Establish Deferral Period for Senior Executive Bonuses

Resolution Text

RESOLVED that shareholders of Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. ("Walgreens") urge the Compensation Committee (the "Committee") to make the following changes to any annual cash incentive program ("Bonus Program"), as applicable to senior executives, in order to promote a longer-term perspective:

  1. An award to a senior executive under a Bonus Program ("Bonus") that is based on one or more financial measurements (a "Financial Metric") whose performance measurement period ("PMP") is one year or shorter shall not be paid in full for a period (the "Deferral Period") following the award; and
  2. The Committee shall develop a methodology for (a) determining the length of the Deferral Period and what proportion of a Bonus should be paid immediately,

(b) adjusting the remainder of the Bonus over the Deferral Period in a manner that

(i) allows accurate assessment of risks taken during  the  PMP that  could  have affected performance on the Financial Metric(s) and (ii) allows Walgreens to recoup Bonus compensation pursuant to its clawback  policy; and  (c) paying out the remainder of the Bonus at the end of the Deferral Period.

The changes should be implemented in a way that does not violate any existing contractual obligation or the terms of any compensation or benefit plan currently in effect.

SUPPORTING STATEMENT

As long-term shareholders, we support compensation policies that align senior executives' incentives with the company's long-term success. 'Ne are concerned that short-term incentive plans can encourage senior executives to take on excessive risk.

In our view, the opioid crisis reflects overly risky behavior by companies in the supply chain, including retailers such as Walgreens. That behavior has led to costly litigation, as well as civil and criminal enforcement actions, with potential financial and reputational consequences. Walgreens is a defendant in the multi-district opioid litigation in Ohio.

To foster a longer-term orientation, this proposal asks that the Committee develop a methodology for withholding some portion of Bonuses to allow adjustment of the unpaid portion during the Deferral Period both to allow more accurate assessment of the risks taken during the PMP and to facilitate recoupment pursuant to Walgreens' clawback policy. The Committee would have discretion to set the terms and mechanics of this process.

Bonus deferral is widely used in the banking industry, where overly risky behavior generating short-term profits but longer-term losses was widely viewed as contributing to the financial crisis. In 2009, the Financial Stability Board ("FSB"), which coordinates national financial authorities in developing strong financial sector policies, adopted Principles for Sound Compensation Practices and implementation standards for those

principles, including bonus deferral. Deferral is "particularly important" because it allows "late-arriving information about risk-taking and outcomes" to alter payouts and reduces the need to claw back compensation already paid out, which may "fac[e] legal barriers," in the event of misconduct. Banking supervisors in 16 juris dict ions, including the US, have requirements or expectations regarding bonus deferral.

(https://www .fsb.org/wp-content/uploads/P170619-1.pdf) We urge shareholders to vote FOR this proposal.

Lead Filer

Louis Malizia
International Brotherhood of Teamsters

Co-filer

Judy Byron
Northwest Women Religious Investment Trust
Corey Klemmer
Domini Impact Investments LLC