Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Conditions.
On October 21, 2020, Rackspace Technology, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release that included its preliminary estimates of selected financial metrics for the quarter ended September 30, 2020. A copy of the press release, which is incorporated by reference herein, is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
The information contained in this Item 2.02, including Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filings, unless expressly incorporated by specific reference in such filing.
Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
(b) On October 16, 2020, Dustin Semach submitted his resignation, effective November 23, 2020, as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer of the Company, a position he has held since July 2019. In connection with his resignation, Mr. Semach and the Company agreed that Mr. Semach would remain with the Company until December 1, 2020 to assist with the transition. Mr. Semach’s departure is not the result of any disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to the Company’s operations, policies or practices.
(c) In connection with Mr. Semach’s resignation, on October 21, 2020, the Company announced that Amar Maletira, age 51, will join the Company as its President and Chief Financial Officer, effective November 23, 2020.
Since 2015, Mr. Maletira served as the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of VIAVI Solutions Inc. Prior to joining VIAVI Solutions, Mr. Maletira served in a number of positions at Hewlett Packard from 2000 to 2015, including as Chief Financial Officer & VP, Enterprise Services Americas. Mr. Maletira holds a B.S. in Engineering from Gote Institute of Technology at Karnataka University in India and an M.B.A. from the Ross School of Business in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
On October 16, 2020, the Company entered into an employment agreement with Mr. Maletira (the “Agreement”). Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, Mr. Maletira’s starting base salary will be $750,000 and he will be eligible to participate in the Company’s Corporate Cash Bonus Plan with a target incentive of 100% of his base salary. In addition, Mr. Maletira will receive a $1,000,000 signing bonus.
Mr. Maletira will receive, as a recruiting equity grant, an award of time-based restricted stock units (the “Time-Based RSUs”) for a number of units equal to $15,000,000 divided by the volume weighted average market closing price per share of the Company’s common stock over the 60 trading-day period immediately preceding the grant date. The Time-Based RSUs will vest as follows: one-sixth will vest on the 6-month anniversary of the grant date, one-third will vest on the 12-month anniversary of the grant date, one-quarter will vest on the 24 month anniversary of the grant date, and one-quarter will vest on the 36-month anniversary of the grant date. Beginning in 2021, Mr. Maletira is also expected to receive annual equity awards, comprised of at 100% restricted stock units in 2021 and at least 80% restricted stock units for each year thereafter, in each case having a grant date value (based on the volume weighted average market closing price per share of the Company’s common stock over the 30-trading day period immediately preceding the grant date) of not less than $4,500,000 for the 2021 year and not less than $5,000,000 for the 2022 and 2023 years.
If Mr. Maletira’s employment is terminated by the Company other than for Cause or by Mr. Maletira for other than Good Reason (as each such term is defined in the Agreement), provided that he signs a severance agreement and release of claims, he will receive (i) severance payments totaling 1.5 times the sum of (x) his then annual base salary plus (y)150% of his target bonus, (ii) a pro rata portion of his annual bonus (calculated assuming personal performance criteria had been met), (iii) 18-months of applicable premium cost for continued Company group health coverage and (iv) accelerated vesting of all then-unvested equity awards, including the Time-Based RSUs and assuming target level of performance for any performance-based equity awards. In the event such termination occurs within 3 months prior to 12 months following a change in control, the amount payable pursuant to clause (i) above will instead equal 4 times his then annual salary, and the accelerated vesting in clause (iv) will occur immediately upon such change in control, along with a payment equal to 50% of Mr. Maletira’s tax liability payable by reason of such acceleration.
Mr. Maletira will also be subject to covenants relating to confidentiality, and non-solicitation of employees, customers and suppliers.
