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This excerpt taken from the NDAQ DEF 14A filed Apr 21, 2006.

Compensation of the CEO and President

 

For 2005, Robert Greifeld, President and CEO of Nasdaq, received an annual salary of $790,000 and cash incentive bonus of $3,325,000, which was paid in February 2006. For 2005, Mr. Greifeld’s employment agreement set his annual salary at $790,000 and a target cash incentive bonus opportunity of $1,750,000, which was not guaranteed and subject to discretionary increase based on performance goals as established by the Committee in March 2005 for the ECIP. As with other executive officers, Mr. Greifeld’s performance goals were tied to Nasdaq’s operating income (75% in the case of Mr. Greifeld), and the annual employee satisfaction index results (10% in the case of Mr. Greifeld). The remaining 15% of Mr. Greifeld’s performance goals were tied to Nasdaq’s total revenue. As noted previously, objective performance goals allow bonus payouts of up to 200% of the target bonus opportunity in the event the actual goal results exceed the targets established. Mr. Greifeld earned $2,625,000 for the operating income portion of his target bonus, $175,000 for the results of the annual employee satisfaction index and $525,000 for the total budgeted revenue, for a total of $3,325,000.

 

In accordance with his employment agreement, Mr. Greifeld was awarded 100,000 shares of restricted stock in May 2005 under the Equity Plan, which will vest as follows: 33,000 shares on May 12, 2006, 33,000 shares on May 12, 2007, and 34,000 shares on May 12, 2008.

 

The following table provides a concise overview of Mr. Greifeld’s 2005 total compensation:

 

     Value

 

Salary

   $ 790,000  

Bonus

   $ 3,325,000  

Long-Term Compensation Restricted Stock Awards

   $ 1,492,000 (1)

Other Compensation

   $ 5,362 (2)

Perquisites

   $ 17,135 (3)

Benefits

   $ 14,936 (4)
    


Total 2005 compensation

   $ 5,644,433 (5)

(1) Value of the restricted stock awards are based on the grant date fair market value.
(2) Represents Nasdaq’s contributions to the 401(k) plan, which is provided to Mr. Greifeld under the same terms as other employees.
(3) Represents the value of perquisites received by Mr. Greifeld without regard to the minimum disclosure thresholds contained in SEC rules. The perquisite value represents the incremental cost of personal use of a company car (including commutation) based on an allocation of the cost of the vehicle, driver and fuel.
(4) Represents the employer portion of active employee benefits including medical, dental, life insurance and disability coverage, which are available to all employees.
(5) The Committee has not included an estimate of the value to Mr. Greifeld of his retirement benefits accrued for 2005 in the total compensation table. Instead, charts detailing the estimated benefits in various scenarios for each of the named executive officer is included in this proxy under the caption “Pension Plan Table.”

 

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The Committee is pleased to submit this report to the holders of Nasdaq securities with regard to the above matters.

 

Respectfully submitted,

 

The Management Compensation Committee

 

Michael Casey, Chairperson

 

Lon Gorman

 

Glenn Hutchins

 

Arvind Sodhani

 

Thomas Stemberg

 

Deborah Wince-Smith

 

This excerpt taken from the NDAQ DEF 14A filed May 2, 2005.

Compensation of the CEO and President

 

In 2004, Robert Greifeld, President and CEO of Nasdaq, received an annual salary of $790,000 and cash incentive bonus of $3,000,000, which was paid in February 2005. For 2004, Mr. Greifeld’s employment agreement set his annual salary at $790,000 and a guaranteed minimum cash incentive bonus at $790,000, with the cash incentive bonus subject to discretionary increase based on performance goals as established by the Committee in February 2004 for the ECIP. As with other executive officers, Mr. Greifeld’s performance goals were tied to Nasdaq’s operating income (90% in the case of Mr. Greifeld) and the annual employee satisfaction index results (10% in the case of Mr. Greifeld) and his target bonus opportunity was set at $1,750,000. As noted previously, objective performance goals allow bonus payouts of up to 200% of the target bonus opportunity for

 

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the financial goals in the event the actual goal results exceed the targets established. Primarily due to Nasdaq’s net operating income being above the ceiling for 2004, Mr. Greifeld earned $3,150,000 for the operating income portion of his target bonus and $140,000 for the results of the annual employee satisfaction index, for a total of $3,290,000. However, Mr. Greifeld’s cash incentive award was limited to $3,000,000 in accordance with the terms of the ECIP.

 

In accordance with his employment agreement, Mr. Greifeld was awarded 100,000 shares of restricted stock in May 2004 under the Equity Plan, which will vest as follows: 33,000 shares on May 12, 2005, 33,000 shares on May 12, 2006, and 34,000 shares on May 12, 2007. Mr. Greifeld will be awarded 100,000 shares of restricted stock in May 2005, which is the final award to be granted in accordance with his employment agreement.

 

The Committee is pleased to submit this report to the Holders with regard to the above matters.

 

Respectfully submitted,

 

The Management Compensation Committee

 

Michael Casey, Chairperson

 

Arvind Sodhani

 

Fred D.Thompson

 

John P. Havens

 

Deborah Wince-Smith

 

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