Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc 8-K, filed Mar 6, 2020
Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (HLT)
8-K
2020-03-06
For: 2020-03-04
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About this 8-K
Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc filed this 8-K on March 6, 2020, reporting on events of March 4, 2020.
Items reported
- Item 5.02: Director or officer change, or executive pay
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
| FORM | |||||
| CURRENT REPORT | ||
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): March 4, 2020
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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 March 4, 2020, Jonathan W. Witter, Executive Vice President and Chief Customer Officer, notified Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (the “Company”) that he will be leaving the Company, effective April 17, 2020 (the “Departure Date”). In connection with his departure, Mr. Witter entered into a Release Agreement (the “Release Agreement”), which was approved by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company. Pursuant to the Release Agreement, the Company determined to accelerate vesting for a portion of Mr. Witter’s outstanding equity awards. This acceleration will apply to 30,544 time-vesting restricted stock unit awards originally scheduled to vest in two equal installments on May 24, 2020 and 2021, which will now vest on the Departure Date. All of Mr. Witter’s other outstanding equity awards that do not otherwise vest prior to the Departure Date will be forfeited in accordance with their terms. Pursuant to the Release Agreement, Mr. Witter will be subject to customary confidentiality and restrictive covenant provisions, including non-disparagement, non-competition and non-solicitation.
SIGNATURE
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.
| HILTON WORLDWIDE HOLDINGS INC. | ||||||||||||||
| By: | /s/ Kristin A. Campbell | |||||||||||||
| Name: | Kristin A. Campbell | |||||||||||||
| Title: | Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | |||||||||||||
Date: March 6, 2020