Exhibit



Exhibit 10.1



AMERISOURCEBERGEN CORPORATION
COMPENSATION POLICY FOR NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTORS
AmerisourceBergen Corporation (the “Corporation”) has established this Compensation Policy for Non-Employee Directors (the “Policy”) to provide each member of the Corporation’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) who is not an employee of the Corporation (a “Non-Employee Director”) with compensation for services performed as a Non-Employee Director, the terms of which are hereinafter set forth.
		
	1.
	COMPENSATION




(a)Generally.  Each Non-Employee Director will receive an annual cash retainer (which may be payable in the form of an equity award at the election of the Non-Employee Director) and an annual equity award for each year of service beginning each January 1 and ending the following December 31 (each a “Service Period”).  


(i)Annual Cash Retainer.  Each Non-Employee Director shall be eligible to receive an annual cash retainer. The Lead Independent Director of the Board shall be eligible to earn an annual cash retainer of $125,000.  Non-Employee Directors not serving as the Lead Independent Director of the Board shall receive an annual cash retainer of $100,000; provided that the Chairs of the Audit Committee and the Compliance and Risk Committee shall receive an additional annual cash retainer of $25,000; the Chair of the Compensation and Succession Planning Committee shall receive an additional annual cash retainer of $20,000; and the Chairs of the Governance and Nominating Committee and Finance Committee shall each receive an additional annual cash retainer of $15,000.  Payment of the annual cash retainer will be made in equal quarterly installments in accordance with a schedule specified by the Corporation. If a Non-Employee Director does not serve for the entirety of a Service Period, such Non-Employee Director shall be entitled to receive the pro rata portion of his or her annual cash retainer for that Service Period.


(1)Election to Receive Equity in Lieu of Annual Cash Retainer.  A Non-Employee Director may elect to receive 50% or more of the annual cash retainer payable to the Non-Employee Director for a Service Period (or, for a newly-elected Non-Employee Director, 50% or more of the cash retainer payable to such Non-Employee Director for the portion of the Service Period after the date such Non-Employee Director makes such election) in the form of either fully vested shares of the Corporation’s common stock (“Shares”) or an award of fully vested restricted stock units (“RSUs”), in each case with respect to Shares having a Fair Market Value For purposes of this Policy, Fair Market Value shall be as defined in the AmerisourceBergen Corporation Omnibus Incentive Plan and mean the price per share at the close of regular trading on the relevant date (or, if the relevant date is not a day in which the Shares are being traded, then the last such date before the relevant date). equal to the amount of the annual retainer that would otherwise have been paid in cash.  Shares and RSU awards under this Section will be issued or granted quarterly at such time that the annual cash retainer would otherwise be payable.  The number of Shares issuable or subject to an RSU award under this Section shall be determined as the quotient of (x) the amount of the quarterly retainer otherwise payable in cash divided by (y) the Fair Market Value per Share measured as of the date of issuance or grant, rounded to the nearest whole share.


(2)Timing and Form of Election. A Non-Employee Director’s election to receive his or her annual cash retainer for a Service Period in the form of an equity award must be received by the Corporation prior to the December 31 preceding that Service Period, or not later than 30 days after the initial appointment or election to the Board, as the case may be.  The election must be made on a form provided by the Secretary of the Corporation for such purpose.  If a Non-Employee Director does not file an election form with respect to a Service Period by the specified date, the Non-Employee Director will be deemed to have elected to receive the annual retainer in cash.  When an election is made with respect to a Service Period, the Non-Employee Director may not revoke or change that election with respect to such Service Period.  


(ii)Annual Equity Award.  Each Non-Employee Director (other than the Lead Independent Director of the Board) who is elected or has been elected to serve as a member of the Board for the one-year period beginning on the date of the annual meeting of stockholders shall be granted, on the date of such meeting, an equity 









award in the form of a restricted stock or RSU award (as determined in the sole discretion of the Corporation) for Shares having a Fair Market Value, measured as of the date of such annual meeting, equal to $175,000 (rounded up to the next whole share).  If a Non-Employee Director is elected following the annual meeting of stockholders, such Non-Employee Director shall be entitled to receive the pro rata portion of his or her annual equity award. The Lead Independent Director of the Board who is elected or has been elected to serve as a member of the Board for the one-year period beginning on the date of the annual meeting of stockholders shall be granted a restricted stock or RSU award (as determined in the sole discretion of the Corporation) for Shares having a Fair Market Value, measured as of the date of such annual meeting, approximately equal to $200,000 (rounded up to the next whole share).  


(b)Terms of Equity Awards.


(i)All awards of Shares in lieu of the annual cash retainer, and all restricted stock and RSU awards made to Non-Employee Directors, shall be made under and pursuant to the AmerisourceBergen Corporation Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “Omnibus Plan”) and applicable Award Agreement For purposes of this Policy, Award Agreement means a written agreement or certificate delivering Shares or granting an award of restricted stock or RSUs.  An Award Agreement shall contain such terms and conditions as the Governance and Nominating Committee deems appropriate and that are not inconsistent with the terms of the Omnibus Plan., and such awards will only be made to the extent that Shares remain available for issuance under the Omnibus Plan.  In the event of a conflict between any term of this Policy and the terms of the Omnibus Plan or Award Agreement, the terms of the Omnibus Plan and Award Agreement shall control.
  
(ii)All Shares or RSU awards received in lieu of the annual cash retainer shall be fully vested upon grant.


(iii)The vesting period applicable to an award of restricted stock or RSUs made to a Non-Employee Director as part of the annual equity grant shall be the three-year period commencing on the date of grant.  The vesting of an award may be accelerated upon certain events as described in the applicable Award Agreement.  Unless otherwise provided for in an Award Agreement, if a Non-Employee Director’s service on the Board terminates due to Voluntary Retirement, the Non-Employee Director’s RSUs shall continue to vest and the shares subject to any RSUs will be delivered according to the schedule set forth in the applicable Award Agreement or deferral election as if his service on the Board continued.  For purposes of this Policy, “Voluntary Retirement” means any voluntary termination of service on the Board by a Non-Employee Director (i) after reaching age sixty-two (62) and completing five years (sixty (60) full months) of continuous service on the Board or (ii) after reaching age fifty-five (55), where the Non-Employee Director’s age plus years of continuous service on the Board equals at least seventy (70).


(c)Prescription Drug Benefit.  Non-Employee Directors may participate in the AmerisourceBergen Pharmacy Benefit Program, which covers 100% of prescription drugs with no co-pay or co-insurance for the director and his or her spouse and dependents (children up to age 26) until such time as the director ceases to serve on the Board.  The benefit is fully paid by the Corporation.


(d)Education Reimbursement Benefit.  Non-Employee Directors are encouraged to attend continuing education courses relevant to their service on the Board and are reimbursed by the Corporation for reasonable expenses incurred in connection with such continuing education courses.


2.DEFERRAL ELECTIONS


(a)Cash Retainer.  A Non-Employee Director may elect to defer 100% of the annual cash retainer payable in cash with respect to a Service Period in accordance with the AmerisourceBergen Corporation 2001 Deferred Compensation Plan, incorporated herein by reference.  The Non-Employee Director must file the deferral election form no later than the December 31 preceding the Service Period; provided however, that newly-elected Non-Employee Directors may elect to defer the retainer no later than 30 days after initial appointment or election to the Board with respect to the retainer that relates to service performed after the election.  When a deferral election is 









made with respect to a Service Period, the Non-Employee Director may not revoke or change that election with respect to such Service Period.


(b)Restricted Stock Units.  The Non-Employee Director may elect to defer settlement of Shares payable with respect to any restricted stock units that will be granted to the Non-Employee Director with respect to a Service Period, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Policy, the restricted stock unit deferral election form as adopted by the Corporation from time to time, Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) and the regulations thereunder, and the Omnibus Plan and applicable Award Agreement.
  
(i)The Non-Employee Director may elect to defer settlement of 100% of the restricted stock units that the Non-Employee Director receives with respect to a Service Period by filing a completed restricted stock unit deferral election form with the Secretary of the Corporation.  The Non-Employee Director must file the deferral election form no later than the December 31 preceding the Service Period that includes the date of grant of the applicable RSU award; provided however, that newly-elected Non-Employee Directors may elect to defer settlement of restricted stock units no later than 30 days after initial appointment or election to the Board with respect to restricted stock units that relate to service performed after the election.  When a deferral election is made with respect to a Service Period, the Non-Employee Director may not revoke or change that election with respect to such Service Period.  The Non-Employee Director must irrevocably elect the specified date(s) and increment(s) with respect to which the Non-Employee Director will receive the Shares associated with the settlement of the restricted stock units that the Non-Employee Director has elected to defer (the “Settlement Date”) as provided under the deferral election form in accordance with such form.  In the event that the Non-Employee Director fails to elect a Settlement Date, settlement of the restricted stock units, to the extent vested, will occur on the date of the Non-Employee Director’s “separation from service” (within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code and Treasury Regulations thereunder (a “Separation from Service”).  Any settlement to be made upon termination of a Non-Employee Director’s service shall only be made upon a Separation from Service.


(ii)Subject to subsection (iii) below, the Non-Employee Director shall receive payment of the Shares on the Settlement Date(s) elected by the Non-Employee Director (or, to the extent applicable, the date of the Non-Employee Director’s Separation from Service in the event that the Non-Employee Director fails to elect a Settlement Date) pursuant to the deferral election form described above, and only to the extent that such Shares vested.  


(iii)Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no deferred Shares subject to an RSU award shall be paid to the Non-Employee Director during the 6-month period following the Non-Employee Director’s Separation from Service if the Non-Employee Director is a “specified employee” at the time of such Separation from Service (as determined by the Corporation in accordance with Section 409A of the Code).  If the payment of such deferred Shares is delayed as a result of the previous sentence, then on the first business day following the end of such 6-month period (or such earlier date upon which such amount can be paid under Section 409A of the Code without resulting in a prohibited distribution, including as a result of the Non-Employee Director’s death), the Corporation shall deliver to the Non-Employee Director the RSU Shares that would have otherwise been delivered to the Non-Employee Director during such period. 


3.EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT


The Non-Employee Director will be reimbursed for reasonable out-of-pocket travel expenses incurred in connection with attendance at Board and committee meetings, director education programs and other Board related activities in accordance with the Corporation’s plans or policies as in effect from time to time.  With respect to air travel, reimbursement will be for first-class commercial airline tickets or, in the case of travel via private plane, reimbursement will be in the amount equivalent to first-class commercial travel.  To the extent that any reimbursements are deemed to constitute compensation to the Non-Employee Director, such amounts shall be reimbursed no later than December 31 of the year following the year in which the expense was incurred.  The amount of any expense reimbursements that constitute compensation in one year shall not affect the amount of expense reimbursements constituting compensation that are eligible for reimbursement in any subsequent year, and 









the Non-Employee Director’s right to such reimbursement of any such expenses shall not be subject to liquidation or exchange for any other benefit.  
		
	4.
	OWNERSHIP REQUIREMENTS




In accordance with the AmerisourceBergen Corporation Non-Employee Directors’ Stock Ownership Guidelines, from and after the fifth year following election to the Board, each Non-Employee Director must achieve and maintain ownership of AmerisourceBergen common stock equal in value to at least five times their applicable annual cash retainer.  In the event that ownership requirements increase due to an amendment of the stock ownership guidelines for Non-Employee Directors, the Non-Employee Directors will have five years from the date of change to attain compliance with the amount of the increase.  The Board may consider unusual market conditions when assessing compliance with this Section 4.
		
	5.
	TAXES




In connection with the payment of compensation, grant or exercise of any equity award or the lapse of restrictions on any equity award contemplated by this Policy, the Corporation shall have the right to require the Non-Employee Director to take any action deemed necessary to protect its interests with respect to tax liabilities.  The Corporation shall not be obligated to make any payment or delivery or transfer of Shares until the Non-Employee Director has complied, to the Corporation’s satisfaction, with any withholding requirement, or until the Corporation has been indemnified to its satisfaction for any applicable tax, charge or assessment.  The Corporation may deduct from other compensation payable by the Corporation the amount of any withholding taxes due with respect to any equity award.  
		
	6.
	AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION




This Policy may be amended or terminated by the Board at any time.  A termination or amendment of this Policy that occurs after an equity award is granted shall not materially impair the rights of a Non-Employee Director with respect to that award unless the Non-Employee Director consents.  The termination of this Policy shall not impair the power and authority of the Governance and Nominating Committee with respect to an outstanding equity award.  
		
	7.
	EFFECTIVE DATE




This Policy is approved by the Board of Director on November 11, 2011, effective as of January 1, 2012.
Amended by the Board on May 16, 2013
Amended by the Board on March 3, 2016
Amended by the Board on March 5, 2020