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Annual report 2008
 
 

Remuneration report

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REMUNERATION PHILOSOPHY AND POLICY 
Grindrod’s philosophy is to attract, retain and motivate employees of a high calibre and to ensure that key positions are filled by people who are capable of enhancing and maintaining the group’s reputation/stability and to achieve strategic objectives whilst adding shareholder value over the short, medium and long term.

The overall policy is to ensure that rewards are set at responsible and competitive levels in relation to market median. 

The objective is to establish a level of guaranteed remuneration that is competitive, short-term incentives that reward directors and management for achieving targets and/or exceptional performance and long-term share incentive schemes that serve as a retention and motivational mechanism for directors and senior management and align them with shareholders’ interests.
 
EXECUTIVE* AND SENIOR MANAGEMENT REMUNERATION 
The salient features of executive directors’ terms and conditions of employment are as follows: 
the method of remuneration is based on the “total cost to company” concept, which includes the cost of a company expensed motor vehicle or travel allowance, retirement fund contributions, medical aid premiums and death and disability insurance; 
of the executive directors, A K Olivier, D A Rennie, L R Stuart-Hill and A F Stewart are required to give 24 months’ notice of intention to terminate their services. J G Jones and D A Polkinghorne are required to give six months notice. T J T McClure will be retiring on 31 July 2010; 
other management have 30-days notice periods; and
there are no deferred compensation plans.
 
Executive and senior management remuneration consists of the following elements: 
guaranteed remuneration (including cash and benefits); 
annual incentive bonus; and 
share option scheme which has been replaced by a cash-based, share price linked performance bonus scheme (phantom scheme). 
* Reference to executive means participants on the group executive committee. 
 
The incentive schemes reward exceptional performance and are structured around specific individual objectives.

All executive remuneration is considered by the remuneration/nomination committee, details of which are set out in the corporate governance report. 
 
GUARANTEED REMUNERATION 
The guaranteed remuneration of each executive is reviewed in February each year by the remuneration/nomination committee which is guided by a report prepared by the human resources division. The report provides a comparison with market survey data on companies of similar size and profile and the advice of credible remuneration consultants. 
 
ANNUAL INCENTIVE BONUSES
All executives participate in the group’s executive incentive bonus scheme. The bonus is contractual and is paid annually subject to the achievement of group and subsidiary financial targets combined with personal performance objectives agreed to by the chief executive and the remuneration/nomination committee. In terms of the scheme all executives may earn up to 100% of their total annual guaranteed remuneration. Additional rewards are granted for exceptional performance and in one instance an executive director also participated in a bonus pool scheme as part of an acquisition agreement. Agreement has, however, been reached to settle this profit sharing arrangement with final payment due on 31 July 2010.

Other senior management can earn up to a maximum of 40% of their total annual guaranteed remuneration. 
 
SHARE INCENTIVE SCHEMES
Share option scheme
Grindrod has a share option scheme as an incentive to the senior management employees of the group. At the annual general meeting in May 2008 it was resolved that the unissued shares in the share capital of the company reserved for the purpose of the share option scheme continue to be placed under the control of the directors. The aggregate number of shares which are reserved for the scheme, together with the shares under option, is 90 000 000. These shares represent 5,9% of the authorised share capital and approximately 17% of the issued share capital as at 31 December 2008, excluding treasury shares.

After taking into account options which have lapsed and options withdrawn in respect of retired employees and employees who have left the group, the balance of the options which have been granted is 58 310 000 shares (equivalent to 12% of the issued share capital), of which 48 860 000 shares have been exercised and issued, leaving 9 450 000 shares (equivalent to 2% of the issued share capital excluding treasury shares) still under option in terms of the scheme at 31 December 2008. The options are exercisable at the market prices ruling on the dates the options were granted and vary from 48 cents to 1 251 cents per ordinary share and at varying dates before November 2015.

3 520 000 ordinary shares were allotted during the year in terms of the scheme for a consideration of R2 926 200.

Details of share options granted but not exercised are:
Date
option
granted
Expiry
date
Number of
ordinary
shares
Subscription
price
(cents)
23.11.2000 23.11.2010 100 000 48
25.03.2002 25.03.2012 380 000 110
18.07.2002 18.07.2012 320 000 110
04.02.2003 04.02.2013 600 000 128
26.11.2003 26.11.2013 3 750 000 239
27.05.2004 27.05.2014 300 000 380
23.11.2005 23.11.2015 4 000 000 1 251
    9 450 000  
 
This scheme has been closed.
 
Phantom share scheme
The board approved the adoption of the Grindrod group phantom share scheme in 2007 for executives and other key senior managers to replace the share option scheme.

Whilst the rules of the phantom scheme are modelled on those of the option scheme, the important difference is that options under the phantom scheme are “cash settled” rather than “equity settled”. One-third of the options become vested on each of the third, fourth and fifth anniversaries of the relevant grant date. The options do not have an expiry date beyond the vesting date.

In terms of the rules of the phantom scheme, the grant price of an option is determined on the same basis as the settlement price, i.e. the weighted average of previous seven trading days. The cash settlement amount of an option is equal to the difference between the weighted average price of Grindrod shares on the date upon which an option is exercised and the grant price. The participants will receive the amount due as a cash bonus.

The advantage to the company in adopting the phantom scheme include: 
no necessity to issue new shares when options are exercised, i.e. no share dilution; 
ease of administration; and
tax effectiveness of the expense in the hands of the company. 
 
The remuneration/nomination committee recommends the granting of all share options in terms of the phantom scheme for approval by the board of Grindrod Limited.

Options granted to executive directors and senior managers as at 31 December 2008 comprise: 
Date granted Number of shares Price (R)
16.03.2007 1 475 000 16,25
23.05.2007 1 148 000 24,00
20.02.2008 2 348 600 23,50
21.05.2008 93 000 28,22
  5 064 600  
 
None of the options were exercisable during 2008.
 
NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS’ REMUNERATION 
The level of fees paid to non-executive directors is reviewed by the remuneration/nomination committee on an annual basis.

The recommendations are submitted to the Grindrod board for consideration and the fees are approved in advance by the shareholders at the annual general meeting. Various market surveys are utilised to determine the remuneration levels and reference is made to the fees paid by comparable listed companies.

Non-executive directors do not participate in the group’s incentive bonus plan or share option scheme, however, I A J Clark retired as chief executive officer on 31 December 2006 and continues to hold options granted during this tenure. 
 
DIRECTORS’ EMOLUMENTS
The remuneration paid to directors of the company, whilst in office, during the year ended 31 December 2008 is as follows: 
Directors’
fees
R000
Com-
mittee
fees
R000
Basic
remu-
neration
R000
Per-
formance
bonus
R000
Retirement,
medical
and other
benefits
R000
Share
option
gains
R000
Total
2008
R000
Total
2007
R000
Executive directors
J G Jones 1 485 1 750 411 3 528 7 174 9 799
T J T McClure 2 001 34 885* 619 2 352 39 857 23 773
A K Olivier 2 841 2 618 156 5 615 8 527
D A Rennie 1 902 2 420 718 5 880 10 920 15 798
A F Stewart 1 805 2 240 627 10 575 15 247 15 975
L R Stuart-Hill 2 154 2 420 571 1 176 6 321 9 893
Non-executive directors
W M Grindrod
(retired 31 August 2007)
226
I A J Clark 294 40 38 4 330 4 702 9 847
H Adams 113 113 97
W D Geach
(appointed 28 July 2008)
51 51
S M Gounden
(resigned 21 May 2008)
41 11 52 123
I M Groves 113 67 68 247 216
N E Mtshotshisa
(deceased 22 February 2008)
15 15 97
R A Norton 112 65 177 154
N T Y Siwendu
(appointed 20 December 2007)
76 76
D R D White
(retired 23 May 2007)
48
R J H Whitley
(resigned 23 May 2007)
36
From the company             90 567 94 609
Executive directors
D A Polkinghorne 1 570 1 660 258 3 488 3 758
A K Olivier** 519 1 088 731 2 338 1 862
Non-executive directors
I A J Clark 61 10 71 3 703
W M Grindrod
(retired 31 August 2007)
39
I M Groves 41 61 102 93
R A Norton 41 94         135 116
From the subsidiaries 6 134 9 571
Total emoluments             96 701 104 180
* This includes R32 465 244 (2007: R10 161 667) paid as part settlement of a profit share agreement which was entered into when acquiring Island View Shipping. 
**  2008 remuneration paid in terms of contract of employment with group company in United Kingdom.
 
SHARE OPTION SCHEME AND PHANTOM SHARE SCHEME
Details of share options and phantom shares granted to executive directors and not exercised are set out below.
 
Share option scheme
Director Options at
01.01.2008
Options
exercised
during the
year
Price
at which
options
exercised
(cents)
Options at
31.12.2008
Option
price
(cents)
Vesting
dates
Expiry
dates
I A J Clark 200 000 100 000 110 100 000 110 25.03.2009 25.03.2012
600 000 200 000 239 26.11.2008 26.11.2013
200 000 239 26.11.2009 26.11.2013
200 000 239 26.11.2010 26.11.2013
400 000 100 000 380 100 000 380 27.05.2009 27.05.2014
100 000 380 27.05.2010 27.05.2014
100 000 380 27.05.2011 27.05.2014
750 000 150 000 1 251 23.11.2008 23.11.2015
150 000 1 251 23.11.2009 23.11.2015
150 000 1 251 23.11.2010 23.11.2015
150 000 1 251 23.11.2011 23.11.2015
        150 000 1 251 23.11.2012 23.11.2015
J G Jones 150 000 150 000 58
450 000 150 000 239 26.11.2008 26.11.2013
150 000 239 26.11.2009 26.11.2013
150 000 239 26.11.2010 26.11.2013
500 000 100 000 1 251 23.11.2008 23.11.2015
100 000 1 251 23.11.2009 23.11.2015
100 000 1 251 23.11.2010 23.11.2015
100 000 1 251 23.11.2011 23.11.2015
        100 000 1 251 23.11.2012 23.11.2015
T J T McClure 100 000 100 000 58
600 000 200 000 239 26.11.2008 26.11.2013
200 000 239 26.11.2009 26.11.2013
200 000 239 26.11.2010 26.11.2013
500 000 100 000 1 251 23.11.2008 23.11.2015
100 000 1 251 23.11.2009 23.11.2015
100 000 1 251 23.11.2010 23.11.2015
100 000 1 251 23.11.2011 23.11.2015
        100 000 1 251 23.11.2012 23.11.2015
A K Olivier 600 000 200 000 239 26.11.2008 26.11.2013
200 000 239 26.11.2009 26.11.2013
200 000 239 26.11.2010 26.11.2013
500 000 100 000 1 251 23.11.2008 23.11.2015
100 000 1 251 23.11.2009 23.11.2015
100 000 1 251 23.11.2010 23.11.2015
100 000 1 251 23.11.2011 23.11.2015
        100 000 1 251 23.11.2012 23.11.2015
D A Rennie 250 000 250 000 58
450 000 150 000 239 26.11.2008 26.11.2013
150 000 239 26.11.2009 26.11.2013
150 000 239 26.11.2010 26.11.2013
500 000 100 000 1 251 23.11.2008 23.11.2015
100 000 1 251 23.11.2009 23.11.2015
100 000 1 251 23.11.2010 23.11.2015
100 000 1 251 23.11.2011 23.11.2015
        100 000 1 251 23.11.2012 23.11.2015
A F Stewart 130 000 130 000 53
640 000 320 000 110 320 000 110 18.07.2009 18.07.2012
450 000 150 000 239 26.11.2008 26.11.2013
150 000 239 26.11.2009 26.11.2013
150 000 239 26.11.2010 26.11.2013
500 000 100 000 1 251 23.11.2008 23.11.2015
100 000 1 251 23.11.2009 23.11.2015
100 000 1 251 23.11.2010 23.11.2015
100 000 1 251 23.11.2011 23.11.2015
        100 000 1 251 23.11.2012 23.11.2015
L R Stuart-Hill 50 000 50 000 58
600 000 200 000 239 26.11.2008 26.11.2013
200 000 239 26.11.2009 26.11.2013
200 000 239 26.11.2010 26.11.2013
500 000 100 000 1 251 23.11.2008 23.11.2015
100 000 1 251 23.11.2009 23.11.2015
100 000 1 251 23.11.2010 23.11.2015
100 000 1 251 23.11.2011 23.11.2015
100 000 1 251 23.11.2012 23.11.2015
  9 320 000 1 200 000   8 220 000      

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