for an Israeli education fund, (ii) a contribution of $4,822 to an Israeli disability fund, (iii) a meal allowance of 2,924, (iv) a contribution of $41,065 to an Israeli pension and Severance funds, (v) a contribution of $774 by the Company as recuperation pay, and (vi) a contribution of $11,115 by the Company to the Israeli National Insurance; and for Mr. Doherty, a contribution of $973 for health insurance. In addition, Mr. Yekutiel, Mr. Israeli and Mr. Azaria received a tax gross-up of $1,320, $1,691 and $1,017, respectively, associated with holidays gifts granted to all the Company’s employees.
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| Appointed as executive officers during 2024. For additional information, see “Executive Officers” above. |
Narrative to Summary Compensation Table
2024 Salaries
The named executive officers receive a monthly salary to compensate them for services rendered to our Company. The monthly salary payable to each named executive officer is intended to provide a fixed component of compensation reflecting the executive’s skill set, experience, role, and responsibilities. Each named executive officer’s initial salary was provided in his employment agreement. The actual salaries paid to each named executive officer for 2024 are set forth above in the Summary Compensation Table in the column entitled “Salary.” In 2024, Mr. Yekutiel, Mr. Doherty, Mr. Azaria and Mr. Israeli received monthly base salaries of NIS 54,967, USD 39,167, NIS 92,000 and NIS 91,875 respectively, and Mr. Yekutiel received monthly base fees under his U.S. Consulting Agreement and his U.K. Consulting Agreement (each as defined below) of $9,503 and $14,255, respectively.
2024 Bonuses
For 2024, we maintained an incentive compensation program, the 2024 Executive Compensation Plan in which certain of our employees, including our named executive officers, are eligible to receive bonuses based on predetermined Company and individual performance goals (the “2024 MBO”). Such awards are designed to incentivize our named executive officers with a variable level of compensation that is based on performance measures established by our board of directors.
Pursuant to the 2024 MBO, Mr. Yekutiel, Mr. Doherty, Mr. Azaria and Mr. Israeli were eligible to receive awards of restricted stock units (“MBO RSUs”) covering up to 326,000, 239,000, 172,000 and 172,000 shares, respectively, under the Company’s 2021 Incentive Award Plan, which MBO RSUs were eligible to vest in full based upon achievement of 100% of the applicable performance targets set forth in the 2024 Executive Compensation Plan, and were eligible to earn additional annual “stretch” bonuses of up to $220,500, $161,562, $116,000 and $116,000, respectively, which streach bonus were eligible to be paid in cash upon achievement of such performance targets above 100% attainment. Following the end of the applicable year, at its meetings on March 5, 2025 and March 18, 2025, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company evaluated the achievement of the performance targets under the 2024 MBO, and determined the number of MBO RSUs that will vest, and the amount of annual “stretch” bonuses that will be paid to each executive, as described below.
For 2024, the 2024 MBO performance targets were tied to predetermined levels of (i) company recurring revenue and total revenue, (ii) adjusted EBITDA, (iii) net new annual recurring revenue addition, and (iv) certain personal objectives and key results defined for each named executive officer, with each goal weighted equally (each, 25%). For purposes of the 2024 MBO performance targets, “adjusted EBITDA” is defined as net profit (loss) before interest expense, provision for income taxes, and depreciation and amortization expenses, adjusted for the impact of certain non-cash and other items that we believe are not indicative of our core operating performance, such as non-cash stock-based compensation expenses, restructuring charges, facility exit and transition costs and war related costs; and “net new annual recurring revenue addition” is defined as new recurring revenue booking minus recurring revenue churn.
Based on achievement of approximately 108% of such Company and individual financial and operational metrics for Mr. Yekutiel, Mr. Doherty, Mr. Azaria and Mr. Israeli, respectively, our Compensation Committee awarded Messrs. Yekutiel, Doherty, Azaria and Israeli 2024 MBO bonuses pursuant to their respective employment agreements (and for Mr. Yekutiel, also pursuant to his U.S. Consulting Agreement and U.K. Consulting Agreement) equal to an aggregate of 326,000, 239,000, 172,000 and 172,000 fully vested MBO RSUs, respectively. Additionally, the Compensation Committee resolved that the MBO RSUs be settled in cash in an amount equal to the product of the number of shares of the Company which would be issued with respect to each MBO RSU Award multiplied by the fair market value (as determined by the Compensation Committee) of a share of the Company as of the settlement date affixed by the Compensation Company. While the MBO RSUs are included in the “Stock Awards” column in the Summary Compensation Table, with fair value determined as of the 2024 grant date, the fair values of the MBO RSUs earned by each named executive officer for 2024 as aforesaid are not included in the Summary Compensation