Item 5. OTHER INFORMATION
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Item 5. OTHER INFORMATION
OTHER INFORMATION
On May 2, 2022, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors
(the “Compensation Committee”)
approved the adoption of the Henry Schein, Inc. Executive Change in Control
Plan (the “CIC Plan”). The CIC Plan
contains the following material terms and conditions (terms capitalized but
not defined in the below description
have the definitions set forth in the CIC Plan):
Eligibility and Participation.
Members of our Executive Management Committee (“EMC”) and
other
employees of the Company or its subsidiaries who are specifically designated
by the “Administrator” are
eligible to participate in the CIC Plan, in each case,
subject to such person’s execution of a “Participation
Agreement” provided by the Company (in the form attached as Appendix
A to the CIC Plan), and provided
that such person is a member of a select group of management or highly
compensated employees.
Benefits Under the CIC Plan.
In the event that a participant in the Plan is terminated without “Cause”, or
resigns for “Good Reason”, in each case, during the period starting
90 days prior to a “Change in Control”
(or, if earlier, the date of the first public announcement of a pending “Change in Control”) and ending two
years following a Change in Control (such termination of employment,
a “Termination”), then subject to
execution and non-revocation of a release of claims, the participant will be
entitled to receive:
●
base salary through the Termination date;
●
a pro-rated annual bonus based on actual performance for the year
in which the Termination
occurs;
●
an amount equal to the product of (A) the sum of the participant’s base salary and target annual
bonus amount, multiplied by (B) the “Severance Multiple”;
●
immediate vesting of the participant’s outstanding stock options (to the maximum extent
permitted by the applicable stock option plan), restricted stock/units, deferred
stock awards and
non-qualified retirement benefits;
●
settlement of the participant’s deferred compensation arrangements in accordance with the
applicable plan or election form; and
●
COBRA continuation health coverage subsidized by the Company (with
the participant paying the
applicable active employee rate) for up to the applicable severance period
(not to exceed 18
months).
Under the Plan, the Compensation Committee has the sole discretion
to set and/or increase a participant’s
Severance Multiple under the Plan, but in no event to a value greater
than 3.0. The Compensation Committee has
set the Severance Multiple for each participant (other than a participant who
serves as our Chief Executive Officer)
who is an “executive officer” (as determined under Securities and Exchange Commission
rules) to 2.0, and has set
the Severance Multiple for all other participants to 1.0.
Restrictive Covenants.
The CIC Plan contains perpetual confidentiality and non-disparagement
provisions,
and prohibits solicitation of Company employees for 24 months following the
participant’s termination of
employment for any reason.
Amendment and Termination.
The CIC Plan cannot be terminated or amended in any way
that materially
and adversely affects the right of a participant without such participant’s consent. Additionally, the CIC
Plan cannot be amended or terminated in any way during the time period
starting 90 days prior to a Change
in Control (or the date the Company enters into a definitive agreement to
effect a Change in Control) and
ending on the later of (i) two years after a Change in Control or (ii) the date
that all payments and benefits
under the Plan have been paid.
The foregoing summary of the CIC Plan does not purport to be complete
and is subject to, and qualified in its
entirety by, the full text of the CIC Plan, which is attached as Exhibit 10.3 and incorporated herein by reference.
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