| Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
Effective as of August 21, 2023, the Board of Directors of Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed James Kehoe as the Chief Financial Officer of the Company. Mr. Kehoe, age 60, joins FIS from Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc., where he served as Executive Vice President and Global Chief Financial Officer since June 2018. Prior to that, Mr. Kehoe served as Global Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Officer at Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited from June 2016 to March 2018, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Kraft Foods Group, Inc. from February 2015 to July 2015, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial and Administrative Officer at Gildan Activewear Inc. earlier in 2015, and Senior Vice President, Operating Excellence at Mondelēz International, Inc. from November 2013 until December 2014. Mr. Kehoe joined Kraft in 1988 and held a variety of senior-level positions, including serving as Senior Vice President, Corporate Finance from October 2012 to October 2013, and Senior Vice President, Finance of Kraft Foods North America from November 2010 until September 2012. Mr. Kehoe earned a Masters in Business Studies in Finance from University College Dublin, Ireland and a Bachelors of Commerce Degree from University College Galway, Ireland.
The Company entered into an employment agreement with Mr. Kehoe, effective as of July 20, 2023. The agreement has a three-year term intended to commence on August 14, 2023 subject to certain conditions, with a provision for automatic annual extensions after the initial two-year period unless either party provides timely notice that the term should not be extended. Under the terms of the agreement, Mr. Kehoe’s annual base salary will be $975,000, and his target annual incentive bonus opportunity will be 150% of his base salary (prorated in the case of the 2023 plan year), with higher or lower amounts payable depending on performance relative to targeted results.
Mr. Kehoe will also receive a $1,200,000 signing bonus, payable in the pay period next following 60 days from the first day of his employment, as well as a one-time lump sum payment of $500,000 contingent upon his permanent relocation to Jacksonville, Florida, within nine months of the first day of his employment (in each case subject to a two-year clawback policy as outlined in his employment agreement). In addition, Mr. Kehoe will receive a one-time restricted stock unit grant (the “New Hire RSU Grant”) within fifteen days following the first day of his employment. The New Hire RSU Grant will have a grant date value of $10,000,000 and will vest 50% on each of the first two anniversaries of the grant date. Mr. Kehoe will be eligible for future equity grants, with the first such grant expected to occur in the first calendar quarter of 2024. Mr. Kehoe’s target annual equity grant opportunity will be $6,000,000, with the actual grant amount subject to approval by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors.
In addition to cash and equity compensation, Mr. Kehoe will be entitled to receive all other benefits, perquisites and incentive opportunities made available to similarly situated executives. Mr. Kehoe’s employment agreement also provides for relocation assistance, including reimbursement of temporary living expenses up to $30,000, reimbursements of customary closing expenses for a new home purchase and current home sale, and reimbursements for certain other travel, shipping and storage expenses.
Pursuant to the agreement, in the event that Mr. Kehoe’s employment is terminated by the Company for any reason other than for “cause” or his death or disability or by Mr. Kehoe for “good reason,” Mr. Kehoe will be entitled to severance benefits generally consisting of (i) a lump sum amount representing 200% of the sum of (A) Mr. Kehoe’s annual base salary in effect immediately prior to the termination date and (B) the target annual bonus in the year of termination; (ii) any earned but unpaid annual bonus payments relating to the prior calendar year; (iii) a prorated annual bonus based upon the actual annual bonus that would have been earned by him for the year in which the termination date occurs, with any subjective goals treated as achieved at no less than target; (iv) the signing bonus if it has not been paid; (v) subject to his payment of full monthly premiums for COBRA coverage, continued medical and dental coverage on the same basis as provided to the active executives and their dependents until the earlier of 18 months after the date of termination or the date that Mr. Kehoe is first eligible for medical and dental coverage with a subsequent employer, and in addition a lump sum cash payment equal to 18 monthly medical and dental COBRA premiums based on the level of coverage in effect for Mr. Kehoe on the date of termination; and (vi) continued vesting of outstanding and unvested equity-based incentive awards (including the New Hire RSU Grant) in accordance with the terms of, and dates specified in, the applicable grant agreements (including the achievement of any stated performance metrics for a given performance period) as if Mr. Kehoe remained employed and in good
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