other material
confidence high
sentiment positive
materiality 0.55
CEO Bill McDermott granted $150M performance-based stock option award with 8 tranches
ServiceNow, Inc.
- Award has approximate value of $150M; exercise price equals closing price on Oct 29, 2021.
- 100% performance-based: requires both stock price and subscription revenue targets per tranche.
- Vesting subject to a two-year cliff; no shares can be sold until after Sept 30, 2026.
- Achievement of highest stock price metric implies more than $150B incremental shareholder value.
- No automatic acceleration on change in control; subscription revenue metric adjusted for M&A.