Amendment: Elastic N.V. filed SEC Form 8-K: Leadership Update
$ESTC
Computer Software: Prepackaged Software
Technology
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FORM 8-K/A
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1 We are a distributed company. Accordingly, we do not have a principal executive office. For purposes of compliance with applicable requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, any shareholder communication required to be sent to our principal executive offices may be directed to the email address [email protected] or to Elastic N.V., 88 Kearny St., Floor 19, San Francisco, CA 94108.
Explanatory Note
Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
(c) Appointment of Certain Officers
In connection with Mr. Prengel’s appointment as interim Chief Financial Officer of the Company, on December 9, 2024, the Company’s compensation committee approved an amended employment letter with Mr. Prengel. The employment letter does not have a specific term and provides that Mr. Prengel will continue to serve as an at-will employee. The employment letter further provides that, effective December 14, 2024, Mr. Prengel will be entitled to receive an annual base salary of $475,000 and will be eligible for an annual target cash incentive payment equal to 40% of his annual base salary, pro-rated for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2025. In addition, Mr. Prengel will be granted an equity award of restricted stock units (“RSUs”) with an approximate grant date fair value of $2,000,000 that will settle in the Company’s ordinary shares. The RSU award will vest in two equal annual installments, with 50% of the shares subject to the RSU award vesting on December 14, 2025 and the remainder vesting on December 14, 2026, subject to Mr. Prengel’s continuous service with Elastic or its affiliates through each vesting date. The RSU award will be subject to such other terms as are set forth in the Elastic N.V. Amended and Restated 2012 Stock Option Plan, the applicable award agreement under the plan, and the Company’s equity grant practices in effect from time to time.
The Company will enter into the Company’s standard form of change in control and severance agreement with Mr. Prengel. The change in control and severance agreement will provide certain severance payments and benefits if Mr. Prengel’s employment is terminated other than for “cause” (as defined in the agreement) or if he resigns for “good reason” (as defined in the agreement), subject to Mr. Prengel satisfying certain other terms as set forth in the agreement. The Company will also enter into the Company’s standard form of indemnification agreement with Mr. Prengel. The indemnification agreement will provide for indemnification of Mr. Prengel against certain liabilities that may arise by reason of his status or service. The Company’s standard forms of change in control and severance agreement and indemnification agreement are filed as Exhibit 10.3 and Exhibit 10.1, respectively, to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2024, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 14, 2024.
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.
Dated: December 13, 2024
| ELASTIC N.V. | |||||
| By: | /s/ Carolyn Herzog | ||||
| Name: | Carolyn Herzog | ||||
| Title: | Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary | ||||