Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
The Registrant entered into employment agreements dated as of September 15, 2009
with Joe F. Sanderson, Jr., its Chief Executive Officer, Lampkin Butts, its
President and Chief Operating Officer and D. Michael Cockrell, its Treasurer and
Chief Financial Officer. The term of each agreement begins September 15, 2009
and ends when the officer's employment terminates under the provisions of the
agreement. Each agreement provides for the officer's fiscal 2009 salary and
bonus to be paid in accordance with the levels and bonus program that the
Registrant previously disclosed in its definitive proxy statement for its 2009
annual meeting and in its current report on Form 8-K dated January 29, 2009,
respectively. The officers' compensation will be reassessed annually.
The agreements provide for a severance payment to be paid to the officers if:
(1) before a change in control of the Registrant, the officers are terminated
without cause, except in the case of poor performance, (2) at or after a change
in control of the Registrant, the officers are terminated without cause, or
(3) the officers resign for good reason. "Cause" is defined in the agreements to
include, among other things, conviction of certain felonies, willful misconduct
by the officer, failure or refusal by the officer to comply with the
Registrant's policies or a material breach by the officer of the employment
agreement. "Good reason" includes, among other things, a material breach of the
agreement by the Registrant, a reduction of the officer's base salary or bonus
that is not part of a reduction program affecting all senior executives
generally, the relocation of the officer's principal place of employment by more
than 40 miles, or after a change in control of the Registrant, the alteration of
the officer's position that results in a material diminution of his position.
The amount of the severance payments will be, in the case of Mr. Sanderson,
three times, and in the case of Messrs. Butts and Cockrell, two times, the
following amounts: (1) the officer's annual base salary in effect at the time of
his termination, plus (2) fifty percent of the maximum bonus available to the
executive under the Company's bonus program in effect for the year of
termination. In addition, the agreement provides, in the case of the officer's
death, for the continuation of his annual salary payments for one year from the
date of his death.
The agreements for Messrs. Butts and Cockrell also designate them as
participants in the Registrant's Supplemental Disability Plan, which was filed
with the Registrant's current report on Form 8-K dated September 25, 2008.
The agreements prohibit the officers from disclosing confidential information
about the Registrant during and after their employment, and prohibit the
officers from engaging in certain competitive activity with the Registrant
during their employment and for two years after the termination of their
employment for any reason other than poor performance.
The agreements are filed as exhibits 10.1, 10.2, and 10.3 to this report and the
description of the agreements is qualified in its entirety by reference to such
exhibits.
Section 9 - Financial Statements and Exhibits
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) The following exhibits are filed with this Current Report:
Exhibit No. Description
10.1+ Employment Agreement dated as of September 15, 2009 between the
Registrant and Joe F. Sanderson, Jr.
10.2+ Employment Agreement dated as of September 15, 2009 between the
Registrant and Lampkin Butts.
10.3+ Employment Agreement dated as of September 15, 2009 between the
Registrant and D. Michael Cockrell.
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+ Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.
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