Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On June 8, 2009, NII Holdings, Inc. (the "Company") and Steven M. Shindler,
our Executive Chairman, with the approval of the compensation committee of our
board, entered into an employment agreement in which the Company and
Mr. Shindler agreed to terms relating to his responsibilities and compensation
arrangements in connection with the transition of certain of Mr. Shindler's
duties to Steven P. Dussek, our Chief Executive Officer, and to other members of
our executive team. The employment agreement has a term of one year that
commences on July 1, 2009 and is renewable for successive one year periods
thereafter. The parties agreed to provide at least 90 days' notice of any
proposed nonrenewal of the employment agreement.
Under the terms of the employment agreement, Mr. Shindler will continue to
serve as our Executive Chairman and as a member of our Board of Directors, and
will continue to participate in all other compensation plans and benefits
available to our executive officers. Effective July 1, 2009, Mr. Shindler's
compensation arrangements will be modified to provide for an annual base salary
of $250,000. Mr. Shindler will continue to participate in our annual bonus plan
with Mr. Shindler's bonus for 2009 based on his salary level as in effect on
January 1, 2009, pro rated for six months, at a bonus target of 80 percent of
salary. Any bonus will be paid on the same criteria and at the same time in 2010
as other senior executive management bonuses are paid or, if earlier, March 1,
2010. Mr. Shindler will also continue to be covered under the NII Holdings, Inc.
Severance Plan and the NII Holdings, Inc. Change of Control Severance Plan.
The employment agreement provides that stock option grants and awards of
restricted stock previously made to Mr. Shindler pursuant to our 2004 equity
plan shall vest in accordance with their existing vesting schedules so long as
Mr. Shindler continues to be employed by the Company or serve as a member of the
Company's Board of Directors. The employment agreement further provides that if
Mr. Shindler's employment ends prior to the end of the employment term for
reasons other than (i) his voluntary resignation (for reasons other than a
Company breach) or (ii) termination by the Company "for cause" or if his service
on our Board of Directors ends for any reason other than his resigning or
choosing not to stand for re-election, all options and awards of restricted
stock that would have vested during the employment term and any then in progress
Board term shall immediately vest and become exercisable. The employment
agreement further provides that the agreements pursuant to which the stock
options were granted to Mr. Shindler shall be amended to permit an exercise
period of 90 days after the latest of (i) June 30, 2010, (ii) the date his
service ends, or (iii) such longer period as is permitted for other senior
executives or members of the Board (but not beyond the original 10 year term of
the options). All other terms of the stock options and restricted stock awards
remain unchanged and in effect.
A copy of the employment agreement with Mr. Shindler is included as
Exhibit 10.1 to this report and is incorporated by reference into this
Item 5.02.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits. The following exhibit is being furnished pursuant to Item 5.02
above.
Exhibit No. Description
10.1 Employment Agreement of Steven M. Shindler dated June 8, 2009