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AEP » Topics » Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)

This excerpt taken from the AEP DEF 14A filed Mar 15, 2007.

Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)

 

AEP primarily issues restricted stock and RSUs as a special reward for key contributors; as a long-term retention incentive; or as a signing bonus that often is, at least in part, a buyout of compensation and benefits from a prior employer that they forfeit to accept AEP’s employment offer. The Company and the HR Committee believe that using restricted stock or RSUs in such situations in lieu of cash ties the value of such compensation to AEP’s long-term share price performance and helps motivate the recipient to act in the interests of shareholders. The HR Committee generally ties vesting to continued employment over three or more years to provide a retention incentive that helps reduce executive turnover and provide consistent management.

 

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The HR Committee generally considers grants of restricted stock and RSUs to be one-time events for special circumstances and generally does not consider the value of such awards to be an ongoing element of executive pay.

 

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