Time Warner Cable 2015 Annual Report Download - page 5

TABLE OF CONTENTS
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NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF
STOCKHOLDERS ...................
PROXY STATEMENT ................. 1
Voting Shares in Your Brokerage
Account ........................... 1
Annual Report ........................ 1
Recommendations of the Board of
Directors .......................... 2
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE .......... 2
General ............................. 2
Board Size ........................... 3
Criteria for Membership on the Board ..... 3
Director Nomination Process ............ 5
Board Responsibilities ................. 7
Board Meetings and Executive Sessions . . . 7
Board Leadership: Chair and Lead
Director ........................... 7
Board Risk Oversight .................. 8
Committees of the Board ............... 8
Board Self-Evaluation ................. 9
Director Orientation and Education ....... 9
Non-Employee Director Compensation and
Stock Ownership Requirement ......... 9
Codes of Conduct ..................... 10
Communication with the Directors ........ 10
DIRECTORS .......................... 10
Term ............................... 10
Director Independence and Qualifications . . . 10
Nominees for Election at the Annual
Meeting ........................... 12
Attendance .......................... 17
Committee Membership ................ 17
SECURITY OWNERSHIP .............. 18
Security Ownership by the Board of
Directors and Executive Officers ....... 18
Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial
Owners ........................... 19
AUDIT-RELATED MATTERS .......... 20
Report of the Audit Committee .......... 20
Policy Regarding Pre-Approval of Services
Provided by the Independent Auditor .... 21
Services Provided by the Independent
Auditor ........................... 22
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION ......... 23
Compensation Discussion and Analysis .... 23
Compensation Committee Report ........ 45
Summary Compensation Table .......... 45
Grants of Plan-Based Awards ............ 47
Outstanding Equity Awards ............. 48
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Option Exercises and Stock Vested ....... 49
Pension Plans ........................ 50
Nonqualified Deferred Compensation ..... 52
Employment Agreements ............... 52
Potential Payments upon Termination of
Employment ....................... 55
Potential Payments upon a Change in
Control ........................... 59
DIRECTOR COMPENSATION .......... 59
Compensation Committee Interlocks and
Insider Participation ................. 61
CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND
RELATED TRANSACTIONS ......... 62
Policy and Procedures Governing Related
Person Transactions ................. 62
Additional Information ................. 64
COMPANY PROPOSALS .............. 64
PROPOSAL ONE: Election of Directors . . . 64
PROPOSAL TWO: Ratification of
Appointment of Independent Registered
Public Accounting Firm .............. 65
PROPOSAL THREE: Advisory Vote on
Executive Compensation ............. 65
STOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS ......... 66
PROPOSAL FOUR: Proposal Regarding
Disclosure of Lobbying Activities ...... 66
PROPOSAL FIVE: Proposal Regarding
Prohibition on Accelerated Vesting of
Equity Awards in a Change in Control . . . 69
VOTING AT THE ANNUAL MEETING .. 71
Voting at the Annual Meeting; Record
Date .............................. 71
Required Vote ........................ 71
Proxies and Voting Procedures ........... 72
Stockholders Sharing the Same Address;
Householding ...................... 73
SECTION 16(a) BENEFICIAL
OWNERSHIP REPORTING
COMPLIANCE ...................... 73
OTHER PROCEDURAL MATTERS ..... 73
Expenses of Solicitation ................ 73
Procedures for Submitting Stockholder
Proposals .......................... 73
Procedures for Submitting Director
Recommendations and Nominations .... 74
Communicating with the Board of
Directors .......................... 75
General ............................. 76