Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
OnFebruary 20, 2023 ,Cimpress plc entered into executive retention agreements withRobert Keane , Chief Executive Officer ofCimpress and Chairman;Sean Quinn , Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer;Maarten Wensveen , Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer; andFlorian Baumgartner , Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer of Vista. For Messrs. Keane, Quinn, and Wensveen, these executive retention agreements amend and restate the executive retention agreements they previously entered into, which previous agreements contained outdated references to compensation programs that have changed or are no longer in place. The amended and restated executive retention agreements reflectCimpress' current compensation programs and provide flexibility to accommodate future compensation programs, while making no material changes to the economics and benefits of the previous agreements. Under the executive retention agreements, ifCimpress terminates an executive officer's employment without cause (as defined in the agreement) or the executive officer terminates his employment for good reason (as defined in the agreement), then he is entitled to receive the following: •A lump sum severance payment equal to two years' base salary and 200% of any annual cash incentive award in the case ofMr. Keane , and one year's base salary and 100% of any annual cash incentive award in the case of the other three executive officers. The annual cash incentive award portion of this severance payment is based on the amount the executive officer would receive if the applicable performance criteria, if any, were achieved at target levels. •With respect to any outstanding annual cash incentive award, payment of a pro rata portion of the award (assuming achievement of the applicable performance criteria, if any, at target levels) based on the number of days elapsed from the beginning of the then current fiscal year until the date of termination, less any amount previously paid to the executive under such award. •With respect to any outstanding multi-year cash incentive award, payment of a pro rata portion of the award (assuming achievement of the applicable performance criteria, if any, at target levels) based on the number of days elapsed from the beginning of the then current performance period until the date of termination, less any amount previously paid to the executive under such award. •The continuation of all other employment-related benefits for two years after termination forMr. Keane and one year after termination for the other three executive officers.
•If the termination occurs within 12 months after a change in control of
The executive retention agreements also provide that if there is a change in control ofCimpress plc or if the executive officer's employment is terminated within 180 days before a change in control ofCimpress plc (other than a termination byCimpress for cause or a resignation by the executive without good reason), then effective upon the date of the change in control: •all equity awards granted to the executive officers will accelerate and become fully vested (other than any performance share unit awards granted to the executive beforeDecember 31, 2022 , for which the change in control provisions of the award agreements will govern); •the performance criteria (if any) applicable to any outstanding annual or multi-year cash incentive awards will be deemed satisfied at 100% of the target levels of performance for such awards, and the executive officers will be entitled to receive 100% of the target amount of each such annual or multi-year award, less any amount previously paid to the executive under such awards; and •solely in the case ofMr. Keane , ifMr. Keane is required to pay any excise tax pursuant to Section 4999 of theU.S. Internal Revenue Code as a result of compensation payments made to him, or benefits he obtained (including the acceleration of equity awards), in connection with a change in ownership or control ofCimpress plc , he will be entitled to receive a gross-up payment equal to the amount of such excise tax plus any additional taxes attributable to such gross-up payment. However, if reducingMr. Keane's compensation payments by up to$50,000 would eliminate the requirement to pay an excise tax under -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Section 4999, thenCimpress has the right to reduce the payment by up to$50,000 to avoid triggering the excise tax and thus avoid providing gross-up payments toMr. Keane .The excise tax gross-up provision inMr. Keane's amended and restated executive retention agreement is unchanged from the version in his previous executive retention agreement.
The foregoing is not a complete description of the executive retention agreements and is qualified by reference to the full text and terms of the agreements, which are filed as exhibits to this report and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits Exhibit No. Description 10.1 Second Amended and Restated Executive Retention
Agreement between
andRobert Keane datedFebruary 20, 2023 10.2 Form of Amended and Restated Executive Retention
Agreement between
and each ofSean Quinn andMaarten Wensveen 10.3 Executive Retention Agreement betweenCimpress plc
and
February 1, 2023 104 Cover Page Interactive Data File, formatted in iXBRL
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