Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On September 10, 2020, the Board of Directors ("Board") of the Company appointed Jonathan Roitman to serve as Executive Vice President and Chief Operations Officer of the Company effective as of such date. Mr. Roitman previously was appointed as Senior Vice President and Chief Operations Officer of the Company and will continue to report to J. Scott Kirby, Chief Executive Officer of the Company.

On September 9, 2020, the Compensation Committee of the Board approved compensation changes for Mr. Roitman subject to and effective upon his appointment as Executive Vice President and Chief Operations Officer. The Compensation Committee approved an annual compensation package for Mr. Roitman with an annual base salary of $600,000, a target annual incentive program ("AIP") opportunity equal to 100% of base salary, and a target long-term incentive ("LTI") opportunity equal to 300% of base salary. The Company has previously disclosed that it is extremely unlikely that the Company will achieve a payout under the 2020 AIP awards, and the new LTI opportunity is reduced and pro-rated based only on the portion of the year that Mr. Roitman serves in his new role.

Based on the new compensation level, and consistent with its customary practice, the Compensation Committee approved and granted Mr. Roitman an LTI award in the amount of $340,000, which reflects an offset of regular 2020 LTI awards received earlier in the year and represents the new LTI opportunity for the portion of the year that Mr. Roitman will serve in his new role. The new LTI award is in the form of time-vested restricted stock units that vest ratably over a three-year period based on continued service, with the first vesting scheduled to occur on February 28, 2021.

As previously disclosed, on April 20, 2020, United entered into a Payroll Support Program Agreement (the "PSP Agreement") with the U.S. Treasury Department providing the Company with total funding of approximately $5.0 billion pursuant to the Payroll Support Program under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act. Under the PSP Agreement, the Company and its business are subject to certain restrictions, including, but not limited to, certain limitations on executive compensation. Although the new compensation level for Mr. Roitman was set with reference to market practices of an industry peer group, the Company acknowledges that as a result of the PSP Agreement limitations on executive compensation, Mr. Roitman may not realize the full value of his compensation package during any period in which those limitations apply. The Company will continue to monitor and administer its executive compensation programs to be in compliance with the PSP Agreement limitations.

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