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TRENDS IN ESPP
DESIGN
ESPP Offerings
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› ESPP Day Conference February 8, 2018 | New York, NY www.computershare.com/esppday
Disclaimer
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This webinar and the views expressed herein are not intended to provide legal, tax, accounting or other professional advice. The information contained in this presentation is general in nature and based on authorities that are subject to change. Applicability to specific situations should be determined through consultation with your legal and/or tax advisor.
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Introductions
Julia Franke, CEP Associate Director, AON Equity Services
TRENDS IN ESPP
DESIGN
Prepared by Aon Aon is part of Aon Hewitt, a business unit of Aon plc.
Trends in ESPP Design
Julia Franke, CEP – Aon Equity Services
August 2017
Aon
Proprietary & Confidential
Introduction
Data
Plan Design Summary
Plan Design Details
Participation
Aon
Proprietary & Confidential
Plan design features
Plan Type
Non-qualified
423B Qualified
Look-Back
No Look-Back
Look-Back
Discounts
0% - Employer Match
0% - No Match
5%
10%
15%
Other
Length of Purchase Period
Annual
Monthly
Quarterly
Semi Annual
Other
Aon
Proprietary & Confidential
Plan Type
423B Tax-Qualified plans showed higher average annual contributions and higher participation rates
Non-qualified
423B Qualified
Aon
Proprietary & Confidential
Plan Type
423B Tax-Qualified plans showed higher average annual contributions and higher participation rates
16%
17%
18%
19%
20%
Non-Qualified 423B Qualified
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$0
$1,000
$2,000
$3,000
$4,000
$5,000
$6,000
Non-Qualified 423B Qualified
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Proprietary & Confidential
Plan Type by Market Cap
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
Small Cap Mid Cap Large Cap
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Non-Qualified 423B Qualified
Aon
Proprietary & Confidential
Length of Purchase Period
Longer purchase periods lead to higher contributions and participation up to a point (semi-annual), after which longer periods lead to lower contributions and participation
Annual
Bi-Weekly
Monthly
Quarterly
Semi Annual
Other
Aon
Proprietary & Confidential
Length of Purchase Period
Annual contribution amounts follow a similar pattern as the participation rates
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
Monthly Quarterly Semi Annual Annual
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Average Participation Rate w/ Look-Back
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
Monthly Quarterly Semi Annual Annual
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Average Participation Rate w/o Look-Back
Aon
Proprietary & Confidential
Length of Purchase Period by Market Cap
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
Small Cap Mid Cap Large Cap
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Monthly Quarterly Semi Annual Annual
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Proprietary & Confidential
Discount
Larger discounts lead to higher contribution rates and participation rates
Employer match features drives participation, but not contribution levels
0% w/o Employer Match
0% w/ Employer Match
5%
10%
15%
Other
Aon
Proprietary & Confidential
Discount
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
0% w/oEmployer
Match
0% w/Employer
Match
5% 10% 15%
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Discount
$0
$1,000
$2,000
$3,000
$4,000
$5,000
$6,000
0% w/oEmployer
Match
0% w/Employer
Match
5% 10% 15%
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Discount
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Proprietary & Confidential
Discount by Market Cap
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
40%
45%
Small Cap Mid Cap Large Cap
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0% w/o Employer Match 0% w/ Employer Match 5% 10% 15%
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Proprietary & Confidential
Discount by Industry
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10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
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Discount
Participation Rates vs. Discount by Industry
0% w/o Employer Match 0% w/ Employer Match 5% 10% 15%
Aon
Proprietary & Confidential
Look-Back
Approximately 32% of companies offer a plan with a Look-Back feature
Companies which offer plans with a Look-Back period see higher average contributions and participation rates
No Look-Back
Look-Back
Aon
Proprietary & Confidential
Look-Back
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
No Look-Back Look-Back
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$1,000
$2,000
$3,000
$4,000
$5,000
$6,000
No Look-Back Look-Back
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Look-Back by Market Cap
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Small Cap Mid Cap Large Cap
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Proprietary & Confidential
Look-Back by Industry
$0
$2,000
$4,000
$6,000
$8,000
$10,000
$12,000
$14,000
$16,000
$18,000
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Average Yearly Contributions vs. Look-Back by Industry
No Look-Back Look-Back
Aon
Proprietary & Confidential
Participation by Domicile
• Computershare provided enrollment data for 115 different companies in 186 different domiciles
• The 186 domiciles are predominantly different countries, except for the USA, which is broken down into domiciles by state/territory
• Aon has used this data to analyze participation rates by domicile
• For example, there are 5,403 eligible participants in Alaska and 874 are enrolled
• Therefore, the domicile of Alaska was assigned a participation rate of 16.18% (874 / 5,403)
• The overall participation rate across all domiciles is 11.32%
Aon
Proprietary & Confidential
Weighted Average Participation Rate by Continent
• The participation rate of eligible participants is fairly consistent throughout the US and Internationally
• The overall average participation across all Domiciles is 11.32%.
• Europe and North America have lower participation rates compared to the other continental regions across the world.
0.00%
5.00%
10.00%
15.00%
20.00%
25.00%
30.00%
Europe North America Oceania Africa Asia South America
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Look-Back No Look-Back
Look-back by Continent
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Proprietary & Confidential
Discount by Continent
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30%
Europe North America Oceania Africa Asia South America
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0% w/o Employer Match 0% w/ Employer Match 5% 10% 15%
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Proprietary & Confidential
Purchase Period by Continent
0%
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Europe North America Oceania Africa Asia South America
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Monthly Quarterly Semi Annual Annual
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Contact Information
Julia Franke, CEP
Associate Director
Aon Equity Services
(215) 589-5558