Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
Transition of Sanjay Banker from Executive Officer to Senior Advisor and
Director
On October 17, 2022, Sonder Holdings Inc. (the "Company") announced that Sanjay
Banker will transition from his role as the Company's President and Chief
Financial Officer to join the Company's Board of Directors (the "Board") and
become a Senior Advisor. Mr. Banker's last day as the Company's President and
Chief Financial Officer is expected to be December 31, 2022. The Company,
through one of its U.S. subsidiaries, and Mr. Banker entered into an agreement,
dated October 15, 2022 (the "Agreement"), relating to the transition of Mr.
Banker's services, under which Mr. Banker will be paid $473,680 in 2023 in
twelve equal installments as compensation for his services as a Senior Advisor
during fiscal year 2023 and performance of his obligations under the Agreement.
These payments are subject to forfeiture by Mr. Banker under certain
circumstances described in the Agreement. The Agreement also outlines how Mr.
Banker's outstanding equity awards and other benefits will be treated in
connection with his transition. The Agreement, filed herewith as Exhibit 10.1
and incorporated herein by reference, includes non-competition and
confidentiality provisions and a release of claims by Mr. Banker.
Beginning January 1, 2023, Mr. Banker will serve as a Class III director of the
Board. Mr. Banker will serve on the Board until the Company's 2024 annual
meeting of stockholders, and until his successor has been duly elected and
qualified, or until his earlier death, resignation or removal.
Mr. Banker has served as the Company's President and Chief Financial Officer
since January 2022, and prior to this, served the Company's predecessor company
as Chief Financial Officer since January 2019 and also its President since
September 2020. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Banker was with TPG Growth, an
investment firm, from March 2013 to January 2019, where he served most recently
as a Partner. From September 2004 to March 2013, he was with Bain Capital, an
investment firm, where he served most recently as a Principal. Prior to that,
Mr. Banker was with McKinsey & Company, a management consulting firm, from
September 1996 to August 2004, where he served most recently as an Engagement
Manager. Mr. Banker holds a B.S. in Economics from the Wharton School at the
University of Pennsylvania and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.
Mr. Banker will be entitled to receive cash and equity compensation for his
service on the Board in the standard amounts previously approved by the Board
and as set forth in the Sonder Holdings Inc. Outside Director Compensation
Policy, as described in the Company's 2022 Proxy Statement and Notice of Annual
Meeting of Stockholders filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"SEC") on April 20, 2022.
Mr. Banker previously entered into the Company's standard form of
indemnification agreement, the form of which is filed as Exhibit 10.28 to the
Company's Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-39907), filed with the SEC on
January 24, 2022.
Mr. Banker's appointment to the Company's Board is pursuant to the terms of the
Agreement. There are no family relationships between Mr. Banker and any of the
Company's directors or executive officers. Mr. Banker is not a party to any
current or proposed transaction with the Company for which disclosure is
required under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
The Company has launched a formal search process for the position of Chief
Financial Officer.
As a newly public company, the Company continues to actively search for
additional directors and expects to appoint one or more directors as soon as
possible.
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On October 17, 2022, the Company issued a press release announcing the
appointment of Mr. Banker to the Board. A copy of the Company's press release
announcing the appointments is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. The information
in this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto, is being furnished
and shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to
the liabilities of that section, nor shall such information be deemed
incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific
reference in such a filing.
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Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit No. Description
Agreement between Sanjay Banker and Sonder USA Inc., dated October
10.1 15, 2022
99.1 Press Release Issued October 17, 2022
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