Item 5.02.
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Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of
Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
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On April 6, 2018, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of InfoSonics Corporation (the “
Company
”) authorized and approved employment agreements by and between the Company and each of Mr. Mauricio Diaz, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer (the “
Diaz Agreement
”), and Mr. Vernon A. LoForti, the Company’s Vice President of Corporate Development, Corporate Compliance and Investor Relations (the “
LoForti Agreement
”), and by and between Cooltech Holding Corp., a subsidiary of the Company (“
Cooltech
”), and each of Mr. Carlos Felipe Rezk, Cooltech’s and the Company’s Chief Sales and Marketing Officer (the “
Rezk Agreement
”), Mr. Carlos Alfredo Carrasco, Cooltech’s and the Company’s Chief Financial Officer (the “
Carrasco Agreement
”), and Mr. Rein Voigt, Cooltech’s and the Company’s Chief Operating Officer (the “
Voigt Agreement
”).
Under the terms of the Diaz Agreement, which begins April 1, 2018 and expires December 15, 2019, the Company agrees to pay Mr. Diaz an annual base salary of $240,000 and he is eligible to receive an annual performance-based bonus of up to $90,000 based on achievement of financial and performance targets as determined by the Compensation Committee. Mr. Diaz will also be eligible to receive equity awards from time to time as the Compensation Committee may determine. Both the bonus and the equity awards will be subject to “clawback rights” as defined in the Diaz Agreement. If, as also defined in the Diaz Agreement, Mr. Diaz’s employment is terminated during the initial term of the agreement without “cause” (including as a result of death or “disability”) or if he resigns for “good reason,” he will be entitled to a severance payment equal to 12 months of salary, subject to Mr. Diaz’s execution of a general release and waiver of claims against the Company. Under the terms of the Diaz Agreement, Mr. Diaz is also subject to confidentiality, non-competition and non-solicitation restrictions in favor of the Company.
Under the terms of the LoForti Agreement, which is effective March 13, 2018 and has no expiration date, the Company agrees to pay Mr. LoForti an annual base salary of $205,000 and to provide him with an annual discretionary bonus based on achievement of specific goals and objectives to be established by the Compensation Committee. If, as defined in the LoForti Agreement, Mr. LoForti’s employment is terminated without “cause” or if he resigns for “good reason,” he will be entitled to receive as severance, payments of his base salary for 3 months, conditioned upon the execution by Mr. LoForti within 45 days of the termination date, of a general release and waiver of claims against the Company (plus severance benefits to which Mr. LoForti was entitled to under the terms of his prior employment with the Company). Under the terms of the LoForti Agreement, Mr. LoForti is also subject to confidentiality restrictions in favor of the Company.
Under the terms of the Rezk Agreement, which begins April 1, 2018 and expires December 15, 2019, Cooltech agrees to pay Mr. Rezk an annual base salary of $240,000 and he is eligible to receive an annual performance-based bonus of up to $90,000 based on achievement of financial and performance targets as determined by the Compensation Committee. Mr. Rezk will also be eligible to receive equity awards from time to time as the Compensation Committee may determine. Both the bonus and the equity awards will be subject to “clawback rights” as defined in the Rezk Agreement. If, as also defined in the Rezk Agreement, Mr. Rezk’s employment is terminated during the initial term of the agreement without “cause” (including as a result of death or “disability”) or if he resigns for “good reason,” he will be entitled to a severance payment equal to 12 months of salary, subject to Mr. Rezk’s execution of a general release and waiver of claims against the Company. Under the terms of the Rezk Agreement, Mr. Rezk is also subject to confidentiality, non-competition and non-solicitation restrictions in favor of the Company.
Under the terms of the Carrasco Agreement, which begins April 1, 2018 and expires April 1, 2021, the Company agrees to pay Mr. Carrasco an annual base salary of $180,000 and he is eligible to receive an annual performance-based bonus of up to $54,000 based on achievement of financial and performance targets as determined by the Compensation Committee. Mr. Carrasco will also be eligible to receive equity awards from time to time as the Compensation Committee may determine. Both the bonus and the equity awards will be subject to “clawback rights” as defined in the Carrasco Agreement. If, as also defined in the Carrasco Agreement, Mr. Carrasco’s employment is terminated during the initial term of the agreement without “cause” (including as a result of death or “disability”) or if he resigns for “good reason,” he will be entitled to a severance payment equal to 12 months of salary, subject to Mr. Carrasco’s execution of a general release and waiver of claims against the
C
ompany. Under the terms of the
Carrasco
Agreement, Mr.
Carrasco
is also subject to confidentiality
,
non-competition
and non-solicitation
restrictions in favor of the Company.
Under the terms of the Voigt Agreement, which begins April 1, 2018 and expires April 1, 2021, the Company agrees to pay Mr. Voigt an annual base salary of $180,000 and he is eligible to receive an annual performance-based bonus of up to $54,000 based on achievement of financial and performance targets as determined by the Compensation Committee. Mr. Voigt will also be eligible to receive equity awards from time to time as the Compensation Committee may determine. Both the bonus and the equity awards will be subject to “clawback rights” as defined in the Voigt Agreement. If, as also defined in the Voigt Agreement, Mr. Voigt’s employment is terminated during the initial term of the agreement without “cause” (including as a result of death or “disability”) or if he resigns for “good reason,” he will be entitled to a severance payment equal to 9 months of salary, subject to Mr. Voigt’s execution of a general release and waiver of claims against the Company. Under the terms of the Voigt Agreement, Mr. Voigt is also subject to confidentiality, non-competition and non-solicitation restrictions in favor of the Company.
Copies of the employment agreements are attached as Exhibits 10.1 through 10.5 to this Current Report and are incorporated herein by reference.