Table:
|  | Protected Period | Multiple of Annual Cash Compensation | Years of Welfare Benefits |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CEO | 2 years | 3 times | 3 years |
| Other Executives | 1.5 years | 2 times | 2 years |
| Other Officers | 1 year | 1 time | 1 year |
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COMPENSATION DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
IV. Our 2019 Compensation Program and Components of Pay The table below shows (i) the length of the “protected period” afforded to officers following a change of control and (ii) the multiple of salary and bonus payment and years of welfare benefits to which officers will be entitled if change of control benefits become payable under our agreements and related policies:
For more information on change of control arrangements applicable to our executives, including our rationale for
providing these benefits, see “Executive Compensation—Potential Termination Payments—Payments Made
Upon a Change of Control.” For information on change of control severance benefits payable to our junior
officers and managers, see “—Severance Benefits” in the next subsection below.
Question:
What is the average protected period?
Answer: (2+1.5+1)/3 = 1.5