UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
December 20, 2013
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
ALTRA INDUSTRIAL MOTION CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-33209 | 61-1478870 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
300 Granite Street, Suite 201 Braintree, Massachusetts |
02184 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(781) 917-0600
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
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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 December 20, 2013, Altra Industrial Motion Corp. (the Company) entered into Amendment No. 1 to the Amended and Restated Employment Agreement (the Amendment) by and among the Company, Altra Power Transmission, Inc. f/k/a Altra Industrial Motion, Inc. and Michael L. Hurt, who serves as the Companys Executive Chairman and Chairman of the Board of Directors. The Amendment to extends the term of Mr. Hurts employment agreement from December 31, 2013 to the date of the Companys 2014 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The foregoing summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Amendment, which is being filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit |
Description | |
10.1 | Amendment No. 1 to Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, dated as of December 20, 2013, among Altra Industrial Motion Corp., Altra Power Transmission, Inc. and Michael L. Hurt. |
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.
Altra Industrial Motion Corp. | ||
/s/ Glenn E. Deegan | ||
Name: | Glenn E. Deegan | |
Title: | Vice President, Legal and Human Resources, General Counsel and Secretary |
Date: December 23, 2013
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. |
Description | |
10.1 | Amendment No. 1 to Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, dated as of December 20, 2013, among Altra Industrial Motion Corp., Altra Power Transmission, Inc. and Michael L. Hurt. |
Exhibit 10.1
AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
This AMENDMENT NO. 1 to AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (Amendment) dated December 20, 2013 is an amendment to that certain Amended and Restated Employment Agreement (Agreement) dated September 25, 2008, by and between Altra Industrial Motion Corp., f/k/a Altra Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (AIMC), Altra Power Transmission, Inc. f/k/a Altra Industrial Motion, Inc. (APT, and together with AIMC, the Companies) and the undersigned executive, Michael L. Hurt (Executive).
WHEREAS, on September 25, 2008 the Executive and the Companies entered into the Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the Executive and the Companies have agreed to enter into this Amendment to amend the Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Executive and the Company agree as follows:
1. Amendment to Section 2.3. Section 2.3 of the Agreement is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
2.3 Term; Termination. The Post-CEO Employment Period shall terminate on the date on which AIMC holds its 2014 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or May 30, 2014, whichever is earlier (the Expiration Date). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Companies and Executive agree that Executive is an at-will employee, subject only to the contractual rights upon termination set forth herein, and that the Post-CEO Employment Period (a) shall terminate automatically at any time upon Executives death, (b) shall terminate automatically at any time upon the Boards determination of Executives Disability, (c) may be terminated by the Companies at any time for any reason or no reason (whether for Cause or without Cause) by giving Executive written notice of the termination, and (d) may be terminated by Executive for any reason or no reason (including for Good Reason) by giving the Companies written notice at least sixty (60) days in advance of his termination date. The date that the Post-CEO Employment Period is terminated for any reason is referred to herein as the Post-CEO Termination Date.
2. Affirmation of Remaining Terms and Conditions. The Companies and the Executive affirm that all of the other terms and conditions of the Agreement shall continue in full force and effect.
[Signature Page Follows]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Amendment on the date first written above.
ALTRA INDUSTRIAL MOTION CORP. | ||
By: | /s/ Carl R. Christenson | |
Name: | Carl R. Christenson | |
Title: | President and Chief Executive Officer | |
ALTRA POWER TRANSMISSION, INC. | ||
By: | /s/ Carl R. Christenson | |
Name: | Carl R. Christenson | |
Title: | President and Chief Executive Officer | |
EXECUTIVE | ||
/s/ Michael L. Hurt | ||
Michael L. Hurt |
[Amendment No. 1 to M. Hurt Amended and Restated Employment Agreement]