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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.
CEO Employment Agreement
On July 24, 2024, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of MicroVision, Inc. (the “Company”) approved a form of employment agreement for Sumit Sharma, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, and Mr. Sharma entered into such agreement with the Company on the same date (the “2024 CEO Agreement”). The 2024 CEO Agreement will supersede and replace Mr. Sharma’s prior employment agreement with the Company, dated April 8, 2021.
The 2024 CEO Agreement includes the following terms and conditions: (i) Mr. Sharma’s current base salary of $530,000 will remain unchanged and may be adjusted from time to time at the discretion of the Board, (ii) Mr. Sharma will be eligible for short-term and long-term incentive compensation, including equity compensation, which will be determined at the discretion of the Board, (iii) Mr. Sharma will participate in the Company’s Key Executive Severance and Change in Control Plan at the highest benefit levels previously disclosed in the Company’s Form 8-K filed June 10, 2024, and (iv) Mr. Sharma will participate in the benefits and programs generally available to other employees of the Company, including expense reimbursement, retirement, insurance and vacation. The 2024 CEO Agreement also obligates Mr. Sharma to enter into a confidentiality and invention assignment agreement, which will subject Mr. Sharma to customary confidentiality, invention assignment, non-solicit and non-compete covenants.
Effective July 24, 2024, and pursuant to the terms of the 2024 CEO Agreement, the Board approved the following short-term and long-term incentive compensation for Mr. Sharma: (i) eligibility for a short-term incentive bonus opportunity of 100% of base salary tied to achievement of certain company financial and individual business objectives pursuant to the terms of the 2024 Executive Bonus Plan and (ii) grant of a long-term incentive equity award of 1,125,000 restricted stock units scheduled to vest at a rate of 33% annually over the ensuing three years.
For additional details on the Key Executive Severance and Change in Control Plan and the 2024 Executive Bonus Plan, please refer to the disclosure in the Company’s Form 8-K filed June 10, 2024.
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.
| MICROVISION, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Drew G. Markham | |
Drew G. Markham Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary | ||
Date: July 25, 2024
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Jul. 24, 2024 |
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| Cover [Abstract] | |
| Document Type | 8-K |
| Amendment Flag | false |
| Document Period End Date | Jul. 24, 2024 |
| Entity File Number | 001-34170 |
| Entity Registrant Name | MICROVISION, INC. |
| Entity Central Index Key | 0000065770 |
| Entity Tax Identification Number | 91-1600822 |
| Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code | DE |
| Entity Address, Address Line One | 18390 NE 68th Street |
| Entity Address, City or Town | Redmond |
| Entity Address, State or Province | WA |
| Entity Address, Postal Zip Code | 98052 |
| City Area Code | (425) |
| Local Phone Number | 936-6847 |
| Written Communications | false |
| Soliciting Material | false |
| Pre-commencement Tender Offer | false |
| Pre-commencement Issuer Tender Offer | false |
| Title of 12(b) Security | Common stock, par value $0.001 per share |
| Trading Symbol | MVIS |
| Security Exchange Name | NASDAQ |
| Entity Emerging Growth Company | false |
| Entity Information, Former Legal or Registered Name | Not Applicable |