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12-Nov-2008
Change in Directors or Principal Officers
(b) & (c) On November 7, 2008, Alan R. Sukoneck, Vice President, Chief Accounting and Tax Officer of K-Tron International, Inc. (the "Company"), retired after 32 years of service. Mr. Sukoneck served as the Company's Principal Accounting Officer. Mr. Andrew T. Boyd, Director of Corporate Accounting and Tax, will succeed Mr. Sukoneck as the Company's Principal Accounting Officer effective as of November 11, 2008. Mr. Boyd, 43, joined the Company in October, 2008. Prior thereto, Mr. Boyd spent 19 years at Ernst & Young LLP, most recently as a senior manager of assurance services. Mr. Boyd is a certified public accountant. There is no arrangement or understanding between Mr. Boyd and any other persons pursuant to which he was appointed the Company's Principal Accounting Officer. There are no relationships between Mr. Boyd and the Company that would require disclosure pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
(e) Edward B. Cloues, II, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the
Company, Kevin C. Bowen, Senior Vice President, Process Group of the Company and
President and Chief Executive Officer of K-Tron America, Inc., Lukas Guenthardt,
Senior Vice President, Corporate Development of the Company, and Ronald R.
Remick, Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of the
Company, have been employed by the Company or a subsidiary pursuant to
employment agreements described in greater detail in the Company's Definitive
Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A relating to the Company's 2008 Annual Meeting of
Shareholders.
On November 11, 2008, the Compensation and Human Resources Committee (the
"Committee") of the Board of Directors of the Company approved amendments to the
employment agreements with Messrs. Cloues, Bowen, Guenthardt and Remick to
comply with section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code, reflect current
compensation practices and update the severance provisions. The existing
employment agreements were based on forms developed more than ten years ago and
did not reflect current market terms and trends for severance practices. The
amendments were included in amended and restated employment agreements with each
of Messrs. Cloues, Bowen, Guenthardt and Remick, dated as of November 11, 2008,
which supersede in the entirety the terms of their respective existing
employment agreements. The amended and restated agreements are described below.
Amended and Restated Employment Agreement with Edward B. Cloues, II
Term. The term of Mr. Cloues' amended and restated employment agreement (the
"Cloues Agreement") commenced on November 11, 2008 and will continue until
terminated in accordance with the provisions of the Cloues Agreement. However,
if a change of control occurs, the term will end on the first to occur of
(i) the first anniversary of the date of the change of control or (ii) March 15
following the end of the calendar year in which the change of control
occurs.
Compensation and Benefits. The Cloues Agreement provides Mr. Cloues with a
base salary not less than his current base salary and bonuses as determined by
the Committee. Mr. Cloues is entitled to (i) a car allowance of not less than
$12,000 annually, (ii) an annual physical examination, (iii) annual vacation of
six weeks per year, and (iv) participation in employee benefits of the Company
on the same basis as other senior level executives of the Company. Mr. Cloues
receives reimbursement on an after-tax basis of the premiums he pays for term
life insurance and disability coverage.
Severance Pay. In the event Mr. Cloues' employment is terminated on account
of disability, he will be entitled to receive two years of his base salary and
car allowance, less the present value of any payments that are expected to be
made to Mr. Cloues during the two-year period following termination under any
disability benefit programs.
In the event of Mr. Cloues' death, the Company will pay to Mr. Cloues'
personal representative an amount equal to his base salary for the month in
which he dies and for three months thereafter.
In the event the Company terminates Mr. Cloues' employment without cause or
Mr. Cloues resigns for good reason, Mr. Cloues will be entitled to 200% of his
base salary and car allowance.
In the event Mr. Cloues' employment is terminated by reason of his
disability, by the Company without cause, or by Mr. Cloues for good reason,
Mr. Cloues will also receive a cash payment equal to the after-tax cost that he
would incur to continue health care benefits for the two-year period following
his termination date, less the cost paid by active Company employees for
comparable coverage.
In the event Mr. Cloues resigns for any reason during the period beginning on
the date of a change of control and ending on the first to occur of (i) the
one-year anniversary of the date of the change of control or (ii) March 1
following the end of the calendar year in which the change of control occurs,
Mr. Cloues will be entitled to receive the following severance payments:
? Three times his base salary and car allowance in effect immediately prior to
his termination date or the change of control date, whichever is higher.
? Unless Mr. Cloues notifies the Company in writing that he intends to retain his stock options, an amount in redemption of his stock options equal to the amount (if any) by which the aggregate exercise price of all stock options held by Mr. Cloues (whether or not such options are exercisable on his termination date) is less than the aggregate fair market value of the shares of stock subject to the stock options.
? An amount equal to the after-tax cost that Mr. Cloues would incur to continue health care benefits for the two-year period following his termination date (less the cost paid by active Company employees for comparable coverage).
? An amount equal to the after-tax cost that would be incurred by Mr. Cloues to continue his life insurance and disability insurance coverages for the two-year period following his termination date.
Parachute Payments. The Cloues Agreement provides that if any payment to
Mr. Cloues would constitute an "excess parachute payment" under sections 280G
and 4999 of the Internal Revenue Code, the Company will pay Mr. Cloues an
additional gross-up amount to cover any excise taxes imposed under section 4999
of the Internal Revenue Code and taxes resulting from the gross-up payment. If a
change of control had occurred on November 11, 2008, no amount payable to
Mr. Cloues would constitute an excess parachute payment.
Restrictive Covenants. The Cloues Agreement provides that during the
employment term and for two years thereafter in the event Mr. Cloues' employment
is terminated by reason of his disability or by the Company for cause,
Mr. Cloues may not compete with the Company and may not solicit any customer or
employee of the Company. The non-competition and non-solicitation restriction
period is one year if Mr. Cloues voluntarily resigns (except after a change of
control) or is terminated by the Company without cause.
Mr. Cloues' Amended and Restated Employment Agreement is being filed as
Exhibit 10.1 hereto.
Amended and Restated Employment Agreements with Messrs. Bowen, Guenthardt and
Remick
Term. The term of each of Messrs. Bowen, Guenthardt and Remick's employment
under their respective amended and restated agreements (collectively, the
"Agreements") commenced on November 11, 2008 and will continue until terminated
in accordance with the provisions of the Agreements.
Compensation and Benefits. The Agreements provide each of Messrs. Bowen,
Guenthardt and Remick a base salary and bonuses as determined by the Committee.
Each of Messrs. Bowen, Guenthardt and Remick is entitled to (i) a car allowance
of not less than $12,000 annually, (ii) annual vacation of five weeks per year
and (iii) participation in employee benefits of the Company on the same basis as
other senior level executives of the Company.
Severance Pay. In the event of the death of Messrs. Bowen, Guenthardt or
Remick, the Company will pay to the executive's personal representative an
amount equal to the executive's base salary for the month in which the executive
dies and for three months thereafter.
In the event the Company terminates the employment of Messrs. Bowen,
Guenthardt or Remick without cause or the executive resigns for good reason, and
if the executive executes and does not revoke a written release, the executive
will be entitled to receive 100% of the executive's base salary and car
allowance. The executive will receive a cash payment equal to the after-tax cost
that the executive would incur to continue health care benefits for the one-year
period following the executive's termination date, less the cost paid by active
Company employees for comparable coverage.
Restrictive Covenants. The Agreements provide that during the employment term
and for one year thereafter in the event that Messrs. Bowen, Guenthardt or
Remick's employment is terminated (i) by reason of the executive's disability,
(ii) by the Company for cause or (iii) by the executive without good reason, the
executive may not compete with the Company and may not solicit any customer or
employee of the Company.
The Amended and Restated Employment Agreements for each of Messrs. Bowen,
Guenthardt and Remick are being filed as Exhibit 10.2, 10.3 and 10.4,
respectively.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
10.1 - Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, dated as of November 11,
2008, by and between K-Tron International, Inc. and Edward B. Cloues,
II.
10.2 - Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, dated as of November 11,
2008, by and between K-Tron International, Inc. and Kevin C. Bowen.
10.3 - Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, dated as of November 11,
2008, by and between K-Tron International, Inc. and Lukas Guenthardt.
10.4 - Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, dated as of November 11,
2008, by and between K-Tron International, Inc. and Ronald R. Remick.
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