Remuneration policy principles
Our remuneration policy for executives, including executive Directors, is based on the following core principles:
- Basic salary is targeted generally between median and upper quartile of the Company's comparator group and at upper quartile for consistently strong or outstanding individual performance. This, combined with performance related variable elements, is designed to result in upper quartile total remuneration against delivery of superior business results and returns to shareowners;
- A portfolio of incentives and rewards balance the achievement of short and long-term business objectives;
- The performance conditions for our incentive plans (including the BSRP, LTIP and discretionary share options) are based on the measurable delivery of strong financial performance at constant currency (and on superior shareowner returns for the LTIP) and are widely understood by shareowners;
- Total remuneration potential is designed to be competitive in the relevant market, thereby enabling us to attract and retain high calibre executives;
- The total remuneration programme includes significant opportunities to acquire Cadbury Schweppes shares, consistent with building a strong ownership culture;
- Executive Directors are expected to meet a share ownership requirement set at four times base salary, which is at the top end of such requirements in the FTSE 100. For new appointments, the Director is given a period of three to five years in which to satisfy this requirement. The share ownership policy applies to all senior executives in the business with a range from one to three times salary, depending on their level of seniority.