What's covered in this study?
The 2017 Radford Performance-Based Equity Report for US Software Companies explores the current state of performance shares in the US software market, including prevalence and equity mix, plan design and the alignment of pay with performance. Full contents include:
Section 1: Introduction
Section 2: Prevalence of Performance-Based Equity Plans
& Equity Mix
- More Companies Adopt Performance-Based Equity Plans
- Performance Shares Account for Larger Portion of Equity Vehicle Mix
- Value Delivered for Different Equity Vehicles
Section 3: Plan Design
- Operating vs. Market Metrics
- Minimum and Maximum Payout Thresholds
- Length of Performance-Based Equity Periods
Section 4: Alignment of Pay to Performance
- Measuring the Effectiveness of TSR-Based Plans