Item 5.02.  Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On February 2, 2022, Eric Branderiz, Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer of Enphase Energy, Inc. (the "Company"), notified the Company
of his intention to retire from his position at the Company, effective February
14, 2022. Mr. Branderiz is retiring for personal reasons and there are no
disagreements between Mr. Branderiz and the Company on any matters relating to
the Company's operations, policies, or practices, including accounting
principles and practices. Mr. Branderiz will remain in an advisory capacity to
the Company through June 30, 2022 to assist with the transition of his
successor.
In connection with his resignation, Mr. Branderiz entered into a separation
agreement with the Company on February 5, 2022. Under the separation agreement,
in recognition of his service, and subject to Mr. Branderiz granting and not
revoking a general release of claims, the Company has agreed to provide Mr.
Branderiz with the following severance benefits: (a) a lump-sum cash payment of
12 months of Mr. Branderiz's monthly base salary and target annual bonus
calculated at 100% of target levels for 2022, less applicable withholdings; (b)
Company-paid COBRA premiums for continued health insurance for up to 12 months;
and (c) accelerated vesting of all of Mr. Branderiz's outstanding equity awards.
The above description of Mr. Branderiz's separation agreement is qualified in
its entirety by reference to the full text of the separation agreement, which
will be filed as an exhibit to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for
the quarter ended March 31, 2022.
On February 5, 2022, Mandy Yang, who is currently serving as the Company's Vice
President, Chief Accounting Officer and Corporate Treasurer, was appointed by
the Company's Board of Directors to assume the additional role of Chief
Financial Officer, effective February 15, 2022. In this role, Ms. Yang will
serve as the Company's principal financial officer and principal accounting
officer.
Ms. Yang, 46, has over 20 years of accounting, financial reporting, treasury,
and tax experience. Prior to joining the Company in October of 2018, she was
senior director and group controller at Tesla, Inc. from February 2017 to
September 2018. Prior to that, she held various positions at SunPower
Corporation, including senior director and division controller of the global
distributed generation division, and concurrently as the chief accounting
officer and corporate controller of 8point3 Energy Partners. Before that, she
served in a variety of senior finance positions at Spansion Inc. Earlier in her
career, Ms. Yang was an internal auditor at SYNNEX Corporation and an auditor
with Deloitte & Touche. Ms. Yang earned her bachelor's degree in international
business from National Taiwan University and her M.B.A. degree in finance and
accounting from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She is a
Certified Public Accountant in California and a Chartered Financial Analyst.
No family relationships exist between Ms. Yang and any of the Company's
directors or other executive officers. There are no other arrangements between
Ms. Yang and any other person pursuant to which Ms. Yang was selected as an
officer, nor are there any transactions to which the Company is or was a
participant and in which Ms. Yang has a material interest subject to disclosure
under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
Ms. Yang's current annual base salary is $350,000 and she will be eligible for
an additional bonus opportunity target at 75% of her base salary. In connection
with her new appointment, Ms. Yang will receive 40,000 restricted stock units
(RSUs) under the Company's 2021 Equity Incentive Plan, which will vest over four
years subject to continued service with the Company.
Additionally, Ms. Yang is a Tier III Participant under the Company's Severance
and Change in Control Benefit Plan, previously filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission as Exhibit 10.50 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for
the quarter ended March 31, 2013. The Company has also entered into its standard
form of indemnification agreement with Ms. Yang, previously filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 10.1 to the Registration Statement
on Form S-1/A on August 24, 2011.
The above descriptions of Ms. Yang's compensation and employment arrangements
are qualified in its entirety by reference to her offer letters, which will be
filed as exhibits to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter
ended March 31, 2022.

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