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Executive
Benefits Survey
2021

A comprehensive review
of benefits offered to senior leaders
across Corporate America
Executive Benefits Survey 2021 - A comprehensive review of benefits offered to senior leaders across Corporate America - Ayco
20 T H BIENNIA L

Executive Benefits Survey
Welcome to our 20th Executive Benefits Survey. Over 30               As America emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic, a new
years ago, Ayco began surveying our clients across Corporate         paradigm is emerging for the role employers play in the lives
America to uncover trends and insights on the common                 of their workforce, in our communities and society at large.
incentives offered to senior leaders. Our inaugural survey           The accompanying heightened focus on company culture,
was published in 1993, and we’ve fielded regular surveys in the      ESG and DEI are all contributing to increased responsibilities
decades since to create a benchmark for the ever-changing            and expectations of executives. Yet remarkably, even despite
landscape of select executive benefits, perquisites, voluntary       a worldwide pandemic and continued shareholder scrutiny,
broad-based benefits and the associated tax practices.               the results of our survey show little has changed when it
                                                                     comes to executive benefits offerings. This is true whether
Drawing on the power of Ayco’s wide-reaching corporate
                                                                     comparing the results to our last survey in 2019 or surveys we
relationships throughout various industry segments, we are
                                                                     have completed over the last 20 years—and the conclusion
able to compile market data from a variety of respondents
                                                                     is backed up by the ever-changing list of participants in our
including large, small, public, private, not-for-profit and
                                                                     survey (over half of this year’s participants did not participate
foreign-owned companies.
                                                                     in our 2019 or 2017 surveys). For HR leaders and board
The information included in Ayco’s Executive Benefits Survey         compensation committees focused on attracting and retaining
far exceeds the information available through a company’s            top talent, it is clear benefits and perquisites still hold an
publicly disclosed proxy statement, which is limited to only         important place in a competitive executive compensation
the five Named Executive Officers (CEO, CFO and the three            package.
highest-compensated executive officers) of publicly traded
companies. Our survey includes data from public and private              Thank you to all participants who took the time to
companies across three categories of executives (CEO, Senior             help us create this valuable snapshot of the current
Executives and Other Executives). Ayco does not provide                  benefits and perquisite landscape.
guidelines on the classification of Senior Executives and Other
Executives, leaving each company to define these categories
at their own discretion.

BENEFIT TRENDS SNAPSHOT

                                 Of the companies that participated in our survey:

                      6%                                            5%                                 7%
                added one or more                            eliminated one                provided no special benefits to
                 executive benefits                         or more executive             their CEO, beyond those offered
                                                                 benefits                   to senior or other executives

                                                         E XECU T I VE BENEFI TS

                                     24%                                               2%
                                added one or more                               eliminated one or more
                               broad-based benefits                              broad-based benefits
                              Most common additions:
                         Mental health resources, elder/childcare
                            support and ID theft protection

                                                     BROA D-BA SED BENEFI TS

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Executive Benefits Survey 2021 - A comprehensive review of benefits offered to senior leaders across Corporate America - Ayco
Participant Overview
Representatives from both large and small companies, including several foreign-owned and private companies,
completed Ayco’s 2021 Executive Benefits Survey.

                                                              MEDIA N CL A SSIFICA T ION OF E XECUTIVES
                                      of the
                             34%
    261
                                      S&P 100®                10     Senior Executives
                                                                     (including 11 companies with over 100)
                                      of the
                              31%     Fortune 200
   participants                       of the
                             23%      S&P 500®                35     Other Executives
                                                                     (including 9 companies with 500+ and 5 with 1,000+)

INDUSTRY BREA KDOW N

  59   Financial                45    Natural Resources                         5   Public Sector

  53   Industrial               22    Healthcare                                4   Real Estate

  50   Consumer                 22    Technology, Media, & Telecom              1   Government & Agencies

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Executive Benefits Survey 2021 - A comprehensive review of benefits offered to senior leaders across Corporate America - Ayco
Survey Results
                Participating organizations were asked to identify the executive benefits they offer across three common categories: physical
                and fiscal fitness, personal, and transportation. The breakdown in these charts reflects the benefits offered to different types
             35
                of executives according to each company’s self-reported classification.                                           CEO
                               32%
                        30%                      30% 30%
             30                                                                                                                                                                                CEO                       Senior Executives
         30% 30%
             25 PHYSICAL                    AND FISCA L FITNESS BENEFI TS                                                                                                CEO                   Senior Executives         Other Executives
                                      22%
                                                                             19%
             20                                                18%                                                                                                       Senior Executives
                                                                                                                                                                                        Other Executives
                                                                                                           17%
                                                                                                    16%
                   80               19%
              15        18%                                                                                                                                              Other Executives
                                                                     17%
                                                          16%                                                     11%        11%
                                                   67%                                                          67%
8%           10 70
            19%                       65%                                           9%           65%                                                   8%
                                           17%                                                                                                               7%               7%
                                      16%                                   11%         11%                                         6%                                              6%
                                                                                                                                            5%                     5%
                 5 60                    9%
                                                                                                                8%                                                                        3%
                                                               11%                         1% 6%
                                                                                                                       7%               7%
                                                                                                                                                 6%
                                                                                                                                                                        54%
                                                  11%                                               5%                                                      51%
                                                                                                                             5%
                  9%
                0 50                                                                       8%                                                          3%
                       Executive                                                     7%
                                        Executive Life 6% Home Security 7%Excess Liability
                                        1%                                                 6% Country Club    Dining or                                                   Cyber Security
                                                           5%               5%
                   Long-Term Disability    Insurance 39%                     Insurance      Membership/Dues Luncheon Club                                                   Protection
                                                                                                                                 38%
                                                                                                                                 3%
                40Life1%
         Executive                  Home Security        Excess Liability            Country Club     Dining or                        Cyber Security
ility      Insurance                                        Insurance               Membership/Dues Luncheon Club                        Protection
fe         Home30
                Security             Excess Liability      Country Club     Dining or                            Cyber Security
                                        Insurance         Membership/Dues Luncheon Club                            Protection                                                           24%

                   20
                                                                                                                                                                                                           9%      10%
                   10                                                                                                                                                                                                           4%

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                              Financial Counseling Services                                   Executive Physical Exam                                 Tax Preparation Services                       Executive Medical Coverage
            35                                                                                                                                                                                                       CEO
                              32%
                       30%                      30% 30%
           30                                                                                                                                                                                 CEO                    Senior Executives
        30% 30%
            25     PERSONAL
                        22%
                            E XECUTIVE BENEFITS                                                                                                                         CEO                   Senior Executives      Other Executives
                                                                           19%
           20                                              18%                                                                                                          Senior Executives
                                                                                                                                                                                       Other Executives
                  35                                                                               16%
                                                                                                          17%

                                19%       32%
            15      18%
                               30%                             30%                                                                                                      Other Executives
                                                                17% 30%
                                                         16%                                                     11%        11%
          19%     30                                                               9%
%           10                                                                                                                                        8%
                                          17%                                                                                                               7%            7%
                                     16%                                   11%       11%                                           6%                                              6%
                                                                                                                                         5%                       5%
             5    25                    9%
                                                                                                            8%
                                                                                                                                       7%
                                                                                                                                                                                         3%
                                                22%
                                                 11%       11%                           1% 6%
                                                                                                                     7%
                                                                                                                                              6%
                                                                                                   5%                       5%
                  9%
             0                                                                           8%        19%                                                3%
                  20  Executive                                18%
                                       Executive Life 6% Home Security
                                       1%
                                                                                    7%
                                                                       7%Excess Liability
                                                                                          6% Country Club     Dining or                                                  Cyber Security
                  Long-Term Disability    Insurance
                                                          5%               5%
                                                                            Insurance
                                                                                                        17% Luncheon Club
                                                                                           Membership/Dues                                                                 Protection
                                                                                                 16%
                                                                                                                             3%
        Executive Life1%        Home Security           Excess Liability            Country Club     Dining or                      Cyber Security
ty              15
          Insurance                                        Insurance               Membership/Dues Luncheon Club                      Protection
                                                                                                                                                      11%         11%
e         Home Security             Excess Liability     Country Club     Dining or     Cyber Security
                   10                  Insurance        Membership/Dues Luncheon Club 9% Protection                                                                                             8%
                                                                                                                                                                                                      7%            7%
                                                                                                                                                                         6%                                                6%
                                                                                                                                                                                   5%                       5%
                   5                                                                                                                                                                                                             3%
                                                                                                                     1%

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                             Executive        Executive Life                                     Home Security                    Excess Liability             Country Club     Dining or                          Cyber Security
                         Long-Term Disability   Insurance                                                                            Insurance                Membership/Dues Luncheon Club                          Protection

                                Additional Responses Included:
                                Long-term care, concierge medical service, accidental death & disability insurance

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35                                                                                                                                                                              CEO
                             32%
                       30%                     30% 30%
            30                                                                                                                                                        CEO                    Senior Executives
         30% 30%
             25 T RA NSPORTAT ION                       BENEFITS                                                                                     CEO              Senior Executives      Other Executives
                                    22%
                                                                     19%
            20                                           18%                                                                                         Senior Executives
                                                                                                                                                                    Other Executives
%                                                                                              17%
                  45                                                                     16%
                                41%
                               19%
             15     18%                                                                                                                              Other Executives
                                                               17%
                  40                                   16%                                            11%     11%
           19%                                                             9%
 8%          10                                                                                                                       8%
                                         17%                                                                                               7%          7%
                  35                16%                              11%     11%                                      6%
                                                                                                                           5%                   5%
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                                       9%
              5                                                                                  8%                                                              3%
                                                                                                         7%            7%
                  30                            11%      11%                     1% 6%
                                                                                         5%                   5%
                                                                                                                                6%

              0   9%                                                       26% 8%                                                    3%
                      Executive              Executive Life 6% Home Security24%           7%
                                                                             7%Excess Liability
                                                                                                6% Country Club    Dining or                          Cyber Security
                  25
                  Long-Term Disability
                                             1%
                                                Insurance
                                                                5%               5%
                                                                                  Insurance         22%
                                                                                                 Membership/Dues Luncheon Club                          Protection
                                                                                                               3%
         Executive Life1%     Home Security           Excess Liability      Country Club     Dining or                Cyber Security                  19%                              19%
                20                    18%
bility     Insurance                                     Insurance         Membership/Dues Luncheon Club                  17%
                                                                                                                        Protection
ife        Home Security           Excess Liability    Country Club     Dining or                    Cyber Security
e                 15                  Insurance       Membership/Dues Luncheon Club                    Protection
                                                                                                                                                              13%
                                                                                               10%                                                                      10%
                  10
                                                                                                                                       6%                                                    6%
                   5                                   2%
                                                                                                                                                                                                    1%
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                              Company Aircraft                         First-Class Air Travel                       Spouse Travel                      Company Car                   Chauffeur Service
                               (Personal Use)

                    Allowances
                    In place of providing a specific benefit, some companies choose to provide a cash amount to executives that can be used
                    for a designated purpose at their own discretion. We asked companies if they provide a cash allowance for perquisites
                    and cars, and if so, the dollar amount for each specified category of executive.

                    PERQUISITE ALLOWANCE                                                                                         CA R A LLOWA NCE

                                                      %                      Average                                                                           %                Average
                                                  Providing                  Annual                    Median                                              Providing            Annual             Median
                                                  Allowance                 Allowance                 Allowance                                            Allowance           Allowance          Allowance

                       CEO                              10%                     $28,942                $24,000                       CEO                      15%                $20,784          $18,000

                       Senior                                                                                                        Senior
                                                        10%                     $16,402                $15,000                                                16%                $16,691          $13,680
                       Executives                                                                                                    Executives

                       Other                                                                                                         Other
                                                         7%                     $11,064                 $9,750                                                14%                $12,472          $10,800
                       Executives                                                                                                    Executives

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Tax Treatment
                As a general rule, the cost of providing executive perquisites                                        excluded from income. However, the entire incremental cost to
                results in taxable income to the executive that is deductible                                         the company needs to be disclosed in the proxy for benefits
                to the company. However, special rules govern the personal                                            provided to Named Executive Officers.
                use of corporate aircraft and a company car. The value of
                                                                                                                      It is no surprise that a limited number of companies reimburse
                these perquisites is reported as income on a Form W-2
                                                                                                                      or gross-up the imputed income associated with select
                and is subject to tax withholding. For IRS guidance on
                                                                                                                      executive perquisites, particularly for public companies given
                when to impute, see Announcement 85-113. In general, the
                                                                                                                      the scrutiny on such practices by shareholders and corporate
                value of valid business travel does not need to be imputed,
                                                                                                                      governance groups.
                while personal use does. If travel is associated with bona
                fide security concerns, a portion or all of the value may be

                                                                                                                                       CEO

                                                                                                       CEO
                                                                                                       Taxes Withheld*                 Tax Gross-Up*
                                                                                                                                       Senior Executives               66 Companies Gross-Up
                                                                                                       Senior Executives               Other Executives                At Least One Benefit:
                           100
 19%                                89%                                                                                                                                18 privately held
                            90
                             17%                                                                       Other Executives
                      16%                                                                                                                                               8 foreign-owned
                            80                 74%
                                              11%
                                                                                                                                                                        2 not-for-profit
                                   11%
        9%
                            70                                     8%
                                                                    62%7%
                                                                            64%        7%
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                                                         5%                 5%
                            608%                                                      55%
                                                                                                  3%
                                                                                                          55%
                                     7%               7%
             1% 6%                                            6%
                      5%    50             5%                                                                                                      45%
                                                                   3%                          41%                   41%
Home Security        Excess Liability      Country Club     Dining or                 Cyber Security                             36%   36%
                          40
                        Insurance         Membership/Dues Luncheon Club                 Protection                                                            31%     30%
                                                                                                   28%                                                                        28%
 lity    Country Club 30 Dining or                   Cyber Security                                                                                                                   24%
e       Membership/Dues Luncheon Club                  Protection                                                                  20%                                                                20%
                                                            18%                             17%                            18%
                            20                                      15%                                                                      16%
                                                    13%                                                                                                         12%     11%     12%     13% 13% 13%
                                                                                 9%                             9%
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                *of companies who offer the benefit

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Imputing Income for Executive Benefits
Not all companies reported whether they impute income for each executive perquisite offered or when they impute.
The below breakdown reflects only respondents that did provide this information.

                                                                                   Semi-Annually                   Monthly or
                                                       Annually
                                                                                   or Quarterly                    Pay Period

              Cyber Security Protection          75%                                                                        25%

                                                 73%                                                         9%             18%
                Executive Physical Exam
               Excess Liability Insurance        63%                                                                        37%

                          Home Security          61%                                                    9%                  30%

                Dining or Luncheon Club          55%                                             9%                         36%

        Company Aircraft (Personal Use)          53%                                                   26%                  21%

                    First-Class Air Travel       50%                                                                        50%

                Tax Preparation Services         49%                                                  26%                   25%

                           Company Car           49%                                     6%                                 45%

           Financial Counseling Services         47%                                              28%                       25%

        Country Club Membership/Dues             43%                                 14%                                    43%

                                                 43%                                       23%                              34%
                           Spouse Travel
                                                 42%                                             37%                        21%
                      Chauffeur Service
                                                 41%                               12%                                      47%
                    Perquisite Allowance
                Executive Life Insurance         41%                          5%                                            54%

          Executive Long-Term Disability         35%                3%                                                      62%

                                                 31%                                                                        69%
            Executive Medical Coverage
                          Car Allowance          13%    7%                                                                  80%

                                             0               20          40                      60           80                100

                                                                                              2021 Executive Benefits Survey | 7
Realizing Executive Benefits’ Full Value
As the war for talent intensifies amid what the media is             minute spent on personal finances means less time to focus
calling “The Great Resignation,” HR leaders and boards are           on the business.
increasingly focused on using benefit programs to support
                                                                     The vast majority of respondents to our survey reported using
the recruitment and retention of top executives. Success
                                                                     email (90%) and brochures (70%) to communicate their
hinges on how well a company’s executives understand and
                                                                     benefits, but these passive methods rely on executives to take
appreciate the full value of what is available to them, especially
                                                                     action on their own. Seeking higher returns on their offerings,
while the landscape of offerings remains static.
                                                                     HR leaders and boards are also turning to comprehensive
It’s an uphill battle for HR leaders. Educating executives on        financial management benefits like Ayco, which take the
their complex packages takes time, as does maximizing the            onus off of the executive. In partnership with HR teams, Ayco
value of interconnected benefit and compensation options             helps ensure executives are able to maximize the financial
with serious tax implications. For a busy executive, every           opportunities offered by their employer.

HOW COMPANIES COMMUNICA TE BENEFI TS TO E XECUTIVES

100
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80
                                    70%

                                                          60%
60                                                                            53%

                                                                                                   42%                                 30%
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             Email          Benefits Brochure     Meeting or Live       Third-party/       Webinar/                   Other
                                 or Other          Presentation           Provider        Recorded
                             Printed Materials       With HR           Communications Presentation or Call

       Additional Responses Included:
       Company webpage, orientation

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Voluntary Broad-Based Benefits
                 The most common (and usually appreciated) broad-based                                             insurance continues to rise. Voluntary benefits were generally
                 voluntary benefits support employees’ physical and fiscal                                         reported as paid for by employees or executives, rather than
                 health. These benefits often include an employee’s entire                                         the company. Financial education and financial wellness/
                 family (even their pet).                                                                          counseling benefits were the notable exceptions. When it
                                                                                                                   comes to financial education, 88% reported as company-
               Financial education benefits saw one of the biggest
                                                                                                                   paid, another 7% subsidized by the company and only 5%
               increases among broad-based benefits from our 2019
                                                                                                                   paid for by the employee/executive. As to financial wellness/
               survey, with an 11% jump in companies offering financial
                                                                                                                   counseling, 83% reported as company-paid, another 11%
               education to all employees. Though a few companies
                                                                                                                   subsidized by the company and only 6% paid for by the
               removed pet insurance from their offerings, overall the
                                                                                                                   employee/executive.
            35 number of companies offering pet                                                                                                                                           CEO
                     32%
                   30%                 30% 30%
           30                                                                                                                                                   CEO
                                                                                                                                                                All Employees             Executives
                                                                                                                                                                                          Senior     Only
                                                                                                                                                                                                 Executives
        30% 30%
            25                                                                                                                                                  Senior Executives         Other Executives
                         80   22%
                                 74%
                                             70%         19%
           20                                  18%                                                                                                              Other Executives
                         70                                                     16%
                                                                                      17%

                           19%                                 62%
            15     18%
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                         60                  16%                                            11%       11%
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                                                                                                                                7%              7%
                         50                              11%         11%                      46%           6%
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                     Executive      Executive Life
                                    1%                   Home Security         Excess Liability      Country Club     Dining or               Cyber Security
                                                                                                                                                        29%
                        30Disability Insurance
                 Long-Term                                                        Insurance         Membership/Dues Luncheon Club               Protection
        Executive Life    Home Security     Excess Liability     Country Club     Dining or                 Cyber Security
ility     Insurance      20                    Insurance
                                                   14%
                                                                Membership/Dues Luncheon Club                 Protection                                               16%          15%
                                                                                                                                                                             11%                12%

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                         Fitness program/gym reimbursement, tuition reimbursement, mental health resources/employee assistance programs

                 Financial                                                            11%                                                                   88%
                 Education                                                            increase*                                                             paid for by
                                                                                                                                                            employers
                 Benefits                                                             *Compared to 2019 Ayco
                                                                                      Executive Benefits Survey

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A Decade of Change (or Lack Thereof)
     Despite greater shareholder focus on executive pay practices,                                       While the benefits landscape may have seen little change,
     enhanced SEC disclosures rules and the increased influence                                          adoption rates of voluntary benefits are on the rise. The below
     of corporate governance groups, the executive benefits and                                          charts compare the adoption rates from 2011 and 2021 of select
     perquisites landscape has held mostly steady over the last 10                                       benefits and perquisites for Senior Executives and voluntary
     years. In this year’s survey, only three executive benefits and                                     broad-based benefits. Companies have been realizing value
     perquisites for Senior Executives varied more than 3% from                                          from a diverse menu of voluntary broad-based benefits in
     their 10-year average and median: Country club membership/                                          their recruitment and retention efforts, particularly as the talent
     dues are down by 5% and 6%, respectively; executive physical                                        pool becomes more diverse. It is likely no surprise there’s been
     exams are up 6% and 8%; tax preparation services are up                                             significant increases in all categories over the last decade, other
     6% and 7%.                                                                                          than long-term care insurance.

     EXECU TIVE PERQUISI T ES AD OPT ION R AT ES                                                         VOLUNTA RY BENEFI TS A DOPT ION R A T ES

                                                         6%                                                                                                                   62%
     Country Club Membership/Dues
                                                              15%                                                    Group Legal Plan
                                                                                                                                                       27%
                                                                      30%
                  Executive Life Insurance
                                                                          31%                                                                                   40%
                                                                                                          Homeowners/Auto Insurance
                                                                                        67%                                                            29%
                  Executive Physical Exam
                                                                                 59%

                                                                                        67%                                                               32%
       Financial Counseling Services                                                                        Long-Term Care Insurance
                                                                                           71%                                                                37%

                                                                      29%
            Company Car or Allowance                                                 Senior Executives
                                                                          33%                                                                                         46%
                                                                                                                        Pet Insurance
                                                                                                                                                 17%
                                                               18%
     Company Aircraft (Personal Use)
                                                              17%
                                                                                                                                                           34%
                                                         9%                                                          Child/Elder Care
                              Home Security                                                                                                 4%
                                                         7%

35                                              0             20           40   60             80                                       0        20          40 CEO 60              80
            32%
      30%                30% 30%
30                35                                                                                                                                   2021 Survey                CEO
                                                                                                                                                                     2011 Executives
                                                                                                                                                                     Senior       2021
                              32%
                        30%                 30% 30%
25                30                                                                                                                                                               Senior Executive
                                                                                                                                                                     Other Executives
                  22%
                                              19%
20                25                  18%                                                                                                                                          Other Executive
                                    22%                                   17%
                                                                    16%
                                                                19%
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          Y DISCLOSURE RULES
                         18%
                             FOR EXECU
                                  11%   11%
                                      16%
                                            T IVE PERQUISIT ES
                                           17%

                                                    9%
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                                                                                                        7%         7%
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                                                                                                11% that confers a direct
                                                                                                             5%
                                                                                                                        6% or indirect benefit with a personal aspect,
                                                                  9%
5 Named Executive
              10           Officers be valued based on the incremental cost whether it’s provided                     7%for a business      reason or for the convenience
                                                                                                                 8%           3%
                                                                                                                                    7%
                                                       1%                                            6%                                  6%
                                                                                                           5%
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   to  the  company
               5
                         and    reported     in  their   proxy statement      under   the      of the  company   unless    5%
                                                                                                                          the   perquisite   is3%generally available on a non-
   All Executive       Executive Life column
        Other Compensation                 Home ofSecurity   Excess Liability
                                                     the Summary                Country Club discriminatory
                                                                       Compensation
                                                                      1%                            Dining or     Cyber to
                                                                                                                 basis  Security
                                                                                                                             all employees. An item is not a perquisite
  Long-Term Disability   Insurance                              Insurance     Membership/Dues Luncheon Club         Protection
               0
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                                                                               a Named         or  personal
                       Executive         Executive Life     Home Security           Liability   Country  Club benefit
                                                                                                                  Diningiforit is integrally    and directly related to the
                                                                                                                                   Cyber Security
   Executive Officer     if the
                 Long-Term       total value
                              Disability       exceeds $10,000 in the aggregate.
                                           Insurance                            Insurance      performance of
                                                                                              Membership/Dues     the executive’s
                                                                                                                Luncheon   Club        duties. It’s important to get these
                                                                                                                                     Protection

   If the value of a single perquisite exceeds the greater of $25,000 or disclosures right, as evidenced by recent SEC enforcement actions
   10% of the total value of all perquisites reported, then its type and that have resulted in significant penalties to companies stemming
   amount must be identified in a footnote. A reportable perquisite is from improper or insufficient disclosure.

     10
     10 || 2021
           2021 Executive
                Executive Benefits
                          Benefits Survey
                                   Survey
Participants
Survey participants are listed below. Additionally, 76 participants requested their company or organization
name not be disclosed.

3M Company                                E. & J. Gallo Winery                          MetLife, Inc.
Air Liquide S.A.                          Eastman Chemical Company                      Mondelez International, Inc.
Alliance Data Systems Corporation         Eaton Corporation plc                         The Mosaic Company
The Allstate Corporation                  Echo Global Logistics, Inc.                   Motorola Solutions, Inc.
American Electric Power Company, Inc.     Ericsson                                      MSA Safety Incorporated
American International Group, Inc.        Erie Insurance Group                          MUFG Union Bank, N.A.
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.                Evergy                                        Mutual of Omaha Insurance Company
AmerisourceBergen Corporation             Exelon Corporation                            National Oilwell Varco, Inc.
Amgen Inc.                                Experian                                      NCR Corporation
Amicus Therapeutics, Inc.                 Fifth Third Bancorp                           Newmont
Anthem, Inc.                              First National Bank of Omaha                  Nikola Corporation
Apache Corporation                        FirstGroup plc                                NiSource Inc.
Arch Resources, Inc.                      FM Global                                     Novartis Services, Inc.
Archer-Daniels-Midland Company            Ford Motor Company                            Novo Nordisk
Associated Banc-Corp                      Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.                        nVent Electric plc
Atlas Air, Inc.                           GCM Grosvenor                                 Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC
Automatic Data Processing, Inc.           General Dynamics Corporation                  Owens Illinois
AutoZone, Inc.                            Genuine Parts Company                         Pacific Premier Bank
Avis Budget Group, Inc.                   Global Atlantic Financial Group Ltd.          Panasonic Coporation
Ball Corporation                          The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company            Penn State University
The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation   Greif, Inc.                                   Pentair plc
Bank of the West                          Hallmark Cards, Inc.                          Pepsi Bottling Ventures LLC
Baylor College Of Medicine                The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc.             Pfizer Inc.
Ben E. Keith Company                      The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.   Phillips 66 Company
Bessemer Trust                            Health Care Service Corporation               Pitney Bowes Inc.
Black Hills Corporation                   The Hershey Company                           PPG Industries, Inc.
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan        Hess Corporation                              Protective Life Corporation
Blue Yonder Group, Inc.                   HollyFrontier Corporation                     Rayonier Inc.
BNSF Railway Company                      Horace Mann Service Coroporation              Raytheon Technologies Corporation
The Boston Beer Company, Inc.             HP Inc.                                       Regions Financial Corporation
Boston Scientific Corporation             Hubbell Incorporated                          Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated
Brighthouse Financial, Inc.               Hunt Consolidated, Inc.                       Schlumberger Limited
Brunswick Corporation                     Ingevity Corp                                 Shape Corp.
Bryant University                         Iridium Satellite LLC                         The Sherwin-Williams Company
BWX Technologies, Inc.                    Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.                 Southern Company
CACI International Inc.                   Johnson & Johnson                             SpartanNash Company
Campbell Soup Company                     Kansas City Southern                          Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.
Cargill, Incorporated                     Kao USA Inc.                                  Stellantis N.V.
Catalent, Inc.                            Kellogg Company                               Stryker Corporation
Caterpillar Inc.                          KeyBank                                       Target Corporation
CDW Corporation                           Keysight Technologies                         Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.
Cengage Learning, Inc.                    KLA Corporation                               Tractor Supply Company
CenterPoint Energy, Inc.                  Kohl’s Corporation                            Travel + Leisure Co.
Chevron Corporation                       Krispy Kreme, Inc.                            The Travelers Companies, Inc.
Church & Dwight Co., Inc.                 The Kroger Company                            TreeHouse Foods Inc.
Cimarex Energy Co.                        L Brands, Inc.                                U.S. Bancorp
CIT Group Inc.                            Land O’Lakes, Inc.                            Ulta Beauty, Inc.
Citrix Systems, Inc                       Libbey, Inc.                                  UMB Financial Corporation
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.                     Liberty Mutual Insurance                      Union Pacific Corporation
CNO Services LLC                          Lincoln Financial Group                       University of Phoenix
Coca-Cola Bottling Company United, Inc.   Linde plc                                     Valvoline Inc.
Colgate-Palmolive Company                 Littler Mendelson P.C.                        Verizon Communications Inc.
Comerica Incorporated                     LMI                                           Vulcan Materials Company
Conagra Brands, Inc.                      L’Oreal USA, Inc.                             W.W. Grainger, Inc.
ConocoPhillips                            Marathon Oil Corporation                      Western Digital Corporation
Constellation Brands, Inc.                Marathon Petroleum Corporation                Westinghouse Electric Company LLC
Corning Incorporated                      Marriott International, Inc.                  Whirlpool Corporation
CSX Corporation                           Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.              Wolverine World Wide, Inc.
Curtiss-Wright Corporation                Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company   Xcel Energy Inc.
CVS Health Corporation                    Mastercard International Incorporated
Delta Air Lines, Inc.                     Maximus Inc.
Dominion Energy, Inc.                     McKesson Corporation
Duke Realty Corproation                   Meijer Inc.
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