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Grants of Plan-Based Awards for Fiscal Year 2015
The following table provides information regarding all grants of plan-
based awards that were made to or earned by our NEOs during Fiscal
2015. Disclosure on a separate line item is provided for each grant of an award made to an NEO. The information in this table supplements the
dollar value of stock options and other awards set forth in the Summary Compensation Table for Fiscal Years 2015, 2014 and 2013
by providing
additional details about the awards.
The PSUs and RSUs set forth in the following table were made under our 2007 Plan. PSUs are eligible to vest based on performance against
pre-established criteria. Both PSUs and RSUs are subject to service based vesting.
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Name Grant Date Approval Date
Estimated Possible Payouts Under Non-
Equity Incentive Plan Awards
(1)
Estimated Future Payouts Under Equity Incentive Plan Awards
(2)
All Other Stock
Awards: Number of
Shares of Stock
or Units (#)
Grant Date
Fair Value
of Stock
Awards ($)
(3)
Threshold ($) Target ($) Maximum ($) Threshold
(#) Target (#)
Maximum
(#)
Jen-Hsun
Huang
3/19/14
3/12/14
—
100,000
400,000
600,000
—
6,896,000
(4)
1/27/14
3/12/14
175,000
700,000
1,400,000
—
—
—
Colette M.
Kress
3/19/14
3/12/14
—
19,375
77,500
155,000
—
1,336,100
(5)
3/19/14
3/12/14
— —
26,000
(6)
448,240
9/17/14
8/20/14
— —
26,000
(7)
463,580
1/27/14
3/12/14
68,750
275,000
550,000
—
—
—
Ajay K. Puri
3/19/14
3/12/14
—
16,250
65,000
130,000
—
1,120,600
(8)
3/19/14
3/12/14
— —
17,500
(6)
301,700
9/17/14
8/20/14
— —
17,500
(7)
312,025
1/27/14
3/12/14
93,750
375,000
750,000
—
—
—
David M.
Shannon
3/19/14
3/12/14
—
14,500
58,000
116,000
—
999,920
(9)
3/19/14
3/12/14
— —
13,000
(6)
224,120
9/17/14
8/20/14
— —
13,000
(7)
231,790
1/27/14
3/12/14
50,000
200,000
400,000
—
—
—
Debora
Shoquist
3/19/14
3/12/14
—
13,000
52,000
104,000
—
896,480
(10)
3/19/14
3/12/14
— —
17,500
(6)
301,700
9/17/14
8/20/14
— —
17,500
(7)
312,025
1/27/14
3/12/14
37,500
150,000
300,000
—
—
—
(1)
Represents range of awards payable under our 2015 Variable Cash Plan as further explained in the section titled
Compensation Discussion and
Analysis
above.
(2)
Represents range of possible shares able to be earned with respect to PSUs as further explained in the section titled
Compensation Discussion and
Analysis
above.
(3)
Amounts shown in this column do not reflect dollar amounts actually received by the NEO. Instead, these amounts reflect the aggregate full grant date
fair value calculated in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718 for the awards. The assumptions used in the calculation of values of the awards are set
forth under Note 2 to our consolidated financial statements titled “Stock-Based Compensation” in our Form 10-
K. With regard to the stock awards
with performance-based vesting conditions, the reported grant date fair value assumes the probable outcome of the performance-
related conditions at
target, determined in accordance with applicable accounting standards.
(4)
Based on the performance that was actually achieved for Fiscal 2015, the grant date fair value would be $10,344,000.
(5)
Based on the performance that was actually achieved for Fiscal 2015, the grant date fair value would be $2,672,200.
(6)
Represents RSUs granted to Messrs. Puri and Shannon and Mses. Kress and Shoquist in the first quarter of Fiscal 2015 pursuant to the 2007 Plan. The
CC approved these grants on March 12, 2014 for grant on March 19, 2014, the same day that semi-
annual grants were made to all of our other eligible
employees.
(7)
Represents RSUs granted to Messrs. Puri and Shannon and Mses. Kress and Shoquist in the third quarter of Fiscal 2015 pursuant to the 2007 Plan. The
CC approved these grants on August 20, 2014 for grant on September 17, 2014, the same day that semi-
annual grants were made to all of our other
eligible employees.
(8)
Based on the performance that was actually achieved for Fiscal 2015, the grant date fair value would be $2,241,200.
(9)
Based on the performance that was actually achieved for Fiscal 2015, the grant date fair value would be $1,999,840.
(10)
Based on the performance that was actually achieved for Fiscal 2015, the grant date fair value would be $1,792,960.