Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On April 17, 2019, Registrant and Giovanni (John) Visentin, Registrant’s Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”), amended the letter agreement dated May 14, 2018 pursuant to which Mr. Visentin was hired and became Registrant’s Vice Chairman and CEO. Attached as Exhibit 10 (b) to this Report is a copy of the amended letter agreement.
The primary change is that a sunset date of May 14, 2020 was added to the “modified single-trigger” or “walk-away” feature of the letter agreement. As a result, after May 14, 2020 (or the2-year anniversary of employment), in the change in control context, cash payments and benefits and all future equity awards will require a qualifying termination of employment following a change in control of Registrant (i.e., a “double trigger”) in order to be paid and/or vest. The definition of “Good Reason” was also modified.
Additional Information
This communication does not constitute an offer to buy or solicitation of an offer to sell any securities and is not a solicitation of a proxy from any shareholder of Xerox. In connection with the proposed corporate reorganization, Xerox Holdings Corporation (“Holdings”) has filed with the SEC a preliminary registration statement on Form S-4 that includes a preliminary joint proxy statement/prospectus consisting of a proxy statement relating to the 2019 annual meeting of shareholders of Xerox and a prospectus relating to the common stock of Holdings. Xerox and Holdings also plan to file other relevant documents with the SEC regarding the proposed corporate reorganization. INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS ARE URGED TO READ THE DEFINITIVE JOINT PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS AND OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS FILED WITH THE SEC CAREFULLY AND IN THEIR ENTIRETY IF AND WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION. You may obtain a free copy of the definitive joint proxy statement/prospectus (if and when it becomes available) and other relevant documents filed by Xerox and Holdings with the SEC at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Copies of the definitive joint proxy statement/prospectus (if and when it becomes available) and the filings with the SEC that will be incorporated by reference in the definitive joint proxy statement/prospectus can also be obtained, free of charge, by visiting Xerox’s investor information site at www.xerox.com/investor.
The directors and executive officers of Xerox and other persons may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies in respect of the proposed corporate reorganization. Information regarding Xerox’s directors and executive officers is available in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018, filed with the SEC on February 25, 2019, and its proxy statement on Schedule 14A for its 2018 Annual Meeting of Shareholders filed with the SEC on June 18, 2018. These documents can be obtained free of charge from the sources indicated above. Other information regarding the participants in the proxy solicitation and their respective interests will be included in the joint proxy statement/prospectus and other relevant materials to be filed with the SEC when they become available.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
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Exhibit No. | | Description |
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10(b) | | Amended Letter Agreement dated April 17, 2019 between Registrant and Giovanni (John) Visentin. |