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): April 27, 2012
CF Industries Holdings, Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware |
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20-2697511 |
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4 Parkway North, Suite 400 |
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60015 |
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Registrants telephone number, including area code: (847) 405-2400
(Former name or former address if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 8.01 Other Events.
On April 27, 2012, CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (the Company) and Dennis P. Kelleher (the Executive), the Companys Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, entered into a Letter Agreement (the Letter Agreement), amending the Change in Control Severance Agreement (the Agreement), dated as of August 22, 2011, by and between the Company and the Executive to remove excise tax gross-up provisions from the Agreement.
A copy of the Letter Agreement is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein. The description of the terms of the Letter Agreement contained herein is qualified in its entirety by reference to such exhibit.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
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99.1 |
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Letter Agreement, dated as of April 27, 2012, by and between CF Industries Holdings, Inc. and Dennis P. Kelleher |
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.
Date: April 27, 2012 |
CF INDUSTRIES HOLDINGS, INC. | ||
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/s/ Stephen R. Wilson |
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Stephen R. Wilson |
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President and Chief Executive Officer |
Exhibit 99.1
April 27, 2012
Mr. Dennis P. Kelleher
c/o CF Industries, Inc.
4 Parkway North
Suite 400
Deerfield, IL 60015
Dear Mr. Kelleher:
Reference is hereby made to that certain Change in Control Severance Agreement, dated as of August 22, 2011 (the Agreement) by and between CF Industries Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the Company) and Dennis P. Kelleher (the Executive). All capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meaning assigned to them in the Agreement.
The Company and the Executive, acting pursuant to Section 11 of the Agreement, mutually agree to amend the Agreement as follows:
1. Section 6.2 of the Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
[RESERVED]
2. All other references to Section 6.2 of the Agreement contained in the Agreement are hereby deleted in their entirety.
3. Section 6.3 of the Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
The payments provided in subsections (A),(C) and (F) of Section 6.1 hereof shall be made not later than the fifth day following the date upon which the revocation period for the release described in Section 6.6 expires; provided, however, that if the amounts of such payments cannot be finally determined on or before such day, the Company shall pay to the Executive on such day an estimate, as determined in good faith by the Executive, of the minimum amount of such payments to which the Executive is clearly entitled and shall pay the remainder of such payments (together with interest on the unpaid remainder (or on all such payments to the extent the Company fails to make such payments when due) at 120% of the rate provided in section 1274(b)(2)(B) of the Code) as soon as the amount thereof can be determined but in no event later than the thirtieth (30th) day after the Date of Termination. In the event that the amount of the estimated payments exceeds the amount subsequently determined to have been due, such excess shall constitute a loan by the Company to the Executive, payable on the fifth (5th) business day after demand by the Company (together with interest at 120% of the rate provided in section 1274(b)(2)(B) of the Code). At the time that payments are made under this Agreement, the Company shall provide the Executive with a written statement setting forth the manner in which such payments were calculated and the basis for such
calculations including, without limitation, any opinions or other advice the Company has received from a tax counsel, an accounting firm or other advisors or consultants (and any such opinions or advice which are in writing shall be attached to the statement). In the event necessary to comply with the provisions of Section 409A of the Code and the guidance issued thereunder, (a) reimbursements to Executive as a result of the operation of Section 6.1(B) hereof shall be made not later than the end of the calendar year following the year in which the reimbursable expense is incurred and (b) if Executive is a specified employee (within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Code), any reimbursements to Executive as a result of the operation of 6.1(B) hereof with respect to a reimbursable event within the first six months following the Date of Termination shall be made as soon as practicable following the date which is six months and one day following the Date of Termination (subject to clause (a) of this sentence).
4. Section 15(B), Section 15(C), Section 15(N), Section 15(Q), Section 15(W) and Section 15(Y) of the Agreement are hereby deleted in their entirety.
Except as modified herein, the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.
[Signature pages follow]
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CF INDUSTRIES HOLDINGS, INC. | |
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/s/ Stephen R. Wilson |
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Name: Stephen R. Wilson | |
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Title: President and Chief Executive Officer |