular monitoring of applicable laws and practices and the competitive market.
PERQUISITES AND OTHER PERSONAL BENEFITS
Perquisites and other personal benefits are not a significant component of our executive compensation program. We do not provide significant recurring perquisites or other personal benefits to our executive officers, including our named executive officers, except as generally made available to all our employees, or in limited circumstances that serve a reasonable business purpose. Perquisites may be provided in situations where we believe it is appropriate to assist an individual in the performance of his or her duties, to make our executive officers more efficient and effective, to ensure their safety and security, or for recruitment and retention purposes. Perquisites or other personal benefits are subject to periodic review by the compensation committee.
EMPLOYMENT ARRANGEMENTS
We have entered into written employment offer letters with our Former CEO and each of our other named executive officers.
Each of these employment offer letters provides for "at will" employment (meaning that either we or the named executive officer may terminate the employment relationship at any time without cause) and sets forth the initial compensation arrangements for the named executive officer, including an initial base salary, participation in our employee benefit programs, and, in some instances, a recommendation for an equity award covering shares of our Class A common stock and limited perquisites.
For detailed descriptions of the employment offer letters we maintained with our named executive officers who were serving as our executive officers during Fiscal 2024, see "Offer Letters" below.
POST-EMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION
Each of our named executive officers, with the exception of
These arrangements provide reasonable compensation to a named executive officer if he or she leaves our employ under certain circumstances to facilitate their transition to new employment. Further, we seek to mitigate any potential employer liability and avoid future disputes or litigation by requiring a departing named executive officer to execute (and not revoke) a general release of claims acceptable to us, and agreeing to be bound by certain restrictive covenants, as a condition to receiving post-employment compensation payments or benefits. We also believe that these arrangements help maintain our named executive officers' continued focus and dedication to their assigned duties to maximize stockholder value if there is a potential transaction that could involve a change in control of our Company.
In determining payment and benefit levels under the various circumstances triggering post-employment compensation provisions under the Severance Plan, the compensation committee has drawn a distinction between (i) voluntary terminations of employment without good reason or terminations of employment for cause and (ii) terminations of employment without cause or voluntary terminations of employment for good reason. Payment in the latter circumstances has been deemed appropriate in view of the benefit described
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in the prior paragraph, as well as the likelihood that the named executive officer's departure is due, at least in part, to circumstances not within his or her control. In contrast, we believe that payments are not appropriate in the event of a termination of employment for cause or a voluntary resignation without good reason because such events often reflect either performance challenges or an affirmative decision by the named executive officer to end his or her relationship without fault by our Company.
All payments and benefits under the Severance Plan in the event of a change in control of our Company are payable only if there is a loss of employment by a named executive officer during the "change in control period" (a so-called"double-trigger" arrangement). Under their employment letters, the "change in control period" for
In the event of a change in control of our Company, to the extent Section 280G or 4999 of the Code is applicable to a named executive officer, such individual is entitled to receive either payment of the full amounts specified in the Severance Plan to which he or she is entitled or payment of such lesser amount that does not trigger the excise tax imposed by Section 4999, whichever results in him or her receiving the greatest after-tax amount.
We believe that having in place reasonable and competitive post-employment compensation arrangements are essential to attracting and retaining highly-qualified executive officers. The compensation committee does not consider the specific amounts payable under the post-employment compensation arrangements when determining the annual compensation for our executive officers. We do believe, however, that these arrangements are necessary to offer compensation packages that are competitive.
In connection with their departures, we entered into transition agreements with Messrs. McCarthy and Cortese, which are described as follows:
McCarthy Transition Agreement
In connection with the change in our Former CEO's role and responsibilities with our Company,
Pursuant to the McCarthy Transition Agreement and contingent on timely execution of a general release of claims in favor of our Company,
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Following his termination of employment (as described in the McCarthy Transition Agreement) and following the timely execution of a release of claims in favor of our Company as set forth in the McCarthy Transition Agreement,
Cortese Transition Agreement
In connection with the change in our Former Chief Product Officer's role and responsibilities with our Company,
In consideration for his execution of a general release of claims in favor of our Company, and agreement to non-competitionand non-solicitationcovenants for a one-yearpost-termination period,
During the Advisory Period,
Following his separation for our Company upon the conclusion of the Cortese Advisory Period,
In addition,
For a summary of the material terms and conditions of the post-employment compensation arrangements we maintained with our named executive officers during Fiscal 2024, as well as an estimate of the potential payments and benefits that certain named executive officers would have been eligible to receive if a hypothetical change in control of our Company or other trigger event had occurred on June 30, 2024, see "Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control" below.
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OTHER COMPENSATION POLICIES
EQUITY AWARD
We maintain the following equity award grant policy:
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In the case of a grant of an equity award to a newly-hired employee, the effective date of the grant, or the grant date, will be the first day of the month (or if such date is not a trading day, on the next trading day) immediately following the date on which the compensation committee approves the grant, or such other date as approved by the compensation committee with the advice of legal counsel. All grants of equity awards are conditioned on the employee being an employee with us on the grant date. In addition, the vesting commencement date for any such new-hireequity award will be the newly-hired employee's hire date. |
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In the case of an equity award granted for "refresh," promotion, or other discretionary purposes, the effective date of the grant, or the grant date, will be the first day of the month (or if such date is not a trading day, on the next trading day) immediately following the date on which the compensation committee approves the grant. If such date falls within a trading blackout period, then the grant date will be on the next trading day immediately following the public dissemination of the information giving rise to the blackout period, or such other date as approved by the compensation committee with the advice of legal counsel. |
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The exercise price of any option to purchase shares of our Class A common stock or any stock appreciation right to purchase shares of our Class A common stock will be the closing market price of our Class A common stock on the grant date on the principal national securities exchange on which our Class A common stock is listed or admitted to trade. |
The compensation committee approves and grants annual long-term incentive awards at approximately the same time every year, with awards granted effective September 1 and March 1 in Fiscal 2024 and Fiscal 2023. Our long-term incentive compensation does not currently include regular stock option grants; in Fiscal 2024, such compensation consisted solely of RSUs. Outside of the annual grant cycle, we may make RSU, PSU or stock option awards in connection with a new hire package, retention grant or severance package.
Equity awards, including stock options, are not granted in anticipation of the release of material non-public information, and the release of material non-public information is not timed on the basis of option or other equity grant dates.
COMPENSATION RECOVERY ("CLAWBACK") POLICY
On October 18, 2023, the compensation committee adopted a compensation recovery ("clawback") policy that complies with the requirements of Exchange Act Rule 10D-1 andthe applicable Nasdaq listing standards (the "Clawback Policy"). The Clawback Policy applies to erroneously-awarded incentive compensation (including equity awards) received by current and former executive officers on or after October 2, 2023 in the event that we are required to prepare an accounting restatement that corrects an error in previously issued financial statements due to material noncompliance with any financial reporting requirement under the securities laws.
In addition, the Clawback Policy also provides that the compensation committee may, in its discretion, determine to recover incentive compensation from a covered executive officer in the event that his or her fraud or intentional misconduct materially contributed to the need for the financial restatement.
The Clawback Policy is attached as an exhibit to our Annual Report on Form 10-Kfiled with the
INSIDER TRADING POLICY
We maintain an Insider Trading Policy governing the purchase, sale and other dispositions of our securities by our executive officers, directors, employees, consultants and independent contractors. We believe our Insider Trading Policy is reasonably designed to promote compliance with insider trading laws, rules and regulations, as well as the Nasdaq listing standards applicable to us. Our Insider Trading Policy prohibits
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trading while in possession of material nonpublic information and during blackout periods, and provides for preclearance procedures for our executive officers, directors and certain other specified employees, as well as other related policies and procedures, including as described below.
The Insider Trading Policy is attached as an exhibit to our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the
Hedging and Pledging Restrictions
Our Insider Trading Policy prohibits our employees (including our executive officers) and the non-employeemembers of our Board from engaging in transactions involving options or other derivative securities on Company securities, such as puts and calls, whether on an exchange or in any other market (provided, however, that such individuals may exercise compensatory equity grants issued by the Company). In addition, our Insider Trading Policy prohibits our employees (including our executive officers) and the non-employeemembers of our Board from engaging in hedging or monetization transactions involving Company securities, such as zero-costcollars and forward sale contracts or contributing our securities to exchange funds that could be interpreted as having the effect of hedging in our securities.
Our Insider Trading Policy also prohibits our employees (including our executive officers) and the non-employeemembers of our Board from pledging Company securities as collateral for a loan, purchasing Company securities on margin, or placing Company securities in a margin account, with a limited exception for transactions previously approved by the Insider Trading Policy Administrators and entered into prior to October 2022. For additional information, see "Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management" below.
Exchange Act Rule 10b5-1 Sales Plans
Our Insider Trading Policy strongly encourages each of our executive officers, the non-employeemembers of our Board, and certain other senior level employees who have been designated as having regular access to material nonpublic information about the Company in the normal course of their duties to conduct any open market sales or purchases of our securities only through use of stock trading plans adopted pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 10b5-1("Trading Plans").
Exchange Act Rule 10b5-1 provides away for Company "insiders" to buy and sell our securities over a designated period by adopting pre-arrangedTrading Plans entered into during an open trading window and at a time when they were not aware of material nonpublic information regarding the Company, following a cooling off period that extends to the later of 90 days after adoption or modification of their Trading Plan or two business days after the filing of our Annual Report on Form 10-Kor a Quarterly Report on Form 10-Qcovering the fiscal quarter in which the Trading Plan was adopted, up to a maximum of 120 days, and their shares of our securities are sold in accordance with the terms of their Trading Plans without regard to whether or not they are in possession of material nonpublic information about the Company at the time of the sale. Under a Trading Plan, a broker executes trades pursuant to parameters established by the executive officer, non-employeemember of our Board, or other senior level employee when entering into the plan, without further direction from such insider.
ACCOUNTING FOR STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION
We follow FASB ASC Topic 718,Compensation-Stock Compensation, for our stock-based compensation awards. FASB ASC Topic 718 requires us to measure the compensation expense for all stock-based payments made to our employees and the non-employee members of our Board, including options to purchase shares of our Class A common stock and RSU awards settled for shares of our Class A common stock, based on the grant date "fair value" of these awards. This calculation is performed for financial accounting purposes and reported in the compensation tables below, even though recipients may never realize any value from their awards. FASB ASC Topic 718 also requires us to recognize the compensation cost of our stock-based compensation awards in our statement of operations over the period that a recipient is required to render services in exchange for the stock option or other award.
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This report of the compensation committee is required by the
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FISCAL 2024 SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
The following table provides information concerning compensation to each of our named executive officers for all services rendered in all capacities during the last three or fewer fiscal years during which such individuals were named executive officers.
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10,294,949 |
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Chief Content Officer |
2024 |
1,000,000 |
9,265,451 |
- |
12,308 |
(5) |
10,277,758 |
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2023 |
947,115 |
7,894,582 |
- |
41,858 |
8,883,556 |
|||||||||||||||||||
Chief Supply |
2024 |
1,000,000 |
9,265,451 |
- |
13,800 |
(5) |
10,279,251 |
|||||||||||||||||
Chief Product Officer |
2024 |
665,385 |
8,907,408 |
- |
215,933 |
(6) |
9,788,726 |
|||||||||||||||||
Former Chief Product Officer |
2024 |
880,769 |
6,164,505 |
5,380,344 |
(9) |
1,081,119 |
(7) |
13,506,737 |
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2023 |
961,539 |
7,894,582 |
- |
13,060 |
8,869,180 |
|||||||||||||||||||
2022 |
580,769 |
- |
13,970,569 |
18,648 |
14,569,986 |
(1) |
The amounts in the Salary column represent salary for the applicable year. Salary amounts for |
(2) |
The amounts reported in the Stock Awards column represent the grant date fair value of the RSU and Stock Option awards granted to our named executive officers during Fiscal 2024 as computed in accordance with FASB Accounting Standards Codification Topic 718, or FASB ASC Topic 718. |
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All amounts reported in these columns, including with respect to any incremental fair value, are non-cashamounts. The assumptions used in calculating the grant date fair value of the RSUs and Option award modifications reported in the Stock Awards and Option Awards columns are set forth in Note 15 of the notes to our consolidated financial statements included in our annual report on Form 10-Kfor the year ended June 30, 2024 filed with the |
(3) |
The amount reported reflects grants received as interim CEO. |
(4) |
The amount reported reflects grants received as a member of the Board. On May 2, 2024, |
(5) |
The amount reported reflects Section 401(k) Plan matching contributions. |
(6) |
The amount reported includes: (i) $18,800 for Section 401(k) Plan matching contributions, and (ii) $197,133 for relocation benefits in connection with |
(7) | The amount reported includes: (i) $13,631 for Section 401(k) Plan matching contributions, (ii) $1,067,198 for base salary continuation and Company-paid health continuation benefits pursuant to the Severance Plan in accordance with |
(8) |
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(9) |
The amount reported in the Stock Awards and the Option Awards columns for |
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FISCAL 2024 GRANTS OF PLAN-BASED AWARDS TABLE
The following table provides information concerning each grant of an award made in Fiscal 2024 for each of our named executive officers under any compensation plan. This information supplements the information about these awards set forth in the Fiscal 2024 Summary Compensation Table.
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TYPE OF AWARD |
GRANT DATE |
APPROVAL DATE |
ALL OTHER STOCK AWARDS: NUMBER OF STOCK OR UNITS (#) |
GRANT DATE FAIR VALUE OF STOCK AND OPTION AWARDS(2) |
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|
RSU (1)(3) |
12/7/2023 |
2/27/2023 |
57,018 |
338,687 |
|||||||||||||
RSU(1)(3) |
12/7/2023 |
2/27/2023 |
18,422 |
109,427 |
||||||||||||||
RSU(1)(4) |
5/16/2024 |
5/16/2024 |
121,294 |
471,834 |
||||||||||||||
|
RSU(1)(5) |
12/19/2023 |
12/18/2023 |
83,893 |
536,915 |
|||||||||||||
RSU(1)(3) |
12/19/2023 |
12/18/2023 |
52,738 |
337,523 |
||||||||||||||
RSU(1)(4) |
5/16/2024 |
5/16/2024 |
121,294 |
471,834 |
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|
Options(6)(7) |
5/8/2024 |
5/8/2024 |
922,816 |
3,000,000 |
|||||||||||||
-(10) |
- |
- |
5,351,910 |
|||||||||||||||
|
RSU(1)(8) |
9/1/2023 |
8/28/2023 |
800,000 |
5,240,000 |
|||||||||||||
RSU(1)(8) |
3/1/2024 |
3/1/2024 |
1,098,902 |
5,054,949 |
||||||||||||||
|
RSU(1)(8) |
9/1/2023 |
8/28/2023 |
720,000 |
4,716,000 |
|||||||||||||
RSU(1)(8) |
3/1/2024 |
3/1/2024 |
989,011 |
4,549,451 |
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|
RSU(1)(8) |
9/1/2023 |
8/28/2023 |
720,000 |
4,716,000 |
|||||||||||||
RSU(1)(8) |
3/1/2024 |
3/1/2024 |
989,011 |
4,549,451 |
||||||||||||||
|
RSU(1)(9) |
11/1/2023 |
10/24/2023 |
1,851,852 |
8,907,408 |
|||||||||||||
|
RSU(1)(8) |
9/1/2023 |
8/28/2023 |
720,000 |
4,716,000 |
|||||||||||||
-(11) |
- |
- |
6,828,849 |
(1) |
There are no threshold, target, or maximum equity amounts for performance for the RSUs granted in Fiscal 2024. The RSUs granted in Fiscal 2024 have no exercise price. |
(2) |
Except as noted, the amounts reported in the Grant Date Fair Value of Stock and Option Awards column represent the grant date fair value of the RSUs granted to our named executive officers during Fiscal 2024 as computed in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718. The assumptions used in calculating the grant date fair value of the RSUs reported in the column are set forth in Note 15 to the consolidated financial statements included in our annual report on Form 10-Kfor the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024, filed with the |
(3) |
This award relates to service as a non-employeedirector, and it vests as to 1/4th of the total shares quarterly on each of March 7, 2024, June 7, 2024 and September 7, 2024, with the final 1/4th vesting on the earlier of (i) December 7, 2024 and (ii) the 2024 annual stockholders meeting, in each case subject to continued service. On May 2, 2024, |
(4) |
Vests as to 1/3rd of the total shares on each of May 31, 2024, June 30, 2024 and July 31, 2024, in each case subject to continued service. In May 2024, in connection with their appointment as our Interim Co-CEOs, |
(5) |
This award relates to service as a new non-employeedirector, and it vests 1/3rd per year of the total number of shares on each annual anniversary of December 19, 2023, in each case subject to continued service. On May 2, 2024, |
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an Interim Co-CEOand Co-Presidentand ceased serving as non-employeedirector on our Board. In connection with his appointment, |
(6) |
Vests as to 1/8th of the total shares at the end of each month commencing May 31, 2024 and ending December 31, 2024. |
(7) |
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(8) |
Vests quarterly at the rate of 1/16th of the shares of our Class A common stock underlying the RSUs following the vesting commencement date, in each case subject to continued service. The RSUs are subject to acceleration upon certain events as described in "-Potential Payments upon Termination or Change in Control." |
(9) |
Vests as to 1/4th of the shares of our Class A common stock underlying the RSUs on the 1-yearanniversary on November 1, 2024, the one-yearanniversary date of the grant of the award, and at the rate of 1/16th of the RSUs quarterly thereafter commencing December 15, 2024, in each case subject to continued service. The RSU awards are subject to acceleration upon certain events described in "-Potential Payments upon Termination or Change in Control." |
(10) |
The amount reported in the Stock Awards and the Option Awards columns for |
(11) |
The amount reported in the Stock Awards and the Option Awards columns for |
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FISCAL 2024 OUTSTANDING EQUITY AWARDS AT FISCAL YEAR-ENDTABLE
The following table presents, for each of the named executive officers, information regarding outstanding Option and RSU awards held as of June 30, 2024.
OPTION AWARDS(1) | STOCK AWARDS(1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
GRANT DATE |
NUMBER OF SECURITIES UNDERLYING UNEXERCISED OPTIONS (#) EXERCISABLE |
NUMBER OF SECURITIES UNDERLYING UNEXERCISED OPTIONS (#) UNEXERCISABLE |
OPTION EXERCISE PRICE ($) |
OPTION EXPIRATION DATE |
NUMBER OF SHARES OR UNITS OF STOCK THAT HAVE NOT VESTED (#) |
MARKET VALUE OF SHARES OR UNITS OF STOCK THAT HAVE NOT VESTED ($)(2) |
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4/25/2019 |
(3) |
450,000 |
- |
8.82 |
1/16/2029 |
- |
- |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
12/7/2021 |
(3) |
15,438 |
- |
41.78 |
12/6/2031 |
- |
- |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
12/9/2020 |
(3) |
5,698 |
- |
110.79 |
12/8/2030 |
- |
- |
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3/1/2021 |
(3) |
1,183 |
- |
123.81 |
2/28/2031 |
- |
- |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
12/7/2023 |
(4) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
37,720 |
127,494 |
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5/16/2024 |
(5) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
40,431 |
136,657 |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
12/19/2023 |
(6) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
83,893 |
283,558 |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
12/19/2023 |
(4) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
26,369 |
89,127 |
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5/16/2024 |
(5) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
40,431 |
136,657 |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2/9/2022 |
(7) |
4,666,667 |
3,333,333 |
38.77 |
2/8/2032 |
- |
- |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
5/8/2024 |
(8) |
230,704 |
692,112 |
3.94 |
12/31/2027 |
- |
- |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
6/13/2022 |
(9) |
319,350 |
319,349 |
9.84 |
6/12/2032 |
- |
- |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
6/13/2022 |
(9) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
174,554 |
589,993 |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
9/1/2023 |
(10) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
650,000 |
2,197,000 |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
3/1/2024 |
(10) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1,030,221 |
3,482,147 |
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|
6/13/2019 |
(3) |
159,604 |
- |
14.59 |
6/13/2029 |
- |
- |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
2/28/2020 |
(3) |
184,000 |
- |
26.69 |
2/27/2030 |
- |
- |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
9/16/2020 |
(10) |
75,102 |
5,007 |
82.59 |
9/15/2030 |
- |
- |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
9/1/2021 |
(10) |
23,209 |
10,550 |
100.04 |
8/31/2031 |
- |
- |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
9/1/2021 |
(10) |
8,431 |
766 |
100.04 |
8/31/2031 |
- |
- |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
3/1/2021 |
(10) |
41,038 |
9,470 |
123.81 |
2/28/2031 |
- |
- |
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9/1/2021 |
(10) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
4,326 |
14,622 |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
3/1/2022 |
(10) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
32,255 |
109,022 |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
3/1/2022 |
(10) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
32,255 |
109,022 |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
9/1/2022 |
(10) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
141,569 |
478,503 |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
9/1/2022 |
(10) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
126,185 |
426,505 |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
3/1/2023 |
(10) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
162,981 |
550,876 |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
9/1/2023 |
(10) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
585,000 |
1,977,300 |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
3/1/2024 |
(10) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
927,198 |
3,133,929 |
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|
GRANT DATE |
NUMBER OF SECURITIES UNDERLYING UNEXERCISED OPTIONS (#) EXERCISABLE |
NUMBER OF SECURITIES UNDERLYING UNEXERCISED OPTIONS (#) UNEXERCISABLE |
OPTION EXERCISE PRICE ($) |
OPTION EXPIRATION DATE |
NUMBER OF SHARES OR UNITS OF STOCK THAT HAVE NOT VESTED (#) |
MARKET VALUE OF SHARES OR UNITS OF STOCK THAT HAVE NOT VESTED ($)(2) |
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|
5/2/2022 |
(9) |
103,214 |
103,214 |
18.73 |
5/1/2032 |
- |
- |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
5/2/2022 |
(9) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
63,716 |
215,360 |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
9/1/2022 |
(10) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
129,772 |
438,629 |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
9/1/2022 |
(10) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
146,146 |
493,973 |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
3/1/2023 |
(10) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
134,756 |
455,475 |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
9/1/2023 |
(10) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
585,000 |
1,977,300 |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
3/1/2024 |
(10) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
927,198 |
3,133,929 |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
11/1/2023 |
(9) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1,851,852 |
6,259,260 |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
10/13/2017 |
(3) |
200,000 |
- |
2.89 |
5/16/2027 |
- |
- |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
4/2/2018 |
(3) |
400,000 |
- |
3.28 |
5/16/2027 |
- |
- |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
1/17/2019 |
(3) |
1,500,000 |
- |
8.82 |
5/16/2027 |
- |
- |
(1) |
The outstanding Option and RSU awards granted on or after February 28, 2020, were granted under the 2019 Plan and are for shares of Class A common stock. All other outstanding Option awards were granted under the 2015 Plan and are for shares of Class B common stock. |
(2) |
Market value based on $3.38 per share, which was the closing market price of our Class A common stock on June 28, 2024. |
(3) |
The Option is 100% vested and exercisable. |
(4) |
Vests as to 1/4th of the total shares of our Class A common stock quarterly on each of March 7, 2024, June 7, 2024 and September 7, 2024, with the final 1/4th vesting on the earlier of (i) December 7, 2024 and (ii) the 2024 annual stockholders meeting, in each case subject to continued service. On May 2, 2024, |
(5) |
Vests as to one-thirdof the total shares of our Class A common stock on each of May 31, 2024, June 30, 2024 and July 31, 2024, in each case subject to continued service. |
(6) |
Vests one-thirdper year of the total shares of our Class A common stock on each annual anniversary of December 19, 2023, in each case subject to continued service. |
(7) |
Vests monthly at the rate of 1/48th of our Class A common stock underlying the Option award following the grant date, in each case subject to continued service. |
(8) |
Vests monthly at the rate of 1/8th of the total shares of our Class A common stock underlying the Option award following the grant date, commencing May 31, 2024 and ending December 31, 2024, in each case subject to continued service. |
(9) |
Vests with respect to 1/4th of our Class A common stock underlying the Option or RSU award on the one-yearanniversary of the grant date, and as to 1/16th of our Class A common stock underlying the Option or RSU award quarterly thereafter, in each case subject to continued service. The Option and RSU awards are subject to acceleration upon certain events as described in "-Potential Payments upon Termination or Change in Control." |
(10) |
Vests quarterly at the rate of 1/16th of our Class A common stock underlying the Option or RSU award following the grant date, in each case subject to continued service. The Option and RSU awards are subject to acceleration upon certain events as described in " -Potential Payments upon Termination or Change in Control." |
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FISCAL 2024 STOCK OPTION EXERCISES AND STOCK VESTED TABLE
The following table presents, for each of our named executive officers, information regarding shares of our common stock acquired upon the exercise of Option awards, and shares of common stock subject to RSU awards that vested, in each case during fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.
OPTION AWARDS | STOCK AWARDS | |||||||||||||||
|
NUMBER OF SHARES ACQUIRED ON EXERCISE (#) |
VALUE REALIZED ON EXERCISE ($)(1)(2) |
NUMBER OF SHARES ACQUIRED ON VESTING (#) |
VALUE REALIZED ON VESTING ($)(3) |
||||||||||||
|
- |
- |
129,465 |
522,805 |
||||||||||||
|
- |
- |
101,930 |
372,273 |
||||||||||||
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
||||||||||||
|
- |
- |
305,958 |
1,414,117 |
||||||||||||
|
- |
- |
415,403 |
2,082,571 |
||||||||||||
|
- |
- |
400,304 |
2,000,541 |
||||||||||||
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
||||||||||||
|
128,536 |
391,071 |
671,535 |
3,005,595 |
(1) |
These values assume that the fair market value of the Class B common stock underlying certain of the Option awards, which is not listed or approved for trading on or with any securities exchange or association, is equal to the fair market value of our Class A common stock. Each share of Class B common stock is convertible into one share of Class A common stock at any time at the option of the holder or upon certain transfers of such shares. |
(2) |
The aggregate value realized upon the exercise of an Option award represents the difference between the aggregate market price of the shares of our Class B common stock, assumed to be equal to our Class A common stock as described in footnote (1) above, on the date of exercise and the aggregate exercise price of the stock option. In each case, the value realized is before payment of any applicable taxes and brokerage commissions, if any. |
(3) |
The aggregate value realized upon the vesting of a RSU award is the closing price on the vesting date. In each case, the value realized is before payment of any applicable taxes and brokerage commissions, if any. |
OFFER LETTERS
The following is a description of the offer letters or employment agreements we have entered into with our named executive officers. All of our named executive officers are employed on an at-willbasis, with no fixed term of employment. Each of our named executive officers will receive, or have received, benefits upon certain qualifying terminations of employment as described in the section titled "-Potential Payments upon Termination or Change in Control."
Prior to his ceasing to serve as our CEO and President in May 2024,
In connection with
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On October 16, 2023,
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POTENTIAL PAYMENTS UPON TERMINATION OR CHANGE IN CONTROL
Severance Plan
Each of our officers, including our named executive officers, is (or was, while being employed) also a participant in our Severance Plan. Pursuant to the Severance Plan and their respective participation agreements, if any of our named executive officers is terminated without "cause" or resigns for "good reason" (as such terms are defined in the Severance Plan), they will be entitled to receive a cash amount, equal to the sum of (i) 1 times their annual base salary, (ii) the target bonus for the fiscal year in which the termination occurs (if applicable), pro-ratedto reflect the partial year of service and (iii) any annual bonus earned for our prior fiscal year (if applicable) to the extent not yet paid. All of these amounts will be paid in 12 monthly installments beginning within the 60-dayperiod following their termination date. In addition, the named executive officer will be entitled to continued coverage under our group-healthcare plans for a period ending on the earlier of (x) 12 months following the termination date and (y) the date that the named executive officer and his or her covered dependents become eligible for coverage under another employer's plans. In addition, each outstanding equity award that vests subject to the named executive officer's continued service will automatically become vested and exercisable, as applicable, with respect to that number of shares that would have vested in the 12-monthperiod following such termination had they remained employed during that period. After giving effect to the foregoing acceleration, each vested Option then held by the named executive officer will remain exercisable for 12 months following the executive's termination of service, or if earlier, the original expiration date of such Option.
In the event that the named executive officer is terminated without "cause" or resigns for "good reason" during the "change in control period" (as defined in the Severance Plan and described below), then in lieu of the foregoing, they will be entitled to receive a cash amount, equal to (i) 1.5 times their annual base salary, (ii) their target bonus for the fiscal year in which the termination occurs (if applicable) and (iii) any annual bonus earned for our prior fiscal year (if applicable) to the extent not yet paid. All of these amounts will be paid in a single lump sum within 60 days following their termination date. In addition, the named executive officer will be entitled to continued coverage under our group-healthcare plans for a period of up to 18 months following the termination date. In addition, each outstanding equity award that vests subject to the named executive officer's continued service will automatically become vested and, as applicable, exercisable in full, and any vested Option held by the named executive officer after giving effect to the foregoing acceleration will remain exercisable for 12 months following the executive's termination of service, or if earlier, the original expiration date of such Option.
For all of our named executive officers, the "change in control period" includes the 12-monthperiod following a "change in control" (as defined in the Severance Plan); for
All such severance payments and benefits are subject to each named executive officer's execution of a general release of claims against us, and their agreement to certain non-compete,non-solicitationand non-disparagementcovenants and compliance with certain other provisions set forth in their offer letter or employment agreement and in the Severance Plan. The terms of the Severance Plan supersede all prior agreements with our named executive officers, including their respective individual offer letters and employment agreements, with respect to any severance payments and benefits, equity acceleration or post-termination exercise periods to which any such named executive officers may be entitled upon a termination of service or change in control of us.
Separation Arrangements with Named Executive Officers
During Fiscal 2024 we entered into the following arrangements with our named executive officers in connection with their termination of employment.
In connection with his ceasing to serve as our CEO and President and his transition to an advisory role effective May 2, 2024, and his planned termination of employment on December 31, 2024,
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received or will receive the payments and benefits outlined below. These payments represent a departure from the Severance Plan.
• |
$50,000 per month for the first three months of the Advisory Period (as defined in the McCarthy Transition Agreement) and $5,000 per month thereafter for the remainder of the Advisory Period; |
• |
a stock option award with a fair value of $3 million to purchase shares of Class A common stock that vests in equal monthly increments through December 31, 2024 (the "Advisor Award"); |
• |
a cash payment in the amount of $1,250,000, payable after |
• |
if |
• |
accelerated vesting of each outstanding and unvested equity award held by him as of his separation date (other than the Advisor Award) and continued exercisability of such awards until December 31, 2027. |
In connection with his departure, in addition to agreeing to be bound by the restrictive covenants set forth in his termination agreement.
In connection with his separation from the Company as our Chief Product Officer, we entered into the Cortese Transition Agreement, pursuant to which, effective October 31, 2023 (the "Transition Date"),
Upon his separation from the Company on the Advisory Period End Date,
• |
a cash payment in the amount of $1,000,000; |
• |
a lump sum cash payment equal to the cost of twelve months of healthcare coverage premiums for him and his covered dependents; |
• |
accelerated vesting of each outstanding and unvested RSU award held by him as of his separation date with respect to that number of shares of our common stock that would have vested through the twelve-month anniversary of his separation date; and |
• |
with respect to each vested Option, continued exercisability of such Option until the earlier of the original expiration date and May 16, 2027. |
These payments and benefits are consistent with the terms and conditions of the Severance Plan, except
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Potential Payments upon Termination or Change in Control Table
The following table provides information concerning the estimated, or, in certain cases as noted, actual payments and benefits that would be provided in the circumstances described above for each of our named executive officers (except as noted). There can be no assurance that a triggering event would produce the same or similar results as those estimated below if such event occurs on any other date or at any other price, or if any other assumption used to estimate potential payments and benefits is not correct. Due to the number of factors that affect the nature and amount of any potential payments or benefits, any actual payments and benefits may be different.
UPON QUALIFYING TERMINATION NO CHANGE IN CONTROL |
UPON QUALIFYING TERMINATION CHANGE IN CONTROL |
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|
CASH SEVERANCE ($) |
CONTINUATION OF MEDICAL BENEFITS ($)(2) |
VALUE OF ACCELERATED VESTING ($)(3) |
TOTAL ($) |
CASH SEVERANCE ($) |
CONTINUATION OF MEDICAL BENEFITS ($)(4) |
VALUE OF ACCELERATED VESTING ($)(3) |
TOTAL ($) |
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|
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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|
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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1,250,000 |
50,348 |
- |
1,300,348 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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ELIZABETH CODDINGTON |
1,000,000 |
- |
1,899,570 |
2,899,570 |
1,500,000 |
- |
6,269,140 |
7,769,140 |
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|
1,000,000 |
19,228 |
2,182,959 |
3,202,188 |
1,500,000 |
28,842 |
6,799,779 |
8,328,621 |
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|
1,000,000 |
31,184 |
2,131,915 |
3,163,099 |
1,500,000 |
46,775 |
6,714,667 |
8,261,443 |
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|
1,000,000 |
8,532 |
2,738,425 |
3,746,957 |
1,500,000 |
12,798 |
6,259,260 |
7,772,058 |
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|
1,000,000 |
67,198 |
- |
1,067,198 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
(1) |
The severance payments and benefits set forth in the table above with respect to |
(2) |
The amounts reported include Company-paid health continuation benefits during the applicable severance period pursuant to the Severance Plan and tax gross-uppayments by the Company to cover the taxes owed by the named executive officer in connection with the Company's provision of such benefits. For |
(3) |
The value of accelerated vesting is calculated based on the per share closing price of our Class A common stock as of June 30, 2024 ($3.38) less, if applicable, the exercise price of each outstanding Option. |
(4) |
The amounts reported include Company-paid health continuation benefits during the applicable severance period pursuant to the Severance Plan and tax gross-uppayments by the Company to cover the taxes owed by the named executive officer in connection with the Company's provision of such benefits. For |
LIMITATIONS ON LIABILITY AND INDEMNIFICATION MATTERS
Our restated certificate of incorporation contains provisions that limit the liability of our directors for monetary damages to the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law ("DGCL"). Consequently, our directors are not personally liable to us or our stockholders for monetary damages for any breach of fiduciary duties as directors, except liability for:
• |
any breach of the director's duty of loyalty to us or our stockholders; |
• |
any act or omission not in good faith or that involves intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law; |
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unlawful payments of dividends or unlawful stock repurchases or redemptions as provided in Section 174 of the DGCL; or |
• |
any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit. |
Our restated certificate of incorporation and our amended and restated bylaws require us to indemnify our directors and officers to the maximum extent not prohibited by the DGCL and allow us to indemnify other employees and agents as set forth in the DGCL. Subject to certain limitations, our amended and restated bylaws also require us to advance expenses incurred by our directors and officers for the defense of any action for which indemnification is required or permitted.
We have entered, and intend to continue to enter, into separate indemnification agreements with our directors, officers and certain of our key employees, in addition to the indemnification provided for in our restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws. These agreements, among other things, require us to indemnify our directors, officers, and key employees for certain expenses, including attorneys' fees, judgments, penalties, fines, and settlement amounts actually incurred by these individuals in any action or proceeding arising out of their service to us or any of our subsidiaries or any other company or enterprise to which these individuals provide services at our request. Subject to certain limitations, our indemnification agreements also require us to advance expenses incurred by our directors, officers, and key employees for the defense of any action for which indemnification is required or permitted.
We believe that provisions of our restated certificate of incorporation, amended and restated bylaws and indemnification agreements are necessary to attract and retain qualified directors, officers and key employees. We also maintain directors' and officers' liability insurance.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted for directors or executive officers, we have been informed that, in the opinion of the
CEO PAY RATIO DISCLOSURE
As required by Item 402(u) of Regulation S-K,we are providing the ratio of our median employee's annual total compensation (the median of the total compensation of all our employees, excluding our Principal Executive Officers) to the annual total compensation of each of our Principal Executive Officers.
As set forth in the Summary Compensation Table, the total annual compensation was $1,196,870 for
Our determination of which employee was the median employee was based on compensation data for all worldwide employees, whether full-time, part-time, or seasonal, excluding our Co-ChiefExecutive Officers and Presidents, as of June 30, 2024 (the determination date).
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To identify the median employee, we utilized a consistently applied compensation measure consisting of base salary (annualized for all employees who commenced work during the 12-monthperiod preceding the determination date to reflect a full year), annual bonus or commission at targets, if any, and the grant date value of equity awards for the twelve-month period from July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024. For administrative convenience, the measure used for Fiscal 2024 was changed from that used for Fiscal 2023 to reflect target amounts rather than actual amounts paid. Exchange rates were applied as of the determination date to convert all non-
Using this foregoing approach, we identified the individual at the median of our employee population, who is a full-time employee based in
This pay ratio represents our reasonable estimate calculated in a manner consistent with Item 402(u) of Regulation S-Kand applicable guidance, which provide significant flexibility in how companies identify the median employee. Each company may use a different methodology and make different assumptions particular to that company. As such, the pay ratio reported by other companies may not be comparable to the pay ratio reported above, as other companies may have different employment and compensation practices and may utilize different estimates, assumptions, and methodologies in calculating their own pay ratios.
Our compensation and benefits philosophy and the overall structure of our compensation and benefit programs aim to ensure that the pay of every employee appropriately reflects the level of their job impact and responsibilities and is competitive within our market.
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PELOTON INTERACTIVE, INC.
PAY VERSUS PERFORMANCE
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(the "PVP Rules"). For further information concerning our
philosophy and how we align executive compensation with our performance, refer to our CD&A.
or vesting date stock prices and various accounting valuation assumptions. "Compensation actually paid" generally fluctuates due to stock price performance. We have not included a company-selected performance measure in our Pay Versus Performance Table or provided a tabular list of financial performance measures as described in Item 402(v)(6) of Regulation
because we have not historically granted performance-based equity awards and generally do not maintain an annual short-term incentive compensation plan.
PAY VERSUS PERFORMANCE
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YEAR
(1)
|
SUMMARY
COMPENSATION TABLE TOTAL FOR PEO (BOONE) (2)
|
COMPENSATION
ACTUALLY PAID TO PEO (BOONE) (3)
|
SUMMARY
COMPENSATION TABLE TOTAL FOR PEO (BRUZZO) (2)
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COMPENSATION
ACTUALLY PAID TO PEO (BRUZZO) (3)
|
SUMMARY
COMPENSATION TABLE TOTAL FOR FORMER PEO (MCCARTHY) (2)
|
COMPENSATION
ACTUALLY PAID TO FORMER PEO (MCCARTHY) (3)
|
SUMMARY
COMPENSATION TABLE TOTAL FOR FORMER (2)
|
COMPENSATION
ACTUALLY PAID TO FORMER (3)
|
AVERAGE
SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE TOTAL FOR NON-PEO
NEOS (2)
|
AVERAGE
COMPENSATION ACTUALLY PAID TO NON-PEO
NEOS (4)
|
VALUE OF INITIAL FIXED $100
INVESTMENT BASED ON:
|
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TOTAL
SHAREHOLDER RETURN (5)
|
PEER GROUP
TOTAL SHAREHOLDER RETURN (6)
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NET
INCOME (7)
|
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2024
|
$
|
1,196,870
|
$
|
921,875
|
$
|
1,623,195
|
$
|
1,158,539
|
$
|
9,515,710
|
($
|
3,113,401
|
)
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
$
|
11,032,244
|
$
|
4,093,377
|
$
|
6
|
$
|
243
|
($
|
551,900,000
|
)
|
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2023
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
$
|
1,094,631
|
($
|
6,088,273
|
)
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
$
|
13,786,240
|
$
|
4,246,646
|
$
|
13
|
$
|
168
|
($
|
1,261,700,000
|
)
|
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2022
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
$
|
168,073,420
|
$
|
32,829,750
|
$
|
16,091,152
|
($
|
178,221,274
|
)
|
$
|
13,065,720
|
($
|
80,153,488
|
)
|
$
|
16
|
$
|
123
|
($
|
2,827,700,000
|
)
|
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2021
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
$
|
17,800,028
|
$
|
240,323,250
|
$
|
9,702,663
|
$
|
153,043,140
|
$
|
215
|
$
|
150
|
($
|
189,000,000
|
)
|
(1)
|
and served as the Company's Co-Principal
Executive Officers (our "Co-PEOs")
from May 2, 2024 to the end of Fiscal 2024. served as the Company's PEO for the entirety of Fiscal 2021 and during Fiscal 2022 to February 9, 2022 (together with |
NEOs" for the indicated fiscal years were as follows:
•
|
2024:
|
•
|
2023:
|
•
|
2022:
|
•
|
2021:
|
(2)
|
Amounts reported in these columns represent the total compensation reported in the Summary Compensation Table for the indicated fiscal year in the case of (i) our
Co-PEOs,
(ii) our Former PEOs and (iii) the average for the applicable Non-PEO
NEOs. |
(3)
|
Amounts reported in these columns represent the compensation actually paid to (i) our
Co-PEOs
and (ii) our Former PEOs for the indicated fiscal year, as calculated under the PVP Rules. The table below reconciles total compensation as reported in the Summary Compensation Table with compensation actually paid for Fiscal 2024. Information for Fiscal 2021 to Fiscal 2023 is included in our proxy statement covering Fiscal 2023 filed with the |
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|
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|
PEO
( |
PEO
( |
FORMER PEO
( |
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2024
|
2024
|
2024
|
||||||||||||||
Summary Compensation Table-Total Compensation
|
$
|
1,196,870
|
$
|
1,623,195
|
$
|
9,515,710
|
||||||||||
-
|
Grant Date Fair Value of Stock Awards and Option Awards Granted in Fiscal Year
|
($
|
919,947
|
)
|
($
|
1,346,272
|
)
|
($
|
8,351,910
|
)
|
||||||
+
|
Fair Value at Fiscal Year End of Outstanding and Unvested Stock Awards and Option Awards Granted in Fiscal Year
|
$
|
264,150
|
$
|
509,342
|
$
|
1,399,554
|
|||||||||
+
|
Change in Fair Value of Outstanding and Unvested Stock Awards and Option Awards Granted in Prior Fiscal Years
|
$
|
0
|
$
|
0
|
($
|
5,637,632
|
)
|
||||||||
+
|
Fair Value at Vesting of Stock Awards and Option Awards Granted in Fiscal Year That Vested During Fiscal Year
|
$
|
410,347
|
$
|
372,273
|
$
|
493,390
|
|||||||||
+
|
Change in Fair Value as of Vesting Date of Stock Awards and Option Awards Granted in Prior Fiscal Years For Which Applicable Vesting Conditions Were Satisfied During Fiscal Year
|
($
|
29,546
|
)
|
$
|
0
|
($
|
532,514
|
)
|
|||||||
-
|
Fair Value as of Prior Fiscal Year End of Stock Awards and Option Awards Granted in Prior Fiscal Years That Failed to Meet Applicable Vesting Conditions During Fiscal Year
|
$
|
0
|
$
|
0
|
$
|
0
|
|||||||||
=
|
Compensation Actually Paid
|
$
|
921,875
|
$
|
1,158,539
|
($
|
3,113,401
|
)
|
date or, in the case of vested awards, the closing price on the vesting date. For stock options, a Black-Scholes-Merton option valuation model ("BSM model") was used as of the applicable
date or, in the case of vested options, the vesting date. The BSM model requires us to make assumptions and judgments regarding the variables used in the calculation, including the expected remaining term, expected volatility and the expected risk-free rate. The valuation assumptions used to calculate the fair value of equity awards were methodologically consistent with those used to calculate the grant date fair value of such awards.
the Fiscal 2024 equity awards include awards granted for interim
service plus prior awards granted for
Director service. The
Director awards, which are reported in the All Other Compensation column of the Summary Compensation Table, are included with the interim
awards for purposes of calculating compensation actually paid.
(4)
|
Amounts reported are the "compensation actually paid" to the
Non-PEO
NEOs in the indicated fiscal year, as computed in accordance with the PVP Rules. The table below reconciles total compensation as reported in the Summary Compensation Table with compensation actually paid for Fiscal 2024 based on the average compensation for such NEOs. Information for Fiscal 2021 to Fiscal 2023 is included in our proxy statement covering Fiscal 2023 filed with the |
NEO AVERAGE
|
||||||||
2024
|
||||||||
Summary Compensation Table-Total Compensation
|
$
|
11,032,244
|
||||||
-
|
Grant Date Fair Value of Stock Awards and Option Awards Granted in Fiscal Year
|
($
|
9,855,622
|
)
|
||||
+
|
Fair Value at Fiscal Year End of Outstanding and Unvested Stock Awards and Option Awards Granted in Fiscal Year
|
$
|
4,432,173
|
|||||
+
|
Change in Fair Value of Outstanding and Unvested Stock Awards and Option Awards Granted in Prior Fiscal Years
|
($
|
1,240,613
|
)
|
||||
+
|
Fair Value at Vesting of Stock Awards and Option Awards Granted in Fiscal Year That Vested During Fiscal Year
|
$
|
825,678
|
|||||
+
|
Change in Fair Value as of Vesting Date of Stock Awards and Option Awards Granted in Prior Fiscal Years For Which Applicable Vesting Conditions Were Satisfied During Fiscal Year
|
($
|
507,551
|
)
|
||||
-
|
Fair Value as of Prior Fiscal Year End of Stock Awards and Option Awards Granted in Prior Fiscal Years That Failed to Meet Applicable Vesting Conditions During Fiscal Year
|
($
|
592,932
|
)
|
||||
=
|
Compensation Actually Paid
|
$
|
4,093,377
|
80
|
|
|
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(5)
|
Our total shareholder retu("TSR") assumes $100 was invested in our common stock on June 30, 2020, using the closing stock price on that date. Historic stock price performance is not necessarily indicative of future stock price performance.
|
(6)
|
We use the Nasdaq Computer Index for purposes of comparing our TSR to the TSR of a peer group or index (the "Peer Group TSR"), as disclosed in our Annual Report on Form
10-K
for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024 pursuant to Item 201(e) of Regulation S-K.
This calculation assumes that $100 was invested in this index on June 30, 2020 and that any dividends are reinvested. |
(7)
|
The dollar amounts reported represent the amount of net income reflected in the Company's audited financial statements for the applicable year.
|
2024 PROXY STATEMENT
|
|
|
81
|
r
Former PEOs, and applicable
NEOs in fiscal years 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024 to (1) our TS
and the Peer Group TSR and (2) our net income.
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PERFORMANCE
of the years reported above is primarily reflective of the annual changes in our stock price performance. For further information concerning our
philosophy and how we align executive compensation with our performance, please refer to our CD&A.
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EQUITY COMPENSATION PLAN INFORMATION |
The following table presents information as of June 30, 2024 with respect to compensation plans under which shares of our Class A common stock or Class B common stock may be issued.
PLAN CATEGORY |
NUMBER OF SECURITIES TO BE ISSUED UPON EXERCISE OF OUTSTANDING OPTIONS, WARRANTS AND RIGHTS (#) |
WEIGHTED AVERAGE EXERCISE PRICE OF OUTSTANDING OPTIONS, WARRANTS AND RIGHTS ($)(1) |
NUMBER OF SECURITIES REMAINING AVAILABLE FOR FUTURE ISSUANCE UNDER EQUITY COMPENSATION PLANS (#) |
|||||||||
EQUITY COMPENSATION PLANS APPROVED BY SECURITY HOLDERS(2) |
84,712,952 |
(3) |
20.41 |
63,750,706 |
(4) |
|||||||
EQUITY COMPENSATION PLANS NOT APPROVED BY SECURITY HOLDERS |
||||||||||||
TOTALS |
84,712,952 |
20.41 |
63,750,706 |
(1) |
The weighted average exercise price is calculated based solely on the exercise prices of the outstanding Option awards and does not reflect the shares that will be issued upon the vesting of outstanding RSUs, which have no exercise price. |
(2) |
Includes our 2015 Stock Plan (the "2015 Plan"), and the 2019 Plan. Excludes purchase rights accruing under the 2019 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, or 2019 ESPP. |
(3) |
Includes 11,082,849 shares of Class B common stock subject to outstanding awards granted under the 2015 Plan, all of which were subject to outstanding Option awards, and 73,630,103 shares of Class A common stock subject to outstanding awards granted under the 2019 Plan, of which 17,818,640 shares were subject to outstanding Option awards and 55,811,463 shares were subject to outstanding RSU awards. |
(4) |
There are no shares of common stock available for issuance under our 2015 Plan, but that plan will continue to govethe terms of stock options granted thereunder. Any shares of Class B common stock that are subject to outstanding awards under the 2015 Plan that are issuable upon the exercise of stock options that expire or become unexercisable for any reason without having been exercised in full will generally be available for future grant and issuance as shares of Class A common stock under our 2019 Plan. In addition, the number of shares reserved for issuance under our 2019 Plan increased automatically by 18,813,085 shares on July 1, 2024 and will increase automatically on the first day of July of each year through 2029 by the number of shares equal to 5% of the total issued and outstanding shares of our Class A common stock and Class B common stock as of the immediately preceding June 30 or a lower number approved by our Board. As of June 30, 2024, there were 15,245,417 shares of Class A common stock available for issuance under the 2019 ESPP. The number of shares reserved for issuance under our 2019 ESPP increased automatically by 3,762,617 shares on July 1, 2024 and will increase automatically on the first day of July of each year during the term of the 2019 ESPP by the number of shares equal to 1% of the total outstanding shares of our Class A common stock and Class B common stock as of the immediately preceding June 30 or a lower number approved by our Board. The maximum number of shares of Class A common stock that may be purchased pursuant to our ESPP offering periods in effect as of June 30, 2024 is 1,095,000. |
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CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS |
Other than the executive officer and director compensation arrangements discussed above under "Executive Compensation" and "Proposal No. 1-Election of Director-Director Compensation," respectively, since July 1, 2023, there were no transactions or series of similar transactions to which we were a party in which the amount involved exceeds $120,000 and in which any director, nominee for director, executive officer, beneficial holder of more than 5% of our capital stock or any member of their immediate family or any entity affiliated with any of the foregoing persons had, have, or will have a direct or indirect material interest.
INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENTS
We have entered into indemnification agreements with each of our directors and executive officers. The indemnification agreements and our amended and restated bylaws require us to indemnify our directors to the fullest extent not prohibited by
For more information regarding these agreements, see the section titled "Executive Compensation-Limitations on Liability and Indemnification Matters."
REVIEW, APPROVAL OR RATIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PARTIES
We have adopted a written related party transactions policy to comply with Section 404 of the Exchange Act under which our executive officers, directors, beneficial owners of more than 5% of any class of our common stock, and any members of the immediate family of any of the foregoing persons are not permitted to enter into a related -party transaction with us without the consent of our audit committee. If the related party is, or is associated with, a member of our audit committee, the transaction must be reviewed and approved by our nominating, governance, and corporate responsibility committee.
Any request for us to enter into a transaction with a related party must first be presented to our Chief Legal Officer or her delegate for review and to determine what approvals are required. Then, the Chief Legal Officer will refer to the audit committee any such transaction that the Chief Legal Officer determines should be considered for evaluation and approval by the audit committee. In approving or rejecting the proposed transaction with a related party, the audit committee may consider the relevant and available facts and circumstances, including, but not limited to, the rationale for the proposed transaction, relevant alternatives to the proposed transaction, indications of an arms-length negotiation, the terms of the transaction, and the impact on a director's independence in the event the related party is a director, immediate family member of a director or an entity with which a director is affiliated. The audit committee may impose such conditions as it deems appropriate on the Company or the related party in connection with the approval of the proposed transaction. The audit committee will then convey the decision to the Chief Legal Officer, who will then convey the decision to the appropriate persons within the Company. Members of the legal department or accounting team will report to the audit committee at the next audit committee meeting any decision made under the related party transactions policy. If advance approval of a transaction between a related party and our company was not feasible or was not obtained, the transaction must be submitted promptly to the audit committee for determination of whether to ratify and continue, amend and ratify, or terminate or rescind such related-party transaction and whether disciplinary action is appropriate.
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION |
STOCKHOLDER NOMINATIONS AND PROPOSALS TO BE INCLUDED IN PROXY MATERIALS OR PRESENTED AT NEXT ANNUAL MEETING
According to our amended and restated bylaws, for stockholder nominations to our Board or other proposals to be considered at an annual meeting, the stockholder must give timely notice thereof in writing to the Corporate Secretary at
To be timely for our 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, a stockholder's notice must be delivered to or mailed and received by our Corporate Secretary at our principal executive offices not earlier than 5:00 p.m. EasteTime on August 5, 2025 and no later than 5:00 p.m. EasteTime on September 4, 2025. A stockholder's notice to the Corporate Secretary must set forth as to each matter the stockholder proposes to bring before the annual meeting the information required by our amended and restated bylaws.
Stockholder proposals submitted pursuant to Rule 14a-8under the Exchange Act and intended to be presented at our 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders must be received by us not later than June 24, 2025 in order to be considered for inclusion in our proxy materials for that meeting.
In addition to satisfying the foregoing requirements under our amended and restated bylaws, to comply with the universal proxy rules, stockholders who intend to solicit proxies in support of director nominees other than our nominees must provide notice to us that sets forth the information required by Rule 14a-19under the Exchange Act.
AVAILABLE INFORMATION
We will mail, without charge, upon written request, a copy of our annual report on Form 10-Kfor the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024, including the financial statements and list of exhibits, and any exhibit specifically requested. Requests should be sent to:
441 Ninth Avenue, Sixth Floor
Attn: Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary
The annual report is also available at https://investor.onepeloton.com under "SEC Filings" in the "Financials" section of our website.
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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This year, a number of brokers with account holders who are our stockholders will be "householding" our annual report and proxy materials, including the Notice of Internet Availability. A single Notice of Internet Availability and, if applicable, a single set of annual report and other proxy materials will be delivered to multiple stockholders sharing an address unless contrary instructions have been received from the affected stockholders. Once you have received notice from your broker that it will be "householding" communications to your address, "householding" will continue until you are notified otherwise or until you revoke your consent. Stockholders may revoke their consent at any time by calling Broadridge at (866) 540-7095or writing to Broadridge, Householding Department, 51
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Our Board does not presently intend to bring any other business before the Annual Meeting and, so far as is known to our Board, no matters are to be brought before the Annual Meeting except as specified in the Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders. As to any business that may arise and properly come before the Annual Meeting, however, it is intended that proxies, in the form enclosed, will be voted in respect thereof in accordance with the judgment of the persons voting such proxies.
By Order of the Board
TAMMY ALBARRÁN
Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary
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In addition to our results determined in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in
ADJUSTED EBITDA
We calculate Adjusted EBITDA as net (loss) income adjusted to exclude: other expense (income), net; income tax expense (benefit); depreciation and amortization expense; stock-based compensation expense; goodwill impairment; impairment expense; product recall related matters; certain litigation and settlement expenses; transaction and integration costs; reorganization, severance, exit, disposal and other costs associated with restructuring plans; supplier settlements; and other adjustment items that arise outside the ordinary course of our business.
We use Adjusted EBITDA as a measure of operating performance and the operating leverage in our business. We believe that this non-GAAPfinancial measure is useful to investors for period-to-periodcomparisons of our business and in understanding and evaluating our operating results for the following reasons:
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Adjusted EBITDA is widely used by investors and securities analysts to measure a company's operating performance without regard to items such as stock-based compensation expense, depreciation and amortization expense, other expense (income), net, and provision for income taxes that can vary substantially from company to company depending upon their financing, capital structures, and the method by which assets were acquired; |
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Our management uses Adjusted EBITDA in conjunction with financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP for planning purposes, including the preparation of our annual operating budget, as a measure of our core operating results and the effectiveness of our business strategy, and in evaluating our financial performance; and |
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Adjusted EBITDA provides consistency and comparability with our past financial performance, facilitates period-to-periodcomparisons of our core operating results, and may also facilitate comparisons with other peer companies, many of which use a similar non-GAAPfinancial measure to supplement their GAAP results. |
Our use of Adjusted EBITDA has limitations as an analytical tool, and you should not consider this measure in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of our financial results as reported under GAAP. Some of these limitations are, or may in the future be, as follows:
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Although depreciation and amortization expense are non-cashcharges, the assets being depreciated and amortized may have to be replaced in the future, and Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect cash capital expenditure requirements for such replacements or for new capital expenditure requirements; |
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Adjusted EBITDA excludes stock-based compensation expense, which has recently been, and will continue to be for the foreseeable future, a significant recurring expense for our business and an important part of our compensation strategy; |
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Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect: (1) changes in, or cash requirements for, our working capital needs; (2) interest expense, or the cash requirements necessary to service interest or principal payments on our debt, which reduces cash available to us; or (3) tax payments that may represent a reduction in cash available to us; |
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Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect gains (losses) associated with refinancing efforts that we have determined are outside of the ordinary course of business and are nonrecurring, infrequent or unusual based on factors such as the nature and strategy of the refinancing, as well as our frequency and past practice of performing refinancing activities; |
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Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect certain litigation expenses, consisting of legal settlements and related fees for specific proceedings that we have determined arise outside of the ordinary course of business and are nonrecurring, infrequent or unusual based on the following considerations which we assess regularly: (1) the frequency of similar cases that have been brought to date, or are expected to be brought within two years; (2) the complexity of the case; (3) the nature of the remedy(ies) sought, including the size of any monetary damages sought; (4) offensive versus defensive posture of us; (5) the counterparty involved; and (6) our overall litigation strategy. Following a change in practice beginning during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, we no longer adjust adjusted EBITDA for costs from new patent litigation or consumer arbitration claims, unless we consider the matter to be nonrecurring, infrequent or unusual. We continue to adjust adjusted EBITDA for historical patent infringement and consumer arbitration claims that were determined, prior to our change in practice, to be nonrecurring, infrequent, or unusual; |
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Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect transaction and integration costs related to acquisitions; |
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Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect impairment charges for goodwill and fixed assets, and gains (losses) on disposals for fixed assets; |
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Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect the impact of purchase accounting adjustments to inventory related to the |
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Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect costs associated with certain product recall related matters including adjustments to the retureserves, inventory write-downs, logistics costs associated with Member requests, the cost to move the recalled product for those that elect the option, subscription waiver costs of service, and recall-related hardware development and repair costs. We make adjustments for product recall related matters that we have determined arise outside of the ordinary course of business and are nonrecurring, infrequent or unusual based on factors including the nature of the product recall, our experience with similar product recalls at the time of such assessment, the impacts on us of the recall remedy and associated logistics, supply chain, and other externalities, as well as the expected consumer demand for such a remedy, and operational complexities in the design, regulatory approval and deployment of a remedy; |
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Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect reorganization, severance, exit, disposal, and other costs associated with restructuring plans; |
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Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect nonrecurring supplier settlements that are outside of the ordinary course of business and are nonrecurring, infrequent or unusual based on factors such as the nature of the settlements, as well as our frequency and past practice of performing refinancing activities; and |
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The expenses and other items that we exclude in our calculation of Adjusted EBITDA may differ from the expenses and other items, if any, that other companies may exclude from Adjusted EBITDA when they report their operating results and we may, in the future, exclude other significant, unusual expenses or other items from this financial measure. Because companies in our industry may calculate this measure differently than we do, its usefulness as a comparative measure can be limited. |
Because of these limitations, Adjusted EBITDA should be considered along with other operating and financial performance measures presented in accordance with GAAP.
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The following table presents a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to Net loss, the most directly comparable financial measure prepared in accordance with GAAP, for each of the periods indicated:
ADJUSTED EBITDA
FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, | ||||||||
2024 | 2023 | |||||||
(DOLLARS IN MILLIONS) | ||||||||
NET LOSS |
$ |
(551.9 |
) |
$ |
(1,261.7 |
) |
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ADJUSTED TO EXCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: |
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TOTAL OTHER (INCOME) EXPENSE, NET(1) |
76.8 |
60.9 |
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NET GAIN ON DEBT REFINANCING(2) |
(53.6 |
) |
- |
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INCOME TAX (BENEFIT) EXPENSE |
(0.2 |
) |
3.7 |
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DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION EXPENSE |
108.8 |
124.3 |
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STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION EXPENSE |
305.2 |
319.9 |
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IMPAIRMENT EXPENSE |
57.3 |
144.5 |
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RESTRUCTURING EXPENSE(3) |
67.1 |
193.0 |
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SUPPLIER SETTLEMENTS(4) |
(2.6 |
) |
22.0 |
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PRODUCT RECALL RELATED MATTERS(5) |
(14.0 |
) |
80.9 |
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LITIGATION AND SETTLEMENT EXPENSES(6) |
10.8 |
102.8 |
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OTHER ADJUSTMENT ITEMS |
- |
1.0 |
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ADJUSTED EBITDA |
$ |
3.5 |
$ |
(208.5 |
) |
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Primarily consists of Interest expense of $112.5 million and $97.1 million, and Interest income of $35.1 million and $26.4 million, for the for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively. |
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Represents the net charge resulting from our May 2024 refinancing efforts. The Company has not demonstrated a past practice of refinancing its previously issued and secured debt obligations, and considers these charges incurred in order to perform this refinancing to be nonrecurring, infrequent, unusual, and outside the ordinary of business. |
(3) | Represents charges incurred in connection with the 2022 Restructuring Plan and 2024 Restructuring plan, refer to Note 4-Restructuring in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Part II, Item 8 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K. |
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Represents supplier settlements entered into during fiscal years 2022 and 2023 with various third-party suppliers to align our inventory levels with then-current levels of decreased demand linked to our COVID-19demand which was considered an unusual, one-timeeffort to evaluate and adjust our then-forecasted inventory needs. |
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Represents adjustments and charges primarily associated with our Tread+ and Bike Seat Post product recall related matters, as well as accrual adjustments. These include recorded (benefits) costs in Connected Fitness Products cost of revenue associated with recall related matters of $(9.5) million and $64.1 million, adjustments to Connected Fitness Products revenue for actual and estimated future returns of $(4.5) million and $14.6 million, and operating expenses of zero and $2.3 million associated with recall-related hardware development costs, in each case for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively. |
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Includes litigation-related expenses for certain patent infringement litigation, consumer arbitration, and product recalls for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, that arise outside of the ordinary course of business and are nonrecurring, infrequent, or unusual. Includes Dish settlement accrual of $75.0 million, for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023, which was considered significantly more complex than routine intellectual property claims and, in addition to seeking monetary damages or other more typical remedies from a district court, also sought an order from the International Trade Commission to broadly prohibit the Company from the sale, distribution, marketing, transferring, or advertising in |
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FREE CASH FLOW
We define Free Cash Flow as Net cash used in operating activities less capital expenditures and capitalized internal-usesoftware development costs. Free cash flow reflects an additional way of viewing our liquidity that, we believe, when viewed with our GAAP results, provides management, investors, and other users of our financial information with a more complete understanding of factors and trends affecting our cash flows.
The use of Free Cash Flow as an analytical tool has limitations due to the fact that it does not represent the residual cash flow available for discretionary expenditures. For example, Free Cash Flow does not incorporate payments made for purchases of marketable securities, business combinations and asset acquisitions. Because of these limitations, Free Cash Flow should be considered along with other operating and financial performance measures presented in accordance with GAAP.
The following table presents a reconciliation of Free Cash Flow to Net cash used in operating activities, the most directly comparable financial measure prepared in accordance with GAAP, for each of the periods indicated:
FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, |
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2024 | 2023 | |||||||
(IN MILLIONS) | ||||||||
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$ |
(66.1 |
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$ |
(387.6 |
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CAPITAL EXPENDITURES AND CAPITALIZED INTERNAL-USESOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT COSTS |
(19.7 |
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(82.4 |
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FREE CASH FLOW |
$ |
(85.8 |
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$ |
(470.0 |
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