Five Below, Inc 8-K/A, filed Aug 2, 2024
Five Below, Inc (FIVE)
About this 8-K/A
Five Below, Inc filed this 8-K/A on August 2, 2024, reporting on events of July 15, 2024.
Items reported
- Item 5.02: Director or officer change, or executive pay
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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 |
On July 16, 2024, Five Below, Inc. (the “Company”) filed a Current Report on Form 8-K (the “Initial Filing”) to report the appointment of Kenneth Bull and Thomas Vellios as its Interim President & Chief Executive Officer and Interim Executive Chairman, respectively. At that time, the Company indicated that its Board of Directors (the “Board”) and the Compensation Committee of its Board (the “Committee”) would reevaluate the compensation of Messrs. Bull and Vellios at a later date.
Compensation of Mr. Bull
With respect to Mr. Bull, the Board and the Committee approved an increase in his annual base salary to $825,000, effective July 28, 2024, and as further described below, a grant to him of a special retention award (comprised of a cash portion and an equity portion), and a special performance-based restricted stock unit (“PRSU”) award.
Special Retention Award
The total special retention award to Mr. Bull is valued at $2 million, with 20% in the form of a cash award and 80% in the form of an equity award.
The cash portion of the special retention award allows Mr. Bull to earn a one-time payment of $400,000 if he continues in service with the Company through the end of fiscal year 2024. If earned, such amount will be paid in March 2025.
The equity portion of the special retention award is in the form of restricted stock units (“RSUs”). Such RSU award relates to a number of shares of the Company’s common stock determined by dividing $1,600,000 by the closing price of the Company’s common stock on August 1, 2024, the grant date of the award. The award will vest as follows: 25% on the first anniversary of the grant date, 25% approximately 1.5 years following the grant date, and 50% on the second anniversary of the grant date, in each case subject to Mr. Bull’s continued service with the Company through the applicable vesting date. The vesting of the award will accelerate if Mr. Bull’s service ceases (i) due to his death or disability, or (ii) within one year following a change in control of the Company, due to either a termination by the Company without cause or a resignation by Mr. Bull with good reason.
Special PRSU Award
The special PRSU award relates to a target number of shares of the Company’s common stock determined by dividing $1,000,000 by the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the grant date of the award. The number of shares ultimately earned in respect of this award will vary from zero to 200% of the target number of shares, depending on the Company’s achievement of specified performance goals during the final quarter of fiscal year 2024 (with respect to 50% of the award) and the first two quarters of fiscal year 2025 (with respect to 50% of the award). To vest and receive payment in respect of any earned portion of the award, Mr. Bull must generally remain in service with the Company until the end of the applicable performance period. However, if prior to the end of a performance period Mr. Bull’s service ceases due to his death or disability, or a change in control of the Company occurs, any portion of the award subject to an incomplete performance period will then vest at the target level.
Compensation of Mr. Vellios
With respect to Mr. Vellios, the Board approved his continued participation in the Company’s Non-Employee Director Compensation Plan, despite his temporary employment as the Company’s Interim Executive Chairman.
In addition, the Board and the Committee approved a special RSU award to Mr. Vellios for his service as Interim Executive Chairman in respect of a number of shares of the Company’s common stock determined by dividing $2,000,000 by the closing price of the Company’s common stock on August 1, 2024, the grant date of the award. The award will vest on the first anniversary of grant date, subject to Mr. Vellios’ continued service to the Company through that date. The vesting of the
award will accelerate if Mr. Vellios’ service ceases (i) due to his death or disability, or (ii) within one year following a change in control of the Company, due to a termination by the Company without cause or a resignation by Mr. Vellios with good reason.
Finally, the Board and the Committee approved the payment or reimbursement of expenses and related taxes incurred by Mr. Vellios in traveling to Company worksites, up to a maximum of $500,000 for the remainder of fiscal year 2024.
Retention of Other Key Employees
On July 30, 2024, the Board and the Committee also approved special cash and equity retention awards for other key employees of the Company, including other named executive officers. See the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Company on the same date as this report for additional details regarding the special cash and equity retention awards granted to other named executive officers.
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.
| Date: August 2, 2024 |
Five Below, Inc. | |||||
| By: | /s/ Kristy Chipman | |||||
| Name: | Kristy Chipman | |||||
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer | |||||