Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
Retirement of
OnFebruary 16, 2023 ,Thomas C. Teebagy , Jr. informedAllegro MicroSystems, Inc. (the "Company") that he will retire from the Company, effectiveJune 2, 2023 (the "Retirement Date") and resign from his position as Senior Vice President of Operations and Quality, effectiveMarch 6, 2023 . In connection with his retirement, the Company andMr. Teebagy entered into a Retirement Separation Letter Agreement (the "Letter Agreement") datedFebruary 16, 2023 , pursuant to whichMr. Teebagy agreed to remain employed with the Company through the Retirement Date to ensure a smooth and orderly transition of responsibilities. In addition to the payment of any accrued and unpaid obligations, under the terms of the Letter Agreement, ifMr. Teebagy remains employed through the Retirement Date and executes a standard release of claims, he will be eligible to: (i) continue to participate in the Company's health plan coverages based on his elections on the Retirement Date at the same rates as active employees for the 12-month period beginning on the Retirement Date; (ii) receive a new grant of time-based restricted stock units ("RSUs") that vests as to the underlying shares in full on the Retirement Date, with the amount of such RSUs determined by calculating the prorated number of all unvested RSUs and performance-based restricted stock units ("PSUs") held byMr. Teebagy that will otherwise be forfeited in full on the Retirement Date, with the end of the prorated period determined based on the one-year anniversary of the Retirement Date; and (iii) receive a one-time cash retention bonus in the amount of$415,000 . The foregoing description of the Letter Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of the Letter Agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated by reference herein.
Appointment of
On
Mr. Webster , age 45, is a certified professional accountant with over 20 years of accounting experience. Prior to joining the Company,Mr. Webster served as Vice President and Corporate Controller at Bruker Corporation ("Bruker"), a publicly traded developer, manufacturer and distributor of high-performance scientific instruments and analytical and diagnostic solutions, fromApril 2018 to the present and as Director of Corporate Accounting fromApril 2017 throughApril 2018 . Prior to Bruker,Mr. Webster served as Director of Financial Reporting and Technical Accounting at Agios Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a publicly traded pharmaceutical company, fromNovember 2013 throughApril 2017 . Earlier in his career,Mr. Webster held positions as an audit Senior Manager atDeloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited , an Audit Director atRSM US LLP , and as an audit manager atFeeley & Driscoll, P.C . Mr. Webster is a graduate ofBoston College Carroll School of Management and ofBentley College , where he earned a B.S. in accountancy. In connection withMr. Webster's appointment as Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer, the Company entered into an offer letter withMr. Webster (the "Offer Letter") and will enter into its standard form severance agreement (the "Severance Agreement"). The Offer Letter sets forth customary terms relating toMr. Webster's employment, including his annual base salary and his annual target bonus percentage. The Offer Letter also provides forMr. Webster to receive a one-time signing bonus within a month of the Effective Date (the "Signing Bonus") and a one-time deferred hiring bonus inJuly 2023 (the "Deferred Bonus"), each of which will be subject to recoupment in whole or in part ifMr. Webster voluntarily resigns within 24 months following the Effective Date. Subject to approval by the Compensation Committee of the Board (the "Compensation Committee"), the Company will grant toMr. Webster an initial award of RSUs that will vest as to 60% of the underlying shares on the first anniversary of the grant date and as to the remaining 40% of the underlying shares on the second anniversary of the grant date, in each case, subject toMr. Webster's continued employment with the Company through each vesting date. In addition,Mr. Webster will be eligible to participate in and receive future awards of RSUs and PSUs under --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
the Company's 2020 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan, subject to the approval of the Compensation Committee.
Pursuant to the Severance Agreement,Mr. Webster's employment will be terminable by either the Company without cause or byMr. Webster for good reason. In the event thatMr. Webster's employment is terminated by the Company without "cause" or byMr. Webster for "good reason," in each case as defined in the Severance Agreement, then in addition to payment of any accrued amounts and subject toMr. Webster's timely executing a release of claims and continuing to comply with his restrictive covenant obligations, he will be entitled to receive an amount equal to the sum of one times his then-current base salary, plus one times his then-current target bonus, plus a prorated bonus for the year in which the termination occurs, payable in a lump sum within 15 days following the date of his termination, and reimbursement for additional costs he incurs for continued coverage under the Company's group health insurance under the Consolidated Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 for up to 18 months.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits Exhibit No. Description Retirement Separation Letter Agreement between Allegro Exhibit 10.1 MicroSystems, LLC and Thomas C. Teebagy, Jr . , dated February 16, 2023 . Exhibit 104 The cover page from this Current Report
on Form 8-K, formatted as
Inline XBRL.
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