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Time and Date:
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Monday, June 1, 2020 at 8:00 a.m. Pacific Time
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The meeting can be accessed by visiting www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/UPWK2020, where you will be able to listen to the meeting live, submit
questions, and vote online.
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Items of Business:
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Elect the two Class II directors named in the accompanying proxy statement, each to serve a three-year term expiring at the 2023 annual meeting of
stockholders and until such director’s successor is elected and qualified.
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Ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2020.
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Approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation paid by us to our Named Executive Officers as disclosed in this proxy statement.
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Select, on a non-binding advisory basis, whether future advisory votes on the compensation paid by us to our Named Executive Officers should be held every
one, two, or three years.
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Transact such other business as may properly come before the Annual Meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof.
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Only stockholders of record at the close of business on April 7, 2020 are entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the meeting and any adjournments thereof.
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Each share of common stock that you own represents one vote. For questions regarding your stock ownership, you may contact us through our website at
https://investors.upwork.com or, if you are a registered holder, our transfer agent, Computershare Trust Company, N.A., through its website at www-us.computershare.com or by phone at (800) 736-3001.
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PROXY STATEMENT FOR THE 2020 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
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vote via the virtual meeting website—any stockholder can attend the Annual Meeting by visiting www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/UPWK2020, where stockholders may vote and submit questions during the meeting.
The meeting starts at 8:00 a.m. Pacific Time. Please have your 16-Digit Control Number to join the Annual Meeting. Instructions on how to attend and participate via the internet are posted at www.proxyvote.com;
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vote by telephone or through the internet—in order to do so, please follow the instructions shown on the Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials
or your proxy card; or
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vote by mail—if you request or receive a paper proxy card and voting instructions by mail, simply complete, sign and date the enclosed proxy
card and promptly return it in the envelope provided or, if the envelope is missing, please mail your completed proxy card to Vote Processing, c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc., 51 Mercedes Way, Edgewood, New York 11717. Your
signed and dated proxy card must be received prior to the Annual Meeting in order to be voted.
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delivering to our Corporate Secretary by mail a written notice stating that the proxy is revoked;
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signing and delivering a proxy bearing a later date;
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voting again by telephone or through the internet; or
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attending and voting at the Annual Meeting (although attendance at the Annual Meeting will not, by itself, revoke a proxy).
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selecting a firm to serve as the independent registered public accounting firm to audit our financial statements;
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reviewing the independence of the independent registered public accounting firm;
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discussing the scope and results of the audit with the independent registered public accounting firm and reviewing, with management and that firm, our
interim and year-end operating results;
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establishing procedures for employees to anonymously submit concerns about questionable accounting or audit matters;
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considering the adequacy of our internal controls, internal audit function, and cybersecurity controls and procedures;
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reviewing material related-party transactions or those that require disclosure;
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reviewing legal, financial, technology, and enterprise risk exposures, and the steps management has taken to monitor and control such exposures; and
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approving or, as permitted, pre-approving all audit and non-audit services to be performed by the independent registered public accounting firm.
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reviewing and approving, or recommending that our board of directors approve, the compensation of our executive officers;
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reviewing succession plans for our chief executive officer;
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reviewing and recommending to our board of directors the compensation of our directors;
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administering our stock and equity incentive plans; and
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establishing our overall compensation philosophy.
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identifying and recommending candidates for membership on our board of directors;
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recommending directors to serve on board committees;
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reviewing and recommending to our board of directors any changes to our corporate governance principles;
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reviewing proposed waivers of the code of conduct for directors and officers;
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overseeing the process of evaluating the performance of our board of directors;
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advising our board of directors on corporate governance matters; and
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developing and overseeing of programs related to corporate responsibility and sustainability, including environmental, social, and corporate governance
matters.
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Creating Opportunity: With users in over 180 countries, we are changing the way work gets done by operating the
largest online global marketplace, as measured by GSV, to connect businesses with highly skilled talent without geographical barriers. Our mission – to create economic opportunities so people have better lives – is integral to how we operate; promote our culture, hiring practices, and talent development; build products; and lead our industry.
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Business Ethics, Integrity and Governance: From our board of directors to every team member, the work we do each
day is guided by a robust business ethics and integrity program that encourages everyone to always do the right thing. Integrity is embedded in our culture and something we promote from the top down and throughout our business. These
values similarly extend to our online platform, where we understand there is a certain level of responsibility that comes with connecting independent professionals to clients and new work opportunities through our global marketplace.
Through our trust and safety programs, we have developed tools and instituted policies to promote responsible, safe, and transparent interactions between our independent professionals and clients.
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Our Team: We are committed to creating and supporting an inclusive environment that promotes and encourages
diversity, belonging, wellness, and career development. This commitment extends to all aspects of our relationships with our team members, including in the hiring and promotion process, training, benefits, and career development.
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Board Oversight: During 2019, the board of directors amended the nominating and governance committee charter to
give the nominating and governance committee responsibility for reviewing and assessing with management Upwork’s performance, risks, controls and procedures relating to corporate responsibility and sustainability.
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Functional Leadership: The legal department champions Upwork’s strategic approach to ESG, and business functions
own ESG priorities.
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ESG Task Force: Our cross-functional ESG task force is composed of personnel from various departments and is
responsible for developing and implementing ESG programs and disclosures and updating our nominating and governance committee periodically throughout the year on progress and ongoing strategy. In 2019, our ESG task force commenced work on
our inaugural Annual Impact Report, which was published in 2020.
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by our board of directors and nominating and governance committee to assess the current composition of our board of directors and its committees and make
recommendations for the qualifications, expertise, and characteristics we should seek in identifying potential new directors;
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by our board of directors and nominating and governance committee to identify the strengths and areas of opportunity of each member of our board of
directors and to provide insight into how each member of our board of directors can be most valuable;
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to improve agenda topics of the board of directors and its committees so that information they receive enables them to effectively address the issues they
consider most critical; and
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by our nominating and governance committee as part of its annual review of each director’s performance when considering whether to nominate the director
for re-election to the board of directors.
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Leela Srinivasan(1)
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Gary Steele(2)
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Member of the compensation committee
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Leela Srinivasan has served as a member of our board of directors since July 2019. Ms. Srinivasan has served as
Chief Marketing Officer of SVMK Inc., an online survey company also known as SurveyMonkey, since April 2018. Previously, she served as Chief Marketing Officer at Lever, Inc., a recruiting software company, from September 2015 to March 2018.
Prior to that, Ms. Srinivasan served as VP of Marketing at OpenTable, Inc., an online restaurant booking company, from June 2014 to September 2015. Prior to OpenTable, Ms. Srinivasan served in marketing positions at LinkedIn Corporation
from January 2010 to May 2014. Ms. Srinivasan also spent three years in management consulting at Bain & Company in San Francisco and London, and five years in sales at Business Wire, a Berkshire Hathaway company. Ms. Srinivasan holds an
M.A. in history and English literature from the University of Edinburgh and earned an M.B.A. from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth where she serves on the M.B.A. Advisory Council. We believe that Ms. Srinivasan should serve as a
member of our board of directors based on her extensive leadership, executive, and business-to-business marketing experience gained across multiple organizations including SurveyMonkey, a publicly traded company. Ms. Srinivasan’s experience
spans multiple relevant aspects of marketing including field marketing, online/digital marketing, corporate communications, global customer programs, advertising, campaigns, events, and corporate and employer branding.
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Gary Steele has served as a member of our board of directors since August 2018. Mr. Steele has served as the
Chief Executive Officer and as a member of the board of directors of Proofpoint, Inc., an enterprise security company, since 2002. Mr. Steele also currently serves on the board of directors of Vonage Holdings Corp., as well as on the board of
directors of two privately held companies. Prior to joining Proofpoint, Mr. Steele served from June 1997 to July 2002 as the Chief Executive Officer of Portera Systems Inc., a software company. Before Portera, Mr. Steele served as the vice
president and general manager of the Middleware and Data Warehousing Product Group at Sybase, Inc., an enterprise and mobile software company. Mr. Steele’s prior experience includes business development, marketing, and engineering roles at
Sun Microsystems, Inc. and Hewlett-Packard Company, computer, computer software, and information technology companies. Mr. Steele holds a B.S. degree in Computer Science from Washington State University. We believe that Mr. Steele should
serve as a member of our board of directors based on his extensive management and leadership experience.
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Class I Directors:
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Kevin Harvey(1)
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Thomas Layton(1)
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Elizabeth Nelson(2)(3)
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Hayden Brown
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Gregory C. Gretsch(2)(3)
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Daniel Marriott(1)(2)
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Kevin Harvey has served as a member of our board of directors since our inception in March 2014. Prior to that,
Mr. Harvey served as a member of the board of directors of oDesk Corporation (“oDesk”) from August 2006 to March 2014. Mr. Harvey currently serves on the board of directors of Proofpoint, Inc. Mr. Harvey is a founder and general partner of
Benchmark Capital, a venture capital firm, which he joined in 1995. Before founding Benchmark, Mr. Harvey was founder, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Approach Software Corp., a server database company. Before founding Approach
Software, Mr. Harvey founded Styleware, Inc., a software company. Mr. Harvey holds a B.S. in Engineering from Rice University. We believe that Mr. Harvey should serve as a member of our board of directors based on his significant experience
investing in and serving on the boards of directors of other technology companies as well as his management and leadership experience as a former founder and executive of multiple startup technology companies.
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Thomas Layton has served as a member of our board of directors and chairperson since our inception in March 2014.
Prior to that, Mr. Layton served as a member of the board of directors of oDesk from May 2006 to March 2014 and as chairperson from December 2011 to March 2014. Mr. Layton currently serves on the board of directors of several private
companies. Previously, Mr. Layton served in various leadership roles, including as the Chief Executive Officer of OpenTable, Inc., an online restaurant reservation company, from 2001 to 2007 and as the Chief Executive Officer of Metaweb
Technologies, Inc., a data infrastructure company, from 2007 to 2010. Mr. Layton holds a B.S. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and an M.B.A. from the Stanford Graduate School of Business. We believe that Mr. Layton should
serve as a member of our board of directors based on his extensive leadership experience. He also brings historical knowledge, operational expertise, and continuity to our board of directors.
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Elizabeth Nelson has served as a member of our board of directors since February 2015. Ms. Nelson currently
serves on the boards of Nokia Corporation and several private companies. Ms. Nelson’s public company board of directors service includes serving as a director of Zendesk Inc. from 2013 to 2019, Pandora Media, Inc. from July 2013 to June 2017,
Ancestry.com Inc. from 2009 to 2012, SuccessFactors, Inc. from 2007 to 2012, Autodesk, Inc. from 2007 to 2010, CNET Networks, Inc. from 2003 to 2008, and Brightcove Inc. from 2010 to 2014. From 1996 to 2005, Ms. Nelson served as the Executive
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Macromedia, Inc., where she also served as a director from January 2005 to December 2005. Ms. Nelson holds a B.S. in Foreign Service from Georgetown University and an M.B.A. in Finance from the
Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. We believe that Ms. Nelson should serve as a member of our board of directors due to her financial, accounting, and operational expertise from prior experience as an executive and director for
numerous public and private technology companies.
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Elizabeth Nelson
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Hayden Brown has served as a member of our board of directors since December 2019. Ms. Brown has served as our
President and Chief Executive Officer since January 2020, as our Chief Marketing and Product Officer from April 2019 to December 2019, as our Senior Vice President, Product and Design from January 2016 to April 2019, as our Vice President,
Head of Product, from January 2015 to January 2016, and as our Vice President and Senior Director Marketplace, since our inception in March 2014. Prior to that, Ms. Brown served in numerous product leadership roles, starting when she joined
oDesk as a Director of Marketplace in December 2011. Prior to joining us, Ms. Brown was Vice President of Corporate Development at LivePerson, Inc., an online messaging, marketing, and analytics company, from September 2010 to November 2011.
Ms. Brown also worked for Microsoft Corporation, a technology company, as Director of Corporate Strategy and M&A from January 2010 to September 2010 and as Senior Strategy Manager from June 2007 to January 2010. Ms. Brown began her career
as a Business Analyst at McKinsey & Company, a business management consulting firm, in their New York office. Ms. Brown holds an A.B. in Politics from Princeton University. We believe that Ms. Brown should serve as a member of our board
of directors due to the perspective she brings as our Chief Executive Officer, her extensive leadership experience and her institutional knowledge of our company.
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Gregory C. Gretsch has served as a member of our board of directors since our inception in March 2014 and as a
member of the board of directors of oDesk from 2004 to March 2014. Mr. Gretsch is a founding partner and has served as Managing Director of Jackson Square Ventures, a venture capital firm, since 2011. Mr. Gretsch also serves on the board of
directors of several private companies, and he served as a director of Responsys, Inc. from 2001 to 2014. Mr. Gretsch has also served as a managing director at Sigma Partners, a venture capital firm, since 2001. Mr. Gretsch holds a B.B.A. in
Management Information Systems from the University of Georgia. We believe that Mr. Gretsch should serve as a member of our board of directors based on his significant experience in the venture capital industry analyzing, investing in, and
serving on the boards of directors of other technology companies and his management and leadership experience as a former founder and executive of several startup technology companies.
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Daniel Marriott has served as a member of our board of directors since our inception in March 2014 and a member
of the board of directors of Elance, Inc. from January 2012 to March 2014. Mr. Marriott has been a Managing Partner of Stripes, a private equity and venture capital firm, since 2008, and he currently serves on the board of directors of
several private companies. Between 1997 and 2008, Mr. Marriott served in a variety of executive roles under the umbrella of IAC/InterActiveCorp, a media and internet holding company, including Senior Vice President of Corporate and
Interactive Development; founding CEO of Pronto, Inc., an online shopping and price comparison company; President of Citysearch, an online city guide company; and Executive Vice President of Corporate Development of Ticketmaster, Inc., an
event ticketing company. Mr. Marriott holds a B.S. in Agricultural Economics and an M.B.A. from the University of Illinois. We believe that Mr. Marriott should serve as a member of our board of directors based on his significant experience
investing in and serving on the boards of directors of other technology companies.
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Daniel Marriott
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EXPERTISE, EXPERIENCE
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Technology and Product
Development
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Significant background working in the technology industry and in management of technology companies and experience in product
development, including engineering and design, which gives our board of directors deep understanding of the factors affecting our industry, operations, business needs, and strategic goals.
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Experience in executive management positions, which provides practical insights and perspectives that enhance our board of directors’
ability to oversee the development and implementation of our business strategy and to provide effective oversight of and guidance to management.
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Experience on other public company boards, which provides our board of directors with additional understanding and experience in best
practices in risk oversight and corporate governance, as well as management succession and oversight.
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Representation of gender, ethnic, geographic, cultural, or other perspectives that expands our board of directors’ understanding of the
needs and viewpoints of our customers, partners, employees, and other stakeholders.
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Finance
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Experience in leadership of a financial firm or management of the finance function of an enterprise that gives our board of directors
the financial proficiency and expertise necessary to oversee our financial statements, capital structure and internal controls.
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Experience in marketing and leadership of corporate marketing functions and experience in product development that gives our board of
directors insight into connecting with freelancers and clients and meeting their needs.
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Thomas Layton(3)
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Gregory C. Gretsch(4)
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160,433
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180,433
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Kevin Harvey(5)
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160,433
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162,933
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Daniel Marriott(6)
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160,433
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172,933
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Elizabeth Nelson(7)
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60,000
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130,087
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190,087
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Leela Srinivasan(8)
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469,158
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487,908
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Gary Steele(9)
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5,000
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160,433
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165,433
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The amounts reported in this column represent the aggregate grant date fair value of restricted stock units (“RSUs”) made to directors in 2019 computed in accordance with
Financial Accounting Standard Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 718 (“ASC 718”). This amount does not reflect the actual economic value realized by the director, which will vary depending on the performance of our common
stock. Members of our board of directors may elect to receive a portion of their compensation in cash consideration in lieu of RSUs, with any such cash consideration having equal economic value on the date of grant as the RSUs that a
director would have otherwise received.
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The amounts reported in this column for certain members of our board of directors may be lower than those of the other members of our board of directors because of their
election to receive cash consideration in lieu of RSUs for the components of director compensation for which there is an election. While the actual economic value of any cash received is equal on the date of grant to the RSUs that a
director would have otherwise received, the amounts reported above may vary depending on the performance of our common stock.
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As of December 31, 2019, Mr. Layton held 10,856 RSUs, which included both the Annual Award and the Fee (RSU), as further described in (and which vest in accordance with the
vesting schedule described under) “—Non-Employee Director Compensation Arrangements.”
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As of December 31, 2019, Mr. Gretsch held 10,244 RSUs, which included both the Annual Award and the Fee (RSU), as further described in (and which vest in accordance with
the vesting schedule described under) “—Non-Employee Director Compensation Arrangements.”
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As of December 31, 2019, Mr. Harvey held 10,244 RSUs, which included both the Annual Award and the Fee (RSU), as further described in (and which vest in accordance with the
vesting schedule described under) “—Non-Employee Director Compensation Arrangements.”
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As of December 31, 2019, Mr. Marriott held 10,244 RSUs, which included both the Annual Award and the Fee (RSU), as further described in (and which vest in accordance with
the vesting schedule described under) “—Non-Employee Director Compensation Arrangements.”
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As of December 31, 2019, Ms. Nelson held 9,174 RSUs and options to purchase 340,000 shares of common stock. The RSUs vest in accordance with the vesting schedule described
below under “—Non-Employee Director Compensation Arrangements—Annual Award.” The stock option was fully vested as of December 31, 2019 and expires ten years after the date of grant.
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As of December 31, 2019, Ms. Srinivasan held 29,068 RSUs, which included both the Initial Award granted to Ms. Srinivasan upon her appointment to our board of directors in
July 2019 and the Annual Award, as further described in (and which vest in accordance with the vesting schedule described under) “—Non-Employee Director Compensation Arrangements.”
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As of December 31, 2019, Mr. Steele held 10,244 RSUs and options to purchase 150,527 shares of common stock. The RSUs included both the Annual Award and the Fee (RSU), as
further described in (and which vest in accordance with the vesting schedule described under) “—Non-Employee Director Compensation Arrangements.”
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Audit committee chair: $20,000
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Audit committee member: $10,000
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Compensation committee chair: $10,000
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Compensation committee member: $5,000
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Nominating and governance committee chair: $5,000
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Nominating and governance committee member: $2,500
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2018
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2019
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Audit fees(1)
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$
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4,009
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$
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3,270
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Audit-related fees(2)
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12
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Tax fees(3)
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2
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Total fees
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$
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$
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3,284
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“Audit fees” include fees for audit services primarily related to: the audit of our annual consolidated financial statements and,
for 2019, attestation services related to compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002; the review of our quarterly condensed consolidated financial statements; comfort letters, consents and assistance with and review of documents filed
with the SEC, including our registration statement on Form S-1 related to our initial public offering in October 2018; and other accounting and financial reporting consultation and research work billed as audit fees or necessary to comply
with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States).
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“Audit-related fees” include fees for additional audit procedures associated with the future adoption of the new accounting
standards issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board; and fees for financial reporting consultation and research.
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“Tax fees” include fees for tax compliance and advice. Tax advice fees encompass a variety of permissible tax services, including
technical tax advice related to federal and state income tax matters, assistance with sales tax, and assistance with tax audits.
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“All other fees” include fees for annual subscription services for access to online accounting research and disclosure checklist
software applications.
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each of our Named Executive Officers;
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each of our directors and director nominees;
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all of our directors and executive officers as a group; and
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each stockholder known by us to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of our common stock.
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Name
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Number of Shares
Beneficially Owned
|
Percentage of Shares
Beneficially Owned (%)
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Named Executive Officers and Directors:
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Hayden Brown(1)
|
871,413
|
*
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||
Brian Kinion(2)
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624,806
|
*
|
||
Eric Gilpin(3)
|
227,542
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*
|
||
Gregory C. Gretsch(4)
|
8,712,877
|
7.6
|
||
Kevin Harvey(5)
|
8,981,933
|
7.8
|
||
Stephane Kasriel(6)
|
4,436,227
|
3.7
|
||
Thomas Layton(7)
|
4,289,548
|
3.7
|
||
Daniel Marriott
|
165,047
|
*
|
||
Elizabeth Nelson(8)
|
727,527
|
*
|
||
Leela Srinivasan
|
—
|
—
|
||
Gary Steele(9)
|
161,382
|
*
|
||
All executive officers and directors as a group (11 persons)(10)
|
29,198,302
|
25.3
|
||
Other 5% Stockholders:
|
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Entities affiliated with Sigma Partners 6, L.P.(11)
|
7,217,089
|
6.3
|
||
Entities affiliated with Globespan Capital Partners(12)
|
7,054,605
|
6.1
|
||
Entities affiliated with Benchmark Capital Partners V, L.P.(13)
|
6,852,570
|
6.0
|
||
The Vanguard Group, Inc.(14)
|
6,753,949
|
5.9
|
* |
Less than 1%
|
(1) |
Consists of (i) 340,259 shares of common stock, (ii) 2,585 unvested restricted shares that will be released within 60 days of March 31, 2020, and (iii) 528,569 shares of
common stock subject to options held by Ms. Brown that are exercisable within 60 days of March 31, 2020.
|
(2) |
Consists of (i) 4,806 shares of common stock and (ii) 620,000 shares of common stock subject to options held by Mr. Kinion that are exercisable within 60 days of March 31,
2020.
|
(3) |
Consists of (i) 1,642 shares of common stock, (ii) 6,734 unvested restricted shares that will be released within 60 days of March 31, 2020, and (iii) 219,166 shares of
common stock subject to options held by Mr. Gilpin that are exercisable within 60 days of March 31, 2020.
|
(4) |
Consists of (i) 168,422 shares of common stock held of record by Mr. Gretsch, (ii) the shares of common stock held of record by the entities described in footnote 11 below,
(iii) 195,774 shares of common stock held of record by the Gregory C. Gretsch Trust, UAD 1/28/00, of which Mr. Gretsch is the trustee, (iv) 266,667 shares of common stock held of record by Martis Creek Investments, L.P. — Fund 3, (v)
95,000 shares of common stock held of record by Martis Creek Investments, L.P. — Fund 4, and (vi) 769,925 shares of common stock held of record by Martis Creek Investments, L.P. — Fund 5, collectively, the Martis Creek entities. The
Gretsch Revocable Trust, the general partner of the Martis Creek entities, has sole voting and dispositive power over such shares, and voting decisions with respect to such shares are made by Mr. Gretsch. The address of the Martis Creek
entities is 2105 South Bascom Avenue, Suite 370, Campbell, California 95008.
|
(5) |
Consists of (i) 10,855 shares of common stock held of record by Mr. Harvey, (ii) the shares of common stock held of record by the entities described in footnote 13 below,
(iii) 1,751,315 shares of common stock held of record by a limited liability company controlled by Mr. Harvey, and (iv) 367,193 shares of common stock held of record by Mr. Harvey as trustee of The Harvey Family Trust.
|
(6) |
Mr. Kasriel served as our President and Chief Executive Officer until December 31, 2019 and served on our board of directors until March 10, 2020. Consists of (i) 309,499
shares of common stock held of record by Mr. Kasriel, (ii) 18,152 shares of common stock held of record by Mr. Kasriel as custodian for his children, and (iii) 4,108,576 shares of common stock subject to options held by Mr. Kasriel that
are exercisable within 60 days of March 31, 2020.
|
(7) |
Consists of (i) 12,771 shares of common stock held of record by Mr. Layton (ii) 4,151,777 shares of common stock held of record by Thomas H. Layton or Gabrielle M. Layton,
or their successors, as trustees of the Layton Community Property Trust dated November 29, 1999, as amended, and (iii) 125,000 shares of common stock held of record by Mr. Layton as trustee of the Thomas H Layton Separate Property
Revocable Trust dtd 11/29/99.
|
(8) |
Consists of (i) 7,500 shares of common stock held of record by Ms. Nelson, (ii) 380,027 shares of common stock held by the Nelson Family Trust and (iii) 340,000 shares of
common stock subject to stock options held by Ms. Nelson that are exercisable within 60 days of March 31, 2020.
|
(9) |
Consists of (i) 10,855 shares of common stock held of record by Mr. Steele and (ii) 150,527 shares of common stock subject to options held by Mr. Steele that are
exercisable within 60 days of March 31, 2020, of which 100,351 shares are unvested, but early exercisable within 60 days of March 31, 2020.
|
(10) |
Consists of (i) 23,222,145 shares of common stock and (ii) 5,966,838 shares of common stock subject to stock options that are exercisable within 60 days of March 31, 2020
held by all our executive officers and directors, as a group, of which 100,351 are unvested, but early exercisable, within 60 days of March 31, 2020 and 9,319 restricted shares are unvested, but will be released, within 60 days of March
31, 2020.
|
(11) |
Based solely on information contained in a Schedule 13G/A filed with the SEC on February 10, 2020 by Sigma Partners 6, L.P. (“SP 6”), Sigma Associates 6, L.P. (“SA 6”),
Sigma Investors 6, L.P. (“SI 6”), and Sigma Management 6, L.L.C. (“SM 6,” and collectively, the “Sigma Entities”). The Schedule 13G/A indicated that (i) SP 6 had sole voting and dispositive power over 6,594,415 shares of our common stock,
(ii) SA 6 had sole voting and dispositive power over 528,378 shares of our common stock, (iii) SI 6 had sole voting and dispositive power over 94,296 shares of our common stock, and (iv) SM 6 had shared voting and dispositive power over
7,217,089 shares of our common stock. The address for the Sigma Entities is 2105 South Bascom Avenue, Suite 370, Campbell, California 95008.
|
(12) |
Based solely on information contained in a Schedule 13G/A filed with the SEC on February 14, 2020 by Globespan Capital Partners IV, L.P., Globespan Management Associates
IV, LLC, and Andrew P. Goldfarb (collectively, the “Globespan Entities”). The Schedule 13G/A indicated that (i) Globespan Capital Partners IV, L.P. had sole voting and dispositive power over 5,996,266 shares of our common stock and (ii)
each other Globespan Entity had shared voting and dispositive power over 7,054,605 shares of our common stock. The address of the Globespan Entities is One Boston Place, Suite 2810, Boston, Massachusetts 02108.
|
(13) |
Based solely on information contained in a Schedule 13G/A filed with the SEC on February 12, 2020 by Benchmark Capital Partners V, L.P. (“BCP V”), Benchmark Founders’ Fund
V, L.P. (“BFF V”), Benchmark Founders’ Fund V-A, L.P. (“BFF V-A”), Benchmark Founders’ Fund V-B, L.P. (“BFF V-B”), Benchmark Capital Management Co. V, L.L.C. (“Benchmark Management”), and Alexandre Balkanski, Bruce W. Dunlevie, Peter
Fenton, J. William Gurley, Kevin R. Harvey, Robert C. Kagle, Mitchell H. Lasky, and Steven M. Spurlock (collectively, the “Benchmark Entities”). The Schedule 13G/A indicated that (i) BCP V had sole voting and dispositive power over
5,239,771 shares of our common stock, (ii) BFF V had sole voting and dispositive power over 642,071 shares of our common stock, (iii) BFF V-A had sole voting and dispositive power over 122,931 shares of our common stock, (iv) BFF V-B had
sole voting and dispositive power over 96,734 shares of our common stock, (v) Benchmark Management had sole voting dispositive power over 6,852,570 shares of our common stock, (vi) Messrs. Balkanski, Dunlevie, Fenton, Gurley, Kagle,
Lasky, and Spurlock had shared voting and dispositive power over 6,852,570 shares of our common stock and (vii) Mr. Harvey had sole voting and dispositive power over 2,128,828 shares of our common stock and shared voting and dispositive
power over 6,852,570 shares of our common stock. The address for the Benchmark Entities is 2965 Woodside Road, Woodside, California 94062.
|
(14) |
Based solely on information contained in a Schedule 13G filed with the SEC on February 11, 2020 by The Vanguard Group, Inc. The Schedule 13G indicated that The Vanguard
Group, Inc. had sole dispositive power over 6,636,653 shares of our common stock and shared dispositive power over 117,296 shares of our common stock. The address of The Vanguard Group, Inc. is 100 Vanguard Blvd., Malvern, Pennsylvania
19355.
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Name
|
Age
|
Position
|
||
Executive Officers:
|
||||
Hayden Brown
|
38
|
President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director
|
||
Brian Kinion
|
53
|
Chief Financial Officer
|
||
Eric Gilpin
|
41
|
Senior Vice President, Sales
|
||
Key Employees:
|
||||
Lars Asbjornsen
|
55
|
Senior Vice President, Marketing
|
||
Zoë Harte
|
45
|
Senior Vice President, Human Resources and Talent Innovation
|
||
Brian Levey
|
52
|
Chief Business Affairs and Legal Officer & Secretary
|
||
Matt McDonald
|
46
|
Senior Vice President, Engineering
|
||
Jessica Tiwari
|
42
|
Senior Vice President, Product
|
||
Amanda Vinson
|
39
|
Senior Vice President, Corporate Strategy and Development
|
Brian Kinion has served as our Chief Financial Officer since October 2017. Before joining us, Mr. Kinion served
as the Chief Financial Officer of Marketo, Inc., a marketing automation platform software company, from March 2016 to April 2017, and, prior to that, he served as Group Vice President of Finance from November 2014 to March 2016 and as Vice
President of Finance from July 2013 to November 2014. From 2007 to June 2013, Mr. Kinion served in several roles at SAP SuccessFactors, Inc., a cloud-based human capital management software company, including as Vice President and Global
Controller of Cloud Revenue Operations, Vice President of Finance in Global Systems and Acquisition Integration, and Vice President and Global Controller. Mr. Kinion also currently serves on the board of directors of Marin Software
Incorporated. Mr. Kinion holds a B.S. in Accounting and an M.B.A. with a finance concentration from St. Mary’s College of California.
|
||
Brian Kinion
|
Eric Gilpin has served as our Senior Vice President, Sales since April 2016. Prior to joining us, Mr. Gilpin
served in a variety of roles for CareerBuilder, LLC, a human capital software provider and online employment website, including as President of Vertical Sales from September 2014 to March 2016, President of Staffing and Recruiting from
November 2009 to September 2014, and Director of National Accounts from April 2004 to November 2009. Mr. Gilpin holds an M.B.A. from the Southern Methodist University’s Cox School of Business.
|
||
Eric Gilpin
|
Jessica Tiwari has served as our Senior Vice President, Product since December
2019. Prior to this role, Ms. Tiwari held multiple roles with us, including Vice President of Product, from 2018 to December 2019, Senior Director of Product Management from 2017 to 2018, and
Director of Product Management from 2014 to 2017. Prior to joining us, Ms. Tiwari served in a variety of roles at Deltek Inc., including Director of Product for Deltek Vantagepoint from 2008 to 2012. Ms. Tiwari holds a B.A. from Oberlin College, and an M.B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley Haas School of Business.
|
||
Jessica Tiwari
|
Amanda Vinson has served as our Senior Vice President, Corporate Strategy and Development since September 2019.
Prior to joining us, Ms. Vinson worked at Riverbed Technology, a network performance and visibility company, as Vice President Corporate Development and Strategy and Director, Corporate Development from 2011 to 2019. Ms. Vinson began her
career as a corporate associate at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati. Ms. Vinson holds a B.A. from Stanford University, a J.D. from the University of Southern California Gould School of Law, and an M.B.A. from the University of California,
Berkeley Haas School of Business.
|
||
Amanda Vinson
|
● |
Hayden Brown, our Chief Executive Officer (our “CEO”) effective January 1, 2020;
|
● |
Brian Kinion, our Chief Financial Officer;
|
● |
Stephane Kasriel, our former President and CEO; and
|
● |
Han-Shen Yuan, our former Senior Vice President, Engineering.
|
2019 Business Highlights
|
GSV
|
Our GSV increased by 19% year-over-year to $2.1 billion.
|
|
Revenue
|
Our revenue was $300.6 million under Accounting Standards Codification Topic 606 (“ASC 606”), or $302.6 million under Accounting
Standards Codification Topic 605 (“ASC 605”), which represents a 19% increase on year-over-year basis compared to revenue of $253.4 million for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018 under ASC 605.
|
1
|
“GSV” represents the total amount that clients spend on both our marketplace offerings and our managed
services offering as well as additional fees we charge to both clients and freelancers for other services.
|
2
|
We adopted Accounting Standard Update No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606) upon the filing of our
annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019, on March 2, 2020. ASC 606 was adopted effective January 1, 2019 on a modified retrospective basis. Financial results for the year ended December 31, 2019 are presented in
accordance with this new revenue recognition standard. Historical financial results for reporting periods prior to 2019 are presented in conformity with amounts previously disclosed under the prior revenue recognition standard, ASC 605.
The corporate performance objectives under our 2019 Performance Bonus Plan were determined in early 2019 and therefore, were based on ASC 605.
|
Marketplace
Revenue
|
Our marketplace revenue was $268.3 million under ASC 606, or $270.4 million under ASC 605, which represents a 21% increase on a year-over-year basis
compared to marketplace revenue of $223.8 million for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018 under ASC 605.
|
|
Take Rate
|
Our take rate was 14.4% under ASC 606, or 14.5% under ASC 605, up from 14.4% for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018 under ASC 605.
|
|
Gross
Margin
|
Our gross margin was 71% under ASC 606 and under ASC 605, an increase of three percentage points from the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018 under ASC
605.
|
|
Net Loss
|
Our net loss was $16.7 million under ASC 606, or $14.7 million under ASC 605 compared to a net loss of $19.9 million for the fiscal year ended December
31, 2018 under ASC 605.
|
|
Adjusted
EBITDA3
|
Our adjusted EBITDA was $7.4 million under ASC 606, or $9.4 million under ASC 605, an increase from $3.8 million for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 2018 under ASC 605.
|
Product Launches
|
Launched two new marketplace products, Upwork Plus and Upwork Business, in order to better address the needs of small and mid-market businesses.
Launched Agency Experience, a product allowing agencies to better promote themselves.
|
||
Expanded Sales and Marketing
|
Evolved our sales, marketing, and brand positioning efforts to expand our focus on mid-market, large enterprise, and global account clients with larger,
longer-term talent needs.
Increased our investment in our sales team, ending the year with approximately 90 quota-carrying sales
representatives.
Created specialized and visual profiles for freelancers, allowing them to better showcase and market their skills, including the ability to house
multiple profiles for varied skills, resulting in portfolios that are more prominent and searchable.
|
3
|
Adjusted EBITDA is not prepared in accordance with, and is not an alternative to, financial measures prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. See
“—Annual Bonuses—Corporate Performance Objectives” below for a definition of adjusted EBITDA and see “Item 6. Selected Consolidated Financial Data” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019, for a discussion
of the relevant assumptions used in calculating these amounts, for information regarding our use of adjusted EBITDA, and a reconciliation of adjusted EBITDA to net loss, the most directly comparable financial measure prepared under U.S.
GAAP.
|
● |
Base Salaries. We maintained the annual base salary of Mr. Kasriel at its 2018 level of $480,000 and approved annual base salary increases ranging from 4.0% to 5.0%, for our other Named Executive Officers.
|
● |
Annual Bonuses. We increased the target bonus opportunity for Mr. Kasriel from 56.25% to
75% of his annual base salary, increased the target bonus opportunity for Ms. Brown from 30% to 40% of her annual base salary, increased the target bonus opportunity for Mr. Yuan from 30% to 40% of his annual base salary, and
maintained the target bonus opportunity for Mr. Kinion at 40% of his annual base salary.
|
● |
Long-Term Incentive Compensation. We granted long-term incentive compensation
opportunities in the form of time-based RSU awards covering 31,023 shares of our common stock to each of Ms. Brown and Mr. Yuan. These awards were made to better align Ms. Brown’s and Mr. Yuan’s equity compensation with
competitive market practices. Neither Mr. Kasriel nor Mr. Kinion were granted equity awards during 2019, and in August 2019, Mr. Kasriel and the company agreed to cancel the performance-based stock option
granted to him by the board of directors on July 1, 2018. Such stock option was intended to be earned by Mr. Kasriel based on the achievement of certain GSV and adjusted EBITDA milestones during three separate measurement periods
within the period beginning on January 1, 2019 and ending on December 31, 2023, as well as the satisfaction of certain time-based vesting requirements. Upon our determination that the achievement of the performance requirements of
the stock option was no longer probable, Mr. Kasriel determined that it was in the best interests of our company and our stockholders to cancel the stock option.
|
● |
Ms. Brown’s Promotions. Ms. Brown was promoted to Chief Marketing
and Product Officer, effective April 1, 2019. In connection with this promotion, the compensation committee approved an annual base salary increase of approximately 28% (based on her then-current annual base salary), an annual target
bonus increase from 40% to 50% of her annual base salary and an RSU award covering 61,760 shares of our common stock, subject to vesting over a four-year period.
|
● |
Mr. Kasriel’s Transition Agreement. Mr. Kasriel resigned as our President and Chief Executive Officer,
effective December 31, 2019. In connection with his separation, we entered into a transition services agreement with Mr. Kasriel (the “Transition Agreement”). Pursuant to the Transition Agreement, and subject to his execution of a
release of claims, Mr. Kasriel is entitled to: (i) any amounts earned under our 2019 Performance Bonus Plan, which were awarded to him in February 2020; and (ii) reimbursement for any medical, dental and vision insurance premium
payments paid by Mr. Kasriel to maintain coverage under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 through no later than December 31, 2020.
|
● |
Mr. Yuan ceased employment with effective on January 3, 2020.
|
● |
attract, motivate, incentivize, and retain employees at the executive level who contribute to our long-term success;
|
● |
provide compensation packages to our executives that are competitive, reward the achievement of our business objectives, and effectively align their interests with
those of our stockholders; and effectively align our executives’ interests with those of our stockholders by focusing on long-term incentive compensation in the form of equity awards that correlate with the growth of sustainable
long-term value for our stockholders.
|
We Do
|
We Do Not Do
|
|||||
Maintain an Independent Compensation Committee and Advisors. The compensation committee
consists solely of independent directors who establish our compensation practices. The compensation committee has engaged its own compensation consultant to provide information, analysis, and other advice on executive compensation
independent of management. Other than advising on compensation matters, this consultant performed no other consulting or other services for us in 2019.
|
We Do Not Use “Single-Trigger” Change in Control Severance Payments or Benefits. Except as
described in the following sentence, we do not provide “single-trigger” change in control severance payments or benefits to our Named Executive Officers. Pursuant to the advisory services agreement between Mr. Kasriel and us, in the event
of a change in control prior to April 30, 2021, all of his then-outstanding and unvested stock options will accelerate and vest in full, subject to his executing a release of claims in favor of our company.
|
|||||
Annual Executive Compensation Review. The compensation committee conducts an annual review
and approval of our compensation strategy, including a review and determination of our compensation peer group used for comparative purposes and a review of our compensation-related risk profile to ensure that our compensation programs do
not encourage excessive or inappropriate risk-taking and that the level of risk that they do encourage is not reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on us.
|
We Do Not Offer Executive Retirement Plans. We do not offer defined benefit pension plans
or any non-qualified deferred compensation plans or arrangements to our Named Executive Officers other than the plans and arrangements that are available to all employees. Our Named Executive Officers are eligible to participate in our
Section 401(k) retirement plan on the same basis as our other employees.
|
|||||
Pay for Performance. We emphasize a pay-for-performance philosophy, to align the long-term
interests of our executive officers with those of our stockholders. A substantial portion of total compensation for our Named Executive Officers’ compensation is “at risk” based on corporate or stock performance, as well as equity-based.
|
No Hedging or Pledging of our Equity Securities. We prohibit our employees, including our
executive officers, and the members of our board of directors from hedging or pledging our equity securities.
|
|||||
Stock Ownership Guidelines. We have established meaningful Stock Ownership Guidelines
applicable to all of our executive officers and the members of our board of directors.
|
No Excise Tax Payments. We do not have any agreements that provide reimbursement or
gross-ups for excise taxes on payments or benefits received as a result of a change in control.
|
|||||
Succession Planning. We review the risks associated with our key executive officer
positions to ensure adequate succession plans are in place.
|
Limited Perquisites. We provide limited perquisites or other personal benefits to our
Named Executive Officers.
|
● |
our executive compensation program objectives;
|
● |
our performance against the financial, operational, and strategic objectives established by the compensation committee and our board of directors;
|
● |
each individual Named Executive Officer’s knowledge, skills, experience, qualifications, tenure, and scope of roles and responsibilities relative to other
similarly-situated executives at the companies in our compensation peer group and/or selected broad-based compensation surveys;
|
● |
the prior performance of each individual Named Executive Officer, based on a subjective assessment of his or her contributions to our overall performance, ability to
lead his or her business unit or function, and work as part of a team, all of which reflect our core values;
|
● |
the potential of each individual Named Executive Officer to contribute to our long-term financial, operational, and strategic objectives;
|
● |
our CEO’s compensation relative to that of our Named Executive Officers, and compensation parity among our Named Executive Officers;
|
● |
our financial performance relative to our compensation and performance peers;
|
● |
the compensation practices of our compensation peer group and the companies in selected broad-based compensation surveys and the positioning of each Named Executive
Officer’s compensation in a ranking of peer company compensation levels based on an analysis of competitive market data; and
|
● |
the recommendations of our CEO with respect to the compensation of our Named Executive Officers (except with respect to our CEO’s own compensation).
|
● |
consultation with the compensation committee chair and other members between compensation committee meetings;
|
● |
review, research, and updating of our compensation peer group;
|
● |
an analysis of competitive market data for our Named Executive Officer positions and evaluation of how the compensation we pay our Named Executive
Officers compares both to our performance and to how the companies in our compensation peer group compensate their executives;
|
● |
an analysis of a competitive market strategy and the development of equity award guidelines for our broad-based employee population;
|
● |
a review and assessment of the risks associated with our compensation programs;
|
● |
a review of executive short-term incentive compensation plan design practices within the competitive market;
|
● |
an assessment of executive compensation trends within our industry, and updating on corporate governance and regulatory issues and developments; and
|
● |
support on other ad hoc matters throughout the year.
|
● |
publicly-traded companies headquartered in the United States and traded on a major U.S. stock exchange;
|
● |
companies in the internet software and services GICS sub-industry sector;
|
● |
similar revenue to ours – within a range of ~0.5x to ~2.0x our then-projected 2018 revenues of approximately $200 million (approximately $100 million to approximately
$400 million); and
|
● |
similar market capitalization to ours – within a range of ~0.2x to ~5.0x our then-projected IPO market capitalization of approximately $1.5 billion (approximately $300
million to approximately $7.5 billion).
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AppFolio
|
Grubhub
|
Stamps.com
|
Appian
|
Quotient Technology
|
TechTarget
|
Care.com
|
Redfin
|
TrueCar
|
CarGurus
|
Roku
|
Twilio
|
Etsy
|
Shutterstock
|
XO Group
|
● |
publicly-traded companies headquartered in the United States and traded on a major U.S. stock exchange;
|
● |
companies in the broad technology industry with a focus on online marketplaces and software;
|
● |
similar revenue to ours – within a range of ~0.5x to ~2.0x our then-last four fiscal quarter revenue of approximately $263 million (approximately $132 million to
approximately $526 million); and
|
● |
similar market capitalization to ours – within a range of ~0.2x to ~5.0x our then market capitalization of approximately $1.76 billion (approximately $352 million to
approximately $8.8 billion).
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AppFolio
|
Etsy
|
Shutterstock
|
Appian
|
LivePerson
|
Stamps.com
|
Benefitfocus
|
Pluralsight
|
TechTarget
|
Care.com
|
Quotient Technology
|
TrueCar
|
CarGurus
|
Redfin
|
Yext
|
Cars.com
|
ELEMENT
|
TYPE
|
FORM OF COMPENSATION
|
OBJECTIVE
|
||||||
Annual Base
Salary
|
Fixed
|
Cash
|
Designed to attract and retain highly talented executives by providing fixed compensation amounts that are competitive in the market
and reward performance
|
||||||
Annual Bonuses
|
Variable
|
Cash or equity; bonus payments for 2019 were made based on performance against pre-established targets to members of our leadership
team, including our Named Executive Officers, in the form of fully-vested RSU awards granted in February 2020
|
Designed to motivate our executives to achieve annual business objectives and provide financial incentives when we meet or exceed
these annual objectives
|
Long-Term
Equity
Incentives
|
Variable
|
Equity awards in the form of RSU awards that may be settled for shares of our common stock
|
Designed to align the interests of our executives and our stockholders by motivating them to create sustainable long-term stockholder
value
|
Named Executive Officer
|
2018 Base Salary
|
2019 Base Salary
|
Percentage Increase
|
||||
Hayden Brown
|
$345,000
|
$362,250
|
5.0%
|
||||
Brian Kinion
|
$350,000
|
$364,000
|
4.0%
|
||||
Stephane Kasriel
|
$480,000
|
$480,000
|
—
|
||||
Han-Shen Yuan
|
$345,000
|
$362,250
|
5.0%
|
Named Executive Officer
|
2018 Target Annual Bonus Opportunity
(as a percentage of base salary)
|
2019 Target Annual Bonus Opportunity
(as a percentage of base salary)
|
|||
Hayden Brown
|
30%
|
47.9%
|
|||
Brian Kinion
|
40%
|
40%
|
|||
Stephane Kasriel
|
56.25%
|
75%
|
|||
Han-Shen Yuan
|
30%
|
40%
|
● |
“revenue” means our 2019 revenue metric under ASC 605, as regularly reported to our board of directors;
|
● |
“adjusted EBITDA” means our 2019 net income adjusted for stock-based compensation expense, depreciation expense and amortization expense, interest expense, other
(income) expense, net, benefit from income taxes, and non-cash revaluation of our outstanding common stock warrant under ASC 605, as reported to our board of directors; and
|
● |
“GSV” means our 2019 gross services volume metric, as reported to our board of directors. GSV represents the total amount
that clients spend on both our marketplace offerings and our managed services offering and additional fees we charge to users for other services.
|
Actual 2019 Revenue
(under ASC 605)
|
Earned Bonus
Before Adjustments
|
|
$296 million or less
|
0%
|
|
$316 million
|
100%
|
|
$341 million or more
|
150%
|
● |
2019 Adjusted EBITDA – If our 2019 adjusted EBITDA was less than $2 million under ASC
605, then the bonus pool would not be funded and no bonus awards would be made. If our 2019 adjusted EBITDA was equal to or greater than $2 million but less than $5 million under ASC 605, then the aggregate bonus pool otherwise
allocable in respect of 2019 was to be reduced on a dollar-for-dollar basis by each dollar of 2019 adjusted EBITDA that is less than $5 million under ASC 605.
|
● |
2019 GSV – If our actual revenue for 2019 was equal to or greater than $316 million under
ASC 605 and our GSV for 2019 was less than $2.2 billion, then the aggregate bonus pool otherwise allocable in respect of 2019 was to be reduced by 10%.
|
Named Executive
Officer
|
Target Annual
Bonus
(as a percentage of
base salary)
|
2019 Target
Annual Bonus
|
Earned Annual
Bonus Award
|
Actual Annual
Bonus Payment
(number of RSUs)
|
|||||
Hayden Brown(1)
|
47.9%
|
$209,569
|
$69,158
|
7,985
|
|||||
Brian Kinion
|
40%
|
$145,600
|
$48,048
|
5,548
|
|||||
Stephane Kasriel
|
75%
|
$360,000
|
$118,800
|
13,718
|
|||||
Han-Shen Yuan(2)
|
40%
|
$144,900
|
—
|
—
|
(1) |
Ms. Brown’s annual bonus payment was pro-rated for the corresponding periods before and after her appointment as our Chief Marketing
and Product Officer effective April 1, 2019.
|
(2) |
Mr. Yuan ceased employment prior to the date on which the annual bonuses were approved and did not receive a bonus payment for 2019.
|
Named Executive Officer
|
RSU Award (number of shares)
|
RSU Award (grant date fair value)
|
|||
Hayden Brown
|
31,023
|
$681,575
|
|||
Han-Shen Yuan
|
31,023
|
$681,575
|
● |
payment of the full amounts specified in his or her agreement to which he or she is entitled; or
|
● |
payment of such amount that is $1.00 less than the amount that would otherwise trigger the excise tax imposed by Section 4999, depending on which
results in the Named Executive Officer receiving a higher amount after taking into account all federal, state, local, and foreign income, employment, and other taxes and the excise tax imposed by Section 4999.
|
● |
a lump sum severance payment equal to 12 months of base salary;
|
● |
the payment of premiums for continued medical benefits for up to 12 months; and
|
● |
50% acceleration of any of her then-outstanding and unvested equity awards (other than equity awards that vest, in whole or in part, upon the satisfaction of
performance criteria).
|
● |
a lump sum severance payment equal to 18 months of base salary;
|
● |
the payment of premiums for continued medical benefits for up to 18 months;
|
● |
a lump sum payment equal to Ms. Brown’s then-current target bonus opportunity on a pro-rated basis; and
|
● |
100% acceleration of any of her then-outstanding and unvested equity awards (other than equity awards that vest, in whole or in part, upon the satisfaction of
performance criteria).
|
Individual Subject to Stock Ownership
Guidelines
|
Ownership level
|
|||
CEO
|
Five times current annual base salary
|
|||
Other Executive Officers
|
One times current annual base salary
|
|||
Non-Employee Directors
|
Three times annual cash retainer for services as a member of our board of directors
|
● |
Our compensation programs are overseen by an independent compensation committee which bases our compensation policies and practices on a well-defined and appropriate
pay philosophy, reasonable comparator peer group, and market positioning for each employee group.
|
● |
We annually review the employee compensation mix to reflect a balance between fixed and variable pay, cash and equity-based compensation, and a short-term and
long-term performance focus, based on the nature of each employee groups’ responsibilities and market practices, and to ensure that compensation levels are directly tied to our actual performance results.
|
● |
Our annual bonus plans are subject to the achievement of financial performance metrics which are established by management and either our board or directors or the
compensation committee on an annual basis, tied to our annual operating plans and budget, offer upside leverage that is within reasonable market norms, and provide for capped payouts.
|
● |
While our sales incentive plans are uncapped, these plans are subject to a rigorous system of internal controls and reviewed and approved by multiple functional
groups, with payouts that are reviewed by appropriate senior executives on a monthly and quarterly basis.
|
● |
The equity spend between our executive officers and our general employee population is reasonable as compared to competitive market norms. In addition, we maintain
equity award grant guidelines that govern equity awards sizing and a formal equity award grant policy that provides for regularly scheduled awards with the approval of the compensation committee.
|
● |
Our Insider Trading Policy prohibits our employees, executive officers, and the members of our board of directors from hedging the economic interest in our securities,
and from pledging our securities.
|
● |
In the case of our executive compensation program:
|
o |
Our executive compensation program is overseen by an independent compensation committee which has retained an independent external compensation consultant to advise on
competitive market practices and the suitability of its compensation actions and decisions.
|
o |
The compensation committee conducts an annual review of our executive compensation program, as well as the compensation levels of our executive officers, against an
appropriate compensation peer group and considers competitive market practices in its compensation actions and decisions.
|
o |
The target total direct compensation opportunities of our executive officers consist of a balanced mix of “fixed” pay (in the form of base salaries) and “at-risk” pay
(in the form of annual performance bonuses and RSU awards), and the compensation committee annually reviews this mix against competitive market data.
|
o |
We use multiple performance measures in the annual performance bonus plan in which our executive officers participate.
|
o |
The equity awards granted to our executive officers are subject to multi-year vesting requirements.
|
o |
Our post-employment compensation arrangements are designed to be reasonable in design and amount to attract and retain our executive officers without providing
excessive payments or benefits.
|
Name and Principal
Positions
|
Year
|
Salary ($)
|
Bonus
($)
|
Stock
Awards
($)(1)
|
Option
Awards
($)(1)
|
Non-Equity
Incentive
Plan
Compensation
($)(2)
|
All Other
Compensation
($)
|
Total ($)
|
||||||||
Hayden Brown
|
2019
|
437,250
|
—
|
11,020,059
|
—
|
69,158
|
4,425
|
(4)
|
11,530,892
|
|||||||
Former Chief Marketing and Product Office; Current President and Chief Executive Officer(3)
|
2018
|
365,466
|
(5)
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
105,134
|
7,400
|
(6)
|
478,000
|
||||||
2017(7)
|
|
239,797
|
10,196
|
(8)
|
—
|
1,097,906
|
69,475
|
56,386
|
(9)
|
1,473,760
|
||||||
Brian Kinion
|
2019
|
364,000
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
48,048
|
14,299
|
(10)
|
426,347
|
|||||||
Chief Financial Officer
|
2018
|
345,000
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
142,140
|
5,000
|
(11)
|
492,140
|
|||||||
2017(12)
|
|
58,160
|
—
|
—
|
1,929,311
|
16,850
|
1,119
|
(13)
|
2,005,440
|
|||||||
Stephane Kasriel
|
2019
|
480,000
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
118,800
|
15,969
|
(15)
|
614,769
|
|||||||
Former President and Chief Executive Officer(14)
|
2018
|
511,649
|
(16)
|
—
|
—
|
8,907,075
|
(17)
|
278,100
|
18,689
|
(18)
|
9,715,513
|
|||||
2017
|
473,583
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
164,651
|
7,362
|
(19)
|
645,596
|
||||||||
Han-Shen Yuan
|
2019
|
362,250
|
—
|
681,575
|
—
|
—
|
8,396
|
(21)
|
1,052,221
|
|||||||
Former Senior Vice President, Engineering(20)
|
(1) |
The amounts reported in the Stock Awards and Option Awards columns represent the grant date fair value of the RSUs and stock options granted to our Named Executive
Officers during 2017, 2018 and 2019, as applicable, as computed in accordance with ASC 718. See Note 11 to our consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019 for a
discussion of the relevant assumptions used in calculating these amounts. Note that the amounts reported in this column reflect the accounting cost for these stock options, and do not correspond to the actual economic value that may
be received by our Named Executive Officers from the stock options.
|
(2) |
The amounts reported represent incentive bonuses earned pursuant to our 2017, 2018, and 2019 performance bonus plans. Payments for 2019 are described in greater detail
in the section titled “—Compensation Discussion and Analysis—Compensation Elements—Annual Bonuses Under the 2019 Performance Bonus Plan.”
|
(3) |
Ms. Brown served as our Senior Vice President, Product and Design until April 2019, when she became our Chief Marketing and Product Officer. Ms. Brown became our
President and Chief Executive Officer in January 2020.
|
(4) |
The amount reported represents (i) our matching contribution of $647 on Ms. Brown’s behalf under our 401(k) Plan, (ii) $2,431 paid to our disability insurance plan, and
(iii) $1,347 in parking and commuting costs paid by us.
|
(5) |
The amount reported represents (i) Ms. Brown’s salary of $340,240 and (ii) a payment of $25,226 for accrued paid time off.
|
(6) |
The amount reported represents (i) our matching contribution of $5,000 on Ms. Brown’s behalf under our 401(k) Plan and (ii) $2,400 paid to our disability insurance
plan.
|
(7) |
Ms. Brown took a leave of absence for a portion of 2017.
|
(8) |
The amount reported represents a spot bonus paid to Ms. Brown.
|
(9) |
The amount reported represents (i) our matching contribution of $5,000 on Ms. Brown’s behalf under 401(k) Plan, (ii) $1,898 paid to our disability insurance plan, and
(iii) $49,488 paid by us to Ms. Brown during a leave of absence.
|
(10) |
The amount reported represents (i) our matching contribution of $5,000 on Mr. Kinion’s behalf under our 401(k) Plan, (ii) $4,085 paid to our disability insurance plan,
and (iii) $5,214 in parking and commuting costs paid by us.
|
(11) |
The amount reported represents our matching contribution of $5,000 on Mr. Kinion’s behalf under our 401(k) Plan.
|
(12) |
Mr. Kinion was hired as our Chief Financial Officer in October 2017.
|
(13) |
The amount reported represents our matching contribution of $1,119 on Mr. Kinion’s behalf under our 401(k) Plan.
|
(14) |
Mr. Kasriel served as our President and Chief Executive Officer until December 31, 2019.
|
(15) |
The amount reported represents (i) our matching contribution of $5,000 on Mr. Kasriel’s behalf under our 401(k) Plan, (ii) $3,781 paid to our disability insurance plan,
and (iii) $7,188 in parking and commuting costs paid by us.
|
(16) |
The amount reported represents (i) Mr. Kasriel’s salary of $480,000 and (ii) a payment of $31,649 for accrued paid time off.
|
(17) |
The amount reported assumes the stock option was valued based on the maximum outcome of the applicable performance condition (i.e. based on 100% of performance). This
stock option was cancelled in August 2019 because achievement of the performance conditions was determined not to be probable and was never exercised.
|
(18) |
The amount reported represents (i) our matching contribution of $5,000 on Mr. Kasriel’s behalf under our 401(k) Plan, (ii) $9,950 in family travel expenses and related
tax gross-up amounts, and (iii) $3,739 paid to our disability insurance plan.
|
(19) |
The amount reported represents (i) our matching contribution of $5,000 on Mr. Kasriel’s behalf under our 401(k) Plan and (ii) $2,362 paid to our disability insurance
plan.
|
(20) |
Mr. Yuan’s employment ended in January 2020. Mr. Yuan was not a Named Executive Officer in 2017 or 2018.
|
(21) |
The amount reported represents (i) our matching contribution of $5,000 on Mr. Yuan’s behalf under our 401(k) Plan, (ii) $2,993 paid to our disability insurance plan,
and (iii) $403 in parking and commuting costs paid by us.
|
Name
|
Type of
Award
|
Grant Date
|
Approval
Date
|
Estimated Future Payouts Under
Non-Equity Incentive Plan Awards(1)
|
All Other Stock
Awards:
Number of
Shares of Stock
or Units (#)
|
Grant Date
Fair Value of
Stock and
Option Awards ($)(2)
|
||||||||||
Threshold
($)
|
Target
($)
|
Maximum
($)
|
||||||||||||||
Hayden Brown
|
Cash(3)
|
—
|
—
|
1
|
209,569
|
314,353
|
—
|
—
|
||||||||
RSU(4)
|
2/11/2019
|
2/11/2019
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
31,023
|
681,575
|
|||||||||
RSU(4)
|
5/3/2019
|
5/3/2019
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
61,760
|
1,278,432
|
|||||||||
RSU(4)
|
12/12/2019
|
12/6/2019
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
870,322
|
9,060,052
|
|||||||||
Brian Kinion
|
Cash
|
—
|
—
|
1
|
145,600
|
218,400
|
—
|
—
|
||||||||
Stephane Kasriel
|
Cash
|
—
|
—
|
1
|
360,000
|
540,000
|
—
|
—
|
||||||||
Han-Shen Yuan
|
Cash
|
—
|
—
|
1
|
144,900
|
217,3500
|
—
|
—
|
||||||||
RSU(4)
|
2/11/2019
|
2/11/2019
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
31,023
|
681,575
|
(1) |
Reflects target and maximum target bonus amounts for 2019 performance under our 2019 Performance Bonus Plan, as described in
“—Compensation Discussion and Analysis—Compensation Elements—Annual Bonuses Under the 2019 Performance Bonus Plan.” These amounts do not correspond to the actual amounts that were received by our
Named Executive Officers.
|
(2) |
The amounts reported in this column represent the grant date fair value of each award as computed in accordance with ASC 718. The assumptions used in
calculating the grant date fair value of the RSUs reported in this column are set forth in Note 11 to the audited consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019. Note
that the amounts reported in these columns reflect the accounting cost for these awards and do not correspond to the actual economic value that may be received by our Named Executive Officers from the awards.
|
(3) |
The amount reported reflects Ms. Brown’s bonus opportunity under the 2019 Performance Bonus Plan that is pro-rated for the corresponding periods before
and after her appointment as our Chief Product and Marketing Officer effective April 1, 2019. Ms. Brown’s promotion to President and CEO was effective January 1, 2020 and therefore the amount reported is not affected by such
promotion.
|
(4) |
The vesting of these RSU awards is detailed in the “—Outstanding Equity Awards at 2019 Fiscal Year-End” table below.
|
Option Awards
|
Stock Awards
|
|||||||||||||
Number of Securities Underlying
Unexercised Options (#)
|
Option Exercise
|
Option
Expiration
|
Number of Shares
or Units of Stock
That Have Not
|
Market Value of
Shares or Units of
Stock That Have
|
||||||||||
Name
|
Grant Date(1)
|
Exercisable
|
Unexercisable
|
Price ($)
|
Date | Vested (#) | Not Vested ($)(2) | |||||||
Hayden Brown
|
12/15/2011
|
(3)
|
2,375
|
—
|
$1.52
|
12/14/2021
|
—
|
—
|
||||||
4/07/2014
|
(3)
|
120,597
|
—
|
$2.76
|
4/06/2024
|
—
|
—
|
|||||||
9/25/2014
|
(3)
|
20,965
|
—
|
$3.04
|
7/24/2023
|
—
|
—
|
|||||||
12/19/2014
|
(3)
|
15,642
|
—
|
$3.67
|
12/18/2024
|
—
|
—
|
|||||||
4/23/2015
|
(4)
|
78,114
|
—
|
$3.58
|
4/22/2025
|
—
|
—
|
|||||||
12/23/2015
|
(5)
|
23,334
|
21,667
|
$3.03
|
12/22/2025
|
—
|
—
|
|||||||
9/26/2017
|
(6)
|
202,082
|
377,038
|
$3.68
|
9/25/2027
|
—
|
—
|
|||||||
2/11/2019
|
(7)
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
31,023
|
331,015
|
|||||||
5/3/2019
|
(8)
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
50,180
|
535,421
|
|||||||
12/12/2019
|
(9)
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
870,322
|
9,286,336
|
|||||||
Brian Kinion
|
10/30/2017
|
(10)
|
520,000
|
680,000
|
$3.68
|
10/29/2027
|
—
|
—
|
||||||
Stephane Kasriel
|
4/07/2014
|
(3)
|
73,779
|
—
|
$2.76
|
4/06/2024
|
—
|
—
|
||||||
9/25/2014
|
(3)
|
18,450
|
—
|
$3.04
|
10/30/2023
|
—
|
—
|
|||||||
9/25/2014
|
(3)
|
277,289
|
—
|
$3.04
|
6/24/2022
|
—
|
—
|
|||||||
4/23/2015
|
(11)
|
2,865,636
|
204,688
|
$3.58
|
4/22/2025
|
—
|
—
|
|||||||
4/20/2016
|
(12)
|
733,333
|
266,667
|
$3.23
|
4/19/2026
|
—
|
—
|
|||||||
Han-Shen Yuan
|
9/21/2015
|
(13)
|
22,500
|
45,002
|
$3.18
|
9/20/2025
|
—
|
—
|
||||||
9/26/2017
|
(14)
|
100,773
|
292,145
|
$3.68
|
9/25/2027
|
—
|
—
|
|||||||
2/11/2019
|
(15)
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
31,023
|
331,015
|
(1) |
Outstanding equity awards with a grant date of December 15, 2011 and September 25, 2014 were granted under the oDesk 2004 Stock Plan (the “2004 Plan”). Outstanding
equity awards with a grant date of April 7, 2014 or after September 25, 2014 and prior to August 30, 2018, the date the 2018 Plan became effective, were granted under our 2014 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2014 Plan”). Outstanding
equity awards with a grant date after August 30, 2018 were granted under the 2018 Plan. The vesting of all awards is subject to continued service on each vesting date, in addition any additional vesting terms described below.
|
(2) |
Represents the fair market value of the shares underlying the RSUs as of December 31, 2019, based on the closing price on Nasdaq of our common stock on December 31,
2019, which was $10.67 per share.
|
(3) |
This stock option was fully vested as of December 31, 2019.
|
(4) |
The stock option vests at a rate of 1/60th of the shares of our common stock underlying
the stock option each month following the April 15, 2015 vesting commencement date. The stock option is early exercisable and was vested as to 62,780 shares as of December 31, 2019. The stock option is subject to acceleration upon
certain events as described in the section titled “—Potential Payments upon Termination or Change in Control.”
|
(5) |
The stock option vests at a rate of 1/60th of the shares of our common stock underlying
the stock option each month following the January 1, 2016 vesting commencement date. The stock option is subject to acceleration upon certain events as described in the section titled “—Potential Payments upon Termination or Change in
Control.”
|
(6) |
The stock option vests at a rate of 1/60th of the shares of our common stock underlying
the stock option each month following the September 26, 2017 vesting commencement date. The stock option is subject to acceleration upon certain events as described in the section titled “—Potential Payments upon Termination or Change
in Control.”
|
(7) |
The RSUs vest at a rate of 1/12th of the shares of our common stock underlying the RSUs
each quarter beginning on January 18, 2020. The RSUs are subject to acceleration upon certain events as described in “—Potential Payments upon Termination or Change in Control.”
|
(8) |
The RSUs vest at a rate of 1/16th of the shares of our common stock underlying the RSUs
each quarter beginning on June 18, 2019. The RSUs are subject to acceleration upon certain events as described in “—Potential Payments upon Termination or Change in Control.”
|
(9) |
The RSUs vest at a rate of 1/16th of the shares of our common stock underlying the RSUs
each quarter beginning on March 18, 2020, subject to Ms. Brown’s continued employment as our CEO on each vesting date. The RSUs are subject to acceleration upon certain events as described in “—Potential Payments upon Termination or
Change in Control.”
|
(10) |
The stock option vests at a rate of 1/5th of the shares of our common stock underlying
the stock option on October 30, 2018 and 1/60th of the shares of our common stock underlying the stock option monthly thereafter. The stock option is
subject to acceleration upon certain events as described in the section titled “—Potential Payments upon Termination or Change in Control.”
|
(11) |
The stock option vests at a rate of 1/60th of the shares of our common stock underlying
the stock option each month following the April 20, 2015 vesting commencement date and is subject to acceleration upon certain events as described in “—Potential Payments upon Termination or Change in Control.”
|
(12) |
The stock option vests at a rate of 1/60th of the shares of our common stock underlying
the stock option each month following the April 20, 2016 vesting commencement date and is subject to acceleration upon certain events as described in “—Potential Payments upon Termination or Change in Control.”
|
(13) |
Prior to the cessation of Mr. Yuan’s employment in January 2020, the stock option vested at a rate of 1/5th of the shares of our common stock underlying the stock
option on June 16, 2016 and 1/60th of the shares of our common stock underlying the stock option monthly thereafter and was subject to acceleration upon certain events as described in “—Potential Payments upon Termination or Change in
Control.”
|
(14) |
Prior to the cessation of Mr. Yuan’s employment in January 2020, the stock option vested at a rate of 1/60th of the shares of our common stock underlying the stock
option each month following the September 26, 2017 vesting commencement date and was subject to acceleration upon certain events as described in “—Potential Payments upon Termination or Change in Control.”
|
(15) |
Prior to the cessation of Mr. Yuan’s employment in January 2020, the RSUs vested at a rate of 1/12th of the shares of our common stock underlying the RSUs each quarter beginning on January 18, 2020 and were subject to acceleration upon certain events as described in “—Potential Payments upon Termination or Change
in Control.”
|
Option Awards
|
Stock Awards
|
|||||||
Name
|
Number of Shares
Acquired on Exercise (#)
|
Value Realized on
Exercise ($)(1)
|
Number of Shares
Acquired on Vesting (#)
|
Value Realized on
Vesting ($)(2)
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Hayden Brown
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18,750
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234,204
|
11,580
|
157,063
|
||||
Brian Kinion
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
||||
Stephane Kasriel
|
836,386
|
9,685,557
|
—
|
—
|
||||
Han-Shen Yuan
|
520,753
|
6,080,504
|
—
|
—
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(1) |
The aggregate value realized upon the exercise of a stock option represents the difference between the aggregate market price of the shares of our common stock on the
date of exercise and the aggregate exercise price of the stock option. Amounts shown are presented on an aggregate basis for all exercises that occurred during 2019.
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(2) |
The aggregate value realized upon the vesting and settlement of an RSU is based on the closing price on Nasdaq of our common stock on the date prior to the day of
vesting. Amounts shown are presented on an aggregate basis for all vesting and settlement that occurred during 2019.
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Qualifying Termination – No Change in Control
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Qualifying Termination – Change in Control
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Name
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Cash
Severance
($)(1)
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Continuation
of Medical
Benefits ($)
|
Value of
Accelerated
Vesting ($)(2)
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Total ($)
|
Cash
Severance
($)(1)
|
Bonus
Payment
($)(3)
|
Continuation
of Medical
Benefits ($)
|
Value of
Accelerated
Vesting ($)(2)
|
Total ($)
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Hayden Brown(4)
|
231,125
|
15,545
|
—
|
2446,670
|
462,250
|
209,569
|
31,091
|
13,062,522
|
13,765,432
|
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Brian Kinion
|
182,000
|
16,821
|
—
|
198,821
|
364,000
|
145,600
|
33,641
|
4,753,200
|
5,296,441
|
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Stephane Kasriel(5)
|
480,000
|
33,641
|
1,717,620
|
2,231,261
|
720,000
|
360,000
|
50,462
|
3,435,240
|
4,565,702
|
|||||||||
Han-Shen Yuan
|
181,125
|
3,641
|
—
|
184,766
|
362,250
|
144,900
|
7,282
|
2,710,174
|
3,224,606
|
(1) |
The severance amount related to base salary was determined based on the base salaries in effect on December 31, 2019.
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(2) |
The value of accelerated vesting is calculated based on the per share closing price on Nasdaq as of December 31, 2019, which was $10.67, less, if
applicable, the aggregate exercise price of each outstanding unvested stock option.
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(3) |
The value of the bonus payment was determined based on the target bonuses in effect on December 31, 2019.
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(4) |
The amounts presented for Ms. Brown reflect the estimated payments and benefits that would be provided to Ms. Brown assuming the triggering event took place before her
promotion to President and CEO effective January 1, 2020.
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(5) |
Mr. Kasriel’s employment ended on December 31, 2019. The amounts presented for Mr. Kasriel reflect the estimated payments and
benefits that would be provided to Mr. Kasriel assuming the triggering event took place while he was still our President and CEO.
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● |
any breach of the director’s duty of loyalty to us or our stockholders;
|
● |
any act or omission not in good faith or that involves intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law;
|
● |
unlawful payments of dividends or unlawful stock repurchases or redemptions as provided in Section 174 of the DGCL; or
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● |
any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit.
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Plan category
|
Number of securities to be
issued upon exercise of
outstanding securities (#)
|
Weighted-average exercise
price per share of
outstanding options ($)
|
Number of securities remaining
available for future issuance
under equity compensation
plans (excluding securities
reflected in column (a)) (#)
|
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(a)
|
(b)
|
(c)
|
||||||||
Equity compensation plans approved by security holders
|
17,643,761
|
(1)
|
$
|
3.61
|
(2)
|
18,086,772
|
(3)
|
|||
Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders
|
—
|
N/A
|
—
|
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Total
|
17,643,761
|
$
|
3.61
|
18,086,772
|
(1) |
Includes the 2004 Plan, the Elance 2009 Stock Option Plan (the “2009 Plan”), the 2014 Plan and the 2018 Plan. Excludes purchase rights accruing under the 2018 Employee
Stock Purchase Plan (the “2018 ESPP”).
|
(2) |
The weighted-average exercise price does not reflect the shares that will be issued in connection with the settlement of RSUs, since RSUs have no exercise price.
|
(3) |
Includes 16,091,801 shares of our common stock available for issuance under the 2018 Plan as of December 31, 2019 and 1,994,971 shares of our common stock available for
issuance under the 2018 ESPP as of December 31, 2019. There were no shares of common stock available for issuance under the 2004 Plan, the 2009 Plan, or the 2014 Plan as of December 31, 2019, but those plans will continue to govern
the terms of stock options granted thereunder. Any shares of common stock that are subject to outstanding awards under the 2004 Plan, the 2009 Plan, or the 2014 Plan that are issuable upon the exercise of stock options that expire or
become unexercisable for any reason without having been exercised in full will generally be available for future grant and issuance as shares of common stock under the 2018 Plan. In addition, the number of shares reserved for issuance
under the 2018 Plan increased automatically by 5,680,219 on January 1, 2020 and will increase automatically on the first day of January of each of 2021 through 2028 by the number of shares equal
to 5% of the total issued and outstanding shares of our common stock as of the immediately preceding December 31 or a lower number approved by our board of directors or our compensation committee. The number of shares reserved for
issuance under the 2018 ESPP increased automatically by 908,835 on January 1, 2020 and will increase automatically on the first day of January of each year during the term of the 2018 ESPP by the
number of shares equal to 0.8% of the total outstanding shares of our common stock as of the immediately preceding December 31 or a lower number approved by our board of directors or our compensation committee.
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● |
If you are a registered owner (meaning you hold our common stock in your own name through our transfer agent, Computershare Trust Company, N.A., or you
are in possession of stock certificates): visit www-us.computershare.com/investor and log into your account to enroll.
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● |
If you are a beneficial owner (meaning your shares are held by a brokerage firm, a bank, a trustee, or a nominee): If you hold shares beneficially,
please follow the instructions provided to you by your broker, bank, trustee, or nominee.
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By Order of the Board of Directors
|
|
Hayden Brown
|
|
President and Chief Executive Officer
|