Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
Adoption of Special Incentive Program Terms and Conditions
On
The value of the SIP Awards to each of the named executive officers is
determined by the Committee (or, in the case of the CEO, the Board) and
expressed as a dollar value (the "Base Value"). Other than awards to the CEO and
CFO as described below, the SIP Awards will generally consist of
performance-based restricted stock units ("PRSUs") valued at 50% of the Base
Value, and time based restricted stock units ("TRSUs") valued at 35% of the Base
Value, in each case granted under the Company's shareholder approved
CEO and CFO
The SIP Awards to be granted to
Performance Goals
The PRSUs awarded under the SIP may vest between 0% to 200% depending upon achievement of performance goals set by the Committee for Gross Margin Improvement and Free Cash Flow Productivity (as defined in the SIP). The total payout percentage applicable to the SIP Award shall be equal to the average of the payout percentage for Gross Margin Improvement and the payout percentage for Free Cash Flow Productivity. The measurement periods for determining the achievement of the performance goals for (i) Messrs. Peterson and Erceg and (ii) the other key executives will be as set forth in the SIP, respectively.
Other Terms
The TRSU and PRSU grants awarded pursuant to the SIP (collectively, the "RSUs") will be evidenced by Restricted Stock Unit Agreements in accordance with the 2022 Incentive Plan, which will specify, among other things, the number of RSUs subject to the awards, the vesting schedule and the payment provisions, including dividend or dividend equivalent payment provisions.
The one-time cash bonus will be paid in
The summary above is qualified in its entirety by reference to the SIP, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Named Executive Officer
The table below reflects the dollar value of SIP Awards to each of the named executive officers, approved by the Board or Committee, as applicable:
$ 7,200,000
$ 3,625,000 Kristine K. Malkoski , Segment CEO - Learning & Development$ 2,181,250 Michael P. McDermott , Segment CEO - Commercial Solutions$ 2,181,250
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Item 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal
Year
On
The foregoing description of the By-Law Amendments does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Amended By-Laws, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 3.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The Company held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "Annual Meeting") on
The number of shares of common stock voted on matters presented at the Annual
Meeting was 377,112,744 of the 414,127,306 shares outstanding as of the
The stockholders elected each of the following eleven nominees to the Board of Directors for a one-year term by a majority vote:
For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes Patrick D. Campbell 342,287,191 3,103,782 520,794 31,200,977 Gaoxiang (Gary) Hu 335,903,176 9,687,783 320,808 31,200,977 Jay L. Johnson 317,545,356 28,028,985 337,426 31,200,977
The stockholders ratified the appointment of
For Against Abstain 373,564,098 3,107,156 441,490
The stockholders approved the advisory resolution to approve executive compensation ("Say-On-Pay"):
For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 329,319,617 15,240,217 1,351,933 31,200,977
The stockholders approved a One Year Frequency for the vote on the advisory resolution to approve executive compensation:
One Year Two Years Three Years Abstain Broker Non-Votes 338,227,317 531,866 6,702,954 449,630 31,200,977
In light of these results and in accordance with its previous recommendation in the Proxy Statement, the Company's Board determined that the Company will hold future advisory Say-on-Pay votes on an annual basis until the occurrence of the next advisory vote on the frequency of Say-on-Pay votes. The next advisory vote regarding the frequency of Say-on-Pay votes is required to occur no later than the Company's 2029 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
The stockholders did not approve the stockholder proposal to amend the stockholder right to action by written consent:
For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 27,989,163 316,795,317 1,127,287 31,200,977 3
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Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits Exhibit No. Exhibit Description 3.1 By-Laws ofNewell Brands Inc. , as amended effective as ofMay 15, 2023 10.1Newell Brands Inc. 2023 Special Incentive Program Terms and Conditions 101 Cover Page Interactive Data File - the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document. 104 The cover page from this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted as Inline XBRL.
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