T. Rowe Price Retains OHA CEO Glenn August with New Performance Incentives and Earnout Waiver
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T. Rowe Price Group updated the employment agreement for Glenn R. August, CEO of its Oak Hill Advisors subsidiary, ensuring his continued leadership and establishing new performance-based incentive plans, while also securing a waiver of prior earnout payments.
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CEO of Oak Hill Advisors Retained
Glenn R. August's employment agreement as CEO of Oak Hill Advisors (OHA), a T. Rowe Price subsidiary, was amended and restated, ensuring his continued leadership.
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New Performance-Based Compensation Structure
The agreement outlines an annual base salary of $350,000 and eligibility for annual bonuses, equity awards, and participation in new incentive plans for OHA partners.
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Incentive Pools Established
New plans include an OHA Cash Compensation Pool, an OHA Partner Cash Compensation Pool (Mr. August awarded 16.333% for 2027), a Supplemental Compensation Pool (up to $20M annually for OHA Partners from 2027-2030), and a Value Creation Incentive Plan (Mr. August awarded 8.166% for 2027).
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Waiver of Prior Earnout Payments
Mr. August waived rights to earnout payments under a 2021 Transaction Agreement and a 2021 Value Creation Agreement, removing potential future liabilities for the company.
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This 8-K details the amended employment agreement for Glenn R. August, CEO of Oak Hill Advisors (OHA), a key alternatives subsidiary of T. Rowe Price. The agreement ensures the continuity of leadership at OHA and introduces a new, performance-based compensation framework for OHA partners, including Mr. August. A significant positive is Mr. August's waiver of prior earnout payments, which removes potential future liabilities for T. Rowe Price. While the base salary is a fixed component, the incentive pools are designed to align OHA leadership's interests with value creation, which is strategically important for the growth of the alternatives business. The updated severance terms provide clarity on executive departure conditions.
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