KAISER ALUMINUM CORPORATION (NASDAQ:KALU) Files An 8-K Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

KAISER ALUMINUM CORPORATION (NASDAQ:KALU) 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 with Certain Officers.

2019 Base Salary

On March 5, 2019, the compensation committee (the “Compensation Committee”) of the board of directors of the Company approved the annual base compensation of the Company’s executive officers, effective April1, 2019, including the annual base compensation of the executive officers of the Company identified below (the “Named Executive Officers”) for 2019. There were no changes to the base salary of the Named Executive Officers for 2019.

Daniel J. Rinkenberger, the Company’s former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, and John Barneson, the Company’s former Senior Vice President – Corporate Development, are also Named Executive Officers. The Company previously reported Messrs. Rinkenberger’s and Barneson’s retirements on March 31, 2019, and February 28, 2019, respectively. As a result, there were no changes to the respective base salaries or short-term incentive targets for Messrs. Rinkenberger and Barneson and neither received grants under the Company’s 2019 – 2021 LTI Plan (as defined below).

2019 Incentive Compensation

On March 5, 2019, the Compensation Committee also approved a short-term incentive plan for 2019 (the “2019 STI Plan”) and a long-term incentive program for the 2019 through 2021 performance period (the “2019 – 2021 LTI Plan”). The structure, terms and objectives of the 2019 STI Plan and 2019 – 2021 LTI Plan are described in more detail below and generally consistent with the structure, terms and objectives of the 2018 short-term incentive plan and the 2018-2020 long-term incentive program, except for the elimination of economic value added as a performance metric to the performance shares granted under the 2019 – 2021 LTI Plan.

2019 STI Plan

The 2019 STI Plan is designed to reward participants for achieving certain adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization performance goals determined based on the return on the Company’s adjusted net assets. Similar to the short-term incentive plan approved by the Compensation Committee in 2018, the 2019 STI Plan includes modifiers for safety, quality, delivery and cost performance, and permits, subject to the maximum payout opportunity described below, adjustments to individual awards based on actual performance, including individual, facility, and/or functional area performance.

The 2019 STI Plan provides for (1) a threshold performance level below which no payout is made, a target performance level at which the target award is available and a performance level at or above which the maximum payout is available, and (2) minimum and maximum payout opportunities ranging from zero up to three times the target payout amount. The table below sets forth the estimated future payouts that can be earned by each of the following Named Executive Officers (other than Messrs. Rinkenberger and Barneson) under the 2019 STI Plan below the threshold performance level and at the threshold, target and maximum performance levels.

The preceding description of the 2019 STI Plan is qualified in its entirety by the Kaiser Aluminum Fabricated Products 2019 Short-Term Incentive Plan for Key Managers Summary, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

2019 – 2021 LTI Plan

The 2019 – 2021 LTI Plan is designed to reward participants with (i) a fixed number of time-vested restricted stock units and (ii) a fixed number of performance shares that vest, if at all, based on the Company’s achievement of the performance objectives described below. The performance objective for 40% of the performance shares is based Company’s total controllable cost performance and for the remaining 60% of the performance shares is based on the Company’s total shareholder return (“TSR”) performance relative to its peer companies in the S&P 600 Small Cap Materials index, each over the 2019 through 2021 performance period.

The restricted stock units issued to members of senior management, including the Named Executive Officers, subject to certain limited exceptions, vest on March 5, 2022, and entitle the participant to receive one share of the Company’s common stock for each vesting restricted stock unit. The 2019 – 2021 LTI Plan provides for minimum and maximum vesting opportunities ranging from zero up to two times the pro rata portion of the target number of performance shares depending upon the Company’s performance. Each performance share that becomes earned and vested entitles the participant to receive one share of the Company’s common stock.

On March 5, 2019, the Compensation Committee approved the following grants of restricted stock units and performance shares, effective as of March5, 2019, to the following Named Executive Officers to the terms of the 2019 – 2021 LTI Plan:

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(1)

The restrictions on 50% of the restricted stock units granted will lapse on March 5, 2022 or earlier if the Named Executive Officer’s employment terminates as a result of death or disability or in the event of a change in control of the Company. If the Named Executive Officer’s employment is terminated by the Named Executive Officer on or after retirement at age 65 or older, the restricted stock units granted will remain outstanding and the restrictions on a pro-rated portion of such units, determined based on the number of days the Named Executive Officer was employed by the Company during the restriction period, will lapse on March 5, 2022.

(2)	The tables below set forth the number of performance shares that will become vested for each of the following Named Executive Officers under the 2019 – 2021 LTI Plan below the threshold performance levels and at the threshold, target and maximum performance levels based on the Company’s performance objectives described above:

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The number of performance shares, if any, that are earned will be determined based on the Company performance and will vest on the later to occur of March 5, 2022 and the date on which the Compensation Committee approves the multipliers for the performance shares based on the Company’s achievement of each of the performance objectives described above. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the respective target number of performance shares will be earned and immediately vest if prior to December 31, 2021 the Named Executive Officer’s employment terminates as a result of death or disability, and if

there is a change in control of the Company before December 31, 2021, the number of performance shares, if any, that are earned will be determined based on the Company’s achievements during the performance period through the date of such change in control and will immediately vest on such date. However, if the Named Executive Officer’s employment is terminated by the Company without cause or is voluntarily terminated by the Named Executive Officer for good reason, the number of performance shares, if any, that are earned will be determined based on the actual performance achieved during the performance period and will vest as described above. If the Named Executive Officer’s employment is terminated by the Named Executive Officer on or after normal retirement at age 65 or older, the number of performance shares, if any, that are earned will be determined based on the actual performance achieved during the performance period and pro-rated for the number of days the Named Executive Officer was employed by the Company during the performance period.

The grants of restricted stock units and performance shares were made to the Company’s 2016 Equity and Incentive Compensation Plan (the “Equity Plan”). A copy of the Equity Plan is filed as Exhibit10.1 to the Current Report on Form8-K, filed by the Company on May 26, 2016. The form of Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement used to evidence the grants of restricted stock units made to the Company’s executive officers under the 2019 – 2021 LTI Plan is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.2 and incorporated herein by reference. The form of Performance Shares Award Agreement used to evidence the grants of performance shares made to the Company’s executive officers under the 2019 – 2021 LTI Plan is filed as Exhibits10.3 hereto and incorporated herein by reference. A summary of the performance objectives for determining the number of performance shares earned under the 2019 – 2021 LTI Plan is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.4 and incorporated herein by reference.

Appointment of Chief Accounting Officer

On March 5, 2019, Kaiser Aluminum Corporation (the “Company”) appointed Jennifer Huey as Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer. Ms. Huey, 38, joined the Company in January 2014 as Director, Consolidation and External Reporting. Ms. Huey has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from the University of California, Berkeley and a Master’s of Science in Accountancy from the University of Virginia. Ms. Huey is also a Certified Public Accountant.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

KAISER ALUMINUM CORP Exhibit
EX-10.1 2 exhibit101-2019stip.htm 2019 SHORT-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN Exhibit Exhibit 10.1Kaiser Aluminum 2019 Short-Term Incentive Plan for Key ManagersThis is a summary of the Kaiser Aluminum short-term incentive program (“STIP”) effective January 1,…
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About KAISER ALUMINUM CORPORATION (NASDAQ:KALU)

Kaiser Aluminum Corporation is engaged in the production of semi-fabricated specialty aluminum products. The Company manufactures aluminum plate and sheet, and extruded and drawn products, primarily used in aerospace/high strength, automotive, general engineering and other industrial end market applications. It operates in the Fabricated Products segment. The Company’s Fabricated Products segment produces rolled, extruded and drawn aluminum products used principally for aerospace and defense, automotive, consumer durables, electronics, electrical, and machinery and equipment applications. The Company operates over 10 focused production facilities in the United States and one in Canada. The Company serves end market applications, such as aerospace and high strength products (Aero/HS products), extrusions for automotive applications (Automotive Extrusions), general engineering products (GE products) and other industrial products (Other products).