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Freshworks cancels CEO's 6M-share PRSU award, grants $19M replacement equity
Freshworks Inc.
- Board approved cancellation of CEO Mathrubootham's 2021 PRSU award (6M shares, stock price hurdles) effective March 1, 2024 due to macro conditions making hurdles unattainable.
- CEO receives new annual LTI award valued at $19M in time-based RSUs (70%) and performance-based RSUs (30%) vesting over 4 years.
- President Dennis Woodside gets annual award of $15M; CFO Tyler Sloat gets $6M annual plus $4M special refresh RSU; CPO Ramamurthy gets $6M annual.
- Performance-based PRSUs tied to 2024 revenue and free cash flow targets; payout ranges 0%-200% for revenue and 0%-125% for FCF.