DeCata Contract
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): | | January 12, 2015 |
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LAWSON PRODUCTS, INC. |
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
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Delaware | | 0-10546 | | 36-2229304 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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8770 W. Bryn Mawr Ave., Suite 900, Chicago, Illinois | | 60631 |
(Address of principal executive offices) | | (Zip Code) |
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(Registrant's telephone number, including area code) | | (773) 304-5050 |
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Not Applicable |
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report) |
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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. |
On January 12, 2015, Lawson Products, Inc., an Illinois corporation (the "Company"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Lawson Products, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Registrant"), entered into an Employment Agreement (the "Employment Agreement") with Michael G. DeCata, President and Chief Executive Officer (the "Executive"). The Employment Agreement replaces and supersedes the Employment Agreement, dated as of October 16, 2012, by and between the Company and the Executive. Also on January 12, 2015, and in accordance with the Employment Agreement, the Registrant entered into an Award Agreement (the “Award Agreement”) with the Executive pursuant to which the Registrant awarded the Executive 40,000 options (the “Options”) to purchase common stock under the Registrant’s 2009 Equity Compensation Plan (as Amended and Restated effective May 13, 2014) and 380,000 stock performance rights (the “SPRs”) under the Registrant’s Amended Stock Performance Plan. (a) 17,143 of the Options and 162,857 of the SPRs have an exercise price of $25.16, (b) 13,333 of the Options and 126,667 of the SPRs have an exercise price of $29.16 and (c) 9,524 of the Options and 90,476 of the SPRs have an exercise price of $33.16. One-third of each tranche of Options and SPRs shall vest and become exercisable on the first, second and third anniversaries of the grant date.
Pursuant to the Employment Agreement, Mr. DeCata is entitled to receive a base salary of $510,000 per annum. In addition, the Employment Agreement provides for, among other things, the following:
(i) The Executive will be employed on an "at will" basis, and the Executive’s employment may be terminated at any time at the option of the Company or the Executive, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Employment Agreement.
(ii) The Executive will be eligible to participate in the annual incentive plan with a target payout level of 100% of base salary. The Executive shall also be eligible to participate in the long-term incentive plan and shall be eligible for equity awards and for health, retirement plan and other employee benefits provided by the Registrant or the Company.
(iii) If the Executive’s employment is terminated by the Company for Cause (as defined in the Employment Agreement) or by the Executive voluntarily, the Company shall have no obligations to the Executive except to pay Accrued Compensation (as defined in the Employment Agreement).
(iv) If the Executive’s employment is terminated by the Company without Cause or by the Executive for Good Reason (as defined in the Employment Agreement), the Executive will be entitled to receive (A) Accrued Compensation, (B) an amount equal to eighteen months of the Executive’s then current base salary, payable monthly over a period of eighteen months (the "Severance Period"), (C) an amount equal to the Executive’s target bonus with respect to the year in which the Executive’s termination occurs (or, if the target bonus has not been established as of the date of termination, the target bonus for the prior year), payable in equal monthly installments during the Severance Period, (D) continued health plan coverage for the Executive and his spouse and dependents during the Severance Period and (E) immediate vesting of outstanding unvested equity awards that would otherwise have vested during the Severance Period had the Executive remained employed during the Severance Period.
(v) If the Executive’s employment is terminated by the Company without Cause or by the Executive for Good Reason within 12 months following a Change in Control (as defined in the Employment Agreement), then in lieu of the benefits referenced in clause (iv), the Executive shall be entitled to receive (A) Accrued Compensation, (B) an amount equal to two times the Executive’s then current base salary and two times the higher of the Executive’s target bonus with respect to the year in which the Executive’s termination occurs or the actual bonus for the prior year (or, if the target bonus has not been established as of the date of termination, two times the higher of the target bonus or the actual bonus for the prior year), payable in lump sum, (C) continued health plan coverage for the Executive and his spouse and dependents for a period of two years after the date of termination and (D) immediate vesting of any unvested equity awards.
(vi) If the Executive’s employment is terminated due to the Executive’s death, (A) the Executive shall be entitled to receive Accrued Compensation, (B) the beneficiary designated by the Executive shall be entitled to receive an amount equal to one and one-half times the Executive’s then current annual base salary, payable monthly over a period of eighteen months and (C) the Executive’s spouse and dependents shall be entitled to continued health plan coverage for a period of twenty-four months.
(vii) If the Executive’s employment is terminated due to Disability (as defined in the Employment Agreement), the Executive shall be entitled to receive (A) Accrued Compensation, (B) salary continuation at the rate of 100% of his then current base salary for 12 months following the date of termination and at the rate of 60% of his then current base salary for 24 months thereafter, with reductions for payments from Company-provided long-term disability coverage made during such 36-month
period and (C) continued health plan coverage for the Executive and his spouse and dependents for a period of five and one-half years following the date of termination.
(viii) The receipt of severance benefits, other than Accrued Compensation, is conditioned upon the Executive’s execution and delivery of a release in the form specified by the Employment Agreement.
(ix) The Executive is subject to non-compete and non-solicitation obligations for a period of eighteen months following the date of the Executive’s termination of employment.
The foregoing description is qualified by reference to the Employment Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and the Award Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit 10.2, each of which is hereby incorporated by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
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10.1 | | Employment Agreement dated as of January 12, 2015 by and between Lawson Products, Inc., an Illinois corporation, and Michael G. DeCata. |
10.2 | | Award Agreement dated as of January 12, 2015 by and between Lawson Products, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and Michael G. DeCata. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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| | LAWSON PRODUCTS, INC. |
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Date: January 15, 2015 | | By: /s/ Neil E. Jenkins |
| | Name: Neil E. Jenkins |
| | Title: Executive Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel |
EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit Number | | Description |
10.1 | | Employment Agreement dated as of January 12, 2015 by and between Lawson Products, Inc., an Illinois corporation, and Michael G. DeCata.
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10.2 | | Award Agreement dated as of January 12, 2015 by and between Lawson Products, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and Michael G. DeCata.
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