Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
OnApril 12, 2021 ,UGI Corporation (the "Company") announced that its President and Chief Executive Officer,John L. Walsh , age 65, intends to retire onJune 25, 2021 . In connection withMr. Walsh's retirement, the Company's Board of Directors adopted a management succession plan under whichMr. Walsh will serve as a non-executive Director following his retirement as President and Chief Executive Officer. Under the succession plan,Roger Perreault , age 57, will be named President and Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors of the Company uponMr. Walsh's retirement.Mr. Perreault currently serves as the Company's Executive Vice President, Global LPG (since 2018), and President of the Company's subsidiary,UGI International, LLC (since 2015). Prior to joining the Company in 2015,Mr. Perreault spent 21 years at Air Liquide, a world leader in gases, technologies and services for industry and health, where he served in various leadership positions globally. At Air Liquide,Mr. Perreault was President of its large industries business, and prior to that, was responsible for Air Liquide's North American large industries business. The large industries business line provides comprehensive gas and energy solutions to customers in the metals, chemicals, refining and energy industries.
A copy of the Company's press release announcing the foregoing is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Effective upon his promotion, the Company has agreed to payMr. Perreault an annual base salary of$900,000 . In addition,Mr. Perreault will continue to participate in the Company's annual bonus plan. His target annual bonus plan opportunity in his new role, as a percentage of annual base salary, will be 120%, prorated for fiscal year 2021 based on his promotion date.Mr. Perreault also will continue to participate in the Company's long-term compensation plans, theUGI Corporation 2013 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan and theUGI Corporation 2021 Incentive Award Plan (the "2021 Plan"). The Company's Board of Directors approved a promotional equity award toMr. Perreault under the 2021 Plan to be effective upon the effective date of his promotion, with an aggregate value of$1,227,500 . Such award will consist of the following: (1) approximately 50% performance units with dividend equivalents that may be earned at the end of the 2021-2023 measurement period based on the Company's total shareholder return ("TSR") relative to the TSR of the companies in in a pre-determined peer group; (2) approximately 25% stock options with a ten-year term that will vest in equal thirds over a three-year period beginning on the anniversary of the date of grant, with an option price equal to the fair market value of a share of the Company's common stock on the date of grant; and
(3) approximately 25% restricted stock units with dividend equivalents that will
vest on the third anniversary of his promotion date, with each stock unit
representing a time-restricted share of
Other than as described herein,Mr. Perreault's compensation and benefits are as described in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year endedSeptember 30, 2020 .
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
Exhibit Number Description 99.1 Press Release datedApril 12, 2021 . 104 The cover page from this Current
Report, formatted as Inline XBRL.
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