Hasbro Inc.

05/24/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 05/24/2024 06:14

Management Change/Compensation - Form 8-K

Item 5.02
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On May 22, 2024, Hasbro, Inc. ("Hasbro" or the "Company") and Christian P. Cocks, Hasbro's Chief Executive Officer, entered into an amended and restated employment agreement (the "Amended Employment Agreement"). The Amended Employment Agreement extends the term of Mr. Cocks's employment until December 31, 2027, unless earlier terminated or further extended in accordance with the Amended Employment Agreement. Thereafter, the Amended Employment Agreement will automatically renew for additional one-year periods unless prior written notice of non-renewal is provided to the other party in accordance with the terms of the Amended Employment Agreement. If the Company provides notice that the term will not be renewed, such notice will be treated as a termination without "Cause" under the Amended Employment Agreement.
The Amended Employment Agreement reflects an increase in Mr. Cocks' target annual management incentive bonus from 150% to 175% of his base salary, makes other administrative and conforming changes and revises the definitions of "Cause" and "Good Reason" to be the same definitions regardless of whether a termination for Cause or for Good Reason occurs prior to or after a Change in Control (as defined in the Amended Employment Agreement). Lastly, the Amended Employment Agreement has been revised to provide that, if Mr. Cocks' employment is terminated by the Company without Cause (other than due to death or disability) or he resigns for Good Reason within 24 months following a Change in Control, then, he will receive (i) a lump sum payment equal to three times the sum of his then-current base salary and annual incentive plan target bonus, (ii) a pro-rated annual incentive plan bonus for the year in which the termination occurs, based on target company performance (a "Pro-Rata Bonus"), (iii) certain premium payments by Hasbro for continued medical and dental insurance under COBRA for up to 24 months from the effective date of termination, (iv) accelerated vesting of (and lapse of restrictions on) all unexpired, unvested stock options and time-based restricted stock units, and (v) vesting of performance share awards, vesting at target for the full performance period.
The foregoing description of the Amended Employment Agreement does not purport to be a complete statement of the parties' rights under the Amended Employment Agreement and is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the Amended Employment Agreement, which is attached as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.