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): November 8, 2017
 
   L3 TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
  (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Delaware
 
001-37975
13-3937436
(State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
 
(Commission File Number)
 
(IRS Employer Identification No.)

600 Third Avenue, New York, New York
 
10016
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
(Zip Code)
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 697-1111
 
  (Former name or former address if changed since last report)
 
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Item 5.02.
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

As previously disclosed by L3 Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”), Michael T. Strianese will retire as Chief Executive Officer of the Company, effective December 31, 2017, but will remain as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”).  On November 8, 2017, the Company entered into a retirement agreement with Mr. Strianese (the “Retirement Agreement”), which provides for the following:

·
Mr. Strianese will continue to serve as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer through December 31, 2017, and will continue to receive his current base salary of $1,390,000 per year during this period.  He will also continue to participate in the Company’s annual incentive plan (“AIP”) in respect of fiscal 2017 based on his existing target bonus opportunity of 165% of base salary (or $2,293,500), subject to actual performance and the terms of the AIP.

·
Mr. Strianese will retire as Chief Executive Officer, effective December 31, 2017, but will continue to serve as Executive Chairman and as a member of the Board from January 1, 2018 until the Company’s 2018 Annual meeting of Stockholders, at which time his term of office as a director and his employment with the Company shall cease.

·
During his tenure as Executive Chairman, Mr. Strianese will receive a base salary of $695,000 per year, which will be prorated for the actual time he serves as Executive Chairman of the Company.  In addition, Mr. Strianese will be eligible to participate in the AIP in respect of fiscal 2018 based on a target bonus opportunity of 165% of his prorated base salary as Executive Chairman, subject to actual performance and the terms of the AIP.

·
Mr. Strianese’s outstanding long-term incentive compensation awards (“LTI awards”) will continue to vest during his employment subject to the terms of the applicable award agreements.

·
Following Mr. Strianese’s employment, he will be subject to customary confidentiality and restrictive covenant provisions, including non-disparagement, non-competition and non-solicitation provisions.

Additional information regarding the Company’s executive compensation programs, including information about the AIP and LTI programs, can be found in the Company’s proxy statement for its 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

The foregoing summary of Mr. Strianese’s Retirement Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of such agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.
 
Description
 
Retirement Agreement and General Release between Michael T. Strianese and the Company, dated November 8, 2017.
 

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.

 
L3 TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
   
 
By:
/s/ Allen E. Danzig
   
Name:
Allen E. Danzig
   
Title:
Vice President, Assistant General Counsel and Assistant Secretary
 
Dated: November 8, 2017
 
 

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