Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
Chief Financial Officer Transition; Transition Agreement and General Release
On February 11, 2023, it was determined that David Khani, the Chief Financial
Officer of EQT Corporation (the "Company"), would transition from the Company
and will cease to serve as Chief Financial Officer of the Company, effective on
such future date as designated by the Company and communicated to Mr. Khani (the
"Transition Date"). Mr. Khani will continue to serve in the role of Chief
Financial Officer and as the Company's principal financial officer until the
Transition Date. From the Transition Date until such date on or after July 31,
2023 as designated by the Company and communicated to Mr. Khani (the "Separation
Date"), Mr. Khani will remain employed with the Company and will be available to
provide certain transition services in connection with the identification and
appointment of his successor. Mr. Khani's employment with the Company will end
on the Separation Date. So long as, prior to the Separation Date, Mr. Khani does
not resign and his employment is not terminated for "cause," on the Separation
Date, his employment will be terminated by the Company without "cause" and he
will receive the payments and benefits described below.
The Company and Mr. Khani have entered into a Transition Agreement and General
Release (the "Transition Agreement") dated February 11, 2023. Pursuant to the
terms of the Transition Agreement, Mr. Khani will be eligible to receive the
payments and benefits provided in Section 3 of his Confidentiality,
Non-Solicitation and Non-Competition Agreement with the Company dated as of
January 3, 2020 (the "Non-Compete Agreement"), except that his equity awards
granted in 2023 will be treated as described below. Specifically, so long as,
prior to the Separation Date, Mr. Khani does not resign and his employment is
not terminated for "cause," on the Separation Date, Mr. Khani's employment will
be terminated by the Company without "cause" and, subject to the terms and
conditions of the Transition Agreement, he will receive the following payments
and benefits: (a) a cash payment equal to $2,624,494.60, which consists of the
sum of: (i) 24 months of Mr. Khani's base salary (in the event the Separation
Date occurs prior to July 31, 2023, to be increased by the amount of base salary
Mr. Khani would have been paid through July 31, 2023), (ii) two times the
average annual incentive payment earned by Mr. Khani under the Company's
Short-Term Incentive Plan for 2020, 2021 and 2022, (iii) 12 times the monthly
COBRA premiums for family coverage under the Company's group health plan (in the
event the Separation Date occurs prior to July 31, 2023, to be increased by the
value of COBRA premiums for the number of days between the Separation Date and
July 31, 2023), and (iv) $25,000, which will be payable in a single lump sum
within 60 days following the Separation Date, less applicable taxes and
withholdings, and (b) with respect to the outstanding equity awards held by
Mr. Khani, (i) accelerated vesting of all (or, in the case of awards granted in
2023, a pro-rata portion) of his outstanding unvested restricted stock unit
awards, with shares in respect of such awards to be issued within 60 days
following the Separation Date, and (ii) continued vesting of all (or, in the
case of awards granted in 2023, a pro-rata portion) of his outstanding unvested
performance share unit awards, to the same extent as if Mr. Khani's employment
had not terminated on the Separation Date and subject to achievement of the
applicable performance criteria, with shares in respect of such awards to be
issued at the same time as performance share unit awards held by other active
participants in the applicable program are settled. For equity awards granted to
Mr. Khani in 2023, the applicable pro-rata portion will be calculated based on
the number of days from the applicable grant date to the Separation Date (or, if
the Separation Date occurs prior to July 31, 2023, the number of days from the
applicable grant date to July 31, 2023).
The payments and benefits described above are subject to Mr. Khani's
re-execution and non-revocation of the Transition Agreement (including a
comprehensive release of claims in favor of the Company and its affiliates) on
or after the Separation Date and his compliance with his obligations under the
Transition Agreement and the Non-Compete Agreement.
The foregoing description of the Transition Agreement is a summary, does not
purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the
complete text of the Transition Agreement, a copy of which is filed as
Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by
reference.
Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
On February 13, 2023, the Company issued a news release relating to the matter
described above in Item 5.02. A copy of the Company's news release is attached
hereto and furnished as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated in this report by
reference.
The information provided in this Item 7.01, including the accompanying
Exhibit 99.1, shall be deemed "furnished" and shall not be deemed "filed" for
the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
(the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liability of such section, nor
shall it be incorporated by reference in any filing made by the Company pursuant
to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, regardless of
the general incorporation language of such filing, except to the extent that
such filing incorporates by reference any or all of such information by express
reference thereto.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit No. Description
10.1 Transition Agreement and General Release, dated February 11,
2023.
99.1 News Release, dated February 13, 2023, issued by EQT Corporation
(furnished solely for purposes of Item 7.01 of this Form 8-K).
104.1 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL
document).
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