2018 Guide to Effective Proxies

2.3 Table of contents | 63 6 TH EDITION | GUIDE TO EFFECTIVE PROXIES STARBUCKS CORPORATION T-MOBILE US, INC. TD AMERITRADE TECH DATA CORPORATION Table of Contents PROXYSTATEMENTSUMMARY 1 AnnualMeetingInformation...................................... 1 AnnualMeetingAgendaandVotingRecommendations .......... 1 BoardNominees .................................................. 2 CorporateGovernanceHighlights ................................ 3 FinancialHighlights............................................... 4 ExecutiveCompensationHighlights .............................. 4 Auditors .......................................................... 4 PROXYSTATEMENT 5 VOTINGINFORMATION 5 PROPOSAL1-ELECTIONOFDIRECTORS 7 Nominees ......................................................... 8 CORPORATEGOVERNANCE 12 ShareholderEngagement ......................................... 12 ShareholderFeedbackonProxyAccess .......................... 12 BoardLeadership ................................................. 13 RiskOversight .................................................... 13 AffirmativeDeterminationsRegardingDirectorIndependence andOtherMatters................................................ 14 BoardCommitteesandRelatedMatters.......................... 14 AttendanceatBoardandCommitteeMeetings,Annual Meeting........................................................... 15 AuditandComplianceCommittee ................................ 15 CompensationandManagementDevelopmentCommittee ...... 16 SuccessionPlanning .............................................. 17 NominatingandCorporateGovernanceCommittee ............. 18 OurDirectorNominationsProcess ............................... 18 CorporateGovernanceMaterialsAvailableontheStarbucks Website........................................................... 19 ContactingtheBoardofDirectors................................ 20 COMPENSATIONOFDIRECTORS 21 Fiscal2017CompensationProgramforNon-Employee Directors.......................................................... 21 Fiscal2017Non-EmployeeDirectorCompensation.............. 21 PROPOSAL2-ADVISORYRESOLUTIONTOAPPROVEOUR EXECUTIVECOMPENSATION 23 EXECUTIVECOMPENSATION 24 CompensationDiscussionandAnalysis........................... 24 ExecutiveSummary............................................... 24 FinancialHighlights ........................................... 24 FinancialResultsUnderIncentivePlans....................... 24 ElementsofOurExecutiveCompensationProgram .............. 26 OurExecutiveCompensationProcess............................ 27 AnalysisofExecutiveCompensationDecisions................... 27 EMBPPayouts .................................................... 30 OtherCompensation ............................................. 32 PeerGroupCompaniesandBenchmarking ....................... 33 OtherPoliciesandConsiderations................................ 34 CompensationCommitteeReport ................................ 37 EXECUTIVECOMPENSATIONTABLES 38 SummaryCompensationTable ................................... 38 Fiscal2017AllOtherCompensationTable ....................... 39 Fiscal2017GrantsofPlan-BasedAwardsTable.................. 40 OutstandingEquityAwardsatFiscal2017Year-EndTable ...... 42 Fiscal2017OptionExercisesandStockVested .................. 44 NonqualifiedDeferredCompensation............................ 44 Fiscal2017NonqualifiedDeferredCompensationTable......... 45 PotentialPaymentsUponTerminationorChangeinControl..... 45 PROPOSAL3-RATIFICATIONOFSELECTIONOF DELOITTE&TOUCHELLPASOURINDEPENDENT REGISTEREDPUBLICACCOUNTINGFIRM 47 IndependentRegisteredPublicAccountingFirmFees............ 47 PolicyonAuditCommitteePre-ApprovalofAuditand PermissibleNon-AuditServicesoftheIndependentRegistered PublicAccountingFirm ........................................... 47 AuditCommitteeReport.......................................... 48 PROPOSAL4-SHAREHOLDERPROPOSALREGARDING PROXYACCESSBYLAWAMENDMENTS 49 SupportingStatement ............................................ 49 BoardRecommendation .......................................... 49 PROPOSAL5-SHAREHOLDERPROPOSALREGARDING REPORTONSUSTAINABLEPACKAGING 51 SupportingStatement ............................................ 51 BoardRecommendation .......................................... 51 PROPOSAL6-SHAREHOLDERPROPOSALREGARDING REPORTONPAIDFAMILYLEAVE 53 BoardRecommendation .......................................... 53 PROPOSAL7-SHAREHOLDERPROPOSALREGARDING DIVERSITYREPORT 55 SupportingStatement ............................................ 55 BoardRecommendation .......................................... 55 OTHERBUSINESS 57 EQUITYCOMPENSATIONPLANINFORMATION 57 CERTAINRELATIONSHIPSANDRELATEDTRANSACTIONS 58 ReviewandApprovalofRelated-PersonTransactions............ 58 Related-PersonTransactionsSincetheBeginningofFiscal 2017 .............................................................. 58 BENEFICIALOWNERSHIPOFCOMMONSTOCK 60 Section16(a)BeneficialOwnershipReportingCompliance ...... 61 ADDITIONALINFORMATION 62 InternetAvailabilityofAnnualMeetingMaterials................ 62 ProposalsofShareholders ........................................ 62 ShareholdersSharingtheSameAddress.......................... 62 AnnualReporttoShareholdersonForm10-K .................... 63 ANNEXA-NON-GAAPMEASURES 64 AdmissionRequirementsandTransportation InformationfortheStarbucksCorporation2018 AnnualMeetingofShareholders Seeoutside backcover STARBUCKSCORPORATION 2018PROXYSTATEMENT / i TABLE OF CONTENTS ProxyStatementSummary 1 CorporateGovernanceatT-Mobile 4 AbouttheBoardofDirectors 5 AnnualBoardandCommitteeEvaluations 6 HowtoCommunicatewithourBoard 6 BoardCommitteesandRelatedMatters 7 BoardRiskOversight 10 DirectorCompensation 11 DirectorNomination,SelectionandQualifications 12 Proposal1-ElectionofDirectors 13 ExecutiveOfficers 20 Proposal2-RatificationoftheAppointmentof PricewaterhouseCoopersLLPastheCompany’s IndependentRegisteredPublicAccountingFirmfor FiscalYear2018 22 Pre-ApprovalProcess 22 FeesPaidtoPricewaterhouseCoopersLLP 22 AuditCommitteeReport 22 ExecutiveCompensation 24 CompensationDiscussionandAnalysis 24 CompensationCommitteeReport 32 ExecutiveCompensationTables 33 EquityCompensationPlanInformation 42 Proposal3-ApprovalofanAmendmenttothe Company’s2013OmnibusIncentivePlan 43 SecurityOwnershipofPrincipalStockholders andManagement 50 TransactionswithRelatedPersonsand Approval 51 RelatedPersonsTransactions 51 RelatedPersonTransactionPolicy 51 TransactionswithDeutscheTelekom 51 Proposal4-StockholderProposalfor ImplementationofProxyAccess 58 Proposal5-StockholderProposalfor LimitationsonAcceleratedVestingofEquity AwardsintheEventofaChangeofControl 60 QuestionsandAnswersAbouttheAnnual MeetingandVoting 62 OtherInformationandBusiness 64 AppendixA-ReconciliationofNon-GAAP FinancialMeasures A-1 AnnexA-AmendmenttoT-MobileUS,Inc. 2013OmnibusIncentivePlan Annex-1 TECHDATACORPORATION 2018ProxyStatement TABLEOFCONTENTS PROXYSTATEMENT ....................................................................... 1 GENERALINFORMATION .................................................................. 1 BENEFICIALOWNERSHIP .................................................................. 4 Beneficial Ownership Table ............................................................ 5 Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance ................................ 6 CORPORATE GOVERNANCE MATTERS ...................................................... 7 Board ofDirectors .................................................................... 7 Board Leadership Structure and Role in Risk Oversight ................................... 14 Audit Committee ..................................................................... 15 Compensation Committee ............................................................. 16 Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation ........................ 16 Governance and Nominating Committee ................................................ 16 CyberTech Committee ................................................................ 17 Executive Sessions .................................................................... 17 Related Person Transactions ........................................................... 17 DIRECTORELECTIONSANDCOMPENSATION ................................................ 19 Candidates for the Board and Shareholder Recommendations ............................ 19 Proposal No.1—Election ofDirectors ................................................... 19 Directors Compensation .............................................................. 20 Fiscal 2018 Board ofDirectors Compensation Table ...................................... 22 INDEPENDENTACCOUNTING FIRMANDAUDITMATTERS ..................................... 23 Report ofthe Audit Committee ......................................................... 23 Audit Committee Role ............................................................. 23 Independence ofAccounting Firm .................................................. 23 Recommendation ................................................................. 23 Proposal No.2—Ratification ofSelection ofIndependent Registered Public Accounting Firm for Fiscal 2019 ........................................................................ 24 Independent Accounting FirmFees ................................................. 25 Policy on Pre-Approval ofAudit and Non-Audit Services of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm ............................................................ 25 COMPENSATION ......................................................................... 26 Report ofthe Compensation Committee ................................................ 26 Compensation Discussion and Analysis ................................................. 26 Executive Summary ............................................................... 26 Elements ofCompensation ........................................................ 29 Oversight ofthe Compensation Program ............................................ 32 Total of 02 pages in section Table of Contents General InformationAbouttheMeeting ................ 1 QuorumandVotingRequirements.............................. 1 VotingElectronically .............................................. 1 ProposalNo.1—Election ofDirectors RecommendedbytheBoardofDirectors .............. 2 BoardofDirectors................................................ 2 NomineestoBoardofDirectors................................. 3 DirectorsNotStandingForElection............................. 6 BoardMeetingsandCommittees ...............................11 CodeofEthics ....................................................13 StockholderCommunicationsPolicy............................13 DirectorCompensation...........................................14 DirectorCompensationTableforFiscalYear2017 ............15 DirectorStockOwnershipGuidelines...........................16 ExecutiveCompensationandRelatedInformation ... 17 ExecutiveOfficers.................................................17 CompensationDiscussionandAnalysis ........................19 Overview ...................................................... 19 ChangesinAnnualIncentiveAwards ....................... 19 ChangesinManagement .................................... 19 Compensation-relatedAgreementsandPlans ............ 19 Whereyoucanfindmoreinformation ...................... 19 CompensationCommitteeReport ..............................28 CompensationCommitteeInterlocks andInsiderParticipation..........................................28 SummaryCompensationTableForFiscalYears 2017,2016and2015............................................29 GrantsofPlan-basedAwardsDuringFiscalYear2017 .......31 OutstandingEquityAwardsatFiscalYear-end September30,2017 .............................................32 OptionExercisesandStockVestedDuringFiscalYear 2017...............................................................33 NonqualifiedDeferredCompensationForFiscalYear2017...33 PotentialPaymentsUponTerminationor ChangeinControl ................................................34 StockOwnership andRelatedInformation ............. 43 StockOwnershipofCertainBeneficialOwnersand Management......................................................43 StockholdersAgreement.........................................45 RineyStockholdersAgreement..................................46 Section16(a)BeneficialOwnershipReportingCompliance ...47 CertainRelationshipsandRelatedPartyTransactions.........47 ProposalNo.2—AdvisoryVoteon ExecutiveCompensation .................................. 53 ProposalNo.3—Ratification ofAppointmentof IndependentRegisteredPublicAccounting Firm ..... 54 FeesPaidtoIndependentAuditor...............................54 PolicyonAuditCommitteePre-ApprovalofAuditand Non-AuditServicesofIndependentRegisteredPublic AccountingFirm ..................................................54 ReportoftheAuditCommittee..................................55 SubmissionofStockholderProposals .................. 56 HouseholdingProxyMaterials ............................ 57 Annual Report ............................................... 58 OtherMatters ................................................ 59