UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-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): November 7, 2022
HERITAGE-CRYSTAL CLEAN, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-33987 | 26-0351454 | ||||||||||||
(State or other jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission file number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) | ||||||||||||
2000 Center Drive, Suite C300, Hoffman Estates, IL 60192
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(847) 836-5670
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934:
Title of Class | Trading Symbol | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||||||
Common Stock, $0.01 par value | HCCI | NASDAQ Global Select Market |
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On November 7, 2022 Heritage-Crystal Clean, Inc. (the "Company") and Ellie Bruce, the Executive Vice President of Business Management and Marketing of the Company (the "Executive"), entered into an amendment (the “Amendment”) to Executive's Employment Agreement effective as of November 2, 2017 (the "Employment Agreement").
The Amendment states that the Employment Agreement will terminate on March 6, 2024 (the “Expiration Date”). In the event that the Executive’s employment is terminated prior to the Expiration Date other than for Cause (as defined in the Amendment), the Company shall provide Executive the portion of Executive's Base Salary which is earned but unpaid through the termination date, and Executive may receive a prorated portion of a bonus amount based on the number of whole months in such year the Executive was employed prior to her employment termination if a bonus would otherwise have been payable to Executive for the year of Executive’s employment. Additionally if Executive terminates her employment on or after the Expiration Date or for Good Reason (as defined in the Amendment) prior to the Expiration Date, Executive shall receive an amount equal to $700,000 payable in four installments, and a cash payment equal to the value of any nonvested restricted shares of common stock (or restricted stock units) of the Company held by the Executive as of the termination date, based on the 30 day average closing price of the Company's common stock on the Nasdaq Stock Market prior to the termination date. If Executive's employment terminates prior to the Expiration Date, Executive shall receive a prorated amount of the Award Payment based on the number of months employed by the Company in the period commencing on the date of the Amendment and ending on the Expiration Date.
The foregoing description of the terms of the Amendment does not purport to be a complete description and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Amendment, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated by reference in its entirety into this Item 5.02.
Exhibit number | Description | |||||||
Amendment to Executive Employment Agreement dated as of November 7, 2022 |
SIGNATURES
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.
HERITAGE-CRYSTAL CLEAN, INC. |
Date: November 9, 2022 | By: /s/ Mark DeVita Title: Chief Financial Officer & Executive Vice President |