TRANSITION AND SEVERANCE AGREEMENT
This Transition and Severance Agreement (this “Agreement”) is by and between MAYRA CHIMIENTI (“Executive”) and MISTER CAR WASH, INC. (“MCW” or the “Company”) and is entered into as of June 21, 2024 (the “Effective Date”). Executive and the Company will be collectively referred to as the “Parties.” The terms and conditions of Exhibit A, which is considered a material part of this Agreement, are explicitly included and incorporated by reference.
RECITALS
WHEREAS, Executive currently is employed by the Company as Chief Operating Officer (“COO”);
WHEREAS, Executive has provided notice of her intent to voluntarily resign and retire from her officer positions with the Company and its affiliates (the “Resignation Notice”), effective as of June 21, 2024 (the “Resignation Date”); and
WHEREAS, Executive will, commencing on the Resignation Date, continue to serve the Company by performing duties specified by the Board and the Chief Executive Officer, from June 22, 2024, through December 31, 2024 (the “Transition Period”); and
WHEREAS, Executive will conclude all obligations arising from her employment with and separation from the Company on December 31, 2024 (the “Separation Date”); and
WHEREAS, Executive will not perform any duties for the Company but will receive severance payments commencing on January 1, 2025, and ending on December 31, 2025 (the “Severance Period”), and
WHEREAS, the Company and the Executive deem it to be in their respective best interests to enter into this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the mutual promises and commitments described herein, the Parties agree as follows:
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The Parties acknowledge that, as of the date hereof, the Executive holds:
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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the 2014 Option Agreement, 2016 Service Vesting Option Agreement, 2016 Performance Vesting Option Agreement, 2021 Option Agreement, 2022 Option Agreement, 2023 Option Agreement, 2024 Option Agreement, or 2016 Trust Option Agreement, and similarly in accordance with the Plan, all unvested RSUs and Options that are scheduled to vest in 2025 and as outlined above, shall immediately vest on December 31, 2024. See APPENDIX A. All remaining unvested RSUs and Options that are not scheduled to vest in 2025 and not subject to accelerated vesting as provided for herein shall be forfeited. The exercise period for vested Options shall be extended for a period of 12 months following the Separation Date, and in no event shall the expiration date of each 2014 Plan Option or 2021 Plan Option, respectively, be later than the original expiration date of such 2014 Plan Option or 2021 Plan Option.
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Additional Provision for June 25, 2024 Restricted Stock Unit Vesting
With respect to the RSU Grant# 10000124 on June 25, 2021, 4,000 RSUs are scheduled to vest on June 25, 2024. The number of shares of common stock of MCW to be issued to the Executive resulting from the vesting shall be reduced by the number of shares required to be sold in the sell-to-cover transaction intended to satisfy the Executive’s applicable tax withholding obligation. The final number of shares to be issued to the Executive shall be determined at the time of the sell-to-cover transaction and shall be deposited into the Executive’s E*Trade account and reported on Form 4 on behalf of the Executive. The details of the vesting and sell-to-cover transactions will be provided to the Executive within 2 business days of June 25, 2024, as part of the review and approval to file Form 4 on behalf of Executive.
For purposes of Mister Car Wash, Inc.'s Insider Trading Policy, the Executive shall continue to be considered an insider during the first quarter of 2025. Accordingly, the Executive will be subject to all applicable restrictions under the Insider Trading Policy throughout this period.
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1. This Agreement shall, in all respects, be interpreted, enforced, and governed under the laws of the State of Arizona. The parties hereby consent to the jurisdiction of the federal or state courts within the State of Arizona in connection with any dispute concerning this Agreement.
2. Each and every term of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the heirs, successors, and assigns of the parties hereto.
3. The language of all parts of this Agreement shall be construed as a whole, according to its fair meaning, and not strictly for or against either party, regardless of who drafted it.
4. In the event any provision of this Agreement should be held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unenforceable and incapable of being modified to be legal, each and all of the other provisions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.
5. This Agreement, including this paragraph, may not be altered in any respect except by a writing duly executed by all parties. This Agreement may not be modified orally. No waiver of any provision of this Agreement will be valid unless it is in writing and signed by the party against whom such waiver is charged.
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EXECUTIVE FULLY UNDERSTANDS THE FOREGOING TRANSITION AGREEMENT, AND FULLY UNDERSTANDS ITS TERMS. EXECUTIVE HAS SIGNED THIS AGREEMENT VOLUNTARILY THIS THE 21st DAY OF JUNE, 2024.
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/s/Mayra Chimienti |
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MAYRA CHIMIENTI |
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THE FOREGOING TRANSITION AGREEMENT IS HEREBY EXECUTED BY DULY AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE THIS 24th DAY OF JUNE, 2024.
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MISTER CAR WASH, INC. |
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By: /s/John Lai______________ John Lai, President and CEO
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APPENDIX A
ACCELERATED VESTING SCHEDULES
Equity | Grant # | Outstanding Award Balance as of 6/21/2024 | Accelerated Vesting as of 12/31/2024 | Forfeited Balance |
Options - 2021
| 10000014 | 30,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 |
Options -2022 | 10001781 | 4,990 | 2,495 | 2,495 |
Options - 2023 | 10001899 | 30,839 | 10,279 | 20,560 |
Options -2024 | 10003797 | 35,211 | 11,737 | 23,474 |
RSUs - 2021 | 10000124 | 12,000 | 4,000 | 4,000 |
RSUs - 2022 | 10001780 | 2,028 | 1,014 | 1,014 |
RSUs - 2023 | 10001912 | 15,203 | 5,067 | 10,136 |
RSUs - 2024 | 10003021 | 17,780 | 5,926 | 11,854 |
Totals |
| Options: 101,040 RSUs: 47,011 | Options: 34,511 RSUs: 16,007 | Options: 56,529 RSUs: 27,004 |
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EXHIBIT A
WAIVER AND RELEASE OF CLAIMS AGREEMENT
PLEASE READ CAREFULLY. THIS AGREEMENT INCLUDES A RELEASE OF KNOWN AND UNKNOWN CLAIMS AND A WAIVER OF RIGHTS TO MAKE CLAIMS AGAINST YOUR EMPLOYER. YOU SHOULD CONSULT WITH AN ATTORNEY BEFORE SIGNING THIS AGREEMENT.
This Waiver and General Release (this “Agreement”) is by and between MAYRA CHIMIENTI (“EXECUTIVE”) and MISTER CAR WASH, INC. and all its related corporations, parents, subsidiaries, and affiliates, and their respective current and former officers, employees, trustees, directors, attorneys, insurers, agents, and their successors and assigns, individually and in their representative capacities, and any entity or individual affiliated with any of the foregoing (the “Company”). Executive and the Company will be collectively referred to as “the Parties.”
RECITALS
WHEREAS, Executive currently is employed by the Company and providing transition services to the Company pursuant to that certain Transition Agreement, dated June 21, 2024 (“Transition Agreement”); and
WHEREAS, the Company and the Executive deem it to be in their respective best interests to enter into this Agreement.
AGREEMENT
NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration set forth herein, the Parties agree as follows:
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2. Executive acknowledges that Executive has been advised of and is familiar with the provisions of California Civil Code § 1542, which states, in part: “A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS THAT THE CREDITOR OR RELEASING PARTY DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS OR HER FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE AND THAT, WHICH IF KNOWN BY HIM OR HER, WOULD HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS OR HER SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR OR RELEASED PARTY.” Executive expressly waives and releases any and all rights that Executive may have under California Civil Code § 1542 as well as under any other statutes or common law principles of similar effect, to the fullest extent Executive may do so lawfully. Executive acknowledges and agrees that Executive is aware of his rights under the laws specifically and generally described above and that Executive knowingly and voluntarily waives those rights to the full extent that waiver is allowed by law. Executive further acknowledges that Executive may later discover facts different from or in addition to those facts now known to Executive or believed by Executive to be true with respect to any or all of the matters covered by this Agreement, and
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Executive agrees that this Agreement nevertheless shall remain in full and complete force and effect.
3. This Agreement constitutes a knowing and voluntary waiver of any and all rights or claims that Executive has or may have under the ADEA prior to the date Executive executes this Agreement (the “ADEA Release”). This paragraph and this Agreement are written in a manner calculated to be understood by Executive and Executive agrees that she fully understands all of the provisions of this paragraph and this Agreement. Executive is hereby advised in writing to consult with an attorney before signing this Agreement. Executive acknowledges that, in return for this Agreement, Executive will receive consideration beyond that which Executive was already entitled to receive before entering into this Agreement. Executive acknowledges that Executive has had 21 days to consider signing this Agreement. If Executive decides not to use all 21 days, Executive knowingly and voluntarily waives any claims that Executive was not given the 21-day period or did not have the opportunity to use the entire 21 days to consider this Agreement. Executive may revoke this Agreement at any time within the 7-day period following the date Executive signs this Agreement by providing written notice of revocation to the Company, c/o Anna Zappia (azappia@mistercarwash.com). The ADEA Release shall not become effective or enforceable until 12:01 a.m. on the 8th day after Executive signs the Agreement (the “ADEA Release Effective Date”). Notwithstanding Executive’s right to revoke the ADEA Release, the remaining terms of this Agreement (including, without limitation, the Release as it applies to all claims other than claims under the ADEA) shall become effective and enforceable as of the date that Executive signs this Agreement. Executive agrees that if he revokes the ADEA Release, (a) her signature on the signature page to this Agreement applicable to the ADEA Release will be null and void and the Release shall become null and void solely with respect to the claims released under the ADEA Release (but, for the avoidance of doubt, no other claims or matters) and (b) this Agreement will otherwise be in full force and effect.
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1. This Agreement shall, in all respects, be interpreted, enforced, and governed under the laws of the State of Arizona. The parties hereby consent to the jurisdiction of the federal or state courts within the State of Arizona in connection with any dispute concerning this Agreement.
2. Each and every term of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the heirs, successors, and assigns of the parties hereto.
3. The language of all parts of this Agreement shall be construed as a whole, according to its fair meaning, and not strictly for or against either party, regardless of who drafted it.
4. In the event any provision of this Agreement should be held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unenforceable and incapable of being modified to be legal, each and all of the other provisions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.
5. This Agreement, including this paragraph, may not be altered in any respect except by a writing duly executed by all parties. This Agreement may not be modified orally. No waiver of any provision of this Agreement will be valid unless it is in writing and signed by the party against whom such waiver is charged.
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EXECUTIVE FULLY UNDERSTANDS THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND GENERAL RELEASE AGREEMENT AND FULLY UNDERSTANDS ITS TERMS. EXECUTIVE HAS BEEN GIVEN TWENTY-ONE (21) DAYS TO CONSULT WITH AN ATTORNEY AND HAS CONSULTED WITH AN ATTORNEY OR HAS WILLINGLY CHOSEN NOT TO SEEK LEGAL COUNSEL ABOUT THIS AGREEMENT. EXECUTIVE HAS SIGNED THIS AGREEMENT VOLUNTARILY THIS THE _____DAY OF ______________, 2024.
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Signature Page to Waiver and Release Agreement
THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND GENERAL RELEASE AGREEMENT IS HEREBY EXECUTED BY DULY AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE THIS ___ DAY OF ___________, 2024.
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MISTER CAR WASH, INC. |
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By: ____________________________ [Name, Title]
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EXHIBIT B
MISTER CAR WASH ENTITIES
Amzak Carwashes, LLC | CFCW Red Bug, LLC |
Car Wash Headquarters, LLC | Clean Streak Ventures Holdco, LLC |
Car Wash Partners, LLC | Clean Streak Ventures Intermediate Holdco, LLC |
CFCW Acquisition, LLC | Clean Streak Ventures, LLC |
CFCW Curry Ford, LLC | CWP Asset Corp. |
CFCW Opco, LLC | CWP California Corp. |
CFCW Propco 229, LLC | CWP Holdings, Inc. |
CFCW Propco Altamonte, LLC | CWP Management Corp. |
CFCW Propco BBD, LLC | CWP West, LLC |
CFCW Propco Clermont, LLC | CWPS Corp. |
CFCW Propco Colonial, LLC | CWPU Corp. |
CFCW Propco Cutler Bay, LLC | Mesquite Logistics, LLC |
CFCW Propco Havendale, LLC | Mister Car Wash Holdings, Inc. |
CFCW Propco Hillsborough, LLC | Prime Shine, LLC |
CFCW Propco Lakeland North, LLC | PS Acquisition Sub Corp. |
CFCW Propco Lakeland, LLC | Sunshine Acquisition Sub Corp. |
CFCW Propco Land O Lakes, LLC | Tampa Car Wash Operations, LLC |
CFCW Propco Landstar, LLC | WFCW Acquisition, LLC |
CFCW Propco Mid Lakeland, LLC | WFCW Opco, LLC |
CFCW Propco New Tampa, LLC | WFCW Propco Bonita, LLC |
CFCW Propco Nona, LLC | WFCW Propco Colonial, LLC |
CFCW Propco Oviedo, LLC | WFCW Propco Daniels, LLC |
CFCW Propco Poinciana, LLC | WFCW Propco Goldenwood, LLC |
CFCW Propco Port Orange, LLC | WFCW Propco McCall, LLC |
CFCW Propco PSL 9200, LLC | WFCW Propco Naples, LLC |
CFCW Propco Semoran, LLC | WFCW Propco Rattlesnake, LLC |
CFCW Propco Wesley Chapel, LLC | WFCW Propco Vintage, LLC |
CFCW Propco, LLC | WFCW Propco, LLC |