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This excerpt taken from the TM 20-F filed Jun 24, 2005. 6.B COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS AND CORPORATE AUDITORS
The aggregate amount of remuneration, including bonuses but excluding stock options, paid to all directors and corporate auditors as a group by Toyota for services in all capacities during fiscal 2005 was approximately ¥1,997 million. Directors and corporate auditors of Toyota Motor Corporation receive year-end bonuses, the aggregate amount of which is approved at Toyota Motor Corporations annual general meeting of shareholders and is based on Toyota Motor Corporations financial performance for the fiscal year. The amounts of the bonuses paid to individual directors and corporate auditors are then determined at a meeting of Toyota Motor Corporations board of directors and the meeting of corporate auditors.
Toyota Motor Corporation also granted to its directors 4,600 stock acquisition rights to purchase up to 460,000 shares of common stock during fiscal 2005 under its stock option plan. For a detailed description of the stock options and the stock option plan, see Share Ownership.
In accordance with customary Japanese business practice, when a director or corporate auditor of Toyota Motor Corporation retires, a proposal to pay a lump sum retirement allowance is submitted to a general meeting of shareholders for approval. The amount of the retirement allowance for a director or corporate auditor generally reflects ones position at the time of retirement, the length of ones service as a director or corporate auditor and ones contribution to Toyota Motor Corporations performance. No reserves are accumulated for payment of these allowances.
During fiscal 2005, Toyota paid retirement allowances aggregating approximately ¥1,049 million to retiring directors and corporate auditors.
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