UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 14, 2018 (February 12, 2018)
VISTEON CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 1-15827 | 38-3519512 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| One Village Center Drive, Van Buren Township, Michigan | 48111 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (800)-VISTEON
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SECTION 5 – CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On February 12, 2018, Visteon Corporation (the “Company”) entered into an Amended and Restated Employment Agreement (the “Amended Employment Agreement”) with Sachin Lawande, the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, which amends and restates the Employment Agreement between the Company and Mr. Lawande dated as of June 8, 2015 (the “Prior Employment Agreement”). The term of the Prior Employment Agreement was scheduled to expire on June 29, 2018.
The term of the Amended Employment Agreement extends through June 29, 2021. Pursuant to the Amended Employment Agreement, Mr. Lawande will receive an annualized base salary of $1,030,000, with a target annual cash bonus opportunity of 125% of his base salary (beginning in fiscal year 2018) and a maximum annual cash bonus opportunity of not less than 200% of his target annual cash bonus opportunity. Mr. Lawande will be eligible to receive annual awards under the Company’s long-term incentive compensation arrangements and the terms and conditions of his Initial Equity Award andSign-On/Buy-Out Equity Award (as each is defined in the Prior Employment Agreement) will remain subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Prior Employment Agreement. Mr. Lawande will continue to be entitled to participate in the Company’s standard benefits programs on the same basis as other senior executives of the Company.
Pursuant to his Amended Employment Agreement (and consistent with his Prior Employment Agreement), if Mr. Lawande is terminated without cause or his employment is voluntarily terminated for good reason, he will receive (i) a lump sum cash payment equal to one andone-half times (1.5x) the sum of his annual base salary and target bonus, (ii) a pro rata annual bonus for the year of termination based on corporate achievement levels for the entire year, (iii) reimbursement for the cost of COBRA premiums for up to 18 months, (iv) reimbursement for outplacement services for a period of up to one year in an amount not exceeding $50,000, (v) full vesting of his Initial Equity Award andSign-On/Buy-Out Equity Award (to the extent not then vested) and (vi) any accrued but unpaid benefits. If, within two years after the occurrence of a Change in Control (as defined in the Amended Employment Agreement), Mr. Lawande is terminated without Cause or his employment is voluntarily terminated for Good Reason, he will receive (i) a lump sum cash payment equal to two times the sum of his annual base salary and target bonus, (ii) a pro rata annual bonus for the year of termination, assuming corporate achievement at target level, (iii) up to 18 months of life, accident and health insurance benefits, (iv) accelerated vesting of any benefits under the Company’s 2010 Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan and Savings Parity Plan or any successor to any such plans or similar plans and payment of benefits under such plans in accordance with their terms, (v) reimbursement for outplacement services for a period of up to one year in an amount not exceeding $50,000 and (vi) any accrued but unpaid benefits. All severance payments are contingent on his signing and not revoking a release of claims and compliance with the terms of the Amended Employment Agreement.
Mr. Lawande may be required, upon certain triggering events, to repay all or a portion of his incentive compensation, pursuant to the Company’s clawback policy, including any clawback policy adopted by or applicable to the Company under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. The Amended Employment Agreement also contains confidentiality, intellectual property andnon-disparagement provisions, as well asnon-competition andnon-solicitation provisions.
The foregoing description of the Amended Employment Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Amended Employment Agreement attached as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form8-K and incorporated in this Item 5.02 by reference.
SECTION 9 – FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 10.1 | Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, effective as of February 12, 2018, by and between Visteon Corporation and Sachin Lawande | |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| VISTEON CORPORATION | ||||||
| Date: February 14, 2018 | By: | /s/ Brett D. Pynnonen | ||||
| Brett D. Pynnonen | ||||||
| Senior Vice President and General Counsel | ||||||