J&J Snack Foods adopts nonqualified deferred compensation plan effective January 1, 2025
J&J Snack Foods approved a NonQualified Deferred Compensation Plan on November 18, 2024, effective January 1, 2025, letting eligible employees, directors and independent contractors defer pay on a voluntary basis. The filing says company obligations under the plan are unfunded and unsecured, so participants are general creditors of the company.
Key points
- Plan approved by the Compensation Committee on November 18, 2024; effective January 1, 2025
- Eligible employees may defer up to 50% of base salary and up to 95% of short-term bonuses and commissions
- Company may make discretionary contributions, which vest after four years of service or on specified events such as a change in control
- Participants are unsecured general creditors of the company with respect to deferred compensation
The filing
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