Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensation Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
On August 10, 2018, the Board of Directors of CommScope Holding Company, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Brooke B. Clark as Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer of the Company, effective September 1, 2018. In this role, Ms. Clark will be the Company’s principal accounting officer, replacing Robert W. Granow, who will remain with the Company in a new role as Senior Vice President, Global Financial Shared Services. Mr. Granow will lead the Company’s critical strategic efforts to enhance its global financial shared services organization.
Ms. Clark, age 43, has served as the Company’s vice president, corporate accounting, since 2013. Prior to that, she served in various positions within our finance organization since joining CommScope in 2004. Prior to joining CommScope, Ms. Clark was employed by Deloitte & Touche, LLP. Ms. Clark is a Certified Public Accountant in North Carolina.
Ms. Clark will continue to participate in the Company’s Annual Incentive Plan and Long-Term Incentive Plan, as described in the Company’s proxy statement. In connection with her appointment, Ms. Clark will receive a grant of equity awards having an approximate grant date fair value of $200,000 in the aggregate. These equity awards will consist of stock options, restricted stock units and performance share units, each having equivalent grant date fair values. Each of these awards will have the same terms and conditions (including the same vesting requirements) as the similar awards granted to other officers of the Company in February 2018.
Ms. Clark will enter into the Company’s standard indemnification agreement, as described in the Company’s registration statement onForm S-1 (the “S-1”), the form of which is filed as Exhibit 10.22 to theS-1.
Ms. Clark also will enter into the Company’s standard severance protection agreement for new executive officers. Her agreement will be on a3-year term automatically renewing on January 1 of each year, except that the term may not expire prior to 24 months following a change in control of the Company (as defined in the agreement). The agreement will provide that, in the event that Ms. Clark’s employment is terminated within 24 months after a change in control of the Company (i) by the Company for any reason other than for cause or disability or (ii) by Ms. Clark for good reason, Ms. Clark will be entitled to receive accrued compensation, severance pay equal to her annual base salary, a prorated bonus for the year in which the termination occurs, based on actual performance, and a continuation of health benefits for 12 months.
There are no family relationships between Ms. Clark and any director or other officer of the Company or any related party transactions involving Ms. Clark.