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TRI Pointe Group, Inc. (NYSE:TPH) Files An 8-K Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

TRI Pointe Group, Inc. (NYSE:TPH) Files An 8-K Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On July 1, 2019, TRI Pointe Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), announced in a press release that Michael D. Grubbs, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of the Company, will retire effective January 1, 2020. Mr. Grubbs will be succeeded as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer by Glenn J. Keeler, the Company’s current Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer, effective January 1, 2020. Mr. Keeler will also continue to serve as Chief Accounting Officer of the Company.
Mr. Keeler has no familial relationships with any director or other executive officer of the Company. There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Keeler and any other persons to which Mr. Keeler was appointed as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer. For additional information about Mr. Keeler, including biographical information and information regarding related party transactions, please refer to the Company’s Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 21, 2019 (File No. 001-35796), which information is incorporated herein by reference.
In connection with Mr. Grubbs’ retirement, the Company and Mr. Grubbs entered into a letter agreement relating to the treatment of certain outstanding stock options and unvested restricted stock units (the “Letter Agreement”). to the Letter Agreement, and contingent upon Mr. Grubbs’ continued employment by the Company through the effective date of his retirement and execution of a separation agreement and general release prior to the effective date of his retirement, the Company has agreed to (i) amend Mr. Grubbs’ outstanding stock option award agreements to allow him to exercise such stock options through the tenth anniversary of the grant date of each stock option and (ii) modify certain of Mr. Grubbs’ outstanding unvested restricted stock award agreements to provide for pro rata vesting of such awards through the date of Mr. Grubbs’ retirement to Section 5.9(a) of the Company’s Amended and Restated 2013 Long-Term Incentive Plan.
Effective upon Mr. Grubbs’ retirement from the Company, the Company and Mr. Grubbs intend to enter into a separation agreement and general release of claims, which will provide for, among other things, the release by Mr. Grubbs of any claims he may have against the Company and its affiliates relating to his employment with the Company as of the date of his retirement.
A copy of the Company’s press release announcing Mr. Grubbs’ retirement and Mr. Keeler’s appointment is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, and the foregoing description of the Letter 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 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.
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EX-10.1 2 letteragreement.htm EXHIBIT 10.1 Exhibit Exhibit 10.1July 1,…
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About TRI Pointe Group, Inc. (NYSE:TPH)

TRI Pointe Group, Inc. is a homebuilder company. The Company’s operations are organized in two principal businesses, including homebuilding and financial services. The Company’s homebuilding operation consists of six segments: Maracay Homes, including operations in Arizona; Pardee Homes, consisting of operations in California and Nevada; Quadrant Homes, consisting of operations in Washington; Trendmaker Homes, consisting of operations in Texas; TRI Pointe Homes, consisting of operations in California and Colorado, and Winchester Homes, consisting of operations in Maryland and Virginia. Its financial services operation includes mortgage financing operations and title services operations. The Company’s mortgage financing operation (TRI Pointe Connect) provides mortgage financing to its homebuyers in all of its operated markets. Its title services operation (TRI Pointe Assurance) provides title examinations for its homebuyers in its Trendmaker Homes and Winchester Homes brands.

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