Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
Appointment of New Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
OnJanuary 24, 2022 ,L3Harris Technologies, Inc. ("L3Harris" or the "Company") announced thatMichelle L. Turner has been named Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer ofL3Harris , effectiveJanuary 24, 2022 .Ms. Turner succeedsJesus "Jay" Malave , who is leaving the Company to pursue other career opportunities.Mr. Malave's departure is amicable, and there is no disagreement between him andL3Harris on any matter relating to the Company's financial condition or financial reporting.Ms. Turner , age 48, joinsL3Harris from Johnson & Johnson, where she served since 2017 as Chief Financial Officer and Vice President, Enterprise Supply Chain. She served as Vice President, Petroleum for BHP Billiton from 2016 to 2017. From 2007 to 2016,Ms. Turner was with Raytheon Company in roles of increasing responsibility, including as Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Space and Airborne Systems. Additional experience includes finance leadership roles with Honeywell International.Ms. Turner received her B.S. degree in accounting from theUniversity of South Florida and her M.B.A. degree fromArizona State University . She is also a certified public accountant.
Offer Letter Agreement with
In connection with the transition,
The Offer Letter Agreement, which was approved by the Compensation Committee of
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•annual base salary of$750,000 ; •eligibility to receive an annual cash incentive under theL3Harris Technologies, Inc. Annual Incentive Plan (Amended and Restated as ofAugust 28, 2020 ) (the "AIP") with a target value of 100% of her base salary. Such cash incentive award will be paid based upon the achievement of pre-established, annual business operating metrics and successful completion of personal performance objectives; •eligibility to receive annual equity awards granted under theL3Harris Technologies, Inc. 2015 Equity Incentive Plan (Amended and Restated Effective as ofAugust 28, 2020 ) (the "Equity Incentive Plan") with a target value of$2,500,000 , calculated and having terms and conditions consistent with grants toL3Harris' other executive officers; •one-time grant of three-year cliff vesting equity awards with a grant value of$2,700,000 comprised one-half of restricted stock units and one-half of non-qualified stock options to be granted under the Equity Incentive Plan onFebruary 1, 2022 (if that date occurs within a "quiet period" as defined byL3Harris' equity grant policy, the grant date will be the first trading day following the end of such "quiet period"); •a one-time cash sign-on bonus of$750,000 ; •eligibility to participate inL3Harris' 401(k) Retirement Plan, Excess Retirement Savings Plan and employee health and welfare plans; and •relocation benefits to assist with her move fromNew Jersey to theMelbourne, Florida area, including a$10,000 expense allowance payment. The foregoing description of the terms and conditions ofMs. Turner's Offer Letter Agreement is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by, and should be read in conjunction with, the complete text of the Offer Letter Agreement, whichL3Harris expects to file as an exhibit to its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter endingApril 1, 2022 . The Offer Letter Agreement does not provide for a term of employment. As an executive officer ofL3Harris ,Ms. Turner will be covered by theL3Harris Technologies, Inc. Severance Pay Plan (the "Severance Pay Plan"). Upon an involuntary termination of employment byL3Harris without cause, the Severance Pay Plan provides for severance benefits for regular, full-time employees ofL3Harris , subject to a waiver and release, including the following severance benefits for employees at the officer level (including executive officers): (a) a lump sum cash 1 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
payment equal to the participant's annual base pay and annual bonus target, and (b) twelve (12) months of COBRA coverage at active employee rates.
As an executive officer ofL3Harris ,Ms. Turner will also be covered by theL3Harris Technologies, Inc. Executive Change in Control Severance Plan (the "CIC Severance Plan"). Under the CIC Severance Plan, if a participant's employment is terminated byL3Harris without "cause" or by the participant for "good reason" (each, as defined in the CIC Severance Plan) during the two-year period following a change in control,L3Harris will provide to the participant, subject to the participant's execution of a release of claims: (i) a lump sum cash payment equal to a multiple (two times in the case of employees at the officer level, including executive officers) of the participant's base salary and target bonus; (ii) a lump sum cash payment equal to the participant's pro-rata target bonus; (iii) continued participation inL3Harris' group medical, dental and vision plans for the number of years equal to the applicable severance multiple; and (iv) if immediately prior to the date of termination or change in control, the participant is eligible for professional finance and tax planning assistance services offered byL3Harris , continued participation in such services for the balance of the calendar year in which the termination occurs and the calendar year thereafter. The foregoing description of the CIC Severance Plan and the Severance Pay Plan are summaries and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the CIC Severance Plan and the Severance Pay Plan, respectively, which were filed as Exhibits 10.1 and 10.2 to the L3Harris Form 8-K filed with theSecurities and Exchange Commission onMarch 4, 2020 , and are incorporated herein by reference. The naming ofMs. Turner as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer ofL3Harris was not pursuant to any arrangement or understanding with respect to any other person. In addition, there are no family relationships betweenMs. Turner and any director or other executive officer ofL3Harris and there are no related persons transactions betweenL3Harris andMs. Turner reportable under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
Separation Agreement with
OnJanuary 21, 2022 ,L3Harris entered into a Conditional Waiver, Separation Agreement and Release of All Claims withMr. Malave (the "Separation Agreement"). Under the Separation Agreement,L3Harris andMr. Malave agreed that: •All outstanding vested and unvestedL3Harris equity grants, including restricted units, performance units and stock options, held byMr. Malave on the Separation Date will be immediately cancelled, terminated and forfeited; •Mr. Malave will not be entitled to any cash bonus under the AIP in respect ofL3Harris completed fiscal 2021; •Mr. Malave releases all claims he may have againstL3Harris and its subsidiaries and affiliated companies and their officers, directors and shareholders; and •Existing covenants applicable toMr. Malave that prohibit him from, directly or indirectly, as an employee or officer or investor or in other capacities, participating in any activities with, or providing services to, a competitive business for a period of not less than the twelve (12) month period following his employment termination date, will be conditionally waived andL3Harris will consent toMr. Malave becoming a full-time employee and chief financial officer of a specific company. Such waiver and consent is subject to and conditioned onMr. Malave's compliance with his obligations and agreements contained in the Separation Agreement, including full compliance with (1) confidentiality restrictions, (2) a two-year non-solicitation restriction, (3) non-competition restrictions applicable to companies other than the specific company, (4) recusal and related protective provisions, and (5) other restrictive covenants.
The Separation Agreement also provides that it may be revoked by
The foregoing description of the terms and conditions of the Separation Agreement is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by, and should be read in conjunction with, the complete text of the Separation Agreement, whichL3Harris expects to file as an exhibit to its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter endingApril 1, 2022 . 2
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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
OnJanuary 24, 2022 ,L3Harris issued a press release announcing thatMichelle L. Turner has been named Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer ofL3Harris , effectiveJanuary 24, 2022 .Ms. Turner succeedsJesus "Jay" Malave , who is leavingL3Harris to pursue other career opportunities. A copy of the press release announcing the Chief Financial Officer transition is furnished with this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
The following exhibit is filed herewith: Exhibit Number Description 99.1 Press Release issued byL3Harris Technologies, Inc. on
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