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): February 25, 2020
COMERICA INCORPORATED
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware | | 1-10706 | | 38-1998421 |
(State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification Number) |
Comerica Bank Tower
1717 Main Street, MC 6404
Dallas, Texas 75201
(Address of principal executive offices) (zip code)
(214) 462-6831
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Title of each class | | Trading Symbol(s) | | Name of each exchange on which registered |
Common Stock, $5 par value | | CMA | | New York Stock Exchange |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR 230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR 240.12b-2).
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| ITEM 5.02 | DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR CERTAIN OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN OFFICERS; COMPENSATORY ARRANGEMENTS OF CERTAIN OFFICERS. |
Comerica Incorporated (“Comerica”) announced today that Executive Vice President, Treasurer and Interim Chief Financial Officer James J. Herzog has been named Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Comerica Incorporated and Comerica Bank, effective immediately. Upon his promotion, he ceased holding the title of Treasurer.
Mr. Herzog has held the role of Interim Chief Financial Officer since September 11, 2019, as reported in Comerica’s Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 13, 2019, which is incorporated herein by reference.
In connection with his promotion, Comerica will increase Mr. Herzog’s base salary to $525,000 per year. Also in connection with his promotion, Mr. Herzog received equity grants valued at a total of approximately $476,000 as of the grant date of February 25, 2020. 65% of the equity award was allocated toward a target number of performance-based restricted stock units under the senior executive long-term performance program (“SELTPP”); 25% of the equity award was allocated toward restricted stock units, and 10% of the equity award was allocated toward stock options. All of the equity grants were made under Comerica’s 2018 Long-Term Incentive Plan. The target grant of SELTPP restricted stock units is subject to Comerica’s standard SELTPP agreement (2019 version). It will be eligible to vest based on Comerica’s average return on common equity excluding certain non-performance items (“ROCE”) over a three-year performance period (2020-2022), relative to a goal ROCE established toward the beginning of the performance period, with settlement occurring after the end of the performance period. The grant of restricted stock units is subject to Comerica’s standard employee non-cliff restricted stock unit agreement, with 50% of the shares vesting on the third anniversary of the grant date and 25% vesting on each of the fourth and fifth anniversaries of the grant date. The grant of stock options is subject to Comerica’s standard non-qualified stock option agreement, with the stock options vesting 25% per year over four years and having a term of 10 years. Additional information about Comerica’s executive compensation program can be found in its 2019 Proxy Statement.
Additionally, effective February 25, 2020, Mr. Herzog entered into Comerica’s standard Change of Control Employment Agreement, which is attached as Exhibit 10.18 to Comerica’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019. The agreement is described on pages 64-65 of Comerica’s 2019 Proxy Statement under “Change of Control,” which description is incorporated herein by reference.
| ITEM 7.01 | REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE. |
On February 25, 2020, Comerica issued a press release regarding the appointment of Mr. Herzog as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and the related appointment of Stanislava Kostova as Executive Vice President and Treasurer. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
| ITEM 9.01 | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS. |
(d) Exhibits
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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COMERICA INCORPORATED |
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By: | | /s/ John D. Buchanan |
Name: | | John D. Buchanan |
Title: | | Executive Vice President - Chief Legal Officer |
Date: February 25, 2020
