Armada Hoffler Properties Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Leadership Update, Financial Statements and Exhibits
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UNITED STATES
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 18, 2024
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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 July 18, 2024, Armada Hoffler Properties, Inc. (the “Company”) terminated the employment of Shelly R. Hampton, the former President of Asset Management of the Company, without cause.
On July 23, 2024, Ms. Hampton and the Company entered into a Separation and General Release Agreement (the “Separation Agreement”) that will become effective on July 31, 2024, unless it is earlier revoked. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Separation Agreement, Ms. Hampton will be entitled to severance payments and other benefits that are consistent with the compensation and other benefits applicable to a Tier II Participant in the Armada Hoffler, L.P. Amended and Restated Executive Severance Benefit Plan, as defined therein and as described in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 19, 2024. Additionally, pursuant to the Separation Agreement, the Company accelerated the vesting of an aggregate of 28,432 unvested shares of restricted stock held by Ms. Hampton. All of Ms. Hampton’s other outstanding unvested equity awards were forfeited pursuant to the Separation Agreement.
Ms. Hampton executed a release of claims against the Company in connection with entering into the Separation Agreement. Under the Separation Agreement, Ms. Hampton has agreed (A) not to disclose any confidential or proprietary information of the Company and (B) not to compete with the Company or solicit the Company’s employees, customers or vendors for one year following her Termination Date. Each of the Company and Ms. Hampton also agreed not to disparage the other party.
The foregoing summary of the Separation Agreement is not a complete description of all of the terms and conditions, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the agreement which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
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SIGNATURES
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.
| ARMADA HOFFLER PROPERTIES, INC. | ||||||||
| Date: July 24, 2024 | By: | /s/ Matthew Barnes-Smith | ||||||
| Matthew Barnes-Smith | ||||||||
| Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer, and Corporate Secretary | ||||||||