Apple CEO Tim Cook’s 2021 Compensation Is Being Questioned

Proxy advisory agency Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) urged Apple Inc traders to vote in opposition to Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook’s remuneration, citing issues across the magnitude and construction of his fairness award.

Apple will maintain its annual shareholder assembly within the first week of March.

“There are significant concerns regarding the design and magnitude of the equity award made to CEO Cook in FY21… Half of the award lacks performance criteria,” ISS stated in a letter on Wednesday.

Cook took dwelling $3 million (roughly Rs. 20 crore) in wage in 2021. In addition, he obtained $82.3 million (roughly Rs. 620 crore) in inventory awards, $12 million (roughly Rs. 90 crore) for hitting Apple’s targets, $1.4 million (roughly Rs. 10 crore) for air journey, 401(ok) plan, insurance coverage premiums, and others.

In complete, he earned $98.7 million (roughly Rs. 740 crore) in 2021, in contrast with $14.8 million (roughly Rs. 110 crore) a 12 months earlier.

He obtained 333,987 restricted inventory models, in his first inventory grant since 2011 as a part of a long-term fairness plan. He will likely be eligible to obtain extra models in 2023.

ISS valued Cook’s 2021 fairness award at $75 million (roughly Rs. 560 crore). His pay was 1,447 occasions that of the typical worker on the tech big, in accordance with a submitting disclosed in January.

“Half of the $75 million (roughly Rs. 560 crore) award is purely time-based, and the award would continue to vest in full in the event of his retirement,” ISS wrote.

Apple declined to remark and referred to the corporate’s proxy submitting detailing Cook’s performance-based compensation.

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