Snowflake Inc
For the period ended Jan 31, 2024. Filed May 22, 2024.
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Jan 31, 2024 · Filed May 22, 2024
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Pay Versus Performance
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PAY VERSUS
PERFORMANCE
As required by Item 402(v) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Act (Item 402(v)), we are providing the following information about the relationship between executive compensation that the SEC deems to have been “actually paid” to our CEO and other named executive officers (as used in this Pay Versus Performance section, other NEOs, and together with our CEO, NEOs) and certain indicators of our performance. Item 402(v) requires the amounts included in the “compensation actually paid” columns of the table below to be calculated according to a particular formula that treats the increase or decrease in the value of outstanding equity awards as amounts “actually paid” to the NEO, regardless of whether the NEO realized any gain from such fluctuation in equity value. Given that the substantial majority of our CEO’s and other NEOs’ total compensation value consists of equity awards, changes in the fair value of vested and unvested equity awards will continue to have a significant effect on the amounts shown in the “compensation actually paid” columns of the table below.
For additional information concerning our pay-for-performance philosophy and how our executive compensation program is designed, please see the section titled “Executive Compensation—Compensation Discussion and Analysis.”
| VALUE OF INITIAL FIXED $100 INVESTMENT BASED ON: | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FISCAL YEAR | SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE TOTAL FOR CEO ($)(1) | COMPENSATION ACTUALLY PAID TO CEO ($)(2) | AVERAGE SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE TOTAL FOR OTHER NEOS($)(1) | AVERAGE COMPENSATION ACTUALLY PAID TO OTHER NEOS($)(2) | TOTAL STOCKHOLDER RETURN($)(3) | PEER GROUP TOTAL STOCKHOLDER RETURN($)(4) | NET INCOME (LOSS)($)(5)(IN THOUSANDS) | PRODUCT REVENUE($)(6)(IN MILLIONS) |
| 2024 | 21,225,027 | 22,370,242 | 12,018,712 | 21,438,440 | 77.04 | 180.88 | (837,990) | 2,667 |
| 2023 | 23,687,578 | (494,671,832) | 11,264,785 | (64,047,435) | 61.61 | 120.52 | (797,526) | 1,939 |
| 2022 | 775,196 | (17,750,504) | 549,231 | (2,993,939) | 108.65 | 142.95 | (679,948) | 1,141 |
| 2021 | 750,708 | 2,679,596,490 | 600,708 | 434,480,975 | 107.29 | 113.07 | (539,102) | 554 |
(1)The dollar amounts reported represent the total compensation reported for Frank Slootman (our former CEO and Principal Executive Officer) and the average total compensation for Michael P. Scarpelli, Christopher W. Degnan, Christian Kleinerman, and Grzegorz Czajkowski (our other NEOs for fiscal year 2024) in the Summary Compensation Table for fiscal year 2024 included in this Proxy Statement. The other NEOs included for the purposes of calculating the average amounts in each other applicable fiscal year are as follows: (i) for fiscal years 2023 and 2022, Mr. Scarpelli, Benoit Dageville, and Mr. Degnan, and (ii) for fiscal year 2021, Mr. Scarpelli and Mr. Degnan.
(2)The dollar amounts reported represent the amount of “compensation actually paid” (CAP) to Mr. Slootman and the average CAP to the other NEOs for the applicable fiscal year, as computed in accordance with Item 402(v). The dollar amounts do not reflect the actual amounts of compensation earned, paid, or realized during the applicable fiscal year. In accordance with Item 402(v), the following adjustments were made to total compensation reported in our Summary Compensation Table to determine the CAP:
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| FISCAL YEAR 2024 | FISCAL YEAR 2023 | FISCAL YEAR 2022 | FISCAL YEAR 2021 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO($) | AVERAGE FOR OTHER NEOS($) | CEO($) | AVERAGE FOR OTHER NEOS($) | CEO($) | AVERAGE FOR OTHER NEOS($) | CEO($) | AVERAGE FOR OTHER NEOS($) | |
| Summary Compensation Table Total | 21,225,027 | 12,018,712 | 23,687,578 | 11,264,785 | 775,196 | 549,231 | 750,708 | 600,708 |
| ADJUSTMENTS | ||||||||
| Deduction for the amounts reported under the “Stock Awards” and “Option Awards” columns of the Summary Compensation Table(a) | (20,313,077) | (11,310,656) | (22,800,095) | (10,639,976) | — | — | — | — |
| Item 402(v) Equity Award Adjustments(b) | 21,458,293 | 20,730,384 | (495,559,315) | (64,672,244) | (18,525,700) | (3,543,170) | 2,678,845,782 | 433,880,267 |
| Compensation Actually Paid | 22,370,242 | 21,438,440 | (494,671,832) | (64,047,435) | (17,750,504) | (2,993,939) | 2,679,596,490 | 434,480,975 |
(a) Reflects the aggregate grant date fair value for our CEO’s equity awards, and the average aggregate grant date fair value of our other NEOs’ equity awards, granted in each covered fiscal year as reported in the “Stock Awards” and “Option Awards” columns of the Summary Compensation Table for the covered fiscal year, calculated in accordance with Topic 718. Because we do not sponsor or maintain any defined benefit pension plans, no deductions related to pension value were made.
(b) Item 402(v) equity award adjustments reflect the aggregate of the following (as applicable): (i) the fiscal year-end fair value of any equity awards granted in the covered fiscal year that are outstanding and unvested as of the end of such fiscal year; (ii) the amount of change as of the end of the covered fiscal year (from the end of the prior fiscal year) in fair value of any equity awards granted in prior fiscal years that remain outstanding and unvested as of the end of the covered fiscal year; (iii) for equity awards that are granted and vest in the same covered fiscal year, the fair value as of the vesting date; and (iv) for equity awards granted in prior fiscal years that vest in the covered fiscal year, the amount equal to the change in fair value as of the vesting date compared to the fair value at the end of the prior fiscal year. Equity fair values are calculated in accordance with Topic 718. The valuation assumptions used to calculate these fair values were updated as of each applicable measurement date and differ from those disclosed in our audited consolidated financial statements as of the grant date. The methodology used to develop the valuation assumptions as of each applicable measurement date did not materially differ from the disclosure in our audited consolidated financial statements for the period in which the grant was made. The amounts deducted or added in calculating the equity award adjustments for the CEO and other NEOs are as follows:
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CEO Equity Award Adjustments:
| FISCALYEAR | FAIR VALUE AT COVERED FISCAL YEAR END OF EQUITY AWARDS GRANTED IN THE COVERED FISCAL YEAR AND UNVESTED($) | CHANGE IN FAIR VALUE OF PRIOR FISCAL YEARS’ EQUITY AWARDS THAT ARE UNVESTED AT COVERED FISCAL YEAR END ($) | FAIR VALUE AS OF VESTING DATE OF EQUITY AWARDS GRANTED AND VESTED IN THE COVERED FISCAL YEAR($) | CHANGE IN FAIR VALUE OF EQUITY AWARDS GRANTED IN PRIOR FISCAL YEARS THAT VESTED IN THE COVERED FISCAL YEAR($) | TOTAL EQUITY AWARD ADJUSTMENTS($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 29,772,691 | 2,938,569 | — | (11,252,967) | 21,458,293 |
| 2023 | 13,565,475 | (113,264,406) | 3,117,411 | (398,977,795) | (495,559,315) |
| 2022 | — | (27,382,771) | — | 8,857,071 | (18,525,700) |
| 2021 | — | 2,192,699,730 | — | 486,146,052 | 2,678,845,782 |
Other NEOs Average Equity Award Adjustments:
| FISCAL YEAR | AVERAGE FAIR VALUE AT COVERED FISCAL YEAR END OF EQUITY AWARDS GRANTED IN THE COVERED FISCAL YEAR AND UNVESTED($) | AVERAGE CHANGE IN FAIR VALUE OF PRIOR FISCAL YEARS’ EQUITY AWARDS THAT ARE UNVESTED AT COVERED FISCAL YEAR END ($) | AVERAGE FAIR VALUE AS OF VESTING DATE OF EQUITY AWARDS GRANTED AND VESTED IN THE COVERED FISCAL YEAR($) | AVERAGE CHANGE IN FAIR VALUE OF EQUITY AWARDS GRANTED IN PRIOR FISCAL YEARS THAT VESTED IN THE COVERED FISCAL YEAR($) | TOTAL AVERAGE EQUITY AWARD ADJUSTMENTS($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 15,789,909 | 2,548,151 | 627,981 | 1,764,343 | 20,730,384 |
| 2023 | 6,330,551 | (30,426,873) | 1,454,757 | (42,030,679) | (64,672,244) |
| 2022 | — | (3,731,610) | — | 188,440 | (3,543,170) |
| 2021 | — | 358,530,261 | — | 75,350,006 | 433,880,267 |
(3)Represents the total stockholder return (TSR) of a $100 investment in our stock as of September 16, 2020, the date that our common stock began trading on the New York Stock Exchange, valued again on each of January 31, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024, assuming the reinvestment of gross dividends.
(4)Represents the TSR of the S&P 500 Information Technology Index based on a $100 investment as of September 16, 2020, valued again on each of January 31, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024, assuming the reinvestment of gross dividends.
(5)Represents net income (loss) as reported in our audited consolidated financial statements.
(6)We have identified product revenue as the most important financial performance measure used to link CAP to the CEO and other NEOs to our performance, as this measure is one of our key business metrics and is used to determine executive compensation, including as the key metric that determines funding under our Cash Incentive Bonus Plan.
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FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE MEASURES
Below are the most important financial performance measures used by us to link CAP to our NEOs for fiscal year 2024 to our performance:
Product Revenue
Total Revenue
Non-GAAP Product Gross Margin
Non-GAAP Operating Margin
Non-GAAP Adjusted Free Cash Flow
Quarter over Quarter Stable Edges Growth
ANALYSIS OF INFORMATION PRESENTED IN THE PAY VERSUS PERFORMANCE TABLE
As required by SEC rules, we are providing in this section a graphic analysis showing a comparison of the CAP to our NEOs and the other metrics presented in the Pay Versus Performance table: total stockholder return, net income (loss), and product revenue.
The following graph shows the relationship between the CAP to our CEO, the average CAP to our other NEOs, our cumulative total stockholder return, and the cumulative total stockholder return of our peer group for each of the periods presented in the Pay Versus Performance table.
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The following graph shows the relationship between the CAP to our CEO, the average CAP to our other NEOs, and our annual product revenue for each of the periods presented in the Pay Versus Performance table.
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The following graph shows the relationship between the CAP to our CEO, the average CAP to our other NEOs, and our annual net income (loss) for each of the periods presented in the Pay Versus Performance table.
All of the information provided above under the “Pay Versus Performance” heading will not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the company under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, whether made before or after the date hereof and irrespective of any general incorporation language in any such filing, except to the extent the company specifically incorporates such information by reference.
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