Skip to main content

MARRIOTT VACATIONS WORLDWIDE Corp

For the period ended May 10, 2024. Filed Mar 21, 2024.

View on SEC.gov

About this filing

What shareholders are asked to vote on at a company's meeting. It is where to find what directors and top executives are paid, and who owns the most shares.

May 10, 2024 · Filed Mar 21, 2024

Use the contents to explore the available documents and sections.

VAC$110.42+3.0%Stored close · as of Nov 6, 2026
See the whole filing, with its images and exhibits
Contents

Analysis of Each Compensation Element

Base Salary

In February 2023, and July 2023 for Mr. Marino, the CPC approved the following base salaries for the named executive officers:

Name2023 Base Salary2022 Base SalaryPercent Change
Mr. Geller$950,000$695,50036.59%
Mr. Marino1$475,000$343,03238.47%
Mr. Terry1$550,000$475,00015.79%
Mr. Miller$817,000$793,0003.03%
Ms. Marbert$557,000$541,0002.96%
Mr. Hunter$485,600$462,5004.99%
1Mr. Terry retired from the Company effective September 29, 2023. Mr. Marino was appointed to the position of Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer effective September 30, 2023 and was not an executive officer during 2022 or the first nine months of 2023. Based on market analysis of the role, the CPC approved the increase of his base pay to $475,000 effective September 30, 2023, an increase of 38.47% from his then current base pay of $343,032.

In determining whether to make adjustments to base salaries, the CPC considered market data, as well as internal factors, experience, time in position and internal pay equity, and subjective factors such as individual performance and future potential. No specific weightings were assigned to the factors considered. The CPC expects to review base salaries for the named executive officers annually to determine whether base salary levels are commensurate with the officers’ responsibilities and the competitive market.

Bonuses and Incentives

Annual Bonuses

For 2023, the named executive officers were eligible to participate in the Bonus Plan, which was intended to reward executives for achievement ofpre-established financial and corporate responsibility objectives tied to 2023 performance. The potential and actual awards under the Bonus Plan are reported in the Grants of Plan-Based Awards for Fiscal Year 2023 table and Summary Compensation Table, respectively.

The CPC approved the following target awards as a percentage of base salary for the named executive officers:

Name2023 Target2022 TargetPercent Change
Mr. Geller150%125%20%
Mr. Marino1100%40%150%
Mr. Terry100%100%0%
Mr. Miller100%100%0%
Ms. Marbert100%100%0%
Mr. Hunter90%90%0%
1Mr. Marino was previously a Senior Vice President with a target bonus potential of 40%.

In determining the target award percentage for each named executive officer, as well as in determining the differences in the target award percentages among the named executive officers, the CPC considered market data and internal factors, including pay equity with other officers, differences in responsibilities, and future potential. Threshold performance was required in order to pay 25% of such named executive officer’s target award and the maximum award for each named executive officer was 200% of such named executive officer’s target award.

There were two financial objectives tied to the Bonus Plan for 2023: Adjusted EBITDA and Total Revenue. These financial objectives were tied to 80% of the executive officer’s total bonus opportunity, and were weighted at 60% and 20%, respectively. These financial performance measures were selected because they are important indicators of the Company’s profitability and sustainability. Mr. Geller and Mr. Terry developed the specific performance level percentages for these objectives, which were reviewed and approved by the CPC.

For all named executive officers, Adjusted EBITDA was the most heavily weighted performance criteria because it is reflective of the Company’s operating performance for 2023. For purposes of the Bonus Plan, “Adjusted EBITDA” means EBITDA for 2023 (as reported in the Annual Report), excluding the impact of share-based compensation expense, impairments, transaction and integration costs, gains and losses on the disposal of assets or businesses, gains and losses on foreign currency exchange related activity, litigation charges and activity not associated with the Company’son-going core operations, and including

38Executive and Director Compensation2024 PROXY STATEMENT MARRIOTT VACATIONS WORLDWIDE

any incremental EBITDA from new product development initiatives. Adjusted EBITDA is a financial measure that is not prescribed by GAAP. The Adjusted EBITDA target was set at $971 million, a level we believed to be achievable but not certain to be met.

Adjusted EBITDA Achievement TargetPayout as a Percent of Target
Less than $903 million0%
$903 million25%
$971 million100%
$1,039 million or more200%

For purposes of the Bonus Plan, “Total Revenue” means total revenue for the 2023 fiscal year, excluding cost reimbursement revenues (as reported in the 2023 Annual Report) and including incremental revenue from new product development initiative. The Total Revenue target was set at $3,650 million, a level we believed to be achievable but not certain to be met. For 2023, the named executive officers were eligible to receive the portion of the bonus attributable to Total Revenue based on the following achievement levels:

Total Revenue Achievement TargetPayout as a Percent of Target
Less than $3,504 million0%
$3,504 million25%
$3,650 million100%
$3,796 million or more200%

For each of the financial measures, achievement falling between two of the stated performance achievement levels resulted in the payment for that portion of the bonus being interpolated between the corresponding bonus levels, except that there is no interpolation between 0% and 25%. Accordingly, there is no payout if achievement is below the threshold level of achievement of 25%.

In addition to the financial performance measures, the Bonus Plan for the named executive officers included performance measures based on corporate responsibility, measuring associate engagement, inclusion and diversity and customer satisfaction weighted 20% of the total bonus opportunity. This performance measure was approved by the CPC and subsequently evaluated objectively, and, like Adjusted EBITDA and Total Revenue targets, is intended to establish high standards, consistent with our quality goals, which we believed were achievable but not certain to be met. “Associate Engagement” and “Inclusion and Diversity” are represented by the assessment of our overall associate engagement index and the inclusion and diversity index for the entire company, both measured by an independent third party. Additionally, customer satisfaction was based on the results of customer and guest satisfaction surveys we developed. Different surveys are used for different aspects of our business, such as Guest Satisfaction, Sales and Marketing Satisfaction and Owner Services Satisfaction. These surveys address topics such as overall satisfaction, quality of service, and cleanliness of properties. We believe that these performance measures are important contributors to achieving success within our industry. Payout under this performance measure can be zero or at threshold, target or maximum award levels or, in most cases, interpolated between award levels. However, there is no interpolation between zero and threshold.

Adjusted EBITDA was adjusted by the CPC for short-term incentive purposes (i.e., annual management bonus purposes). The CPC reviewed certain items that impacted Adjusted EBITDA in 2023, as defined previously, that were not considered when setting the performance targets. For purposes of 2023, the CPC modified the achievement level of the Adjusted EBITDA goal favorably for forecasted profit related to the impact of the wildfire devastation on the island of Maui, which has been more fully discussed in the 2023 Annual Report. This adjustment increased the achievement level of the Adjusted EBITDA goal by approximately $48 million.

Total Revenue was adjusted by the CPC for short-term incentive purposes (i.e., annual management bonus purposes). The CPC reviewed certain items that impacted Total Revenue in 2023, as defined previously, that were not considered when setting the performance targets. For purposes of 2023, the CPC modified the achievement level of the Total Revenue goal favorably by $57 million for the impact of the Maui wildfires.

Reflecting the bonus adjustments for the 2023 short-term incentive payout, Adjusted EBITDA was $809 million, Total Revenue was $3,360 million, and the corporate responsibility component achieved 132.5% of target, resulting in a payout of 26.5% of the target bonus for the period, which resulted in the following payments for our named executive officers:

Name2023 Bonus Payout
Mr. Geller$377,625
Mr. Marino1$59,195
Mr. Terry2$412,500
Mr. Miller$216,505
Ms. Marbert$147,605
Mr. Hunter$115,816
1Mr. Marino’s annual bonus was the total of two bonus targets, each pro-rated for the time he served as Senior Vice President, Financial Planning and Analysis, December 24, 2022 through September 29, 2023 ($27,726) and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, September 30 through December 31, 2023 ($31,469).
2Mr. Terry’s annual bonus was pro-rated at target for the time he served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, January 1 through September 29, 2023, since he was an approved retiree.
MARRIOTT VACATIONS WORLDWIDE 2024 PROXY STATEMENTExecutive and Director Compensation39

Stock Awards

Stock Awards Granted in 2023

Equity compensation awards are typically granted to the named executive officers under the 2020 Equity Plan on an annual basis. With multi-year and, in some cases, performance-based vesting conditions, and the opportunity for long-term capital appreciation, the annual stock awards help us achieve our objectives of attracting and retaining key executive talent, linking named executive officer pay to long-term Company performance and aligning the interests of named executive officers with those of stockholders.

The CPC approved the following annual equity awards for 2023 for our named executive officers:

Name2023 Award Value2022 Award ValuePercent Change
Mr. Geller4,000,0002,000,000100%
Mr. Marino1500,000175,000186%
Mr. Terry1,650,0001,000,00065%
Mr. Miller1,500,0001,200,00025%
Ms. Marbert1,100,0001,000,00010%
Mr. Hunter1,000,000900,00011%
1Mr. Marino was provided with a promotion stock award with a grant date value of $250,000, in addition to his $250,000 annual award while serving as Senior Vice President, Financial Planning & Analysis.

The amount of each named executive officer’s award, as well as the differences in the award amounts among the named executive officers, were determined by considering market data (as described above) and internal factors, including pay equity with other officers, differences in responsibilities, job performance, and future potential. The CPC’s consideration of the external market pay practices of various companies discussed above under “Market Data” resulted in the determination to increase the value of the awards for each of the named executive officers. Based on the review of market data, our named executive officers’ equity grants were significantly below the market median and the CPC increased the annual grant date value of the awards between 10%—25%, with the exception of Mr. Geller and Mr. Terry, whose total compensation remained significantly below median. The awards are reflected in the Summary Compensation Table for 2023 and the Grants of Plan-Based Awards for Fiscal Year 2023. The value of the awards was allocated among Performance Units, SARs and RSUs as follows:

Type of AwardPercentage of2023 AwardPercentage of 2022 Award
Performance Units50%50%
SARs20%30%
RSUs30%20%

The allocations were set so as to advance the executives’ alignment with stockholders by increasing their equity ownership, while tying a portion of the awards to future stock price performance. The RSUs are time-based stock awards that focus on retention of the executives and SARs are granted to further align the executives’ and stockholders’ interests by requiring an increase in stock price in order for the executives to recognize value from the awards.

The Performance Units granted in 2023 represent the right to receive shares of our common stock at the end of the performance period beginning January 1, 2023 and ending December 31, 2025, in an amount determined based on the Company’s cumulative achievement over the performance period with respect to two performance objectives: Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted return on invested capital (“ROIC”), each weighted equally. “Adjusted ROIC” means Adjusted EBIT, defined as Adjusted EBITDA less Depreciation and Amortization as reported in the Company’s annual reports on Form 10-K over the performance period, as a percentage of Net Total Invested Capital. “Net Total Invested Capital” means the average of the beginning of the performance period and the end of the performance period total assets less current liabilities (excludingnon-securitized debt) and securitized debt, provided that any cash in excess of $150 million will be disregarded for purposes of determining total assets.

The Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted ROIC targets were set at levels we believed to be achievable but not certain to be met.

We used Adjusted EBITDA as a performance objective for the Bonus Plan and the Performance Units because the CPC believes that utilizing the same metric for both the short- and long-term compensation programs ensures that short-term management decisions are not influenced by short-term gain at the expense of long-term performance. By using the same metric, the CPC is promoting sustained performance of the Company in this area over both the shorter- and longer-term.

The number of Performance Units actually earned will be determined following the end of the performance period and will be equal to 50% of the granted number of Performance Units multiplied by a percentage corresponding to the achievement level of the Adjusted EBITDA performance objective plus 50% of the granted number of Performance Units multiplied by a percentage corresponding to the achievement level of the Adjusted ROIC performance objective. The number of shares that will be received can range from zero to two times the number of Performance Units granted and will be based on the following achievement levels, which were approved by the CPC in February 2023.

40Executive and Director Compensation2024 PROXY STATEMENT MARRIOTT VACATIONS WORLDWIDE
Adjusted EBITDA Achievement TargetAdjusted ROIC Achievement TargetPayout as a Percent of Target
$ 2,557 million12.5%0%
$ 2,716 million13.3%50%
$ 3,196 million15.6%100%
$ 3,675 million17.9%200%

If performance falls between levels, the vesting percentage will be determined by the CPC based on straight-line interpolation; provided, however, that no payout will be made with respect to the Adjusted EBITDA performance objective for achievement of $2,557 million or less and no payout will be made with respect to the Adjusted ROIC performance objective for achievement of 12.5% or less.

Performance Units will not vest if the named executive officer does not continue to be an active employee of the Company during the entire period from the grant date through the performance period (unless the named executive officer retires as an approved retiree or dies or is disabled during such period) or engages in competition or acts that are or potentially are injurious to the Company’s operations, financial condition or business reputation during that period; the named executive officers are also prohibited from soliciting any of our employees to leave our employment during the period from the grant date until the first anniversary of the termination of the officer’s employment for any reason. If a named executive officer retires as an approved retiree during the performance period, a pro rata portion of the Performance Units will continue to vest on the same terms. If a named executive officer dies or is disabled during the performance period, apro-rata portion of the Performance Units will vest assuming achievement at the target level of performance.

Other Compensation

Perquisites

In 2023, we offered minimal perquisites consisting of a limited number of compensatory room nights, an executive physical benefit and a status upgrade in the Marriott Bonvoy program. The value of these benefits was included in the executives’ wages for tax purposes, and we did not provide taxgross-ups to the executives with respect to these benefits. The Company owns a fractional interest in a corporate jet to support the conduct of its business. Executives are only permitted to utilize the jet for personal purposes if approved by the Company’s CEO and the executive pays the hourly costs of such flight. An executive physical exam benefit was approved for offering in 2024.

Other Benefits

Named executive officers can participate in the same plans and programs offered to all our eligible employees. Some of these benefits were paid for by the executives, such as elective deferrals under the Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan (the “401(k) Plan”) or the Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation Deferred Compensation Plan (the “MVW Deferred Compensation Plan”), vision coverage, long-term disability, group life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance, and health care and dependent care spending accounts. Other benefits were paid for or subsidized by us, such as any company match under the 401(k) Plan, any employer credits under the MVW Deferred Compensation Plan, certain group medical and dental benefits, short-term disability, business travel accident insurance and tuition reimbursement.

Long-Term Disability Plan

Our named executive officers and approximately 425 other associates are eligible to participate in the Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation Executive Long-Term Disability Plan (the “LTD Plan”). The purpose of the LTD Plan is to improve the ability of the Company to attract and retain executive and senior level associates by providing such associates with enhanced long-term disability insurance. The LTD Plan is subject to certain provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.

The LTD Plan consists of two parts: (1) a group long-term disability policy (the “Group Policy”) that pays, after a 180-day elimination period, 60 percent of eligible compensation, which initially consists of base pay, bonus and incentive compensation (“Eligible Compensation”), capped at $10,000 per month, to a specific age, which initially is age 65 (the “Limiting Age”), the entire cost of which is paid by the Company; and (2) an individual disability insurance policy (the “Individual Policy”) that pays 75 percent of Eligible Compensation up to $10,000 per month, to the Limiting Age. We pay 100% of the premium cost required for the Individual Policy for our named executive officers and pay for the first $1,000 of coverage under the Individual Policy for other participants. The right to receive any payment under the Group Policy will cease upon termination of employment. The Individual Policy is portable; the participant may continue coverage by paying the full premiums after termination of employment. The total maximum benefit amount for the combination of the two parts of the LTD Plan is $20,000 per month or $240,000 per year.

Life Insurance

We pay for life insurance with a payout to designated beneficiaries on death for Mr. Geller in the amount of two times his base salary (up to a maximum of $1.5 million), and for each other named executive officer in the amount of such officer’s base salary (up to a maximum of $750,000).

MARRIOTT VACATIONS WORLDWIDE 2024 PROXY STATEMENTExecutive and Director Compensation41

401(k) Plan

Our named executive officers are eligible to participate in our 401(k) Plan on the same basis as our other associates. Participants in the 401(k) Plan may contribute a portion of their compensation to the plan each year. Our highly compensated employees, including the named executive officers, may be subject to limits on the amounts of their contributions to the plan that are not applicable tonon-highly compensated employees to the extent required by applicable tax law. We determine on an annual basis whether to make matching employer contributions, which will not exceed six percent of the participant’s eligible compensation, or such other limits that are imposed by applicable tax law. Any employer contributions that we made to the 401(k) Plan accounts of the named executive officers for 2023 are shown in the “All Other Compensation” column of the Summary Compensation Table below.

Deferred Compensation

Our named executive officers and approximately 1,455 other associates are eligible to participate in the MVW Deferred Compensation Plan. In addition, some of our named executive officers have balances under the Marriott International, Inc. Executive Deferred Compensation Plan (“Marriott Deferred Compensation Plan”), in which many of them were able to participate prior to the spin-off from Marriott International, Inc. in 2011 (the "Spin-Off").

We provide the MVW Deferred Compensation Plan because the CPC wishes to permit certain of our employees to defer the obligation to pay taxes on compensation and bonuses that they are entitled to receive. The MVW Deferred Compensation Plan permits them to do this, while also receiving a fixed rate of return (determined annually prior to start of plan year) or a rate of return based on various market-based investment alternatives on deferred amounts. We believe that providing this benefit is important as a retention and recruitment tool as many of the companies with which we compete for executive talent provide a similar plan for their senior employees.

Under the terms of the MVW Deferred Compensation Plan, each participant may elect to defer receipt of up to 80 percent of his or her base salary, bonuses, non-equity incentive plan compensation and/or commissions until such future date as he or she elects in accordance with the terms of the MVW Deferred Compensation Plan. The Company may credit participants’ accounts with additional amounts, referred to as employer credits, in an amount equal to any matching contributions that the participant did not receive for a year under the 401(k) Plan, or any successor plan thereto, due to the participant’s election to defer amounts under the MVW Deferred Compensation Plan. In addition, the Company may, in its sole discretion, credit participants’ accounts with additional employer credits which will vest at a rate of 25 percent per year on the first four anniversaries of the date the discretionary employer credit was allocated to the participant’s account (unless otherwise determined), provided that the participant remains in continued service with the Company. On a participant’s separation from service, unvested discretionary employer credits are generally forfeited. Upon a change in control of the Company, a participant’s death, or a participant’s retirement after reaching age 55 and completing ten years of service, all employer credits will immediately vest in full.

A participant in the MVW Deferred Compensation Plan may elect to receive his or her deferred amounts and vested employer credits in a lump sum or in installments over five, ten, fifteen or twenty years at either a separation from service or upon any of the first five anniversaries of a separation from service. Alternatively, a participant may elect to receive his or her deferred amounts and vested employer credits in a lump sum in January of a specified year, so long as employer credits are deferred for at least four years and all other amounts are deferred for at least three years. The Company has adopted a special grantor trust to provide protection, up to the amounts set aside in the trust, against the risk of shifting corporate priorities, the Company’s inability to pay benefits, and/or the occurrence of a change in control. The trust does not protect against the risk of corporate insolvency. To enable the Company to meet its financial commitment under the plan, the Company, by way of the established trust, has acquired a Corporate Owned Life Insurance policy on the lives of certain participants in the MVW Deferred Compensation Plan, the proceeds of which are payable to the trust. Participants whose lives are insured consent to this insurance and understand this insurance will be owned by and payable to the trust.

For 2023, participants were able to select a fixed rate of return of 3.5% or a rate of return based on various market-based investment alternatives, such as mutual funds with various investment profiles, and were also able to select such a rate for their existing account balances.

Earnings under the MVW Deferred Compensation Plan or the Marriott Deferred Compensation Plan that were credited at a fixed rate of interest in excess of 120% of the applicable federal long-term rate are reported in the Change in Pension Value and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings column of the Summary Compensation Table.

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

The Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “ESPP”) is intended to provide the Company’s eligible employees, including our named executive officers, with an opportunity to participate in the Company’s success by permitting them to acquire an ownership interest in the Company through periodic payroll deductions that will be applied towards the purchase of shares of our common stock at a five percent discount from the average of the high and low stock price on the last day of the offering period.

Change in Control Arrangements

Our named executive officers are participants in the Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation Change in Control Severance Plan (the “Change in Control Plan”). Adoption of the Change in Control Plan was intended to maximize stockholder value by retaining key executives through the closing of a Change in Control (as defined below), and to motivate executives to drive business success independent of the possible occurrence of a Change in Control. All of our executive officers are eligible to participate in the Change in Control Plan. Under the Change in Control Plan, the receipt of benefits is subject to a “double trigger,” under which benefits, including the acceleration of vesting and/or settlement of equity and cash awards, are available only if the participant’s employment is terminated in connection with the Change in Control unless the awards are not assumed in connection with the Change in Control, in which case a single trigger applies. A “change in control” occurs if there is a consummation of certain acquisition, merger, sale, liquidation or similar events or there is a change in a majority of Board members as described in the Change in Control Plan (a “Change in Control”).

42Executive and Director Compensation2024 PROXY STATEMENT MARRIOTT VACATIONS WORLDWIDE

Under the terms of the Change in Control Plan, and subject to the conditions thereof, an executive officer who participates in the Change in Control Plan will receive severance benefits if his or her employment is terminated involuntarily by the Company or any of its affiliates, other than due to Cause, Total Disability (as those terms are defined in the Change in Control Plan), or death, or is terminated by the executive officer for Good Reason (as defined in the Change in Control Plan), in each case, within two years following a Change in Control of the Company (a “Termination”). Provided that the executive officer executes a waiver and release of claims in favor of the Company, he or she will be entitled to the following severance benefits: (1) a cash severance payment, payable in a lump sum, equal to two times (or three times, in the case of the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company) the sum of his or her Base Salary and Target Bonus (as those terms are defined in the Change in Control Plan); (2) twenty-four months (orthirty-six months, in the case of the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company) of Company-subsidized medical, dental and life-insurance coverage for such executive officer and his or her spouse and dependents, at the same benefit level as provided to the executive immediately prior to the Change in Control, or the cash equivalent of the present value of such coverage; (3) any unpaid bonus as of the Termination date for any previously-completed fiscal year; and (4) apro-rata bonus for the fiscal year in which the executive officer’s employment is terminated.

In addition to receipt of the severance benefits described above, upon Termination, an executive officer’s stock options and other equity-related compensation will be treated as follows: (1) all restricted stock, RSUs or other share-based awards in a form substantially similar to restricted stock or RSUs will become fully vested as of the Termination date; (2) all unvested or unexercisable options, SARs or other share-based awards in a form substantially similar to options or SARs will become fully vested and exercisable until the earlier of the end of (a) their original term or (b) 12 months (or in the case of certain approved retirees, five years) following the Termination date; and (3) all of the executive officer’s other cash performance units or other share-based awards subject to performance-based vesting criteria will be deemed to be fully vested as of the Termination date and will be paid immediately thereafter based on a presumed achievement of target levels of performance. However, in the event that no substitute awards, shares or other equity interests are available as of the Change in Control, the participant will become fully vested in his or her awards as of the Change in Control date, and all awards will be immediately distributed or paid, or, in the case of options and SARs, will become fully exercisable. In the discretion of the CPC, distributions may be made in the form of a cash payment equal in amount to the value of the shares distributed or, in the case of options or SARs, the intrinsic value of such awards.

Any payment otherwise due under the Change in Control Plan will be reduced if necessary so that the payment will not constitute a “parachute payment” under Section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code. The Change in Control Plan does not provide for agross-up of excise taxes on such “parachute payments.”

Clawbacks

Under our clawback policy, in the event that the Company is required to restate its financial results due to materialnon-compliance with any financial reporting requirement under the securities laws as generally applied, except in limited circumstances, the Company will seek to recoup incentive-based compensation that is or was erroneously granted, earned, or vested based wholly or in part upon the attainment of a financial reporting measure on or after May 11, 2023. Compensation received up to three years prior to the restatement is subject to potential recoupment under the policy.

In addition, the Company maintains an Other Conduct Clawback Policy whereby the Board may recoup compensation received by a named executive officer who has engaged in conduct that violates our Business Conduct Guide or in willful misconduct or fraud that causes harm to the Company. Compensation received up to three years prior to the restatement or conduct and after the date of adoption of the policy is subject to potential recoupment under the policy.

Under the Equity Plans we have the authority to limit or eliminate the ability of any executive to exercise options and SARs or to receive a distribution of our common stock under RSUs or other stock awards if the executive engaged in criminal or tortious conduct that was injurious to us or engaged in competition with us.

Stock Ownership Guidelines

Under the stock ownership guidelines adopted by the CPC, named executive officers are required to achieve the following levels of ownership of our common stock (as a multiple of base salary rate as of the last day of the fiscal year for which compliance is being evaluated):

OfficerLevel of Ownership
President and Chief Executive OfficerFive times base salary
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial OfficerThree times base salary
Other named executive officersTwo times base salary

For purposes of determining compliance with the guidelines, the following are considered shares owned by the named executive officer: shares owned by the named executive officer and his or her spouse; shares held by a trust if any beneficiaries of which are the named executive officer or his or her family members; shares held jointly with others; restricted stock awards; restricted stock unit awards; and share equivalents deferred in accordance with our plans. Options, SARs and Performance Units are not considered owned by the named executive officer.

The CPC receives an annual report of the ownership achieved by each named executive officer as of the end of the fiscal year, with the achievement level determined by reference to the average of the closing prices of our common stock for the 20 trading days ending on the last trading day of the fiscal year. The CPC will determine the action to be taken for failure to comply, which action may include (but is not limited to) requiring all or a portion of a named executive officer’s annual bonus to be paid in shares, or requiring retention of shares received upon exercise of stock options or SARs or of shares earned upon the vesting of Performance Units. Four of our executive officers have achieved the holding requirements specified in the guidelines as of the end of 2023. Three

MARRIOTT VACATIONS WORLDWIDE 2024 PROXY STATEMENTExecutive and Director Compensation43

executive officers who have not achieved the holding requirements specified in the guidelines were appointed or hired in 2020 or 2023 and each has five calendar years, or byyear-end 2025 and 2028, respectively, to achieve the required target ownership. One tenured executive officer fell below the specific holding requirement as a result of the decline in the Company’s stock price as of the December 31, 2023 measurement date and is currently in compliance with the ownership guidelines.

Pledging and Derivative Transactions

Our associates and officers are prohibited from including Marriott Vacations Worldwide stock or other securities in a margin account or pledging such securities as collateral for a loan. We also have a policy that prohibits all associates and officers from shorting the sale of our stock or securities, or from buying, selling, writing or otherwise entering into any other “derivative” transaction related to our stock or securities, including options, warrants, puts, calls, and similar rights other than options or stock appreciation rights issued by the Company.

Risk Considerations

The CPC reviewed a risk assessment to determine whether the amount and components of compensation for our employees and the design of compensation programs might create incentives for excessive risk-taking by our employees. The CPC concluded that our compensation programs do not present risks that are reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the Company.

Consideration of Prior Stockholder Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Compensation

At our 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, our stockholders voted with respect to an advisory resolution on our executive compensation, and 97.6% of the shares voted at the meeting (exclusive of brokernon-votes) were voted in favor of the approval of the compensation of our named executive officers as disclosed in the proxy statement for that Annual Meeting. The CPC considered this support, as well as the other factors discussed in this Compensation Discussion and Analysis, in retaining the fundamental characteristics of our executive compensation program for 2023, and did not make any specific changes to the program as a result of the stockholder vote.

Employment Agreements

We, as a practice, do not have employment agreements with any of our executive officers, including our named executive officers. However, with the acquisition of ILG in 2018, we assumed an employment agreement for Jeanette E. Marbert, President, Exchange and Third-Party Management, who has announced her retirement in 2024.

ContentsView on SEC.gov

The text of this filing, as the company filed it with the SEC, without its images or exhibits. This is not investment advice.