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
June 21, 2010
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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
Con-way Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 1-5046 94-1444798
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(State or other (Commission (IRS Employer
jurisdiction of File Number) Identification
incorporation) Number)
2855 Campus Drive, Suite 300, San Mateo, California 94403
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(Address of principal executive offices)
(zip code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
(650) 378-5200
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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
AMENDED AND RESTATED "NON-CHANGE IN CONTROL" EXECUTIVE SEVERANCE AGREEMENTS
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AND POLICIES
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On December 14, 2009, the Compensation Committee of the Con-way Inc. Board of
Directors approved, for the first time, "non-change in control" executive
severance agreements for senior executives (including Messrs. Stotlar,
Bruffett, Bianco, Labrie and Schmidt) and non-change in control executive
severance policies for eligible lower level executives. The forms of non-
change in control severance agreements offered to Messrs. Stotlar, Bruffett,
Bianco, Labrie and Schmidt were attached as Exhibits 99.8, 99.9, 99.10, 99.11
and 99.12, respectively, to the Company's Report on Form 8-K filed on
December 18, 2009.
The Company recently discovered that the non-change in control severance
agreements (including those entered into by Messrs. Stotlar, Bruffett,
Bianco, Labrie and Schmidt), and the non-change in control severance
policies, contain unintended language that limits the extent to which
qualifying long-term incentive awards would be subject to partial accelerated
or pro-rated vesting upon a qualifying severance of employment. Specifically,
the severance agreements provided for partial accelerated or prorated vesting
only of qualifying long-term incentive awards granted to executives after the
respective dates of their severance agreements, and the severance policies
provided for partial accelerated or pro-rated vesting only of qualifying
long-term incentive awards granted to eligible executives after the
respective dates of the policies. On June 21, 2010 the Compensation Committee
confirmed that when it approved the agreements and policies in December 2009
the Committee intended that all outstanding qualifying long-term incentive
awards would be subject to partial accelerated or pro-rated vesting upon a
qualifying severance of employment.
To implement the Committee's intention, amended and restated non-change in
control executive severance agreements have been offered to the Company's
senior executives, and the executive severance policies have been amended and
restated. Copies of the amended and restated executive severance agreements
offered to Messrs. Stotlar, Bruffett, Bianco, Labrie and Schmidt are attached
hereto as Exhibits 99.1 through 99.5. The amended and restated agreements
also incorporate the provisions of Amendment No. 1 to Severance Agreement
(the form of which is attached as Exhibit 10.74 to the Company's Report on
Form 10-K filed on February 26, 2010), which removed the non-competition
covenant and modified the non-solicitation covenant so as to prohibit
solicitation of employees only. Except as described above, the terms of the
amended and restated agreements are the same as the terms of the non-change
in control severance agreements described in the Company's Report on Form 8-K
filed on December 18, 2009, which description is incorporated by reference
herein.
CHANGE IN COMPENSATION OF HERBERT J. SCHMIDT
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On June 21, 2010, the Compensation Committee also approved a 25% reduction in
annual base salary (from approximately $401,000 to approximately $301,000)
for Herbert J. Schmidt, effective July 1, 2010. Mr. Schmidt is an Executive
Vice President of the Company and President of the Company's Con-way
Truckload subsidiary.
The base salary reduction was prompted by a proposal from Mr. Schmidt to
reduce his work schedule to 75% of his current work schedule so he could
devote more discretionary time to personal and family interests. The Company
agreed to the proposal. Mr. Schmidt plans to continue to serve as President
of Con-way Truckload for the foreseeable future, focusing on strategic
management of the business, leadership development and mid-to-long term
business planning.
The reduction in annual base salary will also affect the payout on Mr.
Schmidt's 2010 annual cash incentive award (which is based on annual salary)
as well as future incentive compensation awards that are determined based on
annual base salary. The annual base salary reduction and other compensation
adjustments described above are commensurate with Mr. Schmidt's reduced work
schedule.
ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(c) Exhibits
Exhibit No. Description
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EX 99.1 Amended & Restated Non-Change in Control Mr. Stotlar
EX 99.2 Amended & Restated Non-Change in Control Mr. Bruffett
EX 99.3 Amended & Restated Non-Change in Control Mr. Bianco
EX 99.4 Amended & Restated Non-Change in Control Mr. Labrie
EX 99.5 Amended & Restated Non-Change in Control Mr. Schmidt
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Con-way Inc.
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(Registrant)
June 23, 2010 /s/ Jennifer W. Pileggi
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Jennifer W. Pileggi
Executive Vice President, General Counsel
and Corporate Secretary