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A LETTER TO OUR SHAREHOLDERS
December 12, 2024
Dear Shareholder:
On behalf of the Board of Directors and our senior management team, we are pleased to invite you to attend Energizer’s Annual Meeting of Shareholders on Friday, January 24, 2025 at 8:00 a.m. CT at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/ENR2025. To enable shareholder participation from any location, the 2025 Annual Meeting will be held exclusively online.
Fiscal 2024 was a year of many achievements for Energizer. We are pleased that our financial results met or exceeded the fiscal year outlook we provided in November 2023. We are also very excited about our investment in innovation, as we believe that innovation is a key component of our growth. In fiscal 2024, we introduced the world’s first 3-in-1 Child Shield™ system for batteries, designed with secure packaging, bitter taste to deter ingestion and new Color Alert technology that is activated when it comes into contact with saliva. And in auto care, we are excited to introduce the Armor All® Podium Series, developed in partnership with Oracle Red Bull Racing, which includes a full portfolio of premium automotive appearance and air freshener products.
Energizer will never stop improving and we are always looking for ways to further optimize our business and serve our customers and consumers globally. The foundational improvements we’ve made across our business are delivering results and give us confidence that the strategic priorities and choices we’ve made are propelling Energizer toward a bright future.
Your vote is important. Whether or not you plan to attend the Annual Meeting of Shareholders, please vote as soon as possible. You may vote your proxy on the Internet, by telephone, or if this Proxy Statement was mailed to you, by completing and mailing the enclosed traditional proxy card. Please review the instructions on the proxy card or the electronic proxy material delivery notice regarding each of these voting options.
We thank you for the opportunity to continue serving you and Energizer.
Sincerely,
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| Patrick J. Moore Independent Chairman | | Mark S. LaVigne President and Chief Executive Officer |
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NOTICE OF 2025 ANNUAL
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| HOW TO ATTEND To provide opportunity for increased shareholder and employee attendance, the 2025 Annual Shareholders’ Meeting will be virtual and held online via a live audio webcast at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/ENR2025. Please see our Proxy Statement for additional information regarding accessing the meeting. | |
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| RECORD DATE November 29, 2024 | |
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| AVAILABILITY OF MATERIALS Our Proxy Statement and 2024 Annual Report are available at www.proxyvote.com.* We commenced mailing and are making available this Proxy Statement on December 12, 2024. * Web links throughout this document are provided for convenience only. Information from the Energizer website is not incorporated by reference into this proxy statement. | |
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| To make sure your shares are represented, please cast your vote as soon as possible in one of the following ways: |
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ITEMS OF BUSINESS
1.Election of the 9 director nominees named in this Proxy Statement
2.Ratification of the selection of our independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2025
3.Non-binding, advisory vote to approve executive compensation
4.To vote on a shareholder proposal regarding a director election resignation governance policy if properly presented at the meeting
The Board recommends that you vote “FOR” each director nominee included in Proposal 1, “FOR” Proposals 2 and 3, and “AGAINST” Proposal 4. The full text of these proposals is set forth in the accompanying Proxy Statement.
Further information on the process for, and deadlines applicable to, voting, attending the meeting and appointing a proxy is set forth in “Additional Information—Voting Procedures” in the Proxy Statement.
By order of the Board of Directors,
KATHRYN A. DUGAN
General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
December 12, 2024
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| PROXY SUMMARY | |
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| FREQUENTLY USED TERMS & ABBREVIATIONS |
| 2020 Plan | Energizer Holdings, Inc. Omnibus Incentive Plan |
| 2023 Plan | Energizer Holdings, Inc. 2023 Omnibus Incentive Plan |
| ASC | Accounting Standards Codification |
| DEIB | Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging |
| ESG | Environmental, Social and Governance |
| FASB | Financial Accounting Standards Board |
| NEOs | Named Executive Officers |
| NYSE | New York Stock Exchange |
| PCAOB | Public Company Accounting Oversight Board |
| PEO | Principal Executive Officer |
| PEP | Pension Equity Plan |
| PPMA | PensionPlus Match Account |
| PSU | Performance Share Units |
| PwC | PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP |
| RSU | Restricted Stock Units |
| SEC | Securities and Exchange Commission |
| SG&A | Selling, General and Administrative Expenses |
| Spin-Off | Spin-off of Energizer from its former parent company in July 2015 |
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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE HIGHLIGHTS
Energizer has a history of strong corporate governance. We believe good governance is critical to achieving long-term shareholder value. We are committed to governance practices and policies that serve the long-term interests of the Company and its shareholders.
The following table summarizes some of Energizer’s corporate governance practices and policies:
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| ACCOUNTABILITY üAnnual election of directors üDirectors are elected by majority vote üResignation policy in the event that a director fails to receive a majority vote üAll directors, with the exception of Mr. Vitale who was on medical leave for approximately three months at the beginning of fiscal 2024, attended more than 75% of Board and Committee meetings üLimit on director membership on other public company boards INDEPENDENCE AND COMPOSITION üIndependent Chairman appointed by independent directors ü8 of our 9 director nominees are independent, 3 are women and 2 are ethnically diverse üExecutive sessions held by independent directors at each Board and Committee meeting üAverage tenure of 6.5 years, reflecting a balanced approach of newer perspectives and experienced directors
| | ETHICS AND COMPLIANCE üRobust Code of Conduct, Corporate Social Policy, and Supplier Code of Conduct BEST PRACTICES üAnnual Board and committee evaluations, including peer feedback, resulting in enhancements to Board and committee composition and practices üRobust CEO and senior management succession and development plans ALIGNMENT WITH SHAREHOLDERS üMeaningful stock ownership guidelines üProhibition on hedging, pledging or short sale transactions in Company stock OVERSIGHT üThe full Board oversees corporate strategy including the Company’s overarching ESG strategy üCommittees help oversee enterprise risks, including environmental and cybersecurity (Audit Committee); human capital management, culture, diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging (Human Capital Committee); and governance strategy (Nominating and Governance Committee) | |
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BOARD DIVERSITY
Our director nominees possess broad expertise, skills, experience, backgrounds and perspectives that will continue to facilitate the strong oversight and strategic direction required to govern the Company’s business and strengthen and support senior management. As illustrated below, our director nominees include individuals with expertise in fields that align with the Company’s business and long-term strategy and reflect a mixture of tenures that allows for both new perspectives and continuity.
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BOARD NOMINEES
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| | Patrick J. Moore | Independent Chairman, Energizer Holdings, Inc. | 70 | 9 years | — |
| | Cynthia J. Brinkley | Retired Chief Administrative and Markets Officer, Centene Corporation | 65 | 9 years | Human Capital (Chair); Nominating and Governance |
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Frankiewicz | President, North America Region and Chief Commercial Officer, ManpowerGroup | 53 | 5 years | Audit; Human Capital |
| | Kevin J. Hunt | Retired Chief Executive Officer and President, Ralcorp Holdings, Inc. | 73 | 9 years | Finance and Oversight (Chair); Human Capital |
| | James C. Johnson | Retired General Counsel, Loop Capital Markets LLC | 72 | 9 years | Nominating and Governance (Chair); Audit |
| | Mark S. LaVigne | President and Chief Executive Officer, Energizer Holdings, Inc. | 53 | 4 years | Finance and Oversight |
| | Donal L. Mulligan | Retired Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, General Mills, Inc. | 63 | 3 years | Audit; Finance and Oversight |
| | Nneka L. Rimmer | Retired President, Global Flavors & Extracts, McCormick & Company | 53 | 6 years | Human Capital; Nominating and Governance |
| | Robert V. Vitale | President and Chief Executive Officer, Post Holdings, Inc. | 58 | 7 years | Audit (Chair); Finance and Oversight |
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COMPENSATION HIGHLIGHTS
PAY FOR PERFORMANCE PHILOSOPHY
Our compensation philosophy is to pay for performance over the long term, as well as on an annual basis. Our executive compensation program provides a mix of salary, incentives, and benefits paid over time to align executive officer and shareholder interests. A majority of total variable compensation granted to our named executive officers is in the form of three-year cliff vesting equity-based awards, further encouraging long-term growth.
Based on shareholder input and our Board’s assessment of our executive compensation program, pay components are unchanged from prior years.
The Human Capital Committee determined the following fiscal 2024 compensation for Mr. LaVigne:
•Total compensation, inclusive of base salary and equity-based incentives, of $10.8 million
•71% of Mr. LaVigne’s total compensation is variable and directly linked to company performance
•70% of Mr. LaVigne’s equity-based incentives is performance restricted stock units based on sustained three-year cumulative performance of key metrics (adjusted EPS and relative total shareholder return)
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COMPENSATION PRACTICES
Our Human Capital Committee believes that a well-designed, consistently applied compensation program is fundamental to the long-term creation of shareholder value. The following table summarizes highlights of our compensation practices that drive our executive officer compensation program.
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OUR COMPANY
OUR PURPOSE
Energizer is driven by our purpose to responsibly create products to make lives easier and more enjoyable. By living our culture of winning together, while serving each other, with a willingness to act boldly, all while doing right, we drive an atmosphere in which colleagues feel proud to work for Energizer.
SUSTAINABILITY
Around the world, we aim to deliver results, while protecting the environment, supporting the communities where we operate, and creating a safe, fair and inclusive environment for our colleagues.
We have committed to sustainability at the highest levels of the Company. Energizer’s Board of Directors oversees our overarching environmental, social and governance (ESG) strategy and the Board committees provide further support and oversight. Specifically, the Audit Committee oversees the environmental aspects of the program, the Human Capital Committee oversees the social aspects of the program, and the Nominating and Governance Committee oversees the governance aspects of the program. In addition, a cross-functional management ESG team leads the day-to-day efforts to prioritize resources, coordinate across businesses and functions, and engage internal and external stakeholders.
Energizer continues to work towards our three core sustainability goals: (1) to increase the recycled content in our packaging by 30% by 2030; (2) to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in our operations by 30% by 2030; and (3) to have 100% of new products undergo a sustainability assessment by 2025.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Please see Energizer’s 2024 Sustainability Report available on our website at www.energizerholdings.com/sustainability and the “Human Capital Resources” section in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K.
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The Board of Directors is responsible for providing governance and oversight over the strategy, operations and management of Energizer. The primary mission of the Board is to represent and protect the interests of our shareholders. The Board oversees our senior management, to whom it has delegated the authority to manage the day-to-day operations of the Company. During fiscal 2024, Energizer’s Board held seven meetings.
The Board has adopted Corporate Governance Principles, Committee charters and a Code of Business Conduct which, together with our Bylaws and Articles of Incorporation, form the governance framework for the Board and its Committees. The Board regularly (and at least annually) reviews its Corporate Governance Principles and other corporate governance documents and from time to time revises them when it believes it serves the interests of the Company and its shareholders to do so and in response to changing regulatory and governance requirements and best practices. The Corporate Governance Principles and Committee charters are available on our website at https://investors.energizerholdings.com/corporate-governance.
The following sections provide an overview of our corporate governance structure, including director independence and other criteria we use in selecting director nominees, our Board leadership structure and the responsibilities of the Board and each of its committees.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE PRACTICES
We are committed to governance policies and practices that serve the interests of the Company and its shareholders. Over the years, our Board has evolved our practices in the interests of our shareholders. Our governance practices and policies include the following, among other things:
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| Board Composition | | •Commitment to Board refreshment—adopted a mandatory retirement policy |
| •Average tenure of 6.5 years |
| •4 of 9 director nominees are diverse, with 3 women and 2 members of racial or ethnic minority groups |
| •2 of our committee chairs are diverse, with 1 woman and 1 member of a racial or ethnic minority group serving as committee chairs |
| •All candidates are evaluated and considered based on a variety of characteristics, including diversity of gender, ethnicity, background, expertise, and perspective as well as needed board skills and our membership criteria |
| •Clear membership criteria for all directors, including integrity, independence, energy, forthrightness, analytical skills and commitment to devote the necessary time and attention to the Company’s affairs |
| •Overboarding policy to ensure that directors are able to discharge their duties, taking into account principal occupations, memberships on other boards and attendance. The Company’s overboarding policy is set forth in our Corporate Governance Principles, available on our website at https://investors.energizerholdings.com/corporate-governance. All directors are in compliance with Energizer’s overboarding policy |
| Shareholder Rights | | •All directors are elected annually |
| •Directors are elected by majority vote |
| •Resignation policy in the event that a director fails to receive a majority vote |
| •Right to call a special meeting |
| Director Access | | •Directors have ability to engage outside experts and consultants and to conduct independent reviews |
| •Directors have significant interaction with senior business leaders and access to other colleagues |
| Governance Best Practices | | •Share ownership requirements for directors and executive officers |
•Mandatory director retirement age of 75 |
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BOARD LEADERSHIP STRUCTURE
Our Board considers the appropriate leadership structure for the Company and has concluded that the Company and its shareholders are best served by not having a formal policy on whether the same individual should serve as both Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board. This flexibility allows the Board to use its considerable experience and knowledge to elect a qualified director as Chairman of the Board, while maintaining the ability to separate the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer roles when appropriate. Currently, we have an Independent Chairman of the Board. The roles of Chairman and Chief Executive Officer have been separate since 2015. Our Chief Executive Officer has primary responsibility for the operational leadership and strategic direction of the Company, while our Independent Chairman facilitates our Board’s independent oversight of management.
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| •Acting as a liaison between the independent directors and the Chief Executive Officer | |
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| •Setting the Board meeting agendas, as well as assuring that there is sufficient time for discussion of agenda items, in consultation with the other directors, the Chief Executive Officer and the Corporate Secretary | |
| •Providing input as to the content, quality, quantity and timeliness of information prepared by Company management for the board | |
| •Acting as an advisor to the Chief Executive Officer | |
| •Leading the annual self-assessment of the Board | |
| •Overseeing the process for Chief Executive Officer succession and leading, at least annually, the Board’s discussion of Chief Executive Officer succession planning | |
| •Available to engage with key shareholders, as appropriate | |
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COMMITTEE COMPOSITION
Our Board has the following four committees: (1) Audit, (2) Human Capital, (3) Finance and Oversight, and (4) Nominating and Governance. The membership and the function of each of the Board committees are described below. Each of the committees operates under a written charter adopted by the Board.
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Members: Rebecca D. Frankiewicz James C. Johnson Donal L. Mulligan Robert V. Vitale (Chair) Meetings in Fiscal 2024: 5 The Board has determined that each member of the Audit Committee is independent within the meaning of Energizer’s independence standards and applicable NYSE and SEC rules and regulations. Mr. Vitale and Mr. Mulligan are audit committee financial experts. | •Reviews internal auditing, accounting, financial reporting, internal control and risk management functions •Responsible for engaging and supervising our independent accountants, resolving differences, if any, between management and our independent accountants regarding financial reporting, pre-approving all audit and non-audit services provided by our independent accountants, and establishing procedures for the receipt, retention and treatment of complaints regarding accounting, internal accounting controls or auditing matters •Reviews (i) management’s programs to identify, assess, manage, and mitigate significant enterprise risks of the Company, including both strategic and operational risks, and (ii) the Company’s risk management structures and practices, including cybersecurity •Exercises oversight of the Company’s compliance and internal audit programs, with direct access to management •Oversees the environmental aspects of the Company’s environmental, social, and governance (ESG) program |
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Members: Kevin J. Hunt (Chair) Mark S. LaVigne Donal L. Mulligan Robert V. Vitale Meetings in Fiscal 2024: 4 | •Reviews our financial condition, objectives and strategies, and acquisitions and other major transactions, including capitalization and debt and equity offerings, and capital expenditures |
•Reviews our annual business plan |
•Makes recommendations to the Board concerning financing requirements, our share repurchase program and dividend policy, foreign currency management and pension fund performance |
•Reviews casualty and liability insurance programs and requirements |
•Reviews performance of defined benefit plan investment managers and trustees and the investment objectives |
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Members: Cynthia J. Brinkley (Chair) Rebecca D. Frankiewicz Kevin J. Hunt Nneka L. Rimmer Meetings in Fiscal 2024: 6 The Board has determined that each member of the Human Capital Committee is independent within the meaning of Energizer’s independence standards and applicable NYSE and SEC rules and regulations. Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation No member of the Human Capital Committee is or has been an officer or employee of the Company or any of its subsidiaries. In addition, no member of the Human Capital Committee had any relationships with the Company or any other entity that require disclosure under the proxy rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC. | •Oversees the Company’s culture, including DEIB plans and programs as well as the social aspects of the Company’s environmental, social, and governance (ESG) program |
•Reviews human capital management and related policies and procedures, and the consistency of such policies and procedures with the Company’s core values |
•Reviews and approves the Company’s executive compensation philosophy and its programs, policies and practices and oversees compensation and benefits risks |
•Reviews and approves corporate goals and objectives relevant to the Chief Executive Officer’s compensation, evaluates the Chief Executive Officer’s performance in light of those goals and objectives and determines and approves the Chief Executive Officer’s compensation |
•Administers our equity plans and grants equity-based awards, including establishing criteria for performance-based awards and certification of their achievement, under the plan |
•Administers and approves performance-based awards under our executive officer bonus plan |
•Oversees the development of succession plans for the Chief Executive Officer and other senior management |
•Monitors management compensation and benefit programs and reviews principal employee relations policies |
•Assists the Board in reviewing the results of any shareholder advisory votes, or responding to other shareholder communications, that relate to executive officer compensation, and considers whether to make or recommend adjustments to the Company’s policies and practices as a result of such votes or communications |
•Reviews a report from management regarding potential material risks, if any, created by the Company’s compensation policies and practices |
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Members: Cynthia J. Brinkley James C. Johnson (Chair) Nneka L. Rimmer Meetings in Fiscal 2024: 4 The Board has determined that each member of the Nominating and Governance Committee is independent within the meaning of Energizer’s independence standards and applicable NYSE and SEC rules and regulations. | •Reviews, approves and recommends for Board consideration director candidates based on the director selection guidelines, and advises the Board with regard to the nomination or appointment of such director candidates |
•Periodically reviews and makes recommendations to the Board regarding the appropriate size, role and function of the Board |
•Develops and oversees a process for an annual evaluation of the Board and its committees |
•Recommends to the Board, as appropriate, the number, type, functions, and structure of committees of the Board, and the Chair of each such committee |
•Develops, updates as necessary and recommends to the Board corporate governance principles and policies |
•Oversees the Company’s governance strategy matters, including the governance aspects of the Company’s environmental, social, and governance (ESG) program |
•Administers our stock ownership guidelines |
•Conducts the annual self-assessment process of the Board and its committees |
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MANAGEMENT SUCCESSION PLANNING
One of the Board’s primary responsibilities is to oversee the development of executive-level talent to successfully execute the Company’s strategy. Management succession is regularly discussed by the independent directors in executive session and with the Chief Executive Officer. The Board reviews candidates for all senior executive positions to confirm that qualified successor-candidates are available for all positions and that development plans are being used to strengthen the skills and qualifications of successor-candidates.
Our Independent Chairman oversees the process for the Chief Executive Officer succession and leads, at least annually, the Board’s discussion of Chief Executive Officer succession planning. Our Chief Executive Officer reviews development plans for successors of the other senior management roles with the Board. Directors engage with potential Chief Executive Officer and executive officer talent at Board and committee meetings and in less formal settings to enable directors to personally assess candidates. The Board reviews management succession in the ordinary course of business as well as contingency planning.
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BOARD AND COMMITTEE EVALUATIONS
The Board and each committee conduct an annual self-evaluation to assess effectiveness and consider opportunities for improvement. The self-evaluation process is managed by the Nominating and Governance Committee. The Independent Chairman of the Board as well as each committee chair leads the Board and committee in a robust assessment on an annual basis.
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| ANNUAL PROCESS INITIATION | | > | | The Nominating and Governance Committee initiates the annual assessment process for the Board, committee, and individual director evaluations. |
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QUESTIONNAIRES | | > | | After review and approval by the Nominating and Governance Committee, written questionnaires are sent to all directors, focusing on: •Effectiveness of the Board’s leadership and committee structure •Quality of Board materials and agendas •The Board’s relationship with management •Engagement of and preparation by Board and committee members •Board and committee composition and succession planning •Board and committee culture and dynamics, including the effectiveness of discussion and debate at meetings •Peer feedback for each individual director. |
| REVIEW | | > | | The Nominating and Governance Committee Chair and Independent Chairman review the directors’ responses to the Board questionnaire and the individual director evaluations. Each committee chair reviews the directors’ responses to the committee questionnaires. |
| FEEDBACK | | > | | The Nominating and Governance Committee Chair and Independent Chairman lead a discussion with the Board and summarize the directors’ responses to the Board questionnaires. Each committee chair also leads a discussion and summarizes the committee members’ responses to the committee questionnaires. The results of any peer evaluations are considered by the Nominating and Governance Committee Chair, in consultation with the Independent Chairman, and individual director feedback is discussed with individual directors, as needed. |
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DIRECTOR SUCCESSION PLANNING PROCESS
The Nominating and Governance Committee regularly reviews the composition of the Board and its committees, including the qualifications, expertise, backgrounds and characteristics that are represented in the current Board as well as the criteria it considers needed to support Energizer’s long-term strategy. After an in-depth review of the candidates, the Nominating and Governance Committee recommends candidates to the Board in accordance with our Articles of Incorporation, Bylaws, Corporate Governance Principles and the criteria adopted by the Board regarding director candidate qualifications. After careful review and consideration, the Board will nominate candidates for election, or re-election, at our Annual Shareholders’ Meeting. The Board may appoint a director to the Board during the course of the year to serve until the next Annual Shareholders’ Meeting.
The Company’s Corporate Governance Principles provide that directors are not eligible for re-election upon reaching age 75; however, on the recommendation of the Nominating and Governance Committee, the Board may waive these requirements on an annual basis as to any director if there are unusual circumstances that warrant a waiver to retain needed continuity and expertise or for other business reasons that are in the best interests of the Company.
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As part of its ongoing succession planning efforts, over the course of several meetings during fiscal 2024, the Nominating and Governance Committee engaged in discussion regarding future Board and committee composition. In connection with this process, the Nominating and Governance Committee retained an independent third party to assist in identifying potential director candidates with backgrounds, skills and experiences that would enhance the Board’s overall capability to guide the Company’s strategic vision.
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| Board and Nominating and Governance Committee determine desired criteria, including diversity, skills and experience of director candidates | | | Director candidates identified by search firm, Board members, colleagues and shareholders | | | Nominating and Governance Committee evaluates candidates of interest against selection criteria, individual characteristics and qualifications |
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| Nominating and Governance Committee Chair and the Independent Chairman conduct interviews and gather information; other Board members may also meet with candidates | | | Nominating and Governance Committee discusses each director candidate, evaluates potential contributions to the Board as a whole and recommends the potential candidate to the Board | | | The Board votes to elect director candidate based on an assessment of his or her qualifications and potential contributions to the Board |
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The Nominating and Governance Committee identifies potential candidates for first-time nominations as directors through various sources, including recommendations it receives from the following:
•Current and former Board members,
•Third-party search firms, and
•Shareholders, colleagues and other stakeholders.
The Nominating and Governance Committee has the authority to engage a third-party search firm to identify and provide information on potential candidates. Although the Company does not have a formal policy with respect to diversity matters, in addition to the criteria for membership on the Board of Directors outlined in the Company’s Corporate Governance Principles, the Board also considers factors such as diversity on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, religion, disability and sexual orientation.
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SHAREHOLDER ENGAGEMENT
We conduct shareholder engagement throughout the year and provide shareholders with an opportunity to cast an annual, advisory Say on Pay vote. Our historical Say on Pay results influenced our decision to maintain our approach to our executive compensation program for fiscal 2024. Last year, our shareholders overwhelmingly approved our executive compensation program. The Human Capital Committee will continue to consider shareholder feedback and the outcome of our Say on Pay votes for future compensation decisions.
We have a robust shareholder and stakeholder engagement program. Our integrated outreach team engages proactively with our shareholders and other stakeholders, including our customers, consumers, colleagues, partners and the communities in which we operate. Our outreach team monitors developments in corporate governance and social responsibility, and, in consultation with our Board, thoughtfully adopts and applies developing practices in a manner that best supports our business and our culture. We actively engage with our shareholders and stakeholders in a number of forums on a year-round basis.
During fiscal 2024, we contacted a subset of our largest institutional investors and invited them to engage in a dialogue on various governance-related topics including director commitments and ESG. While the engagements are primarily conducted by management, Board members also participate when appropriate.
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| Our engagement activities have produced valuable feedback that helps inform our decisions and strategy, when appropriate. | | Outreach to holders of approximately 50% OF OUR OUTSTANDING SHARES IN FISCAL 2024 | |
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BOARD OVERSIGHT OF STRATEGY
The Board is responsible for providing governance and oversight regarding the strategy, operations and management of the Company. Acting as a full Board and through the Board’s four standing committees, the Board is involved in the Company’s strategic planning process. Each year, the Board holds a strategy planning meeting during which members of senior leadership present the Company’s overall corporate strategy and seek input from the Board. At subsequent meetings, the Board continues to review the Company’s progress against its strategic plan. In addition, throughout the year, the Board will review specific strategic initiatives where the Board will provide additional oversight. The Board is continuously engaged in providing oversight and independent business judgment on the strategic issues that are most important to the Company.
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BOARD OVERSIGHT OF RISK
Our Board is responsible for, and committed to, the oversight of the business and affairs of our Company. In carrying out this responsibility, our Board advises our senior management to help drive long-term value creation for our shareholders and oversees management’s efforts to ensure that our expectations are appropriately communicated and embraced throughout the Company.
The Board, acting both directly and through its committees, is actively involved in oversight of the significant risks affecting our business. The Board and its committees’ risk oversight activities are informed by our management risk assessment and risk management processes. Our Board monitors our “tone at the top” and risk culture and oversees emerging strategic risks. Risk management is overseen by our Board through the Board’s committees. Each committee provides regular reports to the Board regarding matters reviewed by their committee. In particular, each committee focuses on overseeing the following areas:
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•Internal auditing, accounting, financial reporting, internal control and risk management •Management’s programs to identify, assess, manage and mitigate enterprise risks •Compliance and internal audit programs •Cybersecurity •Environmental aspects of the Company’s ESG program | | •Culture, including Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging •Compensation and benefits risk •Equity incentive awards •CEO performance •CEO and senior management succession planning •Social aspects of the Company’s ESG program | | •Financial condition, objectives and strategies •Insurance risk •Liquidity •Capital allocation •Capital investments •Tax structure | | •Board effectiveness •Board governance practices and strategy •Director succession planning •Governance aspects of the Company’s ESG program |
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The Board’s oversight role is consistent with the Company’s leadership structure, with management having day-to-day responsibility for assessing and managing the Company’s risk exposure and the Board, directly and through its committees, providing oversight in connection with those efforts, with particular focus on the most significant risks facing the Company. Management meets regularly to discuss our business strategies, challenges, risks and opportunities and reviews those items with the Board at regularly scheduled meetings. As part of these discussions, management provides a report to the Audit Committee on information security matters quarterly with a formal presentation to the Board at least annually.
The risk oversight responsibility of the Board and its committees is enabled by management evaluation and reporting processes that are designed to provide visibility to the Board about the identification, assessment and management of critical risks and management’s risk mitigation strategies. Management of day-to-day operational, financial, legal and compliance risks is the responsibility of the operational and executive leadership of the Company.
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Management has established a comprehensive risk management process that is facilitated by our Senior Director of Internal Audit and our Associate General Counsel, Global Ethics & Compliance and includes our Global Executive Team, which consists of a cross functional team of senior leaders and executives. Semi-annually, top risks are identified, assessed and key mitigation strategies are developed by the risk owners. At least annually, the Board or relevant committee reviews the top risk areas and receives reports more regularly for certain risk areas to ensure risks are being adequately managed.
CODE OF CONDUCT
At Energizer, our culture is the foundation for all that we do, and we work hard to be the best and play by the rules, while valuing every colleague and partner that makes up our team. Our Code of Conduct is based on our Company culture and serves as the foundation for our individual actions and decisions as colleagues. Our Code of Conduct applies to all colleagues, including our Board and senior management, and we require our Board and all colleagues, including our senior management, to adhere to the Code of Conduct in discharging their work-related responsibilities and annually acknowledge their review of and compliance with the Code of Conduct. Our Code of Conduct is periodically reviewed and amended by the Board.
Our Ethics & Compliance program is directed by our Associate General Counsel, Global Ethics & Compliance, who oversees the training on and enforcement of the Code of Conduct. We provide live and web-based training on specific aspects of the Code of Conduct and specific ethics and compliance risk areas. Colleagues are expected to report any conduct they believe in good faith to be a violation of the Code of Conduct, and we do not tolerate retaliation against anyone who makes such a report. Colleagues have multiple avenues to ask questions and share concerns, including speaking with their direct supervisor, contacting Human Resources, or calling the 24/7 ethics and compliance help line staffed by an independent third party and available in 14 languages.
The Code of Conduct is posted on our website at https://investors.energizerholdings.com/corporate-governance. We will disclose on our website any future amendments of the Code of Conduct or any waivers granted to our executive officers from any provision of the Code of Conduct.
Our commitment to our culture will help us continue to lead in the markets where we work and make our brand globally known and respected.
We also have a Supplier Code of Conduct which sets forth our Company’s basic expectations for environmental, labor, supplier working conditions and ethical practices that suppliers are expected to meet in order to do business with our Company. We hold our suppliers to a high standard and use a risk-based approach to assess suppliers for compliance with the Supplier Code of Conduct.
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COMMUNICATING CONCERNS TO THE BOARD
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| Shareholders and other interested parties may communicate directly with our Board, any committee of our Board, any individual director (including the Independent Chairman and the committee chairs) or the non-employee directors as a group, by writing to: | |
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| Energizer’s Corporate Secretary reviews all correspondence addressed to our directors and provides the Board with copies of all communications that deal with the functions of our Board or its committees, or that otherwise require Board attention. Concerns relating to our financial statements, accounting practices, internal controls or violations of our Code of Conduct are addressed in accordance with the procedures outlined in our Code of Conduct, which is available on our website at https://investors.energizerholdings.com/corporate-governance and are forwarded to the Chair of the Audit Committee. | |
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DIRECTOR NOMINATION
Energizer, a global branded consumer products company, is one of the world’s largest manufacturers and distributors of primary batteries, portable lights and auto care appearance, performance, refrigerant and fragrance products. The Nominating and Governance Committee is responsible for recommending candidates for election to our Board of Directors, consistent with the skills and experience required of the Board in exercising its oversight function and strategic priorities in addition to the requirements for membership set forth in our Corporate Governance Principles.
We have nine nominees for the Board of Directors, all of whom serve on our current Board of Directors.
CRITERIA, QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE AND INDEPENDENCE
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For all directors, we require integrity, energy, forthrightness, analytical skills and commitment to devote the necessary time and attention to the Company’s affairs. In evaluating the suitability of individual director candidates, our Board considers many factors, including educational and professional background; personal accomplishments; industry experience; and diversity of thought as well as background, including on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, religion, disability and sexual orientation. The Nominating and Governance Committee works with our search firm to ensure the candidate slate provided to the Committee includes diverse candidates. Directors should be able to devote sufficient time to the affairs of the Company and be diligent in fulfilling the responsibilities of a director and Board committee member, including developing and maintaining sufficient knowledge of the Company and its industries; reviewing and analyzing reports and other information important to the Board and committee responsibilities; preparing for, attending and participating in Board and committee meetings; and satisfying appropriate orientation guidelines. The Nominating and Governance Committee is also responsible for articulating and refining specific criteria for Board and committee membership to supplement the more general criteria. | | | KEY CRITERIA | |
| | üEngaged üHigh personal integrity üDiversity of backgrounds and experience üFree of potential conflicts of interest üWillingness to challenge and stimulate management üAbility to devote sufficient time to serve üCommitment to representing the interests of all shareholders | |
The Board does not believe that directors should expect to be re-nominated annually. In determining whether to recommend a director for re-election, the Nominating and Governance Committee considers the director’s participation in and contributions to the activities of the Board, the results of the most recent Board self-assessment (including any peer feedback), and meeting attendance.
When the Nominating and Governance Committee recruits new director candidates, that process typically involves either a search firm or a member of the Nominating and Governance Committee contacting a prospective candidate to assess interest and availability. Candidates then meet with members of the Board and the Chief Executive Officer, and, as appropriate, with members of management. At the same time, the Committee and the search firm will contact references for the candidate. A background check is completed before a final candidate recommendation is made to the Board.
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The Nominating and Governance Committee also considers shareholder recommendations for candidates for the Board of Directors using the same criteria described below. Additional information can be found in the section “Shareholder Proposals for the 2026 Annual Shareholders’ Meeting.”
Having an independent board is a critical element of our corporate governance. Our Corporate Governance Principles provide that a majority of our directors be independent. Our Board has adopted director independence guidelines to assist in determining each director’s independence. The guidelines either meet or exceed the independence requirements of the NYSE and SEC.
Each year, and before a new director is appointed, the Board must affirmatively determine a director has no relationship that would interfere with the exercise of independent judgment in carrying out his or her responsibilities as a director. Annually, each director completes a detailed questionnaire that provides information about relationships that might affect the determination of independence. Management provides the Nominating and Governance Committee and Board with relevant known facts and circumstances of any relationship bearing on the independence of a director or nominee. The Nominating and Governance Committee then completes an assessment of each director and nominee, considering all known relevant facts and circumstances concerning any relationship bearing on the independence of a director or nominee. This process includes evaluating whether any identified relationship otherwise adversely affects a director’s independence and affirmatively determining that the director has no material relationship with the Company, another director, or as a partner, shareholder, or officer of an organization that has a relationship with the Company.
The Board has determined that all of our nominees, other than Mr. LaVigne, are independent within the meaning of Energizer’s independence standards (which may be found in our Corporate Governance Principles) and applicable NYSE and SEC rules and regulations.
The Company’s Corporate Governance Principles provide that the Board will not nominate individuals for election or re-election as directors after they have attained age 75. On the recommendation of the Nominating and Governance Committee, the Board may waive these requirements on an annual basis as to any director if there are unusual circumstances that warrant a waiver to retain needed continuity and expertise or for other business reasons that are in the best interests of the Company.
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BOARD SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
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| PROPOSAL 1 | | Election of Directors ü The Board recommends a vote FOR each of the nominees listed in this proposal. | |
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Set forth in this section are each nominee’s name, age, principal occupation, business experience, and other current and prior public company directorships held during the past five years. We also discuss the qualifications and skills that led our Board to nominate each person for election as a director. All of the nominees agreed to be named in this Proxy Statement and to serve if elected.
If for some reason a nominee is unable to serve, or for good cause will not serve if elected, the proxies may be voted by the named proxies for a substitute nominee, if any, who may be designated by the Board to fill the vacancy. Alternatively, the Board may reduce its size.
INFORMATION ABOUT NOMINEES
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| Cynthia J. Brinkley Retired Chief Administrative and Markets Officer, Centene Corporation |
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| Age: 65 Independent Director Energizer Committees: Human Capital Committee (Chair) Nominating and Governance Committee Other Public Company Board: •Ameren Corporation | | Director Since 2015 |
| | Ms. Brinkley served in multiple leadership roles at Centene Corporation, a government services managed care company, including as its Chief Administrative and Markets Officer from 2018 until 2019. Ms. Brinkley also served as Centene Corporation’s President and Chief Operating Officer from 2017 until 2018, Executive Vice President, Global Corporate Development from 2016 until 2017 and Executive Vice President, International Operations and Business Integration from 2014 until 2016. Prior to joining Centene in 2014, Ms. Brinkley served as Vice President of Global Human Resources for General Motors from 2011 to 2013. She also held various leadership roles at AT&T, Inc., including Senior Vice President of Talent Development, Chief Diversity Officer, and President of SBC / AT&T Missouri. |
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| | Ms. Brinkley brings significant experience in communications and human capital management as well as extensive experience as a senior executive at Fortune 10 and Fortune 50 companies to our Board of Directors and provides the Board with a unique perspective on high-profile issues facing our core businesses. |
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| Rebecca D. Frankiewicz President, North America Region and Chief Commercial Officer, ManpowerGroup |
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| Age: 53 Independent Director Energizer Committees: Audit Committee Human Capital Committee Other Public Company Board: •None | | Director since 2020 |
| | Since June 2022, Ms. Frankiewicz has served as the President, North America Region and Chief Commercial Officer of ManpowerGroup, Inc. a world leader in innovation workforce solutions, responsible for over $10 billion in revenue and over 4,000 employees. Prior to her current position, Ms. Frankiewicz served as President, North America from July 2017 to May 2022. Before joining ManpowerGroup, Ms. Frankiewicz held a variety of positions at PepsiCo between 2006 and 2017, including leading one of PepsiCo’s largest subsidiaries, Quaker Foods North America. In that role she was responsible for the $2.6 billion business, leading all functions, sales, and manufacturing. Prior to PepsiCo, Ms. Frankiewicz served as a strategic consultant at Deloitte Consulting and Andersen Consulting and began her career at Procter & Gamble Company. |
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| | Ms. Frankiewicz’s extensive senior leadership experience advising international consumer goods companies on complex management and strategy matters provides unique perspective and expertise to the Board’s strategic planning process. Additionally, Ms. Frankiewicz’s leadership role at a leading global workforce solutions company provides the Board with insight on human capital management issues, including recruitment, retention and inclusion and diversity. |
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| Kevin J. Hunt Retired Chief Executive Officer and President, Ralcorp Holdings, Inc. | |
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| Age: 73 Independent Director Energizer Committees: Finance and Oversight Committee (Chair) Human Capital Committee Other Public Company Board: •Clearwater Paper Company | | Director Since 2015 |
| | Mr. Hunt served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Ralcorp Holdings, Inc., a producer of private-brand foods and food service products, from 2012 to 2013, when it was acquired by ConAgra Foods, Inc. Prior to serving as its President and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Hunt served as Ralcorp Holdings, Inc.’s Co-Chief Executive Officer and President from 2003 to 2012 and as its Corporate Vice President from 1995 to 2003. Prior to joining Ralcorp Holdings, Mr. Hunt was Director of Strategic Planning for Ralston Purina and served in various marketing roles. Prior to Ralston Purina, Mr. Hunt was employed in various marketing and general management roles in international and domestic markets by American Home Products Corporation. |
| | He previously served as a Senior Advisor to C.H. Guenther & Sons, Inc. |
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| | As a former Chief Executive Officer and President of a NYSE-listed company, Mr. Hunt brings considerable experience to our Board and the committees on which he serves. |
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| James C. Johnson Retired General Counsel, Loop Capital Markets LLC | |
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| Age: 72 Independent Director Energizer Committee: Audit Committee Nominating and Governance Committee (Chair) Other Public Company Boards: •Ameren Corporation •Hanesbrands Inc. •Edgewell Personal Care Company | | Director Since 2015 |
| | Mr. Johnson served as General Counsel of Loop Capital Markets LLC, a financial services firm, from 2010 until his retirement in 2014. From 1998 to 2009, Mr. Johnson served in a number of positions at The Boeing Company, an aerospace and defense firm, including serving as Vice President, Corporate Secretary and Assistant General Counsel from 2003 until 2007, and Vice President and Assistant General Counsel, Commercial Airplanes from 2007 until 2009. In 2018, Mr. Johnson completed the NACD Cyber-Risk Oversight Program and earned the CERT Certificate in Cybersecurity Oversight, demonstrating his commitment to board-level cyber-risk oversight. |
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| Mark S. LaVigne President and Chief Executive Officer, Energizer Holdings, Inc. | |
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| Age: 53 Energizer Committee: Finance and Oversight Committee Other Public Company Board: •La-Z-Boy Incorporated | | Director Since 2021 |
| | Mr. LaVigne has served as Energizer’s President since 2019 and as its Chief Executive Officer since January 2021. He previously served as Energizer's Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer from 2015 – 2019. Mr. LaVigne joined Energizer’s former parent company in 2010, as Vice President, Assistant General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, later serving as Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary during which time he led Energizer’s spin-off from our former parent company in 2015. |
| | Prior to joining the Company, Mr. LaVigne was a partner at Bryan Cave LLP from 2007 to 2010, where he specialized in business and transactional counseling, and advised our former parent company on several strategic acquisitions. |
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| | •Executive Leadership | •Operations, Sales & Marketing | •CPG Industry |
| | •Global / International Experience | •Financial Expertise | •Legal / Compliance |
| | •Human Capital Management | •M&A / Corporate Strategy | •Public Company Governance |
| | •ESG | •Technology & Information Security | | |
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| | Mr. LaVigne’s long tenure at the Company and deep understanding of the consumer packaged goods industry, the Company’s businesses and his leadership role as Chief Executive Officer enable him to provide valuable contributions with respect to strategy, growth and long-range plans. |
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| Patrick J. Moore Independent Chairman, Energizer Holdings, Inc. | |
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| Age: 70 Independent Director Other Public Company Board: •Archer Daniels Midland Company | | Director Since 2015 |
| | Mr. Moore has served as the Chairman of Energizer’s Board of Directors since 2018. He is also President and Chief Executive Officer of PJM Advisors, LLC, a private equity investment and advisory firm. Prior to PJM, Mr. Moore served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation, a leader in integrated containerboard and corrugated package products and paper recycling, from 2002 to 2011, when it was acquired by RockTenn Company. |
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| | During his 24-year tenure at Smurfit-Stone, Mr. Moore also served as Chief Financial Officer, Vice President—Treasurer and General Manager of Smurfit-Stone’s Industrial Packaging division. Additionally, Mr. Moore previously held positions in corporate lending, international banking, and corporate administration at Continental Bank in Chicago. He is on the board of Archer Daniels Midland Company and serves as Chairman of the Nominating and Governance Committee as well as a member of the Executive and Audit Committees. Mr. Moore previously served as a board member for Exelis, Inc.; Rentech, Inc.; and Ralcorp Holdings, Inc. |
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| | •Executive Leadership | •Operations, Sales & Marketing | •Global / International Experience |
| | •Financial Expertise | •Legal / Compliance | •Human Capital Management |
| | •M&A / Corporate Strategy | •Public Company Governance | •ESG |
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| | Mr. Moore’s experience and financial expertise contribute to the oversight of overall financial performance and reporting by our Board as well as operational and strategic oversight. |
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| Donal L. Mulligan Retired Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, General Mills, Inc. | |
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| Age: 63 Independent Director
Energizer Committees: Audit Committee Finance and Oversight Committee Other Public Company Boards: •Tennant Company •Herbalife Ltd. | | Director Since 2021 |
| | Mr. Mulligan served as Chief Financial Officer of General Mills, Inc., a global manufacturer and marketer of branded consumer foods, from 2007 until his retirement in 2020. Mr. Mulligan joined General Mills in 2001 and held various senior management positions including Vice President, Financial Operations for the International division, Vice President, Financial Operations for Operations and Technology and Vice President and Treasurer. Prior to joining General Mills, Mr. Mulligan served as Chief Financial Officer, International for the Pillsbury Company from 1999 to 2001 and held various international positions with PepsiCo and YUM! Brands. |
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| | •Executive Leadership | •CPG Industry | •Global / International Experience |
| | •Financial Expertise | •M&A / Corporate Strategy | •Public Company Governance |
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| | Mr. Mulligan brings deep financial expertise and leadership experience in the consumer-packaged goods industry to the Board, as well as demonstrated strength in business analytics and global expansion. |
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| Nneka L. Rimmer Retired President, Global Flavors and Extracts, McCormick & Company, Inc. | |
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| Age: 53 Independent Director
Energizer Committees: Human Capital Committee Nominating and Governance Committee Other Public Company Board: •Constellation Energy | | Director Since 2018 |
| | Ms. Rimmer served as President, Global Flavors and Extracts at McCormick & Company, Inc., a global leader in flavor that manufactures, markets and distributes spices, seasoning mixes, condiments, and other products to the food industry, from August 2020 until her retirement in April 2021. She held a series of roles with increasing responsibility at McCormick & Company, including Senior Vice President, Business Transformation from 2019-2022, Senior Vice President, Strategy and Global Enablement from 2017-2019, and Senior Vice President, Corporate Strategy and Development from 2015-2017. |
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| | Prior to joining McCormick in 2015, Ms. Rimmer was a Partner and Managing Director with the Boston Consulting Group, focusing on advising Fortune 100 C-Suite executives and board directors on global growth, M&A strategy, talent development and change management. While at Boston Consulting Group for 13 years, she executed large-scale transformation initiatives working with large, global consumer goods corporations. Her areas of strategic expertise include trade, competition, international growth, go-to-market as well as organizational development. Ms. Rimmer also serves as a Director at Constellation Energy and is a Trustee of the University of Maryland, Baltimore. |
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| | •Executive Leadership | •Operations, Sales & Marketing | •CPG Industry |
| | •Global / International Experience | •Human Capital Management | •M&A / Corporate Strategy |
| | •Public Company Governance | •Technology & Information Security | |
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| | Ms. Rimmer brings to the Company significant brand-building expertise. Her prior executive leadership roles enable her to provide valuable contributions with respect to creativity and vision for long-term growth. Ms. Rimmer’s extensive consumer products background allows her to contribute valuable insights regarding the Company’s industry, operations, and strategy. |
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| Robert V. Vitale President and Chief Executive Officer, Post Holdings, Inc. | |
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| Age: 58 Independent Director Energizer Committees: Audit Committee (Chair) Finance and Oversight Committee Other Public Company Boards: •Post Holdings, Inc. •BellRing Brands, Inc. | | Director Since 2017 |
| | Mr. Vitale has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Post Holdings, Inc. (“Post”) since 2014. Post is a consumer-packaged goods holding company with businesses operating in the center-of-the-store, refrigerated, foodservice and food ingredient categories. Previously, Mr. Vitale served as Post’s Chief Financial Officer from 2011 to 2014. Mr. Vitale also served as the president and chief investment officer of Post Holdings Partnering Corporation, a former publicly-traded affiliate of Post that was a special purpose acquisition company, from January 2021 until June 2023. Mr. Vitale also serves as Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of BellRing Brands, Inc. (“BellRing”), a publicly-traded former subsidiary of Post that manufactures products in the global convenient nutrition category, since 2019. |
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| | Prior to joining Post, Mr. Vitale served as President and Chief Executive Officer of AHM Financial Group, LLC, a diversified provider of insurance brokerage and wealth management services from 2006 to 2011, and was previously a partner of Westgate Equity Partners, LLC, a consumer-oriented private equity firm from 1996 to 2006. He managed Corporate Finance at Boatmen’s Bancshares from 1994 to 1996 and started his career at KPMG in 1987. |
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| | •Financial Expertise | •M&A / Corporate Strategy | •Public Company Governance |
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| | As an experienced CEO with substantial understanding of Energizer’s business, Mr. Vitale is an exceptional director who is actively engaged and highly valued by the Board of Directors. In particular, Mr. Vitale’s strong leadership, deep M&A and capital markets expertise, accounting and financial background, and significant knowledge of consumer products businesses brings critical expertise to our Board. Director Commitments We understand that some of our shareholders may have policies or practices that differ from Energizer’s regarding the number of boards on which a director who is also a current public company named executive officer may serve. Energizer’s overboarding policy provides that directors may only serve on a total of five public company boards and sitting CEOs may serve on only three public company boards (including their own). As such, Mr. Vitale’s director commitments are in compliance with Energizer’s overboarding policy.
The specific facts and circumstances of Mr. Vitale’s service on the Post, BellRing, and Energizer boards of directors, demonstrate that Mr. Vitale continues to be well-positioned to serve as a member of Energizer’s Board. In particular:
•Mr. Vitale’s service on BellRing’s Board is simply a continuation of the roles in which he served before Post’s spin-off of BellRing in March 2022. Mr. Vitale’s involvement with, and time commitment to, BellRing remains the same as it was in prior years, with no expectation that Mr. Vitale will spend a materially different amount of time dedicated to BellRing than in prior years. •Mr. Vitale has existing knowledge of the BellRing business, stemming from his oversight role of Post’s active nutrition business before Post’s 2019 IPO of BellRing. Mr. Vitale’s involvement with BellRing is the same as it was before the BellRing IPO, but with a formal title due to the separation of the two companies. •Although Post no longer owns any equity in BellRing, Post and BellRing continue to maintain a strong relationship. Post provides various services to BellRing under a master services agreement, including corporate accounting, tax, internal audit, risk management, treasury, and capital markets services. In addition, Post’s Michael Foods business has constructed an aseptic shake manufacturing facility specifically to co-manufacture ready-to-drink shakes under a long-term supply agreement for BellRing. •Board logistics continue to facilitate Mr. Vitale’s service on all three Boards. Energizer, Post, and BellRing all hold regular board meetings in St. Louis, Missouri. Post’s and BellRing’s headquarters are also in St. Louis, Missouri. These logistics facilitate Mr. Vitale’s attendance, and greatly reduce the travel time that many directors face.
For these reasons, we are confident that Mr. Vitale will continue to meet his commitments and be a valuable contributor to our Board of Directors. |
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DIRECTOR ATTENDANCE
Our Board holds regularly scheduled quarterly meetings. The Board reviews strategic planning on an annual basis and discusses with senior management the Company’s long-term strategy. During fiscal 2024, all directors, with the exception of Mr. Vitale who was on medical leave for approximately three months at the beginning of fiscal 2024, attended 75% or more of the Board meetings and meetings of the committees on which they served during their period of service. Under our Corporate Governance Principles, each director is encouraged to attend our Annual Shareholders’ Meeting. All of our directors attended the 2024 Annual Shareholders’ Meeting, which was held in a virtual format.
DIRECTOR SHARE OWNERSHIP REQUIREMENTS
To help align the financial interests of our non-employee directors with those of our shareholders, our Corporate Governance Principles provide that our non-employee directors must maintain ownership of our common stock with a value of at least five times the directors’ annual cash retainer for Board service. For purposes of this determination, stock ownership includes shares of our common stock that are owned directly or by family members residing with the director or by family trusts, vested and deferred restricted stock equivalents and units, unvested restricted stock units (other than stock units subject to achievement of performance targets) and common stock units credited to a director under the Company’s deferred compensation plan. Newly appointed directors are required to retain at least 50% of restricted stock upon vesting until they become compliant with our ownership guidelines and are given a period of five years to attain full compliance with the requirements. As of September 30, 2024, all of our non-employee directors complied with the requirements.
DIRECTOR COMPENSATION
The Nominating and Governance Committee, which makes recommendations to the full Board regarding director compensation, strives to set director compensation around the 50th percentile of our peer group. Our peer group for fiscal 2024, which can be found under “Executive Compensation-—Executive Compensation Peer Group,” was selected for purposes of evaluating our executive and director compensation based on market data provided by the Human Capital Committee’s independent consultant, Farient Advisors (“Farient”). Our 2023 Plan includes a $1,000,000 annual compensation limit on all forms of compensation for non-employee directors.
Our non-employee director compensation program for service on our Board during fiscal 2024 included the elements described below. In addition, we provide transportation and lodging for out-of-town directors attending Board and committee meetings, coverage under our general directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies and, consistent with a benefit broadly provided to our colleagues, matching contributions to charitable organizations from the Energizer charitable foundation (up to $5,000 in any year). Directors may also, from time to time during the fiscal year, be provided with samples of our products, with an incremental cost of less than $50.
RETAINERS
During fiscal 2024, each of the directors, other than Mr. LaVigne, received a $100,000 annual retainer for serving on the Board and its committees. Mr. LaVigne, our Chief Executive Officer, received no additional compensation for service on the Board and the Finance and Oversight Committee. The committee chairs also received an additional annual retainer of $20,000 for their service, and the Independent Chairman of the Board received an additional annual retainer of $115,000 for his service as Chairman. Board members serving a portion of the fiscal year receive a pro rata portion of the annual retainer. The directors do not receive meeting fees.
DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN
Non-management directors are permitted to defer all or a portion of their retainers under the terms of our deferred compensation plan. Deferrals may be made into (a) the Energizer common stock unit fund, which tracks the value of our common stock, or (b) the prime rate fund, under which deferrals are credited with interest at the prime rate quoted by The Wall Street Journal. Deferrals invested in the stock unit fund in the deferred
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compensation plan are currently paid out in Energizer stock and deferrals invested in the prime rate fund in the deferred compensation plan are currently paid out in a lump sum in cash. Dividends earned on deferrals invested in the Energizer stock unit fund are credited to the prime rate fund and are paid out in cash. Payouts in each case are made within 60 days following the director’s termination of service on the Board.
RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS
On the first business day of January each year, each non-employee director is credited with a restricted stock unit award with a grant date value of $150,000. Grants in fiscal 2024 were made pursuant to our 2023 Plan. This award vests one year from the date of grant or upon certain other vesting events. Directors have the option to defer the delivery of shares upon vesting of this award until retirement from the Board. Board members serving a portion of the fiscal year will receive a pro rata portion of the annual restricted stock unit award. Upon retirement, directors receive 100% of all granted, but unvested, annual restricted stock unit awards.
The following table sets forth the compensation paid to non-management directors for fiscal 2024.
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| Name | Fees Earned or Paid in Cash (1)(2) | Stock Awards (3)(4) | Change in Pension Value and Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Earnings | All Other Compensation | Total |
C. Abrams-Rivera(5) | $ | 33,333 | | $ | 12,521 | | $ | 0 | | $ | 0 | | $ | 45,854 | |
| C.J. Brinkley | $ | 120,000 | | $ | 150,029 | | $ | 0 | | $ | 0 | | $ | 270,029 | |
R.D. Frankiewicz | $ | 100,000 | | $ | 150,029 | | $ | 0 | | $ | 0 | | $ | 250,029 | |
| K.J. Hunt | $ | 120,000 | | $ | 150,029 | | $ | 0 | | $ | 0 | | $ | 270,029 | |
| J.C. Johnson | $ | 120,000 | | $ | 150,029 | | $ | 0 | | $ | 0 | | $ | 270,029 | |
| P.J. Moore | $ | 211,250 | | $ | 150,029 | | $ | 0 | | $ | 0 | | $ | 361,279 | |
| D.L. Mulligan | $ | 100,000 | | $ | 150,029 | | $ | 0 | | $ | 0 | | $ | 250,029 | |
| N.L. Rimmer | $ | 100,000 | | $ | 150,029 | | $ | 0 | | $ | 0 | | $ | 250,029 | |
| R.V. Vitale | $ | 120,000 | | $ | 150,029 | | $ | 0 | | $ | 0 | | $ | 270,029 | |
(1)This column reflects retainers for Board and committee service earned during fiscal 2024.
(2)Directors are permitted to defer a portion or all of their cash retainers under the terms of the Company’s deferred compensation plan. During fiscal 2024, Mr. Vitale deferred 100% of his cash retainer into the Energizer stock fund of the deferred compensation plan. During the first quarter of fiscal 2024, Ms. Frankiewicz deferred 100% of her cash retainer into the Energizer stock fund of the deferred compensation plan. Beginning in the second quarter of fiscal 2024, Ms. Frankiewicz deferred 50% of her cash retainer into the Energizer stock fund and 50% of her cash retainer into the prime rate fund of the deferred compensation plan. As of September 30, 2024, the number of units held by each director in the Energizer stock fund was as follows: Ms. Brinkley, 4,612; Ms. Frankiewicz, 12,396; Mr. Johnson, 179; and Mr. Vitale, 22,320. Mr. Moore's fees reflect a pro rata portion of his independent Chairman retainer increase effective January 1, 2024.
(3)The amounts in this column reflect the grant date fair value of our awards to each of our directors of 4,709 RSUs, other than Mr. Abrams-Rivera who received 393 RSUs, on January 2, 2024 under the 2023 Plan, computed in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718. Each award was valued based on the grant date fair value of $31.86 per share. These RSUs were the only unvested outstanding stock awards for each of the directors as of September 30, 2024, and they will each vest on January 2, 2025.
(4)The number of vested but deferred RSUs held by each director as of September 30, 2024 is as follows: Ms. Brinkley, 16,827; Ms. Frankiewicz, 14,010; Mr. Johnson, 33,026; Mr. Moore, 30,134; Mr. Mulligan, 4,244; Ms. Rimmer, 7,805; and Mr. Vitale, 24,136.
(5)Mr. Abrams-Rivera retired from the Board of Directors in January 2024.
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Our Audit Committee, in accordance with authority granted in its charter as approved by the Board, appointed PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (“PwC”) as independent auditor for the current fiscal year. PwC has served as our independent auditor since our Spin-Off from Edgewell Personal Care Company (“Edgewell”) and served as Edgewell’s independent auditor for every fiscal year since 2000. PwC has begun certain work related to the fiscal 2025 audit, as approved by the Audit Committee. Information on independent auditor fees for the last two fiscal years is set forth below. The Board and the Audit Committee believe that the retention of PwC to serve as independent auditor is in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders. In making this determination, the Board and the Audit Committee considered a number of factors, including:
•Audit Committee members’ assessment of PwC’s performance
•Management’s assessment of PwC’s performance
•PwC’s independence and integrity
•PwC’s fees and the quality of services provided to the Company
•PwC’s global capabilities and knowledge of our global operations
A representative of PwC is expected to be present at the 2025 Annual Shareholders’ Meeting and will have an opportunity to make a statement, if desired, as well as to respond to appropriate questions. Although NYSE listing standards require that the Audit Committee be directly responsible for selecting and retaining the independent auditor, we are providing shareholders with the means to express their views on this issue. Although this vote will not be binding, in the event the shareholders fail to ratify the appointment of PwC, the Audit Committee will reconsider its appointment. Even if the appointment is ratified, the Audit Committee, in its discretion, may direct the appointment of a different independent auditing firm at any time during the year if the Audit Committee determines that such a change would be in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders.
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| PROPOSAL 2 | | Ratification of Selection of our Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for Fiscal 2025 ü The Board recommends a vote FOR this proposal. | |
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PwC’s aggregate fees for professional services rendered for the indicated fiscal years were:
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| Audit Fees | | $ | 4,830 | | $ | 5,009 | | |
| Audit-Related Fees | | $ | 15 | | $ | 13 | | |
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| Tax Compliance / Preparation | | $ | 0 | | $ | 0 | | |
| Other Tax Services | | $ | 0 | | $ | 0 | | |
| Total Tax Fees | | $ | — | | $ | — | | |
| All Other Fees | | $ | — | | $ | — | | |
| TOTAL FEES | | $ | 4,845 | | $ | 5,022 | | |
SERVICES PROVIDED BY PWC
The table above discloses fees paid to PwC during the last two fiscal years for the following professional services:
•Audit Fees: These are fees for professional services performed by PwC for the audit of our annual financial statements and review of financial statements included in our Form 10-Q filings, and services that are normally provided in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements, as well as fees and expenses related to offerings and debt agreements.
•Audit-Related Fees: These are fees for assurance and related services performed by PwC that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of our financial statements.
•Tax Fees: These are fees for professional services performed by PwC with respect to tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning. This includes preparation of original and amended tax returns for the Company and our consolidated subsidiaries; refund claims; payment planning; and tax audit assistance.
AUDIT COMMITTEE PRE-APPROVAL POLICY
The Audit Committee has a formal policy concerning approval of all services to be provided by our independent auditor, including audit, audit-related, tax and other services. The policy requires that all services the auditor may provide to us must be pre-approved by the Audit Committee. The Chair of the Audit Committee has the authority to pre-approve permitted services that require action between regular Audit Committee meetings, provided that he reports to the Audit Committee at the next regular meeting. Early in each fiscal year, the Audit Committee approves the list of planned audit and non-audit services to be provided by the auditor during that year, as well as a budget estimating spending for such services for the fiscal year. Any proposed services exceeding the maximum fee levels set forth in that budget must receive specific pre-approval by the Audit Committee. As applicable, the Audit Committee pre-approved all fees and services paid by Energizer for fiscal 2024 and fiscal 2023.
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AUDIT COMMITTEE REPORT
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| The Audit Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors consists entirely of four, non-employee directors that are independent, as defined under the NYSE listing standards, our Corporate Governance Principles, and applicable SEC rules and regulations. | |
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| The Audit Committee is responsible for the duties set forth in its charter, but is not responsible for preparing the financial statements, implementing or assessing internal controls or auditing the financial statements. Management is responsible for the Company’s internal controls and the financial reporting process. The independent accountants are responsible for performing an independent audit of the Company’s consolidated financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (the “PCAOB”) and issuing a report thereon. The Audit Committee’s responsibility is to monitor and oversee these processes. | |
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| As part of its oversight of the Company’s financial statements, the Audit Committee reviews and discusses with both management and the Company’s independent registered public accountants, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (“PwC”), all annual and quarterly financial statements prior to their issuance. With respect to the Company’s audited financial statements for the Company’s fiscal year ended September 30, 2024, management of the Company has represented to the Committee that the financial statements were prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. The Audit Committee has reviewed and discussed those financial statements with management and PwC, including a discussion of critical accounting policies, the quality, not just the acceptability, of the accounting principles followed, the reasonableness of significant judgments reflected in such financial statements and clarity of disclosures in the financial statements. The Audit Committee has also discussed with PwC the matters required to be discussed by the applicable requirements of the PCAOB. | |
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| In fulfilling its oversight responsibilities for reviewing the services performed by Energizer’s independent registered public accountants, the Audit Committee retains sole authority to select, evaluate and replace the outside auditors, discusses with the independent registered public accountants the overall scope of the annual audit and the proposed audit fees, and annually evaluates the qualifications, performance and independence of the independent registered public accountants and its lead audit partner. Annually, the Audit Committee oversees a process to assess the performance of the auditor and utilizes the results of that assessment when considering their reappointment. The Audit Committee also annually discusses PwC’s internal quality review process and the PCAOB’s inspection report on PwC, as well as the results of any internal quality reviews or PCAOB inspections of key engagement team members. In accordance with SEC rules, lead audit partners are subject to rotation requirements to limit the number of consecutive years an individual partner may provide service to the Company. For lead and concurring partners, the maximum number of consecutive years of service is five years. The process for selection of the Company’s lead audit partner pursuant to this rotation policy involves a meeting between the Chair of the Audit Committee and the candidate for the role, as well as discussion by the full Committee and with management. | |
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| The Audit Committee has received the written disclosures from PwC required by the applicable requirements of the PCAOB concerning independence, as modified or supplemented, and has discussed the independence of PwC with members of that firm. In doing so, the Committee considered whether the non-audit services provided by PwC were compatible with its independence. In fiscal 2024, the Audit Committee met five times with the internal auditors and PwC, with and without management present, to discuss the results of their examination, the evaluations of the Company’s internal controls and the overall quality of the Company’s financial reporting. | |
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| In addition, the Audit Committee reviewed key initiatives and programs aimed at maintaining the effectiveness of the Company’s internal and disclosure control structure. As part of this process, the Audit Committee continued to monitor the scope and adequacy of the Company’s internal auditing program, reviewing internal audit department staffing levels and steps taken to maintain the effectiveness of internal procedures and controls. | |
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| Based on the review and discussions referred to above, the Audit Committee recommended to the Company’s Board of Directors that the audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2024, be included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for that year and has selected PwC as the Company’s independent registered public accountants for fiscal 2025. | |
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| Robert V. Vitale — Chair Rebecca D. Frankiewicz | James C. Johnson Donal L. Mulligan | |
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| PROPOSAL 3 | | Advisory Resolution to Approve Executive Compensation (Say on Pay) ü The Board recommends a vote FOR this proposal. | |
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As approved by our shareholders at the 2022 Annual Shareholders’ Meeting, each year we seek the approval of our shareholders in a non-binding, advisory vote, of our executive compensation. Although the Say on Pay vote is non-binding, our Human Capital Committee values the opinions of our shareholders and considers the results of the most recent Say on Pay vote in determining our executive compensation policies and making executive compensation decisions.
At the 2024 Annual Shareholders’ Meeting, 98.2% of the votes were cast in favor of our Say on Pay proposal. The Human Capital Committee considered this result, as well as input from our ongoing shareholder engagement, and in light of the strong support, decided to maintain our executive compensation program in fiscal 2024.
Our Board believes that the compensation of our executive officers is aligned with the Company’s performance and is a competitive advantage in attracting and retaining the executive talent necessary to drive our business forward and build sustainable value for our shareholders. We believe that our current executive compensation program properly aligns the interests of our executive officers with those of our shareholders.
Accordingly, the Board recommends a vote FOR the adoption of the following advisory resolution, which will be presented at the Annual Meeting:
RESOLVED, that the shareholders of the Company approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the named executive officers, as disclosed in the Proxy Statement pursuant to the compensation disclosure rules of the SEC, including the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, the compensation tables and the accompanying footnotes and narratives.
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COMPENSATION DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
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The following Compensation Discussion & Analysis describes the fiscal 2024 compensation program for our named executive officers (“NEOs”). For fiscal 2024, our NEOs were: | |
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| Mark S. LaVigne |
President and Chief Executive Officer Age: 53 Years at Energizer: 14 | |
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| John J. Drabik |
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer Age: 52 Years at Energizer: 23 | |
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Executive Vice President, North America & Global Business Units Age: 59 Years at Energizer: 38 | |
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Executive Vice President, International Age: 58 Years at Energizer: 17 | |
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Executive Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer Age: 59 Years at Energizer: 10 | |
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Former Chief Human Capital Officer Age: 54 Years at Energizer: 31 | |
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Pay for Performance and Compensation Philosophy | |
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RESPONSIVENESS TO 2024 SAY ON PAY VOTE
As previously discussed, we conduct shareholder engagement throughout the year and annually provide shareholders with an opportunity to cast a nonbinding, advisory Say on Pay vote. Our shareholders’ overwhelming approval of our Say on Pay vote at our 2024 Annual Shareholders’ Meeting influenced our decision to maintain our approach to our executive compensation program for fiscal 2024. The Human Capital Committee will continue to consider shareholder feedback and the outcome of Say on Pay vote results in making future compensation decisions.
PAY FOR PERFORMANCE AND COMPENSATION PHILOSOPHY
Our compensation philosophy is to pay for performance over the long term, as well as on an annual basis. Our executive compensation program provides a mix of salary, incentives, and benefits paid over time to align executive officer and shareholder interests. We consider our executive pay program to be instrumental in helping us achieve our business objectives and effective in rewarding our executive officers for their role in achieving financial and operational performance. The Human Capital Committee, which is comprised entirely of independent directors, has primary responsibility for approving our compensation strategy and philosophy and the compensation programs applicable to our executive officers.
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| WHAT WE DO | | WHAT WE DON’T DO | |
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| üPay for performance, with 71% of our CEO’s total compensation performance-based and 61% of our other NEOs who are our current executive officers (our “current executive NEOs”, which does not include Ms. Drath) total compensation performance-based üEstablish threshold, target and maximum awards under our annual and long-term incentive programs üUse balanced performance metrics for annual and long-term incentive programs üUse rigorous goal setting aligned to our externally disclosed targets üHave stock ownership requirements for our executive officers üLimit perquisites to items that serve a reasonable business purpose üClosely monitor risks associated with our compensation programs and individual compensation decisions üHave a clawback policy for all incentive-based compensation earned by our executive officers | | ûPay tax gross-ups on any compensation ûAllow speculative trading, hedging or pledging transactions by our colleagues ûGenerally provide executive officer severance payments and benefits exceeding 2x salary and annual incentive awards other than in connection with a change of control ûGuarantee salary increases ûSingle-trigger for compensation payments under our change of control employment agreements | |
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The Human Capital Committee allocates pay in a manner designed to place the Company’s performance at the forefront of our overall executive compensation program. Our focus on pay for performance is best demonstrated through the structure of our executive compensation program, where the majority of annual executive pay is at risk and subject to annual and long-term performance requirements.
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| 71% OF COMPENSATION IS PERFORMANCE-BASED | | 61% OF COMPENSATION IS PERFORMANCE-BASED | |
The Human Capital Committee has reviewed the pay-for-performance relationship, prepared by our independent compensation consultant, looking at CEO pay and total shareholder return and deemed it to be appropriate.
COMPENSATION PHILOSOPHY
The philosophy underlying our executive compensation program is to pay compensation that is simple, aligned and balanced. We view compensation practices as a way to communicate our goals and standards of conduct and performance—and to motivate and reward colleagues in relation to their achievements. Overall, the same principles that govern the compensation of all our salaried colleagues apply to the compensation of our executive officers. Within this framework, we observe the following guiding principles:
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| What We Believe | What We Do | |
| SIMPLE | Compensation methods should be transparent, understandable, straightforward, and minimize perquisites | •Use straightforward annual and long-term incentive plan metrics that are directly tied to business performance | |
| ALIGNED | The interests of our executive officers should be aligned with those of our shareholders | •Set a majority of executive officers’ total compensation as performance-based pay •Include relative TSR as a long-term incentive metric, aligning executive compensation with investor experience and a market-based measure •Froze US pension accruals •Have a clawback policy, a securities trading policy that includes prohibitions on hedging and pledging, and stock ownership requirements | |
| BALANCED | Components of compensation should complement each other and offset risk of overemphasis on any one metric or time period | •Use a combination of pay elements that reward achievement of objectives across annual and long-term time periods •Balance annual and long-term incentive plans to drive results in the short term without sacrificing long-term value creation •Limit the use of perquisites | |
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FISCAL 2024 PAY COMPONENTS
Our fiscal 2024 pay components remained the same as fiscal 2023.
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| Description | Driving Shareholder Value | How it Pays |
| BASE SALARY |
| Determined based on job scope, experience, market comparable positions and operating results | Provides fixed income to attract and retain top talent | Semi-monthly cash payment |
| ANNUAL INCENTIVE PROGRAM |
Provides short-term variable pay based on Company financial performance | Motivates executives to achieve the Company’s annual strategic and financial goals | Single cash payment following determination of performance |
| LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PROGRAM |
| We use two programs to ensure a strong link between incentive compensation opportunities and longer-term objectives: |
Performance-based restricted stock unit awards that vest only on achievement of pre-determined performance targets with a three-year vesting period Represents 70% of equity award | Rewards achievement of long-term growth goals and creation of shareholder value | Vesting upon the achievement of specific metrics over a three-year performance period |
Time-based restricted stock unit awards that track stock price performance over a three-year vesting period Represents 30% of equity award | Promotes long-term retention and supports stock ownership and alignment with shareholders | Vesting upon the three-year anniversary of grant date |
| RETIREMENT AND OTHER BENEFIT PLANS |
| Retirement and other benefit plans sponsored by the Company on the same terms and conditions applicable to all eligible colleagues | Provides retirement and other benefits to attract and retain top talent | In accordance with the terms of the plans |
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| ANNUAL COMPENSATION-RELATED RISK EVALUATION | |
| We monitor the risks associated with our compensation program on an ongoing basis. Our compensation risk assessment occurs in two parts: a review of the Company’s compensation programs and a review of compensation decisions and payments, with a focus on our executive officers. In October 2024, with input from the Human Capital Committee’s independent compensation consultant, the Human Capital Committee conducted a review of our compensation programs, including the executive compensation program, to assess any risks arising from our compensation policies and practices. The Human Capital Committee agreed with the review’s findings that these compensation programs do not encourage unnecessary or excessive risk-taking and do not create risks that are reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the Company. In particular, the Human Capital Committee determined that the following design features reduce the risk within our compensation policies and practices: •Compensation program design provides a balanced mix of cash and equity, annual and longer-term incentives •Maximum payout levels for bonuses and performance awards are capped •Multiple performance metrics are used to determine payouts under the annual and long-term incentive programs •Executive officers are subject to stock ownership and retention guidelines •A clawback policy and securities trading policy, with prohibitions on hedging and pledging, are in place | |
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STOCK OWNERSHIP REQUIREMENTS
Our stock ownership and retention requirements align executive officer and shareholder interests by linking the value realized from equity-based awards to sustainable Company performance. Our current executive NEOs are required to meet the stock ownership requirements presented below.
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| STOCK OWNERSHIP REQUIREMENTS |
| Chief Executive Officer | 6x base salary |
| All Other Executive Officers | 3x base salary |
Newly appointed executive officers are required to retain at least fifty percent (50%) of the shares they receive from the vesting of restricted stock units until they become compliant and are given a period of five years to attain full compliance with the requirements. For purposes of this determination, stock ownership includes shares of our common stock that are owned directly or by family members residing with the executive officer or by family trusts and unvested restricted stock units (other than stock units subject to achievement of performance targets). As of September 30, 2024, each of our current executive NEOs is in compliance with the stock ownership requirements.
SECURITIES TRADING POLICY AND HEDGING AND PLEDGING PROHIBITION
We have adopted a Securities Trading Policy governing the purchase, sale, and/or other dispositions of the Company’s securities by our directors, officers and employees, and the Company itself, that we believe is reasonably designed to promote compliance with insider trading laws, rules and regulations and the exchange listing standards applicable to us.
Under our Securities Trading Policy, directors, officers, colleagues and their related persons are prohibited from engaging in hedging or monetization transactions with respect to Energizer securities, including:
•trading in put or call options, warrants, swaps, forwards and other derivatives or similar instruments on the Company’s securities;
•selling the Company’s securities “short”; and
•purchasing financial instruments (including prepaid variable forward contracts, equity swaps, collars, and exchange funds) that are designed to profit from, hedge or offset any change in the market value of equity securities (1) granted to the director, officer, or colleague by the Company as part of the compensation of such person, or (2) held, directly or indirectly, by such person.
The policy also prohibits directors, officers, colleagues, and their related persons from holding the Company’s securities in a margin account or otherwise pledging the Company’s securities in any way including as collateral for a loan.
CLAWBACK POLICY
Under our Incentive Compensation Recoupment Policy, in the event of an accounting restatement, the Human Capital Committee, as the committee of the Board responsible for administering the policy, is authorized to recover certain incentive-based compensation paid to an executive officer of the Company on or after October 2, 2023 to the extent such incentive-based compensation was paid on the basis of financial results in respect of any of our three most recently completed fiscal years preceding the restatement.
HOW WE DETERMINE COMPENSATION
PAY EVALUATION AND DECISION PROCESS
Each year, the Human Capital Committee reviews our executive officers’ performance using a balanced and disciplined approach to determine their base salaries and variable compensation awards. The approach for
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fiscal 2024 included a full-year assessment of financial results. The Human Capital Committee considers various factors that collectively indicate successful management of our business, including:
•Company performance, including financial and non-financial measures
•The manner in which results are achieved, adherence to risk policies, and the quality of earnings
•Year-over-year performance
•Company performance relative to our executive compensation peer group
ROLE OF INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANT
To help determine executive pay, the Human Capital Committee retains an independent compensation consultant, Farient, for advice regarding the general competitive landscape and trends in executive compensation. While the Human Capital Committee meets with the consultant from time to time, the Chair of the Human Capital Committee also communicates directly with the consultant between Human Capital Committee meetings. The independent compensation consultant advises the Human Capital Committee on several matters, including (1) competitive analysis (including in relation to our peer group), (2) incentive plan design, (3) updates on trends in executive and director compensation, (4) peer group composition, (5) developing strategies for how compensation can support executive officer succession planning, and (6) other compensation-related matters as requested by the Human Capital Committee.
A representative of Farient attends committee meetings and serves as a resource to the Human Capital Committee on executive and director compensation matters. Additionally, to encourage independent review and discussion of executive compensation, the Human Capital Committee meets with Farient in executive session.
The Human Capital Committee annually reviews the independence of its compensation consultant in light of SEC rules and NYSE Listed Company Rules regarding compensation consultant independence and has affirmatively concluded that Farient has no conflicts of interest relating to its engagement by the Human Capital Committee.
The Human Capital Committee also annually reviews the performance of its independent compensation consultant.
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION PEER GROUP
The Human Capital Committee selects the members of our peer group and periodically examines whether peers continue to meet the criteria for inclusion described below. As part of this process, the Human Capital Committee receives advice from its independent compensation consultant and selects a peer group that includes companies that have the following characteristics:
•US-based, publicly traded company in relevant industries including household products and personal products
•Similar revenue with limited private label business
•Similar number of employees
•Global company with a diversified brand portfolio
•Limited concentration among customers and distribution primarily through 3rd party retailers
For fiscal 2024 compensation planning, the Human Capital Committee, with the assistance of Farient, conducted a full review of the composition of the peer group. When conducting its review, the Human Capital Committee considered the peer group selection characteristics mentioned above. As a result of such review, the Human Capital Committee determined that the composition of the peer group remained appropriate.
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| HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS | PERSONAL CARE | FOOD AND BEVERAGE |
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The Clorox Company Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. Hasbro Inc. Central Garden & Pet Co. The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company ACCO Brands | Church & Dwight Inc. Helen of Troy Ltd. Edgewell Personal Care Co. Prestige Consumer Healthcare | Hain Celestial Group, Inc. Monster Beverage Corporation Post Holdings, Inc. |
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For fiscal 2025 compensation planning, the Human Capital Committee, with the assistance of Farient, determined that the fiscal 2024 peer group remained appropriate.
SETTING TOTAL COMPENSATION
The Human Capital Committee targets total compensation near the 50th percentile of the market and reviews size-adjusted market compensation for Energizer’s revenue size.
CEO ASSESSMENT, COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND ANNUAL TIMELINE
CEO Assessment
With respect to our Chief Executive Officer’s pay, the Human Capital Committee conducts an annual performance assessment of the Chief Executive Officer and the Human Capital Committee determines appropriate adjustments to all elements of his pay based on the following factors:
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| INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE | COMPANY PERFORMANCE | MARKET PRACTICES |
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Analysis of the Chief Executive Officer’s performance with respect to performance goals approved by the Human Capital Committee, the effectiveness of his leadership, and his experience | Delivery of financial results, achievement of major corporate initiatives, and colleague engagement
| As provided by the independent compensation consultant |
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Compensation Process for Executive Officers
For the other current executive NEOs, the Chief Executive Officer makes recommendations to the Human Capital Committee for all elements of pay. These recommendations are based on an assessment of the individual’s role, responsibilities, experience, and individual performance. The Human Capital Committee also obtains market data from its independent compensation consultant and then reviews, discusses, modifies, and approves these recommendations, as appropriate.
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Annual Timeline
The diagram below summarizes the Human Capital Committee’s annual process for setting executive compensation.
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| Fall | | Winter | | Spring and Summer |
•Annual CEO performance assessment •Annual update on Annual and Long-Term Incentive Program metrics and performance •Review of executive compensation and regulatory environment trends •Approve executive pay •Review compensation risk assessment •Approve compensation plan | | •Quarterly update on Annual and Long-Term Incentive Program metrics and performance •Planning for annual compensation risk assessment and approach •Review of compensation guidelines of institutional shareholders and proxy advisors •Annual review of Change of Control benefits | | •Quarterly update on Annual and Long-Term Incentive Program metrics and performance •Executive Compensation peer group analysis |
ELEMENTS OF COMPENSATION
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| PRIMARY ELEMENTS OF OUR EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION PROGRAM | |
| •Base Salary | |
| •Annual Incentive Program | |
| •Long-Term Incentive Program | |
| – Performance Restricted Stock Unit Awards | |
| – Time-Based Restricted Stock Unit Awards | |
| •Retirement and Other Benefits | |
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The Human Capital Committee believes these pay components align the interests of our executives with those of our shareholders by basing a significant portion of total pay on performance and achievement of our short- and long-term goals. The specific mix among the individual components reflects market comparisons (primarily with respect to the median of our peer group) and individual position and performance.
BASE SALARY
The general guideline for determining salary levels for our executive officers, including the Chief Executive Officer, is to target the 50th percentile of the market while also considering other factors such as individual performance, responsibilities and experience. While we are mindful of the competitive range, our primary goal is to compensate our executive officers at a level consistent with our compensation philosophy, even if this results in actual pay for some positions that may be higher or lower than the market median. The Human Capital Committee considers adjustments to base salaries for the executive officers on an annual basis.
For fiscal 2024, the Human Capital Committee determined that an increase to the base salaries of our current executive NEOs was reasonable in light of the Company’s operating results in fiscal 2023. To remain competitive with the market, the Human Capital Committee also considered the effect of these increased salaries in relation to market median. Ms. Drath’s base salary for the portion of fiscal 2024 that she remained employed with us was $401,700, which was not increased from fiscal 2023.
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The table below sets forth the fiscal 2024 base salaries for our current executive NEOs.
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| FY2024 Base Salary | Increase (%) |
M.S. LaVigne | $1,020,000 | 5% |
J.J. Drabik | $612,150 | 6% |
M.A. Lampman | $498,488 | 5% |
R.W. Vauth(1) | $465,832 | 6% |
L.A. Shambro | $460,675 | 6% |
(1)The salary presented in the table for Mr. Vauth is shown as converted from Euros to U.S. dollars at the fiscal 2024 average conversion rate used to prepare the Company’s financial statements (1 U.S Dollar = 0.9223 Euros).
ANNUAL INCENTIVE PROGRAM
The annual incentive program is based on performance against certain metrics determined by the Human Capital Committee. The overall design of our fiscal 2024 annual incentive program is the same as our fiscal 2023 program. Our fiscal 2024 annual incentive award was designed to measure performance against the three equally weighted metrics set forth in the table below (dollars in millions):
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| FY2024 |
| Driving Shareholder
Value | Weighting | Threshold
(50% of
Bonus
Target) | Target
(100% of
Bonus
Target) | Stretch
(200% of
Bonus
Target) | Actual
Achievement
(1) | Payout |
Adjusted
Net
Sales | Net sales measures revenue and encourages development of consumer-relevant innovation and in-store execution to drive product sales | 33 1/3% | $2,704.9 | $2,924.3 | $3,143.6 | $2,902.3 | 95.0% |
Adjusted
Operating
Profit | Operating profit measures underlying business profit and encourages selling products, generating strong gross margins and maintaining tight cost controls | 33 1/3% | $396.5 | $466.4 | $536.4 | $484.6 | 126.0% |
Adjusted
Gross
Margin Rate | Gross margin helps drive profitable revenue growth across our business | 33 1/3% | 38.0% | 40.0% | 42.0% | 41.1% | 156.0% |
| Total | | | | | | | 125.6% |
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(1)Adjustments to the actual achievement metrics vary from reported figures to address the impacts of currency, Argentina activity, and the Centralsul acquisition operations and remove other unusual and non-recurring items. See Appendix A for a description and reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial measures.
Our performance target-setting philosophy is consistent with prior years, with targets tied to our annual business plan for the fiscal year and aligned with our long-term strategic plan. The performance goals for each metric are set at the beginning of the fiscal year. Each metric for the annual incentive plan reflects adjustments to financial data derived from our financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) and intended to exclude certain items that the Human Capital Committee believes are not reflective of the Company’s ongoing operating performance. These items include acquisition and integration costs, unusual or non-recurring items, and variations in the exchange rate between foreign currencies and budget exchange rates. The Human Capital Committee believes these performance metrics more accurately reflect Energizer’s underlying financial and operating results. See Appendix A for a description and reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial measures.
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Actual bonuses are interpolated for performance between threshold and maximum performance. No bonuses tied to performance are paid for results below the Threshold goal. The maximum bonus payout is capped at 200% for Company performance at, or above, the Stretch goal.
Each current executive NEO was assigned an individual bonus target, defined as a percentage of the individual's base pay, based on individual performance and market practice information provided by our independent compensation consultant. For fiscal 2024, the following bonus targets, which remained the same as fiscal 2023, were assigned to our current executive NEOs:
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| FY24 Bonus Target |
| M.S. LaVigne | 125% |
| J.J. Drabik | 85% |
| M.A. Lampman | 60% |
| R.W. Vauth | 60% |
L.A. Shambro | 60% |
Pursuant to the terms of the Separation and Transition Agreement with Ms. Drath, as more particularly described under “—Drath Separation and Transition Agreement”, Ms. Drath was ineligible to participate in the Company’s annual incentive program for fiscal 2024.
For fiscal 2025, the Human Capital Committee will continue to measure performance against three equally weighted metrics but has replaced the Adjusted Operating Profit metric with an Adjusted EBITDA metric. The Human Capital Committee views Adjusted EBITDA as a key financial performance measure for the long‑term growth of the Company and as a driver of de-leveraging and stockholder value creation.
LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PROGRAM
Consistent with prior years, in November 2023, the Human Capital Committee granted to key executives restricted stock unit awards, with achievement of Company performance targets over three years as a condition to vesting of the majority of the award (70% for these awards granted in 2023), and continued employment with the Company over the same period as a condition to vesting of all restricted stock unit awards. See “Executive Compensation Tables—Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change of Control” for additional information on the vesting terms of these awards.
The size of these equity awards granted to our current executive NEOs in fiscal 2024 was based on several factors, including officers’ individual performance, executive retention, market run-rate for equity grants among our peer group and benchmark data from our peer group provided by our independent compensation consultant.
Timing and Procedures for Grants in Fiscal 2024
Other than in exceptional cases, such as promotions or new hires, long-term incentive awards are granted in the first quarter of the fiscal year (calendar quarter ending December 31), when the Human Capital Committee determines salary levels and bonus programs for the new fiscal year.
Time-Based Restricted Stock Units
The time-based component of the equity awards granted in fiscal 2024 was based on the corresponding grant date value of the restricted stock units. The restricted stock units are stock settled at the end of the three-year period when they convert into unrestricted shares of our common stock if and to the extent that the vesting requirements are met. The number of restricted stock units granted to each current executive NEO in fiscal 2024 is shown in “Executive Compensation Tables—Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table.”
Performance Restricted Stock Units
The performance-based component of the equity awards granted in fiscal 2024 potentially vest based on performance for the period October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2026 based on the achievement of the two performance metrics set forth in the table below.
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| FY2024 Grants |
| Driving Shareholder Value | Weighting |
Cumulative Adjusted Earnings Per Share | A company performance metric that aligns executive officers with shareholders through a shared focus on the earnings that accrue to a shareholder in our stock | 50% |
| Relative Total Shareholder Return | A market metric that aligns executive compensation with investor experience and gives shareholders insight into the Company’s shareholder returns relative to companies included in the Russell 2000 Consumer Staples Index as of October 1, 2023 | 50% |
Similar to performance metrics under the Annual Incentive Program, the Human Capital Committee adopted performance metrics that use non-GAAP financial measures, which exclude certain items that the Human Capital Committee believes are not reflective of the Company’s ongoing operating performance. The Human Capital Committee believes these performance metrics more accurately reflect Energizer’s underlying financial and operating results. See Appendix A for a description and reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures.
The number of units granted to each current executive NEO in fiscal 2024 is shown in the “Executive Compensation Tables—Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table.” No vesting of performance based long-term incentive awards occurs for results below the threshold goal, and the maximum vesting percentage is capped at 200% for Company performance at, or above, the maximum performance goal.
Pursuant to the terms of the Separation and Transition Agreement with Ms. Drath, as more particularly described under “—Drath Separation and Transition Agreement”, Ms. Drath was ineligible to receive long-term incentive awards for fiscal 2024.
LONG-TERM SHAREHOLDER VALUE
We design our awards with the intention that the results we achieve for our shareholders are consistent with the results obtained under our incentive plans. The performance measures associated with the long-term performance incentive awards that were granted in November 2021 were measured over a three-year period and were tied to cumulative adjusted earnings per share (“EPS”) and relative total shareholder return (“TSR”). Total performance was weighted 50/50 to each metric. As described in the table below, based on the Company’s results, over the three-year performance period ended September 30, 2024, as adjusted consistent with the awards’ terms, the long-term performance incentive awards granted in fiscal 2021 paid out at 90% of target in November 2024. The number of units that were paid out to each executive officer is shown in the “Executive Compensation Tables—Stock Vested Table”.
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| Weighting | Threshold (50% of Bonus Target) | Target (100% of Bonus Target) | Stretch (200% of Bonus Target) | Actual Achievement | Payout |
Cumulative Adjusted Earnings Per Share (1) | 50% | $8.42 | $9.91 | $11.39 | $9.49 | 86% |
Relative Total Shareholder Return | 50% | 25th percentile | 50th percentile | 75th percentile | 47th percentile | 93% |
Total | | | | | | 90% |
(1)See Appendix A for a description and reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial measures.
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EXECUTIVE SAVINGS INVESTMENT PLAN
Certain executive officers, including certain NEOs, participate in the Company’s executive savings investment plan, our excess 401(k) plan, a non-qualified defined contribution plan. Under the plan, amounts that would be contributed, either by an executive or by the Company on the executive’s behalf, to the Company’s qualified defined contribution plan (the “401(k) plan”) but for limitations imposed by the IRS, are credited to the executive savings investment plan. The executive savings investment plan provides for immediate vesting of the Company matching contributions. Details of the executive savings investment plan, including the contributions, earnings, and year-end balances, are set forth in the “Executive Compensation Tables—Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Table.”
DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN
Our colleagues no longer have the opportunity to defer portions of their salary and bonus compensation under the terms of our non-qualified deferred compensation plan, or to invest in the Energizer common stock unit fund within the deferred compensation plan. However, certain current and former executives who were employed by our former parent company before the Spin-Off had their account balances under our former parent company’s deferred compensation plan transferred to our deferred compensation plan. Mr. LaVigne has benefits under the terms of our deferred compensation plan. Details of the deferred compensation program, including earnings and year-end balances, are set forth in “Executive Compensation Tables—Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Table.”
PENSION BENEFITS
For colleagues in the United States, pension benefits are provided under applicable Energizer Holdings, Inc. Retirement Plan, a tax-qualified defined benefit plan that is subject to maximum pay and benefit limits under the tax rules. Pension benefits are also provided under a pension restoration plan, the Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan, a non-qualified plan that provides a supplement to an executive’s pension benefit equal to the amount that the executive would have received but for limitations under the Internal Revenue Code. Mr. LaVigne, Mr. Drabik, Mr. Lampman, and Ms. Drath each have pension benefits. Details of pension benefits under the Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan are set forth in “Executive Compensation Tables—Pension Benefits Table”. The plans were frozen as of December 31, 2013, and future retirement service benefits are no longer accrued under this retirement program. The freeze includes both the qualified and non-qualified plans.
The Retirement Accumulation Account that was effective from January 1, 2010 to December 31, 2013, included the future retirement benefits of the participants in our former parent company’s qualified defined benefit pension plan, including Mr. LaVigne, Mr. Drabik, Mr. Lampman, and Ms. Drath, which were determined in accordance with a retirement accumulation formula. The participants received monthly credits equal to 6% of their eligible benefit earnings for each month, which amounts were credited with monthly interest equal to the 30-year Treasury rate that is reset annually. Certain older, longer-tenured participants, including the NEOs, with age and years of service totaling at least 60 but not more than 74 as of December 31, 2009, received an additional monthly credit equal to 2% of eligible benefit earnings. Participants receive credit for years of service with our former parent company. Participants with age and years of service totaling 75 or more as of December 31, 2009, received an additional monthly credit equal to 4% of their eligible benefit earnings. These transition credits were available to eligible plan participants through 2013 (or, if earlier, their termination of employment with the Company).
The defined benefit plan also used the following benefit calculation formulas, all of which were frozen as of the end of calendar year 2009:
•Pension Equity Plan benefit formula: Under PEP, an executive is entitled to a benefit (payable in lump sum or as a monthly annuity) based on five-year average annual earnings, which were multiplied by “pension equity credits” earned with years of service. The benefit was subject to a three-year vesting period. PEP was applied to Mr. Drabik, Mr. Lampman, and Ms. Drath.
•PensionPlus Match Account: The PPMA generally provided a 325% match under our retirement plan to those participants who made an after-tax contribution of 1% of their annual earnings to our 401(k) plan. To the extent an officer’s PPMA benefit was unavailable due to Internal Revenue Code limits, the benefit was restored under our excess savings investment plan and not the pension restoration plan for executives. The benefit was generally subject to a three-year vesting requirement. The PPMA benefit was available through the end of the calendar year 2009 for Mr. Drabik, Mr. Lampman, and Ms. Drath.
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Mr. Vauth participates in the Wilkinson Pension Plan. Participants in the Wilkinson Pension Plan are eligible to receive old-age pensions, early old-age pensions, disability pensions, and dependents’ pensions (widows’ pensions and widowers’ pensions). Under the terms of the Wilkinson Pension Plan, normal retirement age is 65. As required by local law, for colleagues who receive German social security pensions, the retirement age is 63 or, in certain circumstances, between 60 and 62. In addition, upon experiencing a qualifying disability, participants in the plan are eligible to receive disability benefits after reaching the age of 50 and completing 15 years of service. All pension benefits under the plan are subject to a waiting period of five years of uninterrupted plan participation. As required by local law, a colleague’s accrued pension benefit becomes nonforfeitable after reaching the age of 21 and participating in the plan for at least three years.
The Wilkinson Pension Plan applies the following formulas for determining participant pension benefits:
•Old-age pension: The sum of (i) for each year of credited pensionable service, 0.6% of final pensionable salary (up to a maximum pensionable salary equal to the social security wage limit less €500 (the “Wage Limit”)) up to a maximum of 15% of final pensionable salary; plus (ii) for each year of credited pensionable service, 1.2% of final pensionable salary in excess of the Wage Limit, up to a maximum of 30%. Final pensionable salary is the participant’s base pay in the month prior to retirement. Pensionable service is the uninterrupted time of service from the participant’s hiring date to reaching normal retirement age. If a participant terminates employment early prior to a benefit case (death, disability or retirement), then the pension amount for “Old Age Pension”, “Disability Pension”, “Early Old Pension” and “Dependents’ Pension” is prorated by the participant’s service until employment termination, divided by the service to normal retirement date (age 65).
•Disability pension: The participant’s old-age pension benefit that would be available upon reaching normal retirement age, pro-rated by the ratio of the number of years of the participant’s service until the participant’s qualifying disability to the number of years until normal retirement age.
•Early old-age pension: Computed according to the same formula as the disability pension.
•Dependents’ pension (widows’, widowers’): (i) in the event of the participant’s death in service, 60% of the participant’s old-age pension benefit; or (ii) in the event of the participant’s death following retirement, 60% of the value of the pension benefit paid immediately before the participant’s death.
PERQUISITES
For fiscal 2024, we offered a limited number of perquisites for our executive officers. In fiscal 2024, we provided a US executive financial planning program, which provides reimbursement for 80% of the costs incurred for qualifying financial planning, legal, and tax preparation services up to a maximum of $8,000 in the first calendar year and $6,000 in subsequent calendar years. This benefit partially offsets costs incurred by our executive officers in connection with their regulatory compliance obligations as public company executives. In fiscal 2024, to help mitigate increasing cybersecurity risks, the Company provided each NEO with a subscription to DeleteMe and Lifelock at a value of $1,520 per year. Executive officers are also eligible to participate in the Company’s charitable foundation matching gift program, which is generally available to global colleagues. Under this program, the foundation matches 100% of charitable donations made to eligible charities, up to a maximum of $5,000 per year per colleague. We regularly review the benefits provided to our executives and make appropriate modifications based on peer group analysis and the Human Capital Committee’s evaluation of the retentive value of these benefits.
Consistent with local market practice, Mr. Vauth’s employment agreement, as amended, provides that Mr. Vauth is eligible to receive a monthly company car allowance. The Company also provides executive-level Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) benefit coverage for Mr. Vauth.
SEVERANCE AND OTHER BENEFITS FOLLOWING A CHANGE OF CONTROL
In order to enhance our retention of key executives and, in the event of a change of control, enable them to focus on the interests of shareholders in a potential transaction, we have adopted our Executive Severance Plan and entered into change of control employment agreements with each of our current executive NEOs other than Mr. Vauth, who has an employment agreement in accordance with German law and standard market practice. The individuals who have change of control employment agreements are carefully selected by the Human Capital Committee. We believe these executives are critical to the process of evaluating or negotiating a potential change of control transaction or in the operation of our business during the negotiations or
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integration process, so that their retention would be critical to the success of a transaction. Our Executive Severance Plan and change of control employment agreements include post-termination non-competition and non-solicitation covenants, which we believe provide significant value to our shareholders. We do not permit tax gross-up payments relating to severance payments for change of control employment agreements entered into with our executive officers.
The Human Capital Committee annually reviews the cost and terms of these agreements with input provided by Farient. On November 18, 2024, the Human Capital Committee updated the Company’s Executive Severance Plan to define the cash severance amount as the eligible employee’s base salary plus target bonus multiplied by the applicable severance multiple and to provide continued health and welfare benefits to the CEO and all other eligible employees for a period of 24 and 12 months, respectively. This change was not applicable to fiscal 2024.
See “Executive Compensation Tables—Potential Payments upon Termination or Change of Control” for a description of these arrangements and the estimated compensation and benefits provided under these arrangements to our current executive NEOs.
In connection with her entry into the Separation and Transition agreement, as more particularly described under “—Drath Separation and Transition Agreement”, Ms. Drath ceased to participate in the Executive Severance Plan and the change of control employment agreement between the Company and Ms. Drath terminated.
DRATH SEPARATION AND TRANSITION AGREEMENT
On August 4, 2023, the Company, through its subsidiary, Energizer Brands, LLC, entered into a Separation and Transition Agreement (“Separation and Transition Agreement”) with Susan K. Drath, the Company’s Chief Human Capital Officer. Pursuant to the Separation and Transition Agreement, Ms. Drath’s employment with the Company ended on March 31, 2024 (“Separation Date”). From the effective date of the Separation and Transition Agreement through the Separation Date, Ms. Drath supported the orderly transition of her responsibilities (“Transition Period”). Ms. Drath ceased to serve as the Company’s Chief Human Resources Officer effective as of December 31, 2023 and thereafter served as a Special Advisor to the Company through the Separation Date.
Pursuant to the Separation and Transition Agreement, during the Transition Period, Ms. Drath continued to receive payment of her base salary and remained eligible to participate in the Company’s benefit plans and programs in effect during the Transition Period. Additionally, in consideration for her waiver of her right to receive an annual incentive award for the plan year ending September 30, 2023 and the RSUs and performance-based RSUs previously granted to Ms. Drath that were otherwise scheduled to vest in 2023, Ms. Drath received payments in the aggregate amount of $477,737.
Following the conclusion of her employment on the Separation Date, subject to the execution of a customary release of claims, Ms. Drath received severance payments in an aggregate amount of $1,130,719.
HUMAN CAPITAL COMMITTEE REPORT
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| The Human Capital Committee reviewed and discussed the Compensation Discussion and Analysis with management. Based on this review and discussion, the Human Capital Committee recommended to the Board that the Compensation Discussion and Analysis be included in the proxy statement and incorporated by reference into the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2024. | |
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| Cynthia J. Brinkley — Chair
Rebecca D. Frankiewicz
Kevin J. Hunt
Nneka L. Rimmer | |
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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION TABLES
SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
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Year | Base
Salary (1) | Bonus | Stock
Awards (2) | Option
Awards | Non-Equity
Incentive
Plan
Comp. (3) | Change in
Pension Value
and Nonqualified
Deferred
Comp. Earnings (4) | All Other
Compensation (5) | Total |
Mark S. LaVigne President and Chief Executive Officer | 2024 | $ | 1,011,667 | | $ | — | | $ | 8,072,895 | | | $ | 1,587,854 | | $ | 7,923 | | $ | 139,522 | | $ | 10,819,861 | |
| 2023 | $ | 970,000 | | $ | — | | $ | 7,246,505 | | $ | — | | $ | 1,210,865 | | $ | 5,635 | | $ | 153,725 | | $ | 9,586,730 | |
| 2022 | $ | 962,500 | | $ | — | | $ | 6,524,303 | | $ | — | | $ | 1,426,750 | | $ | 3,366 | | $ | 131,521 | | $ | 9,048,440 | |
John J. Drabik Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer | 2024 | $ | 606,375 | | $ | — | | $ | 1,399,952 | | | $ | 647,177 | | $ | 8,911 | | $ | 67,361 | | $ | 2,729,776 | |
| 2023 | $ | 577,500 | | $ | — | | $ | 1,960,157 | | $ | — | | $ | 490,213 | | $ | 7,134 | | $ | 78,892 | | $ | 3,113,896 | |
| 2022 | $ | 572,917 | | $ | — | | $ | 2,090,707 | | $ | — | | $ | 627,710 | | $ | 5,380 | | $ | 44,853 | | $ | 3,341,567 | |
Michael A. Lampman Executive Vice President, North America and Global Business Units | 2024 | $ | 494,531 | | $ | — | | $ | 991,676 | | | $ | 372,570 | | $ | 28,197 | | $ | 53,804 | | $ | 1,940,778 | |
| 2023 | $ | 474,750 | | $ | — | | $ | 1,187,967 | | $ | — | | $ | 284,466 | | $ | 24,989 | | $ | 61,146 | | $ | 2,033,318 | |
| 2022 | $ | 470,625 | | $ | — | | $ | 1,087,440 | | $ | — | | $ | 363,977 | | $ | 21,825 | | $ | 44,350 | | $ | 1,988,217 | |
Robin W. Vauth (6) Executive Vice President, International | 2024 | $ | 462,135 | | $ | — | | $ | 991,676 | | $ | — | | $ | 348,163 | | $ | 12,851 | | $ | 13,430 | | $ | 1,828,255 | |
| 2023 | $ | 436,503 | | $ | — | | $ | 1,187,967 | | $ | — | | $ | 261,548 | | $ | 10,809 | | $ | 13,007 | | $ | 1,909,834 | |
| 2022 | $ | 439,081 | | $ | — | | $ | 1,087,440 | | $ | — | | $ | 339,585 | | $ | 10,885 | | $ | 13,017 | | $ | 1,890,008 | |
Lori A. Shambro (7) Executive Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer | 2024 | $ | 456,330 | | $ | — | | $ | 933,323 | | $ | — | | $ | 343,790 | | $ | — | | $ | 47,361 | | $ | 1,780,804 | |
Susan K. Drath (8) Former Chief Human Capital Officer | 2024 | $ | 243,723 | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | 20,525 | | $ | 1,627,805 | | $ | 1,892,053 | |
| 2023 | $ | 401,700 | | $ | — | | $ | 742,498 | | $ | — | | $ | 240,695 | | $ | 17,839 | | $ | 50,143 | | $ | 1,452,875 | |
| 2022 | $ | 399,125 | | $ | — | | $ | 724,963 | | $ | — | | $ | 308,682 | | $ | 15,189 | | $ | 49,030 | | $ | 1,496,989 | |
(1)Increases to base salaries approved during fiscal 2024 were effective December 1, 2023.
(2)The amounts reported in the column for fiscal 2024 represent the aggregate grant date fair value of time- and performance-based RSUs awarded in fiscal 2024 to the current executive NEOs, computed in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718. Half of each performance-based RSU will vest based on target cumulative adjusted earnings per share performance metrics and half will vest based on relative total shareholder return (“TSR”) performance metrics. Fair value for both the time-based RSUs and the portion of the performance-based RSUs that vests based on cumulative adjusted earnings per share is based on the closing stock price on the grant date ($33.57). For the portion of the performance-based RSUs that vests based on cumulative adjusted earnings per share, the Company records estimated expense based on target achievement for the three-year performance period unless a different outcome is likely to occur, and this portion of the performance-based RSUs is reflected in this table based on the most probable performance outcome on the grant date, determined in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718. The portion of the performance-based RSUs that vests based on relative TSR performance has a 46.7% fair value premium added to the closing stock price on the grant date based on a simulation of outcomes under a Monte Carlo valuation model to determine fair value. The grant date fair value of the performance-based RSUs assuming maximum achievement are as follows: M. LaVigne—$11,764,036; J. Drabik—$2,040,049; Mr. Lampman—$1,445,088; Mr. Vauth—$1,445,088; and Ms. Shambro—$1,360,055. For more information regarding the RSUs granted in fiscal 2024, see the "Grants of Plan-Based Awards" table. For a more detailed description of the assumptions used in determining grant date fair values of RSUs granted in fiscal 2024, see Note 7, Share-Based Payments, of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2024.
(3)The amounts reported in this column reflect annual incentive awards earned by the current executive NEOs during the fiscal year under the applicable annual incentive plan.
(4)The amounts reported in this column consist of aggregate changes in the actuarial present value of accumulated benefits under the applicable retirement plan and the supplemental executive retirement plan, our pension restoration plan which are our applicable defined benefit pension plans. To the extent that payments under the qualified retirement plan exceed limitations imposed by the IRS, the excess will be paid under the terms of the non-qualified supplemental executive retirement plan. For Mr. Vauth, this is the change in the actuarial present value from fiscal 2023 to fiscal 2024 of the German defined benefit plan.
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(5)The amounts reported in this column with respect to fiscal 2024 consist of the following:
(i)Company matching contributions in our 401(k) plan:
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| Mr. LaVigne, $20,700 | | Mr. Lampman, $20,412 | | Ms. Drath, $7,528 | |
| Mr. Drabik, $20,597 | | Ms. Shambro, $18,575 | | | |
(ii)Company matching contributions in our executive savings investment plan:
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| Mr. LaVigne, $111,302 | | Mr. Lampman, $25,872 | | Ms. Drath, $4,302 | |
| Mr. Drabik, $44,436 | | Ms. Shambro, $21,265 | | | |
These amounts include benefits that were accrued by the NEOs in our executive savings investment plan due to certain limits imposed by the IRC on contributions to our 401(k) Plan.
(iii)Company contributions into our German Employee Finance Occupational Pension Scheme with Employer Subsidy for Mr. Vauth in the amount of $718.
(iv)The incremental cost to the Company of the following perquisites provided to the executive officers:
Executive Financial Planning Program. We reimburse the executives for 80% of the cost of personal financial advisory services, up to certain annual maximums. During fiscal 2024, the following reimbursement payments were made:
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| Mr. LaVigne, $6,000 | | Mr. Lampman, $6,000 | | Ms. Drath, $6,000 |
| Mr. Drabik, $808 | | Ms. Shambro, $6,000 | | |
(v)In fiscal 2024, to help mitigate cybersecurity risks, we provided each NEO with a subscription to DeleteMe and Lifelock. The cost per NEO is $1,520 annually.
(vi)Mr. Vauth received a company car allowance of $10,838 during fiscal 2024.
(vii)Company contributions for executive-level Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) coverage for Mr. Vauth in the amount of $354.
(viii)Pursuant to the Drath Separation and Transition Agreement, Ms. Drath received cash payments in the aggregate amount of $477,737, and, following the conclusion of her employment on March 31, 2024, severance payments in an aggregate amount of $1,130,719.
(6)The base salary, non-equity incentive compensation, changes in pension value and all other compensation values presented in the table for Mr. Vauth (other than the amounts in the Stock Awards column) are shown as converted from Euros to U.S. dollars at the fiscal 2024 average conversion rate used to prepare the Company’s financial statements (1 U.S Dollar = 0.9223 Euros).
(7)Ms. Shambro was appointed by the Board of Directors to be an executive officer of the Company during fiscal 2024 and became a NEO for the first time. As a result, compensation information for fiscal 2023 and 2022 is not required to be presented.
(8)Ms. Drath ceased to be employed by the Company on March 31, 2024, and, as such, only received a base salary for a portion of fiscal 2024. Pursuant to the Drath Separation and Transition Agreement, Ms. Drath did not participate in the annual cash incentive program or receive long-term incentive awards for fiscal 2024.
GRANTS OF PLAN-BASED AWARDS
Awards to the current executive NEOs, and to other key executives, were made in fiscal 2024 under two separate programs:
•potential cash awards under our annual cash incentive program, dependent upon achievement of performance measures established at the beginning of the fiscal year, as described in more detail in “Executive Compensation—Compensation Discussion and Analysis—Elements of Compensation-—Annual Incentive Program;” and
•three-year RSU awards under the terms of our 2020 Plan, which include a performance-based component and a time-based component, as described in more detail in “Executive Compensation-—Compensation Discussion and Analysis—Elements of Compensation—Long-Term Incentive Program.”
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GRANTS OF PLAN-BASED AWARDS TABLE
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| Name | Type of Award | Grant
Date | Threshold | Target | Maximum | Threshold | Target | Maximum | All Other
Stock Awards:
Number of
Shares of
Stock (#) | Grant Date
Fair Value
of Stock
and Option
Awards (4) |
| M.S. LaVigne | | | | | | | | | | |
| Bonus: Annl.Perf.(1) | — | $ | 632,292 | | $ | 1,264,583 | | $ | 2,529,167 | | — | — | — | — | — | |
| LTI Award: Perf.(2) | 11/06/23 | — | | — | | — | | 72,148 | 144,296 | 288,592 | — | $ | 5,996,893 | |
| LTI Award: Time(3) | 11/06/23 | — | | — | | — | | — | — | — | 61,841 | $ | 2,076,002 | |
| J.J. Drabik | | | | | | | | | | |
| Bonus: Annl.Perf.(1) | — | $ | 257,709 | | $ | 515,419 | | $ | 1,030,838 | | — | — | — | — | — | |
| LTI Award: Perf.(2) | 11/06/23 | — | | — | | — | | 12,512 | | 25,023 | | 50,046 | | — | $ | 1,039,947 | |
| LTI Award: Time(3) | 11/06/23 | — | | — | | — | | — | — | — | 10,724 | $ | 360,005 | |
| M.A. Lampman | | | | | | | | | | |
| Bonus: Annl.Perf.(1) | — | $ | 148,359 | | $ | 296,719 | | $ | 593,437 | | — | — | — | — | |
| LTI Award: Perf.(2) | 11/06/23 | — | | — | | — | | 8,863 | 17,725 | 35,450 | — | $ | 736,645 | |
| LTI Award: Time(3) | 11/06/23 | — | | — | | — | | — | — | — | 7,597 | $ | 255,031 | |
| R.W. Vauth | | | | | | | | | | |
| Bonus: Annl.Perf.(1)(5) | — | $ | 138,640 | | $ | 277,281 | | $ | 554,561 | | — | — | — | — | — | |
| LTI Award: Perf.(2) | 11/06/23 | — | | — | | — | | 8,863 | 17,725 | 35,450 | — | $ | 736,645 | |
| LTI Award: Time(3) | 11/06/23 | — | | — | | — | | — | — | — | 7,597 | $ | 255,031 | |
L.A. Shambro | | | | | | | | | | |
| Bonus: Annl.Perf.(1) | — | 136,899 | | 273,798 | | 547,596 | | | | | | |
| LTI Award: Perf.(2) | 11/06/23 | | | | 8,341 | 16,682 | 33,364 | | $ | 693,298 | |
| LTI Award: Time(3) | 11/06/23 | | | | | | | 7,150 | $ | 240,026 | |
(1)These amounts represent the estimated possible payouts of annual cash awards for fiscal 2024 under our annual cash incentive program for each of our current executive NEOs. The actual amounts earned under the annual cash incentive program for fiscal 2024 are disclosed in the “Summary Compensation Table” above as part of the column entitled “Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation.” Ms. Drath did not participate in the annual incentive plan or receive long-term incentive awards for fiscal 2024.
(2)Vesting of these performance-based RSUs, awarded under the 2023 Plan, is subject to achievement of pre-established performance criteria for cumulative adjusted earnings per share and relative total shareholder return over the three-year period commencing October 1, 2023, subject to the executive officer’s continued employment with the Company on the vesting date.
(3)These time-based RSUs vest three years from the date of grant, subject to the executive officer’s continued employment with the Company on the vesting date.
(4)These amounts represent the grant date fair value calculated in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718, excluding forfeiture assumptions. We provide information regarding the assumptions used to calculate the value of time- and performance-based RSU awards made to our NEOs in footnote (2) to the Summary Compensation Table above.
(5)Mr. Vauth’s bonus values are shown as converted from Euros to U.S. dollars at the fiscal 2024 average conversion rate used to prepare the Company’s financial statements (1 U.S Dollar = 0.9223 Euros).
For further discussion regarding the fiscal 2024 grants under our annual incentive program see “Executive Compensation—Compensation Discussion and Analysis—Elements of Compensation—Annual Incentive Program,” and for further discussion regarding the timing and procedures for the fiscal 2024 grants of performance-based and time-based long-term incentive awards, see “Executive Compensation—Compensation Discussion and Analysis—Elements of Compensation—Long-Term Incentive Program.”
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OUTSTANDING EQUITY AWARDS AT FISCAL YEAR END
The following table and footnotes set forth information regarding outstanding equity awards, as of September 30, 2024, for the current executive NEOs. Ms. Drath had no outstanding awards as of such date. All such awards are in the form of RSUs, the vesting of which is, for performance-based awards, subject to the achievement of cumulative financial metrics over a three-year period, and, for time-based awards, generally over a three-year period, subject to acceleration of vesting in certain limited circumstances as contemplated under our equity incentive plans. See “Executive Compensation—Compensation Discussion and Analysis—Elements of Compensation—Long Term Incentive Program.”
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| Name | Grant Date | Number of Shares or Units of Stock That Have Not Vested (#) | Market Value of Shares or Units of Stock That Have Not Vested ($)(1) | Equity Incentive Plan Awards: Number of Unearned Shares, Units or Other Rights That Have Not Vested (#) | Equity Incentive Plan Awards: Market or Payout Value of Unearned Shares, Units or Other Rights That Have Not Vested ($)(1) |
| M.S. LaVigne | 11/15/2021 | 135,001 | (2) | $4,287,632 | 0 | (2) | $0 |
| 11/7/2022 | 62,607 | (3) | $1,988,398 | 219,125 | (4) | $6,959,410 |
| 11/6/2023 | 61,841 | (5) | $1,964,070 | 216,444 | (6) | $6,874,261 |
| J.J. Drabik | 11/15/2021 | 43,261 | (2) | $1,373,963 | 0 | (2) | $0 |
| 11/7/2022 | 16,935 | (3) | $537,856 | 59,273 | (4) | $1,882,510 |
| 11/6/2023 | 10,724 | (5) | $340,594 | 37,535 | (6) | $1,192,112 |
| M.A. Lampman | 11/15/2021 | 22,502 | (2) | $714,664 | 0 | (2) | $0 |
| 11/7/2022 | 10,264 | (3) | $325,985 | 35,922 | (4) | $1,140,883 |
| 11/6/2023 | 7,597 | (5) | $241,281 | 26,588 | (6) | $844,435 |
| R.W. Vauth | 11/15/2021 | 22,502 | (2) | $714,664 | 0 | (2) | $0 |
| 11/7/2022 | 10,264 | (3) | $325,985 | 35,922 | (4) | $1,140,883 |
| 11/6/2023 | 7,597 | (5) | $241,281 | 26,588 | (6) | $844,435 |
L.A. Shambro | 11/15/2021 | 21,002 | (2) | $667,024 | 0 | (2) | $0 |
| 11/7/2022 | 9,238 | (3) | $293,399 | 32,331 | (4) | $1,026,833 |
| 11/6/2023 | 7,150 | (5) | $227,084 | 25,023 | (6) | $794,730 |
(1)The market value of awards that had not vested as of 9/30/2024 was determined by multiplying $31.76, the closing market price per share of the Company’s common stock on 9/30/2024, by the number of RSUs.
(2)Includes time-based RSUs granted on 11/15/2021 that have since vested on 11/15/2024 and performance-based RSUs granted on 11/15/2021 with a performance period that ended 9/30/2024 (with performance assessed at 90% of target) but remained subject to service-based vesting through 11/19/2024.
(3)Time-based RSUs granted on 11/7/2022 will vest on 11/7/2025, subject to continued service through the vesting date.
(4)Performance-based RSUs granted on 11/7/2022 will vest on the date earnings are released for the full performance period of fiscal 2023 through 2025, subject to achievement of threshold cumulative adjusted earnings per share and relative TSR performance and continued service through the vesting date. The shares shown in the table reflect one-half of the award achieved at target for cumulative adjusted earnings per share performance and one-half of the award achieved at maximum for relative TSR performance.
(5)Time-based RSUs granted on 11/6/2023 will vest on 11/6/2026, subject to continued service through the vesting date.
(6)Performance-based RSUs granted on 11/6/2023 will vest on the date earnings are released for the full performance period of fiscal 2024 through 2026, subject to achievement of threshold cumulative adjusted earnings per share and relative TSR performance and continued service through the vesting date. The shares shown in the table reflect one-half of the award achieved at target for cumulative adjusted earnings per share performance and one-half of the award achieved at maximum for relative TSR performance.
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STOCK VESTED TABLE
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| M.S. LaVigne | 77,664 | | $ | 2,704,181 | |
| J.J. Drabik | 10,209 | | $ | 355,469 | |
M.A. Lampman | 9,078 | | $ | 316,087 | |
| R.W. Vauth | 9,078 | | $ | 316,087 | |
L.A. Shambro | 7,566 | | $ | 263,440 | |
(1)On November 14, 2023, 81% of the performance-based RSUs granted in fiscal 2021 vested in accordance with the terms of the award agreements. The number of performance RSUs that vested for each current executive NEO is as follows: Mr. LaVigne, 50,791; Mr. Drabik, 6,677; Mr. Lampman, 5,937; Mr. Vauth, 5,937;and Ms. Shambro 4,948. Ms. Drath did not have any stock awards vest in fiscal 2024.
(2)On November 16, 2023, 100% of the time-based RSUs granted in fiscal 2021 vested in accordance with the terms of the award agreements. The number of such RSUs that vested for each NEO is as follows: Mr. LaVigne, 26,873; Mr. Drabik, 3,532; Mr. Lampman, 3,141; Mr. Vauth, 3,141; and Ms. Shambro, 2,618.
(3)Calculated by multiplying the number of RSUs vested by the market value of the underlying shares on the vesting date which was $36.12 on November 14, 2023 and $32.36 on November 16, 2023.
PENSION BENEFITS TABLE
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| M.S. LaVigne | Energizer Retirement Plan | 4 | $ | 97,503 | | $ | — | |
| Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan | 4 | $ | 95,472 | | $ | — | |
| J.J. Drabik | Energizer Retirement Plan | 12 | $ | 239,209 | | $ | — | |
| Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan | 4 | $ | 7,143 | | $ | — | |
| M.A. Lampman | Energizer Retirement Plan | 27 | $ | 868,056 | | $ | — | |
| Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan | — | $ | — | | $ | — | |
| R.W. Vauth | Wilkinson Pension Plan(6)(7) | 16 | $ | 119,757 | | $ | — | |
L.A. Shambro (8) | Energizer Retirement Plan | — | $ | — | | $ | — | |
| Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan | — | $ | — | | $ | — | |
| S.K. Drath | Energizer Retirement Plan | 22 | $ | 599,870 | | $ | — | |
| Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan | 4 | $ | 19,125 | | $ | — | |
(1)The Energizer Retirement Plan is frozen. It includes several benefit formulas applicable at different periods, as explained in the “Compensation Discussion and Analysis”. One formula was the Retirement Accumulation Account, a cash balance benefit effective from January 1, 2010 through December 31, 2013 when the entire plan was frozen. This applies to the U.S.-based NEOs. Two prior formulas, the PEP and the PPMA, were frozen as of December 31, 2009. Mr. Drabik’s, Mr. Lampman’s and Ms. Drath’s benefit values also include these two additional formulas. The Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan was also frozen as of December 31, 2013. The plan provided benefits based on the same formulas as the Energizer Retirement Plan (with the exception of the PensionPlus Match Account) but reflected compensation above the maximum compensation limit.
(2)The number of years of credited service shown for each executive reflects years of actual service prior to the pension plan being frozen, which are less than each executive’s actual years of service with the Company.
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(3)Mr. LaVigne’s and Mr. Drabik’s years of service credited in the Energizer Retirement Plan were with Edgewell, our former parent company.
(4)For Mr. Lampman and Ms. Drath, 14 years of service shown were with Edgewell, our former parent company, and the remainder were with Ralston Purina Company, Edgewell’s former parent.
(5)The value of benefits shown equal the account balances under the plans and benefit formulas in which the named executive officer participates. The account balances grow with a monthly interest credit based on the 30-year Treasury rate, reset annually. The value is available on termination without reduction. Assumptions used in the valuations are set forth in Note 13, Pension Plans, of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for year ended September 30, 2024.
(6)Represents capitalized value under the Wilkinson Pension Plan for Mr. Vauth. The formulas for determining the participant benefits under the old-age, disability, early-age and dependents’ pensions are set forth in “Compensation Discussion and Analysis—Elements of Compensation— Pension Benefits”.
(7)The amounts presented in the table for Mr. Vauth are shown as converted from Euros to U.S. dollars at the fiscal 2024 average conversion rate used to prepare the Company’s financial statements (1 U.S Dollar = 0.9223 Euros).
(8)Ms. Shambro did not participate in the Energizer Retirement Plan or the Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan as she was hired after both plans were frozen.
NON-QUALIFIED DEFERRED COMPENSATION TABLE
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| Name | Plan | Executive
Contributions in
Last FY
($)(1) | Registrant
Contributions in
Last FY
($)(2) | Aggregate
Earnings in
Last FY
($)(3) | Aggregate Withdrawals/ Distributions ($) | Aggregate Balance at Last FYE ($)(4) |
| M.S. LaVigne | Def’d Comp. Plan | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | 60,250 | | $ | — | | $ | 768,568 | |
| Exec. S.I.P. | $ | 133,352 | | $ | 111,302 | | $ | 1,187,791 | | $ | — | | $ | 4,596,151 | |
| J.J. Drabik | Def’d Comp. Plan | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | — | |
| Exec. S.I.P. | $ | 65,795 | | $ | 44,436 | | $ | 224,372 | | $ | — | | $ | 1,021,119 | |
| M.A. Lampman | Def’d Comp. Plan | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | — | |
| Exec. S.I.P. | $ | 46,740 | | $ | 25,872 | | $ | 91,241 | | $ | — | | $ | 466,609 | |
R.W. Vauth (6) | Def’d Comp. Plan | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | — | |
| Exec. S.I.P. | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | — | |
L.A. Shambro | Def’d Comp. Plan | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | — | |
| Exec. S.I.P. | $ | 42,239 | | $ | 21,265 | | $ | 71,668 | | $ | — | | $ | 373,114 | |
| S.K. Drath | Def’d Comp. Plan | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | 56,810 | | $ | — | | $ | 724,686 | |
| Exec. S.I.P. | $ | 14,623 | | $ | 4,302 | | $ | 153,460 | | $ | — | | $ | 769,735 | |
(1)Executive officer contributions to our executive savings investment plan during fiscal 2024 consist of deferrals of salary earned with respect to fiscal 2024, which are included in the “Summary Compensation Table” of this proxy statement.
(2)Contributions and accruals to our executive savings investment plan consist of Company contributions that would have otherwise been contributed to the named executive officer’s 401(k) plan account but for limitations imposed by the IRC. These amounts, in their entirety, are included in the “All Other Compensation” column of the “Summary Compensation Table”.
(3)Aggregate earnings/(losses) shown in this column consist of:
–amounts credited to each executive under the investment options of the executive savings investment plan, reflecting actual earnings, including appreciation and depreciation, on investment funds offered under our qualified 401(k) plan with returns during fiscal 2024 ranging from 2.59% to 42.19%; and
–in the case of the prime rate option of our deferred compensation plan, interest at the prime rate, quoted by the Wall Street Journal, ranged from 8.00% to 8.50%.
(4)Of the aggregate balances shown in this column with respect to the executive savings investment plan, the following amounts were previously reported as compensation in the “Summary Compensation Table” of this proxy statement:
–Mr. LaVigne: $ 616,454
–Mr. Drabik: $ 134,792
–Mr. Lampman: $ 56,658
–Ms. Drath: $ 83,723
(5)Mr. Vauth is not eligible to participate in the Company’s non-qualified deferred compensation plans and arrangements.
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We have adopted several plans or arrangements that provide for the deferral of compensation on a basis that is not tax-qualified.
Deferred Compensation Plan — Under the terms of our deferred compensation plan, an unfunded, non-qualified plan that assumed the liabilities under our former parent’s plan in connection with the Spin-Off, prior to January 1, 2013, executives could elect to have up to 100% of their annual cash incentive award deferred until their retirement or other termination of employment, or for a shorter, three-year period (at the executive’s advance election). All funds are invested in the Prime Rate fund, which credits account balances on a daily basis, at the prime rate quoted by The Wall Street Journal as of the first business day of the given quarter. For fiscal 2024, the rate credited under this fund ranged from 8.00% to 8.50%. Balances in the plan are vested and may be paid out in a lump sum in cash six months following the executive’s termination, or in five- or ten-year increments commencing the year following the year of the executive’s termination of employment, as previously elected by the executive.
Executive Savings Investment Plan — Under the terms of our executive savings investment plan, our excess 401(k) plan, amounts that would be contributed, either by an executive or by us on the executive’s behalf, to the 401(k) plan but for limitations imposed by the IRC, are credited to the non-qualified executive savings investment plan. Under that plan, executives may elect to defer their contributions into any of the measurement fund options that track the performance of the Vanguard investment funds offered under our 401(k) plan. Deferrals and vested Company contributions may be transferred to different investment options at the executive’s discretion. Deferrals in the executive savings investment plan, adjusted for the net investment return, are paid out in a lump sum payment, or in five or ten annual installments, following retirement or other termination of the executive’s employment, as previously elected by the executive.
POTENTIAL PAYMENTS UPON TERMINATION OR CHANGE OF CONTROL
We have adopted our Executive Severance Plan to provide for severance and outplacement benefits to our senior executives, including our current executive NEOs (other than Mr. Vauth), in connection with a qualifying termination under the plan. We have also entered into change of control employment agreements with each of our current executive NEOs (other than Mr. Vauth with whom we have entered into an employment agreement in accordance with German law). The change of control employment agreements provide for severance and accelerated vesting of equity awards upon a qualifying termination of employment that occurs within a certain period following a change of control. Additionally, our equity plans provide for accelerated vesting of equity awards in the event of certain terminations of employment. These arrangements are described further below.
The table below reports the amount of compensation payable to each of our current executive NEOs in the event of termination of such current executive NEO’s employment, including following a change of control of the Company. The amounts shown in the table assume a termination of employment for each current executive NEO, and a change of control, as applicable, in each case, effective as of September 30, 2024. All amounts shown are estimates of the amounts that would be paid out to the current executive NEOs. The actual amounts to be paid out can only be determined at the time of the relevant triggering event. Ms. Drath’s employment terminated during fiscal 2024, and the information regarding her actual termination is included below the table.
Amounts shown in the table represent the incremental amounts due to each current executive NEO beyond what the current executive NEO would have been entitled to receive absent a termination of employment. The information does not reflect benefits that are provided under our plans or arrangements that do not discriminate in favor of executive officers and are available generally to all salaried colleagues, including amounts accrued under our 401(k) plan, certain continued participation in our health, welfare and disability benefits and payout of accrued vacation pay. For amounts accrued under our retirement plans (including our pension restoration plan and executive savings investment plan), see “Executive Compensation Tables—Pension Benefits Table”, and for amounts that would be paid under our deferred compensation plan and our executive savings investment plan, see “Executive Compensation Tables—Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Table”. Upon termination of employment for any reason, vested account balances in our deferred compensation plan are paid out in cash to the participant in either a lump sum, or over a five- or ten-year period, commencing six months from the date of termination as previously elected by the participant. Upon a change of control, benefits under our executive savings investment plan vest to the extent not already vested.
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| Absent a Change of Control | Following a Change of Control |
| Qualifying
Termination (1) | Death | Disability | Qualifying
Termination (2) |
| M.S. LaVigne | | | | | | | | |
| Severance | $ | 3,355,000 | | (4) | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 7,974,906 | | (5) |
| Acceleration of Equity(3) | $ | — | | | $ | 18,696,751 | | | $ | 13,502,182 | | | $ | 18,696,751 | | (6) |
| J.J. Drabik | | | | | | | | |
| Severance | $ | 1,784,628 | | (4) | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 2,782,687 | | (5) |
| Acceleration of Equity(3) | $ | — | | | $ | 4,636,255 | | | $ | 3,547,304 | | | $ | 4,636,255 | | (6) |
| M.A. Lampman | | | | | | | | |
| Severance | $ | 538,488 | | (4) | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 2,098,538 | | (5) |
| Acceleration of Equity(3) | $ | 1,520,274 | | (7) | $ | 2,798,945 | | | $ | 2,082,887 | | | $ | 2,798,945 | | (6) |
R.W. Vauth(8) | | | | | | | | |
| Severance | $ | 2,188,246 | | (9) | $ | 250,085 | | (10) | $ | 118,244 | | (10) | $ | 2,188,246 | | (9) |
| Acceleration of Equity(3) | $ | — | | | $ | 2,798,945 | | | $ | 2,097,827 | | | $ | 2,798,945 | | (6) |
L.A. Shambro | | | | | | | | |
| Severance | 500,675 | | (4) | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 1,860,632 | | (5) |
| Acceleration of Equity(3) | 1,394,080 | | (7) | $ | 2,579,963 | | | $ | 1,918,345 | | | $ | 2,579,963 | | (6) |
(1)For all current executive NEOs, includes termination by the Company without cause or by the executive for good reason.
(2)For all current executive NEOs, includes a termination by the Company without cause or by the executive for good reason within 36 months for Mr. LaVigne and 24 months for the other current executive NEOs with a change of control employment agreement following a change of control or a termination upon a death or disability at any time following a change of control.
(3)The value attributed to the accelerated restricted stock unit and performance restricted stock unit awards is calculated based on $31.76, the per share closing market price of the Company’s common stock on 9/30/2024. For performance restricted stock units, performance is deemed to be achieved at target, except that actual performance is used for the awards for which the performance period ended on 9/30/2024.
(4)Describes benefits provided under our Executive Severance Plan. Includes a lump sum payment of two times base salary for Messrs. LaVigne ($2,040,000) and Drabik ($1,224,300) and one times base salary for Mr. Lampman ($498,488) and Ms. Shambro ($460,675), outplacement services of up to 12 months for each of Messrs. LaVigne, Drabik, Lampman and Ms. Shambro (valued at $40,000 each) and a pro rata bonus payment for Messrs. LaVigne ($1,275,000) and Drabik ($520,328).
(5)Describes payments and benefits provided under our change of control employment agreements without reduction under the excise tax cutback provisions of such agreements. Includes a lump sum payment equal to three times for Mr. LaVigne ($6,659,906), or two times for Messrs. Drabik ($2,222,359) and Lampman ($1,759,445) and Ms. Shambro ($1,544,227) the sum of (A) the greater of (x) the executive’s annual base salary in effect as of immediately prior to the qualifying termination or (y) the executive’s annual base salary in effect as of immediately prior to the change of control, (B) an amount equal to the average of the most recent five-year actual bonus percentages multiplied by the greater of the executive’s base salary in effect either immediately prior to the date of termination or the date of the change of control and (C) the cost of the annual Company portion of the premium under the level of coverage in which the executive and the executive’s family had been participating immediately prior to the executive’s qualifying termination under the Company’s health and welfare benefit plans; and (ii) a pro rata bonus payment at target for Messrs. LaVigne ($1,275,000), Drabik ($520,328) and Lampman ($299,093) and Ms. Shambro ($276,405); and (iii) outplacement services of up to 12 months for each of Messrs. LaVigne, Drabik and Lampman and Ms. Shambro (valued at $40,000 each).
(6)Reflects accelerated vesting of RSUs and PSUs (assuming target performance, except that actual performance is used for the awards for which the performance period ended on 9/30/2024) in accordance with the change of control employment agreements. In case of disability, reflects a prorated portion of the PSUs.
(7)Reflects accelerated vesting of a pro rata portion of outstanding RSUs and PSUs granted at least 12 months prior to 9/30/2024 upon a voluntary termination of employment under the terms of the applicable RSU and PSU award agreements due to retirement eligibility. Includes actual performance at 90% for awards for which the performance period ended on 9/30/2024.
(8)The amounts presented in the table for Mr. Vauth are shown as converted from Euros to U.S. dollars at the fiscal 2024 average conversion rate used to prepare the Company’s financial statements (1 U.S Dollar = 0.9223 Euros).
(9)Consistent with local market practice, commitments have been made to provide Mr. Vauth severance in an amount equal to one month’s salary per year of Mr. Vauth’s service with the Company if Mr. Vauth’s employment with the Company is terminated by the Company without cause. In both the case of a termination absent a change of control and the case of a termination following a change of control, the portion of these amounts that corresponds to the 18-month notice period provided in accordance with Mr. Vauth’s employment agreement is paid monthly during the notice period.
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(10)Describes the benefits provided under Mr. Vauth’s employment agreement. Includes continued payment of Mr. Vauth’s base salary for the three-month period following Mr. Vauth’s termination due to death. In the case of temporary incapacity of Mr. Vauth due to illness or any other reason beyond his control, the Company will pay Mr. Vauth the difference between his usual net income and the usual benefits which he receives or would receive from a health fund for a maximum of 13 weeks. Otherwise, the terms of the Sick Pay Act apply.
Executive Severance Plan
Our Executive Severance Plan provides for certain severance benefits in the event of a qualifying termination, meaning an involuntary termination of a participant without cause or a resignation of a participant as a result of good reason (as each term is defined in the plan). These benefits include:
•a lump sum payment of one or two times the participant’s annual base salary at the time of the qualifying termination payable at termination;
•outplacement services for up to 12 months; and
•for the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer, a pro-rata bonus payment based on the number of days during the bonus year the participant was employed and the amount of annual bonus that the participant would have received if the participant had remained employed, based on actual Company performance, payable on the date annual bonuses for the annual bonus year to which such pro rata bonus relates are paid to other executive employees of the Company. Other NEOs are not entitled to a pro rata bonus under the plan.
The payment of benefits under the plan is conditioned upon the participant executing a general release of claims in favor of the Company, as well as compliance with confidentiality, non-solicitation, non-disparagement and non-competition obligations as set forth in the release of claims. In addition, no benefits will be paid to the extent duplicative of benefits under a change of control or similar agreement with the Company.
Following the end of fiscal 2024, the terms of our Executive Severance Plan were modified, as described in “Compensation Discussion & Analysis — Severance and Other Benefits Following a Change of Control”.
Change of Control Employment Agreements
The change of control employment agreements with each of our current executive NEOs (other than Mr. Vauth) provide for certain benefits in connection with a change of control. In the event of a qualifying termination, meaning a termination by the company without cause or by the executive for good reason within a specified time period following a change of control of the Company (thirty-six months for Mr. LaVigne and twenty-four months for the other current executive NEOs with a change of control employment agreement) or upon death or disability at any time following a change of control of the Company (as each term is defined in the applicable agreement). Severance benefits under the agreements include:
•a lump sum payment six months following the qualifying termination equal to a multiple (three times for Mr. LaVigne and two times for Messrs. Drabik and Lampman and Ms. Shambro) of the sum of (i) the greater of (x) the current executive NEO’s annual base salary in effect immediately prior to the qualifying termination or (y) the current executive NEO’s annual base salary in effect immediately prior to the change in control, (ii) the severance bonus (defined as the average of the most recent five-year actual bonus percentages multiplied by the greater of the executive’s base salary in effect either immediately prior to the date of termination or the date of the change of control), and (iii) the cost of the annual Company portion of the premium under the level of coverage in which the executive and the executive’s family had been participating immediately prior to the executive’s qualifying termination under the Company’s health and welfare benefit plans;
•a lump sum pro-rata bonus payment six months following the qualifying termination based on target bonus for the year of termination;
•outplacement services for up to 12 months;
•outstanding equity awards held by the current executive NEO will accelerate and vest in accordance with their terms (which currently provide for acceleration in full and, for performance awards, the Human Capital Committee will determine the extent to which performance goals with respect to such awards have been met as of the date the change of control occurs); and
•benefits under our executive savings investment plan vest to the extent not already vested.
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Additionally, if approved by the Company’s Chief Executive Officer or, in the case of the Chief Executive Officer, the Human Capital Committee, perquisites and fringe benefits enjoyed by the current executive NEO immediately prior to termination may continue for the period approved. Further, the current executive NEOs are entitled to payment by the Company of all legal fees and expenses as and when incurred by the current executive NEO in connection with the change of control employment agreements, including all such fees and expenses, if any, incurred in contesting or disputing any termination of employment or in seeking to obtain or enforce any right or benefit provided by the change of control employment agreement.
In the event that it is determined that a “golden parachute” excise tax is due under the Internal Revenue Code, we will reduce the aggregate amount of the payments payable to an amount such that no such excise tax will be paid if the resulting amount would be greater than the after-tax amount if the payments were not so reduced.
Following termination of employment, each current executive NEO is bound by a one-year covenant not to compete, a one-year non-solicitation covenant and a covenant of confidentiality.
The change of control employment agreements automatically renew, in the case of Mr. LaVigne, for three-year terms, and in the case of the agreements with Messrs. Drabik and Lampman and Ms. Shambro, for two-year terms.
Equity Plans
Under our equity plans and award agreements, upon an executive officer’s death, restricted stock units and performance restricted stock units are accelerated in full; upon a disability (as defined in the plans), restricted stock units are accelerated in full and performance restricted stock units are accelerated on a prorated basis; and, with respect to awards granted at least 12 months prior to retirement, upon retirement (after attainment of age 55 with 10 years of service, or 20 years of service for Mr. Vauth, including service with our former parent companies), restricted stock units and performance restricted stock units are accelerated on a prorated basis. Mr. Lampman and Ms. Shambro have each satisfied the age and service requirements for retirement vesting under our equity plans and award agreements.
Vauth Employment Agreement
Mr. Vauth’s employment agreement, as amended, provides that Mr. Vauth will be eligible to receive an annual base salary and a target annual bonus opportunity equal to 50% of Mr. Vauth’s base salary, participate in the pension scheme maintained for employees of the Company’s German subsidiaries and use a company-provided car. Mr. Vauth is subject to confidentiality and intellectual property and inventions assignment covenants, and Mr. Vauth may not, in Germany or a German-speaking area, during the 12-month period following his termination of employment, compete with or solicit the employees, customers or business of the Company’s German subsidiaries. If Mr. Vauth breaches any of the restrictive covenants contained in his employment agreement, he must pay a monetary penalty to the Company.
Mr. Vauth’s employment agreement may be terminated by either party for any reason upon 18 months’ advance notice, during which notice period Mr. Vauth will continue to be an employee of the Company and will continue to receive his compensation then in effect. Mr. Vauth’s employment agreement further provides that in the event of Mr. Vauth’s death, the Company will continue to pay to Mr. Vauth’s estate his base salary for the remainder of the month of death and the three months thereafter. In the event of Mr. Vauth’s temporary incapacity due to illness or any other reason outside Mr. Vauth’s control that would prevent him from providing his services to the Company, the Company will pay to Mr. Vauth the difference between his net income and the benefits that Mr. Vauth would receive from his health insurance up to a maximum period of 13 weeks.
Mr. Vauth’s employment agreement does not provide for any severance or change of control benefits other than as described above. Consistent with local market practice, commitments have been made to provide Mr. Vauth severance in an amount equal to one month’s salary for each year of Mr. Vauth’s service with the Company if Mr. Vauth’s employment is terminated by the Company without cause, including following a change of control.
Drath Separation and Transition Agreement
Pursuant to the terms of the Separation and Transition Agreement, Ms. Drath ceased to serve as the Company’s Chief Human Capital Officer on December 31, 2023 and thereafter served as a Special Advisor to the Company through March 31, 2024 (the “Separation Date”) on which date her employment with the Company terminated. Pursuant to the Separation and Transition Agreement, Ms. Drath received a cash payment in the aggregate amount of $477,737. Following the conclusion of her employment on the Separation Date, subject to the execution of a customary release of claims, Ms. Drath received severance payments in an aggregate
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amount of $1,130,719. The terms of the Separation and Transition Agreement, including amounts payable to Ms. Drath pursuant to the agreement, are summarized under “Compensation Discussion & Analysis—Severance and Other Benefits Following a Change of Control—Drath Separation and Transition Agreement”.
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CEO PAY RATIO
We believe that compensation must be competitive in the marketplace for the role, internally consistent, and equitable in order to motivate our colleagues to deliver consistent and sustainable operating results for our shareholders.
The Company’s total colleague population other than the CEO as of the end of our fiscal year, September 30, 2024, whether employed on a full-time or part-time basis, was considered in determining our median employee. No employees were excluded under the de minimis or any other exemption. We examined the (i) projected base or wage compensation for permanent colleagues in the fiscal year, and (ii) actual base or wage compensation for temporary colleagues for the fiscal year. Compensation for permanent colleagues was annualized (e.g., for colleagues who were hired during the year but did not work for the Company the entire year).
We estimate that the compensation of our Chief Executive Officer in fiscal 2024 was approximately 269 times the median of the annual total compensation of all of our other colleagues.
The SEC’s rules for identifying the median compensated employee and calculating the pay ratio based on that employee’s annual total compensation allow companies to adopt a variety of methodologies, apply certain exclusions, and make reasonable estimates and assumptions that reflect their employee populations and compensation practices. As a result, the pay ratio reported by other companies, including our compensation peer group, may not be comparable to the pay ratio reported above.
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| CEO to Median Colleague Pay Ratio |
| CEO | Median Employee |
| Annual Total Compensation | $ | 10,819,861 | | $ | 40,264 | |
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The following table shows the relationship between executive Compensation Actually Paid (CAP) to our NEOs and our financial performance. CAP is an amount calculated using methodology prescribed by SEC rules and differs from the compensation actually received by our NEOs. For further information about how we align executive compensation with the Company’s performance, see “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” above.
PAY VERSUS PERFORMANCE TABLE
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| Year | Summary Compensation Table Total for PEO (1) | Compensation Actually Paid to PEO (2) | Average Summary Compensation Table Total for non-PEO NEOs (3) | Average Compensation Actually Paid to non-PEO NEOs (4) | Value of Initial Fixed $100 Investment Based on | Net Income (in millions) (7) | Adjusted Earnings Per Share |
| PEO 1 Mark S. LaVigne | PEO 2 Alan R. Hoskins | PEO 1 Mark S. LaVigne | PEO 2 Alan R. Hoskins | Total Shareholder Return (TSR) (5) | Peer Group Total Shareholder Return (6) |
| 2024 | $ | 10,819,861 | | $ | — | | $ | 9,885,524 | | $ | — | | $ | 2,034,333 | | $ | 1,906,673 | | $ | 93.13 | | $ | 132.76 | | $ | 38.1 | | $ | 3.32 | |
| 2023 | $ | 9,586,730 | | $ | — | | $ | 13,612,811 | | $ | — | | $ | 2,127,481 | | $ | 2,340,281 | | $ | 90.34 | | $ | 106.13 | | $ | 140.5 | | $ | 3.09 | |
| 2022 | $ | 9,048,440 | | $ | — | | $ | 4,057,873 | | $ | — | | $ | 2,179,195 | | $ | 1,399,295 | | $ | 68.47 | | $ | 91.57 | | $ | (231.5) | | $ | 3.08 | |
| 2021 | $ | 5,958,735 | | $ | 3,168,310 | | $ | 4,939,119 | | $ | 1,031,868 | | $ | 1,461,171 | | $ | 911,989 | | $ | 102.59 | | $ | 99.86 | | $ | 160.9 | | $ | 3.48 | |
(1)Represents the total compensation of our principal executive officer (“PEO”), Mark S. LaVigne, as reported in the Summary Compensation table for each year indicated. Mr. LaVigne became the CEO beginning January 1, 2021. Alan S. Hoskins was the CEO prior to that date and for the first three months of fiscal year 2021.
(2)The following table sets forth, for each year indicated, the PEOs included in the Pay Versus Performance table and the adjustments (i.e., amounts deducted and added) made to the PEO’s Summary Compensation Table total to determine the CAP to each PEO.
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| 2024 | | | | |
| Total Compensation as reported in Summary Compensation Table ("SCT") | $ | 10,819,861 | | | | | |
| Pension values reported in SCT | $ | (7,923) | | | | | |
| Fair Value of equity awards granted during fiscal year | $ | (8,072,895) | | | | | |
| Pension Value attributable to covered year's service and any change in pension value attributable to plan amendments made in the covered year | $ | — | | | | | |
| Fair value of equity awards granted in covered year that were outstanding and unvested at the end of the covered fiscal year (valued at end of year) | $ | 7,289,331 | | | | | |
| Change in fair value from end of prior fiscal year to vesting date for awards made in prior fiscal years that vested during covered fiscal year | $ | 256,032 | | | | | |
| Change in fair value from end of prior fiscal year to end of covered fiscal year for awards made in prior fiscal years that were unvested at end of covered fiscal year | $ | (748,736) | | | | | |
| Dividends or other earnings paid on stock or option awards in the covered fiscal year prior to the vesting date that are not otherwise included in the total compensation for the covered fiscal year | $ | 349,854 | | | | | |
| Fair value of awards forfeited in covered fiscal year determined at end of prior fiscal year | $ | — | | | | | |
Compensation Actually Paid to PEO | $ | 9,885,524 | | | | | |
(3)Represents the average of the total compensation of each of our non-PEO NEOs as reported in the Summary Compensation Table for each year indicated. The non-PEO NEOs included in this calculation for each year are as follows:
2024: John J. Drabik, Michael A. Lampman, Robin W. Vauth, Susan K. Drath and Lori Shambro
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2023: John J. Drabik, Michael A. Lampman, Robin W. Vauth and Susan K. Drath
2022: John J. Drabik, Michael A. Lampman, Robin W. Vauth and Susan K. Drath
2021: John J. Drabik, Susan K. Drath, Timothy W. Gorman and Hannah H. Kim
(4) The following table sets forth, for each year indicated, the adjustments (i.e., amounts deducted and added) made to the average non- PEO NEOs’ Summary Compensation Table total to determine the average CAP to the non-PEO NEOs.
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Total Average Compensation as reported in SCT | $ | 2,034,333 | | | | | | |
| Pension values reported in SCT | $ | (14,097) | | | | | | |
| Fair Value of equity awards granted during fiscal year | $ | (863,325) | | | | | | |
| Pension Value attributable to covered year's service and any change in pension value attributable to plan amendments made in the covered year | $ | 17,402 | | | | | | |
| Fair value of equity awards granted in covered year that were outstanding and unvested at the end of the covered fiscal year (valued at end of year) | $ | 779,531 | | | | | | |
| Change in fair value from end of prior fiscal year to vesting date for awards made in prior fiscal years that vested during covered fiscal year | $ | 23,705 | | | | | | |
| Change in fair value from end of prior fiscal year to end of covered fiscal year for awards made in prior fiscal years that were unvested at end of covered fiscal year | $ | (121,055) | | | | | | |
| Dividends or other earnings paid on stock or option awards in the covered fiscal year prior to the vesting date that are not otherwise included in the total compensation for the covered fiscal year | $ | 50,179 | | | | | | |
| Fair value of awards forfeited in covered fiscal year determined at end of prior fiscal year | $ | — | | | | | | |
| Average Compensation Actually Paid to non-PEO NEOs | $ | 1,906,673 | | | | | | |
(5)Represents the cumulative four-year total return to shareholders (“TSR”) of our common stock for the covered year and assumes that the value of the investment was $100 on September 30, 2020 and that the subsequent dividends were reinvested.
(6)Represents the cumulative four-year TSR of our peer group for the covered year calculated using the same method described in footnote (5). The peer group utilized for each year indicated is the S&P 500 Household Products Index.
(7)Represents our reported net income for each year indicated. Included in the fiscal 2024 net income was a pre-tax asset impairment charge of $110.6 million on our goodwill and intangible assets. Included in the fiscal year 2023 net income was a pre-tax pension settlement charge of $50.2 million. Included in the fiscal year 2022 net loss was a pre-tax asset impairment charge of $541.9 million on our goodwill and intangible assets. Included in the fiscal 2021 net income was a pre-tax debt extinguishment of $103.3 million.
(8)Represents our adjusted EPS for each year indicated, which we believe represents the most important financial performance measure that was used to link CAP to our PEOs and non-PEO NEOs for the most recent fiscal year to Company performance. See Appendix A to this proxy statement for a reconciliation of reported earnings per share to adjusted EPS, a non-GAAP measure.
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Relationship between CAP and TSR
The chart below reflects the relationship between the PEOs’ and average non-PEO NEOs’ CAP, the Company’s TSR and the TSR of the Company’s peer group.
Relationship between CAP and Net Income
The chart below reflects the relationship between the PEOs’ and average non-PEO NEOs’ CAP and the Company’s net income.
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Relationship between CAP and Adjusted Earnings Per Share
The chart below reflects the relationship between the PEOs’ and average non-PEO NEOs’ CAP and the Company’s adjusted EPS.
Listed below is a list of financial performance measures, which in our assessment, are the most important measures used to determine compensation actually paid in fiscal year 2024. The measures in this table are not ranked. Each measure below is used for purposes of determining payouts under either our annual incentive program or vesting of our performance restricted stock units. Please see the “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” for a further description of these measures and how they are used in the Company’s executive compensation program.
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| Adjusted Net Sales |
| Adjusted Operating Profit |
| Adjusted Gross Margin Rate |
| Adjusted Earnings Per Share |
| Relative Total Shareholder Return (TSR) |
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| PROPOSAL 4 | | Shareholder Proposal — Director Election Resignation Governance Policy ü The Board recommends a vote AGAINST this proposal. | |
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Energizer has received a shareholder proposal from Joseph Byrne, as Trustee on behalf of the North Atlantic States Carpenters Pension Fund, the owner of 5,300 shares of Energizer common stock (the “Proponent”). Energizer will provide the Proponent’s address promptly upon a shareholder’s oral or written request. The Proponent has requested that Energizer include the following proposal and supporting statement (in italics) in the Proxy Statement for the 2025 Annual Meeting. The Proponent is responsible for the content of this proposal, and, as a result, Energizer is not responsible for any inaccuracies the proposal or the supporting statement may contain. The proposal may be voted on at the 2025 Annual Meeting only if properly presented by the Proponent or the Proponent’s qualified representative.
For the reasons set forth following the Proponent’s statement, our Board recommends that you vote AGAINST this proposal.
DIRECTOR ELECTION RESIGNATION GOVERNANCE POLICY PROPOSAL
Resolved: The shareholders of Energizer Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) request that the Board adopt a new Director Election Resignation Governance Policy (“Resignation Policy”) provision in its corporate governance principles to address those situations when one or more incumbent Board nominees fail to receive the required majority vote for re-election. The Resignation Policy shall provide that each director upon joining the Board tender an irrevocable conditional resignation conditioned on the director’s failure to receive the required majority vote support in an uncontested election. The Resignation Policy shall provide that the Board is expected to accept a tendered resignation absent a finding of a compelling reason or reasons to reject the resignation, as determined by the Board in the exercise of its business judgment. The Resignation Policy shall further stipulate that if a director’s resignation is rejected and the director remains as a holdover director but is not re-elected at the next annual meeting of shareholders, that director’s second tendered resignation shall be effective ninety days after the vote certification.
Supporting Statement: The Resignation Policy sets a new demanding director resignation governance guideline to reflect shareholder voting sentiment in director elections. Missouri corporate law states that a director shall hold office for the term for which he or she is elected or until his or her successor shall have been elected and qualified. An incumbent director who fails to receive the required vote for election may continue to serve as a holdover director. The Company’s current director resignation policy requires incumbent directors to tender an irrevocable resignation conditioned on the failure to be re-elected in an uncontested annual election. Board members then review tendered a resignation and decide whether to accept or reject the resignation.
The proposed Resignation Policy sets a more demanding director resignation review process, requiring directors to articulate a compelling reason or reasons when they reject a tendered resignation and allow an unelected director to continue to serve. Importantly, the Resignation Policy further holds that if a holdover director again fails to be re-elected at the next annual meeting of shareholders, a new tendered resignation will be effective ninety days following the election vote certification. While the Resignation Policy provides the Board latitude to reject the initial resignation of an incumbent director who fails to receive majority vote support, it honors the shareholder vote as the final word on a holdover director’s second election defeat.
Shareholder director election voting rights under Missouri corporate law are foundational rights in the governance of corporations. The majority vote director election standard adopted by the Company gives shareholders voting rights that have legal effect. It is important that corporate director resignation policies, guidelines and bylaws not undermine shareholder voting rights. The proposed Resignation Policy establishes shareholder voting in director elections as a more consequential governance right, striking a proper balance between board discretion and shareholder voting rights.
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ENERGIZER’S BOARD’S STATEMENT IN OPPOSITION TO THE PROPOSAL
After careful consideration, our Board has determined that the requested action is neither necessary nor in the best interests of Energizer or its shareholders. Our Board believes the existing director resignation policy contained in Energizer’s Corporate Governance Principles already adequately addresses the concerns raised by the proponent, while also allowing the Board to exercise its judgment, consistent with its fiduciary duties, and consider the specific circumstances surrounding a director’s resignation in the event of his or her failure to secure a majority vote in an uncontested election. Moreover, we believe the proposal unduly restricts our Board’s capacity to act in the best interests of Energizer and its shareholders, contrary to Missouri law.
Energizer already has a Director Resignation Policy in the event that a director fails to receive a majority vote.
The Board values the input of our shareholders and believes that it is essential for shareholders to have a critical role in the election of directors. Currently, directors are annually nominated to one-year terms and elected by a majority vote. To mitigate against concerns about having holdover directors on our Board and promote accountability to our shareholders, Energizer’s Corporate Governance Principles include a Director Resignation Policy, requiring a director who does not receive majority support in an uncontested election, to offer “his or her resignation to the Board for consideration.” In determining whether to accept the resignation, the Board may consider any factors or other information that they determine appropriate and relevant. We feel this provides a balanced approach that ensures our Board has appropriate discretion to act in the best interests of Energizer and its shareholders in a manner consistent with Missouri law to either accept a director’s resignation or take any other action it deems necessary to address the concerns that led to the election results for that incumbent director. For example, the Board may find it relevant to engage with shareholders to understand the reasons for their vote and whether actions other than accepting the director’s resignation would better address their concerns. Energizer’s existing process promotes stability and continuity and avoids the harm of a disruptive result that could interfere with the functions of our Board at possibly critical times, while ensuring that our Board takes seriously the views expressed by shareholders. As a result, we believe the adoption of this proposal is unnecessary and not in the best interests of Energizer or its shareholders.
The proposal would unduly restrict the Board in exercising its fiduciary duties in determining whether to accept a director’s resignation, contrary to Missouri law.
The Board believes it is critically important to maintain the flexibility to choose the right mix of qualifications, expertise, backgrounds and characteristics represented on the Board to support Energizer’s long-term strategy. The proposal requests an amendment to Energizer’s Corporate Governance Principles requiring that our Board accept a tendered resignation “absent a finding of a compelling reason or reasons to reject the resignation”. We believe that this “compelling reason or reasons” standard is contrary to Missouri law as it imposes a new standard and unduly restricts the Board’s ability to exercise its managerial power and fiduciary duties to the company and its shareholders. Section 351.310 of The General and Business Corporation Law of Missouri mandates that “the property and business of a corporation shall be controlled and managed by a board of directors.” Directors are required to exercise this management authority in determining whether to accept a director’s resignation, consistent with their fiduciary duties, which require the Board to act in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders. Under this standard, our Board must consider and balance a number of factors in deciding whether to accept a director’s resignation. The proposal seeks to restrict the Board’s authority by substituting a different standard that is contrary to Missouri law and could require the Board to accept a director’s resignation even where the Board feels that acceptance would not be in the best interest of the Company and its shareholders. The “compelling reason” standard in the proposal is also ambiguous and could invite potential litigation over the Board’s business judgment as to whether a reason was compelling or not.
In addition, if a director fails to receive majority support two years in a row, the proposal requires the director’s resignation to be automatically effective 90 days after the vote certification. We believe the Board must be able to accept or reject any such resignation after thoughtful deliberation and consideration of any appropriate and relevant factors at the time, rather than prescribing a rule that limits the decision-making authority of our Board in a manner that is inconsistent with the standard of conduct under Missouri law and may have unintended consequences.
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Our existing corporate governance policies and practices already provide accountability to our shareholders.
Our Board recognizes that it is accountable to our shareholders and, as previously discussed, is committed to governance practices and policies that serve the long-term interests of the Company and its shareholders. As a testament of our shareholders’ faith in our Board, Energizer’s director nominees, who are annually nominated to one-year terms, were overwhelmingly re-elected with the support of not less than 90% of the shares represented and entitled to vote at the 2024 annual meeting. We believe the high level of shareholder support is indicative of our shareholders’ confidence in the competence and accountability of our Board whose role and responsibilities should not be needlessly curtailed by this proposal.
Accordingly, the Energizer Board recommends that you vote AGAINST this shareholder proposal.
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STOCK OWNERSHIP INFORMATION
FIVE PERCENT OWNERS OF COMMON STOCK
The following table shows, as of November 29, 2024, the holdings of the Company’s common stock by any entity or person known to the Company to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock:
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| Name and Address of Beneficial Owner | Amount and Nature of Beneficial Ownership | Percent of Class Outstanding (1) |
BlackRock, Inc. 50 Hudson Yards New York, NY 10001 | 10,726,793 | | (2) | 14.9 | % |
The Vanguard Group 100 Vanguard Blvd. Malvern, PA 19355 | 9,378,622 | | (3) | 13.0 | % |
Aqua Capital, Ltd. Wickhams Cay 1 Vanterpool Plaza, 2nd Floor Road Town, Tortola D8, British Virgin Islands | 6,260,000 | | (4) | 8.7 | % |
FMR LLC 245 Summer Street Boston, MA 02210 | 5,899,206 | | (5) | 8.2 | % |
Clarkston Capital Partners, LLC 91 West Long Lake Road Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304 | 4,141,169 | | (6) | 5.7 | % |
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(1)On November 29, 2024, there were 72,105,014 shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding.
(2)As reported in a statement on Schedule 13G/A filed with the SEC on January 22, 2024, BlackRock, Inc. and related entities reported, as of December 31, 2023, sole voting power over 10,504,189 of such shares and sole dispositive power over 10,726,793 of such shares.
(3)As reported in a statement on Schedule 13G/A filed with the SEC on February 13, 2024, The Vanguard Group and related entities reported, as of December 29, 2023, sole dispositive power over 9,175,594 of such shares, shared voting power over 130,744 of such shares and shared dispositive power over 203,028 of such shares.
(4)As reported in a statement on Schedule 13G/A filed with the SEC on February 14, 2024, Aqua Capital, Ltd. and related entities reported, as of December 31, 2023, shared voting power over 6,260,000 of such shares and shared dispositive power over 6,260,000 of such shares.
(5)As reported in a statement on Schedule 13G/A filed with SEC on February 9, 2024, FMR LLC and related entities reported as of December 31, 2023, sole voting power over 5,885,742 of such shares and sole dispositive power over 5,899,206 of such shares.
(6)As reported in a statement on Schedule 13G/A filed with the SEC on February 12, 2024, Clarkston Capital Partners, LLC and related entities reported, as of December 31, 2023, shared voting power over 4,122,069 of such shares and shared dispositive power over 4,141,169 of such shares.
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OWNERSHIP OF DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
The table below contains information regarding beneficial common stock ownership of our directors, director nominees, named executive officers, and all of our directors and executive officers as a group, in each case as of November 29, 2024. It does not reflect any changes in ownership that may have occurred after that date.
In general, “beneficial ownership” includes those shares a director or executive officer (or certain members of such person’s family) has the power to vote or transfer or will have the power to vote or transfer within 60 days. Unless otherwise indicated, those named in the table below have sole voting and investment power with respect to the shares set forth in the table and none of the stock included in the table is pledged.
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| Directors and Executive Officers | Shares Beneficially
Owned (1) | % of Shares
Outstanding (2) |
| Cynthia J. Brinkley | 39,455 | * |
| Rebecca D. Frankiewicz | 31,115 | * |
| Kevin J. Hunt | 34,843 | * |
| James C. Johnson | 37,914 | * |
| Patrick J. Moore | 39,843 | * |
| Donal L. Mulligan | 14,763 | * |
| Nneka L. Rimmer | 24,271 | * |
| Robert V. Vitale | 75,390 | * |
| John J. Drabik | 46,002 | * |
| Susan K. Drath | 0 | * |
| Mark S. LaVigne | 273,645 | * |
| Michael A. Lampman | 29,830 | * |
| Lori A. Shambro | 37,153 | * |
| Robin W. Vauth | 9,827 | * |
All Current Executive Officers and Directors as a Group (14 persons) | 710,182 | * |
*Denotes less than 1%.
(1)Includes for each person, RSUs and stock equivalents held by such person that could settle into shares within 60 days of November 29, 2024. As of November 29, 2024, each director and executive officer holds the following number of RSUs and stock equivalents, including those held in the Company’s deferred compensation plan, that could settle into shares within 60 days: Ms. Brinkley, 26,148; Mr. Drabik, 0; Ms. Drath, 0; Ms. Frankiewicz, 31,115; Mr. Hunt, 4, 709; Mr. Johnson, 37,914; Mr. Lampman, 9,872; Mr. LaVigne, 0; Mr. Moore, 34,843; Mr. Mulligan, 8,953; Ms. Rimmer, 12,514; Ms. Shambro, 8,998; Mr. Vauth, 0; and Mr. Vitale, 51,165.
(2)The number of shares considered outstanding for purposes of the denominator of this calculation is the number outstanding as of November 29, 2024 and, includes for each person, RSUs and stock equivalents held by such person that could settle into shares within 60 days of November 29, 2024, in each case in the amounts described in footnote 1.
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EQUITY COMPENSATION PLAN INFORMATION
The following table gives information about the Company’s common stock that may be issued upon the exercise of options, warrants and rights under all of the Company’s existing equity compensation plans as of September 30, 2024:
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| Plan Category | Number of Securities to be Issued upon Exercise of Outstanding Options, Warrants and Rights (1) | Weighted-Average Exercise Price of Outstanding Options, Warrants and Rights (2) | Number of Securities Remaining Available for Future Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans (Excluding Securities Reflected in Column (1), and as Noted Below) (3) |
| Equity compensation plans approved by security holders | 1,979,412 | N/A | 8,633,154 |
| Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders | None | N/A | None |
| Total | 1,979,412 | N/A | 8,633,154 |
(1)The number of securities to be issued upon exercise of outstanding options, warrants and rights shown above, as of September 30, 2024, includes 1,979,412 restricted stock equivalents and units that have been granted under the terms of the 2015 Energizer Holdings, Inc. Equity Incentive Plan, the 2020 Plan and the 2023 Plan. This number reflects target payout on performance awards. If the awards were to pay out at maximum performance, the number of securities to be issued upon pay out would be 2,806,502.
(2)The weighted average exercise price does not take into account securities that will be issued upon conversion of outstanding restricted stock equivalents and units.
(3)This number only reflects securities available under the 2015 Energizer Holdings, Inc. Equity Incentive Plan, the 2020 Plan and the 2023 Plan. Under the terms of those plans, any awards other than options or stock appreciation rights are to be counted against the reserve available for issuance in a 2 to 1 ratio. This number reflects the target equivalents that could potentially be paid out. If payout numbers were at stretch, the number of shares available for issuance would be 6,978,974.
DELINQUENT SECTION 16(A) REPORTS
Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 requires our directors, executive officers, and anyone who beneficially holds 10% or more of a registered class of our equity securities (reporting persons) to file reports with the SEC showing their holdings of, and transactions in, Energizer securities. Based solely on a review of copies of such reports, and written representations from each reporting person that no other reports are required, we believe that for fiscal 2024 all reporting persons filed the required reports on a timely basis under Section 16(a).
CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
Our Board has adopted a written policy regarding the review and approval of transactions involving the Company and our directors, nominees for directors, executive officers, immediate family members of these individuals, and shareholders owning five percent or more of our outstanding common stock, each of whom is referred to as a related party. The policy covers any related party transaction, arrangement or relationship where a related party has a direct or indirect material interest and the amount involved exceeds $100,000 in any calendar year. Under the policy, the Audit Committee is responsible for the review and prior approval of the material terms of any related party transactions. The Audit Committee is charged with determining whether the terms of the transaction are any less favorable than those generally available from unaffiliated third parties and determining the extent of the related party’s interest in the transaction.
In adopting the policy, the Board reviewed certain types of related party transactions described below and determined that they should be deemed to be pre-approved, even if the aggregate amount involved might exceed $100,000:
•Officer or director compensation that would be required to be disclosed under Item 402 of the SEC’s compensation disclosure requirements, and expense reimbursements to these individuals in accordance with our policy;
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•Transactions with another company at which a related party serves as a colleague, director, or holder of less than 10% of that company’s outstanding stock, if the aggregate amount involved does not exceed the greater of $1 million or 2% of that company’s consolidated gross revenues;
•Charitable contributions to a charitable trust or organization for which a related party serves as a colleague, officer or director, if the annual contributions by us do not exceed the greater of $100,000 or 2% of the organization’s total annual receipts; and
•Transactions in which all of our shareholders receive proportional benefits, the rates or charges involved are determined by competitive bids, the transaction involves obtaining services from a regulated entity at rates fixed by law, or the transaction involves bank services as a depositary of funds, transfer agent or registrar, or similar services.
Our legal department is primarily responsible for the development and implementation of processes and procedures to obtain information from our directors and executive officers with respect to related party transactions.
During fiscal 2024, there were no transactions with executive officers, directors or their immediate family members requiring disclosure under applicable SEC rules.
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VOTING PROCEDURES
AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIALS
We are furnishing proxy materials to our shareholders primarily via the Internet instead of mailing printed copies of those materials to each shareholder. By doing so, we save costs and reduce the environmental impact of our Annual Shareholders’ Meeting. On December 12, 2024, we mailed a Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials to certain of our shareholders. The Notice contains instructions about how to access our proxy materials and vote online or vote by telephone. If you would like to receive a paper copy of our proxy materials, please follow the instructions included in the Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials. If you previously chose to receive our proxy materials electronically, you will continue to receive access to these materials via email unless you elect otherwise.
WHO CAN VOTE
Record holders of Energizer Holdings, Inc. common stock on November 29, 2024 (the “Record Date”), may vote at the meeting. On the Record Date, there were 72,105,014 shares of common stock outstanding, each of which entitled the holder to one vote for each matter to be voted on at our Annual Shareholders’ Meeting.
HOW TO ATTEND THE VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING
Energizer will be hosting the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting online. A summary of the information you need to attend the Annual Meeting online is provided below:
•Any shareholder can attend the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting by visiting www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/ENR2025
•We encourage you to access the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting online at least 15 minutes prior to its start time
•The Annual Meeting starts at 8:00 a.m. Central Time
•Shareholders may vote electronically and submit questions online while attending the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting
•Please have the Control Number we have provided to you to join the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting
•Instructions on how to attend and participate in the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting, including how to demonstrate proof of stock ownership, are available at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/ENR2025
•Questions regarding how to attend and participate in the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting will be answered by calling 1-844-986-0822 on the day of the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting
IF I AM UNABLE TO ATTEND THE VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING, CAN I LISTEN TO THE ANNUAL MEETING BY TELEPHONE?
Yes. Shareholders unable to access the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting online will be able to call 1-877-346-6110 and listen to the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting if they provide their Control Number. Although shareholders accessing the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting by telephone will be able to listen to the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting, you will not be considered present at the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting and will not be able to vote unless you also attend the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting online.
WHAT IF I HAVE TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES OR TROUBLE ACCESSING THE VIRTUAL MEETING WEBSITE?
We will have technicians ready to assist you with any technical difficulties you may have accessing the virtual meeting. If you encounter any difficulties accessing the virtual meeting during the meeting, please call toll free: 1-844-986-0822, or if calling internationally, please call: 1-303-562-9302.
HOW CAN I ASK QUESTIONS?
You can submit questions in writing on the virtual meeting website during the annual meeting. You must first join the meeting with your 16-digit control number. We intend to answer questions pertinent to Company matters as time allows during the meeting. Questions that are substantially similar may be grouped and answered once to avoid repetition. Guidelines for submitting written questions during the meeting will be available in the rules of conduct for the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting.
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HOW TO VOTE
There are four voting methods for record holders:
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| MAIL | If you choose to vote by mail, complete a proxy card, date and sign it, and return it in the postage-paid envelope provided (if you received a paper copy of the proxy materials) or return it to Vote Processing, c/o Broadridge, 51 Mercedes Way, Edgewood, NY 11717. |
| TELEPHONE | You can vote your shares by telephone by calling 1-800-690-6903 and using the identification code indicated on the Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials or the proxy card mailed to you. Voting is available 24 hours a day. |
| INTERNET | You can also vote via the Internet at www.proxyvote.com. Your identification code for Internet voting is on the Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials or the proxy card mailed to you, and voting is available 24 hours a day. |
| During the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting, you can vote, using the Control Number we have provided to you. |
VOTE REQUIRED; EFFECT OF ABSTENTIONS AND BROKER NON-VOTES
The holders of record of shares representing a majority of the voting power of our issued and outstanding shares of common stock entitled to vote at the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting, present in person or represented by proxy, will constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
The shares of a shareholder whose ballot on any or all proposals is marked as “abstain” will be included in the number of shares present at the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting to determine whether a quorum is present. If you are the beneficial owner of shares held by a broker or other custodian, you may instruct your broker how to vote your shares through the voting instruction form included with this Proxy Statement. If you wish to vote the shares you own beneficially at the meeting, you must first request and obtain a “legal proxy” from your broker or other custodian. If you choose not to provide instructions or a legal proxy, your shares are referred to as “uninstructed shares”. Whether your broker or custodian has the discretion to vote these shares on your behalf depends on the ballot item. The following table summarizes the votes required for passage of each proposal and the effect of abstentions and uninstructed shares held by brokers.
Brokers and custodians can no longer vote uninstructed shares on your behalf in director elections. For your vote to be counted, you must submit your voting instruction form to your broker or custodian.
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Recommendations | Votes Required for
Approval | Abstentions | Uninstructed
Shares |
(1)Election of Directors | “FOR” each nominee to the Board | Majority of Voting Power(1) | Vote Against | Not Voted/No Effect |
(2)Ratification of Appointment of Independent Auditor | “FOR” | Majority of Voting Power(1) | Vote Against | Discretionary Vote |
(3)Advisory, Non-Binding Vote to Approve Executive Compensation | “FOR” | Majority of Voting Power(1) | Vote Against | Not Voted/No Effect |
(4) Shareholder Proposal - Director Election Resignation Governance Policy | “AGAINST” | Majority of Voting Power(1) | Vote Against | Not Voted/No Effect |
(1)“Majority of Voting Power” in table relates to shares represented and entitled to vote on the proposal.
You may revoke your proxy and change your vote at any time before the voting polls close at our Annual Shareholders’ Meeting by submitting a properly executed proxy of a later date, a written notice of revocation (of your previously executed proxy) sent to our Corporate Secretary, or a vote cast at our Annual Shareholders’ Meeting (however, attending the meeting without voting will not revoke a proxy).
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SOLICITATION OF PROXIES
The Board of Directors is soliciting the proxy accompanying this Proxy Statement. We will pay the cost of soliciting proxies. Proxies may be solicited by executive officers, directors, and colleagues of the Company, none of whom will receive any additional compensation for their services. Sodali LLC may solicit proxies for a fee of $10,000 plus expenses. The parties' engagement letter contains confidentiality, indemnification, and other provisions that the Company believes are customary for this type of engagement. These solicitations may be made personally or by mail, facsimile, telephone, messenger, email, or the Internet. We will also reimburse banks, brokers and other custodians, nominees and fiduciaries for their costs of sending the proxy materials to the beneficial owners of our common stock.
HOUSEHOLDING
To reduce costs and reduce the environmental impact of our Annual Shareholders’ Meeting, a single Proxy Statement and Annual Report, along with individual proxy cards or individual Notices of Internet Availability, will be delivered in one envelope to certain shareholders having the same last name and address and to individuals with more than one account registered at our transfer agent with the same address. If a shareholder would like to receive separate copies of proxy materials that have been subject to householding, please contact Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. at the contact information below to receive separate copies. Shareholders participating in householding will continue to receive separate proxy cards. If you are a registered shareholder and would like to enroll in this service or receive individual copies of this year’s and/or future proxy materials, please contact our transfer agent, Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc., at 866-741-8213, by email at shareholder@broadridge.com or in writing to 51 Mercedes Way, Edgewood, NY 11717. If you are a beneficial shareholder, you may contact the broker or bank where you hold the account.
OTHER BUSINESS
The Board does not intend to bring any other business before the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting. If other matters are properly brought before the meeting, the named proxies will vote the proxies they hold in their discretion on such matters; however, and so far as is known to our Board, no matters are to be brought before the meeting other than as specified in the notice of meeting. Our Bylaws provide that shareholders may nominate candidates for directors or present a proposal or bring other business before an annual meeting only if they give timely written notice of the nomination or the matter to be brought not less than 90 nor more than 120 days prior to the first anniversary of the prior year’s meeting, as described under “Shareholder Proposals for the 2026 Annual Shareholders’ Meeting.”
SHAREHOLDER PROPOSALS FOR THE 2026 ANNUAL SHAREHOLDERS’ MEETING
Any proposals to be presented at the 2026 Annual Shareholders’ Meeting must be received by the Company, directed to the attention of the Corporate Secretary, no later than August 14, 2025, in order to be included in the Company’s Proxy Statement and form of proxy for that meeting under Rule 14a-8 of the Exchange Act. Upon receipt of any proposal, the Company will determine whether or not to include the proposal in the Proxy Statement and proxy card in accordance with regulations governing the solicitation of proxies. The proposal must comply in all respects with the rules and regulations of the SEC and our Bylaws.
In order for a shareholder to nominate a candidate for director, present a proposal or bring other business before the shareholders under our Bylaws, timely notice must be received by us in advance of the meeting. Ordinarily, such notice must be received not less than 90, nor more than 120, days before the first anniversary of the prior year’s meeting. For the 2026 Annual Shareholders’ Meeting, the notice would have to be received on or after September 26, 2025, and on or before October 26, 2025. The notice of nomination must include, as to each person whom the shareholder proposes to nominate for election, information required by our Bylaws, including:
•the nominee’s name, age, business and residential address;
•the nominee’s principal occupation for the previous five years;
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•the nominee’s consent to being named as a nominee and to serving on the Board;
•the nominee’s “disclosable interests” as of the date of the notice (which information shall be supplemented by such person, if any, not later than ten days after the record date of the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting to disclose such ownership as of the record date), which includes:
–shares of common stock; options, warrants, convertible securities, stock appreciation rights, or similar rights with respect to our common stock; any proxy, contract, arrangement, understanding, or relationship conveying a right to vote common stock;
–any short interest with respect to common stock;
–any derivative instruments held by a partnership in which the nominee has a partnership interest; and
–rights to any performance-related fee based on any increase or decrease in the value of common stock or any related derivative instrument; and
•a description of all monetary or other material agreements, arrangements or understandings between the nominating shareholder and the nominee during the prior three years.
In addition, the nominating shareholder must provide their name and address and disclosable interests (as such term is described above). The shareholder must be present at the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting at which the nomination is to be considered, and must provide a completed questionnaire regarding the nominee’s background and qualification and compliance with our corporate governance, conflict of interest, and other pertinent policies and guidelines. To assist in the evaluation of shareholder-recommended candidates, the Nominating and Governance Committee may request that the shareholder provide certain additional information required to be disclosed in the Company’s proxy statement under Regulation 14A of the Exchange Act. The shareholder nominating the candidate must also include his or her name and address, and the number of shares of common stock beneficially owned.
In addition to satisfying the foregoing requirements under our Bylaws, to comply with the universal proxy rules, shareholders who intend to solicit proxies in support of director nominees other than the Company’s nominees must provide notice that sets forth the information required by Rule 14a-19 under the Exchange Act. Such notice must be postmarked or transmitted electronically no later than November 25, 2025.
CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Energizer Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) and its management may make certain statements that constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements can be identified by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. Forward-looking statements often use words such as “anticipates,” “targets,” “expects,” “hopes,” “estimates,” “intends,” “plans,” “goals,” “believes,” “continue” and other similar expressions or future or conditional verbs such as “will,” “may,” “might,” “should,” “would” and “could.” Forward-looking statements represent the Company’s current expectations, plans or forecasts of its future results, revenues, expenses, capital measures, strategy, and future business and economic conditions more generally, and other future matters. These statements are not guarantees of future results or performance and involve certain known and unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict and are often beyond the Company’s control. Actual outcomes and results may differ materially from those expressed in these forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results or events to differ materially from those anticipated include, without limitation, the matters implied by, any of these forward-looking statements.
You should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statement and should consider the following uncertainties and risks, as well as the risks and uncertainties more fully discussed under Item 1A. Risk Factors of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 19, 2024, and the Company’s other filings with the SEC: (1) global economic and financial market conditions; (2) competition in our product categories; (3) changes in the retail environment and consumer preferences; (4) our ability to successfully manage the demand, supply, and operational challenges; (5) loss or impairment of the Company’s reputation or our leading brands or failure of our marketing plans; (6) loss of any of our principal customers; (7) our ability to meet our growth targets depends on successful product, marketing and operations innovation and successful responses to competitive innovation and changing consumer habits; (8) risks related to our international operations, including currency fluctuations; (9) our ability to manage the
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demand, supply, and operational challenges brought about by any disease outbreak; (10) protection of our intellectual property rights; (11) changes in production costs, including raw material prices and transportation costs; (12) reliance on certain significant suppliers; (13) availability of raw materials and our ability to forecast customer demand and manage production capacity; (14) disruption to our and our suppliers’ manufacturing facilities, supply channels or other business operations due to events beyond our control; (15) our future results may be affected by our operational execution, including the Company’s ability to achieve cost savings as a result of any current or future restructuring efforts; (16) impairment of our goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets; (17) adverse weather conditions during peak selling seasons for certain seasonal products; (18) the impact of a failure of a key information technology system; (19) risks related to our reliance on information technology; (20) ability to attract, retain and develop key employees; (21) our significant debt obligations; (22) our credit ratings; (23) increased funding and expenses related to our pension plans; (24) inaccurate estimates and assumptions on which our financial projections are based; (25) operating difficulties, dilution and other consequences from strategic transactions, including the inability to successfully consummate favorable transactions or integrate acquired businesses; (26) potential product liability claims, labeling claims, commercial claims, and other legal claims against us; (27) increasing governmental regulations in both the U.S. and abroad; (28) increased focus on environmental social and governance (ESG) issues; and (29) environmental laws and regulations that may expose us to significant liabilities.
The information contained herein is preliminary and based on Company data available at the time of this filing. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect the impact of circumstances or events that arise after the date the forward-looking statement was made.
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RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
The Company reports its financial results in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. (GAAP). However, management believes that certain non-GAAP financial measures provide users with additional meaningful comparisons to the corresponding historical or future period, and are used for management incentive compensation. These non-GAAP financial measures exclude items that are not reflective of the Company’s on-going operating performance, such as restructuring and related costs, network transition costs, acquisition and integration costs, an acquisition earn out, a litigation matter, an impairment of goodwill and intangible assets, the loss/(gain) on extinguishment of debt, the December 2023 Argentina economic reform, the settlement loss on U.S. pension annuity buyout, the costs of exiting the Russian market, the gain on finance lease termination and the costs of the May 2022 flooding of our Brazilian manufacturing facility. In addition, these measures help investors to analyze year over year comparability when excluding currency fluctuations, acquisition activity as well as other company initiatives that are not on-going. We believe these non-GAAP financial measures are an enhancement to assist investors in understanding our business and in performing analysis consistent with financial models developed by research analysts. Investors should consider non-GAAP measures in addition to, not as a substitute for, or superior to, the comparable GAAP measures. In addition, these non-GAAP measures may not be the same as similar measures used by other companies due to possible differences in method and in the items being adjusted. We provide the following non-GAAP measures and calculations, as well as the corresponding reconciliation to the closest GAAP measure:
•Adjusted Earnings Per Share (EPS) excludes the impact of restructuring and related costs, network transition costs, acquisition and integration costs, an acquisition earn out, a litigation matter, an impairment of goodwill and intangible assets, the loss/(gain) on extinguishment of debt, the December 2023 Argentina economic reform, the settlement loss on US pension annuity buyout, the costs of exiting the Russian market, the gain on finance lease termination and the costs of the flooding of our Brazilian manufacturing facility.
•Adjusted Gross Margin Rate excludes the impact of restructuring and related costs, network transition costs and acquisition and integration costs.
•Adjusted Operating Profit excludes the impact of restructuring and related costs, network transition costs, acquisition and integration costs, an impairment of goodwill and intangible assets, the loss on extinguishment of debt, Interest expense and Other items, net.
•Adjusted Net sales for incentive compensation plans, Adjusted Gross Margin Rate for incentive compensation plans and Adjusted Operating Profit for incentive compensation plans are further adjusted for the favorable or unfavorable impact of currency in the current year compared to planned currency movements, the impact of Argentina actual operations compared to what was planned for the year and the impact the Centralsul Acquisition had on the business as it was not included in the plan for the year.
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| Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share (EPS) | | | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | Cumulative |
| Reported diluted earnings/(loss) per share | | | $ | (3.37) | | $ | 1.94 | | $ | 0.52 | | $ | (0.91) | |
| Restructuring and related costs | | | 0.01 | | 0.64 | | 0.97 | | 1.62 | |
Network transition costs | | | — | | — | | 0.12 | | 0.12 | |
| Acquisition and integration | | | 0.17 | | — | | 0.08 | | 0.25 | |
| Acquisition earn out | | | 0.01 | | — | | — | | 0.01 | |
Litigation matter | | | — | | — | | 0.14 | | 0.14 | |
| Impairment of goodwill & intangible assets | | | 5.86 | | — | | 1.16 | | 7.02 | |
| Loss/(gain) on extinguishment of debt | | | — | | (0.02) | | 0.03 | | 0.01 | |
December 2023 Argentina Economic Reform | | | — | | — | | 0.30 | | 0.30 | |
| Settlement loss on US pension annuity buy out | | | — | | 0.53 | | — | | 0.53 | |
| Exit of Russian market | | | 0.17 | | — | | — | | 0.17 | |
| Gain on finance lease termination | | | (0.05) | | — | | — | | (0.05) | |
| Brazil flood damage, net of insurance proceeds | | | 0.14 | | — | | — | | 0.14 | |
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Impact for diluted share calculation(1) | | | 0.14 | | — | | | 0.14 | |
| Adjusted Diluted EPS | | | $ | 3.08 | | $ | 3.09 | | $ | 3.32 | | $ | 9.49 | |
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(1)During FY22, the mandatory convertible preferred shares were converted to approximately 4.7 million shares of common stock. The full conversion was dilutive and the mandatory preferred stock dividends are excluded from net earnings in the Adjusted dilution calculation. In addition, the dilutive restricted stock equivalent awards are included in the shares calculation on an adjusted basis.
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Adjusted Net Sales and Gross Margin Rate ($ in millions) | | FY24 |
| Reported Net sales | | $ | 2,887.0 | |
| Currency, Argentina and Centralsul adjustment | | 15.3 | |
| Adjusted Net Sales for incentive compensation plans | | $ | 2,902.3 | |
| Reported GM as a percentage of Net sales | | 38.3 | % |
| Reported Gross profit | | $ | 1,104.3 | |
| Restructuring and related costs | | 62.9 | |
| Network transition costs | | 11.7 | |
| Acquisition and integration costs | | 3.1 | |
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| Adjusted Gross profit | | $ | 1,182.0 | |
Adjusted Gross margin rate | | 40.9 | % |
| Currency, Argentina and Centralsul adjustment | | 0.2 | % |
Adjusted Gross Margin Rate for incentive compensation plans | | 41.1 | % |
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Adjusted Operating Profit ($ in millions) | | FY24 |
| Earnings before income taxes | | $ | 53.8 | |
| Other items, net | | 22.0 | |
| Interest expense | | 155.7 | |
| Loss on extinguishment of debt | | 2.4 | |
| Impairment of goodwill and intangible assets | | 110.6 | |
| Acquisition and integration costs (in SG&A and COGS) | | 8.2 | |
| Litigation matter (in SG&A) | | 13.7 | |
| Restructuring and related costs (in COGS and SG&A) | | 97.3 | |
| Network transition costs (in COGS) | | 11.7 | |
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| Adjusted Operating Profit | | $ | 475.4 | |
| Currency, Argentina and Centralsul adjustment | | 9.2 | |
Adjusted Operating Profit for incentive compensation plans | | $ | 484.6 | |
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| Pay vs Performance Disclosure |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Name |
|
|
Relative Total Shareholder Return (TSR)
|
|
|
|
| LaVigne [Member] |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Pay vs Performance Disclosure |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| PEO Total Compensation Amount |
|
|
$ 10,819,861
|
9,586,730
|
9,048,440
|
5,958,735
|
| PEO Actually Paid Compensation Amount |
|
|
$ 9,885,524
|
$ 13,612,811
|
$ 4,057,873
|
4,939,119
|
| PEO Name |
Alan S. Hoskins
|
Mark S. LaVigne
|
Mark S. LaVigne
|
Mark S. LaVigne
|
Mark S. LaVigne
|
|
| Hoskins [Member] |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Pay vs Performance Disclosure |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| PEO Total Compensation Amount |
|
|
|
|
|
3,168,310
|
| PEO Actually Paid Compensation Amount |
|
|
|
|
|
$ 1,031,868
|
| PEO | LaVigne [Member] | Aggregate Change in Present Value of Accumulated Benefit for All Pension Plans Reported in Summary Compensation Table |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Pay vs Performance Disclosure |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Adjustment to Compensation, Amount |
|
|
$ (7,923)
|
|
|
|
| PEO | LaVigne [Member] | Pension Adjustments Service Cost |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Pay vs Performance Disclosure |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Adjustment to Compensation, Amount |
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
| PEO | LaVigne [Member] | Aggregate Grant Date Fair Value of Equity Award Amounts Reported in Summary Compensation Table |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Pay vs Performance Disclosure |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Adjustment to Compensation, Amount |
|
|
(8,072,895)
|
|
|
|
| PEO | LaVigne [Member] | Year-end Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted in Covered Year that are Outstanding and Unvested |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Pay vs Performance Disclosure |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Adjustment to Compensation, Amount |
|
|
7,289,331
|
|
|
|
| PEO | LaVigne [Member] | Year-over-Year Change in Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted in Prior Years That are Outstanding and Unvested |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Pay vs Performance Disclosure |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Adjustment to Compensation, Amount |
|
|
(748,736)
|
|
|
|
| PEO | LaVigne [Member] | Change in Fair Value as of Vesting Date of Prior Year Equity Awards Vested in Covered Year |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Pay vs Performance Disclosure |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Adjustment to Compensation, Amount |
|
|
256,032
|
|
|
|
| PEO | LaVigne [Member] | Dividends or Other Earnings Paid on Equity Awards not Otherwise Reflected in Total Compensation for Covered Year |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Pay vs Performance Disclosure |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Adjustment to Compensation, Amount |
|
|
349,854
|
|
|
|
| PEO | LaVigne [Member] | Year-End Fair Value Of Equity Awards Granted In Prior Years, Forfeited [Member] |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Pay vs Performance Disclosure |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Adjustment to Compensation, Amount |
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
| Non-PEO NEO | Aggregate Change in Present Value of Accumulated Benefit for All Pension Plans Reported in Summary Compensation Table |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Pay vs Performance Disclosure |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Adjustment to Compensation, Amount |
|
|
(14,097)
|
|
|
|
| Non-PEO NEO | Pension Adjustments Service Cost |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Pay vs Performance Disclosure |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Adjustment to Compensation, Amount |
|
|
17,402
|
|
|
|
| Non-PEO NEO | Aggregate Grant Date Fair Value of Equity Award Amounts Reported in Summary Compensation Table |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Pay vs Performance Disclosure |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Adjustment to Compensation, Amount |
|
|
(863,325)
|
|
|
|
| Non-PEO NEO | Year-end Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted in Covered Year that are Outstanding and Unvested |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Pay vs Performance Disclosure |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Adjustment to Compensation, Amount |
|
|
779,531
|
|
|
|
| Non-PEO NEO | Year-over-Year Change in Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted in Prior Years That are Outstanding and Unvested |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Pay vs Performance Disclosure |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Adjustment to Compensation, Amount |
|
|
(121,055)
|
|
|
|
| Non-PEO NEO | Change in Fair Value as of Vesting Date of Prior Year Equity Awards Vested in Covered Year |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Pay vs Performance Disclosure |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Adjustment to Compensation, Amount |
|
|
23,705
|
|
|
|
| Non-PEO NEO | Dividends or Other Earnings Paid on Equity Awards not Otherwise Reflected in Total Compensation for Covered Year |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Pay vs Performance Disclosure |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Adjustment to Compensation, Amount |
|
|
50,179
|
|
|
|
| Non-PEO NEO | Year-End Fair Value Of Equity Awards Granted In Prior Years, Forfeited [Member] |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Pay vs Performance Disclosure |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Adjustment to Compensation, Amount |
|
|
$ 0
|
|
|
|
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