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Subsequent Event
12 Months Ended
Feb. 03, 2018
Subsequent Events [Abstract]  
Subsequent Event

K. SUBSEQUENT EVENT

 

On March 23, 2018, the Company announced that David Levin, President and Chief Executive Officer, has informed the board of directors of his plan to retire as President, CEO and director of the Company by the end of 2018.  

 

In connection with this announcement, the Company and Mr. Levin have entered in a Transition Agreement (“Transition Agreement”) addressing Mr. Levin’s future retirement and related successor issues. The Transition Agreement modifies and supplements certain terms of Mr. Levin’s existing employment agreement with the Company (“Employment Agreement”), which currently provides for an employment term for Mr. Levin running through December 31, 2019.  

 

Under the terms of the Transition Agreement Mr. Levin will continue to serve as Chief Executive Officer until the earlier of December 31, 2018 or the date that the Company employs a full-time successor Chief Executive Officer (the “Transition Date”).  As of the Transition Date, Mr. Levin will resign and retire as President and Chief Executive Officer and as a Director of the Company. After the Transition Date and through December 31, 2019, Mr. Levin shall remain employed by the Company to perform reasonable transition duties or other consulting activities or projects, unless his employment is terminated as provided for in the Employment Agreement. If the Company employs a new Chief Executive Officer prior to December 31, 2018, Mr. Levin may elect to terminate his employment for “good reason” within ten days and will receive the payments provided for under the Employment Agreement as a result of such separation. Apart from this time period, Mr. Levin has no other opportunity to terminate his employment for “good reason.”

 

If Mr. Levin remains employed after the Transition Date, he will perform transition duties and projects as requested through December 31, 2019 and continue to receive all compensation otherwise due him under the Employment Agreement. With respect to his ongoing employment through December 31, 2019, payments associated with Mr. Levin’s incentive awards for the fiscal year ending February 2, 2019 will be based on actual performance results and payments associated with his incentive awards for the fiscal year ending February 1, 2020 will be paid at target (regardless of actual performance). If there is a change in control of the Company while Mr. Levin remains employed, payments that would have otherwise been due him through December 31, 2019 shall be paid to him in a lump sum (with a limited gross up). So long as Mr. Levin remains employed through December 31, 2019 the vesting of his outstanding long term incentive awards will be treated based on the retirement provisions of the applicable plans.

 

Except as otherwise modified by the Transition Agreement, Mr. Levin remains subject to the provisions of the Employment

Agreement, including various restrictive covenants. The applicable restricted periods associated with those covenants commence on the earlier of December 31, 2018 or when his employment is terminated. Except as addressed in the Transition Agreement, the provisions of the Employment Agreement relating to any termination as a result of disability, death, resignation or with or without cause remain in effect. All payment obligations of the Company remain subject to Mr. Levin executing a general release within thirty days of the execution of the Transition Agreement and again within thirty days of his termination of employment.