Item 5.02. | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
(b) Departure of Directors or Certain Officers
Effective November 5, 2019, Charles D. Jehl resigned from his position as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Forestar Group Inc. (“Forestar” or the “Company”) and ceased serving as the Company’s principal financial officer and principal accounting officer. Mr. Jehl’s resignation from the Company is not the result of any issue, concern or disagreement with the Company’s strategy, operations, accounting, financial reporting or internal control over financial reporting.
Mr. Jehl is a party to a change in control/severance agreement, which was amended effective December 31, 2017 following the acquisition of a controlling level of ownership of Forestar by D.R. Horton, Inc. (“D.R. Horton”). The agreement provides for certain benefits upon a voluntary resignation by Mr. Jehl, which include, but are not limited to, lump sum cash severance and a lump sum cash payment equal to certain foregone contributions under the Company’s 401(k) plan, as well as prorated current cycle and earned but unpaid completed cycle incentive compensation, health and welfare benefits and full acceleration of vesting of all unvested equity-based awards. A description of the payments due to Mr. Jehl is included in the Company’s proxy statement filed with the SEC on December 13, 2018.
Pursuant to the Shared Services Agreement between Forestar and D.R. Horton, its majority shareholder, D.R. Horton provides accounting, finance and treasury services to Forestar. Effective November 6, 2019, Bill Wheat, D.R. Horton’s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, and Aron Odom, D.R. Horton’s Vice President and Corporate Controller, will serve as Forestar’s principal financial officer and principal accounting officer, respectively.
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