UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation

6649 Westwood Boulevard

Orlando, Florida 32821

March 30, 2021

Dear Marriott Vacations Worldwide Stockholders:

It is my pleasure to inform you that the 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation (the “Annual Meeting”) will be conducted online on Friday, May 14, 2021 beginning at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time. The virtual-only format is due to the ongoing health and safety concerns arising from the COVID-19 pandemic. We expect to resume in person stockholder meetings beginning next year. Stockholders of record may attend, vote and submit questions during the Annual Meeting via the Internet at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/VAC2021. You may also attend the meeting by proxy, and may submit questions ahead of the meeting through the designated website. Beneficial owners should review their voting instruction form or Notice of Internet Availability for how to vote in advance and participate in the Annual Meeting online. For further information about the virtual Annual Meeting, please see the Questions and Answers About the Meeting beginning on page 3.

The following Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders and Proxy Statement includes information about the matters to be acted upon by stockholders at the Annual Meeting. We hope that you will exercise your right to vote as promptly as possible. You may vote through the Internet, by telephone or by mailing your completed proxy card (or voting instruction form, if you hold your shares through a broker).

We are mailing many of our stockholders a Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials (the “Notice”) rather than a full set of our proxy materials. The Notice contains instructions on how to access our proxy materials on the Internet, as well as instructions on how to obtain a paper copy of the full set of proxy materials if a stockholder so desires. This process is more environmentally friendly and reduces our costs to print and distribute these materials to stockholders. All stockholders of record who do not receive the Notice will receive a full set of our proxy materials.

We appreciate your continued support and interest in Marriott Vacations Worldwide.

Sincerely,

William J. Shaw

Chairman of the Board

Stephen P. Weisz

Chief Executive Officer

Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation

6649 Westwood Boulevard

Orlando, Florida 32821

March 30, 2021

The 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation (the “Company”) will be held at 9:00 a.m., Eastern Time, on Friday, May 14, 2021 virtually, via the Internet at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/VAC2021. At the meeting, stockholders will act on the following matters:

Only stockholders of the Company at the close of business on March 15, 2021, the record date, are entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Annual Meeting. For instructions on voting, please refer to the notice you received in the mail or, if you requested a hard copy of the Proxy Statement, your enclosed proxy card.

In the event of a technical malfunction in connection with the virtual Annual Meeting, the chair of the meeting will convene the meeting at 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time on the date specified above and at the Company’s address specified above solely for the purpose of adjourning the meeting to reconvene at a date, time and physical or virtual location announced by the meeting chair. Under these circumstances, we will post information regarding the announcement on the investors page of the Company’s website at ir.marriottvacationsworldwide.com.

Internet Availability

We are taking advantage of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission rules that allow companies to furnish proxy materials to their stockholders through the Internet. We believe these rules allow us to provide you with the information you need while lowering the costs of delivery and reducing the environmental impact of the Annual Meeting. On or about March 30, 2021, a Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials (the “Notice”) or the proxy statement and form of proxy will be mailed to stockholders as of the record date. If you received a Notice by mail, you will not receive printed copies of the proxy materials, unless you specifically request them. Instead, the Notice instructs you on how to access and review all of the important information contained in the Proxy Statement and in our 2020 Annual Report, as well as how to submit your proxy over the Internet. If you received the Notice and would still like to receive a printed copy of our proxy materials, you may request a printed copy of the proxy materials by following the instructions in the Notice.

		By Order of the Board of Directors,
		James H Hunter, IV
		Executive Vice President,
		General Counsel and Secretary

Forward-Looking Statements and Website References

This document includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements other than statements of historical or current fact, including statements regarding our environmental and other sustainability plans and goals, made in this document, are forward-looking. We use words such as anticipates, believes, expects, future, intends, and similar expressions to identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements reflect management’s current expectations and are inherently uncertain. Actual results could differ materially for a variety of reasons. Risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ significantly from management’s expectations are described in our 2020 Annual Report on Form 10-K. Website references throughout this document are provided for convenience only, and the content on the referenced websites is not incorporated by reference into this document.

PROXY STATEMENT

The Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation (“we,” “us,” “Marriott Vacations Worldwide” or the “Company”) is soliciting stockholders’ proxies in connection with the 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Company, and at any adjournment or postponement thereof (the “Annual Meeting”). The mailing to stockholders of the Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials (the “Notice”) will take place on or about March 30, 2021.

Marriott Vacations Worldwide has made these materials available to you on the Internet or has delivered printed versions of these materials to you by mail in connection with the solicitation of proxies on behalf of the Board of Directors for use at our Annual Meeting. This Proxy Statement describes the matters on which you, as a stockholder, are entitled to vote. It also gives you information on these matters so that you can make an informed decision.

You may attend the Annual Meeting online, including to vote and/or submit questions during the meeting by logging in at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/VAC2021. The Annual Meeting will begin at approximately 9:00 a.m., Eastern Time, with log-in beginning at 8:45 a.m. on Friday, May 14, 2021.

You are entitled to participate in the virtual Annual Meeting only if you were a stockholder of record who owned the Company’s common stock at the close of business on March 15, 2021. Each holder of record is entitled to one vote per share. There were 41,239,889 of common stock outstanding and entitled to vote on March 15, 2021.

To attend online and participate in the Annual Meeting, stockholders of record will need to use their control number on their Notice or proxy card to log into www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/VAC2021; beneficial owners who do not have a control number may gain access to the meeting by logging into their brokerage firm’s website and selecting the stockholder communications mailbox to link through to the virtual Annual Meeting. Instructions should also be provided on the voting instruction card provided by their broker, bank, or other nominee.

We encourage you to access the meeting prior to the start time. Please allow time for online check-in, which will begin at 8:45 a.m. Eastern Time. If you encounter any difficulties accessing the Annual Meeting during the check-in or meeting time, please call the technical support number that will be posted on the virtual Annual Meeting landing page at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/VAC2021.

You have multiple opportunities to submit questions to the Company for the Annual Meeting. If you wish to submit a question in advance you may do so at www.proxyvote.com. You may also submit questions online during the meeting at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/VAC2021. The Company will try to answer as many questions as possible during the time scheduled. Answers to appropriate investor questions received before and during the Annual Meeting will be posted on the Investor Relations page of the Company’s website as soon as practicable after the Annual Meeting to the extent such questions were not answered at the Annual Meeting. Additional information regarding the question and answer process, including the types of questions permitted, the time allotted for the question and answer session, and how questions will be address and disclosed, will be available in the Annual Meeting rules of conduct, which will be posted at the virtual Annual Meeting website during the Annual Meeting.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) permits companies to furnish proxy materials to stockholders by providing access to these documents over the Internet instead of mailing a printed copy. Accordingly, we mailed a Notice to stockholders who elected to receive proxy materials by email. These stockholders have the ability to access, view and print the proxy materials on a website referred to in the Notice and request a printed set of proxy materials.

If you received a printed copy of our proxy materials, you may choose to receive future proxy materials by email. Choosing to receive your future proxy materials by email will lower our costs of delivery and reduce the environmental impact of our Annual Meeting. If you choose to receive our future proxy materials by email, you will receive an email next year with instructions containing a link to view those proxy materials and a link to the proxy voting site. Your election to receive proxy materials by email will remain in effect until you terminate it or for so long as the email address provided by you is valid.

Stockholders will vote on the following items at the Annual Meeting, if each is properly presented at the meeting:

In addition, management will respond to questions from stockholders.

The Board’s recommendation is set forth together with the description of each Item in this Proxy Statement. The Board recommends a vote FOR each nominee for director in Item 1, and FOR Items 2 and 3.

A record holder holds shares directly in his or her own name with the Company’s transfer agent. Shares held in “street name” refer to shares that are held in the name of a bank or broker on a person’s behalf. Many stockholders hold their shares in street name. For such shares, the bank or broker is considered the record holder for purposes of voting at the Annual Meeting. As a beneficial owner, you have the right to direct that organization how to vote the shares held in your account.

BY TELEPHONE 800-690-6903 (record holders)

BY INTERNET www.proxyvote.com

BY MAIL completing and returning your proxy card

AT THE VIRTUAL MEETING by electronic vote at the virtual meeting

Whether you are a stockholder of record or a beneficial stockholder, you may direct how your shares are voted without participating in the Annual Meeting. We encourage stockholders to vote well before the Annual Meeting even if they plan to attend the virtual meeting, by completing proxies online or by telephone, or, if they received printed copies of materials, by mailing their proxy cards. Stockholders can vote via the Internet in advance or during the Annual Meeting.

Stockholders who attend the virtual Annual Meeting should follow the instructions at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/VAC2021 to vote or submit questions during the meeting. Voting online during the meeting will replace any previous votes.

Record holders who received a copy of this Proxy Statement and accompanying proxy card in the mail can vote by filling out the proxy card, signing it and returning it in the postage paid return envelope. Record holders can also vote by telephone (800-690-6903) or by Internet (www.proxyvote.com). Voting instructions are provided on the proxy card.

If you are a beneficial owner, you must vote by giving instructions to your bank or broker. You should follow the voting instructions on the form that you receive from your bank or broker.

Your proxy card, when properly signed and returned to us, or processed by telephone or via the Internet, and not revoked, will be voted in accordance with your instructions. We are not aware of any other matter that may be properly presented other than those described above. If any other matter is properly presented, the persons named in the enclosed proxy card will have discretion to vote in their best judgment.

If you are a beneficial owner, your bank or broker is permitted to use its own discretion and vote your shares on certain routine matters (such as Item 2) even if you have not provided voting instructions. Your bank or broker is not permitted to use its discretion and vote your shares on non-routine matters (such as Items 1 and 3) if it has not received instructions from you as to how to vote the shares. Therefore, we urge you to give voting instructions to your broker on all three voting items. Shares that are not permitted to be voted by your broker with respect to any non-routine matter are called “broker non-votes.” Broker non-votes are not considered votes for or against, or entitled to vote with respect to, any of the non-routine proposals to be voted on at the Annual Meeting and will have no direct impact on any such non-routine proposal.

Unless you give other instructions on your proxy card, or unless you give other instructions when you cast your vote by telephone or the Internet, the persons named as proxies will vote in accordance with the recommendations of the Board of Directors.

The presence at the meeting, online or by proxy, of the holders of a majority in voting power of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting will constitute a quorum. Proxies received will be included in the calculation of the number of shares considered to be present at the meeting, even if marked as broker non-votes or with abstentions on certain items.

Directors will be elected by a plurality of all the votes cast at the Annual Meeting, either online or represented by a properly completed or authorized proxy. This means that the four nominees who receive the highest number of “FOR” votes cast will be elected as directors. Stockholders cannot cumulate votes in the election of directors.

The affirmative vote of holders of shares representing a majority in voting power of the votes cast, present online or represented by proxy and entitled to vote at the meeting, is necessary for approval of Items 2 and 3. Proxy cards marked as abstentions on Items 2 and 3 will not be counted as votes cast but will count as present and entitled to vote and therefore will have the effect of a negative vote.

Broker non-votes will not be counted as entitled to vote for Items 1 or 3 and therefore will have no effect on the outcome of these Items. Item 2 is a routine matter on which brokers may vote even if they have not received voting instructions; therefore, there will not be any broker non-votes with respect to Item 2.

Only stockholders as of the record date, their proxy holders and our invited guests may attend the Annual Meeting.

Yes. Attending the Annual Meeting online does not revoke your proxy.

Yes. Even after you have submitted your proxy, you may change your vote at any time before the proxy is exercised at the Annual Meeting. Regardless of the way in which you submitted your original proxy, you may change it by:

If your shares are held through a broker or other nominee, and you are not provided a 16-digit control number, you will need to contact that institution if you wish to change your voting instructions.

ITEM 1 – ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

The Board consists of ten members and is divided into three classes, each having three-year terms that expire in successive years. The term of the Class III directors expires at the Annual Meeting. The Board proposes that Lizanne Galbreath, Melquiades R. Martinez, Stephen K. Quazzo, and Stephen P. Weisz, each of whom is currently serving as a Class III director, be re-elected as Class III directors for a new term of three years expiring at the 2024 Annual Meeting and until their successors are duly elected and qualified. Proxies cannot be voted for more than the number of nominees proposed for re-election. Stockholders last elected Mr. Weisz and Mr. Martinez to the Board at the 2018 Annual Meeting. Ms. Galbreath and Mr. Quazzo were appointed to the Board in 2018 at the closing of the Company’s acquisition of ILG, as mutually agreed by the Company and ILG in accordance with the terms of the Company’s acquisition of ILG.

Each of the nominees has consented to be named as a nominee and to serve as a director if elected. If any of them should become unavailable to serve as a director, the Board may designate a substitute nominee. In that case, the persons named as proxies will vote for the substitute nominee designated by the Board.

Information about the nominees, as well as the current Class I and Class II directors, is set forth below in the section titled “Report on the Board of Directors and its Committees” beginning on page 8.

ITEM 2 – RATIFICATION OF APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

The Audit Committee of the Board (the “Audit Committee”) has appointed Ernst & Young as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the Company’s 2021 fiscal year. Although the Audit Committee has discretionary authority to appoint the independent auditor, the Board is seeking stockholder ratification of the appointment as a matter of good corporate governance. The Board and the Audit Committee believe that the continued retention of Ernst & Young as the Company’s independent auditor is in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders. If the appointment of Ernst & Young is not ratified by stockholders, the Audit Committee will take that into consideration when determining whether to continue the firm’s engagement. Even if the appointment is ratified, the Audit Committee at its discretion may direct the appointment of a different independent registered public accounting firm at any time during the year if it determines that such a change would be in the best interests of the Company.

Representatives of Ernst & Young are expected to be present at the Annual Meeting online, will have an opportunity to make a statement if they so desire, and are expected to be available to respond to appropriate questions.

ITEM 3 – ADVISORY VOTE TO APPROVE NAMED EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

We are asking stockholders to approve an advisory resolution on the Company’s named executive compensation as reported in this Proxy Statement. As described below in “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” beginning on page 21, the Compensation Policy Committee has structured our executive compensation program to achieve the following key objectives:

We urge stockholders to read the “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” of this Proxy Statement, which describes in more detail how our executive compensation policies and procedures operate and are designed to achieve our compensation objectives, as well as the Summary Compensation Table and other related compensation tables and narrative, which provide detailed information about the compensation of our named executive officers (“NEOs”). The Compensation Policy Committee and the Board of Directors believe that the policies and procedures articulated in “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” below are effective in achieving our goals and that the compensation of our NEOs reported in this Proxy Statement reflects and supports these compensation policies and procedures.

In accordance with Section 14A of the Exchange Act, and as a matter of good corporate governance, we are asking stockholders to approve the following advisory resolution at the Annual Meeting:

RESOLVED, that the stockholders of Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation (the “Company”) approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers disclosed in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, the Summary Compensation Table and the related compensation tables, notes and narrative in the Proxy Statement for the Company’s 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

This advisory resolution, commonly referred to as a “say-on-pay” resolution, is not binding on the Board of Directors. Although non-binding, the Board and the Compensation Policy Committee will review and consider the voting results when making future decisions regarding our executive compensation program. The Board’s current policy is to hold an advisory vote on executive compensation on an annual basis, and therefore our next “say-on-pay” resolution will occur at the Company’s 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Our Board currently consists of ten members. Approximately one-third of the directors are elected annually to serve for three-year periods or until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified, or his or her earlier death, resignation or removal. All of our director nominees currently serve as directors on our Board.

The tables below set forth information regarding the members of our Board continuing in office or nominated for re-election. Our Board has determined that all members of our Board are “independent directors” meeting the applicable requirements of the Listing Rules of NYSE other than Stephen P. Weisz, our Chief Executive Officer.

Nominees for Director

The Board has nominated four directors to be elected at the Annual Meeting to serve for a three-year term ending with the 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, or until the director’s successor is duly elected and qualified, or his or her earlier death, resignation or removal.

Experience

Ms. Galbreath has been the Managing Partner of Galbreath & Company, a real estate investment firm, since 1999. From April 1997 to 1999, she was Managing Director of LaSalle Partners/Jones Lang LaSalle, a real estate services and investment management firm, where she also served as a director. From 1984 to 1997, Ms. Galbreath served in a variety of leadership positions including as Managing Director, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Galbreath Company, the predecessor of Galbreath & Company. Ms. Galbreath was a director of Paramount Group, Inc., a publicly traded real estate investment trust (“REIT”), from 2014 to 2020, where she chaired the Compensation Committee and was on its Governance Committee. She was also a director of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (“Starwood”) from 2005 to September 2016. She served as a director of ILG, Inc. from May 2016 through August 2018, prior to the Company’s acquisition of ILG.

Skills and Experience

Ms. Galbreath provides the Board with the benefit of her senior leadership experience as managing partner of Galbreath & Company. The Board also benefits from her real estate investment, development and strategy experience, and management and corporate governance experience, having served as a director of other publicly traded companies.

Corporate Leadership

Independence

Diversity

Public Company Board Service & Governance

Risk Management

Strategic Planning

Vacation Ownership & Lodging Industry

Real Estate & Business Development

Experience

Mr. Martinez has served as Chairman of the Southeast U.S. and Latin America, JPMorgan Chase & Co. since July 2010. Prior to that, he was a partner in the law firm DLA Piper from September 2009. Mr. Martinez served as a U.S. Senator from Florida from January 2005 through September 2009. He also served as Chairman of the Republican Party from November 2006 through October 2007, as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development from 2001 to 2004, and as Mayor of Orange County, Florida from November 1998 to January 2001. Mr. Martinez is a director of NVR, Inc. (“NVR”). He also serves on the Advisory Board of Securiport LLC, a private company that designs and implements civil aviation security, biometric screening, immigration control and threat assessment systems.

Skills and Experience

Mr. Martinez provides our Board with the benefit of his vast experience in the public and private sector and his in-depth knowledge of and relationships within Florida, where our headquarters are located. The Board also benefits from his legal experience and knowledge of legislative and regulatory processes.

Corporate Leadership

Independence

Diversity

Public Company Board Service & Governance

Risk Management

Strategic Planning

Global Expertise

Legal, Regulatory & Government Relations

Compliance

Human Capital, Professional Development & Organizational Culture

Experience

Mr. Quazzo is the Chief Executive Officer and has been the Managing Director and co-founder of Pearlmark Real Estate, LLC, a real estate principal investment firm, since March 1996. From April 1991 to March 1996, Mr. Quazzo was President of Equity Institutional Investors, Inc., a private investment firm and a subsidiary of Equity Group Investments, Inc. He is currently a director of Phillips Edison & Company Inc., a public non-traded REIT, and was a director of Starwood from 1995 to September 2016. Mr. Quazzo is a member and trustee of the Urban Land Institute, ULI Foundation, a member of the Pension Real Estate Association, and a licensed real estate broker in Illinois. He was a director of ILG, Inc. from May 2016 through August 2018 prior to the Company’s acquisition of ILG.

Skills and Experience

Mr. Quazzo provides the Board with the benefit of his extensive experience in real estate, investment and development and strategy experience as Chief Executive Officer of Pearlmark Real Estate as well as his senior leadership experience. He also has broad experience in corporate governance, having served as a board member of other publicly traded companies.

Corporate Leadership

Independence

Financial & Capital Markets

Accounting & Financial Reporting

Public Company Board Service & Governance

Risk Management

Strategic Planning

Vacation Ownership & Lodging Industry

Real Estate & Business Development

Experience

Mr. Weisz has served as our President from 1996 until 2021, and has served as our Chief Executive Officer since 2011. Mr. Weisz joined Marriott International in 1972. Over his 39-year career with Marriott International, he held a number of leadership positions in the Lodging division, including Regional Vice President of the Mid-Atlantic Region, Senior Vice President of Rooms Operations, and Vice President of the Revenue Management Group. Mr. Weisz became Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Marriott Hotels, Resorts & Suites in 1992 and Executive Vice President-Lodging Brands in 1994. He has previously served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the American Resort Development Association and as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Children’s Miracle Network.

Skills and Experience

Mr. Weisz brings to the Board the extensive lodging and vacation ownership industry expertise he developed during his over 48 years in the industry, including 39 years with Marriott International, as well as corporate leadership experience from his service as our President since 1996 and his prior service as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the American Resort Development Association.

Corporate Leadership

Public Company Board Service & Governance

Risk Management

Strategic Planning

Vacation Ownership & Lodging Industry

Legal, Regulatory & Government Relations

Sales & Marketing/ Consumer Insights

Real Estate & Business Development

Human Capital, Professional Development & Organizational Culture

Technology & Cybersecurity/ Digital & Social Media

Directors Remaining in Office

Experience

From November 2012 until his retirement in December 2015, Mr. Gellein served as Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and President of Strategic Hotels & Resorts, Inc., a publicly traded REIT with a portfolio of luxury hotels. From August 2010 to November 2012, he served as Strategic Hotels & Resorts’ non-executive Chairman, and from August 2009 to December 2015, as a director. He served as President of the Global Development Group of Starwood, a publicly traded hotel and leisure company, from July 2006 through March 2008, and as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Starwood Vacation Ownership, Inc., a subsidiary of Starwood, from October 1999 to July 2006. Mr. Gellein is also a past Chairman of the American Resort Development Association, and Vice Chairman of Mind and Life Institute.

Skills and Experience

Based on his past roles with Strategic Hotels & Resorts and Starwood, Mr. Gellein brings to the Board vast leadership experience in the hospitality and lodging industries with particular expertise in the vacation ownership sector. As a result of these roles, Mr. Gellein also has experience as an executive officer and board member of publicly traded companies. As a past Chairman of the Board of Directors of the American Resort Development Association, he also has extensive knowledge of the legislative and regulatory issues related to the vacation ownership business.

Corporate Leadership

Independence

Financial & Capital Markets

Business Development / Mergers & Acquisitions

Public Company Board Service & Governance

Risk Management

Strategic Planning

Global Expertise

Vacation Ownership & Lodging Industry

Legal, Regulatory & Government Relations

Sales & Marketing/ Consumer Insights

Real Estate & Business Development

Human Capital, Professional Development & Organizational Culture

Experience

Mr. Hutchison has served as Chairman of Legacy Hotel Advisors, LLC and Legacy Healthcare Advisors, LLC, industry consulting firms of which he is the principal founder, since October 2008. From January 2000 through 2007, he served in various executive positions at CNL Financial Group, Inc., including as Chief Executive Officer of CNL Hotels & Resorts, a publicly traded REIT, and CNL Retirement, a REIT with investments in senior facilities and medical real estate. Mr. Hutchison is a member of the Board of Trustees of Hersha Hospitality Trust, a publicly traded REIT, and a director of Target Healthcare REIT Ltd., a company whose securities are traded on the London Stock Exchange.

Skills and Experience

Mr. Hutchison brings to the Board his over 40 years of senior leadership experience in the lodging, hospitality, travel, and real estate development and finance industries. Mr. Hutchison also has extensive business development experience and experience as a board member of publicly traded companies.

Corporate Leadership

Independence

Financial & Capital Markets

Public Company Board Service & Governance

Risk Management

Strategic Planning

Global Expertise

Vacation Ownership & Lodging Industry

Legal, Regulatory & Government Relations

Sales & Marketing/ Consumer Insights

Real Estate & Business Development

Experience

Ms. Morgan retired in 2001 from a 30-year career with Walt Disney World Company, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, a publicly traded entertainment company, where she served most recently as Senior Vice President of Public Affairs and Senior Vice President of Human Resources. During her tenure at Walt Disney World Company, she oversaw the Disney Institute, a recognized leader in experiential training, leadership development, benchmarking and cultural change for business professionals around the world. Ms. Morgan currently serves on the Board of Directors of Chesapeake Utilities Corporation, a publicly traded corporation, and the Board of Trustees of Hersha Hospitality Trust, a publicly traded REIT. Within the last five years, she served on the Board of Directors of CNL Health Care Properties II, a publicly traded REIT.

Skills and Experience

As an accomplished senior manager at Walt Disney World Company in various areas, Ms. Morgan brings to the Board best practice expertise in human capital and the customer experience. Ms. Morgan’s previous experience overseeing the Disney Institute, which provides leading professional development programs, and serving as Senior Vice President of Human Resources for Walt Disney World Company have provided her with extensive knowledge of leadership development programs and organizational culture. In addition, Ms. Morgan’s experience as Senior Vice President of Public Affairs for Walt Disney World Company has provided her with a solid foundation in media relations and government relations. She also has extensive experience as a board member of publicly traded and private companies.

Corporate Leadership

Independence

Diversity

Public Company Board Service & Governance

Risk Management

Strategic Planning

Vacation Ownership & Lodging Industry

Legal, Regulatory & Government Relations

Sales & Marketing/ Consumer Insights

Human Capital, Professional Development & Organizational Culture

Experience

Mr. Shaw is Chairman of the Board. He served as Vice Chairman of Marriott International, Inc., the company from which we spun off, from May 2009 until his retirement in March 2011. He previously served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Marriott International from 1997 until May 2009. He joined Marriott International in 1974 and held various positions, including Corporate Controller, Corporate Vice President, Senior Vice President—Finance, Treasurer, Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President and President of Marriott Service Group. Mr. Shaw serves on the boards of directors of The Carlyle Group Inc., a publicly traded private equity, alternative asset management and financial services corporation, and DiamondRock Hospitality Company, a publicly traded REIT (“DiamondRock”). He also serves on the Board of Trustees of the University of Notre Dame and the Board of Trustees of Suburban Hospital.

Skills and Experience

Mr. Shaw brings to the Board extensive management experience with Marriott International, his prominent status in the hospitality industry and a wealth of knowledge in dealing with financial and accounting matters as a result of his prior service in financial and accounting positions at Marriott International, including as its Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Shaw also has experience as a board member of publicly traded companies.

Corporate Leadership

Independence

Financial & Capital Markets

Accounting & Financial Reporting

Business Development / Mergers & Acquisitions

Public Company Board Service & Governance

Risk Management

Strategic Planning

Global Expertise

Vacation Ownership & Lodging Industry

Legal, Regulatory & Government Relations

Real Estate & Business Development

Human Capital, Professional Development & Organizational Culture

Technology & Cybersecurity/ Digital & Social Media

Experience

Mr. Andrews was a member of the Board of Directors of, and an advisor to, MorganFranklin Consulting, a business consulting and technology solutions company, from April 2017 through June 2019 when he retired. From May 2013 to March 2017, he served as its Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Andrews was the president of RSM McGladrey Business Services, Inc., an audit and accounting services provider, from June 2009 until February 2012. Prior to that, Mr. Andrews served as the president of SLM Corporation (Sallie Mae), which originates, services and collects student loans. He joined Sallie Mae in 2003 as the Executive Vice President of Accounting and Risk Management and held the title of Chief Financial Officer from 2006 to 2007. Prior to joining Sallie Mae, Mr. Andrews spent approximately 30 years at Arthur Andersen, LLP, an accounting firm. Mr. Andrews serves on the Boards of Directors of Washington Mutual Investors Fund, a publicly traded mutual fund, and NVR, the publicly traded parent company of home construction companies Ryan Homes, NV Homes, Heartland Homes and Fox Ridge Homes. In addition, he serves on the Board of Directors of Vemo Education, Inc., a privately-held company that develops customized, value-oriented student financing programs, and the Advisory Board of Coastal Cloud LLC, a privately-held consulting firm that focuses on migration to next-generation technologies. In the past five years, Mr. Andrews served on the Board of Directors of WashingtonFirst Bankshares, Inc. from 2012 until it was acquired in 2018.

Skills and Experience

Mr. Andrews brings to the Board, and particularly to the Audit Committee, the extensive financial and accounting expertise that he obtained over his thirty-year career in public accounting, as well as through his role as Chief Financial Officer of Sallie Mae. Mr. Andrews also has experience as a board member and an officer of publicly traded companies.

Corporate Leadership

Independence

Financial & Capital Markets

Accounting & Financial Reporting

Business Development / Mergers & Acquisitions

Public Company Board Service & Governance

Risk Management

Strategic Planning

Global Expertise

Legal, Regulatory & Government Relations

Compliance

Human Capital, Professional Development & Organizational Culture

Technology & Cybersecurity/ Digital & Social Media

Experience

Mr. McCarten has served as non-executive Chairman of the Board of DiamondRock since January 2010. He was Executive Chairman of DiamondRock from September 2008 to December 2009. Prior to that, he was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of DiamondRock from its inception in 2004 until September 2008. From 1979 through 2003, Mr. McCarten worked at Marriott International and companies that operated businesses that were previously part of Marriott International or its predecessors, where he held a number of executive positions, including President of the Services Group and President and Chief Executive Officer of HMSHost Corporation, a publicly traded company. Mr. McCarten is also a director of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc., a publicly traded company.

Skills and Experience

Mr. McCarten provides the Board with the benefit of his extensive experience in the hospitality industry and capital markets, including his service as Chief Executive Officer and board member of publicly traded companies. He is a former certified public accountant who has a strong familiarity with accounting and financial reporting matters.

Corporate Leadership

Independence

Financial & Capital Markets

Accounting & Financial Reporting

Business Development / Mergers & Acquisitions

Public Company Board Service & Governance

Risk Management

Strategic Planning

Vacation Ownership & Lodging Industry

Legal, Regulatory & Government Relations

Compliance

Real Estate & Business Development

Human Capital, Professional Development & Organizational Culture

SUMMARY OF DIRECTOR ATTRIBUTES AND SKILLS

Our Board members have a diversity of experience and bring a wide variety of skills, qualifications and viewpoints that strengthen the Board’s oversight role on behalf of our stockholders. The following highlights certain key characteristics of our directors. Additional information can be found in their biographies.

Board Composition

2020 BOARD AND COMMITTEE MEETINGS AND ATTENDANCE

Our Board met six times in 2020. No incumbent director attended fewer than 75 percent of the meetings of the Board or any Committee on which such director served. Directors are expected to attend annual meetings of stockholders, and each of our directors attended the 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

COMMITTEE CHARTERS

The charters of the Audit, Compensation Policy, and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees are available via the Investor Relations section of our website (www.marriottvacationsworldwide.com) by clicking on “Corporate Governance.” Copies of the committee charters also may be obtained upon request from our Corporate Secretary. Other committees may also be established by our Board from time to time.

The composition of our committees during 2020 is set forth in the chart below.

Committees of the Board of Directors

Audit Committee. The Board has determined that each of the members of the Audit Committee is independent as defined under our Corporate Governance Principles, the NYSE Listing Standards and applicable SEC rules for audit committee members. The internal and independent auditors have unrestricted access to the Audit Committee. The Audit Committee meets privately with each of the independent auditors, the internal auditors, and members of management. The Audit Committee met nine times in 2020. Each member of the Audit Committee is financially literate under applicable SEC and NYSE standards. In addition, Mr. Andrews and Mr. McCarten each possesses accounting or related financial management expertise within the meaning of the NYSE Listing Standards and qualifies as an “audit committee financial expert” as defined under the applicable SEC rules. Our Corporate Governance Principles establish a limit on the number of audit committees of publicly traded companies on which members of the Company’s Audit Committee may serve, including our Audit Committee, at three.

The responsibilities of the Audit Committee include, among other things:

Compensation Policy Committee. The Board has determined that each of the members of the Compensation Policy Committee is independent as defined under our Corporate Governance Principles and the NYSE Listing Standards for compensation committee members. The Compensation Policy Committee met four times in 2020.

The responsibilities of the Compensation Policy Committee include, among other things:

Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. The Board has determined that each of the members of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee is independent as defined under our Corporate Governance Principles and the NYSE Listing Standards. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee met four times in 2020.

The responsibilities of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee include, among other things:

COMPENSATION COMMITTEE INTERLOCKS AND INSIDER PARTICIPATION

None of the members of the Compensation Policy Committee is or has been an officer or employee of the Company or had any relationship that is required to be disclosed as a transaction with a related party or as an interlocking relationship.

MEETINGS OF INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS

Our Corporate Governance Principles require the Board to have at least two regularly scheduled executive sessions a year for the non-management directors without management present and require the independent directors to meet in executive session at least annually. The Chairman, who is currently Mr. Shaw, presides at such executive sessions.

The Board is committed to good corporate governance, good business practices and transparency in financial reporting. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee annually reviews the Company’s Corporate Governance Principles, a copy of which is available via the Investor Relations section of our website (www.marriottvacationsworldwide.com) by clicking on “Corporate Governance” under the “Investor Relations” tab. A copy of the Company’s Corporate Governance Principles also may be obtained upon request from our Corporate Secretary.

SEPARATION OF BOARD CHAIRMAN AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

While the Board has no formal policy requiring the separation of the positions of Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, William J. Shaw, an independent director, currently serves as Chairman of the Board. Our Board regularly reviews our leadership structure and has determined that separating the roles of Chairman and Chief Executive Officer is the optimal leadership structure for the Company, allowing our Chief Executive Officer to focus on his duties while benefitting from the Chairman’s significant experience at Marriott International and in the hospitality industry. The Board believes that having an independent Chairman improves the ability of the Board to exercise its oversight role over management and provides opportunities for discussion and evaluation of management decisions and the direction of the Company.

BOARD AND COMMITTEE EVALUATIONS

The Board and its committees evaluate their own performance on an ongoing basis. The evaluation process is overseen by the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, which recommends enhancements to Board and committee effectiveness as appropriate. The results from the 2020 evaluation process were positive and confirmed our Board’s commitment to high levels of Board effectiveness and governance.

SELECTION OF DIRECTOR NOMINEES

The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee identifies and recruits candidates for election to the Board. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee evaluates the composition of the Board at least annually to assess the skills and experience that are currently represented on the Board as a whole, and in individual directors, as well as the skills and experience that the Board may find valuable in the future. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee selects and recommends to the Board director candidates based on the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee’s evaluation of each candidate’s character, judgment, personal and professional ethics, personal and professional integrity, values, background experience, technical skills, affiliations, familiarity with national and international issues affecting our business and demonstrated exceptional ability and judgment. Although we do not have a formal policy regarding diversity, our Board views diversity as a priority and seeks diverse representation among its members and evaluates its effectiveness in accounting for diversity as part of its annual evaluation of the composition of the Board. Candidates are selected who not only bring a depth of experience but also provide skills and knowledge complementary to the Board and our business. Candidates must be committed to representing the long-term interests of our stockholders and fulfilling a director’s duties and responsibilities, which include attending Board meetings and our annual stockholders meeting, and preparing for Board meetings by advance review of any meeting materials. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee recommends to the Board the Company’s candidates for election or reelection to the Board at each annual meeting of stockholders, as well as candidates to be elected by the Board as necessary to fill vacancies and newly created directorships. The Board proposes a slate of nominees to the stockholders for election to the Board. The Board also determines the number of directors on the Board.

The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee identifies nominees for director on its own as well as by considering recommendations from other members of the Board, officers and employees of the Company, and other sources that the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee deems appropriate. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee will also consider candidates for Board membership recommended by stockholders. Stockholders may recommend nominees for consideration by the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee by submitting the names and supporting information to: Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation, 6649 Westwood Boulevard, Orlando, Florida, 32821, Attention: Corporate Secretary.

The supporting information should include the information required by our Bylaws in connection with the nominations of persons for election to the Board. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee will evaluate all candidates, regardless of source, in light of the Board-approved criteria.

DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE

The Company has determined that all of the directors, other than Stephen P. Weisz, have no material relationship with the Company and are independent under the criteria set forth in the applicable rules of the SEC, the NYSE Listing Standards and the Company’s Corporate Governance Principles. Additionally, all of the members of the Audit Committee, Compensation Policy Committee, and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee are independent under such standards.

RISK OVERSIGHT

Our Board is responsible for overseeing our processes for assessing and managing risk. The Board considers our risk profile when reviewing our annual business plan and incorporates risk assessment into its decisions. In performing its oversight responsibilities, our Board receives an annual enterprise risk assessment report from our Chief Financial Officer and our chief audit executive and discusses the most significant risks facing us. The Board believes that its risk oversight process would be effective under a variety of Board leadership structures, and therefore, it does not materially affect the Board’s choice of leadership structure.

Each of the Board’s committees addresses risks that fall within that committee’s area of responsibility. The Board has delegated certain risk oversight functions to the Audit Committee, including the periodic review of the audit plan of the internal audit department, the tax function, treasury operations, and insurance. The Audit Committee receives regular reports from: the corporate controllership and our outside independent accounting firm on financial reporting matters; the internal audit department about significant findings; and the General Counsel regarding legal and regulatory risks. The Audit Committee incorporates its risk assessment function into its reports to the Board.

Our Audit Committee is also responsible for oversight of cybersecurity risk. The Company’s Vice President, Global Information Security, and its Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer review cybersecurity and data security risks and mitigation strategies with the Audit Committee at least twice per year. The Company has a dedicated team that is responsible for managing enterprise-wide information security strategy, policy, standards, architecture and processes. This team follows a documented process to identify, quantify and mitigate security risks. Risks are reported to and reviewed by senior leadership, and more significant risks are reported to our executive officers and the Audit Committee. In addition, we require our associates to receive annual training on our information security policies, information classification and secure handling, data privacy, physical information security, phishing, social engineering, information security best practices, identifying and reporting information security incidents, and secure credit card handling. Based on job roles and responsibilities, some associates receive additional information security training, including associates responsible for application development and IT security.

Our Compensation Policy Committee evaluates any incentives and risks arising from or related to our compensation programs and plans and assesses whether the incentives and risks are appropriate. As discussed in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis below, the Compensation Policy Committee believes that our compensation programs do not present risks that are reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the Company.

COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE BOARD

Stockholders and other interested parties wishing to communicate with our Board as a group or with any individual director (including the Chairman of the Board) may do so by sending an e-mail to business.ethics@mvwc.com or sending a letter to Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation, 6649 Westwood Boulevard, Orlando, Florida, 32821, Attention: Chief Audit Executive. Such communications may be confidential and/or anonymous. All such concerns are forwarded to the appropriate directors for their review and are reviewed and addressed by us in the same way that we address other concerns.

OTHER DIRECTORSHIPS

Our Corporate Governance Principles limit the number of boards of publicly traded companies on which the Company’s directors may serve to two, including our Board, for directors who are chief executive officers of publicly traded companies, and five for other directors.

CODE OF CONDUCT

Our Board has adopted a code of conduct, our Business Conduct Guide, that applies to all of our directors, officers and associates, including our Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer. Our Business Conduct Guide is available in the Investor Relations section of our website (www.marriottvacationsworldwide.com) and is accessible by clicking on “Corporate Governance.” Any amendments to our Business Conduct Guide and any grant of a waiver from a provision of our Business Conduct Guide requiring disclosure under applicable SEC rules may be disclosed at the same location as the Business Conduct Guide in the Investor Relations section of our website located at www.marriottvacationsworldwide.com or on a Current Report on Form 8-K.

REPORT OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE

The Audit Committee is composed solely of independent directors meeting the requirements of applicable SEC and NYSE rules. Each member is financially literate for audit committee purposes under the NYSE rules, and two members of the Audit Committee also qualify as an “audit committee financial expert” within the meaning of SEC regulations. The key responsibilities of the Audit Committee are set forth in its charter, which was adopted by us and approved by the Board and is posted under “Corporate Governance” in the Investor Relations section of our website at ir.marriottvacationsworldwide.com/investor-relations.

As more fully described in our charter, our Audit Committee assists the Board in its oversight of risks related to financial reporting, accounting, financial practices and cybersecurity. Management is responsible for the preparation, presentation and integrity of our consolidated financial statements, accounting and financial reporting principles, and maintaining an effective system of internal controls over financial reporting. Ernst & Young, our independent registered public accountant, is responsible for performing an independent audit of our consolidated financial statements and the effectiveness of internal controls over financial reporting in accordance with the auditing standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (“PCAOB”).

The Audit Committee has selected Ernst & Young as our independent registered public accountant for 2021. Ernst & Young has served as our independent registered public accountant since 2011. The Audit Committee is responsible for the appointment, compensation and oversight of our independent registered public accountant. The Audit Committee regularly reviews Ernst & Young’s independence and performance in deciding whether to retain Ernst & Young or engage another firm as our independent registered public accountant. In the course of these reviews, the Audit Committee considers, among other things:

In accordance with SEC rules and Ernst & Young policies, audit partners are subject to rotation requirements to limit the number of consecutive years an individual partner may provide service to us. For lead and concurring audit partners, the maximum number of consecutive years of service in that capacity is five years. The process for selection of our lead audit partner pursuant to this rotation policy involves a meeting between the Chair of the Audit Committee and the candidate for the role, as well as discussion by the full Audit Committee and with management. The lead partner from Ernst & Young who was assigned to us in 2014 completed his five years of service in 2019, and a new lead partner was assigned to us beginning in 2020.

The Audit Committee engages in an annual evaluation of our independent registered public accounting firm’s qualifications, assessing the firm’s quality of service, the firm’s sufficiency of resources, the quality of the communication and interaction with the firm, and the firm’s independence, objectivity, and professional skepticism. The Audit Committee also considers the advisability and potential impact of selecting a different independent public accounting firm.

The Audit Committee and the Board believe that the continued retention of Ernst & Young as our independent registered public accounting firm is in the best interest of our stockholders.

The Audit Committee regularly meets and holds separate discussions with management, our internal auditors, and Ernst & Young. Prior to their issuance, the Audit Committee reviewed and discussed our quarterly and annual consolidated financial statements (including the presentation of non-GAAP financial information) and disclosures under “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” (including significant accounting policies and judgments) with management, our internal auditors and Ernst & Young. During 2020, management, our internal auditors and Ernst & Young also made presentations to the Audit Committee on specific topics of interest, including: our information technology systems and controls; our federal and state income tax positions, including our tax strategy and risks; our critical accounting policies; new accounting guidance and the potential impact of new accounting pronouncements; our strategy and the implementation of new systems; and cyber security.

The Audit Committee has met and held discussions with management and Ernst & Young regarding the fair and complete presentation of our results and the assessment of our internal control over financial reporting. Management has represented to the Audit Committee that our consolidated financial statements were prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, and the Audit Committee has reviewed and discussed the consolidated financial statements with management and Ernst & Young. The Audit Committee has discussed with Ernst & Young the matters that are required to be discussed by the Statement on Auditing Standards No. 1301, Communications with Audit Committees, as adopted by the PCAOB. The Audit Committee discussed with Ernst & Young their independence from the Company and our management, including the matters, if any, in the written disclosures delivered pursuant to the applicable requirements of the PCAOB. The Audit Committee has concluded that Ernst & Young’s provision of audit and non-audit services to us and our affiliates is compatible with Ernst & Young’s independence.

The Audit Committee discussed with Ernst & Young the overall scope and plans for their audit, including the estimated audit fees and non-audit fees. The Audit Committee has also discussed with our Senior Vice President, Internal Audit, the overall scope of and plans for our internal audits. The Audit Committee met with Ernst & Young and with our internal auditors, in each case, with and without other members of management present, to discuss the results of their respective examinations, the evaluations of our internal controls and the overall quality and integrity of our financial reporting. Additionally, the Audit Committee has reviewed the performance, responsibilities, budget, and staffing of our internal audit department.

Based on the reviews and discussions referred to above, the Audit Committee recommended to the Board, and the Board has approved, that the audited financial statements be included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, for filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

PRE-APPROVAL OF INDEPENDENT AUDITOR FEES AND SERVICES POLICY

The Audit Committee’s Pre-Approval of Independent Auditor Fees and Services Policy provides for pre-approval of all audit, audit-related, tax and other permissible non-audit services provided by our principal independent auditor on an annual basis and as needed. The Audit Committee has delegated authority to the Audit Committee Chair to pre-approve principal independent auditor services where we deem it necessary or advisable that such services commence prior to the next regularly scheduled meeting (provided that the Audit Committee Chair informs the Audit Committee of any such services and the estimated fees that were pre-approved at the next regularly scheduled meeting). During 2020, all such services were pre-approved by the Audit Committee.

INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FEE DISCLOSURE

The following table presents aggregate fees billed for professional services rendered by our independent registered public accounting firm, Ernst & Young, for the audit of our annual financial statements for fiscal 2020 and fiscal 2019 and aggregate fees billed in fiscal 2020 and fiscal 2019 for audit-related services, tax services and all other permissible non-audit services rendered by our independent registered public accounting firm. The Audit Committee approved all of the fees presented in the table below. The Audit Committee is also responsible for overseeing the fee negotiations associated with the retention of Ernst & Young for the audit of our financial statements and internal control over financial reporting.

For purposes of the preceding table, the professional fees are classified as follows:

COMPENSATION DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

Our named executive officers (“NEOs”) for whom compensation information is presented in the Summary Compensation Table below are:

Our executive compensation programs are designed to reward financial results and effective strategic leadership to build sustainable value for stockholders by correlating the timing and amount of actual pay with performance goals over various time horizons without excessive risk-taking.

Our seasoned management team is led by Stephen P. Weisz, our Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”), who has over 48 years of combined experience at Marriott Vacations Worldwide and Marriott International. Our ten executive officers have an average of nearly 30 years of total combined experience at Marriott Vacations Worldwide, our subsidiaries and Marriott International. We believe our management team’s extensive public company and vacation ownership industry experience has enabled us to achieve solid performance and will enable us to continue to respond quickly and effectively to changing market conditions and consumer trends.

Our executive compensation program includes the following key elements:

February 2020 Compensation Actions

The Compensation Policy Committee made the following key compensation decisions for 2020, which are discussed in greater detail in the following pages:

COVID-19 Response Actions in 2020

National, federal, state, and local governments began implementing various travel restrictions, border closings, restrictions on public gatherings, mandatory quarantines, shelter-in-place mandates, and limitations on business operations beginning in March 2020 after the World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 outbreak a global pandemic. These actions, “stay-at-home” recommendations, and the reluctance of consumers to travel, had an adverse impact on our business in 2020. In our Vacation Ownership business, we closed all of our sales centers and closed our resorts for rental guests in March 2020. We also closed several of our resorts and reduced operations and amenities at resorts that remained open. Our Exchange & Third-Party Management business experienced closures of certain affiliated resorts and managed properties, and our Aqua-Aston business was significantly impacted by travel restrictions in Hawaii. In response to the economic challenges resulting from these conditions, we enacted several measures to mitigate the impact on the Company’s financial performance and to conserve cash. These measures had a significant impact on our associates, and included furloughs, reduced work weeks, reduced base pay, and ultimately, job eliminations. These actions are believed to have better positioned the Company for longer-term growth while preserving our financial strength through the period of uncertainty.

Effective April 4, 2020, due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Company’s financial performance and, in part, to address broader cash conservation efforts, the Compensation Policy Committee approved the reduction of each executive officer’s base salary, as well as the cash retainer for non-employee directors, by 50%. As early fourth quarter results indicated our financial results were improving, the Compensation Policy Committee approved pay restoration for executive officers and non-employee directors effective November 28, 2020.

The Company communicated to eligible associates in early July 2020 (including executive officers) that it would not pay any annual bonuses for fiscal year 2020.

In December 2020, the Compensation Policy Committee reviewed the progress of the Company’s efforts to recover stockholder value as demonstrated in the Company’s stock price. After ending 2019 with a stock price of $128.76, our stock price tumbled to a low of $36.81 on March 18, 2020. By mid-November 2020, our stock price crossed $110 and remained above that level, closing 2020 at $137.22.

To recognize management’s response to the pandemic, including efforts to conserve cash and recover stockholder value, and to retain executive officers who were particularly vulnerable to recruitment efforts from companies not in the hospitality industry, the Compensation Policy Committee reviewed 2018 and 2019 performance in comparison to 2020 performance and exercised its discretion to approve modifications to the performance criteria to be applied to the Performance Units for the performance period that began on January 1, 2018 and ended on December 31, 2020 (the “2018-2020 Performance Units”). This exercise of its discretion, as applied by the Compensation Policy Committee, was also intended to recognize the achievement of the acquisition and integration of ILG in 2018 and 2019. The Compensation Policy Committee modified the performance period with respect to the 2018-2020 Performance Units so that rather than evaluating Company performance based upon one cumulative three-year performance period beginning on January 1, 2018 and ending on December 31, 2020, the Committee evaluated Company performance with respect to three separate annual periods, one for each of the 2018, 2019, and 2020 fiscal years of the Company. The cumulative Adjusted EBITDA and ROIC goals originally established for the three-year performance period resulted in achievement of 64.36% of the target Performance Units. The equal weighting of the three separate annual performance periods, with 2020 achievement at zero percent, yielded an achievement and a payout of 98.91% of target.

PHILOSOPHY

The Compensation Policy Committee has approved, and periodically reviews, compensation principles that form the basis of our compensation philosophy and reflect our belief that strong and consistent leadership is the key to long-term success in our industry. Accordingly, our program is designed around the following three principles:

COMPENSATION PROGRAM PRINCIPLES AND GOVERNANCE

Pay for Performance is Key Compensation Program Principle

A significant portion of the total pay opportunity for our named executive officers is performance based. This means that it is contingent upon achieving specific results that are essential to the Company’s short- and long-term success and growth in stockholder value. As described in more detail in the following pages, the performance-based components of the 2020 compensation program include annual and long-term incentives that are comprised of Performance Units, SARs and RSUs. The Compensation Policy Committee has not established a specific formula for the allocation of performance-based compensation components and instead retains the discretion to modify the allocation from year to year. The chart below reflects the percentage of each named executive officer’s total target compensation that was performance-based in 2020:

Additional Principles and Corporate Governance Policies

Our executive compensation programs contain features that are intended to embody our compensation principles and promote strong executive compensation corporate governance.

COMPENSATION PROCESS

Market Data

To assist in determining the levels of compensation for our named executive officers in 2020, Exequity LLP (“Exequity”), the Compensation Policy Committee’s compensation consultant, recommended an appropriate peer group for approval by the Compensation Policy Committee and management. Considerations for developing the peer group included company size as measured by revenues (generally one-half to two times the Company’s revenues) and market capitalization (companies with very low or very high market capitalization relative to the Company were excluded), industry and business model similarities, and trading on a major exchange. Human resources management analyzed market data collected by Exequity, including base salary and target short- and long-term incentive opportunities for each of the named executive officers.

The companies in the peer group used as the basis for 2020 compensation decisions consisted of the following:

In addition, in part due to the fact that there are very few public company direct competitors, the Compensation Policy Committee determined that it was appropriate to consider the compensation practices of a general industry peer group as an additional reference point for its 2020 executive pay decisions. Accordingly, the Compensation Policy Committee considers the compensation practices of a general industry peer group consisting of forty companies in the consumer products industry that participated in Equilar’s Top 25 database (i.e., 20 consumer products companies with revenues greater and 20 consumer products companies with revenues less than the Company’s revenues).

The companies that met these objective criteria with revenues greater and less than the Company’s revenues consisted of the following:

Tally Sheets

On an annual basis, the Compensation Policy Committee reviews “tally sheets” prepared by management for each of the named executive officers. The tally sheet includes, among other things, total annual compensation, the value of unexercised or unvested equity compensation awards, and amounts payable upon termination of employment under various circumstances, including following a change in control. The Compensation Policy Committee did not recommend specific changes to the executive compensation program for 2020 in response to a review of tally sheets in 2020, although it used the tally sheet information as one data point when considering executive compensation matters.

Role of the Compensation Policy Committee

Our Compensation Policy Committee is responsible for reviewing and approving the Company’s executive compensation policies and plan designs, including compensation of our named executive officers. The Compensation Policy Committee considers various factors in determining compensation levels for named executive officers, including the officer’s responsibilities and performance, the effectiveness of our programs in supporting the Company’s short- and long-term strategic objectives, and overall financial performance. Additionally, our Compensation Policy Committee Chair, Dianna F. Morgan, with input from our Chairman, William J. Shaw, makes recommendations to the Compensation Policy Committee with respect to the compensation of our CEO, Mr. Weisz.

To this end, our Compensation Policy Committee conducts an annual review of executive officer pay levels, reviews market data provided by the independent consultant, and approves changes to program designs, based on an assessment of competitive market practice and emerging trends. Additionally, the Compensation Policy Committee evaluates the risks associated with the Company’s executive compensation programs.

Our Compensation Policy Committee approved the total compensation packages for each of the named executive officers, including base salary, annual bonus targets, actual bonuses earned, and equity awards.

Role of the Compensation Consultant

In 2020, the Compensation Policy Committee engaged Exequity to provide executive compensation consulting services. Exequity’s services to the Compensation Policy Committee have included updates on best practices and market trends in executive and director compensation, recommendations regarding executive and director compensation, and an independent review of compensation proposals by the Company’s senior management. Exequity attended meetings at the Compensation Policy Committee’s request and was available to provide guidance as questions and issues arose. During 2020, Exequity did not perform any services for the Company other than in connection with providing advice and recommendations on executive and director compensation. The Compensation Policy Committee determined that Exequity is independent after consideration of the SEC independence factors.

Role of Management

At the request of the Compensation Policy Committee, the CEO presents individual pay recommendations for each of the named executive officers, other than himself. In forming his recommendations, he is advised by human resources management, including our Chief Human Resources Officer and our Senior Vice President, Global Rewards & HRIS, and the independent compensation consultant with regard to assessment of individual contributions, achievement of performance objectives and other qualitative factors. The Compensation Policy Committee considers these recommendations in approving the pay levels of each named executive officer. The CEO does not make recommendations concerning his own compensation.

The CEO and members of human resources management regularly attend Compensation Policy Committee meetings. Human resources management typically presents recommendations for changes to program designs and individual pay levels for executive officers, taking into consideration individual performance of each incumbent, appropriate benchmarking information and issues that may arise from an accounting, legal or tax perspective.

ANALYSIS OF EACH COMPENSATION ELEMENT

Base Salary

In February 2020, the Compensation Policy Committee approved the following base salaries for the named executive officers:

In determining whether to make adjustments to base salaries, the Compensation Policy Committee considered market data, as well as internal factors, experience, time in position and internal pay equity, and subjective factors such as individual performance and future potential. No specific weightings were assigned to the factors considered. The Compensation Policy Committee expects to review base salaries for the named executive officers annually to determine whether base salary levels are commensurate with the officers’ responsibilities and the competitive market.

In March 2020, due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the financial performance of the Company, and in an effort to preserve cash, the Compensation Policy Committee reduced the base salary of each named executive officer by 50 percent beginning April 4, 2020. After determining that the Company’s financial performance was improving, the base salary of each named executive officer (other than Mr. Weisz) was restored to 80% of the base salary approved in February 2020 beginning on July 25, 2020, and the base salary of each named executive officer (including Mr. Weisz) was fully restored to the base salary approved in February 2020 beginning on November 28, 2020.

Bonuses and Incentives

Annual Bonuses

For 2020, the named executive officers were eligible to participate in the Bonus Plan, which was intended to reward executives for achievement of pre-established financial, customer, and associate objectives tied to 2020 performance. The potential awards under the Bonus Plan are reported in the Grants of Plan-Based Awards for Fiscal Year 2020 table. As reported in the “non-equity incentive plan compensation” column in the Summary Compensation Table following this Compensation Discussion and Analysis, due to the financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the financial performance of the Company as well as certain cash conservation measures taken by the Company as a result, including associate furloughs, reduced work weeks and reductions in pay, no named executive officer received a bonus under the Bonus Plan for 2020.

The Compensation Policy Committee approved the following target awards as a percentage of base salary for the named executive officers:

In determining the target award percentage for each named executive officer, as well as in determining the differences in the target award percentages among the named executive officers, the Compensation Policy Committee considered market data and internal factors, including pay equity with other officers, differences in responsibilities, and future potential. Mr. Miller was previously eligible for a cash incentive award under a sales compensation arrangement. For 2020, to align Mr. Miller’s compensation more closely to other named executive officers, the sales incentive compensation arrangement was discontinued. Ms. Marbert’s target incentive opportunity was reduced by 10% to better align with market data regarding the position of divisional president. Threshold performance was required in order to pay 25 percent of such named executive officer’s target award and the maximum award for each named executive officer was 200 percent of such named executive officer’s target award.

There were two financial objectives tied to the Bonus Plan for 2020: Adjusted EBITDA and Total Revenue. These financial objectives were tied to 80% of an executive officer’s total bonus opportunity, and were weighted at 55% and 25%, respectively. These financial performance measures were selected because they are important indicators of the Company’s profitability and sustainability. Mr. Weisz and Mr. Geller developed the specific performance level percentages for these objectives, which were reviewed and approved by the Compensation Policy Committee.

For all named executive officers, Adjusted EBITDA was the most heavily weighted performance criteria because it is reflective of the financial viability and success of the Company in the performance year. “Adjusted EBITDA” means EBITDA (as reported in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020 (the “2020 Form 10-K”)), excluding the impact of non-cash share based compensation expense, impairments, transaction costs, gains and losses on the disposal of assets, gains and losses on foreign currency exchange related activity, litigation charges and activity not associated with the Company’s on-going core operations. Adjusted EBITDA includes the impact of interest expense associated with our debt from the securitization of vacation ownership notes receivable. Adjusted EBITDA is a financial measure that is not prescribed by GAAP. Please refer to Appendix A for a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to net income, which is the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure, as well as our reasons for presenting this measure. The Adjusted EBITDA target was set at $846.0 million, a level we believed to be achievable but not certain to be met.

For 2020, the named executive officers were eligible to receive the portion of the bonus attributable to Adjusted EBITDA based on the following achievement levels:

For purposes of the Bonus Plan, “Total Revenue” means total revenues for the 2020 fiscal year, excluding cost reimbursement revenues (as reported in our 2020 Form 10-K) for the 2020 fiscal year. The Total Revenue target was set at $3,274.0 million, a level we believed to be achievable but not certain to be met. For 2020, the named executive officers were eligible to receive the portion of the bonus attributable to Total Revenue based on the following achievement levels:

For each of the financial measures, achievement falling between two of the stated performance achievement levels resulted in the payment for that portion of the bonus being interpolated between the corresponding bonus levels, except that there is no interpolation between 0% and 25%. Accordingly, no payout will be made if achievement is below the threshold level of achievement of 25%.

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020, we did not achieve, for purposes of the Bonus Plan, either the Adjusted EBITDA or Total Revenue minimum threshold levels, which resulted in $0 earned with respect to those metrics.

In addition to the financial performance measures, the Bonus Plan for the named executive officers included performance measures based on customer satisfaction and associate engagement, each weighted at 10% of the total bonus opportunity. These performance measures are approved by the Compensation Policy Committee and subsequently evaluated subjectively and objectively and, like Adjusted EBITDA and Total Revenue targets, are intended to establish high standards, consistent with our quality goals, which we believed were achievable but not certain to be met. We believe that the following performance measures are important contributors to achieving success within our industry. Payouts under these performance measures can be zero or at threshold, target or maximum award levels or, in most cases, interpolated between award levels. However, there is no interpolation between zero and threshold.

The Compensation Policy Committee exercised its discretion with respect to the annual bonus in 2020 due to the impact of COVID-19 on the Company. In an effort to conserve cash in light of the impact of COVID-19 on the financial performance of the Company, the Company implemented certain cash conservation measures that impacted 100% of its associates, including associate furloughs, workforce reductions, reduced work weeks and reduced pay. Consequently, the Compensation Policy Committee determined that it would not be appropriate to pay bonuses to the named executive officers based solely on achievement with respect to the non-financial measures described above.

Stock Awards

Stock Awards Granted in 2020

We expect that equity compensation awards will be granted to the named executive officers under the 2020 Equity Plan on an annual basis. With multi-year and, in some cases, performance-based vesting conditions, and the opportunity for long-term capital appreciation, the annual stock awards help us achieve our objectives of attracting and retaining key executive talent, linking named executive officer pay to long-term Company performance and aligning the interests of named executive officers with those of stockholders.

The Compensation Policy Committee approved the following annual equity awards for 2020 for our named executive officers:

The amount of each named executive officer’s award, as well as the differences in the award amounts among the named executive officers, were determined by considering market data (as described above) and internal factors, including pay equity with other officers, differences in responsibilities, job performance, and future potential. The Compensation Policy Committee’s consideration of the external market pay practices of various companies discussed above under “Market Data” resulted in the determination to increase the value of the awards for Mr. Weisz, Mr. Miller and Ms. Marbert. Total target direct compensation for Mr. Geller and Mr. Cunningham was slightly above median; Mr. Weisz, Ms. Marbert and Mr. Miller were below market median following the increases in equity awards for 2020. The awards are reflected in the Summary Compensation Table for 2020 and the Grants of Plan-Based Awards for Fiscal Year 2020. The value of the awards was allocated among Performance Units, SARs and RSUs as follows:

The allocations were set so as to advance the executives’ alignment with stockholders by increasing their equity ownership, while tying a majority of the awards to future stock price performance and achievement of financial performance goals. The RSUs are time-based stock awards that focus on retention of the executives and SARs are granted to further align the executives’ and stockholders’ interests by requiring an increase in stock price in order for the executives to recognize value from the awards.

The Performance Units granted in 2020 represent the right to receive shares of our common stock at the end of the performance period beginning January 1, 2020 and ending December 31, 2022, in an amount determined based on the Company’s cumulative achievement over the performance period with respect to two performance objectives: Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted ROIC, each weighted equally. “Adjusted ROIC” means net income (as reported in the Company’s Annual Reports on Form 10-K) over the performance period, excluding the impact of non-consumer financing interest expense, provision for income taxes, non-cash share based compensation expense, impairments, transaction costs, gains and losses on the disposal of assets, litigation charges, and activity not associated with the Company’s ongoing core operations as a percentage of Net Total Invested Capital. “Net Total Invested Capital” means the average of the beginning of the performance period and the end of the performance period total assets less current liabilities (excluding non-securitized debt) and securitized debt; provided that any cash in excess of $150 million will be disregarded for purposes of determining total assets.

The Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted ROIC targets were set at levels we believed to be achievable but not certain to be met.

We used Adjusted EBITDA as a performance objective for both the Bonus Plan and the Performance Units because the Compensation Policy Committee believes that utilizing the same metric for both the short- and long-term compensation programs ensures that short-term management decisions are not influenced by short-term gain at the expense of long-term performance. By using the same metric, the Compensation Policy Committee is promoting sustained performance of the Company in this area over both the shorter- and longer-term.

The number of Performance Units actually earned will be determined following the end of the performance period and will be equal to 50 percent of the granted number of Performance Units multiplied by a percentage corresponding to the achievement level of the Adjusted EBITDA performance objective plus 50 percent of the granted number of Performance Units multiplied by a percentage corresponding to the achievement level of the Adjusted ROIC performance objective. The number of shares that will be received can range from zero to two times the number of Performance Units granted and will be based on the following achievement levels, which were approved by the Compensation Policy Committee in February 2020:

If performance falls between levels, the vesting percentage will be determined by the Compensation Policy Committee based on straight-line interpolation; provided, however, that no payout will be made with respect to the Adjusted EBITDA performance objective for achievement of $2,233 million or less and no payout will be made with respect to the Adjusted ROIC performance objective for achievement of 11.0% or less.

Performance Units will not vest if the named executive officer does not continue to be an active employee of the Company during the entire period from the grant date through the performance period (unless the named executive officer retires as an approved retiree or dies or is disabled during such period) or engages in competition or acts that are or potentially are injurious to our Company’s operations, financial condition or business reputation during that period; the named executive officers are also prohibited from soliciting any of our employees to leave our employment during the period from the grant date until the first anniversary of the termination of the officer’s employment for any reason. If a named executive officer retires as an approved retiree during the performance period, a pro rata portion of the Performance Units will continue to vest on the same terms. If a named executive officer dies or is disabled during the performance period, a portion of the Performance Units will vest assuming achievement at the target level of performance.

Performance Units Vested in 2020

Following the end of 2020, each of the named executive officers received shares upon the vesting of the Performance Units granted in 2018. These performance shares represented the right to receive shares of our common stock at the end of the performance period beginning January 1, 2018 and ending December 31, 2020, in an amount determined based on the Company’s cumulative achievement over the performance period with respect to two performance objectives: Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted ROIC, each weighted equally. The targets were set at levels we believed to be achievable but not certain to be met.

In December 2020, due to circumstances caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, which had an impact on the financial performance of the Company, the Compensation Policy Committee exercised its discretion and approved modifications to the performance period that began on January 1, 2018 and ended on December 31, 2020 so that rather than evaluating Company performance based on one three-year performance period, performance was evaluated based on three separate annual performance periods, one for each of the 2018, 2019 and 2020 fiscal years of the Company. The Compensation Policy Committee determined that such modification was necessary to recognize management’s response to the pandemic, including efforts to conserve cash and recover stockholder value, and to retain executive officers, who were particularly vulnerable to recruitment efforts from companies not in the hospitality business. The Compensation Policy Committee reviewed 2018 and 2019 performance in comparison to 2020. The modification was also intended to recognize the achievement of the acquisition and integration of ILG in 2018 and 2019. The cumulative Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted ROIC goals originally established for the three-year performance period resulted in achievement of 64.36% of the target Performance Units. The equal weighting of the three separate annual performance periods, with 2020 achievement at zero percent, yielded an achievement of 98.91% of the target.

For the 2018 fiscal year performance period, we utilized legacy-MVW financial metrics (excluding the impact of the ILG acquisition) to assess performance. We assessed performance for each of the 2019 and 2020 fiscal performance years based upon the financial metrics of the combined organization, accounting for the ILG acquisition.

Achievement based upon the three performance periods is as follows:

The actual award achievement, based on the straight average of the three one-year performance periods, is as follows:

As a result of such performance, the named executive officers received the following numbers of shares: Mr. Weisz, 11,555 shares; Mr. Geller, 4,333 shares; Mr. Cunningham, 2,648 shares; and Mr. Miller, 2,086 shares. Ms. Marbert was not an executive officer of MVW at the time of the 2018 grant.

2021 Compensation Actions in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic is continuing to adversely affect our financial performance in 2021. In response to these ongoing economic challenges, we have enacted several measures to continue to mitigate the impact of the pandemic on the Company’s financial performance. We expect these actions to better position the Company for longer-term recovery and growth while continuing to preserve our cash and liquidity.

Our annual bonus plan for our executive officers and bonus-eligible associates will be divided into two semi-annual plans in 2021. For the performance period January through June, 2021, a single performance metric of Adjusted EBITDA will be used to determine bonus payout awards. The target has been set aggressively given the volatility of economic conditions. To mitigate against such uncertainty, the payout range around the target has been widened. Threshold was established at the minimum at which a bonus would be paid, or 25% of target potential. We believe the threshold is meaningful but achievable. The target and maximum achievement levels represent challenging and aspirational results, respectively. Our Compensation Policy Committee expects to establish the performance metric(s) for the performance period from July through December 2021 later this year.

The economic volatility we face in 2021 and beyond required analysis and consideration to adjust the mix of equity awards to exclude performance-based three-year restricted stock units for the 2021 fiscal year only. The Company intends to return to its traditional equity mix effective with the 2022 fiscal year. Equity awards granted in March 2021 to the executive officers represent an even split between time-based RSUs and SARs. Our decision was predicated on the inability to accurately predict one and three years of performance metrics, which could result in consideration for discretion in the future. To mitigate the risk of underestimating the metric (which may result in a windfall to our executive officers), the Company believes that the increase of RSUs and SARs, although time-based, continue to align with stockholder interests.

Other Compensation

Perquisites

In 2020, we offered minimal perquisites consisting of only a limited number of compensatory room nights, a minimal executive physical benefit and a status upgrade in the Marriott Bonvoy program. The value of these benefits was included in the executives’ wages for tax purposes, and we did not provide tax gross-ups to the executives with respect to these benefits. With the acquisition of ILG, the Company assumed remaining flight hours on a shared corporate jet. Executives were permitted to utilize the hours for corporate purposes.

Other Benefits

Named executive officers can participate in the same plans and programs offered to all our eligible employees. Some of these benefits were paid for by the executives, such as elective deferrals under the Marriott Vacations Worldwide 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan (the “401(k) Plan”) or the Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation Deferred Compensation Plan (the “MVW Deferred Compensation Plan”), vision coverage, long- and short-term disability, group life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance, and health care and dependent care spending accounts. Other benefits were paid for or subsidized by us, such as any company match under the 401(k) Plan, any employer credits under the MVW Deferred Compensation Plan, certain group medical and dental benefits, business travel accident insurance and tuition reimbursement.

Long-Term Disability Plan

Our named executive officers and approximately 400 other associates are eligible to participate in the Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation Executive Long-Term Disability Plan (the “LTD Plan”). The purpose of the LTD Plan is to improve the ability of the Company to attract and retain executive and senior level associates by providing such associates with enhanced long-term disability insurance. The LTD Plan is subject to certain provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.

The LTD Plan consists of two parts: (1) a group long-term disability policy (the “Group Policy”) that pays, after a 180-day elimination period, 60 percent of eligible compensation, which initially consists of base pay, bonus and incentive compensation (“Eligible Compensation”), capped at $10,000 per month, to a specific age, which initially is age 65 (the “Limiting Age”), the entire cost of which is paid by the Company; and (2) an individual disability insurance policy (the “Individual Policy”) that pays 75 percent of Eligible Compensation up to $10,000 per month, to the Limiting Age. We pay 100% of the premium cost required for the Individual Policy for our named executive officers and pay for the first $1,000 of coverage under the Individual Policy for other participants. The right to receive any payment under the Group Policy will cease upon termination of employment. The Individual Policy is portable; the participant may continue coverage by paying the full premiums after termination of employment. The total maximum benefit amount for the combination of the two parts of the LTD Plan is $20,000 per month or $240,000 per year.

Life Insurance

We pay for life insurance with a payout to designated beneficiaries on death for Mr. Weisz in the amount of two times his base salary (up to a maximum of $1.5 million), and for each other named executive officer in the amount of such officer’s base salary (up to a maximum of $750,000).

401(k) Plan

Our named executive officers are eligible to participate in our 401(k) Plan on substantially the same basis as our other associates. Participants in the 401(k) Plan may contribute a portion of their compensation to the plan each year. Our highly compensated employees, including the named executive officers, may be subject to limits on the amounts of their contributions to the plan that are not applicable to non-highly compensated employees to the extent required by applicable tax law. We determine on an annual basis whether to make matching employer contributions, which will not exceed six percent of the participant’s eligible compensation, or such other limits that are imposed by applicable tax law. Any employer contributions that we made to the 401(k) Plan accounts of the named executive officers for 2020 are shown in the “All Other Compensation” column of the Summary Compensation Table below.

Deferred Compensation

Our named executive officers and approximately 1,000 other associates are eligible to participate in the MVW Deferred Compensation Plan. In addition, our named executive officers have balances under the Marriott International, Inc. Executive Deferred Compensation Plan (“Marriott Deferred Compensation Plan”), in which many of them were able to participate prior to the Spin-Off from Marriott International in 2011.

We provide the MVW Deferred Compensation Plan because the Compensation Policy Committee wishes to permit certain of our employees to defer the obligation to pay taxes on compensation and bonuses that they are entitled to receive. The MVW Deferred Compensation Plan permits them to do this, while also receiving interest on deferred amounts. We believe that providing this benefit is important as a retention and recruitment tool as many of the companies with which we compete for executive talent provide a similar plan for their senior employees.

Under the terms of the MVW Deferred Compensation Plan, each participant may elect to defer receipt of up to 80 percent of his or her base salary, bonuses, non-equity incentive plan compensation and/or commissions until such future date as he or she elects in accordance with the terms of the MVW Deferred Compensation Plan. The Company may credit participants’ accounts with additional amounts, referred to as employer credits, in an amount equal to any matching contributions that the participant did not receive for a year under the 401(k) Plan, or any successor plan thereto, due to the participant’s election to defer amounts under the MVW Deferred Compensation Plan. In addition, the Company may, in its sole discretion, credit participants’ accounts with additional employer credits which will vest at a rate of 25 percent per year on the first four anniversaries of the date the discretionary employer credit was allocated to the participant’s account, provided that the participant remains in continued service with the Company. On a participant’s separation from service, unvested discretionary employer credits are generally forfeited. Upon a change in control of the Company, a participant’s death, or a participant’s retirement after reaching age 55 and completing ten continuous years of service, all employer credits will immediately vest in full.

A participant in the MVW Deferred Compensation Plan may elect to receive his or her deferred amounts and vested employer credits in a lump sum or in installments over five, ten, fifteen or twenty years at either a separation from service or upon any of the first five anniversaries of a separation from service. Alternatively, a participant may elect to receive his or her deferred amounts and vested employer credits in a lump sum in January of a specified year, so long as employer credits are deferred for at least four years and all other amounts are deferred for at least three years. The obligations under the MVW Deferred Compensation Plan are not funded by the Company, and therefore participants have an unsecured contractual commitment from us to pay the amounts due under the MVW Deferred Compensation Plan. When payments are due under the MVW Deferred Compensation Plan, the cash will be distributed from our general assets.

For 2020, participants were able to select a fixed rate of return of 3.5 percent or a rate of return based on various market-based investment alternatives, such as mutual funds with various investment profiles, and were also able select such a rate for their existing account balances. Participants were not limited to minimum elections in the fixed rate of return. To support our ability to meet our obligations under the MVW Deferred Compensation Plan, we acquired insurance on the lives of certain participants in the MVW Deferred Compensation Plan, the proceeds of which are payable to a trust with the Company as grantor. For 2020, participants may select a rate of return based on market-based investment alternatives for up to 100 percent of their contributions and existing balances.

Earnings under the MVW Deferred Compensation Plan or the Marriott Deferred Compensation Plan that were credited at a fixed rate of interest in excess of 120 percent of the applicable federal long-term rate are reported in the Change in Pension Value and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings column of the Summary Compensation Table.

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

The Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “ESPP”) is intended to provide the Company’s eligible employees, including our named executive officers, with an opportunity to participate in the Company’s success by permitting them to acquire an ownership interest in the Company through periodic payroll deductions that will be applied towards the purchase of shares of our common stock at a five percent discount from the market price.

Change in Control Arrangements

Our named executive officers are participants in the Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation Change in Control Severance Plan (the “Change in Control Plan”). Adoption of the Change in Control Plan was intended to maximize stockholder value by retaining key executives through the closing of a Change in Control (as defined below), and to motivate executives to drive business success independent of the possible occurrence of a Change in Control. All of our executive officers are eligible to participate in the Change in Control Plan. Under the Change in Control Plan, the receipt of benefits is subject to a “double trigger,” under which benefits, including the acceleration of vesting and/or settlement of equity and cash awards, are available only if the participant’s employment is terminated in connection with the Change in Control unless the awards are not assumed in connection with the Change in Control, in which case a single trigger applies. A “change in control” occurs if there is a consummation of certain acquisition, merger, sale, liquidation or similar events or there is a change in a majority of Board members as described in the Change in Control Plan (a “Change in Control”).

Under the terms of the Change in Control Plan, and subject to the conditions thereof, an executive officer who participates in the Change in Control Plan will receive severance benefits if his or her employment is terminated involuntarily by the Company or any of its affiliates, other than due to Cause, Total Disability (as those terms are defined in the Change in Control Plan), or death, or is terminated by the executive officer for Good Reason (as defined in the Change in Control Plan), in each case, within two years following a Change in Control of the Company (a “Termination”). Provided that the executive officer executes a waiver and release of claims in favor of the Company, he or she will be entitled to the following severance benefits: (1) a cash severance payment, payable in a lump sum, equal to two times (or three times, in the case of the Chief Executive Officer of the Company) the sum of his or her Base Salary and Target Bonus (as those terms are defined in the Change in Control Plan); (2) twenty-four months (or thirty-six months, in the case of the Chief Executive Officer of the Company) of Company-subsidized medical, dental and life-insurance coverage for such executive officer and his or her spouse and dependents, at the same benefit level as provided to the executive immediately prior to the Change in Control, or the cash equivalent of the present value of such coverage; (3) any unpaid bonus as of the Termination date for any previously-completed fiscal year; and (4) a pro-rata bonus for the fiscal year in which the executive officer’s employment is terminated.

In addition to receipt of the severance benefits described above, upon Termination, an executive officer’s stock options and other equity-related compensation will be treated as follows: (1) all restricted stock, RSUs or other share-based awards in a form substantially similar to restricted stock or RSUs will become fully vested as of the Termination date; (2) all unvested or unexercisable options, SARs or other share-based awards in a form substantially similar to options or SARs will become fully vested and exercisable until the earlier of the end of (a) their original term or (b) 12 months (or in the case of certain approved retirees, five years) following the Termination date; and (3) all of the executive officer’s other cash performance-based awards or other share-based awards subject to performance-based vesting criteria will be deemed to be fully vested as of the Termination date, and will be paid immediately thereafter based on a presumed achievement of target levels of performance. However, in the event that no substitute awards, shares or other equity interests are available as of the Change in Control, the participant will become fully vested in his or her awards as of the Change in Control date, and all awards will be immediately distributed or paid, or, in the case of options and SARs, will become fully exercisable. In the discretion of the Compensation Policy Committee, distributions may be made in the form of a cash payment equal in amount to the value of the shares distributed or, in the case of options or SARs, the intrinsic value of such awards.

Any payment otherwise due under the Change in Control Plan will be reduced if necessary so that the payment will not constitute a “parachute payment” under Section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code. The Change in Control Plan does not provide for a gross-up of excise taxes on such “parachute payments.”

Clawbacks

Under our clawback policy, which is in addition to the clawback provision that applies to equity awards issued under the Equity Plans in the event of certain restatements of our consolidated financial statements, the Board may recoup compensation received by a named executive officer who engaged in certain misconduct that contributed to the need for the restatement. Compensation that is based on our achievement of specified financial results, including performance-based equity awards, may be recouped to the extent such compensation would have been lower had it been determined or calculated based on the financial results as restated. In addition, the Board may recoup any compensation received by a named executive officer who has engaged in conduct that violates our Business Conduct Guide or in willful misconduct or fraud that causes harm to the Company. Compensation received up to three years prior to the restatement or conduct and after the date of adoption of the policy is subject to potential recoupment under the policy.

Under the Equity Plans we have the authority to limit or eliminate the ability of any executive to exercise options and SARs or to receive a distribution of our common stock under RSUs or other stock awards if the executive engaged in criminal or tortious conduct that was injurious to us or engaged in competition with us.

Stock Ownership Guidelines

Under the stock ownership guidelines adopted by the Compensation Policy Committee, named executive officers are to achieve the following levels of ownership of our common stock (as a multiple of base salary rate as of the last day of the fiscal year for which compliance is being evaluated):

For purposes of determining compliance with the guidelines, the following are considered shares owned by the named executive officer: shares owned by the named executive officer and his or her spouse; shares held by a trust any beneficiaries of which are the named executive officer or his or her family members; shares held jointly with others; restricted stock awards; restricted stock unit awards; and share equivalents deferred in accordance with our plans. Options, SARs and performance-based awards are not considered owned by the named executive officer.

The Compensation Policy Committee receives an annual report of the ownership achieved by each named executive officer as of the end of the fiscal year, with the achievement level determined by reference to the average of the closing prices of our common stock for the 20 trading days ending on the last trading day of the fiscal year. The Compensation Policy Committee will determine the action to be taken for failure to comply, which action may include (but is not limited to), requiring all or a portion of a named executive officer’s annual bonus to be paid in shares, or requiring retention of shares received upon exercise of stock options or SARs or of shares earned upon the vesting of performance-based equity awards. All but one of our executive officers were in compliance with these guidelines as of the end of 2020. The executive officer who was not in compliance with the guidelines was newly appointed on November 30, 2020, and has five calendar years, or by year-end 2025, to achieve target ownership.

Pledging and Derivative Transactions

Our associates and officers are prohibited from including Marriott Vacations Worldwide stock or other securities in a margin account or pledging such securities as collateral for a loan. We also have a policy that prohibits all associates and officers from shorting the sale of our stock or securities, or from buying, selling, writing or otherwise entering into any other “derivative” transaction related to our stock or securities, including options, warrants, puts, calls, and similar rights.

Risk Considerations

The Compensation Policy Committee reviewed a risk assessment to determine whether the amount and components of compensation for our employees and the design of compensation programs might create incentives for excessive risk-taking by our employees. The Compensation Policy Committee concluded that our compensation programs do not present risks that are reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the Company.

Consideration of Prior Stockholder Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Compensation

At our 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, our stockholders voted with respect to an advisory resolution on our executive compensation, and 98.12 percent of the shares voted at the meeting (exclusive of broker non-votes) were voted in favor of the approval of the compensation of our named executive officers as disclosed in the proxy statement for that Annual Meeting. The Compensation Policy Committee considered this support, as well as the other factors discussed in this Compensation Discussion and Analysis, in retaining the fundamental characteristics of our executive compensation program for 2020, and did not make any specific changes to the program as a result of the stockholder vote.

Employment Agreements

We, as a practice, do not have employment agreements with any of our named executive officers. However, with the acquisition of ILG in 2018, we assumed an employment agreement for Jeanette E. Marbert, President, Exchange and Third-Party Management.

REPORT OF THE COMPENSATION POLICY COMMITTEE

The Compensation Policy Committee, which is composed solely of independent members of the Board, assists the Board in fulfilling its responsibilities relating to executive compensation. The Compensation Policy Committee is responsible for overseeing compensation programs that enable the Company to attract, retain and motivate executives capable of establishing and implementing business plans in the best interests of the stockholders. The Compensation Policy Committee, on behalf of and in certain instances subject to the approval of the Board, reviews and approves compensation programs for certain senior officer positions. In this context, the Compensation Policy Committee reviewed and discussed with management the Company’s Compensation Discussion and Analysis required by Item 402(b) of SEC Regulation S-K. Following the reviews and discussions referred to above, the Compensation Policy Committee recommended to the Board that the Compensation Discussion and Analysis be included in this Proxy Statement.

SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE

The following Summary Compensation Table shows the compensation we paid in fiscal years 2020, 2019 and 2018 to our Chief Executive Officer, our President and Chief Financial Officer and our other three most highly compensated executive officers.