UPM’s Board of Directors has approved the commencement of new plans for the period 2012 – 2014 within the company’s two long-term share incentive programmes: the Performance Share Plan and the Deferred Bonus Plan.
The earning criteria for the earning period 2012-2014 of the Performance Share Plan are the cumulative operating cash flow and the cumulative earnings per share (EPS) during 2012 – 2014.
The earning criteria for the Deferred Bonus Plan are based on the targets set under the UPM short-term incentive plan. The plan for the period 2012-2014 consists of a one-year earning period (2012) and a thereafter following two-year restriction period (2013-2014).
The two share incentive plans for the period 2012-2014 cover in total approximately 600 participants. In case all the set performance targets are met in full, the estimated total maximum number of shares to be delivered under the two share incentive plans is 3,200,000 shares. The above indicated estimate of the maximum share rewards represents the gross value of the rewards of which the applicable taxes will be deducted before the shares are delivered to the participants.
