-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, Vjm7/zshJ4/g5O4sKtj2gAb5ucTpZoyt3Y8PPDk9P8srv2I30CXxlqrBQT2EAujL GkPz9nhuVifBlvsH3c3Oaw== 0001362310-08-001009.txt : 20080215 0001362310-08-001009.hdr.sgml : 20080215 20080215145023 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001362310-08-001009 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 5 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20070608 ITEM INFORMATION: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement ITEM INFORMATION: Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20080215 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20080215 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: GTSI CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000850483 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: WHOLESALE-COMPUTER & PERIPHERAL EQUIPMENT & SOFTWARE [5045] IRS NUMBER: 541248422 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-19394 FILM NUMBER: 08622335 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3901 STONECROFT BLVD CITY: CHANTILLY STATE: VA ZIP: 20151-0808 BUSINESS PHONE: 703-502-2000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3901 STONECROFT BLVD CITY: CHANTILLY STATE: VA ZIP: 20151-1010 8-K 1 c72490e8vk.htm FORM 8-K Filed by Bowne Pure Compliance
 

 
 

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): June 8, 2007

GTSI Corp.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
         
Delaware   0-19394   64-1248422
(State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)   (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer Identification No.)
     
3901 Stonecroft Boulevard
Chantilly, Virginia
  20151-1010
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (703) 502-2000
 
 
(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:

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))

 
 

 

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ITEM 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

Effective February 12, 2008, GTSI Corp. (the “Company”) amended its Employment Agreement dated December 1, 2007, with Scott Friedlander, the Company’s President and Chief Operating Officer. The amendment increases the severance payable to Mr. Friedlander if his employment is terminated without cause, as defined in the Employment Agreement, from nine months of his then effective base salary to twelve months of such base salary. A copy of the amendment is attached as Exhibit 10.1 in Item 9.01.

Effective as of February 12, 2008, the Company entered into a formal Severance Agreement with Joseph Ragan, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, that provides for payment to Mr. Ragan of a six-month severance equal to his then effective base salary if his employment is terminated without cause, as defined in the Severance Agreement. A copy of the Severance Agreement is attached as Exhibit 10.2 in Item 9.01.

Effective as of February 12, 2008, the Company amended its Change of Control Agreement, dated as of April 28, 2006, with Joseph Ragan to increase the severance payable to Mr. Ragan from six months of his total targeted compensation to twelve months of such total targeted compensation, if his employment is terminated without cause under a change of control, as defined in the Change of Control Agreement. A copy of the amendment is attached as Exhibit 10.3 in Item 9.01.

ITEM 5.02. Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On June 8, 2007, the Company increased the base salary of James Leto, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, from $400,000 per annum to $500,000 per annum retroactively to January 1, 2007.

On February 1, 2008, the Company increased Mr. Leto’s base salary to $525,000 per annum retroactively to January 1, 2008; and amended Mr. Leto’s Employment Agreement dated February 16, 2006, to provide for the reimbursement of taxes paid as the result of payment of an annual car allowance of $15,000 and housing allowance of $50,000. A copy of the amendment is attached as Exhibit 10.4 in Item 9.01.

The foregoing descriptions of the amendments and agreement are only a summary and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the complete text of the amendments and agreements, as applicable.

 

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Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(a) None.
(b) None.
(c) Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits

     
Exhibit
  Description
10.1
  Amendment to Executive Employment Agreement dated December 1, 2007, between the Company and Scott Friedlander.
10.2
  Severance Agreement dated February 11, 2008, between the Company and Joseph Ragan.
10.3
  Amendment to Change of Control Agreement dated April 28, 2006, between the Company and Joseph Ragan.
10.4
  Amendment to Executive Employment Agreement dated February 16, 2006, between the Company and James Leto.

 

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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 thereunto duly authorized.

GTSI Corp.

By: /s/ Charles DeLeon
Charles DeLeon
Senior Vice President and General Counsel

Date: February 15, 2008

 

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INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(a) None.
(b) None.
(c) Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits

     
Exhibit
  Description
10.1
  First Amendment to Executive Employment Agreement dated December 1, 2007, between the Company and Scott Friedlander.
10.2
  Severance Agreement dated February 12, 2008, between the Company and Joseph Ragan.
10.3
  First Amendment to Change of Control Agreement dated April 28, 2006, between the Company and Joseph Ragan.
10.4
  Amendment to Executive Employment Agreement dated February 16, 2006, between the Company and James Leto.

 

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EX-10.1 2 c72490exv10w1.htm EXHIBIT 10.1 Filed by Bowne Pure Compliance
 

Exhibit 10.1

First Amendment

Effective February 12, 2008, this First Amendment to the Employment Agreement dated December 1, 2007 between GTSI Corp. and Scott Friedlander (the “Agreement”), amends the Agreement as follows:

  1.   Section 7.(a) (ii) of the Agreement is amended as follows:

Strike the third and fourth sentence and replace with the following:

“Upon termination of the Term, which will be 30 days following notice, under this Section 7(a)(ii), Employer will be obligated to pay Employee a severance payment equal to twelve months of base salary in effect as of the Termination Date. The Severance Payment will be paid during the 12 months following the Termination Date and will be paid in 24 equal biweekly payments in accordance with Employer’s standard payroll schedule during such 12 months, provided that the amount payable during the first six months shall not exceed two times the maximum amount that may be taken into account under a qualified retirement plan under Internal Revenue Code Section 401(a)(17) for the year in which the Termination Date occurs.”

  2.   All other Agreement terms and conditions remain unchanged.

The parties below have duly executed this First Amendment effective as of the date first above-written.

             
GTSI Corp.   Scott Friedlander
     
By:
      Signature:    
 
           
Bridget Atkinson
       
VP, Human Resources
       

 

EX-10.2 3 c72490exv10w2.htm EXHIBIT 10.2 Filed by Bowne Pure Compliance
 

Exhibit 10.2
February 12, 2008
Mr. Joseph Ragan
Re: Severance Agreement
Dear Joseph:
In consideration of your continued commitment to GTSI and our desire to retain your services as we rebuild the organization, this Severance Agreement (“Agreement”) sets forth the commitment by GTSI to you in the event:
   
You are terminated by GTSI without Cause as defined in the footnote below (“Termination”)1, or
 
   
You are notified of one of the following conditions, and as a result resign from GTSI within 30 calendar days of such notice (“Resignation”):
  (i)  
your GTSI annual base salary is reduced by more than 20% from its then current amount;
 
  (ii)  
your GTSI duties, responsibilities, authority, reporting structure, title (excluding any minor or inadvertent action which is remedied by the Company immediately after notice by you) are significantly or meaningfully, as reasonably determined by GTSI, reduced by GTSI;
 
  (iii)  
you are asked to permanently relocate to a different GTSI work site that would increase your one-way commute distance by more than thirty-five (35) miles from your then principal residence.
In the event of your Termination or Resignation, GTSI will pay you a severance payment in an amount equal to six (6) months (“Period”) of your then current GTSI annual base salary (the “Severance Compensation”). The lump sum payment will be subject to standard withholdings and deductions.
GTSI’s obligation to pay this Severance Compensation is subject to you executing and delivering to GTSI the Release and Obligation (“Release”) as exactly set out in Exhibit A within twenty-two (22) calendar days of your Termination or Resignation. GTSI will pay you the Severance Compensation in a lump sum amount within fifteen (15) calendar days following delivery of an executed Release. Unless the Release is executed by you and delivered to GTSI within twenty-two (22) days after the Termination (and not later revoked), you will not receive any of the Severance Compensation; further, GTSI retains the right to initiate legal proceedings to recover the full amount of the Severance Compensation if you breach or violate the terms of the Release.
 
1 “Cause” means your (i) unwillingness or inability to adequately perform the employee’s job duties, or for insubordination, after a written demand for substantial performance is delivered to you by one or more Officers of GTSI, which demand specifically identifies the manner in which one or more Officers of GTSI believe that you have not substantially performed your duties, (ii) conviction of any felony involving moral turpitude; (iii) engaging in practices contrary to the written policies of GTSI; (iv) illegal business practices, (v) misappropriation of assets of GTSI; (vi) continual or repeated insobriety or drug use; (vii) continual or repeated absence for reasons other than disability or sickness; (viii) fraud; or (ix) embezzlement of Company funds.

 

 


 

Notwithstanding the terms of this Agreement, your relationship with GTSI continues to be an at-will employment relationship. GTSI or you have the right to terminate your employment with GTSI at any time with or without Cause and with or without notice. Nothing in this Agreement confers upon you any right to continue in the employ of GTSI, nor does this Agreement confer any rights to you should you voluntarily terminate your GTSI employment, or otherwise end your GTSI employment.
In the case of a Change of Control, as described in the Change of Control Agreement between you and GTSI, the terms of the Change of Control Agreement will supersede the terms of this Agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement effective as of the date above written.
GTSI Corp.
By:                                                  
Acknowledged and Accepted:
                                                  
Joseph Ragan

 

 


 

Exhibit A
RELEASE AND OBLIGATION
I understand that my position with GTSI Corp. (the “Company”) terminated effective  _____  (the “Separation Date”). The Company has agreed that in consideration of me signing this Release and Obligation and delivering it to the Company within 22 days following my Separation Date, and do not later revoke it, pay me Severance Compensation pursuant to the terms of the GTSI Severance Agreement dated March 28, 2006 between myself and the Company. I understand that I am not entitled to such Severance Compensation unless I sign and comply with this Release and Obligation (“Release”).
Release: By my signature below, I agree to forever release and discharge GTSI and its successors, its current and prior stockholders of record, officers, directors, and employees, past or present, from any and all causes of action, actions, judgments, liens, indebtedness, damages, losses, claims, liabilities, expenses and demands of any kind or character whatsoever: whether known or unknown, suspected to exist or not suspected to exist, anticipated or not anticipated; whether or not previously brought before any state or federal agency, court or other governmental entity and whether existing on or arising prior to the date of this Release; and which, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, relate or are attributable to, connected with, or incidental to my previous employment by GTSI, the separation of that employment, and any dealings between the parties concerning my employment existing prior to the date of execution of this Release and Obligation. This expressly includes any and all claims of discrimination on account of sex, race, age, handicap, veteran status, national origin or religion, and claims or causes of action based upon any equal employment opportunity laws, ordinances, regulations or orders, including Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Age Discrimination In Employment Act, the Americans With Disabilities Act, Executive Order 11246, the Rehabilitation Act and any applicable state or local anti-discrimination statutes. It also includes claims for breach of any contract, agreement or promises made prior to this date; claims for wrongful termination actions of any type, breach of express or implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing; intentional or negligent infliction of emotional distress; claims for fraud, libel, slander or invasion of privacy. This release also applies to any claims or rights that I might have or assert with respect to any claims or rights, if any, concerning any GTSI bonus plan.
I acknowledge and understand that by my signature below, I am knowingly and voluntarily waiving and releasing any rights I may have under the Federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, as amended (“ADEA”). I also acknowledge that the consideration given for the above release is in addition to anything of value to which I was already entitled. I acknowledge that by this document, I have been advised in writing, as required by the ADEA that: (a) my release does not apply to any claims that may arise after my signing of this Release; (b) I should consult with an attorney prior to executing this Release; (c) I have twenty-one (21) days within which to consider this Release (although I may choose to voluntarily execute this Release earlier); (d) I have seven (7) days following the execution of this release to revoke the Release; and (e) this Release will not be effective until the eighth day after this Release has been signed both by me and by the Company (“Release Effective Date”).

 

 


 

Obligations: By my signature below, I also agree that in consideration of the Severance Compensation, I will comply with the following:
  1.  
In addition to the terms of any written confidentiality, proprietary rights, non-solicitation or nondisclosure agreements I have with GTSI, I agree that for a period of six months after the Separation Date that I will not directly or indirectly solicit or offer employment to or hire any person who then is an employee of GTSI, or work as an employee or independent consultant for any of these entities (CDW-G, Dell, DLT, WWT, GMR, PC Connections, Pomeroy, ComTek Communication Technology Incorporated, TIG) in one of their offices within a fifty (50) mile radius of GTSI’s Chantilly office, where such employment involves my support of one of these entities to provide products or services to the Federal Government that are the same as, or substantially similar to, the goods or services provided by GTSI.
 
  2.  
Because of the unique nature of the above provisions, I understand and agree that GTSI will suffer irreparable harm in the event that my failure to comply with any of my obligations under Sections 1 above and that monetary damage will be inadequate to compensate GTSI for such a breach. Accordingly, you agree that GTSI will, in addition to any other remedies available to it at law or in equity, be entitled to injunctive relief to enforce the terms of Sections 1 above. (“Injunctive relief” means a legal order from a court prohibiting a person or corporate entity from carrying out a given action, or ordering a given action to be done.)
 
  3.  
I have returned to GTSI all of its assets or property that I have in my possession or control.
 
  4.  
I will not publicly disparage, whether in writing, electronically or orally, GTSI, or any of its employees or members of the board of directors, and that I will not communicate to or with any governmental body regarding GTSI unless compelled by law. In addition, GTSI agrees to take every reasonable effort to ensure that that any GTSI officer or member of the board of directors will not publicly disparage me, whether in writing, electronically or orally.
 
  5.  
I agree to provide GTSI with any requested reasonable support and consultation regarding any legal matter, to include making myself reasonably available at GTSI’s facilities to discuss background matters or appearances in court or at Deposition hearings. I also agree, if requested, to provide any affidavits or other written statements, and to sign such statements so long as they represent your actual knowledge and belief.
         
As Agreed to on:
       
 
       
 
  Date   Signature of Employee

 

 

EX-10.3 4 c72490exv10w3.htm EXHIBIT 10.3 Filed by Bowne Pure Compliance
 

Exhibit 10.3

First Amendment

Effective February 12, 2008, this First Amendment to the Change of Control Agreement dated April 28, 2006 between GTSI Corp. and Joseph Ragan (the “Agreement”), amends the Agreement as follows:

  1.   Section 1.2 (a) of the Agreement is amended as follows:

Strike subsection (a) and replace with the following:

“(a) Company will provide to Executive, within thirty (30) days after the effective date of such termination without Cause or resignation for Good Reason, a severance payment, subject to standard withholdings and deductions, in an amount equal to twelve (12) months (“Period”) of the Executive’s then Annual Total Target Compensation.  This amount will be paid in a lump sum manner within a reasonable period of time from the termination date (not greater than 30 days).  In addition, the Company will provide, at its expense, said Executive with continued group health insurance benefits (medical, dental and vision) for Executive and Executive’s eligible dependents under COBRA for a period of up to twelve (12) months following the effective date of Executive’s termination without Cause or resignation for Good Reason; or the Executive is gainfully employed at another place of work, whichever is sooner.”

  2.   All other Agreement terms and conditions remain unchanged.

The parties below have duly executed this First Amendment effective as of the date first above-written.

             
GTSI Corp.
  Joseph Ragan
 
 
 
 
By:
      Signature:    
 
           
Bridget Atkinson
       
VP, Human Resources
       

 

EX-10.4 5 c72490exv10w4.htm EXHIBIT 10.4 Filed by Bowne Pure Compliance
 

Exhibit 10.4
First Amendment
Effective February 12, 2008, this First Amendment to the Employment Agreement dated February 16, 2006 between GTSI Corp. and Jim Leto (the “Agreement”), amends the Agreement as follows:
1. Section 5(b), add the following sentence to the end of the section:
“GTSI will provide the Employee with an annual car allowance of $15,000 which will be applied to the purchase or lease of a vehicle; and such reimbursement may include additional payments equal to the estimated federal, state and local income and employment taxes on this benefit.”
2. Section 5(c), change to read:
“GTSI will reimburse you, up to $50,000 for a long-term extended stay residence in the Northern Virginia area; and such reimbursement may include additional payments equal to the estimated federal, state and local income and employment taxes on this benefit.”
3. All other Agreement terms and conditions remain unchanged.
The parties below have duly executed this First Amendment effective as of the date first above-written.
             
GTSI Corp.   James Leto
 
           
By:
      Signature:    
 
           
Bridget Atkinson        
VP, Human Resources        

 

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