Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Subsequent Events

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Subsequent Events
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Subsequent Events [Abstract]  
Subsequent Events
16. Subsequent Event

 

On January 30, 2018, the Company and Wendy A. Beck, the Company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, announced that Ms. Beck would be leaving the Company to pursue other career opportunities. Ms. Beck has agreed to continue in her current position as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer through September 30, 2018 or any earlier date as may be determined by the Company (the “Succession Date”).

 

On February 2, 2018, a subsidiary of the Company entered into a Transition, Release and Consulting Agreement (the “Transition Agreement”) with Ms. Beck. Pursuant to the terms of the Transition Agreement, subject to Ms. Beck not voluntarily terminating her employment prior to the Succession Date, following the Succession Date, Ms. Beck will be entitled to receive the following benefits: (i) an amount equal to two times her base salary, which will be paid over a 12-month period, (ii) in recognition of her service and tenure, an amount equal to $4 million, paid in quarterly installments through December 30, 2019, (iii) continued COBRA benefits at the same cost as active employees (or pay in lieu of such benefits if the Company cannot provide such benefits) for up to 36 months, (iv) full acceleration of her outstanding time-based equity awards, (v) continued opportunity to vest in her only outstanding performance-based equity award, subject to the satisfaction of the applicable financial performance conditions for 2018, (vi) pro-rata portion of any bonus actually earned based on performance for 2018, and (vii) an executive-level cruise.

 

Pursuant to the terms of the Transition Agreement, Ms. Beck has agreed to provide consulting services to the Company for two years following the Succession Date to help with the transition and integrate her successor. Ms. Beck will receive $2 million, paid in six equal quarterly installments through December 30, 2019, for her consulting services.