Current Report Filing (8-k)
January 11 2019 - 3:01PM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): January 10, 2019
Dorman Products, Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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Pennsylvania
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000-18914
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23-2078856
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(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
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3400 East Walnut Street, Colmar, Pennsylvania 18915
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrants telephone number, including area code: (215)
997-1800
Not Applicable
(Former
Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check the
appropriate box below if the Form
8-K
filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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14a-12
under the Exchange Act (17
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule
13e-4(c)
under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933
(§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule
12b-2
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(§240.12b-2
of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying
with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Item
5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
Employment Agreement with Kevin M. Olsen
On January 10, 2019 Dorman Products, Inc. (the Company) entered into an employment agreement with Kevin M. Olsen, the Companys President
and Chief Executive Officer. The agreement has a term of three years expiring December 31, 2021 with the term of Mr. Olsens employment being automatically extended for an additional one year period on December 31, 2021 and on
each anniversary of December 31, 2021, unless earlier terminated as provided in the employment agreement.
Pursuant to Mr. Olsens
employment agreement, annual base salary was set at $600,000 per year, subject to increase but not decrease from time to time as determined by the Compensation Committee. The employment agreement also provides for eligibility for (i) annual
cash bonuses under the 2018 Cash Bonus Plan or other cash incentive plans maintained by the Company, and (ii) grants of awards under the 2018 Stock Option and Stock Incentive Plan or other equity-related incentive plans maintained by the
Company, in case of both clauses (i) and (ii) in such amounts as determined by the Compensation Committee, in its sole discretion. Further, the employment agreement provides that, subject to limitations related to the amount of applicable
premiums, the Company will acquire and pay the applicable premium on (A) a $2.0 million term life insurance policy on the life of Mr. Olsen which will be payable to a beneficiary designated by Mr. Olsen; and (B) a long-term
disability insurance policy for Mr. Olsen with a benefit in the amount of 60% of Mr. Olsens monthly earnings as of immediately prior to the incurrence of a disability. Mr. Olsen will also be eligible to participate in other
employee benefit plans or arrangements generally available to the Companys executive officers and entitled to four weeks paid vacation per year. In addition, in connection with the execution of the employment agreement, Mr. Olsen will be
granted an equity incentive award with an aggregate value equal to $1,000,000, 50% of such award in the form of time-based restricted stock units and 50% of such award in the form of performance-based restricted stock units.
Mr. Olsens employment agreement may be terminated by the Company with or without Cause or by Mr. Olsen for Good Reason
or for no reason, as such terms are defined in the employment agreement. Mr. Olsens employment agreement also provides for
non-solicitation
and
non-competition
provisions for the term of the agreement and eighteen months thereafter. The agreement also includes standard confidentiality and trade secret provisions typically included in agreements of
this type.
Additionally, Mr. Olsens employment agreement contains provisions that provide for certain payments upon termination. The following
table summarizes such payments provided in connection with Mr. Olsens termination of employment:
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Type of Termination
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Payments and Benefits
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Termination
with Cause or if Mr. Olsen Terminates Without Good Reason
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any earned but unpaid base salary through the date of termination, paid in accordance with the Companys
standard payroll practices;
reimbursement for any unreimbursed expenses properly incurred and paid in accordance with the Companys
business expense reimbursement policy;
payment for any accrued but unused vacation time in accordance with Company policy; and
such vested accrued benefits, and other
payments, if any, as to which the executive (and his eligible dependents) may be entitled under, and in accordance with, the terms and conditions of, the employee benefit arrangements, plans and programs of the Company as of the date of
termination.
The payments and benefits in the four bullet points above are
collectively referred to as the Amounts and Benefits.
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Type of Termination
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Payments and Benefits
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Termination Without Cause or if Mr. Olsen Terminates With Good Reason
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Amounts and Benefits;
base salary payments will continue to be paid for eighteen months following the date of termination in
accordance with the usual payroll practices of the Company;
payment of an amount equal to 150% of Mr. Olsens target annual bonus that was in effect at the time
of termination under any cash incentive plan maintained by the Company;
payment of an amount equal to a
pro-rated
annual bonus for the year in
which such employment termination occurs:
if employment terminates after September 30 of any year, Mr. Olsen will receive a
pro-
rated amount of the annual bonus (if any) that Mr. Olsen would have otherwise received under any cash incentive plan maintained by the Company had he remained employed with the Company with such
amount to be calculated by the Board in its discretion in a similar manner as bonuses are calculated for other executives;
if employment terminates on or before September 30 of any year, Mr. Olsen will
receive a
pro-
rated amount of his target annual bonus that was in effect at the time of termination under any cash incentive plan maintained by the Company;
during the period during which
Mr. Olsen, his spouse and/or dependents are entitled to and validly elect continuation coverage under COBRA or similar state law (provided that in no event will such period exceed eighteen months), monthly cash payments in an amount equal to
the monthly premium for such coverage.
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Termination upon Death or Disability
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Amounts and Benefits; and
base salary payments will continue to be paid for three months following the date of termination in accordance
with the usual payroll practices of the Company.
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Mr. Olsens employment agreement contains a clawback provision which provides that the compensation and benefits
provided by the Company under the employment agreement or otherwise is subject to recoupment or clawback under any applicable Company clawback or recoupment policy that is generally applicable to the Companys executives, as may be in effect
from time to time, or as required by law, government regulation or stock exchange listing requirement.
The foregoing description of Mr. Olsens
employment agreement is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of this agreement, a copy of which is filed as an exhibit to this Form
8-K
and is incorporated herein by
reference.
Appointment of Kevin M. Olsen to Dormans Board of Directors
On January 10, 2019, the Board of Directors (the Board) of the Company increased the size of the Board from seven to eight directors and
appointed Kevin M. Olsen to fill the newly created directorship effective immediately. Mr. Olsen will serve as a director of the Company until the expiration of his term on the date of the Companys annual meeting of shareholders in 2019
and until his successor is selected and qualified, except in the event of his earlier death, resignation or removal. Mr. Olsen is expected to stand for
re-election
as director at the annual meeting of
shareholders in 2019. As Mr. Olsen also serves as an executive officer of the Company, he will not receive compensation for his services as a director. Mr. Olsen is also not expected to serve on any standing committees of the Board.
Mr. Olsen, 47, joined the Company in July 2016 as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. He became Executive Vice President, Chief Financial
Officer in June 2017, President and Chief Operating Officer on August 6, 2018 and President and Chief Executive Officer on January 1, 2019. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Olsen was Chief Financial Officer of Colfax Fluid Handling,
a division of
Colfax Corporation, a diversified global manufacturing and engineering company that provides gas and fluid-handling and fabrication technology products and services to commercial and governmental
customers around the world, from January 2013 through June 2016. Prior to joining Colfax, he served in progressively responsible management roles at the Forged Products Aero Turbine Division of Precision Castparts Corp, Crane Energy Flow Solutions,
a division of Crane Co., Netshape Technologies, Inc., and Danaher Corporation. Prior thereto, Mr. Olsen performed public accounting work at PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP.
Entry into Consulting Agreement with Mathias J. Barton
As previously disclosed, Mathias J. Barton stepped down as President of the Company effective as of August 6, 2018 and retired as CEO of the Company on
December 31, 2018. Also as previously disclosed, on October 25, 2018, the Company and Mr. Barton entered into a transition agreement (the Transition Agreement).
On January 10, 2019, the Company entered into a consulting agreement (the Consulting Agreement) with Mr. Barton, effective as of
January 1, 2019, consistent with the previously disclosed terms contemplated by the Transition Agreement. Pursuant to the Consulting Agreement, Mr. Barton will provide consulting services to the Company through December 31, 2019 in
exchange for a consulting fee of $50,000 per quarter.
The foregoing summary of the Consulting Agreement is not complete and is qualified in its entirety
by reference to the form of the Consulting Agreement, which was previously filed as an exhibit to the Transition Agreement, a copy of which was filed as an exhibit to the Companys Current Report on Form
8-K
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 30, 2018.
Item 9.01
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Financial Statements and Exhibits
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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DORMAN PRODUCTS, INC.
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Date: January 11, 2019
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By:
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/s/ Michael P. Ginnetti
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Name:
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Michael P. Ginnetti
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Title:
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Interim Chief Financial Officer
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