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8-K
Nov 18, 5:19 PM ET
WEYERHAEUSER CO 8-K
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Contents
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Article 1. Term of This Agreement
Article 2. Definitions
Article 3. Participation and Continuing Eligibility Under This Agreement
Article 4. Severance Benefits
4.1. Right to Severance Benefits; Qualifying Termination.
4.2. Description of Severance Benefits. In the event that the Executive becomes eligible to receive Severance Benefits in accordance with Section 4.1 (and, for the avoidance of doubt, subject to the Executive’s execution and non-revocation of the Non-Competition and Release Agreement as set forth in Section 4.5), the Company shall pay or provide the Executive with the following:
For the avoidance of doubt, the Executive’s equity incentive awards shall be treated in accordance with the terms of the applicable LTIP and the applicable award agreement. In addition, if any of the provisions of this Agreement conflict with the provisions of the LTIP or the applicable award agreement, the LTIP or the applicable award agreement shall control.
4.3. Termination for Any Reason or Resignation by the Executive. Upon the termination of the Executive’s employment for any reason, the Company shall pay the Executive all Base Salary and unused vacation in accordance with then-current Company policy through the last day worked, at the rate then in effect, plus all other amounts to which the Executive is entitled under any compensation plans of the Company, at the time such payments are due. In the event the Executive’s termination of employment is not a Qualifying Termination, the Company shall have no further obligations to the Executive under this Agreement.
4.4. Notice of Termination. Any termination by the Company under this Article 4 shall be communicated by a Notice of Termination, which shall be delivered to the Executive no later than the Effective Date of Termination, unless the Executive is terminated for Cause, in which case no Notice of Termination is required. For purposes of this Agreement, a “Notice of Termination” shall mean a written notice that shall indicate whether or not such termination is for Cause and the Effective Date of Termination.
4.5. Delivery of Non-Competition and Release Agreement. The payment of Severance Benefits is conditioned on the Executive’s timely execution, delivery and non-revocation of the Non-Competition and Release Agreement. The Company will deliver the Non-Competition and Release Agreement when it provides a Notice of Termination to the Executive. The Non-Competition and Release Agreement becomes effective on the eighth day after the Executive executes it, provided that the Executive does not revoke it in the seven days after execution (“Release Effective Date”). In all cases, the Release Effective Date must be no later than the 60th day following the Effective Date of Termination (the “Release Deadline Date”). If the Release Effective Date is not before the Release Deadline Date, the Executive shall forfeit any right to Severance Benefits. In no event shall any Severance Benefits be paid or provided before the Non-Competition and Release Agreement becomes effective and irrevocable.
4.6. Resignations. Upon termination of Executive’s employment or service for any reason, Executive hereby agrees that Executive also resigns any and all positions with the Company or any of its Affiliates, whether as an officer, director, employee, or agent, in each case effective on the Effective Date of Termination. Executive hereby agrees to execute any and all documentation of such resignations upon request by the Company, but Executive shall be treated for all purposes as having so resigned upon the Effective Date of Termination or termination of service, regardless of when or whether Executive executes any such documentation. For the avoidance of doubt, Executive hereby agrees that the foregoing referenced termination of employment with the Company and resignations from any and all other positions with the Company or any of its Affiliates shall not be predicated or conditioned on Executive receiving the severance set forth in Section 4.2 or the Executive’s execution and non-revocation of the Non-Competition and Release Agreement in compliance with Section 4.5 of this Agreement.
Article 5. Form and Timing of Severance Benefits
5.1. Form and Timing of Severance Benefits. The Severance Benefits described in Sections 4.2 (a), (b) and (d) shall be paid in cash to the Executive in a single lump sum, subject to the satisfaction of the Non-Competition and Release Agreement requirements described in Section 4.5, as soon as practicable following the Effective Date of Termination, but in no event later than sixty (60) days following the Effective Date of Termination and in no event later than the payment deadline for short-term deferrals under Treas. Reg. § 1.409A-1(b)(4) (or any successor provision). The Severance Benefit described in Section 4.2(c) shall be paid to the Executive in a single lump sum, subject to the satisfaction of the Non-Competition and Release Agreement requirements described in Section 4.5, as soon as practicable following the end of the year in which the Executive’s Effective Date of Termination occurs and in no event later than the payment deadline for short-term deferrals under Treas. Reg. § 1.409A-1(b)(4) (or any successor provision), subject to any deferral election by the Executive under an available deferred compensation plan that is applicable to such amount.
5.2. Withholding of Taxes. The Company shall be entitled to withhold from any amounts payable under this Agreement all taxes as legally shall be required (including, without limitation, any United States federal taxes and any other state, city, or local taxes).
Article 6. The Company’s Payment Obligation
6.1. Mitigation. The Executive shall not be obligated to seek other employment in mitigation of the amounts payable or arrangements made under any provision of this Agreement, and the obtaining of any such other employment shall in no event effect any reduction of the Company’s obligations to make the payments and arrangements required to be made under this Agreement. Any compensation payable to the Executive or for the benefit of the Executive under this Agreement may be reduced by, or offset against, any amount owing by the Executive to the Company or any of its Affiliates; provided, however, except as permitted under Section 409A, any deferred compensation (within the meaning of Section 409A) payable to the Executive or for the benefit of the Executive under this Agreement may not be reduced by, or offset against, any amount owing by the Executive to the Company or any of its Affiliates.
6.2. Contractual Rights to Benefits. Subject to Section 6.3, this Agreement establishes and vests in the Executive a contractual right to the benefits to which the Executive may become entitled hereunder. However, nothing herein contained shall require or be deemed to require, or prohibit or be deemed to prohibit, the Company to segregate, earmark, or otherwise set aside any funds or other assets, in trust or otherwise, to provide for any payments to be made or required hereunder.
6.3. Forfeiture of Severance Benefits and Other Payments. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, if it is determined by the Company that the Executive has violated any of the restrictive covenants contained in the Executive’s Non-Competition and Release Agreement, the Executive shall be required to repay to the Company an amount equal to the
economic value of all Severance Benefits and other payments already provided to the Executive under this Agreement and the Executive shall forever forfeit the Executive’s rights to any unpaid Severance Benefits and other payments hereunder. The Severance Benefits shall be subject to (a) forfeiture provisions in any other agreements between the Executive and the Company and (b) any recoupment, clawback or similar policy of the Company as it may be in effect from time to time, as well as any similar provisions of applicable law, any of which could in certain circumstances require repayment or forfeiture of previously paid compensation.
Article 7. Dispute Resolution
7.1. Claims Procedure. The Executive may file a written claim relating to this Agreement with the Authorizing Executive, who shall consider such claim and notify the Executive in writing of his or her decision with respect thereto within ninety (90) days (or within such longer period not to exceed one hundred eighty (180) days, as the Authorizing Executive determines is necessary to review the claim, provided that the Authorizing Executive notifies the Executive in writing of the extension within the original ninety (90) day period). If the claim is denied, in whole or in part, the Executive may appeal such denial to the Committee, provided the Executive does so in writing within sixty (60) days of receiving the determination by the Authorizing Executive. The Committee shall consider the appeal and notify the Executive in writing of its decision with respect thereto within sixty (60) days (or within such longer period not to exceed one hundred twenty (120) days as the Committee determines is necessary to review the appeal, provided that the Committee notifies the Executive in writing of the extension within the original sixty (60) day period).
7.2. Finality of Determination. The determination of the Committee with respect to any question arising out of or in connection with the administration, interpretation, and application of this Agreement shall be final, binding, and conclusive on all persons and shall be given the greatest deference permitted by law.
Article 8. Successors and Assignment
8.1. Successors to the Company. This Agreement shall be binding on the successors of the Company.
8.2. Assignment by the Executive. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by each of the Executive’s personal or legal representatives, executors, administrators, successors, heirs, distributees, devisees, and legatees. If the Executive dies while any amount would still be payable to the Executive hereunder had the Executive continued to live, all such amounts, unless otherwise provided herein, shall be paid in accordance with the terms of this Agreement to the Executive’s Beneficiary. If the Executive has not named a Beneficiary, then such amounts shall be paid to the Executive’s devisee, legatee, or other designee, or if there is no such designee, to the Executive’s estate.
Article 9. Section 409A
Article 10. Miscellaneous
10.1. Employment Status. Except as may be provided under any other agreement between the Executive and the Company, the employment of the Executive by the Company is “at will,” and may be terminated by either the Executive or the Company at any time, subject to applicable law.
10.2. Beneficiaries. The Executive may designate one or more persons or entities as the primary or contingent Beneficiaries of any Severance Benefits owing to the Executive under this Agreement. Such designation must be in the form of a signed writing acceptable to the Committee and pursuant to such other procedures as the Committee may decide. If no such designation is on file with the
Company at the time of the Executive’s death, or if no designated Beneficiaries survive the Executive for more than fourteen (14) days, any Severance Benefits owing to the Executive under this Agreement shall be paid to the Executive’s estate.
10.3. Number. Except where otherwise indicated by the context, the plural shall include the singular, and the singular shall include the plural.
10.4. Severability. In the event any provision of this Agreement shall be held illegal or invalid for any reason, the illegality or invalidity shall not affect the remaining parts of this Agreement, and this Agreement shall be construed and enforced as if the illegal or invalid provision had not been included. Further, the captions of this Agreement are not part of the provisions hereof and shall have no force and effect.
10.5. Counterparts, Facsimiles & Email Transmissions. This Agreement and all documents relating hereto may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which together shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. In the event that any signature is delivered by facsimile transmission or by e-mail delivery of a “pdf” or similar format data file, such signature shall create a valid and binding obligation of the party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is executed) with the same force and effect as if such facsimile or signature page were an original thereof.
10.6. Modification. Except as provided in Article 1, no provision of this Agreement may be modified, waived, or discharged following the Effective Date of Termination unless such modification, waiver, or discharge is agreed to in writing and signed by the Executive and by an authorized member of the Committee or a designee of such authorized member of the Committee, or by the respective parties’ legal representatives and successors.
10.7. Effect of Agreement. This Agreement shall completely supersede and replace any and all portions of any contracts, plans, provisions, or practices pertaining to severance entitlements owing to the Executive from the Company (including the Executive Severance Agreement that is scheduled to terminate on December 31, 2025) other than the COC Agreement, and is in lieu of any notice requirement, policy, or practice. As such, the Severance Benefits described herein shall serve as the Executive’s sole recourse with respect to termination of employment by the Company other than a termination that entitles the Executive to severance benefits under the terms of the COC Agreement. In addition, Severance Benefits shall not be counted as “compensation,” or any equivalent term, for purposes of determining benefits under other agreements, plans, provisions, or practices owing to the Executive from the Company, except to the extent expressly provided therein. Except as otherwise specifically provided for in this Agreement, the Executive’s rights under all such agreements, plans, provisions, and practices continue to be subject to the respective terms and conditions thereof.
10.8. Applicable Law. To the extent not preempted by the laws of the United States, the laws of the state of Washington shall be the controlling law in all matters relating to this Agreement.