FARO TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (NASDAQ:FARO) Files An 8-K Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
Item 9.01 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On January 9, 2019, FARO Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a letter agreement (the “Letter Agreement”) with Dr. Simon Raab, setting forth the terms of Dr. Raab’s retirement as the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer and as a member of the Company’s Board of Directors. Dr. Raab will continue as the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer and will remain on the Board of Directors until his successor is appointed. The Letter Agreement provides for the following compensation arrangements with Dr. Raab as an incentive to retain his services through the transition period:
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Base salary – Dr. Raab’s base salary of $775,000 will continue until his retirement date. |
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Short-term incentive plan – Dr. Raab will be eligible to participate in the Company’s short-term incentive plan for 2019 with a target payout of 50% of his base salary conditioned upon the Company’s achievement of the 2019 financial targets approved by the Company’s Compensation Committee. In the event Dr. Raab’s retirement occurs prior to the end of 2019, he will be eligible to receive this incentive without pro ration. The payout to Dr. Raab under the Company’s short-term incentive plan could range from 0% to 200% of his base salary depending upon the Company’s achievement of its 2019 financial targets. |
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Long-term incentives – In lieu of an annual grant of stock options and in consideration for Dr. Raab’s commitment to provide transition assistance to his successor for a period of six months following his retirement date, on January9, 2019, Dr. Raab received a grant of 24,606 restricted stock units, which will vest six months following his retirement date. In addition, all of Dr. Raab’s outstanding unvested stock options will fully vest as of his retirement date, and he will be permitted to exercise such options over the full term of each option grant. |
The foregoing summary of the Letter Agreement does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by, the full text of the Letter Agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report and is incorporated herein by reference.
On January 10, 2019, the Company issued a press release announcing Dr. Raab’s plan to retire as the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer and as a member of the Board of Directors and announcing that the Company’s Board of Directors has commenced a search process to identify his successor. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
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About FARO TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (NASDAQ:FARO)
FARO Technologies, Inc. designs, develops, manufactures, markets and supports software driven, three-dimensional (3-D) measurement, imaging and realization systems. The Company operates in three segments: Americas, Europe/Africa and Asia-Pacific. The Company sells its products through a direct sales force across a number of customers in a range of manufacturing, industrial, architecture, surveying, building construction and law enforcement applications. Its FaroArm, FARO Laser ScanArm, FARO Gage, FARO Laser Tracker, FARO Cobalt Array 3D Imager AMP, and their companion CAM2 software provide for Computer-Aided Design (CAD)-based inspection and/or factory-level statistical process control and surveying. The Company’s FARO Focus3D and FARO Freestyle3D laser scanners, and their companion SCENE, FARO public safety software and FARO 3D software, are utilized for a variety of 3D modeling, documentation and high-density surveying applications.
