8-K 1 a070819form8-kxitem502.htm 07.08.19 FORM 8-K - ITEM 5.02 Document




 
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):  July 2, 2019
 
SPX FLOW, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
DELAWARE
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)
 
1-37393
(Commission File Number)
 
47-3110748
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
 
13320 Ballantyne Corporate Place
Charlotte, North Carolina 28277
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code  (704) 752-4400
 
NOT APPLICABLE
(Former name or former address if changed since last report)

 
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
 
Trading Symbol(s)
 
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, Par Value $0.01
 
FLOW
 
New York Stock Exchange
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Emerging Growth Company o
 
 
 
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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 July 2, 2019, SPX FLOW, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a letter agreement (the “agreement”) with its President, Power & Energy, Jose Larios (the “Executive”), with respect to certain compensation matters in connection with the proposed divestiture of the Power & Energy business segment (the “Power & Energy business”), as discussed in the Company’s Form 8-K dated May 2, 2019 reporting matters under Items 7.01 and 9.01. The agreement provides for an incentive payment to the Executive in connection with the closing of the proposed divestiture, an acceleration of one-year of the Executive’s time-based restricted stock and restricted units, and a severance payment in the event of termination of the Executive’s employment without cause by the purchaser of the Power & Energy business within one year following the closing of the proposed divestiture, in each case subject to the consummation of the proposed divestiture by a specified date and the satisfaction of other specified conditions including the Executive’s active cooperation in supporting the process for the proposed divestiture. The agreement further provides for a severance payment to the Executive in the event of termination of the Executive’s employment without cause by the Company on or prior to the same specified date.





SIGNATURE
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.
 
 
 
SPX FLOW, INC.
 
 
 
 
Date: July 8, 2019
 
By:
/s/ Peter J. Ryan
 
 
 
Peter J. Ryan
 
 
 
Vice President, Secretary, and General Counsel