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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 May 30, 2024, LXP Industrial Trust (the “Trust”) announced that Beth Boulerice will step down from her roles as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer effective March 1, 2025. Following such date, Ms. Boulerice will continue to serve as an Executive Vice President of LXP advising the Chief Executive Officer and working with the Corporate and Accounting Departments.
In connection with this announcement, the Trust entered into a letter agreement with Ms. Boulerice, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K (this “Current Report”), setting forth certain compensation arrangements and the amendment and restatement of that certain Executive Severance Policy Agreement, originally dated February 23, 2022, a copy of which is attached as an exhibit to the letter agreement (the “Amended and Restated Severance Agreement”). The description of the letter agreement is qualified in its entirety by Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report.
The Amended and Restated Severance Agreement (1) adjusts the annual cash incentive award portion of the severance calculation for terminations following June 30, 2025 to reflect the transition bonus instead of the average annual cash incentive award, and (2) provides for an expiration on March 1, 2027. The description of the Amended and Restated Severance Agreement is qualified in its entirety by Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report.
The Trust also announced that Nathan Brunner was appointed Executive Vice President of Capital Markets effective upon the start of his employment with the Trust on September 1, 2024. Mr. Brunner will be appointed to succeed Ms. Boulerice as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer effective March 1, 2025.
Mr. Brunner, age 41, has over 19 years of investment banking experience, including approximately 14 years focused exclusively on real estate at J.P. Morgan, where he most recently served as Managing Director in the firm’s Real Estate Investment Banking group. He received a Bachelor of Laws and a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia and a Graduate Diploma of Chartered Accounting from the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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| 10.1 | Letter Agreement, dated May 24, 2024, between LXP Industrial Trust and Beth Boulerice |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within XBRL document) |
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.
| LXP Industrial Trust | |||
| Date: May 30, 2024 | By: | /s/ Joseph S. Bonventre | |
| Name: | Joseph S. Bonventre | ||
| Title: | Secretary | ||