Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

Departure of Randall A. Wotring as Chief Operating Officer of the Company

On October 2, 2020, AECOM (the "Company") the Company and Randall A. Wotring mutually agreed that Mr. Wotring will resign from his position as Chief Operating Officer of the Company immediately, after which time he will serve in a non-executive officer capacity as Senior Advisor to the Chief Executive Officer until his retirement from the Company on December 31, 2020. In connection therewith, Mr. Wotring is eligible to receive the following compensation and benefits in accordance with the Company's Senior Leadership Severance Plan: (i) a lump sum payment equal to his annual base salary; (ii) a prorated annual incentive award payment for fiscal year 2021; (iii) a lump sum payment in respect of the monthly employer portion of healthcare premiums multiplied by 12; and (iv) 12 months of additional service vesting credit for purposes of his outstanding equity awards. Mr. Wotring's receipt of the foregoing compensation and benefits is subject to his execution of a separation and release agreement containing a general release of claims in favor of the Company as well as customary restrictive covenants, including obligations with respect to confidentiality and restrictions on soliciting the Company's employees and customers.

Departure of Steve Morriss as Group President, Design and Consulting Services - Americas of the Company

On October 2, 2020, the Company and Steve Morriss mutually agreed that Mr. Morriss will resign from his position as Group President, Design and Consulting Services - Americas of the Company effective immediately. Mr. Morriss may continue to provide transition-related services to the Company under a short-term consulting arrangement on a month-to-month retainer at a pro rata monthly rate calculated based on his current base salary. In connection therewith, Mr. Morriss is eligible to receive the following compensation and benefits in accordance with the Company's Senior Leadership Severance Plan: (i) a lump sum payment equal to his annual base salary; (ii) an annual incentive award payment for fiscal year 2020; (iii) a lump sum payment in respect of the monthly employer portion of healthcare premiums multiplied by 12; and (iv) 12 months of additional service vesting credit for purposes of his outstanding equity awards. Mr. Morriss' receipt of the foregoing compensation and benefits is subject to his execution of a separation and release agreement containing a general release of claims in favor of the Company as well as customary restrictive covenants, including obligations with respect to confidentiality and restrictions on soliciting the Company's employees and customers.

Item 8.01. Other Information.

On October 5, 2020, the Company issued a press release announcing the matters described in Item 5.02. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.





(d) Exhibits



Exhibit No.   Description
  99.1          Press Release, dated October 5, 2020
104           Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL)

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