Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
Officers.
On October 26, 2021, Paramount Group, Inc. (the "Company") entered into a Second
Amended and Restated Employment Agreement (the "Employment Agreement") with
Albert Behler, which supersedes and replaces his previous employment agreement
and is effective January 1, 2022 (the "Effective Date"). Except as provided
below, the terms of the Employment Agreement are substantially consistent with
the terms of Mr. Behler's previous employment agreement and pursuant to the
Employment Agreement Mr. Behler will continue to serve as the Company's
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer.
The initial term of the Employment Agreement ends on December 31, 2024 (the
"Initial Term") unless earlier terminated and will automatically extend for
additional one-year terms unless either party provides written notice of
a non-renewal no later than 180 days prior to December 31 of a given year. The
Employment Agreement provides that upon completion of the Initial Term,
Mr. Behler will become an at-will employee. During the period of
any at-will employment, Mr. Behler will be subject to certain restrictive
covenants, including noncompetition and nonsolicitation covenants and he will be
covered under the Company's severance plan, if any, then in effect and
applicable to executive officers who do not have a written employment agreement
with the Company.
The Employment Agreement provides that if Mr. Behler retires on or after January
1, 2024, it will be considered a "qualifying retirement" if Mr. Behler (i)
provides written notice to the Company no later than 180 days prior to his
retirement date and (ii) signs a customary separation and release agreement. In
connection with a "qualified retirement," Mr. Behler will be entitled to certain
retirement benefits, including (i) continued vesting of LTIP and AOLTIP units,
subject to continued compliance with the Employment Agreement's noncompetition
and nonsolicitation provisions (including after their expiration for other
purposes), (ii) the Company's payment of the premiums for group health benefits
under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, as amended,
for up to the maximum period prescribed under law and (iii) secretarial
assistance for up to 20 hours per week for five years from the date of
retirement.
The foregoing description of the terms of the Employment Agreement does not
purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full
text of such agreement filed as Exhibit 10.1 hereto and which is incorporated
herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits:
Exhibit
Number Description
10.1 Second Amended and Restated Employment Agreement by and between
Paramount Group Operating Partnership LP, Paramount Group, Inc. and
Albert Behler, dated October 26, 2021
104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL
document)
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