Missouri (State of Incorporation) | 1-06089 (Commission File Number) | 44-0607856 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
▪ | Five year term commencing on the Employment Date. |
▪ | Base salary of $995,000. |
▪ | Cash sign-on bonus of $950,000, repayable if Mr. Jones voluntarily terminates employment prior to February 21, 2018 without Good Reason (as defined in the Employment Agreement). |
▪ | Mr. Jones will be eligible for an annual cash bonus in respect of each fiscal year during the term upon the achievement of performance goals adopted by the compensation committee of the Board (the “Compensation Committee”), with a target award equal to 125% of base salary and a maximum award equal to 200% of the target award. Mr. Jones’s target annual cash bonus for fiscal year 2018 is pro-rated based on the number of days he is employed during the fiscal year, payable on substantially similar terms as those applicable to the Company’s other senior executives under the Company’s fiscal year 2018 short term incentive plan as described in the Company’s proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 2, 2017 (the “2017 Proxy Statement”). |
▪ | Initial equity awards under the 2013 Plan (the “Initial Awards”), which were granted to Mr. Jones on the Employment Date, as follows: |
– | 273,905 stock options to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock (the “Initial Option”), with a grant date value under the Black-Scholes valuation method of $1.375 million, at an option price per share of $29.73, the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the Employment Date; and |
– | 138,749 restricted share units (the “Initial RSUs”), having a grant date value of $4.125 million. |
▪ | Mr. Jones will be eligible to participate in the Company’s equity incentive plan for each fiscal year during the term as determined by the Compensation Committee. In respect of fiscal year 2018, on the Employment Date, Mr. Jones was granted equity awards under the Company’s 2013 Long Term Incentive Plan (the “2013 Plan”) with an aggregate grant date fair value of $3.812 million, on substantially similar terms as the fiscal year 2018 awards made to the Company’s other senior executives as described in the 2017 Proxy Statement (the “2018 |
▪ | If Mr. Jones resigns for Good Reason or is involuntarily terminated without Cause (as defined in the Employment Agreement), subject to his timely execution and non-revocation of a release, Mr. Jones will be eligible to receive severance benefits consisting of: |
– | any annual bonus earned but unpaid with respect to a fiscal year ending prior to the termination date (the “Prior Year Bonus”); |
– | a lump-sum cash payment equal to the sum of his base salary plus target annual bonus (the “Base Severance”); |
– | reimbursement for up to 18 months of his COBRA premium payments (the “COBRA Benefit”); and |
– | any annual bonus related to the fiscal year in which the termination occurs, prorated for the number of days of Mr. Jones’s employment during such fiscal year. |
▪ | If Mr. Jones resigns for Good Reason or is involuntarily terminated without Cause during the 120 day period preceding or the 24 month period following a change in control of the Company, in lieu of the severance benefits described above, subject to his timely execution and non-revocation of a release, Mr. Jones will be eligible to receive the Prior Year Bonus, the Base Severance, the COBRA Benefit and the following additional severance benefits: |
– | a lump-sum cash payment equal to the sum of his base salary; |
– | a lump-sum cash payment equal to 6 months of his COBRA premium payments; and |
– | any annual bonus related to the fiscal year in which the termination occurs, prorated for the number of days of his employment during such fiscal year, based on achievement of 100% of the target opportunity. |
▪ | The Employment Agreement imposes restrictive covenants on Mr. Jones on the terms and conditions set forth in the Employment Agreement which include: non-hire, non-solicitation, non-competition, and non-disparagement during the term and for two years following his last day of employment; and non-disclosure of proprietary information during the term and thereafter in perpetuity. |
Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
Exhibit Number | Description |
10.1 | Employment Agreement dated August 21, 2017, between H&R Block, Inc., HRB Professional Resources LLC, and Jeffrey J. Jones II, including the 2013 Long Term Incentive Plan Award Agreement for Non-Qualified Stock Options for the Initial Option attached as Exhibit A, and the 2013 Long Term Incentive Plan Award Agreement for Restricted Share Units for the Initial RSU Agreement attached as Exhibit B |
10.2 | Form of 2013 Long Term Incentive Plan Award Agreement for Market Stock Units between H&R Block, Inc. and Jeffrey J. Jones II, dated as of August 21, 2017 |
10.3 | Form of 2013 Long Term Incentive Plan Award Agreement for Performance Share Units, between H&R Block, Inc. and Jeffrey J. Jones II, dated as of August 21, 2017 |
10.4 | Form of 2013 Long Term Incentive Plan Award Agreement for Restricted Share Units, between H&R Block, Inc. and Jeffrey J. Jones II, dated as of August 21, 2017 |
99.1 | Press Release Issued August 22, 2017 |
H&R BLOCK, INC. | |
Date: August 22, 2017 | By: /s/ Scott W. Andreasen |
Scott W. Andreasen | |
Vice President and Secretary |
Exhibit Number | Description |
10.1 | Employment Agreement dated August 21, 2017, between H&R Block, Inc., HRB Professional Resources LLC, and Jeffrey J. Jones II, including the 2013 Long Term Incentive Plan Award Agreement for Non-Qualified Stock Options for the Initial Option attached as Exhibit A, and the 2013 Long Term Incentive Plan Award Agreement for Restricted Share Units for the Initial RSU Agreement attached as Exhibit B |
10.2 | Form of 2013 Long Term Incentive Plan Award Agreement for Market Stock Units between H&R Block, Inc. and Jeffrey J. Jones II, dated as of August 21, 2017 |
10.3 | Form of 2013 Long Term Incentive Plan Award Agreement for Performance Share Units, between H&R Block, Inc. and Jeffrey J. Jones II, dated as of August 21, 2017 |
10.4 | Form of 2013 Long Term Incentive Plan Award Agreement for Restricted Share Units, between H&R Block, Inc. and Jeffrey J. Jones II, dated as of August 21, 2017 |
99.1 | Press Release Issued August 22, 2017 |