Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
Thomas R. Stone, President, Light Axle Products Group, Automotive Systems Group,
notified Dana Holding Corporation ("Dana") that he would resign from his
position effective December 22, 2008. In connection with his departure, Dana
entered into a Separation Agreement and General Release dated December 15, 2008
and effective December 22, 2008 (the "Agreement") with Mr. Stone which replaces
and supersedes the Executive Agreement dated May 16, 2007 between Mr. Stone and
Dana ("Executive Agreement"). The Agreement is attached as Exhibit 10.1 to this
Current Report on Form 8-K and the terms thereof are incorporated by reference
into this Item 5.02.
Under the Agreement, Mr. Stone will work on such ongoing and transition matters
as Dana may assign to him prior to his last day of employment on December 31,
2008. Mr. Stone will continue to receive his: (i) current base compensation;
(ii) perquisite allowance; (iii) accrued unused vacation; and (iv) group health
insurance until December 31, 2008.
In addition, Mr. Stone will receive a lump sum payment equal to twelve
(12) months of his base compensation ($440,000) with all deductions required by
law. Mr. Stone will also receive eighteen (18) months of subsidized COBRA
beginning on January 1, 2009. Subsequently, Mr. Stone will be entitled to an
additional six (6) months of COBRA coverage at the standard rate. Dana will
reimburse Mr. Stone for legal services used by him to negotiate the Agreement in
an amount not to exceed $2,000. Dana will either provide outplacement services
to Mr. Stone at a cost of up to $20,000 or Mr. Stone may elect to receive
$20,000 in cash.
Mr. Stone will continue to be eligible for benefits under the Dana Holding
Corporation 2008 Omnibus Incentive Plan through December 31, 2008 to the extent
that such benefits represent those he is either vested in or otherwise is
entitled to receive. In addition, Mr. Stone will be eligible for incentive
compensation pursuant to the Executive Incentive Compensation Plan ("EIC") if
Dana's performance qualifies for a payout and a payout is made to any other
senior executive of Dana for the 2008 plan year. Mr. Stone is also eligible for
any bonus for 2008 performance that might be declared by the Board of Directors
for senior executives of Dana. Upon termination of his employment, Mr. Stone
will have qualified to receive the benefit provided by Section 2.5 of his
Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan dated June 27, 2005.
Mr. Stone will provide a general release to Dana for any claims he might have
against Dana. Mr. Stone also will be subject to certain non-compete,
confidentiality and non-disclosure obligations.
This summary of the Agreement, including all exhibits, is qualified in its
entirety by the terms of the Agreement.