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MANAGEMENT CORPORATION
(Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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March 18, 2011
Dear Shareholder:
You are cordially invited to our 2011 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. The meeting will be held
on Friday, April 29, 2011, at 9:00 a.m., local time, at the Miramar Room of the Sheraton Puerto
Rico Convention Center and Casino Hotel, 200 Convention Boulevard, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00907.
This proxy statement describes the matters to be acted upon at the meeting. In addition to voting,
we will review the companys major developments of 2010 and answer your questions. I hope that you
will participate in this review of our companys business.
We are providing access to our proxy materials over the Internet as permitted by rules of the
Securities and Exchange Commission. On or about March 18, 2011, we will mail a Notice of Internet
Availability of Proxy Materials (the Notice) to shareholders of record of our class B common
stock at the close of business on March 2, 2011, and on or about the same date we will mail
shareholders of our class A common stock a printed copy of this proxy statement, our 2010 Annual
Report, and a proxy card. On the mailing date of the Notice, all shareholders will have the ability
to access all of the proxy materials on a website referred to in the Notice and this proxy
statement. If you receive the Notice by mail, you will not receive a paper copy of the proxy
materials unless you request one. The Notice will instruct you as to how you may access and review
the proxy materials on the Internet and how to cast your vote over the Internet. The Notice also
contains instructions in how to request a paper copy of our proxy materials.
It is important that your shares be represented and voted at the meeting. Therefore, we urge
you to vote over the Internet or by telephone according to the instructions on the proxy statement
and the Notice. As an alternative, if you received a printed copy of the proxy card by mail, you
may complete, sign, date and fax the proxy card in accordance with the instructions set forth in
the proxy statement, or return the completed proxy card in the postage-paid envelope we have
provided.
Your Board of Directors is counting on your participation. Your vote is important!
Sincerely,
Luis A. Clavell-Rodríguez, MD
Chairman of the Board
TRIPLE-S MANAGEMENT CORPORATION
P.O. Box 363628
San Juan, Puerto Rico 00936-3628
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
to be held on Friday, April 29, 2011
To our Shareholders:
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the 2011 Annual Meeting of Shareholders will be held on Friday,
April 29, 2011, at 9:00 a.m., local time, at the Miramar Room of the Sheraton Puerto Rico
Convention Center Hotel and Casino, 200 Convention Boulevard, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00907.
At the meeting, shareholders will be asked to consider and vote on the following matters:
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Shareholders of record at the close of business on March 2, 2011, the record date for the
meeting, are entitled to notice of and to vote at the meeting.
We urge all shareholders to attend the meeting in person or by proxy. Your vote is important
no matter how many shares you own. Whether you plan to attend the meeting or not, please vote your
shares over the Internet or by telephone as we describe in the accompanying materials and the
Notice. As an alternative, if you received a printed copy of the proxy card by mail, you may
complete, sign, date and fax the proxy card in accordance with the instructions set forth in the
proxy statement, or return the completed proxy card in the postage-paid envelope we have provided.
Your prompt response is necessary to ensure that your shares are represented at the meeting. You
can change your vote and revoke your proxy at any time before the polls close at the meeting, as
explained in the accompanying proxy statement.
By order of the Board of Directors,
Roberto García-Rodríguez
General Counsel and Secretary
San Juan, Puerto Rico
March 18, 2011
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TRIPLE-S MANAGEMENT CORPORATION
P.O. Box 363628
San Juan, Puerto Rico 00936-3628
PROXY STATEMENT
Annual Meeting of Shareholders
April 29, 2011
This proxy statement is being made available to our shareholders in connection with a
solicitation of proxies by the Board of Directors of Triple-S Management Corporation (Triple-S
Management, the Corporation, we, us, or our) for use at the 2011 Annual Meeting of
Shareholders and at any adjournment or postponement of the meeting. The meeting will be held on
Friday, April 29, 2011, beginning at 9:00 a.m., local time, at the Miramar Room of the Sheraton
Puerto Rico Convention Center Hotel and Casino, 200 Convention Boulevard, San Juan, Puerto Rico
00907.
We are furnishing the proxy materials over the Internet under the rules of the Securities and
Exchange Commission (SEC). On or about March 18, 2011, we will mail a Notice of Internet
Availability of Proxy Materials (the Notice) to shareholders of record of our class B common
stock and on or about the same date we will mail shareholders of our class A common stock a printed
copy of this proxy statement, our 2010 Annual Report and a proxy card. If you receive the Notice by
mail, you will not receive a paper copy of the proxy materials unless you request one. The Notice
will instruct you as to how you may access and review the proxy materials on the Internet and how
to cast your vote over the Internet or by telephone. The Notice also contains instructions on how
to request a paper copy of our proxy materials, free of charge.
Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Annual Meeting to be
held on April 29, 2011: This proxy statement, our 2010 Annual Report, the form of proxy and voting
instructions are being made available to shareholders on or about March 18, 2011, at
www.proxyvote.com. If you receive the Notice and would still like to receive a printed copy
of the proxy materials or our 2010 Annual Report, including audited financial statements, for the
year ended December 31, 2010, you may request a printed copy by any of the following methods: (a)
telephone at 1-800-579-1639; (b) Internet at www.proxyvote.com; or (c) e-mail at
sendmaterial@proxyvote.com. Please make the request as instructed above on or before April
17, 2011 to facilitate timely delivery.
All proxies will be voted in accordance with the instructions they contain. If you do not
specify your voting instructions on your proxy card with respect to a particular matter, your
shares will be voted in accordance with the recommendations of our Board.
INFORMATION ABOUT VOTING, SOLICITATION AND THE ANNUAL MEETING
Who can vote?
To be able to vote, you must have been a shareholder of record of our common stock at the
close of business on March 2, 2011. This date is the record date for the annual meeting.
Shareholders of record on the record date are entitled to vote on each proposal at the meeting or
any postponement or adjournment of the meeting. As of the close of business on the record date,
there were 28,731,829 shares of our common stock outstanding, consisting of 9,042,809 issued and
outstanding shares of class A common stock (Class A shares) and 19,689,020 issued and outstanding
shares of class B common stock (Class B shares). Class A shares and Class B shares are sometimes
referred to collectively in this proxy statement as common stock.
How many votes do I have?
Each share of our common stock that you owned on the record date entitles you to one vote on
each matter that is voted on. All shares of each class of our common stock will vote together as a
single class on all matters brought before the annual meeting.
How do I vote if I am the shareholder of record of my shares?
If your shares of common stock are registered directly in your name with our transfer agent,
American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, and not through a broker, bank or other nominee, you are
considered the shareholder of record with respect to those shares. We have sent the Notice or the
printed proxy materials directly to you. If you are the shareholder of record or record holder of
your shares, you may vote in one of the following five ways:
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Through the Internet at www.proxyvote.com. You may vote from any location in the
world by following the instructions on the Notice or going to the Internet address
stated on your proxy card. If you vote through the Internet, you do not need to return
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By telephone. You may vote by calling the number on your proxy card. If you receive
only the Notice, you may follow the procedures contained in the Notice to request a
proxy card. If you vote by telephone, you do not need to return a proxy card. |
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By fax. You may vote by completing and signing your proxy card and faxing both sides
of the completed proxy card to (787) 749-4148. If you receive only the Notice, you may
follow the procedures outlined in the Notice to request a proxy card to submit your
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By mail. You may vote by completing and signing your proxy card and mailing it in
the enclosed postage-prepaid envelope. You do not need to affix a stamp on the enclosed
envelope if you mail it in the United States. If you do not have the postage-prepaid
envelope, please mail your completed proxy card to the following address: Triple-S
Management Corporation c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. at 51 Mercedes Way,
Edgewood, NY 11717. If you receive only the Notice, you may follow the procedures
outlined in the Notice to request a proxy card to submit your vote by mail. |
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In person. You may vote by attending the annual meeting and voting in person or you
may vote by submitting a proxy at the meeting. |
The Internet and telephone voting facilities will close at 11:59 p.m. Atlantic Standard Time
(Eastern Daylight Time) on April 28, 2011. If you plan to vote by fax or by mail, your proxy card
must be received no later than 12:00 p.m. Atlantic Standard Time (Eastern Daylight Time) on April
28, 2011.
In order to ensure that your proxy is voted according to your instructions and avoid delays in
ballot taking and counting, we request that you provide your full title when signing a proxy as
attorney-in-fact, executor,
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administrator, trustee, guardian, authorized officer of a corporation, or on behalf of a minor. If
shares are registered in the name of more than one record holder, all record holders must sign the
proxy card.
How do I vote if my shares are held in street name?
If you hold your shares of common stock in street name you will receive the Notice from your
broker, bank or other nominee that includes instructions on how to vote your shares. Your broker,
bank or other nominee will allow you to deliver your voting instructions via the Internet and may
also permit you to submit your voting instructions by telephone. In addition, your may request
paper copies of our proxy statement and proxy card by following the instructions on the Notice
provided by your broker, bank or other nominee.
If your shares are held in street name, you must present a legal proxy, issued in your name by
your broker, bank or other nominee, to be admitted to the meeting and vote your shares in person.
Can I change or revoke my vote?
Yes. You can change your vote and revoke your proxy at any time before it is voted by:
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delivering a written notice of revocation to our Secretary at or before the meeting; |
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submitting another proxy by telephone or via the Internet; |
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submitting another proxy by fax or mail; |
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presenting to our Secretary, before or at the meeting before polls close with
respect to a particular matter, a later dated proxy executed by the person who executed
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If you provide more than one proxy, the proxy having the latest date will revoke any earlier
proxy. Attendance at the meeting will not, by itself, revoke a proxy. Any written notice or
revocation or delivery of a subsequent proxy by a stockholder of record may be sent to Triple-S
Management Corporation, 1441 F.D. Roosevelt Avenue, 6th Floor, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00920,
Attention: Secretary, or hand delivered to our Secretary at or before the voting at the annual
meeting.
If your shares are held in street name by a broker, bank or other nominee, you must contact
that institution to change your vote or, if you intend to be present and vote at the annual
meeting, bring the legal proxy issued in your name by such broker, bank or other nominee to the
meeting.
What should I do if I receive more than one set of voting materials?
You may receive more than one set of voting materials, including multiple copies of this proxy
statement and proxy card. For example, if you hold your Class B shares in more than one brokerage
account, you may receive a separate Notice for each brokerage account in which you hold shares.
Please vote each proxy card that you receive.
Who may be present at the annual meeting?
Only shareholders of record and beneficial owners with a legal proxy issued in their name by
their respective broker, bank or other nominee may be present at the annual meeting. No other
person, including those persons accompanying a shareholder, will be allowed at the annual meeting.
No cameras, recording equipment, electronic devices, large bags, briefcases or packages will
be permitted in the annual meeting.
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What constitutes a quorum for the annual meeting?
In order for business to be conducted at the meeting, a quorum must be present in person or
represented by valid proxies at the beginning of the meeting. On the record date, 28,731,829 shares
of common stock were issued and outstanding. The presence, in person or by proxy, of one third
(1/3) of those shares will constitute a quorum for the meeting. Shares of common stock represented
in person or by proxy (including broker non-votes (as discussed below) and shares that abstain or
do not vote with respect to a particular proposal) will be treated as shares that are present for
purposes of determining whether a quorum exists at the meeting.
Any broker holding shares of record for you is not entitled to vote on certain matters unless
the broker receives voting instructions from you, as you are the beneficial owner of the shares.
Uninstructed shares, or broker non-votes, result when shares are held by a broker who has not
received instructions from the beneficial owner on such matters and the broker has so notified us
on a proxy form in accordance with industry practice or has otherwise advised us that the broker
lacks voting authority.
We urge you to vote by proxy even if you plan to attend the annual meeting so that we will
know as soon as possible that enough shares will be present for us to hold the annual meeting.
What vote is required to approve each proposal?
Proposal 1 Election of Directors. Our bylaws provide that a nominee must be
elected to our Board by the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast with respect to such
nominee by the shares of common stock entitled to vote and present at the meeting. A majority of
votes cast means that the votes cast for the nominees election exceeds the votes cast against
the nominee. Abstentions and broker non-votes will not count as a vote for or against a
nominees election and thus will have no effect in determining whether a director nominee has
received a majority of the votes cast. If shareholders do not elect a director nominee who is
already serving as a director, Puerto Rico corporation law provides that the director will continue
to serve on our Board as a holdover director until his or her successor is elected.
Proposal 2 Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. The
approval of Proposal 2 requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares of common stock
entitled to vote and present at the meeting. Abstentions will have the same effect as a vote
against this proposal. The approval of Proposal 2 is a routine proposal on which a broker or
other nominee is generally empowered to vote. Accordingly, it is likely that we will not receive
broker non-votes as a result of this proposal.
Proposal 3 Advisory Vote on the Compensation of Our Named Executive Officers. The
approval of Proposal 3 requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares of common stock
entitled to vote and present at the meeting. Abstentions will have the same effect as votes
against this proposal. Broker non-votes will have no effect on this proposal as brokers are not
entitled to vote on proposals related to executive compensation in the absence of voting
instructions from the beneficial owner.
Proposal 4 Advisory Vote on the Frequency of An Advisory Vote on the Compensation of
Our Named Executive Officers. The approval of Proposal 4 requires the affirmative vote of a
majority of the shares of common stock entitled to vote and present at the meeting. Abstentions
will have the same effect as votes against this proposal. Broker non-votes will have no effect
as brokers are not entitled to vote on proposals related to executive compensation in the absence
of voting instructions from the beneficial owner. With respect to this proposal, if none of the
frequency alternatives receive a majority vote, we will consider the frequency that receives the
highest number of votes by shareholders to be the frequency that has been selected by shareholders.
However, because this vote is advisory and not binding on us or our Board in any way, our Board
may decide that it is in our and our shareholders best interests to hold an advisory vote on
executive compensation more or less frequently than the alternative approved by our shareholders.
For the vote related to any other item voted upon at the meeting, the affirmative vote of a
majority of the shares of common stock entitled to vote and present at the meeting will be required
for approval.
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Who will count the votes?
Representatives of Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc, an independent third party, will act
as inspectors of the election and tabulate the votes cast by proxy or in person at the annual
meeting.
What are the Boards recommendations?
Unless you give other instructions on your proxy card, the persons named as proxy holders on
the proxy card will vote in accordance with the recommendations of our Board. The Boards
recommendation for each proposal is set forth below.
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Election of Directors (page 7).
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The Board recommends a vote FOR each of these
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Ratification of the Selection
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The Board recommends a vote FOR this proposal. |
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Advisory Vote on the
Compensation of Our Named
Executive Officers (page 12)
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The Board recommends a vote FOR this proposal. |
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Advisory Vote on the Frequency
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Compensation or Our Named
Executive Officers (page 14)
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With respect to any other matter that properly comes before the meeting (and at any
postponement or adjournment thereof), the proxy holders will vote as recommended by our Board or,
if no recommendation is given, in their own discretion.
Will any other matters be voted on at this meeting?
We do not know of any other matters that may come before the annual meeting other than as
described in the notice of meeting. The chairman of the meeting will declare out of order and
disregard any matter not properly presented. However, if any new matter requiring the vote of our
shareholders is properly presented before the annual meeting, proxies may be voted with respect
thereto at the discretion of the proxy holders.
Where can I find the voting results?
We will report the voting results in a Current Report on Form 8-K within four business days
after the end of our annual meeting.
What is the cost of soliciting these proxies?
We will bear the costs of solicitation of proxies. We have engaged two independent
contractors, Ms. Iris Pérez and Ms. Ivette Colón, to assist us with the solicitation of proxies for
an estimated fee of $2,500 each. In addition, our directors, officers and employees may solicit
proxies in person, by telephone, facsimile or email without additional compensation. We also will
reimburse banks, brokers or other custodians, nominees and fiduciaries for their reasonable
out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with the distribution of our proxy materials to
shareholders and obtaining their votes.
How and when may I submit a shareholder proposal, including a shareholder nomination for director,
for the 2012 annual meeting of shareholders?
If you are interested in submitting a proposal for inclusion in the proxy statement for the
2012 annual meeting of shareholders, you need to follow the procedures outlined in Rule 14a-8 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act). To be eligible for inclusion,
we must receive your shareholder proposal for
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our proxy statement for the 2012 annual meeting of shareholders at our principal corporate offices
in San Juan, Puerto Rico at the address below no later than November 23, 2011.
In addition, our bylaws require that we be given advance written notice for nominations for
election to our Board of Directors and other matters that shareholders wish to present for action
at an annual meeting other than those to be included in our proxy statement under Rule 14a-8. The
Secretary must receive such notice at the address noted below not less than 120 days or more than
150 days before the first anniversary of the preceding years annual meeting. However, if the date
of our annual meeting is advanced by more than 30 days, or delayed by more than 60 days, from the
anniversary date, then we must receive such notice at the address noted below not later than the
close of business on the tenth day after the day on which public disclosure of the meeting was
made. Assuming that the 2012 annual meeting is not advanced by more than 30 days nor delayed by
more than 60 days from the anniversary date of the 2011 annual meeting, you would need to give us
appropriate notice at the address noted below no earlier than November 30, 2011, and no later than
December 30, 2011. If a shareholder does not provide timely notice of a nomination or other matters
to be presented at the 2012 annual meeting, it will not appear in the notice of meeting.
Our bylaws also specify requirements relating to the content of the notice that shareholders
must provide to our Secretary for any matter, including a shareholder proposal or nomination for
director, to be properly presented at a shareholder meeting. A copy of the full text of our bylaws
is on file with SEC and available on our Internet website, www.triplesmanagement.com.
Any proposals, nominations or notices should be sent to:
Roberto García Rodríguez
General Counsel and Secretary
Triple-S Management Corporation
1441 F.D. Roosevelt Avenue, 6th Floor
San Juan, Puerto Rico 00920
What happens if the meeting is postponed or adjourned?
Your proxy will still be good and may be voted at the postponed or adjourned meeting. You will
still be able to change or revoke your proxy at any time before it is voted.
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PROPOSAL 1 ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
Our Board is divided into three groups, with one group being elected each year and members of
each group holding office for a three-year term. Our Board currently consists of thirteen members,
three of whom are Group 1 directors (with terms expiring at the 2011 annual meeting), four of whom
are Group 2 directors (with terms expiring at the 2012 annual meeting), and four of whom are Group
3 directors (with terms expiring at the 2013 annual meeting). The president and chief executive
officer is an ex-officio member of our Board and is excluded from the three director groups. At
the annual meeting, shareholders will have an opportunity to vote for three (3) nominees to serve
as Group 1 directors until the 2015 annual meeting or until his/her successor is elected or
qualified. The affirmative vote of a majority of the total number of votes cast at the meeting is
required to elect each nominee.
The persons named as proxies in the proxy card will vote for each of these nominees unless you
instruct otherwise on the proxy card. Each nominee has indicated his/her willingness to serve, if
elected. However, if any or all of the nominees should be unable or unwilling to serve, the proxies
may be voted for a substitute nominee designated by our Board or our Board may reduce the number of
directors. We have no knowledge that any nominee will become unavailable for election.
Director Qualifications
The following paragraphs provide information as of the date of this proxy statement about each
nominee and director. The information presented includes information the nominees and directors
have given us about their age, all positions held, their principal occupation, business experience
and directorships (including positions held in our Boards committees) for the past five years. In
addition to the information presented below regarding each nominees and directors specific
experience, qualifications, attributes and skills that led our Board to the conclusion that the
nominees and directors should serve as members of the Board, we also believe that all of our
nominees and directors have a reputation for integrity, honesty and adherence to high ethical
standards. They each have demonstrated business acumen and an ability to exercise sound judgment,
as well as a commitment of service to us and our Board, which taken as a whole, enable the Board to
satisfy its oversight responsibilities in light of our business and structure.
Information about the number of shares of common stock beneficially owned by each director
appears below under the heading Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management.
See also Other Relationships, Transactions and Events. There are no family relationships among
any of our directors and executive officers.
Nominees for Election
Our Board has nominated the following candidates for election as directors and recommends a
vote FOR each of the nominees.
Adamina Soto-Martínez, CPA, Director since 2002. Ms. Soto-Martínez, age 63, is a
Certified Public Accountant and a founding partner of the accounting firm of Kevane Grant Thornton,
LLP, where she worked from 1975 until her retirement in October 2009. She was the managing partner
of the firm during the last sixteen years of her professional career. She is the chairwoman of the
Boards Compensation Committee and a member of the Audit Committee and the Executive Committee. We
believe Ms. Soto-Martínez qualifications to sit on our Board of Directors include her profound
knowledge of public and financial accounting, audit and business advisory matters as a result of
over 30 years experience advising complex business organizations.
Jorge L. Fuentes-Benejam, PE, Director since April 2008. Mr. Fuentes-Benejam, age 62,
was chairman of the board, president and chief executive officer from 1986 until 2010, and is
currently chairman and CEO, of Gabriel Fuentes Jr. Construction Co. Inc, a heavy and marine
construction business, and of Fuentes Concrete Pile Co. Inc., a precast concrete pile manufacturing
business, and related entities. He is a member of the Boards Compensation Committee and the
Investment and Finance Committee. Currently, Mr. Fuentes-Benejam is a member of the board of
trustees of Interamerican University, Puerto Ricos largest private university. We believe Mr.
Fuentes-Benejams qualifications to sit on our Board include his knowledge of the Puerto Rico
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environment, particularly in the construction industryone of the key industries we serveas well
as his management and board experience, which includes serving as a director on the board of a
publicly traded company (Puerto Rican Cement Company, Inc.) for eighteen years, as chairperson of
its compensation committee, and as a director of a Puerto Rico bank.
Francisco Toñarely-Barreto. Mr. Toñarely, age 53, is chief executive officer of
Stock Spirits Group USA, Inc., a spirits production and distribution company, and president of
BrandEquity, a visual marketing and brand communications firm. From 2000 to 2002, he was the vice
president for the Global Marketing Tequila Group for Seagram Spirits and Wine Group. From 1994 to
1996, and from 1993 to 1994, he was vice president of marketing for Bacardi International for Latin
America and Spain. Also, from 1986 to 1993, he was marketing director of Latin America, Caribbean
and Puerto Rico for Pepsi-Cola International. He has particular expertise in brand strategy
development, brand introductions, product development and innovation, and domestic and
international marketing. We believe Mr. Toñarely qualifications to sit on our Board include his
30 years of experience in marketing and international markets.
We believe these three nominees have particular skills and characteristics that complement
those already represented in the Board. Ms. Soto-Martínez has extensive audit and financial
expertise. Her experience as an audit and accounting professional within the banking, financial,
and advertising industries, including for-profit and not-for-profit organizations, enable her to
provide expert financial guidance and oversight to the Board and the Corporation. Mr.
Fuentes-Benejam has extensive expertise in the construction and real estate industries. He also
has extensive service as a board member in a publicly traded company. Mr. Toñarely has
international expertise in sales and marketing through his career in the retail industry. He has
led multiple efforts related to introduction of products to new markets and ventures to capitalize
on regional opportunities. Mr. Toñarelys experience will provide valuable insight to the Board
and the Corporation on matters related to our growth-oriented strategies. We encourage our
shareholders to read the Director Nominations Process section of this proxy, at page 17, for
further details.
Directors Continuing in Office
Group 2 Directors (Terms Expire at the 2012 annual meeting)
Luis A. Clavell-Rodríguez, MD, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Director since
2006. Dr. Clavell-Rodriguez, age 59, is chief medical officer and president of the
Professional Board at San Jorge Childrens Hospital in San Juan, Puerto Rico. He is the principal
investigator for the Childrens Oncology Group and the Dana Farber Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Consortium at said institution. He was a professor of pediatrics and pathology from 1980 to 1994,
and director of pediatric hematology oncology from 1984 to 1994, at the University of Puerto Rico
School of Medicine. He has particular expertise in clinical investigation. He is the chairman of
the Boards Executive Committee and member of the Investment and Finance Committee. We believe Dr.
Clavell-Rodriguezs qualifications to sit on our Board include his 30 years of experience as a
medical doctor and medical service provider, and his successful record of leadership during 20
years as an administrator of medical facilities and related organizations, which are valuable
experiences given our managed care business.
Vicente J. León-Irizarry, CPA, Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors, Director since
2000. Mr. León-Irizarry, age 72, is a Certified Public Accountant and has over 40 years of
experience in providing accounting, audit and business advisory services. He was with KPMG from
1977 until his retirement in 1998, and while there, was the partner in charge of rendering audit
and advisory services to us for 10 years. He is the chairman of the Boards Audit Committee and a
member of the Corporate Governance and Nominations Committee and the Executive Committee. Since
February 2008, he has been a member of the board of directors of the UBS Puerto Rico Tax Free
Family of Funds. He worked as a consultant for Falcón-Sánchez & Associates, a certified public
accounting firm, from February 2000 to December 2001, and as a business consultant from January
1999 to February 2000, and from 2001 until the present. We believe Mr. León-Irizarrys
qualifications to sit on our Board include his prior experience rendering services to us, financial
expertise, and extensive experience providing audit, management advisory services, and financial
and accounting services to complex organizations, including insurance companies. These
qualifications make him particularly suited to be the Chairman of our Audit Committee.
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Jesús R. Sánchez-Colón, DMD, Director since 2000. Dr. Sánchez-Colón, age 55, is
currently the Assistant Secretary of our Board and chairman of the board of directors of our
principal operating subsidiary, Triple-S Salud, Inc. He is a dentist in private practice since
1982. He currently serves as chairman of the board of directors of B. Fernández & Hermanos, Inc.,
a corporation dedicated to the importation and distribution of grocery products and liquors for the
retail and food service trade in Puerto Rico, and is a member of the board of directors of B.
Fernández Holding Co. since 2007 and of Pan Pepin, Inc. since 2006. He was chairman of the board
of directors of Delta Dental Plan of Puerto Rico from 1997 to 2000. He is a member of the Boards
Executive Committee. We believe Dr. Sánchez-Colóns qualifications to sit on our Board include his
28 years of experience as a medical doctor, his service on the boards of other privately-owned
companies and his executive experience in business and the insurance industry.
Jaime Morgan-Stubbe, Esq., Director since May 2007. Mr. Morgan-Stubbe, age 52, has
been the president of Palmas del Mar Properties, Inc., a real estate and resort development company
and owner of the largest master planned residential-resort community in Puerto Rico, since 2000.
Palmas del Mar Properties is a subsidiary of Maxxam, Inc., a publicly traded company. He is a
member of the Boards Corporate Governance and Nominations Committee. From 1993 to 1999, he was
director of the Puerto Rico Economic Development Administration, president of the Puerto Rico
Industrial Development Company, and executive director of the Puerto Rico Maritime Shipping
Authority. He was also an ex-officio member of the boards of directors of several Puerto Rico
government entities dedicated to the economic development of Puerto Rico. From 1983 to 1993, Mr.
Morgan-Stubbe was engaged in the practice of law concentrating in insurance, corporate, real estate
and tax. We believe Mr. Morgan-Stubbes qualifications to sit on our Board of Directors include his
experience managing complex transactions, corporate financing, and governmental organizations, his
knowledge of the Puerto Rico public sector and his executive leadership, management and legal
experience.
Group 3 Directors (Terms Expire at the 2013 annual meeting)
Carmen Ana Culpeper-Ramírez, Director since 2004. Ms. Culpeper, age 65, owns and
manages an independent management consulting practice. She is a member of the Boards Investment
and Finance Committee and the Audit Committee and chairs the board of directors of our property and
casualty subsidiary. From 2007 to 2009, Ms. Culpeper was employed by BBVA Securities in Puerto
Rico. She was District Director for the Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands of the Small Business
Administration from 2004 to 2007. She also served as vice president of Citibank Latin America
Investment Bank Division in New York from 1985 to 1988. Ms. Culpeper served on the boards and audit
committees of Santander BanCorp and Centennial Communications Corporation, which were both publicly
traded companies, from 2000 to 2003. As president of the Puerto Rico Telephone Company, from 1997
to 1999, she oversaw the companys privatization. We believe Ms. Culpepers qualifications to sit
on our Board include her extensive experience as a CEO and as a business consultant, and her
knowledge of organizational restructuring, international financial management, regulatory
compliance, acquisitions and divestitures and marketing strategies for complex organizations.
Manuel Figueroa-Collazo, PE, PhD, Director since 2004. Mr. Figueroa-Collazo, age 55,
is the president of VERNET, Inc., an educational software development company, since 1999. His is a
member of the Boards Compensation Committee and Corporate Governance and Nominations Committee. He
has fifteen years of experience in senior management positions and over twenty-five years of
exposure at all management levels in the information and telecommunications industries. He was CEO
for Lucent Technologies, Mexico and a department head at AT&T Bell Laboratories. We believe that
Mr. Figueroa-Collazos qualifications to sit on our Board include his experience in leading complex
technology enterprises, which provides the Board with valuable knowledge of information technology,
which is critical to our business. Drawing from that experience, he brings a unique perspective to
our Board.
Antonio F. Faría-Soto, Director since May 2007. Mr. Faría-Soto, age 62, was chairman
of the board of directors and CEO of Doral Bank, the main operating subsidiary of Doral Financial
Corporation, a publicly traded company, and president of Doral Money, a subsidiary of Doral Bank,
from 2005 to 2006. He is the chairman of the Boards Investment and Finance Committee and a member
of the Audit Committee and the Executive Committee. From 2003 to 2004, he was president of the
Government Development Bank for Puerto Rico and served as an ex-officio member of the boards of
directors of several government entities dedicated to the economic development of Puerto Rico. From
2002 to 2003, he served as president of the Economic Development Bank for Puerto Rico and
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from 2001 to 2002 he was Commissioner of the Office of Financial Institutions of Puerto Rico.
Before serving as Commissioner, he worked for over 20 years in various senior positions within the
commercial and investment banking industries, with responsibilities that covered countries in
Central and South America. We believe that Mr. Faría-Sotos qualifications to sit on our Board
include his significant experience in the management and regulation of financial institutions, his
knowledge about financial affairs and his executive leadership.
Juan E. Rodríguez-Díaz, Esq., Director since December 2004. Mr. Rodríguez-Díaz, age
69, is a commercial, corporate and tax attorney admitted to the practice of law in Puerto Rico and
New York who currently works as senior and managing partner of Totti & Rodríguez Díaz in San Juan,
Puerto Rico. He is the chairman of the board of directors of our life insurance subsidiary,
chairman of the Boards Corporate Governance and Nominations Committee and member of the Executive
Committee. He currently serves as a member of the boards of directors of Vassallo International
Group, Inc., Vassallo Research and Development, Inc., Luis Ayala Colón Sucrs., Inc. and the
Government Development Bank for Puerto Rico (including certain of its subsidiaries and affiliates).
We believe that Mr. Rodríguez Díazs experience as a corporate and commercial attorney and his
overall knowledge in corporate and business affairs gives him unique insight with respect to the
challenges and opportunities involved in negotiating our future acquisitions.
Management Director (Ex-Officio)
Ramón M. Ruiz-Comas, CPA, Chief Executive Officer and President, Director since May
2002. Mr. Ruiz-Comas, age 54, has served as our president and chief executive officer since
May 2002. Mr. Ruiz-Comas served as our executive vice president from November 2001 to April 2002
and as our senior vice president and chief financial officer from February 1999 to October 2001.
From 1995 to 1999, Mr. Ruiz-Comas served as our managed care subsidiarys senior vice president of
finance and from 1990 to 1995 he was its vice president of finance. We believe Mr. Ruiz-Comas
qualifications to sit on our Board include his 32 years of experience in the insurance industry,
his various leadership executive positions at the Corporation and his extensive experience in
financial and accounting matters.
Pursuant to our articles of incorporation, Mr. Ruiz-Comas is a director of the Corporation by
virtue of being our president and chief executive officer. Mr. Ruiz-Comas is not included in the
three groups into which our Board is divided. As an ex-officio director, Mr. Ruiz-Comas membership
in our Board is not subject to shareholder approval and the shareholders may not remove him from
office while he is our president and chief executive officer.
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PROPOSAL 2 RATIFICATION OF THE SELECTION OF
THE INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
The Audit Committee has selected PricewaterhouseCoopers as our independent registered public
accounting firm for 2011, and our Board is asking shareholders to ratify that selection. Although
current law, rules, and regulation, as well as the charter of the Audit Committee, require the
Audit Committee to engage, retain, and supervise our independent registered public accounting firm,
our Board considers the selection of the independent registered public accounting firm to be an
important matter of shareholder concern and is submitting the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers
for ratification by shareholders as a matter of good corporate practice. If shareholders fail to
ratify the selection, the Audit Committee will reconsider whether or not to retain
PricewaterhouseCoopers. Even if the selection is ratified, the Audit Committee in its discretion
may select a different registered public accounting firm at any time during the year if it
determines that such a change would be in our best interests and those of our shareholders.
Representatives of PricewaterhouseCoopers are expected to attend the annual meeting and will be
given an opportunity to make a statement if so desired and to respond to appropriate questions.
The affirmative vote of a majority of the total number of votes entitled to vote and present
at the meeting is required to approve the ratification of the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers
as the Corporations independent registered public accounting firm for 2011.
Our Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR the proposal.
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm Fees and Other Matters
The following is a description of the fees we paid or accrued for the professional services
rendered by PricewaterhouseCoopers for the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009:
Audit Fees. The aggregate fees we paid or accrued for professional services rendered by
PricewaterhouseCoopers for the audit of our annual financial statements, and for the reviews of the
financial statements included in our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, as of and for the years ended
December 31, 2010 and 2009 were $1,071,000 and $1,053,000, respectively.
Audit-Related Fees. The aggregate fees we paid or accrued for professional services rendered
by PricewaterhouseCoopers as of and for the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009 were $179,000
and $273,968, respectively. The 2010 and 2009 fees were related to procedures performed for two SAS
70 audits. The 2010 fees include $50,000 related to additional work performed by
PricewaterhouseCoopers which were invoiced after our submission of last years proxy. Additional
fees in 2009 also include due diligence work.
Tax Fees. The aggregate fees we paid or accrued for professional services rendered by
PricewaterhouseCoopers as of and for the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009 for tax compliance,
tax advice or tax consulting were $28,275 and $70,000, respectively.
All Other Fees. The aggregate fees we paid or accrued for professional services rendered by
PricewaterhouseCoopers other than those previously reported as of and for the year ended December
31, 2010 and 2009, were $50,000 and $0, respectively. The 2010 fees corresponded to Agreed Upon
Procedures and an internal investigation.
Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures
All auditing services and non-audit services must be pre-approved by the Audit Committee.
Pre-approval is not required for non-audit services if: (1) the aggregate dollar value of such
services does not exceed five percent of the total fees paid by the Corporation to the external
auditors during the fiscal year in which the non-audit services are provided, (2) such services
were not recognized by the Corporation at the time of the engagement to be non-audit services, and
(3) such services are promptly brought to the attention of and approved by the Audit Committee
prior to the completion of the audit. All audit and non-audit services were approved by the Audit
Committee.
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PROPOSAL 3 ADVISORY VOTE ON THE COMPENSATION
OF OUR NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS (SAY-ON-PAY VOTE)
Background
The recently enacted Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (the
Dodd-Frank Act) enables our shareholders to vote to approve, on an advisory (non-binding) basis,
the compensation of our named executive officers (Named
Executive Officers or NEOs) as disclosed in this proxy statement in accordance
with the SECs rules.
Summary
We are asking our shareholders to provide advisory approval of
the compensation of our Named
Executive Officers (which consist of our chief executive officer, chief financial officer, our
other three highest paid executives and a former executive officer), as such compensation is
described in the Compensation Disclosure section of this proxy statement. Our executive
compensation programs are designed to enable us to attract, motivate and retain executive talent,
who are critical to our success. The following is a summary of some of the key points of our
executive compensation program. We urge our shareholders to review the information in Compensation
Disclosure Compensation Discussion and Analysis of this proxy statement and executive-related
compensation tables for more information.
We provide competitive pay opportunities that reflect best practices and compare our total
executive compensation with total compensation levels for equivalent positions at companies similar
in size and complexity to ours. See page 29 of this proxy statement under the heading Determining
Executive Compensation. The Compensation Committee
periodically reviews our executive
compensation program to ensure that total compensation which includes base salary, short and
long-term variable pay opportunities, benefits and perquisites is generally between the
25th and 50th percentile of the comparable group of companies, and that a
significant percentage of total compensation is delivered in the form of incentive compensation.
Our performance-based bonus program, which focuses on profitably increasing our revenues, rewards
short-term performance. Our equity awards, mainly in the form of performance shares, align the
interests of management with those of our shareholders by rewarding long-term performance. Our
2011 equity award program specifically promotes a high performance culture by providing 75% of the
equity award value in the form of performance shares and the remaining 25% in the form of
restricted stock. This emphasis on long-term risk-based pay aligns the interests of our executives
with those of our stockholders and promotes long-term retention.
We are committed to having strong governance standards with respect to our compensation
program, procedures and practices. As part of its commitment to strong corporate governance and
best practices, our Compensation Committee has retained an independent compensation consultant and
has incorporated compensation analytical tools as part of its annual executive compensation review.
In addition, our Compensation Committee has implemented claw-back provisions, stock ownership
guidelines, an equity award grant policy, stock option exercise
procedures, and an annual process to assess the risks related
to our company-wide compensation programs.
Recommendation
Our board believes that the information provided above and within the Compensation
Disclosure section of this proxy statement demonstrates that our executive compensation program
was designed appropriately and is working to ensure that managements interests are aligned with
our shareholders interests and support long-term value creation.
We are presenting the following proposal, which gives you as a shareholder the opportunity to
endorse or not endorse our executive compensation program:
RESOLVED, that the shareholders approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of
our named executive officers, as disclosed in Compensation Disclosure
Compensation Discussion and Analysis, the compensation tables and the narrative
discussion contained in our 2011 proxy statement.
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While our Board intends to carefully consider the shareholder vote resulting from the
proposal, the final vote will not be binding on us and is advisory in nature. Our shareholders
vote will not overrule any decision made by our Board nor require the Board to take any action.
However, we will take into account the outcome of the vote when considering future executive
compensation decisions for Named Executive Officers.
Our Board recommends a vote FOR the proposal.
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PROPOSAL 4 ADVISORY VOTE ON THE FREQUENCY
OF AN ADVISORY VOTE ON THE COMPENSATION OF
OUR NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS (FREQUENCY VOTE)
Background
The Dodd-Frank Act also enables our shareholders to indicate how frequently they believe we
should seek an advisory Say-On-Pay Vote. Accordingly, we are seeking an advisory determination
from our shareholders as to the frequency with which we should present a Say-On-Pay Vote to the
shareholders. We are providing shareholders the option of selecting a frequency of three, two or
one years, or abstaining.
For the reasons described below, our Board recommends that our shareholders select a frequency
of three years.
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shareholders to better judge our compensation programs in relation to our long-term
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A triennial vote will provide our Compensation Committee and our Board sufficient
time to thoughtfully evaluate the results of the most recent advisory vote on
executive compensation, discuss the implications of the vote with our shareholders and
develop and implement any changes to our executive compensation program that may be
appropriate in light of the vote. A triennial vote will also allow for these changes
to our executive compensation program to be in place long enough for shareholders to
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We have in the past been, and will in the future continue to be, engaged with our
shareholders on a number of topics and in a number of forums. Thus, we view the
advisory vote on executive compensation as an additional, but not exclusive,
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Recommendation
The following resolution will be submitted for a shareholder vote at the annual meeting:
RESOLVED, that an advisory shareholder vote to approve the compensation paid to our named
executive officers, as disclosed in our Proxy Statement, be submitted to our shareholders
every: (i) three years, (ii) two years, or (iii) one year.
The Frequency Vote is advisory, and therefore not binding on us, the Compensation Committee
or our Board. Shareholders are not being asked to approve or disapprove the boards
recommendation, but rather to indicate their own choice as among the frequency options.
Our Board recommends that you vote for every THREE YEARS as the frequency for an advisory
vote on executive compensation.
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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
General
We believe good corporate governance ensures that we are managed for the long-term benefit of
our shareholders. We periodically review our corporate governance policies and practices and
compare them to those suggested by various authorities in corporate governance and the practices of
other public companies. As a result, our Board has adopted policies and procedures that we believe
are in our best interests and those of our shareholders, including corporate governance guidelines,
charters for the standing committees of the Board, director independence standards and a code of
business conduct and ethics. The code of business conduct and ethics applies to our employees,
agents, independent contractors, consultants, officers and directors. Any waiver of the code of
business conduct and ethics may be made only by our Board and will be promptly disclosed as
required by law or stock exchange regulations. Our Board has not granted any waivers to the code of
business conduct and ethics.
You can access additional corporate governance information as well as all the documents listed
above on our website www.triplesmanagement.com in the Governance Documents section under Corporate
Governance. Copies of these documents are also available to shareholders in print form at no charge
by sending a request to Ms. Eileen Perez, Manager, Triple-S Management Corporation, PO Box 363628,
San Juan, PR 00936-3628, or by calling (787) 749-4025.
Independence of Directors
Our director independence standards conform to those required by the NYSE. Under these
standards, a director qualifies as independent if our Board affirmatively determines that the
director has no material relationship with us other than as a director. In assessing whether a
director has a material relationship with us (directly or as a partner, shareholder or officer of
an organization that has a relationship with us), the Board uses the criteria outlined in Section
303A.02 of the NYSE Listed Company Manual. For relationships not covered by the NYSE guidelines,
the determination of whether a material relationship exists is made by the members of our Board who
are independent under said guidelines. Our Board has reviewed the relationships between us,
including our subsidiaries or affiliates, and each board member (and each such directors immediate
family members).
The Board has affirmatively determined that all the directors are independent other than
Messrs. Clavell-Rodríguez, Hawayek-Alemañy, Sánchez-Colón, all of who receive compensation from
Triple-S Salud, Inc. (TSI) for services as healthcare providers, and Mr. Ruiz-Comas, whom is our
president and chief executive officer. Each of the independent directors has no relationship with
us, other than any relationship that is categorically not material under the guidelines indicated
above and other than as disclosed in this proxy statement under Compensation DisclosureDirector
Compensation and Other Relationships, Transactions and Events. The Board has determined that the
relationships described in this proxy statement do not preclude a determination of independence
because the amounts involved reflect customary fees for the services rendered, are not material and
will not impair the applicable directors ability to render independent judgment.
Board of Directors Meetings and Committees
The Board has responsibility for establishing broad corporate policies and reviewing our
overall performance rather than day-to-day operations. The Boards primary responsibility is to
oversee our management and, in so doing, serve our and our shareholders best interests. The Board
selects, evaluates and provides for the succession of executive officers, nominates individuals to
serve as directors of the Corporation for election at annual shareholder meetings and elects
individuals to fill any vacancies on the Board. It reviews and approves corporate objectives and
strategies, evaluates significant policies and proposed major commitments of corporate resources,
and participates in decisions that have a potential major economic impact on us. Management keeps
the directors informed of our activity through regular written reports and presentations at Board
and committee meetings.
The Board met fourteen times in 2010. During 2010, each of the incumbent directors serving in
2010 attended at least 75% of meetings of the Board held when he or she was a member. Directors
are also kept informed of our business through personal meetings and other communications,
including considerable telephone contact with
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our Chairman of the Board, Vice Chairman of the Board and others regarding matters of interest
and concern to us and our stockholders. Mr. Ruiz-Comas is the only director who is also an
employee. He does not participate in any board or committee meeting at which his compensation is
evaluated. Pursuant to Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (BCBSA) and NYSE requirements, neither
non-independent directors nor our officers and employees, including those of our subsidiaries, are
members of the Compensation, Audit or Corporate Governance and Nominations Committees.
While we encourage directors to attend our annual meeting of shareholders, we have not adopted
a formal policy requiring director attendance at the annual meeting of shareholders. All of our
then current members of the Board, except for Mr. Figueroa-Collazo, attended our 2010 annual
meeting of shareholders.
Non-management directors meet regularly in executive sessions without management.
Non-management directors are all our Board members who are not our officers and include directors,
if any, who are not independent by virtue of the existence of a material relationship with us.
It our Boards policy that the Chairman of the Board preside over these executive sessions, which
are typically held in conjunction with each regularly scheduled meeting of our Board. Our
independent directors also meet regularly in executive sessions without management or directors who
are not independent. It is our Boards policy that the Vice Chairman of the Board, an independent
director, preside over these executive sessions.
Our Board has the following standing committees: Audit, Compensation, Corporate Governance and
Nominations, Investment and Finance, and Executive. The specific functions and responsibilities of
each committee are set forth in its charter, which has been approved by the Board. Each committee
must review the appropriateness of its charter and perform a self-evaluation at least annually.
Current copies of the charters of the Audit, Compensation and Corporate Governance and Nominations
Committees are available to shareholders on our website www.triplesmanagement.com in the Governance
Documents section under Corporate Governance.
Audit Committee
The members of our Audit Committee are Messrs. León-Irizarry (chair) and Faría-Soto and Misses
Culpeper-Ramírez and Soto-Martínez. The Board has determined that Mr. León-Irizarry and Ms.
Soto-Martínez qualify as audit committee financial experts under the rules of the SEC. All members
of the Audit Committee have been determined by the Board to be independent under the NYSE
guidelines and Rule 10A-3(b)(1) of the Exchange Act. In addition, our Board has determined that
each member of the Audit Committee is financially literate and has accounting and/or related
financial management expertise as required under the rules of the NYSE. None of the committee
members serves on the audit committee of another public company. The Audit Committee has the
authority to engage such independent legal, accounting and other advisors as it deems necessary or
appropriate to carry out its responsibilities. Such independent advisors may be the regular
advisors to the Corporation. The Audit Committee is empowered, without further action by the Board,
to cause us to pay the compensation of such advisors as established by the Audit Committee.
The Audit Committee retained the legal services of Pietrantoni Méndez & Alvarez LLP for a
specific engagement during 2010. The Audit Committee met twelve times during 2010 and each member
attended at least 75% of the total meetings of the committee held when he or she was a member. The
responsibilities of our Audit Committee and its activities during 2010 are described in the Audit
Committee Report contained in this proxy statement.
Compensation Committee
The members of our Compensation Committee are Ms. Soto-Martínez (chair) and Messrs.
Fuentes-Benejam, Muñoz-Zayas and Figueroa-Collazo. The Board has determined that each member of the
committee is independent under the NYSE guidelines. The Compensation Committee evaluates and sets
the compensation of our president and chief executive officer and our other Named Executive
Officers, and makes recommendations to our Board regarding the compensation of our directors. The
Compensation Committee also evaluates the policies, program design and structure of, and reviews
and approves annual performance objectives relevant to, the compensation of other executive
officers of the Corporation. The Committee oversees the administration of and compliance with the
Corporations incentive compensation and equity-based plans, and makes recommendations to
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the Board with respect to awards under such plans. The Compensation Committee has the
authority to engage such independent legal, accounting and other advisors as it deems necessary or
appropriate to carry out its responsibilities. Such independent advisors may be the regular
advisors to the Corporation. The Compensation Committee is empowered, without further action by the
Board, to cause the Corporation to pay the compensation of such advisors as established by the
Compensation Committee.
The Compensation Committee retained Frederic W. Cook & Co., Inc. (Cook & Co.), an
independent compensation consultant, during 2010. For 2010, the compensation consultant provided
the Compensation Committee with market survey data, advice regarding competitive levels of
executive base salaries, annual performance incentive awards, annual equity awards and executive
benefits; a comprehensive review of our executive compensation strategy; a thorough assessment of
our compensation policies and practices to determine whether any risks arising from such policies
and procedures are reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on us, and support for
preparation of our disclosure in this proxy statement. The Compensation Committee also engaged the
legal services of Pietrantoni Méndez & Alvarez LLP during 2010.
Our Compensation Committee held nine meetings during 2010 and each member attended at least
75% of the total meetings of the committee held when he or she was a member.
The responsibilities of our Compensation Committee and its activities during 2010 are
described in Compensation Disclosure Compensation Discussion and Analysis below.
Corporate Governance and Nominations Committee
The members of our Corporate Governance and Nominations Committee are Messrs. Rodríguez-Díaz
(chair), León-Irizarry, Morgan-Stubbe and Figueroa-Collazo. The Board has determined that each
member of the Committee is independent under the NYSE guidelines. The purpose of the Corporate
Governance and Nominations Committee is to identify individuals qualified to become Board members
consistent with criteria approved by the Board, recommend to the Board the persons to be nominated
by the Board for election as directors at any meeting of shareholders, develop and recommend to the
Board a set of corporate governance principles and oversee the evaluation of the Board. The
responsibilities of the Corporate Governance and Nominations Committee also include oversight of
the Boards annual review of succession planning with respect to senior executives and oversight of
our code of business conduct and ethics. The Corporate Governance and Nominations Committee has the
authority to engage such independent legal and other advisors as it deems necessary or appropriate
to carry out its responsibilities. Such independent advisors may be the regular advisors to the
Corporation. The Committee is empowered, without further action by the Board, to cause the
Corporation to pay the compensation of such advisors as established by the Committee. The Committee
did not retain any such advisors during 2010.
Our Corporate Governance and Nominations Committee held eleven meetings during 2010 and each
member attended at least 75% of the total meetings of the Committee held when he or she was a
member. For information relating to nominations of directors by our shareholders, see Director
Nominations Process below.
Director Nominations Process. As part of the nominations process, the Corporate Governance
and Nominations Committee is responsible for determining the appropriate skills and characteristics
required of new Board members in light of the current Board composition and identifying qualified
candidates for Board membership. The process followed by the Corporate Governance and Nominations
Committee to identify and evaluate candidates includes requests to Board members, senior management
and others for recommendations, meetings from time to time to evaluate biographical information and
background material relating to potential candidates, and interviews of selected candidates by
members of the Corporate Governance and Nominations Committee and the Board.
In considering whether to recommend any candidate for inclusion in the Boards slate of
recommended director nominees, the Corporate Governance and Nominations Committee applies the
criteria set forth in our Corporate Governance Guidelines. Generally, the committee verifies that
the selected individuals possess the following specific qualities or skills: experience or relevant
knowledge, time availability and commitment, good reputation, analytical thinking, ability to work
as a team, independent judgment, and ability to verbalize and present ideas in a rational and
eloquent fashion. The Corporate Governance and Nominations Committee does not assign
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specific weights to particular criteria and no particular criterion is necessarily applicable
to all prospective nominees. This process also takes into consideration our strategies, the annual
peer and self-evaluations of each director and the fit between candidates qualifications and our
needs. The aim is to assemble a board that is strong in its collective knowledge and consists of
individuals who possess a variety of complementary attributes, which taken together, serve the
Corporation and its shareholders well.
Shareholders may recommend individuals for the Corporate Governance and Nominations Committee
to consider as potential director candidates in the Boards slate of nominees by submitting their
names and background to Triple-S Management Corporation, Corporate Governance and Nominations
Committee, at Triple-S Management Corporation, PO Box 363628, San Juan, PR 00936-3628. The
Corporate Governance and Nominations Committee will review the qualifications of recommended
candidates if appropriate biographical information and background material is provided on a timely
basis. Its evaluation of such candidates will follow the same process, and apply the same
criteria, as for director candidates submitted by Board members, senior management or others. If
the Board decides to nominate a shareholder-recommended candidate and recommends his or her
election as a director by the shareholders, the name will be included in our proxy card for the
shareholders meeting at which his or her election is recommended.
Shareholders also have the right to directly nominate director candidates, without any action
or recommendation on the part of the Corporate Governance and Nominations Committee or the Board,
by following the procedures set forth in Triple-S Managements bylaws and described in the response
to the question How and when may I submit a shareholder proposal, including a shareholder
nomination for director, for the 2012 annual meeting? in the Information About Voting,
Solicitation and the Annual Meeting section of this proxy statement.
Criteria and Diversity. In considering whether to recommend any candidate for inclusion in the
Boards slate of recommended director nominees, including candidates recommended by shareholders,
the Corporate Governance and Nominations Committee, in accordance with the Boards diversity
policy, will review certain criteria to ensure we benefit from a broad diversity of director
experience, thoughts, viewpoints and backgrounds. These criteria include the candidates possession
of competencies related to financial, legal, management, human resources, health care, insurance,
and technology expertise. The Corporate Governance and Nominations Committee will also consider a
candidates integrity, business acumen, age, experience, commitment, diligence, conflicts of
interest and the ability to act in the interests of all shareholders. Our Corporate Governance and
Nominations Committee recognizes the value of diversity on the Board and carefully considers the
Boards diversity in the director identification and nomination process. The Committee does not
assign specific weights to particular criteria and no particular criterion is necessarily
applicable to all prospective nominees. We believe that the backgrounds and qualifications of the
directors, considered as a group, should provide a significant mix of experience, knowledge and
abilities that will allow the Board to fulfill its responsibilities. Nominees are not discriminated
against on the basis of race, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, disability or any
other basis proscribed by law.
The Board is responsible for the final approval of new director candidates, as well as the
nomination of existing directors for reelection.
Investment and Finance Committee
The Investment and Finance Committee oversees and provides advice and guidance to the Board
regarding our investment and corporate finance transactions, management, policies and guidelines.
The committee also reviews investment performance, investment risk management exposure, and our
capital structure. The committee is responsible for the overall strategic direction and review of
our investment and financing activities. In 2010, this committee met eleven times and each member
attended at least 75% of the total meetings of the committee held when he or she was a member. The
members of the Investment and Finance Committee are Mr. Faría-Soto, Ms. Culpeper-Ramírez, Mr.
Fuentes-Benejam, and Dr. Hawayek-Alemañy.
Executive Committee
The purpose of the Executive Committee is to assist the Board in discharging its duties
between meetings of the Board, especially when timing is critical. The Executive Committee reviews
material policy, strategic and
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emerging issues of the Corporation, and has the authority to transact administrative matters
on behalf of the Board. This committee met ten times during 2010 and each member attended at least
75% of the total meetings of the committee held when he or she was a member. The members of the
Executive Committee are Dr. Clavell-Rodríguez (chair), Mr. León-Irizarry, Mr. Rodríguez-Díaz, Dr.
Sánchez-Colón, Mr. Faría-Soto, and Ms. Soto-Martínez.
Board Leadership Structure
We separate the roles of president and chief executive officer and chairman of the Board in
recognition of the differences between the two roles. The president and chief executive officer is
responsible for establishing our strategic direction and overseeing our day to day leadership and
performance, while the chairman of the Board provides guidance to the president and chief executive
officer and sets the agenda for Board meetings and presides over meetings of the full Board and
executive sessions of non-management directors. The Board believes that it is not necessary or
appropriate in serving our best interest to designate a lead director, and the chairperson, chief
executive officer and Board as a whole are free to call upon any director to provide leadership in
a given situation; however, because Dr. Clavell-Rodríguez, our chairman, is not independent, our
Board has appointed the vice chairman of our Board, Mr. León-Irizarry, as presiding director at all
executive sessions of independent directors. The Board holds executive sessions at least once a
year.
Risk Oversight
The Board has an active role, as a whole and through its committees, in overseeing management
of our risks. In particular, the Audit Committee oversees management of financial risks and our
policies with respect to risk assessment and management. The Corporate Governance and Nominations
Committee annually reviews our corporate governance guidelines and their implementation, including
risks associated with director independence and potential conflicts of interest, and also oversees
compliance with our code of business conduct and ethics. The Compensation Committee oversees the
management of risks relating to our executive compensation structure. Our Investment and Finance
Committee oversees risks related to our investment policy, financial strategies, and corporate
acquisitions. While each of these committees is responsible for evaluating and overseeing the
management of certain risks, the entire Board is regularly informed about such risks through
committee reports. The Board also receives regular reports from members of senior management
regarding areas of material risk to us, including operational, financial, legal, regulatory,
strategic and reputational risks, and annually reviews our strategic plan which addresses, among
other matters, the risks and opportunities we face. Its review of this information enables the
Board to understand and assess our risk identification, management and mitigation strategies.
In June 2009, the Corporation engaged the services of a leading national risk consulting firm
to assist management in assessing our existing enterprise risk management (ERM) capabilities and
design an ERM framework that integrates risk management functions across our business units. We
completed the ERM framework, defined our major risks, and assigned oversight responsibility for
each of these risks across different Board committees. We also created a management-level risk
committee and adopted a charter defining its responsibilities. This engagement is ongoing.
Communications from Shareholders and Other Interested Parties
The Board will give appropriate attention to written communications on issues that are
submitted by shareholders and other interested parties, and will respond as appropriate. Absent
unusual circumstances or as contemplated by committee charters, the chairman of the Board will,
with the assistance of our general counsel, be primarily responsible for monitoring communications
from shareholders and other interested parties and provide copies or summaries of such
communications to the other directors as he considers appropriate.
Communications will be forwarded to all directors if they relate to substantive matters and
include suggestions or comments that the chairman of the Board considers to be important for the
directors to review. In general, communications relating to corporate governance and long-term
corporate strategy are more likely to be forwarded than communications relating to personal
grievances and matters as to which we tend to receive repetitive or duplicative communications.
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Shareholders and other interested parties who wish to send communications on any topic to the
Board should address such communications to Corporate Secretary, Triple-S Management Corporation,
P.O. Box 363628, San Juan, PR 00936-3628, Attention: Secretary. All correspondence addressed to a
director will be forwarded to that director.
Alternatively, a shareholder or other interested party may confidentially contact our Audit
Committee by calling our EthicsPoint services at the toll-free number 1-866-384-4277 or
electronically through www.ethicspoint.com. Communications received by EthicsPoint are completely
confidential and allow for shareholders, employees and other interested parties to report any
violations or irregularities that could affect us. Communications will be reviewed by the Audit
Committee, which may discretionally forward communications that are not related to accounting or
auditing matters to other committees of the Board or management for review.
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SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
The following table contains information regarding the beneficial ownership of our Class B
shares as of December 31, 2010 by the shareholders we know to beneficially own more than 5% of our
outstanding Class B shares. These shareholders do not own Class A shares.
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Amount and Nature of |
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Beneficial |
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Name and Address of Beneficial Owner(1) |
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Ownership(2) |
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Percent of Class(3) |
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T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. (4) |
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2,171,817 |
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10.80 |
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100 E. Pratt Street
Baltimore, MD 21202 |
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FMR LLC(5) |
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1,815,748 |
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9.03 |
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82 Devonshire Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02109 |
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Dimensional Fund Advisors LP(6) |
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1,327,834 |
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6.61 |
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Palisades West, Building One
6300 Bee Cave Road
Austin, Texas 78746 |
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North Run Advisors, LLC(7) |
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1,173,842 |
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5.84 |
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North Run GP, LP
North Run Capital, LP
Todd B. Hammer
Thomas B. Ellis
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One International Place
Suite 2401
Boston, MA 02110 |
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Wellington Management Company LLP(8) |
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1,116,475 |
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5.55 |
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280 Congress Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02210 |
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BlackRock, Inc.(9) |
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1,067,474 |
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5.31 |
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40 East 52nd Street
New York, NY 10022 |
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(1) |
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For purposes of this table, beneficial ownership is determined in
accordance with Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act. |
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(2) |
|
For each person, the Amount and Nature of Beneficial Ownership column
may include shares of a class of common stock attributable to the person
because of that persons voting or dispositive power or other
relationship. The inclusion in the table of any shares, however, does not
constitute an admission of beneficial ownership of those shares by the
named shareholder. |
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(3) |
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Based on 19,872,986 Class B shares outstanding as of the December 31, 2010. |
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(4) |
|
Based solely on a Schedule 13G filed by T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. on
February 11, 2011 reporting the above stock ownership as of December 31,
2010. T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. (Price Associates) reports that it
has sole voting power with respect to 686,260 Class B shares and sole
dispositive power with respect to 2,171,817 Class B shares. These
securities are owned by various individual and institutional investors
which Price Associates serves as investment advisor with the power to
direct investments and/or sole power to vote the securities. For the
purposes of the reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, Price Associates is deemed to be a beneficial owner of such
securities; however, Price Associates expressly disclaims that it is, in
fact, the beneficial owner of such securities. |
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(5) |
|
Based solely on a Schedule 13G filed by FMR LLC on February 14, 2011
reporting the above stock ownership as of December 31, 2010. FMR LLC
reports that it has sole voting power with respect to 20,000 Class B
shares and sole dispositive power with respect to 1,815,748 Class B
shares. |
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(6) |
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Based solely on a Schedule 13G filed by Dimensional Fund Advisors LP on
February 11, 2011 reporting the above stock ownership as of December 31,
2010. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP reports that it has sole voting power
with respect to 1,302,064 Class B shares and sole dispositive power with
respect to 1,327,834 Class B shares. |
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(7) |
|
Based solely on a Schedule 13G filed by North Run Capital, LP, North Run
GP, LP, North Run Advisors, LLC, Todd B. Hammer and Thomas B. Ellis on
February 11, 2011 reporting the above stock ownership as of December 31,
2010. Each of North Run Capital, LP, North Run GP, LP, North Run Advisors,
LLC, Todd B. Hammer and Thomas B. Ellis reports that it has shared voting
power with respect to 1,173,842 Class B shares and shared dispositive
power with respect to 1,173,842 Class B shares |
|
(8) |
|
Based solely on a Schedule 13G filed by Wellington Management Company, LLP
on February 14, 2011 reporting the above stock ownership as of December
31, 2010. Wellington Management Company, LLP reports that it has shared
voting power with respect to 1,116,475 Class B shares and shared
dispositive power with respect to 1,116,475 Class B shares. |
|
(9) |
|
Based solely on a Schedule 13G filed by BlackRock, Inc. on February 9,
2011 reporting the above stock ownership as of December 31, 2010.
Wellington Management Company, LLP reports that it has sole voting power
with respect to 1,067,474 Class B shares and sole dispositive power with
respect to 1,067,474 Class B shares. |
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The following table contains information regarding the beneficial ownership of our common
stock as of March 2, 2011 by:
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each director and nominee for director named in this proxy statement; |
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each executive officer named in the Summary Compensation Table included in this proxy statement; and |
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all of our directors and executive officers as a group. |
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Class A Shares |
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Class B Shares |
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Amount and |
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Amount and |
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Shares |
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Nature of |
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Nature of |
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Acquirable |
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Total Shares |
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Name and Address of |
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Beneficial |
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Beneficial |
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Within 60 |
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Beneficially |
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|
Beneficial Owner(1) |
|
Ownership(2) |
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%
of Class(3) |
|
Ownership(2) |
|
Days(4) |
|
Owned |
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%
of Class(3) |
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Directors: |
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|
Luis A. Clavell-Rodríguez |
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17,218 |
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|
|
* |
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|
|
24,831 |
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|
|
0 |
|
|
|
24,831 |
|
|
|
* |
|
Carmen Ana Culpeper-Ramírez |
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0 |
|
|
|
* |
|
|
|
5,849 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
5,849 |
|
|
|
* |
|
Antonio F. Faría-Soto |
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0 |
|
|
|
* |
|
|
|
7,983 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
7,983 |
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|
|
* |
|
Manuel Figueroa-Collazo |
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0 |
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|
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* |
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|
|
11,449 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
11,449 |
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|
|
* |
|
Jorge L. Fuentes-Benejam |
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0 |
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|
|
* |
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|
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4,649 |
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|
|
0 |
|
|
|
4,649 |
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|
|
* |
|
José Hawayek-Alemañy (5) |
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10,192 |
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|
|
* |
|
|
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19,457 |
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0 |
|
|
|
19,457 |
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|
|
* |
|
Vicente J. León-Irizarry |
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0 |
|
|
|
* |
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|
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5,849 |
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|
|
0 |
|
|
|
5,849 |
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|
|
* |
|
Jaime Morgan-Stubbe |
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0 |
|
|
|
* |
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4,649 |
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|
|
0 |
|
|
|
4,649 |
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|
|
* |
|
Roberto Muñoz-Zayas |
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21,269 |
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|
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* |
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25,380 |
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0 |
|
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|
25,380 |
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|
|
* |
|
Juan E. Rodríguez-Díaz |
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0 |
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|
* |
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|
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8,649 |
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|
|
0 |
|
|
|
8,649 |
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|
|
* |
|
Jesús R. Sánchez-Colón (6) |
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1,013 |
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|
|
* |
|
|
|
6,636 |
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|
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0 |
|
|
|
6,636 |
|
|
|
* |
|
Adamina Soto-Martínez |
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0 |
|
|
|
* |
|
|
|
7,949 |
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|
|
0 |
|
|
|
7,949 |
|
|
|
* |
|
Francisco Toñarely |
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0 |
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|
|
* |
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|
0 |
|
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0 |
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0 |
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* |
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Named Executive Officers: |
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Ramón M. Ruiz-Comas (7) |
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0 |
|
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|
* |
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84,086 |
|
|
|
215,517 |
|
|
|
299,603 |
|
|
|
1.52 |
|
Juan J. Román-Jiménez |
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
* |
|
|
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28,012 |
|
|
|
155,172 |
|
|
|
183,184 |
|
|
|
* |
|
Luis A. Marini-Mir |
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1,000 |
|
|
|
* |
|
|
|
3,621 |
|
|
|
21,724 |
|
|
|
25,345 |
|
|
|
* |
|
Arturo Carrión-Crespo |
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
* |
|
|
|
8,759 |
|
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|
39,052 |
|
|
|
47,811 |
|
|
|
* |
|
Socorro Rivas-Rodríguez |
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
* |
|
|
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25,962 |
|
|
|
155,172 |
|
|
|
181,134 |
|
|
|
* |
|
Eva G. Salgado-Micheo |
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0 |
|
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|
* |
|
|
|
8,059 |
|
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|
46,552 |
|
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|
54,611 |
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* |
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All our directors, nominees and
executive officers as a group (21
persons) |
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50,692 |
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|
* |
|
|
|
294,831 |
|
|
|
637,629 |
|
|
|
932,460 |
|
|
|
4.74 |
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|
* |
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Less than 1% of outstanding common stock of such class. |
|
(1) |
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For purposes of this table, beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act. Under this
rule, a person is deemed to be the beneficial owner of securities that can be acquired by such person within 60 days of the
record date upon the exercise of options or warrants or upon the vesting of deferred stock awards. |
|
(2) |
|
For each person, the Amount and Nature of Beneficial Ownership column may include shares of a class of common stock
attributable to the person because of that persons voting or dispositive power or other relationship. Unless otherwise
indicated, each person in the table has sole voting and investment power over the shares listed. The inclusion in the table of
any shares, however, does not constitute an admission of beneficial ownership of those shares by the named shareholder. |
|
(3) |
|
Each beneficial owners percentage ownership is determined by assuming that all options held by such persons that are exercisable
within 60 days of the record date have been exercised, based on 9,042,809 Class A shares and 19,689,020 Class B shares
outstanding as of the record date. |
|
(4) |
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The number shown equals the stock options exercisable or that may become exercisable within 60 days of March 2, 2011. |
|
(5) |
|
Includes 51,000 shares and 3,000 shares owned by Dr. Hawayek-Alemañys mother-in-law and brother-in-law, respectively, with
respect to which he does not have voting or dispositive powers. |
|
(6) |
|
Includes 5,051 shares owned by the spouse of Dr. Sánchez-Colón, with respect to which he has shared voting and dispositive powers. |
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|
(7) |
|
Mr. Ruiz-Comas is the president and chief executive officer. Pursuant to our articles of incorporation and our bylaws, the
president is a member of our Board while acting in such capacity. |
SECTION 16(A) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP REPORTING COMPLIANCE
Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act requires our directors and executive officers, and persons
who beneficially own more than 10% of a registered class of our equity securities to file with the
SEC initial reports of ownership of our common stock on a Form 3 and reports of changes in such
ownership on a Form 4 or Form 5. To our knowledge, no persons currently beneficially own more than
10% of a registered class of our equity securities. Officers and directors are required by SEC
regulations to furnish us with copies of all Section 16(a) forms they file. To our knowledge, based
solely on a review of our records and written representations by the persons required to file these
reports, during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010, our officers and directors complied with
all Section 16(a) filing requirements, except as follows: (i) Mr. Rodríguez-Díaz, a member of our
Board, was late filing a Form 4 to report one transaction and (ii) Ms. Soto-Martínez, a member of
our Board, was late filing a Form 4 to report one transaction.
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INFORMATION ABOUT EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
Executive Officers of Triple-S Management
The following table sets forth (i) the name, age and position of each of our executive
officers as of December 31, 2010 and (ii) the business experience of each person named in the table
during at least the past five years.
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|
Executive Officer |
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Age |
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Position(s) |
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Business Experience |
Ramón M. Ruiz-Comas, CPA
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54 |
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President and Chief Executive
Officer
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|
President and Chief
Executive Officer
since May 2002 |
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Socorro Rivas-Rodríguez, CPA
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|
63 |
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President and Chief Executive
Officer of Triple-S Salud, Inc.
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President and Chief
Executive of
Triple-S Salud,
Inc., our managed
care subsidiary,
since May 2002 |
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Eva G. Salgado-Micheo
|
|
|
54 |
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|
President of Triple-S Propiedad
Inc.
|
|
President of
Triple-S Propiedad
Inc, our property
and casualty
insurance business,
since July 2003 |
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|
Arturo Carrión-Crespo, CPA
|
|
|
53 |
|
|
President of Triple-S Vida, Inc.
|
|
President of
Triple-S Vida,
Inc., our life
insurance
subsidiary, since
1998 |
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|
Luis A. Marini-Mir
|
|
|
62 |
|
|
President of Triple-C, Inc.
|
|
President of
Triple-C, Inc., our
Commonwealth of
Puerto Rico Health
business, from
October 1999 to
October 2010 |
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|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
Juan J. Román-Jiménez, CPA
|
|
|
45 |
|
|
Vice President of Finance and
Chief Financial Officer of
Triple-S Management Corporation
|
|
Vice President of
Finance and Chief
Financial Officer
since 2002 |
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Francisco Martorell-Basanta
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Vice President of Corporate
Development
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Vice President of
Corporate
Development since
April 2008;
Managing Partner
and founder of
Ubequity Partners
LLC, a mergers and
acquisitions
advisory firm, from
2004 to 2008 |
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Roberto García-Rodríguez
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Vice President, General Counsel
and Secretary
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Vice President and
General Counsel
since May 2008;
Secretary since May
2010; Vice
President of
Corporate and Legal
Affairs for Puerto
Rico Telephone
Company from 2007
to 2008; Vice
President of Legal
Affairs for Puerto
Rico Telephone
Company from 2004
to 2007 |
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COMPENSATION DISCLOSURE
Compensation Discussion and Analysis
Introduction
The Boards Compensation Committee oversees the design and administration of our executive
compensation program. The program is designed to support the attainment of our vision, financial
and strategic goals, and operating imperatives while supporting good corporate governance
principles and aligning our interests with those of our shareholders. We believe that an effective
executive compensation program recognizes individual contributions as well as overall business
results, rewards executives for achieving our annual and long-term goals, aligns executive and
shareholder interests intended to ultimately improve shareholder value, and reflects responsible
corporate governance practices.
Summary of Key Executive Compensation Decisions
The following table summarizes the compensation-related decisions were made by the
Compensation Committee and ratified by our Board in 2010 and early 2011, and the rationale for
each. These decisions were made with consideration given to the Companys executive compensation
philosophy, the Companys operating performance for fiscal 2010, individual executive performance,
and prevailing compensation trends in the external market.
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Compensation |
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Compensation Objectives |
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Description and 2010/2011 Highlights |
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Base Salary
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Attracts,
retains and rewards
executives with an
appropriate salary
level that reflects
the executives
scope and breadth
of responsibility,
individual
performance against
the objectives set
for their positions
and their relative
value in the
marketplace.
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Base salaries are targeted at the median of the
competitive market, which is described under the heading
Determining Executive Compensation on page 29. Actual
positioning varies above or below the median to reflect
each executives performance over time, experience and
skill set relative to comparable positions at our peer
companies, and criticality to the Company.
The Compensation Committee approved merit increases for the NEOs
and other executive officers on February 16, 2010. On
average, base salaries were
increased by approximately
4.8% for the NEOs. Salary increases for individual
executive officers were determined by the Committee based
on a review of individual performance, level of
compensation provided for comparable positions in our
identified peer groups, relative pay differences within
the Company, and the Companys overall budget for base
salary increases. |
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Performance-Based
Annual Cash
Incentive
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Focuses
executives on
achieving annual
financial,
operating, and
individual
objectives.
Elements in the
plan are directly
linked to driving
shareholder value.
Total cash
compensation of
base salary and the
targeted incentive
opportunity is
established based
on what
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Performance-based annual cash incentives are
determined based on how well the company performs against
pre-established goals for premiums earned, net income
adjusted to exclude realized and unrealized gains/losses
in investment and derivatives, net of related income tax,
and individual objectives specific to each NEO. The
Committee establishes a threshold, a target and a maximum
performance goal for each financial metric. Each level
represents a different performance expectation considering
factors such as the Companys annual operating budget for
the year, the Companys |
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Description and 2010/2011 Highlights |
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is
considered
competitive in the
marketplace.
Actual
compensation,
however, varies
above or below the
competitive
benchmark depending
on actual Company and individual
performance.
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prior year performance, and the
historical performance levels of our peer group. Target
performance is set at a level that is considered to be
challenging yet attainable, and the corresponding payout
for achievement of target performance equates to what is
considered competitive relative to our peer group.
Threshold performance is set at a minimally acceptable level of performance and results in a payout that may vary
from no payout to one that is below competitive standards.
Maximum performance represents, in our estimation,
superior performance for the year and corresponds to an
above median compensation opportunity. |
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For 2010, the Committee approved annual incentive
payouts to NEOs at an average of approximately 94% of
target based on the Companys 2010 operating performance
and individual executive performance. |
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Long-Term Equity
Incentives
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Rewards the
achievement of
long-term business
objectives that
benefit our
shareholders.
Elements in the
plan directly link
compensation with
share price
improvement over a
multi-year period.
Supports the
retention of a
talented management
team over time.
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No long-term incentives were granted to NEOs in
2010
In early 2011, the Committee approved the design
of 2011 equity awards for executives, which emphasizes
long-term performance by delivering 75% of the annual
award value in performance-based equity that may be earned
only if specific measures of operating performance are
attained. The remaining 25% of the annual award value is
delivered in restricted stock to emphasize the retention
of key executives |
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For the three-year plan beginning in 2011, the
Committee established three levels of goal attainment
based on three-year cumulative premiums earned, operating
income and EPS, and determined the corresponding award
size for each performance level for each NEO. These goals
were set based on what the Committee believes to be
minimally acceptable, challenging yet attainable, and
exceptional performance in the context of the Companys
stated objectives for premiums earned, operating income
and EPS.
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summary, the Compensation Committee concluded that the 2010 performance based compensation together with
2010 base salary levels are well aligned with the Company performance for the year and that the
linkage between pay and performance is strong.
Compensation Policies
During the year, we made several changes to the Companys compensation practices or policies
to align them with what is considered best practice. The actions taken include the following:
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Modified the compensation philosophy to better reflect the current state of our
business, objectives for the executive compensation program, and best practices in
corporate governance and executive compensation |
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Implemented a compensation recoupment policy that permits the Company to recover
incentive compensation paid based on erroneous financial results that were later the
subject of an accounting restatement |
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Implemented an equity award grant policy that establishes a fixed grant date each
year for equity awards to protect the Company against the timing of awards to coincide
with the release of information that could result in the delivery of a monetary benefit
to executives |
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Implemented executive share retention and ownership guidelines to emphasize
executive stock ownership, focus executive attention on long-term shareholder value
creation, and strengthen the alignment between executive and shareholder interests |
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Conducted a compensation risk assessment with the assistance of our independent
compensation consultant, Cook & Co. Based on the findings of the assessment, the
Compensation Committee concluded that our compensation policies and practices for fiscal 2010 do not
create risks that are reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the
Company |
Compensation Philosophy
The Triple-S executive compensation program is designed to achieve the following objectives:
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reinforce our corporate values by combining our efforts to deliver superior business
results with good governance, socially responsible business practices, and high ethical
standards; |
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promote a high performance culture with clear emphasis on accountability and
variable pay that is tied to both short and long-term results; recover any
incentive-based compensation that is based on erroneous financial results in the event
of an accounting restatement due to material non-compliance with any financial
reporting requirement of the securities laws |
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attract, retain and motivate top talent cost-effectively by offering competitive
total compensation opportunities; |
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require moderate levels of share ownership that increase with executives scope of
responsibilities; |
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emphasize uniformity of design features across corporate and business units to
reinforce collaboration, limit program complexity, and increase the effectiveness of
the entire executive team; |
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align executive and shareholder interests through long-term equity based plans; |
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maintain a clear and understandable framework for evaluating the effectiveness of
the programs design features; |
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prohibit any activities by employees that hedge their economic risk of owning
Company stock; and |
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provide a balanced total compensation program to ensure that management is not
encouraged to take unnecessary and excessive risks that may harm the Company. |
Compensation Consultants
The Compensation Committee has the sole authority to engage and terminate the services of
outside consultants. The Compensation Committee has retained Cook & Co. as its independent
compensation consultant to
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advise the Compensation Committee on matters related to the compensation of executives and
directors. Cook & Co. has not and will not, without prior approval of the Compensation Committee,
provide any other services for us.
Named Executive Officers
The Named Executive Officers include our chief executive officer,
our chief financial officer, the three other most highly compensated executive officers who were
serving as executive officers at December 31, 2010, and one individual who would have been among
our three most highly compensated executive officers at December 31, 2010 had he been serving the
Company in such capacity at that time:
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Ramón M. Ruiz-Comas, our chief executive officer; |
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Juan J. Román-Jiménez, our chief financial officer; |
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Socorro Rivas-Rodríguez, the president of our managed care subsidiary, Triple-S
Salud, Inc.; |
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Arturo Carrión, the president of our life insurance subsidiary, Triple-S Vida,
Inc.; |
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Eva G. Salgado, the president of our property and casualty insurance subsidiary,
Triple-S Propiedad, Inc.; and |
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Luis A. Marini-Mir, the former president of our third party administrator
subsidiary, Triple-C, Inc. |
Determining Executive Compensation
We compare the compensation of the Named Executive Officers to that of companies with which we
compete or could compete for executive talent, capital and customers. These companies include
private or publicly-held companies, stand-alone businesses and/or divisions of larger corporations.
Our size and/or organizational complexity are considered when selecting comparable companies in
Puerto Rico and the United States and data analysis methods. Within our general competitive
framework, specific comparisons may vary by type of role.
In 2009, Cook & Co. provided the Compensation Committee with relevant market data and
alternatives to consider when making executive compensation decisions. Using data prepared by Cook
& Co., the Compensation Committee compared each element of total compensation to a list of direct
industry competitors and comparable companies in Puerto Rico (Comparable Group). The companies
comprising the Comparable Group are:
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AMERIGROUP Corporation
Alleghany Corporation
Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd
Centene Corporation
Delphi Financial Group, Inc.
Erie Indemnity Company
First BanCorp
HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc.
HealthSpring, Inc.
Infinity Property & Casualty
Corporation
Magellan Health Services
Molina Healthcare, Inc.
Oriental Financial Group
Popular Inc.
Santander BanCorp
State Auto Financial Corporation
W Holding Company
WellCare Health Plans, Inc.
Zenith National Insurance
Corporation
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We generally update the Comparable Group compensation benchmark every other year. We will
update this benchmark again during 2011.
For comparison purposes, our annual revenues are around the median of the Comparable Group.
Total compensationwhich includes base salary, short and long-term variable pay opportunities,
benefits and perquisitesis generally between the 25th and 50
th percentile of the Comparable Group, on average.
Based on our compensation philosophy, a significant percentage of total compensation is
delivered in the form of incentive compensation. The Compensation Committee has not adopted a
policy or formula to allocate total compensation among its various components. As a general matter,
the Compensation Committee reviews competitive pay information provided by Cook & Co. as well as
our current operating goals and environment to
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determine the appropriate level and mix of incentive compensation. Actual amounts earned from
incentive compensation are realized only as a result of individual or Company performance,
depending on the type of award, based on a comparison of actual results to pre-established goals.
Principal Components of Executive Officer Compensation
Executive compensation is delivered predominantly through base salary, annual cash bonuses,
long-term incentive compensation, retirement programs and a non-qualified deferred compensation
plan.
Base Salary
Base salaries are designed to recognize an individuals contribution to the organization and
his or her experience, knowledge, and responsibilities. Base salaries also aim to provide
competitive compensation, appropriate incentives and financial stability to the Named Executive
Officers for assuming a significant level of responsibility.
Therefore, according to our salary adjustment policy salary increases are based on a number of
factors, including: importance of the position to us and level of responsibility, individual
performance, growth in position, market level salary increases, our financial performance and
ability to pay. Also, the policy establishes that base pay adjustments send clear performance
messages and make moderate distinctions based on performance. Significant distinctions in
performance by executives are recognized through our annual cash bonus program. In addition, this
policy requires that timing for increases, promotions and changes in responsibilities be consistent
with market practice and that base salaries for executives be reviewed on an annual basis and
adjusted as necessary to ensure pay levels remain competitive.
Annual Cash Bonus
The annual cash bonus portion of an executives total compensation opportunity is intended to
accomplish a number of objectives, including reinforcing the optimization of operating results
throughout the year, facilitating the achievement of our stated objectives, paying for performance
and reinforcing individual accountability, supporting our long-term objective to create shareholder
value, and providing market competitive cash compensation when performance objectives for the year
are met or exceeded. This bonus can be highly variable from year to year depending on actual
performance results.
The Company sets target cash bonus amounts as a percentage of base salary for all executives
at the beginning of each year based on job responsibilities, internal relativity, and a review of
competitive market data. Actual bonus payouts may range from zero to 150% of the target opportunity
depending on the Companys financial results relative to predetermined performance goals and the
Compensation Committees subjective review of each executives individual performance. The
Compensation Committee approves the awards and has discretion to determine any changes to the final
amount to be paid. The Committee did not exercise its discretion in determining the awards for
2010.
For 2010, the target annual cash bonus for each of the Named Executive Officers as a
percentage of salary was as follows:
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Target Bonus Percent |
Ramón M. Ruiz-Comas |
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70 |
% |
Juan José Román-Jiménez |
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50 |
% |
Socorro Rivas-Rodríguez |
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70 |
% |
Arturo Carrión-Crespo |
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55 |
% |
Eva G. Salgado |
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70 |
% |
Luis A. Marini-Mir |
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55 |
% |
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The Compensation Committee determines annual cash bonus awards based on two types of
performance measures: financial results and individual criteria. Financial results account for 80%
of each Named Executive
Officers evaluation and individual performance criteria account for the remaining 20%. This
weighting is intended to emphasize the financial performance of the Company while encouraging the
achievement of other important goals. The weighting of financial results, in turn, is evenly
divided between premiums earned and adjusted net income to promote profitable revenue growth. The
financial results component of the cash bonus performance goals of our chief executive officer and
chief financial officer is based on consolidated results. Awards to our business unit executives
are split 30% based on our consolidated results and 50% based on the results of the relevant
business unit. This distribution in weighting is designed to encourage each executive with
responsibility for a business unit to focus on his or her individual business while working as a
team to achieve the Companys overall success. For 2010, annual cash bonus performance measures
were as follows:
Corporate Executives
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Performance Measure And Weighting |
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40% |
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40% |
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20% |
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Consolidated |
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Consolidated |
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(dollar amounts in millions) |
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Premiums |
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Adjusted |
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Performance |
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Earned |
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Net Income |
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Individual |
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Ramón M. Ruiz-Comas and Juan José Román-Jiménez |
Maximum |
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$ |
2,396.6 |
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$ |
78.8 |
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See |
Target |
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$ |
1,997.2 |
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$ |
65.7 |
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Table |
Minimum |
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$ |
1,597.8 |
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$ |
52.6 |
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Below |
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Business Unit Executives
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Performance Measure And Weighting |
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Consolidated Results |
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Business Unit |
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15% |
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15% |
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25% |
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25% |
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20% |
(dollar amounts in millions) |
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Premiums |
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Adjusted |
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Premiums |
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Adjusted |
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Individual |
Performance |
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Earned |
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Net Income |
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Earned |
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Net Income |
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Criteria |
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Socorro Rivas-Rodríguez Triple-S
Salud, Inc. |
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Maximum |
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$ |
2,396.6 |
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$ |
78.8 |
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$ |
2,152.2 |
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$ |
61.7 |
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See |
Target |
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$ |
1,997.2 |
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$ |
65.7 |
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$ |
1,796.0 |
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$ |
51.4 |
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Table |
Minimum |
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$ |
1,597.8 |
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$ |
52.6 |
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$ |
1,436.8 |
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$ |
41.1 |
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Below |
Arturo Carrión Triple-S Vida, Inc. |
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Maximum |
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$ |
2,396.6 |
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$ |
78.8 |
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$ |
126.0 |
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$ |
12.5 |
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See |
Target |
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$ |
1,997.2 |
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$ |
65.7 |
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$ |
105.0 |
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$ |
10.4 |
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Table |
Minimum |
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$ |
1,597.8 |
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$ |
52.6 |
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$ |
84.0 |
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$ |
8.3 |
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Below |
Eva G. Salgado Triple-S Propiedad,
Inc. |
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Maximum |
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$ |
2,396.6 |
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$ |
78.8 |
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$ |
120.8 |
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$ |
9.8 |
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See |
Target |
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$ |
1,997.2 |
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$ |
65.7 |
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$ |
100.7 |
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$ |
8.2 |
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Table |
Minimum |
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$ |
1,597.8 |
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$ |
52.6 |
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$ |
80.6 |
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$ |
6.6 |
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Below |
Luis A. Marini-Mir Reform Business |
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Maximum |
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$ |
2,396.6 |
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$ |
78.8 |
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$ |
430.3 |
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$ |
8.8 |
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See |
Target |
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$ |
1,997.2 |
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$ |
65.7 |
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$ |
358.6 |
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$ |
7.3 |
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Table |
Minimum |
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$ |
1,597.8 |
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$ |
52.6 |
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$ |
286.9 |
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$ |
5.8 |
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Below |
The following table summarizes the individual performance goals for 2010 for each of the Named
Executive Officers. The Compensation Committee did not allocate a specific weight to the various
components of the criteria, and its evaluation of each executives performance with respect to each
criterion was subjective.
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Executive |
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Individual Performance Criteria |
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Ramón M. Ruiz-Comas,
Socorro Rivas-Rodríguez,
Eva G. Salgado, and Luis A.
Marini-Mir
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Asset protection, board relations,
communications, enterprise risk
management, human resources, leadership,
management development, management
operations, and strategic planning |
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Juan J. Román-Jiménez
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Board relations, investor relations,
communications and leadership, enterprise
risk management, financial reporting and
control, investments for the finance
division, management development,
management operations, and regulatory
compliance |
The Company believes that premiums earned and adjusted net income are key drivers of
shareholder value and the most relevant measures by which to assess the Companys short-term
business performance. Consolidated premiums earned represents the annual expected premiums earned
in the calendar year as presented in the consolidated financial statements in accordance with U.S.
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (U.S. GAAP). Adjusted net income is measured as the net
income earned in the calendar year, as presented in the consolidated financial statements in
accordance with U.S. GAAP, minus the realized and unrealized gains/losses in investment and
derivatives, net of related income tax effect. The Company believes that the mix of performance
measures focus executives appropriately on improving both top-line growth (through premiums earned)
and bottom-line growth (through adjusted net income), while also emphasizing individual
accountability through each executives individual performance goals.
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In addition to the annual cash bonus described above, we pay an annual bonus each December to
all of our active employees, including the Named Executive Officers. This bonus is determined based
on a non-performance predetermined formula and paid if the employee has worked more than 700 hours
as of September 30 of each year and is an employee at the date of payment. The amount paid under
this bonus is approximately 9% of base salary and, with respect to the bonus payable to the Named
Executive Officers, is included in the bonus column of the Summary Compensation Table.
Long-Term Incentive Awards
We believe that long-term incentives in the form of equity-based compensation are an important
and essential element of the Companys total compensation program that ensure our ability to
attract, motivate, and retain top talent responsible for the Companys long-term success. Our
long-term incentives to key executive employees are designed to accomplish a number of important
objectives, including to align management and shareholder interests, balance the short-term
orientation of other compensation elements, provide a variable portion of total compensation tied
to long-term market and financial performance of the Company, build executive stock ownership, hold
executives accountable for their long-term decisions, reinforce collaboration across the Company,
retain key talent over the long term, and share success with those who directly impact our
performance results.
The
Company made a long-term incentive grant to its executives during 2007 in
connection with our initial public offering. No long-term incentive grants were made in 2008, 2009
or 2010 to our Named Executive Officers. The Companys policy is to make annual long-term incentive
grants to its executives during the first quarter of the year. Also, we may make grants to newly
hired employees in connection with their employment.
In
2011, the Compensation Committee approved the design for 2011 equity awards to executives, which will
provide both performance-based equity (performance shares) that may be earned only if specific
measures of operating performance are attained and time-based vesting restricted stock that is
earned only if the executive remains employed with the Company over the vesting period. We assigned
a weighting of 75% of the total equity award value to performance shares consistent with our stated
philosophy of promoting a high performance culture with clear emphasis on accountability and
variable pay that is tied to long-term results, and 25% of the total equity award value to
restricted stock to emphasize the retention of key executives and alignment with shareholders.
Under the 2011 design, performance share awards may be earned if specific goals are attained
over a three-year performance period. At the beginning of the performance period, minimum, target
and maximum performance levels along with the associated number of shares that may be earned will
be established by the Committee. The actual number of shares that may be earned may be as high as
150% of the target amount if the maximum level of performance for all metrics is achieved or as low
as zero if the minimum level of performance for all metrics is not achieved over the three-year
performance period. A summary of the performance share metrics and rationale for each is presented
below:
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Weighting |
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3-Year Cumulative Premiums Earned, Net
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20 |
% |
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Premiums earned, net
improvement is critical to
the continued growth and
health of our business.
Premiums earned, net is a
key contributor to EPS and
shareholder value creation |
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3-Year Cumulative Operating Income
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35 |
% |
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Operating income improvement
emphasizes cost control and
is important as we continue
to grow our top line.
Operating income is also a
key contributor to EPS and
shareholder value creation |
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3-Year Cumulative EPS
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45 |
% |
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EPS sets the expectation for
our shareowners of our
companys success. We use
EPS as the key accounting
measure and evaluation of
how our company is
performing |
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Restricted stock may be earned only if the executive remains employed with the Company over
the vesting period. Restricted stock vests in equal proportions over the three-year vesting period
(i.e., one-third per year beginning on the first anniversary of the
date of grant). The Compensation Committee
believes that the three-year performance period associated with performance shares and the
three-year vesting period of restricted stock focuses our executives on sustained performance and
supports retention objectives.
See page 33 in the Long-Term Incentive Awards section for more detail regarding the
operation of performance share awards.
The
Compensation Committee carefully considers the impact of the cost of equity awards, as well as
dilution, in order to achieve a balance between our costs, competitiveness and maintaining employee
incentives.
Equity Award Grant Policy
In 2011, the Committee adopted a grant policy for equity awards to eligible employees,
including the Named Executive Officers. The purpose of the equity award grant policy is to ensure
the integrity of the award granting process and avoid the possibility or appearance of timing of
equity grants for the personal benefit of executives.
Under
the policy, equity awards are made at the Compensation
Committees first regularly scheduled meeting after the filing
of the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K. Equity grants to certain newly hired employees, including executive officers,
are made on the 15th day of the month following the date of hire (or the next succeeding
business day that the NYSE is open). Special equity grants to continuing employees are made on the
15th day of the month(or the next succeeding business day that the NYSE is open);
provided, that the Award is approved on or prior to such grant date. No off-cycle Awards may be
granted to the Companys executive officers during quarterly and event-specific blackout periods
under the Companys insider trading policy. Stock options have an exercise price equal to the
closing market price of Triple-Ss common stock on their grant date. Our equity incentive plans
prohibit the re-pricing or exchange of equity awards without shareholder approval.
Retirement Programs
Our qualified and non-qualified employee retirement plans provide a retirement income base to
eligible substantial majority of our employees, including our
eligible executive officers. All of our NEOs, except for
Mr. Carrión-Crespo, participate in these retirement
programs. Union employees
hired after December 19, 2006, as well as non-union employees hired after September 30, 2007, are
ineligible to participate. Employees who participate in our qualified plan also participate in our
non-qualified plan to the extent their income levels exceed compensation and benefit limits imposed
by the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plan
Under our non-qualified deferred compensation plan, senior executives, including our Named
Executive Officers, who elect to become participants, may defer until a future date a portion of
their annual compensation and benefit from the tax advantages related to such deferral.
Role of Executive Officers in Compensation Decisions
The Compensation Committee is responsible for all compensation decisions with respect to Named
Executive Officers of the Company. In determining the compensation of Named Executive Officers
other than the chief executive officer, the Committee takes into account the recommendations of the
chief executive officer. The chief executive officer annually reviews the performance of the other
Named Executive Officers. The conclusions reached and recommendations based on these reviews,
including with respect to base salary adjustments and annual incentive award amounts, are presented
to the Compensation Committee. The Compensation Committee reviews and approves the compensation of
the Named Executive Officers, including the chief executive officer.
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Compensation of Named Executive Officers for 2010
The Compensation Committee evaluated the different components of compensation of the executive
officers to ascertain compensation at adequate levels (defined as total compensation targeted at
median external pay levels) when compared with companies in the Comparable Group and to retain its
executive officers.
With Cook & Co.s assistance, the Compensation Committee reviewed each pay component to align
compensation to that of similar companies. The main purpose was to assure that we established a
competitive compensation program.
Base Salary
In setting base salaries for 2010, the Compensation Committee considered the following
factors:
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corporate budget was established based on planned performance for 2010. The objective
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Evaluation of peer group data specific to each executive position, where applicable. |
The Compensation Committee applied the principles described above in establishing the 2010
base salary for Mr. Ruiz-Comas, the Corporations chief executive officer. In an executive session,
the Compensation Committee assessed Mr. Ruiz-Comas 2009 performance, based on established
corporate goals and financial objectives. It considered the Companys and Mr. Ruiz-Comas
accomplishment of objectives that had been established at the beginning of the year, the strategic
direction of the Company and its own subjective assessment of his performance. On February 16,
2010, the Compensation Committee approved a 2010 salary increase for Mr. Ruiz-Comas of $29,140, or
5% of his 2009 base salary, which was ratified by our Board.
Salary increases for all other Named Executive Officers were based on the aforementioned
principles, and were in line with budget and salary increases for all other employees.
Annual Cash Bonus Plan
The cash bonus awards for 2010 were based on the performance of the Company against the stated
objectives. For 2010, our reported consolidated net income, excluding
realized and unrealized gains and losses on investments and derivatives (tax effected), was $60.8 million, which was slightly
lower than the targeted level. Also, total consolidated operating revenues, excluding net
investment income, were $1.9 billion, which was also slightly
lower than the targeted level. On
February 14 and March 1, 2011, the Compensation Committee and the Board, respectively, approved
payments to the Named Executive Officers under the 2010 cash bonus plan, in the amounts set forth
in the Summary Compensation Table.
Long-Term Incentive Awards
No long-term incentive awards were granted to Named Executive Officers in 2010.
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Other Compensation Policies
Recoupment Policy
In order to further align managements interests with the interests of shareowners and support
good governance practices, our board adopted a recoupment policy applicable to incentive
compensation to any current or former employee who received incentive compensation during the
3-year period (or in the event of fraud or misconduct, for any period) preceding the date on which
the Company is required to prepare an accounting restatement due to the material noncompliance with
any financial reporting requirement under the securities laws. The policy provides that the Company
may, in the exercise of its discretion (as determined by the Compensation Committee) take action to
recoup the amount by which such award exceeded the payment that would have been made based on the
restated financial results. Our companys right of recoupment expires three years following the
year for which the inaccurate performance criteria were measured. A copy of our current policy was
filed as Exhibit 99.1 to our annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31,
2010.
Insider Trading and Anti-Hedging Policy
Our company prohibits directors, officers, employees and consultants of the Company from
trading in the securities of the Company or its affiliates (e.g., customers, suppliers, etc.),
directly or through family members or other persons or entities, if they are aware of material
nonpublic information relating to the Company or its affiliates. Trading includes purchases and
sales of stock, derivative securities such as put and call options and convertible debentures or
preferred stock, and debt securities (debentures, bonds and notes). Trading also includes certain
transactions under Company plans (e.g., sale of underlying stock acquired upon the exercise of
stock options, certain transactions associated with the Companys retirement savings plan, and
voluntary additional contributions to the Companys dividend reinvestment plan). Our Insider
Trading Policy also prohibits our directors, officers and certain other employees from engaging in
any hedging or monetization transactions involving Company securities. For full details regarding
our Insider Trading Policy please see our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics on our website.
Stock Ownership Guidelines
In 2011 we implemented stock ownership guidelines for our proxy officers and other key
employees to align their interests with those of our shareowners. The guidelines require executives
and other employees to own Company stock in an amount equal to a multiple of base salary, as
follows:
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Until an executive reaches his or her applicable ownership level, he or she must retain 50% of
the equity received from long-term compensation plans (after meeting tax withholding obligations),
and once the ownership level is met, he or she may not sell shares if doing so would cause his or
her ownership to fall below that level. The Committee plans to review progress toward meeting the
ownership guidelines on an annual basis.
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Compensation Committee Report
The Compensation Committee has reviewed and discussed the Compensation Discussion and Analysis
set forth above with management. Based on such review and discussion, the Compensation Committee
recommended to the Board that the Compensation Discussion and Analysis be included in this proxy
statement.
Submitted by:
Adamina Soto-Martínez, Chair of the Compensation Committee
Manuel Figueroa-Collazo
Jorge L. Fuentes-Benejam
Roberto Muñoz-Zayas
Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation
As of the record date, the members of the Compensation Committee are Ms. Soto-Martínez (chair)
and Messrs. Fuentes-Benejam, Muñoz-Zayas, and Figueroa-Collazo. None of the members of the
Committee is or has been one of our executive officers or employees. None of our executive officers
served on the board of directors compensation committee of any other company for which any of our
directors served as an executive officer at any time during 2010. Other than disclosed in Other
Relationships, Transactions and Events in this proxy statement, none of the members of the
Compensation Committee had any relationship with us requiring disclosure under Item 404 of SEC
Regulation S-K.
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Compensation Tables
Summary Compensation Table
The following table sets forth the total compensation paid to or earned by our Named Executive
Officers as of December 31, 2010 for services rendered in all capacities to the Corporation.
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and Non- |
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All Other |
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Name and Principal Position |
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Salary (1) |
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Bonus (2) |
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Awards (3) |
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Compensation |
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Earnings (3) |
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Compensation (4) |
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Total |
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Ramón M. Ruiz-Comas |
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2010 |
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$ |
611,949 |
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$ |
56,295 |
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$ |
0 |
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$ |
0 |
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$ |
368,061 |
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$ |
385,000 |
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$ |
98,550 |
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$ |
1,519,855 |
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President and CEO, Triple-S |
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2009 |
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$ |
582,809 |
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$ |
53,624 |
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0 |
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0 |
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$ |
412,896 |
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$ |
165,000 |
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$ |
104,102 |
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$ |
1,318,431 |
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Management Corporation
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2008 |
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$ |
563,100 |
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$ |
51,818 |
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$ |
0 |
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$ |
0 |
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$ |
425,000 |
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$ |
60,000 |
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$ |
104,309 |
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$ |
1,204,227 |
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Juan J. Román-Jiménez |
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2010 |
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$ |
419,800 |
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$ |
38,682 |
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$ |
0 |
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0 |
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$ |
183,100 |
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$ |
155,000 |
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$ |
46,780 |
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$ |
843,362 |
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Vice President of Finance & |
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2009 |
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$ |
403,700 |
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$ |
37,206 |
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0 |
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0 |
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$ |
206,500 |
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$ |
55,000 |
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$ |
37,871 |
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$ |
740,277 |
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CFO of Triple-S Management Corporation
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2008 |
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$ |
390,000 |
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$ |
35,950 |
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0 |
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$ |
0 |
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$ |
210,600 |
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$ |
40,000 |
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$ |
40,423 |
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$ |
716,973 |
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Socorro Rivas-Rodríguez |
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2010 |
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$ |
437,800 |
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$ |
40,332 |
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$ |
0 |
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0 |
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$ |
254,300 |
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$ |
330,000 |
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$ |
76,893 |
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$ |
1,139,325 |
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President of
Triple-S Salud, Inc. |
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2009 |
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$ |
425,000 |
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$ |
39,158 |
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$ |
0 |
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$ |
0 |
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$ |
292,700 |
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$ |
290,000 |
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$ |
69,545 |
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$ |
1,116,403 |
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2008 |
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$ |
411,600 |
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$ |
37,930 |
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$ |
0 |
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$ |
0 |
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$ |
309,300 |
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$ |
65,000 |
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$ |
62,367 |
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$ |
886,197 |
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Arturo Carrión-Crespo |
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2010 |
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$ |
256,600 |
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$ |
21,383 |
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$ |
0 |
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$ |
0 |
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$ |
144,700 |
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$ |
0 |
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$ |
53,314 |
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$ |
475,997 |
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President of
Triple-S Vida, Inc. |
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2009 |
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$ |
239,700 |
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$ |
19,975 |
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$ |
0 |
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$ |
0 |
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$ |
144,100 |
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$ |
0 |
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$ |
49,386 |
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$ |
453,161 |
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2008 |
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$ |
229,400 |
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$ |
19,117 |
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$ |
0 |
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$ |
0 |
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$ |
125,600 |
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$ |
0 |
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$ |
39,831 |
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$ |
413,948 |
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Eva G. Salgado |
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2010 |
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$ |
310,800 |
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$ |
28,690 |
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$ |
0 |
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$ |
0 |
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$ |
0 |
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$ |
135,000 |
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$ |
47,949 |
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$ |
522,439 |
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President of Triple-S |
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2009 |
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$ |
296,100 |
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$ |
27,343 |
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$ |
0 |
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$ |
0 |
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$ |
184,800 |
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$ |
70,000 |
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$ |
56,282 |
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$ |
634,525 |
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Propiedad, Inc.
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2008 |
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$ |
286,100 |
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$ |
26,426 |
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$ |
0 |
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0 |
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$ |
205,300 |
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$ |
35,000 |
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$ |
43,293 |
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$ |
596,119 |
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Luis Marini-Mir |
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2010 |
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$ |
258,500 |
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$ |
23,895 |
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$ |
0 |
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$ |
0 |
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$ |
67,500 |
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$ |
120,000 |
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$ |
54,019 |
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$ |
523,914 |
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President of Triple-C, Inc. |
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2009 |
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$ |
249,800 |
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$ |
23,098 |
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$ |
0 |
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0 |
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$ |
142,000 |
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$ |
97,000 |
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$ |
37,717 |
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$ |
549,615 |
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2008 |
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$ |
241,900 |
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$ |
22,374 |
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$ |
0 |
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$ |
0 |
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$ |
102,000 |
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$ |
35,000 |
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$ |
41,440 |
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$ |
442,714 |
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(1) |
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Amounts represent base salary. Some of the Named Executive
Officers deferred a portion of their salary under the
non-qualified deferred compensation plan. The deferred amounts
have been included in the Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation
Table below. |
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(2) |
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Represents annual non-performance based bonus. See Compensation
Discussion and AnalysisAnnual Cash Bonus for detailed
explanation. |
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(3) |
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The amounts represent the actuarial increase in the present value
of the Named Executive Officers benefits under our pension plan,
and the Supplemental Benefit Plan, described below under
Non-Contributory Defined Benefit Pension Plan. The increase was
calculated using the interest rate, discount rate and form of
payment assumptions consistent with those used in our financial
statements. The calculation assumes benefit commencement is at
normal retirement age (65), and was calculated without respect to
pre-retirement death, termination or disability. Earnings on
deferred compensation are not reflected in this column because we
do not provide above market or guaranteed returns on non-qualified
deferred compensation. |
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Other annual compensation consists of the following: |
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Contributions to |
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Sick Leave & |
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Ramón M. Ruiz-Comas |
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$ |
30,000 |
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$ |
68,550 |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
98,550 |
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Juan José Román-Jiménez |
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46,780 |
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46,780 |
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Socorro Rivas-Rodríguez |
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30,550 |
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43,343 |
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3,000 |
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76,893 |
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Arturo Carrión-Crespo |
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25,248 |
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28,066 |
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53,314 |
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Eva G. Salgado |
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28,200 |
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19,749 |
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47,949 |
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Luis A. Marini-Mir |
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25,800 |
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24,752 |
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3,467 |
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54,019 |
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We pay to all of our employees, including the Named Executive Officers, the sick
leave days not used during the year and the excess, if any, of vacation days accrued over thirty days.
Amounts included represent cash paid during 2010. |
Outstanding Class B Equity Awards at 2010 Fiscal Year-End
The following table sets forth summary information regarding the outstanding equity award held
by each of our named executive officers at December 31, 2010. Please not that ownership of vested
shares of stock is set forth under Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management
in this Proxy Statement.
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Stock That |
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Shares That |
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Options |
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Ramón M. Ruiz-Comas |
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465,517 |
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|
|
$ |
14.50 |
|
|
|
12/7/2014 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
Juan José
Román-Jiménez |
|
|
155,172 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
14.50 |
|
|
|
12/7/2014 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
Socorro
Rivas-Rodríguez |
|
|
155,172 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
14.50 |
|
|
|
12/7/2014 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
Arturo Carrión-Crespo |
|
|
39,052 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
14.50 |
|
|
|
12/7/2014 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
Eva G. Salgado |
|
|
46,552 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
14.50 |
|
|
|
12/7/2014 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
Luis A. Marini-Mir |
|
|
21,724 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
14.50 |
|
|
|
12/7/2014 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
39
Options Exercised and Stock Vested in FiscalYear 2010
The following table summarizes the option exercises and stock award vesting for each of our
named executive officers for the year ended December 31, 2010.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Option Awards |
|
Stock Awards |
|
|
Number of |
|
|
|
|
|
Number of |
|
Value |
|
|
Shares |
|
Value |
|
Shares Acquired on |
|
Realized on |
|
|
Acquired on |
|
Realized |
|
Vesting |
|
Vesting ($) |
Name |
|
Exercise |
|
on Exercise ($) |
|
(1) |
|
(2) |
Ramón M. Ruiz-Comas |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
25,862 |
|
|
$ |
489,309 |
|
Juan José Román-Jiménez |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
8,622 |
|
|
$ |
163,128 |
|
Socorro Rivas-Rodríguez |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
8,622 |
|
|
$ |
163,128 |
|
Arturo Carrión-Crespo |
|
|
7,500 |
|
|
$ |
35,625 |
|
|
|
1,207 |
|
|
$ |
22,836 |
|
Eva G. Salgado |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,207 |
|
|
$ |
22,836 |
|
Luis A. Marini-Mir |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,207 |
|
|
$ |
22,836 |
|
|
|
|
(1) |
|
Represents the number of restricted stock awarded on the date of our initial public offering
that vested on December 7, 2010. |
|
(2) |
|
The market value of restricted stock and performance awards that vested was calculated by
multiplying the closing price of our Class B shares on December 6, 2010 ($18.92), by the applicable
number of shares. |
Pension Benefits
We sponsor a non-contributory retirement program for certain of our employees. The NEO
compensation covered by the pension plans is the annual salary set forth in the Summary
Compensation Table. Our supplemental retirement program covers benefits in excess of the United
States Internal Revenue Code (IRC) limits that apply to the non-contributory retirement program,
which is a tax-qualified program under IRC rules. The following is a summary of the provisions of
our defined benefit pension plans.
Non-Contributory Defined-Benefit Pension Plan
Employees age 21 or older with one year of service with a BCBSA organization who were hired by
Triple-S Management on or before December 19, 2006 in the case of union employees (on or before
September 30, 2007, in the case of non-union employees) are eligible to participate in our
non-contributory defined-benefit pension plan. Union employees hired after December 19, 2006 are
ineligible to participate. Non-union employees hired after September 30, 2007 are ineligible to
participate.
The average earning calculated is based on the highest average annual rate of pay from any
five consecutive calendar year periods out of the last ten years. Each years earnings are limited
by IRC Section 401(a)(17) and 415. For 2010, the pension earnings are limited to $245,000.
For 2010, the accrued benefit for single life benefit was calculated using the following
formula: (i) 2% of final average earnings multiplied by plan service (defined as full and partial
years of employment with the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries) up to 30 years, minus (ii)
1.33% of primary Social Security benefit multiplied by benefit service up to 30 years, minus (iii)
any benefit accrued under a prior BCBSA plan. The accrued benefit cannot be less than the benefit
calculated considering employer service only. Beginning on January 1, 2011, the percentage of
final average earnings in the formula described above changed to 1%.
Normal retirement
To be eligible for normal retirement benefits, termination of employment must occur after both
(i) the attainment of age 65 and (ii) after five years of participation in the plan. The accrued
benefit is payable at the normal retirement date.
40
Early retirement
To be eligible for early retirement benefits, termination of employment must occur after both
(i) the attainment of age 55 and (ii) five years of participation in the plan. The benefit will be
the accrued benefit at normal retirement date minus 6% per year for each year beginning at age 62.
There is no reduction if retirement occurs after age 62.
The plan also has a special early retirement provision. To be eligible, the termination of
employment must occur after attaining 30 years of benefit service and election of immediate benefit
commencement..
Forms of payment
The standard form of payment for a single participant is a straight life annuity; for a
married participant, a reduced qualified joint and survivor annuity begins at the benefit
commencement date, with 50% of the benefit continuing to the surviving spouse upon the earlier
death of the participant. In lieu of the standard form of payment, a participant may elect, with
the proper spousal consent, one of the optional forms of annuity payment or, alternatively, a
single lump sum payment.
Supplemental Retirement Plan
Employees with non-contributory retirement program benefits limited by the IRC maximum
compensation and benefit limits are eligible to participate in a supplemental retirement plan.
The accrued benefit is calculated by the same formula Used in the Defined Benefit Plan using
the amount of salary in excess of the IRC limit.
Normal retirement, early retirement, and special early retirement provisions are the same as
provided for the non-contributory defined-benefit plan, described above.
Forms of payment
The standard form of payment for a single participant is a straight life annuity; for a
married participant, a reduced qualified joint and survivor annuity begins at the benefit
commencement date, with 50% of the benefit continuing to the surviving spouse upon the earlier
death of the participant.
41
The following table presents pension plan information as of December 31, 2010 for the Named
Executive Officers under our non-contributory retirement and supplemental retirement programs.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Number of |
|
Present Value |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Years of |
|
of |
|
Payments |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Credited |
|
Accumulated |
|
During Last |
Name |
|
Plan Name |
|
Service (1) |
|
Benefit (2) |
|
Fiscal Year |
|
Ramón M. Ruiz-Comas |
|
Non-Contributory Retirement Program |
|
|
20.56 |
|
|
$ |
620,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Supplemental Retirement Program |
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
910,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
Juan José Román-Jiménez |
|
Non-Contributory Retirement Program |
|
|
14.98 |
|
|
$ |
280,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Supplemental Retirement Program |
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
190,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
Socorro Rivas-Rodríguez (3) |
|
Non-Contributory Retirement Program |
|
|
28.97 |
|
|
$ |
1,320,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Supplemental Retirement Program |
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
1,045,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
Arturo Carrión-Crespo |
|
Non-Contributory Retirement Program |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Supplemental Retirement Program |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Eva G. Salgado |
|
Non-Contributory Retirement Program |
|
|
14.89 |
|
|
$ |
415,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Supplemental Retirement Program |
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
110,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
Luis A. Marini-Mir (3) |
|
Non-Contributory Retirement Program |
|
|
12.91 |
|
|
$ |
575,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Supplemental Retirement Program |
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
30,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1) |
|
The number of actual years of service with the Corporation of each Named Executive Officer exceeds the years of his
or her credited service under both plans by one year because employees become eligible to participate in such plans upon
completing one year of service with a BCBSA organization.
|
(2) |
|
For additional information on the material assumptions applied in determining the present value of accumulated
benefits, see note 17 (Pension Plans) to the Corporations audited consolidated financial statements included in the
Corporations Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2010. |
(3) |
|
Participant is eligible for early retirement under both plans. Additional details on early retirement payments and
benefit formula and eligibility standards can be found in the sections titled Non-Contributory Defined Benefit Pension
Plan and Supplemental Retirement Plan above.
|
Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Table
The following table presents compensation for the Named Executive Officers that has been
deferred under a plan that is not tax-qualified:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Executive |
|
Registrant |
|
Aggregate |
|
|
|
|
|
Aggregate |
|
|
Contribution |
|
Contribution |
|
Earnings in |
|
Aggregate |
|
Balance at |
|
|
Last Fiscal |
|
in Last Fiscal |
|
Last Fiscal |
|
Withdrawals/ |
|
Last Fiscal |
Name |
|
Year (1) |
|
Year |
|
Year |
|
Distributions |
|
Year |
Ramón M. Ruiz-Comas |
|
$ |
13,200 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
6,499 |
|
|
$ |
(228,528 |
) |
|
$ |
100,563 |
|
Juan José Román-Jiménez |
|
$ |
38,906 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
11,294 |
|
|
$ |
(80,706 |
) |
|
$ |
243,822 |
|
Socorro Rivas-Rodríguez |
|
$ |
27,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
70,326 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
1,498,525 |
|
Arturo Carrión-Crespo |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Eva G. Salgado |
|
$ |
154,875 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
17,800 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
416,311 |
|
Luis A. Marini-Mir |
|
$ |
30,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
20,394 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
447,307 |
|
|
|
|
(1) |
|
Amounts reported in this column for 2010 are reported as salary in the Summary Compensation Table. |
Under our non-qualified deferred compensation plan, participants may elect to defer up to
20% of their gross annual cash compensation. The deferred compensation and accumulated interest
will be paid on the occurrence of the following events:
|
|
|
termination of employment |
|
|
|
|
retirement |
|
|
|
|
six (6) months of continued disability |
|
|
|
|
death |
|
|
|
|
an elected fixed date occurring after the 5th but not later than the 25th
anniversary of deferral |
42
Deferred compensation accumulates interest at an annual rate equivalent to the actual annual
yield of the fixed income portion of the Corporations investment portfolio for the corresponding
year. Except as described below, no amounts are payable to Named Executive Officers upon
termination of employment other than amounts payable in accordance with law or policies of the
Corporation applicable to all employees, or as a result of a change in control of the Corporation.
Description of Employment Agreements
Ramón M. Ruiz-Comas
We entered into an employment agreement with Mr. Ruiz-Comas, dated as of March 4, 2010. Mr.
Ruiz-Comas agreement has a two year term, unless terminated as set forth therein. The agreement
provides for a base salary of $611,949, which we may increase in accordance with existing policies.
In addition, Mr. Ruiz-Comas is eligible to receive an annual cash bonus, contingent upon the
achievement of annual performance objectives established in accordance with our policies. See the
discussion under the caption Compensation Discussion and AnalysisAnnual Cash Bonus for more
information on the bonuses paid for 2010.
The agreement also provides that Mr. Ruiz-Comas has a right to, among other things:
|
|
|
an annual non-discretionary non-performance bonus, as described under the caption
Compensation Discussion and AnalysisAnnual Cash Bonus; |
|
|
|
|
an automobile allowance; |
|
|
|
|
the annual membership fees for a private club, two business related clubs and two
professional associations; |
|
|
|
|
the payment of premiums in connection with long term disability insurance and life
insurance coverage (with a maximum coverage of $100,000) for Mr. Ruiz-Comas; |
|
|
|
|
the payment of premiums in connection with health and medical benefits for Mr.
Ruiz-Comas and his dependents under our group health insurance plan; and |
|
|
|
|
the right to participate in all employee benefit plans and programs, including
long-term incentive compensation programs, generally available to senior executives. |
Mr. Ruiz-Comas is subject to a covenant not to solicit our team members for 12 months
following his resignation or termination or the expiration of the agreement. Mr. Ruiz-Comas is also
subject to a covenant not to compete with us for 12 months following his resignation, termination
or the expiration of the agreement.
In the event that we terminate Mr. Ruiz-Comas employment without cause (other than for
death or disability), provided Mr. Ruiz-Comas does not compete with us or solicit our team members
during the 12-month period following termination, or disclose any confidential information, he will
become entitled to the following severance benefits under his agreement:
|
|
|
an amount equal to the greater of the base salary payable (1) until the expiration
of the agreement or (2) for one year, payable in equal monthly installments or in a
lump sum, at the our option; |
|
|
|
|
an amount equal to the base salary payable in 12 substantially equal monthly
installments as consideration for Mr. Ruiz-Comas obligation not to compete with us
(the Non-Compete Compensation); |
|
|
|
|
the continuation of Mr. Ruiz-Comas long term disability insurance, life insurance
and health and medical benefits for Mr. Ruiz-Comas and his dependents until the later
of one year or the expiration of the agreement; and |
43
|
|
|
the payment of any amounts due under our deferred compensation plan and/or related
to Mr. Ruiz-Comas vested rights under our pension plan. |
In the event that Mr. Ruiz-Comas employment terminates for cause, or as a result of his
death or resignation, he will receive the base salary earned until the date of death or
resignation, the liquidation of any applicable fringe benefits and the payment of amounts due under
our deferred compensation plan and any vested rights under our pension plan. In the case of
termination for cause or resignation, Mr. Ruiz-Comas will also be entitled to the Non-Compete
Compensation.
In the event that Mr. Ruiz-Comas employment terminates as a result of the expiration of the
employment term (other than through his request and regardless of whether there is any period of
at-will employment following the employment term), provided Mr. Ruiz-Comas does not compete with us
or solicit our team members during the 12-month period following termination, or disclose any
confidential information, he will receive an amount equal to the base salary payable in 12
substantially equal monthly installments and the continuation of Mr. Ruiz-Comas long term
disability insurance, life insurance and health benefits for Mr. Ruiz-Comas and his dependents for
a 12-month period following termination.
For purposes of the agreement, cause means:
|
|
|
material breach by Mr. Ruiz-Comas of the agreement, his duties or any lawful written
policies, rules, regulations, guidelines or codes of the Corporation, or |
|
|
|
|
conviction of or plea of guilty or no contest to a felony or a misdemeanor involving
fraud, dishonest or disreputable conduct or moral turpitude, |
|
|
|
|
insubordination, |
|
|
|
|
improper or disorderly conduct, |
|
|
|
|
the existence of a conflict of interest not previously disclosed to the Board, or |
|
|
|
|
a substantial reduction of the operations of the Corporation and its subsidiaries |
Mr. Ruiz-Comas employment agreement also includes a change in control provision. A change in
control is defined as:
|
|
|
the acquisition by any party of ownership of 25% or more of the total votes required
for the election of our directors, or of such amount which, based on the cumulative
vote, if this were allowed by the articles of incorporation and bylaws, would permit
such party to elect 25% or more of our directors, |
|
|
|
|
a consolidation, merger or other business combination, sale of assets or any
combination thereof as a result of which the persons who were our directors prior to
such transaction fail to constitute a majority of the Board; |
|
|
|
|
a change of at least 30% of our directors as a result of a proxy fight, as such
term is defined in Regulation 14A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended;
or |
|
|
|
|
a sale or transfer of substantially all our assets to another non-affiliated
corporation. |
If, following a change in control, we terminate Mr. Ruiz-Comas without cause or Mr. Ruiz-Comas
resigns for good reason, Mr. Ruiz-Comas would be entitled to receive the following special
termination benefits:
44
|
|
|
an amount equal to (1) the highest base salary received by Mr. Ruiz-Comas in any of
the three fiscal years prior to the change in control plus (2) the average annual
cash bonus received by Mr. Ruiz-Comas during the prior three fiscal years; and |
|
|
|
|
the continuation of Mr. Ruiz-Comas long term disability insurance, life insurance
and health and medical benefits for Mr. Ruiz-Comas and his dependents for 24 months or
until Mr. Ruiz-Comas obtains employment with comparable benefits. |
For purposes of the agreement, good reason means:
|
|
|
a change in the nature or scope of Mr. Ruiz-Comas duties or functions from those
performed on the date immediately preceding the change in control; |
|
|
|
|
a reduction in Mr. Ruiz-Comas base salary from that received on the date
immediately preceding the change in control; |
|
|
|
|
a reduction in Mr. Ruiz-Comas ability to participate in the compensation plans,
such as bonus, stock options, incentives or other compensation plans, in which he
participated on the date immediately preceding the change in control; |
|
|
|
|
a change in the location of Mr. Ruiz-Comas principal place of employment of more
than twenty-five miles from the place where he maintained his work office on the date
immediately preceding the change in control; or |
|
|
|
|
the reasonable determination by the Board to the effect that, as a result of the
change in control and a change in the circumstances thereafter affecting the employment
position of Mr. Ruiz-Comas, he is unable to exercise the authority, powers, functions
or duties assigned to his position on the date immediately preceding the change in
control. |
45
Potential Payments upon Termination or Change in Control
On March 4, 2010, we entered into an employment agreement with Mr. Ruiz-Comas that entitled
him to certain benefits upon a change in control or upon a termination of employment. These
benefits are payable in accordance with his employment agreement. We describe this agreement,
including the material conditions or obligations applicable to the receipt of these benefits, under
the caption Description of Employment Agreements above. The table below sets forth the value of
the benefits (other than payments that were generally available to salaried team members) that
would have been due to Mr. Ruiz-Comas if he had terminated employment on December 31, 2010.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Change of Control |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Termination With |
|
|
Resignation for |
|
|
|
Expiration of |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cause or Upon |
|
|
Cause or |
|
|
|
Employment |
|
|
Termination Without |
|
|
Resignation or |
|
|
Termination Without |
|
|
|
Agreement(1) |
|
|
Cause(2) |
|
|
Death |
|
|
Cause(3) |
|
Ramón M. Ruiz-Comas* |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Base Salary |
|
$ |
611,949 |
|
|
|
611,949 |
|
|
$ |
0 |
|
|
$ |
1,223,898 |
|
Annual Short Term Bonus |
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
455,898 |
|
Fringe Benefits |
|
|
64,529 |
|
|
|
64,529 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
64,529 |
|
Non-Compete(4) |
|
|
611,949 |
|
|
|
611,949 |
|
|
|
611,949 |
|
|
|
611,949 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
$ |
1,288,427 |
|
|
|
1,288,427 |
|
|
$ |
611,949 |
|
|
|
2,356,274 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
* |
|
Based on compensation payable to Mr. Ruiz-Comas for services rendered during 2010. |
|
(1) |
|
Base Salary and Fringe Benefits are payable in 12 equal monthly installments, provided the chief executive officer did not end negotiations or notify his desire not to renew. |
|
(2) |
|
Base Salary and Fringe Benefits payable are equal to the greater of the amount due at the expiration of the agreement or one year. |
|
(3) |
|
Base Salary and Annual Short Term Bonus payable is equal to twice the highest Base Salary paid in any of the prior three fiscal years plus the average Annual Short Term Bonus for the
prior three fiscal years. The obligations to pay Fringe Benefits expires on the earlier of 24 months after the termination of employment or the date employment with comparable benefits
is obtained. |
|
(4) |
|
The non-compete compensation is equal to the Base Salary payable in 12 equal monthly installments. This amount is not payable in the event of termination due to death. |
46
Director Compensation
The following tables summarize the fees or other compensation that our non-employee directors
earned for services rendered as members of the Board or any committee of the Board during fiscal
year 2010, pursuant to our current compensation structure.
Director Compensation for Fiscal Year 2010
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Adamina Soto Martínez |
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$ |
63,250 |
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$ |
37,636 |
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100,886 |
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Antonio F. Faría Soto |
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55,900 |
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37,636 |
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93,536 |
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Carmen Ana Culpeper |
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50,833 |
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37,636 |
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88,469 |
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Jaime Morgan Stubbe |
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53,600 |
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37,636 |
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91,236 |
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Jesús R. Sánchez Colón |
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51,350 |
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37,636 |
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88,986 |
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José Hawayek |
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52,286 |
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37,636 |
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89,922 |
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Juan E. Rodríguez Díaz |
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60,150 |
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37,636 |
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97,786 |
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Luis A. Clavell |
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162,500 |
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37,636 |
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200,136 |
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Manuel Figueroa Collazo |
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57,253 |
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37,636 |
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94,889 |
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Roberto Muñoz Zayas |
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54,200 |
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37,636 |
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91,836 |
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Vicente León Irizarry |
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68,250 |
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37,636 |
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105,886 |
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Jorge L. Fuentes Benejam |
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55,797 |
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37,636 |
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93,433 |
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$ |
785,369 |
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$ |
451,632 |
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1,237,001 |
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The Board holds an annual off-site meeting to discuss our strategic direction
and comply with continuing education requirements, among other purposes. Some of the
activities at this meeting could be considered non-work related; however, due to the
difficulty in allocating the specific cost to each member and since total cost is
estimated at less than $6,000 per person, such amount was not included in the above
table.
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The amounts shown reflect the grant date fair value of the stock awards
determined in accordance with the provisions of FASB Accounting Standards Codification
Topic 718 (formerly referred to as FAS 123R). See footnote 21 of the Corporations
audited consolidated financial statements on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
2010. |
Under our current directors compensation structure, the chairman of the Board receives a
monthly retainer of $12,500 and all other Board members receive a monthly retainer of $4,167. The
chairman of the Audit Committee receives an additional monthly retainer of $833, and the
chairpersons of the Compensation and Corporate Governance and Nominations Committees receive an
additional monthly retainer of $500 and $417, respectively. The following is the amount received by
each director for each Board or committee meeting attended:
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Audit Committee |
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350 |
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300 |
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All other committees and sub-committees |
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150 |
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Directors who are also our employees do not receive any compensation for service rendered as
members of the Board or any committee of the Board, or of any subsidiary board or subsidiary board
committee.
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Risk Considerations in our Executive Compensation Program
At the Compensation Committees request, Cook & Co. worked with management in the fourth
quarter of 2010 to conduct a risk assessment of all the compensation programs of the Company, which
was completed in the first quarter of 2011. This assessment included an inventory of all
compensation programs, including incentive compensation plans then in place at the Company, a
review of the design and features of the Companys compensation programs with key members of
management responsible for such programs, and an assessment of program design and features relative
to compensation risk factors. The Compensation Committee reviewed the Companys risk profile and
related risk management processes and the findings of the compensation risk assessment to determine
if any material risks were deemed likely to arise from our compensation policies and programs and
whether these risks are reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on our business. The
Compensation Committee determined that the Companys then-current pay plans and policies were not
reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the Company. The Committee thereafter
reported its findings to the Board.
AUDIT COMMITTEE MATTERS
Report of the Audit Committee
The Audit Committee charter establishes that the Audit Committee shall consist of three or
more members of the Board. The Board has determined that each member of the Committee is
independent. A copy of the Audit Committee Charter is available on our website at
www.triplesmanagement.com. In making this determination, the Board follows the audit
committee independence standards set forth in the NYSEs director independence rules. Currently,
the Committee is comprised of four directors, all of whom are independent under such standards. The
Committee held ten meetings during the year ended December 31, 2010. Form 10-K and Form 10-Q
filings were discussed in four of such meetings. The Audit Committee also met with management, the
Chief Audit Executive, and the independent registered public accounting firm during 2010.
The role of the Committee is to assist the Board in its oversight of our financial reporting
process, as well as our internal and external audit processes, independent registered public
accounting firms qualifications and performance of the internal audit function. The Committee also
is responsible for the appointment, compensation, retention and oversight of the independent
registered public accounting firm and the establishment of procedures for handling complaints. The
Committee operates pursuant to the charter that was adopted by the Board and amended on December 6,
2010.
The charter states that: (1) the chair of the Audit Committee shall be appointed by the
members of the Committee and (2) the Committee shall appoint the Chief Audit Executive when such
position is vacant. The Committee has the resources and authority to discharge its
responsibilities, including the authority to engage an independent registered public accounting
firm for special audits, reviews, and other procedures and to retain special counsel and other
experts, consultants, or advisors. The Committee appoints or terminates the engagement of the
independent registered public accounting firm and reviews the proposed audit scope and approach,
including coordination of the audit effort with the Internal Audit Office.
In the performance of its oversight function, the Committee has considered and discussed our
audited consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010 with
management and PricewaterhouseCoopers, our independent registered public accounting firm.
The Committee has also discussed with the independent registered public accounting firm the
matters required to be discussed by Statement on Auditing Standards No. 61, Communications with
Audit Committees (SAS 61), as amended and adopted by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board
in Rule 3200T. In addition, the Committee has received the written disclosures and the
letter from PricewaterhouseCoopers required by applicable requirements of the Public Accounting
Oversight Board regarding the independent registered public accounting firms communications with
the Audit Committee concerning independence, and has discussed with PricewaterhouseCoopers its
independence. The Committee has also considered whether the provision of non-audit services by the
independent registered public accounting firm to us is compatible with maintaining the auditors
independence.
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As set forth in the Charter, management is responsible for: (1) the preparation, presentation,
and integrity of our consolidated financial statements, and (2) maintaining appropriate accounting
and financial reporting principles, policies, and internal controls and procedures that comply with
accounting standards and applicable laws and regulations, and (3) evaluating managements progress
to assess and manage enterprise risk issues. The independent registered public accounting firm is
responsible for auditing our consolidated financial statements and expressing an opinion as to
their conformity with U.S. GAAP.
The members of the Committee are not our employees or employees of any of our subsidiaries.
While some of them may be accountants or auditors by profession, the Committee relies on, and makes
no independent verification of, the financial or other information presented to it or
representations made by management or the independent registered public accounting firm.
Accordingly, the Committees oversight does not provide an independent basis to determine that
management has maintained appropriate accounting and financial reporting principles and policies,
or internal controls and procedures, designed to achieve compliance with accounting standards and
applicable laws and regulations.
Based on the Committees consideration of the audited consolidated financial statements and the
discussions referred to above with management and the independent registered public accounting
firm, and subject to the limitations on the role and responsibilities of the Committee set forth in
the Charter and those discussed above, the Committee recommended and the Board approved that our
audited consolidated financial statements be included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 2010 for filing with the SEC.
No portion of this Audit Committee Report shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into
any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, through any general statement incorporating by reference in its entirety the Proxy
Statement in which this report appears, except to the extent that the Corporation specifically
incorporates this report or a portion of it by reference. In addition, this report shall not be
deemed to be filed under either the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended.
Submitted by:
Vicente J. León-Irizarry, CPA, Chair of the Audit Committee
Carmen Ana Culpeper-Ramírez
Antonio F. Faría-Soto
Adamina Soto-Martínez, CPA
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OTHER RELATIONSHIPS, TRANSACTIONS AND EVENTS
Transactions with Related Parties
In the ordinary course of business, one or more of our subsidiaries provide insurance to a
number of our individual directors and executive officers and to members of their respective
immediate families. Certain directors and nominees have material ownership interests in or occupy
senior positions, including as president or director, at certain entities to which one or more of
our subsidiaries also provided insurance during 2010. Specifically, San Jorge Childrens Hospital,
at which Mr. Clavell-Rodríguez is the Chief Medical Officer, and Altura Healthcare, holding company
of San Jorge Childrens Hospital, paid premiums totaling $1,171,111 and $328,802, respectively;
Kevane Grant Thornton, LLP , an accounting firm at which Ms. Soto-Martínez was a partner until
October 2009, and to which she continues to provide consulting services, paid premiums totaling
$339,177; Palmas del Mar Properties, Inc., a real estate and resort development company of which
Mr. Morgan-Stubbe is the President, paid premiums amounting to $232,919; B. Fernández & Hermanos,
a food distribution company of which Mr. Sánchez-Colón is the Chairman of the Board of Directors,
paid premiums amounting to $2,223,286; Interamerican University, at which Mr. Fuentes-Benejam is a
member of the Board of Trustees, paid premiums totaling $9,946,242; and Universidad Sagrado
Corazón, at which Mr. Ruiz-Comas is a member of the board of directors, paid premiums totaling
$1,240,623. The terms on which our subsidiaries provide insurance to related parties are the same
as the terms offered to unrelated parties.
Our directors that are physicians and dentists, or their affiliated entities, are also service
providers to TSI in the ordinary course of their businesses as physicians and dentists. Some of our
directors, their immediate family members and affiliated entities received more than $120,000 in
compensation for services as healthcare providers to one or more of our subsidiaries in 2010.
Specifically, San Jorge Childrens Medical Specialties, a medical group of which our Chairman of
the Board, Mr. Clavell-Rodríguez, is the managing partner and controlling shareholder, received
total payments from TSI of $153,338; San Jorge Childrens Hospital received total payments from TSI
of $590,724; Dr. Sánchez-Colón and/or his immediate family received total payments from TSI of
$145,066. The terms of the provider agreements with TSI pursuant to which the above payments were
made are the same as the terms of the provider agreements of physicians and healthcare
organizations who are not directors or affiliated with our directors.
During 2010, Triple-S Propiedad, Inc., our property and casualty insurance subsidiary, engaged
in the ordinary course of business, the legal services of González Villamil Law Offices, of which
Mr. Roberto Ruiz-Comas, brother of Mr. Ruiz-Comas, our president and chief executive officer, was a
partner until October 31, 2010. The fees paid to González Villamil Law Offices for 2010 amounted to
approximately $658,863. The Board approved the engagement of such law firm.
Policies and Procedures for Related Party Transactions
The Corporation has adopted a policy directed at the review and approval of transactions with
related parties. This policy instructs our directors and executive officers to inform the Corporate
Governance and Nominations Committee of proposed related party transactions that would need to be
disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K, and provides guidelines for the review and
approval of such transactions. Additionally, under our code of business conduct and ethics, all
employees, officers and directors are required to avoid conflicts of interest. Employees, including
officers, must review with, and obtain the approval of, their supervisors or the office of the
general counsel, any situation that may involve a conflict of interest. The code broadly defines a
conflict of interest as whenever an individuals personal interests interfere or diverge in any way
(or appear to interfere or diverge) with our interest, and specifically notes involvement (either
personally or through a family member) in a business that is a competitor, supplier or customer of
the Corporation. Moreover, on an annual basis, each of our directors and executive officers are
required to complete a director and officer questionnaire which requires disclosure of any
transactions with the Corporation in which the director or executive officer, or any member of his
or her immediate family, have a direct or indirect material interest.
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ANNUAL REPORT
Our 2010 Annual Report to Stockholders accompanies the proxy materials being provided to all
stockholders. Those documents are not a part of the proxy solicitation materials. We will
provide, without charge, additional copies of our 2010 Annual Report to Stockholders upon the
receipt of a written request by any stockholder.
INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in any of our previous or future filings
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
that might incorporate all or portions of our filings, including this Proxy Statement, with the
SEC, in whole or in part, the Compensation Committee Report and the Report of the Audit Committee
contained in this Proxy Statement shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any such
filing or deemed filed with the SEC under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
San Juan, Puerto Rico, March 18, 2011.
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Chairman of the Board
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Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for
the Annual Meeting: The Notice & Proxy Statement, Annual Report is/
are available at www.proxyvote.com.
TRIPLE-S MANAGEMENT CORPORATION
April 29, 2011 9:00 AM (local time)
This proxy is solicited by the Board of Directors
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The shareholder hereby appoints Ramón M. Ruiz-Comas and Juan J. Román-Jiméez, or either of them, as
proxies, each with the power to appoint his substitute, and hereby authorizes them to represent and to vote, as
designated on the reverse side of this ballot, all of the shares of Common stock of TRIPLE-S MANAGEMENT
CORPORATION that the shareholder(s) is/are entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting of Shareholder(s) to be held
at 9:00 AM (local time) on April 29, 2011, at the Miramar Room of the Sheraton Puerto Rico Convention Center
and Casino Hotel, 200 Convention Boulevard, San Juan, Puerto Rico, and any adjournment or postponement
thereof.
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This proxy, when properly executed, will be voted in the manner directed herein. If no such direction is
made, this proxy will be voted in accordance with the Board of Directors' recommendations.
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Continued and to be signed on reverse side
TRIPLE-S MANAGEMENT CORPORATION
Office of Legal Affairs
PO BOX 363628
SAN JUAN, PR 00936-3628
VOTE BY INTERNET - www.proxyvote.com
Use the Internet to transmit your voting instructions and for electronic
delivery of
information up until 11:59 P.M. Eastern Time the day before the cut-off
date or
meeting date. Have your proxy card in hand when you access the web site
and
follow the instructions to obtain your records and to create an electronic
voting
instruction form.
Electronic Delivery of Future PROXY MATERIALS
If you would like to reduce the costs incurred by our company in mailing proxy
materials, you can consent to receiving all future proxy statements, proxy cards
and annual reports electronically via e-mail or the Internet. To sign up for
electronic delivery, please follow the instructions above to vote using the Internet
and, when prompted, indicate that you agree to receive or access proxy materials
electronically in future years.
VOTE BY PHONE - 1-800-690-6903
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proxy card in hand when you call and then follow the instructions.
VOTE BY MAIL
Mark, sign and date your proxy card and return it in the postage-paid envelope
we
have provided or return it to Vote Processing, c/o Broadridge, 51 Mercedes
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THIS PROXY CARD IS VALID ONLY WHEN SIGNED AND DATED.
The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following: |
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The Board of Directors
recommends you vote 3 YEARS on the following
proposal:
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NOTE:
Such other business as may properly come before the meeting or
any adjournment thereof.
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Please sign exactly as your name(s) appear(s) hereon. When signing as attorney, executor, administrator, or other fiduciary,
please give full title as such. Joint owners should each sign personally. All holders must sign. If a corporation or
partnership, please sign in full corporate or partnership name, by authorized officer. |
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