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Root grants CEO 97,239 RSUs/209,896 PSUs, CTO $750K retention
Root, Inc.
- Comp committee replaced annual LTI with four-year RSU/PSU grants for CEO, CFO, and CTO, effective Aug 9, 2023.
- CEO Timm: 97,239 RSUs & 209,896 PSUs; CFO Binkley: 70,904 RSUs & 15,922 PSUs; CTO Bonakdarpour: 72,316 RSUs & 143,476 PSUs.
- CTO Bonakdarpour also gets $750,000 cash retention in Aug 2023, repayable if he leaves before Aug 9, 2025.
- Clawback schedule: 100% if termination before Aug 9, 2024; 50% if Aug 10, 2024–Feb 9, 2025; 25% if Feb 10–Aug 9, 2025.
- PSUs vest based on time (4-year tranches) and stock price goals; unvested units forfeited upon termination per employment agreements.