EnerSys filed SEC Form 8-K: Leadership Update, Financial Statements and Exhibits
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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): May 23, 2025
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Commission File Number: 1-32253
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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.
As previously disclosed, (a) effective on May 22, 2025, David M. Shaffer retired as Chief Executive Officer of EnerSys and a member of its Board of Directors, and (b) effective on May 23, 2025, Shawn M. O’Connell has been appointed as President and Chief Executive Officer of EnerSys and as a Class III director of the Board of Directors, to fill the vacancy created by Mr. Shaffer’s retirement.
Effective upon Mr. O’Connell’s appointment as President and Chief Executive Officer, (i) his annual base salary was increased to $950,000, (ii) his payout percentage under the EnerSys 2026 Management Incentive Program was increased to 115% of his base salary, and (iii) his severance agreement, dated April 1, 2019, was amended (the “Amendment”) to, among other things, (a) increase the amount of the lump sum paid thereunder to two times the sum of (x) his annual base compensation then in effect and (y) his annual cash bonus at such target then in effect, and (b) increase the COBRA reimbursement (or equivalent) period to two years. The foregoing description of the Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Amendment, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
Mr. O’Connell does not have an interest requiring disclosure under either Items 401(d) and 404(a) of Regulation S-K, and, except as disclosed above, information required under Items 401(b) and (e) of Regulation S-K and related to any material plan, contract or arrangement with respect to Mr. O’Connell is incorporated by reference to the information under the captions “Executive Officers” and “Executive Compensation” in EnerSys’ definitive proxy statement, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on June 17, 2024 and under Item 5.02 of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on November 6, 2024.
In connection with Mr. Shaffer’s retirement, on May 23, 2025, EnerSys entered into a Retirement and Continued Vesting Agreement (the “Retirement Agreement”) with Mr. Shaffer pursuant to which, among other things, (i) Mr. Shaffer will be subject to restrictive covenants related to non-competition, non-solicitation and confidentiality, (ii) in consideration for the foregoing restrictive covenants, certain of Mr. Shaffer’s outstanding equity awards will continue to vest (and be subject to expiration, cancellation and forfeiture) in accordance with their respective terms, (ii) Mr. Shaffer will receive a payments due under the Management Incentive Plan for fiscal years 2025 and, on a pro rata basis, 2026, (iii) Mr. Shaffer will receive, at his election, title to the company vehicle he had used, and (iv) Mr. Shaffer provided a release in favor of EnerSys. The foregoing description of the Retirement Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Retirement Agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.3 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
EnerSys granted to Andrea J. Funk, its Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective on May 23, 2025 (the “Grant Date”), an equity award of restricted stock units with a fair market value of $1.5 million on the Grant Date, which will vest one quarter annually from the Grant Date. Such grant was made to create additional alignment between executive compensation and EnerSys’ financial performance, ensure continued focus on key organizational initiatives and encourage retention. Such grant was made in accordance with EnerSys’ Policy on Granting Equity Awards and subject to the terms of the existing award agreement previously approved by the Compensation Committee of EnerSys’ Board of Directors.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
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Signature(s)
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.
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Date: May 23, 2025 | By: | /s/ Andrea J. Funk | ||||||
| Andrea J. Funk | ||||||||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||