Company: ASGN
Filing Date: 2025-04-11
Form Type: PRE 14A
Source: 0000890564-25-000017
Chunk: 43

Company: ASGN Inc
Filing Date: 2025-04-11
Form: PRE 14A
Chunk 43
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) engaging in intentional or reckless misconduct, or (ii) knowingly failing to act to prevent misconduct; and (3) a lower payment would have been made to the named executive officer based upon the restated financial results. In the circumstances of a restatement, the reimbursement or forfeiture is limited to the amount by which the named executive officer’s payment for the relevant period exceeds the lower payment that would have been made based upon the restated financial results, and will only apply to payments made in the year in which the restatement is filed or in the two completed fiscal years prior to the year in which the restatement is filed.

Equity Award Timing Policies and Practices

The Company does not currently grant (and does not currently have any outstanding) stock options, SARs or any similar awards with "option-like" features and therefore has not adopted a policy regarding the timing of any such awards in connection with the disclosure of material non-public information of the Company. However, as a general matter, the Company does not grant equity awards in anticipation of the release of material non-public information and we do not time the release of material non-public information for the purpose of affecting the value of executive compensation.

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Tax Provisions and Accounting Consequences

The Compensation Committee considers the anticipated tax consequences to us and our executive officers when reviewing our compensation programs, as the deductibility of some types of compensation payments or the amount of tax imposed on the payments can depend upon the timing of an executive’s vesting or exercise of previously granted rights or termination of employment. In 2024, the Compensation Committee considered the requirements of Code Section 409A where applicable when structuring the executive compensation packages. Section 409A of the Code requires that “nonqualified deferred compensation” be deferred and/or paid under plans or arrangements that satisfy the requirements of the statute with respect to the timing of deferral elections, timing of payments, and certain other matters. Failure to satisfy these requirements can expose employees and other service providers to accelerated income tax liabilities, penalty taxes, and interest on their vested compensation under such plans. Changes in applicable tax laws and regulations, the increase in our stock price, and other factors beyond the Compensation Committee’s control can also affect the deductibility of compensation.

Code Section 280G disallows a tax deduction with respect to excess parachute payments to certain executives of companies which undergo a change in control. In addition, Code Section 4999 imposes a 20 percent tax penalty on the individual receiving the excess payment. A parachute payment